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Show I NOTES OF THE WHEEL MATTERS OR INTEREST TO DEVOTEES OF THE BICYCLE. lallinl Tku tlaiMTHi It lotf taw Will What Ha Cm P Art ttlMH ImMi U llw frlatlfiU. M Oi4lM- I th OH O- Hillm occasional Arthur Zimmerman's "night out" wltfihe newspaper boy art usually foltovvedby broadcast jire.ui "Jollies of the proposed return of The Great Zim" to thtNjrack. Thla apring, however, he ii to make a reri-o- u trial to dlurowr what there U left of the apeed that once wav h) him. "Zimmy need the money and thjnk the Tan get It "in the tame old way." He la now In negotiation for hl Oral, appearance, which will be at Berkeley Oval on Decoration day. "The 8keeter hast had hia trouble of late year. HI parting with Joe McDermott, the surceeaful manager and trainer of hie palmy day, was an HI Iiirkles undoubted mlafortune. trip abroad aeveral seasons ago and Ilia disastrous trip to Mexico last pring, which terminated In the culmination Of the Til that were doubt-$- e la hia ayatem throughout hi trip, art and memorial to him and hia admirer But nowthe breach with McDermott haa been healed and his old manager and trainer la back of btm "Zita la atlll young.- - not- - having reached 0 yet. There la no reason why he tbould not have moat of hi old etrength left and a geat chance that the old sprint ran be redeveloped. No racing man ha ever approached the apeed of hie Anal sprint. In which he. haa been timed frequently at : 11 and : 11 E for the eighth, which the - very- - beat of modern printer- - have done la 2 second. Could the race be alow to the Etreichhe would be even now worth n good bet In the final rush, perhaps he still haa the atay. and experience may give him the ability to follow fast .pace to the last quarter and then not be found wanting In the scramble down the back stretch, ground the curve and up the home to the tape. And who even at this stage of the game would risk much against "Zlmmye chance In a match ract without pace and without time limit, aa be declares alt races should be run? It ta tafe to say the public has not forgotten the greatest cycle racing Idol It ever had and that ."Zimmys" nurcm would mean much to the ran ' lag game. it Thi franc paper, or about IT 60. freight on a bicycle from Paris amount to about 65 francs gold, or about $12.40, while from New York the freight la from $1 tb $2 each, thus Amerileaving a good margin for the machines French The can maihine. are of a g ad that permits them to be retailed for a lash price of 350 to 400 franc pa per, or from $53 to $60. but the usual mode to sell them on monthof lu franc or $1.60, ly inrtsimeot om 4.di to 500 franc In i barging or fiorn $0 to $75 suih medium priced macbint Kale of Blrjcle should could be made here he light. Ktioug ahowt, and of good hr-- t way uoihiuaiiKlilp. probably the to Introduce them would he to send a certa.it cumber of machines, pai ked , .LQ hfitne t ta a crate-- , to Ught reputable merchant, allowing him to tell them on installment. of say $3 moiith. Alto KMtmblM UrUlwary. of this new bicycle, J Bridge, N. J. C. Raymond, of Old the claim thaty the wheel will take machine wheel the,2S-lnc- h of place -- n Oaf BkyclM fsiMlir la tndl. - English made cycles are distinctly the most popular In Calcutta among the better elas the Americans are pushing their . -- -- 'ii V 2 .'Suj 7b Jjl Indian' society, the appointment of Lord Curson as viceroy com petition of nounmlkrfl-b- lIs lag to the Kt.glun cycle trade. Thenationality of Udy Curaon Is caus4ng a run upon everything American, and Just at the moment the American firm) are getting a Tetter chance than Still, there la hey htTe had before. always the innate affection for England and things English, and while the feeling may perhape give the trade In American machines a spurt, as long as English makera maintain the quality of their goods they will be able to secure the bulk of the trade In India. The demand Is for light machines, not neceaearlty cheap, but the lighter the better; and more than that the demand Is growing. Makers "should be careful to mark their prices In Indian currency, and make an allowance for variation la th rat of exchange. Raw Ckaialos Another hew ehalnless bicycle has presented Ite clalmi tor recognition of It Is the Invention cycling experts. of a New Tort business man, who hie machine will eventually supersede all other. The bicycle, which la herewith Illustrated, approaches th old ordinary la appearance more than It does tbs safety type of th present Bk-yol- i I ! - t i ''k At-- 4 J . i I ? Blervlaa la Oa.e.laa.a la the Island of Guadeloupe a possi- ble Opening presents Itself tor th sal There is now of American bicycles. under couetructlon la the principal pubhe square a bicycle trank at tb citys expense. The duty on French bicycles Is 25 francs paper, or about 13.80 each; on American bicycles, 59 Vtotwrtwt WaaikM la notable that Queea Victoria was A Daclarwtlaa af War. Tba public will watch with kaea Interest in dead earnest. On o oa that trlP- - sbe fral crabbed; to have passed through Franc on tha light now onmoat Influential Arms in tba and d tba largest March and 9th. The and figure nine play aa oast having arrayed itself against all CAPT. DE CERLACHE 8AW THE she i merry 11 the un important part la the history of the pa taut medicine advertising-aerwready for buffeted WONDERS OF NATURE. about by tb ele- English royal family. Queeu Victoria! to back op with its entire capital tba in being guarantee : W a hereby guarantee ments. She la perverse, because she father was one of nine sons; the following to sileVuU ail stomach and boa si troubles la the bit of ta Brw the least Queen ninth Oc HI Way Rw attention if our the tine eovereign not P? will by tha use of Dr. Kay Renovator W 111 Make are followed. Hold by drugSiImM Safari af H la to tbe"EontJ,'JJ that are baaaiag revolution, and .-was bora in the nlna-Aen- instructions on century- The Prince Consort gist at 5e and 81 00, B.or sent Pwid ptoranrtH t t Hka Ova about her head. Her friends know was J. Kay Medical Co., of price by Dr. In 1819. The Queen has had born a a of Isnt there fhoet w drown thoir Saf teefcarg. - V. sheH rlt Saratoga, Spring, nine children. The Prince of Wales stetans for free advice about your case. chance. In their opinion, that she wilt on was born marNovember 9th and Miss Carrie But Several member of the Belgian ex e,er tee Skaguay. The horseless age is almost upon u. but ried the Princess of Wales In her nineon preparing for the perilright argoes south to the have Joke writing continues to be a lucrative as pole pedltinn Just the same. She says: teenth year. The Prince, too. I lha the mule wiU live on , rived at Montevideo. They are turn- ous journey of IX. Christian pursuit, of Denmark. to And. daughter go. made up my mind, ing to Europe with a mas o valuawoman makes up her mind Ianklm Buy what thou hast nd need The Power or Storm. ble data for science. The men are when and ere loeg thou sbalt sell thy necesof Kaol Amundsen, officer of the steamThe Cayman Islands were nearly oversaries. """ whelmed by the recent storm. Apparently er Berglea. which carried the expedisecure things are not safe Even If yon Are To Tatar AHms W tion, M. Ikibropolski of the ineteoro-- I have health be on your guard. Disease loghal ervle, and Henry Artowskl, It Is the only cure for Swollen, w eating Feet.. I dose of Smarting- !works steadi'ry. Aa naturalist. Hostetter s Bitters will keep the bowels Corns and Bunion. Ask for Allen These gentlemen do not desire to a powder to be shaken into tell much about the result of the exregular and disease at bay. It you have Foot-EasAt all Druggists and Shoe shoes. the It. and It said that the constipation indigestion try pedition. However, 26c. Samplo sent FREE. AdStore. deN. V. expedition got a far south as 71. XV ortds dress, Allen S. Olmsted. LeRoy, Trod art af Blata. e It er$-den- re light-hearte- tbr ipl th UtrMl T BwaiagS -- e, inventor grees 3t minutes latitude, and that Great Britain produces half the slate Generally the good man who has just quarried In the world, France and the gone wrong Is the bad man who has just United States a little less than been found out. each. Production In the Unitin ed State he recently Increased, owing Carlyle Always there is a' black spet our sunshine; it is the shadow of to the demand for export. land not known previously was discovered by Captain Adrien de commander of the enterprise. This new land, it Is learned, was was called "Danco" by Its discoverer. Captain (lerlache is still in Punts Oer-lach- e, one-quart- er - Jt bs hi purpose to sail to A cheap coat doesnt make a oneap man, Ayres to repair his bip, the but It makes him feel that way pretty Belglru. and he will then sail for Euoften. The new land was probably rope named la honor of Lieutenant Banco, who was In charge of the magnetic observation, and who died in June last jeor. This Gerlaehe or Belgian expedition sailed from Antwerp on Ang. 16. 1897. The Belglca was well stocked and had on hoard a hardy crew and a number of scientific men. The crew counted twenty and there' were provlalona stored away In the hold of the ship sufficient to last two jear. The ship itself vw fOrmeriy a whaling voseeL and was especially reion.trurted for thl expedition. It has a displrcement of 400 tons and thirty horse power engines. which can develop a Captain Gerlaehe speed If neceweary. was ably fitted for the work he bad la hand and which he seem to have well performed. He studied engineer-ln- g at the University of Brussel. He has followed the sea since 188$and MISS CARRIE HOPE, rose to the grade of captain In 1894. what does It mean? It means "gangThe government of Belgium appropriated 60,000 francs for the expedition way for her. It mean that everybody and the city of Antwerp added to this must stand aside while she passes. MIsa Hopes home on the water will the sum of $5,000. unknown be a catboat. She Is looking about Although It discovered land, the Gerlaehe expedition did not for somebody to help her keep house leach the farthest point south. This In the small craft that is to carry her Arena. Buenos THE VERY LATEST. Ills machine work through a set of think will develop coggi ' Whfrtt ' more speed than the old machine The gear of this bicycle It atninety, and It has also an tachment to lessen the work in climb- It' bevel-geare- d up-hi- ll ing. - Low of Trading-t- a Fries. price on second-han- d machines will not range high in Chicago this season if the figures quoted by one of the leading agencies are to On the best be taken aa a criterion. high-clas- s machines the maximum, will be $12. It la said, and thla amount will be allowed only on a machine of last years production which haa had the very best of care. From this figure the prices will range down to $3. below which nothing will be bandied. machines will be acNo second-han- d In exchange on chainlets modcepted els, which must be paid for In cash. On allother models (Vade will be Order for twenty chalnless made. machine have already .been booked by thIibnV hgkfief ' EiKtria' alt ease the purchase ha been for cash. Trading-l- r- -r - n ' Hawthorne A grave, wherever found, preaches a short, pithy sermon to the soul. otMiss Popular Esteem and Mr. Ayers ten-kn- Sarsaparilla. Fifty years of happiness, fifty years of doing good. The only Sarsaparilla in the world that ever celebrated its fiftieth anniversary ;and is doing it today with no signs of decay. Its mission is to cure and ranm " Thirtaaw. Notwithstanding all our boasted civ- lUxatlon and the efforts of the Tbtr teen cluba, how few there are of ua who are not in the Inmost. recesses of our hearts afraid of the simple number 13! Deny It as we may, an unpleasant emotion arises la us If unwittingly we sit down to dinner where thirteen people are to eat. Thla number, however, was not always regarded of Hyunlucky; In fact, there is plenty evidence In the folklore of many ancient oriental peoples to show that In olden times It waa held aa a lucky number. The history of the Peralan. the natives of India, and of the aboriginal Indiana of our own western continent, amply proves this fact Biblical student atso well know that ta Testamentary time the Jews were of the same opinion In regard to the mystic number. Thirteen cities were especially dedicated to the priestly tribe; 13 high priest descended from Aaron; IS king sat la the high council W the ancients; preparatlonxfor the Feast of th Passover ware begun 13th day of the month of on th Mlxan, and the holy Inctywe consisted Among the of 13 different odof South extlnct-,flbe- s e America the nutter had a sacred and divine meanleatr especially among th Axtecs. The inhabancient lnrK itants qtferu counted seven daya, wlthcrtl any particular name, in th weejT The year had seven times 62 fjty s, or four times 13 weeks. A father was compelled to support hi child to the 13th year. The Astecs had weeks of 1? daya, each with a special name. Their century had 62 public year, or four time 11 Their with a archives were of circular form, sun in the renter of each of the, 13 parts composing it, and their tribes numbered 11 It is an Interesting fact, and one welt worth looking up by any American boy. that several of th great event of our history occurred on the 13th day of the month, and more especially oa a Friday. - long-elnc- THE JiEW CHAINLESS, day. 'Tbifrivlng power Is communicated diectlr to the front wheel by connected meant of cogged wheel wit&'tb pedal cranks engaging small What Tha. Like. fitted to the hub of the Aa elderly woman and a bright, fVheels. ' ;drivlnf wheeL Th front wheel la 39 pretty girl were discussing plays la Inches la diameter and th rear wheel trolley car. "1 like a play that makes 12 Inches, The rider la perched, over me laugh," said the womankind she the front wheel, and hia position re- sighed. "Oh. do you?" answered the quires him to kick outward In using girL "I dont 1 lore a play that the pedals. The Inventor claims that makes ms cry." And the pretty girl Th play today Just one of his wheels, geared to 116, will laughed merrily. he to harder to propel than any ether suited' me," said the woman. T liked hicycl geared to 68. He professes It, too," said th girl. They had been that a mile a minute will be pouslble to a vaudeville house. New York Commercial Advertiser. os h!s machine. " her rounded tailor-mat- 1 v TlieV then FROM THE SOUTH SEAS nMatteBlbut wb not be la figure Ons clever New Tork boy travel around the city on roller skates, hetng pulled by a carefully harnessed EL Bernard dog. Hotel chambermaids arc unknown In Mexico. Men make th beds and keep the rooms in order. dt ta th careful mother who teaches her children how to handls hooks. -- tohclp. No wonder it has fifty happy years back of it. Get a bottle today of 9 mrs Sarsaparilla was done by Roes In 1841. when he to Skaguay. She wants a girl .comwent south to 78 degrees and 10 min- panion. But volunteer sailors among utes of latitude. That Is the present girls are scarce so scarce. Indeed, that record. It looks ss though Miss Hops would wKkb made Sirsaparill (among have none but her own company en novno means a is route. by Sailing WILL SAIL TO ALASKA. elty wtth the petticoated mariner. She i.oo a Bottle. All Dauccim Sell Arias Sariapaiilla. A girl In an open boat bound from waa born on Long Island and haa had Seattle to Skaguay, Alaska that is the iractlcal experience with nautical mat era But that does not lessen the dansight which will shortly astonish the CATHARTIC Aeh of the trip contemplated by the Bant Dt Teas T ger natives of northwest and north. Miss woman To sail placid lakes Shake into your shoes, Allen's Foot-Eas- e, young Carrie Hope, pretty, plucky, youthhH a powder for the feeL It makea and bays and rivers Is one thing. Ta. and perverse. ,ts soon. to. set saH- -r Cure ...of rolling.. eeaa and .tlght or New Shoes feel Easy. the brave fury sail 'It la. funny tittle ocean galea la quite another. If Miss Corn, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and At all Druggists and too upon the black coast ocean way live to tell the tale, It ought to Sweating FeeL 25c. Sample sent FREE. 8hoa In search of fortune. If she fall of Hope 8torea, Girls have an Interesting one. Address AUen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. fortune she will certainly gain notori- be And have bad blood of notions anyhow. things, queer MANY people ety and experience. One can promise $ever before did they enjoy so much is their Liver because s U the golden clasp Longfellow Sunday her that beforehand. Aa to the making in the carrying out of their that binds th volume of th week. are and of the Journey In safety, without free- liberty sluggish and fail Kidneys ideas. People will say that Miss Hops ing the tip off her saucy noee or losing U foolhardy in attempting auch mawaste matter. off the A colored pastor In Southern Texas says to carry at least one ear by the same procees, rine adventure, put no one will pre- that no person is fit to join the church unthat la something which old Neptune vent her from doing exactly as she til he or she can swallow Jonah and th Whea this happens the blood is To poisoned and disease sets in. may have an Idea or two about L whale. tent every day In the century that a pleases. blood pure takeyour keep pretty mermaid comes sailing her way i M En Window's Soothing Syra QrMtfvl Gift for ehlKtrrn tnihtaf. softaMtlw tan. vodasos In abreast of the salt, salt billows, a an alloys sola, oarsa nlad soUa t aaaw be wit of Jenny Lind was as ainnutwi, Mias Hope Is more than likely to he totOa. On aa voice. her It way gathered greedily Into hia green em- charming in It is rare that the grumbler works and brace before she haa time to say her the occasion of her second rehearsal at prayers and wish she had never, never the Pari Opera House, Lablache, th itlll rarer that th Worker grumbles. left home. Twill be a wildly ventur- famous Singer, waa entranced with her BaUs Catarrh Cara ous voyage, this one of Mias HopeT volee.llurnrlng op to her, he said Is a constitutional cur. Prioa, 7S& "Give me your hand, planning. It she should ask any insur-an- c a quick relief and sure cure for disorder man, near or far, to write her mademoiselle! Every note in your the Liver, Kidneys and Bladder. of out a policy beforehand., he would vtc la a pearl r 'Civ me your hat," Tb empress ef Chin travel with 3,000 Thousand! use it in the spring especially. of In 600 in doubtless shake his head and aay; "Not replied Jenny Lind, with 1,200 tranks. playful costume charge Your druggist has iL Only gixxjabottie. on your life! It he didnt decline to smile. Lablache handed the hat to servants. insure her he ought to be examined her. Putting It to her month, ahe gate Mg DR. i. H. M CLEAN MEDICINE M. by the commissioners of lunacy. Wer one of her matchless trills and bird-li- ke T. LOUIS, MO. Mies Hops n scrawny spinster, crabbed anatchea of aong. Here," ah and otherwise uninteresting, nobody said, smiling at tba delighted would b particularly concerned at the aa she returned bis property. Those was flestrwyv the ll household Flies. announcement that ahe intended to -- Is a hatful of pearls for yon, monCatch ir'g Fly. KIRir tempt Providence by such a prank a sieur." not only kills the parent fly, bat going to sea In an open boat But ta rspradoeUom A sheet Mias Hopele young and youth la alWill hill a quart. f Christ did for man Trhat tha Creates Aak yoelDrainrlfit or Grocer. 1 ways engaglngy.She a did for BlOtta. mmiuHtAUatn W. N. U, Salt Laic N a. 21.. 1 BOD. -- three-corner- Dn J.H.Mc Leans -- Lk-blac- KILL THEM ,ril 'V nnt |