The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
Wbir Of
the wheel,

skimmirg along smoothly out frahA-
lin. Grace. and other streets, ana they
al pear TO enjoy it. The wheel win be
more generally used by men, women, ana
children ills fall tndH "Vcf before.
There is any amount of pleasure ID be
gotten out of 4 wheel
Ever since the days OF Adam and Eve
the females have considered II a right 10
nirt. Put modern woman In the great
Sanara desert, and she VIII hni some
ore to hirt with. if she As 50 Inclined
The merry cycling girl has arrai gcd
the following code Of signals when she
will use oil the boulesaros.
Three short distinct rings. I'VE would
ho pleased TO have YOU join us This
is when the wheel Is In motion f TINS
invitation is given by a lady cyclist, when
there ale two or more gentlemen cy-
clists in the vicinity, the gentleman i'm
mc6iately responds with twO snort rings,
which signifies. is il Ig' The same sig
mai in return is an ALTERNATIVES. ono tyhg,
follow ed by one short, ding, NO. -Four
short rings. II would like to make your
at1uainiancc:" one short ring. "Al
right" Five short rings, "NoJ are ell
tircIv too fresh. Two shorts followed
by one long. May join you?' One icrs
followed hy two short, "Y0Ir boomers
are disarranged' \ Continued ringing
means to all pedestrians 20 get nut the
road and climb the fence or a tree, or
take the consequences
zone Of the funniest things that hap
ppncd while the American team was
abroad" said a gentleman VINO knew,
occurred once when We were travelling
about from one city 10 another. We
used to send our advance man ahead. and
! for ff.
He would have "a brass band and
reception committee TO meet us, ana
everything would be done up in tip-top
manner / was in charge of the team ana
one day / got telegram from our m1L-
ager telling rs 20 come in the next day
on a certain train. We primed our
selves up and came IN. but 10 OUR dismay
not a soul was there 10 meet us. "
managed 10 ind out whore our manager
Was. and when he saw us he came near
fainting. For heaven sake why did YOU
ruin everything by coming In to-day.
hc asked. Your telegram said come to-
day + replied but be- refused 20 believe
DO until IL was shown him, and then 1t
was discovered TO be mistake. 80
back and come in tomorrow Doe told ME
wildly. and SEP We went a few miles out
OF town rested over night. and came in
the next day when We got a gre.t re-
Cepuon. During the feast / was APP
REACHED by a gentleman who remarked
that he had seen me somewhere before,
and before me- left he asked me if ha had
lot tCcn drinking with ms the night be-
fore ! remembered then that he had.
but denied 10 20 him. although e was inn
possible 10 make him believe b. 500 / final
ly let him IN the joke and bound Inn to
secrecy lie was newspaper reporter.
but promised 10 say nothing about 10 10
any one. lie kept his promise faithfully
for one week. j was later surprise 20
see column about 10 in the London
Sporting Life"
In selecting a to0l-hag prefer one with
simple form OF metal clasp 10 one
that Is fastened with a strap and buckle.
IL takes too long 10 undo "a uckle and
90 IL up again when the contents of the
bag are frequently wanted. ana wanted
| In q hurry. But on the oths. hand this
advice needs TO DE qualified with the
remark thot the clasps on cheap bags
are apt TO break or get out OF order,
though on the better class or bags we
have found them quite satisfactory
People riding In the big wheel In Lon
don recently had a scare. AS tine machin-
cry broke, and those I'm the ears mad TO
remain thtI" over TWO hours. tNe
wheels diameter is about 80 feet. TWO
such wheel. would just about make a
suitable bicycle for the yOIngster who
has just won his novice race.
When the outer rubber Of a tire gets a
lot of bad injuries near together. ana -cx-
ternal patch carefully solutiJned ON VIII
often prolone the life OF the Jire g0OI
deal But the edges of the patch should
De- cut on the level 90 lessen the risk of
i,s heing torn Off, ana no break should
thenccforth be aprlfeI to the tire
Thousands of persons await with In
tcrest tbe result 81 the test cases tAat
viii Doe brought 90 compel the railroad
companies 20 treat bicycles as iaesase,
says the Brooklyn Eagle
II O. company is bound by Levy 10 carry
a hundred Mound trunk for nothing. 10 is
hard to understand Whv 10 makes so
many difficuities about carrying "A 2i-pount
bicvoie Nlavbe 10 is because it's men
are allowed 10 fire trunks all over the
platforms and split them and break the
straps and burst the locks ana scratch
and splinter and otherwise maltreat
them. whereas III they did that to q bicy-
Gle ana We're caught at IL, the bicyciers'
being athletic. would lick them. As II
is now. the conduct OF many Of the
...., a., a. ot.s,trd Thev y.iU neffh-
or check the wheels nor express them.
a. thev consent 10 take them at all the
ouner must nav charge then sign a
RELEASE freeing the company from Pc
eronsn,ilitv If the machine j. broken: they
win NOT alloy. them 10 be- stored with 9TH