- _ _ - - - . - ; _ _ _ : -.T--r---- ; . . . - . . - , - . - - - - - . - - - . . - . V V _ S V . . . . . . . TilE 01\AHA DAIJ.Y nEE : r , V ? 5 Y [ A Y f IT 31 lS f P ! . RUllA , ARCI , { . 11 V NOW FOR l SOME LONG DRIVESshape - I Omaha's ' Ohancos l the Ban riol This 8oason , - WHISPERINGS Of TIlE WHIRhIN WHEEL TiE WHRLIG WIEEL - 'ho UnlveAly Club - 'ho SprIng Fowl Shooting-The Trolcf nfll [ 'nccr Ini R Uret Url.t of l.ocnl Sporlng Matter. . lIE balmy spring ' ? - weather of the past w . two weeks lIas hat : n most exhIlaratIng ut . elect upon the local base bal fans , and ] , Ii , whIle they are all .i ; extremely anxious 4 : Vf for the opening of ' the season , they are c. hapllY ant ] wi patenty await the an momentons days That the management . has aucceeded tn signing an aggregation of , very fat talent seemB to be the general Impression - pression , but of course nothing can be posithe tvely known ] on this score . unt the boys have been seen In practice a few times . Of audi men ns Captain Walsh , El Hutchinson , , Grasshopper Urich , Charles Schaffer . Dly Huln and George Darby nothing but th m very best article of the game Is expected and I I Is the strength of the new material that yet remains anywise problematical. The last L year's record made by all these men , how ever , Is exceedingly encouraging and under the intelligent tutelage of Joe Walsh and D\e Rowe It Is but natural to expect the do . velopment of nothing short of a high degree of efcieny on the part of most of these I may be that Omaha wl bo BO fortunate ns to find fnd several embryonic stars : among her untried forces. She hus - done this before , notably under the memorable regime of Uncle Dck McCormick. There was Kid Nichols , , Tom Lovett , Dad Clark , Jack Crooks , Litti C Litle CooneyJhnmy Canavan and many others , who Blnce those days , at one time or another , have lerched upon the topmost rung of base hal II fame , and I Is said that history never hal to repeat Itself. The new men Captain Walsh has secured to assist him In battlin g batting for the coveted pennant were the cream of the various ranks In which they fgUred durIng - Ing the past season , and there Is good reason to believe that , In a measure , they wilt plug up many of the holes that existed In the team last year. Fans should not be too sanguine , however , but at the same time they may rest assured that Captain Walsh wilt get the best work possible out of the new recruits , as well as out of the older players. " " Many "promising youngsters" an" "rising stars ' who have made decided hi : ta on Podunkvle and Hardscrabble fields. his V proved excruciatingly Inadequate when It came down to enterIng upon the real thing In 1 championship race. But We wi wai I. and , pray and hope for the best. In order that the local fans may once more have the r opportunIty to size : up the team that will represent them on the I fold of acton this year the personnel Is once more given. On the pitchers' slab will be I seen John Eagan , George Carrlsh , Louis NapOleon - pOleon Dalsz , Joe Hussle , Frank , Donnely and George Darby , an even half dozen. In this batch are two or three weU known me fl . notably Darby , Donnely and Carrlsh , and . It V Is but reafonable to expect that auf of the other three at least one capable man v ill be ( level ope. Eagan Is a St. Louis boy , who has cut a prominent figure over there during the past two years In amateur Cl Ic- cles. He was signed by Manager Rowe on the recommendation of Long John Healy , the . Egyptian. Ho Is said to have wonderful speed . good control of the bal all the J.stamina . necessary to go the route at least every other day. Joe Hussle comes from Kansas City , and Is said to be the double of New York's famous twirler. He Is highly spoken of by no less a personage than Ralph Stout , 1 , local magnate of blessed memory , now the efficIent cIty editor of the Kansas ' : City Star Hussle weighs 200 pounds and stands six feet one In his stocking feet , when he 1 lucky enough to have a pair on. He has the speed of a Krup gun , an eye like an V eagle , and something le a halt bushel of V extra curve slants , shoots and dro pa. : nalsz was with Lincoln the later part of last I 'sorson , and whie he failed to distnguish himself with any special eclat. he has been pitchIng great bal out In California during ' the last winter and Manager McVlte , who V Is nothing when not sanguIne declare he will shine with the brightest of the big luminaries In the association. For ba ch- stops there Is Rust Pace , a bIg Californi an . who Is saId to be a second Chancy Dennet behind the plate , and a hitter from the Vi 217 center of the city of Itersvle , and ver . Wlalen , from the high altitude lands of V Montana. Whalen Is unquestionably a good one , a fact amply proven by his record. He throws like a shot and as unerringly as a sharp shooter , stops everything that comes wIthin a half dozen yards of him and hits I up among the three hundred boys. So far thes are the catchers signed , but Rowe Is still negotiating with one or two good men , wih a fair prospect of securing at least one of them. On frst will be Eddie Hutcblnson , & or "Old Hutch " as he was facetiously dub boil , ' _ by the bleachers last tall. That ho will not ' . be found wanting In an position off the . slab Is fully guaranteed by the t admirable work which marked his play at the close of the past season. Edward M es Mies will garll the second cushion lie Is a young blood and comes from the Eastern league As to his real ability but lte : ; Is known. Ho Is well spoken of , however , and wi be given a fair trial before condemi wd. 'At short Joe Walsh will be seen , and that I I the Inflammatory haired old vet will agaIn arouse the enthusiasm of 1888 and 1889 , oes wihout enying. lie played the best bal 10e : m : lila life for Sioux City last year up to the ' Um be wreched his knee , and now that ho has fully recovere < 1 from the Injury It Is but fair to presume that he will give us I sample of the same kind of work the coining eea sol . "Orauhopper" UlrIch on third requires no extendc'd eulogy lie Is a clever , foxy player In any position from catcher to field . nail wIll be one of the cards of the ou itfit . Oeorgle Is one at the ( best run getters In the geters business and will land on first base by baal , or crook twice to any other playpr's enc ( during the entire season . Charlie Schafer , the lad with the ( prominent probosls and the melodious jaw wi stack UII In left deli I In n fashIon that has seldom been seen In thla ( neck 0' woolls. Shaf comes from n tam oily faml of bal players , the ( ohl "Orator" of Des Moines being his grandfather , and he don't know anything else 10 w1 be another favorite. Johnny Siagio hails from the } uter and comes with the most flatte ring endorsements of any of the new men WI huM. Whit- I' lull writes that ho Is a phenom pure and simple , and l3uclcenburger of lat year's 1 ' 1itts. burgs Ilronounces him the equal of any f lder dIscovered In a decade. Dnck writes me from St. Luis that ( Omaha wl be lucky to t hold ) Slaglo through the season lie II ; a fast man and will have a National league value before the season Is very old. I [ hilly luln , who played , third for Minneapolis Bly year , will bl II rIght field. Minneapls le ox. penanced bal player and there Is but I little chance for bun to fall below the high csU- mate put. on him UpBiies the above enumerated - merated list lhrre are M. l. Dwyer and Frank Dear on the salary hit . both fielders and both good men. Dwyer collies from the northwest , while Dear Is an ell timer . Speaking of Mr. Dear reminds mo of a lit- tIe story that used to be told on him a decade - cafe or two ago , when he first made his debut on the diamond. Fraimle , II wi be Inferred , tl no sprIng chicken. He was 19 years of ago sere twenty year ago and bus seen a great man ) ' ups and down , Ilrln. ' dply downs In the national game. Dear II 1 I follower of the Ingersol belief , and while he bal every respect for Rn Omnipotent I/wer , 1e does not atempt or pretend to 11uro Bald Io\er Into any tangible el cape . shap. le thinks that man was put onto this earth t hoe his own row Irespectye of Prey idea. Ual or fephtstopbelean iimfluences . During .an off season In base bal Bear wu worklug Qn a ranch out In Wyoming. One day , while making lila way through the moun. talus , be met a bear , The ferocious brute was right In hIs path and behind him was a yawning abyss thousands of feet deep 28 turn hack "a to pluQ&e to ternl1 0 upon the jlggell $ rocks below , amid to ad. Vance WI death In even 1 mora horrible shape at the teeth and claw of the boar. Hero Wil a time , thought Mr. Dear , to lest the efeCcy of prayer , but after n mo- nient' s reflection upon the theory to which he hall 10 long clung he changed his mind nd rcsoh'cd to follow out the precepts of his early education . And that was to fight his own battles. So . pulling hi knife , ho fut glanced at the bear and then upwards toward the empyrean of heaven , And cx- claimed : "Oh , lord I nil J ask of you Is to keep hands off , Help neither me nor lie brute In front of m e . keep quiet and say nothing , and Il how you one of the - bear fKht you''e ever had the luck to witness " That t was the human bear that came out on tem p IB fully attested by the fact that he will be hero Tuesday next ready to don ( lie white alil red of - time Walsh famiy , Huln. m Darby Pace , Hutchinson , Urich and : lalsz have been playing bal all winter In. . Dixon , Ca ! , and all report that they are In txcelent shape and anxious for the openingY. of the championship season. AB the whole team Is expected to report on or about next Mend ay . advance money to pay the traveling expenses of the above sextete was for- ward ed to Dixon emi Tuesday last by Treasurer - urer lcVllo , and they are all expected to I arrive here not later than Thursday or Friday next. From the above It will be recognized that It takes money to get ready for the ball eason , ns well as to carry a team through c the summer , and the friends nail patrons of F the game will do the nice thing to respond ns g graclouB and liberally as possible when calell upon The management Is desirous of disposing of 100 admission books , which they rr thin k will be sufcient to get the players al I here , put the park In good shape and perfect all arrangements for the beginning ef the ( pln'llg senson These books contain tickets , with coupons for reserved seats , for twenty two games , and are sole at $10 each , giving purchnsers the benefit ot I considerable cc - duct ion on the regular price of single ad- miss ions . Messrs. Rowe and lcVltle have been on the street with these books for several Ilays and , It Is gratifying to note , have met with much encouragement In the way of ready sales. Out of the 100 books which they 11m to sell they have gotten rid of seventy and by Tuesday or " 'ednesday next hope to have closed - out the full quota. Carpenters will be put to work on the grounds this week and all contemplated ire . Ilrovements pushed forward with all possible expe dition. The fences , grandstand and club house are all to be al repaired , and some changes made In and about the bleachers soniid box office. The grandstand Is to bo enlarged by the addition of 100 ) scats , which wIll be reser"ed exclusively for ladles and their esco rts. The right field bleachers are also to I be lengthened l and heightened , and alogether arrangements made for the accomrnodattc ; rm of fully 1,000 more people. accommodaton - The regular championship season opens up hero on Thursday , May 2 , with Quincy , but before that ( line the fans will be affordi d alorded an abundant opportunity to see the new team line up. The exhibition season commences - mences on Saturday , April 6 , with lilian e- ape lls , which team will also play here Sunday - day , the 7th. On the 10th and 11h the team wi l be split up Into two nines , the vets Illtted against the young bloods , and on the I 12th , 13th and 1th St. Joe will be here. ( ) n the 19th. 20th and 21st the Kansas O We stern League team will measure strength with Captain Walsh's lads and on the 23d 24h and 2lth Duckerlno Ebright and his I clodhoppers from Lincoln will hoe a little corn out at the Charles Street park. After this series of games the Omahas wIll go to Kan , sas City , St. Joe and Lincoln , gettIng ba ck . aher o on the evening of May I , In prime fet tle , It : Is hoped , for the Important bat : tie batte that Is to take place on the following alti cr- noon with QuIncy , when the champIonship jourey will be set out upon. - FORT NIODHAHA , Neb" , March 2G.- To the Sporting Editor of The Dee : The Fort Niobrara Base Dal club has organized for the season and on and after April 25 wi be prepared to argue the merits of the natiom al game wIth clubs In the vicInity of our pla cc. 'Ve wi have a first-class club , fully u ni- termed , and solicIt correspondence. J. L. CORDY , Cor. Secretary - ACKSONVILLE Ill. , March 25-To the I Sprtng Editor of The Dee : The prospects for base bal In Jacksonville durIng the I season of 1895 are very flattering , In faet , more so than they have ever been befc ire . The citizens ot the town have determined that they will support base bal In spite of everything else and the committee which was sent out some time ago had no trouble In ob ta ming persons to sign the subscription Ii S i sig subscrIpton for various sums ot money for this fund. lst new park has been arranged near where the old park was and Is abut 700 feet squ tro. This vill be provIded with two wi wih grandstanls and bleachers and will be capable of acke commodatng' ' largo crowds Jacksonville will not allow Sunday games to be played In the city , but an arrangement has been made Whereby all Sunday schedule game will be played at Springfield . and the probabili ties are that our Sunday attendance will be larger than any other In the wi Ion . Manaler Ayd2lot has taken his time to sign tile team and It Is safe to say that the men he has contracted for to play with Jacki ionte vie are the finest that could be had for the m oney. He has taken special care to get gopd batters and the majority of them have hattng averages above the 400 mark ; they also have splendid records In their various positons end It Is safe to say that Jackc iono vie will not be near the bottom at the windup of the season The following Is the personnel of the team : hey S. Johnson and Frank S. Belt , ca tcbh ers ; I" S. Caplnger , Carl Schwartz , Charles Kneppr , Thorpe , O'Cnnor. pitchers : J. I S. Aydelot , manager and first base ; David lii.r lawley , second base : William L. Deveney , short stop ; Thomas McGuirk , third base : : Wilam Zeiss , right field ; Robert S. White , mlddlo field ; left fleldtobo - flied. , Pitcher Diy Hart , so says lien Mull ord , r ecently knocked the ball Mulord recenty bal over the fence of the bal grounds In Savannah scoring the longest l hit ever mode I on that ( diamond ( old gag ) . The Cincinnati boy Is receiving much raise In his work with Pittsburg . . . Whoa Bill Krtlg Is at time head of time Galesburs , Ill. , team I. , and Ed Smartwooll has been promised a "sit" on the Nati : L eague's umpire staff . Natonal Di McVltle will again act as ground keeper at the Charles street park li Is a le brother of Manager McVlt 's , and a good man for thb ( place Eddie Jorltelel , once the prIde of the Gate I C ity . will play In Terre Haute's outfield this s easomi . Larry Twichel , once with Omaha , Is said to t be the only manager In the country who signed all his players without a con : t ot a dvance money which Is all the ( more m strange when It Is distinctly remembered that Larry was once one of the indiviC iuals Illvlduals who Ilomanded about nil that was coming to him In advance. lie Is wIth Milwaukee . hilly Inusman , who has been wih a bout abut every hail team aI bal ever organized , wi again I cover frt base for Kansas City this so : muon . Pitcher Beam , who was with the Western association last year , Is thought extremely well of In Phiadelphia , but here he wasn't worth his weIght In old rags. The Western league opens its season on May 1 with St. Paul at Kansas City . MI lane- Ciy. : lnne. apcls at Mlwaul < ce. Toledo at Detroit and Grand Rapids at IndIanapolis. - Catcher Dugdale the ex.s nator and V old Wester Peoria team association , Iliayer , will manuge I the Norfolk Is 10 have enclosed grounds /nd a strong leml-llrofesllonal team Dig Ed Cartrlght II captaining the Wash. Ingtons. i Among time players who have once wore a LIncoln uniorm may be mentoned : Jake leckley , wbo will guar first base for I itts. burg ( hii Jesse Pits. ths year : Uurkett , who will pay lef l field for Cleveland ; Ehret , who ts wi : gncl with St. Louis : Ha'mond of the Detrolts ( ; float of the Indianapolis club ; Johnson of the SerantonB ; Dave Howe of Omaha ; Jack Rowe I of Buffalo ; Moehler of Des Moines ; I ) arn- brough of the Interstate league , who i'i ill be remembered al having pitched a seven teen. Inning game against the Minmmeapoiis club : Lookabaugb of Doomtngton ; Wilson If : New York : Rogers of Scranton : Lawrenc U of Memphis ; Hart of Iltsburg : McOreevy ' of Quincy : McKibben of Des Moines ; Hal is at Bslz O/raha , and Stafford pf the New ( Yorks.- Ltncoln Courier - . Jack Crooks , at third , has shown up In splendid form In the WaBhln&tOI team practc games and If Captain Joyce Is not ! very careful ho will not be missed this year I Crook arm Is strong and lie has his eye on the bal from the jump. ' 1 Is claimed for him that he Is fully equal to his ' 91 and ' 92 form mind"W "W hite Wings" Tebeal baa again caught on wih Brother Patsy I3oltvar's Cleveland Spide rs. George Shock , another old westerner now with Brooklyn , Is said to be one of the best general utility men In the proresslon. Jacksonvie has made arrangements to play her Sunday games at Springfield and the prospects are good for tremendous crowds , aB that IB the only professional bal the Illinois capial will get to see. Cap tain Frank Motz of the UooslerS was Iresented with n bat nine fet long br his Akron admirers before ho left for Indianapo- ls.Tho The Eastern league has secured all the oh Western league umpires-Tim Hurst , John W. Gafney , Herman Doescher and Choly Snyd er. By the way who besides Jack lies- hell and Montana Ward , are going to umpire for us this season 7 U S. Ferguson of Tecumsh Is tryIng to organize a base bal league for southeaster Nebraska and want all Interested In the V game to correspond with him. Preston , who guarded thlrll for St. Joe last seaso n . Is putting up a fine game for the V Louisvie colonels. WhlslerllJs or ( tim , % ctmeoi . I , T LAST the time of I , hm ' year Is approaching . when every man and - I . woman who has a _ ; bicycle want to f ) r , ' from the hot and 8 i I dusty city to the ( , , country In order to , I , get n bit ef pure , . r' I I t fresh air - , , . t Most of Omaha's , / 1 . / , ) , cyclists are shut up [ , \j \ 1 In an ofce or con - _ 1\ \ fIned to n salesroom _ for six long dats elurlng the week and thus have evenings and Sun days only to get their recreation. There are about seven good wagon roads leading out of Omaha that are avaIlable to the cycltsi . lie may arise early on n pleasant Sunday morning , don his bicycle clothes , pump up his tire , see that the necessary repair outfit Is I safely In lls- tool bag all start out. I he wishes to spend the entire day In thO country one or the most pleasant runs he can take Is i via Council Bluffs to Gienwooml. Leving Omaha , he crosses the Douglas street wagon bridge , follows the cedar block pavement to I the first street west of the Council Buls pumping staten , and turning south one block , he follows the dirt road running parallel with Bro adway. Here he fInds this much beter riding than the block pnvement ' \ llch him Is becme almost unrldeablo within the last year or so , on account of the holes and ruts causetl by heavy traffic. Following this road straight cast he arrives at Daylss park ] , Counci Bluffs. Here turning south for a few blo cks . then east , to the tot of the Bluffs , he I fin ds himself al the main road leading past : the Deaf and Dumb institute : straight on for a couple of miles he comes to a fork In lle I road , followIng the one whIch turns to the right , he spins along the foot ot high bluls covered In the summer with wild flowers and grases of all kinds , from which the gent Ic breezes carry a delicious odor to him. So t far he has traveled about eleven miles , and has encountered but few small hilts. Now Ito approaches some quite steep ones coming to where the road forks , he fellows the ono to his left , and after about two miles' rIde . he arrives at Ole top of the bluffs . along. crwh ese base he has just been riding Here a pretty sight greets his eye , the scenery Is beautiful. He looks down over the green fie lds and sees the "Big Muddy" wInding I its . way toward the gulf . He Is now opposite' ' Bclevue college , Eplnnlng on he finds the rad quie level for 1. mile or so , when he. begins to descend the steepest Inclnl on tie rom id , knewn as Pony Creek hill , and using Ine' romioi , as a brake , down It he shoots his momentum' ' crrying him hal way up the ' hill that les before him on the other side. After climbi rmg this he agaIn comes upon almost level road and Is within about 'tour miles of nomd. . I ho wIshes to quench Ills thirst , he stops at a farm ouse , and water never tasted as' ' geed as the cool , fresh cup full he gets from I the well. He mounts , and Is off again , passes by many orchards which later In the seam Ion ' are usually laden wIth delicious fruit. Gb ? n- : wood Is reached , and hastening to the hotel he washes himself and prepares for dinn er. . And such an appetite as he has : tIme wairess : st ares at him In amazement as he cleans up : everything In sight. Hght 10 e I ceans say If a man has lost his appetite this wi help : ; I him find It quicker than all the tonics or i apcl petzers he can take. Dinner fnhslmed . die I ! . wheelman contributes 60 cents to the ice ( el keeper for the food he has kept from 10tel. ng. Afer nesting long enough for his meal to set- tie he prepl03 to start 10mtwa d T1ere V ar two different roads . to choase from , be Ides the one he came over , vlz. , the bottom road , vIa P acific Junction , or the telephone road. Tae latter Is usualy preferable as It Is traveled more and Is In better condition . There are , however h , no his on the bottom road , which Is a point In its favor. Deciding to tko the telephone road he goes east from the hotel two blocks , north three thence cast to the frt fork , takIng the one to the lot V , 'e passes the Williams place , which , It he stops to view , will see one of the finest fruit farms I In the west. LeavIng this , he follows tile I line folows ot telephone poles 'rime road winds arom lne ' Iround 'neath 1 very bower ot vegetation. He stops to o ret a few minutes In the shade , start ing en again , he soon comes to the road startng whlc' : he came over In the morning. Council .131i Lifts Is nol wihin four miles , where he arrives a bit later and wIthin fifteen minutes he reaches the Douglas street pavement , and his cyclometer shows that he has traveled a Li aC- ton over flfty.one miles. This Is one of the most popular long runs around Omaha . I Lieutenant Melon piloted a party of Tourists down to Delevuo last Sunday. Captain Dahl of the Ganymede Wheel club , cross time Dg Muddy lead a dozen of his clubmates up to MissourI ' Valley last Frli ci , Valey It i being the first called club run t'rlday season. The CUahy ] Cycling club spent last Sue day at Otenwood , Ia. Messrs. Oenwood II. lessrs. lynes and Cu LuCy of the Tourists accompanied them CUley tandem. t The two Johns made the old bird hump h herself on the way back. Captain Smith of the Tourist Wheelmen has made his appointment ot subal tern o illcers and Issued his first run subalern season. The run care Is the neatest thing I In 1 the way of a run card wo have seen. It Is i gotten up In the shaps of a folder , con- taining t an open invitation to wlmeelmuem Ito turn out with the club , road rules and other ltte l bits of information , and an Inserted carl bearIng a list of club tours for the nmontim the whole tied In ted one corner sill tim a neat bow of cherry , white and black ribbon 1 , the club's colors. Time runs for April are as talows : April 7. Delevue , 22 miles , start 8 :30 : a. m. : April 14 , Hennington , 36 ma :1,05 : , start 8:30 : a. m. ; April 21. Fort Calhoun , 36 miles , start 8:30 : a. m. : April 28 , Glenim 00 , la. , 60 mattes , start 7:30 : a. m. . \1 runs start m from the "pumll house " or , tn other sri mr s . Randall's Cafe , 161 CapiOl avenue , A register will bo kept at this place also an air pUmp and other tools Bulletin boards will be IJlaced In the restaurant and cycle ; stores , giving Information concerning the rnns. All unattached Al unalaehcll wluelmen are espe : ial Invited to turn out with the club. The runs will be for health and recreation and new riders need not be afraid to tackle them , Tile officers appointed are : Alex Melton . first lieutenant ; David Harding second iicutei ant . and Charlie Pegau for bugler. The bugle vilj be used on the runs this season and Cii wi Ind Is time boy that can get the music out Charle I. A number of applications for membem raiitm were accepted at the business memberhll meetIng of r the meetng TourIsts held Thursday evening , March 28. Time board of ofcers appointed W. 2i1' Uarnum , F. A. Heninger and Louis Flescher as a memberhip committee - , The Ganymede Wheel club and the TourIst Wbeelmen attended the Turner Wheel club socIal In a body wearIng their respective club color upon tIme lapels of respectve . The Iowa boys turned out thirty-five and the Tourists twenty-eight. The badges worn by the Tourists were very pretty , the work of Meurl. Hynes , Adams and Walker , the club's entertainment committee , und consisted of a large rosetta and double bow , with slreamers ot cherry , white and black ribbon the whole fastened with a brownie stick pin. Luis Fleacher the Twelfth street bicycle bllder , Is getting his tou en.pound road wheel Into hape. 1 Is fouf uty and hu many good points. n'f ( , Dr F. N. Conner went io"'Paton ' , Neb last wek to slaughter ducks"dhI1 geese. The doctor I an enthusiastic iunt as well as wheel man . IWnt a wel a I 4 I Pt - X , A. Zimmerman has , at ptcl Houben , the F renchman's chalenge ; > o . ride a bicycle race 1 will bo remeberC' HJiH r ( 10ubn dl' ' tented Zimmy early In thme'se ' i80n last year. Zimmerman wilL begin traIning at once And will s ail for France earlyin I APri. Eng land has adopted the ' ) rod rim this . ' ' year. The English 'cy Hng' papers con- demnCl It last year They 'tsd sat down on the two class rule , but are gradually drifting toward I. V erltng No ladles are allowed to rldo on the pub- 10 Btrets of St. Petersburg , Ruuln Deter come to America , glrlB. An ordinance has been passed by the Hack- ensack , N. Y. , authorites providing that ( no bicyce shal be ridden inside the city limits at a speed exceeding eIght miles per hour. I would not be n bad idea for our city counV V cl to pass an ordinance prohibiting some of V these would.b "scorchers" riding through the business timorotmglmfares at bulnes thoroughares a break-neck speed and endangering the people's lives who ; travere the streets on foot. No 'cyclist 'cyclst Bhould ever attempt to travel at the ( rate of over twelve miles an hour In the business I porti on of Omaha. Motor 'cycles arc becoming quite popllar In the t cast. The manufacturers of them i claIm a sped of twenty mites per hour Motor carriages are also being used a great t deal In France' . The time' Is approacimini tmt when there wi be but little tmse approachlnr . An Indiana bicycle company claim that , they cannot get enough wood for theIr wOOll rims to supply the demiiand Perhaps some of f I our Omaha ltmmbcrrnenmigimt hell them oui . M r. J. August Doyle , treasurer ottb C Turner Wheel club of this city , has coin ! pile d a list of the popular runs from Omaha by wheel , which are as ( olows : Anchor Mill s , 10 miles : Delevue , 12 mies : Denning- ton , 1 miles ; Blair , 26 mlcs : Courtand ; beach , 3 mIles . mies : Council Bluffs , 6 milec ! : Crescent City , 13.mles ; Cofman Staten mies , I'F i mile s ; Calhoun 17 mlesl Century Post (6 ( I mile s north of Tel < mah ) , 10 miles ; Ilkhmorr . 18 miles ; Elk City , 22 miles ; I lorencc , 7 mile s ; Fremont , 37 miles ; menwood , 24 mile : i' Hon ey Creek , 20 mies : Jrvlngton , 9 mile : : : Iruse's 11 , 10 mils ; Little Sioux , 60 mies : : Man awa , 8 miles : Mynster ' Springs , 10 mile : : : Mill ard , 13 miles : Missouri Valley , 28 mies : : Mal s'enn , 36 mIles ; Neola , 30 miles : Nobles Lal e , 9 miles : Papllon , 12 miles ; NobliB. - mouth , 22 miles : Ruser's Park , 4 mile : 5' ; lied Oak 50 miles : South Omaha , 6 mile : : : Sarpy Mills , 7 miles ; Springfield , 20 mile : : ; Sliv er City , 20 mites Slver mies : Tekamah , 45 mile : s ; mies Und erwood , 17 miles : Weston , 10 mile : s ; Waterloo , 20 mattes. mies M r. W. M. Reeve of Denver , Colo. , Is trying to raise a fund whereby he may be I enabled to place In one hospital In every latg city of the United States a free bed for , the benefit of Injured wheclmcn , called the I Denver Wheel club free ben , and has started I to raise It by the almost inpractlable chain leter scheme , which Is for : three people , to each of which Mr. Reeve , will send a copy of , his letter , they In turn to ; each make three copies , change the date and send them to three of their friends , and so on. Each person who receives a leUer Is asked to send 10 cents to the Denver Wheel club , sri ma endorses the scheme. In col elton the Idea may be worthy and ben\volent , but the I means to the end are decidedly childish and the end itself Is unnecessary. , Chairman Odeon - of tll I League of American - can Wheel men racing b9ard. has appointed las S. HV Rowland , Marengo , ' Ia. , and F. D. Thral , Otawa , Ia. , ofcial handicappers ci Iowa , Nebraska and New MexIco. li : Ir . Gid eon's acton In appointing ! two Iowa men has been severely criticized by Nebraska , league members. They feel that they shot id be entitled , to one handIcapper In their eta te . There are a number of men I this city who Imow nearly every ' cacingunamm. In this secti on , , and Wimo have had mocperlence ! secton either of the new men who' havel : been ap- poi nted. A petition will be sent to the racing board and I I fails to receive the proper II att ention the renewals will be atenton wi few In 1' e- braska next month. I 10nth. _ I The Omaha Wheel club held a special meetIng - Ing last week , at which tie constitution and bylaws were revIsed. The election of oflic era ! lecton takes place Tuesday evening. Applicatic ins ar e steadily pouring tn and by April 16 they expect the membership to reach the century m ark. Walter Sanger , one of AmerIca's fastest class D men , Is just recoverIng from an atGr tack of typhoid fever. His physician states , : however , hat le will be able to race this se ason. - That South Dakota legislature which passed a bill prohibiting bicycle rIding on Decorat ion day Is sadly In need of common ser iso . Every holiday In the calander Is celebrated by a portion of the omplnly In a differ eat diferent manner from the exact purpose for which the day was originally set aside originaly , and , as his I Is 1 free country , any such absurd law as the one noted Is bound to - prove Inoperative . John S. Johnson the bicyclist , was arrested In Syracuse , N. Y. , Thursday , on a warrant sworn out by a firm of bicycle frm manufacturer : ! who have a contract with Johnson and his manager for the coming season Johnson has just decided to turn professional In order to race with .Houbln In France , . In alle geel vIolaton at the existing contract alege President Wiison of the League of American - can Wheel men says that the league will not establsh this year a third class for wi m1 men 01 the cash prIze basis , but lie thought the change might bo made In another c ) un- t ry. The cash prize association d"1 not seem to be doing so wel , amid he dl 10t think they would conduct races tide SL..4n . The new president predicts that this will be the most successful In the ' successul year heague'miThist ony . Is reported that there are thirty-six different - ferent bills pending before the New York leglslaturo l governing cycling on the blgh- I w ays. The Ullv"nly Climb. DurIng the past month the board of dl Irect te era ot the University club has been busiy engage In time performance of some very V efcient work with the design of putting V the new club upon a solid basis The results already accomplished Indicate that the basis l has l been made about as solid as one c ould sold culd well wish Time grounds occupied by the Young Men's Christian association for the past two years a an athletic park have I been leased for a termt ot' ' three years . and a deal has just been closed with time associm otion whose lease Ixplres tomorrow , wlJreby associaton s ells outrIght to the Untvortly club all of Its Improvements i just as : thly stand. The owner of these grounds ! wantell more rent than t time Young Men'l 'Christian assocli atton 'Christan felt It could pay , and a-itsvaa able to make arrangements for an 'ex olenty sitt mated piece ot ground nearerl the center of town ( It was willing to dispose ofifta Improvements for a reasonable , . reasonabll flgurol 'hefe grounds I arc situated upon the North 'Omaha ' boulevard , the most pOlular drlvWIY In the city . and are without doubt the fnes athletic ground In the west For the present no material alterations wIll be mSdjJ'elther In grand sta/l or bath rooms , bltt/tQlt year the grand stand will bo entirely j'ojno4eled and Co . entrely tl/04eled BQ cn. structed that the grllt1 lnd , club , loker and dressing rees wJ ) ) ) all , be comprIsed In one building , somnewiqsimpilar \ \ to the plan now In use on the g ups of the Detroit Athletic ' club As GnUI a possible the track' will be extended so as to melee IVt I Vt OX acty one-quarter mile , and such other 1m- IJro\ments will b made as are neceslary to put evertbng In first class sbape. The intention Is to have a field day thIs fall , which shall be open to all amateurs , and every effort will be made by the club to : put . a team Into the contell which will keep most I of the prizes at home. Doth baseball and football teams wi be maintained from the start The ham mebahl team will contain practically the sane ! player a the old Young Men's Christian assocl lation team of lat season , wIth ' two , and pos aibly , three places to liii. Negotiations have ben going on for two er three months with all thl western I cal- leges , and the prospect are that a number of the leading western college teams will wi b brought here this Iprlng. Time great drawing card , however , wi b on Decoration dar , when Stsgg , the famoul Yale picher , will b here wIth his team from the t Uniyoralty ot ' Unlverly ChIcaGo tor two g sines. Among the best player Slag hu are Henry Clark of this city anl Drown , formerly of Omaha , but now of ChIcago , Clark , under Stagg's experienced coaching , has deTloped into one of the best amateur pitch ers In the west and will probably be In the bx for this game Although no effort whatever has as yet been made to push the membrlhp already over fifty or our most substantal business and professional men have Joined the club and heartily assisted I In IB efforts to establish 1 popular athletic V and social organization , which will put all legiti mate amateur sports In Omaha upon a piano which they should occupy. During the next two months a thorough canvas will I bo made of the city , ln the meantmo If an'oM wants to know more about the club I a let ter addressed to 94 New York Lie build ing will elicit any desired information. On , hirer , Lake nul Marai , . OHE'S the pity , but L RS was predicted In I these columns In a I lengthy article 5ev oral weeks ago the : ; . wild fowl shootng In Nebraska this sllrlng has ben a most dIe. : ls- . mal and Incontncnt failure . On accolnt of a scarcity of foci V 1/ antI water-anl flell . 9 essential to the . , . . . 'll. esscntal 0 ' \ ; : , : 'I , ' d' \ ( other - the birds " ; ' ; ' . either took another \ - , , ti route north or few . - . - over here wihout iYn stopping. Of coimrsi fr. . " ' t" there was some shooln , but In time main time sport was the poorest that was ever known In this great game country. In the delightful companion- I shll of Mr. Charlie Metz and Will Simeral I ; I ) ut In a week at Ed. Ilaimmilterm's ranch In Deuel county's san I his , but met wit I wih littl else than e lte disappointment , In so far as the shooting was concerned Still we had a n\st glorious and beneficial outng , met with many interesting features anent life In that weary waste at sand and buffalo grass , and all o f which I wl take pleasure In recountin In another week. Mr. Ilamniltoim Insisted V that the birds had not come In , and would surely be along later , but this J ( loulmtc d 10ubted exceelingly , as the weather was as sultr : as June and the general conditons of sulry mI rare region Were such as furnish no groun Is for a hope of anything better than gounds : pen anced. Lamt evening I recel"e the ( following i - lowing brief note from my 011 host : LAKESI , March 28.-I rlend Sandy : We had a good flight of red heats and canvasbacks - backs yesterday. There must have hee in 50,0 00 birds on Crescent lalle and I now ben for good simeoting. Omaha sportsmen would now be safe , so 1 believe , In coming out. I . E. W. HAMILTON. ' _ _ : CLAHICS , Neb. , March 27-To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Dee : More sportsmen Srmoni'e for the first time been disappointed In their spring shootng of ducks and geese this ycar : than ever berore. Not a single good "ku " "ki" has been made on the Plate In this vicini during the sprIng fight this year and already the birds have entirely deserted the Plate. Colonel Richmond , Captain Hoyt and other local l sportsmen made extensive lwepanatio : preparatons as early as March 1 to entertain visltii hunters and slaughter the wid fowl on their usual favorite roosts on the Platte. No feed In the fields and no water In the creeks and canyons , together with the fact that the river was early lined wih tents and doted over wIt h blinds , caused the wild fowl to move on m to better and more peaceful feeding ground , . The recpton of the goose or duck un- fortunate enough to bend Its fight along the course of the historic Plate might well be 1 compared to that tendered the federal gu U- beats when they tried to run by the batten ea at VIcksburg. Ten camps , equipped with about twenty-five blinds , were located on i the Plate wIthIn eight miles , traveling cast from Carks , so that you wi readily understand - stand that It would be Indeed a weary amI : thirsty fowl that would dare venture to rest on the bars or sip of the waters of the Platte In that vichmmity. Of course some of the campers were out for fun and necreati on recreaton and the shooting was only the nominal ebb ct. One party of five I observed occupying u bli nd . In which they bad a large jug , which { suppose contained theIr ammunition , and they were enjoyIng a social game of cards , occasionaly dropping a poor hand to take ni shot nt some sky-scraping geese or mora frequenty at the jug. A quart flask was found by Joe Wells , near Columbus , containing the following mcssage : : ON TIE PLATTE RIVER , East of Carks , Marcb , 22 , 1895.-To the finder of this leter : I am alone , abandoned on a sandbar In the I Platte , surrounded by three feet of swif ; running water , which glides over ten feet of quick santi. I wlsb that I had one of Sandy Griswold's articles on the beautes of nature , as they are presented during a spring shoot. The sky some way fails to reveal the beautes : ; he so vividly represents and the cloud torr 'ma- ' tons have been overlooked ; the cry of the alarmed wild fowl Is not properly adjusted to the music of the wInd and wave. Already : { feel the exhiaratng and elevating tnf enc of my surroundings , In every joint and m si new. Sandy , I have been victimized by ycur poetIc imagination. Yet , perhaps , If I I had at hand one of those articles It might deceIve me again and reconcile me to my sad fa te. Nature Is beautiful In her place but hereafer she can have her place and I Ii Il take Goodie Drucker's for mine. Defer I start out again for 1 goose hunt , should I escape alive this time , I will take a Ii ( tie proper training , by pushing a loaded hand : cart across the Saham. Save my life by replenishing this fasl < ! 1 Drop It Into the north channel of the Plate from the Clarks bridge. Don't drop It In unti after dark , I shall look out for it. Put a floater on I. Hopefully , F. S. PAHMELEE i , All time camps , with the exception of Colonel R icimmond's . have broken up. JACK Ii 1. - GREAT BEND , Kan. , March 27.-To the S porting Editor ot The Dee : The fght of the festive feathered fowl has come and gone , and by this I refer to geee and ducl < s. Their sojourn here was briefer this year than any formcr season known , 10 I am told by the suprannuated local sports , men who once enjoye hunting , but are to old now to par- ti cipata. Game generally tarried here quite a while , the surrounding country affording good foraging ali the Cheyenne bottoms cx- c eilent trysting grounds for them These bottoms - toms t arC sixteen miles long and seven miles wide , Including mora territory than J at first supposed , As plentiful as I bave seen game there , huntng Is not as satisfactory as J have experienced In the northwest If bag alone Is considerEd , but It Is more exciting and replete with amusing Incidents. excitng most successful and at Limo same time enjoy- able method Is for a party of two , with a Igbt l buggy and gentle team , but one that Is trainEd to the sport and when necessary can run a lightning gait , to "mosey" around time b ottommi. The driver , whim the lines over his lef l arm and his gun ready for acton , guides the team until we are wihin shootng dis- ( once. After the ( frt shot the team will stampede and felow the game and all you have h to do Is to pump It Into them. I you are fortunately ont on a windy day and successful - cessful In driving the game against time wind b y working thIs strategy you can oren get right under thermm I durIng the ehasl you run Into a chuck hole and Ire unceremoniously - monlously dumped In a heap Into a pool of water , this ( adds zest to the sport , providing you nor the horses are hurt , Last Saturday M. George Mrthal and myself rode over there for a couple of hours' bunt and a more oxhlaratng time I never have had As we care to the blur overlooking the expansive valley , here and there we could leo bunches of whie brant scatterell promiscuously with wih bunches or Canadas and black brants. " 'I V consumed a little time chasing a large dir- ablel Canada , but his wings were all rIght and he eluded us , A flock of whIte brant lit a quarter of a mile from us and to them we started Allowing the team to saunter along slowly and keeping our guns out of sIght we . as It were edged around them , approacim- Ing nearer all limo time. I whispered to George to taco team to game but they were on to the trick and Immolutely arose. Tht horse knew their business and the race commenced , wo firing as they ran- only a bag of four , we simoull have killed a dozen , as there were 600 or 800 in the flock , Don you believe in time charmed life of s wimite goose ? We poured four loads into one , apparently filling It si'itb lead , but it comm. teinptuoualy sailed away , About dusk , on ow return , we notIced what I opined was a wild swan on time west lake , and suclm it prov4 tc be. We rude up to ( lie cast shore and tiier4 being no cover I got out and dropped flat upon time ground , My friend i'noeeede around the lake to thmeopposito bimore , when the swan had takeim refupe. It then stiere straigimt for imme. About ceventy yards off i aro9 , but a lucky shot fetched It , It , i.e m fine s pecimen , the largest I have seen , weigh- ing t wenty-four and one-half poimnmls sail a perfe ct tiesuty. I shipped it to a taxidcrnilst and w ill have it macmated , I have never seen game as wild as it Is this spring. None of our b ags have been large , not ovem' eight or ( en a t ft time. J , II. LOWIIEY. Th e sporting editorof The Omaha lice gave our old friend , Tom Coleman , a great write -up iii Sunday's edition , telling of the big s uccess Toni had in early days iii bagging wild geese , ducks and other ganme. From a descr iption given of the country about Mr. Cole man's place it will no doubt give Meadow a bo om , and will be visited by hundreds of I Oma ima sportsmen-Springflelml Monitor , Th e fourth annual tournament , under thm i man agement of Central City's well known I shot , A , C. Conner , will bo held in that cty ( I next Tuesday antI Wednesday , April 2 and 3 I Expe rts svlll be handicapped 90 tier ccimt I Ther e will be ten cvemmts each day , all at L artifi cial targets , and on tIme thmlrii tIny , cc I the program declares , at 10,000 wild cci i on t he Platte. No one is barrett mmmiii Aimmonl - can association rules will govern. 'flint Mr , Conn er will give nil visiting sportammien C L gran d goomi timne is amply gminramiterd bi lila s vork in this line in ilast years. Co lonel Shepherd's camp still stands on ( lii , flowi ng Platte , svcst of Ashland , htmL up P ) date the party has lmml but meagre shooting mmotw thmstnntltng ( ( lie proverbial luck of ( him _ : cohom mel himself. In time unity are llowani i Clar ke , Stockton lletim , Charles Thonupeon , J , Iunmommt , , ? , A. Smmmnlcnlamiii and Jim S . Simme ad , - h ugh McCaffrey , T. C. flnimnner and \Vll . llama ihtmslmnian have returned from a. week' a outi ng near 'l'ekaimmnim. Tlmey baggemi flfteoi ml neil hmeatis , 1 canvasback and 1 hooded mcr . gan zer. L ONG PINE , Nob. , Munch 2-To tim C Spo rtIng Editor of Time lIce : Long Pin C trnmm t are still growing. Tiio latest is a raimm bow , caught today , weighmimig seven an il one- half pounmls amid measuring in anti twe nty.fommr inches , sviiltim six immchme. I was cnptimreml at time Chautauqua grotmmmcis b G. F. Eanley , who reports him as very gain C and mnaklmmg a strong pull cmi time lime. F. W'hmehhenmoy. vltli Itom" cliii Qmiivir , P enlmaps It is thio charming costume , on I It many be time opportunity to display to bim , V adv antage a graceful figmuic , but whatever tic a Cince ntive , Dianas of ( lila end of time cemitimr y are becomIng as enthimslastic and as sicille ( I in use of lxmsv and arrow as belles of dde n ( lam es. Tennis and croquet anti lmand-ball I- siny s have timeir devotees ; archery is not n fl- plnc ing any one of these sports , although Is being played more and mmmoro each yea . . At Lenox , for instance , where the lawims cmi V e spa cious and velvety as any in England ( I gen ie of archery is one of the Principal a ( mac lions each sumnmer. There Is always a tar get tournament during August and Sc : I 3- _ V ) , 'ji ' [ , \Ii \ , j I I V I ' I I : IV I V _ ' ( e mber , with a costly bit of silver for I Ihe tro phy. An archery outfit is comparativ ely In expensive , although of course , one may an y sum to time origInal cost , There are , ins tance , bows and arrosvs Inlaid with moth of- pearl , monograms In silver or any 0th lik e extravagance , but for a club time wh ole ou tfit can be bought for a very ( ow dolls re. QuestloimB emitS jtiiswcrc. WINSIDE , Nob. , March 22.-To the pc nt- in g Editor of The Bee : To decide a bet YO U tell me by return mall what constitu a "ramps" in a game of pin pool-A. H ughes. Ans.-Down the four white pins only a si ngle stroke. WASHBURN , Ill. , March 24.-To S porting Editor of The Bee : Can you how or svhene i can get time buck nummmt of The 13cc , containing the acouimL of y sh ooting expedition with Ed V. Ilamil at his ranch ? I timink some of the pat da te back to May 4 , 1804. Ed sent mc ti me only copies he could fmmd. I would el der it aim especial favor If you would a to me , or inform mc , where I can obt th e desired coples.-S. I. Mundeil , Ans.-Am sorry , but ( hey are out of pr int WYMORE , Nob. , March 2G.-To the Sp art- in g Editor of Time Bee : l'ieaso answer fol- lo wing questIons thmromigh sporting ccliii nns o f flea : (1)Vitim ( ) what club is McKib aim pl aying this year ; also Whitehihi ? (2) ( ) L lace - Ser Spo or play with Lincoln this yesr71i. ,4 ila rmoim. Vi A mms.-(1) ( ) McKtblmcn with Des Momnes I Wh itehmill with Detroit. (2) ( ) Yes. B ROKEN 130W , Neb , , March 10.-To the So rting Editor of Time heel Please answer time following in tIme sporting colimmns of Them he el In playing time guano of cards called V "pi tch or cimmctm , " of II lmoimits , A is 10 anil bid s 2 , ii is 8 or 9 , for that matter , and an dea ler hfls last bid , raises A's bid to 3 , and ma ke. time trump himmoni1s amid imoitic ace , jac k , ten anti four suiet ; A holds the queen ant i tray , tanking low , and chaimims out in the ord er , hlghi , low , jack , game , being 10. Now ple ase answer as to svhmo wins thm game , cmiii is not the game of pitch siniply a modUiemi ga nie of seven.tmp anyhow7-Commennt ( Header of time Bee. Ans.-l ( ) As played hero the titthiler goes emi t it he scores time number of points biul , (2) ( ) Yes. GI1EENWOOD , Nob. , March 20.-To time Sp orting Editor of Time lice : \'til you please inf orm me ( brought your Sumumilay limo wimero tim e holed jockey , Iretl 'Faral's , nililress is or wh ere lie is libel ) ' to ho 1mm tIme next thirty da ye-Wmn , IL , a Reader of Time lice. Anc.-New Onieamms , OMAhA , March 24.-To the Sportismg Eiii' to r of Time Boo : Please state iii time sporting co lmimns of TIme lIce tIme exact length of time ( hi nt Joimn L. Sullivan lmeiih the title of cimamn- 1:1 : 0mm of time world , This syill decide a bet , na il oblidgo-A leader , Atis.-Temm years. COUNCIl4 IILUFPS , March 21-To tim Sp orimig Editor of Thio lice : Please let mae ln ioiv through imext ' Suimmulay's Bee silint commi- ' ima ny timnmis omit time heat shells for shotgun. N o , 10 gauge , nn1 nlso sUmmit is about limo V ri ght size shot for thimcks7-Joecphi Dniceback. imims.-.Peters CartrIdge coimmpaiiy , Cimicimu- an ti. Flies amid sixes. SU\\'Mtl ) , Nob. , March 2G.-To limo Sport- lu g hditor of Time flee : Let mao kmiow iii ime xt Stumnlay'a liemm what ( ho record is amiti lo ngest distance mm base ball imas been tlmm'own. V - lrammk II , Ahmtun , 4 Amms.-Ono hmumniltetl amid tlmirt3'-flve yards , 011 0 foot amid smevemi amid one-half incites , Jolimi hi atfiehil , at llrookiymm , October IG , 1872. lii C rane iii said to intro timrou'n a base ball 135 ya rds 1 toot mmicml mcii , at Cincimunati , V Oci ctober 12 , 1SSI , but lhmtflehtl's throw is ac- ci pted as ( lie iegitimiinte record , COUNCIL IiLtT11S , Miurchi 20-To the S mortlmmg Editor of Time lice : licnee let mime k now through next Sunday's lice huois' mmmnim ki nds of legimormi chickens there are mmmiii im amimo them. lly doing so you ssill settle us uil spute.-A. Ii' . 1' . Ans.-NIne , V To macn playing five-imp , A Is 1 nail B is 3. Ii stands time cards and catches A's jack , i mim ahmes the game ; A line jack niommo ; 11 has a ce alone ; B is 3 , A is 4 , s'hio goes omit ? 4'imms.-Five.uii Is a mmciv one on mmmc. It it is five-point seven-up amid 11 nmakes high , how , h e surely goes out. ilL/till , March 2S.-To time Sporting Editor o f Time lice : l'icaso state in Sunday's Bee wfi hichm wimis time following gammie of uloumble high fit ve : A hmas ill points , Ii 39 ; II mimakes ( ho fis rump and mnalces nil but time jack ; which s vins-Iteader of The lice. Ans.-A. Itepairimig ft Unitlgc 1MO0 Years OkI. It line taken two years to partly rebuild a b ridge at flenmo which , It. is stated , dates fs rommm time ( line of time Emimperor Adrian , an an- fmm ertion whmiciu Is in strict consommanco svith mm many other renmankabho features mmi distinguish- mmt i ng time Eternal City. It does not appear t imat time necessity for time partial reconstruc- ( ion arose from amiy absolute sm'mimit of repair V V It I n tlmo ancient structure itself , but was duo t o thin nosy conditions to which ( ho brIdge was subjected in consequence of tIme works u ndertaken in connection with time immiprove- m acnt of the Ittver Tiber. These included t ime better regulation of the coumrsn of time r iver , a widening of time chiannel and a rais- i ng of both banks. TIme result was that at V 0l mb end the mipproachi to time brIdge was be- l ow tIme level of time newly raised bank. V Onlginahiy the structure consisted of thmreo principal arches of fifty-aix feet span each a nd three ammiahier once of twelve feet , The l atter were for the purpose of nllowlimg for V t he passage of floods , and have. how been replaced - placed by a pair of arcimes of the came span as that of timoso first built , wimlcim brings the roadway of time bridge almost on a level. The structure as it now stands line flye elegant and symmetrical arches or equal span.V In V lnct , it It were not for the difference In tlnh of time old and Var masonry , it would be almost Impossible to distinguish the handl- work of today froni timat of nearly 1,800 years ago. . - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M. 0. DAXON MANUFACTURSR AND DEALUR iN HIGH GRADE BICYCLES 402 N. 16th St. , Oiiialum , Nob. V We want energetic younw men in nh parta Of time country to sell our PoPular line of Immgh end meuhlimm grade WIIOO1SI We can malta right prices V and you can manko money , heap us a card , V ? 4. o. Daxin , 402 N. lGUm street , Ommmuiia. Nib. YOU ARI FNVIED . , BY RLDLRS OF OTHIfl V ' ? ' . , . ( i BICYCLES V - V & . ; 11)i ) When met ott tieD road rldiug V I' ' Li PE1RLESS V TI1ATPLATE V/ / V MEANS ' , - V V'l ' 7HV BICYCLE BEGT ' "You iieo them eycr'ywbiero. 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