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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1896)
THE COURIER. fifiEXSSS T ARE YOU RAMBIESR J i If eo this will interest you. Every Rambler rider who goes the mile in less than 1Sro mlrmtes paced orunpaced, at any panctioned I.A.W. race rill receive an Emfcellin3cl souvenir with name and details of performance engrave! upon it. Riders of Any ottiei? -wrlieel fitted with J. & G, tires will receive a little less valuable souvenir for like performance. The holder of the greatest number of "two min ute" souvenirs by Jan 1, 1897 will receivo a crronrl nnnvpnir E. R. GtuafiLRJTC9 1550 o omm:bcjn:e When Daughter Goes A-wheelig When daughter goes a wheeling, I lay my book aside And watch her graceful figure with fond paternal pride, And I scan the curving outlines of the merry, laughing elf, And with swelling pride remember, she's the image of myself. When daughter goes a-wheeling, she nestles to my side, And softly pleads "Dear paDa, when will you learn to ride?' But I laugh away the pleading from her eyes eo deeply blue, Tho' I long to please my darling, for there's only just "we too.' When daughter goes a-wheeling, I always say to her "Now be decorous and careful, chile," and back she laughs "i'es, Sir," And then I pinch her dimpled cheek and pat hei rounded arm, And gaze with pride on curly head, and healthy, girlish charm. When daughter goes a-wheeling, I lay my book aside. And watch her lissom figure till from my sight it glides, And a strange unrest comes o'er me, and I wish that I could feel That I'd sacrifice no dignity "a-rid-ing on a wheel," Ida Trafford Bell, In Imperial Mag-vane. brings out the muscles of the arms to an extent that will surprise the novice. There is a constant play of the muscles even when riding on level ground, shift ing the bands here and there, chang ing the position of the body according to the smoothness or roughness of road, he is apt to be tired in many other places beside his legs. This alone should convince him that he is exer cising all hiB muscles. If he is still sceptical, he should take measurements 'before and after using," and then hiB doubts will vanish. The Wheelmen's Gazette. The Wheel, the American Gyclist and the Wheelmen's Gazette, three of the ablest and best wheel papers in the country, are agreed upon the questions of Bitting the wheel upright, on the use of the brake and the use of the lantern. It seems incredible that any sensible person should think otherwise. People that have bought a second-hand wheel and ridden one season, and knew it all, would do well to spend a few cents in getting information from those who have been in wheeling from the begin-ing. Pilfered Paragraphs Bicycling is likely to do more in the way of inducing women to leave their waists as nature made them than all that doctors have said or written on the subject. For some time past the num ber of women with sensible waists has been steadily increasing, and I hope, eventually, we shall be able to say that hour-glass waists belong to the past. Why it should ever have been consid ereda beauty is a puzzle to many people. The marvelous improvement in phy sique caused by the altered conditions of feminine life will gradually introduce a new standard of beauty, and the cycle will have had its full share in bring about this change. The Cycle The new cycler is always surer of his .knowledge of cycling at first than after a few weeks' experience. The Cycle. A Gommon Mistake All people who don't know how to ride, and some who do, think that .bi cycling develops the' legs only. That is a mistake. Putting aside the fact that the amount of fresh air a wheelman is obliged to inhale, is sure to develop his chest, there is exercise for nearly every muscle in his body. In going up a hill, it is absolutely necessary to grip the handle-bar with great force, and this Local Wheel Notes O. S. Ward made a good run this week covering 12 miles of country road in 33 minutes. Mr. Ward is one of our Lin coln boys, and will without a doubt make a good mark this season. Several of the Lincoln boys will visit Omaha Saturdaj, May 2, to attend the bicycle races on that date. John S. Johnson, one of the best cyclists in the world today, is making a tour abroad in the company of Tom Eck. They are at present in Italy where they have gone into training. Johnson, prob ably, holds more world's records than any rider in the country and has for sev eral years stood next to Zimmerman in the estimation of the people. His thou sands of friends in this country are look ing forward to see him win fresh honors across the water. The Capital City Cycling clubof Lin coln are now getting ready for the state meet, which will be held at M street park, July 3 and 4. Work was begun this week on the new track which is to be completed and ready for training in two weeks. The 4 C's took their club run as usual last Sunday, with Bennett as their des tination. There was quite an accident on the way. Joe L. Sullivan while des cending a hill at a high rate of speed lost control of his wheel and fell to the ground on his face. He was unconscious when picked up and was suffering badly when conveyed home. Mr. Sullivan is one of Lincoln's oldest riders and we hope be was not seriously hurt. BCNCiE flSURMlCE Insure your wheel in the American Wheelman's Protective association. New wheel if your's is stolen. vl.s. cVcuomtras Model 1896. These much desired arti cles can now be had of O. A WIRICK, 1217 O St T. J Thorpe dto Co., GENERAL BIOYOLE REPAIRERS In a branches. - Bpairing done as Neat and Complete aa from the Factories at hard time prio All kinds of Bicycle Sundries. 320 S. 1ITH ST liacninist and. General Repair Work. LINCOLN. WEfciS DID YOU SAY? m I LXi kSv "" " - - - MNN PEOPUE have wheele of one kind or another, and there are many kinds of wheels, including those in the head wheels good, bad and indifferent. " ai lucre arc txjmo wueei uu uiuuu ueuer luuu a WSlVY other wheels that they really belong in a class u apart. They are a class all by themselves. They are good wheels the best CHANCER has them nobody else tn Lincoln has. if you are thinking of pur chasing anything in ihe bicycle line you cannot afford to neglect calliD" on him. Sterling Syracuse Overland Magnet - v- iCRANCERGURTIGECO 207 SO I1TH BICYCLE SUNDKEES Spalding and Columbus Special bi cycles at BillmeyerJc Sadler, 1133-35 M. -j p m
