The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
OAKLANDs BICYCLE ORDINANCE-W. J. p.
Oakland, Cal. Following is the Oakland ordi-
nance relating to bicycles:

oakland, Gal. Following is the oakland Orul-
nance relating to bicycles:
Section /. It is hereby declared to be unlawful
for any person persons to ride upon the side
walks of any public street, lane or alley, or within
any any PUBLIC s PARK or square within the limits OF the
pede between the hours of o o'clock p M and
O'Clock A.
Every person riding bicycle, tricycle. or veloci-
pede upon any sidewalk or any public street, lane
or alley, or within any public square within the
limits OF the city of Oakland between the hours of
O'Clock A. M. and 6 O'Clock p. NJ, shall immedi-
ately dismount from said bicycle tricycle. or veloci
pede upon meeting or overtaking any person who
may then be walking or standing upon said side
walk or within said public square
Sec. 2. Every person riding bicycle tricycle. or
velocpede IN nighttime in any public street within
the limits of the city of Oakland must have lamp
and bell or horn attached thereto, and must keep
the said lamp lighted and ring the said bell or sound
the said horn loudly and continuously Immediately
before reaching and while traversing every public
street crossing.
Sec 3. Every person who shall violate any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine OF not less than
so nor more than 500 for every ofYeDse, and In
case said fine shall be not paid then the person or
persons SO fined shall be imprisoned in the City
Prison of the City of Oakland the rate of day
for each So of the fine imposed.
PLANcHETTE- Sacramento, CAL
The little heart-shaped board "that writes
words and sentences was introduced in 1855
In 1868 there was published in Harper's Maya
ziae "The Confessions of a Reformed Plan
chettist." In this the writer sets forth that he
purchased planchette-board for the purpose of
testing its powers. He tried it alone and then
with lady, but it did not respond. 1t either
would not move or If it did it did so in wild
manner. One evening he watched an acquaint-
ance. under whose fingers it always responded,
and he discovered how it happened that it
always answered when asked question. He
tested his suspicion by taking his place with
the successful performer at the table, placing
his hands with those of the other on the plan
Ghetto and pressing heavily upon it while not
appearing TO do so. He was determined, If
physical force was used to compel the exercise
of enough TO be visible. He saw the workings
of the digital muscles of his companions hand
very plainly, and after that he became sue
cessful manipulation of the planchette.
LABoRs OF HERcULEs-V. p, City. The labors
imposed on Hercules by Eurystheus were
twelve: First to destroy lion that haunted
the forests of Nema; second, to destroy the
Lern@an hydra; third, to catch the hind of
Diana, noted for its swiftness; fourth, to cap
ture alive wild boar that ravaged the neigh
borhood of Erymanthus; fifth, to cleanse the
stables OF Aug@us; sixth, to destroy the car
nivorous birds that Tavaged the country near
Lake Stymphalis, in Arcadia: seventh, to bring
alive beautiful bull that had been made mad
and was laying waste an island; eighth to OBJ