Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1900 — Curious Cycling Effect. [ARTICLE]

Curious Cycling Effect.

A curious effect of hard cycling Is reported from France. Out of the last hatch of conscripts no fewer than eight well-known cyclists, some of them enjoying European renown, were rejected as physically Incapable of doing duty In the raukn. Hypertrophy and other diseases of the heart were the chief causes of these rejections, which occasioned profouud astonishment to the candidates tbemaelves. One would have thought that ssch wrecks of athletic humanity might at all events ha vs been utilized as military cyclists, win are not unknown In tho French army.— New York World. The first exports of cotton from this country waa In 1785, In which year ona bag wss sent from Charleston to Liverpool, whlls twelve were sent from Philadelphia and one from New York.,