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at4 ta vohei a me of rotund flg'iri.
' Th4ir e ttr&ey I 'fVch1 for , beCAu5e
thiv ar' etImete In rOUId number& but
ttey to the 4epestng thuene
0f U . 'heeI In 'arIoti tra4e and otip&
ti ( flS The tt1etkI&n n4e that in Mteen
I In ) 'rC1 : brnehe itzici bave been moet
, + I , afT(1" . by the ec1Ing fever there I now a
Io Of * 11OO.OO. Tboe who
' I JI , uak & butheee of cattrIng to the wants
, ; , rIeri have suttered
k . of bor riiers a
) . F t , b' 'cnt ot ; , , arisuan , .
t Ui . 5bowIng a ett of ; 2O.nO 000.
Iasur ehIc1e" $1.00'.eO0. an1 'bar-
I ) ' ! iY 1 addIea' 1O.0.000. The bkyIe
' 1 ; r pnsIb1e for a taIIIngo Of $13.00.l )
n cake. $7.000.000 In eweIry. an
:4 . ol tn watchea. The conuznptlon o
etgar a9 dropped by p.000.000. ani ] of con
, ferton.ry by $ .0O0.00O , hI1e tailors mourn
' a lo r sio.00e.o00 , and the purveyo'5 elI
I drt srOda and millinery a Imflar amount
/ Th 't riIwa-s are osttmated to bavc
nu1'rc to the extent of $3,000.000 annually.
t3t lfl all probabilIty this Ia an absurdly low
ca1 Among the remaIning trades ,
E the splh r of wbtky and ler are Ehown
) : r to ba'e bet $ ? ,500.000. raIlroads. ecir
siona. ct. , $ L,0.0OO. and theaters , $ ,000.
o0 _ Thie Is a very thorough all-around tn
dtcUnnt for the bIcycle , but It Is likely
s that It tells little more than halt the story
\ of the soetal revolutIon which the wheet Is
wcrIio For instance. In the foreOtng
list nrbing is saId ot the Inroads that must
tnes'ably be made on the aggregate Incoow
of the medical profeaslon. An eminent
pby5iRsb is quoted as sayln that. "not
thn 20' ) years has there been any one
thing whkb has so beneflted mankind as th
Inn'utlon of the bIcycle. " and "that hun.
dreds of thousands of inca and women who
d forcrly practically had no exerctse are
no deoting half their time to healthy
. rccreataon. and not only trengtbentng and
develrlng their own bodies. but are pro.
pam the way for future generations ,
whkb wIll be born of heaLthy parents. "
Tber Is another sUe to thIs business
revoIttLun. Vlt is o1e mans loss Is another -
other mans gain. There are said to be now
4.000 ' ' bicycle riders in the tnited States.
and tn their wheels cost an aggregate of
o.1.o. . I ' fl. The Io.al capital invested In
the b.cle Industry. Including tire factors.
etc . I csttmated at $400.OO.000. SeTenty-
fle tho'xand ' peolile are employed In bicycle
' factories. 50,000 are employed In making
blc'y-ie sundries. .O ) are employed In tire
fator.s. ) and 23,000 as retail dealers and re-
par men The output of wheels for this
year is estimated at 1.000.000. The protits
of the nbber men last year were over $3.00-
The upbuildlng of so vast an industry ,
without taking into account the Incalculable
benetits to public health. Is some compensation -
tion f.'r the losses complained of in otbe ?
,
N lines of business.
Eastern newspapers print pictures of the
feat performed by C. Ford Seeley of Stam-
ford. Coun. . In rIding over the ties of a
railroad bridge a quarter of a mile long at
Cos Cob. Conn. . recently. Mr. Seeley's rtde
is claimed to be the fIrst of the kind on
reeor'l. and Is cIasse as a severe test for
rider and wheel. The teat is not un'isual ,
nor is It the rst on record. Early In the
spring of IS. The Bee sent a bicycle ea.
press to Plattamouth with a bundle of the
I Sunday editIon. dr. C. King Benman made
w the run. He weighs 1S pounda. and car-
iled thirty pounds of newspapers on his
back. Mounted on a nineteen-pound Spald-
, ng shfei. be rode to Laplatte , and then
OTer the Burlington railroad bridge over
the Platte river. The bridge and approaches
measure I.S20 feet. a little more than a
, third of a mile. Mr. Dcnman pedaled over
this areteh of ties , without dismounting and
r without injury to himself. his load or his
wbe'1. an I clearly ontclassed the Connecticut -
cut heefer as a tie climber.
.
A "liquid plug" for pneumatic bicycle
tIres has been invented by a. LincIn man.
r by which a puncture is saId to repair It.
I self. It is a 1luid substance that I
puinpe'l into the tire with an ordinary air
pump What this liquid substance is Is
: not discloscd. It adds two and a halt ounces
to the weight of the tire. and will last. , It
said. as long as the tire. In cases ot
puncture this liquid Is forced into the bole
by the air In the tube. and almost imme-
stately so1lIItea , stopping the puncture while
the rider Is on his wheel. The virtue ol
such an arrangement neeI not be ox-
plained. A man may puncture his tire with
a flatl or pin. and precisely at the moment
of puncture the remedy applies itself. In
the prrsence of a number of wheeirnen the
tire of a carrier bicycle nas punctured over
100 tir..es with a large hat pin. and imme-
d1ate- the boles were flhle4. without dsttig.
uring the tire. Severai Omaha wheelers
: have had their tires treated with ths ibluld
plug.
; , . . New Tork has made a signiticant contribution -
tion to3ard a dec1ion of the question of
. the prerwr In feminine bicycle costume.
. A prize was offered for the most attractive
ladys costume In the parade and as
t awaried by the committee to a young girl
t whys" costume was desrLbed as being cx-
3 ceedinrly modest and plain. The divided
akirt reached to her shoe ttps.
But to addition to the decision of the
I udg the parade brought out deCIded
C evidence of the popular taste in bicycle
costumes. The modest skirt of the princ
r wlnner seas applauded by the speCtators
anti there were hisses for the extremists
1 In short bloomers and tight-tItLing knlck-
; 44 crbeCcrs. The condemnation of 'loud'
CoStumes was pronounced.
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: The commIttee arranging ( or the races tea
held at the national championship meet-
a ) -1 . ing of the League of American Wbeeltuen
M.
at Louisville In August have decided to
offer prizes valued at $910 to the amateur
s events In the professiopal races the total
value of the purses will reach l. . In
g the championship races here the amateur
5 , , , and professional riders vIli compete for
t ncdaia from the League of American Wheelmen -
men dies iil be offered.
g Many rlderi still seem to be In ignorance
U of she ruIe of the road" that is generally
k aceep'ci in the cy'ling fraternity. It is
t that In passing another wheel or a vehicle
: of any ktuI going in the same direction. one
shoull go on the left hand side. while in
meeting a vehicle of any kInd ( that is. one
) coming in the opposite direction ) the rider
abo'jId keep to the right By following these
a aimro : direction , the liability to collision
a IS greatly diminished. Of course. there have
a to be exceptions. but a rider who goes enC
C \ the wrong side for any purpose should feel
bound to ride slowly and to exercise the Ut-
0 most care. This is especially the case in
turning corners. where accidents are likely
to o'cur . othlng is nore deserving of
severe condemnation that tbe re.cklrsancue
, . of some youthful riders in turning corners
t at a high rate of speed.
The effort to produce a succeuful eleCtric
4 lIght for bicycles Is continued In various
quarters. The Ohio eleCtric works have
S , . began the manufacture of an eleCtric lamp
- that is warranted to burn. to give a liglst
and to last. In Its general appearance the
0 lamp does not differ much ti-em the oil
. lamps , except that It is narrower cml the
reflector which holds the lamp proJetz
I further from the surface The body of the
1 lamp resenibles a small eleetric cell more
zs than anything else. and that is really what
C ( It Is It is attarheI to the front of the bl.
S cycle in the ordinary poeitlon. The power
vhtrh upplIei the lIght indicates how 'o-
moo rit hSO'1) electricity has tteconse. The
current is bought In a 101141 package and is
known as a charge The eoesstruetlon of the
it lamp is so simple tbt any ooe can reetarge
It withnut dit-uIty The light is furnished
by a small incandeseent lamp backed by a
it ul reflector. Tb. a unoyan ccc occa-
sinnc'l ly grrae r1 an4 gas are done away
with There is no arneli n1 no smoke , and
one ehare of the bettery is said t be cut-
ikient to sint1lfl the light for hours.
It is noticeatle that the compenies who insure -
sure against bicycle accidents expressly slip.
ulate that no damUes shall be coliectable
In case "the InsuretE' is s1olatIn the law
at the time an accident oceurs. Strictly in-
terpreteti this means that a man bdly
hurt while riding on the left side of a Street
01 road would derive me benet from his In-
suranee policy. Insurance against bicycle
accidents , by the way , may be obtained at
low rates. One company. seemingly well
conducted and tinanclally sound. will insure
bicyclists to the ambiint of $ L ) at the
rate of $ fi S year for each * 1.000.
Everybody wlo rides a wheel in Brooklyn -
lyn knows the Heavenly Twins. They are
the moct conspIcuously dressed women
bicycle riders in l'rospect park or on the
bicycle path to Coney Island. They ai-
way attract attention. but they never seem
to notice it , and. although their dress Is
more Parisian than any other seen on the
road. their conduct is always modest and
dignIfied. The name Heaveniy Twins has
beets given to these women because they
dress jut alike. and are mother and
daughter , and others say they are sisters
with a atretch of years between them. Gen.
orally they are accompanied by a man , who
dresses as nearly like them as poesible. and
as a pQiilIty There is , in certaIn q'.ar. I
t.s u' I at' a : . 7 t'r : t ) te
taght ep'ke Deference to tsshin seems
' , 18 ( ' Uep the fcar ft . , I ; . ( the . -
% es3 a1pttnn f Use b'ni t tb # hat but
fr.L . the mc'hanba1 standpoiot the bend
has ner bee reared as an ihiprovemet
t'rordlng to the common belief bail bar.
ng' have come to stay They have , and
then scam. perhaps they havent. othIug
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kn'wn eqa&la the cpinnieg' quality of the
bali t'eetlng trryIng SR unwelebted wheel.
but that Is not saying that snsnethin may
not yet be feend to week better than balls
utder load. It I ! acenrdin to good me-
rFanicai law to suppose that to get the best
o1ble ressits the bariag of a wheel ! bOuld
"lest the entire length of the hub. Ve.
understand that a number of makers wIll
tentatively apply modern elaboration of this
principle to bicycle whetia another year.
The fact that the English retain the gear-
case argues for tts eventual adoptIon here.
Full exposure of the chain to the duit and
dirt of the highway must I.e rerarded as a
mechanical absurdity. The English consider
the gear-ae an extra to be poid for as
I such. To admit of its use a slight depsrtnre
free present .merIean models would be' nec-
We look to see American ailoption
of the gear-case pioneered by a maker or
twc , itt the near fetur. . but bardly expect
that thie much-needed accessory will be gen-
eraliy Included among the improvements of
1S7.
Do not tail to see the only make of a
" &extuplette' that has been in actaI use
a. a racing machine.
I3lcIt : TtINl.
1i.'Iiing nuui I'nptilnr ( nnle I'1nrd
fin Vh , el.
Does bicycling bring wrInkles ?
That was the questIon hotly discussed
by a little knot of women. resting on a
Io by the roadside. the other day. Some
of them were plainly alarmed at the sug-
gestlon. others doubtful as to whether It
ought to be allowed to interfere with the
day's run or not. and a feeble minority
of one remained openly defiant and skep-
heal.
"Wcll. for my part. whether It's the
solemn truth or wicked fiction , " said the
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is without doubt the father of the younger
woman. All are expert riders.
The Heavenly Twins wear black derby
hats , high standIng collars and shirt fronts.
dark blue sack coata and trousers that fit
more tightly than a man's pantaloons. They
do not use leggins or other device to prevent -
vent a display of the calf. Nature has been
. generous with them , and they probably think
L that a tight covering to the leg. that re-
I 'reals its outlines and gives it an appearance
of being padded , is an evidence of mock
modesty. They are fast riders and keep
just within the limits ot scorching. Many
a man has been tired out trying to keep
up with them.
Some idea of the rate at which the League
of American SVheelrnen Is increasing in
membership may be ottained from the following -
lowing comparison : During March , April
and May of 1S there were 4SS1 more ap-
pltcations for membership than during the
corresponding period of 1S. This was considered -
sidered a remarkably rapid growth , and was.
in tact , the best showing which had ever
been made in the organization. but during
the same three months of the present year
there were 1o.ltG snore applications than
there were in 1t3 , or more than double
the increase.
The proposition to lmpooe an annual tax
of $1 each on bicycles In New York City
has been punctured to death by the press
and the wheelers. To tax bicycies and leave
all other vehicles untaxed is denounced as
rank discrimination. The Sun says it Is "a
new form of a bad old idea. " That Is : It
you see a man becoming prosperous. tax
him ; if you see a thing becoming useful and
common , tax it. The bicycle is the most
onspicuous new article at present in public
use ; tax it. It is a very cheap Idea , and
unjustj'
. ' . new bicycle. the design of a Swiss me-
cbanlc. Is to be shown at the Geneva exhibition -
bition this summer. The AmerIcan consul
says it is built upon a principle which utii-
lies a considerable amoust of cn'rnowu force.
The new force 15 afforded by a point of sup-
port. In the American bicycles the only
force a man has Is his own weight. If his
back could be well supported he baa in each
leg a force more than treble his own weight.
which ii. in fact. equal to the weight he is
capable of carrying combined with that of
his own body.
The construction of the 'bicyclette nor-
male" 1.5 toteuded to make use of this con-
alderable amount of wasted force. The
iotnt of support is the back of the seat. by
means of which the cyclist's body is thrown
hack. and his legs lifted up. owing to the p0-
sitlon of the pedals. The holy Is thus plaefl
Ia a "normal" t'osture. hence the name of
the machIne ; he Ii upright or leaning
slightly backard. Tue bicyclette norruale"
presents the advantages of safety , comfort ,
healthful position. a greater power over the
machine. greater speed and less fatigue.
Ramblers-The best constructed bicycle
in the world.
Eq l'ItOVll IN'I'u4 i'DIt NIT YII. % It.
( 'un tsg- ( If I sicrrt IIm.rue.I 1 ; )
. ' .mrriet.n Wli.'ed Mnk.'ra.
The subject of improvements is ; retty
young. but ii is nevertheless just what the
manufacturers are most coactrnin tben-
selves with at the present tin.e. says the
American Cyclist. Tb. prevaillar staadard
will be carried along another iesr-perhap ,
for all ilase-but progress wIll be mani-
tested in betterment of dotatis , anJ thu'
term "details" is cowprolzens&ve eauugh ta
Include matters sufficiently lare to cots , ,
under the acaui of rsoveItk aud loners.
tions. Although riders hav.u as y.'t La I
but comparatively little exp.erieace with the
larger tubing Introduced this year. its su.
periority to the aissall tubes of the past
baa bedit made plain. aad its use will be
contInued. The machine Is more rtgi4. there
is Isis "winking" of the frame. and a rut-
suiting saving of the rider's strength. A
general change In bpokes may be regarded
girl In lively looking golf stockings. as she
punspe.i away earnesly and perspiring
at her bind tire. "its too serious a aiatter
to have to chance. and to counteract any
possible danger of wrinkles I am going to
join a bicycle tennis team.
. .It was an eminent lace specialist who
frightened me about the wrinkles. She
didn't know even my name. occupation.
or special predilictions. but dtrectiy I took
off my veil in her operattng chair the other
morning she calmly asserted that I had
been wheeling too much. V.ben I insisted
on hearing how she knew I had been wheel-
tog at all. she Just hauded me a powerful
band glass and began to point out the almost -
most Inperceptibie indications of fine creases
about my forehead. between the eyes and
around the rnocth and nose. It requires only
three to six months heeling. she told me.
to fix these fine creases into long indelible
wrinkles. I bad Just taken a private heart
breaking vow never to touch the pedals
again when she cheerfully suggested that I
counteract the effect of the bicycitng by
alternating or combining it with some other
outdoor sport.
, , 'Try something. ' she said. that will
lift your eyes off the unconsciously steady
and frotuning contemplation of the road
before you. that will brIng your arm into
free play and rise up your chin. Bicycling
iu routine sport. Give a woman ten nille's
of good road and asay she will spin. her
face drawn up in a knot. her body inffexible.
her lips tightly shut. too interested. abort of
breath and intent on her read to speak.
laugh or even change her expression. and
the result is natural , wrinkles ; qul'k. deep.
ugly fellows. hard to rub.out and rapid in
reappearing. ' Do you see I have been
warned In time and in order to at once keep
up my wheeling anfi maintain my youthful
smoothness of brow and chin. Z'e taken to
bicycle tennis. "
Even the skeptical girl under a brown
veil demands to know snrnethlng of this
gaa.e.
"Oh. its a new thing. " explained she of
the golf stockthgs. "it originated only thts
season at one of the English watering
places , among a lot of women who thought
it vould serve as a substitute for polo. and
now it has got over to this side. Two or
three persons have laId out speCial courts
for it up n Westchester county , in New
York. and the learned women wheelers of
Boston are rather enthutastiea1iy adopting
It at their summer resorts. Of course. you
can realize that no ordinary tennis courts
are large enough for cue to pedal about in
with comfort. If I remember rightly the
dimensions are trebled. and i England it
Is considered no drawback if thut ground
slopes a little. but of course. the
surface must be perfectly smooth. Turf
courts tie quite out of the question. and
the beat of theta are asphalted. That is
expensIve. however , unless there is a club
to meet the Costa. and In irivate grounds
just the plain foundation for the good Amer.
ican dirt court serves perfectly .N aturally.
the net is extended and broadenetl. but as
well It is atretehed out at least three feet
shore the ground. In the right position
ia should reach as high as the shoulders
of the ordinary woman wbeO sittIng In her
saddle. The reason of this is that there ii
a variation on the usual rules of tets by
ubIcb drives can be made under as well
as over the net. and balls can be by a
dexterous wrist movement served that way
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if one is able to do it.
'What do the players wear ? Oh. just what
they do ordinarily ott the wheel. with the
exception that every woman carries at her
left hip a bag. This is usually one end of a
soft china silk sash site bind , around her
waist. , and by a .jng one end. in the torso
of an open-mouthed bag , she keeps her
rubber bails there bandy for serving-with
her right she wields her racquet , which is
made very light and with a handle double
as long as oee she uses for tennis afoot.
Lease women use a feather weight racquet ,
matte a good deal like that ( or Lacross sod.
by a bole 1 * the cud of the handle and a
stout satin riteon , IbIs tine lon bat is
uts.l to httr wrist ,
Now am to the game Two , four or six
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ptrMgs van ; lay on c c courts
tb ro tl. e ar .t gdt & : . t ad
In t coutti op eltber sJe while a ar
t l-rtr& ii c e ak the a. ttAzLe cf a
third party This third Ilater rtates. ii'
the tbers. qn ber wheel. bttt br sole bust.
fleas Is to r3orr bails. that II ) ? tyud the
Itmits of the burss. nI it she can reeover
Ln.l drive back such bslc ! before the touth
the groupi , the point is not lost. as in other
games of teubta. She most send It tct
Into be ; partner's coUrt and let thei ma-
nlpulate it Ott. but If she can diret it
straight on over the net ifito the opponents
cotirta she wins a poInt for her side. When
not actively Ittoklg out for these flying
balls her duty Is t oregain those ho * iessly
lost and re1store them to her partner's bags
and to take precious care she doesn't Intrude -
trude one loch Inside thC boundaries of
the courts. For infringing this law she can
be rule-I out of the game by her partner's
cponecte.
"Meanwhile her partners begin. as they
circle round the courts , by serrln six
balls. according to the usual rules of tends.
They wheel around as they serve in order to
preserve their balance and then. dexter-
eusly maintaining their course by the left
hand on the biycies handle bars , dart. clr-
cle. turn double. half and run in their efforts -
forts to keep the ball going. All of the
clx balls are played upon. That Is. Ii one
player can blace every one , or five. or tour
of her balls correctly on serving an entire
game is played out on etery bell abd a
faUlt is counted for every ball that falls
falsely in the serving. With the privileges of
: serving and driving either over or under the
net you can see larger opportunities are
gIten , and then in this garn of tennis every
poInt gained is a final score. They tried
to introduce that ruling very often in the
palmy days of regular tennis. but the authr-
Ities always frowned It down .N ow the
bicyclers have made laws of their own and
the good pastime of tennis is likely to return
to a larger and more vIgorous popularity
than ever before.
"Women who have triel it pronoune
bicycle tennis the most all-around. amus-
lug and exhilarating sport possible. There
is Just enough danger of trouble. collisions
and exercise both for lungs and muscles.
with skill and wit , agility and discretion
required to inspire enthusiasm and energy.
It is impoasible to play bicycle tennis unless
you know all about your wheel. and It Is
just as impossible to play Itithout shout-
log orders to your outside player. confusion
to your opponents and triumph over your
good strokes ; just as it is dicuit to get
through without some lively tumbles. rapid
onslaughts into the net and high-pitched
denunciations of the umpire's rulings. But
brolsed. defeated. breathless and exhausted
you will cling to your decision that as an
outdoor game. it is almost without parallel
and. " concluded the narrator. mounting her
freshly pumped wheel. 'I do honetly think
it Is a cure for the only danger I know t
bicycling. " 4lLLlCENT AItItOWPOL"T.
We want it understood that the two 17-
pound Stearns' racing heels are the only
wheels that were ridden continuously without -
out accident during the great six day race ,
and that they were the lightest wheels by
pounds. and that they came in first and
second to the race. Who says the "yellow
fellnws' are not all right ?
. ( )1'i t l iFric-i' oi' IIICYCIIN ( .
I iiu.r.ii'.t. t Itoiiiuitif l'I-n.u r. un4l
lCuick , ( lilt itotel CIItflhlIPI ,
The skilled cyclist. who has developed the
proper muscle and has got rid of the sense
of fatigue. which haunts the beginner , Just
as It haunts and daunts the man who i
learning to swim , can keep on his bicycle
all day. and it his frame Is not shaken by
a fail. or hi ! temper tried by the pricking
of those infernal tires. he will return in
the evening ith his nerves in perfect order
and his llmha as little tired as if he bad
been strolling for the same time up and
down a terrace or a lawn. This meaus. rays
'the London Spectator. that he can choose
friends or do business with half a county ,
iostcad of within two villages , and that
his powers of loeosaotton at iii are soul-
tiplied at least fivefold. or In the case of
the really skilled and healthy. eight or ten-
fold. That is a new freedom , a great soul-
tiplication of power for men , and especIally
for women. who. we notice. enjoy it much
more tbau men do. and contrive somehow
to avoid the look of care which ia the special
mark of the bicyclist : anti we shall be
curious to note. when time has been given
for the change to operate fully. what Its
precise effects are. They will not all be
good.
They will probably Increase the general
happiness. for let ihe cynics say what they
like , friendship is a great weetner of life.
and pleasant conversation 'one of the few
really enjoyable occuptions. but they will
impair neighborliness. which rests in a
degree we none of us like to formulate upon
the sense that we must not quarrel with ,
or avoid. or even sharply criticise. those
arnonc whom ft is our lot to live.
The constant habit of the bicycle dis-
ipte the mind just as a constant isomer-
don in society does , arid for the same rca-
son-It renders reflection less frequent and
ieee enjoyable. Why think when you can
reach a pleasant circle five miles off in half
an hour. and with no perceptible fatigue
Let those who doubt that this effect will be
produced In the country note the curious
increase the cycle is causing in the habit
of meeting at lunch , and indeed In the
substitution of lunch for dinner. You can.
not bicycle back on a dark night with your
wife ur sister in full dress , but you can
lunch at ocbock and cycle back in the
cool of the evening with great enjoyment
anti no danger.
Cycling , in fact. will increase the scatier-
log and snovahility of country society. to the
fucreaso of It pleasures and the loei of
touch of Its steadfastness and quiet. The
ancient "rootedness" of the countryside-s
will be greatly diiniabed. and. we are old
fashioned enough to believe that in that
qualtty was much not only of charm , but of
utility. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Chat n'ith th- Tourists , .
The old raying that there is more pleasure
in antielpatioa thin realization did not bold
good In the case of the Joint run of all of
his share of bad luck. for he had a 'blow
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the wheel : ube of the tilT to f'att1cn last I
Ut tt5 * .etybody was a , .
Itt.p a gd 'rise tut en' the Iu : set
thud the aesterd halls the universal , etl
merit we forth that this cc on. of the
most ' # * club runs that hal been
i1uige4 in snc. % e stays of the good old
ordinary. ith ger anticlpetlen and
trustful hopes many a cyclist watched anti
walte for the appointed morning when
th y might reviee old memories or tke
their first long country tide. yet fearing
lest the Hsu&l rain might come and thus
spoil their plans. While the weather clcaal
threatened showers for that day. the morning -
ing dawned bright. and not a ciou.i was to
b secn. and at S.30 the street lln
for a couple of blocks with wocn and their
escorts awaiting the bugle Il ( or the start.
.lust before the clock 1st the Continental
block struck 9 come fifty old devotees of the
wheel started out , two by two. and as the
crowd hove in sight of lloyd's theater a Ilk.
tiumber were patiently waiting for their
friends. who were coming from all directions.
and only a brief pause was made when the
several csptatn. made their uay to the bead
of the procession. and heauled by Bert Potter -
ter and his lady and Chancy Darnum and
Lottie rrazIer , each mounted on tandema ,
commenced to et the pace.
As the vast array of wheetmen passed up
Leavenworth Street and through the rest-
dence portion of the city the bystanders
and frisods saluted them as they passed
swi.ftly by on their silent steeds and wished
them a pleasant trip and safe return. When
the long huh were reached the procession
corutneneeti to scatter out. and the wheelmen -
men rode in several sections to avoid all
accidents enroute to the little village. Not.
withstanding this tact. however. Mr. Bert
Potter and his laity were the first to stop
for repairs , and while another of their corn-
penions. with the injured portion of the
wheel. pedaled back to the city. they rustic
the best of It. and as the balance of "tie
push" went ahiulrsg by. they were content
to await the return of the swift messenger
which was dispatched to the repair thop ,
and rustic their appearance in Paplilion In
due season.
Mr. Ed DeRight was another vlcUm of the
small boy and the little tack. and was
obliged to repair a puncture during the
trip. Bert Potter seemed to have more than
out. ( not like the rest of 'em ) . or pcanlbiy
'twa.s a puncture. later In the day. abieh
was soon mended. On the return trip
George Bowyer. while coasting down one
of the long hills , lost control of his wheel.
and on reaching the bottom of the long In-
dine W $ thrown a long distance over into
the draw or creek , and while he sustained
several bruises and injuries. fortunately
nothing shlch was very severe. and by slow
riding was enabled to ride home on his
wheel after the accidenL
The women who went on the trip stood
the journey much better than it was cx-
pected they would. riding the majority of
the hills and arriving at the hotel nearly
as soon as the old riders who have beer
followIng country riding for years. At 12
o'clock , when the dining room door opened
and the hungry wbeelrnen were invited to
enter , there was a reguiar stampede to be
among the flrtt after the women bad en-
tered. to insure getting a good. square
meal , but the proprietors of the Wilcox
were prepared for them and each went
away fully satisfied with the epread and
voting F' . D. Rhode a vote of thanks for
the manner in whith they were treated on
this occasion. We are sorry that we are
obliged to chronicle the manner In which
some of the boys acted while in the dining
room in throwing eatables at each other ,
one or two receiving injuries shich re-
roamed quite painful for several days after-
ward. But even that might be overlooked
to a certain extent , as they were out ( or a
"high time. " and it is needless to say that
they had it ,
But what seems even worse than that
to the writer is that any of the wheelmen -
men who went should be guilty of eating
a meal and sneaking sway without pay-
lug for it. but. strange as it may seem such
was the case. To these parties ae would
say this was very little in you and we
hope never to be obliged to refer to it again
Others registered and went auay without
taking dinner. That La not quite so bad.
but they should have notified the proprietor
if they did not stay , in order that their
names would trot appear on the hotel
register as among those 'rho did stay. and
failed to pay , and opposite to whose names
510 mark appears to show that they were
guilty of tich conduct and misbehavior.
After dinner the wheelmen all repaired
to the race track and filled the grandstand -
stand ' quite cosotortably to witness some
rare speed on the smooth i ? track. One
of the women received a handsome bouquet
for her efforts in this direction and proved
to the minds of the spectators that she
possessed an unusual amount of speed over
many of her sex whc * find much real picas.
ure in cycling. Among the moat exciting
races of the afternoon ablch graced the
impromptu program was one in which Ben
F. Ilosford. Tarn Spencer. Ed Shrader and
F'rank Newcomb were the partiripants. F.
\v. Fitch. L. A. Marsh and Leonard Hart-
son acted as timers and referees and 4hark-s
fiarnurn announced the results amid loud
applause. Vrank Nr'wcornb crossed the tape
first followed closely by Shrader. Hosford
and Spencer in the order named.
\ v.V. . Connoran and. several others were
ready to challenge the winners for any
distance and for arty amount at the con.
clusion. but Prank did not seem jflrlinej
to accept. as he evidently wanted to stop
s.hile his credit was good. After the races
were over a large number of the pleasure
seekers made a bee line for the creamery
and induige4 in a bowl of bread and cream
ethe creamery being out of milk and watert ,
The diet was most too rich for the blood of
many of the "common wheelers" who are
accustomed to chalk and water at bu.eno.
which is the best that can be obtained.
Many regrets were expressed that they couPs
not stay and board in Papillion for a week
or two. as it was confidently believed that
each one aouid grow fat and live many
years longer If they could obtain such
eatables as were spread before them on
this occasion.
.A partial list of the Paplllton visitors was
cLown by the register at the Wilcox hotel ,
kere the following nam appear. I. . . M.
Duberry , Charles WIlie. F. M. Hall. W. C.
i3tuk , Mrs. James W. Douk. W. W. Con.
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Don't grow in your 1)C1 $ .
like hair on CjUit bedd.
S.tVE IT s'iit : YOU CAN.
c : : : : : : ; ; , : -j nrc su1iiig the l'tmotts
ORLO BICYCLES
Atc\ - , .
ct. at $85Q ! !
MasvelI Won on a World.
If yn dent ku'w why , please ask.
The "W'orId" Biyc1e is the best
that capital and skill , coinbinci with 1 years' expricnce ,
can proiuce. The Flush or smooth joints in the frame are
all brought upoverdi'op forgings. There's n tinware orcheap
stampings about it anywhere. l'lic famous Fauber one-piece
crank axle. . Your option on tire. sidi1e , hanile-bar , etc.
Esy : payments if you like. So far this season the " \Vorll"
holils the mile indtxr record , the Coloralo sfat quarter-mile
record , thri'e Nebraska State recorJs , an ! firsts too nuiiierous
to mention-for it's oh ' so easy on aVnrlJ. \ . "
REMEMBER-- 0 0
t , fo r 3 0 d - ay s a t $ 8 5
WILL BARMIII & BROI ,
: I SELLING AGENTS ,
Salesroom Cor. 15th and Capitol Ave.
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idron Why do we sell more
Bicyclcs than any house
Bicycles : in Omaha ?
Truest Bearinjs
T gldFrilnic &cause we
. i : sell them for $15 less
money.
All 1OO Wheels.
VIKING ,
GENDRON ,
, Our . . s90 Price on , $85 Time Cash . . , E L D R E D G E .
THE BELVIDEPE is a $90 WheeL-Our price is $70
thne..4 - . . -
Cash-$75 on ' ' c.
: THE RELIANCE is a $75 Wheel-Our price , 6I.75
Cash-$65 on
Good second band S'hecls froisi SIO.OOto S20.
$17.50 huya a BoyS' or Girls'S'liccl , pnetlinatic tire.
Biding Sehool open every day and M.mnday and Tuesday evcnings ,
when ladies are taurht to ride free.
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rot eomp1te line in the city t. ho seen at .
Nbraska
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ELECTRICAL SUPPLY
COMPANY ,
15t5 HOWARD STREET , OMAHA , NEC.
noran. Mrs. W. V. Connoran , T Irein. J
Carthy , C. , . Pratt. Collie ilample. Lottie
Frazier. Charles F. Itarnurri , V. II. Potts.
F .N ewcornb , 11. Gunther. rred 11. Hanson.
Harry C. Hartry. Id \langjrurn , Fred
McCorrni.k. lId Shrader. It. U. Itose. lien
F. Hosford. C. I ) Mahannah. A. J. Mills. Al
Wolfe. E. D. Hammond. F. 1 % ' . Fitch. John
L. Gideon , B. F. DeRight. Anna E. Lfraxon.
Mrs. John J. Freyta , L. It. isummel , it. T.
Coverdale. John D. Howe , Jeu I. . Barnett ,
.1. Millhouse , Cyclone l'ete ( ( 'barley Martin ) .
F' . F. Derby , F'rank E. Jones , herman
Vachter. Leonard hlartson. Charles Baldwin ,
George Ilowyer. F. : i. Slerkin , M. l. Thrirns.
C. II. Cone , A. P. Cone. George Fisher. F' .
S. Knapp. Ed hIo'gtns. ! Joseph Pollan. W.
J. F'oye , P. H. Kolluta. Anna 3I. Gullek ,
Miss Flora liolt. i : . l. I'otter. A. Ii. Fetter-
tItan. C. I. . Mather. Anna Shaltia. liot"
Shaida. Miss Muihall. Miss Kramer. J. M.
Tonepsett. Hugh Iteilley , James W. Rouse.
Among others whose faces we recall .ha
did not go all the way or chance tn take
dinner with some friend. were "Itt-d4y'
MazuelI. IL H. Neale. Eden. B. ' ) . lian-
mood , D. J. O'BrIen. and many strangers
whose names were not gleaned. W'hih sac
number did not reach the mark of that of
lac rear , yet just as good a time aas
dulged In.
The actIon of the Omaha street rail ray
In Issuing orders to their emplutyes to not
allow any bicycles to be carried on the back
end of the car. or in fact on any tvirt of
the same , has gIven rise to consIderable ill ;
feeling among wheeluien ia generaL \Ve do
not contend that it Ia just the prapes thing
to do to take a whole club on a street car
on a mudy day. but it does seem unuat
that when a lady breaks down with her
wheel when several b1ock ( rein home that
the should not be permitted to take it on
the Platform of the car by paying her fare ,
anti if need be extra fare for the room occu.
pied by the wheel. If the cars be crowded
it could be left at the discretion of the
conductor. but when the company allows
working men tu carry lumber , the fisherman
Lii long poles. and others various articles
that take up as much or more room It
does appear like a Piece of injustice to
discrIminate against the whtelmen.
The Tourist Wheelmen Century cittb met
and reorganljeuj last Thursday utueniog in
the Tourists' club rooms. Chief Centurian
Ilynes having taken up his reaaden"e In
Bock Island. it became necessary to elert
a man to take his place. The meeting was
called to order and Mr. If. K. Smith was
placewi in the chair. After the announcement -
ment bad been made that the old constltu.
tion sod by-laws bad been misplaced or
lost , a committee composed of II. K. Smith ,
Leonard Ilartsoa and W. C. flouk were appointed -
pointed to draft a new Set aO'I Isresent
them at the next meeting to be held in one
week. Tue following otlicers were elected
for the eqsuiug year : W. C. Bouk. , chief
centurlan ; Fred Hanson. deputy centurian ;
Leonard Hartiosa. atcretary and D. J.
Olir1eu , treasurer. All members of the
Tourist Vhselmen who have ridden a ceo.
lucy with the club at any time during the
past will be taken in as charter members. if
they will presesit theIr smasnec some time
be.tors next Thursday eventog iiune 21 ; , at
which time the constitutlosi and by-laws
will be adopted and the organization permanently -
manently effeCted. New members coming
Into the club will be charged a nominal in.
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