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The evening times., 1896-06-06

The novel spectacle was recently seen
near the South Side Club, L. l., of u man on
a bicycle exercising a kennel OF eighteen
dogs. They We're clustered about h i'm
and seemed TO take as kindly to the wheel
as if il had been u horse.
The evening times., 1896-06-06

1. The wheelman who allows n hearse
TO pass him will die before the year is out.
2. To be chased by yellow dog with
one blue eye and one black one indicates
"a bad fail.
3. To see a small boy with slungshot
beside the road is prophecy of puncture
4. If you pass white horse driven by a
rcd-haired lady your rim will split unless
you say "caiandrum'' and hold up two
fingers.
8. The rider who eXpectnrates tobacco
juice on the track will lose spoke.
Is. If you take Your machine O the repair
shop it is a sign that you Will not buy tina t
new suit of clothes.
Z. Kicking the man who asks the MAKE
of your wheel is sign Of high honors and
riches within the year.
8. Lending the wheel is a sign of the
double donkey.
8. To attempt to hold up a 2T5-poand
woman learning to ride is sign of Il soft
spot.
The evening times., 1896-06-06

Pittsburg Tickets SIS
At II. c. Davis q Co, ticket brokers, 631
Pa. ave. NV, Central National Bank bldg.
The evening times., 1896-06-06

The Sixth Club OF this city will be en-
tcrtained by the lIarlemites on the occasion
of the latter's run tomorrow.
The evening times., 1896-06-06

Pittsfield, Mass, has just appropriated
$500 to build cycle paths, the amount TO
be expended under the control Of the
public works board.
The evening times., 1896-06-06
MAY HAVE WHEELPARADE
Chief Consul Sans Trying to Ar
range One for Baltimore.
George Banker Calming strength Rap
idly and VIII Soon Start Home
from Paris-CyclinY Notes.

Chief Consul Sans Of the Maryland Divi-
sion, is planning for an extensive bicycle
demonstration in Baltimore in the latter
part of this month. As far as arranged,
the idea is TO have parade OF the wheel
men of Baltimore and vicinity, and as
there are about 20, 900 riders i'll the city
alone, it is believed that no difficulty
will be experienced In getting more than
10000 men in line. The parade will
not be confined to league members, but
will be open 10 all. The presidents and
captains of the various Baltimore clubs
will meet in a few days TO arrange details
and provide prizes, etc.
A letter from George Banker, who is in
Paris, which was received by his brother
Arthur yesterday, announces that he is
gaining strength rapidly. He will not do
any training this year, but as soon as he is
sufficiently recovered he will start for
home. His doctor tells him that he can
start in about a month.
The evening times., 1896-06-06
The Last Carload

Of fine clothing is OH sale today at NJ
Dyreuforth's, 621 Pennsylvania avenue.
The evening times., 1896-06-06

Many wheelmen carry their lamps on the
lever part OF the front fork, which is bad
practice. In case-of fall u lamp on the
hub is almost certain to be broken, and
it is always in the way when carrying
the wheel through narrow Railways. The
oid-fashiOned way OF carrying the light
just below the handle bars answers all
purposes.
The evening times., 1896-06-06
AMONG THE AMATEURS.

The Tooters Were defeated for the first
time This season by the Young Hooks The
feature of the game was the pitching Of
Andrew Goddard and the home run made
by j. Kane Challenges received from
all teams under thirteen years of age 10y
J. Swan, l02 Seventh street southeast
The players are: j. Kurr, c.; a Goddard,
p.; G.. keieher, Ib; j. Kane, 2b.: w
Anderson, 3h.; J. Swan, ss: T. Keleher,
If; f. Lusby, cf, and A. King, RI.
The Blue pells again defeated the Old
Folks 10y tine score of 10 TO /. The features
of the game were the battery work Of
Sherry aud Murra Y Cor the victors and the
superb fielding. Address all challenges TO
A Langley, 1925 Tenth street southeast.
Players must he under eighteen years of
age.
The Primrnses defeated the Reinfels on
Thursday last by the score of IL to 2.
The features of the game were the pitching
Of Hughes and the all-round playing of
Stephenson on second base. The Prim-
roses would like to hear from ali teams
whose players are not over seventeen years
old, the Vigilants preferred. Please send
all challenges to ] . Hughes, No 13I Twelfth
street northeast.
The Radfords would like to hear from all
teams whose members are under seventeen
years of age. Send challenges to B. Wag-
oner, 1917 Ninth street northwest.
The evening times., 1896-06-06

Well, we can lick Washington, and Wash
ington can lick Cleveland, and that's some
consolation anyhow.-Ba Herald.
Don't be too sure of licking the Wash
ingtons.
The evening times., 1896-06-06

One of the New York street railways
now carries wheels on the pIatfrom,
fifteen cents being the fare charged.
The evening times., 1896-06-06

For the Republican National Conven-
ton, st. Louis, Mo
The Pennsylvania rRailroad will sell
round trip tickets June IL to 10, good
to return until June 81, at one fare rate.
je6,7, ,S,10.12,13,14 sa9
The evening times., 1896-06-06

Carey is third among the Eastern League
first basemen, with an average of .9S1, but
the first man only has an average of .9s7.
The evening times., 1896-06-06

There is only one ground in the League
where men are thrown out at first by the
right fielder. That is at Philadelphia.
where a sharp rightfielder can often gather
red-hots on the rebound and get them to
first ahead OF the runner.
The evening times., 1896-06-06

Hamilton's presence on :he Boston team
seems TO have created sleepy feeling
among the Beaneaters. They probabl.
miss Tom Mccarthy: and even Tom is a.
quiet as Hoy this season.
The evening times., 1896-06-06

Who would have supposed in the early
part of the season that Washington woulI
go ahead of Pittsburg in June? And yet
that is what the Senators did yesterday.
Connie Mack's men usually slide rapidly
when they strike the toboggan.
more Sun. This is not surprising. The ORR
oles are not out of reach of the Senators
by any means.
The evening times., 1896-06-06

DUSTY" Miller, of Cincinnati, has the
best batting average of any player in
the National League. He has played in
"a games, been 15o times at the bat, has
made 33 runs, 66 hits. and has stolen 81
bases. He has made 16 two baggers. two
three baggers and home run. His total
batting average, including the long hits,
The evening times., 1896-06-06

Tom Kinslo W is now bona-fide Colonel
He looked very nobby III the gay suit OF the
Kentuckiaus.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-22
THE TRADE OUTLOOK
MANY MERCHANTS DEFER BUY
ING UNTIL AFTER ELECTION.
WHEAT GOES STILL HIGHER

An Immense Shortage in Russia's
Makes a Large Foreign Demand
Prooabie-Gold Imports So Far
Amount to 500, 250 ,00G-Number OF
Failures increase Over Last Year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-22
THE GUEST CHAMBER

Part of last week I spent in an alb
solutely ideal guest chamber, writes
lady. Such dreams as | INDUCED in,
and such optimistic views of life | saw,
and such a delicious, reposeful visit /
enjoyed in that country place, and all
on account of that room. 1t made me
feel that I was the most valued friend
of the household, that such taste and
care could never have been spent on a
room used for any chance visitor. 1t
had such a fiattering atmosphere! The
walls were tinted soft delicate green,
while the floor was Of polished wood
and few fine watercolors hung on the
wall in silver and white frames. The
bedstead was iron, enameled in white,
with silver trimmings. A pretty dress
ing table had snowy lace draperles,
lined with pale green wash silk. Two
COM Portable rockers, broad low divan
at the foot of the bed, an ottoman, an
attractive writing desk and small rat
tan table completed the furniture of
this picturesque bower. On the table
stood a work-basket supplied with
scissors, needle-case, pln-ball, tape
measure, button-bag, thimble, thread
and sewing silk. The writing desk
contained pens, inkstand, paper knife,
telegraph blanks, stationery, postals,
newspaper wrappers anG stamps. The
dressing table was furnished with
brushes, combs, and hand mirror, but
tonhook and glove-bpttoner, all mount
ed in silver, and one or two books and
magazines of current date were pro-
vided for ones guests idle hour. If
l had not been actually forced to re-
turn to town I fear that the winter
winds would be blowing before | could
find it in my heart to leave the room
in which hospitality Of the rarest sort
found refuge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-22
THE BENGA-LIS.

! What are known as Bengal regi-
ments are not made up of Bengalis.
! There is probably not single Bengal
in the whole army, for the Bengal is
not IN any sense a fighting animal.
The Bengalis are beyond question the
most intelligent Of all the native races
OF India, and make the best editors of
papers, talking politicians, clerks. and
statesmen, but they are not soldiers.
Inc Bengal is the native of India most
frequently found in London, walking
the hospitals, or studying law in the
inns Of Court, or at Oxford and Cam
bridge preparing for B. A. degree:
and consequently he is regarded too
frequently as the truest type of the
native of India But he in no way
represents the vast empire of India.
The whole presidency of Bengal has a
population of about seventy millions,
but only one-half Of this number con-
sIsts OF Bengalis. The great fighting
races of India are the Mahrattas. in the
presidency of Bombay; the Goorkhas,
from the native state of Nepaul; the
SIkhs, in the province of Punjab; and
the Afghans, on the northwest frontier.
1t should be observed that the Afghan
IL India are usually called Pathans, and
those in Afghanistan by the national
title of Afghans.-D. G.. Macdonald in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-22
AN ESCAPE.

LAS we came to Centralia, | saw a
train in the station headed for the East
L tore right round in front of the en-
CINE and jumped from the horses back
in the door of the express-car slammin
it. The express messenger was an old
man. He looked up from his books an
yelled, Hey?
It's all right 1 said, crouching
down behind some boxes, and pulling a
lot of mail-bags over myself There's
a mob after me-
"The Prairie City crowd are al
around the train by this time
81 could hear Ben and the sheriff, the
coroner and the judge, swearing.
They searched the passenger and
baggage-car, even the engine-cab, and
finally came to the express car, but the
old man picked up a Winchester.
This here's an express-car, full
valleable property he said. Som
one'l git killed if ye try to git in here.
'Whar's the man we was chasin'?
asked the sheriff.
Dunno responded the expires
agent. Got no time to be lookin' out
winders.'
Il heard the sheriff and the coroner
as to what was to be done
Probably they would have searched i'll
spite of the old man, but the train gave
a loot, and away she went and left them
all behind. Sydney Reid in Lippin-
colts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-22
FOREIGN FLASHES.

French anarchists are after the ear
coast.
A shock resembling an earthquake
was felt at DumbartOn, Scotland.
The sultan. of Turkey is reported to
have signed an trade promising reforms
for the whole of Turkey.
The body of George du Maurier, the
artist-author, who died in Londoy was
cremated Saturday at Working, Eng
land.
Henry William Parnell, third Baron
Congleton, died IN London. He was
born in sos and was formerly in the
royal navy.
Djamaie, formerly grand viceroy,
confined in prison for two years on
charge of conspiring in favor of Muley
MANNED, was found assassinated in
his cell at Tangiers,
DR.. Savage, an eminent s cialist,
examined Mrs. Walter M. Castle, who
was arrested in London for stealing,
and declared that her mental balance
is seriously disturbed.
A report from Guayaquil, Ecuador,
by way of Lima, Peru, is to the effect
that the national convention has
elected General Alfero as the interim
president of the republic.
There was a demonstration at the
grave of the late Charles Stewart
Parnell at Glasneven, the occasion be-
ing the anniversary Of the funeral cere-
mony attending the burial.
Earl Russell caused the arrest in
London of Lady Scott, his mother-in-
charge growso ut of Lady RusseIl's
suit for divorce. Lady Scott was re-
leased on $4,000 bail.
The Paris Evenement alleges that
a treaty Of alliance between France and
Russia was drafted i'll 1889 and was
signed on May q, last, by NJ. de Men
tebello and the late Prince lebanon,
Russian minister of foreign affairs.
A meager report has been received
of another important engagement be-
tween the Spanish forces, under Gen
eral Echague, ana Maceo, in which it
is claimed that the rebels sustained
very heavy losses, and losses of the
Spaniards were admittedly s=vere.
The most Rev. Edward White Ben
son, archbishop of Canterbury, primate
Of all England and Metropolitan, died
suddenly during service in Hawarden
church, IN England. He was stricken
with apoplexy in the chaneel and ex-
pired few minutes later in the
rectory.
The Russian newspapers are unani-
nous in expressing the opinion that
the review of the French troops by the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-22

car at Chalons Signifies that if the
two powers, Russia and France, are
sincerely pacific, they also, by acting
in unison, possess the force neces sary
to secure respect.
At the vice regal council the minister
of agriculture stated that local author
tiles in a large portion Of India report
distress as a result of drouth and the
consequent rise in the price of wheat.
Construction of government works,
however, and importation of wheat
from California would prevent actual
famine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-22
NOT VERY ENCOURAGING

How is Beasley succeeding with his
bureau for securing publishers for
poets?"
Not very well, fancy He told me
he guessed he'd have to warm his of
flee this winter with poems Of pas
sion. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-22
PREFERS DEATH TO PRISON.
An Erring Young Man at Appleton
Blows His Brains Out.

Appleton, Wis, Oct. 17.-Almord
Hutchinson, aged 20, who when pur
sued by officers for stealing bicycles
from dealers at Menasha and Oshkosh
blew his brains out at the home Of
his widowed mother just as the officers
forced their way into the hous
to arrest him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-22

The Knights Of the Golden Eagle,
$1,000 strong, are in session in Read
ing, Pa.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21

Germans or descendants of Germans,
read and speak that language.
The feature of the forthcoming an
nual report of the Pennsylvania fish
commissioners for 1896 will be lengthy
article on the mountain lakes of the
state, with nearly 100 illustrations in
half tone and green and sixteen col
ored engravings of food fishes.
''Marmaduke," in London Truth,
asks if it is not time that the Gus
tom of burying murderers in unconse-
Grated ground should cease? when
the criminal has paid the extreme PEN
atty of the law, it is ludicrous for the
state to pretend that it can in any way
affect him in the next world; whilst,
even if it were in it's power, it would
be abominable to do So"
On proposition that he could walk
hundred yards faster than any bicycle
could make the distance, a swindler,
who said he was walking from New
to San Francisco, induced crowd to
go to race track, paying an admission
fee, at Jackson, Miss, and when boy
on wheel easily beat him he grabbed
the gate receipts, jumped into hack
in which were three women, and got
away before the people could get hands
on him
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
A COMMON MIsouoTATloN.
Our Orators Should Read the Declaration
of Independence Again.

Our Orators Should Read the Declaration
of Independence Again.
Probably three out of four Fourth Of
July orators in their speeches this year
quoted the Declaration of Independence
as claiming that: "All men are created
free and equal" The mistake has been
common in the past and it is as preva-
lent now as ever. Presidents of the
United States, members of congress,
governors and a host of lesser lights
have made the blunder, and to their
number can be added editors and dis
tingJlished orators like the late Henry
Ward Beecher. Nevertheless, the Dec
laration does not say that. "all men are
created free and equal" and it would
not be true if it did. No person is
created free. He or she is subject for
years to the control of parents or guard
ians, and natural laws recognize this
subsection as right. What the Declara-
ton does say is that: GAIL men are
created equal" There may be some dis
sent from that doctrine, as there is an
evident difference among men in mental
and physical endowment at birth. But
while the Declaration of Independence
is quoted as saying they are, it had bet
ter be quoted correctly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
IN MINE EXPLOSIONS.
Many Men Lose Their Lives Through
ignorance of What to Do.

Many Men Lose Their Lives Through
Ignorance of What to Do.
Scientific inquiry is being directed to
the saving of human life in mine eX
plosions. DIR. Haldane has established
the fact that the loss of life in colliery
accidents is far greater than it need
be when those who work in the mines
aud those who manage them have
clearer knowledge of the right thing
TO do in the face of the calamity In
recent mine explosion, where 81 men
and 30 horses were killed, the cause of
death in every case was proved to be
not the want of oxygen in the air of the
pit after the explosion, but to com
paratively slow poisoning by carbon
monoxide. Sufficient oxygen to sup
port life was left in the airways all
along the track of the explosion. It
appears that men from want of knowl-
edge now go straight to their death
in endeavoring to escape. DIR. Haldane
is convinced that hundreds of men have
lost their lives by hurrying blindly to-
ward the shaft, or by not retiring to-
ward the face when they met the after
damp. In many parts of the mine there
will be, beyond the limits of the ex-
plosion, abundance of air to effect 6i1u-
ton of the poisonous carbon-monoxide,
on breathing which the men suddenly
lose the use of their limbs and finally
consciousness. So that man who
waits for the rescuers, or long enough
for the after-damp to dispense, will be
able to escape either by the intake, or,
If this is blocked, by the return air.
ways.
The Explanation.
She-Why do you think Hawthorne
called his story ''The Scarlet letter.
He (absent-mindedly) probably
wanted it read w ashington Tia es.
A Criticism.
The woman who writes became sar-
castle in speaking of another woman
who not only writes, but who publishes.
"She is very versatile" an admirer
had remarked
'sUm-yes. But think she misap.
plies her talents
I'm what way?"
Her cook books read like works of
fiction and her works of fiction read
like cook books. ~ Washington Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
DISPOSED TO CRITIcIsE.
The Old Man Was Not Pleased with the
Circus.

Circus.
"I attended Barnum's circus at New
London, Conn, few days ago. re-
marked a travelling man at the Palace
the other day, land had the pleasure
of sitting beside one of those shrewd
practical old Yankees that we read
about and seldom see. 1 expected to see
him enthusiastic over the performance,
but he wasn't. After woman had
given a beautiful exhibition of bare
back riding I asked him what he
thought of it.
She could ride aheap more COM
Portable an run durn sight less risk
O breakin' her neck on a side saddle.
said he.
"Then a man gave a bareback ex-
hibition on a trained steer. The animal
cavorted around the ring with the man
for several minutes, and then he threw
the brute and stood with one foot on
its head and the other on it's side.
Mighty good way to Spite good
beef cTitter,' commented the old man.
Next they showed horses in a thun-
derstorm. The stage thunder COM
hieHceu 10 ron anu the aIIrlSnteu horses
huddled together in the center of the
ring. Then came flashes of lightning
and they scattered as if terror-stricken
1t was very pretty exhibition of we'll
trained animals, but the old Yankee
was disappointed.
It's all wrong he declared No
one ever see thunder come afore light
MIN. The lightnin' allus comes first -
San Francisco Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
Pfunzhetmer,s Philosophy.

Some mems dey wish dare wives would
ware der trousers yust so dey notice dot
some buttons need to be sewed on, al
retty once, amt it?
Der young lady vot she hat no new
dress to go oud nit Sundays doan'd
care leedle bit if it rains all der day.
Der man vot he gifts by himself tipsy
is always SURPRISED because he fought
he could stand great deal more.
Der politicians fence is chenerally a
hedge.
Nowadays We see a great deal of der
vomens, especially Ply der seashores,
ware dey go in bathing Ply der morn
ings, ware boomers Ply der afternoons
und low necl1s Ply der evenings, ferstay ?
der bisoocle hat come to stay" as
der river said ven der veel sunk in its
muddy bottom.-N. Y. World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
CITY SOLDIERS APE BEST
Modern Warfare Is Easiest Learned
by Them.

by Tnem.
The old saying of the recruiting SER
geants that 1.-The best soldiers come
from the plow-tail'' is hardly correct
when looked at in the light of modern
military experience. 1t is quite true
that in the past regiments recruited
from the country districts have again
and again made themselves conspicuous
for gallantry and endurance, but the
changed conditions of modern warfare
appear to have enabled the town bred
soldier to rather more than catch up
with his country-bred comrade. Sta
tistics show that he is more rapidly
promoted, that he is more fertile in re-
source, more adaptable to circu1n-
stances and quicker in learning the de-
tails of his business, while the improved
conditions of town life seem to have
placed him nearly on a par with regard
to stamina En France there are no
two opiniel on the snbject-the best
soldiers come from Paris; and when it
is re1neInh ered that after the practical
destruction Of the regular French army
at Metz and Sedan the victorious vet
Grams Of Ger1zisily were held at bay for
Eve months M the raw leyies mostly
drawn from he French towns. there
seems but 4 donbt that the french
opinion Is cbrreet.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
SOFT CRABS.
There Arc Conditions Which Make 1t
Dangerous to Eat Them.

There Arc Conditions Which Make 1t
Dangerous to Eat Them.
There is no danger in eating soft
shelled crabs" observed an epicure to
q Washington Star man, ''if they are
fresh, but they are poison if they are
not. They should be well seasoned, and
an extra lot OF pepper put on them as
precaution, especially if the weather is
very hot when they are eaten, or if they
are eaten shortly before one retires.
1t is the habit of many persons 10 eat
soft shelled crabs at night time. L do
not know but that they taste better
then. 1t is sometimes dangerous to
many to drink milk after eating crabs.
Milk seems to develop the collie that fol-
lows eating soft-shelled crabs with
some persons.
Another thing should be re-
membered, and that is sharp thun-
derstorIn will kill soft-shelled crabs.
and even the har6-shelled crabs al
times. Unless the soft-shelled crab has
been cooked before the thunderstorm,
l think the safer plan would be TO de-
cline to eat it. Under all other condi-
lions there is no danger of partaking Of
them, for do not think anyone would
be criminal enough to cook a dead
crab, hard or soft shell. The proper
way to kill a crab is to throw him into
a kettle of boiling water. know that
some people think this is cruel, but it
is no more cruel than to stab them with
needle or kill them with chloroform,
as l have known some extra sensitive
persons to do