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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-02

secure a compound duty on pottery, but has
received no assurance from the committee
on the subject.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-02

Nashville. Tenn, May The Tennessee
Centennial exposition has been opened to
the world, and the first day of May. 1897,
will b forever memorable In the annals Of
Tennessee.
The history of the State. whom It Is writ
tsn, VIII contain no brighter page than the
record 81 this last achievement. 1t is
WORTH Of great people, and reflects credit
upon the whole nation. From now on until
Tho laet Of October the course OF travel
from every point OF the compass viii bo
towards Nashville TO see what the Volun.
teor Giato has done IN hundred years.
Tho history o, the Tennessee Centennial
exposition Is the story OF patriotic endeayOr
which has been crowned with glorious
triumph.
The idea OF celebrating the Centennial
anniversary or the State was first suggested
about six years ago by newspaper commun-
icatious. but nothing seemed TO grow out OF
OF anything that was then said. The first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

at the place dancing was INDUCED in. while
all abundance of refreshments were brought
along by the party. 1t was quite early
Thursday morning when the pleasure
seekers returned home, all thoroughly
pleased with the trip.
A minstrel organization of the club. COM
posed of five young ladies and one young
Six, recently gave two entertainments for
charitable purposes, which were very. sue
cessful. and which fully showed up the
talent of the organization.
Hyattsvi1le Cycle Club.
At the regular meeting Of the Hyattsville
Cycle Club Thursday evening officers were
elected as follows for the ensuing term:
President, A. r. Holden; vice president, ].
B. Burnside; secretary, ]. c. Ellis: treas
urer, John G. Holden; captain. H. w. Gore;
lieutenant, William A. Noel, jr.; executive
committee, A. r. Holden, J. B. Burnside,
H. w. Gore, ]. H. Ralston, w. c. Lyons;
house committee. William A. Noel jr., L.
X. Miller and w. C. Lyons; membership
committee, H. w. Gore, J. c. Ellis and F.
W. Parker
At the meeting a proposition was made
which contemplates the construction of
the general athletic park, to be owned by
the town and conducted by the cycle club
The matter will receive additional atten-
ton.
Cottage. at which place the new officers
were toasted and speech making in order
Every other Friday the club has decided
to make ladies' night, on which occasion
some short and pleasant run will be taken
for the benefit Of the ladies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Negotiations are pending to have Jim
my" Michael ride on the Manhattan Beach
track near New York some time in .July
1t is limited that Lesna, now in California
may appear on the course against the
Welshman
Most Of the crack racing men are sure
thing players, and want to race for purses
or gate receipts. Jay Eaton has $500 in
hard cash, which he wants to back himself
with against any rider in the country, Bald,
sanger, Cooper or any Of the others in a
match race against a like amount, winner
to take the whole $500. But none of the
champions are hankering for a race with
Eaton. ~ -
Messrs. Stocks and Platt-Betts, the Eng
iish professionals, are talking of going to
cash purses.
Mcfarland, the lanky Californian who
Is shooting SO rapidly to the front in hand
leap and scratch races. has a wicked jump
and surprisingly long sprint. He IS now
a much-sought man among the makers,
having ridden unsigned since his debut
last spring as crack of the first water.
IT Is said that Eek is trying to secure
Lesna. the French rider. who recently
landed. for the third man in his team.
Lesna Is known as long-distance rider
A match race for five miles, to start from
opposite sides of the track. has been ar
ranged to take place at Willow Grove on
July 81. between Frank J. Starbuck and
Charley Church.
Arthur Gardiner is now in excellent
shape He rides easier than any other
rider en- the path. When sprinting he has
a steady position on his wheel. ard does
not wobble in the least. He carried away
the honors of the Kansas City meet, and
from now-on will be regularly heard from
as a winner of a place.
Dave Schaeffer and Tom Eek posted SO
each yesterday to bind match for 5000
a side between Mertens and Longhead, to
take place within thirty DAYS either in
this city or at Charles River Park Boston.
Reports from Denver say that Wallte
Sanger is riding in wonderful form. In
deed, his showing Is SO good that Hacken-
bergers stock is not nearly so high as it
was, although he has been working hard,
and VIII be in great deal better condition
than when he lost at Hamilton After the
Denver race Sanger will join the national
circuit for while. Up to the present time
the national circuit has been a good deal
OF failure, and many of the riders are
going off on side expeditions and riding in
county races.
Dute Cabanne would rather ride than eat.
He Is In his glory when he can be riding
In the center of a bunch, and has to fight
to get out. He likes competition where
every ore Is against him, and where great
head work must be used to win
, Charley Ashinger's endurance must be
wonderful, says Philadelphia paper He
rides out to Willow Grove and back again
twice each day, and he never looks as If
he had ridden more than a mile or two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
BlCY Gle BRIEF S

What is expected to be the largest at
tended century run ever taken out of New
York will be run to the L. A w. national
meet. at Philadelphia, in August next, I'M
der the auspices of the Associated Cycling
clubs of New York. This was finally de-
cided upon at a meeting of the executive
committee Of that organization, held Tues
day evening at the Oriental Hotel, with
the vice president, James O'Neil, in the
chair.
The whipping post has been prescribed
for bicycle thieves. at Lexington, KY.
where two guilty newsboys were taken
to police cell and soundly thrashed by
their mothers. who. before the judge set
the boys at liberty. promised to do so.
Many of this years bicycles have badly
Vanished rims. This is very serious de-
1ect, OF which the makers should take note
that 1t may not be repeated next year. and
those riders whose wheels have it should
not fail to take measures at once to avoid
the injury that may be caused by exposure
OF the wood. The best plan is to remove
al the inferior varnish by means of sand
paper, and then apply a generous coat Of
good varnish. that can be had at any re-
liable paint shop.
New Jersey has had good roads law for
six years. In that time the state has ex-
pended 81, 100000 in matchmaking, and has
Soo miles OF solid. permanent highway
mostly macadam-tO show for 1t. Under
Its plan the county assumes two-thirds of
the cost and the state the other third.
The cyclists of Omaha have announced
that they will make bid for the L. A. w.
national meet next year.
The legislature of Massachusetts, has an
propriated 100000. to be used in road-build-
ing IN various. parts Of the state
Half the riders who complain of uncom-
Portable saddles are victims of ignorance
OF the correct attitude. They do not use
their pedals properly. Almost any decently
modeled saddle can be used without dis
comfort II the rider will put fair share
OF ms weight on his feet. To do this eff
1ectively toe clips are necessary 1t is
mistake to suppose that these useful ap-
piiances are dangerous. The feet are dis
engaged from them mechanically, and the
record or accidents fail to show that they
nave been responsible.
AFTER having become accustomed to the
use OF the bicycle. never take a ride SO
iong mat good nights sleep will not en-
tireiy remove all traces of fatigue Tween
ty-hve to fifty miles a day, according to
the surface of the country should not be
e4eeeoed by the average rider.
repair man in small Illinois town
mas clever scheme to straighten front
forks that have been bent backward inst
below the crown by turning the front
wheel and fork backward in the frame
and then humping the front wheel against
the wall until the forks are straight IT
works and is in accordance with the me-
chanical principle that in removing bends
the force should be applied in the opposjte
direction from that which produced the
bend 'e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

An Electrician Makes Experiments On
Himself In the Electric Chair

From the Syracuse Herald.
Harry l.. Tyler OF Corning, " Y. has
been making experiments on himself I'm the
electric chair. Mr.. Tyler is consulting cleo
trician to State Electrician Davis His ex-
periments were tried in his laboratory in
Corning. and he describes the sensation of
electrocution in this language:
"A sudden shock is first felt as IL some
one mad struck you on the head with a
heavy maliet There is no pain The brain
ieels benumbed. Bright lights dance and
nash before yonr eyes. Your head feels
aonormaily large. somewhat like that OF a
person when troubled with vertigo
heavy weight seems TO be bearing down
upon your head. The pulse is high and an
exhiiarated feeling takes possession of YOU
You ieel as III you were treadng the air
with everything around you a blank You
are alone-the only being, the only object,
the only tangible thing in the universe
You gradually sink into insensibility
"A fierce shock suddenly passes through
your entire system. You are again struck
on the head with the mallet the same
bright lights dazzle before your eyes, and
then all is a blank. This second shock is
caused by the withdrawal OF eIectrifcation,
or. as commonly expressed, when the cur
rent Is turned or"
The tests which he describes were N
thorough as he dared to make them The
head electrode only was used. The cur
rent was gradually and cautiously turned
on He was electrified to about one-eighti-
etn part oil an amphere. 1t required an
ampherage of eight to kill wife-murderer
Powley last Tuesday at Auburn In the
case OF Tyler, Inconsistencies did not fol-
low Another subject. upon whom Il was
tried. was made insensible A number of
physicians also took part in the experi-
ments.
In these tests electrification was VERY
gradually increased" said Mr. Tyler but
IN cases of execution by electricity the
electrifcation is instantaneously maximum
consequently ii Is safe to assume that the
subject experiences none of these sensa-
tions. He Is instantly rendered insensible
Death by electrocution in nine cases ou.
or ten Is instantaneous. by instantaneous
L mean that IL takes exactly LBS part OF
a second to Kill a man in the electric chair
In fact the victim is made a portion of the
circuit Theoretically he is a portion OF
the wires I'm the circuit.
The human body, like all other SUBJ
stances. Is composed Of innumerable atoms
or molecules. The instant the body is suf-
hciently electrified the molecular associa-
tons which are necessary to a maintenance
OF life cease instantly, the particles of the
entire system undergo an impairment Of
cohesion. which in itself constitutes death,
inasmuch as death of the human body, in
chemical sense at least is purely disints-
grafton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

Acadia.


Where's Acadiaf Blissful land,
Where there's naught of sorrow;
Where the joy Of one fair day
Brings no pain the morrow;
Where the birds are always singing:
Where's Acadia?
Where's Acadia? Realm OF peace;
Land Of joyful dreaming;
Where the flowers bloom for aye:
Where cath face ID beaning;
Where the king supreme 10 Love,
Heay' ny ruler from above,
Where Acadia!
Heres Acadiai Here and theres
We can find 1t anywhere;
In the vale and ON the mount
Left and rights everywhere:
sweet Aeadia's our own liking:
We may have It for the taking.
Here's Acadia!
WILLIAM NANLUY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
The Boston Heiress' Announcement
Cards.

From the Indianapolis Journal
A card which was novel and at the same
time pretty and appropriate was sent out
last week by Larz Anderson and Mabel
Perkins. the Boston couple whose marriage
was chronicled in all the papers of the
country This card announced the mar
riage. On the left was decorative design
of columns with a pointed capstone and
between the columns Grecian figure hold
Ing a scroll on which was "Nuptialia." On
the middle of the card was 'Larz Ander-
son and Mabel Perkins are happy in telling
you that they were married today" Be
low the last are the signatures of BETH
with the date and the name of the city
where they were married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

The Perversity of Inanimate Objects.
From the CHICAGO Record
Matches are a nuisance, anyway you fx
them."
How do YOU make that out?"
We'll, If you take only one to light the
gas with. it invariably goes OUT
"Yesr'
And II you take two. you always have
to carry the other one back"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
Diphthcrin In Chewing Gum.

From the Philadelphia Record.
While attending school few days ago
a child Of Joshua Abel of West Chester
came in contact with schoolmate who
had just been taken i'll. The Abel child
returned home and divided some chewing
gum she had In her mouth among. four
brothers and sisters. Next day the entire
family was stricken with diDhtheria and
the house Is now under quarantine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

= tFavalar has discovered among the Ute
tnoians OF Colorado soft Of clarinet, which
ne ne tn INK has q sweeter and more plain
struMents. az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

Cut Glass. To avoid deception look III.
- . .ns tIads mark cut On the bottom fSS0e2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

How do you like your new teacher,
Waller asked his aunt
Like isn't the word" replied Waffle.
oh! Then you love her. do your
Il do said Wallie, and then, after q
long pause, he added, "Not!"-Harper's
Bazaar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

A charming costume, according to an ex-
change. Is OF rough tan cheviot. The skirt
Is almost circular and measures three yards
and half around the hem. 1t fits to per-
lection over the hips. and what little full
ness there Is at the back is laid in folded
under box-pleat. The front breadth is very
narrow at the waist but inclines out to-
ward the hem. The jacket is on the shape
OF the Elton. but fastefis at the throat, and
the pointed fronts are long: the collar
turns over at the back, and is deep. The
ODD feature OF the jacket is the trimming
OF round bone buttons, which are sewed on
buttons sit either side Of the front breadth
finish. H. "a.
Speaking Of the gear Of ladies' wheels. a
writer says: In ladies' wheels this Is more
obvious than 1t Is in those of the diamond
frame pattern, and yet oft is common
thing TO see drop-frame1 machines of q
ana Io-in0n gears retpmfpended by firms.
VI course: the long cranks are resorted to-
ana then the woman ridertmarvels why she
feels and rides SO awkwrardly. Theoreti-
caiiy speaking, the high gear is a splendid
thing, but IN actual practice 1t is not so
eood When rider selects q new wheel
weighing ABOUT pound less than his pre-
v,ous mount he in most cases throws away
aal the advantages Of the saving in weight
py the addition Of a few more teeth to the
'front.' sprocket and then condemns the
Mneei as nard-running. when the fault is
reaNy al MS own. Try 72-inch gear with
about 6A-fnch cranks and see II the results
are NOT much more satisfactory, especially
N neignDorhoods where hills abound. The
pleasures OF cycling should not be Sacrificed
upon the affairs of "fadism."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

WILLIAM NANLUY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
Chain and sprocket Club.

The Chain and Sprocket Club took q run
to Hyattsville last Sunday. carrying out q
good crowd There was plenty Of fun on
the trip plunge in the Eastern branch
was taken by all and thoroughly enjoyed,
after Dick Birney. jr.. had been pushed
overheard to find out the temperature Of
the water.
The run Of the club Thursday evening to
Takoma Park to attend a lawn party given
by local church was very successful IN
vitatfons had been sent out to all of the
iecai clubs. and the response was general
pleasant time was spent by all ON the
trip. ~
NauEautuck Cycle Club.
The members Of the Naugautuck Cycle
Club took bus ride Wednesday evening
to Chevy Chase. A large bus and four
horses were required to haul the crowd.
Sharp County record., 1897-08-13
OUR OWN ELDORADO.

Why should people rush
to far-away a la ka to
freeze and starve to death,
when there are better op-
portunities nearer home?
# the exciting pursuit of
r ! c b es treasured up in
mother earth is what is
wanted, the great zinc
fields to the north of Us is
the place to 60. There
the miner has the certainty
of finding paying ore with
ordinary effort and no haz-
ard. There are acres of
the iuest zinc ever mined,
much of it already uncovered
and much of it yet unpros-
pected that can be bought
for less than it will take
to buy a reasonable outfit
to start to Alaska with.
But there seems to be some
thing a b o. Ut gold that
makes men wild. There
have been many more for
tunes made out of many
other things than have been
made out of gold mining.
No doubt the zinc and lead
mines of North Arkansas
will yet make more fortunes
than the gold of the Klon-
dixie. There is a chance
that in looking far away
we may overlook our own
Eldorado. .-Batesville Bee.
Sharp County record., 1897-08-13
CENTER.

Health is good except some
chills on the creek.
The drought is at last
broken up by a beautiful
rain.
Uncle Asa King, of Alma,
is at Center on a visit. He
looks as we'll and natural as
ever.
James Jackson has been
very sick for the past two
weeks but is now better we
learn.
The meeting was a sue
cess at Center. 1t lasted
two weeks, with thirty odd
additions, and we hope
much and lasting good has
been done.
TIE time for killing deer
is at hand and Sims, Hutch.
ison and Co., have been tc
Rock Creek for three or
four days in quest of ven.
ison. Two killed at the
last report.
DR.. Grayham of Center
died on the Sd. inst, after
about one year of lingering
from kidney trouble and
rheumatism. The doctor
spent his life in trying to
serve his generation, and
rode day and night as
long as he was able to ride.
He will be badly missed by
all as well as his family,
He leaves a wife and six
childrep, who have the
heartfelt sympathy of all
their friends.
Sharp County record., 1897-08-13
Central section.

Good rains fell in most
localities, greatly benetiting
all crops, but in a few To-
calities, notably in Saline
county, crops are sutferln g
for moisture.
Cotton is growing and
fruiting finely and is now
very promising, except some
hill crops, which were ser
iously damaged before the
rains came.
Cotton worms have made
their appearance in Jefferson
county and conditions are
favorable Tor rapid propa-
agation. Worms reported
webbed up and in chrysalis
state. No damage from
them as yet. Cotton in the
bottom lands is now a very
promising crop,
Southwest section.
Cotton is needing rain
and is shedding badly, par
ticularly on uplands; on
bottom lands somewhat bet.
ter prospects, Cotton is
now opening and picking
will begin about the Doth.
Corn prospect very dis
couraging and will do but
little better than last year.
Northwest section.
Cotton is doing very well
and is uninjured as yet,
except in a few localities
on the uplands. The bottom
crop is good,
Corn has suffered consid
erably but a fair crop will
be made generally.
Sharp County record., 1897-08-13
TWELVE REASONS.

The st. Louis Republic
gives a dozen good reasons
why newspaper readers should
read this paper. Here they are:
|. The Republic Is the great.
est newspaper published
2. 1t has u cable news service
over the entire civilized world.
which no other st. Louis paper
can secure. =
3. Special correspondents in
all the large cities and capitals
Of Europe.
4. News Bureau in New Yolk
City and Washington, D, G.
8. Special correspondence in
Z Publishes daily the mark
ct reports Of theworld,
8. Issues a magnificent color,
ed magazine cover with the
Sunday paper,
g. More noted writers and ar
lists contribute to the Republic
than any other paper.
10. Issues an unequaled four.
page comic with each Sunday
paper free.
II. Publishes pages Of inter.
est and value to womankiud.
IL, Its 10 cent Dress Pattern
Department is the most popular
featrre ever introduced dy %
every city and town in the Wes.
tern Uuited States.
8, Member Of the Associated
Press, the greatest news gath
erer in the world,
newspaper Thousands pauo.
Sharp County record., 1897-08-13

President Mckinley finds
ample time during IBIS out
ing on the banks of Lake
Champlain to oust a Demo
cret and fill his place with
a Republican, but it is
doubtful if be has even
given a passing thought to
the appointment of those
twelve persons "who shall
be especially fitted by ex.
perience, training and study
who are to constitute the
proposed monetary commis.
sion. The chances are that
Mr., Mckinley will never
be called on to appoint such
a commission The bill
which passed the house and
which was sidetracked in
senate was never intended
to become a law 1t was
endorsed by the sident
and introduced in Congress
for the purpose of flattering
the vanity Of those gold
standard Democrats who as.
sisted IN the election Of Mr..
Mckinley, Gazette,
Sharp County record., 1897-08-13
CROP REPORT.
Northeast section.

Northeast section.
Crops are generally i'm.
proved in this section
though there are still 10.
calities that are in great
need of rain, while in others
the rainfall has been excess
i've.
The extreme high TEN.
perature of the first part
of the week was damaging
to all crops, causing cotton
to shed ard corn to twist
and fire badly, but the latter
part OF the week was cool
was cool and cloudy, which
was favorable for crop
growth.
Southeast section.
The rains of the week
were very local in character,
some localities received an
abundance while others re-
ceived none at all.
Where rains have fallen
cotton is greatly improved,
is fruited well and growing
line. Where little or no
rain has fallen it is shedding
both fruit and leaves, some
fields showing the cotton
burned half way up to the
stalk, nothing left but a
few green bools.
Sweet potatoes doing
well,
Sharp County record., 1897-08-13

Hon, S. H. Davidson Of
EyeRing Shade will be a
eanGidate for congress in
the first district at the next
election. The district has
no better material and we
do not believe could have a
better representative than
Hon. S. H. D a ayidso n. -.
Batesville Bee.
Sharp County record., 1897-08-13

Jerry South has goae to
Alaska. we are not sur.
prised at this. Jerry has
succeeded in getting his
head in a halter by his little
caper in the Gait House, at
Louisville. His attempts at
explanation have only inten.
slhed the peoples belief
that he got $4,000 from
the railroads. Jerry has
also learned that he can
fool all the people part of
the time, but he cart fool
all the people all of the
time. So he has concluded
that the best thing he can
do is to bury himself in the
solitude of Alaska for a
few years. Let him go.
Arkansas never got rid of
a more dangerous charac-
ter.
Sharp County record., 1897-08-13

While We are discussing
the operation of trusts ip
this state, why not call at
zertion to the fact that
such things exist in various
forms. Under the new law
it Will be the duty of the
gra#d jury in each county
to ipdiet any persons who
may be guilty Of a violation
of the antitrust laws within
the jurisdiction of such
grand jury. Everyone
knows that there are half a
dozen powerful trusts oper.
atlng in most of the coun.
ties of the state. We
SHOULD like to see these
trusts made to understand
that the people have some
rights. Let the grand jur.
ies do their duty.-..Ark.
Democrat.