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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION TO MEET.

There will be meeting Of the Metropolitan AS
ISOLATION Of the Amateur Athletic Union at the
Asto- House January at p. m The prin-
cipal object Of the meeting II 10 arrange for cross
country championship meeting for the association.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

A large number OF entries have been received Tor
the hve-mlIe run Of the Cutler School Cross Coun-
try club to take place Christmas Day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

The third round will be played in the following
order tomorrow
schlschter wos Brody vs.. Kortc
ro-isi vs A.bin Maroczy We. SchwaTz.
Prock VS.. Alspin. Linki w. marco
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
INTERSCHOLASTIC NOTES.

At the ST. Nicholas Rink next Saturday evening
there will be a game OF hockey between the teams
Of Cutler and ST. Paurs School, Of Concord. cut
Ter will also play the St Nicholas second team on
Tuesday, December %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
Real estate tuauteo.

NX7ANTED.-A building r r. track for the pur-
w pose 81 picking pickles. cabbage. etc. Atdrssa
PICKLES. 451 W. 42d St
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
NEW COMPANY INCORPORATED

Albany. Dec 1.-THE Real Estate Corporation
Of New-York City, with a capital stock OF $500 0oO
filed articles OF Incorporation to-day with the
Secretary Of State The directors are Edwin X.
Martin, Dyer 3. Holmes, James Cowden Meyers and
George Eusts Robertson. OF New-York City, and
William c. Pickering, of San Francisco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

ARRANGEMENTS are under way for hockey games
between De La Sale and Poly Prep" Adelphi,
Brooklyn Latin School, Boys High School and
Erasmus Hall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
CYCLING.
THE s1DEPATH -KIREKER
RETIRES-NOTFs AND COMMENTS

one OF the strongest movements ever started by
wheeimen, and they have been the cause OF sew
eral, Is the one now under way for securing side
paths In such localities as Will not permit Of the
immediate building of entire good roads Though
II has been matter of scarcely two years since
nus movement was given any considerable atten-
non It's proportions to-day are remarkable As
accomplished in he interest Of wheelmen. the
League Of American Wheelmen IS to be credited
attention TO the general improvement OF highways
throughout the country. but the work in this
direction progressed II ssccrtaned that It would
take many years for Its completion and measures
Of immediate relief were necessary. Then the side
paths were given attention.
{. Frank Kireker. chief consul OF the New-Jersey
Division OF the League of American Wheelmen. has
resigned his official place and has been succeeded
by NJ. B. Ruddorow. OF Merchantvile. The new
executive is said TO be OF the most efficient
workers in the division. and is one OF the most
popular men in the state. New-Jersey members
look for large Increase in membership under NJ
Ruddorows leadership.
A veteran rider who has had much experience
with porous tires gives recipe for repairing
them. which. he says. is all right It is given
merely for what it is worth. Most riders have
found that when their tires get porous the only
thing to do rs TO throw them away and get new
The recipe is follows
Should you have tire that is porous and eaky
make lather OF ordinary yellow soap. remove
the valve, and put some OF the paste inside me
tube work 70 (by rubbing the outside OF the tire
between finger and thumb all around the inner
part OF the tube. and then readjust the valve
To many houses being built in the suburbs
of London IS being added lean-to addition for
the accommodation Of bicycles. The wonder Is that
more special cycle houses are not in existence IN
this country. People put themselves 20 incon-
venience by having the machines In the hall or III
the cellar whereas for few dollars proper
shed could he built.
The first OF three subscription dances given by
the Brooklyn Bicycle Club, at its clubhouse, IN
Brooklyn. will be held on Friday night The en-
tertainrnents are for members only The regular
Christmas tree festival will be held at the club.
house on December o. There will be ladles
daN' on January 2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

Dyer b. Holmes when at his Office. No 2eo
Broadway. yesterday said that the purpose OF the
new company was to deal in Manhattan realty. and
that II was formed because the present was con-
sidered a good time TO enter upon such project.
Most OF the stockholders are members Of the
American Real Estate COMPANY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
q onnlrn Boaro.

"A PBIyITT FIuI1y 100
~ osf. fer a. 49,. ins IN ionkers seh
enc. onorts without the housekeeping Refer
ma ~ Y. - w @~"s~~ ~" 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

The Templeton Bowling Club won two games
the Kings County tournament at Testers alley
in Graham-ave.. Brooklyn. on Monday evenin
The scores were:
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

The National Rural voices the senii-
ment Of independent thinkers in The fol.
lowiug reference to that portion Of
President MeKinley's message which
refers to the trusts: Iii the President
aud the Administration are really Ia
earnest they would have precipitaled
the fight against the trusts before the
power of these monopolies reached
such formidable proportions. The
Sherman antitrust law has been on the
statute books many years and no at
tempt whatever has been made on The
PAT, Of the attorney general to enforce
Il, or call ANY of these aggregaiions to
account under It, or to secure a deci-
sion rs to whether 1t Is constitutional
or otherwise. The attorney. general
simply took it for granted, and so
stated that II was unconstitutional, aud
lot the matter 10 rest. ."
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

upon i,e Surely he would mark II
with number /. II Is should proceed
80 chsius, or / mile further. Rnd set
up another stone, this he would mark
With the number 2, and proceeding thus
TO scl up a stone at the end OF every
SO chains, or one mile, when he had
run 800 times so chains, he would
set up stone aud mark Il 1900. and,
turning his face to the south, he would
say: al am nOw 1880 miles from
the northwest corner of tbs uity hall OF
New York.
Bat IL hc bad put the stone NAM
bcrcd al the northwest corner Of the
city hall, then the stone to be placed q,
so chains, or one mile, from the said
corner, would have been marked 2,
and the stone marked l, 500 only /, 100
miles from New York. Hut plaoiEg
the stone marked at the said corner
would surely mislcai the traveller 10 de-
termination Of how far lac was from
New York, lot sceing marked on the
stone lac would conclude that he had
two miles to traverse to be ut the New
York city hall.
And thus persons have been 10 error
on the subject 10 question. They have
placed / at the birth of Christ, instead
Of placing il at the end Of the year
from his birth, aud thus rejected ono
entire year out Of the series Of years
composing the Christian era.
Adieu, my beloved child. Yours,
PIl. SCHUYLER.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

Dr. j. j. NorNine Of Bismarck, In
long communication TO the lrOnion
Register criticising the locating of
Asylum No. 4, charges that the Farm.
ington committee which went to 81.
Louis to urge the claims of our town
before The Commission were furnished
free transportation over the Iron Noun
tain railroad. Tho officers Of that
road have been very liberal in furnish
ing transportation 10 parties engaged
In promoting enterprises that help to
build up this sedction, for il is TO
their interest to encourage every de-
yelOpment that will increase the iraf-
ie by their road; aud II the commit
tees from all the competing towns
were furnished free transportation,
which was probably the case, they had
a perfect right to accept and use h, as
they were not public officers acting 10 n
public capacity, aud violated no moral
or statutory law in doing so. But
.herc were at least two Of the Farming
ton committee who did not ask for or
receive free transportation: State Sen.
ator Clay. because he could not con-
seicniiously USE pass, being a pnblIc
officer, and DIR. j. l.. IIaw, who pre-
frrred to pay his own way. Whether
any other member used pass NO do
not know, and Il cuts no figure II he
did. II was no more TO the interest
OF the Iron Mouuiain railroad to have
the asylum located at farmington than
al bismarck, lronton, Frederickiown
or any other point on lie main or
branch lines. SO that II It's officers did
furnish free transportation 10 one or
all the committees ON application they
could not have had ANY sinister obje.:t
In view, nor could such favor have
had any sshnenec In locating the
asylum.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28
TIIE sECONp TnEuuY.

Edward Box, in tho Ladies' Home
journal, takes the other side Of the
question, bat be seems 10 have fallen
into the error pointed out in the last
paragraph Of Gen. Schuyler's letter one
hundred years ngo. Mr.. Box SAYS.
Hundreds OF persons contend that
the Twentieth Century viii begin with
January Isl, 1900, while other hun
dretls contend with equal posiliyencss
hat the correct date Is January LIST,
1901. The 1900 contingent argue that,
Of course, the new century begins wit!
is numeral date, aud go on TO figure
out very deity tia, with the last day
Of The year 1899 tho hundred ycau
will baye run their course. They arluI
that II the first year ended with De
cember 5lst Of the year 4, the nine.
teen. hundTedth year must, Of course
end with December 3id, 1899, aud
the iirst day Of January, 1900, Is,
therefore, the first day OF the new cen
fury. and, cudously enough, this lat
ter figure Is correct, bu, only 10 a nu'
neral sense The staiis,icians over
looked QUO very important fact, how.
ever: That 1t requires 100 years iC
make a century, aud expert matAema
tioians figure that the fall 100 years OF
the Nineteenth Century will not havt
run their course until - O'Clock, mid
night, OF the 3ist Of December, 1900
Numerically, We enter the Twenticll
Century with January LIST, 1900. Bu
nevertheless, we must complete thai
entire year Of 1900, and 20 through
It's 500 days, before the actual 1906
yeats have ran their course.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

Little Republican organcttes through
ont the country have been for months
strcnuou-ly denying that our fi1g fioaled
over harcms aud slave pens in the Sulu
Islands. Now that the President IN
his message states such to be the fact,
II Is hoped that they viii admit their
error aud condemn the Administration
for rcpudiaiing the thirteenth amend.
meut to The Constitution and taxing the
American people to supper, 4 Moham-
mcdan despoiism That is the lowest and
yi!cst Of the governments OF the earth
National Waterman.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

II Is said sha, nine gu, Of every ten
men you meet In Non York sympathIzc
with the Beers In their struggle for In
dependence, but that they wcnld well
come british victory because II would
help business, as whatever affects COM
ntercial Interests In London Is neces-
sariiy fol, by New York. Sympathy is
nne thing, bat ''Basiness Is business, -
they say. That is The spirit OF the age.
Greedl greed A reaching out Of the
hands IN supplieation IN MI the abandon
Of iiolalry toward the god Of sIammon.
No sentiment Of liberty, OF right or jus
lice, can stand before II. "Bnsiness Ia
business, . and everything must yield
40 Il. Was ever people In better
mood 10 be crushed and enslaved by
ahe sinnsy Power?
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28
Marvellous Value in ITEMS and Boys Win
ter ciothing.-0ur Leader, MEMS Fancy


worsfed Suits, actual value els, at........sI4 90
Vast assortment of Cheyiots, Clay WOtsted and
= Heavy Serge, FROM. .............s5 80 to sl5 90
Reys Fancy Plaid and Blue Serge Suits s3 so TO 81 90
&sys Chevos Suits TO years 15c, 81 10 and 81 so
Eres aud Boys sample Caps--plush and WOOL
nianufacDrers' wholesale cost, from. i5c to % 90
Sdspenders still going ut loo. just received u
Y line TO select from. line Of Sam
pie Gloves, genuine good bargains, selling at
less than wholesale prices.
We altering SOC Jeans at loo. Come aud
examine and be convinced Of the bargain IL ".
Mems Fieeecd Underwear, Vests and Panis each S5c
Mems All-Woo Underwear, extra quality, 9orlh
81 20 aud OIL 30, at..............s5ca and Oh 90
Our Furniture Room ives never so stocked
with line to select from. We have Just
celyed line Of Fsney Rockers, IN wil-
low, mahogany, etc, from. 81 S5 to ~ so
Carpets have always been specially with Us.
Prices, per yard, from ...........2 600 to 81 90
We arc introducing Graniieware Take a6ran-
tsgc Of our offer. Stew pans gallons, <0c
Coffee Fats, quarts. .....-.............- 25c
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

Senator John s. Clay Of this place
Is opposed to the calling Of a special
session Of the Legislature. He be-
hcves Il would be useless expense
While he .ayors tho the taxing OF fran
chisss, he is satisfied, from what he
observed last winter at the regular
session, that no substantial measure Of
that character could be enacted by the
Legislature as nj present composed,
and that II any bill should succeed IN
being put through it would prove IN
che end mere makeshift.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28
The Best Cough Medicine.

"oue bottle Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy cured me Of chronic cough
after all other remedies hsd failed, :"
says q. II. Demo Of Colon, Mich. 81
can not speak too highly of IT," II
troubled with u cold or la grippe give
this remedy trial aud you arc certain
10 be more than pleased with the re-
suit. Il is for sale by City Drug Store.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

Appeal 10 Reason: Just to empha-
size the good times, the tin plate irnst
has closed down indefinitely sixteen Of
its lhirty-one plants, throwing out Of
employment over 1900 meu In the
rolling department al1nc, and iheus-
ands more in other departments. The
testimony of an owner before the in
vcstigsting committee was that he made
20 per cent ne, profit when tin plate
sold at 81 60. and II now sells ior IS G5,
SO you see the law Of supply aud de-
maud L an Immutable lawi
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

A. the Old Year passes with ils sue
ccsscs and failures, it. joys aud sor.
rows, il smiles and tears, we hope It
has brought 10 the readers II TnE
TINS more Of gladuc.s than sadness,
ami Ni.h them aud Nil mankind \
Happy New Year full Of promic and
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

Secretary Of the Treasury Gage has
made the Government = silent but non
beneficiary partner Of the Standard OIL
Trust by designating their agent, the
National City Bank Of New York, as a
depository tot The Government money.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28
Gaining a Wide Reputation.

IS a cure for rheumatism Chamber.
lain's Pain Balm l. gaining wide re-
pulalion D Il. Johnson If Richmond,
Ind, has been troubled with that all
mcul siucc 1862, Ia speaking Of il he
says: II never found anything that
would relieve mc until ! used Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. II acts like magic
with me. My foot was swollen aud
panied me very much, bu, ono good
application Of Pain Balm relieved me. -
For sale by City Drug Store.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

Rockefeller, the Standard OH Trust
magnale, Is cutting wide swath. lie
Is also the genius OF the Money Trust,
with Secretary Gage rs mn ally and the
National City Bank Of New York as
their agent, and has succeeded in
smashing the Globe National Bank Of
Boston and gobbling up the valuable
Montana copper mines Of A. $. Bige-
bow, director Of the Globe National,
and Incorporating them into his Copper
Trust. lie is q rUbber Of wonderful
genius.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

Wall Street > praying for a British
victory In the Tran-yaal. SO sensitive
b il under Eugllnd's gold standard
financial policy which ha, been forced
upon TIL. country that every furry In
England - felt in New York. When
lombard Street take, snuff Wall Street
mus. pcrtoTce surezt.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

The Constitution places both gold
and silver on an equal basis rs money,
but the Money Power, wiki the Rcpub'
lican party as It's cars-paw, doesn't al
bow such a little thing as the Cons,ilu-
tion TO stand in it, way The Cous,i-
tuition is only dust covered eobwcd
spun by the old iogics who instituted
our Government, to be brushed aside
with IMMUNITY.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

The severe FaPs administered by the
lIocrs have aroused the British lion
from bis suoozc Of oycr-conlidcncc, aud
Great Britain is determined to put a
force in the field that will crush the
South African republics The wise
man Of old said "pridc goes before u
fall, " aud n the beers are contending
for independence, homes aud iirosides,
the lion instead Of they may take a tum-
ble. The odds against them ATE great,
but they are fighting on their own
gtouud.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

The Wall STREET panic occurred sim
ultaneously with the passage by the
House Of the gold bill II il had been
silver bill with what howl The gold
bugs would have attributed the panic
On u
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28
Farmingten Times
THURSDAY, DECEMBER %, 1899.

The gres, evangelist, Dwight J..
Moody, died, on the 22d inst, "A, his
home at East NorthAcli, Mass, Of
heart trouble, aged 9 !! years.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

Gov. stephens has been seriously
contemplating the calling Of a special
session Of the Legislature iur the pur-
pose Of considering a bill to tax fran
ehiscs. n be j. wise he will not call
Il. Il would be a useless expenditure
Of the public money, The present
Legislature would not come any nearer
passing a bill to tax franchises in spc.
cial session than il dial IN regular scs.
sion last winter.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

Century questions II a child were
born ou the LIT day Of January, 1900,
aud were still living, how old would
be be on the ut day 81 January, 1909
Would he not bc 100 year. old or
would hC have to live another year TO
complete his century Of years, G., til
january lst, 1902 Mould be not on
the latter date be lUl years old and
have completed the first year Of his
second century Then, when did his
second century begin.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

The bc.Dcmocrat's romance
about friction IN the National Bono
cratic Committee is a piece Of purely
malicious Imagination. Chairman
Jones, Gov. Stone, Sam y. Cook and
all the parties named stamped it ns
such, though there was really no ne
ccssity for them doing so. All the
members Of the Committee arc on the
best Of Terms, and is work Is progress.
ing in the most harmoniou, manner.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28
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For Collareites, Searis, AMI Capes in marteu, elk
and Persian lamb-pesiect beauties q? 80 to e. 90
number Of ladies' Black Crepon Dress Skirts,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-18
BRIEF MENTIONINGS.
Events in and About the City Given In
n Nutshell. s.,i5sI..a

a Nutshell. $50
Matinee at the Gund to-day,
Grand this cvordnr-chor Ins arorJ-
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mn, c,
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The Virginia Athletic Club will give
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May Z.
Maud Smith, the keeper of a disrepu-
table house. was arrested Inst night Far
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The members Of Mullen division, A. O.
H., will attend holy communion at the
Church OF the immaculate Concepuon.
at I o'clock mass tomorrow morn!pa.
.yas+or5.,y ", H. ,,,,.. T.,
cases Of tha stata nc t.."r,a ,rd " viii tiie
low, phil 49,, .ros IT, Ia, III ~ III
OF a sliff. there was a verdict Of mot
guilty, ~
T,st evs,t,r ,Ua,oa,,n c,,,,,, ~,
49, po,.ai .s. nsst"s 1oan" NJ.
=, na,do tas an,S .ha $500, n NJ
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NH No. - ~ .ouut! eut.'',.2 ms, ",
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-18


SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE
rain storm which began on Tuesday.
has reached the southern counties OF the
state, relieving the anxiety o: the far
mers of that section. A great industry
In San BerEacdino and Ventura coun-
ties is beet raising and thespreser. rain
fall has assured large crops. Hay and
grass will now be plentiful and cattle
men are correspondingly happy. Mines
Which last year were closed down on
account of lack Of water. viii be able to
run the entire summer, as there Is
plenty OF snow In the mountains and
the streams are full. Fruit trees also
have been greatly helped By the storm.
The rain OF the past three days has
.SecD OF vast benefit to California and its
i'nlue in resultant crops will amount to
millions OF dollars.