Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1894 — THE MOTOR CYCLE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE MOTOR CYCLE

Power TniwlAlied by Coal Ou aad Take* the yi*** of Carriage*. The of the Id* ventive geniusps who cater to the requirements of the wheel work) i* the motor cycle. The novelty Is iotended to take the place of boggle* and carriages, and is designed to

of service at a!) seasons of the year and in every kind nt going. The tires are fully four inches io diameter, and vibialien is reduced to a minimum. The motive power is produced by coal ! ©4l, and as soon as the rider takes his seat securely tho machine does the rest. A gallon of oil will drive the single-seat motor 200 miles, while twice the quantity will send the new tour-wheeled contrivance a simi’ar distance with three pus-engers aboard. The four-wheeler seems destined to a long lease of popularity. It practically consists of two ladies’ bicycles connected by acarrlngc scat In which three passengers can seat themselves comfortably. The speed can be controlled at tho operator’s will, hut just how fast a “scorcher" may send It along will not be known with any degree of accuracy until the practical speed trial is held on some data in the near futu.?*** Tho designer has long before the public with his afr-Shlp theories, and now that ho has got down to terra flrma the chances are that his ideas will be found of practical utility. Experts who have examined tbs two types of cycle think they are destined to play a prominent part among the seasons Inventions. Should, a tithe of tho Inventor’s hopes

be realized, the public must be prepared to see citizens gliding along with far less waste of energy than la required to climb an olovator stairs or sprint from the sidewalk to catch a surface car. With a motor cycle, a gallon pf coal oil and a box of matches the veriest cripple will be able to hold his own with tho most muscular prodigy bestriding a wheel.

FOR ONE TO RIDE ON.

A BICYCLE BUILT FOB TWO.