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The times., 1897-09-19

The membership of the local division
AGGREGATED 7s7 on September 10 Of the
current wear, as against 217 on Septem-
ber 10, 1886, showing an increase of
$40 mem5ers. The total membership Of
TIE L. A. ". on September 10, 1897,
was 9s,653, a gain OF 32,O23 for the
year.
But three new members We're enrolled
In the local division during the past week
Messrs EtheIbert Baier, Baltic Building:
II. r. P. Hamilton, 1919 S street north
west, and Tneo. F. Laist, supervising ar
chitect's office, Treasury Department all
unattached.
By order Of the executive committee.
honor medals have teen presented To Mem.
bers c. Corson, A. Gironard, e. E. Wood
aud William T. Robertson. These hona.
medals cannot he bought by any member
but are presented only to a member after
having secured a certain number OF new
members. Within the next sixty days
quite an addition VIII be made TO the
list OF those having received medals, as
quite a number OF members are working
Tor them.
The times., 1897-09-19

the week to come. To-day the club VIII
attend the Royal Arcanum oyster roast II
Clifton Beach, and one evening during tue
week lknown only to club members taey
will have '.recruiting run" When 1t Is
the intention 10 visit as many riders as
possible ard enlist them as active Mem
bers Of the A. B. c.
Sunday. September 26, run will be
made to Great Falls, and 1t is desired that
members end friends intending 20 par
ticipate viii notify Road Capt K. r,
Bolton, No. 909 Pennsylvania avenue
porthwest, not later than Friday evening,
in order that arrangements may be made
for Ginner for the party at reduced rates
a large numhe OF lady members have sig
nified their intention 10 make the Great
Falls run The start VIII be from west
side OF Lafayette square, at o'clock
sharp.
The times., 1897-09-19

The grand circuit meet is less than one
week orr That thought is enough TO
make the pulse Of the local cyclists quicken
its beat by half, That inUerestin tue meet
exceeds that Of all previous events held
IN this city is indicated In countless ways
Weeks AGO az the choice boxes We're
snapped up at prices which Were simply
marvellous There win not be a single
reserved seat in all the park two days
before the meet IL the present interest is
an indication. The meet deserves the
support Of tie cyclists, for the local Cycle
Board Of Trade has displayed an immense
amount OF enterprise and energy in their
preparations FOR IT, 4 large sum Of
monCy has been spent, and already the
expenditures run UP into four figures. In
the history OF Washington cycle raciCE
there has never been such a collection of
riders az that which viii struggle for
supremacy Oh t'e International Park track
next Friday afternoon.
The ma lagament of the meet has made
every preparation to insure a success
The crowds viii be handled efficiently
10y the competent track Officials OF the
DAY aud every precaution viii DE taken
90 prevent that crowding on the track
which la done 50 much TO mar the success
Of past meets.
The clahs have not been particularly
active during the past week.
The iaJt arrival OF The expected cool
weather has prevented in many jns, ances
the carrying ont OF the programs Of the
various cluus. suil, there have been a
reasonable number Of clgb runs and otheT
7,lafters of interest iTanSDiring a: the
various club quarters
The times., 1897-09-19
GENERAL WHEELING TOPICS.

A very clever advertising scheme has
been just evolved by local printer, who
Is also an enthusiastic cyclist. 1t is 10 the
form OF 4 strip OF white cardboard, on
which are printed the words keep to the
right In smaller letters below is the
advertisement of the printer. It's success
is due to the fact that the inscription Is
one which nearly every rider likes to see
observed. He is therefore quite willing
that the card should remain on his wheel
In fact, many wheelmen take particular
pains TO keep them there. Nearly half the
wheels in town are carrying them and
thereby impreSsing upon the cyclists that
very imPoItnt rule OF the road. Incl
dsntally the originator is securing some
very excellent advertising as a reward
for his scheme.
The times., 1897-09-19
HyattsvIIle cycle club.

1heFHyattsville Cycle Club extended a
reception Wednesday evening To the local
diyi.sion CT the League OF American W heel
men and the Century Cycle Club and was
honored by quite az attendance. There
were sixteen riders In 1 he league party and
fourteen from she centurions, while the
una ttached riders that accepted the hos
piLality Gf he club numbered about twelve.
The club s,,isse was prettily decorated fog
the occasion, and also the grounds. a
number of the prettiest young ladies Of the
thriving suburban village were at the club
1o'Ise, and helped 10 welcome the visiting
whcelmen. After the reception refresh
ments were served. with an abundance Uf
lemonade. aHc during The course of the
evening sey cral boxes OF excellent cigars
We're disposed OF. The balance OF The time
vas spent in an Informal, but extremely
plea SAINT dance.
The cub is seriously considering the ad
Visibility Of entering team IN the coming
century run. Nothing definite has as yet
been decided upon, though il s expected
that rome difficulty would be experienced
in picking out twelve strong riders.
A handsome piece OF furniture has bee
placed in the new clehhousp in the shape
Of new upright piano. the mead OF which
has been long felt.
No ran is scheduled for today, and no
ride was made last Sunday. An oyster
roast for the latter part OF this month is
talked OF whiel, viii be held at the club
house On this occasion special brand of
Of oysters, from Coan River, viii deserved.
Which VIII he kPown s the cycle brand
The times., 1897-09-19
NATIONAL CIRCUIT MEET.

During the entire week just past Inter
national Park has been in charge OF n
large force Of workmen. The work 80 far
has been confined principally 10 putting
the track in shape. 1t has been rolled aud
seraped repeatedly, and in case there is
no rainfall within the next few days
sprinkling carts viii be used and The soil
Thoroughly saturated After this heavy
roller will h. sent over il, making it hard
aud firm. There is no doubt that it win
be one Of the fastest tracks ever seen
here, for the cracks don't care TO ride on
any other sort
Beside tie fixing of the track, numerous
improvements are being made in the way
OF adding more SEATS. Four rows of
seats, capable Of accommodating several
hundred people, are being put in. They
will be complete early in the week. Alsn
the space now devoted TO the press boxes
will be utilized for other seats, and new
press boxes will be placed inside the
track, just in front of the judges stand.
The trainers and riders viii also be placed
Oh the inside of the track in quarters es.
peciaIiy built for them.
The times., 1897-09-19

evenings at the clui house. and the whist
committee ts beginnibg to take some ac-
ton. The amusement committee has not
as yet gotten together and arranged for
winter sohe dule of entertainment and
afnusenient
Lindsey Fogg, one OF the best whist
players Of the club, has resigned his posi-
ton in the Treasury Department ana II
is thought tina. ne viii leave the city The
club would regret to lose such good ner,-
f,er
The times., 1897-09-19
Rialto Cycle Club.

The Rialto Cycle Club held its regular
weekly run Thursday evening to Glen Echo,
starting from the residence Of Miss Ford
ham, No. 647 Is street northeast at $50
O'Clock. There were fifteen members pres
ent, and the trip was much enjoyed.
The run next week VIII be to Cabin John
Bridge, starting from the residence of Miss
Iithgow, No. 1906 B street southeast,
Wednesday evening at $50 O'Clock.
A number of the members of the club are
absent from the city on their vacation.
The times., 1897-09-19
Denfness Cnnnot Re Cured

By LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can
not go to the seat Of the disease CataFFh
is a blood or constitutional disease, and
in order to cure it you must keinternai
remedies Halls Cafarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Halls Catarrh Cure
is not auack medicine. 1t was prescribed
py one Of the best piiysiciansiR this country
for years, and is Regular prescription
1t is composed of the best tonies known,
combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces.
The perfect combination OF the two IN
gradients is what produces such wonder
full results in curing Catarrh. Send for
testimonials, free
F.. j. CHENEY < Co, Props, Toledo. O.
Sold By druggists; price 75c s-iyr
The times., 1897-09-19

1t has remained for the cool days OF
autumn to bring forth the champion
mosquito yarn Of the year. 1t appears III
tbs weeks issue OF the L. A. W. Bulletin,
and the author solemnly asScverates Uhat
it is true. II is as follows: ION an
evening ride from Waterbury TO Hartford
l stopped by the wayside TO rest for Il
time IN old gray-haired specimen OF
the mosquito tribe lit ON my tire and
proceeded 10 puncture it with his pro
bosois in order TO prevent my escape. He
punctureG it, but the air rushed through
his hollow bill TO his head. l suddenly
saw the fellows eyes begin to blaze, his
body To swell, and then came the snap of
an explosion Mr.. Skeeter was gonei His
bill was so swollen that it was impossible
to withdraw it from the tire The
Bulletin ventures the observation that she
Connecticut man uses the bill as a valve
The times., 1897-09-19
I.eruIar Meeting.

Tie regular meeting of September IS
was postponed until October IA, when a
combined meeting Tor tie transa ction OF
routine business and the nominating Of
offiocis viii be held Tie constitution
calls for convention for the nomination of
candidates for electioQ, TO be called by the
chief consul between The 10th and 18th
OF October in each year, and officially
dominate the officers for the ensuing
The times., 1897-09-19

Major" Taylor, the colored national cir
cult chaser, Is being accused Of presuming
upon the FAVOR shown hin. throughout New
England. In the one third mile open
Taylor cIalmed that ne had Teen showed
over the pole in his heat and he was there
fore allowed TO ride in the final The
negro also raade similar claim in the
final, bnt it was so palpablS unf0anded
the judges would not consider It. The
truth OF the matter seems 70 be that Ia ylor
rode over the pole because the other riders
woGld not give way for him. Injured inno-
cence IS all right, but it shouldn' go too
far.
The times., 1897-09-19
AItnir CYcIc club.


Tie Altar CycleClub gave watermelon
run Friday evening 30 the residence or Mr.
j. B. Hammond at the junction Of the
Lou6lboroueh, Ridge and Chain bridge
roads. II was a stag affair, and a go i
number went out There were plenty OF
melons, and tie. cyclists were unable tu
dispose Of the entire T1t. a number or in
vited guests went ont on the run
Tie regular moHtnly meeting Of the club
viii be held Monday evening. The main
business ygiu be the subject Of the annual
club Races, which, it is calculated, VIII be
held around October /. Nothing definite
viii he snown until after tke Ileetiag but
considerable interest Is manifested IN the
races. capt Ed. Hanger now holds the
club Championship. and there are a mum
ber OF other members V 10 would be glad
to have the honor.
David Reyrolds and F. Baker Weaver
spent last Monday in Baltimore. They
wheeled around the city taking in all OF
the sights, and returned honie by train Iii
the evening. They were accompanied By
two young lady riders
James 4. Keiiher and C. r. Murray have
returned from their vacation, spent Ut Ut
iantc City
The times., 1897-09-19

That wonderful English rider, J. W.
Stocks, has again lowered the mile paced
record, placing the time atthe phenomenal
figures or 1875 rs. This was done on
Wednesday of the past week 1t viii
be remembered that Stocks, 0uthe previous
Saturday, lowered the mile record stant-
ing start, to "A, and continuing 10 ride,
he covered the five miles in the wonderful
time OF 8 80 DO, which is another worlds
record. 1t seems that there is M limit
to this remarkable Fider's achievements
lt is SAID that Stocks was paced ny an
electric -ripet, with which he has been
experimenting foi some time past.
The times., 1897-09-19

The railroad facilities for reaching the
park on next Friday will be fully adequate
to the needs of the occasion. That big
crowd viii he In attendance, is a foregone
conclusion, and the Washington and Great
Falls road has arranged To give the people
a most excellent sche dule. All the extra
cars of the road will be banked at the
park, and viii be run out as fast as loaded
when the races are over. There will be
no delay FROM this quarter.
The times., 1897-09-19

Most OF the cracks who are entered for
the meet viii arrive in town about next
Wednesday. Paid, Cooper, and Gardiner
will probably be the first. These three
riders are the leaders in the national
championship race, Bald is ahead by
good margin, with Gardiner a close second,
and Cooper rather bad third. Still there
is not a great difference in their per
centages, and none Of them will venture
TO stay away from the meet. However, this
circuit meet differs from that held here
last year in that there are many more
races to be run before the close of the
season on the national circuit than there
were last year. Almost as many races re-
main to be run as have already taken
place, and the championship is yet young
But these aspirants for championship
honors never lag when there are at
tractive purses hung up, as is the case dur
ing the coming meet.
The times., 1897-09-19
Arcannm BICYCLE CInh.

The Areanum Bicycle Club, on account
of the bad condition of the roads, did
not take it's usual run during the week,
but will more than make up for it during
The times., 1897-09-19
,edlons Transfer Thrnugh PhiIn-

Tedious Transfer Through PhiIa-
delphin Avoided.
Through trains to Atlantic City. Penn
sylvania Railroad, great excursion next
Saturday and Sunday. sci 54t-em
To Niagara Falls and Return via
I'eDnsylvania Railroad
$1,000 round trip, tickets good for ten
days. Special train, Z 80 a. m Tuesday.
October L 2. Brotherhood of st. Andrew
please note Item
New-York tribune., 1897-06-13

power. our reliance upon on l,s-.,{.,., ......
our spirit OF initiative and our personal ,.,,r-,
Ihen' too. parents should understand once ard
ror AL that they need not save and hoard COR
'heir children. and that they owe 70 tbe,r an
Sp'"S hothing else than first-class and useful
eoucauon. An education that in the case NJ tb.
'"'S' u IL every sense OF the word virfle and
ni~"iS- Ihese young people in their turn should
De made TO teel that they must not RELY unop
'her parents or upCn their relatives but entirely
ana exclusively upon themselves and upon their
own industry and efforts: young men in marry-
ing should look for a congenial and us,r,,I COW,
panion and comrade rather than a mere dowrv
WHICH AT present is always the principal cOnsid-
oi ali "'hers being subordinated thereto
i"e government. in its turn. should reduce to
'"e minimum the number Of its functionaries
ana o'ficias. thus compelling young men ~
every class Of society to direc: their eneryies
anu 'he'r attention to industrial and commercial
caiiings which require personal labor and iva;
vidual initiative effort"
Al '"is' the Acadcmician goes on to declare
'u'' l" socia system where to the mer-
chant the manufacturer and the apricul,uris,
VIII De accorded n higher degree of consider.,;,
aho popular regard than the Government oe,
cial. the politician and the ren,ainder of ,ho ,,.
less parasites who constitute at nr.san. -.
bane OF France >'N
III i~maitre adds that if he had his way he
.''S'S' upon the abandonment Of the study
are hho"h as the dead languages in the
public schools. upon the sunnrassion -, 49, =
greater number Of the State schools unon th.
DISMISSAL Of nine-tenths of the Government of, :
ciaiS and upon the repeal OF the law of u,iverso,
suffrage which he denounces as a curse and
"haiy upon the abolition of compulsory military
'ei'.oe aS well as OF the military system as now
service IN the army. he points out
contributes in no small measure to das.. ~, '
spirit OF initiative. and to render young mon 40
pehoent upon others. We ought" he dec,or.
10 content ourselves with a standinr arrv -,
t"enty-sx thousand men. as they have IN .s.
'"'e" states. This. of course. is out of the cues.
'ioh 50 long as We continue to be taught that re-
venge FOR our defeat by Germany in 1870 .. ~.
most sacred and important of all the ,,or., *,
cations Of a patriotic Frenchnan"
New-York tribune., 1897-06-13
HARVARD SIXTY YrAHS AGO
EDWARD EVERETT HAI.E.S nrro1I.Eo,-
rloNS OF HIS CoLLI;GE LIFE
FEATURES AT rHE GREAT cAMnRIpon I'm,
'ERsirf THAT SEEN STRANGE TO
LATTER STUDENTS
FROM The National MAGAZINE

from The National Magazine
s,a,i1, era Oh determination that the collsy.
arraneements s1!ea from the somewhat wooden
wnere young men could really be trained for ,H
naugura,ion ~ may De roughly marked by the
president of the college Kirkland ~ @ "a aS
EIpisneo EI scholar he had the advantages OF
nse m IN the excellent social circles OF the RoS,on
Oh MS time. The appointment or Dr EiroSaa n.on
iaa Neu t denomination that the college shnuid
'eau W IN tne higher education of America
With the enhancement of it's resnnra.s an,
win the character Of the men who ,yer. ,.anh
manner ~ 1nnns ing changed Little details as to the
,. oi NE changed also, and gradually no
tween the year 1900 and the year 1S.y1 tha wboIa
briSre me.noo OF life has changed at cam
90 1000 was In college between the years IS:3i
raS amu iSoS: when th,s change was ALREADY in prog
conditions "eiote ef re the college had attained the
' wnich Is convenient one-I ren,emher tb,t
they wers my toS S'aer friends were surprised when
rno "e.S 'oo mat was to have a Garnet in INV
room TO the minds of peopIe vho "a -, ~,
,nors Niowh what college life was within the ten
IN college room. | am ouite sire ,b.t re-
49, vas not a pianofcrte in any undergraduate,s
where ,e appeared one day when NJ Iovarinr i,
~o.urinE' t spoke Of billiard balls and their move
hers ot 1', IN .ie table More than half of the mem
1t gers OF my class had never seen a biIliard hall
arneranoy aoooy mas given some details of the last
pIace 10 which students went for a mug Of ,piiE
h., TIe Tolls or bread and piece of butter from
undergraduate were made in his own roor, '"'7
,a,1 UH UuIery was shed at the east end OF Har-
III idteIy some trace OF its
could be seen the eastern wall or tha, H S1a o'
ing. Vail oi that ouiid-
IN the days OF the older graduates ,yhor,
~. oeS, no meal was served excepting dinner
~ IKE simplicity prevailed in manv other mat
ters. the forms of which in some cases xare
,porroweH from the methods Of the English col
'eseS ana IN some from those OF a log cabin
QUAINT ACADEMIC TRADITIONS
On the other hand there were some tradition,
OF academic life which would he con.,aeH u,'Iohs IONS
r rormat or quaint No person could appear in a
si seSi.a.,on- "a, room or at chapel who was NOT
oressed In black, or in what was called .,,,ao,,
,t1 m1xs1 IN the regulations. This rule was quite
; s.Ilcuy enIorceo In the earlier part OF nv col
lege lire. but we emerged from il 40 far tb,, -;
1000 a"o io'S there came In fashion In sum
New-York tribune., 1897-06-13
HIS LETTER or INTRODUCTION

From The Chicago Times Herald
The other day n tall. gaunt stranger from Ar
Kansas cornered Opie Read at the Press CIuh W.
began hshing about in his pockets
Got a letter of introduction to you hyarabout
some ere" he said
HAD the darndcst time findn' you" he con-
uhueo Cot INTO town yesterday afternoon ana
iast night started out look YOU nm r
tnought. probably. the folks at the telegraph
once would know you But they didn't And the
motel folks didn't know you nuther Chen I w.nt
to newspaper shop and they sent me ovar
here" ~ "'e over
BY this time the visitor had found the missi,.
ietter or introduction. II written with a
lead pencil In schoolboy's hand and the sneiijn.
was decidedly phonetic. Opie scrutinized ths
signature closely. ''As
'JOhn Scruggins," he said musinpIv "Ioh.
Scruggins don't recall Mr. Scruggins A
That's my boy said the visitor nroud,v
hes been to school In Little Rock all winter 80
30 when j got ready awhile ago to come To (shi
caso told him to write letter of int r ductio.
10 you and he did II. What's the matter with m.
letter? Amt 1t writ all right?" ~ 'A'
oh. yes: It's all right" said the novelist
And 1t was; for the man from Arkansas sn.rs
a pleasant afternoon at the club ~
New-York tribune., 1897-06-13
"a SLY CURED.

From The Chicago Times Herald
Paris scientist claims that no &. obi. O..
demonstrate scientifically that love Is a disaa O.. -
N Inat may be true; but a casual study Of divorce
court RECORDS Will demonstrate that in nponH
cases martmony is antitoxin for thar d,sny nany
New-York tribune., 1897-06-13
HE MARRIED NEW WOMAN

From Answers
Mrs. Strongmind-And for what are vo,, A..
carcerated here. my poor man?
Inc Inc frisoner-I married a new woman
nrs. Stronemino (astonshed)-Impossibls
The PrisOner-But ! was, I married n.-
for bigamy. ' ~ e''
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-03-21
SOUTHERN COMPETITION
Seriously Affecting the Business of
New England Cotton Manufacturer.

FALL RIVER, Mass, March 20.-The ag-
itation over the proposed reduction in hours
OF labor for mill employees is very strong
here at present both for and against the
movement. A statement of Secretary How
ard, of the spinners union, that the COM
petition of Southern manufacturers would
not be enhanced by the adoption of fewer
hours In this section, is met by a declara-
tion by one of the most prominent manu-
made in New England to improve trade
conditions by reduction of stock the cur
tailed production has been more than made
up by the new mills and increased produc-
tion of the South. II is pointed out that
in a period of about three and one-half
years the mills of Fall River have been
closed about six months on an average
Taking the pay rolls of the mills stopped
for this period. a loss on wages of some
thing like &l60,000 is shown The losses
to the mills by fixed expenses, whether
mills run or stop. would be something like
$,OO0OOO more. or a total absolute loss to
NOUS sacrifice, IL is claimed. no corre-
spending benefit has accrued. but Southern
competitors have run full time and filed
up the vacuum Northern manufacturers
have been trying TO create. Fall River mill
owners state that IL can be proven beyond
question that Southern mills producing the
same fabrics as those made in this CITY are
making satisfactory profits at present mar
ket prices. Their taxes are merely nominal: 4:
fuel, In many cases. is less than half its
sixty-six TO seventy-two hours weekly and
la bor VIII average 10 per cent. less