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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

Of the country. The adjutant OF the
regiment was a Welshman and posi-
bly, the most unpopular man in the
service. He had a pretty wife Of whom
he was insanely jealous. She was
giddy, fond of admiration and liked to
have all the young swells Of the regi-
ment at her feet. My brother among
the rest used to pay her some innocent
attentions, not any more than others,
but for some reason the adjutant con-
sidered that he was the special favorite
and consequently took an intense dis
like to him.
Hinton, the chum of my brother.
and also one of the ladys list, was the
richest young man in the regiment. He
was an open-hmanded fellow whose
purse was at the disposal of all his
friends.
"One evening just after mess Hinton
said to my brother. Sam, cannot give
you that check tomorrow because I've
been utterly drained out
" oh, it doesn't matter was the re-
ply don't bother yourself about it, I
can easily get the money elsewhere.
I'm going up to London tomorrow to
attend to some business, anyhow
Why, you lucky rascal, Mrs. Ad-
jutant will be on the same train. I
heard her say so last evening.
MY brother laughed. Then the
Beauty must do without Beast for
time
1T happened that the adjutant over
heard all this conversation, as he was
standing behind the portiere.
MY brother did not see Hinton again
that night, but when he went to his
quarters he found a check with Hin
tons signature for e250 lying on the
table He thought this rather odd. as
he had only asked Hinton for half that
amount He put the check in his pocket
and thought no more about the matter.
He took the morning train for London.
but the adjutants wife was not on
board.
After parade that day the adjutant
sauntered up to Hinton and said:
Hinton, could you let me have G100
for month";
I'm sorry 1 can't replied Hinton,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
BLASTED i'm INNOCENT MINIS LIFE
Strange Story of Love- jealousy Forgery and Suicide Surround
Ing the Life Of a Sausalito Hermit
BY DAN O'CONNELL.

N BOUT two miles from Sausalito
~ there runs north and south to
II the sea well-wooded and pic
i turesque little canyon, which is
known as Tennessee Valley. It
is so called because over thirty years
ago the big ship Tennessee went ashore
In the breakers at the foot of the val
ley. Some fragments Of the wreck may
still be seen Embedded in the sands.
The valley is distinguished for the rich
clusters of buckeye trees which extend
along the banks of little stream much
favored by picnic parties in summer
and mushroom hunters after the first
winter rains.
Until few weeks ago there stood
on the western side of the canyon, close
to the beach, a little cabin; its last tim
bers were blown down in the gale less
than fortnight ago.
The man who built the cabin and
lived in it for nearly twenty years was
an eccentric character, hermit. No
one saw him go and no one
knew when he deserted the cabin
or whether he was alive or dead. I'm
like most solitaries, this mysterious in
dividual did not let his hair and beard
grow to unusual length. On the con-
trary, whenever he was seen by his
neighbors he always appeared cleanly
and we'll groomed. Nor was his manner
gruff and forbidding. but he was al
ways polite and had the air Of a person
Of breeding and refinement.
How he lived was mystery. for he
had no occupation, and with the ex-
ception of monthly visits to Sausalito
to purchase provisions he was never
seen more than a few hundred yards
from his cabin. Strangers who in
quired about the tides, the trails or the
fishing he always answered civilly
But any attempt to inquire into his pri-
vate affairs. or any display of vulgar
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curiosity, was promptly checked with
firmneSs.
Less than month ago his nearest
neighbors were surprised to discover
that the cabin of the recluse had been
abandoned and abandoned so suddenly
that most of the personal effects of the
hermit were still in the cabin. 1t looked.
as If he had simply gathered up a few
articles and had walked out the door.
INQUIRY was at once set on foot to dis
cover the whereabouts of the hermit.
1t was cut short by the arrival of
gentleman from England who cleared
up the whole mystery.
The visitor took a team and asked to
be driven to Tennessee Valley. On the
road he told the driver that he was in
terested in the man who once lived on
the beach The driver replied that he
had often seen and spoken to the her
nit.
The stranger visited the ruins of the
cabin and when he returned took a
room in the Maison de Mergue. There
he made still further inquiries and
frankly said that the hermit was his
brother and that his mission to the
become of certain valuable papers
which in the hurry of departure his
brother had left behind with his books
and other property.
No one could tell him who had sue
ceeded to the hermit's possessions, but
1t was barely possible that some of the
Portuguese dairymen in the neighbor-
hood might enlighten him.
Bit by bit the following story was
cleaned from the visitor: MY broth
err" he said, was self-exiled from Eng
land. Through no fault of his own he
became involved in an affair of so dis
graceful a nature and the circum-
stantial evidence was so strong against
him that had he remained he would
have undoubtedly been punished for a
crime of which he was innocent.
my brother was a lieutenant in a
cavalry regiment stationed at Alder
shot when this affair occurred. His
regiment was the Tenth Hussars,
Prince Albert's Own, which was then,
and Is now. one of the crack regiments
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INCERSOLL'S WIT
SAVED HIM

Ingersoll, the imperturbable Bob, was
invited to attend banquet at the ir-
resistible Glover Club, says the New
York Press. 1T is impossible to ac-
cept," he said. Il know your custom
too we'll I will be called upon for
speech and will be numerically guyed.
I never could stand 1t. 1 refuse to put
myself in such a position" The club
decided to waive it's constitutional pre-
negative in his case, and he was in
formed of the fact. Then 1 gladly
accept the invitation" he said, land
will surely be on hand He was.
No sooner had the gallant iconoclast
reached his feet than a chap down at
the end of the room began to interrupt.
He was the only one in the club to say
a word, but he was very annoying, and
Bob remarked: II came here as a guest
with the understanding that 1 was not
to be interrupted. There was an agree
ment to that effect" The man retorted:
II never heard of any such agreement"
The breaker of images said: my
friend, you remind me of story. There
was a day set apart by the beasts OF
the field, the reptiles and the birds of
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kick them eff the cranks or to wear
holes in the soles of your shoes. In
other words. every ounce Of power that
you use ought to go against the pedal
in the direction of its motion. In get
ting the power on to your pedals there
are two elements-your weight and
your strength.
The first is important, principally be-
cause If you are putting your weight on
the pedals in the right way you are
probably in proper position to exert
your strength.
The test is this: The true and correct
notion of bicycle riding is perfectly
natural If you feel as if you were de-
veloping a new kind of motion it means
that you are not a good rider. In
spite of what ill-informed writer's
on the subject and some care
less physicians have said, the
bicycle will not develop new
human being Watch really
expert rider and see how natural his
leg action is. There is nothing cramp-
ed or strained about 1t. When his
knees come up there is no awkward
ness or Jerking, and when the leg is
straight it does not seem to be strain
ing after the pedal
I have said that the action of riding
a bicycle is not unnatural. That is
true The only novelty is in the COM
bination Of different muscular eXer-
tons Below the waist bicycle rider
is running and climbing; that is, his
action is different from running on
level With the muscles Of the groin
and abdomen he is dancing. With the
back and arms he is lifting. When L
say dancing, of course / refer to the
action Of balancing. But this does not
mean, as some people very foolishly
have said, that a rider has to exert
any force to keep himself from falling
over. The laws of nature attend TO
that man on a moving bicycle VIII
no more fall over than hoop will II
you roll ii across the room. The pal
ancing which he does is the balancing
of force and the maintenance of equi-
ibrium between the upper part OF his
body and the legs that are active on a
moving support. The work for the
muscles I have indicated is that of
be done with small expenditure or
force, but well and carefully done.
AS to the lifting, it is a hard matter
to speak of without an individual ex-
ample. A man must make the best
use of his physique. But some points
are obvious. A rider can't get any
more power out of his grip on the bar
II 1t is TO far out in front of him You
can experiment in that matter by put
ting chair on the floor in front of you
and lifting 1t at various distances. If
the distance is great it is a back break
ing exercise. l see a good many riders
who are trying to break their backs by
reaching out too far. The distance
from the saddle to the grips is too
great for the riders size.
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HOW TO TRHIN FOR BICYCLE RIDING
Valuable Rules for Professionals and Hateurs in Search
Of Records or HEALTH
BY CHAMPION JIMMY" MICHAEL the Welsh Wonder

N regard to training, the first thing
a man needs is a thorough, search
ing examination by a competent
practical, up-to-date doctor. IL ne
says you're all right, then go ahead.
If you're under weight you must
build up, and the doctor will tell you
how to do It,
If you're an average man you'll De
carrying a little too much fat, your
muscles will be unequally developed
your lungs won't have nearly the ca
pncity that they should have, and your
nerves will be unsteady as result Oh
some sort Of improper indulgence OF
excess. The thing to do is to get on
meat diet; cut off the sweets; cut DOWN
the fruit and vegetables don't use
them at all, but it may not be Wen Ior
YOU to change your diet too suddenly.
Then knock off coffee and tobacco ana
liquor. of course. A little good beer or
ale may not hurt you If you've been &C
customed to it and If you use 1t with
your meals.
For exercise don't confne yourself to
the bicycle, but take variety-run-
ming, rope skipping and the ordinary
light work for chest development.
While you're getting yourself into
shape do the same thing for your wheel.
1t must run right, and it must ut the
rider. In the first matter, 1t is surpris-
ing how little most riders really Know
about the right running of a wheel
In regard TO position on the Whee!,
you must study your own physique. l
couldn't describe my own position 70
you as absolutely the right one. 1t
might not suit your build at all. A
good many young riders undoubtedly
injure their development by copying
style from somebody whose physical
makeup and necessities are totally
different from theirs.
Remember all the time what 1t is
that You're irving to do. You're trying
TO make those pedals go round swiftly.
steadily, easily. You're not trying to
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I had to refuse a chum of mine last
evening. 1 haven't been in condition to
sign a check for a week
Indeed said the adjutant, Sorry
for YOU and walked away.
MY brother presented Hinton's
check at the bank, put the cash in his
pocket and was leaving the place when
he was arrested by man.
am a detective officer and I re-
quest, sir, that you will accompany me
without any trouble to the private Of
fee of the bank
Much surprised and puzzled my
brother did so. The check was pro-
duced, carefully examined and the sig
nature pronounced forgery. To make
the evidence complete a telegram was
sent to Hinton at Aldershot:
day? BANK.
The reply came:
No. Have not drawn upon you for
week HINTON
Under the circumstances said the
detective to my brother 1T is my pain
full duty to arrest you for forgery.
Nov, while both Hinton and my
brother firmly believed that this dia-
bolical scheme was the work of their
yiilainous comrade, the adjutant who
was VIGOROUSLY skilled with the pen,
they realized that the evidence was so
overwhelming that a trial meant con-
viction.
Through the efforts of few devoted
friends my brother made his escape
The general impression left in the regi-
ment was that he had committed sui
eide. He drift d out to this coast a
ruined and heart broken man. He
spent the best years of his life on that
shore yonder l alone knew he was
alive for l kept up constant COM
munication with him.
The adjutant's wife ran away with
a young subsaltern.
within the year the adjutant shot
himself But before his suicide he
wrote a document confessing he was
the forger and that he took that meth
cd to ruin my brother because he be-
lieved he had betrayed his wife"
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From a Photograph.

women who possess our highways to-
day.
1t is truly startling this sudden dis
covery of the original wheelman, for
since the bicycle became popular many
so-called authentic stories have been
written, giving the exact date when the
progenitor of the modern safety came
into existence, but none of the authors
of these contributions to wheeling lit
erature mention the bicycle window in
the church of Stoke Poges. Here,
then, is the first information the wheel
ing world will have of the existence Of
this remarkable window, picture of
which is shown in the accompanying
photograph. What artist made the
window that shows the figure of a
primitive man aStride wheel of curl
Gus construction is not known. The
only thing actually certain about the
record of the window is that the panel
bears the date of 1912, which ante
dates the time when the first bicycle
was supposed to have come into exist
ence by 120 years.
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the air for a general peace. Animals
in the habit Of preying on each other
agreed to meet together in one grand
accord. A fox passing a chicken roost
on the way to the meeting invited a
hen to accompany him, and when she
politely declined informed her of the
peace agreement. Well, Mr.. Fox. I
will go under those conditions, she
said, and they trotted along, side by
side, through the field.
Presently the bay Of a pack of
hounds was heard and Mr.. Fox started
to run. Why do you run, Mr.. Fox?
said Mrs. Hen. Remember the peace
agreement Restraining himself, Mr..
Fox trotted on, but the pack drew
nearer and nearer. until he could stand
it no longer Mr.. Fox urged Mrs. Hen,
don't be afraid. Remember what you
told me about the peace agreement No
hound would hurt you to-day Trot
along with me and don't be in the least
alarmed He could almost feel the
breath of the hounds. Mrs. Hen he
whispered, prepared to spring away, I
do we'll remember the peace agreement
but there may be some fool hound in
that pack that hasn't heard of it.
Good-by."
When the colonel had finished this
story there was dead silence, and he
concluded his speech without further
interruption. The fool hound" who
sat at the further end of the room
didn't say another word.
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There is another point. A good many
bars made for supposedly fast road rid
ers are too narrow. Pulling up on
them brings the shoulders together and
contracts the chest. 1t interfereS with
breathing.
If some of the scorchers who break
the law on the boulevard on their way
out of town or back again should see
me come along on my wheel adjusted
exactly as 1t is when l race, they would
say that l was mot so warm" 1 don't
wear any skin off my nose by getting
1t mixed up with the tire of my forward
wheel. 1 sit fairly erect, though not
rigid, my body inclined forward and my
back slightly bent but not bumped. The
position, as l have said, would not look
"racy" to one of those fellows who
wants to burn dust with the casual
wayfarer on a public street when eight
miles an hour is the limit Of the law,
and who thinks that that is racing.
Yet l am sure that get every pound
out of myself that Is in me.
Many a man who never does breathe
properly could do so If he only would.
1t Is not necessary to open your mouth
every time you feel like doing it-either
for breath or conversation. Perhaps
the reader might find some help or COM
fort in the toothpick habit, which l
have acquired.
To return to the subject, if you can't
get air enough without opening your
mouth there may be something the
matter with your air passages. One of
the great benefits of the bicycle is that
1t calls attention to such matters, and
leads to their remedy by proper medical
attention. This at least is certain. No
person can ride we'll who breathes I'M
evenly, gaspingly, or in any other way
than naturally, regularly and with the
full depth of the lungs. BY this I do
not mean that one should strain to fill
the lungs. 1 have known injury to re-
suit from that kind Of breathing.
Another thing that must be regular
and steady is the riders nerve. Of
course, on the racing track every one
would admit the Importance of steady
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TROM the ancient chancel of a
country church near London there
has just come evidence that up
sets the idea of the bicycle being
a modern idea. In the village of
Stoke Poges, there stands one of those
Uncovered places Of worship that,
viewed from the outside, carries one
back centuries, and viewed from the
interior, while the rector is droning
out the service, seems to be the acme
of religious solemnity.
This is hardly the kind Of place to
look for evidence concerning the origin
Of that modern article of speedy frivol
ity, the bicycle. And yet it has just
been discovered that here, in a stained
glass window in the ancient church of
Stoke Poges. made famous as the place
where the poet, Grey, obtained the To-
cal coloring for his Elegy, is a repre-
sentation of the original of all the
great family of wheelmen and wheel
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air, be extra steady and cool, avoid
spurts or any sort of hurried and vio-
lent action, and so pedal away to the
top. On very steep hills your bar will
seem too high, you won't sit well On
your saddle, your arms will bend too
much and you'll get a strained feeling
in the small of your back and across
your breastbone. Get right off and
walk, or, if you must ride, adjust your
machine for 1t. Hard hill climbing is
bad business. I don't believe in 1t. 1t
is when a rider is facing the wind that
he needs to be careful of his bellows.
Nothing is easier than to strain and in
jure the lungs in bucking a high wind.
AS soon as the rider finds that he can't
keep his mouth shut, that he is gasping
and has a convulsive and painful feel
ing in the region of the solar plexus,
he ought to stop, or at least cut down
the pace.
OF course. it is easier to bore through
than to push your face through it, but
have seem many a rider lose more
than he gained by hanging his head
Such a posture obstructs the throat and
brings a strain on the back of the neck
that is injurious
In conclusion, I want to urge every
rider to acquire form on the wheel
Don't be satisfied simply because you
can keep your seat most Of the time
and look well enough to escape being
openly guyed.
Compare your riding with that Of
others; initiate the good points, but
don't copy the faults of an expert SIM
ply because he has merit.
Above all, get into condition.; I don't
mean hard training, but sound health
1t always pays. JAMES MICHAEL.
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A MAN OF HIGH DEGREE.
The hero of Manila's
man of high degree:
AS a sinker of flotillas
He is surely up in G.
Others may have wider knowledge
In some special fields than he,
But they recognize in college
That he's doctor. on the sea.
So. from Bangor to est. Looey,"
From Milwaukee to the sea,
Every school, Is making Dewey
A LII. D.
Cleveland Leader
The Springdale news., 1898-10-14
Uncle Sam Will Boss.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-The attention of the officials of the war department was called to- day to a statement made in Madrid that a strong force of Spanish troops will be kept in CuOa until a treaty of peace has been signed. It was sim ply stated that there had been and would be no change in the orders to the United States troops, and that instructions given to the American military mission in Havana Were to take possession of the island on Decem Der 1, irrespective of the presence or absence of the Spanish officials, would be rig orously adhered to.
 The Spanish troops may stay in Cuba for q time after that if evacuation is not complete, but they will De no longer masters of the island, and the United States officials will administer all of it's affairs.
The Springdale news., 1898-10-14

TIE strike of the miners at Virden, H., came to a climax
 Wednesday. The owners o1
 the mines brought in a train
 load of negroes from Alabama 10 take the place of the strlk ing miners. It was guarded
 by detectives and marshals and on its arrival at Nirden the striking miners fired on the train and the fire was returned The engineer of the train was was killed. but the fireman took charge cf the train and ran it to Springfield, were the wound ed were placed in a hospital. The casualties are known to be seven dead and eighteen wounded, and as the miners were in the stockade which Ill
 closes the mines it is not known how many of them were ini UT ed. Several companies of vol
 unteer infantry have been or dered to Virden to restore or der. Gov. Tanner warned tine mine operatives not to bring in the negroes as it would cause trouble, but they needed him not. In speaking of the affair he said: "These men, the president and officers of this company, who precipitat- ed this riot by bringing in thls imported labor, are guilty of murder and should be, and l believe, will be indicted by the grand inry of Macoupin county and tried and convicted for this heinous offense"
The Springdale news., 1898-10-14

at the Taylor ford to a St.
 Louis firm. The bridge is to cost S1 .199. 50 and be complete I within ninety days.
 Thos. B. Whitehead has re- turned to his home at Fayette- vile from Chickamauga to which place he had been after his son, Sergeant Joe White head, who had been in the hos pital sick with fever for five weeks.
 In accordance with the action of the levying conrt the county has been divided into ten road districts, and G. w. Morrow appointed road commissioner.
 The overseers for the ten districts will be apDointed on the 26inst.
 The United States Geological >nrvey Is doing work with a corps of seven men in w ash ington County. After this county is completed the work will be extended into Benton County. The work is done at the request of the University and through the efforts of Sen ator Berry and Congressman Dinsmore.-Fayetteville Daily. |
 G w, Gilliams, a we'll known farmer living near Far suffered a sad lnistor- tune Tuesday evening in the loss of his residence and house hold effects by fire. The loss to several hundred :. dollars and falls heavily upon Mir. Gilliams, as there was no insurance upon the house or household effects .-Fayette vile News.
 Wilburn Hulse, Co. K, Sec Ond Arkansas, who IS home on q furlough, led to the hympnial altar yesterday Miss Mollie Stewart, Rev~ Henderson off ciatlnsg. The happy event oc cured at Deans school house, near Mt. Comfort Wilburu will soon join his command and likely sail for far off Cuba. We suppose his young bride will accompany him and share his soldier life in that distant land .-Fayetteville News.