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OMAILV DAILY JIKKi SrNDAY. UANUAUY 21) ) . 1803-SIXT13HN PAOI28
Men's and Boys'
White Shirts
All our men's and boys'
!
unlaundercd white shirts , were
5oc , now 2oc each. |
"HENNISON"BROTHERS. .
GOING OUT OK BUSINESS.
The greatest , the grandest and most stupcncl6us sale of Dry Goods , Carpets , Curtains and Cloaks ever known west of New York City. Only 26 days
yet remains to dispose of this mammoth stock. Fully $150,000 worth of this great stock yet to be sold , and must all go. Positively not one dollar's worth
will be here by March ist. if one-half cost will sell it , Follow the crowd to our store Mond.iy. You will never again buy first class dry goods at such prices.
Everything goir.r * at net cost , at one-half cost , at one-quarter cost ; some goods nearly given away.
-AND-
Still greater reductions than ever in all Carpets ami Curtains. From
now tin until all are sold you can buy any pair of curtains , any yard of
carpet from our mammoth stock at less than the actual cost at the mills ,
and a great many goods at less than half cost during this great closing out
sale. Oifr carpet department has been crowded daily. Why shouldn't it
be is there any way you can make money easier. Yon have got to buy
carpets and curtains later on , why not buy them now. Don't pay others
a big profit when you can save all Jhis by leaving your order with us.
You will never again have such an opportunity. They must all be sold ,
every dollar's worth , by March 1st , as we are positively going out of
business. This is no advertising scheme but a genuine closing out sale.
IiOiisclale Muslin
6e
Don't pay others lOc whorf you can
buy all you want of us for OSo.
Men's Underwear
35 do/.on men's all wool scarlet and
gray shirts , were 75c and $1. Wo want
to clean thorn all out. "Got them Mon
day. 25coaob. No drawers.
Men's and Boys'
. . All Linen. Collars
IOC Ea.ch.
LAST OF JANUARY'S SPORTS
An Interesting Treatise on. Nitro Powders
and Qnns.
PROPOSED FIELD TRIALS FOR NEBRASKA
* _
The Cnult l'rl/ < > System r.ornl lloran ( loiMp
Whl | i < TliiB of the Wheel
und OiifHtlons An-
The sporting editor has received so many
inquiries regarding nitro powder and the
proper way of loading It and 'also the best
gun to use it In , that one answer , inadequate
ns it may bo. is given In the following :
There are several kinds of nitro ] > owder in
the market but undoubtedly the best Just
now Is the Shtiltz , though some of our more
patriotic shooters claim that equally as good
results can bo obtained with the American
wood powder. The particular merits of the
Sluilt7. is its evenness. The American wood
and also the 10. C. jxiwdcrs are very uneven
and have ruined many a gun. When our
American manufacturers can obviate this
great fault and Increase Its strength a little ,
their iMwdor will equal the English com
pound. In all the scientific trials thu Shult/
has cotnu out on top for penetration and even
ness of pattern and explosion. It Is also
quicker , when correctly loaded , and yet
there is room for many Improvements iu the
Shultz.
The loading .of nitro compounds depends
upon the kind of shooting the loads are IK-
tended for , as Is the case with any powder * .
For targets , chicken , quail or Jacksnipe ,
two and three-fourths drachms are sulllcient
for 12-gtiago guns , and three ami throe-
fourths drachms for lll-guagcs. Ono and one-
fourth ounces of shot can bo used with this
of powder with good results. For
llvo pigeons , ducks , gccso or crane , 'three
drachms makes a good strong load in
the Peters , Eley or ICyroch shells and
three and one-fourth drachms in thu poorer
grades. For ten-gunge guns the load .should
bu increased prox | > rtlonally.
The loading of nitro powders Is the lui-
) H > rtant i > int in obtaining good results.
Great care must bo taken in this respect for
a slight mistake or Ignorance In the art will
make the load worthless. It is well to
understand that the explosion of this powder
generates a gas which must bo conllned and
to do so plenty of wads must bo used. First
n cardboard , over jiowdcr well seated , but
not rammed ; then two or three black-edge
wads , three if the length of the shell will
permit and a cardboard wad for the shot to
rest on. The eardlxwrd wad over the soft
wads Is Important to obtain the penetration ,
us the shot requires a good. Hrm , hard
foundation. The shot should not bo rammed ,
hut well shaken down with a good tight
crimp. The Kpanglor crimper should bo
used. Shells that have been carried in the
pocket or uhell box any length of time
should bo rccrhnped Iniforo being used.
The above loading applies exclusively to
Khtiltz powder. American wood and 10. C/
should be loaded the s.-rtne , with the excep
tion of ramming. They ought to he rammed
nlxnit as much as is customary In loading
black powder , bnt do not rum the KhulU or
your labor Is lost. The best results are ob
tained from thtu iwwdcrs in guns with a
long tapering choke , quite small at the
muz'Jc. If used in a largo bored
gun larger wads must lie
hi loading , and then they will not fill tl > u
barrel stiftlclontly to prevent the gas escap
ing into the shot and scattering It mo.-c or
less.
Greener has the boring of guns for nitros
down liner than any other manufacturer In
the world , probably , American gun makers
are copying after him , but the credit must ,
bo placed where It belongs , The Ixffovu
and Li , O Kmlth KUUS havothu best Imlta
tun. | Parker still sticks to the black pow
der and big boring and consequently thu for
mer named K'tns bag trade. The Lofover
Arms company builds an vxrvllont handling
and close shooting gun , but many think thu
bolting dovlco Is too complicated and weak
for nitro compounds , which pound a gun in
nhe place as hard us in any other , with the
exception of the extreme muzzle. U O ,
( Smith makes thu strongest guu of nnyono ,
not exccpUU. Tbe locking and
Standard Prints
Yard.
Xtoiisclale Cambric
0C Yard.
Outing Flannels
Yard.
All our 8c } and lOc outing flannel now
Cc yard.
Outing Flannels
Yard.
All our l"c and 15o outing flannels
now 9 < 5 yard.
bolting device is very simple anil strong ;
the extension bolt is ahead of them all. Their
higher grades have lots of metal on the
breach which is essential with nitros to uro-
vent Kicking , and are nice handlers.
In buying n pun take a 10-ccnt piece and
Insert it edgewise into the muzzle , when you
Hud one where the dime will not go clear in
j on ought to liavo a gun in your hands that
will utlli/o nitro powders satisfactorily. The
above applies to tvelve-guago guns.
I * C. Smith and TvCfever have guns bored
for nitro powders , but. they also have a stock
of big bores , and in ordering a gun for nitro
powder use , insist on a small bore with
lots of metal in " the breach. Greener
doesn't make any largo bored guns now.
Twelve-gauge guns predominated at the big
shooting tournaments throughout the coun
try last year. A ID-gauge was n curiosity
and a curiosity that was a nuisance , too.
In siiad ( | shooting the 10-gaugo man stands
back two yards farther than the 1'J , and con
sequently is very unpopular with the bal
ance of the squad , particularly so with the
shooters next to him. He is handicapped
not only In the distance , but in loads , as the
12-guuges are using the same amount of shot
allowed him and can ( ret onto the target
quicker , have as large a killing circle and
curry less weight. Perhaps the 12-gaugd
miMi won't eat as big a supper as the 10-
gaugers , but they will have more money in
their pocket when the shoot Is over.
A 10-gauifo gun bored for nitro powders
would bo Just as good us a twelve , but trap
shooters have adopted the li-gauge ! , us it is
lightur and can bo thrown on an object
quicker. One and one-quarter ounces of
shot aroused ia twelve bores , and as that is
tin ) limit allowed there is no advantage in a
largo gun.
A ly-guugo gun might bo hotter for game
shooting , especially when the hunter is after
meat , but the 1'J-gaugo will kill as far and
ran be handled on game much quicker.
There is still another nitro , the \Valsrodo
\Vulsrode , Prussia , represented in this
country by Oscar Hesse of Hcd Hunk , N. J. ,
which is rapidly pushing itself into promi
nent notice in tins country , as well as uU
others where pie shot gun is used. As for
mpsclf , 1 have had no opportunity as yet to
test its worth. Those who have tried it ,
however , claim that it is entirely Indifferent
to atmospheric changes , and , being ot a hard
jjven grain , can be stored for years without
affecting its eftlcacy in the slightest detail ,
even in a very damp climate. The smoke
aiising on discharge is the next thing to
being absolutely imperceptible , artrt is truly
a .smokeless jKnvder , superior to any other in
this particular. It Is also said of this inven
tion that it docs not possess the drawback
common to most of these powders of absorb
ing moisture and becoming useless , nor when
subjected to pressure or to a very dry atmos-
peeiv , of becoming unreliable and frequently
a dangerous explosive. The "Waist-ode , " it
is urged , Is noncAploslvc , save when con
fined in a gun , and is accepted by the mall
service of Kurope as perfectly safe. For
pattern and penetration it is equal to the
strongest and best makes of thu old black
IKtudur , while Its resilient powers , or the
recoil In tiring , are reduced to a minimum.
There Is no secret ja the loading , as It Is
exactly the same process as with common
black , only one-third the quantity being nec
essary. 1 intend tu try the " \Vulsrode" this
spring.
Snmrllilni ; About C'unlt I'rUca ,
Kvcr since the day that cycle racing took
Its place among the foremost American
sports , the question of suitable prizes for the
victors has agitated the enthusiasts and pat
rons of thi ) sjKirt. The racing men are now
divided Into three classes the professional ,
maker's amateur and pure amateur the
llrbt , according to the ruling of the natioiiul
racing board of thu League of American
Wheelmen is one who races for cash purses
or gains a livelihood by HUMUS of bicycle
racing ; the maker's amateur is ono who
receives a salary and whoso expenses are
reimbursed by ROinomunufucturcr or Impor
ter of some particular make of machine
ostensibly fpr the puriuisu of advertising the
particular make which ho represents , Tim
last named class is one who races for prizes
.sanctioned iy the league which in no case
constitute any sum of money , no matter how
small. The national racing rules of the
IxMnio of American Wheelmen prohibit
Mdng for cash , therefore thcro is
only ctio class of racing men who can
rightfully compete under the protecting
whig of the organization , namely the slmon
pure amateur. The national racing board
vhlch met ia New York quite rcceutly con-
Pillow Shams
9c
Our entire stock of stamped nlllow
slmms , about 000 pair , they formerly
sold at l0c ! , iiflc anu 35c pair , now all at
bno price Oc each.
Mull Ties
TieslOc
05 dozen ladies' mull ties , all our 20c
and 2oo tits , now all at one price lOo
each.
GOING OUT OF BUS9NESS ,
Mull Ties
28' ' C
Our entire stock of la-lies' Hnost qual
ity white mull ties , they formerly sold
atHie , Me , ( ! 0c and 75c , now all at one
price 2oc each.
Kid Gloves
18 ° Pair
All our ladles' kitl gloves in small
sizes , black only , slightly mussed , at lee
pair.
Kid Gloves
C '
69' Pair
Our entire stock of the genuine darby
rani kid gloves in black , tan , prays and
brown , in small sizes 5 } , 6S , 0 and 01
were $2 00 and $2.25 , now choice 69c
pair.
Corsets
BOc
Our entire stock of $1.00 and $1.25 cor
sets , pueb as Dr. Warnqr's Coralino and
all our imported JbVtfnch woven corsets ,
'
now loss'than hnuprlcoi 50 palh
eluded to mend the present racing rules
which govern all contests of speed on the bi
cycle by creating two classes for racing men ,
to bo known as classes A and B. Class A
covers the slmon pure amateur and class B
throws a protecting cloak over the maker's'
amateur , who now is compelled to receive
his little allowance of cash secretly for fear
of suspension. There now arises a great howl
among a certain class of whcelmenalded _
and abetted by a few scheming backers and
sporting sharks , for cash prizes. "Give us
cash prizes and wo will show you bicycle
racing as is racing. " Never 1 the amateur
docs not want cash prizes ; to offer such
would only tend to degrade the sport and re
plenish the ranks of the now fust disappear
ing professional. The racing board should
bo Hrm in its decision and put a quietus
at once upon the clamoring. In the end
no one would ho bcnofltted , and the time
would soon come when the land would ho
filled with grand stand riders and bickering
semi-professionals. Much better lot the
amateur racing rules stand as they arc , the
racers being divided into two classes , than
to give in and abolish .the old rules governing
prizes and allow the riders as a whole to
race for whatever purse would ho hung up.
Why would hanging up a cash prize insure
the public of a better race than the offering
of n gold medal or some other trophy of the
same value ? The cash prize advocate insists
that it would. It stands to reason that It
would not. What if a purse of $1,000 was
hung up for a certain race. Tom , Dick and
Harry llnd themselves competitors ; they are
men who form a class who travel around
from ono race meet to the other , gobbling up
just such purses ; they also flnd that they
are just a little hit faster than the average
racer. What is there to prevent the trio
from , dividing the pot among themselves !
They will do it every time , and the public
will pay its quarters In at the gate to see
the dear fellows pedal "like mad to
pass each other" and win out at the
Jlnish. No , gentlemen , the cash prize sys
tem should bo kept out of the cycling racing
circles. Bicycle racing- has never gained
such n marked pub'ic interest or advanced
in such a systematic way as at the present
time. The fostering wings of the league of
American Wheelmen have boon the means
of this. The sport has been protected and ,
developed In many ways through the agency
of the league. Once lot the cash prize sys
tem take a Hrm hold and the sport will tot
ter from its present high pedestal and crash
into a thousand fragments , carrying with it
the league. By all means lot us have the
present prize system and the protection of
the league rather than the demoralizing ef
fect of cash purses and the ultimate ruina
tion of the sport. Under the now prize rules
a competitor in class A will not bo allowed to
compute for prizes exceeding in value # M ) ,
and such trophies are only t include medals ,
wreaths , diplomas , plate , Jewels , etc. These
prl/es cannot bo changed. This will Insure
to the patrons of the sport bona tide races ,
true exhibitions of speed and pluck the
'men who wins will ride to excel , not to get
his share of the prize money. The rules
governing class B were compiled , no doubt ,
to protect the maker's amateur
and make him feel satisfied
under the jurisdiction of the league author
itics. The old rules made no provision for this
class of gentlemen , hence the frequent sus
pensions whenever any of them wcro Impru
dent enough to admit that they were not
pay ing their own expenses , etc. The class B
amateur may compote for prizes of any
value , there being no limit , but it must not
bo cash. He may have his expenses , training
or traveling , paid by a manufacturer or club ;
ho may also receive pay for riding any cer
tain make of machine in races. He can ex-
chance prizes. Ho cannot compete In races
in class A , but riders in class A can ridu
against him. These rules are very strict ,
and when a man has been once declared a
professional and suspended ho cannot bo
reinstated. To race for a cash prlzo Is to lose
one's amateur status , which is just as it
should be. The amateur , especially in bicycle
racing , should represent the sj > ort , and encouragement -
couragement should bo given him by dis
countenancing any attempts made to lead
him astray by tempting him with a bag of
coin. Athletics in general would bo placed
upon n higher plane if this was carried out
to the letter.
The Nclironkn 1'leld Trlalc.
Frequently Tim BKB receives letter- , )
requesting the sporting editor to agitate the
project of itato or Interstate Held trials ,
such as are Held In Indiana , Missouri and
southern states , and TUB BBB , of course , will
do all iu hi power to assist in such a scheme
Children's Wool Hose
2SCPair.
90 do/.on children's all \vool jersey
i Ibbed hose , were 35clOc , COoand GOc.
now all in ono bigfyilo , 25o pair.
Ladies' Wool Hose
Wo find wo hnvo in stock about 30
dozen ladies' finest quality all wool fast
black hoso. They are marked down to
$1 and $1.25 , but they must go now less
than half cost , COc pair.
Saxony Vests
25' ' C
All our infants' Saxony all wool vests
now 25c each , not half price.
Going Out of Business.
Scarlet Underwear
69 °
Our entire stock of ladies' all wool
scarlet \csts and pants , wore $1.25 and
$1.50 , now cboiceiCOo oaclw-
Still GteiteriReductions
and offers its columns to all interested in
this line of sport to make suggestions as to
the best wivy'of bringing together the sirarts-
mcn in a convention where an organization
could bu completed. It is suggested that
a meeting be called at Omaha during " the
State Sportsmen's association meeting next
spring or that the Omaha Ivcnnol club take
the matter in hand. A Nebraska state Held
trial will certainly be ono of the more impor
tant and interesting sporting events in the
near future. Field trials have probably
done more toward Improving the hunting
dog than dog shows and newspaper talk
couldln llfty years. They have also done a
great deal to protect 'and propagate our
game. Some of the wealthiest and most
inllucntial men in the country are interested
in this line and have used their inlluonco
and money to get laws introduced and passed
to protect the game. Wo must soon get our
lawmakers interested or Nebraska will be
like Ohio , Missouri. Now York and many
other states , have no game to protect.
Thcro Is more or less talk at all gun club
and sportsmen's association meetings as to
protection of game , but that Is the end of it ,
and talk don't scare market hunters a little
bit , when they can sell prairie chickens for
$ ( ! a dozen , and young quail for $4 a dozen.
The only way to protect the game is for
sorneono who has had experience to formu
late a law for the open seasons , which should
bo short , say from the 15th of Auirust to the
15th of Octoberpor possibly November on
prairie chicken or sharp tail grouse , and
from the 1st of October to the 1st of Decem
ber on quail , and push it through the state
legislature. Now when this law Is passed.
which is thought to bo a good ono , who will
enforce it ? is asked. Why game warders. And
a bill must bo carried through our legislature
appropriating money to pay them. Game
laws always have and always will bo ig
nored when they are left for anyone , or
rather no one , to enforce them. The country
town merchant docs not dare make com
plaint , as ho has a business which is more
important to protect than a quail or chicken.
A farmer won't inform on a market hunter ,
as this Individual buys him off. The sports
men keep still because they violate the laws
themselves , and county attorneys are fre
quently too lazy or afraid tlut they will not
be re-elected. I will venture tj say that
two-thirds of the men In the state who
killed a chicken last year , killed that chicken
before the 1st of September , and in doing so
violated the state law.
Thcro are thousands of quails in the
southwestern part of . the state , and excel
lent grounds for Held trial purposes , and if
properly protected thcro will always bo
plenty , and when quails are plenty Held
trials are successful.
THE BEB will keep punching the sports
men up on this subject , and if we don't have
n lleld trial next fall it will bo because there
are no lleld trial men in this neck of the
woods.
of tile AVIifrl ,
This is a great month for club elections.
Shall wo have "that road race" this sea
son !
Itinklng partlesnTcgreatattractlons among
the wheelmen thoso-days.
The Omaha Wheel club Is an-anging to
have another smoker and musicale
The Bulletin otthis week has an Interest
ing article on cycling clubs which should bo
read by every cyclist to bo appreciated.
The entcrtaiiimunt committee of the Tour
ist Wheelmen is miking a record for itself.
Ah there , boys , lookout fora second term.
Charllo NlcoJomns' handsome face ap
pears in the illustrated "catalogue of the
National Wheelmen's Columbian associa
tion just Issued.
Tickets for the Tourist Wheelmen rafllo ,
which occurs March H , aru going like the
autumn leaves before a winter's blast. The
club will realize quite handsomely from the
affair.
Every active meinhcrof the Tourist Wheel
men Is earnestly requested to Iw In attend
ance at the regular February meeting of the
club as business of great importance is to bo
transacted.
The Tourist Wheelmen's reception and ball
at the new Metropolitan hall was a grand
success and u.'llpsed anything In the social
line for the wheelmen which has occurred
this season.
Iwouis Fleschcr. A. H. Pcrrlgo's right liowor
In the repairing department , is visiting the
big bicycle plants of the east , taking notes
and improving his knowledge of bicycle
manufacture.
Many of the caatcjn as well as some of the
Black Faille Silks
66 °
All our $1 and 31.2-3 blnclt faille silks ,
ns long as they last , ( too yard.
Black Taffeta Silks
66 °
Always sold at 81 , now loss than cost ,
Oic yard.
Black Armure Silks
78' ' C
Our retrular $1.25 quality , now cut down
; they must all < jo , only Too yard.
If yon want a nice black silk
dress now is the time. It will only
cost you one-half of what itCoukl
at other stores.
Black Surah Silk
46' ' C
All our 05c and 75c black surah silks
now 45C yard.
Black Surah Silk
7 cD KG
23 Inches wide , was $1.25 , guaranteed to
wear , now only 7/5j / yard.
Black Surah Silk
$1 .16
25 inches wide , our finest quality , was
$1.60 , now $1.15 yard.
All colors.
6SC Yard.
All our finest 24-inch .silk plushes ,
every simile , now
$1 Yard.
Brocade Silks
C '
1O' Yard.
Did you over buy brocade silk at lOc
yard ? All colors.
. Going Out of Business.
western cycling qluhs are adopting the plan
of distributing prl/cs to the members attend
ing the most number of club runs during the
season , in the hope that the interest m club
runs will bo revived.
Some ono asks : -How many league hotels
in the state ? " Information ' of this nature
can be obtained by addressing the chief con
sul or secretary-treasurer of Nebraska di
vision. A full list of league hotels in the
state will bo cecerfully'furnished.
Are you going to attend the World's fair
this year ? If so , why not join the National
Columbian United Wheelmen's association
and have all the privileges of a club while at
the fnirf A letter directed to L. A. Taylor ,
SCO West Madison street , Chicago , will in
sure you full explanation of how to become a
member.
Cash prizes and the professional bikers
league are receiving the attention of both
league olllclals and wheelmen in general.
The cash prize induccr is getting in his line
work in some localities. Hence several sus
pensions of late. It Is to ho hoped that the
wheelmen will let well enough alone and
steer clear of the professional league rocks
and quicksands.
Clint With the lliiricmon.
Billy Paxton Is in Lexington , ICy. , and
will probably bring back another good one
or two.
What has become of the west side track ?
If anything is to be done , it should ho done
quickly.
At the same sale J. D. Crelghton was quite
n liberal buyer , generally selecting marcs by
Hcd Wilkes , which will Do placed on his
farm at Donlrall.
Ignis Fatuus and Mary , Nat Brown's
horses , will bo handled by McIIcnry this
season which Is almost a guaranty that they
will go faster than ever.
Now that the Gentlemen's Roadster club
has elected ofllcers for the year It would bo
advisable if they went to work immediately
on the preparations for a three days summer
meeting.
Starter Swigart has already made throe
engagements to start 'Kit meetings. Hols
rnpidlv moving to the front In his profession ,
and will .sot bo soon on the biggest tracks in
the country.
Al Hutchings. who brought out the great
trotter , Evangellno , paid $ r,70U 1'or the black
marc. Ermine , > :13'4 : ' , at Lexington. Ho has
doubtless got a race mare and ono that Is
about right as "Al" is a judge of what quali
ties constitute that class.
W. B. Mlllard purchased at the Woodard
& Shanklin bale , Lexington , ' ICy. , a num
ber of trotting bred animals ; Midvalo
Prince , 2 : 'J5 , b.s. (8) ( ) , by Hcd Wilkes , dam ,
Belle Brine by Hamhrino. Queen Bess ,
hlk. m. (7) ( , by Allcndorf. dam Bessie Huntington -
ington , by Happy Traveler. Fleurot , blk.
in. (11) ( ) , bv Commodore Belmont , dam Twi
light , by Dictator.
The McKinney brothers have , at the North
Omaha track stables , two colts by Williams ,
Si'JO'j. ' dam by Egmont ( slro of Lonasco ,
) :10J : ) . that , as Individuals , are perfection ,
and bolng so closely and directly related to
extreme speed they should at an early day
bo top notcliers. Mr. McGiiirc , who is a safe
and considerate trainer ami driver , will
have them in charge the coming .season and
a good account should bo rendered at the
close.
The bay stallion Ked Tolar ( by Ashland
Wilkes bv Red Wilkes , owned by Hlchard
Wilde , and In Billy Houston's stable , was
led out for Inspection the other day and a
more perfect model of the equina race can
not ho Imagined. Ho is graceful In the ex
treme , In color n rich mahogany bay with Jot
black iwlnts with tall , and mane proportion
ate for a perfect picture , lied Tolar has
never beerf raced and Jaded , Hko many
another of his age has , till no form Is left to
them , but ho Is speedy and will bo a race
horse when many another will bo consigned.
s ami Annm-r' .
LINCOLN , Jan. 24.To the porting Kdllorof
TIIK HIK : ; In SUMKY'S \\KK \ \ I saw an nitlclu
hiiylnx that "If ono wanted to set thu IH > SI in
sults from nitro powder that ho would lmv to
do itwiiyllli thu old , h'.g hoic. hlacU povfdiT
KUIIH , " and KIIVO as an t'MimpIu u lu-houi , H
at iimzzlo , as an oxamphi of about thu proper
bUo gun for II-HI of nltio powder. ? sow , what I
want lo us ) , you Is : Why Mould not a 10-uanxt' ,
12 at iniu/ld , bo Ju-t UH good ah a 1- and 14 at
niurzli > ? Another thing , a few days ute I wioto
to thu I.i'fuiur pi-oplti and uhkcd them If a cer
tain Knuluof tholr gun could litiiiuarantootl for
itslns nltio powdorlthlson the wieii tliof an
ud 1 MIW Miylni * , In hpuuUIni ; ot a certain urudo
of euti , that it WUH perfectly t > ufo fur ultro
ALMOST GIVING AWAY NOTIONS.
Zephyrs
C
Skein.
TJio b.ilnnco of our stock of Ulnpinati'f ,
imported zephyrs ; tuKo all you want ,
" .jesiioin.
- .
rozRoni's face powder , Me box.
Darning wool , Ic slcoin.
D.irnine cotton , Ic bKoln.
Coats' spool cotton , -Ic spool.
Silver to isnoons , HJc each.
Silver Buija.- spoons , Itjc each.
Silver tablespoons , 7c each.
Silver forks , 7c each. ,
Silk lacing1 corda , Ic yard. *
Silk co : sot laces , ICc each , i
Linen lloss , Ic skein.
Chenille , uc do/.on.
Arrnseno , Co dozen.
GolT's dross braid , 2o roll.
Dolls
9
300 largo size bisque do'ls , 18 inches
long , for the babies , ! ) c each.
Saxony Yarn
c3C Skein
All our Saxony yarn , m wbito and
cream , 5c skein.
Cloaks
160 ladies' long nowmarkots that have
sold at SIO to $30 , now all at ono price ,
$2.50.
EVERYTHING AT COST.
powder ) , and they answered that ilioy could
i > oio inn a gun for nitro powder. Now what
would bu thudlireruncu In the boring of this
Kun and unollier ( 'iin gotten up for tlm general
tiade , or the use. of black powdoi ? Why would
not a l'J-14 or 1(1-1'- ( ! mu//le h'un bo just u * good
for ono kind of powder as anothiir ? and nut
Kims made. 12-14 o.\cept by special ordei ? I
confess to not being educated tip to the staiul-
aid of tnday's.KtiiiiiuiN , mid as I am about lo
buy a Rim , and haven't thu means to bo chanK-
1ns all the time piovldcd a KUU does not Milt
me , I thought \\ould\viliu I to Mimoonowho
could R\O | mo the needed ndvlee , The sarnu
artlclu I teferlo In the llrsl of my letter winds
up by saying'A great deal might bo written
on this subject. " and I would IIKu to hear from
you lo-Kimllng It , especially as regard to dlfl'or-
untchaiges for dllTuient sl/o guns , and Minis
of game. , and thu manner of loading hhclls.
Hoping that this hitler has not made you
tired , nail tint you will answer nut at your
eaillest comenlenco. Clmrloi 0. 1'o.v , C30
North Thirteenth Ml out.
Ails. You will llnd answer In another
column , headed "Nitro Powders and Guns. "
KOIIT NIOIIUAIIA , Null. , Jan. 23 , To the.
Sporting Kdltor of Tin : HIK : : Why cannot Held
trials bo woiUed up by yourself and others of
Omaha ? II Is conceded ( hut , they have been
unsuccessful , In both Indiana and Kll/ubutli-
lown , Ken. , on account of tlm scaiclty of the
hlicls. Such a thins ; as seniclty of quail would
bu almost nudearcl of In this Ntatc , and espe
cially tlm central and south central portion- . .
Tlieio arn also a gicat many owners and
bructlois of llmxloxs In this stntt ) and Kansas ,
t\ho would jump at the chance of .showing their
doRs at a lleld tilullitne Ihu expenses of
transportation would bo light , eompaiod to
North Caiollim or Mississippi. Hut above all.
It would In my opinion , bo a gicat thing for
tliKKiimu ijlidn. Thu moiu trim .sportsmen
there mo Ill acountiy.orthatean bo attracted
there , thu fess show for the pot hunter. It
gives inu "that tiled fooling" to see thu largo
quantities of groiiscnmlmialllhat ate shipped
out. of this nelKhhoihood uvury day. The
gamu laws In this state should bu amended by
thu next le lslatuie , and my Idea Is to make
every hunter pay a license of saj-Sl or $2 per
month ; that no name , ti.xi-ept. In small quanti
ties ho shipped out of the state , say notiiioio
than a do/en pr.ililo cbU'keiH , and two do/en
quail ; ami that this only to ft lends. Any rall-
load that ships or tiansporls piotected game
as poultry or anything else should I in heavily
lined and u\picss the same. 1'also hilling
giiino Istlin scheme that Is woiKod to pi-ifec-
tlon. I helluMi that 1/iO haiiels of gamu or
mete have been shipped fiom hi'io this season.
It Is iciilly surprising bow much has KOIIO.
This letter Is not Intended for publication ,
but only to give you a hint or two If you con
sider that they aio wet Hi It lo use or wink up.
1 Know that you am Interested In these things
and I hope that you may llnd cither or both
liluas wotthduvolophiKand that of coursing
too. JOHN M. SroT.si'.Miuim.
Ans The matters referred to arc treated
on In another column of this Issuo.
Wr.sr I'di.NT , NVb. , Jan. 20. To the Sporting
Kdltor of TIIK Hr.i : : I'lcnsis lei me know
through St'Mitr Hut : the following : A and It
shako dice : A Ims an ace straight and II has
a duce straight : which wlns'/-S. . U.U.
Ans. If you are counting straight ; , , the
ace high u ins.
OIIDIIN , Jan. 24.To the Sporting Kdltor of
Till ! HKI : : If possible will you ( leeldu a dls-
pnto that cuimi up In ono of iiur pie rosslvu
hUh llvo parties In your next Snnduy'H paper
and obllKKonu of your Kiihvii'-uis. ' In liljili
llvo tbore art ) fouiteen points lo ho. made :
llrst , high , low , Jack , amu and the two llvn
SIMMS. Now , A and Hiiro parlnois and U and
lipaitnors ; tliogamo Is twenty-live points ;
the puuo stands , A and II have twenty-four
( 'and It have eighteen points ; ( 'unil I )
Eolnls polnlsnnd pitch thu liiiinn : U
and I ) made thirteen points ; they am hfub ,
low Jack and the two llvo spots : A and I ) IIIUKII
thu ten > pot. which counts ono as tlio Kaine.
Which ono wins , A and II or I ) and t'V-J. II.
Myeis , 301 Tttcnty-fouith streut.
Ans. A and B.
Dl'.si.AiIa. . . Jan. 2.1. To the Sporting IMItor
of-Tun HIIK : To decldu a bet , state In your
nunur what county In Iiobind did Jim i'or-
lintt'rt father comu fioiu ( julway or Mayo ?
Hill Dun hi p.
Ans. Tuam , county Galway , Ireland.
rAllintmv. Neb , , Juii.2B.-To the Hportlni ;
Editor of TIIK HKK : Will yon decide thu fill-
lowlnifbct ? A bets II that Weaver rairlos the
electoral \olo of llvo states , \\lio wliii ?
Subscriber.f
Ans.A. .
SOl.tllKHs' HflMR P. O , 1'AI.I. ItlVUl COUNTY ,
8. 1) . , Jan. 20--To I ho i-portliis Kdllor of Tim
Dm : : In phiyliuc u hand at crlhba ii a dispute
arose oxurcounlliip' three tray * and two sixes.
Ml the experts In the Soldiers Homo huxu
clvon opinions ; will IhosportliiBedllnrof TIIK
llKHscttlal- ! . II Mayo. *
Ans. Fifteen 10,0 for the trays and 2 for
thu pair , making 11
COVNCII. Hi.irrr * , Ia. , Jan. 20. To the Spoil
ing Bdltorof TIIK IIKKI In your.Sunday IMMIU
of TllK Hn : pleu u nlvu your rullna on thu fol-
lowlni ; point In a four-bund KUIIIO of casino.
21 points ! A unit H have 0 to no. C' and I ) have
2. A and I niaUo curds , spudiu. big cuslnoand
thieo uce * . O uad U make llttlo cuilno aud
CortioollI Spool-
Silk
Spool
Towels
9e
( Kin dozen all linen luick and satin
diunask toweU , all our 12Jc and lOo
towels , now all at one price , Do each.
\Vo are overlo idod on towels and have
cut the prices still deeper. They must
all go.
Towels
2Oe
Our entlro stock of satin danmelt nml
buck all linen towels that were Me , 35o
and 40c now all go at one price ; choice
2Cc each.
Towels
ISc
489 do/.on all linen satin damask ami
huck towols. wore "Oc and 25c , now all
at one price , 15c each.
Bed Quilts
$1.25
Go left of our llneat quality crochet
bed quilts , always sold at $2 , now $1.23
each.
Cotton Crash .
80 pieces cotton twilled crasb , 3J
yard.
Napkins $1.2O
All our largo si/o 3-4 dinner nnpkina
that wcro $2 and $2.2o now $1.120 dozen.
POSITIVELY GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.
Cloaks at Half Cost.
ono ace ( of spades ) . Who goes out ? 0. M. An-
del SOn.
Ans. The count goes : Cards , spades , 'big '
and little casino and aces. It is a drawi
r.MinoVA , Neb. , Jan. 20. To the Sporting
Kdllorof Till : llii : : : I'lpaHoansncr the follow
Ing quest Ions : (1) ( ) If A turns jaokof liuartsln
a Kaino of soven-u ] ) , II best , A inns the curdi ,
lii.'urts turn up aualn , A runs all tlm cards out.
( Iocs Jack count ? ( ilf ! ) A Is 0 , Ills ! ) , lUguino.
A turns Jack , II holds tlm uro : A claims luck
put him out , loosltV-W. W. K.
Ans. (1) ( ) Yes. ( ! > ) Yes.
OMAHA , .Inn. 27. To thoSiinrllng Hdltor of
Tin : | ! KI : : Will you Undlv docl < lo Hi Sunday's
paper the following lu > t ! In n gatno of ixikur
A opens Jack pot , balance pass out ; ( iocs A
have to Nliow his hiind , or opi-ncrs only ? A '
hots that ho lin.s only to.shou openers ; It hot.s
lie must show Ills live cauls. Who wins ?
1'okur.
Ans.-B.
aLKVTHIV Ht'AKKH.
Prof. Ellsha Gray has perfected hli
writing telegraph , and the manufacture of
the instrument has been commenced on a
large scale In Kngland.
Many Kuropcan photographers have In
stalled Htoiajo battery plants in their
studios to work a ruby-colored incandescent
lamp. It Is said that the Improvement has
had a marked effect upon the health of the
dark-room operators.
The Italian electric submarine boat , from
which so much was expected , recently inadu
an unsuccessful trial iicar Uomo. The
boat took half an hour to sink below the
surface and then suddenly sank to forty-live
feet , and could not bo controlled.
The Berlin Electrical society has been ex
perimenting with a portable electric light ,
especially designed to aid in the search for
wounded soldiers on battle Holds. The lump
employed was of fill-candle powr , fed by a
storage battery weighing only seventeen
and a half pounds , it was found that thu
light could ho kept up for several hours with
out recharging.
In French army circles there Is much ac
tivity rol.itivo to the Introduction of tele
phones into the servk-o. The telephonists
are now regularly organized in nets of two *
men , each man being equipped with a mlle
of wlro. The simple receiving and trans
mitting apparatus is attached to the-1.
soldier's cap , while the reel for the wirou
constitutes a sort of breastplate , The
whole equipment * weighs loss than six *
pounds.
At the beginning of this year the whole of'
the telephone system of Belgium passed line
the hands of the government. In 183 : ! a
general aiithorl/ation was given to the Bel
gian Bell Telephone comp-iny , the govern
ment reserving the right to take pvcr by repurchase -
purchase the entire Imilne.s.s on January 1 ,
jh'J.'l. The company endeavored to huv the
courts set aside this condition , but the re
quest 'was refused. "
In a curtain wcstcin town , says Texa' "
Slftlngs , the members of the various re
ligious sects wcio very tolerant toward each
other. 'J lie clergymen , in particular , were
very friendly. On the occasion of the Jewish -
ish rabbi's silver wedding he Invited the
Protestant clergyman and also the Cathollo
priest.Vhllo the reverend clergymen wt-ro
enjoying the good cheer bet before them , thu
C.iUiolh ; priest said to the rabbi :
" 1 know that you are a very liberal-
minded gentleman , but could you bring your
self to cat pork I"
"Certainly , I could relish some ham at
least on ono occasion. "
"And that would bo ? "
"At the marriage dinner pf your rover *
cnco. "
*
Mamma Did you and Kthel play church
with your dolls today t
Mule Dora Wo tried to , but wo couldn't ,
'cause wo hadn't any boy doll for n preacher.
W dressed up Johnny's juinpln'-jack * an'
tried him , but ho was a little too lively for
a rcg'lar church , HO wo turned it Into
revival.
Mistress Hannah , how ! the church fair
getting along ?
Maid It wor iloln' poorly , mum , but no\r
the attendance he tremhijux.
"Well , what caused thu change ? "
"Wed , mum , thu comity > vht | and hired a
man who atoglas' * . "
11 you have piles Io\VIU' WHoh Huzel >
salve will nurcly cure you.
J