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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19
IL. Il q. improvements.

The work of Strengthening the track and
reducing the grade at Iahhs Station on the
second division OF the Baltimore q Ohte
railroad was recently completed. and the
first tram to use the new line was No. /, the
New York aud It. LOUIS flyer, \ heavy
grade and three bad curves have been elm
mated hy tIl5 work. Amtlc east, at Meyers
Hole, 4 smIlAr improvement has also been
completed after months of work. Several
reverse curves and a nasty and dauGcruun
dip are done away with at THIS point. Near
Myers Hole, ut IahIcrs. the alignment OF the
| track is beng materially changed, and, us IN
the other two improvements, bad grades
aud sharp, a]uUnytuE curves are hctng re-.
moved, THIS part OF the work viii be done
m SIXTY days and then a sorl,, ot Nrty dan.
grrous places viii have been entirely lr
moved This work in It's entirety means the
hauling of scvcui additional ,drs in clCi,
freight tram, besides reducing the danger
OF tprlllmcuts to almost nothing The ste-
und DIVISION, running rom Cumberland TO
brunswick. will ,uuu be IN traD ,ln~s con.
dltlon and more o1uaply operated than
ever.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19
In CYCLED0M.
Next senson They VIII he on Sale In
Large Numbers.

1t is not unlikely that the chainless
| bicycle will be manufactured by the ma-
iority of the big firms next year, There
has been talk of such a possibility for
the last two years. but each cycle show
has seen but a few models, with the in
formation that the machinery needed
TO make them for the market would
prevent their being on sale for some
time.
From information that has been
CLEANED from various sources, however,
il appears very probable that the year
1898 VIII see them on sale at every
cycle salesroom. 1t has been stated
that one of the largest makers has
bought all the patents possible (about
70 in relation 10 chainless wheels)
and will manufacture them as
his leader for the year with a chained
wheel at u reduced price. If the report
is true, it is certain that all the other
makers will prepare some Kind Of a
chainless wheel for the market.
OF course, as has been usual in past
wears, each maker is careful about
making statements as to his succeed
ing years product, aud none of them
have made any announcement for 1898.
The number of inventors of chainlcss
wheels who have met with success in
disposing of their patents, however,
lead many to believe that next year
will see the much-talkcd-of chainiess
wheel on sale.
The first chuinless wheel made its
appearance in this cour.ry about five
years ago, but was c.,ihrr ry'de in con-
struction aud did not m,r, with sul-
cess. 1t was made on the heyel-gear
style and, although Improvements were
made on it each succeeding year, there
appeared some difficulty about making
a model with d tread narrow enough
to suit the riding public,
Since that time inventors have de.
voted their time TO perfecting il, but
with uncertain success. y number OF
models were seen az the cycle show last
February, but with few exceptions they
could not he termed perfect; either he.
cause of too much friction in the mech
anism or the width of the tread, which
failed to strike the fancy of tie average
rider. by next year it is expected that
it will be nothing cut of the ordinary
to see chaiulcss bicycles on every road
in the couutry.-N. Y. Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

An ingenious London woman has i'm
parted a new element OF smartuess to
the wheel by setting up a negro bicycle
groom. He looks very striking IN n
resplendent blue livery picked out with
white. Well set up, riding straight as
a dart, with the ~ostentatious vanity of
his race, this negro has for some days
been one of the attractions of Mayfair.
He steers through Bond street leading
the nickel-plated bicycle with blue
trimmings and saddle to match be-
longing to his mistress. Arriving at his
lady's house, he helps her to mount,
and follows at regulation distance the
siIvered steed while its smart owner
takes her morning spin IN the park.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

DR.. Lucas Champiouniere, of Paris,
In said TO have devoted a good deaf of
attention to the medical aspects OF
cycling. in his opinion GOO kilometers
1868 milesJ is not too much for a
healthy, well-trained rider. He be-
lieves that no heterogeneous food should
be eaten; in fact, very little solid food
during exercise, but it is important to
drink to replace the liquid lost by per-
spiration. Tea, beef tea and milk are
useful. He believes in racing on ituit
and liquid. In this respect he differs
from some other authorities. That
which may cause no harm to a we'll
trained man Of powerful physique
might be injurious to many who are I'M
properly trained.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

Some of the newest skirts have
trimmed sides and a narrow, plain
front; others show the back as well, or
namented.
No matter what anyone may say to
! the contrary, odd waists of tatfeta are
still numbered in the wardrobes of
women of fashion. and will be this fall.
You can hardly put too much lace on
your midsummer gowns. whether they
be of silk. cotton or the very fashion,
able thin WOODEN goods of a semi-trans-
parent nature, like the revived bareges
and veilings worn.
There is every prospect Of tucks re-
naming in fashion for the fall, and the
cashmere gown will be orna-
mented in this manner. The round,
corsage is too becoming to slen-
der figures to allow it 10 drop, and the
dry goods merchant will rejoice at the
fashion that sells more material.-Chi-
'cago Record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19
PATIENT OLD AGE.
1t Always Finds Friends and Sympa-
thtyars,

Truly there are trials belonging to old
age which are hard to bear. The loss of
faculties is the hardest. writes Mrs.
Lynn Linton. So long as one can en-
ploy oneself, not asking help from any
p~erson-so long as II can read. write,
work, knit-what you will in the way
of independent occupation, old age has
lost one Of its worst infections.
When blindness and deafness and in
ability to use the hands, and such bod
lily weakness as makes movement i'm
possiblc-when all these have over
bitter. And her there is nothing for
ii but the grand, brave dignity OF pa
tience-the noble resignation which ac-
cepts the inevitable and makes the best
Of bad conditions,
Patient old age always finds friends
and sy~mpathizers, where the peevish
and the erumblcr. like camphor atoms,
repel all with whom they come in on
tact. When old age is selfish and re-
pining-tbinking only of its past Joys
OF lie pitScht t'aIAS, iHt Sohlis, W "b'il
patience is a natural virtue. and the
shrinking from annoyance is a natural
instinct, these young shrink from the
poor, soured old creature. whose talk is
la threnody and whose daily life is an
unwilling martyrdom.
They cannot console, and they feel
the jealousy which denies them sympa-
thy and gives them instead an angry
kind of Reproduction. They sutferin the
cold and shadow OF a loyeIess and UNI
sympathetic, a selfish and grasping age.
They would give love if they had love
to give them: but when they know that
the glory of their Young days serves AS
IA text for unkindly IN and un-
sy sympathetic feeling. then they with
and shrink, and fail to show those
sweet attentions which the young love
to show the old--if so be those dregs are
swallowed patiently and are not flung
as so much poison into the fresh faces
whose lips are red with the wine as yet
sparkling, toaming and u~nexhausted.
journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

The wonderful success OF the pneu-
matte tire has led to its application to
several other important parts of the
bicycle, notably the saddle. Now comes
an entirely new one-the pneumatic
hub. This hub has a rubber air cham
Der between the wheel and the frame,
provided with a valve and stem. This
receptacle will resist a pressure of COO
pounds to the square inch, and while
not adding to the weight of the wheel,
renders its movements smoother, Civ
ing a freer movement to the pedals, and
thus insuriDg greater speed with less
eXertion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19
Systematic Bicycle Thief.

A young kl~eptoInaniac at Ogdens-
burg, n. Y, stole a bicycle n con-
ceaIed it in a lumber yard. He then
started out and stole a lantern and
tool bag. These he attached to the
machine, and proceeded to still further
complete his outfit by taking a shirt
ard pair of socks from a neighborlng
clothesline. 1t is not known just what
the object of his next trip was, but it
Is thought he was looking for a league
ticket. However, he was gathered in
by an unappreciatiye policeman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19
New Bicycle Tires.

The newest bicycle tires have groosed
circumference in various patterns to
keep them from slipping and sliding
on a wet and muddy street. Some of
them have patterns like a piece of
honeycomb canvas about al inch wide,
partly raised and partly sunk in the
rubber. Others have designs in raised
patterns, but all serve the same pur-
pose and save the riders many a hard
and muddy fall.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

ridden in the Chicago road race and
near Niles in a fall one of the chains
was broken. The rider took the broken
chain off in a moment, threw it away,
and, shifting the gear, rode the rest of
the course. The extra cogs and steel
rod in the tubing make the wheel some
what heavier than ordinary bicycles,
but the inventor of the new scheme
hopes to make the apparatus light
enough TO do away with the extra
weight. A patent has been applied for.
Chicago Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19
wanted to Change His Mind.

C!ient-Good morning. Swellplead.
I've just received your bill for getting
me of in that assault and battery case
the other day.
Mr.. Swellplead-Ah. yes. TO be sure.
Any further information / can give you
about it?
change my mind and 90 to gaol in
stead.-Tit-Bits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19
~CHANGEAELE GEAR.



Tony MowacZerki. of the Polish Cy-
cling club, has a novelty in the way of a
changeable geared wheel. Each side
of the hub is fitted with a ]sprockct and
of different gear. a system of cogs and
a steel bar connect through the seat
post, where, by attaching a key, the
gear can be shifted from one side to the
other by the rider without dismount-
ing. The chief value of the wheel is in
its adaptability to different kinds Of
travelling or in case of accident to one
side of the wheel. In climbing hills it
is an easy matter to shift from the
higher to the lower gear and thus
make the work easier. One of the
wheels fitted with the new gear was
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

A novel use was made of a bicycle by
the manager OF a small electric fine in
a western town. Being anxious to as
certain the length Of a particular
stretch of road without going to the
expense OF having 1t surveyed, he had
= bicycle equipped with n cyclometer
ridden over the route and found the
distance within the required limits Of
exactpess.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

Trimmed sashes are in order. accord.
ling to Demorest's. and some OF the taft
|feta. about six inches wide reaches
nearly to the foot Of the skirt and have
d dainty frill al around Of narrow VAL
observation-disclosures Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

Bachelors get over insomnia more
rapidly than married men,"
why is that?"
"A married mans wife Is always walk
ing him up to ask him if he has got to
sleep yet.'--Chicago record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

Mr.. Coldcash-Do you think you
could support my daughter in the style
to which she has been accustomed?
Cholly Heavygaul-No. sir; but. then,
variety is the spice Of life, you know
Judge,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

First Farmer-f just went to town
to get some green goods.
Second Farmcr-Green goods?
First Farmer-Yes, canned vege-
tables for the summer bonrders.-N. Y,
World.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

Plso's Cure IS a wonderful Cough mcdi.
cine.-Mrs. W, Pickett. Van Siclen and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

"NNeIl, | played golf with my wife this
morning said the man at the club.
(which won?' said the man at the lit,
tie table.
The first man looked up, twisted hi.
mouth around a bit, started to say INK
thing, but rciraiucd,
The other one looked up.
(which won" he repeated.
(Which nne.' said the other auGrily
What do You think am, a Turk or a Nor
mon?'-liuiialo Enquirer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

Don't have your head turned too quickly
when folks brag on YOU for roasting others,
They may be trying to get you INTO trouble.
Washington Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

Among the presents recently given q
Boston bride was q bicycle. There
must be Aomething On de steele even in
weddings.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-02-10

so hard hit by his defeat by Mr.. BlainA
for the nomination of 1851, that he
seemed TO wish only TO withdraw him
self as much as possible from pubic
notice; and the end OF his life came be-
fore the arrival of the reaction his
friends hoped for
Although Mr.. Hayes, who was year
older than Mr. Cleveland when he re-
tired from the presidency, and had an
even dozen years Of life before him,
eschewed politics ever afterward. he
did not 50 entirely shrink from appear
ing in public as did Mr. Arthur. In
fact, in certain lines he was publicly
active whenever the opportunity Pre-
sented itself. being interested in many
educational problems and especially in
prison reform, serving for some time
as the president of tie National Prison
Reform association, and as trustee OF Il
big educational fund. But, although a
lawyer by profession. a2d presumably
good one. he never resnteTed the
legal lists, preferrinc 10 make what in
come he needed by raising chickens for
the market.
buehanan's life after the presidency
was that OF 4 recluse in almost every
way. Rightly or wrongly. he YVES
charged with being largely to blame
for the great progress made by the
founders Of the southern confederacy
during the last months OF hiss term. and.
as his home WIS in the north. he wos
Stunned almost as systematically as be
Stunned others Ii should be reme-n-
bered. however, that his neighbors of
IlnczSfar Pa. paar rhiab OIL. hi.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-02-10

the barbor before which they stand
guard smooth and tranquil evenswheH
the weather is toughest outside; there
would always be plenty of water a.
the harbor mouth for the entrance OF
the biggest ships, plenty Of water al
the pier, and so on.
There are few harbors on either the
Atlantic or the Pacific coast to which
the locks could not be adapted. in the
linventor's opinion, but for the purposes
of demonstrating the value of his
scheme Mr.. Bulls has had diagrams
drawn showing how the Despatch
dock plan could be utilized at New York.
His sea wall would begin in the middle
of famous old Coney island, incidental.
" providing both salt and fresh water
bathing for the summer sOjourners al
that merry resort The wall would
then run diagonaIy seaward and
straight across the main channel, &C
connect with the land again at Staten
island. The locks themselves are
planned to be in the center OF the
channel, where, at low water, there
is depth of 3s feet. There are TO be
entrance and exit gates for four vessels
at time, or as many more as the needs
of the harbor require.
These locks are 10 be built according
to the patented plans Of the inventor
For locks of such gigantic size as
would be necessary in an undertaking
of this kind, the ordinary swinging
gates OF the canal lock would be cum
bersome and useless. The gates O.
the sea locks are to be cars worked by
steam power and made 10 slide back
and forth. When a vessel is ready &c
pass through the signal will be giTer
20 the engineer and the machinery VII
slide back the section that admits ths
water. allowing the same section &c
check tie water az the neighoor3ng en-
trance When the ship has passe1
through the lock the sliding process j,
reversed and the lock is ready for toe
next ship that comes in This sliding
system is regarded by lock experts as
az immense improvement on the ole
style
AZ there are two entrances 20 New
York harDor, one ~ the Ss-Tovs sze
one at Lcng Island sound IL VIII h
necessary 70 protect tne bay with two
Gets OF locks but the entrance 20 the
sound al Throgg's Neck being narrow,
il viii be comparatively easy matter
20 erect the sea wal and ioc2x al that
point
Having passed through the locks h.
captain OF al ocean steamer viii fnd
vast number Of advantages In the
locked har5or as eoatEaztec with o1e
which opens 70 the sea - prcs1t BE
must choose his tine fer coming into
port sd even then has 70 pscs bis way
dairti!y and with the. azz.s tzoce az .
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-02-10
OCEAN TURNED BACK.
f. h Bulls Says His Earbor Locks
VIII Do It
Eoresees Great Benefts-Perpeeual High
Tide in Harbor-Great Saving In Dock
Ing yessels-G0vernmcnt Alone
Could Build the DockA
Copyright. 1871


Among the many mistakes which,
according 10 the superior notions of
man, Dame Nature made when she
fashioned the world, should be counted
that of establishing N the rivers empty
ing into the sea a tide that ebbs and
flows at regular intervals. In the opin-
ion of an inventor who has just pat
ented an elaborate system OF locks
whose specific object it is to abolish
the tides in American rivers, the fac,
that the water is high or low, accord
ing to the action of the tide, is a dis
tinct detriment to navigation, is con-
ducive to collisions between river craft
and causes endless trouble and incon-
venieuce to mariners and boatmen.
Worst OF all, it endangers the health OF
city by leaving a mass OF disease
breeding mud to bake in the sun whep
the water recedes.
To abolish these drawbacks to river
navigation and health, Franklin H.
Bulls. of s3e Belmont avenue, Brook
lyn, proposes TO build at harbor en-.
frances Despatch Locks" capable OF
checking their speed. These locks he
would connect with massive sea walls
so as to form an effective line of de-
narcation between old ocean and the
river.
Separated from its salty neighbor, il
is pointed out, the water Of the harboI
would soon become fresh. and this
would result in many advantages. For
one thing it would save docking. which
Is one of the ship owners heaviest ex.
penses, as things go now. Except
when repairs are necessary ships are
mostly docked in order that barnacles
and other marine growths may be re
moved from ships bottoms. and bar.
nacles cannot live in fresh water-they
die and drop off when removed from
oceans brine. Then, again, the pro
posed locks would make the waters OF
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-02-10
FIRE. FIRE, FIRE, FIRE.

Yes. there was a FIR IN rear Of build
ing where our ticket office Is located.
Our ticke. office Is stili there-lf4 North
Main street. We are ready for business
al IN. old stsnd. Tickets 70 ell points.
our train service Is stl first-class. our
time tie quickest IL will be TO your ad-
yan,age to call and see US before COM
pleIing arrangements for your trip. ST.
LOUIS Express leaves Wichita daily at
30 p. m. arriving in St. Louis at 7:l5
next morning Night Express leaves az
. 20 for Kansas City. st. Louis and all
points east. Colorado fast Line. leaves
Wichita at 5.15 p, m, arriving at Pueo-
10 next morning at $50. Colorado Springs
S:35. Denver at II noon. Remember the
Missouri Pacific City Ticket Office 10 To-
Gated at ia North Main street.
r. r. RLECkLEY. 2. e T. A.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-02-10
EVERY HUM0R From fcRs: ss''a

estate, which he called "Wheatland,'
was located, professed confidence in
him to the last, and turned out en-
Enthusiastically, in great numbers, to
greet him when he returnd from Wash
iDgton. Mr. Buchanan lived seven years
after the close of his term, and it was
quite possible that his advanced age
he was II when he died-had something
to do with his seclusion.
Franklin Pierce lived IS years after
he became an ex-president, in 1857, dy-
ing in 1869 in New Hampshire, four years
after the actual close of the civil war.
During all that struggle, his sympathies
were with the south, in spite of his
northern birth ard residence, and it
is quite possible that he might have re-
sumed the legal profession and even re-
entered public life had his views been
different. It was, perhaps, because Of
lis variance from his neighbors that he
travelled much abroad during his last
years-at all events, he kept out of the
country good deal of the time.
Before Pierce, there were no ex-presi-
dents, excepting John Adams. who
strove in any way to withdraw into
seclusion. The elder Adams, however,
who lived 25 years after leaving Wash
ipgton, was so incensed at his defeat in
the house Of representatives by Jeffer-
son that he would not even remain at
the national capital one day after the
expiration Of his term to see his sue
cessor inaugurated. All his late years
were spent in Quincy (set off from
Braintree, Mass.) where, however, he
worked hard at the self-imposed task
OF collating records and writing upon
the early history of the republic;
though once, indeed. in 1890, when very
old. he acted as a delegate to state
constitutional convention.
Andrew Jackson, the hero of New Or
leans, did not seclude himself volun-
taaily but his health was bad after he
left the white house and he was not
able, personally, to take part in public
matters. From his home the Hermit
age" however, he took the keenest in
terest in all current affairs.
Active Ex-Presidents.
OF all the active ex-presidents of the
United States John Quincy Adams, the
son of John Adams, was by far the most
active. He was 90 when he retired in
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-02-10

pilot, for the tide plays quesH pranks
with the channel, and leaves mud
where water ought to be. The locks will
hold the water in the harbor to any
height desired. and it will always be
flood tide" at the docks, SO that vessels
can swing in and land her passengers
at any time, instead of having TO anchor
for the night in midstream. having the
homesick voyagers so near and yet
so far" to pray for the incoming tide TO
hasten. With the barnacles dropping
of the ships bottom as she steams
through the deep, still. fresh water Of
the transformed harbor, the captain
himself will be able to be far more
tranquil in his mind. for lie win know
that be can utilize every minute OF the
time before going out again and that be
can sail days earlier than he could in
the old times when he had to scrape the
bottom Of the craft.
At New York vessels OF deep draft
could steam much further under the
proposed lock system than now. In fact
there is no reason why war vessels Of
the greatest draft could not reach
points as far north as Troy; the water
viii not have to be raised TO an inn
practicable height in order to make per
manent navigable depth there.
The new scheme, too, will reduce
enormously the present heavy dredging
expenses. Year. by yesr the Hudson is
becoming shallower and thousands
have to be spent annually to keep even
the harbor itself in good condition.
With regard TO the flow OF sewage
under the new system, Mr.. Bulls claims
that the locked river Will be a decided
improvement. Under the present sys-
tenn, he points out, the tide flows up
stream for six hours, carrying it's sew
age with il. before taking it on TO the
ocean. Even then the work il not done
thoroughly. since much OF the sewage
settles, shoals the harbor and forms the
deadly black mud of the low water
season. With the tide abolished the
sewage would fow 10 and disappear
through the gates Of the locks, leaving
no trace of its presence behind.
Among the harbors and rivers on the
Atlantic coast which the invention OF
ocean locks claims to be benefited by
the use Of the locks are Belfast. Port
land, Bath, Augusta, in Maine; New
buryport, Gloucester, Boston, New
Bedford fall River. in Massachusetts,;