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game led that the police have resolved to put an end to 1t. In the Austrian code there is an article forbidding games of hazard, but what hazard specifically in- cludes is not stated certainly not poker, as it is of comparatively recent date There is, indeed, very ancient ministerial edict mentioning certain forbidden games, but poker Is naturally not among them. Learned urists go so far as to say that according to the edict named, every game at cards is game of hazard, in which chance and not combination on the side of the player decides the result. Some years. ago the police, relying on this law, brought party of poker players before the court. The first judge-such case in Austria is obliged to be carried into the lower court-sentenced the players to a
 fine, while the appeal court acquitted them, asN the four learned judges of the
 latter tribunal declared that poker is decided by both combination and chance and that therefore it is not a game of hazard. In consequence of this decision the rage for poker spread amazingly; in Iact, there are cafes whose proprietors ex- ist only upon the proceeds of poker pIay- Ing, as the charge for cards to each play CT is about 5s. So many complaints have now reached the police from parents, guardians, wives, and husbands that it is resolved to take the suppression of this dangerous amusement seriously into con- sideration. The verdict of the appeal court mentioned just now cannot be accepted as a precedent, either by the police, the first judge, or the four judges who pronounced It.. precedent is only established in Aus tria when, after verdict by the four judges, the attorney for the crown ap- peals to the supreme court
 The police have now brought to the notice of the court case of poker in a cafe in which two lawyers, two manufac- turers, and a man of private means are involved. The case. which was at first carried before the single judge, was very amusing. The judge called upon two per sons in the court not connected with the charge to listen to an explanation of the rulers of poker They were then ordered to play the game before the judge in court. that he might decide how far chance was involved in it. The two law yers charged are highly indignant with the police for having made examples of such respectable persons as themselves ana their partners to test the illegality of poker. One of them caused much amuse- ment by declaring that the police them selves played the game. Another inquired of the two independent persons selected to play in court if they had ever played poker before, and were answered in the affirmative. whereupon the attorney for the accused party demanded the citation of these two gentlemen before the court.
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80 much faster with apparently less effort
 Usually the instructors are to blame for this condition. Few, if any, of them un- derstand their subject sufficiently to justi- fly their occupation. Were proper pedaling to be taught at the time a novice learns his first lesson, 1t would be acquired much more easily by him than after he has ac- customed himself to wrong methods. The applied economically and should be made to count for all it Is worth and with no loss or waste. The subject has been dis cussed, even by writers of scientific bent, and still close observation shows that cor rect pedaling is the exception rather than the rule.
The age-herald., 1898-08-21
LEMONS AS MEDICINE.

They regulate the Liver. Stomach, Bow els, Kidneys and Blood as prepared by Dr. H. Mozley in his Lemon Elixir, pleas ant lemon drink. It cures biliousness, con- stipation, indigestion, headache, malaria, kidney disease, levers, chills, impurities of the blood, pain in the chest, heart failure, and all other diseases caused by a torpid or diseased liver and kidneys-nine- -tenths of all diseases of the south and west are caused by the failure Of the liver and kid neys to do their duty. It is an established fact that lemons, when combined properly with other liver tonics. produces the most desirable results upon the stomach, liver, bowels, kidneys and blood. Sold by drug gists. 50c and $1 bottles.
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THE UPWARD DRAG.

This the judge refused, as the Austrian law prohibits the punishment of gamblers who betray themselves and others. Fin ally the judge decided that poker is a game of hazard, and fined each player a sovereign. Fortunately no foreigner was among them, or by the Austrian law he would have been "expeciated over the frontier" The sentence will, of course, be referred to the appeal court and as other judges must also consider the ques- tion. it will probably be several years be- Tore the legality or illegality of poker is decided. Till then the police authorities have forbidden poker in all public re- sorts, but in private houses the game will go on more furiously than ever, famed by police opposition.
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Probably the most important reason why bicycling has become the most universally popular form of outdoor exercise Is the ease with which man, woman and child can learn it and indulge in it after it is learned With Very few exceptions the art of balancing and riding a bicycle is mas-- tered so quickly that the novice starts out with only parliamentary knowledge of the proper way to propel the machine.
 In many cases the finer points of rid ing are never acquired, because the rider gets into a rut, so to speak, and presses his pedals down, first one and then the other, believing that to be all that's nec- essary and wondering all the while why otherecyclists can make their machines go
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HOW $ TO szRIDE 4 "CENTURY."'
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downward pressure continues, but the heel is raised gradually. The heel is slightly higher than the toe when the pedal is half way down, as is shown in figure 2. The downward pressure is not released until the pedal Is almost at it's lowest point. Then, as is demonstrated by figure 8, the foot clutches the pedal, with the heel high up, and drags 1t up part of the way for its next revolution.
 By the time the pedal Is half way up (figure 4) the heel has been allowed to drop slightly below the level of the toes, and it keeps on dropping until it is ready to start in again with its next thurst at No. l. The ankle does all the directing in this work. It is plain that the upward
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reaches it's lowest point. A little practice is all rider needs to be convinced of the force of these arguments.
 Toe clips are of undoubted advantage in "ankling." They serve to hold the foot in place and prevent it from slipping, be- sides giving an extra purchase and lever age for the foot. They are by no means indispensable, but cyclists who have be- come accustomed to them will not ride without them.
 Contsant practice will enable any rider to improve his action, increase his effect iyeness and minimize his power. Eventual ly he will be able to exert the full effect of his power on the complete down stroke, with the raised foot always pushing for
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Most riders apply the force of their thrust on the pedals from the upper part of the leg. That is to say. they use the foot simply as hold on the pedal, pushing down on 1t with a long thrust ana neglect ing the ankle almost entirely. The conse- quenee is that neither knee nor ankle does It's share of the work. That being the case those members tire quickly when called into play by rider who wishes to ac- qulre the proper method of pedallng. It does not take long, however, for them to become accustomed to the exertion requir- ed IMfeN54
 The ankle has as much to do with prop CT pedaling as the muscles which supply the power. It is not enough simply to
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push one pedal down when it is up, and allow the foot to rest idly on 1t when it's coming up. That inertia means not only a loss of power, but dead weight to carry up with every revolution of the pedals. The four illustrations shown herewith give an excellent pictorial idea of how a pedal should be carried around the circle by the foot and ankle in order to ger the best results with the least effort.
 HOW TO DO IT.
 In figure the beginning of the down thrust is shown. The heel is dropped slightly and the ball of the foot is pressed against the pedal with the full force of the thrust. As the pedal descends the
The age-herald., 1898-08-21
A Thoughtful Fiance
From Life.

From Life.
 Jack-Suppose I teach you to play cards now, and then you'll know all about It after we're married.
 Marie-won't that be lovely! What game will you teach me?
 Solitaire"
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Local Color

From the Cleveland Leader.
 Alice-Papa, what is meant by ''local col- or?' l see those ords in almost every book review that read.
 Papa-"Local color" means the descrip- tion of places-the parts that are always skipped by the people who want to know whether the hero finally marries the girl or not.
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MOzIey'S Lemon Elixir

Cured me of a case of heart disease and indigestion of four years standing. tried dozen different medicines None but Lemon Elixir done me any good
 TULES DIEHL, Cor. Habersham and St. Thomas Sts.,
 Savannah Ga
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It Facilitates the Operation

From the Detroit News Tribune
 Mrs Wallace-Sakes alive, Mandyi Why do you boil the eggs and potatoes together?
 Mandy-Meks 1t easier. De hardness piles out of de taters into de aigs, an de sofn piles out'n de aigs into de taters.
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MOzIey'S Lemon Elixir

Cured me of a long-standing case of chills
 and fever, by using two bottles. J. c. STANLEY, Engineer D. T., V. & Ga. R. R.
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A Manitarian

From the Indianapolis Journal.
 A man who will leave his property to his wife only on condition of her not mar rying again." said the Sweet Young Thing, lis as mean as he can e."
 -'Oh, don't know" said the Savage Bachelor. Perhaps he is a friend to man. kind
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ward and the dropped foot always clawing or dragging backward, on the up-stroke. When this is done there can be no dead center, or jerk in the bearings between strokes. The steady pressure moves the crank shaft evenly gaining ease in propul- sion and better command of the bicycle and adds grace to the appearance of the rider.
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MOzIey'S Lemon Elixir

Cured me of indigestion. I got more re- lief, and at once, from Lemon Elixir than all other medicines. J. c. SPEIGHTS,
 Indian Springs, Ga
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MOzIey's Lemon Elixir.

I fully indorse it for nervous headache. indigestion and constipation, having used it with most satisfactory results, after all other remedies had failed
 J. W. ROLLO,
 West End, Atlanta, Ga,
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EI c uraging

From the Boston Traveller
 The Man-1 wonder if your father would have me for a son-in-law?
 The Maid-Very likely. Papa and I al- ways disagree.
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.M0zIey'S Lemon Elixir

Cured me of sick and nervous headache I had been subject to all my life.
 MRS. N. A. M'ENTIRE,
 Spring Place Ga
The age-herald., 1898-08-21

After a man curiosity never rivals that of a woman until some one casually re- marks that his name appeared in yester- days paper.
The age-herald., 1898-08-21

Go to Ensley, see the great steel plant in course of erec- t1on. Take Ensley electric cars. if
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drag on the ascending pedal helps to keep the machine going and avoids all tendency to jerky pedaling.
 The value of good ankling motion is best demonstrated in hill climbing. Grades that fatigue riders who forget to use their ankles become mere incidents when the pedals are manipulated economically
 THE UPWARD DRAG.
 The object in dropping the heel and push ing hard against the pedal before it reaches its topmost point in the circle is to apply the power of the thrust before the pedal has begun its downward thrust. The same principle applies to the act of beginning to drag the pedal upward, just before it
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Only a high-toned girl can sing every note in the scale.
The age-herald., 1898-08-21

The boss of the repair department in Massachusetts watch factory says T used to be good deal of an ath lee and was in the habit of taking lots of of door exercise but since I've been shut this shop began to have terrible bilious headaches still did enjoy an occasional bout at boxing but after few lively rounds tendency to get sick be seemed take sion of me- The exercise appeared stir up the bile and the next day would have cracking good headache Nv druggist recommended try Ripans Tabues as possible He said they seemed to be the latest cure all for stomach troubles. We'll he just hit it. have not used more than 25 cents worth but exercise now as much as please and don't know what bilious headache means any more.
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About Seeds

About As the time making Spring should To amateurs 10 g9lgEH of
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-09-14
LIGHTNING BUGS.
Taken For the Enemys Fire, They Led to
Pitched Battle.

1aken For the Enemy's Fire, They Led to
Pitched Battle.
q. II. Bell. prominent merchant Of
Liberty, Neb., told an interesting story
OF how swarm OF lightning bugs caus-
ed shot and Shell engagement between
two armies during the late war.
I was Il member Of the Twenty fifth
Ohio regiment, said Mr.. Bell, land
Mr.. 6. W. Harris, whom l met on my
visit here, was with the Fifty fifth Ten
nessee. l just discovered that we fought
each other one night in May, 1864, at
New Hope Church, Ga. Lightning bugs
in Georgia are more plentiful than wa
termelons in August by several millions
to the square mile, and on more than
one occasion they gave US trouble.
About 2 o'clock in the morning as
the two armies lay in their respective
works, 400 yards apart, nest Of bugs
hove in sight, as we afterward learned.
The armies were too close for pickets.
Suddenly there was flash of light.
Each side thought the other had opened
lire IN some mysterious way, and we be-
gan to shoot. We blazed away at one
another for an hour or more and Bed
lam reigned with shot and she'll The
timber between the lines was all killed
as if belted with an ak Fortunately no
lives were lost.
1T was only the other day that
learned the extent of the damage caused
by that swarm of lightning bugs.
asked Harris how long his side was fir
ing, and he said until their ammunition
gave out. We were in the same fix, and
II 1t hadn't been for our poverty in this
respect that engagement would have
been terribly fatal. st. Louis Repub-
liz ..a.s-.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-09-14
TO iNvESTlGAT Z He WAR.

Number Of Prominent Men Have Accept.
cd Places on the Committee.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 The presi-
dent has urged the following named
gentlemen, among others, to accept
places on the com mission requested by
Secretary Alger to Investigate the
conduct of the war: General John M.
Schofeld, General John B. Gordon,
General Granville N. Dodge, President
D. g. Gilman. General Charles T. Nam
derson, Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, Daniel
s. Lamont, DR.. w. Keene, Colonel
James A. Sexton. The message which
President Mckinley addressed to each
of these follows:
s swirl you render the country great
service by accepting my appointment
as member of the commission to ex-
anime into the conduct of the commits
sary. quartermasrer aud medical bu-
reaus Of the war department during
the war, and into the extent, causes
and treatment of sickness in the field,
and the cause?
4 It is my desire that the full and ex-
act truth shall be ascertained and made
known. cannot too strongly impress
upon you my earnest wish that this
commission shall be of such high
character as will command the COM
plete confidence of the country, and I
trust you will consent to serve. .
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-09-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREWTIES.

Colorado Silverites named a fusion
ticket.
Rev. J. G. Hull of St. Paul, serving
a sentence for attempted wife murder,
has been declared insane.
Colonel Roosevelt announces he will
accept the Republican nomination for
governor of New York if rendered him.
Rev. DR.. A. S. Hull, for many years
secretary of the American Bible so.
ciety, is dead at Brooklyn, aged "
years.
The first snow storm of the season is
reported from Eastern Colorado and it
threatens to develop into a blizzard in
Western Nebraska.
The central provinces of Japan have
been swept by terrible typhoon
which has caused heavy floods doing
immense damage and destroying 100
lives. sz
The passenger list of the Cunard line
steamer Campania, just arrived from
Liverpool, included Hall Game, The
novelist, Lord Brassey, governor Of
New South Wales, and Ada Rehan.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-09-14
Must Go by Sept. Is or Will
Suffer the Consequences
of Refusal.
REBELS VERY TROUBLESOME.
Continue to Pursue the Cam
paign in Spite Of the
49, Armistice.
Now Control the Island of Luz
Zon, With the Exception
of Manila.

LONDON, Sept. 13.-The Manila cor
respondent of The Times says:
The insurgent conquest of the island
of Luzon is rapidly approaching com.
pletion. Recent authentic reports an
nounce the capture Of successive Span.
ish positions and at present the. rebels
control every foot of the island except
Manila, Cavite and a small portion of
the province of Albay. They hold
over 5000 Spanish prisoners and have
recently captured several thousand
rifles, some cannon, large quantity of
ammunition and several small armed
steamships. The Spaniards held out
valorously but were
Fighting Against the Inevitable.
It is understood that the action of the
Insurgents in pursuing the campaign
after an armistice was declared has
caused much useless suffering and de.
struction of property and has ami.
hilated their every claim to be consid-
cred in any respect as the allies of
the Americans
Agulnaldo has perslstently de-
manded, in terms not too polite, vari.
GUS impossible concessions, for exam.
pie, an occupation of the governor
generals palace and other palaces, a
written assurance that the insurgents
will be permitted to occupy per-
manently their military position, ETC..
After
Careful Review of the Situation
General Otis arrived at the logical con-
clusion that the insurgents have no
right to occupy the suburbs of Manila
and that Aguinaldo's claims have the
support of neither equity or reason.
He has therefore categorically re-
fused to consider Aguinaldo's de.
mands and during the day sent him an
ultimatum in terms plainly compre.
hensible and authoritative that he
must withdraw his troops from the
suburbs before the 18th or suffer the
consequences of refusal. The answer
will probably be that Aguinaldo him.
self is only too willing to obey the
order, but cannot explain to his troops
the reason they cannot remain at
Manila.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-09-14
He CT Ov e { Rec
How the Buds Are Prepared For tho Use
of Commerce. 10

HOW the Buds Are Prepared For tho Uses
of Commerce. .5ss$
The Glove tree is native Of the No
lncca islands and belongs to the far
spread family Of myrtles It is q tall,
very handsome evergreen, with ovate,
oblong leaves and purplishs flowers, ar
ranged in corYmbs on short iointed
stalks The flowers are produced in
great profnsion, and when they appear,
which is at the beginning Of the rainy
season, they are in, the form Of elongat-
ed, greenish buds. These unexpanded
buds are the cloves Of commerce, which
derive their name from the Spanish
word clavo, a nail, y SO called from
the real or fancied resemblance Of the
bud to nail
Sometimes the Glove fruit appears in
commerce In a dried state, under the
naAe Of mother cloves. = It has an
odor and flavor similar to cloves, but is
much weaker.
The flower buds are beaten from the
tree and are dried by the smoke Of wood
fires and afterward by the sun. # the
buds remain On the trees, the calices
gradually swell, the embryo seeds en-
large and the pungent properties Of the
cloves are to great degree dissipated.
Cloves consist of two parts, round
head, which is, in fact, the flower rolled
up, inclosing number of small fla
ments, and the four points that sur
round the flower and form the flower
cup OF the unripe seed vessel. When
they are soaked for short time in hot
water, the flowers soften and readily
unroll, SO that all of the parts may be
seen.
The entire Glove tree is highly aro-
matte, and the foot stalks of the leaves
have nearly the same pungent quality
as the calyx of the flower. -Philadel-
phia Times.
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Certain Irish Stories.

A Roman deacon was sent for to bap-
tie baby. In the cabin he could find
no water, but there was a pot Of tea.
"Tea, /" he reasoned, contains water,
the rest is but accident, y and proceeded
to pour out cup. But it was strong,
even to blackness, so he, went in search
Of water, and, having found some, wa
tered the tea down to more reasonable
color, christened the baby with it, and
reported the circumstance, as case Of
conscience, to his superior. It had not
occurred to him, having found the wa
ter, to use it by itself
Here is tutor s letter Of coincidence to
a bereaved parent This was unkindly
attributed to Oxford The tutor wrote,
Il am sincerely grieved to hear the sad
news OF your son s death, but / must
inform you he would have had to go
down in any case, as he had failed to
satisfy the examiners in classical mod
erations y
One other story, may add here, as
it serves to illustrate certain disparity
often noticeable between Saxon and
Celtic word values, and also the way in
which Irish orators discount their own
rhetoric. A home ruler was haranguing
on English terrorism, and after draw
ing q horrid picture Of babies speared
on the points of bayonets, ETC., he con
cluded: # that's your civilization,
you may keep it. I call it most improp-
e. - Cornhill Magazine.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-09-14
FEELING OF EMULATION.

Victory of Sir Herbert Kitchener Has
Good Eject in Great Britain.
LONDON, Sept 10. The event of the
week, the capture of Omdurman, and
Incidentally Of Khartoum, by the
Anglo Egyptian army under General
Sir Herbert Kitchener, has produced a
feeling OF exultation throughout Great
Britain, which is in marked contrast
with the gloomy forebodings of the
past months, during which every one
has been finding fault with the govern.
ment, and it was generally believed
that the country's rivals were over.
matching her at every point. The
completeness Of the victory has had a
most exhilarating effect and has un-
doubleday impressed the continental
nations, while the cordial praise cabled
from the American press has been
much appreciated here.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-09-14
QUIET AT SANTIAGO.

Sunday Observed Day of Rest for the
First Tine in Months.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sept. 13.-Sun-
day was observed for the first time
since the war termin ated as day of
rest and worship. All the military and
civil Offices were closed, as were also
the shops, and the city's appearance
was unusually quiet. Religious serv-
ices were held at the palace
The work Of floating the Infanta
Maria Teresa is nearly completed, but
the Almirante Oquendo is not worth
the cost of saving.
-Four hundred Cubans have laid
down their arms at Guantanamo and
gone to work on the plantations near
the town. No rations are supplied to
armed Cubans.
Santiago is now filed with Cuban
soldiers from General Castillo's com.
mand. One result is a large nu her
of gala demonstrations at various
clubs 49,.