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Evening star., 1897-06-05
FOR WOMEN CYCLISTS

Here is what Chicago female authority
has to say about cycling in general and
some of the details of dress. The informa-
ton will undoubtedly prove OF interest to
good many readers. She says:
The revolution that a wheel makes in q
household is remarkable. A man to be
truly happy should have the woman Of the
house also cyclst: then will his short
comings be overlooked, provided they may
be connected with wheeling. He may leave
his bicycle in the front hall, may be late
to meals, may get breakfast at unearthly
hours in the morning and can come home
late at night and have free swing In the
sitting room to repair his punctured tire.
A wheelwoman is the best sympathizer In
the world; then she is SO obliging when she
wants anything mended or adjusted about
her wheel.
There is a habit that many wheelwomen
have which certainly does not add to their
grace. and is. perhaps. the result of ner-
vousness. and q consciousness of short
skirts. It Ii that Of seeming to arrange
the skirts about every one hundred feet.
When a woman Is on a bicycle, and her
skirts properly made they will hang all
right. even though at times they may be
blown a little out of plumb by the wird.
Most wheelwomen do this arranging in an
absent-mindsd kind Of way and really do
not help marterA
A leaning toward the short skirts and
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when the infant monarch arrives.
Prospective mothers are wonderfully
strengthened and maintained in body
and mind by DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
script!on. Taken as early as possible
during the expectant time it imparts
health ard vigor to the entire system and
elastic power and endurance to the deli
cate organism specially concerned. 1t
shortens confinement frees delivery
from all danger and from most of its
pain; gives recuperative energy to the
mother and insures healthy supply of
nourisiiment for the child
Any special weakness or disease of the
feminine organism is completely cured
by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It
is the only medicine for woman prepared
by regularly graduated and experienced
physician and specialist.
Mrs Roscoe vanover Of Robinson Greek, Pike
CO., KY. writes: II wish to express my thanks
Favcrite Prescription I have used it at differ.
snt times for the FAST FIVE years, and always with
the most gratifying results. But the greatest
good received from the Favorite Prescription
was abont four months age when my last baby
was born was afflicted with 'child-bed fever
instead Of sending after q doctor used the Pre-
ecr1ption and was cured. lady friend of mine
was similarly afflicted and sent afler the doctor
and took his remedies and died I am At years
oio weigh I47 pounds the mother of 1--WE childreA,
eoo am enjoying the best Of health"
Evening star., 1897-06-05
w H E e L T A L X.

A physician. who Is himself a wheelman
of several years experience and who has
also devoted great attention to other ath-
letics. lays down this general proposition:
Never take a cold bath when you are tired.
He points out that the greater the exer-
else the more poisonous waste material is
created. and that cold bath does not
assist the skin in getting rid Of this pro-
duct. whereas q warm bath does The
doctor adds:
when you take cold bath you may
depend upon the heart to bring about re-
action. II this heart be already tired by
the long ride 1t may not be strong enough
to bring about reaction, and the blood
and its waste material may not be brought
to the surface. Internal congestions may
follow. and. as I have seen In two cases,
death may ensue. It matters not how hot
you may Be. how much you may be per-
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greatly handicapped to NOW down the field.
Some Of the scratch men rode two Of the
three laps aS last as they could. only to
find that some OF the lead men were act
ually increasing instead Of decreasing their
lead. When Wilson, the scratch man In
the first heat. gave up the job the specta-
tors thought that he was played out When
Halstead failed to catch the bunch the idea
gained ground that the handicapping was
too severe. and when Schade was unable
to do any thing the idea became a convic-
not too great for some riders. but the Off,
cial hand carpe made a mistake in piac-
Ing some men much farther ahead than
they really should have been.
Little Pat Throop. in the second heat.
who had fifty yards, and who was virtually
scratch man, since Halstead and Sims
dropped out, made a phenomenal ride in
securing third place and qualifying for the
final. He rode like a demon and 1t was
not until the last lap that he made any
perceptible gain catching the bunch near
the fourth turn, and beating a good many
men out at the finish. The other men in
the heat who qualified had from $50 to 1.5
yards. In winning his heat Throop had
time enough to get a good rub down, and
then come out and win the final
William Shields. who rides under the IT,
tie of the rube,' left town during the
week. He had been In the city for a num-
ber of weeks and gained some notoriety by
riding down the Capitol steps. The bal
ance of the time he has put in riding
around town. up and down the steps of
other buildings, seeking to gain notoriety.
While he performed a number of clever
tricks on Decoration day. he overdone
himself. This was his first paid perform
ance In the city. He calculates on follow
ing the New York state circuit for a time
and then branching off to the national
circuit.
The spill in the one-mile open professional
MONDAY fortunately proved less serious in
Its result than was at first anticipated A
spill In professional race Is something
that is seldom expected as the riders, be-
Ing regarded as experts, manage to avoid
many collisions that would undoubtedly re-
suit in spill in an amateur race. Carl ~
as usual, secured the worst of the fall He
Is an unfortunate rider. and has twice been
hurt in the city. He injured himself at
the circuit meet last fall. and this time
hurt the same foot again. The spill
knocked him silly, and for a time it was
thought that his collar bcne was broken
1t is claimed that the bunch was thrown
by Mudd, Sims, Coburn and Church going
down. Sims and Coburn were both
scratched and bruised. and Mudd appeared
to have gotten off the easiest of any
The Century Cycling Club of Maryland
Will manage a read race Monday at BaIti-
more, on the shell road. from Barrangers s
road house to Al Ramia's, the course being
four and seven-eighths miles. The 1nen
Will start at pm. w. c. Warkins will be
handlcapper. and will receive all entries
watch. valued at s25; first man to finish,
diamond pin, value. $40: sleeve buttons,
value, s7.oO and ten other prizes in cycle
sundries.
Evening star., 1897-06-05
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

NJ. T. Faulkner. the well known trainer,
who was planning to take a team of pro-
fessionals to Europe. has been compelled
to abandon the idea owing to matters of a
personal nature.
Monte Scott. the professional rider, ar
rived in New York recently on the steam
ship Yucatan from Mexico. He made a
racing tour Of the leading cities of that
country.
At Denver. Col, recently w. W. Hamil-
ton defeated A. L. Hackenberger In q twen-
ty-five mile unpaced wheel race in /, ,O1. 80
at the same time making a new worlds
record. The race was from a standing
start, for which there was no record, but
the unpaced record for flying start is
2.37 Is. made by A. F. Sem at Louis
ville in November. 1895. The race was for
500 a side. The riders rode In opposite d.
rectiohs on the track.
Harley Davidson has accepted the terms
of Syracuse firm. and will probably follow
the National L. A. w. circuit.
Eddie McDufie, the Boston rider. wishes
to race Jimmy Michael any distance from
ten to thirty miles. with pacemakers.
Asa Windle. trainer of the Boston Press
Cycle Club international racing team, says:
the trip abroad. I will leave here on July
/ with a team of three men. We will enter
all the races at the Glasgow tournament
The team agreed upon includes Nat and
Tom Butler. The third man win probably
be Eddie McDuff1e. Nat will enter the long
distance and Tom Butler the short events
/ will 60 to Boston early In June and we
turn In about month";
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Evening star., 1897-06-05

When Baby
comes he Is q
king, unless it's
a girI then she
Is a queen ; but
some kings and
queens are the
unhappiest of
mortals. How
, will it be with
Baby? To make
life happy and
successful the
mother ought to
endow this little
sovereign with a
cheerful mind
and sturdy, ro-
bust constitution.
she cannot1fulfll
maternal obliga-
unless her own
RI "a Of tfc 1o.k
Evening star., 1897-06-05

A Chicago real estate agent says Mar
shall Field IL the richest man In Chicago.
His fortune Is estimated to be all the way
from $50 600 to 800. .000 900. and he u
undoubtedly the largest owner Of realty In
America.
Evening star., 1897-06-05

they bring answers.
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ana FRED Sims $15 for fourth place. in the
two-mile handicap. Bail also Captured a
purse of SO. The bulk of the money it is
seen by this was carried off by outside
riders. 1t Is understood that Jack, New
mouse, Sims and Church pooled their win
nings after the race, and divided evenly,
In the amateur ranks Wilson undoubtedly
carried off the honor. His win of the one
mile District championship, and second in
the one mile cpcn gave him the silver
trophy and so gold watch as prizes. In
winning the one-nie open Sctade secured
$5a gold watch, and he and Griffin Hal
stead as winners of the tandem race cach
secured $25 shotgun. Billie Sims secured
only one place, and that was third in the
one-mile open emitting him to a s12 silver
watch Harry z. Greer and George E.
smith each secured SO revolver, the Sec
ora prize for the two-mile tandem. William
Throop In winning the one-mile handicap
secured the $35 diamond ring offered as
hrst prize. and A. c. Moran the $50 dia-
mond scarf pin as second prize in the same
race p. A. Duvall captured the third prize
in the handicap, $la pair of link cuff but
tens.
In looking over: the program good many
people round 1t convenient to read the
numerical list of, amdteur and professional
entries published on the first few RACES.
me list proved a ready reference guide.
ana any rider could be located without
much difficulty. Very few people know.
however, that the publication of the list
was made compulsory through an order
OF the chairman of the racing board. Yet
such was the case. Chairman Mott late
last week notified Manager GettingeT that
under the new rules he would be obliged
to. publish the full list with addresses of
all OF the contestants. If this plan il strict
ly carried out at all OF the raco meets 1t
will prove advantageous to race promoters,
VINO VIII be able to secure the addresses
Of all the racing men.
As was predicted. the amateur races
proved exceedingly interesting. though all
OF the riders did not show up In the best Of
condition. The mile open was the only race
In which all of the contestants were placed
on equal footing. and by winning this race
Schade carried on the honor with the
spectators. He was fully q wheel ahead
OF the field. with Wilson. Sims. Halstead,
Clum and two other riders 80 closely
punched that there was less than two feet
between the lead and rear man. The
Judges had, perhaps the hardest work Of
any event to pick out the winner. The
riding OF Halstead after the good reports
received Of him from down south was in
the nature Of a disappointment. He claimed
70 De suffering from q sprained back.
It is to be regretted that the handicap
ping IN the one-mile open was not made
more strictly. The scratch men were too
Evening star., 1897-06-05

Bicycle jewelry is becoming popular al.
most everywhere. and many pretty designs
are shown. One piece that attracts a good
deal of interest is the bicycle watch chate-
lame. The watch is suspended from a
clasp by couple of dainty enameled
handle bars, and the watch itself fire.
quently has the shape and appearance of a
fairy bicycle. Bicycle clocks are frequent
ly seen on the dressing tables of enthu-
siastic wheelwomen, and bicycle paper
weights are found on the business desks of
not a few wheelmen.
Ivory toilet sets are made nowadays with
silver bicycle wheels on the back of each
piece. in place Of customary monograms.
Young ladies frequently have their sta
tionery stamped now with their cycling
club colors. The most fetching thing Of ALL
though. is the bicycle wheel link engage
ment bracelet. This is made of a series OF
tiny bicycle wheels linked together with
precious stones and clasped with a minia-
ture lantern. of which the light Is a glIs-
tening gem. Wheels in bright color enamel
are used for link cuff buttons, while entire
bicycles in miniature are used stick"
pins and for the decoration of neckwear.
The bicycle has probably done more TO
develop the mechanical genius of the peo-
pie of today than any other agency. With
the old wheel. the ordinary, while a repair
kit was carried, IL was seldom needed. for
the whole machine was built for wear.
weighing two and three times much as
the modern safety, and having tires almost
unbreakable. The only danger was from
a
and then the cushion tire came in, each re-
curing mere care. and with them came
the sprockets. chains and adjustable sad
dies and handle bars that required some
skill to manipulate. But II was with the
advent Of the eighteen to twenty -one pound
pneumatic that skill was really called for,
ard today II is hard to find an owner OF q
wheel who Is unable to take his machine
apart, or who does not thoroughly under
stand its makeup. Good evidence OF this
ia to be had at any Of the cycle shows or
even in the regular sales rooms. At the
former IL Is a common sight to see a crowd
around some new model, every one-man
or woman. young q oid-seemingiy pos
sessed Of accurate knowledge and capable
Of weighing carefully the advantage offered
by each particular make.
A Pittsburg inventor has just secured q
patent on q strip OF light, tough compost
ton material which he claims does away
with all danger of puncturtng tires. The
strip is introduced In the double tires be-
tween the inner and outer tubes. and with
the single tire IL IL put on the outside. The
material itself fs 30 light that II adds but
little weight to the tires. Several prom
inent Pittsburg wheelmen have tried tha
new device and pronounced II puncturs-
proof.
want" ads. In The star psy because
they bring answers.
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Bryan to be Asked.

The annual encampments of the
Alliance q. Tirzah, ia York county,
have long been potable events. attend
ed BY thousand Of farmers from all
about the upper portion Of the State
Already the Tirzsh Alliance has begun
to make the Preparations for this years
encampment. which Will be held soue
time in July or August
The conmitsee on Invitations, con-
sis.ing of Messrs. Elder. Wilborn and
Edwards, has already extended invita-
tions to several prominent speakers
Senator Tillman aud Sibley have been
invited so have all the congressman
from this State The committee pro
poses TO go on to Washington eoor,ly
aud extend hearty iovits.ioo to Wm
j Bryan, the recent candidate for the
Presidency. They will make every
effort tc secure MIR. Bryau's attendance.
If he comes. the sucampmens will Ger.
taiuiy be the greatest gathering Of ALI
ance forces ever knowo in this State.
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.Iohnson's Chill and Fe-
ner T0l7ic is q ONE-DAY
Cure. IT cures the most
stubborn case Of Fever in
"a Hours.
Build a New Court House.


Ar. Editor: It hss been suggested by seve-
raj citizens, since the death of Mr. J Cohen
Wilson, that now good opportunity pre-
sents itself for onr County Boasd OF Com
.missiooers 10 purchase the large plot of land
in front of the. Bapt,st Church, op East
Liberty Street, and hnild a handsome court
mouse on modern plan. Take Gown the old
one before s1ey spend 81, 900 on il, not maxi
ing il muck, if any better than at present,
Much Of the brick and material could be
sntilize0 10 toe erection Of the new building
and the old court house eqnare sold for store
lots.
\ I will venture to say that 6ne court house
can te bnilt with the proceeds of the lots aud
the money they would srend on the old one
The courts could be held away from all the
chatter and noise Of wagons on Main Street.
The plot of Isnd sngzested contains about
four scres or more There woald be au pie
room for nice grass plots around the new
court house, and plenty OF lard to spare to
sell lots TO bald lawyers Offices, &c. 1t is
supposed that enough lots could be sod 10
The rear aud one side 10 p.y for at least Que
bali the cost Of the new bai!dine and lot
TAXPAYER.
April I, 1897.
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Sanguilly Has Surrendered.

Jacksonville. Fla, April Gen
eral Julio Sanguilly and Colonel La
cbugs, bearing that warrants had been
issued for their apprehension on she
charge Of aiding and abetting Cubao
expedition, surrendered themselves this
afternoon to she United States officials
They, we're taken before United States
Commissioner Eagan and their hearing
was continued uo,il Saturday morning.
The information was furnished by
Seoor Potous. Spanish Vice Consul for
Jacksonville. apd the affidavit states GO
time or place at which alleged o6crse
was committed. He is said to have
sworn to the information at the direc
ton of MiUis,er de Lone Of Washing
,on The prisoners we're remanded to
the care of J. NJ. Bars, wbo became
surety for their appearance CD Sa'ur-
day.
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a SUMTER BOY
1Gslns Promotion and Distinction IN
His Profession.

Philadelphia, April 7.-!William E Mikell,
prominent member of the Southern bar, vas
appointed Instructor in Law at the University
of Pennsylvania, and viii enter upon his
duties at the beginning Of the next academic
year Mr. &ikell vas bosn in Sumter. S c.,
January 20, 1853 He graduated from the
South Caroiina Military Academy at
Charleston 10 1890. with the rank
of lieutenant. During the t~o years
Immediately succeeding his graduation, be
was president of the Blackstock, S. c.. Acad-
emy BE was admitted so the bar Of South
Carolina 10 December, 1894. After al exam
inatiou by the Supreme Court he began the
practice Of law at Sumter in June, 1898.
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Did You Ever
April :, 1897.

Try Electric Bitters as remedy tor you
troubles2 If net. get bottle now and got re-
l,ef This medicine has been found to be pecu.
lisrly adapted to the relief and cure of all Fe-
male Complaints. exerting wonderful direct
influence in giving strength aud tone to the
organs. Ifyou have loss of Appetite, consti.
patton. Headache Fainting Spells, or are
Nervous, sleepless, Excitable, Melancholy or
t-onoled with Dizzy Spells. Electric Bitsers is
the medicine Jon need Health and Strength
are guaranteed by its use. Fifty cents and ono
dollar at ]. r. W. DeLorne's Drug store.
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sUFFERINGS AT THE FRONT.
Terrible scenes That Followed the Battle
of Cold Harbor. :

Terrible Scenes That Followed the Battle
of Cold Harbor.
General Horace Porter, in Cam
paigning With Grant, in The Century.
telling of the the battle Of Cold Ha.-
Dor, says:
The general in chief realized that he
was in a swampy and sickly portion of
the country. The malaria was highly
productive of disease, and the Chicka
hominy fever was dreaded by all the
troops who had a recollection of its
ravages when they campaigned in that
section of the country two years before.
The operations had been so active that
precautions against sickness had neces-
sarily been much neglected, and the
general was anxious, while giving the
men scmc rest, to improve the sanitary
conditions. By dint Of extraordinary
e1ertions the camps were we'll policed
and large quantities Of fresh vegetables
were brought forward and distributed.
Cattle were received in much better
condition than those which had made
long marches and had furnished beef
which was far from being wholesome.
Greater attention was demanded in the
cooking cf the food and the procuring
of better water. Dead animals and ofal
were buried, and mere stringent sani-
tary regulations were enforced through
out the entire command.
What was most distressing at this
time was the condition Of affairs at the
extreme front No cne who did not wit
ness the sights on those portions of the
line where the opposing troops We're in
exceptionally close contact can form an
idea of the suferings experienced. Staff
officers used to work etheir way on foot
daily to the advanced points, so as to
be able tc report with accuracy these
narrowing scenes. Some of the sights
were not unlike these of the bloody
angle'' at Spottsylvania. Between the
lines where the heavy assaults had been
made there was in some places dis
tance Of 80 or 40 yards completely Gov
cred by the dead and wounded CT both
sides. The bodies of dead were fostering
in the sun, while the wounded were dy-
ing torturing death frcm starvation,
thirst and loss of blood In some places
the stencil became sickening. Every at
tempt to make a change in the picket
line brought on heavy firing, as both
sides had become nervous from long
watchfulness, and the slightest move
ment on either frcnt led to the belief
that it was the beginning Of an assault.
In the night there was often heavy ar
tillery firing, sometimes accompanied by
musketry, with a view to lettering the
other side from attacking, or occasioned
by false rumors of an attempt to as
sault The men on the advanced lines
had to lie close to the ground in narrow
trenches. with little water for drinking
purposes except that obtained from sur
face drainage. They We're subjected to
the broiling heat by day and the chill
ing winds and fcgs at night and had to
eat the rations that could be got to them
under the greatest imaginable discern
fort.
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THE ANNUAL ADDRESS.
DR.. w. e Evans 70 Deliver the
Address at the Sumter
Institute.

Rev. w. 6 Evans, D. D., of Columbia,
has been invited to deliver the address TO
the graduating class of the Sumter Irstitnte
at the commencement or. June lsf, aud has
accepted the invitation. DR. Evans is one OF
the most able and eioqaent diYines in the
State, and treat is in store for those Who
attend the commencement
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Cipco Cigars are made by firm with Al
years. experience and reputation for fret
class goods ouly. Sold iu Sumter exclusive.
y oy h. G. ,Us'een & Co.
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Card OF Thanks.

The ladies of Sumter City Mission wish 10
thank AL those who 30 kindly helped to furn
ieh and serve the dinner last Monday. $55.-
20 was realized clear OF expenses.
Any parties getting wrong articles sn re-
tnrn. or failing TO get The ware they sent in.
please call and see Mrs Herbert, as some arti-
scles are missing and she has few articles not
jet claiEed.
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clothes. Ny clothing from November.
1855, to November. 1856 COS: me just
50 90. Here is one bit Of extravaganza
which had quite escaped my memory,
pair Of far gloves. 81 Here are other
items.
Mitteos. 8 shillings
Given away. 1888
Missionary canse. Nov. 25. Is
Ministerial student. 10
Nioht Society rs
Sabbath school. 10
Present 70 Sabbath school super
sendeot. 20
81 was living in Cleveland then,
and l must have felt sorry for New
York. Fer is an item Five Points
Mission. 12 ceots.
1--WE had little paper published BY
the Sunday school called the Macedo-
piao. subscribed to that. There
vas enerabie teacher 10 my class,
Scotchman. and great Bible student.
He is down for twenty five cents.
..All these little things helped me to
come inso sympathy with many on.
dertakinga. both religious and pbilan.
thropic. My oppioion is that no man
can trust himself to wait until he has
accumulated great fortune before be
is charitable. He must give away
money continually."