Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1897, Page 23

ae : BICYCLE BRIEFS of tires was taken at the New and it was found that out exhibited there were S59 tires. No record Zo national show of A census York cycle of 104 wh fitted with made two kinds. in Be on exhibition le-tut single-tube ie of cycles and kindred giand to foreign coun- ar of 188 amounted pounds sterling. against 1,386,420 pounds In 1 The bicycle voice is the latest thing rt- tributed to the bicycle. It is asserted that wheeling, especially with the mouth open, has a detriment on the vocal is much worse in an effort sation while riding. effort will be made by nufacturers to have t place a heavy euty in an effcrt to keep the y from com- rns. recently placed on ipede wagon. The piaced in front, while ower is applied on the same bicycle, the pedals being ed about the center of the body of wagon, with an open slot for the working of the feet when seated in the wagon, A new combination bicycle lock, primar- fly designed to be built with the machine, has made its appearance. The lock fits around the top bar of the frame, near the head, and when closed prevents the head from being turned. With a large number of figui number of combinations is quite large. Last year the value of American wheels shipped to Cuba amounted to $4,833. ‘The bicycle craze has reached the Ha- watian ds, and a stock company, with @ capital of $10,000, has been organized to build a third of a mile track at Honolulu. A Frenchman has invented a spring- frame bicycle, this spring being inside the top tube, for which a number of pat- ents have been obtained. It is claimed that long journeys over the mountains, as well as more than 30) miles in Switzer- land. prove the good working of the ma- chine. It is proposed in a good roads bill recent- ly introduced in the New York state legis- lature to annually levy a tax of one-tenth of a mill, to be known as the state high- way tax, the money thus raised to pay the commonwealth share of the expense of highway improvement. In a Minnesota town a number of !ocal Tiders pooled their ready cash, purchased a stock of wheels and opened a cycle Iv- ery. The venture proved successful, and the projectors cleared over $10) by their enterprise. .t when the =8 omnibus has been introduced 2, equipped with storage batteries and having an upper deck, that will carry fifty-four passengers. The rubber used in bicycle tires comes to this country in large lumps, or “bis-} cuits,” they are termed, weighing all | the way from 25 to 10 pounds. Brazil furnishes the best rubber, coming from the regibns of the Para river, which brings from 4 cents up to $1 per pound. This rubber is preferred to any other on ac- ceunt of the care exercised in collecting it. Insurance companies in England are ex- ted to put up their rates for insuring © meet “gates” this season, owing to asters in the past. A b le race was recently held at La- D.. In which the contestants rac- ed partly through the snow. It was term- ed a “mixed” race. An ordinance was recently introduced in the Chicago city council requiring bic cles to be provided with a bell or whis<le and limiting the speed of riders to four miles an hour while going round street rs. under penalty of a tine of from % to 310 for each offense. An enterprising cycle club of Missoula, Mont.. has raised $4.000 to bufld and equip a first Ss club house and quarter-mile track (clay) on ground owned by the cluo. wane Kearay township committee of New Jersey has adopted resolutions requesting the legislature to pass the good roads act. permitting them to issue $150,000 worth of bonds, to be expended at the rate of $30,000 per year, for improving the roads of the township. ——> ATTPACTIVE SHOW WINDOWS. High State of Perfection to Which the Art Has Been Brought. From the Sertorial Art Journal. Did the reader ever think of the appear- r ew York or any large American city would present if bereft of its bright and nearly always attractive shop win- dows? We are all of us so used to being amused and instructed by the constantly changing Panorama of good things shown to us from day to day. as we pass through the highways of trade on our way to and from ance work on our shopping tours, that we searcely give a thought to the high state of perfection to which the art of the win- dow dresser has been brought. That con- dition is in no small measure to the efforts of our haberdashers, who never spare trouble nor expense to make as at- tractive a showing as possible. If they overdo the matter at times it is only be- ‘ause of thelr anxiety to excel and their © to be original. © windows of the haberdashery stores are the most conspicuous and attractive in New York today; not only because of the skill of those who dress them, but also because of the many rich and widely vary- ing colors aad combinations of colors which are now a distinguishing feature of neckwear and several other accessories of dress. — see Beasts, Birds and Fish. From the Baltimore American. Eech salmon produces about 20,000,000 said that the Greenland whale some- times attains the age of 400 years. In Larned. Kan., not only the life of an unlicensed dog ts forfeited, but its owner st pay a fine. An aerr of good fishing ground in the sea will yield more food in a week than an aere of the best land will do in a year. The horse, when browsing, 1s guided en- the nostrils in ‘the choice of proper food, and blind horses are never Known to maxe mistakes in thelr diet. The cries of sea birds, especially sea gulls, are very valuable as fog signals. ‘The birds cluster on the cliffs and coast, and their cries warn boatmen that they are near the land. ‘The n.ost valuable fur is that of the sea m otter. © thousand dollars has been paid for a single skin of this animal not more than two yards long by three-quarters of a yard wide. 5 ea “ He Took the Money. m the New York Weekly. ¥ w Clerk (anxious to show his sagacity) ‘This silver dollar you just took in is ounterfeit.”” Proprietor (nervously)—“I was waiting on the minister's wife.” take counterfeit money ‘ause they happen to you?” S was counterfeit?” man, if you must © I dropped into the u box last Sunday.” = soe = Had an Easy Time. F Chicago Post. i been discussing what they to be when they became men and the little fellow with the hatr had listened scornfully to the varicus views expressed. You all don't know nothin’ about havin’ a geod, ¢ “he said, when it came his turn “If we want to get nything ex- there ain't in’ a kleptomantae.”* land Plain Dealer. ou are accused, madam, of throwing a of water on the complainant. What to say?" ad extenuating circumstances, your pail “What are they?" “The water was carefully boiled.” — “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS | Isaac B. Potter some time before his | election as preBident of the League of | American Wheelmen was in favor of the racing feature being taken away from the | organization. It is noticeable that he has | experierced a change in his opinion, and | at the recent assembly meeting cast his vote in favor of the admission of profes- | sionals to the league. From his own statement John S. John- son will ride this season and be under the management of his brother Anton. He | says that if he has anything like luck during the season he will win a few races. A. G. Spalding, the bicycle manufac- turer, will have a racing team this sea- son, which is expected will be under the management of Tom Eck. Ernest Terah Hooley, who has made several millions of dollars out of the cy- cle business, and whore home is at Risley Hall, near Derby, Engiand, has, in com- memoration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, invested $2,000,000 to produce $75,- 0 per annum for the relief of the aged peor, the infirm and widows in the towns and villages in his district. A towm of 10,000 inhabitants will be awarded $5,000 ber year, and so on down the line. Fred W. Behnke of Mt. Clemens, Mich, a promising racing man, was recently killed by a railway train at Detroit. He was twenty-two years of age, held the mile state amateur championship record and was the winner of a large number of events in 154 and 1895, Wallie Sanger is said to have a counter- part In Ben Stowers of Attalla, Ala., a scuthern racer of some prominerce. Both are big, sturdy fellows, broad shouldered and strong, though Stowers is a blonde, with freckled face and decidedly red hair. The Jallu pacing team, which is creating so much interest in France, in spite of the name, are both Americans ard natives of San Francisco. Bonnett, the third man on the team, si a native of France. It is annourced that while Tom Linton is in Paris he has not yet come to terms with any firm, and calculates on riding a tandem this season with little Hunter. It will be remembered that Hunter was the only man of Ed Plummer’s string who stuck through the six-day race recently held in this city. Jay Eaton is one of the four racing men in America who made big money out of the game last season. He is the champion of the in-door track, and last season won fifty-one events. The match race between Michael and Starbuck has been declared off, the for- mer racer having been ordered by his em- ployers to California. The match race was to have been held at Jacksonville, Fia., but may be arranged for later in the sea- son. It is rumored that Jack Parsons, the celebrated Australlan rider, will visit this country this summer and take in a num- ber ef race meets. It is urderstood that Jaap Eden, the Dutch racer, will be the team-mate of Murphy, both to be under the care of Billy Young. The talk of Ed Plummer has scared all English racing men from coming over to this country this season and competing with American riders. The success of Bill Martin, the Ameri- can racer, in Australia is gratifying news to the racing men of America. On the tracks in the United States Martin never made a good showing. Dr. P. C. Boomer, demonstrator of anat- e@my at the Northwestern University, had charge of the contestants in the recent six- day rece at Chicago, taking the measure- ments of all the riders before, during and after the race. The figures obtained will be of educational interest. At a recent race meet at Honolulu, Sand- wich Islands, the fastest mile was ridden in 2:50 1-2 by Sam Johnson. Lee Wolgemuth of Mitchell, S. D., is constructing e working model of an air vapor motor, which he believes will revo- lutionize the bicycle industry and realize him a handsome fortune. R. L. Jefferson, the globe trgtter, is off again for Siberia, this time on® prespect- ing venture. A. W. Campbell, a good roads commis- sioner of Ontario, expresses the opinion that steel tracks for the running of ordi- nary wagons may next be used on country roads. They will, however, be only an adjunct to macadam roads, but can never supersede them. Archie Gracey of Philadelphia has re- ceived 156 gold bars from the Century Road Club of America, for rides made last year, the string measuring over 4 feet. Tracy Hoimes, = former well-known rac- ing man, has gone in the bicycle business in Chicago. Tom Cooper was ihe first ri¢er to lower the two-thirds mile competition record, standing start, paced, last season. The record was 1.25 1-5, held by Floyd McFar- land, but at the opening «f ihe Chester Park track, Cincinnati, with single pacing, Cooper clipped a fifth of a second off the record. Carl Thome is expected to be one of the team to be managed by Asa Windle this season. He ts from Louisvi Ky. John Middendorf is a young Kentucky rider of twenty years, who bids fair <0 de- velop into a promising raver this season. A novel use of the bicycle has been made by Josh Messerger, a deputy sheriff of Grayson county, Texas, wno has made a number of arrests with the aid of the mua- chine. Fie has arrested many desperadoes, and compels them to ride behind him on the steps of the machine, one being fixed on each side of the wheel. He does not fear them in the least when in this posi- tion. Chase, the English rider, and Hurst, the French crack, are booked for a match race in Paris. The retinue of Chase will include sixty pacers from his native country. The famous French novelist, Emile Zola, is working on a new book, to be called “Paris,” in which it is said he devotes con- siderable space to the bicycle. The Marquir of Queensberry, who has se- cured much fame by drafting the rules of the prize ring, was recent!v arrested ard fined for riding on a footpath. In spite of the recent announcement that W. W. Hamilton would not ride this year, the report is published that he is in train- ing, and contemplates riding on his own accord on the western uit. In addition to being the champion rider of Belgium, Jaap Eden is al3o the cham- pion skater of Europe. Charles Murphy. whose suspension in connection with Cabanne and Titus, for al- leged crooked riding at St. Louis, created such a furore at the time, will race this ! year, although he has not as yet signed any contract. Walter Sanger, it {s currently reported, will be the star of a racing team this year, employed by an English chain company. Earl Kiser is slated as being employed by a comperatively new bicycle concern to give exhibitions this year of paced riding behind a triplet. Fred Schinneer, the winner of the recent six-day rece at Chicago, is twenty-four , years of age, weighs 140 pounds and is five feet seven inches in height. In the same race Teddy Hale gave his age as thirty-two, when it is really eight years more. J. F. Starbuck, who was desirous of get- ting a match race with little Michael, re- cently defeated Al Weinig in a match race at New Orleans for $200 a side. Kid Champion in a fifty kilometers com- petition race at Paris, won in the good time of 113.103-5, the last lap being cov- ered in the record breaking time of 0:21 2-5. Fred Gerlach of Chicago, an ex-member of the racing board, thinks the league should be devided into two sections, the east and the west. While stiil_in the racing business as j trainer, Asa Windle has gone in the cycle business at Clinton, Mass. Morin and Jacquelin, two French racers, have durirg their cycling career earned from 60,000 to 70,000 francs ($12,000 to $14,- 000) per year. Owen Kimble has not as yet signed to ride for any manufacturer, though he promises to be in evidence on the cycle path this season. In the Chicago race, John Lawson, the terrible Swede, was looked upon as a grand stand rider. Se At the Photographer's. From the Boston Post. A friend of mine took her four-year-old girl to a photographer. The child couldn’t be made to sit still. He of the camera was as suave as he could be, and worked every device of gentle persuasion to make the little wriggler keep still. Finally, he said to the despairing mother: “Madam, if you will leave the little dear alone with me a few minutes I think I can succeed.” The mother had scarcely withdrawn when she was summoned back by the trium- phant photographer, who exhibited a satis- factory negative. When they reached home the mother asked: “Nellie, what aid the man say to you when I left you alone with him?’ “He thaid,” Nellie, “‘‘thit thtill, you little rathcall, or I'll thake you.’ THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1897-24 PAGES. SOME CYCLE CHAT The export trade in bicycles and bicycle sundries of the United States for the past year has Just been compiled by the officials of the Treasury Department. The cash value is placed at $3,740,922. This is a con- cations are, however, that the present year The totals for the year are not as large as was expected, and but for larger shipments toward the close of the year the figures would have been much smaller. The indi- cations are, however, that the present year, the value of the exports will be more than double the showing of the past year. The exports so far this year have been gratify- ingly large, and bid fair to equal the pros- pects. Last year the importation by coun- tries was as follows: United Kingdom. Germany France .. Mexico Central duras Cuba .. Porto Rico. Santo Domingo. Other West Indies and Bermuda. Argentina 10,155 ‘Other countries in anica Africa sia and Oce- Grand total..............0...0.08 $3,749,922 This table affords an interesting study. The English-speaking world and the En- glish possessions are the best customers of the American-made bicycle, and Great Britain, while far in the lead, is closely fol- lowed by Australia, in both of which coun- tries the American wheel ts-entered free of duty. In Germany the American product js securing a better foothold than the home product on account of the combination of lightness, strength and beauty. The trade wits France really began last year, and is expected to be more than doubled this year. The showing for Africa exceeds that of any other country, yet the export trade with the dark continent fs really in its in- fancy. There is a surprising amount of ignorance among the general public, as well as among a considerable number of bicycle riders, re- specting the character of tubing that is used in the construction of bicycles. Many among the latter, probably the majority, imagine that all makers use practically the same matertal, varying only in size, while there are those among the former who are quite willing to think gas pipe, or some- thing akin to it, is the material out of which ts fashioned the beautiful little bit of mechanism that has revolutionized indi- vidual method of locomotion at the end of this century of miracles. Apparently no thought is given to the Prime necessity of great strength in every Fart of the bicycle. Only the finished ar- ticle is seen, and in many cases purchased because of some fancied—that is, appealing to one’s taste or imagined to exist—detail in finish or construction. But how many among the thousards who purchase bicycles ever seriously stop to think and inquira in- to every minute detail of the cycle’s con- struction? Elegance of finish or appoint- ments are not value-determining qualities by themselves—they are simply superficial embellishments and may possibly cover structural weaknesses. Neither does the oft reiterated statement that some one or a multitude of titled personages rides this or that make of bicycle add one iota to its value as an honest piece of merchandire. The frame of a bicycle is its bone and sinew, so to speak, and it follows as a nat- ural consequence that into its construction must necessarily enter material possessing no uncertain elements of strength. The general public understands nothing of met. | allurgy, but there fs one thing everybody can understand—that is, common honesty. When a bicycle rider is confronted with broken tubing or parts in his bicycle, he readily understands that he has secured an article made of faulty material. He may cr may not have paid a high price for it, but in either case he was entitled to rea: sonable immunity from breakage. The fac- tor of safety is so exceedingly low in a bi- eycle that no rider having regard for life or limb can afford to gamble with chance. Does the use of nickel in the composition of steel have a tendency to strengthen it? This is a question that has been studied by experts, and it would seem as though they have reached some conclusion in the mat- ter. In our navy most of the armor used for the protection of ships has a part of nickel in its composition. In Germany when the reorganization of the military was ef- fected the gun metal was changed, and a portion of nickel added to the steel to re- duce the Hability of bursting when in ac- tion. While the use of nickel may add to safety in implements of war, the question is now agitated is whether the use of nickel- eteel tubing strengthens the frame of the wheel to any considerable extent. By many it is claimed that the quality of tub- ing now used by most of the manufacturers of high-grade wheels is plenty strong enough to withstand the weight and strain that it is known to be subjected to, and that the strengthening of the frame is not necessary, especially where the weight cannot be reduced. This is one side of the question. The other side takes an entirely different view. There are some riders who cannot tell when their frame is out of true, unless the case be an exceptionally severe one. Many collisions occur in which everything is thovght to come out all right, so long as the wheels continue to revolve. Very often the front forks and the whole head of the wheel is pushed back an inch or a fraction of an inch, but this is never noticed. An easy way to determine this is as follows: Fasten a string to the rear part of the diamond, the back stay rod, about six or eight above the hub of the rear wheel, then carry the string around the steering head to the other side of the wheel, and fasten the other end on the back stay rod, at exactly the same distance above the hub as on the other side. If the frame is true the strings on both sides of the saddle post tube should be equally distant from it. If the frame is twisted, this will not be the case. The full value of the tangent spoke is obtaired only when the spokes are bound with a small wire at the point of crossing, and oftentimes soldered. This is some- thing seldom considered by the average rider. When the wire which holds the stckes together is broken, the value of the tangent spoke is loat. There are not many wheels placed on the market this season in which the spokes are thus tied, and the cause 1s the whim of the riding public and the repair in. When the spokes are tied the strain is removed from the weakest point of the spokes—that is, the ends where they enter the rim and the hub—and trans- ferred to the point of crossing. In truing such wheels the task is harder than truing @ wheel in which the spokes are not tied. and then again it is too difficult a matter to rette the spokes, when one happens to break and a new one is substituted. It ts on this account that most manufacturers have ceased to place the tied spokes on the market. Many tires show the loss of air, and give the rider the impression that there is a puncture somewhere, when {n reality such is not the case. The whole trouble is at the valve. After pumping up a tire be fure to return the valve cap, which should be put in place with gentle pressure, not turned too hard. While it does sometimes prevent a leakage of air, its main func- tion is to keep dust from the valve itself, and when screwed down tight, spreads the plurger washer, which becomes affected ard refuses to properly work. This is evi- denced sometimes when it is found to be extremely dificult to get air in the tire, the plunger having spread and not work- ing. A new washer will remedy the mat- ter. Another failure of the tire to hold air can | Prentices in his long be traced to the vil¥e. In some tires a nut is screwed on the,outside to keep the tube in its proper plate. Thais nut should be screwed down as (tghtly as possible, though: if not looked after it sometimes works loose. This gives*s#play to the whole tire when in use, and the air ts forced out. If the rut is kept tightly in place this dif_- cu'ty will not occur: A census was récéntly taken unofficially of the bicycle buginess of Chicago. There are twelve firms who do a general manu- facturing busines&jon a large scale, turn- ing out from a few hundred to ten thou- sand or mere machihes annually. This in- cludes those in the gity proper and Chicago suburbs. One onf;ifhe south side gives employment to #4 men and boys, two at South Chicago empley 75 to 150 men each, ‘according to the season; three in the west division find work for nearly a thousand persons, while hal® a dozen situated on the north side and in the northwestern suburbs have need-of the services of 1,900 persons. In all there are about 3,800 per- sons engaged in the manufacture of bicy- cies in Chicago. These employes receive in wages nearly $45,000 weekly, or an ag- Bregate each year of $2,371,200. Besides these there are 137 stores at which bi- cycies and thelr appurtenances are the sole articles on sale, while more than a thou- sand establishments keep them as a side line. A moderate eetimate places the num- ber of persons ergaged solely or princi- pally in the sale of wheels at 2,200, whose salaries will foot up to $1,750,000. Now that the season of active riding will shortly open, the attention of all riders is called once more to the necessity of look- ing over the bicycle before going out for a spin of any distance. Fewer riders would be forced to walk home or use a train, owing to the loss of a nut or two, if they made a practice of trying each nut before starting out on the ride. To do this requires only a few minutes, and that will be time well spent, frequently saving as many hours of trouble and worry. Then again, it may be for the protection of the rider himself. A loose nut at some im- portant part of the machine may mean a tumble, with more or less serious results, while out on the road. According to the old adage, ‘an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” and this is one instance of its exemplification. The matter of enameling a wheel is not such an easy job as it may look, and the method used by the manufacturer is much different from that of the rider himself. In the factories there is a large vat of enameling fluid all ready for work, and the frame, pluggefl up with wooden stoppers at all openings, is dipped in the liquid, then hung up and allowed to drip. Some- times three or four dips is necessary to ret the enamel spread evenly all over the sur- face of the wheel. After the coating has had a chance to get naturally hard the frame is removed to another room and placed with a number of others in a large oven, where it is submitted to the baking process. The amateur who desires to enamel his wheel has none of these facilities, yet he can make a satisfactory job with a little care. A wheel looks horribly when enam- eled in an improper manner. First scrape all of the old enamel from the frame, j Showing the steel tube clear and clean. Get a can of the color enamel desired, and be certain that it is a fresh can. After standing awhile or once opened the enam- eling becomes hard and thick and is not {of the proper consistency for use. Lay the Hquid on the frame with an ordinary paint brush, some have used a camel's. hair brush, but the results have not been entirely satisfactory. Do not make any “holidays,” a3 a painter terms it, but ap- ply evenly on all: parts of the’ surface. When through place the wheel in some Place where it will not catch the dust and give plenty of time to harden, the longer the better. The baking feature serves to Prevent the enamel from so easily show- ing scratches and‘other marks of wear, but the amateur dan dispense with this part of the work. NATIONAL ROAD RECORDS The report of the'road record committee of the Century Road Club of America, which has control of road racing, has been announced, The annual mileage record gos to A. A. Gracey of Philadelphia, who rode 22,848 miles, with S. M. Warns of Baltimore second, he having covered 19,350 miles. R. E. O'Connor of Ctitcago was third, with 18,225 miles. The’ mlleege championship was claimed by E. N. Roth of Chicago, whos> record is placed at 34,388 miles for the year, but the road record committee did not think he covered that distance, and ruled his claim out. Road records were allowed as follows: John H. George, 3,000 miles in 30 days, Octeber 1-30, 1896. American record. John H. George, 7,000 miles in 60 days, September 1 to October 30, 1896. American record. Samuel M. Warns, 28 centuries and 3,581 miles in 30 days, Aug. 25 to September 23, 1896. Maryland state record. Samuel M. Warns, forty-five centuries and miles in G) days, July 30 to September , 1896. Maryland stat> record. A. A. Gracey, 22,848 miles and 156 cen- turfes; 1896. American and Pennsylvania records. Samuel M. Warns, 19,350 miles and 106 centuries; 1896. Maryland record. R. E. O'Connor, 13,225 miles; 1806. Ili- nois record. Mrs. A. E. Rinehart, 17,166 miles and 116 centuries; 1896. Colorado record. G. F. Pond, jr., 13,771 miles and twenty- clght centuries; 18. Massachusetts rec- ord. John H. Hunter, 13,272 miles and forty- nine centuries; 1806. Ohio records. F. R. Lang, 12,514 miles and twenty-nine centuries; 1896. Maine records. W. L. Stover, 12,340 miles; 1806. Indiana record. Harry F. Marshall, 12,051 miles and thir- ty-eight centuries; 1896. New Hampshire record. L. T. Brodstone, 12,028 miles; 1696. Ne- braska record. T. D. Phillips, 3,739 miles; 1896. Texas record. E. N. Roth, 146 centuries; 1896. Ilinots record. A. Ross Manly, sixty-five centuries; 1896. Inéiana record. J. W. Foster, jr., twenty-six centuries; 1896. New Jersey record. Wm. Heinzen, twenty-one centuries; 1896. “Wisconsin record. Victor Van Popple, 1896. Michigan record. The club century banner has been won by the Century Wheelmen of Philadelphia, whose members rode 1,213 centuries during the year 1896. The Century Cycling Club of Maryland won second place, with 462 centuries. ——+o+—___. One Compositor’s Work. From the Philadelphia Record. Sixty-five years ago Hiram Lukens enter- ed the Intelligencer office at Doylestown to learn printing, and he 1s there yet, setting type as fast as anybody around the Place. His ‘record of continuous service with one establishment is probably unequaléd in the business. Several times the management has changed hands, but he hae never left Bis case. Three sets of floor boards have worn away under ‘tis feet in that long time, and 130 patye' of thick-soled boots have been put on thé’ retired list. For over 19,500 working dayd’ his eyes have been trained on the type, but still his vision is unimpaired, and he handles the smallest size with ease. It is fair to estimate that he has set and distributed an ay, of 8,000 ems of type @ day, or a total in sixty-five years of 156,000,000 ems. his 1s equal to 28,888 columns of common type—enough for all the reading matter! th the Record for over ® year and a ;; Besides this, Mr. Lukens has broke’ ‘in hundreds of ap- areer at the case. fourteen centuries; ANOTHER SIX-DAY RACE Washington fs to have another six-day race, but unlike the race at the opening of the year it will be a go-as-you-please race. This will mean much more riding than In an “hour race,” and the men will have an abundance of time in which to roll up a new record fer the time, which includes the entire week. It will be vir- tually a continuous ride for 142 hours. The last race was eccepted as proof that a si day eight-hour race is not a paying ven- ture. This not only applies to Washington, but to a number of other cities. Charley Ashinger is authority for the statement that an “hour race” is never a successful venture, from a financia! point of view. It is believed that the Washington public will thoroughly appreciate a continuous race, which can be viewed at any hour of the day or night during the week. The race will be held during the weck of March 28, and continue until April 3. It will be held at Convention Hall, and will be under the management of Mr. David Towers, who managed the last race. Very few persons outside of the scorers and other officials will probably be present at the start. The contestants will enter on thelr long journey a few minutes after 12 o'clock Monday morning, March 29. The closing gun will be fired a few min- utes after 10 o'’cleck on the evening of April 3. A sanction for the race has al- ready been filed, and the official permis- sion for the holding of the affair is ex- pected to arrive some time during the week. The fu'l list of contestants for the race will not be known until some time next week, probably a day or so before the start. One of those certain is Fred Schin- neer, who won the race last month at Chicago, covering 1,788 miles in the 142 hours. He is expected to arrive in the city ina few days. John Lawson, the ter- rible Swede, who finished fourth in the last race in this city, and who finished fourth at the Chicago race, with 1,707 miles to his credit will also complete. He is now in the city getting in condition for the event. It is hardly likely that Teddy Hale will enter. Louis Grimm, the well-known long-distance racer and holder of the American twenty-four- hour record, is also expected to be pres- ent. He was in the recent six-day race at Pittsburg, and finished second, with 1,214 miles and four laps. This race was held around the middle of February, and caused a good deal of comment, because it was alleged that Gimm had been drugged. It was a six-day, twelve-hour race, and was won by Frank Waller, who rede 1,216 miles and one lap. Waller, it will be remembered, won the race in this city, and it is thought that he will return. Charley Ashinger, who finished third in the last race at Convention Hall, and who also finished third at the Chicago race, with 1,727 miles to his credit, will undoubtedly be back. A. A. Hanson, the St. Paul crack, is also expected to be a contestant. All of the old riders of the six-day race in this city are calculated to be present, with the exception of Ed. Plummer's string of English riders. Harry Maddox, Fred Forster, Albert Shock and Frank Albert are all expected. While no limit has as yet been placed on the number of entries, the number of contestants will probably be limited to about twenty-five or thirty. The entire Convention Hall will be used for the race. The old twelve lap track will not be put in place again. The ice surface has been removed, and the whole floor cleared. The new track will extend from the south wall of the large building clear to the balcony on the north side. This will make an eight or nine-lap track to the mile, one of the largest indoor tracks ever erected in this country. It will be built after the manner of the previous track in the same place. The work of construction will be begun as soon as possible next week. The National Guard will use the hall for drill- ing purposes Monday and Tuesday even- ings. Bright and early Wednesday morn- ing a large force of carpenters will be put to work constructing the track on scien- tific principles, under competent directors. An immense amount of lumber will be re- quired. The expense of giving such a race is many times greater than the average per- son would suppose. The preliminary work in itself represeats a small-sized fortune, to say nothing of the cost of operating the race during the week. Three different sets of scorers will be employed, in addi- tion to the other officials that will be need- ed at the race, the numerous employes, and the bands that will furnish music for the occasion. The score board will be at the south side of the buflding, and will be a tremendous affair, with the names of the contestants in such large letters as to be read at the farthermost end of the hall. A platform will be erected in the center of the track, upon which trick riding will be @ feature. The race will end in time for a aumnben of short races on Saturday even- ing. —_.__ On the Raging Canawi, From the Philadelphia Record. John Turner of Port Carbon, captain of the canal boat Three Brothers, of that Place, has among his crew a very obedient bowsman, who also officiates as cook. The man, Jerome Connor, has been about four years in this country, and can swim Mke the proverbial duck. A few days ago when the boat was waiting below the locks at Fairmount breakfast was served, and Je- rome hurried so much in clearing up the table that he forgot to take the knives and forks out of the dish water. He climb- ed up the steps to the deck just as the boat began moving toward the iock cham- ber, and threw the dish water overboard. As he did so he and the captain both noticed the cutlery drop into the river. “Never mind, Jerome,” said the captain; “just make a mark with this Piece of chalk where they went overboard, and when we get to Manayunk you can dive in for them.” The boat was slowly towed to Manayunk by a team composed of a blind hcrse and a s>re-legged mule. ‘Upon reach- ing the locks there, Jerome, divested of all his clothing save a pair of overalls, dove in vain for half an hour for the lost cut- lery. On coming to the surface after his last dive, he sald: “Begorra, cap‘in’, I’m after thinkin’ that ye's didn’t mark the right side of the boat. If yez did, by me soul, the forks wid the knives have sunk in the mud.” —+ee—_____ The Popular Jade. From the New York Sun. Jade is the latest novelty among fash- ions in jewelry and other ornaments. The idea of utilizing jade originated in Engiand at the time of the recent visit of the Czar of Russia, for jade, like malachite, is a stone highly esteemed in Russia. It is a mineral of variable composition, consisting of silica, ime and magnesia, and is adapt- ed for purpose of ornamentation by its ciese texture and extreme susceptibility in taking a very fine polish. It is tough, translucent, of nearly the same hardness a8 quar's, ard of either a bluish, a light green or a flesh color. It fuses with great difficulty into a white enamel. It is put to many of the uses in ornamentation for which malachite is employed, particularly for clock and fan embellishment, for rings and brooches and for beautifying the cases of watches. Though jade much resembles malachite, its present populerity is not thought kely among jeweilrs to extend to malachite, for the latter does not possess equal advan- tages as a workable material, nor does it take a similar high polish. It is brittie, and the item of expense, too, enters into the question. ———+ e+___ . Usetal. From the Detroit Fre Presa, - “Do you think, professor, that the theory that Mars is inhabited has any practical value?” “Do I think so?” returned the professor. “I know it. Some periodicals pay $20 a page for articles on the subject.’ eee eee Brom Harper's Basar, HOW THE FILIBUSTERS ESCAPED, FOR WOMEN CYCLISTS] Does the woman's cycling costume cost more than that of the man’s? Of course, it is to be expected that there are e good many persons who are anxious to jump at both sides of the question, and bring out the pros and cons. However, it seems that, all things being equal, the cost is some- what more than that of the male cycling | costume. This takes everything into con- | sideration, and allows for a well-dressed | male in cycling togs, and a femaie equally as well dressed in the costume of her sex. A pair of cycling boots cost much more for the women than a pair of cycling shoes ‘or the men. Allowing a plain sailor hat, with few ornamentations, for the woman, the cost will about equal that of a good golf cap worn by the man. The sweater for t female rider costs more than the sweal for the maie rider, frequently the cheape: female sweater costing almost as much as the dearest sweater for the man. Tne skirts of the woman, with the bloomers and other accessories, cost as much, if not mcre, than a natty suli for a male, while the golf stockings are left out on one side, which tends to equalize the difference in cost between the two styles of costumes. The cost of the female attire can be re duced, considerably, however, by using a shirt waist instead of a sweater, while it ts a rather difficult matter for a male rider to dispense with the woolen article. A wo- man can ride all day, it seems, and never soil the shirt waist, while the man will have a wilted shirt inside of a five-mile ride on a warm day. Out in Iowa they have a novelty in the shape of a female band, which frequently gives public exhibitions of its skill in ma- sical selections. The mere idea of walking while playing was not such a novelty to the members as was first thought, and now every member of the band has purchased a Dicycle, which will be ridden while on parade. Incidentally this will be about the first bicycle band in the country. The band is composed of a number of femate resi- dents of Eldora, Iowa. The women of Russia find It a hard life. ‘The czar, with all his subjects, will uet permit the female portion to indulge in athletic sports, or ride a wheel, greatly to the in of many of the women. The police are instructed as to the enforcement of the act, but it is understood that of late, acting under orders, they have somewat n.odified their attitude, and poversl a stances are on record where a perm! issued for women to ride a wheel. Prior to that time a person caught bringing a drop-frame whcel in the domain of the czar was arrested and placed in a whole peck of trouble. The first instance of the waiving of the old regulations was in the case of a young baroness who had just returned from a@ protracted visit to Paris, where females of all kinds and sizes ride a wheel. After talking for four hours with the chief of police, she secured permission to ride the wheel, and the fair rider was given an immense parchment, _bear- ing the names of a number of offi- cials, protecting her from arrest, while the custom house officials were noti- fied to allow one drop-frame wheel to cross the border line. The officials, not knowing what bloomers were, permitted her to ride in such a costume, that requiring anoiher special sheet of parchment. The appearance of the rider on the streets shocked and scandalized all pedestrians, and the women raved and tore about her impudence. ‘Tae baroness was delighted with the sensation, when, on turning a corner, she collided with a baby carriage. There was trouble for a few moments, the nurse being stupefied at the sight and falling to remove the carriage. The baby was not hurt, but the barovess was picked up unconscious, taken to a hos- pital, and two hours later another big parchment went out revoking the permit given her to ride. Miss Harwood of London has issued a challenge to any female cyclist to ride from five to fifty wiles on any track in England for any sum up to $125 a side. The chal- lenge did not remain out very long before it was taken up. Mlle. Marcelle Vautro made a proposition to race two events, one for two miles and another for three miles, with a third race, if necessary, for five miles, for $100 a side. The match was made, and the event is soon to take place, with the French girl a favorite in the bet- tirg. It may be that there will be a champion female racer in this country before the year is out. She ts Lisette, a protege of War- burton, a celebrated trainer in France, and he is now making arrangements to bring her to this country. The woman is ac- knowledged to be the female champion of France, but claims the European cham- picr ship, and if she comes to this country she is expected to be a drawing card. To show how great the female racing question is being agitated over on the con- tinent, the announcement is made that in Brussels a registry office has been opened for recruiting professional women ra-crs. The registry was successful, for soon after the opening there were thirty riders who joined. Graceful riding is attributable above all things to the rider herself, yet there are many Kittle things that add to the effect most pleasantly. All female riders en- deavor to look as graceful on a wheel as possible, and some find this a difficult mat- ter. A good bicycle is one of the essential things in this respect, and a machine with graceful lines and curves adds to the har- mony of the picture, and biends to the graceful carriage of the rider. The natu- ral grace a beginner is endowed with is often nuulified by the wheel ridden, which is easily detected by the observing, but which oftentimes atiributed to something else. . It is given out that Miss Billie Barlow is to shortly appear in this country in a new Play, entitled “The Bicycle Girl.” An authority on the subject gives a quan- tity of good advice to the female cyclists, rm the feet, by which he claims the effect is even worse when pedaling than when walking. He says that pointed tocs give rise to much suffering, and also make the carriage inelegant. Too high heels cause spinal trouble, and many very pain- ful internal complaints. The ideal heel is a low, flat one, that is a support to the foot and not a hindrance to walking. Where the ankles are weak, boots should be worn rather than shoes, as the former Bive \ ‘uch More support. Great care must be taken that the heels of the shoes do not run down at the side, or the wearer will walk un- gracefully, and injury may follow to the Spine. To keep the feet in pertfe. must be well washed every day with soap and water—at nigat as well as in :he morn- ing. They must be perfe>tly dried or the skin may become sore and cause blisters. ‘The under part of the eet naturally will become hardened in time unless they are properly attended to. Thy must be care. fully rubbed with pumicestone, and if this is done the skin wili remain ‘sn:eoth and soft. If the ekin is apt to be tender you must rub in damp salt at night. Aiter very much walking, riding ur stand- ing, the feet are very apt to feel sore und tired. When this is the case, they raust be bathed in water in which charcoal hes been boiled. To rub the feet with very common whisky is also an excellent thing: it not only removes the tired feeling, but hardens the skin amd makes the feet less tender. You should never let your toenails Srow too long. They should be cut at reg:tlar inter~ vais, and kept quite short. You should cut the nails after your feet have been washed with warm water, as otherwise they will be found to be very brittle and hard to ™manage. The feet should never ie kept too warm, as this makes them very tender, and apt in winter time to have chilblains. health, they The cyclists of England have been called to mourn the of Mrs. Massingberd, who was the founder of the Pioneer Club, a well-known cycling organization, and vice president of the Mowbray House Cycling Association. Skirt holders appear to be all right in their way, but there are times when they do not give general a ‘The task is. comparatively easy when sailing along on @ dead level, with every condition in favor of the rider. But even at such times emergency. Then, again, there are some Tiders who habitually kick when and throw the skirts up in the same way a heavy wind. 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Papyrolith, the invention of Otto Kraner of Chemnitz, Germany, is a novelty in | flcoring material, being a special prepara- tion of paper pulp, which is sold as a dry powder, says an English exchange. When mixed with water it may be spread like mortar over stone, cement or wood, where it dries quickly, and may be smwothly planed. It may be tinted almost any color, adapting it for parquetry with variegated borders, or for panels and mosaics. Among the advantages clzimed are freedom from crevices, deadening of noise and poor ecn- duction of heat, considerable elasticit safety from fire and remarkable Curability It may be used fcr wainscoting and other erchitectural purposes, as well as for floor- ing. Have them and +e. If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. From Harper's Magazine. He—“I never kissed a girl in my life, and, what's more, I never wanted to and never will.” Boy (who has been stealing a ride)—“Say! slack up a bit, mister; I want ter jump off. 1 don’t feel safe ridin’ with a darned fool.” ——_-+e- His First Time From Judge. De Starr—“It was my first engagement. The roar from the front was horribly new to me. Our assailants, who outnumbere! us twenty to one, were yelling like fiends, and thetr supply of ammunition seemed un- der Fire. lirited. Shells were bursting ail ‘round me. I was struck several times. My com- pany, which had stood by me ¢: tly till now, turned and fied. It was more than flesh and blood could endure. The— Cosonel Bludsve (deeply interested)— “What battle did you say it was?” De Starr (scorntully)—“Who sald any- thing about a battle? 1 was describing my first appearance as Hamlet.” ion. to the mark, ion poor and a * If you are not physically up general sense of weakness and incapacity, you will find the robust bealth and energy se need in Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical iscovery. It renews the blood with the vital ee red corpuscles which drive out all id elements, and create new tissue, hard muscular flesh and active nerve i It gives color to the cheeks and firmness to the form, without adding one ounce of fat above the normal standard of Taken alternately with Dr. Pierce’s iption for distinctively femi- nine troubles, it constitutes a scientific and of treatment 7 marvelously successful course for delicate women.