The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-27

or moving machine cut off both of his arms
near the elbows. He was not bit cast
down by the misfortune-in fact, it gave him
what has proved a brilliant idea. He
determined to become q bfcyclist and make
his legs give him living.
he purchased secondhand wheel and
learned to ride it. Notwithstanding his physi-
cal shortcomings, he succeeded admirably
ana FEW months ago entered in handicap
road race at Sharpsville, Pa. His handicap
exceeded by two minutes that of any other
contestant. The surprise of the spectators
can be imagined when Scott actually beat out
all OF the contestants, and came within thirty
seconds OF winning the time prize. Since his
advent in bicycle circles this season he has
entered nearly all the amateur tournaments
In Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania,
ana generally carries away a large share Of
At the annual bicycle meet in Sharon,
Pa, on Aug. %, he rode a half mile on a
cycle by two large hooks that are tightly
clasped to the handle bars and firmly at
taened to his stubs of arms. He has won
derful control of his machine and can handle
1t with the same skill as an expert who is
physically sound. In guiding his wheel he
does not depend so much on the use Of his
ments Of his legs and body Scott has issued
challenge to ride any armIess bicycist a
series OF one, two. FIVE and ten mile races.
There's no wheelwoman. however watched
and tender,
But needs some greater zeal:
For some day she will don full boomers
4. And buy real mans wheel
No wonder that the old folks stand
troop of Gliding Knockers
When little boys wear trousers and
Grown men wear knickerbockers.
Cheap" wheels have had their day. There
is no doubt about the fact that thousands of
these wheels are IN use, and that few If
any, OF them have given any satisfaction
Inc reaction is sure to come next season
q IA ayynIoc
and the shoddy wheels will go to the wall
where they belong. Any man or woman who
mas ridden an inferior wheel for one season
Will never do 1t again.
A notice has been sent to all baggage en-
pioyes of the Pennsylvania railroad instruct
Ing them to be uniformly courteous to wheel
men travelling on the road, and telling them
70 De particularly careful in the handling OF
wheels y
.. !, about your bicycle face. Hardup has
ing?" ~ 0n 9''i 0"-
No; he had the face to ask me to loan him
my nlachine 10 take my best girl out riding"
London has a female bicycle repairer.
fsF-sff
). He-And did you say the perspiration ran
She- Ran down? 1t scorched. f
lola has postponed the writing of his bicycle
novel until socfety shows the effects of the
sport plainly enough for him to draw certain
conclusions as to it's results. The French
novelist has decided that the time has NOT
YET come for him to deal win immoral teI-
uencles1 or the Wheel, and he has admitted
enthusiastically, that he believes the practice
viii be for the good Of the French nation.
Scan you use a poem on the bicycle?,,
asked the tinnid rhymster.
Mt replied the editor. Market is over
stocked; Why, no less than fifty female rid
ers go by this office every day who are ner-
feet poems on the bicycle
new branch of Jurisprudence is arising
out of the bicycle BOOM dealing with col
lisions of wheelmen between themselves and
with vehicles of a solid description. Solicitors
who make 1T up must either be wheelmen
themselves or read up the technicalities
Of the trade, and there is every prospect that
they will reap rich harvest, for the num-
Der of cycle collision cases Of the country
courts and before other tribunals is increas-
ing with amazing rapidity.
The bfcfcIe continues to afford the movement
which is the nearest to flying that there is
sas yet A little less than forty years ago
the ( Autocrat Of the Breakfast Table, told
his readers in the new. Atlantic Monthly that
rowing In a shell with outriggers was
the the nearest one could come, or was ever
through the air. The doctorrcould not fore.
sees the bicycle. but 1t is not wise to set
bounds to the field Of human ingenuity, IA.
! A groan Of. horror escaped from passing
pedestrians as the scaffolding gave way and
the form OF the house painter was seen 70
drop through the air. He 'carron1ed ON the
thirdfstory corniee, struck the telegraph wire
In. front Of the, second story windows, plunged
into pile Of bricks on the Sidewalk and I
rolled to. the pavement with thud
Strong men turned away their faces and a
woman tainted. The engineer wha was sges-
iti2gaa breath of air in the areaway bounded
up the stairs sand STOPPER OVER the prostraYda
forpsetAs he. did 70 the prcstrate form rose