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The AVIS
Cbragt(aasce4A St. Ccoix.
Saturday, zSth March 1896.

Since the las mail left the weather has
ON the whole been dry, with strong winds
from the est and north asst, bringinx now and
again a light shower. This is normal wea-
Their, for the time Of year, and just what
we want, since the dryness facilitates the
reaping Of the crop, while the occasional
showers keep alive the plants recently put
in the ground,
Two local topics are to the front at present
First our fine crop and the improved price
we are getting for it, and next the posai-
biIity Of the tran6ference of the islands to
the United States. Opinions of all kinds
are expressed about the latter subject,
varying from the opinion of those who say
with a conHdant air that there is nothing
in it, TO the opposite opinion, that the trans
ference will certainly take place and vary
ing again for the views that, should 1t be
effected, it will be an unmixed good for the
islands to the view that it would be a great
evil. The truth. as usual, probably lies
between the two extremes.
For our own part, without claiming any
great value for our views, we think it very
likely that the transfer will be made, and
that if it is made, it will be d great gain
for Santa Cruz. and perhaps also fol- st.
Thomas
We are all perhaps, apt to view the mat
ter from the standpoint of our own interests,
and if the editor of this paper were to do SO
he would express the hope that we might
as We are; but he cannot help seeing
that there would i'll all likelihood be great
advantages for our sugar interest in particu-
lar, which ought to put aside personal
considerations. At the same time, there
would be Sone serious drawbacks, As we
heard said the other day, business of all
kinds would be upside down for a time;
, 1896-03-28

the period Of transition from the old state of
things to the new would undoubtedly be
an ANXIOUS time for most Of us.
There is Ole interesting result Of the talk
about the transfer, and th,t is that it has
developed in many quarters very favourable
opinions of the government under which We
actually live. The justice and liberality
Of Danish ruls is the more appreciated,
now that we may be in danger Of losing
it; and even those who would like to see
the transfer take place, may very we'll feel
that if their hope is not realised there is
nothing to prevent their being happy and
50 far as natural conditions will allow,
prosperous also, under our present govern
ment.
, 1896-03-28
TIE G r A VI s.
81. CROIX STANTON.

New York, 25th March. London news
announces tbs death Of Mr.. Thomas Hughes.
&C., from an attack of pneumonia. The
deaths, are also announced OF the widow of
Sir Richard Burton and of Archdeacon Deni-
son Of Taunton, latter aged 81.
In the House Of Commons q motion in
troducsd by Mr.. White, Mp. for Forfarshire,
rejecting the bill for permanently restricting
the importation of cattle was lost by a vote
of pa to 95, During the discussion on the
motion Mr.. White declared that the passing
of such a measure would be injurious to
Colonial producers and home consumers; he
, 1896-03-28
NOTICE

DIFFERING to the advertisement Of the
II Financial Agent Of Miss c. FARRELL in
connection with a Pianoforte, which | was
authorized by her to dispose Of by Rattle.
= bey to inform ALL WHOM IT MAY
CONCERN" that The "uork to be sat&fae-
toriIy done" is the pressing with the utmost
rigoEr Of the aw, lie parties whose chances
are yet unpaid
AS to the correctness of the statement made
and the action taken by the proprietreSs
otherwise, ! refrain from any comment now
or here, that matter being 1t present before
a Court, which will decide as to the legality
Of such procedure.
J. J. JOHNSON.
Christiansted, 9th March 1896.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12
HOW BOB LEARNED TO RIDE.
dad to Pay Pennsylvania-Street Man
for Destroying Tree.

''Did you ever hear the story of Bob
learning TO rider" asked North-side girl.
No? 1 have laughed more over it than
anything else I have heard of. Bob bought
q. wheel. He learned to ride at riding
school, and he felt so safe on it that he
did not want any instructor to go with him
on the street. He started out by himself.
lie got along pretty well until he reached
North Pennsylvania street, above Seventh.
Then he got tired, something, and he
couldn't steer the thing right. He looked
ahead of him, and, try as much as he
-gould, he found he was going straight into
the curb. There was young tree near the
stone. Bob measured his distance, and
thought very quickly that he would throw
his arms around that tree and save himself
a fall. expect the whole thing over
in half the time I've been telling you this
much. He grabbed the tree, but, alas. it had
not been planted half an hour. He went
into it with such force that he pulled il up,
and tree wheel and Bob went over togeth-
er. Just then the man VINO had planted the
tree came out, and he gave Bob the worst
scoldng you ever heard, just as IL Bob
wanted TO go around town and pull up trees
for fun Well, the end OF it was Bob paid
the man to have the tree set out again, and
with all that he scraped his sain, had three
black and blue spots on his body, put his
third finger out of joint, and it cost him
lust s. to have his wheel mended."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12
THE ERA OF BICYCLING.
The Art of Walking May Presently BE
Lost.
Leslie's Weekly.

Leslie s. Weekly.
ITO buy a wheel, or not to buy a wheel.
that's the question" solioquize the Hamlets
and everybody else nowadays. But the SOL
iloques do not last long, and they have but
one termination. The wheel Is bought, OF
course. Greater ana greater grows the host
awheel. The infant hardly out of arms is
riding now, and the grandmother leaves her
knitting to spin along the road IN, m boomers
fortunate man who fell out of balloon, and
this year you will be less In the swim than
ever without your faithful wheel for 1896,
Ammo Domini, is going to be the greatest
bicycle year the world has yet seen. For
five years the bicycle craze has been rising
tide: now ii is at its flood.
1t IS estimated that there are at least
two million wheelmen and wheelwomen in
the United States. This, it need hardly be
said, Is an astonishingly large number when
the price of bicycles is considered: when
they are reduced TO half or quarter OF
their present cost as they inevitably will
ity will forget the art Of walking. But the
rise of the bicycle is not to be regretted or
decried 1T Is step, or rather a spin' Tor
ward on the part OF society. Gladstone says:
physically, morally and socially, the bene-
fits that cycling confers upon its devotees
are almost unboonded." And everybody
who knows anything about the subject
agrees with him. Probably women feel these
benefits even more than do men. The BIZ
cycle has been more potent influence than
any other toward dress reform, because a
woman cannot ride who is tight-laced or
cramped by her clothing. Wheeling along
pleasant road is wonderfully broadening and
elevating TO women who are compelled to
keep their minds travelling a good deal in
the narrow groove of things domestic. Men,
tally, as. well as physically, they are bene-
flied Occasionally voice is heard protest
ing against the OF bicycles by women.
The writer obtained the opinions OF a dozen
eminent physicians on the question of
whether cycling is Injurious 10 women, and
emphatically and unanimously they an
swered no. On the contrary, they were de-
cidedly in favor OF the use of the bicycle.
The bicycle itself, after a long period OF
evolution, seems to have reached q nearly
perfect state The chief difference between
slight increase In weight in the latter. II is
now considered that wheel weighing about
twenty-five pounds, and certainly not less
than twenty-three pounds IS most suitable
to the average rider.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12

bicycle riding. but because they are needed
by everybody. Every Improvement Is
herald of prosperity; every good country
road increases the value of every farm that
fronts II. Raise the value OF real estate
on American farms per cent. and you
make our farmers richer by $50 10000. Put
like increase on the value of farm prod
ucts, live stock and farm machinery and you
gain $50, 900 900 more Decrease the cost or
hauling one years crop OF hay, cereals
potatoes, tobacco and cotton, by only 10
cents per ton. and you save SIS, 900 0Oo- A
good road, therefore, is a splendid invest
nnent. There never was a good road made
IN any civilized country on earth that cidn I
pay 100 per cent. a year on Its cost. IL
raises the value OF every acre, Invites us TO
market when prices are good, and takes us
out of the clutches of the commission pirates
who sell our goods behind our backs at
their own figures, keep their own accounts.
and pay us a pittance for our toll and trouble.
A good road shortens distance, saves time.
wagons, horsefiesh and harnesses, increases
the load and lessons the burden, and makes
II possible to haul two tons 10 market with
the same power that now leaves one ton
stuck in the mire. And good roads bring
US closer together, drive out the gloom, make
neighbors of hermits, discount every farm
mortgage, and bring joy and contentr' ems "a
every community. Imagine man, knee
deep In the mud, trying TO look cheerful
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12
THE BICYCLE IN WAR.
In Army Transportation 1t Cam he
Made Very Useful.

Major General Miles, in Godey'S Magazine.
AS an appliance for war purposes its utility
has been fully demonstrated; II viii be
used by every intelligent commander where
ever the circumstances and conditions or
the country make ii available, and 1t has
been proved that ii can be used in nearly
every country and in most all seasons Oh
the year There might be some conditions
of country and some seasons of the year in
which ii could not be utilized TO advantage,
but this is also true of wagon transportation
or any other method OF maneuvering armies
II has been established that by this means,
employing only his own power, man can
transport himself for~greater distances over
the country than by any other means or
animal force. The experiments that have
been made, not only in our own service
is quite practicable for men to- move, over
and ordinary country at least fifty miles a
day continuously; and this has been in
creased 10 seventy-five. and one hundred
for infantry In times OF war rarely exceeds
eighteen miles day in continuous march
ing, and for cavalry 1t rarely exceeds more
than twenty-five miles day. OF course on
gency this has been exceeded and double
the distance has been made for few days,
but IL has been at great expense TO the
strength and vitality OF the command.
The French government have found the
bicycle so practicable and useful that they
have adopted it as one of the appliances
Of war, and any government or commander
utilizing this means OF transportation and
putting G large or small force Upon the
cycle would compel an opponent to do like
wise or else have him at great disadvantage.
In the United States army at the present
time there are nearly five thousand officers
and soldiers who use the cycle, either In
In country like ours In its present con-
dition. and on an occasion OF great emC..-
eency. IL would be pracucabie TO equip one
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12
LOCAL BYCICLE NOTES.

Herbert Duckwall will enter the Memorial
day road race.
1t is said that high gear is gaining favor
among old riders.
Miss Maud Rhodes and j. Barnett made
a century run on Easter.
Mr. Carl Sanders and party will take
run to Cartersburg tomorrow morning.
j. O. Lowrey has given up his striking
bag exercise and hereafter will ride an Out
ing
Mr. Harry Lavender and some friends
will take a summer trip on their wheels to
Pittsburg.
Carey Jones leaves on a Patee for ten
thousand mile trip by the way of the New
England States April IL.
Mr. Henry Kleine. a Observation-Disclosures
nue. merchant, Wilt sson be riding wheel
His weight is 235 pounds.
Several wheeImen went to Greenfield last
Sunday. They say the road is in as fine con-
dition now as it ever was
Tom David and Otis Birge and Harry
Sergeant and Tom Hyborn will ride tan
dem TO Cartersburg tomorrow
The Indianapolis Cycle Club will go to
Greenfield at O'Clock this morning. The
start will be from the clubhouse.
Todd Pursen and Harry Lavender viii
make a trip 10 Chicago lney VIII start
June Is and arrive there by the 18th.
Ralph E. BeIcher, OF the Keyless Lock
Company. is rapidly getting into condition
for the l. c. c. road race on Memorial day
Lando Jordan. OF Clifford avenue. Is
spending his spare time on the track He
wants race with some other boy OF his
age. 49,
The Brownie Cycle Club. company of
young ladies' and gentlemen. have been en-
Joying pleasant runs on Tuesday evening
OF each week.
Charles Mueller, secretary OF the l. A.
W. reports the road to Millersvile TO be in
good condition He says the Ailisonviile
pike and the Westield road. or Illinois
street. are not yet in good condition for rid
Ing.
The latest novelty is an automatic pump
which keeps the tire inflated % . certain ten
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12
THE wHEELsHINER.
A New Vocation Developed by the
Growing Use Of the Bicycle.

Chicago Tribune.
One of the latest and most novel ideas in
the bicycle world is now being tried on the
South Side 1t Is patterned somewhat after
the scheme by which offices are supplied
with towels and soap and is applied to bi-
drawbacks now attached TO the ownership
of wheel-the cleaning of it's removed
for the small sum of 10 cents.
muddier and more used a wheel looked the
better its rider was suited Bent spokes, a
twisted frame, and much-patched tire
were the pride and joy OF the hardy road
riders, who first brought the bicycle into
public favor. Now, however the great army
of business men and society women who
have taken to the wheel as means Of rec
reation and pleasure has decreed attractive
costumes and good-looking wheels are great
ly to be desired.
But how to keep a much-used bicycle clean
and in good working order without losing
valuable riding time is question OF con-
siderable Importance to the ldevotees of the
sport. The average business man, too poor
TO keep a coachman, uses his Sundays and
an occasional evening to refurbish his wheel.
But this weekly biweekly cleaning al
lows many rides on a muddy machine. Un-
der the new system, however, the problem
is solved.
A bicycle cleaning and adjusting company
has just begun operations in one of the
south suburbs and has a number of expert
bicycle mechanics who make regular trips
each day TO the houses of the wheel owners
in their district. Each bicycle visited is
thoroughly cleaned, the bearings adjusted
graphite put on the chain, the lamp filled
and cleaned, and simple punctures repaired.
All things needful for the wheel which can
be done outside a repair shop are attended
TO by these peripatetic mechanics. A small
sum is charged for each visit and the
amounts collected monthly.
Aristocratic Kenwood has been selected
for the birthplace of this new system of
bicycle renovating. During the last few
days the various homes where bicycles are
owned have been visited by handy-looking
man in overalls who wears a black band
stamped with gilt letters on his hat. This
man carries a can of oil, a box of graphite,
and bag of tools He exhibits specially
signed card which proves him an accredited
agent of the cleaning company and not a
bicycle thief. Then he proceeds to make the
muddy and much-ridden wheel of the even
ing before blossom out respondent again
in its handsome enamel and nickel work.
When the bearings and chain have been
thoroughly overhaued and put in perfect
running order and the smoky lamp has
been made visible once more the man
punches ticket and departs for the next
wheel-riding family.
A large number Of the residents of Ken
wood are employing the new groQms and
pronounce the scheme as filling long-felt
want. AS soon as the Kenwood district is
thoroughly covered the attention of the new
company will be turned to other portions of
Chicago, and it is expected. the entire city
will soon be patroled by biue-bloused me
chancs engaged in making new looking
wheels out of old appearing ones.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12

Harper's Bazaar
Take the middle-aged and the elderly
women, and there are many of them TO be
seen throughout the summer months and
lovely winter days in the parks and upon
the boulevard. Note with what care they
are mounted and goHned. See the girls,
bright and winsome and happy. and you will
note the same observance 10 mount, adjust
ment and dress Then turn TO the bystander
and he may be one of those very same men
who couple of years ago would have hooted
the idea that his wife or mother could even
think OF committing uDdignified an act as
the riding OF bicycle. And If you ask him
the question: Do these elderly women ap-
near TO you as out of place and at disad-
vantage upon bicycles? he will probably
stare at you moment in increduous Won
der but viii certainly tell you that not under
any circumstances would he be. one to de-
prive the mothers and grandmothers Of this
best means OF inducing longevity, and that
the bicycle is as appropriate for the use OF
the old as for the young. and will point as
example to the stately woman with white
hair and earnest, patient face, scanned by
years, giving dignity, grace and poetry to
every revolution of her wheel or sweep and
fall of her skirts. Then turn to the little
children. those lovely bits Of poetry in mo-
: tlonis zee tr< little man, self-reliant and
COURAGEOUS 2 he skins over the smooth
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12
The Bicycle Promoter.
Philadelphia Press.

The young woman bicycle promoter does
a fiourishing business.
Not only does she spin radiantly along the
highway in the jauntest Of suits, and an air
of exhilaration, but she is important ad-
iunct-of the bicycle school, and earns a
good salary by simply wearing a stylish
suit, smiling face and riding with grace
and ease.
OF course. she is supposed to be a patron
of the school, and her proficiency and evident
enjoyment lead others to follow her example
A good figure Is as essential for a bicycle
promoter as it is for cloak model. and on
the same principle
Prospective purchasers, however. far from
resembling the model fancy the garment vii
present the same appearance upon their con-
tours that II does upon hers. A girl inclinine
TO stoutness Is not eligible as bicycle pro-
moter and neither Is the one who suggests
a pair of animated compasses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12
ANNUAL RUN TO CONVERSE.
Eight Hundred Riders Expected in the
Little Town April 26.

The third annual run tc Converse will be
held Sunday, April 26. Riders from Wabash,
Anderson, Marion, Kokomo, Rochester
Logansport Peru, Upton, Hartford City,
Huntington and North Manchester have
agreed to join the run. There will be a big
parade at 1880 o'clock, and the Converse
wheelmen promise a supply OF satisfaction
for the inner man. Charles w. Cochran
president Of the Dragon Cycle Club, has the
run in charge. He thinks there viii be 500
wheelmen in the little town on that day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12

Buffalo Courier

Buffalo Courier.
1t is interesting to note how completely
the bicycle removes the dignity from the
rider in the estimation of the small boy.
A prominent man astride wheel passed
over the Seneca and Main crossing yester-
day. and a lad who had waited for him 20
pass gave him familiar slap on tlfe back
as he went by. Ordinarily the mas Is q
had been walking along the sidewalk the
boy would have considered II an imperki-
hence to have shown any familiarity with
him whatever.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12

sion at all time. the force Of the wheel doing
tne pumping. 1t is claimed that the pump
VIII counterfeit the effect of any ordinary
puncture. 1t has not yet reached this city.
A correspondent says II would like to
call attention to the fact that the covers to
the water company's valves are still
menacing the lives OF bicycle riders with
an ordinance against them. while the law
against riding without bells is being strict
iy enforced. Why is it?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12

roadway on his well-bult. well-fitted
whirring charger. Or the little woman. the
new woman" as she deftly and fearlessly
threads her way quick of action, cool of
nerve, her tiny hands resting lightly upon
her handle bars, her little feet pressed gently
bend. curve and motion of her swaying body
i'm harmony and accord with her machine,
perfect mistress Of the art of self-controlled
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12

hundred thousand men with this means OF
TRANSFORMATION, which would render them
one of the most effective and efficient armies
ever organized.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-22
Price, SI.OO.
The Season
is Here a. 4.

lie Season
Is Here -.
Calling is now the order OF
the day. You can't dc il
properly unless you are equip
ped with engraved cards.
They are artistic; all others
have been relegated 70 days
Of barbarism. II you haven't
the proper thing, we will get
them for you. They cost no
more than the the cheap
printed or poorly written ones
and besides, you are up with
the times.
If you have a plate We viii
get you 100 latest cards for
500, or have your name en-
gTav-d al $3.50 per hundred
We have samples and de-
signs in handsome Wedding
Invitations, AZ Home Cards
az prices tina; viii get yo1r
trade. =
THE EAGLE PRESS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-22

The Nelson monument was today liter
ally entwined with flowers from base 10
sunlit. One wreath which attracted
particular, attention was inscribed:
Prom Daughters and Grandson of a
Miashipn1an aboard the Neptune at the
Battle of Trafalgar Canada sent two
wreaths. one coming from the Toronto
branch of the Navy league ana the other
from Victory Lodge, Sons of England
Benent society of Toronto. Accompany
ing the letter WAS this message: I'VE
take deep and living interest in the
past history and present doings OF old
England ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-22

Reaver Fals. Pa. Oct. si-Mayer
Bvos pottery was destroyed by IRE AZ
an ea:ly horr this morning en.ailins
a loss - Sie0l9. Daring he FIRE Nal
fell ana FIVE ooys were buried 81 tas
debris. Two named Reed ard Walker
were perhaps fatally injured.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-22
To CURE 4 CoLDIN ONE DAY
NEW rosTMAsTERs APPOINTED

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If il
fails TO cure. c5c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-22
One of Them is Daughter OF Recently
Defanlting fostmaster.

Washington. Oct. 2L-The president
today appointed Ehe following post
masters:
WyominC-Rock Springs. James P
McDermot5.
1owa-Syd3ey. 1nlo Vowel
observation-disclosures L. &. Meschsn
The sydney appointee is the daughter
Of Postmaster Vowel. against whom
charges OF emhezziaussnt Were made a
month ago. The department made an
investigation and the Inspector stated
THAI the Qostnlss ter .dissp pea-ed iInme-
diately on the arrival OF the inspector
and that EoEs-fs surItleS had made
good the deficit The YowelIs are SAD
- belong 70 prominent family IN
Iowa The old postmaster at N1r5onna
was removed owing - revelations os
car alsssness and inRytsntioE - business
disclosed IL an offic.ai investigation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-22

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