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equal Of Bald, and undoubtedly he was.
His failure to arrange a match race to de-
termine the championship of the country
lost him the title. He is big, strong chap,
who can make his wheel hum all the way
around the track. For al-around work he
Is hard to beat. Sprinting is, however, his
ferte. and the contests between him and
Bald are invariably marked by exciting
finishes They are both excellent short-dis-
lance spriIters.
In July. 1894. Cooper Joined the class B
riders, and secured a reputation as a great
handicap rider. The following year he rode
In splendid form, and by good many cycle
writers he is given the credit of winning
the championship of last year. This year
bis work has not been of the best order.
He Is an extremely affectionate chap, and
most OF the money he makes he devotes to
the care OF his parents. both his mother
and father being alive. Last year he sent
his mother and sister to Europe, and the
trip Is said to have saved the life of the
former, who had been extremely sick.
Cooper Is in favor of Sunday racing,
especially In the west, and is quite broad
minded on cycle racing in general. His
trainer, Mother" Webb, takes a great In
terest in him, and 1t is solely due to his eff
forts that Cooper attributes his success.
Tom and Nat Butler the two New Eng
land brothers. who have won considerable
renown by their racing abilities, are also
entered for the coming meet. They are
both good men and claim Boston as their
nome Tom Butler was at one time one of
the good riders of the hub, and was known
mainly as brother to Nat, who had al
ready acquired fame on the track Last
spring he was heard of on the New York
circuit, and later appeared on the national
circuit. His record was wonderful, and at
one time he headed the percentage tables,
losing the championship by poor work at
the Waveriy meet. This year neither of
the brothers haSs followed the circuit
They have been doing a good deal of rid
Ing, and have taken in almost every race
meet In their vicinity this year, attending
the national meet at Philadelphia. The
brothers are not employed by any manu-
facturers this season, and are somewhat
afraid of venturing out on the circuit on
their own accord. This fact most likely
explains the whole situation.
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the best thing to do is C. loosen Il and
dry II as soon ne possible. IL no attention
Is nd to Il the chain is extremely likely.
10 break. The writer well remembers an
ircident that happened about 1--WE years
Ego. He was well out In the country, and
In a hurry to get back when the chain
sot wei and commenced to ereak and work
hard. He paid no attention. but kept on,
and when the end OF the Journey was
reached was dismayed that the lower rear
FORK on the chain side had bent several
Inches out of pl lmb That was an exceD-
tionai case. AMI only Illustrated the fact
frame.
The chain is also apt to tighten from
is firmly bolted in place the chain will
work tight after travelling any distance
above two or three miles The treatment
should be the same as in the case Of a
Met chaln. Loosen up the tension by ua-
tolting the driving wheel ard showing il
a fraction of an inch more In the frame.
The cleaning OF the chair is remarkably
easy. When clorged I'D with graphite ana
uir- a good sim brush will remove every
tning without taking the chain on. IL this
does not answer take the chain or ana
soak IL in gasoline. and then burn t. AZ
ter burning rub with a creased cloth AMI
II viii be like new. When placed on the
wheel use little graphite. and II will
work to perfection. While the chain is OF
clean the two sprockets. leaving no dirt
or grit on the teeth.
To lubrtcate a chain some people rec
ommend the use of a little kerosene oil,
AFTER applying the oil heat the chain
shghtly In conclusion. IL is well to add
caution in regard to replacing the chain
be sure that the end of the screw which
connects the chain into AN endless piece
is nrfnly placed I'm the small nut IL fire.
quently happens that this is not the case
me nut Will work OF. and IL no care is
given the screw itself will work out AS a
result, the chain viii drop or. and. II go-
ing at good rate of speed. this is dam
gerous. Even going at a moderate rate
The falling of the chain is apt TO cause a
mix-up In the spokes of the rear wheel
'hrow the rider and damage the machine
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BICY ES ON CARS

All over the country railroads of the cities
are beginning to carry bicycles. 1t seems
rather strange to hear of this, considering
the fact that the bicycle is supposed to
baye somewhat injured the business of the
street railroads themselves Yet such is the
case. Where the idea originated is hard to
say, but the first practical Illustration of
railroads carrying bicycles occurred in san
Francisco. Now most Of the railroads in
that city have started in to carry the BIZ
cycles, and the matter has spread all over
the country. Several railroads in different
eastern cities are now carrying bicycles,
from which source additional revenue Is Sc
cured.
the cyclists of this city would have been
glad II the railroads would only carry BIZ,
cycles, especially the suburban roads If
the wheel breaks down in the city, the ma
chine can be left at some place, repair
man notified and he will send for it. But
out In the country the condition of affairs
Is entirely different, and a breakdown is
more serious. If car line is convenient
1t Is great relief to have the machine
hauled into town. There are one or two of
the local suburban roads that will take BIZ
cycles when the cars are not crowded with
passengers, but the majority refuse to take
them. The roads that do take the wheels
charge an additional fare for the machine.
while one road. along a resort well patron
lied by wheelmen, charges something like
p cents for hauling a wheel This is rather
steep.
The Nassau railroad. in Brooklyn, has
five cars equipped, as in the Illustration, to
carry bicycles. By an arrangement fasten-
ed on the front dashboard four wheels can
be carried which will be out of the way CT
the conductor and motorman, and yet hold
the wheels firmly and securely. The at
tachment for holding the wheels in place
on this line is also used in a number Of the
baggage cars In and around New York citv
that have quite q traffic In hauling wheels
The second illustration shows another
method OF carrying the bicycle. which is
more conveniently adapted for closed than
for open cars. II used on an open car the
wheel interferes with the ingress and
egress Of the passengers, but on a closed
car only affects the view obtained from the
car window.
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Hanged BY His Friends.

from tne Weekly Tetegrdpn.
At Ballarat q ruined gold miner once
committed suicide In q dramatic manner.
During the time Of the gold rush q GER
tain deserted claim was for years held
sacred, and the tools strewn about the
windlass were left to rust away untouched.
A party of varsity men, old schoolfellows
and OF semitic birth, had sunk their shaft
there and worked without success until
their money was spent. One evening one
of them at work at the bottom of the shaft
shouted, Haul up, boys. the time Is come
at last" They hauled up, and when 1t came
to the top they found their comrades life
less body harging from the chain. He had
detached the bucket, tied Moose about his
neck, fastened the Moose to the chain. and
was hanged by his dearest friends. The
party had been much liked and respected
by the other miners. who would readily
have subscribed 1000 ounces OF gold dust
to give 'them . fresh start. bat ere dawn
OF the next day the whole party had dis
Appeared, leaving their claim In the same
state as 1t lay at the time OF the tragedy.
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At the last meeting of the executive COM
nittee 1t was decided to give the first
honor medal to the member who up to the
first of August should have secured the
most applications for membership. AS this
was not known outside of the executive
committee, presentation of the medal was
surprise when it was presented. The
medal was presented to Mr.. r. F. Bartle
OF 81 Pennsylvania avenue. who was ad-
judged the one entitled to 1t. Mr.. Bartle
has been more energetic than the rest of
the members and has even surprised the
officers in the way he has worked up the
membership.
Mr.. Jacobus s. Jones. of the Columbia
Athletic Club, an enthusiastic member of
the L. A. W., and one of the members who
thoroughly enjoyed the league meet at
Philadelphia, and was a constant attend
ant of the runs during that meet, has re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. A. w. Gunther
captain Of the Pennsylvania Wheelmen Of
Philadelphia, stating that he would bring
a large delegation of Pennsylvania Wheel
men members to Washington on Sunday
Mr.. Gunther was the captain in charge of
the L. A. w. runs to Valley Forge Fort
Washington and Atlantic City during the
Philadelphia league meet. and was a big
fayorite with the Washington wheelmen
attending the runs
The party will leave Philadelphia by the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at $50 a. m.
and will arrive here at 80 am.
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what He wanted.
From Life.

Hobkins: My brother bought q wheel
here last week. and you said II anything
broke you would supply new part.
Dealer: That's right. What do you
want.
want two deltotd muscles. . new sst
OF knuckles and knee-pan."
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Generous.
From Life.

from Lie
Bobbie: Ethel, mamma has just promised
me something Lice and warm. Give me
half your candy and you can have It.
Il?
Bobbis (munchins): A spanking.
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Sunday At See.
rrs,a LIZ,

Smith: Did many Of the passengers 60
to hear DIR. Fourthly preach in the main
cabin this morning?
Brown: Yes. but most OF them left when
he announced his text.
what was ity'
-Cast thy bread upon the waters.-
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II you want anything, try ar I'd. In The
Star. II anybody has what you wish, you
viii get an answer.
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During the week there were twenty-one
new names sent in for the local division,
which swells the grand total Of member.
ship up to 7SS. This is getting near the
high-water mark. During the time the
league meet was held in this city, several
years ago, there was a lively crusade for
members. and the total jumped mp to 9S4
riders. This was only temporary, how
ever, and was a sort of forced growth
Prizes of all sorts were offered to those
who sent in a certain number of names,
ard the prize list extended all the way
from bicycle, valued at $50. clear down
to the smallest cycle sundry. The present
membership is a steady growth. and one
that appears likely to stay. The new mem
bers are as follows:
Howard e. Ames, U. s. N, 1926 P street
northwest.
Robert Armour, $40 18th street northwest
Andrew Y. Bradley, 422 5th street.
r. A. Emerson, 1921 18th street north
west.
E. P. Hanna, 700 Goth street northwest.
Lieut.. c. H. Lauchheimer, 1894 G street
northwest.
Lieut.. H. H. Whittlesey, Army and Navy
Club.
Fred c. Squfres, 1923 Corcoran street.
NJ. r. Campbell. United States geological
survey.
Ida G. Clarke, 41S Elm street northwest.
John E. Clarke, AIS Elm street northwest.
Max Hansman, 1925 Corcoran street
northwest.
w. C. Mendenhall, United States geo
logical survey.
Chas. A. Obenchain, 1903 street north
east
Frank Pitzer, 5O1 East Capitol street.
Charles S. Smith. Ills Rhode Island ave-
nue. northwest.
]. L. Suddarth. S21 North Capitol street.
Edward 8. York, 912 street northwest.
Homer Query, Takoma Park.
d. c. Total
Membership. Division. Membership.
September 9. 1877. 5ss 9s.2s9
September 3, 1885,. PA G6,253
Gain ,,.,..,... S74 81 asa
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want" ads. In The Star pay becsuss
they bring answerA
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Capital b. CI.b.

There were really three runs made Labor
day by tho members Of the Capital Bi
Club. and from all accounts. two OF the
runs were fine. while the third IL SIN In
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graphite Is about the best thing that mas
been discovered.
An experienced rider can easily find a.
squeak in bicycle, but to the novice this
Is not % easy. An instance Of the sort
is still fresh in the mind of the writer. A
certain young lady had used an abundance
of oil on her chain. and then started out
on a ride In the country. Her wheel
ground and squeaked terribly, and she
promptly located the cause. 1t was in the
pedal, she knew ii most certain. Later she
changed her views when the chain was
taken of and treated and then put back.
with a dose of graphite. Frequently II
happens that the saddle Is blamed for a
good deal of the noise that emanates from
the chain. 1t might be added here that
there are some makes Of chains placed on
the market that continually give a low
whirring sound when the wheel is In mo-
ton. This Is not due to a lack of care,
nor is 1t due to lack Of fabrication, but
Is caused by the composition of the ma
terials In the chain. However. these chains
have never beer known to grcan and creak
when kept with care. but simply give the
rumbi.ng whfrring noise that has perhaps
been noticed by q good many Of the read
ers Of this article.
Water is perhaps the worst enemy Of
the. chain. 1t never does II any good. II
chain once gets thoroughly wet II will
work terribly. The liquid soaks down
through the rivets. causes rust to form.
and there - grinding and sqceaking until
some remedy fs applied. When out on a
run and the chain gets somewhat warmed
up - its work a little water soon dampens
it's usefulness ard causes contraction on a
noticeable scale. How many riders are
there who have been out on the road. rid
den across smaIl stream and found their
chains 90 tight that it required three or
four times the usual exertion to push the
nsachinef This d anything but pleasant
When the shafn gsts tight FROM this cause
The herald., 1897-07-17
TENEYCKS VICTORY

The victory Of Teneyck, the American
oarsman, in the final race for the dia-
mond SOULS at Henley, will be very pop
ular-in this country. Our English cous-
ms appear not to have taken their coun-
trymans defeatgracefully and with good
cheer There will be a great deal of
sympathy expressed for DR.. Mcdowell,
the other American who for two years
has been successful in trial heats. only
to be defeated in the finals or eemi-finals.
He is plucky'a and gentleman.
The Associated Press dispatches say
that Blackstaff's victory over Mcdowell
was very popular, whereas Teneyck's
victory was received with ominous 81
lence. while continuous roars greeted
Blackstaff, only solitary yell encour-
aged Teneyck" Such conditions make
victory harder to win and the American
oarsman Is doubly entitled to credit for
his success The English people, how
ever, are thoroughbred sportsmen. and
they will recover from their chagrin and
begin to lay plans to recover their lost
prestige in short order.
The Winnipeg crew, too, while 1t W as
not successful, should be highly compli-
meuted for their courage and enterprise
in going across the water to take part in
the Henley regatta.
The herald., 1897-07-17
Los ANGLES HERALD. SATURDAY MoRr,rss July =, 1871

all women prisoners must worh on the
stone pile breaking rocks along with the
men. and that while 50 working they
must divest themselves OF female at
tire and put on overalls.
The question here is, what kind Of
creatures are the men that compose this
official board? There have been some
tough" characters in official life in
California in the period that has elapsed
since the days Of 40 but none Of these
has been 50 lost to all sense Of decency
and to every instinct Of manhood as to
suggest any reform measure that will
approximate to the atrocity of this order
Of the Kansas commissioners.
The women of the insllted commun-
ity have met and denounced the craven
attempt in such an energetic way that
the authors of the new reform move
ment now hesitate before urging the
enforcement of their Arder.
There ought to be some way devised
by the people of Kansas City to bring
about a condition Of warm familiarity
between the personnel Of this commits
sion and the municipal stone-pile. and a
cowboy with ''blaas1snake' might per-
form the ceremony Of introduction.
The herald., 1897-07-17
THE NEW GOLD DISCOVERIES
A CAUTION

The marvellous reports of unlimited
mineral wealth that are coming from the
Klondyke region in the Yukon country,
Alaska, seem to be much more authentic
than such first reports usually are. They
will undoubtedly cause great SIAM
pede to the new Eldorado. The Herald
hopes that everybody who goes there
will get rich, but it cannot forbear a
word of caution.
The first discoveries were made very
nearly a year ago 1t is fully seven
months since the news reached Circle
City in the Yukon district and the miners
have been going into the country ever
since. 1t is possible, if not probable, that
up.
Even if there is plenty of room and
plenty of gold for all who come, 1t should
be taken into considera ton that the sea-
son is already half gone. There will be
only about three months more of placer
mining this season.
The Klondyke country is long dis
lance from the Yukon district, which is
itself far away from the outposts of CIV
ilization, and hard of access. BY the
time any parties from the states start
ing now, or later, could get there the
season would be practically over. A long
dark winter and no work would be be-
fore them.
1t is of the greatest Importance there
fore that those who start for the scene
of the new discoveries from the states
this summer should be fully equipped
and prepared to face the contingency
that they may not be able to get to work
until late next spring. They might be
able to do something this summer but
this, from the very nature of things, is
conjectural and not even probable.
1t would be very serious matter to be
obliged to face an Alaskan winter so far
from civilization without the means or
the opportunities to procure the neces-
saries, to say nothing of the comforts of
life. The wise man will not let tomorrow
take care of itself in the wilds of Alaska.
The herald., 1897-07-17
SATURDAY JULY II, 1887
A SPANISH CANARD

The most cruel blow that has been d.
rected at the reputation Of the Mikado's
empire for half century is that which
has just obtained circulation through a
Paris dispatch. An offensive and de-
fensive alliance with Spain against the
the United States! The young, virile.
enterprising empire Of the orient linking
her fortunes with those of the tottering
old bankrupt of Europe? The thing is
impossible.
The origin Of the report Is clear
enough. For more than q year past
Spain has been prosecuting an imbecile
attempt among the nations Of Europe
to secure some sort Of am alliance or COM
bination against this country in connec-
ton with the Cuban rebellion. The re-
StraAnx which Secretary Olney first
placed upon her barbarous instincts and
which the presence in Cuba of Consul
General Lee has served to- maintain, has
very greatly interfered with the Span
ish industry of assassination. And now
that the Cubans are about to throw OFF
the yoke of Spain the latter looks either
for the annexation Of the island to the
United States or for protectorate under
our flag. Europe looks on with apparent
indifference and Spain grows desperate.
Under these circumstances it is alto
gether likely that Spain has approached
the Mikado with the offer of an alliance
that she has hawked all over Europe
'only to have it rejected wher-
ever it has been presented. But
wherever 1t has been presented. But
Japan is in excellent condition to take
care Of her own interests, and her states
men are far too cunning to undertake a
protectorate over Spain-for the alliance
would be little else. It nourishes the
Spanish vanity to see the country allied,
even by bare, baseless report, with some
body Of consequence. Some time, ago
she caused France and then Austria to
be placed in the attitude in which she
has now placed the Mikado, but they
promptly disclamed, just as the Jap
anese will do tomorrow, or perhaps,
yet, today.
The herald., 1897-07-17
J1NGOISM ABROAD IN THE
LAND

From indications set forth in the press
we Judge that sentiment in the east is
favorable to Hawaiian annexation, and
this opinion Is evidently dominant in
San Francisco. Commercial interests
seem to override other considerations.
Considerable sentiment exists in the
east and in the Mississippi valley in
favor also Of the annexation of Cuba,
and some Of the newspapers are fight
ing the Cuban battle on that line. With
annexation Cuba would offer consid-
cradle market for the products Of the
Mississippi valley, and after time she
would be able to supply the country with
sugar and some Of the fruits at cost
less by the amount of whatever duties
would be imposed if she remained sep
arate nationality. The very high duties
imposed by Spain upon the products
of the Mississippi valley have in great
measure shut out those products and
have made commerce with Cuba a one
sided affair so far as this country Is con-
cerned.
If commercial considerations are to
govern there will be plenty of reasons
found for continuation Of annexations
There may be trade reasons why we
should annex all the islands of the Gulf
of Mexico and of the Caribbean sea
indeed, it will be difficult for us to stor
II we begin taking on territory for COM
mercia1 reasons simply.
Development Of commerce between
this country and Cuba and with all the
states and islands in the western Hem
isphere may be desirable, but to extend
dominion which includes the govern
ment of the country is matter of far
greater gravity than that Of trade. The
constitution of Great Britain is not un-
bending; 1T is made to apply to any con-
ditionE that may exist, to an admixture
Of monarchy, aristocracy and popular