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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1896)
10 'TITE O fATFA DAILY IJEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 0 , 1800. WILING W . . . . . X > f > lV'VS' . $ * < S-5 5 < > 5 < > ' 'v > 'v.v.v.'vvx. > > - f.c-cSfSS&SSS&SSS - ' - - ' ( - i srrrrss-'s-s-/'Sf A remarkable exhibition of wheel riding win Riven by fiaston 0. Wilbur near Oak land , Cal. , recently. Ho rode on a alnglc rail of a railroad track on a trestle from Tlburon to Santa Ilosa without accident In Oakland \Vlllmr Is known as the "bl cycle freak. " The other tiny he aitonlshcc' the natives by rldlnR down llroadway stnml. Ing on his head and pedaling his wheel will his hands. Then he caino up the street rid Ing his wheel backwards. Ho was mounted In his scat with his face toward the real wheel and the handle bars clutched fron : behind. Mr. Wilbur found that he crcatct GO much excitement that he tried a new trick that of riding on his ear Getting t good start down Uroailway Wilbur clutchci his handle bars and raising himself Into tin nlr went spinning down the street with tin sldo of his head resting on the saddle. It order to perform this feat ono has to bo i perfect balancer and Wilbur possesses thli quality. Wilbur's sensational rlclo on a sin glc roll after a train over the narrow-gaugi trestle was the climax of his recklessness It Is the talk of the bikers and Wilbur I : proud of the feat. "Of course a man takes chances In male Ing these rail trips , " said Wilbur , In dls cussing his rides. "In order to rldo i wheel as I do one must have perfect contra of the machine . Tor jears I ha\o bcei stud } Ing the blcvclc and I can ride on It It more ways than any other man In , tin country. I ride a bike standing on in : head or on my car , pedal It backward , holi myself In front ot ( he handle bars un < pedal backward , and , in fact , I ride la ever : conceivable position ; but this way of rid Ing became rather stale to me. It was no exciting enough , so I conceived the Idea o riding a rail. At first 1 tried to ride tin rail btralght without using a companloi wheel. This method stumped me. but hope to achieve success at It some day. M ; method of riding a rail Is a simple one. grasp tliu handle bars firmly In the cente with my right hand. This enables me t keep a perfect balance with my left hand I take hold of the single bar on my rldtni wheel. This bar points directly toward m ; body. When once I get on the rail I an all right because I can keep my balanc perfectly. Of course I learned to rldu rail on the ground before I took that trestl trip. I wanted some exciting spoil so I con eluded to follow the train over the trestle My light companion vvliec'l ran along one o the beams which Is laid alongside the trad O\tr the water I sped , looking at nothln but the rail ahead of mo. You know yoi can't go sight-seeing when } ou are ricllni on a rail. During that long trip over th narrow gauge trestle I never made a sllr mid I kept up a pretty good pace , too. 1 deems easy enough when you know hov and have the courage to take chaiiceg. Yes sir , I ian do almost anthing when incuntei on a wheel. " "Few rldets , " says one who has beei through the mill , "rcall/e the Impoitanu to the blcjcle of a well lubilcated and flex Ible chain. If one-half the care which I bestowed on the bearings 'of the blcycl were devoted to the chain there would b < 'fewer ' tired muscles" after bicycling cxer ciscs. Ono will find owners ot wheels tak Ing them apatt , cleaning the cones and pol ishlng the liall beatings , eveu going so fa i\s to dlsBoct tlie pedals' for.u little dusl and yet pay little or no attention to th chain , while the chain Is more Importan than all the other bearings combined. Ever ; one of the numerous links in this clmli lias a bearing , and every one of these bear Ings Is likely to get stiff with dust am wear. As soon as metal gets to wcarlni against metal 01 a Httlo grit Is Introdiicci Into the Joints , the chain will begin to rui stiff and hard. It will snap and jerk am the wheel will be tiresome to propel. Thl can be avoided oiilj by careful cleanlni and lubrication. ' The exertion used In clean ing is returned sevenfold In garnerei strength to the rider. Tlie chain should b taken from the wheel and coal oil pourei over the Joints and on the sptockcts. Thei a careful wiping with ft cloth will icmov nearly all the dust. The Joints should b worked by whipping on the floor until the are perfectly flexible. It Is a good plan t keep an opou can of lubricating oil Int which the chain may be plunged and al lowed to remain for some time say ovc night , if convenient. When It Is taken on the oil should be removed with a clotli wiping as clean as passible to prevent th adherence of dust. After the sprockets ar scrupulously clean , put In a small amoun of stiff lubricant and you will be surprise at the difference In the running of th wheel. " It looks very much as though the race fo first honors as Amoi lea's leading blccU ) has narrowed down to n duel between Cddl Bald , the class D king of 1893 , and Totnm Cooper. Tom Butler's riding .has beei phenomenal this season , and his friends ar banking heavily on him proving the bes man. Walter Singer , Arthur Gardiner an Zleglcr are the most prominent ot'the othc riders who have n claim on first place , Eddl Bald was unquestionably the "crack" las season , but this year It appears as thoug ! Cooper Is ( ho speedier of the two. Cooper' great work since the lacing season opene has plated him high among favorites. H has won a majority of the races he ha competed for and has triumphed over Dal at least a dozen times. Ilnld has crease the tape ahead of Cooper on several occa slons , bat the majority of the races be tween that speedy pair has found Cooper th winner. The ( rue champion of America wll not bo crowned until the championship even at Hnmdou park , in Springfield , Mass. , I settled , Here me the races of the year , nn hero all eyes In Aitietlca ate centered whei the cracks of the country meet. Coopc halls fiom Detroit. This Is only the secon Bcahou UIH ( ho has been on the track. I van at the big inict at Chicago last summc that Tie showed the stuff he was made ol He gave Unld some hard races and for th remainder of the season It was nip am tuck between the pair for first honors. Hali Is now riding for his seventh season. HI friends claim that ho will be able to stun the long campaign much better than Coopei and when the rates at Hamden p.uk con\ \ off ho will carry away first laurels. Songe Is riding In good shape and promises t nmlto It dctldodly Interesting for bulb Bal and Cooper. Duller , Gardiner ami Zelglc ro also riding in grand form and they mu cut on Important figure before this beason I over. A student of the wheel has collated th following facts ; In far-away New Zcalan the awful word "cvcloilonna' ! has bet coined as a substitute for wheelwomai : In many western towns the fair rUler I called a "bloomer , " without regard to he cofctume. The word "scorcher , " as lmlca | ting a upecdy c > illbt , li fairly engrafts upon the language. In Chicago , howevet tlio "scorcher" Is called " " a "scoot. Th technicalities of the machine have led t attempts upon the rart of joung men I coin t'xpHstiloiis. "Your tire Is punctured liidkatpg that the story > ou are telllu lacks the probable clement ot truth , Herk USE statements cMled " " are "coasting. , > cry ancient j/mi lJ not a "chcttnut. " bu A "century , " A joung couple thawing mutual famines * are "riding tandem , " j man lending a fait life Is "geared too high. ' An old fogy U referred to as a "high wheel.1 A ttjuperou la known as a "pacemaker , " i cheap blc > cle Is called n "ganplpe" machine A i'rofes8lon ' I racer U a "pro. " Tbo English papers say that mart ) well known military men have taken to wheel ing. Lord Roberta U a devoted wheelman unlike Lord Wolteleybo will not learn lajlng that so long as he can mount a hors he much prefers It UN means of progression But Sir Kvelyn Wood , the quarter maite general , may be seen any afternoon , vtbei ufllce hour * arc over , mounting hit blcjU at the door of the War olTlce , and maklni off at great speed , The military secretary General Grave , l _ also aprofltlcnt _ bicyclist fluent HoiiilM Mo'iiicn < ltv loncil. No man has contributed more to the cauni of good roads than Governor McKlnley o Ohio When he was first elected povcrnoi ho took the matter up as one of the Im portent problems to be solved by the stati and on January 11 , 1892 , In his first aiinua message ) to the legislature , he in ado tin following recommendation : "The great need In many sections o Ohio Is good country roads. This is i subject of Importance , not only to ogrl culturlsts , but affects every material In tercst in the state , and Is receiving vcr ; general attention throughout other state : In the union. I Invite the attention of thi legislature to It with the object that sonn plan be devised which , with the concurrence of the people , will lead to the Improvrmen of our highways , so that they may hi serviceable in winter as well as summer Many of our country roads are almost Im passable during several months lit the year They should be good the year round for th safety and convenience of travel and trans portatlon , "Tho consideration of this subject by tin legislature would lead to discussion amoni the farmers of the state , which would fur nlsh valuable suggestions to the leglsla lure. " The legislature was not as prompt li considering this question ot good roads a Governor McKlnley had been In recommend Ing It. Accordingly , In his second annua message transmitted to the general asscmbl ; January 3 , 1893 , wo find the following mori definite and specific recommendation : "Without reproducing what I said a yea ago upon the subject of good roads , I bei most earnestly to ask the consideration o the general assembly to that subject. It I ; attracting attention In all parts of the coun try and In no state Is there greater neces slty for good roads than In our town. suggest that the general assembly nuthorl/ the appointment of a commission to In vestlgatc iiiul carefully consider all plan proposed and experiments being made , am to submit a report , with recommendations In time for the meeting of the first scsstoi of the next general assembly , the commls slon to servo without pay. " Following the recommendation of the gov ernor , Hon. Martin Dodge , member of th < house of representatives from Cujahog , county , Introduced the following : HOUSL2 JOINT HESOLUTION. "Authorizing the governor to appoint , commission for the purposes therein named "Whereas , The governor of Ohio. In hi last annual message , most earnestly aske the consideration of the general asscmbl to the subject of good roads , and suggestc the appointment of a commission to invest ! gate and carefully consider all plans pro posed and experiments made , and to subml a report with recommendations In tlm for the meeting of the first session of th next eneral nssomblj ; And , "Whereas , It Is the opinion of man : engineers and inventors that electric am other artificial powers may be successfull ; applied to the country roads , when prop erl } prepared , so as to reduce the cost am tlmo ot transportation , both on freight am passengers , far below that which can eve bo attained by the continued use of horse and other animals ; therefore , "Do it Resolved , By the general asscmbl of the state ot Ohio , that the governor b and he Is bcreb } authorized to appoint commission , composed ot four suitable cltl zens of the state , two of whom shall b chosen from each of the two political par tics which received the largest number o votes In this state at the last general elec tlon , whose duty It shall be to thorough ! ; investigate the whole subject of road con structlon , and the cost of transportatioi over the various kinds ot roads , Incluilln those operated by steam power and clectrl power , as well os _ those operated by hors power. Said commlbslon shall make repor to the governor what the average cost pe ton per mile now Is by horse power , am what the approximate cost would be I artificial power should be substituted fo horse power , and especially whether It I possible and advisable to construct countr roads so that both cars and vvngons ca : pass over the same road , propelled by eltbc horse power of artificial power ; also th estimated cost of such combination roads a compared with the cost of roads estab llshcd for horse power only , together wltl whatever recommendation they have t make as to the road laws of Ohio , or as t the enactment of any npv > laws by the leg ( stature of the state. The report contain Ing the findings , conclusions and recom mendatlons ot such commission shall b transmitted by the governor to the gcncrn assembly , together with such comments a ho may by message see fit to make thereof and such additional recommendations a ho may desire to make. Said commlsslo shall conclude Its investigation and file it report with the governor , as aforesaid , on o before the 21st day of December , 1893. " Under authority of this resolution , whlcl was adopted February 28. 1883 , Governo McKlnley appointed the following person to act as commlbsloners : Martin Dodge o Cleveland , David S. Oliver of Cincinnati J. H. Dunlup ot Harding county and E W. Sprague of Auburn , Gcauga county. It will be observed that the terms o the resolution gave the commissioners au thorlty to make a wider Investigation thai had heretofore been made by this or an ; other state , and especially pertaining to th matter of the cost of transportation b ; different means , such as horse power , stoat ; power and electric power. Hon. Martli Dodge was made chairman of the commld slon , and , encouraged by the liberal view of Governor McKlnley , and operating unde the wide authority ot the resolution , brough out a renort on behalf of the state of Ohio which Is A leading authority on the questloi of roads and transportation , A now poln was made In this report never before of flclally published , to-wlt : That the tlm had come when wo should prepare our roud for new forms ot vehicles and power , sue ! as the electric car and the bicycle , It vvu clearly pointed out In this report that th horse power must be supplemented by thcs other more economic means of transporta tlon In order to make the most of the op portunlty which modern Invention has placei within the reach of the people , The repot has proven to bo prophetic In many respect and Governor McKlnley has rendered a grca Borvlce to. the cause of road Improvcmcn by. encouraging the liberality of the view expressed In the report. In his third annua message he omitted his former recoinmenda lions , but transmitted In lieu thereof to th legislature * a special mebsage , Including th report of the commission. Governor Me Kittle } Is In full accord with the Ilbera views expressed In the report and has dom nil ho pobslbly could to forward the gooi Mntliu-r IlnrcN nt the HliitTM. Arrangements ate now being made for i series of matinee races at Council Bluffs Several valuable prizes have been dcmute < and will bo hung up to attract the speed ; men from neighboring points. The loca wheel club as an organization will tmvi nothing to do with the management of thi affair , as the two meets held under thi auspices of the club In former years bavi been anv thing but financial successes Through the efforts ot Harry K. Smith , tbi project IIUH assumed form , and if uotbtni unforeseen occurs to prevent the races wll be run off. The Idea Is to hold three raatl net's , two lu August and one in September at each of which the program li to be madi attractive both to spectator and racer , i change of program to be made at each mat ! nee. The bulk of the races will bo pacec by taudem or triplet to Insure speed , am the prizes will be sufficiently valuable t < guarantee keen rivalry between the coinpetl tors. Just at present some little trouble li belug encountered regarding a track , Thi celebrated oval at the old fair grounds li controlled by A number of horiemeu wbi are not any too friendly toward the bl cyclists , and they do not feel dliposed to lei go their lead pipe cinch even for the datei of the matinees. The Council Bluffs Field club has an enclosed third-mile track which can be remodeled and put In good shape for an outlay of several hundred del lars. The Field club has made overture ! to the promoters and It the mile oval can not be secured the races will very probablj be pulled off on. the Field club track. Th < mile oval Is without doubt one of the finesl bicycle tracks In the west , as the wide turn ! and long stretches , together with the fine surface , make It safe for the speediest racing. The races will occur Just at the wlndup of the Nebraska state circuit , and many of the best amateurs and profcs' slonal racing men will be found with ptcntj of open dates. An outline of the progran proposed for the first matinee , which wll occur on the ICth or 22d of August. Is giver below , program to consist of eight regu lar events : 1. One-mile novice. 2. Half-mile open , amateur , paced , 3. One-mile open , professional. 4. Two-mile open , amateur , paced. fi. Koadstcr race , open to amateurs , om rollo 6 Club team race , one mile , four men t ( each team , open to amateur club men ely 7. Three-mile tandem , amateur , four tan dents to start. 8. Five-mile open , amateurs , pared , The nbove races to bo Interspersed wltl exhibition and record riding by ambltloui racers. Several match races arc on thi tapis now which will be run oft at thi matinees If no bad luck Is encountered entry blanks will be out within a few dayi and will bo mailed to all clubs and wheel men within the radius of 100 miles Fill Information may bo obtained by addienslnf H. K. Smith , care Deere , Wells & Co , Coun ell Bluffs , la. AVIinnii MIVI3I.TIKS. \Vlint Iin entnrx Are Diilnir in I'1' | ir < L' ( ho lllrvj'lc. A blcclo lamp thnt will throw a direct am penetrating glow of light a distance of twi hundred feet has Just been perfected by i resident of Buffalo. The manufacturers hav'i taken It up with avidity , but It Is doUbtfu whether the lamp can be put on the marke before next season , as It requires specla machinery for Its manufacture. This new light Is accomplished b } the ate of electricity. It Is simple and sure , and ex perlraents recently made have deuionstiate. < Its usefulness. The light is maintained b ; a small storage battery , which Is also thi invention of the same man. When riding , a wheelman's duty Is to tool ahead , but there are circumstances tha oblige him to turn his head to see what Ii going on behind him. No Inexperience ! rider can do this without losfng his balance and It Is even dangerous for an expert rldei to turn his head , as he is apt to come lnti collision while so doing. To obviate thli difficulty a simple mirror has been placed ot sale , which can be attached to the handlf bar or fork of any wheel. By means of thli mirror the rider can see everything that li going on behind him without turning hli head. The newest blccla alarm consists ot i whistle , automatically operated. It com pilscs n pump barrel , or cylinder , with Inle and outlet valves to regulate the In wait and outward flow of air. A shaft contalnlitf nn eccentric , runs half way through tin cylinder. The device Is preferably appllct to the frame , near the sprocket wheel When it is desired to sound the alarm tin foot Is pressed on a pivoted lever , wbjcl action exhausts the air In the cylinder , am sounds the whistle attached to it. The whls tie Is a powerful one , and , when sounded , 1 can bo heard a long distance. In order to ovctcomo the Immediate cf fccts of a puncture In bicycle tires an Eng llsh Inventor has devised an airangemcnt o cells in the tube , the arrangement 'Is at adaptation of the well known principle o subdividing a ship by water-tight bulkheads For this purpose a series of small segment ! of flexible tubes are Introduced between thi ordinary pneumatic tube and the outsldi cover. When the Inner tube Is Inflated li the usual manner the air cells are foicci against the outer Jacket , and the ends of thi segments of tubes tbelng pressed clos/ : to gether , constitute airtight walls , so tha should the outer cover and the outside skli ot the cell be punctured , the emission o air Is onlv from one , or at most , from tw < cells At a trial eight consecutive celli wore punctured , with four In other parts o the tire , and on the Inner tube being In dated , there was little appreciable dlffcreuci In the resiliency of the tire. The air celli can be readily applied to all present tlrci having an Inner tub'j and outer cover , and . complete set of the air cells for a 28-intl wheel two-Inch tire weighs less than twi ounces. An eastern hardware concern is marketing an Instantaneously Interchangeable pedal The device Is constructed entirely withou movable plates or screws , the change fron rubber to rat-trao being effected by a slmpli upward pressure of the thumb and fore finger of the hand to the plates which an hinged on the axle. The center of gravlt ; Is always under the pedal pin. The pcda does not only automatically maintain thi desired surface on top and against the shoe but albo without foot pressure remains litho the position wanted unless Intentionally al tered The pedals weigh fifteen and one-hal ounces to the pair. The newest bicycle bell on the market li ho constructed that It Is operated by the tin of the front wheel. The bell Is attached t < the shoulders that bridge the tire of thi front wheel. Between the shoulders a shafer or roller Is supported that Is suitably con nected with the hammer of the bell. I ) ; means of a chain running over pulleE to thi handle bar this shaft or roller can bo low ered and brought into contact with the tire The friction causes the shaft to revolve whereby the boll hammer Is operated am the gong sounded , which It continues to di until the shaft Is again lifted by means o the chain. This device leaves the hands o the rider less employed ; he Is not obliged ti keep them constantly on the bell lever , am a simple pul | on the chain will sound thi gong more readily than the constant pr ssln [ of the lever required b > the bells now In use A device so simple that every woman wbi sees It wonders vvhy she did not think of In venting the some thing , has Just been pro duecd , to be worn by lady cyclers fpr tbi purpose of holding their skirts in prope position while on the wheel. It Is a garter madq ot elastic , somewhat wider than ordl narlly worn , and fitted In the front with twi wires of small sl7o that extend two Inchei boond the limb. To these wires , whlth an fitted with a snap hook for adjustment ti proper dimensions , are two pieces of tape om and one-half Inches In length , which an fastened to the skirt. This little arrange ment Is fitted to the leg Just below the knei and , while bolng Invisible and accomplish Ing Its principal object of holding the sklr In proper , graceful folds , servos many othc ; purposes. Inexperienced riders by Its usi need no longer dread the thought of a fall for the wires of the skirt holder act as i protection. The tension and drawing ten sutlon of the skirt across the knees Is UM ! iclloved. It Is controlled so as not ti blow against passing c > clcs , and the sltlr hem Is held away from pedal , which , In thi past , has so often torn It. The new sklr holder is the outcome of a woman's Ideas who refused positively to wear anything bu the proverbial skirt of her grandmother1 ! time , and with KB coming all excuse fo : wearing bloomers because more convenlen and manageable disappears. A bicycle enthusiast has devised the chair cleaner , U consists of two circular brushei attached to a metal backing , which can bi quickly clamped to the lower part of tin frame. In use , the chain Is first cleaned b ] placing the device In position , then raisin ; the rear wheel and revolving the crank i few times. Hepeatlng the operation , wltl the addition of a little oil on the brushes la offered as a quick and admirable way 01 oiling the chain after it Is cleaned , to b < followed by the application of graphite li the usual way to finish. ITS UKICN HMVUHSAL. Tha Wliet'l In IlfinniHl ThroiiKliuui I ho World , A curious result of the universality of the wheel Is the organization of metropolitan agencies known as c > clo register com. panles aimed against the cjcle thief Wheels are registered for a small sum , ant the registered number is stamped Into the machine with a steel die. A certificate li loued after registration by which prool of ownership of the machine is always promptly available , The disposal of c stolen registered wheel In thus rendered ex tremely difficult. Bicycle insurance Is another accomplished fact. Companies are organized for the pur pose of reparlug vehicle * and blcyclei and of protecting ownctsrsKalnst loss or dnm age arising from accident. At the rate ol J12 a year , pnjnWf monthly , owners ol wheels ore given nUlst of repair shops In their locality or some other , any one ol which they are | > rlfRgrd | to enter and hav ( work promptly done , the bill being sent tc the Insurance company. In all countries the conquering advance o : cycling has been tltotsainc. It has marchet around the world. Czar Nicholas of all tin Itusslas has been ( photographed with hi ! wheel , and grouped with him were I'rlnci Gcorgo of Greece nnd Prince Charles o Denmark. This latter Prince Charles not s < very long ago taught Ills fiancee , 1'rlnccc ! "Ilnrrj" ot Wales , to ride. Wllhclm ot Germany alone Is fearful o risking his Imperial dignity by learning t ( ride. His sister's 'father-in-law , the klni of Greece , and also the king ot Bclgluu are cjcllsts. Another Is Milan , the dethroned throned ruler of Sen la Both lines n French pretenders have enthusiastic tldcrs The duchess ot Aosta , n kinswoman o Prince Napoleon , has mlldl } scandallzec her sedate brother-in-law , King Humbert by "scorching" through the streets o Turin In an alarmingly emancipated cos tumc. The history of the wheel as n Racial foe tor shows Indeed n reversal of the usua order of things the "smart set" In ever ; metropolis has taken to blc } cling only aftc the masses had adopted the sport. In oil own country It has been only two or thrci seasons since society at Newport dared rlsl the frowns of conventional society In towi by adopting the wheel as a favorite torn ot athletics In Franco and Germany and In Spall friendly greetings everywhere follow th' ' appearance of the "League of Anicrlcni Wheelmen" badge. Hvcn In Turkey , where the sultan pleas antly alluded to the blcclt as "the devil' own chariot" a few veals ago , there ar now a thousand wheelmen In Kgypt am Africa , Denmark , Chill and wherc-iiot , th wheel Is a victor Japan has become so am bilious that she Is now * manufacturing he own wheels clumsy and cumbrous affair they are said to bo. Of clubs there Is no end. The League o American Wheelmen has on Its rolls 40 , 000 members , Including 1,500 women. It headquarters are in Boston , and It ha branches In every state and territory li the union. It practically makes and ad ministers the laws for the racing elcmcn ot the entire world. The aristocratic so clal club of New York Is the Vlchaux , wltl 2GO members , among whom arc the Jajs Hockcfellers , Goulds , Drexels and Itoose veils. Distinctive features of their Indoo club life are musical rides on regular even Ings , when the most Intricate figures o the dance are performed on their wheels There are no better riders outside tin professional ranks than are found In tin VJchaux club. In Baltimore Is the exclusive Park BI cycle association , with Us tidy club housi In the most beautiful park of that city. Philadelphia has the Ccntur } club ; Chicago cage , the Chicago and Lincoln ; Indlannpo Us , a delightful social organization ; Bos ton , the Boston Blc > cle club In all then ore no fewer than COO clubs In existence it the United States , with new ones formln ; constant ! } . r run wucni. . Oil 11 I'll II ( I fill. New Vork Sun. 'Twns the time oft meadow lilies , And of bobolinks in tune , When I went to Tide with Phjllls On a breezy afternoon. , How her jitunty 4own becnmp her , With her rmildun cheeks nglow ! Hnd I then bcenfa Jced to name her I'd have c.illed her " .ipple-blovv. " As she spoke with blush and dimple , Of her gtrllRh hgprK and fears , AH I watched the' Funny rlmple . Of the curls about her ears , A great w.ive I could not master Through my velnt. begun to ste.il , And my heart went whirring faster Than the whirring o the wheel. All too soon the moments fleeted , All too Bwlttly snnK the Bun ; Fate the love-web hud completed When at last the goal was won. Tender were the svords between us As we stood there plde by bide , Tor the wily aon'of Venus Hnd been with us on our ride. A Mmlrrn ISpiHiMlo * \VaslilnKton lost. She rides a bike Does the girl I like She rides a bike , does she ; A form of grace And the dearest face- Now. she's very dear to me. I know the sweet r"or we often meet And sweet. In truth , la she ; Her ejes are gray , And fine has a way Of "batting" them nt me. While out awheel. I thought to steal A kiss from her lips , do you see ; Was I to blame ? They seemed atliime , And as red as a mulberry. She took n "bonder , " Just as I caught her , I header. In sooth , took she , Then cried , "jou lout ; Quick , help me out ! " She was my wife , don't you see ? Tlio Ctc-lt-r'M KIIIM * . Iloston Courier. I've heard and read of the cycler's fnco , That Is now quite known to fame , I have seen and noted the anxious trnco On the features of the bumc. I have marveled much at the tales they tcl Of each llneamcntol c.is-e Of the set. IlNcd , hardened lines that so vvel Determine the cycler's face. Hut my greatest example of the like Is that of the- cycling churl Who hud the- face to borrow my bike To elope with my best girl. A Huffnlo Courier. I Raw H girl ' Amid the whirl. She'd golden hair , Her face was fair , Her garments line , Her form divine With e-yes like stars. She rode a bike , And hitch u sight ! She drove her steed At scorchers' speed ; Her back was humped , Her head nc-ar bumped The handle bars A notniu : cnvrtmv. A Denver Wlicoln iiiiuiii A n Hi-iiiiirUnlilc Prut. Denver glories In many rooord-brcaklm wheelmen and also In ono record-brcaklnt wheelwoman , Mrs. Hlnchart , a society beaut ; and favorite , who recently rode a doubli century In twenty-four hours. The Cycllni West sas this Is tltafflrit tlmo a \voman hai tnadu such a ride , tbtt few men are able t < accomplish the feat and that no Coloradoar has over done It. Mrs , ninchart left he : hdme In Denver Wedncbday morning a wciV ago at 4,05 , and completed her first ccnturj over the Evans cnurnaut 12. 46 , or eight noun and fotty minutes for the trip. After liuicl and a rest of an hour , she started at 1:45 : p m. for the second half of her ride , She rodi to I'lattovllle , thlrtyj-sbc miles , and returr to Denver , making aoventy-two miles , ani completed the balance of the double ccntur ) on the Littleton courne. When she had fin Ishcd at 12:451 : liurndny morning her cyclonic tcr registered 203 miles. She endured man ] hardships , especially on the last century. Be fore going fifteen miles on the I'lattevilli road , and after maklnc 113 miles she encoum tered a rain storm. Tills continued until slu found herself pushing through Isolated tnuc holes and Immense stretches of water , whlct submerged the road In many places. Tin last thirty miles was where her great plucV and endurance/ was brought Into play. The distance was done In Inky darkness. She was accompanied by her husband , who would have gladly relinquished any glory to sit be. side a fire. In a comfortable homeIn prefer ence to braving the big electrical storm which swept over Denver on that night sending sheets of rain In the faces of pedes. trains and covering the road with shimmer ing pools of water , dlicernable only when o Mash of lightning lit up the road ahead. Tc make matters worse Mrs. Hlnehart'n tire punctured on the Littleton course and she rode fifteen miles on a flat tire. To summa rize the time and conditions of her ride , she made 203 miles In twtnty hour * ud twenty minutes ; rode first century In 8:40 : , second In 10 40 ; fifty miles were ridden In rain , dark- neia and mud ; ibe rode alone for 172 mile * of the trip , had only twenty-three miles o favorable wind and rode fifteen miles ot a flat tire. TonrlutVlicrlincit Niiirn , Prank S. New comb left for Chicago on day last week. Ask "Clic > cnne Bob" whnt he took a fish Ing pole with him to riorcncc for las Monday night ? The August run cards are out and we not there la to be a century ride for the br , > In a week or two. If Jou want to make ) ou Initial century , > ou will be welcome on tbi mu. Dnino Ilumor pa > s Kd. Black has stnrtci on his homeward Journey We will all b glad to sec him back npnln , and ho wll no doubt have much to tell of Interest tha ho has seen and heard while abroad. W G Clark , the club's pcnltl vice prcsl dent , Is sojourning In Chicago He will nice the ' 96 Meet Club there today ( Sundaj ) am nccotnpaii } them to Louisville , Ky. , to at tend the national meet ot the League c American Wheelmen. Wo heartily agree with John 1) Howe' article last Sunda } that H K. Smith Is a all-around good fellow , and It Is a wcl known f.ict that "H K " Is all right In an position he Is asked to fill , from a tnenibe of some committee on up to the president c the club We only regret that he Is not s situated that ho can be with us a little tnoi of the time. The president has been doing som personal work among the bovs tr > lng to gc them to renew their road riding once more and Captain Spencer has arranged n nlc series of tours as ihown by the follow In schedule of runs : Sunday , August 2 , Calhoun 3C miles , stat 7 a m. ; Wednesday August 5 , Ulmwoo Park 10 miles , start 7 SO p. m. ; Sundaj August 9 Sarpy Mills 20 miles , start " 3 n. m ; Wednesday , August 12 , East Oinah 10 miles , start 7 30 p m ; Sunday , Angus 1C , Tckamah 100 miles , fifth annual elu century ; first section leaves at G a. m , din tier at Tekamah ; Wednesday , August 21 Plattsmouth 44 miles , start 7 n. in , Wednesday , August 20 , Center Station 2 milts , start 7-30 p m. ; Sunday , August 3 ( Waterloo 40 miles , start 7 n. in. Saturday , August 8 , races at old fal grounds. The best men ot the middle ucs will be here , turn out and help to push good thine along. Charles Wllle and Tom Spencer botl cling papers addressed to then have thc.lr cj nt the club rooms. Outside of these ther two other publications tha are only ono or ever reach the reading room. It } ou hav ou are taking we tlilnl some good paper > Jt would be appreciated very much by th members If you would change > our addrcs and have It sent to room 11 , Creighton block "It's too bad to let a nice day like this g by and not have any club run. I wondc what's the matter with the boys they don turn out any more. There's Gunther , Hart that used to gout son and a whole lot more out , rain or shine , every time , but thi " "Yes " chimes li vear It seems different. , a companion , "Slg Knllsky and Dave Hard Ing are two more that seem to have lost al desire for road riding. Dave Is now quite i trainer with the racing men , and 'Slg , ' well he might go and see her during the " weel and go out with the bos on Sunday. "Yes , the members should have some at traction at the club rooms If they are golni to give up riding. The club might subserlln for some cycling papers , and oh , jcs. Wllll- - has his Pacemaker , and Captain Spencc the Western Cyclist , and I believe th' ' Cycling West send a copy of their paper ti the club free gratis , but there's the Bear Ings , Uet-'rec , the World , and a dozen mor of the leading Journals of the day that w should have on the table In the readlni room. " "The gymnasium room. Oh , vvhy the ; never think of using that any more. The used the punching bag until they woke th folks that room overhead , and knocke down several pictures , but even that Is thing of the past. "Wo would like to se the bojs revive up , have another little clr cus again , get somp one to chase 'Dubcrr Malone' on top ot the round thing tha held the striking bag again , and ask hlr 'what a nigger Is doing In a white man' quarters anyhow ? ' Cclone Pete seem to have forgotten that there is such a plac as the Tourist club rooms , and there's Be Hosford , when he was secretary he WD around occasionally , but his pleasing countt nance is now conspicuous only by Its at sence. " "Yes , Hhrtry was up there the other da ; didn't > ou see him the day the run wn called to Glenwood. Ho was not alone , ol no , there were others but I would nt have cared to be In Tom Spencer's plac after he Invited them to show up for th run and he staid at home , I should sa ; Nit. " ' " 'Chejennn Bob ! ' > es , that was anothc of the boys last jenr. He started out on day to chase. Bouk to Tckamah when li was riding his old Victor , and before stan Ing he registered that 'ho would catch Bou or bust , ' but at last accounts he was luistec The forty-pounder came In way ahead t No. 19. ' " "Collie Hample used to go out occasion ally , but she and the rest of the womc seem to have quit riding for some unknow reason. Well , Its too bad , for wo were I hopes that the mileage list would reac the 75,000 limit this year , and If all of th bovs wo ild only ride like that man Gulclnc aid Fitch , we would reach It , too" "Potts , the bugler ! Oh , yes , wonder what' ' become of him. Sure enough , ho was mighty good fellow , but I haven't seen hli for a coon's age. We'll have to church-ma : him If 'he don't come around occasional ! and go out riding. " "Davy ! " Why , O'Brien Is excusabl when he Is working so hard for the succes of the lS9fi'Mect _ club that he doesn't flit time to go out riding , but our "Pun Maker1 must do , better ijfter ho gets back fron Louisville , or we will have to place him 01 the hack ] Hut \vth | the boys who don't pa their ( lues. Yes , ho pays his dues BO fa as money matters are concerned , but the his ptcsenco Is duo th-j boys on the "callei runs " "YeB , President Parish sold ho was golni to attend the runs , and he , too , has klndc sort of "backslid somewhat" and needs i good jacking up. " "But say , fellers , why do they still rui off ( hose run cards with tha Inscrlptloi "In the Saddle ? " Ain't we In the clul hoiiFe now-u-days ? Not just now , but Iwn' that our headquarters ? " Why , of course i IB. We're never In the saddle any more not nlm.0 wo arose from being a 'curbstone club , as the Ganymedes used to call us. " "Dldn'jt ) ou over hear that those wheel men 'just across tha river' called us tha before ? Well , they did ; but they can't di It any more. See ? " "No , Russell is trying to sell his wheel He says he hasn't tlmo to rldo any more sorry , for ho was BUch u good fcort of i wheelman. Ho was just like that pleci 'Choenne Bob' wrote up last Sun day about Captain 'II. K.1 Smith ( There Is another old timer , and i real Jolly , good fellow ) , but that's the waj It goes This year's riders turn out to b < racing men next year. For Instance , thero'i Fredrltkbon , Proulx , WJll Barnum and i dozen of the "pros" who used to ride on the road with the boys , but Ilko Flescher Toozcr and a whole lot more of the "pun whites , ' road rldng loses all chanub foi them. " "Pred Hansen ? I see him around towr occasionally , but he don't ride no more Naw ? Oh , well , yes , I guesn he docs pul on his best , bib and tucker and go out rlcllnj with Lottie or some of the rest of his girls but no. that Isn't his girl any more ; let'i tee , who Is going with her now ? Why Bob Hayes. Didn't you use him out wltl the trolley party the other night with hlc 'white suit' on ? " "Yes , and there's Neal , McCormlck , Mil- house , Swoboda , Peterson , Connoran , Jack son , Klngsley , Yandenbcrtr and a wbolt slough of 'em that never vhow their facet now ; guess some of Vm expect to co down U Louisville and we'll ba\e lots of fun lUtvo Ing to their lingo about what they saw and the balance ot us missed when they git back , eh ? " "John Hyncs ? " Why , he's In Hock Island In business for himself , now , Didn't jou know that before ? Where you been keeping } ourselt , an > how. Think } ou had better come nround once In n while. " "Well , I'll lie linnetd If Old } ou src that ? Well , goodbe , I have got to run home to mippcr , but say > ou'll be around Wednes day night for the run to Klmwood park , won't jou ? ' The Tourist wheelmen of Omaha held their regular monthl } meeting last Thurs day cvi'iiltiR In the absence' ot both President Parish and Vice President Clark. Mr F. W. Pitch presided. The tegular routine of business was transacted , and while no action was taken by the club the members discussed ptctty thoroughly the cclo path matters , which resulted In favur- Ing the Port Crook course In preference to Florence , unless the citizens of the latter place were willing to make some nmentla for the action of their town marshal In the recent "hold-up" of some of the wheelmen who composed the party that were enter taining the law league U Is a well known fact that Florence Is pntronlred mow b } the wheelmen who > 'l lt the place dally for n short evening ride tluin any other class ot people , and as a nile spend their money quite freely , but the manner In which the ollleer of the town greeted them was taken an a gross Insult , nnd they do not feel like cneouiaging any one to visit the place under the existing circumstances , but If proper action Is taK'ii by the business men of the place , showing that they sincere ! } I egret that such an un called for action should have hi en purMied by the marshal and extending their apolo gies to the visitors on that occasion the matter will receive duo consideration and the construction of such n path to" " Florence will mean that the place will be vlsltt'd by hundreds ot wheelmen dally. ( ltiiNtl < iiiN mill AiiHntt-M. CUMUKHLANU , Mil. , Jul } 28 To the Sporting Kdltor of The Bee : Kindly Inform me It Mr. G. S. Collins , formerly of Phila delphia , lately of Cumberland , Md . Is In Omaha His friends here' are anxious to know of his whereabouts. When last heard from was In Arlington , Neb Thomas J. Blocher. AnsDon't know him. This , however , may catch his e > e , and If he has an ) stle about him he'll write you. MISSOURI VALLEY , July 20 To the Sporting IMItor of The Bee : My way of playing rnzzlc-dazzlo or five handed high five Is this- Deal six cards , bid , call for cards wanted , then the bidder nsks for the card he wlshc-s for his partner , and the card called for must appear In the first hand played around. In counting , the two partners share alike In the full amount of points made in each hand , nnd the three opponents likewise In what Is made by any one ot them. I consider that the most cus tomary way of playing the game ; also the best wa } , although I gave In today nnd al lowed a party to convince the plnyeis thnt It was never played thus , but was played like the following- Deal nine cards , call for card wanted , take all the discard , put on bottom of deck , which makes seven live cards for the first two dealt to , and all the rest i ead cards which are of no use ; then play , and the card called for need not ap pear until deemed advisable In counting the two partners each share alike , as in mv game , the full number of points made , but the others only get what they Individually make Plcabc give us your choice of the two games ; also which Is most commonly played My opponent In thlsdlbpute Is about 100 pounds the handiest with his "dukes , " so I had to take the worst of It and piny his way , regardless. Spookcndj ke Ans. Card called can be played whenever the holder sees proper to piny It. You and your partner share alike in what you make , and your o'pponents the same lu what any one of them makes. SHUNANDOAH , la. . July 24. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Could you recommend us to a fancy or trick bicycle rider for our third annual sporting tourna ment , August 11 , 12 nnd 13 ? If you could communicate directly with any of your ac quaintances It would expedite matters , as our time Is short. Many readers of jout paper would probably appreciate It If vou could make some reference to our attraction In your department. H. M. West. Secretary. Ans For trick rider address Manager Mnrdls , Omaha Bicycle park. LAllOIt AM ) IMJUSTUY. To become an electrician or an Industrial , mechanical , railroad or mining engineer tin Cuban must go to a foreign country. The resumption ot work In the ten Lehlgli valley collieries at Sheimmlouh , Pa. , the past week gave employment to 5,000 miners Every strike Inaugurated In Germany dur ing the present year has proven a failure , and the organizations have lost 750,000 marks. In the gold fields , of the Transvaal nnd Mashonuland the supply of native work people ple often falls short , although at Johannes burg a native can earn three pounds ( $15) ) a month besides his food and such lodging as he needs. An old age pension bill has been Intro duced In the New Zealand parliament. The measure provides for the payment of 10e a week to all persons over 65 years of ago , and the funds from which it is proposed to pay the pensions are to be raised by a tax on amusements and an Incrcabu lu the stamp duties. Girl pickets are the latest , and they arc credited w'th winning a New York strike. The girls did not pursue aggressive meas ures. They were smiling nnd wheedling In their ways , and were succcbsful in this way in keeping many non-union people out of the factory. An Inquiry made into the condition of needlewomen In Paris shows that a workIng - Ing woman cannot count on earning more than 1,350 francs , or about $220 , a year , The designers and cutters out of patterns and the fitters receive lu some cases salaries of | 3.000 to $4,000 , Fifteen thousand acres ot land near Brew- ton , Ala. , have been purchased and mills will be erected for cutting the timber. A Chicago woodenvvare manufacturing com pany will erect n large plant at .Mobile. A large timber gale Involving some tliougiimls of acres In Florida has been closed for Im mediate development. The story of the fortunes of T H. Rogers , ono of the new bhcrlffB of London , reads as If the rcene were laid In America Ho began to make shirts years ago In n small room In London , where ho cut the garments out himself , and now he employR l.SOO . per sons In that business. After Sea Bathing Use Cuticura Soap. For Summer Rashes Irritations Chafings and Inflammations Nothing So Cooling So Soothing and So Refreshing After the oa l > th. cj-clln , golf , tmntt. rlillng. or nthVllm. ft txth WItL CUTICUH BOAT li liulUptnifthle H nreteati chafliiK , rnlnvi" , and 'ouKhnveti ot tno > kln. tootne * Initammntlon , lluy IrrlUtloiu , and when foll.nvcil bja centle anointing with CUTI- Ct'ltA ' ( ointment ) , the great * kln rule , | > rorc uiott 1 ncdc-Inl In rrllnlnj ttrcl , Uiueil , In- flu mod , or ( trained rautcCen Sold throuRhont the world nrltlih Ociiot ! F Nen-hfijr A Som , I. Kins PMward st , Lon don Totter Drug iinil Chm Corp , So' Bettor , ti , 8 A All About tie Skin , " 04 pasei , pott Jp A Surprise . 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