The Bearings, Vol 5, No 17

Articles in this issue

• He'll Know if He Continues Cigarette Smoking

  Wry note that English rider Osmond is said never to know when he is beaten, which shows admirable pluck but a lamentable lack of specific information very desirable in his profession.

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• It Didn't Work in Practice

  Comic story about a rider who fills his lamp with molasses because Sir Edwin Arnold wrote that sweetness and light should go together.

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• What's the Matter with Whitewash?

  Observation that it is not much trouble for a man to make his mark in professionalism — the trouble is removing it afterward.

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• Wanted His Money's Worth

  A man cancels his accident insurance after years of riding without a single accident, deciding to try another company in hopes of having better luck.

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• His Memento

  A tourist bears a scar on his forehead from a Sioux warrior encountered on his Chicago-to-San Francisco bicycle trip — described as a 'Sioux-veneer.'

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• Indeed, There Is None Such

  An artist is praised for painting mud spots on a bicycle so realistically that the club janitor nearly suffered a nervous breakdown trying to wipe them off — but there was never such a janitor, the punchline concludes.

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• A Good Example

  Moral suggestion that the wheelman who rides in trunks should follow the example of the trees, which put their spring clothes on their bare limbs and cover up properly.

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• As Others Saw It

  A man who could not get any offer for his battered wheel sends it to auction and nearly buys it back himself after hearing the auctioneer's eloquent description of its merits.

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