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after reaching that point proved delusion and
snare. Not an inch OF macadam was to be
seen until after the West Shore Railroad was
crossed at West Nyack. but from that point to
Nyack. two miles and half. the road Is excel
lent The rest OF II can only be described ade-
quately. in the opinion Of the rider referred to.
Dy the use OF extremely emphatic language. Il
have seen some bad roads in the four years l
have been riding" he says. but never in my
experience aid | much bad road In the
same distance as between Sufern and west
NyaCk"
according to the new road book. II lisa COM
mon dirt road. bad for few days after rains
mainly hilly and hard work: easiest going toward
Nyack usually pieces OF fair foot-trodden
paths Hard work? Well. | should say so! 1t
is an outrage 10 put such road In any wheel
mems guidebool. for it is to all intents and pur-
poses unreliable. 1t Is a main highway. too-a
turnpike. How the people can endure such
road within twenty or thirty miles OF New-fork
is more than can imagine l was cheered when
| struck the sandy stretches a little way from
SuTern by the thought that after seven miles
should have excellent riding. but what was my
dismay on reaching Spring Valley to learn that
macadam was a thing unknown there. An In
telllgent young man gave me the information
and evidently looked on me with compassion.
1T is seven miles TO Nyack.' he said. but "ouid
a good deal rather ride to PATERSON Wii,on Is 10
seventeen mi.as distant. for after the nrst -FOUR
miles there Is good macadam road all the way
10 Paterson | pushed on, thinking that per
haps | had passed the worst. But the worst was
10 come. | managed 10 ride almost the W"oie
but at least twice thought II certain that i
should go down: in spite OF toe clips my rleht
foot lost the pedal twice. but contriVeu 10 say
,rvself from falling Where main travelled
roads are sandy and unfit there is usually al
edging that Is hard. but here there was oar!en
stretch OF sand and dust from one gutter 10 ,ne
other and there nothing to DO Du' P'ousn
through IL some way other. ! want no inoie
~ n and I strongly advise wheemen TO avoid
the road between Suffern and NyacR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
~AEAMA RAILROAD.

THE SEA route TO SAX FRANCISCO
.rre,np nj the Isthnus all West Coast Ports %
~ Mexico. Central ara South America. . .
c,aa,rers sail pier foot West 2ih-st. y. "
rrx.S,'E - Sept 30 noon AfIIANCA.. Oct II. noon
70 For rates apply Company Office 70 broadway.
a" law JOHN MUIR. Traffic Manager.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

age Is no drawback to cycling" SAYS Lon
don physician. "No one is too old TO enjoy tho
freedom OF a spin into the lovely country. How
often one sees woman who has lost the first
bloom of youth look wistfully after a bright
young girl as she skins lightly down the road.
She would try II herself II she dared II she were
not afraid OF what people would think. Bless
you. II is this worrying about what other folk
who are nothing tnNs think that takes half tho
pleasure and brightness OUT Of life. There is no
dignity lost in riding bicycle and there Is no
reason why a middle-aGed woman should think
twice about taking up the pastime II she is SO
minded 1t is a pursuit which Is suited allie to
young and old"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

An enthusiastic local cyclist who has just re-
turned from trip up the State says that he
was interested in the roads and that he was
we'll pleased with their improved conditions. II
stayed in Rochester for several DAYS" he said.
"A few years ago I was in that city. and the
bicycle played little part in the business and
pleasure of the town. Now the bicycle is king.
Every factory OF any pretenson IN the city has
10 have bicycle racks for the wheels Of its work
men, ana the scene about o'clock every after
noon is wonderful one One will more
wheelmen than pedestrians. While the street
car service In Rochester has been good. the
golfers Of the company not full to overflow
Ing. Another feature is that nearly every wheel
l saw in town was high grade. and people there
VIII have nothing TO do with cheap grade bicy-
Giles. Bicycle paths run out In every direction.
and they have Just completed a cycle path con-
nection between Buffalo and Rochester The
paths are made OF cinders and narrow.
ana wheemen have to ride in single file. There
Is one path which completely surrounds the city,
III connection with asphalt pavemcnts. Cyclists
40 not use lamps or bells. Some time ago a
Hass-meeting held to try TO down the
movement compelling the use of bells and lamps.
Inc meeting was held In OF the parks, and
thousands Of cyclists turned out. Most of them
had decorated their bicycles with immense din
ner bells and COW bells. and they rode through
tne streets the din was something terrible. The
cltzens dropped the proposed bell and lamp
Voruiiahce In hurry. One OF the finest rides In
Tue district Is from Rochester to Charlotte. on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

The bicycle will be used largely by shooting
parties In England this autumn. This Is only
natural, after all. because It is in the country
that the full convenience OF the cycle becomes
apparent II there are kilograms to be dis
patched a mile or so away. a cycle will take
one there in a short space of time. In OF
luncheon on the moors and scarcity of pro-
visions the cycle again comes In handy. When
little things are left behind-and little things re
generally forgotten-it Is a pleasure 10 obtain
them on a bicycle. whereas walk on similar
mission would b, far from agreeable. Thus
many sporting women Will so design their shoot
ing costumes that they will at the time
do for cycling also
A practical repair man says that the way to
tighten chain is first to fix the bicycle in a
firm position. Then take spanner and un-
screw the two locking nuts OF the back wheel.
Then give the adjusting nuts or screws about a
turn round each. so that when the cranks are
moved with the hand there will be about one
quarter Of an inch play at the top Of them
Then tighten the locking nuts. taking care not
TO disturb the cones
Route No. 40 in the new roadhook OF the
l.. A. W., Fifty Miles Around New-York" Is
the road from Suffern to Nyack. and one who
Judged from the map and the accompanying
notes alone would think that 1t was not a par
the League by a wheelman OF Manuel. one Of the
villages on the route. but the idea OF what 10 a
good and what bad road must differ In Rock
land County from that entertained by wheelmen
Of the metropolitan district. At least that is
the opinion of one OF the latter who rode from
Suffern to Nyack a week ago. He was not with
out an inkling that a poor road was before him.
for when he reached Suffern his way down
the Ramapo Valley he was told that for the
first seven miles as far Spring Valley. the
road was pretty rough. but his informant said
From Spring Valley TO Nyack you will find
good macadam road" As Spring Valley Is mid
way between the two places the prospect was
not so pad But the statement about macadam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

The members Of the Century Wheelmen who
have ridden ten centuries and more up to Sep
TENDER | follows: f. +. Seymour. 80:
c. A. Lehritter. % +. s. Edwards %: ". II.
Anderson. Is: c. T.. Thurston. 16. II. s. jerome,
II; T.. Y. Brendon. 10 T. r. Hauschildt. IL.
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SANDY HOOK ROUTE.

FROM Pier 8. n. r.. foot Of Rector ST.
m toT atlantic Highlands seabrght Monmouth Beach
sn' snnsay naaca 20 ol5 A. III loo. a:+'. 500 p
on r1r Eiberon Asbury Park Ocean Grove and points
,outh 70 Point Pleasant, 1918 A. ~. 100 345 500
= NJ sundays tstops at Interlaken for Asbury Park
and Ocean Grove). $50 A. NJ
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Ocean Steamer.
EIORTm GERE0MRl llOWD

ElORTGl GERE1ARl llOWDo
PAST EXPRESS SERVICE.
- PLiMpITH LONDON. BREMEN.
Trn,~ Tu.. 0c, i. 10 M sane. .Tu Nov. :. AN.
CHERBDi'RG. PARIS. BREMEN.
ipr"e.Sa oct ~ 10 M ltv"i. sat. oct - 10 AN
TWIN SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE.
OUTHAMPTON. LONDON. BREMEN.
Ur"m ~ Thursday. Sept. 30
HarhnrDssa. Thursday. oct ~ noon.
GIBRALTAR. NAPLES. GENOA.
Aer. oct. 10 An Werra. oct. ~. 10 A NJ
kaiser WIZ. 1iO,t9 lON VI Fulla......Dct. 30 10 An
Ems. ....... oct. H. 10 An
NOTlG[Sr
THE NEW TWIN SCREW EXPRESS S. s.
KAISER VIVA. DER CROSSE
1900 TONS REGISTERED. go FEET ~
LENGTH. 10000 HORSE POWER
Will saii iof Plymouth and Bremen
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30 = A. N.
OELRICnS a. CO., BOWLING GREEN.
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GIGANTIC TREES.


Mount Wormwood Elm That is over
One Hundred Feet High,
Stimulated by the suggestion made
in the Norwich Bulletin by II. l..
Reade, correspondents in different por-
tons of eastern Connecticut are Wri-
ting in regard to big trees in their par
ticular neighborhoods.
The Packerville correspondent of the
Windham County Transcript contrib
utes the following useful information;
Since my earliest childhood there
has been one tree near this village that
has always been spoken of as the big
tree on Littlefields land 1t is situa-
ted down in the big bend of the Quin-
ebaug in the town of Canterbury, and
although the tree Is now nearly all dead
the great trunk and frame remain
The tree is of the buttonball Species
and few years ago measured twenty
three feet in circumference about three
feet from the ground. One large
branch that still remains (although
leafiess) was, few years ago, fourteen
feet in circumference one foot from
where 1t left the main trunk of the tree.
When boy twelve years old | wrote
to local paper giving the exact meas
urements of the tree, that was at that
time claimed to be the largest in east
ern Connecticut, a claim never dispu-
ted"
UNFOLDING the claim of a Tolland
county tree, D. S. Reade, of Mansfield,
writes to the Willimantic Chronicle:
I'VE were visiting the home of our
boyhood days last week and measured
q n al tba ~ ia M
E. Fenner which measured sixteen feet
In circumference and is over one hun
dred feet high Tradition says that
this large tree started from a riding
stick which one Richard Fletcher cut
from an elm in Old Windham town af-
ter attending brigade training nearly
two hundred years ago.
This may meet the eye of some of
my schoolmates fortyflve years ago,
and they will remember that only two
boys that went to school on Mount
NORWOOD at the little red schoolhouse
could throw a stone over that elm. It
| is hearty and has stood sentinel over
many generations.
Near Mount Hope, by the house of
Henry White, is another large elm
| which we have no history of. 1t is a
massive tree. but not so tall as the one
on Mount Norwood, yet covers over
| more territory and has shaded many a
| generation.
I'VE also noticed an article about a
large chestnut tree that was described
| by Missouri paper and copied in the
| state papers, which is said to be the
largest chestnut tree in this country
| 1t stands in the nasture owned nv
| Whipple Green near Mansfield depot
We will not attempt to give the dimen-
sions of this giant but hope some one
| who knows the tree will give the exact
| measurements to this paper"
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AN EXPENSIVE FISH.
Cost Man High to Make His Pastor a
Present.

Cost a Man High to Make His Pastor a
Present.
The Mid-Ocean, paper published at
Block Island, has the following in this
weeks issue:
The following fish story (being lit
orally true) will undoubtedly put a qui-
etus on all yarns of fabricating ma
ture for the present season.
The hero of this finny tale is Mr..
Aal, the genial real estate broker of
New Haven, who is at present stopping
at the Woonsocket with his charming
wife. On Monday Mr. Aal chartered
Captain Motifs Ymogene and invited a
few of his friends to go ue-fshing.
They, of course, accepted the invitation
and soon the lines were all cast among
the waves so fruitful for this mildly ex-
citing sport. Splendid luck attended
their efforts and all reported them
selves well satisfied on being landed
again, especially Sailor Aal who had
lost four pounds on the trip through
seasickness. But the best part of the
story follows: Mr.. Aal decided that a
fine, big bluefish would make an &C
cepta.ble gift to his pastor in New Ha-
Ven and so he enlisted the services of
Porter Tom of the Woonsocket and the
fish was soon packed In ice, properly
labeled and sent to the steamer Dan
ielson. On account of the severe wind
storm the Danielson failed to sail on
time and the fish was brought back to
the hotel, repacked in ice and sent to
the steamer Block Island, which boat
became disabled on her return trip to
New London and returned to her dock
at Lake harbor. This necessitated the
return of Mr.. Bluefish to the Woon-
socket again and more ice and more
tips to the porter, to put him in
shape for his final safe and sure de-
parture for his destination. Mr.. Aal
thus sums up his outlay: Fishing trip,
5 cents; three hundred pounds of ice, rs
cents; tips to porter and transportation
back and forth from hotel to boats,
$3.50; freight charges, 5 cents; original
| cost of fish, 80 cents; total, 5000 Con-
siderins that Mr. Aal could have
bought this fish and had it delivered in
New Haven all for the sum of 25 cents,
the thriftiness Of Block Island enter
prises becomes apparent. Notwith-
standing the delay in shipping, Mr. Aal
solemnly AYERS that, to use the famous
expression of Daniel O'Connell, there
was life still in him when the bluefish
| left the harbor."
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-09
CONNECTICUT SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSOCIATIONS


August 81 has been designated as
Sunday school day at the Willimantic
camp meeting, and the following pro-
gramme of exercises has been arranged
by the Connecticut Sunday School as
ISOLATION:
Morning-1O:30, devotional, the Rev.
J. B. Lemon, Willmantic; 10:45, discus
sion, topic Decision Day" Conducted
by H P. Topliff, South Coventry; lilo,
address, "Our Association Motto"
George S. Deming, Middletown; 1:S5,
address, Character Building" the Rev.
S. W. Delzell, Moosup.
Afternoon, Praise and prayer, the
Rev. T. A George, Willimantic; 2:15,
address, "Uncultivated Fields" E. N.
Seelye, field worker, Connecticut Sum
day School association; topic dis
cussed; 800, address, Zone Way to
Catch Men" the Rev. L. G. Horton,
Willimantic; 3:20, address, 1.-THE Teach
er Who Succeeds" the Rev. E. l..
Thorpe, D. D., Bridgeport; 3:45, ques-
lions; suggestions.
free-will offering will be received at
each session for the work of the Con-
necticut Sunday-School association.
All interested in the welfare of children
and youth are cordially invited to be
present.
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MAYOR JOHN REILLY NOW.
"a New Haven Boys Well Merited Sue
cess.

"a New Haven Boys Well Merited Sue
cess.
John Reilly, son of the late Detective
Reilly, and who formerly held respon-
sible position with the Branford Lock
Works company, left New Haven four
years ago and became connected with
the firm of Mcdonald & Reilly, build
ers at Miami, Fla, where they built the
Royal Palm hotel, which has about 400
rooms ana Is composed of a main build
ing 900 feet long, with ellis on each side
400 feet long. Mr.. Reilly is very popu-
lar socially, as well as successful in
business, for he is now mayor of Miami,
which is city Of $500 Inhabitants and
is growing rapidly and is the largest
town In that part of Florida. Flagler.
the Standard Oil magnate, is heavily
interested there, and is doing a great
deal to develop it.
Miami is in direct communication
with the Bahama Islands, and is a pop
ular place for tourists en- route.
Mr.. Reilly is now engaged in the real
estate business and is doing well. He
ven to live. His wife, who is a daugh-
ter of Mr. Mcdonald, came on with him
and she, with their little son, will re-
main in New Haven for month or two
longer, while Mr.. Reilly returns to Mi
ami to-day.
1t is always a pleasure to chronicle
the success of any New Haven boy who
has gone out into the world to make
his way, and Mr.. Reilly has certainly
been successful.
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IN THOMASTON.

Coming Reunion of the Second C. II. A.
On Wednesday, September 10, the G,
H. A. will hold its annual reunion in
Thomaston. The regiment was re-
cruited in Litchfeld county as the
Nineteenth infantry, and reported at
Camp Dutton, Litchfield, on August A,
1862, numbering eight hundred and
ninety-one men, and was mustered into
the United States service in September
10. 1t left Litchfield for Washington
and reported to General Slough at AL
eXandria, Va, where it picketed and
patrolled the city and other duties of
that nature. Here 1t lost by disease
and discharge one hundred and thirty
four men, sixteen deaths occurring in
one month. On January II. 1868, as
signed to duty at Fort Worth, Va, I'M
der General r. o. Tyler, and was re-
cruited to full artillery regiment, re-.
ceiVins 1885 recruits. During 1868 it
garrisoned Fort Ellsworth, North Will
liams, Willard and Farnsworth. On
May IL, 1854, ordered to the front and
was assigned to General Upton's brig
ade, second brigade, first division,
sixth army corps, and after this took,
part in all the engagements of the
Army of the Potomac The loss at
Cold Harbor on June /, 1864, was three
hundred and twenty-six men, a greater
loss than any other regiment during
the war. Here Colonel Kellogg was
killed, and the regiment came under
the command of r. S. Mckenzie, cap
tain of engineers. The losses of the
regiment throughout it's service We're
severe On September 10, at Winches-
ter, fourteen officers and one hundred
and twenty-five men We're killed and
wounded. At Cedar Creek, one month
later, October 10, out of four hundred
and seventy-two present, ten officers
and one hundred and sixty-four men
killed and wounded and fortyfour
taken prisoners. After this several
companies were commanded for some
time by sergeants, as there were only
six commissioned officers present for
duty with the twelve companies. The
regiment took part in the following
battles, besides numerous sl<irmishes:
Spotsylvania, May 22-23-24; Tolopoto-
my, May %; Hanover Court House,
May 80; Cold Harbor, June 2-12; Pc
tersburg, June 20-26; Winchester Sep
TENDER 10; Fishers, September %; Ce-
dar Creek October 10; Matches Run,
February 26; Petersburg, April 2; Sail
ors' Creek, April 6. The regiment had
2719 men in all. On July 7, 1865, the
old men Of the Nineteenth were mus
tered out and numbered only one hun
dred and eighty three. On August IS
| the remainder of the Second Heavy
| Artillery, numbering five hundred and
tifty-seven men, were discharged from
| the service. A special meeting has
| been held by the Thomaston post to per-
feet arrangements for the reunion to be
held, and as this is the first time any
regiment or company has ever held
reunion here, it is hoped that every cit
| lien will do all in his or her power to
| assist in making the occasion a mem
orable one, and fully sustain the repu-
| tation that Thomaston has established,
| that of doing nothing by halves in the
| way of entertaining her visitors.
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ANNUAL PEACE MEETING.
Speakers Selected for the Assembly of
August 25-2S.

Speakers Selected for the Assembly of
August 25-2S.
The following speakers are expected
to address the annual grove peace
meeting which will be held in Mystic
August 25-28: The Right Rev. William
Benjamin Derrick of New York, Judge
William N. Ashman of the Orphans
court, Philadelphia; the Rev. Amanda
Deyo and President Alfred H. Love of
the Universal Peace union, Philadel-
phia; Jacob NJ Troth of Virginia, the
Rev. DR.. William NJ. S. Haywood, the
Rev. James P. Stoddard, Lucie True
Ames, and James H. Early of Boston;
Benjamin F. Evans and Mrs. Mary
Frost Evans of Fast Providence r. l.;
Cullen B. Foote of New Haven. Hamil-
ton Wilcox of New York, and the Rev
Archibald Wheaton of Mystic. Miss
Frances E. Willard has appointed Mrs
Hannah j. Bailey of Maine, who is ma
tional superintendent, peace department
of the w. c. I. u, and Mrs. Cornelia
B. Forbes of Hartford. who is state
president, W. C. T. U, to represent the
national W. c. t. U. at the peace meet
ing as fraternal delegates.
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WORLDWIDE WORK

The executive committee of the In
ternational Sunday school association,
of which Cullen B. Foote, president of
the Connecticut Sunday School aseoci-
alton, is member, will meet at Chau-
tauqua, August 1913. Among other
important matters to be discussed will
be the worlds Sunday school conven-
ton to be held at London, England,
in July, 1898. Probably special steam
er will be chartered to transport dele
gates from America.
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Brief Mention.
High water to-day, s p. m.

High water to-day, s p. m.
Cheap farm wanted. R. e. Baldwin.
The Second Connecticut Light Bat
terry will hold their thirty-third annual
reunion at Pleasure Beach Septem-
her 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Fisher and Mr.
and Mrs. D. B. Snow returned Satur-
day from a two weeks outing spent at
Savin Rock.
Mr.. 7. G. Pitman, for many years
connected with the Journal and Courier
force, is quite seriously i'll at his resi-
dence on Grove street.
Theodore H. Macdonald, chief clerk
of the board of assessors, has brand
new assistant. The assistant arrived
in town at $50 yesterday morning and
tipped the scales at fourteen pounds.
He win probably not be on duty to as
sist in the assessors office for some
time.
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NEW ADVERTIsEMENTS TO-DAY.

Advancing Markets-Haight & Freese.
Auction Sale--R. B. Mallory.
Another Bicycle-E. Mcintyre & Co.
Allan State Line-A. Baldwin & Co.
Call at Office Rents-E. Malley.
Carpets-Malley, Nicely & Co.
Chestnut Timber-A d. French, New York.
For Rent-Flat-111 Dwight Street.
For -Property-G W. Osborn.
For Rent-House-E. Malley.
Sea Shore Cottage-E. Malley.
For Boarding House-E. Malley.
For Observation-Disclosures Malley.
Found-Pointer PUPS. S. Courier Office.
Good As Ever-The Chamberlain Co.
Gold Values-F. NJ. Brown u Co.
Germans Troubadours-Savi Rock.
Going Outing ?--Gilbert & Thompson.
Investments-M. b. Newton & Co.
Jewell Bros.-Savin Rock
Now a-days-The Geo. II. Ford Co.
Notice Observation-Disclosures of Orange.
Remnant Carnival--Howe & Stetson.
Regulations-New Haven Shoe Co.
Revision of rdinances--Committee Meeting.
Shelf Emptying-The Chas Monson Go.
Shaker Digestive Cordial-At Druggists.
They Wonder-Davis & Co.
Wanted-Milk Route--H.. 26, This Office.
Wanted-Situation--2 James Street.
Wanted-Position-A This Office.
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Fo1rND UNCONSCIOUS.

Rockville Aug. S.-Michael Costello,
a resident of this city, was found by
the side of the railroad track in an IN
conscious condition early this morning.
and an examination showed a fractured
skull 1t is not known whether he fell
off one of the excursion trains which
left here late last night or was struck
while walking on the track.
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G.. A.. R.
Connecticut Delegates to National En-
campment at Buffalo.

Connecticut Delegates to National En-
campment at Buffalo.
The Connecticut delegation to the
national encampment to be held at
Buffalo August 20 next is composed of
the following: Delegates at large, Col
onel Simeon E. Fox Of New Haven,
William f. Quigley of Waterbury, H.
S. McKenny of Hartford, Ira r. Wild
man of Danbury M. B. Schenk of Mer-
iden, S. N. Wadsworth of Unionville,
Caleb Wood of Norwalk. The alter
mates are: Delegate at large, w. M.
Olcott of Norwich; delegates, e. C.
Aver Of Unionville; Dr. NJ. W. Robin
son of Colchester Anthony Adams Of
Stafford Springs, Homer F. Northrop
of Waterbury, Richard j. Cutbill of
Norwalk and Isaac l.. Mead of Green
Wich.