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•looe$iu %ow. v obrf wlu^'W ttfeli cbuerfoinww li doubtltn. ottiag to the fact that they accompany their loved onoi, while moat of the men baveieffc their wivei and children at hone. This separation of families is far more try* lug because of the uncertainty and in. frequency of the mails. Few men her# now have heard from home since they crossed the Ghilkoot, and they have lit* tie reason to expect letters nnder at least three months. This, no donbt, is sometimes the cause of discouraged argonauts turning bnck, tbo absence of news from home being evidontly something that many of tbem did not take into consideration before they left.Thoughts of Home.Because I ain a woman and they feel that I can understand their feelings, many who hove loft families in the States seem to tnko pleasure in telling me about tboir wives and cliildron. If any anxious woman has husband, brother or sweetheart in this country and this letter comes beforo bor eye, lot her remember that those she loves uro just ns anxious to hear from her. Tbo mail facilities in this .country nru about as bad ns they can be. Olio man who has n camp adjoining our own tells mo that ho has written homo to tbo States six times, bnt that his wifo lias only ro-ceived onu letter.I am writing this mi tbo typewriter, with no ilro in the tent, and the tlior mometer 20 degrees above zero, yet 1 sutler absolutely nothing from the cold.Bkancuk Nichols Hill. «MORE TANDEMS THIS YEAR.Dmlrnhle Fentnren of tlie lllryrle Ifallt For Two.Indications point to an increased de-mand for tandems this year. The retail bicycle denier and the manufacturer might do worse than pay particular attention to this lino of trade. Tbo prices of these double seated machines are, of course, lower than ever before. Tbo true inwardness of tandem building affords room for considerable study. All bicycle manufacturers can build tandems, but the proportion thuu can turn out a good article is small. Probably the most common fault with tandems is that they are not stroug enough, particularly the frame. There uro cortoln points of construction that should be, but are not, observed. To obtain the , necessary strength it is essential to use , * ^ery bcffVy tuning fo^certain portions of tbo frame. If this is dono, nuitber tho weight of the riders nor tho tremendous strain of both opplyiug power to the pedals will have any appreciable effect in throwing the frame out of line.Undoubtedly u great deal of pleasure is derived from tnudem riding, bnt it must be pursued in moderation, or witb au experienced partner. It is admitted that two persons on a tandem can accomplish better results than they could on singles, but only by a greater expenditure of effort. This is true particularly where there are many hills encountered. Even the most smoothly running tandems require a deal of work to force them up hills, partially because it is absolutely necessary to go faster than on single muchiuos. The same argument bolds good jts. ta the distance, covered.tr'icvcLes.Qacea Victoria Has Vo«|M a WhMltr and Set thm Style.While It is hardly probable that tricycles will ever regain the popularity of a decade and a half ago, tbeir use on American roads is quite a feature this year. The trioyolo at one time waa widely used in England not only for pleasure riding, but for racing. Many of the best known English racers competed on tbo three wheeled machines as well as on bioyoles, and as much attention was paid to' tricyclo records as to those made on bicycles. Queen Victoria purchased a tricycle for her personal use, which gave to this typo of vehicle a boom. At about the same time several Americnu makers turned out trioycles, but tbe improvement of the safety do-volopod so rapidly that in a couple of years the use of tricycles died away and they became almost obsolete.During the last few years thero has been a growing return to favor of the latter, although thero Is practically only one manufacturer in this country who pays serious attention to their production, and he is located in this city. Some othor firms put out special tricy-clcs having two seats abreast, or regular tandem tricycles with a double drop frame to accommodate two wornou. Tho single tricycle ns made today, in both diamond and drop framo styles, weighs from 82 to 80 pounds, which is less than the bicycles of 1891 and 1802 weighed. This year’s tricycles, owing to tho various improvements in gearing and general construction, also push easier than tho bicycles of the early uinotios. For timid persons and thoso who desiro a certain amount of outdoor exercise and do not care about speed tho tricyclo is a practical vehicle. It is safe, dignified and offers a means for locomotion over country roads tbut while not as spoody or as exhilarating ns u bicycle is sufficient to be an entice-mont to persons of sedentary habits to get out in tho open. Tbe combined sensations of skating and flying, claimed by bioyclo riders, are lost on tbo tricyole, and for this reason qnito a number of tbose who tuke to that machine tire of it ami either abandon the sport of wheeling or adopt bioycling. This applies more particularly to the younger and more vigorous class of riders, who do not fear accidents. Pedaling on a tfioycto is wjjat ^ whcqlmou calls “steady plugging/’ ThereTs no Jump to the three wheeled vehicles ns there is to the delicately poised ouo having twe wheels when a sudden pressuro is oxert-ed on tho pedals, and while it is true that tho modern three whoelor goes as easily ns tbe bicycle of ten years ugo it runs considerably border thou the up to dato two whoelor. The trioyolo is also more difficult to steer and is more unwieldy in turning corners.—New York Sun.PRACTICAL POINTS.Of the COO miles of roads and streets in Paris over which it is possible to cycle 200 ure pluuted with trees.In .New York the street sprinklers have agreed to leave unwatered a strip on both sides of tho strcots which are frequented by cyclers.Tho origin of the bicyclo is now traced back to tho year 1731 in France, when tho Siour Milliard presented to the ncudcmy two rolling chairs propelled by pedals..i.i. i.. ...
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The Saturday Pharos
Logansport, Indiana, US
Sat, May 14, 1898
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