The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15
TR.IDE ON THEELS.
Ways In Witch Bicycl-s Have Becn Made
Mercantile Carriers.

Wars In which Bicyci-s Have Keen Made
Mercantile Carriers.
The idea that the bicycle and tricycle. craze
would prove q mere temporary fad like golf.
| or roller skating, has given place In the public
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nina 10 u cohNiclioh lhaV 's link hiach'ncs III
their infinite variety have come to stay. Wise
,nen mr., crashing tho fact TINT tho pooular
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nlethoa OF PROPULSION in@S % 'urheu I" ac-
count for business purposes. The butcher. tho
| baker. and tbo condle stick maker unite in
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snror,ts 10 ,hn,. .ns " nnS s, -, ,t m,n VI o"ve
| The result ia what may be called the applied
hio,cIo rm.,",. ,,ar. ,ro ,;cycIe c,gor shons
u'oE'le' l"'u"S tHcre w oiN'So ''t"t sii"i's'
bicycle barber shops, bicycle street pianos, BIZ
| cycle baby carriages. and even bicycle hear. Us,
The list Is wei nigh endless.
An enterprising New York electrician was
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1hetly ne sought custom IN Inc hiHh"hSs ana
byways, seated in a spring wagon. No. he
has fitted up what ho calls n pcrambulating
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eiectrlca STOP ~ Is u wagon WIN 'nFee
wheels. of which the first formerly belonged to
n hrcvc,. This o,oratcs throuyh a sltt in tho
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hoofihR' ana Is oenec'cu u fiSh1 Vi lei' Ny
means OF the bicycle handle. The electrician
nrore,s his arrange pontrivance from, within.
htonos -. raSa1. nd n snrocyo, cha,n cnn'
Meeting with the rear wheels. Thus installed,
and surrounded by gaudy lettering calling at
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tcntion to his skill as n bell hanger anu gen
eral electrical expert, tho owner pedals about
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'"e nhe',op"is.
y barber or 6ravesenn: l.. l.. whose Gus
tom lies among scattered larmSteauS, mas eA-
changed hs horse ana puggy, LOT "a bicycle
barber char.
The most gorgeous enterprise Of the tricyle
description is an electrically, lighted cigar
store. on wheels which . now oellS nropeileu
by its oM ntr about the streets or Berlin, Ger
many. The ciGar salesman. pedals around in
search Of customers, The BODY OF the vehicle
consists Of n box which is used to carry stor'
age batteries. The box !; surmounteh oy a
handsome glass cas- in which the CHARS and
tobacco arc exhibited. In front or the case
are the necessary apparatus Tor Iig"tlnG, ana
clipping of the ends of cigars. Above an is a
frame work carrying II series OF ihcandesccnt
lamps which set oil tho enterprise NJ hiHhL ana
of, the cafes and thsatres this very modern
tobacconist does a thriving Du'dHeas. -
Ono OF the latest adaptailons OF The tricycle.
to affairs OF trade Is IN the hne OF the street
money makers and for popularizing new music
has already leen pointed out. Out OF re-
spcct 10 geoGraphlcal distances theS Hh'e sell
dom strnyed lar from metropolitan centres.
bachwoOd districts. An Italian with advanced
ideas has. become impressed with TINS TACT
ana has < ven an orier 10 e piano hlhnuihCtur-
ing firm in New. York for u tricycle. street
piano. He intends to stick to the unworked
country districts. travelling from village TO
village and from town TO town.
Allied TO the tricfcle street piano IL the VII
cycle baby carriage. 4 man N upper New
YORK city Aas arranged II, ana therc Is now !"
constant htruggle among the nctluers or MS
family 10 see which one WIZ give lhe otNS ms
aiitilS: IL inHoives t,e pItnu!2ie pr hew Strie
o. bicycle IN whlch the hhhuie par Is pehiiu
the rider, tho handles occupying u position at
the sides n q coming around IN front Just
enough TO allow the cSc!st 10 grasp them