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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15

front. This good showing is very crafty
ing to the club.
A commendable feature of the Arlington
Wheelmen Is the consideration with which
a rev member is treated. If he be unable
to follow the fast riders some one will stay
with him, always offering kind word of
encouragement until he finally rounds into
form. One of the rules governing the club
TUES is that as many as desire may ride as
fast as they please going, but on the return
trip all must keep together.
1t is generally understood that the run
tomorrow will be to Highland Station, Md.
All desiring to attend will meet, as usual,
at 18th and New York avenue at 10 o'clock.
Should a majority decide to go elsewhere.
the run will be changed. Until warmer
will be made.
Ahnir Cycle Club.
The annual election of officers of the AL
tair Cycle Club was held at the regular
business meeting. Monday evening, at 1908
sd street. The election resulted as follows:
President. David F. Weaver: captain. r.
Baker Weaver: lieutenant, II. c. Fisher;
secretary, Morris Walmer; quartermaster,
T. Oliver PRODIGY.
The new president succeeds Mr.. Rein
W. Darby who held the office for several
terms. The newly elected captain held the
position year before last, and was succeed
ed by Ed. Hanger, the well-known r.der
The other officers elected are new men.
The club banquet will shortly be held. at
which the Installation of the new officers
will occur. The installation exercises Will
most likely be held the fore part of next
month following the usual custom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
'98 CYCLE TRADE.

Never in the history Of the cycle bust
ness has there been such an uncertainty
among the dealers in regard to the trade.
have been compelled to retire can be de-
pended upon not to do any wildcat bust
ness this season.
The sentimental side of the cycle trade
has been losing it's ground, and next season
wheels will be sold nearer their honest
value than heretofore. The public will be
but slightly influenced by records. etc,
made on certain makes of Wheels but will
purchase a wheel as any other article of
necessity.
The most difficult problem for the dealer
to solve is what to do with the customer
who expects to give his old wheel in part
payment for a new one. AS there are
many durable wheels sold at $40 to $50
with full guarantee, 1t follows that
wheel that has been used year or more
is of little value, regardless of its original
est. This is all the more the case with
wheels which are no longer represented
in this city and those the manufacturers of
which have failed, as it is impossible to get
parts of these wheels without going to
great expense.
At the last board of trade meeting the
'9S prospects were discussed, but as many
OF the dealers have not yet settled any
thing definite in regard to prices, no action
has been taken i'll the matter A cycle
show was also discussed, but it is doubtful
If the dealers in this city will care to go to
the expense of having show, past shows
having been expensive luXuries.
AS cycle race meets have been financial
failures in this city, 1t is doubtful If any
one will be found to undertake such VEN
ture, unless a track is built nearer the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
THE FOUR-INCH DROP

The legal decision in the matter of the
four-inch drop has not yet been made, but
the expectation is that the matter will soon
end so far as the Police Court is concerned,
and, if the verdict of the court Is against
the wheelmen. the matter will be carried to
a higher court. Before United States
tribunal the validity of the regulation will
be discussed and a final decision in the
matter will be reached.
The defense in the test case is now being
conducted at the expense of Mr.. J. d. Las
ley, the local cycle agent. The League Of
American Wheelmen, far as the local
division is concerned, has refused to take
any action in the matter. Mr.. Lasley ex-
Poets an adverse decision in the Police
Court.
The defendant will be committed and his
release sect red on writ Of habeas corpus
The matter will be brought before the at
tention of higher court, where the valid
ity OF the regulation will be fully attacked
A favorable verdict is confidently expected.
Since the publication of the interviews in
The S-ar last Saturday on the matter, an
opinion has been obtained from MIR. Paul
Won Boeckman, who urges reasons from a
physical and mechanical standpoint. AS
an athlete Mr.. Won Boeckman is we'll
also of interest to the many riders. He
has this to say:
I have always been a .law-abiding citi-
zen and think that all laws are made for
the benefit of the public, no matter how
ridiculous they may seem to us, but the
latest regulation in regard to handle bars,
is, am sure. unjust. and made by people
who have never ridden a wheel or are
novices in the art of cycling. Why is it
that our 'scorching cops insist in using
drop bars? / know that they often fail to
catch their intended prey on account of
losing sight of them in the dark. 1 should
think that they would raised bars and
see mile or more in the dark and in this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
Ballast for a Bicycle.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.


eve Americans travelling abroad are apt
to be very proud Of our reputation for clev-
erness," said tourist who went bicycling
in Europe last summer. And no doubt we
have reason to be. But am going to tell
you how had some of the conceit taken
out of me:
1--WE were going through Switzerland, and
had reached the close of the first days de-
scent toward Geneva. The road had been
too steep to coast without the aid of
brake, and as we were afraid to use our
brakes for fear our tires would not last us
through our trip, we back-pedaled all the
way.
LAS we were sitting after supper on the
veranda of the lodge, discussing the ia
tigue of cur unusual exercise, and dreading
the morrow, which meant more of the
same sort, our attention was suddenly
called to cloud of dust descending the
mountain side. Then we saw a 'cyclist,
coasting as nice as you please, towing
good-szed sapling, which acted as an eff
fective brake, without injury to the tires.
One of the boys calculated: Well! Why
didn't we think of that" The rest were
simply dumb. That man was a German.
1 row take off my hat to our German
brethren of the Wheel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
LOCAL CYCLE GOSSIP

Although many lamps are regularly stolen
it seldom happens that the thieves are ar
rested and brought before the judge in the
Police Court. This is probably due to tn,
fact that many riders are unable to iden-
tify their lamps, and the robbers seem to
realize this That Judge kimball favors
the protection of the riders is evidenced by
the fact that he has announced a heavy
tine for any one found guilty of such an
ofensc before his tribunal. More than
this, he gave practical illustration of this
when he imposed a fine of $50 or three
months in Jail in the case of little colored
boy who was brought before him charged
With this crime. Bicycle lamps are not
safe VIXEN such people as you are around"
s,;a the court, land intend to impose a
large fine in every case brought before
me
,rbe prisoner bore the name of Wicks,
and he stole lamp from the wheel OF
Deputy Marshal Frederick A: Kraft. who
happened to be out Oh official business at
the time the lamp was stolen. FeellnS GER
tain that the thief lived somewhere in the
reighborhood of the theft, Mr.. Kraft de-
termined to play the part OF detective, III
addition to reporting the theft to the po-
lice. The next day he wandered around
the locality and saw some colored boys
practicing riding on a wheel-He noticed that
there was an extra good Dght on the ma
chine, and on examination 1ound IL 10 De
of the same make AS his missing one. The
boy who owned the lamp claimed that 1t
had been in his possession for some time
but despite his remarks he was taken to
the nearest police station, where he chang
ed his manner and claimed that he had
bought the lamp the day before from an
other unknown colored boy, paying so
cents for it. Mr.. Kraft was able to iden-
tfy the lamp by the fact that he had lost
one washer, and also because of the pecu-
liarity of side glass, which he had some
other person fix for him. To make sure of
the Identification the other person was sent
for. and he was able to recognize his work
In the Police Court the boy still persisted
in his story and claimed to have bought
the lamp from another boy. "And I have
three other bicycle lamps at home, too"
said the youth. If you have three others,
why did you want this one?" inquired the
court. Cause it was better than any
one else,' was the response. Upon the Pc
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From the Cornhill Magazine.
The only foreign game birds which arrive
here alive are the quails. They reach us
in the early spring, just when every other
kind of game is out of season and young
ducks and chickens either still in the shell
or extravagantly dear. So are the quails,
but, as the old farmer said of the curacao
at shillings a glass. they are "wurth it,
too" The Egyptian quails come first. A
month later the Italian quails arrive. Their,
numbers seem never to diminish, thought
1900 were brought TO Rome in one day.
Dealers collect them from Sicily. the
Naples coast and that strip of sand hills
between the Pontine marshes and the sea,
stretching from Netuno to Astura. The
Italian birds all come by rail via Paris, in
the small. low cages which prevent them
hurting themselves by trying to fly. As
soon as they arrive they are sent to Lon
don to be fattened, unless it is intended TO
use them for winter fattening, when they
are kept in Paris.
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touched are reached and cured by
the New Trentmcnt.
t3D Tint, whereas, .sprays" i'm un-
skiIIfuI hands often drove the dis
ease into the ears or scattered il TO
the lungs or stomach. such results
are impossible under the New Method.
a. That, by the New Treatment
alone the cure of Deafness. Bronchial
Disease. Asthma and remote Catarrhal
conditions is made certain.
90 That the New Treatment cures
i'm from One-fOurth to one-hnlf the.
time required under the old method.
90 That the New Treatment is the
fulfllment of the promise Doctor Nc
Coy made i'm HIS earlier work. to dis
cover positive and absolute cure for
Cntarrh. and that just as surely as
veloped is in general use b., the pro-
fession today. the New Treatment
will be the Treatment of the Future
These Were the claims printed in the public
press two years ago when Doctor McCoy's New
Treatment was given 10 the profession. Read
week after week the record Of accomplished
and whether these claims hare been made
good Go and see these people whose names and
addresses are given. They say they have been
either permanently relieved absolutely cured Of
disease, deafness, suffering, sickness.
Go and them. Hear their stories circum-
stantally.
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Armies $4,000 Miles Long.
from the London Chronicle.

A German military critic has been adding
up the grSad total of the continental
armies, and, after noting that we can form
only vague idea Of what is meant by tens
of millions, he tries to bring home to his
readers in another way the colossal growth
of modern ornaments. If, he says, we
could have all the armies of the continent
on a war footing and drawn up in one long
procession, with their guns and ammuni-
ton and baggage wagons, the column
long. and, marching day and night, it
would take nearly a year to pass given
point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15

FIRST-RecOgnizins the unwritten
law of the profession that people who
have no money are entitled. without
pay, to the best medical skill, Doctors
Mccoy and COwden will, as they
always have, treat absolutely free
those who are unable TO pay.
SECOND-DOctors Mccoy and Cow
den extend to all. as they always
have, n cordial and kindly Invitation
to visit their Offices, and on their
first visit to receive n trial treat-
ment absolutely without cost, with
out pay, or without expectation TO
pay
THIRD-All those people who have
slight or trihing ailments, purely
Catarrhal conditions, easily capable
of speedy cure under the new
methods, will be charged only
triHinS fee, while those who have
difficult, obstinate or serious dis
eases, requiring "a special and long
continued care and attention, will be
charged a fee commensurate with
the care and attention they require.
Patients treated successfully mt
home. Write for Symptom Blank and
Book of Monographs Free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
The Cook Book Trade.

From the New York Weekly.
Lounger-"Do cook books form an I'M
portant item In your sales?''
Bookseller-"Yes, We sell them by the
thousand"
The women appreciate them eh?"
"Oh. the women don't buy them; their
husbands do"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
Mccoy System Of Medicine,
PERMANENT OFFICES
DIR. McCOY'S NATIONAL PRACTICE,
us 18th Street Northwest.
Office hours-9 to IL am; i to pm; to 8

be. that until men cease to have passions,
a certain percentage of them, not limited
will continue in the future in the past,
to make it warm for their neiGhbors. And
in order not to be trampled upon, the re-
mainder per cent, peaceably disposed and
limited, must learn to fight, by hook or by
crook, and with their fists.
III. NJ. s. JORDAN.
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upon THIS PLATFORM
TWO YEARS ago
THE new TREATMENT
WAS given TO THE
PEOPLE.
It is to Be Noted

Regarding Doctor McCoy's New Treat.
ments
U That IL is radically different
from any treatment or method which
has ever been given by the profess
sion.
(2) IL Is radically different. both I'm
remedial nature and method of mp
pltcntion, from Doctor McCoy's earlier
method.
(3D Ii IL in NO sense n "spray"-has
nothing in common with appIica tfon
by "spray.'
90 IL involves, practically, two dis
cOvcrfes-one I'm chemical com btnn-
ton and one in mnncr of application.
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It Is Claimed

In regard to the New Treatmeut;
p That by the New Treatment all
the good results possible under the
old method by "sprays" are ACCOM-
plfshed.
CO Tint disease I'm the remote To-
calftfes which "sprayx" never
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tltlon of several people the fine was re-
ouced to SIS, which was paid. Rather than
take any more risks Mr.. Kraft states that
ne intends carrying his lamp with him
when he uses it at night and leaves his
wheel outside any building,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-27
Mr.. jerks was the Democratic

Mr.. jerks was the Democratic
candidate for Judge of the Supreme
Court in 1880. In June, 1855, he
was appointed by President Cleve-
land Assistant Secretary of the In
terror. Here he served until the
following May, when he retired on
account OF inability to agree with
the policy of the land commissioner.
Mr.. jerks has always believed that
the public lands should be reserved
for the good of the people, and not
parceled out to monopolizing cor
porations.
Two months afterward Mr.. Cleve-
land appointed him Solicitor Cen
eral of the United States. He pros
ecuted the Government suits against
the Bell Telephone Company and
the Pacific Railroad Company, read
ing the law as a good Democrat
should read it, to mean that the
people, and not the monopolies,
ought to be held supreme. When
the former case was dismissed by
the Court he did not hesitate to crit
icise the decision as based upon
bad Interpretation of the law. Mr..
jerks frequently acted as Attorney
General in the absence of Mr.. Gar
land. Upon the accession of Presi-
dent Harrison he was asked to re-
main in his position, but resigned
it in May, 1898. He was the coun-
sci for the Oil Producers Associa-
ton in its famous contest with the
Standard Oil Company, and suc-
ceeded i'll having the latter organ
ization crirninally indicted in the
Clarion County Court.
: Mr.. jerks is superior in ability,
is kindly gentleman, and if elected
Governor will be as accessible, upon
proper occason, to the humblest cit
izen as to the richest magnate in the
land. He is of vigorous constitu-
ton, and always ready to perform
his duty.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-27

Everybody admires the work of
clever child or of an actress who is so
much like one as to leave in the minds
OF her audiences doubts as to whether
she really is woman or just what she
is pretending to be in her work, and
many wager has been made as to
Just what state of femininity Jessie
Mae Hall has reached, by those whom
she has entertained. Miss Hall is
cast this season for what is said to be
the best role she has ever essayed,
that of the little eleven year old waif
"Nettles" in the charming Southern
romance "'rhe Princess of Patches,
in which she will appear at the Blooms
burg Opera House Friday Oct. a8th,
and which is an original play written
with view to giving her plenty of
room to display her versatility and
also to introduce some other cleverly
portrayed and unique characters. The
dialogue is bright and crisp, the
comedy situation laughable and
thoroughly natural, and the excuses
for the villainy (without a certain
amount OF which play of the character
would fail to give entire satisfaction)
are plausible the scenery is all new,
very pretty and quite appropriate for
the Southern country in which the
scenes of the plot are laid. Jessie
Mae Hall is vocalist OF more than
ordinary ability and possesses highly
cultivated and very sweet high soprano
voice of remarkable range and power
whichis really too good to be used
for the ordinary soubrette songs and
which she therefore wisely uses in the
artistic rendition of the higher class
ballads.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-27
Voters, Attention!

The decision of Judge Savidge is
worth considering by every voter. If a
voter places mark in the circle at the
head of his ticket and then places a
mark before any other name on the
ticket, his vote is illegal and must not
be counted. To split ticket you must
not mark in the circle, but must put a
cross opposite to the name of each
candidate on the ticket tor whom you
desire to vote. The best and safest
way is to put cross in the circle of
the column headed "Dsmocratlc." J"
With one little stroke you cast your
ballot for the straight ticket. Do this
and you will be right. .Sun6uyy Dem
0eraf.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-27
Corrupt and Rotten.

The whole of Quayism is corrupt
and rotten, not only in dollars and
cents, but in the principles that un-
derby it. The government of the
whole State by any one man, or by
so men, is violation of the Con-
stitution of Pennsylvania. 1t is a
discredit to your citizenship, it is a
brand upon your fair name, and
ask that you do yourselves the jus
tice of freeing yourselves from these
injuries. GEO. A. JENKs,
at New Castle.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-27
CARPETS.

Ours Is very big carpet store indeed
The largest we know of within the
States interior; being big means in
every sense of the word; biggest stock.
biggest values. When we say carpet
bargains, the public has learned to stop
and listen. If you want a parlor, din
Ing room, library carpet, or If you wish
to furnish whole house, you will find
plenty of designs to select from, all
bright and new, fresh from the looms,
the latest designs and colorings in rich.
beautiful shades, which show with
what care our selections are made
Luxurious carpets in Wiltons, Axmin-
sters and Velvets, Body Brussels, Tap
estry,f Ingrains, Linoleums, Oil Cloths,
Mattings, rugs from Smyrna, Japanese
at little cost, to the rarest of Oriental
Turkish Rugs in great variety.
This week wou will find here:
Tapestry Brussels at per yard 55c and
65c.
Administer Carpets at $1.00.
Body Brussels at per yard 90c.
Wilton Velvet Carpets at per yard
H.05.
Aleppo Ingram Carpets at per yard
45c.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-27

Hon. George A. jerks was born
in PunXsutawney, March 23d, ,S35.
When he was fourteen years of age
his father died, when the son became
a clerk in a store, devoting all his
spare time to study. Fourteen
months later he became a school
eacher. For six months he at
tended an academy at Brookville,
where he also served a two-years'
apprenticeship to the carpenter
trade. He then studied law with
his brother, Hon. VIM. P. jerks,
and resumed teaching. In 1855,
acting as a surveyor, he assisted in
laying out the City of Omaha. He
afterward worked as carpenter i'll
Iowa, and shortly afterward re-
turned to Pennsylvania and entered
Jefferson College, from which he
graduated, near the head of his
class, in 1883. He was admitted
to the Bar the following year. In
1874 he was elected a Member of
Congress from the 25th district, de-
feating Judge Harry White, of In
diana. During the session he was
one of the managers of the Belk-
nap impeachment case and made
the principal argument in a manner
that attracted wide attention. He
served also on the Louisiana inves-
tigation committee.
After the passage of the Electoral
Commission bill, Mr.. jerks was ap-
pointed, with David Dudley Field
and J. Randolph Tucker, to man
age, on the part of the House, the
famous Hayes-Tilden contest for
the Presidency. His arguments in
this case brought him applause
from good men all over the coun-
try, and even those on the opposing
side freely accredited him with the
possession of a genius in his profess
sion. Considering the brief time
he served, probably no man ever
made a more brilliant record in
Congress.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-27
THE
BROADWAY

Colored Crepe Paper, large
rolls, 4 for 25c.
8 quart covered buckets, I5c.
each.
Mems Fleeced Jersey Gloves,
25c, pair.
Mems Woolen Heavy Gloves,
45c. pair.
New, Fine Box Paper, 10, IL,
24c. box.
Enameled Turtle Brooches,
I5c. each.
Ladies' Black Leather Belts,
extra length, 25c.
Ladies' Capes, I.25 to SIS
each.
Large Japanese Paper Lanterns
Ioc. each.
Envelopes, &c. per pack of IS.
Tablets, I, 2, 4. to Ioc. each.
Mems Fine White Merino
Underwear. 45c. each.
Ladies Ribbed Vests, 10, IS,
3oc. each.
Oneita Combination Suits, for
ladies, 48c. each.
Buggy Whips, 8, 10, to 75c.
each.
Telescope Travelling Cases,
45 to CSC. each.
White and Colored Blankets,
42c. to 500 per pair.
White Counterpanes, 50, IS,
to 200 each.
Ladies' and Children's Nit
tens, SC. to soc. per pair.
Pretty Denim Table Covers,
100 each.
Decorated China, new line,
SC. to $50 each.
Best Table Oil Cloth, I2c. yd.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-27

The interest of the Ladies' will
center in our Great Millinery Store.
The showing is unspeakabIy grand
MarveIOusIy beautiful creations Of
our own and foreign designers are
here--and also reasonably priced
as to meet every idea, plain or.
luxurious.
Ladies' trimmed Felt Sailors, in blue,
black and red, special value at rs cents
New Walking Hats of soft felt, with
narrow brim, 9S cents.
The new Rough Rider hat, quite the
fad, comes in new blue, black and
Drown, special at $1.19.
Trimmed felt hats in all the new
shapes and colors, for this weeks sell
ling at half value, $2.95.
Our special display, 1.-THE Millinery
Theatre" is worthy Of your notice
don't miss it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-27

A good program "well rendered" is
what all the people say who attended
the dramatic Recital in the Opera
House Friday night. The vocal selec-
tions were all beautiful and Miss
Correls reading was excellent. The
audience was not very large, but ap-
preciative.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-27

If you want Autographed bonds
certificates of stock, checks, drafts
diplomas, or any thing in that line
he COLUMBIAN Office can furnish
hem. See samples.