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chaff him about this and tell him he has got

chaff him about this and tell him he has got
another wife at Mutra. But it is cur
ious about the name. l did not know there
was another John Ormsby Brooke in ex-
istence. l am sure he can't be patch of
my Jack" She laughed and changed the
subject. But Mrs. Agar had suddenly be-
soon after Mrs. Brooke took her departure
That evening Mrs. Agar repeated the con-
versation to her husband and few friends
who were dining with them.
Der the names distinctly; and when we
pointed out the blots to the padre he re-
marked that it must have been the last
ceremony at which his predecessor could
out riding a few days later
The Wessex regiment was quartered
near Mutra bafore it came here" remarked
a thin, yelow-faced man sitting next Mrs
Agar, land Sir Reginald Shave was in
command there at the time. This daugh-
ter was a notorious flirt, regular man
eater. and poor Lord Mendip will have a
lively time Of it with her
"Oh. of course" interposed buxom lady
on the. other SIDE of the table. 81 wondered
why the name seemed so familiar. Ger
was so much talked about last year at
Poona: she is going to marry that dreadful
old Lord MenGip, who. they say. followed
her out there from England. I know her
name Is Gertrude, because someone at
i Poona made up a silly rhyme about
a young lady named Gertie
whose conduct was certainly fiirty
The next day when John Brooke entered
the club. he was button-holed by the VEL
low-faceG man. the greatest scandal-mon-
ger in Bangalore.
81 say old chap. what's that strange and
horrible tale OF bigamy that's going the
round OF Bangalore? SLY dog! Married at
Mutra, devilish pretty woman, too, Miss
Gertrude Shave! Shows your good taste
But how comes it tht she's to become my
Lady Mendip while you've provided your
self with another Mrs. Brooke?"
Major Brooke was at first inclined to re-
sent what he considered simply q piece of
pleasantly in somewhat bad taste, but
when Mr.. Agar was summoned reluct-
antly from the corner. where he was read
Ing, to give his evidence, then his perplex-
ity and CONSERVATION grew in proportions
10 his inability to give either a satisfactory
rrefutation or explanation of the matter
Yes he had certainly been at Mutra at
that time. September 18th, two years be-
fore. And with pang of humiliation he
recalled that moment by the church gate
and seemed again to hear the cold, mock
dng words II am sorry"
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SHE WAS MISREPRESENTED.
The Reporter Meant Well, but He Failed
to Please

Even when her speech was obscured
by sobs, there was something about he1
voice that showed she could sing high c
and assert her right to the center of the
stage. 1t was pathetic to see strong
woman so utterly detected.
Il want to see the horrid reporter who
wrote the contemplate piece about my
miserable suit for divorce she said,
after her paroxysm of weeping had
abated
He's out" was the prompt and posi-
tive answer Of the editor, who is a hu-
name man.
Cant I see him later?"
mo. He took a weeks salary and
went on a vacation. He said he wasn't
coming back till his money was all spent,
and we don't look for him in any time
less than six months"
Perhaps somebody else could attend
to what I want, although I don't sup
pose there is any use in my asking for
justice. 1t must have been pure mall
ice."
You refer to that item about your
divorce?"
Yes"
well. it seems to me that you are
exceedingly unfair to the reporter. Why,
he did his best to be complimentary. No
less than three times he alluded to you as
the fair defendant
Yes, that was very nice of him. But
read on"
Il don't find anything that is not in
the same vein. He says: The lady S
toilet had evidently been an object OF
much care; it was triumph of the mil
liners art and monument of her ele-
giant taste in such matters.
That's the sentencen" she exclaimed,
rising to her feet. Her indignation dried
her tears, and shaking her clenched fin
gers at the newspaper, she said What
did he mean by trying to humiliate me
in the eyes Of all those spectators? How
dared he insinuate that the common old
things l wore to that courtroom are the
best clothes have? Washington Star.
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So sincere was evidently her desire to
make amends for the thoughtless, though
dangerous, piece of mischief in which she
had been the principal delinquent, that
unstinted forgiveness was extended to her
by the Brookes What Miss Gertrude
Shave may have thought on the subject
history teleth not, but a full confession
signed and delivered to her and Major
Brooke satisfied all parties concerned. The
matter was judiciously hushed up, Alice
Brooke returned joyfully to her husband
at Bangalore, and another nine days won
der soon distracted and monopolized the
ever busy voice Of scandal.
In the marriage register at Mutra a
memorandum afflrms that one entry has
been made in error, and thus ended with
out further disaster a matter which. COM
menced in jest might in future years have
assumed the grim aspect of crime
st. PauPs.
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! With a mind filled with anxious forebod-
! ings, and with a feeling of some dismay. he
| hurriedly left the club and rode toward
| his, home.
"AIatters seem likely to become trifie
complicated" said the yellow-faced man
with distinct satisfaction he saw him
| take his departure.
Il wish to God we had held our tongues,
| muttered Mr.. Agar, who was kindly, good
natured civilian, on good terms with him
self and the rest of the world.
Cad" replied his com panion his wifes
a charming little woman; strikes me we'd
| be doing her a bad turn if we let matters
| slide, and Lord Mendip wouldn't thank us,
ether, for keeping silent on the subject
| its way. The buxom lady who had been
present the night before at the Agar's din
| ner repeated the story with additional
and fuller details on her own account, to
| her sixteen or twenty dearest friends in
| Bangalore. Then everyone was startled
/ to hear that little Mrs. Brooke had sud-
| bay, and the tongue of scandal wagged
| in slill more strident fashion on receiving
| that piece of news.
| John Brooke went about with face that
looked as IL il had been carved out of stone
+ lie had written at once to Mutra and
awaited the reply with a helpless present.
imont OF impending disaster.
! One day he was sitting in the veranda
! at her house, taking to Mrs. Agar, who
! from the first had shown the deepest
| sympathy toward these two persons, into
! whose nome she mad unintentionally been
( the means of casting the apple OF dis
| cord. servant brought out a card to
| her. She looked at 1t curiously, while the
man said: Lady wants to see you; very
| important"
Mrs. Fitzgerald! I wonder who she is,"
murmured Mrs. Agar.
A clear bell-like voice sounded on the
| threshold and a very pretty woman came
| toward them, saying, 'I must apologize
| for intrudlng. am a stranger to you"
| Then catching sight of John Brooke, she
| cried; "Oh, Major Brooke! what can
| say to you, what can 90? It was all my
! fault. I wrote ii in the book-I am Sc
! mis- rable-so utterly ashamed of my
| SELF and hiding her face in her hands
| the Maud Werner of Mutra days sank into
a seat and sobbed convulsively.
Confession they say, is good for the
soul, but it was an exceedingly bitter hour
| that followed for the frivolous thought
| less girl who had travelled there from
Mutra to offer herself as a scapegoat for
a wrong-doing in which others had par
ticipated less unworldly and impulsive
| than herself.
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EDISON'S IRON MILLS.

The Pittsburg Dispatch gives lively
account of Edisons iron works at Edi-
son, New Jersey. 1t Is in the heart Of
wild mountain region. The first thing
noticed is a frightful roar that comes
from some of the buildings From
little wooden chute which juts out from
a big wooden structure that resembles
grain elevator more than anything
else, there drops each day thousands of
little black objects. They are of the
size and shape of butter cakes. They
are little cakes of Bessemer, baked
hard as flint, and roll into cars ready for
transportation. to blast furnaces in
pennsylvania. Those little black cakes
mark the greatest achievement in the
career of Thomas A. Edison He work
ed on the problem for years. Now his
plant covers eleven acres, and is the
biggest mill in the world. 1t has cost
in round figures 81, 900, 600. He has a
stretch of mountains thirty-three miles
long as basis of supply, and in that has
more ore than all the rest of the United
States put together. (The Dispatch is
mistaken about that, but no matter.)
The mills take a boulder weighing five
tons, and chew it up faster than
healthy small boy could eat a peanut,
He employs over 700 immense magnets
to separate the ore from the rock The
whole process is done automat tically, at
the rate of 5000 tons a day, and the
finished product is put into cars ready
to be shipped at a cost of rs cents ton
1t costs almost So ton to get the richer
ore in Pennsylvania. The mills pay Is
per cent on the capital invested. He be.
gan to work on the problem ten years
ago, and at odd moments constructed
small model which satisfied him the
plan was feasible. While everybody
laughed at him he went on. The first
thing to do was to find the ore. He
started out with magnetic needles, and
was out six weeks; visited all the noun
tains in New Jersey, and at last found
some rock which looked like gneiss,
common in the state of New York. He
found stretches of that gneiss four and
half miles long and 1900 feet wide, and
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Less be made in order to satisfy the deluded
McKinleyites, who have swallowed the 'ad-
vance agent of prosperity nonsense, but
| at the same time look OUT for the early
adoption of some policy possibly a war
| with Spain--that will force an imitation Of
I the currency and terminate the reign OF
! the yellow standard.
Tho Boston Herald says:
A SON of Mark Hanna bet $3.50 that Nc
| Kinley would have over $1,000 plurality in
Ohio. The major had 81, $50 plurality over
Bryan and Sewall but only 49, s9S over Bry-
an and Sewall and Bryan and Watson. The
ma, but the other fellow brought suit In
Cleveland court and tho judge compelled
Hanna to surrender. 1t looks as II betting
| on elections had thus secured legal status
| in Ohio.
The Florida Times Union reviews the
business depression of 1896. and says:
1t is greatly to be hoped that the business
experience of 1896 will not be repeated In
( will not be; but it must be confessed that
the Republican party. in preparing to treat
| it's victory of last November as q purely
partisan one. Is not adopting the best
ness men in the future.
The Savannah News says:
President Cleveland told friend the
other day: Il am counting the days and
hours until we get out of the White House."
Lord Roseberry said to a friend recently;
imaginary and the other real. The first
| is when one receives the seal Of office from
the queen and the second is whom he re-
| turns the seal to her." President Cleveland
| is approaching the moment of real happi-
| ness and is anxious to be a free man once
more
The Kansas City Star says:
Whoever starts the rumors of the intend
| ed abdication of Queen Victoria may we'll
| save himself time and trouble. Queen VIC
| toria belongs to a nom -abdicating family,
She has enjoyed being a queen and pro-
poses to continue the qualification as long
as possible. There is a story too
which, while possibly true, is not improb-
able, that Queen Victoria is not enamored
of the idea of the Prince of Wales as a rul-
ing. monarch, and that she will never will
| ingly pass over the crown and scepter TO
him. When the baccarat- playing prince
succeeds to those royal emblems it will be
when his exemplary mother has no longer
any use for them.
The herald., 1897-01-31

What is that which the more you taka
from It the larger 1t grows? A hole.
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Capital Bicycle Club.

The second OF the series OF ladies' runs
OF the club was to Chevy Chase, the route
being through Rock Creek Park and Broad
Branch road to Chevy Chase Circle. thence
return by way OF Tenleytowu road AMI
WOodlcy Lane. Quite a number OF rtders
of the fair sex went out on the trip. and
very enjoyable ride was made. The
start was made at $50. from the club
house.
The iong-iOOked-for run to Atlanta was
commenced yesterday evening. Capt. IL
len and Messrs. Leaning, CostOn, and Mat
tingly viii ride the entire distance, while
Messrs. B0teler, Allen, DR.. J. Bart Hills,
and several others will ride q greater
portion OF the journey. For several months
those who contemplated going have been
studyingth topography OF the country, and
have picked out a route, which, it rs
hoped, viii clear them OF the mountains
aud at the same time give them better
roads thar If the coast line was followed
On account of the bad condition OF the
load between this city and LeesbuTg, an
other route was taken at the start. The
trip win carry the riders through the
Shenandoah Valley, and west ward as far
as Nashville, Tenn, from which point the
ride South will be made. The members will
make a regular vacation of the ride, and
will be gone two or three weeks, and pos
sibly longer.
There was no club run scheduled for Ia st
Sunday, but good many OF the club
members took individual rides TO different
places OF easy access from the city.
The run OF the club for today Is to
Brookville; start ng at 9o'cIock in the nom
ing from the clubhouse, 1924 + street. 4.
is quite likely that not many members will
go out on the run. as q large number are
ont Of the city.
No run Of the club was made last Sum
day, there being but few riders in the city
Quite large number OF the club members
will go over to Philadelphia TO attend the
league meet. Some of the boys win leave
tonight Moran, the speedy rider, who ID
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letic Park. In 1885 he went to Spring
field, Mass, and out of thirteen races
entered he was first eight times and sec
ond five times. 1t was at this Springfield
meet that MI. Brown, together with w.
E. Crist, of this city, won the mile tandem
race and championship OF the world in
2:41 20, defeating such teams as Foster
and Rich, of Canada, English and Weber.
the English champions. and COLES and
Huntingdon. of this country. The quarter
mile tandem record made In this race
still stands.
The banner racing year for Mr.. Brown
was 1895, when he secured twsntyseven
first prizes, four seconds, and three thirds
In 1887 he was first In twenty-five mces,
second In two, and third In three. In 1883
he entered thirty three races, crossing the
tape frs In nineteen events, second In
eight events, aud third Ia Nh events. uis
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by way of Massachusetts, avenue 70 Eiev-
epth street, and thence west to the club
quarters The clabrooms were 50 pro-
nisCiy decorated with plants and cut
flowers that one could scarcely see the
walls In this work Mr.. Shine showed
MS mastery nand After few musical
selections refreshments were served. the
tables being decorated with carnations.
American Beauties, and La France roses,
which were distributed among the lady
guests. Among those present were: MI.
and Mrs Pollock, Mr.. and Mrs. Fryer,
Mr. and Mrs. Altman, Mt. and frs Scott,
Mrs Horace Bell, Miss Annie Frech, Miss
Edith Fordham, Miss Marie Hall, Miss
May Seville, Miss AslEasia Prosperir Miss
Annie Hutchinson, Miss Annie Prospect,
Miss Robinson, the Misses Hurdle. Miss
Belt, Miss LithEow, Miss Grace keefcT,
Miss Reinharu. Miss Poole, Miss Allen.
Mcssrs Libbey Louis Frech, George Frech.
Charles Michael. William Jacobs, Andrew
Narschaik Lee l.. Herrrii, Ed Hutchinson.
william Norris. John " Shine, Charles
Grace, W K Larrimore, J Percy Roys-
ton, Charles Montgomery George ReinEaTt,
william Remnant, William Breariy, Roy
won,hngton, W b. Lindsay, Fred Buckler,
Frank Giutzico, Robert Weaver, Charles
Weaver. Lawrence Camp, aud James Cos
tello.
The run of the club tomorrow will be
TO Great Falls, though majority Of the
riders will leave the city this evening
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The League Of American wheelmen meet
will open on Tuesday next at Philadelphia
and Continue during balance of the week.
The official train of the local division will
leave Washington Tuesday evening at $50,
and 1t is thought that several hundred local
riders will 20 over to Philadelphia during
the meet. The Lafay cite Hotel will be
made the headquarters of the Washington
boys, and Mr.. william Gettinger, who has
charge of the arrangements for the local
riders. has had stacks Of letters inquiring
az to accommodations. A rate OF 81 8 has
been arranged for lodging at the La fay ette
Washington will be represented in the races
by Moran and Schade Halstead will not be
present, as he has return ed to his home In
Cincinnati
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stiil somewhat stiff from his fall at Staun-
ton, Va. I;st Friday, win most likely go
over this evening He will endeavOr to
capture one or more OF the tiOnal
Championships. Messrs L. b. Graves and
William jose VIII leave the early part Of
next week, while a number Of other menI-
bers viii leave later In the week
A A B,Iden. who was slated last sun
day to make IN attempt to break the W ash
fngtOn-Balamore record, is not member
IF the club. as has been published
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Golden Rod wheelmen.

The club made a run to "A shton last Sun
day, returning home late in the evening
There was a quite a number OF riders
who made the start, at $50 O'Clock In
WAS badly felt, and several of the riders
were forced to quit riding their bicycles.
On account OF this experience the club VIII
not make any more long runs until cooler
weather arrives.
A short run was made to SuitIand Park
Wednesday evening, the ride being en-
joyed immensely by all Of the members.
Tie run OF the club for today is tn Alex
andria, starting at $50 from the head
quarters.
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fastest mile was made in 1889 IN 2:35, at
AnalOstan Island. The worlds record at
tiiat time was 1882 rs. Mr.. Brown stopped
bicycle racing in 1890, but has always
taken an active interest in sports Of all
kinds. Heis Considered one Of the best men
in the Country to follow the hounds, and
has won steede chases at Charlottesville
and Fit. Myer. He is an expert polo player
and is at present member Of the Chevy
Chase Hunt Club.
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New Members /.

There were twenty-six additions To the
local division last week. the total mem
bership TO date being Ell. Tie new
members are:
Capital Bi Club william Burke jr., 1 Al 8
6 street mort Invest
Washington Road Club-C. W. Cochran.
1921 Q street northwest.
Unattached William II BuTk. 1922 Fifth
street northwest; Fl. Eugene Holdridge
1918 Fourtcentu street northwest; Guy f.
Mautlin, 1900 Penns ylvania avenue; Dun
can Mcdonald, 1910 Seventeenth street
no fthu est; Francis " We. 936 o street north
west Felix \ Van Reuth, Twentieth and
X streets; Courtney Acton, Up. o. SOC King
street, Alexandria Val; James p. Carlin.
a.. .. 81 5 King street, Alexandra, Val;
ishby Miller, (P o. 323 3 Washington
street. Alexandra. Va);J J. Lawrence Perry,
"a. o 317 s. st. Asaph street. Alex
andria. ya.l; Clarence R. Howard, Up. o.
box 140, Alexandria, va); Clarence c.
Leadbeater, Up. O. 213 s Pitt street,
Alexandria, Val; Robert L. A mes, IT, s.
Patent Office; Hugh Bell, Is 900 @ street
northwest; Harry A. Beck, $50 Twentieth
street northwest: Harry F. Clark, city;
g. G.. Deunison 725 Third street; J. F..
Donohoo. 725 Third street; f. E. EweiI.
3644 Thirteenth street: W. r. Hayler NJ D.,
Sill East Capitol street; Frank C. HoFigan.
250S street northwest; Thomas Lynch,
24J8 Brightwood avenue; j c. Proctor
1G4S Huron street: Frank II. Thomas,
1925 Z street northwest.
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Levapt Cycle Club.

The run the boys aud their lady friends
gave In honor of the Rialto Cycle Club
last Tuesday evening was q success tn
every detail, the threatening weather
being the only drawback, preventing the
original run. The riders left the club
house at Gao p H., with nearly thirty
couples In line, riding up Pennsylvania
avenue. to Seventeenth street, returning
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Ball Bearing cycle club.

The club has rented the hall at the cor
ner OF Seventh and n streets northwest,
and meets on Tuesday evenings.
The election OF officers. was held last
week and resulted as follows: W. Wood
ward, president T. Duffy, secretary.
and F. Buck, captain.
The run scheduled for today is 70 Shady
Side. The start win be made from FIJI
teenth and II streets mort beast at $50 a. III.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01

Every one In Washington who was inter
ested in bicycling and athletics generally
knew phil Brown ten or twelve years
ago when bicycle racing was first in-
dulged in here Mr. Brown first entered
racing circles in SEA, during which year
he won four or five local contests at Ath-
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$500 Excursions to the sea.

$500 Excursions To the sea- $500
shore via Pennsylvania Railroad.
On Fridays and SATURDAYS during July
and August tickets VIII be sold for II q.
m. and 12.45 p. m trains for Atlantic
City, Cape May. Ocean City and Sea Isle
City, good 70 return until the following
Tuesday. Atlantic City tickets good via
Delaware Bridge route.
Jy6-tu. 81, FIR ,pm;sun, wed, q franz
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League Century.


ALI OF the clubs are talking OF entering
for the century, and ~ is going 10 be the
cycling event OF The Scar SouIe OF the
clulIs we've not gOink TO enter because
hey misunderstood the rules, thinking that
n small GLIB would not have the same
chance a. large oneJ but as the limit is
fixed n hat no less u.8H twelve mclul'ers
can START, W hich leaves no limit over that.
=, that as man from any one ciGh can Join
and s.ill ell viii have the same advantage.
a. It VIII depend upon the number OF
Starters and the numbers OF the survivors
out of each club. az to who will get the
prize. Another thing not understood was
whether each member OF club who sur
vived the century would be Presented with
"A medal Each person who survives win be
given Survivor = Medal" whether club
member, unattached or an L. A. w IL
Is not limited 10 L. A. W members, but
any rider can enter, and II he carr ics out
the rules Of the century viii he given one
Of the medals, and it win be one which he
will be proud to receive.
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LeagCe Meet.

Grea, preparations are being made by the
bis;rict riders for The nIret. all members
;sre talking II, and big crowd / $ going up,
already members havins requested Mr.
Gettinger. the chairman Of the meet com
Inittec 10 secure their roon.s