Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1895 — IS EUROPE AHEAD OF US? [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IS EUROPE AHEAD OF US?

Tills Mudline Docs Not Rcem to Have Maile Its Appearance Yet. Several weeks ngo the cycle imnsom made its appearance in Ixmdon. The occupant of the vehicle had the appearance of being a foreigner, but In Ids movements lie seemed to know the city well. Ills vehicle was a hansom body on three pneumatie tire wheels, propelled by two hickeys, one in front and one behind. The front, man, of course, steered, but both helped the pro-

pulsion, and they pedaled away over the rough pavement at a pace of nearly eight miles an hour. Others of these vehicles have since been noticed on tlie street, and it is learned that a large manufactory in the suburbs lias been started to rush them on the market.

THE NEW HANSOM.