The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-04-14
NOTES OF THE WHEEL.
The l.. A. w. VIII Endeavor to Increase
Its Membership to 100000.

Its Membership to 1901 900.
II Is the intention OF the officers OF
the l.. A. w. in the different sections
OF the country to introduce new meth
DDS in the League in order to recruit
the membership. The organization
now has Il membership of over $4,000
and II Is predicted by the conservative
workers that this figure will be In
creased to 10000 by next fall. Ii
this state the membership has grown
from 1900 to 10000 In less than tive
years, and the division officials are
sangune that next December the roll
will include fully 10000 names. In
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massa
chusetts remarkable activity Is shown
and new members are being constant
ly enrolled. In Connecticutand through
out the South and West, where there
are thousands of wheelmen, the per
centage Of riders In the L. A. w. Is
small. This condition of affairs Is at
trlbuted to the Indifference of the dl-
vision officers. President Potter Is
! planning to create "A revival of inter
est In the League, and proposes TO
communicate with all the divisions, as
well as to suggest and direct move
ments calculated to benefit the organ
lzation.
Electric lamps for bicycles have for
the most part been dead failures They
were too heavy, or too inefficient or
too troublesome and the bicyvliSt, rs
II rule, felt that he had thrown the pur
chase money away. The latest clcc-
trc wheel lamp, however, Is of an en-
tirely different order. 1t Is clean,
powerful illumination. which can not
be blown out, Jared out, or eXtin-
guished by the ordinary accidents
which affect other lights. II consists
of two parts, the battery, or source
of power, which Is carried in n com
pact leather case hung from the top
bar Of the diamond frame, or from the
handle bars of the drop-frame machine.
The lamp proper is very small. hcav
lily plated with silver reflector,
mounted on n swivel support, and con-
nected by Il slender cord with the bat
terry. Within this is the small mean
descent lamp which gives the light. The
whole outfit Is almost as useful in n
| carriage as IT is on a bicycle. The
most striking thing about II is the
power of the light, which the rider can
instantly defect In any desired dlrec-
| ton. 1t is more Ike n miniature
Search-light than Ike an ordinary
lamp, and il throws n strong beam of
ItHhi tftU ~ 10
ahead. This increase of the light of a
one candlepower lamp to over 100 can
dle-power simply by II scientifically
made reflector will probably suggest
to some thoughtful people that they
may cut down their bills for electric
light fully 30 per cent or more by 60
Ing the right way about 1t. The bat
terry VIII run for eight hours on one
charge, and can be recharged ut any
ineandeseent lamp socket, or by the
special appliances which are provided
TO save trouble In the process. Many
bicycle clubs now keep charging out
fit for the use OF their members.
The riding of the blcyclette has re
come pronounced fad among PART
sian women. The tendency OF French
society TO keep women at home and to
discourage athletics was hard to over
come; but 1t is now apparent. even to
II casual observer, that the steel steed
is winning Its way in all circles of
Partisan life.
In ISIS, when the "celeriferes' were
brought out, is is not recorded that
any woman had the hardihood to try
one Of them In public. The bicycle, In
troduccd In 1920, failed utterly, so far
rs women were concerned, and even
the yeloclpede Of the Second Empire
men. This was, however the forerun-
ner Of the bicyclette,
Many different styles of dress for the
wheel are to be seen on the Paris bou-
levards, but fair majority of women
riders have decided in favor of the
zouaye trousers. ending ut the knees.
The comfort Of this costume cannot
be improved upon. With the trousers
are worn n bolero jacket and a straw
or russell sailor hat.
II Is stated that the British war Of
ice has already under serious consld-
Grafton the motor cycle, or auto ear.
as defensive and offensive assistant
in the event of war, The shape being
Experimental with Is oval, with plat
form enclosed with breastwork Of
steel. and Is designed TO carry two
MaXims with ample supplies OF am
muuiiiOu.
A Christ Jana, Norway, nrm that sells
American bicycles writes to Hard.
ware saying that NorN egians con,
sider tAe saddle Of most American bi
Nri,s less comfortable than those of
/ English wheels