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The advocate., 1897-11-17

Something to remember, if you're a
weak and ailing woman-that there's
only one medicine so sure to help you
that it was for years sold under posi-
tive guarantee. It's Doctor Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription. In building up over
worked, feeble, delicate women, or in
any female complaint" or weakness, it
never fails to benefit or cure. It's an in
vigOrating, restorative tonic, soothing
and strengthening nervlne, or nerve
food, and safe and certain remedy for
wOman's ills and ailments. It regulates
and promotes all the proper functions,
improves digestion, enriches the blood,
dispel aches and pains, brings refreshing
Sleep and restores health and strength.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

What cOstive people need is natural
laxative like DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
let's which are powerful without being
violent. They move the bowels gradu
ally and comfortably but surely. You
can regulate the dose-one, two or three
Pellet" s"-exactly what you need. They
strengthen the intestines to do their own
work, so that after their movements be-
come regular they keep on naturally of
themselves.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

The New York Tribune says an en-
thusiastic church member of Philadel-
phia has just contributed 81 to the
church on his birthday, pledging him
self to double the amount on each ami
versary of his birth for the rest Of his
life. If he keeps this pledge and lives
long enough the church will have plenty
of money, for the amount Of his Offering
on his birthday twenty-five years hence
will be something over $16,0OO,00O.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

VNTANTED--A salesman In each county 20 sell
wv our new special varieties OF apple trees
and strawberry plants. We are Origilators OF
the earliest Known varieties. Wages paid each
week In cash. Address The Western Nursery
Co., Lawrence National Bank Bldg, Lawrence,
Kansas.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

If you have any Breidenthal scrip send
it in for the Advocate. 1t is still good at
this Office.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

You will do the Advocate a favor f.,
when writing our advertisers, you mention
this paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04

period of its corporate existence has won
notoriety and distinction which would turn
a social fsvorite env'ous. will wheel ont
the Conduit in full club reCalis and reach
the park about 2:45. SO that those who are
wise enough to get there before that time
viii witness a parade round the track of
these original "Rubes" numbering forty or
more.
There will be eleven in the professional
races. George Ball having entered The
Sims brothers will be here from PhiladeI-
phia. and five riders from Baltimore will
also be here.
same old battle between Baltimore and
washington. and il is 10 be hoped there
VIII be che usual result, the local men
generally get l3 per cent of the places But
aside from the fact that the monumental
toys are steadily improving. Il is well to be
remembered that bicycle racing always has
beautiful uncertainty attached to it, AT
any rate. the rivalry will make some hot
sport.
There has been particular attention paid
TO choosing the officials, and the following
names show the good hands into which
the conduct of the meet will be: Referee
=. r: simpson: starter. Professor j. Cross
icy: JUICES. j. Hart Britain l.. b. Graves.
d Woerner. tr-: umpires. w H. Wright.
X Jose, Chas. Wood. +. Potts: timers. q.
A cabrera. Roy Mitchell. s. W. Stinemetz.
announcer, w. III. Henshaw; scorers. W.
jose. W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04

tom The only question which need
bother him is as to which offer to coach a
team he shall accept.
The chances are that if he has captained
his team he will receive anywhere from
ten 10 twenty fattering calls from am
bilious young colleges to come and occupy
their chair of foot ball science. If he has
not been "a captain, but has distinguished
himself by brilliant conscientious work
in the field, he may obtain without any diff
hculty position as under professor In
some smaller institution. or may return to
his own alma mater a fellow in foot ball
The time was when a graduate would re-
turn to his own college and coach the
team purely out of loyalty and love. or he
would go to another college and teach the
rudiments of the game just for glory.
Those times are past now: foot ball pro-
fessor in these days draws bigger salary
than the average professor in chemistry
any of the other sciences, and he has only
to devote a few months each year to It, be-
sides. The rest of the time he may apply
himself to law, medicine or theology.
In the last four years Yale and Princeton
have sent out al least half hundred mas
tiers and bachelors of foot ball art. These
men have received anywhere from 81 900 to
$4,000 for their Instruction Their ex-
penseS have been paid they have received
the best that the college and the college
town could afford. and if they have been
successful in turning out a winning team
they have been placed on little thrones and
the entire undergraduate body has bowed
down to them.
Gifts to n Coach.
No more striking proof of this has been
given than that furnished by Parke II.
Davis. Princeton graduate. last year.
After the season was over there were
series of banquets and receptions given him
by the students. the faculty and the citi-
zens of Easton, which continued until the
Christmas holidays When he counted up
the presents and the little offerings which
had been made to him. Mr. Davis found he
had two gold watches and chains, one gold
root BAN charm. three diamond rings. one
fox terrier. one bulldog, one bicycle. one
tandem-and just the other week some
western admirer sent him a rattlesnake
hich escaped and called out the entire po-
lice force.
The most illustrious professors Of today
are Camp and Thorne of Yale. Deland and
Cranston of Harvard, and King and Davis
OF Princeton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04

social clubs to the men whom they think
may grow into foot ball giants. To the
prep school boy it is no trivial thing to
be pledged for the Polo Club II he will go
to Harvard, or Psi Epsilon IL he consents
to enter Yale. In that respect Princeton
has always labored under great dis
advantage.
The Tigers have no Greek letter fra
ternity to lure the subfreshmen to their
gridiron. and they have to depend upon
their own prowess on the field to induce
the boy who is undecided to come to their
fold In the last two years this prowess
has been a potent factor. The player who
has no decided choice would rather get his
degree from a college whose team is on
top of the heap than from one that has a
team always near the bottom of 1t.
Best Players Are Not Farmers.
1t Is rather a singular fact that the
greatest lights of the gridiron far have
been furnished by the cities. and not. the
farms and the villages of the country. OF
course there are many exceptions to this
rule. There are cases where farm boys,
crude. clumsy and green. have become the
brightest stars of their day. Such farmer
foot ball players as Ma Newell and Gram
ston of Harvard. Hector Cowan of Prince
ton and some of the Morrisons OF Yale.
Speaking generally, however, the glory OF
the farmers strength is not on the foot
ball field. His athletic qualities are usually
seen to better advantage in a university
crew.
What does it count man to play foot
bail?'' Hundreds of fathers have asked
that question of their sons In dollars and
cents a thorough knowledge Of the game
counts" up amazingly.
Value of "a Pigskin Diploma.
If the undergraduate who elects a foot
ball course shows proficiency in the sci
ence he need have no fear of going out
from his alma mater upon graduation to
battle with the cold, hard world. His pig
skin diploma will probably bring him
greater monetary return in year than
his sheepskin diploma will in three
He does not have to concern himself with
the perpleXing problem, What can l do.
now that l have received a college educa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
LABOR DAY RACES,
One Of the Most Exciting Meets of the
Year Promised.

Year Promised.
Arrangements for Mondays races at the
International Athletic Park, which have
been the leading topic for all wheelmen
and those interested in the subject during
the past week. have been about completed,
and promise TO provide one of the most ex-
citing meets of the year on account Of the
various events which bring so many OF
the cracks together. The entry list has
been large CROUCH to necessitate three
heats at last in all the amateur events.
Owing to the summers respite in local
racing the riders have all had an oppor-
tunity to fully recover from any injuries
previously received, and it is a comforting
thought to supporters to know that the
races will be won on merits, barring acct
dents at the meet, and the winner will de-
serve his laurels through his racing quail
tiles.
Moran has fully recovered from his in
JurieS received at the recent national meet
and has been training assiduously the past
two weeks. Schade, fresh from his south
ern circuit, with eighteen firsts dangling
at his belt, declares he is in prime condi-
ton. and Wilson, who returned during the
week. will be in fit fettle. The other locals
are ready also to help win out and IL posi-
BILE beat out the dangerous cracks from
Baltimore. LeCompte. French, Wilkinson
and Norris. for the places. Jack helms is
dark horse whom Schade persuaded to
come here, and is very fast man, having
made the half mile in competition in the
good time of 1.04. 1t can thus be seen
what race the final one-mile open anna
teur. is going to be.
The club championship will be run in
heats, one for every two clubs. This will
be the event for which the club men win
save their voices. With such entries as the
Eastern Athletic, Mount Pleasant Athletic.
Arlington and Washington Road clubs the
event will be a big feature. AS entries for
the club race do not close until the after
noon of the races 1t is quite probable the
Century. Columbia. Levant and LeDroit
clubs will succeed In getting three men to-
gether. The clubs are going to be there in
full force to root, and one of them Is going
to spring beautiful war whoop. which, II
says. means a win. The trophy has been
on exhibition the past few days.
The Farmers Club, which In the shor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
NATGfE2E9g2 F1s@s99SANA
EsSSSGS4I sBeIEAskss8|
&gsaaSSasgAESyaSsys
Membership
Total

Hdiu 3of 81 ,SS4
During the past month the local division
has passed the division of northern Califor-
MA, and Is leading that state by almost
loo members, and has passed into seven
teenth place. The next state ahead of the
local division Is that OF Iowa. with q mem
bership OF S91, which will be passed by the
lst OF October. istsn
The officers are working for a member
Snip or SOO by October l. Very few of the
members understand how important 1t is
that the memberships should reach this
mark. For every two hundred members
on the rolls on Octobay a Representative
snail be elected at the coming elections.
Al the present time there is but one rep
resentative. but IL the 800 mark is reached
by October l it will be necessary to elect
TOUR representatives. The representative
is not a member OF the national assembly.
but Is member ofsthe division board Of
officers, and as such has q say in the con-
troll of local affaifs nfhis will also mean
that one mora delegate can be sent to the
national assembly which meets in ST.
Louis, Mo-, in February. The division now
mas TOUR votes, one each for the chief con-
suf vice consul, secretary treasurer, and
one Tor the first four hundred members;
for every four hundred members on the
rolls before December the board Of officers
shall elect delegate. The officers are
working for membership of loo by that
time, 80 as to give one more vote. II the
$40 mark is reached by that time the d.
year.
New Members.
William F. Roberts, 1871 q street north
west; Gunvald Aus. box 8. Brookland;
Kort Berie, box q. Brookland; r. C. Berke-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
BICYCLE THIEVES BISy
furiofners Of Wheels Have Been I'm
usually Active

usually Active.
bicycle thieves have been unusually ac-
1--WE during the past two weeks. and Ri
cycle Detective Boardman has had all no
could do to look out for them There Is n
record of about a dozen wheels. as xell as
lamps and bicycle sundries during this
PERIOD Bicycle hiring seems to have he
come dangerous business. because of the
NUMBER of persons who hire wheels and
ran to return them. In addition to this
Class Oh thefts there have been the usual
NUMBER OF wheels taken and abandoned
several reports of alleged bicycle thefts
n,aae py citizens have been erased from
.ne BOOKS because of explanations received
u appeared IN several cases that missing
wneeis mad been taken by dealers who had
soid the wheels. but who had not received
thelr promised monthly payments a great
many wheels are bought in this wav and
are tneh taken for non-payment of the
monthly instaliment. The thefts reportad
during the period stated include the follow
ing:
H. c. Caldwell $40 F. street northwest,
mad his Sterling wheel stolen from Penn
syiNanla avenue near 18th street on An
gust 10. "
A Fowler bicycle belonging TO Tom
crown, the captain of the Washington Base
nd! SIup, was stolen from in front of the
POST building August 20.
Fred Gates. i226 II street. a Fowler BIZ
cycle stolen August 20, from Eth street
and Pennsylvania avenue
A white man rented a Union bicycle on
August "a from c. N. Billngsley, which he
tailed to return. The wheel was recovered
iater by officers of the first precince>.
X. NJ. Dobbins rented a White FLYER 10 a
man August - which was not returned
a white man rented a wheel of w T.
Robertson August %, which he failed to
return.
c.. L. Christopher rented Wilhelm hi
cycle to white man on August - which
was not returned to him.
A Crown bicycle belonging to A Warren.
rs 'th street, was stolen from in front of
the above number August II.
A Wilhelm bicycle was rented from T.. s
Keys August 81, and was not returned
A. L. Bacon. Searchlight lamp r. T.
strickland, pair of rams horn handle bars
stolen from his wheel August IL N r.
Grim, Searchlight lamp, August "a w. o.
lsom, Pathlight lamp. stolen August -
Walter Gorce, Searchlight lamp, August
-. b. S. Bowman. NJ. and w. lamp. Au-
gust p. William Randall, Searchligh; lamp
August %.
While the thieves have been active the
police have not been idle, for during the
two weeks they recovered as many wheels
as were stolen. The wheels recovered and
the owners of them are as follows: Liberty
bicycle. VIM. B. Harvey. cutter; ladies'
Eclipse bicycle, Eunice w. Hughes; Union
held for owner; Pierce, Adolph Van Reuth
jr.; Rambler held for owner; Bells F. g.
Aukam; Columbia, c. f. f. Father: Can
itol. held for owner; Spartacus r. l.. Dim
mick; Spartacus, r. l.. Dimmick; old BIZ
cycle, held for owner; ladies' bicycle Geo.
L. Haley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
INITIATIVE CRIMINALITY.
Terrible Influence of Literature IL
Which Crimes Are Detailed.

An attorney has advanced a peculiar
theory in the case of Luetgert the Chicago
sausage-maker. who is accused Of murder
ing his wife and consuming her body ut
terly in a vat OF caustic chemicals. This
attorney suggests that Luetgert had read
a certain novel, The Strange Schemes OF
Randolph Mason" in which the details of
the crime are precisely those that are
charged against the sausage maker. ans
that his deed was the result of imitation.
Whether this be true or not Il is a fact
that imitation is one of the chief causes OF
criminality. The small boy who runs away
from home to light Indians or sets Up a
robbers cave In some deserted house, where
he and his companions store their pilfrred
stuff. is not the only one who is led to
evil by imitation. 1t is well known that
suicides have seasons or certain times OF
great frequency the crime Of self-destruc-
tion seeming also to obey the law OF fash
ion. Thomas Hoods 'One More Cnfortu-
nate is said to have had many followers
who had sought sentimental death in the
Thames. 1t has been found that a certain
vivid representation of a form of self
murder in the drama has been followed by
the death of many whose conditions closely
reSembled the case set forth upon the
stage.
Among the crimes of a particularly ne
farious character which bring their au-
thors into great publicity, such as the
Harrison. or Canovas or Carnot, the force
of imitation fas still more operation: for
the inlitator is an actor. and an actor must
have applause, and even infamous
notoriety is better than none to such a
one In smaller ways none of realizes
how much of both good and evil in us are
the result of unconscious imitation
What must. therefore, be the perniCious in
fluence of that mass of salacious novels
that has just been the fad in letters but
now happily is passing? How many dark
ened homes, how many corrupted youths
how many unseen tragedies have been the
fearful offspring of such a debased fashion
in literature, The excuse that is given for
the detailed picturing of crime in books
and periodicals is that ii points a moral
and supplies a warning. But unfortunate
ly, the subtle force of imitation is stronger
than the open effect of admontiQn, and
we scarcely follow an evil model while
overly approve of its condemnation. II is
a moral duty of all who practice the trade
of publication to magnify and exploit the
good as much possible. and to initiate
nature by concealing the shameful. and IL
is wisdom for each one OF US to constantly
seek to employ the mind in thinking upon
the good and the pure. A story Of noble
endeavor. a vision of purity and good
ness molds the soul more than hundred
lessons drawn from the sight of evil pun
isEed. When God came to teach the sons
of men how to live. He did IL by a beau
tiful and perfect example of a right life,
and not by fearful exhibition OF wicked
ness exposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
A Boys Wondrous Travels.


Travelling from Finland to Alaska with
out speaking word that any one un1 cr-
stood, without a single travelling compan-
ion. or without meeting a person who knew
him. from one end of the journey to the
other, is no small undertaking. but 1t has
Just been completed by an eight-year- old
boy Msgnus Nessler left pleasant home
i'm far-away Finland on June to Join his
father and mother, who are working at
Douglas City. He made his long voyage
across the great pond In the steeraee of
one of the big ocean steamers. Here he
was not so lonely, as there were other Fin
landers on the boat who talked the Ian
guage he could understand At New York
there was no delay. owing to q carefully
written shipping card which had been
sewed securely on the back of his coat be-
fore he started on the long journey This
did away with the necessity of talking as
was concerned His ticket had been pur-
erased TO cover the entire distance and the
card directed him to Circle City Hotel at
juneau. He reached Seattle In time to
make good connections with the Alaska
boat, and was forwarded to Douglas nv
friends His father and mother have not
seen him since he was baby, over seven
years ago. when they left Finland to come
70 the United States. Magnus is a we'll
ouiit boy, with hair ard eyes characteristic
OF ms race He Is exceptionally bright and
mas already picked up some English He
made friends with everybody on the steam
er whom he came in contact with although
nc could only talk to them by signs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
MIR. w. II.
COOPER
The Statloner and Ensraver
Of n. Y. Ave,
Tells of the Restoration of His
Hearing--Miss Scott Was Made
Deaf by Scarlet Fever: Her Hear
ing Made Perfect Again.
W. II. Cooper. 1880 New York n,..,

W. N. Cooper. 1880 New York ma.
Mr.. Cooper is a we'll known art statinner and en-
g;aser and has been engaged in business AZ tb.
above address for years lie saws:
had been deaf for TWO years NV IRON
BILE began iih buzzing noise in INV LEI, car.
As tue boise Increased my hearing grew Nor,ss
ana hhaiiy had 10 depend my right car alto
rethcr
The noise was continual and troul,I.d mo cr,..
iy at night. when all was quiet On arising In
The morning my ear had a siopT-,d-up feeling As
III There was a lot of water in g.
My hearing was yer. had AT the time I went
!" h"ct"ns Mecoy and Cowden for treatment .
haa gotten $" that when people spoke to me I
WOULD nave TO turn my right ear Ia order To- hear
what the, SAYING Now hear u.rf..tl,. tho
ncises In my left ear have stopped aud | hear As
we'll as 1 did Ia my NE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
COLLEGE FOOT BALL
Chances CT Success on the Gridiron
This Fall.
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK AT YALE
While Princeton Men Have an Air
of Confidence.
SELECTING THE MATERIAL

Copyright. 1897. by the Bachelor Syndicate.j
Written fer The Evening" Star.
Already they are beginning to let their
hair grow. Hundreds of young men repre-
senting the wealth ard culture of this coun-
try have foresworn the joys of the bar
ber's shears, and will know them not for
the next ten weeks. 1t is the first sign of
the foot ball season. Later they will train
their muscles and their nerves and their
stomachs. but that can wait.
Down in New Haven the men have be-
come satiated with summer practice. and
there will be none of it this year. The
coachers have decided that to begin so
early in the year tends to weary the men
of the game. and they are likely to go stale
before the work really has begun. The
other big universities however. Will gather
their Men together for a few days CT weeks
before the college year begins.
The most significant feature of the COM
ing pigskia carnival. and one about which
the public is more concerned than anything
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
CURED OF DEAFNESS
FROn SCARLET FEVER.
Uertha May Scott 5I3 n q, 80

herthn May Scott. sI3 u 81. s.w,
aged thirteen years. Mrs. Scott in speaking Of
her daughters case. said: When Bertha was
eighteen months old she had scarlet fever and
after recovering from il her ears comm.acsi TO
discharge and she began 10 lose her hearing Roth
ears discharged. The left ran ~ badly that
the discharge would drop upon her rlaihfng aud
soil IL ~ tl;st I would sometimes have 10 change
her dress two and three times a day
Her ears did not ache but she had constant
pain In her temple and would sometime, scream
with pain her eyes
She grew deaf gradually. both ears being ar
fectei and at one time her hearing became -,
bad that i was obliged TO take her from school
her teacher complained because she could not
make her hear.
We hsd great difficulty. too at home in max.
ing her understand Unless she was lo,king at me
she never knew when speaking To her and
then l would have 10 repeat several times 20 make
her comprehend.
Now She Can Hear n whispcr.
Il had taken her a number Of do,-iors for
trra inenf. tut she never received more than TEN
porary relief. Two weeks ago the terrible head
ache ceased the discharge stopped ard her hear
ing began 10 improve Now she can hear rs Ssell
as anybody. Heretofore she could not hear IL We
spoke 10 her across the table, she eau under
stand even when spoken 10 in a low tone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
Fall the Best Time for Tree Planting.
Thomas Meellan "a the Ladies' Home Journal

Thomas Meeiian Ia The Indies Home Journal.
Early fall is an excellent time for plant
ing trees. By early is meant as soon as the
wood is ripe and the winter buds fully
formed. This is usually month before the
regular fall of the leaf. The leaves are
stripped by hand. After the wood is ripe
IT makes no difference whether the leaves
are taken Off by Jack Frost, the wind or
the human hand. In the eastern part of
Pennsylvania this would be usually about
the first of September. and the work Of
planting can be kept up during October.
and often to November or December. But
late fall planting in cold climates is as
risky as late spring planting. The niois-
ture is dried out by cold winds or hot suns
before the new fibers are formed to replen-
ish the great evaporation. In milder cli-
mates planting may be a success all winter