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Evening star., 1897-05-01
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District of Columbia Division.

D1Str1ct OF COIumD10 D1v181Oms
The influence of the League Of American
Wheelmen is felt In various ways. and the
advertiser is by no means slow in taking
advantage Of the use of its rame in fur
thering business interests. The use Of the
leagues name has been SO abused that
President Potter has thought it necessary
to put stop to its use by INSCRIPTIONS
dealers with the following announcement:
Certain unscrupulous dealers, for the
purpose of giving prominence to their
wares. are falsely advertising that certain
bicycles and other cycling goods are
league goods adopted by L. A. w. men,
bers. and that they have the guarantee
of the league, etc. All cyclists are warn
ed against these misleading statements.
The L. A. W. neither indorses, guarantees,
approves. or In any manner officially rec
ogEizes the product of any manufacturer
or dealer, person, firm. or corporation. The
only exception to this Is the case OF the
official league uniform. for which special
contract has been made for the benefit OF
L. A. W. members. SO as to insure uni
formity and quality and style of goods at
a reasonable price,"
New Members.
DR.. J. H. Gaines, Metropolitan Club.
Miss Leila Foote.
F. r. Hanna, 700 Goth street
J. o. Houston, coo Morris street north
east.
A. Lee Love- 1919 street.
Capt. Chas Ourand. War Department
Chas. H. Rodgers, 1913 18th street.
]. A. Smith. 21O7 K street.
Jos. Williams, POS 9th street southeast.
W. o. Wagenhurst, 1916 18th street.
c. NJ. Butler, pension office.
F. N. Libby. pension Office.
Morris Bein. general land office.
DR.. F. W. Parker. 400 E Capitol street.
r. Pliny Moran. 100 F street.
League Runs.
The league run on Wednesday night to
Chevy Chase was we'll attended. and all
had the usual pleasant time attending
these runs. The next run takes place Sum-
day, May 2, to Brandywine, Md, twenty
miles below Washington. Two parties will
start, one on Saturday night, the other
Sunday morning at 0 o'clock. The next run
after Sunday will be on the following We'd
nesday (May - to Beuning, returning via
Good Hope. These runs are being well at
tended and are one OF the most enjoyable
features Of the league.
Road Book.
The map delineator has turned over one
Of the maps completed. has the second
one almost completed. and promises the
third and last general map within a week
The book Is in the hands Of the printer.
who promised to have 1t out inside Of
three weeks.
Maryland Road Book.
The Maryland road book. which the Off
GERS Of the division have been endeavoring
to issue for some time. is being completed.
1t vas compiled by r. c. Walters, who
has spent four years on the work. Besides
exhaustive explanations of the routes in
M9ryland and contiguous states, the book
will contain colored maps of Maryland.
Shenandoah valley, Druid Hill Park. Bal
timore riding district. Washington and
Baltimore. The nature Of the street teds
Of Baltimore and Washington is to be de-
noted by coiors, even the cable-slot streets
haviI a distinctive tint.
Evening star., 1897-05-01

head to win against tAe younger genera
tion Of track generals. The youngsters use
him simply for q pacemaker. The an
nouhced determination OF Sanger to devote
his energies to match races. record trials
End exhibition riding b preference to open
c6mpetition Is regarded as wise move
A. G. Mertens OF st. Paul who was in
this city last fail at the ctrcult races, Is
now IN training at Hot Springs, Ark. Last
year he was & strong handicap winner on
the circuit. and formerly one OF the great
est road racers Of the northwest.
The Rigby Park Association OF Portland,
Me-. has not AZ yet received the 800 dam
ages from Tom Eek, which was awarded
at the recent National Assembly meeting
Evening star., 1897-05-01
FOR WOMEN CYCLISTS

In PAPER read before the Massachusetts
Wcmen's Suffrage Association recently.
Miss Eva Charming discussed matters in
relation to The Bicycle as q Factor In
Modern Life" She said that 1t had wrought
revolutions In many phases of social life
The most Important influence OF the wheel
10 far. thought the speaker. was upon the
health Of women. 1t gives them an oppor-
tunity to work on superfiuous muscular
energy and nerves" The ideal costume.
like the IDEAL saddle, Is yet to be devised.
but much has been done In the direction OF
dress reform. According to Miss Charming.
the bicycle has struck blow at two of the
worst social evils. smoking and drinking.
It has bsnished the corset and taken the
place of cheap literature. Another service
b taking people Into country homes, thus
relieving the congestion Of the city: She
referred to the eject Of the bicycle upon
the different branches Of business
The wheel has proved a perfect boon 10
tne girls who have passed . winter ia the
whiri o. dances. parties and other dissi-
Evening star., 1897-05-01
B c Y c lie B IEF S

Noiseless bicycle chains are made by
covering the links with rawhide, which ia
fastened to each link by wrapping around
It and tapping the ends under a small bolt
to hold them fast.
Times and cycles have changed MANY cus-
toms. and the old saying, Look before
you leap Is Low rendered by the cautious
pedestrian, "Lcok before you cross the
street"
Whether many of the manufacturers VIII
hire racing teams this year or not is a
question which is causing much comment
at present Several of the makers are
unkering with the subject. but they are
rather deliberate about making up theis
minds.
There Is a demand at present for work>
men and statesmen in the cycle stores and
repair shops In this city. What is requiref
Is men who not only are riders. but VINO
have had experience az statesmen or I'm
building or repairing bicycles
An autht rity advises against the use OF
tobacco while awheel. stating that chewing
Affects the circulating system. smoking.
espesaily cigarettes. affects the heart and
breathing. making one short-winded. Con-
ciudtng, ne says: "A cigarette smoker will
nnd that II requires more exertion for him
to ride fine. weil-geared, weii-oiied ma
to push an old-fashioned, rusty, out-o.-daie
bicycle"
1t is predicted by some experts that rid
ing with extremely high gears will bo
overdone before this season fs half over
An eighty gear is too high for ali-round
use under any circumstances, says this
authority. Numerous riders are starting
out this season with an eighty-four gear or
higher. Nothing can be gained by any
rider, no matter what his muscular power,
by using anything higher than scvency-two
or sevcnfy-four gear. speaking. of coursc,
VII. Eitn reiereece 70 road riding. Exsrcmeiy
high gears have been Judged excellent for
track work by many well-known racing
men, but ths<n shcsald be q distinction be-
Evening star., 1897-05-01

tne kinu tnls season, the hospitality will
be accepted by many. Up to the middle of
the week there were twenty-six who sig
nified their intention of going, and by to-
night. 1t is expected. the list will be swelled
up to fully forty men. II not more.
Columbia Athletic Club.
Lieut.. Cabrera had charge of the run
last Sunday, and took about fifteen men
down to historic Marlboro for the Gays
journey. The trip proved to be devoid of
any unpleasant features. and was thor
oughly enjoyed.
The run tomorrow Is q short run, and
will leave the club house at 10 o'clock. The
destination will be Alexandria, over the
pretty Mt. Vernon avenue. The 1880 ferry
boat will be taken at Alexandria for the
return home.
The schedule OF runs for the month has
been announced. Next Sunday the trip
will be to Rockville. On May 16 the ride
will be to Baltimore. The cyclists will be
out ON the road all day, taking things
the journey made in easy stages. On the
return trip the party will use the railroad
train. For May 23 the run will he In the
forenoon TO Cabin John bridge.
The two days tour Of the club at the
close OF the month will prove interesting
1t will be through the Shenandoah valley,
ard Capt. Stiles expects to carry out fully
twenty-five men In the oarty. The riders
VIII leave the city on The 2:z0 train. over
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. Satur-
day afternoon. May %. and reach Staunton
At 1:O0 the same evening. Supper will be
taken at this place. and the night spent.
The ride will begin on the next morning,
May 30. at 9 o'clock. A stop will be made
afternoon the stop will be made at New
Market for supper and the spending Of
the night. On Decoration day the Ride wifi
Dc resumed and pushed through, with the
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09
SPRAYING FRUIT TREES.

Agriculturists have for some time
past been discussing among themselves
the advisability OF taking strong meas
ures to protect their faithful servants,
the bees, against the fruit growers, who
spray trees when they are In blossom,
and this poisons not only the bees
themselves but their luscious product.
It seems difficult for fruit-growers to
understand that they gain little or
nothing by spraying the trees when
they are in full bloom. It is rarely that
any harm is done at that stage. The
numerous enemies of the orchard work
earlier and later, but for some reason,
a sentimental one. perhaps, for even
insects may be possessed Of sentiment,
the full bloom stage is much more free
from their injurious attacks than peo-
pie generally suppose. Some apicul-
ulrists claim that the blossoms are at
such times wholly given over to the
bees and such claim is quite consistent
with the usual benevolent methods Of
our ever watchful mother nature, who
makes provision for all OF her depend
ellts. There have been many instances
where most injurious effects have fol-
lowed the use OF honey made from nee.
tar slipped from flowers that had been
sprayed With ps(spacua compounds.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09
WORMS IN SEED CORN.

Mr.. ]. D. Griffin wants to know If
rolling seed corn in coal tar will pre-
vent worms from cutting corn. say to
Mr. Griffin, have tried this remedy two
or three times since / have been form
ing, and find it does no good. They will
cut the corn just as bad when rolled
as If not rolled. The best thing you
can do to prevent them from cutting
corn is not to plant your corn till about
the 1st of June.
Then when you get ready to plant,
soak your corn the night before in
water, and run your rows off the day
before you plant, SO the hot sun will
shine On the rows and drive the worms
into the ground. Plant In the heat of
the day, if possible. Your corn being
soaked, will come up in three or four
days. AS soon as it is up we'll, bar 1t
off well with short-turn plow, as
close as possible. This will let the sun
shine into the roots, driving the worms
into the ground. Bud worms can't
stand the hot sun. This is the best
preventive l have ever tried. NJ. w
Sheriff. in Home and Farm.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

Contributor-What a surly sort OF
chap that fellow who writes your Jokes
IS. Editor (sadly)-Yes, he is; and from
what he sends me I'm afraid he's been
out Of humor for a long while.-An.
swerS.
Fuddy-There's Fumble over oppo-
site. He prides himself upon the good
things he gets off In conversation. Dud.
dy-should think he would; they occur
80 seldom, you know.-Boston Tran.
script,
Little Borcham (relating bis Alpine
adventures)-There stood, the terrible
abyss yawning at my feet. That Brute
Brown-Was 1t yawning when you got
there, or did 1t start after you arrived
New York Evening Journal.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09
THE HEAD OF THE FLOCK.

Upon the kind of ram employed will
depend the future crop of lambs to a
very great extent. AS he is half the
flock, it will be wise to get good one
not good individually, but good in
the matter of breeding, says the Live
Stock Indicator. A grade ram costing
Sc to So may be quite good individually,
but connected with his use there is a
great deal of uncertainty. He may
serve forty ewes, and the lambs from
this service have all degrees of make
up, from the sixth generation down to
the present. Twenty-Five per cent, or
perhaps more, may be pretty fair lambs,
while the remaining ones will be un-
dersized and culls. Lambs sired by a
pure-bred sire will be more uniform In
size and quality, and will be enough
better to bring fifty cents per head
more than those from a grade sire.
This difference will leave the pure
bred ram free of cost. This is our view
when the ewes are grades, and it is only
intensified when the ewes are pure
bred.
The breeder who has pure-bred OF
high-grade ewes Of certain breed can
i'll afford to breed to pure-bred ram
OF some other breed, no matter how
great the inducement offered. The
present writer handles some Of the
mutton breeds of sheep, but he has
never advised his readers to buy ram
from him when they have ewes Of any
other breed which are pure-bred; hs
would not do it himself, and he would
not want anyone else to do it.
II we had a flock Of grades we would
select the type of sheep wanted, and We
would keep in this line of breeding
getting new blood of the same breed
from year to year until we had them
practically pure-bred.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

face. This will leave the lower bud
not more than three or four inches deep
where the soil is warm. The roots will
then put forth in time to supply the
leaf with moisture when the bud starts.
Ninety to ninety-tive per cent. of such
cuttings will grow and be good plants
next year. Do not be disappointed II
the bud does not start until June.
Usually both the middle and upper bud
will grow. Two plants can thus be
made from one cutting. If cutting
can be got with small piece of two.
year-old wood on it, cut smooth on the
lower, it will be more sure to grow and
will make a stronger vine the first year.
But any kind of plant, after being set
and we'll cared for two or three years,
will be vigorous enough if not allowed
to bear the first year it sets fruit nor
to overbear afterwards.-Boston Guilt.
vatOr.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09
THE USE OR THE HARROW

THE USE OR THE HARROW.
In dry sections of the country the
harrow is second in Importance only to
the plow and in connection with the
disk harrow in a few cases the plow is
dispensed with.
l try always to have in mind those
under different conditions, for I know
that in very wet sections the harrow is
not needed nearly so much, for after
plowing rains will compact and level
the ground, and in cultivation weeds
grow so fast that the harrow will not
destroy them. In rocky ground the
harrow would often drag the rocks up
on the plants and in very sandy ground
in dry windy section the soil needs
to be left rough, so the harrow is not
needed so much there.
But l think in most sections it should
be used much more than it is On our
soil, which is almost without sand and
inclined to crust over after rains and
dry weather being rather the normal
condition we are coming to use the
harrow more each year, almost dispens-
ing with the cultivator in some things.
To be effective it must be used at the
right time. This, in wet country, Is
sometimes simply impossible while
with US it is generally our own fault
if not used there.
There is but little of the time at any
season of the year but what the harrow
follows the plow the same day. Then
if the plowing is much before seeding
or planting time the ground is harrow
ed at intervals to destroy any weeds
starting and to keep the surface loose
to prevent rapid evaporation or mois-
ture.
Flowing for wheat commences in
June Immediately after harvest If
ground Is not too dry, and seeding sell
dom commences until October, so more
than one narrowing may be needed.
If favorable weather most Of the
plowing for spring crops is done during
the winter and the same use of the
harrow is had.
For corn and sorghum known as Kaf-
fir corn, Milo maize, etc., the ground is
narrowed just before planting and as
many times afterward as needed, and
can be done before corn gets too large
and where the ground is smooth and
free from trash this can be done much
later than the inexperienced would sup
pose.
For millet and sorghum for hay we
do not plow the ground but cut with
the disk and then using the common
harrow, the sorghum seed being sown
before disking, the millet before or af-
ter, owing to how deep we wish to disk.
j. M. Rice, in Farm, Field and Fire
side.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09
A Modern Appian WAY.

Before long there is to be magni-
ficent driveway or boulevard stretching
along the shore Of Lake Michigan from
Chicago to Milwaukee. Most of the
towns along the route to be followed
have done something within their own
limits to make easier the accomplish
ment Of the great undertaking. Mil
waukee has built two miles of roadway
like that at Chicago, and has given 1t
the same name, Sheridan drive. Wau-
kegan has done as much. When all
the gaps in this road arc filled 1t will
rival the finest in Europe, both in con-
structiop and scenic beauty,
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09
RAISING

Regular feeding and stady growth
make good wool and good lambs. Ex-
perts claim that they can tell at about
what period of growth the sheep had
been kept upon poor range or short
rations by noting with a microscope
the thin places in the wool staple.
While sheep will get more sustenance
from poor land, and at the same time
do the land more good than any other
stock we may possess, it must not be
forgotten that they will also repay
liberal feeding. Food wisely fed will
always come back to us doubled, If fed
to good animal.
If lambs three or four weeks old are
fed lightly at first on bran and ground
oats, gradually increasing their rations
as they become accustomed to eating,
they can be materially helped in their
growth. Better err in having them a
little hungry than to give too much
and have them off their feed for week.
Separate the pregnant ewes from all
the others at least month before
weaning time. and give some bone max.
ing food and plenty of exercise. Corn
and confinement will make large lambs,
perhaps, but with little strength or vi
tality. The larger the portion Of oats,
wheat bran and clover hay which can
be got into the rations, the better.
It pays to feed lambs before they are
weaned all the grain they will eat when
on good blue grass or clover pastures
with their dams, and it pays especially
well if they are on dry feed. Any GER
tain amount Of grain will put more
weight upon sucking lambs than upon
any other animal.-The Silver knight.
VINES FROM GRAPE CUTTINGS
Though the grape vine roots more
freely from cuttings than any other
wood, we cannot advise any one who
wishes but few vines, and those fol
home use, to depend on this slow way
Of getting them. All the best varieties
can be bought by the single vine fol-
from five to ten cents each. Most deal
ers will let you have a dozen assorted
varieties at the dozen rate, which is
still low. II you root and cut this
spring, you are likely not to get as well
rooted vine year hence as you can
buy now at less price than your own
| vines will have then cost. 1t takes
several years for grape vine from cut.
ting to get into bearing. Each Of these
years your cutting vine started this
spring will be year behind in bearing
as compared with the one bought now
But If you want to start the vines, thu
best way is to prepare the cutting sew
eral weeks in advance of the time tt
plant. Cut each piece three buds long
leaving the bottom cut just at the base
Of the bud, which should be removed
Then heel in the whole cutting SO as
to keep the bud back at the top. II 8
clean cut is made opposite the middle
bud merely showing the bark, it will
callous, and roots will issue from the
cut place more readily. Plant in dry
warm soil, but without manure, so soor
as the soil is we'll warmed. Set ths
cutting slanting lengthwise In the row
and leave the uppar bnd i,lat Ct thu snr,
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09
WORKING THREE-HORSE TEAM

WORKING THREE-HORSE TEAMS.
The true economy OF team work is
better understood by Western farmers
than by the average Of farmers in the
East. 1t is to the Western farmer that
we owe the idea of cultiyating hoed
crops with Two horses, requiring no
stoppages, while the man may, If he
chooses, ride behind and manage the
hoes, so that none of the grain is de-
stroyed. 1t is rather more difficult to
turn two horses on cultivator at the
end of the row. Therefore, this plan
is best adapted to large fields where the
rows are long. But three horses will
ON heavy plowing do nearly twice as
much as will two horses. Now that
horses are cheap, 1t is the farmers in
terest more than ever before to make
horse labor accomplish all it will, with
as little as possible of the much more
expensive human labor.-Boston Gull
tiVatOr.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

The Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion in sending out their bulletins take
special care to caution fruit-growers
against spraying trees that are in full
bloom, but, Notwithstanding their
warning, there are hosts of men who
sprinkle the exquisite blossoms with
poison regardless of consequences
New York Ledger.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09
a i1urglar's rate.

Mrs. Brown Gin awed whisper)-Sh-h!
hear burglar in the pantry. 1 believe
he is going to steal the cake I cooked
to-day.
Mr.. Brown (sleepily)-Poor devil, he
may have family, too.-Up-to-Date.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

Whatever a man honestly believes TO
be his duty claims his uncompromlsing
and unhesitating allegiance; and every
time he disobeys the call Of dury he
falls a step lower in the scale Of char
acter. Like all other powers within
US, 1t is strengthened by exercise and
weakened by disuse.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09
Champion Mean Man of (2eore,s

Champion Mean Man Of Georgia,
A man in Lumpkin County, Ca, not
only sued a person for 18 cents. bnt
rendered bill for 81 to his sister fox a
sack Of -four and some lard used while
she and neighbors were sitting up with
the corpse Of his father at his house, be-
sides charging his daughter rs cents
for what she ate while visiting him on
that occasion.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09
Baby's Sore Head

Don't let the poor little thing scream itself into
spasms when relief Ia so easy. Every skin
trouble from a simple chafe or chap to the
worst case Of letter or Ringworm is cured
quickly and surely by Tetterine. At druggists
or by mail for Soc. in stamps by j. T. Shuptrtne,
Savannah, Ga.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09
No.To.Bac for Fifty Cents.

Over 600 cured. Why not let No-To-B Bac
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco?
Saves money, makes health and manhood;
Druggists.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09
FARM And GARDEN.
Items of Interest on Agricultural
Topics.
Mineral Manures for Spring Crops. Work.
ing Three.Horse Teams. Worms in
Seed Corn, ETC., Etc.
MINERAL MANURES FOR SPRING
CROPS.

To be effective mineral manures for
spring and summer crops must be ap-
piled early. They need some of the
spring rains to dissolve the fertilizer
SO that the plant roots can make use OF
it. Besides, as weather and soil be-
come warm and dry there is less need
of the fertilizer, as the soil itself re-
leases more of it's own fertility under
such conditions.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

We will give 800 reward for any case Of ca.
tarrh that cannot be cured with Halls Catarrh
Cure. Taken internally.
FL. CHENEY & Co.. Props. Toledo, o.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

Piso's Cure for Consumption has sayed me
many doctors bills. I. HARDY, Hopkins
Place, Baltimore, Md, Dec. 2, 1884
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. So trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. Il. H. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch ST.. Phile.. Pa.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethng, softeus the gums, reducing inhamma-
tion allays pain. cures wind collie. s5c.a bottle.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

A toboggan slide In st. Moritz, Switzer.
land, is three-Guarters of a mile long The
descent Is made in seventy-one seconds.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

If sick man will perform unnecessar,
work, he should not complain if told it i
not well done.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

A deny folio volume Is Is hy II
inches.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

The man who has no interest in the con.
tents Of a safe always has the most to say
when 1t Is being moved.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

1t Is sef-evident proposition that those
who pay the fldler are entitled to the kind
Of tunes they desire.