New-York tribune., 1896-06-02

from political neo rsghtedness. but he recognizes
a solid fact at short range.
When a railroad treats bicycle as piece OF
baggage because the law requires IL TO- or refuses
10 carry il at ALL because IT doesn't want or nave
TO- or carries II voluntarily without charge for the
sake Of being obliging requiring the owner 10 look
after IT, or charges for its care as well as its
transportation. the courses thus adopted are dii
capable Of being defended with show or reason.
But when a railroad sells a bicycle ticket and
then makes the owner put his wheel into the bag
gage-car and take 1t out at the end Of his Journey.
thus compelling him. or her. to frequent a part OF
the train from which passengers are by rule ex-
cluded. its practice Is illogical and irritating.
This ls what some railroads In this vicinity DO.
and they ought to learn TO do better.
The celebration Of the anniversary Of the Peace
Of Frankfort by the Bavariars had somewhat
different tone from that Of the Prussans In the
old capital Itself. and the note OF rartcularism
vas plainly audible. The brave Southerners,
who proud Of their triumphs as the more
audacIous Northcrnera objected. apparently. 10
the excessive assumption OF credit and glory py
the Prissians. and in their own ceremonies
failed to mention the achievements OF their old
rivals or pay tribute to the Empire as whole.
Some Of the French papers always eager 10
seize upon anything which tends to belitte their
conquerors, II show lack Of brothery love
among the Germans. have magnihed the I'M
portance OF this fact and endeavored TO prove
that Il Is another sign OF the coming disruption
Of the German Empire. But in this they 90 100
far. The Bavarans undoubtedly object TO the
growing influence OF the Prussians In the ma
tlon as a whole. and protest against unwar-
ranted assumption by their Northern bretnreh;
but they know too we'll that their best interests
lie I'm the undsturbed integrity Of the German
rnion to think OF breaking away from IT. The
sympathy OF the Ravarians for France. mani
fest in the early days OF the century, and still
dangerous at the beginning Of the Franco-Pris-
sian war Is dead and the symptoms OF dislike
Of France are manifest in Bavaria to-day as
in Prussia Tn. Hohenzollerns nay not reign
many generations with imperial rark but II is
not In the rcmOtes. degree likely that Bavaria
Will ever be closer politically TO France than she
IS to-day.
Recorder Con can do much 10 win that uniTer-
sal respect which everybody wants - have
Judge enjoy by preserving order and decency In
hi, court during the rest of the Fleming trial.
A good deal OF slgnif ,anre attaches 70 the vote
in the Methodist General Conference on the day
* adjournment on the question II abosh'ng the
tim. limit f1r pastorates. The question before
the house was "A proposition 10 extend the pas
torate beyond fve years in certain exceptional
cases when Or. J. VI. King. - this city. sprung
motion doing away with the limit altogether This
was defeated but by q narrow Margin the vote
being $50 to 80 II finally decided % take
no action this year bur when the next General
ia, vi mot No pr1
Ing II the sixteen votes that were lacking last
Thursday are supplied
The United States Consul General at Frank
fort-on-the- Main. Mr.. Frank II. Mason. has sent
a report TO the State Department about opening
up a trade for American bicycles In Germany.
for which he thinks there Is promising field
The recent American tourist there has shown 10
the people ana the trade the superiority OF the
American wheel and both are now eager for It's
Introduction Mr. Mason suggests that II Amer
lean manufacturers wish - open a competition
with the German market they send wheels
Weighing between twenty-onc and twenty-five
pounds with brakes and all accessories as 1t
Is I'm the superior llghtness Of the American
wheel that It's attractiveness mainly consists.
There Is one Westphalan firm that has got the
weight - its machines down TO twenty-siX
pounds by importing the wooden rims and other
material from America. but the German vehicles
are In the main clumsy and cumbersome in
comparison with those OF American manu-
faciure. The use Of the wheel by German
women has only just begun. but II starts OF
with 4 press ~ energy which Is irresistible. and
will apparently not stop till every woman in the
Fatherland of eligible years and proportions Is
mounted upon one. That IL the seeming destiny
NJ matrDn and maid everywhere around he
world. and IL Is no more In the German char
acter 10 lag behind the procession than 1t is TO
bead Il In bicycle practice in other things
The likelihood ia hat she VIII give cordial
commercial welcome To our wheels as something
that her present artiicers cannot equal. and
which she cannot we'll get along without. II
Will help trade and be good thing for both
countries. and run less risk Of being interfered
with on fanciful pretexts and for political rea-
sons than the cattle and pork business
II is II be hoped and. think. expected that
the Yale oarsmen will wholly refrain from prac-
Using at Henley those little tricks OF evasion and
secretiveness which. though rather absurd are
not here msinterpreted into something worse but
which In England would certainly provoke un-
favorable criticism.
The society girl has sometimes been known as
"A shoplfter. an occupation which requires the
same moral qualities. but less sand than burg
larry which sh" has not Till lately attempted
The latter IL In no way suited to her capabill-
ties. the case OF the first one Of recent record
10 engage In II on generous professional scale
demonstrates. She weakened at the first show
OF danger giving away herself as well all her
| plunder, though she showed her native apti-
| tude for the business by accusing somebody
else. In this case her sister OF years too tender
to pursue the trade Independently however use
| ful she may have been aux liary. The
| Incident illustrates the sort OF training which