IS TJTR OJVFATIA DAILY" JBTUT2 : SITKDAV , KOYETVCBER I ,
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The history of tlio bloyclo lndtutr > In
the United States H In many rcipcrta tlio
moat remarliiblo Industrial ictonl of an In
dustrial age. A few week * ago a Chicago
nrm maiiufatttirltiB tires c\rluil\oly had an
offer of $ r)00,000 for Its buslne-n and pat
ents. Tlio offer was dctllncd night JWIB
ago the nrm occupied a small building In nn
obsciiro part of the city , and emplovcd leai
than a dozen men Today a large seven-
story building la necessary for Its business ,
It employs 1.GOO worktmn and agents , and
does an enormous trade In this countiy
Yet this Is but one
aa well as In Huropo
branch of the blcyclo Industry , 1'rlor to
1SS5 the number of domestic manufacturers
of wliccln was only six , and In that > ear
11,000 machines were turned out. In 1800
thoio were jeventecn factories , \vltb an output -
put of 10,000 cycles. In ISUl iho mimbei
of factories Increased at a rapid rate , and
12fiOOO machines were made In lbfl.i tlio
production bounded up to GOO noo. and the
number of manufactories was more than
COO. counting none- which tinned out less
than 1,000 machines a > ear. The capita
Invested In these larger fattoiles Is plateii
at $90.000,000 , and HIP lowest estimate or
the output of the present seal Is 1,000.000
completed hU-jcles north ICO.OOO.OOO The
capital Invested In the manufacture or bi
cycles Is about $125.000.000. and 150.000 people
ple are employed In designing malting and
Bulling the xrrlmis products appertaining to
them. No complete- cycles arc now Im
ported Into the United States and the Amer
ican manufacturers. In tinhalfear ending
Juno 30 , 1S % , exported cjtlcs and parts
worth 51.154.231. or nearly so\en times the
amount sent abroad In the- previous Hair
year. Nearly half of this export has gone
to Hngland and It Is now said that \merl-
can makers actually stand a chance of
captuilng the KiiKllsh market If thu Amer
ican mat ufacHirers will build n samewnat
stronger machine , lilted with gear caaca
and miidgunids. It Is looked upon as more
tl-an probable that from ) "C i to 50.000
American cycles will bo sold In Kngluml In
tlui sear U)7. ! ) In 1S95 the best blcvclcs
\\cro selling at $110. now the name ( | iiallt >
of miehlnt prrlinirs much better-sells at
$100. Moro than 11,000.000 blcjclM are In use
In the United States , In other words , one
person out of every twenty-four has taken
to the wheel. In Prance , the proportion Is
only 1 to WO The wheel Is unquestionably
going to revolutlonl/o the roads of the coun
try It has reduced and In some places
practically put an end to the demand for
horsc.s and enrrlagis. besides affecting the
incomeof Htreet railway lines and llverv
stables In the first two weeks of Julj the
rail v.ijs runi'lng out of New York carried
75,000 bluyeliB for outgoing passengers.
A piece of furniture Is now made to keep
blcjclcti In. Is Is of handsomely caned
wood , and Intended to ntnnd It ) the hall
It comes in two parts The lower , which
Is a little higher than the wheels , opens
with two broad doors , while the upper Is
much narrower , being Intended to accom
modate the handles and saddles. A shelf
Is provided to hold any extras one may
ha\e. as hats or gloves Covers to fit
over wheels may be made of handsome ere-
tons or plain materials , outlined with Rome
appropriate design. The seams should be
bound with bright colored braids. These
covers are \eiy attractive , and will serve
the double purpose of protecting the blcy
clo and one's clothing where the machine'
has to be kept In small rooms or halls In
summer cottages. A cover made of rubber
or waterproof cloth would bo of advan
tage at the seashore or where the bicycles
are Itept In wlrc-lncloscd piazzas.
Don't let the air out of a tire that Is not
In use "to save It. " Tires are much better
off when standing If well Inflated , ( cncrallj
speaking , a small tire requires more pres
sure than a large ono If It Is to carry the
Bamo weight , and a given tire requires more
pressure In proportion as the- rider Is heavy
A Urn should nlwavs contain enough air to
keep Its rim from the ground If In riding
jou feel the slightest obstacles It Is because
there Is not sulllclent air pressure. Thcro Is
no danger of bursting a tire , as many riders
seem to fiar , when the small bund pump
Is used , and even with the best foot puup
only the very weaKest tires could be buist
An extensive observation has found a great
many tires v.hlch vveio very much too soft
while one Is rarely too hard.
Ono of the most curious results of the
craze for blc > cling Is to bo observed In
the ancient city of Coventry. It Is. as Is
well known , the center of the blcyclo manu
facturing Industry of England. Thcro has
consequently been a great rush of me
chanics thither , to meet the demand of the
workshops , and the city Is nnablo to ac-
conunodato properly this addition to Us
population. Hvery available house Is filled
with tenants , and jet them are homeless
men on the streets Industrious workingmen -
men , tvltli money In tlielr poeKets. but unable -
able to find vacant lolglngs The health
officer reports that moro than 3,000 houses
are so overcrowded as to bo In an unsani
tary condition , while the vaccination law
has become piactlcilly a dead letter from
the ph > slcal impossibility of executing It
Hundreds of new houses are going up as
rapidly as eaipenters anil masons can build
them , but they are only a small fraction
of what Is ically needed , nnd In the mean
time worklngmen are complng out in tents ,
and Improvised sheds And all because of
a style of riding which good Lady Godlva
never so much as dreamed of.
Ono of the latest notions put forth to
tempt cyclists Into trying experiments that
Involve a small outlay Is a pneumatic pad
for Iho hands It Is attached to the grlpa
on the handle-bar , and Is guaranteed
to prevent soicncss and lameness of the
arms and hands. Most rldcrj do not get
lame In hands or arms , but there Is fre
quent complaint of a numbness or partial
paralysis of the nerves of the hands , due ,
In all probability , to the pressure upon the
palm and the ball of the thumb. It Is not
Improbable that the new pad may tend to
rellovo this condition. There have been a
number of devices In the grips themselves
for the purpose of preventing numbness
but it ha.s been Impossible to make them of
any jloldlng material that would also bo
eufllclenlly linn to answer the purpose.
A new blcjcle hat for fall wear baa Just
been brought out In the east and has In
stantly bt'como popular IJvur since the
United States army adopted the picturesque
soft hat of the cowboy , so distinctly Ameri
can , for Us field equipment , the world or
fashion has been gradually accepting It as a.
favorite type , and during the past summer It
was quite generally used for bicycling , golf
ing , coaching , and other sports it has
provvd particularly effective for riding In
the fall , however , and at pre.scnt Is having
a great run
i.iKUi.Yci : ON wnr.in.s.
MrtlioilN nf ( 'nrrjlnn .Nci-cNMirlfN fur
" lii'fllnur Tour.
The bfi il of carrying luggage
when on u i . ellng tour Is u matter of
disagreement among cyclists fond of tills
method of taking a vacation. The usual
mode , Bays the Now York Tribune , Is by
strapping a bag shaped to ( U tlio frame
within the diamond. A considerable quan
tity of clothing and other necessaries can
bo transported In this way , but there are
drawbacks to this form of luggage carrier
Ono la that the straps uro certain after
two or three days to wear away the enamel
on the frame , and at the end of n tour lamIng -
Ing two or three weeks the steel of the
tubing will bu visible In four or five places
No matter how tightly the straps are
drawn , there will bo sonut vibration to the
load , and the constant wearing will cause
damage. Another objection Is moro ap
parent ilnco thu narrow tread camu Into
general vogue. This has compelled a re
duction In the width of the luggage carrier
and cut down Its capacity ; at the same time ,
( t It la filled aa full at possible It bulges
on the sides so that the knees of the rlclcr
come Into contact with It at every revolution
of the pedals Then once morc > . no bag of
this kind can bo usr-d by vvhcrlvvoincn who
ride ill op-frame bicycles.
In picfereine to such u bag some rtdcr.s
vviap their luggage In a bundle , cover It
with a lubber cloth nnd strap the baggage to
the handlebar The appearance of a largo
package there Is ugl.v , nnd If the package
weighs several pound * the additional weight
placed so high up tends t" make- the ma
chine topheavy and Us * easily manageable
Otheit , again , make a bundle of this sort
and attach It to the frame , under the saddle ,
but there Is usually trouble In making a
uouuie fastening there It would ncem casj
to make in attachment frt holding a lug
gage carrier to be placed over the rear wheel ,
which might be used as easily on vvomin'H i
wheels as on mill's Jt should fasten to the
frame In such u way as not to mar It , nnd
the holder Itbelf should be of the telescopic-
sort Tind eaully adjustable to hold llttlo or
much. The convenience of the rider will
be gically promoted If the luggage holder
eon be opened and closed quickly. At pies-
cut a small Ing can be proemed which fast-
mi to the handlebar by stinps The stiaps
are not likely to do much bairn to the nickel
bar , but the friction of the lower part of
the bug Is pretty certain to have a bad effect
on the enamel of the head of the bicycle ,
MAI'S AMI IIIC\OI.I > < : .
Miiii-lliiUliiH ? HUN Item Iloiiineil liy tin-
ri > l > uliii-lt > of ( In1liccl. .
Thcro dors not seem to be , nt first glance ,
any direct relation between maps nnd bl-
cjcles , but there Is , and map publishers
leport that cj cling Is responsible for a
new and enlarged demand for road maps ,
especially thoie mounted on muslin Here
tofore the maps In most gcnetal use , sa > s
the New York Sun , have been tallroad
maps , and the greatest care has been
taken to make these exact , the United
States being far ahead of all other coun-
tiles In icspcct of the manufacture of
maps giving the locations of cities and
towns , and the rallioads connecting them.
In England. Trance and Germany the man
ufacture of topographical maps has been
carried much fin ( her than In the I'nlted
States maps giving the loads , elevations ,
grades , water courses and declivities due ,
perhaps. In a great mcamno to the fact
that the construction of btich maps Is under
the direction of the War department , with
abundant means and ample1 facilities ,
whereas In the United States the market
for maps of all kinds conies from the gen
eral public. Of late , however , It has been
found necessary. In older to supply the
constantly Increasing demands of bicycle
riders for good road maps , to add to the
stock of such publications , moro especially
such as are on muslin. In the last four
years there has been an enormous Increase
In the sale of road maps. Those sold In
New York give chiefly the Westchester ,
Long Island , Statcn Island and Nc-w Jer
sey territory through which the best roads
run.
run.The
The headquarters of the map-malting bust-
lesj of the United States has long been Chicago
cage , and not until the rise of the bicycle
is the most approved method of road travel
has New York challenged Chicago's su
premacy. Map-making has been carried of
late years to -point at which cheapness _
and accuracy may bo said to meet. The i
foundation of an ordinary map Is a plain
copper plate smeared with ordinary lamp
black. Over this Is spread llko c film a
composition of soft white wax , and the map
driving , made on engineer's firm blue paper
Is spread over the film. Then , with a knife
somewhat resembling ono of the parts of 11
compass , the llnca are drawn Into the wax
and the trrclng Is removed Map makers
have a small contrivance which much resem
bles what is Known as a printer's stlrk , ex
cept that Instc-ad of providing for man )
lines of type , it provides for ono only This
line Is "set. " and then the typo metal ,
which Is coj por-faced. Is heated As heated ,
it i.s applied to the wax , adjoining the point
marked by each city , and when withdrawn
leaves the name of the place clearlv
marked. After the wax composition has
hardened It Is suffused with acid , which
makes a complete cast and from this cast
the electronic Is made , from which anj
number of maps may bo printed. The chief
cost of maps , therefore , Is the first cost ,
and , that provided for , the other expenses
are Insignificant , paper and wooden of mus
lin mounting being the chief ones
The Inti eared popularity of maps through
the requirements of blcyclo riders , has re
duced visibly the cost , and this Is ono of
the beneficial effects which have followed
the blc > clo ern/o .Still another beneficial
effect of the popularity of bicycling has
been tbo Improvement of roads In thu
neighborhood of the large cities.
A r\CMST\S ttUKS.
i\piTlriHM' < if mi IIMVII Doctor In
VlriuiH.
An Interesting letter , published by the
Davenport ( In. ) Democrat , from Dr. A. AV.
Klmer of that city , written at Vienna , states
that the doctor hasn't changed his opinion
ns to America being the best place In the
world In which to live , nnd when ho gets
back heio he Is going to stay heie. Ho im
ports himself even better satisfied with his
hospital work than ho expected , but there
are other things about foreign lesidcnco
that ho doesn't llko ( .0 well especially bl-
cjcling. In this connection he writes with
a full umleiatandlng of the subject , which
indicates that ho has been through It all ,
and Walter Chambers , the recipient of the
letter , Is mentally thanking his stars that
bo Is on the tufa side of the Atlantic.
If a rider Is unusually verdant , runs the
letter , ho blurts out with his wheel , anil nt
the first street corner ho Is stopped by a
policeman , who , If good-natured , tells him
that ho cannot lido without a permit , and
hts him walk away with thu wheel , or If
the rider is saucy and the policeman Ill-
natured , ho gets taken before the buioau ,
where he Is fined /wel gulden. After much
Inquiry he then finds that ho must go be-
t
fore some judges for nn examination , where
he is put through his paces tiding a figure
8 about two chairs eight feet apart ,
mounting , dismounting , etc. If they glvo
him a certificate of proficiency , ho then haste
to go and get his photoguiph taken , and
the commission puts It In n book , together
with the lules governing his riding , giving
them to tlio rider , together with a great tin
lag with thu number of the certificate , which
h.ih to bo eairled upon the wheel Hy this
tlmo It has cost about $7 , but the fun has
only just begun. When the book Is given
him the victim Is admonished "to read It
carefully. " 'I his Is a "Dutch Joke , " ju
most Americans can lead about UH much
( Ionium as they can Hebrew , or nt least
as undcrstandlnglv.
Armid with big number , a book of for
bidden streets lib photograph and the rules
the rider starts out and U usually ancstej ,
or stopped before ho baa gone half a do cn
blocks , his number taken and himself
ordered to appear at the pollco headquarter ) !
the next morning , vvheie a fine cf z\\cl
gulden awalti him. A student hero last
voar , after getting through the prellul-
narlis , was stopped a short distance from
where he started and told to appear the
next morning. He then took another start ,
was stoppnl again within n few minutes ,
but thought ho would get oil by giving the
policeman a tip The man arrested him for
attempting bribery and be was fined heavily
Ho lost lil-s temper then and cussed tbo
government and got another line still
heavier.
The fcrblddcn streets nre given In the
book , but some parts of a street uro for
bidden and others not , forbidden at ono
tlmo of the day and fieo at others , licsldw
this the streets are rough and are kept wet
nnd slippery , BO that there Is llttlo pleasure
In riding when all the trouble Is gone
through with. "
The doctor also thinks that a llttlo moro
experience with the vucd a It Is sold In
Vienna will euro him of the suioUlui ; habit ,
nnd withal Is hard up na to where to turn
for co'n oliitlon for the lo of pleasure
found In America In his wheel ,
inVA 5 SMOOTH.
A Cooil Hldcr Vine , llciu-c tin * \Vliecl
"I prcitumo upon the fraternity that oxlsla
ainon * whcedmcn , " said the nattily dressed
} oun ? man as ho lifted his hat on approachIng -
Ing a group of rvclers at the side of the
Dull olt Dctttevard , "I never feel nlono slnco
nearly all the good people of the world are
tuvheol. "
After a gracious welcome he proceeded :
"I have Just returned from abroid. and am
convinced that the bicjcle Is doing more to
level the social barriers now existing in
Huropo than Is any other single Influence.
In Vcnlco It Is qulto the pnper thing fo-
a man on a v.hrel to greet a lady similarly
mounted , whether she bo attended or alone
It'n a radical departure , but the Influence-
is good. I made as many desirable acquaint
ances as though armed with the highest
social credentials
"Hut I want to tell you that the blc > -
clo rontagioi has a stronger hold In my
natlvo cltv or Denver than anywhere else
In the woild People so old that they can
scarcely walk , children that have Just
learned to walk , stately matrons , smartly
drosscd srnt.ut nlrls , ministers , dignified
business men. Judges , lawyers , tellers and
gamblers , all pedal through the maze of
riders that ciovvd the thoroughfares.
" 'I hit's a new one on me , " he said , Inter-
niptlng lilii'f.plf to examine the finest wheel
In the foiled Ion "It's a beauty. Do you
mind my trying If"
All that the pollco have found out about
the affair Is the number of the wheel.
A \\SPO1MIATIO'\ ' \ .
Atlnnta rniiKlllutton.
No more unto the myths of old
Sweet Love delighted c'llligs ;
Kor Love rides on ! i"hleyele ,
And Love bus lost bis wings.
No moio the romance of the pise
A pleasing thrill Imparts ;
For Love upon . bli-jclo
Now chases human heal t'i !
Ainu ! the hnppy , happy iV\ys !
Hut cool m > burning blow ;
For Love wheels down the ilu-Uy ways ,
And Love'n u scoicher now !
lU'lioex ill * tin- Tourist XVIioi-liiu-n.
Scarcely had da > light appeared last Sun
diy morning before the Tourists were out
and ready to take their weekly tour through
the countiy Some wcie wont to go In one
dlioctlon. and some another , the called run
being for Olcnwood , la. , but the llrst to
icglster out started for Red Oak , others
followed In line and made Neoln. deuwood ,
Mlssoml Valley and other points their stop
ping place.
Dave O'llilen. In company with his wife
and Messrs. Jack Cully and U. L. Huntlcj.
took a little spin over the Center street
course , thence over to the Dodge street
course and back home'is \ reports n verj
pleasant tide with plenty of ups and downs
thrown In to make It Interesting.
W. W. Connoran gives a glowing aceoun *
of how himself and wife and friend Ilouk
bad n very pleasant ride to Missouri Valley
ami return. "U'e started about 10 ' ! 0 for a
llttlo ride , with no special point In view ,
but after crowing thi > river vie met a partj
of wheelmen headed for Omaha I encoun
tered a patch of sandburs , and after spend
ing n few mlnutis in removing them from
my tire we proceed ! d on our Journey. M >
vvifo had heard me talk of Crescent City so
much that she was anvlous to visit the
wonderful place. We staitc/d up that way
and ere vvo realized how far wo had gone
we had left that place as well as IIoucj
Crick and Lowland , and were at Missouri
Valley. To say that wo weic hungry was
putting It light , but wo found a restaurant
run by a rider of the 'silent steed , ' and
after partaking of a very palatable lunch
\ 'nere hoon on our homeward Journey
Tlio man who runs the restaurant told us
how little Roy 1'arker came up there and
opined up the ejca of some of the would-be
racing men at a race meet held there this
summer.
"Hut say , you should have seen me on
the way back. Just this side of Keel's
station there- was a big white dos ; came
bouncing out to meet me , and I could tell
by the way bo was coming ho meant busi
ness. Of course , that was ono of the times
when I vUshul I had carried my gun along
but never mind I will lay for that dog > et
and the next tlmo I go that way there
will be n dead dog unless they keep him
In out of the road.
"On the way over we stopped at n house
just beyond Crescent City and bought some
apples , which served to kind of stop our
hunger and appease our appetite until we
reached the Valley. We made the round
trip without having an > accident , and we
Just had a splendid time , both going and
coming. "
They say Kredrlckson Is married. Well.
we wonder who will bo the next victim'
Of course thcae racing men must have someone
ono to help vvear the diamonds and Jewelry
they win , or what could they do with all of
It ? Hut let's see , Fredrlckson Is a profes
sional now oh , well , It Is all the same , he
needs someone to help him spend the money
*
ho vvlns. Wo extend our best wishes
Freddy You have now won a prize which
> ou should bo proud of. and you doubtless
ale May your future bo one of happlnc.su
and > our racl'ig abilities grow none the
less , and remember , > ou are ono of the
Tourists yet , and they will v.lsh you con
tinued prosperity on the track as well as
in vour dally tol's. '
Tlio club register gives the names of the
mnmbern. where1 thev went etc , as shown
by the following II II Jones. Hawthorne ,
la ; started C IB n. m , returned 8 20 p. m ;
distance , 101 miles. J. C. Jensen , Haw
thorne , In ; started (1 ( in a m . leturncd
820 ji m : distance. 101 mllca Tied Oulld-
ner , Hawthorne. la ; started C 15 a. m. , re-
tuincd S 20 p in ; distance , 101 miles. Col-
llo Hamplc , Hawthorne , la ; started < > in n
in , returned S-20 p. m ; distance , 101 miles
Tom Spencer. Hawthorne , la. ; started C-in
a. m. , rctuincd 8.20 p. m ; distance , 101
miles L. I ) Hartson , Hawthorne , la ;
started 7'10 n. in. , returned 820 p , in. ; dis
tance , 101 miles.
The uncertainty of the weather at this
Benson of the year prevents many from In
dulging In the country tours , but nntwlth-
atandine this fact they aio none the lens
cnjojablo to those who take their regular
weekly rides. Captain Spencer accoTpinlcd
by J. C. Jensen and Dean Nojcs. visited
Mr/ndamln , la. , last Sunday So far as the
trip was concerned It was attended with
llttlo or no Incidents of note save a little
c'pcrlinco v.hich thebojslmd whllo fojojrnj j
Ing In that place Finding themselvea In
want of a pump , with whkh to Inflate their
I tires , they ccnvncnced to make inquiries
i as to where they could probably find one , but
c.i Mondamln Is not quite as laige as Omaha
I they found It ne easy task. Dually they
, found a party who told them that Mr Sllsby
1 possessed the much coveted article , and they
proceeded to his hcusp , where they found
him enjovlng himself by reading a paper ,
and upon Inquiry If ho would kindly loan
I them a pump for a few minutes his answer
4.3 to the effect that It was across the
Hircot. but that bo did not think he could
take the trouble to go after It.
The bo.vs turned away somewhat disap
pointed , when the gentleman In quratlon
learned that cue of them had relatives living
In or nrar town , when the thought of
pecuniary gain to bo derived from the sale
of goods apparently occurred to him and ho
quickly pro fined the use cf the pump. As
wheelmen such courtesies should bo freely
granted , as tlio ono who shows such favora
n Ight at some future time find himself In
lll'o circumstances "Cast your bread upon
the waters , etc , " Is an old saying which
never falls to yield hamUomo rotuins , and
by extending a helping hand In times of
trouble the ono who thus assists one of his
fcllowmen never ha.s cause to regret It.
On the contrary the boys , as they travel over
the tenitory In and around Omaha , are wont
to Hprnd the Information of how they nro
trcatMt nnd thcxh vho exhibit a kindly
spirit and feeling nre shown favors by
others whenever the opportunity j > rc onts
Itself.
n
The TourlslA nri > making extensive prep
arations to have If genuine good tlmo on
election night at Ahclr club rooms. llo-
frt < thments ami blgirs , Interspersed with the
latest election returnc will aid In making up
a very enjoyable ovcnlng. All the members
are expected to be present Mr. I tarry Jones
dcacrvra the r.redl { for the time and trouble
he Is taking to make the event a nuccetts ,
The scheduled run for today Is Nebraska
City Hero 1 a chance for any ambitious
eeiiturlau to add another bar to his chain
of cpiitury inoiuentDs Captain Spencer and
Fred Ouldncr seem to bo vlHng with ono
another In obtaining thu large/st number
for this season However , the winner will
not have as largo a number to his credit as
Mr Spencer had last ccason , unless a goodly
number nro reeled off yet before snow falls.
of 1luVlicet. .
There has hern but little doing In loc.il
wheeling elrcliM during the past vviek , owing
to the fact that the present political cam
paign is attracting the wheelmen's attention
from his favorite bobby , ns well as nil other
clashes However , Omaha , wheelmen have
net shewn the Interest ns a class , that tlielr
eastern brethren have1. There has been
several attempts at forming temporary polit
ical cycling clubs for campaign purposes ,
but all seem to have hem failures , and the
only reason we can advance for this Is tint
tlio right men were not at the head of the
schemes ; In other words they were men woh
lacked the push and go ahead necessary to
make the organization a success. The as
sociated cycling clubs have , however , held
several meetings at which they have cn
dot sod candidates for the state and city
olllccM. all of fhclr candidates having
pledged themselves for clean streets and
good ro.vls Chairman Lewis of the re
publican slnte central committee and
Marshall Prank Moorca urges all local
cyclists who si-e In favor of sound money
to turn out en foot tomorrow evening nnd
march In the monster pnrai'e Lan trns. etc. ,
may bo had at the republican hridquartcrs
In the New Ycrlc Life building and nt
Fifteenth and Pariiani. At a meeting of the
parade committee last week It was decided
that the wheelmen would be unable to ride
In the parade. It will. In all probabilities
move too alow , and on account of Its length
there will be frequent stops , which would
necessitate a wheelman dismounting each
time , but nevertheless the boys can turn
out In their cj cling clothed nnd march with
the balance of the crowd.
Local t-nde hss picked up some during
the past two weeks , which Is undoubtedly
due to the fact that many people who have
been waiting for the ptlcta to como down
have learned that the stnmlaid makes will
all sell for Jinn next season , end therefore
nro going to buy now. ami thus have a
chance to ride during eimc cf the fine
fall and winter dajs Repair men nre doIng -
Ing n good business , and e\pect 11 to con
tinue as long as we have pleasant weathci.
Wondcis will never ccr.se. We now le-iin
that Jack I'llncc hrs hccn negotiating vvlth
Omaha panics for the use of the old
Coliseum building during the coming vvlntor.
If ho succor is in getting It the old ten-lap
track vslll Lxt rebuilt with higher bankings ,
and wo will have Indocr blcjele raclni ; all
winter. Jack la now managing a Coliseum
In Nashville , and one In Memphis , It is
undoubted ! } his ' Intention to secure the
Omaha building and thus form a winter
lacing circuit , holding meets nt the illlTereiit
cities every third wee'- .
McCall had so far not had ono good day
for record brcakln. which Is somewhat ills-
couraglng. In view of the fact that he has
been waiting nearly two weeks for one. The
rain of last Thursday has left the old fair
grounds' half-mill * track In excellent con
dition. and now Mil
that Is needed la same
sunshine and vve'may ' expect to see all ex
isting state records lowered.
Local members of the League of American
uheclmen will receive their ballots from
Sceretary-Tiensurer McCall of Orand Island
during the first pirt of thu coming week
They must be filled out and returned bj
November 1C. . whTn a count will be taken
and the candidates who have lecclved the
laigcst number of votes wfll bo declarei
elected 'Ibis Is the sixth annual electloi
of officers for the Nebraska division , League
of American Wheelmen.
The National assembly of the League o
American Wheelmen will be held In Al
bany N. Y. , February 10. Nebraska Is
entitled to send two delegates this .
> ear. .v
she luib passed the four hundred markwhlcl
entitles her to elect two representatives.
Out of the 269 professional records recog
nized by the racing board. 123 were made
this > ear. The majority v.ere competitive
iccords , the previous figures In this class
being for the moat part made several \cara
ago when there v.ere very few professionals
of ability. Only the three-quarters ami the
milo figures remain as they were ut the
opening of the season , in the amateur class
ho never , only thirty-four out of the 131 nre.
vloua records weie changed.
The League of American Wheelmen now
has over 70.0')0 ' ) members Its growth wlthlr
llie last fouitepn months has been phenom
enal , 3fi,105 mc-nbers having been added to
the rolls , which Is1,00 ! more members
than the leasun had g ! > lnul In fourtcci
jcaia previous to this time. The LC.VUL
of American Wheelmen vvn-i organised Ma >
30 , 1SSO From that time until August. 1S33
t secured 32. H4 members The icport o
Secretary Hassctt shows that the member
ship has Increased itf : : during the week The
membership Increase fiom the coi responding
week of last jo-ir was 19S The week be
fore last 720 members vvero added
Several of the local wheel clubs are
organllngfoot ball tennis. This sport
seems to have displaced cycle i acini ; within
the past two weeks , nnd many Micclmin
nio turning tlielr attention to it. Why
can t wo have a foui-cdub foot ball IKIIMV
among the wheel clubs , to bo composed of
If a ma fiom the Omaha Wheel club. Turner : ,
Tourists end Union 1'aclllcs ?
\MPAUJ.N STOItlKh.
. \ CurliHioiif iiiii < > ii ( ami n ivr
IM'Ilt ( llll-HtlOII.
Candidate BO an had completed ono of his
free silver harangues at Munroo , Mich , ,
and was shaking hands with some of hh
udmliers , when a sturdy Irish woman
pushed her way. through the crowd to where
slid could grasp his hand.
"That was u folno speech yo made , Mr.
O'Hileii , " she oxclulined "Ol listened to
Iveiy word of It. nnd I'm shure you're a
great mon I'm going homo and get lots of
votes for yo. Hut there's wnn qnlstlon I
want to ax > ye , Mr O'llrlen. so I can ex
plain It to the mln folks"
Mr. llrynil smiled ladlantly and hald ho
would bo pleased to answer any question ,
"Thin 1 want to know. " said the good
woman , "whither ye nlro going to bring us
the silver , or will wo have to como afther
A California visitor relates a story Illus
trating polldcal discussions there. He was
going down u Btreut In San Francisco ono
monilng InSeptember anil heard the fol
lowing conversation between two Irishmen
" ( Jood ' ' "
marnln' . I'at.
"Tho top of th' marnln' to yec , Molko. "
"And how nro yez goln' to vote this fall ? '
"I think I tliall vote for McKlnley this
fall "
"And who t' Ta McKlnley ? "
"And t' ' ' '
who 1 ain't McKlnley ?
"And phwat has McKlnley done ? " '
"And phwat ain't McKlnley done ? "
"Then why shouldn't I ? "
"Hut why should vez ? "
At this point a policeman Interfered am !
separated iho oratora ,
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