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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

bearings have come 10 stay. They have,
ami then again, perhaps they haven't.
Nothing known equals the spinning
quality Of the ball hearing carrying an
unWeighteG wheel but that IS not saying
that something may not yet be found %
work better than balls under a load. II
IS according 20 good mechanical law TO
suppose that 70 get the best possible re-
suits the bearing OF wheel should bear
the entire length Of the hub. We under
stand that a number OF makers VIII ten
tatively apply modern elaboration Of this
principle TO bicycle wheels another year.
The fact that the English retain the
gear-case argues for its eventual adOp-
tion here Full exposure OF the chain 10
the dust and dirt Of the highway must
be regarded as a mechanical absurdity.
The English consider the gear-case an
extra" TO be paid for as such. To ad-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

tails and the term details is compre-
hensive enough to include matters sum
GENTLY large to come under the head of
novelties and innovations. Although RI
ders have as yet had but comparatively
little experience with the larger tubine
introduced this year. its superiority to
the small tubes of the past has been made
plain, and its use viii be continued. The
machine is more rigid. there is less ''wink-
ing of the frame and a resulting saving
OF the riders strength. A general change
in spokes may be regarded as MESSIAH
lily. There is, in certain quarters al leas.
a tendency to return to the straight spoke
Difference TO fashion seems to have hen
the nam incentive to the universal adop.
ton OF the bend at the hub. but from
the mechanical standpoint the bend has
never neen regarded as an Improvement.
According 10 the common belief ban
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

Don't ride on any car tracks.
Don't Scorch. Leave that to the cook.
Don't wear long skirts. Men can skip
this.
Don't go away from home without your
Don't go to the right when passing any
body on the road
Don't turn to the left-ever-when meet
ing men or vehicles.
Don't ride all over the road. Half of IL
belongs to the other fellow.
Don't go in front of anything when 1t
Is as easy to go behind or dismount.
Don't forget to ally yourself with the
good roads people. They're a good
thing"
Don't ride as though you were out on
fifteen minutes acknowledgements call.
Don't ride without a bell. Take two II
you can get her to accompany you on
tandem.
Don't hump your back. The camel is
not creature of beauty, although he is
Don't ride on the sidewalks. Pedes-
TRANS have their rights, and wheelmen
must respect them.
Don't race on the road. Somebody may
get hurt. and that applies equally to you
as to some other person.
Don't expect TO save the first cost of
your wheel in the first month. You'H be
lucky if you come out even.
Don't run down every make Of bicycle
but your own. 1t takes all kind of tastes
TO make bicycle world,
Don't let the bicycle fever cause you to
make your appearance at an evening par
ty in knickerbocker costume.
Don't abuse the maker of your wheel
when two or three parts shake loose after
you have been jumping curbstones.
Don't let the wheel remain dirty. Clean
illness is next to godliness. This applies TO
bikes as well as to bodies.
Don't stare at a woman because she has
the courage to clothe herself sensibly. It's
ten to one man wouldn't dare as much.
Don; 49, -.thout = lantern at r.@h-.
In fact, a great many wise people say,
don't ride al all at night, unless you are
obliged TO do so.
Don't use your knees as a walking
beam. Not a graceful feature is connect
ed with it, and it is more tiresome than
doing a days churning.
Don't try to beat any records immedi-
ately after a Intercourse dinner. The I'M
dertakers will make your acquaintance
soon enough without being solicited.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

ticed that they were not doing their level
best-the level best that would have been
needed to send the bicycle along at the
rate it was going. No; there was power
behind that wheel or ahead of it that
was doing the work, while the boys did
the resti
In front of the long, vigorous quadruple
machine there danced a great red ball.
IT was light as air, in fact filled with it;
and its mooring was the front steel of the
bicycle, to which ii was grappled with
strong ropes. The balloon was pulling the
wheel in the direction it was to go 1t was
not patented balloon, just one of the
larger of the ordinary varieties. but it
was doing as well as the steam motors
and the electric things that are being plac-
ed on bicycles to do the work of legs and
feet.
The practicability of using a balloon for
bicycle motor power occurred to a man
VINO was carrying home bunch of toy
balloons for his children He tied them
TO the front bar of his wheel and started
on There were a dozen or so of the lit
tie gaudily painted things, and as they
tugged at their strings the man noticed
that he had trouble steering his wheel.
A puncture occurred to him, then he
thought it was encrusted mud; and finally
he decided he must be more tired than he
N--SN6iiAs AOA NAlc lliCllllit turned ana DRIFT
ed hither and thither beyond his control
Suddenly the balloons shot into his mind
The wind is east said he "and Pm
trying to go north. Those balloons tug
ging at one side are carrying me wrong.
Soon he turned a corner, and now the
balloons were straight ahead of him. And
Immediately he noticed not only the diff
ference in guiding the machine but also
the little work he had TO do. It seemed to
fly along by itself. Even up little hills no
went without more exertion than he 1en-
ally put upon level path. This was ideal
ana ne sailed all the way home with
ms feet easily working the pedals
MS nttle Iact, recited to an alert wheel
lng Grub, had the effect Of makine the
members experiment a little one dav-
when the wind was due south q nart1, ~
four good riders mounted a ofad ana
win a balloon tied in front started alon@
Gfahl riverside drive. The balloon aCf
udNy carried them along, and their hard
WORK WAS 10 keep the machine MOVING
s5oWiy enough To keep them out of tbe
Siutches OF that dread of the scorcber
the mounted police, and GEAR Of obst,,Sl,'
iols. Inc unly damage that came ~
tne eNpefimaat was the loss of "A small
n@yslue ccs lttt was accustomed "a barl,
n ~ ~ SllS =. ~ ran in the way Of inc
bOMellul qVat ana was run down
,lac actual weight a balloon would carry
sn5 uepenos upon the day. the wind
ttc bdlloon, also upon the ,1acl,fv,r4
1a,ls Wen known in aerial navieaffe1 Z
Y,eas' Hlil MT great weight Tbre[
10y can easily rise in a yicl.e, %. ~ =
- SIiIg with them food. cameras &C. - ~ ~
sssIsast ana endless rome Tbe.- min ~
,jo - me balloon ropes are cut
e'ius the object Is not TO ris,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

been used II the rector had quarreled
with a Vestryman. or told a lie. OF done
anything else really wrong. Between
adornlng church with a bicycle or with
q bouquet Is matter OF taste; and az 10
IFS being distracting, the cycle is much
quieter and less disturbing than many
choir."
The bicycles belonging 20 the clerks in
the treasury department at Washington
have become such a nuisance in the halls
Of the building that the Secretary OF the
Treasury has ordered q stable prepared
for them in the basement. A long lire OF
bicycle stalls we're constructed in one OF
the corridors and each clerk owning a
wheel was given stall. F5fty-eight wheels
OF all sizes and patterns, now stand in
these stalls every day from until O'Clock.
At the close Of business. when the clerks
are leaving the building, the basement OF
the treasury resembles the quarters Of a
bicycle club.
Between the skirt and the bloomer. says
a writer. there yawns a gulf bridged by the
froWns Of society. the approval OF the re-
formers, the picturesque sarcasm of the
cartoOnist. the joke Of the funny man. the
denunciatiOn of the conservative and
sometimes the tears OF the woman who has
dared the bifurcated garment or is it gar
ments?
After ell the arguments are in. the fact
remains that IN summing up there can be
no question IN a reasonable and Well-or-
oefed MIND that the knickerbOckers are
as modest, as necessary and as conven-
lent for women as for men. The great rock
of offense Is an aesthetic one.
The boomer Is not so graceful and be-
coming as the knickerbocker. The knick-
erbocker, then, let II be for all who choose
10 wear 1t and on whom nature has set
such seal of approval that they may do
so in harmony with the eternal fitness OF
things. The era Of a more sensible dress
for women. both on the. bicycle and of of
IT, is at hand, and the knickerbocker is an
avant courier big with portent.
The bicycle ordinance has afforded a
magnificent field for the imaginative leg
islator, but it remained for New Orleans
to propose the most astonishing regula-
ton yet evolved by an enemy of cycling
one OF the provisions recently introduced
in the New Orleans city council says that
II shall be unlawful for any wheelman to
ride on the streets Of New Orleans upon a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28
NEW FASHIONS IN BIKES.
THIS YEARS STYLES WILL NOT BE
MUCH CHANGED FOR 'O7.

Large Tubing VIII BE the Go and
There VIII BE Plenty of Novelties,
But the Standard VIII BE About
the Same as This Year's-Strnight
SpOkes Likely to BE AdOpted-The
Dan Bearing VIII he Retained, But
the other hearings Being Expert
mented With.
The subject Of 1897 improvements is pref
ty young, but it is nevertheless just wha.
the manufacturers are most concerning
themselves with at the present time, says
the American Cyclist. The prevailing
standard will be carried along another
year-perhaps for all time-but progress
will be manifested in betterment of de-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

into the air. If "a very large balloon were
attached TO "a wheel the wheel would un-
doubtcdly &c up. man and all. as soon as
the ropes were cut The proper size Of
balloon must be known before much prac-
teal use can be made of the idea.
The balloon must be large enough
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

New york, June "a quad bicycle
Eopeared in front of Grants tomb the
other day. going at . furious pace. Upon
81 sat four athletic fellows. resting, Their
feet worked and they were dressed in
sweaters. but any observer could have no
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

events, for which first-class prizes are
offered. The new track upon which the
races are to be held is a one-third mile,
cement surface, forty feet wide and per-
fectly banked. 1t is modelled after the
fastest tracks in the United States, to-
gether with Improvements on them. Every
accommodation can be secured by racing
men, either near the grounds or in the
city. Ample and comfortable dressing
rooms under the grand stand for riders.
The grounds are four miles from the CEN
ter of Jacksonville, with facilities for get
ting there. The race committee is COM
posed of Messrs. B. f. Dillon, (. o. Locke,
G. c. Floyd, +. A. Baya and S. A. Adams.
met a man with blazing eyes.
Hot drops upon his face,
Upon qulvering bicycle
Making an awful pace.
With visage grim, he ripped the ground;
He rode with lightning speed.
Furiously he rode way,
Nor stick nor stay did heed.
Such tight. set teeth and bursting veins
And brow at fever heat
The wondering people stood aghast
AS he tore up the street.
Soon he commenced to gather speed,
His pedals flew around;
His wheel that few al such a pace
Seemed scarce to touch the ground.
gaZed again-a smoke arose,
His tire was scoTching hot,
His rafting chain began to melt,
His clothes IN FIRE caught.
His front wheel settled to a pool
OF melted rubber and steel.
The handle bar was scorching hot;
The hind part left the WHEEL
Then all that I could see was left
Was MIN upon the seat,
And still he plowed the summer air
But never touched the street.
The last I saw of that poor man
Was one grand burst of flame.
The moral is-look at his case
And do not do the same.
Boston Globe
Three hundred bicycle riders recently
attended an Anglican church in the do
cese of Toronto, Canada, the rector
preaching 4 special sermon to them. A
slver-plated bicycle. covered with flow
ers, was one of the special decorations Of
the chancel, which a Church paper de-
nounces as "a most monstrous, irreverent
and distracting intrusion into the house
OF Gods presence" Stronger language"
SAYS the Independent- could hardly have
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

bicycle whose handle bars shall have their
tips lower than the top of the saddle.
Wheelmen who took the matter seriously
came near dropping dead when they read
the ordinance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28
RUNNING A BICYCLE
BY BALLOON POWER.
This Airy Assistant ii Powerful Factor in
Bicycle Races if the Wind Sets Right.


Its q n Feet-Eng
81. I'm Front ana manalcs lhe nopes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

nit of its use a slight departure from
present American models would be neces-
sary. American adoption Of the gear
case pioneered by marker or two in the
near future is looked for, but hardly
that this much-needed accessory will be
generally included among the improve
mCnts of 1897.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

CoryrghL - by - InteEliew syndeaie.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

Up to the end of last year, says the
Journal of Finance, there were in exist
ence 129 cycle companies, with a capital OF
&c, 420 900. Since December forty-seVen
new companies have been fioated, with q
capital of f7,50S 900. Total, 176 companies
with a capital of Els, 92S,OO0
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

There's many a new sensation found,
In the popular sport of wheeling"
But queerest of all, when far from home.
Is that 'punctured tired, feeling. Life
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

Bicycles are now geared by the average
cyclist up to the highest possible notch
to obtain speed and comfort without rae
ing. As consequence, the subject of gear
ing is interesting thousands of riders. The
average gear is &c or 6S, which is turned
out on the regular stock wheels, but spe-
cial gears seem TO be the order of the day
A we'll known rider. in discussing the cues
ton OF gear, says.
Gear wheels of large diameter mean
less friction. diminished tension on chain
and consequent pressure on rear wheel
and crank bracket bearings, also a ten
dency to prevent bending of rear forks
Taking 56-inch gear and crank of seven
inches with the pressure upon the pedal of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

I4FVI 0IIINU IIIuu udIus nave Deeu used,
there has always been a difficulty in re-
moving mud from the inside of them, but
a neat little brush has been devised which
seems to meet the case. 1t is strapped
firmly round the tire on to the rim, and
the wheel of the machine is slightly raised
from the ground and rotated by hand
in the opposite direction to that in which
1t runs when 1t is being ridden. This
brush is adapted either for mems or wo-
mems machines, and is particularly suit
able for the latter, as there is no neces-
sity for removing any portion of the dress
shield when cleaning the inside of the
mud guard
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

1t is estimated that in America bicycle
riders have invested SS00OOO.OO0 in wheels.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

Since the L. A. w. began the good roads
agitation in Massachusetts, that state has
expended over 100000 in improved high
ways.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

According to a recent decision of Gen.
Kleigels. chief of police of st. Petersburg.
all cyclists in the Russian capital must
carry, attached to the rear of their ma
chine, in such a position that it can be
easily seen, a large number. which is Civ
en- to them by the authorities. This ena-
bles the rides to be identified If he indul-
ges In ''scorching' or any other breach
of the police regulations.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-08

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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-08


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hacendado uzar aparato
conrudas de modo pueda gar
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defecto los M Cabrera del Comerco de San Sebastian
Quiene strasmt 6rdenes
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movera inventor ha puesto de uerza
cabos
btant las maqunas de descerea despupadora
cafe etando de modo las ma
costosas molestas pfopietaro
EMILIO CABRERO-
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-08

Langostas en- latas
Ostiones en- latas.
Leche condensada en- latas
Chocolate Menier.
'' Parodi.
I" La Fama.
Velas alemanas de Apollo
Azucar moscabado. Idem Central
Tabacos, brevas superiores:
Cigarrillos Pajarito.
Fosforos IS centavos paquetes lie
una docena.
Quesos prensadcs del pals.
Idem de hojas
Dulce de naranja en- panes.
Horchata confeccionada en- Ell pafs
estilo frances so centavos botella.
Almendras dulces 81 centavos
los 400 CRANES.
Almidon de EspaTla.
L1pulo superior a 50 centavos los
400 gramos.
Harina de trigo.
Sardinas de colen en- aceite to-
mates.
Maiz en- grano.
Cafe en- polvo.
Llaves de mangueras de media pui
gada & 10 reales una.
BILLETES DE PUERTO RICO
Pagamos 20 centavos toda eaj
de soda vacla de nuestra fabrica, que
venga completamente limpia; venta-
Ia que deben tenef en- cuenta. los es
peculadores en- este artfculo, con res
pecto 4 las extranjcras.
arzo .16 de 1896. / aflo alt.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-08
UNA FINCA De CAFE EN- VEHTA

SE vENDE EN- PATILLAs, una inca dc cafe,
compuesta de doscientas cuerdas mas me-
nos de terrsno alto sobre llano.
Tiene SO 40 cuerdas fncadas de cafe en-
plena production, y de 20 25 cuerdas de
plantaci6n nueva, como de uno tres amos;
el resto, eEs 81 mayor parte desmontado y
con gasab0les propios para continuar Las siem-
bras.
Sc aceptan proposiciones, bien al contad0,
parte al contado y el resto PLACES.
Information en- Arroyo Ssscesores de 90
rGs G O..
Ponce, % de Junio de 1896.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-08

Producos qumcos famaceutcos rogas smples barnices
nos perfumer acredtadas fabrcas patenzados
naconales semlas frescas de hortaiza g. &
~ Emero pucrtud 81 despacho de las prescripcones
facutativas 4al
3m 3 vps Julio % de 1896
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-08
LAS IRE : 3
PANAD-El2IA =
ATOCHA q PONCE ATOCHA 2

Offece constantemente & sus numeI
Pan de superior calidad, tanto del
lamado de aqua como de manteca
Gallefas dulces peoueflitas.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-12

Of puhlsc works TO The city council q shs
ofs9ce ~ TIE c4ty comptroller ana ox-officio
city clerk, and the sane Y gov open foT
reanafu open for inspection until Monday.
me tn day Of December. isSs II o'clock
= - and all persons interested are here
81 required 70 appear before the city
council At q session to be held In the
S.c,,rs.ti chamber In the city hall on the
TN day q D,csn ns. lsss 4 o'clock
s.Is ,tvrs . fixed the council viii con-
sIder any and al o, 9s,ses,ons made an. ard
an n deems just and will then deduct
the amour, Of such s cost assessed against
from the General Fund OF the cityl and
win then by ordinance approve such roll
al Admit each parcel and lot shown IN
said roll and declare the same . first lien
therecn- said matter may be adjourned
to . later date If % ordered by the city
council. WILL III PARRr,
CLERK Of the City OF Seattle.
Date OF first publication. November II.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-12

clTf TREASURER'S NOTICE. City of
seattle Notice liz hereby given that the
Ist annual inrtalIment Of local improve
men, o. oiss ssssn No i for the improve,
seattle, from point 10 feet North OF
the North line or Pike Street TO Olive
street under the provisions of ordinance
provenent OF said street by construct
Ing q pipe sewer along the center Of
said street. together with all necessary
openings; wsss. manhoies. ventiiators
the same with the main iHtersecting
sewer now existing at the intersection
OF olive and Seventh Streets and pro-
vi a,i. Tor the payment therefor Ia In
such payment by the levying and coll
lection OF special assessments upon the
property benefited by the Improvement.
as BY an ns act q the essia
ture Of the State OF Washington. APP
proved March 9Th. 1853. and under the
provisions. OF ordinance No. 3s4s. APP
July nth. 1854. has been duly
certified TO me for collection, and the
respective sums therein charged and
levied against each parcel and lot OF
land. and part thereof. In said district,
In payment OF such instaiiments re-
mains unpaid, and the same. including
charged chs must Ss pss on . or S.ors s
lith day Of December. 1895. Unless pay
ment be made on such installment on
or before the 1lth day OF December
lSe6, the same shall become delinquent
and shall bear interest at the rate OF
eight per cent. per annum, until paid.
and II not paid before said time. a PEN
atty Of nye 90 per cent. shall be added
and the sums delinquent shall be en-
tered on the annual tax roll for the cuf-
rent year agatnot each lot and parcel
Of land, and part thereof. 50 delinquent,
be collected az other taxes. together
with such additional charges or penal
ties as ara authorized 10 be charged and
collected on other delinquent taxes. and
each lot or parcel of land so delinquent
shall be sold for the amount Of such as
sessment, with interest. penalty and
costs. In the manner provided by law.
GEORGE +. MEACHAM.
City Treasurer of the City OF Seattle.
Date Of LIST publication November llth.
SOS.