The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-11

shoe and warm it, as this serves to
| disguise the odor of sweat, and it is
also a good preserver of leather. The
results from q single application of
r ,'h lasts three or four weeks,
When a repetition of the treatment be-
comes necessary. 1t has been used for
soldiers and has stopped foot-sweating
ana no harm has been observed. The
fofmaiin acts as. "a deodorant and is
non. toxic. The skin, after being paint
ed, becomes dry as leather If prefer
req a Two or three per cent. solution
can be used instead of the pure form
alin and applied more frequently.
what some cyclists may consider an
important problem has been effectual-
~ solved by their fellow wheelmen in
Paris, says the New York Times. Dur
ing the past winter the number of BIZ
cycles pledged at the beneficent in
stitution In Paris. the state pawn shop,
better know as the Mont-de-P iete, has
tar exceeded the number pledged in
former years Sociologists were at
loss TO account for the reason. Then
the warm days of spring came and
with them the unravelng of the mys-
terry. The bicycles were nearly all taken
out. They had simply been stored;
that is all.
Keeping the bicycle in one Of the
regular storage warehouses of Paris is
manltestiy announcement to packtt away
IN the small suite of rooms that many
French families occupy On receiving
the wheels the officers of the Mont-de-
Plete nave, of course, been unable to
discriminate. They could not tell
Whether the bicycle they took in was in
search of a loan or in search of ware
house They could not be sure that
the machine they might neglect and
allow TO rust might not some day have
to be put up at auction. Then they
would be held accountable to their SUI
peflors In consequence all the bicycles
contded to their care have been kept
in the best possible condition Several
plans of discrimination have been sug-
gested for the expected rush of business
next December, but they have all been
declared impracticable.
The breezy controversy between the
League OF American Wheelmen and
the National Cycle Association grows
more interesting as the weather
warns Both sides seem overlooking
with confidence as the racing season
gets into it's stride, and it looks now as
though both would be running up to
the time of the national meet Every
successful race meet under Ma
tional Cycle association auspices serves
TO make 1T stronger, and that there is
t1mld1ty IN league racing circles can
not be gainsaid. If the league had $10,-
OoO TO offer as prizes there is nc doubt
that many of the recalcitrants could
be won back, but the league, unfortu-
nately, has not that amount of cash to
spare. That. the professionals appreci
ate the situation can be shown from
letters received by League of Ameri
can Wheelmen and National Cycle AS
ISOLATION people from all over the coun
try, majority of which are in sym
ha hrno lyaN ft,-
ture of racing in this country depends
largely on the outcome of this fight,
and both sides want to look little out.
Griffin Halstead, the son of Murat
Halstead, is about to re-enter the cycle
racing game. although in doing so he
is going contrary to the wishes of his
parents. Halstead was horribly in
jured last season and says that his re-
turn is as much to show his friends
that none of his nerve has been lost
by that accident as for any other rea-
son.
With the exception of Major Taylor
it is probable that the chainless wheel
will not be used on the cycle racing
path, unless Eddie McDuffee uses it.
Riders claim that a sudden sprint is
impossible on the;wheel.
Inc eXhlDltlOn Dy FOurHler at WASH
ington, when the Frenchman. with
Henshaw, an old tandem man, as part
ner did 81 1-5 on the petroleum mo-
tor, shows that the mile record has got
as low as it will before many moons.
When Major Taylor rode his mile back
of human pace in 1:31 45it was thought
that the figures would remain unaltered
for some time. But Fournier has
proved that he can furnish the pace
If man fast enough to hang on can
be found. Elkes ought to come close
to filling the bill, and the hour record
holder will probably be heard from in
the near future. Fournier's first third
was in :32 20 the second in :29 is and
the third in 30 3-5.