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10 THE OMAHA DAILY BBJKf SUN DAT , JANUAHY 5. 135)0 )
M'ORTS ' FOR FRIGID JANUARY
A Treatise on Physicnlturo and Those Who
Follow the Same ,
LORD DUNUP LEAVES AND PILLSBURY WINS
V Home' * AKP-1'otor'n Hi-nrl Tlir
I'lniiN Tim HIIHP Hull
Slluiillnn unit ( intxlp
fr mi liter ) w lii-re.
have been
so many changes In
the manner and
mode of living
nlthln the past
quarter of a cen
tury that It would
tia nillto a puzzling
tank to catalogue
Hum. In athletic *
tha nilv.iiico has
been most pro-
I nounccd , and the
woman student In
physical culture Is
no longer a no\elty.
" * There nre many
joting ladles In thli city who owe
much of their beauty nnd nttractlrenoia to
I1 ! Ir dally exercise on the nulioy. and with
the dumb bells , or to a lighter system of
cillstlisnlcs Misses Hmlly Wakcley , Daisy
Doane1. Jessie Dickinson , nnd Mrs. 13 8.
Dundy , Jr , anl Mr- ? . Dan Whe lrr have all
paid more or less attention to athletic er -
c.so and training , and all am uncommonly
attractive women. Mils Kloy Hodman , who
lias bsen a frequent guest of Miss McKcnna's.
"ml who recently married Lieutenant Dim-
hardt nt Govtrnor'H Island , New York , was
.t superb specimen of what systematic gym-
"astlcs will do for women. Supsrlatlvely
avily In both face and figure , Miss Hod
man's b'copr ' were the envy of bsllo and the
admiration of beau , and she showed an un
usual aptitude for outdoor tports of all kind ? .
The woman never lived who did not long
to be beautiful In form and face , and since
they have comu to renll7e that a discreet
curse of athletics Is Instrumental In tills
tttalnment , they are devoted to this cause.
That there has been something radically
wrong In the Mines past with the- methods
of training there can b5 but little doubt ,
Judging from the decisive changes that arc
noticeable In the directions of scientific nnd
philosophical ploslctilturlsts. A good many
of. the sjstems practiced , both In and out
of the collcgi gymnasiums , hive been tin-
vls . Muscle unking machinery that cause
ni n to tllo In middle life may be picturesque
xnd even heroic , but the man or woman who
wishes simply to feel light and strong had
bettor steer cl or of them. According to my
dca , a plan of exercise for personal develop
ment for both men and women who merely
seek Improvement 4n mind and body , should
b on ; not dependent upon any racking 01
straining appliances but on the lightest ma
chinery and Individual action , a plan that
will build up the frame of the blcmler-or
reduce the unwelcome propoitlons of the
corpulent. Neither do I take any stock In
sevsre or weaken'ng methods of dieting.
The good effect of any such practices can only
bo temporary , and the eventual results Inlm-
'cal ' to physical robustness and health. How
ever , for the bsncllt of Omaha women who
have neither the opportunity or time to put
In at a gjmnaslum , nor the money to engage.
a physical culture teacher , the follow Ing ex-
ercltcs for home practice are given. They
arc what are beng taught by Miss Kathryn
L'talsy , who Is lecturing In New York this
winter on this subject.
Miss Staley Piyn that to learn to stand
properly Is the prelude to all the exercises
To stand correctly women need equilibrium ,
not , like men , military precision. She must
be careful net to throw h r chest out ab
normally and miU't learn to- have her arnio
hang normally from the shoulders nnd to
HOC that her spine Is held In an erect and
easy position.
Here Is a ussful e\erclsC for women with
weak backs. It also strengthens the muscles
cf the hips and Inner legs. It consists of a
circular movement of the Igg with the toe
strongly pointed.
Swing each Us alternately with a circular
movement. For'strengthenlng the abdominal
organs and to rcdnus corpulency try the fol
lowing exercise : Lie prone upon the floor
without any support under the head anil
clasp the hands above tha h'ad. This pcM-
tlon will produce n fctrong tension upon every
miisrlp cf the torso. Now , with the toes
* > strongly pointed , lift the leg" gradually until
they are at right angles with the tors-o , using
no muscular exertion exc pt that required of
the legs.
To complete this c.xtrr-lse Ho prone again ,
with the arms folded upon the chest and
breathe until jou move the torso to an up-
light po ltlon. This oxTclse nukes muscle
and displaces fat cells. None cf thesj exer
cises should be attempted until the coo-el Is
removed. They may bo practiced in any
loose ( lowing robe as well as a gymnasium
In the beginning fifteen minutes should be
Klvcn to the i-verclne In the morning and flf
Icn at night , 'lo produce the .desired effect
they must be practiced systematically.
The following communication , by Btiange
coincidence , lias Just found its way to my
*
OMAHA , Neb. . Jan. 1. To the Spoiling
IV.Itor nf Tl'c Hoe : Something shculd bo
Oon-a for the phjplcal development of out
growing boyo and glilf.
Our boyn and glr > of today will be the
men and women of , tomorrow , nud as cach _
one becomes older 111 y look bark and say ,
"I wish I had taken the proper kind of exer-
r'jn vvhllo I was yet young. Now I nm too
uuey with my evciy day woik mul I did not
until now roallzo how Important Is a round
body for cairylng one thuiugh life. "
Tli" above lu the plea of the men and
women of loday , but not so with our bojfi
and girls who have plenty time to spare f
take n systematic touiso of exercise. They
are njzo thn OUCH tint can build up their
bodies' cisy and fust.
SomeFcem to think that th y do not need
physical culture because they are equal to
ilia average. That may bo true , but the
lircwnt average lo veiy Voor. Their aim
should lo to approach Ihs perfect as neatly
" *
"Vow vv hat Is tbe done with our boys and
girls send them to a gymnasium for an
hour or two each dav / I do not think so
L t a system be taught In our public schools
oiio that has been tried nni not bean found
wanting , not a pyhtom that calls for any
harsh treatment , but one that prduces re
sults naturally , Thm let them cxerclw ? at
homo at tome tegular hour , say befoie retiring -
tiring , nnd 1 knew our lm > i and girlw would
Impiovo both mentally and physically.
Teachers uro necessary In the public schools
to develop the body us well as train the
mind. Onn Is fully as Important as the
other which IP equally. If not more , Im
portant. I am mirprlwed to hear to much
Mid about the poor development of our
American joutli , still so little ha been done
In our public schools when It Is just the
iilacc. llut 1 sincerely hope that the time
will come when a child shall llrst b ee nt f )
Eohool to have his or her body and brain
developed , then the
An old-time sport redlvlvus. Twenty years
ngo Weston. the waller , enjoved a notoriety
that host si'ldom be n equalled In the sport
ing world , r.vcn the name of John L. Sulli
van , the fitjhtcr. was no moro familiarly
known than IMwurd PaysonVeslnn , the
n'dcstrlan , When the famous "tday" \
coinp"tltlons were flret Intro-luc il In this
cci'iitry by the late Sir John Astley , Weston
was the clumplon pedestrian of the western
hemisphere , ami his ever mcmaiabl * prom-
< nado from Portland , Mo , to Chicago will
always hold foremost plitco in the annals
of this fort of sport. Tor a good many > enrs
Udnard J'ayson has lain dormant , and , t
wui thought that Ills sporty days had passed
away for good. Hut this was evidently n
mistake and once moro the old hero of th (
read Is lo take the turf again. Latt week
a number of Wcston's old-day frlcndt and
ndmlr ia , Including Mayor Strong. Chauncey
M , Pepoxr , ex-Postmaster Central Thomai L.
Jnrrcs nnd J. UJwarJ Slm'mons. president
of the Fourth Notional bank , New York ,
jc-lL'ed with a icgro of others In a letter
requesting him to give a public exhibition
for the purpose of reviving Interest In pedes-
trlanlem. A an Incsntlvo , they have guar-
br.tetdVeiton a puree of JS.OOO , the allpula-
tlon bftlng that the wulk across the continent
shall ho computed In 100 days. The start
yrlll be made from ttis i'rew club , lu West |
TV enty-slxlh street , on February H , at 10 |
o'clock p. m. Trom New York Weston will
go through I'hlladdphla , Harrlsburg , Pitts- ,
burg , Columbus , Indianapolis , St. Louis ,
Kni'sns City , St Joseph , Denver , S-ilt Lake
C ty , Sacramento , and thence to San Kran- i
Cisco. After a brief rest Weston will take
a northerly course and return to New York
via Portland , Or' . ! Tacomi , S'attlc , i
Illsmark , St Paul , Mllnauke ? , Chicago , Uuf-1
fnlo and Albiny , and IIP hopes to nmko
thp round trip of 8,132 miles In 214 days.
Weston will be accompanied by two Judges , j
who propose to rldo In a horfclcss carriage. |
He will carry with him a book containing his
biography , route , time tablce , etc , and he
Img ordered on edition of 60,000 copies ,
wh'ch ho will sell during his walk.
In this connection probably the > career of
the great hocfer will not b ? found amiss
Ho was the first to Introduce long distance *
pedestrian contests In nnghnd. This wm i
in 1S7B , when he concluded n scries of sue-1
crssful exhibitions at the Agricultural hill , ;
London , I'nglaml , by performing the then
wonderful feat of walking 4GO miles in six
days. Dan O'Lciry , the Irish-American ,
beat Weston at the smie placi later by walk-
I UK , fair heel-and-toe , 520 miles In six day *
for a elnke of tl.OOO. In 1879 W 'ton won
theAstlcy beU by reeling off D50 mller. His
famous piece cf galavantln' , however , was
accomplished In 18i7 ( , when he started from
the Preble house , Portland , Me. , to walk to
Chicago In twenty-six da > s on a bona nde
wagar cf $10,000. He was to forfeit threc-
Illth of the stakes It he failed to make 100
miles In twenty-four hours , balng allowed five
attempts. He clipped up on this extra ardu
ous tack , but reached Chicago en time ,
The plans of the National Haclng board for
next jear , as now formulated. Indicate that
It will recommend to the National < irsembly
Hi6 continuance of the present system of
three classes , thus Invlng It optional with
the manufacturers to support whichever
branch they may think best suits their pur
pose , or po3lbly not to extend any support
to It. It is contemplated to eliminate the
word amateur from the constitution , which
will permit all wheelmen to belong to the.
leigue , and change the present order of
things wliefe" professionals , although not
members of the organbatlon , are jet legis
lated for and controlled by It ,
Lord Dunup has icturncd to England a
railder but no wiser man than ha ever was.
I have written a personal letter to the
queen , asking hr politely to keep Dimny
on the other side after this , and am ex
pecting an answer every other day or so. The
facts arc the earl made "a rosette of him
self over hsrc. He didn't make the shadow
of a show In his attempt to substantiate his
charges of fraud against the handl'rs of the
Defender. On the contrary , It was made
clear that fourteen tons of extra billast
would have made a crab of the cup-vvlnner ,
and Dunny got mad , took his dishes , climbed
over the alley fence nnd went home. He
was thoroughly beaten at every point , and
there was not thet most significant or Insignificant - ,
significant statement favoring his case which
was not fully explained. Although accorded
the fullest nnd filreH opportunity to sub
stantiate his cowardly charges , he failed most
signally and slunk oft home. The best
thing Vic can do with Dunny Is to send him
down to South America and let the Vene
zuelans toy with him a while.
Since old nil sang that familiar little ditty ,
"You Shan't Play In Our Yard , " to Harvard.
Princeton and Yale have become regular
brothers and sisters to each other , and what's
more , the alumni of both Institutions see-n
tickled half to death over the new friendship.
It now looks very much as If Princeton wa
to wholly supplant Harvard In Yale's track
athletic meets , for It Is known that the
management of the athletic teams of these
two college.3 have provided for a scries of
gamei ) to. take thfl place of the former Yale-
Harvard bet. Princeton Is also preparing to
submit a proposition to Yale for a game of
foot ball on Thanksgiving day for o uarles
of years , also a base ball schedule for the
coming season and an annual card for the
track.
The first day of the year Is about thl ) mos.
important day In the whole 3C5 in turf cir
cles. Oi that day every ho-sc- becomes one
year older , no matter what hlfei actual ago
may be , for age on the turf dates from Jan-
limy 1. The two-ysar-oldo on Iccnib2r SI ,
mo day later , is a 3-year-old ,
a S-i ear-old , a 4-year-old and so
on. In addition to this all the new-
rules of the Tujf csngrcsu go Into effect on
th ? first day of the year , and this year markJ
several Important Innovations. A board of
appeals has bejn created with the power to
review and pasa upon all matter' of the turf
with the exception of betting. It can re
verse , decision' ! of judges and relnotate every
person of hors ; ruled off after the first of the
year. The ci cation of this committee hao
caused a number of rules to be revoked , as
they wro conflicting with it. Another 1m-
poitant change Is in the ruls regarding
claiming a hors ? in a selling race. The new
rules glvo the owner of the second horaa the
first claim. Subsequent claims arcto be de
cided by lot. Under the new rules a horse's
stake engagements arc not Included when a
horse U claimed.
The courage of the alleged new champion
heavyweight , Peter Maher , Is furnishing a
prolific ? ubjct for discussion among the red
hots and sporting writers throughout the
csuntry , and while many a.'sirt that the big
Hibernian Is an arrant poltroon and many
that ho li a veritable Achilles , and the latter
might add , vvhllo not dipped In the river
Styx by his minima , Is Invulnerable In every
point "xcept that known aa the thoracic
region. Anyway , that Is what I say. He quit
In the only two real flghto he . .has
ever had , that with neb Klt7slmmons In
New Orleans and with Joe Goddard , the
bnck block champion at Con y Island a year
subtequent. Joe Choynskl says hfr will
Impugn no man's courage , that Peter Is a
gitflt fighter , but Just how great ho pants
for n chance to find out. Pat Sheedy says
the heroic sentiment that "there never was
a coward where the shamrock grow" Is be
lled In Peter's case' . He eiw both of his
lay downs. Kid Lavlgne declares that It Is
iinfclr to call Maher a quitter that he has
fought something like thirty battles anl
only been licked twice and these two ds-
feals happenol when he was a mere "broth
of u boy. " What ho was when ho fought
tha other twentjeight the Kid falls to state.
Old Ullly KdvvniUs thinks Peter is a game ,
clever man , but that Kltzslmmons will whip
him Arthur Lumley says Petlf Is no
quitter , that lie has Improved n half hun-
dtcdfold since KHz and the Barrier champion
n.adc him stop , and that ho will conquer
i'lt/slmmons easily , and then Goddaid ,
( Jhoiiskl and Kbvlu l.i order , as fast as they
ccmo up. Lumley has evidently bsen In-
dulglnir In the long draft again.
Tl at Is about all thcro is going on In
tlu punchers' realm , save , however , the fact
that "Pedlar" Polmer. who iecntly settled
the aspirations of Hilly Pllmmer over In
Lumiun. la to make Ma debut in this coun
try at Madison Square Garden , Monday even
ing , January 30. H will meet Champion
Grorgo Dlxon In a four round contest , and
If a draw has not already been arranged ,
v.hlch IH more than probable , he U as good
as a defunct duck aliuady. With ten or
fifteen pounds the best of It , the Heliconian
will have a icgular Dutch picnic with the
pic-sumptuous llttlo Hrlton ,
Perhaps , as there nrr a few left who are still
Interested In fights and fighters , It might be
well to mention that Dan Stuart , the In-
domltiiblo Dallas sport , has at last completed
about all the arrangements for the big fistic
cat nival to toke place .St. Valentine's day
irar HI Pftso. Tex. He has secured n
place to dump his joblot of fights and now
ai licuncea officially the following card :
February 11. Walcott and "Bright Ryes ; "
February li , George Dlxon and Jerry
Marshall ; February 13 , Horace Leeds and
Jack Kv rhardt ; February 14 , Pettr M&her
and Hobprt ntzslmmons for the chain-
of the world.
Thn match for the chess championship of
the United States which has been In progress
at the Manhattan club In NM\ York for a
month or to came to a clone last Saturday
evening by Showalter winning the fourteenth
game. Tills left th final score : Showalter ,
7 ; Llpschutz 4 ; draws , 3. Shonalter. the
champion , en pasaent , haa a hfather Weldlui ;
In this city. In the great International .bit.
tlo at St. Petersburg , Ilussla. Plllsburi' ' ( he
Yankrt ) boy , la still holding bis own and caifV-
Ing the followers of pavvnt and castles
throughout , the world nu ei.d of wonder and
astonishment. On his final move , vvhau he
beat the Gorman plienom , Lailttr. his second
Bamo , the American was given an ovation
never witnessed In ro > al courti before ,
BUInltz , tie ) old champion , and who in
certainly not the ipoa ( ( vralOabli c ( Ul Uo (
C. A , WEINBERG & CO. ,
"ST. 3NXE. C. .A. .
A , Weihberg Si Co.
Specialty Cloak , Suit and Fur House ,
9
It is indeed a great pleasure to us lo come before the public announcing our grand
opening on Monday , Jail. 6 , of our new Cloak and Suit-Room in the Y , M , C , A.
Building. We are gcirg ( o cjcn : tpvith bargains that , have never before been equaled ,
Please bear in mircl that nil rccds advertised here arc of the latest fashion.
One lot of light nrcl medium Print
W nippers , usually sold at $1.25
to $1.50
Grand Opening Price Monday
65 Outing Flannel Wrappers made All-Wool Flannel Wrappers , latest
with 4-yard-wide Skirts , regular style , all colors , regular value
value $1.50 to $2.00 $4.83 and $5.00
Grand Opening Price Monday Grand Opening Price Monday
All balance of stock consisting of Suits , Capes , Jackets , Fur Garments , Mackintoshes ,
Shawls , Wrappers and Waists go at one-half of the original price.
Will Will
Fill Fill
Mail Mail
Orders. Orders
Not one garment reserved everything goes at just half price.
Grand Opening Sale of Cloaks and Suits Monday , January 6th.
with whom ho has to deal , scorns to be the
only player , however , who can vvlths'a'ul his
dashing oiU'langhb. .
Speaking of th ? cjiess playero reminds mo
that the wife of Champlcn Showalter Is
thought to bo the most accomplished woman
chc. < s player In the world , and next week phe
goes to New York * to prepare for the Inter
national chess match which take. . ' place In
April between the women of England and
Amcrlci by cable. Mrs. Nellie Marshall
Shonalter was born at Donerall , Ky. , In 1872 ,
and Is directly descended from Chief J-jstlce
Marshall of the United States supr.me court.
In 1S87 oho married JacksJn W. Showalter.
who has taught her the silent game , until
today she ranko as champion woman chcus
player of the world.
FUOM THL : UAI.iI. , FICLIl.
A Scrvvil fin the Ijociil bltuutlon Here
II11 < I u-rc.
NASMUCH an both
the Western league
and AEEOolat'on have
at last .completed
their circuits for
1S9G and Omaha lia
received nothing but
a dl h of cold tur
key , It bshoovea the
local fans to stir
their stumpj and
look about for ( he
next best thing to
do. In the drat
place It Is very evi
dent that the lox >
of the franchise In
the Wes'ern association Is not considered very
much of a loss after all , and a RQjd round
number unhesitatingly declare that we nre
better off without that class of base ball than
with It. Omaha cannot expect much of an
advortliwment by being associated with a Job
lot of jay towns In Iowa and Illinois and busi
ness msn looktd upon'lt In this way. If we
cannot trot along with Kansas City , Minne
apolis and St. Paul In this line of eport , we
hail better not trot at all.
Again the two seasons this nonde crlpt bjdy
haa managed to exist jvas marked by the
sloppiest and most unlntciestlng base ball
ever vvltnefiEJd In thlo &cctlon of the country ,
and Omaha was not slow In manlfoBtlng her
disgust Hot year In the article fiho was being
furnished. The best crowds of the week did
not reach the 100 mark. Including ground at
taches , players , dead hsads nnd all. There
was no head or tall to the organization under
either the imcct scented Howe or the rallnnd
magnatu from Jacksonville , and thus far the
thing hao run Itself. Discipline was an un
known cjuantlty on or off the flsld and the
only object observable to the naked eyn from
president down to billposter was to get hold
of whatever "Muff" was In Bight and the devil
take the rest. I'lajers camehro and
run things to suit themselves. They
appeared on the field drunlc and paid
about as much attention to captain or man
ager as they would to a cigar sign. If a
plajcr wanted to play ball ho played , and
If ho wanted to play high flvs he played hlg'i
five , and that was all thue was to It.
Ullly Moran quit the Omaha team the
sritton ho was hero no less than four times ,
and once ho laid off for a whole week , giv
ing no other reason to the club management
than that he didn't fel llko playing ball ,
and yet Hilly was not blacklisted. And so
It was with other players and other clubs ,
and the public teen became convinced that
thu Western Association was lltle Improve
ment op a burlesque. The most InveteraU
cranks refused to patronize the game. Tom
McVlttlo made a strenuous effort to make
the thing n go hero , and would hive suc
ceeded had ho not been handicapped by his
associate manager , and had he succeeded
In securing the franchise here for next
season Ills friends would undoubtedly liavf
rallied to his support , aa ho Is well UUed
by both play r and patron.
Just now It looks as If Om-ilm would have
to rest content with the ball the University
club will furnish during the current year ,
and this will not bo hard to do , Inasmuch
as Its team has been the beat amateur
team ever organized In th west , In fact-
has been fully up to the average Western
Anoclatlon standard. If the University club
would evince a. llttlo energy In the organ
ization of a god Btout'.State league wo
would be assured of better ball end more
incitement ufttu port than we have known
here elnce 1891. Thtrd' are a number of
gU6Q , llVo townd In' Nebraska from which
a stag and economical league circuit could
bj formed , and If the University takes t lie-
flood at Its tld It can Inaugurate the moat
popular and prosperous season of base ball
Omaha IJJB ever known outside the profes
sional rankJ. > "
AB for next e ason , that le 1(97 , ther ls
jjttj ? # n4i j rygqim , U
anj Indications of Improvement In the city ,
the Western Leafcuo will put In n
strtng Jteam " hero.Th ? territory
has already l bten pre-empted , land ha 1
the scheme suggested Itsfelf earlier we would
luve been In the Western league todaj. As
11 Is , Grand Ilaplds has only been gianted a
franchise for 1S9G , while the othsr revolt
cities hold theirs for five > ears , and eailv
next fall the truth of theaj predictions will
make Itself manifest. The Westein league
cannot well do without Omaha ; It completes.
Its western end to a nicety and makes per
fect the whole circuit. Geographically con-
sldrred , Omaha Is the best situated city In
the west for a team in the big league , and
all the magnates of that body are well onto
the fact. So , with good amateur ball the
coming summer , I think the fans can weather
It through till 1S97 , when another era of
high das ? profsssional ball will be opened up
for them.
Poor Anson ! He's getting It good an3 right
from the Chicago papers > for his alleged act-
Ing. In New York the critics were kind to
the old man and took into consideration
everything connected with Anscn's going on
the stage when they criticised "A Runaway
Colt. " .Alison hop'd for nt least equal good
treatment In Chicago , for that Is his home
But the dramatic writers took Inlo consldera
tlon nothing and the way they Jumped on
the old man would make ono almost believe
that Ansn Is the legitimate successor to
James Owen O'Conor. One paper says that
Anan : Is dramatic only when there are three
men on basss. Another says that his feet
are largo and that he Interferes at the 1
bows. Still another refers to him as a partl-
ceps crlmlnls with Charles Hoyt In buncoing
the public. While still another says : "Cap
tain Anpon as the new Ajax defying every
canon of histrionic art , and agonizing as an
ob'dlent spectacle of incompetence for three
long hours , Is a painful Instance of suffering
In the discharge of duty , over which It Is
best to draw the veil of charily. " Again It
Is fit to remark , "Poor Anson ! " Verily , the
old gag about a "prophet being not without
honor , save In his own csuntry , " applies to
Anscn's case ,
Dull , leaden sklos liang o'er Sioux City ,
la , , and' Omaha , Neb. , says Gab In the Cin
cinnati Commercial Gazette. Ths hearts of
the fans In both the .corn palace town and
the scene of the recent municipal scrim
mage nro as heavy as boarding house pan
cakes and Joy Is not their portion. Sack
cloth and athes have taken tha place of
Christmas greens , nnd the llttlo red holly
berried on the latter have been squeezed Into
the matutinal cocktails In the hope of as
suaging the fierce grief.
It was bad enough for the Sioux Cltlana
io have their pennant winning team trans
planted to St. Paul last year , and Omaha
had but ceased to weep for the loss of the
players whom Sllpperyillowe splilted away
to Dsnver In the midst of the last playing
season , but this was but a foretaste of what
was toollovv. .
Both were In the * Western association cir
cuit this fall. Omahawaa snatched from the
grasp of the Hlckeyltcs as a brand from the
campaign bonfire , andmwarded to the West
ern league. The asEoHfctlon met last Friday
to fill the vacancy. Two towns , Burlington
and Dubuque , clamored Wor the vacant chair.
In order to please bothBloux City was up
rooted , and now tlie fans In Calhoun county ,
Iowa , extend the hand cf sympathy to their
brethren across the irlm from Council
Illuffa.
There Is talk of orsanlzlng a Kansas-Ne
braska league ,
Indianapolis has claimed George Trea -
way , who played rlgfct Held for Brooklyn
last BC-ason.
Joe Strauss , the Cincinnati boy , has signed
a contract for next season with Minne
apolis.
Fred Pfeffer ls beginning early to make
himself unpopular with the New York
They'll stand none of his ofllclous-
Walter Wllmot will be compelled to
make his way as manager of the Minne
apolis team. The Itllicr fans don't think
much of him.
Fred Tenney la more popular In Boston
than Tommy Tucker , nd If It came to a
vote the fans would prefer Tenney to Tucker
on first base.
Fred Clarke is referred to as the "great
est outfielder that ever stepped on the dia
mond" by a Louisville paper.
Manager MoCloskey sayi he'll have no
Oh hl Colonel team next season , and
citss the fact that ho Ins about scvsn college
men on his team. "Muggsy" McGrav. and
Hugh Jennings are college men. So are the
majority of foot ball plajers.
Shugart and Miller are together again In
Louisville. They wera pards in Plttsburg
and St. Louis.
Wlnfleld Mercsr , the Washington p'tcher ' ,
Is out of quarantine. He'll be calling on
friends In a VVCCK or so.
Much w III h ; expected of Jack Sheiron.
the Spiders' new outfielder. Illy friends are
"boosting" him too strongly.
An Powell , one of the good old "Ins-beens. "
wants a berth in tha now North Pacific
league. You can't keep "em down , except
u itli a ton or so of earth and a marble
slab.
According to some ball players Jdck Crooks
of flu W.ishlngtons Is worth from $10,000 to
$15,000 , How the value of playero does In
crease.
Gus Schmelz pays the Senators will be
higher In the race next year than they wen ;
at the close of ISflS. At the * present rate of
"moving up" one peg per year the Wa h-
Ingtans will reach fourth plac" when the
present agreement expires In 1901.
ANTE ROOM ECHOES &
A new lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen Is to bo Instituted on next Tuesday
night. It comes Into existence under a name
that has become renowned , Ak-Sar-len ) lodge
No. 322. If the lodge attains the successes
that the enterprise which first bora the name
did Its minion can bo said to have been ful
filled. The prospective numbers are confident
that they will Irj no degree detract from either
the good fortune or the reputation which the
name has gathered to llslf , and rsscrt funliir
that the lodge will stand as a monument of
the renewed enterprise of Omaha's citizens.
The lodge will start with a mcmbeishlp of
about sixty. Of this number fifty-two nr ?
new members and the rest will bo rani mem
bers from other lodges. The ledge will be
located In Miller's hall at Eighteenth and
Vlnton strwts and Is expected to become a
headquarters for United Woikmen In that
vicinity. The members all live In the neigh
borhood ,
The ceremonies of Institution will take
place In Miller's hall on Tuesday evening.
They will be conducted by Past Grand Master
J , W. Carr , who will act as deputy. The
wcrk will be pqrformed by the degree tsam
of North Omaha lodge No , 159 , who will em
ploy all Its new paraphernalia. The nev. '
ritual will be used
It is expected that as many Workman of
Omaha , South Omaha and Council Bluffs , nnd
In fact of the entire vicinity , as are able to
do so , will bo In attendance. If special In
vitations have not been tecelved this column
has been requested to extend a most cordial
and general Invitation to all members of the
order to attend.
Despite the cold weather Thursday evening
a large attendance was present at the meet
ing of Alpha camp No , i. Woodmen of the
World , to witness the Installation of the
officers. After the ceremony clgara were
patwd at the expense of the newly Installed
officers. A pleasant feature of the evening
was the presentation of a beautiful set of
gald Jewels to Alpha camp from the sovereign
camp , as a prize for having added by In
dividual effort the largest number of mem
bers to Its roll of any camp In the jurisdic
tion , Alpha camp having been Increased by
392 members during the first six months of
U95.
One cf the chief events In lodge circles
during the winter will bo a mask ball which
Is to bo given by Alpha camp No. 1 , Wood
men of the World , on January 0 , Every de
tail for the occasion has been completed , A
large attendance is expected , , i
The Installation of officers of Omaha con
clave No..334 , Independent Order of Hep-
tosoplis , will occur In the lodge rooms In
The Bee building Monday night.
The following officers have been elected by
3ourt Omaha No. 1091 , Independent Order of
Foresters : Chief manager , James W. Mulr ;
vice. J , O. Neale ; recording secretary ,
Tboiuaa A. K , flru/j floaaclal aici tar.x. A
C. Cialg ; treasurer , II , D. Johnston ; chap
lain , II. G. Sablne ; senior woodward , Tred
Graj ; junior woodward , I. Thomps2tt ; senior
beedle. Samuel Patrick ; Junior becdle , B.
I ) . Combes ; com t deputy , T. L. Combs ;
ph > slcian , Drs J. M. Alkln , H. I. Matties ;
trustees , 1. Thompson , Samuel Patrick ;
fmnndal committee , Charles Watts , U. G.
Uabtock.
The ceremony of raising up the newly
elected chiefs for the first term of 1S90 took
place at thc > tepco of the council , Thlrty-
iccond street and Ames avenue , on the night
of January 2 , Deputy Grat Sachem Nellie
Halo being the Inhtalllng chief , assisted by
Acting Senior Past Chief Sister Flora Whitt-
ley and Acting Deputy Great Prophetess
Sister Mary Gruner. The following chiefs
were raised : Pocahontas , Lily Gaidn r ;
Wenonah , Cclla C. Skeahan ; Ponhatlnn ,
Chailes S. Prank ; prophetess , Ella Jackman ;
1C. of U , Robert Gruner ; K. of W. , Nellie
Hale ; assistant K. of H. , Luella Jackman ;
( list scout , Frances SIdner ; second scout , J.
T. Lucas ; first runner , Grace E. Dunton ;
pecond runner , Sophia Dunn ; guard of wig
wam , Hannah Hughes ; , guard of forest , El-
monla Hillock.
After quenching the council fire remarks
were made by the newly installed chief , fol
lowed by Brothers Sparks and Smith , with a
brief review of the work of the order. Some
entertaining feats with cards were performed
by Mr. Dunton and received well deserved
applause. A bountiful lunch then made Its
appearance. After the deposing of It the
tlralns of Prof I'cKes' orchestra wore hoard
and dancing proved the remaining feature
of the evening. Members of the council and
| ts visitors regretfully b'd each other goodbye
at an early hour ( early morning ) hoping to
sec another ceremony at the1 end of the term ,
as they know a pleasant treat will bo In
store.
At the last meeting of the noyal Neighbors
of Ivy camp , No. 2 , the following olllceis
were elected foi the ensuing yearMrs. . W.
H Wlnans , oracle ; iMis. II , D. Stone , vie *
oracle ; Mrs. Strasbaugh , recorder ; Mrs
Ilroslus , receiver ; Mrs. Dukes , marshal ! ; Mm
C. Long , Chancllor ; Mrs. Harry Divls , Inner
sentinel ; Mrs , Anderson , outer * pntlnsl ; Mrs
Kastman , n anager ; Dr. C. F. Clark and Dr.
A. Crawford , physicians.
On account of the fact that tha nlpht wan
New Year'y eve. Anchor lodge , No. 75 In
dependent Order of Good Templars , held no
meeting on last Tuesday night. Thlj omln-
filon Is , lioue\or , to Ije fully made up at the
next meeting , which occurs at the homf of
Miss Hose Llngstrom , 1C11 North Nineteenth
street , nn next Tuesday night. A very prom
ising program Is already arranged for tha
affair , In addition to some secret prepaia-
tlons , knoun onlj to the hostess.
Gate City' tent , No. 05. Knights of the
Maccabees , will Install It nculy elected
officers In the ledge looms In Patterson
block tomonow night.
At the sjinl-anmial meeting of Omaha
lodge , No. 2G9 , Degree * of Honor , ( German
order Httrugarl ) , held rccntly , the elcttlnn
of officers for the ensuing > oar took place
with the following result ; Charles Krello ,
O. B , ; Melchlor Lois , U , B , ; Emll C. Tschau ,
S , U. : Fred Krclle. S. M. : Herm Schaeffer ,
Otto Kmu , Peter Eggers , V. W. The lodge
Is In a prospering ; condition , as Is ho\Mi In
Its steady Increasing membership. Several
candidates have lately ben proposed , ami
five new mc-mbeio who manifested a desire
to take a "peep behind the cut tain" were
accommodated In magnificent style , with the
aid of the goat.
The York camp of the Modern Woodmen of
America will hold an open meeting on Fri
day , January 10 , when there will bo an open
Installation of cfilcen. In both the Wood
men and Hoyal Neighbors of America ,
TheWomen's Relief Corp ? of Ashland had
Its annual election of officers' ' recently , and
elected the following : President , Mm.
Woodbury ; senior vice , Mr . Bell ; Junior
vice , Mrs. Wliltelock ; chaplain , Mr a. MiCon-
nell ; treasurer , Mrs. Scott ; secretary , Mrs.
McKlnney ; copductor , Mrs. Moon ; guard ,
Mra Vanslcle ; assistant conductor , Mrs.
Mansfelde ; assistant guard , Mrs. Orange.
l'a t President Mrs , Mansfeldo was elected
our Installing olllcir , Delegates to conven
tion at Omaha , Mrs. Scott ; alternate , Mrs.
McKlnney. Joint Installation with the Grand
Army of tha Hepubllc will occur on the evenIng -
Ing of January 9 ,
Pioneer council No. 7 of Hastings , Loy&I
Myatlc Legion of America , held a public In-
lUIIatlon last week at which th ? following
were Introduced to their new offices : John
Snider , W , O. ; B. 0 , Heacox , W , S. ; Mrs. 8.
0. JUiiok , W. P.l Mlu Montcvmcrv , C. P. :
DOCTOR'S ADVICE
Athlete , ht. , JX > UB ! Am troublid with inlplta-
tlon of the ho.ut. ilM-pcp ln nml extreme ner- '
misncss. WhntouM juu rpniinnunilT
Take our Gastrluc three times n day after
ntcalL' . Cjrebrlnc , extiact of the brain , for
the nervousness.
.T. > l C , Wash IIn o n lameness of the right
limb batten ( lie Knw uinl hip. Ili.'ie nulfirta
for some time. I'lciifo niMse.
Take cur Febrlclde Pills , one three times ;
dally. Twice a week a dose of our Natro-
llthfc Salts.
M H. , Clnclnn ill I cnj , j n lu irty infill , but
have that full feeling. Can > ou slnte n Bowl
11 mcclj 7
A tcasponful cf our Gartrins after each
menl.
Marj L , Staunton TaKe Ovarlno.
THE DOCTOR.
The nbo\e prernratlona nnd olhcr specialties of tha
Columbia Clifinlcnl Co. ,
AVnsliliiurton , I ) . O.
Including the famous
AMIMAL EXTRACTS ,
\ATIIOMTII1C SALTS.
At nil nrupBlsts. Homl for Literature.
SoIU by KUI1N S. CO , 15th and Uouglus Sts.
\Vo lend thf mnrvrlnns French I
Ilirneily CALTHO8 fivt * , ami nt
legal eimrantcotint UALTIIOS Alii I
KTOI' IM.Hiurcc. A. rinlulnm , |
CUltl : Hn < Ttntlnrrbcii.V urlcocele I
and KhMOIti : lo.t V lcor.
Use it ami / > art/satts/ift.
iddr i , VON IWOHL CO. .
fiolo jlmcrlcin AcriU , ( lurlaaall , Cblo , I
OPIUM HflBIT
W I I W H/M /
pinups ; ; ! , ? 4 pZ2UAUEiIIL7 CUBED
PAINLESS OPBUPV3 ANTIDOTE
ORIOIHAL AND ONLY QENUIHE REMEDY.
Discovered In 1060. "THERIAKI" Dooi < Free.
Office 312 , 70 Monroe Street ,
CHICAGO ILL.
P O DRAWfReiJ. , .
WJ1.C.O.1. COMPOUND
and HIIHU. Al a > reliable. Tnk
no substitute. lorpalabxallilriiKirhtH.fj.oa Heiid
la. tar l\am \ < in'itiifrntinnt VV II COX Hl'ICCIt'IU
Mrs. O. N Staley. W V. C.j C. J. Button ,
W. T. ; S A. WHUtruck , 0. K.
Ihu Installation was followed by a banquet.
The followinK toastuwera resp nd'd to : "Tli&
Iiu'uianco Phat-e of Kralciml Order , " John
Snlilei ! "The Fiaterual Phase of Secret Or
der , " Ira Fold ; "The Lojal Mystic Legion
Compared with Other Fiaternalc , " Gsorgo A.
Wlfton.
Siirlngvicw post No. 212 of Sprlnsvlew.
Grand Army of the Hepubllc , Department of
Ncbiiskn , elected ofllcers as follows recently :
D , llolges , commander ; J , J , Ljikcn , tc-nlor
vies commander ; rrarirln Wood , Junior vlco
commander ; T. V. Smith , mngi-on ; Itnlpli
Tennis , chaplain ; J , D , I''rtniauorti ! , quartcr-
mastei ; J. T. Cowgcr , ollloer of the day ; 0.
Alvonl , ofllcur of the cunul ; H. J. Skinner ,
delegate toencampment. .
At Hastings the only bodlu who recclvril
callers on Now Ycar'u day wcio the ladles'
auxiliary of the Young Men's Christian as
sociation and the Hlk ? , The KIKs kept open
houco In their hall , which was beautifully
decoiatrd with all klndu nf potted plant *
and vines. In the evening they gave a prl-
vata dance , which wan tlic greatest social
success ever held In the city , there heint ;
many visitors present from out of the rlty.
The ladicB * auxiliary of Die Young Men's
Christian association received In its rooms
at the corner of I'ouitli wired ami Lincoln
avenue. It , too , had Iho rooms 'finely dec
orated , and cvt-iy member was dressed In
> o olden time costumes and entertained most
royally.
Pansy Camp , No. 10 , Hoyal Neighbors ,
lield a public Invtallxtlon rif olilcrra In Its
iiall In the Ccintlimital block Now Year's
night. The following clllccrR were Installed :
Mrs. C. D. Watt , oracle ; Mrs. Lizzie Hakcr ,
vice oracle ; Mrs. Horrtta Jon s , chancellor ;
Mr ? . Anna Ilctclln , marshal ; Mrs , Oliver
Irlmes , recorder ; Mrs , Dose Joneu. receiver ;
Mis , Ktta Woolf , Inner tonlliivl ; Mm. Mary
III gvl , outtr sentinel ; and Mrs. Amanda
digger , MIJ. Ktta Complon nnd Mra. Ida
Dewier , board of managers ,
After the installation ceremonies tliero
was a program of tinging and epoaklnir.
clloutd by a supper , Iho entertainment
closing with a dance , There w re SIOO peo-
ile present and the event wcis tha most
m-'ccessful one cvtr given by the women.
The cornmttt * In charge of the affair wai
composed of Metdames Oliver HlcKcl , J. C.
Holt. U. W. Clark , Illcc , T. M. Stuart RU
II. N. Yaoo.