The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-19


one of che most eauriur. .E eFscences
lt r-- wonderful hold the bicycle has 1n
-.t ll .e iles 4l the faef t-lt llmost eve
org .s-Hl Her aF. period .ra. nHlF D. nee
e--.lt DON 11ays 10 Issue a hl-y num-
a.r Even rle religious papers have bee
e-l tp " 30 oveF ln Europe where the
-a issue containing s.lHI ARA elee as
AF Wheel aul ~ Re giou." The
Wheel as q Pastors A=s-s-4nr.' The ifi-
cycles Blessing. and ~ forth There
can Be lur Lttle. 10 any, doubt any i6n-
-.r = the universal popularity II tile
Haee-
some people are ~ rhe opinion that the
League ~ American Nheelmen win be-
called upon no try 90 suppress road rae
.ne. Prominent J.. &. ~. OH elal- talked
N.th recently, say thar as tho oresln.za-
uuu does not Feroeu.ze such sport. that
U might Doe considered uubec0mlug Tor
30 to take any official recognition - the
matter. Road races this year have been
So unsatl iaotory-ther has been so much
sf"ifiai ana trouble and fhe practice Is
really So dangerous. that the chances are
the local authorities viii. IN time, put
% stop 10 the practice.
Clear-head-I cyclists are beginning 20
see the danger 90 which they are drifting
in the matter OF good roads movement.
Too much attention has been given 30
Us gre pains 700 NlIF real NFNrIfTlNilE OH the
roads Good advice 10 cyclists De- to work
Cor cycle paths only when IL Is imuossi-
Die 10 secure good roads. The authorities
OF Brooklyn, y. s., have beecn given "A
srcat deal Of credit for the twin cycle
pains running 10 the ocean, while be-
tween them is a bOule ward which is a dis
grace. DO was much cheaper To- fix uu the
paths than 10 would have been TO make
the boulevard acceptable TO wheelmen.
Crash suits for wheelmen are .becom-
lnS wonderfully popular, particularly in
the larger cities. Old-time cyclists watch
TINS effort al display with dis,lain. A few
years ago the cyclist dressed for comfort
when he went out for a ride. Now that
the society element has taken up the
wheel, the effect can be seen In the at
tire OF the average Wheelmen and wheel
woman. In the larger cities two sweaters
were seen year ago 70 one to-day
What would the wheelmen in this coun-
try say II they had to 10 as the Rouman-
lans dof There every cyclist is compelled
by law TO have his name and address, not
only on a plate fastened TO hts machine
but also on the glass in his lamp, so
that II can be read at night.
The giant powder in the blast
Il blowing mp the bouders;
The maiden with pneumatic sleeves
is blowing up her shoulders.
The baker to the kitchen maid
is blowing up his crumpets;
The milkman in the lower hall
Is blowing Up the trumpets.
The genue zephyr from the. south
Is blowing ne narcissus.
The cook who thinks she kpows IL All
Is blowing Up the 'RIssus,2 90 .,t
The father. down upon hts. knees.
Is blowing up the fires:
The daughter n her bloofner suit,
o., Is blowing W her tires. 49,. re-
~ onlksrs Statesman.
A bicycle duel looms near in France.
NJ. Jean Bataille, president OF the Cycling
Press, has made some remarks which NJ
Faussier. manager of the Nelocipeda H.
tustre, considers TO be offensive, and the
latter has demanded PREPARATION. A rapier
duel on bicycles would be new, or a pis-
tol duel between two combatants riding
past one another at fun speed or why
not ride at one another IN Oid-fashioned
tournament style, with long poles and
helmets and breastplates7 These plans
are suggested by a Paris correspondent.
and some OF them may be adopted.
Talk about the street railways losing
by the advent of the bicycle" says a shoe
salesman. Il think Il Is the shoe manu-
tacturers. OF course, there Is a demand
for bicycle shoes, and that practically
opens a market; but it must be a limited
market when IL Is considered that one
pair of shoes will Outlast three pairs of
ordinary foot coverings, not because the
shoes are better but because the are not
subjected to the scufflng wear of the
others. People ride to and from their
work all the time now, where they form
efly walked, or on bad days rode IN the
cars. If person wants to go around the
corner he will get on his wheel instead OF
walking, as he once did. 1t Is these thou
sands Of steps that he saves that save
the shoes and make the shoemans heart
sad