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HAS BEEN NO DELAY.
Admiral Sampson offered General
Miles His Convoy.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Concern-
ing the naval conveys of General Miles
expedition from Cuba to Porto Rico
the Navy Department tonight made
public the following statement:
Admiral Sampson telegraphs this af-
ternoon to the Secretary of the Navy
that there has been no delay in fur
niShing ample convoy to General Miles
day or two ago the Cincinnati and
New Orleans were both placed at his
disposal. The Columbia and Yale, car
rying troops, are both powerfully
armed, says the Admirars telegram
and this is an ample convoy for his ex-
pedition and to effect his landing. The
Annapolis, Wasp and Leyden have been
ordered from Nipe, the Gloucester also
added and the three monitors ordered
from Tampa
Under these circumstances there GER
tainly has been no lack of naval as
assistance. If General Miles preferred
to wait, the delay was his own. How
ever, in further answer to his request
the Massachusetts, and Dixie We're also
added this morning and he has prob
ably started. This statement shows
that General Miles will be backed in
soil by a strong squadron of the navy
In addition to the vessels named in the
statement, it is officially admitted for
the first time that the powerful moni-
tors Terror, Amphitrite and Puritan
which have been at Key West, are un-
der orders to proceed to Porto Rico to
assist in the reduction Of the forts
there.
1t is known also to be not unlikely
indeed it is probable, that still other
vessels Of Admiral SIMPSONS fleet will
participate in the reduction Of the for
tifications of San Juan. This was in
dicated clearly by Secretary Longs
statement this afternoon concerning the
sailing Of Commodore Watson's East
ern squadron to Spain. In the course
of that statement, the Secretary said
the Eastern squadron would be sent tc
Spain later, when the Porto Rican cam
pafgn permits. 1t seems clear that
some, at least, of the vessels will be
employed in the bombardment of the
Notifications of Porto Rico's principa,
city.
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DISCREDITS THE STORIES.
General Palma Gives His Reasons
for Not Believing Them.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-GeneraI
Palma, President of the Cuban Junta,
is in the city He does not credit the
stories about the reported friction be-
tween Cuban soldiers and the Ameri-
cans.
Il think" he said, "all Cubans recog-
nize the nice work of the United States
in helping the Cubans to attain their
independence. / cannot think any reg
ular soldiers of the Cuban army have
refused to help build roads, dig
trenches etc. l do not know what some
few scattered soldiers may have done,
but it is not reasonable to suppose that
any Of the regulars under Garcia have
declined to perform such services. Gen
eral Garcia, from the beginning, said
he was ready to do all that was neces-
sary to aid the Americans, and his SOL
diers have for years been doing just
such work as you refer to. They have
grown accustomed to it.
What do you estimate as the num-
Der of Cuban soldiers under arms in
Cuba at the present timer was asked.
Il think we have about %, 900 Cuban
soldiers under arms in Cuba now," said
General Palma. There are probably
about 1000 of 5000 with Garcia and
the balance of them are scattered all
over Cuba. 1t must be remembered
that we have possession of good many
towns, and there must be guard
maintained over them by our Cuban
army. All through the provinces there
are needs for the protection which is
afforded by these soldiers. Most of our
cavalry is in Puerto Principe
General Palma does not credit the
reports regarding the death of General
Garcia He said he had a letter from
General Garcia a few days ago, and
believes he is still alive.
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California Fruit Sales.

Porter Brothers Company sold yester-
day at open auction California fruit at
At New York: Plums-Burbanks s2.1o
single crate; Purple Duanes, $1.20G1.4 40
Washingtons, Jeffersons and Bradshaws,
ba1f box Dox s5d ana
$1.20 single crate; German, $1.05@115; Sill
yer, $1.10. Seven cars California fruit on
the NeW York market yesterday, Of
three cars
At Chicago: Pears-Bartletts, sl.1561 20
box and CSC half box. Prunes-Tragedys,
crate; Burbanks. 75c@slS5; Bradshaws.
Tc@sl.05; Purple Duanes, CSC; Satsumas,
box; St. Johns, 45@75c; Hale's Earlys. 40
m75c; Fosters, 70c; Wheatlands. 65c. Seven
cars California fruit on the Chicago mar
ket yesterday, of which Porter Brothers
At Boston: Pears-,Bartletts. 81 Soa1 9s
box. Prunes-Tragedys; 81; ;15@1,5o single
crate; Germans. s1:05d115 Plums.Wash-
gle crate: Purple Duanes. s1Q1 80; Com
edys, s1.1O; Bradshaws, s1.o5. Peaches
Fosters, 81 box; Early Grawford aoloas a5sa1soc 50
and SIC single crate; Strawberry zoe box.
Five cars California fruit on the Boston
market yesterday, Of which Porter Broth
At Philadelphia: Pears--Bartletts, s1.e5
al. 70 box, and s1.10 half box. Prunes-
Tragedys S3c6S1.33 single crate. Plums-
Abundance. S5c single crate.
At Minneapolis: Pears-Bartletts, 81 Is
M2 box Three cars California fruit on
the Minneapolis market yesterday, of
which Porter Brothers Company sold one
car.
The Earl Fruit Company auctfoned CAL
ifornia fruit yesterday as follows:
At Chicago: Plums-Wickson, 81. 1902 q.
average s2,O9: California Reds. 8. 45d215,
averaged LAT: Diamond. S.45: Satsuma.
orc Prunes-Tragedv. 90cMs13 30. average
81 OF: German. s1.25: Bartlett Pears. S.66:
Ventilator s1.47: Fontainbleau Grapes.
s125 Weather warm Seven cars sold
At Boston, Bartlett Pears. S.T562,
average ss5. !. Plums-Sa tsnn1a. H-S5.
Walling. s171: Ogon. 65cTs2.10. average
s16s Tragedy Prunes. SILL Peaches
Hale's Early 4n66ec. average SOC: Early
Crawford 5nMS0c, average 65c. Weather
very hot Five cars sold.
At New York: Bartlett Pears 81. FOOL 80.
average sta Weather dry. Seven cars
sold.
AT philadelphia: P1ums-Rnrbank. ST. IS:
Ogon a5cGs1 As avarag S1.39: Tragedy.
Il 15G1. 55 average $1.3s Peaches-Straw
berry sc: era wford. tnT60c. average 4Ac:
HaIe,s Early. 52c. ST John. soc. Imperial.
4oG75c. average Acc. Rartlett Pears. 81 80
al. *. average s161: half boxes. 76c. Three
cars sold.
At Mortreal:s Bartlett Pears. s21a.
IRA gady Prunes. s1.72. German. $40:
pIlr-la Duane plurns, $40: Washington.
81: Jefferson. $3.50.
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that for generations had not only con-
trolled their home markets but had
practically monopolized certain lines of
trade in other lands When we con-
slider that this result has been reached
with comparative ease in spite of added
impediments to United States exports
in the form of fdiscriminations of various
kinds, and notwithstanding that organ
lied effort to reach foreign markets for
our manufactures is also yet in its in
fancy, the ability of the United States
to compete successfully with the most
advanced industrial nations in any part
of the world, as we'll as with those ma
tions in their home markets, can no
longer be seriously questioned"
The attention which foreign Govern
ments have given to this rapid increase
Of American trade is discussed as fol-
lows:
I'm view of what may be termed an
American invasion of the markets OF
the world, the attitude of the leading
commercial nations toward each other,
and the relations which their indus
trial activity and trade interests bear
to the United States, become matter
of practical concern. The more import
ant incidents of the past year in for
eign diplomacy have, therefore, a sig
nificance for US which might not nave
attached to them in the absence of con-
certed efforts to extend the sale OF our
goods. 1t may be said that the chief
business of European diplomacy at the
present day is to secure new spheres OF
influence and wider opportunities Tor
trade as well as suitable territory Tor
occupation by the overflow OF popula-
tion from the more densely inhabited
countries The world has watched the
progress of the diplomatic drama IN
China with an interest which has peen
heightened by the knowledge that the
practical outcome might be either the
opening Of new channels OF trade TO the
commerce of the globe or the appropr1a-
tion Of them by particular nations for
their own special benefit. China has
for some years been one of the most
promising fields for American enter
prise industry and capital, and the en-
trance Of the vast empire upon the
path. of Western development, under
conditions which would secure equality
of opportunity to the United states,
would doubtless result in immense gain
to our manufacturers in the demand,
sure to follow, for tons Of supplies and
goods of various descriptions that we
are fitted to provide.
'The solution of the problem Of the
future commercial conditions of the
Chinese Empire has therefore an imme-
diate and most important relation to
the expansion of our export trade, espe-
cially that of our Pacific slope. The
par tition of Africa among the European
Powers offers consideration of an eco
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for the transaction of money order and
registered business and the sale of pos
tai supplies and the receipt and dis
patch of malls.
H. NJ. Robinson of the Atlanta office,
has been appointed special agent of the
department, with w. HI. Hair, J. r.
Kent, j. w. kingsmore and Edward
Jifking as assistants. The four last
named clerks have for. some time been
waiting at Tampa prepared for this SER
vice. The order will go into effect i'm
mediately upon the landing of United
States troops at any point in Porto
Rico.
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Palm Trees of Cuba,

The little island of Cuba has nearly
thirty different varieties of palm trees.
Chief among them is the royal palm a
majestic tree with a straight trunk and
a bunch Of plumelike leaves growing
out Of the top, the lower ones dropping
toward the ground 1t is the most
common as we'll as the most beautiful
tree in Cuba. 1t has been called the
blessed tree for it's every part is use
full. Its roots are made into medi-
cines; its trunk Is easily split into
boards for building. The trunk has
no bark and the inside is porous, the
outer portion being hard and nearly
as brittle as glass.
The center bud at the top Of the roy
al palm tree, from which all the leaves
grow, is tender substance and is
very pleasant food, whether eaten raw,
cooked as vegetable or preserved with
sugar. The stems on the long leaves
are odd. They are semicircular and
embrace the trunk Of the tree The
stem is called the yagua and looks like
a thin board, is often five or six feet
long, and the natives make it serve
various purposes. Sections cut off
serve as plates, or if soaked in warm
water 1t becomes pliable and may be
bent in any shape, afterward harden
ing. Sometimes when thus softened
it is folded at the ends like a bakers
paper hat, fastened with wooden pins
and serves the Cuban farmer as a wa
ter bucket, basin or pan Sometimes
the insurgents use one of these i'm
provised dishes as a kettle in which to
cook their beef and yams. The water
in the dish keeps the wood from
burning.
In times of peace the yagua or stem
of the palm leaf is used to cover bales
Of tobacco. Set on frame it may form
a very good bed; again, the yagua is
used as a tarpaulin or macintosh. The
Cuban soldiers with a few leaves can
build tents for themselves
She-I had three men at my feet last
night.
Her Sister-Is that all? There's GER
tainly room for lots more.-Harpers
Bazaar.
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Reefing and Washing.

"Christmasl" said the old salt as ha
looked out of the back window of the
tenement he inhabits ashore. at the
washing tapping on the pulley line, in
a heavy gale. "Why don't you reef
'em?" And when Mrs. Salt had The
next lineful ready, he hung them out.
He folded everything double before put
ting it over the line, so that everything
was close reefed, so to speak, but III
that wind the things dried quickly
enough so folded, and they were far
less likely to be torn or blown away
New York Sun.
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Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole car
cases from slaughterers to Dealers
BEEF-First quality, 61ao; second quail
fty, 51yQ6c; third quality, aqbc per ID.
VEAL-59Q61.c for large and 6Q71ac per
10 for small
MUTTON-Wethers, 7Q7hc; Ewes. 7c
per rb.
LAMB-SGS1ec per fb.
PORK-Live Hogs, &c per 10 for me-
dunn, 414@41ac for small and 41aQ45sc for
large, dressed, 6G7Ac per 10.
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No Peace Negotiations.

MADRID, July 21, 2 p. ma news
paper here to-day publishes a state
ment from a Cabinet Minister, who
says he is absolutely ignorant of any
peace negotiations. He added that if
there are overtures they shall be made
to the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Duke Almodovar de Rio, and that
Senor Gamazo, Minister of Public In
struction, will be charged with the ne
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Portugal Reinforcing Her Frontier.

LONDON, July 21.-Dispatches from
Lisbon July 18th, which were suppress
ed by the censor, say that owing to the
suspension Of the Constitution in Spain
the Portuguese Government has order
ed reinforcements of troops to be dis
patched to the frontier, fearing Span
ish uprisings and the entry of revolu-
tionists into Portuguese territory, as
has been the case in the past
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PORTO RICO POsTOFFICE.
It Will be Established as Soon as
the Troops Land.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Postmaster
General Emery Smith made another ex-
tension of the postal service in estab-
fishing Porto Rico as military Post
office directly under the Postoffice De-
partment, Postmaster ]. II. Willett In
charge. Facilities will be established
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CarlistS Are Active.

LONDON, July 21.-Despite the de-
nial Of the Madrid correspondent of the
Times" special dispatches from Ma
drid to the London papers, especially
some that come by way of the frontier
and elude censorship, continue to assert
that the Carlists are active
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Bombarded a Signal Tower.

MADRID, July 21, 5 p. ma dis
patch from Havana says that the
American warships before Manzanillo
separated yesterday, five proceeding to
a point off Cape Cruz, where they bonn
barded a signal tower, causing damage
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Closing Grain Quotations.

New York, July 21st.
WHEAT-July, S3c; December, TIC.
Chicago, July 21st.
WHEAT-September. 67sc; December
675sc.
San Francisco, July 21st.
WHEAT-December $127.
BARLEY-December, S1.19.
CORN-Large Yellow, $1.121aQ1.15.
BRAN-S15. 50Q1650.
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EGGs-Ranch. 17a2oc per dozen. Ste

EGGS-Ranch, 17d20c per dozen; Store
1212Q15c per dozen: Eastern, 12Ql6c.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys, 13Q14c per ID
for hens and 15c for gobblers; Roossers,
S444.50 for old and S55046 for young;
Broilers, $2G2.5 for small and s3Q3.s0 for
large; Fryers, s3.5OG4; Hens, s44550;
Ducks, s3G325 for old, s3Q4 for young;
Geese. 75c0s1 per pair; Goslings, $1Q1.25
per pair; Pigeons, s1.25Q15O per dozen for
old, $1.25@1.50 for young.
GAME-Nominal
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SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.
San Francisco. July 21st.

San Francisco, July 21st
Morning Session-Caledonia,- 2oc; G G
& Y, 33c; Savage, 13c; s Nevada, 44Q45c.
Closing Quotations-Alta, Sc; Andes, &c;
Relchere lie: B & B, lac; Challenge, lie;
Chollar. 15c; Confidence, zoe; g G & v,
sac: & Point, 4c; G s g, Sc; Justice, 4c;
nnhir i5c: overman, 4c; Potosi Ice; Saw
age. 12c: Scorpion. 1c; S Nevada, 43c; Sill
YER Hill. &c; Union, Ice; Utah, &c; Yell
low Jacket, 10c; Standard, $1.40.
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Ministry is formed that his assistance
will be invited.
The Government has prohibited pub
lication of news of the movements of
Spanish warships and the movements
of Camara's fleet is not known. 1t is
reported to be at Porto Mahon.
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A Petty Sin.

Gerald-Do you think that suicide is
sin?
Geraldine-Well, / think it would De
forgiven in your caSe.-New York
Truth
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Cause and Effect.

She-Mrs. Boozeford says her heart
is full tonight.
He-I suppose her husband is, too,
then.-Yonkers Statesman.
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is mild in type. Instructions have been
sent to General Shafter to have Brig
adler General Duffield sent north TO the
United States, the medical reports indi-
eating that his convalescence would be
very much hastened by a cooler tenn
perature.
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California Dried Fruit.

NEW YORK Iulv 21-California Dried
Fruits s+eadv. Evanorated Annles-Cnm-
mon, 6QSc: prime wire tray, SIC; choice,
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S4Gsc; fancy, 94e. Prunes, 4GSc, Apri-
Gots-Royal, Sl2q 10c; Moorpark. l6G12c.
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MILES AT LAST
STARTS FOR
PORTO RICO.

tContinued from First Page,
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SACASTA
A6AIN OFFERS
TO RESIGN.

CONTINUED from First Page.)
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Irish Point SCarfS

Irish point net scarfs, with heavy
Irish point edge, handsomely work
ed in white braid. will be offered to-
day for 69c each; sixe 1Sx54
inches. These are regular 81 % val
ues. Sale price, 69c each.
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She-I had three men at my feet last
night.
Her Sister-Is that all? There's GER
tainly room for lots more.-Harpers
Bazaar.
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Pillow Shans

Irish point net shams, 30x39 in
ches, with openwork centers, and
very elaborately worked in different
designs, which have been selling for
S1.0O each, go on sale, commencing
to-day for 69c each. These are
very handsome, and a regular S1O0
value; can be used as covers for
center table. Price, 69c each.
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White Spreads

L n are genuine MarSeilles
spreads, Of good weight, and full
double bed size, the regular price of
which is $500. Now on sale at
S1.39 each.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-10

not risk another mutiny; and to take
them home for the gibbet would have
been cruel sort of kindness. The
doctor hailed them and told them oil
the stores we had left, and where they
were to find them. but they continued
to call us by name and appeal to us
for Gods sake, to be merciful. and not
leave them to die in such place.
At last. seeing the ship still bore on
her course, and was now swiftly draw
ing out of earshot, one of them know
not which it was-leaped to his feet
with a hoarse cry. whipped his musket
to his shoulder and sent shot whis-
Ting over Silver's head and through the
mainsail.
After that we kept under cover of
the bulwarks. and when next looked
out they disappeared from the spit.
and the spit itself had almost melted
ont of sight in the glowing distance
That was. at least. the end of that: and
before noon. to my inexpressible JOY.
the highest rock of Treasure Island had
sunk into the blue round of sea
We were so short q men that every
one on board had to bear a hand-only
the captain lying on mattress in the
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-10

The Neverslip shoe is as good shoe as
can be made. The Calk is inserted by the
thread-screwed in with wrench made
for the purpose. Your blacksmith puts on
the shoe and inserts the calks-using size
of calk adapted to weight of horse. After
that you can put them in yourself, and when
worn, remove them and replace with new
ones. tits only matter of twenty minutes
for all four feet. Your horse is then imme-
diately sharp shod without leaving the
stable; manifest advantage of a morning
after q sudden freeze-up. Better than
waiting two or three hours at the shop and
cheaper. The cost of keeping horse shod
and sharp by this method is a fraction less
than one-half cost by the old method 1t
is so easy to insert and remove the Never
slip Calk that you don't let them wear
down as you let the old calks do. And then
by keeping the calks long you keep the
shoe off the ground and SO save wear. The
Neverslip Calk does not work loose nor
rust fast. By using Neverslip Calks, set
of Neverslip shoes will outlast two to three
sets of the old shoes during the winter.
Ask your blacksmith for them.
For further information address the New
erslip Manufacturing Co., New Brunswick,
N l.
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CHAPTER xxxIv.
AND LAST.

The next morning we fell early to
work, for the transportation of this
great mass of gold near a mile by land
to the beach, and thence three miles by
boat to the "Hispaniola- was a consider
able task for so small a number of
workmen. The three fellows still
abroad upon the island did not greatly
trouble us; a single sentry on the Shout
der of the hill was sufficient to insure
Us against any sudden onslaught, and
we thought, besides, they had had more
chan enough of fighting.
Therefore the work was pushed on
briskly. Gray and Ben Gum came and
went with the boat, while the rest dur
ing their absence piled treasure on the
beach. Two of the bars, slung in a
ropes end, made a good load for a
grown man-one that he was glad to
walk slowly with. For my part, as
was not much use at carrying, l was
kept busy all day in the cave, packing
the minted money into bread bags.
1t was a strange collection. like Billy
Bones hoard for the diversity of coin
age, but so much larger and so much
more varied that l think l never had
more pleasure than in sorting them.
English. French. Spanish, Portuguese,
Georges and Louises, doubloons and
double guineas and moidores and
sequins. the pictures of all the kings of
Europe for the last hundred years,
strange oriental pieces stamped with
what looked like wisps of string or bits
of spiders web, round pieces and square
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-10

When we read of an elephant hunter who
has been trampled to death in the wilds of
India we wonder at the foolhardiness of a
man who will travel round the world and
endure all manner of hardships, in order to
court death in far away Jungle. A man
does not have to make journey to India
m order to court death in a manner equally
foolhardy.
Thousands of hard working men are daily
counting death in a much more certain
form, without ever leaving their native viii
lagos or cities. They are the men who neg
lect their health. They are the men who
court death from consumption, or some
other deadly disease due to improper or
insufficient nourishment The man who
suffers from bilious or nervous disorders,
who has a weak stomach and an impaired
digestion, who has lost the power TO eat,
rest or sleep and who fails to take prompt
steps to remedy these conditions, is court
ing death in the guise of some fatal malady
DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures oS per cent. of all cases of bronchial
throat and laryngial affections that lead up
TO consumption II soothes the cough,
facilitates expectoration and restores the
lost appetite. II corrects all disorders of
the digestion, makes the assimilation of
the life giving elements of the food perfect
II invigorates the liver and purifes and en-
riches the blood. 1t is the great blood
maker, hesh-builder, nerve tonic and re-
storative. 1t is the best of all known med
icines for nervous disorders. Dealers sell
A and have nothing else lust as good "
had bad cough and got so low with it that
! could not sit up writes Mrs, Mittie Gray OF
New London, Union Co. Ark Our family
physician told my husband that had consump-
ton. l had pains through my chest and spit I'M
blood. took your Golden Medical Discovery
and II cured me. /; saved my life"
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NEW BICYCLE SADDLE.
II Is Constructed Especially for the
Women.

The latest thing in bicycle seats. and
one to which it is said physicians car
make no objection whatever, is the new
ball bearing saddle. 1t is made in tv.
separate parts. adjusted with special
adaptability to the human anatomy
and has been made with special care as
a woman's saddle. 1t is the only saddle
which has ever been constructed on TIL
common sense plan and the only saddle
which is built especially for women. II
moves with the body. avoids all irriia.
ton. and secures greater comfort ana
freedom than other styles of saddle