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stone or hollow in the road. In country
places, IL a rider was obliged to steer his
wheel off the sidewalk, it often meant
fall headlong over the handle bar, and, per
haps, severe injury to his person.
In the bicycles evolution the dangerous
high wheels have been discarded and low
safety wheels have taken their place; but
the wheelman's old habit of expecting
pedestrians to clear the way when he Is
near remains unchanged. The, time has
passed when striking patch of loose gravel,
for example, would throw a rider from his
saddle, and yet in the outskirts Of the city
pedestrians are warned to stand to one side
every time they hear bell ring. Much the
same state of things prevails in the city at
street crossings and other places
Ofcourse it would be pity to check the
scorchinR pace Of fair wheelwoman, par
ticularly IL she really didn't mean anything
by it, but it is only right TINT the bicyclists,
male and female alike, should do their share
of the turning out. Now that they have
wheels which are easily controlled. there is
no excuse for their persistent warning to
persons afoot to give them the whole road.
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In spite of the constant reports and gen.
eral belief that the Hon. WILLIAM JENNINGS
BRYAN is SO wise in his own conceit, and so
firmly rooted in the notion that Fate will
have him President, that he is confident of
election, there is reason to suspect now that
his heart says, although he keeps up a
bold front. To use word appropriate to
the young candidates theatrical instincts,
the gag" about intimidation and CO.
ercion" has the look of n bolster for defeat
In his speech at Wheeling on Friday night
Mr.. BRYAN added corruption to "intimi-
dation" with an inventiveness which seems
unnecessary unless he is looking for some
thing to fall on:
"Ihave heard since came into this State that
prominent member Of corporation had boasted that
they had $500 to spend In this single State TO pre-
vent Its electoral vote being cast for tho Chicago
ticket My friends. in times Of quiet, In times when
people feel no interest, money may possibly be eN-
pended in such way TO affect the result OF an
election, but In times like these. when tho people arc
in earnest. money cannot change the result OF an
election.
"As against a corruption fund, however much. we
place the manhood OF tho voters OF the United States
II they allowed to intlmidae the voters then tho
people in this country helpless to secure any rem
edy through legislation because every time intimida
on is successful encourages them to try intimida
ton again. Every time corruption Ia successful en-
courages them TO try corruption again. and when they
win by corrupt means they then enact legislation
which secures for them outside OF the politics OF tie
people OF the country vastly than they expended
in securing the election"
OF course any man who can swallow free
silver ought to be able to swallow the yarn
about that 100000 corruption fund. But
does Mr. BRYAN really swallow that yarn
and similar legends of corruption" and
intimidation ?" Is not his present feeling
something like this: l hall be elected if
corruption and intimidation don't prevent
it ?" And after the election he can howl: II
should have been elected il it had not been
for corruption and intimidation. Or is he
really fool enough to believe The stuff with
which he is insulting the intelligence Of the
American peoples
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The purposes of the Cyclists Protective
League, lately Incorporated. will commend
themselves TO wheo!ers generally. The League
intends to establish several hundred stations at
various points In and around New York where
cyclists may check and store their wheels. or
have them oiled or the tires pumped up. 1t also
aims to insure bicyclists against accidents while
riding, TO provide lockers for change OF cos
tune, to furnish riders with other wheels while
theirs are undergoing repairs. to insure wheels
against fire and theft. aud to replace any part OF
them which may be lost or broken.
All this will please the bIcyclists, of course,
but where does the humble pedestrian como In
For example, II stout and frisky wheelwoman
accidentally runs over man, the fair one may
be promptly and cheerfully cared for and sup.
piled with another OUTFIT, while the wheelless
sufferer 10 left TO tho mercy OF . crowd. or has
to limp away bruised and unaided. Even II the
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Harvard College is rich in scholarships
These have long been understood at Cambridge.
as at other colleges, to be intended for the use
OF needy students. Such students, to be sure.
must as n rule have n certain or high prof.
cheney in their studies. but not necessarily tho
highest proficiency. The rich or the wcll-to-do
have not been eligible. The result has been TINT
scholarships have not been granted for reason
OF scholarship solely. They have partaken of
the nature OF a gratuity rather than a prize.
Beginning with the present fall term at Har-
ward. they will be granted to undergraduates
according to merit and without regard to
poverty or wealth. They will be q distinction
open to all, and their value in the sight OF the
whole college will be proportionately increased.
1t seems probable that most OF them will still be
won by poor students. but these will be under
the spur OF ambition as we'll as OF need.
Some philosophers do not believe in open
competition. or competition OF any sort, and dis
trust the whole system OF school rewards and
prizes. But scholarships exist in the college.
and it seems reasonable 10 hope that when these
scholarships are thrown open. the glory OF win
ming them will attract students who have
hitherto been barred out from them, or indif-
ferent to them.
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large as the number of citizens who regis
ter, It is certainly desirable that the work
Of balloting shall be accelerated, especially
when President OF the United States Is to
be elected, and the momentous issues in
volved in the contest will draw every patri-
otic and intelligent man to the polls, Tho
certificates, with the name, address, and date
OF enrolment of each elector, will facilitate
the work on election day, and we find moth
ing in the above provision which makes the
surrender OF the certificate n prerequisite to
voting. The man who retains the certiil-
cate after enrolment will save himself and
the inspectors considerable annoyance; tho
man who loses. forgets, mislays, or disre-
CARDS his certificate will entail upon him
self and upon the election officers some un-
necessary annoyance; but his constitutional
rights as an clector will not be impaired,
and the granting OF certificates of registry
was not designed to impair them.
Concerning another new provision OF the
ballot law OF this year there is no chance
for Misunderstanding. 1t Is that relating to
the production of naturalization papers, and
is designed clearly to facilitate the exercise
of the electoral franchise by citizens born in
foreign lands. The production of these
papers is suspended in cases where their date
is earlier than the year 1857. Where the
date is later than that year this is the pro-
vision of the law:
"It such naturallzed citizen cannot for any reason
produce his naturalization papers tor certified copy
thereof, the Inspectors majority of them. may
place his upon the registry upon his furnishing
evidence which viii satisfy the Board of his right to
be registered"
1t has frequently happened in the past
that naturalised voters have lost or mislaid
their papers of citizenship, and consequent
lv have been unable to produce them. This
provision puts the matter of registration
under such circumstances within the dlscre-
ton Of the Board of Inspectors
1t is n fact not generally known, and to
which rs yet no attention has been called,
that the time for voting in this city this
year has been extended beyond what 1t was
in other years. and n larger opportunity for
voting is thereby afforded. Originally in this
State the polls were open from sunrise to
sundown Subsequently this was changed
so that while in other parts of the State the
polls opened Mt sunrise, they We're opened
here at O'Clock in the morning; they closed
elsewhere throughout the State at sun
set but in New York at 4 o'clock in the af-
ternoon. This year the polls open at 6,
as heretofore, but they do not close until
o'clock, which gives one hour more for all
the citizens of this town TO get in their votes
for honest money and against Reputation.
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Bicyclists and Pedestrians.

A few years ago, when the bicycle was
comparatively stranger In this town, it
was looked upon with great curiosity and
its manipulation was supposed TO require
rare tact and agility and to be attended with
great risk to the rider. There were no hard
and fixed laws prohibiting wheelmen from
riding on sidewalks, or almost anywhere
else, and persons on foot who heard or saw
a bicycle coming stepped willingly aside to
let it pass. The high, or "ordinary" bicy-
cles which were in use at that time. were
liable to upset If they encountered q small
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The eyes of Music are heavy with tears
and sobs choke tho windpipe of heavenly har-
mony. Bon TAYLOR, the Popocratlc candidate
for Governor OF Tennessee has snapped another
fiddle string Decidedly this is n dIscordant
campaign for Bon, and he GrowA compact OF
jars. The last timo he was heard from he was
hurling the lie and now he is found in an atti-
tude too convulsive to suit his sculptural lowell
ness and with Jancling words rattling In his
lerynx. In speech at Pulaski he said that II
the Hon. iIENHY CLAY EVANS, who is tho most
distinguished Republican In Tennessee, had
made certain assertions. the Hon. HENRY CLAY
EVANS was AN Internal liar and assassin"
This is dreadful. dreadful. There Is no other
adjective for 1t. And Bon TAYLOR too. whose
very nerves were Thought to be of catgut, from
whoLA the winds coaxed lutelike sounds when
he was silent! Too much silver. and that 10 all
there Is about It.
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The Fleet at Sen

The North Atlantic squadron, comprising
the battle ships Indiana, Massachusetts,,
Texas, and Maine, the armored cruiser New
York, and the cruisers Columbia, Raleigh,
and Montgomery, is now on its way to the
Virginia capes, engaged in tactical evolu-
tions on the way down. About fortnight
hence it will return to It's Staten Island
base, again employing in tactical exercises
its northward cruise.
Before starting, Admiral BUNoE distrib-
uted among his ships copies OF new book
of squadron tactics, which he had prepared,
and the interest OF the present cruise lies
largely in the fact that this system will at
least during part of the time, be carefully
tested. Its aims are simplticaton, prompt
ness, and safety; and like purposes are evil
dent in the changes introduced into the pres
ent methods of signalling. Boards of line
officers are appointed to criticise the opera
tion of this new drill book in order thQt it
may be as far ms possible perfected before
the question of its substitution for the tao
tics now authorized is decided.
Thus while Gen. RUGER is working at the
new infantry drill regulations, which Sec
retary LAMONT desires to see completed and
issued before the end OF his administration,
Admiral BUNcE is performing similar ser.
vice for the fleet drill book. The need Of
keeping up to the times in tactics, as well as
in war material, is fully recognized by both
services, and the present year has been one
of industry and frutfulness for the North
Atlantic squadron, with the old.time pro-
gramme of attendance at flower shows and
Bar Harbor hops displaced by hard pro-
fessional nctiyity
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Tho Registers and Election.

The Election law of New York contains a
provision which, though clear enough as
designation of duty to election inspectors,
has seemed to some persons somewhat am
biguous in its effect upon the rights and re-
sponsibilities of voters. 1t is this:
In cities OF the first class the Board of inspectors
shall issue 10 enrolled upon the register
o certificate. In which shall be written the name and
address given by such person and the date OF such
try upon the registry Such certificate shall be re.
thined by the person to whom II s issued evidence
of the fact that such name and address entered
upon the registry"
Heretofore there has been no similar pro-
vision in the electoral law of the State, and
there are those who declare that the pur-
pose of this provision is to establish as n
condition of voting the surrender of these
certificates and to leave open, perhaps, a
way to fraud by traffic in such certificates
before election day.
Such view of the case is not supported
by anything contained in the words we have
qroted. The provision seems to be, in fact,
q simple and not unreasonable device for
the greater convenience of electors and for
expediting tho vote at the eleGtiou. There
are four days of registration, the first OF them
next Friday between the hours OF z A. NJ.
and 10 p. NJ, but there is only one day
for voting; and it is, as compared with the
registry days, a short day, since on the day
Of the election the polls close in New York
this year five hours earlier than on regis
tration days. As the number Of citizens
who vots Is, within small fraction, as
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To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUS-Sir The able
and stirring letter of your Louisville corre-
spondent. Mr. c. +. Sears. on the Cuban Qurs-
tion, finds ready echo in my heart. rs doubtless
in the hearts of many thousands o: your read
ers While the sympethies of our people indi-
viduelly are with tho brave Cuhans struggling
against great odds. our Government refuses to
them that which they arc in simple justice en-
titled TO: the recognition OF their rights as bel
liGerents. The people have spoken through the
vote OF Congress, but the obstinacy OF one man
In Washington defeats the wish and will OF the
people. Wcyler's reign of carnage goes on
month after month: but tho patriots. fighting
for their liberty. receive no moral support from
their great and powerful neGhbor, whose birth
us n nation took place in n similar struggle
against tyranny, though against an oppressor
far less cruel and dcspotc than Spain. Has tho
present generation forgotten that struggle? Is
this our nineteenth century civilization, to wrap
ourselves up in our own affairs. SO that we have
no ear to hear the groans of the suffering, and
no hand to help the weak and oppressed. out
side of our own borders?
In to-days Sun | read that six hundred horses
are being shipped to Cuba on one of our steam
era for the use of the Spanish cavalry; yet any
help for the patriots in Cuba, in the way of sup
plying arms, stores. or anything OF the kind.
must he rendered by stealth and with the risk
of capture by our own revenue cutters.
The course Of our Government in this Cuban
matter is cowardlv and selfish. and sooner or
Inter we must reap our reward in bitter fruit.
There seems to he no hope from Washihg gton,
but II the people would take tho matter up and
through the lrcss, make the country ring with
their demands, tho nero importantly and tho
loudness Of the nO!su created might rouse tho
sleeping one TO action. STANLEY.
NEW YORK Oct. 3,
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Mr.. CHARLES X. WHEELER is the Re-
pudation candidate for Congress IN the First
Kentucky district. Certain gentlemen who are
not an x ious to be represented by him have made
affidavit that in 1892 they heard him say that
none but fools and Populists advocate the
free and unlimited coinage of silver" But
what will Mr.. WHEELER care about what he
said in 1892? He has constitutional right to
be fool or n Populist. or fool and Popuist. II
he chooses. and tho bigger fool the better Popu-
list. Still. Mr.. WHEELER may have made a
slight mistake in believing that the majority Of
the people in the First Kentucky district belong
to the catcgories mentioned.
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How Gladstone Delivered Hi. speech.

From the So. Janess GdssnS
SO far as physical vigor is concerned. Mr. Glad
stone bore the speech wonderfully, lie stood with
an arm leaning on the barrier fronting the plat
form, but his gestures contained much of his-ol0
nre, and he brought his hst down the red baiEe-
cov"rei railing with the old vigor which has 90
often shaken the brass bound box iu tho House OF
Commons. He spoke for hour ana a quarter.
and sat down apparently unspent though tho lAss
part of his speech was not so audible as It might
have been. For a.few moments tho effort appeared
TO have left the old gentleman slightly dazed, buo
this quickly passed away, and he drove away
from the hall retaining all hts usual readiness -
bow TO his admirers.
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Hear the chestnut BELLS loud peals, as, on
lightning beating wheels, round and round
FRED WILLIAMS reels. Which his head or
which his heels, little matters so he feels
adequate to utter squeals. Which his heels or
which his head can't be told; enough that FRED.
full of language fierce and red, on wild wheels
is shot and sped. In the Tutelar Cod
ish's eye, all under the Glded Dome,
is q look of pain; he would like to
hy away to his salty home. It's away,
away he fain would be, or picked painfully
dead, away from tho Crime of '73, as told by
the mouths of FRED. o. well for the Glouces-
ter fishing smack that standeth out to sea, II
never. never 1t cometh back to the Crime Of 20.
o, we'll for New Bedtord's whalers bold whose
voyages arc done! They won't have to hear
FRED bastlng gold and preaching 10 to /.
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He lights the sky with his poll of fire;
from nadir to zenith in dizzy gyre, he whirls
in the winds that never tire. Tom Tom, Tom
Tom Keep in the middle OF the road , Along
thoughts highest mountain tops with the
alpenstock of mind he hops, and shows the
way to the fainting Pops. Tom Tom, Tom Ton! !
Keep in the middle OF the road y He
grabs plutocracy by the fang; he hurls
it headlonG with bang; he shouts and
does not care a hang. Tom, Tom. Tom, Toni
Keep In the middle OF the roadv For the
mouth OF might. the poll of flame. be hailed
an6 hymned Tom WATsoNs name. You can
bet your boots he's just dena game. Tom. Tom.
Tom Tom Hooray for the middle of the road y
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Three Nominations-OnIy One Party.
First, a pseudo Democratic nomination.
Promptly accepted.
Next, so-called Silver party nomination.
Likewise accepted.
Lastly. the nomination of the Populists.
Also gratefully accepted, with the truthful
remark that nothing in the Chicago plat
form prevents the acceptance.
There is nothing. Pseudo Democrat, Sill
verite, Populist, it is all the same thing.
There is only one party running WILLIAM
JENNINGS BRYAN for President. 1t is the
great consolidated, united, and aggregated
party OF Dishonesty and Dishonor, and its
trebly chosen candidate was fashioned by
the inscrutable wisdom Of Providence ex-
pressly for this occasion.
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1t was fairy godmother by Babe BRY-
ANS cradlesde. Babe BRYAN. ask what Ger
ye will and it shall not be denied. o. will
ye be a bonnie lad e'er hose and
shoon; or will ye hac more Of the red. red
gold than any beneath the moon? Speak mp,
speak up, my little man. and dinna be afeard.
For It's your fairy godmother will gle yo the
good weird" Then up and spako Babe BRYAN
as sweet Us q lavcrock's tune: 81 will not be u
bonnie lad rs e'er wore hose and sho0n. l will
not hae tho red, red gold. that's the fause
goldbug's JOY. l will not hae cen a sller
spoon. though am siler boy. But this is the
gift yell gio me: A hundred thousand lungs.
and kindly supplement: 1t with hundred thou
sand tongues"
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The Washington Hiow.

All day. II seemed, giant growicd
To lay his hands upon tho air
And hurl II through the sly:
All day there seemed "A boating on
The doors OF earth as n some Force,
impatient. waited to come In.
As twilight spread, the air was fllled
With gusts that shreked to other gusts
And hunE themselves upon the ground
And bit Ht man ana beast. nnd ran
with screams through bending ireos,
And ncrccly howled round chimney topA
As night drew on the monster grew
And seemed TO grasp and whir and twist
Himself into thousand shapes,
Each hercer than the last. and wild
To clutch the earth ana air and sky
And crush them shapuless into one.
At last the climax came. and then
All space was rlled with roar and blast;
And wreck anu ruin swept along
Upon wind 50 Wild and nerce
That trees and buildings fell
PROSTATE upon the ground
As II to hog their lives
Pursued by II tho roofs and steeples ned
From house and home.
And found a refuge where they could.
Through all the black, tumutuous hours
The elemental monsters tore
Tho vitas from the shrleking night
And strowed them round the Capital!
The city sobbed and shivered til
The morning dawned and then man
Came smiling forth upon the streets.
" Had you no fear last night ?" one cried,
Who pale and wan aud weary. watched.
"Fearf Fear" replied the frat one much SUI
prIsedi
why should feaTf
Twas only Bryan going West
stopped on to make speech"
And then the watcher. pAlo and wan, oxplAinet
II.
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The straits to which Spain will soon be
driven for soldiers. we'll as for money. arc
indicated by her efforts to keep men who arc
liable to military service. and yet are too poor
to pay for substitutes or for exemption. from
leaving tho peninsula. The terrors OF yellow
fever, In tho slckly season. are added to the
ordinary discussions from ampngning in Cuba
and 1t is not strange to hear that thousands of
young men are slipping away from the Govern
ments clutch.
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or the two candidates for President who
have the honor to live In Lincoln. Neb., tho
Hon. CHARLES II. BENTLEY seems to have tho
sense and the Hon. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
the sound. Perhaps 1t would be an exaRgera-
tion to say that Mr.. BENTLEY can shut up rs
much MS Mr.. BRYAN can spout. but Mt any rate
he has comfortable gift of silence which has
been totally denied to his young competitor.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-Slr: Taking Il a fair
that there three millions OF people In
Greater New York isn't their expenditure equal 70
81 100000 day. that Is to say one billion hun
drcl and niretynve millions OF dollars per year
Has anybody ever calculated how much money Is re.
quired annually conduct the entire business iiv.
Ing Sc. OF the city How much Ia II in OF the
actual money In the entire country CURIOSITY
KINGSTON, n. Y, Oct. 4.
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Rryan and the labor Trusts.

To EprroR cy TyE sus-Siry would NOT NJ.
Eryans proposed Wholesale destruction OF truas on.
danger tho life of all the labor orstnizaons such a.
the Knights OF Labor which arc formed for the pur.
pose OF maintaining the price OF labor. AMI which
would bo destroyed at the same time as tho other
trustsf J. Il. II
BRooKLYS Oct. ..
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A Reputation organ, the Rochester Her
aid. quotes from a speech made by BouRKE
COCHRAN in 1892, in which he correctly
described the purpose of the Force bill,
and inquiries: "IIas the Republican party
changed In four years." The Rochester Her.
aid knows perfectly we'll that the Repub-
lican party has changed in four years
to the extent OF abandoning any intention
OF passing, having any desire to pass. u
Force bills and the Rochester Herald is hereby
directed to Mr.. MCKISLEY's letter of accept
ance for further particulars.
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Our London correspondent described yes
tcrday the country OF the Hausa, people living
between the Sahara, in Africa. and the equator.
and having a currency OF Shells 1000 of which
were equal to twenty five cents 1t should be
added that this ratio is maintained without the
aid or consent OF any other nation.
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injuries are 10 his dignity and clothing only.
what can he dor He must sacrifice resentment
TO courtesy; pick himself up. and then Gallantly
help to pick mp his fair assailnnt, apoloGlzing
for the mishap brought about by her inconsid-
ernteness or inexpertness. Aftcr that he may 20
home and take an inventory Of himself. Ought
there not then to bc n corresponding league for
the protection OF the unprotected pedestrian
against the protected bicyclist7