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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
Twin City stock Yards.
New Brighton. Mimi. April 30. 1S9
To Live Stock Dealers:

New Brighton, Mimi, April -, 1897.
To Live Stock Dealers:
Ne are how tue uhy actual market in the
Northwest, having unlimited drmand for butcher
cattle and stockers and feeders. Two large
packing houses in operation, and "" are Lot rely
ing Oh anticipatiOnS Of what we may do In the fu-
ture. Numerous s!aughterrrs and shipping buyers
for southern points.
We have OIL r0wn railroad. which connects with
all lines entering in the Twin cities. No cost to
shipper for stopping AZ these yards 10 feed on
through billing to Chicago. DO not be deceived by
unreliable statements put out 10y our opponents.
one shipment viii cOnN inre you. See that your
stock is billed N care Of the Twin city Stock
Yards. Daily capacity. 10, 900 cattle; 0,oO0 hogs;
10000 sheep.
Sead MS your name and we viii mail yon our
daily market report free.
JOSEPH ROBY. Manager.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
,WlPED THE TURKS
,pE1iN FORCES WINNING NIlTG-
EJES All ALONG THE LINE.
,.,,c. C~oustantine Leading the
valiant Greek to Glorious
.chievements-Tnrks Find Ii Nec-
essury to Swap
o.mun Pasha Placed I'm Charge
sunto Q~unrnrunta ROmbardcd by
in. Greek squadron.

.Athpus. April 81. After the bon
n, rdment Of Katrina, on the Gulf or
solonicn by the Greek squadron and
nIt To fight two h~attaliOns Of Turks
and the inhabitants Of the place. the
creek tieet landed Il detachment and
found the Turks had left behind them
immense stores of provisions dcStined
for the army of Edhem Pasha. These
v,Iuoblp stores had been left almost
UNPROTECTED in the belief by the Turks
that a blockade OF Greece by the fleets
~ the powers would prevent tn"
Greek fleet from attacking the Turk
jsh towns Oh, the Gulf Of SalOuiCa. and
which have been used as points 10
bend stores for the Turkish army and
forward them TO the front The" cup
turp of these towns. not to mention the
loss OF the stores. places n dii'i,|i iT in
the path of Edhem pashH. ana ii is
stated here that rs soon rs the Turk
ish commaHdpr-in-ChiCf heard ~" nCWS
or the capture Of platamOun and Kat
rina he dispatched 10000 men toward
thr coast Of Macedonia. fearing Il flank
attack from the Gulf of SalOnica. The
Greek fleet in returning from tn" cap
turc of Katrina. bOmbarded tn" port
Of LitchOrun. \ dispatch from LariSSa
says that yesterday after the Greeks
had fortified MayrichOri, 70 which
Mace they r%etrpatCl after ~cyaCuating
NezerUS. they reoCCupied ltatniHa ana
Hegari. which. when abandoned 10y the
Greeks the Turks failed TO occupy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
Death I'ro., the River.

Little Falls. MIMI. April IA Pc
culiar accident occurred at Fort Ripley.
Roy. the ~tivp-year-Old son of 4. J.
Davis of that place. while playing near
the banks Of the NakasEippi river. fell
in. ard although he was pulled our in
q short time he was unconscious and
died three hours later. Those who
witnessed the accident think that
death resulted from fright or chills. as
they do not believe he was in the
water long enough to drown.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
AT DRANTON.
The Army officer as to Drs-
titutiOn There.

Washington. April 24.-The army Of
ficcr sen from Fort Smelling. Mimi. to
the Red river section Of Dak0'a has
arrived on the scene Of the flood and
has reported to the war department as
follows:
Had a conference with Mayor Nc
Crea. j. X. Fairchild and !. VI. WYE.
of the relief committee. who hay" just
returned from making their r"undH.
Twenty families. comprising 100 per-
sons. are destitute and in need of I'M
mediate aid. Thirty-twO hundred RI
tions will be sufficient for the next
thirty days and "a be purchased here
at 10 Gems per ration. | recommend
sufficient sum be placed at the dis
pOsal of the mayor to provide the
necessary relief. River is falling slow
ly.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
WHOLE FAMILY pERISHES.
drowned in the Raging Red River
south of 50.

II. Vincent. Mimi. April 2i.-News
uas Deeli received here of the drowning
oi lhoinas Henry and his family at
lWo Rivers. hiue miles south of here.
he list OF less Of property is growing
targef aS tn" facts become known.
Prostitution prevails and the charita.
Die efforts of citizens is far from adc-
quate To relieve he distress. Immedl-
ale action should be taken TO secure
ana distribute necessary food and pro
vide shelter for the unfortunate n
one Instance Of the conditions here
II mat thirty PERSONS driven out OF
their homes are housed in a small
shanty 14X2p feet in the outskirts Of
the village and are now supplied with
food by the charity of villagers.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
DuiJdiuy. i'm the River.

Winnipeg, Maui. April 24.-The river
rose six inches last night and is still
going up slowly. The governments
chartered steamer will relieve settlers
flooded out between Winnipeg ard the
United States boundary. Many parts
of buildings can he seen up the river
floating down toward this city. These
are doubtless buildings wrecked by the
storm Sunday. The local situation re-
mains unchanged with damage very
slight as yet.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
DfsUgrceI, nv Expected.

Sioux Falls, =. D.. April ~. The
trial of Joe Kirby. the prominent
Sioux Falls attorney. on a charge as
acting as n fence" for ~postotfice rob
bers. is over The jury. after h"ing
out twenty hours, failed to agree and
was excused. II stood seven to five
for conviction throughout. Kirby will
probably h" tried again at Aberdeen
week after next.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
GUARDING THE LENEES.
titiZ"Hs and Railroads Fig htiug
Against the Naters.

Y r 'lk = y -
Against the aters.
New Orleans. April ~. The river
has beer about stationary. The line is
being held all along the Louisiana
front. below the Concordia parish
breaks. although Il number of danger
Gus spots are being sought for. The
levee at Johnston. in ST. James parish.
is the leading menace, but the citizens
and the Texas 4 Pacific are fighting
for it. and will succeed in avoiding dis
aster. The principal sensation to-day
was the attempt to create a break at
BOnnetcarre where several big crav-
asses have taken place in the last
quarter OF q century. A party was
found acting suspiciOusly. and was
fired at by the guards. He escaped
into the woods. leaving behind two
dynamite bombs. Great excitement
prevails.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
TIRE SITUATION IN THESSALY.
Statement Issued by the Greek Min
lister of Foreign Affairs.


London. April 2i.-Thc Greek charge
d'affaircS here has received a dispatch
from Athens giving the exact situation
on the TEcssalian frontier from The
Greek standpoint. 1t is as follows:
IN ThcsSaly. in the direction of Re-
yeni and B%OughaZi. our forces have
penetrated into Turkish territory and
all have advanced toward DamaSi. All
the attacks of the enemy have been
repul&cd in the direction of Gritzoyali.
Oar army hIs occupied n strong posi-
ton nj Matt. where there has been
fighting since yesterday. The Turkish
attacks have been rcpulSed. The
Greeks had to retire from \eZeroS. fall
ing back on the bank of the Dorchi. Il
strong position. which they are now
defending. In Epirus our army is adj
vancing. and has captured Fort I'M
aret. Fi'lipiada and several villages.
The Greeks have also occupied Sala-
CORA, capturing three cannon. Il mum
Der of guns and Il quantity Of ammu-
milton and provisions. The army is
now advancing ~northward.
-SkOuZeS.
Minister of Foreign Auairs.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
the STATE PARK.
Work Begins mt Once in Fixing Cp
the HEllS Hnrk.

TaIlorS Falls. Mimi. April 2i.-rark
COMMISSIONS Hazard has been in
town this week in the interests of the
state park. The recent legislature ap-
propria'"d $1,000 for the park for the
coming two years. These appropria-
tionS "ill n0t he available until Al
gust, nut several public spirited citi-
z'nS will a. nice money for the work
and q crow "f men will commence in
tn" park g.. Ncdiately, and by the time
II r' season opens many i'm
prove ... ave been made.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
NeA, nnnk OmcPrk.

Granite Falls, MINI. April 24.-At n
mee,inG of the directors Of the Gran
itc Falls bank the following officers
were elected: President. X. +. NeStc:
vice president. j. s. Johnson: cashier,
l.. o. Iicherg: teller. +. w. Allison;
bookkeeper. T.. {. Dahl. The directors
elected were j. \. Willard. !. s. John
son. X. T.. Nestle. &. s. Orwell. u. O..
IinhNrr.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

Eau Claire. Wis. April 24.-W. r.
Curtis. Il merchant Of Shell Lake, Wis.
a widowcr. and MrS. Belle Morrison. IL
widow Of ScafOrth, ont. met here at
ter thirty years separation and we're
married in the Galloway house by
Rev. +. ". Haight. They were IN
gagged TO be married thirty years ago
hut various circumstances kept III, IN
a0art.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
The Highest Grade.

do you think. Parvenue. that your
Sol is acquiring Il good education at
~collegc?'
He must be getting the best. He
draws on ne about every other day to
make payments on it."-Detroit Free
lrpsS.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
lie Wasn't q Weretic.

Baraboo. Wis. April 2i.-The Madi-
son presNytCrv Of the Presbyterian
church has closed a three days session
I'm this city. The committee Of five alr
pointed to investigate the accusations
of hercsy mad against Rev. j. w.
Cochrane of Madison by Il member of
his flock. reported that there was no
cause for further Investigation.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
Sold All Their LOGS.

Thief River FAILS, Mimi. April ~
Neehan Bros. have sold the 2.G'flGD
foo &C lo"s t'lHt won't to f'OOEStOn
ovCr the DAM here during the recent
flood. TO the Red River Lumber com
pany. 1t is probable that the entire
cut the Mechans have made on Black
Duck will be bought by the Slevlin-
CarneIlter cGnpany at st. Hilaire.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
SENT FREE TO PROVE ITS POWER

action of the Kid.
neys. European
physicians r o.
nounce it the great.
est medical boon
since the discovery
OF q~uinine, which,
like the Kava- Kava
Shrub, was first
found in use among
The natives by
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
The suitnn's officials Issue n state
Mcnt.

u suitnn's oMriais Issue u >tate-
mcnt.
ConStHntinoplc. April 24.-Thc Turk
ish government has issued the follow
Ing Statcmcnt:
~ reconnaissance with q force or
infantry. six batteries of artillery and
cavalry division cnabled Naim Pasha
to ocCrpy n position with eight battal-
Ion and some field batteries opposite
the Greek forces conferred south Of the
MilOuh1 and Siuiva passes. Haksi
IaSha. with twelve battaliOns. adj
yauCod toward Morally. on the plain,
IN order TO threaten the retreat of The
Greeks ut E0skrcna. Naim Paslta d@
Tented the Greeks and occupied the i'm
portant heights of Karadja and Nfra1.
Hamdi I'aSha captured the fortified
SUBMITS of GOrdOnIn and Garbika,
comua nGing the passes
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
Oil Mill for Fargo.

Fargo, y. D.. April 24.-The manager
of n of the National Linseed Oil com
pany's Eastern general agencies has
secured an option on two locations in
Fargo for tine establishment of an in
dependent linseed oil mill.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
Accu.ed Of EmbczzIement.

Miller. s. d.. April 24.-G. w. Van
Dusen & Co, grain and coal dealers,
had c. n. Barton. their agent ut IT.
Lawrence. arrested and placed under
$3.50 boIds. charged with embezzle.
ment.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

,FIper Aethystc&htI aries. 1t is a most
wonderful discovery, with a record OF
nearly 1000 hospital cures in less than
two months.
The = roneest testimony is given by minist IS Of
have been r. tored To health by the use OF A "a Is,
the new remedy prcparei rom tn Havo Iva
shrub. The n " York hri.tian Witness q rb.
lvth, tells the story Of Rev. John II, watt. n
sunset, T. Nas. stricken down nv kidney u>rase
after thirty years service as minister OF the ?" pei.
given up to dn by two sS ellcnt doctor 8 and lily
r. I, reI to health and {, his religious dutr - by
AiFa'is. Rev. A. &. Daring. OF North Consta uia.
\. y. whose caae T. reScrihed in the ChT-,I,D
ADV ocaie Of Jan. 80, had lost confidence, as he , fS,
IN mau and %medicire, and was preparing for de "a,
VIXEN he learned of This wonder al remedy, took 10
and vas healed. In his suterrngs h was Of n
compelled to rise ten times during the nipht frOm
weakness Of tie Bladder, but Alkavls quickly cur i
him. Mauy cases of Brights' Disea'e nave Ietn
Irou y ly cure by this wonderful shrub, ss testified
10 in tne New Y, Tx world, OF March Q, by Hon. +, ID.
Jackson, Governor of Iowa. and others. Many
lad es ais ., including Mrs. Alice Erans, of Baltimore,
Md. Mrs Mary A. Layman o, Noel, West Va, twenty
year q sufferer; and Mr. l." +, Copeland, Elk River
Nina, join IN testiiying 10 it, wonderful curat,ve
power in various form Of Kidney and allied diseas, $,
and Of other troublesome Affections peculiar to
Vomauhood. II is truly a wonderful discovery and
lraught with blcssin 5 to afflicted humanity.
Up To The present the ChuTch Kidney cure Compa-
portcrs of AlEayis and they are 20 anxious q prove
its value tina for the sake OF introdu, ton they will
5 nj a free II eatment o. AlkRyis prepaid by mail to
every reader # TIM PAPER who IS a suherer from any
rheumatism, Dropsy. Gravel. Pa an Eack, Female
Complaints, or other ~aniittion due to imp, oper action
OF the Kidneys or Urinary Organs.
We advise all Sufferers to send their
names and address to the company,
and receive the Alkavis free 1t is
, sent to you entirely free, to prove it's
wonderful curative powers.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

w. /. S~peakman. postmaster at NO
Business pOStofice. in Morgan county,
Ala, has heen arrested. charged with
embeZ2ling uostotiicc funds.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
Romhnrding Santo ouarnutn.


Corfu. kUril 2i.-rhe western Greek
squadron is ~bomhardinG SAntO Quar-
anita and doing great damage 10 the
town. Al the government aud pri-
Narp buildings I9v2 ECCD dc t"E""l
with the exception % the Austrian
agency. All the stores and mcrchan-
disc an The quays have been burned.
Fifty refugees who had embarked on
ships have been landed here.
q
Athens, April n. The Western
squadron which bombardcd Santi
Quaranta, left Corfu Friday. Imme-
diateiy on arriving at the Bay of
nanti Quaranta the line of battle was
AXE up. the warships spreading out
IN fan-shape, with the torpedo boats
occupying the outlying points with the
advantage of fire. The cannonade
opened in the livcliest fashion and con-
ainued at high pressure for W. hours.
Inc q de%structiveness OF the shells
was o observed in the descending
OF buildings I'm every direction. while
names burst out in many places.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
Lnnhnn Anril pa disnatch 10 the

london. April pa diSpatch 10 The
Times from Co~nstantinOple says that
while osran Pasha will take supreme
command OF all the Turkish armies
engaged against Greece, Edhcm Pasha
will remain in active command of the
Eastern army with headquarters ut
Macedonia.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
DSMAN IN
Edhem Pasha Relieved Owing to the
Failure Of His Campaign.

Berlin. April 2I.-The Frankfort lei
tung publishes a dispatch from Con
stantinOple saying that the news Of
the Turkish defeat in Greece has just
reached this city. The dispatch adds
that OSman Pasha, the hero of Plcvna.
has been iiSpatchpd to the frontier.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

40 SErc tonStihNsESH fOreReF.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. l0c or CSC.
II c.. e. e. fail TO cure. druggists refund money.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
A New Botanical Discovery

~ lNCW DUtdliAdI iSlUNC y.
The Wonderful kava-kava Shrub
Natures Cure for Diseases OF
the Kidneys, Rheumatism anc
other maladies caused by Uric
Acid In the Blood. A Blessing tc
Sufferers.
SENT FREE TO PROVE ITS POWER.
A few weeks ago we told our readers
of the new botonical discovery, the
Kava-Kava Shrub, or as botanists call
it, PIPER METHYsTICUM, found on the
Gauges River, East India. This won
derful shrub has proved to be a true
specific cure for all diseases caused by
Uric Acid in the Blood, such as Kidney
and Bladder disorders, rheumatism,
etc. 1t was no doubt used for centuries
by the natives as a specific remedy foI
Jungle ~fevers, miasma, and other mala'
dies, when it was required to clean ont
the p~oisons from the Blood through The
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
THE TURKISH POINT OF VIEW.

Minister Of Foreign AGairs.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-09-04
To Leave Us.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Reeves, who have
had charge of the Mt. Hood hotel for the
past year, will leave next week for their
new home at Baker City, where they
will take charge OF the Hotel Sycamore.
The hotel is four stories in height with
a stone basement, and covers S0x106
feet of ground. 1t is being furnished
first-class, and under the management
of Mr. Reeves will be the best IN the
city. Mr.. Reeves is known far and wide
as a man who knows how to keep
hotel, and will easily capture the pat
ronage of tourists and drummers on the
road for his new hotel at Baker City.
Our community will lose in Mr.. and
Mrs. Reeves most 9stImable mem bers of
society. Mrs. Reeves is known through
out the state as a leading member of
the w. r. c., and will be missed by
the corps here. She is lady remarka-
bly, fitted for the duties of landlady of a
first. class hotel. Mr.. Reeves IS an old
soldier, having served throughout the
war in the 21st infantry and I'd Maine
cavalry, and is a prominent member of
the Grand Army of the Republic. He
is also high Mason of the Knight Temp
lar degree. During his residence in La
Grande he served term as mayor of
that CITY. He is known throughout the
Northwest as model hotel man. The
many friends this esteemed couple have
made in Hood River wish them success
in their new home.-Glacier.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-09-04
A. L. NrohIer Is the President.

At the meeting of the new board of
directors Of the o. r. & N, held at Port
land yesterday afternoon, A. S. Heidel-
bach, of New York, was elected chair
man of the board.
A. L. Mohler was elected president.
The executive board, as selected, con-
sists of "A. S. Heidelbach, William g..
Bull, Edward D. Adams, Charles S. Co.'S
ter, w. 6. Oakman and Samuel Carr.
One of the most satisfactory results of
the meeting was the declaring of divi-
dend of one per cent on preferred stock,
payable October 1st.
The new board of directors, as elected
yesterday, has five new names on it that
replace that number dropped. The old
directors supplanted are E. Mcneil
Charles S. Fairchlld, John Crosby
Brown, w. f. Glin and Francis S. Bangs,
all of New York except Mr.. McNeill.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-09-04
NoTIcE-sALg. OF CITY LOTS.

Notice is hereby given that by au-
thority of ordinance No. 292, which
passed the Common Council of Dalles-
City April 10th, 1897, entitled, 'An or
dinance to provide for the sale of certain
lots belonging to Dalles City," I will, on
Saturday, the 10Th day OF May. 1891
sell at public auction, to the highest
bidder, all the following lots and parts
of lots in Gates addition to Dalles City,
Wasco county, Oregon, to-wit:
Lots 9 and 10 jointly, in block IA lots
Z, 8, 9 and 10, jointly in block 10; lots
Z, 8, 9, and 10, jointly in block 81.
known as butte; lots 10, IL and II, in
block 27; lot 8 in block "a; lots 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, z, 8, 9, 10 and IL, in block So;
So; lots 8, 4, 5. 6, z. 8, 9, 10, IL and
II, in block ST; lots 1, 2, 8, A, 5, 6. 8,
9, 10, IL and II, in block AZ; lots 1, 2, 8,
4, 5 9, 10 and IL, in block 43 lots 1. 2,
s, z, 10, IL and u, in bloc. Al, and lots
L, ?, 8, 4, 5, 6, in block 40.
The reasonable value of sa.': lots, for
less than which they Will no. ne sold,
has been fixed ard determine by the
Common Council of Dalles City as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Lots 9 and 10, in block. IA, $50; lots
7, 8, and 10, jointly in block 15, 5000; (;
lots Z, SO and 10, Jointly in block 81,
$500; lot 10, in block 27, 1925; lot II, in
block 27, 1925; lot -, in block 27, $500 /;
lot 9, in block "a, 800; lots 2, 3, 4, 5, g.,
9, 10 and II, in block 35, each respect
lively 500; lots and Z. in block S5,
each respectively $125; lots 2, 8, 4, s, 8,
10 and II, in block 36, each respectively
500; lot II, in block 36, $125; lots 3, A.,
5, 8, g, 10 and IL, in block 81, each re-
spectively 800; lots 6, z and II, in
block 81, each respectively $125 /;
lots 2, 8, 10 and IL, in block
Al, each respectively 500; lots /,
and II, in block Al, each respectively
block AZ, each respectively 800; lot &,
and II, in block AZ, each respectively
$l25; lots 2, 8, 4, 5, 9, 10 and IL, in
block 43, each respectively 500; lot l,
in block 43, $125; lots 2, 8, and 5, in
block 46, each respecti Vely 500; lots L
and 6, in block 46, each respectively
$125.
the lot respectively, and none of them
will be sold for less sum than the value
thereof, as above stated.
One-fourth of the price bid on any OF
said lots shall be paid in cash at the
time of sale, and the remainder in three
equal payments on or before, one, two
and three years from the date of said
sale, with interest on such deferred pay
ments at the rate of 10 per cent per
that the payment may be made in full
at any time at the option of the pur-
chaser.
The said sale will begin on the 18th
day of May, 1897, at the hour of
O'Clock p. m. of said day, and will con-
| tinue from time to time until all of said
| lots shall be sold.
Dated this 18th day of April, 1897.
GILBERT w. PHELPS,
Recorder of Dalles CITY.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-09-04
ENERGY SADLY WASTED.

A Calculating Barber's Astonishing &
Figures of a Bicycle Century Run.
Snyder, the calculating barber, was
talking about cycling, and was holding
forth upon the energy expended by
women in making century runs, says
the Philadelphia Record. 81 have done
ia little figuring on the subject" he re-
marked, land the result is most surpris-
ing.
Take a woman who weighs 120
pounds and who rides a wheel weigh
ing 20 pounds. In riding 100 miles
have calculated that a power of more
than 100000 pounds of energy, or
about 100 horsepower, has been
brought into play And to think that
all this has been expended in riding a
bicycle.
Had the woman directed this energy
in running a sewing machine, where
a force of two pounds viii run needle
over piece of cloth for distance of a
foot, she could have hemmed piece of
muslin about 100000 feet, or nearly
900 miles long.
1.-THE same amount of energy used to
propel baby carriage weighing 10
pounds, containing a baby weighing 12
POuHuS AiOiC, HOu4u SSuo the young
ster 500 miles. The same amount of
energy expended in churning would
produce 80 tons of butter, or would
push carpet sweeper over an area of
25O,OOO square feet.
''The woman also could have ironed,
without any more fatigue, a strip of
muslin one foot wide and 21O miles long.
And if she had been shopping, just
think of all the bargain counters she
could have walked around. I tell you,
it's astonishing. Bay rum or witch
hazel sir?'