El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-29
The BlOOmer Girl.

The BlOOmer Girl.
He wooed her while she rode wheel
| In tasty blOOmers clad,
And when he asked her to be his
She made his young heart glad.
But settled down to welded life
| He came out of his trance,
And found that as in days Of yOre
| She meant to wear the pants.
|
The trees have all leaved out and a
trip on the lanes on the other side of
the river is a most picturesque place
! for an outing.
| Ell Paso has several widows who APP
pear on the streets dressed in full
mourning costume. They attract no
unusual amount Of atteut on and do
not appear out of place riding a wheel.
Bicycle reform is gradually spread
ibg This is espec ally true Of the
agitation having in view the passage
OF bi l. compelling the rail' Dads 20 car
ry bicycles rs baggage Such bills
are now in force in the empire state,
Rhode Tsla I'D. South Carolina, Arizona,
California and OHIO: aud the prospect
is bright for the passage of similar
acts II New Jersey. Michigan and ssv-
passed by tn lel islatprs OF New Jersey
now only needs thu signature of the
governor to make it a law.
This is the season for beginners in
cycling and here are some good sug-
gestions from an instructor VINO is re-
g 4rded as one of the best in the metro
polls. l. Grasp the handle bars |
lightly and do not stitfen the muscles |
of the arms or shoulders. Turn the !
wheel gently in the direction in which |
you feel you are ia ling: never jerk it. |
). Do not b. afraid to bear down on |
the petals: the faster you GO the more
easily you will find it to control your
wheel. 4. Always LOOK ahead, or
rather toward the point to which you
wish to 90: if you look down you are
almost sure 10 g@U ''rattled" and if you
fix terror stricken gave on any OBJ
jet you wish to avoid you are almost
sure to run it down.
Some strong arguments why cyclists
should not be taxed have beea advanc-
I'd from time TO time the subject has
bee agita ed Speaking on the mat
ter recently prominent Chicago
wheelman gave these reasons why cy=
olisJs should not be subje ted to a spec
al tax because they happen to own
wheels: L. Inc cycllS5 does not wear
)ut the roads or leave Offens We tracks
as does the horse traffic, create blocks,
or impede traffic in any manner what
ever. 2. a cycle, though frequently
l luxury. is often nece ssity to the
work man and the business man as
we'll. ,. The cyclist, although the
careless person often casts his body be-
ore his wheel, always suffers with his
7ictim in person, machiue and some |
imes purse. ! Cycling is pursued
~ rich and poor alike, and uniform
AK on machines would press harshly
IN the poor rider. > A tax upon an
instrument of locomOtiOa, not used sole
y for 10 al purposes, would be costly |
o enforce, and unless fixed at an op-
,re=sive1y high rate, the expense of
arranging its incidence aud collection |
would seriously. diminish It's receipts
. The imposition of tax on a pas
ime and the enforcement of the law BY {
aud penalties are unpopu-
ar in sport loving country. !. Many
persons keep cycle for occasional use, ,
md to tax these equally with the con- Z
tant riders would not be equitable. s.
tax would Invariably impose check =
Ipon the pursuit of healthy and bene- r
Icial pastlme.