BICYCLE RIDING. BOMF.TIIINO AltOUT rORRKCT AND IJiCOKKKCT POSITIONS. A Doetor'e Hint Made l'lnln by Photographs Proper Adjust ment of the saddle I lie Scorcher. "J? OMMON senso more than any I thing else, says the Kow York J Timed, shonld direct the be ginner in cycling from the bad to the correct position on bis CORRECT POS1TIOS FOR W0SIF.N. wheel. He sbonld be as free from tension as possible. An uncomforta ble whoel nay do much barm. One of the commonest of faults of position among women is to have the saddle too low and too fnr buck. Dr. Robert L. Ciokinson, of Brooklyn, who bos made a special study of pos tures for women on the wheel, not long ago read a paper before the New fork Obstetrioal Sooicty on this sub ject, illustrating his remarks with pic tures taken in the life studios at 1'ratt Institute, "One has bnt to glance at ten riders of the hampered sex," said he, "to tee nine bicyclists ignorant of some of the rules of good riding, who misapply "force, waste effort, and ran a certain A LOW SADDLE TOO FAR BACK. xisk of harm. The trouble is chiefly due to lack of training, since the pupil is tnrned adrift on the road as soon as 'the oan balanoe a wheel and can mount and dismount, and further in- -traction may only be called ont alter ead babita ot riding beoome fixed. Un nerited disrepute is thus thrown on be most allurinsr and practicable, aa "W I rell as the most generally benenoial. I the outdoor exercises for women. Piotures, better than words, tell the conusor rosrriox roa MEN. ory of strained position, and the -o given herewith of women are ;.ed from Sr. Diokinson's oolleo i. The one showing the rider well r her work illustrates the eorreot rra, The othar shows how one when the saddle is too low and I oo far back. II may be argued by the novice that when the saddle i higher it is not always so comfortable. This being granted, the fault could be tub flcoRCHRR rosmoif. remedied by properly adjusting the saddle. "A wrong tilt, or angle, un duly raising or lowering the front peak," says Dr. Diokinson, "calls for mention only because the average wo man is not aware how slight an altera tion in angle will make a large differ ence in comfort and safety." The faults in position of the women are also the faults of the men in this respect. Elderly male beginners par ticularly run to low saddles. Much has been said by critics in con demnation of the ecorcher'a po sition affectod by tho younger element, bnt this not so bad as it is painted. It is really injurious only when carried to excess. Take a young man who lias been working at a desk all the week and let him go out on Sunday and ride r.t a fast pace in the scorcher s position over a distance, and he will feel the evil effcots. He will have a soreness across the chest, and very likely a slight, hacking cough. When a rider trains for fast work, however, there is a great differ ence His muscles are prepared for the contraction which is the result ot being low over the handle bars, an 1 the extra fatigue so noticeable to the novico is looking. A LOWS STKAXJE DEATH. Found Hanging In the Fork of a Wild Cherry Tree. Bessie was a sleek, glossy Jersey cow owned by ex-Congressman Will ism Ryan, and kept by him on his place in l'ortchester, N. Y. By the Ryans she had always been treated with the most tender onre, and be sides, Bessie had a little calf with big, brown eyes to take up her spare time. That a cow with such happy environ ments as this would deliberately take her own life seems almost beyond rea son. But this is what many people in the village think she did. On Thursday morning Bessie was found with her head lodged between the forks of a wild cherry tree. She was dead. The forks of the tree are nearly nine feet from the ground, and to have reaohed them Bessie had to jump several feet from the ground. The theory that she was trying to eat the leaves was tlrBt advanced, but was afterward abandoned when it was learned that ruminating beasts have never been known to eat the leaves of a wild oherry tree. The fenoe might have aided Bessie iu reaching the fork of the tree, but it is not near enough, unless, as some have suggested, she jumped on curve or did the giant awing. The curious sight was witnessed by BOW TRB COW KILLED HERSELF. hundreds of people, who conld nol fully satisfy their minds as to the rea,' manner of death. The cow remained in her strange position nntil Friday, when, after fruitless ellorts to dis lodge her by the aid of a team ol horses. It was fonnd necessary to cul off her head. The accompanying por trait was sketohed by Mist Susie Mar shall, a daughter of Village TruBtc Joseph H, Marshal), who was one ol the first spectators on the toene. New York Tribune. What to Eat - The carpenter, hardtack J the wetoh maker, minute pudding ; the printer, pi ; the wheelman, meets ; the uphol sterer, stnfilng; the plumber, long billed snipe; the blacksmith, ham mered steak; the banker, golden pheasant; the balloonUt, angel food; the clown, capers; the glovemaker, lady fingers; the shoemaker, soles; political speaker, hit own words.; the bummer, swallows ; tbe oaisman, crabs ; the tramp, any old thing. Up-to-Date. Tbe prefect of police of Paria has decided to allow the petroleum horse- leas carriage to compete with omni- bntet and ply for hire. AKESIUCKIAfl'S LOJiUBE iRD. Eight Feet of Hirsute Adornment nd Still Growing. Tnlaskt County, Kentucky, has a citizen who rojoices in a beard night feet long and ttill growing. Uncle Billy Iirydi;n in his name, and since he was quite a young man he his had a heavy growth of hair all over his face. It is not fashionable to shave np in the mountains where Uncle Billy lives, nd most of the men outside of the towns allow their faces to appear as oatnre intended. There ore no bar bers any nearer than Somerset, the county i.eat, and if there were no one would be likely to patronize him. Occasionally when the growth gets too thick some men thin their beards out a little with the scissors; bnt this con cession to civilization is not universal. Some years ago Uncle Billy was noted as having the longest and thick est beard in the county. He got to be proud of it, and ainco then he bat not allowed steel, whether razor or shears, to come betwixt the wind and his lylooks. Now Uncle Billy hat got a beard for TtSCLK BILLY BRYDEX. your whiskers so to speak. It it eight feet long, and when he lets it out he has to step around as gingerly as a lady who dons a dross en traine for the first time. He generally wada np the lowor portion, confines it with a ribbon and stuffs it insido hia vest. Oldest Living Treacher,' "Probably the oldest living preach er who is still actively engaged in tbe ministry is Father Waugb, ot my town," said R. P. Cannon, ot Sonoro, Cal., at the Ebbitt. "He is ninety years of age, and has been in tbe min istry for seventy years. He was raised in Virginia, and sixty years ago preached in Washington. He edited a religious paper, which was so pro nounced in its anti-slavery views that be was compelled to leavo Virginia, going to Missouri and taking his pul pit deaidedly into politics daring the troublous times of tbe Missouri com promise discussion.. Again, he left, by request, and went overland to Sonoro, wbere he has resided ever since. Now, at tbe age ot ninety years, he attends all conferences of the Methodist Church, looking hale and hearty, and feeling, at he says, 'like a boy.' He baa never used to bacco or liquor iu any form, and at tributes bis remarkable health to that fact He knows almost all of the In dians left in Southern Calilornia per sonally, and is almost worshiped by them." Washington Star. Ail Independent Snbjett, King Leopold of Belgium hat ont subject who It ready to show his in dependence. M. Vandendriesobe bought a lot in front of the King's villa at Ostend and built a honae on it that interfered with the King's view. The King remonstrated, whereupon M. Vandondriesohe pulled hia house down and built a twelve story iron hotel on the lot. Amazing Headdress of African Dutlti. The New York World presents two coiffures whiob are fashionable in certain seotions of Africa. The bait that grows on the head of an American could not be arranged in such a style with ease. That is where tbe Afrtoan has an advantage. The stiff hair that grows on tbe heads of the nativea ol Africa is so thick and luxuriant thai no hat or bonnet it seeded or worn. It lends itself to tbe ereotion ol amazing structures much more read ily than the fine hair found on civil ized folks' heads. Snch a headdress would terra muob the tame purpose as the huge hati formerly effected by tbe members ol volunteer fire companies. It would "vlpi I AFRICAN HEADDRESSES, take tremendous blow to injure the cranium of tbe African with suoh a shock of thick and matted hair at it i-bown in the piotures. Eren a tharp battle aie might b turned by anon hirsute adornment, and the raya of tropieal tun would have alight effect through inch t thick covering. MODISH WAISTS. THE LATEST DKSION9 FOR LA DIES AND MISSES. A Color Innovation for a Misses' Waist, With the Fashionable Skirt of Circular Shape Lndles Draped Waist. ONE of the latest novations iu the color scheme that em braces the exquisite autumn lints is bore represented in the beautiful fabric called Melange, writes May Mantou. The trimmings are of velvet, of a darker shade with a full rest of creamy satin. The trim adjust ment is aooomplished by single bust darts and under-arm goret, the seam- M139E9' WAIST WITH CIRCULAR SKIRT. less back being rounded at the waist line while the jaoket fronts are slightly pointed to just below the waist line. The full vest it gathered at upper and lower edget and falls gracefully over the crushed belt in blouse style, being arranged over fitted linings that close in centre-front. The stylish sleeves, close-fitting to above the elbow, are topped with short- puffs of moderate fulness that are qnite the latest style. The skirt ot circular shape presents the fashionable flare at the lower edge. The top fits smoothly across the hips with gathers on eaoh side ot the placket which it finishod in the centre baok team. The mode is exceedingly "chio" end becoming to young misses. Any one of the plain or mixed drees fabrics may be employed in mak ing, embraoing cheviot, etamine, mo hair, terge or tweed, in tones of tan, blue, green, heliotrope with velvet or ribbed tilk for trimming. To make the waist for a miss ot fourteen, it will require one and one half yards of forty-four-inoh wide ma terial, and one and one-quarter yards of tilk for tbe full vest. To make the skirt it will require two and one-eighth yardt of the tame width goods. LADIES' DRAPED WAIST. Figured violet tilk, satin ribbon and ehantilli luce are delightfully blended in thia stylish waist, whioh it fanoiful enough, according to May Manton, to be worn at concert or indoor tooial funotions. The dainty laoe, arranged in fans, falls over the full puffed sleeves. Broad tatin ribbon outline! either tide of the draped front and en oirolet tbe waist, while coquettish bows at tho shoulders, waist and LADIES' DRAPED WAI3T. tleevet complete the decoration. The trim adjustment it aooomplUhed by glove-fitting lininga performed by regulation setmt and double butt darts, that olose in oentre front. -The foloeee of the baok ia gracefully dis posed by gathers at the shoulder edges, and at the waistline it is drawn well to the centre back. The front it smooth-fitting at the top with slight fulness at tho waist line. The charm ing drapery (an inovatioa that prom ises to bo exceedingly popular), is in cluded in the right shoulder seam anil closes invisibly on tbe left tide and diagonally to the waist lino. At the beck is ft standing oollar oovered by A wrinkled stock of ribbon that it bowed stylishly at the oentre back. The fitting sleeves provided with gracefully full short puff at the top am among the advanced models and are completed at the wrists with frills of soft creamy lace. The mode is adapted to all seasonable fabrics and offers charming facilities for tlieexoou tion of individual taste and virion stylet of decoration. To make this wait-t for a lady in the medium slzo it will require three and one-quarter yards of forty-four-inch terial. wide ma- AM ATTRACTIVE- DRESS FOB GIRLS. Simplicity and daintiness are styl ishly combined in this attractive little gown. The materials chosen are all wool plaid of a diminutive pattern showing deep garnet, ecru and green, with poult de-Boie in stem green, ecru lace contributing the desoration. The waist is provided with a fitted lining, whioh oloses in the centre bank. Over this lining the material is applied, having tbe fulness aoross tbe bust and shoulders collected in gathers at at the waist line beneath a narrow belt of silk. Ibe ripple collar, in cluded with the standing oollar at the neck, and decorated ot the free edges with laoe and ribbon, falls both baok and front in a deep point reaching a triile below the waist Iiue and contin uing in ripple efteot to form aimilar points over the short puffs of the styl ish sleeves. A standing oollar of silk completes the neok. The plain full akirt it gathered at the top and adjusted to the lower edge ot the waist, with the fulnest evenly dittributed. It may be deeply hemmed or trimmed with alternate rowa of ribbon. Charming little gowns may be fash ioned alter this model in thot mohair, tweed, terge, Henrietta, crepoo, eto. Whon developed in initahte materials the garment will serve admirably at a tohool frook, and it it to simple in oonstruotion as to be readily executed by the home dressmaker, KEW HAT CB0WN8, Hat crowns are oonaUatly growing higher, and in most models are ot a material contrasting with that of the brim. Two thousand and forty-six post offioet have been established in this oountry in the past fiscal year, an 1750 discontinued, a net gain of 203 raoNESTMHra PENNSYLVANIA'S VOTE. Official and Estimated Hotnrnt from All the Coartisi. Tbe fallowing table gives the Vote by Bounties, mostly official, for MoKlnloy, Bryan and Palmer: MoKlnloy Brynn Palmer (Inlet Counties. Hop. llem. lcm. Adams. 4.1A8 8,768 Of Alb ghony 78,9(11 29,100 452 Arnmtrotig 6,H2 8. !"J1 22 ltoavor. 6,812 4,822 87 Bedford 4,0-0 8,564 43 Berks 14.818 18,0110 . 416 Blair 10,.K.1 4,094 167 Bradford. 8.422 4,888 55 Bucks 9,798 ,C8.J Sli Duller 8,384 4,887 25. Cambria 8,865 6,844 ' 81 Cameron 025 658 6 Carbon ....i 4.501 8,547 11 Center 4,884 4,488 88 Chester..-. 14,188 8,004 S48 Clnrion 8,838 4,007 20 Clearfield 7,804 6,141 210 Clinton 8,486 8,061 104 Columbia 8,261 4.808 77 Crawford. 7,851 8,378 14 Cumberland 6,184 6,147 102 Dauphin 14.1152 6,616 461 Delaware 13,052 4.071 246 Kilt 2,808 2,698 87 Erie 11,788 8.774 140 Fayette 9,2:10 8,305 61 Forest 1,224 805 6 Franklin 6,728 4,835 1 39 Fulton. 1,0X0 1,228 6 Ureene 2,438 4,198 21 Huntingdon. 4,893 2,058 1)0 Indiana, 6.H06 2,61 13 Jefferson 6.4H2 8,422 125 Juniata 2,057 1,797 28 Lnekawanna. 18.891 11,628 200 Lancaster. 24,337 8,146 498 Lawrenee. 6,22H 8,018 18 Lebanon 7,280 2,810 68 LehUth 9,497 9,818 825 Liizi rne. 22,590 16,807 204 Lyeonilug 8,045 7,128 167 Mc-Kcni 6,073 2,905 70 Men-er 7,215 6,319 27 Mllllln 2,668 2,021 78 .Monroe 1,447 2,886 74 Montgomery 17,884 0,957 698 .Montour 1,87 1,697 58 Nurtlmmiiton 0,71)3 10,029 848 Norlhumbi-rlund 8.U20 7,169 120 1'errv 8,525 2.423 55 l'hiltiJulnliia 177,032 63,258 2,013 I'll:" 778 1,124 24 Potter 8.281 2.446 28 HoliuvlktU 16,985 14,612 859 Snyder 2,065 1,287 2:1 HoincrHot 6.862 2,234 67 Killlivnn 1,207 1,247 28 Hiisqui.tmiina 6,280 8,802 46 TIokii 7,922 2.860 72 L'lilnn 2,667 093 54 VnnsiiKO 6,132 4.600 82 Wurrcu 4.H48 3,047 82 Yn.liinuton 10,764 7.128 83 Wnyuu 8,708 2,408 21 Westmoreland 14.K99 10,529 90 Wyoming 2,378 1,057 17 York: 11,810 12,865 858 Totals 727,961 425,9.-6 10,958 425,986 MoKlnloy plurality. 301,965 In addition to tho above It Is estimated that tliorti were nbout 19,000 votes eat for lliu l'nddl lllon tieket, and about 10,000 (or other candidates uud "scattering." x Lniikt I'ncrfcl, aod 07 years, and Bertha Miller, need 4 y-:iri, all of l'litladulphia,wcr asphyxiated, uud Mrs. Doerful may be the third victim. A daughter iound the father and child dead on the lloor. and the mother unconscious). A Htop cock In tho pas pipe hail been accidentally opened and the leak IiiK (-'" overcame, the three occupants of the room. l'lnk Conwoll, of Dunbar, was arrested on a chiirue. preferri'd by Mary Couwell, his wife. Hhe eharccs him with asuaultinK her with a bread ktiile. 1 ho knife is about twelve inches lone;. Hhe escaped with two URly cuts on tho arm. Hhe also alleges that within the past few weeks he has made several attempts uu her life, lie is In Jail. Itobert Weleht. a coal dealer at Everett, bet Howard M. Weaverlliitf, a procorymau, that llrvan would be elec ted. Weicht filled WonverllnK's coal house the mornhiK of the election nud agreed If MoKlnloy was elected he would not charge anything for the coal, but If llrynn was elected Weuverltng should pay two prices for the coal. Tue enso of Joshua Wright, the Washing ton banker, convicted of receiving deposit when he knew bo was Insolvent, was re opened and the court Intimated that If the depositors were reimbursed and the oosts paid the whole matter might lie dropped. Asa T. lleamer, who recently died at Man or, bequeathed to Mrs. Kesler, the nurse who attended him during hlk Illnws, $1,200; to his sister, Mrs. llest, $1,000, and the balance of his estate, amouuting to about 92,000, to a luud for cripples. Two Italian brigands attacked John De vine, a nurse at the Miners' hospital at Foun tain Hprings, uear I'ottsville, as he was driv ing along a lonely road. Ha shot both, wounding them badly, and they were after wards captured. Thomas Hapgorty nni James Clark, the two men captured in tbe act of burglarizing tbe United mates express office at Washing ton, pleaded guilty la court. Jesse Miller, arrested as an accomplice, Is having a trial. The coroner's Jury found that overlndulj gence in alcohol caused the death of Frsa Oreen at Ford City on Hunday morning, not withstanding roports ot the administering of anesthetics. M. H. McCrelght, cashier of the Dubois Deposit National bank, Is the father of twin boys, born the day after election. He has named them Mark McKinley and Uanna llobui-t P. W. I.owery of Butler, has been an nounced a candldnto for reading clerk of the senate to succeed James M. Caraon, of Pitts burg, who it the present incumbent of that oflicu. The official vote for congressman for the Erie-Crawford district was canvassed with the following result: Hturtevaut, ltep,, 18 840; Uibley, Dem.-Pop., 18,114; Mason, Pro., 131.. The Valley Power and Light Company of Beaver Falls, capital $3,000, has been chart ered. Directors, William A. MoCool. II. W. lteeves and Hunter Kckert, Beaver Fails. Th bouses of John Dampman, Al. Hawk, A. Hweeney and F. Lauby, at Freeport, wera robbed by burglars Hunday night and at tempts were made on two other homos. The mineral wool plant of Wheatland ship ped a car of uiuleral wool to Honolulu thia week. This is the second ear that hut gone to that place from Wheatland. While a party of men from Apollo were hunting rabbits Dave Ollnger's gun was ao oUeutally discharged and Ed Arlmun was istautly killed, W. 11. vtumer, iu Jnll at Altooua for as sault ou his wife, was rearrested ou achurgtt of sending an obscene Utter through th mall. The borough of West Newcastle has voted to eutcr the city of New Castle, whiuh will -give the latter ubout 22,000 population. Claleo Vunclure, a cigar maker at Corry killed hinielf by shootiut; liU brains out. The act is ascribed to dboipalion, John Oruhiim of Eoou Valley, was bitten by a horse, lu i Ulit eyelid and lurge part of his forehead briutf lorn on". ' The postofllce at Dushor wot robbed of $60 In cash and stamps, tut fifth time it hu been robbed Iu Ave yvai.
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