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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11
THE NEW BICYCLE.
Some Change of Features From Last
Years Wheel.

Nearly all of the wheelmen Of Washing
ton have been looking forward to the re-
ceipt by the dealers of the new 1901 model
wheel to see what changes would mark this
season.
The manufacturers, however have been
late this year in getting their product into
the hands of the retail dealers, and only a
few of these have as yet been received be-
yond samples, some Of which Star re-
porter saw today.
1T was generally conceded in the bfcy
cling world that the diamond frame, low,
drop, short head wheel of 1900 was about
the perfection of bicycle production" said
a bike sharp, land the dealers as we'll
as the Wheelmen have been cudgeling their
brains to know what the manufacturers
would turn out. The big dealers endeavor
to keep the new models Of their wheels
secret as long as they in order that
other manufacturers may not pirate them
or make some sort Of an Improvement.
"It will be remembered how, a few years
ago, wheelmen could not get their wheels
light enough, and eighteen and twenty
pound road wheels were sold. 1t was found
that these light wheels would not stand
up and the manufacturers, not being able
to make their guarantee good, finally set
tied on models Of about twenty-four and
twenty-siX pounds for road chain wheel
and twenty-eight and thirty pounds for
chainless. Riders, too, found that the light
wheels were unsafe, and the weights have
given have been the standard for wheels
not especially ordered or racing wheels for
several years. With the lamp bell and GER
tain kinds of saddles an additional pound
was added.
Then came demand for lighter wheel
again, and this year the main distinctive
feature Of the new wheels will be wheel
less in weight, not exceeding twenty-five
or twenty-three pounds equipped, while
about four or five pounds have ben clipped
from the chainless model This lessening
of weight will no doubt tend to the popu-
larizing of this model, as it has not caught
on with the avidity expected. and attrib-
ute one reason to its weight, though the
makers contended that this increased
weight was offset in it's easy running.
Wheelmen, however, did not take that view
of it, and the prophesied abandonment of
the chain wheel did not take place. Its high
price has initiated against its more gen.
eral use.
1.-THE day of big tubing is also over.
When the new wheels appear on the streets
1t will be noticed that the 1 IA and 3-S
tubing has given away to 1 inch. This
makes the wheel appear considerably
smaller and lighter, and is. to my mind.
an Improvement. The days OF gigantic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11
WHAT BECOMES OF TOYS
Remaining UnsOld After the Holiday
SenAOn.


What becomes of the myriads of toys
and jimcracks which have resisted the as
saults of the army of shoppers and remain
unsold in the big department stores after
Christmas?" said the manager of the toy
department in one Of Washington's shop
ping places.
That's a question / have had ladies ask
me, because they know that toys cannot
be disposed of as dress goods, notions and
ether goods after the season or vogue has
passed. to wit, reduced in price and placed
upon the bargain counters and sold out.
The demand for toys subsidies with Christ
mas eve as suddenly as it began about
four weeks previous. Most of the large
department stores maintain throughout the
year a regular toy counter. but 1t is COM
paratively slightly patronized. as 1t is only
when the tide of Christmas shopping is at
it's flood that 1t becomes the busiest de-
partment in the establishment
You see, the clerks are now busy pack
ing up and removing what is left after the
battle is over. Some of these We pack
away and preserve until next Christmas
and the remainder we place in our regular
stock of toys to be sold from day to day.
Certain toys will keep for next year all
right.
This has been the heaviest year since
we have been In business. and it Is a good
gauge of the times. The people have
money or are earning 1t, and as 1t is the
great middle class upon which we rely
they have responded literally this year.
When times are hard the wage-earning peo-
pie curtail their expenditures for toys, and
| cur sales and the presents the youngsters
| receive are correspondingly less. This
! year. too, the weather has been fine for
| shopping up to the very hour of closing on
| Christmas eve and this makes a great diff
| ference In a dealer $ stock of leftover
! goods toys or otherwise"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11

introduced the method In Austria substi-
tutng in place of the ordinary cannon a
new weapon. This consisted of a funnel
shaped barrel of sheet iron, 61a feet long
and 70 centimeters (26.S inches) in diameter
at the muzzle, and 20 centimeters as inch
esq at the base. The idea of the broad
muzze was to distribute the discharge over
greater space and thus to increase the eff
feet. So successful were the results at
tanned by the burgomasters experiments
that In 1897 the municipality of Windish-
Feistritz counted no less than thirty shoot
ing stations; since then there have been no
hail storms whatever in that locality.
Nowhere, however, has cloud shooting
found such general usage as in the vicinity
Of Venice. Lombardy and Piedmont dis
tricts that fosmerly suffered fearfully from
the destructiveness Of hail storms. During
the summer OF last year there were at least
1000 stations, built on the plan of those
constructed in Syria. At a congress held
a short time ago in Casale Monferrato 1t
shooting stations had not been introduced
hafl storms. were still of frequent occur
renee, causing. Immense damage to crops
and properly, whereas the districts pro-
tected bynartifcfal means were entirely
free from loss from such causes.
Creating a Whirlwind.
In a speech delivered before the Vienna
Meteorological Institute in Vienna a few
weeks ago, iBurgomaster stiger, the origi-
nator Of the present method. gave some in
teresting facts regarding his first expert
ments with the -cloud-shooting cannon. He
began his experiments with the funda-
mental principle of disturbing the intense
stiffness preceding a hail storm. In view
of the established fact that there is no
physical EeasoDY why sound waves should
exercise an effect on the formation of hail.
Stiger Determined that it would be neces-
sary to confine his operations to creating
a form of whirlwind An official trial In
1897, conducted by an expert, demonstrated
that after the firing of a shot a small
whirlwind arises, easily perceptible in the
reflected sunshine. This whrlwind ascends
with a piercing whistle, the sound lasting
for thirteen seconds In day time and twenty
seconds at night.
During this experiment it was noticed
that a swallow which flew within range OF
one of these whirlwinds instantly dropped
dead. On examination the bird had the APP
pearance Of being shot
The mechanical energy created by the
wind thus produced. upon which Stiger laid
z, eat Stress found few supporters in Eu-
rope until at the congress in Casale Italy.
a Prof Roberts reported that at a distance
Of $40 feet the wind had destroyed a strong
diaphragm. Thereafter several expert
ments held at st. Catherine demonstrated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11
Dogs Cold Ride.
the Chicago Chronicle

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Floating cake of Ice and whining and
shivering, fox terrier was discovered by
persons at work on the docks yesterday
afternoon near the harbor. The ice was
flowing into the river from the lake in
large cakes and the current carried it at a
high rate of speed. How the little dog got
on the cake of ice is a mystery.
Several dock hands put out In boats to
rescue the suffering animal, but the heavy
rush Of the ice cakes and the rapid cur
rent made progress for rowboats almost
impossible and the dog, in his ice boat,
went plunging down the river. Passing UNI
der the State and Clark street bridges the
animal was seen by many sympathetic pc
destrians, and some one telephoned to the
Chicago avenue police station.
When near Franklin street George Lar
sen, a boatman on one of the freight
scows. caught sight Of the castaway. He
pushed out in rowboat and rescued the
dog. On its collar were the initials "E j.
Where it came from is a mystery. but YES
selmen say 1t is possible that the icy ride
began across the lake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11
SHOOTING AT THE CLOUDS
DEVICES USED IN EUROPE TO STOP
HAIL STORMS.
Counter Whirlwind Formed by the
Cannon ShOt-E6ect on Bird and
Too Inquisitfve Dog.



The practice Of shooting at the clouds
with cannon or other specially constructed
cCntrivances for the purpose of dispelling
threatened hail storms is rapidly changing
from the odd to the commonplace through
out Europe. In continental newspapers one
reads at present of the systematic use Of
artificial storm destroyers in almost every
country where agriculture forms the chief
mainstay of prosperity. In many parts of
France. Italy, Germany and Austria the
custom has grown so extensively that 1t
often forms an official department Of the
municipality In such cases, with the as
sistance of the neighborng landowners and
farmers, thorough systems have been de-
vised until the elements have become so
firmly harnessed that 1t is almost impossi-
BILE for them to infiict injury or destruction
to crops.
Indeed. so widespread is the public inter
est in this valuable aid to agriculture at
present that the leading agricultural so
cieties have taken up the subject, with a
view to contributing to the means already
employed the results of their minute inves-
LEGATIONS. In Vienna recently congress of
the members of the Meteorological Insti-
tute was called at which the various meth
DDS of cloud shooting were exclusively
discussed and many new experiments were
inspired, which cannot fail to be of great
benent TO the FARMERS III the uiStE1ctS pecu-
liarly susceptible to the ravageS Of hail
storms.
Not q New Idea.
From the report of the proceedings of
this congress it seems that the idea OF
averting storms by means OF cannon shots
is not a new one in Austria. 1t was first
introduced during the reign of Empress
Maria Theresa, who issued a decree pro-
hibiting the use of cannon by the peasantry
shortly after the adoption of the practice.
In time however. this decree was over
ruled, and in the year 1895 the burgomas-
| ter of Windish-FeistritA in Syria, again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11
Jenny Lind Letters Found.
From the London News.

A large number of letters from Jenn
Lind have just been discovered in Rome
written to a lady friend resident in Italy
and covering a period of thirty years. fror
1S45 to 1874. 1t is said that there are NOR
than q hundred in all, and are in the mos
intimate and unconventional terms givin
the great prima donna's candid opinion q
much of the music and many Of the mu
sicians Of her time. The letters have bee
purchased by an Italian publisher, WIN
proposes to issue them to the world yer
shortly. 1t is hoped, however, that the
will be judiciously edited. 1t will add
new terror to life If private letters. neve
intended for the public. and probably writ
ten with a freedom adopted only in CORE
spondence with an intimate friend. can y
printed without suitable revision. In thl
country 1t is assumed the copyright wou
be with the deceased singers executed
namely. her husband. Mr.. Otto Gold
schmidt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11
Estate Beuueatbed to Wife

According to the terms of the will OF
Samuel Reese. dated October IL, 1900, and
which has been filed for probate, his estate
Is bequeathed to his wife, Mary Frances
Reese, with the exception Of 81 to each OF
his two children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11
Temporary Dining Room.

The plans for temporary dining room to
be constructed along the south front of the
pension office. were approved at a meet
ing of the banquet committee held last
night at the Shoreham, Chairman John T.
Deyine presiding. The structure Is to cost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11
Asks for Trial by Jury.

Henry Foster was arraigned in the Po-
lice Court on the charge Of receiving
three pairs Of shoes, valued at 81 each,
knowing them to have been stolen. He ask
ed for trial by jury, and Judge Scott held
him to await further proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11

It pays to read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds Of situations are filled
through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11

15c. WooCworth's Perfumes, all odors
w Sc.
1Oc. Cosmo Buttermlk Soap--cake. &C.
15c. Florida Water or Witch Hazel-bot Sc.
25c. box Toilet Soap. 3 cakes in a box 15c.
15c. Bristle Tooth Brushes-each ... Sc.
DC. bottle Household Ammonia. ...... .2kc
Sc bottle G. r. Barley Rexoeum. :. .41hc.
12c. bottle Dentola Tooth Wash .. Sc.
29c. Clothes Brushes, heavy bristle. .19c.
Ice bottle Breath Perfumes. screw top. &c.
10c. celebrated Face Powder. .......... &c.
1Oc. Violet Smelling Saits-bot. ......... DC.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-19
TEACHING THE COLT.


Is = - - lrt = -
II horse gets his front foot fast,
even on an obstruction only a. foot
high, he always pulls backaand will
keep. at it until loose or exhausted,
but does not 60 ahead. II be getsshis
hind leg fast he goes ahead If he
gets half way through q narrow pas.
sage be will struggle for hours. but
not back out. This IS the lawsof hix ma
ture.
The center Of the body is the pivotal
point of action. This is why he pulls
back on the halter. We, should know
what we want him to doiand begin at
the right end. A horse iscontrolledby
his habits and does nothing but what
we teach him. He never forgets a les
son, good or bad, and habit, not GUS
sedness, is responsible for all troubles.
The trainer must know himself what
he wants the horse to do and teach
properly, if good horse is wanted.
The first lesson should begin at one
hour or one day after birth. and should
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-19
HELP THE HOGS ALONG.

Alfalfa is a well-liked forage crop
for hogs in the west. 1t will be pop
ular in the east when it is better I'M
derstood.
1t is too dangerous to take the risk
of driving fat hogs this time of year.
You can save time and trouble by using
wagon.
Try treating your hogs little bet
ter this year than you did last. 1t will
not hurt the hogs and will not injure
you to any great extent.
Ring the hogs if it is actually neces-
sary, but do it as humane.y as possi-
BILE. Get the best rings and the best APP
planes and do it just fright.
Shade is an absolute necessity for
the comfort of hogs in the heat of sum-
mer. It is as important to furnish
shade for them as it is food.
Never get SO busy as to neglect your
hogs. A stroll through the fields every
few days might bring to your notice
some disease or irregularity that
might be costly if neglected.
Don't hesitate to ask your neighbor
how he manages his hogs if he makes
more of success in this line of bust
ness than you do. He'll be glad to tell
you if he is gentleman, and you may
get some pointers in this way that
would take you years to find OUT
Prairie Farmer.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-19

and in. At the bottom, two by tours
OBJ are spiked on and rounded off at
the bottom edge. A pin (C) inserted
in the frame will hold the door shut
when desired, and post (D). with a
row of holes at varying heights in
which to insert pin will allow the
door to swing open only so far. This
will allow the passage of only the little
pigs if it is wished to keep the larger
hogs in the house. The heavy two by
fours at the bottom of the door will
keep the door closed. The hogs will
soon learn to operate the door,. l..
Irwin, in Ohio Farmer.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-19
Australian MATHS Record Trip.

The most important mail that has left
Australia in years for London recently made
q record breaking trip. The mail consisted
of 347 sacks and contained many documents
for the British parliament. At Sidney it
was put on board the steamer Ventura, q
steamship sailing under the American flag
and built only last year for the Oceanic
Steamship. company at the Cramps ship
yard in Philadelphia. The trip across the
Pacific occupied just 81 days, the former
time having been 26 days. From San Fran
cisco the mail was hurried east on special
fast trains on the Southern Pacific Ogden
line), Union Pacific, and Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy railroads, but arrived in
Chicago too late to connect with the fast
mail train of the Lake Shore and New York
Central, which is a 24-hour train from Chi
cago to New York. A special train was made
up and attached to one of the fastest en-
gines on the Lake Shore line. The regular
train was overtaken at Toledo, and the hour
and half lost time was made up. At Buff
falo the regular train was made into two
sections by the New York Central with the
mail cars, including the Australian mail, in
the first section. New York was reached
three minutes ahead of schedule time. At
New York the mail was delivered to the
Campania and that vessel left on regular
time: Barring accidents or unusual DELAYS
it vii! be delivered in England in several
days shorter time than ever before.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-19
The First Hundred Pounds.

The first. pound, or 100 pounds, of
mutton, beef or pork is where the
profit is made, as the young animals
grow and gain rapidly. The greater
the weight an animal can be made to
attain in the shortest period of time
the smaller the cost per pound proper
tionately. It requires no more labor
to feed and care for a steer weighing
1000 pounds than for one weighing
much less. The cost of production
does not depend solely upon the
amount of food consumed, but upon
the food, shelter and labor
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-19
our LlTTLe GENERAL.

a'li4
- ON little general pacing
Up ana down the parlor d0oFs
EVERY danger proudly facing,
In his panoply Of war:
Plume and banner waving DER him.
sword and bugle shining bright.
& Drum to beat the charge before him
aS When he marches TO heaflGht!
U.s. Oh! our laddie's eyes are blue ia
~ And his heart u stout and true.
And his little dag Is CALAMITY unfurled;
You may search both east and west,
M But our darling 10 the best
AND the bravest little general IN the
world!
when he stormed the three-legged table
With his nursery brigade,
Not q single foe was able
To Withstand the fusilade;
For our general gaily shouted:
ITO the breach my men, and winle'
And the enemy was routed
Ere the conflict could begin.
Oh! our laddie's curls are gold,
And his laugh IL blithe and bold,
As he leads his little troops with nag
# unfurfed;
You may search both east and west,
He's the bravest and the best
And the dearest little general In the
world!
When our little lad is listed
For the fierce and bitter strife,
With the wrongs to be resisted
On the battlefield Of life,
& There's Leader who will guide him
Through the perils Of the day,
And will ever stand beside him
Till he conquers in the fray.
Oh! the battle may be long,
And the foemen may be strong,
But the laddie's colors never will be
furled;
You may search both east and west,
But our soldier-lad's the best
And the dearest little general in the
world!
IN. ]. Farrell. in Sunday Magazine.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-19
Food Affects the Wool.

Deep pastures or lowlands are not
conducive to the health of sheep, as
they prefer upland pastures and q
great variety of grasses. It is known
that the quality of the food and the
pasture has more influence on tile
wool than does climate. Fat sheep
produce heavier and coarser feeccs
than do those that are poorer in flesh.
That the food is an important factor
in affecting the quality of wool is
shown by the fact that when fine wool
sheep have been taken from the east
to the west the fneness is not always
retained, although the sheep will
gradually become larger and the
deeces heavier.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-19

I. ! stsnceisn and 1nslae Asra4oe.
nent % Rens.

Why Is It that the nature Of hog
has been so misunderstood? he does
not thrive on filth, his pen and his food
should be clean, and there Is one other
point that has been too often lost sight
Of, his pen should not be dark and dis
NAL. The hog likes sunlight. The
Maryland experiment station says
that the hog is an animal to which sum
shine is just as essential a. It q to the
corn plant. Neither: corr, nor pork can
be successfully produced without,
plenty Of sunshine. In this latitude
land farther north this sunshine in win.,
ter will have to- be brought into the
pens through glass, but farther SOUTH
under normal conditions, it is only nee.
@essary to face the pen to the SOUTH
allow the suns rays to reach the back
OF the pen on the beds and give good
shelter and protect from the north and
west winds. In constructing the hog
pen for the station, the following
points have been observed: (1) It is
faced to the south so as to permit the
rays Of the sun to shine upon the beds
of the pigs at the extreme rear end Of
the pen in the winter season and also
to give shade in that portion in SUM
mer. (2) The lattice construction be-
tween the pens at the ends and rear
admit of free circulation of air in
warm weather. (3) The location Of
the manure pit in the center and below
the level of the sleeping and feeding
floors. with all the drainage below it,
aids materially in maintaining prop
er sanitary condition. (D Swinging
gates close the pigs into their beds
while the manure is being loaded. (5)
The manure pit is concerted, which en-
ables the saving of all liquid increment
which, with the pig, amounts to 81 per
cent. of the total manure value. (6)
Feed bins are placed in front of each
pen, which facilitates feeding and en-
ables keeping different feeds for each
pen if desired. Some Of these require
ments may seem pretty nice for swine
according to the old ideas, but they are
correct and important to success in
raising the best pork.