The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15

and children that this class OF riders are
never seen upon the public streets, WINE
the hapless male, who aspires 10 Gems
fame. or 20 the privilege OF cycilns on
Vienna streets. has 10 pass an eSa'n'nn
ton at tho hands Of the police TO ue,el-
mine his ability as rider. III ne parsSs
through the ordeal satisfactorily, ~ =,
granted a license; otherwise, the 'naaluatss
goes forth that ne viii not pc aitosme"
to ride upon the streets OF the capitaI
As 10 what form this examination ,aNes,
our correspondent does not Atatt, anu o.
20 whether the police themselves al,
judges Of bicycle riding, depohsht $780, SaSesa
not We do not know whether the Vienna ma
police are like Caesars wife, beyonu ses,
BiciOn, hut we imagine that II that ine',' ,u
was employed In certain cues OF VI
United States. the way 90 assure me eiti ~
guardians OF an applicants right 70 pe
classcd as an expert rider. and thus SC
cure the privilege OF riding upon uie
streets Of our cities. wouid ~ i-,ny sn
well secured by judicious arsuInt 81, -, ~
the form Of coin of tho realm a. py ANY
nerve-.fyirg exhihi ION as 10 their poS-
session or lack OF sklll.
PEN PUNCTURES.
Taking them altogether" said an oo-
server II suppose u would De ulHlcHi' ~
find in the town any body OF men ,..oie
alert and scif-reliant than the "neeiiiiatt
who safely steers his machine ,nIOuSh
the dangers OF crowded street fainc.
You NAV write nifty Mandatory notlces
of a manufacturer, or the wheel ne buiios,
and he Will have forgotten mem VIZ. WIZ
you so TO secure from Nun a" aa.ins 90
ing contract. Write one item uafhE 10
crificise either man OF machine a. III n''s
or as Justly as YOU may, ana "heh yvu
visit him he'll have that item cdreiui''
waiting for you. .o, of
crime developed In Paris, and. WIZ we
advent Of the Tiffanyized wheels. may ,rs pc
expected 20 flourish in this country. y ne
wife Of Forain. the caricaturist wss iiuins
some distance ahead OF het hus"% ,,' nc, rne
the Porte Maillot recently, Mhen '~ vs lnt,i
stopped her, pulled her OF her plczSles
and were making off with the u,aehlle
when the husband caught up with lhem
and had them arrested =, - q,
The wheelwomani she useu W 70, w riae
tyne Now the woman who does not llue
n wheel ig the type-the unique specliheh
and the person whom the conlic-9ape.
artist will soon be after II she does not
take the advice Of Poet klley goRW,-,n-
haunted maiden ana "Wa'eh onn- -
men do not ask one another IN 'lese
DAYS. DO YOU ride a Wheel Ihev sa''
What kind Of wheel have you sot
A French paper has opened eomHe II
ton for a pump nozzle ~lncu "a. Jan -,
use8 for any valve. the ada2taileH Oh
which must DO simple ana Iaplu. an az.
constructed so that it cannot sel ioo9e VI
The purchaser Of the now famous III. Iii-
fguViZed wheel rs SAlH ~ - a.
rnh'iamsn mis- win be unpleasant read
me for the editors Of British wheel Ps i :
Nc have been preaching Iimanyizing e, AZ
VIZ annie OF American vulgariiy.-Ihe
| Wheel. ,
'rrbev met by chance. fateful chance
That brought them nearer, near seii''
t-aeb cave TO each startled glance
zach felt a mOmentaTy thllh'
! nThev met by chance. swift sharp pam
i1nnorves them when they think OF that
,rl,e,, trust they'll never meet again
The 'cyclist and the PROVING -, 81 IT,