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-
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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..
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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
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