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The partial failure of the meet at In
dianapolis , coupled with the steady falling
off In members , have given vitality to the
inquiry , "What Is the matter with the
League of American Wheelmen. " The
thoughtless answer , "It's all right. " But
It Is not. Its warmest supporters admit
the presence of dangerous microbes in the
organization , and foresee dissolution unless
radical changes arc made In Its plans.
Among the supporters of the league the
New York Tribune holds hlsh rank , nnd
deservedly BO. Its comment on the present
condition is weighted with the friendship
of years nnd Is entitled to serious consid
eration. "In 1897 , " says the Tribune , "the
membership in the organization was more
than 100.000 , but this year the number has
dwindled down to a little more than 80,000.
The thinking men of the league arc losing
much sleep trying to find out the cause for
this slump , and many of them have come
to the conclusion that the racing has had
much to do with the falling off In membership -
ship nnd the decreased Interest taken In
the work of the .organization by many of
Us members. The opinion that racing
should bo divorced from the League of"
American Whpelmcn has steadily grown
during the last two years. When tbp New
York division first made its fight agalnsl
racing at the National assembly at Bnltl ; ,
more two years ago t the other dlylslonsi
thought that this division was merely mak
ing a "bluff , " and Chief Consul Potter and ;
bis friends were laughed Into silence. Re
cently several of the other stat'es have come
out opetily In favor of abandonlng racl.ng.
With New-Yark , Massachusetts and New-
Jersey , banded together on this Issue and
with ssyeral of the , other states ready to
follow such a lead , It can be seen that the
coming assembly at Providence fn February
is sure to bo aJively one.- This antl-raclpg
program will'be ths ulnnk on which some
of the state candidates will win or lose , In
the coming sjato elections. "
The plan advocated by. the'Tribune' for
the control of racing eceuis to be the bdst
ono yet succested. Allow each state to
clccUor appoint a man vho ; will have charge
of the racing Interests tor that dlstrjct.
Then let hese men cct , tpscther" and form
a national organization , wlttiln the league ,
yeti separated in , every way from Ml other
league work. It mlsht be' called the "Na
tional.'Racing Board" or the "National
Racing association , " nnd there , need be no
League of American Wheelmen attached to
it In any way. Racing properly controlled
In , thls way would have the respect and
confidence of the public , and the sport ,
which baa deteriorated , this year , can be
brought back to public favor.
At a meeting held In New York recently of
the board directors of the National-Board
oI'Traao of Cycle'ManufactUreM several de
cisions were reached affecting the trade for
the coming season. Among other matters
It' was agreed'to continue the sixty days'
guarantee given by the dealer to the pur-
ob'aser. This length of time has been found
satisfactory , and It was decided It should
bo cpnllnu.cal. The prop.psltlori. to hold a
t'rado convention was hurried Into an early
gravei , The board d'ccWed.flat-footed agalnat
l It seemed , the general opinion that the
coming season had alrca'dy been laid out.
and that little was to'be gained by a gath
ering' that would ' involve considerable ex
pense to all concerned. .The.trade patterns
In cycles and accessorial ha ? already been
determined by most housee , and It would
nit be feasible to change them after A con
vention. It was admitted that if a conven
tion could have been held In July or earlier
much . 'good might nave resulted from it.
The long-debated question of a cycle enow
a aln occupied the time of the-board. It
was decided not to hold one this winter
or spring , and not to sanction any cycle
ehpw "that .mlgh't bo arranged byl concerns
' ' " ' beard. From
o'eyond' the "jurisdiction' the
the. expressions of opinion It seemed as if
the determination , to refrain from cycle
hews was strong , and svould be continued
year "after year. Last year It was n ques
tion for. current discussion whether the
board would not find It disadvantageous to
abstain from the annual exposition. The
manufacturers appear to have thought oth
erwise , however-and they "ore firm against
ttie , cycle shovri
Since January 1 , 1S9S , E. S. Edwards ,
otherwise "Teddy" Ed\yards , has ridden
more than. S3.000 miles o'n his bicycle. He
rides 100 mlleg every day. rain or shine ,
blizzard or sirocco , and Intend * to keen' It
up until the year Is out. Moreover , he
weighs five pounds moro than ho did on
the day ho started his heart breaking , nerve
racking ride and says ho never felt better
In , hla life.
In appearance Edwards does not look the
othleto ho Is , being below middle height ,
weighing only 120 pounds and having a
physique In almost every particular under
the' average of measurement : His legs
lone'betray the secret of his power. While
the tipper portion of his body 'la notde-t ,
veloped to any great extent his Jegs are
bunches of muscles , supple when at rest ,
but capable of assuming the hardness of
Iron with slight effort.
His shouhlcr muscles arc good , as these
are brought Into play-by leaning over the
handlebar of his wheel. The rest of the
upper portion of his body-looks no stronger
than that of thousands of clerks who get
very Irttle exercise. His legs are a study
for an anatomist , bis thigh nnd sprinting
tnuscles being wonderfully developed.
There Is a noticeable lack of "scorcher"
lines in Edward's face , which is contrary
to theories. His eyes are bright and his
complexion Is ruddy. Ho Is round shouldered
dered- hilt not 'bicycle bumped. " which la
fast becoming another evap&rat'ed supposi
tion. , In fact , theories , deductions and sup
positions bearing upon the possibilities of
bicycle riding bave rather been swept ' aside
by this young Welshman , who ba's. already
ridden -more than 23,000 miles this year.
Whether he will bo able to continue throughout - ,
out the year remains to be seen , but , bar
ring accident , the odds look to be In bis
faror.
Bicycle riding up a steep grade , according
to physicians. Imposes a sudden and , eevero
strain upon the action of the heart. The
remedy is simple. Dismount and trundle
your wheel up ths grade. Many from a
weak and foolish pride refuse to do this.
They fancy they will be taken for new rid
ers or poor ones , so they tug and push away
until they reach the summit of the grade ,
with their hearts beating a tattoo In their
breasts and their faces aflame with unnat
ural exertion. Many riders are sensible
enough to walk up steep grades. It is no
jgn of aptness to do foolish things on the
wheel , such as riding up bills that ought
to bo'walked , or riding centuries on a hot
day , or humping one's self like a monkey
for the cake of looking' like a racer. All
tb.f o and many other practices indulged In
by weak and weak minded bicyclists are se
riously injuring the reputation of the wheel.
The Board of Trade Bulletin says : "The
jiie of bicycles ( n China Is somewhat pecu
liar. Only tbo upper or richer classes ride ,
the poor people of China hardly having suf
ficient to keep body nnd soul together. Their
use Is certainly Increasing though nt pres
ent there arc very few In the country. In
the southern portion of China there arc no
roads. Narrow paths connect the country
villages , whllo across the rice fields stone-
paved nnd very uneven paths from three to
four feet wide were built hundreds of years
ago , and by the looks of them do not seem
to have been touched since that time. U
would be Impossible to ride any distance
on these stone walks. Foochow has about
fifteen miles of good roads , which have been
built by the foreign residents. In the north
the roads are 'very good , varying from llf-
teen to twenty-five feet In width , nnd In
maiiy parts very good and level , principally
used for heavy wood carts and wheelbar
rows. Cheap nnd poor bicycles arc now
being manufactured in Japan and are hav
ing sorno eale , but American and English
machines ore generally used. French ma
chines arc used here , but are so heavy that
American wheels will entirely supersede
them. The duty on bicycles Is 5 per cent
ad valorem , Bicycles for China should have
special namcplatcs and colors. Some namePlate -
Plato device such us dragoon , pagoda or
characters of the Chinese language denot
ing happiness , 'good luck , speed or lightning
might bo popular , and undoubtedly the beat
color would bo red. The brighter the color
and the more nickel the better.
Of course , It was only a step from bicycle
policemen , bicycle messenger boys nnd bi
cycle soldiers to bicycle .highwaymen. Still ,
this new development in'the possibilities of
the wheel comes.in a startling way. The
married couple which was halted and robbed
of $500 on a lonely New Jersey road by a
man nndvoman on bicycles are likely to
look on the wheel as an Invention of the
enemy r.t > r this. The distressing thing Is
that n wueelwoman should turn highway-
woman.
Two Welsh wheehvomcn who started to
ride from Cardiff to Brynamawr In South
Wales , going via Newport and Abertllly ,
were Jeoral and assaulted by women and
children who threw stones at them because
they \\ore "rational" costumes. The pers'e-
cutlon was bitterest at Brynamawr , at the
outskirts of tho. town , where the populace
is Ignorant and strongly prejudiced. It be
came so severe that the wheelwomen sought
refuge in n store and remained there over
night , until they received skirts for which
they had sent.i This Incident , which was
narrated , at length lrvtbo , Brltl'sh papers ,
may be a valuable.hint tO'bloomerwearing
Americans who are planning a trip abroad.
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Miss Jennie Arniitage11 .a buxom country
lass of nineteen berry plckltig summers nnd
an equal ni/m er "of"rjulltingbee 'winters ,
who lives ncar'New Brunswick ; N. J. , found
the other day that a , .tramp had stolen her
bicycle nnd ttiat alf ahe horsqs of the place
were away. Thereupon , i\ith some clothes
line rope'she-made a'cbrldle iand , without
any saddle , , mounted a steflc. grazlngt In an
adjacent field-and-recaptured her--wheel
after a chase of nine miles.
An adjustable bar .that adults of the. ex
tremes of high .anil. , low. positions and. . all
ranges between Is put out by an Illinois
man. He fits the bar to any wheel. In appearance -
pearanco the attachment is neat , but Its
'
construction , is so 'novel ttiat It is doubtful
If , It will find 'favor among the quieter rid
ers. Two plates are fitted , one projecting
from the top of the head , and the other from
the under side of the fork crown. The upper
plate has a short stem of the size of the
han'dlebar-'etem , nnd fs clamped to the head
In the same manner. The lower plate Is
screwed _ to the fork crowp. _ Both plates
have sllg'ht projections at their outer ends ,
which projections slip respectively Into the
upper and lojver ends of a .ptece of tubing
lying parallel with and directly In front of
the head tube of the bicycle. On this tube
Is removably clamped the handlebar. ThU
may be slipped up and down on the auxil
iary boad'tube , and may be turned up or
down as desired , thus giving on occasion
the lowest of low bars , or an extremely
high position.
A new style of grip Is much largsr than
the ordinary , and will meet with favor from
many riders who think a large grip would
not cramp the hands so badly as the present
styles. The new grip has another peculiar
feature. On the top it Is rounded , but on
the under siilo It. ja irregular , and conforms
to the fingers when clacpcd. . around U.
A puncture clamp.for tires Is the result ol
a Chicago thinker's efforts. It has an 'outer
clasp of metal , with a facing of rubber , and
Is affixed with a thumbscrew. It may be
put on In ten seconds , and its Inventor
claims it will temporarily cure the worst
leak or cut.
DICVCLISTS AS DAMCERS.
What ( lie. . Itnolnir Men Have Done tn
ihe War of Saving Money.
F. Ed Spooner , writing on the financial
status of well-known bicycle racing men ,
says : Few of the old-timers are possessed
of a competency. In many cases owing to re
verses In business since their retirement
from the cycle path. One of the old-time
riders who is now living upon the money he
made is Harry Tyler , who ranked with the
"top notchers" in ' 91 , ' 92 and ' 934 and also
In ' 94 and ' 95 , when he was one of three to
Inaugurate the present reign of honest , pro
fesslonallsm. . Tyler lives up in the Adlron-
dacks nt Plattsburg , and Is known as a gen
tleman farmer. Ho saved his money while
racing , married happily and is now a pros
perous man. Zimmerman and "Willie"
Windle lost money In business failures and
have little of the money which the cycle rac
Ing game yielded to them In the years gone
by.
by.Tho
The leading .five men of the present day
are all large money makers and In several
Instances are men of means as the direct re
sult of their racing. Of these five , Gardiner ,
Cooper , Bald , Major Taylor and Orlando
Stevens , Cooper is the best fixed. The DC
trolt boy , when he started racing , was a
clerk at $3 a week. Now he Is a wealthy
man , having over $20,000 well Invested and
an Income from bis investment of M2.50 a
week. Cooper struck It rich , as the saying
goes , when he Invested his all in telephone
stock In Detroit. This stock doubled In
value and is away above par now. Cooper
Is still placing tconcy in the company and
stands fair to finis * ) his racing Independ
ently rich. Ho Is assured of a life cotnpe
tcncy right now , .and Is one of the happiest
men on the.path and incldently one of the
hardest workers.
Gardiner is also well-to-do and has won
over one-tenth of all the money offered on
the circuit this season , or nearly $2,000 In
three months. He has won much In addi
tion to this and has laid by much of his
money. Gardiner does not squander bis
money , but Is a free spender and does not
save as much as he should. "Eddie" Bald's
probable savings bave proved , a problem fpr
all to guess at during the last seasons. Bald
has made a mint of money and has It banked
but not Investsd , to it Is said. He is al
ways bandy with large amounts of cash
when there U t\ bet to be made , and is one
of the Iticktcut men betting that ever
came over the sod , Bald made money on the
nst election and by his own testimony bet
$3,000 $ to $1,000. He probably has $20,000 In
safe places.
Major Taylor , the colored boy , Is making
tiay while the sun shines and has won over
12,000 this season. He won a lot last season
ind has laid his money by. Major came of
poor but honest parents , as the copy brooks
my , nnd knows full well the value of money.
Ho Is not tight-fisted , but maintains an even
keel nnd quietly adds to a prlruto hoard , the
location of which no ono knows. Orlando
Stevens has won $2,000 this year , or very
close to it , and Stevens has a fat bank ac
count out In Iowa , where It Is said ho will
finally settle down as a gentleman farmer ,
providing he does not go to California , bis
favorite state.
WHISPERINGSOF THE WHEEL
_
Brick Kuhn of Chicago who recently
joined the ranks of local bicycle dealers , has
Invited his wheelmen friends to participate
in n run and grand plc-nlc today. Mr. Kuhn
spent his boyhood days on a fruit farm ,
which Is located about five miles northeast
of Council Bluffs , and as his parents still
own the place and live there , he has planned
a grand outing for local wheelmen today.
Ho has Invited all of the local bicycle clubs
to join him and also expects about half the
membership of the Owl club and Ganymede
Wheelmen of Council Bluffs to go along.
The start will be made from his store , on
Fourteenth street , at 6:30 : this morning , and
a more pleasant time for starting a run dur
ing this hot weather could not have been
chosen. At Council Bluffs the party will be
joined by the Bluffs wheelmen and will
proceed Immediately to the farm. Mr. Kuhn
says be has ordered two big wagonloads of
watermelons hauled to a shady spot , so that
they will have ample time' to cool by the
time the boys are ready to devour them.
The farm boasts a fine vineyard , apple
orchard and plenty of plum trees , all of
which are loaded with fine , ripe fruit , and
these will all be at the disposal of the vis
itors. "And you can say In your paper for
the benefit of the local wheelmen that have
not been Invited , " said Mr. Kuhn , "that I
am pretty easy to get acquainted with , and
I will be glad to have any and all of them
who want to enjoy a Sunday outing In the
country , and a general good time , join us.
They will be Just as welcome as my inti
mate friends and acquaintances. " A large
party from the Omaha Wheel club , the
Tourists and the Turners will make the trip ,
and it is expected that Mr. Kuhn will have
at least 200 wheelmen to entertain.
The Nebraska state bicycle circuit , which
has been quite a successful one , considering
that this is an off year in racing , will 'close
nt Beatrice tomorrow evening. Friday the
boys raced at Llncojn on the one-mile track
at Lincoln park. It was expected by local
racing enthusiasts that at this meet Gadke
would make .a killing , as a mile track Is
where he shines , but he was unable to do
better thanone third , which was In the mile
open , while George Meiersteln , another'local
flyer , took third in the half-mile race. This
Is the second big disappointment Gadke's
admirers have suffered this season , aa he
'
was expected to' make a showing at In
dianapolis , but he failed. It can truthfully
be said , however , that he Is In better con
dition and riding faster this season than
ever before , but he is out of' luck , so to
speak. Vice Consul Benson has not as
yet compiled the table , showing the standIng -
Ing of the riders upon the circuit , but will
probably to do so immediately upon its clos
ing tomorrow evening. The table will ap
pear in these columns In next Sunday's issue.
It does not follow Just because a man
carries the title of champion that he is
Invincible. Frank Kraemer was beaten
In' four -of the five amateur championships
at Indianapolis , and yet won the fifth , the
one-mile event , which carries with it the
title of amateur champion of the United
States for 189S. At the very next meet
In which ho competed be had all that be
could do to quit even with Ray Dawson ,
the Intercollegiate champion. No one can
rob him of the title of champion of 1898 ,
but he will never be given credit for being
pre-eminently the best amateur rider In the
country until he has duplicated the per
formances of Zimmerman in days of old , ,
or Peabody last season , or Bald in the
professional ranks.
James Michael , the all but dethroned king
of middle-distance riders , and David G.
Sbafer , bis mentor , manager and trainer ,
have agreed to disagree. It was generally
conceded when Shafer took hold -of the
midget that he was not actuated by philan
thropic motives. In fact , it is a notorious
fact that Shafer always looks out for number -
ber 'one. ' There were rumors and rumors 'of
trouble last season , but whatever trouble
there was was patched up and Shafer con
tinued to direct the fortunes of the Welch
man. Again this season tbo rumors devel
oped into shape that gave evidence that
there certainly was something tangible back
of , them and now it has been acknowledged
that there Is trouble that cannot be patched
up. Michael Is dissatisfied. He thinks he
has been "easy spending money" for his
trainer and is determined , as soon as hi ?
present contract expires , to find another
manager and there are plenty who would
like to direct his fortunes who will not in
sist on being the "whole thing. " Michael
has made far from a mint of money out of
the four races already run , as his pacing ex
penses have been heavy and he got the
loser's end of the purse in two of them.
Nor was there enough In It for Shafer to
make him very deep in velvet , as he did not
do enough betting on the .outside to pull
him through.
Michael has been dissatisfied with the
small amount of bis net earnings and there
Is said to bave'been more trouble about
money settlements between the two.
> Bald and Cooper have met , and the "best1
man ( at loafing on the track ) won the race.
What a great mess two of the foremost
racing men in the country made of It in
their recent match race at Indianapolis dur
ing the national meet ! In winning the
event In tbo great time of nearly 8:00 : for a
mile race Bald does not prove * that he is the
best man by any means. It proves nothing.
The race was a farce , and It Is certain that
the public will not stand for much more on
the same order. The only way to settle the
question between Bald and Cooper is to
start them at opposite sides of the track ,
the man reaching his tape first to be de
clared the winner.
The returning pilgrims from Indianapolis
bring pretty well backed stories that the
League of American Wheelmen is more than
likely to cut loose from the racing game at
the next national assembly. A pretty well
authenticated statement is also made that
while the league will wash Its hands officially
of the control of the racing game , President
Potter Is working at a scheme whereby It
can bo handed over to league members al
ready now directly Interested In Its manage
ment and In addition to them .some personal
boomers of himself , who bave longed for a
finger .in the racing pie. The new scheme
Is said to be about to take the form of an
auxiliary association of some kind. In other
words , while the League of American Wheel
men will not control It officially , the pow
ers that be in the present racing depart
ment are to run .he game , of course , for
what there is In u for themselves.
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Cook's Imperial Is an extra dry wine wltb a
delicious boquet.
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1 otrpTTStn and ftttlnr cknali
CUBA'S ' POLITICAL FUTURE
Major General Fitzhngh Le Dlscuwcs the
Situation in the Island ,
MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND ORDER
PnrpoRe of Mllllnrr Occnpntlnn by
Ihp United StfUrn Dnei Not Antic
ipate Opposition on the Tart
' of the Cubans.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. , Aug. 2 . In the
Florida campg nnd cities the war U no
longer discussed. The question of supreme.
Importance now concerns the plans for the
reconitructlon of Cuba. "What will be the
political future of the Island ? " "How extensive -
tensive Is the military occupation to be ? "
and Inquiries of similar Import are the first
to be- put by every man who has returned
from Cuba since the signing of tbo proto
col.
There is probably no other man In the
country who can speak with to much author
ity or so interestingly on this , subject as
Major General Fitzhugh Lee. Since the
probability of his appointment as military
governor of Cuba during the period of Amer
ican occupation became a well-defined cer
tainty General Lee has maintained a digni
fied silence , refusing to talk for publication.
Before be was summoned to Washington ,
however , while still In command of the
Seventh Army corps In Jacksonville , he
talked freely with The Bee's correspondent
In regard to the subject of Cuba's political
future , as he was then able to do in an un
official capacity. From the tone of these
utterances there Is no doubt that General
Lee understands and Is In complete accord
with the views of the administration with
regard to the treatment of the Cuban situa
tion. General Lee said :
"The rules and regulations prescribing the
course to be followed on the Island of Cuba ,
now that the war Is over , will be decided
upon by the government of the United
States , but only so far as to embrace a
provisional control upon the pert of the
United States , pending the formation of a
government which will have the approval
and consent of a majority of the voters of
the Island , as decreed and set forth by their
representatives assembled in legislative con
ference.
"Without , of course , being able to fore
shadow the policy of the government of the
United States , it may be said that during
the transition state from Spanish to "home"
rule this government will Insist upon peace
and order everywhere , upon full security to
human life , and upon a strict maintenance
of property rights of all classes and na
tionalities. In orderto effect that purpose
It will bo necessary to have an armed occu
pation by the United States troops 03 a sort
of constabulary , or , in other -words , as a
guaranty to the people who are now on the
Island , and to those who may hereafter
come , that law and order and peace will be
Insisted upon in all portions of Cuba.
"In taking this action the United States
can scarcely be accused of on Intention 'to
Interfere In any way , shape or form with
the government of the Island , which It Is
perfectly willing to leave to the people them
selves , provided the guaranties aa before
stated are satisfactory.
A Qneitlon for the Future.
"Whether Cuba will ultimately become a
republic , or later be merged Into aa Ameri
can colony , nnd later still possibly Into an
American state , is a question for the future
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and for the people of the Island to determine. .
By proving to the Spanish soldiers and rest-
dents who elect to remain there and to
Spanish merchants and property holders and
others that a safe and suitable government
will be assured them , and that their rights
will be respected In every particular as
strictly as thq rights of all other classes of
citizens , It Is to be hoped that their assist
ance may be obtained , with that of the con
servative Cubans and Americans , In. forming
a government which will be sufficient for 'all
purposes and which will remain as formed
until these interested , under forma of law ,
shall proceed to change it.
' 'The solution of the problem of establish
ing a fair and stable government la Cuba
does not present any insurmountable diffi
culties. It is almost certain that the Inter
ests of the people from the United States
and other countries who are In Cuba now or
who settle there in the future will become
too great to be exposed to revolutionary
riots , even should there be found an ele
ment disposed to them. The Spaniards and
the foreign-born inhabitants of the Island
will undoubtedly realize that it Is to their
advantage to work in harmony with the
conservative and law-abiding portion of the
natives for the strict observance of the
rights of all.
"It Is difficult to say how many American
troops will be required for the occupation
of Cuba during the period pending the or
ganization of a Bteblo and efficient local
government. The number should be suffi
cient to inspire confidence in the complete
preservation of order , so that capital and
enterprise will not bo afraid to invade the
island and do their part in the work of Its
restoration to peaceful prosperity. The
change will no doubt be gradual , the
United States troops taking the place of the
Spanish soldiery as fast as the latter are
withdrawn from the various garrisons. As
the mission of the Americans is to , preserve
order and not to wage war , U will scarcely
be necessary to move them Into Cuba in
numbers equal to those of the retiring Span-
lards. It may seem wise , however , to the
government of the United States to take ad
vantage of this opportunity to give some of
the volunteer soldiers who did not- have
the opportunity to participate in the actlvo
hostilities a chance to secure a somewhat
more thorough military training than they
have thus far obtained. This consideration
may lead to the employment of a larger
body of men than -would otherwise be used ,
and to the taking of some of the newer
volunteer regiments for this service.
A Friendly MUalon.
"It it not conceivable that tbo native in
habitants of Cuba will receive the troops
of the United States In any unfriendly or
hostile spirit. They must realize that It Is
to the arms of the United States that they
owe their speedy deliverance from Spanish
rule , that the mission of the United State *
In the Island ls not one of conquest , but of
friendly concern for the establishment of
order , and that It Is to their advantage , aa
well as to that of the- other residents In
the Island , to make the task as light as pos
sible.
"An encouraging factor In the problem of
Cuba's political future Is presented by the
attitude of the provisional government , as
explained by their representatives In this
country and by the emissary who has just
come from their headquarters In Cuba.
From this It appears that those who now
control the administration of civil affairs
In the Island ar willing and anxious to as
sist to the fullest extent of their power in
bringing about the establishment of a suit *
able and satisfactory government. It seems
to be no pan of their plan to seize the
reins of government or ven to bold the
authority that has already been entrusted
to them , as was attempted In the case
of come of the South American
countries on the achievement of their
independence. On the contrary , the
terms under which ( he present civil
administration exists , and which It baa
declared its intention of respecting ; , pro
vide for the calling of an assembly repre
senting as nearly as possible all classes tn
and to turn ever to tfels
, helr present authority nnd IMVO to It the
tu k of constructing a nongovernment.
"This procedure , It carried out , will bo the
Irst step taken by the Cubnns under the
protection of the United States toward their
own government as a free pfof.ie. Its con
duct will be , In a measure , n test of the
ability of th * Cubnn people to control nnd
direct their own affairs. To the American
who has watched the successful operation
of our own constitution It will doubtless bo
in encouraging Indication that-thc political
leaders of the Cubnn people seem disposed
to accept Its principles ncd general outline
for their own government.
"The greatest need of Cuba at the present
time is peace peace In which to bind up and
heal the wounds Inflicted by a severe nnd
devastating war peace In which to develop
her rich resources and to gain a start on
the high road to prosperity peace guar
anteed by every safeguard which her own
people and the people who have finally
achieved her Independence can provide "
TOLD OUT OF COt'IlT. '
It has been judicially decided by the
superior court of Lake county , California , In
a recent case that hell-fire Is a hot nnd
sizzling reality. The facts of the case , as
gathered from the newspapers , are as fol
lows : A belligerent school trustee named
Shclton Kyle went Into n school taught by
Mrs. Julia Sherwood to chastise some pupils
who had been annoying him. The teacher
strenuously objected to the proposed cnstl-
gatlon of her flock , when Kyle blurted out :
"You are as fit to teach school as hell Is
for a powder house. " Ho then left , banging
the door behind him. Mrs. Sherwood con
sulted a lawyer and sued old man Kyle for
slander , asking $1,000 damages. Complain
ant set forth that Kyle's remark was
slanderous , because It Imputed nn entire
absence of qualifications In Mrs. Sherwood
for her position as school teacher. This
conclusion was deduced from the general
belief that hell Is a hot place , and , being
so , Is evidently unfitted for a powder house.
It therefore followed that. If Mrs. Sher
wood was no more fitted for her place
than hell was for a powder house , she was
not fitted for her place at all. This position
being reached , it logically followed that
Kyle's remark became slanderous.
Defendant's attorney demurred to the
complaint on the ground that It did not
state a cause of action In that It did not
appear that hell was an Improper place for
a powder factory , that the worst that could
be said of hell was that U Is a "place of
torment , " that It contained no heat what
ever and might therefore be an excellent
place for a powder house or a cold storage
warehouse.
The plaintiff's attorney directed the at
tention of the court to the Sermon on the
Mount and pointed out in the twenty-second
verse of the fifth chapter of the gospel , ac
cording to St. Matthew , these words : "But
whosoever shall say , Thou fool , shall be
In danger of hell-fire. " Hell-fire ! There
Is the very thing Itself.
The court recognized the' Sermon on the
Mount as giving authentic Information re
garding the presence of fire "In hell and
held that , all things considered , hell cer
tainly was not a fit place for a powder
house. Such being the case. In the opinion
of the court , Kyle's remark was slanderous
per so and therefore actionable. The Issue
being thus Joined the case went to trial.
Mrs. Sherwood carried the day with flyIng -
Ing colors. The Jury rendered a verdict
awarding her damages in the full amount
asked.
"Our cleverest work , " said the old lawyer
to the Chicago Post man , remlnlscently , "is
not always done in court. "
"No ? " Baft the young man Inquiringly ,
"Decidedly not , " replied the did lawyer.
"Possibly you could give on illustration , '
suggested the young man.
"Undoubtedly r could , " replied the old
lawyer. "In fact , I was thinking of the
case of an irascible old fellow who once
kicked a servant out of the house. "
"For what reason ? "
"Principally because he was angry , but I
will have to confess that I have forgotten
the exact occasion for his anger. I believe
there was a difference of opinion as to the
amount of wages the man was entitled to.
At any rate the testy old gentleman put
himself Inthe , wrong when ho ejected the
man with violence of both language and
action , and the man was smart enough to
know It. He hunted up a lawyer Immedi
ately and put the case. In his hands , and
then I was called In. The wrathy old fel
low was mad clear through , and ho was
going to fight the case all the way up to
the highest court and back again it neces
sary. However , ho was a personal friend
of .mine and I didn't want to see him waste
his money foolishly , so I advised him to
compromlse.lt.
" 'Not if he offers to compromise for 10
cents ! ' he asserted vociferously. 'I'll fight
this case clear to the limit , no matter what
It costs. '
"I argued with Vim , but It was no use.
He'd pay me anything I wanted to fight the
case , but he wouldn't pay the plaintiff a
cent. I suppose I would have been justified
under the circumstances In going ahead and
letting him run into a lot of expensive and
useless litigation , but I didn't like to do it
just the same. So I went to see the lawyer
on the other side. He knew he had a good
case , but he also knew that my client had
lots of money and could make a prolonged
and costly fight. Consequently be was In
dined to be reasonable. He hunted up his
client and talked It over wltb him , and the
client said ho would compromise for $25
clear for himself. His lawyer made a very
reasonable charge , and I closed with them
both on the spot and paid them. Then I
went back to my client , told him t had put
up such a blurt that he never would hear of
the case again , turned In a bill that covered
the cost of the settlement I had effected ,
and be paid it without a murmur. H
sometimes speaks to me cow of the clever
work I did in that case , but he doesn't know
bow clever it really was and what a lot of
cash it saved him. "
MY PAWS A 8OJER.
T ketched a llckln' th' other day ,
Up nt school an' its jes this way :
Cv Jones he says as how my Paw
"Was off a fightin' , with his jaw. "
He said he'd paired off with Dill Bryan
An * wan down a' Jacksonville a tryln
Ttr spoil th' hardtack trust.
An * he'd do et er he'd bust.
Ho offered odds , jes sixteen to one
That Paw had never shot a. Run
Ner seen a Spanish , live er dW ,
So I got mad an' punched his head.
T ketched It offul after school ;
Teacher used his golden rule.
That's why I'm walkln' kinder Inme.
An' can't set down ain't ft n phame ?
JAMES L. WHITTINGHAM.
Omaha , Neb.
A WOMAN'S CONSCIENCE.
It Pricked Her After She ' Hnd Ployed
the Trick.
' ' 1 wonder If street railways have any
such things as conscience funds ? " she asked
her husband at dinner the other evening ,
relates the Washington Star. "Because of
they have , I'm going to inall one of them a
cent. "
Of course b wanted to know about It.
"Well , she said , "I called upon Mrs. Gig-
lamps this afternoon. You know she's moved
away over to the west end. After I came
away , possessing a sort of feeling that I
wasn't particularly strong in a monetary
way , I looked Into my purse as I stood waitIng -
Ing for the car. My suspicion bad been cor
rect. I only had four pennies. Now. you
know that I couldn't go Into a drug store
and ask the proprietor for a penny I might
bave been arrested for begging bad I done
that , might I not T and yet It was , of
course , impossible ( or m to walk borne
from Mrs. Q-tglaaps' . 80 I evolved a crafty
$35.00 , $25.00
$45.OO , $17.00
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Do not fail to call and see the wheels while at the Fx-
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II. II , IIAYFOUI ) , Manager ,
410 North 16th Street. - - Omaha , Nebraska
Standard 1 / PER
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AS LONG AS THEY LAST ,
WORLD CJOCTfl
BICYCLES Wf.Jv
Other new wheels from $18 up. Second hand wheels
from § 5.00 up
Renting , Repairing.
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You can be treated at home for same *
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prefer to come here wo will contract
to pay railroad fare and hotel bills ,
and no charge If we fall to cure.
IF YOU HAVE
taken mercury , Iodide potash and still
have aches and pains. Mucous Patches
In mouth , Sore Throat , Pimples , Cop
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COOK REMEDY CO ,
scheme really , I begin to grow ashamed
of the awful things I think of in emergen
cies and I put it Into effect. I took the four
pennies out of my purse and held them in
my band. Then I stepped Into tbo car , as
bold as you please. It was an open car. I
jingled the pcnnlei in my hand absentmindedly -
mindedly apparently , that is when the
conductor came along 1n my direction for
my fare. Just as ho got within a few feet
of me , and a curve in tbo line providen
tially favoring me , I gave a llttlo screech
and the pennies flew out of my hand. I pre
tended that the lurcb of tbo car bad done
it. Tbe conductor looked sympathetic he
was really an amiable man and said he'd
pick tbo pennies up. He groped around and
found the whole four of them under tbo
seats. Of course he couldn't find tbo fifth.
I told him the five pennies had comprised
my entire funds.
" 'Never mind , lady , ' said he ; 'I'll nnd the
other penny when all the passengers are
out at tho. end of the line'and I thanked
him hypocritically. Wasn't it dreadful ? "
"And you talk about my being foxy ! " said
her husband. "Why , I'm not a marker. "
It Cured the Child.
About one month rgo my chiU , which is
fifteen months old , bad an attack of diar
rhoea accompanied by vomiting. I sent
for a physician and it ivas under hla care
for a week. At this time the child v/as
having about twenty-ftve operations of the
bowels every twelve hours , and I was con
vinced unless it soon obtained relief it
would not live. Chamberlain's Colic , Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy was recom
mended and I decided to try it. I so-jn
noticed a change for the better ; by its con
tinued use a complete cure was brought
about and it U now perfectly healthy. C. L.
Boggs , Stumptown , Gllmer Co. , W. Va.
Evidently fiat In I.ove.
Cleveland Plain Dealer ; They watched
the couple stroll up tbo beach from the
boat.
"I suppose their engagement will bo an
nounced tomorrow , " said the girl In blue.
"Ob , no , it won't , " answered the girl In
Bray.
"Out they're been out tn a boat together
fishing all the afternoon. "
I know It. "
'Well , don't you supposa be seized tbe
opportunity to propose ? "
'I know bcr didn't. "
'How do you know ? "
'ile's actually brought back lomt
MONDAY MORNING
from 9 to 11 o'clock ,
we will sell a limited number
of our well known $30
Alliance bicycles for
$13.50.
Prices on our other lines cor
respondingly low. Secondhand
wheels § 5 up.
Nebraska Cycle Go. ,
Cor. 15th and Hartley.
Geo. E. Mickle. Mjr. Tel. 16G3
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AT WHOLESALE PRICES ,
New WliceU flO.SO ( a fSS.OO.
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