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[ HELVED FOR THE SEASON
fir
launU Hint ToU Their Whir-r Abandoned
by the Wheelers ,
[ BUT INTEREST HOLDS THE OLD PACE
; Old mill N < ; TV Mmlcl * , Kmla nnil No
tion , llrnU < < n anil I'rcnloi mid
Other \\liiM-l ( i < i.ftl | > tiovnl
rh 'SO models of high gride wheels
< ; trly demonstrate that Inventive tklll was
i ) nlKh exhausted when the 't'5 model \vns
' ti.rruJ out. The only difference between the.
twj models Is HIP largsr tubing of the new
niG.Ul and a sllghl lucrcaso In wclghl. The
vital' parts , the shape and general construc
tion nrc alike * In botli. The. owner of n ' 93
model need have no tear of beliif ? behind the
' procession next year. Experienced wheelmen
claim that n medium weight ' 93 wheel Is
superior to the new model of the sain ? make.
Of course , there la uti abundance _ of new
Blinp H and construction In tires , saddles ,
brakes , hubs , Rrlps , pedals,1 chains , etc. , to
Bay nothing of the myriad contrivances which
nre not essential parts of the c > clo and come
undsr the head of "notions. " Trivial con-
ci Us , dislEflcd for comfort and effective for
tcrture abound.
In tlrtw , saddles and brnkes the Rreatcst.
.Variety of Ideas nrc shown , und among them
rare judgment must he exercised for choosing.
Hundreds of persons who never sat on a
cycle saddle have worked out fancies In a
belief that they appreciated all * requirement * ,
nnd the result In most Inolnncss Is BOIHP
monstrosity. One mny expect to see saddles ,
rims nnd tires of nlmost every known ma
terial and scores of outlandish shape : . AVood ,
rubber , aluminum , gtilla percha , asbestos
papier mache , wood pulp , lealhT. cork , felt.
cine nnd n dozen composition substances are
known to have been experimented with for
the articles mentioned , and It may beth.U
none nf them will 'folvu the problem prc-
Hcntcd , though Itould pessimistic so to
bellevp.
TIIR QHKSTION' OK IIIIAKKS. . .
To ride without any mechanical means of
slackening pace and to control the cycle
wholly with , the feet , whfthfr golnt ; up tr
down hill , la perhaps the most sportsmanlike
way of doing , says the Now York Times.
but If any touring Is done the most skillful
rldcrii will meet with hills down which It Is
n risky ride without n brake. Those who
have none usually employ one fool , fold ap
ply It to the front wheel just behind the
forks when they meet such emergency , but
this IB wholly unsatisfactory to the largi ? num
ber of new rlderw of leisurely notions , who
.have now adopted the exercise as u gentle
pastime.
The class of leisurely riders Is growing tea
a majority , and Its members deinand u 'light
ami trustworthy brake. The prevailing styles
of plunger brake , with a fpoon piece on the
end for contact with the tire , has proved
Inmifflclcnt In many respects. U I ? heavy
and awkward , and Is forever In the way.
More than nil , H wears out the tires so much
that several tire manufacturers ) have refused
to guarantee their product for . wheels on
which brakes nro used.
The footbrakcs , which came In with a
cpltirge as being leM cumbersome , arc just
as wearing on the tire , and , ns the foot must
VIB removed from the pedal In order to be ap
plied to ono of them , It would bo as well to
use the foot directly. Although many cycl ?
t-toro salermcn will recommend their custo
mers to tike a wheel without a brake , U Is
no ! a question whether wheels should have
brakes or np brakes , but rather the question
Is , "What Is th'e best brake for those who
want one , women especially ? " A brake Is
llko a pair of overshoes a nuisance except
during brief periods , when their usefulness
Is so great us to make tolerable the carrying
of them ns a precaution. ' t
Recently the discussion o the matter
an olig riders and tradesmen has reverted to
the old style band brakes , which have gener
ally been considered as a discarded utility.
Many are now advocating their rc-adoptlon on
the ground that they check the- wheel effec-
tvely and do not wear the tiro. The great
trouble with the band break IK that they
work too well , and after a little usage do not
unbrake readily , but kc-ep more .or less pres
sure constantly on the drum , became the
spiral steel tape , or band , loses. Its springl-
ners and docs riot relax. They had the vir
tue of being applied to the rear wheel , which
Is mechanically correct , for the front wheel ,
whcie neither the power nor the weight Is
applied. Is the last place for a break , but the
fault of not unclasnlni : ei'ery time seemed to
bj Irremediable.
The purpose hero Is to suggest a contriv
ance that will bea modification of bath the
spoon break and the band brake In one. One
dealer In New York Is working upon some
thing that will partly express the Idea. He
Is devising a spoon brake , to be applied to a
drum on the front axle. The drum Idea Is
the part of the band brake that Is worth pre
serving Kit n smooth , round drum of wood
or other material to the axle to receive the
friction of the brake , nnd you do away with
the objection of tire destruction. 1'ut the
drum on the rear axle , and not the front ,
however , and let the lever appliance- come up
the back stays , or along the rear forks , and
up the strut tube , and then the Incumbrance
of the bars and head will bo obviated. Next
, make the business end of the brake neither
7i spoon , nor a spiral lund , but something : of
n compromise. A contrivance In the miture
of a imiUy clutch might serve. Nona of
these conditions IB diflleult to fulfill , and In
combination they will constitute a brake in
every way superior to any yet offered.
UUJYCLRS AND T1IK RAILWAYS.
The decision of the Western Passenger
association to charge an .excess baggage-
rate of 25 cents per U5 miles or less for
hauling bicycles on and after December Ibo
„
bo an Inconsequential matter to people
who have not yet yielded to the exhilarating
blandishments of the wheel. But when It Is
lemcmbnred , says the Chicago TlmeMIorald ,
that surh an order directly affects several
thousand people of Chicago and suburban
rltlos , nnd that It means n Rood-sized In
vestment when aggregated for the year , It
will be seen that It Is a departure of more
than ordinary Importance ,
Speaking from the standpoint of those
who nro not enamored of the wheel , the
wcnder Is that the railway companies illil
Hot refuse long ngo to haul fres as baggage
vehicles Hint have become such strong com
petitors of the Giibuibun railways , The
bleyrlp enthusiast , of course , can see no
rcMfon why the railway companies should
decline to haul his wheel ns basgage. when
he himself has paid his faro. Hut the rail
way campaiites know that the man with the
wheel has not bought a return ticket , ilcnc ?
the contention that the wheeling craze has
decreased the passenger receipts on the
suburban trains.
The promulgation of tlio order In midwin
ter , when very few wheels are In use , was' n
clover stroke on the part of the railway com
panies , UK It will not encounter the deter
mined opposition that would bo prefcentc-d In
summer , when the wheeling puKtlmc Is at Its
1 eight. It Is doubtless the exception that
ths opposition will gradually wear away us
summer approaches ,
Whatever may be the merits of the contro
versy between the railway companies and tha
I wheelmen , It Is apparent that the status of
* the blcyclci as a vehicle Is becoming fixed. In-
itead of being n part ot a tourist's personal
accoutrement , It Is his mt-nns of conveyance ,
the same as any carriage. The courtb have
already decided that It Is a vehicle , and
upon this decision certain rights on the
public highways have been accorded the
wheelmen ,
WIND FUNNELS ON WHEELS.
Hew to make bicycles go more easily Is
' "the problem that haunts the Inventors' bralnu.
Hire U ono attempt at Its solution : Fix u
laigo funnel , with mouth like those on the
air funnels of Btcamthlpf , to the front of
ycur michlne. It facoi , of course , In the
direction you are going , and catches all the
, ulr that conies within Its compass. A tube
running down tbo backbone of your machine
carries the * air to the chain. Great pressure
of atmosphere U obtained by means of this
gradually narrowing funnel and tube , and It
iiows out forcibly upon little cups that you
liayo hid ntUchfd In readlnera to catch It
knoii the chains. This wind accelerates the
chain's movement , just at your breath turns
* paper wlndmll ,
Now note how the Inventor of this device
1.1 f u i- it u 1 ' ' wi t ii.br TII i r
1C ' ' , f -II . .1 . * 1,1 ' " H \\l , > It I < I .0
b.'V. f ilr i. , . . , vh/n'p llio nlr cscap' l > y
ii. ' " 14 , .f n lube. ttl.ir'i li bent forward nu > l
downward , nid : 'triiilna ; . ' " Ju t In front uf
the lire of Hie driving wli l , close * IB the
ground. Tblc cvMnst air Men * All tack ;
ind other eb'tieles out of tha pilli of the
wheel , tfi\u \ caving It from pune'iire * . It
fliotiM b cxptnineil that the huge mouth of
the fiinntl ! s made of transparent celluloid ,
EO th t the \hw of the ride" shall not be ob
structed. Tbli Is not a Yankee Invention ; It
Is Uugll'h.
POUORMEN ON WHIRLS.
New York has got the whetting craze so
badly that bicycling policemen have at last
become n necefiliy. The police board a
f"w days ago decided to organize n corps of
two men lo patrol the thoroughfares that
nro most frequented by the users of tha
wheel , to prevent accidents as far as possible ,
to regulate the use of the street and to over
take and arrest "scorchers" who persist In
defying tha municipal regulations' . It Is one
thing to regulate the speed ot bicycles by
formal proclamation nnd another to enfore ?
such rules by pi-rest and punishment. About
the only feasible plan to this effect Is that
which has just been pilt In force In New
Yorl ; , for Iho most logical solution of the
problem of catching tlwe ovsslvo violators
of Hi * law Is to provide their pursuers with
equally speedy means of locomotion. The
two men detalhd for this unique duty In
New York City \\lll bo neatly attired In
special uniforms nnd mounted on the bfst
machines avallablu. They arc thoroughly
acquainted with thn machine and have de
veloped high cpeert powers. Whatever the
result of thl experiment , ns It Is regarded
by the police commissioners , the fact remains
that municipal conditions have changed most
niarvelously In this respect In Iho past live
years. It Is doubtful If nny other 'fe.iturt'
of street llfo has cvr sprung Into such
prominence with such llghlnlngllko speed ,
nnd municipal conditions have scarcely kept
apace with this new feature. As lu many
other Instances the emctg'iicy has been
created first and the Inventive faculties of the
rulers of the great clllC3 have been eorcly
taxed to mrct It ,
WHAT nnro.MKS OF OLD WHEELS.
Have you ever wondered what has heeomo
of the thousands of old solid tire \sheels that
wcro In such universal use before pneumatics
revolutionized things ? A reporter put the
question to a dealer th otlisr day. "A few
were converted Into pneumatics nnd cushion ! "
arc still en1 the streets , " ho said , "and Mine
wcro taken by tbo dealers ns part payment
on nrw machines , and art- still stowed nwny
In their chops' , there being no sale for solid
tlrrs. Tbo second-hand dealers nnd repairers
bought a great many of them up. dissected
Ihoin.'yn to spcal ; . nnd are now utilizing- the
parts ! n repair work. Tbo balls , liubi , tpokea ,
cones , nxl-s. bolt * nnd nuts arc all useful ,
and at the last the old frames r ml rlh.t can be
broken up and sold ns scrap Iron. Soiuo have
gene to the ccuntry. nnd Josh Hayseed may
be pcen complacently psdullng down to the
mill for n bag of corn. Machinists use them
for making models , occasionally a push cart
will be seen mounted on two rusty old wheels ,
and even the- boys on tbo street take the
small wliPel for the making of oxprei-j
wagons. "
ANOTHER WHEEL "MARVEL. "
Chicago cyclists nro greatly Interested In
the now wheel , n peculiar contrivance , which
It Is claimed will revolutionize the cycling
business. The Improvement conslsfs in the
rear or driving wheel being reduced from
twenty-live to eighteen Inches In diameter. In
the face of Its rim , which Is constructed of
wood. Is a rubber-lined groove. The oulc-r
wheel Is a self-sustaining rim of hard wood
twenty-five Inches In diameter , the Inner facu
of which forms n tongue two'nnd a half
Inches high by live-eighths of an Inch thicken
on Its oval or top surface , on which rests the
rubber-lined groove In thu face of the driving
wheel. The point of contact of the driving
whooUwlth tha outer rim Is at n point rep
resenting the center of the lower first eighth
section of the rim's Inner circumference for
ward of Its center of gravity. Two spools are
piovlded with rubber-faced grooves ris In
llm driving ; iilso Improved ball bearing. Those
spools have hearings firmly attached to the
frame of the bicycle at such relative points
from driving wheel as to divide the outer
rim Into thirds. Tills serves to maintain the
outer rim In perfect nllgriinciit with the. driv
ing wheel. The bearings nre such that frlc-
tlonal resistance Is reduced to a minimum.
Thus it will be seen that the weight of the
rider , together with that of the bicycle
frame , rests on the outer rim or wheel at a
point tight Inches forward of the center of
gravity. Even those unskilled In the art
must observe that this weight alone will
drive * the bicycle forward.
A civil engineer of the highest standing In
Chicago , after n careful calculation of the
relation of the wheels tp each other In this
Invention , reports that the Improvement
would rc-duce the. friction or power required
In driving the ordinary safety bicycle from 75
to SO per cent. This wheel , in addition to
being a revolving beauty , Is absolutely noise
less , stronger nnd more durable , weighing
but n fraction more than the old-style , wheel.
TAXING WHEELS.
The Chicago Times-Herald discusses the
question of taxing wheels , nnd. Insists that If
a tax Is levied It should be levied on all
wheel ? , not on bicycles alone. "The bicycle , "
says tlie Times-Herald , "docs the least of
all wheels In iu > 1ng up surfaces. It ought
not to be taxed at all. Men and women
should b : encouraged to lake this form of
vigoroiis exercise eo long as weather permits ,
ar.d that the weather permits this only a portion
tion of the year Is another reason why bi
cycles bhould not be deemed fair objects of
municipal taxation.
"Clearly the dray of the poor man ought
not to bo taxed as heavily as the brougham
or landau of the rich man. Clearly , also ,
the heavy trucks that tear up pavement from
ltodeepest , bed ought to pay the heaviest tax
of all wheels.
"Lot us have a wheel ( ax If necessary to
keep thoroughfares passable , Uut let It be
fairly and reasonably applied. "
THE WOMAN INSTRUCTOR.
"I believe I am the first female Instructor
structor- the bicycle , " said the teacher lo
a reporter of the- New York Herald. "The
management of this school think that no
one but a woman can teach a woman all
about mounting and
dismounting from a
wheel. You know that the success of both
operations depend upon the management of
the skirts. There are ever so many questions
about skirts and saddles that n lady can't
uak n man , but which she has no hesitancy
In ask'ng a wcniaii teacher. Have you noticed
my skirl ? "
The Instructress seized the handles of n
high frame bicycle , such as men ride. She
stood with n foot on either side of the > roar
wheel. Her skirt fell on either side of the
wheel. Stepping up on the rpur , she rose
lightly into the saddle , mounted and rode
away , Just as a man would go ; yet her skirts
did not hamper her movements.
"What have you ilnno with your skirt ? "
the reporter asked , as shedismounted. .
"It's the very latest thing for women to
wear whilecycling. . " she answered , "You
see , It's divided In front ns well as at the
bick. yet It doesn't bag like the ordinary
divided skirt. When I walk It looks like n
solid skirt. When I get on a wheel the
sides fall aside. Under It I have on a pair
of tight fitting knickerbockers , t'ucli as men
wear. That prevents nny danger of catch-
Ins on the saddle , llloomers , you know , nro
simply out of the question on the -wheel.
They are so loose and baggy that they are
stirto catch on ths saddle ns one mounts
and dlrmounts , They are really more danger
ous tliitn skirts. No woman who respects
htrfulf will be seen wearing knickerbockers
In the streets. "
"What do you think Is the most Important
thing for u woman to know who rides n
wheel ? " was asked her ,
"How to go1 off quickly and safely , " the
replied. "Once she masters that , she will
never bo hurt while cycling. "
r < iliaiin > SliouN
"Dute" Cabnnno has notified all of the club.
holding prizes which were won by him , and
qualities bis request In the following lan
guage :
"I want to notify you that I will hold you
legally responsible for prize * won by me and
held by you. If delivered to anybody else. If
my inn-pension Is a permanent one , It Is my
Intention lo bring suit against the. League of
American Wheelmen , I have consulted law.
yers lu St. Louis and New York on this sub
ject , and If you will do likewise you will find
tint you are responsible , or will be responsi
ble , If I win my full against the league , which
la a sure thing.
"In court ) of justice In the United States
homay evidence ls not taken , and this l all
there Is against mo In this case. I do not
with to serve you with an Injunction suit , and
da not wish , to Incur your enmity. You will
pleafo hold these prizes as I have atked or
take the consequence of a lawsuit. "
U U llk Cabaiiao all over to enter lult
I rural nr the LOJRUO e < f Ainprc.inhrelm n
1 but the league should not flinc-h. If Oabam.e
, Is sillily put him out of the game ,
j ' , tlicl < HIllCM Illlll till * "llOOllOO. "
"That fellow U certainly a 'hoodoo , ' if
there ever was iiicli a thing , " said Jack
Hints , one evening last week , In referring
to a certain well known wh'clman , who tor
the time being we will call "Jim. " Being
asked to tell what he knew of tills
"hoodoo , " he Enid : -"Well , It all happened
this way. Yates , Randall , Marsh , Ilotlk nnd
mypelf went out hunting n couple of weks
ago , and ns we expected to bag a big lot of
game , we left our wheels nt home and hired
a horse nnd wagon. We did not find game
very plentiful , but we had n nice time , nnd
started for home In the best of spirits. At <
wo were driving along the road this side ot
Tckamab , we met 'Jim' with n broken who : ! ,
caused by His own carelessness , so he In
formed us. Of course we look pity on the
fellow , and as ho wns headed for Omaha , we
took him In the wagon nnd offered him n nice
lunch to sustain him until we made cnmp
for the night. U'e hadn't gon3 more than
two or three miles' before ono of the hind
wheels of the wagon slipped off and let ua
till down In a heap. We soon had the wheel
In Its proper placs , and reached our camping
grounds n lltlle before dark. During the
night the horse got loosnnd wandered off
six or eight miles , where wo found him In
a corn field about 9 o'clock In the morning.
As 'Jim' tied the horse to ths wngon , wo
naturally blamed him for all the trouble.
After getting our searching party together
wo commenced to prepare breakfast , and
Just as 'Jim' reached for the pot of coffse
which was nicely boiling , I'll eat a salt mack
erel It ho didn't knock that pot over and
spill every drop of the coffee. We finally
broke camp nnd bended for lllnlr , but we
hadn't gone more than four miles' before
'Jim' discovered that he had left his wheel
bjlilnd , so we had to turn back and get thai
old broken bicycle. In going down n hill ,
'Jim1 fell oul of Iho wagon and came within
.in ace of breaking his Infernal neck. In
passing through Calhoun , a deputy sheriff
stopped our party nnd wns going to arrest
'Jim , ' when we satisfied him that he had tliu
wrong man , and he let him loose bad luck
to him ! About a mile this side of Coffnuin's
station Mnrph spotted n genuine wildcat lu
a tree , nnd just ns ho got In position to 'rnke
him fore nnd nft * with a charge of No. 5
shot , that fellow 'Jim' didn't do a thing
but shy n stick at the cat , and Marsh well ,
ho just filled the limb of- that tree with No.
5 shot and said n few words which I would
prefer to leave out In the woods. Coming
dawn thai little hill on the Florence boule
vard , the wngon gava a deep groan and lei us
down lu the middle of the. road , Ihe horsu
running off wllh the two front wheels clat
tering nt his hesls , leaving us lu a dlmal
fix. Making" n virtue of necessity , we re
solved to have a llttla fun out of thu ad
venture , 10 after we had caught the horse
wo formed a procession and marched Into
town In the following order : First came the
horse with Ihe wheels still behind him , and
lasl , Hie body of Iho wagon on Its rear
wheels , the balance of our parly doing the
pushing nnd growling. Afler wo gel this
sldo of Ihe old fair grounds , we didn't keep
long togelhr , as 'Jim * was Ihe first man to
'crawfish. ' Having broken his own wheel
nnd our wagon , he now finished by breaking
up our procession. Bouk finally mounted the
old plug of n horse and started for assistance ,
and I'm a living sinner If he didn't overtake
Mini' scorching along Twentieth streU on Ihe-
very same wheel we had carried In Ihe wagon
fur forly-five miles. I tell you , gentlemen ,
If that 'Jim' Isn't 'dlud-m-the-wool '
a - - - hoodoo ,
then I don't know whera you will flud one.
When we got t'o the 'Pump HOUSJ' and went
Inside to get a good supper , there sat 'Jim , '
and when be noticed our look of surprise he
remarked , 'where have you fellows botn all
this time ? ' When 'Jim' flnU'hed his supper
and mounted his wheel , slarting down Capitol
avenue , ho ran square Into a milk wagon ,
and when they got him in the hospital and
picked a few splinters out of his arm , Ii3
said to the nurse , 'I wli'h you'd telephone to
ItnUall's and tell him to Inform the boys
that I'm all right. ' That's nil I know about
' ' "
a 'hoodoo.
of I lie IVIu-t'l.
Are you going lo the Chicago show ? This
ID a question frequently asked among the
cycling tralles people of late. Nearly every
dealer of prominence , along with many en
thusiastic wheelmen of Omaha , will sp nd the
first "week or a portion of Iho first week of
January in Chicago , the nttracllon being the
second annual National Cycle show held un
der the auspices of the Cycling Board of
Trade. To give one. a faint Idea of the
number of manufacturers that are today
making bicycles , llres , saddles , pedals and
oilier accessorlcy , there are over 300 spaces
lu TatterstalPs mammoth building where the
show Is to be held and every one of them
Is engaged and many more applications for
space arc on file. At this show most of the
dealers chouse the lineof wheels they are to
handle during thu coming season , therefore
the manufacturers make an extra clforl lo
have their gooda shown to advantage. It Is
here that the agents learn the "taking
points , " as they call them , for their wheels
and most of them return able to tell just
why and where the wheels they handle are
superior to all others , racing men , repair
men , etc. , go mere lo get positions with the
manufacturers , while the general public go
and pay their $1 for admission In order to
sco and form an opinion of which are the
best wheels. The Chicago and New York
shown are being 'attended by almost as
many scclety poplo as are Ihe big horse
shows held in Madison Squara garden each
year , and thai lliey will In a few years be
come soclely events seems quite probable.
Among the Omaha dealers and wheelmen who
will attend nre : Messrs. Dickey , Uabnoy ,
Heyden , O'Drlen , Daxon , Darnnm. Jllcklc ,
Vandunburg , Northwcll , Cell , Fletcher , John
ston , Fredsrlckron , Plxley , IJenn , Denman ,
Derlght , Hlnes , Townseml and a number of
others.
Dick Belt , formerly with Pcrrlgo & Co ,
of this city , and nqw with the Chicago Tip
and Tire company , spent a few days In the
city last we.'k calling on his old friends.
Dick advanced ( lie Information to the- cycling
edllor that there would nol be near as many
wheels manufactured during the coming sea
son as had been anticipated , and that prices
would beno lower. "It Is almost an Impossi
ble thing to gat a foot of tubing at the pres-
enl lime , and our firm , who are agenls for
oneof America's largesl luba mills , are tak
ing no more orders ? for It , as wo know that
\ve cannot fill them , " said Mr. Belt.
Charles Martin , known to his cycling
friends as "Cyclone Pete. " met with a pain
ful , but nol serious accident , last Thursday
morning. Ho was riding north on Slxtesnth
Krect at an unusually fast gait , and when
near Izard street struck some obstruction
In the street , which threw him violently
to ths pavement. He. was picked up uncon
scious and very badly bruised and cut about
the face. He will bo confined to his room
for a week or so.
The fellow who Is ambitious ( o ride a
century every Sunday belongs In the cate
gory with the prize pis-ealer , nnd Iho ono
who enlers gorging and guzzling contests.
Ho Is moving toward the fool's grave more
rapidly than the other foolii , and wo should
not throw a tack In his way. Let him rlda
to death. Ho never will bo missed. 11 } has
mistaken the doctrine of the "survival of the
fltUst" for Iho "aurvlval of the toughest. "
Let , us hope llmt he will die young and
without : offspring lu help millet a fool-ridden
world. The Wheel.
Louis Flescher and wife leave for St. Louis
the lalter part of the coming week , where
they will visit friends. They will also visit
Chicago , whers they will atlend the 'cycle
show.
R , E , McCullough , well known In this clly
as a professional racing man and trainer , left
for Chicago lait week , where he will accept
a position with one of the large manufacturers
as trainer for their racing team.
The Omaha Wheel club held Its regular
monthly meellng and smoker on last Tuesday
i-venlng. After disposing of ths usual routine
of business they spent the balance of the
evening playing cards , listening t'o banjo and
vocal minlc. Cigars wcro pawed around
and late In the evening u lunch was served ,
with Just enough of the amber fluid for one
to enjoy.
I notice In a recent Issue ot your paper ( hat
you hid B cut of Plxley and called him No-
bratka'u "King B. " If he holds that title ,
pray , what 1s Mockett ? We know 1'lx Is a
good man , but when It comes to placing him
ahead of Mockett , why , you are dreaming ,
or something else Is the matter with -you ,
Why Bailey and Banks had no trouble brat-
Ing him In Lincoln In the quarter-mile open
class A on Merchants' Picnic day , and Hanks
wus not training , cither. And still there are
others In clan A that can beat him any day ,
such aa MclirlJe. If you could put Pix and
Mockett together and haveIt understood that
icity
That's the word It's not "marvelous , " "stu-
pendoijjs" nor "wonderful. " It's a simple cutting
off of the biggest end of a price on every thread
of clothing and furnishings in the Equity's big
store.
There's-nothing so simple and easy as price
cutting but it takes nerve it costs money
and that's why there has never been such price
cutting in Omaha as . has been clone at this
Closing Out Sale.
J3OYS SUITS.
OVERCOATS AND ULSTERS There's an immense line of men's winter suits left which
Splendid $3 cupc overcoats cut to $1.25 we must sell now at what we can get.
Fine Shetland Frieze uKsters that were always $6 50 , " Another Lot at $4.50--Contains all wool Cheviots in
. a great variety of colors and weaves. Not one worth less than
cut down to close at ; $3.OO .
$9.00 and some sold for $ i 1.50.
MEN'S ULSTERS Another Lot at $8.00--These nrc fine Cassimercs ,
genuine Scotch Cheviots , Homespuns and Diagonals , in all
Heavy Shet'and ' Frieze ulsters , heavy flannel lined ,
desirable shades and , . .
patterns regular $13.50 to $18.00 goods
ankle , value , marked down to
length regular $15 in this lot.
the unheard-of price of only , . $6.5O
The Finest at $10 Our finest clay worsteds , fancy
MEN'S OVERCOATS worsteds and imported cheviots , that sold up to $ 2 , are in
this lot.
Good , heavy winter overcoats that were bought to sell FURNISHINGS
for $6 , are all marked down to only , , $2.50 XOT MAXV 0V T1IU.S13 I.HFT. 11
Fine Kersey overcoats , in blue and black , real dressy The Fleece .50u lined grade wool Underwear underwear for . . 25o' 35c
and warm ; latest style fly fronts , in two lots The regular . $1 00 line goods 50c
some of themsoldup ; to 520. Present prices $6.50 and $8 Wilson 23c E. & Bros.1 W. linen 61.23 collars white shirts for only. 12 l-2c 75o
Quitting Business. 13th and Farnam Sts.
thor- wan to be no fooling , or jockeying you
would very EOOH see that Plx was out of hit1
class. New , I am not partial to cither of
them and have no hard ffcllngs , but would
like to see Mockett done JiistlFennd , you will
please correct the mlsUk4 yjujifliave made.
The above communication frnm Lincoln ap
peared In a recent Isru ? . of the \Vostern
Cyclist , which answered It , but did not glvo
qulta as detailed an answer as the gentle-
nun who wrote It evidently wlshsd , so with
their kind permission wo will also answer
H. In the tlrst place he wishes to know
what Mockett Is , and In answer we would
say a racing man , who iiEMally atlends the
unall meets In this vicinity and beats "coun
try town" champions , and one who when ho
started In a race at Lincoln with Bald , Mur
phy , Cooper , Klser , Wells and Plxley was
hopelessly lost In a cloud of dust down the
stretch , and at the finish succeeded In win
ning last place. He , of cour ? ? , had an cx-
cuso for Iwlng beaten , as ho always Joes ,
which was that his gear was too low. If
our memory serves us he used a 72 gear ,
while Murphy used a 72 and Plxley 70. Then
he says mat uanKS anu uauey nau no irouuie
In beating Plxley In a quarter-mile race al
Lincoln. Now does Ihe gentleman renieni-
be'r that at the slarl of lliis race Messrs.
Benson nnd Plxley collided and were both
thrown violently to the ground , Plxley get-
ling a very badly skinned and bruised leg ,
which , when Iho race was slarted over , hin
dered his riding nollceably ? Then he says
Ihere are olhers In class A , such as McBrlde ,
who can bal Plxley any day. Wo are glad
lo learn this , but will tbo gentleman please
cite an Instance when McBrlde has beaten
Plxley In a race this season , and they have
slarted In several logelher. He goes on to
ray that If Mockelt and Plxley were put In
a raca togelher and It was understood that
there was to be no Jockeying that wo would
soon find that Plxley was : out of his dlass.
They have bean In three races together this
Reason , there was Jockeying In but one , and
this ono Mocketl won , or rather his jockeyIng -
Ing won It for him , while Plxley won the
other two with case , and In the lasl one at
Lincoln simply ran away from Mocketl. By
his communlcollon Ihls gentleman shows his
Ignorance and thai he does not keep posted.
Cabanne , Titus and Murphy have at last
ben ruled off the Irack for life , a penally ,
we lliink , which Is most unjust , and one that' '
Is contrary to law , as It deprives these men
of making a livelihood at a buslnesy most
suited to them. That they are guilty there
Is but llltle doubt , but the penalty which
they have to pay Is too harsh. IIumTi'eds
of racing msn are guilty of just as bad and
even worse Ihlngs Ihan these three were , but
aio not punished , and why they should nol
be we cannel see. The 'cycling edllor WOH
In Kansas Clly , where Messrs Cabanne and
Tllus were when they were notified of Iholr
suspension In August. Ilelhg personally ac
quainted with both of these gentlfnien , be
had a long eorivsrsutlon with them In re
gard to the matter , In which Mr. Titus said :
"It has been customary among the racing
men now following the circuit -lo. help a man
win at least ono race when wv ride at his
honiE- , and as St. Louis Ui-'Gabble's * home ,
Murphy and I agreed to hulp blip win a race
and Murphy went back n Jys agreement.
I was leading , and when Jticamc. to the last
quart.I I swung out to let , . 'CJaJible' through
on the Inside , when to my surprise Murphy
came through the opening anilivon the race.
If they call that faking 1'iftn , name at least
a dozen mon who should bV suspended. " That
It Is faking , there Is no.tfuetalon , au these
men had virtually planned to'tnrow the race
lo Oabanno , but Chairman'1 Gideon Imposed
an unjm't ' sentence , and diHliat < ( we think
will 'hardly ' stand , as all threeiot thess men
nre going to take their cases' to the civil
courts , where they will riioHho Lsague of
American Wheelmen for ( laniages.
Iii-avi'M from a 'r < iiirl ) ' r jVuto IlooU.
What's the niatler with Jjpu/f / , wearing Dial
mileage medal Ihls year , ; jii ? ilf the proper
officers decldo that he wasicnltlcd | to mileage
for that Hlver Sioux run there Is no question
but whit ho will win the medal , Inasmuch
as lioult started on thl run , , dtrplto ibe un
favorable condition of the weather , al C
o'clock , and Lieutenant Itandall 'did nol call
the run off until an hour and a half later , we
fee no reason why he should not get full
credit for the run , which will place him
ahead of any of in ? olhers. Some of the
boyi may eay what they please about Uouk
riding an old' ' Ice wagon , but they can't deny
that an eatly start fooled the best of them.
Congratulations !
One of the things which Is being talked ot
juU UOM" ls whether or not the < Tourlt-ts will
hava a club room fcr the 'winter , Some of
the boys are In favor of renting and furnish
ing the rooms , while- oilier * oppose the scheme
on the grounds that not enough can be found
who will agree to bear the expens ? . While
there ls no doubt but what It would be a nice
thing to have rooms of tbli kind , where the
joys could meet and pass away many pleasant
houra , It would take considerable money to
fit thorn up properly , and unless fifty or sixty
members can b ? found who would be In favor
of paying at least ? 2 per month toward the
expense It would be useless to take further
S'teps ' In the mailer. While It Is Irue that
the roonn could be furnished and the neces
sary amount paid In Installments , It would
have to be paid some time , and Ihe chances
ar ? that a few would have to carry the burden
and meet' tiiobligations. . While It is argued
that It would he better to have fifty members
In the club who would agree lo meet a $2 per
month assessment to having 200 at 25 cents.
It is aUo true that not one-half of the number
could be counted upon lo meet the assess
ments when due.
George lUndall Is talking about organizing
a club early in the spring , to be nicely uni
formed and drilled , so thai when Iho occasion
presents'Itself Ihe club could ( urn out Iwenty
members or more which would be a credit
to any city. His Idea la to have only a few
members , and they would all have to be like
the advertisements he used last summer good
stickers.
We are pleased to note the return from Lln-
coin 01 our OKI war nors ? , iius-cu , wno occu
pies a position with the Uemlngton Typewriter
company. Hussell Is one of the few members
thai can be depended on for anylhlng that
conus along , from a trip to Courtland beach to
making a century , and when he extends his
hand and gives you a Tourist grip you are
not liable to forget It. There Is some talk
among the club members of making Ilussoll
captain next year. Aelde from our Irue and
IrleJ friend , Gorge Randall , we know of no
ono more deserving of the high honor , nor of
oua who could glvo better satisfaction to all
concerned.
Humor has It lhat we are likely to loss two
good members Ihls winter , Newcomb and
Jenkln ? . Both have many frlcndo among the
member ? , and wo are Indeed sorry to-think
we will have to part with them.
While many of the boys have groomed lhlr
sleeds and put Ihem away for Iho winter , a
few are lo bs sfen on the streets whenever
the weither Is such that wheeling Is possible.
Tlie pait week was not at all favorable to the
wheelmen , but quite a number were seen , oven
when the thermomelcr dropped to zero.
Before lolling Ihe warm , July air oul of our
Urea for " 95 , we desire to thank our many
friends for favors received during the past
summer , our flrsl with "headquarters In the
saddle. " Perhaps net one In the whole city
obtained any more genuine fun and pleasure
than did the writer , although a few might
have attended mori of the runs. When we
look back In May lai't , when some 150 rlderp
pedaled Into Papllllon , llred , dusty , worn out
and quite ready and willing to sit down tea
good dinner ; lo Iho runs wo had over Into
Iowa , fishing at Hanthorn's lake and picking
apples off Iho trees In Glenwood ; to the many
pleasant evening rumi wo attended to Courl-
land beach , Florence and Fort Omaha ; to the
tlmo when wo buckled on our armor and
headed for Tckamah , only to be doomed to
disappointment : Ic- the oilier lime when wo
chased Ilouk clear lo Ihe fifly-mlle posl before -
fore wo overtook him , wo can but wonder If
'twas only a. dream , and If these good old
days will com ? again In ' 06. It Is unnecessary
to mention any particular penon us having
done anything to make the our trips pleasant ,
for wo met loyal Tourists on all of these runs ,
and when one calls them "loyal Tourists" wo
know too well what thai means. Comrades ,
wo Up our cap .0 you ; a bow to the lady
mcmb.-rs , and when Ihe flrsl run for ' 90 Is
called wo hope lo have the pleasure of meetIng -
Ing you with as broad a emllo OB our "No.
19" will carry. Heservolr !
At a meeting of the Tourist Wheelmen
held at Daxon's store on the evening of
December B the quesllon of a club house
received a black eye , only cue or two mem
bers being of the opinion that It could bo
carried out successfully.
Considerable discussion arose over the
awarding of the. prizes , It having been re
ported by the captain thai Inasmuch as lha
Ulvcr Sioux run had not been called off by
cither himself or by the first lleutenanl , and
as Ilouk was the only member who made
Ihe run , he was Juttly entllled to credit for
the same , this placing him at the head of
Iho procession ,
Peterson then put In a claim for mileage
on the Fremont run , he being the only ono
who made the trip , which caused a motion
for the appointment of a committee to
thoroughly Investigate both cases and report
as ixxm OB possible. If this commlttta rec
ommends that Houk and Peterson be al
lowed their mileage and Iho club sustains
the recommendation , the standing of all who
have made over 200 miles will be as follows ;
W. C , Uouk , 1,008 ; P. Peterson , 971 ; II.
( Junther. 917 ; L. HurUon , 917 ; It. V , Hos-
ford , 876 ; II. F , Swoboda , 790 : T. M. Spen
cer , CSS ; C , U. Jenkins , C7C ; F. U. llnusen ,
692 ; 0. M. Rutuell , 5 7 ; Fred Guldncr. 447 ;
II. K. Smith , 440 ; II. G , Jackson , 430 ; C. K.
IJauer. 413 ; J. W. Parish. 400 ; F. B. Vanden-
berg , 399 : G. M. Randall , 391 ; Dave Harding ,
3S9 ; I < \ II. McCormlck , 373 ; II. A. Hayes ,
3C9 ; T. n. Huston. 341 ; Charles Wllle , 328 ;
John D. Howe , 322 ; F. T. Newcomb , 321 ;
W. P. Conklln. 2UG ; F. A. Freeman , 2H ! ; A.
\\f. Melton , 275 ; W. H. Hohrbach , 240 ; Slg
Kallska , 246 ; U. G. Hess , 240 ; Al Wolf , 220 ;
II. II. Jones , 219 ; J. F. Guilty. 207V. ; . M.
Barnum , 202 ; H. Ueadlnger ( booby prize ) , 16 ,
One Mlnuto Cough Cure is harmless , produces -
duces Immediate rssulta.
\VYO.1II.\J AV.\liA\rilL3S.
The SU-INM Viirluly Arc Xot In Their
CliiNS for Coiivoiili-iivc.
"I sea they have had a terrible avalanche
In Switzerland , " sold the man with the
yaller whiskers , "and thai reminds me of
an adventure my brother had In Wyoming
a few years ago. Were any of you gentle
men ever on Bald-Headed mountain out
there ? "
None of the group had ever had that
honor , relates Ihe Delroit Free Press , nnd ,
when Informed of this , the man con
tinued :
"My brother was nrosnectinc nnil hunt
ing and had a rude cabin on the side of the
mountain. Ho was n good man , my brother
was. I've known him to slick to the trulh
when he could have made $500 by lying. I
wouldn't do that , of course , but I want you
to underslaml what sorl of a man my
brother was. I used to talk to him by the
hour , but he would Insist upon telling the
truth. "
"Pity that moro of the family didn't stick
to that policy , " sneered the man with the
blossom on his nose.
"Yes , perhaps , bul Ihen all of us do what
we think Is for the best. My brother had
occupied the cabin for about a month when
It came on to rain and rained for ten days
und nights. Had hd known anything about
avalanches ho would have been on the look
out , but as ho didn't he smoked his pipe and
waited for llio weather to clear up. One
night he was aroused by a trembling and
quivering of Ihe earth , und Just as ho rolled
out of his blankolu his cabin began lo move
dow'ii ' hill , carried along on Ihe breasl of an
avalanche. H was Ihrca miles down lo the
valley and ten miles across Ihe valley lo
Grizzly mountain. "
"Ten and three are thirteen miles ! " said
the hardware drummer as ho sharpened his
knlfo on his shoe.
"Exactly , " replied the man wllh the yaller
whiskers , "As my brother found the cabin
going and realized what was taking place ho
nut wllh his watch and caught the time. I
claim that ho Is the only man In the world
who ever timed an avalanche. Til exactly four
minutes to a second he was across the valley ,
and In exactly twenty-eight seconds moro he
wan a mile up Grizzly mountain. Then the
avalanche had spent Its force nnd Iho cabin
rested. His report on the speed of the nva-
lancho has been accepted by the Itoyal Geographical
graphical society of England , and by nil other
societies. "
"And he wasn't hurt ? " demanded Iho man
who could raise his scalp by working his cars ,
"A few trilling tcratche , sir , but ho wa
greatly Inconvenienced , At the old location
no had a spring close at hand , with plenty of
firewood around. At the new he had to walk
half a mile after fuel und water. Ho was also
at a higher altltudo and had more- trouble to
breathe. "
"But ho hung on , didn't ho ? " asked the
hardware drummer ,
"Oh ! yes. "
"He hung on and waited for another ava
lanche lo carry him back lo Iho old location ? ' '
"Exactly , sir. Yes , sir , at the end of two
weeks there was an avalanche which carried
him back to Bald-Headed mountain , II also
glveo rno pleasure lo Inform you llmt this
second avalanche made the trip In five seconds
lesv > tlmo than the first. On this occasion my
brother did nol gel oul of bed at all , and met
with no accident except getting some dirt In
his eye. "
"It Is an awful pity that your brother Is
dead ! " said the man with-the blossom ,
"Yea , it was a great loss to the country at
large. "
"Dccauro ho would have made euch a cham
pion liar In u few years more ! "
"What ! " exclaimed the man with the yaller
whltkcrs a ho rose up. "Do you think my
brother prevaricated about the avalanche ? "
"Worse than that. I think he lied llko a
trooper ! "
"Gentlemen , I trust you will excuse my
emotions I irust you will. None of you may
know what It ID lo hear a dead brother vlll-
fieJ , I promised him on his dying bed that I
would never strike a mm In anger , and I am
therefore helpless In this case except to 'with
draw , I therefore withdraw. , Good evening ,
gentlemen good evening ) "
Acts at one ; , never falls , ORO Minute Cough
Cure. A remedy for asthma , and that fever-
Iih condition which accompanies a severe cold ,
The only harmless remedy that produces Im
mediate retult * .
HrnUIi , Strength anil Vigor
TOARIPEOLD ACE.
Thu Blni of youthful Ignorance , llio dissipation ,
tha wcaknos 4 tliat provci a bnrrli'r to. mnrrlngo
these ura the things Hint nro ilnlly plunging
tliouitniidii of mon into a condition ot utter ruin.
The waited parts , emissions , nervousness and
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excesses , continue to sip tlio llfo mvnj'f Imply
becnuso thOHiiflVrcrln hl.ilunnrnnrctatnobBab-
ful , too fur gone lu nfihrlnklnuruar of discovery
to umU-n known h'H condition or to Bock out a
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backward fcnr tlmtbni prompted ina tamako
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JJUOVA.V" ( tops prcmaturem-f.1 of tba din
tliarso hi twenty dny . Cures WJST iUA\ .
JIOOI ) , coimtlnatlon , dizziness , falling svVnallQiui
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loin , and develops and rcfttc.riH weak oran | <
I'nlnulntho back , losses bydnyt.r nl > ; h ( topj ) ( <
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rrcinuturcnesi means linpotency III the flnt
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