The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25

the days doings. The book is hung upon
the front rod of the bicycle, and is taken
on when necessary. Some riders suspend
It from the handle bars, using the club
colors for tie
The log book is for use while on the road.
If smash-up occurs the bicyolist dis
mounts, records the street and number
where the accident occurred makes a little
diagram of the bad place in the street, or
road tells the nature of the accident, the
time of day, etc To this is added a pre-
cautionary note in the back of the book
under the heading Caution"
If a very pleasant asphalted street is
found. the rider. after traversing it, dis
mounts then and there, makes a record
OF the desirable street, tells the kind of
day and time of year she travelled it, and
adds a line under the heading pleasant
Paths"
The street itself is sketehed in the Sup
plement" Supplement is the name of the
blank pages in the back of the book, where
there is a chapter called Maps" Here
there is a collection of all the best places
divided in urban" and Suburban" Sep
arate chapters for each.
II the bicyelist notes anything wrong
with her machine she enters it IN her
log-book for consultation with her re-
pairer. A clickety-clack going on a level
a slipping of the chain going up a HILL a
raspy sound going down one, lamp that
plays tricks in the wind; these are put I'M
Il 10 al rcf
the book is a sort of diary, where she
records when the lamp was filled, in these
days of eyer-burning lamps, and where
she makes note of a new tire bought ped
ais repaired, and chains relinked. All the
improvements to the wheel and their cost
go in here.
If a bicyclist Is riding and meets a friend
who tells her of something new in a
light, an electric spark warranted to
illumine the darkest pathway-as the new
spark is said tor a lamp that swings
eternally like a railroad lamp and dies
not, the fact is entered in the log-book
for investigation. 1t comes under the
chapter, If sop and means, flor inyes-
tigation."
Small irtations are recorded here.
Large ones ditto. The light that goes
out and is made to burn again by a pair
OF fine eyes. a blond mustache. a kiod
heart and match! Little reflections made
while lighting the ever kind-hearted light
the eventual getting acquainted and the
grand finale of the episode. All go in tue
book.
Thrilling escapes from teams are told
mere, and here also the sensational rides
down hill, such as all riders experience.
one OF these log books told OF a girl
VINO started from her country house To
ride. Her path lay around a terraced
walk nigh above the street. Below grew
hedge Of rose bushes. sharp and rag
geo. Now the wheel, with its almost I'M
man tendencies at times. fancied the ROSE,
neuBe ana made Decline for IT,. The
sIl hung on. Into the rose hedge she
went tearing through It as fast as
"heeis would carry her. When she Wis
ted that hedge a week later She could
sun see portions Of her clothing banp-
ing TO II. One cheek was torn RACED
with a big rose thorn. i"sseu
Ahothcr recorded in her log book n arr
S Ipon Journey with a smart young eaie
i III I'm. I'm. young man was one Of the
khd the Frenohman called ISM, ,'.
-AeAls. He had only lust leorn9d - :
r.oe ana The pushing wearied him. r. 20
''Ne inc route down TO the village. "