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Show mrn i f'J i The necessity of every bicyclist ? having a bell attaelied to his machine I1 was mado apparent the other day by f.'-,tw an accident that was fortunate in not lu'fl being serious. An elderly gentleman, r '"" "' so crippled that ho could not get ?", along very rapidly, was passing down jf the West sldo of East Center and had t" just reached the corner of Main when I - : ' a great big lubberly white-headed cuss I , dashed Into him with his bicycle, t - .Tho collision knocked, both down and $ the old man could not get up readily, r but that g. b. I. w-h. c. stood theie K i with his mouth wide open, let the old R 'j toian scramble to his feet and didn't e!'! even, say "boo." "Boo" wouldn't Km ' have been appropriate, of course, but fSSOtmmBmsammesammmmtmmmmmmm a man that has no more brains than this fellow displayed should hardly ho let run at largo on a bicycle though he had eighteen bells attached. This cyclist was also riding on forbidden ground, within the bicycle district. All blcjcles should be provided with bells, and the olllclals should not bo lenient In regard to this matter. The ard I nances say bells must be secured by cyclists and that cycles must not be ridden on the sidewalks within certain cer-tain boundaries. There is but ono thing to do enforce tho ordinances. |