CYCLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2325, 22 September 1898, Page 41

CYCLING.

NOTES BY DEMON.

There can be very few cyclists in Dunedin and suburbs who have not at some time reaped the benefit of the labours of the Dunedin and Suburban Cycling Tracks Committee. •Who of us have not enjoyed a spin over the Dunedin-St. Clair track, making contrast between the days when the Anderson Bay road and Cumberland street were simply a series of miniature hills and hollows to be ridden over, and the good fortune of the present day when ■we have a smooth track on which to take an sixmo on our wheels. How. nteasant it has

been when wheeling along Cumberland street between Rattray and Stuart streets to suddenly strike the asphalt strip and mark the change of riding. For these good things we have to thank the Dunedin and Suburban Cycling Tracks Committee, who are still working in a praiseworthy manner for us. An opportunity is given on Saturday to second in a small degree the labours of the committee, when a monster procession of cyolists is to take place to be followed by a cycling carnival at the Caledonian grounds, the first event to start at a quarter past 3 o'clock. I appeal to all cyclists in Dunedin and suburbs to actively support the function, and by taking part in the procession and not forgetting to patronise the carnival help to make the work of the committee a satisfaction by reason of a good at tendance and a swelling of the finances. All profits go towards the improvement of existing tracks, and the work of laying down more asphalt strips for cyclists. Mr W. A. Scott, bicycle manufacturer, of George street has patented a rim brake which seems likely to become popular. The brake is brought into action by the instinctive act of back pedalling tightening the lower portion of the chain and forcing up a lever which acts on the rim. When forward pedalling the brake is clear of everything. Mr Scott assures me that he has; given this invention every means of trial, and he is confident that once it becomes known and tried, it will be recognised as a most efficient brake. It is neat looking and can be fitted on to any bicycle at a small cost. A Sydney telegram state 3 that at the amateur cycling meeting on tho cricket ground the Ten-mile Australasian Championship was won by Goodson (Queensland) ; time, 25min 35 l-ssec. A Wellington telegram states that at a meeting of delegates to the New Zealand Cycling Alliance R. Hood was elected hon. secretary pro tern. Tho Timaru delegate tabled a motion that the headquarters of the Alliance should be shifted to Timaru, and the Auckland delegate also moved for the removal of headquarters to that oity. It was decided

that both motions should be considered at a meeting to be held on the 28th. inst.

The annual meeting of the Otago Railway Cycling Club was held on Saturday, 10th inst., 'when there .was a large attendance of members. The club has now a membership of over 50, and the coming season promises still more. The officers for the year are : — President and vice-presidents, re-elected ; captain, Mr L. Barclay; deputy-captain, Mr H. J. Lee; committee — Messrs Willett, Forrester, &.. J. Lee, Duncan, Skinner, Garside, Eagle, and Davis ; hon. secretary, Mr L. Barclay ; hon. treasurer, Mr Freed. A committee meeting of Dunedin Cycling Club was held at their rooms on Monday evening, Mr J. M. -Gallaway occupying the chair. It was resolved to notify the League of New Zealand Wheelmen of the club's disapproval of that body establishing a touring section, as that portion of the sport was amply catered for at present by the New Zealand Cyclists' Touring Club. The league's proposal of issuing tickets to members of affiliated clubs entitling the holder to special hotel tariff was approved of. The question of new club rr.oins was left in the hands of Messrs Finch, Speight, and Wales. A sub-committee was appointed to go into the matter of the piopc sed alterations of the league's rules, with a view to instructing the club s delogate how to vote. It was decided to extond the club's j atronage to the proposed performance of the Garrick Club to be given on behalf of the hospital funds. The club intends adopting a very vigorous policy both in connection with racing and touring during the coming season. Three gold medals are to be presented to the three members attending mo3t club runs. These runs are to be varied with holiday trips to Lawrence and Palmerston, whilst a gigannc cycling encampment is to be held during ihe Christmas holidays. A j,°ld medal for the above purpose was generously donated by Mr T. Long. A series of novice events, which proved so successful last season, are to be held at various times. Some of these are to be open to all novices, and for these events Mr W. Melville has presented the club with a handsome donation, whilst other races will ba held for othgr DvO.O. novices exclusively. Several new tfJ&mb&rJ were elected. The fci7owing appears in the Indiana School Journal under the heading of "United States History " : — Question 2. If the price of bicycles continues to fall, what will be several of the most important results? Answer: The first and fundamental result will be more buyers ; this means more riders, and the more riders the greater will be the towards the improvement of roads. From this will follow more riding, a more intimate acquaintance of people with each other, a more extended and detailed knowledge of any community with all adjacent communities, etc., all tending towards mental, moral, and physioal improvement. Low prices sharpen competition, and force out of ousiness the weaker firms. Wouldn't it then be a wise thing for the Government to provide all teachers and inspectors with bicycles ? As bicycles improve riders mentally, morally, physically, and enter into the making of history, isn't it criminal that the whole adult population indeed, -isn't mounted on wheels? Will some M.H.R. of the right colour take this important matter up. The fortnightly meeting of the Dunedin and Suburban Cycling Tracks Committee was held on Friday. Mr G. Mondy occupied the ohair. The secretary intimated that the credit balance at bank was £76. The report ofthe Sporta Committee showed that very complete arrangements have been made in connection iwith the procession and carnival for Saturday, September 24. It was resolved to invite the Industrial School children and the staff to attend the carnival. Tenders will be called next week for asphalting the track on Anderson's Bay road, and it is anticipated, given good weather, the track will be completed within a month. A committee meeting of the Clutha Cycling Club was held on Tuesday, 13th, to draft a programme for the sports which are to be held on Monday, December 26. The committee, after consideration, drew up a programme of over £4-0 prizo money — including a Clutha Wheel Race, first £10, second £3, third £1 ; and a Multicycle Race of £5 and £3. Tho League of New Zealand Wheelmen has made arrangements for the proper carrying out of a colour system in connection with races held under its rules during the coming season, and an offer of the proprietors of the league's official organ to publish a sheet illustrating the system was accepted. The sheet referred to, which is a splendid specimen of the lithographer's art, was designed and executed by the Lyttelton Times Company, and is published in the current number of the New Zealand Cyclist. ■ A meeting of the committee of the Bruce Cycling Club was held in M'Farlane's Temperance Hotel on Wednesday, 14th. It was resolved that the secretary write to the Minister for Lands making application for the purchase or lease of a portion of the land at present occupied by the police, and known as the police reserve, for the purpose of forming an athletic ground. It was resolved to apply for affiliation with the League of New Zealand Wheelmen immediately, and that all members who intend racing during the season give in their name 3 along with the necessary fee to the secretary, in order that they can be registered as riders under the league. The secretary was instructed to see what arrangements can be made with regard to obtaining a club room. It wa3 decided that the season be opened with a run on Wednesday, sth October, and that the secretary make arrangements ! for some kind of display in the evening. Mr H. M'William was appointed captain. j Encouraged by the increasing bicycle traffic on the North road, an enterprising Kaiapoi resident will shortly build a large shed on the river bank where bicycles will bo stored, and tea and coffee supplied. It is stated that on last Sunday week no less than 500 cyclists entered Kaiapoi. It is reported that Mr R. L. Bogg, of

Mataura, lias instituted proceedings for the recovery of £500 damages against Mr W. Gardiner, also of Mataura. The suit is the outcome of an accident in which plaintiff -%vas knocked off his bicycle by defendant, who was j riding a horse on the wrong side of the road. The case is to be heard at the next sittings of the Invercargill Supreme Court, Messrs W. Y. H. Hall and T. M. Macdonald having been retained by plaintiff and defendant respectively. — Exchange. The annual meeting of the Maniototo Cycling Club was held on Wednesday evening, loth, in the Athenseum room, Naseby. There was a very fair attendance o? cyclists. Mr Keele, the captain of the club, occupied the chair. The balance sheet, read by the secretary (Mr P. C. Hjorring), showed that the club had a small amount in hand. The election of office-bearers resulted as follows: — President, S. M. Dalgliedh, Esq. ; vice-presidents — Messrs J. Lundon, D. M. Calder, and R. H. Browne ; captain, Mr R. Keele (re-elected) ; depxitycaptain, secretary, and treasuer, Mr Bateinan ; general committee — Messrs S. J. Evans, R. Hutt, F. R. Smith, captain and secretary. Five new members were elected. It was decided lo allow lady cyclists to become honorary members. Tho date of opening was left in the hands of tho General committee. Mr Keele was appointed timekeeper and with Mr Cutten was elected handieapper. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the meeting. The rapid progress of A. Mac Donald, the telegraph operator of Port Darwin, who is riding a bicycle from that place to Adelaide and Melbourne is (says Philibuster in the Australasian) astonishing. So far only two men have succeeded in accomplishing the ride across from sea to sea — they are Messrs Murif and Coleman. Mather who started with Coleman, also crossed the continent, but a breakage of his machine caused him to forsake the bicycle for horseback for many miles. All of these three riders suffered privations on this difficult journey which would set them against ever attempting such a ride again. Ma,cDoTialcl seems to be coming along like an express train. He left Port Darwin on Monday, 2^nd August; reached Eatherine River, 202 iriles, on Wednesday ; Daly Waters, 368 miles on Friday; Powell's Creek, 506 miles, on Monday; and on the following Friday MacDonald had ridden south as far as Tennant's Creek, 619 miles, and he had only occupied 10 days over the journey which Mather and Cclenmn required 26 days to cover. Possibly Maeclonald may be reaping the advantage of a fair wind, whereas Mather and Coleman had not only a head wind, but extreme heat as well, .there is no place of call on the 160 miles stage from Tennant's Creek to Barrow's Creek, winch is near the centre of Australia. On Tuesday Mac Donald had surmounted the roughest part of the journey, as before reaching Alice Springs he had safely crossed MacDonnell Ranges, with its tropical forests. He reached Alice Springs on Tuesday, having covered 1026 miles. The total distance from Port Darwm to Adelaide is 1975 miles, and it seems likely that this intrepid rider will accomplish the journey in five weeks altogether, against the record time of nine weeks. I — - The tragic end to the life of E. Price, , at the foot of Gresford Hill, in Wales, is but I another warning to bicycle riders to carry a I brake on (.heir machines. Gresford Hill is a | steep and winding decline, but near the top j of it is erected one of the danger boards of the Cyclists' Touring Club. Price was warned by the people on the road o/ the dangerous j nature of the slope, but he either unheeded , the warning or accidentally bolted, for he was ; picked up near the bottom, huddled up against the railway bridee abutments. He had two fearful gashes on the top of his head, and his left kneß was smashed in. His injuries were I so great that he died in half an hour, without [speaking. "Accidental death," was the verI diet of the jury, but the coroner remarked , that he would not ride a bicycle without a j brake for any man. The man who goes tour- [ ing in a hilly district without a brake acts foolishly. Some will tell you that they can always negotiate hills by back pedalling, or by placing a foot on the front tyre, under the forks. Both are risky methods. In the first place, a sudden dip or -a jolt may cause the i rider to lose a pedal ; on the other hand, the I knack of pressing a foot on the front tyre is i not accomplishes^ by every rider, and even if ;it were the fo- is liable to become jambed in the fork-head, possibly with disastrous results. The objection to brakes on the grounds | that they w-ar out the tyre does not always hold good. Revolving brakes, such as the Austral roller brake, completely minimise friction, so that practically the wear and tear on the tyre is nil. The setting of the pair of rollers at an angle is also an important feature, for even if t.he tyre should be punctured when descending a hill, this brake so works that it can be pressed down into the bed of the rim, and amply retard progression. j Even supposing a brake wore out a tyre every | thousand miles, we should still regard this accessory as indispensable, for how much more valuable are limbs and life than the mere cost of a tyre cover. Tho following, printed in four different languages, French, German, Austrian, and English, has been received by Mr J. C. Heighway, hon. sec. to the N.S.W. Cyclists' Union. The gentleman who translated it from Austrian into English is evidently an artist : — INTERNATIONAL CYCLISTS' ASSOCIATION. CHAMPIONSHIPS OP THE "WORLD— RAD-WELT-MEISTERSCHAFTEN. Vienna, September 7 to 12, 1898. Comrades! Wheelmen of the world! Gentlemen ! Every day brings us nearer to the days of tho Championships of the World, which shall be this year days o£ festivities for Vienna Tho preliminary works for the fixation of the programme are following their due course, and we shall soon be found in front of the question, what will be *b« number of euesta we will b*TQ to. oountj on?,

Vienna, the old Imperial city on the Danube^ h^s always enjoyed of the good fame of being a city amiable and hospitable towards foreigners, and this good name has been plainly justified by the success of this year's Jubilee Exhibition, and it will justify this reputation jiiot the same in the days of September when Wheelmen of all paits of the World will join hero on purpose to fight out their peaceful combats. Vienna is a city of Sport, and especially Cycling is nourishing there in a high degree.' 'I'here is rather no other city in the world! where no Wheelmen are more favoured by the authorities and get so high a benefit out of them Comrades ! When autumn turns yellow the first leaves of thi* trees and de Championships of the World will take place on our first-class track, thert como to Vienna, the city surrounded by vinekirtled hills and alps with snowy tops, the jolly and sporty folks of which sends its hear-tie-it Welcome to you. There is hardly one amongst the crowd of strangers visiting our town all year long who did not leave it without regret, ancl who was not delighted by the numerous charms of ita own. You, too, will have a good time! THE COMMITEE. Vienna, July, 1898. Vienna, I, Karnthnerstrasse 32a, Mezzanin. — Sydney Referee. A stiff and uncomfortably hard saddle can be cured by removing and rubbing tallowon the under side while holding in front of a fire. The tallow will soak in, and soften the leather. The nervous rider reminds one forcibly of the nervous eater — a familiar figure at all restaurants — who hurries up the waiter, gobbles down 'bread and butter while waiting for his order, scowls at his food as at something fitted to destroy rather than sustain life, clutches knife and fork as though he held art instrument of death in either hand, and bolts his meal as if lie had but five minutes left to catch the last train out of town. When he has finished his job of feeding he will quietly light a cigar, and go at the reading of a newspaper with a deliberation suggesting that he ha 3 nothing else to do for the balance of the week. It is a peculiarity of nervous eaters that their nervousness is usually confined to eating alone. It is the same way with the j nervous bicycle rider. He is impatient to start, wants to know if you are ready, mounts before anyone else, and rushes off with & ferocious expression on his face, and the whole manner indicative of necessary haste. First he is on one side of the road, then on the other. Ue is on a footpath one moment, and in the middle of the highway the next. He is continually mounting and dismounting, and ringing his bell when there is no need for it. His whole aspect is that of one chased by an enemy. Anxiety is stamped on his face, and haste, not speed, marks his every movement. He fidgets and frets continually while on the machine, and his presence is always unsettling; to his companions. Like the nervous eater* his manner and motions become like those of a sane person when the ride is ended. At the Alexandra Palace, in the big Central Hall, an arena has been partitioned off, in which exhibitions of the most fascinating and skilful game of bicycle polo are produced. Mr Robert H. Callam, and his English bicycle polo teams, London and Albion, were, when the last files left England, giving: demonstrations daily at the Alexandra Palace, prior to starting upon an extended provincial tour, including Edinburgh, , Newcastle, Hull, and Grimsby. The gameMs played or* ordinary bicycles fitted with tough tread tyres--No brakes of any kind are used (says Land ancl Water), but the back wheels are held by pressure on pedals only, which causes the machine? to .skid and come to a standstill at whatever., rate af speed it may be previously running. The polo ball is hit and moved by the back wheel as much as the front, and the variety and power of the strokes are extraordinary. It is also wonderful to see the quick and subtle manoeuvring of the players when running at high speed, together with the immunity from ctallisions when dashing for; the ball, saving goals, or dribbling the ball',, as in football ; also the precision in shooting goals (which are only 18in wide by 6in high),; while racing for the ball with an opponent afc>. top speed ; also the science necessary in order; ■ to stop a goal, as well as jumping the frontf wheel over the ball, in order to prevent an* adversary taking it away when dribbling All these, and many other moves created tha greatest excitement and enthusiasm amongsfe the spectators, and the hardly fought matches were well worth a visit to the palace. The authorities at the General Posfi Office, London, are entirely satisfied with the result of the introduction of the cycle into tha telegraph service, and the executive officials! are taking steps to increase the number ofj cyclist messengers. It is probable that in a very few months every town m England wilt have a corps of telegraph oyclists. To light the lamp easily, turn the wick lup half an inch. Spread it out at both ends* and get one or two threads to stand out separately. Light these threads, and the light will frradually creep along. Then turn down the wick to its proper height. Nothing is more singular than the ' mechanical clymges which are continually taking place in cycling mechanical detailson either side of the ' Atlantic. A case ins point is the differences in frame heights. Afc the present time (says an American cycling: journal) the English trade is finding its energies taxed to the utmost to supply the demand for high frames, which have become ultra-fashionable with them ; while on this side the water American buyers will not touoh anything but low-framed machines. Tha tide in the United States has been setting steadily, but surely, toward lower frames for. a year past, and this season it has come upon, the trade with a rush that would not be denied. Unfortunate, indeed, is the manufacturer who did not' so successfully forecast; the season's needs as to design his 1897 models with a majority of low frames, in place of 1 the high ones which were hitherto called for. Durinp- the seasons of 1895 and 1896 the average rider would touch nothing lower than a 2&1 frame, while 26iri and 28in machines were common. To such an extent was this extreme carried that mechanical in< T ""uity was exhausted in an endeavour to bung the saddle close to the frame, and, in many instances, ie was clamped directly upon the top tube. Now, however, the 24in frame is a rarity, while the 26in is almost looked upon as a monstrosity. Yet, curiously enough, in England it is exactly the reverse. Many of tha firms are turning out a large number of big safeties, some of them with 32in wheels anct 32in frames, and a number of firms are endeavouring to cater especially to this demand. It is one of the curiosities of the trade, and manufacturers are vainly asking themselves why English cycledom should take up what we are discarding, and vice versa. It, however, afforded an opportunity for American

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exporters to work off some of the superfluous stocks of high-framed machines, and to t&at extent proved a benefit, although not as great a one as if the exports to England had been larger. A gun factory at .Liege, Belgium, turned out during the last cycling season enormous quantities of bicycle- frames all built up with brazeless joints. The demand for these has co far exceeded the expectations of the firm that they are upwards of 4000 behind their orders. A man of an inventive turn of mind thought he had found out the best way to detect leaky valves. He inflated his tyres with illuminating gas, and then applied a lighted match to the valves. He hasn't blown up his tyros since. The art of skipping when riding a bicycle would seem to be an impossibility. It has, however, been mastered by Miss Eyton, a most graceful lady rider, at Sheen House. The "rope" consists of a piece of supple cane, with bunches of ribbons at each endt The rope ib held hoop-like over the rider's head, while the rider pedals slowly along. It is then thrown over the front wheel, and slips evenly under each wheel, and is passed over the performer's head, and so on. " I don't want to say the policeman's tellin' a lie, but 'c's 'andling the truth wery carelessly." — Remark of a cycling coster haulod before a London police court for fuxious riding." News comes from Vienna that Sigmund Bachmann has returned to that city after two years' absence, having won a bet of 10,000 florins that he would cycle round the globe in tw.o year 3. On the 17th September, 1896, he left Vienna on his wheel, aad went through Germany and France on his way to Bordeaux, .where he took passage to England He then cycled from the coast to London and Liverpool, took steamer to New York, cycled to Chicago, Salt Lake City, and rian Francisco, crossed the Pacific, rode from Sydney to Melbourne, then passed by way of Ceylon to India, where he visited Madras, Calcutta, and Allahabad. A native wounded him in the arm with a lance, but this was the only danger he encountered. He returned home by Africa and Italy, and arrived in Budapest on his wheel. He cycled 24,000 kilometres in all, but declares that the hardest piece of work was crossing the American Continent. Another cyclist who has been round the world, Dr M'Hraith, [correspondent of the InterOcean, Ixas already arrived in Vienna with "his wife. In 1895 he had orders to trace the doings and the remains of the cyclist Lenz, who was murdered in Armenia. He left Chicago on the 10th of April in that year with his wife. They cycled through Illinois, lowa, j Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California, sailed from San Francisco to Japan, then after crossing the Mikado's dominions ' took passage from Yokohama to Hongkong, j They cycled-irom Hongkong to Shanghai, and ' along the Yang Tse Valley to Upper J3urtnah, which they reached in September, 1896. ', •Mrs M'Hraith was the first lady on a cycle to visit the interior of China, but of 4700 miles, only 1000 could be ridden. The rest had to be done on foot. Both suffered, much from fain and snow, as well as from heat. After i visiting Calcutta, Agra, Delhi, Lahore, and Karachi, they reached Persia, and lost their way at the foot of the Kurheed Mountain in December, 1897. They spent a night in deep Bnow, and in the morning Mrs M'Hraith's feet were so frost-bitten that the doctor had i to amputate two toes and take her to Teheran an a cart. In March she was quite recovered, and they continued their journey through Russia, Armenia, Turkey, Roumania, and Hungary. Each carries 351b on the cycle, including tools, medicine box, and . medical instruments. They have up to the present covered 25,000 miles in three years and three anonths. They will now continue their journey to Munich, Paris, London, New York, and Chicago. They do not ride for a wager, and are not paid for the excursion, but they Bend a weekly letter to the Inter-Ocean, which publishes it on Sundays. Should dust or grit or any minute jwinged inseot lodge in the eye, never rub it .with a handkerchief or finger. This only sends it deeper into the eyeball or under the lid. The best plan is to get hold of the top lashes and draw the eyelid over the lower lashes, which will generally sweep out any obstruction without the causing of any pain. Are our British birds beginning, like the British public, to appreciate the bicycle? 'I am inclined to think they are (writes Dr Charles Plowright in Nature Notes). Certainly one catches many more glimpses of "bird life when on the wheel than the uninitiated would expect. It seems as if both birds and wiid animals have not the same fear of a cyclist that they have of an ordinary walking human being. The cyclist's approach is practically noiseless, and his image upon their retinae purely momentary, besides which be never carries a gun or a catapult, and is unaccompanied by a dog. It is by no means impossible, therefore, that these creatures 3tould associate him with their less dangerous enemies. It is pretty generally accepted that rooks know when a man is carrying a gun, und it seems by no means impossible that birds should associate tko peculiar mode of progression of the cyclist with safety. Ba this as it may, they let you get much nearer them when you are cycling than when you are walking. The other evening we passed within a yard or so of a pair of partridges, that were squatting on the grass by the roadside, without disturbing them. True, they had the " corner of their eyes " upon us, but they never stirred. Then, again, chaffinches, when they are feeding on the road, fly up and alight on the nearest branch without troubling to go any distance, as they do when one is walking. One is apt, however, to get somewhat different ideas as to the relative frequency of birds m a district from the saddle of a cycle than one would from walking. For instance, the other evening we had a run of some 15 miles in haste to avoid a threatened storm, "through country lanes with high thorn hedges, interspersed with a fair number of trees and thickets. The evening was chilly, but the nightingales were in full song, and we seemed hardly to have got beyond the. range of the song of one before we came into that of another. The natural impression one would arrive at was that the country was full of nightingales ; possibly this impression may not be so far wrong, for there seem to be more nightingales this year than there are swallows! But it must be remembered that people do not walk 15 miles in an evening as a rule; certainly they do not cover the distance in an hour and a-half. The cycle, too, is so noiseless that the bird never hears you, and his aong is not interrupted. Few cyclists think of carrying a little spare lamp-wick when on a tour, yet it is an article frequently wished for. > ); The following remarks bjr ' Itinerant in Bicycling News are to the point, certainly, but they express the feelings of a number of people who have seen and commented on the evil of child-carrying on a bicycle: The fool who persists in carrying his baby about on his nycle is not dead yet. Indeed, from what I can see, tbere appears to be a sort of raof this species of vanity and in-

sanity. It ought to be a punishable offence, and I am sure that the majority of cyclists will agree with me when I say that no sight upon the roadis more calculated to raise the ire of people whp know the risks and incidents of the pastime than an egotistical jackass with a baby on his handle- bar. It must be simply horrible for the poor little kid, and if the progenitor has any feelings beyond a desire to show off (which is never appreciated in the sense he thinks) he must be in a perpetual state of iunk. I always feel a desire to say something nasty when I meet these folk, so I'll try and relieve myself in this way : — ' THE BICYCLE BABY'S LULLABY. (A long way after Punch.) Miserable infant, To the cycle tied, Trundled down the dusty street, Strapped in tightly, handa and feet, For your daily ride! 1 Wretched little baby, Most unlucky mite, While the noiseless wheel turns Your egregious parent earns Curses day and night 1 Small and piteous human, 1 Let us hope that soon Every "beak" will have the right ( To punish every vapid wight I Who's such a 3illy loon! Truly, when that happens, This is what we'll do: We'll a bulky bobby fetch, Take your father up, tho wretch, Sell his cycle, tool It may be said that very little is wasted in this world; and that seemingly used-up articles are often turned to good account. This is the case with cork waste, which is made up largely into the familiar cork grip for bicycle handles. By a secret process the waste is pressed into the required shape, and, strange to say, the grips thtis made are found to be I stronger and more durable than those made from the unused cork wood, although the i latter gives a much smoother finish.