THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDA2T. AUGUST 10 , 1S01-SIXTEEN PAGES.
SPORTS OF THE SUMMER ,
Squally Outlook Along thd Line of the
Western Association *
A SCREED ON CLUB HUNTS.
Jnolc Dnvlrs on Uoforrcs Tlio Itykcrn
llmlK 't The NlHliiiahotim Ctut )
and General Local Sport-
T h n fact , bu
thcro tias been sen-
satlons enough In
the Western asso-
elation this EC.-UOII
to kill n hnlf.dozcn
such organizations ,
nnu tboy nro not
done coming yut.
No sooner Is n
orcuch In tlio lines
i , , OI10 place scaled
up than thcro Is n
break In another ,
and altogether the
situation hns a supromuly squally look , and It
Is dollars to doughnuts that nBcnoral bust-up
Is Imminent.
A hasty review shows that the Brewers
'
nro rnpld'ly petting n hummer-lock on llr.st
place. While the team is playing steady and
uniform ball , His also having nil the luck.
If thcro Js n dispute over an umpire's do-
clsloti , they never fall to get the best of it ,
and if one run Is needed to win a game , by
hook or crook they are ! > uro to got it.
The Omaha team are making a frantic but
hojiclcss struggle to retain their position in
second place , but Minneapolis , with her
mcniigcrlo , is crowding them sore , anil
will prob.iblv soon jostle them aside.
'
With a 'good pitcher or two ,
however , the case would bo different , forout-
side of this ono position the Lambs are put
ting up every bit as strong a game as any of
their competitors outside of Milwaukee and
possibly Sioux City.
Minneapolis , under Satn Morton , will un
doubtedly show nn Improvement in her iren-
cral loam work , but with the mediocre talent
she has had since the opcnlmt of the so.ison ,
the secret of hur success so far wl'l ' over re
main a baseball mystery.
bioux Ulty , with her eleven men , has made
a remarkably steady advance , barring her
recent trip to Boor Town , for the past IIvo
weeks. From sixth place she hns jumped up
to fourth and stands a good show of still
climbing higher.
Lincoln l ( laundering In the sbzlinc puree.
She never fully recovered from the shock
of her extraordinary run of luck during the
latter part of May and fore part of June ,
when she won "thirteen straiirnt games.
Where she will eventually land can only be
guessed at.
Ttio Knnsps City club has proven n dismal
failure , and can't ' hope to bolter her position
tnoie than bv a single notch , and oven thai
is unlikely. Jimmy Manning could catch ft
plimpso of the pennant now if he owned the
Lieu telescope.
Denver furnishes no material for comment
and Duluih Is in the same boat.
Hut what a chatipo thcro has been since the
flowery month of May. Then tlio Western
association loomed ui > "conspicuously as ono
of the most prospcious and thntty associa
tions in the country , and now , before iho
melancholy days have oven begun to get In
their work.sho stands out in has relief as one
mcnkcst and unsuccessful of the entile ot the
caboodle. Sad , isn't lit
Jno'c Tallin on ItclVrces.
Jack Davis leaves for the eoast today to
make preparations for bis fiirht with IMlly
Woods before tno Pacific club , San Francisco ,
September 1 , for n purse of $ ? , fiO ( ) . i mot
Jack at the Gilmore-Wilkes mill at South
Omaha last night and asked htm whether ho
was going to win or not , ai.d his character
istic reply was :
"Well. I'll try all-fired hard. "
Jack Is in splcndld.conultion already , as bo
is too smart a lighter , on the constant look
out for engagements , to bo caught still atony
Etago.
" es , " ho added , "I am fit to go In the ring
tonight , barring a little superfluous adlposo ,
but It won't take mo long to reduce that.
Still , 1 shall train as conscientiously as If I
was going aealnst John Li. Billy Woods is
nol to bo succeed at , yet I think I can best
him. Anv way , wo will botn have n square
mul even show , and it will bo the
best man tor tlio monov. I labored
under several unforsecn misfortunes In mv
light out there with ( Jhoynaki , chief of
which was In tossing for the referee , I lost and
Joe got his man. While I do not claim that
Crockett committed any llni > rant discourtesies
toward me , there Is a hundred and ono
ways In which a referee can give a man the
best of it which nro only seen and appreciated
by the lighters tnsiuo 'he ropes. For lu-
Bianco In the ease of a clinch , ho breaks you
nwny , then partly shields his favorite by
keeping his body between jou under the subterfuge -
terfugo that ho is cautioning jou. In thi *
way ho gains time for his man , and allows
him to recover from the effects of the blows
ho may have received. Mind you in cases
like tlils the referee's man must bo getting
tne worst o'it or theioould bo no covert
Interference of this sort , because there
would bo no necessity of It. When
I blazed away and knocked the roferco down
in my tight with Choynski It was In just such
n case as I speak of. Ono or two of the
papers out there said I was rattled and
didn't know Crockett from .loo , but don't
forgot It , 1 know what I wus about all the
tlmo. 1 lost two or three good chances to
put on the kibosh , but couldn't net at my
inun without punching u hole through the
reforco. But I'll promise you , there will bo
nothing of this kind In my go with Woods.
On my arrival at'Frisco , I'll sen the direc
tors tbo llrst thing and have the referee part
of the programme properly attended to. I
will insist on tlio club's ' regular referee , or
thai ho shall not be named until after uo got
in the ring. 1 have had a varied experience
with those ring olllclals , but can't recall n
fclnglo Instance where 1 oer got the best of
it. In both of my Hunts with Clew I tola
dose of roferco . < ufllclcnl to lust inn n lite-
time , but then that was under the old Den
ver recline , and I've leaincd n heap since
then. Well , so long. I'll send you a telegram
on the morning of the second win or lose. "
Tlio MHlmiilmtmi Club.
E. W. Thompson and ICd Krug report
nplondid cropple and black bass fishing down
nt lake NishmU'ntiin , near Lnnirdon , Mo ,
Tills lake is n body of watur some twelve
inllos long , lining what was once an old rlvor
bed Bomo two hundred yards wide. The
water Is clear and deep and well adapted to
llsh culture. It is abundantly supplied with
brass , cropple , porch and pickerel , with
occasipnal varieties o' other came tlsti besides
sides the ordinary llsh of the country , such
us buffalo and cattish. This place within the
past iwo or three years has boon growing
rapidly in fame with sportsmen. With sufll-
clout protection and encouragement It is
though this will become the tlnost re
eort of the kind in the state north
of the Missouri river , nml a fish
association , called the Nlshnabotna , bus
been formed with the following board of oft )
clals : W. II. Hudgens , president , Hock
Port , Mo. : J. F. Hum , secretary , Uock Port ,
Mo. ; Grant Wyatt , treasurer , Kock Port ,
Mo. j O. II. Wood , vleo president , Kansas
City , Mo , ; I. T. Dyer , vice president , St.
Joseph , Mo. ; Hubert Lorton , Nebraska City ,
Nob. ; B. W. Thompson , Omaha , Nob. ;
Thomas Bowman. Council Bluffs , la.
The Kiilli-r mul I'otty .Mntoll.
As was probably observed In the sporting
lolumns of Tin : Bin : of Thursday morning
cast , John Potty has accepted the challenge
of Fred Fuller for a rlllo shoot , and has
named the stakes , time nnd place , Mr ,
Petty designates Sunday , September K ! us
the date. Husscr's park as the place and 10 u
eldo as tlio stakes. The conditions are "IK
van's ' , off-hand , thirty shots to each man.
The match has already excited a good deal of
comment and speculation among the
ndinlrcrs of rlllo tuaotlng , 113 Messrs ,
Petty nnd Fuller are undoubtedly
tlio best long range shots in the
city. Potty will bo the favorite on account ol
lits long experience mid past nchltivemcnts ,
nml Frcdrions 1s admonished right hero that
lie must put in his best eye on that day , and
IUYO all the uervo ho cau rake , scrape aim
jorrow , fnr old John has yet to bo mudo to
ay down with either rlllo or shotgun. However -
over , Fuller is n promising marksman nnd In
shooting llko n Pnrlello , an'd will not lack for
followers and backers when the day rolls
round.
_
KiMIc Wants to Conic Utuk. :
The reorganized Washington team , with an
overrated ball player by the name of Dan
Shannon nt till head , liavo Juste < caped froii
Louisville with their lives. By threj straight
games the Colonels socked the Shannon
Efimg Into the last hole goo.l and deep , where
they will remain. The Loulsvlllo Courier-
Journal In speaking of the team nays that
Eltcljon ? Is thoro.i'hlv ief ! of his Winning-
ton bargain , and in fear of expulsion by the
national boird , will return to Omaha this
week. It scorns tint In an Interview with a
reporter Bddlo admitted that ho received his
reieaso July D Instead of July 1. Yeatordiiy
the St. Louis Browis jimmod the Wash-
Ingtons n little dcep.r Into the mire. Say ,
does it look to n man up n trooas If the rear-
gnni/od Washlngtons have nnv the best of
the reorganized Omatiasl Well , not Just yet
u while. Out of seventeen games played
thus far they have scratched out three vic
tories 1 _
T/.o / OHM Cliib'M Snniin > r H'.oots.
Tlio Omaha gun club'- * summer shoots cloio
Tuesday afternoon , September ! 2U , with a gen
eral handicap shoot for a box of Imported
clears donated by member Frank Fogg , iho
conditions of the summer scries at the trap
aio that each competitor must participate In
twelve shoots ana those with the best ironcrnl
average will bo awarded the various pri/es.
These are Ihrec In nil m boa nnd consist of
llireo orders for $ JO worth of sportsman's
goods on the Crois ft Dunmtro gun company
nnd three orders for the same on the Collins
gun company. Up to date tno averages of
tho-o for whom Ills possible to get In the
requisite number of "hoots are as follows :
Frank S. Parmelee , IKI ; W. B. Nason , 83 ; W.
H. S. Hughes , SI ; II. B. Kennedy , 78) ) W.
II. Townsends. 77 ; John Gwin , 77 ; F , W.
Fogg , 70 ; Goodley Brucker. 7i : ; Fred Fuller.
72 ; U. W. Loomis , 7l ; Billy Brewer , Co and
Howard Gray , 05.
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'I liny Should Uo Abolished.
At n recent meeting of the Omiha feim club
It was unwisely resolved to revive the old
custom of an annual cliib hunt after the close
of the competitive scries at ttio trap. This
moans that some tlmo during Iho month of
October the members of this old find highly
respectable organization , which includes nil
tho'iinest shots in the city , will assemble nt
some designated point and elect their cap
tain and choose sides for n general raid upon
fur nnd feather. The hunt will continue but
for a hinulo day , but ttio damage thai can bo
effected in lhal time by lortv or lifly skilled
shots and hunters , whoso single purpose Is
to make as big a big of all kinds of game ,
from a snow bunting up to a grizzly boar , as
Is possible , Is simply incalculable.
It is a practice that should bo discounte
nanced by all honest nml legitimate lovers of
Held sports. The object of the hunt Is a
grand bamiuet , which is to bo settled for by
the defeated .side , and Is supposed to embrace
almost exclusively the products of their
slaughter In Held and " \\ooils , nnd on lake ,
stream and latrooii. The result Is decided by
points , the game being graded by its sup
posed rareness and value , ns , for instance ,
a canvas back duck will count llftcen
points , while n common meadow lark
will count but once. Last year the club hold
no hunt of this description , but instead in
dulged in a big trap shoot on Iho grounds
across the vivor , which was a commendable
innovation on the old and unsportsmanlike
custom. Nebraska gunners must icalizo
sooner or later that the days when it will bo
possible to sally forth and make a good or
even fair bog of geese or ducks , chicken or
quail , or In fact any of the highly prized and
favored game birds , are rapidly on the wane.
11 will require bul u precious few moro years
to encompass the extinction of the prairie
chicken in this state , in view of the whole
sale illegal slaughter tir.it Is prosecuted
throughout every county when the bird
tin Ives , from the moment ho loses his nln
feathers until the time ho is old and strong
ononirh to take care of himself. It is over
Iwo weeks yet before the open season is
here , hut for six weeks past the
hotels have boon serving young prairie
chicken under the aliases of ' 'snipe , "
'squab , " "plover" and "cunew. "
Every season the chickens are hcintr driven
further and further back nnd in an in
credibly short time you will bo
forced to go over the border if
you hope to get any shooting nt all. The
same can bo said of the geese and ducks. De
spite the fnct that the general follower of the
gun , who goes forth into the country simnly
bln/o away at whatever flies up or runs he-
fore him ani ) knows no more about the laws
of natural history than ho does of political
economy , declares tnal it will be impossible
to exterminate the wild fowl , that day , too.is
inevitably coming on apace. No game bir.l
over nourished In this country so prplilleally
or was killed nnd netted in such countless
numbers us the wild piiroon , but where is the
wild pigeon today ! In all climes accessible
to cl\lli/.cd man the bird has been extirpated
root and brunch. And again , whore are tlio
limitless heids of buffalo that used to thun
der over the broad plains and vordura clad
hills of our own beautiful state , as well as
those of tlio whole gro it westi Probaoiy a
hundred specimens of this noble animal yet
remain in existence between the boun
daries of Old Mexico and the
fiwon soas. Tan years ago
the Platte river valley was the most famous
( 'rounds for geese , crane and brint in all the
known world , and so plentiful were the birds
that they could bo killed with n club. It is
only the shrewdest and most careful shot
who co thence In the hclirht of Iho season
today and come back vyitli even a respectable
bag , that is excepting on rare and isolated
occasions ,
It is in vlow of this lamentable status of
affairs that organized gun club hunts , when
the participants have no use for the game
they slaughter , and no interest in it , save
that fastened by ttio crrocd and desire to kill
as much as possible nr.rt boating some com
petitive slaughterer. The object of legiti
mate gun clubs is supposed to bo the protec
tion , preservation and piopucntion of game
birds and animals and lisli , and not annual
organized raids looking toward their destruc
tion and extermination.
Tlio Hurliitoi'H' Troubles.
Li'suros' , Nob. , Aug. 13. [ To the Sporting
Kdttor of Tin ; BuiJ : : In answer to the
nitlelefrom McCool Junction , Nob. , heajod
"Fake Uuniinrs Fall Out,1' in Tun BRI ; of
lltth lust , , will sny that McCool people ara
off In regard to who the Lushton runner was
nudvho was his backers. On Tnursday ,
August 0 , there was horse racing at Lushton ,
nnd a McCool delegation headed by onoHubo
Conroy , came to Lu shton rod hot to match a
McCool sprinter against anything Lushton
had In her town or vicinity. The McCool
people nlTorcd anything Lushtou ha 1 fifteen
feet In ono hundred yards , and wanted to
run for f 100 per side. One , George Moborly
of Lushton , a fair runner , accepted the sift
of llftcen feet , and put up his SlOO against
money put up by Mr. Conroy of McCool.
The r-tco was to come oft on the following
Monday. As ll happened tlio McCool
sprinter was some traveling runner whose
name wo do not know , and McCool was excited -
cited to death ovorthonrospect of "how they
would skin Lu&hton. " Tlit.y . oven blownd
that their man could run the UK ) yards In
nine and one-half second" . There is no
doubt but what McCool would have won the
race , as their runner was a professional , hud
they not got frightened nnd wanted the run-
not to take the race off of their
hands , ho , the runner , refusing to do so on
account of the McCool people going and
matching a race , givine fifteen feet , with n
stranger. Thereupon the McCool sports got
mad and wanted to light their foot racer a
round , w hen that worthy told them they
could run their own race , and loft town on
Monday. Lushton , with her fool racer , wenl
to McCool to run the ruco and found that city
tr > Ing to draw their money , but the stake
holder , Mr. White , an honest farmer , said ho
would live up to the contract of the tuco , and
awarded the race to the Lushton sprinter.
"O , listen to MeCool's tnlo of woe. "
I further wish to stata that I am the
sucker , the green , silly farmer boy who Mr.
Hube Conroy of McCool thought to skin out
of his 100 , nnd If Mr. Conroy Is willing.
which I think ho is , I will chip In a dime , and
run for it. Also , when Mr. Conroy thinks to
skin Lushtou ho must leave that fifteen feet
at homo. ( icoitnr. D. MOIIHIII.V ,
A Hli'f oimiiiinuHt i'or Oololior.
The Omaha gun club Is perfecting arrange
ments for a big trap shooting tournament to
take place at the fair grounds some tlmo dur
ing the latter part of October. Every In
ducement In the way of big purses and. extra
moneys will bo offered to foreign sbotfl , and
the expectation l.s that a larao number of
cracks will bo hero. A largo ntimbJr of llvo
birds huvo been ordered and the principal
events nnd prominent special matches will bo
nl those , allhoueh several sots of nrttllctal
target traps will bo kept running alt the tlmo.
Tlmt Mllu'iiu' oc Yarn.
The efforts of the American association to
get Milwaukee Into the piratical circuit for
1801 have failed , says the Evening Wisconsin.
The St. Louis story about Secretary Clark
and three directors of the Milwaukee club
being In that city , endeavoring to secure a
franchise was u deliberate tnlschood. "Secre
tary Clark" Is n myth nml all directors of the
local team proved nn nllbi. There Is too
much In It for Milwaukee to remain in the
Western circuit this year. Next sea on It
may bo different
I'onl Touriinniant.
A pool tournament will bo nliiyoil at 122
nnd I'Jl North Fifteenth street , beginning
Monday evening August 17 , and coi'tlnuinir
through 18 , 10 , 'JO and ! & , under recognized
rules of the gamo. game open to all but nro-
fesslomil players. No entry fee required.
Contest mis to play must enter niimos prior
to fl p. in. August 17.
Up and Down the
Next Sa'urdny , Sunday nnd Monday the
cowboys will bo here.
Loulsvlllo has kissed John Irwln farewell
and taken In Count ICuchne.
Old Pop Smith has caught on big with the
lo.'al fans , and Dung.tn Is extremely popular.
Thcv nro sp.'lllng Shugart's name with a
c down In PIttsburg. Tno Pirates will all bo
Germans soon. Evening Wisconsin.
Harry Fouraler , Denver's ' handsome little
French twirlcr , has recovered his pristine
effectiveness and is pluming as good ball ns
any ono.
And what does the average ball crank
think of Dungan anyway ) Isn't ho crackerjack -
jack ? Ho Is on the reserve llsl for 'IKJ , dead
certain.
Those Omaha L-unbs are down to hard
work and they are now playing as good ball
as "tho strongthed Wuslilngtons. " Ken
Mulford.
Jimmy Manning now rccrots thr.t ho did
"
not sign pitcher Bufllintton" "Buff" wanted
to go to Kansas City but Manning thought ho
was n back number.
Manager Harrington denies that ho lined
Duke $50 in Milwaukee , for insubordination.
Harrington says he lined Duke in Sioux City
for keeping late hours.
Sioux City's three pitchers Hart , Moakln
and Dowald are worth any other three in
the country. Thov are pitching baseball in n
marvelously line style.
L. C. ICrnuthoff , president of the Western
association , has blacklisted all the ox-
Oinahas , W. E. Ilulligan's name being con
spicuously on the list.
Joe Walsh decided nol to go to Baltimore.
HaHirnoro Is said lo ho out S'OO on Iho deal.
It sent advance monov. There's where
Barnlo wasn't wise. Sporting Times.
Joe Walsh Is playing batter ball than any
time in His career , both at short Hold , on Die
lines nr.d at the bat. Joo's fealty to Omaha
will bo a big winner for him in the long run.
The report that Deacon White had started
for ( Jmalia on horseback is now denied. Ho
is ono of Bob Lcadloy's old DotrOU slucger.- > ,
but Bob savs ho is old and has "shot his
bolt. "
There are fewer good pitchers in the West
ern association this season than there ever
has been. The real ROOCI men can bo named
on tlio lingers of ono hand. The batting
percentages should run way up.
Harrington and Wntkins ara the hardest
losing managers in the wojlly west. Cush-
man , Leadley and Buckou burger take lilo
easy and keep all hands guessing as to tueir
future movements. Sporting Times.
The Baltimore Sun telegraphed to the
Kansas City Times last , week to learn If there
was any truth in the report ttat Kansas
City was going to join the American associa
tion. The Sun got a negative answer.
Old Pop Smith is playing second base as
Dan Shannon can never hope to play it , nnd
he is liliinc the position of captain" with as
much judgment as thu ox-manager over dis
played. He plays no favorites but gives all
his men an equal show.
And they say that Eddie Idlejuc is loaning
and yearning for Omaha. He has put but
little heart in his work for Washington nnd
us a consequence has yet his ilrsL game to
win. It was an evil moment when tiollstcno 1
to the wiles of Dan Shannon , who used uiu
whole of the Qld Omaha team for""parsonul
gain.
Jaelt Crooks , old "Well 1 Well ! Well Jack"
of Iho halcyon diivs agono , is probaoly pui-
tiiiK up the greatest second base of any man
1 1 the country. Manv is the game his bril
liant work , with both head and hand , has
pulled out for Columbus this year. Ills not
iin unlikely thim ; that ho will bo at the head
of Omaha's aggregation in 1S02.
Manager Leadlcy is anytui ig but despond
ent. IIo fully understands the magnitude of
thu job ho has on hand and is going abonl il
in lhal quie % determined way that will
eventually crown his efforts with success.
Ho is ono of the most sagacious aid untiring
managers in the pinfession , and has the re
spect and confidence of the whole baseball
world.
Notwithstanding the feeling of uncertainty
that prevails in the Western association ,
Manager Lcadley is still hunting for addi
tional talent. If il is possible the team will
bo materially strengthened yet before the
season closes. The team as it stands at
present is playing hard and industriously
and is entitled to every consideration and in
dulgence.
White Wings Tobenu Is putting about as
much ginger in the Delivers' ball playing as
could reasonably bo oxpoctoj. from ono man ,
IIo is a hard loser nnd never gives up until
the last man is out , as waj demonstrated in
iho first two gatnos hero last week. In
Chlppey McGarr , Jnclc O'Connor nnd Jim
Burnes , ho has a trio of powerful aides , and
their poor position in the race is hard to ap
preciate' . On paper the Toboaus are u very
s'rong aggregation.
Jocko Halllgan writes to "Spud" Furrish
from Boston a scorching letter devoted
mainly to Dan Shannon. Jocko says that
Shannon signed Him for Washington with a
meagre bonus , for exactly the same figure he
iccclvcd hero , as ho did the balance of the
team who left the city under his charge. How
much money Shnnnan loceivod for corraling
those men for Washington nnd Columbus , ho
has no Idea , but ha says that when ho recov
ered from his three days' debauch hero ] io re
alized the true Import of Shannon's work ,
and instantly gave him the throw-
over. In Cincinnati Jocko receives more
for the balance of the season than
ho waste receive hero for the whole llvo
months. Ho is very bitter , bul intimates
that there is u time coming for the squaring
of accounts.
\ \ lilsperings ol the Wheel.
Bicycle thieves uro ouito humorous and
one should bu careful where ho loaves his
machine.
Nebraska division gains two points this
week. Omaha wheelmen uro doing their
share toward increasing tno membership.
George A. Bell of the York wtioelmen ,
York , Neb. , was n visitor nt the Omaha
wheel club house several days of last week.
Holton , Don man nnd Potter accomiaii d
Wuldron as far us Missouri Valley , la , , Sui
day morning , returning to Omaha about
noon ,
E. K. Smith. B. L. Porterlloid.E. L. Potter
nnd Wallace Taylor worn elected to iievtlo
membership In the Tourist Whoclraon at
the last business .iicoting.
Senator Morgan of old-time racing fnmo
embarked In thu real estate business out in
Portland , Ore , Old-timo racing men ought
to make good real estate men.
Jack ICustman of the Tourists , returned to
his niitlvo jungle this week after a short so
journ in thii centre of the state , where ho has
been experimenting with a "new chubel,1'
Is It not about tlmo for the Omaha wheel
club racing board to begin u tournament
scheme for this ( allI Wo should have a
tournament by all means , Cycling could not
receive a bettor impetus.
The O. W. C. and thcjT.W. combine forces
this morning and make the round trip to
Sarpy mills , starting at 7iU ! ) sharp from the
club nouso. The spin U u nice one nnd every
one who enjoys such trips should go.
W. A. Graudjcan of Denver , Col , , ono of
the Omaha wheel club's old'ttmurs , made
Omaha and the club hoys a flying visit Tues
day of lust week. Ho says Omaha'Is n pretty
nice place when Denver Isn't mentioned.
Osmond , the English "crack , " v/ho Inioly.
reeled off u mile In J:10 : , has junt performed
the feat ot riding 'J3' . mile * within the hour ,
upon a pneumatic tired safety. The truck
used was especially built for bicycle racing.
Deb Youuif , the genial secretary of the
Tourist Wheelmen , litus attached tohU mount
ono of these horrible mr-splllUm ; squawk
tiorn.s and the runs of his club are now well
supplied with mlnitituro foghorn blasts and
assorted fauglo culls. .
Floschor , ono of Omaha's crai'k racing men ,
bus about made up bis mind to shako tbo dust
of the race track from his feet , ns Ins heart
troubles him of Into nnd the doctors forbid
his riding again until ho has had a spell ot
rest nnd good cure.
The Touilsta pedal over to Lake Mannwa
this afternoon und enjoy the luxuries of a dip
lu the blue waters oPtlio pond , Mannwa Is
becoming quite popular us n resort for the
v , heeling frnternltyof late. Several parties
made the trip over the perilous roads this
week.
Kansas City , Mo. , has nt last caught the
cycle fever and n club of tweniy-llve wheel
men was organl/ed the forepart of this month ,
to bo known to the cycling world as the Kan
sas City cyclers. The denl/ons of the Itnw
river city show more signs of civilization
with each year.
Klinberly , South Africa , husn bicycle club
which sails under the very suggestive nnmo
of the Pirates Bicycle club , the uniforms are
black with n white skull and cross bones
worked on the breast. Despite their Cap
tain Kldd-llko appearance they are about ns
tame in disposition ns other clubs.
The Three Man club held its annual road
run the latter part of last week and to judge
from all appearances each member enjoyed
himself immensely. The strangest part of
the whole affair is the mysterious .silence
'
which envelop ) each man'when ho Is approached
preached upon the subject. No ono scorns to
know where the run was culled for and
whether the run was lakon or not. Perrlgo
admitted that every member attended , how
ever , so peace settles her white wings over
the mysterious affair.
In these days of progress ono must keep
"in the swim , " so to speak , and "catch on"
to all the fashionable and popumr ailments of
th" times. The latest complaint for cyclists
Is n sort of "gout" which attacks tlio muscles
of the legs and Increases the size of the
cranium. Sometimes the latter symptoms
alone are visible , In which case the disease
Is styled by the dignified tlllo of "inllatus
caput. " Some of our local wheelmen uro
showing signs of the approaching indisposi
tion. As there seems to bo no cure the
patient must suffer until the times pronounce
the disease unfashionable. A we-Horn term
for the complaint is "swelled head. "
It looks very much ns If Iho local wheel
men will bo treated ton genuine "blood" race
out at the Coliseum Iraok some time this
month , as Pixlev , Wortz and Mockott seem
unable to satisfy each other upon the Lincoln
track. Arrangements nro being made fora
race , distance as yet unknown , the Coliseum
track to bo used. Plxlov nnd Wortz "aro at
homo" upon tliU track and will make it de
cidedly sultry for the Lincoln man ere the
hist lap is run. Mockett , however , Is a
strong nnd speedy rider , takes good care of
himself and is hard to beat , us the Omaha
racing men have undoubtedly found out. Ho
will ride his best and endeavor to cross the
tape a winner. The contest will bo a battle
roval and will decide tlio amateur champion
ship on indoor tracks for this state. A big
crowd of Lincoln sports will accompany
their champion up and oacourago him with
their cheers.
iri Local Sj orts.
Danny Dalv r.nd Young Gallagher uro out
on u sparring tour.
The Omaha spoilsmen , who have a now
club house and shooting grounds in view ,
will meet at the Collins gun store on the
evening of ttio 'JOth.
Tlio German rillo club's annual tourna
ment will bo held nt their range at Huser's
Dark on September 12 and li ! , on which occa
sion some line sporl may bo looked for , ns
there will boa number of competitors hero
from the Chicago and St. Louis clubs.
The long talked of 100 bird match between
Frank Parmaleo and J. A. H. Elliott of Kan
sas City will nrobablv bo arranged for this
city some time in October. It will about
take Parmcleo to chock Mr. Elliott in his
headlong rush among trap shooters.
Harry McCormieic has returned from n
month's outing in Iho Big Horn basin. His
tales of big troul nnd black tail doer , sago
chicken and the smaller fry , are suflicient to
sot the blood tu tingling in the veins of even
tbo most sluggish sportsman. In tlio full
Harry will make a trip into iho mountains
for grizzle , megatheriums , mastoc'ons ' , elk
and other birds
Champion Jim Elliott of Kansas City still
keeps up his victorious lick with the shot
gun. Last Wednesday ho mot William
Eldred of Canton , Kan. . aid beat him by a
single bird for S10J a side. Under the rules
only one barrel was used and Elliott got
seventy-six out , of a possible 100 birds , his
opponent losing the shoot with seventy-five
birds to his credit. They were a strong lot
of birds and the scores made are very fair.
Qiics'ions and Answers.
Krl ) , Aujr. III. To the Sportln
Editor of Tin : HUB : lu a K inio of bull liu-
ttticn the Lincoln ( Hants nnd the I'romont
team , played on tlio ! lth lust. In the eighth In-
nlni ; the eupt tin of the ( jlants mudo an objec
tion t a iluuis on madu bv ihu umplio and rn-
fiised to play. After xpendliu a littio time In
urgultii : tint umplio or.ioicd them to | iliv ; ball ,
and nfler tlmo was up ho dei-lniccl the game
fotfoltcd to the Kiuniodt nlnoll to 0.
To satisfy the people the Premonc team con-
sunto'l to play It nut nine Innings which re
sulted In u victim- for the ( Hants In thu ninth
'lining by a scorn of 4 to. ) . Now n hut \vo rant
to Know Is :
I. Which team does the gaum he eng to ?
' - ' . If A hols on I'lomont and II bets on the
Giants , \\hlehoiiowlris ?
This is nn niiusu il Qiise aril Wo would llko
to see It decided by M > 'UO authority to satisfy
oiirsuhos , wlillo It may Interest baseball
cranks In general. U. I' , tf.
Ans. (1) ( ) If the Frernonts consented to
waive the umpire's decision , and take their
chances the game belongs to the Giants , but
If they only consented to goon and finish the
game In order that the spectators might nol
bo disappointed , without tbo umpire with
drawing his decision , the game belongs to
Fremont. (12) ( ) In any event , the party who
bet on Fremont wins , as the umpire awarded
Fremont the game , and thatscllle'l ' It There
Is no going behind the umpire's decision.
Oniivu KAi'ins , lu. Ail1. . IS. To the sportlip
E < 1 tor of I'lfi : Ilix : To decide a dispute a
\\ellasusiiiullbet plcaso state In hunduy's
ItKC the best time on recoid foru trotter with
running mute. Allerton.
Ans. II. B. Winship and Gabo Case , ono
mile against tlmo , nt Providence , U. L ,
Angus' 1. 1881 , ! 2:00. : Frank and John O'Nay ,
one mile In a race , at Prospect park , Brook
lyn , L. I. , November li ! , UOS : } < j.
\ \ IST : OMAHA , Nob. , Auc. ii. : To the Spott-
Inu" lulilor of Tin ; llns : I'leuso inuitlu Sun
day's query column the open season for
chieUou an quail In this state. poi tsnmn.
Ans. Chicken , September 1 to January 1 ;
quull , October 1 to'January 1.
OMAHA , Nob. . Aug. H. To tlio Sporting Kdl-
torof Tin : Itui : ; Is the Wilson now with Den
ver the snmu man \\lrn played hero under
Soluo In isS . Nonpareil.
Ans.Yo .
1'iiAiT-iMouTii. Null. , Aug. K ! . To the Sport
ing Kdltorof THE linn : I'louso state In Sun
day's UIK : which Is tin ; highest throw In poker
dice's Also , lu cutting for doul In ouuhro ,
which deals , lilj-h milnw ? U llouiloKor.
Ans. ( I ) Fouraeoa. (3) ( ) Lowund the ace
Is low.
IOIIHVIME , NoU.tAiu. 14. To the .Sporting
I'dltor of Tin : ! ! IK : : In a game of ra/zlo-da/zlo
does the plnyur holdliu' the curd culled for
ha\o to play It on tho'tlrst ' lead if It Is not re
quired to lake trickVv-l.onlsvlllu Sport.
Ans. Ho does not.
OMAHA , Nub. , Au 11. To Iho Sporting Edi
tor of TllK HKI : : fodceiilu a hut. will you
please Inform mo nJiut countries constitute
Scainllii'ivla. ' Is It Norway. * o Ion und Den-
murk , or only Norway and SnedenV sub
soil bur.
Ans. The three countries named.
OMAHA , Aug. 15. To the Spot-tin , : Kdltor of
Tin ; IUi : : : Wa HnllH-iin UnouUed dots n at aiv
tlmo In his tlxhl wlthlKllruln ? Hammer Lane.
Ans , NO.
KMKIIKON , In. , Aug. J5.--To the Sport Ing Hd-
Itorof Tim llliBi Will you please publish In
your P'lpor tlio best standing Jump im record
und who niiido it'/ Aim what Is I'nppur'x , I'ul-
luy's and Lo lur's tlmo for 10J yardsA buU-
bciiber.
Ans. ( I ) Fourteen foot live and one-half
Inches , with weights bv O. W. Hamilton.
( J ) Nona of these men have any oftlclal rec
ordsbut are capable of doing UK ) yards in ten
nnd one-half probably. In their minds they
uro all under ton seconds.
SOUTH O\HIIA. Aug U. To the Snorting Kd
ltor of TinHKK : Tuduuldu u wuger. p.o iso
ktuto whuthuror not lloston IIUH tx'on iihuud of
ChlciiKo any time between May I und August
10S. . 0.
Ans , She has.
OMAHA , AUK 13 , To the Sporting Kdltor of
TIIK llr.B ! I'luaso Ktuto In vour Mindiiy Jiiorn-
Inj- paper \vhuthiir J , K'cofr , the Dinah i iilich-
er. Isu Irothor toTIm Kccfciof the Philadel
phia club ? Also whuru is Ke-urns of thu last
yonr'H Omaha team ? WhoruU AuuUuf the
ISM Omuhu tuumV
Aus. II ) Yo > . (2) ( ) Kcarns Is with Portland
and Anuts with New Haven.
Al Marks , West Point , Neb. I submitted
CURED
IN 33 DAYS.
I have every reason to bo grateful for bonolUs received at Kxoclslor
Sprlnps. Mo. , I bollovo
0 | > " "bBl i > l0l as
I have a now mul lo up. lease on life , rosultlnp from tlio ttso ot tlio waters.
& , ut IV * ' 0JlinK ! ° f noticed that my ankles anil lops were swelling , atul a consultation with Dr.
t . J. iMUlvano.of lopoka , Kns. , ilo\olopod llio fact that I hail Uripht's disease. His analysis showlnir
the lll'Gsnni'i * of nlhinnnti in mi * itntti
I continued to trnyol , fooling t'hat I coti'tl not , afford to pivo up my position on the road ; Ucnt
mysoUumlop close moilIwil trcntmont , but the awaiting and unfavorable symptoms Ineroa od so steml-
ily that I could no longer do my work.
l. the iloutor said my condition wns critical , nnd advised mo to RO to E.xcol-
I arrived July /ith.consultid / with a resident phy.sh'ian.sjavo up moillolao.anil have used i-oiriilnrlv
the Foi-ro-Mantranoso atul Siilpho-Halino Waters and look Iho hot Milt-sulphur hatl.H dailv Mv 'o-
covory was rapid , and instead of boinj , ' a weak , emaciated , drops'.cal wreelc , 1 am 'to-dav'a lu-iirtv
robust limn , woijjhluir 1(15 ( pounds , with splendid appollto and ili ostion , feollnir bettor than I have Iti
IMV , , ' ° ro'"uiMS ' , " ? , tr'l ' , ° f th''l"sil'l1 ' ! swollin oralbuinuiiuria. 1 believe the valors and baths
a\ed life. . . truly
my Aiipti.sthlli.lsOl , i urn , o II JOHN'soN
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your question to the st-indtird fluthoritv of
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Excelsior Sprint's Co.'s Sotcrlnn Ginger
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xiir noons.
An Intensely interesting work is that just
issued to the world by K. B. Liinen , under
the title of "Jtusslnn Tntits and Terrors. "
Every year our people are talcing n livelier
Intotest in linssi.i nnd Russian affairs ,
whether it is on account of the ( 'rcat dissim-
lliirity in the modes of government obtaining
in this country nnd ours , or whether the
brutality and tyranny which prevails in Hus-
siti stimulates n inoibid curiosity atnoitj , ' our
people to Icnrn nil the details re-
gaiuin ? the dominions of the czar
or not neud not bo discussed
here , but certain it Is that \vo have learned
more about that country within the past
decade than wo did in 100 years previous ! * ' ,
The work treats of the subject in an ox-
hnu'tiwinnnncr nnd no one who in readinir
desires to combine instruction with amuse
ment will over regret having perused "Km-
stan Traits and Terrors. " Published bv Ben
jamin H. Tucker , -15 Millc street , Boston ,
Mass.
Part II Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy ,
U. Appleton & Co. , Now Yorlr.
This is the last portion of Spencer's treatise
on ethics , anil like every thing that emanates
from him. Is cast in the hignobt philosophical
mould. The author devotes the entire vnluaio
to the consideration of Justice and Its
kindred topics.
Mndnmo Bavary. By Gustavo Fltiulicrt.
A new translation by Eleanor Marso-Aveling.
Laird & bee , Chicago.
This is hut tin indifferent translation of ono
of tlio mor > t famous novels of the century. It
Is by many critics considered the best example -
ample of the ultra-realistic novel yet pro
duced bv the crrotic French .masters.
The Forum for August Isas usual abreast
of the times , and presents its readers with a
carefully selected literary treat.
Dr. Heinriuk Ucffeknn in an elaborate
statistical article proves tno financial condi
tion ot Russia to bo most precarious , und
raises his voice in warning to capitalists
ugalnst investing their money in loans
negotiated by that country. Baron Do
Hirsch.tho great ilobrev philanthropist , and
I. A. llourwlch devoted twcnty-tlvo pa es to
the Jews and their persecution by tlio govern
ment of the Czar. The articles throws much
light on ono of the most dastardly crimes in
the history of modern times. Edward Clark
has n very interesting article entitled ,
' Does Public Life Give Long Careers ? "
In his opinion all the present tendencies nro
in the direction ot greater stability in public
life. Thu republic scorns 'to bo steadily re
covering from tno delusion that public life is
the on 3 occupation in the world where ex
perience is ot uo value , nnd whore the best
service is secured by the most lren.uent
changes.
General Grcolev of "Joanncttc" fame ridi
cules Dr. Naunen's idea of finding n new way
to the north polo. There seems to bo lust
the least tinge of professional jealousy cast
ing its shadow over the general's article.
The "Profits of Fruit Culture In California"
is treated in a pr.ioticul manner by ox-ov- !
crnor L. A. Sheldon , -'ono who knows where
of ho spouks. " In the governor's opinion
fruit culture will prove nn unfailing Elder
ado to the dwellers by the Golden Gate.
"LitoriUuro in tlio Murket Place" is in
George Woodborrv's usual entertaining way.
"An Artist. " By Madame Joan no Murlot.
Translated by A. D. P.igo. Cassoll publish
ing company , Now York. The rnison d' otro
of this novel wo are nt a loss to perceive. It
is as insipid as any French novel wo hnvo
rend , being absolutely without plot. The
characters are very poorly developed and
the book is u protracted chain at inuno dia
logue between n certain port Parisian artiste ,
Mile. Dei , and n youiiu student , Mons.
O/ano. If our translators can ilnd nothing
batter than this In the Held of contemporary
French literature they should give over
their occupation or seek mist n res now in
Uussia und Spain , where rich literary mines
are awaiting development.
"Molna , or Against tlio Mighty. " By
Lawrence L. Lynch. Laird it Leo , Chicago.
"Molna" Is a strong , thrilllngdotectivo story ,
and to lovers of this biznrro kind of lo.uling
Mr. Lvnch's latest affusion will prove a rich
morsel to ru'iilmlto upon. The author dis-
plnvs an excellent command of the dramatic ,
iiiul his English Is far nbovo his theme.
About the only fault wo Ilnd with the story-
is its intcrminnUlo length , covering ns it does
about six hundred pages , The typograph
ical got up is excellent.
"Jenny's Ordeal. " By Leon Tinseau.
Translated bv Canulon Curwon , Worthington -
ton & Co. , Now York. The reader will bo
carried with delight through the onclianting.
puzzling windlniM of this very elaborate , and
withal wonderfully moral , love story.
"Tho Puritan's Daughter. " By L. C. De-
Leon ; Gossip publishing company , Mobile ,
Ala. It is with real gusto that wo turn to
ono of DoLeon's charmingly written books
after dipping Into so tnucti that is common
place. Tnoie is a delicate linlsh about his
writings that reminds ono strongly of
Thuckeruy , and nn exquisite humor seems to
trickle -down his pages. "Tho Puritan's
Daughter" is a beautiful story" beautifully
told. The author takes a few simple , uvcry
day incidents and weaves a web of romunco
around them as only n master can. Wo ad
mire Ills pnsslomito southern style , which It
so luxuriant and yet not vapid or fatiguing.
"Education and heredity. " A study in
Sociolopy. By J. M. Guynn. Translated
flora the French by W. J. Grcenstreot ,
M. A. Charles Scribner's Sons , New York.
TliU work Is eminently philosophical and
will readily lind favor in the eyes of the
ordinary "hollno library. " It Is permeated
with iho contemporary oriors of the modern
materialists and rationalists couched in most
mollillous English. Aslilu from these
blemishes , which ono must expect in
philosophical writings ot the modern French
schools , the work Is In keeping with the \\cil
known excallenco of the Contemporary
Science series now being published by
Messrs. Scnbners ,
"Old Abraham Jackson , " an oplsodo lo the
evolution of the Nebraska dug-out , by An on
Uriel II uncock , the nutnor of "f'ho Geniu i of
Galllluu , " etc. , is attracting a com ) deal of
comment mid it deserves nil the favorable
notices It is getting , and proves what tlio
author suya , thut "Iho urtUts and author * o *
Xebraula uru at least unique , n clu > s iy
themselves , nnd the tlmo s tt h iiid v > lien < ul
of the west will como more than ono litorury
Arohluiodo * with a lever lo move the we rl ' .
New Idea * are sure to grow In wosti-rn
brains. " Tlio story Is a lively , truoto it o
picture of tbo frontier In Nobrt.siui with iU
sod houses , boo-down * and prairie finm , i ml
even the hungry , unhallowed grasbhoppor is
Introduced. Tuo picttr couutry school
teacher with her spolllng-beo , nig boys and
county Institute Is drawn with u realistic
touch , showing that iho author must needs
1 have been them. The court held in n dug-out
presided over by a stjulro who could not reader
or write , makes another amusing chapter.
, Tlio book closes ns all good books should
close , with a wedding and n charivari , "and
the history of Kim creek world comes to nn
end , the hour 'J a. in. , the weights at thu
bottom of ttio clock and the key worn out
n one-pronged old pen. " Published bv
Charles Ii Scrg-tl it Co. , Chicago , 111.
"A Puritan P.iiran. " bv Julien Gordon , au
thor of "A Successful Man , " "Mile , lies-
eda. " etc. . is ono of the now novels of the
month. It is a story of nineteenth century
life in high places , and is of unusual intoro-a
and originality. The conversations nro
bright and entertaining , the plot well sus
tained , in fact tlu-ro is not ndrv page In tlio
entire book. The story is of a 'man's sin nnd
repentance nnd of his wife who considers his
crime a * past pinion , and who insists on a
separation but who Hnds love to strong and
linnlly goes baek to tlio lonely husband who
receives her with numblejov and thankful
ness. Published by D , Appleton it Co. ,
Now Yorif.
"Misjudged , " by W. Ilcimburg , translated
from the Gorman by Mrs. W. J. Davis , is n
novel of considerable power nnd originality ,
which begins where novels usually end , with
a wc.ldmg. The scene is laid in Germanv
und thd story is of a strong , loving nature In
the character of the wife , witli an obstin ito ,
high-strung husband who imagines his wife
is not Ins equal In nn artistic sense , but who
in tlio closing chapters , after years of sepa
ration ilnully realizes what his wife has
always beo.i to him , and u reconciliation fol
lows in which both nro supremely happy.
There are several striking dramatic situa
tions , the book is cnrotullv written and the
interest sustained to the end. Published by
Worthingtoa it Co. , 747 Broadway , New
York.
York.With
With all readers of summer notion "Tho
Duchess1' is a favorite. She has writtjn
many stories , and after ono has glanced
through a round do/on or more , ho Is apt to
imagine that they are all cast in the same
mold. Yet in spite of this evident similarity
noticeable in "A Mental Strupclc , " "Mollio
Biiwn , " and other works ot t'Lls popular
story teller , there still remains an Indcsurib-
able charm about "Tho Duchess" that never
j falls to attract the reader. In "iV Little
Uobel , " recently issued from the proas of
Hand , McNally it Co. , The Duchess has giv
en her friends a most charming story. Ttio
portraits nro well drawn and not. as in some
of The Duchess' woiks , too hictily colored
there is just enough of subtle analysis In the
character of Perpetna Wyntor , tbo , central
figure , to ehnrni rather than to rcpell and
just a slender thread of a plot upon which to
hang a number of romantic incidents and
that is all , No thcoomo descriptive scones
no lengthy eolloqual passaires no tedious
prosing. The reader who is tired of the cur
rent paper backed literature ol the day will
turn U > this story with nsllof , and mayhap
wish that ho too , lumut have "A Little Ueb-
cl" to subdue.
A little work that will bo found of great
benefit not only to that dally Increasing sec
tion of the public who write for the press ,
but also to many others who may think that
thov do not need such a book , is "Pens and
Types ; or , Hints and Helps for These Wno
Write , Print or Head , " uy Benjamin Urow.
Touchers , clergymen , doctors nnd business
men will also Ilnd much valuable information
in thu pages of this modest publication.
What thu author says about thu baJ hand
writing ol people iii Koncr.il is not in the
least exaggerated. It is a wo'l-known ' fact
that some of the worst writers lanor under
the delusion that they are pretty eood chiio-
gniplurs and express gieat surptiso when
told that their writing is anything but legi
ble. Illegibility of writing Is a frequent
causes ot the nurnei oils typographical errors
which constantly creep Into the pages ot the
daily press , the blame for which Is conven
iently shouldered onto the much-abused
compositor. There nro some people who
seem to think it beneath them -to write
plainly. , and vet these are the llrst
ones to growl and grumble about the stupid
ity nnd carelessness of the printer. If the
only thing accomplished by this I roc : was un
improvement in the legibility of the writing
of these who have much writing in do , it
will have conferred a great boon not only on
prinU'is ard editors , but in all ulioto duty
or pleasure necessitates the reading of in in-
userlpt. But this work also contains some
Invaluable bints on proof-rending , grammar
and punctuation not to bo tound in ordinary
school book- > . Published bv Leo it Sliopard ,
Boston , and Chailes T. Dilllngliom , 71b nnd
7'.iO Hioadwny , Now York.
As a writer of entertaining fiction Mrs.
Oliptumt has long been a papular favorite.
Enjoying an intinuito and friendly acquaint
ance. l'i Lomlnn society circles , and possess
ing u keen insight into the various phases of
English social life , she is , perhaps , to bu
considered the leader of the modern school
of society novelists , These who have
perused her earlier work * will pick up her
latest volume. "Tlio Heir Apparent and the
Heir Presumptive , " with anticipations
of the keenest enjoyment. Nor will
they ho dl appointed. Mra. Ollptmnt ,
in this work , has given us two pictures from
tno upper circles of British social life. Mnrv
II ill , the humble vlear'.s daughter , mock and
lowly as becomes ono of her humble origin ,
but withal possessing the worth of true gold
unalloyed oy the baser metals of envy and
avarice for social position , In the oxaet
lintltlilses of Let Itia Kavolatone , afterwards
the Honorable Lady Frogmoro. The heart
less ambition of the latter , her thoughtless
and cruel treatment of plain , unassuming
Mary Hill , and the subsequent triumph of
the hitter , nro pictured In true Unullih
melodramatic fashion. There is enough of
tragedy in tlio chapters lending up to the
climax to lend nn iiddod zest to tlio stoiy and
the denouement is happily rraehod , leaving
none but pleasnrablo sensations. Mr.s. Oil-
pliant has taught us huru In democratic
America that In spite of our prejudices and
In split ) ot the only too evident moral rotten
ness of the aristocratic circles in England ,
true worth does exist and that It otitshliii-.s
nil the drois that is constantly Haunted In
our oye.s.
"Jonel Fortunnt , " n Roumanian romance ,
by Marco Uroelnor , is n realistic , socialistic
love story of peasant life in that I'oun try.
Thu plot U not pattlcularlv original and Iho
Hltuiitlons not startling , still the book makes
very good reading for mi Idle nay in MI miner.
Published l > y Donohue , lionnouerry .t Co. , .
Chicago.
Use Haller's German Pills , the great co n
ftllpniiun and liver regulator.
TIM : OKM.AH.
Atmut HH
anil Ventilation.
Agnes B. Ormsboo In Iliirpor'd H -
znr ; YUc the housokcopor bus
I bought , built , or hired her lioiise , aflo ?
I due consideration of the family nuoda
j and tastes , nnd after careful examin
ation of iho locality and construction of
the chosen homo , her earliest attention
should bo directed to tlio collar , as thai
part of the homo winch is most often
neglected , and where order- and convon-
icnco combined add no snnll amount to
the comfort and healthiness of all parts
of the houso.
Tlio arrangement of the cellar taUcs
time and attention rather than any great
outlay of money. Tlio windows should
Iirst bo seen to. A stulTy. tinvontilated
cellar , full of dead air , is an abomin
ation. Tlio windows should bo so hung
that they can bo removed from the in
side , and during all but tlio o.xtremo
win tor months should bo taken out , and
even then in mild days should bo
opened in tlio middle of the day. The
outside of tlio win.lows should bo pro
tected by galvanised wire window-not-
ting , coating Uj cents the square foot. A
heavier , coarser-meshed quality can blT
used instead , if great strength is desired.
This quality costs 0 cents tlio square
foot , The hatchways of city houses are
troublesome in cold weather. Both tlio.
rear and front hatchways admit a great
deal of wind during tlio winter , in spite
of the wooden covert ) that are fitted to A
them , and make tlio kitchen and dining ,
room floors draughty and cold. This can
bo remedied by covering the iron grat
ing over each hatchway with several
folds of old carpeting or furniture sacking - \
ing , and then fitting tlio cover down > *
tightly. The hatchway on tlio sunny
side of tlio house must bo frequently
opened for air. Tlio collar coiling and
walls should bo Ihoioughly whitewashed ,
two heavy coats being enough.
All city collars , and many in the coun
try towns and villages , are cemented ,
which under most conditions is the
s.ifest and cleanest Mooring. But in the
country , where tlio ground is not pois
oned from leakages of sewers or the foul
gases of cesspools , and whoro. yet
larther , the ground is dry and sandy , a
cellar bottom of well-beaten earth is" not
unwholesome , and has a mysterious
cap icily for keeping fruits and vege
tables beyond Unit of cemented collars.
Such a collar should have boards for
walks to bins , barrels and cupboard , to
keep the house-mother from fretting
over the dirt ' 'tracked up. " If these
boards are occasionally turned over
when swept , there will bo no trouble
from dampness or "saw bugs. " Raising t p
them up slightly from tlio ground by Zs
inch cleats nailed to tlio under side of
tlio hoards Is another and bettor method.
In a collar where there is a furnace ,
it is a great help to household miiiitipo-
nicnt to have a portion of tlio collar di
vided from the furnace portion by a
light board partition , with a padlocked
door opening into it. The boards used
may bo rough and cheap , costing two
cents a foot ; but the partition must bo _
tight , so as not to admit the warm air
from the furnace. Under ordinary cir
cumstances the expense need not bo over
ton dollars , and in many cases oven less.
In this cold collar tlio vegetables and
apples , butter and preserves , may bo
kept , and even in the city the ui.com-
fortablo habit of living from hand to
mouth might bo changed to a great de
gree. Hero tlio tlmo honored vinegar
barrel or keg may have its place , giv
ing out its supply of "pure eider" vinegar -
gar whenever needed. Near by should
bo the swinging shelf anil cupboard ,
and tlio old-time fooling of plenty and
comfort , \vliieli tlio memory of tlio woll-
filled collars of country homos always
brings , would return to thu household.
I'aroiilH Itcail Tliis.
July nnd August nro anxious months for
mothers who carefully watch over their llttla
ones. Hot days and frequent eh'iiifjos of
temperature are liable to produce cholera
morlms. How satisfactory It should bu for
piiii'iitatoknow that ll-iller'i Pain Paraly/er
Is both n pleasant and effective remedy for
all summer complaints. Il soothe * und ro-
liove.s all pain und griping and always effects
u compick" cure ,
LoDuo'a Periodical Pllla.
Thlx Krunc.li ronu'fty ucti illru. tlr Upon the Knnora-
tUunrwia tinil curcH Hiiiiprt'iHiun of tlu IIIUMOI.
t'l < ir thriio fur J' , , HIM ! u in Ii MI illcil Slnml'l nol l >
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public aiiiipllui ! by ( iuiiilnmn Drux lu. , Oiu.ilin.
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cure font ! t once ( or ft tr atld ami a rYea llnttli ot
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