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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-15
In Olden Times

People overlooked the Importance of
permanently beneficial effects and
were satisfied with transient action;
but now that it is generally known
that Syrup of Figs will permanently
overcome habitual constipation, we'll
informed people will not buy other
laxatives, which act for time, but
finally injure the system.
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TO ROW up STREAM
AN INNOVATION IN THE BIG
VARSITY RACES ON THD
HUDSON.
HOW CREWS ARE TRAINING.
CHANGES OF MEN AND BOATS ARE
FREQUENT AT HAIR
WARD.
CoRNELL's STROKE UNCHANGED.
Yale Quietly Working at New Lon
dOn-ImprOvements In
Columbia.
HOW CREWS ARE TRAINING.
coRNELL's STROKE UNCHANGED

Changes and rumors Of changes
characterize the preparations for the
college boat races at Poughkeepsie.
The people who first decided upon the
location and Laid out the course over
looked the important matter Of tide.
and the friends Of New London ne
elected what might have been in i'm
portant argument against the Hudson
river as the place Of contest AS no
change could be made in the tide and
it was deemed unwise to row earlier
than half past in the afternoon, it
was finally decided to row up stream
instead Of down. This decision affects
the Cornell-Harvard-Y Yale varsity
race, which will be the chief event Of
the four college races, and the fresh
men race between these three colleges,
which takes place two days before the
varsity race. 1t will not affect the
races of Cornell, Columbia and Penn
sylvania, which take place one week
later and which will be rowed down
stream, as usual.
In the old time boat races over the
Poughkeepsie course, when the Ward
brothers and the old Stranger crew
rowed, there was superstitious fear
of pulling northward on the Hudson,
and the hour when the tide was flow
ing down was always selected. The
local committee were opposed to row.
ing UP the river because of the diff
Guilty that sightseers would have to see
the finish and wanted the race set for
earlier in the afternoon. The college
men were unwilling to row earlier be-
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Simple Rules for whee1men.

The crusade against riders who violate the
rules of the road has had considerable eff
feet upon Milwaukee wheelmen. However
there are many riders who, apparently, are
entirely ignorant of the road rules. Every
wheeman should read and heed the following
rules of conduct:
When meeting riders, pedestrians and We
hicles keep to the right. When passing them
from behind keep to the left.
When turning corners to the left keep
to the outside of the street.
When turning corners to the right keep as
far out as possible without trespassing on
the left side of the road.
Never expect pedestrians to get out of
your way; find a way around them.
Never ride rapidly by an electric car stand
ing to unload passengers.
Never coast down hill having cross streets
along the way.
When meeting other riders ascending a
hill, where there is but path, yield the
right of way to the up-riders.
Bear in mind that rider meeting an
electric car carrying strong headlight is
unable to see beyond the light; keep out of
his way
When riding straight ahead never vary
your course suddenly. to the right or left
without first assuring yourself that no. other
rider is close in your rear, or on the other
side toward which you turn.
Do not ride too close to novice and
in meeting a novice give plenty of room.
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an be used for bringing crippled wheels down

town.
Mr.. Winston's sympathies for unfortunate
bicyclers were excited when he heard some
young women of the NORTH side, who were
caught far up toward Evanston with crippled
wheels and were compelled to walk several
miles before they could get assistance. Then
and there he formulated the iplan which, when
realized, will transform the rear dashboards
of cable and electric North side cars into
portable hospital wards for wounded wheels.
II the plan is adopted-and there seems to
be little doubt that Mr.. Wtnston's idea will
be accepted-every car on thesNorth side will
be decorated with three bicycles hanging to
hooks on the rear platforms Itlwill be an easy
matter for q weary pedal-pusher to let the
air out of his tire, unscrew the bolt in his
chain, or make cripple Nf his wheel without
damage to it. and thus PVT 1t sin condition to
pass the civil service examination Of the con-
ductor. When these little schemes were given.
to one of the officials OF the North side system
yesterday he laughed and said:
"Well the fact Is we long have had an idea
that 1t would be good thing for the cars
running out to Evanston and other electric
cars reaching into the wilds TO- carry bicycles.
There are hundreds of bIcyclers who are de-
tered from attempting long out Of the city
rides because OF the distance, their inexperi-
ence, or because the wind Is blowing in the
wrong direction. II they find out that 1t will
be possible to ride in toward home on street
car for nickel with their bicycles nicely
and securely hanging from the rear platform,
they will be tempted to make longer runs,
and the company will get their fares for the
run in.
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The Evolution of the Bicycle.

''The Evolution of the Bicycle is in
terestingly illustrated in a pamphlet published
the history of the wheel from Baron de
Sivrac's invention in 1890, to the present
time. Sivrac's machine a sort of hobby
horse on wheels. 1t became popular, and
used by women as well as men. Instead
of pedals the feet rested on the ground, and
riders merely pushed themselves along. In
1892 the velocifere appeared. The horse
feature was omitted and saddle substituted.
modified form of this wheel was used in
England, where one Dennis Johnson engaged
in the manufacture. Johnson opened riding
school for the instruction Of beginners, and
this is the first cycling school on record One
of the most curious vehicles in the history
Of wheels is, the dog treadnill, invented by a
New York man. The high front wheel be-
came popular in 1880. The first safety bicycle
of the present type was invented in Coventry,
England, by James Starley, who called it the
bicyclette. The safety dates back only about
seventeen years, and; its great popularity came
only affeW years ago. .s. :!aSt
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FRESH CYCLE NEWS
PROGRESS OF THE WORK OF CON-
STRUGGLING CYCLE PATHS IN ST.
PAUL.
ORGANIZING L. A. w. CLUBS.
INDICTMENTS OFFERED BY BOARD
OF OFFICERS OF THE LOCAL
DIVISION.
PERSONAL WHEELING GossI
First Run of the l.. A. W.-Capital
City Club Goes to Hudson
Today.

The Cycle Path association is not
spending much money just now, walt
ing for the treasury to fill UP. The as
sociation rightly claims that st. Paul
is being advertised among wheelmen
all over the United States on account
of the miles of good wheeling it boasts.
The association is daily in receipt Of
letters of inquiry as to st. Paul cycle
paths, as to their construction, cost,
etc. Wheelmen who make Western
trips are induced to stop off with their
wheels at ST. Paul. taking in the good
riding and beautiful scenery in and
around the city.
About two miles of path are finished
on West Seventh street, and by Thurs
day next the path will be finished
through to the fort. Wheelmen can
ride out West Seventh to Tuscarora
avenue, then about five blocks on the
sidewalks to Otto street, where the cy-
Gle path begins
The crew which was at work on
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mittee to represent the Northwest.
The Eastern roads are nearly all car
rying wheels without charge, While the
Western roads are still holding out
their transportation charges.
A party, consisting Of the chief con-
sui of Illinois, Mr.. Pattee; the chief
consul of Wisconsin, Mr.. Rotier: n.
H. Van Sicklen, publisher of Bear.
ings:" Ed Westlake, sporting editor of
the Chicago Evening Post; Chas. r..
Root, president of associated cycling
clubs, Of Chicago; Chas. E. Jones. pub
Usher of 'Ye Gynk," and Mr.. Burley
B. Ayers will visit the Twin Cities on
next Sunday. They will bring their
wheels and make personal 1nspectlon
of our boulevards. They come IN tne
interest of free transportation OF
wheels in our section Of the country.
The Capita1 City Cycle club is fitting
up the rooms of it's club mousse on Eas. s,.
Seventh street. A magnlhcent par!of
suite has been purchased, and suitable
furniture for the reception rooms mas
been ordered, but is not yet at the
house. The gymnasium is coming IN
for a good share of attention, ana the
bows say they will have athletic appil-
ances which will be the pride OF the
city.
The Capital City Cycle club will take
it's official run to Hudson today. Re-
freshments will be served at the cluo
on their return. About fifteen OF the
BOYS are in Duluth taking in the Lon
don Road road race. They left FRIDAY
evening and will return tomorrow
morning.
w. J. Martin is in training for the
Harriet road race on the 5th. He is IN
splendid condition. and his friends eX-
pect him to do the club proud.
E. J. Fuchs and Frank Clinton are
still in quest of their missing wheels.
They have a slight clue, and are keep
ing up the search with much Vlgof.
The Laurel Cycle club took an lnfor-
NAL run on Tuesday night. About
twenty-five members were In line
i
Another lady, who has succumed to
the charms of the diamond frame
wheel, is Mrs. C. H. Saunders, of 6o9
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NOTES OF THE BIKE.

Bicyclists in Berlin are compelled to carry
a number about as large as locomotive
headlight and Illuminated at night, so that
when q scorcher misuses his wheel to run
down a pedestrian. the injured party or some
bystander can take notice of the number
and the offender can be spotted afterward,
If he does not see fit to stay. AS the num-
bers are officially registered, 1t is difficult to
avoid detection.
Representatives of the four largest bicycle
tube factories in England are reported to
have been successful in forming an inter-
national tube trust. The plants at Ellwood
and Greenviile, Pa, have been acquired, the
price paid being about So, ,OOO, 900. The Amer
lean factories will have their capacity dou-
bled, at an expenditure of ST. 900. H. w.
Hartman. late president of the Ellwood fac
tory, will be manager, with headquarters at
New York city.
It looks as though the day of the tricycles
has come aain. A New York company is
manufacturing up-to-date ''trikes," Of which
a large number have been sold in the last
two years.
When at rest man consumes 500 cubic
inches of air per minute Let him ride a
wheel nine miles all hour and the air con-
sumption per minute jumps to 1.6O0 cubic
inches; increase the speed to twelve miles
an hour and the air consumption leaps to
2300 while at only eighteen miles per hour
the rider has increased his air consumption
to 5000 cubic inches for every minute he
rides at that speed.
The stock of the cycle board of trade of
Philadelphia has proved one Of the best in
vestments any bicycle dealer in that city
has ever put his money into.
An enterprising burglar in Steuben county,
New York. made record last week by the
aid OF bicycle. Between nlgntfali and day.
break he committed eight burglaries cover
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cause Of the probable heat and risk Of
rough water.
Unusual interest is shown in the pre-
liminary work of the different crews.
The great events at Poughkeepsie are
as follows:
June Harvard Yale Cornell freshmen,
two miles.
June 25-Harvard- Yale -Coynen varsity four
miles.
June 30 Cornell Columbia Pennsylvania
freshmen, two miles.
July 2-CorneH- mbia-Pennsylvania var
s,ty. four miles.
The Harvard crew has attracted the
most attention on account of their
English coach and their experiences
with English Shells Several members
of the crew have for various reasons
become incapacitated, and a. feeling OF
nervousness is said to prevail. Mr.
Lehman is evidently taking no chances
about boat for the Harvard crew,
for another shell was recently ordered
from Davy, the Cambridge builder of
racing craft. This will make three
shells Harvard will have, from which
the one to be used at PoughkeepSie can
be selected. The English shell is too
light for the varsity crew, and will
probably be turned over to the fresh
seem to please Mr.. Lehman. as it has
not yet been taken out of the varsity
boathouse since its arrival.
The Yale crews will remain at New
London until June 20, training for the
Poughkeepsie race. They will not go
to Poughkeepsie until directly before
the event, just long enough to allow
the crews to get accustomed to the
course. The varsity and freshmen
crews will go practically the same day.
An instructor will accompany the
oarsmen and will give them their ex-
aminations in training quarters at
Gales Ferry. Capt. Bailey. Of the Yale
strange policy Of Yale in going to New
London to train for Poughkeepsie,
says: 1--WE have had almost nothing
but rough weather all the spring and
the crew has not been able to row the
four mile distance much. The regular
four-mile course up the Quinnipiac Is
not available, owing to the new bridge
that is being constructed and the rough
water kept up off the harbor. We go
to New London because we are sure Of
a sheltered spot there, and we go early
to get to rowing the four miles regu-
larly."
Certain critics insist that Cornell has
changed it's stroke in the past few
years. The following extract from a
letter received by Prof. r. H. Thurs
ton from Tom Hall, the famous varsity
stroke of the '94 freshmen crew. the
81, '92, 49, '94 varsity crews. and the
Henley crew, will be evidence to the
| contrary. II sincerely hope that Cornell
will have success on the water this
year. The Importance Of victory can
not be overestimated. Not only are
we competing against Yale, but also
| against English methods That the
| Cornell stroke has not been changed
! to an English one I know full well;
| had such been the case, should feel
| doubtful of victory. We may have
| learned several things while we were
| in England, but our defeat there can
be accounted for in other ways than
that the stroke was In fault. We have
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Street Cars May Garry Wheels.

From Chicago comes the announcement that
one Of the big street companies is consid-
ering plan to carry wheels on it's cars 1t is
said that the plan meets with the approval
of the astute Mr.. Yerkes, and it is likely that
this is a fact, for Mr.. Yerkes, has ever been
keenly alive to Mr.. Yerkes' interests.
The Chicago movement is the result, doubt
less, of a previous movement in New York.
Some weeks ago the elevated roads of New
York put on special bicycle trains. The patron
age was so large that the number of trains
was increased and the plan was declared to be
a big success.
The story from Chicago is to the effect that
in short time the North side street cars
will carry bicycles. The matter will be con-
sidered at the next meeting of the officials
of the North Chicago Street Railroad company,
and it is said on high authority that Mr..
Yerkes approves of the scheme. The plan
was proposed by Mr.. Winston, di-
rector, and it contemplates hang
ing hooks or other suitable devices on the rear
dashboards Of street cars, to which three BIZ
cycles can be attached. There is string tied
to the scheme, however, for such hooks only
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WILLOW GROVE MEET.
Arrangements Are Being Made to
Greet Host.

Greet q Host.
PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-While the na-
tional championships at Louisville last year
were open to professionals as well as anna
teurs, the programme of the races to be held
at Willow Grove on Aug. and next, in
connection with the eighteenth annual meet
of the League of American Wheelmen, will
contain no less than six championship events,
four for professionals and two for amateurs
the first time in the history of the league
that the pros" will be given an opportunity
under L. A. W. sanction) Of fighting out
among themselves the question of to whom
belongs the title OF national champion at
the various distances The professional cham
pionships will be at quarter half one and
nve miles, and the one-mile race will bring
TO light that long-looked-for individuaEthe
mile champion of the United States. To
win that event will be an honor that will
carry with 1t no little distinction and will
in addition, be worth thousands of dollars
70 the fortunate individual who first reaches
the tape in the last desperate sprint The
winning of any of the national professional
championships, in fact, will mean much to
the man or men who capture the prizes and
that they will be fought out to the last inch
by the largest and fastest fleet of racing men
that ever faced the starter goes without saw
ing.
The two amateur championships will be at
mile and two miles, and their decision
will doubtless furnish a repetition of the
bitterly contested struggles that have char
acterized these events in former years.
In addition to the championship events
there will be four professional and three
amateur races-one and two-mile handicaps
for each class, mile open and mile (2:O5 class
for professionals and thlrd-mile open for
amateurs. This long programme will, in the
opinion Of the race meet committee furnish
excitement galore for the crowd and for
that reason it was decided to turn down the
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Arkwright street Mrs Saunders, on
being interviewed on the question OF
costume, said: 'I wear the divided
skirt. I do not believe in the apron
no matter how you may adjust it when
on the wheel. would mott will
never-ride a drop frame again, neither
will any other lady, who has given the
! Saunders rides an average of 100 mile:
per week.
bicycle drum corps is being organ
lied. There will be about twenty
drums and as many bugles. The names
OF the officers will be announced later
The Laurel club took it's regular run
on Friday evening, the destination be-
ing Como: They took the usual route
over Lexington park out and back
over Smelling avenue Fifty members
were in line, and the usual refresh
ments were served on their return
Dancing closed the evenings entertain
ment. The gentlemen members of the
club will make the Northfield century
run today.
A. B. Atkinson was arrested on
Thursday on the charge of seorching.
and, upon investigation of the charge
was released without a fine.
A great deal of interest is shown in
the road race coming off at Lake Har-
r1et, on next Saturday. About 81 .O00
are hung up in the twenty prizes to be
competed for. It is a twenty mile race
being seven times around the lake.
The road will be scraped and rolled
with ten-ton roller, so that the
ightest racing wheels may safely be
used. Lake Harriet is two and three
fourths miles in circumference.
William Matticks, of the engineer
office in the court house, is soon to
issue an official challenge to any 2OJ
pound man in the city for time to Lake
Harriet and return.
c. F. Stanley will ride to Faribault
then to Mankato and back to st. Paul
today.
A cycling party, consisting of Misses
Margaret Garvin, McDermott, Melon
ough, Margaret and Laura McDonougll
Nora Clinton, and Messrs. P. ]. Kelly
I. Mayler, Mart Garvin, F. A. Green
E. j. Barry and M. J. Mccormick, took
run to the Mounds on Friday even
Ing, returning to the home of Miss
Garvln, where light refreshments were
served.
Representative Grondahl is still agi-
tating the question of good roads in
Red Wing, and has earned a good dea1
of commendation from wheelmen
throughout the state.
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Cycle Tube Trust Formed.

From Pittsburg comes the statement that
bicycle tube trust has just been formed, and
that henceforth the tube product will be con-
tives of the British combination have been at
work at Pittsburg for several weeks and last
night 1t was announced that their work had
been successful. The trust has bought out
right the tube plants at Elwood and Green
vile, Pa. The price paid for the two plants
and the privilege of using the Stiefel seamless
tube process was close to So, 100000. The only
other tube plants in this country are at Shell
byville and Toledo. o.. and Brooklyn. N. Y.
1t Is not probable these plants will be taken
into the trust. The Englishmen are also after
the Uehling patents for casting and conveying
metals. now controlled by the Carnegies. The
American factories Of the trust, which now
year, will have their capacity doubled at an
expenditure Of $2,50000O. The headquarters
of the entire combination will be In New
York, under the management of H. w. Hart
man. lately president Of the Elwood tube fac
tory.
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CHAMPION WRESTLING.
An Athletic Development of the st.
Lauis Turufest.

An Athletic Development of the st.
Louis Turnfest.
The recent turnfest at st. Louis de-
veloped a. new champion wrestler IN
the person of Henry Albeken, who is
now able to rank with other national
athletic characters. Albeken won the
miooleweight championship at St.Louis,
defeating the crack middleweight men
of the United States in the turpfest
competitions. Hooker. Of Los Angeles;
Klee, Of Newark N. j., and Lindeman,
of Camden, N. J., went down before
him in succession. Albeken has been u
pupil of George Baptiste, Of St. Louis,
for a year or so and makes no secret
of the fact that Baptiste had much to
do with his developing as wrestler.
Albeken handles himself on the mat In
a manner similar to Barney McFNad-
den
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claimed to be the equal of Y ale, and
we must back up that claim; ette .repu-
tation and honor Of Cornell in this
field are at stake"
Columbia and Pennsylvania are less
talked about than Harvard, Yale and
Cornell Columbia has been handi-
capped in practice by rough water, but
the work of the crew nevertheless,
shows Improvement over last year.
Pennsylvania did not begin practice
with as much work as the others, but
a noticeable Improvement is shown in
the character Of the stroke.