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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1896)
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It has been iflecovored that I trick bicycle riding alTorde oxerclo to every known muscles , and tliereforo , man amateur ridora , botU mon and women , who have time - - ? and mcnoy to pare nr going in for fancy riding. Nearly all who have done o are I liiglily onthuiastIc , and some go so far as to iay that fancy riding vii1 bo the standard ) _ gymnastic exercha of the future. Men who t' are competent to teach trick riding are in p demand , and points regarding fancy training are yaiuable. What follows i gathered from a ccnveitions with Ira Johnaon , the in- , , toiligent colored man who has devoted most of his time for the pai't. two or three years to the teaching of fancy riding to tue mom- p Lord of the richer ciae3ce In Now York , and twlio ipends his winters in the Knickerbocker _ , ¼ city and his summers at Newport , no as to 1' be near his patrons. ' TRICK IUDING FASILY LFAflNED. - - - I "Young persono , " sayv Johnson , "are easy to teach. Adults , however , ahould have a careful teacher. Whether young or old , the - I j1 ! ui1 should have a largo stock of patience. _ . : : - -.5--S-S . , : ' 7 .5 . Th1 STANDING BALANCI. - : p ' 1Iehoutd remember that no matter how hard 2io wprkho cannotbecame an expert in one ( : dr two O4 dozen lessons.After you have S , opco bogun.ou yiIl find trick riding a most it lntoroting..atudy. The more you learn the miiro you viiI desire to conquer the most S difficult trick you have been dorm on a wheel. S 'Thce aro.two thines that should never . be forgotten' which , remembered and . - acted upon , will add greatly to your confl- donco and. htwten your progress. First , you ( have two feet ; cecond , there are two waya In whiSh your machine may fall. When you , have firmly fixed those facts In your mind 'you will inotinctively put your foot out on I the side the machine aeems but to fall on. ' you are always able to do this with- . out'giVing tile matter much thought you may practice the various ways of mounting. After that Practice standing still while mounted , ( . . - S tlioivheci. ThIs La i vary harmless trick. ' -'p.- You cannot bruino or hurt yourself in anyway I doing this You will find that it will take _ .i onie time to got your muecles in working o ier and patient endeavor in theco pre- , Ilminartos will help wonderfully in this. 4 L - ANATOMY ON THE WIIEETJ. $ p 4 5 "Next learn to dismount by pulling up I your front wheel and dropping off on your feet bhind. Than you may learii to ride on or pedal. These things and the bun- died and moro other possible tricks with thQ wheel will make you healthy. agile 1 rnd strong. Flab riding. is most beneficial S to ( ho leg and abdominal muscles , hut fancy riding will exercise every part of the body. I Indeed , before you have long been at 'trick work' you will discover a lot of muscles S f wlioao oxiBtence you have liorotoforo bean Ignorant. At the seine time the va- oty of the work svlll interest you Intensely - tensely , for. unlike plain riding , fancy ridIng - Ing is not in the least monotonous. Very , likely you will soon begin to study your , . own anatomy an the names , of the musS - S , cbs you are developing will conic to be familiar words to you. One , woman who baa boon practicing fancy riding has learned that the , great pectoral muscle is I the important muscle of % lie heat , and that . In uging her arms to supjmrt herself till S the pedal conies up slw is developing this great iectoral muscle as well as those under the arma nod the various muscles of tue , back with the names of every one at which she ha& become familiar : "A man of my acquaintance , " the speaker continued , 'declarcs that ho has had a great - IL tsrl _ : S y/ / I S PASSING TIIItOUGIL TIlE 1VIIICIL. w - - deal of fun developing the exteasor , puscies 'of the leg audi that he proposes to learn the auI1es and location of every important muscle in his 1)041 and then systematically do- velap them by fancy exercla oa the wheeL 1 " Jiavo t'poken of the necessity of pa- ; ' tlence on the part of one who would master I'S- -trIck riding. Persistent effort , consifini flractLce , Is also essential. So is pioper train- Ing. and this should begin at the very tarL 'E1IQ first frseon ehoulti be right , eisa the 3MIpil has5 a .falee start , which it will be ox. . dingly dltilcult to remedy. Tue first lessozi , un tact , may. properly be cansldered the lore- runIi r at future failure or advancement , not ailone in mueclar development , but in mental , quIpoLe and ease and grace of actIon as yelI. "Time main object should be to check rather -than create In tht * pupil a tendency to oven S. veusiLiigpuntlduice , sod the dipiay of munch -tf4 tneoit..iA aa enclosed exercising Imall , which ,4s .jUpY to Iit1 to serious disaster on the k tea : 1h expert teacher wilt uiway stud ) ibm , texaperument of the bet1nrer. Lad strive Wr1elop an unconscious v.cwo of security 1 A d seIf.rslLsnt from the mmuinent the first juou& is4nadu , 1'ho teiclmer-uuire.or makes ( hi' pupii .iLt the start , There are detaiis sad techiwleiiitie , Irwepareble tromn a $ ruub preparatory bicycle educstLou bri. . nly exports understand , 'Iml is as Mems In axort a.beei .rldlug as be piano play. Ing , and everyone knows that the surest way to ruin a musIcal education is to allow the pupil to 'learn Pieces' 00 a plane before ho lisa martered the pcales. " PUNCTUlU PROOF. A it. Louis invntor beIIeve3 he has die. pOSel ( of tha pneumatic tire and the repair kit at one awoop. St. Louis papers claim that the new LIre is positively puncture proof , inasmuch as it is not inflated anti le armored. The inventtct' ' , It is cialrned has all the life or resilience of the pneu. matic hrtlcle , combined with qualities of . porior cuduranco and llghtnees. The tire Is composed of a spiral spring of fine flexible steel , flvo-oiglittie of an Inch wide. Tlil. steel Is first cased in a duck covering and wcund on a n'andril. A coating of ruhber coinent is then applied and over this comee another c'Il of steel. Then rubber is ap- piled agan ! , and the affair ii allowed to dry. dry.The second coil of steel covre over the interstices between tile coils of the first , and the finished article presents almost a roitd steel tube , which can be fitted into any caving made for a rubber inner tube. The flow tire to In fact. a steel Inner tube. It flt si a casing in just the dm0 manner , with the excop lon of the lacing , whIch lutist oxtenl all at ut1 , after the manner of aNew Now York casing. The neceeary. degree of hardness ie imparted - parted to th .frp y the manner in which tt Is laced. it a hard tire is desired it. Ia laced tight ; for , * soft tire it is laced loosely. RIDING TO WIN RACES. In a letter to the New York World Ctiam- pion Zimmerman gives ht advice on how to ride a wheel to win. lb says In part : 'First of all , consult a physician , a good 000. If the physician tells you that your condition is such that you .can enter Into the work of preparation without fear of inJury - Jury , the next thing will be to select a bl- cycle. That tIme best is the cheapest was never exemplified more clearly than with the bicycles. Bear in mind that a few dol- lore saved at the outset Is going to coat you inuiclt in the end. Do not get. a bicycle that is too light. There are such , though you may hot think so now. Extronlo light- nose is gained , generally , at tbo expense of rigidity. With a bicycle that is not. absolutely - lutely rigid you never can hope to win. "Hero let me tell you something that you IflUst keep before you ever. All races are WOO tn the finish. It is in the last few yards that the battles are fought out. Eveii there , when your feet are going forward so fast that they seem to you to he going backward - ward , do not forget that the race is won in tIle end of it. "You must inderstand that it is possible to rc.clt a ltnt.k in driving a bicycle , not the human limit , but the limit of speed at which the wliais cati ho driven. I have many times reached the point where it was not possible to drive ( ho wheels around any faster. That was on my wheel wtth a ztxty-eigbt gear , which is the gnar with slatch I won the championships from one- quarter of a mile to fifty m11e. In the fierce pounding. which occurs at the end of a race the poor bicycle will glvo under each motion. You can fell it plainly. Every time It gives there Is dust so much baa of speed. But with a good bike uverythtng remaIns rigid. and you go forward with increasing speed and with le effort. The little things tell the most then. ° The gearing is , of course , the most. important - portant poitit to be consIdered after you have purchased the bicycle. But , as I have taken you out of the hands of the physician and got your wheel for you , I vIll gear your wheel next week and put. you on It. S . , I have been asked what I think of bloom- ers. At the risk of producing a shock among my readers x : must say that they seem to mete to constitute the only rational costume for a woman when on u wheel. My ideas re- sptcting blooxner vero not. so pronounced until I had been in Paris. The first day I vao therp I stood stock still for three hours in one spot on one of the boulevards watching - ing the women go by. There vero tliouaantla of them , and every one wearing bloomera. It was an inspiring spectacle. What struck lao as peculiar is that wtien the women have finIshed riding they do no5t go home on their wheels. They dismount , call a cab and ride home in that. And the bloomers are worn there by those wlio constitute the moat cx- clusivo eoclal circlcs. ' WJLLIELING NOTES. Rome , the Eternal City. lia succumbed to the bicycling craze Many of the most promlncsit WOIflCfl in that city have taken to wheeling. Among them are the Princcss Bonaparte-Wyse , Colonni and Oralni and the DUCheSS Galiese-Bolmont. The wheclinen of New Jersey are jubilant over time parsago Cf Assemblyman Francia' bicycle path bill , which permits the voters of the various townships of the , state. to vote a specified sum annually for the construction - struction and maIntenance of cycle paths along the public highways. to be devoted to the exclusive use of wheelmon. Harvard has issued an Invitation to the eastern calleges to send competitors to the big college cycling meet in Cambridge on June 8 , whIch premises to equal tlio kter- collegiate cycle raceL A feat iii , bicycling which many trick riders would find bard to duplicate was no- comlllehed by one of New York's bicycle liulicouaen recently. The officer not only overhauled with ease a couple of drivers who were racing their hcrsee furiously down the Boulevard , but , seizing tbo rein of one horea , lie clung to It end kept his equilibrium on the wheel at the name time , the horse meanwhile - while rearing anti plunging. Uy dexterous manipulation lie slackened his pace gradually until the horea camne to a standstill , when tile driver was itlaced under arrest. To such as think that cycling in tItle city is imprartlcahlo attliis seas n of tlio year , or Lust. the bi yk5tiUad lies dormant during the colder ninilifie' . " this exploit is instruct- lvii. a' . _ IIIGXA.L1,1rASfliONS. ! Vl-- .jntkits , Skirs'nnl JCIII'kerbockera for VltPIilllItIl. In planning bet- spring bicycle suit the wheolwOman will have a variety of materials front which to choose. Scotch clieviots and tweeds are perhaps the most serviceable. Tile iiomeipUfls , - v1iii ) comb in many new deelgus , also hav great wcaEng cepacity , and sidillalilie mohair 1 a znatprial. s'hcli prmnitses to be much tbovoguo iot only or zlring , but SttnllUt't wear. . The bloomer eostune Ia emi the decline. Fcr city riding nl'cst. ' ? women prefer the sktit. Time COllbit1lttiOfl , dv(4ed skirt and knickerbockers :1 : ! tIme roost- approved , The skirt reaches nearly to the top pf LIme shoes , anti is diritlcii only in the back. The knick. rbockcrs are , within the bkirt , and for srlmig tvear are ipatie of hriUisntine. They 'fasten at the Juice. svhee they arc joined by the boot or igggilig. In addition to tItle skirt. in tlio nvprieg styles , there is tIle skirt divided both back atd treat , specially derlgrod for uifihtig' a mail's wheel. It niakes the backward 1ap a gr3cc'tul posaibtilty , The French blonriwr COstllle Is also in evt- deuce , cmiii the roun4 skirt , trhivlm Is not di- iIded , but tallsjtg(4ceIu1..fo1ds itt each side of time wheel , l ) fllg made with godet plaits below the kneei ( j.p insUre iterZct freedom of niotioli when riding , One of the newest bicycle costumes for city mmao Is devolopNl In' aligbtwclght brown and tan cheviot. The i1rt is ( livideil in the hick and made wIth the combination knickerbockers - bockers In dark brown .brilllantlne , The jacket it' a Jaunty affair , sialu breasted and trlrnnied with leiitiir. It im leather buttons connected with lc.itlier sraps. leather flaps to the pockets , Ieatjier revere. amid thin novelty of aicather stork tecktle. Thts Jacket I ; wqaa-- with a u4t'd linen etmnleette. % Inwsr.i weCtha the sIitr waist tukes ( Ito -place of thajacket. . It should Its * shirt waist witia , fl l ' frIlls , but strictly tailor-made. DoubiP-hteaato Sar.kijts. hwhlch way Je buttoitsil overr thrown tack. ore .mueb .ia demand , especially for.epribg The NorSoik Jacket ii also In btw , The wbeelwoniaa wbe oea in snore ( or comfort than appearance will be delighted with the assortment of new sweaters. In fact , the noveitios this spring are more chic than clumsy. They are all made with p1211011 Or bishop sleeves , and the most convenient button on the shoulder. In color many of them are really aesthetic. The wool oweaters with woven silk stripes Come in white and green , brown and white anti scarlet and white. They cami also be bought In the college colors. Sweaters made like a sailor blouse are one of the hyde novelties of the season. There are any iiumher of now s.uapca in bicycle hiat. Caps made of the same m' tonal as the suit , with a ribbon reze'te and quill at the side , are becoming no ell as comfortable. The felt Alpine Is always popular. Crtb ! caps with a broad peak In frant to protut this eyes are sensible and can he bt.ught In a number cf matariats. Time ntrgo hat with a smahi rolling brim , quill t tlte slit' and silk Tam OShianter crown ia to bicycle riders what the large hat with many plumes is to the women who don't wheel. The newest belts to be worn with bicycle costumes are of suede and made with a little pocket at the skie. In color these belts are white or green. Kid belts are also fash- iOllltble , as well as the five-Inch silk elastic belts specially designed , to be worn with a sweater. Knee protectors are Invaluabb to the women who rIde , erpecally to the amateurs who are in danger of falling. These pro. teeters are made of a piece of leather , wIich fits over the knee fastening by ncans of a narrow leather strap and buckle. Though there are suede , cloth and leather leggings for sale , the bicycle boot seoins to be the most itopular , New boots' , which reach' to the bloomers , are loads of storm calf , and are laced. They are warranted to keep soft and vliable. There are other boots , which are buttoned at the calf and laced below. and some whIch are strapped at the tap. When low shoes are worn the bicycle stocking becomes a matter of Important consderatlon ! , They are all 0' thick wool and the miowest show the gay Tartan plald colors. The suede gloves , with ventilation holes Pierced in the palms. are the latest novelty for cycling - cling wear. Suede gloves stitched on the InsIde to prevent 'rubbing the seams open are also well worth buying. To be a well equipped wheciwoman costs more money tItan tile uninItIated would Im- ag'ne. Hero are the New Yorld prIces of an entire bicycle outfit : Bicycle suit. with leather trimmings , combnation divided skirt and knickerbockers , $60 : suit , with round skirt antI ? orfolk jacket , 1W : separate cerge knickerbockers , $8 ; heavy ribbed wool sweaters , $5 ; sweaters in silk and wool , $8 ; cap. $3 ; belts , from lfi cents to $2.50 ; knee protector , $3.50 ; gloves , $1.&O ; suede log- C'ngs , $5 : cloth leggings , $2 ; boots , $6 ; low slices , $3.50 ; tights , $4.5O corsets from $3J0 to $6-and this does not mention the wheel. The most expensive and finest constructed wheel on the market is the wheel least advertised and less pretentious in decorative taste , yet the simplest ntt richest in ap- rtoarance. The Whiten bicycle is perhaps the beat and most perfect wheel before the public today. _ _ _ _ _ _ WILECL , NOTES. VItrIOlIC IteltIs ofinteri-si to ' % Vhieelers 1:1 ( t'iierti. The Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad has , it is believed , the honor of being the first in the country to equip some of its cars with a special arrangement for the support of bicycles in transit. It is called a "bicycle standard" and is thus described : "The standard - ard to be used will cotisist of a base with two short uprights at Just the proper distance - tanco to catchi the front wheel about half way between the ground and tile axle on the circumference , The principle is that , with the front wheel held , the entire machine will be stably supported , and in the last possible space. " This description is not perfectly clear , but no matter ; the main thing is that a railroad La actually makng provision for carrying bicycles comfortably and safely. It certainly Is time that the general practice of leaning them tcgether , in ease a number are carried In one , car , with the resulting scratching and otbei daniage , , was stopped. Wooden handle bars have made their ap- pr'aranco In the east. Few of theta are in active use , but the season is young yet. IIckory wnod is used , and by a process of steaming it can readlI' be bent into any shape. These handes ! seem to be as light as steel , and as they are' more elastic It is said that the vibration of thewhee1 Is less felt by the hands and arms. Probably - ably it is too early to make -any positive statement on that poInt The wooden handle bar can b3 made adjustable as well as the steel one. it certainly will not rust , and It would be a simple thing to give it a coat of shellac now and then , A good many people will watch with interest to note whether wood becomes as universally used for handle bars as for the. rims of wheels. The new invisible brake , seen for the first time at the Brooklyn show , will possibly make a hit. It consists of a steel coil around the crank shaft. InsIde the hanger. The free end is attached to a light steel chain whilcl ends in a steel jacket inside one of the grips , which is provided with a grooved worm. The course from shaft to worm is through the inside of the lower frame tube , the head tube and the handle bar. By turning the grip the chain is tightened - ened and the coil applied to the shaft. In case of a broken chain , of course this brake ivould be useless , but that accident does not happen often , and the device is apparently capable of superseding the spoon brake eat- lafactorily. As the chief objeettons to thip conventional brake are its weight and apPearance - Pearance , this invisible brake , It effective in operation , may easily become popular. The following sound advco ! is given intending - tending purchasers In the current issue of the Cyclist : Thousands of second-hand wheels are bought and sold annually , Many riders ha- hitually purchase machines which have seen a season's use , with tIme object 0 ! saving money. Others , to whom tile motives of economy iiiay not appeal , choose them for their first Hiounta , fancying that the extra ¶ tear and tear incident to beginning can be letter devoted to finishing up an old machine - chine than to half spoIling a new one. Every new rider who can reasonably afford it should hturchase a new wheel to begin with but. to tile first named class the second-hand market unquestionably affords a great ad- vantage. TIme purchase of a sccoad-hani wheel calls for surer judgment and a more thorough knowledge of valuea than the buy. ing of a new bicycle , fresh from the factory. bicycles , as vchl as buggtes , can be fixed up to sell , Before buying a secondhandmachine It should be carefully examIned' Inside and out , The deal should never be ci.dsed until ( lie buyer hits given the maclilac a practical trial , or , if not an experienced rider , bad some one who Is try' It for butt. The bear- logs should be lucked at carefully , Badly worn bearings cripple a machine past redemption - demption except at consIderable expense. Before accpting the seller's price as a talr one , see bow badly the sprockets arc -worn , New sprockets are soenetIn2ez necessary In old anuchiioes , and they c st 'money. Too nmuch cannot be expected of tires unless new. Cracks in the tubing can usually be detected by sounding with a key or other light metallic article. Notice partIcularly 'whether the wheels "track , " and whether they are out of true , 13e sure Ihat the chain adjustment Is In good working order. Observe whether the grips are loose or cracked. It any "outs" are found , insist that the sJler attend to them , or modify his -price' to suit the circumstances. If what a man Intimately aequained vithi the affaIrs of Eddie Bald saysda so , and there is no reason to doubt it , that great -young chychlst is In receipt of a ralary equal to that of maimY bank previdente. "I am ytolat. ing ito confidence , " PSil lie to the liuffalo Times reporter , "when I state that Edward C , will got $6,500 and lila expenses this suni. umer. Besides ho will be allowed to rotalq all the prises he wins. , I knew that lie refused an offer of $1,600 from one tire concern , and fl.000 from an- atlier , so It is not probable that he consented fo use the tire lie will tide unless 'lie was giVslm SOmething coneldurabhy in excess of 11.000 , " .1 d , not consider it a svild liaxard to ally that Hall will earn at least $10,000 the comIng summer. " pycitats who study their wheels under the guidance of jtore or less disinterested ian. qfliclurers may be shocked 30 hear thpt the witch teikoil t cryataiIia1n , pf cortin pot- tions of their mounts through vitraticne , I , a myth , pure and simple. "The notion that a constant jarring , or vibration , tends to make metals brittle , " nays Engineering ? 1ews , "Is one whichi Is thoroughly Imbetided in the minds of the majority of' so-called practical mcii , notwithstanding - standing the evidence which line been presented - sented at various times that no mcli supposed - posed effect occurs. To the people .who still adhere to this time-honored superstitIon-we can call it little else-we especially commend tue PaPer of Mr. Outerbridgo on another page of this Issue , in which the claim is ret forth that cast Iron is actually made tough by jarring antI ehocks , hnrtead of beIng cryetnhltzeil and weakened , The interest - terest of thIs' new discovery from a scientific paint of view in evident , and it promises also to provo of too tinall practical import- ance. If caat iron can be ennealeil without the ust of heat thy simply subjecting it to light jars , it is entiCtiiy possible that other metals , and even , at classes of earthenware - enware , might bo annealed in this manner , " Coo of the groatert impediments with which the epoetlyn tdhist line to contend in trials against tim6 is improper and insufil- dent pacenlaklng.dt Ol ¼ t , Murphy , who has just been reIntatsl by the League of Anmor- bait \Viioelinen to full standing as racing man , baa been negotiAtIng with the management - mont of the Soutlairn I'aclflc railroad for the use of a iocometWdaa a pacemaker. The idea to to have miabohed path built between time ralie. TheroIwiiP be a semIcircle. anti ttiilo shield on the rear of the tender , as vc1i as fences on each sIdb of the road to shield the racer from the wind , The distance to be ridden will be ofl&tnIle straight away , with a quarter of a milif additional at the start and finish to secure a flying start anti for checking his speed after the lintali has been itiado. The trials 'are to take place a short dietanco front St. Monica , Cal , , on three con- secuttvo Sundays. Murphy says that lie lies never yet been paced properly or found a pacemaker that could ruh away front hint , and he believes that with thin aid of a locomotive - motive ho can place the figures for time mile on astraight-away course at ommo miputo flat. Tlio present record Is 1:31 : , but down bill. About the middle of April Murphy wilt leave for the Pacific coast , vhoo he will go into training at St. Monica for thirty days previous - vious to his first , trial. One of tli'e new devises in connectton with the bicycle-ot which there seem to be no end-provides for detachable dress guards on women's wheels. Those who have had cx- perlence in leantng such -wheels know how difficult it is to got at limo chain anti sommie other parts on the chain side without removing - ing time guard that protects time chain , whIch is usually fastened by thrqo or four screwB or bolts. It is not an operatton that one wishes to undertake oftener titan necessary. One wheel now on the mnarkel line the guards over the chain , and also ov the rear wheel , fastened by 'hooks ' attached to short coiled springs , so that alt of therm can be removed in ( Ifteeli seconds. It is a little thing , but will prove a convenience at timee. Among the now patents recently taken out in Germany which -are directly or indirectly connected with a bicycle , are the following notable ones : A leather tool box to fit under the saddle , being invisible from- the outside , and closed with a. spring lock. ' A wheel with exchangeable - able spoko3. A bicycle tire macdo of leather , without a seam , joltied by splitting. and cc- menting together the joints. The fastening of bandies without cement by a wedge driven Into the tubing , which is further cx- panded by the introduction of a screw. A ttre made of eleastic felt , rolled up around a small rubber center tube and cemented to- gather. A folding cover of oilcloth for the cycle , to protect it : during transportation or while standing In a room. An elastic tire for wheels consiettlng of a mixture of soft rubber and cork , covered bybraided , leather straps. A handle-bar for wheels made of one piece of bent hardwood , the handles being carved to suit individual taste. An attach- nient-to a bicycle tbturn It into an ice-sailing wheel , consisting of two slides joIned to the frane , and a belt supplied with spikes to be strappcd over the 'rear wheel. A high degree of ornament. marks this year's bicycle , butt-those are mounted moat handsomely on which the pretty girls ride , , . . " S&ic'Jll'ct' 13,060.bicycles 1sqlea last Year. Yours will go next. You can protect them for $2.00 per year aol get a new one If yours is stolen. DontIai1 to invcstigato this. It-s gilt edge. , LOCAL WJ11EIA NOTES. Speaking-of roail ra'es , if you want to see some of the geilbine article just take a stroll out on the new Shermau avenue asphalt any evening between the hours of 5 and $ and you will eo aMnh record breakers , whed wheelmen going ilhme from their work in bunches reach tili & * nooth stretch of pave- mont. It resthies'rlearly a mile and one-half , anti an instant deeiletseems to strike them to have a little scorch and freon then on to the eni of the pavomefit-it is the "devil take the hindmost. " Dorlhg Lthme - coming summer evenings it ha pre1icted that this street will ho turned Itito a rdguiar race course by the scorchera and we may alsa look for saine straight-away recol-da to be broken. Arthur A. Ztinmerman is now cycling editor of the New York World and has fr tIme nest two weeks conducted one of the most inter- eating pages in.til&paper. Re is ntv pub- lisbing a very coniprehensivo article on "how to Become a Fast- Rider , " which Is attracting a great deal of interest among young racing ni en , F. Iii. Russell sells Ramblers , Wintons and Waverley bicycles ; 813 Soutb 15th st. We shall publivk in thIs column a corn- plete list of the neiv racng rules for 1896 as soon as they are complied by the board. Wlmeelmc-n ttbo wish to kefp up on racing rules will do' tvell to * dteh this column. and clip theni out when published , which , if nothing happens , 'will be In about two it echo. \vhIl Barnum hiasaccepted a position with a large jobbing hmouse'in the city and with represent them through Iowa. Nebraska. Ican- sac and South Dakota. lie left on Monday last and baa been doing southwestern Iowa the past week. Wbto ! waiting for the opening of the bicycle - cycle season , time Union Pacific Wheel chub is not idle. At the last ineoCaig , held on the ' 7th inst. , the constitution and by.lan's were considered and adopted. The road rules and ugnnii were airs- put in shape and will be ready fcr isauarmcein ; about two weelw' time. Much enthmusiasn Is noticeable among the members , and a v4ong club may be expected this year. At time present time its membei' ship numbers sixty-five , end it is expected that as soon as thto geason opens up the century - tury mark will be reached , tl.Q.iit ! Notes. For electric bicycles antl carriage lamps go to Ak-SarJflen Cycle to , , 319 So. 16th at. Call and ae tlim. 'rho bOt tamp on earth , No oil , no smoke , no danger. They are wonderful. 5' - , When a man voluntarily takes chances where death in Itsrnost 'terrible form in al. most certain , In odor 10 save his fellows , lie reaches the hieihts of beroianm , That Is what Thomas GIlbert , private of the Itightoentli cw York bat. tory , known as "Mack's Black Horse Jlattery , " did at laon , Rouge. The limber chests of one of ttjC guns needed repacking , Corporal Cimampan' vas ordered to perform the task. 'rue ihme.t contained iXteen cartridges - ridges , containing tto pounds of powder oschm , and thirty-two r&bt , shells and shot. About twenty of thiosevre filled with powder through the fuaoi1lje. and the fuse holes' wore tilled with t9 * , Champany , after pack- ' lag tue chest , topp'd 'ne could not close this lid without' assitahcd end called to Private Charles White. \ , ? got on top of the cheat , and began ioes the lid down with lila knees. Tue siiteJm two-pound cartridges were exploded , ' phhmpany was Instantly killed and horrith' ¶ Jnangled. WhIte was burled about sevitr feet through time air and badly injured. 'lio chest was blown to ittoins. Gilbert , w was near the sceneef tile explosIon , the burning tow In the muzzles of tii/"eiielis ) , Tilnking only of the terrible diai4 their explosion would cause. beading nht'4his ' per onai risk , he Itelzod a bucket ofwtet which was near at hand , ran to thoniidcked them up , one by 0110 , antI doused I ° i in thu water. Had one of them explo&OtI , ie would have been lit. araiy blown to atad the nttro battery would have been ci'1piod , U pot euUrely do. troyed. I SOME OtU-TIMEIIS. Daniel II. Chase of Middleton , Conn. , now In hIs 8311 year , Is the eldest and the first graduate \S'esleyan university , having been graduated in 1833. Some time ago his alma mater honored him with the degree of lAID. Miss Jane Douglas Itoleley recently died at Swansea , Wales , at the ago of lid. 11cr tether served with Lord Nelson on board the Victory , and among the deceased woman's possessions were the trousers worn by Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar. There are only two survivors in lranco of Napoleon's grand army , and one of thorn , M. Ilailiod , was recently decorated by l'resident Faurn with the Cross of tIme Legion ct Honor , flallioti Is 103 years old , and still reasonably active , though after 'Waterloo ho was discharged front the army as a coil- sumotivo. Chief Justice Mercer Ileasloy of Now Jersey , now an octonenarlan , line sat on the bench for nearly forty years , "Despite this advanced ago , " says the Philadelphia Eec- ord , "hii Intellect La as bright as ever anti his sense of humor as keen as it was fifty years sire. " Charles Salaman , the oldest ltving musical composer in England , now In his 83ti year , has been continuously before the public for sixty-eight years. lie remembers the tolling of tue bells for the death of George III. lie was present at the coronation of William IV and Queen Caroline , and ho was a lad of 16 when Ito traveled with Charles Kean to Stratford-co-Avon to be vreseimt at. the thitrd Shakespeare Jubilee. Mrs. Sarah Platt of Essex , Conn. , is 111 years old , and lisa been a persistent smoker for seventy-four years. She smokes a pipe anti smokes It regularly after each meal. William Endicott of Beverly , Mass. , is not only the oldest resident of that city , but the nearest direct descendant of Governor Johiim Endiott , of colonial tame , lie was an eyewitness - witness of the battle between the Chesa- neake and the Shannon in the war of 1812 , Mr. hindicott recently celebrated his 97th birthday , Mrs. Ann Kantoil , who w'as baptized last week in a Boston negro church , is said to be 103 years old , but It is doubtful it siio can toll her ago with any degree of accuracy. Anderson , md. , claims to have the oldeet clock.- peddler in the United States. Henry Wititmore of that city , now In lila 90th year , came to Indiana in 1840 , and for many years peddled chocks in that and adjacent states , In thioo , days a clock peddler was a welcome visitor everywhere , for. besides his wares , ho disseminated news and good stories. Rev , Peter Havermans of Troy , N , V. , the oldest Roman Catholic jrie8t in America , wan 90 years old oil the 15th Inst. Fathmer Ihavormans came to Troy in 1841. antI two years later he became the nastor of St. Mary's church , which position he now retains. Nearly every institution of the Itonman Cath- ohio church in that city owes tts lncoptton to Father Havernians. The mother of ox-Senator Harlan of Iowa is now a centenarian. On Friday , time 20th , she celebrated thio 100th anniversary of her birth at time home of her daughter , Mrs. flux- ford , near Mecca , I'ark county , md. Nearly 100 relatives , among ( Item children , grandchildren - children and great grandchildren , formed th company that eat. down to the birthday feast , and thmo old lady was among tIme jolliest of tito party. Margaret Connelly was horn in Maryland , nod was imiari-led at the age of 16. In 1822 , with her hiusbatmd , sue settled In New Discovery , Park county , afterward moving to Iowa. Silo is the mother of twelve children and is tiih sprightly , mentally - tally strong and a sPleildtd conversationaitst. JIOML-S1AI)1d SUNShINE. SCary D. flrine , iii Harper's Bazar. What care I-as the days go by- Whether ghooy or bright the sky What care I what the weather may be ? S Cold or warm-'tls the same to me. For my 'dear ' home skies-they are always blue ; And my fear homo weather ( the glad days thro' ) Ia "beautiful summer" froni morn 'till night , Anti my- feet walk ever In love's true light , And why ? Well , here is my baby sweet , Following me 'round on his'restless feet , Smiling on me thro' his soft blue eyts , And giaddening and brightening my indoor - door skies. And baby's father , with fond. true heart ( To baby 'and me , home's better part- His face is sunsimino and we rejoice In the music iiehrd in his loving voice. So why should we heed-as the days go by- The glooni er the light of the weather and sky Of the outside world , -when we're busy all day ' - Manufacturing' sunshine which fades not away ? ' With smiles , with kisses , with peace and with joy- - Father and mother , and baby boy- We are living- each day in the sunshine we make- And God keep us and guide us toe love's dear sake ! James It. Lowell publIshed his early essays - says under the'nanie of the "fliglow Papers - pers , " his choen , ppn-name being "Hosea Bigiow. " It Ia' said by one of his biogra- pliers that he chose the name on account of its New England twang. WeMakefl. . - ; = _ vy ees L3ldredge & . Belviclere. They are the htightest Running . Wheels onEarth and Strictly - High Grade. We Alwnys Ilade tiood Sewing ' 'Machines ! Why Shouldn't We ( lake aood VJieeIa ? QIJAUTY GUARANTEED THE HEBT.- : : Rector & WlIhelmy Co. , Agents , OMAiJA , NHB. NATIONAL SEWING MACHINE CO. , BELV1DSRLI , ILLS , NEBRASKA CYOLE GO Dpiaha Local Sales Agants ttttfltflft"flttttttttttfttflIt ? ? ! ? ? ! ? ? ? ? ! ! t ! i Bicyc1es' - - Thc largest and most coinp - -p pp - -p stock of wheels , 41 - - plctc in teiC - - -p 5 - -p , S city is to bc sccn at thc I . 5.p 4p pp -p pp - -p I $ NEBRASKp - S CYCLE pp pp = . - - w CO1'SE ' - ' : - I S - I king -p - I -p - pp . Store , cor. 15th and Harnev -p - - Ip pp - -p - - pp - . - - . . I pp - - U' ' 4 . dridgo . Buys "t -p - 1 $65.00 $ -p . - iI . -p " - _ _ _ _ , _ - _ - _ RELIAN"p 5. , - ' S - . - 1.111-1 -p - - . S 1 which has bearings as good : - , elvidero as many ioo wheels in the . -p - - -p . U - . pp - -p - - . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ city. -p -p 5 - . . pp , , - you -p -p . $2500WiIbuY $ 5 , , Re liallec wheel with -p - - _ _ _ _ _ _ - rneurnatic tires and wccd - -p ,5 . - - rims , for your boy or girl . ' - - -p . . . . 5 a.- 2' " pp , - . I awlord 'S ' E Mick I , - - I Ii , -p : : : Manager.p -p _ i * * * . , a.- ; - . . * f _ : COLUMBIA * BICYCLES- * STANDARDOFTHEWORLD. * Any dealer-or rider vil1 tell you which is the ad- n-iitted ' 1eader in bicycle worth. It's the Columbia. 4 Maybe some dealer though vill tell you he has , a , , , wheel ' . " Can't be. " " in 'just as good. "Just as good" * that. case means the dealer is not lucky enough to ' * ' . . have the 'Columbia agency. - ' . . IS4)t I * The , Sole Agency here is . .j. 4 S. . James Morton. . , - - . , S -S - Son' Co. I- - ' ' . . is' , , * - S " ' 1511 DODCE STREET. , . - - S. SPIFD AND DURABILITY. I ALLu iinced records frosIs I 11,1S2 ( ) MILES over MOtIle Ut I I two to ts'veiity-lIve , isil.'s , I I flit' roughest rend , , isa ( I.e I I iiiiil tIle OSlO hour record of I I United Stnt's svitlaout re- " I tweiltE-foltr nilles itliti six- I i uirisig n , rei.ir is the I ty-iiye ynrihe were .iiiitth' by I I record of a fteziilugton rid- I A F. 5dm oil U. htezuillgtoI , . J I tiezi by 10. A. Garrison , Do not these practical illustrations substantiate the' claim of SPEED and DURABILITY of THE REMINGTON BICYCLES ? We claim it's the best made-andy you'll say so If you give one a trial. We ' make a specialty of RENTING NEW WHEELS. Boo us. TilL , 870 , , CROSS GUN CO. , ii6 So. x5th Strcet. We have two ' Rcmnigtons-aimost as god as now , for sale cheap , Entire Stock it Max Meyer& & Bros.'Survoyors Tapes & Chains , etc TAI'ES-BCIOW bed rock pricee. ifuving purchasej the entire line ot these high grade iliiportcd - ' r000i at a iiltio over Ct ) per cent of witoiesnle itrires , I iroe'o to give my friends and pat- rotis the benu1it. I'iatcts caii early , as they will not last lung. A 000fl IItmINIATION , ArcitItets' or UngInees bevel , 131.03 and upward. . A. cOMPmtTI-NP cmviii 'IO1NBER on siiort notice to inako surveys arid eatimatee of district irrigatIon enterpric5)tti alA : , MAKINO AMD iJfUli I'mtINTieC ] a specialty , Largest glass and only pneurnatio trains to the state , . . 'ft 'I , , S 5 TIIEIIE CLmMfl LOTB for a1e by the owner. S l ; ; A Good BICYCLE The Chief , The Clipper , The Cyolold , The Spark , - ' The S. & J. Stop and Judge , ALVA J. ClOVER , 318 South 13th 9t. , Omaha. Tel , 1739 ' , - - - - - - : - - : ThisUned S Univ I' " S S . - Union Crackajack II. _ ] IR' - ' ' U , S , Understand , Utility , -I' ' S Uniformity of Grade S Are Its principal virtue , , mikliig : It economical to ecu , j j , , j'fia - We stiii have it slice of the universe to rant. anu nreaicauIiity , . ' - ' _ , - - - I 5 , . . Deane & Co. ' ' , . Built on aGoId Basis. , , _ _ I - S ' Solo Agent for Ncbruiikn for - S , Tlnioii , Nntoiz&i1 uuid Niipoluon. S - . . - ' &j , -S J , j1I'Iir5ii1' , Mgr. nb VATILN1 g'j' , . _ _ ' _ _ . - ' --i------ _ _ _ _ ; _ -5--- . - . : : , . . , - - . , ; S : ,0