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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-10
LEARNING TO RIDE
THE BIKE.
He starts,
He moves,
He seems to feel,
He's perched upon
A wriggling eel.

His teeth are set. His eyes are bulg-
fpg. Cold beads Of persplration be-
spangle his pallid brow. Every mus
Gle is etnse' and rigid. 1t is rigor NOR
tbs, the beginning of the, end? No. 1t
Is only the beginning on the bike. You
can see typical cases Of It every night
In any Of the nineteen bicycle acade-
mics of this city, and there are nine
teen different methods Of treating the
disease. Every professor has the
only correct system in the land, and
they all effect cure, so there is no
gainsaying their claims.
The methods vary, from the trough
and tumble" process, which is based on
the principle that experience is the best
teacher, to the progressive school, in
which the pupil is carefully led through
every stage, from kicking the pedals on
dummy machine to cutting the figure
eight In six-foot square.
The Fat Mans ,Instrueti0n. .a
Let us watch the hapless beginner
who falls into the hands Of the rough
and tumble artist. This method is
especially adapted for one inclined to
embonpoint, and who has taken to the
wheel on the advice of the family ply
sician. The instructor is a cadaverous-
looking youth, with spindle shanks and
dressed in very baggy brooches. He
walks the wheel out on the floor, and
while the pupil stands beside it he de-
livers himself at length on the princi-
pie Of maintaining balance, the man
agement of the pedals and the correct
method Of mounting. The pupil, O
stout man, whose bald head is only
partially concealed by q small cup, Is
the observed Of all observers in the
academy. He is thinking how he will
look on the wheel, hears little and
heeds less.
The instructor braces himself and
supports the wheel, while the pupil
gingerly climbs into the saddle. Then
he Of the spindle shanks clutches q
handful Of the slack of the riders coat
with his right hand, and with his left
holds the handle-bar and pushes. The
wheel wobbles, and the big man alter
nately leans far out to starboard and
then to port, trying to balance himself.
and finally discovers that he's safe as
long as he rests against the instructor.
So they 60 around the ring several
times. "just to get used to the ma
chine" the big man leaning his whole
weight against the instructor, whose
slender legs bend beneath the task of
supporting the rider and pushing the
machine at the sane time.
The professor" looks on and gives
the signal when he thinks the pupil
has "got the hang of things" Then
with few additional pointers" the
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cycle polo, are introduced during tho
day and evening, all Of which add to
the social attractions which bring the
riders to the academies, when fine
weather would otherwise tempt them
on the road. ;.
The nineteen academies in this city
teach, on an average, 1,4O0 pupils per
day ut this season Of the year, and one
academy has record of 10000 lessons
In fourteen months.-New York Her
aid.
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MARKET REPORTS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers

Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.
Chicago, July 3.-Wheat - August,
So lac; September. SOC; December,
Csc. Corn-July, 26 3-4c; September,
% 34c; May, 20 7-8c. Oats-July,
16 1-sc; September, 151-2c; May,
l 1-Sc. Pork-July. $6.so 1-2; septem-
Der, 81; October, $G.79 1-2; January,
$7.S2 1-2c. Lard-July, $3.S7 IL: Sep
TENDER, 1897 10; October, $4.O5; De-
cember, $4.O7 1-2; January, $432 1-2.
Ribs-July, $3.50; September, 1878;
October, $3.50 10; January, 1895.
Rye-Cash, 90 1-4c; July. 30 1-2c; Au-
gust, SOC; September, 80 1-2c.
Chicago, July 3.-Hogs-Heavy slow
and weaker. others steady; light, $3a
3.55; mixed, $3.1Oa3.45; heavy, $2.75a
$50; rough, $2.75a2.90. Cattle-Mar-
ket fairly active and steady; beeves,
$3.5Oa4.6O; cows and heifers, $1.:3Oa
40; Texas steers. $2.G5a4; stockers
and feeders, $2.7Oa3.75.
Minneapolis, July 3.-Wheat - July
opened at So 1-Sc and closed at SO 5-Sc;
September opened ut So 7-Sc and
closed at SIS 1-Sc. On track-No. 1
hard, 81 SIC; No. 1 Northern, So 5-Sc;
No. 2 Northern. 50 7-Sc.
Milwaukee. July 3.-Flour dull and
irregular. Wheat firmer; No. spring,
81 5-Sc; No. / Northern. SOC; Septem-
Der, SIS 7-Sc. Corn steady; No. 8, &c.
Oats steady; No. 2 white, 18c; No. 3
white, IL 1-2a17c. Barley dull; No. 9,
Soc; sample, 2Sa30c. Rye steady; No.
!. 3Oc. Provisions dropping; pork,
$6.95; lard. $3.50.
South st. Paul, July 3.-Hogs-Mar-
ket steady; sales at $2.7Oa3.15. Cattle
Fat cattle strong and active; others
steady; sales ut $1.50a3.10.
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Bold Robbers.

Chicago, July 3.-Thrce robbers last
night entered the Canal street depot
of the Metropolitan elevated railroad
situated in the heart Of the city and
while one of them guarded the ticket
agent with revolver the others car
ried off all the money in sight. The
robbery was committed while trains
were passing through the depot every
three minutes.
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Instructor ON a Cycle.

Instructor on q Cycle.
instructor, with re.vengeful CLEAN in
his eye, gathers up his strength and,
with one vigorous push send sthe pupil
forth on his wild career alone.
Then the Thud.
The stout an has had, perhaps,
some experien e of the uncertainties Of
life, but never before onything equal
to this. The wheel swoops first to the
left, then to the right, in ever-narrow-
ing circles. A cold chill creeps up his
spine as he thinks Of his utter helpless
ness and realizes what the end must
be. He grips the handle-bars with all
his might, in frantic effort to keep
the front wheel steady and straight.
There lies all the trouble, so he tugs at
the bandle.bars until he gets rcd in the
face, and the wheel twists, and turns
and cavorts about, like some uncanny
thing possessed of the devil. He kicks
wildly ut the pedals, catching them, on
an average, once in three revolutions,
and barking his shins at every miss.
Then comes series of rapid plunges,
followed by last wild swoop of the
front wheel, and q dull. sickening
thud." The big man and tile wheel lie
intricately mixed on the floor. The
alert instructor hurr.es to his assist.
ance. disentangles him and Strengthens
the handle-bar and seat of the wheel,
while the professor explains to the
pupil that the dull. sickening tliud" ia
the essential and attractive feature of
his method.
you see, every time q man falls he
learns something. Now, you did pretty
we'll for the first attempt; but you
turned that front wheel the wrong way
the last time, and that fact will now
be impressed on your memory. I tell
you, it's the only way to learn. don't
believe in nursing q beginner. Let him
get right on q wheel and find out his
mistakes for himself, and then he'll
never forget EN-" The stout man feels
q little sore, but encouraged, then re.
mounts the wheel and boldly starts out
for the second thud. He learns in five
lessons.
The rough and tumble system, how.
ever. has not many devotees, and, in
justice to the many excellent acade.
mics in this city, it must be said that
the "lesson" described was witnessed
in a small school, where the profess.
or" who was formerly q middle-weight
pugilist, and one instructor, were able
to teach all the patrons who applied
during the day, and still had leisure
time.
The Rational Course.
In all the large academies the begin.
ners receive rational course of train.
ing, progressing in each lesson to q
greater degree Of proficiency, but never
allowed to ride alone until tho IN
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-10
Irrigated Farms In the Milk River
Valley
Tho One True Blood Purifier. Aldrussists. q
l1ood's pile cure biliousness, headache.

Room for many farmers on bitches al.
ready constructed In the Milk River Valley
of Montana and plenty Of chances for colo
MES to locate on free land and build bitches
Of their own. bitches can be made at lit.
tie expense other than labor with plows
and scrapers. and there is no stony ground,
just pure soil. Groves along the river and
coal In the adjoining pasture bench lands.
Finest opening for irrigation farmers In the
Northwest. All the staple crops produced.
Aarkets In the mines and good shipping
facilities East and West, via the Great
Northern railway. Write to Thomas O.
Hanlon, Chinook. Montana. for further In,
formation.
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It Would Wobble.

AZ WO0lQ W00Ole.
about five minutes. Then the instruct
or informs the pupil concerning the use
Of the front wheel, telling him to re.
frain from clutching the handle-bars,
to sit easily, with the muscles of the
body relaxed; and to turn the front
wheel In the direction IN which he Is
falling.
The instructor then places his right
hand on the right side of the waist, to
keep the pupil steady, and with his
left hand on the handle-bar, lightly
follows Its movements, only controlling
1t when necessary to avoid q collision
or fall. By the end Of the first les
son the pupil has generally mastered
the first great principle of the bicycle,
that OF balancing by manipulating the
front wheel.
Learning the Handle.Bar.
The second lesson finds the pupil
managing the handle-bar alone, while
the instructor runs alongside, steady
Ing him with one hand en- the back and
cautloning him to sit straight and cas-.
lily In the saddle. By the end Of this
lesson an ordinary pupil can ride with
fatrly-steady front wheel, and only
needs practice and confidence. To Sc
cure these two essentials, the instruct
or mounts wheel, and with one hand
on the shoulder or waist of the pupil,
rides around the academy with him.
This practice takes away the irresisti-
BILE desire taht all new riders have to
run into any wheel that comes near,
and teaches them to ride freely and
without fear. The fourth and fifth les.
sons are usually devoted to practice in
the academy and in learning to mount.
Then the pupil is ready to try the road,
accompanied by an instructor, who
teaches him to take car-tracks, ''back-
pedal" and turn quickly and skilfully
to avoid collisions.
This Is the general system, as fol-
lowed in most academies, but indiyid-
ual professors vary it according to
their own ideas and the necessities Of
the pupil, some Of whom are so exceed
ingly awkward that it requires several
hours practice on dummy machine
before they can properly use the ped
ais. Others, again, require to be put
on q very heavy machine for several
lessons before they can properly bal
ance themselves.
Wheeling to Band Music.
In the large academies, open to the
general public, where many patrons
resort for practice, various schemes
have been devised to afford diversion
for the experienced riders. A military
band is the most enjoyable adjuncts,
and when the music starts the wheels
begin to fly ut lively rate. Even the
new rider puts on steam and generally
manages to furnish a few thuds for the
edification Of the spectator before he
gets around the circle.
The see-saw is one of the newest d.
versions. This consists of a platform
about three feet wide, pivoted on a
semi-circular support, about q foot
high. One end of the platform is made
little heavier than the other, so that
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care you afraid, Lily, when you 90
driving with Mr.. Phillips, that the
horse will run away?"
mo, indeed. Mr.. Phillips has train
ed his horse to drive without lines."-
Exchange.
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Absurdly Absent.Minded.
Professor, here's q letter that con.
Gains q money-order."
"Ah! it must be from my nephew,
who is in college,"
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johnson Break. Records.

London. July 81. s. johnson, the
American bicyclist, ridins on the Cat
ford track, went quarter Of a mile
with flying start In "a Is seconds
and q third Of a mile in 81 3-5 seconds,
both being new European records.
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Not . Yonkers Man,
Johnnie-Ma, didn't know pa was
30 awful strong, did you?
Ma-No, indeed!
Johnnie-Well, he must be- cause I
heard him say that he threw the board
Of aldermen last night for the drinka
-Yonkers Gazette.
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If the Baby 70 Cutting Teeth.
Bs sure and use that old and well-tred remedy, Ma
WnsLow SooTnM9 SYRuP for Children Tssthine.
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Goes Cough 0alsam
10 the Oldest and best It will break up Cold quickse
than anything slse Il 10 always reliable. Trytt.
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Guiding the Waywnrd Wheel.
1t will always rest on the floor. The
rider goes on ut that end, mounts to
the center, and Is sent down the in
cline with rush as the platform
changes its position.
Catching the rings is also favorite
sport for the wheelmen. A long metal
slot, in which a number of steel rings
and one brass one are placed. is sus.
pended Mt IN angle over the side of
the academy, and the riders. as they
pass, try to pick out the ring at the
end Of the slot. The one lucky enough
to get the brass ring Is entitled to an
other hours ride free.
In addition to these sports, exhibit.
tlon. Of TICK rlaips e2a 9a2as Of b.
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Paan1n11v W,.,,l- u
ARTHUR, dear, suppose had refused
your hand-what would you have
done?"
';Gone into bankruptcy"
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Hairs Catarrh Cure.
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
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ProRra mme of Gold Men.

Controller Eckels Of the treasury de.
partment, said to-day that he expected
Mr.. Whitney and others of the anti
silver wing Of the party tomorrow Mr..
Eckels thinks that after that time the
complexion of sentiment will change
somewhat and that the silver people
Will not have such complete command
OF the situation as they now appear to
have. While Mr.. Whitney is regarded
as the leader of the gold forces they
expect to be able to muster q formida-
BILE array of distinguished men who
will assist him in his efforts to Dre.
vent the partys throwing itself entirely
upon the white metal side of the con.
troversy. In addition to Mr.. Whitney.
Senators Hill and Murphy, Hon.
Charles Tracy and Gov. Flower, Hon.
Frederick r. Coudert and ex-P0stmas-
ter General Bissell are expected from
New York. as are Hon. Don M. Dickin-
son Of Michigan. Gov. Russell, Hon. J..
70. Russell and Mayor Quincy from
Massachusetts,; Senator Jewett of New
Jersey, Senator Villas of Wisconsin,
Senator Gray of Delaware. and many
others including large delegations Of
businessmen and influential politicians
from indianapolis. Baltimore. Pitts
burg, st. Louis, Cincinnati and other
cities. 1t is understood that fifty in
duential men are coming from Indian
apolis alone and that Iowa will send a
large delegation. The Illinois gold
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of what had been said. And, long after the
speaker had left the balcony the throng
fingered in the street and called for him to
come out again. The speech seemed en-
tirely too brief and they were hungry for
more.
Upon leaving the balcony Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan went TO the main parlor of the Cliff
ton House. where for an hour OF more they
received the multitude that had given such
enthusiastic attention TO his address. 1t
was near midnight before they were en-
abled to get away from the crowd and re-
tire 10 their rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan will attend divine
services Sunday morning at one of the city
churches. Which church will be honored
with the presence of the party is not an
nounced, for the obvious reason that Ii
would draw an inconvenient crowd of curl
Gus people. The rest of the day will be
spent i'm quiet and retirement and rest for
the journey eastward, which is to begin at
ll:3O p. m. over the Pennsylvania road. to
Pittsburg The day other than here indi-
Gated will be spent entirely without Demon
stration.
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SWINDLERS' BIG PROFIT
SCHEME WORKED FROM CHICAGO
THAT PAID A GANG $75O,OOO.
1t Was n Commission Deal of the Fa-
nous "Fund w" Order-Ring-
leaders Arrested.

CHICAGO. Aug. S.-The Civic Federation
has unearthed one of the most gigantic
swindling schemes since the days of Fund
W." With the cooperation of the postal
inspectors the gang has been run down.
During the past year. on the conservative
estimate of John Hill, jr.. of the Board of
Trade, and chairman of the Civic Fedora
tion's gambling committee, it secured by
its swindiing operations s750,O0O. The gang
was composed of w. II. Mcclure, James
+. Mcclure. DR.. James Craig, VIM. A.
Thomas and John 1. Tolman. Thomas.
James Mcclure and Tolman are under ar
rest. W. II. Mcclure and DIR. Craig are in
New York, and a telegram from there was
received this afternoon announcing the
men had been located and their arrest was
but question Of a few hours
The gang has been operating in the COM
mission business of stocks and grain and
booming fictitious mining stocks They
have done business under the following
names and firm titles: Craig & Co..
"Pattison & Co.. Thomas d Co." John
l. Tolman & Co.," American Commission
Company" Price & Co. % ~ L. Morgan e.
Co." and La Belle Mining and Milling
Company"
They conducted their own printing office
and have sent tons of mail matter through
the postoffice during the past year.
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AFTER DINNER SPEECH.
Man at West Liberty Wanted to
Know About Mckinley.

DAVENPORT, Ia, Aug. Sat West
Liberty where the train stopped for twen-
ty minutes for dinner, 1000 people greeted
Mr.. Bryan and tickled the Iowa zephyrs
with a brass band during the dinner hour.
Mr.. Bryan declined TO say anything for
the present when his attention was called
to the decision of the gold-standard Demo-
Gratis to hold a national convention at In
dianapoHs. He was shown dispatch
nouncing that employees OF two Pittsburg
iron mills have been called to con-
tribute to the Mckinley campaign fund.-
which drew from him the remark that he
was loath TO believe that they could be
compelled to contribute, but said he: Il
very much prefer that they contribute
their funds to Mckinley and their votes to
the cause of free silver"
The crowd followed to the hotel and
stood in the parching sun until Mr. Bryan
had finished his dinner, when he addressed
them from the hotel porch, saying:
Ladies and Gentlemen-I suppose this is
what may be called an after-dinner speech.
since l have just finished an excellent
dinner. | am very glad to see you and to
give you a chance TO meet candidate.
believe that il Is the duty of any person
quainted with the people with whom he
is 10 serve IL elected. There is an old
fashioned idea which to my mind is the
idea to be entertained in this country, that
the party chosen is nothing but a hired
man. no matter how exalted the Office or
how lowly. He is simply employed for a
certain time at a certain salary 10 do GER
tain work. and the people employ him not
because they desire to, but because they
are too numerous TO do the work them
selves. And you have the right 10 choose
the persons who are to do your work and
to watch them all the time they are at
work In other words, we live in land
where the government derives its just
powers from the consent of the governed
Not only the powers of government, but
all the authority of those who govern Is
derived from the people themselves, and
il is my opinion that the people ought 10
keep themselves in a position where they
can exercise a much restraint as possible
over those who temporarily serve them.
This is the best country in the world You
pick out a person. put him in office; he
serves you a while and then steps down
and becomes one of you again and some
one else takes the place. and so we go on
from time to time L am siad TO nave a
servant l shall be If in November shall
receive constitutional majority of the
votes of the people.
A voiee-How about Mckinley?
Mr. Bryant do not think any Repub-
lcan can speak.
and Moscow. who were not given time to
greet Mr. Bryan except in chorus, and at
Wilton 500 people were present with a
band 1t was a three-minute stop AT this
point NJ. r. Jackson, Democratic State
Central committeeman for the Fifth dis
trict. boarded the train and rode to Durant.
At the latter point the arrival of the rain
was announced by a cannon shot, and a
crowd of several hundred surrounded the
train One bore banner containing
SMILES of the silver and the gold dollars,
of their relative sizes and the legend
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f lid ON THE BLACKS.


TEXARKANA. Ark, Aug. S-The race
war in Polk county has broken out I'm
earnest and as the result Of the first battle
three negroes are dead. others wounded
and many have been run out of the coun-
ty by the whites. Several negroes have
passed through this place who were forced
to leave the county and they bring news
of a pretty bad condition of affairs. The
trouble is between white and black labor
ers employed on the grading work of the
Kansas City. Pittsburg & Gulf railway
near Horatio. Ark. The white laborers are
determined that negroes shall not work on
the road and are being backed up by citi-
zenS or the county, who have armed them
selves for the purpose of running the ne
groes out.
Thursday night lot of whites composed
OF Italians, Swedes and Hungarian labor
ers. together with a number of natives
made a raid on camp occupied by negro
laborers and three OF the latter were killed
outright, several others wounded and a
number fled in terror. The names of the
killed are not known. Several of the lead
ers of the raid have been arrested, but il
Is feared more trouble will occur as the
contractors are determined 10 employ black
labor and are preparing TO import another
gang. The railroad people are reticent and
IL is difficult 10 obtain details of the raid.