The sun., 1897-11-08

n there are COW bells and round sleigh
e bells which are kept ringing continually
e by the jogging OF the hand against them.
1 The COW bells are all sizes from an inch
s long to huge affair that Texas steer
: might wear and with a sound like har-
e Dor buoy. These are sold in all bicycle
r shops, together with the brilliantly col
e ored japanese lanterns Of paper, which
t the night riders have dangling from their
, handlebars.
! The cyclist who drinks water heavily
on the outset of ride will lay the
foundation Of thirst which will last all
day. 1t is well enough otakc a sip during
a ride, but copious draughts are like fuel
to fire. Milk is a good thing to drink.
: 1t is hunger-satisfying as well as thirst
quenching Never drink when hot.
Rinse the mouth with water and bathe
the wrists in cool water. 1t will cool the
blood without shock or injury.
Bob McCurdy, who besides being
fast and game racing man, has very good
business ideas, is talking of forming a
team for next year 1t will be composed
of men fast enough to go against any
team in the world or against anything
that moves Bob will also hustle for ex-
hibition work and pacemaking jobs.
| Does your nose bleed occasionally? !
met a cyclist who suffered in that way on
one OF those abnormally hot days we had
last month. Noticing lemon in his
possession, suggested lemon juice as an
application; it acted like charm. The
recipe is not original. picked it up in
recent medical journal, but had never
tested it in practice before.
The thirteenth of the present month was
an unfortunate day to select for the
Titus-Michael race at the Chicago Coli
scum. One of the two will think it an
unlucky day, sure.
Nearly all the 1898 bicycles will be
furnished with wider handle bars than
those Of former years. Cyclists by ex-
perience, have had it amply demon
strated that narrow handle bars contract
the chest and prevent free action ofthe
lungs. That means loss OF power and
endurance in road riding.
General J. Park Postels was seen on
the streets yesterday riding his new
chanless bicycle. What do you think
of it General?
Goodley and Mcdaniel are expected
to pass through here about o'clock this
afternoon on their way to New York, in
their attempt to break Lieutenant Wise's
record between Washington and New
York.
Some amusing accounts are told of
Melba's first attempt to master the bicy-
Gle. 1t was in Chicago that the gifted
cantatrice essayed her maiden wobble
and from all accounts her manners
lacked the caste Of Vere-de-Vere, and
great honor is paid to her power Of per-
severance by the assertion that she fell
off the machine siXty-one times in one
lesson. A woman who fall off bicycle
sixty times and yet has the courge to re-
mount, should certainly prove winner.
Eddie McDuiIic is training like
Trojan for his race wish Michael, which
comes off in Chicago on Friday night
next. The quiet Bostonians has GER
tainly made the wind burn up at Willow
Grove and he il liable to break any old
kind of a worlds record any day. Eddie
speaks well of his boarding house, but
found time yesterday to tell a good story
at the expen'c sc of tie mistress. 1t seems
the latter put scra2ple on the table when
Eddie sat down for lis midday meal
yesterday. McDuftie may be good
judge of baked beans, but he professed
to know nothing of the dish that
Jerseymen walk miles to get next to.
"What's that" McDuffie asked in sur
prise as tie woman placed the dish be-
fore him.
"Why, that's scrapple," was the re-
ply.
"Scmpple? For Heavens sake, what
is scrapple" asked McDufic, apparently
m ire surprised than ever
The lady explained what scrapple was
made of, and then Eddie said-
"Well, don't want any OF it, for only
Pennsylvanians eat it,
"You're mistaken, Mr.. McDutfie, "inno-
Gently remarked the boarding mistress.
"They do eat it outside Of Pennsylvania,
for got some in Harrisburg once,
Are you astl,matic? DR.. Marcal of
London is authority for the statement
'there is no remedy for the asthma equal
to the BICYCLE
Is your heart weak? So long as you
ride with your mouth closed and breathe
through your nostrils alone you are rea-
sonably safe from heart strain; so a ply
sician asserts who as given the subject
considerable thought.
Eddie Bald is the champion cyclst of
1897. He has been first twenty-four
t;,,o, and y,op yxo Odo Gor1inar is Sec-