Show paR FOR TOR the benefit fit of our many readers who ride bicycles we have looked up the ordinances now in force in Salt Lake pertaining to that vehicle and present the following as containing all of the existing law on the tl-e subject Any person who shall in the city of Salt Lake ride or use a bicycle tricycle velocipede or any other riding machine or apparatus in any of the str streets ets av avenues or or- other highways thereof without having in connection therewith at all times a gong of sufficient sound to warn persons of its approach i and and also whenever ever such uch bicycle tricycle velocipede or other riding machine or apparatus is used on any of the streets avenues or highways of the city between sunset and sunrise without a a. alighted alighted lighted lantern which shall be so conspicuously placed thereon as to warn persons of its approach shall on on conviction be fined fine not more than one one oue hundred dollars dollars- for each and every offense It shall be unlawful for any person to to ride a bicycle on the sidewalks of S South uth Temple Street between West Temple and First East Streets It shall be unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle on any of the sidewalks of this city within the paved district and on the south side of Second South street between West Temple and First West streets f fIt It shall be unlawful for any person to ride on any o of f the sidewalks of this city faster than eight miles an hour and when crossing the intersections in th the paved district or when meeting or passing any pedestrians the speed shall not be faster than four miles an hour It shall be unlawful for two or more persons to ride abreast on any of the sidewalks of this city Any person who shall violate any of the foregoing sections shall upon conviction be fined in any sum not less than two dollars nor more than twenty-five twenty dollars for each and every offense Any wheelman who shall violate any of the sections of this ordinance may be compelled to yield up the possession of his wheel to the officer making the arrest arrestor or to any proper officer of the city as security pending the hearing and determination of the alleged viola violation ion complained of The above sections have been culled cuBed from ordinances passed February 14 l i November ov lb r 1 18 l 1890 PJ and nd March 28 8 t 1895 The paved district referred referred referred re re- to means wherever the street is paved and has no reference to paved sidewalks The Chief of Police has ha's appointed a number of wheelmen about twelve to assist him in enforcing the ordinance A great many people among them many wheelmen advocate that bicycles bicycles' be registered and andall all conspicuously numbered so that the detection of offenders may be rendered easy While many objections are to be found to this plan it is certain that it would prove very beneficial to the great majority of riders for most cyclists deplore the fact that a few careless individuals are guilty of cond conduct ct that brings down upon the bicyclists' bicyclists head the wrath of The The many who are ladies and gentlemen ar are made to suffer for the negligence of the few who do not come under that class From a cyclists cyclist's point of view however however however how how- ever the pedestrian is is not no not e entirely blameless Some people seem to lose their presence of mind so completely at atthe atthe atthe the approach of a bicy bicycle le t that at the situation r really beco becomes s s serious rious They dance around and jump from side to side making it next to impossible for forthe forthe forthe the rider to avoid running into them If they would stand still for just a fraction fraction fraction frac frac- tion of a second the danger would all allbe allbe allbe be over Others apparently apparent y take tak g great eaf delight in stretching as a wall across the sidewalk sidewalk sidewalk side side- walk so as to compel the rider to disc dismount dismount dis dis- c mount and walk around them during which perform performance n e t they they el make ake remarks to each other intended for the wheelman's wheelman's wheelman's wheel wheel- mans man's ear about what a nuisance bi bicycles bicycles bicycles bi- bi cycles are etc but then there ther are are faults on both sides and ri neither i ie class Class' should criticise the criticise-the ise the other ther too too hars harshly ly THE CHRONICLE is indebted to Mr Ray Van Cott one of our boys now at Cornell for the following g account of President Talmage's recent visit to that university Mr Van Cott writes 1 I. I The Th lecture was as all the lectures lectures' of Dr Talmage are re full of thought and delivered in that eloquent and forcible forcible forcible for for- cible style so characteristic of all his speaking That the lecture was highly appreciated goes without saying for the Doctor was frequently interrupted by applause and many many of the audience at atthe atthe atthe the close dose expressed themselves as having listened to the best lecture and most eloquent speaker who has appear appeared d this year before the professors a avid aud d students student of f Cornell The audience was was ma made up ot ot of students student's not only from all parts parts' parts of ot the Union but from many foreign J countries as well The interest and influence thus eng engendered by such a lecture for th the the good of Utah and her people c cannot it lt seems to me be over The Utah students at Cornell and no doubt those at Ann Arbor appreciated cI mated ted D Dr Talmage's visit very highly and f feel el that the students of of the U Uni University University Uni- Uni ver ity of f Utah Uta may a w well l b be pro proud Id of their honored President f The following is from th the Cornell Cornel Sun It is Js not often that an opportunity tu ity is afforded to hear so earnest earnest est a fl speaker as was granted ranted t to all those hose who listened yesterday after afternoon oon to t the lect lecture re reby by Pr President sid nt J. J E E. Talmage of th the University of Ut Utah 1 Pre President dent TaU Tall mage is a scholar of high rank having haying b been e trained at t Johns oh s Hopkins and o other her Eastern universities He has also a considerable reputation as a forceful and pleasing speaker The lecture its ih se self f. f was u unusually interesting tand and served dl to cor correct many many any of the the- notions ot which wh h ar are t I. I prevalent prevalent- regarding r ga ding Norm M f while the oratorical power of f Mr TT 1 mage held the closest attention of his audience The Ithaca Journal has this to say of the lecture c 1 The large arg number of people who attended the lecture in Boardman Hall yesterday y-esterday afternoon heard a genuine Western orator President Talmage of f the the- University of Utah gave a very earnest address in which he convinced his is hearers that that many of the popular conceptions n of of Cf Mormonism m. m and the he Mormons are wrong rong and unjust The greater part par of his dis discourse Curse was as ta taken en up with ith a history of the he wanderings a der of th the Mormons from rom th the time ime they left left N New ew York state tat until th they y yn finally n r reached ached th the valleys of oJ the R where now they have their home Their trials and s sufferings were were graphically described by President resident Talmage y who o spoke with With ey evident dent feeling L A few few facts of interest interest- stated by y the thel l lecturer may ay be noted here T The Mormons Mormons Mormons Mor Mor- mons according to President Talmage do not regard the Book of Mormon as their Bible but be believe in the Bible in which all Christians believe They have haye such reverence for it that they will permit very little change of its text by the critics Polygamy is not by any means means' an essential part of Mormon belief and never has been I It was adopted by the Mormons because they believed it their religious duty and they abandoned it just as soon as they believed they were justified in so doing That abandonment is complete and final Polygamy and Mormonism are not and never have been synonymous terms although they have often be beep been p used as such by critics ot of Mormon Mormon- ism President Talmage spoke at considerable considerable considerable con con- length of the so-called so Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon Rebellion of 1857 and demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated demon demon- the entire innocence of the Mormon people It is to be regretted that t the e lecture had to be given at 5 o o'clock lock as as m many many were were forced for d to leave before its c close ose although it t was was was' not not of f unusual length i i |