The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-11

number of his license and tfor all know
giving bond OF 81 cents or 81 cents to appear
at the station next morning.
!. me bicyc;e has made conquest even OF the
journal The private sanctum of a girl who
bfkes-if You are lucky enough to get look
inside OF itnreveals the bicycle fad OF Its fair
owner in all sorts of odd knicknacks and per-
sonal and domestic accessories From wall
paper TO furniture these dainty nests of en-
thusiastlc wheelwomen show a surprising
NUMBER OF novelties. all identified with this
ruling passion OF the world of fashion and
athletics
You would never find these articles at a
olcycle snow for they are OF the kind dear
TO the female heart and are not known be-
yond the confines Of the dressing table. For
example. the walls are covered with paper on
which are scenes portraying incidents Of a
purely bicycle character. The manufacturers.
having iound That this style of paper was in
great demand, have. EXERCISED much cleverness
in the way of designs +
one OF the oldest Of these shows number
or ngures or pretty girls and handsome men
wheeling along smooth country road. Grass.
trees ana sky, as well as the costumes of the
riders, are all faithfully reproduced and the
n ,,lan Is exeeeoingiy pretty One young wo-
man has selected number of designs and,
Dy pacing them In order the walls OF her
Doudo1r has created sort of panorama of
NE on the wheel, - There is the familiar
t.
pictures the riders ccastjng down hill. and
third shows party of men and women
drinking at a roadside well.
10 be thoroughly in Keeping with the wall
paper, the furniture of the bicycle girls bou-
doir Is also suggestive in every possible way
OF the silent steed The ieastors of the chairs,
tables, and even of the dainty bed are made
OF tiny rubber tired wheels.
prominent society woman and member
OF the Michaux club has couch made from
her own design, which, when folded up and
placed against the wall, might readily be
mistaken for miniature quadricycle. q
Fresco painters are being freely employed
In decorating ceilings with fancy pictures of
lovely maidens in gauzy. flowing robes, grace
fully bowling over sun-tinted clouds on BIZ
cycles mounted with silver and gold.
Il am ever SO much pleased with my BIZ
cycle, she said, confidently. ut was bar
gain. you know
Isn't the gear rather high?"
les. The salesman told me that, owing
to the fact that times are hard, he would let
me have seventy-two gear for the same
price as a sixty-four.'
The majority of riders experience more
one cause The real fault, however may
more often be directly traced to the user of
the lantern than to the accessory complained
of. If the rider would give his her light
the same care that must be bestowed on
a kerosene lamp used in the house he would
in nine cases out OF ten-and, quite possibly,
in 80 out Of 10o-have no more trouble with
lions accompanying TIE little luminary when
it is purchased ought to be carefully read
and closely followed, as it Is unreasonable to
zine or naphtha to afford satisfaction if filled
with sperm OIL or vice versa.
The question as to whether bicycle is
passengers luggage has been brought INTO
court in England on a claim by passen-
ger against a railway company who had sent
his bicycle not in the same train with MN,
but a day afterward The judge decided the
case in favor of the company. "A bicycle,
he said, could not be treated as passengers
luggage. The company had right 10 seho II
as goods within reasonable t,me, anu, as -
came to hand in twenty four hours, ne, held
that was a reasonable time" This will be
hard saying for many ardent wneeimen VINO
are simply lost without their wneeIs' ano
would sooner leave behind their bags tnah
their bikes.
..see here" said the indignant subscriber,
Il don't fl find la thing IN ta my paper any 0
ssWhy gracious, mani, exclaimed the ed,
itor i've devote half a column to general
news every day.
dreamed dream the other night,
When everything was still;
l thought I saw Sussannan GEAR
A-scorchin' down the hill
An awful glare was in her eye,
Her gum was in her mouth
Saws I: Susannah, don't you cry
I'm leavin' for the South.
Oh, Susannah!
Don't you cry for me!
Rut since | saw dem boomers Suse.
rye got to quit ye.i seer
syls4A y 5Tjs-sg
nr HAYES G. French, San Francisco pny-
stefan who has recently become an evan
gelist has adopted a unique costume Ioi ens
g9ons IN knickerbockers and sweater. This is
the uniform Of the Toung mems Sdiris'. .sl
Association Cycling club. The triangle on the
breast and cap , means spaIi' D0us anu i
Two tramps attempted to stop Miss Grace
Weaver on a lonely road nye miles i d,,n
coshocton. but she escaped after wounding
one Of them. It was after 10 o'clock when
Miss Weaver, who had been calling upon
an aunt. started on her wheel to return nome
two miles distant the h r6aa aaK rs the io1 precau
ZION To proyide herself with her father re-
yolyer before leaving home IN the morning;
Better not attempt to go nome 1onis sats
s.You know there are tramps about nova
days" o.re ma now uncle.
said Miss Weaver, laughing. Il can handie
This revolver to advantage If they attempt
to modest me. a hui
had covered less than nall me Journey w rned
she discovered two men standing IN the ROAD
ahead of her. She attempted to pass tneni'
when both men lodged in front OF her wheei,
one exclaiming, All, lady, wait DIT; We
have a word to say to ye.'
Realizing the danger of attempting 10
wheel mast the men, the young woman cour-
ageous1y dismounted, at the same time dis
Charging her revolver at them, but max making ,g
no reply. The highwaymen lost no time In
~ ptno their escape when the revolver was
fired, and one Of them was evidently wound
ed for Miss Weaver says he clutched ms
arm CRYING, Mark, I'm shot! I'm snot!
with lovely Desdemona she is classed,
" - - l. ..,ondrons hold OfhellO-like.