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The Progress., 1897-08-28

was held, and how many more
souls have enlisted under the royal
banner of our Captain and King,
trying to raise the standard higher
and to march against the foe.
If every Lacquer could have had
the blessed privilege Of going to
Toronto, they might form some
idea of the immense amount of
labor required in the Lords vine-
yard, and with what entireness,
total magnanimity and trust we
should consecrate ourselves to this
great reform. Yet you might feel
as l did when entered that great
Massey Hall and became one of
the eight thousand gathered with
in it's beautiful walls to receive the
cordial and hearty welcome extern
ded to us by our Canadian brc-
thren. l felt as if / was but
mere fragment of some great
Colossus-a trifle, worth little, by
itself, and of little use to anybody.
A second, sober thought, convin-
ccd me, though, that it took frag-
mcnts to build these great monu-
mcnts. Life is made up of little
things: the great ocean is compo-
sed of drops Of water, and ''little
grains of sand makes our pleasant
land.' so no matter how very
| weak and feeble we feel, or how
incapacitated we think we are, we
all have some little work to do,
and some good in this world to ac-
complish. There is a radius of in
fluence belonging to all. Do your
good deeds, speak your kind and
gentle words; let your lives be acts
of kindness, but let it be Cali for
Christi In this way you will help
to build this great Colossus, pro-
phesied to be Colossus of
Rhodes
The meeting was opened about
$50 in the afternoon on Thursday.
The delegates gathered from all
points of the compass to the two
centers, Massey Hall and the Me-
tropolitan church, and poured a
living tide into the buildings. AS
I said | went to Massey Hall.
There eight thousand voices were
raised in unison when we sang
"Praise God from whom all Bless
ings Flow" After praise to God
came tributes in song to our coun-
tries. When the Stars and Stripes
and the Union Jack were unfurled
above our heads, and left floating
lovingly side by side, as token
of united patriotism the one out
burst of song was "God save the
Queen" followed by "My Coun-
| -
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not let him continue his journey.
SO intent was he, though, to full
fill his promise, he took the urn
from his bosom, and hurled it into
the ranks Of the enemy, shouting:
"Go on Bruce, Douglas will follow
thee or die The church to-day
hurls the Epworth League into the
midst of Christ's enemes, but will
follow it or die.
To plan and map out new lines
by which we may be governed,
the great crowcd divided itself into
nine separate bodies to discuss
topics which embraced spiritual,
literary, social work, finance,
mercy and help, correspondence,
the Junior League and missions,
both home and foreign.
The result to be obtained in de-
votional meetings and Bible read
ing was advocated to be commune
ion with God. Prayer should have
an important place. In all we
should forget the presence of others
and enjoy the presence Of God.
An example of how we should
conduct devotional meeting was
given us in this forcible illustra-
ton: "Thc devotional meeting
should be built as we would build
a fire. Care should be taken to
place all the material in its proper
place, where it will most readily
ignite. The wet and soggy wood
should not be placed where it will
dampen and quench the dry wood
but it should be placed where it
can do no harm, but where it may
get ignited from the bright flame
of the dry and seasoned wood.
Good is accomplished only as
some one takes some part.
The literary department is to
develop higher Christian charac-
ter. Intellectual development is
necessary for enlightenedChr
work, and it is men of consecrated
intellect whom God through the
history of Christianity has used to
batter down the walls of error,
bigotry and superstition.
Mr.. Oxley, of Montreal, declared
that reading was more important
than study. While reading was
voluntary, study was often forced
upon us. But reading should be
done with definite object in
view.
Read and win thy learning.
| acknowledge must be won.
| Twas ne'er entailed from sire to
son.
Personal work in the chapter is
what we need to render our soul as
| GOOD and nerfect as 1t is caDable
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EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION.
Something of The Procee dings Held
at Toronto.

What meant that mighty host?
That host of young and old,
brave and strong, trying, trying
to be conquerers and victors Of
this world of sin and vice?
This crusade to the new Jerusa-
lem?
That grand army Of Epworth
Leaguerers marching in unbroken
line and solid phalanx in the paths
which Christ has laid out for
them, trusting Him as their leader
and following Him while the lamp
of love and fear burned within
them?
l say what meant that assem-
bled crowd of $4,000 visitors rep
resenting four distinct branches of
Methodism?
The Mcthodism of the Mother
country, the Mcthodism of the
Ancient colony of New Foundland,
Canada Mcthodism, and Metho-
dism in the United States, both
North and South?
In the w ords of Rev. LANGLEY,
of Ont, l answcr-It meant "the
world for Christ in the near fu-
ture.'
Our band-Epworth Leagueism,
q thank God, l am a member)
was called "the heart of the
church, and it was said that it
was through this channel that the
church would march on to the con-
quest Of the Nations for Christ.
Already this child of Methodism
has extended it's work far beyond
the borders of some of our mis-
sion fields and away into the great
interior. AS proof of this, they
came to Toronto as Representatives
from China, India, Africa and
from interesting Mexico.
This illustrates it's wide spread
ing and aggressive forces which
belong to it as the chief charac-
teristics of its wonderful work.
When we notice. the increase in
the enrolment of members in
attendance, compared with the first
International convention held at
Cleveland, Ohio, June 20, 1898, we
marvel, and are made to realize
that it's onward movement is GER
tain. The number at Cleveland
was five thousand, that at Toronto
was twenty-five thousand. There
was meeting at Chattanooga June
n, 1895, and the tremendous
growth in two years was witnessed
in the increased attendance, then
numbering ten thousand.
Oh, what a wonderful sweep it
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dangerous ride. Even familiarity with 1t
does not breed contempt, for the streets
are crowded with teams at all times except
on Sundays. and the sprinkiing carts keep
the Handicapped granite blocks Shiny and
slippery 10 the point OF positise oangeH
Page after page has been written on
how to ride safely through crowded city
streets and In England the cycle press has
contained many columns OF advice TO the
novice and the experienced rider. now
ever. there Is no way TO guard against &C
cident but one. and that Is TO ride SLOWLY
and on machine which is so fitted TO the
rider that he has absolute command over
Il ut al! times. This fitting of machine
Is not so simple matter as II may seem
at first glance. Too many riders have their
saddles higher than they should. their
bars too low or too high, their gears out
of proportion to the work in hand or some
other inconsistent arrangement which will
not be apparent until an emergency arises
and the machine Is beyond control
A short reach Is far better than one too
long, and the use of toe clips Is advisable
for city riding. the clip assisting the rider
Ia following the pedal around and making
his power available through more than
half Of the revolution of the pedal, where
as. without this accessory. unless he be
PARTICULARLY ddcpL TT Aiotkpn. tac
thrust OF the leg Ia operative through an
arc which is something less than half OF
the circle. Ankle motion Is a thing almost
ignored In this country and II seems that
we are all too busy to acquire 1t. 1t is
easily enough followed II the rider will
keep his mind on 1t until IL becomes easy
to reeiprocate the action. Then IL will
soon be done unconsciously and the result
will be felt in hill climbing. To start in.
depress the heel just before the pedal
reaches It's top point. carry the crank
across tho dead center. straighten the
ankle and thrust with the leg until the
pedal Is nearly to its lowest point. when
the ankle should be fexed, the heel raised
and the toe clawed back. OF course fast
riding cannot be done at first. but after
the action Is performed unconsciously 1t
will be found to contribute materially to
speed as well as power. and Is trick well
worth the learning.
B. v. II. SCHULTZ
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epeclaI correspondence.

CHICAGO. May SIT Is interesting TO
note the change In styles OF cycling ac-
cessorfes and fittings. Although the gen.
erai makeup OF the safety bicycle has
undergone an evolution. the present ma
chine being the outcome Of experiments
ton and progress. essential parts and Mt
ttngs which accompany the machine have
been changed more On account of the de-
mands or the rider than by reason OF ths
improvements to be discovered in the ar
ficies themselves. As an instance Of this
the presAnt tad for dropped handle bars
may be cited A few years ago there
were but two styles Of bars used. both
wide Of spread. the only essential differ
ence being the grips The old spade
handle. with the grip at right angles 20
the bag itself, was used for come time
by one OF the pioneer manufacturers on
his satisfy machines. and was later drop
ped for the present popular style OF
straight grip There was straight grip
used nj the same time as the old Victor
spade handle, and the bar carrying II was
not unlike the ones in use today, save
that IL was far wider and really more
suitable for road and long distance riding.
When the craze for feafher-weight
wheels struck this country, riders who had
beer using machines weighing all the
way from forty to fifty pounds discarded
their old mounts and selected wheels
which weighed under twenty. and In some
cases even as little as seventeen pounds.
Wheels OF this sort had 20 be built with
stint OF material, even to the handle
bars, and as the racing game was begin
ming to be popular the dropped bar was
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the north end OF the good surface, VITA
asphalt. bat the property owners
fighting the measure with energy pofh y.
desperation In spite Of the fnthty %
these present efforts Of the wheeirsen anu
their political allies, Chicago - for1unA'e-
~ provided with good riding sarI ss.ss
which very nearly form network aoo1s
the city. Some months ago an orn.halee
passed through the council for the po1ie /.
vardlng OF Jackson street. the only stree.
running east and west through the hsA-
Of the city on which there arc no suIias.
or elevated roads, and the work Is aareAos
under way. This will give whee men an
uninterrupted cycle path from JacAs - :
park. tho site of the Worlds Fair. 10 sn ne
western limits of the city. course Owe. =
miles in length As soon as the unue1-
ground condnits are completed the SURFACE
Of Jackson street will be laid and cyeiis.s
living on the great west side VIII rs1o.ee'
However. the best out-of-town nalhs US
trsct lies 70 the north. beyond lhsoln
PARK. through the towns OF Essn .o ~.
Highland PARK, Fort Sheridan and Lake
Forre.f. This ride Is available TO cycnses
lsvIry north Of the river, but for soutn anu
WIS, side riders jolting journey through
,na heart of the city is an inevitable ana
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LOCAL BICYCLERS.
A last Of seattle People Who Have
Taken Out Licenses
to Date.

The total number Of bicycle licenses is
sued at the comptrolIer's Office up to 225
O'Clock yesterday afternoon was SAT, an.
at a conservative estimate 500 wheels re-
main unlicensed. Considering the present
demand on local dealers. there will be at
least 300 or 100 more wheels sold before the
close OF the season. II Is evident from this
statement that before the rainy season
comes on Seattle will have between l.5O0
and leo riders. Following Is the COM
piete list OF people who have taken out
licenses. Figures opposite names indicate
the number OF licenses a person has taken
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Millinery Dcp't.


10 cases, so dozen. Ladies' ana Chill
dren's Rough and Ready Sailors in
black, white. brown and navy. regular
price zoe and Csc, for this lot loc each.
% dozen Children's Straw Sailors,
trimmed with ribbon. In navy blue and
brown. usual price &c, while they last
15c each.
% dozen Children's, Misses and La
dies Black and White Leghorn Flats.
fine quality. all crown sizes. would be
cheap at soc. our price for this lot 25c
each.
25 dozen Ladies' Straw Sun Flats, In
black and brown. regular price every
where 25c. special at 15c each.
10 dozen Ladies Straw Sailors. new
shape. silk ribbon band. regular price
soc. tomorrow Csc each.
Is dozen Children's. Misses and La
dies slack and White Leghorn Flats.
low and high crowns, unusually fine
grades at soc and zoe each.
% dozen Ladies' Fancy Ko-Ko Braid
Sailors, very latest shape. leather
swaziland, silk ribbon trimmed, black,
white and all colors. very wonderful
value at 75c each.
% dozen Ladies' Fine Milan Sailors,
high and low crowns, latest shapes,
black. white and all colors. 81 each.
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Sprlnl Dress 6oods-.Unnop
prCaChable VALVES.
SIN and Chlflta ca.

so pieces New All Wool Pin Chez
Cheviots in tasteful colorings, ~
spring shades. beautiful quality. ~
25c yard.
80 pieces new All Wool French SefDeA
80 inches wide. full line Of colon. -
Guiding navy and black, a quality nev9
before retailed at the price. 80 ysr&
10 pieces 50-inch All Wool Dress Fla1r
nels, staple shades only. the kind ~
have been used TO paying SOC yard -
here You viii find them at 29c yard.
10 pieces new All Wool French Beig4
a delightfully."- soft and pretty spri1g
dress stuff, beautiful coiorings. onq
39c yard.
Is pieces New Plaid Dress Goods =
harmonious color combinations. -
handsomest lire we have ever shoeh
at 39c yard.
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the bar dropped Cor fast riding. There are
several .eath cut on the end 81 the tee,
ara the bar a. capable OF being set at any
one of SIX positions. or angles, while rid
ms. From personal trlsA tasting an en-
tirw season. / can say that bar OF this
character IL entirely satisfactory.
Another bar Of q somewhat similar
character Il made with pair % toothed
sections on the inside ends OF the tao
halves 81 the bar hinsea 90 a forging.
which forms the tes. These. sngsxtng.
teep fhe bars az tAe same level when ore
.,~ tho other - elavsted or depressed. a
nave Improvement on this device Is = bar
.xh4sh 10 netng used rs several Of the more
,er,,utnent professional racing men. The
sr.lst~ ends 81 the bars are worked IL uni
san by worm and gear. actuafea hy
.,vnlnzs fnslles aut az tire tep OF tire Tee
conveniently located. 80 that the bar may
- changed while riding. The worm and
~.ar mechanism holds the bars secure ia
~pnMsev~r position they sfw placed BY the
.s,s.r and there Is an absence 81 springs 81
~,rsr complicated paris 20 the bars. which
makes them particularly aes.faels for use
:, iarr country rides In addition 20 the
80 ssr-s usssTer mention. there are q atm
- vrhseh possess features Ok xcrth ana
these / VIII nete later On.
49,, now the cyclists % Chicago are
u.-~srnrss about street paving. Ter al
.sa,,<s the good rt3trg within the city
ss..,.s rms into Tire hundreds az
..ss,s~ xosdlv portion % the
49, sowg rernsius practically TN
,a<gas Mites ~ wood block and
rough granite intervene between shc risi-
an,s s,reets ana shr smooth maeaaan
as,s,,.xsr,s os fhe three sections cf the
city. Thsrs il en foot = prosees &c replace
about a r.tie Of the granite paveueat On
Michigan avenue. estweea the river and
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The improvements In the 1897 model of
this well known bicycle are more than
twice as great than in any other bicycle
on sale this year. The makers have sue
ceeded in so improving the bearings and
running parts of the new model that IL
would seem impossible to make any fur
Their improvements in them. Call and see
them at Fobes Bros, lilo Second avenue.
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soon adopted. II was made at first ex-
tremeiy narrow--in many cases less than
sixteen inches-and wouid-be racing men
who confined their exploits on the path
to Conversation" race meets, prided
themselves on tho twelve-inch bars.
Bars OF this character are not only
dangerous. but absolutely unmechRnicai-
There Is no necessity for voluntarily con-
tracing tho chest while riding. and bar
with q narrow spread viii develop other
faults: for instance. the shorter the bar
the less control Will q rider have OF his
mount and the less steady will be the
steering. These things have combined to
bring about slight widening OF stock
bars, but tie excessive drop and the for
ward bend remain. It Is easy to account
for tho latter. When the racing man
changed his position on the wheel some
two or three years ago. moving the saddle
forward SO he might sit more nearly over
the crank shaft and cranks. the rest OF the
flock followed him. and we saw on every
side imitators Of the path racer. There 10
about the same philosophy In aping the
racing man as there would be In carrying
the same game out In other things. II the
Lorsemen were to adopt MISREPRESENTATION
wheels for all sorts Of vehicles because
wheels OF this size have proven fast on
race tracks a thousand newspapers would
rtdicule the idea, but In the case or the
cyciist IL is passed with hardly q COM
menf. This Is doubtless because so little
is really known or cycling causes and ef-
fects. though the laynan Is becoming bet
ter posted every day.
Women continue 10 ride the drop frame
and upturned bars. In spite OF the threat
ened invasion of the hloomcr Girl and her
racing wheel. IL Il gratifying to chronicle
the fact About the best handle bar for
the average rlder-that Is. the rider who
takes TO cycling for the pleasure he OBJ
.ains thegefror-is one with spread of
eighteen or nineteen inches and prefera-
bly, one which can be changed In angle as
occasion demands. There Is bar In the
market which Seems 20 fuifin about every
requirement for comfort. common sense
and speed. IL Is made TO turn in the tee
80 that Il rotates on It's diameter. where
q Joins the head Of the machine. and Il
may he changed while riding. In order
that the grips may present a constant an
gie To tho rider. that Il. be approximately
horizontal at all times. they are set onto
the ends OF the bars al right angles and
arc secured against too free rotation by
means OF friction pins. The cut Zig. n
shows the bar in n raised position, with
enc grip Cd turned To Af the hand anu the
other e. IN line with the curvature of the
bar. The small hutton shown ~ trir
which unloeks the bar In the tee. permit
ting q to rotate. Figure shows
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c. E. Dow, who was the bright star IN
the ranks of Washington professional BIZ
cycle riders last season, will commence
active training today. Although he mas
not entirely recovered from his broken
arm. he thinks he is ready TO commence
work He took his arm out of its sling
Friday, and found that he could use II
much better than was anticipated. The
system adopted by this crack rider In get
ting ready for the spring and summer
races Is interesting. In the morning he
viii ride ten miles. starting IN with a
three-minute clip. After a rub down he
viii rest until lunch time In the after
noon he will ride ave miles, for the pres
emit combining himself to a $50 gait. and as
he rounds into shape viii increase the
speed to 2.3e. As <-e season advances he
will cut the morning ride down TO five
miles. and reel IT OF at the rate of a:3o. In
the afternoon he viii confine his work TO
short sprints.
Only one more day remains in which
guesses can be made upon the Phoenix
wheel on exhibition in Stewart & Holmes
window, and at 10 o'clock tomorrow even
ing the committee in charge viii proceed
to go over the coupons to find the owner
of the bicycle.
Judging from the way in which the
guesses have come in during the past two
days, it is expected that at least 500 will
be raised for the Lake Washington path.
as the third thousand Of tickets had near
ly all been sold last evening, and another
thousand has been ordered printed for use
tomorrow.
Many different people are deeply in
terested. From the small street urchin
to the old. gray-haired man, they are all
estimating and calculating, as If it were
an absolute necessity that they work the
problem exactly. Many people are pur-
chasing quantities Of tickets and working
upon a regular system by making guesses
each way from their estimate, which is
very good PLAN Others are going it blind
~, believing that they stand about as good
show to guess wild and trust to luck.
Whoever gets the bicycle however, will be
looked upon as great mathematician by
the less fortunate ones, whether any cal
culating WAS done or not, for almost any
man, when it comes right down to IL, be-
lieyes that he is somewhat of a dandy at
ffggers himself"
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IS Ladies' Fancy Check Cheviot
Blazer Suits. skirts velveteen bound,
rustic lined and beautifully made. jack
cts lined throughout with silk, the pref
test and best selling suit ever shown
in town at $3.50 each.
Is Elton suits of all wool serge. In
black, navy, myrtle and plum. Jackets
silk lined throughout, very wonderful
value for SeaS each.
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The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
steamer .'Umatilla." sailing from San
Francisco on May II, will carry general
merchandise to Seattle at 500 per ton.
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A CORSET OPPORTUNITY.


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Golden Rule
Bazaar Co.

Are you a smart sreii-
ey? We give $50 away
in prizes 20 those aole 70
maze the largest fist Of
words from the word
Sc BSCRlBERS You can
make at least twenty. We
believe. and Il you can,
you VIII get a present
anyway. and II your list
IL the largest you viii get
tsoalS IN cash. Here are
the rules 20 follow Use
cnIy words IN the Eng
lisn isngus ge- Do not
use any letters IN q word
more times thar IL ap-
pears IN So 6SCRIRgR RS.
Words spelled alike can
he used only oace. Use
any dictionary, and we
allow TO he counted
proper nouns. pronouns.
psefxes. safiixes. any
legitimate weird. Ihis Il
the way. Subscribers.
subscribe, L.. SIR, sire.
rise. rub. burr, cub, cur,
crib. etc. Sc these
words. The publisher OF
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Millinery Trimmings.

Mousseline de Sole, black. white,
cream and all colors. double width,
onay sec yard.
Silk Chiffon, white. cream and all
coIors, no black at present, double
width, better quality than you can pur-
chase anywhere for 81. our price 75c
yard.
Chiffon Ribbons for pleating immense
variety. black, white and ali colors, 15c.
20c and Csc yard.
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Queen city Good Road. club.

Regular monthly meeting of the Queen
City Good Roads Club will be held at mu-
nicipal court room Monday. May 10. All
members and others who are interested in
bicycling are requested to attend.