Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1897, Page 23

THE EVENING STAR, SATUR te DAY, DECEMBER 18, 1897—26 PAGES. 23 CLUB GOSS te Whether on account of the spots on the gun or net, the weather has remained very mi s year for this period of the eon s is good from a bic ng point of | view. There has been comparatively little | fres nd no snow to unt to anything, | a@ sort of radi leparture from former | seasons. Considering the fact that winter | begins next Tuesday, which will likewise | be the shorte: of yeart th | dition of things is really remarka only serves to throw Eght on the pro side that our winters pidly becoming le severe. Last are Tr: a beautiful day over- inday w head bicycting, but unfortunately the condition of thin under foot was s thi a rent rain of the da night before y of the roa Fether it Por tomorrow : bad weather. | ng is dull, tance to what id the month » only | ng on clubs have In faet Ha rolling. ng far in the hey might | few only one and the After the holtd: up. r. Capital Bi. Cia send smoker of the ‘apital Bi. Club was held Saturdas Many members and invited gu evenir were pri nm A trio of ar Ss sang tions in many different tongues, playing their own accompaniments, who were good. The Newsboys’ Quar nosed of gen- u:ne negroes, rendered genuine darkey mu- sic, to the delight of all. A number of tions were present usual of sandwiches, Were served part of the bardment with peanu inent members of the club, “Old Judge who managed to retreat without any m, but who refused to respond to pea in ening was th | s of one of the 1 uts, evening a number of the friends of the members assembied at the club hous: da game of compass whist. past week the “experts” | been in practice for the d tournament, which opens The contest will remain op: 5», and the contestant | » will be declared t interest is manifes outcome. of the most amu: » club will be t mas tree en- nt, which will be held ne: ue A large tree will be decorate: annual customs ‘a s ofall sorts, mostly humorous and will be unveiled on the evening ia | stion. The gifts will be i} among the different members. Donations | from the friends of the members fer the | tree decoration are requested, and in every | instance the committee will withhold the of the donor. Rialto Club. day the members of the k a short spin awher nd Fort Myer. There were who went out, and of the fines' le Rialto . in spit not in th weather tor p of some Should the .Trow prov sort will be 1 the club was en- | of Miss Frech of northeast. The r Was a ng « and interesting form of ami nd prizes were aw: the mos sful guessers. It w late wh: affair broke u The regular weekly meeting of the clu this week was held Wednesday. at the dence of Miss £ Sth Street north- the club je Infantry. H. Wiggins. who is at pre: jor of the battalion, will resume commend of the Miles Cycle Infantry on December 30. His return to command of the infantry will be celebrated in an appro- priate manner. The command turned out Wednesday evening and participated in a battalion Grill. Private W. E. Boyd has been honorably diseh from the service. He lea command on account of taking up hi dence in another state. J. D. Eggleston appeared before | de board Wednesday evening and | took the examination as a candidate for first lieutenant of infantry. The company will give a smoker on New Year eve, at its quarters in the National | Guard Armory, celebrating the death of the | r and welcoming the appearance of Alpha Cycle Club. regular fortnightly meeting of the Alpha Cycle Club was held Monday even- ing at the residence of Miss Test, 22 7th | street northes A very pleasant 5 s at cards, euchre being the game of playing, it was found prize was won by Mis » gentiemen’s by Mr. erand, Miss 2 ¥, Miss Re Miss Harrison, Miss § it, Mr. Da HBerberick and Mr. Craig. next meeting of the club will be held vening ember 28, at the resi- Miss £ y, 20 G street north- v. Cycle rda Cycle Club. held its regular Robert Club ev ected capta unani Norris H. E rried the tenant with the same high After spending an evening more devote! to pleasure than work the club ad- journed until further notive. Century Cycle Club, Yentury Cycle Club made one of its ble runs last Sunday up the Capt. A. Byrnes was in with the wing centurions: James McAnaly, foli m C. O'Connor, Howard Fisk, Dennis O’Con- nad, Anderson, L. L. Chadwick, R. J. Voikma Ww. WL auifman, Barnhartt, Robert Williams and Sparrow. The bicycles on the w: ‘ame mud horses, and these wer ide at Cabin John Bridge Hotel, n excellent dinner was enjoyed. club is settled in its new quarters, are arranged it will be homes in the city. etter condition than and it hi fifteen The @nd when things one of the coziest e club was never in at the present time list of from ten to ‘The limit of fifty mem and from present indic ased to 7 or 10, s ure at room 3, Ar building, Center market. It is fitte electric ligh: heated by steam and has all the conven'- ences th: an up-to-date club could for, thanks to the management Capt. Byrnes has 'd to call club runs during the enti er, whenever it is possibie to do any Around the first of the month he wil! call a century run, ns this will be new club quar- | Marlboro, | of | for tomorrow, starting from lth and New the to run of summer, the Ashton, “Great Falls and ng around the city three similar route to being pa time > club will give several smokers dur- ing the winter, and it will be decided at the | ing to invi of the city to th little af- g the guests by an entertain- sort. will The club Ashton, leaving the club rooms at 10 o'clock e a run tomorrow to a.m. One should see Tom Reed slide along in New coasting machine. It keeps the Ker: y holding him back. y O'Connor is the musical member and he is always ready with ngs and dances. basket bail team of the club wili y the Queer Wheelmen team Wednesday i t the W. L. L armory. ohn on, the right tackle of the team, developed wonderfully of late and is the coming player in that po- Couns) Monroe, Abell Posey are, improving wonder- hy President Charles Coons is he city. ness trip. Arlington Wheelmen. “cross country” run has been called | at present out He is in New York on a busi- A York averue, at 9:30 o'clock sharp. It is desired that the members who were elect- €d at the last meeting and those whose applications were received attend this run. Last Sunday a large number of the mem- bers, including all of the officers of the club and the entire century team, visited Rice's phctograph gallery, where pictures of the team and the club were taken, copies of which can be obtained from the s Mr. J. F. Broadbent, at 1th street and New York avenue. The picture is a grand succes: The irre Murphy, he who pos- an ble ap; ite for the bi- after ng before the camera he was going to “oysterville.” Sev- 1 members joined him, and in a short while they were seen seated on the wharf, devouring the product of the briny deep. It is reported that for a while three rs’ were kept busy supplying the ect. Later in the evening several members enjoyed an old time oyster roast with President Gettinger. The gole medals which will be presented each of the riders in the recent road race will be recei some time next week. They will be of solid gold, unique in de- sign, and artistically engraved The pepularity of the Arlington Wheel- men is increasing rapidly, if the number ef applications which have to be acted on at each meeting is any criterion—eleven were elected at the last meeting and four- te applicat ived. » at the next meeting, con- proposition of adopting a new niform. The regulation blue which has teen worn since the organization of the club, does not meet with general approval at this day. several old members have, at own request, been transferred to the active list. The boys welcome the return of the “v to active membership. Levant Wheelmen. There is considerable activity in the club rooms. The boys are turning out in large numbers to see the match game of } Cribbage between the two experts, Mes: It is a series of five | of which will be evening. tremely nings will take an ‘tive part in all the road runs next m, he being one of the oldest riders of the club. 5 M Hichew and Fryer took a ride into the country last Sunday, ostensibly to hunt mistletoe with which to decorate he club rooms. L.A. W. GOSSIP. There were three more names added to the list of the local division of the league during the past week, making the total membership much nearer the coveted 1,000 mark. There were also three renewals of old membership’ cards, which makes the total swell up to 947. The new members are as follows: R. W. Bishop, 405 7th street northwest. Joseph I. Griffith, 2137 Virginia avenue northwest. Charles W. Stiles, the Woodmont. The division is now close on the heels of lowa, Kentucky and New Hampshire. The latter division has a total meembership of 1,006, while Kentucky is credited with a total of only 988, within easy reaching dis- tance. Iowa is only a few steps ahead, as it were, with a total membership of S97. The following table shows the complete membership of the National Assembly for 1898 in comparison with the membership of the assembly for 18 Alabama ‘Arizona ng : 4 West Virginia. 1 Wisconsin. 8 Wyomin| 1 Ex offctis. 4 Es-Prest’s. 1 3 4 now carried as extra-charge on American railroad aggregating over 68,000 miles in length, screase Cf about 30,04 miles since last ‘ebruary. Coust line and river steamers i ferries having a combined length of > of 125,00) miles are also carrying the same as other ferms of bag- without extra charge. The prin- amers on both the At- und Pacific coasts ar2 Included n , and all the big trans-Pacitic lines Japan and Australia are in line e policy. In France all rail- roads carry bicycles as ordinary baggage, and the increa:e of receipts within the last year, due to wheelmen's patronage, has been’ very substantial. The same effect 1s lantic > the other cycle or- | 4 be not less than 5 feet (better 6 feet) in its narrowest part. A committee of the L. A. W. will meet 4 committee of the Canadian Wheelmen’s As- sociation at Buffalo this month to discuss matters of interest to the two organiza- tions. Informa! announcement has been recelved that the Swiss, Belgian and Italian govern- ments have decided to admit touring L. A. Ww. members across their frontiers without requiring the payment of duty or the de- posit of money at tae customs stations. This privilege will be formally proclaimed S Soon as necessary papers are executed and filed by the officers of the L. A. W. Sample men:bersaip tickets have been for- warded to Paris, Berne, Brussels and Rome for distribution among the customs sta- tions, so that an L. A. W. membership ticket can be recognized by comparison with the one cn hand at each station. More than 52,000 new members have Joined the League of American Whcelmen since the last meeting of the National As- sembly at Albany last Felruary. ‘The executive committee of the League of American Wheelmen has arranged for the purchase of a large supply of maps from the geological survey department of the United States government, and will dis- bose of these maps among state divisions where they can be used to facilitate tour- ing and encourage the recruiting work of division officers. These maps are of the finest quality, being made at great cost from accurate government surveys. They en all roads and streets, town and county ine: and even the location of houses and other buildings, and are, therefore, didly adapted to the wants of touring cy- clists. These maps are being mounted on muslin and folded in convenient form for the pocket, and will be ready for general distribution by February. splen- A bill will bo introduced in the New York legislature at its coming session providing for the general construction of cycle paths throughout the state. Its provisions will be announced in a later bulletin. SOME CYCLE CHAT The members of the police bicycle squad are now wearing their full uniforms for the winter, including caps and all. Some riders have perhaps noticed this, and doubtless noticed that the change looked good. There is now no trouble in distin- suishing the member of the squad when awhecl. The new caps are of blue color, and shaped a good deal like the cap of the High School cadets last year, with gold cord in front. A thick and heavy coat, square cut, with knee trousers, both of blue, constitute the official costume, the men wearing any color of stocking desired. As it now appears the local squad wiil compare favorably with the bicycle squad of any other city in the country in point of appearance. The wheelmen of Indianapolis something which the local wheelmen do not possess, but which might be a good thing to have. It is nothing more nor less than a cyclometer test. The name might sound unique, but tt is a good thing. It is # course over which the riders of the city i a chance of testing their cyclom- « certain their correctness in reg- is he distance is only one mile, and in a good portion of the city. While the need of such a course was not at all so very great the city surveyor marked off a course exactly a mile in length. Ne ly all of the wheelmen of the city took ad- vantage of the creation of the course and rode over the distanc Whether or have tion that is ¢ it for granted that the ly one mile in length, the measurement of the same is made in a feetly straight line. accurately test cyclometer the rider is obliged to ride in a perfectly straight line. This is noth- ing difficult for a great many riders, but cven the best in going a mile are not apt to keep in a perfectly straight line. The front wheel is very apt to je now nd then in order that the rider may re- n his equ i and the wobbling ce in Tec- ord for the mile as shewn by the readings of the cyclometer. Again the new riders have a general tendency to wobble, and the discrepancy in gheir case would be much larger. At the end it would be a rather hard matter to tell whether the difference between the record and the mile was caused by the failure of the cyclo- meter to work properly, or due to the wob- bling of the wheel. All cyclometers are not good record keep- «rs. Some may keep accurate time; others may register entirely tco rapid; while oth- ers still may register too slow. A cyclom- cter can be readily compared with a watch. Some run slow and others fast, while again a limited number may run correctly. The facilities for regulating a cyclometer, how- ever, are not nearly as good as for regu- lating the movements of a watch, and therein lies the difficulty. Taking it all in all a cyclometer ccurse is hardly fair for the rider or for the instrument. It will be remembered that not long ago the Commissioners issued an order pre- venting parents or others from carrying children on a bicycle. ‘The order met with considerable opposition, and was subse- quently modified to a great degree. The police would have a hard time securing a cenviction at present of any person who Was arrested for‘carrying a child awheel. In opposition to this a Chicago judge re- cently decided that the Humane Society of that city had a right to cause the arrest of persons who carried babies or children on their bicycles, A press dispatch has this te say on the subject: “It was proved in the testimony submit- ted to the court that the carrying of a child on the handie bar of a bicycle puts the child In constant peril of life and lim), ho matter how comfortable a seat it may have, as there are not alone the possible accidents of the roadway, passing vehicle but vlso the liability that a wheel, pedal or handle bar may break at any moment, throwing the child to the ground to be in- jured or killed. the For physiological reasons practice of carrying children on_ bi- is very reprehensible. It ean not do k child any good. ‘There is no exer- for the child in it and fresh air can be had without the risk of laking it on’a Meycle. In many cases the smile on a cFild’s face while being carried on a bi- cycle is not a smile of good, healthy en- joyment, but one of fear. ‘The practice of riding children in this manner {s fool. hardy and criminal and humane societies and the police everywhere should suppress it. It is a peculiar thing to notice that one class of sport takes better in one locality than in another. Six-day continuous racing and a day limit race may be taken for a good example, as two instances occurred one right after another. The big race at Madison Square, which ended in Miller's smashing Hale's old record of 1,910, was a bonanza for the projectors, as well as for the contestants themselves, from their noted in this country as shown in the case of the Long Island Railroad Company, which last year carried about 30,000 cyclist passengers and this year about 150,000, each paying 2 full first-class fare. Cycle path construction along the lines of country roads will be pushed more vigor- ously in ISW8 than ever before. From the practical experience thus far gained it is shown that the best surface for cycle paths is composed of a thin dressing of crushed ndstone. ‘This material packs easily, forms a smcoth, elastic surface, with just enough grit to “bite” the tfre and prevent slipping, drains quickly, resists the forma- tion of mud, and for ten months in the year supplies an ideal wheelway. It is si perior to the cinder surface in that the latter sticks to the rubber tire and is easily picked up and loosened by passing wheels, and in dry weather is blown off and scat- tered by strong winds. A cycle path should own point of view. It is stated that the managers of the affair got $40,000 for their share of the week, while among the six- day racers the total purse amounted to only $4.200. The York public is evidently extremely fond of that class of sport. To show the reverse of the above success- ful financial conditicn, it is only necessary to refer to the twelve-nour race which was run at Atlanta the week before the Madison Square event, in which most of the entrants to the latter race entered in crder to get practice. The riders worked hard at the southern city, but the receipts vere very small. Miller won the race. His share of the gate receipts amounted to $14.87. The other riders finished in the following positions, and secured the ‘ol- lowing purses: Elliott, $850; Mangum, $6.37; Repine, $5.10; Mankin, $3.14; Walt. heur, $2.55; Chapman, $1.70. Rivierre, the French rider, and Shock, the veteran six- day rider, got nothing outside of a bad cold, The race—recetpts did not pay the railroad expenses of any of the mem from cutside cities. ry me Speaking of six-day racing brings to mind the fact that Sonsiferatle agitation has been occasioned*Against such events, srow- ing out of the reeent ‘Madison Square rac. A dispatch front Otfawa, Ont., announces that the dominién‘ ckbinet will consider a Eroposal to anitnd ’the criminal code #0 as to prohibit °confinuous bicycle races. The New York ace was the cause of the ofposition to si efents in Canada. From other sections of thig country reports have been received dénoutcing such a style of racing. It seems as though a preconcerted action has been take against the matter. Perhaps the adiion ‘may be spontaneous, but at all events thé. past six-day race in New York was not ce cruel or as hard on the men as the tace held at the same place last year. All of the riders this year, ac- cording to all reports, finished in rather gcod condition. Last year was not the case, and Rice, one of the contestants, was an inmate of a Pennsylvania asylum for some wéeks after the event. The wind up of the big event this year was not attend- ed by any such incidents. It seems strange that the kick should be made just at pres- ent, when, in fa¢t, it ig a year behind time. So far as any Yaws on the subject are concerned, a majority of wheelmen do not think it is necessary. A man is endowed with sense and knows what to expect if he enters such a contest. If the public so seriousiy objects to such racing why does it patronize the events so liberally long as there is any meney in it men v race, and even if a law was enacted against continuous racing, there would be some locphole of escape. A race of twenty-three hours and fifty-nin® minutes a day, with a rest of one minute, could not be called a centinucus event from a legal standpoint, so it is stated, but to all intents and pur- poses it would be a continuous race. The question of brakes is being agitated in Bngland, and the Cyclist, one of the leading trade papers, has this to say on the subject: We believe that it is only a question of time before it will become a recog- nized feature of every high-class bicycle for road work to be fitted with some ar- rangement that will admit of free pedals for hill descending, and an instantly ap- plicable back-pedaling brake, the latter in addition to the usual spoon. Several very ingenious ideas with these ends in view have heen already devised, and in all probability twelve months or so hence we shall have some really valuable and practical experience to work on. The idea is particularly suitable for ladies’ ma- chines, as very few of the fair sex care about descending hills with their feet on the rests, and at the same time it is pe: fectly cert that the jority of girl get very little fun out of riding down hill, as, with their low gears, pedaling soon becomes laborious. At the same time it is essential that ‘any arrangement whican allows free pedals should be absolutely definite and simple in the working of the brake, so that it would be impossible for a novice to get run away with, throush even a momentary failure of the apparatus to work.” A company has been organized at Springfield, 1i1., for the manufacture of an The new com- world has wait less tire. It is im exactly the ngle-tube tires, and has but one ference, that being the composition which takes the place of air. The tires will not collapse when punctured and an ordinary tack or nail has no effect on the contents of the tube. ‘THe invention is the result of six months’ labor and four months’ practical test dr‘ an ‘ordinary wheel. The tire is pliable and resilient and weighs but six ounces mofe than an ordinary pneu- matic. ae Sane a WELL-KNOWN RACING MEN Ore of the most stecessful local amateur riders for the geason of 1897 has been Al. Mcran, In the fall, of 1896 he did some gecd exhibition riding, establishing the trird of a mile unpaced track record, at International Park; ‘time, 42 1-5 seconds. He also won ohe race, got a place in two others and won three heats, but he gave ne promise of jumping into prominence the way he has done during the past summer. He has always been a most con: verker, and his hard training is alme: proverbial among racing men. During all the summer, even on the hottest days, when the mercury tried to climb out of the thermometer, and the little basin, as the Celumbia Athletic Club track is called, fairly sizzling with the heat, he could al- s be found at noon and again in the wes less than five ata His endurance is wonderful, no one in the District that c train that he underg uclive training. While at th mect in Philadelphia during the month o: Avgust he enj nothing better than to tack on be urbuck, who always fol- lowed a quad at a little better than a two- minute clip for five or six miles, and he never seemed to have any difficulty in hanging on. “Zimmy” first began to show his ability at the annual Decoraticn day meet at Ath letic Park, when he jash for th trict by W was only beaten championship of the Dis- he rey a beautiful fin- n, Moran jumped the sprint away round from the quarter pole. He turned into the stretch riding like a demon, with Wil- son close behind. He seemed to be win- ning easily, but just about fifty yards from the finish he seemed to slack up, and in an instant Wilson had taken advantage, of this and shoved his front wheel across the tape, not swore than an inch in advance. On June 25 Moran won three firsts at River View, and on the following day two firsts at the International Park. The first of these latter races was the one-mile handicap, and he was not given much credit for winning, as both Wilson and As Co Moran. Halstead fell. ; However, when he met both of these men fn the mile open and again demonstrated his superiority by win- ning it was evident ahat it was not mere luck that carried: him through. Up to this time Moraga had: not met Schade, and the meeting of \these two cracks was look- ed forward toizwith great expectation. Trey came together-at Frederick on July 3, and Zimmy came on top both times. Besides Schade the met and defeated Hal- stead and Smith and all of the best of the Baltimore fiders, including Le Compte and Wilkerson. .{, July 5 he again came to the front and captured the mile open in the fast time of 2.14, which is the record for the track in competition; also two-mile hardicap, one-mile team race, and ran sec- ond in the multicycle race. These three races made him ten consecu- tive firsts. His ride in the two-mile handi- cap on this day was something to be long remembered by those who saw it. He had just ridden a hard heat, and almost imme- diately was called out for the finals. Matchett and Wrenn had one hundred and tventy yards, and they set a terrific pace. It seemed worse than useless for the scratch men to try to overtake them. Schade evidently thought so,for he dropped out after the third lap. Moran, however, plug- ged on and on the very last Aas shot avay from Wilson and George Smith and peesed man and after man, and it was only a few yards from home that" he caught and passed Matchett. It was a wonderfi:} exhibition of pluck and endurance, and was only equaled by his phenomenal ride in tke multicycle race.. With a handicap of only two hundred yards he apparently waited fcr the tandem with Schade ana h Halstead, which passed him at a terrific clip. He, However, caught them and tacked onto their rear wheel until overtaken by the triplet, mounted by Greer, Wilson and Smith, to which he transferred his at- tention by tacking on to them. In doing this he displayed rare judgment, and des- pite the repeated efforts of the triplet crew to shake him, he hung to them to within a bundred years of the tape, when e. sprinted, finishing well. up past the middle man, beating the tandem out by two lengths. This was the occasion for another ovation to the stocky little rider. 4 From this time on, he had one accident after another. He fell at Staunton and cut his ear almost entirely off. After the doctor had sewed it up, he insisted on rid- ing in the finals of the mile open, and Schade only beat him after a desperate struggle. He had only begun to recover from the effects of this fall when he went to Philadelphia, and in the very first heat in which he was entered he fell on the hard surface of the Willow Grove track and it took the surgeon an hour to pull the splinters of wood out of his head and arms. On Labor cay, however, in spite of these falls he won the mile open in one of the prettiest finishes of the year. Mor- au, George Smith, Wilson and Schade fin- ished in the order named, and so closcly bunched that no one but the tell who had won. He received a bad fall at Norfolk shortly after this from whic he h ever fully recovered. His ankle was badiy wrenched, being throw right through a picket fence. In spi this terrible sprain he rode at Peter: burg the following Saturday, and won several prizes. One of the most important of his son's successes W his match ra Schade, who he ease at Georgetown College. At Norfolk he ablished two Virginia state record: riding fro: eratch in the two-mile hand! cap in 6, and also riding in the thre mile handicap in 7.08 » In a local trial rst time he rode a quarter mile un- flying start, straightaway _ in twenty seconds fiat, which is a remarka- ble performance. He is now out of active training and is devoting most of his time ie the study of law at Georgetown Col- ese. with defeated with apparent ce — eee RACING PROSPECTS. Bicycle racing for next season, though sull far off, gives promise of most attrac- tive meetings, as far as the public is con- cerned and greater protection to the riders themselves, as well as control over them by the race promoters. This state of af- fairs is assured by the National Cycle Track Association and the League of American Wheelmen working together. As mentioned in a list given in The No- vember 30, the dates given by the former to the International Athletic Park are June and October 6. These will be termed as held under the “grand circuit The L. A. W. circuit, the “nationai cir- cuit,” will not be known for several months yet. Extensive reformations in the racing world will be inaugurated by these powerful organizations, and just a3 the potent influences of the L. A. W. has been felt in all branches of c th tion of the sport to the tive features of good roads. It is understood that since the h 1 track, and selection of « je location of this city has de partics to inquire as to terms for aining control of the track. It is po. sible, therefore, that the International Par! will be under new ma ment next sea son, and if the track is cemented on the back stretch and curves as proposed, there will not be a better one on the uit. It may be said that at last the Washing- ton people have passed the stage of initia- tion to bicycle racing, and from now on the bicycle rooter and “regular” will be a fixture at each meet. Taking a forecast then, there will be the two “granu circuit” ‘meets, the na- tional circuit, regular events by the man- ling from legisla- agement, club meets and those by other organizations, so that the city will be well supplied. > IN THE CHURCHES The recent reorganization of the United Young People's Society of Christian En- dexzvor has created much interest through- oui the country, and the following exola- nation of the matter is made for in- fermation of those interested: “In the first place, any past or present member of a Christian Endeavor society may heeome a Life member of the corpora- tion upen election by a two-thirds vote ot the members present at any legal meeta and the payment of one dollar to the tre urer. Heretofcre life members paid $2 taining members. ally. “Second, the corporation is to hold an an- the su $5, and others $1 annu- nual m month of June or July in each year at such place as the executive committee of the board of trustees shall oint, for the elec F m Of oflicers and and the transaction of oiner ap- busine Heretofore the annual business meeting has been held in Mas: chusetis. IL can now be held at the same time and place as the annual convention. This will insure a large zttendance at the business meetin: “Third, the business affairs of the cor- poration shall be managed by a board of not less than one hundred, nor more than 1%) trustees, who shall be chosen by bal- lot at the annual business meeting. Each evangelical denomination shall be repre- sented on the Lourd by at least one tri for every thousand societies in such de- nomination. “To insure the widest geographical rep- resentation on the board of trustees the nominating ccmmittee is instructed to nom- inate the pres'dent of each state, territor- ial and provincial Christian Endeavor union in the United States and Canada as candi- dates for election to the board of trustees. “It is also suggested that the nominating committee carefully consider any names that may be presented by any evangelicai denomination entitled to representation on the board.’ It is understood that Rev. Dr. F. B. Meyer, an evangelist of London, will soon visit this country, and is expected to visit and hold meetings in this city, Philadel- phia, Baltimore, Cleveland, Albany, Roch- ester and Kansas City. In each of these cities, it is stated, Christian Endeavorers, pastors of Presbyterian, Baptist, Congrega- tional and Christian churches are to join in making the meetings successful. Aavance meetings are to be held and every effort is to be made to get people who do not regu- larly attend church services to participate. It was stated to a Star reporter by a prominent Lutheran of this city that after January 1 New York will have a larger Lutheran representation than can be found in any other city in the world. At present the religious denominations most largely represented in the population of that city are the Roman Catholic, the Presbyterian and the Methodist. At the beginnifig of the new year, it is stated, New York hav- ing embraced all the surrounding suburbs, it will be found that the strong German element in many of them brings up the Lutheran Church to so large a representa- tion that there will be no city, even in Germany, where the denomination will have so much property or so many mem- bers, The list of topies suggested by the Evan- gelical Alliance for the United States for the week of prayer, January 2 to 9, has just been issued. For Sunday, January 2, it 1s proposed to have sermons preached bearing on the subject of how “God's Peo- ple Approach the Lord and Walk in His Light; Monday the topic is “Confession and Thanksgiving;” Tuesday, prayer for the “Church Universal Wednesday, for “Nations and Their ers Thursday, Families and Schools: » “Foreign Missions;”" Saturday, ‘Home Mission: Sunday, January 9, sermons on People as His Witnesses to the World.” The topics are made out in the alliance headquarters in London and are sent tc the various branches in all parts of the world for their consideration and adapta- tion to local needs. The Evangelical Alli- ance for the United States is the most prominent of the branches. The work un- dertaken by it has had a much wider scope than the work in England. The Evangelical Alliance was organized in London in 1846, at which time 800 dele- gates, representing fifty denominations, met in Free Mason Hall, and were in session fifteen days. It is sald that the gathering had its origin in a letter written by Rev. Dr. William Patton of the Union Theo- logical Seminary, New York, to John An- gell James, in England. The complete or- ganization of the United States branch was not accomplished until January 30, 1867, at the American Bible house. The presidents pre iate DOCTOR McCOY TO THE PUBLIC He Announces the Absolute With- drawal of the $3 Rate Jan. 1. IR Dy HOSTS OF PEOPLE SUFFER FROM THE VARIOUS MALIGNANT POISONS IN BLOOD, WHICH RODE “hom | CATARRH. MANY OTHE: z | FROM NERVO! KIDNEY DISEASE THE RESULT POISONS IN THE SUCH UNDERST. Bi D0 NOT HAVE A DEFINITE 2” THEL NDING + HE FOLLOWL BY DOK RS TO UND) THAT AILS TH JUST THOU HuM, wa H iv is ATTEN HAV EXTENSIVE { CONCERNS WITHOUT. PER COUR fHiS: KEAD THES AREPULLY 0 MARK THOs! © YOUR CASE, AND BRING THIS WITH YOU TO DOCTORS McCOY AND cow M HITED AL BY w HEY COPIED BY OTHE AUTHORITY. DISEASE OF HEAD AND THROAT. The head and throat become dis- eased from neglected cotds, causing Catarrh the nici of the ex to this condition, © your ne ie pose bh “Is this. worse tow Does the ti “Is the eis th “Ts your sense SIs there 4 De vo t of si nin frou! in me th se of mouth “Do you the sleep 7 “Does your nose stop up toward nigh DISEASE OF THE EARS. Deafness and ear troubles result from catar: passing along the Kustachian ¢ that leads from ihe Boises in t r better some days in your « you blow your nose Is your hearing Worse wi Is there roaring like ay DISEASE OF BRONCHIAL TUBES. This condition often results from ecatarrh extending from the head and throat, and, if lett unchecked, atineks the lungs. itches in h until xd raise frothy ui n goin, Tuinps ods palat weak cumbent, William fiance has held ten great ing: » Londen, IS: Geneva, Amsterdam, New York, 187: INT: Cope hagen, 1884; Florence, nd the semi- centennial me in 1896, A letter from the reverend director of the peiation for the Propagation of the Faith in the Catholic ¢ . addressed t | a friend in this city, states that a project for the reorganization of the association in the United States is now under way. An appeal has been addressed from the head quarters of the association, at St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, to every pastor and religious community in the land, in which it is said “In view of the vast resources gathered yearly by the various non-Catholic soci- eties in the land for the spread of their foreign missions, Catholics, who have so much cause to desire the conversion of the world, should show their love for those in spiritual darkness by aiding this associa- uon, as far as able.” At the recent mecting of the archbishops at the Catholic University they commended the association and adopted resolutions asking the bishops to issue a circular com- mending the work to the zeal of the pastors and the charity of the faithful, and that a diocesan director or a diocesan commit- tee be appointed in each diocese, and his name entered in the directory. The committee having charge of the mat- ter has informed the local officials of the Brotherhoed of St. Andrew in Baltimore that the general council of the In- ternational Brotherhood of St. Andrew, which met in Philadelphia last Wedne: decided upon Baltimore as a place for the ny nnual convention, which will be held Sepiember 28 to October 2, 1898. All the lccal chapters of the diocese of Maryland will be notified at once, and preparations for the meeting will soon be begun. The local chapters intend to make the meeting an interesting one for the deiegates, who will number over 1,000. The fourth quaricrly conference of St. Paul's M. E. Church (Dupont Circle), Rev. Stowell L. Bryant, pastor, was held ‘Tue day evening, December 14, the presidi elder, Dr. Luther B. Wilscn, presiding. Reports from the various church officers were submitted, and it was shown that about $35 had been received during the year, of which over $400 were expended tor benevolent purposes. The following church officers for the en- suing year were elected: Trustees, Joseph F. Birch, jr., Aldis B. Browne, Luther Caldwell, Bishop J. F. Hurst, D.D., and Mason N. Richardson; stewards, Mrs. A. F. Beiler, Elmer S. Farwell, Mrs. Ella _R. Hurst, Perry G. Michener, Willis F. Roe (recording), Mrs. E. J. Somers, Benj. H. Stinemetz, jr., and Alfred C. True (district); Sunday school superintendent, Mason N. Richardson; president of Epworth League, erbert L. Buell. uohe Epworth League of Twelfth Street M. E. Church held its annual meeting last Monday evening. Reports of the year’s werk were read and officers were elected for 1898, as follows: President, J. H. Alien; first vice president, Miss E. V. Allen; sec- end vice president, Mrs. W. H. Harmer; third vice president, Mr. H. L. Molinne, fourth vice president, Miss Jessie Brad recording secretary, Miss Mollie Larkin; reasurer, Mr. York Burgess; organist, Miss lorence Burgess; chorister, Miss Mary Garrett. ay, The that y under he do by these who have wding his offices | during the conciudis two periods given. Only the eyes th 3 SYMPTOMS | plicants t t all ws pressure ake tenfold by bas pre- or Mee Sa tenfold em- Y namely, that It In abso- lntely fi that it carries with it a distinct that on the Ist of January ¢ oppor- tunity ceases, view ented extensions, fires that th it will ne practice. cannot ended without act again in this be indefinitely (ients already under treatme Junuary ist, DISEASE OF THE STOMACH. This condition mny result from sev eral causes, but the usual cause is catarrh, the mucas dropping down into the throat and beiag swallowed. “Is there i ausea “Are you costive “As there vomitix © Do you belek up gas * Have you watersras! Are you light headed “Is your tongue « “Do you hawk pain Are your nerve * Do you have sick * Do you bie ated er ir throat tilled: with tim slim: have tot sation in t s if you had in Ad » you dizzy faiut rush of Ie stant se pressed 2 DISEASE OF THE BLOOD. Frem the blood the tissues are fed. If the be diseased from any cause the tissues will suffer, and asa result some of the following symp- 11 show the mse ems L1un down falling « McCoy System of Medicine, RM ANE xT OFFICES McCOWS SATIONAL PRACTICE, 715 13th Street Northwest. us—9 to 12 a.m.; 1 te 5 p.m; 6 to 8 Jay, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, DR. a very eloquent but having visited all of the F mission stations, he has much to will be ast interest to all Presbyterians in the city, and all are urged to attend this meeting. —_— => L ARTISTS When Girls Should Not Go Abroad to Study Art. From Harper's Baz: A SUCC Ss! ADVICE. American, A young who, heaped with honors, has just returned from Paris, told me, greatly to my surprise, that she thought it an idle and an unwise plan for sirls to go abroad to study art until they had been drilled in fundamental work at home. She gave me ever so many reasons for this, but that which seemed to her the strongest was the fact that Paris is full of American women who, not having had their abilities tested at home, have gone there only to find that years and years of uphill work lie before them, with no pros- pects at the end. For that which they thought to be talent in themselves has proved, when taken to the other side, to be but a flimsy affair not worth cultiyat- ing for bread-winning purposes. With the poverty belonging to most of these women, suffering is inevitable, and this suffering, she argues, is best endured at home, where the young girl is near her family or her friends, and where the many torms of complicated miseries incident to a life alone in Paris are spared them— | miseries easy to endure and accepted with- out question if success lie ahead and one is assured of possessing real talent and power, but miseries that cut into the soul of one and destroy the finer fibers if en- dured for ends never possible of attain- ent. The mere cost of living may be cheaper in Paris, but the advantages to be derived among us for foundation work outbalance all other questions. One must ha $0 a month to li in Paris, W rigid economy $25 may be made to suffice for one’s personal expenses. The other $25 must be set ie for the purchase of paints and materials necessary to her if she means to derive full benefit from her opportunities to work. Many girls, as she told me, are without this money, and weeks and months some- times go by in which they are forced to stay shivering in their little garrets, be- cause they lack the means to go to one of the cours, or to enjoy the advantages which they came to Paris to seek. in a broad philosophic sense this time may not be wasted, but in a worldly, an artistic, a professional sense rather, it is. The girls might as well be at home as there. Statements like these, coming from one who has studied on both sides of the “ater, who has won unusual honors for herself, and who, as her courage, her prowe: her willingness to suffer, have proved, is of no weakling, can hardly fail to carry a certain weight. +e Eight From Sawdust. From Tit-Bits. ‘The yearly election of officers of the] town in Canada is partially lighted by and ted ithe the ey anon non gas made from sawdust. The sawdust is e Ep’ . Sonica agnts and the following chosen to | Charged in retorts which are heated by a serve for the ensuing yea’ Mr. W. F.| wcod fire, the gas from the retorts passing French, president; Henry Baum, vice presi- | into a series of coils and thence tnto the dent; Thomas Burgess, secretary: Miss purifiers, which are similar to those used roves, a: secretary; Norton, treasurer. ‘The new officers will be | £9F coal gas. Lime is the principal puritye installed the first Friday in January. ing agent employed. The works turn out Mr. Robert E. Speer of the Presbyterian | daily 540 cubic meters of gas, for the pro board of foreign missions, who has just re-} duction of which about two tons of sawe ned home from a tour around the world | dust are required. A man and will address a mass meeting to be held | all the labor needed at the works. under the auspices of the Woman's Presby- terlan Society on the evening of January of the-alliance have been William E. Dodge, |7, in the New York Avenue Church. M> boy il in an ordinary burner gives an ill f about eighteen candle-power. The y cemes from resinous woods, i