The record-union., 1896-08-09

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Oh. the ships have sails for the swelling
The falcon flies in the wake of the
wind.
In the speed of the steed of the Bedouin
breed
The blood leaps high to the hoofbeats'
lead.
AS the leagues are left behind
But what care /
or an For For tlae.i the birds s that fly.
The blasts that blow,
Till the trees bend low,
Or the barbS of Arabyi
Nor wish more for the wings he wore.
The neet-foot one, of the fables oldi
For the feathered robe of the messenger
god,
Or the winged sandals wherein he trod,
In the happy age of gold
Let the poets mourn
For the days outworn,
But these glad mornings are still di-
vine
These flying feet,
Were they half so fleet
As the steed that springs from mine?
Then ho! for the Wheel with its strength
of steel,
Yet blessed buoyance of sky-born
And the rush of the near and crystal
line clear
Sweet breath of the summer that sings in
the
Like harps of thousand strings!
oh wild and free
Is the joy to me
To breast the breeze and w1lirl alongi
To skim the ground
Till the pulses bound,
And the heart bursts into Songi
-Woman's Sentinel.
For long time he remained with his
face buried in his hands, evidently a
prey to narrowing thoughts. When he
; finally looked UP his face was drawn
and haggard.
What is the matter?" they inquired,
as they gathered around.
1T is horrible," was all he could say.
What is horrible?" they asked.
"What fearful things have you done? ?"
1t was an error of judgment" he
pleaded, as if arguing to himself; sit
was a mistake that might be made by
anyone else in these days, but it is dis
tressing to think of it. nevertheless"
Have you let train go through an
open switch?" they cried
Would that it were only that!" he
answered, with sigh.
Then one of them noticed that he wore
his bicycle togs, and said with easy con-
fdence:
4 know it all now. He was caught
riding on the boulevard without his
lantern"
Worse replied the sad youth. Last
evening in the cleaning I chased a
beautiful thing in boomers"
Yes. What of t?"
1 was sure that I knew her, and she
had tantalized me long enough to make
me desperate"
Yes
Il caught her just where the shadows
were the deepest"
And then
We'll, you know what man usually
does to a girl that he thinks has been
flirting with him when he catches her
alone in the dark for a minute"
"Of course. but 1 don't know why he
should regret it, as you appear to-"
We'll. that's because when the vision
broke away and passed under the light
at the next corner, you We're never over
come by the fearful suspicion that in
the excitement of the moment you had
mistaken a pair of knickerbockers for a
pair Of bloomeIts, and had consequently
had TO live in constant fear of what a
boy might spring on you at some mop
Fortune momt Chicago Post.
Few riders realize the Importance to
the bicycle of a well fabricated and fiex-
ible chain. IF one-half the care which
IS bestowed on the bearings of the BIZ
cycle were devoted to the chain there
would be fewer tired muscles after BIZ
cycling exercises. One will find owners
of wheels taking them apart and clean
ing the cones and polishing the ball
bearings even going so far as to dissect
the pedals for little dust. and yet pay
little or no attention to the chain; while
in the matter of draft the latter counts
more than all the rest of the bearings
combined. Every one of the numerous
links in this chain has a bearing. and
every one of these bearings is likely to
get stiff with dust and wear. As soon
as the metal gets to wearing against
metal or little grit is introduced into
the joints the chain will be tireSome to
propel This can be avoided only by
careful cleaning and fabrication. The
exertion used in cleaning is returned
sevenfold in garnered strength to the
rider. The chain should be taken from
The wheel and coal oil poured over the
joints and on the sprockets. Then a
careful wiping with a cloth will remove
nearly all the dust. The joints should
be worked by whipping on a floor until
they are perfectly flexible. 1t is a good
plan to keep an open can of lubricatine
oil into which the chain may be plunged
and allowed to remain for some time
over night if convenient. When it is
taken out the oil should all be removed
with cloth, wiping as clean as possi-
bic to prevent the adherence of dust
After the sprockets are scrupulousiy
clean put on small amount of stiff lu-
bricant. and you will be surprised at the
difference in the running of the wheel
IT is an error to call bicycling
craze" 1t is something very different
from that. The simple fact is that ths
human race has discovered a new power
for its own use. From the earliest dawr
of civilization man has been expert
menting with the wheel which he in.
vented to increase his powers of loco.
melton. Finally he has hit upon a de
vice which makes his own body tn,
source of power. He has placed wheel.
upon his feet, and as a result finds hi:
power Of locomotion multiplied by ffv,
and even ten. Instead of walking fiv,
or ten miles with more or less effort ant
fatigue, he finds himself travelling ten