The record-union., 1899-05-08

salesman explained the mechanism and
turned the pedals until the rear wheel
went as fast as a Taylor or McDuffie
could make it turn in a-quarter- mile
The climax was reached when the
woman admitted she understood the
running properties of the gear and rear
wheel, but she objected to the bicycle
because the front wheel did not move
around with the rear one. At first the
salesman looked at the man to see if he
was going to laugh, but he looked SOL
emn. To add to the humor of the stu
alton the man insisted that if it were a
chain wheel the front one would revolve
also. 1t required at least half-hour
to convince the pair that only the rear
wheel received the power, and that
when the wheel was ridden both wheels
would turn together.
"The rate of speed at which a bicycle
| is travelling may be easily determined
by several simple methods" says an ex-
pert Each bicycle has basis of time
upon which an estimate of miles an
hour may be accurately made by count
ing the revolutions of the pedals which
occur within this period. In such an
estimate each revolution represents a
mile. To obtain the basis of time null
tiply the gear of the wheel by five
and divide the product by twenty
eight. For instance, take sixty-eight
gear; multiplied by five it gives $40,
which divided by % is approximately
III. Then If the pedals make ten rev
olutions in twelve seconds, the speed
per hour is very nearly ten miles, or if
the number of revolutions be twenty,
then the rider is going at the rate of
twenty miles an hour"
The Pennsylvania Legislature, which
has just adjourned, passed the Parshali
side-path bill, and Governor Stone af-
fixed his signature thereto, making it
a law Wheelmen all over the State
are highly pleased with the passa ge
of the measure, and already. number
of counties have petitioned their courts
for the appointment of Side-path Com
missioners. Dauphin was the first
county to apply, although Center had
the petition prepared in anticipation Of
the bill becoming a law. There was
much disappointment over the defeat
of the compromise" road BILL which
was lost, in the general confusion at
tending the closing day of the Legis-
lature, by a vote of rs to II. The
disappointment was, however, some
what lessened by the passage of the
side-path bill and a resolution by both
houses recommending the appointment
of a Good Roads Commission of seven
members, one of which is to represent
the Pennsylvania Division of the
T 90 Of
Otto G. Mayer, who has been APP
pointed L. A. w. representative at
Vienna by President keenan,, writes
that wheelmen touring in Europe
should make it a point to visit the
Austrian capital. There is no city in
Europe he says, that is more inter
esting to wheelmen than Vienna. The
whole city is like a garden, and there
are miles and miles of the finest
roads," Mr.. Mayer is preparing for
the l.. A w. Touring Bureau all in
formation concerning Austria that may
be of interest to L. A. W. tourists.
with apologies to A. To
The evening falls on park and walls
And cycling thronSs-a pictured story,
The moonlight shakes on bars and brakes
And the heart of the cycler leaps in
Ring cycle bells, set the soft echoes flying.
Answer, echoes, answer, rising, swelling,
dying.
o sweet and Far beneath the star
Those cycle bells are softly ringing,
Near and remote. those chimings float
Like fairy shells a-ting-a -linging
Ring, bells. as cyclers by are flying
Answer, echoes, answer, rising, swelling,
dying.
Oh. Love, we fly and fear no sigh,
Our cycle lamps how bright they quiveri
OSr cycles roll by paths and knoll
Oh could We cycle thus forever
Ring, chimes, ring, bell to bell replying,
Bells answer bells, rising, swelling dying
Cycling West.
Generally the wheelman is considered
only as pleasure seeker, one who
finds full enjoyment in his wheel on
tours or in seeing enlivening contests
on the track. The fact that the BIZ
cycle is one of the educators of the
age seems to have been overlooked.
Wheelmen deserve high credit for the
interest they have awakened in the
cause of improved highways in this
country. Add to the strong array of
good-roads advocates something more
than million young, Intelligent, am
| bilious and conscientious workers in
this cause, and you will have such a
power as has seldom been in any
branch of commerce. The wheelman
wants good roads on the same princi-
pie that every resident of a city wants
healthful community. Primarily. IT
IS for his own personal enjoyment. but,
fortunately, he cannot restrict good
roads to his own use but must share
the benefits with Others In the United
States to-day there are many writers,
speakers and workers in the ranks of
wheelmen who are working and talk
ing for better highways. In nearly
every State in the Union highway laws
have been drafted by wheelmen and
the battle fought by the same. The
intelligent farmers of the country have
in many cases assisted, but the brunt
OF the work has fallen upon the Shout
ders of the wheelmen, and how well
they have borne that burden may be
gathered from the success which has
attended their efforts.
The largest center for the manu-
facture of little steel balls for bear
ings is situated at Schweinfort. in Ba-
varia. A couple of factories there
owned by one firm, produce close to
oOo,ONOO0o balls annually with the ia :
Dor OF 6Uo men working ten hours daily
Inc total production of Germany is
stated to be about 650000,O00 while
England and France combined turn
out only about I0.000C0O additional
An exchange says that the Norwegian
department of Defense has bought two
American bicycles to be tried az mill