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The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08

For SALE-Two story house and lot No "a
u Deering. corner Mellen ST., III rooms sun.
ny and convenient; will be sold at a reasonable
price to close an estate. BENJAMIN SHAW
& CO., 81 IL Exchange ST. IL
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08
MURDER, WHATS THAT?

One of Mckcnney's Alarm Clocks. a5c to
$500 Warranted to wake the dead. Mort
clock than all the other dealers combined.
MCKINNEY. the Jeweler. Monument Square.
sep2Sdu
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08

Graphophones. Gramaphones Records
Banjos, Mandollns. Guitars, Comets. Accord ;.
0ns, Harmonious, Music Boxes, Rolls Drums
liarps. Cases. Strings, Trimmings Instruction.
Books. Sheet Music and all Musical Merchau.
disc. call aud get your moneys worth" q.
&. HALVES, 4ji Congress street, successor to
Chandler. mar:t4
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08

HANTED-PositiOn in an oflice as book
W keeper or assistant; first class references
Address Il. Room 8, 800 Congress ST. feb27-4
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08

FOR SALE--At Western Promenade. build
u inn lot 35XlOO best trade In Portland, first
time offered w. II. WALDRUN & CO, 1870
Middle ST. 81
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08

yVANTED--By young lady desiring to To-
w cate in Portland position as typewriter
ana slenographer; best OF references. Address
Il, Pres office 81
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08

TOR RENT-Flat at es High st. This fiat has
Il all modern improvements, such as set slate
tubs electric bells and heat by hot water on
line of Surfing ST. cars. Apply TO W. IL.
STEVENS. ri
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08
WANTED SITUATIONS.

VVANTED-A Scandinavian girl would like to
w have a situation Tor gent raj houSe-worK;
good references Please call % Federal street
6-l
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08

FOR SALE-Bargains in our made strong
trousers we sell for Si.00. Si.25, s1.50 $500
and $3.50 per pair best value Tor the money
sold anyvhere; ii not satisfactory on examina-
ton money i'll ue refunded by retnrnlnl To US
before having been worn. HASKELL
JONES, Lancaster Building Monument Square.
mar3-4
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08
FOR SALE.

For sALE--Dr. Ahak's great Indian siom-
ach and blood rem dy; full pint rs cts.
qnart sf.25. ID. W. Heseltine & Co. or deliver
ed at your house by G. X. NEWCOMB, So Yes
per ST.. city. 81
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08
FOR sALRs
Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 20 cents, cash in ADVANCE

LOR SALE-To close an estate. n substantial
pflcK residence with stable and grounds.
pleasantiy located ON Pine st. convenient to
tarietVn' price very moderate; might lease 10
tleu,ars apply Real estate office. FIRST National
Bank building. FREDERICK s. VAIL. al
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08

nor SALE-Modern out-of-tOwn residence.
situated nine miles from Portland. heauii-
fully located. sloplng TO the SOUTH IN the pretty
town OF Nndham; ten large rooms and bath in
main horse, finished in cypress, hot water
heat two large freplaces; large. attractive
veranda, with magnificent lawns large. spac-
iouS stable accommodations; also cottage
house of seven rooms for gardener; elegant
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08

TELEPHONE \. L. VINING about your
Upholstery, prompt service. is Green
st. Telephone 6I92. p
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08

COR SALE Nicely furnished lodging house
of IA rooms cheap for cash. Address MRS.
H., AZ East Springfield ST.. Boston, Mass
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08

WE WILL BUY household goods or store
w fixtures of any description, will re-
ceiVe the same at our auction rooms for
sale on commission. GOSS x WILSON
Auctioneers, Is Free street. ieb3-u
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08
STORY OF A VIOLIN.
One fer Which Fabuloxs Suus Ha |
Been Offered.

The encc- Disclosure That Was Made
When T<iS Rare Old Instrument
ana Its os4ncr We're Caught In n
Railroad Smash Up.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
BICYCLES AND DOGS.
WheeImen Have Some Rights Which
the Owners of Vicious CANNES
Must Protect.

The civil tribunal of the Seine re-
Gently decided point which will be
of intense interest to the cyclists of
New York, swho have been so pestered
and worried by barking and swapping
dogs along the cycle paths of the city
and country roads of the suburbs. The
Paris court has decided that the owners
of dogs may be held responsible for in
juries received by bicyclists when falls
are due to dogs.
The test case was that of dog be-
longing to a resident of the Bougival,
who ran after a wheelman barking and
swapping at his feet and legs.
In chasing the troublesome animal
the cyclist lost his balance, fell from his
wheel and broke very valuable ciga-
rette case which he carried in his
pocket.
The cyclist claimed 500 francs dam
ages from the owner of the annoying
animal. The case was hotly contested,
as it was looked upon as test one, and
the court finally awarded the plaintiff
ECO francs damages.-N. Y, Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24

followed over hill and along ravine,
among cattle and fowl and across rail
road tracks, by those who fain would
wheel their way from place to place.
The topography of the country and in
judicious road building combined to
keep wheel riders miserable.
The lack of good roads between Los
Angeles and Pasadena has been keenly
felt for years, and the hills intervening
made the construction of an ordinary
cycle path impracticable. The trip
northward to Pasadena is an uphill
grind. In spite of these discomforts
many made the intercity trip for bust
ness or pleasure, and, notwithstand-
ing all disadvantages, the ranks of the
cyclists increased, until there are at
least 10000 in Los Angeles county
alone. This growth in the face of dis
couragement suggested the commercial
wisdom of catering to so persistent
sport, and the genius for the emergency
appeared in the person of Horace NJ.
Dobbins, of Pasadena, who organized
the California Cycleway company. Cap
ital was quickly Forthcoming and
plans, were drawn for an elevated bal
cony, stretching<between the sister
cities, exclusively for cyclists. The
franchise and right of way have been
secured, the engineers estimates com
pleted and work begun, and now the
natives Wonder why some one did not
think of it before.
The path will be supported by pill
lars of different heights, to equalize the
grade, and the floor will be of boards.
The width will be about ten feet, and
each side will be inclosed by lattice
work rising to height of about four
feet. The path will be lighted by a
double row of lights, placed so as to al
ternate, and half way between the cities
a park and casino will be established
by the company. The tariff for the use
of the structure has been figured down
to nominal basis, on a plan of issuing
annual passes with n share of stock.
The cycleway will start from a central
point in Pasadena, and, winding down
the Arroyo Seco on it's eastern side, will
cross the Los Angeles river some dis
tance below Buena Vista street and ter
inmate at the plaza in Los Angeles.
Wheelmen and wheelwomen will be
able to glide along this smooth way al
most without exertion going south to
Los Angeles, looking off upon the roll
ing scenery or down upon the woods,
fhe fields, the hills and hollows, the
heavy roads from which they are freed
and the car tracks that cannot Jolt
them. Reversing the ride and travel
ing north from Los Angeles will be nc
hardship, for the grade has been laid
out so that it is almost imperceptible.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
CONSULTING CYCLIST.
Sort of Medical Specialist Prac-
ticing in London.

There is a new kind of medical spe,
cialist in London, and it is presumed
that we will soon have him in this coun-
try. He calls himself consulting cy-
clist," and announces that he will de-
vote himself to giving medical and
practical advice as to all that concerns
the use of the machine; whether TO
ride or not, what sort of machine to
ride, at what pace to ride, how the sad
die is to be adjusted, where the
handles are to be set, how the machine
should be geared, and the like, all be-
ing things which differ for each in
dividual. Many doctor recommends
cyclist, just as he may recommend hy-
dropathic treatment, although he may
know but little about the various COM
binations of bath treatment which will
be found of greatest use at the par
ticular spa resorted to. In stating the
broad fact that cycling will do good he
is acting within the range of his own
knowledge and experience, but when
he is asked about speed and gears and
lengths of runs, unless he is cyclist as
well as a medical man, he is apt to find
himself at sea-" There is considerable
sense in this mans business, and it
would certainly conduce to the pleas
ure and comfort of a rider to start out
with such fund of knowledge as this
consulting cyclist" can give.-Golden
DaVS
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
he do, but git furlough en- come tromp-
in home"

he do, but git furlough en- come tromp-
in home"
"And what happened them"
WELL sub, de cap'n wuz SO mad he
wouldn't notice de gal, but he sen let
ter ter de feller what sparkin' her en-
challenge him ter fight.
"De feller wuz game, en- he come
ter de scratch like man.
"One mawnin' early de cap'n wake
me up, en- he en- me en- some yuther
white genlemens got in a carriage en-
drive ter de woods, whar de yuther
feller what loved de gal wuz a-waitin
fer him.
Den we got out, en- some er dem
marked off de groun', en- dey took dey
places en- blazed away!
''At de fust crack de cap'n winged his
man, en- down he fell, ker blaam! wild
de blood streamin' all 'roun' him!"
"Killed him, did he?"
"I'm comm ter dat terreckly. Dey
took him up fer dead-dey did, en- cad
him ter his house.
Den de cap'n went ter whar he
sweetheart live at en- tell her what he
done.
well, sub, dat gal wuz de braves gal
I ever see. She stood right dar, she did,
en- looked at de cap'n like she could kill
him. Den she put on her hat en- went
from de house like mad!
''She went en- went tell she foun'
whar de yuther feller wuz, en- de way
she talked ter him en- kissed him wuz a
sight! En- she said she'd stay right dar
en- nuss him-live or die. En- she wuz
ez good ez her word.
Mex day de cap'n say ter me: 'Whar
is she?'
"En when 1 tell him what she wuz
a-doin' of he wuz madder dan ever.
''De feller what he shot KEEP on a
mendin', do it wuz hard fer de doctor
ter git ter him for de gal a-kissin' of
him, en- de cap'n's furlough run out en-
he had ter go back ter KILN Yankees.
He wuz so mad dat he killed mo- dan
ever, en- dey'd make him gin'ral fer
it eff Mr.. Lee hadn't surrendered des
when he did,
"The other fellow got well, then?"
"You right he did, sub, en- got mar
ried, too; but-would you believe it
de cap'n wuz in two miles er de weddin'
en- wouldn't go ter it!"-Atlanta Con
stitution.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
NOVEL CYCLING PATH.
An Elevated Affair Nine Miles Long
About to lie Built In Southern
California.

In the mountainous region about Los
Angeles and Pasadena, in southern
California, the lot of the wheelman is
not an altogether happy one, for cycle
paths are unknown there and beyond
city limits the way for riders is so
rough and rolling that the pleasures of
cycling scarcely compensate for the
pains. A change is about to come over
the face of these conditions, however,
by the construction of the most novel
and elaborate wheelway in this country
and probably in the world. An elevated
cycle path of framework nine miles
long has been designed to connect the
two places. An account of present
cycling conditions in that locality and
how much of boon the aerial structure
will be is obtained from an interesting
article in the Los Angeles Land of Sun
shine, which, on the whole, suggests
speculation as to whether in the future
all things are to become possible to the
bicycle.
Pasadena and Los Angeles are sister
cities, and the problem of transporta-
tion between them has been slow to find
solution owing to the rolling character
of the intervening country and the wa
terways. The amount of traffic be-
tween the towns demanded facilities,
and as ways to furnish these were
found the travel increased, until now
they are bound together by chain of
four railroads, three of steam power
and one electric. After the last link
was added to this chain there remained
a large contingent of the population in
both cities that was still unprovided
for. There was not fit route for cy-
clists. The common wagon roads, with
their dust and mud and ruts, had to be
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
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A WARTIME DUEL.
An Old Georgia DnrIsy Tells How His
Soldier Master Fought
His Man.

"I heah somebody tall1in' bout folks
flghtin' duels crost de water" said an
old Georgia darky, "but my! my!
dey doan fight no duels now like dey use
teri"
Ever witness one?" he was asked.
"Many a one, suhl But dat wuz befo'
de war, en- endurin' of it."
'Well, tell us about EN-"
"Well, sub, des got time enough ter
tell you bout one, whar my old marster
wuz de leader. You see, he wuz cap'n
in de war"
ayes"
EN- he had sweetheart; en- while he
wuz a-tightin' n'er feller come erlong
en- take his sweetheart from him."
"That was bad"
eyes, sub, you right it wuz, en- ez
soon ez he hearn tell of it what did
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
sheridan,s Ride with BismarcIr.

On one occasion Sheridan was riding
in barouche with Prince Bismarck.
They were trying to get into small
town from which the enemy had been
driven. 1t was toward night, and they
were both tired and hungry and COW
cred with dust. The road became
blocked with soldiers and impedimenta.
Bismarck had given orders in vain to
his staff to clear the way, and at last,
getting out of patience, he jumped out
of the carriage and began to swear at
the soldiers and beat them with the fiat
of his saber, and in less time than it
takes to tell it had himself cleared a
passageway for the carriage.-Chicago
Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
Automobiles In France.

The Boston Herald publishes this
extract from a private letter describing
the Paris automobiles: 1--WE went to
Fontainebleau, five in tile party, for
breakfast, 40 miles in three hours. and
such ride! We came back by a longer
route, AS miles, in the same time,
through the forest at sunset and along
the Seine in the moonlight. Fancy 60
ing so miles for breakfast and enjoying
it-that is, so miles by road. l have al
ways detested automobiles, hut for
quick travelling they beat everything
have ever tried. They have the automo-
bile coupes and victorias in the streets
here. mean the public ones, at the
same tariff as the other carriages.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
wIG-wAGG1Ne IN ,6A
Experiences of the Union Soldiers
When the Signal Corps was
Yet New.

Perhaps no branch of the military
service is so little understood or so.
much underestimate as the signal
corps, which now embraces the tele-
graph department..
1t being n staff department, like the
engineers, it would be supposed that
the corps was always in a soft place;
but there is no safe place in an army.
On the contrary, at times they are
called to occupy the most dangerous
positions to be found-away TO the
front and on the tops of hills and noun
tains, where they can be seen for miles
as they carry on their work, frequently
with but small guard to protect them,
even in close proximity to the enemy.
The advance posts must always be
within sight of the enemy, and must
report by motion of flags in the dayb
time and torches by night, which must
call immediate attention from the an
tagonist. They thus become the tar
gets of sharpshooters of every sort
from a rifle to field piece. Their busi-
ness can scarcely ever be hidden for
any length of time.
1t must be fun to sit or climb tele-
graph pole or tree and adjust wire
or spy out an enemy when accompany
ing an advancing army, with the dis
tant woods full of sharpshooters or
bushwhackers. If you doubt it, try it,
or take position in advance of an army
with the skirmishers, and perhaps be-
fore you know it become the target for
every long-range gun from most Gny
direction.
The organized signal service is of
modern date. 1t was never thoroughly
organized in our armies until the last
years of the civil war. Gen. Sheridan
detailed a regular officer, Capt. Oran
Toward, to put it in operation in the
Shenandoah valley in 1864. Capt. How
ard soon had the few already detailed
collected, and, detaching a number of
the brightest young officers to be found
in that famous army Qieutenants), soon
had the whole under the best of dis
cipline and rendered invaluable service.
Several young men now we'll known
here were among them. Two of my own
regiment (Fifteenth West Virginia),
Lieuts. Butcher and Fortney, were
among the number; also Lieuts. Muhle-
man and Ellis, of the One Hundred and
Sixteenth Ohio, and Lieut.. Bariteau, of
the Fifth New York heavy artillery.
1t required those of active, bright and
intelligent minds, as well as nimble un-
derstanding-legs-often. In an ex-
ceedingly short time the whole valley
was under their immediate eyes, COM
municating with each other often from
ten to twenty miles, keeping Sheridan
posted as TO every move of the foe dur
ing the day and reporting every in
formation of scouts by night.
There were many prominent points of
observation that have gone into his
tory during that campaign-Maryland
Heights, Loudon Heights and Bolivar
Heights, Fort Duncan, Sugar Loaf,
Round Top, Massanutten and Three
Top Mountains.
1t was by information from the signal
corps that the day was finally won at
Cedar Geek, by discovering and study
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24

the chain runs inside the lower rear
stays, up through the rear fork and
down the seat tube, it is free from dust
and grit, and the consequent smooth
ness more than offsets the extra fric-
ton at the turning points. With the
propelling gear invisible the graceful
appearance of bicycle is certainly in
creased, and this the man responsible
for the latest form of bicycle construc-
ton believes an important point in
favor of his invention.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
UNIQUE CHAIN WHEEL.
A Radical Departure from the Ao-
ceptcd Types, which Some Cy-
clIsta Think VIII Answer.

The most novel form of n chain
driven bicycle yet devised has been re-
Gently patented at Washington. 1t is
certainly the most original of the thou
sands of schemes put forth to dispense
with the use of the uncovered chain.
Only actual use will determine the
practicability of the idea. Theoretic-
ally it possesses many points of ad-
vantage. While radical departure
from accepted types, there are those
who believe it's worth will be demon
strated when perfected. Its inventor
claims that it is a chain bicycle with
all of the virtues of the chainless. As
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
IA PrecocIoua Loker.

The most precocious joker we have
heard of belongs to the army, and is
three years old. "He asked me this
morning." writes his commanding Of
flcer, "to please make some eyes in the
back of his head, because he otisn
wanted to see things behind him, and
was too busy to turn round some
times l told him 1 could not make
eyes and he replied with his own eyes
dancing out of his head almost): why
not? You are girl, and girls make
eyes, don't they? ?"-Buffalo CONNER
ciaI
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
Few Accidents to Cyclists.

Two of the largest insurance compa-
nies of New England furnish statistics
which show that in spite of the sup.
posedly greater risks of bicycle riding,
in a total of $4,000 accidents 4,919 were
due to falls while afoot, 2,41s occurred
on street cars, railroads or steamships
The horse was responsible for 2,215
while the bicycle caused only l,727.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
"Rectortown, Va. Oct. 10, 1864,

"Rectortown, Va. Oct. Is, 1864.
Lieut.. Gen. Early: Be ready to advance
on Sheridan as soon as my forces get up,
and we can crush him before he finds out
81. LONGSTREET."
Gen. Wright took immediate aa;tion 10
strengthen the right of his line, where
he expected an attack; but his left was
turned by Gordon and driven back upon
the right, which was able to withstand
the shock until the order of the three
corps were almost completely reversed
and reformed far to the rear of the
original line by Gen. Wright, and ready,
under the inspiration of Sheridan when
he appeared, to advance and sweep the
field.
From that time till the present the
necessity of such corps has been rec
ognized, and to-day is acknowledged to
be of the utmost Importance to the
armies in the field.
The following from Ger. Sheridan
speaks for itself:
winchester, Va, Dec. "a. 1864.
Capt. o. Howard, Chief Signal Onicer,
Middle Military Division.
"Dear Sir: 1t Is with pleasure am en-
ahled to acknowledge the valuable serv-
ices rendered the government by the de-
tachmcnt OF the signal corps undeg your
command, Notwithstanding the obstacles
that existed at the commencement of the
campaign to prevent its perfect efficiency,
| the duties being new to many of its otii-
GERS and men. / am obliged to admit that
| OF late these obstacles have been sur
mounted, and the duties have been per-
| formed in such manner as to elicit from
me this brief acknowledgement of appro-
| baton. 1 am, captain, your truly,
''P. II. SHERIDAN,
"MaJor General, u. s. A"
Maj S. +. Shaw, in National Tribune.
| Cause of Many FniIuresS
| A man may have lofty aims and still
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
Exempt from ExecutIon

In Minnesota the legislature has en-
acted a measure exempting from execu-
tion one bicycle for each citizen. A sim
liar measure will be presented for pas
sage at the next session of the Ohio
general assembly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
roOIish notion.

A great many men fail to become
orators, in the opinion of the Washing
ton Post, because they cling to the no
ton that they must say something
when they talk.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
Nothing TO Brag or.

First Soldier-I was one of the men
behind the guns.
Second Soldier-You amt got moth
ing to brag of. 1 was one of the men
ia front of them.-Syracuse Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24
Cause of Many FaiIures.S

A man may have lofty aims and still
he a very poor shot.-ChicaRO Daily
News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24

a.. OCI'
Lieut.. Gen. Early: Be ready to advance
on Sheridan as soon as my forces get up,
and we can crush him before he finds out
l have Joined you.