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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1897)
r THE OMAHA DATI/Y 1SBK : SI'.NDAT , .TV if 13 20. 1807. in other lavcnlor haa dev rj an automatic pair of fctt on which th * machine l'l ' stand u.itll . you mount , or while you ntup nd chat with n friend , nnd fold up out of ( he way with the \ first movement to start. This l A real ap proxlmatlon to the Ideal "bike. " A beer pump attachment would make It complete. nio oi-i'Kiis I.MIII'inTT : Ki.vniis. T.lbernl 1'rlxrx for Ilic I'mlicru nt the .Vntlonn ! .licet. The executive committee In chsrgc of the eighteenth annual meet of the League of American Wheelmen , which will bo held In Philadelphia August , C , C and 7 , Is deter mined that the prize lint at the Willow Grove race meet on the two last mentioned daj-a shall b sufficiently attractive to Inure - uro the presence of every professional and amateur rider of prominence In the country. To that tnd the sum of (2,500 has been given to the race meet committee , the entire amount to bo divided up Into "Juicy plums" for the "pros" and "pure * . " An six of the thirteen events which will make up the two days' program will be championship * ( four proffi lonal and two amateur ) . It ntatidd to reason that the pursca for the remainder of the cvunta will be es pecially irtluctlvi } . Indeed , In every profes sional event the $100 limit will be passed by npccial flnnrtlon of the racing board , while In the professional open , which will be run off on the last day , { . " 00 will be given the largest amount awarded In any one race on the national elrcuit of 1S ! > 7. In each open event there will be four prizes and in the handicaps the purses will be divided Into six portion * . The rtsultn of the championships , both profCFulonnl and amateur , will undoubted/ awaken great Interest. The professional championship will be especially Interesting , from the fact that through them will bo brought to light the "top-notchcra" at the several dlstanres , and at the some time will bo revealed the Identity of that much sought- for Individual , the professional mllu cham pion of the United States. Prospective bidders for the race meet pro gram privilege are notified that the cotnmlt- tco IH ready to rerelvo bids for that valuable franrblce. All bids should be sent to C. A. Dlmon. chairman race meet committee , 910 Qhcstnut fitrret , Philadelphia. It will Interest Intending visitors to the national meeting to learn that the track on which the national chmplonshlpw will be decided is to be made ot yellow pine. The veteran rider , Charles Ashlnger. who knows n lot about the proper construction of a board track , will superintend the work , and with the object uppermost of making It as conducive oa possible to fast riding. While the complete specifications for the now track are not yet known , the more Im portant ones have been decided upon. The foundations are to bo of stone , on which will be set up the supporting Umbers , which will bo of heavy pine , firmly braced with Iron stays and bolts. For the surface 2x4 yellow pine , selected stock , will be used. These boards will lit' laid lengthwise and bent on the tiirnB , giving what experts assert to bo a surface offering the leant possible resist ance. The cntlro construction , the surface as well ao the supporting work , will bo thor oughly coated with waterproof paint. With a view to prevent the annoying glare so often complained of by racing men , the sur face of the track will be painted an olive green 'color , expert medical testimony bay ing demonstrated that that shade Is pe culiarly restful to the ryes , whereas tte yellow color of the natural pine Is ex tremely trying to the llyers. In the homestretch the track will have a width of forty feet , while on the back- otrctch It will taper down ! o twcnty-tlx feet. feet.Tho The nentlng capacity at the Willow Grove grounds , where the championships will be de. elded , now provides for 12,000 , but It will be enlarged i that fully 25,000 can bo accom modated at the big tournament. AVin-ci ciinir. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Stark IB a bi cycle crank. Isn't he ? " "I should say he was. When It rains ho stays home and run : hl cyclometer. " Chicago Record : "Aunt Penelope 1 too par ticular. " "What's the matter now ? " "I wont with her to try a wheel and she wouldn't have any of them because there weren't backs on the saddles. " Cincinnati Enquirer : "I can't help It , " said the man In thu back seat. "I can't believe Ir anything. I nm a born doubter. " " 0 , no , brother , " began the evangelist. "Hut I am , There are tlir.es when I rvcn have double as to the superiority of my bicycle. " Chicago Tribune : "The wind seems to have changed. Wo are likely to have rain. " "Yes , the wind has changed. It was In mj favor when I wheeled down town this morn. Ing , and in my favor again when I wheclei ! borne this nfturnoon. Klrat time It ever hap pened. It mc&ns more than rain. It meane a tornado or on earthquake. " ' Cincinnati Commercial : 'Six months. " said the judge. "Judge , " protested tbe prisoner "this here Is against the constitution. II 'Comes ' under the head of 'cruel and unusual , or under the 'cruel' part of It , anyway. I Jlsl won a bicycle In a rafllc last night , and II will bo November before I git out. " Indla'iapolls Journal : The Court Heporter- Wlth all duo respect , Judge I should like U know why you gave one bicycle thief th ( limit of the law and let the other off with i -light Hue. The Judge For very good reasons. Th < first man stole the wheel to sell and the othei took it because be wanted n wheel to ride I am a wheelman myself , ypu know. Chicago Post : "I happened to remark a "little while ago , In the presence of Miss Hill , more , that some persons carried their fond ness for cycling to extreme lengths. I'd like to know what there was In that observation to cause her to turn red and ay , 'Sir ! ' " "Orrat Scot ! Don't you know ? She is on KBged to a young bicyclist nearly six and t half feet hieh. " TinSrnrclior. . lie tumbled from bis weary wheel , And net It by the door ; Thou Ht'jod as though be joyed to feel Ills foot on earth once more ; And IIH be- mopped bis rumpled head , Ills face was wreathed in smiles ; "A very pretty run , " be bald ; "I did ix hundred miles' " I "A hundred miles ! " I cried. "Ah , think What beuutlcit you have seen ! The reedy streams where cattle drink , Tim meadows rich nnd greon. Where did you wend wour rapid way- Through lofty woodland Mules ? " IIu shook his head. " 1 e-annot ay ; I did n hundred miles ! " What hamlets saw your swift tires spin ! Ah , how I envy you ! To lose the city's dust and din , ItcnentU HIM heaven's blue ; To get it breath of country air ; I'o Iran o'er rustic stiles ! " lit ) only said , "Tlio roads were fair ; I did a hundrcil miles ! " , nri careful of your daughter as she approaches preaches womanhood. Irregular or sup pressed monthly periods are the curse ol women. Woman with vitality do not milTei from female weaknrts. Blood Is vitality Pill Anaemic Pink makes rich red blood. 1 U composed largely of concentrated bcei blood nnd Is the great blood builder. r.l.-ctrlr Unlit In thu Arctic. . KU'ctrlclty played an lniM | > rtant part li the Arutlo voyage of the i-'ram , I > r. Nan nen'B ulunch vi's-sel. The electric lights wen dally UHOiJ on board , according- the Klek troti-knli-k Tedsskrlft of Chrlstlanla , mill Slay , l > j , when the wearing out of thu gear Ing und tliu fact that portions of thu an par.iui ! ) were m-wled for making tmonahue ; made It iieueBfury to dlsponsa with tbi usi of the dynamo , which was -worked - by a wlml jnlll Thoush nt times the accumulator : rrozo solidly , yet the acid bit ruled Ice pruvei u line eltvtrolyie. KVctriclty. too , rlred tin inlno shots which freed the 1-Vam from tin Ice Tim Trim Ilciiicil- . W. M , Repine , editor Tlskllwa , III. , ChleJ says "We won't keep house without Dr King's Natv Discovery for Consumption CoURus and Cold * . Kxperlmeuted will many others , but never got the true remcd ; until wo used Dr. Klng'a New Discovery No other remedy can take Its place In ou home , aa In It wo have a certain and sun euro for Coughs , Colds. Whooping Cough etc. " It La Idle to experiment with othe : remedied , even If they are urged on you a < just as good ai Dr. King's New Discovery They are cot as good , because this reined' ' bau a record of cure * and bealdes U guar anteed. It never falls to satisfy. Trial bet tin free at Kuhn & Co. ' * drug stor * . S M f rX < * rvj > V.-.f i ia & W a * f : a & - "LONE ROBIN HOOD" or , CROSHV RUST'S GRIiAT SHOT , Ky I'll I lip V , Mlfihels. S ii Zlfei i i raSiS i ( Copyright , U9 ; , by the S. S. McCMure Co. ) Ac-rots a meadow , where the willows fringed a creek , came a merry whistled tune. Very soon , through the trees , that he bent to right and left , came a much-freckled boy. Ho was decidedly plain , but his keen blue eyes had a frank , unflinching look , and he walked with a certain auuranco of strength. 11 In hands were large , ungainly and freckled like- his face. In onq hand bo held his hat , whllo carried In the other was a long. Blen der bow , unstrung and somewhat clumsy. It had never been polished nor touched with paint or varnish , nor even smoothed. The edges , left by the tools , were not entirely frco from marks ot soiled and sweaty bauds , yet the thing looked etout , well shap'd and fashioned with skill. On hla back the whlctllng young fellow > ere a rude and home-made quiver , that w'as filled with arrows , which looked , Uko Itself , unfinished and nctt very pretty. Ho arrived soon at a wall , which bo climbed , to find himself face to face with two ff ) his school companions. Ono was Norma Everglade , a bright and wlnsomo young girl ; Ihe other , Peter Verrlson , a natty and dapper little fellow , whu > e father , being wealthy , - jb flssL. = . VS / < Srf3teTC ! w * T THE DOO WAS NKARER , HE WAS MAKING STRAIGHT FOR THE LAD. had somewhat spoiled him In manners. The two were waiting , by the side of a trea , for the rest of the club , that bad formed at the school , to come for the afternoon's practice at archery. Norma was holding In her hand a bow that was beautiful to see. It was graceful , polished and tipped at the ends very prettily. The bow that was owned by Peter , however , was finer by far. Quivers of leather , embossed and pleasantly colored , depended from neat and handsome belts that encircled the walstH of the two , Peter'a hav ing silver for Its buckle. As ho stood for a moment on the wall , the freckled young fellow ceased to whistle. Hullo , Freckles Rust I mean , " said Peter , with a grin. "What do you call that club of wood not a bow , I hope ? " "O , " said Norma. slightly smiling , "Isn't It funny ? You are always so comical , Crosby. I saw n lovely bow at the store today that you can buy with everything complete , for the prize you won $5 , you know I should think you'd get It. "I say. Freckles Rust , I mean , " added I'etor , who always used this manner of ad dressing Crosby , "you don't Intend to try to join the club and shoot with that ? " "Of coureo ho doesn't , " said Norma , who was often thoughtless "ho can get a bow as well as nny CUP. I3ut where In the world did you get that awfully ludicrous thing with arrows In ? " Crosby's face had slowly lost its signs of gladness. Ho was Just about to answer some thing when a shout from half a dozen boys and girls resounded from a clearing , not 100 yards away. Mr. Richardson , the teacher , armed like all the others with a bow , was rapidly appicaching. Slipping quickly from the wall , as the two turned shortly to answer the friends who were coining , Crosby , red with mortification and with wounded- pride , ran swiftly up the meadow and disappeared before ho was missed. PRACTICING IN SOLITUDE. Starting along the Held to the place where their target was soon to be erected , the boys and girls were suddenly halted. "Where's Rust ? " said the teacher. "I thought I saw him on the wall. " "Why , yes , I gueso you did , " snld Norma , beginning to wonder If what she had said had not been kind , "but ho didn't seem to have to have a suitable bow. " TIIHOUQH THE TREKS CAME A MUCH 1313FRECKLED HOY. "Too bad , " replied Mr. Richardson , resum ing the march. "I'd have loaned him mine very gladly. " "I wish I had offered him mine. " said the girl ; "ho might have used It just as well as not. " She was really proud to know the boy , who had won the prize , from even her self , at the end of the term , but now she began to be afraid that Crosby was wounded. She know eho was careleua as well as she know that 1'etcr Ycrrlson was hateful , but had not Intended to be "mean" for a mo ment. With her vain regrets for what had happened her day was m-arly ruined. Crosby ran and walked and ran again , like coitifttitns wild ; he couldn't got far enough away. To think that Norma , who had al ways been his friend , would stand there with Ycrrlson saying such withering things , Join their club ? No ! He wouldn't go near It ! He threw himself down on the ground and burled his head in bis arm , Thinking of all ho was gradually but cer tainly calmed , Ho slowly rolled over and looked at the sky. It was just the blue ot his mother's lovely eyes , be thought. Then he npfAiii ; to his feet and grabbed bis bow. "I would do the same again ! " he exclaimed aloud. Springing his bow ha twanged It heartily , "I'll form a club myself , " be said , "and bo the only member , captain , men and all , and tills shall be the trusty bou ! " He notched an arrow , drew It defiantly as far aa he could and shot 1C with wonderful Hwlftnras and force , away through the wl- | low * and across tbe meadow , where It Hruck at length In the trunk of a tree , lo foam and tap and to bury Its bead In the solid wood. And about this moment young Yerrlson wai lulling su erluely to one of the boyu how "Lono Robin Hood" had sneaked ashamed to be seen with hid bow and quiver. Crosby left the shaft to his "mark , " and walked away rapidly home , t'p In the loft ho went again , taking pieces of glass and sandpaper. All the afternoon he scraped and worked at his bow , reducing the roughness , smoothing the marks of his tools , rubbing the long , straight taper till the wood grow hot and waa pleasant and polished to tbe touch. At last he bound the middle with a smooth i etout cord , well waxed , shellacked the wood and placed tbo finished weapon In a rack to dry. dry.Day Day after dny of tbo summer vacation Crosby went to the woods or the fields , to practice with his bow , to learn tbe way that arrows fly. and to fetch a squirrel or rabbit that a well-aimed shot had'brought to earth. Ho found his arm growing stronger , his fin gers getting tougher , to that soon be wus able to draw his arrows to the held. He had learned to make his arrows longer , too. and itralghter , and many of those In his quiver nhlch now ho had covered with the skins of tbo squirrels were tipped with sharpened brads and were capable of penetrating through a board. board.THE THE MATCH. The day of the match was the falrcat of the summer. The sun. however , shone hotly , and the shade was line to have. Karly In the afternoon the club arsembled on the green , nnd the sport commenced. All of the members were preaeat , except one ; young Yerrlson was late , because ha stopped for a bit of the cruelty In Vhlch ht > seemed to take peculiar delight. He bad found a group of boys who had captured a dog , and ho eagerly sought for a cm , assisting In tying it to the creature's tall , nnd laughed and run , faster In glee when the animal , terrified and wild with Its awful alarm , went tearing down the street and away to the country. IIo cameat length to the contest , grinning and feeling very funny. One after another the boys and girls stepped forward and shot out a score , amid applause and "Oit" when they struck in the gold of the center , or missed the target completely. liy agreement they lud settled on twenty arrows apiece , and merrily they "toed the mark" to bend the long and grace , ful boufi. There came a time- when the boasted rtklll ot Peter YerrL-son fell flatly to the earth , for three of the girls bent him badly. Then Xorma and Will Sundcrland began , and the greatest excitement prevailed. They shot by turns , alternately , five arrows at a time , and were cheered repeatedly. Will had finished at last and hi. ? ecore stood high , the beat of the day. Norma stepped forward and shot , TO prettily and skillfully that every one was charmed. Ir came to the last of her arrows ; her score had crept rteadlly up to Will's ; they stood so close that the final ehot would decide between , the two. She was calm and de liberate ; she drew her arrow well and it Haw Ilko a streak. A seven , would have tied , the gold would have won by two. And a shout went up , for the arrow ( struck in the line of the eight , and Norma had beaten them all. Above the chorus of applause was heard " " of them turned a pplendld "llravo ! and all to see Crosby Hust coming forth from the woods , his bow In his hand and his quiver on his back. CROSBY'S GREAT SHOT. It was really like to "Robin Hood" again and royal was his welcome. Then came a clamorous demand that ho shoot a score , for ill declared ho belonged to the club and had lo talco his chances for the medal. "What Is the score ? " he inquired with a smile. They told him quickly and he whistled. Norma colored with pleasure at the compli ment. He stepped to thu mark and began very slowly to shoot. "What a club of a bow , " muttered Peter , half aloud , but no ono paid attention , for all could see that Crosby was shooting with a force and accuracy that none could afford to despise. A one , a five , a nine he made , and all cried "Good ! " He landed In the outside ring , In the top , in the bottom , In the gold tenter , and the teacher , who was watching very keenly , was presently aware that the lad could stick an arrow where bo chose at a range so short. Slowly the score went on toward the mark that wao highest for the day. A breathless crowd began to calculate what Crosby must do to win. And Crosby was counting In bis mind and smiling to himself. It cams to tbe last. last."Ho "Ho can't ! Ho can't beat her ! " came the shout , "He's got to strike In the gold to tie ! ' Then all was still. As calmly as ever Crosby drew hla arrow , as quickly as ever It flew from tbo string nnd there In the center of the round golden spot It was sud denly buried , clean up to the feathers. For fifteen minutes the shouting continued and then the captain decided that three moro arrows nplcco must bo shot by Norma and Crosby , Norma went first to the maik. She shot like a Trojan. She was not at all excited. It seemed as If her skill Increased. Two of her arrows went straight to the gold and one wan planted near. In the eight. "Bravo ! Bravo ! " cried boys and teacher and girls. The blushing girl was tingling with pleasure , Her thought , her hope , waa to win the medal and to pin It to Crcaby for what she had said ou that dreadful day at the wall. Deliberately Crosby drew that long and somewhat cli'ir.sy ' bow. He waa further away than the u > ark , and eome of them saw It. "Swish" went an arrow , and trembling It struck In the gold. Very slowly the second came steadily back a "swish" again , and It stood besldo Its brother. Another such shot and tbo modal was his. The hush of the strain and excitement wan wondrous till there came a cry from afar , and a shriek from these behind the boy. "Msd dog ! Mad dog ! " came the words across the Held. Then , ' with startled echoes of the cry. the boys and girls ran hither and yon In deliri ums of fear Young Crosby turned , hla arrow already resting cu the string , but hU bow- had come down. The tlog that Peter had helped to torment , now mad with the heat and the maniac fear tnut the dlu of the can had begotten lu hla brain , came dashing down the meadow , his eyiw ablaze , hU mouth wldo open and whitened with froth. "Run , Crosby , run ! " cried Norma , as she flew. "Save yourself ! Run for lour Ufa to the wall ! " cried the teacher as ho went. And 1'oter , with terrified face and legs a-tremble , fled fearfully , fimnahlug the- deli cate end from his bow with his foot , as hn trod where It lay. and wrfs mat of all the archers to gain Ihp adjunct meadow and fly like the coward that he was Hob Crosby stood there walflng. He calmly dropped his arrow and retched for the quiver , that once had bN'it eo "ludicrous , " drew from Ids depth a long , straight shaft from the tip of which' ' a btad ot steel pro jected an Inch. The dog WA.I nearer ; he wan making straight for the lad ; the teacher had stopped at the wall , after- teeing the girls safely over , and was trying his best to notch an arroxi ) on the string of * hl bow. With movement steady the "club , of a bow" came up. Then the arrow was drawn till Us very tip seemed renting on thti hand BO far ex tended to the front , and ( ho hickory bent till It looked like a crracfnt. Like a movement of lightning that bow Jerked straight , Ilko a night of a bullet that long , deadly shaft made Its hole In the nlr like a gun-hurtled epear It went unerringly at the oncoming dog , strucV. him squarely In the breast , and Its point Issuud forth at tbe back of the ribs. The poor mad creature bowled to earth without a sound , and broke off the arrow as he rolled iwon the sod. Then "Robin Hood the Lcne" pulled his ar rows from the target rd strode away abruptly to the trees , and wad gone. " 0 , you've got to keep the medal , " said Norma to the boy. "The whole club says you've got to have It , for you won It 'fair and square. ' It ever anybody made' a bulls- eye In the world , you niailc It with that splendid shot. But wasn't It awful ? 0 , wasn't It awful ? " She rhuddered as she thought of what they lud seen that day. Then she added , coyly , "If you really want mo to have a prize , why , I think I'd Ilko It If you'd make mo a bow ami a quiver like yours. " ri.l'.VKH I.MIT.YTOlt. Ono of Th riiil on * llonU'H .11 ml licit Itiitiilon 1'rnliU.H. Theodore Hook \\as a London wit , In the earlier part ot this century , who had the most remarkable gift of literary Improvisa tion that there Is any account of in literary history. Other people lm\e Improvised vari ous bits of verse , eomutlnicti really Improvised them , and sometlmm only written thorn tolerably erably hastily , but Hook Is the only one wo htxir about who could do It by the hour , on any and every subject , and with unfailing cleverness. He would sit down In a drawing room at the piano and pecplu about , one after another , would Rive him subjects , and In stantly ho would sing verses thereon , playing his own accompaniments , veri-sa and music being made as he went along. Few people were clever enough to even remember any of the torrents of amivdng things he thus poured forth , but a few of his stanzas were caught and written down by listeners. Once ho and Charles Matthews , the actor , went to the house of a respectable London citizen , and mad ? him believe that they were public surveyors sent to lay out a road utralghl thiough the man's pretty garden. The wild pair managed to make this poor gentleman invite them to dinner , on thu ground that they would do what they could to save his property. After dinner Hook proposed ulng- ing a song. The la&t tUanza ot that .song ran thus : "And now I nm bound tp declare That your winu Is aa need us your cooU , And that thla la Charles Matthews , the player. And I , s > lr , nm Theodore Hook. " Altogether the evening was made so pleas ant that the scapegraces were gladly for given , and asked to come again. One of the best spetilnicna of his qulck- mtis Hook gave one evening after a dinner with Horace Twlss. U'hen asked to Im provise , ho alwaya demanded that a subject be given him. This tlma Twlss gave him "The Jews , " the discussion as to whether or not Jews should be admitted to Parliament was going on then. Hook ( Sat down at the piano and poured forth a string of verses full of witty allusions to every ono present , as well as to bio subjecf , ' and finally con cluded : I dare say you think there's little wit In this , hut you'veall forgot That Instead of being a Jew d'osprlt Tls only a Jew de mot. pronouncing the French words "Jew d'espritt" and "Jew de motte" for the sake of the rbymo and of bflnglug In a punning allusion to tbe theme given him. Hook wrote a novel or tvvo that were never good , and arc now forgotten. His brain worked btist in such brilliant play as these Improvisations , and they won him a high place in the best society of his day. A HA1IY'S PHI3T. Algernon Chnrles Hwlnhurne. A baby's feet , like seashelis pink , .Might tempt , should heaven see meet , An angel's lips to lilsi , wo think , A baby's feet. Like rose-hued sea flowers , toward the beat Tney stretch , and spread , ami wink Their ten soft buds thnt part and meet , A baby's feet. No flower-bells that expand and shrink Gleam half so heavenly sweet , As shmo on life's untroddf-n brink A baby's feet. IMlATTIilS OK THU YOUMiSTKKS. Tlio Tlrlght Youngster Mamma , If I am good will I go to heaven ? Mamma Yes , dear. The Bright Youngster How'll I get back ? Brother Tom Cheer up , 'Bobble ; 1's got good news fer yer. De doctor told mom It ww noomonla w'ot yer sick wld , an' dot .sUo dasn't give yer a bath f-T a month. 'Mother ' Now , Johnny , are you telling me the truth ? Johnny If I ain't , why do you want to make me tell another lie by asking me such a question as that ? "Well , little chap , " said the stranger in tlio family , picking up ono of th * children , "what are you going to bo when you're a man ? " "Nullln1 , " said the child. "Noth ing ? Why so " asked the stranger. " > Be- cause. " said the child , "I'm a little girl. " Nellie ( aged C ) Mamma , you Bald it was not right to tell talcs about John. Mother Yes that Is what I told you , dear , Nellie Well , then , I won't say nullln' , but I fink John ought to tell you how ho scratched mo pretty Boon. Papa I am surprised that you are at the foot of your class. Tommy. Why aren't you at the head ucmetlmes , like little Willie Dlg- bee ? Tommy You oeo , papa , Willie's got an awfully smart father and I guess ho takes after him. Mother ( coming swiftly ) Why , Willie ! Striking your little slater ? Willie ( doggedly ) Aunt FYoatfuco made me ! Aunt Frostface Why , Willie ! I eald If you did strike her I would never kiss you again. Willie ( still doggedly ) Well , I couldn't let no chance like dat slip. "Tommy had a bitter disappointment yes terday. " "What was It ? " "Toll about it , Tommy , " "Th1 paper said our preacher wui goln' to exchange pulpits with 'nothcr preacher an' I went t' rhurch an' there wuz th' same pulpit an' a 'nother man. " Little Teddlo I guesn sinter Laura likes you pretty well , Mr. Twiddle. Chawlea Twiddle Indeed ? Come , now , my-lttlo ! man , what makes you think so ? Little Teddlo When Sue Dollyers and her was talkln' about you ylstady she Just kept callln' you 'that nweet thing' all the tlnif. " MAItCIt OP TII13 S. O. ( JIl.VnUATES , II , H. Kellnr In New1 York Sun. They are coming , men a'nd ' brethren. .Many hundrrxl tliotiwuid strong ; They nro inuring forth 'Hn army Exceeding wide ami long. They are smiling , they ar nodding1. And their plumes are waving high , As each maiden lifts .her banner To tbo glorloua shining ly. They are full of mighty wisdom , And the world their oyster IH ; They have bvckled on the armor , And are ready now for biz. They are ready for the battle. And their war-cry fairly thrills : Home -will Hpoul an full-Hedged laxvyeia , Someaa mixers up of pills. Man. poor , craven man , before them , Flees afar and hides ills head , For the ground Is charmed completily Hy the beauteous army's tread , Man'a a second tiddler Hawing Badly on a ulngle strand. In thu face of such an army Swarming wildly o'er the land. They'll be fllllnir all the places Filled by i > oor prosaic man ; They'll be claiming all the option- . Hogging1 ev'ry scheme and plan. And thu one nice way to atop thi In their stalwart , onward strld la to woo them and to win them , And to make each one a bride I Every detail In tbe manufacture of Cook's Imperial Champagne la watched with the greatest care. Hence lu record. HIS CLAIMS ON THE SQUARE George Francis Tram Reiterates His Love for Omaha. WHY HE WANTS A SLICE OF IT i itf tltrINychlr SURP Sur- rumiiliMl ultli Children nil Mnill- Miti Siitinrt' * Thr KIU * mill the Convention of MIS. NK\V YOUK CITY. Juno IS. ( Correspond- cnce of The Hi-e. ) Last Saturday morning while walking throuph Mndlson Square 1 * aw George Francis Train over on the cnst slJo , almost In front of 1'arkhurst's church , sit ting on a bri-ch bftrt-hraded amMn the sun. Ho was dccrratcd with an enormous bou quet and was ( surrounded with children. With his bushy whitehnlr and tawny sunburned skin , the ribbon and llowers which ho wore , lie formed a striking figure , and I verily be lieve that every child and every sparrow In the park knows him. I coild not help no- llclns the strong rcspinblanre that thu Illus trious citizen bears to the latter-day portraits traits of the elder Dumas. HI * nunner Is still aa Impetuous ns tner , his step as elastic , his mlnJ as brilliant and his diction as ele gant and forcible. It la a well-known fact that during fifteen years Train refused In notice adults while sitting In the park , but lavished his attention exclusively on chil dren , so It was with considerable trepida tion thnt I approached the eccentric sage , lie received me cordially , however , although , as ho explained , he was busily engaged at the time writing editorial matter for Coxey's Sound Money a weekly paper published at Mas-ilHon , 0. , for which Train writes a page each week. Just a moment before I Intro duced myself be was surrounded by a swarm of children , who were now attracted to the fountain , a little way oIT. by the efforts of two or three gardeners to rtacue a robin that had by some mishap fallen Into the water. The old gertleman was Industriously Im proving the ret-plto thus gained by filling the page of a scratch pad with a horrible chlrog- raphy probably one of his abbreviated , capitalized , emphasized , psyeholzed editorial * for Cnxcy'o pjpor ; or It might have been a letter to his attorney In the case of the fore closure suit to gain pLCscsslon of bis Omulia property. No ono could possibly know ex actly what It was , excepting himself , or per haps ex-Mayor Bemts , who Is familiar with the singular characters Train makes when he tries to write. It was not long after I had been invltcsl tea a se.U on the bench besldo the great man that shouts of triumph were heard from over In the direction of the fountain , and then a dozen or fifteen children came scampering toward us. The robin had been rescued from a watery grave , and Train Imd to listen to a version of It from each of his Juvenilf friends and it waa a pretty sight to witnoM the sin cerity and respectful attention that he ae- cohleJ to each of the youngsters as be or slv > recited the thrilling episode of cock-robin. Then , of course , the question was how to get rid of the little folks for a while , but Train was as diplomatic In handling children as be was in handling men , und by giving a 'bon bon to Elsie , an apple to Tom , a handful of peanuts to a half dozen little tots , and so on until ho had rationed the entire party with fruit , nuts or sweetmeats , wo were rid of the noisy little chatterboxes for a short time and they ran off to another section of the park to play May-pole. As scon as I had a chance I asked Train what hia prospects were for regaining pos session of his Omaha property. Hu said there was absolutely no doubt as to his be ing able to establish his rights , and that within a very short time ho would give to the public oplnlono of the very highest legal authority on the validity of his tenure. He said : "Tho game has -been playing for more than twenty-live ycaro ? 20,000,000 Is the stake I hold the trump card and am about to play It. " TRAIN AND EXPOSITION. When I asked Mr. Train what he thought of thu success of tbe TraiiEmhiilsslppI Ex position and if ho might not be Induced to act as a promoter he dictated the following In his psychic Htyle : "Citizen Train , with bouquet of tots around bench , peanuts and brn-bons in pocket , was asked to ay If he backed TransmlsaLssIppi Expo , to success. Of co'use ( he suld ) . Have I not always backed Omaha to fame and fortune ? Five timca 'round world ! Why go back now ? Omaha wont back on me , not t on Gate City of Inland Empire and future capital of U. S. ! "Ask Chicago If I did not envc $100.000,000 In White City from bslng sunk In Lake Michigan. How do I know Omaha wants mo to help her big show ? Why not let ex- Mayor Uemls , the real totato men , bankers , old tlmera ( and such ) 150,000 pop. , who did not know constitution cannot foreclose prop erty on lunatic without guardian ( or primal laws of republic ) . "Yes , bad time to succeed with grand fair when everybody is dead broke , but G. F. T. lives on MeKlnley's air ( ship ) . "Psycholsm Can Save Everything ! It Is Absolute Truth , Morality Unharnessed from Religion ! "When .Omaha gets ready to make Expo. Grand Success , one word from me ( as at White City ) can bring down cheers of Cos mos ! "Hemls has been my private secretary for thirty-five years and my cousin for fifty- eight ! He saw mo knock out Ilonaparte's Army at Marseilles when I organized La Commune , and make Jules Verne Damn Liar writing as Fiction " 72 Eighty-Day Voyage. I made ns Fact ' 70 ! Hcmls using up Just one-half $5,000 Augustus Konntze gave mete to go 'Round world , Paymaster having $ 'J left when landing In New York ! "Oh , yes , I will save Omaha from Failure and the Expo , from Desolation. Plenty of Time ! Big Things Ahead ! I will not ga Hack on Central American Metropolis 'I planted ! Five Million Population when 1 am 100when I shall begin to count my longevity. " It Is an open secret that If the olllcers ol the Transmlsslsslppl Kxposltlo'n want the services of Citizen Train they are at their disposal , and the old gentleman has ap parently as much ginger In him as over , and could make a vigorous campaign. OMAHA IIUSTLBRS IN GOTIL\M. Frank Lane , who has a wldo ranger of ac- acqualntances In Omaha from having managed Courtland Beach In the days of its Inciplency , arrived In town last week. He has been playIng - Ing the part of Cutting Hlntz In Hoyt's "A Contented Woman" company , which has Just closed Its season , and next year ho will take out "A Trip to Chinatown * company on his own hook , playing the part of Welland Strong himself. Frank , told me that he had a suit In court against President Freedman of the New York UBEO > nall club for $25,000 damages. Last summer Freedman and Hurt Dasher had an altercation arising out of a dispute about base ball matters , and In the fracas the base ball man got his collar and cravat torn off and was otherwise consider ably worsted by the redoubtable Dasher. Freedman professes to have worn a valuable pin in his cravat at the time. After he had collected himself ho announced that be was all there excepting the pin , which was miss- Ing. Ho accused FranK Lane of stealing It. and made other announcements to thu same effect afterwards , much to Frank's hurt. Frank says If ho gets the 525,000 In time he will go to Omaha and rent Courtland Beach for the period of the exposition , "Colonel" Rob Arthur , who U well known In Omaha as having managed Courtland llnich two summers ago , la swelling up and down Broadway these pleasant afternoons wearing three suits of clothes a day. Ho closed hla season with "A Trip to China town" two weeks alnco , and next season will most likely manage "A Milk White Flag" for John Dunns , who leased the com edy from 'Hoyt & McKee tbli week. Bob probably knows -as many people In the tho- atrlcal profctulon as anybody , and la as busy as a politician shaking hands and Jollying , Mr. Jos Arthur. In the freight department of Fred Nash'a omce , la Hob'e undo. TUB ELKS CONVENTION. I have taken the pains to ascertain what the sentiment Is among prominent members of New York lodge No , I , , Benevolent and Protective Order of Blka , In reference to hold , ing the grand lodge meeting of the order In Omttha in 1S93 , A very small percentagu of the members I hav talked with object to Omaha only on the ground that as this year's setulon of the grand lodge Mill be held In the weat next year's ihould come east. Arthur llorolanJ , ; > a t grand secretary , and now editor of The Antler , the rostern organ of the order , said : "If Omaha desires the 1S9S meeting of th * grand lodge I am heartily In favor of No. 39 ( Omaha lodge ) at nny time. " < Mr Moreland Is probably the most Influ ential member of New York lodge , and will bent nt the grand lodge meeting In Minneapolis next month , and has promised to work for Omaha. Frank Ilussell , A past leading knight of New York lodge , Mid : "On account of its geographical situation , I think Omaha should bo given the 1SDS meeting. " Nick Kngle , a prominent Klk of N'o. t. and the Jolly chef of the New York Beefsteak club , said : "I would bo only too glad to w the grand lodge mcotlnt ; of 19S go to Omaha 1 shall go to .Minneapolis next month to attend the grand ledge meeting , nnd will do what I can for Omaha's Interests. In return I want western lodges to help us get the grand ledge meeting In 1000 for Hunter New York. " I got n Rlimiwo of Bishop Worthlngton on the fitrret early last week. Ho sailed for Liverpool the next day. together with a num ber of distinguished Episcopal prelates. D. W. HAYNBS. DIZZINESS Is only otic of tlic tl.atipcr signals that nature uses to tell us that our Idilncys ; are not acting right , ami that we are in danger of tlrlght's Disease , ami other kidney troubles. When the kill- neys arc not doing their duty as filters of the blood , Hie poison which should be filtered out through the urine , re mains in the system and disease re sults. This condition can be I desire to say thai tlic hojc of Itnhh * Purn- | RUS Tills , Kutten fl' " ' Kulm & i-o , ilruinilftt * of this city , tins i.in in- more j.nxl ilmn nny tnnllclne thnt I lm\e e\i-r taki'ii They ha\ < ? hclie | < l my kMnrys mm IIP pam In my Kic'k. nnd Imvc ri'lleM'd me of tin' iUzlm' s In my henil. W U. OllON Ull , U12 Ur.1-0 St . Paper Hunger. Onmhn. Neb. sss r Sparagus Kidney Pills , I1OIIUS KK.MUDY CO. , PIIOIMIICTOUS , CmcAiia Ir llnblK 1'IIN l-'nrSalittn OM.MIA. NT.II. liv M'lIN.t CO. . Iti.llibl" : Driiuultli nml Mlm-rn'l \ \ uli-r Dfnlvrs , NV Cor. 1.Vh nnd DouglnsSts Lake Michigan and Lake Superior Transportation Co. LAKE SUPERIOR STEMERSa ! THE CREAT LAKE ROUTE. Own Tile Xtw Hleel Mcom.lilp .llunllou. Sailings From Chicago. ' . . , rL"tmt ] < ' ' 1 l" > m1" ! ' < > mailed f rtn > on npnllcMlnn. NICE AMD POCKS , feuSII AMD N. WATER STS CHICAGO. TRADEMARK POCANTICO Freeto , , , f.e".d.you.b5' nu' " < " ' y'1 ' pactaucj MTUI.Y l''lliH , the powerful Ur. IIoiriium'Nltnl ItcHttirntlvo TitlilftH , with a lesal KUaruntee to iiiMinanently cuiu I , ixt MiuilKHiil , .HclfAlitiNfVvakiitKH , Viirlooui-lvstops ( forever MBlit ICiiilKMlinin nml all unnatural drains ; speetllly restores health nnd perfect manhood. We have faith In our treatment , and 1C we could not euro you we would nut tenil our medicine MII2K to try. nnd p.iy when satltHed. WHSTKK.V .1 | | < : nin\K n > . . ( Incorporated. ) Kalniunzon. Midi. CURE YOURSSLFI tor uni. tur l < ! ! fcliaw , ind.imimitlcnB , Irriutlmn or ulrurutloni of m u c u u e iiifinbranei. PoialfFf. null not astrin * or ccut In plMn wrapper , liy exprefB , piepuM , for il.iw. or 3 totll , 5.72. Circular nt aa CMebmlcr'n Kncllsh IMumond Itrricd. "ENNYROYAL PILLS Orl tnnl and Only f.ennlue. OAre , alwftri relUhlt. LADIEB k , Drutilil fur C\lctitilr i r.-naliit 1'l.i'A tntnd Jtratul lu Itrd antl O'oUlnrlaIIc\ ( lx > . < ! ! with l.Iuo ribbon TuLe ' no other. EtfHitdangtro'ii fubiruu * ( loninj fmirancn * . Al Drurl < tlornrn la ittmii for hirtlcaUri , tutlmoaliU nd "ItFllef for I.aillrm'Mnttfbr , t ; return Mall. lll.OOOTmlinonliU. lfrxi Taprr. . . S W bj all Local Drailiu. I'lllLAUA. . i'A. Pozzoni's Compiexion | j POWDER produces a soft nnd beautiful sia ; it combines every element of buuutViu ' ! parity. ' A xrrlttun OunrnuSeo to CL'UIJ ANY CASH or i iONIiV II ri > MEI ) . Oar care Id permanent and not a patchln ? up. Crttt treated ten } earn nio liars never tftn imyniploni slnco. Hy dp crlblii IT your canu fully we cn treat you by null , anil tveKlruthauiiiQEtroni ; guarantee tucurenrrrlund allimnoy. Kyour jmptuniK rr plmplm on liii-e , joi-i-iln-ont. niuconi. | > r.liti In iniiulli , i-brti- niiillum In bunes and julnu , hair fuIlliiK out. nrii ] ) t lnn on any part of tlm body , leclinK of crenciul ileprra lic , pains In lic-att or bone , you Jiaranotliuu to wntto. liuv * ho are constantly fait. Jniinercuryand potat.li shoulddltconilnucIt. Conitant u e of tlino druBi will emcly LIIICKJII | anil latlnir ulcers In Hie end , Don't fall to wrtie. Tlioto wlio pro. fer lo como hero for treatment can do o and wo will payrallroad fare toth wnynand hotel blllswhllolieio If we fall to cure. We challenue the world fnr a caw that our JUnulu Itcmcily will nut. cure. Wrlto for full partlculuro aud net the evidence. IVo know that jpu are bLepilcai , justly to too. ail the mon eminent ruytlclaiu hare never liwn able lo RV more than u m- rorary relief. In our many yearn practice ltu tlili Mnalc Ctcmcily It has been most d.nlciiH to over come the prejudices agalnit all so allrd ( pcclflcs. lint under our utronK iuai nli'u you ( houidnot hwltato to try this remedy. You take no chanto of latins your money , no iruarantro to cura or refund every dollar and as we have u reputation to protect , alio linuiclal backing of snoo.UOO. it Is perfectly sale to alTwho will try the treatment. Heretofore you have oecn pulllnit up and paying out your money for dilhrt-nt trentnienti and although you ara not yc-tcurcd no ono haa paid batK your money. Do not wa to any more money unlllyou try us. 4iclclir < mlc.leep. Vutrd cuaes eiiiT.I In thirty to nliivly diiya. lnve ll- Bate our llurjielal utMidfiiff , our reputation as liuilnin men. n rite at for namei and adilrented of thoio we have cured of Bvilillls | , vho h vo elven iwnnlMlon to refer to them. It costs youonly po > tgetodo thli i It will have you a world of rulferlnit from mental ttralni ajidu you are married what may your oITtprliiK nuilfr tliroiiKh your own n m-mcu I All curreipondenro sent heale.1 In plain envelop. * . We Invite Ihe must rlcld InviwtJuatlonand will duall In oar power tomd you In It. Write in fur our 1OO page Hook , uud absolute pruol'i of cures. ( GQOK REMEDY CO , , c ? \Vo euro Catarrh , All DUc-iixu * nt tlio > , 'J'h roa I , Client , Sloiuac'h , IluwelM mid l.lvt'r ) llyilriivt-lc , Vnrl- roi'i-li' , HyphlllM , ( iiiiiiirrliui'ii , NERVOUS DEBILITY " ' , ln . , , , , ; amonc YOUNQ , MIDDUK AQ1JU und OI.U JlliN. RI flOD AND < 2lfIN Ll > > ea es , tiores iiputs. H7"St'J > tt > 1" I'lmiWtkrofula. . Turners - rnors , letter. Eciemu end Illood I'ulson thoruuirh. ly cleansed from the system ; also Weakness of Organs , Inllainmatlon , Ituutures. riles. I'UtuU. etc. CATARRH Throat. lung , Liver. Dyspepsia * "ld " " Uowel < " " 1 8l mach Trouble. LADIES ° lv < ! n careful und special attention " " * for all their many nllmnits. WRITE Your troubles If out ot city. Thousands - " " * * sands cured at born * Ly cuuejoond- ncTHEATMBNT ny MAIIConmllollon fret. Omaha Medical and Surgical lostitut e 1003 Uoduc St. , Oiuuliu , Neb. TR1UHPH OF LOVE I ; Happy and Fruitful Marriage ) K ery MAN who would know the- GRAND TRUTHS , the Plsliv Fact * , the Old Secret * and Ihe New Discoveries ol MHIcalKdence a < applied In Married Life , who would alone f I nail fol- lle an < l nttud future pit. ' . f.iIN , should write- for our minderlul little book , . , , . called ' ( mnpleto Man. Jllll hood and How lo Attain Jo nv r.irnr t man we will mall ono copy KuUrrly I'mIn plain sealed cmer. ERIE MEDICAL CO , , SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT John 11. Woo ll m-.vV spoolnl New York snrprnn will bo nt Ills Clilcaito allk'o , 1IVI Stall1 stropt , corner Monroe , Inly Btli , for < > iu' wools , to perform opor- itlons for clmn tii ) : ami oorrootltij : font- iival Irrointlarltlos and ilofonnltlos of the Cueo ami Itoily of every nature. Ap- ) olntuu > iits for this special woo ! ; must bo made tit onoo. Every one ran be good looking now. If roil don't like your fnee It cnn be changed rery easily. The operations nre pulnlcsa ritero la hardly n face that cannot bo Im- iirovnl. It Is no longer neceMtiry to go ihroiiffh Mfe with the face und features na- aiiu UHVO you. If you don't Ilko your nose It can bo rhanecd to suit you , nnd if your ear * , mouth ar other features are not satisfactory , they. FLAT NOSKS COUUECTEO. ; oo , can be unproved. In short , there U 10 blemish , mark or deformity In , on or uti- ler the skin that cannot bo painlessly nml x-riminetitly eradicated. The place whcro ; hesi > remttrknble improvements upon nature ire performed is nt the Jotin II. WooJbury Dcrmatologlcnl Institute , 1G3 State street. Jhlcngo. OUTSTANDING I3AUS IMl'UOVED. Dermatologist Woodbury has bad over twenty-six years' successful experience In jurlns skin diseases and eradicating facial D'.emlsbcs. At the main establishment and at each liranch there is a line static electric ma \WJPflP fl $ WX \ l r II WIUNKI..ES ERADICATED , chine. Treatments from these machines ara very beneficial in cases of rheumatism , neuralgia , stiffness and soreness und ner- vcus diseases. There Is no shock or dis robing. John II. Woodbury also manufactures Woodbury's Far.lal Soap. Facial Cream , Facial Powder and Dental Cream. His 28 jmrs' experience treating tbe skin and com plexion gives his a practical knowledge of tie ; requirements necessary to obtain or pro tect a i oed complexion , and his grand toilet combination should be on the toilet table of PIMPLES REMOVED. every one' who values these marks of beauty. For 20 cents we will mall you a sample of each of these articles ( sulllclent for two weeks' use ) and an illustrated book on Der matology and how to improve the Skin , Hca'p und Complexion. John H. Woodbury I > enimtol fflcnl Institute , No. 163 State St. , . corner of Monroe , Chicago , 111. purchasing foods ; nindo at the followinp Ncbras- la factories , ll you can not liiul what you want , communicate with the manufacturers a.s to w h a t dealers hnm.Ho their nooils. * OM.tllA IIIIKWIMK ASSOCIATION. Cnr load shipments inaila In our own rcfrlo rrntor curx. llluc Hlljbuii , iilto Kxport. Vienna Kxport anil Family Import delivered to all parti of the ctly. IKON WOHKS. DAVIS A CO\V < ; ill , IKON Iron nml IlriiMN Fonndrm. Manufacturers anJ JoLlxirs of Mnchlncry Oen- eral repairing u tpcclnlt } . 1S01 , liOJ nnd liCJ Jackson street. Oinanu Neb. IMHJSTIIIAI , IHOX WOHKS. Manufurturlnr nnd repairing of : | Idnla of machinery , engine * . : > uinp : , elnvatorn , pinUnn ! prestos , h nier.i. ; rhaftltiK and couplings H'ji nnd 1IOS Huwanl St. , Onialin. vv i iu x < ; mox woitic.s. Manufacturers of Architectural Iron Work. Cicneral Foundry , Machine und IJIaclcsmllh work. rintilncrm und Contractors for rirc J'roof Ilulld- Ing * . Olllcc and woiks : U. I * . Ity. and Bcmlli 17lli Blreet. Omnlia. OVr.UAI.I. AND HIIIIIT KACTOIHKfl. M. H. S llTII .V CO. , Manufacturers Meal brand Khlrtn , Ovrrnlln , Juinjwrp , Lined Puck ciothlnK linpoitrrti and jobber * Dry < ! OO < IH nnd NotlnriH. Kale rtxtmii * 1101-1107 llorney St. 1'actory UD2-11C8 Howard Bt. 8HIUT I'ACTOniES. .1. II. KVA.NS. NKIIHANKA KIIIIIT CO.M1M.V1. Kiclunlvc cu tom shirt tnllon , ISIS Knrnam. , Tents , Horsa Covers , Dugs and I'uulliu. Tents for rent. ( inletroom < , U South Klxtccntli btreet. Telcpliona ( OC. m'B wonica SCIIOHn.SACIC'S TWI.V CITV iJVH \VOItKN , ir.lM Fnriiuui .St. Pyelng and cleaning of garments and goods of eveiy description. Ck-unlni ; uf Unit garments rpiclally. WAOONa AND CAUniAOBS. WIM.IAM I'KUII-'l'Hlt. I'or a good substantial vehicle ot any descrlr- tlnn , for repainting- rutil < er tires on new nr old wheels , the best place la 77lh and l eavenworta street ) ) , Clieap , medium priced and tony carriages. Any thlnn yuu want , second hand or new. Ilfudiiuarlrrs for Itubber tires , warranted , lltli and llarney. o'i.o | lto Court Hous * . A. j , hmrsoN. , . full line of CarrUgts , liueules , 1'haetons , Pony Carts.Vht U rutUr tlinL Tb Utt Is Hi *