Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-24
A BIKE IN A vALSE.
OOSa POINTS Claimed for a Wheel II,
vented by q Frenchman.

Gosa Points Claimed for whee7 u.
vented by Frenchman.
rrenchman named Leloup has ia
vented bicycle that can be taken ane II
packed IN valise and carried. a he in
s sta'e, WIN ease and comfort whenever
=. .He wheeiman is travelling by rail-. His
~ NY, .oo' mas this advantage, that if
1t breaks down on the road the wheel
IAN can uncouple the parts and carry
It slung over his shoulder The machine
Is not Intended for racing or. indeed. for
very fast riding of any kind, bat for or
binary road work -
In order to bring it within the COM
reduced the wheels to a diameter of
ABOUT liza inches. The toothed wheel
winch communicates the power from the
pedals is nearly as great as they in
diameter The horizontal bar is in two
parts that are made secure by means
OF screws: When the machine is to be
packed this bar is unserewed. The ma
chine is then in two parts. The saddle
is ren2ved and the handles are taken
Off,. The four pieces are then easily
packed into Il valise measuring 231b by
l3A by, little more than rs inches.
The whole weight of the machine is not
ore than 1871 pounds.
Ii the wheelman riding Lcloup's who'd
finds himself with a broken down ma
chine. on the road he divides it as before
into four pieces. balances the narts an,l
sings them over his shoulder by means
of padded strap carried for the pyr-
pose. lhis. the inventor insists, is bet
ter than holding the machine upright
and trundling it. The machine can be
taken apart and put into the valise in
about two minutes. and can be removed
and made ready for use in about tha
same time. AS pictured, it is rather an
awkWard-looking contrivance. the small
ness OF the wheels exaggerating the
height of the saddle above them. The
pedals are SO close to the ground that
the rider may at any time stop the ma
chime by putting Il foot to earth 1t is
said that for this reason there is very
lttle danger or serious accidents with
the l1eloup wheel. AS to speed. it is as
serted that a single revolution of the
pedals will drive the wheel fifteen feet
and SIX inches, and this gives pretty
rapid wheeling. The machine is said to
be comparatively inexpensive 1t is af
firmed that the cost of replacing the
small tire is much less than in the case
or larger wheel.-New York Sun.
Was One Himself.
When Gabe Bouck was a member of
Congress from the Oshkosh district in
WISCONSIN a pension bill was before the
House that caused him considera BILE
veXation of spirit and tribulation, for
While his personal convictions were di-
rectly opposed to it. his personal inter-
ests We're strong enough to whip him into
llne, and when the bill came up for final
disposition Gabc voted with the ma jority
and the bill was passed. Gabe was
peculiar both in dress and looks. His
coat was always blue swallowtail.
with brass buttons, and his eyes focused
from point about three inches from the
center of his nose. But that didn't pre-
vent his carrying Il very big heart, and
he always had scores of friends
One day when the bill was up for con-
sidcration the late Gen. Denver was
upon the floor of the House as an OK
member from Ohio. and while passing
around in the rear of the seats on the
Republican side he met the Democratic
Gabe. who was walking back and forth,
gcsticulating excitedly and bringing his
cl"Dcted right fist down into the hollow
of his left hand to the accompaniment
Of c..srlectivcs that would hardly look well
.WhSt's the matter. Gabe; what's all
this excitement aboutT questioned the
jagged cuss word.
"Tro,h!:!, sf,orted Gabe, excitedly;
'tr0Uto Enough! That pension bill is up
and all these cowardly nincompoops are
going 20 vote for it. It's sure to pass
sure TO pass and the irate states
man cavorted around like wild bull
that had unexpectedly run afoul of Il
red flag.
But why don't you get the floor and
speak against it-try to stop it?' said
the general, trying to soothe the excited
congressman
''Try to stop it?' said Gabe. "Try to
stop it? Why. I'm one Of the cowardly
nincompooos myself" Washington Star.
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