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THE COLUMBIA CLUB'S GYMNASIUM. FROM HEAD TO TOE. Every Muscle Receives Attention in the Gymnasium. HOW ATHLETES ARE MADE. Queer Appliance* at the Columbia Tlub lor Developing strength.A Talk With ttao Gjrmnaaiareh.linger TJachinev, Bicycle* and Other l-^ulpincnte. HENEVER an athlete comes to Washington the first #thing he inquire! after is the gymnasium. At present there are but two gymnasiums in the city. tUe one at the Young Men's Christian Association anil the one at_ the Columbia Ath¬ letic Clnb. The latter is by far the most ex¬ tensive.indeed, the C. A. C. gymnasium is known throughout the country as one of the finest in the land. The ..gym." as the boys call it, occupies the entire top floor of the club's spacious building on G street between 17th and 18th and contains every known device of any merit for fully developing the muscles of the human body. To write even a brief sketch of this gymnasium it will be necessary to begin at the beginning, and as Prof. John T. Crossley, the popu'.ar trainer, is at the head of affairs a brief outline of his life might be interesting. PROF. JOH-N T. CROSS LEY. The club instructor in athletics and gym¬ nastics. is Prof. John T. Crossley. who hails from Frankford.Fhiladelphiii. He is thirty-eightyears old and weighs 1+0 pounds. He is well known among the professional athletes, also in the circus and theatrical profession, having trav¬ eled eleven vears with Barnum & Bailey's circus, where he was engaged to give athletic exhibitions. He traveled in Europe in the w.nter seasons, having performed in London. Paris. Brussels. Berlin. Munich. Vienna. Mad¬ rid and other cities. Prof. Crossley first came to notice at the age of seventeen by winning the first prize in the ljO-yard race May 20. 1871. at Oaktlale Park. Philadelphia, and for five years hj won the loO-vard races at the Caledonian games at Philadelphia. When he was twenty- one years old he had succeeded in defeating many of the be?t athletes in the United States and Canada. In Philadelphia at the Caledonian g.itnes in 1.SJ7 he won the pole-vaulting contest, clearing 10 feet 6 inches. This was the best professional record up to that date. He defeated in the following years many famous running, both in this country and 1'urope. The professor is still in the field as an all-round man in athletics and gymnastics, having lately pole-vanlti-d 9% feet. He can throw the lfr- ponnd hammer £> feet and the 12-pound ham¬ mer 116 feet. Prof. Crossley has complete charge of the gymnasium and his word is law. Die appli¬ ances were all selected by him and he boasts that the club has more peculiar apparatus than any club in the country. The professor is a finished athlete and often he gives the boys a sample of "circus business." It was on one of these occasions that a Star reporter visited the gymnasium a few nighta ago and found the professor arrayed as a full-tledged circus actor in spangles and gold, giving a finished exhibi¬ tion on the horizontal bar. After the applause had died awav the profcs>or retired to hit pri¬ vate room and the reporter followed. TBT. WRT^T SHCHISE. "Yes. sir. it's true that there's not a muscle in your bo.ly tii.it cannot be developed in this gymnasium, and wheu 1 say there's not one 1 moan it. in the strict acceptation of the term. But come with me." requested the professor, "and let me explain some of the appliance*." "Hero s a funny device," he commenced, at the same taking bold of two handles secured to the w»il and turning them alternately to the right nod left. "These are wrist machines, and by their con¬ stant use great muscular development can be obtained m the wri.Ua. You can see these handles move ruite easily now, but a slight turn on this screw tightens ihe steel collar that binds them and makes them Larder to turu. 1 consider it a first-class machine, and its use develops the very muscles all athletes require. namely, the wrist muscles. rot ins a*d iionoiii "Hold on there, that's not a striking bag!" exclaimed the professor as the reporter drew back to give a padded disk, secured on a parallel iron frame, a blow. "That"* a head and shoulder machine. I'll show you how it works." Assuming a crouching attitude, the professor adjusted himself to the machine and then stood up. but not without appnrent effort. "This machinc is excellent for raiting droop¬ ing shoulders, and when taken in connection with the head attachment develops the neck muscles and helps to give crectness. strength and pois« to the body. It also helps to de¬ velop the legs. The motion is to stand up straight, with the shoulder pieces resting upon the shoulders, and then alternately raise anp lower the body without moving the position of the feet. Of course tbe weight can be in- creased or diminished at will. '.This is yhat we call a weight pulley, and I venture to say more genuine good in tbe way of exercise ran bo gotten out of one of them than any other device in here. There are hun¬ dreds of ways to exercise with them, and I rrcommend their use to everybody, especially those who cannot Join an athletic club. These machines can be so rigged that an oarsman can Keep in condition throughout the winter by its adaptation as a rowing machine. Here'* one of them. THE ITOMB TRAINTR. "Speaking of keeping in condition,*' aaid the professor, "all bicyclists swear by this machine. It's called the home trainer, and a man can get get on and race against time or in competition. There's an alarm cyclo- nietcr which rings a bell .t each quarter mile and there is an arrange¬ ment whereby the speed enn be lessened or ac¬ celerated." The con¬ struction of tbe machine is shown in the cut. Its wheels and base are cast iron and weigh about 75 pounds. The upright is wrought iron and the ¦addle and handle are attached to a solid steel bar, which may be lowerod or raised as desired. THE FINOKR MACHINE. "Here's a peculiar device," continued the professor. "It's called the finger machine, and by its use not only the fingers but the fore¬ arm may be developed. You operate it by cntching hold with four fingers of each nand. allowing your thumb to grasp the stationary bar. and alternately closing and opening the hand. Every time you close your band you lift anywhere from one to ono hundred pounds, according to the weight you use. "Here's another popular apparatus. It's called the striking bag. and by its use not only do you bring into play . large number of the muscles of your body, bat you auicken and im- prove your eyesight, aud if a boxer you can cure yourself of blinking when struck at. All the prize fighters use it. It consists of nothing but a stout leather bag laced over an inflated rubber ball aud suspended from a circular plat¬ form in such a way that you can regulate its height To fight the bag properly requires long practice, and when one is proficient it makes a beautiful exhibition." Til 8TBIKIXO BAO. "How can one become an athlete?" asked the reporter. "I suppose yon mean how can one become a gvmnnst. for there is a wide difference between an athlete and a gymnast. The question is a difficult one. but IU1 try and answer it. To be¬ come a gymnast you must commence young, and learn first of all to stand on your hands aud bend backward. Then you can try the | Land spring, the forward and back somersaults, I but practice does it all. The more vou prac¬ tice the better you get to be. Now, any one can become an athlete if he has grit, although he may be a second-class man all his life. But every one wants to know how to get strong and how to reduce his flesh. I acknowledge it's a great question and honestly feel sorry when I see a fat man this warm weather. Could he realize how easy it is to take nil superfluous flesh off and appreciate how much better he would feel. I'm sure they would all take to exercising. When is the best time for exercising? That, of course, depends upon individual peculiarities and the time one is at leisure. For a student or business man I think the afternoon and evening are best So also with the athletes and gymnasts. Morning work, if light, is good, but the afternoon is better. How long should one exercise? That is an important query. One should work un¬ til he feels about tired. Don't wait until you are all plaved out, for then the exercise is harmful. 1 expect to have a large class this winter and by this time next spring hep* to have some first-class gvmnakta." - ¦ . More Guide* Are Needed. From the London Daily News. The death of Baron Caspar von Leon of Vienna, which took place on Sunday on Moant Iffingen, to the northwest of Meran, proves once more, says oar Vienna correspondent, the absolute necessity of a sufficient number of guides for every high mountain tour. Baron Leon was a strong youth of eighteen, bora and bred in the Tyrol and an experienced huntsman, who bad ascended every height in the neighborhood of his father's castle. He seemed to unit* all the qualities demanded for a successful climb«r. He had been staying at a hut belonging to his father for some days, and told the servant* there that h* was going to monnt the Iffingen above Meran, and would return before dinuer. Th* men asked him to take some on* with him, as thar* are certain parts of rock on th* mountain which are dangerous to pass, but th* young man refused. When h* had not r*turn*d by sunset tbe men s*t out to s*arch for hia. bat night cam* on too fast, and th*y had to wait until n*xt morning. They went ont at day¬ break, and only found him at a in th* after¬ noon at th* loot of a st**p wall of rook. They could not carry tbe body away from th* place, bat th*y pat as a barrier of ston** Co protect it from the valtar**, who war* already seen flytag in circlee abov*. Th* yeang aua'a watch had stopped at U o'clock. A SOUTH AMERICAN SCENE. The City tl Peace ul Its nafnlfinnt Vltwi - Pleiamqua Group* on the ¦ireet.The Ch<>lo Women and Their ¦alaktwllke Coaluaea, Special Correspondence of The Etikiwo Stab. La Paz, Bolivia, July, 1890. HERE is a Spanish proverb which says: "Muslev mlel 7 la ntink, fl H Ho M bueom an la maaana," li ^meaning that music, hooey and standing VfiflP in the window Are indulgences not good for the early part of the day. Notwithstanding the injunction let us step out on our hotel bal¬ cony. which overlooks the central plaza of this queer old town, to enjoy the street scenes and | morning sunshine. The "City of Peace!" Gazing st the stu¬ pendous mountains which stretch away to the horizon on every side, one censes to wonder at its strange title, remembering that when those surly Spaniards explored those barren heights in search of gold and unconquerod Indiuns and found this green and cnp-like hollow, they were glad to rest here awhile from their journeying*. And certainly the very spirit of peace, or rather of idleness, seems brooding over the aene. Because of tho great ele ration, about ,000 feet above sea level, everybody moves about slowlv who moves at all, ior that dis¬ tressing complaint known as sirrochc, or diffi¬ culty of breathing, is sure to follow active ex¬ ercise. Away up here winter and summer are much alike, for though completely aheltered by mountain walls from all the winds that blow, the air has in it the chill of the near-by snow- flelds. Out of doors in the middle of the day it is tolerably conifortablo, but the houses, not one of which has any sort of apparatus for warming purposes, are damp and cold as so many tombs, except iu rooms which are thor¬ oughly penetrated by the mid-day sun. PICTCBIS from THE ANDES. Bat there are compensations everywhere for most of the ills of life, and one with an eye to the picturesque may find thein even in La Paz. Directly opposite our window sky-piercing Illimani, the giant sentinel of the Andes, looms up like a sheeted ghost, white as unsul¬ lied muow call make it; while on every hand, stretching far as the eye can reach, are lint s of mountains rising tier above tier to the horizon -golden-green on the sunny foot hills, amethyst and brown beyond them and the dis¬ tant heights a misty blue. In front of lllimam and looking close be¬ side its snowy background (but in reality 40 miles or more this side of it^ rises the dark, five-peaked and many-belled tower of a city sanctuary; and nearer yet, fronting us on the other side of the plaza, is the sky-blue build¬ ing with dark red duors and pillars and tall white tower with a clock in it, which was formerly a church, but now.stuck all over with circus and lottery placards.is used by congress for its sessions. On one side of it a long lavender-hued structure stretchcs to the corner with a broad strip of pea-green painted across the front, in which appears iu black letters the legend, "Cafe de l'aris." while on the other hand, a two-storv building with arches above and below, all palo green, com¬ pletes that side of the square. IS FROXT OF THE PBESIDEXt's PALACE. Separated by a narrow street from the em- erald-hued arches aforesaid rises the presi¬ dent's palacio.three storied, the lower story of hown stone left in its natural color, the up¬ per part painted pule blue. Its windows have neither outer nor inner shutters, but each is guarded by an iron rail balcony. Ked-trou- sered soldiers are lolling all day before its en¬ trance, and above them floats the gorgeous Hag of Bolivia, three equal stripes, red. yellow and green, with the national escutcheon stamped in the middle. There are few hours in the twenty-four when some military company is not parading, or band playing before the pres¬ ident's casa. Whenever the national anthem is rendered, a rather jerky tune, it seems to me, without much " heart in it, we notice that most men take off their hats. There have been times in the history of tho country when to have neglected this token of patriotism would have been dangerous. Flank¬ ing the imposing executive mansion and com¬ pleting the right-hand side of the square is a half-finished structure built of polished blocks of white stone with beautifully carvcd pillars and window caps. So long ago was this im- menso enterprise begun that its original pur¬ pose seems to have been forgotten and grass is now growing out of the rootless walls. Though at least f 250,000 must have been spent upon it the work has been entirely abandoned for many years. Across the plaza, facing tho palace, stands the Hotel Central, pale pink above, strawberry red below, with heavy black trimmings and the name of the {proprietor sprawled clear across the front in bright blue letters. Next to it is a restaurant dressed iu green and lavender, while its adjoining neighbor is all gray, iu a salon de billares dedicated to the historic twins "ltomulo and Kemo." Our own side of the square is occupied by another hotel, kept by a bustling French widow; a row of shops at one end, and at the other a magnificent stone casa. through whose open door one may sometimes catch glimpses of alabaster staircases, fountains, statues.erected many yews ago by a viceroy of Spain for the beauty who possessed his heart but did not wear a wedding ring. We may remark, en passant, that Just back of us in another hotel, misuamed Americano, the trav- sler finds no lack of accommodations equally bad, between these three hostelries.and which¬ ever he patronizes will regret that he had not "put up at one of the others. THE PLAZA MAYOR. This Plaza Mayor of La Paz, like that of other Spanish American cities, is its principal feat¬ ure, from which all things radiate. Iu entire surface is pared with small stones set in a reg¬ ular pattern of diagonal bars, as are the streets immediately surrounding it, the figures ren¬ dered more pronounced by alternating black and white stones, the former brought from au island in Luke Titicaca. Kows of little trees, most of them dead or dying, languish between the stones, and the whole is surrounded by a high adobe wall. The central fountain is re¬ ally Worth looking at, a lofty affair of alabaster and marble. A circular basin, very large and elaborately carved, is filled with water to the brim and reached by a flight of marble steps, extending all around. In the middle of till* basin four big dolphins, standing on their heads, supporting a Luge alabaster shell,which is also filled with water and contains smaller dolphins in similar attitude upholding auother shell. This also contains smalier dolphins sup¬ porting a third sholl; in tho latter stands a tall and slender female, nude, trident in hand. The whole is inclosed by an iron fencc, with large square pillars at regular intervals, each pillar topped by a marble sea lion, which is slowly vomiting water in a most sea-sick munuer for the accommodation of people who come to drink or to fill their jars. THE STREETS OF LA PAS, winding ap and down the hills, are remarkably steep and irregular, all paved with small sharp stones, many of them having sidewalks so nar¬ row that two pedestrians can hardly walk abreast. Looking down at the one which passes immediately below us wo see that it de¬ scends a sharp hill, at the foot of which are crowds of people. Should you brave the dan¬ ger of strroche and venture down there you will find all manner of commodities spread out for aale on both sides of the walk for several squares, np and down the four streets that diverge from the market house. Sunday morn¬ ing early is the "best time to go, for in these countries everything is seen at its best on that day of the week. There are fish from Lake Titicaca, mutton apd beef from the Andean plateau, fruits and vegetables from the Yungas and other distant valleys. There is Indian work of many kinds, notably knitted caps of brilliant color, mittens that draw on over bands and arms to the shoulders and .e fastened together at the back, ronchos that rival the rainbow in ues and ready-made garments of every description, from ox-eyed sandals to the big- sleeved, splendidly embroidered velvet jackets of the festive Cholos. Searching among the smaller booths one may pick up veritable cn- rios in the way of tiny idols from the Inca rains, stuffed armadillos, musioal instruments made by the Indians, which it would be no sin to worship, they being not in the likeness of anything in the heavens above or earth below, the strange ornaments of macaw feathers which they wear at the annual religions hestaa of Copacabana and tiny still-born vicunas for use in some of their superstitions ceremonies. There are handsome straw baskets, too, most of them bearing in blood-red letters the words: Viva mi amor."Long live my love;" trunks of black or white cowhide, the hair side turned outward and lined with soft, snowy kid; tiger and Vienna skins and the fleeces of alpacas and and llamas. The Vienna furs are especially desirable for rugs or carriage robes. They .ell hers from 910 to 920, aocordiag to sijte and quality, bat brine in Mew York ud *th*r place* from ISO to 9100 each. A WONDERFUL STBCCTCBS. Th» river Chiquapo runs through the middle of La Pax.* noble itream fed from the sur¬ rounding mountains and (panned by a number of fine old bridge*. Moat of the bona** *r* built of (tone, instead of the usual adobe, the facade* of many being ornamented with carv¬ ing or stucco work. There are fifteen chorchee of considerable size, tome of them pioturesqne in the extreme, and a number of old monas¬ teries and convents, moat of the latter being now used for achoois, military barrack* and similar purposes. There is » free school sys¬ tem here and a rather celebrated university sustained by the government The big cathe¬ dral. built entirely of stone, has » beautifully carved front, and in a niche over its main en¬ trance stands a figure of the Virgin, which was presented to the city by Carlos V of 8p*in, and was transported thither from the seaboard over the mountains at enormous cost. It 1* said that more than forty years were required to build the church, several hundred men being constantly employed. We do not wonder at that, if the account of * recent historian is true. He says: "No derricks or other machinery were used in its construction, but the walls were erected in * curious way. As fast an a tier of stone was laid ths earth was banked up against it. inside and outside, and upon this inclined plane the stones lor the next tier were rolled into their places. Thsn more earth wan thrown on and the process re¬ peated. until, when the walls wer* finished, the whole building was immersed in a moun¬ tain of dirt. This was allowed to remain until the roof was laid, when the earth was oarried away on the backs of llamas and men. It is said to have taken thirteen years to clear out the inside of the building, as the earth could only be taken away through the narrow win¬ dow doors." Although one sees so many ragged and wretched specimens of the genus homo upon the streets, and business, education and every¬ thing else are at so low an ebb. there Is con¬ siderable wealth in La l'az, among the numeri¬ cally small "upper class." Upper tendom can¬ not drive around in carriages on account of the steep and stony streets, but one may see its representatives out on horseback in the morn¬ ing or sauntering in the beautiful Alameda about 4 o'clock p.m. On Sundav afternoons that fashionable resort is crowded with all classes, sitting on adobe bcnches under its rows of fine old trees, listening to the music of military bands or drinking cervasa (native beer) from a near-by foudita. There is a beautiful alabaster fountain in the Alameda, a big stone idol from the region of Lake Titicaca and other objects of interest, but nothing more interesting than the ever-changing panorama of human beings and the view from its walls of the crooked streets, tiled roofs and queer tow¬ ers of the old city. SOME OP THE PEOPLE, Here come three cavalrymen, dashing pell- mell up the street, all in scarlet, even to their caps and capes, each carrying over his shoul¬ der the unfurled flag of liolivia. Behind them, but at a more leisurely pace, rides the baker on his sleek little donkey with a huge hamper bung on either side. Ox-hide hampers are too common in this country to attract attention, but these are unique, their square, hox-like framework covered with the skin of some per¬ fectly white animal, put on hair outward. Each hamper is tilled with small, crusty loaves about the size of your tist, and every one of them would serve well as a cannon ball in case of an emergency. On the top of the uncovered bread the baker carries his hat in one of the boxes, and his red calico handkerchief and well- worn purse in the other, while hie boots and breeches duugie over both. A group of Indians from over the sierra* have just come to town with their troop of Hamas and seated themselves to rest on the stones of the street with their weary back* against the plaza wall. Poor things! More than half naked, dirty, frowzy, utterly hope¬ less of anything better in this world, nobody knows liow many miles those bare feet have trotted. Most of the llamas are laden with snow ice from the unper Andes, which is in great demand at the saloons and restaurants. The ice is tied up in blankets and although there is nothing between the chilly bnndle and the back of tiie animal but a folded sheepskin we notice that they seem more uncomfortable without the accustomed burden than with it. Indians abound this morning, if possible, in greater number and variety of costume than usual; and every one is driving a heavily laden mule or liama or carries a load on his or her back. There goes one staggering under a load of planks; another has four sacks on hi* back; another trots off with a big trunk that weighs him nearly to the ground, and there is a woman in total eclipse, so to speak, nothing but her bare feet and ankles being visible beneath the bundle of alfalfa heaped upon her head. THE CHOLO WOMEN. In strong contraat to the patient *nd hard¬ working Indians, who are imposed upon by everybody and in every way, are tho Cholos.or half-breeds.a class nearly as numerous, but very different in manner and appearance,being noisy, saucy and independent; by no means a desirable class of citizens. Of course there are notablo exceptions; but, a* a rule, they lie, cheat, steal like magpies and can never be de¬ pended upon to carry out a bargain. Some of the women are very handsome while young, in a coarse way. but most of them are thoroughly bad. They are generally short in stature, in¬ clined to stoutness, with bold, black eye*, per¬ fect teeth aud heavy hair. Ail are excessively fond of bright color* and possess the secret of dyeing them. Their dress is peculiar. Here comes one who is a fair sample, out for a paseo or promenade. She wears such a number of skirts as to give them a bell-shaped outline, a* though worn over a hoop. The outer one i* canton flannel.made woolly side out,a gorgeoui yellow of indescribable tint, between salmon and orange. Below it the white lace of the next skirt hangs down about *n eighth of a yard All tho skirts are made short enough to show an inch or two of bare brown leg (sne wears no hose) above the tops of her whit* kid boots. She always wears two shawls.never by any chance, whatever the weather, appearing in one ouly. The lower one, a delicate rose pink, is put on somehow ao that tho point comes directly in front, like an apron, extend¬ ing nearly to the hem of her skirt; while the outer shawl, a royal purple with green flower* in the border, has the point behind, and is fastened together at the bosom with a cluster of silver pins, hitched together by a chain. Her coarse black hair hangs down her back in two braids, tied together at the ends with whit* strings. Her enormously long oar rings, reach¬ ing almost to the shoulders, are set with imita¬ tion pearls, and on her head is jauntly perched a white straw hat of the "sailor" shape, much too small, with a blue ribbon tied around it Just behind her saunters another woman of the same class, but probably twenty year* older. Her hat is precisely the same in shape aud size as that of her predecessor; her ear rings are hoops of filigree silver, as lhrge a* the rim of a trade dollar; her outer skirt i* rose color, with some wide hand embroidery in a sprawling pattern hanging down below it Her shawl* are respectively magenta and green, and her extremely high-heeled boots are eatin, ouco whito, but now much the worse for wear and tear. Cholo dresses for balls and fiesta occasions are, very gay and often costly. The Zamacueca is their favorite dance, and one can seldom pas* a Chicha shop without hearing the strumming of guitars or mandolin* within aud tho clatter of heels in time to the "hi- diddlo-diddle" music of that national measure. MABKIAOE CUSTOMS. When a Cholo girl marries her godmother, who is usually * lady of the upper cUss for whom her mother or herself has been a ser¬ vant, pays for the first dav'e feasting and first night's ball. The groom's father then feels called upon to furnish entertainment for the next twenty-four hours, followed by the bride'a father for the third day and night, after whioh the two mothera-in-law chip in together and keep it up as long as their means will allow, thus making sure of food and fun for at least a week. Hark! strange music is heard at a distance, the most weird and gruesome that can be im¬ agined, coming nearer and nearer. We recog¬ nize it as that which accompanies the Holy Host procession on ita way to administer the last sacrament to some dying person. Pres¬ ently the tingling of a bell is heard, and every one drops upon his knees, wherever he may be or what doing. In the streets, the shops, tb* horse oars, the balconies, everybody is kneel¬ ing.the red-trousered soldiers in front of the executive mansion, ladie* on their way to church, school children, men of business, the sauciest Cholo and most ignorant Indian, all with reverent mien and uncovered heads. Around the corner comes a wonderful pageant, enveloped in clouds of incense, headed by a boy ringing a bell, and followed by a military band with brass instrument* In th* center, under a splendid oanopy of cloth and gold, walks the bishop, attended by blaek-oowUd priests, acolytes in scarlet and lace, white- robed monks of San Merced and gray-gowned Franciscan friars. The* processions are matters of every day In all South American cities, but for us they poeaeea a singular fascina¬ tion, and we are willing to kneel with the mul¬ titude, earnestly hoping that th* mysterious sacrament mav carry oousolation to Mm* poor soul in its last extremity, or at least to thoa* who hav* loved its earthly tenement Vakxi* BL Win. "Oh, John," exclaimed Mrs. Cumso, "I know how to mak* a hundred dollars Just aa easily." "HowV" .'Why, down at Km Robe's there's a lovely Paxil dress marked down from hiodrid dollar* to four hundred.".So* FrmciMo Watf. told in postal cards. Th* Washington WkMtmen'i Rid* Across N«w York Stat*. ojtly on or tm run nuts rnorai to ,U#m r*«is.Cin. DOtUT'l BAILT m*o°«D or na loxo bid*.t*s wctclmt* at TO LSAOCB KCKTIMO. WEEK *go last Friday fir* membeN I of tbe Capital Bicycle Club of thiecity, I Messrs. Demaray, Low. Williamson. II .earning and Macdaniel moan ted their J steel steed* at the ferry at 42d street. New York, and turned their faces northward, bound for the annual meet of the League of Amenoan Wheelmen at Niagara Falla. They had run orer to the metropolis by tram the night before and were fresh and in good con¬ dition for tLeir rids across New York state. Last Monday night one member of the club. Mr. Dsmaray, who now holds the offlce of cap¬ tain, rolled victoriously into the town ef Niagara Falls on his wheel, ths only one of the five to make the entire distance, barring a ?ery few miles, without the aid of aught but his own muscles. Ths others, who had left him on the road to Uke trains, disgusted with the muddy roads that resulted from the almost incessant showers that they encountered in the middle of the state, were waiting for him at the falls. The story of the trip aoroes the state is to be found in a series of postal cards which were sent to the stay-at-home club men by the wanderers, at the rate of one card a dey. It is unnecessary to remark that Mr. Demaray was the principal author. He was not at all verbose in his descriptions of the scenery, limited as k® wfJ* hy the square inches allotted him by the Post Office Department, but these little missives tell the tale very well. TH* FOSTAL CARDS. They are as follows: "Garbisox's-on-Hcdsox, August 15..Learn¬ ing Low, Macdaniel. Demaray ana Williamson left 42d street ferry, New York, at 9 a. m. to¬ day; took dinner at Tarrvtown. 27 miles out: splendid road. Reached this place. 53 miles out at 8 p. m.; last half of road vile. Fine ditio ?.Unche# U,ted K°od- All in good con- "Red Hook. August 16..Have enjoyed the nneat roads today we ever saw-, started at 8-20 and made here at 5:30, 54 miles; took dinner and rested two hours at Poughkeepsie. The roads have been between two rows of tjins and smooth as a track. It has been a delightful day and all feel first-rate tonight. Have had lots of fun today." ''Albany, August 17..We made here at 6 o clock tonight, last four miles in a shower, lonchos a great curiosity to the wheelmen here. Met ten or fifteen Albany wheelmen and two from New England at Kiuderhook for din- nor. They started back with us, but onlv one finished. He was the night clerk at the "hotel where we Are stopping. The others dropped out one by one. Roads good today except miles altogether of sandy roads; ride- able, however; all well and in A1 condition. Roads will be bad tomorrow." "Fonda, N.Y., August 18..Left Albanv at 9 a. m. in the mud, arrived here 6:40 in the dust, 4* miles of sand. Magnificent views in Mo¬ hawk valley. Boston crowd were in Albany and were to have started just after us, but w'e have not heard of them since. We laid out a lot of Albany men yesterday on a 20-mile run Just for fun." ''Utica, August 19..Fair side paths to Cana- johsrie and Fort I'lain, 15 miles; awful, sandv, stony and newly worked roads to Little Falls, 85 miles, and good towpath riding to this place Total for day, 50 miles. Caught in a fearfully hard shower three miles from here. Massachusetts party rode 20 miles todav and took tram to this place from Canaioharie. They stopped at Amsterdam last night." "Fatettkville,August 2L.Williamson took train to Syracuse. Left Utica at 9:20 and after 12 miles of soft riding against a gale of wind on the towpath and 14 of mud and ruts and stone* on the road reached Oneida at 3 o'clock. The others decided to take train to Geneva; I (Dem- aray) pushed on by wheel at 4:30 with a Ver- monter, and we male this place.8 mile* from Syracuse.at 7:30. Road* first-rate. Total for day. 46 miles." "Watkixs Glbw, August 21..Wheeled from r avetteville to Syracuse. There joined Massa¬ chusetts party and wheeled to Auburn, 34 miles. Finished second. Caught in hard shower on the way, but the wind blew 40 miles an hour and soon dried us out. Rained all the after¬ noon and had to take train to Geneva, boat to this point Our fellow* passed me on down boat. Don't know where I will catch them " August 22.-Spent the day at Hatkin* Glen and Havana Glen. Have done no wheeling except out to Havana Glen. 8 miles. Took train back here tonight, as I left off my wheel tour here yesterday and have made this a *ort of holiday. Mac, Joe and Low were at Watkin* yesterday. The Boston party took train for Canandaigua this noon and were to wheel to Avon tonight, so I am left here alone. Don't expect to catch anv of them before I get to the falls, where I hope to arrive Monday. Thore have been frequent *howers today and I will have muddy road* tomorrow forenoon, but they dry up quickly here " "Casandaioua, August 23..A* expected, the roads were fearfully muddy this morning to ride the first nine miles, from Auburn to Ca¬ yuga. 8aw some fine strings of fish at Cayuga lake.perch and bass. Was two hours wheel¬ ing from there to Seneca Falls.7 miles.where I passed by the ruin* of the great fire they had three weeks ago. Then 4 miles to Waterloo- dinner. In the afternoon I found better wheel¬ ing.the last ten mile* first-rate.so patience was rewarded. Total mileage todav, 45. The other boy* are not registered here. Feeling first-rate. Think I will reach the fall* Mon¬ day. Have been impressed with the fine farms, orchards and buildings today. This ia a beau¬ tiful country to tour through when the road* are in good condition." "Batavia, August 24..Had excellent road* and a fine day. Wheeled from Canandaigua to Avon, 27 mile*, in three hour* and a half, and from Avon here, 25 mile*, in three hour*. You can imagine the road* were good. Tomorrow have 60 mile* to do to reach the fall*. Road* ¦aid to be first-claaa." "Niagara Falls, August 25..Completed tour today. Found the other boy* here except Will¬ iamson. This was my longeit day'* ride.65 mile*. We have a great program mapped out for tomorrow. Have had delightful weather past three day*.riding with coat buttoned ud to chin. All welL" * a bide or roum hcjjdbid ai»d fobtt-two miles. Mr. Demaray rode a total distance of 442 miles. Hi* shortest run was from Utica to Fayette ville, 34 miles, and hi* longest, as he note* in his last postal, from Batavia to Niag¬ ara, 65 miles. He rested one dav and rode ten muking a daily average of 44.2 mile* a dav. .. .he party will not attempt to wheel home, their program contemplating that part of the trip to be done on the car*. While in Niagara 'V'* they did not fail to impres* the league with the idea of coming to Washington for an annual meet in the near future to enjoy the wonderful advantages offered by the smooth .treet* and the other attraction*. There were several other Washington wheelmen preient at tho meet, among them being Mr. George At- wat*r, consul of the Patriot division. Impudent and Personal* | From the Cleveland Leader. "You remind ma of a pug dog," aaid Bagley to Henderson, who tried to toll a story and sot it all mixed up. "A pug dog, air?" shouted the inaultod Hen¬ derson. "Y**; you've gotyour tale hopelessly twisted." Evanesocnt Greatness. From the PltUbur* Bulletin. At the concert: Ton Lohnote (a ponderous basso.singing). "A warrior bold am II" Two hour* later: Madam* Ton L.."Jaoob, la Ik* wood r*ady for the cook?" Ton L.."Ye*, my dear." Madam* Ton L.."Then look the door*, and don't dar* to wak* the baby." Ton L. (meekly)."Ye*. my dear." "This King Dow." From the Wew York Sua. The youthful King of Spain has not b**n out of th* cradle long, but h* appear* to have a full appreciation of hi* position is Ufa. On* day recently h* wa* served for luneh with th* breast of a ohicken out into small pieces. He at once began to help himaelf without th* aid of *ither spoon or folk. "Sir*," aaid hi* at¬ tendant gravely, "king* never eat with their finger*. "Thi* king does," responded hi* maj-ty, continuing his meaL "£owar* yougetting along with your trade. William?" aaked hi* uncle, who viaited th* BllOp, ''?*th.r slow," responded William. "Been m it Btirlf tlx inks i&d don't know uny mor# about th* ouainass than th* bo**.-JVom*fetc» No moos* has ever caught* woman y*t Why ell this trepidation?.DaSas V«ea^ BKVKRAGKS OF MANY LANDS. Qu w Liquids That Are Natl tnnl Drink*.When Thfy An Produced. From the Boston Hsrmld. The drinks or bev-rm*** of the people of all countries are usually derived from soms indi¬ genous vegetable product, such as (Tila*, roots, the up of trees, the juice of fruits. Ac., snd it would seem as if many of thee* must have been popular for unkuown generation*. Some of these beverages are said to be mod¬ erately pleasant, others highly intoxraung, while no doubt a large number evidently de¬ rive tbeir popularity from the same principle that makes nasty American patent mediciu* tolerable, viz: from the varying amount of alcoholio spirit which they contain. A brief glance at some of the less-known national driuks in the light of their composition uiay not be out of p'.nce in this season of thirst and relaxation. On* fact may be noted which is as true of the best-known drinks as those about to be considered, and that is that it is ex¬ tremely difficult to obtain any palatable re¬ freshing dunk without a small portion of alco¬ hol fprming part of its constituents. It may be Baid. also, that the manufacture and consump¬ tion of drinks depend much upon the suppiy of raw material available, although in rich and civilized countries the bom* deficiency oan b* easily supplied by importations. In some localities cider is popular and oheap: the percentage of alcohol in cider ranges from to 9 per cent, the latter proportion, how¬ ever. being largely exceeded in the very "hard ' varieties. The product.cn of eider in France varies considerably year by year. It i* largely produced, however, and principally consumed in the country districts, very little being exported. The best cider is said to be made in Normandy, where it was introduced many years since by the Moors, but cider is made in no fewer than fifty-four departments of France. Cider and perry ( the lat er being made from pears) are also largely made in England, whilo in the United S?at'-s and the Dominion of Cauada the former is verv large iv produced, being the favorite beverage of the farmer, and the only one which is more or less alcoholic that the temperance politician has it all tolerated, lu Chili, after making cider and wine from their apples thev extract from the refuse a white and finely flavored spirit, and by another process they procure a sweet sirup, or. as thev term it. honey. When properly fer¬ mented and prepared the black mulberry yields a pleasant vinous liquor. In the cid» r couutics of England mulberries are sotnet.m»* mixed with apples to form a beverage known as mulberry cider. The fishermen of Newfouudland, Labrador and the Gull of St. Lawrence, and lude, d many of the people living in that region, drink large quantit.es of spfcee beer. It is considered a corrective of the fishermen's diet, winch consists largely of salt pork and fish. The process of making it is simple, lllack spruce branch?# in sufficient quantity are chopped into small pieces and put into a pot containing six or eight gallons of water and boiled for some time. The liquor is then strained and put into a ca*k that will contain eighteen gallons. Molasses is added in the proportion of one gallon to eighteen gallons of liquor; a pint of the grouuds of the iast brewing, and a few hops, if at hand, are also put in. and the cask is filled up with cold water and left to ferment, in twenty-four houis it is fit for use. Spirits are frequently mixed with spruce beer to make the drink called "callibogus." In New Zealand a drink some¬ what resembling spruce beer is tnnde from the twigs of the dracrydium taxifolium; it was used by Capt Cook. From the sap of the birch tree some of the tribes of northern Rus¬ sia prepare their ordinary drink, "birken- wasser," from which they also make vinegar; and id some districts they boil it into a sweet sirup, which serves them instead of sugar. For those who are too poor to drink beer or mead this northern wine is the onlv potive drink. A drink delightfully acid and refreshing is made in Brazil from the pulp of the capsule which envelopes the seed of the cacao-theo- broma. The saccharine liquor extracted from the unexpanded flowers of the Ita palm of British Guiana is said to afford a liquor re¬ sembling champagne in its briskness. The sap of the Sou tar palm is obtained from the stems of the bunches of fruit when cut. This liquor is drunk either fresh or after it ho* undergone a slight fermentation. It bears also the name of towak, or palm w.ne. Sometimes a species of strychnos is infused with it, which produces a stupefying and intoxicating bev¬ erage. sold daily in the bazars in Molluceas, especially in Amboyna, in sections of bamboo. Palm wines are common in most warm cli¬ mates. In the Eastern Archipelago the wine is obtained from the gomuti palm. The principal production of this palm it toddy (from the Sanscrit tade). which is ob¬ tained in the following maimer: One o< the spadices is, on the first appearance of the fruit, beaten on three successive days with a small stick, with a view of determining the flow of sap to the wounded part. Tho spa- dix is then cut a little way from its root or base, and the liquor which pours out is re¬ ceived in pots of earthenware aud sections of bamboo or other vessels. When newly drawn the liquor is clear and in taste resembles fresh mint In a very short time it becomes turbid, whitish and somewhat acid, and quickly rum into the vinous fermentation, acquiring an in¬ toxicating quality. In this state great quanti- ties are consumed. In Ceylon, Madras aud other parts of India toddy is obtained from the Bap of the palmyra palm and there are two kinds, the unlermented juice called sweet toddy, and the fermented, or "culloo." The sap of the wine palm, called "bourdon" and ..lope," is much relished by the savage tribes of West Africa. Other of their favorite mebri- ants are "wawa" or plantain wiue and "bombe," small beer made of grain. The lat¬ ter is served in neatly carved and colored gourds, and the contents \to imbibed through a reed. The cool, refreshing milk of the cocoa- nut is highly esteemed, aud many other palms are brought into requisition for beverages. In Siam, China and Japan rice is the princi¬ pal grain used for distilling, and forms the "lan of Siain, the "shonchou" and "man¬ darin" wine of China, the "sake" of Japan, and the "badek" and "brom" of Java. In China the rice wine they use is by no means agree¬ able. It is always taken hot, and somewhat re¬ sembles Madeira wine in color aud taste. The Malays hare a fermented liquor m ;de from rice which they call "gelang." The Javanese liquor, "brom," is prepared from the fermen¬ tation of rice, and is a kind of beer, and not the product of distillation. The fine arrack (a name derivod from the "arak," the Arabio word for ardent spirit) i* an lnventiou and manufacture of the Chinese, of which the ma¬ terials are boiled rice, molasses aud palm wiue. Sake, or rice beer, i6 the principal aud almost only alcoholio beverage of Japan. Until the last two or three centuries sake was not manu¬ factured on a large scale, but each household made its own supply. Now there are very largo broweries of this liquor in differeut part* of the country. There are a great many varie¬ ties of sake to be obtained in commerce, differ¬ ing somewhat in taste and flavor and price, aud distinguished by fancy names. The pro¬ portion of alcohol in sake varies irom 6 to IS per cent. The sake of Japan is very heating and heavy and appears to be as vinous in qual¬ ity and strength as European a . and beer. It is flavored with honey or sugar. Indiaus of Chili make a drink of maize or corn. The grain is first baked, then steeped in water for a cer¬ tain time, after which it is boiled and s*t by to settle and when fined it is fit to drink. Indian corn is largely used for distillation throughout ftorth America, and in South America it appears to have been made into "chica" or maize beer at a very remote period, for it was a common drink of the Indians be¬ fore the Spanish conquest The liquor is said to b* of a dark yellow color, with an agreeable, .lightly bitter taste. It ia in universal detnaud on th* west coast of Sopth America, and i* con¬ sumed in large quantities by the mountain Indians. Scarcely a single hnt iu the interior is without a jar of this favorite liquor. From the sulks of the Indian corn a liquor is also obtained in Mexico. In tome of th* Rio Plata states the inhabi¬ tants make a liquor from the sweet pods of the Algarroba (prosopis alba), which, when new. is refreshing, but becomes alcoholized after fer¬ mentation. In some district* thia liquor ia th* principal attraction at aocial meetings. Merwa beer, which is a product of the Hima¬ layas, is made in this way: Millet seed is mois¬ tened and fermented for two days. Sufficient for a day'* allowance ia then put into a veaeel of wicker work, lined with India rubber to make it watertight and boiling water i* poured on it with a ladle or gourd from a huge iron cauldron that standa all day over the fir*. Th* fluid, when quite fresh, tastes lik* n*gus of Cape sherry, rather soar. In some parts of the east a fiery intoxicating beverage is made of jaggerberry (sugar), bhang (hemp), poppy eeeda, pepper, oardamons and nutmeg. The fermented fruit of the peach giv** an excellent brandy, which ie chiefly manufactured ia the United State*. "Peach and honey" was a favorite southern tipple be¬ fore temperance societies took root in th* "sacred soil." In the southern parts of Hun¬ gary (he well-known liquor "ahivowitxa" is mad* from the ahiva plum. The liquor called "maraaehino," which i* chiefly manufactured In th* Italian state* and Dalmatia, is prepared from a variety of cherry. The fruit and seed are crushed together, on* part of hooey to th* hundred added, and the whole mass subjected to fermentation, during which process it is dis¬ tilled. The kernel of the cherry contain* th* elements of hydrocyanic acid, and accordingly ia much used for communicating to peculiar a flavor to brandy an>! liqnors. Ft' m th" stioc-i- lent pednncle >r f: m< «t.-m of ths c»»h * nut as ficfllfn'. sp rit h»« Im.-n J w:tU Iwwt'i prop Ttw- ¦ milur »¦> Uio De«i ,ui , i.i giu. V witrmak r >iu it tv-einb . .» taste >.» rJ.- n«ry claret WMifar J * ^str. tul is nq>o:<> ular beverage am -i - -n- poonr P*aj .' f Svnth kmcrica. It i« W: rt<tcm of the Bra- tilians lo-\ick »(mIi . >*lor« breakfast but »t »n» hour of the day tin- juice i* ds'.igVn. It is ivtvt ind dc .now, i.iflitly ««u tic I aud . wonder'al illayt r of thirst. The ju e <'f one OMlMW Mid to be more grateful to * thirsty pffnoa thw . goblet o? iMml *>t*r. The Australian abor.gmes obtained a fermented liquor b» soiknc the sead vessels of th* pan¬ demia and washing out the nw^et, ra^aly sub¬ stance contained u> the lower i»art between the fibera. The national drink of the M-ncans is "pulque." the fermutsd up of th> naruay. i< American agave pant. A'ter ohta.uitig th . juice. which ia still target? d. ne in the primi¬ tive w*y bv cutting the fl >wer ¦i»im of the plant au 1 making a basin. or d<*pri«i()|, where it is taken from, and suckiug up th«» juice into reeds. which are disch vrgrd into )'i(>kiaa, it is Carried to rata m»de of raw hide tor fermenta¬ tion. The aap, which resembles cider. end h«l a very di-agr*eable am 11. takes alone or di¬ luted with w tier, i> « com in >ti sweet bti'rm iu use in Metico. W he:i term on ted this liquor '. very intoxicating. containing about SC pe* cent of alcohol. l o strangers bo h the ta« a and the sineli ot pulque are horrible, sotne. thiug in aim .1 lk< rotten ee"»: but peopia .w'm to get accustom. d to t- tfocr. and like it, as the natives do. Ilavani Taylor thus .peaks ol It: -'I can only iik.-n the taste of this beverage to a di-tt anon of aonr milk (if there can be such a thing) strongly tinctured with cayenne aud hartshorn. Aud yet it u s national drink, and the taste tor it ouca ao. quired, it ia a kind of nectar in tta war, s sort of liquid lirobtirger cheese. AIMH'T IMI IiVlkWti Some l>l*t iiiguished Men ^i\ ho Will Talk for 1'ubUctttloa;Others Who U oo't Frank A Burr in S-i'teiuh- r bii i tuevtt. I'ntil recently Mr. Blain* has been one of th# most difficult men in the country to mterview, and even now will only talk for publication with his most mtim .te friend* in the profea> siou. and then almost always in is:a up> n re- yi«iug the interview. Ale^andor H Stephei.s was equally particular. Ti u a-.d aj.in shlla Mr. BUtne was cnRagi J iu liis hard -»i po'.ttical strUKCle* t have tried to pet a few words fo« my papers up.>u the remits be had a. cora- pliahed. I remember that only two yearn ba» tore he was beaten tor the presidential non.i. nation iu ltMO, and theu became the Secretary of State iu (iarfield'a cabinet. 1 was a guest at his house In Augusta. He ha 1 just won on# of the most bitterly contested state campaign in his political career. I asked huu tor a state* ment of tue situation, aim some tittle story of how he had won the battle. Senator Hale was present at the moment. Mr. Blame turned to me quickly, and aaut. pleasantly: ..tih. interview Hale. He can tell yon all about it. 1 do detest beint: quoted in the news> papers in the form of an interview." Two yearn later, when he was assailed about his South American policy, one of the moat important in< uh uts ot his remarkable career, lie at ouce sought the torm of an interview ai.i two lou£ cues from huu .< re prinieU in nearly every newepaiK-r in tho lan.l. He wanted t® reach the g< ueral public, aa welt as the states¬ men u: tho country, and he acknowledged that the otilv way tuAiu it suc< esstuily wxa in a cou- verKationul form. Sine that" time he Las always sought the interview when attnck< d upon an; important matter which be deciros to answer. V> greater tribute could be paid to the etticieucy ot this class of newspaper worn. lien. Grant was the best man to interview I ever met. lie would ouly talk to a person whom he knew well, au<l theu he could tell you exactly what you wanted to kuow in tewcr words than auy man I ever m ,U< au inquiry o\ Ho was very pit ixaut to new <|mper men a whoui he had confidence, but w hen one cams about whoiu he did not kaoa or trust y a couldn't get a word out of huu w ith s crowbar. He never cared much to talk for publication aud never did to any eii nt upon public mat¬ ters except to Joliu 11 ucseU \uuug, who, liv ths way, is oue of the «ii.i»l aud ai^at successful interviewers of any tine. lie aloue «mo .( scores of daily toilers wrk tUw peu ot tins day is equally abie a* au mi or, correspondent, d .« scriptive writer, or t.ip|> r ol »u,> iroui all eoi 10 ot tou.itaius of information. Koscoo < onUliu^ was the only public min X ever met who never would oe interviewed for publication upon auy subject « terse, lis once told me that he wouitl rather Lave a mad dO£ set upon bitn tliau to invc a newspaper mau sent after bini lor a talk. l«u or thrrs times in his life interviews were p .nted with him. which he never iu tended snomd go be¬ yond the privacy of his room, aud be never forgave tbe ni u who quoted huu. He had one able correspondent discharged from ths htral I for publishing a talk vrun him whi U occurred at the breukfa.st table an<> Mr. Ben¬ nett directed that he snould never again writs for his paper. David l»a. is could not be interviewed. Wa Is be was a justice of the 6upr> ue < ourt it would not have been proper, aud alter he became * United States Senator he aiw .vt; believed him¬ self to be on the hi^'U road to tho presidency, and was afraid to taik lest he uii^iit injure i.is chances of getting there. 1 never approached him but ouce, aud that was for the story of bow Lincolu was uowiiuated iu 1 ««>U. 1 told bun that 1 had already secured the rccolleo- tions of two of the lueu who theu operated with him, wh< u be drew himself up and said, very seriously: "There are only four men who know the his* tory ot Mr. Lincoln's nomination, and auy onA Of them would be a fool to tell it." Charles Sumner was by no meant an essf man to be led into a talk upon publio matters. After the passage of the treaty of Y\ ashiugton 1 once interviewed huu as to the mesning of the damage clause of thai lustrumeut. He was exceedingly dignified, although iu bis own apartments, with his dressing gown on. lis spoke with great deliberation aud to ths poiuW I could readily reuit-mber evervthiug that hs said.although he was talking upon s very im¬ portant subject. Col. Kobert ii. Ingersoll, like Gen. Gordon of Georgia, is Just the kiud of a man that n journalist likes to meet tor busiueos purpose* Both are tiuo talkers and say original things. If the subject is very important, Col. ingersoll will write it out for you while you wuit. Ha does dislike to be misquoted, and he says that interviewers so often iais« the mark that bs prefers to do ths work huuself when bs will talk at all. John Sherman is s difficult man to interview, but be does not seriously object to it. In fact, he is very pleasant with a writer hs kuow*. But. despite his great ability, he is not fluent, and it ik very hard to get trom ths very best work with huu anything more than a ooid statement ot facta. Senator Edtnuuds can never be interviewed npon auy subject. His clium while in the ben* ate. Senator Thurmau. nicknamed tbe "Old Boman." was very much l.ke bun. Gen. Ben Butler is a capital subject for the Interviewer. He likes that form ot addressing tbe public. He alwayw talks with spirit and originality. Auy man to whom lis will speak at all can always g< t a good story from nun that is full of meal, but he urtiai.y wauts to re¬ vise it before it is priuted. He is very par¬ ticular Ex-I'resident Cleveland is ususlly a good man to seek information troio. He is quite easy of access and does not waste auy words in what be has to say. Ex-Gov. Foster of Uuio next to Gen. Grant is the most perfect nn.u 1 ever met for inter viewing purposes, lie always gets in a good deal of bis personality and imparts a seat to bis words. Busiuess men, as a rule, are rather undesirable customers for the jour¬ nalist. They are caretnl at out what they sar, and have few entertaining subjects to lalit about To a greater or ie*« extent this is trus of lawyers. Ex-Gov. Hoadisy of Obio is, how¬ ever, a decided exception to the rule. Senator Ingails does not object to talking to the public second band, and of all the promi¬ nent public men of tbe day be undoubtedly talks tbe best. Berries and Bears Galore. from the Uslnt>*ii Journal. Down on the Washington county plains they take the gun along when they go berrying. On* man brought in a paiitui of berries aud three bears the other day. ^ Aa Good as Caught in tbe Act From ths Brooklvn Lite. Pat (after bis first dip in ths surf). "Say, Mike!" Mike."Hallo, Pat!" Pal."Whaddye tiuk de bloody Dntobasaa dal kapes ds hotil's bin doui?" Mike."Shure oi dunno." Pat."He's sailed tbe water far la aak afl dhrink his beer." A Keen Threat. hoa the Dew York Herald Mrs. Cameo."I noticed today that tbe yonaf man who boards across the street flirts with out hired girL" Mr.Cnmso."Dear mm, yoa most pat a stay fly it immediately." Mrs. Cunuo (sweetly)."Why, I didst think yoa capable of ao much jealousy."

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Page 1: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov€¦ · THE COLUMBIA CLUB'S GYMNASIUM. FROM HEADTO TOE. EveryMuscle Receives Attention in the Gymnasium. HOW ATHLETES ARE MADE. QueerAppliance*at theColumbiaTlub

THE COLUMBIA CLUB'S GYMNASIUM.

FROM HEAD TO TOE.Every Muscle Receives Attention in

the Gymnasium.HOW ATHLETES ARE MADE.

Queer Appliance* at the Columbia Tlublor Developing strength.A Talk Withttao Gjrmnaaiareh.linger TJachinev,Bicycle* and Other l-^ulpincnte.

HENEVER an athletecomes to Washington thefirst #thing he inquire!after is the gymnasium.At present there are buttwo gymnasiums in thecity. tUe one at theYoung Men's Christian

Association anil the one at_ the Columbia Ath¬letic Clnb. The latter is by far the most ex¬

tensive.indeed, the C. A. C. gymnasium isknown throughout the country as one of thefinest in the land. The ..gym." as the boys callit, occupies the entire top floor of the club'sspacious building on G street between 17th and18th and contains every known device of anymerit for fully developing the muscles of thehuman body. To write even a brief sketch ofthis gymnasium it will be necessary to begin atthe beginning, and as Prof. John T. Crossley,the popu'.ar trainer, is at the head of affairs abrief outline of his life might be interesting.

PROF. JOH-N T. CROSSLEY.The club instructor in athletics and gym¬

nastics. is Prof. John T. Crossley. who hails fromFrankford.Fhiladelphiii. He is thirty-eightyearsold and weighs 1+0 pounds. He is well knownamong the professional athletes, also in thecircus and theatrical profession, having trav¬eled eleven vears with Barnum & Bailey'scircus, where he was engaged to give athleticexhibitions. He traveled in Europe in thew.nter seasons, having performed in London.Paris. Brussels. Berlin. Munich. Vienna. Mad¬rid and other cities. Prof. Crossley first cameto notice at the age of seventeen by winning thefirst prize in the ljO-yard race May 20. 1871. atOaktlale Park. Philadelphia, and for five yearshj won the loO-vard races at the Caledoniangames at Philadelphia. When he was twenty-one years old he had succeeded in defeatingmany of the be?t athletes in the United Statesand Canada. In Philadelphia at the Caledoniang.itnes in 1.SJ7 he won the pole-vaulting contest,clearing 10 feet 6 inches. This was the bestprofessional record up to that date. Hedefeated in the following years many famousrunning, both in this country and 1'urope. Theprofessor is still in the field as an all-roundman in athletics and gymnastics, having latelypole-vanlti-d 9% feet. He can throw the lfr-ponnd hammer £> feet and the 12-pound ham¬mer 116 feet.

Prof. Crossley has complete charge of thegymnasium and his word is law. Die appli¬ances were all selected by him and he boaststhat the club has more peculiar apparatus thanany club in the country. The professor is afinished athlete and often he gives the boys asample of "circus business." It was on one ofthese occasions that a Star reporter visited thegymnasium a few nighta ago and found theprofessor arrayed as a full-tledged circus actorin spangles and gold, giving a finished exhibi¬tion on the horizontal bar. After the applausehad died awav the profcs>or retired to hit pri¬vate room and the reporter followed.

TBT. WRT^T SHCHISE."Yes. sir. it's true that there's not a muscle

in your bo.ly tii.it cannot be developed in thisgymnasium, and wheu 1 say there's not one 1moan it. in the strict acceptation of the term.But come with me." requested the professor,"and let me explain some of the appliance*.""Hero s a funny device," he commenced, at

the same taking bold of two handles secured tothe w»il and turning them alternately to theright nod left."These are wrist machines, and by their con¬

stant use great muscular development can beobtained m the wri.Ua. You can see thesehandles move ruite easily now, but a slightturn on this screw tightens ihe steel collar thatbinds them and makes them Larder to turu.1 consider it a first-class machine, and its usedevelops the very muscles all athletes require.namely, the wrist muscles.

rot ins a*d iionoiii"Hold on there, that's not a striking bag!"exclaimed the professor as the reporter drew

back to give a padded disk, secured on a

parallel iron frame, a blow. "That"* a headand shoulder machine. I'll show you how itworks." Assuming a crouching attitude, theprofessor adjusted himself to the machine andthen stood up. but not without appnrent effort.

"This machinc is excellent for raiting droop¬ing shoulders, and when taken in connectionwith the head attachment develops the neckmuscles and helps to give crectness. strengthand pois« to the body. It also helps to de¬velop the legs. The motion is to stand upstraight, with the shoulder pieces resting uponthe shoulders, and then alternately raise anplower the body without moving the position ofthe feet. Of course tbe weight can be in-creased or diminished at will.

'.This is yhat we call a weight pulley, and Iventure to say more genuine good in tbe wayof exercise ran bo gotten out of one of themthan any other device in here. There are hun¬dreds of ways to exercise with them, and Irrcommend their use to everybody, especiallythose who cannot Join an athletic club. Thesemachines can be so rigged that an oarsman canKeep in condition throughout the winter byits adaptation as a rowing machine. Here'*one of them.

THE ITOMB TRAINTR.

"Speaking of keeping in condition,*' aaid theprofessor, "all bicyclists swear by this machine.It's called the home trainer, and a man can get

get on and race againsttime or in competition.There's an alarm cyclo-nietcr which rings a bell.t each quarter mileand there is an arrange¬ment whereby the speedenn be lessened or ac¬celerated." The con¬struction of tbe machineis shown in the cut. Itswheels and base are castiron and weigh about 75pounds. The upright iswrought iron and the¦addle and handle are

attached to a solid steel bar, which may belowerod or raised as desired.

THE FINOKR MACHINE."Here's a peculiar device," continued the

professor. "It's called the finger machine,and by its use not only the fingers but the fore¬arm may be developed. You operate it bycntching hold with four fingers of each nand.allowing your thumb to grasp the stationarybar. and alternately closing and opening thehand. Every time you close your band youlift anywhere from one to ono hundred pounds,according to the weight you use.

"Here's another popular apparatus. It'scalled the striking bag. and by its use not onlydo you bring into play . large number of themuscles of your body, bat you auicken and im-prove your eyesight, aud if a boxer you cancure yourself of blinking when struck at. Allthe prize fighters use it. It consists of nothingbut a stout leather bag laced over an inflatedrubber ball aud suspended from a circular plat¬form in such a way that you can regulate itsheight To fight the bag properly requireslong practice, and when one is proficient itmakes a beautiful exhibition."

Til 8TBIKIXO BAO."How can one become an athlete?" asked the

reporter."I suppose yon mean how can one become a

gvmnnst. for there is a wide difference betweenan athlete and a gymnast. The question is adifficult one. but IU1 try and answer it. To be¬come a gymnast you must commence young,and learn first of all to stand on your handsaud bend backward. Then you can try the

| Land spring, the forward and back somersaults,I but practice does it all. The more vou prac¬tice the better you get to be. Now, any one canbecome an athlete if he has grit, although hemay be a second-class man all his life. Butevery one wants to know how to get strong andhow to reduce his flesh. I acknowledgeit's a great question and honestlyfeel sorry when I see a fat man this warmweather. Could he realize how easy it is totake nil superfluous flesh off and appreciatehow much better he would feel. I'm sure theywould all take to exercising. When is the besttime for exercising? That, of course, dependsupon individual peculiarities and the time oneis at leisure. For a student or business man Ithink the afternoon and evening are best Soalso with the athletes and gymnasts. Morningwork, if light, is good, but the afternoon isbetter. How long should one exercise? Thatis an important query. One should work un¬til he feels about tired. Don't wait until youare all plaved out, for then the exercise isharmful. 1 expect to have a large class thiswinter and by this time next spring hep* tohave some first-class gvmnakta."

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More Guide* Are Needed.From the London Daily News.The death of Baron Caspar von Leon of

Vienna, which took place on Sunday on MoantIffingen, to the northwest of Meran, provesonce more, says oar Vienna correspondent, theabsolute necessity of a sufficient number ofguides for every high mountain tour. BaronLeon was a strong youth of eighteen, boraand bred in the Tyrol and an experiencedhuntsman, who bad ascended every height inthe neighborhood of his father's castle. Heseemed to unit* all the qualities demandedfor a successful climb«r. He had beenstaying at a hut belonging to his father forsome days, and told the servant* there that h*was going to monnt the Iffingen above Meran,and would return before dinuer. Th* menasked him to take some on* with him, as thar*are certain parts of rock on th* mountainwhich are dangerous to pass, but th* youngman refused. When h* had not r*turn*d bysunset tbe men s*t out to s*arch for hia. batnight cam* on too fast, and th*y had to waituntil n*xt morning. They went ont at day¬break, and only found him at a in th* after¬noon at th* loot of a st**p wall of rook. Theycould not carry tbe body away from th* place,bat th*y pat as a barrier of ston** Co protectit from the valtar**, who war* already seenflytag in circlee abov*. Th* yeang aua'a watchhad stopped at U o'clock.

A SOUTH AMERICAN SCENE.

The City tl Peace ul Its nafnlfinntVltwi - Pleiamqua Group* on the¦ireet.The Ch<>lo Women and Their¦alaktwllke Coaluaea,

Special Correspondence of The Etikiwo Stab.La Paz, Bolivia, July, 1890.

HERE is a Spanish proverb which says:"Muslev mlel 7 la ntink,

fl H Ho M bueom an la maaana,"li ^meaning that music, hooey and standingVfiflP in the window Are indulgences not goodfor the early part of the day. Notwithstandingthe injunction let us step out on our hotel bal¬cony. which overlooks the central plaza of thisqueer old town, to enjoy the street scenes and |morning sunshine.The "City of Peace!" Gazing st the stu¬

pendous mountains which stretch away to thehorizon on every side, one censes to wonder atits strange title, remembering that when thosesurly Spaniards explored those barren heightsin search of gold and unconquerod Indiuns andfound this green and cnp-like hollow, they wereglad to rest here awhile from their journeying*.And certainly the very spirit of peace, or

rather of idleness, seems brooding over the

aene. Because of tho great ele ration, about,000 feet above sea level, everybody moves

about slowlv who moves at all, ior that dis¬tressing complaint known as sirrochc, or diffi¬culty of breathing, is sure to follow active ex¬ercise. Away up here winter and summer aremuch alike, for though completely ahelteredby mountain walls from all the winds that blow,the air has in it the chill of the near-by snow-flelds. Out of doors in the middle of the dayit is tolerably conifortablo, but the houses, notone of which has any sort of apparatus forwarming purposes, are damp and cold as somany tombs, except iu rooms which are thor¬oughly penetrated by the mid-day sun.

PICTCBIS from THE ANDES.Bat there are compensations everywhere for

most of the ills of life, and one with an eye tothe picturesque may find thein even in La Paz.Directly opposite our window sky-piercingIllimani, the giant sentinel of the Andes,looms up like a sheeted ghost, white as unsul¬lied muow call make it; while on every hand,stretching far as the eye can reach, are lint s ofmountains rising tier above tier to the horizon-golden-green on the sunny foot hills,amethyst and brown beyond them and the dis¬tant heights a misty blue.In front of lllimam and looking close be¬

side its snowy background (but in reality 40miles or more this side of it^ rises the dark,five-peaked and many-belled tower of a citysanctuary; and nearer yet, fronting us on theother side of the plaza, is the sky-blue build¬ing with dark red duors and pillars and tallwhite tower with a clock in it, which wasformerly a church, but now.stuck all overwith circus and lottery placards.is used bycongress for its sessions. On one side of it along lavender-hued structure stretchcs to thecorner with a broad strip of pea-green paintedacross the front, in which appears iu blackletters the legend, "Cafe de l'aris." while onthe other hand, a two-storv building witharches above and below, all palo green, com¬pletes that side of the square.

IS FROXT OF THE PBESIDEXt's PALACE.Separated by a narrow street from the em-

erald-hued arches aforesaid rises the presi¬dent's palacio.three storied, the lower storyof hown stone left in its natural color, the up¬per part painted pule blue. Its windows haveneither outer nor inner shutters, but each isguarded by an iron rail balcony. Ked-trou-sered soldiers are lolling all day before its en¬trance, and above them floats the gorgeous Hagof Bolivia, three equal stripes, red. yellow andgreen, with the national escutcheon stampedin the middle. There are few hours in thetwenty-four when some military company isnot parading, or band playing before the pres¬ident's casa. Whenever the national anthem isrendered, a rather jerky tune, it seemsto me, without much

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heart in it, wenotice that most men take off their hats.There have been times in the history of thocountry when to have neglected this token ofpatriotism would have been dangerous. Flank¬ing the imposing executive mansion and com¬pleting the right-hand side of the square is ahalf-finished structure built of polished blocksof white stone with beautifully carvcd pillarsand window caps. So long ago was this im-menso enterprise begun that its original pur¬pose seems to have been forgotten and grass isnow growing out of the rootless walls. Thoughat least f 250,000 must have been spent upon itthe work has been entirely abandoned formany years.Across the plaza, facing tho palace, stands

the Hotel Central, pale pink above, strawberryred below, with heavy black trimmings and thename of the {proprietor sprawled clear acrossthe front in bright blue letters. Next to it is arestaurant dressed iu green and lavender, whileits adjoining neighbor is all gray, iu a salon debillares dedicated to the historic twins "ltomuloand Kemo." Our own side of the square isoccupied by another hotel, kept by a bustlingFrench widow; a row of shops at one end, andat the other a magnificent stone casa. throughwhose open door one may sometimes catchglimpses of alabaster staircases, fountains,statues.erected many yews ago by a viceroyof Spain for the beauty who possessed his heartbut did not wear a wedding ring. We mayremark, en passant, that Just back of us inanother hotel, misuamed Americano, the trav-sler finds no lack of accommodations equallybad, between these three hostelries.and which¬ever he patronizes will regret that he had not"put up at one of the others.

THE PLAZA MAYOR.This Plaza Mayor of La Paz, like that of other

Spanish American cities, is its principal feat¬ure, from which all things radiate. Iu entiresurface is pared with small stones set in a reg¬ular pattern of diagonal bars, as are the streetsimmediately surrounding it, the figures ren¬dered more pronounced by alternating blackand white stones, the former brought from auisland in Luke Titicaca. Kows of little trees,most of them dead or dying, languish betweenthe stones, and the whole is surrounded by ahigh adobe wall. The central fountain is re¬ally Worth looking at, a lofty affair of alabasterand marble. A circular basin, very large andelaborately carved, is filled with water to thebrim and reached by a flight of marble steps,extending all around. In the middle of till*basin four big dolphins, standing on theirheads, supporting a Luge alabaster shell,whichis also filled with water and contains smallerdolphins in similar attitude upholding auothershell. This also contains smalier dolphins sup¬porting a third sholl; in tho latter stands a talland slender female, nude, trident in hand. Thewhole is inclosed by an iron fencc, with largesquare pillars at regular intervals, each pillartopped by a marble sea lion, which is slowlyvomiting water in a most sea-sick munuer forthe accommodation of people who come todrink or to fill their jars.

THE STREETS OF LA PAS,winding ap and down the hills, are remarkablysteep and irregular, all paved with small sharpstones, many of them having sidewalks so nar¬row that two pedestrians can hardly walkabreast. Looking down at the one whichpasses immediately below us wo see that it de¬scends a sharp hill, at the foot of which arecrowds of people. Should you brave the dan¬ger of strroche and venture down there youwill find all manner of commodities spread outfor aale on both sides of the walk for severalsquares, np and down the four streets thatdiverge from the market house. Sunday morn¬ing early is the "best time to go, for in thesecountries everything is seen at its best on thatday of the week. There are fish from LakeTiticaca, mutton apd beef from the Andeanplateau, fruits and vegetables from the Yungasand other distant valleys. There is Indianwork of many kinds, notably knitted caps ofbrilliant color, mittens that draw on overbands and arms to the shoulders and.e fastened together at the back,

ronchos that rival the rainbow inues and ready-made garments of everydescription, from ox-eyed sandals to the big-sleeved, splendidly embroidered velvet jackets

of the festive Cholos. Searching among thesmaller booths one may pick up veritable cn-rios in the way of tiny idols from the Incarains, stuffed armadillos, musioal instrumentsmade by the Indians, which it would be no sinto worship, they being not in the likeness ofanything in the heavens above or earth below,the strange ornaments of macaw featherswhich they wear at the annual religions hestaaof Copacabana and tiny still-born vicunas foruse in some of their superstitions ceremonies.There are handsome straw baskets, too, most ofthem bearing in blood-red letters the words:Viva mi amor."Long live my love;" trunks ofblack or white cowhide, the hair side turnedoutward and lined with soft, snowy kid; tigerand Vienna skins and the fleeces of alpacas andand llamas. The Vienna furs are especiallydesirable for rugs or carriage robes. They.ell hers from 910 to 920, aocordiag to sijte and

quality, bat brine in Mew York ud *th*rplace* from ISO to 9100 each.

A WONDERFUL STBCCTCBS.Th» river Chiquapo runs through the middle

of La Pax.* noble itream fed from the sur¬rounding mountains and (panned by a numberof fine old bridge*. Moat of the bona** *r*built of (tone, instead of the usual adobe, thefacade* of many being ornamented with carv¬ing or stucco work. There are fifteen chorcheeof considerable size, tome of them pioturesqnein the extreme, and a number of old monas¬teries and convents, moat of the latter beingnow used for achoois, military barrack* andsimilar purposes. There is » free school sys¬tem here and a rather celebrated universitysustained by the government The big cathe¬dral. built entirely of stone, has » beautifullycarved front, and in a niche over its main en¬trance stands a figure of the Virgin, which waspresented to the city by Carlos V of 8p*in, andwas transported thither from the seaboardover the mountains at enormous cost. It 1*said that more than forty years were requiredto build the church, several hundred menbeing constantly employed. We do notwonder at that, if the account of * recenthistorian is true. He says: "No derricks orother machinery were used in its construction,but the walls were erected in * curious way.As fast an a tier of stone was laid ths earthwas banked up against it. inside and outside,and upon this inclined plane the stones lor thenext tier were rolled into their places. Thsnmore earth wan thrown on and the process re¬peated. until, when the walls wer* finished,the whole building was immersed in a moun¬tain of dirt. This was allowed to remain untilthe roof was laid, when the earth was oarriedaway on the backs of llamas and men. It issaid to have taken thirteen years to clear outthe inside of the building, as the earth couldonly be taken away through the narrow win¬dow doors."Although one sees so many ragged and

wretched specimens of the genus homo uponthe streets, and business, education and every¬thing else are at so low an ebb. there Is con¬siderable wealth in La l'az, among the numeri¬cally small "upper class." Upper tendom can¬not drive around in carriages on account of thesteep and stony streets, but one may see itsrepresentatives out on horseback in the morn¬ing or sauntering in the beautiful Alamedaabout 4 o'clock p.m. On Sundav afternoonsthat fashionable resort is crowded with allclasses, sitting on adobe bcnches under itsrows of fine old trees, listening to the music ofmilitary bands or drinking cervasa (nativebeer) from a near-by foudita. There is abeautiful alabaster fountain in the Alameda, abig stone idol from the region of Lake Titicacaand other objects of interest, but nothing moreinteresting than the ever-changing panoramaof human beings and the view from its walls ofthe crooked streets, tiled roofs and queer tow¬ers of the old city.

SOME OP THE PEOPLE,Here come three cavalrymen, dashing pell-

mell up the street, all in scarlet, even to theircaps and capes, each carrying over his shoul¬der the unfurled flag of liolivia. Behind them,but at a more leisurely pace, rides the baker onhis sleek little donkey with a huge hamperbung on either side. Ox-hide hampers are toocommon in this country to attract attention,but these are unique, their square, hox-likeframework covered with the skin of some per¬fectly white animal, put on hair outward. Eachhamper is tilled with small, crusty loaves aboutthe size of your tist, and every one of themwould serve well as a cannon ball in case of anemergency. On the top of the uncoveredbread the baker carries his hat in one of theboxes, and his red calico handkerchief and well-worn purse in the other, while hie boots andbreeches duugie over both.A group of Indians from over the sierra*

have just come to town with their troop ofHamas and seated themselves to rest on thestones of the street with their weary back*against the plaza wall. Poor things! Morethan half naked, dirty, frowzy, utterly hope¬less of anything better in this world, nobodyknows liow many miles those bare feet havetrotted. Most of the llamas are laden withsnow ice from the unper Andes, which is ingreat demand at the saloons and restaurants.The ice is tied up in blankets and althoughthere is nothing between the chilly bnndle andthe back of tiie animal but a folded sheepskinwe notice that they seem more uncomfortablewithout the accustomed burden than with it.Indians abound this morning, if possible, ingreater number and variety of costume thanusual; and every one is driving a heavily ladenmule or liama or carries a load on his or herback. There goes one staggering under a loadof planks; another has four sacks on hi* back;another trots off with a big trunk that weighshim nearly to the ground, and there is a womanin total eclipse, so to speak, nothing but herbare feet and ankles being visible beneath thebundle of alfalfa heaped upon her head.

THE CHOLO WOMEN.In strong contraat to the patient *nd hard¬

working Indians, who are imposed upon byeverybody and in every way, are tho Cholos.orhalf-breeds.a class nearly as numerous, butvery different in manner and appearance,beingnoisy, saucy and independent; by no means adesirable class of citizens. Of course there arenotablo exceptions; but, a* a rule, they lie,cheat, steal like magpies and can never be de¬pended upon to carry out a bargain. Some ofthe women are very handsome while young, ina coarse way. but most of them are thoroughlybad. They are generally short in stature, in¬clined to stoutness, with bold, black eye*, per¬fect teeth aud heavy hair. Ail are excessivelyfond of bright color* and possess the secret ofdyeing them. Their dress is peculiar. Herecomes one who is a fair sample, out for a paseoor promenade. She wears such a number ofskirts as to give them a bell-shaped outline, a*though worn over a hoop. The outer one i*canton flannel.made woolly side out,a gorgeouiyellow of indescribable tint, between salmonand orange. Below it the white lace of thenext skirt hangs down about *n eighth of ayard All tho skirts are made short enoughto show an inch or two of bare brown leg (snewears no hose) above the tops of her whit* kidboots. She always wears two shawls.never byany chance, whatever the weather, appearingin one ouly. The lower one, a delicate rosepink, is put on somehow ao that tho pointcomes directly in front, like an apron, extend¬ing nearly to the hem of her skirt; while theouter shawl, a royal purple with green flower*in the border, has the point behind, and isfastened together at the bosom with a clusterof silver pins, hitched together by a chain.Her coarse black hair hangs down her back intwo braids, tied together at the ends with whit*strings. Her enormously long oar rings, reach¬ing almost to the shoulders, are set with imita¬tion pearls, and on her head is jauntly percheda white straw hat of the "sailor" shape, muchtoo small, with a blue ribbon tied around itJust behind her saunters another woman of

the same class, but probably twenty year*older. Her hat is precisely the same in shapeaud size as that of her predecessor; her earrings are hoops of filigree silver, as lhrge a*the rim of a trade dollar; her outer skirt i* rosecolor, with some wide hand embroidery in asprawling pattern hanging down below it Hershawl* are respectively magenta and green,and her extremely high-heeled boots are eatin,ouco whito, but now much the worse for wearand tear. Cholo dresses for balls and fiestaoccasions are, very gay and often costly. TheZamacueca is their favorite dance, and one canseldom pas* a Chicha shop without hearingthe strumming of guitars or mandolin* withinaud tho clatter of heels in time to the "hi-diddlo-diddle" music of that national measure.

MABKIAOE CUSTOMS.When a Cholo girl marries her godmother,

who is usually * lady of the upper cUss forwhom her mother or herself has been a ser¬vant, pays for the first dav'e feasting and firstnight's ball. The groom's father then feelscalled upon to furnish entertainment for thenext twenty-four hours, followed by the bride'afather for the third day and night, after whiohthe two mothera-in-law chip in together andkeep it up as long as their means will allow,thus making sure of food and fun for at least aweek.Hark! strange music is heard at a distance,

the most weird and gruesome that can be im¬agined, coming nearer and nearer. We recog¬nize it as that which accompanies the HolyHost procession on ita way to administer thelast sacrament to some dying person. Pres¬ently the tingling of a bell is heard, and everyone drops upon his knees, wherever he may beor what doing. In the streets, the shops, tb*horse oars, the balconies, everybody is kneel¬ing.the red-trousered soldiers in front of theexecutive mansion, ladie* on their way tochurch, school children, men of business, thesauciest Cholo and most ignorant Indian, allwith reverent mien and uncovered heads.Around the corner comes a wonderful pageant,enveloped in clouds of incense, headed by aboy ringing a bell, and followed by a militaryband with brass instrument* In th* center,under a splendid oanopy of cloth and gold,walks the bishop, attended by blaek-oowUdpriests, acolytes in scarlet and lace, white-robed monks of San Merced and gray-gownedFranciscan friars. The* processions arematters of every day In all South Americancities, but for us they poeaeea a singular fascina¬tion, and we are willing to kneel with the mul¬titude, earnestly hoping that th* mysterioussacrament mav carry oousolation to Mm* poorsoul in its last extremity, or at least to thoa*who hav* loved its earthly tenement

Vakxi* BL Win."Oh, John," exclaimed Mrs. Cumso, "I know

how to mak* a hundred dollars Just aa easily.""HowV".'Why, down atKm Robe's there's a lovely

Paxil dress marked down from hiodriddollar* to four hundred.".So* FrmciMo Watf.

told in postal cards.Th* Washington WkMtmen'i Rid*

Across N«w York Stat*.

ojtly on or tm run nuts rnorai to,U#m r*«is.Cin. DOtUT'l BAILTm*o°«D or na loxo bid*.t*s wctclmt*at TO LSAOCB KCKTIMO.

WEEK *go last Friday fir* membeNI of tbe Capital Bicycle Club of thiecity,I Messrs. Demaray, Low. Williamson.II .earning and Macdaniel moan ted theirJ steel steed* at the ferry at 42d street.

New York, and turned their faces northward,bound for the annual meet of the League ofAmenoan Wheelmen at Niagara Falla. Theyhad run orer to the metropolis by tram thenight before and were fresh and in good con¬dition for tLeir rids across New York state.Last Monday night one member of the club.Mr. Dsmaray, who now holds the offlce of cap¬tain, rolled victoriously into the town efNiagara Falls on his wheel, ths only one of thefive to make the entire distance, barring a

?ery few miles, without the aid of aught buthis own muscles. Ths others, who had lefthim on the road to Uke trains, disgusted withthe muddy roads that resulted from the almostincessant showers that they encountered in themiddle of the state, were waiting for him atthe falls.The story of the trip aoroes the state is to be

found in a series of postal cards which weresent to the stay-at-home club men by thewanderers, at the rate of one card a dey. It isunnecessary to remark that Mr. Demaray wasthe principal author. He was not at all verbosein his descriptions of the scenery, limited ask® wfJ* hy the square inches allotted him bythe Post Office Department, but these littlemissives tell the tale very well.

TH* FOSTAL CARDS.They are as follows:"Garbisox's-on-Hcdsox, August 15..Learn¬

ing Low, Macdaniel. Demaray ana Williamsonleft 42d street ferry, New York, at 9 a. m. to¬day; took dinner at Tarrvtown. 27 miles out:splendid road. Reached this place. 53 milesout at 8 p. m.; last half of road vile. Fine

ditio ?.Unche# U,ted K°od- All in good con-

"Red Hook. August 16..Have enjoyed thenneat roads today we ever saw-, started at 8-20and made here at 5:30, 54 miles; took dinnerand rested two hours at Poughkeepsie. Theroads have been between two rows of tjins andsmooth as a track. It has been a delightfulday and all feel first-rate tonight. Have hadlots of fun today."

''Albany, August 17..We made here at 6o clock tonight, last four miles in a shower,lonchos a great curiosity to the wheelmenhere. Met ten or fifteen Albany wheelmen andtwo from New England at Kiuderhook for din-nor. They started back with us, but onlv onefinished. He was the night clerk at the "hotelwhere we Are stopping. The others droppedout one by one. Roads good today except

miles altogether of sandy roads; ride-able, however; all well and in A1 condition.Roads will be bad tomorrow.""Fonda, N.Y., August 18..Left Albanv at 9 a.

m. in the mud, arrived here 6:40 in the dust,4* miles of sand. Magnificent views in Mo¬hawk valley. Boston crowd were in Albanyand were to have started just after us, but w'ehave not heard of them since. We laid out alot of Albany men yesterday on a 20-mile runJust for fun."

''Utica, August 19..Fair side paths to Cana-johsrie and Fort I'lain, 15 miles; awful, sandv,stony and newly worked roads to Little Falls,85 miles, and good towpath riding to thisplace Total for day, 50 miles. Caught in afearfully hard shower three miles from here.Massachusetts party rode 20 miles todav andtook tram to this place from Canaioharie.They stopped at Amsterdam last night.""Fatettkville,August 2L.Williamson took

train to Syracuse. Left Utica at 9:20 and after12 miles of soft riding against a gale of wind onthe towpath and 14 of mud and ruts and stone*on the road reached Oneida at 3 o'clock. Theothers decided to take train to Geneva; I (Dem-aray) pushed on by wheel at 4:30 with a Ver-monter, and we male this place.8 mile* fromSyracuse.at 7:30. Road* first-rate. Total forday. 46 miles.""Watkixs Glbw, August 21..Wheeled from

r avetteville to Syracuse. There joined Massa¬chusetts party and wheeled to Auburn, 34 miles.Finished second. Caught in hard shower onthe way, but the wind blew 40 miles an hourand soon dried us out. Rained all the after¬noon and had to take train to Geneva, boat tothis point Our fellow* passed me on downboat. Don't know where I will catch them "

August 22.-Spent the dayat Hatkin* Glen and Havana Glen. Have doneno wheeling except out to Havana Glen.8 miles. Took train back here tonight, as I leftoff my wheel tour here yesterday and havemade this a *ort of holiday. Mac, Joe andLow were at Watkin* yesterday. The Bostonparty took train for Canandaigua this noon andwere to wheel to Avon tonight, so I am lefthere alone. Don't expect to catch anv of thembefore I get to the falls, where I hope to arriveMonday. Thore have been frequent *howerstoday and I will have muddy road* tomorrowforenoon, but they dry up quickly here "

"Casandaioua, August 23..A* expected, theroads were fearfully muddy this morning toride the first nine miles, from Auburn to Ca¬yuga. 8aw some fine strings of fish at Cayugalake.perch and bass. Was two hours wheel¬ing from there to Seneca Falls.7 miles.whereI passed by the ruin* of the great fire they hadthree weeks ago. Then 4 miles to Waterloo-dinner. In the afternoon I found better wheel¬ing.the last ten mile* first-rate.so patiencewas rewarded. Total mileage todav, 45. Theother boy* are not registered here. Feelingfirst-rate. Think I will reach the fall* Mon¬day. Have been impressed with the fine farms,orchards and buildings today. This ia a beau¬tiful country to tour through when the road*are in good condition.""Batavia, August 24..Had excellent road*

and a fine day. Wheeled from Canandaigua toAvon, 27 mile*, in three hour* and a half, andfrom Avon here, 25 mile*, in three hour*. Youcan imagine the road* were good. Tomorrowhave 60 mile* to do to reach the fall*. Road*¦aid to be first-claaa.""Niagara Falls, August 25..Completed tour

today. Found the other boy* here except Will¬iamson. This was my longeit day'* ride.65mile*. We have a great program mapped outfor tomorrow. Have had delightful weatherpast three day*.riding with coat buttoned udto chin. All welL" *

a bide or roum hcjjdbid ai»d fobtt-two miles.Mr. Demaray rode a total distance of 442

miles. Hi* shortest run was from Utica toFayetteville, 34 miles, and hi* longest, as henote* in his last postal, from Batavia to Niag¬ara, 65 miles. He rested one dav and rode tenmuking a daily average of 44.2 mile* a dav... .he party will not attempt to wheel home,their program contemplating that part of thetrip to be done on the car*. While in Niagara'V'* they did not fail to impres* the leaguewith the idea of coming to Washington for anannual meet in the near future to enjoy thewonderful advantages offered by the smooth.treet* and the other attraction*. There wereseveral other Washington wheelmen preient attho meet, among them being Mr. George At-wat*r, consul of the Patriot division.

Impudent and Personal*| From the Cleveland Leader.

"You remind ma of a pug dog," aaid Bagleyto Henderson, who tried to toll a story and sotit all mixed up."A pug dog, air?" shouted the inaultod Hen¬

derson."Y**; you'vegotyour tale hopelessly twisted."

Evanesocnt Greatness.From the PltUbur* Bulletin.At the concert:Ton Lohnote (a ponderous basso.singing).

"A warrior bold am II"Two hour* later:Madam* Ton L.."Jaoob, la Ik* wood r*ady

for the cook?"Ton L.."Ye*, my dear."Madam* Ton L.."Then look the door*, and

don't dar* to wak* the baby."Ton L. (meekly)."Ye*. my dear."

"This King Dow."From the Wew York Sua.The youthful King of Spain has not b**n out

of th* cradle long, but h* appear* to have afull appreciation of hi* position is Ufa. On*day recently h* wa* served for luneh with th*breast of a ohicken out into small pieces. Heat once began to help himaelf without th* aidof *ither spoon or folk. "Sir*," aaid hi* at¬tendant gravely, "king* never eat with theirfinger*. "Thi* king does," responded hi*maj-ty, continuing his meaL

"£owar* yougetting along with your trade.William?" aaked hi* uncle, who viaited th*BllOp,

''?*th.r slow," responded William. "Beenm it Btirlf tlx inks i&d don't know uny mor#about th* ouainass than th* bo**.-JVom*fetc»

No moos* has ever caught* woman y*t Whyell this trepidation?.DaSas V«ea^

BKVKRAGKS OF MANY LANDS.

Quw Liquids That Are Natl tnnlDrink*.When Thfy An Produced.

From the Boston Hsrmld.The drinks or bev-rm*** of the people of all

countries are usually derived from soms indi¬genous vegetable product, such as (Tila*,roots, the up of trees, the juice of fruits. Ac.,snd it would seem as if many of thee* musthave been popular for unkuown generation*.Some of these beverages are said to be mod¬erately pleasant, others highly intoxraung,while no doubt a large number evidently de¬rive tbeir popularity from the same principlethat makes nasty American patent mediciu*tolerable, viz: from the varying amount ofalcoholio spirit which they contain. A briefglance at some of the less-known nationaldriuks in the light of their composition uiaynot be out of p'.nce in this season of thirst andrelaxation. On* fact may be noted which isas true of the best-known drinks as those aboutto be considered, and that is that it is ex¬tremely difficult to obtain any palatable re¬freshing dunk without a small portion of alco¬hol fprming part of its constituents. It may beBaid. also, that the manufacture and consump¬tion of drinks depend much upon the suppiyof raw material available, although in rich andcivilized countries the bom* deficiency oan b*easily supplied by importations.In some localities cider is popular and oheap:the percentage of alcohol in cider ranges from

to 9 per cent, the latter proportion, how¬ever. being largely exceeded in the very"hard ' varieties. The product.cn of eider inFrance varies considerably year by year. It i*largely produced, however, and principallyconsumed in the country districts, very littlebeing exported. The best cider is said to bemade in Normandy, where it was introducedmany years since by the Moors, but cider ismade in no fewer than fifty-four departmentsof France. Cider and perry ( the lat er beingmade from pears) are also largely made inEngland, whilo in the United S?at'-s and theDominion of Cauada the former is verv large iv

produced, being the favorite beverage of thefarmer, and the only one which is more or lessalcoholic that the temperance politician has itall tolerated, lu Chili, after making cider andwine from their apples thev extract from therefuse a white and finely flavored spirit, andby another process they procure a sweet sirup,or. as thev term it. honey. When properly fer¬mented and prepared the black mulberryyields a pleasant vinous liquor. In the cid» rcouutics of England mulberries are sotnet.m»*mixed with apples to form a beverage knownas mulberry cider.The fishermen of Newfouudland, Labrador

and the Gull of St. Lawrence, and lude, dmany of the people living in that region,drink large quantit.es of spfcee beer. It isconsidered a corrective of the fishermen'sdiet, winch consists largely of salt pork andfish. The process of making it is simple,lllack spruce branch?# in sufficient quantityare chopped into small pieces and put into a

pot containing six or eight gallons of waterand boiled for some time. The liquor is thenstrained and put into a ca*k that will containeighteen gallons. Molasses is added in theproportion of one gallon to eighteen gallonsof liquor; a pint of the grouuds of the iastbrewing, and a few hops, if at hand, are alsoput in. and the cask is filled up with cold waterand left to ferment, in twenty-four houis itis fit for use. Spirits are frequently mixedwith spruce beer to make the drink called"callibogus." In New Zealand a drink some¬what resembling spruce beer is tnnde from thetwigs of the dracrydium taxifolium; it wasused by Capt Cook. From the sap of thebirch tree some of the tribes of northern Rus¬sia prepare their ordinary drink, "birken-wasser," from which they also make vinegar;and id some districts they boil it into a sweetsirup, which serves them instead of sugar.For those who are too poor to drink beer ormead this northern wine is the onlv potivedrink.A drink delightfully acid and refreshing is

made in Brazil from the pulp of the capsulewhich envelopes the seed of the cacao-theo-broma. The saccharine liquor extracted fromthe unexpanded flowers of the Ita palm ofBritish Guiana is said to afford a liquor re¬sembling champagne in its briskness. Thesap of the Sou tar palm is obtained from thestems of the bunches of fruit when cut. Thisliquor is drunk either fresh or after it ho*undergone a slight fermentation. It bears alsothe name of towak, or palm w.ne. Sometimesa species of strychnos is infused with it, whichproduces a stupefying and intoxicating bev¬erage. sold daily in the bazars in Molluceas,especially in Amboyna, in sections of bamboo.Palm wines are common in most warm cli¬mates. In the Eastern Archipelago thewine is obtained from the gomuti palm.The principal production of this palm ittoddy (from the Sanscrit tade). which is ob¬tained in the following maimer: One o<the spadices is, on the first appearance ofthe fruit, beaten on three successive days witha small stick, with a view of determiningthe flow of sap to the wounded part. Tho spa-dix is then cut a little way from its root orbase, and the liquor which pours out is re¬ceived in pots of earthenware aud sections ofbamboo or other vessels. When newly drawnthe liquor is clear and in taste resembles freshmint In a very short time it becomes turbid,whitish and somewhat acid, and quickly ruminto the vinous fermentation, acquiring an in¬toxicating quality. In this state great quanti-ties are consumed. In Ceylon, Madras audother parts of India toddy is obtained fromthe Bap of the palmyra palm and there are twokinds, the unlermented juice called sweettoddy, and the fermented, or "culloo." Thesap of the wine palm, called "bourdon" and..lope," is much relished by the savage tribesof West Africa. Other of their favorite mebri-ants are "wawa" or plantain wiue and"bombe," small beer made of grain. The lat¬ter is served in neatly carved and coloredgourds, and the contents \to imbibed througha reed. The cool, refreshing milk of the cocoa-nut is highly esteemed, aud many other palmsare brought into requisition for beverages.In Siam, China and Japan rice is the princi¬

pal grain used for distilling, and forms the"lan of Siain, the "shonchou" and "man¬darin" wine of China, the "sake" of Japan, andthe "badek" and "brom" of Java. In Chinathe rice wine they use is by no means agree¬able. It is always taken hot, and somewhat re¬sembles Madeira wine in color aud taste. TheMalays hare a fermented liquor m ;de fromrice which they call "gelang." The Javaneseliquor, "brom," is prepared from the fermen¬tation of rice, and is a kind of beer, and not theproduct of distillation. The fine arrack (aname derivod from the "arak," the Arabioword for ardent spirit) i* an lnventiou andmanufacture of the Chinese, of which the ma¬terials are boiled rice, molasses aud palm wiue.Sake, or rice beer, i6 the principal aud almostonly alcoholio beverage of Japan. Until thelast two or three centuries sake was not manu¬factured on a large scale, but each householdmade its own supply. Now there are very largobroweries of this liquor in differeut part*of the country. There are a great many varie¬ties of sake to be obtained in commerce, differ¬ing somewhat in taste and flavor and price,aud distinguished by fancy names. The pro¬portion of alcohol in sake varies irom 6 to ISper cent. The sake of Japan is very heatingand heavy and appears to be as vinous in qual¬ity and strength as European a . and beer. Itis flavored with honey or sugar. Indiaus ofChili make a drink of maize or corn. The grainis first baked, then steeped in water for a cer¬tain time, after which it is boiled and s*t by tosettle and when fined it is fit to drink.Indian corn is largely used for distillation

throughout ftorth America, and in SouthAmerica it appears to have been made into"chica" or maize beer at a very remote period,for it was a common drink of the Indians be¬fore the Spanish conquest The liquor is saidto b* of a dark yellow color, with an agreeable,.lightly bitter taste. It ia in universal detnaudon th* west coast of Sopth America, and i* con¬sumed in large quantities by the mountainIndians. Scarcely a single hnt iu the interioris without a jar of this favorite liquor. Fromthe sulks of the Indian corn a liquor is alsoobtained in Mexico.In tome of th* Rio Plata states the inhabi¬

tants make a liquor from the sweet pods of theAlgarroba (prosopis alba), which, when new. isrefreshing, but becomes alcoholized after fer¬mentation. In some district* thia liquor ia th*principal attraction at aocial meetings.Merwa beer, which is a product of the Hima¬

layas, is made in this way: Millet seed is mois¬tened and fermented for two days. Sufficientfor a day'* allowance ia then put into a veaeelof wicker work, lined with India rubber tomake it watertight and boiling water i* pouredon it with a ladle or gourd from a huge ironcauldron that standa all day over the fir*. Th*fluid, when quite fresh, tastes lik* n*gus ofCape sherry, rather soar.In some parts of the east a fiery intoxicating

beverage is made of jaggerberry (sugar), bhang(hemp), poppy eeeda, pepper, oardamons andnutmeg. The fermented fruit of the peachgiv** an excellent brandy, which ie chieflymanufactured ia the United State*. "Peachand honey" was a favorite southern tipple be¬fore temperance societies took root in th*"sacred soil." In the southern parts of Hun¬gary (he well-known liquor "ahivowitxa" ismad* from the ahiva plum. The liquor called"maraaehino," which i* chiefly manufacturedIn th* Italian state* and Dalmatia, is preparedfrom a variety of cherry. The fruit and seedare crushed together, on* part of hooey to th*hundred added, and the whole mass subjectedto fermentation, during which process it is dis¬tilled. The kernel of the cherry contain* th*elements of hydrocyanic acid, and accordinglyia much used for communicating to peculiar

aflavor to brandy an>! liqnors. Ft' m th" stioc-i-lent pednncle >r f: m< «t.-m of ths c»»h * nut asficfllfn'. sp rit h»« Im.-n J w:tU Iwwt'iprop Ttw- ¦ milur »¦> Uio De«i ,ui , i.i giu. Vwitrmak r >iu it tv-einb . .» taste >.» rJ.-n«ry claret WMifar J * ^str. tul is nq>o:<>ular beverage am -i - -n- poonr P*aj .' fSvnth kmcrica. It i« W: rt<tcm of the Bra-tilians lo-\ick »(mIi . >*lor« breakfast but»t »n» hour of the day tin- juice i* ds'.igVn.It is ivtvt ind dc .now, i.iflitly ««u tic Iaud . wonder'al illayt r of thirst. The ju e <'fone OMlMW Mid to be more grateful to *thirsty pffnoa thw . goblet o? iMml *>t*r.The Australian abor.gmes obtained a fermentedliquor b» soiknc the sead vessels of th* pan¬demia and washing out the nw^et, ra^aly sub¬stance contained u> the lower i»art between thefibera.The national drink of the M-ncans is

"pulque." the fermutsd up of th> naruay. i<American agave pant. A'ter ohta.uitig th .juice. which ia still target? d. ne in the primi¬tive w*y bv cutting the fl >wer ¦i»im of theplant au 1 making a basin. or d<*pri«i()|, whereit is taken from, and suckiug up th«» juice intoreeds. which are disch vrgrd into )'i(>kiaa, it isCarried to rata m»de of raw hide tor fermenta¬tion. The aap, which resembles cider. end h«la very di-agr*eable am 11. takes alone or di¬luted with w tier, i> « com in >ti sweet bti'rmiu use in Metico. W he:i termonted this liquor'. very intoxicating. containing about SC pe*cent of alcohol. l o strangers bo h the ta« aand the sineli ot pulque are horrible, sotne.thiug in aim .1 lk< rotten ee"»: but peopia.w'm to get accustom. d to t- tfocr. and likeit, as the natives do. Ilavani Taylor thus.peaks ol It: -'I can only iik.-n the taste ofthis beverage to a di-tt anon of aonr milk (ifthere can be such a thing) strongly tincturedwith cayenne aud hartshorn. Aud yet it u snational drink, and the taste tor it ouca ao.

quired, it ia a kind of nectar in tta war, s sortof liquid lirobtirger cheese.

AIMH'T IMI IiVlkWtiSome l>l*t iiiguished Men ^i\ ho WillTalk for 1'ubUctttloa;Others Who U oo'tFrank A Burr in S-i'teiuh- r bii i tuevtt.

I'ntil recently Mr. Blain* has been one of th#most difficult men in the country to mterview,and even now will only talk for publicationwith his most mtim .te friend* in the profea>siou. and then almost always in is:a up> n re-

yi«iug the interview. Ale^andor H Stephei.swas equally particular. Ti u a-.d aj.in shllaMr. BUtne was cnRagi J iu liis hard -»i po'.tticalstrUKCle* t have tried to pet a few words fo«my papers up.>u the remits be had a. cora-pliahed. I remember that only two yearn ba»tore he was beaten tor the presidential non.i.nation iu ltMO, and theu became the Secretaryof State iu (iarfield'a cabinet. 1 was a guest athis house In Augusta. He ha 1 just won on#of the most bitterly contested state campaignin his political career. I asked huu tor a state*ment of tue situation, aim some tittle story ofhow he had won the battle. Senator Hale was

present at the moment. Mr. Blame turned tome quickly, and aaut. pleasantly:

..tih. interview Hale. He can tell yon allabout it. 1 do detest beint: quoted in the news>papers in the form of an interview."Two yearn later, when he was assailed about

his South American policy, one of the moatimportant in< uh uts ot his remarkable career,lie at ouce sought the torm of an interview ai.itwo lou£ cues from huu .< re prinieU in nearlyevery newepaiK-r in tho lan.l. He wanted t®reach the g< ueral public, aa welt as the states¬men u: tho country, and he acknowledged thatthe otilv way tuAiu it suc< esstuily wxa in a cou-verKationul form. Sine that" time he Lasalways sought the interview when attnck< dupon an; important matter which be decirosto answer. V> greater tribute could be paidto the etticieucy ot this class of newspaperworn.

lien. Grant was the best man to interview Iever met. lie would ouly talk to a personwhom he knew well, au<l theu he could tellyou exactly what you wanted to kuow in tewcrwords than auy man I ever m ,U< au inquiry o\Ho was very pit ixaut to new <|mper men awhoui he had confidence, but w hen one camsabout whoiu he did not kaoa or trust y acouldn't get a word out of huu w ith s crowbar.He never cared much to talk for publicationaud never did to any eii nt upon public mat¬ters except to Joliu 11ucseU \uuug, who, liv thsway, is oue of the «ii.i»l aud ai^at successfulinterviewers of any tine. lie aloue «mo .(scores of daily toilers wrk tUw peu ot tins dayis equally abie a* au mi or, correspondent, d .«

scriptive writer, or t.ip|> r ol »u,> iroui all eoi 10ot tou.itaius of information.Koscoo < onUliu^ was the only public min X

ever met who never would oe interviewed forpublication upon auy subject « terse, lisonce told me that he wouitl rather Lave a maddO£ set upon bitn tliau to invc a newspapermau sent after bini lor a talk. l«u or thrrstimes in his life interviews were p .nted withhim. which he never iutended snomd go be¬yond the privacy of his room, aud be neverforgave tbe ni u who quoted huu. He hadone able correspondent discharged from thshtral I for publishing a talk vrun him whi Uoccurred at the breukfa.st table an<> Mr. Ben¬nett directed that he snould never again writsfor his paper.David l»a. is could not be interviewed. Wa Is

be was a justice of the 6upr> ue < ourt it wouldnot have been proper, aud alter he became *United States Senator he aiw .vt; believed him¬self to be on the hi^'U road to tho presidency,and was afraid to taik lest he uii^iit injure i.ischances of getting there. 1 never approachedhim but ouce, aud that was for the story ofbow Lincolu was uowiiuated iu 1 ««>U. 1 toldbun that 1 had already secured the rccolleo-tions of two of the lueu who theu operatedwith him, wh< u be drew himself up and said,very seriously:"There are only four men who know the his*

tory ot Mr. Lincoln's nomination, and auy onAOf them would be a fool to tell it."Charles Sumner was by no meant an essf

man to be led into a talk upon publio matters.After the passage of the treaty of Y\ ashiugton1 once interviewed huu as to the mesning ofthe damage clause of thai lustrumeut. He wasexceedingly dignified, although iu bis ownapartments, with his dressing gown on. lisspoke with great deliberation aud to ths poiuWI could readily reuit-mber evervthiug that hssaid.although he was talking upon s very im¬portant subject.

Col. Kobert ii. Ingersoll, like Gen. Gordonof Georgia, is Just the kiud of a man that njournalist likes to meet tor busiueos purpose*Both are tiuo talkers and say original things.If the subject is very important, Col. ingersollwill write it out for you while you wuit. Hadoes dislike to be misquoted, and he says thatinterviewers so often iais« the mark that bsprefers to do ths work huuself when bs willtalk at all.John Sherman is s difficult man to interview,

but be does not seriously object to it. In fact,he is very pleasant with a writer hs kuow*.But. despite his great ability, he is not fluent,and it ik very hard to get trom ths very bestwork with huu anything more than a ooidstatement ot facta.Senator Edtnuuds can never be interviewed

npon auy subject. His clium while in the ben*ate. Senator Thurmau. nicknamed tbe "OldBoman." was very much l.ke bun.Gen. Ben Butler is a capital subject for the

Interviewer. He likes that form ot addressingtbe public. He alwayw talks with spirit andoriginality. Auy man to whom lis will speakat all can always g< t a good story from nunthat is full of meal, but he urtiai.y wauts to re¬vise it before it is priuted. He is very par¬ticular

Ex-I'resident Cleveland is ususlly a good manto seek information troio. He is quite easy ofaccess and does not waste auy words in what behas to say. Ex-Gov. Foster of Uuio next toGen. Grant is the most perfect nn.u 1 ever metfor interviewing purposes, lie always gets ina good deal of bis personality and imparts aseat to bis words. Busiuess men, as a rule, arerather undesirable customers for the jour¬nalist. They are caretnl at out what they sar,and have few entertaining subjects to lalitabout To a greater or ie*« extent this is trusof lawyers. Ex-Gov. Hoadisy of Obio is, how¬ever, a decided exception to the rule.Senator Ingails does not object to talking to

the public second band, and of all the promi¬nent public men of tbe day be undoubtedlytalks tbe best.

Berries and Bears Galore.from the Uslnt>*ii Journal.Down on the Washington county plains they

take the gun along when they go berrying. On*man brought in a paiitui of berries aud threebears the other day.

^

Aa Good as Caught in tbe ActFrom ths Brooklvn Lite.Pat (after bis first dip in ths surf). "Say,

Mike!"Mike."Hallo, Pat!"Pal."Whaddye tiuk de bloody Dntobasaa dal

kapes ds hotil's bin doui?"Mike."Shure oi dunno."Pat."He's sailed tbe water far la aak afl

dhrink his beer."

A Keen Threat.hoa the Dew York HeraldMrs. Cameo."I noticed today that tbe yonaf

man who boards across the street flirts with outhired girL"Mr.Cnmso."Dear mm, yoa most pat a stay fly

it immediately."Mrs. Cunuo (sweetly)."Why, I didst think

yoa capable of ao much jealousy."

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