Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1897, Page 17

. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, "FEBRUARY 13, 1897-24" PAGES. 17 SOME CYCLE CHAT which was published in this i @.g00d_ ma > Paris e: he biggest sit in the s However, the monster 1 never ke moved from its lo- and will stand as a monument to fr ity until taken down. It be to b tio: what the tower was ! t one. Its weight given, ant wheel is constructed of the | semer steel, and must’ weigh sev- | get on a level with ve to reach a of that of the Washington monument. Whil and tue entra ont and rear upward. In fact, there are ngh the machine. includ- bars, lie py re are a number of w t during the 4 In the the sur- while the > bars is fitted up in t being known as the of ali kinds, statuary art gallery. Paintii and t fill the p while a number of side rooms contain many interesting things. The salon is located in the top bar of the frame, and, while not so extra wide, Is extremely long, « seated at a table. The saddle vast platform, surrounded by a railing, upon which people may dance, and en- joy themselves at such a height in the air, being sure of having the coolest spot fm- exginable in the hottest kind of weather | Throughout the machine are numerous restaurants and cafes, and in the wheels are located the stands of the jewelers, con- fectioners, photographers and the various other trades that are identified with an ex- position, all designed to attract the eye of the stranger, and draw the coins from his pocket. The cosi of the construction of the monster machine, while very great, is ex- pected to be more than pald for by the re- ceipts during the exposition. A search through the records in bicycle- dom shows some interesting facts. While the competition in years gone by was very great, the results were nothing like those obtained at the present day, though in their time they were regarded as highly creditable, and looked upon with as much approbation as those of today. Going back an even score of years the records then in existence are interesting, when compared with those of today, especially when the fact is borne in mind that most of them were made on the old ordinary. J. Keen, sn a match with Frederick Cooper, for the championship at Queen’s grounds, Shef- field, England, September 18, 1875, rode a mile in three minutes, something remarka- ble. The same rider covered fifty miles in 3:09:21 at Molineaux grounds, Wolve: hampton, November 30, 1874, which includ- David Stanton rode a cen- 5:43 at Lillie Bridge grounds, October 19, 1874. Including stoppages, J. T. Johnson rode 122 miles, the distance from London to Worthington and back, in seventeen and a quarter hours. The cen- tury record recently made by Frank Wal- Jer, in a few minutes less than four hours, decreases the old record by zbout four hours. Had the people of England in 1874 been told that such would be the case they would not have believed it, claiming that such a feat was not possible. Yet it has been done, and what fs more, the claim is made that in the future the records will still be cut and reduced, until it will be ard to know when the minimum is reached. The six-day, 142-hour bicycl= race, which will be held at Tattersall's building, Chi- ago, commencing February 21, is creating nterest all over the country. The track will not be steeply banked, and will be cen- structed under the supervision of the archi- tect who designed che celebrated track in the Coliseum at Chicazo. Some of the best- known long-distance riders have entered. Among them are Louis Gimm, hoider of the American twenty-four-hour track record: Arthur E. Smith, who holds the Chicago- New York overland cecord an many other creditable long distance records; Charles W. Miller, holder of the American hour record; Frank Waller, who won the race tity, and holis the 59 and 100-mile Fred. Forster. ure jovial tierman rider. Jehn Lawson, “the terrible Swede;” Albert Shock, former six-day-go-as-you- please champion; G. A. Phillips, who holds er-Chicago road record; George @ veteran six-day pedestrian, and others. The list of entrants is ex- to run up to half a hundred, but thirty men will be allowed to start. More than a dozen bands will furni © ous music for the occasion, and the lively airs are expected tq help the riders to break Hale's recently established record of 1910 miles. A series of motor-cycle es during the big race promise to be a novelty. The antomobiles will occupy a jaily constructed track inside of the ‘cult used by the six-day racers. An at- pt will be made to have the motor- * pace the riders during thelr long ride. race will be under the direct manage- ment of Frank Hall, who gave the greatest six-day race ever held in Europe. In it all manner of records were made on the high wheels then in use. It was in that race that William Lamb created what was then, and is still, a world’s record for the ordi- nary, by riding 1,448 miles in seventy-two hours. ix, days, twelve hours per day. ‘That was five years ago. Two years ago Manager Hall duplicajed his European suc- cess by are, New York. Dur- ing that race the public interest was roused to such a pitch that people were turned away, owing to a lack of sitting or standing room. In the Chicago race Mr. Hall expects to eclipse all his previous records, and has made arrangement with the railroads to give excursion rates to allow the residents of neighboring cities to witness the Chicago event. place at Madison Sq It looks ail right for an able-bodied, full- limbed person to ride a bicycle, but a per- son with one arm, or one leg, or maimed in any other way, seated on a machine, is re- garded as odd. But the loss of an arm ora leg, or, for that matter, both arms or both legs, is not an obstacle to riding a wheel. In this city there are several persons who have lost one of their arms who can be seen riding a wheel, and a safety at that. With one hand they are able to guide a machine with as much skill and as much confidence as many of their brethren who have two arms. Then, again, there are several persons in the city with cne leg who use the wheel. The bicycle not being especially adapted to them, a tricycle is brought into requisition, and the power supplied by the one limb is sufficient. There is one instance, of w young man who has a false limb, who pedals his wheel, a safe with as much vim as those who have tw sound legs. In fact, this young man could push a wheel so fast and so well that he entered a couple of local track races. There are also unfortunate people deprived of the use of both limbs who managed to get around on tricycles or quads, by using their arms as the means of transmitting power. In Chicago there is an instance of a young Jady who lost a lower limb through an accident, and who pedals around with one foot. Her dress is low enough, and almost of the monster machine | big enough for people | erior of the vast ma- | lights. of pable of holding 0 per- | conducting the biggest race of its | kind ever held in this country, which took | | hides the deficiency, a gocd many people | not observing the fact that only one leg is | used. i The w ather-wise p2ople, who, by the way, made some remarkable predictions ar, say that the riders of the. wheel ‘k forward to an early breaking up er. More gratifying news for wheel- as not been issued by the weather fora long time. The prophets argue there has been so much continued that cold weather and snow since early Decem- ber that early spring weather is assured. however, is not an official declara- tion given out by the people at the weather bureau, who would not commit themselves | by predicting so far ahead, finding it a enough matter to make correct ions this time of the year forty- | eight hours ahead of time. The adaptability of the people of this country to new things is really something | remarkable. | toward rapid transit, and any improvement | over an 5 existing style is bound to meet with approval if within the reach of the general public. The bicycle at present fills the bill, and as long as nothing new comes cut it will remain in popular favor. One thing noticeable is the general use of the wheel in business circles, and the favor with which it is regarded. Perhaps in no other city so much as in Washington is | this apparent. The messenger companies | Were about the first to recognize the value | of the bicycle for their particular use, and now all of the trades take to the use of the machine. An F street florist came next in line, delivering orders by means of the wheel, where the customer wanted the goods shipped immediately, and at the time it was a queer sight to see a young man on | a wheel carrying an immense pglm in his | erms. The letter carriers soon fell into the use of the machine, and though not of any assistance in delivering mail, they have been found much more handy than the old style in making the regular collections. Business houses send iheir messengers on errands on bicycles, and the merchants have adopted the use of the cycle for de- livering packages. Professional men of every grade now use the silent steed, and the clerks in.the various government de- partments and private places now find that with the use of the wheel they can get to work on time and much quicker than by the old methods. The use of the bicycle does not end here. Mechanics and laborers ean be daily seen going and coming from | work, mounted on steeds of their own, and the low price of cycles has proven a god- send to them. Collectors go their rounds on wheels, and even solicitors employ them as a means of lessening their tasks. The police should be included in the list, and the blue-coated guardian of the peace finds the bicycle a useful adjunct to his business. ‘The uses to which the machine is put are innumerable, and their utility in the future cannot be computed. The improvements in the new wheels can now be seen by the general public. In some instances the changes are entirely in the mechanism of the machine, tending to | make it run more easily and with less fric- tion. In most all wheels ball retainers will be used, and in most all the barrel hubs will still be used. Wooden rims will be used much as ever, and steel or alu- minum rims furnished only upon the spe- cial request of the purchaser. In some wheels one good improvement is a new and novel bottom bracket, with a removable one-piece crank axle, with a removable ball case and other attachments. A NEW TANDEM M. Valere, a prominent French scientist, who is possessed of a brilliant mechanical and technical mind, has invented a tandem designed to use a greater portion of the en- ergy of the racing man than is used in the present style of racing. In inventing the novel machine M. Valere nad in mind the fact that a rider in a race exerts a great amount of power that is never used. While in motion the arms and back of the rider are brought in force, but as the power is transmitted through the pedals, only a small fraction of this energy is used. Carrying out his own ideas he has con- structed the tandem herewith reproduced: While the man in front does the steering and pedaling, the man in the rear does his share of the pedaling and a big amount of pushing. He is unable to lean forward, but has to sit nearly erect, and instead of catching hold of a handle bar, grasps two levers, which work forward and backward with the revolution of the sprocket wheel. The levers are trussed to stand a heavy strain, while the frame of the machine is specially constructed to stand the extra pressure. The weight of the machine is, however, considerably increased by the ap- pliance. , ie ES THE MISSISSIPPI'S ELECTRIC POWER St. Anthony Falls to Supply St. Paul and Minneapolis. Fro.> the St. Paul Dispatch. The contract for electrical power from the Falls of St. Anthony was signed yester- dey, and by the middle of the year 1897 the great street railway systems of the twin cities and the interurban will be set in motion by the great energies of the waters of the Mississipp!. The development of electric power 1s pro- vided for in this immerse plant to an al- mest indefinite extent, so that beside mov- ing the yast number of cars of the twin cities’ street railways and interurban sys- tem, there will be a great force and energy to spare for a large numbe. of manufac- turing establishments. More than 7,000 horse power will be de- veloped by the plant provided for in the contract signed yesterday. The 31st street pcwer station in Minneapolis will be dis- mantled, but the one in St. Paul and the one at 3d avenue In Minneapolis will be | kept in order in case of accident at the great water power station provided for !n | the new plan. When the plan is complete, as provided in the contract, by next July there will be enly one larger plant of that character in the United States, perhaps in the world, especially where the force is developed by water power, and that is the one at Niaga- ra Falls. In many respects the one here will be as wonderful, important and inter- esting as the one at Niagara. The plant itself will be the finest in the country, and in that respect will not be excelled even by Niagara, although there may be a greater foree of water there at command at most times than here. About 3,000 horse power will be sent over the lines to this city for use here, while about 4,000 will be retained at Minneapolis there and for use in manufactories. The entire enterprise is marvelous In concep- tion, and will be still more marvelous in execution. coo se of Hin Woe. The CG From Puck. Mrs. Borders—"Do not feel so badly, Tom- my. Your Uttle sister has passed the crit- ical point in her illness and will now get well.” Tommy Borders (tearfully)—“I know it. And now she will want to eat all the good things the neighbors send in to her every day herself! ——+2-—_- At the Ball. From Clips. She—“I do so like figures in the lancers.”” He—“I prefer round dances; but I ad- mored one figure very much in them just now.” She—Which one?” He—“Yours.” : BIGHT- WEIGHT Monte Miller were elected to membersht Tfie weather of the past week has not been favorable to cycling. While not so The tenden¢y of the age is] cold or piercing as the weather of a few weeks ago, the dampness and chilliness and also the rain prevented much active rid- ing. The rain of the week has had the tendency of taking a good deal of the frost out of the roads around Washington, and the result in most cases is a mass of mud and slime. Good weather, if coming soon, will dry up this mess, and bring back for another ‘season ideal cycling weather and conditions. League of American Wheelmen. During the week every member of the league in this division received a typewrit- ten letter from the secretary-treasurer,; calling attention to the fact that an in- crease in membership is desired. As an incentive to some toward filling out the requisite number of application blanks, a small commission {s allowed, though ‘no commission will be allowed upon applica- tons which are sent to the general secre- tary at Boston. The publication of the road book of this division is set for March 1. It has been in course of preparation for nearly a year, and now everything is in readiness for the edition to appear. On this account the crusade is made for additional members. in order to have funds enough to pay for the cost of publication. All of the members of the division are requested to send in the new appiications before this date, so that there will be no further delay in the pub- lication of the book. The intention is to have it ready for the coming riding season, and give all time to prepare trips for the year. While not definitely stated or agreed upon, it is understood that the books will he distributed free to tht: members of the division, while all others are required to pay about $1 for the same. Chief Consul W. T. Robertson, who went to Albany to attend the national assembly, is expected to return to the city either to- morrow or Monday. He carried with him the proxy votes of the vice consul and the secretary-treasurer, and this division cast a solid vote for Isaac Potter for the presi- dency of the national organization. Road Consul A. W. Leeke is making ar- Trangements to resume the regular summer schedule of league runs, similar to those of last season, which proved so enjoyable to a good many members and their friends. A number of new and good routes are to be used this season. Capital Bi. Club. The members of the Capital Bi. Club are ccrgratulating themselves over the success of their recent cycle show, which it can be truly said was, and is, the only cycle show that this city will have this season. The interest in the show was of Washington's birthday at Haines’ Hall, corner of Sth street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Invitations to the same will make their appearance during next week, and, the event being one of the first of its kind by the club, will be made as suc- cessful as circumstances will permit. Messrs. Eddie Hutchinson and Geo. Gates have been appointed a committee in charge of the same. The cycle corps of the club met Wednes- day evening, and the matter of new uni- forms was brought up. While no selection has as yet been made, the club will appear this season in a brand-new costume, with the conspicuous club emblem sewed to the breast of the sweater. Capt. Hutchinson and Messrs. William Wright and Eugene Goodwin will leave the city tomorrow for Baltimore. If the weather is favorable they will ride their wheels over the cinder path of the railroad. Their object in visiting the monumental city is to make arrangements for the en- tire club, it being contemplated to take a two days’ trip to Baltimore, 6n February 21 and 22, to see the sights of the place. The club will ride over on the morning of the 2ist, spend the night in that city, and return the next day, in time to participate in the club dance. The club will also have a road racing team this year. It has been decided to se- cure a home trainer for the gymnasium, at which the riders can practice and get in condition for the coming season. The com- position of the team has not as yet been thought of, but the men will be selected on their competitive abilities, Chain and Sprocket Club. The Chain and Sprocket Club held a meeting during the week, at which officers were elected for the ensuing six months, as follows: President, Charles Jerman; vice president, F. A. Steele; secretary, William J. Eynon; treasurer, Elmer E. Wakefield; captain, E. L. Wilson; first Heutenant, H. Walker; ‘second leuten- ant, G. H. Oyster; press _correspon- dent, Joseph Milans; board of directors, Charles Jerman, Benjamin Dakin, Edward Danenhower, F. A. Steele and W. J. Eynon. A meeting was held at the club quarters, 1236 12th street, during the week, at which one or two other cycling clubs were repre- sented, to consider the new rules of the local cycle board of trade. In all there larger than was expected, and the club | Were twenty riders present, but nothing of BAGaAce CARRIER. closro goor : umes ASS , 5 CARRIER PARTLY OPENED t ACCACE CARRIER. eRTIREL ‘OPENED ‘TANDEM BUILD OUT OF ag HICKORY. VERY Newesr NOVEL TROUSERS HAND AnD FOOT POWER BICYCLE “BAGGAGE TCARAIER ticut there are 80,000 Wheelmen in the state, just half of whom are legal voters. It is calculated that the products of the American cycle manufacturers will reach the 1,200,000 mark this season, and that over half of the wheels will be shipped all over the world to compete with foreign- made goods. The competition of the sale of wheels in England must be very great. One cycle- making firm advertises to give an insur- ance policy against death, disablement or loss of machine either by theft or fire with every machine sold. The competition has not yet reached that state in this coun- try. The city of Philadelphia has three cycle tracks, and plans are under way for a fourth by “Father” Bunnell, the pioneer of night racing. A new style of racing is becoming popu- lar in France. The race is limitless. In- stead of the contestants starting even in a match race, they start on opposite sides of the track, and the men keep on riding. The one who catches up with the other wins. In a paper presented lately by A. J. Michelin to the French Society of Civil En- gineers, the author gives a suggestive ac- count of his experiments with the pneu- matic tire and the ordinary wheels. The first.experiment was made when the ground was covered with two inches of snow, also when the snow was melting, and then when the ground was muddy. Other tests consisted of pulls of varying speeds over macadam, paved and ordinary roads, in all of these the pneumatic tire showing a saving in pulling power of from 30 to near- ly 50 per cent. = In an opinion filed by Justice Mitchell in the supreme court he says the rule re- quiring a pedestrian to stop, look and lis- ten before crossing raflroad tracks must be observed by bicyclers. If they don’t they canro- recover damages, owing to con- tributory negligence.—Exchange. It is the opinion of such riders and train- ers as “Billie” Young, Asa Windle, “Eddie” Bald, Charles Murphy, ‘“‘Tom” Butler, Star- buck and “Teddy” Goodman that the com- ing cycle racing season will eclipse any- thing ever seen in this country. They say | tpte every Indication points to increased interest in racing matters. They argue that many patrons of base ball, horse rac- ing and kindred sports will be found at the cycle tracks this year. — SURPRISES 1 STORE. Novel Ideas im the Way of Surprise Parties. From Harper's Bazar. Next week will bring the birthday of one of our girls, and her friends have decided to break the monotony and give her a sur- \prise party. Surprise parties, as a rule, are never a surprise to any one concerned. The person to whom one is given prepares CIRCULAR FRAMED evcue GAS ELECTAIC AND FOLDING LAMPS, CYCLING DEVICES USEFUL AND QUEER AT THE BIG SHOW. members and the dealers who placed the wheels on exhibition were well satisfied with the results. The show closed last Saturday evening, after a successful run of three days, and all during the week the club members have been talking over the merits of the differe:it makes, preparatory to purchasing new mounts for this year. Another of the numbers of the entertaln- ment committee came off last evening at the club house. It was a german, the third of the series so far given this season, and there were about thirty couples in attend- ance. The german was led by Mr. Tay- lor, and the dancers were all members of the club and their lady friends. ‘The next event on the program is the smoker which will be given on Washing- ton’s birthday. The committee promises a novel and interesting program, and the talent will be as varied as it is possible to obtain, and this is saying a good deal. A ladies’ whist party will be given next Fri- day evening at the club. Arlington Wheelmen. The Arlington Wheelmen desire to ex- press their thanks to their many friends for the support given the club in the re- cent voting contest at the Academy of Music. The club rade a splendid showing, considering the fact that it was not at all in the race for the honor. At a previous meeting of the club it was decided not to participate in the contest, and none of the club members took any interest in it. Their many friends, however, who at- tended the different performances of the play were willing to support the popular organization, not knowing that the club had decided not to enter. Without any effort at all on the part of the club it came a good second in the contest, and the members feel confident that had they tried they would easily have managed to come out in the lead. Lieutenant Murphy, the popular road offi- cer of the club, who was confined all of last week to his home et 232 9th street northeast with an attack of the grip, is ble to be out again. aR the last meetirg of the club, held at the Losekam, Messrs. Boyd, Harding and and the read and. application of Mr. Kaufman w: referred to the proper committee. ‘There will be a run tcmorrow on the Con- duit road, if the weather permits. The gtart will be made at 613 Oth street at 10 o'clock in the morning. Eastern Athletic Club. There has been considerable stirring in the ranks of the Eastern Athletic Club, tending toward the improvement of the well-known East Washington orgenization. The club has passed the winter in good shape, and is now ready for the summer's work. The introduction of new officers has Infused new blood in the organization, and things are now on the move. The quarters. have been overhauled, and are now in bet- ter shape than ever before, and the gym- nasium has been gone over and many new additions made. With the big membership and the growing interest in the club, the need of larger quarters is badly felt, and the club is likely to secure another build- ing for its home. : At the last meeting of the organization it ‘was decided to hold @ grand bail in honor }for thirty-seven importance was done. It was decided to hold _a meeting Monday evening at the club house of the Capital Bi. Club, 409 15th street, to further consider the matter. At the coming meeting a committee will most likely be appointed to wait upon the cycle board of trade, and request that the parts of the constitution and by-laws obnoxious to the local wheelmen be rescinded. Misfit Cycle -Clab. The Misfits Held a meeting during the week at their club rooms 0n 13th street, at which considerable business was trans- acted. The proposed club camping out trip at Seneca this summer was fully dis- cussed, and received the support of nearly all of the members present. The plans of the trip will be announced later. After the regular meeting a musical and lterary program was inaugurated, the tal- ent being selected from the club members. The Atchison Octet formed the major part of the entertainment, and its singing was thoroughly enjoyed. The club proposes to give a smoker in the near future at ite club rooms. While the date has not definitely beem settled, it will most likely come off next week, or the week after, and invitations to the same will shortly be issued. Altair Cycle Club. The members of the Altair Cycle Club are thoroughly interested in the annual club banquet, which will be held the latter part of this month at aeapente Hall in Georgetown. A special méeting of the club will be held Monday eveningsat which final arrangements will be ma r the affair. Capt. Hanger expects tart in active road riding in a short ti and promises the club members more atfive work than they have had for some je. At the next regular meeting of the ekecpeiyl 3 @ schedule of Part cf the coming seaso; BICYCLE he calculates ins for the fore The New York afvision of the League of American Wheelmen under the wise admin: B. Potter, that there ts club house in New Yor! y, where the division headquarters canfave thelr offices. It is also proposed to havé a place for the storing of wheels, which will be a great convenience for the cyclists who wish to ride to and from their places of business, According to calculations which have been made it takes between twenty and twenty- four feet of tubing for every bicycle turn- ed out. Taking the 40,000 wheels supposed to be in the city, and ing twenty feet to each, the tubing it. e-into one con- tinuous plece would } from here to Baltimore, to Frederick, this city and then have a few feet left well-known jewel ‘he. New York city recently failed, he cause of the shut down is attributed indirectly to the bicycle. The firm had been in business years, and the failure is attributed in part to hard times and in part to the growth of a a 3 According to a canvass taken in Conneo K,of securing a for her guests, dresses herself up in her best “bib and tucker,” and when the door- bell rings picks up a book hurriedly, and seats herself (as composedly as she can) | by rer lamp to read. As the guests rush in and take possession of her apartments, with laughter and cries of “Happy birth- day!” or whatever the occasion may be, she puts on an appropriate look of sur- prise to welcome them, but that is about all the surprise there is in it. This surprise party will be something quite different. The girl to whom it is to be given will know absolutely nothing about it. It is arranged by a set of girls who have mastered, so far as we know, the wonderful art of keeping a secret. The party will consist of just twenty young girls and men. Each onc is to take scme- thing toward the supper, the refreshments equally divided up between them. They will meet at the house which is nearest to the “birthday girl,” at half-past eight. Of course her mother had to be told, but she was the only one; no confidential communi- caticns to the younger brothers and fisters! A stage is to call for the surprise party, as it 1s thought the easiest way of transpor- tation for all they will have to take with them, and it will also relieve the party from the necessity of servants. Some of the clever ones have arranged an amateur Hungarian band. They will disappear from the drawmg room at a given signal from the leader and don red coats and caps, which the girls have made out of red mus- lin, and trimmed most gorgeously with gilt Peper, cut out in buttons and gold braid, in true Hungarian fashion. There will be three girls and three men in this original orchestra, and the instruments on which they will discourse sweet music during @ part of the evening will be ka-zoos, jews- harps, an accordion, a mandolin, and a barjo to twang the accompaniment. Another surprise in store, which will be served on the supper table after that meal is over, is a monster ‘Jack Horner cake,” with a birthday present in it from every member of the party. The cake will be in a large brand-new bread pan, and the icing, of the most elaborate description, will be made of delicate pink, white and green tissue paper, formed into roses and leaves. Of course there will be twenty-one candles sand a life candle. The contests of the pie will be trifles only, but each one is to be neatly tied up with bright satin ribbons, and every article will contain an appro- prigte verse to the festive occasion—more amus:ng probably than poetic. Many other little surprises are arranged, but we have not been told definitely what. they are to be. At all events, no pains or trouble has been spared, and if the birthday girl re- fuses to be very, very much surprised, it will not be the fault of her friends, Senate brea tas ste The Accepted Time. Frem Puck. a Coy—"What is the marriageable Mise ‘Thirtysmith —“Anywhere” between | the seminary and the cemetery.” WHAT A MINING TUNNEL Is. The Great Economies Secured by New Developments. From the Enginecring Magazine. Many persons residing at a distance from mining districts have the most erroneous | ideas as to the suppcsed simplicity and <nyrmous profits of mining, apparently ée- rivirg their information from the data of | phenomenal assays, or occasional pockets | of rich ore, mistakenly assuming that such | cases are average samples, and that ore | can be dug almost as potatoes are dug. On | the contrary, with the exception of a very few mines which may pay expenses from | the grass roots down, successful mining | teday involves the maximum of practical | experience, professional knowledge and | financial means. This is fully borne out b the followiug brief notice of some of lez ding mining tunnels of Colorado. ‘The outcrops of mineral-hearing veins or | est of confidence in themselves ar ledges are ustally found on the steep, rock slopes of high mountains, separated by dee and great gulches or ravines. As the veins u:ually dip into the solid interior of thi mountains, shafts are sunk either on the veins themselves, ore being taken out as the process goes on, or in such proximity to the veins that they can be reached from the shafts by drifts or levels (which are really side tunnels from the shafts) and the cre stoped out and conveyed in small ore wagons along such drifts or levels to the shaft, hoisted to the surface, and thenc lewered down the steep mountain-side to the nearest wagon road lading to the mill | or railroad. As the shafts are frequently hundreds of feet deep, and the mouths of the shafts frequently hundreds, if not thou- sands, of feet above the bottom of the ad- | jcining guich or valley, the ore has to be | hoisted by steam power to the surface (such steam power involving the conveyance of fuel from the valley to the shaft house), | and from the mouth of the pumping plants, in addition to tke cost of hoisting the ore and subecquently getting it down the sicep hillside. ‘The experce of pumping, hoisting and hauling seriously reduces the margin of | Frofit, and in some cases exinguishes it al- | together. It is obviovs that, under the above cir- cumstances, through a turnel driven into the mountain and reaching the ore bodies at a low level—say, from the ievel of the bettom of the adjoining gclch—not only can | the ore be extracted from belcw and taken out almcst by natural giavity or the mini- mum of power, thereby saving the expense of hoisting and subsequcnt conveying down | the steep hillside, but also drainage can be had by natural gravity, thereby dis- pensing with the expensive pumping plants, costly fuel, wages of ergineers, etc. soe A Burglar’ From Up-to-Date. Mrs. Brown (in awed whisper)—“Sh-h! I hear a burglar in the pantry. I believe he is going to steal the cake I cooked today. Mr. Brown (sleepily)—“Poor devil, be may have a family, too. Fate. Too Busy. Fliegende Biatter. Professor—“Say, Anna, couldn't we just as well postpone our silver wedding and celebrate it at the same time as the golden wedding? I don’t like to be interrupted ia my work so often. NEW RACING WHEEL A new style of racing has been promul- gated by an eastern man, for which a spe- clally constructed cycle is necessary. The position of the rider is shown in the illu: tration, being almost the same as that a: sumed in swimming, and yet regarded as the best for offering the least resistance to the atmosphere when going at'a heavy speed. In addition to this it is claimed that the rider can get more speed than in the present style, as his body is better braced for the exertion than when sitting in the saddle. ee Professor, Indeed! From the Philadelphia Record. The train was about to leave the siation, and a yorng man leaned over the seat, | pied by the wheel. shook hands with the middle-aged gentle- man, and sald: “G@cod-bye, professor.” A man with wide stripes in his shirt bosom looked at him narrowly, and, after the train started, said: “Kin ye do any tricks with cards?” “No; L never touched a card.” “Mebbe ye play the pianny? “I know nothing of music, excepting as a mathematical science.’ “Well, ye ain't no boxer, I kin see by yer build. Mebbe ye play pool?” “Er shuffleboard?” “I never heard of the game before.” “Well, say, I've guessed ye this time. It's funny I didn’t think of it before. You're a mesmerist.” - I’m nothing of the kind.” “Well, I'll give up. What is yer line? 1 know ye're in the biz, ’cause I heerd that young feller call ye ‘perfesser.’” “I'm an instructor in Greek, rhetoric and ancient histor: “An yer can’t do no tricks, music, ner hypnotize?” “Of course not.”" The man turned and gazed out of the window on the opposite side of the car. “An’ he calls hisself perfesser,” he said to himseif. ner play oo An Anecdote of Agassiz, From the New York Evening Post. A tank of water stood in the dining tent wherein rere and curious fish were placed for the professor's leisurely examination. Among these one day was an uncommon speciment, somewhat like our pike or pack- fish. It was a foot long and its mouth was armed with rows of sharp teeth. The professor, very near-sighted, was bending close down to examine this, when sud- denly the fish struck up and seized him firmly by the nose. Here was a demon- stration of its unusual characteristic. This fish was a treasure. It was now doubly valuable as a museum specimen. The professor was in ecstasy. In the midst of the next meal he was displaying his scars, proud as a German student, and nothing would do but that he must show us the teeth of the fish. But the fish was gone. “You have just eaten him, sir,” the cook explained. The professor's dis- appointment was too apparent. He might possibly secure another specimen, but hard- ly one which would leap out of the tank to seize him by the nose, even if he cared to venture the experiment. SS es A Rash Acknowledgment. From the Detroit Free Press. “Sir, I am the real author of ‘The Beau- tiful Snow.’ ” “You are? Well, just take this shovel and clean your old stuff off my sidewalk.” Simple Plan. From the Philadelphia North American, Riter—“Don’t you lose a good many books by lending them?” Reeder—“Oh, no; I just go to other peo- ple and borrow the same books.” FOR WOMEN CYCLISTS There is one big protest that the female riders make, and one th as just. It ts the incivility ness of a large number of carts, wagors and other vehicles Ss of persons draws no discrimination aganst ether sex is able to get out of the way, or If o demands it do a little protection o1 hook, but with a womaa it is Naturally nervous and with not t aston own bicycles to steer away tight place, they can fr by a driver pulling his v of a foot to one to give from dar side m which she can more safely pass. This li tle civility costs the driver no trouble or undue exertion, and is appreciated by the rider. There are some dr.vers who do regularly, and give the cyclixis all the re they need, but unfoi y the te number is small compared to the large number of drivers in the city. The great majority of jehus and others entertain the idea that the eyelisis, and es- pecially the woman, wanis the whole earth, and they begrud the small ter cyclists think the jehus and othe want the entire street, whether or wrong side. It seems a case hog all agound, though b: of street h sides may be under a mistaken Impression. An instance of the crowding on the streets was witnessed not long ago by the writer. Two men in a bu seemed to take particular delight in Za woman rider, to whom the situation was serious and anything but a joke. li occurred on Pennsylvania avenue between the lxecu- tive Mansion and the St rand building. The woman was on the side of the street, going west, and the in the buggy were following her. horse was trotting at a good gait, and woman looking around caw that if she con- tinued in a straight path she would be run over. She turned toward the curb, and the men guided the horse in This could not be regarde that direction, as anything, | however, as the same fdea n ave struck both parties at the same time, and they both turned in the same direction to avoid each other. The female rider looked and the situation was the same ack, s before. | She turned toward the car track, and the buggy did likewise; she tur d_the curb again and the buggy f The zigzagging continued for some time, and the woman was becoming alarmed, while the men in the buggy laughed loudly, ly showing that they were not gentlemen. The last time the woman (turned out to- ward the car track a cable train was com- ing aiong, and she was so rattled that there was imminent danger of her colliding with it. She managed to dismount c the car, however, before the collisic just as she stepped on the ground, buggy dashed by, grazing her wheel only a few inches. The woman was so vous that she could hardly ride her again. As the men passed her they he- hawed loudly, thinking the whole thing a big joke. by r- sel Another case of the driver beirg the street hog occurred some weeks ago. There was a party of young ladies going east on M street between 18th and 1%h street They were on the right side of the sin and keeping close to the curb, ridin abreast. It was after dark, and t ing was extremely pleasant fer two en- rid: ‘There was no male rider in the party. The sound of approaching horses came from the rear, but the girls were not alarmed, as they Were on the right side of the street, ard expected the vehicle, if it passed them at all, to pass to their left. They 4 chatting among themselves, while sounds of the falling hoofs of the hi approached nearer and m the gruff voice of the driver was heard in a tone of command: “If you wimmen don't git out the way I'll run over the whole lot of you.” The women at first refused knowing fall well that they were ight side of the thorougchfa hey wavering ia their determination, we: the rses were when the command was heard once and it seemed as though the horses we almost upon the two rear ri The steered to the left side of the street in a hurry, and the two leaders followed their example. None too soon, either, for the rext instant a pair of horses, attached to a private carriage, with gorgcous livery, svept by at a full trot, the driver goir straight ahead. Though the bicycle has invaded Spain It seems as though it will take anoth eraticn before its use becomes The fashionable class shows at present to the use of the wh though the taste for it is spreading little by little. As for ladies riding the bicycl it will be fully a generation if not longer before the people of Spain countenance such sport for the fair sex. The seden- tary life of the sex is not easily ove come in spite of examples and a ful) a preciation of the beneficial results us? of the bicycle by the women of Sp will help toward removing that bar which prevents them from going out un- less atterded by some responsible cuen- na; it will give the females more coura and independence. There are two sides of the cycle for women and from a woman's pc view. This only serves to illustra battle that is now being waged. Miss Frances Willard says she has found a high moral use in the bicycle, and can recom- mend it as a teacher without pulp or creed. “She who succeeds in gaining th mastery of such a creature as the bic} cie, she says, “will gain the mastery of life, and by exactly the same methods und -har- acteristics.” On the other hand, Mrs. Lynn Lynton says: “One of the lowest crazes of the age is that of the bicycle. Walking, riding, skating and dancing I can understand a fit exercise for the vigorous and young. But cycling seems to be such a doubttul kind of amusement—such a queer cross bei ween the treadmill and the tight rope—demand- ing such a constant strain of attentica to keep your balance, with such a monoto ous and restricted action of the limbs,as to ren- der it a work of penance rather than of pleasure.” Yet there are plenty of people who bs lieve in either one side or the other of the ques- tion. Down in Jacksonville, Fla. they have their ways, and the favorite feast of the fair riders, after a spin, is sald to be hot chocolate and oysters. The bantamette is the name of a style of bicycle designed for the use female riders. It is a front driving safe doing away with the chain, ané was on « hibition at the recent London cycle sh where it created consideravle attention. In no previous year have the bicy manufacturers paid so mucn attention to ies’ wheels. They seem to realize that the greatest increase in the cycling popula- tion of the country will come through female ranks, and the desire is to cater that branch of trade. According to Dr. Abbott of the Ma chusetts state board of health, the ¢ rate from consumption fs Jecreasing in a satisfectory manner, especially wo- men. He attributed to cut door work among the people, healthful exercise gained by cycling. ew of le