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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
TaIk OF nreakIng Records.

The record breakers are beginning to
talk about the records they intend to
break this season. This is the time of
later they disappear from sfe11t, after
they have discovered the records are not
within their grasp.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
ST. THOMAS COLLEGE WON.
Central High Loses to Co1Iegians by
II Runs to 4.

The ST. Thomas college baseball team
yesterday afternoon on the college
grounds won it's first game of the sea-
son from the team of the Central high
school by II to f. For the college Doyle
and Fleming did good stick work, and
the new battery, Menuchek and Mcclure.
struck out sixteen men. Griffin and Elem,
ing die the best fielding.
Lee, the pitcher for the CeIs8ral did
well. and when he gets into form will be
dangerous man. The st. Thomas team
will cut figure in the intercollegiate
league this year with Doyle and FIem-
The Manchester team will be PLAYED
next Wednesday, ST. Olaf on SATURDAY..
and the University ON the first day in
May. The college has won one and lost
one game to the ''U," and an interesting
contest is expected when they come to-
getiler again.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21

er, New York city. Distance, 1854 miles
during 1890.
Minnesota thtrty-day mileage record
James McIlrath, St. Paul, Mimi. Dis
tance, 2,0S7 miles, May 10 to June IT, 1900.
Minnesota sixty-day Mileage Records
James McIlrath. St. Paul. MINI Dis
lance, 3,844 miles. April 10 to June IT, 1860,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
Race Meets Pronased.

There seems to be more promoters WILL
ing to push the racing game than ever
t fee0F CHARLES IN M ara Between them
some good meets this year Manager
Ryan says he is perfectly willing to al
low racing at Lexington park, so long
games, and old Lexington will probably
be used again this summer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
RIGHTS OFF MOTOR CYCLES.

Have All the Privileges That Are
Enjoyed by Humber wheels.
There have been several opinions of
late in regard to motor cycles on the
cycle path a bicycle is a bicycle Wheth-
er propelled by electric, gasoline or
human power and until special legisla-
ton in made, the motor cycle has the
same privilege on the cycle paths as any
ordinary bicycle as long as they do
not violate the ordinance in regard to
speed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
40 Refund Callender,s Fine.

There is q movement on foot among the
st. Paul >wheelmen to raise by subscrip-
ton the fine imposed by the court on viii
Calender. Of Minneapolis, for resenting
an insult to himself and ladies while rid
Sunday. 1t does not seem right that he
should stand the expense, while visiting
this city, for protecting himself from tho
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
Tom BIRD Has a Pacer.

The only motor cycle in Minnesota in
tended for pacing purposes is owned by
I. l.. Bird, of ST. Paul 1t is a three
horsepower gasoline motor and can go at
the rate of thirty to forty miles an nour
1t is the same make as is used by all the
leading pace followers in the East
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
DIsTLER AND MILLS.

This speedy Pair Holds State Rec
ord fer Tandem Century.
G. T. Distler and F. A. Mills are the
holders of the tandem record over the
st. Paul-'Tonka century course Time, 6
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
Deatroy Cycle pnths.

The cycle path on Minnehaha street.
near Arcade, vas completely destroyed
by teamsters d lasts%1ntsg It seems they
times in violationsof5 tho law. The pen
atty for driving ON any Cycle path in the
state Of Mlnnesotasis from IS to $50 fine.
If an example coulu be made Of few OF
tfonally destroy the paths, there would
not be so much Of It in the future. The
side path commissioners intend to en-
force this law to. the letter and the first
person found guilty ofayiolating it viii
get the full penalty.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
hours IS minutes.

hours IS minutes. The record was es-
tablished Oct. q, 1900, and is the only
official tandem record ever made in the
state of Minnesota. The fact that the
men never rode a tandem together before
that day made the ride more remarkable.
Considering the season of the year, bad
roads and frozen ground, the time was
very good. They are both strong riders
individually and will be heard from this
season.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21

insults by gang of hoodluns. It is not
at the request of Calender, but it is the
interest taken by the respectable wheel
men Of ST. Paul that the subscription will
Ioa
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21

when the streets are SO wet that It IS
Impossible for wlfeel1nefi to ride on any
part except the strip kindly set aside for
them by the street cleaning department.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
How to Find Gear of Chainles..

HOW 10 THU UeltE OF ChG1nIess.
The gear of the chainless wheel can be
obtained without removing the gearing
cases of the following simple method.
wheel by turning the pedal when medal
is up, mark a point on rear wheel. the
highest point. Slowly turn pedal and
count revolutions of pedal and rear wheel
until they both come to the same place
at the same time. Divide turns Of GEAR
wheel by turns of crank, and multiply
by diameter of the wheel The result
will be the gear to the fraction.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13

pears to derive great pleasure. His
latest hobby is photography, and he
has learned to focus. properly, to
judge distance and even develop and
print.
The cinematograph has found it's
way to the far-Off Moorish court.
Nothing that Europe or America has
since invented has given the sultan
more pleasure than the cinemato.
graph. He has had films of nearly
every pageant and principal event
that has taken place since the proc
ess was discovered revealed before
him, and has gone into ecstasies of
delight over them. The pictures Of
the late queens diamond jubilee pro-
cession interested him perhaps more
keenIy than anything else. At those
he is never tired of looking.
1t is these things more than any.
thing else that have aroused in him
a passionate desire to visit London.
He longs to get away from the dull
monotony of his court and to see
the wonders of the western world.
But he knows that under the pres
ent regime it is impossible. His pref
erence for articles of American and
English manufacture is marked, and
his ideas along this line are said to
have caused great uneasiness among
the French, who insist on trying to
rain his favor.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13
CURIOUS COLLECTION.



Master Oliver Ryder, Of Stamford,
Conn, has a colony of. 81 rats, al,
of them either white or black and
white. The rats were a great sur
prise to divers father and mother,
He had asked if he might keep "his
rats" in the empty h~cuhousc, and. not
dreaming that he could mean to keep
more than two, or. at most, three, OF
the strange pets, they gave him per-
mission without question, says the
New York Tribune. But when, one
dav. in great triumph. Oliver led them
into the yard. and. with the warm
inr: "Shut the door, quick. or they'll
gc, OUT" allowed them to peep inside
the once ouiet hrnhouse. their aston
i,bmrut knew no bounds. 4 family
,orr.I v,s beII and Oliver was
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13
SAILS ON BICYCLES.
A South African Sport Which Has
Been Introduced Into England
with Great Success.

Sails have been used on boats since
time immemorial. They have been
used on wagons by parties crossing
great stretches of open country, they
have been used by skaters, and a ter
rifle rate of speed thus secured, but 1t
has remained for two men in Africa
to use sails on their bicycles. The man
who first tried this combination is L.
G.. Smith, a citizen Of BlOOmfontein.
He first used a very small sail, which
he fastened to his bicycle by means Of
a strip Of wood projecting in front Of
the handle bars. This he found to be
satisfactory. and he strengthened the
support by projecting the lines of his
bicvcle frame until they met at an
acute angle a foot or more in front
of the machine, between the handle
bar and the front wheel. The base Of
this angie was formed by the short
front strip of the frame into which the
handle bar fits. At the point Of the
angle where the two projections joined
he placed his sail, a short mast support
ing the small balloon sail.
When Mr.. Smith had proved the
DracticabiIitv and charm Of bicycle
sailing hi, friends and neighbors took
it up and enlarged upon his idea, maxi
ing their sails to suit their fancy and
convenience. So popular had this form
of sport become just before The OUT
break Of the EngIish-Boer war that the
sailors were known as the Free State
navy and every day found them outIn
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13
TOO MUCH FOR JIMMY.
HOItimOrs NewsbOy Has an Expe-
rIcnce with an Automobile
which He VIII Never Forget.

A newsboy and an automobile Gre
ated excitement the other afternoon
at the corner of Calvert and Balti-
streets, Baltimore. For about
three minutes the automobile did what
the "newsies" describe as "circus
stunts" the latter part of which was
not participated in by the particular
vender of news who occasioned the
whole affair. The result was a much
frightened boy, who disappeared at a
rapid gait down Calvert street; a
somewhat bruised and battered au-
tomobile and a smashed-up iron rail-
ing alongside the new bank building Of
Alexander Brown g. Sons.
The owner of the automobile had
brought it to a stop at the curb a lit
tie below the bank building. This feat
had attracted the attention of a num-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13

The best method of carrying a CAM
era is a never failing source of debate
among wheelmen who like to take
photographs while on their summer
tours. Almost every part of the BIZ
cycle where a camera can be placed
has been recommended. A careful
study of the question by the entire
membership of a large photographs
society resulted in the unanimous
opinion that there is but one place to
carry a kodak on a wheel, and that is
on the rear fork of the machine di-
rectIy under the saddle; the proper
place for the tripod being along the
upper tube of the frame. Many at
tempts have been made to carry the
camera on the head of the machine or
attached to the handle bars. This has
two serious disadvantages-the vibra-
ton is the greatest at this point, and
too much Of a load carried on the head
throws the bicycle out of balance aud
causes difficulty in steering.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13
H MOTOR VEHICLE.
English Expert Says Its Advantages
Over Horses Are Too Great to BE
Ignored Longer.

Hon. Charles Rolls, one of the fore
most Automobiles in England, recent
Iy delivered a lecture in London con
corning the advantage of the motor
car over horses. The principal advan-.
tages, e.expIained, were less wear and
tear upon the roads, better steering,
more room for traffic, owing to the
small amount of space the motor car
occupies, and cheaper transportation.
A ton of goods can be transported in
| England for 40 miles for less than
S1.5O. He also anticipated that the
more universal utilization of motor
vehicles would result in an improve
ment of the breed of horses, since sew
eral horses would be relieved from
traction for which they were neither
suited nor intended by nature. For
military purposes the motor car was
vastly hyperion in the transport de-
partmeIst. This fact was shown in the
present war in South Africa. There
was one machine plying between Com
mandO Mex and Pretoria, a distance of
about 20 miles, which accomplished the
work for SIS that had previous to it's
introduction cost $1,000, and also did
the same amount of work that 900
trek ken could perform, and did not
require replacing every six weeks, as
was the ease with animals. The in
PRODUCTION Of motors for transport
purposes in war would be much more
economical. as this instance proves, be-
sides ]obyiating a tremendous amount
Of awful suffering on the part of
dumb animals.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13
HOW TO E METALS.
Useful suEgostiOns which Should
FIND n Prominent Place in the
Household Scrap Book

To clean brasses quickly and eco
nomically, rub them well with vinegar
and salt of oxalic acid. Wash imme-
diately after the rubbing and polish
with triPoli and sweet oil. Unless the
acid is washed off the thing will
tarnish so quickly it's last estate win
be Ors than it's first. Copper ket-
ties and saucepans, brass andirons,
tenders, Candle-sticks and trays are
best cleaned with vinegar and salt.
Cooking vessels in constant use need
only to be we'll washed afterward.
Things for show-even pots and pans
need the oil polishing, which gives
a deep, rich yellow luster good for
six months. Oxalic acid and salt is
the thing for furniture brasses-if it
touches the wood around it only i'm
proves the tone. Wipe the brasses
we'll with a wet cloth and polish thor,
Oughly with oil and tripoli. Some,
times powdered rotten stone does bet.
ter than tripoli. Rub after using.
either with a dry cloth or leather, I'm;
til there is no trace of oil. No matter
what sort of brass is to be cleaned it
must be freed completely from grease,
Caked dirt and CRIME. Wash with
-BtTUHT TTnTTUrTfU suTs and rinse dry
before beginning with the acid anC
salt.
The best treatment for wrought
steel, which has a knack of growing
gray, lusterless and Unlocking, is tc
fret v1-1.I - NV ,Io9p. yrTfI a gffH
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13
HAS DOUBLE T
y. Steals His Patient Conn
rRde's RatIOns.

There is a clever post Office horse
In Brooklyn which for some time past
has been getting double rations, and
will probably continue to do so until
the post Office men discover his trick.
From the substation at the corner Of
Ninth street and Fifth avenue are
sent out a number of mail collecting
carts through the surrounding dis
triCts.. When the horses drawing
these carts come in they are driven
up in front Of the station to stand
unit. it is time for another collection.
While thus standing they are fed. On
the curb in front of each horse is
placed a bag of oats. None Of ;hc
horses are tied, for standing is a part
of their business.
This is when the horse with a
double appetite has his opportunity
to perform a skiIIful manruver at
each meal. lie waits until all the ra-
tious are distributed, then, paying
no attention to his own allotment,
he begins slowly to back. Slowly but
surely he backs into the horse below
him, which in turn pushes back fur
Their and further until in a few mo-
ments the clever horse in front who
started the backward procession is
standing in the place of his neighbor
in the rear with his head in hat ami
mails fcedbag. Then he begins to eat
~ravcnouSlv. finishes his neighbours
oats as soon as possible and steps
nimhIy back to his own place. eats
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13

AutomObiIing in Rome has assumed
the condition of a veritable craze, al
though the way it is carried on in the
Italian city makes it appear that there
j. no sport quite so dangerous to life
and limb, 1t makes the ~onIoOkers'
blood run cold to see a motor car go
whizzing by in a I:ltIc street so mar
row that there is no sidewalk, or pass
ing the opening of a side street full of
cabs and BICYCLES, with no more ap-
parent caution than if in the open
country. There have been several bad
accidents, but they have no apprecia-
BILE effect on either driver or the pub
lie. The post office has taken up the
seIf-propeIIed vehicles and will use
them for the carriage of letters-that
is. to convey the postman to distant
pOints, and in this way it is expected
that the delivery will be much more
expeditions. An additional impetus
was given to the craze by the recent
visit to Rome of about so motor airs
on their way south. To the great joy
Of the local manufacturers, all bore
witness to the fact that the Italian
vehicles are the strongest and most
satisfactory for Long trips, being light,
durable and comfortable.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13

ed the fuffy-haired girl, whose head
was adorned with a fitting rose gar
den.
They all three sighed in unison.
"Early in the season." began the
philosopher again, the houses hand
ling correct sailor shapes boldly dec
grated their windows with the plain
hats. 1t gave Inc the blues to observe
these windows. It w1s like gazing a,
the picture of a Ion@-,ost love. Parties
Of girls down town for shopping or for
luncheon would give them a glance
only and hurry on to n millinery dis
play of brave feathers and lace. But
each girl, whether she selected a tailor
ish fedora, a golf hat, a shirt-Waisth hat
or white lace picture hat, must have
sent one melancholy thought back to
the sailor. For every girl who ever
held q tender thought for a certain
man remembers how he told her that
she should always wear a sailor, add
ing that a shirt waist and a sailor hat
were the prettiest articles of apparel
ever worn by a N She must re-
cali what he said about the way her
hair blew out about her temples from
beneath the hat and how it cast be-
coming shadows in her eyes. How
many pretty stories could the old
sailor tell of moonlight condolences as
it lay modestIy on the lower step Of
the veranda! Por old hat!-how many
times has it been nearly drowned be-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13
FIRST SIGHT OF IRoNcLAD.

arrival. We let him out the back door,
and what was, his amazemcnt to see a
turtle taking his morning airing on
the concrete walk. Was he. the terror
of all the cat, in the n"ctghborhood, go
ing 10 allow that hard~heIl the free
dom ulh., backward? / CUES, not?
He made a b~rcrrno for Old Ironc,3d.
IN rE.rn. ,o , voice calculated to make
tho tY,,r. rYn for If. life or to scare
+, to Gra,l on the sDot. Old IrorrIad
w,s mo-. Ks. easily Frightened. b.ury, r..
and s-rr,y ,rn,y bacL into hi, she'll
and Ter Nix bark
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t,:rI,. .,a,d ~, strofrhi be
,r A, 10 onL 80 h,If o., L,ur
N.aH,. ..r1L n,I 10
,a,,II rI,,. h1,L h,,t ,Lo
"L'n ,t11' 1, "a .nnt
~. +,r.r. ,I5Iad IN insi5o +oLinr a
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13
SULTAN OF MOROCCO,
He Likes Bicycles and other EurOpu
can and American Inventions Of
Every Descriptions.

The sultan of Morocco, Abdul Azi8,
whose embassy to King Edward recent
Iy reached London, is a young man.
and in spite of the s~eclusion in which
he has been brought up, is well in,
formed, as information goes, in his
part of the world. He has no educa-
ton of the western kind, but accord
ing to a writer in the London Daily
Mail, is exceedingly interested in
London, and would give anything he
possesses to be able to spend a short
time in the worlds metropolis.
He is exceedingly fond of western
toys, and has a bicycle which he
rides easily and from which he APP
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13
HI BIGGEST BICYCLE.
1t IL a Unique Piece of Machinery,
Constructed Especially for E1-
hibitiOn Purposes.

Karl Jatbo, the famous German
trick bicycle rider, has invented a new
bicycle upon which he and his sister
have already given a number of per
.formances in public. The gigantic ma
chine has two wheels, of which the
drive wheel has a diameter of about
sH feet, while the other, which is in
front, is of ordinary size. The frame
work of the large bicycle is so ar
ranged that it supports two seats, one
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13
DRESS PARADE.

Captain Great Toe,
Corporal Little Toe,
Baby counts his men.
Five on m side, five on t'Other side,
Five and five make ten!
Up, up, Great Toe!
Up, up, Little Toe!
Baby laughs and crows.
All the men come marching UP,
And over Baby goes!
Two big captains,
Two little Corporals,
with their whole brigade
For Baby's major general,
And this is dress parade!
Brace Baxter. in Youths Companion
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13
MnrrInnd Rrenkfnst Ron.-

Boil and mash SIX potatoes and sift
into them one quart of -four. Add
three w~elI-beaten eggs, one teacuP Of
butter and M cake of yeast, or hal!
a cup of bakers yeast. Let rise over
night. In the morning break off small
bits, roll quickly in your fingers and
make enyelope-shaped, putting a bit
of butter under the turned-over lid.
Let rise again and bake in a very hot
oven,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13

and which is altogether a notable
specimen of the s]artOrial art.
1t is light blue in color and, says
the New York Herald, silk is the
usual material of which it is fash
toned. Over a long gown, which is
Copiously ornameuted with en-
brOidery and miniature paintings,
falls a loose wrapper, and beneath
this is a small jacket reaching to the
waist. Around the neck is a collar,
which is a distinctly European fea-
ture, but, on the other hand, above
this is a ~headdress which is decidedly
Chinese and the latest invention of
q distinguished tailor in Picking.
Thus, while Chinese ladies of high
rank dress in some respects like
their European sisters, they still con-
tinue to differ from them in some
very essential respects. 1t has been
coniectured that the reason may pc
because they are determined not to
initiate them toe closely, and that
this is why they are now wearing
such a picturesque headdress.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13
THE GIRL PHILOSOPHER.
Passing Of the Sailor Hat Leads Her
to Indulge In sundFy Sentiment
tai specuIat8onB.

'The saddest subject of the year is
the demise of the sailor hat" said the
girl philosopher as she removed a long
hatpiP from hes pancake straw, ornate
With polka-dot satin ribbon. Twon-
der il there is a girl living who has not
q host Of tingling memories associated
with the little round straw hat, sim
PIE in its plain band of her college col
ors?"
"Or his college colors," suggested
the sallow young woman, smoothing
out a long plume on her G~ainsbor-
ough.
"0r with the band pinned on by a
little brass emblem Of the army" add.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13
Autos in Wheat Fields.

In the immense California wheat
fields the modern steam automobiles
have cheapened the cost of harvesting
wheat so hat the grain can be raised
there at less actual cost than in the
Argentine republic, where farm la
Dor may be hired for only a fraction of
a dollar per day. These large autos
Of the California wheat fields are of
so horsepower and are provided with
driving wheels 60 inches in diameter.
They are made to do the blowing,
planting and harvesting at the proper
season. In the spring they drag
across the immense wheat fields IS
ten-inch pIows, four six-foot harrows
and a press drill for planting the seed
wheat. In this way one such machine
performs the triple work of blowing,
narrowing and planting all in one
operation.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1901-04-13

a vanilla bean kept in the sugar
box imparts a delicious favor to the
sugar.