Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1896, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1896—TWENTY-TWO PAGES. SO0555555004006566006006004 APPAR POEOLEO BESO Jewelry CREDIT. You are wasting a part of your money every time you Jewelry, Watches, ete., of our establishment. We are un- derselling other Jewelers by 20 to 40 Per Cent ~and giving you your own time to pay the bill. “fron-cl ° Zz everything we sell. not saticled with your purchase after 30 days, bring it back and get ALL your money. Look at this: 25 pairs Solid Gold Link Cuff Buttons. set with a genuine dia- mond. Cennot be duplicated un- der $3. anywhere I O Our ° price... get our terms and get wainted with our iberal methods of doing business. LPOYED EO OODADHOA LOD MG DLDOMDGO HDG ONDE SOOO ITOICODI OS: DIORIDMHO SSE SE LSS HELLY 559448963004 08 248 OOH ROO: ;CASTELBERG’S Nat'l Jewelry Co., 2 1003 Pa. Ave. Next ‘“‘Star”’ POPS MED e 2 ¢ = Ext. 50 years, 108 N. Eutaw st., Balt. 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ARAAAAAAAASBAABEORALS Not many of each style—but there’re dozens of styles. Oc. R. C. Lewis & Son, 1421 NEW YORK AVENUE. ven! S$ 5" brated maker. ean learn by calling. Remember, there's only one place hereabouts to _ get “Knox"’ Hats that's here. Fall and Winter styles and shades are in. and 1. Stinemetzin Hatters and Furriers, 1237 Pa. ave. 3m,20 sees eeeeee sel8-14d Buys a Derby Hat here, the equal of which has set hose name you au29- RUOFF'S, 905 Pa. ave. Don’t get them confounded. The “Dunlap” blocks you get tlsewhere are not made by Dun- lap, but are imitations. Only one Dunlap Hat—one place in the “D. C.” to buy it, and that’s here. Finest quality hat made. RUOFF'S, 905 Pa. ave. eel4-20d CONNOISSEURS of WHISKIES & WINES Should aval themselves of the GREAT BARGAINS in_ Rare Old STRAIGHT WHISKIES, OLD M. and £HER! JRANDIES, va - man BI ETC., Lag offered by me a redueed prices, as ceiver of the inte Srm of Jas. L. Barbour & Son, Gaff R: whim Pysras te e a bela, 180; Monticello. “1 BRO 1888; Mt. Vernon, 1887; Sannyeide, 1 1892. Tx ‘auiS-3me Sa Sale of Beer Stopped. The bicycle races at International Athletic Park Labor day brought together a large and enthusiastic gathering, which filled the grand stand. Some of the more enthus- jastic spectators became somewhat bots- terous at the close of the races, and a few forgot themselves and imbibed too freely of the beer sold and became annoy- ing to their neighbors. Upen inquiry it was ascertained that re- cently, at the special request of some patrons of the park, a club was incovporat- ed, under certain restrictions, for tho sale of beer to its members and guests, as ac- commodations for those who preferrad beer to soft drinks. A steward was appointed to manage the club with the understand- ing that no beer should be >spenly so!d either on the grand stand or track with the refreshments usually required on publ oc- casions. The management say it is their desire and intention to make the park and the events held there first-class in every re- spect, and as agreeable and pleasant to the audience as possible. To aid in do- ing so they have stopped the sale cf beer, and in the future nothing will be suld or allowed on the grand stand or track which might be considered objectionable to any one present. =e se On the Free Silver Pla From the Chicago Post. ° ‘They were watching the young woman on the bathing beach. “The idea of appearing in public that way.” said his wife at last. “Oh, that costume is perfectly proper and appropriate for this year,” he replied. “Regarding her merely from a free silver point of view she fs fully dressed.” “Fully dressed!" “Yes—that is about 53 per cent.” SCRAPPY: BILL TODAY Washingtons Begin the Final Games With the New Yorks. CONTESTS IMPORTANCE OF THESE Baltimores Planning a ‘Trip to England. a CURRENT SPORTING -——_——_+—_—_—_. NOTES The final series of games between the lo- cal team and the New York Base Ball Club will begin this afternoon at National Park at 4:15. Victory in the next four games means much to each side. New York is after seventh place, and would like to en- ter thg first six. Washington wants to beat out Brooklyn for ninth place, and thus peat last year’s record. All the days will be ladies’ days, and big turnouts are ex- pected. Dad Clarke will probably pitch for New York today and Mercer for Wash- ington. The batting order will probably be as follows: NEW YORK. WASHINGTON. Van Haltren, cf. Abbey, rf. ‘Tiernan, rf. De Montreville, ss. Gleason, 2b. Selbach, If. Joyce, 3b. Farrell, c Davis. ss. Smith, 3b. Beckley, 1b. O'Brien, 2b. Stafford, If. Brown, cf. Warner, c. Cartwright, 1b, W. Clark, p. Mercer, p. Record of the Clubs. 2/St. Louk :616' Loulsville. nbs, WwW. 1. Baltimore 7 41 Cleveland. Philadelphia. Brook St. Louis... Louisville... 2 New York at Washington. Philadelphia at Baltimore Boston at Brooklyn. Louisville at Pittsburg. Cincinnati at Cleveland. Chicago at St. Louis. Corbett Again Pitched Well. Baltimore defeatefi Boston yesterday largely through the good work of Corbett, who occupied the box for the champions. He struck out seven and was generally effective. Klobedanz was also effectiv but unlucky. Attendance, 1,564. The score: BALTIMORE. BOSTON, RH. ls F at . of0 041 6 130 2100 103 1200 120 00140 280 10900 111i 2340 2k LA 2 12 Robinson, ¢ 0 1 7 0 1110 Corbett, “p. 0 10 0 toot Totals .. $11 2410 Totals .. 3 82311 *Two out im eighth inping when game called o account of darkness. Itimore .. Boston Earned runs—B hite—Ret inson, Met bases—Quinn, Durty, Long. on bulls—By Corbett by pitcher—By Corb on bases—Baltimore, Brodie and Reitz, Long, and Ty Tucker unassisted. “Passed ball—Bergen, 1. ‘One hour and forty-five minutes. Be 200200138 1110000 0-3 imore, 6; Boston, 1. ‘Three rodie, Kell ‘Two-buse hits— jaimilton. St Giants in Seventh Place. The Giants had a batting streak in the fifth inning at Tayler’s expense yesterday at New York and won from the Phillies. The feature of the game was a fight be- tween Grady and Taylor, but Hornung called the police before hostilities assumed @ serious aspect. Attendance, 3,500. The score: PHILADELPHIA. NEW YORK. R.H.O.A.E. R.H.0.A.E. Cooley, o20 2100 Halen, ..0 0 2 1 1100 110 1320 050 1231 230 1230 124 114120 030 1100 orl. 1310 101 0010 101 0000 Geler, oovd oo4l Totals .. 4 624 8 2} Totals .. 8 92715 2 *Batted for Doheny. Philadelphia 000120100-4 New York .. 00102500 x8 Farned runs—Philadelphia, 1; New York, 3. First base on errors—Vhiladelphia Left on bases—Philadelphia, 8; New York, 7. Home run— La joie. ‘Two-base hits—Joyee, Davis. Saeritice Hi asou. Hit by pitched ball—By Es pire—Hornung. and fifty-six minutes. Time—one hour Pittsburg Won Easily. Pittsburg had no difficulty in solving Fraser's curves yesterday and won easily from the Colonels. The game was one- sided and uninteresting. Hastings was hit hard, but good fielding kept down the score. Attendance, 1,000. The score: PITTSBURG. LOUISVILLE. R.H.O.AE. R.H.O.4E. Donovan, rf 2°20 0 O|Dexter, c..0 12°93 0 Ely, ss.... 2 2°5 OfMcCre’y, £23100 Lezotte, ib 1 1 9 O O/Clarke, if... 1 12.0 0 ESmith, if 2 3 3 0 Oj Rogers, 1b. 0 011 0 0 Wright, cf. 1 3 2 0 0}Pick'ng, cf1 2.3 0 0 Mesritt, ¢. 0 1.3 2 ¢/Dolun, w..1 0 221 Padden? 2 11 5 2 1]Cling’an, 3b 1 20 10 LSmith, 31 2 2 2 1}John«on, 20 2 2 2 0 Hastings, p2 1 1 1 0|Frwer,’p..0 01 4 0 Totals ..11162712 2 ‘Totals .. 6112412 1 Pittsburg . o1 o x—-lL Loulsville 0100226 Earned runs—Pittebucg, 6; Louisville, 3. ‘Two- bese hits—Donovan, Wright, Merritt and Picker- ing. Three-base hits—F. Smith, J. Smith, Jobn- son. Stolen bases—Puidden, MecCreery, Clarke. First base on balls—Off Fraser, 2; off Hastings, 4 Hit by pitehed ball—Clurke. Struck out—-By Fraser, 2; by Hastings, 3. Passed balls—Dexter, 2. Wid pitcbes—Friser, 2. Time—Two hours ‘and five Umptre—Emslie, minutes. A Welsh Rider Breaks All Records. James Michael, the Welsh wonder, smash- ed all the American records for one hour’s competition paced race yesterday afternoon at the first annual national circuit meet of the Quill Wheelmen, at Manhattan Beach. Twenty-seven miles and sixteen hundred and ninety yards stands to the credit of the foreigner for one hour, but Frank Star- buck of Philadelphia was only thirty yards behind him at the finish, and only for some bad blindering on the part of his pace- makers, shortly after the fifth mile, would have given Michael the race of his life. Starbuck lost a little over half a mile in the early part of the contest by havi no pacemakers, but in the last twenty minutes, even at the terrific gait both were travel- ing, snceedei in not only passing his cum- petitor as they spun around the track, but had nearly caught him at the finish, having gained over & lap and a half. Some of the credit of this wonderful exhibition of en- durance and speed was due to Starbuck's pacemakers, who evidently tried to make up for their early blundering, and in a great part su A CHESS TOURNAMENT. Pla for One During the Coming Fall and Winter Being Considered. The chess committee of the Capital Bi- cycle Club is considering plans for a chess tournament the coming fall and winter. It is proposed to hold a handicap tournament. For this purpose the players will be sep- arated into ciasses, say about four. No odds will be given at the beginning of the games, but the winner of each game will score a point or points, as the case may be. Players winning from cthers in the same class or lower classes score one point, while a player winning from a player in the when winning from a player in two class above him he scores three points, and from a player three classes above him, he scores four points. The idea is that players in the same class are about even in strength: a player in the next class above another is able to win two games to one; in two classes above another is capable of win- ning three to ore; and three classes above another ought to win four out of five games. ‘This feature is novel, and js somewhat of an experiment. The difficult part will be the handicapping of the players. Each player will not be required to play a cer- tain number of games with every other player, but the number will be left to the option of the participants, excepting that there will be a minimum number of games to be played to entitle a party to a prize. The tournament will be limited to a cer- tain period, say three or four months. Prizes will also be given to the players with the highest percentage of games won to gumes played. The first game in the match between L. Tharp and EK. A. Ttbbetts, to decide who is entitled to the third prize in the individual match tournament at the Washington Chess Club, was played Saturday evening, and resulted in an easy victory for Mr. Tharp, Mr. Tibbetts not showing up in gcod form. The score of the games is as follows: White. Black. White. Black. L. Tharp. Tibbetts, | 1. Tharp. Tibbetts. 1P-Kt PK 19 Kt_Kt Kt—K4 5 it gns Peek hoKe 3 Kt- = ar xR \—B2 Kes RQ gone 24 xP R-K 20 Kt—R6ch K—B a x 32 KxKt B-Kt 33 K-Q3 Kxke B4B-Ktoch K—-K2 33 Q—Bimate P—B6 The games played tn the recent tourna- ment at Nuremburg are to be annotated by Dr. Tarrasch. He is one of the com- petitors and eminently fitted for the un- dertaking. It is understood the book will be printed in German. The Brooklyn Chess Club has decided to defer the decision in the matter of the challenge by the British Chess Club for another cable match until the election of the new directory next month. Inasmuch as Pillsbury, Showalter, Barry, Burille and others, according to the newspaper re- ports, will not assist the club in its next match, there may be some trouble in get- ting together a satisfactory team. | BUSY. Many Matches Have Been Played Dur- ing the Week. Tonight is the opening night of the sea- son at the Capital Bicycle Club. Al the whist-playing members are expected to be present, and, besides, a number of friends have been invited, including some of the strongest players in the city, so that there will be at least from thirty to forty tables in use. Compass whist will be played, In which players sitting north and south play north and south hands only, and players sitting east and west play east and west hands only. Non-members are requested to bring their partners, but if they do not the whist committee will supply them. The club rooms will undoubtedly present an attractive appearance. On succeeding Saturday nights the mem- bers will play compass whist for prizes, to be awarded at the end of the season. A compass whist match was played at the Capital Bicycle Club last Saturday evening. Eight pairs played sixteen hands each, the result being as follow: Barrick and Quackenbush. ines and Nacdantel. = 297. Lewis and Henry ws Prince and Fry Barnes and Curr and Stephens. Metomb and Willtaison Hill and Hoeke Averages - 7 1s Whist mate ve been the order at the Capital Bicycle Club this week. The contests have all been very close. Monday evening Messrs. Taliaferro and Bedan of the Columbia Athletic Club played twenty hands, duplicate whist, against Messrs. Fogy and Carr, and were beaten by three tricks, as follows: 1.—Forg and Carr. Tallaferro and Bi s 5 Ist round. 1 2 5 6 7 8 910 No.1 Oo1003H0000 4 oo10000001 .. 2d round. 1011000020 5 . oo00101200 .. 4 Totals .. = cose 1@) 6 Tuesday evening the visitors were from the Mt. Pleasant Club, and the match re- sulted as follows: 1—Carr and Foxg. No. 2—-Young and Brow: 1st round. 1 2 5 oF 234 7 8 910 No.1 100002000 4 oo1080010101 ., 2d round. 2120001010 7 EF ov0v0000002 .. 2 ‘Totals, uw 6 Wednesday evening two fours played a match of sixteen hands, the team consist- ing of Messrs. Low, Rines, Tower and Schooley, defeating a team composed of Messrs. Fogg, McComb, Barnes and Pelouze, by the close margin of two tricks, the total scores being 7 to 5. Monday evening Dr. Walls and Mr. Taliaferro played twelve hands, memory whist, against Messrs. Wooten and Bedan, at the Columbia Athletic Club, and de- feated them by nine tricks. Messrs. Walls and Taliaferro will be one of the pairs at the Capital Bicycle Club this evening. Put-in-Bay, Ohio, is mentioned as the probable place for holding the next con- gress of the American Whist League. It is about sixty miles from Cleveland and Detroit, and nearly the same distance from Toledo. Miss Elizabeth F. King of this city won the prize, a-set of twenty-four paragon whist trays, for the best solution submit- ted to prize problem No. 529, published in Whist for May. Thirty-four solutions were submitted to the problem. GEORGETOWN VARSITY ATHLETICS Foot Ball Will Be Confined to the Class Teams. With the return of the Georgetown College, interest in athletics is uppermost. Just at present the office of maneger of athletics Is vacant. Andrew Berry was elected to the position last spring and would have started in on his duties this fall, but he was unable to re- turn to the university. An election will be held rext week, when a manager will be selected. There 1s a faint possibility of the re- turn of “Big Mike” Mahoney, the cham- pion twirler in the college base ball world. Since President Richards‘wrote him a few weeks ago that he would not be permitted to play on the Georgetown team this season, because of his playing summer ball with the Corning, N. Y., team, considerable pressure has been brought to bear to have the rresident change his mind, but to no avail. If Mahoney can fiot play on the ball team his return fs not expected. In a letter to one of his friends at the college, he says that he may come back and re- stme his course it® medicine, but that if he received a good offer from other localli- ties he would probabiy accept. B. J. Wefers, the crack sprinter, and his brother have returned and will run under the college colors. J. D. Gallagher, the champion long distance runner, will not be Leck, having left the post graduate course with honors last year. The order against foot ball is still in ef- fect, and the students will not be permit- ted to play any outside games. Following the custom of last year teams wiil be pick- ed from the classes, which will play to- gether for the championship of the college. As scon es a new manager is installed, it is contemplated to hold the fall athletic games, similar to the successful event of last year. The Columbian University will be invited to participate and make it a dual meet. Since the return of*the stu- dents the track has been put in shape and the athletic field trimmed. TO PLAY BALL IN ENGLAND. students at The Champio: Are PI img a Trip —Those Who Will Go. The Baltimores are planning a trip to England. Ever since the second winning of the pennant the players have had the for- eign bee in their bonnets During the spring training trip it was the chief topic of conversation, and as the season has pro- gressed and the men prospered, the idea of going to England has become a determina- tion. Ted Sullivan has been in Baltimore for several weeks, and the players have de- cided that his cosmopolitan experience makes of him just the ‘man for advance agent. So :t is that, within a couple of weeks, Ted will probably start off to pre- pare the way for the men. ‘The men who intend to make the trip are all anxious for a visit to foreign lands. They believe that by traveling in a body they can get reduced transportation and cheaper hotel accommodations than if they went singly. }t2s reported that the interest in base ball is) pw quite lively in England, and the men believe that by giving exhibi- tion games they,can get their money back, even if they make no profit. Each man will contribute to a pool for the payment of ex- penses, and th&lwhole thing will be run on the co-operation plan. Brodie does not want to leave Bpoanoke, so that the men want a center fielder, When the Colts were in Baltimore Lagge was approached on the subject. He epressed his desire to join the band, so that i name was put down for that vacancy. | Reltz 1s another who proba- bly will not go, and as Collins of Boston and Dahlen of-@hicago want to go, elther one will take his place. Robinson does not want to leave the little Robbies at home, so that the catchers will probably be Clarke and Bowerman. The pitchers have not yet been decided upon. : How long the team will remain’ intact on the visit is not known, but should the scheme be found not to pay, those who de- sire will return home,and some of the others will take a flyer on the continent. MONDAYS RACE MEET. List of Ofitcers and Entries to the Events. ‘The entries to the race meet Monday af- ternoon closed last evening, and everything is In readiness for the races. Some delay was occasioned by the absence of the offi- ¢lal handicapper for the District, and for a time it looked as though the handicaps could not be made, as under the league rules there 1s no one deputized to do the work in the absence of the official handl- capper. The problem was finally solved, however, by the sending of the handicaps to the offictal by special messenger, and the work is expected to be done today. The officers of the meet will be as follows: Referee, E. E. Simpson; judges, L. B. Graves, W. R. C.; Willlam T. Robertson, L. A. W., and D. L. Sandoe, A. W.; um- pires, F. Baker Weaver, Altair Cycle Club; F. C. Potts, A. W.; Roy Mitchell, 8. C. C., and Charles B. Grace, 5. A. C.; timers, W. J. Espey, W. R. C.; John Woerner, jr., Q. W., and Sam W. Stinemetz, C. A. C.; clerk of the course, William Gettinger, A. W.; assistant clerk, W. C. Clark, I. starter, John Crossle: A. C.; George W. Boyd, Q. W., and W. H. Hen- shaw, A. W.; announcer, J. Hart Brittain, C. A. C.; handicapper, William Jose, W. R. The entries to the various events are as fcllows: First race, one-mile novice—Harry I. Dodge, unattached; Eddie Smith, unat- tached; James Pattison, unattached; J. A. Leonhardt, unattache: attached; A. O. Arthui L. Wolcott, unattache unattached. Second race, one-mile open—Hardy Pritch- ard, W. R. C.; C. E. Gause, W. R. C.; E. Burton, A. Henry W. Clum, unatachs L. L. Meyers, Baltimore; BilHe Sims, A. W Claude Leatherbury, Baltimore; V. 3. Bar- ber, unattached; Clurence M. Knight, Balti- more; Walter E. Barton, unattached. Third event, intercity team _race—Wash- ington team, Billie Sims, A. W.; George Ball, W. R. C., and Thomas N. Mudd, jr., A. W. Baltimore team, F. L. Meyers, Clarence M. Knight and Claude Leatherbury. Fourth event, two-mile tandem match race—E. A. Pitkin and Paul von Boeckman, Q. W.; George E. Smith and Harry Z. Greer, W. R. C. Fifta race, two-mile handicap—Harry 1. Dodgs, unattached; George S. Ball, W. R. Edward 8. Gee, un- unattached; W. H. W. Ernest Barton, C.; Hardy Pritehard, W. R. C.; C. E. Gause, W. R. €.; George Coleman, unattached; L. Burten, A. W.; James Pattison, unat- tached; Henry . Clum, uffattached; Lee Counselman, Bethesda; F. 1. Meyers, Balti- more; Billie Sims, A. W.; J. A. Leonhardt, unattached; Claude Leatherbury, Baltimore; V. S. Barber, unattached; Harry Z. Greer, W. R. C.; George E. Smith, W. R. C. Fifth event-Start of John J. Fister in his attempt to break te American track record of 452 miles, 1,735 yards. 'T SUCCEED MI SPIDERS. The Nationnl League Said to Be Ang- ling for Milwaukee. During the past two days it has been ru- mored that the National League has been making overtures to Milwaukee people, with, a view to,,organizing a team there, which would be included in a new Amer- ican association, embracing St. Louis, Loulsville and western league cities, or else to take Clpyeland’s place in the Na- tional League circuit, It is also said that the National League proposes to purchase the franchises of St. Louis, Louisville and Cleveland, reducing the circuit to ten clubs, in which event the plan to give Milwaukee the Cleveland’s franchise might seem feas- ible. There is some ground for these state- ments, but what the result will be is only @ matter of conjecture. To Be Prepared for Foot Ball. Immediately after the circuit meet the International Athletic Park Company will have its infield, the dimensions of which are 300 by 600 feet, leveled and rolled, ready for some of the foot ball games for which arrangements are now being made. pain ats HINTS TO BEGINNERS. Suggestions to Those Who Have Just Learned to Ride. ‘The frequent occurrence of accidents with street cars and street-car tracks gives rise to the following timely hints to the local novices: Don't attempt to cross a track at almost @ parallel. Make the crossing at nearly a right angle. Otherwise the tire will get caught in the groove of the rail, and not only throw you, but !s very apt to rip the tire. Don’t ride in the slot of the cable or elec- tric road. The iron at the groove has been sharpened on the edge by the traffic and will cut the tire. Frequently small pieces of tron will be broken off and result fn a puncture. That style of riding is charac- teristic of Baltimore, but there is no need of. doing it in this city. Don’t ride in the groove of the rails for the same reason. The danger of cutting the tire is much greater than riding in the slot. Don’t cross behind a car at right angles. A person may be crossing the street from the other side and a collision may result. Don't ride fast where rapid transit lines cross. It is dangerous in more ways than one. Don't ride over any car track at an ex- tra fast rate of speed. The jolting and vibration affects the frame of the machine. In riding across tracks it is well to make the strain on the machine as light as pos- sible by standing on the pedals, and not remain seated in the saddle. Don’t cross a car track until you see the way is clear. You may escape one car, only to collide with another. Don’t take any chances in crossing in front of rapidly moving cars. It is dan- gerous. If a slight accident should hap- pen to the bicycle and thrcw you there would be no time to get out of the way of the car. Don't ride close to the cars when in mo- tion. A person may be getting off, and you be unable to typn out of the way in time to prevent an accident. Don’t ride on; streets that are traversed by car Hnes until you have some control of a wheel. A horse car can do as much damage as a cable or electric train. Above all, din’t forget that in case of a collision, nine times out of ten, the cyclist gets the worst of the matter. To Increase the Speed. The latest bicycle sulky fnvented for racing is a featherweight contrivance, dif- fering very materially in make and ap- pearance from, the ordinary “bike-sulky.” This new machine is intended to be used behind trotters and pacers, and the inven- tor claims-that instead of being a drag or hindrance to aif horse, the new sulky rather aids hfm in the race; for by its pe- culiar constryction the new racing sulky gives the horse more room and f#eer ac- tion, at the same time placing the driver in such a position: that his weight is removed from the horse and “lifts” the animal, making him light-footed and thereby in- creasing his speed. The new racing sulky consists of the usual horseshoe-shaped shafts, giving free space for the horse. The driver sits so far behind the axle that his weight acts as a counter weight to that of the horse, and ts a material aid in lifting him. The whole structure is of the lightest possible char- acter. The wheels are twenty-four or twenty-eight inches in diameter, and are exactly like an ordinary bicycle wheel. The whole weight is balanced on the wheel, and is thus entirely removed from the horse. FOR BRAIN-WORKERS Horsford’s Acid Phosphate. Dr. LEB W. BATTLE, Durham, N. C., “My work and experience with it has been ‘and results very good among brain-workers, satisfaction in every instance.” says: BIGNESS In buying, ‘Will remain open until 9 o'clock tonight. ‘Tonight's patrons can take edvontage of the apeciat offering ‘below. For the accommodation of our customers we bigness in making, bigness in selling, are the things that make prices little. Bigness is the foundation of the Mertz system of making clothes to order. We buy our wool- ens in great quantities. We clothe thousands of careful dressers every year. We have work rooms in which system prevails everywhere. There isn’t much profit in one of our suits to order, but just see how those little profits foot up when we make thousands of suits! We've done a phenomenal business suit selling this week, and we do not propose to let next week lag behind—'twould not be the Mertz fashion. Monday morning will usher in four days of wonder* values—next Thursday night the sale will be a thing of the past. We received this morning 82 styles of choice trouserings—not a single pair worth less than $7. Wonder price for four days: $ 4 .65 to order. To top out those who desire it, we have also created a wonder prite for a semi-dress cutaway coat and waistcoat. The goods are a choice line of fancy and plain diagonal weave in worsteds— and also an extremely choice piece of Thibet. These goods were also received this morning, Wonder price for four days: sion. “Tallors and clothiers wonder how we do it, CARE OF THE WHEEL. A Rider Should Be Familiar With the Principles of Its Com tion. It 1s just as easy to have a bicycle run- ning as smoothly and loking as well at the end of the second or third season as it is at the end of the first year, provided proper care and’ attention is given it. The question is often raised as to how to ac- complish this. When the bicycle is bought new the dealer will be very apt to tell you, nine times out of ten, that it will run bet- ter after it has been used a short while. The same principle that applies to a bicy- cle in this respect applies to all other ma- chinery. The parts are new and only get into running order after the newness, so to apeak, is worn off. ° As soon as all the parts work together and get worn into place the machine runs smocth. The bicycle is a fragile thing and should be looked upon as such on all oc- casions. The factor of safety in its con- struction is only one to one and a half; that is, it is constructed on lines calculated to bear one and one-half times the weight and strain of an ordinary rider. In me- chanical construction this is the smallest factor of safety used. Yet some people handle a bicycle as though it were a steim engine or a reaping machine. This is prin- cipally the reason that some machines do not last over one year’s service. Another reason can be attributed to the ignorance of the riders, who do not know the constructional parts of a bicycle, let it get out of order and ride it in that con- dition. Unless all the parts are properly adjusted the best of machines will soon go to pieces. Dust in the Ball Bearings. It is just as easy to take care of a wheel as {t is to ride it. If five or ten minutes each day were spent in cleaning it up the rider could keep the wheel looking In good shape. Generally when a new wheel is purchased an unusual amount of care is bestowed upon it as first, but as soon as the novelty of the thing wears off the bi- cycle is completely neglected. Though the cleaning of the frame and the spokes may improve the appearance of the wheel, to improve its ranning qualities the work has to be carried on farther. Although so ad- vertised, there are but few, if any, ma- chines constructed with absolutely dust roof bearings. Pirhe fine ‘aust is apt to sift through into the ball chamber, either by way of the bearings or by way of the oil holes, and there mix up with the oil and completely clog the entire chamber, preventing the free action of the balls. This is the case where the machine aay eg sae ors ne way to prevent t! to frequet fush out all oF the ball bearing chambers with a liberal dose of benzine, coal oil or gasoline. This could be done about every two weeks, thcugh every three or four months it would be a good thing to take the ma- chine apart and completely clean the ball chambers and balls, so as to leave no dirt at all. In replacing the balls'a good plan is to use plenty of gasoline, which, being heavier than oil, does not wear away so soon and lessens the friction. The chain should receive as much atten- tion as all the other parts of the wheel put together. TNis is the part where three- fourths of the friction of the whole wheel occurs, and this being the fact it is obvious why it should be kept cleaned. Construct- ed as st is, one link in the chain working hard is apt to cause a grinding noise, which is very hard to locate. Especially when the chain gets wet the water gets in be- tween the links and there rusts, making the machine work hard, pull hard and grind hard. To Clean the Chain. Though the liberal use of oil on the chain is largely recommended, the writer thinks very little of it. Perhaps the best way to clean a chain ts to take it off at intervals, submerge it in gasoline and set fire to the fluid, letting it burn itself out. All par- ticles of dirt will be removed, and the chain will look like new. Replace it on the wheel and rub with graphite, and it will be found to run smooth. Soap fs not a very good chain lubricant, though a good many riders use it In cases of emergency, especially when out on the road, when the chain begins to grind. Keep the chain free from dust and the teeth of the sprocket wheel cleaned, and you will have very little difficulty on this line. When taking the wheel apart be sure you do not get the parts mixed. A person can hardly be considered a rider until he un- derstands the principles on which the wheel is constructed. In taking out the balls from the bearings at the axles and the head of the wheel ts a comparatively easy task, but the ordinary rider generally finds a stumbling block when attempting to get at the bearing of the crank axle. ‘The pedals come off easily, but the crank key pins are generally driven home so tightly that It is hard to remove them. After removing the nut at the end of the pins, don’t strike the surface with a ham- mer, as it is apt to blur the threads. Place @ support beneath the machine to prevent straining the machine, and hit the head of the pin with a rawhide mallet if one can be obtained. A block of hard wood and a hammer frequently answer the purpose, and oftentimes a hunk of lead can be sub- tuted for the block of wood. If when flushing the bearings of the crank axle the oll hole cannot be found, or if filled up with dirt, remove the seat and saddle post and pour the benzine down through the frame. To Prevent Rast. If the nickeling is frequently rubbed down with a flannel rag there is no danger of rust. Under no circumstances let water dry on the surface, as that will surely start a small speck of rust, which will gradually grow. The spokes can be treated in the same way, though on account of their size it is hard to keep rust off. If an olled rag is used on them it will often- times. For the frame of the wheel when enameled do not use oil. Take a wet rag and wash off all the dirt and then dry with a cotton or cloth rag. Oil has a tendency to soften the enamel. As regards the adjustment of the bear- ings, that is a matter thet requires more or less skill. If the wheels will shake in the frame the bearings are too loose and should be tightened or otherwise they will wear unevenly. On the other hand, do not have the bearings too tight. A good illus- tration of a perfect adjustment is when the wheels will move on their own accord when lifted from the ground, the weight of the air valve being sufficient to cause theni to ‘move for several minutes at least. Loose in the head can be easily be de- $ and are worth not less than $15. ‘A complete suit will thus cost you only $14, and will be fine enough to wear on any occa- Mertz and Mertz, New “Era” Tailors, 906.F Street. tected by grasping the hendle bars and pulling them upwards with slight pressure. If the whole front works rigid the bearings are all right, but if there is any play at all the bearings are loose. Look over the machine carefully at least once a week, and before starting out on any long run’see that the nuts are all tight and that the wheels work perfectly. Don't ride a bicycle when either of the wheels are out of true. By this is meant the wobbling of the wheel within the frame. To true a wheel all that 1s necessary !s to tighten the spokes on the side which permits the bend and unloosen those on the other side. The idea is to distribute the strain as evenly as possible among the spokes. A wheel much out of true when ridden Is apt to collapse. One of the sure indications of a wheel being out of true is a general tendency of the wheel to slide beneath the rider, especially when round- ing a corner. ee CYCLING ACCIDENTS. Their Character, Causes and How to Avoid Them, Cycling accidents, says Dr. Turner in the Hygienic Gazette, may be divided into two clesses—those which depend on the tault of the ricer and those which do not. in the first category come all those “smashes” which are caused by the igno- Tance or foolhardiness of the clist who allows his machine to get the better of him cn a hill which he dees not know. No one should ever allow himself to travel at more than five or six miles en hour descending any incline, however easy the gradient may appear, unless he can see the road clear to the bottom, and that no side lanes open into it, and that there is no sudden or abrupt turn. This rule should be absolute, whether a brake be attached to the bicycle or whether the rider, being an expert, trusis to his powers of “buck pedalling” to control his pace. The greater number of danger- ous hills on the main roads, and on many byroads also, are safeguarded at the top by & warning notice board placed there by the Naticnal Cyclists’ Union or the Cyclists’ Touring Club, and riders ignorant of the locality should always on seeing this be Prepared to dismount and walk. More ac- cidents are due to reckless riding down hills than to any other cause. Street riding through traffic is also prolific source of accident. It is full of risk even to the Practiced, and in the case of the hundreds of novices who may now be seen daily courting destruction under the noses of the horses in London and other large towns it is simply criminal. The same remark applies to those who are foolish enough to ride “hands off.” It is the easiest thing in the world to do, and, when indulged in for the’ purpose of silly display, is often the cause of a very bad fall. Any large stone, stating, or inequality in the road meeting the front wheel while swinging free causes it to be deflected from its true path, and the rider must then come to earth, face first. Many accidents are also due to the fault— a common one—of not making sure that every nut and bolt in the machine is prop- erly screwed up and in order before start- ing. It is especially important to be care- ful about this when the bicycle is new. For the first few rides it is “finding itself,” and a spanner should always be put on every essential nut, and, if visible, the lock-nut of the chain, until the parts have properly shaken together. ‘The accidents which are not due to the fault of the rider generally are caused by the sudden failure of some important part of the machine. This may be due to an un- seen and undetected flaw in the metal—rare in the highest class of bicycles, but more or less frequent in those of the cheap descrip- tion. Nothing can guard against this, ex- cept to take every precaution, and only use the goods of a firm. which has a repu- tation to lose. It is not necessary to treat of the mis- haps of beginners; until it be mastered the bicycle has a miraculous gift of throwing its owner in the most unexpected fashion. and of running into every obstacle that lies in or near the road. This last eccen- tricity is easily explained by the fact that the steering follows the sight automatical- ly, and a novice on wheels always intently regards that which he should avoid. “Side lip” depends partly on the rider. and partly on an unavoidable combination of circumstances. If when the roads are “greasy” great care is exercised, and the machine kept upright and very steady at a moderate pace, it is often possible to es- cape without a siip, but sometimes eve the most careful come to grief at a mv- ment’s notice. This is caused by the in- flated tire floating on the surface of the gluey mud, and never really getting a grip of the road surface, and if the road be “hogged,” or the rider attempt an abrupt turn, the wheel slides away from under him, and he falls sideways without the slightest warning. There are many patent tire covers invented for the purpose of avoiding this accident, but when the sur- face is really bad they are all equally use- less, though when the conditions are less vrfavorable they all have a certain good effect. A reckless, unskillful rider with bad “ankle action” can hardly escape disaster if he ride over “grease” at a fast pace. It is evident that a fall from this cause in front of an omnibus may very easily prove fatal, as the driver of the vehicle has no time to pull up. On a country road, though unpleasant, it ts not often attended with serious injury. A fall sometimes results from an air tire bursting and blowing oft the rim of the wheel, which then collapses urjer the weight of the rider. This is mere frequent in racing than in road rid- ing. Many falls are caused by collisions with pedestrians, carts, cabs and other conveyances. The exercise of due care will generally. avoid an accident from these Causes, but drunken and evil disposed driv- ers still exjst who think it good sport to run down a cyclist. Judicious prosecution has ‘of late years much reduced their num- bers. tthe injuries -sustained from cycle acci- dents do not differ in any essential partic- vlar from those caused by other falls from swiftly moving carriages. The knees most frequently «uffer, and the collar bone is most often fractured—the fracture being in a large number of cases of the “xreen- stick” variety. Any one falling and hurt- ing the knee should at once cease from riding unttl it is quite recovered. Much mis- chief has often ensued from riding home with an apparently slightly injured knee joint. The “cycle graze” is very trouble- some to heal. The two upper layers of the skin over some bony prominence are killed by the blow from the fall, and the result- ing scre, if neglected, often remains open for weeks. Antiseptics at the time, and if possible some drying application afterward. so that healing may take place under a Scab, produce the best results. Always be careful that all the grit and dirt are wash- €d out. Haematomata occur, and son rate, from what seems a very but the victim in such traveling than he imagined. Th ing cycle accid ctions for avoid- wand simple. Be sure that, you can ascertain, your bicycle and in good order, and ridé it with due care. —_—-+> —— INTERCITY RACE Baltimoreans Mary: Riders. The fourth of the intercity series of races was held on Labor day and was witnessed by a large number of people, none of whom had the least idea that the intercity race came within an ace of not being run off. This was due to the threat- ening attitude assumed by the Balti- Moreans, who announced that unless cer- tain propositions were agreed to the fourth race of the series would not come off. The matter was fixed up after several tele- a communications and the race came off. At the beginning of the agitation fer the intercity races it was decided to confine the races to teams cepre Ung Pualuime and Washington. This was at tb me tion of the chief consul of th Yland division of the Lrag: r divis ican Wheel- men. We © bee styled the Maryland-District er Columbia j faces, but finding that this could not be the case, as the teams were picked from the cities, the present ame was adopted. Since the races have been run the Balti: more management, seeing that th no racing men capable of defea me Washington men, became dissatistied adopted a different plan of operations. chief consul of Maryiani s International Athletic f officials y were desirous of changing the slightly. They wanied to make race between the local 4tvision of the have the and 4 L.A. W. and the Maryland gjviston. This wouid be unfair to the local men, as the Balti- more people would have a iarger field to Pick their racing men from. This was the objection to the scheme when it was first en A day or so before the race meet a let- ter was received by the local manag stating that unless the demands of Baltimore people were acceded to they would have no team on hand for the Labor day race meet. Rather than disappoint its patrons the park people acceded partly to the request. The races for the balance of the serfes will be run off, and at the close of this event, which will occur on Septem- ber 21, the matter is op al whether the proposition of the Baltimore people will be fully accepted. If it is not the trophy cup will go back to Baltimere, though the members of the winning team will each re- ceive the handsome $2 solid gold medal as a memento. +» A PORTABLE WHEEL. It Can Be Folded Into a Case and Carried by Hi: The “pocket bicycle” is not a toy or plaything, but @ full-sized machine, with pneumatic tire, regulation haudle bar, brake of latest pattern, ball bearings, and the thousand and one things that go to make up a high-grade machine. it is full size, and can be unscrewed, taken apart and folded up. It looks like a seemingly hopeless task for any one but a skilled mechanic to put a bicycle together, but the “pocket bicycle” }is said to be so simple that any one can master the process after once seeing It done. The fastening springs and tiny bolts are, for the most part, so deftly fitted into the framework as to be unnoticeable to the casual observer. They are, however, made of the finest tempered steel, strength- ening instead of weakening the machine. The fremework. of the machine is at- tached to the handle of the fork by fitting into slots, and being clamped into position by a spring. The axle pins are agmewhat longer than in an ordinary machine, and fit into-a notch in the ends of the fork, and at the points of the frame where the rear axle jcins it. The seat lifts out of a deep croove Which holds it firmly in place while the rider is on the machine, and the handle is held in place by a similar device. Perhaps the most curious part of the whole machine, however, is its wheels. In an they be distinguished from or- y wheels when im use, but they de- velop curious features when it is desired to pack the machine. These wheels are made in four quarter sectio®, each section being complete in itself. When the tire has been slipped off, @ spring concealed in the hub is pressed, and the wheel fails into four parts, each of which can t 1 bke close. a fau, and the wheel becomes apparently four straight sticks. three places, it in shape he machiae. When it is to be packed for transportation, the pressure of a spring in the handle loosens every spring in the machine, which simply falis-to pieces almost ready for packing into the smallest possible space. Every spring works automatically, end put- ting the machine together is hardly more treuble than taking i apart. When in sec- tions and folded for transportation, each pertion of the machine is about of equal length and weight. These machines have Leen into France, and they are brought to this country. ne Bieycle Acolian Harp. The cyclists tn the northern states have Lit upen an ingenious device for producing musical sounds in connection with the riding ‘of the wheel. The contrivance is really an aeolian harp, and is constructed in a simple manner. Rubber bands of all sizes are stretched from the top of the lower frame, extending from the head to the saddle post brace. The tension, of course, is grea’ and the result is that when the wheel is ridden the wind whis- tles through the fine rubber and produces a melodious sound. The volume of the sound is regulated entirely by the speed of the cycle. The faster the machine is propelled the grenter the harmony, and spectaters. who are new to the contrivance are often puzzled as to what produces the music. Many of the riders, not content with using rubber on the frame, have rub- ber bands stretched through the spokes of the wheel, around the front forks and the rear braces. This only increases the vol- vme of the melody, introduced soon to be