Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-20

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for the hand the bicycle and the type
writer 1t Is wonderful what a held on the
public interest these two invaluable mNen
tionS have taken, and how rapidly they are
coming into general use in Springfield. The
time was when the smoothly gliding steel
steed, and the little eli, king machine. i'm
printing its neat characters in long rows on
the paper, were both objects of great curl
Osity. hut now they attract no more attention
than telephone or a steam engine.
Ii is wonderful how general the use of
bicycles has become In Springfield. We
have one of the largest clubs of any city Of
equal population in the state, and hundreds
of machines are owned in the city. There
are even several boys bicycle clubs here,
and we hear of eleven-year-old boys wheel
ing to Yellow Springs in all hour The
boys bicycles cost from $40 to S25 and are
fund of immense enjoyment to their
/ youthful owners.
| Many Young men are buying bicycles for
! the sake of the exercise which bicycle
riding gives, and several Springfield doctors
have recommended bicycle riding 10 pa
tients suffering from failing health.
young man of my acquaintance went to
doctor not long ago. and after fully de-
Scribng the state of his health asked the
doctors advice. The man of medicine
pulled out his tablet wrote few lines and
folding them up, handed them to his pa
tient The young man thanked him and
left When he got outside he opened the
paper and read ''One bicycle-three times
day" He took the hint and now looks As
ruddy as fireman.
The eXhiliration by the rapid motion
our nearest approach to fiying-the general
shaking up of all the organs of the body.
and the pleasant and rapid change of
scenery enjoyed by the bicycle rider, make
the exercise one of the most valuable aids
TO health yet invented. The prices of BIZ
cycles for adults ranged from $50 10 $50
for the finest nicklt-plated machines, but
there are ~ many bicycles in the country.
that opportunities for purchasing cheap
and very good secondhand bicycle is often
offered. If used carefully, and not too
much, a bicycle will last from five to ten
years, and sometimes longer. Tricycles are
not 80 popular. but there are several used in
this city. Bicycles are coming into general
use for real service. more every day. |
know young musician and pianO-tuner of
this city, who always uses his bicycle in
making his rounds
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cycle as some persons imagine. When
confidence is once gained and the beginner
recognizes that a turn of the handle bar will
correct any tendency of his wheel 10 turn
from the direct course, or 10 tip over, he
has learned the secret of success. The
long stretches of comparatively level roads
leading out of Springfield, make it one of
the best bicycle towns in the state.
The
TYPEWRITER
Is a vast assistance to the OVeT-wOrked pen
man when he has once acquired any degree
of skill in the manipulation of the keys.
Until many hours of patient practice have
been spent to gain this speed, however,
your typewriter will save you little time.
| should judge that there are over 100 type
writers of various kinds in use in Spring
field. The large agricultural machine works
all have type-writers in their offices. several
of the largest law offices use them, and
others are owned by private individuals.
The Springfield Engine and Thresher works
have several machines in their Offices, for
cOrrespOndences purposes. Mr.. kalbfuS, with
the Superior Drill works, has acquired
high rate of speed on his machine. He
writes direct from dietstiOn, and has reached
a speed of from sixty-tive to eighty words
per minute, according to the length of the
words in the dictated matter. The mem
bers of the firm dictate letters and other
matter to him, which he writes direct on
his calagraph, without first taking it in
shorthand and transcribing the letters from
his notes. OF course, it would be impOSs-
bic to follow a speaker with a typewriter
as the fastest speed attainable on the ma
chine would not be half fast enough for a
moderately rapid speaker. For business
purposes, however, letters can be taken di-
rect from dictation very well, since most
business men dictate important letters very
slowly and deliberately. OF course they
might save some time by debating rapidly
and having the letters taken down in short
hand, as most of them do, and the short
hand notes, afterwards copied out in full on
the typewriters. Not few prefer TO have
their letters written direct on the type
writer, however, since, as soon as they have
concluded speaking. the letter is done and
they can look it over and detect any mis-
takes which might have occurred. The
legible print produced by the typewriter
can be read As easily as newspaper print,
and all business correspondence will in
time, come to he done with the Typewriter.
Springfield has a number of wonderfully
rapid and expert Stenographers and type
writers. Among the most rapid typewriter
operators are Messrs. c. c. kilmer, George
Emery. +. w. Jones. }. l.. Gilligan, Fred
Willis, VIII Bevitt, and number of others.
Mrs~rs George Carter and Oscar Latti-
mer the telegraphers at the Western Union
Telegraph oIIIce Ill tII> CllSr nave Just puT-
chased a Typewriter with view to writing
the Associated Press reports on it. Some
machines make a rather loud, clicking
sound while in operation. This noise would
be decided hindrance TO their use in re-
ceiying kilograms, as the clicking would in
terfere with the close attention which the
operator is obliged to give TO the sound
er of his instrument. A special ma
chine is made for telegraphers, however,
! in which the construction is so