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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Bows Department.

% pairs Pants, all wool and mixed. Sizes g. 4,
D, u, IA and 10. Reduced from Soc to 29c. pair.
Is Fauntleroy Blonses percales and white India
linons. Sizes 4, 5, q. and s. Reduced from 35c.
ard soc. to 13c. each: 3 for soc
= Fancy Mixed Cheviot Blouse Suits, all wool.
Sizes ard Reduced from So. Is to 81. 80 each.
10 Black Clay WOrsted Suits very dressy. Sizes
8. 8, 10 and lG. Reduced from $500 to 3d. Is each
Is All-wool Double breasted Suits Sizes 4, 3, 9,
8, 10, T. Ii and 10. Reduced from 800 to s.. 90.
Third floor,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Muslin Curtains.
Linen Department.

80 Gray Linen Table Cloths. fringed, az yards
Reduced from 81 % to SIC each
IL Linen Bolster Cases, 221sx72 inches Reduced
from 81 % to S5c. each
Linen Table Cloths, with red border frinced-
2, yards reduced from 81 so to 81 Is each: 3. ~,
yards. reduced from 500 TO 81 - each; g. wards
reduced from 81. so to 81. 80 each
10 White Fringed Table Cloths-9 2k wards. re-
dueed from $1.35 to $1.o5 each; Z, B yards, re-
duced from 1.5O to 81 20 each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Mr.. Pitney's Unique Sensation.

foin tue -NeW 1Ork Tribune.
Representative Pitney of New Jersey has
recently enjoyed the sensation of reading
his own obituary in the newspapers and
having the flags on the Capitol at Wash
1ngton dropped on his account to half-mast
II Is to be hoped that this melancholy fore
taste of funeral honors has not damp
ened the ardor of the young congressman
for further public distinction. Mr. Pitney
Is representative of useful and growing
influence, whose disappearance from poll
tics would cause sincere regret, both in his
own state and at the national capital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Infants Department.

Infants Baskets. stand and fancy shape, gilt
with white or pink trimmings. Reduced from
$500 and $500 to 81. 90 each.
Children's Fancy Wash Stand, with toilet
of pieces. decorated In Kate Greenaway figures,
suitable for n child's room. Reduced from $13. 10
to $tOO
Z Children's Muslin Gowns Hubbard style, yoke
Of tucks and Insertion embroidery neck and
sleeves. Reduced from $l.O0 to Soc each.
a<,udH por
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Muslin Underwear DENT.

White Haircl6th Skirt. made full In the hack,
faced with satine bound with BRAID band at waist
Reduced from $5.O0 to 81 90
2 Black Gloria skirts. lined throughout. wide
ruiie put on with q cord and heading, bound with
velvet, tape at waist. Reduced from $@oo to n co.
pairs Drawers, made OF fine musln, trimmed
with deep Hamburg rufne, cluster Of tacks above.
Reduced from Soc. to Csc. pair
Cambria Gowns, made with circular yoke OF
fine VAL lace aid Hamburg insertion deep rufie on
the yoke. edged with lace. Reduced from 81 90 to
6Oc. each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Lace Curtains.
Tapestry Portieres.
Mems Department.

% Mems Ribbed Uniershirts half wool. Sizes
49, 3S. 10 and ~. Reduced from 75c. to 35c. each.
&c pieces Mems All-wool Underwear, medium
weight. Shirts. 49, H. 46 and As: Drawers.
49, SO. A and 40. Reduced from 81. 80 to 1.25
10 dozen Mems Tecks ard FOur-in-hand Ties, light
and dark colorings Reduced from 25c. to 12Hc. ca
Ladies' Umbrellas, natural and Dresden handles
Reduced from $500, $3.50 and $500 to $3.50 each.
First floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Travelling Goods Dent.

B Grain Leather Club Bags, high cut, leather
lined, steel frame. best brass lock and trimmings
reduced from $8.75 to $3.50; 1, 1l-inch, reduced
from Sc 90 to $500.
2 Genuine Alligator Club Bags I, I3-inch re-
duced from $500 s.. So 1, 12-inch, reduced from
$3.50 to s. on.
l7-inch Grain Leather Club Bag, cloth lined
Reduced from g. 80 to 81 90.
Fourth floor,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Cloak Department.

= Black Broadcioth Capes. Reduced from $3.50
and 5000 to $4.GS each
Tan Jackets. silk lined medium weight. Size
IS. Reduced from 81. so to s.. 90 each
Kerscy Cloth Jackets, tan and green Sizes
81 and So Reduced from $500 to $3.50 each
20 Flannelette Wrappers. dark cOlors. Sizes 81
to H. Reduced to $IOO each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

1om Johnson declares that so long as
mohopohes are tolerated he viii do his
pest 10 De monopoiist. This is precisely
the position tacitly assumed by Mr.. Croker
and Mr. Platt with reference to bossism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Misses DEPARTMENT.

10 Children's Refer Jackets, medium weight
plain and braid trimmed Sizes 4, 9. s and IL.
Reduced from $500 and $. so to $2.95 each
Atwood Misses Jackets Sizes II, IA and 16
Reduced from $50 and $3.50 to 3d. so each.
Misses Novelty Suit. Size IS years, or "a
bust Reduced from $3.50 to 1915
10 Children's iossamers. Sizes H. II and 16.
Reduced from $3.50 to 69c each.
Third floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Fortunate wheeImen.

From the New York Herali.
Whatever may be the result of the cleo
ton, wheelmen ought TO have no cause of
complaint, for there is not candidate
running who is not shouting loudly that
he Is in favor of good bicycle paths This
recognition of the power of the wheelmen's
vote is unusually significant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
SHOOTING STARS.
Changed Conditions

Changed Conditions.
do you believe that the pen Is mightier
than the sword?"
NO replied the Spanish general. at
used to be. But now you want a corps of
stenogrlphers and a telegraph operator
to max. any opposition worth considering"
OVERRIDING 1t.
Oh, why does Fate shatter our pleasantest
dreams?
Why does Nature drift into such woeful
extremes?
When man of the drouth long and dusty
complains
A de!uge he presently gets for his pains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

Decorated Jap Toothpick Stands. ......... &c.
a25 yds. Braided Picture Wire. .............3 &c.
Double Chain Pot Cleaners. Observation-Disclosures.
100 Gilt Upholstery Mills ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Wire Potato Washers wood haLdes). Sc.
Steel Shelf Brackets, 4x5. pair. ....-....... Be.
Muslin-covered Corset Steels. ............. BE.
Heavy REFINED Kitchen Spoons extra size). &c.
100 feet OF Fine Steel Wire. -. ,.........:,c
Dis eorated Jap. Match Boxes. ............. &c.
Fine Toilet Soaps. :. .!...... Be.
Rubber Dressing Combs .............. Be-
- u I'd. OF Fine Garter Elastic. Sc
Shoe-button Kits ,compete). .....3 Sc.
Az yds Feather Stitched Braid .3c
Gilt Hair Pins.
. paper Needles ard Is Darners In paper. :. &c.
Metal Boxes of Black Pins. ..........2 Sc
1 dozen Superior Dress Bones. Sc,
Large Box Putt Pomade ..........,..3c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Rug DEPARTMENT.

Japanese Rugs. Size Sx1O it. Reduced from
$685. to $3.50 each
Japanese Rugs. Size 9xlOb it. Reduced from
81 90 TO $500 each.
20 Brusselette Door Rugs fringed all around
Size 1880 in. Reduced from 45c. to 29c. each
Third floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
White Goods Dent.

IL pairs Ruified Pillow Shams. slightly soiled.
Reduced from $500 and $3.50 s1.50 pair.
pair, reduced from $500 SI.25. 1 pair reduced
from $500 to SEQ. pairs, reduced from 81 90
to Toe. pair.
fr,r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

sc. Roll Toilet Paper. ......................2 &c.
Sc. Stocking Darneis. &c.
Patent Can Openers. ......................2 &c.
lOc. curing Irons. &c.
Tea Strainers with wood handles. &c.
Nickel Din:.er Bells. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS &c.
Double Kitchen Match Safes. &c.
Asbestos Stove Mats. .2c.
Brass Plated Ceiling Clothes Hooks (double) &c.
The Best Egg Beater. Observation-Disclosures &c.
Wire Soap Stands. .....................2 &c.
soup str'iinerS &C
Wire Coffee Pot Stands. ...................2 De.
Tin Tunnels q sZesl. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS &c.
N,.,, c... a
Steel Cork Screws, wood handles. &c.
Hand Scrub Brushes. ........... -. 500. &c.
Wood Boxes of Hair Pins. Observation-Disclosures &c.
DC. Nickei-plat2d Safety Pins. ............. De.
sc. Tracing Wheels. .:................ &c.
Extra-length Button Hooks. ,,...,r...,-... &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

After doing his best to terrorize Europe.
the German Emperor has changed his
mood and seems bent on making the conti-
nent grand sweet Standardization socie-
fu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

The recently developed antipathy to sau-
sages In this country may have some in
fuence in discouraging Germany from in
augurating tariff war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

Some of the police are still inclined to
give Dorsey Foultz credit for an ambition
to become one of this citys oldest inhab
itants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Iron Bed Department.

Z y and fun size White Enameled Beds. Re-
duced from s. 80 to 50 50 each.
I Extra Fine White and Brass Bed. Size 3Ax6k
feet. Reduced from $500 to $12O0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Corset Department.

8 pairs Preach Cossets, made Of black Italian
cloth. heavily toned with real whalebcne. Sizes
Is. IL. q. 81 md % Reduced from S. 90 g 90
10 pairs Corsets. gray and white, made OF coutil
heavily boned; Sizes q, e, e and "a Reduced
from 75c. to 5Oc. pair.
Second floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Knit [ Underwear Dept.

6 pairs Black Wool Tights. for children from ~
to 3 years. Reduced from 81 90 to soc pair
10 Childrens Swiss Ribbed Wool Vests, high
neck, long and short sleeves 2 to years. Re-
duced from S5c. and SOC. to 81 1ac. each
First floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

England very considerably endeavors so
70 word its refusal to open the Indian
hints that it cannot be construed as a re-
neetion on Senator Wolcotts persuasive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Protection and Revenue.
e baltimore American.

FrUm the BaItimOre ADerfCAn.
That clause In the tariff taxing all lug
gage In the way of wearing apparel above
the 500 limit will probably remain In spite
of the foreign protests. 1t protects the
dom este tailors, and ii yields a revenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

There are small suspicious current to the
effect that the Baltimore Sun is trying to
provoke Mr.. German into another assault
through it's advertising columns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Hosiery Department.

pairs Women's Black Rembrandt Ribbed Isle
Thread Hose. Reduced from 35c. to DC pair,
Is pairs children's Cotton and Isle Thread Hose
myrtle green. Sizes 7. ~ and s. Reduced from
soc. to Doe. pair.
irst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
1t VIII Keep.
From the cnicaso chro,

Lieutenant Peary insists on being allowed
five years In which to discover the north
pole: There Is really no occasion for all
this hurry on his part. The pole is on ice
and won't spoil perhaps for century yet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

OIn order to avoid delays, on nc
count of personal absence, letters to
THE STAR should not be addressed
TO any Individual connected with the
ONCE, but simply to THE STAR, or to
the Editorial business Depart
ments, according to tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

Secretary Bliss sees no reason why the
man who becomes the servant of the peo-
pie should sacrifice his freedom Of speech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

The state of political feeling in Austria
makes 1t possible that the emperor may
have to issue few more permits for dueIs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Woodward :, Lothrop,
10TH nth and F Sts N. W.
FRIDAYS Our. Remnant DaV.

~
Perfection completeness always here
10 keep complete everything pushed
Remnant Day the adopted this To
obJect-to dispose OF weeks accumulation
auctions must be made article Therefore every Friday
rare chances offered and accepted here in all departments
goody gathering of for and good share of
them will be the Dress Goohs popular
wooen cotton and sken stu Full dress patterns
together with odd
odds and ends, ANYTHING that
facedevetng of character from
marked that should
Fridays Special Bargain i'm Trimmed Hats.
We have prepared especially for selling
Trimmed Hats suitable immediate all
latest and desirable shapes and coo trimmed variety
bad WINGS plaid ribbons parrots, rich buckles
naments We shall offer these the specially low of
$3.50 EACH very special value.
Fridays Special Bargain i'm String Ties.
In Womens Neckwear Department 50
Satin String
combinations.
12Hc. each. Regular price, 25c.
Fridays Special Bargain i'm Table Linen.
1850 yards AIlnen Cream Table Damask heavy
soc. a Yard. Regular price, 49,
Fridays Special Bargain i'm Curtains.
Odd small pattern Lace Muslin and
Tapestry Curtains Nearly all perfect slightly soed be closed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
CandOr.

what do you think of that bill?" asked
the lawyer.
ut isn't big enough" the impecunious
client replied. considering the trouble
you're going to have in getting your
money. you ought to charge at least '25
per cent more"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

From the New York Journal
1t Is woeful waste of time to argue poll
tics with the man who forgot to register
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

Fron the Pittsburx Dispatct

Annexation sentiment Is growing faster
In Cuba than auton0mist sentiments fact
that may bring new troubles to the Dons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
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I Abb

DC. Tin Box Of Talcum Powder. sc,
Large Hammers. .5c.
Decorated Jap. Oatmeal Bowls .........5 Sc,
Jap Flower Pots &c.
Jap. Cream Pitchers. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT &c.
Jap. Pin Trays. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. &c.
Combination Glass Cutter. Observation-Disclosures
12key Harmonious. ......................5 &C.
otcel IierS. De.
Eft. lockwood Rules. ......................5 DO.
Pure Aluminium Strainers. Sc
Scholars Companions, filed, lock and key &c
l DE-. Modng Picture Hooks. &c
Par Of Steel Shelf Brackets, SKI. Sc
Brass Extension Window Rods. Sc.
Large Bottle Machine Bicycle OIL &c.
Jap Fisii-shape Bakers. Sc
Mammoth Shoe Backing. ..........5c
Box of 30 Wax Tapers. -..............5c
Gold Decorated Ash Trays. &c
Large Bottle Household Ammonia DC.
Good TcOth Brushes .-........,,...hc
Decorated Sauce Plates. ...........,..5 &c
/ d}z. Covered Dress Stays.
Large Cube Toilet Pins. ....,,,5 re
y de-. Corset Lacers (black or white) hc
largest Bottle Vaseline 5c
And maHy Others
Cut ont this Iisf-brne IL with w,
We cannot fill mail orders for these ,-oods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
Fridays Special Bargain Inn Curtains.

Odd and small lot kinds
Tapestry Nearly all closed
at the following reduced prices:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
A Significant Absence.


DO you believe that Mrs. Luetgert Is
alive?" inquired one Chicago man of an
other.
Certainly not. If she had been any
where on earth she'd have put in an ap-
pearance to have an understanding about
some of the pictures published as her
portraits"
Able to Pay.
You are going to travel by yourself?'
asked Mrs. Cumrox's friend.
YES"
You will take the limited train 1 sup
pose?"
Certainly not was the reply Il do
not desire to run the slightest risk of be-
ing skimped in anything"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

The foot ball season comes again,
So, rouse we braves with Haunting hair.
While echoing over hill and plain
Applause proclaims your merits rare.
Who needs the diplomatic row
Conducted in soft civil tones?
That's far too mild to suit us now.
1t blacks no eyes and breaks no bones.
These Boring disputants must learn
That Ger their words we can't enthuse.
The sealskin gives us small concern.
The pigskin's what the world pursues.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-28
Perfume from Living Plants.

Capt. Since has discovered a method
of gathering the scent of flowers as
the plant is growing. He takes glass
funnel and heats the thin end over a
spirit lamp. He then draws out the
stem to fine point. This accomplish
ed, the funnel Is filed with ice and
placed on retort stand, the pointed
end being placed in small glass bot
tie, without touching 1t. After this,
the stand and the funnel are placed in
a greenhouse, among the flowers whose
odors 1t is desired to collect. Gradu-
ally the vapor rises from the flowers.
and, In meeting the colder surface of
the funnel, condenses into drops on the
outside of the glass, From the point of
condensation II trickles down until II
drops into the bottle. In surprisingly
short time large amount of perfume
Is collected, and II Is claimed that 90
per cent. of the contents of the bottle
Is perfume; the rest Is water. Strange
to say, this essence of the flower needs
to be adulterated with SPIRITS of wine.
. Otherwise 1t would become sour and
useless.-American Cultivator.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-28
The Head Waitress.

The head waitress Is beginning to RI
val the proyerblal theological student
in the dining-roOms OF New England
hotels. She occasionally appears in
New Jersey. In noted hostelry In the
Berkshire hills the long dining-room
acknowledges the benignant sway Of
the head waitress. Clothed entirely In
black, with only line Of white at
throat and wrists, her costume Is diff
ferentiated from the uniform of her
troop Of assistants. All the other wal
tresses are in white duck or pique, stiff
fly starched (no fiimsy organizes or
Victorian lawns being used.
Along the long wall of the dining
room Is a row of well-separated high
stools. There Is one by each table, and
on this the waitress is perched when
not attending to her table. 1t looks odd
at first to see them perched up high
when not on duty, but hotel guests are
not always punctual at coming to
meals. and the arrangement is thor
oughly humane. The height of the
seat and its position prevent what
would appear as breach of etiquette
did the waitress take one of the table
chairs. The fashion introduced is
sensible Observation-Disclosures Rec
ord
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-28

sight to see. 1t keeps Its bows against
the rear end of n mighty fabric o: logs,
In position to push 1t down stream. A
second steamer, smaller In size. Is fast
ened transversely across the front end
or bow of the raft. and Is pushed long.
quiet and unresisting, with its wheel
motionless, as n sort of cut water for
the unwieldy expanse of logs. But this
is not its mission. A telephone conncc-
ton Is established between the two
steamers by means Of wires stretched
across the raft. and as the rear steam
er pushes the entire mass slowly aud
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-28
RAFTING ON THE MISSISSIPPI.

and most of the people in this great.
bustling country will never be able to
enjoy the sensation in propes person.
The rafting industry is exclusive. 1t
is not carried on before grand stand
or In the presence OF n multitude. Its
secrets are all its own. ard one Of these
days the material exhausted. this in
dustry will disappear. With all of Its
traditions and romances, and with it
will vanish from view the river types,
the sturdy logger, the peculiarly horth-
ern roustabout or rrooster,, ,as1he Is Ia
miliarly known, and the fngg I'll cap
tains who embody all the'rfvt4 lore and
are walking encyclopedias OF, every.
thing that belongscto the,history of this
great stream since the drstI Canadian
voyagers and hardy F'rench woodsmcn
penetrated these wilds. M
One of these rafting steamers Is a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-28
The Kings Mistake.

Evidently the King of Siam is still
q good deal Of barbarian. IL he had
profitcd as much by European instruc-
ton as we have been told, he never
would have given such an absurd ex-
cuse as he has for deferTing his visit
to the United States. 1t would take,
he says, six months at least to get an
intelligent idea of America and Amerl-
cans, and, as he has only few weeks
more to spare from affairs Of state, he
is going to wait until he has more les-
ure This will disgrace Chulalongkorn
all over Europe, and ruin his laborious-
ly acquired popularity. Any British,
French or German traveller would have
told him that from three to six weeks
here would enable man of ordinary
intelligence to know us inside and out
and set down the conclusion of the
whole matter in big book. Haven't
they done it time and again, and aren't
they men of ordinary, very ordinary,
intelligence?-New York Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-28

matter it cuts away, but even when
these facts are considered the estimate
must still appear,enormous. 1T Is stat
ed by experts that the dirt carried
down by the Mississippi iniLa single
year amounts to, n solid mass one mile
square and 1G3 feet deep. This sedi;-
ment Is being constantly deposited
along the shores and upon the bars and
islands that abound in this remarkable
stream. @at an' -
The atmosphere of lazy floating days.
on board n steamer, crammed full OF
unusual scenes. flashes of excitement.
grand and bewildering vistas Of field
and flood and verdure-clad hills. IN
which the beauties of the Hudson are
duplicated, reproduced and excelied
with enough scenic luxuriance to ere
ate a score of Hudson Rivers. cannot
be expressed or indicated upon news
paper page. 1t is altogether unique,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-28

DANCER Tat che Young win Exsreis'
Too Violently.

Danger Tat che Young win Exereiss
Too Violently.
IL a a curious fnct that of all sports
men bicycIers seem to be the most sen
sitive to criticism from hygienic point
of view. This Is possibly because they
get so much of such criticism; and GER
tainly with. the air so full of warming
and admonition, adults may now be LETT
mostly to their own discretion. And
vet, in the face OF the scorcher's con-
domination, we must summon our cour-
age and in the interest Of the very
young assert that the present reckless
ness, II not checked, will result In
harvest OF shortened lives.
While bicycling In moderation Is one
of the best forms of exercise for many
adults, particularly the equity and those
who lead sedentary indoor lives. indul-
gence In 1t by the young should De
hedged about. with many precautions.
When not overdone, 1t Is probably as
beneficial to children ms to their elders,
but 1t Is less needful, since the young,
especially boys, seldom suffer for want
of exercise, their outdoor games giving
them, as a rule, all they need. But
aside from this there Is positive danger
in the Wheel arising from the prone
ness of children to compete with adults
to ride too long, too fast and too far.
Wheeling resembles stair-climbing in
its nature and effects. No mother would
allow her child to ruDup the steps OF
the Washington monument two or three
times a day, yet she will let him take
his bicycle and race over country roads
for miles, his little heart pumping one
hundred and fifty or two hundred times
a minute, and fondly thinks 1t Is doing
him good.
1t is just here that the danger lies
the heart Is strained, Overstrained; 1t Is
dilated and then enlarged; 1t works con-
tinuously to its full strength, drawing
on all its reserve force, and by the time
the child has become man the heart Is
permanently tired and may possibly
stop short some day without warning.
Children need not be forbidden the
use Of the bicycle, but parents should
see to 1t that they have properly con-
structed saddles, and that they do not
'scorch," climb steep hills, ride against
high winds. or ride mt all more than n
few miles Mt a stretch. Unfortunately
1t is these very feats that they. are
often melted by their elders to perform.
There are few more piteous sights. to
one who has seen the consequences of
such folly. than that of tiny child, on
a tiny wheel, struggling up hill after