THE WHEEL IN SPRING.
What to II o tvilh >■ Illcycle That HUM
flccii Stored Away Through the
\\ inter Mollllm.
A machine that has been neglected
all winter should be taken entirely
apart, if the rider knows how to do
it, and every part closely examined,
especial attention being paid to the
joints and points of bearing. Kerosene
is a good tiling for cleaning, as it cuts
rust quickly, but great care must be
taken not to let any of it get on either
the enamel or the tires. In cleaning
cups and bearings a great deal of care
must be taken. When removing the
bearings a cloth should be spread un
der the wheel so that these little steel
balls do not become lost. Jt is ad
visable to keep the sets separate, even
though may be of the same size.
Hearings have a tendency after being
in use awhile to wear off their own
imperfections and adjust themselves
to each other and' the path they wear
in the cups. Sometimes it makes quite
a difference if one set is putin the
place of another. Vaseline is used by
many as a lubricant for bearings. In
the ease of tires the only thing to do
is to inflate them fully. They may have
become defective if they have been left
deflated and standing 011 a floor. It is
best to have an expert look after these.
Dust may have clogged the plunger of
the valve or the cement holding the
valve in the valve-stem may have dried
anil broken. A defect of this kind may
give the rider the impression that the
tire has become porous. Any trouble
with the valve can be easily delected
by taking a small wine glass, filling it
with water and holding it close to the
rim so that the entire valve is sub
merged. If there is an escape of air
it will be readily seen by small air
bubbles in the water. The tire, in all
cases where a wheel has been left
standing all winter, should be removed
and freshly cemented to the rim. The
old cement cracks ftnd will not hold.
Unless attention is given to this the
tire will "creep" the first time the
machine is used and the valve-stem will
be cut off.
The head or steering gear of the
machine is another part that should
be carefully examined. The head has
a great deal to do with the easy run
ning of a machine, so there must be
a perfect adjustment. It is a part that
is always moving in the act of balanc
ing the wheel, and therefore has a
great deal of wear. In addition to this
there is an unequal strain. The bear
ing cups have to support nearly all
the weight of the rider and all strains
occasioned by the unevenness of the
road. The bearings in the head do not
have the full rotary movement as in
other parts of the machine. There is
only a backward and forward move
ment. often very slight, but enough to
wear considerably. In the adjustment
of the head care should be taken that
it, is neither too tight not too loose.
Any looseness can be detected 1 by tak
ing hold of the handlebar and lifting
it up and l pressing it down alternately.
If there is any looseness it must either
proceed from the head fir front wheel.
A good plan after lubricating the bear
ings is to turn the front wheel around
several times so that the bearings find
their proper adjustment. Heads
should work freely, but should always
be rigid.—X. Y. Times.
FRICTIONLESS CHAIN.
Ilnll llcarliiK Put ton \ew anil Seem
ingly Important I sc l»y 11 I'iftH
liurKli Inventor.
Ball bearings, which first became
generally familiar through their use
in bicycle bearings, have now become
part of innumerable mechanical con
trivances. Wherwer it is desired to
reduce friction to a minimum, or to
obtain a particularly easily movable
part a ball bearing is introduced, so
that they are found in everything,
FRICTIONLESS CHAIN.
from a car axle to a chair castor. In
ventors have racked their brains in an
endeavor to find new adaptations of
this principle, and one of the most
recently evolved, a ball-bearing chain,
designed by a Pittsburgh patentee,
Itobert A. Carter, is illustrated here.
As shown, t he links are provided at one
end. with a concave, or hyllow, rounded
seat, in which the steel ball is placed.
The interlocking link engages with
and bears upon this ball, this position
being maintained by the boulders or
abutments, as indicated. J!y such
means a particularly flexible chain is
obtained, and one which can be used
for a great variety of purposes, where
it is desired to keep the chain in mo
tion, and where the energy to do this
is a factor to be considered.—Cincin
nati Commercial Tribune.
Exit the Mine Mule.
Compressed air motors are sup
planting mules in .Michigan mines.
SAILS FOR BICYCLES.
\it \ (tneh men I to the Itenr l\ lieel to
Heduee llnrd Work an«l 111-
crenne Speed.
Sails to assist in the propulsion of bi
cycles have been suggested before, and
usually the attempt has been made to
place them on the front wheel, or
front head, but in the arrangement
here shown the sail is attached to the
rear wheel in such a manner that its
weight helps to balance and steady the
wheel. The sail is mounted on a mast,
with t he usua 1 boom, and its movement
i:i controlled by means of the reel
shown just back of the head, on the
top brace. When the rider unwinds
the sheet from the reel the sail is free
to assume an inclined position relative
to the vertical plane of the bicycle, and
when the sheet is wound up 011 the reel
the boom brings the sail into the plane
BICYCI.E WITH SATL ATTACHMENT.
of the bicycle in case it is traveling
against the wind, as no use can be
made of the sail at that time. Accord
ing to the inventor, however, when the
wind is blowing in the direction of the
travel of the bicycle, or at one side
thereof, then the operator unwinds the
sheet so as to allow the. sail Hi assume
a normal position to cause the force of
the wind to assist in the forward mo
tion of the wheel. The inventor is Ku
dolph Sorensen, of Ord, Neb., who
seems to think that this form of wheel
ing will prove a distinctive and attrac
tive feature of pleasure riding. Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
TRUNK LINE SIDEPATH.
To lie (oiiKtructeil lletivccn XewTurli
ttflU Chicago liy tile l.fiiKDc (if
American Wheelmen.
'1 he League of American Wheelmen
divisions in charge of the construction
of the "trunk line" side-path between
New York and Chicago are working
with all possible speed on the project.
\\ hile the work of organizing the prop
er committees is under way, the di
vision officers are rapidly preparing
the plans. These have so far pro
gressed that the probable route . has
almost been definitely decided upon.
As now outlined the path (starting
from the New York end) will run
through. Poughkeepsie, Albany. Sche
nectady, Amsterdam, I'tica. Syracuse,
Rochester, iiatavia. ItutTalo (N. Y.),
Erie (I'a.). Ashtabula, Cleveland,
Elyria, Toledo (O.), Butler, Goshen,
I* Ik hart. So 111 h Bend (ind.), 1o ( hicago.
J'his is practically the old transcon
tinental stage-coach mail route, and is
the one generally followed by the Chi
cago-Xew York record-breakers.
The New York division is taking the
lead in the undertaking, and expects
to have practical results within a short
time. I'nderthe direction of Secretary-
Treasurer Bull maps have been pre
pared showing the paths already con
structed in .New York state, and engi
neers are at work preparing plans for
the intervening stretches of road.
When these are completed the side
path commissioners in the counties in
terested will build the connecting
paths until there will lie a complete
stretch of them from New York city to
the western boundaries of the state.
The „\evv York division will have super
vision of S.'KI miles of the path, or more
than half, as the total length will be
'JOS miles.
The Ohio and Indiana sections will
not proceed so rapidly, as they have
not the advantage of paths already
built, but so enthusiastically has the
project been received in those states
there is no doubt they will be close to
.New York in finishing their respective
sections.
1 hat all possible speed may be given
the construction of the big path, the L.
A. W. urges all wheelmen, particularly
those on the route, to become members
>of it immediately, that there may be
funds available for the preparatory
work.
Cycling; «M 11 n Occupation.
Cycling as a recreation is open to
everyone, but cycling as an absorbing
occupation is only fit for the early days
[ of youth before the battle of life has
begun. How can a busy doctor or '
lawyer find time to train or race? How
could the head of a firm allow his busi
ness togo to ruin while lie was scour
ing the country after records? How
can the student lay the foundations of
knowledge when he comes home every
evening with his brain filled with rec
ords and distances, and perhaps the
yells of a crowd that saw him finish
firs* in a race, or of the inanv strange
sights that flashed past him in a cen
tury round? With his mind in thiscon
fifcion. lie is certainly incapable of
steady work. —Golden Days.
l*o IM o n In TOVHICIMI Smoke.
As the proportions of nicotine do not
satisfactorily explain live poisonous ef
ieels of tobacco. 11. Thorns assumes
that the toxic substance is a new oil lie
has detected in tobacco smoke. This
■oil produces violent headache, trem
bling, giddiness, etc., and by treatment
with a two per cent, potash solution
yields a phenollike body with an odor
Jtke creosote.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1900.
THE GLOUCESTER APPLE.
A Fancy Fruit for H Inlor Con mi in p
lluu 'l'linl OrlK'innti-il In Virginia
Mun> Team Ago,
Among 1 the fancy little winter ap
ples, tlie Lady has lons' been almost
alone in the market and on the tables
of those who seek for a small dessert
apple. It is indeed a beautiful and
well-flavored little favorite, but it is
not easy to secure good crops. Ke
cently there came from Cincinnati
market an old but little known apple
called Gloucester, that originated in
West Virginia many years ago. It
is not quite so small nor so flat in
shape as the Lady, as the accompany
| THE GLOUCESTER APPLES.
(Three-Fourths Natural Size.)
I ing illustration will show, but it is
j small enough to meet the require
j ments of the fastidious table deeo-
I rator, and besides is exceedingly
I handsome in appearance. The skin
I is almost as glossy as satin, and the
creamy white ground color with a
brilliant pinkish blush on one side
shows off the apple to great advan
tage.
The flavor is mild sub-acid, the flesh
is almost as white as chalk and very
soft and tender, yet juicy and crisp
enough to be pleasant to eat. Among
the other good points is the fact that
it may be kept for the Thanksgiving
and midwinter holidays as far south
as Kentucky. The tree is also said
to be very productive and a regular
bearer, which cannot be said of the
j Lady. Those who wish to plant a few
apple trees for the strictly fancy
trade should endeavor to get some of
the Gloucester.--Orange Judd Farmer.
NATIONAL AID NEEDED.
lliil I'deli Slnlf. M1011I4! AUo Contrib
ute Toward Making the (iotnl
ItoailM Movement a. Sueee**.
The agricultural department calls
attention, in a recent circular, to the
fact that 31 states have created labor
bureaus or bureaus of industrial statis
tics, while but half a dozen have high
way commissions with jurisdiction
over road affairs.
The average state legislature is start
lingly prolific in measures for regulat
ing almost every conceivable busness
that is carried on within the state.
It does not stop with regulating the
activities of mankind, but occasionally
takes a shy at the laws of nature, sus
pending them or repealing them ac
cording to their own pleasure. Singu
larly enough, the most important ques
tion that vitally concerns the indus
trial prosperity of the state—that of
good roads and how to provide for their
construction—is almost entirely ig
nored by the legislatures. Some of
the states whose legislatures putin
their time tixing passenger rates for
the railroads provide nothing but mud
roads on which the farmer must haul
his products to the market.
The first, steps in the inauguration
of a good roads movement in each state
should be to legalize a bureau of high
ways or the appointment of a nonpar
tisan highway commission, whose du
ties should be to establish a capable
engineer in each county, to systematiz
local laws and locate suitable material
for road purposes. The system of
"working out road taxes" should be |
abolished and the poll taxes should be I
collected in cash. This, combined with
the principle of state aid, is the only
practical solution of the good roads
problem. In addition to this work on
the part of the state congress should
appropriate funds for the offices of
public road inquiries or the establish
ment of a national highway bureau to
cooperate with the states in educating
public sentiment concerning the im
portance of good roads and how to
construct them. —Chicago Times-ller
ald.
A FEW DAIRY POINTERS.
Use great care in turning to pasture.
Give a good feeding of hay in the morn
ing and do not leave them out all
day.
Do not leave the herd out in the
showers. The rains are cold in Juna
even, and loss will result if careless in
this respect.
Take the world over, there are more
good cows and sensible men than there
are poor cows i\nd fools. The trouble
is to get the wise men and good cows
together. When we do this fewer men
will be complaining that "dairyin' don't
pay."
Sour milk may not be relished quite
so much by calves at first, but it is a
good thing to raise calves on if they
cannot have it sweet invariably. A
change of food from sweet to sour oc
casionally is detrimental to growth,
and often begins scours.
it should cost you about seven cents
a day to feed your cow —a year.
If you practice good principles of farm
ing. her manure should offset the coat
of shelter and labor. Now, if you don't
(fet enough to pay for the feed, don't
keep her. —Farm Journal.
Cetlnrrh Cannot lie Cored
with Local Applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the ilis«ase. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is n«it a quack
medicine. It was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for years,
end is a regular prescription. It iscomposed
of the best tonics known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting directly on
the mucous surfaces. The perfect com
bination of the two ingredients is what pro
duces such wonderful results in curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., i'rops.. Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, price 75c.
Hall's Family I'iills are the beat.
Genuine? Optlmlxm.
The Pessimist —That waiter is awfully slow
•with those cheese sandwiches.
The Optimist—Oh, never mind. The lonpei
we wait the better grows the cheese.—lndi
anapolis l'resjs.
Do Your Feet Ai'lir nn«l IlnrnT
Shake into your shoes, Allen's Foot-Ease,
a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy. Cures Corns, Itching.
Swollen, llot, Callous, Smarting, Sore and
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
Art In l'ennNylviinla.
Our community has received a social and
professional addition in the person of Mr.
Bill'" Jones, who returns to his native town
an accomplished artist. In Philadelphia he
was regarded as one of the best men in the
Hotel Blank's barber shop. He lias now
accepted a position in "Tom" Johnson's toc
6orial parlors.—Mountville (Pa.J Clarion.
ninder Ti'lnc at I.on- Price*.
If you want a special inside price on bird
er twine, either Sisal, Standard or Manila,
cut this notice out and mail it to Sears, Roe
buck& Co. (Binder Twine Department), Chi
cago, stating about how much twine you will
require nnd how soon you will want it, and
they will save you money by quoting you a
price that will either secure your order or
compel the party who supplies you to sell to
you at a lower price than lie otherwise
"would.
Mntter of Memory.
The man who was attempting suicide was
not sinking for the third time.
Of course, it was necessa.y hereupon that
lie recall everything in iiis past life in the
apace of one instant.
This he failed to do.
"Again my cursed memory!" he hissed,
and he waded ashore in much chagrin, which
was in nowise lessened by the derisive laugh
ter of the spectators.—Detroit Journal.
Give tlie Children a DriuU
called Grain-O. It is a delicious, appetizing,
nourishing food drink to take the place of
coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all
who have used it, because when properly
prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but
is free from all its injurious properties.
Grain-0 aids digestion and strengthens the
nerves. It is not a stimulant but a health
builder, and children, as well as adults, can
drink it with great benefit. Costs about Jas
much as coffee. 15 and 25c.
A Different Declaration.
"She is very proud of the fact that she
has an ancestor who was one of the signers
of the Declaration of Independence."
"That's nothing to be proud of. There's a
divorce in our family, too."—Philadelphia
Bulletin.
One .\lKht to Denver
Via Chicago, Union Pacific & North-West
ern Line. "Colorado Special" leaves Chica
go 10:00 every morning, arriving Denver 1 *JO
the next afternoon, Colorado Springs and
Manitou same evening. No change of cars.
All meals in Dining Cars. Another fast
train at 10:30 P. M. Daily. New book "Col
orado," illustrated, mailed on receipt of four
cents postage. Ticket Offices, Chicago &
North-Western R'y., 183 Clark St., and
Wells St. Station.
If you feel that you must occasionally
yield to the temptation to tell a lie, tell one
60 big that no one will believe it.—Atchison
Globe.
I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
aved my life three years ago.—Mrs. l'bos.
bobbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y.,
i'eb 17, 1000.
Misspent time is irever repaid.—Chicago
Democrat.
To Cnre n Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money ifitfails to cure- 25c.
-fl *6 IP'i) \ F ght on for wealth, old "Money Bags/'
/ \ your liver is drying up and bowels wear
/v Vi FfriTTW 111 Ll II fTm' HI" I r ° ut ' some a y y° u will cry aloud for
f|*\jT || health, offering all your wealth, but you
ly Y i will not get it because you neglected Nature
* n your mad rush to get gold. No matter
iv what you do, or what ails you, to-day is
~rl 112 re-jc/rsf> the day—every day is the day— to keep
-f \ YQM* wf watch of Nature's wants —and help your
r" TOy bowels act reguIarIy— CASCARETS will
»'■ \ Iv Ml help Nature help you. Neglect means bile
—■ ~ VIW reat h» and awful pains
jr in the back of the head with a loathing
anC * f° r ' s * n life*
V r _ Don't care how rich or poor you are, you
jj \ w ,/' / f' . % can't be well if you have bowel trouble,
(\ Ps ! ' \ /112 \ 'II l\\ b you will be regular if you take CASCA
\ Vp \ RETS—get them to-day— CASCARETS —
I _ in metal box; cost JO cents; take one, eat
v. nk/" it like candy and it will work gently while
'i.— ".J:—-, - you sleep. It cures; that means it strength
ens the muscular walls of the bowels and
gives them new life; then they act regularly and naturally; that is what you want —
it is guaranteed to be found in—
To any needy mortal suffering from bowel troubles and too poor to buy CASCARETS we will send a box fret. Address
Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York, mentioning advertisement and paper. «2S
Histrionic Improbability.
It was during the performance of "Quo
at Eureka, and Vinicius was begging
Petronius to forget his reproaches, saying,
tearfully:
"Ah, how can you ever forgive me?"
"Vinicius," replied Petronius, with great
earnestness, "thou art my only sister's dead
child."
Whereupon the audience, which, was not
dead, but only bored, burst into huge laugh
ter.—Kansas City Journal.
Dropsy treated free by Dr. H. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. flic greatest dropsy
rpecialisls m the world. Read their adver
tisement in another column of this paper.
A sailor says the sea always washes in
dirty weather.—Chicago Daily News.
| NONE SUCH |
K Nothing hobbles thr muscles fIF
m ami unfits for work like (jj
112 SORENESS J
' STIFFNESS j
B Nothing relaxes them and makes JA
K a speedy perfect cure like m
| St. Jacobs Oil j
issaesssesesesesesessa^sf
W. L. DOUGLAS
S3 &3.5Q SHOES JJJMgE
<S£Worth $4 to $6 compared
with other makes. / »
// n \ Indorsed by over F— 8
I*ooo,ooo wearers. Esl^fe
£ I /«§ r^l ° genuine have W. L. [ )©
■ 1 /«p Douglas' name and price W
§V) !•#* stamped on bottom. Taket
I lb® no substitute claimed to bo
M as good. Your dealeryk
\L s hould keen them—
S " 'B|on receipt of price and 25c.
extra for carriage. State kind of leather,
and width, plain or cap toe. Cat. free,
ttusetturi w -1- COUGLAS SHOE CO,, Brockton, Mass.
ROnCIfJP 1 Cent a Square Ft,
nUUr IllU £ «'>» e
Ilnotlnu. SA M I'I.F.S FK KK. THE FAY
HA.MLLi KOOFIXO CO., Camden, K. J.
SI IPI H MATKM Van ""ren's ltben
|un ER HHmailON! matlu Coaniuund is
v/S iW) L! I ""'y positive cure. I'ant ex
nl ■ | N I pcrieure spuaks for itficlf. Oepol
S 8 1 H fas Are., CUiuugo.
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I The Queen City Printing Ink Co., \
\ ■■ Cincinnati, Ohio *.
7 II Who have had 40 years' experience in making- NEWS INK >
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Henry LaMar of the Henry LaMar
Comedy Co. wrote from Hiram, Me.
January 28, igoo. " Send me another
bottle of
Palmer's Lotion
quick. I thank you for recommending
it." He was troubled with
RIIVIPLES
or pustules on his face from which a
dozen doctors had failed to relieve him.
Use LOTION SOAP
in connection with the Lotion.
FOR HATES, MAPS,TIMK-TAHLKS, ETC.,
IB" YOC ARK CONTJSMPLATI.\O A TRIP,
ANY PORTION OFWUIC'H CAN HE MAOL
OVER THE
GEO. J. CHARLTON,
OBiKUAfi I'ANHENOER AMD TICKET AUINT,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
In 3 or 4 Years an Independence Is Assured
| n Western (Canada. iht
11rt®Lg trated pamphlets. tfivin*
fllPxTr AU I experience of farmers
AXjfZsd whohavo becomewealthy
injrrowiiiffwheat, reportf
of delegate,. etc..am? fu Jj
Information as to reduced
on application to thm
Superintendent of Immigration. Department of
Interior. Ottawa. Canada, or address the Under
pinned, who will mall you atlases, pamphlets, etc.,
free of cost. K. PKDLK7, Hupt. of Immigration.
Ottawa, Canada; or to M. V. M< INNES, No. 2 Merrill
Blk., Detroit, Mich.: I). L. CAVEN. Columbus. Ohio.
I)o Yoa Know
Burnham's Hasty Jellycon will saiisfac
torily answer the question: "what shall wo
have for dessert to-day?" You have the
choice of six delicious liavors: orange, lemon,
strawberry, raspberry, peach, wild cherry,
and the plain "calfsfoot" for making wina
and coffee jellies. Every where Jellycon JJ
having a large sale. Your grocer sells it.
nDODGV NF:W msroVIKY: (,'ivei
~ <2 I quick relief and cn re»wor»t
c*ns«*H. Hook of testimonials ami 111 du)** treatment
Free Dr H. H. GREEN'S SONS. Box I), Atlunta. Ua.
A. N. K.-C 1814
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