Evening Star Newspaper, August 1, 1896, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. HOW DEAFNESS 18 CAUSED Why Doctors in the Past Have Failed to Cure. The McCoy Discovery Deseribed—Why | It Invariably Restores Lost Hear- ing—The Length of Time Required for a Cure. What fs necessary for the people to know in re- gard to ear trduble 1s, first, that deafness and roaring and buzsing sounds heerd in the head come from a disease that begins within the head and back part of the throat. They must understand that the disease that causes these conditions Is situated deep down and back of the ear drum, and that no treatment that {s applied from the ou'side can reach it or over cure deafness or rid the pa- tlent of the annoying sounds that accompany this ‘condition. Anything that {nterferes with the health and functicns of the tube that leads to the drum from the outer afr; anything that interferes with the free passage of alr through the tube that leads from the throat to the drum; anything that inter- feres with the drum itself, or anything that 1s detrimental to the nerves of the ear, causes {m- patrment of the heariog, deafness or noises heard fm the head. Acute Hearin is only possible where the ear drum stands up straight and has @ free current of air ever passing in front of it and ever pressing back of it. ‘The little tube which leads to the ear from the throat ts lined with a sort of velvety structure «lied macous membrane. This is a continuation of the mucous membrane lining the throat. When disease of any sort has attacked the mucous mem- Drane of the throat it 1s lablo to extend into the Eustachian tube and up into the ear. It ts like this: A cold Is ccntracted and neglected, colds are taken, the throat becomes sore and the Inflammation is aggravated bs Ics of dust and germs from the air; this cou- wuses the disease to spread up tnto the dition tube that And Inflammation that affects the lining of tie ads to the ear. Eustachian tube causes the membrane to swell and swell, until finally the two sides come togethe amd the tube becomes entirely blocked. When With such Is the ease deafness always results. -ondition Iittle ulcers sometimes form in the 1 membrane, and the discharge from the ulcers, not being able to escape Into the throat on account of the obstruction due to the swollen mucuous membrane, presses against and in time ruptures the dram, then runs out through the outer ear, causing the @sagreeable condition Known as Discharging Ears. xpertence I do not remember a single fmess that had been present for any of time that ever got well of itself. -y of deafness ta always to get worse, 1 the resson it gets worse is that the Eustachian tubes bevome more end more tightly closed as the fnfiammation extends further along the membrane whieh lines them. In some cases only one ear will be affected by deafness, in others both ears are involved. do not understand why it fs that the to eure catarrh efter it has extended Into the ears and caused deafness. The reason is an extremely simple one. The doctors have not Deen able to devise @ treatment that would reach and cure the disease In the deep-seated recesses of ‘the ear. Unless the disease ts reached directly und cured the deafuess and notses in the ears are never re 1. Tuking medicine alone will not cure it any uw than taking medicine will remove a cinder from the ey@ er a thorn from the hand. fact 1s that no treatment was ever dlscov- ered that did reach the seat of deafness aud so cure ft until I made the discovery that bas worked such a revolution In the treatment of ear diseases— & discovery that bas already Given Back Hundreds Henring. on this treatment cures Is that It reaches that ft reaches it from within and «at and banishes it. at cures because {t ts healing and ud quieting, and because In removing the it does away with the swelling and in- amit Ue blocks the tubes in the ear and | Their Lost ‘The r- diseases th event the nee of alr behind the ear dram. ‘The aew treatment of deafness is simply a matter of sciences, coupled with the mechanics combined with common, ordinary, every- day sense. Of course, there are eases in which the drums of the ears are d and where the nerves of the uch cases cures are not pos- vf treatment. Such cases, ath of Time It Takes. leafness varies all the way from one week . but T would not pronounce @ case atment bad been continued a period aa long as a year. ullar thing Im the treatment of deaf- atat bui when the cure docs come dur- ing a course of treatment It wif! be noticed that it returns suddenly. All at once the patient notices that iF ag well as he ever could nad does not know just when the hearing returned. The rea- son for this Is simple, for no hearing is Improved urtil the E han tube opens up so that the air ean pass into it and press oa the drum, and the Moment thit occurs the hearing ig restored. The Rew inatment opens the tube ag fast as It is breught In contact with the disease that caused it to clese up, and during the treatment it will be found that the part of the tube nearest the throat Will be opened, while that part further away still rewains closed; but as the treatment continues mnere ard more of the tube will be opened, until finally the entire obstruction will be removed, end then the he fs restored like a flash. J. CRESAP MeCoY, M. D. Washington, July 1, "96. That all may have an adequate and correct idea of the McCoy treatment, the wonderful results of which country, ra McCoy and Cowden have gener- ously ‘Arranged for a limited time to give to all fpplicants on thelr first visit a Trial Treatment Deaiteacting, the attention of the whole do Free. This is purely for educational purpises. In & few years this treatment will be in. generul adoption by the profess 4 it Is the desire of Ite discoverers that it and noted by Many people as possible offices of the Na- tional Prietica wat fn Washington, at McCoy SystemofMedicine Dr. J. Cresap McCoy, Dr. J. M. Cowden, Consulting Physicians. 715 13th Street Northwest. Office Hours, 9 to 12 a.m., 1 to 5 p.m., 6 to 8 p.m., dally; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PUTS MONEY IN HIS PURSE. Tommy Atkins Finds Many Ways to Add to His Soldiers’ Salary. From the London Answers. It is a great mistake to suppose that the Umit of a soldier’s pay 1s a shilling a day. Where Tommy {s a shrewd person and keeps his weather eye open, there are a hundred and one methods for him to sup- plement his meager pay by doing work outside his military duties. In fact, a very respectable sum may be realized by “doing a bit outside,” or “taking on a civilian’s Job.” +s the operation ts called. In all garrison towns smoking concerts are often given in public houses, for which a chairmen and pianist are engaged. These positions sre often filled by soldiers, the landlord trusting to the popularity of the red coar to gain him a wider connection. In many theaters, too, and music halls soldiers often get employment in the or- chestr and should a military drama be on the beards, Tommy's services are in great requisition for parts where a martial appearance and very little speaking are re- quired. The writer knows of a case where a com- pounder in the army used to make a very handsome addition to his Income by dis- pensing and making up prescriptions for a few hours every evening at a chemist’s shop in the town in which his regiment Was stationed. This wa: somewhat un- ase, but In many garrison tow hotel proprietors, as far as possible, em- Ploy soldiers as waiters in the evening, and pay them well, too. A very curious instance of “taking on a ¢ivilian’s job" came under the writer’s no- fice a short time ago. When passing a bootmaker’s window he saw some artillery- men stitching away at various pairs of boots as eagerly as if thetr lives depended on finishing the Job quickly. L.A. W. ANNUAL MEET Preparations Here and Elsewhere for the Louisville Gathering: WASHINGTON ROAD CLUBS RON Novelties in Bicycling That Are At- tracting Attention. TO RACE A LOCOMOTIVE —_—_—>—_—_. Although nearly everybody is awheel these days, organized bicycling is a very dull subject. The midsummer secms to paralyze the energies of the wheelmen from a news point of view, quite as much as all other classes of individuals, and as a result on the eve of the annual meeting of the League of American Wheelmen bicycling matters are at a very low ebb. The local leaguers will meet Monday night in the Ad. Writers’ rooms, corner of 10th street and Pennsylvania avenue, to transact suca business as may be necessary, and to select delegates to the L. A. W. meet at Louis- ville a week from Monday. ‘The executive committee of the L. A. W. met Thursday in New York to make a pre- liminary examination of the affairs of the league before going to Louisville. Those present were President Sterling Etlioti of Boston, First Vice President Charles F. Cossum of Poughkeepsie and A. C. Morri- son of Milwaukee. The treasurer's report showed that the league had on hand July i a balance of $14,456.73, more than double the balance on hand at any other time in the history of the league, and this tigure, it is expected, will be considerably raised by the receipts of July. ‘whe iatest re- turns from the secretary were to the effect that the total membership was 62,241, while each week shows an increase in sucn pro- portions that it is expected that 75,000 will be enrolled by the end of this year. The committee signed a contract with the Spauldings for the manufacture of the L. A. W. uniforms for a period of three years from August 1, and it also voted to pur- chase from Isaac V. Potier, known among wheelmen as the “father of good roas,” the copyright, plates, etc., of his two publl- cations, “Country Roads” and “Macadam.” The league will probably make a free dis- tribution of these books in the future. The Washington Road Club will take a run Saturday to Harper’s Ferry by the 12 p.m. train, and will ride from there to Charlestown, Shepherdstown, Martinsburg and return to the Ferry for the train home. This run will be in charge of the first lieu- tenant, W. J. Prince, as the captain is out of town. The following have signified their intention to go: Prince, W. J. Tubman, C. H. Cooke, W. J. Espey, R. Jose, C. I. Ron- saville, J. F. Murrtll, A. C. Gensler, J. C. Wood, A. W. Lecke, F. W. Moore, D. Sig- E. Bowie, W. P. Bowie, A. H. . E. Wood, and by Saturday it is expected to have forty members. Friends of the club are invited to attend. Mr. A. H. Wall is now training at the track on the Conduit road, and shows good signs of being the best man in the District ef Columbia. He will be one of the team representing this club in the coming team race. Mr. L. B. Graves, the newly elected presi- dent, will prestde at the meeting next Wed- nesday. The questions of boating and other athletics will be discussed. Most of the members are heartily in favor of purchas- ing a launch, and with that in view Messrs. A. C. Gensler, Chas. E. Wood and C. I. Ronsaville spent a day in looking through Brewster's establishment (Tuesday) at Lo- cust Point, Baltimore. Not finding what they desired they have arranged a trip to New York, where they hope to be able to select one. Rowing will also be indulged in next season, and the club hopes to have a winning crew. It has ten men now who with a little training would make a gcod appearance in the coming regatta. The club will be represented at Louisville by ten or fifteen members. The local Christian Endeavorers are mak- ing good progress with their new cycle erganization, witch ts one of the results of the recent C. E. convention. The rains that have fallen this week have interfered somewhat with their rans, but {t is certuin that before long the silver monogram will be seen on the roads around Washington in large numbers as thelr wearers push pedals in organized company through this section. Mr. Muir has been obliged to re- Unquish the cantaincy of the club on ac- count of his business ewgagements, and it is thought that at the next meeting Mr. Harry Kimball will be elect2d to succeed him. There is considerable talk of utilizing the present organization as a sort of ex- ecutive committee for the whole body of C. E. riders in the District, who are. estl- mated to number fully 2,500. With this material to draw from, a monster organiza- tion could be perfected, and the discussion among the original members of the present club bears on the question of how best to utilize this strength. Probably a plan will be adopted of establishing separate divis- fons, which could be consolidated on oc- casion into a single bolvy, making the largest showing of any organization in this part of the country. Hydrocycling is apt to become a very popular sport in the near future among wheelmen who are also fond of the wa- ter. As a connecting link between bicy- cling end aquatics the new machine that has this week made itz appearance on the Potomac Is a distinct success. Already it has found its way into favor amon, athletes of the river, and in the ev this strange-looking craft, which some- what resembles a swan in Its upper ap- pearance, may be seen in the vicinity of the Columbia boat hous? making really excellent time up and down str=:m. This hydrocycle is built on the principle of a catamaran. The floats are made of iron pointed at one end and flattened at the other for the accommodaticn of the rud- ders. Each float is divided into eight wa- ter-tight ccmpartments, and the whole af- fair, wheel, bicycle attachment and ell, is co light that two men can lift it with little trouble. Its great breadth of beam and the peculiarities of the catamaran con- struction make it impossible to overturn this strange craft, and during the first ex- hibition on the river, which took place last Saturday, two men stood on the edge, or rather on one of the floats, and were un- able to sink that side to the water level, while the other float was not raised per- ceptibly from the water. The motive pow- er is furnished by means of pedal motion communicated through a chain to a paddle wheel located at the stern of the craft be- tween the floats. The blades of the pad- dle are cf galvanized iron, and the whole frame work is light, but remarkably strong. A curved guard protects the rider from spray from the wheel, while a swan- shaped dashboard, as it might be called, at the bow is designed to similarly pro- tect the passenger who sits in a chair in frent of the saddle and pedals. The pas- serger may aid in the propulsion of the craft by working hand levers that connect with the pedals. The craft is steered by a stort handle somewhat like the ordinary bicycle bar, which cohnects with the rud- ders by an ingenious arrangement of wires whereby the boat can be steered by either tudder blade should the other be disabled. The craft responds readily to the rudder and can turn almost in its own length. At the first trial last Saturday some difficulty Was experienced with the chain, which was not well adopted to the sprocket wheels, being made of copper instead of steel. The links were a trifie too long, with tier senate that they “rode” the sprocket teeth. New forms of bicycle boats are coming into the market every day. The one in use on this river just described is Probably tha safest and simplest for two people that can be devised. A novel craft, however, has Just made its appearance for four pedaicrs, which when launched looks very much hke an ordinary rewloat without oars. It has an unusual depth amidships to accommo- date the full sweep of the water wheel- men's legs, whose power is transmitted through Increasing gears to a screw pro- peller situated a little more ‘han two-thircs astern at the end of the greater draft. This boat has not yet had a practical trial, but from all descriptions it sems to be an effective craft for a plural number of pedaling oarsmen. One of the latest novelties in bicycling is the proposition of a New Jersey man nam. ed Lecnharé to inflate tires with hydrogen gas as a substitute for air. Of course, this would be more expensive, and would be at- tended with some difficuliy. but Mr. Leon- hard claims that the ae: vsiatic power of hydrogen is such that its use in the tires will decrease the weight of the wheel eight peunds. He reckons the buoyan2y of the tire at one ounce to every cubic foot of hydrogen it contains, less the weight of the frame and rider, and he calculates by com- pression to get enough of the gas into the two tires to Hft it eight pounds’ worth when in use. It would be recat to know just what chemical action there would be between the hydrogen gas and the Material of the tire. Should there be no deterioration of the tires the hydrogen might prove to be serviceable, especially for racers and those who believe in sacri- ficing everything for lightness. H. H. Anderson, a St. Louis professional, plans to make a trial next Sunday of a ten- mile run behind a ste: engine. It is pro- posed to build a track between the rails for this purpose and to have a loco- motive with one car attached do the pace- making. The rear of the car will be boarded up to within half an inch of the rails with a flange projecting on either side so as to shield the rider as completely as possible from the air and to give him almost a perfect vacuum in which to, ride. The board track will be painted black’ with a white line in the center as a guide. An- derson proposes to ride a special wheel geared to 110. He says he has studied the matter for two years, and feels confident of success, with no fear of bodily injury. Last year he rode a mile behind a “quad” in 151. The idea of riding behind an engine is not novel, as it was proposed last year by Charles M. Murphy of Brooklyn, who abandoned the scheme when he departed for Europe. One of the matters to be discussed hy the racing board of the league at the Louis- ville meet will be the proposition to dis- ccurage record-buying on certain makes of wheels, whose manufacturers, it !s claim- ed, are deliberately purchasing this sort of advertisement. Chairman Gideon says that they have already thrown out several rec- ords made on a certain wheel now under suspicion, and the board proposes to make 1. a very expensive business to buy records in this fashion. It is sugg2sted that this particular firm be expelled from the cycle beard of trade. The process, ag descril by Chairman Gideon, Is to present a new wheel to a promising young rider, accom- panied perhaps by a sum of money, and al- ways by the services of a paid iner. The local wheelmen will probabl: ive Schade, the Washington ‘amateur, honing been bresking records and winning prizes right and left in the south, a rousing wel- come when he returns from his successful trip. He is now regarded as one of the most promising of this country’s yo ing riders, and his performances have all in- dicated that he ts steadily on the up-grade without any signs of a break. A tandem team of Utica, N Y., recently challenged Hedstrom and Henshaw to meet them in a one mile match race. As Hed- strom will cease riding next week, Barbeau and Henshaw have decided to accept the challenge. The race will take place at Utica on August 7, and will be run under @ 2:05 time limit. A. W. W. Evans, the New Jersey cyclist, will make an attempt to lower the world’s record for 200 miles over the New Bruns- wick course on August 10. The present record is 12h. 20m. Evans believes that he can lowec the existing figures by more than an hour. Five days later Evans will en- deavor to break the twenty-four hour rec- ord. The record is 277 miles. A feature of the big race meet to be held in Buffalo, N. Y., on August 6, 7, and 8, will be a mile invitation race for a purse of $250. ——— “RIKE” SLEDDING NOW PROMISED. An Inventive Yankee Has Solved the Problem of Wheeling in Winter. From the New York Herald. ‘ Do not put away your wh2al when the snow is on the ground and the ponds and rivers are frozen up. You can enjoy it just as well in winter as in summer. Nature provides in the cold season a smooth, broad and limitless boulevard more perfect than the best asphalt pavement ever laid by man. Next winter the first coating of ice thick enough to bear a burden will witness the advent of a new sport, and the name of it is “bike sledding.” Thanks to a Yankee's inventive genius, a bicycle can now he provided with runners, or skates, rendering !t possible to spin along The Latest “Bike” Iden. over the frozen fluid at a high rate speed with comparative safety, making all the turns, stops and starts as easily upon the floor of the riding school. ‘This invention consists of an oquipment of three runners, which can be attached to any machine without the slightest injury-— one runner for the front wheel and two for the rear. The rear portion of tne bicycle is supported by the Tunners in such a man- ner that the tire presses upon the ice suffi- ciently hard to give the friction, or trac- tion, necessary for propulsion. By meat of a lever operated by the hands of rider the pressure of the tire upon the can be regulated, or If ‘t 13 ‘lesired to coast the rear wheel can ve raised entirely trom the surface, throwing the weight upon the runners. ‘These runaers are but a few inches apart. They resemple an exagger- ated long Dutch skate. The front wheel does not revolve at all. The runner {s fastened firmly to it, not per- mitting It to touch the ice. Steering !3 ac- complished in the ordinary manner, with the handle bars. The brake consists of a number of sharp teeth or ciaws, which are forced into the ice, just ir front of the rear wheel, between the two rmners. It is not necessary to put the whcel in motion before mounting. It will stand by itself, and the rider can come to a fuil stop without getting off. The ive cycler need not confine his travels to frozen boidles of wa- ter. He can ride anywhere that geod sied- ding 1s to be found. Equipped with a set of these runners it is possible t9 ride wherever a sleigh can travel unless the snow 1s deep or soft. This new attachment appears a little com- plicated, but in reality it is a very simple affair, and can be attacued by any one hay- ing a slight knowledge of machinery in a short time. No tools are required beyond those habitually carried in the tool ba: and the bicycle is not damaged in any wa: Detaching the runners is as easy a matter as putting them on, and they are adapted to ladies’ wheels as well as to the diamond frames. ——_+e+ Handled Money, but Kept None. From the London News. Several municipal councilors of Paris have tabled a motion to give a grant of 500 francs to the widow of a former coun- cilor and her daughter. The mother and child are utterly penniless, and this tem- porary grant is to save them from starva- tion. The lady is the widow of Francois Jourde, elected in March, 1871, member of the Paris commune. He was minister of finance of this short-lived and ill-fated revolutionary government. In this capacity he levied £640,000 on the Bank of France, on the old argument of “Your money or your life,” and a few weeks later, the commune being again low in its finances, he borrowed from the same bank a loan of £160,000. All this Money was applied to government or mis- government purposes. While he was min- ister more than £9,000,000 passed through his hands, and the bitterest opponents of the commune allow that Jourde’s integrity was stainless. After the commune was crushed he was court-martialed at Versailles, being sen- tenced to transportation for life. He es- caped from New Caledonia on March 19, 1874, and in the same boat with M. Roch fort and M. Paschal Grousset, who after- ward became a moderate, this being one of the most romantic escapes that ever took place from the island. He returned to France after the amnesty, being returned a municipal councilor for Paris. He died two years ago, and we now see that he left public life with clean hands. LESS IS EXPECTED OF HER. BICYCLE CHAPERON: A New Social Function Created by the Use of Wheels. HAMPERED BY CITY ORDINANCES Young Cyclists Find Many Ways to Outwit the Guard. DIFFICULTIES OF THE TRUST ee After all, the course of true love does not run lese smooth than the course of those who seek to guide, interfere or check the course of true love or turn it into the chan- nels of conventionalities. The latest worry which the chaperon of fair ard wealthy maidenhood is regret- ting comes, in New York, from a munici- pal ordinance, in the ‘usual method made and provided for the protection and com- fort of the one person in ten who does not ride the bleycle. a “But, Mrs. Beekman, the municipal ordi- nance says that three persons must not ride abreast in the streets of New York.” “Miss Livingston, your dear mamma dis- tinctly said—" d “But Mrs. Beekman,” in a tone of awed astonishmeni, “you would not have me dis- | obey the law, would you?” * 3 And so what docs the poor worried tay" do? Well, sne drops behiid the couple who aré whetling ‘so métrily “ayay, “und relly anyone who has ridden ‘the wheel knows how difficult it is for ene; who is riding be- hind two other people to hear what they } are saying to cach otier, so that in this at- | titude she is utterly urabie to catch the | soft nothings which’ will’ pass from lip: to} ear when young pedple get together and | Cupid-holds: thereins gvee the buzzing wheels. ae eee ‘The Chaperon’s Difficulties. Ot she can ride a litte; bit ahead of the two and then although hex “extended ears,” as Virgil puts it, may .pe better able to detect what ois saidy,pehind her, yet she | cannot, suvevat the risk of breaking her neck, keep Argus-eyed watch over the eye- language, which, under the same charming circumstances, is sure to be talked. Naturally there Is a third course, and that would be to say “Never mind the law!” and ride boldly fcrword by the side of the young man and the young lady or even between them. But it is a stern chaperon, indeed, who will go to this ex- treme. The bicycle chaperon ts an accomplished She is generally, in such cases as that described above, a needy friend or poor relation of the family, who is in re- ceipt of a dole of money or social advant- age or other quid pro quo for her services as guardian. For, of course, it is not a very pleasant job to interfere with the nat- ural tendencies and wishes of two nice young people whom you very much like and it is less enjoyable to do the same for two young people whom you don’t like. For Larger Parties. Where larger parties are concerned, the chaperon may be, as upon other social oc- casions, any gay young matron who has fulfilled the prime requisite by learning to ride the wheel, and in such cases her task is distinctly more enjoyable, because as there 1s less possibility of responsible watching over her charges for every mo- ment they are out, less is expected of her. She may even have a young man to chat with, herself, part of the time. In a quiet way the institution of the ‘pro- fessional chaperon, too, is growing up in New York. A woman may ride alone with a foorman mounted on a wheel following her at the respectful distance of, say, one hundred feet. She may ride under the manly guardianship of a district messen- ger boy chartered for an hour, even as the same blase and nonchalant youth is im- pressed into use as theater escorts by la- dies from the country who are staying in town. Must Always Be a Lady. But the real chaperon whose duties are (confined to the supervision of those most dificult of all transactions, the making ‘and acceptance or repulsion of courtship, must always be a lady or at least some ene who looks like a lady. The great dem- ocratic bicycle academies know no such person, but about the more swell riding re- sorts within whose precincts a more select class of pupils are supposed to gather, it ig possible to engage the services of compe- tent, neatly dressed women of early middle age-—never clad in bloomers, of course, but in bicycle costumes of the most irreproach- able sort—who go as guardians of the dear young people when mamma or aunty is too busy or too lazy or too fat to do the job. And this fact is respectfully submitted by the way of ‘suggestion to some of those people who are always hunting up new ave- nues of employment for the supernuous sex. FROM THE ARIZONA KICKER Keeping. in the bead. 2...) Without any @xtra cost to our readers we this week iss¥e a supplement tothe maia sitet, WHICH coftains full account? of seve enteen. cold;blooded murders, five, ghost stories, foar mine horrors and three Indian butcherles, and we are sorry to say that there were crowded out, for lack of space, six..heautifu) incidents in which, men. were bitten by mad wolves or rattlesnakes, and @ied-inthe most: ‘Horrible: agonies:* AV hile, this isn't exactly our style of literature, our readers want it, and we defer io them.-|" Its our.aim to keep in the lead, and if we | can find enough ot these stories and inci- Gents to make a supplement about ence in four weeks, the same will be issued, and our subscribers made happy. A Missing Artist. A young man named Grant, who came out here a few days ago to paint mountain scenery, and who was stopping over at Pine Hill, has been missing fcr the last five days. He went out to sketch the mouth of Black Canon, and next day trey found his easel and brishes and paints scattered cver the ground. ‘The general idea is that a bear with his lair in the canyon woke up, saw a good thing in front of him an? proceeded to take it in. He makes the fourth artist who has mysteriousiy disappeared in this section in the last two years. The belief that Mr. Grant is on the inside is further strengthened by the fact that a bear which Joe Harper shot at and wounded a day or two ago near the canon spat several trousers buttons ard a vest buckle out of iis mouth as he ran away. The Bext We Can Do. Wednesday noon of last week a band of about foriy indignant citizens, headed by Maj. Wharton of tiie Cactus ranch, sur- rounded the Kicker office and fired about two hundred bullets into the home of the greatest family paper on earth. ‘The object was to rebuke us for posting weather bul- letins which did not pan out as represent- ed, and we were duly rebuked. When we started our weather bureau we explicitly announced that all the tools we had to werk with were a map of the world, a two- fcot rule and a red lead pencil. sixty days we have hit the weather forty-eight times, which we submit ts doing decently well. In a few instances we have predicted rain, which obstinately refused to show up, and two or three times we have overlooked high winds and frosty jights. We have done our best, howetey, Bas if our people are not satisfied, they‘must turn in some other direction. “Had/!Mag: Wharton come to us personally andyalone and like a gen- tleman, we would haxe tried to give him the sort of weather ht wants to grow jack rabbits and tarantulas,"but under the cir- cumstances we'll be thaltged if we favor him over anybody elses 18 — 88 -37§ —— Quail Ari Pfenty. From the Minneapolis Jourgal, — The effect of the pratectian afforded quail in this state by thengame and fish com- mission and by legigtéfive eractment has been to increase the fyntijers of this game bird in a very re: able degree. Three seasons ago the call ef; the quail was sel- dcm beard in adjacent Yrush or timber, and although there His lfcn ttle respect for the law in some lééalitles, the combined action of the con-misgion with that of sportsmen’s clubs throughout the state has resulted in the increase of the quail be- yond the most sanguine hopes of its pro- tectors. There ts evidence in the country all about Ike Minnetonka, where, in the best days of quail shooting in this state, the birds were most plentiful, that ail Immediate danger of extinctioa of Boh White has be- come a thing of the past. Repeatedly dur- ing the last few montha reports have reached the Journal that immense num- berg of quail have been seen in the vicinity of Waconia, the country thereabouts being particularly favorable to these birds. Even fm @ country where quail are’ thick, ft is not usual to put up more than a couple of ecveys in half an hour, but last Sunday tn an hour's ride along the Minneapolis and St. Louis track, between Excelsior and Victoria, no less than six coveys of fif- teen or twenty birds each were flushed. ie PACKING A STEAMER TRUNK ‘Valuable Suggestions for Those Who Are Going Abroad, What Must Be Taken Without Fall and What May Be Left Behina. In the first place $6 should be expended on the purchase of an excellent steamer trunk, one that can stand any amount of knocking about on the continent and be equal to the return trip. it is perhaps better to pack the tray of the steamer trunk first, as when that is done ail the essential Little comforts, so apt to be forgotten or neglected, will be safe. A medicine case is the first thing packed because the most necessary. These come fitted with empty bottles,which tne traveter fills according to her constitutional needs. A few of the standard remedies which it is well to have in the case are: Camphor, ar- nica, listerine, Jamaica ginger, paregoric and brandy. Bromide has become the pre- ferred remedy for seasickness and 1s taken before and during the entire ocean voyage. If a large toilet case containing all the accessories is not used, and they are really awkward and space filling, each toilet erticie should be arranged in separate bags and boxes so far as necessary. There should be a rubber bag for the sponge, a celluloid tooth-brush holder, the same for soap and a linen bag for brush, comb, buttonhook and hairpins. This bag should be finished with a draw string, so that it can be hung up in the state room and be always in sight. A bag for soiled clothes is another indis- pensable article which must be placed in the tray. Pocket handkerchiefs, fresh col- lars, veils, gloves and portfolio must all be compactly arranged in the same little tray, and a box of thread, needles and pins must not be forgotten. Now for the body of the trunk. As a rule a pretty dress is worn on boarding the steamer and the dress to be worn on the voyage is packed. The steamer rug and heavy, tight-fitting ulster, which no trav- eler can dispense with, are folded together in a shawl strap, thus leaving more trunk room besides having them ready for the first ocean breeze. Besides the heavy dress for the voyage, which should be one that can be discarded at the end of the return voyage, there are th? heavy fiannels. No matter what the sea- son, two suits of warm flannels must find thelr way into the steamer trunk. A sec- ond pair of walking boots and one pair of dress shoes are next packed; then, shirt waists for the land trip as well as one dressy waist for the theater in Paris and the cpera at Milan. A second hat need not be carried, as it can be bought for half the money in London or Paris. The same fact holds true of the dressy waist, or any pretty dainty accessory of the wardrobe. The Indispensable Bath Robe. The last garment to be placed in the body of the trunk is the bath gown, than which nothing is more imperatively neces- sary. This gown should be of pretty, warm material, well made and becoming, as it may prove the most useful of any gar- ment taken. With it are packed a steamer cap and slippers. Besides the heavy flannels, other under- wear must be carried according to the sea- son of the year or the countries to be visit- ed. Such questions must be matters of in- dividual judgment. Black equestrian drawers or bloomers are often substituted for skirts for land travel as well as ocean trips. If a skirt is pre- ferred, however, nothing is better than mo- reen for winter and mohair for the warm- er months. ————— Im 1996, From the Philadelphia North American. Fairfax—“I notice that there are very few women at this place this year.” Hotel Clerk—“Yes; they have to stay in town and attend to business. They run down about once a week to see their fam- fies, though.” 11 POLICE COURT SENTENCES Those Who Were Guilty Sent to the Farm. The Man Who Robbed Contribution Boxes Gets Six Months —As- sortment of Vagrants, “I’m not giving the boys a concert this morning, I've traded it off for whistling, said “Jackey” Maloncy, as he sat on an iron bench in the Police Court this morn- ing. ‘There's ng money in this crowd and the gang wants more fun than the gold bugs.” “Give us another song and dance,” shouted one of the party. “Well, here you go,” said ‘Jackey’, and he gave-them what he calls his favorite Populist-hayseed song. Then he gave them @ dance, but Policeman Flynn refused to allow an encore because Judge Miller had arrived, and it was time to open court. “Here,” responded Maloney when atr- raigned on a charge of using language un- becoming a man, as he calls himself, “an aristocratic gentleman.” “Maloney was drunk and disorderly, as usual,” said Policeman Emerson, “and when I went over on 2d street because of complaint, I found him using bad language. He had also been dancing and singing.” The old sport was asked what he had to say for himself, and he said his plea was all that he desired to make known. “Five dollars, said the court, and ‘Jackey” will entertain his fellow compan- ions on the farm for two weeks. Robert Clements, a tall man from Capi- tol Hill, who was wearing his summer clothes, was in the toils because he had been drunk and disorderly. His arm was badly cut and blood from the wound had stained his xarments to the extent that he appeared as if he were costumed for a masquerade. “Clement said Policeman Wheeler, “was drunk and disorderly last night. He caused trouble at home and then went out ard got cut. When he returned he re- newed the trouble. “How did he get all this blood on him?” the court inquired. “I don’t know,” answered the officer, “but he said he cut it with a botile.” “That's the way I did it,” said the pris- oner. “I broke the neck of @ bottle and got cut.” “What kind of a bottle?’ queried the judge. “Mucilage bottle.” “Mucilage?” asked the judge, as if he thought this was only a new name for something that foams. “It was really a mucilage bottle,” an- Swered the man, “and it was not exactly @ boitle, elther. It was more like an ink- stand. “This man’s arm needs treatment,” the court remarked, “and he probably ought to be sent where he can get the necessary treatment.” Policeman Wheeler thought a few days on the farm wouid be a lesson to him, but the court thought the man’s painful experi- ence was a good lesson, and released him. Also Lost Blood. Bud Clements, who is in no way related to the prisoner who appeared before him, pre- sented almost as bad an appearance as did Robert. “He was drunk and disorderly in South Washington last night,” said Policeman Headley. It did not appear how he had lost blcod enough to make his shirt have the ap- pearance of a polka dot. Bud had nothing to y, and the court im- posed a fine of $ or fifteen days on the farm. “Hurrah for the A. P. A. and down with the Romans” was what David Upperman was shouting last night when Policeman Foley arrested him. Was ‘he profane?” ‘o, sir; he was just drunk and disorder- ly Yesterday was the first time I was ever drunk,” said the man, whose nervous condi- tion was sufficient evidence of his conduct last night. “I took my first drunk yester- da nd I think it will be my last.” low did you happen to get drunk?” “I was warm and thought I would take a glass of beer.” Policeman Foley told the judge he under- stood that the young man has an excellent Rep, but he was wild drunk yester- day “And'T think his experlence will be a les- son to him,” said the court. “I think so, too,” said the policeman, and the young man was released. ht, and Policeman Jett arrested him in own house He had trouble with his wife,” said the officer, “and was so disorderly ‘that I ar- rested him.” I didn't have an: said the prisoner. all the trouble.” A fine of #1 was imposed. : Robbed Charches. In the procession was Georg Williams, the boy Whé was arrested for ro»bing the contribution box at Epiphany Church yes terday, and to a charge of being a va- grant and suspicious person he pleaded guilty. He told the judge that his home is at Landover, Md., only a few miles from here, on the Baltimore and Potomac roal. When questioned the boy admitted his guilt and said he had robbed St. Mary's Church and several other places of wor- ship. “How much money did you get from them?" the court asked. eventy-five cents. ‘You will have to go to the work house,” the judge told him. “You will have to give bond in the sum of $200 or go to the farm for six month: He went down. A boy named Curtis Meade was in the procession for disorderly conduct on Xraemer street. “There was a social gathering in a house there,” said the policeman, “and the boys made so much noise that the gathering in the house was interrupted.” “Do you know this boy? “Yes, sir, he works on the Eckington railroad. I used to work there, and I know the boy has a bad reputation.” This was news ‘o the boy, for he had never been in giy trouble’ before, and why the policeman should have given him a bad name he cculd not understand. A fine of $1 was imposed, and as there Was no one present to pay his fine the boy stepped back. Throwing stones on 14th. street south- east near the flying horses was the charge against a small colored boy named Sugene Thomas. “Some boys were driving him away from the flying horses,” said the officer, “and he threw stones at them.” “That was righ’ remarked the court, ‘he ought to have been driven from the flying horses.” “I cnly threw a stone in self-defense,” said the boy. The boy's story was a plaus- ible cne and he was released. Andrew Jenkins, @ colored boy who par- ticipated in a crap game, was given two weeks down where the watermelons grow because he participated in a crap game a few days ago. Other Cases. “Not guilty,” was the plea of George Pinkert, a colored boy, against whom there Was a charge of disorderly conduct. ‘I heard a nojse in a vacant house in Douglass alley last Sunday,” said Police- man Stange, ‘and when I went there I Saw three boys playing crap. This was one of them.” “Was there any disorder In the house?” the court asked. “Yes, your honor.” said the officer, cursing and on 4th stree! “Judge,” said Pinkney, “I was shootin’ crap, but I Con’t swear. - A fine of $3 or nine days was imposoa. John Adams, a colored workingman, in court for violating the building regula- tions. He had put some mortar on con- crete pavement without first protecting the concrete. “I got the mortar already mixed,” said Adams, “and a man told me that it was all right to put the mixed mortar on the concret ae ‘It against the law,” the ju ja him, and imposed a $2 fin eee Charles T. Hamlet, a neatly dressed and gentlemanly appearing colored boy, was In court for speeding his bicycle on 14th street last night. “He was riding at the rate of between twelve and fifteeen miles an hour,” said the Policeman. “I didn’t think IT was riding too fast.” He was fined $5. James Bivens, a colored man, who had a y trouble with my wife,” ‘My sister-in-law caused he wearing could be heard out William Sullivan had been drinking last | ‘woman arrested last night, became angry after the woman was arrested and used profane language. “If I cussed,” said the colored man, “I don’t remember it.” “But the policeman does,” said the court, and a fine of $3 was imposed. Addison Maupin, who was out riding on his bicycle last night, did @ little scorching to catch up with his friend, and got ar- rested. “The public is not interested in your catching up with your friend,” said the court, “but pedestrians are entitled to pre= tection.” The usual fine, $5, was imposed. ————-._—_ MARCHING. The Pace in Different Armies Effect of Music. From the St. James Gazette. A curious report of the marching cap- abilities of the different European armies, drawn up at the German ministry for war, has, at the moment, a special interest. The figures are those of the established “regula- tons” of the several services, and it ap- pears that the length of the Russian sol- dier’s pace is 71 centimeters, of the Ger- man 80, while the French, Australian, italian, Belgian, Swedish and Swiss sol- diers all tread a pace of 75 centimeters. The Italian soldier takes 120 steps in a minute, the French from 112 to 116, the German 115, the Australian 118, and the Belgian 110 steps. An Italian regiment marches at the rate of 9 meters in the minute, a German regiment at 89, an Eng- lish at 88 and a French regiment at 86 meters per minute. The meter is equal to about 39 1-3 inches, and in English meas- ure, therefore, the rates of prog: the four be sion of last mentioned regiments wouid Us (about) as follows: Thi rds per minute; the Ger cnglish, 95; the French, 9% It may be mentioned here (hat b regulations of the British slow march consists of 7: to ihe minute, this measure being only on perade and for occasions of solem: Italians, ‘ds per min- the pageantry. The quick mzrch, in which evolutions sre performed, increases to 110 paces, while the “double” rises to 10 paces in the minute. It ie now generally agreed that as letes the moderns are stronger and to obtain more results from the! than the ancients.” Whether this may be justly said in reference to military prowess is perhaps not quite so clear. The stand- ard pace of the Roman soldier was the same as cur own (3) inches), the lenguh of 5 feet being really the measurement of two stes3, or the space from the place where either foot was lifted up to that on which the same foot was again set down. The Roman mile of 1,00) paces was equal to 1ather more than nine-tenths of our own statute mile, and the legions usually marched at the rate of twenty of toeir miles (say eighteen of ours) in five hours. But this was often exceeded on emer- gency, and to estimate the true qualizy of this performance it must be remembered that the Roman Yoot soldier carried a load of some sixty povnds weight besi¢ arms. Josephus says that on the he was “lut very little different from a beast of burden.” Lord Wolseley telis us that a division can march two and a half miles an hour if very well managed, but that, as a rule, time should be calculated at two miles an hour, including ordinary halts. The rationale of cadenced marching is too obvious to require analysis, and all modern marches are, as far us made to some kind of mu 5 said a great master of m’ “have a secret power over our organs to bodily exer-ises, a same timc deluding, as it were, them.” If the is Wolseley counseis officers to drums and bugies. The troops * per cent better than in eilence:” and this resource also failing, the men should ™ got to sing by companies. All was well understood by the an Piu- tarch describes the Lacedae: when advancing to the attack, a: pace to the time of their fi r music leading them into danger cheerful and un- concerned.” Most of their actual marches, however, were performed in silene Sedate and silent move the numerous band No sound, no whispers, command: = Those only heard. As Josephus also records, “When the Ro- man soldiers marched out of their encamp- ment they advanced in silence.” The Jews were accustomed to sing psalms when marching out to war; but this was pri nians, but the chief's bly the expr-ssion of ‘religious fervor rath- er than of miliary instinct. ‘There is, however, some approach 10 agreement among authorities that It was “to pre- serve the military pace of the ancient sol- diers that martial sounds were invented and drums introduced.” With such, a widespread experience of advantages, it is remarkable that cadenc marching should have fallen into almost total disuse during the middle ages. To re- move this @efect ir the French military system was one of the chief labors of Mar- shal Saxe. In the middle of the last ce tury the musical instruments of the French army were poor as most of the sc called “marches” of their composers. They might, indeed, have turned their fifes and drums to better account; for the nature of their discipline is sufficiently indicated by the following observation by Marshal Saxe; “AS every man is suffered to consult his own ease and inclination, some'march sl and others fast; but what is to be expe from troops that cannot be brought to keep one certain regular pace?” On the contrary, their well-ordered marching was ag the glory of the Prussian troops, and the victeries of Frederick the at Ros bach, Leuthen and Zorndor' re greatly due to this superiority. At time the Germans had marches of great merit musical compositions, and the French pe erty in this particular was, in fact, reliev ed from a German source. They also adopted many of the German instruments, as well as others in use among the Wallo regiments. At this date Handel had given to our own troops the stately measure of the march in “Scipio” and many another composition of a similarly marked char ter. But the time wi ot yet for s strains as the march in le Zauberflote, or for the solemnity of Beethoven's funeral dirges. — soe — SENT TO HER EASTERN HOME. Phoebe Cousins Leaves Los Angeles for Far St. L From the San Franciseo Examiner, Poor Phoebe Cousins, reclining on air cushions and lying in a Red Cross ambu- lance, was taken today from her re: in Los Angeles and started on her journey to St. Louis, where she has friends who will care for her. Her illness and di: pointments have sadly affected the once brilliant woman, and her irritability gre ly incommoded the good women of the suf- frage campaign committee who got up her benefit and helped her off. Mrs. M. F. Maynard and Mrs. W. C. Lit- tle had more work on the Couzins move- ment than on the suffrage movement, and have }een assisted by Mrs. Mesery, H. Ludlam, Miss Lawrence, Miss Anthony, Mrs. Frank Wiggins and Mrs. | Webb. They expressed themselves this a ternoon as being as happy as if they “had just got religion” at the completion of their task. Miss Couzins refused to attend her bene- fit and ordered Miss Shaw not to speak at it. Then when the ladies went to take her to the depot 1t was found she was in di to her landlady, and $100 more had to be raised. The supervisors assisted at th. and as Miss Couzins is almost help from rheumatisin, the Red Cross ambu- lance was secured, but when she saw it sho refused to enter it, saying It was “a deat: wagon.” For a time it looked as if the whole thing nce Mrs. would fall through, for hoth the 4 and those who were trying to help her were rearing the stage of ill temper, but and light congnered, and ‘Miss yleided and was driven to the © was provided with 9 plentifu’ he if and her brother, and as many comforts as possible, and there was a balance of $6 in cash in her p On a Seaside Pinzsa. From Town Topics. You do uot join us In any cf our little parties. Mrs. Schermerhorn. Are you hus- banding your time here?” “No; but I'm husbanding my daughters. TBE “APENTA” HUNGARIAN BITTER WATER, from the TI HUNYADT Springs: under the abse- lute control of the Royal Hungarian Chemical In. stitute (Ministry of Agriculture), Ruda-Pest. Jy18-s13t three