TUB OMAHA DAILY B1J3.E : SUNDAY , MAIIOJI 1 , 1890. i A TERRITORY IN THE SK A Petrifaction of Motlisml Llfo Done i Adobe. AMIDST THE MOULD OF THE AGE Tim Killer nnil Hie Ornflcr Tli Cliiiniili | > ii nml ( lu > 12\ | ) | \ II'N | ) | N- | ( > nl ii ml Ilic .At ii ni ter of ( lie lliirlin < loc . iimouaiiouTtt ' whole wonderfi southwest ther Is no town e interesting lo Ih : nver.ige tourist a , . . Albuquerque , Nc' ' .Mexico , It li , both a typlca ; fronllcr and moO crn metropollta town a mixture of the two which makes 1 indescrlbihly edifying. Its facilities for en grossing the faculties of the tenderfoot ari numerous ) and varied , and the hetcrogencou class of Its Inhabitants form a picture ) o grotesque llfo not to bo met with In any o the other southwestern towns , and whlcl will bo found fairly startling by contras with its surroundings of modern clvlllza tlon. tlon.While cnronto to the recsnt fhtle flasc at El I'nno , Tex. , our llttlo party laid eve a day at Albuquerque , and most abundant ) ; \voro wo repaid In the way of Blunt-seeing. It Is not long after you leave the sandhill ot Nebraska that the landscape begins ti take on the heroic. Pike's I'caU awaken the first real thrills , and then the cnchantlni Spanish I'caks , which , however , fade alii reappear upon the misty blue horizon loni nftor the former has been lost In the Junfili of mountains In the rear. The towering wal of the lovely Union range Is passed , a five mlnuto halt nt the legendary city of Trlnl dad , then on up the steep ascent am through the roclty gateways of Uaton pass on down through shadowy canons , pin covered slopes , ragged piles of blackenei rock , beetling cliff1 ! , on through a long vista o rifted boulder and scraggy tree , the frown Ing hllla crowding In your wake , the Spanlsl peaks have gone for good , and with a roar ing rush you ara In the fabled land of Ncv Mexico , a measureless area of rock am desert hanging In the sky. A new world , Indeed , perched an It Is nearly 8,000 feet above the level ot the ? sa n strange , now land , with an ancient aspec nnd flushed with color. Not oven In storlei Italy can you find a bluer sky , nor In tin Callfornlas a sunshine so golden ; the Arctli regions furnish no dejper or moro tcrrlfytni eliade , the Sahara no moro dreary desert nowhere are the clouds EO big , white am fleecy ; nowhere do the moon and star : ehlnolth puch fierce light nt night. 'Dut hero wo nro In Albuquerque nnd undc Itho sheltering wing cf Prank J. Arthur , for nnorly asslotant cashier of the Klrst Natlona 'bank at Mlraourl Valley , now a prospcrou real estate agent In this lively burg. lie frcshments it Joe Barnett's and we are ol to sco the place , and , of courfo , headed fo Old Town , A twenty minutes' ride and w were In the midst of a portrifactlon o mediaeval human life done In adobe. Instead of 300 years old It looked to u 1,000 , with Ita narrow , tortuous streets , lo\ lines of adobe houses , red and yellow blanl : ctcd , leathern faced men and women , bronzed black eyed and half naked children , comlca burros laden with Jags of scraggy mesqui roots or willow cornucopias of garden truck F wolfish curs and flocks of goats. The anclcn ti > cathedral of Santo St. Felipe was , of course the first attraction. This Is the Inovltabl in all these aged Spanlsh-Moxlc towns The eacrcd structure Is mildewed ani mould covered with Ita weary centuries o llfo , and while decay and crumble have be gun tholr Inroads everywhere upon the gra vails , It looks good for countless ages t corac. Santo St. Felipe Is one of the monument of an almost prehistoric time which thi Ulndly elements protect from the accustomci ravages of Time. Ita story stretches bad Into real antiquity , to an era when a trlbuna for the punishment of heretics had powers when zealous friars exhorted convocations o thick-skulled but thin-lipped heathen , am when tho'mallcd myrmidons of the Spanlsl conqueror told velrd tales of fabulous mon Bters toipnosed to dwell In the ghostly fast nesses ot the Galena mountains. Beneath It glossy floors lie the bones ot the dead priest ot ages , whllo Iho faded portraitures o saints rudely daubed on puma tiklns ador. the seamed and wared walls ; strange devices vices are wrought In the leaning pillars am red cedar ceilings an art lot these , hnndrei years shadowing the Nazarcne , grotcsqui stone gods and long forgotten fanatical para Iihcrnalla. An ancient map of tbo ncv world , lettered In Lnlln , hangs In the offer tory , on which South America appears as ; narrow , circular Island outlying Mexico , ant other features of the country stand fortl with equal ludlcrousncsu. In the cupola , o ; organ loft , looking ocrosa the cactused plaz ; and off over the forbidding wastes of vol canlo residue to the northwest , are a row o loopholes , from which the old Coronadc blunderbusses did heroic execution on occa Blona ot atacka by the Chihuahua ! ) , tin most rancorous and ruthless of all the carl } Apache tribes. And then out upon the plaza , Ir itn center , stands nn old adobe fort , octagonal in shape and perforated on all Bides wltli email porthole ? , heavily barred with Iron , ai nro all the windows In the adobe residences nnd which answered as , a refuge for thai little religious ( lock In times ot continual war fare. A huge rod cedar pole , surmounted with a rude , circular platform , Is thrust ui from the dome of this ancient llttlo fortress , and It was from this the Spanish pen try kepi ward and watch for any unexpected npproacl ; ot the marauding bodoulna of the desert. . The hard mud walls are battered and shorn nnd pitted In scores of places , showing where fllnted arrow or spearhead had found futile lodgment hundreds of years ago. Away to the west can too seen the silvery plmiosltlen ot the sluggleh Hlo Grande. flashIng - Ing In and out from red clay bank and black volcanic reck , llko the folds of same mythical serpent. To thei north and east loom the Ban IH-a peaks and to the wuth the low brewed Galenas , backed by the poetic Manza- 1108. 1108.Tho Dernnllllo county Jail Is located on the outskirts ot Old Town and wo went over Jut In time to meet Sheriff Hubble nnd Deputy Uarlca , who had Jurt rode In from the back country with a brace of villainous look ing Greaser horsothlovcs. Arthur told us that Hubble wao famed ns ono of the nerviest mon In all that wild country , but we found lilm an exceedingly mild-mannered , affable nml courteous gentleman. Ho took us In- plilu nnd gave us a look through the bars into the rat pit , UP ho vtylcd It , There wcro ome fifteen cr twenty prisoners there , Mexi can horrcthlevcH and murderers , Indian cattle - tlo rustler ? , negroes and oneor two white men , the \\liolo forming as tough nnd vllo a lot of human beings as could ba collected together In nny clime or under any sun. Albuquerque Itfclt Is but a trllle losa Inter esting than thin mouldering remnant of indent days. Its streets are always crowded , nnd many nnd etrange are the ulghta to we. The energetic and businesslike American mingles and Jostles with the painted and plcturc-PT-10 Pueblo , the Houchy Oreascr. topaz Mongolian , or Jetty black ; the mercantile bonces are thrifty , whllo the gambling Joints Iirlitlo with life ; the hotels clean and metro politan , cafes good nnd private residences up to dale , In architectural beauty and adorn ment. And DO , with that strange , semi , tropical air hovering over all , how could Now Mexico , how could Albuquerque be anything but Interesting ? As much as It would please me to go on and dwell upon the magnificent scenery of New Mexico nnd the south , of the Pueblo towns cf Islcta and Liguna , and their mys- trrloua people , ot Iho monte games and cayuiw races , fighting bulls and chickens , their delicious wines , pretty women ami ugly men , I know you would all rather hear poinethlng new. and original about the sports nd the fighters. That Is what I made the trip for nnd that Is what you uhall have , In brief Installments , anyway , from this on until my storehouse of data runs dry. Never In the annals of eport wa tlurc such * motley crow gathered together at we found in El Paw upon our arrival there. Unlike the vast crowds that assembled In New 0 lears on the occasion of the Snlllvan-Corbe and llall'Pltzsimmonn carnivals , the Tex congrcgat.on was one of the toughest chanctc In the Cre-Kjtnt City affairs the r p ctob clement predominated to such an extent th the grafter , the knuck , the qun , rowdy , foe pad and tafeblower was Indistinguishable , b nt Kl Paso It was Just the contrary. ( course there were many prominent and nqua sporting men therea rprlnkllng of me chants and professional men , but the crook- contingent was so numerous that the hone man wan ns hard to find as pearls are In tl sands of the sea. I took a look Into the Wl warn the big gambling establishment tl first night there , \\lth Cap'.aln Perry , tl famed Oklahoma United States marshal , i chaperon. Yho ganvss were all In full bias there being hardly elbow room about tl tables monte , faro , stud poker and clectr keno a veritable hlvp of savaga humanity i hot eiiaso ot that elusive phantom , fortun Kvery man , of course , chewed and smoke nnd guzzled whisky , nnd the atmosphere wi as mcphltlo ns anything that ever cmanaU from the black hold In Calcutta. Cut In c.iUes , It could have been easily disposed i ns a. new kind of cheese. In this bla phemous throng Captain Perry pointed 01 the notables. That tall , swarthy , long-hnlr < and black-goateed gentleman loaning on tl bar there , la "Tequllla" Johnson , the leadi ot the ( Ilia monster crowd , Ills cartrldj belt Is t-trappEtl around his waist , outside- i his calfskin vest , nnd his big sixes protrut from under the short tails ot his black froc coat. HID man ho Is talking to , leaning wit his back against the tomalle lunch counte with broad-brimmed white hat pushed bac from his bejtllng brow , and gouging Into h teeth wlt'a a ten-Inch blade after some , n calcitrant bit of lunch , Is "Horsehair" Moi gin from the Mojava desert. This. ' sldo ( them , In a llttlo group , discussing their var ous abilities to distinguish rye from bourbo by the smell , are"Mica" Hill Allison , "Pej leg" Delknap , "Lariat" Larry Ferguson an "Lcpcared" Wllllo Williams. TJUSO me were all from ' the Olla country , nml ar among southwest Texas' most , dlstlngulshc citizens. The manifold facilities for foundei Ing on mescal and tarantula oil , for buckln the tiger , shooting crjps and playing roulstti hlronamous , keno , poker , policy an Mexican montc > , offered nt Kl Pasi wcro EO great that they "Jes1 Item , ns "MIcV Dill put It. "And you Jes' bet you ropes , ole man , " added "Ltrlat" Larry , "tho wo'll fee a tight , or kill a fighter , I haln' ' given a damn whether its tether or which 1 They amused themselves the first night Ir so Captain Perry Informed us , by brcakln all the electric globes In the famous Uci siloon , taking time to drink after ever third shot. Since the arrival of the1 rangen however , they had sobered up. and confine the.r ! attention to decorous applications at th bar and a futile attempt to make the varlou bankers go look for a fresh roll. Whllo the men cf th'o Gila monster strip wcro ever ready to cut or shoot nt the drop c the hat , there was another class there more t bs feared nnd Hint wns the grafter. Ho wa there from nil parts ot the country nnd whil 'ho town seemed fairly well policed I hear of but a single arrest all thei time I wa there , and that was Joe Copeland , a Paris Tex. , gambbr , who exchanged shots wit ! Dill Quarrels , a Greenville red hot. Ther was some sort of nn Insinuation about ; pleco of "leather lifting , " and'Copeland , wh c-njoys the reputation ot n killer , hit Quar rels over the head with his gun , then the : exchanged four bhots each , and two police men took a crack each at Copelaml and ye no one was hurt. This took place right 01 the crowded street In front of SI Ityan's pala tlal booze foundry , and the wonder Is tha there wasn't n half-dozen killed. That sam nght ! there as another gun play across th street In the Wigwam , and whllo no one wa lilt here cither , Chnney Seymore , a loud mouth , grlzzley-bearded cow puncher fron llevctsville , fur up the lllo Grande , wa thrown bodily through nn upper story win ilow , carrying with him glass , rash nnd nil ind sustaining a badly fractured ankle Wllllo there was an abundance of danger a the hands of these half-hoss , half-alllgato Tellowe , I repeat , they were not feared a llttli Ijlt compared with the uneasiness occaslonci l > y the ubiquitous presence ot the grafter On the Wednesday night after our arrtva there was anywhere from twenty to flft : diamonds "lilted" from their repositories 01 Immaculate shirt fronts , and Thursday morn Ing there wasn't1 a stone In sight. Ever ; man who owned n "spark" and hadn't los t , made n "plant , " and the grafter wai 'oread to go out on new lines , and that nigh liold-ups wcro as common as any other rea juslness transaction. Tliero was no four lushing down there , when those desperati : hleves selected a man they "cut right in' ind "copped" him , It mattered llttlo whethe : t was under the glare of the electric Ugh > r In the shadow of an alleyway. I mlgh idd that while no ono was killed or cvei .vounded . In the Copeland-Quarrels shooting > no bullet bored a frosted hole through thi jig plato glass front of the Santa Fe olflcc md four moro buried themselves In thi inder casement. It may not have been generally known , bu lad the carnival been allowed to proceei vlthout Interruption , the sports would havi ) ccn sorely disappointed when the nlghi : amo for George Dlxon and Jerry Marshal ti Ight. This would have really been the pre uler attraction of the whole card , but 11 vould not have taken place. I mot Dlxor it Wnlcott's training quarters on Thursdaj nornlng , nnd Dlxon was way oft his feed do was languid and Inert , and palnfulh iffected with constipation , and O'Rourke toll no confidentially that he wouldn't let hlir Ight If ho had to let go of forty forfeits. D'xor ilpo told mo that ho was way out of shap ; md could not train. Ho was greatlydlsnp. . minted , but with O'ltourke-'a consent would mvo fought , sick or well. While watching the Darbadocs darkej mash the bag , nnd Horace Leeds danclns licking and sidestepping before his owr hadow on the wall , Dlxon and I sat on t icnch In the front part of the long roon .nd had a nice quiet talk over old times iftcr ho had Inquired about Ed. Ilothcrj nd his other Omaha friends , wo got onte ho fighters , and although Dlxon Is char ) bout talking on this topic , ho told me 1 c 'Idn't ' think that Maher had a chance. He aid ho could punch hard enough to knock n engine off the track , was fairly clever nd nil that , but ho didn't think ho could ; ot away , when getting away meant wealth nd reputation to him. Ho had him correctly Ized up , and whllo I agreed with him , I ared not express myself EO confidently. "How about "Pedlar" Palmer , George , " ventured during n lull. Ho turned ulckly upon mo and with n face that lit up 1th his enthusiasm , ho said : "Ho'u a peach , as bright a llttlo fellow an vcr come down the pike. Talk about 'rlffo ' , Palmer can give him points and boat Im out for quickness. In my go with him , was a bit miffed nt first with his imlllarlty with my mug and ribs , but I eon discovered that ho was no punlsher nd In the fifth round I went after him for ceps. . Ho had been ducking me In n most intallzlng way , hut I caught him a short ook , uppercut In the face , and after that ho Diildn't keep his head up high enough , [ owcvcr , I was unable to land him , and yet do not consider him any match for mo. le would make n capital fight with In'my Harry and \\hcn ho comes back In 'ovember , you will BOO It will bo Uarry 0 will go nftor and not me , Ho cannot .inch with Jimmy , and when they do coino igethcr , If they over do , I will put my stuff 1 Harry. " It wpuld bo hardly the correct thing to Isinlss the Fltzslmmons-Mahor fight without immcnt , and with the promise that the ilng shall bo brief , I must confess that I mont refrain from compllinentlnglho lanky ustrallan on his attitude toward the retired lampion , the Jlbberlng , Jabbering Corbett. allowing the actor-pugilist's example , Kltz- inmons , In response to the former's chal- ngo , eaya ho will Ignore him until be goes id makes a reputation. Deb says that he 111 give him no consideration until ho meets pr.ver Ed Smith , Peter Maher and Joe hoynskl , all three of whom have expressed fervent desire to meet the great talker In controversy with the mlttencd knucka. nd the whole sporting world rays that Deb "bully , " Corhctt Introduced tbo vocab- ary prize fighting which has been so corn- on In late years , and ho should not wince hen ntzslmmons taken up the method , 'hllo I am steadfast In the opinion that in Corbett can whip any prize fighter in a world , I cannot explain by what ratlonlna- \ra \ process I work out this conclusion. Heat at the old king , John L. Sullivan , when 10 latter was dccrcpld and broken down tth dissipation , and after having repeatedly 6t the fight with Charlie Mitchell by lla- ant and cowardly fouls , with Hefereo John elley's help ho knocked the little Ungllsh- an Into a cockc-d bat , and you naturally le where my argument comes In , and I am forced to cny I have no argument I nlmt think that Corbett IB the biggest , most po crfiit and fclontlflc , the best general ft quicker with brain and hands and feet th any fighter In tha world , and thnl ho c lick any and nil of them easily If he R < the chance. Since Me battle with Sulllv , on the night ot September 7 , 1892 , Corbi has been working the newspapers ot t country , giving them ft minimum of fight ! for a maximum ot advertising. Ho gn whllo and rnpcful when Fltzsi'mmons ch : longed him , and snrcrlngly commanded hi to go get In his class , and then , when th wcro matched nnd the affair wag balked Hot Springs , ho endeavored to saddle all t blame on Fllz. Hut there nro n whole 1 of people who won't have It that way. Th < know how Corbett has persistently rldlcul the ambitions of the present champion , nr they npplaud the lattcr's adopting the fo mcr's dlagustlng tactics. Now that there such a general public desire to POO thcso me como together , It may come to pass befo ; another year rolls round , If not here , Kngland or some other leviable forelf ground. I will admit that the result of sue a collision would bo nttcndcd with nine uncertainty , yet I believe Corbett won ! como out winner. While ho has convince tha massea of the followers of the game flu his mouth Is his best weapon , ho ban glvt sufficient evidence to convince all those cap : bio of analyzing n fighter's abilities that 1 Is nn extraordinary man , and oven we , wl have good reasons to dislike htm personal ! dare not dlsparngo bis formldablcncss In tl ring. On the othr hand , how about Kit : Simmons ? Is there an adherent ot the r < tired champion w bold as to call him clth < novlca or cownrd. Slnco the days of tl Immortal Flgg , who can show n belli record ? He came hero May 10 , 1S90 , n mli dlovvelght , nnd today ho Is the bona fii heavyweight champion of the world , n tit ! ho has squarely earned by knocking 01 everybody , big nnd little , good , bad nnd li different , who have had the temerity t meet him. Can lit ? turn the trick on Coi belt ? There are hundreds and thousatu who think so , but I am not ono of then Still If they meet I will "pull" for Lank Dob. It will require considerable space to r late nil wo saw , heard and encountered th : was Interesting In Texaa and Mexico , seam am forced to doleIt out In Installment Next Sunday wo will banquet with John 1 Sullivan , Paddy nyan , Teddy Ko'.ey ar Eugene O'llourkc , watch Fltzslmmona pis with his lion , play n llttlo monte , talk wit Manor and meet the divers fighters who wci to fight , but didn't , American horses are destined to cut qull n prominent figure In the English sprln handicaps , and Illchard Croker's Judgmcr of the thoroughbred Is apt to have a prctt high or very low Urltlsh rating after the are over. Whllo Santa Anita , Sir E.\ce = nnd Montauk have been scratched In th Lincolnshire , Amerlcus remains. Sant Anita and Sir Excess nro llkowlso out t the City nnd Suburban , but Montauk wl make the run. That the English hand ! cappers have now a healthy respect fo American form was demonstrated when th weights wcro first announced. The fact I igaln made prominent by the acceptance ; tor In the Northamptonshire , Great Surre and Chester cup lists the Americans hav top weights , which In each case will be 12 pounds , the highest accepting weight beln raised to that figure and others In proportlor under the English rules. Santa Anita I the American candidate for the Chester cur Banquet II , the old American favorite , i among the acceptances for the Grea Metropolitan , two and a quarter mlles , to b run April 21 , at 121 pounds. It Is cvUon that Crokor relies upon Amerlcus and Ea 3alllo In races of ono mile and under , whll 3lr Excess will bo used In races of one and i li'arter miles and under , and Santa Anlt ivlll bo the mainstay of the stable In race 3f one mile and a quarter and at cu ; llstances. Crokcr's placing ot the horse igrtcs with the American estimate of thel : apabllltles , In the case of Sir Excess \merlcus nnd Santa Anita. Should Sant : iVnlta start In the Ascot gold cup , the Im lost will bo 130 pounds. Should the trli DO fully acclimated by the dates of th' ' spring handicaps they should have nt leas in outside chance , despite the steadylni n eights. Santa Anita Is a notoriously ban lorso to train , whllo Amerlcus and SI Excess are apt to be retarded by cllmatl' ' nlluenccs. Foxhall was In England fron ils two-year-old days , and was therefon lully acclimated when he made his fame li ho Cambridgeshire and Czarowitz stakes \t their best. It Is doubtful If the three li juestlon are In Foxhall's class , although thi ivclghts indicate that the English handicap iers are taking no chances about them. Extensive arrangements arc .being made li Boston for a big Dwcepstako professional 100 rard dashes for the championship of tin ivorld , to bo run late In July. The entrant [ eo will bo ? 100 and all the crack sprinter ) f the country will bo on hand to run for thi noncy. Shcfileld rules will govern and thi sulclaly will bo determined on by a ballot b ; .ho entries. You I'nyw Your Mom y. Following are the odds now being offerei m the presidential nominations- the twt nrtles by the American Political Register , 7 Dgden building , Chicago. They will recelvi 'ml place on commission any amount fron H up , G per cent commission for placing thi jets. These odds subject to change : Republicans Thomas n. Reed , 3-1 ; Wllllan UcKlnley , 2-1 ; William ! I ) . Allison , 4-1 ; Den lamln Harrison , 25-1 ; Lev ! P. Morton , 7-1 llussell A. Alger , 15-1 ; Gush K. Davis , 20-1 Shelby M. Cullom , 20-1 ; Robert T. Lincoln 50-1 ; Joseph 13. Foraker , 30-1 ; Chaun : ey M. Depew , 35-1 ; John Slier nan , 40-1 ; Matthew Quay , 50-1 ; Govcrnoi Iradley of Kentucky , 100-1 ; Donald Cameron 100-1 ; Stephen Elklns , 100-1 ; Governor Hast ngi , 100-1 ; Joseph R Hawley , 100-1 ; Ati [ Jushnell. 100-1 ; William P. Frye. 100-1 Icdflcld Proctor , 100-1 ; Governor Qreenhalge 100-1 ; John C. Spooner , 100-1 ; C. F. Mander ion , 60-1. Democratic William Whitney , 3-1 ; Rich' ird Olney , 3-1 ; William R. Morrison , 5-1 Fohn G. Cnrllsle , 7-1 ; Grover Cleveland , S-l ; ) avld B. Hill , KM ; Adlal Stevenson , 10-1 2laudo Matthews , 15-1 ; James 1C. Campbell :0-l : ; William Russall , 30-1 ; Horace Holes ' .0-1 . ; Arthur Gorman , 50-1 ; Melville W , 'uller. 100-1 ; William Vila ? , 100-1 ; William j. Wilson , 100-1 ; J. Sterling Morton , 100-1 Dim M. Palmer , 100-1 ; It. E. Pnttlson. 25-1. Hlllu AVIifcl Club. Friday night the Thurston Rifle- Wheel clul vas organized. It Is composed of the riders vho nro members of the company nnd Is In- ender to stimulate ) the Interest ot the Rifles n the wheel. Ita headquarters will be at the rmory. Officers elected were ; A. F. Gwln , irooldent ; II. J. Joseph , vlco president ; R , I' . Coverdalo , eocretary and treasurer ; W. C , Baylor , captain ; 0. Colcman , first lieutenant ; V , C. Dartlctt , second lieutenant ; Captain V. J. Foye , drill master. CoiiNiimiitliui Curnl. An old physician , retired from practice , ad placed In his hands by an East India ilsslonary the formula of a simple vegetable emedy for the speedy and permanent cure t consumption , bronchitis , catarrh , asthma nd all throat and lung affections , aUo a posl- vo and radical cure for nervous debility rid nil nervous complaints. Having tested s wonderful curative powers In thousands F cases , and desiring to relieve human suf- ) rlng , I will send free of charge to all who Ish It , this recipe , In German , French or ngllsh , with full directions for preparing id using. Sent by mall , by addressing , with amp , naming this paper. W. A. Noyes , 820 owcrs block , Rochester , N. Y. Jlrconl. Bhe has n dress of Dublin green , And many glowing- colors blent. Bno longs to have the costume seen , Hut she must wait awhile , I ween , To show the garb-fur It ID Lent. Blip wears her heart upon her oleeve , With coquetry of mild Intent ; And yet , her many uultors grieve ; Uecauce , ulnsl they mutt believe. In spite of all , that It la Lent. Bo everywhere wo turn today Our dearest hopes In twain are rent , And. though our hill-j we lont' to pay , To creditors we have to say : "No cash todny ; tor It Is Lent. " Ilnckleik'u AruliMi Salve. The best salvo In the world for cuts , rulsea , sores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever sores itter. chapped hands , chilblains , corni , nnd 1 skin eruptions , and positively cures piles no pay required , It is guaranteed to give irfcct satisfaction or money rsfundod. rice 25 cents per box. For taliby JCuhn Co. ROUND ABOUT ON WHEEL Tirceomo Hoport from Jnpnn Hopeless Punctured. CROWDING HORSEMEN TO THE WA ScnnotiiiMi * StiKKCNiioni for Amnictt nn AVoll HM Chronic ScoroliorB Xiiine Itlnte Conceit * Local For six months pnrt paragraphs hnvo n pcarcd stating that high grade bicycles mn In Japan had reached the California mark nnd wcro eold for $12. The report was r accompanied with any details enabling t reader to Judge the "grado" of the whee It assumed to bo a bare statement of fat and as such served as n text for dlpnortatlo on the effect of competition with the die ; labor ot Japan , There arc good reasons for believing th the report Is without substantial foundatlc There Is no doubt that bicycles nro bell made In Jnpnn nnd some ot them have boi shipped to tliln country , but tha nsscrtli thnt they nro "high grade , " as ccmmon understood , Is not truo. An American whci man who made n tour of Japan recent found very few wheels In use In that cou try. In an Interview In this San Francis Examiner ho says : "Heavy Iron bicycles , weighing from fort ; five to sixty pounds , are used by n few the Japanese in some of the larger cities the empire , and when the people hear the coming In the distance a general ecatterli takes place B.I ns to give the rider a wli berth , for ho frequently comes In forclb contact with pedestrians , and sometimes co lldca with the housed , shaking the film : ytructures to their very foundations , t Toklo I became acquainted with a Japanei bicyclist , who occasionally accompanied me c cxcuralons to places of Interest absut tl city. Owing to the fact that the roads ni very narrow and without sidewalks , ho ofte hnd the misfortune to run down an Imprudci spectator , and both would roll In the tnui Then victim and rider would get up and cac would profusely apologize to the other ft the mishap. There Is a Japanese bicycle fai tory In operation in Yokohama , but as yi the vehicles turned out are very cumbersam and llttlo used. " Additional confirmation Is had In the fai that American bicycles are being mnrlsetc In Japan for $100. It the Japs are n shrewd In business matters as IB claimed , ! hi not likely they would slight home-mad high grade wheels at $12 nnd Invest In th high priced American make. HORSES AND BICYCLES. A large and long established dealer I horses In East Twenty-fourth street has Jus been compelled to make an assignment , say the New York Sun. Ills failure , after hav Ing been in the business since 1551 , I iscrlbcd by his attorney to the great decreas In the demand for horses by the street rail ivny companies nnd by the public generally fho use ot cables and electricity has ills placed horses to an eilormous extent. Th llmlnutlon in this demand extends to all th arge cities and towns of the union. Th jlcyclo also has done great Injury to th tiorse market and consequently to the breed : rs of horses. A riding academy which has long beei famous nnd fashionable In New York wen nto the hands of a receiver en Tuesday , am ts misfortunes are attributed directly t .he blcyclo by the company conducting It The extraordinary and entirely uncxpectei success ot the recent bicycle show at Madl ion Square Garden Indicated that , Instead o lecllning , the Interest In that machine Is In sreaslng. It was an even more remarkabl > xhlbltlon than the horse. ' show , for Its dls ilay was only okblcycles and bicycle fixtures .vliilo the other had a. , singular fishlonabl llatlnctlon , and the display ot fcmlnlm jeauty In the boxes wns supplemented by ex iltlng equine performances In the ring. I , vas thus made manifest that the popula : nterest In the blcyclo now exceeds evei hat In the horse ; and Intelligent understand ng of the ono Is as general as critical knowl tdgo of the other Is rare. Last year horse dealers were predlctlni hat "tho craze" for the bicycle would sooi > ass away , and that already It was begin ilng to subside ; but the blcyclo show prove : hat actually It never was stronger am nore general than It is now. Meantime tin abandonment ot the use of horses on strcc allroads Is becoming universal In this conn ry. They are now employed on only a fev Incs of this city , nnd the time Is close ai land when not a car In town will bo drawi ly them. Obviously the consequences of tin oss of a demand so great must have beci md must continue to bo seriously damaglnf 0 the breeders of horses and the dealer : n them , so far more especially as concern ! inlmals of ordinary or medium quality lorses of fashionable distinction and su icrlor speed may bo as costly as ever , bul ipparently the prices of the others wil IB permanently low as compared with the last. It Is an 111 wind that blows nobody anj ; ood. People who never before could owr 1 decent horse , are now able to buy anl- nals of good quality and even fine breeding , t the prices of rows , or very little more. BEST POSITIONIN WHEELING. The doctors are still giving good advlco t ( Ylieolmen. They maintain that wheeling car a made either a blessing or a curse , accord- ng to whether the rider brings to bear on II . llttlo common sense .ami prudence. 01 illndly runs to fads and excesses. According 0 a distinguished medical authority , who 1 : Iso an expert wheelman , the great bugbcai f the bicyclist , from a hygienic point ol low , Is position. A prevalent Idea Is thai he nearer the position assumed resemble ; hat of the racing cyclist the nearer perfecl t becomes. This assumption is decided ! ) .TOUK. The position of the racing man anil hat cf the road or pleasure rider arc not re- itcd , and should not bo confused. The rue- ng' man In the correct position of a road liter could not obtain anywhere near the peed necessary to win n race , while the oad rider only adds moro weight and fatigue D himself by riding after the style of n aclng cyclist. The position for god road idlng Is with the body straight , with a light bond from the waist and not from the ack , nnd the head up. The racing position 1 Just the opposite. Many wheelmen main- iln that an easy riding carriage cannot bo btalncd by having the handle bars on almost level with the- upper brace , or top tube , he handle grips should be so elovatcd as tea a parallel with the seat , and the scat so ad- Jsted as ly permit the heel of the shoe ot 10 rider to rest lightly upon the pcdul when e leg Is fully extended. In the correct Dsltion the cyclist should at any moment bo Lilo to take his luuids off the handle crlpa nd not alter his position In the Bllshtest. . gives him perfect mastery over his wheel i case of danger , In the racing position , icro Is hardly a muscle above the waUt that i not thrown out Cf Us proper place. The loulders are forced bjck until they almost icct , while the neck and lungs are mis- laced , Urns preventing proper breathing and : tlon. It also slowly , but surely , works a liys'cal ' deformity In the carriage of the dor when oft the wheel. Another great ilstako Is to grip the handles tightly. They re really only necessary for the purpose of coring , mounting , dismounting and for lev- age. After knowing how to ride , the bcy- ! 1st balance's not by his hands , but by the et upon tbo pedals , and the legs against ID frame , THE TOURI.NG CYCLIST. The man who sing the song of the open lad on horseback Is not really "free" of the anderlng 'borough ' , cays the London Spec- ttor. Ho has but a limited franchise ; Is it half a citizen. Unless he Is careless or hard-hearted man , ho Is forever wondering liother his liorw la not too tlrej to go ly further , whether the near foreleg is not ilfy , whether the stable at Long Wanning- n Is not dirty and unwholesome , whether 10 hostler did not forget the corn or the ater. The cyclist , on the other hand , U never orrled by thinking whether his horvo had > t done enough , or too much , already. If i Is himself ready to go on , there lu noth- g to prevent him. As long as the road 13 a smooth part two feet wide that is lough , Dad roada are no worry to him they have only this wnali atrip of good In em , and that they usually have. It Is true at tbo cyclist cannot leap a hedge , but oio who are chiefly bent on clnglng the fong of the open reid , do not want to lui hedges. What they want la to slid the farms and the hedgerow * , i\m the i mgo green , Us pondi nnd white railing ! ) I old manor house and Ita elms , the chui nnd Its clipped yew trees. How superior is the position of tha tourl cyclist to that ot a man pn n walking toi Each carries A knapsack the rome , b on , how different. The walker totters c the straps continually working on I shoulders , lonplng , llko Christian , to ci down his burden. The cyclist's kit U strapp to the machine , and gives him nelU thought nor trouble. The addition to t weight may make the eamo cxpcndlti ot energy produce nine Instead ot nine a n half miles nnd hour , but that Is all. TOO CONSPICUOUS. Said a wheelman of middle age , who h no sympathy with scorching , but Is conte to Jog along at a steady gait , and who rid almost every day when It Is possible to i out ! "It ft-cnis to me that some of t : manufacturers are making their namcplat entirely too conrplcuous. Now , If I shou go and buy a carriage. 1 should find tl maker a name on n small and Inconspleuo Plateon the roar axle , where It would n tract no attention , and would , In fact , n bo sctfl by nny ono who didn't take parti ular palno to look for It. On the other hail on every bicycle the namcplato Is n mo conspicuous object , and on some of the IS models It Is positively obstruslve. I dor see why this should be. A nameplate Is f right , ot courss , but In my opinion It shou be modest nnd retiring. At nny rate , shouldn't want a whC'el with a plate th could bo Identified halt a block or mo away. " The complainant seems to 1m' overlooked the fact that most riders n : proud of the particular style of wheel tin use , and nro perfectly willing that all tl world should know what It Is. At the Bin time , a nameplate several Inches In longi would undoubtedly bo nn offeliw again good taste. GOOD WIND. Some few persons have naturally what called "god wind , " but the mnlorlty vei os-sHy get "out of breath. " In nil kinds i exorolsp the management ot the breath nn Important feature of success , nnd eve of comfort. It Is necessary to learn i breathe moro deeply and rapidly than or does under ordinary circumstances. 1 msny this Is difficult nt first , because the nro so entirely unaccustomed to It , and b : cause they Incline to breathe throiich tl mouth , thus parching the throat and can Ing much discomfort. The acquirement < good wind , however , can bo somewhat fi cllltatcd by making a practice ot brcathln exclusively through the nose , nnd by takln deep breaths under ordinary circumstance When the first spin | g taken , the Im pulbo to open the mouth Is very stronj but It should bo strenuously resisted , nn Mm pace reduced to n speed nt which It possible to keep the lips closed. Carefi practice will make it much easier to kcc them closed and will improve the wind mi terlally. AVhoi-1 Note * . A neat nnd novel device for n whcelwe man's costume has been devised by Mr Alice Nash ot Minneapolis. As an ardcn bicyclist , she weighed the merits of blooir crs and short skirts nnd found them ser arately wanting. Hut In a combination c the two she attained a costume at once me dcst and practical. There Is n short pklrl reaching to the shoe1 tops , with nlne-lnc bloomers attached to the hem , nnd gathcre In Just below the knee. This comblnatlo presents all the appearance of a modlst skirl while the bloomers give freedom , hold th skirt In place whllo on the wheel , proven the wind from blowing the skirt up an keep off the dust. Llttlo more of conquest poems1 left for th blcyclo. Even the wild redskin and his fier ; cayuse have been subdued. Two Indians o : horseback were cutting up capers In Pendle ton. Ore. , recently and broke several clt ; ordinances In n few minutes. Marshal Mean started to arrest them , and the Indians pu spurs to their horses and made for thi prairie. The marshal Is an expert bicyclist ind ho mounted his wheel , and , with one ham grasping the handlebar and the other clutch Ing his gun , ho put after the fleeing reJsklns Dofore he had reached the city limits he hai winged one , and 100 yards further ho caugh up With the other and brought him back ii triumph. That Minneapolis blcyclo manager win offers a year's accident Insurance policy will every wheel he sells Is several laps in nd vance of his competitors In novel Ideas. In repairing a single-tube tire a mlnuto o two of extra time to see the plug vet. proper ! ; with cement may save a good deal of futun annoyance. It is Just as easy to make gooc repairs on pneumatic tires as bad ones , anc you will be moro than repaid by the satis faction of having the Job done right. Firs make sure that your plug has a blunt edge patch ot ample surface ; the larpcr the sur 'aco the stronger the mend will bo. Alsc try to have the puncture-hole as clean ai possible. If you haven't the facilities foi burning It out , a penknife will servo tin purpose , and then , with cement ot good con slstency and proper adjustment , your tin nlll be as good as new. \VIilKi > crliijH of the Wheel. T LAST tbo cycling trade for 1896 has opened up In earn est In this city , and local dealers arc booking orders a great deal faster than they can fill them. Despite the fact thst It has been reported that there would bo no delay ' c : i _ i\ w\\ } \ ln Bettl"K wlicila ! , " ' " " " this year , it begins to look as though the dealers were - . going to have Jusl mch a time as they did last year in filllnp irders , and that there will actuilly bo anther - ) thor wheel famine. To step Into any ol mr cycle stores one would naturally thlnli : hat the whole populace had gone blcyclo mad is you may visit any of the btores clurlnp my time In the day and find from one tc Ive customers having the fine points of the .vheel . the dealer happens to handle explained , o them. That the cycle show recently hold here trade there Is now vas a great benefit to the lot the least doubt. Many people attended t more out of curiosity than anything else , ind the flno lot of wheels displayed set these leoplo to thinking seriously about the mat er of becoming devotees of the "silent steed. " Probably the new nnd smaller dealers will ; aln more by It than the older and larger ines , as they were placed upon the same ootlng at tlie show , both having an equal Iianco to display their goods. Cycle shows nay cost the dealers quite a bit of money , lut at the rome time It Is as good adver- Islng as they can get , and that Omaha will lave another good big cycle show In 1897 Is ( most an assured fact. The cycling editor received a communlca- lon from Chief Consul IJdmUton last week i which he stated that ho would soon be . cated In this city permanently , and that 0 would not , as ho had Intended , resign his nice as the Nebraska rtlvlBloa's chief xe-cutlve. Wo are much pleased to learn iiat Mr. Eilmlston has decided to remain 1 ofllco , aw had he carried out his irmcr Intentions , It would have crippled the Ivlslon more or less for the balance of the car. In his communication ho also rays mt ho Is anxious to complete his list of > eal consuls and league hotels and that he 111 bo glad to receive applications for local ansuluhlps at any time. The state racing oard Is endeavoring to get the matter of etato circuit before the wheelmen , and iqulrlcs regarding tame should bo unt to 10 chairman , Mr , It. M , Simmons of eatrlce. What wo also need badly la more lembers , and If each Individual member ould take- Interest enough In the division > try and secure ono now member , our lemberfchlp would eoon be upi would not feel ashamed i a mirk where wo ; It when compared with that of other .ates of a like size. Members should also nd to Mr. L. T. Hroadstono of Supeilor , eU. , and chairman ot the road book com- Ittee , any Information they can In regard to > utes , hotels , etc. , for the proposed road > ok , which the committee will Issue this irlng. Wheelmen who realize the necessity r fuch a book will gladly respond. Of mrso to those who do not tour any the > ok would possibly be of but little Interest , it nt the same time , If they ever did make > their minds to take a trip , tbo llttlo book ould explain which was the bent route to ke , etc. A road book In an absolute no- silly , and by all means let ua help com- lo one. At last the street commissioners have had ortU HUteuntli street and Sherman avenue , cleaned. The broken gin" which hnd a cumulated on thwa slrwts slnco they we Inst cleaned made It almost nn lmpos lblll for n wheelman to ride over them wither , filling his tlre > with holes. If one or tv of these people who throw glass In tl streets wrte prosecutes ] to the fullest c ; tent of the law others \\ould be n little 11101 careful In the future ami there would the bo less broken glass on our streets. U not only annoying to wheelmen , hut Is nli dangerous to horses' feet. Here la a. matti for the Associated Cycling clubs to loc after. The latest advertising crnzo has nt lai strvck Omahn. During the last month tl show windows of many prominent down tow Chicago stores contained homo trainers U | on which some crack cyclist of the city ga\ exhibitions In fast pedalling , hourly , nn some of them succeeded In making wonde ful re-cords on these machines , which a traded the attention of thousands < people. The proprietors of one of our loci dry goods houses wcro not slow In tnkln up this new advertising scheme nnd tl result wns that Omaha wns treated to n si day chnso between two local speed mei chants last week. It struck us , howcvc that there nre very few racing of nny not wlmtc\cr thnt would cheapen thcmsclve * o much ns to bo placed In show window for the mulltltudcs to laugh nt. The Omaha Guards' armory Is now belli used us a bicycle riding schoolns well as n drll room for the guards. The school Is In th hands of competent Instructors , nnd womc nnd children who do not care for the pub llclty of learning to rldo on the puhll thoroughfares , can receive private Instructlo In this tpaclous hall , Whllo Jchn S. Johnson nnd T. W. Eel wcro In the city attending the cycle ehow the cycling editor wns with them a grea deal , nnd therefore had a Rood chance ti study probably now the fastest bicyclist li the world. Johnson Is n young mnn In hi ; 23d year , but It ono wcro to bo with bin much of the time they would Fay that hi noted moro llko a lad ot 17 or IS. He am Eck reminded me greatly of n father nni young son. Everything Is left U "Tom , " as ho calls hi ; Bllver-lmlred mentor , In whom ho recmg ti place the utmost confidence , which Is , 1 think , the secret of his great success. I chanced to be among n parly that dlnci with the pair on the last evening of the show and upon Johnson's being nskcd by ono ol the company whether or not ho wns nc qualntcd with n certain party In Chicago , hi thought n mlnuto nnd then , turning to Eck said : "I don't know , do I Tom ? " It was quite amusing and the whole party hughei heartily nt his expense. In speaking of theli coming trip abroad , Eck said that ho woiih first take the party to Baden Baden , Ger many , where they would train on the roads for n week or two nnd have them bathe Ir and drink the waters of the famous mlnora springs located there. After getting the men In shape ho will travel through Germany , France , Italy , Spain , England , Rusala anil Ireland , returning homo late In the fall , when he hopes to bo able to arrange n match be tween Johnson and Zimmerman. Eck says In regard to Johnson : "Mind what I tell you , ho will ho the greatest race winner during 1S9C that the world ever knew , and before snow files another winter wo will have all of the so-called champions' scalps dangling nt our belt. " The Indications have been flnce class B wns abolished that there would be but few largo teams on the path during thl.i season and they will necessarily have to bo pro fessional teams , ao Chairman Gideon will permit no amateur under the now rule to have his expenses paid by cither manufac turer or dealer , and we can rest assured that ho will como pretty near finding out who the violators ) of the rules arc , as ho did last year , nnd hla "axe" will fall upon their heads with a dull , sickening thud. The new "OITlclal Referee" Is expected to glvo much aid to the racing board. Ho will "follow the circuit , " and will keep an eye on the fair and thu unfair ; also n record at the pure and upright nnd of the Impiiro and downright. If he had ns many hands as lie has fingers nnd toea lie would still Imvo Ills hands full. Ills odlclal eye will be * a thing of dread to the racing men of 1SOC. \'o one has as yet any Idea upon whom this lonorablu task will be Imposed. The sanction Ices have been properly increased to main- nln the new man. W. W. Hamilton , the Denver crack , will lot , after all , be credited with the unpaced nllo record , 2:022-5. : The racing board has fry properly awarded the honor to Sanger. [ lamllton , It will bo recalled , was paced to : ho tape by a quad , while Sanger obtained ils start and went the entire distance un- ildcd. There can bo no doubt but that the atter's was by far the more creltablo per- 'ormance. It was made on an Orient , fltteJ , vlth Vim tires. _ _ _ _ _ \ There were two kinds of Class B men oluntary and Involuntary. The voluntaries olncd n for business. Then involiintarles vere forced into I ) by suspicion or snap udgement. The involuntnries should conic > ack Into the fold of amateurism ; the volun- aries should join the professional class. You may write fifty laudatory notices of a jlcyclo dealer or the wheel ho cells and he > vill have forgotten them when you go to se cure from him an advcvtltiing contract. iVrlte one Item daring to crltlclsa cither man > r machine ns lightly or as Justly as you nay , and when you visit him ho'll have that tern carefully waiting for you. Some fancy the emernld , others the glint- ng diamond , nnd still others the changeful > pal , The lenguo's favorite Jewel , however , s Inconslrtcncy , a commonplace gem , Men ilmost everywhere. The league assumes con- ! rol of professionalism , yet it refuses the Iglit of membership to n class It would olc- , 'at , purify and control. Surely such an ah- jurd proposition never was. The majority ) f the delegates nt Baltimore saw the chlld- plinss of the league's position. But New 'ork's now element ( twenty-nine votes ) came ilunKing along , and the league wns made 'oollt'h nnd the now element's nose went up hrco degrees. The Wheel. In no branch of sport has there grown up uch a largo army of critical Judges as In : ycllng. The first thing n rider does , after 10 Is thoroughly at homo with Is wheel , Is to Ind out nil about It and compare it with ithcr makes. In this wny he la quick to ob- :3rvo : woahncKws and defects , nnd In a re- narkably short tlrno becomes a very fair tulgo of what IB best In the wheel for hl iceds , whether It bo for ordinary ildlng , ourlng or racing. There Is no moro faithful idherent to a good , lellablo wheel than a : ycllst. At the panic time- , there Is no ono flia KO quickly condemns one that "goes ack" on him. A bill has been Introduced before the Mas- achueetts legislature containing the follow ing clAtiso : The owners of bicycled , other than manufacturers nnd persona having the sameIn possession for purposes of nalo , shall bo liable to pay n tax on each bicycle owned by them , to the city or town In which such owners reside on the firt.t . day ot May In the year In which the tax Is assessed. The Amount ot such tax shall be $2 on each bicy cle , nnd shnll bo levied nnd collecto * ! In the same manner as other taxes on personnl prop erty nre lcvle-1 and collected. The amount mired In nny city or town by taxes on bicy cles shnll bo expended on the highways of Mich city or town. This Is n mutter for Omaha's newly organized Good Roads league to look Into. H would not be n bad Idea for them to have such n bill Introduced In the Nebraska legislature. Thn following records have been passed upon and allowed by the/acini ; board of the Lc.imio of American Whe'elmen : Class II , iirpac'vl , standing start , ngnlne-l time , by V. O. Darnell , El Paso , Tex. , De cember 27 , 1S9S. 1 mile , 2:354-5 : ; 3 mile * . S:01 : 2-f : i miles , 10:40 : 2-fi ; D miles. 13-31 1-B ; 6 miles' . 1C:23 : 2-5 ; 7 miles. 10:12 : 2-5 ; S miles , 22:02 : 4-5 ; 9 miles , 24:50 : 2-5 ; 10 miles , 27i37 2-5 ; 11 miles , 30:21 : 2-5 ; 12 mile ? , 33:13 : 2-5 ; 13 miles" , 36OB : 1-5 ; II mile ? , 38:592-5 : ; 1fi miles.11:51 : ; 1(1 ( mile * , 41-40 1-5 ; 17 miles , 47:42 ; IS miles. 50:39 : 3-5 ; 19 miles , 53:31 : 1-5 ; 20 miles , 60:22 : ; 21 miles. C9l8 ! 8-G ; 22 miles , 1:02:09 : : 2-5 ; 23 miles , 1:05:04 : : 2-5 ; 21 miles , 1OS:01 : : 2-5 ; 25 miles , 1:10:57 : : 2-5. Two-thirds mile , class B , tandem , paced , flying start , ngnlnst time , 1 mlnuto , 8 seconds , by W. 11. Taylor and C. Hewitt , nt Coronado , Gal. , December 27 , lS9i > . Three-fourths mile , Umloam , paced , flylitR start , ngnlnst time. 1 minute , 21 1-5 seconds , by W. 11. Taylor and C. Hewitt , nt Coronado , Cnl. , December SO , 1S95. , Ten miles , class A , paced , standing start , against time , 25 minutes , IS seconds , by William A. Wcnzel , nl Point Brcezo track , Philadelphia , November 2S , 1S95. One-third mile , clans B , unpaced , standing start , against time , II seconds , by W. H. Hamilton nt Coronndo , Cnl. , December 2C , 1S95. 1S95.Ono mile , class B , competition , standing start , paced by Otto Zlcglrr , Jr. , Louisville , Ky. , 1:532-5 : , November 12 , 1S33. Two miles , class II , world's record , unpaced , standing start , by F. G. Barnclt. New Or leans , La. , 4 minutes , 39 seconds , December 7. 1S95. Tlireo miles , professional , paced , flying start , against time , by P. J. Berlo. New Or leans , La. , CO 1-5 wcoiids , December 13 , 1S95. 1S95.Four miles , profess'onal , paced , flying start , against time , by P. J. Bcrlo , New Orleans , La. . 7 minutes , 60 seconds , December 13 , 1S05. 1S05.Five miles , professional , paced , flying htart , against time , by P. J. Berlo , Now Orleans , La. , 9 minutes , 61 2-5 seconds , December 13 , 1S9S. 1S9S.A A sample of the celebrated Steam's Special can now bo seen at store of Win. Lyle Dickey ft Co. At the annual meeting of the Union Pa cific Wheel club the club was reorganized nnd plnced on n much firmer basis and the fol lowing olllccrs elected : Executive Richmond Anderson , president ; P. 13. McMullpu , vlco president ; K. N. HUE ? , treasurer ; J. W. Now- lean , secretary. lload W. E. Held , cap tain ; Ii. L. Huntley , first lieutenant ; P. S. McCormlck , second lieutenant ; W. H. Mornn , color bearer ; W. Hhyn , bugler. Delegate to Associated Cycling Club R S. McCormlck. It wns decided unanimously that the mem bership be limited to employes of the Union Pacific Hallway and the Pacific Express companies. Judging by the Interest mani fested nt the first meeting this year the club blda fair to become ono of the most popular cycling clubs In the city. Wo were nstonlshed to learn what bsautl- 'ul and substantial bicycles could bo bought 'or $50.00 to $ CO.OO , Wm. Lyle Dickey Co. , .103 Douglas stioet , have the finest medium irlced ladles and gentlemen's wheels wo mvo seen. THIS llICVClii : AMI TIII3 POUTS. Joseph 1 > . Dalton. lercdltnry licrscrr.e.i ! Know ye not iVho would bo tree , themselves must mounf the wheel ? Dlcyclo's tlie Him of our stnblo , Ilia bourns * the Hpokes HO line ; Wo planets that so arc nblc With him to roll nnd shine. Beneath the roll of men on-tlrely great The Wheel Is mightier that the Horse. V. typo In nature for bicycling souls- Rivers can only run , ureat Ocean rolls ! An Allldnvll. Thlo Is to certify that on May llth , I rallced to Mcllck's drug store on a , pair of rutches and bought a bottle of Chamher- iln's I'nln Balm for Inflammatory rhcuma- Ism , which had crippled mo up. After sing three bottles I am completely cured. can cheerfully recommend It Charles II. ITetzol , Sunbury , Pa. Sworn and subscribed to before mo on .ugust 10 , 1SD4 , Walter Shlpman , J. P. For ale at CO cents per bottle by druggists. A red rabbit was caught near Eastman , a. , a few days ago. It Is alive and on ex- Ibltlon In that place , and the farmers Ilv- ig thereabouts say It la the first of the Ind they ever taw. Eldredge & Belvidere. They are the loightest Running Wheels on Earth and Strictly High Grade. We Always flnde liood Sewing Machines I Why Shouldn't We Hake Good Wheels ? j QUALITY GUARANTEED THE riKIT , - . Rector & Wiliiclrny Co. , Agents , OMAHA , mm. NATIONAL SEWING MACHINE GO , , III.VIIIIR ) ! , ILLS. YOU ARE INVITED To call at our salesroom next TUESDAY afterncon , between 2 and 6 o'clock , and see the best line of whee.H National , Union , Napoleon and Czar in the city. NOT AN OPENING , but a visiting day , An ele gant souven'r ' given to each lady. A. L. DEANE 6c CO. , \Vlioot Jlonao Ini Olty , J , J. DERIGHT , Mgr , 1116 Farnam Street.