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railroad-745 a. M; 120. 3S3 with Black
Diamond Express), $50. ll.3s p. m.
Trains will arrive Scranton as follows:
From Carbondale and the north--6.40. 7.40.
$40. 9S4. TO- 40 a. m: Il. w noon; los 2.T, 1925,
4.37. b.45, 145. 9.45, ll.33 p. m.
From Wilkes-Barr and the south-5.4O,
750. $50. 1910, 1l55 a. m; lie, 2li, 34S, 522,
81. 7.53, 900. 9.45. l1.52 p. m.
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CHlROPODIST AND MANICURE

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CITY SCAVENGER.

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Miscellaneous.
RA|LROAD TIMETABLES

DELAWARE A N d
HUDSON TIME
TABLE.
On Monday. May IS,
trains will leave ScraH-
ton as follows:
For Carbondale-5.45,
7.55, S.55. l0.15 a. m. F;
1900 noon; l.2l, 2.20. 3.52,
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JAMES w. OAKFORD. ATTORNEY
at-Law, rooms So. a and Is, Common
wealth building
The morning times., 1896-09-13

and running about town on pleasant even
ings. Since the inventor mas inserted the
DAISY Bell" cylinder be says he has an
increased demand for tandeul8 -
The inventor. by the way, is J. ". Banks,
who lives In Iowa. He says that his idess
Is the greatest OF the century, because il
widens the field of bicycling to n degree
that is almost stalurming Hepoints out that,
with the music box arrangement. the racing
man will be able to make greater speed.
because the music will enthuse him.
For the road rider. there could lie roth
ing hctter. according to the way in which
Mr.. Banks looks at it. If the spirit or the
muscles Of the scorcher should flag when
to do would be to hook up the arrangement
and have music that would tie inspiring
and make him feel like new man.
The sugges ton of Mr.. Banks that the hi
cycle music box would be in great favor
with serepaders. doesn't suggest half the
possibilities in tina direction.
Without any particular effort, q young
man coIld manage 10 screnade three or
four young ladies separately or at the same
time, if he could manage TO get them to
windows on different sides of the house at
the same time All he would have to do
would be to get up good sprinting gait
and circle right about the house. He would
get around so quickly that none of the
quartet Of girls would miss him, while with
the music box going at a twO-ninute clip,
the young man would simply draw a circle
about that particular house.
The morning times., 1896-09-13

Low pRleR 0UYElYTERS
% q SEVENTH SYS.

especial benefit. Another man is known
today as the inventor OF the lace hooks
He owns splendid house and is wealthy
The confiding inventor got nothing.
The inventor of ii patcut stopper for beer
bottles, something that had long been
wanted by the trade, sold the invention
for $40, 900 to n man who recognized its
great none making value. The purchaser
is now worth Sd, ,0O0, 900, all of which he
made from the sale of the patent stopper.
Out of the goodness or his heart he pre-
sented the original owner of the patent
with $40 900. so that this man got S40,-
oOU in all for his S5,O00.00O icea. To
give some notion of the value of patent
rights on this bottle stopper the price came
down from 81 to 81 xand seven cents II gross,
good profit could be made.
This last invention was treated with
princely generosity, however, in compari-
son with the genius who devised pocket
book clasp in the shape OF fnterlocking
horns, with balls at the end which snapped
shut with single pressure. The idea was
erward applied to vesand becamevery
much in favor. The inventor relinquished
his prize for the magnificent reward of a
kidney stew dinner and fifty cents, the
latter having been advanced by the purchaser
to pay the inventors expenses from Newark
to New York. The man who secured the
icea and patented it, after treating tie.
inventor in the royal manner mentioned,
made a big fortune by his shire wdness.
What became OF tie inventor is not known
The morning times., 1896-09-13

Labor Day meet was Il great success,
and set at rest, Tor the time being at
least. the rivalry between Billy Sims and
Fred Scfade. In the match race between
these two young riders SchaGe won with
ease.
The surprise of the day, though, came in
the tandcm race. Harry z. Greer and
George Sthith, the crack team OF the Wash
lnSton Road Club, being beaten by Paul
Won Boeckman and L. A. ritkin, OF the
Quecrs. CT course the Guecrs are III the
seventh heaven OF delight over the affair.
Bot Smith and Greer are not satisfied and
another tandem match is On hand for the
23d. Won Boeckman and Pitkin are willing
and there Is no reason why there shou idn't
be the hottest kind OF Il race on that Gay.
The I'D is 10 see another race meet
Besides the tandem match, the last of the
fnterclty Faces is TO be run off. The RI is no
Chance Tor the boys from the Monumental
CITY winning out, but they VIII try to cut
down the heavy totals piled up against
them. The visiting team has been strength
ened. 1t will be composed of Claude Z.
LeatherDury, Clarence Knight. and Robert
ii. Carr. They are now in active training
and expect to push out victory this time
Another race is being talked OF. 1t Is
the suggestion OF Chief Consul Robertson.
1t is to he a dub team handicap race. 1t
is thought the clubs in the city would be
Siad 10 enter into fIiendly contest. OF
course the weaker clubs would he SO placed
that they would stand some chance, and as
the distance would be five miles the race
would he of much interest
The outlook for the circuit meet October
8 is very bright. Mr.. Gettinger, who was
IN Philadelphia yesterda y, ,telesrap pin ed that
Cooper. Bald. Tom Butler GardSer, Zicgler
Church. Wells, and Kimbalc had all signed
enteries for the affair. This will give
The bicycle people of the city sport Of the
fastest kind.
The morning times., 1896-09-13
HILL CLIMBING.
Facts brought to Light ut the Eagle
Rock Contest.

Facts brought to Light ut the Eagle
Rock Contest.
little light is thrown on the gear ques-
tion by details of the hill climbing contest
at Eagle Rock on Labor Day. The idea has
gained ground this year that last years
standard gear was too low. and latterly
many riders have increased the driving
power OF their wheels from the sixties to
the seventies.
1t is an ordinary experience that the
change has caused no Inconvenience among
short-trip riders. many OF whom assert
also that they can take hills easier with
the high gear than with the low gear. This
may be true up to a point, for the same
reason that they gain pace on the level.
IL is unquestionabiy true. however. that
there are hills whici, can bc climbed with
SO gear and not with a Z gear; and. what
is frequently owe Hooked. wliilcth ride rmay
not at the time notice the excess Of energy
used In driving high gear up hill. me will
be almost certain to feel the strain later in
the day, if he is on long ride, where the
low-gearcd rider, who took the grade at n
Oriiunately slower gait, Is correspond
inSly fresh.
The matter OF the relation OF crank length
TO gears is also touched in the appended de-
tails, but without leg measurements and
weights Of the riders the figures are not at
all conclusive The zen who climbed the
Eagle Rock hill on Monday, a distance Of
nne- tcnths of a II lie, finished in the orGfr
and time given in this table, which also
tells what gears and length Of crank they
oh.
The morning times., 1896-09-13

sit up straight when nding|ake this oc-
casion to literally explain my position.
II EN- a graduate from the ranks of
the sit bolt uprighfs,' and changed my po.
sition and handle-ba not out Of Difference
10 the prevailing style, but In response to q
conviction that such position and handle
bars are irnpracticable.
Don't misunderstood me. 1 am not In
sympathy with the scorching element, but
careful and long observation q have rid
den the bicycle in It's various stag ges during
the last fifteen years. convinces me that
those gcntle;uen (for there are such) VITO
adopt what may be called semi scorch,:g
altitude, are in the main better riders, il
not more graceful in appearance, than the
ular-backed individuals who Iook
as though they had not recovered from their
first lessons in driving.
No sane person viii question the fact that
the greater the surface presented to the
wind the greater tie resistance; this applies
not only to track riding, but to road riding
and when be OF the up-turued handle bar
persuasion returns from n road run mot
necessarily 4 century rum, and cncounts:s
surf head wind, he is like the Pharisee
OF old II he rannot see that his brother OF
tHC uiu . MORN Hanue OARS mas altOgetilef
the best OF Lie, argument, and finishes the
fresher. 4.
Again. watch n group OF wheelnen
climb hill You will notice that al
most invariably those having the low
turned bars are in the van as the top
Is reached. In,imy humble judgment this
demonstrates something besides sc0rching
proclivities; It, shows that the man with
the ram's-horn bars gets a better .'pur-
chase and is enahie1 10 apply more power
to his pedais-a strong argument that he
has better control of his wheel
MY ravorite position, when do not have
to contend with head-wirds or hills, is
with my hands tgenerally palms up) about
six inches apart on the steel liars, my
body at an angle OF about 80 degrees with |
the ground. This find my most com forta-
Bile position, and admits of getting down o |
work In case occasion demands It. In
short. 1 think any one who uuGert axes to |
proper manner OF riding the |
bicycle is undertaking too much, Proyi- |
dence having happily decreed that 10 two |
shall be constituted alike
The morning times., 1896-09-13
CAPITAL 81. CLUB.
Gettysburg and Marlboro the OBJ
Jecttve Points Last Sunday.

The Capital Bi Club has several projects in
prospect The amusement Co nniitteel Is get
ting ready its schedule for the winter and
there is some talk o. u big race meet. 1t
is likely that the last project will end in
talk
The club did not g It started ol its Ge,tys-
burg trip as expected the rain knocking the
trip out. However, five or six OF the
members TOOK the train to Frederick last
Sunday morning, and from there rode to
Gettysburg. The Teturntrip was made Mon
day. Others went to Marlboro and spent
the day there. Co.;iiu 3 io.n. lns IL, qIitr
4 race with "A numb y of riders. Tie Capital
Bi boys were able TO distance their COIN
peutors.
An oyster roast is one Of the possibili
ties in the near future.
DR.. W. S. Harlan is back from Blue Ridge
cub where lie made some great catches OF
fish.
DR.. Hills and H. A. Gill spentlast Sunday
ut Harpers Ferry.
The morning times., 1896-09-13

Frank Potts are the committee having the
affair In charge. They have already Sc
cured one prize to he offered for compe-
titiop and win have no trouble In getting
others. They are hustling things to make
the affair a go.
Mr.. Epppa Coombs is4hack from Virginia
ready for winter runs.
Col. j. Hart Britain, back from a trip up
North, was one ofthe guests Tuesday night
Mr. 3. F. Larcombe is the most. popular
man In the club just now. Evcryoneis after
him. He is the clubs handicopper.
At the banquet Lieut.. Potts was called on
to give his experiences as a professional
He did it Well
The morning times., 1896-09-13
JAPAN ESE BICYCLES.
An American Says They Are Not Be
ing Largely Exported.

An American Says They Are Not Be-
ing Largely Exported.
d. II. Kenaga, of Port Townsend, Wash,
has received the following letter from a
friend in Yokohama, relative to the Oft
repeated japanese bicycle rumor:
Il have visited the oldest bicycle fac
tory in Japan, and had an interview with
the proprietor He gave me a printed
price list OF alithe cycles he is now putting
out. The retail prices varied from forty
five to one hundred and ten yen. He
informed ne that his factory is unable to
supply the demand i'll Japan at these yates.
At wholesale he could not offer 10 per
cent reduction. There is a factory in
Toxic which | have not yet heard from,
but owing TO the large demand for wheels
IN this country large number Icing i'm
ported from America and E uropei, believe
That the japanese are not now exporting,
and never have exported cycles to A merica,
The great danger on this side is not from
the japanese alone, but from foreigners
who may here establish factories for the
purpose of flooding foreign markets. In
a few years the country will be all opened
10 foreign enterprise. The Japs have the
will and facilities to compete with for
egncrs, but they lack in enterprise. origi-
nality, and organization. In due time
these drawbacks may be corrected, but it
will not be for years to come
The morning times., 1896-09-13
DISTRICT LEAGUE RUNS.
They Are Becoming Popular and
Many Riders Turn Out.

Aufy are becolllux iOIulhT anu
Many Riders Turn Out.
Since the appointment OF read consu,
by the league the interest in runs has been
steadily Increasing.
Road Consul Leeke had an uphill task
before linn when he started out 10 arousc
enthusiasm among the members Of the
District division of the leasue But one
run had heen held by that body within :.
year and that had heen SHINY attended
Notwithstanding this, though, Mr. Leekc
persevered and the league runs are becom-
Ing quite feature.
Since the start the first part Of August
there have Eeen five night runs. The fist
was To Athletic Park to witness the first
of the series of inteTcity races held there.
1t was Il GiscCuraging run. but since then
times hive changed and SO many are now
going out that the average for the five
nights have been fourteen riders.
The first Of the city runs was held FRI
day evening. The attraction in these runs
lies in the ra:ct that no one knows where the
party is to go. 1t is known that the run
will Ee inside the city limits, but that IS
all. This was purposely made one OF the
features. and Consul Lecae knows low 10
keep quiet OF his plans.
This run started from the corner OF
Thirteenth and 4 streets northwest ut
o'clock The route was out h street to
Washington Circle; UP New Hampshire ave
nue. t" L street, TO Fourteenth. to Massa-
chusetts avenue, to H, to Fifteenth, to
Maryland avenue. to Second, 10 Eleventh
northeast, to rennsylvania avenue and up
Fenns ylvania avenue home. All parts of
the city were visited by this route and
the party attracted much attention.
The other night runs have ieen made Ia
Cabin John, Cycle Cottage and Athletic
Park. The one Sunday run has been TO
Shady Side. Consul Leeke tries to make
the run to suit the rider and this is one Of
the reasons they are becoming so pnpu-
lar. They will be continued all the fan
and every one is invited to attend.
The morning times., 1896-09-13
A MONSTER BICYCLE.
The Result II All Wheels Were Made
Into One.

A writer in a London daily publishc some
startling calculations concerning cycling.
Even though containing more fancy than
fact, some of his statements will lie read
with interest.
"If." he says, "all the bicycles in exist
ence could be brought to a central point and
reconstructed into one giant machine, the
result would be mount six miles long.
over four miles high, with wheels almost
three miles In diameter. If all the BICYCLES
in London could be made into one, it would
be five times as high as st. Paul's. Few
of the tallest buildings in the metropolis
would reach its 10 west pedal when down,
while the cross of st. Paul's would not
reach its hub.
A mass meeting could be held on the
saddle of the monster, while man couls
easily drive through the tubing. Its spokes,
were they removed, might be used as tele-
graph poles. although they would be some
what thick for that purpose-in fact, if hol-
low, they would make excellent substitutes
for factory chimneys. The speed of this
machine also, of course. could only be tested
in the Sahara or at the north pole"
The morning times., 1896-09-13

Editor Times: II possible. will you
please inform me through your paper the
best route for bicycles to Round HILL Lou
doun county, Va. Also the distance and
the condition OF the roads. ]. E. 7.
There are two routes to Round Hill. and
there is very little choice between them.
You can cross the Aqueduct bridge to Falls
Church, and then follow the Alexandria and
Leesburg pike. The road is good with the
exception OF ten miles between Drainsviie
and Goose Creek. The distance is thirty
miles by this route. You can also go by
way of the Chain Bridge and follow the
Leesburg and Georgetown pike. The road
is good, but hilly, and the distance is
thirty-five miles.
The morning times., 1896-09-13
COLUMBIA TURN yEREIN.
Members Are Preparing for II Winter
of Amus.me

VI "a III
The members OF the Col um Tia Turn vereir
have been very regular in their attendance
at the athletic grounds, corner Second
street and New York avenue northwest
during tbc summer months. As the greater
part of the gynnasuc apparatus was
placed in position at the Iark early in
the season. the members have had au tx
Cellcnt opportunity for physical culture, i'll
ADDITION To the regular outdoor games aud
sports
Pitching quoits has been one of the
favorite pasJinies of the boys, and MesSrs
ScheiilicG, kiihIer, Schroeder, Meyer ano
GottlieI, are pushing each other pretty hard
for the championship. The attendance has
however, rot been confined TO the park
alone, as the cluhrOonis, at No. 4l4 Third
street, have also been well freque ntcd, and
match games of chess, etc, can be wit
messed nearly every evening
McssrS. Alfred Wild, c. Rei;er. Max
Schmidt Ed Grass and Adoph Schmeer are
among the most expert at tliis fascinating
game.
The Turn Veren is already making eX-
teDSlvc preparations for tie winter sea-
son, and Indications are that il will he one
of musical ACTIVITY. TIE gymnasium has
been completely renovated and several
new features added. The regular classes
VIII b' rcopeDed October /
AT the last regular meeting committee
conSis ing Of Messrs. Eckstcin. Hammond,
Struck, kalicr and SclrCot We're appointed
TO provide entertainments during the com
ing season. The committee is airssdy at
work and havc promised d series of smokers,
concerts, hops, theatricals, etc As these
gentlemen have ample experience in this line
most enjoyable and novel programs may be
expected.
cap. Eeitcr of the bicycle section has
called :; run to Cabin John Wednesday
evening aud another 10 Silver Springs next
Sunday. The wheelmen will leave The club
house at p. IN. sharp. The latest sddi-
ton TO the bicycling contingent is Harry
McMopigal, and a jolly crowd il is when
Harry Mack is one OF them.
The morning times., 1896-09-13
NEW RACING DEVICE.
1t VIII Automatically Register th
Winners in Bicycle Events.

1t VIII Automa ticalIy Register the
Winners in Bicycle Events.
Mr.. A. Laidlaw Baird, OF the Redfern
Bicycle Club, of Sydney, n. S. W, is in the
country now, with a new device for auto
mattcany Judging bicycle races. The de-
vice consists of a narrow trench across the
track, wherein are placed slightly curved
fine steel rods. The rods operate separate
ly, and when ready for use are coated with
common paint.
When the first wheel passes over the
bars in the finish OF a race it receives five
distinct impressions from the painted sur
faces. By an automatic arrangement one
bar then becomes lax and drops from the sur
face of the track. The next wheel, no mat
ter whether it be the rear wheel OF the first
bicycle or the fro mt one OF the machine ridden
by the second rider, then receives foar
painted streaks, and so on down to the fifth
finisher's wheel. Various colors Of paint
aroused in order to clearly distinguish the
exact position Of each rider.
In case of dead heat the two machines
finishing first will each receive the same
number of impressions, thus obviating any
parleying by the judges. Ties for the minor
positions are provided for in like manner.
The morning times., 1896-09-13
ARLINGTON wHEELMEN,
Hold a banquet and Prepare for u
Road Race.

The Arlingtons hrid one of their most
enjoyable monthly meetings at the Lose
kan Tuesday night. These cmeetingsalway VS.
wind up with banquet and everyone al
ways has a good time This month the
meeting was especially interesting because
it is the first held since the Ariingtons Won
the Marshall Cup and the championship of
th e District.
Four new members were chosen at this
meeting, Msssrs. Quinn, Mansfield, Bur-
ton and Hartung. Il. b. Stone was trans
ferred to the active roll and DR.. NJ. o.
Spring was chosen to honorary membership
Thirty-six members out of forty-four were
present
The club has decided to hold a road race
on September "a. It will be run on the
Conduit road and will be a five mile handi-
cap supper race. 1t is to be confined entire
ly TO members of the club. The losers In
the race must pay for the supper, which is
TO ke served the next evening at the Lose
kan.
THIS race will be most interesting one
Nessrs. FREQ Sims, b. F. Larcombe and
The morning times., 1896-09-13
RULES OF THE ROAD.
Riders should Remember That Court
esy Always Pays.


Every one who has occasion to drive or
ride along the public highways, especially
in the vicinity OF cities AMI towns, cannot
tail to notice the prevalent disposition Of
bicyclers to violate the rules OF the road
Many deyotecs OF the wheel seem to think
that they are privileged characters and
that none OF the legal RESTRICTIONS on ve-
hicuiir traffic applies TO them at all. when
they meet carriage coming III the opposite
direction, they keep to the right or not
more often nut-asthey y feel inclined When
they undertake. to pass vehicle going the
same way. they are just as likely to take
the hand side as the left. When
they wish to turn, they do so without
warning ;nu drivers coming up behind them
are frequently obliged to pull up short to
avoid collisions
These SAINT violations OF the rules OF the
road apply equally well among bicyciers
themselves. They follow personal within
or convenience, and not the dictates OF
mutual safety and comfort. 1t is safe
to say that nine-tenths OF the accidents in
which bicyclers are involved might be Oh
waited IL bicycle riders would adhere to
the rules laid down by experience and made
binding by the law OF the land.
The bicycle has come into vogue so un-
expectedly and insidiously that public
opinion has tolerated OIL the part OF wheel
men ana wheelwomen degree OF license
that is lealing to very serioIs abuses. II
1t Is evident that the authorities entrusted
with the enforcement OF the laws have
been altogether too lax in their treatment
OF bicycle owners and riders.
The simple facts are that the bicycle is
vehicle. AS such it should be taxed
AS such ii is entitled to the privileges OF
any other vehicle OF the highways ana no
more. To assume. as the majority. Of
appareEtly do, that they are Lot
bound by the requirements OF custom and
courtesy and that everything must give
way TO them,, is to cast stigma ON BIZ
cycling which more tholghtrul and better
people will find it hard to over
look.