Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-11

Of such assistance ia thrust his ac-
quaintance upon you at future time.
lie would run the risk of ostracism by
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, who. perhaps have
sisters, wives or swecthearts devoted
TO the sport Ii you are unfortunate
enough to have any accident happen TO
your wheel, do not hesitate to accent
the preferred assistance OF the first
Wheelman who comes along. II he Is
of the right Kind, rs he probably viii
be, he will set Your wheel right and
then pursue his Journey. should he
ever pass You again he win give no
sign that he ever met you before.
Don't be afraid to mention the word
boomers in the presence OF man. II
he be versed in bike maners, as ali
true wheelers should be, he will re-
gard the word purely as one for ortil-
nary conversation. as 1t surely Il. In
bicycle talk. Right here the young
lady Interrupted her talk on bike eti-
Querte to say something about bloom
ers, She did not regard the garments
fayorahly when she first took to bicy-
cling. hut she thinks differently now.
The way Of her conversion happened
IN the following manner as told by
herself:
Il was riding one morning when
something happened TO my wheel. l
don't know What the nature OF 1t was.
but the wheel wouldn't work rot
off and waited for some time, hoping
that some one would come along TO fix
u. But there were only some women
wheelers out besides pedestrians, and
they didn't know any more than did.
At last decided upon heroic meas
ures. and began to push my wheel
toward home, two miles distant. l
must have walked a mile IN this I'M
comfortable manner when wheel
man came along. He dismounted and
asked me what the matter was. l told
him didn't know Then he took hold
0f my bike, turned il upside down and
putting II between his legs gave II
good shaking. Then to my surprise. It
worked all right.
"Why didn't you do that?' he
asked"
Before knew what was saying,
replied:
because couldn't l don't wear
boomers But ! wear them now" she
quite unnecessarily added, the fact be-
Ing easily apparent
Coming back to the question of bike
manners, the other laws laid down are
these.
Don't ride on a bicycle built for two,
as it attracts attention and comments
from passersby. which may not be
pleasant. Avoid IN every possible
way anything that will distinguish You
III marked way from the grand army
OF wheelers.
Some men in riding out with women
are inclined to help the latter when q
hill II reached by placing one hand on
the girls shoulder and pushing her
along. Riding n bicycle up an or.
binary hill is too easy for the average
wheeler to need aid. II the hill is very
steep, dismount and push your wheel
TO the top.
Don't allow two young men, one on
either side to speed you. by catching
hold OF the handles and pulling you
along. II IL dangerous, and may re-
suit III bad accident. Then, again,
1t doesn't look wen. and attracts Mt
tention. If one fears the attention of
pedestrians, wear veil, not thick
enough to affect the vision. 1t will
protect the face from dust, and thor
oughly conceal identity.
Don't try to ride rapidly Fast
riders meet with accidents sooner or
later, ana woman Ia smash-up does
not appear TO advantage. Its bad