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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1898)
u I' NOTES OP Til 1$ "WHEEL. MATTERS OF INTEnEST TO DEV OTEES OF THE DICYCLE. VIip PoMlns lllojrlo Seems In Ui In Do mnntl lllrjllm I'mket I'llln Hltf rinvliiR of I'limt Claimed fur ThN New ln oiillon. Tint TolilhiK C.wlc. UwcrSS-iHW Vffi Kt'llAMUAli CJ- perls abroad havo lircn working for soiiip t'lnio to con struct u Rood dur able folding bicy cle It Is Ml that tin; construe tlon of such " ma chine will onnlilc riders to carry iiinlr wlirclii with llttlo trouble on tlio railroads. Tho London Field reviews Hie sltuntlon as foIloWB! Among objects aimed at by U"? in ventors and designers of new bicycles, or of contrivances entering l llinlr composition, la the means of making the machine portable. This Is effect ed In one or two ways, either In put tliiR Joints or hinges In the franiP, so that one wheel may bo folded back against tho other, or In making the Mrncltirc detachable at various points, ho that It may bp taken to pieces, more or less, and packed Tor transit. So far as this object Is concerned, we do not anticipate any success for such In ventions, which arc likely to be adopt ed In exceptional eases only. No or dinary rider would be well advised to purchaFC a blcyclp which coat and -weighed more, and was more likely to break down owing to n complication of Its parts, merely for the doubtful advantage of bcliiR able to compress It. Into a smaller compass when t rav elins with It. It mlRht be otherwise were a machine so packed to be car ried free, but It would be liable to the hfimo railway rates as the. unpacked blcyclp, nml thp only party benefited would bo tho railway company. It has always been characteristic of many Inventors, however, to labor In the most unprofitable fields. A fold Iiir blcyclo has attained some success In Franco, but only for Its special ap plication to military requirements, be tiiK designed to strap on the back of n soldier when ho Is traversing coun try nnsultcd to Its use. There Is some utility In tho foldltiR or collapsible principle when space Is an object and bicycles have to bo kept In the house. Attention hns been plvcn to the produc tion of frames in which the tubes are detachable, being bolted together or joined in such a manner as to dis pense with the usual process of brac ing. In some of these designs a fea ture has been made of the facility with which tho frame can bo taken to pieces and tho mnnhlno packed In a case for traveling Even were there a distinct gain in disconnecting tho tubes, a looseness would bo Inevitably set up In tho Joints when the operation had been many times repented, and this would destroy the rigidity of the mn chlno and affect its running. IImjIiik Amortntti Wlirrl. Racing men from abroad that visit this country seem to have the knack of accumulating American gold with comparative ease. Since Jean fiou goltz, tho French crack, has been in this country, which is only about two months, ho has won over MOO, and Is well pleased with Americans nml the reception nccorded him. To further hhow his appreciation and offset. the wild charges of Rlvlcrro. who rodo In the Fix-days grind, he has discarded his French whrel for one of American make. Ho and Lnmherjnck, his tan dem mate, have secured an American tandem, which they will ride hereaf ter in preference to the one brought from their unlive, land, llnth aro loud In their praises of American-built ma chines, and say that they are far su perior to tho heavy machines and tires turned out (hi France. nirjrllftt'H rut-net nitiT. A pocket filter designed tor hunts, men, cross-country pedestrians, blcy tiers and persons who follow travel through the open country and who aro homctlmcs compelled to drink from bprlngs whero no provision is made ft ty aw f it liflpfc for tho thirsty, and from Htrenma fthoso purity Is questionable Is shown here. Tho filtering material Is con tained In a lint disk-like float which Is placed on the surface, of tho water, nnd by means of a hoso tho thirsty wayfarer is enabled to enjoy a drluk cf clean water. Tho Silddlo OiiPMtlon, Moro different saddles nro on tho market to confiibo Inexperienced riders than ever before. With nil tho divers ity of pattern, however, they may bo roughly divided Into two clnsses those which offer a broad, soft rest ing placo on the wheel, nnd those which are simply a working bnoo for the rider. The tlrst class takes in all the "hygienic," "anatomical," pneu- WMElM II HJ.Hl . I'll KBtt rv 4'' f ' i 1 7 I :i , . l il til tjr xTVv id.." 1( AtW niatlc and hcavlly-iiphifatcrcil cad dies; while the latter class Includes tho hard, or slightly padded nffalra with narrow backs and long, narrow pom m Ms. Each class Is found by many to bo the only comfortnblo kind. The question with riders Is, sub stantially, whether they should choose a seat or n saddle. The only nnswci to bo found Is In tho stylo of their po sition. Riders who distribute their weight between the pedals, handle bare and saddle, and keep themselves so poised as to be always ready to shit' their weight, want chiefly a solid, shapely base to brace against, with something of a pommel to keep them from iilldlrig off. This clans of riders often find the broad, soft saddles ac tually uncomfortable. The riders who sit on a wheel as they do on a chair want as broad anil soft a seat an will peimlt them to work their legs, and are apt to find the best shaped of tin hard, narrow saddles wearisome. lilt of Itiii'lni; Ncmh. Indoor racing Is dead off In St. Petersburg, as last year JS.OOO was dropped by the promoters of a winter racing campaign there. Fred Chlnn. tho Hirmlughnm sprin ter, and Willie Michael, n cousin of .Jlmmle, have been seemed by the Morgan race syndicate, so a cablegram announced recently. W. II. Fearing, the fast Columbia college amateur, has announced his permanent retirement from the track. He will bo replaced on the Columbia team by C. Swartz. Arthur fJardlner has secured fifty pacemakers from the Chicago district, and his team will soon be placed In training for the season. Gardiner Is to drop sprinting and become a middle-distance man. C. V. Miller of Chicago, winner of tho last six days' contest In Madison Square garden, Is eager to race Cor dang, "tho Dutchman," In a 21-hour paced race. Cordang, It wilt bo re membered, covered Gil! miles In 21 hours on the Crystal Palace track. London, England, last year, a feat that was without parallel. llli; SimImi; f I'iiuit Chtliiioil. Among the more striking novelties tills year in the lino of bicycle trap. plugs W the swinging pedal. A great many advantages are claimed for this and It has been ascertained by accurate measurements that tho power capable of being exerted by the rider Is great ly Increased over the old style of pedal. This Is done, too, with an inch and three-quarters let-'s lift of knee, and renders possible a higher develop ment of foot than hns heretofore been obtained. Tho dead center Is obviated entirely, as well as the hammer blow and back lash of chain, and, further more, being an Inch and three-quarters lower, permits the dropping of the saddle the r.ame distance. It Is al so said to toko up nil Jar and vibra tion, making the pnssage over rough roads as comfortable as that of a smooth floor. Its use also cultivates tho ankle motion, which Is of great value to tlders. The power saved by this device Is said by the designer to bp 10 per cent. Seloiice In Kiietnt;. "Ln Vein," one of the two leading papers published dally la Paris, France, eommenlng on the meteoric career of .llniiny Michael In America, and on the easy defeat of many of his rivals, deplores the fact that cycle rac ing lias not yet arrived at tho scientific period. Michael It declares to bo a natural rider, who has been fortunate in flailing the distance and stylo or racing iur which in; i uc-hi iiiieii, inn a largo proportion of racing men, It believes, not only fall to show to their best advantage, but do permanent In Jury to thcmhcles by pursuing a plan of training and following a stylo of racing for which they are wholly nn sultcd. Every rider Is not a natural sprinter, nor Is every rider a natural stayer, nnd "Lo Vein" thinks thnt the sport has advanced to that stage whero the medical profession should bu called upon to assist In deciding whether or not a man should race, how he should practice nnd at what distance he should ride. It believes that expert medical men ought to bo employed by race-governing boards to examlno all racing men periodically, to give explanation to riders ami tralnern of tlio functions of ccrtnln muscles nnd to maintain a general supervision of the sport, from a ihya leal standpoint. Appnilri to Women. The chainlets Is expected to find ready sale with women buyers. Its cleanllncFs, tho absenco of any need of a chain gunrd and tho fact that there Is no danger of clothing catching In its machinery mako it popular with wheelwomon. Us manufacturers nlso claim that Us easy movement at any motion of tho pedals, no inMter how slight, makes it appeal particularly to tho gentler sex. "I began life," said Sir Henry Ir ving, "as a poor boy. I was denlod even tho advantages of a common school education. I entered upon my theatrical career when not moro than 17 years of iiro, nnd the struggio to gain even the means of tho poorest living was not tho easiest Imaginable.' Ill (otSMIQSSS FOIUYOiUENANDIIOiMK ITEMS OF INTEREST FOn MAIDS AND MATRONS. lllRlilmnl Mury, mi Old rnvorltp- Snmr Current Notes (if tint Mode mill lllutx for tint Household Snr h!ilrtttiibt 1'uhIiIiiii Nott"i. An Olil Fmorlto. E IJ A N K S mid b r a o s and n t r o a m a around The c a H 1 1 o' Montgomery, Qronn bo your w o o d h, a li d fair "bur flow ers, Your waters &? n i:V-CJZ never ilriiinlle! There simmer first unfauld her robe., And there the langcst tarry; For there I look the hint fareweel O' my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloomed tho gay green blrk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom, As underneath their fragrant idiado I clasped her to my bossom! Tho golden hours on angel wings Flew o'er me and my dearie: For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wl ninny a vow and locked embrace Our parting was fit tender; And pledging aft to meet again, We tore ourselves asunder; Hut, 0 fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my (lower sao early'. Now green 's the sod, and cauld 'a the clay, That wraps my Highland Mary! 0 pale, pale now, those ro-iy lips, 1 aft hac kissed sae fondly! And closed for aye the sparkling glance That dwelt on me sac kindly: And moldcring now In silent dust Thnt heart that lo'ed mo dearly: Uut still within my bosom's core Shall live my Illghlnnd Mary. Robert Hums. i CURRENT FASHION PLATES. Netv Shirt viiltM. An entirely new shirtwaist Is being brought out by one of the Impoitlng houses for next summer. It Is very much like the ordinary waist in effect, but instead of a yoke It ban a remov able giilmpe. This giilmpo Is made of white pique, and is worn with a high rUnnillng collar of white linen, and a white mull string tie. Shirtwaists for tho summer are In tho usual variety of colors with plaids largely In the ma jority. Asldo from those with the separate gulmpcs they havo tho same yokes, pointed in the back and lather unllnr.. 111 fYfint ltelnu twitfitenr tlin j matcrlal la not gathered, but Is' laid In very thin plaits several Inches down. It then hangs loosely as ln other seasons. Yet, In spite of this loose hang, speclnl attention Is given to the fit of shirtwaists. Most of them nro cither made at homo or to order, for It Is found thnt those bought leady mado nro apt to bag in undesirable places. For Instance, it 3 very Im portant that the length of the back should bo just right. Again, the un-dor-arm seams should bo well fitted, for on them really depend the appear ance of the garment. In other words, tho shirt waist of '03 will permit com fort and ease of fit whenever It does not detract from tho trim effect of the , ir.irmf.nl. Thnt mnaf Im oiiaf.ilr.o.1 nl the sacrlflco of all olse, if need be. A number of Now York girls have foriU ed a club called tho Shirtwaist circle, which meets once a week to make shirtwaists under a competent teacher. They hope by the summer time to have quite a stock of theao garments at an expense little more tha the cost of Um matorlal.-Tho Latest. (limn for n Charity Midi. At a recent charity ball In New York a Philadelphia belle wore a delicate gown of cream moussellne do solo em broidered In apple blossoms which were so delicately tred upon the -7 h n-, r W.Jit K 'f: 55,Jfl wm fabric that they looked as If thrown there. This was made over a skirt of Nile green taffeta. The waist match ed the skirt and was trimmed with .shlrriugs and rallies of the moussellne de sole. A broad sash of Nile green ribbon was tied around the waist. The ends were fringed anil hung near ly to the lloor. A bunch of apple blossoms were caught upon the shoul ders, and apple blossoms were worn In the dark hair of tho debutante. Ex. Keeping House. Mllllcent has been married but a few weeks, and her husband has made up his mind that he wants to keep house, although before they were married ho often said that they would board for a year at least. Mllllcent would like housekeeping well enough, but she has been overworked for some years past, and wants a rest. She was tho eldest of a largo family of chll - dren, nnd had a great deal of caro and responsibility. Hops tho editor think sho is unreasonable In Insisting that the promise to board bo kept? An swer; Promises of all sorts should bo kept whenever It Is possible to do so. Especially Is it incumbent upon young married people to begin llfo by observ ing tho utmost punctiliousness In re gaid to truth. Married life on any basis other than the most perfect truthfulness is likely to bo full of snares and pitfalls. When there Is no dependenco to bo placed on tho word of tho members of our households chaos u surely come. As to the Item of housekeeping or not- the husband should keep his word, nnd the wife should tnke plensuro in making prep- aratlons for fitting up the homo as soon as the time of the promise ha? expired. New York Ledger. I'oorlv I'uld IVmiilo Iilmr, An Inquiry Instituted by the Wom en's Industrial Council Into tho con ation of "Women's Home Industries" In Englnnd show that women employed ns furpullers, who "live nnd work In tho utmost poverty nnd filth, work, eat ami sleep In an ntmosphnre tainted with tho sickly smell of skins, they themselves scarcely more humnn than the animals whose skins they pluck, owing to tho thick deposit of fur which covers them from head to foot and forces Its way Into their eyes, nose ami lungs." earn nbout 27 cents a day, and nit suffer from chronic asthma. J L-- K '? v.- ' . N- , VA Mi ttK mmkm Match-note makers are paid from Hi uo wna most diligent in ills studies, to 3 cents per gross for making tho ' i'I learned to read well at tho first boxes, and ono womnn earned but 12 fosslon. I remember seeing him bond cents n day. Out of 381 cases In which 'g down saplings for horses; this was earnings wero ascertained, 120 earn 25 Jl,B favorite amusement nt play time, cents a day, 127 from 25 to .17 cents'n ,,e wnB nn extra K00(' uoy ani' "vor dny, 06 from 37 to CO centa and only Kot il wMPPlnfj- I remember pnrtlcti f.7 over hj cents. Marly his unfailing good humor and his tAT) TJOVQ ATH PITH Q - V-lt i)UIO A.1M Ul-LVliO. SOME GOOD STONIES FOR OUR JUNIOR READERS. flm InquNltUit Ui,v i"rnncn l;n n Children1 Noddy Tlmt Could Ho lliniilntcl ultli Pmllt-Aliu Lincoln ii llov. Tint IniitlUlllvr r.or. have a Utile boy of Ktx WIhi mi'Im me nulto u task And often puts me In u Itx Hy the iiui-Htloiis tlmt he'll alc. 'What holds ibo moon up tn the al;y? Where doi-M tlio ynnshlne koV Why does my Imliy lirotlier rry?" Are tho lliliiK'i nj wants to know. "Where does Hie gn o when put out?" lie iiikcil me yrtti'iday. The question illlcd my itilnil with doubt, I wondered what to say. "If all tho f,'00d people that die," Suys bo. "In lii'nvcn are crowned Why don't lliey o up In the sKy Instead of In tlio uiouudV" "Who lights tho stnrs up ovrry nlRlit And luriH thoni out at dawn? Whnt nialiea the snow co vtry white' Whero Is tho new jour hoiu? Why haw nil .Wkioom curly hair? What nuilcc their shin no black? What innlcoM a whorl pn round, and whero Uo old duclss got their quack? "Why cim't wo ?or tho wind fit all? What million tho water wet?" These nml such questions ilnlly fall From tho woo lips of my pel. Me's most enihariussliiK at times InlerroirntliiK me. Yet when upon my knee he climbs I'm huppy us can bet Twinkled. I.chriio of Children. The League of the Children of France ina Just terminated tho second year of Its existence. Mile. Lucie Faure, daugh ter of the president of Franco, Is the organizer and promoter of tho move ment. The object of the society Is to arouse the Interest of children In other children of less fortunate circumstanc es. President Faure spends two morn ings each week visiting the hospitals and other charitable institutions. Mile. Faure is in the habit of accompanying-her father on such missions. Inas- I much as she had turned her attention moro particularly to the hospitals and homes of children it has naturally been the Ills of theso waifs that havo ap pealed most strongly to her sympa thies. In driving back to her home from tho asylum she passed through tho rich quarters of the city and caught sight of tho dainty maidens and wee men arrayed in costly laces and furs, their nrms often full of toys: the con trast between the suffering she had just left and the luxury paraded before her eyes tilled her mind with a longing desire to arrive nt some means which would repair tills lnjustico of fate. The New York Tribune states that Mile. Faure, after some deliberation, finally hit upon the litea of Invoking the as sistance, not or the grown-up rich, but j of their children, for the purpose of brightening the existence of the chil dren of tho poou, and with that object In view founded the League of tho Chll Idren of France. Each member pays a subscription of $t a year. Starting out I with an initial fund of $700 the leaguo In Paris alone has now an annual rev enue through subscriptions of $200,000, derived entirely from young people. Tho object of tho league Is to relieve individual suffering and assist children In obtaining admission to establish ments where they'will be cared for and their future assured. Within the last twelve months branches have been or gnnlzpd In most of the principal towns and cities of France. The league serves to bring together the children of the various clnsses of society nnd promotes that species of fraternity which Is the source of true democracy, establishing a bond of union between them. A,", I'l,,,"' " " ""T- We referred in this column a few flays ago to the fact that the report that thero was only ono furvhing schoolmate of Abraham Lincoln was 'n mistake, and mentioned Mrs. Susie j Yoager of Rineyville, Ky us another 'schoolmate of Lincoln's, when sbo at- ! tended his first session. In support of this statement Rev. Dr James M. Yoager, president of Drew Seminary for Young Women, Cnrmel, N. Y., who has compiled a brief history of the Yoager - HufflnRton.Creighton-Jacobs families, received a letter from Mrs. Yeager, written in her 01st year, ln which she snys: "I went to school with Abraham Lincoln. I remember 'Abo' Lincoln well as a llttlo bit of a fellow. Ho was then 7 years old, and I was 10. 'Abo' and his sister Nancy walked a dla- tanco of several miles to the school house, which was situated on Knob creek, whero It Joins Rolling Fork, , in Ia Rue county, then a part of Har- din. My father, Zacharlah Rlney, was tho teacher. This was In 1S1G. I can sen the old schoolhouso now. It was built of rough logs, as all schoolhouses wcro In tho3e days. They were bo ar ranged thnt the ends stuck out and formed little recesses, In whleh tho children plnyed hide-and-seek. These wero tho favorite hiding places for llttlo 'Abo.' Tho schoolhouso had no windows, but 0110 log removed tho whole length of tho building served to glvo light. Tho floor w.ih of dirt. Tho benches consisted of logs split In the mlddlo nnd placed along tho wnlls. "Thero was Just ono bench made of plank which It w.-ib considered a great privilege, to sit upon. "Wliile little 'Abo' was fond of play, gontlo manners. I do not feel no f did when I used to play vlth lltth 'Abo' Lincoln at the old Knob creek sohool In 1S1C." Tills quaint nnd Interesting letter Discloses the hutuanticss of the boy Lincoln, ns well as the vivid memory of his oldtlme schoolmate.- Kew York Tribune. Ilrcyfnn to 1 1 lit Children. Iiondon Dally News: If only ono can suppose Capt. Dreyfus to have been Innocent of the odious ofi'i'iisc Imputed to him, a letter of his to his little boy, which Is published In the Paris pa pers. Is full of pathos. It runs thus; "Dear Llttlo Pierre: Papa sends you plenty of kisses, nnd to little .Jeanne also. lnpa often thinks of you both. You will teach little .leanno to make pretty towers with wooden bricks, very high, like those I utod to mako for you, and which tumbled over so de lightfully. He very good. Glvo plenty of nice caresses to your mother when she Is sad". Uo very nice, too, with grandfather and grandmother: havo some good Marks' with your aunts, fin the original the word la 'niches,' which means harmless little practical Jokes). When papa comes back from his Jour ney you will come nnd meet him nt tlio station with little .leanno, with mamma, with everybody. Onco more, with many kisses, for you and llttlo Jeanne, your papa." Another Worm. An Inspector was recently examin ing a class of girls In natural history, says Scottish Nights. "Toll mo the nnmes of any anlmaln you know," ho began; but the faces of the children expressed bewilderment at the request. At length, however, a little girl at tho back of tho class shot up her hand as though a bright Idea had suddenly struck her. "AJi," said tho Inspector, "the small est girl In the class knows. Well, my dear, what Is It?". "A worm," came the triumphant an rsnvpp, "Well er yes, a worm Is really an animal, but can no one think of any other?" Again profound silence reigned. "If I were one of you big girls." the Inspector remarked, after a pause,' oil seeing the same hand held up, "I should be ashamed of myself." Then turning to tho little scholar, as a last resort, he said: "Well, what Is It this time, my girl?" "Another worm, sir," was the quick response. Huti'Im-h for tho ringer. When tho phlegmatic Hollander has nothing olse to do he whiles away tho time by twirling his thumbs. Thero are better methods of dispelling etinui, however. For example, place both hnmrs to gether in such a manner as to havo the backs of tho two raiddlo lingers Joined. Now try to spread out tho thumbs and the other lingers from tho tips. This will be found easy enough with the thumbs, tho Index and tho llttlo lingers, but try It with the rhig fingers, and this kind of gymnastics becomes decidedly interesting. Exerelso No. 2 is not so dilueult, and some can do It after tho first trlnl, but thero are others who can never per form tho apparently easy feat. This may also be said of tho third exercise. Here the condition Is no) to permit the least bend In the two lower parts of tho Index finger. In exerelso No. -1 It Is Imperative that tho fingers remain stretched out straight. Try somo of thc3o experi ments when you hnve nn idlo ton min utes, nnd you will bo surprised to find them not half so easy as they appear In the picture. 'rof'nfttniiiil r,tl(iiette. An eminent physician had a valu ablo cow, which became- sick, and sccmsd likoly to die. He naked nn Irish servant, who lived with him, If ho knew anybody who followed tho cow doctoring. Tho doctor's groom said: "There's Jemmy Lafferty, who can euro any cow in tho world." "Well, thon," replied the doctor, "go for Laf ferty." Tho cow doctor accordingly came nnd treated tho bruto for four or llvo days, and on tho lapse of duo tlmt) ho waited on Dr. Lewis and pronounced her cured. Tho doctor, greatly delight ed, put his hand to his pocket-book. "Well, Lafferty, what do I owo you?" "Owe me!" replied Jemmy, drawing himself up with dignity, "nothing, sir; wo doctors nlver tnko mouoy of one nuothor." "My first Impulse," said the doctor, whllo tolling tho story, "was to throw hln fco nfter him, but on second thought, the whole nffnlr seemed ho ridiculous thnt I bowed him my ac unowledgmentB with ns. much gravity an I could assume," t i K A M i. ' v I 'A J ft1 J