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The Penn's Grove record., 1897-03-05
CYCLING NOTES.

Bicycles are no longer luxur,esi they are
necessities.
Connecticut has 50, 1000 wheelmen, and 49,
900 are said to be voters.
A good many OF this years lamps are lifted
with danger signals behind.
Over 1872, goo persons visited the recent BIZ
cycle thow in New York CITY.
. Advertising by wayof blcyclesis forbidden
by law In Liverpool, England.
Manufacturers expect to selltwice as many
bicycles this year as they did last
During the last two years Ia Engl ~ over
sl00. 600 was invested In. the cycle Wade.
ID Holland imported bicycles last year to the
value OF 2, 500, 000. aorins. This Is not such
a bad showing I'd such u small country.
A bicycle manufacturer in England is now
giving 10 every buyer insurance policies
against death, dlsablement or loss OF wheels,
either by theft or fire.
Iu the Argentine Republic a law has been
passed f%orbidding ONE to ride bicycles In
public. 1t is stated that the law was en-
acted 10 protect the owners OF public yenieies.
The percentage OF increase 10 division
membership last year was as foilows' fenn-
~sylyania, 147; Illinois, l0li New Jersey W;
North Carolina, IL; Massaehusetts Of; con
necticut. 81; Wisconsin, 46, and Missouri, 81.
A prominent EuSlSu pblsiSiot 9oJS
live to bike riding: any belief Is that the
sources Of danger are In: First, fast riding;
second, hill climbing; third, hign gears. An
occasional sprint is not only not injurious but
most exhiiaratinE2A
An English paps. has this list OF sugges-
lions for cycling gymkhauas; Asaehei race,
a lamp-llghting race, an eye-shut ra:e. chang
Ing clothes, drawing pigs, three-arm race,
bowling a hoop, lighting matches, battiedoor
and shuttlecoek awheel.
q. W. Roberts OF Boston introduced 10 the
Massachusetts Legislature u bill to punish
bicycle thieves. IL makes the THEFT OF a
wheel valued ut $40 or more a State prison
~offense, the term being not less than one
year nor more than five.
Only 1--WE per cent. OF the bicycle riders in
Italy are women, according TO the report Of
the Consul at Venice; but he says that the
.'swell set, there have taken TO cycling, and
thatthe deep-seated prejudice against womer
taking part in athletic sports.is vanishing.
He says that II American manufacturers vii
supply wheels of three grades for about
$3.50, $685. AMI S115,S they can find a
good mnrket for them.
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Gu the left side it Is open ever a panel OF
seed pearls embroidered on satin.

Gu the left side it is open ever a panel OF
seed pearls embroidered on satin.
Beginning at the bottom is a founce OF
Venetian point lace OF a special aud beauti-
full design, a half yard in width, which IL
cascaded narrow at thN bottom, md gradu-
ally widens toward the top, until 1t is ex-
tended its full-width over the hip and out to
the back, where II Is partly concealed under
The full train. The right side of the skirt is
also slashed open halfway up, aud under
that also is an embroided petticoat Of pearls.
The bodice Is tight fitting and slightly
pointed at front and back. The lower part
Is OF silver cloth and the upper and blek
of pearls. The same Ia,e that Is used in the
1ounee Is fastened at the waist line into a
narrow point and is draped wider toward
the shoulders III y-shape. From there 1t
spreads out over the sleeves and unier n
strap OF silver cloth, two inches Mt iha top
and four inches at the bottom. This strip
is also embroidered in pearls. Z.
The collar Is Of pearl-eml roiderod satrSk
From it Is q high Melici collar OF the lasS y
wide out and fall TO show the pattern.
Long and fairly tight are tho sleeves, and
they are finished at tho wrist with yandyke
effects, embroidered at the edge. from which
they fall from narrow lace Of the same de-
sign rs that on the skirt.
With this gorgeous gown Mrs. Mckinley
worc a number of diamonds to fastea the
lace, the handsomest being n diamond star
and a sunburst of unusual briiliancy She
also wore exquisite side combs.
The fan carried for this occasion is OF the
small empire shape, OF lace, the same design
as that on the gown, exqnisltely embroidered
In pearls.
The lining for this gown Is OF white satin,
heavy and rich. Around the b5ttom inside
arc half a dozen rufiies to give a full effect
particularly TO the train.
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WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.

The Notifications bill was passed and
amendments to the Monetary Conference Dill
were concurred In.
Members OF Congress will receive no mile
age for the extra session OF Congress, the
law authorizing 1t only for the regular
sessions.
The President sent to Congress the com
plete report of the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position commission. The report is extremely
yoluminous, the typewritten pages filling five
largo boxes.
Mr.. Richardson, OF Tennessee, secured the
passage OF a joint resolution through the
House providing that q copy OF the Congress
sionai Record shall be furnished, upon ap-
plication, to each newspaper correspondent.
The President transmitted to Congress a
communication from the Secretary OF State
and accompanying reports from the United
States diplomatic and consular officers on
the passport regulations OF foreign countries.
Mr.. Cummings, from the Committee on
Library, reported favorably to the House the
bill a~ppropriating 500, 900 paid 10 the erec-
ton OF q monument at Fort Greene, Brook
Ign. in memory Of prlsonship martyrs OF the
Revolutionary War.
Paintings, statuary and bologna sausages
were, at a meeting OF the Republican mem
bers OF the Ways and Means Committee,
taken from the free list and placed on the
uulihptb iisi. luz duly III 6hCu ChSo -uh5
fixed at twenty-five per cent. nd yalorem. i
The bill introduced at the desire Of the
wholesale tea merchants Of New York by
Senator Hill and Representative Quigg
passed by Congress. Exact standards are to
be fixed and Inspectors appointed to prevent
the importation OF unwholesome or impure
teas.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
decided TO report favorably-a bill 10 author
lie the Board of Managers of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers TO
ESTABLISH in yermiliion County,
Illinois. appropriation OF $500, 900 Is
carried by the bill.
As q result of the proposition before the
Legislature Of Utah to place a statue Of
Brigham Young In Statuary Hall OF the
Capitol, Mr.. Barrett (Rep., Mass. } presented
10 the House a bill amending the Suudry
Civil Appropriation bill SO as to provide that
40 statue shall be placed in Statuary Hall
lntil accepted by a joint resolution OF Con-
yress. - fs
The House CT Representatives passed a bill
providing for the adjustment Of labor
.roubles between carriers of Interstate Com-
nerce and their employees. 1t requires the
Commissioner Of Labor and the Chairman OF
he Interstate Commerce Commission, in
,ase Of trouble between q railroad company
aud its employees, TO make IN effort TO settle
It by Cancellation. Falling in this, a board
of arbitration is TO take bold OF the matter,
Doth parties to be bound by its award.
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A professor OF the University Of Bonn,
Switzerland, has found records that have en-
abled him to trace the descendants for five
generations OF a woman who 6ied earlyin the
century and who was a confirmed ~drunkard,
The number Of persons In direct line OF de-
scent to the present time has been 1874. OF
these the investigator has been able to ascer-
tain the records OF no fewer than 709. OF
these 700 the professor has found that
162 were professional beggars, sixty-four
were inmates OF aims houses seventy-six
were criminals Of minor kinds, and seven
were murderers. Careful estimates have
also been made Of the cost to the State OF
caring for the paupers and Furnishing the
criminals. and OF the amounts given in aims
and lost through theft. The total has been
placed at the great sum OF d, 900, 900 for the
whole period, or more than S12, 500 a yenr.
No reason exists for ~supposing that these
figures err In the direction OF being too low.
On the contrary, they are much more likely
to underestimate fhe moral and financial cost
to society Of the offspring OF this abandoned
womsn, who died nearly 100 years ago.
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sworn in by Chief Justice Fuller, oil the
Uuited States Supreme Court, as President
oft United States. The new Chief Execu-
tive then delivered his inaugural address.
At its conclusion he was escorted 70 the
White House amid the booming OF cannon
and the shouts OF his fellow citizens. After
luncheon he took his stand In the pavilion
erected on the park front Of the White
House. and from there reviewed the inau-
gural parade. At night he attended the
II ugural ball which was held In the Pension
Blu lding.
The parades, installation ceremonies and
social functions which attended the induc-
ton of President Mckinley were on n most
elaborate and impressive scale. There was
a much larger turnout Of United States
troops than on similar occasions, and while
the civic bodies were not SO numerous they
were all uniformed in some distinctive man
ner, and. what is more important, all had q
chance to march up the Avenue, M oppor-
tunity denied many clubs in the past who
stood 10 line on Capitol Hill until night N
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The NEWS
washington Items.

The House passed the Immigration bill
over the Presidents veto. The announce
ment OF the vote-l03 to 3T-was received
with applause. b.
The President accepted the resignation Of
William II, Doyle, collector OF internal
revenue at Philadelphia. Mr.. DOYLE has
been awarded the contract for plumbing the
Washington Postofice building.
The International Money Conference bill
Is now q law, the President having signed 1t.
e. ]. Dabcock, who has been Senator Sher-
mans COMMITTEES clerk for years, has neen
appointed private secretary to the Secretary
OF State, to succeed Mr.. Blandford upon the
accession Of Senator Sherman.
Ambassador Bayard cabled the State De-
partment announcing the selection OF Brit.
ish Chief Justice Hammer, at Shanghai, as
the arbitrator In the Cheek case, tho cause
OF controversy between tho United States
and siam.
The Senate concurred In the House amend
ments TO the Monetary Conference bill.
In the House Mr.. Dalzell defended Justice
Shiras for his action In connection with the
income tax decision by the Supreme Court.
The Secretary OF State sent to the Senate
n report OF The circumstances surrounding
the death OF Tachard Ruiz In a Cuban pri-
son. The Spanish Government, he says,
has arranged 10 Investigate the case, and
Consul General Lee has been invited to take
part in the investigation.
The President granted 3 pardon to John
s. Smith. SET need 10 Massachusetts, In
August. 1sa our years at hard labor for
stealing ] from the United States mail.
AlihoM o President did not think him
entitieA siemency. his wife has had q stroke
OF paraIs SIS and he is released to take care oil
her and the children.
During the month of February the coinage
executed at the mints of the United States
amounted In monetary value to s11, 49,
SS3. oil. The total gold coined was 5l7 $50
pieces, valued at go, 152, 900. The silver
dollars coined numbered !, S41, 1000.
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was born in Fall River. Mass, in 1888. Early
in life he entered upon a mercantile career,
In which he has been unusually successful.
He is the senior member of the New York
dry goods firm of Bliss, Fabyan d Go. MI.
Blisshas taken a prominent part in RepuD-
Iican politics, both city and State for years,
but has never before held Office, except the
honorary one OF member OF the Pan-Ameri-
can Conference. He was chairman OF the
New York Republican State Committee in
1889, and long has been Treasurer OF the
Republican National Committee.
As completed by Mr.. Bliss appointment
The list of Cabinet members Is as follows:
Secretary OF State John sherman, OF Ohio.
Secretary OF the reasury-LymarJ. Gage.
OF Illinois. i,
Secretary of war-Russe'l A. Alger, OF
Michigan. /,
Massachusetts,.
Attorney General-Joseph 4enna, OF
California. :,
Postmaster General-James A. Gary, OF
Maryland. I,
Iowa.
Bliss, of New York.
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il PUBLIC E 3
Statement of the Condition in aich Cieye-
land Leaves the Treasury.

Statement of the Condition in .iich Cieve.
land Leaves the Treasury.
The last debt statement under the Cleve-
land Administration issuel by the United
States Treasury Department, Washington,
shows a net increase in the public debt, less
cash In the Treasury, during February OF
ai.5ez, 1877. The interest-bearlng debt in
.reassd $500, the Notwithstanding debt
Increased $40 ia, snt cash In the
Treasury decreased S2,525.f6hfo. The
balances OF the several classes OF debt
FEBRUARY 2S were; Understanding
debt, SSi7, 1854, $50. Dsbt on which an
terest has ceased sincs maturity, Slt-
S5s. 2lO. Debt bearing no interest, S3i6,-
1855. Total, 81, 925, All. 100. The ceftii,
,ates and Treasury notes offset by an equal
smount ofeash in the Treasury outstanding
Al the end of the month were 1906 81! ,bI3,an
Increase Of S11 ,OO2, 900. The total cash In the
Treasury was 1854, 3ss, 1865. Tae gold reserve
was 800, 900, 900. Net cash balance, sli2,-
ssT.255. In the month there was an Increase
n gold coin and bars Of S3,sls, 9o6, the total
Il the Gloss being s1S5, 206 ,02s. o. silver
hero was an in,rease OF O. .922 sl1. OF tns
,urplus there wa Ia National bank deposl-
tories sic ,45G, Oh, against si6,5lS,f2s az the
end o fthe previous month.
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The effect when the lights were turned on
the decorations was marvelously beautiful.
There were 800 ground glass incandescent
lights used In the room and fifty arc lights.
The l4s Iron pillars supporting the balconies
of the court were jacketed with yellow and
white challie, and on each pillar were sixteen
lights. Tho ~drapings throughout the room
were entirely OF yellow and Write.
At the west end OF the court, up above the
second balcony. hung q large National flag,
consisting OF red, white and blue incandes-
ance ave the effect Nj the waving Of the
genuine bunting. On the south side OF the
court, above the bani balcony, was a set
piece, with the names Mckinley and Hobart
on streamers. and done In electric lights.
surmounted by a shield ,st red, white and
blue and the American efs,WHse.
At the east end OF the eAIrt was perhaps
the most pleasing feature OF the whole nom
~ception. A large balcony had been con-
structed, reaching fifty feet out into the
eonrt. TO accommodate the orchestra. This
was beautifully draped with yellow and
white, and a large, deep arch had been con-
~structed entirely Of yellow and studded with
electric lights.
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During the progress OF the ball the ban.
quet was served. The Banquet Committee
received proposals from numerous caterers
for the privilege OF ~preparis1g and furnishing
the supper at the inaugural ball, and It was
given 10 o Philadelphia caterer, who was
guaranteed the sum OF 10000 by the commit
Tee. The number OF supper tickets, the price
OF which was n dollar eaoh, was limited to
5000.
The fireworks display was better than
formerly, because 1t was entirely aerial III
character and free from the set pieces which
splutter and flzzle and are Of interest only
to those IN the immediate vicinity, even IL
they are successful The fireworks display
was made In the Washington Monument
grounds. directly north OF the monument.
The chief feature was the production OF an
American flag OF immense proportions that
remained suspended at a high altitude for
twenty minutes, a constant shower of stars
failing from It. There were also flights OF
rockets, bombs and other beautiful and
noisy things In profusion.
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n. Lancereaux, who takes al active part
In he struggle against alcoholism, is now
engaged in demonstrating it's influence on
children. On growing children it's effects
ale particularly lamentnble. NJ. Lancereaux
has closely studied two young girls from
thirteen to fourteen, born OF alcoholic par
ents, and accustomed to drink a litre and a
half Of wine per day since the age Of three
years. They are victims of yisceral LESSONS
typical of alcoholism, and present all the
signs OF well-marked "infantilism." These
cases confirm the results Of experiments on
animals. The stunted growth frequently
met with, especially among recruits, the
increasing number of weak. sickly children,
arrested PIike in their moral and In their
physical development, and the increase OF
crime, are all TO be laid at the door OF alco'
holism. New York Ledger.
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Captain. General Weyler, OF Cuba, has Is.
sued an edict ordering that cattle must be
delivered up by their 0 wners on payment oil
81 per head for large cattle and hfty cents
per head for small; that the owners must sell
them II called upon to do SO, and that In the
case of cattle which have no owners there
shall be an equal division between the seizer
and the military authorities.
Liberals made gains in the Parliamentary
by-election In the Halifax district. England.
The storthing OF Norway decided, by a
unanimous vote, to appoint a committee to
consider the question Of concluding arbitra-
tion treaties between Norway and foreign
countries. the committee to formulate pro-
posaIs for the establishment OF such treaties
and report the same to the Storthing.
AT the sugar plantation Resolucton, nenF
Quemados of Guines, province OF Aavana
Cuba, the insurgents. ommanded by Anas-
tasio Nuuez, attacked the Spanish garrison.
In the engagement twenty Spanish soldiers
were killed with machetes aud Sixty
wounded. Nunez captured adarge quantity
of arms and ammunition.
Terrific gales have prevailed inland and
along all the coasts Of England. Much dam
age has been lone to property and many
wrecks have occurred.
A dispatch from Athens says that Signor
Barbato, a Socialist member OF the Italian
NDhnlDer OF OopultcSf IN SOmmoAN N
hundred SicIlian volunteers, has arrived
there and sailed for Crete for service under
The Greek Government.
The Powers have warned Greece that I'M
less she e~yacuates Crete within six days the
most forcible measures OF ~compulsion VIII
be used to compel her to do 80.
A party Of volunteers has been raised n
~Copenhageu, Denmark, for service 10 the
island OF Crete, and started to Join the Greek
army there. The recruits were addressed by
The Crown Prince just prior to their depar'
ture for Crete.
spain's army In the Philippine Islands Il
| suffering from ague n dysentery.
h representatives Of the Powers pre-
/ sented Identical notes TO the Greek doyern'
ment announcing that Crete will be made an
state under the suzeratnty o.
ths Sultan and demanding that tho dreek
yesss.s anil troops be Withdrawn within sa
days
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in New York aud Liverpool, making the
Irish land and Queenstown by daylight, md
enabling passengers who may be travelling
to places beyond the port Of arrival to pro-
coed TO and in tho majority Of cases reach
their destinations with comfort during
the day.
The new steamer will be 7O4 feet IN ienstn,
or twenty-dye feet longer than the Great
Eastern, hitherto The longest ever built, and
sIxty-nye feet longer than any vessel now
aaoat or In process OF construction.
II Is expected that this steamer VIII pc
launched Ia January next. The Oceanic hlts
besn determined upon as her name.
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The LARGEST
VIII Be Larger Than tho Great Eastern
and VIII BE Called the Oceanic.

VIII BE Larger 1n1h inc ureat Has'ef"
and VIII Be Called the Oceanic.
The White Star Steamship line has author
lied Harland d Wolf, ,ot Belfast. Ireland. /,
build for the Liverpool and New York SER
vice q twin.screw nail and passenger
steamer. In which extreme speed will be sub.
ordinated 10 the comfort and convenience OF
passengers of all classes.
In her internal Arrangements tho new YES
sell will be m enlarged reproduction OF the
Teutonic and Majestic. except In SO far as
improvements may have suggested them
selves In the Size and lttings Of tho rooms,
and which may be rendered pr ietica9le py
the increased Dimensions OF the ship herself.
Although a much higher sea speed than
that now contemplated is quito practicable
from an engineering point OF view, IT. has
been determined as far as possible to aim al
a regular Wednesday morning arrival both
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INAUCURATED.
William Mckinley Sworn in
as The Nations President.
PARADE AN IMPOSING PAGEANT.
Carrot A. Hobart Takes the Oath
as Vice President.
PARADE AN IMPOSING PAGEANT.

Chief Justice Fuller, of the United States
Supreme Court, Administered the Oath
of once to the New Chief Magistrate
---Directiy Atterward President Me-
kinIey Delivered His Inaugural Adj
dress In the Presence o. an Enormous
observation-disclosures from the Capitol
to the White House---The inaugural
Parade Comprised About Twelve Thou.
sand Men and Consisted of Two DIyi.
sioas, One Military, the Other Civic---
The Ball Held In the Pension Building
-~--Maxnineent Decorations Make the
Scene One OF Splendor---The Fireworks
at Night In the Grounds Surrounding
tho Washington Monument---Mrs. Nc.
Kinley's Handsome Inaugural down.
WASHINGTON, D. c. (Special). in the
presence OF a cheering multitude OF people,
on a stand erected at the east front OF the
Capitol, William Mckinley, Of Ohio, was
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TEMPERANCE


Even men of genius, born with lights to
guide
Their fellow men, are shlpwrecked in the
tide
Which Is made up OF all those little rllls
Which flow unceasing from a thousand stills.
Who has not heard of TINT most gifted man,
The great. the brilliant Brinsley Sheridan,
sang,
Till through the universe its echoes rang2
Could aught a mind so great as his eclipse
Whose praise Is still on every readers lips,
And all its wealth OF mental jewels drown
TIL he was poorer than the poorest clown2
Alas, alas, that fatal beverage could,
Which often left him rolling in the mud;
What child OF song is there but inly mourns
Tie harm that drinking did the poet Burns;
And thousand others, 1t were long to name,
Whose names are written on tho rolls OF
fame!
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4 nEronr rnlr CREATED 4 sEssArloy.

Some little time since members OF the Sal
walton Army In Glasgow reported that on a
Saturday evening they watched eight saloons
and counted the number OF visitors. There
were 2308 men and 365 women who entcredin
the course OF a single hour. Furthermore.
they examined the records OF the criminal
courts, and found that 81 eco womenh had been
brs ught before them on the charge OF drunk
enness, disorderly conduct or personal as
sault, and more than 1900 convicted. The
result of this report made quite a sensation
arousei.
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Asmali BOYS definition OF d~emagogue is
as follows: A vessel that holds wine, gin,
whisky or any other liquor.
The Chris. Ian Commonwealth states that
the British Wnman's Temperance Associa.
tion has 20. 900 pledged women abstainers in
Its 500 branches.
An English physician says that in his
treatment OF 200 cases OF scarlet fever with
out alcohol there was a mortality OF two per
cent, rs against the six per cent. IN hospitals
where aieohol is prescribed.
Hereaftern NO member OF the Masonic fra
ternty in Minnesota can sell intoxicants,
and 100 persons nov in the liquor business
will be expelled from the 0rder IL they do
not change their oecppstien4
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We must put the ~ or ira flc under social
ban, refusing to receive those concerned In
II rs our equals. We must educate our
people to so understand the evil workings OF
the poison upon the human system that they
may to Intelligent In repudiating its use.
We must secure effective prohibition legisla-
tion that its openly offered temptations may
not capture the weak or t~houghtiess and
destroy the victims Of habitual or hereditary
anpetife.
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There are 2s5, 57l places 10 the United
States where liquors are sold. This rep
resen,s a drinking place to every three hun
dred Inhabitants Perhaps there is some
truth in the observation frequently made by
foreigners that the opportunity TO get some-
thing to drink Is made too easy for Ameri-
cans. and that the extraordinary facilities
presented have a direct connection with the
disgracerul prevalence Of the crime Of homi-
eide in the Unitel State