The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-20

without touching a stair after the first
hat-dozen, and landed in a heap at the bot
tom-with no bones broken either of man
or steed. Speaker Reed is not now riding
a wheel. / asked him why, and was not
ruled out of order, as one might expect
I With customary modesty he said that he
could and did ride well, but that he was not
doing much cycling al present. The fact
IS, he rode just once, and met his Water
loo.
Among the pioneer cyclers in the House
Is the Hon Jerry Simpson, the Kansas
populist AS long ago as the Fifty-third
congress he and the Hon Tom Johnson
used to run the gauntlet-of kodak sharks
and jeering gamin from the capitol steps
to the district line Mr.. Simpson enjoyed
the exercise nightly" to use his own
term, and didn't mind the gamin-but the
kodaks were indeed a thorn in the flesh
And no wonder, If he once caught a
glimpse of a snapshot of himself on
| wheel! Somebody accurately described
him in that attitude as resembling a comb
all back and teeth. Those early tenden-
cies to bike dissipation on the part of the
Hon. jerry caused no end OF agitation
among his constituents, and he had to do
great deal of explaining out in Kansas.
Whether his retirement for a couple Of
years had any connection with the agita-
ton l cannot say. He sold his wheel be-
fore leaving Washington, and bought
Texas pony for use on his native heath.
But things are different now that the
bicycle has become common as the plow-
even in Kansas. The other day Mr. Simp-
son was heard to tell friend that just as
soon as he got his hands on his next
months salary, if he had anything left
after paying his bills, he was going to
buy a wheel that would cause his COL
leagues to turn several different shades of
stachio.
The first statesman from the wire grass
region Of the south to contract bike
mania was Representative Clayton of
Alabama, and he took to It, so he says,
as cure for corDulency. Several of the
younger Ohio representatives, most Of the
far western members and many from the
middle states confess frankly TO that pneu-
matte tired feeling which makes the
hours of this summer session unduly long
and leads them to scour all the adjacent
roads like a March breeze
Among other shining lights of capital
society who commit themselves to the vi
cissitudes Of cycling, may be mentioned
Secretary Gage and Attorney General Nc
Kenna, and two or three 9TH
ers among the Presidents "sl-
lent partners" The only mem
Der of the last cabinet who rode was the
Hon Hoke Smith. and his go pounds held
the wheel down well al It's work Judge
white IS the only one Of the supreme court
justices who have as yet exchanged the
awesome robe for the bicycle surtout. but
II is understood that two others are about
to follow suit" in a double sense In
foreign circles the diplomats might as
well be mentioned en- masse, or rather In
lump. from Sir Julian Pauncefote down to
the newest secretary. Senior Don Domingo
Cana. whose translated cognomen would
read Mr.. Sunday Gamma. The minister
from Chile was the last TO learn. The
two little sons OF the Spanish ambassa-
dor are famous riders, and their beautiful
mother Nine. Dupuy de LONE, Is taking
lessons. The Baroness Hcngcmuller. wife
Of the Ambassador from Austria, Is an ac-
complished rider and her two little daugh-
ters are learning the art She IS a queenly
woman, and looks exceedingly we'll In the
short but modest dress which the wheel
requires. BY the way. the bloomered
maid. " she ever did exist. u not seen
In Washington. and II she would make her
appearance would surely be known as
having no claims to moving IN good soci-
ETY.. The Misses Brice. daughters Of tho
ex-senator from Ohio. were great wheel
women: 70 are Mrs H. 8. Grants grand
daughters Phil Sheridan's twins. DR.. Tai
IMAGES daughter. and. IN short about all
the younger women OF Washington. Gen.
Miles g. an expert wheelman. Gen. Gree
~, Of Arctic fame, rides . great deal with