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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30
ing the country for distance of twelve miles.
He was finally caught.

He was finally caught.
The Cleveland-Pittsburg road race will be
contested late in June or early in JulA The
route will be as usual, from the public square,
Cleveland, to Chagrin Falls. via Warren,
Youngstown. Beaver Falls and Sewickley.
The wheel is gradually getting firm hold
on the farmers boy. A boy was noticed the
other day near Harrisburg complacently pedal
ing along, the road behind cow. which was
being driven home to be milked Cowboys
on wheels! And right here in Ohio How
strange it all is!
A great many riders noticed on the roads
ride with too long a reach, owing frequently
to the frame Of the machine being so high as
to prevent the saddle being lowered. 1t is
faster than one on which little of the seat
pillar is exposed. AS matter of fact, 1t is
rather the reverse.
Wheelmen in Atlanta, Ca, are up in arms
against what is known there as the Cu.berson
bicycle ordinance. This ordinance makes 1t
unlawful for any cyclist to ride closer than
six feet to trolley ear or other vehicle at
street crossings. This provision, the local
whee1men declare, Is unjust and unreasonable
and they give strong reasons to back up the
statement.
If there is one thing more than another
which the bicycle has done, it is to rescue
from oblivion, the old-time country inns. On
the Hudson county, New York boulevard.
McIiiCh Iodu anu TOduS, many VI
these old road houses. which have been va
Gated and unoccupied for years, are being rem
ovated and fitted up, without destroying any.
of their ''old-timeness," as wayside inns for
wheelmen.
Cycle racing sport is constantly grow
Ing in favor with the public and is attracting
the attention of who look az it from
the amusement standpoint only. They see
in it great opportunities for if cycling clubs
are able to conduct race meets profitaby
when all Of the work of preparation is done by
those who are really amatuers at the game
it is fair to suppose that professional amuse-s
ment caterers could do much better.
Very frequently when riding a speek Of
dust will be blown into the eye of the cyclist.
Tobacco dust may also lodge beneath the lid
if he Is smoking while pedaling along. To
get rid of these things use a small camePs
hair brush. Mosten 1t in the mouth, push
it well under the lid Of the eye at the corner
nearest the nose and wipe over the ball slow
ly and out at the opposite corner. One appli-
cation will generally suffice.
A bicycle highwayman is a new idea.
Recently, when two French ladies of rank
were walking a.ong the Cerniche road, they
were stopped by cylist in boomers, who dis
mounted suddenly, produced revolver, and
then required them to give up their purses,
jewelry and other valuables. This they did,
whereupon the robber maid (or matron. il
that should happen to be her styls) loaded
up the 'swag" in her wallet and rode away.
Milwaukee has new cycling ordinance
which compels riders to take the right side
Of the street.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

firmly. Any section may easily be removed
and renewed. The spring acts something like
a bracelet which removes. from the wrist
by stretching the spiral a little. Whether
this will wear as well 4or better than the
pneumatic rubber tire remains to be seen.
1t has not yet been tried, but the inventor
claims everything for it.4s 81
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

Cork tires are the latest thing in bicycle
invention It is claimed that they are not
susceptible to tacks and glass, and that the
troublesome puncture will soon be thing
Of the past. The new style of tire is con-
structed of sections Of cork which are almost
solid, the center being made of an endless
coil spring. which holds the section of cork
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30
Oldest BfcycIe Racer,

Crown Point Ind, claims the oldest BIZ
cycle racer Inc the United States, If not in
the world. He is Amos Edgerton, keeper
of little grocery. He is 80 years old, but
his age does not hinder when it comes to
riding a. wheel.
The old man caused sensation in bicycle
circles Thursday when he entered his name
in the fifteen-mile road race which viii take
place today. The course Of the race
lies over rough country roads, but that
0th thirty.minute y ] handicap, and says with witt thai thai
allowance he will win the contest or die in
the road He has been training in order to
be in condition for the race. The race is at
tracing much attention in Northern Indiana
as some of the fastest riders in Lake county
have entered to "do'' the aged racer. Many
have wagered that Mr.. Edgerton will win
the race. Despite his age he is full OF
energy. In 1s49 he drove yoke of oxen to
California and walked the entire distance.
On his return to Indiana he walked all the
way lack.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

Hotel metropolitan is enjoying the patroEage
of numbers Of tourists thus early. The fine
accommodations. choice cafe and. service,
European or American plan, suit all.
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John Wanamaker, x-postmaster general of
the United States, is an enthusiastic wheel
man, and has joined the League Of American
Wheelmen. His number is 154, ,083.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30
CORK TIRES.

A New Invention Designed to Pre-
vent Punctures.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

The Cleveland-Pfttsburg road race will be
contested late in June or early in Ju.lA The
route will be as usual, from the public square,
Cleveland, to Chagrin Falls. via Warren,
Youngstown. Beaver Falls and Sewickley.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

The wheel is gradually getting firm hold
the farmers boy. boy noticed the
other day near Harrisburg complacently pedal
ing along, the road behind cow. which was
being driven home to be milked Cowboys
on wheels! And right here in Ohio How
strange all
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

The approaching meet in Philadel-
phia makes transportation matters In
teresting to the wheelmen who are con-
templating vacation. A. B. Ovftt is
in receipt of letter from B.. B. Ayers,
OF Chicago, chairman of the: transpor-
tation committee of the L. A. W., ap-
pointing him member OF the com
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-16
UNIQUE TELESCOPE,
Earvard's New Instrument VIII Do
Wonderful Things.

Earyard's New Instrument VIII Do
wonderful Things.
1t is expected that Harvard's new
eight-inch rectangular telescope will be
III full working order by the middle of
June. Without the assistance of any
person, it will change and expose plates,
and take automatically, photographs
of the stars. w. II. Atwill is supervis-
ing its construction. Within a drum
attached to the focus of the telescope
is revolving frame, which carries eight
Photographic plates, octagonally ar
ranged, films outward. This frame Is
turned through one-eighth of revolu-
ton, in the return of the telescope to
the meridian, thus bringing fresh
plate into the field of the telescope.
Each region is photographed 20 min
utcs. The supply of plates lasts little
less than three hours. A large part
of the work of Harvard observatory is
devoted to systematic charting of the
heavens by means of photography. The
new telescope will save the observer
many hours of tiresome labor, which
has been before required in changing
l'''''N-7' " 'oliAN biiiAN VIC CsAI,
all portions of the sky visible in our
latitude come to the meridian, charting
being confined to the zones lying on the
meridian. Taking the regions as they
drift through this zone, eventually all
the heavens visible in our latitude will
be photographed. The new telescope is
designed to work in this marrow belt of
the Sky, which has the meridian for its
center, The telescope starts near the
meridian and follows a region for 20
minutes, at the end of which time it
quickly and automatically returns to its
starting point. During this return it is
also pointed automatically ten degrees
further north, or toward the zenith,
region just above the one last taken.
Owing to cloudy weather and other
causes, some regions pass the telescope
without being observed. This telescope
is provided with an adjustment which
will enable it to start one or two hours
west of the meridian, and thus recover
regions which might otherwise be lost.
The telescope turns ut 2 rate which
neutralizes the effect of the earth's ro-
tation on its uXs.-Chivago Inter Ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-16
1,vGLyTNatyl5S ytSS&S0S
S!5I(II!iI.E|i:H'!(,EE; 5II!I.|i: (,EE;5&f!Rf1Ie!S. ~ ION
SiGHTLESS PERSONS.
There Are just One Million Now Liv-
ing in Civilized Lands.


ing in Civilized Lands.
1t is stated that there are 100000
blind people in the world, or to every
l,500 inhabitants. A great German
oculist believes that majority of the
cases are due to fever, and that rs per
cent. of the afflicted persons could, by
proper treatment, have retained their
sight. Last reports show $4,000 blind
persons in England, or $40 for each
100000 inhabitants. Blind infants
of less than years, 166 for each 1,0o0,-
900 inhabitants. Blind infants of less
than years, 1G6 for each 100000; be-
tween and Is, 2SS; between 20 and 25,
422; between As and GO, 1,625, and above
G5 years. 1000 for each 100000. Of
fetal figures in France show that only
one-siXth of the sightless were born
blind, that of these 65 per cent. were
male and 35 per cent. female children.
Less than 10 per cent. of sightless peo-
pie in France were under the age of 21.
Russia and Egypt are the countries
where the blind constitute the largest
proportionate number of the total pop
ulaIlOll, III luSSld OIl dcCOuub VI lllc idSh
of experienced medical attention, and
in Egypt because of ophthalmia due to
irritation caused by movement of the
sand by the wind. There are nearly
100000 blind persons in European Rus
sia, the largest proportionate number
in Finland and the northern provinces.
This is ascribed to the fiat country and
imperfect ventilation in huts of the
peasantry. Though more than half of
the blind population of Europe is found
in Russia, there are only 25 asylums for
the blind in the empire, one-tenth of the
total number In Europe. While the
blind population in the United States is
less than one-third as large as that of
Russia, the number of inmates of blind
asylums is larger here than in any other
country. The total number of pupils
in these institutions was, by last re-
ports, 3,4S0, and grounds and buildings
devoted to their use are valued at &c.
100000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-16

hand-lever, Is three feet long. The
slanting brace in which the hand-lever
is fulcrummed has length of two feet
ten inches. The short upright lever is
only foot long, and the horizontal
shoe which comes in contact with the
flooring is sixteen inches long. The
check rcd, in the rear, is hinged to the
frame, and trimmed to fit in the notches.
The dog must be sharp enough to take
hold of the floor lining or joist, as the
case may be. 1t will be seen at
glance that this "squeezer". affords a
great leverage, and when it is set at
aEy particular notch can be left there.
1t will stand alone. Mr.. Smith says
that he never yet saw any plan for
hardwood flooring that did not require
an extra hand. But with this device a
carpenter can dog the stuff himself.
The material employed in this
"squeezer" is hardwood and iron,
which together cost 80 cents. The
labor out on it costs about as much
more.-N. Y. Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-16
The LOSS OE SLEEP.
1t Causes Lnssitude and Dcpress-
ing Interest in Life.

thtcFcSt IN
In u paper by Prof. II. C. Warren, of
Princeton university, there are accu-
rately described some experiments on
the effects produced by loss of sleep,
conducted by Prof. Patrick and DIR. G il
bert, of the University of Iowa. These
gentlemen tested three normal subjects.
composed of instructors, men not
easily susceptible to influences. They
were kept awake 90 hours without slim
ulants. During this time they were en-
gagged, as far as possible, in their usual
occupations. After the second night the
first subject complained that the floor
was covered with a agreasy-looliingm molec-
ular layer of rapidly moving particles.
They rendered him nearly desperate.
Sometimes the layer seemed Il foot
above the floor, and parallel with it. AS
he tried to step upon it he staggered
and tumbled, could not obtain a sure
footing. Later the air became full of
swarming PARTICLES, which developed
into red, purple and black gnats. He fre-
quently climbed into chair to brush
tlem away from the gus jet. The APP
pearance of all these men was the same
as if an overdose of liquor had been ad
ministered. Those who have lost their
normal rest for several nights feel
lassitude and depressing interest in life.
They seem to lose an equitable judg-
ment of things. Events seem out of
proportion
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-16

In his report to the directors of an
insane asylum in Pennsylvania recent
ly the physician stated that the in
PRODUCTION @: electricity had wonder
fully lightered his lnbors; that the
effect upon moody patients of the
change from oil lamps was magical.
These poor unfortunates now resort
to games aud music in the evening in
stead of sitting around in gloomy 81
lcnce. The improved ventilation by
means of electric fans wss also a great
advantage. lie believes that the in-
vestment in an electric plant has i'm
proved the condition of patients 100
per cent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-16
LABOR-SAvlNG DEVICE.
Intended to Hold Flooring Dcfoi C Ii
Has Been Nailed.

Many carpenters, when laying a floor
find it possible to fit the strips of stuff
closely enough by placing a block of
wood against the outer edge of the free
board, and strillingly it smartly with a
hammer. Then when the tongue of one
strip has been wedged into the grooves
of the other the nail is driven which
holds the newly laid board in place.
But with some kinds of stuff, especial
ly hardwood, it is desirable to hold the
strips temporarily with some sort of
a jack or with a chisel until the work.
man is ready to drive nails. IraA. Smith,
of East Berkshire, VT, who is an archi-
tect and builder, has been SO dissatis-
fed with the usual methods adopted in
such cases that he has invented a
'squeezer" of his own. The sketch re-
produced herewith tells it's own story
so well that little need be added. The
lower, horizontal piece, like the notched
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-16
Novelty in Lamp WicIss.

A remarkable lamp wick has been in
vented, which is made entirely of clay.
1t is perforated by very minute holes,
through which the oil passes upward
through the action of capillarity. This
wick, needless to state, does not need to
be trimmed, nor does the oil, which has
a perfect passage upward, emit any
odor. The inventor says that its con-
sumption of oil is but one-third that OF
The cotton wick, while producing the
same amount OF light.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-16
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
FREELAND, SEPTEMBER 1o, 1897.
Public sympathy Has Not Erred.

From the Philadelphia Record.
In discussing the Lattimer carnage
some insidious appeals have been made
to national sentiment with the assertions
that the strikers are only ignorant Huns
and Sclavs, and that there would have
been no bloodshcd if the miners had been
of English-speakng races.
Possibly. Yet the iniunctions of the
courts seem to have been sufficient to
prevent bloodshed in the btuminous
coal regions of western Pennsylvania,
where the same ignorant Sclavs and
Huns work the mines.
But who have supplanted the English
speaking miners in the anthracite regions
with these forbidden races from South
ern Europe? When the coal corpora
tions could not secure the labor of Irish,
Welsh or English miners at their wages
they imported the Huns.
The Huns in their turn, having learn
ed the value of their labor as well as
felt the needs Of a better mode of living
for themselves and their families, have
''i hNh "SailSb liiN hlbuSlf NuSp lIIlb 10
doled out to them.
Their ignorance of the language of
their employers and of the official authr-
tiles seems to afford reason for more
rather than for less consideration in deal
ing with them.
Public sympathy has not erred in re-
lation to the miserable condition of the
miners in both the anthracite and the
bituminous regions. Nor is this Sympa-
thy likely to be lcSsened by the carnage
at Lattimer
Resolutcness in suppressing riotous
demonstrations in their very inception
is sometimes mercy to the mob. But
there is an energy that often partakes
of fear or of reckless disregard of human
life; and the question is whether the
sheriff of Luzerne county has not dis
played an energy toward a body of un-
armed strikers altogether out of proper
tion with the gravity of the occasion.
But the blood at Lattimer will not
have been shed together in vain if it
shall impress upon the striking miners
the danger of tampering with the laws
for preserving the peace and Of infring-
ing upon the personal rights of others.
1t should at the same time impress
upon the great coal corporations the
truth that they are not wholly exempt
from obligations toward the ignorant
strangers who have been imported from
far to work their mines.
Those companies which still keer
stores at the mouths of their mines tc
tilch from labor a part of its slender
earnings could not seize upon more
fitting occasion for giving up this iniqui-
tous system.
That there is no excuse for their prac
tice it seems by the fact that other com
panes pay weekly wages in cash, and
that these corporations have the least
trouble with their miners.
The coal companies would also do wei
TO remember that in the condition tc
which they have reduced labor no Other
is within their reach than that of the
ignorant but fierce and inlammablC
Huns.
In this situation they owe it to tht
people Of Pennsylvania to so manage
their busmcs relations with these
strangers as nos to involve the frequent
expense Of sending large body of militia
into the coal regions in order to maintain
the supremacy of the law.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-16
BED FOR THE SICK.
Can De Raised or Lowered without
Disturbing the Patient.

A new bed, particularly adapted to
the uses of the siclroom, has lately been
invented. The secret of its efficiency is
that by its means the patient can be
raised into almost any position without
disturbance or lifting, allowing the bed
to be made and aired and the patient ex-
amined, without any eXertion either on
the part of the latter or the nurses;
moreover, the tedium of illness may be
relieved by so raising the sick persons
as to allow of their engaging in any
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-16

congenial employment without strain
or fatigue, and what this mental di-
version means in the way of tightening
anxiety and labor only nurses can ade-
quately realize. When not required for
sickroom purposes the bed makes an
admirable bed or lounge, as may he re-
quired.--Chicago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-16

In Central Africa the greatest of all
luYuries is salt, the long-coptinued use
of vegetable food creating so painful
a longing for that mineral that ma
tives deprived of it for long period
have been known to show symptoms
Of insanity.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-16
CASToRTA.
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Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarcts Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep 1t clean, by
up the lazy liver and driving all i'm,
puritics from the body. Begin today to
banish pimplcs, bolls, blotchcs, bucihcads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
for 10 cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, PIC, d0c.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-15
COFFEE LAND TO BE LEASED.

The Trustees of the b. p. Bishop
Estate offer for lease for 81 years de-
sirable lots of lands suitable for cof-
fee growing, in the Ahupuaa of Keel,
kona, Hawaii, at rental varying
from 81 to SIS per acre. The lots have
been laid out by w. A. Wall, Surveyor,
and vary in size from five acres to
ninety-eight acres. Applications for
information may be made to A. c.
Lovekin, Chief Clerk. at the Estate
Office adjoining Bishops Bank, or TO
j. ID. Paris, Napoopoo, Kona, Agent
for the Bishop Estate for the District
of Kona; who will show all applicants
the maps of the lots that indicate the
location and size of the same,
and the form of lease. The leases will
be sold at public auction to the one
offering the highest bonus for the
lease. Further notice will be given as
to the date of sale.
Honolulu, Dec. Is, 1897.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-15

~ Tor gain, and he looked sharply af-
ter his tenth. This is a novel view of
Columbus. but another writer COOS n
step further and shows parallel be-
tween GeneralWeyler and Columbus
showing how both were recalled from
the West Indies in disgrace, and how
both had filed their pockets out of
the native West Indians. Although
Weyler did not roam the seas, or yet
make descents on hostile coast, he
exploited Cuba in true buccaneer spir-
it, and returned to Europe with II
purse bursting with spoils. He may
have to disgorge, he will have to bride
heavily, but the Cubans will never be
advantaged by a feather from his
plucking.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-15

Someone writing in st. Nicholas,
has been proving that Columbus, in
spite of oil the halo that has been
put round him, was, in fact, the an
cestor of the buccaneers, and that he
was sent home in irons to Spain, be-
cause he had robbed and abused the
natives of the lands he had discovered.
His first was a voyage of discovery,
but his subsequent voyages were pure
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-15

The praise which the Chicago Inter
Ocean gives to the financial policy of
this government is well deserved, and
that praise is practically due to one
man, Samuel Mills Damon. As Minis
ter of Finance, Mr.. Damon has made
distinct record. He took the finan-
ces of the country in charge when
they were in an almost hopeless condi-
ton of muddle. Out of that chaotic
condition he has brought order, and
the current debts of the government
are paid regularly. The position of a
Finance Minister is not a happy one,
every department is clamoring to him
for money, and he has to apportion
the current funds so that each gets it's
fair share, and the heads of depart
ments are very apt to growl. In the
earlier part of his financial manage
ment both friends and foes alike
found fault, but care and strict impair
TALLY have inspired such confidence,
that, outside of irreconcilibles, there
are none who criticize the financial
policy of the republic. The confidence
shown in the bid for the last bonds
has been of inestimable benefit. in
thoroughly settling the credit of the
Hawaiian Republic and it came as a
fitting reward to the Finance Minis
ter after years of patient labor and
clever contriving. 1t was the result
of a straightforward policy of honest
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-15
@imeRy @o7oicS'
December ID, 1897.

At this season of the year
almost everyone is giving
some thought as to what will
make an acceptable Chris mas
present to their friends. 1t is
no easy task to buy Christmas
presents, and more or less
looking around is necessary
before you can fully make up
your mind. 1t may be that
you would not think of calling
to see US when you are looking
for
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-15
McKINLEY'S BUST.

Ferd. Leimer, sculptor of WASH
ington, is to make a bust in bronze Of
President Mckinley. The first cast
will go to the White House, the next
to General Alger, the third to the city
council of Canton, o., and the fourth
to the state house at Columbus, o.