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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-24
WONDERFUL BICYCLE
wHIRLING THROUGH SPACE ON
LARGEST WHEEL EVER BUILT.
DESCRIBED BY ARTHUR ?. WISNER.
The Merry steersman Writes for the
First Time the Sensations Expert
enccd White PiIoting the bicycle
.Duilt for Ten mt n Fearful Pace.
written for the Dispatch.)

was selected to steer the largest and
most wonderful bicycle in the world,
because took part In the building Of It
and because have been steering multi
cycles, from tandems up to sexts for
few years. pace-making and so on. In
act, / have won pinety-eight prizes, all
sounted, but ] am not rich yet, being
still rated as an amateur by the Ancient
and Honorable Racing Board OF the
League OF American Wheelmen.
The sensation OF being shot through
space like meteor, Is highly thrilling.
An instants indecislon may mean a
serious smash-up. IL not death TO several.
1t is risky business. but then you don't
think OF the danger at the time. Going
at great speed 1t makes you feel as IL
you were riding on the engine OF train.
but Il runs very easy and smoothly.
There is no sag In the middle at all. 1t
does not do to be at all nervous. and one
has TO give the machine his whole atten-
ton. Showing of to the grandstand
don't go. In fact. the first few times
could not tell whether there was a grand
the band was playing, but they told me II
played all the time.
No have made a good many exhibitions
at some pretty fast rate OF speed though
usually, we make q quarter In thirty Sc
conds or twenty-nine. Now, that the team
Il SO thoroughly accustomed to this big
machine. my work is not SO hard as II
was. You cannot hold your, tongue be-
tween your teeth. because then you would
bite II of. for you have to pay attention
all the time ard you cannot take IL easy,
but enc cannot do that with a sextuplet.
either. II there Is any time when you
have any sensation OF danger, II 10 when
passing another team or single rider be-
GAUGE II anything happens shen. and you
arc on tho outside. the whole ten Of US
would fall on top Of them and then there
would be a bad accident. To begin at
the beginning. will tell you OF tho first
trial AZ the Walsham track.
We were followed to the track by n
er>~& q walthamites. who rather exc
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the riders Of tho decsmtupls, owing to

the riders OF tho decsmtuple, owing 70
its great length.
I have steered the orisen ever since
II was hnished--that Is, September 9Th.
That day-Labor-Day-it was photo
graphed with ten men up--the president
on the front seat and the superintendent
on the last. BY the way, Mr. Metz tho
president. Is over six feet In his stock
ing feet and the superintendent Is some
where about five feet one. When the
photographing was over we trundled the
big machine to the Waltham track Tor
makers trial, which have already men-
toned. Very truly. yours.
ARTHUR r. WISNER.
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a few days they were so well trained 70
the new machine that we made one-quar-
ter Of a mile in twenty-nine SECONDS pe-
fore Governor Dyer and over 1000 people
They say that the applause was something
tremendous, but i had all L could 90 10
mind my own business, and L just heard
a lot of noise without being really able
to say whether they were clapping or
whether / had the earache. The very
first start in Providence we had spill.
owing to one of the starters pushing the
machine sideways when he let so. No
body was hurt, nor the machine either,
and we were up and off again in jiffy.
But the hardest of all was the time me
biograph people came down from New
York and took moving pictures Of the
ten-seater, pacing Lesna, McDuffie, and
Riviere on the Charles-River track. They
came all the way from New York because
this track is probably one OF the best IN
the country. 1t was pretty chilly day,
and by the time the sun came out we
were all shivering. Then we had to ride
around the track about half an hour
while they got the proper focus, and as
the biograph people insisted on my keep
ing the ten-seater running on the three
square from the pole l felt / had done
about a days work when / got through.
Last Monday night, when saw the pic
ture at a Boston theatre. heard lady
say: "Oh, look at the big centipede bicy-
cle."
Next we took the machine to the
Springfield meet, where 1t was ex-
hibited by part OF Lesna's pacing
team, making good time. But,
the next week in Philadelphia, when
was steering the man on the rear saddle
got to wiggling for some reason or other
and we had q spill, which laid me up for
several days. All / know about II was
that while we were going at about thirty
second per quarter mile i suddenly felt
a lurch, then 'shot through the air.
up the embankment Of the track, and
then I was surrounded by lot OF re-
porters who said / was dead. In fact.
all the papers said I was killed, but as
they got my name wrong and as the
worst I have had is a black eye. ] dem
care much.
II Is necessary for all the men UP to
ride very steady and not swing the
body. and to pass orders as to speed and
direction quickly from man to man, as
It Is impossible for the steersman TO
hear even the middle man, let alone the
man on the rear seat. who Is nearly eight
yards behind him. The wind pres
sure is rather unpleasant. for the steers
man catches al. OF IL, but the force be-
hind MIN IS 50 great tndt IL cduSts no
fatigue. though compelling him to
breathe very regularly. with the head
well down, else You cannot catch your
breath ut all. Even though It may not
be noticeable by outsiders. still. while
riding a large multicycle. the steersman
must always keep the front wheel moving
right and left to preserve the
balance. The larger the machine the
slower its motion. and the less chance
the steerer has to let the weight Of the
| body rest on the handle bars. 1t Is all
muscular force. Any unevenness on the
surface Of the track Is not noticeable to
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Beet Culture.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Tho enclosed letter may be OF interest
TO some of your readers. The beets were
grown on the light. sandy soil OF caroline
county, near Milford. by MIR. Joruan
voolfolk. Had they been dug BEFORE
they were overgrown, the report would
have been more favorable
]. B. BAYLOR
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United States Department of Agriculture
Division OF Chemistry.

United States Department of Agriculture
Division OF Chemistry,
Washington, ID. c.. October u, 1881.
captain ]. b. Baylor. Milford. Va:
beg to enclose herewith sheet snow
NJ the analysis OF the beets which you
forwarded for examination. You VIII see
that the beets are very much oyergrown.
The ideal sugar beet weighs from IA 10 ~
ounces. AS rule, in beets weighing over
% ounces the content of sugar begins 10
fall. Nevertheless. in your beets the con-
tent Of sugar is very high, considering
the size of the beets. The purity Is also
very high. 1 think you have reason TO be
encouraged in regard to the capabilities
of the location where these beets were
grown to produce beets of fine sugar.
making capacity. l am. respectfully,
H. w. WILEY.
Chief of Division.
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Poisoned by Ivy
Was in a Dreadful Condition
Happened to Read About a Similar
Case Followed the other Mans
Example and Was Cured.

Happened to Read About Similar
Case Followed the other Mans
Example and Was Cured.
The following incident Is given by
Charles Morris, general jobber, 80 Lexing-
ton Avenue, North Cambridge, Mass:
"Several years ago became poisoned
by ivy. tried many medicines, spending
a large sum OF money without obtaining
q particle OF good. My children were
also afflicted with the same disease. We
were all constant sufferers with an awful
itching sensation, and 1t seemed as II l
should tear myself to pieces. picked
up Q paper in which found printed q
testimonial from q man in Vermont who
had been similarly afflicted and had taken
Hoods Sarsaparilla with benefit. thought
q bottle, which we took and it did
Ne and MY Children
10 much good purchased another supply.
We continued taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
until we used Eve bottles and can
safely say that neither myself nor children
have any signs OF the poison. 1t has en-
tirely left Us and we are perfectly cured.
We give the whole credit to Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. Before resorting to this medicine
was reduced in weight, but now l
weigh 17b pounds. Hoods 6arsaparilla
has not only done much good but has
been the means Of saving me great deal
Of money. would not be without II
In my house and I heartily recommend
1t to all who are afflicted. have writ
ten this statement for publication, Of my
own will, a. want others to know what
Hoods Sarsaparilla
has done for u.s." CHARLES MoERrA
Hoods Pills s5s sh ne no Saay Rars s g nEs
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SKIRTS!

Large and Small Figured Brilliantine
Skirts. well lined and bound $50. .scc
Handsome Brocaded Satin Skirts. beau
tifully finished and lined, worth $40;
sale price ............ ............< 50. 40.
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United states Department of Agriculture,
Division OF Chemistry,


Washington. ID. c., october 8. 1887.
Report of analysis of sample OF sugar
beets from j. Il. Baylor, Cosmus Club,
Post-offlce, Milford State OF Virginia:
Variety. =; No. Z; serial number, 1853;
average weight of beets. I134 grams 80
ounces; sugar. per cent. in the beets, l2ls;
sugar, per cent. in the Juice, 12S; yield,
tons per acre, -; 'coefficient Of purity
SIG: s'probable yield of sugar per acre
pounds), =. Respectfully.
Fl. W. WILEY. Chemist
sThe coefficient OF purity is the ratio
OF sugar to the other solids in the juice OF
the beet.
'sThis number is only approximate. and
shows the quantity Of merchantable SUI
gar which might be expected per acre
from the yield, as reported by you, X
manufactured by the best approved
modern process.
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riehted. Leslie Syndicate, 1879
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90 Fine Twilied Silk Gloria Umbrellas.
bright and fine finish. Paragon frames
close rolling, steel rods. beautiful as
sortment OF handles. suitable for la
dies or gentlemen, every one worin
$50: Monday .....~.... ......... use
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SOME WONDERFUL DHEss-GoODs
VALUES.
ATWOOD Cheviots. they are two-toned
boucle effects, were made 10 sen az
s6-inch Fancy Surtings. in stylish ana
pretty variety OF colorings ....... .I<c
i0-inch Atwood Fancy suitings. In all
the leading fall shades, with BACK
overtracing. real value 71c. ......'.4oc
finch Imported Scotch Tweeds, In high
class line OF colorings, these are
worth Sl.25; Monday .................7oc.
Extra Fine Broadcloths. You have seen
none to match these In weight, finish,
and beauty of colorings under NZo;
Mondays rrsce ............ .........."Oc.
NOVELTIES IN LADIES' WRAPS.
RIGHT STYLES RIGHT PRICES.
These are but a few Of our sample
values:
Plush Capes. q inches long. l2O-inch
sweep, lined with satin, and trimmed
with Thibet fur, worth $3.50; Monday.
Ays.
Imported SILK Mixed Boucle Cloth jack
cts. half-silk lined, worth fully ~;
sale price ............ ............NoO.
Extra Fine English Kersey Jackets, strict
ly tailor made, worth $40; sale price.
Plush Capos, elaborately beaded and
braided, beautifully lined s3.DS.
Cloth Capes, trimmed in braid and fur.
70c.
Large and Small Figured BrillIantine
Skirts well lined and bound. .scc.
Handsome Brocaded Satin Skirts. beau
tfully finished and lined, worth $40;
SAFE price ............ ....-....ss..So.fo'
WRAPPERS!
EXTRA VALUES.
SPECIALS FOR TOMORROW.
Latest styles and effects in tlannellette
and Percale Wrappers.
Flsnnelette Wrappers. made OF the best
material, waist lined. full l-2 yards
wide. worth SIPS. Monday ......... .70c.
Percale Wrappers. Dark Blues and Blacks,
lined waists liz yards wide, worth
81; Monday ........... ..............OJc.
SILKS! SiLIks.!
We will place on sale tomorrow p pieces
Rich Fancy and Striped Silks. new fan
effects. worth csc. ....................oo c.
Fine Quality Plaids, in variety OF lovely
colorings, worth sl.25 ............... 53c.
Roman-Stripe Silks, extremely stylish for
waists. sold elsewhere at $Lzo; our
Black MORE Velours. worth N..........7oc.
Black Satin Duchesse. worth N......60c.
WASH FABRICS!
A SPECIAL OFFER.
S6-inch Percale, in dark effects and Ro-
man stripe, always ~ 1-2c; Monday,
Apron Ginghams, in assorted checks. al
ways sold at &C.; Monday. ...3 1-2c.
Fleeced-Back Flannellettes, very good for
wrappers. IL 1-2c. grade ............ &c.
New Dress Ginghams, in handsome color
ingS ........,... ...''''.''' .'''''''''''"c'
FLANNELS!
Outing Flannel, that regularly sells at
IVY. ~; g.
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MITTELDORFER'S
Extraordinary Bargains
For MOnddy!

The purchasing power OF dollar now greater
than ever! Call and we will convince you. Read
these prices-compare them-equal them if you can:
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
and this restores prices to a bimetallic

and this restores prices to bimetallic
level.
What has the Republican party done to
bring prosperity 10 the American people
II cannot be said that the mere election OF
a Republican President upon Republi-
can platform brings prosperity, because
business failures and bank failures in
creased after election. International BIZ
metallism cannot bring prosperity until
an interna ionaI agreement becomes more
probable than it is now.
Since Republicans have contented them
selves for the present with legislation on
the tariff question they must look to the
tariff law and TO that alone for such aid as
political action can give. They are justly
entitled 10 any credit for any good which
it brings, aid justly responsible for any
injury which it inf! !cts.
Opponents of the Dingley bill described
its principal features when they called it
Legislation of trusts. by the trusts and
for the trusts" That the banefciaries of
such law will rejolcs is TO be expected,
but can the Republican party show that
that law has brought or can bring an ad-
vantage to the people in generaI2
Nothing can better disclose The weak
ness of the Republican position than the
Joy manifested by the Republicans over
events for which their administration and
t cir policies are in no way responsible.
w. J. BRYAN.
Copyrighted 1897 by the New York World,]
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
RESISTED THE POLICE.
There May Be Bloodshed When
PursuerS Overtake Five Men
Who Paid No Duties.

VINO raid NO Duties.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, Sept 1. BY steam
er Queen to Victoria, B. c., Sept. 4. No
news has been received here as yet from
the special deputies appointed at Skaguay
to go after and bring back small crowd of
men who held up the Canadian mounted
police last Sunday on the other side of the
White Pass. They had refused to work
on the trail or pay an assessment and
were getting out of the locality as swiftly
as packing limited outfit would permit.
The police halted them Tor the additional
purpose of collecting customs duties.
They drew revolvers and rifles, forced :he
police to stand aside and hurried on for
the lakes.
The camp decided to make an example
of them if they could be caught. The
committee that went in pursuit will bring
them bac ck TO Skaguay or there will be a
fight and possibly bioodshed.
Horses are now daily dropping like
sheep on the trail, either from exhaustion
or from nipping poisonous shrubbery.
The Queen passed the steamer Dora
from UnaIaska, forty miles out from
Sitka, but did not speak her. The Dora
was crowded with men, presumably from
Cooks Inlet. They may bring news of
rich gold discoveries there, or it may be
an exodus to the K ondike. No informa-
ton will be had from them till the next
steamer arrives from Sitka in about a
week. HAL HOFFMAN.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
NEW STRIKES
RIVAL THE
KLOUDIKE
Continued from First Page.

soaked with rain. Thousands of dollars
were reduced to state of paste and sacks
of sugar melted into simple syrup.
Seven horses were shot on the trail yes
terday. The stencil from the dead bodies
is awful. A mule, which makes the best
pack animal next to a burro, pitched for
ward into a mud hole and his head was
buried out of sight in the sticky earth
He smothered to death before he could b,
extrica,ed. Horses die or are shot to
death on the trail every day now.
A special pack train, carrying light
loads, was sent out several days ago to the
relief of the Canadian police starving on
the trail at Beaver Meadows. beyond the
summit. l saw sirapping big fellow in
a red shirt, VIII ch was thrown open at the
neck, sitting on a rock on Porcupine
Ridge, weeping. l asked him what the
trouble was He said "I'll tell you, m V
friend. This is awful. I've been at work
over Two weeks and can't get my stuff
farther Than the first ridge. l did not
know what 1t was 10 go 10 the Klondike.
Pm played out; my money is nearly
gone; can't get there"
left him still crying. The unusual
physical exerllon attending the packing of
goods over the trail had SO taxed his
strength that TINS big fellow had lost his
nerve. There are others. Provisions were
so scarce at Lake Bennett that l saw boat
builders playing poker with beans for
chips. Not white chip was overlooked.
When they take notion Indian packers
10 Z 10
Klordikers feed them. The usual story
the Indian puts up is that he has had
nothing to eat for three days.
when was that, John, yesterday, to-
day and to- m orrow?"
Yes" says the red N an. innocently.
A survey OF Skaguay Canyon to the sum-
nit has Just been com pleted for Morgan
w. Garslde, pioneer OF Juneau, who says
he represents Eastern capital, and that a
railroad will be built up the canyon from
tidewater and possibly over the summit
of White Pass TO Lake Bennett or Windy
Arm.
The road will be built up the canvon on
piles six feet above the ground. so as 10
raise the rails above the snow leval in the
winter time. The road will be narrow
gauge, and the estimated cost through
the canyon is $4,000 mile. The first sign
of decrease in the rush appeared yester-
day, when the ste mer Rosalie came in
with only few passengers. Sne had 4
heavy cargo of freight The people OF
Juneau are preparing for bigger rush
than ever next spring. The same stua-
tior prevails on the Dyea trail as to Ska
quay, but in much less degree, except that
much more progress is being made. All
the horses and packers there are at work.
HAL HOFFMAN.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
AWAIT THE CLEVELAND.
NeWSqathe rarS Go Forth to In
terCept the TreaSure-Laden
Steamer In the Straits.

PORT TOWNSEND. WASH, Sept. A.
The steamer Cleveland from st. Michael
is expected TO arrive within the next five
days. If she has experienced fair weather
and has met with no acci lent she ought to
arrive tomorrow; but in ise unfavorable
weather has prevailed she may not put in
an appearance till the 10th inst. The
Cleveland left Seattle on August 5, and
should have arrived at st. Michael on the
17th or 18th. She was at Dutch Harbor on
the 18th. and the run from there TO the
mouth of the Yukon is about four days.
1t took the steamer Portland eleven
days to discharge her cargo, aud although
the Cleveland carried heavier cargo
than the Portland, she is expected to dis
charge in three days less time, as she has
appliances for more speedy handling OF
the cargo. The Portland made the trip
from st. Michael to Puget Sound in
twelve DAYS. and the Cleveland. it is
claimed, will make the passage in eleven,
On this basis she should be sighted off
Cape Flattery some time on Septe NJ Der 6.
Three tug boats bearing newspaper rep
sen tatives left for down the straits to-
night to meet the Cleveland, and the race
to the nearest telegraph office with news
from the gold fields is expected to be an
exciting one.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
TELLS THE SAME STORY.
w. s. Moreiy Returns on the Al-ki
and Says the Skaguay Road
Is InpasSabie,


Is Impassabie.
PORT TOWNSEND. WASH, Sept. A.
The steamer Al-Ki arrived in port at
O'Clock this evening, after an uneyeatful
voyage from Alaska ports. Her down
trip was slow by reason of heavy weather
and the fact that a blade in her propeller
was broken during the voyage.
w. S. Morely of Seattle, who went north
on the Mexico July 25, is a passenger on
the Al-Ki bound for home. He put in
all his time in the north at Skaguay and
says that everything points to its being
an utter impossibility for people to get
into the mines over the trail this year.
II worked three weeks on the trail N.Y.
SELF said Mr.. Morely. land it was at the
end OF that time that | saw the futility OF
remaining at Skaguay in the hope of get
ting into the mines before winter. The
road is simply impossible. / mean by
that that nothing which can be done upon
it in the way OF work before The winter
season will put it in condition 10 allow OF
general travel. There are probably 2500
people at SKaguay. All, of course, are
very anxious as to their future and all are
i'll very unsettled condition. When
finally determined that we could not get
in ] sold my outfit and prepared to return
TO Seattle to spend the winter.
II will probably make another atte N pt
to get in next spring. Reports from the
inland so far as We could learn are not en-
couTaging. refer to the pros pect for food
supplies during the winter. There is
bound to be a scarcity OF food in the
mines but if another boat can get up the
river before the freeze and viii carry moth
ing but food, it will relieve the situation
materially. There is little Il any disturb
ance at Sksguay, the vigilance committee
keeping things in peaceable order. Much
liquor is smugeled in despite the watch
iuiness Of the customs officials, but occa-
sionally quite large batch OF Illicit goods
is seized. understand that the steamer
Elder lost quite fair portion OF her cargo
IN this way. 1t means much suffering TO
have to winter at Skaguay and all who are
fixed so as to do so Will make an effort TO
get out. The rain began the day we left,
August 26. Nothing occurred on the
down trip worlhy of mention"
General J. S. Witcher. paymaster
United States army at San Francisco, who
left for the north August 2 for the pur-
pose of starting his two sons over the
trail, returned on the AK. He says his
sons are well equipped ana will undoubt-
edly reach the lakes in short time.
On her up trip the Al-Ki broke one oil
her propeller blades. which caused two
days delay.