Newspaper Page Text
IX TIIE CTCLING WORED. I-.ETTIN*- RKADT POR THE L, A W. AS si'V.r-'.V IM PEBRUART. . r0rngR.Ki>uoTT costrovbrbi thi moti fRTCR W THK MtlTOBT OF THK i.kac.kk ?JfEW PttNCTt'RB R?PAIR CTCMB 8HOW1 aND THK BOARD OP TRADE, .. the tim.- for th.- boldlng of th* Natlonal ... , ? the I-. M '? ?' An ? rlcan Wheelmen **proachee Intereal In the outcome of the con . tlon h aa s. Th.- convention wlll be held Tst Loula beflnning on February 8, and thc ma- ? ... for three daya. The number r_.,ea wlll prjbably b* larger than ln any . held bj the League, .Tdmam Importanl matter. wlll come up for . one of the llvelleal toplc* at pre* ?"J . -. between Ifaac B. Potter e"? raMott ,r Mas-a, nts.it. Mr. Sw, thai he Mm*?H na. no cbance ?**" ? v agaln.t th- New-Tork .?_ he haa apenl much time an.l money ln . lh. campaign of Oeorg* D. .ylvanla. Mr. Oideon hlmaelf O** , . particularly dignified po ltt?. for h- aeema content to . , t0 alloxv Elllott 10 do ?H of his ,,, ,-, Bpit* of the arrangement. ?ort ... N..w.Y,.rk nnd Penneylvanl* ,, tho __ a. W. tlcket, E.llott reaa^to work on the Pe?n.yl and :is ? reault the chances *???? . : m?*,?. to ' beld IM. ??' , ,.? wlll r**clnd IU 'unr.er ar ? bow,, forOtdeon. Mr Pot . m6_ ao not belleve that Penn ? .. ; , bBCB on na pledgea, and he . . . . ,,ty of thc delegatea from . i to tne original agreement r ,. hlm for pretddent and for ?nd ' -..prealdent. Ther* is a howl HBtrictaln tbe Weat tnat tbal aectlon ?Th doe. nol get the n.gnltlon . from the L. A. W. There aro H. Kast. where the majorlty of m?n: : \\ who thlnk jual the other the Nation. ' Lnuta ... | .;M h,,ve the aMembl) at . rit?6ihtnk. that , enoUg.h enthualaam to ...,,, |, ,hould nol aek too . ..... are of tho ? ?:?.;?;? \;".r;;;^? ?,r.r.r,.rr; . _s-_M_a__ra ,. | ... declded to mn for the . |y critlclaed in many _'?. thai gambllni should . |on that th?re wlll be . .,,1K xho manufa.*t..r.ra ln ,. _? .xx. Thc annual meetlng , . ..., . wlllbe held at the ofllce. .. , ?.No. 320 Broadway. on Puea th* meetlng pr nter?.tlng to maker. . ' thai tb* Board may oe* -vatlon. lt ha. beerilntl ... ,,.,lHU..Mh, ,, . .,. of blcyclea and not of een .om. fault found . .tock. and aome poaf Bdelnthl.matt?r, Bome , . . . . ? ? maker* are of tne . . , ,- the Board should i.e reorganlaed .n ... .,,.. .,-- ,,nfid,nt that thls wlll u-?___-_jrMA S-rS-.TSf-JJ ..?,., ,?.,? ,r,i,,k ih-t I,,. ?_l?,y. provldln. M -wlll ?Ho? hla nar::' to b* uaed. Thfl cycllart la lntereeted ln anythlng which i quick and thorough tlre repalr. The Q?ral use 0f the rabbar aolutlon laai aatlsfa tlon on the whol*. wtcep! ? ri il ?na or larce rlp*. m ... the aolutlon waa of no ..ra itlcal alwaya heen mora or leaa fault rubber pluga Now an enthuai . i f rward wHh an Inventlon for which ? thi iga Hl says that he and B en lt a thorough teat. The f bras*. but the Inventor _ the braaa plug on ?.onaplcuous. The whole thln . , ? . -.-..., aven Bmaller than the - t-, carry the aolutlon. Whi n I . . ? ire ?? looka nol unllke a collar ileal ar.d llghtest aort. Ther* _? ,; ..,i diak xxith a Bhank on la turned. This ls Inaerted ln . , waaher is Bllpped on . a tapered nul ia acrewed down ... r. drawlng the waal ? ? ' UP ...-;. nd cloalng the gap ln llttle iii.- ln tho outflt -hank. so that it doea t, >t race of the tlre. It is tal rei re thorough and ? : any other, ar.d thai It la Impoaslble , rk lo -? or to Injure the tir<- ln ,\ ?? Ei --'ar.d ts Introduclng aomethlng uldles. Rldera who like thelr ma ? ; eaenl ? good appearanc. to the eye Thi? saddi. |* gold embroldered in i, -md preaenta a taateful ap ? ?? aaddlea are eertaln to be popu ? . falr sex. The ;,eaks ha\.- been con ? irrowed in the new pattern, an-1 this sr<-i> in advance. pi ed plan of the- Century Wheelmen ? ??? ? ? braochea of that organlaatlon in the differant horoutrha and negrby countlea, each to egrhange privllege* wlth the othera, ail at the rate of $1 a month for dues. la meetlng unong cyel-it. in the auburban communlcatlona have been re i Glbb (the orlglnator >f the plam ???? I j.arties who deslre fuller pa ? ? regard to the contemplated ffd ? The docl mfl out ai,d haxe dee!are<] tbal thi .- tb* beat thingr that has *v*r ? ! down 'he boUlevaid of time; that ppOBClr. have too llttle gruy . tbelr bralna to appreclate the lm good that <-omea from it, and thai there la nothlng wlthln the lnmts of the ?i tbat wlll mon- quickly tnke th^ it of a man'* dlspocltlon and bruah the mlnd than a tvverjty or thirty ? r\ ug il l i<o],ular as t-ver among the ' thc New-York AtMetlc Club. Tb* er* ?.f the club ar- looklng takli i: peaawwdon of ihe new club Thfl Rv* prizep of ? :?? J-.' Powell for blghesl mlieagfl havo for mlleage work durlng . ? ? mi; conteal took place Irely su< ? eaaful. Tb* - - were won o. H. A. Woodward, l Loula ? n and Thgodore i: Belta Irwln A. ? ' waa again tbe atar of tbe amateur racei ? placi i thlrty-one flrat. **v*nteen ., n thlrd plai - a to th? - redll of ? To.-. ?,:>;. -nv.. piacca wer* galned al A m. ng i ?? prlnclpal race* ?y Powell wen th< half-mlle Intercolleglata ehamj , ndem Intercolleglate, R ? . me-mlle A. A. LT. Natlonal chuunpl t,aif-mi)<- New-York .. , two-mlle i. A vV- Na ? cbamplonabtp, and flve-mlle U A. W. itaplonablp. Bay Dawaon waa .lao aucc***ful on the patb, no other two rkk-rx h> this drntri. t acortng ao frequently as the wcarera of tbe ainged foot. in road rldlng A. W. W. Evana aml Uautenanl H. 1? WtBA Biad* ?*ma remarkaid. recoMa Kvans, Ofl Augtiat 11, Inr-rJ Bed the txventy.foui-hour ru_wl record to ".<>? IK-a, creatlng a nevv lL'-haur retord of 906 mlles, nnd th* 200rB.Ua record of 11 houra 41 mlnutea 10 aecond* A tow iiays later ba b?w ered tha lOO-mlle record to ?"> houra 1 minute -)'-'?.. aeconda, and on Augual 10 ho plaeed Iba New-Turk t.> PblladatphLa return r<- ord at 1. houra .".7 mlnutea an.i 30 aaconda. <>n October li Lleutenanl Wlae ma.io hla aecond attempt to break th.- record between Waahlngton .unl New Tork. II>- waa aucceaaful, coverlng the dlatanre ln 27 houra and 39 aei onda. This record has been a cepted bj the Century Road <'liii>. nn.l ftill atanda. The Cltlaena' Cup araa declded r?n November ''-. and broughl to the fronl a B|.ly rlder iti C. M. Relyea, who won from the slx niinui.. tnnrk ln 51 mlnutea and "7 1-.". aeconde. Th.- wlnner narrowly rw iped gettlng the tlme prlxe, whlch fell t.. E. P. Reynolda, wbo 'overed the . iurae ln Bl mlnutea and 1 1-5 ae-onda One of tbe noveltlea "f tbla year iti thi i ycllng world ia a new aprocket, whlch on a caaual ? r_< amlnatlon doea nol preaent an unuaual appenr an.-o. lf it la ezamlned cloaely, however, it wlll he notlced thal ? large number of lhe teeth havo been partly cul away,,ao thnt the chaln K?-ts no purchaae on them aa the aprockel goea around The Idea is to reduce the frlctlon by having the cimin Impinge "ti only one tooth In five. ln a aprockel wlth twenty-flve teeth there arlll i>r? only tivo t.rth that actually engaae th. chaln; tho othera are bevelled ofl so thal they almply art as aruldea t.> k<-o\> tha chaln In l'la.---. li is aaaerted In behalf of this devlce thal lt la eapeclally effectlve In hlll-cllmblng and il ? when the chaln g'-ts foul on a muddy road. A blcycle equlpped wlth it is aald to reapond very readlly to r..rossu.r.- on the pedala. Bom< - teata have l.een made arlth ii. an.i lt is de ilared t.. havo glven complete aatlafactlon. To offael tho introductlon of the chalnleaa typc of it i? *"air to expecl that other "Improvement* ir, cbaina and aprocketa wlll bt forth. omlng this aeeeon. Thore are not a few women ridera who like ao much tho independence thal ...mrs from rldlng ai I control llne 'hoir own blcyclea thal they are reluctanl to aurrender it by taklng to the tan? dem. Oeneral experlence ahowa, though, th.-:t moat women who get accuatomed to tandem rldlng like it aml flnd much aatlafaction In the clrcumatance thal they are thua abl< to :ak<-. much longer ridea tha-: were poaalble for I whon they had to "go ir alone." A rlder who has done a good dead on a tandem Bald the ..th.-r day that uhilo he waa rarely able to in duce hi." wlfe to go .mr wlth hlm, he took greal dellghl In ridlng wlth his boy and glrl. "The trouble wlth a good many peopie In ridlng a tandem." aald hr-, "la that thej ha* too hlgh a gear. There is no denylng the fact In rldlng a tandem ir is hard work to po up h Hj it you ha ? gear. I I a tandem geared up to **7 oi S8, bul .1 i n >1 i irt to havo a hlgher gear thai 78, and for peraona ? ? u customed to au. h a machlne 7" to ._ la probably hlgh en ugh. Whi n a man goea oul wlth hla wlfe or daughb r he .1 tea noi mui h aboul apeed, and hen e a low geai ? found more aatlafactory. Tv. i peopie nol uaed to tandem rldlng hav to take aome tlme I med I ? . I other. ao thal they can nedal t..--th-r wlthoui dla. i I and wlth r* -scof perfect harmony. 1 I* t JW tandem ughi to have a brake. and lt li all th. . tter lf the brak! la ao arranged aa to be un? der tho control of lhe man on the r u ?? i , l?ntend? - down hlll faster thai. b alngle wheel, and or | hold it by backpeda nSuyinga tandem I ahoti nd to ,n. L |.. to gei ont with pl< i ' ?n the , rbeea;Ud?mond. ao that he can takea f00!^ luggage carrler when golng on a tour. rnia ia an Important conaideratlon. Theearlleal attempl ln ri. ' "' " lm" proved aaddle waa made ln the daya thal ante I ;ho pneumatlc tlre, and the Idea waa I ? reduce the Joltlng eauaed by the whei over rough placea. A large and clumay pneu matlc_-ddlewaapr.duced at thal tlme. bul Its popula-rity was limlted. although on account ol . .??. fe? by many rldera as to the dura biuty of pneumatlc tlrea when they flrat came ,?to uae. aoma blcycll.ta belleved they could .acura th. aame reaulta by the uae ol theae heavy and awkw.rd aaddlea. Pneumat 1c aaddle i ,-? , (., t vn . rv of fsfvlos, ''Ut havo horn mado slnr-.> ln a .avi ij although they I **vocated hy r*ome phy-lclana, eomparatlvel: few aro m . thal waa qult. popular laat ye**"*11 * Jneumatio nommel or noae whlle; the body ot :J-^:inthhn, m^Vnhffthe?f_aXh,"eer0ttJat " ^Ml'tSa! -^aJ-^r^ preaaure of rldlng._ Effortg to aolve the brake queatl m ? mttnue. juat now the api ' ''r;,k' worklngon lhe rear axle or hub. wh operated by the pi.- of backpedalllng. In xZrna.t ot one '.f the recent Inventlon. :r> thla ,-,. i, is declared that whlle th.- brak- >~ ln -t .'?-... wif-aettlng. the movemeni l? eradual one, - ih-' there is no dani BUdden a at ; plng through the qulck actlon oi the brake. Thla la an Important matter, how ever and, anyh .w, many rldera would not care in toael Itaelf, even very Ughtly. aaaoon aa the? began to backnedal. 11 A brake of thla klnd can be made " ?* gg? factorlly.U wlll 1 .' v . u f KVn'd^ne'we^r? tfliufiSTi: ISL be"ng "tated to I.niy seven ouncea. A expen who haa given aome attentl i fiuatvleol brake aaj tor. that he can- , not glve It his appi .val. alnce hc thlnka there nuch frlctlon eauaed at a plare ln th^ ;?.,> where there oughl to be as llttle aa poa ?ibie. Cyi llata are I.omlng Intereated In the i i ? p ... | oul lo ? ? auM ,!" v f'"' thal the tracka at the gymnaaluma wlll Intereat ,hem. John C. Wetmore. the well-known L. A \v handlcapper, aald he waa glad to aee that {]]o .mateur Athletlc ITnl n and Ita all Mta bad taken the matter up, and be h .ped to ..... Mayor Van Wyck approve of th.- achem. In every partlcular, becauae he knowa thal door gymnaaluma wlll m an a greal deal to the . Mr. w.-ttn ?re la an old-tlmet In ath leUca an.i has been conne. ted wlth aporl for man, yeara. J. Walter Spaldlng appr vea heart. ?- of the propoaed plan tp eatabllah outdoor gymnaaluma. He feel. i li ' that the crea- , Uon of auch an Inatltutl. n wlthln the New-Tork wlll add materlally I - the health of mg. .- generatlon and be a to future generatlona He aald thal we are hlnd other . tlea and othei rount.-lea. He felt ed thal the development of our chlldren and thelr phyalcal educatl ? had been anrl auch a move aa the preaent one ought to ' BPpe?i dlrectly to ti,.- fathera aml motheri In Kew-Y trk. Tho ofllclala who wlll acl al tho cycle race meel to be held at the 13th Regimenl Armory, ln Brooklyn, on January 22 ara as followa: Judgei w. i:. I'itinai.. New-Tork Btate Raclng Board, L. A. W . *? arge A Needbam, K. ?' **'?; Thomaa A R ?. H W.; Lleutenanl Butt, 13th Infantry, aovernor*a laland. Tlmere?Robert N y a. C; C. .1 Obermayer, B. B. W.; Frank D ? ip, K. C. W.; Captain C. R Btauba. h. Sth Reglment; Frank P. Bbare, i>. t W.. i, irlng W PhllUpa, K. ?- W.; Adolph Btahl, Q \v.. John Barnett, L. w . Jami - Oentle, R. ?. Qi rge Kneuper, N. v. A. C; Captain Oar ,?,.,. i Rh Reglment. Umpln i A. Oardh ? r, K C. w . Charlea W. Marlyne, 23d Reglment; Lleutenanl Oeorge Jacoby, 8th Iteglment: Carl Dergei H vv . Roberl E. Bhaw, H. W. < lerK ol .1 ,hi, J. Dlxon, Natlonal A. C aaalat lerka of courae. Al Reevea Q. C. W; R ,-. n . i. \v.. W. P Kltta, II -?" C C, Hugh McOrane C W . Charl >a ll Wi eka, R. r\ ???? d '"M it.-Ki.i:-iit Offli lal i portei Oei rge A Bar ton, Brooklyn. Startei W H. Robe j Hrooklyn; aaalatanl atartera, tl. rge T. Btebblna, n || c and W. F. Murph) (ea cbampl. n ot ? i ,'.',,.,' \i .rahala IVIlllam Thompaon, Br a>k :'! rtja*me. C -'""- '"' "*????. ?.mci*1 landlcappi r A. ?i Batchelder, N. V Btate Dl ?la.on.T a W. Announcera Fred W. Burna. ,. <-. W.\ Patar B. Punty, N. Y. un.,] ridlng I" -Hppery "lll,J '1'",', ?baoln__ly lepend upon tba eorrogatlona of yur tlio t.. .ave r?- from alda-allp. PU-P YWW tlr^ hard the ha. k ona bardar than tii<- front), ataer con Bdantly and ped_i aranly, and you mn _b?n havo llttle fe,-?r In rldlng along a road. however altppery lt may be. Th- prlca of bicycle* wlll i>i.-_y an Importanl i>art in the aelllng of wheel. thi. y*ar, accord Ing to thc blcyele proph-ta. Many <>f tbe man nfacturen Intend to list eicell.nl wheebi for thla year .1 *:*>. and in aome caae* praetlcally the aame wheela laai year wero Itated al $100. I*he Eagle Bicycle Manufacturlng Company an nouncea thnt it xviil list th?- besl Bagle blcycla al $50 at,,i b rellable model at tfXi. In apeak biR of thelr $30 wheel the co mpany aaya: "Il is the i.evt thai we maka or can make. No better bicycle can be bullt, no mattei whal the price thai may be aaked." The local branch of the company la al No, *>s Chambera-at. The factory la al Torrington, Conn. Bome of tbe vlrtuea of the wheel are deacrlhed as followa: Th.- fronl maln frame has i.e.-n Increaaed ln length givlng addltlonal room In fronl f..r rld? era who all well forward. Thls alao Improvea the teering qualltle*. l'.,.th the men'a and women'a patterna have the rrank-bracketfl Iropped -'.. Im hea. Thc Jolnta ar.- all flush, and iieuviiy reenforced tiir.aii.hout l.y a now adapta :i..n of our well-known cold awage proceaa. Every Jolnl la a drop f..iging; no Btamplnga or [?aatlnga are uaed. ln maklng a flush j .in:. we make ihe beet. Tbe hearlng* are duatproof, fitted xxith hall-retalnera. Theae bearing. are ar.-fully turned, hardened an.l ground. New tea t poat i,ind.r. praetlcally Invlalble. Blmple t.'.sitixe, eaally fastened. New pattern handle i.-axii-. relnforced throughoul by a nexv adapta eter, 18 Inche* xxi.v. fastened xvlth a t.^'\ lamp. Flrst-clasa equlpment, new pattern k,.<1 llea, hygienlc and padded. Tlrcs- -Hoaeplpe." If you rlde m mh In trafflc and do not carry a i rake, do not allow your chain to bemme too slaek. otherwlse your .nmmand of the machin^ will be conalderably leaaened. The nion.r-nt any locweneaa r.ittle or grinding nolse ifl heard in a bearing it should be seen to. The bearing ahould be carefull) a ljusti i Don'l wear tleht ahoe. or tight clotbing If .'?u rlde in wlnter, Cycllats d.-shlne to joln the I.-apue of Amer Ican Wheelmen may obtain full printed inf..r matl n and membershlp Manks bv Fr-ndinj; and addreaae* to the Cycllng Edltor, The rribune, _-1 A CHAMPION OF TIIK LOW WHEEL. .FTER AMI-I.K BXPBRIEXCK WITH THE o__r> HIOH WHEEL, HE OAVE tr RIDINO I'NTIL, THI) NEW TYPE CAME IXTO L'SE. 'i read wlth much Interesl ln lasl Bunday'a Trlb ? i in entl talaallc wheelman a day or two iro. "the account of in,- experlen -: ..f tha man arho .? which xv.- uaed lo .-..ll th.- 'ordlnary,' Lut which !-? in ex rd/narj ohject al the pn aeni tlme. I a ? preaenl the polnl of vlew of nn.-. xvho, Uke nda >.f hla fellow-wheelrcen, abandoned thai ;?, ipon the advei '?'l'., go back to i ? i .- -,, .-._r I waa ,t a board - a the l il pattern of an i .allabli ro narkel ? known as i k< ".' from lt* ack of . ha*> Ing bf ? ry * an i met,:', tires. | lea med to ralr ln a .ir_.' hall, and on the amooth floor th_ machlne ran well i ? imp ir itlve eaai ; but ivh.'n l under took road-ridlng there waa a differ md lt waa praetlcally imposslble to go ':;> iny grade unli -s the rlae xx.,-, very allght, 1 re. ?all how ; tolled up the approach of ? hiidge, and then atarted gayly down thfl other side, only to ?atch the heel of my right booi in th-- apokea of the fronl wheel, lo which thi cranka were atta ind take an Inglorloua 'headei ' the wheel combtg -almly down upon me. "Wlth thai early experlenci I waa Incllned to ? I ! i ;.? advenl of the high wheel i few yeara later arlth dell ht, bul tlme and lack of money r,ro . ing n,y tristos untll the ma uad become popular I had no doubl thai l could x;. ri, nce, xx hen l procure 1 ny wheel, and began experlmentlngon tb-1 grounda it tbe rear of my hou a en thera ? ut ? elr ?ular drive. i had no dlfflculty In gflttlng on th. nachlne, bui to Btay there waa 'another story'; In :..rt l aeemed to be entirely too far up In the world. Then - -ft apol in the aurface of he drlve al on,- i.olnt. und invarlubly on reachlng t wi ? off head flrat. When I deserted the -ir. ti i.i r drive and reaorted to i atralght road, wlth _ h ird iurfa e, i rode withoul dlffli ulty. ??Hai or earth ar.d nn obstructlon. tio natti r how sir.... - tn oi. ma take a So long ? I my i Ilng to ihe thi.. opi n lo xx heelmen, an I the few trceta. rldlng waa easy; bul whenever i eaeayed a country road tbe narrow, hard tlre B-ould "- ui In, or a ato \ l be i inti red ,ff i xx iu! . - ? 'i':.- re xx bj no way t,, pn \- nl ,. ? .? -f t ?.' xx hi.' ni't the le,, [, n,:,. h< ..:.-? wearlsome to remounl ifter fall ng ,,ff .. f- xv tlmi - ar. < waa .... K I me ol my falla l miir.it than l had been th ia far and re iry and br, ak bones. r. i l< .i n*>( to lay aslde my . : ipon tl mark i. I remcinhei how odd and uncouth the Arai one I iaw looked In conlraa' wl?h th< llchi and gi . Ih nrdlnai j nd ilao how i lumay the .... Hut when I had trled no di alre to rei irn , the old type I atlli "ix:, my old machlne, and f -ii,x- one would like m learn for hlmseif how lt ., ,i. to b< mounted ipoi i perlphery ,.f 5 f- - t ; ind ., dlam. ?? r, wlth the prospi cl of rapld i I i.. .,,ii,.;.. ,i scent al anj moment, he is welcom ??lu ? Uon l ..tn remlnded of what my ;..]., one day whi rhai on a high wh> ? l go by .unld n '..?.??-. up i,, the rldi r ao far abovi hlm, 'He gel vei ... ? t ? ? : bltuai i Ider of the modei -i ype oi ?? d ?' ' -;' pleaaanter and l, r than Ita pi ed. I nol l. ? that I hi h< can t Id. ln con fort. Thai xx..- aho it nv un li Ihe his .'???:. but I i an a*. ? ragn irs , ,11 he pn ?' xx hei I and rodi over nd n lb a ln I two >?? ara, maklng fi utn !?? clty to Montauk Polnt, Into tl e rh. I.elaxx ire Water Oap, and through he I'rrkshl! Illlla, wlthni.t reaorl to rallroada \ new Innpli il Idi il to llfe by the uae of . ivfci Vlrcnd. thla > eai I ha\*e rldden ,,\. r ? . indred mll( iaan' hnlldays, aa my i Idlng other days." ? WORKINO FOR THE NATIONAL MEET. KDIAXAPOUB w lIKld.MK.N PRBPARIXa TO OL'TDO PHILADE1.PHTA . FINE TRACK -XD A OOOD PROM ?'.:> VISITOR*. Indlanapolle, Jan IS Thfl ':?-. mee-t comea to tha l isier vlllage, and i '? thi wheelmen of hla coun trj wlll gather ln tha beautlful inland Ity attuated on the b.,!iks i.f the Whlte Rlver, the ' Hooslerdom, thfl hon.t Benjamln .,-;, Jamea Whltcomb Rlley, "Kid" McCoy i.,i ,-, ;.....- of othei celebrltlea. Th,- progreaalve ndlanlan -: nothlng if not versatlla, nnd when it om, . to cntertalnlng the va l army next aummer he vlflltora wlll be glven Juat whal they want. bi i wlll i. penpltted to K-.r- on an ex-Presldent, iIk xx;t.-, a famoua poet, or examtne wlth critlcal y?"M tiie manly proportlona of a champion prise ghter, Thi i there ar? othera, poselbly, of aqual ? re pectlv* llnea, who xxin elther con rlbute dlre tly to thi pleaaurea of tbe meet or In . xx.:>? len i thi ir . :, oui igement Por on ?? Indlanapolla la tboroughly aroused. i clty 1 , Wj had ... mu .; . .? in taking care of and provldlng for the :. f,f blg crowda aa any clty in ih- country, nd usually ;i.'' am.ncemenl that a Satl rganlsatlon la to meel ln thls clty la recelved .Ul, ?,,,:, <-r leaa Indlfference, and tbe ? Itlzena . k;i, preparatlona for lt ln n. buaineaa-Uke man , r wlth no particulat enthualaani They an ls not th* i aaa In regard , the 1 A W. Natlonal meel I'-r months, In Inee the 1'. fact . i dianapolls xx.x- In the Beld for tne ss mwt ,, ;., fore ' ?? i ? o '? . untll ???? ? ry one ln the iti k-e-'A' that Indlanap wa* an acl '.j',. for the blg cycllng maet of th.- year ind -,"7ed that li pucceaaful the grent army ,,f wheel i de*. end on the Indlana metropolls, li ?.r flowlng, nexl Aug ?-1 ii",. . - . of i fe xx. .-.? Interested ln ,i,x Bankera. pollU la , - idu. tora .. t0 ? .? twenti flv( -i . ... ihal Indlananol w ild . . I ,i;i,i _,n |o ked forw ird .; .. C( mmlttee would de i-l- tba .'mornlng of Jan ? ? a i !.. re get the meet? and | e fr. .?,;.. ;! \.;.?...-,? wh-n Irformed Ihal ,.i been won All were oi.pli ndUn-ioliVSiua - ? I ?; ^-<>< ?e me. and roakln. II the n *t aucci ?! .1 aver V..| x- he Caague r>f Amerl .... VVheelmen. ,ni f.,r the !?? rm.::.- nt organlaatlon were all _Jsil-l--tV.wr_.-rr -I..-..-A. flaahedover the wlreatba ';' meel Chalrman Parry at iled the Executlve Commlttee together and lectl.f th. I , ?,.??? ,,f ihe dlf-crenl . ommltt. c ,:'.";?,.;, [,.., ?,?, Receptlon. Charlea R Rock ___ | ma ner Alb?rt *x..iim, Rallroada, John I.us ru-T:'Accommodationa i '',.', ?""'.',?? ,''"?'1-,"-.? i- i:,..,i. Raclng, Hebert Folta; Tra.-k. A. i r^rhy; Informotloo. John S. Navta; ToPniymi itortlona Ruaaell fcckman; Rallwa Btatlon 1.. J R Cavanaugh; Veteranajl T Haanei ,,,..: ti, ,m ,s Hay; Bouvenlr Programma, \\ - ?bba; 'Condltlon of Clty. C A. Kanyoa; CoodlUa of I'otintrv Roada. John Moaregor: Oodcntlnle Wallace Bherw nd; Toura and Runa. Uarrll Mooree; Btreel Deeoratlona, John .1 Appel; Knt-r talnment of Women, Mra. .lohn ?' Deen. Tha Indlanapolla 'N M-.r <'iui> ln.s arranged t.> meet every Baturday afternoon throughout tha ?Aint.r anrl twlce a week arhen lhe cycllng aeaaon opena. The membera ire irged by Chalrman Parry to preaenl plana and auggeatl ma al each nru-tlng, and tha rhalrmen >f the dlfferent commltteea are expected ' 1 mak.. weekly reporta. ln thla w.-.y the plana for takinc <-.irp of rho wheelmen will be per featod, and m. wlll be adopted untll aft?r car. ful . on-ldi ii Th. Indlanapolla I.. A. W. Blcycle Club, wlth 230 membera, arlll r-onetltutc lhe commltte. ? on B.:?? riun and Bntertalnment. t'harlea F. Rockwood, ent ?.r the club, la chalrman of hoth comniit ? ? ... . thlng has been declded on for th.- Indlanapo - meet Tha Hooaler wheelmen will glve a amoker f..r the vlaltora, and ,n effort wlll be ma.lo to aurpaaa the almllar affair ln Phlktdelphla laat Au i '. ? -? OOVERNOR MOUNT ON OOOD ROADB. His wi.I'.k l\ BEIIAU* or BETTER HIOHWAYl AI.I. sit\r:i: IN THB BENEriTa B..TTKI. METHODi OF M.MN'l'KN *-**< '>"? ntto Dorner, tha chalrman of tho Oood Roada Commlttee of the U igui of Amerlcan Wheelmen, haa done eacellenl work thla year, Mr. Dorner, who haa bi n ln conauttatlon recently wlth Oov? ernor Mount of In.li.ina. aaya: Thi progreaa of the f.--..?i roada movement la emphaalaed by the ptrowlng Intereat takon by , . . offlclala, and eapeclally the Oovernora of Ftimr. i.t the Btati Oovernor Wolcoti r.f Maaea rhuaetta, Governor Plngree of Mlchlgan, Governor of Mlnneaota, and Oovernoi llaatlnga of Pennaylvanla havi atrongly urged ri;.. need nf better road law- ai I I tter ro i.l-nulMing meth? oda. Oovernor .lar:..- A Mount of [ndlana haa glven much att. ntli n to road Improvement, aml ha* f..r many yean taken an aggreaalve poaltlon in lhe matter. Ho ls th.. prealdenl of the Indlana Htghway Improvrm-nt Aaaoclatlon, haa advo. _ted i.er roada in nwnv countlea, anrl has recently pleaded for better road-bulldlng methoda nr many <f the farmera' Inatltutea, where be baa lectured mi th- aubje. I , ,, Governor Mount bellevea that thr- deplorable tlon of hlghwaya ln thr- i'nited Btatea ;< ?. due to i.- methoda ln malntalnlng thom. aml that our preaent road taaee, wlth arlae and boneat admlnlatratlon, are aufllcienl ro gi\r ua a f., r better ayatem of publle thoroughfarea 'Whlle of our road lawa need reformlng," aaya Governor Mount, "the ni.ir.n-r of thelr exe utlon needa revolutlon. When rompetence la m^.lr> th<> ? |n -? le tii .- - ipervlaora, and taxpayera aee that they diacharge thelr dutlea, we wlll nnd ivement ln our hlghwaya wlthoui a.l.li tlonal taa. The vu.rk requlred by law of able bodled men together wlth the road rax. glvea to th.- ro.t.l aupervl th. expendlture, in money .-.uri labor, of .. vaat sum Much of thla is waated reaaon of in ompetent management, The tax for hlghw ly Improvemi r.t In a ?me r. id dl trl ta r.f our Btat ? ited by the roa I - nur. -? more to l-.i* l.pn.-tlt than to ihe Improvement of the thoroughfarej. -. ii onl: the f irmera, bul all the pi ople of out . in ti ?? beneflt b. ?? i - good roada like abundanl harveata, aoatter blea broa.loaat over the land ind no peopie or oountry can attaln Iti .??.!? velopm*nt wlthout tr.I roadi The remot il of the ruta from the hlgnwava wlll i?. thi itep ln gi ttlng out of tho ruta In methoda of farmlng. and bring farm llfe to .. hlgher plane of Intelllgen' progreaa. Tho imy of road Improvement wlll aoon ne demon atrated by tho fact thal the countlea having thc i..-- roada wlll malntaln them ar leaa eoat than mud ro id- wlth i .nvenlence, are m lin lah -.1 ln tne r wrei ed condltlon. Good roada are il to our higl ? -' dovelopment aoclally, ln ?..???,:?. and ? illy." .; ?..-? .r Mount i a farmer by hlrth and by oe r id queatlon Indir iti ? ttll e li adi i imong Inte! ? ? farmei Mr Mount wai a poor man when and beiran marrled llfe on i leaaed farm . limlted imount of atock and farmlng lm nta. He pureham ?! the farm he had renti I and apent fourteen yeara ln paylng for It. He . deaervedly popular In farmlng clrcle.' In hli Btat and hia atrong poaltlon wlth regard to roa. Im? provement wlll ?! > mu.-h ro help irs progreaa. FROM HAMMER TO GAVEL. THK HOR8ESHOER WHO IS PRESIDENT OF THK ROARD OP ALDERMEN. A RVPDEM BWE TO HIOH Pt-ACE- THOMJJ F. WOODB WAS PRCTIDENT OF A LABOR t.NI'^N at rur. A>,r. or twextt oxe. I'p ln Eaal Thlrty-eecond-at . between Thlrd nml _, \ ; gton avea iy a blackamith ahop r.f gveraga alge, in fr.-ir of whi. h har.?- on a ?:an.lnrd a h'.s; cil.lo.i hor-. hoe, bea rlng on Ita curvlng face tha n.-.mr*. "Thomaa F, W.la." Thbi la -or araa un? tll very recently, for he haa J-i*?r eol.l out his In? tereat tha place of bualneaa of tho Prealdent of th< Board of Aldermen of tho n-w rlty; aml hera r' ?! ~.A THOMAS F. WOOD3. Mr. Croker"a prottg., who I* Prealdenl of tho Bi ard of Aldermen. Mr. Wooda waa found yeaterday by a Tribune ro porter, who had Journeyed uptown to aee gnd hava ., :.,'k wlth the aucceaaor of John H. V. Arnold an.i Georga B. McC'lellan, and a long llne of other well known occupanta of the chalr In thr- fonn.-r dty ..t Sew-Y irk. Mr. Wooda leaped Into local fame <.n Wednea? day mornlng, when the newapapera prlnted tha itorj of hla valn wreatllnga wlth tho proiiloms . onfronl ng the prealdlng offlcer or thr- lower houae Munlclpal Aaaembly. At thai meeting ln* ahowed thal ha waa a "new man ln polltlca," for it |a onr. of th<* accompbahmenta of every ward polltlclan ro have al leaal aome allght famllUrity wlth the methoda of proeedure of a dellberatlva body, v> t when he put a motlon and ealled out '?All In favor aay 'Aye.' Carried," not giving thr* oppoeltlon any opportun?ty to ahow th.-ir sirotiKth, hla .-our -. although ll waa really <iua to Igno ,,,,,, ieemed to ^^lPR'?;'t acqualntanoa arlth the of Tammany ln deallng wlrh a preaumptu ird m-.'tlng minorlty. i:.-rl>- ln rhe mooting he fr-lt hlm?.-lf gettlng ont.ingled In tho miro. from whlch th<- clerk, M F. Blake, timo and agaln ex ? ed him; bul by ar..i by ha ?.'mit bajrond hope , r r-.-.ue, an.i thr- maaa of tnotlona and amen.l menta and amendmenta t?. amon.lm.-nt? angulfed hlm. rendertng him neceaaarlly apeaobleaa, ho that ti.- clerk waa obllged to acl for hlm. Tha reporter*! precon elved notlon of tho new Prealdent of the B-ard w.im of a burlj lrl^hman of mlddle age a typleal ward poliririan of tho famlltar Tammany atrlpe, Ignoraat to tho extont ?>f perpetratlng an aaaauli "n tha Integrlty of tho Engllah language In every aentence nttorod. Ho found Inatead a alander, pleaaant-faced young fallow of mf.iium helght-unmlatakably irish, lo 1)0 IUre-wltli darh balr, ? ahort reddlab muatarho and graylafc tytn. whoae apeech araa altogothf-r free from profanlty and mueft moro accuraU than li that of tba maaa _- Tammany'a a.ih.oronta, al ,i? .-.. were i il h-l -"J H1* ,lr"!<" ? o would never lead one to auapect iiim to t.e a Tammany offlce-holder, for it was altogother b? nttlna rh- aurroundlnga a rough ault of' .-lothea. wlth a blua fla..nol ahtrt underneath, dlaeloatng ;h',\\viri?'what d,> you ? inl bm tooarr aaked Mr. ? ^fs_-w^?,Mre^ ^WtbSyS?r. -ulhuvoh-nln tho' , .' "',,... trad* foi n vaelf aln e eleven yeara ruther-a bualneaa l I.V,. -..- here il So 161 Eaat Thlrty-aecond-et. ',r ,ii- yean Vi ' Pr*?* *?""?* _fre' hl!1 that bM " been only aln - I waa el. rted to he iionrd I haa alwaya been thal way, day an.i I ? ,. born rlghl here In the XXth Aaaem- , !t Dlatrl t, .....i have llved her. all my llfe. .-.i. ? 1 .,,? marrled. and llv. arlth my wlfa and four , rhlldren I've loat one chlld on tho aecond Boor V"'.v, ig, nd ave l am a graduate of put.ll; i - i.u.ii No. '.4. and am a member of tba CarmeUtea | 1 'hurch " , _.ii,.?.?.. ' "How long hava you b<--n actlva in poiittra. ~k. : i-.-? reporter. ,, . . .r hava taken iny ? tlve part in i.o.ura, lthough i have aiwaya heen ...-i oraanlza lon man. Vo tha Tammanj organlaatton dldn l hunl me o it* for 1 trio.l f..r the ti imlnatlon whli b I got "And i.av you ever had any experlence aa a ?realdlng offlcorr' aaked thi repor?er, remember ing Mr Wooda'a amualng flounderingi pi rnonamy, ... |M praaidlni al iba nr?: maatlng of the Aioer '"?' voa i w._a prealdenl ef tho Horeaaboare' rmon. ? thal waa when I VU a young man. ten yrura tuo. And lm a m.mb.r of the tXOfmt Arcanum, The Best.. Eagle Bicycle $50 THE BEST WE MAKE OR CAN MAKE. NO BETTER BICYCLE CAN BE BUILT NO MATTER WHAT THE PRICE THAT MAY BE ASKED. So much comment has been caused by the radical reduction which we have made in the list price nf highesi grade Eagle Bicycles f-?r 1898 thai we consider tlu* following statement necessary. We lincerely believe that tho deplorable action takon l.y some manufaeturers in previous yoars. wherehy tlio estahlished prices on their bicycles were reduced in an endeavor to force the sale of their machines, has not only worked an injustice upon bicycle ridors and bicycle agents, but that it has also cast rcllections and critioisms of thousands of people who do NOT rido bicycles upon the entire industry, thereby causing the public to Iom confidence in tho fixed value of the goods thoy might he inicnding to purchase. Tho adoption of our present policy in listingthe very best Eagle Bicyclesai |50 ha> heen brought about, first. heo.use we deplore the conditions thai have pre vailed; second, hecau<?e we helieve that Btandard bicycles should he sold at tixed price-. with dose margins of protit to all; third, because some unscrupu lous niakers aro putting hicyeles on the market which aro uttcr'v unreliahle and unsafe to ride, those machines finding purchasen merely on thc strength ot an alluring low price. The EAGLE BICYCLE MFG. COMPANY, incorporated 1888. has been lenown for ten years as makers of the best, and ir. that time has never found ir necessary to change a fixed price in order to tind a market for their bicycles. We announce price- of the future: The Best $50. * ^ > .* * .* -* ******** * -* .* j. .* * ja _< .* _a _a _* Reliable Models $35. There is full value in every EAGLE Bicycle. The list prices are the actual selling prices, and will remain fixed from now henceforth. Every purchaser pays tlio same price. EAGLE BICYCLE MFG. C0? ___*?_ New Vork Office: 88 CMAMBERS ST. AA^HEX vou move into a new ** house and find this room ^WS^> or that one needs refurnishing, you don't buy old supplies if you can get new articles for less monev. Whv, then, should vou move into the new year and replenish your home or your wardrobe with 1897 goods when the 1898 are in our store at lower prices?why? We are displaying modes and materials for the Spring of 1898 in Dress Fabrics, Ladies' Top Garments, Muslinwear, Embroideries, Laces, Linens, Fur? niture, Upholsteries, Floor Cover illgS etc, at prices considerably below those charged for "Ancients" and "Back Xumbers" at "January," "Special," "Reduction," and "Sav-Anything Store" Sales. We cannot be undersold in Xew York or Xew Jersey on desirable and reliable supplies for home and personal use. HlME- ???*!? Drllvere.l tree at nny rallroml ?'iitl<_n ln \e*?** j.r.ry. %?? emtra t-liarif. f??r phi klii*. HAHNE&CO.,Newark,NJ. ?'Ma.,, sa-T-_-,?is_?-t_U7Wjwg" l. noi hard. and Ihe polnta lo be decIded ***?"? L_ Mm.,,'! n I exDected would .ir.-i. -*--1 '" f.me ol- lw.? and 1*1 ???? ai abrewd an.l .harp aa *"*_o?- jSoke'.bout belongLng lo cluba. M^WMda. I_a^_sr_-S_SSBP_--S "Vdotfl know Whalhor I'va baaa taken In or not. ^nSoWt UUkTup a lo, of your Um. now to a!^!;' i? gSifvir Mtlto of my tlm, 1'vo , old out thla buetntaa to karry o'N.iji orer tharei polol fni toth. r-ir of the ahop), and am noi owner any mon-. Bul I hare alwayi baan ln tha h7blt of worklng myeelf, ai thai forge ln, back ? ?..Ir.; i have nJVer been In any other bualneaa ind I'm not goirg into any other bualneaa. ? - 52% xxin tiii? be prlnted? l euppoaa you II nir. Itke the reat; bul theyTa all *ood feltowa." B0B8E AXD CARRJAGE TRADE X0TB8. "Baataaa. la *ao*/lng along falrly won." aald ? repn entatlve of the i arrlaga houaa of Van Tar??.-ii __ Kearney. "And tha IndlcaUona ara quite favor iii.ii- tv.v .in early Improremant >.n along tha Ilna, w.- haxe had numeroua Inqulrlea from out-of-town tot . ?ed cartiagei prlnclpally brougbama nnd rockawaya, and xx.- hava aold ? fe** good pk oaa of work locally. our at ibtoa contaln ttcv.ral pecfectly matrhcd jialr^ rangtng. from llft.-n to r-U tee'.\ handa xx : h ire well mannerad und thor oughly accllmaled, and wa racel.ad an addltlonal carlood tho Utter part of last week. Amont. them there are nonie roo.I one < our rtgular st-ml-weekly au'-tion r-aler. are d >.n^ well, but. of courae, w? have not now the demand which coraes later ln the season." frank m -i.aiif.hiin. of the Btudabokor nmthcrs ____.nufactu.lng Company, Prtiiea-at ?"ti Broadway. tsaxn; 'Thc d.-mar..l for cairtagaa ll always liifht at Ibli naaon. attll lhara are waay in.iiitri.n, ami w> antlclpate a gOOd aprlng trade." DffWnoy, Duncaa * Whlte, auccesaora to J. B. Hre.x-ter * Co.. Noa. 4S7 and 489 Flfth-ava.,and No. Iti \\>st Ptfty-flnt.at.ara PTOtty 1-u-y at the fa,toi?v end in turning out work f./r tl.. .frlng trade, whlcb thoy ezpaet to ba good. Thi y ar.. buUding to order a good many i f thelr celabratad J. 11. Brewater :_-p \x.._,o,is for ei.riy >[>rin?; d.-llvcry; aome of the*-- ar? mada wUll tlllptlc fi.rlti,.* and i-nmr- on the regulatlon Brewatei pattern. Balaa a: thla tlme of U," > -ar are elow, Ittll the llK'ir.e show un Inprovomont ovor laat Maaoa. Edward i altanan'i Bon. of Ko " West Porty fourth-au, s.i>.? bualneaa i* ptcklng up. Ha h?? tomi aecond hand brouahama, both aquara and fx tenalon fronta, in the flneat order and rttted wlil. rubb, ? ttrea. ih ,t ,< i?- pi. ? '. n onubly. Flandrau Ar Co., of Broome-el . report i?a>* from mi,.- ,_ ai qulet, r-tiu thej ?<?? p Uutng aomi ihlng rlght along, moatly countrj trade, aml few i!a>_. paaa without an order for futuri dellvarj William II (ir.i), of Koa 10 a!..l _. Wooster et . rr-purts aalea li fully up t<. form r -.i-arr* at thla r. ir-.,.-, i!<- la cloalng >>ut a number of broughama, r . k xx ,\~ .,- |. ;,,,t xx-.iZ'if.. t ? ira i Ive prtcea, The aeaaon'i buelnee* ?>> f.ir at Imrland'a Hidlr.g Academy ihowa i d clded Improvement ovot Ihjh yr-vr. tho wcdpta for the month >.f O.- emo,-r alone exceedlng thoaa >-t the correepondlng monih of 183d by 12,000 More eoi loty i.K.ple are maklng l>urland'a thelr headquartera thla rear than ever befofo. Ur. Charlea IfcBurni x. on Mr- t" n n >??. i? ona <>f tho moru ronatant rklers Mr Olbba rid.-s a Mg cheat mu mare ragularly, Marcellua U. Ilartley. Kdwin II Weathrrby ind wlfe, Thoma* r.irml.ha.-l and xx lf.-, Mlaa Nathalte W.-1N, \\ S. ToddL .!?>hn A. M. i ill and I'r B. o Van dt-r Porl and wife ar? among the many wbo rule thnr i.wn handaome aaddle horaea regularly at thu academy. \v i?. Orand will li -l.l two importanl cale?? at tha Amerlcan Horae Exchange thla week On wednea day Tich.nor fl Co.'a nr-t eone.rnment thla a.-uaon of hlgh-cli ll matched pairs. _!nt.le hrougham and dogcart horse*. ind over flfiy aeaaoned horse*. tha property <>f private . ;t>- ownera will come under fhe hammer. On Thur^lav a c|.ml con-lgnmrnt of lllchlgan and Ohlo ,-arrlage hora.-a the property of L> J Hplllme, all ?ea?-,ned .md flt for Unme dlate hard work and ao.d wlth a fuUj^arantap cf noundnea. and good mann.n. wll, be dlapoaed or. I^irge H.-U-iratlon of l.a.M- ? Kr. Pf*** VtM9 ... ,,i, behalf of ihe Charttable Cooktag flchool We wl.'h to get all -.hinga a; x oat or be.ow. II xou rVfuVthfa. Mr. Potta. we are ln ? Poajtloij. t;o irmke you regret It-but, dear Mr. Potta we feel "ur- you wll? obllge u?. tt la auch a beautlful ? I' i* ' '"I .?r:iaii u_ __?.?- ? . ? ??. * ?___* We Wlab to get all :h:nge a; .ost or be.ow you refuxe thU. Mr. Potta. we ar.- ln?t?ltl( muke you N-tTOt It-but, dear Mr. Potta we "llr- you wllt obllge ua. tt la auch a beau "vf" ..?tta (aalde. eadly>-They get tha halo aad I pay for lt.?(Harlem ______ ___.________________4___________^_m __H