Nebraska Newspapers

    20 TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER. 2 t , V807 ,
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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.