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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1895)
TITE OMAHA DAILY 3UIJB : SPNDAY , APHIL 21 , 181)5. ) 11 A GOOD STOHY OF BIRD LIFE Chftraotoristfoi of the leathery Beauties Sn Hunger. WHERE THEY NEST AND WHtRETHEY SLEEP Don t'rnw nml Mr. , lay Woodpecker * nntl Clilckitilrrfl-Uaplil Mvrrn The llnwk mill 111 * Victims In tlioTrjit- Ins hprlng Time. IY JOHN nUUUOUOHS. ISM ) For tlio past four ir five weeks ot the severe winter \\cattier tevcral of our winter birds have been penslon- era upon my bounty , three blue two downy woodpeckers , . 'three and one § JZ1kinglet , and very " lately a snow bird Juneohas appeared. I fasten p'eccs ' of suet or marrow bones upon the trco In front of my window , and then vvntch the birds ai I sit. nt my desk , at the frco lunch. The Jays boss the wood peckers , the woodpeckers bo s the chlcka- ( lcoi ! and the chickadees boss the kinglet. Sometimes In my absence a crow swoops down and bosses the whole crew and carries off the meat. The kinglet Is the least of all a sort cf " 1-op-of-my-thumb bird " lie has become quite tame , and jcstculay nlllituil | ; upon my arm as I stood leaning against the tree. I could have put my hand upon him several times. I wonder where the midget roosts ? He 1s all alone. He likes the faro so well that ho seem-i disposed to stop till spring. During that trrrlble night of wind and pnow and /ero temperature I feared ho vvculd bo swept away. I thought cf him In the middle ot the night when the violence of the storm Kept me from sleep Think of this solitary atom In feathers driftIng - Ing about In the great arctic out of doors nnd managing to survive I fancied him In m one of my thick spruce ? , his head under his tiny wing , buffeted by the wind and the Know , his little black feet clinging to the perch and wishing that morning would come The fat meat Is fuel for him ; It keeps up the supply of animal heat. None of tin birds will cat lean meat ; they want the clear fat. The Jays alight upon It and pecli away with great vigor , almost standing or tip-toe to get the proper sweep The wood' pecker uses his head alone In pecking , bul the Jay's action Involves the whole body Yet his blows arc softer , not so sharp am i : - * abrupt' those of the woodpecker. 1'ecklnt Is not exactly his business. FEATHERED NKUVOUSNESS. He sv.allovvs the morsel , eagerly watchlni all the time lest borne enemy surprises hln In the act Indeed lone * i noticeable thlni about all the birds la their nervousness whll eating The chickadee turns that bead-llki tye of his In all directions Incessantly , les tomcthlng seize him while he Is not looking Ho Is not off his guard for a moment. It 1 almost painful to observe the state ot fea In which ho lives. He will not keep hi place upon the bone longer than a few seconds ends nt a time Iest , ho become a mark to Komo enemy a hawk , a shrike , or a cat Ono would not think their food would dlges when taken In such haste nnd trepidation. When the Jays are feeding , swallowln morutfl after morsel very rapidly , the chlcka dees fit about In a. very anxious , peevls manner , lest there bo none left for them selves. A GREEDY TUIDK. I suspect the Jays carry It off and hide It as they certainly do corn vyhen I put It ou for the hens. The Jay has a capaclou throat ; he will lodge half a dozen or mor kernels of corn In It , stretching his neck u as he takes them , to give them room , an then fly away to an old bird's nest or worm' nest and deposit them In It. Hut the llttl kettle cannot call the big pot black In thl respect. The chickadee will carry aw a what It cannot eat also. One day I dug dozen or more white grubs the larvne c some beetle out of a decayed maple on m wood pile and placed them upon my wlndoi sill. The chickadees soon discovered thei and fell to carrying them away as fast a ever they could , distributing them amen the branches of the Norway spruces. Amen them was OHD large white grub , half the slz : of one's little linger. One of the chickadee seized this , It Vns all he could carry , but h made off with It. The mate to this grub found rolled up In a. smooth cell In a mas Df decayed wood In the heart of the old mapl referred to ; It was full of froat. I carried I In by the lire and the next day It was allv ind apparently wanted to know what ha brought spring BO suddenly. INCESSANT FEEDERS. How rapidly birds live ; their demand fc food la almost Incessant. ThESD birds aj pear to feed every eight or ten minute These little mills grind their grist vcr rapidly. I once In my walk upon the EC beach cncounttred two llttlo beach birds rui nlng up and down In the edge of the sur keeping Just In the thin lace-like edging i the vvavcs , and feeding upon the little whll : rlcket-llks hoppers that quickly burled thei elves In the sand as the waters retreatei t kept company with the birds till the AT THE FRCIJ LUNCH. ceased to bo afraid ot me. They would feei eagerly for a few minutes and then stop itand on one leg and put their heads unde their wings for two or three minutes nd then resume their feeding , so rapidly dU the assimilate their food. Our land birds do ibout the same. A SULFISH HUSHAND. My two woodpeckers seldom leave the trc upon which the food Is placed. One U male , as Is shown by his red plume , and th other a female. There * Is not a bit of kind ness or amity between them. Indeed ther Is open hostility. The male will not allo1 the female even to look at the meat while h Is feeding. She will sidle around toward ll rdglng a little nearer and nearer , when h hill suddenly dart at her and often pursu her till she leaves the tree. Every hour I Inmi the day I see him trying to drive her fror the uelgbborhoood. She stands In pernetut dread of him and gives way the InsUnt h ipproaches. He Is a tyrant and a bull iy.n ) They both pass the night In snug clumber ; which they have excavated In the decay e branch of some old apple tree , but not t to jet her. SPRING COURTSHIPS. Hut In the spring what a change will com > ver the male. He will protest to the femal that ho was only In fun , that she took hli ! ar too seriously , thit he had always c'.itrlshc . liking for her , etc. Last April I saw male trying his blandishments upon a femal In this way. U may have been the tani pair I am now observing. The female wa rery shy aryl reluctant : evidently she ws Ikeptlcal of the sincerity of so sudden Change on the part of the male. I saw hli pursue her from tree to trco with the est : flattering attention The flight ot the wood pecker Is at nil time * undulating , and on inch occasions thl * feature wan so enhanced and the whole action so affected and studied on the part of the male that the PCCIIO was very amusing The female ( lew down upn a low slump It. the currant patch and vvno very busy about her own affairs ; the main followed , alighted on something several rods distant and appeared to be very busy about his affairs. Presently the female made quite a long flight to a tree by the roadside. I could not tell how the male knew she had flcwn and what course she had taken , as he wai hidden from her amid the thick currant bushes ; but he did , and soon followed after In his curious exaggerated volatu undolo rranner of night. I have little doubt that his suit was finally successful. HIUD GYMNASTS. I watch there woodpecktrs dally to see If I can solve the inittcry as to how they hop up and down the trunks and brandies and not fall away from them when they let go their hold. They come donn a limb cr trunk backward by a series of llttlo hopi , moving both feet together. If the limb is at an angle to the tree and they are on the und r side of It they do not fall away from It when they let go to get a new hold an Inch or half-Inch farther down. They arc held to It as If It was a magnet. Doth tall and head are Involved In the feat. At the Instant c ( tnnklng the hop the head Is thrown In and ( hi tall thrown out , but the exact mechanic" of It I cannot penetrate. Philosophers do not yet Know how a backward falling cat turns In the air , but turn she tlocp. It may be that the woodpecker never quite relaxes his hold , though to my eye he sppcnrs to do so Hut things are learned In the fdicol of nature that are not learned elsewhere. COSY SL.UCPINO PLACES. Dlrds nearly nlu.iys pass the night In nurli places at they build their nests ground builders upon the ground , tree builders upon trees. I have pcen an oriole ensconce himsc.ll for the night amid the thick cluster of leaves on the end of n maple branch , whcro soon aftrtward his mate built her nest My clilcknd.cg , true to this rule , P.IFS these arctic winter nights In little cavities lu the trunks ot trees , like the woodpeckers One cold day nbout 4 o'clock , while It was snowln : and blowing , I heard , as I was unhnrncssliv my horse near the old m pic tree , the sh irr chiding note o' a chickadee. On looking foi the bird I failed to see him Suspecting the true cause of his sudden disappearance , I too' a pole nti't touched a limb that had an open Ing In Its end where the wrens had the pa ctMFcm had a nest As I did to out came tin Chickadee nnd sccllcd sharply. The stern and the cold had driven him early to 111 chamber The snow buntings are said ti plui.gc into snow banks and pass the nigh there. We know the ruflled grouse doe this. \MilApurtiii ; * ot the Wheel. T a prcllmlnar meeting of cyclls' and cjcle dealer held in the Y. M. C A. building las Thursday evening th Association of 111 cycle Clubs an Dealers of Omah was formed. Chic Consul Ebersole wu elected chairman an II. K Smith secre _ tary of the meetlni Speeches wcre made by prominent wheel men and dealers , and a committee on con stllutlon and bylaws was appointed , whlc comprises the following E. U. Hcndcrsoi chairman : A. C. Adams , J. L LlveaeyV. . M Grelger , Ed Schurlg , M 0 Daxon , Ed ' 1 Hayden , J. H. Taylor , J. Burns , Charlc Ilarnum , AV. Lyle Dickey , W. D. Townsem \V H Dabney , G. W Johnson and Lou Flescher. The object of the organization will be I promote wheeling In every way. It Is semi thing that Omaha has been In need of fc some time past. Heretofore the vvheolmc have not pulled together as they shoul have. If one club tried to do anything tl other ones "poured cold water on It. Cycling In Omaha Is Just beginning to n cover from the set-back that faking gave In the days of the Exposition building an Coliseum. One of the first things the nc organization will do will be to hold a tw days' wheel exhibit In the Y. M. C. A. hal at which all of the different makes of whee sold In the city will be shown. The dau set for this are May 1 and " . Then , u May 30 ( Decoration day ) , they will run or of the greatest road races ever held west i Chicago. The distance will be twelve mll ( and the race will be run over the new Dodf street macadam road , starting at Fiftlct street. Arrangements will bo mode wit the Missouri Pacific Hallway company to rn special trains from the Webster street dep : ind this takes spectators to within a she distance of the , start and finish of the rac Valuable prizes will be offered and rldei from all over the west will bo Invited e participate. There Is no reason why son records cannct be broken , as the road Is or of the best In the country. The organlzi tlon will also manage the national clrcu meet , which will bo held here October 1 A mass meeting of dealers and represent ! lives of all the wheel clubs In the city called for next Saturday evening , April 27 , Y. M. C A. hall , at 8 p m The prln movers look for a large attendance at th meeting , when permanent organization wl be affected If women would have fresh complexion bright eyes and firm , graceful figures , 1 them toke plenty of outdoor exercise , prefc ably on a bicycle , for It costs less than horse and Is far pleasanter than walkln Think a moment and It will be quite In wslble to doubt that a bicycle ride over good road will stimulate to a strong or healthy action every power of mind at body. Thus Insensibly will the soul asse Itself over all depressing Influences thoughts and Ideas rise above pret views or decisions , clear solutions puzzling questions enter the mind wltho : conscious effort and unavoidable trials w be calmly endured. If every wcman betwei 15 and GO could , on each pleasant day , enji an hour's spin on a bicycle there would 1 far less medicine n'eded. Ircn Is an exce lent tonic , but It Is far better taken e tcrnally on a good wheel than , Internally pills and tinctures. The exhilaration and pleasure of a she Jaunt Into the country on a fair flay are som thing undreamed of by a woman who nevi rode a bicycle. If she will swing clubs ai use dumbbells for arm exercise and ride the fresh air for all the rest the coirpl xl < that will follow will be a proof that the Is a fountain of youth. The woman who not fond of outdoor exercise can be nelth healthy , happy nor broad-nilndsd. Cycling Is an Important factor In woman future development. Given the same opp : tunlty for healthful outdoor exercise that man has , her brain will be clearer , her boi stronger nnd she- will be In every way belt fitted to meet with him the active dut'ei life on an Intellectual and physical equalll Threa years ago there were but two three lady cyclists in Omaha , while ted there are nearly 300 , and one can go to : most any of our well paved streets In t suburbs of the city on a pleasant evening a Hnd some gallant knight teaching his fi lady how to ride a bicycle. The cycle schci deco are dally crowded with pup'ls who are anxlc to become cycling debutantes , and It Is probable thing that by fall Omaha can. bo : ot DOO fair cyclists. The ladles , Ilk * th eastern sisters , are gradually adopting t rational costume he Among the lady cyclists of the city ted - are : Mrs. Alfred Mlllard , Mrs. Dan Wheel Mrs. Johnson , Mrs. Hunter , Mrs. Pr Mosher , Mrs. Webster , Mrs , Pickering , M he Dosh , Mrs. Harty , Mrs. Randall and Mlsi , Wakeley , Moore , Edwards , Howell , Re < he Gould , Borders , Perrlgo , Gllllland , Dixi ue Claflln , Jessup , Ochlltree , Gossard , Dodsi In Dunn , Struthers , Knight , Kelley , Hample. A ladles' club Is under way of organlratl at present and the ladles say they Intend he exclude the male sex Ifrom membersh . The officers of the Nebraska division , Lear n of American Wheelmen , are- going to ma ed special provisions for the entertainment them at the state meet which U to be h at Kearney. Neb. , July , 4 and D. At least dozen Omaha ladies have signified their tentlonn of attending and they will a greatly to the pleasure of the occasion. 'Cycling or horeback ? Every bright su iner day thousands of sturdy riders are ski a mine over the roads of this broad lanJ i gaged In tours covering hundrc-ds of ml and requiring weeks to accomplish. Th < as are many fine mounts In this country , I asa how often does one hear of a horteback tot a Does not this fact answer the question as which Is ( he more fascinating ? The Ganymede Century cluU of Cour Dluffi It now a fixed itnr In the local 'cycling I firmament. A complement of officer * w elected at a mfetlng held on the evening of April 1C , a constitution and bylaws was adopted , so that tha club Is now ready for butlnciy. Only members of the Ganymede Wheel club wha hnvo ridden n century are eligible to membership. A club pin has been chosen which resembles very closely the regu lar club pin. The club colors nre bottle green , old gold and the new shade of red known as magenta. The officers for 1S9S are. Chief consul , George E. Williamson ; deputy centurion , II. K. Smith ; secretary-treasurer , Uny Dlxby. The annual century run ot the club will occur during Ihe month of Sep tember , The charter members nre : George E. Williamson , H. K. Smith , Uny Illxby , U. H. Nichols , Wld Galncs , E. L. Duquette , Gus Louie , Tellus Dahl and W. D. Carothers. The Tourist Wheelmen Century club will meet the first Wednesday evening In May for the purpose of electing olllcers for the ensuing year. The present members of this club arc W. A. Klngelej , W. M. Ilarnum , E. T. Yatcj. John Hynes , H. K. Smith , E. I * . Walker , George Snncha , Arthur Pickering , Louis Fletcher nnd Max Kclchenburg. H will no1 be long now bcfo e the un nl late ! of the Ganvmcdo Wheel club will have a chance to be Introduced to his goatshlp. A committee was appointed at the meeting of the Century club to get up a ritual of secret work to be used as n slilc Issue to the club Initiation. This committee Is now actively engaged on the work ar.d It will not bo many moons before the- goat will bo turned loose Those vvho nre on the Itiblde say that the wcret work would do credit to any college society and will prove a source of fun for many n winter's evening. The Tourist wheelmen take their outing at Fort Calhoun today , leaving the "pump houss" about 8:30 : a. m. The run will bs In charge of Lieutenants Melton nnd Harding All membsrs of the club should turn out and bring thplr friends with them. The country roads are In fulr share , and as this is one of thi' prettiest runs out of Omaha , It will ba mc.ro enjoyable. Despite the gale which blew- Incessantly from the south la t Sunday the first run of the sen on taken by the Tourist Wheelmen was a great success The first section In charge cf lieutenants Melton and Harding left the "pump house" at 0 o'clock for Bennlng- to.i ; the trip was made In good time owing to the high winds nt the riders' backs The second section , In charge of Captains Dahl and Smith left nt U 15 ; this Kctlon was com posed of riders from the Ganymede Wheel club. At Uennlngton several hours were ipcnt lu thoroughly getting acquainted with one another and resting up for the- return rip The proprietor of Ofl's hotel was very kind to the vvheelmen. He gave them the use ol the largo Turnir's hall and bowl ing allej , beslJes getting up a good German linncr which was relished by all. At 2 i'clock the club started for homo In the teeth of the fearful wind Short stops were mad" at Irvlngton nnd Benson's place , nnd although the rldo In was a hard one , the 'cjcllst1) being compelled In many places to llsmount and resort to pedestrlanlsm , there was not a n urmtir heard on any side The register at the "rump house" shows the following names Howe , Potts , Jones , 3helda , Peterson , Uussell , Hartson , Spring- borg. Douk , Swobocla , Jjmosran , Poster , Louden , Wright , Nicholson , Harding , Melton Hynes , Klngsley , Carleton , Williamson Gained , Carothers , Smith , Boyne , Dahl Nichols anl New comb , which also shows that the Interest In country club runs Is not en d tirely dead. Meairs Hynes , Adams and Walker of the Tourist Wheelmen entertainment committee are talking up a club dance or social hop , tc take place In the near future. W. 11. Walker , manager of the Kearney Cycle Manufacturing company , writes that he will blow Into Omaha about the 21st In Him to have his line of wheels at the 'cjcle show Lieutenants Melton and Harding of the Tourist Wheelmen arc- good road olllcers am' ' favorites with the club men. The Tourists have n first clnss set of road oftlcers and clut runs will be well managed without a doubt. II K. Smith was along bicycle row las week tiylng to Interest the 'cjcle dealers Ir the organization of an association of blcych clubs and blcjcle dealers for the successfu handling of a roaJ race on Decoration daj and a race meet later on In ihe season Tlio new uniform caps of the Tourls vvheelmen have been ordered nnd may b3 ob talncd of Welch Kingsley at Frederick's Tno cap Is light and serviceable , of the gel design , rnado of blue flannel or cloth aim tin crown surmounted with a cherry and whlti diamond. Members of the club are reimestet to supply themselves with ono of they caps. Out of courtesy to the Turner Wheel clul the Tourists will at their next business meet ing make a change In their club colors , th colors of these clubs now being so close li similarity that It Is hard to distinguish on from the other. The Turner boys adopts the red. white and black , which are also th German national colors , and the Tourists th cherry , white and black. The Tourists wll retain the cherry and white nnd change th black to a navy blue , thus retaining thei club emblem of a cherry diamond , whit center , pierced by a navy blue arrow. Many wheelmen , as well ns others hav asked why the Tourists call their startln point for club runs the "Pump House " I seems that all of the Chicago clubs star their runs from a cafe which they call th "Uag Shop , " while In fact it Is not a ra shop , but a dcvvn town restaurant. Th same may be said of the Creamery In Denvet which Is the starting point of the club run In that city. Omaha bays thought the would have to be In line , and nick-name et their starting point the "Pump House " Providing the weather Is good next Sundav the Tourist vvheelmen and the Ganymed Wheel club will hold a joint run to Glen wood , la. The Tourists will leave the "Pum House" at 7 30 n m. and arrive In the Illull at 8 o'clock , leaving there at 830 with th Hawkeye boys. The clubs will return horn early In the afternoon. The Young Men's Christian association cj clers met In the association rooms last Tues day evening and reorganized for the seaso of ' 05 II M. Murray was elected captalr Captains Potter and Smith of the Omah Wheel club and Tourist wheelmen were pres ent and extended nn Invitation to the club t Join with their respective clubs on Joint ever Ing runs tills summer. There Is a path from the sporting vvorl to the pulpit , and , while It Is not often usei there nre examples who have traveled tha rt road. Ilefore A. A. Zimmerman and Joh S Johnson straddled their wheels and she athwart the cycling horizon , carrying a records before them , Willy Wlndlo was tli king of the steel steed He wns at the to ' for some years before "Zlm" paralyzed lover of cjcllng There nre several world's records o the ordinary still credited to Wlndle. H made two at Peorla , September 15 , 1891 putting the 1,320-yard mark at 1 49 3-5 , an the mlle at 2 25 3-5. Wlndle retired froi the cj-cllng racing field some time ago. 11 is now studying theology , and at Worceste : Mass. , the other day , preached and san from a gospel cart Billy Sunday qujt bat < ball to knock out grounders of truth too hi for the devil to handle. Ben Hogan quit tl prize ring for the evangelistic field Bll Frazler , vvho was once a candidate for tl lightweight championship and twice d feated by Jack McAullffe , tried preachlr for awhile. One of Jem Mace's sons cha > tended Satan for a finish fight without glove and It Is still In progress. Converted gaii biers are numerous , although some of thei like Gcarge Devol of Cincinnati , chose tl stage rather than the church. layer grounds tomorrow and bo kept steadily i er , It until the Job Is complete. The Drlvli of. Park association will be satisfied with notl rs Ing short of ono of the best tracks In tt country. Dn > Jim Flannory has bought the well know on , pacer , Albert E , by Penrose , and will can I0n paign him this season. to IP. Murray Howeof the Horse Review < Chicago was In the city last week looklr Ike up business. He took a look over our ne ! of track at the state fair grounds and declare eld thatIt could be made as fast and strong i aIn any In the country , but to accomplish th viuld require good deal of time In- . a and hai Indd work. He was astonished that the mai ngement was not already at work , as da ; delay now means weeks delay later. M mm - Howe and George Swigart expressed slmlh m- mn views as to what was essential , after car ' - les n- fully Inspecting the site. sre nit Billy A. Paxton's string of horses th ir ? season Includes such promising ones i to Nina Medium , Nina Cobb. Phenom. Coswln Atlantallne , Willie Wakeman , Normandl ICll Prompter and a green pacer. The who outfit IR nt Galesburg , III and tracking out In excellent shape lHxton's famous stal lion , The Conqueror , will not be out this season , but kept In tlio stud , Flnnnery & McGulr - are working their horses on the Union dark course , across the river , this spring. C. E. Maddox of Marshall , Mo , has shipped his ntablo of trotterstotho kite track at Mexico , Mo. Apparently tjio entire-trotting horse In dustry has become fully aroused , and a most perfect concert of actfon along the entire line has developed b < ! ydml question. It Is reported that Mh'Kd Gccrs will train his string for a white nt the Terre Haute track , beginning about May 1. Dlrectum , 2:05' : . , will Ue brought cast about May 1. I i A dispatch from Goshen , Ind. , says J. II Lcsh has decided to fit Online. 2.01 , for a trip against the watch this season. Pat Stewart of Kansas City , Mo. , has pur chased from Milton Welch of the aamo city Peerless , 4-ycar-old daughter of Equity Wllkes. Price , $1,000. She Is eligible to 2 II class pacing. Alex Lewis , an old Missouri horseman , died at St. Louis , Mo , last week. Marcus Daly , the Montana millionaire , will send a stable of trotters through the Grand Circuit this year. Robert Bonncr's Plckard. 2-1SU. though 21ears old , Is still being used on the road. J. H. Lcsh , owner of Online , 2 04 , will train his stable ot horses at the now Elkhart , Ind , track. W. T. Dobvns , Shelblna. Mo , has lost by death the stallion Bay Wllkes , 2 2Gi , by Bourbon Wllkes. lllght OIT llm lint. NE week from May . . . . . . teams In the Western as sociation will set out upon the champlon- ship Journey with Qulncy ct Omaha , Peorla at Lincoln , Jacksonville at St joe and Rockford at , . . U" Molnes That ' the season Is going ' " 7. : to prove a great ' li1,1.// , > ° o there Is but , , little doubt , as the most Intense Interest Is Manifested In nil these cities The only apprehension Is a weak ening on the part of Quincy and Jackson ville after the keen excitement of the first few weeks wears away If they are strong enough , however , to maintain a good standIng - Ing in the race , this fe-ar may be groundless Quincy is surely In fine shape to open up the season They beat the St Louis Browns In a hard fought battle last week and hcvo a clear string of victories for the preliminary season. Jacksonville does not show up with any especial brilliancy , but promises to be In It after the beason opens. If she Is , all right , It not , not. Kansas City closes her engagement here this afternoon and the prospects arc gooJ for a good old fashioned jam. Grasshopper Ulrich says we are due and advises the fans to watch sharp and not lose a point. Shaffer , too , Is ambitious. He ate an extra bale of hay for dinner last evening and says that after he- gets ono good swipe at the ball there won't bo enough of It left to wad a shot gun. The game will be called at 3 sharp. | . Bug Holllday of ( he Cincinnati , and who won lily spurs at Des. Molnes , was In St. Joe last Wedne'day ll\p \ brother Tom , who went to California late last winter for his health , was brought hometa. corpse Tuesday. Bug has the sympathy of alibis old friends here In his bereavement. Up thought there was no man In the world llkc\his brother Tom. i i i Managers Rowu and McVlttie are evidently determined to make hay whllo the sun shines. They are , botli Watching for "re- leaws" In the blgiteagues and will engage men as fast as they tfitid them whom they think will strcngtliciTiSthe Walsh family. The weeding out process was begun last Thursday , when Dwyer , Whalen and Beat were allowed to depart In peace. Messrs , RCAVO and McVlttlc- will keep on the hustle until they get what they want and what the fans want , and nothing short of a Temple cup will do us. Is It not probable that there are too many croakers loose , lamenting a possibility thai the local team may not be just what It oughl to be ? I am sorry to hear the fans bor rowing such gobs of gloom so early In tin game. There Is llttlo ground for fear tin management is alert to all possible eontlngen' cles and wl'l ' clo tl elr part If the public doe ; theirs. Sit down on the croakers and sli hard. Buckerlno says ho can't lose. He mc-ani his presence of mind , jirobably. He has al ready forgotten his little visit down In Mis souri last week. Jimmy Manning slmpl- - caught Buck by the nape of the neck am the slack of his uniform and made a muse curiosity out of him , entitled " The Humai Mop. " It looks more and more as If the Pie Eat Ing King , Willie Traffley , Is going to hav something closely related to a lead pip with his prohibition gang this summer Rockford' She won't be In It , If she ha got a number of carpenters who helped bull the Ark. No , I am not warbling throug ! my cover I lost that on Tom Majors las fall. The Jackfonvlllo boys are mad at mo be 1 cause I Intimated last week that Preslden Kent would catch what Paddy gave the drur at next winter's annual election. But meant It , pards , every line of It. Yo "trun" David , but you can't "trun" mo , See You want mo to tell you what Preslden 1'P Kent hasn't done ? Yes. Well , Just wal until I go milk the cow. It seems that Grasshopper Ulrich got los down In Lincoln last Thursday. He vva standing on the corner In front of the Lin coin , thinking how much the capital clt 'P didn't remind him of Philadelphia , when man drove by and tried to knock a wheel ol Georgle. He fell very painfully , and wa taken Into the hotel , while the buggy vva sent to the shop Tlio Grasshopper playe ball that afternoon , but Tommy Hlckey write me that the buggy will not bo able to ge out for a month. Jimmy Manning says that he will give u another sample of Western league ball thl afternoon. He says the Omahas are a right , but they are molting We'll show hln If It wasn't for BUI Klqsman the Walsh fan lly would simply takfr a tpo 30 and wli Kansas City off the map. ug ' It looks very much , to a man up a tr < as If young Mr. Uagan was going to pro ; some pumpkins this year. Last Sunday t in , pitched the last live Innings against Gati he wood's Apaches , and they didn't get a hit i anything that smelt like one. Even tl : lanky Marcum , who-looks enough like Jantze to be his sister , tpro some great ragged ren ce In the ambient trying to solve the warp ar ilr woof of his slants and curves , and strut at out twice In tuctlon. Brother Stewart of the Jacksonville Courli no writes me to know , whether I would'nt rathi live In Jacksonville than be burled. What you think ? It's a stand off , Isn't It ? .nn n- One week from Tuesday and the champloi ship season will open , and the Qulncys wl be here for their first real lesson In EClentlf of ball. We are to have a big parade , wll ng flying flags , a band of music and an assor ngW W ment of oratorical flreworkt. The sta ed will be made from In front of Handle's plj ; as foundry and baseball headquarters at exactl ils 2 o'clock , and the whole town wants to tin rd out and give the club a good send off. rdn n- nys Wild Bill Letcher of the Des Molnes teai Ir. denies the rumor that he Is to lead to tl Ir.ar ar altar a lovely Keckuk girl. I'll have to coi 'e- gratulate the girl , The May schedule for the Charlei stret par ils Is ; Quincy , 2 , 4 and C ; Peorla. 7 , 8 and ! as Jacksonville , 10 , 11 and 12 ; Rockford , 13 , : ig , and 15. Abroad ; At Jacksonville , May 1 18 and 19 ; Quincy , 21 , 22 and 23 ; Rockfcr 24 , 25 and 26 ; Peorla , 28 , 30-30. Out ot the : tncnty-four gumes , how miny do we want ? ' Not all ct 'cm , certainly. Jimmy Manning , you know , li a pill- pounder , and at hln home In Fall River they say ho puts up such nice pills that the bn- blcs cry for them. If the pills Jimmy put up for us yesterday and the day before are samples of his best , he'd better get out ot the business. They made us sick. Prof. Manning may nil a prescription alt right , but a long-felt want , never. Hey , Jim , are jou In ? , When Gussle Alberts arrived In Rockford the other day he said to Little NIC , "We ari still In U. " Who he Includes In the "we" Is not clear , probably McGlnty. Lou Camp , the Omaha boy , Is playing short for Charlie Comlsky's St. Pauls He left Omaha last Sunday evening In fine shape considering the- brief practice he had here , and during the three recent games at Cin cinnati again demonstrated that he ' . ' .is the stuff In him for a greit ball player. He was a power with the stick and stole more biscs than all the Apostles put together. By the way , Joe Walsh and the Camp boys are about the- only great ball players Omaha has turned out for many a year. Jack Haskcll , the- king of all the minor league ump'res , will open up the champion ship gitnes here on ? week from Tuesday King Jack has ordered n new smile , a new uniform , and put a new ashpan In his \oicj Who'll furnish the flowers ? A lot of new bleachers have been erected en the west side of the grounds , and all that Is now necessary Is a lot of new sun gods to flll them. With tlio Mimitrra unit tlm riihrr . HE Jack snlpo arc now In and the shooting his Wi * not bc-.n a * good for y ars Down at Pcrcl val , la. , there are slathers of birds Inclul- Ing thousind * o ( y e 11 o w 1 e u s , sandplpPM and toil George Tzschuck , Will Slmeral and the writer wtre down Tuesday and made a mag nificent bag , 200 birds In all , ninety of which were Jack snipe The grounds an ? In the very finest condition and the sport will last for two weeks yet. Omaha sportsmen will find everything O K there this spring S B Cllft Is running n hostelry for hunters that Is out of sight , with the bes > t of accommo- dat'ons In the way of good , clean beds and a capital table Billy Rogers is always ready to take the gunners out , nnd the genial Dr Henry Grden Caples makes one of the best shooting companions on earth. He Is a great field shot and can kill irore snipe In a half- day's shooting than any man In the tUtc. Fred Montmorcncy and a friend spent Monday on the Perclval grounds and pulled out the banner bag of the season , 105 Jacks and a barrel of yellow legs and pipers. Will Townsend - send , M. C. Peters , Goodley Brucker and Frank Rlnehart also did some great work there Thursday. George Mlndcrman Is the hero of the day among the sporting fraternity of Cumlng county. He ran onto a flock of about 200 pelicans along the Elkhorn river three miles south of town and brought down threi monsters with a single shot. Ho brought ono of the birds to town Saturday and sold It to Koudele Bros. Its wings measured eight feet from tip to tip. West Point Ad vertiser. State Fish Commissioner Lew May and As sistant Superintendent W. J. O'Urlcn of the state hatchery are In Hay City , Mich They will bring back with them 25,000,000 wall-eyed plko eggs for planting lu Nebraska watern this spring. After the Jacks have taken their departure sportsmen will have to confine their sport with the hammerless at the trap. The ducks and geese have already gene and are busy with their preparations foi the breeding sea son within the swamp regions of the far north , where the snipe will shortly follow , after which there will be no more shooting other than that at pigeons made out of as- phaltum and clay until the upland plovei come In. That will be when the golden rod Is in bloom , say somewhere along the middle of July. In the interim sportsmen must rest content with their club shoots , with an oc casional trip after squirrel , and with the de lights of line and rod. The fishing promlsea to ba good , and already several largo parties arc making preparations for a raid In early May on Lake Washington , Minnesota , a fa e vorite resort for Omaha anglers , e At the meeting of the Omaha Gun club Tuesday evening It was resolved to appropri ate the necessary funds from the trea ury for the purchase of appropriate prizes to be competed for this season. These competitors will embrace fourteen shoots or more , com mencing on the first Saturday In May and closing on the last Saturday In September Messrs. Grey and Loomls were appointed a committee to arrange a shooting scheJuli for the season , and the committee , consistIng - Ing of Messry. Hughes and Loomls , appointed p week ago to confer with the Dcmis Part Gun club with the view of consolidation , was granted further time. H Is quite probabli the consolidation will bo effected. The elco tlon of officers was then taken up end rc < suited In the re-election of W. H. S. Hughes president ; George W. Loomls , vice president Frank Carmlcheal , secretary and Frank S Parmelee , treasurer. Lieutenant Quay and Clifford Smith pu ! in Friday on the snipe grounds near Perclval la. They shot the atmosphere full of holee then came homo and bought a nice bag o Jacks at McTaguo's. Over a thousand pounds of black bass havi been seined out of Cutoff lake during tin past two months and the nefarious practlci Is , still kept up. One Installment of ovc : 200 pounds of bosH , ranging from 1 poum to 3 % pounds each , was delivered at thi Hamilton Uros. ' meat market last Saturday morning a week'ago. If these rascally depro datlons are being committed within the Juris diction of Pottawattamle county , Iowa , It li high time the authorities over there wen Investigating the matter. At the rate the ; are being taken now these waters will sooi be depleted of this highly prized fish. Martin Meyer reports a fine catch o croppies at Cutoff a few days since. W. H. Yates and John S. Collins were a is Perclval Thursday , but found the Jacks U nbout nil departed. They secured a luicrnb bag , however. Judge ! ? am Chapman W H. Dcarlnu llyron Clarke * nd Dr. Hungatc hnvo returned from a two weeks outing In the northwest fin ml- hills' . They had some fine ( hooting and most cnjotable time , of course. Cnptnln Cooko'n Aiicjint Hprlnl. The star ( printing event for 1S95 will come off at lloston In August tin lor the auspice * of the Hoston Police News , Captain A. W Cookc , editor. There will be n big profc atonal svveei stakes for the 100-jnrJ chain plonshlp for the big fellows and another similar event for the little ones. W. H Cop- pie , the famous Ilancroft. Neb , sprinter , has entered for the first , and "Kid" Sullivan of this city for the latter , entrance fee $100 to each. i * ttutl AtiMtcM. FLOHHNCI3 , Neb , April 11. To the Sporting Editor of The Hoc Will jou please state whether It Is contrary to our laws to fish In the Missouri river with a seine' Also give the true botanical namu of the plant called "wild celery , " and state whether It Is to be found In this state Did the new giiinc law pass In th legislature Lover of Siort. APS. (1) ( ) No. (2) ( ) Splralls Valisncrla. (3 ( } Yes. ( I ) The senate only OIIKELEY , Neb. . April 3 To the Sport Ing Editor of The lice. Will you plea o decide-the following In the Sund.ij Doe7 A , H and C are placing "midInn pitch , each hns scored 10 points , phjlng H points for game. A bids two and gets trump makes high , game. 1 ! makes low and C makes Jack. Who loses the same ? D. J Murphy. Ans C FREMONT , April to. To the Sporting Editor of The lice Please publish In Sun day's Itce the law respecting dogs In this state , also state what became of the game and Mongolian pheasant laws R L W. Ans (1) ( ) The ilog law has appeared re peatedly In these columns. It makes dugs personal property. (2) ( ) The game bill is sleeping and the Mongolian bill Is a law NEUHASKA CITY. Neb . April 7. To the Sporting Editor of The lice To settle a dispute plenbc decide the following In next Sunday's Hee : A and U are playing crlb- bige. A holds a pair of aces , a deuce and a tiny. I ) holds a four , five , six and a ten- spot. A plajs first a tray , I ) a six , A n deuce , H a four , A an ace and n a five , and claims n run of six. Is It correct , or does a run have to be mails In order ? A New Plaj er. Ans Correct. OMAHA , April 11. To the Sporting Editor of The Due : Please state how many rounds It took Joe Goddard to Knock out Peter Maher , nnd when the fight took place.-- Jerry. Ans Three , at the Coney Island Athletic club , December 8 , 1S92 WYMORE , Neb , April S. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The lice Please say In next Sunday's Issue of The lice If , In the game cf high live. It is the rule that the bidder must lead trumps , or may he lead an elf suit7 Kindly glvo a ruling on this and oblige. - C. O. WerU. Ans. He may leid whatever he sees iropcr , suit or trumps. Send 10 cents to 3. C. Snyder , Omaha , for his rules on high five. five.HYANNIS HYANNIS , Neb. , April 3. To the Sport- ng Editor of The Hee : Please answer the 'ollowlng questions In next Sunday's Hee What is the running horse Emperor of Norfolk record ? Who Is his owner , and where was he foaled ? ( California horse. ) A Subscriber. Ans. He belonged to Lucky Baldwin's string. Don't know record or place of foal- ng. ng.OMAHA OMAHA , April 10. To the Sporting Editor of The Hee- Kindly answer the following questions In next Sunday's Dee and oblige [ 1) ) Where was Isaac Murphy , the Jockey , born , and did ho ever have a mount in Omaha ? (2) ( ) Did Fred Archer , the English Jockey , commit suicide ? (3) ( ) What has become - como of Marion C ? M. C. Ans. (1) ( ) In Petersburg. (2) ( ) Yes. (3) ( ) Don't know. COUNCIL HLUrrS , la. , April 9. To the Sporting Editor of The Hee : Please let mo know through next Sunday's Hee at what lake Is there any fishing of any account , that Is , near the Illuffs ; also tell mo where Lang- don Is , what direction and how far ? liy doing so jou will oblige a subscriber. A. P. J. J.Ans. Ans. Langdon Is the nearest and best point seventy-three miles south on the K. C. , St. J & C. H. R. H. CHADRON , Neb , April G. To the Sporting Editor of The Hee : In a foot race where three enter , a slxty-jard race , the signal Is a pistol shot. The man who fired the shot Is supposed to say "ready , " and then fire When he- gets ready the gun Is discharged accidentally before ho sajs "ready. " Two of them fctart and run the sixty yards ; Is It a race or not ? Please answer by return mall. W. J. Smith. Ans. No questions answered by mall. It Is no race. LOGAN , la. , April 10. To the Sporting Editor of The Hee : To decide a bet , please state In next Sunday's Dee which Is head and which is tails on an old-fashioned 5-ccnt plcco' E. and L. Ans The side the date Is on. COUNCIL ULUFFS , la. , April 15. To the Sporting Editor of The Heo : Please let me know through next Sunday's Heo ; when dc the Jackstilpo come In ( what times of the year ) ? Also whether there are any curly- haired St Bernard dogs ( thoroughbred dogs ) ' J. F. J. Ans. This Is the Jacksnlpe spring season They return here for a few weeks stay tlu last of September. There U what Is called rough-coated St. Bernards. EWING , Neb , April 17. To the Sporting Editor of The Heo- Will you kindly tell me what the best record Is for single standing jump with weights ? W. H. Porter. 1 Ans. 12 feet , 1V4 Inches. ST. PAUL , April 12. To the Sporting Edi tor of The BeeI have written two letten to secretaries ot racing clubs ( running races ) and could not get an answer. Will yoi please write me and tell me If there will be a meeting In Omaha and Council Bluffs , am kindly glvo mo the dates and the name : of the sccratarys. I have three horses 1 would like to take there. Please answer n : soon as you can. Arthur Gibbons , 961 Fullei street , St. Paul , Minn Ans. Write to Charllo Stewart , Councl Bluffs. They have a running meet at Unlor park , Council Bluffs , In June. DUNLAP , la. , April 18. To the Sportlnf Editor of The Bee. Who playeJ right flelc for Omaha In the last two games with St Joe , and where Is he from ? P. C. McNally Ans. Bear , don't know his front name Is from somewhere In Iowa. Judge1 She So the count's relatives con slder It mesalliance ? He Decidedly. Tin Klrl lias only n quirter of n , million and tin count owes three times ns much ns thut. 11i i ! i- i10 10 1C e- eor erie ie ien : n ts id idk er Unequalled ! er erd d Uiiapproached ! n111 COMPARISONS SHOW that in only ONE Biuyclc nro com le bined ALL the improvements that cxjieit cycling wibdom agiccsaro th proper. That Bicycle is the tht t- trt rt ia Price iy ie , , The standard bicycle of the World. Your knowledge of advanced con struction in not complete until you tee it , and , having Been ii , you will m bo content with no other. 10 IIAUTFOUD BICYCLES are next best-$80 , $ GO , $50. n- Ladies and Men's Catalogue tolls why. WM. LYLE DICKEY 6c CO. , 7.d 14 . Hardware and Stoves. - - "aiiiTs1" ? Sl' ' d , se i IMPERIAL HAIR REGENERATOR. . IVrfrctt ) rc l rj-s n rkh. lu.trout color tnnkcs the hnlr lirnllliy nml is , cirnn Mr m rr unit or Turklih I'A h do net nn.it tt. It Is as nat * urn ! us naUitrJ djes not Intcrfert null eurllne nnj COLOltSi 1 111-uk. fi Light ThcMnut V Dint llronn il Hold Illomlo. .1 MiMliiin llro n 7 Anh lllomlo , 4 eiuHtiiut. 1'rlco * 1 61) $ 3 00 A tninrtc iKJtle of "Vrnus Tint. " ix coloring for the dink" , will bo sent on rrc'lpt of a 2-cenl stamp. . iMruntAb cnuMicAii MPO. co. , r W2 Fifth A\onno , New York. IN OMAHA : SHERMAN & McCONNELL , 1513 Docliie Street. Washable Button Crown Hats COKDED OUR LUADUR , 1Sr $1 25 . . 2c for malllne. t * . H a. .w. lllustrateJ I ) : crlpthe Lists I'reo. SCHULZ & CO. , 30 Washlrip.ton-aU. Chicago , Formerly rom rohttlx Vf/Co , PATRONZE lly purchasing goods nisd : at the followInc Nebraska factories. If you cannot find what > ounnt , communicate with no manufac ture's as to what dealers handle thpfr coeds : ] IAS , Itintt.Al' A.Vll Ttt'lXU. ' - - B1HIS ; ( ) HAHA BAG-- Manufacturer ? of all kinds of cotton A burlip bunt , cotton Ho. r sacks & twins a specialty. I' < 161S S. llth-st. JIKKAKFAST J\HH > , J'l.OUIt. TO.KST. ' WM. PRESTON & CO. Manufacturer * of Preston's California Flake * , fickle brand Ml' rililna Hour & yeait. Do you usa Proton' * beti flour T JIHIWKKIRI. OMAHA BREWING ASSOCIATION , Car laud ehlpments made In our own refrigerator cars IJluc Itlbbon , mite Export , Vienna Eiport , ami family Export , delivered to all parti of city. FROST & HARRIS. Carriage A Wagon Uaken. Carriages , buggies , phaetons & wagons always on hand & mada to order 113-15 Ilarncy- . , Omaha. 'fr.i : , .s//c'/'s , n I/CI.VQ CONSOLIDATED COFFEE" , , Coffee Roasters Bplce drlnders , Manufacturer ! Oerman Unking Powder nnd German Dry Hop Vcnst , 1111 and 1416 Harney-st. , Omaha , Neb. 1-r.ovn. S. F. OILMAN , Manufacturer of a old Medal Flour. C. E. niack , Manager. Omaha. FUllffl T VII i : J < \ I UfO ItlKH. OMAHA UPHOLSTERING CO. Vlnnufacturers of parlor furniture , lounge * , din * Ing tables & folding beds. 28th are. , Difd to Sahler streets. wi : AX it CO.IA. SOUTH OMAHA ICE AND COAL CO. Domestic < steam coal. We have tr.e nest. Of * nee 1601 Famam-it. Telephone : Ofllca 373 , yard 17M J. A. Doc gen'l manager. /tto.v n ( until. INDUSTRIAL IRON WORKS. Manufacturing & repairing ot all kinds of ma- ctilnery , engines , pimps , elevaturc , printing presses , hangers , shafting & coupling ! . 14 < Xj.j Howard St. , Omaha. PHOENIX FOUNDRY CO. Fire hydrants , water & Kan pipe , specials ; boiler fronts K fittings , street II'y car wheels. Archl * lectural Iron works. Office 307 8. ltth-st. . Omaha. PAXTON & VIERLING IRON WORKS. it'lVs of Architectural Iron Work. General Foundry , Machine nnd Blacksmith Work. En gineers & Contractors for Fireproof liulldlngs. ODlce and Work * . U. P. Ity. & So. 17th Street. Omaha , THE MERCER CdBHICAL COMPANY , Manufacturers o fluid extracts , elixirs , syrupt , & wines , compressed triturates , hypodermlo tab * lets , pills & scientific medical novelties. Omaha. COT.4 , VltlllH. L. G DOUP. Manufacturer Mattresses , Spring neds ; Jobber Teathers and Pillows. North lUh and Nicholas Bis Omaha. Till ! XOXI'AKHir. . THE NONPAREIL MACARONI , YERMICILAL and Noodle factory , 8. E. cor. 16th and Webster. Successors to tha Qerman-Amerlcnn. Ask for our goods. They are the best. X1OI1T WATUII. J'lltK ttH AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH , The only perfect protection to property. Exam. Ine It. Best thing on earth. Reduces Insurance rates. ISM Douglas-aU KILPATRICK-KOCH DRY GOODS CO , Manufacturers & Jobber * of the celebrated Duck , ikln brand shirts pants , overalls It duck cloth * Ing 1101-9-6 Harney-st. Factory Hut Omaha. KATZ-NEY1NS CO , Manufacturer * of men's & boys' clothing , pants , shirts & overalls. 102-211 8. llth-st. 1'AI'KK JIOXK1 THIMAHA PAPER BOX CO. Manufacturers of all kinds paper boxes , shelf boxes sample cases , mailing tubes , etc. wed ding cake & fancy uindy boxes , drucglst & jeirslry boxes. 1208-10 Jones-st. , Omaha , S1I111T 1'AUTOItlKti. delusive custom shirt tailors. HIS Karnam street. Telephone 101. I'MfltlVlKIt I'A f/.VO ItltlCJf. HENRY BOLLN , OMAHA , NEB. factory In Loul v-llle. Cajis Co Quality of brlcK guaranteed to b u iota as any u > apjfatturt4 buKlds ot this s-at * . titan Uolla.
