THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , AVG-UST 8 , 1899.
UTILIZING CORN BY PRODUCTS
Xeirniy Man Makes a Number of Successful
( Experiments.
STALKS GIVE HIGH DEGREE OF NUTRITION
Fnrmc.ru Everywhere Inlrrrfttnl In
the Solution of ( he All-ltnpnrtnnt
1'rolilcin nt Kxtrnctlnft < he
I'lth Cheaply.
KEARNEY , Neb. , Aug. T. ( Special. ) The
problem of farm economy and the utilization
of the farm products Is one that Is con-
etantly receiving the closest study and In-
VOTtlsatlon of practical and sclentinc agri
culturists.
In a Btato Inwhich stockralslnc and
ctockfcedlng enter BO largely Into Its
wealth. It becomes a necessity to utilize
everything that Is raised on the farm In or
der to accomplish the best results and to
Bocuro the highest reward for time and
money expended. With all the economy
that In practiced It Is a fact that thousands
of tons of nutritious substances nro an
nually permitted to waste , not only In the
great corn-growing state of Nebraska ( which
mounts to over ten million tons of stover ) ,
but In all other elates. This Is parltcularly
* rue In reference to the corn plant , and It
in true because there Is an clement In the
corn plant that Is Indigestible. The nutri
tion In the corn plant when the pith 's '
eliminated Is wonderfully large and Is equiv
alent In weight and digestive properties to
that of the very best hay and grasses ; but
the nutrition 'Is ' largely nullified by the won
derful absorptive qualities of the pith , which
Is scientifically estimated will absorb eigh
teen to twenty-five times Its weight of
( water.
This fact has been brought prominently
to the attention of the public as one of the
results of the recent Spanish-American war
In the construction of battleships.
This Illustration , representing a section
ct a battleship , shows the practical USD of
the cellulose packing made of cornstalk
Tilth. It is placed Immediately above the
pvotcctlvo deck which brings this packing
wbovo and below the water line so that in
case a shot pierces this part of the vessel
the Inrush of water comes In contact with
this packing of cornstalk pith and on ac
count of Its wonderful absorptive qualities
the pith swells and Immediately closes the
opening.
The Intent of this article Is to show how
the waste that Is colnc on annually by not
separating the pith from the cornstalks and
feeding the clean stalks on the farm where
erown , or gelling It on the market , can be
avoided. When It Is understood that an
aero of cornstalks has almost as large a
percentage of food nutrient as an aero of the
best timothy hay , some Idea may bo gained
of tholonormous loss suffered by the farmers ,
of Nebraska on account of these stalks be
ing wasted.
For years there has been a demand for a
machine that would extract the pith from
the corn stover and thus save Its nutrient
qualities ; a machine that would be simple ,
easily oneratcd by the farmer , not cxpcn-
elve and that would properly separate the
pith from the shell of the stalk.
For some tlmo Mr. George It. Sherwood
of Kearney has been experimenting on a ma-
chtno that will entirely separate the pith
from the nutritious portion of the stalk and ,
reduce the latter to n condition that makes
It a valuable article of food for stock. He
has finally perfected and patented a simple ,
Inexpensive , practical machine for this pur
\ \ pose. Mr. Sherwood has been Importuned
nt times by your correspondent to have the
privilege of examining the workings of this
machine BO that the public might have the
benefit of the Information concerning It ;
tint ho did not wish to have any publicity
Riven to It until ho was absolutely sure that
It was a success beyond question. There Is
no doubt but that his patent will result In
addlnc untold wealth to the farmers of the
corn-growing states.
Mr. Sherwood has been a resident of this
city over twenty years , and has been ono
of Ita most active and influential business
men. Ho has had a large number of farms
under his control , and while studying how
he could secure the greatest benefit to the
owners he became convinced that there was
nearly as much c\f \ the corn crop rendered
unprofitable by the wasting of the cornstalks
es the production of the corn Itself amounted
to ; in other words , by plthlnc the corn
stover and fecdlne It the earning of the
corn land could bo almost doubled.
The machine has been Investigated by
eomo of the most prominent agriculturists of
the state and all unite in pronouncing It
thoroughly practical.
In order to understand the plans and pur
poses of this now invention the following
cut with explanation Is given :
lion of stalks , pawes to break-rolls 3-4 , nd
passes to reducer , where It Is ground ,
The upper half , together with air pith ,
passes from knife B to rolls 6-6 , where It i 1
engages with knife C , where the upper half
of the stalk Is cut from the pith. This cleaned
portion of the stalk ROCS through break-rolls
7-8 , and from there to grinding attachment.
The pith parnm to cutter head 9 and cut
nny size and this cut pith Is taken from side
of machine by screw conveyor 10.
The grinding attachment Is not shown by
this cut.
All stalks , big , little , long , short , are
brought to size , the pith being cut from
each clean , leaving only that portion of
etarks that contains the food nutriments.
This portion Is then reduced.
Machine requires three or four horse
power , one man and boy ,
Capacity , five to eight tons per day of ten
hours.
Size , thirty Inches long ; pithing surface ,
fourteen Inches wide ; twenty-five Inches
high.
Various methods ha'vo been < 1o\lsed for
utlrtzlng cornstalks , but they have only been
partially successful because the one sub
stance , pith , has not been eliminated , and be
cause the separation of the pith from the
shell of the stalk Is the only way by which
the latter can be made a safe nnd effectively
useful article of food fet stock.
The pith being such a great absorbent of
liquid the same conditions are met with
when an animal eats cornstalks as Is Illus
trated In the case of absorbing the water
by the piercing of a battleship. From the
time It is taken Into the mouth and the
saliva begins to act In the process of con
verting the starch Into sugar until It pasee.i
through the various stages of digestion the
pith lu the stalk absorbs the Juices and
renders them useless In the- process of di
gestion. All along the digestive tract of
an animal these juices , that should bo used
to break down and liquefy the foods for
final assimilation , are rendered compara
tively useless by this Indigestible Ingredient ,
pith.Mr.
Mr. Sherwood has given years of study to
every phase of this question and has con
sulted the very highest authorities In refer
ence to the numerous practical questions In
volved nnd ho has been rewarded by thus
being able to place before the public an In
vention that will no doubt revolutionize the
stock-feeding and stock-raising Industry. It
is not Intended to revolutionize the methods
of farming. The farmer will plant his corn ,
cultivate and harvest Just the same as in
the past , but instead of permitting the
stover to go to waste he will bo able to
Utilize It as a valuable hay crop.
A description of this Invention without
an illustration of the plan of digestion in
the animal would bo Incomplete , hence the
following Is placed before the readers :
Mrr. Quebec. The execretary of war de
clined to make any atatcment regarding his
senatorial candidacy or other political mat-
tcrs. There have been no conferences be-
twecn the general and Governor Plngree
since the former's return to Michigan ,
CONSIDER RATES ON GRAIN
InlrrKtntc Commerce ConiniUMon
3lcctH lit Chlenito nnil Confer *
with Western Itoniln ,
CHICAGO , Aug. 7. The Interstate Com
merce commission , which has recently been
Investigating charges of Indiscriminate cut
ting of western grain rates , met hero , today
In another conference with the executive
officers of the western roads. W. J. Cat-
houn of Illinois , J. D. Ycomans of Iowa , C.
A. Prouty of Vermont , Martin A. Knapp of
Now York and J. C. Clements of Georgia ,
members of the commission , were present.
( Meetings have been recently held In Wash
ington , St. Louis and Chicago , at which the
whole question of grain transportation for
domestic destinations and for the export
trade was carefully considered , nnd today's
meeting was to consider the report of the
commission. Commissioner Calhoun said that
he did not think the commission would agree
on the report at this meeting , although all
the evidence Is now before It.
The commission will leave Chicago for
I Denver In tlmo to attend the annual meeting
of the National Association of Railway Com
missioners , which will open there Thurs
day.
, PASSliXOHH AM 12 NTS MHCT.
to 1tinili Sett lenient llc-
Rnrillnu ; Ailmltllnw Certnln Komi * .
. CHICAGO , Aug. 7. The general passen
ger agents of the Chlcago-St. Paul lines held
a meeting here today , at which they en
deavored to conio to some settlement In re
gard to the admission of the Wisconsin
Central , Great Western nnd Minneapolis &
St. Louis railroads Into the Western Pas
senger association. After the meeting the
matter was about as near a settlement ns
It was several months ago. The Wisconsin
Central cave notice that it had not yet de
cided whether or not it would enter the
"fold" and the other two roads gave the
mmebcrs of the association to understand
that so Ion ? ns the Wisconsin Central had
not definitely expressed Itself regarding the
matter they were not ready to decide one
way or the other. Tbo matter will bo dis
cussed by the executive officers of the west
ern roads In this city tomorrow.
Mlnnoiirl Pnellle Folloirn Snntn ! > .
NEW YORK , Aug. 7. In the wholesale
coal trade today It was announced that the
Missouri Pacific Railway company , after Oc
tober 1 | would cease to mine Its own coal
1. Mouth nnd tongue. The saliva of the small. Only a very small part of the intes
mouth changes starch Into sugar , dissolving tines are here shown. Action of the bile
It. and pancreatic Julco takes place , the former
2. Epiglottis. changing fats Into soluble soaps , and the
3. Larynx. latter changing starch into sugar , and al
4. Soft palate. buminoids Into soluble compounds. Fermcnt-
5. Pharynx. altons by which cellulose Is digested , also
C. Trachea. occurs In the Intestines.
7. Oesophagus. , , J2. Urinary bladder.
8. Lungs. 13. Urethra.
0. Duodenum. 14. Vagina.
10. Partition of stomach Food goes Into 15 Rectum ( end of large intestine ) .
the first stomach A , first and Is mixed with 16. Entrance to Omasum.
the fluids there , water and saliva. It is made Al , A2 , A3 show the anterior , posterior
into balls and returned to the mouth for superior , posterior Inferior and middle pouch
chewing. In the fourth stomach ( A3) ) gas of rumen respectively.
tric digestion takes place. The gastric Juice B , Bl , show the rectlculum and Its outlet
acts on the albuminoids ( protein ) changing at 16.
a part of It Into soluble form. The omasum and abomasum , lying to the
11. Mass of intestines , both largo and right , are not In view.
The harmful effects of pith begin in the
mouth and continue throughout the digestive
tract. The pith absorbs the digestive Juices.
It Is probable that very few farmers have
an Idea of the value of this Etover as an
artlcre of food for stock when the objection
able Ingredient , pith or pulp , Is taken out
of U.
In 1897 there were 60,664,870 tons of hay
produced In the United States , valued at
$401,380,728. During the same year the esti
mated amount of corn stover was nearly
80,000,000 tons , and If properly utilized would
have yielded ( at 'the minimum value of $3
per ton ) $240,000,000.
Scientific investigation shows that the total
digestible matter In fodder Is 1,642 pounds
per acre ; whtlo the digestible matter In two
ton * of clover hay Is 1,836 pounds , and In
two tona of timothy hay 1,892 pounds ,
but rarely ever Is the average yield of cleverer
or timothy hay two tons per acre.
These facts show that annually minions
of dollars of good nutritious food Is wasted
In the United States , which should be a
source of great profit to the farmers. By
the extraction of < ho pith and the prepar
ing of the food nutrient this great waste will
bo turned Into a profit for the farmer. The
pith as It cornea out of the machine Is clean
and In a condition to be sold by the farmers
for commercial and scientific uses.
By using the pith In stables , feeding yards ,
cattle pens , etc. , all of the nitrogen ,
phosphoric acid and potash will bo saved
find the yards , etc. , will bo clean , dry and
Stalks are fed In at A , butt first. heartby. 13y putting this back on tbo fields
Stalks are flattened by rolla 1.2. A stalks all of the fertilizing elements are saved.
ore flattened the knife n engages go that the .
Off oil HIM Vllflltlull.
under half of the stalk la cut from pith and DETnoiT , Aug. 7. Oeneral R , A. Alger ,
upper half of tbo etalkt. Mrs. Alger and their two EODB , with some
The under half , being the cleaned por- other reratlvos , left this ufternoon for Grand
WALTHAM WATCHES
The best and most reliable timekeepers
I made in this country or in any other.
Tl > t ) "Perfected American Walcb , " an illnslrated book of in
teresting information about watcbes , will be sent upon request.
American allbam Watcb Co. , Wallbam , Mass.
and would let the contract 'to the lowest bid
der. This step has been In contemplation for
6omo time. The Santa Fc road adopted this
policy some time ago. Among other roads
that are said to be llkefy to ndopt the same
policy are the Chicago Southern and Chicago ,
Burlington & Qulncy.
To IllNuiiKH Mtnhlllty of Hilton.
CHICAGO , Aug. 7. The western passen
ger agents will meet here tomorrow for the
purpose of arranging for the restoration of
rates on colonist business to points In Cali
fornia. The rates have been far from se
cure for a long tlmo and It seems to bo
the universal desire that they be strength
ened.
of < ir 'nVentrrn. ( .
CHICAGO , Aug. 7. The earnings of the
Chicago Great Western railway for the
fourth wcok of July , 1S99 , show an Increase
of $9,573.
null-way Notcn nnil I'crnonnlft.
0. W. Holdregc , general manager of the
Burlington , has returned from a visit to
Denver.
I Alex. Hamilton , city passenger and ticket
agent of the Burlington at Atchluon , was In
Omaha Monday.
0. A. 'Andrews , rate clerk at Burlington
headquarters , has returned from Denver ,
whore ho attendctl a meeting held for the
purpose of revising transmlssouri rate
sheets.
C. P. McDonald , the clever stenographer
in the Union Pacific passenger department ,
who holds the state record for speed on
the typewriter. Is again at his desk after a
pleasant visit in St. Louis.
Charles S. Young of the advertising de
partment of the Burlington and Stockton
Heth have returned from a very pleasant
trip through the Yellowstone National park.
Mr. Young Is again on duty at headquarters
feeling greatly Invigorated and refrfshed
after the outing. Harry Glbbs of llulT.ilo
and Charles George of this city , who ac
companied Messrs. Young and Heth , stopped
at Sheridan , and will spend this neck at
Dome lake , about forty mlles from Sheridan ,
for the purpose of enjoying a flahlng expedi
tion.
Thomas S. Clark , for the past five years
connected with the engineering department
of the Union Pacific , has been appointed one
of the assistant enclnoen. of the Manhattan
Klevated Railroad company of New York
City. During his services with the Union
Pacific iMr. Clark wan located In Omaha for
three or four years , but since the flrat of
the year has been at Denver on the Colorado
rado division. He passes through the city
today enrouto from Denver to New York ,
and will spend the day \\lth many old
friends here ,
Always have a bottle or two of Cook's Im
perial Extra Dry Champagne In your Ice
chcbt
MnrrliiK
The following marrlugo licenses were Is
sued on Monday :
Name and Residence. Age.
James Alvln Snyder , Omaha . 28
Cora Cecil Goodneart , Omaha , , . 21
Oliver Elliott , Omaha . 21
Ethel Patterson , Omaha . JO
Frank II. Hooper , Lincoln . 21
Neflle F. Morrow , Lincoln . 10
Matthew Cuslck , Omaha . US
Addle Van Ness , Omaha , . . 26
It mm ii In him Krunrlnro.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 7. Mrs , Margaret
Mower ot this city , who was one of the vic
tims of tbo terrible disaster at Bar Harbor ,
Me. , yesterday , was. the widow of Amos II.
Mower , and a sister of Mr. 8. Ilequa of Oak
land. She was between 55 and CO years nf
age. The dead woman has a son in Santa
Cruz and a daughter in Boston , whom she
van visiting. Another daughter Is traveling
in Franco
COPPER IN THE BLACK HILLS
New Discoveries Being Made Every Daj and
Some An ) Very Bich ,
SOLID BLOCKS OF ORE ON THE SURFACE
"rrnm ( n lie Thrrp nintlnr't Helta
of Copper-llenrliiK Ore llun-
North nnil South
ThrotiRh the Hill * .
DBADNVOOU , S. D. . Aug. 7. ( Special. )
There were never better prospects for the
opening up of copper mines than at present
In the hills. The recent prospecting and de
veloping In the different mining districts of
the entire Black Hills has shown the coun
try to bo full of copper. New discoveries
nre being made every week and some of
them are really too rich to believe. It Is
common to hear talk of "mountains of cop
per , " nnd It Is nothing unusual , In fact It
Is common to find copper ore In consider
able quantities that -will - average 25 per
cent of that metal. Some districts report
solid blocks of copper ore on the surface ,
thrown out by eruptive force , that will average -
ago 10 per cent.
There seem to bo three distinct belts of
copper-bearing ore which run north and
south nearly tbo entire length of the hills.
The ore bodies are very wide and there Is
practically no question of their being ver
ticals. It is difficult to make some of the
eastern copper men , especially from Michi
gan , bollevo that there are copper veins
from two to three hundred feet In width
extending for miles up and down the coun
try , but such Is the case. The copper Is
nearly always accompanied with gold-bear
ing ledges which run parallel and the aver
age value of the gold Is about $10 per ton ,
some , though , being very rich. The future
of the Black Hills at present Is looking
very bright. Great things are expected to
develop within the next six months.
Ouster county will soon have two or three
producing mines. The Willow Creek Mining
company , -which Is operating the Ltzzlo mine
cast of Custer two aniles , has succeeded In
opening up a flno body of refractory ore
which Is apparently running parallel with a
copper ledge. The ore has good values In
gold , some estimates of the average having
been placed at $30 a ton. The company Is
expecting to erect some sort of a plant at
the mine with which to treat the ore. The
Vlgalauto Mining company Is opening up a
flno property In the district eight miles
southwest of Custcr and It will , bo possible
In a very short time to ship large quantities
of ore.
One of the best prospects In the county Is
the Grand Junction mine , which is said to
have a solid body of gold-bearing quartz
over 120 feet wide which contains values In
gold to the amount of about ? 1G a ton. The
old Alexander stamp mill In the Four Mlle
district will soon be remodeled Into a con
centrating plant.
A good report comes from the Bismarck
concentrating plant at Keystone , which has
been running on ere from the Bismarck
mine for several days. The company Is em-
playing a large number of mien and same-
thing over 100 tons of ere are being treated
per day. The ere la sulphide , averaging
about $4 a ton In gold , while the concen
trates will run up to $60 a ton. The pro
cess by which the ore Is treated Is entirely
new to the Black Hills , tout It Is working
successfully and It will be the means of
doubling the outpilt of bullion In the camp.
John Barth of Milwaukee has put up the
money for the development work of the
company.
Very good assays are being obtained from
the shaft that Is being sunk In Butcher
gulch by the British-American , Mining com
pany of Detroit. The shaft Dottom is com
mencing to get Into the rich ore that has
been found to exist on n neighboring claim
about 100 feet east. The assays run from
$11 to $16 a ton gold and there Is consid
erable of that grade. The shaft Is being
sunk on a vertical of ore.
The discovery of ore In the west drift of
the underground workings of the Detroit
and Deadwood Mining company In Two Bit
"has commenced to renew the old-time Inter
est in that camp. Two Bit has been dead
for over n year , ever since the Hardln mines ,
flvo In number , closed down. The Detroit
and Deadwood Mining company has been
the only ono to continue work. Superin
tendent James Lawson el tbf eompauy ias
believed all along that ore would bo en
countered about 200 feet west from the
shaft , and It was Just that distance that
the first ore iwas found. The first assay
made from the rock brought to Deadwood
went $32 a ton gold. This was from the
outer rim of the ledge.
If the strike turns out as vrcll as ex
pected , Two Bit will be revived and the
Hardln companies will undoubtedly com
mence operations again. If old Two Bit
camp can be brought to life again , It will
bo the greatest thing that could happen to
the Black Hills.
WIM.OWS TO CHKCIC TUB MISSOVHI.
XPTT SrliPino < < Prevent the Itlver
from Shifting ; " " flunk * .
VERMILION , S. D. , Aug. 7. ( Special. )
A. L. Van Osdel of Yankton county has writ
ten L. T. Sweezy of this city In regard to
the experiments that be has been making
In trying to prevent the Missouri river from
washing the bank. HP states that he has
planted bundles of willows about six feet In
length In groups of three every ten to
twenty-five yards along the bank and that
the river 'has ' ceased washing away the dirt.
He fastens the willow bunch to a smooth
wire , which Is fed to a tree , and with a
heavy stone attached throws all over Into the
river. The cost had been about ! fltO per
mile. Mr. Van Osdel believes that the prob
lem of preventing the river from washing
Into the banks had been solved for good ,
The experiments have been watched with
great Interest by the landowners all along
the Missouri river.
Military Ilniul to Tour .South llnhotn.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Aug. 7. ( Special. )
Arrangements are being made for the band
of the First regiment , South Dakota volun
teers , upon the return of the regiment from
the Philippines , to make a tour of the state.
Frank HaUtead , bandmaster of the regi
ment , writes that the hand contains twenty-
flvo men , and Is capable of rendering an
excellent program. It Is proposed to glvo
concerts In the South Dakota towns.
1'uniifH n I'oiifccli-rnto $20 Illll ,
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Aug. 7. ( Special. )
A number of weeks ago a stranger entered
S , S. Skinner's restaurant at Watertown
And tendered A $20 $ confederate bill to the
Blrl In charge In payment for a lunch coat
ing 20'cents. . The girl did not discover the
fraud practiced upon her , and gave the
swindler $19.SO change In good money. A
few days ago the man was seen on the
streets of Watertown and recognized by
Skinner , who demanded that the $19.80 be
refunded to him , threatening the swindler
with arrest In the event that he refused to
comply with the demand. Before an officer
could be summoned the man made his
escape. Ho was Identified as a resident of
Madison , Minn.
TO RAISE THE ASSESSMENTS
Sontli IlnUotn .Slnte llonril of r.qnnl-
Izntlon nnilBsoaKtiiriit In Sea-
nlon nt IMorre.
IMBRUE , S. D. , Aug. 7. ( SpcMal Tele
gram. ) The Slnto Board of Equalization and
Assessment met today , with all members
present , except State Superintendent Collins ,
who Is In the Black Hills. The question of
a general1 raise on all property was dis
cussed , the attorney general advising the
board that such a raise was within their
power. Equalization of real property was
begun and the probabilities arc for u raise
of about 25 per cent on this class of property ,
which will be an Increase of nbout $15.000,000 $
over last year on 'that class. The equaliza
tion will bo done before corporate property
Is assessed nnd n basts secured.
The Board of Pardon * this afternoon post
poned1 notion for ono year on the Thompson
pardon case from Cuslcr county.
Itnplil City I'roml of Her flrl .
HAP1D CITY. S. D. , Aug. 7. ( Special. )
It Is a question If there U another city of
Its slzo In the state that has such Independ
ent girls as Kapld City. They are capable
of taking care of themselves. In the Klon
dike ) there nro Mlsa Edith Howe , -who U
working some placer ground with good re
sults , and .Miss Franklo Floorman , who Is
reported as having discovered n very rich
ledge of frco milling gold ere which will net
her over $100,000. Dr. Frances Woods has
Just returned from Manila , whcro she did
noble work as a Ued Cross nurfc. Mls.i
Myrtle Orlmshaw succeeded In working her
way to the Boston conservatory of music , nnd
JIlss Lilian McDonald Is now In Paris for n
year. Miss Evelyn Reeves was on her way
to Europe when eho rest her llfo with the
Ill-fated steamer La Burgogne. Rapid City
people feel proud of their girl ? .
Tire HnilriinilN for ICoyntoiio.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Aug. 7. ( Special. )
It Is stated on good authority that the Elkhorn -
horn Railway company will build Into Key
stone from Hermosa this summer. The determination -
termination of the Burlington to reach this
camp has started the Elkhorn. There will
be a few more miles of track to build from
Hermosa than from Hill City , since the Bur
lington already has about four mires of rails
laid out to a tin mine. The Burlington com
pany has been laying out considerable cash
In the past few days In getting the right of
way. This will glvo Keystone two roads ,
which will make of It ono of the beat mining
camps In the southern Jillls.
Arrival * nt Hot SprlnK" .
HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , Aug. " . ( Special. )
The following were arrivals at the hotels
today : B. M. Willey and wife , Ed C. Drake ,
G. W. Tnllafero and wife , Mr. and Mrs. F.
D. Cowglll , Mr. and Mrs. L. Drake. Mr. nnd
Mrs. George F. Bldwell , Mr. and Mrs. F. II.
Woods and two children , Mrs. Thomas Coch-
rano.
YELLOWSTONE PARK SCENES
Four Omnha Iloyn Make the Trip on
Wheel * nnil Enjoy the IMcim-
ure Immensely.
YELLOWSTONE PARK , Aug. 4. To the
Editor of The Bee : Uncle Sam , through his
scouts and guides , has divided this park Into
three parts .for the tourists who spe-nd their
summer outings In the vast playground
which has been set aside for the pleasure
and the comfort of the people. According
to the soldiers who patrol the roads of the
park and the scouts who keep out all poach
ers , the tourists who drlvo through Yellow
stone park In the -great slx-horso coaches
of the Park Transportation company , and
who ston t the nark hotels at the ratn of
$4 per < llem are , beyond any question or
doubt or without reference to previous con
dition or servitude , dudes. Dudes are they ,
and dudes will all remain who select this
lazy and luxurious mode of "doing the park. "
Tourists who stop for lodging and meals
at any of the camps , either At the Wyllo
permanent camps or at temporary camps of
their own , are denominated "sage-brush
tourists. "
Horsemen , bicyclers and pedestrians who
are making the 150-mile circuit of the park
in an easy-going fashion , stopping wherever
night overtakes them , and eating gener
ously of the delectable trout of the lake and
Its outlet streams , are recognized members
of the great national fraternity of tramps.
The end of the century appellation , "hobo , "
has not yet entered within the limits of
Uncle Sam's pleasure ground.
By all the blue-coated soldier boys so far
met has the Omaha quartet of wheelmen
been placed In the category of tramps. A
glance at any ono of the four youths , brown
save where they're gray with dust , would
be sufficient to sanction the use of the ac
curately descriptive title , tramps. Yet , so
far as Stockton Heth , Charlie George , Harry
Glbbs and the writer know , believe nnd
affirm , there Is no other way of going
through Yellowstone park. If one wants to
see to best advantage Us numberless natural
curiosities.
The equestrian mode of "doing the park"
has many recommendations , but ono may
not be so fortunate as to secure a good
riding horse. Either wheeling or riding Is
better for thorough sight-seeing than galng
through on ono of the stages , where you sit
In the dust when It's dry and are enclosed
within .opaquo walls of canvass when It
rains , and at all times are permitted to see
only the natural wonders that He along the
route or are close to the hotels.
There Is nothing experimental about
going through the park on wheels. Hun
dreds of wheelmen and wheelwomen have
done It without hardship or even discom
fort. Over 300 wheels were ridden through
the park In 1808 , and the bicycling record
of this year will show a large Increase.
Ours In the first tandem to make the trip
through thlo wonderland during the current
year ami we are rather hopeful of securing
the distinction of having ridden the only
tandem through Yellowstone park In the
season of 1899 , Wo have taken a little morn
than a week In the park proper , and that Is
about the right amount of tlmo to view the
rarely beautiful geysers , Yellowstone lake ,
the Grand canyon , Mammoth Hot springs ,
Evening Reading Talk No , 48
There arc a number of people who
have Riven up evening reading alto
gether. Tht y tlml the strain upon their
eyes KO jjrent that they cannot endure
It. If they get the new * at all they
ninxt have homo one rend to them or
elho wait for daylight. A great many
tell mo they have been In thlH condi
tion for yenrH. They did not neem to
realize that It could be remedied or that
they needed ghibsen , A pair of ghiMeri
correctly titled to the eyes will remove
the trouble and imike rending easy and
pleaHant. They will Ptrensthen the
eyen to their normal tone and preserve
them from further Injury ,
J. C. Hiiteson ,
Manufacturing Optician ,
Kodntt * , Cnuierai U20 nuuKl St.
ud Suypllei. Oumtiu.
To' ' "
encourage
the
Uneeda
Biscuit
n. - - Everybody needs Uneeda Blecult. The Invalid who re- , .
quire. nourUhment ; the child of dellcnto dlgeUlon ; the worker of .turdy
. . and suitennnce. Sold
, BlSCUlt both .ub.tanco
j nppetlto nnd in Unaeda . .
everywhere in 5 cent , dust proof , air tight p ek > gei. Always frenh.
cliffs of volcanlo glasi , unequalled cascades
and waterfalls , delightful valleys , hills of
brimstone , mountains of petrlflcatlcns and
peaks perpetually clad with snow. Some
Interesting sldctrlps , like the horseback
rldo to the top of Mount Washburne or the
descent of 875 feet by ropes and ladders to
the 'bottom of the Grand canyon , which wo
took , require an additional day each , but
are well worth the while.
Four Harvard professors with whom wo
had a good time about one of the mighty
camp fires , nro making the trip on horses
nnd are taking three weeks for It. If any
thing In the reservation escapca their ob
servation it should be sent to the Harvard
museum as a wonder. But three -weeks Is
none to long a period to spend In a play
ground that IB slxty-flvo miles east and
west and seventy-five miles north nnd
south ; , whoso boundaries overlap Into three
states ; In.-which there Is no valley of less
than 6,000 feet , with many mountain peaks
from 10,000 to 1-1,000 feet above sea level ,
where there are over fifty geysers that
thvow columns of hot water thirty to 250
feet In the air ; where there are the only
'hnlldlnir hot snrlnes known with
such beauty and magnitude ; -whore there Is
the largest and the loveliest body ofwater
In North America at Its altitude , 8,000feet ,
"
Yellowstone lake , nestling among the "forest-
crowned hills , of Irregular outline , some
what resembling the human hand and em
bracing an area of about 150 square miles.
The sources of our own Missouri river ana
of two other ar'Qclpal ' streams , the Co
lumbia and the Yellowstone , are In this
grand park.
Mrs. Edgar Allen and Miss Allen of Omaha
are also enjoying n trip through the park ,
stopping at the Wyllo permanent camps ,
which are gaining in favor among these who
got enough of hotel life on other trips. We
Just missed meeting Olr. and Mrs. George C.
Squires of Omaha yesterday at the Norrls
lunch station. A number of other Omahans
have been here earlier In the season and sev
eral have reserved rooms at the hotels and
accommodations at the camps for the latter
part of August and early weeks of Sep
tember.
Of all the Nobraokane who have visited
the National park this year Mr. J. T. Cbavl-
ller and family of Mayweed , Neb. , have un
doubtedly chosen the most unique means of
transportation. They left home on May 1 ,
generally regarded as moving day , and drove
in two good-eized emigrant wagons up to
Cheyjnne , Wyo. , then through the Big Horn
country , up steep mountain trails , through
valleys traversed by tourists , finally striking
the ifno of the Burlington railroad in the
Crow reservation and following it closely to
Billings , Mont. , and then adopting as a
course the line of the Northern Pacific to
the entrance of the park , through the wild
canyon named In honor of Yankee Jim.
We met this party of Nebraskans along
side of the great Fountain geyser. They
were encamped nearby and when Stocky
Heth , fearing that we might be caught In'a
heavy storm , which was Imminent , asked the
head of the family It We might stay In ono
of the wagons thai night , the old man , with
an evident show of pride , said : "Stranger ,
I'm from Nebraska , and I never turned away
a person In all my life. "
Ulysses 3. Grant , Jr. , and Frederic Rem-
Ington are the two personages about the
park hotels who attract moat attention.
Wherever ono of these men happen to stop
the tourists' conversation infallibly turns
'toward ' the late contest for United States
senator In California , or the wonderfully
descriptive pictures of the went that have
made the name of Remington famous. The
great artist baa recently commenced to work
in Colorado. The other day ho packed up
his paints and brushes and drove over to
Artists' Point , where Thomas Moran painted
the celebrated picture of the Grand canyon
which hangs In the senate sldo of the na
tional capltol. After setting up his caael
and canvas and gazing at the Indescribably-
beautiful array of colors spread out on the
sldo of the chasm below him , Uomlngton
decided to pass It up , and told his man to
take away his tools. The latter demurred ,
after having done so much preparatory work ,
and then the renowned artist exclaimed ; "A
man's a d n fool who would try to paint
this. You can't put these colors Into n
picture. It would look llko an exploded paint
hop. "
With < the trip through Yellowstone park
complete , Charlie , George and Harry Olbbs
go to Dome Lake , Wyo. , for a week's fishing.
They leave their fellow cyclers nnd the
Burlington railroad at Sheridan , Wyo. ,
driving forty miles right up Into the lllg
Horn mountains until they reach the llttla
lake from which they cxpot to pull ntl the
trout now doing sketches there. C. S. Y.
PLEADS FOR ENDORSEMENT
Sontliivont Improvement Clitb A U
the North Oninhn Clul > ( it Anxlat
In ( icttltiK it Vlniliiol.
The threatening weather deterred many
members of the North Oniana Improvement
club from attending the meeting Monday
night at their hall. About the first thing on
the program was the carving of a fine , largo
watermelon which was donated by Council
man Karr. The resolution concerning the
building of the Twenty-fourth street viaduct
passed by the Southwest Improvement club
nt Its last meeting were read by Secretary
French. President Green of the Southwest
Improvement club being present was called
upon to make a speech In explanation of the
resolution and he made a lucid talk' In favor
of It. Councilman Karr made a short
speech In which he suggested that the reso
lution bo referred to a committee to look up
the matter. He thought the South Sldo poo-
pic should have n viaduct , but did not want
hasty action without a full representation
present.
Councilman Stunt thought referring the
matter meant delay. He said If the people
signified that they wanted to accept the
proposition of the railroads the city council
might take immediate action. Tbo matter
was finally referred to the committee on
parks and boulevards with n recommendation
that they report next week. The secretary
was Instructed to notify each member of the
club of the change in the place of meeting.
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Ifl in charge ot a compe
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1410 FARNA11 STREET.