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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1897)
20 TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER. 2 t , V807 , ' C rJ The Idea entertained by largo nnmbcri of Wheelmen that the I.caguo of American "Wheelmen has for Its principal object the Improvement of loads , and , secondly , the protection of the rights of wheelmen Is pretty generally banlrhed by cvciitB of the last Reason. Control and regulation of blcy- clo racing at present commands all the en ergies of league managcra and their efforts to play the role of czarn bring them de served ridicule Ilcsldcs dictating when , where nnit how races shall be conducted , the racing board it guinea the duty of regulating the financial conduct and habits of racing men. The decree of imspenslon Issued ogalnst the managers of certain races In Omaha Is but ono of the many Instances of eubllmo nerve exhibited of late. Ono oc curred In Hoston recently , which called out editorial comment In the Advertiser. "Tho latest bulletin of the League of American Wheelmen , " S.IJB the Advertiser , "nnnonnccH the nspcnslon of some profes sional cyclists on the- ground that they have not paid certain bl Is Incurred by them In their business Of course , this reduces to nn atHUrdltj the efforts of the league to con trol profess'onal ' lacing As a nutter of common sonae , It la the piofe'slonal's own nunlncs-i Whether he does or duos not pay Ills bills. At thr tame time tha Incident I'H pertinent as shoving the ridiculousness of the tlitory under which the league now pnr- BUIS Its cffortB to amalgamate the control of professional and amateur cjellsts under the uaino author ! Ira "It Is piubablo that the gicat majority of amateur wheelmen are even now convinced of the absurd nature of the policy of the league. If they are not already convinced they ccrtainlj will be in the near futuic , by just fliich Inclderts as the one already cited A mlbtaKe was made jcars ago when the league ( list decided to assume contro' of the professional element in cjcllng 'Hi. ? mis take must bo admitted Conner or UUT. Iho longer the puncn. bjBtcm ID continued the more grotesque and unaatlsfnctorj will bo the complications which ensue There Is plenty of prcuf tliut amateur cjcliss are dicartlly tired of the existing state of affairs. "There is plentj of work to do Ixaides tracking down professional wheelmen to llnd out whether thoj are pajlng all their bills AVhat dlffeicncc dmn It iimko to amttcur wheelmen , anjway , whether the laundry ac count of this or that hired bcorchor is paid In full to dute' How are the Interests of amateur spotc advanced by a secret Inquiry as to whether this or that piofe lcm.U fill ! oweo his pace iiMkcis' The tiuth of the matter Is that the prediction of the Advei- would bo i-ven- tlser , tint amateur sport tually disgraced bj the profeesioinl element In the League of American Wheelmen , Is being amply Justified The prc&e.it system In so petty and pitiful that It should be " thrown overboard s teen as pobslble The progressive disposition of the Jap anese is shown by the 'tatcment tint the cropicss and tl'C ladles of the tomt luivo tiikcn up the tlcjele anl use It e\er\ pleas ant day. The emperor has built bplendid blcyclo paths atound the Impel lal gardens for the use of the ladles This Is wherein the Japanese women have the advantage over their Chinese sisters of the upper classes. The horrible detuimlty of the feet of the lattei would not permit them to " enJoy - Joy tho. glorious exhilaration of "biking There has beer , n big cut this season In record figures , and even larger gains In time are looked for At one time It was the desire of the racing nun to roach the two-minute mark for the mile , and navv that this has been accomplished , all look forward to the time when a mile will be covered on a blcjcle In a minute It may be a good while off , but there are man } who firmly believe that such will bo the case. In a recent lsuc of the AniPiican Machinist the following Interebtlng article la on the subject to be the favorite "One mile a minute seems ite speeJ of thoi.3 who Imagine their Inven tions are going to 'loolutlcnlyc' cycle con struction , and it may be worth while to examine thla a little A force equal to one pound moving at the rate of ono mile In ono minute Is equal to .1C hoise power. The pressure of a wind moving at the rate of sixty miles per hour U variously given , but by no authority at less than about 10 f > foot Assuming that a pounds psr square rider and his wheel expose a hurface of three square feet to wind resistance , we the icqulred to overcome 1m e for powci this resistance it the given speed 105x3x.lC 501 , or a little over live hoite power. A man can oidinarlly excit about .1 hoi se power , but for a short time ma > mueh which would btill exert five times as leave bin. far shoit of the powci required for pushing himself through the atmosphere at a rate of sixty miles an hour "Impiovemcnts may bo Introduced that w-lll somewhat lesson friction , but filctlonal icslstancc In the present machine when well made and lu good order , is insignifi cant when compared with wind resistance at high speed Most of the contiaptlons heralded fiom time to tlma would increase rather than lessen the frlctional rtblbtancc , while they do not pretend to affect either . , , , , ) < n riiinf obstacle of high bpi-ed If could dispense with air , I , e. , lido In n ono at the same late vacuum , or , In air moving himself , tl'fre would be scarcely any ica- us be the speed possible to eon.iblo limit to attalnol with the present maehlne , if sulll- clcntly high geared , but that would not be real cycling. " An eastern phjslelan who has been In vestigating theoftcctH of bicjele riding o'l the action of the heaitjs thai "a rldei who habltuallj Heoro his mouth shut Is in no dangei of doing hlnuolt Injuiy. " The Influence of the wheel In the national great According to the capital Is very Washington Star lf > 000 cmoloycs In Wash ington use blccles in going to and from their during flic observation wurk , and a little dlidoso the fact early mom MR houis will that this cs'lnutc seems ncail > rlnht. Prom 720 ; uutll 10 o'clock there is hardly a mlnuto during whleh some woiUei docs not pedal In 1'cnnsjlvanla avenue , liset ix given point business sheets adj icetit or any of the thereto Many departmental clerks ride to their duties , and It Is noticeable that nearly found awheel as man } men tu women aie A device which Is Intended to supply all the advantages of the pneumatic tire , and a few more , and do away with all possibility Invented and patented of puncturing , has hern ented In this count ) y , England , Gcrnmi } , Franco and Canada li > a I'cntiHjlvanla ma- chlnlH. The Idea Involved \ to have solider or cushion ( lies and pneumatic hubs The new device Is described by the Inventor as follow B : "Around the axle , piotected by steel thim bles , EO that theie Is iibsolutclv no wear on the rubber , Is a pneumatic ; tube blown up the same as pneumatic tires This tube Is Incafc-ed In a nickel-steel fiame to which the spokes are attached The frame , lung ing on these Inflated hubs , causes the rider to rock catlly , ab though ho were sitting In 'a swing There IB consequently the least possible vibration , Jan Ing and Jolting In running up against a ditch or curbstone , ( or Instance , the pressure of the fume for ward U against this Inflated tube In both hubs , BO that It blmply springs and swings , cs It were , Instead of Jolts , which Is the reason It does not thiow the rider over the handle bare Divides making riding easy , It saves the frame ( torn being snapped at the Joints or broken b } jarring. ' In other words , the Inventoi claims to transfer the Killing of vibration from the tires to the hub , because at the hub he can Jiaye a pneumatic arrangement out of the way of punctilios It Is slid that General Mlleb lias on'c machines built on this plan. "Tho whee puncturablo tire" Central Mllte I CM saying "la not adapted for the Why , all the enemy Would have to do to stop a forward move by the b'cyclc ' corps would be for It to Fcatter carpet tacks all ng the roa& and all vould blow up ' Ino same reison Is ad vanced by the District of Columbia authori ties In their request to the Inventor tu turn out a lot of his machine * for their police as soon as possible. This Is the way a scorcher on the Wash ington Post sketches the landscape as ho BDuots by "These nio the halcyon days for the stalwart bicycler. The air , crisp with the frcsty touch of fall , Btlru his sluggish blocd and ° ends him forth to conquer. It .s full of exhilaration and gives a redder , healthier tinge to every co pucle In his throbb'nielnn The bright sunlight , re flected frcm trees that bliuo with torchlight brilliancy upon the hllUldc , Is the vc-iy In carnation of Mitthow Arnold's much-to-b- deslrcd sweetness and Unlit. It gives life and Joyousnehii to the world , and yet pros trates not wllh Intense heat. Overhead HIP flcee } white clouds float like snowy Islands In an ocean of blue , and underneath the ha-d , white roads stretch away Into allur ing dlstinces , The glorious tints of autumn glvo to the woods n richness of color which vies only with the painter's palette Along the picturesque fence the squirrel shyb runs with graceful mot'on ' , while HIP quail whlsiks elearly. The phevant drums noisily upon some distant log , thi > cardinal bird gloims through the leaveV like a flash of living flame .Thus does the bicycler now find nature In her bravest mood. " During HIP season which .a now coming tea a close the wheelmen of St. Louis have pi'd ' to the city collet tor In the form of a bicycle , I.T : about $20,000 That cltj his pild out $ ) ,100 for blcjcle paths In the parks. iti-vrii\i no\\\ v tinI'unoi" on tin * Steeps of Siv I ( KM Intnl. A corrospoivlent of the New York Post , writing from Geneva about his wheeling trip through r.uiopo saja"What I may call my most dramatic and moving excur sion was the dragging a fagot , or clog , down the abrupt mountain descent on the journey to the IJiande Chartreuse I had alwajs wanted to try dragging the fagot. I started with an agreciblo companion Prof Santls or ( Jrcnrhlo We teak the diligence at n o'clock In the morning and , after live hours' flimb alighted on the Colde Poitc the pass , about 4,500 feet high Tnence there Is a run of about eight or ten miles doun to the Hotel ilu De-sent , from which point you climb again , to the Chartreuse Mj com panion was a prictical mountain rider , but lit1 too , had onlj heard of going down sleep Inclines with the aid of a. clog , and had inner personally tried It As he was n pioftssor of phslta , hevas Just the one , I claimed , to make a careful computation of our weights and all the other conditions , and "o adjust the clogs wo needed with 01 tire nccuiac } . We dispensed however , with these elaborate preparations A can- t"iinlor. or load-mender fitted us nit with two large dried tranches we tlrd them on he-Mud the blcjcles and we started The grade Is extremely stiff part of the wa > as much as 10 per cent ; It seemed to me a good deal like going down stairs. The professor of phjtdcs was soon lost to slijht in front I essayed to go on more slowly , but my ma chine carried mueh more a\olrdupols than his , and I was soon aw are that I was being inn away with , In spite of my dragglr. . , ; pine blanch "In the meantime , I may explain , I had had a brake put on my machine , a light , graceful one , acting on the rear wheel. It had the disadvantage that you had to let go one hand to got hold of It and beside It. was not effectual In a pinch like the present. Such mountain roads are- built only by a s > - tem of sharp yigzags , and if jou cannot slack up at one of these sharp turns you are in danger of going over and landing on the roof of a chalet in the valley , half a mile below , to the astonishment , no doubt of the Inmates. However , I had only the bare intimation of such a romantic fate and escaped the reality , I got off free from harm , within a few feet of the \erge I reJoined - Joined my banguino piofcssor of phjalcs ; he added the weight of his pine blanch to mine got another for himself and again we stai'cd ' "liut the cords with which our closs weie fastened on Avcro only small twine , I could not hc'p being a llttlo ncivous , from the rollection that this might snap at a critical moment and a descent upon the chalets or the church steeple below still bo in stoic It was only on long , comparatively straight stretches that I really cnjojed the motion ; then It was decidedly exhilarating. The trailing boughs , occupied the whole width of tha road and ralrfed a cloud of dust. \ \ c must have parsed llko some witches ride My fagot , too , made a great roaring ; when I passed along by the cataracts I liens' ' was inclined to sav to myself there's something that's trying to set up a competl'ion with me ' "Anlvcd at last at the Giandc Chartreuse , French cyclist , who announced wo fell In with a nounced that an edict was out against rul ing with the fagot ; ho had It from one of the In his drivers and was disconcerted stape plars thereby ! I suspect it waa only the driver himself , who Invention of the stage opposed the fagot because It scared UU incn nml raised such an infernal dust. \VOMIN os : Tin : Tlu-ors " " 'I rrncth'e. Yolk lecturci Mrs. ntta Iluddcrs a Now domestic science who has nn health /and made a study of the blo > elo the-nUlcalh ind practically , has told n wilier for tin Now York 'Times that women are too nuto- matlc In riding they do not allow tlicl bodies to sway with the wheel. As a con sequence , "thny do not get the cxoiclse thoj should have In ildlng , do not excrcUe enough muscles and do strain themselves iccetvo too much exercise of a wrorg Kind In hold Ing back Instead of going wlfn the wheel , becoming coming o o with it as a good hoiscback rider will do with n horr.e. " Mrs Hudders condemns century runs for women Plio notes that the women who are p-nfessloml century riders aio frail and delKite looking Her own eioorlcnco Is thus Instinctively iccnrded : "When I had en tirely recovered fiom any eflcets of the ride I still had a sti allied , huiifvry look on mj face that I notice all century riders have for weeks , and my frlenns koiH asking me what made me look BO 111 " The Associated Cycling clubs of New York talk of foi- blddlng women and children to go on those long-distance runs a mo\o which ought to bo Imitated by wheelmen evcrj where Another suggestion by Mrs. lludders , which Is pertinent for Omaha women , Is contained In the statement that "the hardi fit riding for women Is around the streets of Now Yo'k. The nervous strain In getting out of the way of vehicles Is bad Women should ride In the country. " This hint Is , of course unavailable lor thoc who ildo the wheel to business ; but the pleasure i hi or s could wlscl } profit b ) It. Kor a wheeling dress Mrs. Hudders wcarb a pictty divided skirt , kilt plalded , a wide box plult cove'lng HIP opening In the front , and a little Kton jacket She wears low shoes and woolen golf blockings , with thin lisle thrcvid underneath "Out of all abominations " she Bajs "thin stockings ore the wont on the wheel " Coming from a health authority , these hints m y provo of value to the sex , and not only eave them from much of the wheel Htraln that shows Itself In their faces , but enable them to ride with greater freedom , caeo and grace , which qualities are still so lacking In most of the wheel women. OI3VII HY IllMNCi II Y UOOM.IKI1T. V I iiliiiu * Tour I iiilcrlnlicn | l } Hr.ioK- I ) ii U licrli-rx , The mcwt unique. If not the most remarkable - able e > cling outing ever projected in the \lclnlt } of New York began at midnight on Saturday mid cUded early Monday afternoon U wiuj a century ruu , styled "Moonlight on the Merrlck , " and was under the nuoplcos of the Wuvcrly lllcycle club of Drooklyn , as sisted by members of twenty-seven other clubs nnd by twentyonewhcclwomen. . la all there were ICO riders In line. While rational beluga were slumbering In the warmth of their homes , reUtes the New Yolk Herald , this band of men nd women were "scorching" through the chl'.ly night air over the dusty surface of the famous Merrlck turnpike. And while the r.ii' . cal beings aforeald wore , awakening Ic'surely to enjoy a dAy of sunshine and rest the same land was still "scorching , " nnd } et paradoxically still shivering over the P me dusty road and many mllea from rime Hut they enjojed It , all of them be- CJIIIKC- they sild they did And they would do the same t.itng . over again nearly all of them , because they said they would What emounts the little dlfvomfort of doing without s cop for a night , and the Umiorar } ti".lrasjBtncss [ of being chilled almost to the bono and the trifling disagree- sblcness of hiving ono's fingers , wrists and feet benumbed as compared with the glcry of having completed a century run , anJ by moonlight , too ! That Is the \levv that the IfiO took of It , and as the air grew colder t'icj ' rode the faster to counteract Its effects , an I when their hando became numb they Elapted them together to Induce circulation , but ail the time they were enjoying them selves at least they sild they were. They were favored < n one partlcu'ar , these cycling owls of the night , In that thc > had a beautifully clear mconl ght sky above them , bin they were at a disadvantage In another uspect a | ilt from the frosty air , In that tno roads wcro deep In dust that rose about them and mantled them In thick layer * of jcllowlsh white. It was 12 03 o'clock Sundiy morning that the run started from the Waverlj club h use1 It. W. Jonca of the Waverly Ulcjcle club was captain and chief paccnuKer of lue run , and he waa assisted by Miss May Carleton - ton of the IMoncci Cyclists , as eh ef woman paicmaker , and by Miss Jane Yatman of ttio HxcolsJor Hlcyclo club anl Lexington Wheel men of New York , and Miss Thompson of the Pioneer Cjc.ists. The cjptalna of sev eral of tno-competing clubs also aided In racen.akni ! , ' . Tie run was In three divisions , each of the women pacemakers leading a di vision In the ranks were many women who rode on tardems with escorts It speiKs well for the pacemakers tint the bche lulo was followed to the minute thicughout the close of the novel ride being accompl ! licti promptly Jt t 30 o'clock yester day afternoon With the oxceitlon of on advancu guard of scorchers the entire band tlnLlied together , and none bore tao marks of a Inrd rldo outside of being completely dust covcrel Nearly all of the riders com- r'alned of the cold , partlculaily just before sunrise , uo'wIthbtaiillnK that all wore hcjv > clothing and thkk gloves I.'ieven of the riders left the main party after bicakfast and "scorched" homo In the forenoon. Ono of the numucr was a woman , Mrs Vin Kleek , who anived back at 11 o'clock and iu good condition There were severil spills o'l the load , but no ono vv s hurt. drunken man , near Isllp , caused tne fall of five wheel men In heap , but except for the former's fright no damage was done. iucCM : < ! vt ) . Chicngo Tribune"At any late , Tommy Todhun'er Is a boy who has been well raised " "Thoio's no evidence of It lie alwas ildes with a dropped bandlebai. " Phll-delphli limes : True , tandem rldlnt ; may lead a > oung fellow to tillc behind a girl's back but It doesn't follow he'll In dulge In backbiting. Somcrvllle Journal- She (01 ( the blcjcle ) I'm to afraid I'll fall. He Oh , vvo'l , it'tj an old wheel , anjway , and I don't believe } ou'll hurt It much Philadelphia North AmericanNcwridcr Yes , sir , I'm absolutely ccrtala Hamlet rode a wheel. Scoff01 Hut why ? Nowr der Did ho not remark to his mother : "Oh , what a falling off was there ? ' Yonkers Statesman- She Is this jour cyclometer on the mantel. ' Ho Yes. "Why , It only registers 2 ; Is that all the miles jou have ridden In six months'1' "Oh , no ; I keep that to tell the number of del ars I have paid In Installments. Puck"How long , " Inquired the eaetern potentate , "has the joung man been In the treadmill' " "Tv.o weeks , O conquering king. And he told me yestcrdaj- that he was having a fine time , although the scenery was get ting monotonous " "Two weeks ? Great Allah ! Who Is he anjway ? ' "He claims ho ls > an American bicjclo scorcher ; but what that might be I know not. " Indianapolis Jourml"I wouldn't think of marrjlng a girl who doesn't ride a bl cjcle. " remarked the joung man. "You believe In cxcicise ? " "Yes. But that Isn't the only reason When a girl Is rested and all dressed up a man's llkelj to be so fascinated ho won't realize that she looks any other way. What ho wants to do Is to wait and gaze on her at the conclusion of a century luu , and therl see it he feels llko proposing. " CRIMn AND PUNISHMENT. Kansas City Cjclist Pcor Johnson how misled he was Had but a single wheel ; He went and bought another one It mskcs my blood congeal He then had two of different makes Now what on earth Impelled him ? And the president of hlo cjclo club Tor bigamy expelled him. jin KIM > TO I\CH OTiinn. Clmrles Swnln. UP kind to each other ! Thenlglit's coinlnir on , "When filcnd and when brother IVrchiince iniij' bo gone ! Then , 'mlil ° t our dejection , TIow sweet to ha\e earned Thr Idest recollection Of kindness returned ! TA'lion day hath dopirtcd , And moinoiv kreps Her vvnteh , broken-bcartod , AVlu-ie nil . lie lovej sjlceiid , I. > t f.il'-ohood nssnil not , Noi oinj- disprove Let tilflos pi nail not Against those jo love ! Nor eluinoo with tomoirovv , Should fottune tale wing ; Hut docpCi the Foirovv , The cia'or still cling. Oh. be kind to on eh other ! The nUbt'H coming on , Whfii filend nnd when brother Perchance miiy be. gone ! IVIilKiicrliiKM of tin'Vliril , To All iJdesntrfl of the National ! Assem- 1 ly 1 beg to hereby advise j-ou that Oniihii hub withdrawn her application for UK national meet foi 189S timl I wish to ri'lense' nl ] who pledged their Buppoit to Omaha. Thanking- you nil for your kind jiupport , I lem.tlu yours fiaternrillv , n. .1. o imiKN. Crlef Consul The foregoing Is a copy of the letter sent to the different cycle papers throughout the country for publication In next week's Issue Inquiries have been pouting In upon Conbtil O'Bi leu by the hundreds during the past month , as to whether or not Omaha was still In the lace for the 'OS national meet , and what she had to offer for It Many of HID di'ltgaUs to the national assembly which meets In Kt Louis In February had pledged their support to Omaha and Consul O'llrlen ' deemed It only fair to them and other large cities who might wish to enter the lace , but who lmvf > been slajlng out on account of having pledged theli support to Omaha. The reasons for Omaha's withdrawal from the race aie many , chief among which was the lack of Inteieat of local wheelmen In the matters has been Iho case In all other matters of this kind , the work was left to a low , the majority of the wheelmen expect ing to do nothing but help enjoy the fruits of the others' labor when the time come. At tht > least calculation It would take f20,000 to conduct the big meet and Omaha's busi ness men have been called upon to subscribe for so many different things during the last > cai * that It nould be abklng a tnllo too much for them to fu nit.li this amount Kurly this taring a stock ( ompan } was formej to con duct the meet , juid It logked for a time as though t-nough iiuney would Lo raised by stock subscriptions 10 insure the success of the meet. The directors of the company wishing to add e. little more to their capital secured tub state meet of the division , and hoped to clear enough to help build a track Whnt a iK'autlfiil fneovlmt n lovr-ly smile but , liouor of horrors , look at her tt-othJ mnylio your tcolli mo nil tl > ; ht yet we'll I'Xiiinino thi-in fiei'-iuid tell jon \vlmt , \ < ni should do lo lieatillfv mid pre em > tlietn-a little Illllni : hero and theie innj 1m the means Of xavhiK your nntuial tet-ih We are artNts In Illlllni ; teeth-do It with as little Ineon- \enieiiee as is possible to youWe put our lllllnp * In to stay. u ln > r UU-knrnt sold for all iroid tilling small weld nil- Int.- . $1.IM ! ) slhor and sold alloy lllllnjrs Sl.no broken teeth built up to their nut- vial shape by beautiful contour gold llllh < js Lnd } attendant. . " . < 1 riniir I'nvtnti Illlf. Jdlli ami I'arimm. I'inno bnyltiK Is made easy at our More all bfiiuiseve > 've bonaht In IfU'Vo ( li'iuitltle ' * at a cheapi'i1 pi lee than ever bel'oie and we cut our price to jou till it's about \\hat the dealer formeily paid \ve've over twelve dlliereitt makes to .show oti eveiy one new anil up-to- date all the popular woods tepiesented In the natuial grain and color and no matter what piano > ou may select you can rely upon Its being just as icpie- settled by us and then , added to all this , ls the easy way vve lot .von p.iy lor It If yon want a piano theie Is leally no excuse \\\\v \ \ yon shimld'nt have li beller come. In Monday and talk It over with us. atd Art. 1513 Douglas You've only one day now to reNter : U' jou don'l jou can't vole tor the ex position bonds and Drex L. Sliooin.in is as aii.xiou'that jou should vole'as he Is that tlu > ladles should conic In and examine our new welled he.ivy or light sol ( -coin toe-kid or patent leather tip- box calf or heavy kid v ( i ( ) Indies' shoe. \ \ i > don't ; ask jou to litiv this slum until jou have examined ( hem and com- paied ( hem \vilh am slim , jou may have IK en olleied lor s.'i ( ) ( > We know the value Is in every pair Wo know you'll see it theie at a glanie we know j-ou've. inner had the oppoilnnilj- bujliit ; sinh a shoe as this tor > ' ! b-foie No , not even heie , vvluio big values aio always given. Drexel Shoe Co. , 1/11 ! ) FA UN AM STRKUl' New f.ll : catalogue now icady ; innilud for the. asking. Saj % I'd sooner be on some fellers' bonds dan I would to be In a poker gamu wid live .singles ders no use talkln' . dat pop-guv , ain t on tor hs job like mv dad it > onto hlsseii Now you take my dad- he inspects every plsxc of lerboiker dat goow into ilat lTlve-Jont Stooillfi { Cigar of hissfii paper don't go see' ! it's getter tor be de lealstult and ( kit's vvh.U nuikus do StoeoKws so good Mime vvaj' \vid bonds if dej-s got de ie.il stall back uf dem der all light You can diownj'or sonowbj- gotten live Stoeck- eis lor tvvcntji-livo ( enls an' getting away by .veisclf and suioken' dem all de dealeis keep de StoooKcr. 1404 DOUGLAS. in this way , but as everjone knows the meet VMIH a falluic financially , but a big success Irom a racing standpoint. Iu ing the last two months tiiere has been nothing done to ward wising iiuney to got the big moot , and e.3 the stock company that was organized , has lapsed into Innocuous desuetude , Mr. O'llrien thinking It better to make no effort than to make a poor ono , decided to notlfj the cltj's friends and supporters that Omaha had with drawn from the race. Omaha's withdrawal fiom th ° iace for the national meet In 1&9S does not mean tliat she will not have any good blcyclo racing during the exposition year .by any manner of means. Quito the opposite , the exposition people will undoubtedly have a blcviln track In connection with their proposed athletic field , and upon this there will be lacing nearly every Saturday from Juno to November , and this city will bo a hothod for racing men during the entire KeaBon. An effort will doubtless bo made to ( secure a date upon the National ciicult , something Omaha has never had , ami thus her people will be given a chance to Me ? the grand circuit chasers In competition. John Law son , "The Terrible Swede , " who followed the Nebraska state bicjclo circuit with much success last jear , Ib now a full Hedged actor and will bo In the city todaj with the "Ole Oleson" compiny. John takes one of the leading paitb and between the acts of the show does a tuin on n blcy clo fitted In a stationary home-trainer Floyd McCall and W. V , Fagcr have been engaged to have a competition with 1.-iw- son at each performance of the show In this city. Lawman Is nulto a favorite among local wheelmen , and good sized delegations from each of the wheel clubs will attend Sundaj evening's performance to see John and hla famous "Vump. " It Is said that Doatrlco wants the elate meet of the Leiguo of American Wheelmen next year , and that It will make an offer for It that will ficezo out all oilier aspirants Ileatrleo Is ono of the best cjcllng towns In the state , and haM conducted fome splen did meets slnco the advent of cjclo racing la this state , but has never lu lil a dlvlblon meet and is surely entitled to next j'car's. The Omaha Turner Wheel club will Inaugu rate the soclil season on Thursday evening next by giving the first of Its series of win ter dances at Turner hall. ( Invitations have boon Bent to all of the wheel- clubs In the city to participate In these parties , and It Is the club s Intention to make them es pecially entertaining to wheelmen. The committee , which consists of K. u. 0. Kuhn , I'hll Moeller and Pred Wallwey. announces the following dates ; upon which tbo dances will bo hold November 11 and 25 , Decem ber 9 and 30. January 13 and 27. Februarj 10 and 24 , March 10 and 24. The six-day professional race which wan started at Charlis Stu'ct park early this month and postponed after being half flu. Ished on account of cold weather , was re sumed at the park .last evening and will be finished tomorrow evening unless rain pre vents regardless of the cool weather. Much Interest has 'been ' evinced In the race owing to the fact that the speediest men In the state and mid-west are competitors In It , which has ritultcd In Its being one of the best six-day races ever ridden ou this track. I One of. If not the largest , blcjcle manufas- turiog concerns la the country has announced that it's clulnless wheel Is now rcciy for de- llveiy , and the price will bo $125. This Is the first of the big factories to set a price on chalnleas wheels , and the first ready to de liver them. The blcjcle agent of this concoin expects to have one of the new bevel gears heie to exhibit to prospective bujers within the next ten dajs. V , II McCall expects to leave to- the south the Jitter part of this week , where he will Join thu southc n extension of the national ell cult. McCall lus been one of tlie steadiest winners In the west during the season Just closed , and should bo able to get into the money icgulailj on the big circuit. ( iv Tim PASSIM ! OF TIM : uoitsn. IlcUt-r ClilxH ViiIiiialN \\lll Al\\n > N 111- III ( illOll Dl'lllllllll. The cry raised a couple of years ago about the "passing of the horse" has ceased t" bo repeated , and onlj faint echoes of the fallacy linger as reminders of the v Islon The Now Yolk Ilciald thus pointedly refeit to the subject "With few exceptions most of the dealeis report satisfactorily of pies- cnt business , and .speak hopefully of the Immediate future. In spite of all the talk about the i-xllnction of the horse and his becoming a memory or a cuiloKlty In a mu- Foum , there are more hoises and canlages owned In and around Now York and more being sold than over before. People who can arrange It may leave the city to live In the suburbs , but these suburban icsldents more oven than city folks , look upon the horse aa a necomary adjunct to the house hold assets. From piese'nt IndleitloiiK i o ono need worrj ubout ( he future of thehciBO ns a workei his sphere maj diminish as pleasure and a luxury ho will alwaja bo In demand. " ItllClll Xl ) ( 'M Oil HlirMCN , Charles. Hobblns of Howard , Neb , has a good green pacer out this season In Ouorgo Tuesday , by George Monday 7727 , dam Maj iila : , 2 24i , by Counsellor , 2 21U- Darknlght 2858 , lro of Searchlight , 2 OS'S ' , nnd numerous other good ones , was for merly owned by J. D Crelghton of this city Among the colts sired by Darknlght while owned In Omaha vias Attempt , 2.14'J ' The dam of McVcra , 201U ; J. W. C 2 24',4 , and Tally Ho , 2 2C , Is thus described by her owner , J W Culwoll , of Auburn "Sliver Leaf , by MeMahon , 2 21 , Is a blood bay mare with black inane and tall , small star In forehead and four white feet. She was foaled June 3 , 1881 , and Is out of a mare whoso breeding Is untraccd. The Conqueror , 2 12'4 ' , Is now the sire of two standard performers. This stamps him as a great sire , being but 7 jears old , and has raced every season except this fclneo Ho Is owned at the a 2-jcar-old Keystone stock farm , and his colth 4iavo been handled by Scon McCoy , the well known but oft reported dead , westein driver. ( ( IK-NUOIIN Illlll AllhUlTN , OMAHA. Oct 18 To the Sporting Hdltor of The Dee In a game of hlghflve does the bidder or the dealer get the credit for a pedro that has been accidentally discarded , or Is It a misdeal9 Is It against the rulea for a bidder In a game of hlghftve to lead an off card In the first play' U i : Ans (1) ( ) It Is a misdeal (2) ( ) No OMAHA , Oct 18 To the Sporting IMItor of The lice What Is the pre-sent address of the old Omaha pugilist , Hilly Hawley. wheat at one time operated a Douglas street saloon ? John O. Gordon. Ans , Billy Hawley has drppped completely AVe nro showing pomp beautiful chaf ing dishes at from $ l"iO to $10. Oor- ham's dialing dishes at from $ 'J < ) to ? 100. The Uorham t'hafing DMi Spoon and Folk ebony handles at $ t r > 0 each. STATIONUUY DHI'AUTMKNT. M'o do not hnve to send our work to Kansas City or anywhere el e - forvo do our own engraving-pi luting-stamp- Ing and embossing-All our \\urk Us attlstlcally equal to Jiny produced In Hoston We are ptepaied to oxeeute all ordom with piomptne < s In letter heads oitvi'lopos-bttsiiH . < eardM and other of- ilee station MJeddlng Inv Itatloim - announcements nouncements at home c.mK oto--100 visiting e.uds , with copper engraved plate for i1.50-Mall order * always ghen our prompt and careful altlonllon. C. S Co . , Raymond , , Jewelers , 16th nml Douulns Streets. Pit for the ralace of Yor ales ! ! were Kaulbaeh'M Mural Paintings which have been admlied by all lovots of line art. And lit for any p.ilaco aie some of our benil I fill wall papers , \vhlch aie coming in such a wealth of beauty In both design and color that It Is hard lo choose the loveliest. These now efforts in tints and eolois aio HKo an artists' ( beam Uo not suppose that they aie neeessaiily expensive This Is not the case AVe can give jou an oleirant parlor paper for ' - ' . " > cents per i oil and fiom that down to . ' ! ' { . cents for a nice bed room Kstimatcs piomptly fmnishod Beard Brothers , I'AINTHUS and UlICOKATOHS. 1410 Douglas. Telephone ! . ' . " > for an estimate. You've seen our advertisements hut have you s ( > en the inside of our stoioV Many people have vein bettor after tliej * IMIVU been hole -\Vo have cortcclod many little and big doftots In oilu'i.s ej-es and have jet to Imd the ejes ' ' _ ' . whole glasses aio needed Unit we can't VrJft'H'7 f * 5 f \ V5 tO jy collect it's all bec.ntse wo nnko a prac rfeSr' ' tical selenlllic and thoiough e\j alna- r/ / tion by which we can toll oxicily whit /W lm / F i % loiiso'i jou lequlio then wo'io manufacturing litfn * AF / facturing opt leans sirlnd the lon-os , light heie under our own supei v slou , so that we Know lliev'io ilg'it ' this gives jou an absolute cot Mint v of collected ojosight-\Yo mal.e no di.iigo lor oj-e e.xaniinatloiis-Occulists' leiiso - piosciip- tlons accuiatelj and piompllj tilled. Columbian Optical Co AUTISTIC. srinvrii'Mc AM > IMIAC- Tll , ( ll'CI'ICIAMs , nn\i iit. ninKANSVSCITV , 1C43 Chanum. 211 S 16th St. 915 Mnln. AVo'vo the stoves' but what we want now is some real good sccio weathei lh.it will make jou think ot the stove j'on ought to have-Do j'ou Know thoio Is only one "best stove" sold In Omaha it's one among humhods it's a .Jewell in ovoi.v sense of the \void We've an elegant line of those turnout , baseIniin - ers in all .si-/e > j. at SUO. YM , W > and ! jl ( ) tliu .low ell C'oulc Stoves are equally as high in stand.ud we've them fioin SKJ up while the htecl langes ( not sheet lion , but steel ) , aio as low as > l , fiom that up It all depends , on the si/.e the woik and mateil.il is Hie same in them all. A , C. HUILDEUS' lIARDWAKi : HERE. 1514 Farmun St. and curtains Hugs and caipets-caipets tains cm tains and llxtures-that's about about all theio is to it but the as.soit- nii'iit and s/n | of our MocK will astonish you if jou'vo never seen it and if you liav entve want to extend to jou n pei.sonal invitation to come in and look ns ovei Wo delight In showing our goods , for vso Know the asMiitmont Is the best the qiMlltj' the highest and the piico ne.uesi liglit of auj hereabouts Wo have sm passed all our former ef forts in our selections of lull caipetlng.s Iho pat loins and coloilngs me exquisIte - Ite e.xclusively our own Wo will luc- ommond any caipol wo oiler you no matter what the pi Ice. Onialia Carpet Co 1515 Dodge St out of sight. Hla present whereabouts arc unknown MNCOhN , Oct 20 To the Sporting Ldltor of The lice If a joung vvoman goes to the theiter alone , Is it pinpei for htr to allow a totseoit bet home ? Muudo H. man joung An ? Maude , there is nothing wrong about who would do euob a it but a > ounp man tiling had better be dioppcd fium jour list of acquaintances - ' Oct 19 To the COUNCIh HLUI'-I-'S , la , Sporting IMItor of The lice Where can I buy a first class , bucond hand bicycle ? II II. J Ans Advertise for one , using the columns of The Ilee. I'KYSSnS. Neb , Oct. 21. To the Sporting Hdltot of The lice : In plajlng crlbbago , I have In my hand the Jack of vpadcs and tlnec five t/iots , and I turn for trump the ( ivo BIKII of spades. What Is the band worth' ' How miny ( if teens may be made from foui fives ? S. H. Ans. 1. That Is the best possible hand that could be made at > cribbage and would bo worth twenty-nine. You would bo likely to get It about once In a lifetime , 'i. Twelve fif teens , Chicago Tribune : "This is the HQV , Mr. Ilcebo " "Glad to meet jou , Mr. lieebe. Are jou a n n also ? ' "Ay , ay. " Indianapolis Journal : The Hev. Mr Wll- BUB My deir friend , all would bo well If jou would only avoid the flm drink. It Is the first drink tlut does the harm Mr. Lufchforth I dunne about that , but It's a fact that the flm one doesn't seem to do much good. This story Is told of an icccntric HaHtlngs ( England ) parcon Ono day on visiting the belfry , he. found a vvhltewashcr whistling a dance tune as ho worked The paison re proved him Hharply for choosing sucb music for such a place "Ileg jour pardon , ulr" paid the man , "but I forgot where I wa , " and then to show ho waa sorry he started whlhtling the "Old Hundredth " Ills hand , however , kept tlmu with the muolc. and no tuo "Old Hundredth" made the whitewash brush go wonderful ! ) slow , "Oh , get bad : tt jour ( Inner tune , " the old parboil shouted , "or tlio job'll never bo done. " According to the statement of the 10-ycir- old daughter of a Massachusetts clcrg > man thcio aie vvujh of making an old bcnnon seem almobt now "Molly , " paid ono of the frlendb of this joting critic , "docs jour fatlur over preach tlio tame sermon twice' " " \ thll.k perhaps IIP dors , " returned Mollj cautiously ; "but I think ho talks loud anl soft In different placcn the second time , bit it doccu't Hound the Fame at all. " Detroit Journjl "Nn , I can make you no contribution. I don't hollow In tending out foreign inltblonnrlcB " "Hut thu fcrlpturca command us to feed the hungry. " The man of woil'li bhruggod bin Hhoultlers "Well , I'd feed them something chetper than mltslonaiUa " ho rejoined , with the bruaquorlu that clmactcrl/cs his claw. Down In a rural dlsttlct of Cicorgla It hap pened , when thr Mean Man Invited Iho preacher to dinner. The Mean Man ha 1 plenty of inonuj , hut he didn't spend it on his Ulilo , which on that occuUon uhowil but nant faic " ' " bald the Mean Mun " "I'Hison , , "times air hard an' groccikh high ; slch UK U Is , yuu ru welcome. Will jou ax a blcssln' ? " "I will , " replied Iho IIUIBOII , "fold jour hands. " Anil Hun lu said "lnnl , make us thankful for what wo aio about to rccelvu foi tlieso grceim without bacon , thlu brt-jil without < ilt this > lfc o without sugar and. after wu have received It , glvo thy ri'rvjiit htrcngth to get home IK time for dlnne ' " \ll IIOIH-MI IllMIII- | | > , "Wo eould not say too much in favor ot Chamberlain's Cough Kemcdj About lint n jcars ago ono of our children had an uitailc of croup and wi wire afraid that wo woubl lese him Kulng Chamberlain's Cough Hemedy , nihrrilM ! . we decided to give It a trial It gave aln.ost Insiant relief and wo bullevo It xavcd the child's life Hlnco then' ' wo have never h < ca without a bottle of Una. remedy In the houfo and wo icccimmend It to every one as helns an honest cough rcm- edy , " L. W. Nlcholt , Knit Now Market , MO.