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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11

w dtklns Gien. niagara Fails and Toronto
Mrs. Cornelius T. Belt is at Averne- by.
the-Sea.
DR.. and Mrs. L. F. Davis have Just re.
turned from their extended visit TO At
lantic City.
Mrs. e. A. Mathers (nee Won Motz, and
niece. Miss Katie Pomeroy of Good Hone
ID. c., Lave departed for a trip south
They Join Mr.. w. p. Mathers in Baltimore
and will visit Norfolk, Old Point, Rich.
mond ard other points Miss Pomeroy ex.
poets to meet her father at Hampton
Roads on the arrival of the U. s. s.
Brooklyn.
Miss Pearl Kenner, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Kenner of Riverton, Va, will
be the guest for the remainder Of the sea-
son of Mrs. M. c. Berner, who has just
returned from pleasant summers out
ing at the above place.
/ Mrs. T. F. Harrison, after a months visit
to relatives In the city, has returned TO her
home, Citra, Fla. Mrs. L. Laramorc her
mother, who accompanied her, will spend
the winter IN Florida. probably returning
to Washington in the spring. They will
stop two eks in Georgia on their way to
Florida
Miss Violet Smith has returned from a
months stay at Fauquier White Sulphur
Springs, Va
Mrs. John Kurtz. son and daughters.
Misses Drew. v. Luckett. E. Luckett,
1Iarke, McOaftuy, ana Me$SrS. Bright,
Luckett and Smith. who have been sum-
meringfat White Sulphur Springs, have re-
turned to the city.
Mrs. R. ]. Floyd-C1ark, now Of New York,
has been on a visit to her mother Mrs. E..
w. STEELE. She leaves today for Atlantic
City. accompanied by her mother.
Mr.. Newton B. Eustis and Miss Eust;s,
son and daughter Of ex-Ambassador Eustis.
will sail for the United States on the steam
err Barbarossas from Southampton Septem-
Der q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11
Our Interesting
quotations ON Fall
and Winter Novel;
ties is fully appreci=
ated. We've already
done some phenome=
nal selling.
We Stock the Best Innings.

These big offerings for Monday
and bear in mind no more at
these prices when present stock is
exhausted:
56-inch Illuminated Tweeds, 75c.
instead Of SIPS.
4S-inch Coaching Twills, $1.oo
instead Of $I.35. ea q.
52-inch Satin Cloth, $I.25 in
stead of $I.69
54-inch Epingle Suiting, 81. so in
stead of $500.
At this writing. we have all the
new autumn colors in stock. Bet
ter select while they're intact.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-22
The Mnn Who Flew In I.13.

lie wrote to MIR Ironsidc Of Tho
Guardian: 81 have nado considerable
progress in the urt Of flying. iluttcr
about my room two or three hours in n
morning, and whcr my wings are on can
go above hundred yards at hop, step
and jump. cnn ny already rs well rs %
turkey cock $50 Upon the next Thanks.
giving dry II IL my design 90 sit nstridc
tho dragon upon Bow steeplc, from whence,
after the first discharge of the tower guns,
1 intend TO mount into the mir, fly over
Fleet street and pitch upon the rnnypole
In the strand. - . This doubt not
will convince the world am mo- prctende-
Well, this was written In lfl3, ana yet
the public still awaits the long promised
flying of man. Surely u cannot be that
Mr. Maxim md other inventors with fly.
Ing machines up their sleeves can have
taken umbrsge and hold back because we
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-22
The Monetary Commission.

The monetary commission now sit.
ting ut Washington is made up of prac-
tical business men who are also experts
on the currency question. These men
understand clearly the weaknesses, not
to say dangers, OF our present financial
system and can be depended upon to
formulate system more III touch with
modern civliiZation.
They are proceeding in the best posi-
BILE way All of the hundreds of reform
schemes which have been presented to
them are being classified and discussed.
The commission will then. after taking
into consideration all present social,
financial ard political conditions. de-
velop its own plan Beyond question
it will give us something good--that
Is if congress would permit its plan
to become Law Congress, especially the
senate, is the stumbling block to none
tary reform Ii Is upon congress th..t
sound money men should concentrate
their efforts
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-22
Our IneIastic Currency.

No government paper money system
can possess the element OF elasticity
which is needed in thoroughly sound
and sufficient national currency. Under
our present system currency accumu-
lates and stagnates for the greater part
of the year in New York. At last it Is
demanded to move the crops in the wet
and many millions of dollars are ship
ped out to western banks to be used for
this purpose. Under correct system
the western banks would be able to in
crease their note issues In the fall when
there is an imperative need for more
money and would not be forced TO bor-
row so heavily from the east. After the
crops had been marketed this extra cur
feHey would few into the banks issuing
it for redemption in gold
In Canada, which has an elastic cur
rency, the volume of money in circula-
tion always depends on the demand fls
the use of currency for business pu
poses. With as there is no way Of me =
ing temporary demand except by the
starting of new banks or by an act { :
congress increasing the volume of green.
backs We are pretty smart people,
but in some things we are far behind
other nations. Sound Money
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-22
The Gold standard "Fad."

Peru's chamber of deputies has re-
Gently voted to put the country upon
gold basis.
Our minister to Haiti writes that
Haiti is considering the proposition OF
consolidating her several debts into one
national debt, the destruction Of her
paper money. and the substitution Of a
gold currency based upon our unit OF
value the American dollar.
These are only small and compara-
lively unimportant countries. They,
however, are straws which show that the
wind is blowing away from silver and
toward gold. So many countries have
changed from silver and other kinds Of
cheap money TO gold during the past
two years that tho silverites are at
tempting TO ridicule this evolutionary
process by saying that the gold stand
ard is "fad" just now.
This is one way of stating the pop
ularity of gold and the unpopularity Of
silver. The truth is that silver is being
dropped by all sagacious nations because
it has in the last ten years fully demon
strated its unfitness TO serve as stand
ard Of value. 1t is too uncertain and
unstable in value.
Japan made the change from silver
to gold OH the first Of this month and
did it without a jar or shock to her
financial or business interests Ii is al
ways safe to change from bad to good
money.
The United States is now the only
civilized nation of the earth that is con-
sidering the advisability Of changing
from gold to silver. How long will 1T
take the remaining silverites to discov-
er what Horace Boies has already dis
covered--that silver is dead as an issue?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-22
MAPLE SUGA4lNG.


Oh, We went maple sugaring
All by somo golden hap,
When wounded trees were icwcling
With beads of poarly sapl
We dallied through the waking grove
And understood the spring,
The universal youth THAI drove
Our very blood 10 sing.
We pecred the drier places ont
And sl;irrcd the young abysscs,
Where last years leaves Icy all about
Az thick as next years kisses.
The little shanty lured us on
with smokclikc t~csscs floating,
And where the slcdgcs smoothed the way
bcau'd you, fondly noting
How likc a slender u-aplc tree
You were. ihorsh fnircr. lither.
All. yoa were bo.iCd spring g. mo,
AS thrilling, nymphish, blithcrl
Well over logs and hogs we clambered
To wherc ihc caldrons hrowcd
More sAp 10 sl-up and erumborcl
Tie liquor neuter hucd.
The cordial farmer snilcd TO see
Tho loro that ar-eolcd Us,
But nci, her crr nor heel had va
For aught he may have told rS
Iproffo-ed ION pewter spoon.
In siruD - ~ laved
Wh'cA,whcn, o. bat ior~hed. 50 soen
Twas golden all and gravcd.
sifnpcrcf. "sSv-eets unto the sweet
And all ti,c wc,l 7; 81 yoJ;h.
Put somehow tri'c1c s took new life;
hyrcrbole was truth.
Oh, VIC won't rnaDlc sucaring
All by UoInc golden chance,
And the clustered trees like bridesmaids
waved
Long lifo 20 our romancei
Rupert Hughes in New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-22
Her Health Restored

~HE misery OF sleeplessness con only be
realized by those VINO have esperl-
enced IL. Nervousness, sleop'cssness,
headaches. neuralgia and that miserable
feeling Of unrest, can surely be cured by DR..
Miles Restorative Nervine. SO certain Is
DR.. Miles OF this fact that all druggists aro
authorized to refund price paid for the first
bottle tried, providing IL does not benefit.
Mrs. Henry Bruins. wife OF the well known
blacksmith at Grand Junction, Iowa, says:
"I was troubled with sleeplessness. nervous
ness, headache and irregular monstruaiion;
suffering untold misery for years. | used
various advertised remedies for female COM
plants besides being under the care OF local
physicians. without help. 1 noticed In DR..
Miles advertisement the testimonial OF
lady cured OF ailments similar TO mine, and
shall never cease 10 thank that lady. Her
testimonial induced me TO use DR.. Miles
Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills. which
roe4oro1 mn N haolfh. lgaunot enough
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-22


for Dr.Miles'Remedies.
DIR. Miles, Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under n positive
guarantee, Grst bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases of the heart and
nerves free. Address,
M. MILES MEnTcA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-22

no longer have maypole In the Strand
for them TO "pitoh upon" for we know,
as matter Of fact, that most flying men
have found IL easier 10 pitch upon their
own poles than 10 steer for any particular
goal. So the patient but tired world must
perforce still wait perhaps for few moro
centuries, and meanwhile scon mildly just
to shame invent~~s To greater efforts. OF
course the Inventors Will resent this as
they ever have done Saturday Review.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-22

Profes ssionai and business men buy season
ticket three months $1,000; one month
500.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-22
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK ?

DON'T give them tea or coffee. Have Won
tried the new fool drink cailed GrRinOY ~
i delicious and uuurishing and takes the
riacs % coffee. The moro Grain-O YOU give
the children the moro health distribute
through their systems. Grain.O ts made ~
pure grains, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades ~ coffee but
costs about .. as much. All grocers sell a.
aud
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-22
HOTEL AND COTTAGES.
OAKLAND BEACH.
TEN MILES FROM PROVIDENCE.
Splendid Carriage and Bicycle Road.

Trains Leave Providence:
For Oakland Beach-6;20 a, m, $40 a. M, 1920
am, 1920 p. m, 2;20 p. m, 420 p. IN.
5:20p. M, $40 p ni. 7;20 0p m, ll;20 p. m
SUNDAYS 800 a. M, 1920 p. M, 4:20 p. m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-22
Trains Leave Oakland Beach:

For Providence -5:57 a. m, 6:57 a. M, 7;57 a. m,
1857 a. m. 1857 a. m, 1857 p, M, 2:57 p. M,
4;57 p. m, 6:57 p. M, 9;57 pm.
SUNDAYS-8;57 a. M, 1857 p. M, 457 p. IN.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06
bicycling md Health.

Mrs. Eta Morse Hudder lectured before
the Brooklyn Health Culture Club on "Cy-
cling in its Relation TO Health" A New
York paper quotes her as follows:
There is no such thing as age when il
comes 10 bicycling. 1t does away with a
thought very disagreeable to woman-old
age. The bicycle keeps the mind, the
heart and the body young. The first impor-
tant question To consider in connection,
with cycling after the art has been mas
tered Is the selection of a wheel Ngarlv
every disaster is the fault of the rider but
those that are not are due TO cheap wheels
The wheel should be fitted TO the rider II
is well 10 begin with q low gear. 1t is a
positive blessing. The gear limit for the
~ erage wheeiWoman should not be oyer
66lz degrees, while invalids should never
ride over "a. Remember one thing: You
increase your effort with your gear Don't
raise your gear until you can raise your
strength with 1t.
Perhaps the most important question is
the choice of a proper saddle and its
correct adjustment. There Is something
wrong IL a rider is conscious of the saddle
while riding or afterward. The fault IS
usually not in the saddle, but in its ad-
sustment
Even those who sell wheels don't al
ways know how to adjust saddle The
two pelvic bones should rest on the sad
die with no pressure anywhere else.
Whenever there is any forward pressure
or on the sides something is wrong. There
should be 60 per cent. of the riders weight
on the pedals and the rest should be on
the handle Tar and saddle. Most beginners
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06
erected a neat and comfortable house, and
il rnrnsnarnlfs and cnnfanfnd


erected neat and comfortable house, and
is prosperous and contented.
Tt is possible to go round the world and
touch on British territory all the way-viz.,
from England to Halifax. n. s., across
Canada 10 Vancouver. across the Pacific TO
Hong Kong, thence TO Singapore, Penang,
Mauritius. Cape Town, st. Helena and
England; or from Penang to Ceylon, Bonn
bay. Alden, Perrin, Malta, Gibraltar and
home.
An interesting writer about Bangor
makes In a Maine newspaper the following
statement which would hardly have been
published without modification had there
been second thought upon it: The Bangor
Business School was next visited, and we
have nothing but words of praise for that
grand institution of learning. 1t is but a
step from there to the county jail"
Curse cards are being used in Switzer-
land and Germany to check profanity. Peo-
pie go about with the cards in their pock-
ct and whenever they hear bad language
present one to the swearer to sign. The
card has printed on it pledge to abstain
from swearing for specified time or to
pay pfennig an oath to some charity.
Nearly forty thousand cards have been
distributed in Switzerland, where there are
three languages to swear in.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06

ride with the saddle too far back. Cycling
Is really walking movement. When a
woman leans too far forward 1t produces
DOWN. ard pressure that works internal
INJURY. Tipping a saddle one-Sixteenth of
an inch forward or backward makes an
astonishing difference in ones comfort.
The body should be held so there is no
resistance at an angle of twenty-five de-
grees forward, and the rider should al
ways have tho thought Of keeping her
chest high. The saddle that is the best TO
ride is the one which is best for you. Few
of US can wear the same shoe or glove. So
IL is with the saddle. 1t must be adapted
to the individual. We want saddle with
rigid base. There are two great improve
nents in this years saddles for women.
They are broader and have a shorter peak.
AS a rule, no saddle should be adjusted
with the peak up. If you need the peak
to keep you in position you are not riding
properly. If you are going to ride a long
distance or rapidly, ride a saddle without
lance between the saddle and the pedals
and makes riding harder. The spring is
an advantage and necessity 10 some women,
as it lessons the dangers of vibration.
Complete mastery of all wheel problems
is necessary to the success of every wheel
from bicycle pump. nor the uses of either,
finds her ride limited to city suburbs, while
she who has thoroughly learned the science
of punctureS, mutations and all kinds OF adj
justments knows no bounds to her cycling
territory and is ready to combat any
emergency. However. one may be too anx-
ious about the condition of every part of
and nuts. constant tightening with the
wrench soon wears the threads from the
bolt and the corners of the nut, thus rem
dering it useless in time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06

W. D. Smedley winner of first place in
the Chicago road race, is fifty-one years
old. He attributes his success to his reg
ular habits in life.
In England and France dueling on wheels
is becoming a fad. Usually the duelists
fence for points, but in some instances
real duels for blood and vengeance are
fought.
Bruno schmitz, the sculptor who de-
signed the side groups of the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument, bought a Vanguard BIZ
cycle few days ago. 1t has been shipped
to his address in Berlin.
Charles Holman Black, singer we'll
known to May fest~al patrons of this city,
has received in Paris wheel he ordeEed
while in this city. 1t was made for him
by the Vanguard Cycle Company
A Jerseyman proposes to avoid the an
noyance and delay caused by broken
spokes by securing the ends of the
spoKes IN removable slotted slugs. in the
rims so that new one may be inserted
in moment.
European bicyclists propose to adopt a
patron saint. but have been unable to de-
inc or St German. The wheelmens nat
ural gallantry will doubtless settle it ulti-
mately in favor of the woman.
A Texan has invented bicycle attach
ment consisting of two frames, which are
so arranged as to form foot rest when
coasting, to hold the machine in a vertical
position when not in use, and which may
be locked securely to prevent the vehicle
from being stolen.
An association in England makes it a
business to lease bicycles by the year or
quarter to women only. It is a cO-opera-
tive concern. and one of its officers is Mrs.
w T. Stead. the wife of the well-known
reformer and writer. Wheels are bought
for the lowest cash price obtainabe. and
the rental calculated TO figure up to the
usual retail price charged for the cycle in
the open market. Machines can be OBJ
tanned from the association by signing an
agreement after applicants have satisfied
the officers that they can ride Machines
are not rented to beginners. Lessees can
share the use of a rented wheel with one or
more members if desired All the wheels
are insured to cover fire. theft or accident
in the name of the association. The pat
ronage of the associat ton thus far has been
very liberal sufficient to warrant the con-
tinuation of the scheme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06
From the bicycle Exchanges.

Henry" said Mr.. Pedalcrank's wife, Gin
spite of your devotion to the bicycle you
must admit that it is not dignifed for public
men to ride on the wheel"
"I'n admit no such thing" was the stout
response Il have always been in favor of
rotation in office. Washington Star.
do you carry bicycles free?" asked the
wheelman.
"Oh, yes" replied the railroad official;
but we charge a slight extra considera-
ton for your bicycle suit. Its noise jars
our rolling stock to a certain extent, you
e."-Philadelphia North American.
They had been discussing the death of a
bicyclst.
Speaking of scorching," said the young
man in the golf suit, II recall
Then, he noticed the way they all
looked at him, the Appropriateness of
his words dawned upon him and he forgot
what he wanted to say.-Chicago Post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06
Bicycle Notes.

w. D. Smedley, winner of first place in
the Chicago road race, is fifty-one years
old. He attributes his success to his reg
ular habits in life.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-19
SPANIARDS CANNOT WIN
THE CONFLICT.
The Cuban Leader Openly
Moves His Forces to
the Front.
An ARCHBISHOP STANDS UP
FOR HUMANITY.
Boldly Tells Brutal General That
Starving Non-Combatants Is
Not Proper Warfare.

HAVANA, CUBA, April 18-A letter
from Sancti Spiritus says last week Gomez
passed three miles from the city on his
way from La Reforma estate, on the east
ern border of this province. His army
was composed of 5000 cavalry, 1900 in.
fantry and four pieces of artillery.
Gomez said he was fully confident now
that the final triumph OF the revolution
will be achieved very soon. 1t is said
that Gomez has scattered mis- forces in
small bands, which swarm all around the
estates of La Reforma and Juan CriolIo.
At Santiago de Cuba the Archbishop,
who is the highest dignitary of the Catho-
lie Church in Cuba, had a stormy inter-
view with the Spanish Governor, General
Toral, and compelled him to withdraw
the decree already signed prohibiting
souphouses established in that city for the
relief OF thousands of countrymen who
are dying from hunger on account OF con.
centration in the town of all pacitcos by
order of Weyle-.
The Governor said that, under the cover
OF charity. the souphouses promoted the
cause of the CubIn army. The Arch
bishop answered that the duty of a soldier
was not to make war on a country by
starving thousands of combatanrs,
but by fighting arm ed foes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-19

Tended. Several attacks were vainly
made upon the position. At clock the
Turks made splendid bayonet charge,
carrying the position. The Greeks are
still defending their position at the sum-
NIT of the hill.
The Turks are fighting like lions. Their
artillery is doing tremendous execution.
Hafz Pasha, one of the Turkish COM
manders, was killed at Milouna Pass.
A midnight dispatch to the Daily News
from Larissa, headquarters OF the Greeks
in Thessaly, states there was fighting all
day to-day along the whole line from
Revenl to Nezeros. The Greeks appear to
have bsen victorious at ali points except
Menexea, where the position of the Turks
is said to be impregnable. 1t is reported
in Larissa that the Turks are massing ut
Milouna, where heavy fighting is expected
Tomorrow
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-19
7 urkey's Declaration of War
Promptly Accepted
by Greece.
SO THE CONFLICT GOES ON.
With Great Fury the Rival Armies Are
Hurled Forward, Resulting IN a Fearful
Slaughter, but Victories for
the Greeks.

mingled feelings OF thankfulness nd mis-
observation-disclosures that the uncertain II
course of events had at last assumed q
definite flow, and mistrUst as to the out
come of actual conflict. Great faith is
pinned TO the wildly enthusiastic patriot
ism of the Greek troops, all of whom for
weeks have been clamoring for war; but
greater faith, With better cause. is pinned
to the navy, which has immeasurably su-
perior vessels. guns. men and morals to
the Turkish feet. The Greeks are conf.
dent that with their naval forces they can
capture all the Turkish outposts.
Many dispatches were received from the
frontier to-day. Some were wildly contra
dictory. but those from the most reliable
sources make it apparent that the ad-
vance of the main body of the Turkish
army has been checked. Ten thousand
men under Edhem Pasha, the Turkish
commander-in- chief, crossed the frontier
in the direction of Larissa shortly after
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-19
SlLENCED THE FORT,
How the Greek Fleet Bombarded
Preveza After the Steamer
Macedonia Was Fired Unop

How the Greek Fleet Bombarded
Preveza After the Steamer
Macedonia Was Fired Upon.
ATHENS, GREECE, April 1S.-The COM
mander OF the Greek warship Aktlon tele-
graphs the following details of the firing
upon the Greek vessel in tho Gulf OF Arta
by the Turks at Preveza:
The steamer Macedonia was leaving the
gulf early this morning, when the bat
teries at PrevcZa opened fire on her. A
hole was made in the hull, but the captain
was able to run her ashore. Tne vessel
did not sink as was stated in the first
reports. The captain of the Macedonia
was wounded, but the crew escaped. The
forts opened a hot fire on the Aktion a 80
O'Clock this morning. They also DESTROYED
the Greek station garrisoned by 500, killing
several.
The Greek commander telegraphed to
Athens for instructions and received
orders to lombard Preveza. The Greek
feet opened fire at IL 80 A. M. The Aktion
soon silenced the fort. The ironcIad
Basileus Georgios and the crusier Nayar-
chos Miaulis began the bombardment at
long range Of the Turkish position thi,