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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07
NOTES OF THE Wheel.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO Dew
OTEES OF THE BICYCLE.
Punishment Of Team work-Hard to
Detect Crooked Work" In Handicap
RECONSIDERATION, the Champion of
France-The Steam Motorcycle.
Punishment of Team Work.

Although team work has been worn
threadbare as a subject of discussion,
it is the absorbing theme among race
meet officials just at present. The as
sistance of one contestant in a race by
another is difficult matter to control
by rules, as has been discovered by
the l.. A. w. and in turn by the N. c.
has to deal with the matter. The re-
cent suspensions of Mcfarland, Eaton
and Kusel for Objectionable work in
races has caused endless discussion
and has also set the riders to schem-
ing to devise a new method to lend
their mates valuable help without
bringing down upon their heads the
punishment of the officials. Well
posted officials have been selected at
all the important meets thus far and
team work would be dealt with Sc
verely. 1t is a nice point, however,
to decide what is fair and what is
unfair in this line. In many races,
especially handicaps, the working to-
gether of the back-mark men by
changing pace to NOW down the long
mark men Is the most interesting
feature of the event and does more
than anything else to make this class
of contest popular. If the scratch men
fail to work together in harmony
there is generally loaf and the race
becomes a failure by reason of the
limit man walking away with first
prize. Therefore this changing about
of pace, in open scratch races as well
as in handicaps, is encouraged, and 1t
has even become necessary for penal
ties to be imposed so as to force each
contestant to take his turn at pacing.
The feature of team work that is dis
couraged is the regular assistance Of
one rider by another in race after
race, the one pulling the other along
as far as he can last and then pulling
out to let his mate, still fresh, make
sprint for the finish and win, he
himself being content to take second
or third or even to drop out altogether
to the manifest danger of other COM
petitors. The difficulty of formulat-
ing rules to cover all such work will
make it necessary for the officials to
use discriminative judgment and warn
offenders that repetition of certain
tactics will pc punished
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

ing In Fulton street prayer meeting
said: 1.-THE amount they paid me was
six times what / owed" You say 1t
only happened SO? You are unbeIiev-
ing. God answered that mans pray
er.
Oh, you want business grace. Com
mercial ethics, business honor, laws OF
trade are all very good in their place,
but there are times when you want
something more than this world will
give you. You want God. For the
lack Of Him some that you have known
have consented to forge, and to NAL
treat their friends, and to curse their
enemies, and their names have been
bulletined among scoundrels, and they
have been ground to powder; while
other men you have known have gone
through the very same stress Of cir
cumstances triumphant. There are
men here today who fought the battle
and gained the victory. People come
out Of that mans store, and they say:
well, II there ever was a Christian
trader, that is one" Integrity kept
tuc uOohS anu Wdlltu Oh tue CuolohcAS ..
Light from the eternal world flashed
through the show windows. Love to
God and love to man presided in that
storehouse. Some day people going
through the street notice that the shut
tiers of the window are not down. The
bar of that store door has not been
removed. People say, What is the
matter?" You go up little closer,
and you see written on the card OF
that window: CLOSED on account OF
the death of one of the firm" That
day all through the circles Of business
there is talk about how a good man
has gone. Boards of trade pass reso-
lutions Of sympathy, and churches OF
Christ pray, Help, Lord, for the god
ly man ceaseth." He has made his last
bargain, he has suffered his last loss,
he has ached with the last fatigue. His
children will get the result OF his In
dustry, or, if through misfortune there
be no dollars left, they will have an
estate of prayer and Christian exam
pie which will be everlasting. Heav-
emily rewards for earthly discipline.
There "the wicked cease from troub-
ling and the weary are at rest"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07
PREVENTING ELECTROLYSIS.
A Possible Method of Rendering Va

grant Electric Currents Harmless.
The amount of damage done to water
and gas pipes by electricity that has
escaped from trolley lines on its way
back to the power house is almost in
calculable. The evil is not so serious
nowadays as it was several years ago.
Modern methods of providing for the
return of the current have lessened its
vagrant disposition. Nevertheless the
trouble continues to some extent. A
suggestion that bears on the subject
was made by the Engineering News a
few days ago. In st. John, N. b., 1t
has been the practice for nearly half
a century to close the joints in city
water pipes, not with melted lead, as
in most places, but with pine plugs.
The experiment was tried in 1851 and
again in 1857. On both occasions 1t
worked so well that the same policy
was pursued two years ago. The OBJ
ject in view was merely to secure econ
omy. But mention of the fact reminds
the Engineering News Of the insulat-
ing qualities of wood and of the propo-
sition made last year that two or more
lengths of wooden pipe be introduced
into the mains in every district where
trouble was to be anticipated. Elec-
tricity will not enter line Of pipe il
it cannot get out again. An obstacle
which would prove effectual at any
given point along a system of metallic
conductors would dissuade a current
from going into it in the first place.
Hence, if the wooden plugs interfered
with the conductivity of the pipes it
is hard to see why they would not pro-
tect them from invasion. And If the
currents would not attempt to travel
along the pipe at all no electrolysis or
corrosion would ensue.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07
Fisherman's Paradise.

The record just published of fish
ing expedition in Lapland should be
good reading for anglers. The party
was one of two rods, with followers.
They fished for eleven days and Sc
cured a total of 2S2 salmon and lis
grilse, weighing in all nearly 5000
pounds. The best days catch for one
rod was thirty-three salmon and TWEEN
ty-two grilse, or a total weight of 553
pounds. 1t should be added that the
fishing party had to wait their oppor-
tunity, for when they arrived at their
destination the river was frozen, and
when the thaw came there was at first
too much water for fshing.-London
Globe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07
Success of Steam Motocycie.

There Is considerable difference in
petroleum motor pacing machines.
After the former gets under way the
two riders cease pedaling and devote
their entire attention to guiding the
machine and controlling the motor,
whereas with the latter the motor Is
only supplemental to the leg motion OF
the riders, to whose speed it adds about
ten or twelve miles per hour. The
steam motor works swiftly, noiseless-
ly and without odor, emitting small
puffs of steam and setting a steady
pace, while the riders sit motionless.
AS the spectator has perforce to gain
his idea of speed from the rapidly Of
motion of the performers feet, record
breaking back of such a machine loses
much of it's exciting feature. With a
few exhibitions the novelty may be
expected to wear off and the public to
ask for fresh developments to titillate
the fancy. At the New Bedford trial,
however, the spectators became enthu-
siastic as they saw the quarters reeled
off in %, %, 20 AS and % is seconds,
respectively, the men and machines
taking the banks at an angle Of almost
forty-five degrees. Although the first
half was ridden slower than record
time, they knew that this was more
than made up in the last half, and
before the time was announced re-
allied that they had seen McDuffee
make the fastest mile that had ever
been ridden on the track.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07
WHERE FLAGS ARE MADE.
Large Msnufactory at the New York
NAVY Yard.

Navy Yard.
In the equipment building OF the
New York navy yard there is large
mandatory, where most of the flags
OF our navy are made. A large vessel
carries forty American flags, and
smaller vessel almost as many. This
does not include the feet and interna-
tionalsignal flags, and the flags of 9TH
er countries. There are three rooms
In the equipment building that are Civ
en- up to flag making. One OF these Is
very large, and the others at either
end arc much smaller. There are sew
ing machines, scissors, pincushions
and flatirons scattered around, so that
the place does not look unlike pa
triotic dressmaker's establishment.
The flags are all made by women,
though few men help to cut out the
stars and do the finishing. The wind
and weather destroy flags so fast, and
new vessels are put into commission
so rapidly, that II is necessary to en-
ploy number OF people even In time
"a pNe,S' hS WI houiob Nuh ihb
the late war. were extended from s
o'clock in the morning to o'clock In
the evening. In one week eighteen
hundred flags were made at the flag
department, and this was when the
rush OF work was about over. The
women cut all the square flags and the
| devices for them. The men cut the
stars and bias pennants, and put on
the finishing touches and the heading
through which the rope runs. They
also put in the rope and stencil the
| flag with the size and nationality
| There is a pattern for every flag. and
the patterns are put away in paper
bags when not in use. There are for.
ty-four flags in set of general sig
nails used in the navy. These are In
three sizes, while the regular flag Il
made In nine sizes. The largest flae
measures thirty-six feet long, while
the smallest is only thirty inches
remnants are made up to seventy feet
long. There are nineteen interna.
tionai signal flags and forty three for,
eign flags, which are made at the navy
Notwithstanding American.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07
Cbase Rreaks Worlds Record.

England is now coming forward
again to claim a share OF the world
records. Racing has been getting into
a bad way in the mother country for
two or three years past, and much
space has been devoted by the cycle
journals to discussions OF the why's and
wherefores thereof without any very
satisfactory conclusion resulting How
ever, Arthur Chase has begun to re-
deem the reputation Of old England
and Platt-Betts was in a fair way to
do his share toward breaking up the
monopoly held by the United States
and France until he met with his re-
cent accident. Gable advices announce
that Chase last Saturday broke the
two, three and four mile records on the
Crystal Palace track in London, COW
ering the distance, motor paced, in
1925 1-3, 500 and 6:55 As, respectively.
However, only the three and four mile
times are worlds record, as Taylor's
time for two miles, made last Novem-
Der at Woodside, stands at 1885.
Thus the record breaking grows more
interesting.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

General Manager Underwood OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, has a plan
to unity and simplify the titles OF Of
fcials. Several of the officers have
duties to perform which are not shown
by their official designation, and on
July LIST the following changes will be
made: Harvey Middleton, now gen.
eral superintendent OF motive power,
will be mechanical superintendent In
charge OF all shops, and the construc-
ton OF and repairs to locomotives and
cars. David Lee, engineer mainte-
nance Of way, lines west OF Ohio river,
will be superintendent maintenance OF
way. trans-Ohio division. and ID. A..
williams will be superintendent Of
stores,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

Arthur Gardiner is now taking a rest
at his summer home at Fox Lake, III.
John Lawson, the terrible Swede,"
is touring Utah with vaudeville COM
pany of his own.
Seven prizes in five races were cap
tured by Savages at a recent meet in
Rockford, III. The victors were
brothers, designated as X. and r.
Members Of the Lake View c. c. Of
Merrill, Wis, are trying to secure per-
mission to run off the state champion
ships which were prevented by the fias-
co at GAINESVILLE.
Milwaukee league members are going
to the national meet in Boston pre-
pared to make their bid for the ma
tional meet of 1900. The Milwaukee
boom was well launched at Indianapo-
lis last year. as will be remembered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07
Bourrlllon. tn. French Champion.

Paul Bourrillon, enormously re-
ported to have arrived in Canada, has
after many defeats this season come
to the front with victory that is
worthy Of him. From field of twenty
eight competitors he won the most i'm
portant race of his country, the cham
pionship of France. The Ave qualify
Ing heats were won by Nossam, who
defeated Bourotte by narrow mar
gin; Bourrillon, Louvet, Domain and
Courbe, who became the surprise of
the day when he won out by a quar-
ter of a length from Jacquelin. The
final was a procession until at 800
meters Courbe made sudden jump
and stole eight or nine meters on the
bunch. Bourrillon, who was in second
position, went after him and closed
with Courbe in less than seventy-five
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07
A STAMP BEGGAR.
How a Chicago Crook Makes an Easy
Living.

Living.
Richard w. Smith, a Boston tray
cling man, who was at the Hotel I'm
perial, told a New York Tribune re-
porter this story of a Chicago crook
who is acquiring a livelihood in a
rather peculiar way: II was chatting
with a friend in the lobby Of a fash
ionable hotel in Chicago" said Mr..
Smith, when / noticed an old man
coming out of the writing room. He
was shabbily dressed, but clean and ap-
peared to be perfectly respectable. His
kindly face wore look Of annoyance
as he gazed at four letters which he
held in his hand. AS he approached
me l saw that they were sealed and
addressed, but had no stamps on them.
Finally the old fellow stopped in front
Of my chair. Holding out the letters
in one hand and penny in the other,
said: 81 beg your pardon, but have
you four stamps that you can spare?
When I came away from home
thought I had a dime, but l find that
it was a penny, and l am very anx-
ious to get these letters off in the
first mail" 1t happened that had just
bought so cents worth of stamps, and,
without a moments hesitation, hand
ed four of them to the old man. He
thanked me graciously and walked
away. l turned to renew the CONVEX
sation with my friend, and found him
shaking with laughter. You are the
easiest thing l have seen in long
while he said. That is probably the
most noted and most successful beg
gar in Chicago. He is we'll known at
all of the larger hotels, and, it is said,
makes from SO to Sc a day by means
of his little game"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07
DaspondInR France.

What rank does France now hold
among the nations of the world? A
few years ago, in spite of our disas-
tiers, we were still a great nation, the
second in the world. yielding first place
only to England. Now we are no
higher than fourth, for both Germany
and the United States have surpassed
us.-Siecle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

A Chicago rascal who called himself
Hope" secured from 81 to $40 apiece
from poor people out of employment,
and told them to call later and get po-
sitions. AS might have been expected
both Hope and money are lost.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

did not lose an inch, despite the fam
tastic riding of quarter miles in 25
and rs seconds by Taylor. Champion
quit at the ninth kilometer, owing to
pains in the side, and Taylor, after
several accidents to his pacing ma
chine, gave up discouraged in the
twenty-third kilometer. Then, after a
chase of twelve laps, Bouhours sue
ceeded In tapping Walters and had the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07
LITERARY NOTES.

Edwin Markham, author OF "The
poem on the Dreyfus affair that will
appear IN the September number of
McClure's Magazine.
The September Century, the salt
Water Number, is TO be full Histories,
poems, pictures and articles relating
to the sea. The editor Of the Century
Atlas, in writing OF the international
Date Line" for this issue, discloses the
curious fact that, by the acquisition OF
the Philippines, the United States Is
the only nation in the world whose
trade will have To cross the date line
to reach an important part OF its ter
ritory.
In the September Atlantic Professor
Hugo Mnnsterberg, in "The Germans
and the Americans" discusses the
personal and national differences be-
tween America and Germany, showing
on how slight u foundation most OF
them rest, and how much might be
accomplished for the benefit OF the
world # the two nations were to in
flucnce each other more directly, and
learn from each other more willingly.
The September issue of the Ladies'
Home journal is an unusually attruc-
tive mum Der. On the first page is
given a series OF pictures OF "The
Wayside Inn OF Sudbury Town." made
famous by Longfellow.
Never has the practical usefulness
Of Harper Bazaar been more thorough
ly proven than IN its recent numbers.
Among the most useful features may
be mentioned DR.. Grace Murray's pa
pers on First Aid to the Injured"
Mrs. Birds lessons in "Bonnet Trim
ming" and Miss DeForest's letters on
the European fashions.
w. II. Stead, who has worked indie
fatigably throughout Europe in the
interests OF the peace con ference since
the cars rescrIpt was issued last fall, ,
writes Of 1.-The Hague Conference in
It's Outcome" in the Review of Re-
views for September. MIR Stead was
at The Hague during the entire con-
ference.
One OF the most interesting features
in the September Iiarper's is an article
entitled Behind the Pink Walls OF
the Forbidden City" by a writer sign
ing himself "Cathay." 1t tells, ms
none OF the press dispatches have told,
the details OF the drama which has
been played about the Chinese throne,
and throws new light on the charac-
ter OF the dowaRer empress.
In the September number OF Har-
per's Round Table Dan Beard tells the
boys how TO build and furnish the
"DanieI Boone Log Cabin" and illus
trates the article with drawings that
show exactly the way the work should
be done.
John Kendrick Bangs has never
written anything more thoroughly
amusing than the first chapters Of
THE Enchanted Typewriter" which
is now appearing in lIarper's Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

The instruction Of each student costs
the French universities about 54l
francs pes annum on an average. There
are fifteen universities, with 27,0S0
students. OF whom Paris has 12.057.
A mans own breeding is the best Sc
curity against the in-manners Of 9TH
er points.-Ey.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07
Bouhours Wins Hour Race.

Bouhours, of France, won an hour
race at Antwerp from one of the best
fields that has entered race this year.
He rode against Edouard Taylor,
Champion, Walters and Simar. Bou-
hours splendid riding was a revela-
ton, and during many kilometers he
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

race won. The Frenchman won by
three laps, covering 80 miles 80 yards
in the hour. Walters was second and
Simar third. On the following day
Walters, in an attempt to break Bou-
hours record. added ten yards to the
figures.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

Reporter-The name of that man on
the west side who was struck by light
ming is Brzinslatowskiciz
Assistant City Editor-What was his
name before he was struck by light
ming?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07
The Old Mans Diagnosis.

Percy Oervently)-Does your father
suspect that you love me?
Ethel (ecstatically)-No, Percy; he
he thinks I've got malaria!
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When n man gets mixed up with
wasp's nest in the garnet he thinks
regardless OF language.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

Pisos Cure for Consumption has been
family medicine with us since 1885 u II.
Madison, 2409 42d Ave, Chicago, Ill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

Start to fix over an old house, and
it will cost you just twice the origl-
nal estimate
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

The men would think nll the women
angels IL they didn't want feathers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07
ssSSsl=I IOWA d. !, FA Ar

An old bachelor says that the PEN
atty OF II stolen kiss is often lifelong
bondage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

A girl says her engagement ring is
one continuous round Of pleasure.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

A wise man never tells his neigh
bors what his experience cost
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

There will probably be u good deal
of watcred stock in the umbrella
truat
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

Easy 10 buy, easy to take easy In action. easy In
Cascarets Candy CRthartic ideal liver Tegu
laor and Intestinal tonic. All druggists, 100 25o soc.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

The earnings OF the Chicago Great
Western Railway, Maple Leaf Route"
for the third week in August, 1899,
show an increase Of s7,44052. Total
increase since beginning OF fiscal year
July 1st) to date, Sill ,260.07.
Mr.. c. A. Christofferson is ap-
pointed Signal Engineer, with head
quarters at st. Paul.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

As n rule the iron cast rule should
be cast aside.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

meters. At 100 meters from the tape
won by lead of fully a length and a
half, while Nossam ran third by
length behind Courbe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

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Halls Catarrh Cure
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-07

John Kendrick Bangs has never
written anything more thoroughly
amusing than the first chapters OF
THE Enchanted Typewriter" which
is now appearing in IIarper's Weekly.