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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1897)
THICK BIKE RIDING. TWO CLEVER AMERICANS PER FORMING IN LONDON. Hii'.lnu with the Front Wheel iT Oimhliii; Through the Dlumoiid Frame Vuiilting from )ne I'cilul to A nut hei Ken ii It of I'utieu t Practice. Mmterjr Over the Wheel. There nrc mail) mtn uuil women who plve exhibitions nf "fancy" bicycle il 1 - lng, but the palm belong to .Mr. mill M r s . Vnhlaro, Iiosp perform ances have never been rivalled, either In this o it n try o r uhrond. Thi' inaeliilies they use are of average weight, mill similar iu appearance to thoiisanils or the .Mr. V n 1 il a r u Aiiierieaii bikes. eoiiiiuetieeil his cycling career in 1SH on an old-1 fashioned high ' maehitie. lie was then 14 .veal's old, ami used to ride ; I li r o u g h the streets of Denver, Col., from his home to seliool on one wheel, hav- KrKKIUNO WITH FKKT. I n g dlsiiensed Willi the other as sunerlluous. The manager of sumo traveling circus I noticed the boy anil tiersiiailed him to I join bis troupe. On I lie old hlh ma diines. however, trick-riding was com paratively easy. It was only when the wifely suddenly became the craze that Valilarc saw bis opportunity of ventur ing on an absolutely new tlelil. The A ItlllKON 1 UK HACK WIIKKI.. dilllciilties are so much greater than on iin ordinary that no comparison can lie mnde. Itmli Hi,, Valdares practice two or throe hours a day to keep prolicleiit In their work. Hut hi spite of every thing they can never be sure that nil their tricks will be successful. As Is nearly always tl ase with per formances such as the Valdares give, a comparatively easy trick is quite as likely to appeal lo the public as one to which they have devoled week lifter week of practice to accoinplisli. The most dilllculi pert.. nuance that Valdare lakes part in is riding '.'W niaehine with the front wheel taken off uliogetlier. He does this slandlng on the pedals, stoop tug slightly to held the steerUig-liead lube In both hands, the body thrown forward al an angle of at least 1(1 de grees In front of an Imaginary line drawn from the axle upwards. Iu this position lies the secret which it took the best pan of a year to discover mid ap preciate. Then' Is literally no position which Is Impossible to the Valdares on their machines. They climb over them and X WITH Tl.T MOt'XT. through them and round them until you beglu to think some supernatural agency 1" preveutlng the bicycles from railing. The trick which entails the greatest drain physlcully Is that Iu which Vnl- lUre drawn tl trout wheel b? heer mm Ilfff INVENTOR OF EULLET-PROOF Til K bullet-proof cloth invented by Brother Cnsimir Zeglcn of the Catholic Order of the Resurrectionists was successfully tested in Chicago the other iift-'i'iiniiii on the roof of a building at West Twelfth street and Ogileu nveniie. Brother Zeglea stood behind a framework of wood, iron and armor l.I.iU-, iv i i ji mi iiii iiiiiu iu il bin enough lo expose lus chest. He placed the bullet proof eo.it over his chest, and then Lieut. Simierki of the Austrian army liied several shots from a revolver from a distance of ten paces. The bullet-proof cloth did the wink. The bullets barely entered the cloth, and could be picked nut easily. On the other side of the cloth there was only a small mark to show for the sh it. One shut was filed from a oil-caliber revolver. Zeglen's chest was free fioin any abrasion. There was a corps of physicians present to see the test. After several shuls had been tired at the inventor's protected chest, Dr. F. S. Wester i liulle put on the armor and had the lieutenant tire at him. He said when the bullet streck it felt as if lie had been gently patted by n child. All those present declared the test a complete success. strength from the ground nnd rides along gaily with his machine pawing the air. like a rearing horse. Once in Cincinnati he rode oue-thlrd of a mile In this extraordinary position In 1 minute 17:s . seconds. 1'ntil lie dismounted he had no idea what the strain had lieen. The moment his feet touched the ground they gave way as If every muscle had been paralyzed. To climb through the diamond frame of bis machine Is another amusement in which Valdare indulges. It can be done by any one who cares to Imitate his movement, provided they possess the Heaven-sent gift of patience. Valdare commences by standing on the left pedal Willi the left foot, and. swinging the right leg to the same side, he thrusts it through the frame, sink ing down till bead and shoulders are even with the front wheel on the left side. Then, willi both hands grasping the tire of the front wheel, which Is turned nt right angles, he swings the head and body buck on a level with the f ru nit'. Now the bead is put through, and the easier half of the trick is ac complished. He lias still to come up on the farther side, and to do this must shift his hands from the wheel to the handle-bars. Thrusting the right shoulder well for ward, be grasps the left handle with the left baud from the right side of the machine, keeping the right band still on the front wheel. Then he lies well forward and straightens up, swinging the left foot over the saddle, and taking care the while not to put too niiicli weight on the right-band pedal, since there is nothing to prevent the machine starting backwards nnd throwing out the balance. What could be more sim ple? There are several pretty exhibitions which Mrs. Valdare gives alone. Iu one she mounts her machine with her back turned to the handle-bars nnd rides it thus round ami round, some times steering with one hand, some times folding both arms before her. In another, keeping her left foot on Its pedal the whole time, she swings her right leg over, nnd placing it on the brim of the wheel, lowers the machine till It rests on the right pedal. From this postuie. and without even touching the ground herself, she throws the ma chine to an upright position nnd starts off as If there ha 1 been uo interruption whatever. When riding nt full speed she will now and then spin her front wheel round like n teetotum, without waver ing an Inch out of her course. More showy even tbau this, how ever, Is the way Iu which she rides, standing tirst on one pedal nnd then on the other, keeping both legs always ou the same side of the machine; or an other trick. In which she and her hits band swing round and round each oth er, changing from one side of the inn chine to the other, while, as If by innglp. It continues to ruu dlllgentl'v about the stage. Whenever a woman asks for safety pins at a dry goods store, she saya they are for her sister. TWItlR MILK AN lltU'll OS raBKKI,. CLOTH FACES LEADEN MISSILES frnfimm THE "CANADIAN SCRAPBOOK." Unique Little Work by Lady Jephson Which ! the Tallc of London. Lady Jephson, wife of Sir Alfred Jephsou. has thought out her 'Ciinii dian Scrapbook," and the unique little work Is (he talk of London. The scrap book fashion is winning its way well into the nfrectioiiK of the women in England, mid Lady Jophson's book 1ms given tt nddltlonal charm. It Is a pret ty book. Mil together I II till. 1:1 !., ,.f l... obl, extinct commonplace book, which. ii.v me way, seems to be reviving If 1.0UII011 gossip tells the truth. The author of the "Canadian Scrapbook a native of Camiibi lint Una iiv.,.1 - ...... IXCII abroad and In England since her mar riage. She has not onlv n tnlont f.. letters, but Is adept at art. and spends most oi ner time in Italy. With French blood In her veins, and with n nwrWt knowledge of (iernian and Italian, Ijldy Jephsou Is a most chnt-nilno tvno of cosmopolitan. Although her love of art ties her to Italy for the greater part of the year. Lady Jephson has managed to travel very much iu other countries. -i present she is established Iu a pretty new uouse in Uolton street, London, where she and her husband will atiunil all of the summer. An evidence nt li ability In art Is seen In the beautiful drawing's Illustrntimr ii,. ..., ..i, ........ and In some of the drawings she recent ly scut lo Prince Charles of Denmark us a wciuung girt. An Kleotrto Hansom. The new electric hansom which Is now plying u New York has some advantages over the ordinary hansom as well ns over the motor car. The read er will see from the id that a "fare" can easily step In and out, while his view is uuobstructed by the horse speaking tnl enables him to speak with the driver, and an electric lamp to read by night. There Is no vibra tion, nnd the motor Is noiseless In no tion. The electricity Is carried In no--uniulntors under the sent of the dri ver,, who controls the starting, stop. Ping, nnd brake mechanism bv hand levers. The vehicle runs on pneumatic tires, nnd a bell warns people of its ap proach. It can nttnlu n speed of twenty-live miles nu hour on a level road but lllteen miles nu hour Is regarded as the most suitable rate. For Indigestion. Among the ninny remedies for ludl gestiou Is the ngveenble one of the rocking chnlr. An excellent medical authority declares thnt the slow, rot-king motion nfter meals stimulates the digestive functions a,ia marked relief. The patient ought to he placed In nn almost horUvntnl position. People make themselves very miser, able by telling "joke." on each other. (mm I.ADY .1KPII80.N. LIGHT ON A CLOUDED MIND. Atlanta Child's Skull Opened to Al low Her Brain to Grow. Little Emily Woodruff, nged 11, whose skull recently was cut open in order to allow her brain to grow, is making satisfactory progress, nnd the doctors think she will be well in it .few weeks. Al though 11 years old, Emily's mind was that of a babe ami It was to prevent her being nu Idiot that the operation ixcision ix tub was decided on, al-sKi-i.t,. though the physi cians warned the family that denth was likely to result. Emily lives with her father and mot her and brothers at 41 Castleberry street, Atlanta, (in The child Is large for her age she's as tall as her mother and lias the face of a girl of Hi. She was an unusual child, quiet and sober, with an expres sion beyond her years. She learned to talk slowly, but to walk quickly. She stammered awkwardly 111 her speech and mixed her words. She hadu bright, sweet face and an extremely affection ate and clinging nature. Little Emily grew on for several years before they knew how strangely evil she laid been treated by nature. They sent her to school. The teacher struggled for weeks to teach her and then she made an awful discovery. The child could not be taught. She could not learn ligures. She could not add 1 and I together. She read, but merely by rote: she did not understand. It was a hopeless task. The baby mind of the girl could not be taught. The teacher told her mother. In the past several years many phy sicians have lK'en appealed to to help the little girl. All have given up the case without even locating the trouble. Little Emily grew on, but her bra 111, prisoned fast beneath the hard skull, remained the same. It grew no larger could be no larger pressed In a nar row space as It was by a curious and unusual malformation of the bead. The little girl. It was plain to the surgeon's trained mind, was suffering from the coulinemeii.t of her brain In a too narrow space. There was but one tiling to be done to save her. That was to lift the skull from the lira In and give the little one's mind room to grow. Emily's parents were willing to risk any danger or peril to save the little girl. . The doctor told them what a fearful risk It would be. The child might die under the operation. The operation might possibly bp f Uo i.Ilett to iH1, nnd on the other hand the chances were greatly in favor of her brain growing to its normal size. The skull lifted, the imprisoned brain might grow nnd expand until It reached the size that an adult's brain should be. After the Woodruffs had thoroughly considered the nifltter. they decided to take the chances and have the opera tlon performed. A day was appointed and little Emily was carried down to St. Joseph's liitlrmnry by her father. They cut off the locks, shaved her head closely and then put her under the In fluence of chloroform, it was a dell cate operation which the doctors then performed. At the temple they cut Into the skull and on either side they cut out of the skull a round piece about the size of a nickel. Beginning at these openings nt the temple thev cut the skull open, running lwek to a point nt the very top of the head. The cut was eleven inches long and formed a per fect V, with the sharp points at the crown of the head and the oilier points at the two temples. The skull was lifted slightly and nfter all the neces. ssiry surgical work the wound was bandaged up. The little girl was left In her bed and the next morning vrwn the physldnns called was playing with her doll, all unconscious of the fearful owning m her bend. After ten days at the Infirmary she was sufficiently recovered to be taken home. She showed Uo signs of the ter. rtble ordcnl except au Inerensed ner vonsuefw. Her iwrents declare she Is Improving every dny and they have great hoieg of her mind growing into normal proportions. The doctors snv that Improvement must be slow that Krowth will be a gradual process, and It wiU be six months at leajit before vy I f3i I I I I. MS ') 1 i wiv I 'i J I.1TTI.K KM1I.V WOODRUFF. any perceptible change for 7 can be noted. Atlanta pnySlCan87" been roused Into deep luu,r case, nnd the scientiiu. WorM " with anxious scientilie nterm " M A I NE'S OLDiiFlvSTER Kev. Ir, Randall Recently r.ui. Ilia Ninetieth H.Ju " ' nay. Rev. Dr. Duulel R it.in,i.,n - - - land, Me., who celebrated th anniversary of his birth the otherT, is the oldest and most wldelv kn. M.,ll,..,llu( ,1!.,,.... I.. -,, , ' Imuran iu .Maine. Form than half a century he has beenent ed lu active work In the minWir,,. ..i i , .... . . ' in ciiuicn, nun i or sixiy-iiine years helm held a continuous membership ,l Maine conl'eri nee. The doctor wasto, iu a log ciibiu at Hardwlck, Vt., in iar He was converted In lsai. Methodist Episcopal Church at out, and bournn to preach In 1S27. in it. he was transferred to the Maine (w ference and appointed to Augusta, ft, RRV. Dll. UANIKI. 11. I! ANIIAI.I.. ! Randall joined the conference tliw years after Its organization, and lie ban seen every day of its growth in size nnd importance. Ills tall, spare form hu never been missed nt any of the meet ings. He was one of the early aboli tionists, nnd ns long ago as ltffi he pro tested in public speeches against slav ery. He cast the only abolition vote in his town In 1840. As a preacher Ilr. Itnmlull lias been most successful. He brought zeal, true religious feeling ami an abiding faith in bis creed to hii work. His one fear iu his youth n that he would not live to till out Ills ca reer as a preacher. How false those fears were lie now knows. At 00 Hr. Randall possesses a clear mind anil takes n deep Interest in the Methodist Church. A PECULATING GOOSE. Carried On" a Gold Watch, and Goli Kervnnt in Tronhle. It is doubtful is another dumb nnlmsl ever caused grenter mischief than goose did recently In Lanesboro, N. V. That goose stole a dozeu valuable arti cles and brought about the discharge of a servant. For a long time the fam ily of Mr. Albert Jenks has been miss ing valuables, and charged their dis appearance to Miss Annie Coogan. domestic. The girl was threatened il arrest to make her confess and win1" she protested her Innocence she discharged. As articles continued to disappear the family was In a quan dary. A pet goose had a trick of knock ing nt the door In quest of dainties, and on being admitted would go all atwut the house. One nf ternoon recently Mrs. Jenks was amazed to see the goose take a gold watch nnd chain in its mouth a ml go outdoors. She followed and It hide the timepiece in Its nest. Thus the mystery of the missing articles was explained. Among the dozen article found In the nest were two gold tliiw- GOOSR AND TIMBI'IECK. bles, two scnrfplns, n tortoise shell comb nnd a watch. The parents of the Coognn girl threaten to sue the Jenk for defaming their daughter's charac ter. A Moor's Madness. SI Mohammed ben Moussa, the Jf1""' Moor, gent ns the chief of the lorJ' can Mission to Queen Victoria's Juhl lee, never reached Loudon, having t001' mad In Paris ou his way there, " ' then having been sent home. HI" ness took a very queer form. H thought he was Montjarret. the clil outrider who precedes the President of the French Republic on state n10' slons, and insisted on lielng dressed In livery, with riding breeches ni high boots. The first thing the women will wlveu they get into power will l enact a law compelling a man to KT only one woman at a time. A imiss S
