New-York tribune., 1920-04-09

Tho Brave Days Of Old
Sir: T. too, used to sit on the veranda OF
the Hotel Florence at Pullman--on a Deco
ration Day-and witness the finish of a
Pullman Road Race.
l. too, recall wildly Jimmy and Pie Bliss
and many of the others. But why OH why.
does no one mention N. II. Van Sicklen or
Art Lumsden the Thorne boys, Charlie
and Jim and Bob? The latter now the back
bone Of Montgomery Ward, the Beau
Brummels Of Kenwood. And wasn't there
one whom we called Piano-leg Bodice
PINK.
II at frst rode Little Giant, which
had a springfork construction writes
G. S. B. after that had become out
worn, and exc outgrown, actuated the
rat-trap pedals of an Imperial Later
still, took many tour upon a sturdy
Remington, which neither anno77tn series
nor fuga tempo7um nor timber edar nor
collision with large and ferocous
dog could utterly abolish or destroy.
1t was considered rather sporting to re-
move the brake equipment from ones
wheel and to brake with one foot This
tOSAotl aOoPlCu, w CIc Ue5LIuCllOu OIL
considerable shoe leather Git was real
ly leather. in those &. o. days.. T, too,
had a cycling cap, with a prodigiously
long peaked visor; and hose with cuffs
of elaborate pattern. One Of the Gu
riosities of earlier safety days was the
Hickory cycle, which may have fur
nished the basic idea for building
motor-car frames of lamnated wood
Do you recall the Hickory? And the
catalogue descriptive of it, in which
the plant was shown as dilapidated,
cobwebbed, and almost defunct? The
advertising genius who devised it did
so in vein of prophecy, believe; for.
the Hickory, as ! recall it, was ridden
exclusively by old gentlemen, and
darned few of those. In this part Of
New England may everywhere be seen
remnants Of the excellent system of
signboards installed fH the l.. A. W.
! Colonel Pope, of Pennington and Hart
ford, maker Of the Columbia, was an
active pioneer Of good roads and spent
much in propaganda. Say what you
will, the gastrocnemius and soleuJ
were. in those times, IN better average
condition than they are to-day"
"Will you please tell the Reverend
Reformer, if you enjoy his conf
dence," implores j. F. B., chat at
Madison Square Garden--a resort daily
thronged by more young people Of
both sexes than attend the Metropoli-
tan Museum Of Art on Saturday after
noons-any one who knows the ropes
can observe number of elephants OF
abandoned aspect doing the shimmy?
This Is doubtless The exercise to which
the precise Investigator refers as the
'shimmy shake 1t is highly revolving
to any one of proper morals, and I
hope that, between you, you will sue
ceed in having the place closed" And
last night In the subway we noticed
more young persons, Of excessively op-
posite sexes, and more young persons
than attend all the churches on Sun
day, in close juXtapostion. Some
thing Ought To Be Done.
Vice Is a monster Of such zippy capcrs
1t always makes Page ! in all the
papers.
The slippered pantaloons among US
recall, while "Florodora" wa, in its
perihelion n song on the variety stage
whose chorus was approximately:
Laura, Laura, the boys they all adore
her
Laura, Laura, your charms are most
divine;
Laura, Laura, sweet bells Of "Floro-
dora,"
Always true III be to you. sweet
Laura mine.
Either the proofroom or the com
posing room Of the Albany Argus must
have sociaIlstic tinge "The inquiry
into the eligibility of the five" the
Argus is made to say in an editorial.
was conducted with unscrupulous
fairness"
1t Is r. s. P's notion that the song
should be revised to "H,Ol Every
One That Thirstcth!"
it Is the selhshness Of the people
that makes high prices, Mr.. John D.
Rockefeller jr. says, of which there is
no manner Of doubt, no probable, posi-
bic shadow Of doubt-no possible doubt
Whatever. In an utterly unseltish uni
verse nobody would be paid, and moth
ing would cost anything. And as soon
az tnnt merry time comes, the human
race may hnvo our resignation.
For whilc wo nre not unduly avari-
clous, such condition would abolish
our Job.
And what could our contribs do then,
poor things1 Rp.A