The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-02
be sensible enough to profit by the
watching.

be sensible enough to profit by the
watching.
The question has arisen: Does the
Woman's cycling costume cost more
than that of a man? Of course, it is
to be expected that there are a good
many persons who are anxious TO
jump at both sides Of the question and
bring out the pros and cons. However,
1t seems that, all things being equal,
the cost is somewhat more than that
OF the male cycling costume This
takes everything into consideration,
and allows for a we'll dressed male in
cycling toys, and female equally as
Wen dressed i'll the costume of her
sex A pair of cycling boots costs
much more for the woman than a pair
or cycling shoes for the man. Allow
ing plain sailor hat, with few orna-
mentat1OnS. for the woman, the cost
will about equal that of a good golf
cap worn by the man. The sweater
the sweater for the male rider, fire.
quently the cheapest female sweater
coming to almost as much as the dear
est sweater for the man. The skirts of
the woman, with the boomers and
other accessories, cost as much, if not
more than natty suit for a man,
while the tockings are left out
on one 81 n tends to equalize
the differenc-. ii cost between the
two costumes. The cost Of the female
attire can be reduced considerably,
however, by using a shirt waist in
stead of sweater, while it is a rather
difficult matter for a male to dispense
with the wooden article A woman
can ride all day, it seems, and never
soil the shirt waist. while the man
will have a wilted shirt inside of a
hVe-m1le ride on warm day.
Every woman who rides a wheel
prays for the time when somebody
Will invent lamp which may safely
be depended upon to burn from the
time she leaves home in the evening
until she returns. The mysterious
phenomena of "a bicycle lamp are no
less puzzling to men than to women,
but are much more annoying to the
latter. Oftentimes a lamp, after a
weeks satisfactory service will sud
denly begin to act up, and this al
most surely when the rider is least
able to have it examined properly To
overhaul lamp when away from
nome is not an inviting job, even for
a man.. Oily or smoky as a rule, it
is almost sure to make a mess of ones
clothing, certainly of the hands, and
thus much or all of the evenings en-
Joyment is lost. When the light burns
dlm or goes entirely out, in all prob
ability both lamp and wick are clogged
with dust and need a thorough clean
ing. The burner should be boiled in
a strong solution of soda and wafer
ana a new wick procured. The bright
ness OF bicycle light is greatly i'm
proved Dy clean, polished lenses, and
a WICK that fits the burner perfectly
only Oil manufactured for this espe-
clal purpose, and the purest and clear
est OF that, is fit to be used in a cycle
lamp.
The unwary pedestrian who allows
himself to cross the street when q
novice on the wheel is coming his wav
usually avoids repeating that mistake
in the future. A portly resident of
Garfield boulevard, somewhere near
Peoria street, has had one experienc9
OF this kind, says the Chicago Chron-
lcle. strolllng along the other evening
enjoying an after-dinner cigar, he no.
tlced short distance away a girl
Whom he at once knew to be a begin
ner on the wheel. Very charming if
somewhat anxious she looked as she
pedaled along, her cheeks flushed with
the exercise and stray lock of her
pretty brown hair floating in the soft
breeze The portly citizen unwisely
started to cross the street Just as the
girl approached. The anxious look
deepened on her face as she came near
er, and the stroller smiled indulgently
as he n1mbly stepped aside. The girl
wanted to move, as he hoped she
would, but somehow her wheel had
taken the bit between its teeth and
would follow him. He stepped the 9TH
er way; the front wheel curved again
IN his direction. This was repeated un-
til the wheel was almost upon him.
and he turned to flee in desperation, but
it was too late. The unruly bicycle
crashed into him, and over he went
fn1I hn
top of the wheel the pretty rider. She
was the first to arise, painting and
GREATNESS, and she dragged the wheel
OF the PROSTATE man with no gentle
hand. Her blue eyes were flashing
WIN anger now, and she regard him
Wltherlngly as he climbed to his feet
ION, yOu-yOu-yOu nasty thingr' Sha
finally blurted out Haven't you sense
enough to get out of any ones way?"
The man looked at her in an ag-
grieved way for moment, and then
said:
Holy smoke! What do you want me
to do when 1 see you coming? Climb
a tree?"
To this explosive remark the girl
made no reply, but merely regarded
the portly gentleman with scorn Drag
g1ng her wheel over to the curb she
mounted and proceeded on her way,
leaving the citizen indignant and dust.
covered.
Away UP high in the placid sky
Inc planets were having a spree,
In the dead of the night when the moon was
bright
And the sky from clouds was free
For neighborly Mars told the sister stars
That the. Earth was riding a wheel,
So they, of mind, set out to find
How bicycle riders feel.
Twas wonderful sight when Venus bright
Let her equilibrium slide
And spun into space at a wonderful pace
With Saturn close at her side.
Then old Neptune, as he winked at the Moon,
In a manner unusually gay;
Went out for a spin, and couldn't come in
Till time for the dawning of day.
They were ali awry up there in the sky
When the Morning opened her eyes
And the daylight that natural law
Had lost its hold on the skies.
But the Man in the Moon went to work and
soon
Had the planets tied up to stay,
For well he knew that it would never do
To have wheels on the Milky Way.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Any form of exercise or sport which makes
serious demands on the attention on quick
ought not to be taken up by people who have
reached middle life and are engaged in sed-
enary occupation, only with great circum-
spection. The lesson has been learned by
Alpine climbers through many bitter expe-
riences. 1t is pretty generally held by them
climbing occur through the failure at the
critical moment of some man who has taken
to mountaineering too late in life, and who
is, perhaps also out of condition. An Old