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The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
, ARLING ToN wHEELMEN i.

Monthly Meeting to BE Held Tues
day Evening-Their Big Meet. =
The Arlington Wbeelrnen hold their reg
ular monthly meeting at the Losekam Tues
day evening The boys always have a
good time, and it is seldom that anyone
is absent This will be no exception. q
Messrs Cherry. Potts. and Larcombe
are back from their ride to Boston. Mr..
Larcombe was taken i'll and had to gi's.
up, but the other two finished their ride
They had fine time
Preparations for the Diamond meet are
going merrily on. Messrs. House & Herr
mann have donated $25 order for the
best paced amateur mile. This will be 4
most interesting race. Three more re-
quests for entry blanks have been re-
ceived from New York, and the list of
professionals present will be large. 1t Is
now expected that Mr.. George N. Adams,
the ex-Southern champion, will he present.
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TO RIVER SPRINGS.
Wild and Rough Ride of Two Noted
Washington Wheelmen.

Washington NYheelmen.
Chief Consul Robertson OF the League
and Capt A. W. Leeke OF tlies Club made
a fearful and wonderful run last Sunday
morning. The details of the run are now
made public for the first time That Others
may profit thereby
Both these gentlemen were feeling
little rusty. Neither had had a real good
exercise on their wheels since the night or
the parade, and they picked out the hardest
run they could find in the neighborhood.
They started in the wee sma' hours and II
the truth were known. wished they hadn't
several times before they got back. But
once started, they kept on.
To fully appreciate tile run, II must ne
remem bered that there had been weeks
rain Theysstarted off at night at l :45 a.
IN. and finished up at 2:45 p. m, having
stopped two hours for breakfast. They
-olled through water and got stuck In the
sand They took the footpa this through The
woods and it is whispered that they tried
to climb trees on tI,eir wheels. They were
,plasied and niuddb,d nd were dism ountad
one or two times through no fault or their
own. In other words. they had such good
time that they are anxious some one else
should try it, For the benefit OF any one
w,Io wants to make the trial, the following
route is given
Washington to Good Hope Hill. four miles.
Reds Corners, via Silver Hill and Surrats-
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
WOODBURY. CLUB,
WillChnllengethe w ashington Outing
Club to a Race.

The Woodbury. Club is booming, and the
boys are getting ready TO try issues with
the Washington Outing Club. The club
will soon pick out four OF its best riders
and challenge the cracks of the Washing.
ton Outing Club to a two-mile track rave
or a ten-Inle road race.
Mr.. Milton Strasburger. who fell while
riding down the mountains, near Buena
Vista Springs, Nd, is improving rapidly.
The club run which was postponed on ac-
count OF Mr.. Strasburger's fall, will take
place in the near future.
The run to Cabin John Bridge last Thurs
day was one OF the most delightful of this
season. The full moon lent much assistance
to the pleasure.
Messrs. Jerry" Franc and R. Hayes
Lyon will shortly take their vacation.
They expect to ride from here to New
York, via Asbury, Philadelphia, etc, and
from New York up the banks of the
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02

rode to New York ip si xhours and Is min
utes. Then taking steamer they reached
Great Falls. The tandem was bfoughtinto
play here and they rode to Boston. At the
Hub" they met Ed Clapp. an old WASH
ington boy, and took him out for spin.
The ride back was made on the tandem all
the way, and the young gentlemen were
four days doing It. They came ack by way
OF Providence and New York TO Pbiiadel
phia. 365 miles. The trip was most
enjoyable one.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
BICYCLE SCRAP BOOK.
1t Is Now the Very Latest Fad Among
Young Ladies'.

While bicycle riding is yet the star craze
it has a number or lesser fads revolving
in its orbit. The latest OF these is the
bicycle scrapbook. II originated with q
young lady and is steadily gaining
favor among bicycle enthusiasts In general
The young lady began the collection
of material some time ago and now has
Il scrapbook made in most approved fashion.
1t begins with the first wheel and brings the
evolution up TO date. Historical sketches
of how the wheel came to he invented.
OF :.e first factories. the pioneer riders
and Kindred subjects fill the first pages.
Then follow bicycle stories. the opinions
favorable and otherwise OF physicians. and
comments by distinguished people. De-
scriplions and discussions OF costumes,
even advertisements setting forth the merit
of certain makes, find conspicuous place.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02

Hudson. They will be gone about three
months or more.
The championship OF the club, which is
held by J West, will shortly be contested for
oy A. b. Gusdorf. Mr.. West has held the
championship about two months, when in
a very holly contested spin winning by
Quarter-mile), In the clubs wenty-mile
road race. he captured 1t from 3. Kauf-
man.
Tie next club run will be called Wednes-
day, to Great Falls.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02

Mrs. Twitters-There. dear, L,

Mrs. TwitterS-There, dear I've secureu
everything need for the road.
Twitters-Great Caesar, What is it all?
Mrs. Twitters-Here's the complete list:
Lamp, cyclometer, toe clips. chrunometer.
extra bracket, header preventer. saddle
cover, wheel rack, nose protector. shopping
extras. lifesaver, dog annihiiatoT. mother lot
basket, ankle strengthened, knee pads, more
OF extras and revolver.
Twitters-Is that all?
Mrs. Twitters-No. There is one thing
more.
Twitter5-Impossible. What is IL?
Mrs. Twitters-I must learn 10 ride
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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WIRE FENCE GONE.
Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast Clear
Nnx~ nd The Hill Is Plaased

- Now, and The Hill Is Pleased.
Who says IL does not do some good for
the wheelmen to visit the Commissioners?
Ask the Capitol Hill bicycle riders and
see what they, say.
Last Monday, after the committee of
the League Of American Wheelmen, which
called on the Commissioners had presented
its petition, Mr.. Mansfield asked that some
thing be done with the wire fence running
along the parking on the little Avenue"
from Second to Eighth streets. He tod
the Commissioners how great a nuisance
the fence was to riders. 1t would get
broken and the wire would stretch out
into the street. causing much trouble
To the intense delight of the Hill
Wednesday morning, blight and early, a
force of men and carts drove up. The OBJ
noxious wire fence, posts and all, was
taken up. and carted away. Riders now
feel encouraged.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
The Affair Club.

The Affair Club holds its reg ular monthly
meeting tomorrow night. All the members
are back from their outing and q large
attendance Is expected. The club has
some important business to attend TO. and
wants everyone there. A big picnic is be-
ing talked Of. II the club starts one 1t will
be .'roarer."
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Highly In Earnest.

Much free-silver sentiment out this
way?" asked the tourist.
Much" echoed Rubberncck Bill. Much?
Wy. friend, It has got so that every time
a Teller has the jim jams. instead of i'm
aginin' he has snakes in his boots. lie thinks
his pockets is full of gold twenties. III
dianapolis Journal.
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CAPITAL Ri. CLUB.

Short Run to River View the Pro-
!. gram of the Day.
Z. The Capital Bicycle Club bad most
pleasant run to Steelton last Sunday
Eleven members took the long run from this
city and ha d a ride OF sixtysix miles before
they met the fourteen who went 10y train.
All came back together by rail
Today the club is INDUCING In short
run TO River View. 1t Is too warm, the
members think, for any hard work so they
compromised on the short run.
The new directory which the club has
just issued is very handy little volume.
The nextregular meetings. Saturday night.
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club hopes to have winning team. They
have ten men now, who, with u little
training, would make good appearance In
the coming regatta.
This club will be represented at Louis.
willie by ten or fifteen members Schaae
seems to be having his own way In the
South, and has carried the colors OF this
organization to the front in severa, events
lately. He will certainly receive the con
CALCULATIONS OF members OF this organiza-
tion when he arrives home
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
An ENplanatiOn.

will you have sugar on the banana,
dearie?' asked mamma, she sliced the
fruit.
No." replied Starring. aged three.
They sweet. s'pose the man put H.
sugar when he cooked 'em.''-Judge.
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TO BOSTON BY TANDEM.

Interesting Ride of Two Washington
Wheelmen-Gone Week.
Messrs. w. j. Espey and Fred Moore are
back from a most pleasan tandem run from
Philadelphia TO Boston. They were gone
. week and in that time did not touch their
wheel once.
, They started Tuesday, the 2lst, by train
for Philadelphia. From this city they
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02

while health hints and bicycle proverbs are
lavishly distributed.
Considerable spaceis devoted to motley
collection OF jokes and the whole is inter-
spersed with gaily colored picturees In
which the wheel figures promi nently.
The scrapbook is canvas bound affair
and has the outside OF its covers decorated
in miniature bicycles, which the young lady
drew herself. "
Those whowanttobeu up to-datemusth ave
bicycle scrapbook.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02

Mrs. Bunting-rm afraid that Jimmy
will never learn to spell.
Mr. Bunting-Nature evidently intended
him 10 he sign painter Judge.
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WITH AMATEUR WHEELMEN
Great Work Done by the District
Division of the League.
WERE BEFORE COMMISSIONERS

Think Something Has Been Gained-Chair-
man Gideon's Decision on the Count in
the Intercity Race-Wire Fence on the
little Avenue" Gone-M aking Prepara-
tons for the League Meet at Louisville
Matters of Interest in the Local Clubs.
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Royal blue Line to New York

Fast time. Prompt service Engine,
burn coke. Track rock ballasted. No
smoke. No dust
iy24.26 rs, 3Oau2. 4,s.s1o
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B. p. o. Elks-You will be more than
welcome as guests OF the Hot Foot Club az
Buena Vista August 49,
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FRIGHTENs HORSES.

IN Il city, too, the bicycle sails are out
of the question. And this is from their
whiteness as well as their size That
peculiar dizzy white is very trying to the
eyes OF Il horse. 1t is painful to the eyes
of a man: and 10 a horse it is absolutely
terrifying Experiments have been made
with sailclOth, when full furled sails have
had 10 be transported upon little craft
from one point TO another; ard TIE only
way to ge, the horses To dra W their white,
Tapping burden was to blindfold them until
harnessed, then start them off at a pace
with their regular FLINDERS" in place In
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
CAPITAL, $25O,OOO.

they follow them, through life. Thus
is it now seen that what we give u
child to play with is Of Importance In
shaping that character which Froebel
believes to be prophesied In every
child by seven years.
Taking examples Of artists. writers
and musicians. nearly all have shown
great talent and love for their work
by five years of age.
We read that the play child Is the
true child" and perhaps the more ac-
tive and energetic child Is in play,
the more earnest and active will be
his career to come.
Real childhood is about as often
crushed as the flowers which are sent
with their messages of sweetness and
purity. A little one being asked why
certain tree grew crooked replied.
with child's wisdom. II suppose some
one stepped on 1t when 1t was little" 4"
This Is not done Intentionally. but from
misunderstanding. The sad story Of
Robert Falconer, by Macdonald, illus
trates this. when, as his only pleasure.
he takes his little old violin and goes
by himself to play. The old grannie,
sadly ignorant Of the child's world,
often reproved him for 1t. Finally he
comes in one day to find 1t burning on
the open fire. with just q string left
visible. No wonder he feels that there
Is no Joy left in life.
So 1t Is with almost every one Of
Dickens fictitious children.
As In choosing for ones self a college
to have preparation made for life work.
the curriculum always first engages
the attention, as the means to the end,
the playthings used should be care
fully chosen that they give no wrong
Impressions, but suggest and inspire
inquiry and lead to a thinking and
wondering spirit to see beyond these
lifeless symbols to the living in man
and nature.
FANNY L. PRATT,
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Life is uncertain, the I'm.
timely death of a husband or
father is always the cause of
financial disaster to the FAM
lily; and life insurance is the
only means ever devised by
which the consequences of
this disaster may be averted
or mitigated. Life insurance
is needed by all classes; by
men of small, of moderate and
of large incomes. 1t is need
ed by many to save their FAM
lilies from poverty or depend
ence, and by others as a pro-
lection against the depriva-
ton of comforts, conveniences
and rehnements of living
which by use have become
necessities.
Perhaps one of the most re-
markable adaptations of Life
Insurance to the needs of a
majority of insurers is found
in the Installment- Annuity
Policy of the Provident Lite
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The work Of the association this year
has been very satisfying. The Centre
Kindergarten, under the care Of Miss
Clark. with Miss Fanny Shower as as
sistant. has been moved into the How
ley building. corner of Mulberry street
and Penn avenue. Over sixty children
are here enrolled. and from its position.
II draws from the alleys and slums OF
Scranton its large attendance.
The work in our kindergartens Is not
confined to the children alone. We try
to make our work q part of the home
and to Join in a mothers meeting" and
with the AID of the children we make
two hours of the afternoon pass very
pleasantly. In some Of our kindergar-
tens where we draw from English
speaking homes, We have given short
talks to the mothers. helping them to
understand a little the work we are try
ing to do for the children. and how they
can supplement 1t in their homes.
The training class this year numbers
eleven earnest. studious girls, who fully
appreciate the magnitude of the work
upon which they are soon to enter.
KATHARINE II. CLARK.
MINNIE T.. COWAN.
CThe'rfports Of kinderGartens not con
nected with the Scranton Free Kinder
garten association will be found in an
other column)
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29,5oO,oO0

and Trust Company of Phila-
delphia. This policy provides
for the payment, at the death
Of the insured, of a definite
income of a sufficient number
of years twenty years., to
cover the dependent period of
the family; and if the widow
should survive this period,
guards against the contingent
cy of her becoming dependent
upon her children by contin-
uing the income to her as long
as she lives.
Nothing need be said of the
standing and advantages of
the Provident Life and Trust
Company. Excelled by no
other Life Insurance Com
pany in this country, its Or
ganization and the peculiar
safeguards which surround it
as a Trust Company, qualify
it in an eminent degree to
carry out the provisions ofthe
Installment- Annuity policy.
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THE KINDERGARTEN.
As Seen BY Scranton Student in New
York CITY.

1t is with great pleasure that l can
write even very little of the work
accomplished through the kindergar-
ten as 1t has impressed me in New
York this winter.
The greatest field for good here,
cannot but feel as seen in cur own and
In visiting other kindergartens, is
among the poor waits of the street.
It's lovely. to lie sure. To visit the
small circles and see the dainty little
people so interested and swift in every
particular but, in the poorer and veiy
rough. crowded neighborhoods. we find
So many gathered In one ring. that cir
Gle must be made within circle to a..
commodate them
We hear from the mother of one fam
lily that Father is staying home even
ings now for the babies entertain III n
SO In singing their songs and playing
the games Of the Kindergarten"
Another. that the chi.dien are SO
much more kind and gentle To brothers
and sisters and their dumb lets, the
animals and birds" If they are dOine
80 much now to exert an influence ana
the present child Is the coming man."
what may We not expect of the coming
generation If many be allowed this
privilege Of kindergarten play" as it
is often rather ironically spoken of.
One of the most ordinary question
asked me about my work Is, rs II not
all play" Shakespeare says:
"Tis well to be amused,
But when amusement doth instruction
bring, It's better"
And 1t Is So comforting to read from
the best writer's and come upon such
words as these. which tell us that they
too, see a reason I'm and for II, and
when the play Is guided by such prin-
ciples as Froebel has laid down. that
1t leads to the end toward which all
are aiming and struggling for years
after this sweet period Of childhood.
1. e.. instruction.
The significance Of play and the true
| worth of play can only be realized
| when looked into carefully and
thoughtfully. Is II not the child's
work? And what work Is to man, play
becomes to the child. exercising every
faculty of mind and body and In as
serious and vigorous a way as the
more tender bodies are capable of do
ing 1t Is, then, their life and world
and our part Is to direct and stimulate
them in their play that they shall Oe
prepared for step higher into work
| when we have finished.
Everything has an influence as the
perceptive and conceptive faculties de.
velOp. Words, deeds. scenery, every
thing they can observe, and all such
| things as they may handle. bring i'm
pressiOns which are SO forcible that
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THE TRAINING SCHOOL.

More and more is being realized the
great truth that those who are in
trusted with the care Of the little ones
OF earth should come to the work with
a love and reverence for 1t and for the
children, and with minds and hearts
trained for its great responsibilities.
Teaching Is profession, and like ey-
cry other profession, has to be learned.
Sooner or later the people of a COM
munity meet and must answer the
question as to whether the teachers
whom they employ are to learn this
profession at the expense of the pupils
or through special means provided for
the purpose.
The sentiment which led to the es-
tabliShment Of the Scranton Training
School by the board of control is now
very general among educators, and is
gaining ground so rapidly that 1t will
doubtless be universal withing twenty
five years.
But granting the need of training for
those who are to be teachers-who are
to aid In developing the mind and
molding the characters of the future
men and women of the nation-how
does the training school do this work !?
The why" Of the marvellous mani
festatiOns Of the world around them
is full of fascination to intelligent chill
dren and the pupils Of the training
school will study how to avail them
selves of this spirit of investigation in
order to interest the children in their
work.
For instance, they will study the rela-
ton between the structure of country
and its history; how the children may
best be led to see this relation, and how,
through the study of history, ideals of
noble living may be presented in order
to give intelligence to the patriotism,
and nobility to the lives of the pupils.
In connection with this work plans
are written by which the various SUBJ
jects are taught, the work being done
under the supervision Of the regular
teachers and of the training teacher.
The theoretical part of the work Is thus
supplemented and its value tested by
actual practice In the school room.
But Is there not something even
more important than the subjects pre-
| sented, or the manner Of their presen-
tation? II we believe that education
is the harmonious development Of all
| the various powers, the schools must
| search the characters of the pupils;
| they must cultivate self-control, intel
ligence and sympathy; and to do this
| the character of the teacher must OF
necessity be noble and her personal
| influence strong.
| There is q world Of beautiful, helpful
literature in the various fields Of edu-
| cational work ~ IN many other lines
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Here during the time Of preparation.
beginning may be made in this Girec-
tion, and the foundation laid for a
course of professional reading which
should continue through a life time.
And what is the outcome of this
course of training? Do all reach the
ideal striven for? Some may fail; SO
also some trained doctors and lawyers
make miserable failures; but in neither
case. l imagine. will this fact be con-
sidered an argument against the ne
cessity of the training.
And when the students leave the
training school for their broader field
of labor. we can earnestly trust that
they will go out with broader vision,
higher ideals. stronger faith, having not
methods. but principles, upon which
to base their work; and having learned
that "the new education, preached by
Comenius. by Pestalozzi. and by Froe-
bel, and labored for by earnest think
ers in every country and On every age.
is based upon his teaching. who long
ago in Galilee took little child and set
him in the midst"
MARY f. SYKES.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-03

more the carrying into effect Of Capt.
Gen. Weylcr's plans for personal opera
tons against Antonio Maceo. Vessels
from Spain continue to enter the port
daily, bringing new re-enforcements.
About 1900 men have been disembark-
ed. Many of these are veterans of for
mer campaigns there and elsewhere, and
consequently are expected to achieve bet.
ter results than the recruits formerly
brought over. Apparently they are full
Of energy and enthusiasm and are anx-
ious for the fray. A majority of them
landed across the bay In Regia, and the
men are distributed thence to different
points on the island by rail or coast trans
ports. A correspondent In Santiago de
Cuba says that the American prisoners.
Frank Agramontc md Julius SAM, have
been transferred from MORO Castle to
the civil prison In the city, together with
Gonzales, a Venezuelan general. 1t IL
expected that they will all soon be called
for trial. The Americans are visited fire..
Qucntly by Consul Hyatt or his deputy.
Consul Prevail, who reports them rs well
treated by the prison authorities. The
Spanish press Of Havana is engaged In a
heated editorial discussion Of the propo-
stion to expel from the island all Cuban
negroes as soon as the triumph Of the
Spanish arms In the present struggle shall
be assured, and follow MP this step by
encouraging white migration from the
poorer provinces Of the peninsula.