The Wheel and cycling trade review . was too much for the latter,as well as for the fair ridrr, and the calf movedoff in double-quick time, leaving the wheeland its owner to reorganize and continue. HIS ARGUMENT WAS GOOD. Some anti-progressionists in a Belgian citywent before the Mayor and demanded a com-munal tax be levied upon cycles, on the groundthat they were pleasure vehicles and Mayor declined to order such a tax, de-claring that the disgraceful condition of thecitys streets made the use of them by bi-cycles neither pleasant nor luxurious. Solo-mon hithat. lself could have
The Wheel and cycling trade review . was too much for the latter,as well as for the fair ridrr, and the calf movedoff in double-quick time, leaving the wheeland its owner to reorganize and continue. HIS ARGUMENT WAS GOOD. Some anti-progressionists in a Belgian citywent before the Mayor and demanded a com-munal tax be levied upon cycles, on the groundthat they were pleasure vehicles and Mayor declined to order such a tax, de-claring that the disgraceful condition of thecitys streets made the use of them by bi-cycles neither pleasant nor luxurious. Solo-mon hithat. lself could have done no better than Every man thinks his own estimate of thewheel he rides is quite conservative. NEVER SLOPS OVER. A street sprinkler in Calcutta, who sprinklesthe streets from a water skin carried on hisshoulders, is paid six cents a day. Calcuttacyclers never complain of muddy streets. ONE VIRTUE IT HAD. This wheel I bought of you, Isaacsky, isthe poorest machine ever built. But, mein freint, see how nice and heavy itvas. 1896 49.
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