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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1897)
S < < < < V > > SS55 iR & Iy I ! \y 11 . . i'&C < < > CV > > l-v * > .X > .V'v'VVi The lookcd-for enthusiasm for tlio chain- lew wheel ba not yet mounted up to the expectations of the manufacturer * * . Hut there Is ample time for development. At present the dlsposlt'on of the average wheelman Is to look Interested anil watch the other fel low drmoMtrito the success of the new chalnlcrs. This feeling la aptly Illustrated by the following answer to a correspondent In a cyclUis Journal : Qucotlon What Is your opinion concern ing the chnlntcss wfcty ? Will It be popu lar In 'OS ? Answer Wnlt until a year from now , and wo will be pleased to answer this question. This reply Is suggestive. The cycling Jour nal In question knows all about the claims that arc advanced for the now wheel , from the manufacturer's side , but knows llttlo of tt practical workings. It would seem from the answer that the editor has some doubts about the workings of the chalnlecs , and , like a diplomatic Individual , prefers to await a thorough test. i This Is the season of the year when many riders are giving much thought to how to preserve their wheels In good condition dur ing the winter. Ho who rides his wheel during the pleacunt weather of the winter lias no such trouble. Ho knows that If he rides his blcjcle whenever the weather will permit lie will keep the tires Inflated and that his wheel as a whole will get sufficient attention to kcop Ini good coudltltn all through the cold spall. It Is better for the wheel to bo In use than to store It away under the most favorable circumstances. \ blcyclo with two soils Is called a "tan dem , " a bicycle with three scats Is "trip let , " a blcyclo with four seals Is a"quad , " but what shall we call a bicycle with ten scats ? Such a wonder really exists right in Chicago cage , saju the Dally News. It Is more than twenty feel long and the tires are twice the size of these In use on ordinary blcycks and , being In existence , It must have a name "Ten-seated blcjcle" describes It exactly , but the name In too long for ordinary use. One authority calls It "dcclcyclc , " although this would Imply that It had ten wheels. Another calls It "dcclt , " still another chocoes the en tirely arbitrary r.anio "oretcn. " "Tencyclc. " "tcnlct" and p'aln "ten-seat" have also been proposed. Under any of Its names the ten-seated blcyclo Is very much easier to build than It Is to ride. There Is no reason why a manufacturer t-hotild not make n 'blcyclo with twenty or more seats , and It would look pretty enough In pictures , with twenty men astride of the tuddles , spinning up the street. Delia DaUer of South Warsaw , O. , ran Into her home one night recently ami hysterically claimed that a man had followed her and flro.1 a. filiot ot her. The neighborhood was aroused and the country was scoured all night with bljod.iounds. It was discovered that her fright was caused by the exploding tire of an Innocent blcyclo rider. One of the questions that agitate the wheel- woman's mind Is whether to wear high-laced boots or gaiters and shoes , so It follows tint both will bo worn this winter. High-laced boots , the uppers made ot soft leather tliat harmonizes In color with the costume , are noit and stylish , but In cold weather there Is nothing more comforting than a warm pair of gaiters. Uldc-e seem , however , to overlook the Importance ot wearing broad , comfortable shoes Instead ot the- narrow pointed ones. An alleged authority on such matters says that cycling Is , nat restful to brain workers. The authority Is probably not a cyclist or he would not make uny such statement. It has been admitted by the most competent Judges that a spin on a wheel , 'In the novice or vet eran stage , la a tonic for both mind and body. How many people after a day of unusually hard work have arisen In the morn'ng ' feeling all out of sorts and knowing that their physi cal und mental condition was not 'In order for another hard day's work ? Thousands have had Just such experiences , and as many have decided to Jump on their wheels and take a spin through the adjacent park or over sub urban roads. Mental worry vanishes us If by magic. A bath and a rubdown sends the blood circulating through the body , and one starts In for another day's battle with the world , rejuvenated , content , healthy and happy. The prediction U made that the manufac turers will take a livelier personal Interest In the racing situation next year than was the case In 1SU7. So many now Ideas In mechanism and chain , and clvilnlcss driving power will be Introduced that the hiring of professional racing men to give Illustration to the gearing advantages of wheels on/ / the racetrack may be more general. A couylo of dozen young wpracn acid gentlemen - men of Galvebtcu arc responsible for u most unique Idea In bicycling. Just who thought out tbo scheme Is not known , for the credit Is generally shared. The coir.uany Is termed aho "bike bell ringers" and It sprang Into existence after Iho passage of the ordinance requiring wheelers to carry lamps and to ring bells at all street crossings. These bikers have fitted their wheels with lamps of different hues and with Dells of different tones. The Idea Is to comply strictly with the law and at the same time to have a llttlo K' theatrical effect. The ooject of the law B1 feeing to have whoalmen give notice of their CS , . coming , that object will certainly be attained Lv- dn the case of the "bike , bsll ringers , " for [ ffif their approach li trade known by the ringing Kg , out of swcot music. First a gioup of red jk lights headed the procession , then cume a Flp' ' group of red , whlta and blue , then a group ot | ll uroai lights , flunked by rod and blue. And Ktf so the wheels and lights were constantly | j changing , making beautiful effects. As the ISi/J -Wheels drew nearer the chiming of the bells Kv ; could bo homl. First a few burs were played IjT from "Tho Chimes of Normandy ; " then came if "Annlo Laurie. " the "TltiKlc , Tinkle , Dolls" If } ' song from "Olivette , " ana as the bikers E | iwmed on and were lost In the distance the Kv notes" of "Jlome. Sweat Homo , " were heard , HL The Idea Is a. pretty ono and If adopted by Ef other's the bikers will bo welcomed on the Kj- etrcets for the harmony of sounds they bring f lu lieu of harsh and Indiscriminate clanging. ff' ' UL A mm at Chllllcotho , O. , was struck by a B train whllo riding a bicycle. He was thrown f thirty feet Into tno ulr , made two or three Hr revolutions and came down In response to Bt. the law of gravitation , still clinging to the KoL saddle. The wheel had pneumatic tires and Mf re-bounded , breaking the force of the man's K fall , and thus caving Ills life. This Is no ffj. blcyclo advertisement , which has como over BL the- wires , but is a serious report ! Hft - x , Such a hullabaloo was raised at the lUllati I court a year or two ago when the king's & nloco , Dowager Duchess Laetltla of Aosta , & took to bicycling that It is a little amusing BE to find that King Humbert's own wife Is T now permitted to enjoy the delights of the Hr wheel. On tha occasion In question the R. duchess had peremptory orders to keep within & certain bounds ; In other words , she waa , politely upcaklng , a prisoner In her own m : sroumJa. The hardest thing for her prldo KJ to bear was the royal command that the Br ecntrles were not to salute her as she potted ; Br In other words , to treat her as a commoner , Br My lady BOOH remedied this ; the first sentry , Bv obedient to the royal mandate , turned his ML back as the rode by , The duchess quietly Bjr dismounted , went up to the delinquent and Bu soundly boxid hn ! jawu. K The auprcme court of Iowa baa just handed Hf down a decision which seems to meet the Is- Bl , euo ° f compulsory carrying of lights by Br -wheelmen very fairly. The court holds that Bk whlla no law compels the use of lantern or BV boll. blcyelUta without them are guilty of Bt contributory negligence In case of on accl- Bf dent , This throws the burden on the rider , K. and leaves It optional with him whctber he will ride carefully or carry a signal. W { George E. IU11 , 18 yeurg old , living at Bridgeport , Conn , , was killed by a fall from A Ijlcjclc at Daniels Farms. With a friend ho 1mil taken a rldo Into the country. He lest his pedals whllo coasting down a steep hill and was thrown violently on a pile of rocks at the roadside. Two apples , which he liad In his pocket no arranged themselves nr ha was thrown , that they lay one on the otbnr directly over the solar plexus. Death wan caused by the shock ot the fall upon the apples. There were no other marks upon the body and the apple bore the marks of a sus pender buckle Imbedded In It. Phoenix Park , Dublin , Is one of the finest cycling' ' grounds In the world. There are seven miles of excellent roads. Several miles of broad pathways tempt the scorcher , with whom the authorities do not Interfere. Sev eral rldablo hll'a add a variety , and the scenery , especially from Knockmaroon along the Furry Qlen , up to the hill crest over the Llffy valley , at the Magazine fort , Is pretty. In flno weather It Is the favorite homing ground for scorchers , who may bo eccn In multitudes at eventide. XI\T YK.VU'S WllKKIi M1JUT. \oOilncc Crrdilii ( hut ItiillnnniifitlR Will HiSili > tt < Ml. The League of American Wheelmen - men members of"1 the city and the state have renewed hopes of secur ing 'the ' next meet In the fact that President Potter of that body ihas como out Hat-footed against Indianapolis , the city which has bscn making tbei most vigorous fight for the selection. Th ? reason assigned Is that the membership In that city Is too small. Ucgardlns the matter President Potter Is quoted In the Chicago paprs as follows : "Indianapolis will not obtain the next an nual meet of the league unless more mem bers are secured for the organization In that city. H has only a membership of less than 225. Other cities want the meet , and want It badly. Their applications will receive favorable attention at the national assembly In St. Louis next February. We do not In tend to conduct national meets for the sole benefit of the street car corporations. Tills year's meet at Philadelphia resulted In an Increase of 5,000 members for the league. I doubt If 100 would bo added If the 1S98 meet takes place In the hoosler capital. " There is still another reason why Indhn- apolis has received a black eye In Its race for the selection. It Is openly charged that the name of the League of American Wheel men was used In a decidedly disreputable manner by mmbers In the recent municipal campaign In that crty. It Is alleged that the names of league officers were forged to tele grams which advocated the election of Mayor Taggart ofthat city. Thin Is what the Wheel says of the matter in Its last Issue : "Not only did W. M. Perrett. Issue a call 'on behalf of the League of American Wheel men' and 'from the bottom of bis heart' beg wheelmen to vote for one of the nominees , but It transpire ? that a perfect factory of forgery was operated by some ono In the In terests of the same candidate. "Letters and telegrams of endorsement from nearly every prominent league official In the country were m t-tictured and pub- llsod under great scare heads , and a great hurrah thus created. "President Potter , Secretary Uassett and every ono else with a title were represented as telegraphing their endorsement of the man In question and In nearly. If not every In stance , the endorsement was a fraud cod the " 'gnaturo necessarily a forgery. President Potter has repudiated the 'telegram' attrib uted to him ; he states tint neither directly nor Indirectly did he have to do with the matter ; that the whole thing was a fake. "But the matter should not bo permitted to rest there. The gross and unprincipled fraud should be punished. The league must bo protected from such people and. a protec tive start made at sc-mo time. And there Is no time like the present. "There to work cut out for the League of American Wheelmen membership committee and for the courts. " There seems to bo little doubt In the mlndb of well Informed wheelmen that the manner In which the League of American Wheelmen was manipulated for political Interests in In dianapolis will hurt It materially la Its cam paign. The matter Is likely to have full pub licity , as President Potter announces that he will bring It to the attention of the assembly at St. Louie. 1IICYCMJ ACCinnXTS. TheI'crlls of AYlii'olliiKKciluccil ( o n SliitlHlli-al UnxlM. The bicycle has Increased both the health and the hazards , the perils and the pleasures o' life ; but In exactly which proportion no ono knows , and. In the nature of things It is extremely difficult to determine 'how ' far the bicycle has made life more dangerous. "Accident Assurance , " a Boston paper , has collected from the newspapers the bicycle accidents In the United States In August. They numbered 1,150 and the journal which collected thorn reaches the conclusion thai they are about JG per cent of the whole num ber. This is , of course , not much better than a mere guess , though the paper from which we are quoting claims to have reached this conclusion "after careful investigation. " Those August accidents consist cf 40 deaths , 244 fractures , 224 cuts and lacerations , 42C contusions and bruises , 14 dislocations , & pprains aril 297 injuries to the head , , For an innocent recreation , comments the Philadelphia Press , In a single month this will strike most people , as a pretty fair list of casualties. Besides the forty-six persons reported Instantly killed In August there were forty-eight persons reported as likely to die. Assuming one-half ot them as terminat ing fatally awl there would bo seventy deaths from bcyclua ) In August. August is a favor ite month for riding. Falrmount Park had , for Instance , 210,204 riders In August agalnul ll3G75 ! In September. "Accident Assurance" concludes that the average number ot deaths for the month Is 65 , or 780 a year. Nearly nil the deaths from accidents probably get In the newspapers , so that ono may fairly say that the fatal blcyclo accidents In this country are from 700 to 800 , and nearer BOO than 700. It would surprise no one who knows how much the newspapers do not get to learn that the fatalities reached 1,000. Taking even SOO , this compares with , 1S1 passengers killed | n 1SSG ( year ending uno 30) ) , 1,900 railroad employes and 1-lOG persons run over by traice. These things are , how ever , relative. About 5,000,000 bicycles are believed to be In use , U there are SOO deaths and this means a < pretty fair proport'on , there Is ono death annually for G,2f > 0 bicycles Amcug trainmen there wcs in 1S9Q one deatl for every 152 employed , This Indicated thai It is forty-o.io times as dangerous to bo a brakeiran as to rldo a blcyclo. No one can certainly object to a risk as small us this No oiin looks on a brake-man as foolhardy and his risk of getting killed Is forty-foil that of n blcyclo owner's. Out of the passoa gera carried one out of 2 827,474 waa killed These are not serarato passengers as Individ uals but cs trips. Giving each blcyclo owner In 5,000,000 , flvo trips a week of all sorts long and short , and with EDO deaths there would be one to every 1,562,500 trips. This would make the blcyclo Jutt about twice as dan gerous , trip for trip not mile for mile , a very different matter as railroad riding. All this Is mere appioxlmatlon , but as far as "tlio death rUk goes one may natch say that the blcyclo rider has a very mucl Iras risk of fatal accident than a train man. and that his risk U a good dea greater eny twice as great , as a railroad pauscnger'u. Bo far there Is aomo basis fo calculation no very good lulls , but bctte than no thin t , When It comes to mere accidents "Accident assurance" Is at sea It assumes that cnly cns-sUth to one-sevcnt ! or 1C per cent of the accidents ore reported and , taking the reported non-fatal accidents only 1.404 for a single mouth , It concludes that the entire number U about 9,000 pe month , or 108,000 a year. No great trust can bo put In a calculation ot tbU sort. U there are about 100,000 blcyclo accidents In a year then about on bicycle owner In uMty U lojurod la each year Among the trainmen ono In ten in InJuro-J. * o h-il whl'o the bicycle owner's chance cf be-m killed , is forty tlnva less than a ttalnm n' . hlo chance of being hurt Is only one-fifth great. Again , assuming that bicycles arc Idden on the average five ( IniMi a week , | bout one bicycle passenger , or tripper , see o upe-ak. la hurt out of every 115,000 , whllo mong passengers ono out of ITS,132 Is In ured , so that the chances of Injury on the ilcyclc to the chances on n railroad train re about as three to two. The sound conclusion , therefore. Is that whllo blcyclo riding Is on the whole less nfc than riding on n rallroid It has far Ic a mzards than work on railroads. Hazards nd perils blcyclo riding unquestionably ias. This Is one of the very best things about It. Our civilization would bo but a poor , weak nnd spiritless thingIf 5,000,000 ileycle owners were not glad to face some Isk for an Invigorating sporU ' .M'UV TillMIS IX IIICYCI.KS. Vntln mill FnnoU-x iif Inventor * mill MunitfnotnrrrN. U Is now plain that the choice which rid- era will be called upon to make next year will be between bicycles , which , broadly speaking , may be divided into two classes the ordinary wheel with exposed chain , now common , and the machines having housed gears of whatever chartuitfcr. "Under the second end class will conc < the beveled , gears , the various "spur" gears , the "pawl and ratchet" movements und the wheels having enclosed chains. The beveled gear Is on the market lutalogucd at $125.The demand on the part ot riders has been for a driving mechanism protected from dust nnd dampness. This will bo supplied by unch , . .of the several styles mentioned nnd the supporters ot the various covered gears confidently cxpcpt that grad ually the typo now prevailing will become obsolete. It has just leaked out what arc the Intentions of certain manufacturers who have declared "Ufal they would not make a chalnlcss wheel. They , propose to push the enclosed chain model as fulfilling every de mand for a perfectly protected driving gear , and one that has the manifest and well tried virtues of a flexible chain. Ono marked ad vantage these makers will have will bo In a lower cost of production nnd a popular price list. During the last year the American typo of oiso has been gaining 'In favor through trials by century riders , military men and other long distance cyclists , Starting with the premise that a perfect gear case Is obtainable , the advocates of Inclosed chain wheels con tend that It gives all the advantages claimed for bevel-gear wheels , plus these of a flexible driving mechanism. Besides the bevel gear and the Inclosed chain or gear case mod61s , there arc several new styles of driving gear to be ottered for 1SOS , as well as a number of plain chain wheels which will look very much like Iho acccntoil tvne for 1897. An Indlnn.i manu facturer will offer n combined cog and chain sear , entirely Inclosed , with > i crank of varia ble throw. This machine wilt be put out In large quantities. U consists of an axle with spur teeth on 'ho end of It , which Is revolved by means of tooth on the Inside ot a gear ring that Is continuous with the crank. Thus when the crank Is on the downward thrust the rear surface of the rmg Is In contact with the nxlo cogs and gives a long leverage , while on the upward throw the ring has revolved so that It touches the axle In the rear at the end of the crank nnd thus shortens Its return throw. An ordinary sprocket Is stationary on the axle , and revolving with It moves the chain , which travels over a rear sprocket the eamo as In an ordinary wheel. A reduction of lost motion and the variable crank throw are the chief virtues claimed for this Inven tion. tion.Another Another concern will como out next year , vlth an Improved chain and sprocket drlv- ng gear , not Inclosed , which It Is claimed will bo ns Indifferent to the attacks of mud ami dirt as any housed gear. The device will consist of an Improved roller sprocket , simi lar In appearance , bdt different In detnil , from ono which has been on the market during this season. The sprockrt has a double rim with small folld disks ot steal , which oacTT revolve on an Individual axis , fixed at regular Intervals. The links of the chain In passing over the sprockets engage with these rollers Instead oJ with fixed teeth , as in the ordinary sprocket. The ro tary action of these novel sprocket teeth prevents any accumulation of mud or dirt , so It is claimed , and under tests with a dyna mometer some surprising results have been obtained. A manufacturer In Ohio will bring out In about two weeks a chain wheel with some entirely novel bearings , also a chain wheel with a cushion frame , and he will offer gear cases on option. About tbo first cf the year this same maker will place on the market a chalnless wheel of entirely new mechanism. It will be without bevel gear a wholly original method of power transmis sion although It Is not claimed that It In volves any new mcchauical principle. In external appearance It will resemble the new- bevel gear wheel except that th ? box nt the crank axle will be larger and ot different shape , and there will be a box at the rear smaller than the ono In front and different In shape from it , as well as being different from the Incasement of the bevel gear. What the Internal mechanism is is not likely to become known until the maker chooses to exploit It , although It reams certain there must be a revolving driving shaft running Inside the rear fork. A chalnless wheel without bevel gears tint has been exhibited in New York for several months past will bo put out in a small wny by Its Inventors , but may figure quite largely because of the ros'lbll'ty of Iho mechanism being attached to the ordinary blcysle frame by removing the i-prcckets and chain. It is what mechanics call a spur gear , having direct cogs engaging parallel from one wheel to another. A New York manufacturer hns devised a wheel with an adjustable frame so that it can be adapted for a rider with any length of limb. U can be converted from a diamond frame to a drop fiame nnd changed from u wheel having a twenty-two Inch s.at- post mast to ono of twenty-four or twenty-six inches , at pleasure. In fact , the entire lines of the wheel can bo altered to nilt the owner's fancy. The Inventor of this has also pro- cluced what ho calls a revolving ehaln cover to be used as n substitute for a gear-case. It is made of thin rubber .molded In the shape of a hollow square. It fits over the chain and travels around with It , being opened at the sprockets automatically by a spreader. Within the last two months a pneumatically driven wheel nnd ono with hydraulic power have been worked out , but It Is doubtful If they are put on the market in any quantity next year. Summarizing the different styles of wheels mere win DO ten , and possibly two or three more , bevel gear cycles made on the same pattern. Each of the makers of these bevel gears will also produce wheels with the ordinary chain transmission. One of them will offer an Inclosed drain as a regular model , while two others will offer gear-cares ns en option with extra charge. The leader In this corapiny of ten , who is the holder of the patents for the bevel gear , will produce a chain wheel without brazings , the Joints being screwed together eo that any rider can dismember the frame. Brakes will bo more frequently offered , which mo-jus that salesmen will be less given to talking their customer out of the "brake notion , " Three of this designated lot will offer a new back-pedalling brake without extra charge , and several of them will probably offer an option of any kind of brake that Is practicable for their wheel , In saddles , alfo , the offerings will bo more- generous , and the more ex pensive saddleu for which riders have previ ously bid to pay extra , will be offered on option by a number of makers , Wheels will bo more highly finlthoj as to nlckclllng , enamelling , mil decorative strip ing. Chased silver tips on the grip * will bo used by a number of makers , and several will give cxprcstlon to the Idea of putting a sprocket on each a'.de of the resr wheel hub , which originated with a Chicago manu facturer three years ago. This enables riders to change their gear from a lower to a higher ratio simply by taking out the rear wheel and relnBert'ng it reversed. Crank Lingers will next year be dropped rtlll lower with relation to the rear hub , proba bly to an average of two and cnp-half Inches. The &ime size and gauge of tubing will be uso-1 , I ut there will bo a general strengthen. Infl of fork crowns. Prices will vary from $35 to $125 In 189S. The $126 , of course , lo for the bevel gear wheel of the licensed make. Quite a few makers will put out a $100 wheel. They will not mike many of them , and the cata loguing of them will bo done chle-tiy to em phasize their claim that a truly high cradu wheel cannot be made to sell for less than $100 , and that they make a strictly high grade wheel. A number ot makers will The t'nlonrnclilt' liiiB'Jiocn sold nnd tlio Korcrinltdit Iri nlwut $58 , 0MK10 ( bet ter off Drcx U Klioomnti I. lu no position to bonolU you to Unit amount but ho- does give you jja.fio on every pair of tlioso men's French unntnel ? 4.r > 0 shoes for why they'i * worth ? 7.00-nnd that's wlmt priceyou'll lu nsked most places they como In the bulldog toe with a double sole cork flllrd and nre us near water-proof ns can bo made no buggy top onnmcl used In these shoes but the genuine calfskin enamel It's the best shoo ever sold anywhere for ft.CO as good as any $7.00 shoe made. . Drexel Shoe Co , , 1419 Fariiam Struct Now fall catalogue now ready ; mailed for the asking. WEDDING IMM3S13NTS We have jnst unpacked and placed In our cases the nicest line of cut glass we have shown for over two years the de signs are mostly new the cutting .and glass Is of that beautiful blue white- brilliant effect such as wo have always curried only It's more bautlfnl than ever let us show It to you Klcgantly engraved wedding Invitations , $10.00 for the nrst 100-i.r.O ! ? : for each following 100 100 engraved visiting cards with plate , Jfl.no 100 cards printed from your own plate , $1.00 we nre careful with mall orders and give them our prompt attention. C ; S. .RAYMOND CO. , Jewelers , IJith anil Douglas Sts. How are your teeth this eold , windy weather ? lleforo they get to hurting you too bad yon had better consult a dentist wo'ro dentists and If you'll come here we'll make a careful examina tion absolutely free sometimes a. little lining Is all that Is necessary the ex amination will tell that we're experts at Illllng teeth of course there's .some Inconvenience nnd possibly a little pain In lining teeth but you're not handled roughly here besides , our linings stay where we put them and wo use only UlJ kt. gold small gold linings are . ? ti.bo wo also use silver and gold alloy they're only ? 1.00 If your teeth have to come out It's easy no pain no gas just r > 0 cents Lady attendant. BAILEY , la Yonr ail Floor l axtoii II1U. Bxiiorlciicc. IGiU iiiui Furiiam. catalogue their racing wheel at $100 , whllo listing their regular road wheel at $75 and a second grade at $60 or $50. 1IAI.D WUAIIS ttW TUB II12I/I * . I.cnrtM Them All In the lllcj-clc ItnrcN. Edward C. , or "Eddlo" Dald of Buffalo Is the champion of the year , judging from his work 0111 the National circuit. Last year It was a toss-up between Bald , Cooper and Tom Butler , but this year Butler .was out of con dition and "the monarch" waa the owner ef too many bolls to < be oblo to como under a winner. In all his races on ami off of tha national circuit Bald has been placed eighty-six times , which gives him a total of 26S points , figured on three points to winner two to second and one to third. Of Ids total points IOC were made on the national circuit and 157 at "pot-hunts. " Bald's nearest rival on the circuit was Arthur Gardiner , who bcored fifty-nine points. Tom Cooper was third with forty- four , nnd Major Taylor fifth with thirty-eight. In winnings , Bald leads the list wilth gross receipts estimated at $6,800 ; Robert Walthaur of Atlanta Is second with $3825 ; Jay Eaton has taken In $3 275 , and Arthur Gardiner $3,025. These estimates do not include special races with big purses or pace-making money. Nt Bufer has taken In about 53.000 , not reckoning special money. Earl Riser la said to have also earned several thousand , and Cooper landed $2,500. Jimmy Michael , the distance rider , la reputed to have picked up the biggest bunch of money , however , hla earnings from all sources being figured at $12.000. n NHl | > with tinVlioflnirii. . President Potter of the league of Ameri can Wheelmen has returned to this country and hla coming ils viewed as the opening of the league political meeting. Ho will soon make a tour of the eastern parts of the country , coming as far west as Chicago. His ostensible object Is to boom the league , but ho will Incidentally hustle for , votes. In view of the approaching campaign it will bo Interesting to learn that ho has at last declared himself on the Sunday racing question regarding which he has maintained in the past a sphinx-like silence. He has put himself on record as strongly disapprov ing of bicycle racing on. Sunday , either throughout the union or In any particular state. Personally , ho said , he might not object to racing belns held on Sunday In California , but the sentiment of wheelmen and wheolwtmien In .tho league must be re spected and that sentiment he knew to be overwhelmingly against Sunday racing. Ho had considered suggestions ar.rt proposals to giant local option In the matter , but was crnvlnced that such a plan was not feasible. The only -way out ot the Olfllculty to his mind Is for wheelmen In all states to light for the Saturday half-holiday , In order that all Important cycling events be run off on , that day. mere are a numuer 01 canamaics nemg groomed to beat Pcttor. Sterling Elliott is out for the office , but it Is said that the , race he is making for the otllco of chief consul of Massachusetts Is killing hla cbincrs. Incidentally It may bo mentioned that the Lagup of American Wheelmen has Just passed the 100,000 mark. The growth In. the I Ian ton years has been phenomenal. In 1SSQ there werr- lint 10,202 members. In IBM ) ther < > wore 1,054. The ' 08 chain-driven bicycle ran already ba accurately prophesied. It will have more of ci drop to the crank-hanger , a feature which has been peculiar to racing wheels hitherto ; the fork crown will bo stronger and many models will have three arihsd crowns , ono at the head of the forks , another at the rear wheel nnd a th'rd at the cr-ink-hanger , 0110 wheels will have a sprocket wheel on each side of the rear wheel , cno h > vlng fewer , teeth than the other , to admit of quick , change of gear. All ono will have to do will , bo ( o remove the real" wheel , reverse It and .tighten or loosen thoirhaln. Gear cases and Inclosed chains will he much used. Among ' other ' 08 Improvements will bo hubs with I bcar'ngs.adjusted Independently ot the axl a so that the wheils may bo rcmived and re- iplf-ed wt | ! > out atfectlns the adjustment. I'ailslanu are using'ccal ' gas In place of air ' In their tires. It is claimed the wheel be- coniOi * much lighter and so buoyant that It ' flics over the road with the least pcss'.blo exertion and that it Increaies the speed flvo miles r.n hour. A San I'ranclsfo clent'st refused to continue 'ils treatment of a , woman customer bccauso she appeared at his office In blcyclo costume. She Is now suing him for X250 damages , al leging that he brake his contract and made insulting romaiks about her appearance , Eddie Mcnuflle has outdoa-j himself , Juet as his friends predicted , and has reduced Jimmy Michael's mile record from 1:20 to 1:352-6 , equaling the mile record of J. W. Stocks. Two looJl wheelmen are said to have made some booodlo out of the Greater New York campaign , Ono worked for Van Wyck and the other for Tracy , but It Is said J ow got more wheelmen ! votes than the. two together. Ray Duor of Buffalo made a new amateur hour record recently by going 28 miles nnd 1,585 yards In the sixty minutes. The southern circuit Is no more. Tlio teams have disbanded and are on their way home. Yellow fever nnd poor support at the gate were the causes. ' \VU13I3M.\n C1I YKU1 Puck : Laura I've learned one thing Binco ot a wheel. licssle What's that ? Laura That beauty le only skin deep. Chicago Tribune : "To bring the old proverb down to date , " observed Rivera , "a chalnless blcyclo arrangement Is no stronger than Its weakest cog. " Cleveland Leader : "What was the reason they wouldn't admit Fergus to the Scorchers' club ? " "Ho couldn't prove that he had ever maimed anybody. " Detroit Journal : "Darling , " ho whispered , "It costs no more to keep two bicycles In re pair than one. " Love Is eternal ; Its Illusions , even , are mutable only In respect of their terms. Chicago Record : "Kitty thinks Harry doesn't Intend to propose. " "Has ho quit visiting her ? " "No ; but ho gave her a silver name plato for her wheel. " Chicago News : M'ss Goodwcll How do do , Mr. Howland ? By the way , I saw you at church Sunday. Mr. Howland Yes , I punctured my tire Saturday.What was the matter with your wheel 1 Chicago Pest : "I've read a good deal about these chainless bicycles , but all the accounts seem to bo very blind on one Important point.Vhn " \Vhn la flint ? " "Why , they give no Information as to whether a man who Is run down by a chain- less blcyclo Is going to be any better off than ono who Is run down by the old style wheel. " TUB NEW VILLAIN. The vlllnln used to lie In wait To nab the gentle maid. What time the hero walked Into The trap that had been laid ; Hut now. the vllllun merely takes A plcco of .pointed . wire And , while H-.o maiden wrings her hands Ho jabs the hero's tire. \VlilNicrliiKM | < > f < hc Wheel. The different local wheel clubs are be ginning to make preparations for winter en tertainments for their club members , now that the riding season Is about to clone , and , while the club men will not forsake their wheelB entirely , from now on they will usn them mainly to go to and from their work mil other business purposes , and In Iho evening , Instead of taking a spin , will congregate at the club houses to enjoy a game of whist , crlbbage , pool or billiards , or perhaps spin yarns about porno of their wonderful rides on club rinw during the Glimmer , dlscuca the merits of the cliulnlcsn and chain wheels and numerous other things to pass away the winter evenings. The Union 1'acllle Wheel club Is organizing a carnival club and will be strictly In evidence at the coming Carnival of Polaris. It has also arranged to give monthly entertainments again thin season , which proved so popular and successful labt winter , The Turner Wlipel clilb has arranged for a series of dances during the winter , while a pool tournament Is also being talked of. Presi dent Llvesey of the Omaha Wheel club , when asked what his club would do In the way of entertainments during the winter sea&an , ca'.d : "Wo have not planned for anything special , but the members and their friends always find entertainment enough whenever they cheese to visit the club rooms , A lltllo later we may arrange for a wool 'tournament or something cf that sort. " The Tourist Wheelmen have given up their club rooms , but will in ail probability give their annual tanqucl at the Hellene hotel some time dur ing December. Chief Connul O'llrlen of the Nebraska division , League ot American Wheelmen , has recently established consulate hcadquartnra In the Sheeiy block and mem bers of the league are welcome to make this their headquarters. All of the best cycling literature ir.ay bo found on file and many pleasant hnura may be spent there. The Associated Cycl'ng ' Clubs will continue to hold their regular monthly meetings and It Is | > OB- elblo that they will arrange for some sort of an entertainment during the winter. In which all members of clulia who have a meraborehlp In the association will bo In vited to participate. There seems to bo considerable complaint from wheelmen who contributed small suir.a of money to the Florence Cycle path fund about tbo mowy not having been returned to them or any report made of It. The com mittee which had this matter in charge has returned all of tlie money In Its possession as far as can bo learned , but it seems that certain Individuals bnvo collected money When It gels coldor-whlch It will be fore Iho exposition opens In Juno you'll need n base burnerwe're not saying much about our .lowell base burners- It Isn't necessary any one can see Iho value In them at a glance one sure thlntf there Is no other stove sold In Omaha that will compare with It as a fuel saver a heater and ns to Its beauty the prices are just as popular as the stoves A good stove for this weather Is the 1'rlmus oil qtovc blue ilame no odor no smoke a combination cook and heating stove il sb.es-$0 , $ S and ? 10. A. C. RAYMERt HUILDKKS' HARDWARE HERE , 1514 Fnrnani St. While we've sold lots of second-hand pianos and orpins the last week we don't want you to .lose , sljjht of the fact that we have the Klmball piano for sale the piano that needs no recommenda tion form us-bnt we'll jjlvo you one- ami guarantee It , too It Is a piano that you can buy nnd be sure of Hotting the best even If you know nothing about a piano the greatest musicians of tlie world endorse the Klmball-why shouldn't you ? Our terms on this fa mous Instrument are very easy while the price Is about the same as on some that are not as good. Music and Art. 1513 Douglas Are yon ono of the kind who believes you can go to it dry goods store-pick out any old pair of spectacles from a tray jull-and secure n remedy for yor eye Usli you are we want you to conns hero and we'll show you the difference between an optician's eyeglass made to order and a hand-me-down pair there's a difference In the ' price-too we'll show yon that also your eyes won't stand any fooling with when they're sick they want a lense ground to suit the case- not a piece of window glass everything must bo right oven the frames being manufacturers we are In position to give you the right thing at the right price- eye examinations made free but you'll have to make an appointment. Columbian Optical Co AUTISTIC. SCUJXTIKIO AMI PRAC- TIAI , Ol'CTICIAXS , DRWKH , OMAHA , KANSAS CITY , 16 Clinmpa. 211 S. ICth St. 915 JIuln. Sum prices fur do dealer only 1'LUG TOHACCO. Battle Ax , pur pound iSc Newsboy , per pound 'iOc Star , pur pound y c SMOKINCS TOBACCO. Navy , ll-onnce , per pound flOc Mail I'ouch , Uouncrper pound. . . . 2Sc Dulse's Mixture , li-oiinco , per pound 27c Dad's got a lot of de newest in brier and mccrsliam pipes fur de holiday trade ihit youse fellers should see dad'll save yor i5 ! per cent on a pipe de live-cent Stoeckcr cigar is de best ever an' If yor want do smoke of yor life yor waut'ter put up a nickel for de Stoecker. , 1404 DOUGLAS. from wheelmen under the pretext tJj.H It waste to bo need In surfacing the cycle path and have failed to make any report of It or re turn it. The cycle path committee should look Into this matter ani see that the money Is c'ither ' returned or some report made of Its use. i Speaking of the Florence Cycle- path rc- nvlmls- the writer that this path Is just now without a proper surface and the local wheelmen should get together and In some manner raise money cnoug'h to put a top dressing of cinders on the path , which would make It one of the .finest in the west and also make it rldablo at all times. Many of the largo ofllce buildings where cinders accumulate during the winter months would bo glad to glvo them to any one willing to haul them away. It would take but a small amount of money to hire a man an ] team to collect these cinders , place them In a large pile during the winter and as boon as the ground thaws in tlio fcpring put them ou the cycle path and have them properly rolled and packed. There are a dozen and ono ways In which the money could be raised. The tandem records which were established at Charles Street park lust Saturday after noon by Floyd McCall of this city and W. F. Eogcr of Denver nro the first bona fide world's records ever made In th'a city , While there Is nothing really 'remarkable in tlio time mcdc. yet It Is world's records and will taml until lowered. No prior claim had been .presented . to the National Itaclng board for unpaced tandem records from ten to twenty-five miles , therefore , McCall and Sagor's rldo was the nrst of itho kind over made. Udth riders are confident that with more favorable conditions they could have lowered the 'time ' made materially. Representatives of the eastern blcyclo manufacturers are already beginning to vlfllt this city with their samples of 'OS models and are endeavoring to place agencies for next year , Local dealers are not In a hurry to 'placo their orders , however , preferring to wai't ' until the chnln-Uns question Is thoroughly Bottled. Hut one firm out of per haps half a dozen who Jiavo had - representatives sentatives In this terrltcry during the past ten days has tihown a olmliiless mctfel , and It remains yet to be seen whether the public \\aut-cliulnsorclialiilrss. . If there IB the popular demand In the uast that the maker of the chalnloss whoola clalma there Is for this style of machine it would seem as though more of the other manufacturers would put chainlets models on the market. Tin : < > ii > 'minus , An Ursullno nun at Ilologna , WIIORO 100th blithday Is to be celebrated , entered her con vent eighty years ago and 1ms never set foot out ot it since. Deacon Jonathan Hayes , who wound tlie flrU wire rake ever inado , lives at Mlddleton Springs , Vt. , at the age of 00 , and Is In per fect health and can read without glaeaes , Mrs. Kunlce HUBS Davis of Ded am , Maso. , who has Just celebrated her ! > 7th birthday , is the daughter of I'rlnco Ames , who fought In the Revolutionary war and received special recognition from General Washington for1 bravery. Of a family of teven brothers named Luke and residing In Irwln county , Georgia , all of whom lived to an ago of morn than 70 years anl two cf whom survive , not ono over had a lawsuit or any kind of a court case. Mrs. Gladstone Is six months older than Queen Victoria. Uaroncw nurdett-Coutts Is five years older and Lady Louise Tlghe. who waa at the ball the night before- the battle of Waterloo , was o girl when the ( jucen was born , William Lang of I'unxsutawney , Pa. , who is 81 years old. two years ago waa as bald as a billiard ball. He now baa a line growth of hair , wUicii WMI Induced to sprout by r- * - washing the head daily In cold water and giving It a vigorous rubbing with a rough towel. Thc , combined ages of six men who acted as pallbearers at the funeral of James Grlgsby ( himself 03 jears old ) at Grace JlotCi- odlst Episcopal church , Indianapolis , was 103 years. The men ar.l their ages are as fol lows : T. M. Chill , SO ; J. F. Daugncrty , 83 ; G. W. Hjan , 8-1 ; D. G. Kern , 70 ; D. Shearer , 77 ; J. L. Avery , S2. Charles Swain , a hermit , who was once worth $10,000 , died In his hovel , near Wll- llamsport , I'a , , on Sunday. Ho was aged S7 years. During the Clay presidential cam paign , when Swalp was one of the foremost/ boatmen on the Lchlgh canal , he wogt-rcd all Ills boats and mule ? , to the value of $10,000 , on Clay , and , ' of course , lost. The death Is announced at Sldmouth , Devon , England , of 1' . 0. Hutchlntcei , a great-grandson of the celebrated Thonua Ilutchlnsou , last colonial governor of Massa chusetts. Mr. Hiitchlnuon wan the editor of the diary of Governor Thomas Hutchlnson , published In Doston some ten years ago. Ho waa In his eighty-seventh year , having beoa born In Kngland In November , 1810. Mrs. Itachel Harding , who recently died in Cincinnati , O. , at the ago of 100 , was born In llaltlmore In 1781. When she was 3 yeais old her parents moved to the prcmnt Blto of Clnclmi'UI , at which time there were only four houses there. Whllo n girl tha was stolen twice by the Indians' ' and ! the last time was recovered after n desperate battle. In which six redskins were killed. Max King , the popular German novelist , hns Just celebrated his eightieth blithday at Schrelboihau , In 1 03 a. Ills book of remin iscences teen to bo published , will con'jiln Interesting sketches nnd anecdotes of his early friends Ferdinand Lantallc , Iletlna , Herthold A'icrbach , G ttfrled Keller , Karl Gutzkow , I'llnco 1'uclcicr Mo kau nnd a ctowd of others. Moreover , as a leading drainatlo critic , Max King had > .n Intlmatu acquaintance - anco with the leading German actors and theatrical managers of half a century. < ; HO\VI\ ( ; < ii\v. Auftln Unison. A llttlo moro to.Minl the llg'it. Met inlHcrum. HCTU'H onu thut'H white. And one * thnt'x turning ; Adieu to HOUK and "miliU days. 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