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Some Interesting Facts Regarding
the Output of Cresc mt Bicycles.


This article is intended to convey a con-
ception of the enormous amount of raw ma
terial consumed during season In supply
ing the demand for one of the most popular
bicycles made. The Western Wheel Works,
\ Chicago, makers of the Crescent wheel, have
the largest, and without doubt the most
complete, bicycle factory in the world, and
can turn out, when running to fullest ca
pacity, 725 finished Crescents in twelve
hours, or a complete up to date bicycle
per minute.
They used during 1896 $50 miles of tub
ing or enough to nearly reach from Chi
cago to St. Paul if placed in a straight line.
The spokes were made in their own fac
tory, and required $50 miles of wire, or
enough to reach from Chicago to Lincoln,
Neb.; so miles of brass rod was required
for spoke nipples. If the spokes, spoke nip
| Piles and tubing were placed in a straight
line they would reach from Chicago to the
/ Rocky Mountains at Denver. The cranks,
| of % miles. They used IS miles of steel for
crank axles, wheel axles and pedal axles,
and 10 miles of steel for seat posts. If the
rims that were used in the manufacture of
! Crescents in 90 were placed one upon the
high, 5000 feet higher than Pixies Peak
and about the height of Mount Elias in
| Alaska, whose summit has never yet been
reached by man. 1t required 32,0S4 square
feet of sheet steel to make the Crescent
toiio" eOoli SPto,NSeS, "AiN
feet for the steel stampings of the head and
seat post clamps, or in all enough fiat steel
to cover an area of II acres. There were
used 10 miles of cork grips, l0s miles of
finished hubs. and % miles of steel wire to
pin frames together before brazing. The
finished chains, end to end, would reach
20 miles, and the different pieces of which
they are composed would reach 1874 miles,
or in all 3073 miles, the distance from Chi
cago to Cincinnati. The bearings of 1896
Crescents required 1897 300 steel balls,
which, if placed in straight line. side by
side, would reach a distance of 45i miles.
To lace the chain and dress guards on the
ladies' Crescents manufactured in 1896 re-
quired 434, $50 yards of cord, or 2463 miles,
enough to allow small boy to stand on
the top of the Auditorium tower in Chicago
and fly his kite where the people in Des
Noines, Iowa, could see it. To supply
Crescents sold in 1896 required l,606,742
bolts, and l,48S,075 nuts, having an aggre.
gate weight of % tons. The total weight
of the complete bicycles was 1882 $40
pounds, or l,l9l tons. To crate these hi.
cycles required l,235, 740 square feet of lum,
Der made up in pieces; 72,7lS,66S separate
and distinct pieces entered into the con-
structior of '96 Crescents, and if all were
placed in aistraight line, end to end, they
would reach from New York to some dis
lance in the Pacific ocean west of San Fran
, cisco.-Crescent Bulletin, July l, 1897.
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Tb. wbeel .nd French NoxeI,

Many wrongs have been laid to the
charge of the bicycle, and now it seems
it is accused in France of being lit
erary destroyer. Publishers complain
of their shelves being incumbered with
piles of yellow-covered novels, and even
of more serious works, for which there
is absolutely no sale. The market for
lola, Ohnet and Daudet is falling off,
and the percentage to be deducted from
their issues grows larger day by day.
So long as it is light every able-bodied
human being is upon wheels, and when
they come home people are too tired to
read.-London Chronicle.
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cannot gain our independence without
some bloodshed."
| Capt. Lee smiled.
II will never be able to convince you
1 see," he said. Like Ephraim, Miss
Betty, you are joined to your idols"
"Yes, captain, to the idols of liberty
and prosperity for America. You must
admit that you find our soldiers mer
difficult to conquer. When people fight
for their homes and native land they dc
not give up the struggle without terri
bic contest"
But in this case they are rebellious
and the king will not stop short of theil
entire subjection.'
The young girls gaze wandered from
the room. and for little while seemed
to rest on the bushes on the lawn.
Suddenly, however, she turned AGAR
| to the otfieer and said:
"One of my friends has had the mis-
fortune to become prisoner of war"
Indeed, Miss Betty" exclaimed
Capt. Lee, in the most innocent manner
possible. But that is one of the vicis
STUDIES of war. Your friend must put
| up with it and consider that imprison
ment is far better than being left on the
| battlefield.'
Il do not doubt that, but confine.
ment to Capt. James is irksome, to say
the least"
The British officer seemed to start a
little at mention of his rivals name.
Capt. James is confined in New
York" continued Betty. "He was cap
tured in a skirmish and hurried thither
Exchange is hardly to be thought of
you know, since our people do>not hold
as prisoner an officer of equal rank"
The conversation now drifted to
f1kher subjects, and Capt Lee was most
pleasantly entertained by his fair host
eSS.
He knew that Betty Logan was in
tensely loyal to the cause of the>col-
onies; but out of respect for her ap-
parent helplessness her property had
not been disturbed, though on several
occasions several spies had been
| tracked to it.
housemaid as loyal as her mistress, and
! with these Betty, the fair rebel, IN
| babited the little home near the Hud-
son in almost open defiance of the sol
diers of the king.
Fond of music, Capt. Lee importuned
! his hostess for song, and, rising, Betty
| swept to the instrument in one corner
of the coy parlor.
"What are your favorites, captain 81
she asked, with sly look over her
shoulder.
'Washington's Retreat for one.'
said the officer with light laugh as he
mentioned song at that time popular
in royaist circles in New York.
The cheeks of Betty Logan flushed
and her fingers swept the ivory keys as
if impelled by magic.
you don't sing that, l suppose" con-
tnued the captain.
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81 am here to entertain you and
'Washington's Retreat shall be given
according to request.
In another moment the melodious
voice of the girl seemed to fill the house
as she sang the piece which had re-
ceived encore after, encore in the the
aters wherever the British held sway.
Capt. Lee listened like one entranced
and his gaze followed her every move
ment like one enraptured.
perhaps you have heard this" said
lefty, as the last note died away. and
forthwith she started up with rollick-
ing cowboy AIR such as the wild ma
RAIDERS of the Neutral Ground were
wont to sing when out on their forays.
1t was full of the most rebellious
sentiment, and some of it's pointed al
lusions to King George drove the color
from Capt. Lees face.
But he was not in a position to grum-
BILE, for had not Betty sang a real roya!
air? He sat mutely and listened as the
song crept on and on, the girl seeming
20 take delight in tingling the ears of
her relocated guest.
Il suppose l wouldn't be allowed tC
sing that in New York;" exclaimed
Betty, turning round and catching a
sign of the captains disapproval in hi
look
by no means, Miss Betty" was the
reply. The author of that doggere
will stretch hemp one of these days"
when you catch the hare, captain
not BEFORE laughed the girl. by the
way, the author of that song is doing
some good in the ranks just now, ant
Washington has made him lieutenant
for bravery on the battlefield, and you
don't kill prisoners, 1 believe"
''Sir Henry Clinton might break the
rule in the bard's case" was the guicl
rejoinder, and then Betty ran her fin
gers over the keys again and sang ;
love ditty which put her guest in thu
hest of humor.
The ballad ended, Betty Logan ex
| cused herself and left the parlor.
1T seems to me that she might b.
tanned" passed through Capt. Lee
mind. 1.-The girl is a real jewel ant
would make an excellent wife. So he
friend Capt. James is enjoying tn
delicacies of prison fare. Isuppose tina
she doesn't know that l am, in part. re
sponsib1e for his change of fortunes
but alIs fair in love and war, and if
do not fail Miss Betty may sing non
y but loyal songs in the near future.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-07-02
Nervousness and Insomnia.
4 Prominent Farmer of Kansas
Finds q Cure.
From the Capital, St. Johl


From the Capital. St. John, Kansas.
Hearing that j. H. Detwiler, a prosperous
farmer who resides about three miles east of
St. John, Kansas, had been using DR.. VIII
Hams Pink Pihs with marvellous beneficial
results, a reporter of the Kansas City Star
called upon him for an interview regarding
the matter. We found Mr.. Detwiler tall
and apparently well preserved man of
seventy years. Upon our interrogating him
concerning his use of Pink Pills he gave US
the following, and with his entire consent to
it's publication:
Il had been troubled for several years
with extreme nervousness AT hrst 1t DID
not prevent me from attending to my farm
duties. About three years ago, however, l
began to grow rapidly worse, then my
nights became sleepless, and / could not
sleep two hours in an entire night. be-
came terribly affected too with indigestion.
/ became alarmed at my condition. and con-
suited physician One doctor told me the
trouble was insomnia, and l took his medl.
cine for that, but without relief. Another
told me it was nervous prostration, but his
medicine had no more effect than the same
amount OF water. Finally, seeing DIR. VIII
Hams Pink Pills advertised, and noticing
particularly the testimony of person who
had been cured by them of very similar
disease to mine, / determined to try them
| called upon our local druggist, Mr.. j
Stivers and procured supply. ! began
taxing them ana In very snort time LII!
nervousness was less severe. After l had
given them thorough trial, I found myself
entirely cured I can now lie down at night
and go to sleep without the slightest trouble
Furthermore the cure has been permanent
and I can recommend Pink Pills to all who
are afflicted as 1 was, for their equal cannot
be found.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are now given to the public as an unfailine
blood builder and nerve restorer, curing al
forms of weakness arising from a watery
condition of the blood or shattered nerves
sent post paid on receipt of price, so cents ;
box. or six boxes for $3.50 they are nevel
sold in bulk or by the 1907, by addressing DR.
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, n. Y
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HER LIFELIKE STATUE.
SiEnaliEed Her Departure from the
World of Artiats.

S18n0hze0 hcf departure ITO" tne
World of Artists.
Before her marriage she had been IA
nous sculptures. She had made several por-
traits of well-known men, and everyone pre-
dicted for her still more brilliant future,
when she suddenly set all predictions at
naught by marrying wealthy man who dis
approved of her keeping up her professional
work. She was very quiet under this re-
striction, but was supposed to rebel inward
~. Therefore when, at dinner party one
evening, she asked her old friend, Gen.
Bashar, to come and see her on the follow
ing evening and inspect her last piece of
work, which she thought the best and most
lifelike she had ever executed, he sup
posed he was to use his influence to prevail
upon the husband to permit her to resume
her place among the working fraternity of
artists.
Il am sure you will like it, general she
said, with a winning smile. 1T fairly lives
and breathes. l confess l am in love with
it myself"
On the appointed evening the general,
with some misgivings over the delicacy OF
the task intrusted to him, presented him
self. Instead of inviting him to the studio
his hostess, to his surprise, offered to bring
her last bit to him.
ooh, it's a statuette, is it ?" he asked.
well, yes, you might call it so, she an
swered, as she went out of the room In a
few minutes she returned, bearing in heI
arms-a baby!-Chicago Times-Herald.
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|. "Whatever put that idea into

claimed. whatever put that idea into
your head?"
ut Just walked in" smiled the man.
You see, they're equal in rank and
Captains BOTH" broke in the girl,
looking across the porch from the open
door. These Utopian schemes don't
always come out successful"
VERY well, just give it for what it
is worth" and Peter bowed himself out
of the girls presence, and Betty was
alone again.
What a good guesseF Peter is" she
smiled to herself. Surely 1 have not
betrayed myself, and no one, l hope,
has let the cat out of the bag. I'll just
give Peter credit for good guessing,
that's ALL" and she went to her bou-
doir to dress for the officers reception
The old-fashioned clock in the wide
hallway was striking II when hand,
some young officer in the somewha,
fashy uniform of the Royal Dragons
one of the crack regiments in the kings
service. drew rein in front of the house
and dismounted.
His riding boots were polished to per.
lection and he had brushed from them
the few fecks of mud they had encoun
tered on the way up. He looked as
suringly at the house, with it's pretty
flower beds on the lawn and the trel
Used porch, upon which stood rock
ing-chair, Miss Betty's favorite seat
Throwing the lines over post, to avail
Peters attention, the young captain
sauntered towards the house, and JUS
as he mounted the steps vision of Low e
illness appeared.
Miss Betty was simply but TASTEFUL,
dressed and looked very pretty thus ar
rayed.
She smiled a cordial welcome to tn
officer as he came on and took his out
stretched hand without a show O
treachery.
Though we differ about the war
Capt Lee" said she, in her sprightl,
manner, Il cannot help asking you TO
the latest news from the front"
There is but little to communicate
There has been no set engagement O
late; the two armies seem to be plan
ming for position, and it is doubtful
a battle will come off for some time"
THAT is good. l do not like to hea
of bloodshed. 1t is bad enough in thi
part of the country between the for
ayers. but when large armies meet il
deadly conflict it is much worse. Still,
and her eyes seemed to sparkle, wv
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His After-Dinner speech.

Around the table were gathered many
men. The dinner was almost over, and now
in the interval of service general converse
ton had ceased, and they were all looking
at him and waiting for him to speak. He
was handsome man; clean shaven anc
commanding looking, in irreproachablt
evening dress. He stood, his left arm
hanging at his side, his right hand resting
him as he began to speak. And this is wha
he said:
Sorry, gents, but de plum puddin' is al
out. Dere's rice an tapioca, an dere'
plumpeachanapple creamorrhubarb an
mincerlemon pie. Whachergo nterhave?'-
n. Y. journal.
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She Miaaed Him.

A poor woman who kept shop in north
ern village, and who was troubled with a
credit to the family, one day found herself
a widow through the sudden demise of her
spouse A lady, who frequently made
small purchases at the shop, called to see he1
and to offer her sympathy, though knowing
that the mans death must in a certain sense
come as a relief, as the wife had often sui
fered from his violence. She was not, how
ever, quite prepared for the stoical way in
which the wife took her bereavement.
Said the lady:
Il am sure, Mrs. c., you must miss
your husband
We'll, mum, it do seem queer to go into
the shop and find something in the till"
Tit-Bits.
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A Deem Imnression.

Pat returned from London after holiday,
and meeting his priest one day stopped to
tell his adventures.
"Now, of all the sights you saw, what OBJ
ject struck you most-in fact, left the deep
est impression on you?" asked the priest.
Faith, it was a brick from a scaffold as
struck me most and left it's deep impression
on me- said Pat, showing a cut on his fore
hetd.-Spare Moments.
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Two Mighty Continents,

North and South America, beside Guate-
mala the West Indies, Australia, and even
Europe, are the fields of usefulness in which
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has demon.
strated its value as an antidote to malaria,
and as a remedy fol dyspepsia. constipation,
rheumatism, neuralgia, biliousness, nervous
ness and loss of appetite and sleep. Tho
inhabitants, the medical men of these coun'
tries, have spoken in no uncertain tones
concerning the efficacy of the great house
hold remedy
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Corn OYafera.

Cut or CRATE from the cob pint of
cold corn, and gradually add it to three
very weIl-beaten eggs. While beating
the mixture hard, add a tablespoonful
Of melted butter, two of milk or cream.
and just -four enough to bind and thick
en-. Fry like fritters or on griddle;
test a little batter first, to be sure that
II IS right.-Ladies' World.
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eve hunted up that intellectual woman
who invented the self-rocking cradle We
wanted to give her a vote of thanks
well, how did she receive you?"
The inventor turned out to be man who
Detroit Free Press
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From Shakespeare.

r"Ball this evening, dear?" inquired Des
demona of Othello, when she saw him load
ing up his old revolver
No, not this evening, love; smother
evening"" he replied, as he reached for the
pillow, and wedged it softly down her
sophagus.-Up-to-Date
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Wanted Gravy on Them.

Happy Bridegroom-Waiter. want
4 dinner for two.
Wafter-sVl re lady and gentleman
haf table d'hote or a la carte?
Happy Bridegroom generous to a
FAULT. but weak in French)-Bring IN
some Of both. and put lots Of gravy On
m.-Comic Cuts.
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Wheel Accidents.

"Flora had a dreadful time last evening
She didn't come in town until after dark
'What was the NATTER"
"She lost her powder-rag somewhere out
on the road, and couldn't fix up fit to be
en."-Detroit Free Press.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-07-02
Onf6nnR.

Prof Braintank-Newton was a great
philosopher. By observing the mere fall OF
an apple he discovered the law of gravity.
Smithers = That's nothing By simply
biting an apple Eve discovered the gravity
of laW-N Y Journal
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Not Her Wont.
existent" he Missed

Listen! ne Missed.
NO" she answered, and turning upon
her heel brusquely, she left him there alone.
For she was telephone girl by profession,
and it was not her wont to listen to anything
unless she was sure it was none of her bust
ness.-Detroit Journal
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-07-02

Some men think they are good to their
wives if they build the fires in the morning
Washington Democrat.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-07-02

1 can recommend Piso's Cure for Con.
sumption to sufferers from Asthma.-E. D.
Townsend, Fl. Howard, Wis, May 4, '94.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-07-02
"Stur TObaccO.0

As you chew tobacco for pleasure, use
Star. 1t is not only the best, but the most
lasting, and therefore the cheapest.
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A man who resists temptation does not
deserve as much credit as a man who keeps
away from it.-Atchison Globe
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AFFAIR @osJ ~
4@RfbEL'5TRlCK.
/ SSaOrFh 0fJ0'y Story

L was the Sd of
July and Betty
Logan, known to
many as the Belle
of t h e Neutral
Ground. that de-
batable strip of
country along the
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-07-02

''Your husband seems to be a victim of the
tobacco habit" NO; I'm the victim. He
thoroughly enjoys it."-Chicago Record.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-07-02

The less energy a man has, the easier he
drifts into matrimony.-Atchison Globe.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-07-02

Every once in awhile the statement is
made that parents are better to their girls
than to their boys-Atchison Globe.
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Halls Catarrh Cure

Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-16

apiarist. In short, the heads of each de-
partment, having time and opportunity
to study their work, ought to become
experts and be able to get much greater
returns from their efforts than the or
binary farmer who knows how to do a
lot of things fairly we'll, but is seldom
expert in any one agricultural line.
Mr.. Bryan is to furnish the capital
and the land for the farming opera
tions, and the heads of the departments
are to have all the profits from their la
bors, paying only the interest on the
capital invested. Cottage life will be
feature of the Riverside farm, and a
number of buildings are already plan
ned By such means as these it is hoped
that agriculture may be made both
pleasant and profitable.
It will be seen that there is no social
istic element in this project. It is not
to be made a modern Brooke Farm. The
community will not endeavor to become
independent of the state, but to form a
creditab1e factor of it. There will be no
sex distinction at Riverside farm, for
Mr.. Bryan, though a bachelor himself,
is an enthusiastic admirer of woman
kind and a firm believer in her ability
to make her own way.
No more charming place in which to
try such AN experiment could have been
found than Riverside farm. It is situat-
ed near Yellow Springs, Green county,
O. The $50 acres of park land lie on
both sides of the Little Miami river. In
the center is a spacious, comfortable
residence known as the Mansion House.
In front of the house is a driveway
which leads into a natural highway on
the top of a ridge 100 feet above the
river. This avenue is a quarter of a
mile long, and at it's end, directly over
the bank of the river, there is a sharp
curve in the bluff, which forms a nat
uraI amphitheater. At the foot of the
bluff is a sandy beach, which forms an
ideal arena.
The whole park has been thrown
open to the public and is to be i'm
proved so that it may be used for pic
MICS, conventions and the like. At the
entrance to the park Mr. Bryan has
placed large sign which bears the
words: Welcome Please keep your
horses off the grass - On the reverse
side of the signboard is painted, 'tCome
again and bring the peace of liberty,
justice and gentleness with you.
Besides being a capitalist and philan-
thropist, Mr.. Bryan is an author of
some note. Two years ago he issued a
unique volume, entitled FABLES and
Essays Robert G. Ingersoll pro-
nounced the fables as good as those of
Esop, which is a high compliment. Mr..
Bryan made his money in Cincinnati,
where for many years he was a success
full business man.
ANDREW Downs.