Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-07-15
DON'T DODGE A BICYCLE.

DON'T DODGE A BICYCLE.
1t Only Confuses the Rider and May
Cause an Accident.
"But before bicycling will ever become
q success meeting must be called for
the purpose Of allowing the wheelmen and
the pedestrian to arrive at some UNDER
standing. [ am in favor of a convention
or something of that Sort" said a prom
inent wheelman to an Indianapolis Sen
tinel reporter.
LAS it is now, rider comes down the
street and sees ahead of him at a cross
ing man or woman who is supposed to
be endowed with reasonable intelligence.
This person is in the act of crossing the
street He looks up, sees the rider COM
ing and stands still right in the middle
of the street. OF course he is mentally
calculating his chances for getting across
safely. One can see the workings of his
mind in the muscular cOntOrtiOns of his
face.
"In the meantime the rider is getting
closer and closer and is in study equal
ly as profound as to what the person is
going to do. The pedestrian takes step
forward, takes another glance up the
street. stops, starts back, makes an effort
to reach the pavement, stops again, starts
Harvard. stops
.'Of course, by this time the cyclist is
almost at a standstill and is also ZigZag-
ging from one side to the other waiting
and muttering. What he says depends
upon whether he is a man or a woman.
The pedestrian seems to give up all posi-
bility of escape, faces the rider, both arms
extended jumps from one foot to the
other and the two collide. The cyclist is
thrown to the ground, his wheel twisted
and he gets the blame.
"And how easily all this can be avoided
Let the pedestrian instead of performing
all these trying evolutions merely walk
along as though there was nothing behind
him, keep his course and the cyclist will
know what to do. He will turn his wheel
to one side and slide past with perfect
ease and safety. On the crossing let a
man walk along as though there were not
bicycle in the state, and the wheelman
will judge his course accordingly. He
has control of his wheel and is as anxious
not to collide as the other fellow. That's
all we want. We merely ask that peo-
pie walk along about their business and
we shall not modest them.
I'm the case of a horse which is not
readily managed the rider or driver may
be on the alert and skillful, and there
may be collision; but with bicycle the
rider has control, and if the pedestrian
will only go along and not get ratified
there will be no collisions. This is what
I want the people to know, and the only
way it seems for them to learn this is to
hold convention or something.
Buried Treasure saved from a Fire.
Insurance adjusters, who visited the
scene of fire ten miles south of Rich
mond, Ind, returned with tale of hid
den treasure that is remarkable and true
in every respect. Near the sleepy old
town of Abingdon there has resided for
many years family named Weber The
father of the household died about two
VxyiH ar h0 of iC
Moses J. Weber, in possession of the
homestead property, which consisted of a
large house and large area of ground.
Moses Weber and his family have led
quiet and unassuming life, but it has al
ways been whispered that Moses was
well-to-do and possessed of no small
amount of this worlds goods. Why this
belief prevailed is not known, for there
was nothing to indicate it in any way.
On Tuesday last the old homestead took
fire, and while the neighboring farmers,
who had been attracted by the blaze,
congregated about the burning structure,
they noticed that Moses seemed intent
upon extinguishing the fire in one certain
point only.
The farmers pointed out the fact that
his labor was useless, and that there
were places where the buckets of water
| were more needed. The walls soon fell
in and only a smoking pile of ruins
marked the spot where the handsome
homestead stood. Yesterday Mr.. Weber
and his sons cleared away the debris
at one corner of the ruins, and beneath
the ground they dug up small iron safe
Five shot-bags full of gold were within
the safe, amounting in the aggregate to
$4,000. The money was hidden there
years ago by the deceased Mr. Weber,
and the son had only disturbed it be-
i cause necessity demanded. The money
was taken to Connersville and deposited
in a bank.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Many Changes.
Three-Quarters of century have
| brought radical changes in mems attire
| Nowadays the summer young man is
| fearfully and wonderfully costumed, but
his dress on formal occasions is SIM
| plicity itself compared with what was
considered the proper thing few gen
! erations ago. This is what a graduate
of the University of North Carolina
wore to the commencement ball in the
| year 1918: MY coat was of broadcloth
| of sea-green color, high velvet collar to
match, swallowtail, pockets outside with
lapels and large silver-plated buttons;
white satin damask vest, showing the
| edge of a blue under vest; wide open
| ing for bosom ruff1es and no shirt collar.
| The neck was dressed with a layer of
| four or five three-cornered cravats, ar
tistically laid, and surmounted with a
cambria stock, plated ard buckled be-
hind. My pantaloons were white Can
ton Grape, lined with pink muslin and
| showing peach blossom tint; stockings
were fesh-colored silk; low-cut pumps
with shiny buckles. My hair was very
black, very long and queued I should
| be taken for lunatic or a harlequin in
such a costume now
Living in a Glass Town.
The prospects are reported bright for
the town of Glassport, Pa, projected
two years ago by the United States
Glass company. The concentration of