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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-31
THE CHICAGO ROAD RACE.

Chicago May 3O-The Wheeling road race the
o,,,ot contest OF the Associated Cycling Clubs OK
chicago was won to-day by william Blum, with
handicap Of 7le minutes. Charles Merz an S-min-
ute man was second Owing to the miserable
oord,,lon ~ the course only 2ll OF the entries
started shortly before the winner appeared at the
an,sh 4 section OF the grandstand az Garfield Park
Collapsed precipitatng nearly one hundred people
90 tba groilnd No one seriously hurt, how
over and order was quickly restored. The winners
time was l:l6:i5 and that OF Ferguson the time
rrize III
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AMATEUR RACES THE BEST.
STEVENS AND FREEMAN WON THE PROFESSIONAL
CONTESTS

CONTESTS.
Washington May 30-The Memorial Day meet OF
the Park Cycle Club fairly successful The
most interesting contest was the tandem Aus
tralian pursuit race for amateurs. In which three
teams were entered. Fred Sims. Of Washington
rode an exhibition half-mile, paced by a trplet,
hut the pace was not fast enough hence no RECORDS
were broken. Time. 0:5e. Summaries:
one mile (novics) by c. II Miller; H. v smith,
second. r l.. Stewart. third Time ~
one third mile professional by H. 4. Freetnan'
q I. stevens second william Sims third Time .o'2
Tue thirds mile famateurl-Won by W. II. I%wls; H.
Rhine second W a. Boden. third Time 3I%
" one mile handicap tamateurl-Won by g !" Miller
.c,a,ch,. lanes Carmichael 80 vards), second W. A.
V,id.n 40 yardsl third. Time-2:ilis.
ono mile handicap (professionaD by o. l. stevens
,scrn,cbi. r A. KILLER 90 yardsl. second George J.
tSrson,er as YARDS third. Tme-212.
rrI.,r rt,rsIit race-Won James Carmichael and o.
u Miller Distance. four and one-nnth MILES. Time
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MEYER WON ROAD RACE.

Hackensack May 30 (SpeciaD.-The overpeck
road race twenty miles. was won by Collie Meyer.
Of the Uackensack Wheelmen. in nftyeght min
utes over a course partly mud and partly fresh
top dressing. There were ten starters and there
was @ ose finish for second place between Cane.
Of Bogota and Crum. OF Englewood. Cane being
disqualified Meyer now owns the trophy, having
won II three years.
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THE WINNERS AT BRIDGEPORT.

Rrideenort Conn May So.-Tweve hundred per-
sors witnessed the amateur bicycle races held
under the sanction Of the National cycling Associa-
ton by the Rambler Wheeler Club at Pleasure
Reach Park to-day. The winners were as iono"s'
Two-,hirds-mile novice and one-nile hahhieap'
won nv Moore Of Yale; one-inile open Won oy OF
'etf New Haven: two-mile tandem handicap won
nv Strouse and Moore, Yale.
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MEMORIAL HANDICAP AT ST. LOUIS

ST. Louis May 2l.-The Memorial Day programme
at the Fair Grounds. despite the bad weather OF
the morning. drew a large crowd. The Memorial
Handicap won by Fireside Summarizes
First race Ceiling. six 81 one halt furlonsD-rovng
Cup. 10! lsoauard), 10 l. won Pat MoTrissey lOi
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FINE SPORT AT RED BANK.

The Red Bank Wheemen held a race meet under
the League OF American Wheelmen auspices yes
terday afternoon. There was good attendance and
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Cincinnati May 30-The road race Hamilton
70. Chester Park eighteen and a half miles.
won to-day by ben" Koestens, OF Richmond, Ind.
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The Radi0ph0ne,

which transmits speech along a
beam Of light NOW operating at
the Electrical Exhibition, Madl-
son Square GARDEN, gives an
Idea Of what the telephone sys-
tenn Of the future may be.
The telephone system OF the
present contains wires, metallic
circuit, laid underground, long
distance telephones, and all the
latest Improvements.
II Is In New York, where mes
sage rates make telephone SER
vice vory cheap.
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Others who finished were Joseph Corbey, Lorenzo
Iovejoy. n. W. Wolf Joseph iiemin. charles
w Higgins e. T Mcmahon. X J. Myers, J. J.
O Donnel L. L. Mcfarland. a. l.. Prentice
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rods. non-winners OF $1,000.
- sixteenth miles
PARKWAY HANDICAP WEIGHTS.

The weights for the Parkway Handicap. with
1 900 added for ee-year-olds and upward at one
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SIR{oR1s%*y&S8 s poRIar1t;Bb
PROGRAMME OF SPORTS TO-DAY.

RACING.-Brooklyn Jockey Ciuo' ura'eS-
end. 2;30 p. chor.
GOLF.-Women's handicap for snort
Course Cup. Morris County Golf Club; wonl.
ems handicap, Richmond County country
Club. ,,1ns.,.,to
POIO-Iakewood against Philadelphia
Country Club. second team, Country Ciuo
of Westchester. p. m. ,r,.
RASEBALL-Brookly against LouisVlhe'
u>ashtncton park Rrooklyn Wesleyan
against Williams. WiliamstOwn; Fordham
against Maryland. Fordham; Brown against
Cornell, Providence; Princeton freshmen
against Hill School. Pottstown' y. j. anu
princeton against state College. Princeton.
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cRAvEsExD ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.

The entries and weights for to-days races at
Gravesend as fC lows:
FIRST RACE-For alden two-year olds; weights be
ten pounds below the scale Five furongs.
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The Manhattans had the move on the ofd-nnm-
numbered boards
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start struggling and had wa driving ~ l'E"h
two lengths between second and third
FOURTH RACE-PRDAKNESS STAKES: for three-year-
Odds. value 81 500 special weights; allowances one
and one sixteenth miles.
= J. Dwyers Oh. z. Half Time, by Han
over-Pandora. 102 10 (car. loi...'.. $500.
Clawson) 4-5 out
A II. & D. H. Morris's b. c. F1lgfane,
Perry Belmont's br c. Lakeland. los 'car
io7, ...................( Spencer 81 -
Time-141.
start good. Won driving by nearly length; I'VE
lengths between second and third.
FIFTH RACF-seliing: 5000 added Six furlongs
d ch. Handbail by Han
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Star, very bad Won driving by head same between
second and third.
SIXTH RACE-For two-year-olds; 5000 added: selling.
furlOn
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Start inexcusaby bad Won driving by length and
a half: three lengths between second and third.
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THIRD RACE-For mares. three years old and upward
ainMances Six furlonRs
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FOURTH RACE-HANDICAP; with $500 added. for
three year ODDS and upward one and sixteenth
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DOTH CENTURY usaa Model, Ksrossps On W.
~ Acetylene Gasl HEADLIGHTS
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BOWMAN CYCLE STORES. 800 Broadway. sih AvsI
ID cor 56th ST. and us W. i25ih st.-Cie'ei'"' -
Feat herstone Cycles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
PRETENsE OF MERCY IN WA
Military TsaEes Do Not Permit of the
Use of Barbarous Methods
in Battle.

War at its best is so horrible, so la
mentable, so loathsome, that every
merciful and generous mind must
eagerly welcome anything that is cal
culated to mitigate it's seventies and to
alleviate Its horrors. Whether, however,
which purports to relieve an army of
the care of it's own wounded, and thus
to set it by SO much the more free to
continue its wounding and slaughtering
work; or such device as the st. Peters
burg convention which prohibits the
use of an explosive bullet weighing less
than nine-tenths of a pound Gao
grammes), but allows its use if of any
greater weight-whether these are real
alleviations of war, or are not astute
contrivances for other ends, has been
doubted and may be doubtful.
On the other hand, the military
usages, which allow some methods of
injury in war and forbid others, and
which, SO far as they forbid, are held to
be merciful alleviations of warfare
these have always been shifting and
variable, differing with the different
spirit of different ages, but tending al
ways to condemn the new devices of
mechanical ingenuity, and so to deprive
of it's advantages the nation most ex-
ceiling in that ingenuity. Thus in the
twelfth century the new crossbow was
condemned by the church as an arm obi
Gus to God, while in the fifteenth CEN
turythe musket was equally condemned
for an unlawful weapon, so that even
Bayard, the chevalier sans peur ct sans
reproche, ordered all musketeers who
fell into his hands to be slain without
mercy.
In their modern form these usages
forbid the use of poison or of poisoned
weapons, the mutilation of the dead,
the manning or killing of unarmed
prisoners, and the slaughter of the
wounded on the field of battle. But it
must always be remembered that they
forbid these acts only when they are
unnecessary, and when they are conse-
quently merely wanton barbarities;
that the acts themselves are not prohib-
tied" when they are requisite for self
preservation; and that the only Judge
whether they are requisite or not is the
soldier who commits them. Thus the
slaughter of the wounded-probably
the most cruel of all-is permitted, and,
indeed, dictated, when the security of
the victor is held by that victor to re-
quire it, and it was carried out probably
to greater extent than was ever before
known in modern times no longer ago
than at the battle Of Omdurman, in
September, 1898. 1t appears, indeed, to
be held that in war all acts are lawful,
though all are not expedient; that the
expediency of them depends mainly on
the probability of retaliation in kind,
and that of this expediency there can
be no other judge than the perpetrator
of the act himself. These attempts,
therefore, to alleviate the horrors of
war are as casual and uncertain as they
are incomplete and Neutrality-suspicious.
temporary Review.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
THE TRAMP NUISANCE.
Authorities a Great Deal
of Trouble.

The number of tramps in France is
not proportionately SO large as in this
country, but it is large enough to at
tract the attention of legislators.
The frequency of crimes recently
committed by tramps showed the ne
cessity of preparing law concerning
beggars and tramps of more practical
benefit than the municipal ordinance
posted at the limits of every commune
or township.
1t imposes severe penalties on pro-
fessional beggars or tramps who refuse
to work without proper reason. Unlike
the existing laws, the new bill deals
mildly with the tramps and unfortu-
mates who are able and willing to work,
but cannot find any employment. These
are to be taken before justice of the
peace, who is to send them to the
house of labor" which every depart
ment in France is to be compelled to
open, where they will be occupied at
some work until employment is found
for them in private workshops.
The trials of beggars and tramps
have amounted, on an average, to $4,000
a year. Inquiry regarding the condi-
tion of the temporary refugees, such, for
instance, as our warehouses, showed
that in 1895 they had been visited by
100000 individuals, who had spent one
night there. In 1895 a general order
was sent to all the gendarmie, or police
corps, through France requiring agents
to make inquiries regarding all indi-
viduals unknown in their own district
who were found on the public roads.
The police were instructed to ask
these individuals to produce documents
or to furnish explanations concerning
their identity and profession, so that
a kind of statistics and numbering
could be obtained OF course, many in
diyiduals could not have been reported
by the gendarmerie; nevertheless it was
shown that on a single day in 1898 the
names of $4,000 tramps were recorded
on the lists of the rural police.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27

tilleryman's coat, cooked hat and
feathers. She was sturdy camp-fol-
lower, only 20 years of age, and in devo-
tion to her husband, who was cannon
ier, she illustrated the character Of
her countrywomen in the Emerald isle.
In the action, while her husband was
managing field piece, she constantly
brought him water from a spring near
by. A shot from the enemy killed him
as his post, and the officer of the day,
having no one competent to fill his
place, ordered the piece removed from
the field.
Mollie saw her husband fall as she
came from the well with her bucket of
fresh water, and also heard the order of
the officer of the day for the removal of
the piece. She dropped the bucket,
seized the rammer and vowed that she
would fill the place of her dead husband
at the gun and avenge his death.
She performed the duty with a skill
and courage which attracted the atten-
tion of all who saw her. On the follow
ing morning, while she was still COW
cred with dirt and blood, Gen. Greene
presented her to Gen. Washington, who,
admiring her bravery, conferred upon
her the commission of sergeant. By his
recommendation her name was placed
upon the list of half pay officer for life.
She left the army soon after the bat
tie of Monmouth and died near Fort
Montgomery, among the Hudson High
lands, soon after the close of the war.
She was buried at Carlisle, Pa, where a
handsome monument has been erected
over her grave by the patriotic citizens
in the town.
The widow of Gen. Hamilton, who
died in 1854, stated she had often seen
Capt. Mollie and described her as a
stout, red-haired, freckle-faced young
Irish woman, with handsome pair of
piercing eyes. Old residents of Fort
Montgomery say she generally dressed
in the petticoats of her sex with an ar
tilleryman's coat over. She was in Fort
Clinton with her husband when it was
attacked in 1777. When the Americans
fled from the fort as the enemy scaled
the ramparts, her husband, who served
the cannon, dropped his match as he
was about to touch off the gun and fed.
Mollie caught it up, touched off the
piece and then scampered off. 1t was
the last gun fred from the fort.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
Choosing an Owner.

In dog stories perfectly true one
wcu.s seem to prove not only that
the dog in the case could understand
conversation, but that he was not above
using fiattery and policy in an almost.
human manner. He had always pro-
tested the most undying affection for.
his young master, until one day when
he heard a conversation that said a.
great deal about giving him away. His
young master was leaving the suburbs
soon for the city, and his dog, he,
thought, he'd leave too. Straightway
that dog looked about to see to whom
he'd just as soon belong, and after hav-
ing selected man he thought would do
he surprised him by series of the
most flattering attentions, that said as
plainly as could be that there was never
quite SO nice a person. But to another
individual still he was given, and then
the funny part of it is that his great
fondness for the man of his choice died
out as suddenly as it had developed. He
had no further use for HMM. Y.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
CAPT. MOLLIE'S WELL.
MementO of the Brave Irish Heroine
of the Battle of Monmouth
Is Still i'm Use.

Few Philadelphians, perhaps, have
noticed as they were whirled across the
battlefield of Monmouth in an express
train bound for their summer homes at
Asbury Park and Long Branch the two
upright posts along the tracks near
Freehold marking the we'll of Capt.
Mollie Pitcher, the heroine of the bat
tie of Monmouth, who long since was
buried in the old cemetery at Carlisle,
Pa.
The well is situated very close to the
the train. 1t is one of the points of in
terest on this historic battlefield and is
in sight of the old Tennent church,
which was used as a hospital during
the fight and in which the blood-stained
seats, where the wounded British sol
diers were carried from the conflict to
die, can still be seen.
1t may be surprising, but it is never
theless true, that this famous old well
is still in use. The farm of William Au
gustus Thompson, which is near by,
gets its entire supply of water from this
well, water pipes being laid from the
farm to the well. The water is said to
be as clear and sparkling as spring wa
ter and very cool.
Capt. Mollie Pitcher was the heroine
of the battle of Monmouth, which was
fought on the morning of Sunday, June
90, ITS. Tradition says it was in this
conquest that Gen. Lees action in MAX
ing retreat caused Washington to
utter the only profanity he ever spoke
during his life. During the fierce fight
Mollie Pitcher, an Irish woman, and the
wife of member of one of the New
Jersey artillery companies, with her
bucket of cool water drawn from this
well, quenched the thirst of the heated
Yankee soldiers.
Capt. Mollie was of masculine build
and dressed in a mongrel suit with the
petticoats of her own sex and an ar
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
Like the Hen,

Over in Blank county they tell story.
on a farmer of which the old man him
self has never been able to see the.
point. He has a brother who some
times does business for him, and one
day he sent him to collect whatever he
could from another farmer who owed
him some money.
A few hours afterward, the man
came wandering back leading very
fair-looking COW.
''Is she good one?" inquired Jake.
"Yes-the best he had"
"How old is she?"
"About three years."
"She amt, either; she's II If she's
day." said Jake, feeling in her mouth;
"there amt tooth in the back of her
head!"-Detroit Free Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
How to Clean Muslin Gowns.

Muslin dresses very often become
creased before they are really dirty
enough to require washing. In this
case they should be treated as follows:
Spread the dress out on wooden ta-
BILE or ironing board and damp it thor
oughly all over with starch applied
with piece of sponge. This should be
perfectly clean. Then iron it careful
ly, taking care the iron is not too hot,
and when finished hang it before the
fire to dry. 1t should not on any ac-
count be folded. The best way is to
damp one part of the dress with the
starch, iron it and then go on to an
other piece.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27

Il think my Uncle jerry" said Aunt
Mehitabel, was the contrariest man |
ever saw. remember of his pickin' up
a hot p'tater once when we was eatin'
dinner, an there wasn't no company
at the house, nuther. An what do you
s'pose he done with it?"
Threw it at somebody ?" conjectured
one of the listeners.
mo. He held it in his hand till it
blistered him."
What did he do that for?"
""Cause anybody else would "a
dropped it!"-Youth's Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
Paid at Last.

An old Scotch grave digger was rem
onstrated with one day at funeral for
making serious overcharge for dig
ging a grave.
"Well, ye see, sir" said the old man,
in explanation, with a motion of his
thumb toward the grave, him and me
had bit of tiff twa or three years
syne owre Draw watch self him, an
l never been able to get the money out
O. him yet. Now says l to myself,
this is my last chance, and I'd better
TAX it, .'"-Spare Moments.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
Extraordinary Forest.

The most extraordinary forest in the
world was discovered by DR.. Welwitsch,
and occupies tableland some six miles
in width, near the west coast of Africa.
The popularity of the trees is that,
though their trunks are as much as
four feet in diameter, they attain the
height only of a foot. No tree bears
more than two leaves, and these at
tain a length of six and breadth of
two feet.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27

Won Blumer-How is it you are TAX
ing luncheon alone? l thought l saw
you going downtown with your wife
this morning.
Witherby-You did. But she saw
something in a window that she wanted
TO look at, and told her would wait
outside. I'm going back late this after
noon to catch her as she comes out
Detroit Free Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
In RE MAUD MULLER
~ AND THE JUDGE.
By Mrs. Roger A. Pryor.

Maud Muller, on a summers day,
Raked the meadow sweet with hay.
The judge rode slowly down the lane.
Smoothing his horses chestnut name.
She stopped where the cool spring dubbed
up,
And fill'd for him her small tin cup
And blushd as she gave it. looking down
On her feet so bare and tatter'd gown.
At last, like one who for delay
Seeks vain excuse, he rode away.
Maud Muller look'd and sigh'd: "Ah. me!
That I the judges bride might bel"
He welded wife of richest dover.
Who lived for fashion, as he for power.
God pity them both! and pity us all,
Who vainly the dreams of youth recall.
For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: "It might have
beenr
From Maud Muller" by John Greenleaf
Whittier.
Imprimis-I think that the rustic maid
Too near the public highway strayed.
Who ever heard Of raking the grass
Near dusty road where travellers pass?
Her gown was tattered her hat was torn
The poet says, by brier and thorn.
This sounds picturesque, but may inquire
How she walked with bare feet through
bramble and brier?
1t may be she ran, quite regardless of pain,
AS the judge in his majesty rode down the
lane.
But we let that pass! God forbid should
grudge
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27

A French scientist has made some
plants "artificially Alpine" by keeping
them in an ice box all night and ex-
posing them to the full action of the
sun during the day. AS result the
leaves do not grow SO large, and become
darker in color, while the flowers grow
larger and are of brighter color.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27

Stubb-Say what you please about
gasoline stoves, but the one in our
kitchen has plenty of nerve.
Penn-In what way?
"Why, it's the only thing in our house
that dares to blow up the cook. CHI
cago Evening News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27

There's always hope while there's One
Minute Cough Cure can attack of
left my lungs i'll bad shape
and was near the first stages of con-
One Minute Cough Cure COM
plete1y cured me-" writes Helen McHen-
ry, Bismark, N. D. Gives instant relief.
Eli T. REYNOLDS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
She Changed Her Name.

An exchange describes evolution as
follows: A girl named plain MARY"
at her birth dropped the 'r" when she
grew up and became Miss May. AS she
began to shine in a social way she
changed the ''y" to sc" and signed her
letters Mae. About year ago she
dropped the sc" and it's just plain
Ma" That's evolution.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27

Chester H. Brown, Kalamazoo, Mich,
says: ''Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cured me
of a severe case ofindigestion; can strong
ly recommend it to all dyspeptics" Di-
gests what you eat without aid from the
stomach, and cures dyspepsia. Eli. T.
Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
Not HIS FauIt.

She-Do you remember how you said,
when you were courting me, that if I
would marry you I would have nothing
to do all my days but sit about and
look pretty? And how different it is
nowi
He-Well, it isn't my fault If you
don't look pretty any more.-Boston
Traveller.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
An Oversight.

Stern Parent-Kindly explain, miss,
how it happened that L saw young
Spooner hugging you in the conserva-
tory yesterday evening.
Daughter-Itmust have been because
he didn't know you were looking, papa.
Answers,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27

"Ill have to have these collars ex-
changed" she said. They'll never do
at ALL"
"The one you have on looks all right"
he asserted.
"Preposterous," she replied. "Itisn't
high enough to feel uncomfortable un-
der the in."-Chicago Post.