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I \ After a cnon of ttrntightfiil calm. two
V nthrorparlcs of the bcyc1o have brokcn out
In the o14 spot. One ) inIl train ScotlnntL
ono from Chlczigo. The particular form of
thefr attack .loes . not vary from those that
have gone liefore , and Is adverted to for
the purprnrn of showing how citsy the ape-
clallEt can brnk Into print for a free nd
Vertlacment. It will be understood , of
course , that this ireck't pair of medics are
1rompt. by the moat uiisefl1i ) motIvc ; .
Notoriety they abhor , hence their names are
omltteL That the bicycle haa contilbutod
to the sum total of human liappbiess Is gm-
orally conce1ed. It foIIow that the health
of the lflUItItUl baa leen Improvel. Happiness -
piness arnl henith are companlon . how
far this conibliiatlon droyc Into the Incomes
of the afihicted ihyslclans , s a matter for
apeculatlon. Wheelers are too tnagnan1moU
to ocn hint that the latter probability
colored their concluatons. Surely not. flut
let ii go at that. The startling Information
bursting from their mental tirca is that cx-
cesstvo wheeling provokes dangerous heart
action and unfits the victim for service In
the arms' . That is the substance of their
&ago conclusion3. They sound familItr. They
wear whiskers hoary with age , and ire Ia-
teresting chiefly becaua two doctors agree
not to disagree.
Another medic whose name deserves to ho
blazoned on the catalogues of the trale
takc an oppo3ite view , declaring that
moderate wheeling Is a specific for mild
lunacy. 'Cycling. ' ho says , 'seems to dli-
tract the minds from morbid trains of
thought end Intenio self-absorption more
e1fectualy than iny other kind of recrea-
tion. " There i a pointer for asylum man-
nger. No up-to-date Institution can afford
to go without the irresistible cure-all. lven
If It ( toes not do all that Is claimed , time
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apectaclo of a club of lnmate spurting
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' I around the surrounding roads Is too exhilarating -
hilarating to be ipegiceted ,
- . One of the terrors of the road to all who
ride the bicycle , not to ipcak of ; ) eles-
triani , is tim Juvenile cyclist , who Is per-
ittcd by thoughtless 1arents to meander
about on frequented thoroughfares without
the iIglitest knowledte of the rules of the
road. Judging from time nuniber of children
one sees awbeel In every direction , mostly
striving to master full-fledged machines
quite beyond their control , it would appear
. _ J/ US though time development of tlmis phase
: of bicycling Is about to become one of the
features of the lresetmt season. and the dami-
ger Incurred by such riders to themselves
and others , apart from the consequences of
over.excrtion , Is little realized by parents.
If a parent permits an Inexperienced child
to rIde a'bicycie , over which It has imper-
Zcct control , 111 frequented roads'ays , he is
responsible for time Infant's blunders when
they result in Injury to others , or he ought
to ho , for tile baby bicyclist in his lucreas-
lug numbers is becoming a real seource of
danger.
The modern rider Is more or less to blame
it his machine breaks asunder , for such a
' calamity wIll happen only to the very
worst made of bicycles. unlesa , Indeed , the
nitilmIne has previously been badly damaged.
Side slip may occur to the best rider in time
world when the roads are greasy. and this
Is par excellence tbe bugbear to be guarded
against. Naturally , nobody should over lose
control of his machine , but once control of
It has been lost the rider should strive to
keep calm , retain hIs presence of mind and ,
If ho be coasting , gradually to grip the tire
tightly between hIs heels. Dy thIs means
ho will bo able to lessen the speed consld-
orably and often end by bringing the machine -
chine almost to a standstill.
Miss Arnbolla Bates. known over the
United States for twenty years past as Miss
addle Claire , the heavIest female trIck
'I der in the world , died at Fort Scott , Ican. ,
ftst week from Injuries induced by constant
m Icyclo riding , Miss Bates was 48 years
, - ' ltl , measured live feet fIve Incbc8 and
r" ' - eighod 113 pounds. She had traveled
) .fr' trough every state and territory In the
. 'ited ' States with leading circuses and
h l been engaged wIth museums.
'I peneral Ray Stone , the apostle of g000
( ' r .ds , estimates that time farmers of tims
U , ltcti States , In marketing time produce of
? stIr farms , haul OOOOO.OOO tons of freight
Tm yearly over 1GOO,000,000 miles of public
t1 I roads , anti that the loss because of the dlf.
ficuity of t 'mmsportntIon is not less than
$600,000,000 per year , which would pay the
? I : . . interest at 3 ior cent upon time outlay or
1 imioney , suiflelent to rebuild all the bad
4.j roads anti nmaintnin them In proper repair
.4 afterward ,
1i They tell of a discjmnmmolnto widow in Iio
1 ) ) Janeiro who met her liusbauti out wheeling
/ amid wlmo , tipoit imis demnise , Imad this legend
. Immtmcrlbeti miltoim his tombstone : ' ' 1y dear
k somil imati time tire of lmis life pleimlaturely
: ltmlmcturcml. "
, ' tall person on a bicycle always looks
. oti ] anti nttr.mcts almost ts much attention
: . a a mann 1t1i wlmiskers , If LImo rider imas a
i ; hlgim frame 'lieel , time unusual size of time
zmmmc1miao as vcll as his owim Ilgtire catclmes
time eye , anti If time frame of time wheel is low
time sjmectnrle ii even more striking. beentise
It has a touch of the absurd. A six-footer on
\ a twenty-inch frame , with time seat post
ptmlleml mmlx iimclmes out of time tube , Is very
m suggestive of a lanky Georgia cracker riding
I to town on a diminutive donkey or a imilleim
, OOW. There is unfortunately another phase
7 besides that. of odd appoarammee , in conjunction -
tion % itim tIlt ? adoption of time law-frammie fad
by long-framed riders. In order to be 1mm
t time swiimm antI lma'e one of time 'dinky" little
zuacimimmes with an excessively small head , a
ntmnmber of rldr. are sacrlflciimg not only
J grace , but power , conmtort and hoaltm n well.
A m'lmhmr with tiecitlemliy bug legs cannot
1m raise time satimilo imost far enougim out of time
F , framne to accommodate imimm reach. Saddle
iOstS are not amado long enough to stand so
mmmcii Pulling mlii aimd tlmey ihoulmi imot lie , for
s'lmea timmy are raiseil immoro tlmaa a few
incites aiovo the top of time seat post janet ,
or strut , Ume arc liable to bend or break
beneatlm the weIght of the rider ,
An English tire which , IL is claimed , is ab.
solutely puncture proof , tioen not oontain
armor bands or puncture filling , but do-
jmends aolcly upon the resisting capacity of
several buffers of air. An air tube of the
ordinary kind Is u3etl , but the make-up of
time cover provides for the puncture-proof
qualities , The corer Is composed of three
pieces of very thin mackintosh sheeting ,
with an outer case of simark or other spe-
daIly treated fish skin , These four layers4
arc solutloneti together for the space of
about halt amm Inch on each side , leaving the
center or tread made up , as it were , of three
air-tight pockein , timese PoCkets being kept
separate from each other by the nsertlnn
of transverse pieces of rubber piping. The
action of ptmnmping the tire , as will be readily
seen , serves to compress time air contninetl In
these pockets , Thus between 'the air tube
ammd the road are three buffers of air. It is
claimed that tIme outer covers mae' be ro-
poateclly punctured without effecting the air
tube. and that time tire Is not appreciably
slower than time ordInary single tube pucu-
mat Ic.
Many tammdems are equipped with rear-
wheel bralce'm this year. This is particularly
true of combination taimdems , and time growing -
ing teimdency Is praisewortimy. Mechanically ,
ii iear-wimeei brake is mnoro emclent than
one applied to tIme front wheel , for obvious
reasons. More than that , time woman who
rides in front on a tandem has not as flinch
strength In her arm as time man who rides
behInd. She cannot bold the machine In
check as well ni lie can. Iverybody wimo
has ever ridden a tandem owa how ImPortant -
Portant a part of his machfno the brake
Is , and men arc glad to find It placed at
their disposal at the rear enmd of the tan-
dciii ,
A well known scientist has stated that
when at rest a man consumes OO cubic
inches of air a minute , but that when ho
rides a bicycle nine miles an hour time air
consumption each minute jumps up to 1OO
cubic inches. At a speed of twclve miles
nfl hour the air consumption leaps to 2l00
cubIc incItes. while at eighteen niiies an
hour tIme rider increases imis consuniption
to 3,000 cubic Inches.
A Cleveland inventor has patented a ( he-
vice for adjustiimg the handlebar while tIme
vhmcel is in motioni. A lever affixed to the
top of time bar post operates a pin by which
time bar Is held at time desired position , and
it. may be easily vorked by the rider without -
out dismounting. The inventor claIms that
it Is a simple device. always solid In post-
tion , anti cannot get out of order.
"Wind while you wait , " is the motto of
an Ohio man who Imas Invented a slot machine -
chine for filling bicycle tires. In operation
the bicycle wheel Is first placed in poal-
Lieu and the tire connected to the punip.
A coin being theim dropped Into a slot acts
upon a lockIng lever to release a plug valve ,
vhmich may then be turned by band engage-
meat of an outside lever so as to connect
the tlro and the pump. A locking arm Is
also connected with this lever amid is moved
thereby to clasp and lock the wheel Ia place.
When this locking arm Is thrown back to
release time wheel after the tire has been
inflated. the valve Is closed and the valve-
locking lever drops into place , preventing
thin valve from opening until another coin
baa been Inserted.
The majority of the Scandinavian farmcrs
and their families ride and even In many
cases the servants and the stabienmen also ,
the machines used being American. 'rho
fear among the trade there Is that sooner
or later timere will be a surplus in the Ocr-
man market and that surplus wIll in all
probability be sent to Scandinavia , as beIng
the most convenient outlet and a part of
the world that can take a lot of machines
and there is a probability that time maclilacs
will undersell the Americans and drive
thom off the market.
The new bIcycle track in Indianapoiis , on
which the national imiect races will be run ,
will be called the Newby Oval. This is in
iionor of Mr. A. C. Nowby , to whose untlriimg
energy and faith in bicycle races Is duo
largely time tact that Indianapolis vihl
have one of the best tracks in the country
tlmls summer. Mr. Newby worked for over
two years before be was successful in organizing -
ganizing a track company to lila liking. With
time Increasing Interest in wheel racing and
the fact that Indianapolis imad secured time
meet , he wa able to put his plans into cx-
ecutlonm this summer , Since the coimtracts
have been let for time building of the grand
stands and bleachers , time work has gone on
uninterrupted and this wetk tIme surface vihl
be ItIt on the track. The staada and time
amnphlthmeatens will be fInished by July 7 ,
Timmiy will have a seating capacIty of over
7,000 people , while time bleachers , which will
extcnd over half way around tIme track , vm'iil
seat twice as many more.
"Learning to rld"obsetves Harper's Ba-
zar , "would be gmealiy simmmpiifitmd for nervous
wonicim were one simple rule observed-that
of timmming lime nmnvemnents to annie munic ,
sung mut'imtaliy , Time tinme would then ho
marked by the tiownvard stroke of the
pedal nimil also by time hmreath-lts Inimalatiomi
or exhalatloim , If olin keimt a umimsical Limo
with time. feet anmd time breath one could imever
tumble anti there would be no question of
Imalaimee , The whole body would then be under -
der control , governed by a nmusimal idea to
wimicim all one's mnoveimients were attuned.
Any march wpuld servo the pmmrpose , oven time
music of "Yankee Doodle. " When one rtm-
ahizes how a whole company of soldiers is
comitrolled 1mm its movements by a military
baum ] , so that all Its zuovemnents become
rhiythmnlcmml , one can understand bow much
caim be accomplished for one's self whmeim out
of tune Llmromlgh nervousness , One , at any
rate , vimo tries will suddenly find that a
new mode of locomotion lies been acquired
ithout effort. "
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i..tsItIs A1IlIL. :
Sumnt' I'ai ii us , % imimim t I Im i I'rojier Tog.
nimml 'l'rimiiimhij.r ,
Probably more timap with ordinary cos-
tuimmes timQ fashionS for wlmeelnicnm's wear
are revealed by what tIme majority of time
riders of re ogmmizcmi good taste and culture
disport when awbet'l Consequently a pro-
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F Kt1eh'SIioes
, Are better than hand-sewed shoes but cost less , Men ,
WOIRCU 1111(1 ( CluUiI'eilVCfi,1' tlieni , All kinds arc made ;
d1 dea1er e11 theta. sue , ioiiitty co. BOSTON ,
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diction of cycling fashions earlier in the
season was hmaumrdoii , After oterviag
closely the better clns of riders in the
east a writer to a well known cycle paper
has dci4e4 upon what may be considered
the correct timing for ayciists.
Although sweaters , ho says. barn been
worn for years with no aparCnt regard for
suitability anti npproprintenes , tlmy are
always in bail taste in hmublic and shotmld
ho isorn only for training purposes or perhaps -
haps Ofl long club runs or cenmtmmries. For
ordinary business or Pleasure riding they
have been discarded. AS it substitute acrv-
ing the purpose of preventing thin catching
of colds Imalmer or chamois vests or chest
protectors arc worn in spring anti hate fall.
Strong contrasts are Popular mmml emmtlre
suits of time anio material will be wora
much less than heretofore. Time correct
combination is a ilark coat anti stockings
V ith a light check or mixed trousers aimd
cal , , iark blue or black serge coats a tIme
correct thing , cut rather short and left tin-
lined , but otherwise like time ordinary tlmree
or four button sack pattern , with Pockets
preferably outside. Vests of the mimic ma-
torliml may be worn , or a medium brown or
gray mitlstcont having longitudinal stripes.
In time matter of trousers there is a. svide
range of cimoice , but the best taste is shown
I LImo selection of a shepherd's plaid or
, very small cimeck In black and white. or cot-
ors that contrast strongly. heavy Scotch
goods and large checks are less in favor
than host year , aimd in the latest garments
the big baggy knee hiss given way to a
closer cut , In which room for the actIon of
th knee is provimleml by making time trous-
, I era longer. The cuffs are now made of tIme
same material as ( ho whole garment , instead
of smooth tan or brown clotim , antI should
be entirely covered by time golf tops of time
hose. Solid colors , either black or browim ,
are in vogue in cycle hose , ivlmlch simoulti
have fancy tolS tlmat harmonize in color and
effect with the knickerbockers. The heavy
Scotch and English woolens have been superseded -
seded by light weight wool or silk hislo
thread. 'rho footless hose are largely purchased -
chased , but mmro loss favored thamm time other
variety.
Fammcy Colored shirts , with starched collars
and cuffs , are being worn , although negii-
gee shirts. with soft collars of time annie inn-
tend , are very popular in time heated sea-
son. Time matter of neckivear is not macli
governed by the bicycle. Anything that Is
neat , and at the same time contributes to
coolness and comfort , Is appropriate.
Tile cap is most suitable for head dress
because it sits close to tIme head , and is not
easily blown off by the wind. It ought
strictly to he immarlo of time same cloth as time
trousers , as tue general effect of the whole
CostUnlo is improved thereby. ltegtmlar bicycle -
cycle shoes should lie worn , but they may
ho of any recent preferred atyle , although
those coming over time ankle are preferable
because tlmey keel ) time feet cleaner than the
low shoes. Black or ox-blood will be more in
keeping with the tendency toward dark
coats amid stockimmgs titan the tans or ma-
Bets.
LYi ON A 'i'ANI)1r.
Itmflt Ii ItlerN Lii1it.j Uimilj'p flIgiltmii-
( it , , imimmi 1eeeMm4zmiIIy , I'o.k ILIsLs.
"You are sure It doesn't make It go any
harder ? "
" \'hmat doesn't ? "
"My being on time front saddle. "
"if you weren't on tlmat front saddle I give
you amy word thIs machine wouldn'tbo going
at all. "
"No. It would be at home in the wood-
aimed. ' '
This would not (10. Thin conversatIon was
taking a versonal turn , relates tIme Chicago
Tribune , Miss McCurdy decided to chammo
tile subject. , ,
"I have had so little experience In tami.
dem rIding , " she said , "that I dIdn't know.
This Ia a beautiful landscape , Isn't it ? "
"I haven't been looking at the landscape. "
This also had an alarmingly personal
bearing aimd she hastily hut 003 hand to her
back hair to ascertain whether or not anything -
thing was loose.
"It's alt right. " volunteered the young
man , "anti you hat's on perfectly straight. "
"No , be hasn't been looking at the landscape -
scape , " mentally decided Miss Glycerine Mc-
Curtly.
"tier cheek looks like a poach ; " saId
young Spoonamore to himself. "And , by
George , she is a peachh" he added with the
fervor of a discoverer upon whom a great
truth bad just dawned.
"You ought ant to miss this view , Mr.
Spoonamnord. Look at the grand-sweep of
that- "
"I'm not missing anything. I have to
keep.an eye on time road , you know. "
"How can you do It ? Am I leaning too
much to one side ? "
"Not at nIl. You are Bitting beautifully. "
"I don't seem to be doing any of tIme work.
Aren't you gettIng tired ? "
"Tired ? I could keel ) on rIding this way
forever. "
"Absurd ! "
"Well. I'll make It a million years. That's
coming down a good deal , "
"Oh'hat's ! that ? "
"Nothing but a bmig. Don't be afraid. I
bmusimed it off your siiouldcr. "
"I am not scared , Was it a large bug ? "
"Not large , but ummpardonnhiy iresump-
tunas. It was making for your neck. "
They pedalled in alienee for a few mm-
utes and timen she said :
"t\'asn't it risky to take one of your hands
oft the handlebars ? "
"Risky ? Great Caesar ! I could ride that
way for- "
"For a millIon years ? "
"Now you're smiling. "
"You are not watchIng time Qatl cIosly
enough. 'sVo caine near running over that
big stone , "
"I saw thud we missed it by Just a hair's
breadth , h-I thought you iiitmst immmvo takeii
one hand oil the bar again.4'
The young man drew his breath imard ,
"Mr. Spoonamnoma , you are getting tired. "
"Awfully tired , 1 haven't seen y ur eyes
tom' fifteen minutes , "
On ccond thought Miss McCurdy con-
eluded not to propose stopping to rest , It
would serve huh right to make iminmi work
hard for the next two hours to pay for
that slcech , Amid yet-
"Misa Glycerine ? "
"Do you see that brick house off to time
left on time other side of the orchard ? "
tie went on with some rambling , anita-
portant recoliection about that house ,
He merely wanted to see wlmetlmer her
left cheek had turned as red as the right
one ,
It bath ,
Tlieypassed under the frojecting limb of
an apple tree stanthiimg just iuside of the
fence nail with a dexterous upward reach
young Spoommamoro pulled oft a bunch of
bI ossoms.
"Ohm ! W'lmmmt'a that ? "
"It isn't a bug this time , It's a cluster
of apple blossoms. I am about to take the
liberty of lmtmttillg them in your back hmalr- ' '
"Upon amy vordh"
"Not for the iurposo of ermiamnent , I beg
you to believe , but because I love flowers-
too-and having cut these off in their early
bloom I feel bound to see that they enter
upon a happy hereafter , hold stilhi"
"how ccii 1 ? I have to keep niy pedals
imioving , don't IT' -
"Yes , but you don't have to move your
head-just yet , Therel Time cfftct Is beau-
tlful , You hiavo no idea bow it sets time
flowers off , Do you see that church spire
over there on the rlglmt ? "
No , she dlii not see it. Simo suspected anti
she hooked stimmighit abrail.
S'hereupon time young nina rubbernecked ,
"Giyccrinel" he whispered close to her
ear ,
At thIs thrilling moment the macblue ,
leftpmacttmahly tjftiown guidance , ran Into
a rut-
Anti spoiled on 1jime most promising romances -
mances of time
Oh , young peqj1 let this be a solemn
warning.
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flo not bcconm tqtimentnl on a tandem
unmtil the era , of .9qJ roads has fully come ,
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WHISPERlNtOF THE WHEEL
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Not in the hn7ep years of ebrask.t's
bicycle racing 1mthory has timere been a
Fourth of Jqly so little enthmusiisni
disphaycth as time ? rsehcbrateti last ? mloatltiy ,
ierctoforo the Igue of AnierteatSlmeel -
macn of timis division have nmns celebrated
tite day by hmolmiIng their ammnmmal race macct-
lug , at wimich thc state cimamimpiomshtips are
contcstcd for anti tile rocitn ameni and racing
entimtmsiasts usually hook fomnar'l to this
date mis the most Itmmportant cue for theni on
tIme year's calendar , but this ycar it seems
to have been of the lcts : importance , as
timero was not a mnmct of any kind held in
tIme state nflil time racing mnemi were ' : ommipeiled
to imunt other fields , l'hia state of things
would indicate thmnt. 188 is Nebraska' , off
year in cycling , anti if Lime war continues ,
time cimances are tlmmm Item state circuit , which
time omccr of the division are planning to
muake time best the state hmn yet mimI , llI
be a failure after all. T1m' date of hmoltiing
the state meet hmas ieen ) sqt for August 1 ,
but as near as cnn be hearnel , timero Is hittie
I ork being doue yithm a'iew of muaking it
a success , and the editor of Nebraska's leami-
lug bicycle paper is authority for tlmo state-
fluent that the nicat mny mmot be held at all.
With the Oimmaha base ball teatim transferred
to St , Joseplm , there immay be seine ahow of
Omaha's gettimmg a tma' ' 1mm the grounds
vacated by the ball team , end a littio en-
thusiasni imma' he stirred up hero
when the Natiotal Track associa-
tloii teatn arrives , September 2 , at
which time a nmatcim race is billed
to occur here between W , W , hlanmilton of
Dcmmver and Toni Lititomi of England ; hut
unless the track is forthconmltmg , the mat h
will have to ha declared oil ,
Gadke and Meiersteln , about time only local
riders who have trained earnestly this
spring , went down In Kansas to attend the
Kansas state meet on the Fourth and Gadko
Succeeded in running timreo firsts , while
Melersteln got a like number of seconds.
130th these Inca had intended to follow the
Kansas state circuit , which the state meet
OieflCd , but Gadke's three races only netted
him 77 , aimd as tite prizes on the balance
of the circuit were even smaller lie ro-
turimed to this cIty Friday , wlmihe Meierstcmn
will follow time lalajmce of time circuit , At
Council Grove , Kan. , Thtmrsday lie succeeded
in getting one first and a third. Gadke'
and Melersteimm's showings are considered
particuiariy good , in view of time fact that
nearly all of thp mainimmg they have been
able to got has b n doime on the road , as
Onmaha is witi ] mt , a track. Meiersteln
thinks that he ffi , have little trouble in
winning right aqugnfter he gets a little
inoi.o track workan % feels confident of fin-
ishming at time heu1 o thin cIrcuit's percentage -
age table. GadI's1future plans have not
as yet been almimollimccd , but it Is qtmite likely
that lie vlI1 nttoimml the national meet at
indinnapolis Iii , Augpst , In order that he
may hare a chian e m to compare his Speed
wIth that of the , "Last boys , "
Below will be found Flesciier's answem' to
Mueimtcfering's challenge , which vas pub-
lishi'th in this coimmumn last Suntlay :
OMAHA , Julymt.-r'ro the Bicyhe Editor
of time bee : Iii rgard , to Mr. AluClmtelet-
lag's letter Lii : , i3mimday's 13cc , I will ay
that I cannot sq ) iow lie can class iiimnsehf
above any one , as ho never won a race lair
In his lifc. Ta bdw what ciasa he is in
regarti to the thn' : h claims , is riot eOr-
meet , as lie wa't1nier ' himself , anti when
I had my accidentl four miles from Blair we
wore nim the road omme hour and twelve m.iin-
utes anti four mnIis to go yet. Nevertlmelss ,
if ho wants to rldqfor $100 , I have deposited
$25 in , i. C. Cor 's hands. at Lee-Olarm-
Ammdresen hardware commmpauy , ( or liiimi to
cover , for a racct from utile to Blair , to
show that he wIll ride , ir retut' ; , as be
did on the mmgreommment of the race we hind ,
Now , It Mr. Muentefering wants to mde ,
lot him cover th amoutit nor hater than
July 12 , 1898. Yours truly ,
LOUIS FLESCIIER.
Members of the Associated Cycling Clubs
of Omaha were royally entertaineti by the
Turner Wheel cltb at Turnfest pink last
Sunday afternoon. About 100 wheeinien took
advantage of the ihvitation extemmde.i by tIme
turners and they all essenibled at Soven-
teentim amid Famnain streets , at 23O p. m.
and proceeded to Tjmrnfest park , wimere the
afternoon was spent wntclminmg Lho different
contests. Time wbe lmen wer , headed by
Comptroller Westbeg and John Butler.
The Omaha Wheel club has been making
evening runs regUarly dmlriug time last week
and Captain Toni Mickcl announces that
there wilt be short runs on the card tuiing
time conilng % 'eek ' for 1\lanawa , "BillIe
Bryan's Camp , " Florence and other places ,
These runs are v'cry ' poilmilar amid arc well
attended.'Q
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Electric pacing : machines of the present
day have proveim td , be mmnmreiinble anti vlil
not be used to any extent in America at
least this season.
TIme .world's record for amateur tandem
ulmpae4t1 nmilo was. , recently lowered at Do-
trait , Fred Joselh.Lmnd Frank hood , local
wimeelmen , ritling the distance In 15O ,
A Leimgtio of American Wheclimman meniber
from out in tlme' state complains becaimso
theme is no leaguothotel In Ommiahma. Well , it
is hardly to ho expected tlmat any hotel
would make a rate during time exposition ,
wlmeit every hostelry Is crowded to its fullest
capacity.
' 'A Twig of Iaumi1" Is Limo title of time fomir-
act "pastoral cycle drama" in wlmlchm Edmhle
Bald Is to nmako lds debut next fail us a
actor , Time piece Is descrIbed as rmavlng a
cycle basis , of edUve , anti time plot is said
to be pretty , reYmRfmtIc atid pleasing. Realism -
ism cimters Into tt"td a degree that Iii mmniti
to be remttrkabio'A' race meet Is a feature
of time third nct,1ii'Ing the riders actually
racing against dAo"inother as on time track ,
This effect is sh1itio he worked out with
patented . mnaciiiiit'r1lumti panorama ,
ii .o
Miss Dottie IarMtvortlt won time six-day
race at OslmkoslI'is , , last week , Lilly
Williams took scth ,
'ills
'I'rlahigleClmmh 1oea. . ,
These that iirthbd the threatening weather
Saturday on time' im11i't Crook-flehluvue run
were amply repohtltr their trOuble , The
chub visited Cimbii llor Kerr , took in time
college and parLeeli.f a imice spread at Fort
Crook. ot1 U
President hIemj'1 J spending his vacation
Lit hot Springs. 8iJ ,
The "scorch" ' 1es1ay evening at Elmwood -
wood Park was 'c1 $ fnst , flaIl proveml himself -
self a scorcimlir b leaving lime whole bunch.
Thursday e'eiming the club he'd ' its regular -
lar monthly buslitces immectimig , 'rime secro-
tary'mm report showed the club to be 1mm very
gootl circuimmataucos , receipts and expcmmdi'
tures amounting to about fl25 for the
moat ii ,
Time coasting cnmtest to be givemm on time
lIttim will lie held on time Ccimt.er street ltiil
instead of Fioredeo bill , tawyer , Brewer ,
Hall , itimmgqueat , iitemm , anti lossibly otmiera
mviii entel' the races to be given on time 2thm
at Council fliulfi by the Owl chub.
The club 'atil give it picnic in Limo near
future ,
'I'uedy evemmirmg , July 12. at 7:30 : p iii. ,
time club wil $ rldq to oymour park , where
they will be entertained by Jim , Zmhiiler , it
Is expected there mviii be a good turnout on
that omeiming. A trip across the state awbeel
18 being talked of and will probably be had
in September ,
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Literary . Tate ot Those Who Call rtt t.hO
. . - . Pubiq Library.
At.I. HEADING ( W ON TIlE UVE SUBJECTS
Altemiinmee mit S'i'4itorN for .Iiimc SImoa
Large Itir'mmse O'er That of
time Cmrre''sm..immiimig , i.mmmim
of I.mmMt Ynr.
Midsimnimner is a season when business itt
time Omaha l'mmblic library is mmstmaliy at a low
ebb , when time attendants relieve each other
and go oh vacations ammd wimen tlmo public
spends its timne on time boulevards , cattier
than over stutly lamps. Now , however , exposition -
position visitors anti citizens lit search of
war news are kcepiimg time attetulnnco at time
library to time mnltiwimmter hovel , In preilama-
tieim for the former patronage , time immterioi'
of time builtlitmg imas been imowly timmted mm. terra
cotta hr wamnm red shade amid numerous pie-
tomes amid otimer accesiions are oim exhibit
to add to tue ttsual attractions. For the
news hunters anhthitlons Imavo been made to
the newspaper list and catalogues aim dif-
fercimt subjects of war literature imavo been
prepared. Time most. PoPular thatiics , also ,
have been placed on standuimg racks In order
that theIr possessors , ohects ) of envy to
waiting patronS , many mint patise an unrea-
soiinbhc length of time 1mm timeir lerusal.
The department rcceivimmg niost atteimtion
is time reading room , as tue Imublic prefers
reat.hlmmg history in the newspapers cattier
thrum in tIme bound 'oltmnmes of time circuhatlop
department. It In equipped with twenty
different dailies amid all desirable periodicals ,
sa that itmformnation is ready to hand from
the hmottie locality of time exposition visitor ,
as % vchl as the battle front. In addition to
this an exhaustive collcctlomi of several
thousand clippimigs on all phases of the war
situation has been prepared amid catalogued
to answer inquiry along ammy certain line ,
Tlme report for June showed an nttendamice
of 3708 In time reading room , an increase
over the cerrespoimding month last year of
St19 , or timlrty-fivo a day ,
Another hopuiar resort is time Byron Reed
room , and the registry book there
shows 'the nsmes of most of the dlstinguisilel
visitors who have been in time city since
time oprimilig of the exioaition. Strangers are
ParLicimlarly iimtorested in the rare collec'
tion of coins anti niost of thmeni have pieces
at honme of unusual injmit. or date vhichm are
referred to the attendant for nppraiseinemmt.
" One visitor nuniisniatlst applies ainmost
daily for a sight of tue isoi dollar , of vhichm
thus cohleotiomi has a good apecimen , and it ha
unveiled with dtme solemnity in time presence
of custodians. The attexmdance In this de'
partnieitt Increased last mouth over Julio
of last year from 475 to 725 , a mnommthly increase -
crease of 250 , ThIs Immereaae , as shown by
time reglator , it ahiiiot entirely traceable to
expoalthomi vIsitors.
StILL iti'zmt Fiction ,
The circulation denartmcnt Is not
mmcglected lii 'time genemal impetus to library
patronage and there vero 215 applicants for
borrowers' certIficates during last mouth
over 145 mm June omie year ago.
The readIng mnatter called for is not of
time flmost sober sort and is largely In time
lIne of lIght fiction. This Is to be expected
when its use Is generally for imot after-
Imoons on shady porches an'd wimen chiool ,
wonrnn's clubs and reading organizations
have aljoumned for the stmmmmier. The
circulatIon tlepartimient Is visIted by mommy
totlntry hibraiiians v1mo ivish to gather hmiimts
reardlng projier mnethotis in catalogiumg.
charging , etc. , for u&o at honme. Seine of
hi&se speitti several days in the study of the
system in use and the ecomiomy of many a
'
colle'tIoum wIll ho advanced by time visit of
1t3 representatIve to the exposition city.
The referemice rooni is etihl as valued a
departaien as ever , amid with its large
windows and cool frontage is an attractive
spot oh a summer afternoon , It has been
I furnished with. a iiunmiber of engravimigs ,
mostly of old mnarters , by the public ocimools
and the Omaha Woman's chub for summer
use. The best of these are eopi of
ManIla's "Children of the Shell , " the
"Aihammibra , " the "Forumn" and "Charles the
FLrst. ' Thor. are also good casts of
Praxitelea' "Hemnies" and the "Venus do
Mile. "
'rOLl ) ou't' or COURT.
Lord Russell of Killowen , years before be
took silk , was sittingIn court , when another
barrIster , leanIng across the benches during
the h aring of a trial for bigamy , whIspered ,
"Russell , what's tue extreme penalty for
bigamy ? "
"Two inotimers-in-law , " replied Russell
witlmout hesitation ,
Time patience of appellate judges must
oftemm be sorely trIed over the methods of
annie thmlck.beaded , attormmeys who needlessly
multiply words and spread ponderous ,
opaque sentences over the simplest propositions -
tions of law. . Occasionally a jtmdgo yields to
his imatural irritation amid gives time prolix
lawyer a gentle rap in passing. In Givens
ngainst Davenport , 8 Tex. 460 , Lipscomb , J , ,
vents lila feelings as follows : "I lmave miever
known a iie presenting so little diffIculty
In law iii which there was so profuse an cx-
peumihitumo of paper antI ink In time formation
of the recormi ; it fills' 246 pages of foolscap ,
In a case wlmere tIme deed of trust on whmiehm
it w'as brought , presents a plain and PCI'-
plcuous chart for direction as to its objects ,
remmmhlly coniprehemmmmihjlo to the immo8t ordinary
capacity. "
Inspired probably by time unitiue action of
timat New Jersey justice of the peace , who
vmts so true to his judicial instincts that be
had himself hauled before hime1f iii order
to fine hiiiiiself , Jutige Cowing of time court
of gemm rtti sSlor'iim New York untiertook
time otimer day to act in the dual i-ole of
jtltigo and counsel , It is said that he w'mms
abscdutcl" lmpnrthmti pIil ! that tIme trial s'as
conmductcd with even 'paizmful attcmtion to tIme
niceties cit judicial timpl tt . TIm lctiin of
it all 'cas 'one , Maguire , acctmsed of having
nttennptctl to eonummit etmicide , Magmilco hod
no counsel arid Jutlge Cowing at once said
he would act in that capacity , There was
a mIld protest on tha part of time assistant
district attormmcy who was conducting tIme
case for the peOple , but , IL is said , tlmat
iii time emmml thIs young mmmii almost wished
to , apoligize for objecting at mmii , so edifying
had beemi the whole proceeding. All went
vell throughout time presenmttmtioni of time case
for the prosecution and then time counsel for
the defens aelced his first question :
" 110w long have you beemi imummrrleul ? "
"I object , " said the couimscl for the
people.
"On what ground ? " asked H. B. Cowing ,
judge ,
"On the ground that It is irrelevant , lam-
material and incompetent , "
"I mmmaintimiim , " said It , II , Cowing , counsel
for time defendant , "that the question is
perfectly proper , I wish to show that this
Inca was happy , lmad everything to live
for anti that the claim of the prosecution
that he tried to end hmis.lio is absurd , "
"Objection overruled , " was this rem-diet of
8 , B. Cowing , judge ,
half a dozen other witnesses for the
prosecution were brought forward , but theIr
testimony prevailed not , Time jury acquitted
Maguire without leaving the room ,
In Alleghemmy , I'a. , 3-cent schooner houses
have become so numerous that a meeting
of liquor dealers has been cahied to discuss -
cuss the situation aatl take measures
against these cut-rate dispensers of beer ,
A similar iituatloa confronts the dealers in
Pittaburg ,
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Commcncing Tomorrow Morning we vill sd one
hundred I 898 model $75 high grade bicycles for
$49.50
First COnIC first served4 Just look at the specifications
-22 , 23 , 25 inch frame-any color-Vim or
Morgan & Wright tircs-Christy or Bunkcr Sad-
dies-any style handle bars'-any size gear.
Wheels fleated and Repircd.
H E FREDrUCKSON ,
'Ici. : 493. N. E. C0I'ncr iStit nod Dodge St.
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$45 Buys a $75 BycIe.
$40 Buys ii $60 BicycI.
$35 Buys a $50 Bicycle.
* NOT ' 97 MODIIS , huT ' 98s.
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Some Others ai $25. 0 0
* CALL ANI ) SEE FOR YOURSELVES ,
MIDLAND CYCLE GO. , - - 416 N , 16th Street , '
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$9 BNCYRS $25
TIftS. SUMUS.
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I Corner 10th amid ClilcagoSts. - En. T , T1lt'nnN , Nmt anger.
I Bicycles Checked at iLuiint Entrance , Exposltioii C i'otmlidH ,
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liOtNi ! ) 'I'O 'VIN.
A ieectL't'c's i'lmiywitlm it Ihig thu 1mm
a Fnrt 1timmi1 ,
"I've seen niany a funny play conic c..ff
in a fare bank , " saId an old-tinie gambler
to time Cincinnati Enqmmirer , ' 'but of all the
plays that I can remember the cheekiest
canme off in Coionmel Holly Lewis's'game a
bug time ago. It was In tIme fall of ' 69 , and
Colonel Bully hind the biggest game in the
vest at 212 West Fourth street. There was
plenty of money around Imere in those days ,
and cotton and tobacco planters dropped in
day after day , sold their crops anti then
played the bank. When a man was knmowmm
as a gambler the lImit was the sky , amid
I'vo seen turims made for small fortunes.
Amiother big timing aroummd Cincinnati in timoe
days was the making of count rfelt money.
Just as soon as a new counterfeIt bill made
it3 appearance time government would scumi
officers to this city to locate time plant. This
city was the distributing Point anti every
one knew 'It. Early in 1869 a 500 counterfeit
bill made its appearance out east. The first
ono was detected on one of Limo race 'tmackm
and was forwartled to Washington , Secret
service agents were sent at once fo thIs city.
One of time crowd was Chris hogan , who was
as well known among sportimig men as BIlly
Pinkerton Is today. Just as soon as Chris
readied 'town ho hunted Ut , the gang and
they had many a good nlgimt.
"They all took a turn at the bank. Sometimes -
times they were lucky , but at time wInd-up
all were mTs gooti as broke , amid this iacluthed
all of hIegan's expense mmmey. One after-
linen hogan , with Eph hloliaatl , who ran the
Eimmplre gamblIng house and managed time
Goss-Allen fight ; 'Bud' ReIlly aumi a dealer
called Little hlemmry dropped iimto Coionel
Doily Lewis' game , Belly was sitting be-
imind limo layout strokimig his whiskers wimen
the boys dropped lum.
" ' 110w are you , colommal ? ' said Lewis , as lie
began to abutlie up.
, ' 'I'm very well. how are you ? ' replied
Hogan ,
, ' 'Never , , was better , ' said LewIs , as lie
simoved time theck in the box ,
"The colonel looked all around , and a few
smmiahl bets were made. hogan looked on for
a turn or two , and then threw down a $500
bill in the big square to win ,
" 'ilow mucim goes , colonel ? '
" 'Tlmreo hundred dollars , ' replied Hogan.
"Colonel Lewis turned , and the big square
won ,
, ' ' \\'hat goes ? ' aslicti Colonel Dolly ,
" 'Nothing , Give zoo the cash , ' replied
Hogan ,
"Lewis gave Imim tue money anti hue walked
omnt with his friends. When tbcy got out-
sub Holland said :
' , 'Whmero'd you got time money ? '
, ' 'Vhmy , that's some of those counterfeit
bills I've been working on , ' said Hogaim.
" 'Well , you've got your nerve , Suppose
the big aquaro had lost , \Vbat would you
have thono ? ' asked Holland.
" 'Done ? Winy , I'd hare got 00 cimange
in good tuoney and bought a few cold
bottles , ' was hogan's reply.
"rIme next day Colonel Lewis was told tiiat
imohmad turned for counterfeit money , but lie
would not belIeve the story , but I know the
but was a counterfeit , "
( Zimestiolis mmmi , tmstvg'rs ,
EI4M CREEK , Nob. , July 7-To limo
Sporting Editor of The Bee : A bet 13 timat
the Americami squadron under Sampson
would defeat time Spanish squadron under
Cervera iii less timnim three hmoura in theIr
fIrst battle , \'ho won-14 , Welsh ,
Aris-I was lint there and so cannot
speak authoritatively , Ilowoym'r. accordirmg
to Comnniodnro Watson's and Sampson's
dispatches Cervera'mm fleet was caimipletely
destroyed with the exception of one fleeing
ship , in one imour , TIme dons were mlefcateml
in less than timree hours , therefore , and A
wins.
COUNCiL 1i14U1"FS , July 8.-To the Etli-
tor of The flee : how mnatmy ginum's have
the Omaha and Detroit tennis played to
dmmto-A , .1 , 0 ,
Ans.-To July 8 Omaha played sixty-two
games , one of which , however , woe a tie ,
To time same date Detroit played sixty-
sight.
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1898 MO1)EL ,
Stears9 $5U
I1 endron , $35
usess Wheels $25
AUIANC [ , 6Ood Wheel , well
[ quipped , $16.7
Second-hand wheels at your own
price , '
Renting and Repairing.
We are agents for Domestic
Sewing machines ,
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