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THE NATIONAL) VEHICLE.
COMRADES.
Oat from the city's sound,
From the cares that daily hound
So swift we fly.
Wo learo all care behind,
Sweet rest and strength to find,
My wheel and 1.
Away from work and strife
Whero cold is more than life
Or suffering's cry ;
Wo ride at early day
O'er pavements rough and gray,
My wheel and I.
We know where brightness reigns
Down grassy, winding lanes
'Long which we fly:
Where bird and treo and brook
Entico to tempting nook.
My wheel and I.
Under the oak's cool shade.
Flecked by sunbeams strayed
From clear blue sky ;
Near the brooklet's shining stream
i Wo stop to rest and dream,
My wheel and I.
Against the trees' rough bark.
In shadows deep and dark
My wheel doth lie;
By brook on bended knee
I drink to 6ouls care-free.
My wheel and I,
-Mary Sargent Hopkins in The Wheelwoman.
A BLOOMBR DANCE.
On a recent evening in Chicago, at the
Jackson Park parillion, a bloomer dance
was given which was called the "first
bloomer danco on record." Asa matter
of fact this may bo true from the fact
that it was gotten up and participated
in as a bloomer dance only. But the
ladies and gentlemen of the Capital
City Cycling Club have to my know
ledge had two impromptu bloomer
dances in the auditorium of the little
theatre out at Lincoln Park and en
joyed them.
The Chicago bloomer dance, however,
was a pre-arranged affair and was parti
cipated in by members of some of thebest
families in the city. The subscribers
were E. A. Brush, E. Noble, E. I. Wolf,
W. Weist, George McKay, George W.
Little, E. F. Little, C. F. Bowers, M. H.
Fisher, H. Kuepper, A. W. Gobrecht, A
J. Nicolet, F. E. Tyson, W. C. Overland,
H. M. Fuller, Fred Fairmon, D. H.
Fisher, E. S. Marcus, C. H. Goodrich,
H. J. Jacobs, Frank Osmun, F. Spauld
ing, H. Lichtenstadt, J. X. Bowers, W.
G. Jerrems, Dr. W. S. Fowler, George
N. Hunt, Frank Thus, Charles Macklin,
R. B. Chase and ti. E- Vossiller.
The function was attended by over
four hundred cyclists and fivo thousand
people viewed the gathering and were
bewildered by tho spectacle. Then they
strolled out to the shore of the lake and
proceeded to recall their their thoughts
from the trip of wool gathering on
which the sight of more than two hun
dred maids and matrons in bloomers
had started them.
That the girl in bloomers enjoyed it
right through is admitted by very mem
bee of tho press in the city of Chicago.
That she was chic and captivating in
the costume was also admitted. She
danced with the same enthusiasm that
she rides her wheel and was not the
least bit conscious. The girl who went
to the dance in the conventional skirt
and there were a number of them did
not enjoy herself hugely either when
the mnsic was playing or when the
musicians were resting. She was not
sought as a partner and the general
expression of tho spectators was that
she was just a litttle out of place.
The dance was limited to cyclists. It
was at first decided by the committee
that no girl or woman not wearing
bloomers should be allowed on the
floor. But the committee finally admit
ted any who wished to participate,
whether in skirt or bloomers. There
were one or two young women in knick
erbockers present, but they were natur
ally not considered "just correct" by tho
bloomer girl.
An idea of the varied character of tho
costumes worn by thoso present can be
gathered from tho following paragraph
which appeared in the Record of the
morning following.
Mrs. C. V. Barr wore a brown cap,
black Ieggicgs, red sweater and bloom
ers. Miss May Alexander was dressed in a
blue broadcloth Eton jacket, white
shirtwaist, black leggings and bloomers.
Miss Edith Brandt wore a white
sweater, grey leggings and grey worsted
bloomers.
Mrs. H. F. Palmer wore a jaunty
cloth jacket and bloomers.
Mrs. M. G. Simon wore a red sweater
and brown bloomers.
Miss Fleta Harris was "gowned'' in
gray worsted bloomers.
Miss Stella Westlake wore a white
shirtwaist and gray bloomers.
The dancing was kept up until mid
night and then the bloomer girls and
their escorts went to 57th street and
Stony Island avenue where their wheels
had been checked and rede home dis
cussing the events of the evening.
The gathering was the result of four
weeks work on the part of an enthus
iastic cyclist who conceived the idea
anJ who when he confided it to his
friends was promptly sat down upon.
"The girb will wear bloomers when
on their wheels all right,'' they said to
him, "but you won't get them to partici
pate in a dancing soiree in that cos
tume." "Just you wait and Bee," said the en
thusiast with the idea.
And the result more than justified
his prophesy.
And the men? They were just captur
ed in a body by tho fair, dancing bloom
erists. "Bloomers beat dresses all to pieces,"
said one of the men who danced. "They
don't interfere with the fun, you can't
step on them, nor tear them and you
don't have to get a carriage to take the
girl home. Bloomers arc all right."
'That dance wonld have cost me
seven dollars under any other circum
stances than goiug and returning on
the wheel," said another escort. "As it
was, I mounted my wheel, called for
my best girl and we peddaled out and
back, and enjoyed the whole evening
and I did not have to face the expendi
ture of half my weeks salary' either. I
hope bloomei dances will become popular."
GAREOF THE WHEEL.
It has been claimed that a wheel is
expensive because of constant repairs
That may be true in some cases, but it
is only where the wheel has not been
given the proper care and attention.
Most people who ride wheels seem to
forget that they are machines, and many
of them of very delicate working parte,
too. The work of properly caring for a
wheel is not great, and a few simple
rules carefully followed out would save
many dollars in repair bills.
First, clean your wheel every day it is
in use. Wipe tho dust carefully from
the frame, and especially from the axles,
pedals and crank boxes.
Keep the chain clean and well oiled.
It should not bo too tight nor too loose.
Once a week the chain ehauld be taKen
from the wheel, soaked in a little coal
oil or gasoline, wiped clean and then
soaked in cycle oil, so that all the many
joints may be well oiled. This will pre
vent a broken chain, and perhaps a
broken limb. If a chain is in need of
oil it will become tight on the sprocket
T: J Thorpe & Co.,
GENERAL, BICYCLE REPAIRERS
in a branches. -
Repairing done aa Neat and Complote as from the Factories at hard timo prices.
All kinds of Bicycle Sundries. 320 S. 1ITH ST.
Machinist and General Repair Work. LINCOLN.
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TRY IT. AND YOU WILL USE NO OT HER.
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If you want a Bicycle see the
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Seven Different Sizes.
Simplest in Construction.
Weight from 18 to 30 pounds.
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wheel and the wheel will run hard.
Whenever that occurs it should be giv
en oil at once, and as soon as passible it
should be taken off and thoroughly
washed and oiled as described above.
If your wheel runs hard it is an indi
cation that it has not been properly
cared for, and if it is given attention at
once it may save a large repair bill.
A good wheelman should be machin
ist enough to take his wheel apart and
once a month, when a wheel is in con
stant use, it should be taken apart and
the bearings thoroughly cleaned and
oiled.
The busy clerk can easily find the
fifteen minutes to attend to his wheel
each morning and his expense need not
exceed 50 cents per month. Of course
there are accidents to look for. but the
bareful rider seldom has one. Punctur
ed tires can easily be mended, and most
accidents seldom result in more than a
broken rim, which, if wood, costs about
1.50 to $3.00 for new rim and repairs.
Avoid scorching unless in the open
country where you have a good road
and plenty of room, and accidents will
be few and far between if you have
taken proper care of your wheel.
E. SIDLES SELLS THEM.
Thirteenth St. LINCOLN
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and
BICYCLE SUNDRIES of all kinds
BICYCLE REPAIRING
BICYCLES RENTED
Do this and
You Will Ride One.
jV Thirteenth.
COUNTY COURT.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
First Publication July 13.
In tho county court within and for
Lancaster, county, Nebraska, May
term 1895. in the matter of the estate of
Austie Lowry deceased.
To the creditors of said estate:
You are hereby notified, that I will sit
at the county court room in Lincoln, in
said county, on the 15 day of November
1895, and again on the 15 day ofFebruary
1895, to examine all claims
against said estate, with a view to their
adjustment and allowance. 'Che time
limited for the presentation of claims
against said estate is six months from
the 14th day of AugustA.D.lS95,and the
timo limited for payment of debts is one
year from said 14th day cf Angustl895.
Notice of this proceeding is ordered
published four consecutive weeks in
The Coukiek, a weekly newspaper pub
lished in this state.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
county court, this 10th day of July 1895.
I. W. Lansig
Aug 3 County Judge.
BICYCLE RIDERS SHOUD USE
RIC40TS CALENDULA
for sprains, bruises, sore muscles after
RIDES, etc.
In 25 and 50 cent sizes.
Instantaneous in its results.
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