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TndLnnapo1li Is hnnglng out lt banflet3
) itntl ptltUng on the prII1nInnry frfllg for the
ncot of the Lengun of Amorcan Wheelmen
which bcgns August . The I1ooIer C11I )
Itat I prepnrcil to take core of every whcel
man lii the land1 and aflflOtlnCO there
nothIng In ( ho town too goat ] for the boys
flfll gtrls , The sgnlflcaflce ! of the onnounce-
mont will be better apprcclatcI n conneO-
tion with the statement thftt the local managers -
" to throw to
agers of the meet have "money
the birds , " If It is not absorbed In the usuat
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way.
The program of the week opens on TUOS-
day with the tistial preliminaries at the
)1en(1rIunrter ) ( In Tomlinson's hail , followed
In the evening with a reception and con-
ccrt at the state house.
Several cycle runs are booked for \\'elncs-
day morning , the chnmplonshtp races In the
afternoon anti t smelter In the evening ,
flutis and races are scheduled for Thurs-
da . closIng ; Ltli several warm entertain-
nients in the garilons anti parls of the city.
tmIlar events nro boolce0 for Frhlay and
Saturday , the wind-Up being a banqutt and
a reception to the representatives of the
preiss.
"I'll bet you that in opito of cverytl3lng
that ha happened and all that has been
said not one nina of it dozen sitting around
here knows the number of his wheel , " said
: ni1dci to Ms frhnd a few days ago , when
the pair were sitting on the veranda of a
hotel. "Sonic of th m , perhaps , have a
mcn2oraplum ( of the number at home In a
pock tbook or elsewhere , but If ho lost his
wheel right hero not one could help the
Police to find It. scheme for always
being able to give the number of my wheel
Is agroat one , and I am In love with it be-
' I originated It myself. Look hero ! "
v' Then the sieaker pulled down his stoeldog
tar. enough to expose the cuff of ifis bicycle
bloomers. One tue cull , penned with ideli-
61 bie ink , lie liiicl the nunther of his wheel , to-
getlier with the make and year or it.
On almost every cycle path In Minneapolis
may be found the dead bodies of sparrows.
To the , greatoi number of those who travel
over the paths it. has always been a mystery
why the sParrows should ha found on the
path instead of Oil tile road , If they had
;
' bOon injureti ticre were plenty of other
. \ ' DIaees for the ( li5lOSitiOfl of their bodies , but
or one foind ; elsewherq there were always
lour or five on the cycib paths. The secret
' of it s this , voucheci for by many cyclists :
4 . The sparrows in flying close to the ground
to dodge a
ia\'e occasion many times
bicycle. As the wheel revolves rapidly they
do not. see the spokes n d make a ( lash to
get tliro gh. The result Is , of course , fatal
In almost every Instance , and the body of
the bird Is left lying on the cycle lath.
Teddy Elwnrds' method of con-
tunes is entirely unlike tliat of the averogo
centurion , and it is worth the consideration
of nil cyclists who attempt long distances ,
lie starts at an easy gait. Occasionally , to
show vhat kind of stuff lie and his wheel
are nuuio of , ho gives other riders a chance
to ttvlihtni of they ctu , but as a rule ho
av Icls r.oad racing tactics of every dbscrip-
tiou. He rarely rides far without dismounting -
ing to relax his muscles or examtno some
waydo ( object of ihtereat , andlusists that
the rule usually followed by century riding
parties , of stopping for rest only at stated
points on the route , determined before the
start , is conducive to tIle giving out of
maiy riders who could eaaiiy ride a full 100
miles if at liberty to halt for a few moments
'whenoVer so Inclined. Edwards finished his
200th centUry In Chicago on tim 19th.
r A ldnnd-new Etyle dtcycle rackhas been
dscoVted ! by a New Jersey farmer rho
run a wayside n . It possesses the couf-
bined virtues of great elliciency ami extreme
chpness. This dipynser p . sort drinks ,
who 'bn week days hunts tue rotate bug and
noaqutto , has takolithe 'wheel of nit old
g ' torah , wagon and after cutting the SPokes in
. half has ' qteod the litibon end in awoodezl
a fbed poStiOn. ) Bicycles are
luHhei. In ljct\voen . the : PQkC'S which ,
'
radiatpg Jn. ll direcipp , makes 'it
venlent for every. iser to stow hi wheel
and remO\O it sithout Intorfeing wth any
of the others. '
A. handy little device such as anyone
might have made for Pcraonah use had the
Idea occurred opportunely is being marketed
by a western firm. it is designed far the
purpose of enabling a rider to clean a chain
'without removing it or oven getting the
i. hands dirty. It is a quarter circle metal
ease made to slip over tiLe sprocket. A clip
attached to the Iover tube holds it firmly
iii 1)15cc. Ily upcnthtng the bicycle this case
becoinea a trough very much like that. in
which a grindstone revolves. This trough
Is filled with gasoline and then by turning
tIu sprocket the chain Is cleaned about as
thoroughly as it could be by taking it oft
and soaking it , The metal trough is , of
course , thin enough anl sufficiently narrow
to Permit the crank to pacs over It.
hero is a humb-niul etching of Chicago
- lifo vopehed for by the Tribune ;
"Mister , ' ' asked the barefooted boy with
the brimless hat , 'yc.u'ro tile owner of this
store , ain't you ? "
"I am , ' ' replied the lana in the bicycle
establishment.Vhnt can I do for you , my
f young frlendV' ,
"Don't you vant to hjro iomebody to
stand on the corner nail holler out , 'Ice ! '
when a feller coiuies along iidin' nay other
kinti of bisicklo 'ceptin' yours ? "
It is hard to tell wiicthor tue passenger
who alights from a car without looking
around or th bicyclist who rides close
alongside of a rapidly moving car Is more
in the wrong. The small number of ned-
dents between whecimen and car riders because -
cause of thi3 carulessuiess on the vart of
each is astonishing , Conductors usually
warn pitasengers about to alight when ther
is a truck or other heavy vehicle approach.
lag , but they do no seem to think that the
silent , eu'tft.movlng bicycle is worthy of
consideration. The rumble of tIme other
vehicles , or their size , apprises conductors
of their imear prosexuce , hut as for turning
their heads about and using their eyes , ns
a caution against cycles , it is something
most of the faretalers do imot do , Ba farr
,
r bicycles are concerned , passengers ieav-
lag enra mudt look out for themselves.
Ilerlin antI l'otsdamn are patiently vaIting
j for the German empress to take up wheel.
lug , Women of the court believe it is only
a Iluestion of time when ho will do so , us
the empress is known to be fond of this
recreatIon and it is only her dignity and
ber duties to her famutly which are , or have
4 vrevented her. from adopting the bicycle
r In the past , Of late she has beeu an acute
sufferer with neuralglc headaches , for whIch
her physIcian on several occasIons has sug.
gested the advisabIlIty of outdoor exercise ,
'Thus far ho has not been able to PrevaIl
iion her to follow his advice umud delegate
to serrguuts many of the tasks she has taken
upon herseif , jbout the only Influence
of service to the emperor In attending pub-
lie functions. She appears with him often
for that reason only , when her inclinations
uouild lead her to remain with her family.
Several manufacturers of bicycles in Ccr-
many anti other Furopean countries have
already petitioned the empress to accept
bIcycles o their make and many of hmerad-
mirera are hoping she wilt not retuso all of
them. It is not considered good form in
German royal clrles for the wife of a high
omcal in the ( Jerman eupiro to affect any
kind of pastIme whIch the empress does not
approve of , .t
One subject more than another upon which
new riders and Intending ones ask advice
Is that of gears. Tue qUetloa of what gear
to ride Is as perplexing to the novice as the
choice of 'a wedding present. One friend
bids him take a low gear and another says
high gear , and ench adviser nnlnes the size
Used by hImself , It must be readIly per-
celvad that it is all a matter of individual
suitability. The only thing to be said about
cyclists who rIde t0 and these who use 110 ,
and about all who ride any gear between ,
is Lincoln's remark , 'Por tho.uo who like
that sort of thing , It is just the kind of
thing that sort of people would like. " No
one can tell what size gear to use until
after ridIng a while , and it Is therefore well
to begin with a moderately low gear on the
first wheel and work upward along the
scale as strength and expertness are gained.
There Is one stronger reason for a novice
taking a low gear at the start , It is easier
to learim to ride than with a high one. A
cyclist , annot be called Proficient the inn-
fluent ho leaves an instruction academy ,
ProficIency comes only with practice , and
there are many little niceties of cOntrol and
pedalling and economy of strength to be
learned which can best be mastered with a
lov' gear. A wheel is much better controlled -
trolled with a low gear and it responds more
quickly to the touch on the pedals. For this
reason all trick riders have wheels geared
\'ery low for their exhibition work. There
would be fewer wabblers on the road and
fewer accidents of the kind that could b
avohcd were not so many beginners out
with bigh gears.
A woman cyclist liis written a cycling
paper making the extraordinary declaration
that. ever simico she began riding she has
nuado It. her chief ambition to run over
chickens. One has often marveled at the
inulerturbable calni with which the average
domestic fowl wIll stand in the path of an
advancing cycle. until tim very last ma-
meat , anti then with a swift simultaneous
movement. of legs and wings neatly elude
it by a hair's breadhi. They are caught
sometimes , though , and it vus the fact of
several riders having bec'n thrown by tin
skillful chanticleers which drew forth the
announcement of thus eccentric woman's
vastiine.
It Is surprising that more accidents 'do
not occur , especially to women riders , owing
to the lack of attention whIch many of
theta PY to their machines , and also thclr
mechanical knowledge , which they regard
n unnecesary and so much avoidable
trouble , One baa often seen womea riding
on machines ia a condition which almost
"raises one's hair , " and with an Indifference
whIch no man woufi dare to emulate.
'riii 'rwro 'rim oin.
Some Ohservntion,40fl I're,4Cat full
F'ituire Makes of % 'heeIN.
It Is rather early in the season to talk of
next years styles of bicycle , but tIm subject
appears to be welcomed as a midsummer
diversion. On the subject of coming changes
tim Now York Sumu has this to say :
"Bicycle manufacturers have already begun -
gun to discuss time construction of wheels
for 1S99 , and some of their propositions have
come to the ears of riders. It Is reported
that a few makers Imavo arranged to turn
out thirty-inch wheels next year , and that
the price of those machines will probably
be somewhat more than Is charged for this
year's models wIth wheels of less diameter.
Modifications arc also promised in bearings ,
adjustments , sprockets , cranks and enamel ;
and the ' 99 models are likely to be prettier
than tluoso of ' 93 , But one thing about the
wheels of 1897 amid iSIS which has caused
mnueh dissatisfaction among a great many
bicyclists , women particularly , seems I Ikely
to be as objectionable In the comning wheels
as in those of the past , It is alleged that
the new wheels wIll be heavier , if anything ,
than those ot the present year.
The chief reasons advanced in support of
this statement are that the cost of makIng
a 'light wheel is greater than the cost of
making a heavy one , and that the former Is
flinch moro likely to break down and cause
addItional expense to the manufacturer who
guarantees It. Tue low price at which
wheels are expected to sell next year dis
courages manufacturers from taking any
unnecessary risks , and they aver that their
Profits are likely to be too small to warrant
much of an Increase in the cost of produc-
tion. It Is not known exactly what the nun-
chines of the ' 09 pattern will weigh , but , if
accounts nro true , they wilt ho ono pound ,
and perhaps two pounds , heavier than the
wheels of today ,
At Ilrst thotuglmt a titilerence of one or
two pounds In the weight of a bicycle mnay
seem too trivial a matter for serious con-
elcieratlon ; and , Indeed , to rIders of muscular -
cular build it. is , flut many cyclists are not
Sanilows , They look upon a timirty-pound
bicycle today as they did seven years ago
upon one of almost twice that weight ; but
theIr aversion to heavy wheels at the pres-
tat time Is stronger than It was then , for
the reason that time has demonstrated the
pos8iblilty of making wheels extremely light.
As It happens , the maker's side of the case
sehtiom receives very much attention from
wheelmomi. If the latter , for example , desire -
sire twenty-two-pound wheels , they will
buy vhoro they think they can got the
best inaehimmes of that weight for their
mnomley , flfld It matters little to them whether
the nmuufacturer nets more or less on these
macblues than he would on others that
weigh thirty pounds. Lightweight bIcycles
are tulmlttetl by nil to be less stanch and
rIgid for ordinary road use than are those
of medIum weight , hut , nevertheless , the
tests wItIIstooJ by the former have been
SULlckntly ! credItable to make light wheels
acceptable to a large vart of the cycling
fraternity.
Numerous reasons were ascribed for tIme
rapid Increase In the popularity of cycling
during the year 1896 , and at that iliac the
reason mnost generally given was that pen-
ide bad not before appreciated the benefits
of time exercise , Many riders venture an
explanation quito different from that. They
say that , prior to thu-ce years ago , bIcycles
were altogether too heavy to commend
tbemnselves thoroughly to thu public ; they
vero clumsy , and , unless used on smooth
roads , quickly tiroil inexperienced riders ,
As a result of using heavy wheels , mnany
beginners lost heart In cycling and apoke
disparagingly of it to their friends , The ap-
iearauvo of twenty and twenty-two pound
bicycles soon overcame the uDjeetlons , and
ubout that time wheeling receive4 a surpris.
lug Impetus.
The greatest demand for IIghtweibt
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whcls in 1806 In time Ittes rather than
In the country , and It is easy to understand
why such was the case. In th m tr pofltan
dfstr1ts accomnuolation ( foi housing a
wheel are sewer than Ihey arq on the omit-
skirts , and the city rider who is spared the
task of carrying his bicycle up two or three
flights of stairs regards bimef as more
fortunate than most of his comrades. 13e-
sides , the thoroughfares of titles , being better -
ter suited for cycling than those of the
country , impose less wear and tear on a
machine than do the latter , hence , a wheel
that is too light and frail for everyday use
0mm rough roads will do splendid servi o on
highways of asphalt and macadam ,
The cyclists , however , to whom a twenty-
eight or a thirtypountt wheel appears weli-
nigh as awkward to handle as a motor
'wagon. ' arc the whieelwomaen1 many of whom
assert that It manufdcturcrs turn out heny-
ler machines next year they wiii ho thwart-
lag their own interests , Women fthat he-
hot declare that the ranks of female riders
are much thinnCr thIs year than they were
Immst and that the falling off is due , In a
large measure , to the Increased weight of
the new wheels.
1 , . .t. ' , l'ItIZiS AW'AUT ) ,
A Vile of ( 'nsh JIie1unumge.L for I'imotn-
rniIms of unIt heads.
Cimnlrmnaa Otto Dorner of the national corn-
mittee en hIghway improvement announces
tim result of the 125 cash prize competl.
tion for bad roads photographs whIch ho
hnz been conducting for the League of Amer-
lean Wimeelmen. hundreds of photographs
have been submitted , from almost every
atato , showing all manner of bad roads and
impassable highways.
The committee en prIzes , consIsting of
William M , Foster , S , 14. SteIn and F. P.
Van Valkenburg , awards the first of $50 to
James I. PhillIps , Mannlngten , W'ost Vii'-
glnia , This photograph shows a wretchedly
bad road along the bank of a river , under
thu most favorable conditions for drainage.
The road as imhotographed , consists of aim-
patently bottomless mud , rendering travel
almost an impossibility , except with an iii-
most empty wagon. The picture is a strlk-
ing illustration of a. road most thoroughly
bad , built under conditions whore an cx-
cellent highway might have been had with
little trouble , through the application of the
simplest iurinciples. It Btrongiy emphasIzes
the wretched system of road building which
prevails 1mm the average coUntr districts.
The second prize of $25 is awarded to E.
P. Richards , Clyde , Ohio. This photograph
represents a country road whIch , on account
of lack of drainage , is simply a mire , where
wagons sink to the hub. The subject is
good and time pbotographm well taken ,
They award the third prize of $15 to Miss
Teanie Jury , Ash Grove , Mo. This Photograph -
graph represents a road that is coverel
with rough stones , and having a perennIal
mudholo extending across Its entire width.
'fimis road is easily susceptible of improve-
uncut , end is bad simply because of neglect.
They award the fourth prize of $10 to
It. i. McColm , Baltimore , Md. 'rids is a
picture of a toll road within five minutes
walk of Baltimore , and shows paralioled
ruts two feet deep which scent to extend
the entire length of the road as photo-
graphed. It is hard to behievo thmat toll is
charged on such a road.
The fifth prize of 5 is awarded to floss
Kerr , Gallipohis , 0.
The sixth prize of $5 to Mary Lewis ,
Springfield , Ilh.
The seventh prize of 5 to A , 0. Cord
and A. Swindells , 23 Aborn street , Providence -
dence , It. I.
The eighth prize of ' 5 to F. L. Hess ,
Phoenix , N. Y.
Thu ninth prIze of $5 to Fred II , Patch ,
Itusliviile , Ill.
All the photographs submitted were ex-
atnIned carefully. It was found necessary
to reject many because time views were
of city and village streets and not of country
roads. Many others wore necessarily rejected -
jected because , while the l4ubjects were
good , time photographs were badly taRen or
printed.
WHISPERINUS OF THE WHEEL
A bicycle thief nouvln jail at Blair in all
probabilities will never agala be guilty of
appropratlag another wheel to lilA OWil use.
Timis particular thief went into the store of
the Nebraska Cycle company last Monday
aornl an I asked to rent a wheel. Cap-
tam Torn Mlckel of the Omaha Wheel club
was in charge of the place and thinking that
the man looked suspicious Informed him
that ho would have to deposiL a $10 note as
a guarantee that the machine would be returned -
turned safely whmen ho would receive hIs
money back , The man who gave hIs name
a Jac ¼ soii deposited 1 is ten and was handed
over a rent wheel valued at perhaps $50.
It was afterwards learned that he went
north on the road to old Fort Omaha and
made inquiries as to the best route to take
for the Dakota wheat fields and after ascertaining -
certaining this heft word at several saloons
that he would be along Tuesday morning at
4 o'clock on his way to Dakota. A little
piece of had luck in the way of a puncture
delayed his starting a bIt as It was doubtless -
less his intention to use the macme ho had
rented for thin tril ) and never return i. Ho
was not much of a repair man himself so
ho returned the rented wheel , paid the rca-
tal and * hamago and received hIs deposit.
Mi' , Mlckel was busy at the tinuc nod did
not notlco that when the thief walked out
ho straddled a now racing machine , time
property of tbo captain , which was stand-
lug in front of the door , arid rode off upon
It. Time wheel was not missed ( or somumo
tinme and u'hon the theft was flumally discovered -
covered Miekel visited the address left by
the fellow as his residence and
found that ho had left word
that lie was going to Dakota. W'lth
this clue to work on Mickel telephoned to
Blair and learned that a man answering tim
thief's description had just passed through
the place going north , The authorities at
Telcamahi were cumnmunicated with and told
to arrest the lumen It ho reached timat place.
Mickel hunted up Herman Muonteferiag
and togetimer they started In pursuit of time
thief on wheels , They reached Blair in a
short time. After stopping for refreshments
a few minutes and making some Inquiries
they started for Tekamah , About fifteen
nmiles north of Blair they discovered bicycle
tracks in the dust leading Into a farm
house , They turned Into th yard , sat
their wheels In front of the house and went
around to the back door. Time thief saw
them first , antI made his escape out the
front door , leaving the stolen wimeel heimind ,
it mild not take long ( or thorn to run Iminu
doWn , end Captain MIkel , who is a pretty
husky athlete huimnself , proceeded to give the
thiet a thrashing be will doubtless renuemmu-
her for tIm rest of his ulays. He then made
him mount time stolen wheel and ride back
to Blair , where he was turned over to the
marshal and locked up. Muenteferiqg and
Mickel both returned awheel , reaching this
city about S o'clock , makIng elghty.six miles
in one afternoon , which Is considered a re-
mnarkablo ride.
Arrangements \'imeeimen's day at time
exposition , which has beemm set for August
15 , are progressing rapidly and at the vrcs-
eat lImo everythIng points to its being a
gala day for visitIng bicyclists , Committees
were apPointed at a meeting held last week
and have already commenced working out
the detalis , Hadges wIll be given to timose
with wheels at the gates and these badges
wIll he good for reduced rates at a zmumnber
of time MIdway shows and viIl also entitle
the holder to take his wheel limto the
grouads. There vili be a bIg whcelrnen's
inurade on the grounds at 7 o'clock in time
evenIng and all wheehmoea are asked to
decorate their wheels and participate. Ar-
rangement8 will be made for checking the
bicycles inside the grounds , Wheelumen are
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expected from all of the surroundIng towns ,
as welt as front lansns City , St. , Thseph ,
Deaver , Minneapolis , St. Patmi and Lincoln ,
Council l3luils promises to send over 100
wheelmen , amid mmltogethei' there should heat
at least 1,000 bicycles in line ,
A letter from Isaac Ii. Potter , prcsideuit of
the League of American Wheelmen , to ChIef
Consul O'flrien states that be has made at-
rangernents to visit time exposition dtmrhig
the flood hloads congress , for which no
definite date ha as yet been set , and there
fore will be tunable to be hero on Wheel-
men's day , Mr , Potter also states that he
will be glad to address time local wheelmen
some time during the Good Roads con-
tornce ,
George MeIerstcln went down to St. Joseph
last week to attend the Missouri state bl-
cycle macct and succeeded in capturing two
firsts , one second and one fourth out of
four starts , for which he received 1l5 , This
was mnoro than any one other rider in at-
tendarmee at th meet won and Molorstein
therefore feels quito elated over his success.
lie is itmaking arrangements to attend the
nntiontmi meet anti as he Is rIdIng faster
than ever timis year his friends expect himn
to make a good showing among the cracks.
There will be a comparatively small crowd
from Omaha attend time national meet , which
is to be helmi at Immilianumpolis during the
week of August 8. Those who do go will ho
principally ime'spaler and racing men , whIle
possibly a half dosen others may attend ,
There has been but little enthusiasm hero
over the Ineot and for thIs reason the
Omaha contingent to attend will be exceedIngly -
Ingly small.
Time quarter immile race won by Omaha's
popular racimmg nina , 11. C. Cndko , at the
Owl club meet in CouncIl Bluffs on July 20
in 0:29 : has aroved since to no worms
professional competItion record for that dls-
tanco. Dr. A. I. Brown of Cleveland , 0. ,
has a record of 0:28 : 4.5 , but , as thin was
made while lie was in class 13 , it does not
stand aim a professional record. Therefore
Old Faithful ( indke is the loessor of the
flist world's ' competition record ever made
In this section.
The Omaha Wheel club's called run for to-
ilay is Glenwood , In. , a distance of twenty-
five flubs , The run svihi start pronuptly at
9 o'clock from the climb house , and as Inst
week's rain has put the roads in excellent
conditiomm , a good attendance is expected.
The following is a list of time called rpns
of the Trlaumgie Wheel club for August :
August 2-Tuesday , S p. am. , reception and
business meetIng at buIlding ; refreshments
amid a good tIme. Members and rlends In-
vited.
August 6-Saturday , :30 : p. rn , Missoufi
Valley , Ta. , fifty miles.
August 9-Tuesday , 7:30 : p. to. , Prips' Lake ,
fifteen miles.
3:0 . in. lien-
August 11-Saturday , : p. ,
nlngton , thirty-two miles.
August 16-Tuesday , 7:10 : p. m. , blind run
'a'itli Denver wheelmen.
August iS-Thursday , reception in honor
of Denver wheelmen , a run to Florence , returning -
turning at 8:30 : p. am. ; bathing , watermelon
and a rousIng good time at bulimlimig. All
whceimeii of the city participating.
August 20-Saturday , 3 p. nu. , visit Armour
Packing company's new plant ; Denver
wheelmen cordially invited ,
August 23-Tuesday , 7:90 : p. in. , fliverview
park , ten miles.
August 27-Saturday , picnic ; supper , C to
7 p. mu. , at Ilaoscom park , Memnbers and
lady friends invited.
August 80-Tuesday , 7:30 p. am. , ladles'
night ; run to Florence. Members and friends
with ladlcs , Invited. Supper at Florence.
Pruit Dt Goul for SaIlor , .
Writing from Camp Merritt. San Frdn-
cisco , Mark H. Ilvans , clerk of Co. F , tist
Iowa , says : " \Vhcn I left Des Moines I
had with me two bottles of Chamberlain's
Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea fletneily. The
fruit out here has not exactly agreed with a
majority of the boys amid my two bottles
hare boon In great demand , so much so
that it is all gone. " Mr. ivans has since
been supplied nail will take a good lot of
the remedy along to the Philippine islands ,
There Is no danger from bowel eompiaint
when this renmedy is used. It always cures.
For sale by al druggists.
JAI1Oil. ANt ) ] NlUS'VItY.
A new electrical riveting machine , as
Used in the erection of skyscrapers , caa do
1,200 rIvets In ten hours.
The Prussian government has extenmlcml
time eight-hour workday to the railroad
switchmen iii all 'tim larger cities , Time
svages are $1.18 ( in American money ) ier
day ,
From omcial sources , says the National
Labor Tribumme , we learn that time war has
not interfered with our commerce to any
great extent , especially in the metai industries -
tries ,
A referenmlumn vote of the Journeymen
Tailors Union of America decided not to
hold a special convention next month , butte
to save that expense and apply it to the
fight for "open shops" October 1.
The codfish industry of Nowfoundiand is
the largest of its kimid In time uorid , and has
been Ia existence nearly four centuries. Tile
annual export amounts to an average of
1,350,000 hundred-weight ,
Shines made in the United States and tnt-
ported Into Germany have gained so much
In favor in certain parts of Germany that
official attempts have been flhmolo to create
prejudice against their purchase by German
cItizens.
The bulletin of the American iron and
Steel association estimates the production
of pig iron in time United States during time
built year last at 5,090,703 gross tons , This
compares witim a production of 1,40h'mTO tons
In the first six months of 1897 , and breaks
all records ,
Thu largest sale of wool ever made in the
west was effected last week by a St. Louis
thrum. It succeeded in disposing of three.
quarters of a mnihlioim pounds of wool to a
large easthrn mIll , The wool was what is
known to the trade as "Territory wool , "
and comes from time western and soiitiiweumt.
cm states. It will requIre thirty-live cars
to transport this amount of wool to its
destination , That class of wool is selling at
from 13 to 17 cents per pound ,
Berlin is going to adopt strict regulations
against foreign workmen who go to the city
for work. 'flue 1)0111.0 will examine tima
antecedents of mmli persons unit will rofmtse
residence cards to any who have committed
misdemeanors against pmoporty or have been
bankrupL Others must show that they have
money enough to support them for a time
or must find work within a fortnight after
their arrival ; otherwise they viii receive
notice to quit BerlIn at once.
Wire lirobaiuly plays a more Important part
In modern life titan any other one ftroduct
of our industries. The extent to which it is
used may be realized Icrhnps ( corn the
statistics of the iroum and steel wire mnanu.
fncturnm of time United States. Hs'ery year
this country produces about ioaaooo tons
of iron or steel wire. Reduced to poundS
timia gives 2,000,000,000 pounds as the annual
output of time wire umuills , or about thirty
pounds of wire for every mnzumt , woman amid
child in the United States , TIme metal which
goes to mmmake up tlmis enormous amass of
wire Is about one-fifth of the entire output
of our iroum mines , arid the finished product
is equal in aumotmnt to the average production -
tion of railroad rails , anti is probably more
tbamm emmoughm to form the frames of all the
great steel skyscrapers erected In the whole
country durIng the year. In this country
there are about eighty-five factories where
iron or steel wire is produced , but one of
these concerns so overshadows all time others
that it produces one-sixth of the entir.s out-
put. This Is moore than the entire omtput ; of
wire in Great Drttaln.
Friumgo used to be a favorite trimming
years ego , It is now masking its reappear.
anee , Sonic of the swellest parasols are
finished sitii deep silk fringe , and it is a
rvlief after so mnucim lace and pinked silk
ruffling ,
No hotel larder is complete without mm
stock of Cook's Imperial Champagne , Always -
ways kece U for your guests.
ALONG TIlE KLOMIKE ) TRAIl ,
Hanilin Garland Sketchea the Grim Realities
. of' time Highway. . .
I 'DUBLIM'S ' ' ROCKY ROAD' ' rAR OUTCLAsSED
flf'flhl nhil , .hlmlal1ommeml hiorscs litme the
lt4ltmtC'lCmi' lieturn to 'I''ll of
Iaugers AIR'ud-ltuslL t , the
irnser htI'or Countr' ,
hIAZlhTO , Jmmne 27.-The long trail
fronm Ashcroft to Ilazeltoim is behind. It
was COO miles of imaril travel with a pack
train , with poor horses over it trail with
little feed , mumbly In many places , rocky
mmd steep in othcs , with very beautiful
oases at long intervals. It passes for time
roost Part through a vast. forest beneath the
deiie shade of which is little grass , It has
few bridges and its streams are deep and
sometImes full of quicksand.
This harrow , inLmcldy , rocky , tortuomma path
18 today filled with morbidly lmersistemtt pack
trauma ummovtng like lmeavily-articulateui can-
vaum colored woruxas beneath the elmadow of
time solemn forest , There are no returning
footsteps on the trail , All are prcsslmmg forward -
ward ; rio one thinks of facing nbotmt. If
a horse sticks in time sand or falls Into a
stream ho is shot and time train moves on.
If a horse gives out , lie is abandoned by
the wnysIule , Several such were passed on
time road , amid it is hiarul to inmagimme any-
timing nmore rorrourful tuna time gaze of these
horses left behind to die. The seekers after
gold are remorseless. They ntust nmarch on
and on ammd on-muddy , ragged 'mud sun-
burnt.
This is written at liazelton , We swam
time Bulkley for the third time yesterday.
We swim the Skeemma tomorrow. The trail
beyond has not beemu traversed In twenty
years , No one knows its iengtiior the nuni-
her of its streams-and yet the gold seekers
go forward. A hundred mcmi nra ahead of
us. hundreds are to follow. No one comes
hack to tell of what lies beyond.
Teslin lake is the goal for which most of
tlie niemi are puauming. There are all kinds
amid conditions on the trail. ? uIei Xrorn Australia -
tralia , London , Chicago , Spokauc , aii Frail-
cico , Man lmcster , New Hampshire , mind
Wheeling , W. Va. Every nation and clImate
scents represented. Some wore old puckers
at time start ; they are all eperiemiced macmm
now ; they all know what It means to rim
a pack train across 1300 nmiles of trail , They
will not do it again. ,
There nrc men tramping on this trail who
stagger into Indiamt vhhlagea htmmmgry antl
cold , eaten by umtosqultoes and worn to skin
and bemme-and they are fed , Time Indians-
the "dn Slwashcs"-do not turn a bun-
gry man from their doors , poor as they are.
The prospectors are not in position to ho
generous. They hmammg to their flour and ha-
con with relentless grip. They are in
strange lands and likely to ho delaycil-
therefore let the man who thInks to be
helped through by his fellows on the road
he careful , lie had better keep off the traIl ,
or any other leading to the Klondlko ,
l.uuir 1)rmmwmt Out.
ThIs route is a thtrd longer than Is 1mM-
cated by limo scale of malIce on tIme map , It
climbs high diviucs and u'iiids along rivers ,
It is crossed 1w lmundrodum of little streams ,
80010 of which are swIft and rocky , othmer'u
slow amid Imoggy ; some are filled with quick-
sammd , There is very little feed on time forest
land between Aslicroft nail Gm'innehi. Very
little except pine grass ( "sour grass" ) on
the liiYbhCS between time Fraser and the
Black \S'ater nail betweemm the Black Water
and time Muddy. It is very beautiful at
TclmIIicut lalee , IL was "Uocl's country"
after time long stretch of thin grass and
momiotomious forest. Time valley of time Bulk-
Icy riots in grass and lmea.vlne. Strawber-
rica amid new potatoes at Morricetowa
amazed nod delighted mis , but the mosquitoes
ammd flies are appalling. There are nights
when thio horses stiffer tortures and them
is no way to help them. A mosquito-proof
tent Is a necessity.
Iet no one Imagine this trip to be a sum-
flier ouitimmg , It is vork , front the dawn of
a long day till the sun sets. it scents not
to get dark at all at this season of the year ,
We go to bed at 8 and the sun Is but setting -
ting , It Is 'iiglmt at 10:30 : , amid imo sooner
does one side of the tent grow dark than
time other lightens. Time middle of the day
is wamnm anti tile uuights generally frosty , for
many mornIngs ice formed on time water
bucket.
Seurcit' it Gusisim.
There is no game along time trail and no
one mhoumlul depend for a moment omm either
game or berries. timough berries seem to
be forming. Time Hudson Bay company put
a pmcmiunm on time killing of game and time
Indians have no other means of earning
money. They keep time game scarce and
shy Sommm grouse drum lii the thickets and
occasionally sumtall llaek and white dmicl s
caim be found on time ponds , There are mm
rabbits , squirrels or woodchucks. Aside
from the ringing , Joyous rongs of robins
and a sort of thmrusim , time wimohe land is silent -
lent and somber , I'or long stretches not a
sounml save the groamm mind credk of lodged ,
uneasy trues or the roar of streams can be
heard. For other long distances thmmu trail
loads through a lIre-devastated hand-a land
of tangled , twisteil , uprooted ferns , with
not a blade of grass. At other times the
forest is black tithe mimlic after mite. with
a struggling sour grass beneath amid time
half-dead , ugly , desolate , poInted treetops
biding the sky.
'h'chimtcut lake was so beautiful it seemed
like a dream after we had passed it and
plmingett once more into the forest , We bad
no such cheery greeting till we rode down
the Ilmilkicy. Let no one ho deceived. This
trail ta long , hard nail imnattrnetiv' for the
most p.'rt , It hmn few dangers , bmmt many
tticormfomts. Let no man start ovetianul
with less than $300. antI he should have a
rcero at Gleamnore in addition. If ime
Wishes to prospect , ehi and good. here Is
a land of trememmdous mountains , roumriimg
streams and the golden sand ho is lookimmg
for. although no ' 'strikes" are yet reported.
It Is mmosslbie to comae to this point by
canoe duriag most of time summer mnoimths.
Port Essington is time usual starting point
of canoes. It takes five or ek days by
steamer anti about seven days by Iimmhian
canoe , Time Skccna is a strong , rough ,
elmangeable and surly stream , It cammimot be
gumaged or its moods predicted. No trail ax-
hits or can be mmmdc. Time attipendomis iwaks
of the coast rnmmg grtmmlgImmgly immake roonm
evemu tom' the river. This makes hlazeltomm
sail its lovely valley more immacccsslhle than
time map would simous''hetlmer it will soon
be opemmed depends Upomm time mmext few
mouths' prospecting. Simoulti iulaem'rs do-
'elop , tIme valley will ito doubt stuarimu. It
amity hot contain a single Imincer. All is at
present commjecttmre. 1IAMLIN GAltl4ANl ) .
l'oiumtesl I'IurmUCrflmllM ,
Chicago News : Seine inca are always out
when their coummtm'3' calls ,
Men with vhmeels In their head are of a
, nmecluummlcnl turn of mmiind.
Costly upparcU dnesn't always mmmako a
, wommman look mmermt amul nttmnctI't' ,
flcavemm teumpem's time uImmd alike to time
sxnooth faced itmamm and time PoPtilist.
Very few children have as munch streimgtlm
of immlnil as they have of don't nmlmmtl.
Sluice time war brgamm babies are up In arnus
and opinions are fired at raimmiomum ,
loctormu find laW'Crs cmiii always give you
a large bill 1mm t'xclmummmge tom' small ones.
Some musicians go uipoim time stmuge , wimilo
others ne'er ' get further thumim time orchestra.
Thmer's notimIimg longer than tIme sumnier
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days to the girl who is to be nmarriecl in
the fall.
His ilrst love and his first shave are two
of the thiumgs that occurs In the life of
euery : man which ho never forgets.
'l'hit' WiiiLers of SiIuee.
W'ashiiugtomi Star : " 110w nbomit that cold
wave ? " inquired tIme p-rspiring citicon.
"It was a hittlo careless oil my Imrt , ' '
said the weather prophet. "But I commldmm't
take everything into eomisideratioim , I ought
to have known , however , that time trenmen-
domma rate of speed at which it approached
would develop mmcli atmospheric friction mis
to. make It a hot wove before it got
here. "
't'lmiue t ( lhurry.
Chicago Post : "That baby of ours , " ho
said decisively , "is to he christemmed tomorrow -
row if I have to go to law to have it ( lone.
You see , his ntotlmer is sommmethlng of a hero
tvoraimIpcr , ammd , while it was all right at time
start , now that it has reached a point where
lie is to be knowum as Dewoy-l3aglcy-hioh-
son-ShaftOr - Schmley - Sampson - ltooevelt-
'Smith I thInk it Is time to inmt an end to it. ' '
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YCLES
Call anti get irices.
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Ill E. Cor. . 15th and Dodge.
The oilth11a
Cothhg ornpaiiy1
Meii's ' Cheviot Suits
iiOfldfly ill tWo lots
at $10.00 flhll S5.OO.
These suils ; ai'e of
excclleiit ( illality ; ,
dressy [ L11l good fittei's.
Sp1eilid vnlue for the
1110 ney.
MOfldfly , WO Will of-
f'ei' a S1)CCili lot of fine
1)a11t1l01lS , worth III )
to SiO.OO. Youi' choice
3.5O.
Always see tic Coi-
/ iflCfllcZli'j'se. .
N , E. Coi' . 15th antI 1)otiglas.
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Stearns B98 Model $6OOO
6enron ' ii $50.00
Reliance " 'I ' $40.00
Gontiron 1891 Model $3500
Business Wheels - $25.00
A choice of eqUiIfl0flt.
ALLIANCE WHEELS - - $16.75
1898 Stearns ( good as new ) S40.OO
Second iland Wheels from $5.00 up.
\\O have time 1)OSt limmo of mont whmoois
in time city , aimd uvil ! delIver ulm(1 call for
them. We are agents for Domestic amid
Eidi'edgo Sewing Macli inca.
' Nebraska Cycle Co. ,
Cornet' 15th amm(1 lIai'iioy.
Gee. E.MIelclc , Mum' . Tot , 1t03
.YFi 311'S'l' SIL.I ,
oU1 : , WHEELS
nimd wo know timey will go quick at timz
nriccn
$100 iiihbartls for .
$15.00 El itimys fom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.O0
. for ' ' ' ' ' ' '
FI lteulam4
$75.01) ro.i0 ) Ajax for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
' 1VlJiiiLb' .
Alli 'h8 for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ S9.00
$ i2 Spal4hilI buillings Cimiitmmlesil for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ci.1o :
3S97 lS9t spaidings : ( for , . , . , , . . , . . ' . . . . ' . ' ' . '
SE'ONDiiA"DVhIEFiS $5 'I'O 2) .
t In imuir store to ionic at
yeLl
I f we can gi .
thebe whi&'ei s't kmmoyomi will iuy.
TownsBlld WheI & Gun Co. . ,
110 South 15th Street.
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$45 Buys d $75 Bicycle.
$40 Buys a $60 Bicycle.
$35 Buys a $50 Bicycle
NOT ' 97 MODELS BUT ' 98s ,
. SOMI WhEELS at 417.
SOME OTI-I1RS at
Call aini See for Yonrscll.
iHdind Cyde Comdny ,
46 North 16th Street.
11 , II. IJAYFORI ) ; Mimnitgcr.
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BCYLES AT WHOLESALE PROES ,
; ; : ; ! IEW WHEELS , $ I1.5O $9 , $25.
REi1E1liJlt ' 'I'IIE 1'JtCE ,
Omh Dcyck © oI
* PRICES ALWAYSUTHE LOWEST.
, , and W Inner Tube 95o. Cor. 16th and ChIcoo S.
¶ WHEELS RENTED AND REPAIRED. j