The man whose wheel was damaged claimed that the accident was due to the other's carelessness, and sued for twenty-five dollars to cover repairs to his machine.
When the case came into court, and the judge heard that the affair had occurred on Sunday, he dismissed the complaint.
He stated that bicycling on Sunday was an illegal practice, and that no one could come before a court and ask for protection from an accident that had happened to him when he was engaged in an occupation that was against the law.
This decision will be a great surprise to a good many young folks, who have hitherto regarded Sunday as their best day to go a-wheeling.
We told you about Mr. Andrée, who made an effort last year to reach the North Pole by balloon, and who intended to repeat the experiment this year from Spitzbergen. The news has just reached us that he has made his start.
On the 15th of July, the wind being in a favorable direction, Mr. Andrée determined to begin his dangerous voyage.
Being anxious to get away before the wind should change or die out, the preparations were hurried forward, and in three hours and a half after he decided to make his attempt, all was in readiness.
Accompanying the daring explorer were two other venturesome men, Mr. Strindberg and Mr. Fraenkel.
Stepping into the car, they gave the word to have the balloon cut loose. They rose rapidly till they were about six hundred feet in the air, but at this altitude a cross-current struck them, and they were driven earthward again until they almost touched a projecting rock.