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some doctors advise its continuance ; but in 

 these matters physicians disagree, and every 

 individual must be guided by the counsellor 

 upon whom he relies. 



Hill^Climbing. 



The editor of The IVhecl asks this question: 

 "Did you ever notice the boy when his skates 

 ily out from under him, and he suddenly seats 

 himself on the identical spot where but a sec- 

 ond before he was standing ? " If you have not 

 you are a poor student of human nature, and 

 through being so you have missed seeing the 

 finest piece of amateur acting in the world. 

 Your boy at once carefully examines the fasten- 

 ings of his skates, looks at the edges of their 

 blades, stamps his feet, tightens the fastenings 

 and then resumes his skating, confident that he 

 has convinced the onlooker that the cause of 

 the fall was something wrong with the skates, 

 not the wearer of them. 



Watch the average wheelman, but recently 

 graduated from the wabbling stage of his 

 cycling career ; see him in all the glory of golf 

 stockings, shining wheel, voluminous knicker- 

 bockers and pancake cap. At the foot of the 

 hill note the self-confident, I'll-ride-up-or bust 

 expression on his face ; note carefully how all 

 this changes as each foot of grade is passed ; 

 see him bend further and further forward, 

 wabble, zigzag, and finally fall off sideways 

 from his wheel. Does he confess by word, look 

 or action that the task was too great ? Not 

 much he doesn't. He remembers the lesson 

 learned when years gone by he skimmed over 

 and fell upon the treacherous ice. He dis- 

 sembles, acts, fakes and what not. 



Carefully the pedals are examined, the chain 

 slack noted, hardness of his tire looked into, 

 saddle and handle-bar examined. Then forth 

 comes wrench, oilcan or pump, tinkering fol- 

 lows, tools are replaced and the journey is 

 resumed up the hill. But does he ride ? Nay, 

 nay, he walks, satisfied that all who see him 

 know that the fault is in the machine, not the 

 rider thereof. Verily the world has many queer 

 men in it, and cycling is not bereft of its fair 

 share thereof ! 



A Signal Code. 



The attention of the League of American 

 Wheelmen has been called on many occasions, 

 some of which were tragic in their details, to 

 the necessity of some established system of 

 signals for the guidance of cyclists on the road, 

 and as a means of communication between 

 them. From France comes a suggestion that 

 is worthy of consideration. 



Over there the little tinkling bell on the 

 bicycle is not much in favor. Cyclists prefer 

 the whistle, which is generally carried between 

 the teeth, ready for instant use. 



Gradually a perfect code of signals has been 

 created which has received the indorsement of 

 many of the clubs, and will be officially sanc- 

 tioned at the next congress of cyclists. Some 

 of the signals that are generally understood, 

 are as follows • 



Ordinary alarm, three short notes: — ■ . 



Halt, one long-drawn note : . 



Come ahead, or follow me, two long notes: 



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 last season ; a bargain. Address Lock Box 2, Pent- 

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 promptly "broken up" by "77,"' t)r. Humphrey's 

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"Where, are you?" or "We are here," 

 three half-long notes: . 



Turn to the right, one long-drawn note, one 

 short: ■ — . 



Turn to the left, one long-drawn note, two 

 short: . 



Look out ! there is danger ahead, ten sharp 

 notes in quick succession: 



Call for help, three short and one long note, 

 several times in succession: 



This code can be indefinitely extended for 

 both public and private use. 



Shooting and Fishing. — The best game country in 

 the Mississippi Valley to-daj- is along the line of the 

 Iron Mountain Route in Missouri, Arkansas and 

 Louisiana. Small game is very abundant and has 

 been shot at very little. Deer and turkey are plenti. 

 ful, and the fishing of the very best, the waters of the 

 rivers being clear and cold, and especially adapted for 

 black bass and other game fish. The Iron Mountain 

 Route also reaches direct, and by double daily through 

 service from St. Louis and Memphis, the famous hunt- 

 ing and fishing grounds on the gulf. Every facility is 

 offered for the comfort of the sportsman. Reduced 

 rates, the carrying free of guns, dogs, camping outfit, 

 etc. Special hunting cars can be chartered, contain- 

 ing complete sleeping and cooking departments, and 

 can be side-tracked on or close to the hunting and 

 fishing grounds. If further information is desired, or 

 pamphlets descriptive of the country, stating where 

 to go, etc., write Company's Agents or H. C. Town- 

 send, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. 



