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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1895)
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II'n-I.lenl : llc" . r - - The present fall has Len an Ideal one for is'heellng.VILh "cry tow excctons the days 211\'U hen all that could Le desired , whie the 2oonl evenings lenl to the pleasure a fan- clnaton that must bo felt to b < appreciated. xlremely lusty roads Ilmlnlbh the enjoy' Jent , of course , but tim additional power . > re- qulred to drive the wheel Is not fel ' , nor Is there that exhaustion experienced In haler lays , I was only 1 couple of yeara ago that 'wwl.I ! riding was distinctively an exercise and pastmo of the summer , extenllng at the furthest Into the leasant 1 > daYI of Selltember nnll 0'tohicr , but now It Is making a close lip- preach to being an ahi-thte-year sport , neither the raw winds of November nor the biting blasts of Decemher being sulclent to banish utterly from the roads Lie lwo-wheele "e- hi'lCS of selr-propulslon. Greater care Is rCulrc1 for the protecton of whtls In winter than In lummer , anl ( on this lllnl the whtl expert of the New York Times teller ! much valuable al vice , There are Ipeelal points of care for both cyclist and 1nachiflO ho I'ays , partcularly In the days when the mercury hangs low and the success of a wlnter'e campaign depends so much on tl.n .nllnm'nL - ' " " For "l ; rider's l drese , the dictate of common - mon fcnso ere thin most proper to obey Some person , anxious for appearance , adopt Marched jhiirta , collars and eur as soon lS they can he wor without danger or demol- ton hy IJcrsplraton , Such apparel Is not only uncomfortable but unhe llhy , All-wool ( lot hlng throughout Is the solo thing hit for wlntcr cycylng , have the weight and warmth In the under garments rather than In the outer dress , and pres2rvo Plenty of acton room for the muecles Comfort Is of more conseluencth n comeliness , though It Is not neceSfJY to sari lce Hw later In gaining tilt ! Irt , Loose Itout shoes , laced only just tight enough to ho held In place , are thu serviceable and comfortable foot- wear. w.ar.Ic ' all'o of the wlnll ( anl , poslbl raIn 1vhlrh may ho encountered , a slolrh hat , with its protectIng brIm , Is better than the regulation cyclIng cap leUer than a heavy tOil coat fs an extra sweater or Illlershlrt , The later garments conform to the body's 1r . . eonlaur and permit at perfect freedom , : whIle HI" formal ) ' cut peajarkets or other coats hamper and ( constrain Kid gloves or cogt'klns look nice , but they lack the warmth which woolen ones possess nail 110 nol stand the wear any better. Persons who have not robust lung shoulll wear an extra protcc- ton jltera on the chict't . as It ts more exposed to the wlnl. , Paper Is as geol as patent pals for _ _ _ this . _ _ purpuse. _ _ _ u. . _ _ . . . . . " i'ituuiiL1IFnIa AIVil'li. Most Important Is It to have a wheel that Is suited to the rough work of rrozeu roads I a rider can afford , to keep I two whech' , one a light weight for summer , and the other _ a heavy machine for wInter use so mitch the batter 'ho light roadsters of from twenty to twcnty-two pounds are hardly fIt for the heavy work now reqllrcd , A machine from twenty-five to twenty-eIght or thirty pounds Is more relahle , I one must use a light machine because of having no other , II wi ho wcl to strengthen I wIth thick , tough tires. and It wi need moro favoring than In the summer The stiff ruts tn the road 'it thrice the strain on 1 wheel that It gets , Jullhln dog cays , all at the same time I lel'steel 19 liters brittle and apt to snap , ' 1 . lr , too , are more apt to he cut hy the sharp edges of the frozen mud , the dust and grit of the roads are harder and coarser , which ( makes them more severe on the h ar- logs , iltile everything rusts much quicker In tile hle . cold air. Thus , In every way the wear anti strain on a machine Is greater , and the wlntcr rider must needs give attention to details ( which do not bother him In June Chains snap casler cranks break , spokes crack , rlm spl all with lees strain than they have stoOl before and bc'des all this , i fals , which add to the racking , are more common Much of the liability to hreakage Is caused I hy keeping wheels In 1 warm room when'ln- doors and then suddenly exposing them to the contracting Inluenc3 or the outdoor cold , contractng An outhouse an unheated storeroom or n dry cellar Is best for the cycle In winter An excellent - celar plan for protecting the enamel and nickel parts which some fastidious rider use Is that of covering the frame , hubs , cranks , etc. , with a thin coating or hiarafhn. This protects the surface Irons mud and removed when the spring rust anti Is easily \ comes round . Wrapping strips of flannel about the crank , axle and hubs at the joInts in order to keep I out the grit Is alr worth whulo I the rIder honors his wheel and hIs whlo muscles and IJrefers prevention to aI- , duous cleaning P luous STORING WHEEI.S , For riders who have not learned the delight - Ihh of winter ridIng , but will store their wheels , It Is suggested that , instead of stan . tog thcm anywhere , they hang them on hooks or cords This wIll save the tires and ini. The hearings and all adjustable plrts should he wcl saturated with oil , and a coat- tog of parall alJplell ) to the frame and the nickel parts Vaieiiuo. which Is a form of Jaraln , wl answer , but II Is disagreeable ' to haijihie. Do not heave the wheel In a 'Pp .Iamp place , and whcrovor It Is It will bo wel to cover It with some old flannel cloth Of course , every rider wi have a wheel thoroughly free from dirt before storIng I Something few cclcrs ever think about Is ) cleaning the tIres of their machine and yet the mater that clings to them frequently starts the rubber to rottIng. Winter riders wilt do well to scrape their tires with a piece ! of wood or cardhoard as wcl as wip- lug off the frames , when they return from I 1 tril" I The complaint known as bicycle knee l , " ! which 19 simply \ n lameness duo to cramping and overwork , Is more common In colli . weather than In summer Observation teaches that long legged riders are more subject to thl than others , and an cXlllaaaton that scents satisfactory 19 found In tile fact that the most long legged I'crsons h"o an 1m- lroper , a ' ton , either because the machine Is too sla\ anti the saddle : congequenty not high enough above the pedals or else hecaul'9 tile cranks are too short. Let a man try riding a woman's wheel with a five or a five- and.a.hal Inch crank , or try traveling on a machIne where the position keeps tile legs bent when the pedals are down most , and he wil speedily , learn how "blc'cll kneo" Is contraetel Tires "crcep" on the rim because they have been improperly cemlnlell , sometImes this I 'he fmlt of the repair man , anti sometmes the ) ' come Imperfect from the factory. During ! colI weather , when alt the paris are shrink- : leg. "creeping" Is moro common than In I illlmer , 'hen a tire "crceps" the valve I spent ts torn or cut hy being pullet ! against th edge of its hall In the rim To 1" a \alro stcm thus Injured , inflate the tire so that ) 'OU earl \1I \ tile valve stool a rlr oslos9lble \ , Fill the cut with cement thorougili ) ' , and then wind elasto bands nroull th\ atom , drawing them Into the cut and keplng theta all well smeared with cement. Uuso enough cl slo to cover the , 'al\\ stem oi around its circumference for n distance of a quarter of an Inch each side at the cut When you want to ride before lIning the "Creell ) ' " tire properly cemented atul some cotton waste or other soft ma- tonal 1 around the edge of lho halo In the rim . through which the stem projects In such a I. \'ay as to protlt the rubber from the sharp edges of the wool or steel I wI be wise , also temporarily , to me , some tire tape to hold the tire When the fnger ! are numb with cold and the Itto steel globes are greasy It I hard to hanlle tile bal bearings of a wheel A magnt Is wonderfully haMy In thL emer- Jenr ) and It has the further virtue at en- Ibl'l you to detect ony' piece of ied s ot % hat IU ) have crept In through the tedlul or an Unscrupulous repairer. In returning , , - bal Learlng to their cases It I frequently the r.e that they run out as fat 11 PUt In lncarlg the. , vLth thli SmearII the cup wL11 nseln stops this lion - ) ' ) ' \ and U\'es profonl ) ' , ODD mC\I.E CRUS.\DU A M1' anl odd crusade against one phase of has bean ' : ' bicyclng InattutC In San csco ld the nelghborlna ciy of r'r .la SO otr tor the l'nVtnlon of Cruel ) . t < Children In each city II greatly worked up over the alleged atrocious cruelty practIced on heIpleaa chIldren Ly cycling fathers , who strap the per things In a leat fixed to the handle bar at the bicycle , and thUs cxpso them to danger of pneumonia , and also at death , either from accIdent or pure frhht. The societIes are In earnest In the matter , and If they cannot find , as they belIeve they can , something In their charter that gives them the right to prohibIt the "harbarous I > ractcc , " as they cal I , they will appeal to the city councIls to pas a specIal ordl. . nance to Inept the cnse. l'reslilent Sonntag of the h4an Francllco society - ! ciety for the I'rovention of Cruelty to Children - dren has IJeen watching the married wheelIng enthusiasts In Golden Gate park , and : Ir S. C. Sanford of the Oakllull society has been doing the same nerve-stralnlnl work In her ely , : lr , Sonnta says ho Is In favor of sa)8 hlc'clnr n 1 port for grown psopie , but he thinks If the helpless Infants coulll have ' ' 1 say In tile matter they woulll loudly protest . test against being mnle , Involuntary rilicrs lie speaks feelingly , even harrowing , of see- hug heartless fath'r forchln along with tots hut 18 months ohl strappell to the han- dlo bar of the bicycle , the children tn.uahiy numh with cold , and only kept awake or alert hy the constant frlh Inspired hy the apparently Imminent langcr of collision always - ways ahead of them. 10 I thinks that Illsh- log a chili at 1 tifteen-inile-an-hour 11ace against wlnl , and fog I. barbarous , and that exposing a child to the danger always at- terdanl on bicycling among horsps slid \ - bides In I crowd roadway If lIttle short ct criminal . Mr. Sonnta docs not charge that wheelmen - men are really Ileartess , hut that they are thoughtless : nay that they are cranl < s. lie thinks they lele\'p the chilI enjoys bicycling as much as they do For the mater of that , ho docs not adduce proof that the children I ( don't hut I Is the huslness of his society to act ,1S braIns for Ilelpless chlihilren's heads , as well as a guide for their feet , and ho ts earliest In his crusade. He docs not leow of any accident over having happened to a baby thus carried on n blcyclc. hit ho tel a with bated breath . of what might h ppen , One of the laws of tim state under which the society operates Is that It Is a misdemeanor - meaner to place a child In any position dangerous - gHOUS to \0 or limb , and President Sonnlag thinks It covers the case Ho proposes to Isslp a notice warning \ \ hCflmcn of this fact The Oakland society will 110 thc sme , H this fails or the desired erect the city coun- oils s \ I be as\e,1 \ , to pass an onlnlnco makIng - blcyclo. log It 1 misdemeanor to carrr a child on a SOI.DEHS O W1mLS , The other lay a new organIzatIon was effected In New York Its lame expresses Its purpose I Is the United States : lltary whecllcn , The possibilitIes of usefulness In this ody ! are suggested when I Is known that ! lmhershlp Is invited not merely from the ranks of the arl ) ' , hut from the mIlItia antI from cx-omcers and soldiers of the reg- ' ulnr anti volunteer forces I Is thus sccn says the lroolelyn Bale , that wo have already - ready tile material for an army on wheels that shal outnumber the present uniformed army of the naton , and perhaps c'qtiai the miita likewIse , tOI the number of blecl.s In use inut now bo reckoned h ) milons , nnd a cou llerahlo number of them arc use ] hr soldIers and those who have horne arms Wheelmcn of all sorts will welcome this determInation to Introduce the bicycle In mmtary tactics for two reasons First , It wil help eradicate the Idea , still held by many who 10 nol use wheels . that the iIcycle Is a toy and Is of me for pleasure onlY Second , nothing \'I tend to secure a speedier denlopment of I system of good rords titan thin adopton of the wheel by the army In the early years of the century the best roads , and In not a few places tile only roads , were those made for the miii- tary In these tmes the railroad and the telegraph anti telephone have In I measure Iiono away wIth the IIel1 o good roads for long distances , hut thc increased activity at the people thiat cnsm"l from these benefits has made the need of good roads for shorter 11s- tances Imperatve , There Is yet another benefit that Is likely I to result from this organizaton , and that Is I closer union of the army anti , Its reserve , tile mita , as wel as an increased Interest In the work of both on the part of the cii- zens. The olcers of the Military Wbeelmcn haheEn ehoFen from both the regular army and the natIonal guard , and the invitation to ex-members or the army and miita must ro- suit In a quick growth In numbers and em- clency War Is , fortunately , only a remote possibility In this country. yet It Is one of these evils for which It Is cancelled that a nation must bo prcpared Recent inventIons and improvements have radically changed the character of scientific warfare and the adoption - ton of the bicycle wIll change I yet more 1 Is not expetel ) that largo bOllcs of troops wIll move on wheels , nor even a limIted lum- her of them , In a rough und 11 1 cul countr ) hut there are uses for men on bicycles In flat and open districts and In regions that are provIded with good roads There are places on Long Island ami along the seacoast from hero to lorlda where a skirmish line could bo thrown forward on wheels with 'elerIty , all where the wheels , put lat on the ground , would servo an rests for the rifles , giving Increas steadiness of nre As meso senrers the bicyclers woull be far more serviceable than cavalrymen , save In hilly country anl over bad roads. TI ! experimental - mental long distance runs that have been made within 1 ) 'enr , under military direction , have proven tile great superiority of tIle machine - chine to the horse for this lell of service Indeed no horg could have covered the distance - tanco between New York and Chicago In double the time It has been gone over by wheelmcn GEXERAt. m.ES' OPINlO. General MIles , In 1 speech advocatIng the employment of the bicycle , exhlhlell conl- thence and even enthusiasm on the subject 10 was \Ierhaps mistaken when hI spoke of being able to conceal a bicycle at the bottom of 1 rIver and or fishIng It up and riding away after several days. for there woull have to ho a tiresome lot of l'umplng anl oiling antI polshing after the average steel and rubber machlno had been In soak for many hours But his illustration does point to a gainful factor In the use of the whI , anti that Is adaptation to concealment and its sience , I Is often needful to operate quickly and secretly In time of war , and tile adavnce of ecretl' tmo troops las again antI again been betrayed to watchrul scouts by the trcal and nolghlng of horses A bicycle corps eoull ho dispatched over a good road ut twice the pace that would bo safe for cavalry and I the enemy bad not thoughtfulY dtuted the way wIth broken bottles and tacks , It might he able to hell an advanced position until tIle main body or the army came UII The weight of the wheel , the equipment I wilt carry , the arms for cyclists to take are matters for consideratIon and experiment. but It Is satisfying to nott that the rage for ox- treme lightness Is passing , and that the models for next year wl\ bo a trine heavier , I anything , than those ofothe present season ' \'h"1 : nl' ' "Tho clo11 of modesty , " says the : la\3- yunk lbl03DIh r , "can never bo made over Into bloomers. " lclglum I to devote GOOOO francs to the construction at cycle paths along the edge of the hlghwa's Your contInental tourist can now buy his maps printed on a handkerchief. I ho doesn't want to consult I as a map , ho can use It as an absorbent of perspiraton , A Minneapolis lady named Trlxey wore bicycle knickers "so tight that they ripped In the scam9 : " hence-such Is Minneapohi- tan lagleshe was arrested for masqueradIng - lug as a man A nrookl'u alderman has offered a resolu. tion making It a misdemeanor for any POIson son to throw nails . lacks or glass upon the pUblo avenues. The mater was referred to the law coh'iunittee. I the League of American Wheelmen ever should abandon the control of cycle racing , It wl become very mich hike a man with his right arm oft. He may worry along with the remaining limb , but much of his power will bocklugThe Wboel A bicycle path eiGhteen miles long has been built from Los Angeles to Santa Mdnlca on tile coast . I Is laid besIde the railroad track and there Is some talk of securing some noted wheeler to give a trial of speed over the path with a locomotlvo as vace- maker. In Chicago recently a suit of some Inter eat to whlelmen was deCided , H D. Huh. bert a guest of the : etropolt hotel , left his wheel In the stere room I.ater when I was wanted It could not bo found , :11 Hul- bert instituted a suit against the hotel pro- prletor anti secured a judgment for $ IQO and cost , The evIdence d volopP the hHeroat. log fact that the Metropole clar'e , to Cents per week for the car ' of blc'cles. The i'ennsylvania railroad has taken a step backward In , deciding tQ tiire for tbo trans- porlaton of bicyCles II ' excess baggage , " The lulUon whether I bicycle Ii I not bag- cage In the same UIUO that a valise or a trunk Is ought to be broucht bfor the courts , for early eUletent , The I.Hge of Amen- can Wheelmen wi doubtless move It the maier promptly. A new bicycle alarm Is described In a re- cent number of La Nature , which Illers from the boils we. have seen In that It II sounded b ) a push hutton In the center instead . stead of by a thumb plate on one aide of It. The mechanlm of the entire alarm Is within a lat clreular box , and as It weighs little and takes up very little space , whIle emIttIng a loud sound which can bo hearth quite 1 ( dls tanco , It has heroine quite popular In Paris The 1Ie'clsts of Kansas City have formed 1 revolutionary society to overthrow the tyranny or the watering cart man and to do- mand a general Improvement of the streets of the city and ( aunt ) This Is a sign of the tmc , Pressure from that quarter Is bound to Increse , In a few years , If It Is not s now , the number of pcplp interested In our streets through the use of the blc'cle wi be , In the more thickly ( elted districts at least , greater Ihl the p IntcrcstCI thirouit the horse , Turn tine fitting of tIne lo1ls for , their use wil have to ho recognized ns n prime necessity of road bultlng , especially as such innprovments wi ho of almost equal ! benefit to the owners of horses Tine horseless road , carriage . too , made on the plan of the bicycle , wi become a votenit I > factor along this lne , " \ 'is I Mie'i'i iil.r' .r 0. , Vii , ' ( , Few people , I any can possibly realize to what an cnormous extent the bicycle has taken pos e ; lon of the theatrical prore slon , ' Among the mcmbcrs of the 'lvar ) ' Grand ' Opera company . for eX'mllc. there arc nearly seventy bicycle lnthuslast , Icrore the company - pany hart New York several Finger : alkc1 the manager If he would let them take their wheels along In tine scenery cr , lie gave the first two or three perinisaton , but when other appiieantun 1m obliged to ' npplcants came was oblgell say no , a9 I would ha\'o required extra cars to 110 justice to the applcant9 , There are about 100 perSJns In this manager's cmplo In \rl. 'ous branches , and fuly tWo-thlrlls of that number ride whecls While It cld not bothcr the manager to take one or two wheels on the road , the problcm of handling 70 or 100 wheels has now become a serious malcr , and next season the actors will J1a\e to pay trans. portaton for thel own bicycles , or travel , without thcm On Thanlfgl\lng day the whcelmen of Jersey - sPY City wl commemorate the completion of the iitld.SOn < cO'lty ' houle\ar,1 , with the largest hlc'clo parade that has ever taken place In New Jeri ) ' , J > J J JO g ANTE nOOll ECHOES v OJ JJJJ J3 C jJ On December ( Alpha camp , Woodmen of tim World , wl initiate 1 large number of tile members of Cedar Burrs , Wahoo and l.'remont camps Into the mysteries or the non dogrco of the ordrr A general invita- ton has been cxtenlcd to the members of the camps to a\al themsel\s of tile opportunity and an equally general acccptanco of the invitation - viaton has len received , As the railroads ha\'o agreed to maIm a special rate for the occasion , It Is a forKont conclusion that the camps will cOle almost In bOles , The ) affair will be male an event of con- slderalle hnportance In the circles of the order , Arrngclents arc already , being made for an extensive prugram or I literary and musical nature , which will follow the can- rerrlng of the degrt l"Inally , the last , hut nol the least of the features of the evening \\1 consist of a light suppcr 'o get their hands In , so to speak , on next Thursday e\enlnl the members of tile camp will confer the degree upon some fifteen ap- ph lean ts. A new quartet has been organized in Alpha camp which Ilromises to prduce consilcr- able entertainment during the coring winter months , I consists of lessrs Owens , lope , Rowe and Carver. Its initial . Car\er Is Iniial apPearance OCcurred - curred at the regular meeting ot the camp 011 pleasant last Thursday Imprcsslon. night , and created a decidedly - On last Thursdny evening Golden , Hol , grove Woodnuien's circle , gave al Ice cream social which was attended hy some Ity pea- i pie The greater portion of the evening was spent In progressive high live , In which Dr Rodgers antI Mrs Claussen obtained high honors and F F' . Hoe the booby prize The an'alr occurred In the grove's quarters In the Continental block. The first gra,1 concert and hal of the season , to bo given hylllha camp , Woodmen - men of the World will occur on Thursday evening block. In Myrtle hal In the Continental Tine drill team of Omaha camp No , 120 , Modern Woodmen of America , will give a bal In its hal In the Continental block on next \\'edneslla e\cnlul On the following Wednesday the Dauphtcrs or neb kah wIll give an entertainment , which will he largely social In nature , but will comprise un Informal - formal literary program Secret society circles are beginning to ! wake up and during the coming winter months the usual number of entertainments , musicales , cad parties and other affairs , In which many of the members delght , are prcmlscd On account of the elections se- crct sociotles , like other bodies or every description - scripton , have been more or less quiet and consequent } ' there has been but little of gen- oral Interest occurring Omaba lodge No 39 , Benevolent Protectvo Order of Elks , wi hold appropriate and beautiful services In one of the public halls In this ciy , Sunday , December 1. Able speakers nml the best musical talent of the city has been secured for the occasion A complete program wi he announced later , . li.t l'l'tNFiSS , Detrit Free I're& ' Into 1 dry goolH store she went , A maiden fah' to see . She WIS Iutcil , antI putellln I gorgeous way And got up negttrdlL'sslee , Her bonnet was mode In thc latest style , Fifty dollars the 11rlcc _ \ nut silo hititi , ' ' \11 hll on nn etgluty-fl'o.thnhirur' gown , ThaI she thought \\'us cheap but nuice , 'fhpn tip to the rlhbon counter quick \"lh nn < a ( ) ' III abe \\'cnt And spent tl enormous Hum of a dime . And ordelod tile ribbon . edit . :1 : ss ss I'I'I i I. 1 : ii-1Si ) \ : , I seems strange that many people In this live and progressive age have hut just Ils- covered for themselves what the old ! I.'rcnch cavalier . Do Soto and his ulh'cnturous companions - panions found fr tim world over three ceo- tunics ago , The gently rolln lands , the clear anti sparkling waters , the green and shally lanes , and the rich and generous soIl of tile Orchanl Homes regions arc just as wonderful , just , a entrancing , just as life-giving , and just , ns productive today as they were In that remote - mete and legendary tme , In that favored region you are nol housed up by the cold four months In the year nor are you distressed anti disturbed by long terms of hot , dry weather. Two , three , and even four bountiful crops reward the farmer's work who tills the sol lt Orchard Homes , and not ono thing that he can raise but what Ja's hIm the best price and that price In cash There Is nn absolute certainty of a profItable crop every year There Is an absolute - solute certainly of an average profit of two hundred to three hnllred dollars per acre every year for nil the vegetables that can be rals d , I you want to raise the luscious and Iroltablo strawberry Orchard Homes Is pro-eminently the garden spot for thus fruit. A yield at 100 bushels of strawberries - berries to the acre there Is not uncommon. Apples , 11caeh p , plums , pears , In fact , all . known nuarketabie fruits almost without maketablo fruis wihout ex- cepto : , do well at Orchard Homes , happIly the gates of secllonalsm are oft their hlng s and the southern people welcome the tide of Immigration that a few years ago was jowlng westward The newcrer are not mQre enthusiastic over the advantagc of this region than are tile natve I Is nol strange that one finds so small a desire to change among southern people , or that Ih-'Ir temperament Is restful Instead of reatirsa There I n rigorous season to pie restes up or fodder for The sol never rests but gn erualy I furnishes crop afer crop the s-ar ' rourd Think what a man con acerf.n : " with Ix months winter elIminated Ice":11 1 , . caleulatlon Wrle or c 1 on George W Ame general agent , IC17 l arnal stre t , Omaha , Nebraska for all fur'her lIf0rmalon about tie faL"0US Orchard 10D0 /Ion L. _ AMUSEMENTS. A dull week at the thules I succeeded this day by one which bids rail 10 bo even more deadly In Its dullness , and the jaded play.goer will have alee half 1 week ot entire repose , unless hq , I Imp910 by curiosity or the desire for scientific investi. Katon to go to Creighton bal , where Anna l's'a Fey , called the ftulr/Mahlatma , will be the solo local atracUor after Tuesda ) ' , Prom reports which have precelle Miss Fay . I WoUld appear that people In search of entertainment can find I \ Ith her. At alY rate she has a chetr . field , free from ally sllccles of competition , except on the first two nights of her engagcmcnt , Tucs- tIny night wi see a display of hhlckrace mhltrclsy at both houses , IIO"ls being given over ' to charitable uses and the Crclhtol taking probably a reluctant farewell ef Primrose - rose & Wcst These later hamed exponents of thclr cJlecrrul art u ill Iloultleu bc warmly welcomed this afternoon , when the ) ' ouch an clgngcmcnt of which the local cake walk features > \ viiI 011) ' dC\eloll In tile ful- ness of ther beaulty' after the two Sunday Icr. formanccs : lnlY at the inure \Iromlncnt \ of our colored fellow townsmen are taking \ holt of this project with Celmllllablp zeal , and at the , ' writing It looks Iresl'nt writng 10lks as I the cake walks wouhl bc c'xtt'nusively conutested , extlnslvccOltlstmJ The prizes offered by Omaha mcrchants are varied cnongh In their atracth''n . and sulclcnt ) mluablo to taw many Into the comlletllon , until the ann uneemcnt that no entrance fee Is to be exacted of the Coil- tcstants should go flr to swell the lsts , There Is no form of exhibition intone entertaining - tertaining to audlenccs ami partcll'ants than 1 wcl at tended anti Ilecorousl comluctc negro cake . . walk as . those . who have scen them wel know I Is believed thnt these contests taking place on MDnda and 'ues- day nights , will prove here , ns tluc'y' have pro\cll cls ' where , to I ! , a _ very attractive feature or the Prlntl ! ' ' \\'cst e'ngagenuient , which Is relied , upon to blot out by its gcncral excellence the nlghtmar nuentuory or nn > thrr minstrel show which rccent ) ' alltcd us , 'hc hardy hanll ( or Uncle Tommrs who broke last Sabbath at DOYII's nuoveih . ! mO\111 lurces " th < MIssouri as soon as rlb he thereafter , Blza and the dogs goIng 0\11 hy hr'lg ' , instead of following their usual tortius . tortIJUS , eoulso over cakes of 1'1tlpss Icc-IJroh Ihly blcausl the river Is still quite O\pn , 'noro were two 'o\ss , amt by a colncll.nce thre - nro two sisters who are Uncle 'onllln"- just cnough to go 'rounll , Sandow followed thIs leuutful anti pathcllr drama at BOI\s , all look all thc peolle away from Walll & \oles for his first nigh' , alhough I t neither house did largo hinsi lneH after that , a result to whIch the cleet iou doubtless contributed , as well n'i.alac'l elthor of novelty or or merit , as the case niihut : he , In the atractons hell out Herr. mann filled out the wCk , presentIng In his always arceptable way 1 prOlrar In whleh one looked , In \aln for the pronnlsetl lov l- ties : and Florence Bndes ! "Pay Trahln" nt the Creighton Introlltccll some now pro- l pie and bioWId some creditable stage CJr- pen tcry. There are 111eny at qed things eomlnl scon The Creighton annOIUcrS a solid senIor , of bookings from wi.xi' . Sunday until the < hat of April , manly at ; "e " , try best attractions - tons now on the road Iin Included In tine list , wIllIe l3napfr J1iy'nJs ut ill keep Ill ) the excellent reputat II'n1 the hous with which ho Is Identfer Er pr .entng an array of good things which wl nutrit RII wIll doubtless receive 1 fair a tre or public pat- ronage Mr Haynes has upe a goer thing for Omaha , anll It Is h0(1 i , Inelle11aly , for himself , II maltng I Sjlre for our musle lovers to enjoy four perfo nanes of German opera during the huohidaysVithn due respect to the claims or rival at 1 actions , tile eom- , ' of the mrosch plete SUIrcmary tla organiza- ton over anything thfl If likely to he pre- sentld hero this season . \ % 1111estoned , \\'e have had no such tre ' .hj a nnnnslc'ih way visIt of .fated Amerlcau since the \Islt ,4u s-fated Opera company teChVP9 ,9. - Apropos of tiiO theprE5iOn which plagues the thcatrlcal world at resent , and whereor the Century editorial , pprlntcd In this col- umn last Sunday. profcl to give sore cx- planaton , the Chicago Times-hieralti Ilol s forth In that sarcasth vein which seems most approrlatl to t subject , anJ pays its respects to the r tropols as follows : "Of course , every one onc.dl the literary and art supremac of Icw york. At Icast It Is conceded hy e\r . one In that city , which ought to he conch l\o In the estma- ton of all out lde barUrlans who Inhabit the 'provlnccs'-Includlnll Chicago , Phiadel- phia , Boston and the re"J or tile worll l'lng boy 111 Mnnhatan islai J But sometmes there are thoughts .thn unsettle the fond reverence for that su'lor city , and thin painful lslnsionment verconnes us lee a summcr cloud , and ti t not without our special wonder They ggest that Gotham clsewhere may not be qulto In hip ' ' wih the progress " : Iodjeska Is thin latcf aggrle\'el hlstrlon to give a form or words to the aplHllng suspicion - picion that New York'8110\'e fa I' tine hlghrr art Is but a bham ; thai the KniIckerhckor Cox Ie only rnsueradll In tine skin 01 a lon , I "i'erinaps I this disc 'ery hal been con- ) fined to that charming t lst there might he some faInt hope that Bh was laboring under a painrul delusion. But untinappily > for this ) hypothosl , others In n position of conse- qtenco among the draritic ' stars have oh- sen'O the same phenol 'non. I twln louth found his bitterest pang n the thought that the metropolan city or merlca Ignorcil him for foreign stars and ' ' anl I'arlet ) performers , Mansfield has found less uport In that city than . among thus road tome or America , and wil not play In Gotha ! ! this seasen Jula luriowe T.lber has tnjlred neither sUPPol1 nor slpathr In that cl t' Otis Skinner has not dared to test the fat that has overtaken othcrs Nat Goodwin Ins frequcnt } . de- ciarcil that the art atmllphee or New York Is too rarefied for hlml S II Smith Ihlsspl still play no more In thl cty : t of the bridge , Joseph Jefferson , often l 'tjijeceii hy thebe proponents of high art , Is ' ; \ , mal < lng what viIl probably be his last tIt of their disposition - position to neglect thin greatnetors of \mcr. lea , Mary Anndersonu head hr01n II thc leglcct chleUy of New York.etlred from tine stage anti has gained lnuninent ! , residence In r nglanl , Lawrence BarTt , of peaceful memor } ' , mad his fine prductons Wltin . no hope of profitable Inanclsl support In the vaunted art center of Itmetba. "And so runs tIne tale \vay , : Ieanwhlc New York Is the Mecca f the \llle\'le star , the music hal artIst anti the riotous farce comedy exponent 'o loathing actors of America can only play 1 that city with the foregone assurance neglect anti , thi certainy bf loss A I""forelgn stars-so few that they do not Ihtn ) tine rule of In- dlIercnee to art In Its lntnr ' formsmee with favor , p rhaps , for Ih\reason that tile ) ' are foreign hut this I , al "The pretensions of ' N , York as the arbiter - biter of dramatic art ' and Iplnlon , so often ' expressed hr Felcomp1ccl'persons of thot splendid city , 10 not , on whole , scent to be wel founded There Iqulo a gap he- tween the pretense and to fact , and the entertaining and on sOla accounts nnms- hog fable that the gren iqughts $ whleh the New York writers thlhk hey thlnle are the 103dstone , the guiding er for tine opinion of tile entire country I lOW accepted with far more derision tilan 'rpect. 'ho re- malnller of the countp' In fact dc\oted very largel to Indor-In J8 10 dramatIc er- forts of the very stars)1\ ' \ ' , re damned wIth faint In ; ' . 1 In dIscovering praise that cl ) II ; the literary anti mora \ ra ? lnes of many phrs and pertormances \ ' C' nno ant of l/tham thlckl ) ' plastered tth ' undeserved . omlums. "I thp'e ar" ludlcatlo"S tat New York Is the arbiter of opinion In ! ; ard to dramatic maters notbtng more n I IC said nUl to nothmg . ( tIC ordInary ) ' mind . I iL 's"em ' . that the prcof eli . 10 . ' ' proposlton . and thus , until 'u to aunme a mora cr.dlla a1 the best Ls'ca'l of tb tnt country n \\ould bn 1itly and give over ' "It Is rte to th c- it C ty by th" r : 'U. ' iy prJUd I 'if a supr 'r n ) warrar kilel ' I 1'1"1 th'o f d r and s-er of Ii' 'a mat'or b many of Clue Inlanll cities , but not I 1 fEW critics wh ha\'c nuothnling to lear from those engaged In elnunilar ' a oc'unpationi alone simiar OCcU\1lon 1roa < way , "It Is not the size of a city that deter- mines the art stntm' of I cllzms , highly edlcltct mtn have peletratcll to every part of Anuerica anti ns all of the mlslc and nnl drama that Is heard on the senboanl has also been enjoyed In the \\'cster cities for many years 11\o , there Is nothing In the experience - onCe nt11 obser\llon of thfse arts that ( Is not ( omlon to pl tht ( great centers. No one of thin cities can any longe say to the others , 'I am the leather or epln'on ' anll ) ' l Ilst ( form to my vll'\\ . ' iuch pretcnslon nB this would be ritlicuniotut' anrwllrp , all I Is dOlbl ) ' su In a city that neglects ito ( stars anti fpds on the garbage of mIscellaneous \1ulle\lle. " Lost , lamonds are to ho a due In the souhrcte market this year. 'un hark Is to replace them us nn advertising mellum , I rejoices In two virtues of hellg I little cheaper antI much more tiluhtille. First , the souhrcte fails Iii antI thcn a lloctor's certiui- ate Is dragged In ns nn accessory , The tnn bark Is reserved for the denolemcnt on the second tlay . when the souhrcto Is billed to tile at al ) ' moment Years ago I was I ravor- It trick of chorns girls to faint Oi thin stage , solely for tile pnT'os" of being sent home In n cab al the manager's cx. Ilcnse ; , Jut nowadays , wlwn so many ladies of the chorns ha\e their prIvate stables , this specialy has naturally lost its vogne But the tan bark idea appeals to all classes of aetresse The tan bark , of course , Is EIJreatl all over tine street . and a man sta- tioneti on the pavlcnt says "Sh ! Sh ! " whichever - over an'thln In the ( shalle of a pedrtrlnn or rall" i'r ' 'I''P. I1 h 1" I. . tiimfl : iet'en actresses - - - are ' r - Clue ; -t , nb3'rk''s'pcci lt ; ; just now , and their maladies rnge all the us'ay' from a tight sl1l to a toothachc So far only one of these tan hark exprlnusntts has gone aelcew. l The actress who had In- \stell In a tan bark happenell to lIve next door to a boanlng house where Corinne and men mammn , : lrs , 1lmbal , were stollllng Mrs. 1\lh:11 : happened to be learning to ride I helc ! just then , a 111 as this tl ball cxtrnlul , over the greater part uf the bloclc Silo wlselr deehlll that that ) arlcular por- ton of the street wouhl make a Slllflll either down lrcna ror her prolmlnary e\'olu- lens , The news son epreath ! throughout tile uclghborhool that Curlnne's mother hal tackled a "hlkc , " anti by thin cnl , or the moring : lr ° , Kimbal hal tine satsfacton uf Jmpln InfJuors with I Inn major perton at her lghhor's tan hark on her hacl Mrs llmhJI now rides hcantulr , anl , the sou- brete Is rfporte to hI 10lng as wel as can bo expctoih nnller the circumstances ( "llu . I.h.ul" , "Tho Colonel's \Vlves , " \ u hleh wl he l're- sentel , for the first lime before the Omaha : I Irst publc at Clue new lloyd theater Ihls ( Sunla ' ) evening and Monday evening , Is cOmlJOsed ot three acts and countcss lau.hablo eltuationne. I Is an UII.to-llate farcIcal comed ) presented b ( ty' a company of comclians under the dlr\ tlon of Gustave Frohman The star , Miss Anna Parl.cr . , will he pleas- antr remcmbercl rrom her pcrrormance of Kitty In "Charier's Aunt , " amI In the in' t of : \rger ' In "The Colonel's \\'Ivcs" tile \\as duplicated her formcr success Thcro han hecn several Individual hits made br mcm- hers or thp cOml'an , among which may hi Icntloned : Ir , lugo lUcks as the lery cola" nel , MIss F. Adele Not as the female detc - lve , Miss Anna acGrcgor as the t long lost wlo and Mr H E. : lcAlstcr as the stutter- , hug calet The plot of "Tho Colonel's'Ives" I brleny told : Colonel : le\elgh Is an old cc'- tired army olcer , who Is marricil to a girl } 'ount enough to he his daughter The young lady , to 1lcaso , her dying father consentc1 to become thin wie 01 Colonel lcVelgh , but Inslstcd that Chits marriage should be kept I a secret for a } 'ear , The rather suggested ( as the colonel .woull nol agree to he paratell I from his wHo .Iurlng that year ) that they I shonlll travel ou the continent as father Ind I daughtcr for that pcrlOI Thin play cpens two weeks after their marrIage , anti Colonel : Ic\cllh and his girlish wire arc about 10 embark for Bngland , to follow cut the sug- geslon or her rathcr , who has been dead for a ) eH : , Tile colonel Is very mueh In le\e wih his young wife , but Chic fleln ! i3 no' reciprocal Margery , who Is hut 20 years of agc I full of life anti . spirit , anl rathf enjoys Inc ( novcl situatIon In whleh she luau been placed by the commands of her father. Sue carries on ( desperate frtatnn WIt I ncarly every mann she meets and senls them to her husbanl , who Is pacing as her father. to gain his consent to their manlage. 'hp colonel stands this us long as possible anll : then retaliates ! by mnklng love to every woman ho sees , 'he laughable ctnutphlcatione from these condItions of aftairs arising cclii conliiions afairs can bo easily Imagined The one-act comcly cnrtaln raiser entitled "The Lost S\eep , " pre edes "The eolwls " WIves , - - ' These famous minstrel entertainers claIm to have Introduced a genuine mlnstrcl rvo- luton this season , and one of such a nature ' as will leave a deep mark upon tine fut tire attempts In that same dlrccton , I has bonn a constant endeavor on their part to grow In favor with the 11hlc , all each sueceetlinug season they have startled , the natives by an- nouneln a most elaborate plan This en- Ot , however , the climax was reachl11 whll throuph the press It wall learned that Prim- roseVcst hal secured , a combination of it lilies antI blacks to nUIIramate their talents so as to present the progress of nninstrelsy , from its birth to the IJrCscnt tIny , In such a shnpe Liz to 11rvhl ! two separate anti this- tnct performances luring the semI evening. This , It Is salll , has been accomplhel wih results prau 'lng to h'nlntroseVcst , an,1 , Il'lhhtul to all lovers of wholesome mln- strcl entertainment The pnrormance 15 said to he a hl.hlr Intcrestng onc. al11 the big show Ii c\'erywhcro attrac'Intg the greatest possible amount of consideration. Therc are three miltary hands , one a plckannlny ha'\II or nnusual mcrlt unler tIne Iradershlp of an able Buropean conluctor , all are hamhome unlormcll , anti their advent Is always calca- lated to pladden the rats rf all 10\'er9 of muslo The cnggcmenl at thin Crelgh'oh should be a successful one , opening with 1 matnce today at 2:30 : , One of the reatnrs of time engagement will bl the two great : prize cake walks Ionday anti Tucslla nights , Clue contestants being among Omaha's Cloro.1 elo , Many \aluablo prizs wi be awarded. : The prizes may be seen In thin various places of busIness of tile tlonore. No entranice fee Is ciiargi co'ltesninruts. iingi' Ithchiarti Mansfiohth onus tile stile rtgiuts for .tnnasrica and Europe of "A Social Highway- nnma n. " lr't'ing proiucc'ih huiti panorama of Shake- epearo's "Macbeth" at Aiboy's theater , Nest \'ork , on Tusetlay evening , October 29. The IloulS was crots'iieti , but as mitch equld not b said for tine cash drawer in the box ohilce. htIcliarti Mansfiehd is to ilavo the following in lui nupport on lila fortluconuing tour : lies- tn-ice Canneron , Itooo Eytlnge , Johustonne non- nett , Jenny Enisthce , Non-a Lamisone , Din Ilarkins , a I ) . Lyona stud Orinle John 'an , Stars playing hut not starring this soisont Jan'auecluck , Frederica hiry'tonn , Jannes T. I'ow- era , Veu-nona Jan-beau , William Collier , Ehita I'roctor Otis , Joint C. Rice , E.iwinm Arthon , John 'F. ICelly' , Guns \'ilhianns , Johinnttonio fleim- 110(1 , Frank Mayo , Charles hhon'ser , htoc' Cogiu hail , Peedenichc Ilaihen , u'ho starred for years OVitil success withi Josephu lion-C , has gIven-u up actinig to manage ZsioilIo Fulier in "The 1svcntiethn Cenitinry Girl. " Hint Inc ethil lIant a lIfe-size lithograph of hinmuself put out wherever lila attractIon plays. Tile ( itiestloni is. floes the public care a fig fur the Iikenes of Cue nian In Cite box oihlce ? "A'ar Tune W'edding , " ( lie Bostonians' latest output. has a strong , serious iuiterest runnhtlg tuirought it. in w'htchi respect it n-c- sonthies "I h'agllaccl" anti "Cavailoria itusti- canut. " Tilero Is InitnIgue anti. In tile last Oct. stabbuung. Thin role of Tereasa. sting anti I acted si Itlu lire. force and expresiuni by Jes- I hhartiett Davis , Is possibly tine molt of- fert'sn iii tite cast , hut W. II. MacDonald , I liar ab'o. ( ' a les and lichen lien-train are c-ct it is C ild , to advantage. It is ituo crnnnon custom of treasurers at time thca' ra to PUnch all comphimenmtsry 'I i ' U ore cC hue theaters icu Ns''cuk 'ma t ' ' - ' , . -r li amno so tired emil the intt- 'l cf I -i art b t.ne e 'riI d by' iuunti- Ic' ; ml tI'i id C k ' 3 In crder to Oil tip tht' ii - nine ho h uP n a i.vei aimi ra'h r iev r'h"me Ii. derided to p'tnrin orl' time ke's Id IiIS i.'tw lint hirighir aol ( mlii I aay' roan amid basscarely any usork to tie. -J Brag Is all right 'hen you nave got something t back it up. We unhesitatingly brag about this our wonderful . GUARANTEE SALE for we arc making faultless tailor-made Suits and Overcoats TO ODR - - - - from all the fashionable and i'eliable Woolens , worth 3O and 1' ) Choke \ jj -for q ) SEE OUR GUARANTEES it E 11llt'ED I' GUiIl 4't'TLh I/ia ! 'n ' , ( , ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / I by Mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .titoi : our skc'nZ , . . ' ' JOLL-IA'S'o , act//u TIf'ENTI"FII'R ) - ' tile cale , C on , autI if no ! saafatloty ne toil ! , , Iui ' is , , , wit/i , , , I/if , Iydnjs fanu uIaI. , , , , . , , , , , , . , He fu/h agiet' to L-e said ganu'iI.t in 1IaIzsiIj eJ'au au ! ( ' c.us fire of thaig , , . , ' , , , Jut a te md ci one teai. Recevet i'apneiI 1ART Th Tor Y. M. C. A. BIdg. , 210-212 S. 16th St. OtII ADROIT OBSERVERS See that the People are Moving Sottlt S.OBECAUE- No Droutlis , . No Hot Whicis , No Floods , No Heated Terrn5 No Blizzards , No Cold Snaps , No Cold Winters , No Crop Failures TIIEN/ICE . . tile imitehhigemit later of of thtc iitnshisiidtniuiu , 'l1 ( ) tints stic. ccssfttlly grow ts'o ( On' tlun'co CI'OpH yearly , REMEMBER ORCHARD IIOMES The great tn-lit growing and vegetable raising distrit-t of the Suth. A noti thuat raises anytiutnig ( hint grows auuil us iot'atton from ss'Inb'it y'oin rea'ht ( Ito mar- kotit of th'o si'inoie country. Your fruits and rardent truck sold on thu ground anti Placoti In ( 'hic'agi , St i.ouhs antnl Now Orleans markets Iii 1t to H hours- In this gat-deni spot of Aummemica , NO PLACE ON EARTH Offers greater nls'antages to tine Intelligent settler. One half the work you now do lucre uvilt gIve four tinucs the n esuui is In Chute ss'ondertuhiy PrPtlilCtIVI' couuntry. The people are friendly ; ntclaoois , churches , nnewspapers are Plnty' ; i'alhroad ( ci- chILIes line , antiC ii boil whose rIchness is UlisUrpasacci , , . ' 1's'o and 'Flui'ctt Crops Can he Smiocessitihly Gn'os'ni the Sante Yeni' . Timber is abunihant-Lumber is clteap-Fniei costs nothng-Cattlo ! are easily raiseti and futtened-Crazinig Is fine all Clue year. CLIMATE is healthy anti deihglittinl ; land and sea hireezos antI o l nigints. Time mean temperature is 1:3 : to ii degrees. 'rho average rainfall Cs G incites. No extreluio of heat on' cold : auhhiclent rain for all crops. 20 TO 40 ACR3S properly worked makes yotn more money and nunkes it easier titan ( ha iect ItO- acre fiurm In the uvest. Garthen protlilctnt are a wonderful y'inhti nIld all linIng big prices. Snrawhtorries , peaches , plums , apricots , grapes , pears , figs , early llpple8 , In faCt all small fruits , are sure amid hiruiltabie crops. GO SOUTH. , . I GO SOUTH S S SEE . . . . Orchard Homes NO PLACE ON EARTH. surpasses its soil , climate , location , presenit and future value or home atis'a'ttage , The Most Equable Climate iii America , This ( a your opportunity. The people' are friendly' ; echtools suflielent ; newspapers - papers progreasIvo ; citurchuo liberal , 'rho enterprising mien witto ivarita to better thin condition of hninieif anti illS fannily shuoulci inveatI'ato tills matter anti lie wilt be contt'hneed. Carefully selected fruit growing and garden hands sve now oiter on lIberal tcnnmts and reasoniable pnicco. Orchard Homes The most carefully selected lands In best locations. WIll malco mn nr.onoy. wIll glow in s'ahue. WIll suit you. Call eu us or ss'mIto for full Infornutatloun , , UEO. Wa AMES , GENEIAL AGENT , 1617 Fnnam Street. Omaha , Ne1 , . tt , "t Entirely . I Ott the Dog- The can antI the strIng are muocossry nil. You have a nice atoM. inst whit pcopo junele-but toennaure a rattling oo' time . . ' ; sauznt-bnit g..eids uyon' ntoil thcule you ! Push the Dog I'tsli the Business 5 TflY AD.7TISING IN THE BEE , - - - - - - - -