The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-10

broad, have a smile that =" wont come
oft" and enjoy ones meals as never be-
fore. Surely you know we have here
only what we eat and wear, and if the
material eaten sets up kick, it is pos
sible the fault is with the eater. This is
a beautiful world il one chase5 the blue
devils and, my dear sir, assert beyond
the possibility of successful contradict
ion that the motorcycle, which is made
to 60, and will 60 il you do your part,
can't keep his dyspepsia or the blues.
Anybody with legs long enough to
reach from scat to pedals can ride a
motorcycle. He or she can sit astride
and have both feet on the ground and
fall off. Indeed, after starting, the thing
will stand itself, so reader, don't be a
back number; come out into the open
If you have an allIng lady friend, advise
her to take some of the dope similar to
that Miss Wagner took in the Chlca-
go--Indlanapolis Endurance run. She Is
not the only lady taking that sort OF
honest life-giving elixir
The TACT that Miss Clara Wagner of
Minneapolis, rode 364 miles of Illinois
and Indiana roads some of them all
but impossible with mud and sand, and
easily making perfect score proves
very concluslvely that the motorcycle IS
not difficult to operate, and is already
enjoyed by many of the fair sex through
out the country. The people do not rea-
lie the tests which the present day eye
les are subjected to, and yet always
come through with flying colors. The
greater proportion of the public never
read accounts of the trials or races or
the hundreds of events which are re
ported in Motorcycle Magazine and
papers. In short the Motorcycle game
has progressed SO rapidly that the aver
age American is left far behind.
The durability OF these small mach
ines is proven beyond doubt when we
consider the trip OF Mr. Volney +.
Davis, who, after having ridden thous-
ands of miles over roadess deserts and
railroad ties, through twentysix states
climbing mountains, fording streams,
through torrid heat severe cold and
drenching storms, he reached his start
ing point, San Francisco October goth,
1910 covering Io. 400 miles. San Frat
cisco to New York and return with a
great many side trips, and his time go
ing was I2o days and only 81 return
ing. His machine in perfect order dur
Ing all that journey, and the little ma
gneto had furnished ignition for more
than 20. 900 miles and was never out
of order, which proves its worth over
battery ignition
The upkeep of the Motorcycle is so
very small it is needless to mention,
and in practically every instance, the
Motorcycle has given eminent satstact-
ion, and the average firm or municipal
ity which has tried them out for any of
these purposes has usually added to It's
original equipment.
The west at present seems to show a
greater percentage of Motorcycles, Col
orldo Springs for instance has 464 Mo.
torcars, but also has 24s Motorcycles.
Comparison in the other places would
show that the greatest Motorcycle
growth will be in the smaller cities, and
the East will soon follow the example
of her ever advancing sister, The Gold
en- West
These possibilities are not of the
mere paper kind nor developed out OF
the dreams of wild optimist, on the
contrary, every indication points, not
only to the realization of this forecast,
but as well to the application of the
Motorcycle to scores of uses as yet I'M
thought OF or regarded at least as
somewhat IMPROBABLE.