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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
A WONDERFUL WHEEL.
Albert Schoek's Story of q Two Hundred
and Fifty Gear Machine.

Albert Schocks Story of o Two Hundred
and Fifty Gear Machine.
A mechanical surprise will soon be
sprung ON the cycling world, it is said,
and all records for speed will go by
the board if the present prospects OF the
new machines capacity are realized. A
well known Brooklyn lawyer has invent
ed a bicycle with present gear of 250,
ind he is confident that he will see q
mile close to the minute mark. Albert
Schock, the we'll known six day cham
pion, is the only rider of prominence
who has seen the new bicycle and is
the only one outside of the inventor
who has ridden it. Mr.. Schock, who is
a conservative man, said:
81 have every belief in the new
wheel and really expect that it will
revolutionize the present bicycle. 1t is
mechanically correct, and with a few
minor alterations as to weight and gear
I believe the wheel will prove satisfac-
tory. 1 was very busy in my store one
day when a man walked in and intro
duced himself, stating that he had heard
of my ability as rider and wanted me
to 60 and look at new wheel he had
invented. He took me to his office and
there showed me what consider WILL
prove to be the speediest bicycle that
has ever been invented. Its present gear
is $50, but I advised 100 to ITO, al
though 7 did not seem to have much
| more work propelling $50 gear than
did my 90 six day gear. The speed that
you get out of the new bicycle is sim
ply terrific. The inventor is rather
small sized man, and he tells me that
| he rode a half mile in 4S seconds, and
i in a trial l made on the bicycle path
| the other night must have been travel
| ing close to the minute mark The only
difficulty / experienced was in turning,
and l think the very high gear is re-
sponsible for that.
| 81 had a private trial at Manhattan
| Beach at midnight recently, and ann
not at liberty to say what time made.
I had trouble at the turns owing to the
| high rate of speed attained in the
| straight, but with lower gear the in
ventor is now trying to get think il
will be quite possible to do 80 with
| out pace. -
The question whether Mr.. Schock will
be allowed to use the machine in racing
| was referred to A. @. Batchelder, the
J Handicapped, and he stated that in the
general rules of the L. A. W. racing
board clause < covers that point 1t il
as follows: 1.-The board reserves the
| right to exclude from the racing patti
any and all machines which, in it
| Judgment, do not come within the com
monty accepted meaning Of the tern
bicycle either by popularity Of con
struction or by undoubted mechanical
advantages which they may possess.
The new invention undoubtedly pos
sesses mechanical advantages and con
sequently would be excluded. New
! York Journal
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
HORSE NEWS.
Eme Powers beat Ella T at Toledo.

Ellie Powers beat Ella T at Toledo.
Alix, 2:oSA, will soon be seen in
public.
The veteran Fred B seems of this
season.
Louis Victor cut his record to 2:loA
at Readville.
Little Van Zandt, 2:12, seems Of no
account this year.
The pacing filly Rabina, 2:26, by
Bonny Boy, has worked in 2:12L.
woodshed has bad foot, but is rae
ing as gamely with it as a sound horse.
James Dustin is now driving Jupe
(2), 2:13A, and the rest of D. A.
SHELLS horses.
The Hubinger stable surely has
pair of queens in Grace Hastings, Q :08,
and Pearl Onward, 2:06K.
1t is reported that Planet was timed
the last quarter of the sixth heat Of his
race at Readville in 29A seconds
George Turley, Albany, has bought
the Ohio pacing gelding Billy @, 2:OS8,
| by Hideaway, at a reported price OF
81, 600.
Two great horses were never owned
Dy TWO D6tI6I OItSLucu tudA CaAucs "A.
Murphy and @. w. Marks, owners OF
Star Pointer and Joe Patchen.
STAN B, 2:114. who broke down at
Anaconda, it was thought permanently.
is now so far recovered that Heating
has begun work on him again.
Edward Appel writes from Rochester
, that he has given his 5-year old mare
Aida. by Allerton, dam Young Bird.
sister to the dam of Axtell, a record of
! 2:2S4.
Grattan Boy met defeat for the first
| time in some weeks at Elmwood, Ills.
Regret beat him in straight heats, but
had to step the half mile track there in
| 2:I5 to do it.
Charleston, 2:12A, the former great
race horse and now good sire. has been
placed in training and is to trot spe-
cial at Paw Paw, Ills. against his fast
son, Sir Charles, 2:15H.
| When John r. Gentry paced the
Syracuse half mile track in 2:06X, he
finished the last quarter in 3016 Sec
onds. When Robert J, ON the same day,
paced it in 2:O54, he stepped the third
quarter in 29A seconds. Re-
| viaxy
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
STYLES IN BEDDING.
More Color to Be Used-New Laces, r
RIGS and DesiPnH.

More Color to BE Used-New Laces, Fab
RIGS and Designs.
In the dressing of beds there is pro-
nounced change. More color will be
used than for a dozen years. There will
be several new laces, many new fabrics
and designs and a new style of bed
spread to take the place of the time
honored marseilles. This announcement
appears in the New York Sun along
with the following details:
The most styl ish of the new laces is
a combination of renaissance and royal
battenberg. This is combined with
coarse, heavy net for bedspreads and
pillowshams and used over white or
eolored silk or satin sheets The second
lace in popularity is a coarse linen tor
ohon, with clusters of battenberg rings
It edges in scant frill the new sateen
spreads designed to be used on brass
beds. The third lace, while more beauti-
full than either of the others, will not
perhaps be SO popular because of its ex-
pense. It is a heavy variety of duchess
and is used to border handsome hand
embroidered linen spreads intended for
brass beds. Many of these spreads come
In pairs, being particularly designed for
twin beds. The embroidery on these
spreads is in some instances done with
oolored wash silks, but the finer speci-
mems are worked with white linen floss.
To take the place of the old fashioned
marseilles there is new spread called
patented satin. 1t is claimed that while
equally beautiful as the marseilles the
new spreads are more reasonable in
price and more durable. The new bed
spreads, although called patented
satin," are made entirely of cotton and
come in many elaborate and beautiful
designs, both white and colored. These
same satin spreads come with centers
embroidered in white linen.
Other embroidered spreads are made
Of plain white linen, hemstitched and
with several rows of Mexican work sir
or eight inches apart. These spreads
also have in the center large embroid.
cred monographs or intertwined initials
They may or may not be lace trimmed
according to the taste and the size o.
the pocketbook of the owner.
Among cheaper spreads English dimi
ties, fashionable quarter of century
ago, have been revived and can be ha6
in pure white or colors.
The newest among the elegant sill
comfortables is filed with lambs fleece
silk covered. with double frill Of thu
silk, seven inches in depth, around the
edge. Over this double frill is fall o.
lace Of the same depth, and the body Of
the comfortable is tackled with tiny bows
These comfortables are intended to tax
the place of the down filed quilts TIL
objection TO down is its odor.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
The Aeronaut.s Queer Bicycle.

A parachutist known as Professor"
Anthony has accomplished a sensation
al descent at Luton by dropping from
height of 5000 feet while "pedaling" a
bicycle. This is said to be the first in
PRODUCTION of the bicycle into this haz-
ardous kind of exhibition. Signor Bal
loni of the Crystal palace took the bal
loon up with the professor" dangling
below the Car. and when an elevation of
8, 600 feet had been reached he gave the
signal to drop The parachute opened
by an apparatus worked by "pedaling"
the bicycle, and the professor" after
ward stated that he dropped so feet be-
fore it opened properly. During that
time he had to pedal hard. The de-
scent was very slow on account of the
parachute being rather too large, and
the parachutist was carried by the wind
to some farms near Caddington, from
which place he rode back to Luton.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
A Cycling Pioneer.

The Munich Neueste Nachrichten.
writing upon the neglected state Of the
grave Of the Bavarian philosopher Won
Baader, puts in a claim for him as the
original inventor Of the cycle with ped
ais. The earlier velocipede Of Drais, in
vented in 1915. was propelled by thrust
ing the feet on the ground. Won Bladder
FIRST constructed velocipede with ped
ais in 1890, in which year he used it
for travelling between Munich and
Nymphenburg. It was made Of wood
and is now exhibited in the Royal Ba-
varian National museum. The Bavari-
an wheelers are advised by the Munich
journal to set up monument to Won
Bladder as the true pioneer Of modern
cycling.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
Corn to the FROM,
Wilmington Messenger.

Wilmington Messenger.
Indian corn-the old sty lie corn OF
the SOuth-the corn that, when well
water or. und made such toothsome
bread Tor "us boys" in the way back,
when fishing and hunting-corn that
the New England folks d. spised and
Europe knew but little of-this corn
is becoming popular and is being in.
troduced all over Europe at last
There is steady growth in the de-
mand for it. 1t is one of Gods best
gifts to man, ard most of the world
know it not 1t will take when tried
Some old fashioned cooAs ought to
be sent TO Europe TO teach them how
to make the pones and the batter
cakes and so on.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
ros .Ea Gasiiebt.

According to the statement of Pro-
fessor Lewes, London fog deprives coal
gas OF IL. l per cent of its illuminating
power, but this is not SO astonishing as
is the fact that, under similar circum-
stances. the searching light of an in
candescent burner loses as much as 90. 8
of its efficacy The reason given by Pro-
fessor Lewes for this phenomenon ia
that the spectrum of both the incandes-
cent and the electric light approaches
very nearly that of the solar spectrum,
being very rich III the violet and ultra
violet rays. 1t is precisely these rays
which cannot make their way through
London fog To this is attributed the
fact that the sun looks red on a foggy
day. The violet rays are absorbed by
the solid particles floating in the aque-
Gus vapor Of the atmosphere, and only
the red portions Of the spectrum get
through. The interesting additional
statement is made in this connection
that the old argand burner is much
more successful in resisting London
fog than any of its later rivals.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
Curious Facts.

Boston Budget.
No person under sixteen years of
age is permitted to enter thea Ter
or tavern in Heligoland.
1t is said that the working people
in Ireland who live chiefly on the
potato, never suffer from gout.
1t is no unusual thing for a vessel
plying between Japan and London
to carry 100000 fans as a single
item OF it's cargo.
1t ia said that were it not for our
atmosphere, the oceans would be-
come boiling hot from the suns rays
| in the course of a years time.
| The bairspiing of watch is a strip
| OF the finest steel, about nine and
one half inches long, one one hum
dredth inch wide, and twenty-seven
ten-thousandths inch thick. 1t is
coiled up in spiral form and finely
tempered.
Godalming, Surrey, England, has
a remarkable black and white cat, ,
which, after being taken to Leeds by
railroad, returned to it's former home
on foot, taking six weeks to make
the journey of over two hundred
miles.
A procession of icebergs sent
against the surface of the sun would
melt at the rate OF 800, 700 900 cubic
miles of solid ice a second, and its
heat is estimated to produce force
of about ten thousand horsepower
to every square foot of it's surface
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
FOREIGN FACTS.

The British mint coins 30 tons Of
pennies every year.
The average rent of houses in Eng
land Is cal per annum. q
The Japanese, who are getting to be
great cigarette smokers, now use every
month 3, 600. 600 imported and 90, 000,-
900 native cigarettes.
Palermo, Sicily, has an average Of
1877 cloudless days a year and SO Of par
tial cloud and partial sunshine which
elsewhere would be classed as fine days
At Lille. France, the police arrested,
q few days ago. an engineer and fire.
man who, it is believed, have been do
ing smuggling business on large
scale for years from across the Belgian
border. When arrested. 10000 cigars
and many other dutiable articles were
found on their engine
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
Inherited
Blood Taijnt.

Here IL q case of inherited blood faint
which resulted in what threatened to be
n complete wreck of an innocent young
life. The most serious feature of being
afflicted with a blood disease is the fact
that innocent posterity must suffer. The
man or woman with the slightest faint
in the blood forces the undesirable leg
acy of impurity upon their children
whose veins flow with the impure inner
itance which handicaps them in the race
of life.
No child who has trace of bad blood
can be healthy or strong, and those pre-
disposed to Scrofula are liable to a great
deal of sickness, because their constitu-
tions are weak and cannot withstand the
many dangers which beset the path of
childhood. Medical statistics show that
amajority of lung troubles result directly
from Scrofula, so that a child afflicted
with this disease is likely to fall a vic
tim to dreaded consumption.
Mr.. w. A. Clayton, of Addie, N. c.,
believes SIS. is the only blood remedy
which can have any effect whatever
upon obstinate cases. He says:
"My three-year-old boy had the worst
case of Scrofula 1 ever heard of. He
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
DEMOCRACY DEFINED.
| "Because It il Conservative OF the
l. Rights Of n an"

0ecauso II II Conservative OF the
RiRhts OF Man."
Senator Daniel.
Democracy il the true conser vative
party OF the country IL would pre-
serve the trial by jury lt is an
hereditary right. 1t would not dis
place it by government by injunc-
tion." L. would preserve free epeech,
and not lift judges, presidents or
governors beyond the pale of criti-
cism of freemen 1t would preserve
home rule, and not consolidate gov
ernment, and found tyranny on
Federal election force bills. It would
preserve the values of property by
preserving the volume OF money that
sustains prices, and not by playing
INTO the hands of stock-gamblers.
1t would pay public debts according
to the contracts made, and as the
Supreme Court of the United States
has interpreted them. and not invent
| new contracts more opp essive to
| those who hear the burden and
| aggrandizing to those who get the
| benefit. Ii would preserve both gold
| and silver as standard money as il
. has 80 often promised TO do, and not
jump first from free silver to inter
national agreement, and then from
that to the single gold standard |,
Is against the communis n of capita
which Mr.. Cleveland first inyeighet
against, and then succumbed to. L
will stanG for America and for finan
cial Independence, and not chain tn
country to European thrones. 1
will hold to decisions of q hu dret
years, and not tail to criticise judicia
novelties. "Woe be unto him tina
removeth the landmark" Bpeaus
it is conservative OF the rights O
man I am q Democrat.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
REALM oerAsH1oN.
Latest Changes &C thA Court
Madame Vogue.

e.oSSo
Madame Vogue.
Philadelphia Record.
You will certainly Dc 6nd yourself
in a contenUed frame of mind this
season il you neglect having some
white accessories to your gowns.
such as vests, facings, etc., OF VIII to
satin, cloth or serge.
The prettiest driving toilettes sent
from Paris are of crepe, with sun
pleated blouses.
Both plain and changeable effects
are noted in new silk petticoats, the
handsomest of which are in reds and
golden browns.
The edges of long silk null ties are
hernstitched and trimmed with lace
| The narrow, semi Giro uiar basque
frills predicted by the leading fashion
writer's have appeared on many OF
| the charming autumn waits.
| Rows of velvet ribbon, also tucks,
are edged with narrow silk novelty
fringes.
The gilt buckle. very long and mar
row, seems to be the favorite pattern
for belts and for hats.
These buckles are seen on some
/ handsome belts, the most charming
ones being of pale green, turquoise
white and light yellow leather
Very beautiful full-dress toilets ar,
of black chautilly net, with Jet Oh
steel motifs and bright satin acces.
SORES, made over q foundation O
pure white glace silk.
Heliotrope chiffon, white satin ant
pale green velvet are combined il
orming truly magnificent .toilett
for the grand opera season.
The new fannels for house wear ar
soft and daintily figured. A favorit
trimming is a pointed bertha edge,
with lace and decorated with velve
ribbon.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
THE sHREWp LAWYER.

His Questions seemed IrrelsvAnt, but He
Knew What He was About.
When the time came for cross exam
lining the prosecuting witness, the de-:
PENDANTS attorney got up, and. push-
ing all the weighty legal volumes that
had so far figured in the case to one
side, said in q pleasant conversational
tone:
"You ride bicycle. believe. MI.
Brown"
why, yes admitted the prosecut-
ing witness, somewhat surprised at the
question. ST have been riding the bicy
Gle for the last three years. !"
81 am told" continued the lawyer.
"that you own one of the finest wheels
in the city.
''There is not better wheel in the
entire state replied the witness
promptly and with emphasis
The attorneys for the prosecution
were satisfied that there was trouble
ahead for them, but they couldn't quite
make out what it was, and consequent
ly could only object on general princi-
pies
''The questions are irrelevant, they
protested What has riding a bicycle to
/, do with a case of assault and battery
growing out Of fight over the location
| of picket fence?''
But the judge held that the lawyer
| was entitled to cross examine in his
| own way, at least until it was possible
| to see to what the questions tended
ST understand" said the attorney, re-
Stunning his cross examination, "that
| you are considered pretty good rider?'
Eighteen centuries to my credit, .
answered the witness, land the record
from Pullman to Hyde park. "
| "You have been able, SO they tel
me, to squirt away from six bicycle po
| licemen ON the boulevards
Eight, " corrected the witness proud
ly. mo less than eight have tried t.
catch me at various times, but Their
| wasn't one Of them in my class. I"
81 think that is all, said the law
yer, quietly resuming his seat.
But he had made his point Well b
knew that "scorcher" would stand N
show with jury of horsemen and pc
destrians and that consequently the cas-
was as good as won.-Chicago Post
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
It suited Won a1oltlxe

Once. while travelling, Mo1tke, the
German general, came to Zurich and
walked to the hotel. As the head wait
or saw his gaunt figure stalking in.
wrapped in . wornout, dusty cloak,
carrying an old leatinr satchel. he
measured his wealth by his looks and
ordered the assistant to show him to .
small room In the uppermost story.
Moltke followed without remonstrance.
As he was making himself comfortable
in the attic another assistant came, az
is customary there, to ask the silent
stranger his name and rank These
created no small condemnation in the
ONCE Of the hotel The consequence was
that q few minutes later mine host,
with retinue of .kellner. /" all in full
dress. appeared at the attic door 70 In
form his excellency that . better room
had just been vacated IN the s'belgateL |"
Give that TO my servant. replied
Moltke, when he comes with oux Gar
rage. This is good enough for me. y
And be remained. Berlin Lstter.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
A MosIen Solomon

Readers of the Arabian Nights''
are familiar with the manner in which
the cadis dispensed justice with more
regard to equity than to law, and it
seems that instances Of the same kind
are Of modern occurrence. An example
is given in Golden Days:
Not long ago Turk, while repairing
a roof. fell into the street upon a
wealthy old man. who was killed,
without any serious damage to the
workman. The son Of the deceased
caused the workman to be arrested and
taken before the cadi, with whom he
used all his influence to have the poor
man condemned, and, though the inno-
cence OF the laborer was clearly estab-
kshed, nothing could pacify the son
but the law Of retaliation.
The cadi stroked his beard and then
grayely decreed that the workman
should be placed exactly upon the spot
whore the old man had stood.
Now" said he TO the son, syou
win 60 on the roof Of the HOUSE, fall
down upon this man and kill him II
you can. :.
a0f course the son declined to do any
thing Of the sort. and the case was dis
missed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
NO LEASE PROBABLE.
Conditions Imposed That Will No be
Accepted.

Conditions Imposed That Will No be
Accepted.
Raleigh News and Observer.
Will the penitentiary be leasedq
The prospects for 1t are not now
very bright.
Governor Russell wants it done.
Capt. John r. Smith, the superin>
tendent, says he wants it DONE. But
the directors we'll they evidently
don't want it if it in anyway takes
out of their hands any authority or
patronage that they may now have.
In other words the directors are
willing to lease the penitentiary il
somebody will agree to insure the
State against loss but allow the in
stitution to continue under exactly
the same management and employees
that it now has.
This Mr.. Winder, the only mar
who has yet proposed to lease it
says neither his company nor any
other will ever agree to do.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
An Ingenious Lock.

A Washingtonian has applied for a
patent on a neat and ingenious device
for protecting riders against the opera.
tions of bicycle thieves It consists OF
a nickel plated lock to be permanently
attached to the fork of the wheel at the
sprocket A strong steel bar shoots out
through the openings in the sprocket
wheel, effectually preventing it from
turning When the key is inserted, the
bar flies back to it's place in the lock.
and the wheel is ready for use again.
Washington Post
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30

Year Without Summer.

An exchange says that 81 years ago
was the year without a summer.
year 1916 Ice formed a half inch
thick in May. Snow fell to the depth
of three inches In New York, and also
in Massachusetts, in June. Ice was
formed of the thickness of COM
mon window glass throughout New
York on the 5th day of July. Indian
corn was so frozen that the greater
part was cut in August and dried for
fodder, and the farmers supplied
themselves from the corn produced in
1915 for the seeding Of the spring OF
1877
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
BETA in Australia.

The visit of Cyclist J. Plat Belts to
Australia, for which country he recent
ly departed, will prevent the appear
ance Of that wheel athlete in this coun-
try for the great middle distance races
of September. Belts holds the mile
paced record of ! 81 80, the mile stand
ing start paced record of l:45 15 and
every mark up to and including ten
miles. He has been the greatest enemy
of old Father Time during the present
season, not excepting Jimmy Michael.
who is slated to lead the next attack on
the old man. The battle for the middle
distance marks lies between Belts and
Michael