The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-11-20
THE BIKE,
The New Woman, the Old
Man and the Millionaire.


mention the fact that Miss Willard
aud have learned to ride the
bike; also John ID. II )ckefeller, tht
Duke cf Moriborougn and many
other people Of note.
Noted people can hardly take ,
header, turn double somersault
or breakfa leg or two without i'll
getting into the daily papers.
When Miss Willard, John D
Rockefeller and myself were learn.
ing to ride bike, every knew it
The papers all commented on Miss
Willard and Mr.. Rockefeller. The
London Times and the Figaro OF
Paris made several editorial com.
Ments on my learning the bike
and its influence on the people in
he ordinary walks Of life who
look up to me as an example.
One day John ID. and / were fly.
ing down Broadway in knee pants,
sweaters and scoop ahovel cap
trying to break n record. John ID.
had already broke the record for
university endowments and I had
an excellent record on raising
pumpkins. Now we were trying
10 make Il record down Broadway.
Every nan makes II record for
his own personal satisfaction, if ii
only between his coal and some
others mans hen house. never
saw y. man with wheel who had
nj sume. kind of II record to tell
,buut when he was pumping up or
GXfng a puncture.
Rockefeller and ! were just a
sailing on our way down to Mr..
RpckefeIler's Office. BY the way
wish l could tuy out Rockefeller.
] believe that Standard Oil is het-
ter tllnn farming. Just as we were
Stacking up to catch the time, with
our hands on our watches, we RAN
together and broke " spoke in
John D's s.wheel. AS / said before
Jno. and | can't do anything with
out the newspapers getting It: this
affair was hera,led everywhere
much to our annoyance.
After all, this little accident was
"A serious matter as our relations
became strainel because Jno. ID.
got mad because Wouldn't pay
forth, spoSe. We qnarreled there
far an hour Ms to who should stand
the loss. declared WAS not to
hmm,', hut john that was; so we
parted right there at the corner Of
Union square.
lie wrote me afterwards that he
would compromise. on the spoke
business If would pay half. | re-
pied that l would pny the twelve
cents If he coul stand the thir-
teen.
understand that recently, in
order to make up for-the loss Of
the spoke, he made some deals in
Lake Superior minerals which
were not in Keeping with the teach.
ings Of his Baptist discipline; and
moreover, to.lis surprise, as well
as loss, he was confronted with the
muzzle end Of a court.
Before the accident John and
had corresronded every week
about family 'lffAirs, Standard and
building universities.
Since Miss WilIard's hook "How
j Learned TO Ride the Bicycle"
came out, people all over the coun-
try, who do not read the Forum
and consequently, never read my
article on "My First Two Weeks
on Wheel, or Capital Punish
ment" have bothered me terribly
as to how | learned, and whether
or not did just like Miss Willard.
To satisfy those interested in
Miss Willard and me, | will devo
a fewparagraphs to my experience.
If the reader viii look in Ency-
clopedIa Brittanica, he will see
that am much younger than Miss
Willard; and rs am OF the bifuri
Gated gender, there are many diff
ferences In our modus perandi.
Miss Willard took her frt spin
out on the path between the
onions and the cabbage in Lady
Somersets garden, while ady
Somerset sat on the fence aud seat
tered corn to the chickens over in
The chicken lot. Miss Willard had
several pfthe leaders of the Eng
lish w. G. Il. U. 10 hold the handle
bars; while the male relations were
hard by To pump up, tune the.
sp0kes and pick up the Wounded,
as well NJ to take the photographs
for Miss Willard's book.
And, to encourage hor, III re
were several lords ANA ladies
watchlngihrough the pallings and