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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09


cess of the meet should not be realized
The completion of the preparations
which had been in progress for months
past left little to be desired. This really
herculean work was largely accom-
pltshed by the Louisville 1896 meet
club, under the leadership of the pres
1dent, w. w. Waits. 1t had been esti-
mated that $4,000 would be necessary
to provide for the comfort and enter
tainment0 sof the visiting wneelmen.
and to secure, lthe, subscription of this
amount was an arduous undertaking,
but the interchangeable meet club at last
accomplished it, and the working
equipment Of the great cycling junta
was complete.
The star feature of the meet will.
of course, be the races. Louisville
can well boast the fastest bicycle
track in the world. Fountain Ferry is
q name that has become famous in
/, connection. with bicycle racing More
records have been made on it than on
any other track in the world and
from the time John S. Johnson began
by placing the mile record at 1:47 2-5.
In November, 1894, it has seen records
come and go.
The national championships will be
contested for as they never were. On
such a. track there, is no reason why
several worlds competition records
should not be broken The entire crew
of circuit chasers will be at the tape,
with the eyes of the most critical of
the cycling public on them
Nearly all the fast men Of the coun-
try are to compete for honors.
John s. Johnson will here make his
hrst public appearance in America
after his trip abroad, and Ray Mac
donald, who was with him on the
"other side,'' will also put forth his
strongest efforts.
With such men as Bald, Sanger.
Cooper, Ziegler, Gardiner, Coburn. the
Buffers and the pick Of the other racers
lined at the tape in the one mile cham
pionship, this race in itself would be
worth travelling to Louisville to see.
Besides this event there will be five
Dther national championship contests.
In which amateurs and professionals
will compete.
The cash prizes for professionals, to
be paid in coin, amount to $1,000, and
the amateur prizes are valued at near
ly $1,000.
In addition to the exciting pleasures
of the race course, there have been ar
ranged number of outings and other
entertainments for the visitors.
A dance on Fountain Ferry track by
electric light will be one novel feature
Several thousand dancers will partici-
pate in this.
Long distance road riders will enjoy
the century run over the original cen
fury course from Louisville to Frank
fort and return
There will be numerous short and
long runs to places of interest around
Louisville. These will include a visit
to the Mammoth cave, lis miles over
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CYCLING CHAT.

new tire made Of steel is being talked
about in cycling circles
popular English cyclometer rings tiny
I beH at the end of each mile.
/ 1t is likely that Titus will be reinstated
to the professional ranks at Louisville.
Record smashing has been going; on at
merry rate in England the last month.
/ Bald and Cooper are still running nearly
neck and neck toward the championship
goal.
The number of bicycles in Paris is esti-
mated to be the same as the wine shops of
that city-25 600.
The Hon. Joseph Chamberlain is one of
the heaviest owners of bicycling manufac-
turing stock in England.
George Banker will ride his first race since
returning to this country on Sept 10, at the
meeting of the Quill club wheelmen
A bicycle club has been formed in East
Quogue, Y. composed exclusively of
women, with Miss Hattie Vail as president.
Inc official figures of the number of BIZ
Cycles that passed through Fairmount park,
Pnlladeiphia, in May, 1892, was 1884, while
TINS year the returns place the number at
I 81, 357.
The winner of the Boil dor race in Paris
is said to have refreshed himself during the
twenty-four hours plug with twenty bottles
OF lemonade, a pint of bouillon and two quarts
OF tea with chartreuse in it.
Montreal bicycle riders must pay 50 year
Chicago female riders are not devoted n
leggings. -
A number of campaign cycling clubs have
already been formed.
American bicycles are gradually disnlacinu
the English machines
Dropping the handles too low tends tic
produce numbness of the hands.
summer hotels have all made special prep
a. IONS for bicycle riders this year.
Henry Chadwick, tHe base bail writer, is
riding the bike He is u years old
brigade OF po11shers in London makes g
/. wheels.
English cyclists having a fight with
British railroads over the transportation Of
! their machines. E@
! The Brooklyn Elevated Railway cofnpan,
carries wheels for 10 cents in addition Il
the regular fare.
The court in New York has held that driy.
ers who run into bicycles at the curb must
pay damages.
The only province belonging to England in
which the bicycle is not used is the Falk-
land islands
Eight towns in Connecticut have joined the
congratulated.
feature Of the recent C. E. convention
in Washington was bicycle tours to points oil
interest outside the city,
1t has been found that bicycle racks can
rot be erected on the streets of Cleveland
They are held to be distractions.
Polite riders refrain from passing drunk
en- man on narrow path. A Brooklyn man
tried it. He is in the hospital
Bicycling is spreading rapidly throughout
Snain. Four months ago Malaga had foul
wheels, now there are $50 in that city
Asphaltitis is a new disease originated by
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of blue grass, fine horses and pretty
women will be to the tomb of Daniel
Boone, to the home of Henry Clay and
to number Of the pretty towns and
villages that lie along the fine Ken
lucky turnpikes that radiate . from
Louisville.
The headquarters of the Louisville
'96 Meet club, at Hampton. college. a
school for girls; has been placed in ex-
cellent condition for the reception of
visitors. The edifice. built in the old,
ante-bellum style, is itself graceful and
interesting. 1t was erected by George
Keats, a brother of John Keats, the
English poet.
Not the least interesting feature of
the hospitality of the louisville home
cyclers will be the banquet which Is
to be given to the veterans of the
wheel Several hundred of the old
timers are listed for participation in
this joyful reunion.
During the meet there will be also
a manufacturers pageant which will
possess many attractive spectacular
features.
The racers are arriving at Fountain
ferry tracks and now the number is
100. Walter Sanger got in late yes
terday, John s. Johnson, with a party
will arrive in the morning. Today's
mail brought enough entries to run the
list to over 15Q The headquarters of
the meet clubs VIII be open for business
at o'clock Monday morning. Com
mittee will be on hand all day to-
morrow to receive arrivals who may
come in. A committee leaves this after
noon for Indianapolis to escort the big
four to Louisville. 1t is the desire to
cover the distance lis miles, tomorrow.
A feature just added to the programme
will be a freak parade, Wednesday
afternoon. Everything in the way of a
bicycle freak will be admitted.
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directly over my fathers ground and
then let the gas escape, ;ind settled to
the ground like bird on the wing, mot
Jerking and uncertain like q balloon,
but a slow, steady. downward motion.
DETAILS OF THE MACHINE
"The dimensions of my tiyirg ma
chine are: Size of cone, Go feet; cir
conference, 6 feet; length Of ring for
protection against falling, AZ inches;
handle bars, feet; gear wheels, go
inch big wheel and IL inch small or
binary saddle; silk cord and rope used
for the waistband, % feet; length of
bar from cone to bottom sprocket, 26
feet; length of aluminium sweeps, %
feet by feet; driving bar and axle
of sweeps, half-inch tool steel, and one
inch tool steel fianges to keep the axle
and cone together. The total weight
of the machine is nieely-five pounds
and it's lifting pover9 three tons
Mr.. Ryder has applied for patent
for his remarkable invention AS he
deems it's success assured, he is making
arrangements for the manufacture of
flying bicycles" which will be placed
on the market as SOON as possible, and
afford everybody WAC Gan buy one the
opportunity of making aerial excur-
sions
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09
THE BICYCLE OF 1897.
1t VIII Differ From This Years
Wheel in Many Particulars.

From what be learned by inquiry at
the various manufactures, next years wheel
will differ from the 1896 brand in several
particulars. However it is safe to say at the
outset that no effort will be made to cut
down the weight Of the machine as it seems
that, as far as the lightness is concerned,
the climax has been reached. There is one
thing. however. that will probably be insisted
upon-the fitting of a brake accessory
to every wheel. The aversion of some riders
to the present style of brake seems likely to
result in the introduction of some new at
tachments which will be effective in bringing
a bicycle to stop and at the same time not
mar the outlines of the wheel. The demand
for gear cases on wheels is also likely to
compel recognition from the manufacturer.
Lightweight gear cases for riders similar to
those used in England will probably be pro-
vided. A number of other minor changes are
also being considered by inventors and man
ufacturers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09

rheumatism, gravel. dyspepsia, headache and
constipation the outward and visible
signs Of its inaction in those who live too
well, a sedentary life. The prescription of
bicycle and the recommendation to use it
wisely and well works like charm in such
cases, and in all the sympathetic ailments
system. It is interesting to note that cycling
sometimes has the effect Of thinning the
obese and fattening the thin, and this may
partly be explained by Murchison's obserya-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09

Der to rat-trap being effected by a
simple upward pressure of the thumb
and forefinger of the hand to the plates
which are hinged on the axle The
center of gravity is always under the
pedal pin. The pedal does not only
automatically maintain the desired
surface on top and against the shoe
but also without foot pressure remains
in the position wanted unless inten-
tionally altered. The pedals weigh
fifteen and one-half ounces to the pair.
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Sending the bicycle to Jail.

The New York ordinance making it possible
for cyclist riding at night without light
lieu of going there himself is thus comment
ed on by Bearings: The plan seems to be
working satisfactorily. Searching and riding
without light are considered minor msde-
meanors, and any bicycle that may be ridden
is of sufficient value to cover any fine that
may be imposed for such breach of the
regulations. The only persons likely to OBJ
bicycles to the public, but they must find
some way to protect themselves against the
possibility of customers getting arrested and
then falling to redeem the rented wheel after
1t has been surrendered to the police de-
partment
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09

Columbus, O., 10 put apyend to ."'scorcning''
On the public streets is somewhat novel and
moreover is said to be effective
1t having been discovered that in order to
scorch rider must hump himself the
city fathers went at once to the root of the
matter by constructing an ordinance, which
reads, in part, as fellows:
whoever, while riding any bicycle or tri-
cycle. shall sit in a bent form. leaning for
ward with his or her head inclined so as to
prevent a view of PERSONS on or crossing
places in said city, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor -, -sSI
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09

fact that he is now in good standing
renders him eligible to entry in inter
collegiate games and gives him an op-
portunity to still further lower the half
mile record
fitzpatrick has left Union college and
will attend Princeton for the remaining
two years of his college course. This
will be of great benefit to the sporting
contingent at Old Nassau, for, with
fitzpatrick at their head, the light
footed Princetons can keep well in the
lead in the running events.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09
BIG NATIONAL MEET
PREPARATION FOR THE LOUIS
WILLIE EVENTS ABSORBING
INTEREST OF CYCLISTS.
SPORT, FUN AND FEASTlNG.
FAST MEN OF THE COUNTRY
TO COMPETE FOR CHAMPION
SHIPS.
RURAL RUNS AND RECEPTIONS
Will Add lest to the Occasion
Admirable work OF the '96
RURAL RUNS AND RECEPTIONS

The annual meet of the L. A. w. at
Louisville, extending from Aug. 10 to
Aug. 10, inclusive, is a matter of alb
sorbing interest to bicyclers all over
the land There seems no doubt that
this occasion is TO be in magnitude and
magnificence, fully commensurate with
the great popularity and development
of the sport in this the banner year
of cycling. Kentucky has opened wide
her hospitable arms and offers a well
come which is expected to be accepted
by 10000 visiting wheelmen.
There appears to be no reason why
the most sanguine hopes for the sue
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09
SOME CYCLING FACTS.
New YOrk's Big Six Days Champion
go ship Races.

new FORKS Big Six bays Champion
ship Races.
The six days races for the championship Of
the world. scheduled to take place in Madison
Square gar len, New York city, Dec. to u
inclusive, already promises to be great
success Such famous professionals las Shock
Waller. Alberts and Golden have sent in their
entries, together with others. and it is ex-
pected that Charlie" Murphy, the Brook
lyn flyer, now in France, and Harry Maddox,
the fisher lad of Asbury Park. will also figure
in the great struggle. Fred Titus, who
was a star in the days of Glass b, may also
compete There is no doubt about the entry
list being the most attractive ever secured
There will be short races for professionals
and amateurs every evening during the prog
ress of the long event Entry blanks can
be secured from A. G. Batchelder, 1927 Amer
lean Tract Society, building, or p. T. Pow
ers, .1Q5 Pulitzer building, New York city
2 Most Of the ailments which are commonly
called bilious" are caused by too much
food of a rich nature. and, too much drink
of sweet or alcoholic character combined
with far too little exercise in the open air.
The liver attempts to get rid of the super
huous materials thrown into the circulation,
and being overworked, rebels, and govt,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09

tons that excessive leanness, as we'll as ex-
cessive corpulence, Is often caused by mac
ton OF the liver, and the stimulus of regular
exercise. setting the functions OF that organ
right, causes the disappearance of what was
only symptom.-British Medical Journal.
Wheeimen in the United States. generally
cycling conditions In Mexico. The pastime is
more popular than one would suppose. Take
san Luis Potosi. for Instance. This is a
place of $4,000 inhabitants, situated In che
mountains about 200 miles to the northwest
or the City of Mexico. 1t is 5000 feet above
sea level and hasn't had drop of rain for
seven years. Drinking water Is not obtaina-
ble and everybody drinks wine. While on
visit there short time ago, r. P. Searie,
ride In and about the streets of the city. He
found the roads only fair, while the streets
OF the city were very bad. The pastime how
ever, Is growing In favor, and 1t Is believed
that In time the use of the bicycle will result
largely in securing better roads. as has al
ready been the case in various sections of
this country.
The practical utility Of the bicycle has
again been demonstrated In their adoption
by telegraph linesmen The New York and
New Jersey Telephone company has equipped
Its linesmen with bicycles, and the time re-
quired to locate breaks In the wires has been
reduced to a minimum.
A further indication of the progress of
civilization among the Indians Of the far
West was furnished recently by Little Black
Bear who is chief in the, Nez Perces
tribe. of Oregon. He was SO anxious to get
bicycle that he traded thirty horses for one
and considered that he had made bargain.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09
PROBLEM OF AERIAL NAVIGATION
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN
SOLVED.
IDEA TAKEN FROM A WHEEL.
RISES 200 FEET AND is PROPEL-
LED SEVEN MILES IN THE
TEETH OF THE BREEZE.
Patents Applied for and Aerial hi.
cycles Soon to Be Placed in
Common Use,

For several hundred years scientists
and inventors have been trying TO
solve the problem of aerial navigation.
Many, wonderful machines have been
constructed, but they refused to fly
when subjected to practical tests; So
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09
INTERCHANGEABLE.

A New Pedal Which Promises to Be
Useful.
An Eastern hardware concern is
marketing an instantaneously inter
changeable pedal The device is con-
structed entirely without movable
plates or screws, the change from rub
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09
THE FASTEST HALF Miller.
Charles Fitzpatrick Again Holds the
Worlds Record.

The sporting world was well pleased
recently when Charles Fitzpatrick who
had been under suspension for a year,
was >reinstated and reinvested with the
championship honors he had won. The
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09

Choynskf-McAu1ine

EAN FRANCISCO. Aug, 8.-Joe Choynski
and Joe McAuiiffe have been matched to fight
eight rounds before the Occidental club On
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CycIers. Who Must Sit UP Straight
: The method adopted by the authorities Of
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Notes.

Robert Straw VI springvills went to
Wyoming short time ago 10 dispose
Of some mining property, near Evans.
ton, owned by his brother who died
there about n year ago. Mr Straw
shared the sad fate ~ HE brother, aud
hia remains were brought TO Spfiug.
VILE last Thursday.
Henry Case was brought over from
American Fork, yesterday, 10 serve
fuTty days In tue county lall. The
sentence was imposed by Justice MI
Neil OF American Fork for stealing a
pair OF shoes from the Chapman Mer.
camille 20. Case Is a tramp.
The stu tents OF the Brigham Young
Academy, Proctor Academy AMI OF
the district schools all spent yesterday
In the canyons " on the muuntain
sides; the pleasant weather maize II an
ideal May.day.
The following Salt LNk,Ts registered
At the Hotel Roberts y Htsr ny! w g..
MoBrlde, Frank Moore, l.. J. Flynn,
ueorSU T.. Fotj.
Ears keliall will present A Pair Of
kids 10 al Opera house audience ON
luesdHy, Nay 8 b,
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January 1, 1897, at SlOO rof month:
one clerk from June /, 1895 ~ June !,
1877, At an annual salary ui $3.50.
For the appointment OF tier ~.
slsianis for the duties which increase
after July l, / respectfully recommend
That u be deferred until the work
makes Il necessary, a. owing 10 the
changes made by the new lsw, I eau.
not AZ this time specify at lust what
time the HdditiOnal help will be needed.
III respectfully call your attention 10
the responsibility attending the lice.
tiou 90 more than one million dDlIsrs
this yea, and I hope you will seelt the
justice Of conforming 10 the recon.
mubdation herein made, which 10
my mind IL absolutely necessary 20 pro-
cure the competent aud reliable service
required In the pfemises."
ASSESSOR LYNCH SAYS
VI have paid In cash since Jan. 1, the
following amounts II. D.C0neiy, uiiui
deputy, January 4 to April /, atfl25
per month, 1915; J. l.. Lynch. sec Inu
deIuty, stsilD psf month, $3.50; pail
eght men fr delivering statements,
500, total, ssOl.
There nUw remains unpaid await.
ing the action OF your honorable body
salaries Tor tue mouth OF April due II
=. Coneiy ami J. T.. Lyncn. / have
had employed since about the fifst
Monday 10 March OF the present year,
,ouf outside deputies OF field muu,
vino nave not received q cent OF psy up
To iate anu who look to you TOT remu..
GRAFTON.
In regard TO the expenses Of the
oflice for tue hfat three mouths, repre-.
seated ny cash paid 10 Conoiy and
Lynch, will say that II Ia only halt
what II would be ordinarily, owing %
tue fact that We used cur isst years
feli books for blltters, thereby saving
tue county about $500 TOT stationery. !
therefore ask inst you toimuutss me-
IN the sum " tSOl H. cash, aud recon-.
mend that y "a tiK the CON psnsatiDn Of
my depu lee OF 500 per month each,
aud make an allowance for the use
N horse and buggy IN county pre-
cIncts.
"li VIZ arc called UPON to perform
all tue duties II IL pOssiblc to rut upon
" by acts passed by the las, Legislature
We will nave g. h we, a. tmus, nt luast
a dtts1 deputies, au1 ask your hOn.
HAA'NN WY ~ W. hNNAAAhh NaAN 80
hamper me In the DISCHARGE u ms
iuty ~ county assessor In cOnclu.
siou viii say that have receipts fjf
every cent that have paii out ami
they are subject 10 your inspection any
time you may wish TO see them
mtCELLASEJug
W. l.. Lynn, county treasurer, stated
that he was utaulu nj thiB tlmo 90 BAY
what hlA duties were or what asslbt.
auce he would need In the future, NJ.
J. j, Duke has been employed NJ bis
assisltnt at q salary Of 500 per month,
out under the new law tue limit ~
placel ut 81 900 or year.
Fish anu Game Commissioner Heath
submitted communication stating
that 800 would be n reasonable anu
Just compensation TOT his services uuf.
iug tue present yoaL For the com.
ponsatlon oi n deputy commissioner he
recommends that s. per Jay be- allowed
during tue closed seasJn. The figures
SHOULD iucludv uXpo ases Tor both the
cJmmitH Oner and his deputy.
Recorder Cfismou reported havlnp
turned over 10 the ttoasurcf 81. 40. IS
Ia fees collected IN his Ulliuo from Jan.
uafy ~ April 80.
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lnsane AsNlnm.

Governor Wells and Treasurer Chip.
man Of the Insane Asylum board came
down yesterday ana held short meet.
log, during which tho newly app,int-
cd officers Of the Institution qualified,
and Dr. NJ. II. Hardy, Charles Dc
Noisy, anu Joseph +. FaTfer were
installed a. Medical superintendent,
secretary aud treasurer respectively.
The new steward, Mr. II. ;. pynU,
oes not assume hls fiiee till July Let.
o tho outgoing tfilceiA Doctor Pike
Has held the oiiioe VI medical superin.
iendeut anu W. III. Dusenbeffy that Of
treasurer from the time tue Institution
was opened over eleven years ago.
The asylum IL In excellent condition,
anu while each uillcial who has bet n
connected with tue Institution deserves
commentator Tor faithful perform.
auoo n duty, special praise + due TO
DE- Pike, VINO A. medical supufln.
tendeDt has had ohaT.e not only Of tue
treatment Of uatlents, but has had u
supervisory control o. all the depart
menp o. the large o'IHbllshmrnl,
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Wants Divorce.

L1is G. Long Of Psyson has com.
menced an action for divorce agnlus,
Charles Long on tho grounds Of harsh
cruel, obscene and proiane language,
used toward plaintiff by d fsudant, and
which 10 minuiely anu specifically uot
forth In the complaint. Dufpn liant IL
ais charged with choking plAintifl
anu throwing chicken at her head.
She asks $500 cash RHd iafm con
sisiing Of 100 ceres Of Ia d on Lake
Shore, costs Of suit and 500 attorneys
ots. The parties were married In
Provo on the fret day OF November,
1885,.