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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1898)
TTTTC OMATTA DATT/V TITCT ! . HirNFDAV. APTlTTi fl. IHOfl. C.I < < sz * . xzt > WILING WdlD - ' 1-7 Quito a lively fracas Impends between the League of American Wheelmen and deal ers In bicycle supplies. Recently Chief Con- nul Sherwood ot the Indiana division sug gested tin addition to the Job lot features ot tlio torganUatlon. Discounts on grub and repair Mlln were not mimdently profitable ifor organizing purposes , according , to the Blooslcr genius. Why not secure wholesale rates on-supplies needed by members ? Tbe idea struck President Potter la a tender pot. In spite of hla exhausting preparations ifor war , the threatened crash of dynasties ; nd things , the league executive concluded ( ho schema concealed a snap and promptly approved it. ' ' The acherne of the Indiana consul , who Is acting under authority of the executive ( board , ta detailed In the following circular eont to tire makers : "Gentlemen : I desire to call your atten tion to the fact that th&io has been estab- aithcd a bureau of tdo League of American ( Wheelmen for the purpose of securing further benefits for our 103,000 members. Article * manufactured by you have been called for. iWlll you kindly send me your bst price at ( whlc'i ' you can supply articles offered through your catalogues under tht > following condi tions : Wo act only as manufacturer' * agent. iYou to nil all order * sent you , delivering goods f. o. b. your town. Our responsibility ceases on forwarding orders to you. All orders sent from this office to be accompanied > y caflh. You must supply us with your regular Ulalogue , furnishing us > our net ( price on each article , you desire to list -1th this oPci. ] , "I di'slr'i U call your attention to the fact tliat your competitors will nlso be listed on our books when our members ask for the jwrtlculnr make of goods. Under our ar rangement you do not have to wait ttilrty , eKty. nliuly days , or forever , before closing your account , but the cash Is In your hands Ijefori- the goods leave- your house. Your jiftssiblo customers now amount to about a03,000 wheelmen. By December 1 that num Bier will be mcro than doubled. The amount of trade you will receive from this merober- uhlp depends to a great extent upon the ( flguics you make us. When you have branch S.OUKCB from which we can order please give their address ) ) and notify them of ttio arrangement - rangement you make with us. Please let ino hear from you at your earliest con- ( vcnlonco. " A slightly different letter was rent to in heel manufacturers. It reads as follows : "Gentlemen ! Wo have recently established a bureau of this committee for the purpose of securing special benefits for our 103,000 gnicmbom. Articles manufactured by you are called for. Wo would like to meet this do- inacid If possible. Our method Is to lUt In cur "Circulars nnd fcurt to * H consulates of Jho League of American Wheelmen In the country the articles on which wo secure quotations. The members order what they iv\ ant of u . Wo sc d you ttie Individual order accompanied by the cash. You pack and fcdlp the goods as ordered. In this way you jct spot each for your goods and are In no danger ofOSR \ from unpaid bills. Your pos- elblo customers now number 103,000 and are Jncrcitslng rapidly. In case you Have guar anteed territory or nave agents to protect two wll } not quote priced or take Borders In elates so'llmlted byyou. In quoting us terms rplca6 acnd your catalogue .Illustrating' and describing goods. " Should be pleased to hear from you at your earliest convenience. " r The receipt of these circulars provoked a Ulvcly outburst against the. league In trade circles/ Ono of them vents hte feelings In itho New York Tribune. "From Impartun- dng for assistance In executing Its many Iprospecta , " ho says , "the nigh officers of the League of American Wheelmen have now turned to abuse the cycle trade. That BO violent a change of front should have oc curred at this moment Is not surprising to /thoso / who are deeply concerned with affairs of both the trade and the league. The BeaguB. aa Bismarck once remarked of Salis bury , Is llko a tall loth painted to resemble an Iron sword ; It imperfectly counterfeits ithe strength with which It Is publicly cred ited. It Is numerically weak. It has aCKl.OOO members. On the other hand , the rtrado Is also weak ns a result of the pro tracted acsaults ot buyers. The conditions , therefore , may 'bo ' said to bo favorable for a { fut'jher attack on thotrad.o by the league. ( But distress has taught the trade the value of rcslptance by organization. There are eomo weak ) spots In Us armbr , tout they are not to bo pierced by such p'oor campaigners ' as 'Mr. ' ipdtter or Mr. Sherwood , the former -J * of whom Is lachrymose , as ho recites the ead story of now 'the latter grew poor through unrequited endeavor fop < he league. 'What Sherwood does , goes. ' says the pith/ Potter In a burst ot admiration for the Hoosler who U distributing circulars petitioning the trade to reader wld In the ( work of procuring league members through ' /tho / agency ot tha contemplated purchasing Department. But the makers'who received ( Mr. Shcrwood'a letters are so woefully do- tfclcnt In appreciation ot his genius that rthcy complacently consign them to < 4io waste ipapcr basket and turn to similar produc- rtlono of other men ot letters. So much for Mr. Sherwood. "Now , for Mr. Potter. This gentleman affects a rancorous hate for the cycle trade , particularly that arm of It which Is con cerned with manufacture. Ho Is vehement dii protesting that In twclvo years the trade ( has not contributed a cent to the league taiul pleads this aa an cxcuso for the predatory designs which ho entertains toward 'Lho ' trade. Any ono with a mind loss treacherous than Mr. Potter's , however , jwlll have llttlo dltllculty In recalling the period when ho was actively maintained In employment as editor ot the Good Roads iMagtzlno through Uio generous contribu tions ot the cycle making fraternity to the advertising pages ot that very dull book. It la further a matter of record that Mr. rotter himself received a large sum o ! money In order to defray the expenses In curred In connection wltih the passage oi ithe ATint'trong baggage bill. These are ( but two Instances In which 'Mr. Potter was { personally the recipient ot trade bounty , at would bo more In keeping with the well pinown facts In the case It { n place of ac- vjcuulug manufacturers of being niggardly In { supplying Mr. Potter with funds with .Milch to prosecute designs which are not .wholly In the Interest ot the league , he made open acknowledgment ot the great assist .ance which tha trade at largo has afforded jBils organization. It Is related upon the 'ibcst ot authority that when -the high tide 'of prosperity prevailed In the cycle trade air. Potter tried to obtain from It so large a oum as $20,000 , falling In which effort ho /was / humbly 'thankful ( or the largo check before mentioned. " 1 That the American bicycle Is a popular Institution even In the remote corners o ithe globe Is shown by the Increase In the exports of those vehicles , In 1890 the valu ot the bicycles exported amounted to only 33,796,022 , but during 18D7 It amounted ti 96,902,736. an Increase ot almost 100 pe cent. Tbe fact Is that In spite of the ef 'Jfort ' * of English and German makers Amer lean wheels are the cheapest and best , am ) &crr merits are recognized , as the follow 'ing table , ehowlng the extension ot thel use la otbeo lands , will prove : 1S9 . 1837. ( united Kingdom | l,30fl.40S J2.12S.49l ( Germany 303.090 1.3:8.55 $ jpther Kurope 619.93J 1,301DO flrltlsh North America. . . . 537,677 7U.SS3 Vest Indies . ' 80.901 U3.K3 outh America 103,940 ifrlca " 64.266 174J20 "Mwn 41,348 80.874 ilna 11.278 26,300 The march ot Improvement In details on "IIn whels to s been somewhat checked by iu < < i proflU , but the Improvements made | R Accessory fitting * eema this year greafer ver , Tbe market brittle * with In- ihu ftoveltle * destined for the conventenca " aad sociably-Inclined tlicci , who I like to mcot on the road and talk wheel Irat lamps the wlckless form , ( hat burns acetylcno or other gas , promises to bo a fad. Bells that act automatically In connection with a brake or are operated by means ot a push button on the grip , arc proving catchy. Several new kinds ot brakes have appeared ] within a month , the latest and moot novel being of the back-pedaling vadi rlcty ! and acting on the rear tire. It marks aci departure In the respetft that by simply ceasing to pedal the cogs within the uprockot 1 , toy which the brake la operated , are thrown out of connection and the rider can coast while holding 'the feet still. . The same construction makes It possible , when coasting with the feet up In front , for the rider to catch the flying pedals without danger of Injury. As quick as the revolv ing pedal strikes the leg or foot the mechanism Is thrown at zero and the pedals rest Idly , while the sprockets and chain continue to revolve. This device removes the objection commonly made against back- tiP pedaling brakes , that they ore of no use for coasting. ' To equip a wheel with this brake , however , a special sprocket is required. Quito 3 a few new designs In small too clips for women are being made and some new articles for the same purpose are clamps that : fit on the edge of the pedal and catch the solo ot 'the shoe * as the feet are shoved forward , much the same as the eldo clamps ot a skate. One Inventor , seeking probably oc < remedy the feminine objection to toe clips of their not being able to acquire the knack 1 < of catching them , has devised a clip that rises over the toe automatically when the foot Is placed on the pedal. Internal binders for seat posts nnd handlebars are decidedly popular this season , but a ecat- post Is now out that requires no nut or binding collar. It permits the saddle to bo put Into the frame ot a wheel or re moved from , It , post and all , without having to touch a , wrench. The etcm of the seat- post Is split on the blaa from one end to the other and the halves are Independently hinged at 'the crosspleco. Consequently the action of the two pieces Inside the wheel Is exactly that of a wedge. AVhen the stem Is 1 pushed Into the wheel and the top piece , with the saddle on It , Is pressed down In front I , ono of the halves Is forced down lower 1t 1 than the other , and , because ot the transverse spilt , the diameter of the whole stem ia Increased , holding the post securely. A slight upward blow from the hand on the ( under side of the taddlo loosens the stem and permits It to be rcmovod. A now design has been adopted for the League . ot American Wheelmen honor badges for this year , and the device Is one ot the most beautiful and expensive ot badges awarded by the league. They are of solid gold , the richly colored facing enamels of , royal | purple and whlto combining with the gold background to present a striking ap pearance. J The badge may bo worn In a variety of ways , as a watch fob , decoration , charm ( , or as breastpins by women. What will probably bo effectual discour agement to bicycle thieves In Suffolk county , New ; York , has been given by a Judge who has j just sentenced William Seamen to ten oars' penal servitude at hard labor for teallng a wheel. Another charge ot the amo nature la outstanding against the oavlct. The persecution of a bicycle dealer 'at Vlnsen , In Ha'nover , by a1 bleycld Vereln be- so he persisted in selling American vheols In competition with the German , has rought out the Interesting * fact that the ormer of the best makes are sold at 135.70 ach , which Is much cheaper than the latter an bo sold. German trade has thus been amazed , and tbo German manufacturers re uniting to demand of Parliament a pro- ilbltory duty. The American manufacturers , owever , are preparing to meet any such hostile legislation by erecting branch fac- orles In Germany. Then by Importing from he United States their parts and materials ind putting them together In Germany with he cheap labor ot German workmen , under superintendence of American expert fore- nen , the competition will be rendered more atally aggressive than ever before. It Is stated that a Cleveland Arm Is about to es tablish a factory In Germany , with a yearly output that will knock down the trade prlc o $23.80 and the selling price to )30.94. The average annual output of wood novel- lies In Maine has a value well over $1,000- 000. One of the most interesting branches of tuo Industry Is the manufacture ot wood rkma for blcycl-es. The factory where the manufacture la carried on has a floor epaoe of 74,800 feet ; its dally output tvorogep about 1,800 rims , and the value of Its yearly product Is about $120,000. The wood used U rock maple , and each rim Is composed ot three pieces glued and pressed together with such force and exactitude that the rim appears like one piece , and only the most searclilng examination can detect th joints. After these pieces have been steamed , bent and glued they are submitted to an .enor mous , preesuro in a steam-power machine. They are tten taken to the lathes , ono of which turns the concave surface of the out side and another the convex surface ot the Inside of the rim. After passing on to the sandpaper machine for smoothing , they are stained and varnished and bored for the spokes , and ore ready for shipment. The wood must be perfect , and not the least defect or discoloration is allowed to pass. Muen of the machinery has been designed expressly for this plant , and the machines , as well as all the steps in the construction of the rims , require the supervision of skilled mechanics. An illustration of how expensive is Ignorance - ranco la given by a cycle dealer , who says that be has frequently had men and women bring their wheels to him with the com plaint that the machines were running hard and they could not tell what was the mat ter. "After taking the wheel into the back room , " ho said , "I have found that noth ing In the world was Uie matter except that the bearings were clogged with dirt that had become so gummy that they would hardly move. I simply squirted In a few drops ot kerosene to cut the dirt , put in some fresh oil , spun the wheels around a little , took It out. and charged the dunces 50 cents. In such cases they go away delighted and give credit to roe for being very clever. Well , I am. " OniGI.V OF THIS HICYCLC. U Mar Her Traced' ' n Far Itack n ( lie Seventeenth Century. In the April St. Nicholas Prank H. Vlrn- telly has told "The Story of the Wheel. " tracing in a profusely Illustrated article the evolution of the bicycle. Mr. VlzoteTly says : It has been often said that "to trace the origin of fhe bicycle we mun go back to the beginning of the century , " and s this has been donIe4 It Is probably true. I shall try to show that the bicycle grew from experi ments in the fifteenth and slxtoeoth cen turies , and that the Celerifere , first Invented In 1690 , was the earliest form ot the "safety" of today. The first attempts to ride wheels date b ck as far as the fifteenth century. True , the machines then made were crude , clumsy and Imperfect , yet they deserve men tion , for they -were a distinct step la the history ot the wheel. The first of these was a heavy carriage driven by moans ot ropes attached to and wound around Us axle- tree. To the other end of the ropes a polo was tied , and this pole wns used as a leverf In front of the vehicle , and by this means It was fluwly drown forward. Llttlo was done In the century fallowing ; yet to the "Memoirs of Henry Fethorstone" It U told that a Jesuit missionary named RIclus , who was traveling down the Ganges , having mUsed boat that piled at regular intervals between points be wai to visit lo hla journey , marie up for lost time by build * log a small carriage propelled by levers. Because o few details are told , the truth of the author's account bos been doubted by many. In cueof EngUnd't older churches St. Giles' < u Stoke Pogl ta window at ataloed glass , onwhich may b seen a chrnib astride of a hobby horse , -wooden "wheel. " At the sides , In separate panels , c It to M the date of the design , stand two young men attired in Puritan dress , ono playing the violin , the other , with hands In his pockets , smoking a pipe. Is It from this doclgn that the first thought of the hobby horse of other day * was taken ? Before the Royal Academy ot Sciences , in 1693 , Ozanam read a paper describing a vehicle driven by the pedaling of a footman , nho stood in a box behind , end rested his hand on a bar , level with his chin , attached to the back of an awning above the rider In the conveyance. This may provo that Fcthcretono'a account was not untrue. Ozanam's vehicle was followed by another , built on a somewhat similar plan , by an Englishman named Ovcndcn about 1701 , for a description of the machine then appeared I'l the Universal Magazine. The vehicle was said to bo "tho best that has hitherto besn Invented. " The distance covered "with oaso" by this rude vehicle Is stated to have been six miles an hour : with a "peculiar ex ertion , " nine or ten miles. The steering was done with a pair of reins. HACK \UMIIKH. Philadelphia Times. H rode nf.ir cm his ullent steed , , And the years had fled since then ; But the charms of the stranger land mere vnln And ho longed for hU homei ngaln. So with wistful face and cnre-mnrkcd brow , Dut with dreams of the olden- days , He girded his loins and bent q'cr his wheel , Came back by the much-changed ways. At the edge of the town he met a. friend Alii nro we so soon forgot ? Ha nodded ) hta head as ho passed slow by , But the other knew him not. Then he waved hla hand to a schoolboy chum "With childhood's well Unowii nlr Oh keener than steel wns the cruel stab That came from a frozen stare. A flutter of skirts and a woman's form- Yet -why should his breast so heave ? A maiden's heart Is an Inn-like place , And men were made to grieve. And still ho had loved her , deep and true. The hat ho had raised with grace Foil down on his brow like n funeral pall Aa ho saw her averted face. 19 there no ross left In the field ; of life ? No stnr In thei slocrni of night ? . Yes ! Who Is It rides across hla path As swift as a beam of light ? Wheri a mother's eye looks for the child It loves What secrets can time , conceal She knew him , at once from the blUe ho rode , His ' 94 make of wheel. nioYGi.ivn IN Tire ALPS. Down R Stpcp I'nm Ii Ilnthor nil Hxcltlna : ISxitrrlrnce. Elizabeth Robins Pennell writes an article entitled "Over the Alps on a Bicycle" for the April Century , and Joseph Pennell furnishes a number of f'trlklng Illustrations. Mrs. Pcnnoll says of one of her first experiences : Up and down for another day wo rode , and then wo were well In tha Jura , en our first pass , th Col do la Faucille. How much wo had heard of that pass ! how steep It was , how terrible the three kilometers nt the top ! To mount them , wo ate two breakfasts , CM after the other. The French customs oulcern at Les Rounses bade us an "Excolslor"-llke adieu as they stamped our machines , and , In \vheel-tracks of a Swiss from Geneva , the number on his bicycle waving gaily be hind him. we began to climb. It was not long , however , before even I caught up to him. nnd he addressed me , with what breath was left him , almost In the words of Long fellow not exactly Uewaro the pine tree's withered branch ! Buwnro the awful avalanche ! but. "Look out mlt dem lest free kilometer. Ho shtecp. " The Swiss , by riding very hard , got ahead of uo. Wo did not hurry much , but we hur ried him. Wo rode on , Rod we rode on , and we rode on , gradually climbing , ho pufljng all the while llko a small steam engine , un til suddenly the road become flat and began fo go downhill , and , with .a final grunt of triumph , he tumbled off , and said , "Do Cor do la Fausblllo ! " And this was a Swiss passl Why , I know hundreds of hills that are worse ; and yet , whan wo came to look In our Baedeker , we found we bad climbed without feeling It 4,356 feet. As wo started down , the Swiss cycler called "after uo : "Haben sle cln vary gut brack ? For sle mussent zuruck. pedallen , and It Is bcascr eln pine tree oofes col de trainer ! " We got on ; wo pumped up our pneumatlo brakes ; wo back-pedaled hard. And then we remembered there was a view. Wo jumped off and looked. The road zigzagged down the mountain sld ; plao forests grew toward heaven ; a flat , gray-green streak ot country stretched away below ; a whitish line filled the distance ; and' Instead ot Ruskln's star-girt , glistening-white , village-crowned , glacier-bound chain of Alps were only vaqt cloud-banks. So we pumped up the pneu matics again , and began our ride down. The road wui broad and beautifully engineered , for w were still in France. Whtn I reached the first curve I had a bad time. The road doubled straight back on Itself ; on ono oldo the pine forest , on the other a drop of some thousand feet. Every yard or so was a stone post just high enough to hit my pedal ( to save me from grim death ) . I steered trom the precipice , and tried to come around with the dignity that befits my twenty years of cycling. But the road was not banked up. I ran Into the gutter , and eat down in the bushes. I picked myself up , and looked over the side. Half a dozen zigzags below was J. , coasting llko mad , foreshortened to that I could see only the top of his head. He approached preached a curve. As he turned It ho leaned right over the precipice. He took his hands off. Heavens ! was he falling ? No ; he was lighting his pipe. I rode for awhile In a meat ladylike manner ; but after half a dozen turns , by keeping my pneumatic en , by strenuous back-pedaling , and by turning as tfcort aa possible at the curves , there was no trouble. The gradient was not very steep , and it became easier where the road wound back and forth and round and about among the foothills. Never cnce , however , did I let the machine go. We both put our faith In the pneumatic brakes , sand with our feet on the rests wo coasted delightfully. Once we beheld. In a cloud , ot dust away above us , the Swiss , a pine tree tagged to hla wheel , wobbling down with difficulty. Wo had heard ot the terrors of this pasj for yeare , and wo found a perfect coast. AVIiUpcrlnir * of the Wheel. The officers ot the Nebraska division , l/eoguo of American Wheelmen , have de cided to hold the smoker , which was planned for January last , and then indefinitely post poned , on Saturday evening , April 16. The affair will be for league members and their wheelmen frlcnda. The latter must be ac companied by a member , and members will bo admitted upon the presentation of their league tickets. The affair la to b " held In Turner hall on Nineteenth and Harney tffrqcts , and as the ball contains a well equipped stage , the officers ot the dlvlrlon are planning to give a program of special ties by local amateur end professional'art- tots. These wIV ) prafbably Include home- trainer races , bag punching exhibitions , wrestling matchcu , sparring matcnes , exhi bitions ot strength and dances and similar features. The officers' Idea In giving this entertainment Is to glvo wheelmen wiho are already members of the league more for their dollar , and to Induce those who are not members to come Into the field. It enough new members ere enlisted at the smoker to warrant It the affair will be held monthly 'hereafter. ' Some of the members seem to think that they are not getting their money's worth , and are , therefore , refusing , to renew for this year. Chief Ccnsul O'Brien hopea to appease them by giving entertain ments which will bo Xrca to them. The committees which will have charge ot the coming smoker will bo appointed t > y the chief consul early next week. And now ths newa comes from Boston that John S. Prince baa given up Ills grand west * ern coliseum circuit Idea. Ho has been en gaged by the National Cycle Track associa tion to cranage Us track at Waltham , Mass. . during the coming racing season. Omaha will not have a grand track and athletic field built by Prince , and the enthusiasts will not bavo a chance to see Bald , Michael and other stars ot the racing firmament unless eoruo local capitalist digs deep down into his pock ets to bring them here. Prince was look lug after the tiard Iron dollars , and as the Na tional Track : association offered him a pretty t fat thing he doubtless concluded that a re thing was bettir than speculation , id save up hU grand idea , as ha called It. It begin * to look tery much M though. Omaha rraa not going Itchnvo a bicycle track after all , A month n no ago there were several In night , but ii Uiof , A sudden they vanished and mattrrni ( tid as they did at first. The old ChorlesiStreet fork track ha been torn down and tbe milehorpo track at the State fair ground's ils , not fit to hold races on , so unless ManagersiSchurman and O'Brien of the Omaha base ball club decide to build a track on their nrdu'rfdfl ' the chances for Omaha'o having one wlll-bo very slim. Pete Doyle , a piomliwit wheelman and cycle traveling ealesnuat was In the city lost week. j i W. D. "Walker , formerly of Kearney , Neb. , and who was one of that'city's mort promi nent league members during 1893-6 , was in the city en hU wny west last Tuesday. Mr. Walker was the first man to start a bicycle factory in Nebraska. Ho sold out his fac- tcry a year ago and Is now on the road for an eastern patat concern. John Lawson. the "Terrible Swede , " who appeared in this city lost winter with the Ole Olscn company , got Into trouble In Mln- tir-apalls last week. Lawaon gives an ex hibition on a .homo trainer between acts of the ehow , nnd usually gcla some local rider 4o go against htm. A large dial attached to the wheel Indicates to the crowd how fast the rider la goingand both , arc timed for a mile. Lawson ibas a lever attached to the wjicel , by manipulating which he can moke : the machine run easy or hard to his liking When his competitors are on the wbcel , ot course it is fixed to run hard , and w.hen John mounts ho simply pulls the lever , which can bo easily done without notice , and always bcata his opponent. Up In Minneapolis one of tha men who was cn- gagrd to go against him learned of the lover , and when ho mounted the wheel pulled It , wllih the result that he be.it Lawron'a tlmo several seconds In the trial. Law 3n ob jected to his competitor pulling the lever , but the crowd hooted him down and ho was compelled to take his medicine. While In this city ho rode against McCall and Sager on the trainer and beat them by several seconds. It Is known here , however , that In on open contest on the track either of tHrno men could make a monkey of the Swede. Morgan Shrock of the Omaha Wheel club , who has been In Texas for a year , returned to this city last week. Shrack was one of the old-time "Oooglcrs" and hla clut mates were all joyed at his return. Frank Slefkln of the Omaha Wheel club went out In the sand hills of Nebraika a couple of weeks ago to slaughter ducks , but returned last Friday evening with nary a duck. "Stuff" said the weather was too rold and they were not flying. The snow storm prevented the Tourist wheelmen from making the roi to Calhoun last Sunday , but as the roads arc In good condition now they will try It again today. The start will be made from Hartry'o at 9 a. m. A.KASTUIt I'ATKIOT. Atlanta Constitution. Never ketch me growlln' 'bout millinery bills I likes tor see , at Eaatir the dear wife put on frills ; Llko to see her flxln' oJLher dear ol' self Jn style. . , T"cr she's rwectpr fn or minute than the others In a mlle ! " ' " ' i at iXuthln' In the country's too good for her ; nn' I i , . , Have sot It down ! to , never pass the Easter ribbont by Ef I half Fusp'ct phevttants "cm ; ef she only hints that she" ' Wants somothln' In itheuwlndcrs , they ain't big enough' ' fer meoi ! Jest buy thn store out for her ; fer it 'livens up yer life. ' To know this thins- called "money" Is n blessln' ter yer1fiiio An' when naster.sballfi air rlngln * an * the norl's on dress pprMp. . , . . Ter know thar ain't -woman that Uln throw her In the shade I. _ It don't Inko much tor fesa her , but It's , getter ter bo the" best ! ' That's In the fashion pap2ts whar ths purty ones air dressed ; I/ovo ter sao her flxlq' of her dear o scJf Fer she's sweeter In a minute than the rest air In a mile ! Turned , the .Tolto on the. . .Driver . nnd the * Funny Mini. He was a very balky horae , relat.'a the New York Tcjcgram , and a rebellious spirit caught him just In front of the stage door of the Herald Square theater Saturday after noon as the funny men , and women of "Ths French Maid" were leaving the theater. Comedians Blgelow , Mcatyn , Redway , Honey and Armstrong all flrcd suggestions at the disconsolate driver , The man one ot the licensed vendor gentry gave them all a test , but his nag and rart remained Immova- blo. Managers Charles E. Evans and W. D. Mann strayed into the crowd at this Junc ture. "Only ono way to start that fellow , and that's to build a fire under him , " volunteered Evans. , The now thoroughly discouraged driver seized a suggestion of so much promise hungrily. "You have enough there to burn a house,1 ventured Mann a few moments later , aa the vendor dropped a flaming match Into a heap ing pile of combustibles. "He'll need It all , or I don't know my own plug , " answered the vendor. When the'piebald realized what was being done to him it appeared a toss-up whether ho would kick the fire out or merely shatter the dashboard. A third thought carao to him. however. After swinging his speckled head full around nnd grinning at Evans , he moved about five feet. This freed him of the fully developed conflagration , but brought the bottom of the cart right against H. A yell of delight went up from the crowd at this and the driver started for bvans who just here made a quick flit through the stage door. When the crowd succeeded In gottlnp the cart from the flro there was a bl" charred leak In its bottom. The punishment apparently seeming adequate quate , the piebald peacefully permitted the vendor to continue his way. TIIIJ 1'II'U FACE. It i Claimed to He u Vlnlble- the Often-Noted Illcycle Knee. U la declared by the Medical Record tha the constant habit of smoking pipes has a perceptible effect upon ithe faoa. The pres sure of the lips to hold the pipe In poaltl. . > Increases the curvature of the llpi round th stem nnd the muscles become mora rlgt < hero than In other iprta- , Thus the llpa a a certain point become otrnger , and the pips la unconsciously heWr fo > the same habltui position. After lorfg continuation of th habit small circularVftnklea farm parall with the curvature 8f , { ho lira around tbl stem. These arc crc suLoy finer linen cause by the pressure of thp IJrjs to retain the uten in position. > , -0 In the cas3 of oM men who have emokei a pipe fer years thoi < ffpct upon the lips l < very marked , not only/jUterlng the form o the lira , but of one entire side of the face causing the wrinkles'tbat are tha result o age to dctpen , and rnstcsd of following th natural course of faclai'Nvrlnklea , to ohang their eourco so as to-radiate from the per of the mouth where tbd pipe Is habitual ! carried. Furthermoreoco'or both lips oftc protrude , Just like th Hlpo of poaple wh used to suck their thumbs when children The effects of pipe smoking upon the toot Mid lower jaws are even more apparen than In the caw of the lips. Jt any man wh has smoked a pipe for a considerable lengt of time will take the trouble to examine hi tictrth lie will find .that . at the point whor he usually holds the stem between his toet the latter have become worn. 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