THE OMAHA DATLT BEE : ST7NDAT. NOVEMBER S. ISOO.
The wh1inR fr te-i-y ! of New Yarfc
curators among it * member * a Iwro and k
herolw of two exciting adventure * . One
recw d E drawn tug mm Mrt th * * * r took
o lijin * leap over s u-n-foot wmJl w-
esp * * uninjured. Both * l * 3 iwy from t ) < c
torn * * of Uietr sdrHUwat bfiore their
HEit t * cowlfl be lMra d.
A rowboat cwitHititim tbrv MOD Jnore *
rwHtly HP tbf Harlem river TtM * J tflrr-
noon of tart w-w * . > Vbca alroct wider tb *
sew MrPoinb'i d s > brifle two trf tb * MM *
ttloi&ptcd t # cb n e watt anA use af
°
otwbtmrd.
roenerd and mtde little eCort to rewire him
"When It appeared to th hundred w jnre
T-itne w * of th * accident that tb * man In
the wntf- weald certainly be ftrowr"d. a
jnan wio had been riding hi * Wcycl * acrost
the bridge leajw-fl upon th * hicb iron rail
< if the tsTuetme find dor * the dlntanc * of
lorty fe < t 10 the river below. Be-coajplliih-
lag'oue of the most thrilling rencnts cer
nce-n on the Harlem.
Along a fionion of the Eighty-fifth street
roadwaj in upper New Yorlt CKy IK a
tea feet Mcfc. from the hark of which there
te a nharn slope up to what is called the
East d"Ue On * day IHM werfc I'arl : I'n-
llreamu HiRCin * wjt * standing talking : to a
Iriend * t thl * ptew Iwta hLrlnt ; tbelr Iwrtts
to the Mall Suddenly there was a
und a * hadiw nhol o\tr tbe Ulster's head
The orit Instant there was a crarti acd n
bicycle * lth a young woman still In the
raddle lanUfd on the car tracks in the mid
dle of the rimd The tires exploded and
ittid rtrter fell in a. heap
nn ajd hie frlrnd rsn toward her. butte
to ttortr amazement rte rose to her feet
tnd i > irV id up the ; -Wheel. She said * be as
net hurt and refused to pUe her name She
hud ien on th * Bairt drire , he Mid. and
liad t-ndearored to turn oat tor a. carriare
Jl r bicycle had run tn > n tb * oX-llvlty and
before she conld throw hcrnelf off ate wat
flown at tbe e < dge and lad taken the flying
] pp. The i\btfl woman got an ipreiBinaa
to carry her dawn end wheel home. * be pre-
. , t. . . ln a CBi , _ jjcr addreK wat not
le-amed
A e orrwjtondent In I'orest and Stream
it offers the following * oed advice lor the
. crc e : bicycle chain * "It is j rhaj * nee > d-
Jens to say that the chain U the ; aoait im
portant part of a blejcle to hare In good
order and after H grfcat deal of eaiK-rimrnt
1 have ronclude-d that my method gite * the
best rtr.ulu with the least labor. 1 ha-.e
trletd various jn-oceAwi such as boiling in
various materials und other operations , all
Bee > 4 ia the-ir way. but objectionable oa tci
count of time required end general dirt
and niuna What IE required ib an opera-1
tion ths' will l.ecp a chain In averace good
order with the leiart amount of wort : and
annoysne'e ; not llle ; the usual way of at one
time an enenn of cleaning , polishing and
oiling succeeded by lone periods of neglwi
My me'Uiod IK as follow E Proem e a wide-
mouthed bottle with a tight stopper or cork.
he ldln * : . say. e-lght to twelve ounce * I use
c vlchj flt * bottle put In it fl ple-ce of
paraffin candle four to * lx inches , lone , and
fill the bottle with bflnzlno In n day or
two the paraf&n will dietnolve and remain
liquid at a temperature of 00 degrees aud
over TaVe lour < iunr < - cairtile soap and
dlBKOlte It in at little boiline natcr as will
thorouphlj dhi ol\e U and while hot Btti
in an equal bulk of the flnewt graphite. Put
in a tin box with a tight co\ex : when cold
U will be FOlld. AE it driet and becomes
ton solid , add a little water from time to
time. Procure one or two of tbe chempe'rt
nail brushes , costing 5 cents or 30 cents
e-nch. and n couple of tooth brushes ; old I
one * will do if not too much worn. "
It IB altogether HV.ely that attempts to
necure laws requiring railroad * to carry bi
cycles Jre-c will be made" In several e-tateK I
tbe coming winter On tbe other side of r
the orran no efforts appear to hae been
made In this direction wheelmen being satis
fied to prt their machines carried for small
fees In Ireland the- following rates have
re'ceuUr been ewtabli&bed Up to fifty miles
fid. IlfM-onc to 100 miles M , 101 to 150 mllek
is o\e-r lf.0 miles Is f.d These rates are
a lit Ue higher than those adopted a few \
T eeiks ago by til tbe railroad * of NewEng -
land , but the'y are a reduction of about 50
- per cent from those- they hare diFplace-d
Charles A. Pratt of Clinton. Mass. has
bM-n granted a patent for a pneumatic tire.
which is deBlsne > d to be sufficiently wnicej 1
able after being punctured to enable tbe
rldrr to reach his destination. Tbe tire eonI
Elsts of sponge rubber. Tbe inventor claims
that the air cells in tbe rubber close under
preiBSure when the derire is inflate-el. The' J
tire IB covered with an outer shoe of Ftronr .
material The inteirlor of tbe tire is filled
with granulated corki which > .eepi > tbo tire
in shape after it has VeK-n puncture d.
A fair Nimrod on wheels , says a London
elchanre is baring a pink coat built for
her by a leading tallur. which she Intends
to we-ar over a blacic cloth hkirt at the
meets vben the regular seanon commencoe '
"I'ink. " you Know. Is Jiunting parlancf for
scarlet and as the lalj U a pronounced
brunette it should become her well The
coat will real a buff waistcoat and white
cravat centered with a tiny gold hunting
crop The bat will be a Waclk "bowler , " and
the globes white diHkin with perforatetd
pc.lms and blccK stitchiug
K\ro\ \c7i\r. THIIVIICCL.CRS. .
J-tnr Ilenilr" Mnll Cnrrlf-r Mny Oo
Tlirlr INiuiiAh m HleleK. .
A ntw field is about to be ope > ne > d to tbe
wheelmen of the. United Slates and the
wheelomen , too. if they desire to enter it
For years , in some cities , the blcytls hat
be-en employed by carriers to deliver letters
from house to bouse "within tinllml a. "
Now. according to Assistant Superintendent ; ;
Jackson of tbe postal service , "star route"
contracts are to be thrown open to bi '
cyclists as well as to borseuaen and stage
driver * .
"All the department requires" eald Sb-1 '
pcrlntrndf-nt Jackson a day or two ago , "is
that tbe uiall Khali arrive and depart at
t-taU'd times from each poctotfice. We be-
llei e that in man } cases and on many routes
better service can be got from tbe blcyole
than from anj other veilile. and there is
no rraf-ou why riders should not be asked
to compete for ooutr&cu to be len lor car
rying the mail between towns not reached
by railroads As bicycle riders can make i
betteir time over roads they can use at all
than nape. drl crs or horeme'n the wheel j i
w ill be given the prerfeirmee nil other' '
things being equal Of course this de.cii.lcn i
would not hate been made but for tbe fact i |
that the de-merj of the mall by blcjcle In |
cities has breiu eintlrtdy satisfactor } " !
Whether many bicyclists can be induced
to tal.e up the tmsluttrc of the ci.rruii ol
mall. Is houe > v r , an open question tlnte 1
Uiei p&y of "star route" carriers is small ,
uud the carrier is oHlKcd to go o\cr his , ,
route at Bjicclfie-d times , no matter what
dinirultlct are in tbe waj , and emtlri-i } re-
Ctrfllcss of the weather , or tbe state of the
rands Obviously , blcjcle mall carrying tan-
rot be mad ? a success , except in the sum-
jner time. In the country elUTi ts of tbe
northern states. In tlie fall end spring the ]
roads tbi < re are liable to be bottomless quag I
mires , and in the winteir to lie hlocle < d with I
know. In tfcone we-stern regions where the :
pony mall cunice ha * hitherto been em-
plojexi , i. ! s l.ardly likely that the blcjcle |
could bet useid advantae > < ouslj at an ) time
of tbe yvar. for there tbe roads are often
jntre traUs
A w ek 1 the lonpckt Interval etlapciug
f In cny Instance between mall dclivoriek
Some "star route" ridcirs make two trips a
eUy The route bettwcua Ilolton Landing to
Lake CKorge. N V . a distance of nine and
one-hall miles , ts oovetri'd MX times a w eeh.
tbe schedule time U-lwcou ttatiotit being
tbiev hours. The holder of this contract
must nit. o bond of JWii isigued by two se
run'li-E and tbe
compensation ts J1DC a ye-ar
The route from Gjirutt to Johtmburj. N. YM
U srT anil one-Lalf miles long tnd the
f.x-h < dcf ) t'mc between the stations twins
two hours IB Ihit rune Ute carrier file ? , a
of WOfi , and re lT s j * rly
At the pratent time marly all tbe rmrtes ;
imliar to these two are entered bv start *
drivws , who arc abte to jmnrtetm-nt the
M ty pay receHpd for crrytng the mail
by fe from thauc pt * arerK.
JIACHIMS roil \juto.u ) rii ,
TinIllejclr u n 3I tor for Hnitil-
Kvery rzilrcud official l ows bow Impor
tant U IE to reach tbe ftcem of a wreck , or
at Irnsi to obtain rrllablc ioformatioti re-
? tmrdlup the di Kier. In msnj caarc tttt is
by no Means an caiy matter , and a man liv
ing : at An3cf.oti. Ind . wt hte wiu to work
In an effort to overcome the obstacle ! . At a
result he hae Invented a tnabhlae by the ufe
of which fall partlrularE of troubleoa the ,
I I
line way b sent by telegraph to headquar
ter * in a very pbort time. Hie machine ia a
telegraph office wniLh travelt. on a bicycle ,
and is HO constructed that it cnu l.eep to
the railroad tracks , or can. in fire minutet. ,
be in condition to leave the tracks and tzl.r
to the highway Bj this irang nent rail
road met ) are enabled to mount their w heels
fttid go to a railway wreck or
to it-pair a broken line. It IE
at such timts that the mitMiger of a tel
egraph or telephone line or thf official of a
railroad appreciate * n&y ittMtible saving of
time , and tkli is what the une of the com
bination track and highway machine occom-
plinbes
When It Ir desired to use the machine on
the rail * a three-wheeled triangular frame
work IB attached tc the bicycle , which holds
It necaifly is place on one of the rails. The
small u-hetls of the triangular frame are
flanged like the ordinary railway truck
wheel , and. bv fitting the ralte closely , pre
vent til danger of the bicycle slipping. One
peculiar feature of this arrangement Is a
cell of wire which is carried on a reel Juet
above the rear fork of the machine On the
,
handle-liar i a telegraph Instrument which
is ' connected with tbe wire , one end of which
is held by the plat ton operator's room The
advantage of thie is that the operator oa the
machine lays his owa llnp ar be rides down
the track aad is ia constant communication
with headquarters "Where the wrecking
j train Is bucy at some other portion of the
rosd the bicycle te-lepraph office can precede
It and by wiring headquarters the details
of tbe wreck the officiate are able to act In
telligently , and in this way n ney as well
as time may often be srcd When the
i onslator desire * to return to the station the
j ! reel above the rear wheel automatically recoils -
| coils the wire , leaving the operator the frte
u e of his hands with which to manage his
maqhSne When it Is desired to use the
blrjcie on anj highway the triangular at
tachment is easily removed and folded and
carried oa tbe machine.
All thf required tools and telegraph ap
paratus ere carried in a satchel swung be
neath the top her of the frtme Tbe attach
ment welrhe about fifteen pounds aad a
stanchly miide bicycle proper for a llaeman't
use twenty-five pounds , making tbe whole
equipment but forty pounds in weight A
speed of twenty-fit e miles an hour can be
easily made when followitig tbe railroad
track , and fifteen to twenty miles an hour
has been attained without fatigue to the
rider when the wire * follow the highway.
A n cII AOVELTV.
Convenlmt Tool for MrntHnE : Tire
Pnnclorri ,
TVhllc American cyclists have been grum
bling orer broken tiroc and the difficulty of
mending thorn , aad local Inventors here
been devising all sorts of armor to rtnder
! tbe rubber inrulnerable. Trench wheelmen
i , hare this jear been rejoicing in a little
instrument , no bigger than the tool bag
oil can by means of which any ordlnarj
puncture can be repaired la a minute or
i two and serious cuts la four or five
minutes Its peculiar merits are simplicity
convenience , portability and cheapness A
child can use It effectively , a waistcoat
pncket holds it comfortably and a tlnclr
j ! dollar buys it With Gallic modesty it ie
dubbed "the cyclist's talisman. " It is de
i scribed ia these wordr "It is composed o :
the body of a small pump ( about two and
! one-half inches long in the barrel ) , ter-
j
| I initiating at thti top ia a hollow needle and
, closed at tbe bottom with a piston moved
j I | by a screw. " The principle' "Inject into
I the InUrior of the tube a lit-
I tie cement. tenacious and elastic ,
i which makes an immediate and definite
] i plug over the hole" The direction ,
are plain They may tie brleflj summarUt d
Invert the bicycle end turn the injured
! I wheel till the puncture is nt tbe lowest
point Thrust the needle into the hole
Then revolve the instrument in it several
times , and while doing so turn the srrew
piston seven or eight times thereby forcing
out the cement , which by the rotary motion
j is sroearpd over the edges of the hole Draw
the awdle out slowly , still revolving the In-
I Btrument- Then inflate the tire slowlv at
first , and the work is done If the wheel
is to stand some time before being used ,
j care should be taken to make it rest on the
j closed puncture Tor single-tube tires the
i operation should be begun with oaly Blicht
inflation : the inner tube of a double t'le
should first be filled BF full of air us pos
sible Tor a cut the process Is tbe same
except that one-third more cement is used
and afterward a strip of cloth Is bound with
n Firing o\er the cut and allowed to remain
or the tire for several hours , during which
the wheel mnv be ridden us usual. When
cuts are mended la this way the inflation
should be gentle If a nail bus pierced the
tire through and through to the rim. Inject
' [ the needle tn before the injured part now
being the highest point , and while revolving
the Instrument eject a considerable quantity
of tbe cement , which drops on the hole op-
| , jioslte. filling i1. Then mend the upj ur
| ! hole as before. This Is a lot of space to give
i to a blmple contrivance , but no bicycler who
has bungled over a puncture on a country
I road is likely to complain.
|
(
Cnrr of WlnM-K llpforr IlHna : Mored
for CoJ l Wnlli T.
The bicycle , while it is built to rtand the
roughest usage , it a maLhine that will not
stand in Idleness for any length of time
without some care. There are many parts
of a bicycle that at all time's requlre > the
greatest of care , and the riders who hare
only joined the rcuks of the w beetling public
tills season end do not intend riding through
tin oold se-nsoc will hare cause to regret
the act if he or she- throws tbe machine in
soar out-of-tbe waj place without first giv
ing it a thorough overhauling
Owneirs of bicjclcs. to use an old expres
sion , are a * proud of their wheels as c IKtle
boy is of a new toy Eveiry rider has his
or her own ideas of putting away a wheel ,
and wlille many are oripnal. they be4p the
business of the bicycle repair man. who is
l.etpt busy overhauling wln-eli when thti
flowers bloom.
It takes a rider e > f experience to projierly
Wore arb * l Experts differ cfc to the
proi e r manner of preparing a bicycle for
storage Some reoojnme > nd taking the wbct-1
apart and carefullj going over tbe many
small parts with different materials for
cleaning and oiling , while others siy that
It i * not necessary to t&ke * the machine
apart , as a good rubbing and tbe application
of oil and rasedlne will answer the purpose.
All. hcrueveir. agre * em one point that
of keitping the tire * off the * floor They
recommend that if the * onnetr of a bi
cycle is not in pueseiElon of any o ;
the * many appliance * lor hauglne a
be > e4 it should be laid iiside upside down
Tires stand pretty rough usage * , but if tbp
blcjele it Itift standltig vliwilc down , tbe
weight of the machine will cause the tire ; *
to harden In pans and crack A cret many
\\heelnieiQ and wlieeilvtouitn drop out of the
rank * of ndr * from November tinUl after ,
Febmarr Of mr e they store away j
their rairMnes but how tniny of them j
really know how to do K > properly *
OVK EXPERT RIDnn GIVES A PLAN
To take c bicycle apart yon s-bould first
uro thf wteel opolde down by that I saean
lure the wbfete upward no that tbe ma-
thic * will ret ; < vn tbe saddle and handVe bar.
Thrn take a wrench and cnnmeDce by un-
fwrntnr the nuts cm the frost b rl then
> prlnp the fork * and takr the front wbwl
out N tt turn vour attention to tbe chain
Take It off and tb n detach the rear wheel
Than take both wheels and go over them
i r in with your woolen cloth which shoal anew I
now lx > Mrtaral < < d with htmix-hoW ammonia
or common coal ou to remove tbe rnst i
wibltlnc i M > nx > tttne > e nwd and there IF o |
liquid r > ld for tbe purpoae ( Wre every part
a cwifl ( leaning wl'b tbe atiove aad then
anUBlec thr rm s Turn the side ef the
cone , the adjusting side uf ) . "lien taken o"
turn 01 w. no the bath , will Jail In the hand
li * * not ae-wwwry to do this with all wheels.
ai certain ware * are no arranwd ar to have
an arran t8H < Bt whtafc will not permit thr
balte to ( a out.
After yon hare taken the balls out give
them a tbrrourh cleaning , the nptndle
cupc. cones bait * chain and ell email pats
ftbnuld alott be weU cleaaed and soake-d < c
bcsirlwe. catollne or coal eAl A small can
of somel.lnd should be urcd for noaking the
parts , after which tb y obould l > e wiped
drj. After you h % e wiped tliwn dry lay
them oarcfnllj to one Fide. Th < * o take the
chain ted eo wer It with a clo'h aft r
which it Rhnuld te > * oaked in lubrioetlrg
oil. Then take the bottom bracket out and
do thr name with tf parts as ell the other
part *
All that new remains of your bicycle
Is the bare frsme. seat post and handle-
bars. They irbmild not be overlooked Give
them c good rubbing with woolen cloth.
afier which thej should be well cleaned
with castlle neap and lukewarm water , with
which- soft sponge should I * used Then
polish with any of the variou * comi > otjnds
Next wipe dry the tntlre machine cott n
waste should be n fd Then cover the bear
ings with xase line. rub vart-llne over all
the nicke-1 parts , then pack taM-llne- the
cups , re-place balls and reassemble the n hcrf
After It is put together get a bag similar
to three UM d by dealers Th < * e JIBE * ate
made for tbe purpose end j-ou may get one
upon application to the dealer from whom
you purchaaod your w he-el. Place jour wheel
In it and store it away In a room where
your children will not play horse with It. or
where jou will not be continually falling
over It Be wire , boweier. that tbe room is
not a damp one.
Aaolher prominent rider says"I should
five sny wheel a thorough cleaning and coer
the nickel parts with gun gr ? a < e. 1 hate
dteroirrefl that the latter Ie an excellent
preventive for rust , for 1 have used It often
enough to laiow. After eotcrlng the incKel
parts with the greats I would recommend
that the wheel be hung by the handle * burr
and saddle in a room frw from dampness
I do not think it necessary to "lake a wheel
aptrt. for the reason that we often have
hffcuUful weather In tbe winter time , and the
owner of a wheel who had resolved not to
ride during the cold weather would make up
his mind to take a short outing If the
wbe-el was apart It would take him a long
while * to put it together , while by simply
covering tbe parts with preae and hanging
It up till he would hare to do ie to rub off
the grease and ge e u hi * w-ay Tew people
are to be found nowuduyp who will ghe up
the sport at any time It Is a hcalth-glrlnF
exercise and much is to be- gained from
outings In the fresh country air. "
neJn > r of Ilif Tourist IVlu-clmcn.
Tht rtrrt-otj jied phrases of "Walt until
after election. " and "If McKialcy Is elected "
together with a fceore of others , are among
tbe many "has beeas. " but v.hile they were
used the wheelmen appeared to be as much
Interested in them as any other class of
cititene. and miagling with the different
parties could be found cyclists who were
members of etery wheel club In the city
A large majority of the candidates , irre
spective of party affiliations when broached
by the non-partisan committee of wheelmen
unhesitatingly pledged themselves for "pood
roads " "clean ttrecus" and legislation favor
ing the whtelmcn in general Tbe Asso
ciated Cycling Clubs will hold their next
me-tiUE : Monday evening. November P. al
which time plans will be discussed and
suggestions offered as to the best mode oi
procedure in reference to giving tbe suc
cessful candidate * a chance to put Into
practical effect tbe pledges and promises
which they pave to the cj cling fraternity
AH wheelmen , whether members of the As
Horiatcd Cj cling Clubs or not. If interested la
this mo\ meat are cordially Invited to meet
with the delegates IB the Young Men's
Christian association Monday evening and
give us their views on the subject.
The Tourist Wheelmen of Omaha ossem
bled on the night of electioa to leara the
results of their labors end ascertain how
tnanjof the pledged aomlnees were elected
The reports commenced to arrive shortly
after C p. m und continued on up to the
wee rma" hours of the coming morrow
being delivered by a special messenger direct
from tbe office of the Western Union Tele
graph company. Mr Harry Jones , mindfu
of the spare time that would elapse between
the receipt of the special bulletins , bed pro
vlded cards and refreshments for tbe enter
tainment of the members , and his untiring
effort * , to make tbe event a success deserve
especial mention His cflorts In this dl
rection were rewarded by the many oompll
meatary remarks of those present and tb <
evening's entertainment proved to be a sue
cess la every particular.
Road riding has beea practically aban
doned for the season by all save a few ambi
tious wheelmen , and the attention of the
club members is turned toward tSe enter
tainment to be provided duriag the win
ter months. As one fair cycleene remark
the other daj " 1 think tbe club has
enouch stag parties during the riding season
and that thej should provide u series o :
entertainmcmtE theater parties balls etc
now. where we can share in them. " That a
atimber of very enjoyable parties end club
nights could be profitably given none who
hute had the pleasure of attending those In
the past would gainsay and we hope the
annual banquet held at the clcse of ' the
riding season , the annual ball held about
this season of the yc-ar and other similar
gatherings will see a goodly number of
women presentIf we expect to retain our
pre-scnt membership we must get together
and provide something for them and make
the club rooms attractive
Last Sunday tbe Tourists did not visit
Neibroeka City , owing to tbe condition of
the roads after the late rains However , a
few of them micht have been
their way over tbe Dr > 3ge and Center street
course * while others were content to ride ,
out oterthe Twentieth street boulevard pad
on the * pat ed streets As tbe season advances
the uncertainty of the weather prevents
many from venturing very far out of the
chy for fe r that they may be obllge-d to
take the train home or return IB tbe
rain. The Rainmakers ( Tourists ) last
ye-ar made a very creditable showing con
sidering the number of rainy dajt , toward
j the latter part of emch week but this joar
the bojs do no : seem Inrllue-d to wade i
through the mud lor the sake of piling up |
mileage , jet the aggregate will compare
very fatorably with the showing of any
similar club in the city , aud the Tourist '
raring meia have carried off their share of
laurttls in every race ia which the'j' have
entered this jear.
In addition to the excitement attending the
local cud national political affairs the
League of American Wheelmen is also at
tbe present time electing Us officers for
18P7 The IDth day of Not ember ie the time
set when all ballots must be in the bauds of
William MeCall .ecretary-treosurer of the-
Nebraska division of tbe League of American
Wheeilroein. and all league members should
> f-f that their tickets arc sent In by that
time
Associated with Mr. D. J. O'Brien as can
didate for chief ooasul is D C. Gldrece of
Tork Neb. , as vice consul , Edwin R Peace
of Premont , for n cretary-treasurer. and D.
A Finch of Graad lUaad , Neb. , for repre
sentative.
All of tbo uplranu for office are well
known In league circles , aud their untiring
efforts for the promotion of the League of
American Wheelmen In Nebraska commend
them to tbe support of tbelr atkocUte s
la the election of league official * for the
coming year. In view of the fact that Omaha
contemplates making a bid for the national I
meet of the League 0 { American Wheelmen
in 1R9R ( the y r of the > crrat Traniaiwta-
slppl expoxlttoa ) . tt has l > rcn mccevted that
the meaborr abonld raftravor to Hert thone
who wHI be in a pwtthw to best wtrk to
ward that end
It It Bitted with plrattrre that the m < in-
b r hlp la Nebraska If ttatdilr OB the In-
rreasr and it 1 * bop < * d thpt etch awnber
will u c his utraort eudftvors to pttce thr
aggregate at 8M bef&rc tb * clew of 'hf
preneat year
The w-wrk of the LMpue of American
TVbfHmwi In the bettormwrt o * ow public
fclghwaj-e RbottM commend It to the favor
able oonsMerattoa of rtry elttrtn of tb *
United State * wbftber a o > role of tbe
wheel or sot. iaaMWh as rrery on * wto
urs tbe rod hi IndlrerQy beve-Ht * * . and
for tM < small < mm rtsjulrcd to txroroe a
member the Hut shmtld cover erprv on *
wh ? ic intf rested la good roads "and pnb-
II ? Imftrorefnemts generally , as well ar pee *
covers awat.
The r rnc ) pwiwm Ita * virtually
a.nd W H Mae-Call. < we of tbe
iwlnc H n. w 1th William Mardta. win trans
form tbe Charles rtref. ] rk Into a flvatinc
rial : this winter They w-lll probably hate
different club nights Atwigtiatnd M Koch.
wh n tb * memliers and tbeir ladiec will I *
especlallj welom *
"
"who were b * t fitted for enjoying a
long 1 trip at tbe tmcinnlag of the rldlnc
this year were those who fre-quentvd
b skating rink * lstwlnver and kept
heir muecleE hardened up after the cotidi-
lew t f the streets and roads prevented
hem from taking Uiolr regular daily spine.
IHtme rumor ren'ure * the wwrtloa that
J. R Hall , who rode over the Lincoln-
teatrlce course recently in two hours attd
minutes , winning a new blcj'cle. will ,
f lie take * the- proper care of himself carry
iff hi * Thartof racing honors next j ear.
A decided Improvement has ben noted of
late in the street sprinkling , which It. duly
pprefcUt d by all wheelmen who are obliged
o take dalh rider over them , and the ad
ditional trade that the merchants doing
> UBlne * along these etre s have had is
adorably .commented on by many of them ,
since the -derote-e * of the bicycle can now
cef. newr their places of business without
car of slipping down on the wet rtre-etp
and sustaining severe Injuries
The regular meeting of the club was held
last Thursday cvenlnc In the club rooms and
the usual routine of business was transacted
The commltte-e appointed to look up new
quarters WBE granted further time The
resignation of Charlet Wille as t.e cretary
WES lead and ooce'pted Mr. Le-onard Hurt-
son was elected In his stead. Captain
spencer's repnrt show * the club has a total
mileage for tb ? month of October t > f S.Or. !
miles A "Bum" imoker is among the * list
eif probable entertainments which Is held
tn etore frr the member * after the-lr entry
Into thrir new home Mr Herman Gunthtr
and Trcd Hanien tendered tbelr resignations
which wore accepted with regrets Doth hare
many friend * 'n the club , and no calle-d run
seems complete without them
The OmfTUa Wheel club ha * moved its
quarters to the Omaha Real Estate aa <
Truu buildlrg. which Is located at 211
South Eighteenth street. The club will
occupy the entire second floor. The aew
quarters are somewhat smaller than tboer
la tbe Boyd theater building , which thej
recently vacate * ! , but much more com
modious nicbtiK'iitii street U pared with
asphalt , which make * thq new rooms much
easier of access thaa the old ones The-
quar.ere will now be IB charge of Prof
Frank Horn , who has been the club's mas
cot for the past two jeart. They will
be open to nrtmbeirs from 8 a in. to II p
m. It is the oldest and -one of the largest
clubs of Its kind in the. west , and while tbe
financial depression , which has been preva
lent for the pan five jesTE. has affected It
materially , it will by no meanE give up
but on the eontrarj1. the officers predict
that It will gain members steadily now. and
bj the middle of neit f-cnson be tbe most
thriving cjcle club iri the citjIts preseat
officers are J L Livety , presideat ,
P. H Slefl.e-B. rice pmldeat : G W John
ston , treasurer ; C. V. Light , secretary , r
S. McCorn.ick , captain.
Mr. and Mrs H. C. Prederlckson returned
from their weeding tour last week.
Bad weather has kept Floyd MeCall from
making his proposed assault upoa state
records during the past week.
Who will be the next president of the
League of Amerlcaa Wheelmen * The dis
cussion waxes warmer New candidates
with hosts of adtocate > e come to tbe eurfare
etery day and make the s-ituation more
complex. Me-BBrs Potter. Elliott. Bid * ell.
Gideon. Bacsett and Sullitan are all jiopular
men. and tbe election at the national ae-
bemblj of the league promises to be a hot
one Eastern cyclists say that Presidcat
Elliott will puoce-ed clmself that he has
been an able cad earnest worker for league
interests and destertes a seccnd term.
Australia is destined to become a great
couatrj" for w bet-ling In th * past few
months the Increase In the number of riders
ia that far-off country has been remarkable
One firm may send an American team to
roprosejit them In the Antipodes Raclag is a
feature of athletic * tbe Australians take
most kindly la road ervents there is a great
intere-st manifested but withal is th'e con
stantly growing Interest among the In
habitants to take tbe wheel as it is. the
most Important pleasure pecking factor that
exists. No doubt zntay racing teams w ill
visit that country in the future If re
ports ere true , the purse * hung up aretqual ,
if not ia excess , to the amounts offered in
this country.
Handicap races are seneaiianal ia the ex
treme , and to win one a rider , unless he if
on a Icng distance * mark and jumps away
from the fieJd behind has got to eixest the
keenest Judgment , lor it is a race retplete
with excitement and dangerous to life and
limb Tears ago. beJore * the professional
handlcapuws were made a part of the
League of American Whee-lmen. it was no
common thing to KM- the limit man daub
ew-Ej at the crack of tbe pistol and cross tbe
tape without being headed Dut every rider
today is uncle-r close scrutiny , and has hiE
epet'd gauged to such nicety that when tbe
nbe-elmeu ure pushed off the line strings
out and the ride rs flj OK if for dear life till
they get to the quarter pale , when they
usually bune.li and fight lor the * supremacy ,
the strongest rider and the rider with the
most durability generally copping his com
petitors te > n yards or FO from the wire. It
is a grand und inspiring race.
I'ulon I'lK-Iilr IVlirH Clnli.
The X'nlon Pacific Wbt-e-1 club inaugurates
on "We-dnesday evening next a new feature
in its club life * the holding ol a club so
clal and smoVer in the Boj-ol Arcanum par
lors. Bee building
Club runs have been abandoned , of course ,
during tbe winter fruason. and this move is
made for the purpose of retaining the *
prewent good feillowt-hip among the membe'rs
until the coming of tprinp , when the weekly
Til * will IKresumud. .
Judging from tbe program provided , the
social will be a very entertaining occasion
The club has among Jts members a gooj
store * of munical end Other talent to draw
from ThiE U to be supplemented by the
serving of refreshments ( luring the- evening ,
to conclude with a swoTver
Thee socials we undcrttand are to be
held at intenalt durhig tbe winter se-aBou.
School for inriluu Girls.
There * is an Indian schoc > l in Hojial ral-
leiy , Bouthern Califo-nlt , where a great deal
of attention is paid to the education of the
girls. They do the domestic' work of tbe
schools and are taught housework , cooking
and washing , sewing and drt-Esing The ir
deioorathe instincts are also encouraged , fet
when it dawnt on en Indian mind that a
room is a thing to be beautiful , a first step
has bt > en made toward realizing what the *
word moans hornet. Social life * It made as
prominent as porslble , and every oppor
tunity IK ghen for coolal Intercourse , for
one of the hardest things to contend with
U the Indian's utter luck of eymp&iby with
the advancement of women. He has always
looked upon thewomitn as his blve. cre-
attid meirely for hit pleasure and oomfort
and standlue * io constant ne > t < d of oorremtiou
with a club The school li trying to TOO :
out this Idem and to accustom tbe Indian
youth to look upon his sinter as an equal
end a creature of understanding but lie
does not tske kindly > to the notion , and
the lukk U diicouracluely difficult.
IT/HIT / rnivT urT
1IO\Y j \ CRAM MET
The FirBt laterriEw Botu-wn tif
and tb Si
HISTORIC SCENE IN THE BLUE ROOM
G * n Tiil Hornrr * Portrr'n Mnrj of tlic
MrtliiC Mnralu'i * ITnnU Cvu-
fritxlun of 111" Icnornnrc
of Thine * Military.
Owral Horace Porter rtmtrttnttes to the
C t ry a jwper of nw eh Wstorte
vahw rrtatrre to tie drfl war. He
tlH > flrst acting of FrwtW nt Ltaooln aaS
General Grant a * follow *
On tbe evening of March S tbe Present
and Mr * . Lta ln are & irnblte rwrptlon at
the whit * * ' heww. which 1 attfnded. The
preslde-st rt d In tbe ucual reception room ,
known at the blue room , with wveral cablart
-err. near him. aud ebtxik hands cordially
with everybody. BE the vast prtscetwhm t > f
men and women naMed in front of him.
He was in evening drees , aad wore a turned-
dew n collar a * lre too large. The nwktle
was rather broad aad awkwardj ! tied. He
was more of a Hercules than an Admin
HIE he'lpht of six feet four inches enabled
him to look over the heads of mewt of his
rteltors His form wa * ungainly , and the
tnorctnentB of hlr long , aapular ara * aad
legs > bordered at times upon the grotesque
His face wore a general exprpwrion of tadtl
ness , tbe deep lines indicating tbe sense
of responsibility which weighed upon hltn ,
but at times hie , feature * ? lighted up with
a broad smile , and there wae a crry
twinkle In his e-jet as he greeted an old
acquaintance and exchaa e d a few words
with him in a tone of familiarity He had
sprung from the common people to become
one of the most uncommon of mra
Mrs Lincoln occupied a position on big
right. Tor a , time she stood on. a. line with
him and took part in tbe reception , but
afterward ste-pped back and converged with
some of the wives of the cabinet officers
and other personal acquaintances who were
In the room At about P.30 o clock a sudden
commotion near the entrance of the room
attracted general attention , and upon look
ing in that direction. 1 was surprised to ee
General Grant wall.inc along modestly with
the rest of the crowd toward Mr Linonln
Pe had arrived from the wewt that erenlng.u
and had come to the white house to pay
his respects to the president He had beea
in Wabhlncton but once before when he
visited It for a dey sooa after he had left
West Pulm. Although thefe two historical
characters had never met be-fore , Mr. Lin
coln recognized tbe general at once Iroai
the pictures he had we-n of him With
lace radiant with delight he adranced
rapidly two or three eteps toward bis dte-
tlnguiebed rlsitor. and cried out"Why
here in General Grant' Well , this it a great
pleasure. I assure you " at the name time
seizing him by the hand and shaking it for
several minutes with a rigor which showed
the extreme cordiality of the welcotae
THE MEETING
The seme now presented was de-eply im
pressive Standing face to face for the first
time were the two Illustrious mea whoe-e
naaes will always be Inseparably associ
ated in connection with the war of the re
bellion Grant'i. right hand cramped the
lape-l of hte eot ; hU head was bent nligbtlj
forward and bis eyes upturneid toward Lin
coln's face The president , who was elght
inches taller loked down wtb beaming coun
tenance upon his guest Although their ap
pearance their training End their charac
teristics were in striking contrast , yet the
two men had many traits in common , and
there were numerous point ? of resemblance
in th"ir remarkable care-ers
Each was of bumble * origin and had been
compelled to learn the first lesoons of life
in the severe school of adrerslty. Each had
risen from the people possessed an abiding
confidence in them , und alwajs retained a
deep hold upon their affections Each might
hare said to those who were inclined to
sneer at his plain origin what a marshal or
France , who had risen from the ranks tea
a dukedom , said to the hereditary noble *
who attempted to snub him In Vienna " 1
am an ancestor , you ore oulj descendants "
In a great crisis of their country s hiMorj
both had cntered the public service from the
same state Both were conspicuous lor the
possession of that most uncommon of all
virtues , common sense Both despised the
cru of the demagogue and shrank from
posing for effect or indulging in mock
heroics. Even when their charae teristlcs
dl5e" d thej only served to supplement
each other and to add a Etlll greater
strength to the cause for which they strove
With hearts too great for rivalry , with
soul ? umouihed by Jealousy they lived to
teach the world that it IB time to abandon
the path of ambition when it becomes so
narrow that two cannot walk it abreast.
THE HERO IN A CROWD.
The statesman and the soldier conversed
for a few minutes , and then tbe president
pre-seated hi * distinguished guest to Mr
Seward. The secre-tory of state was very
deanoapirative in hie welcome and. afte-
cxchanBing a lew wordf led tbe general to
wheve Mrs Lincoln wns standing and pto-
i-ent > d him to her Mrs. Lincoln expressed
much surprise and pleasure at the meeting
and ( she and the general chatted together
very pleasantly for Mime minute * . The
visitors bad by this time become so curirus
to catch a Eight of the general that their
eagerness knew DO bounds and they be
came altogether unmanageable. Mr
Seward'e consummate linowledge of the wiles
of diplomacy now came to the reeue and
saved the situation He succeeded in strug
gling through the crowd with the general
until they reached tbe large -east room
where the people oculd circulate more
Ireely This , however , was otily a teacjio-
rary relief Tao people by this time had
worl.e-d themselves up to a state of un
controllable e'xUtement. Tbe ran throng
Purged and swaj'ed and crowded until alarm
was felt for the safetj' of the ladies. Cries
now aroM * of "Grant ! Grant' Grant' " Then
came cheer after cheer Seward , alter pome
jversuasion. iiiduen-d the gewral to * tcnd
upon a fir-fa , thinking the visitors would be
satisfied with a view of him und renire
but as soon us they caught sight of him lbe .r
ebouts were renewed. and n rush was made
to shake * his hand. The president sent word
that lie and the sen-rotary of war would
await tbe general's return in one of the
email draw Ing-rooms but it was lullj on
hour before be was able to make his war
there , and the n only with tbe aid of several
officer * and ushers
The Etory hae been circulated that at the
conference which the-n teak place , or at the
interview the next d j , the president and
the secretary of war urged General Grant
to make his campaign ton&rd Richmond bj
the overland route and fmallj persuaded him
to do KO although he had aet forth the su
perior advantages of tbe water route. There
is no : tbe uligbtekt foundation lor this ru
mor General Gram fcorae time after re-
IM > atetl to members of his Rtaff just vhai
had taken place and no j efferent e whatever
was made to the choice of those two routes
LINCOLN'S IGNORANCE OP WAR
He Eaid "In the firm interview I had
with the president , when no others were
present and he coul-a nail : freelj. he te > H
me that he did not prete-nd to know anj-
thlng nbeut tbe bundling of troops and 1'
WOE vilib tbe greatest reluctance that he
e vcr interfered with the movements of arm )
eiominaudort , but he had common Miiis"
enough to know that ce-le-ritj was abso
lutely uetfewsarj ; that while arrole * wt-rt
Bitting down waiting for opportunltu * u
turn up which might , perhaps. IK * jnoi
favorable from a rtrht military point of
view , the government was spending million * |
of dollars every dsy. that theire w i s limit
to the sinews of war. and a time migbt be I
reached when the liplrltE mid rcnourc.es ol I
tbe people would become eabuufcted. He 1
had fclwiejf contended that tbete considers-
( ticms should be taken Into account , at well
as purely military questions and that he
adopted tbe plan of Issuing bis executive
orders principally for the purpoe of hurrj-
ing the movements of commanding generals
but that he * b < ileve ) < d 1 knew the value of
minute * and that he was not going to In
terfere wttb my oeiratlotie He said fur
ther llutt he d > d not want to know iny
. 'Kilt , that it wac pertmj * bcttw that he-
should not know them for < * r rybody he rac-t
waj trying to find out from him something
about the contemplated movements and
thcirt * wes alwayn a temptation 'to I'all '
1 have not c : > mmx.ni < ated tny plane TO 1 < m
ur to thu kt.rturj of wur The only iuj-
tb president rotde nd H was
j mrrrty a fagserthnti. BfH a dnn t ( i lan j
wn * e tlrry iaapniiuieab ) * . an * H wa * < H
to ia mir ot > nv < CMiieBc. "
WU.1 >
_
\ Jt * l > orl Hint llit * . Pnrrnt I'lntit lln
Hern HUroirrrU nl l.n t.
Many yearn ago rpnearrbr * were made to
tb * fart that tailze belonged ex-
to thin country and was of Amrrl-
ea orlfrtc It was bdlevcd In 107. nayt a
writer in the Gnrd > c and Porwt. that
tbe plant in Itt wiM stale was extmtt. and
tbuf on * oT tb * s-utmcwt a-rutBents to
prove It indigenous was ) ot No evidence
oottld br found In Enropp. A la or Africa
to gfeow that the plant existed prior to the
i. : CotamtaR , ID 1492 , or Plcarro , ie
HCS. Both of the- * * navigators ( taw It
growlac , aad we Mure ow reason to be
lieve that the Indians and Incas made utw
o-f th praba saanj j-ears 'liefor * th * e rlr-
Uor * arrived. We have corn that has bern
preserved for ieveral hundred j-ears. and
it may have been grown over a thousand
venn , ace In t dry Mate this grain ap
pears to le * Indestructible , nod I have in
my pentst-wlon nome Peruvian corn that
is ccrtalaly st'veral hundred yrsrt. old ; H
I * dry and friable. H nf a red color , and
yields a white meal It was burl d with
a so-called mummy prior to the year IMA.
and how long before hinfory den * * iwt tell
Peruvian corn was In small ear * , from three
to uls inches lorg and lore grains pointed
on the top. tiot in rows , but toim'W&at Im-
brlcated It WBB evidently lar removed
irox the TV lid f lock
Primitive corn , or wild corn , which ha *
been found la several different regions of
tl : bts continent naturally reproducing itMJr.
! ias a character of growth that fits it for
long pre erratlou in a mild climate , al
though , if planted and cultivated a lew
year * all the characteristic * of wlldaes
gradually disappear Tbe cobs of wild
tnaire are thin and hard , covere-d with
line-s of njuhroom-sbajed elevations , each
having a wire-like pedicel growing from
the top. attached to n glume Inclosing a
small pointed grain , or c flat grain smaller
than any popcorn. Thene kernel hurts * over
lap each other toward the point of the ear
like the tJiinglcE on the roof of s houce
The * imbrications are larcest and longest
at the * but of the ear. tnfl gradually be
come le * B pronounced as the-y adranoe t-
distinct rows to the point The individual
glumes are from an Inch to two Inches Ions
and are jnurh loncer thai ) thin where the
grains are not fertillted. particularly il the
entire ear is of this character , as is proved
by a specimen In my collection Over these
imbrications It tbo outside buak as we hive
It in all cultlrsted corns Of course the
barn aad tbe corn crtt > ooi make winter
protection by the glumes unnecessary
Originally there may hare ben but one
variety ol corn and It wss attached to e
mild climEte : but Judging from analog ;
and the effects of cultlratlon. we nre of th ?
opinion that there were subvarietles and
in them the prains were of e different color
and the plume * stiped Tbe Incas and
Indians had different varieties ol corn and
grew cars of H-VOTE ! colors , some uniform
snd others mixed but their cob * were thic
atid sometimes tbe ears quite short Six
varieties of the wild corn lound crowing
la t Infrequented localities hare been de
scribed , flve of which I have neen , and ser-
eral of which hare been growing All bare
pedicels attached to the glumes , and the
glumes imbricated
The word corn in maay languages. Elmply
mean * grain Indian corn is Indian grain
distinctively , as the Indian * had no other
They had beene , nquafibtw pumpkins
gourds and melonr , but wheat , rye. oats
and barley belonged to the old world ntid
had to l > e * imported The Indians grew corn
orer a wide rtnge of e-ountry and wherever
the climate was adapted to It
Cultivation has done/ wonders with this
grain bMh in its form and < * olor , BO that
now we have , perhajts 100 variesles The
plant rarlc * from a fe ot and a half to flfteen
tee : in height , nnd ears from two incbe * to
Mxtwn inches in length We find in moS-
ern Indian growth * ears that are of a unl-
fo-m - white black blue
gamboge-j-ellow , and
red. besides mixed colors We have also
several varieties of pop corn , sugar com
and field corn. Most of the corn grown bj
Indians Is in email rounded grains , except
that the cliff dwe-llere. who appear to have I
be-en. In a measure , agricultural people-
Thelr cobs werc thin and their grain in
lowe but the individual grains -were larger
and fquare-ended . Indented corn eet-UIB i
also to have been known am one them
Ev ry jMcjile must have a drink and if
the Jimoft : of distillation is unknown ihej
re ort to fermentation. Primitive Ameri
can race * made a drink out of eorn
analogous to beer "by " fermentation of the
etar in Its green state or after It had dried
This was intoxicating to a certain e-xtent
but fortunately much less so than the
modern distillate from tbe frame grain Tbe
drinking mugs * of the cliff duellers bear
tetlm"n } to their having had this halm
Great improvements have been made lj
the white race in growing this cereal. and
one of the ctief of these Is la the diumet < * ref
of the cob. which has been made to bold
as high BE twenty-four rows Prom four
.
to six ears hare been grown on one stalk
and ears produced of very remarkable
length Sur&r corn WEE Introduced In 377t !
and now it and pop corn have ente'red Into
the race , nnd larger rarleties are belnp
produced The commercial vanetj Known
as ' turkey corn" is not a maize and does
not bear its grain on an ear. but on the
top in the tassel as the bream com does
TuiKej' corn IB about eight feet high and
bears a small , rounded gram vhhb is
either whne or pinki&h ID the at ! i' 1 *
knouti b.v tbf name of Dura Tbe Tuikt
and Egyputnt grow Ind.an ( " > rn > ' it iiue
but it was original ! ? otitnined from \nieii a
Turkey eort and inuize haie often been
i confounded bv botanlral "
writrrn "Ul * dp
Turqtil * in a dtnUnetJr * grain
Indian curn In ur wiM cute h > born
( mind la Arlmmt Smith * n Texan , the Vat-
toy t Mr sir * an * CcntrM Amrrtcw R-irky
MMurtala J oora I hate known a long period
of time. II ha * vrry Mtia.il run- Corn ha >
bfm found growing wild In the Vsllrv t.f .
Mrxtro and OB * of tbe profHUKWi In the
l'jivrr ! ltjof Mexico has brpn exprrlRunt
Ing with it. and hftf thr jnrrtvlns of a
plant wbJofa prrw about fve fprt high W iM
ecu a hat. ait > been nronn at tbe Ltndrt In
near llrMol , to whom It wm wnt fn-u
Ariinna. Tbe la t I hive wwn was fout'J '
by I > r Williams of llounton , Tfx . whin >
a hnntlnc pjcttedltloe Ir tbr utmthern pt'i "f
tbtt mate It to a white flint of fair Mr.
and fifteen ttftltn have only prodttwd fnur
earn , whlrli grev w two of the t ll Ttie
plant is a very vlcorout grower , but it it
not productive , and rlgbt stalks crown t&
Texas did hot produce a flnrlc rar
la a note on the forwolni : Mter thf e > d "
of tbe Garctrti aad IVrwt na.vn"Indltn . tti-o
with rli'mtn to etch kerne-11 * not rare V >
imllr wbcn thta U plHtmi. nomethlnc ue
60 pe-r cent of the mrs produced have kernel *
without hunks vhlch fact mtffrrots tint it
I * a sport or rtraln of orfitnery fteld rtr
If tuauM- has bcon found naturally r t < rodu
Ing itm > lf wh < < re It oould not liwve wtap 3
: roaj cultivation or h ve bcm profluce-d if\.r \
dropped feed , thlt certalolj U a moot Inter
feting fact B fact so In'portant. Indeed that
botanists will fefl incllne-d to scrutlntre tin-
eoce clewrtv before adopting the tlrw
that tlit * wild nialrr U a survival of tbe
itre.hintoric form , and not a rrvwulon of cul
Uvated corn tow ard the primitive tj-pe "
Till ! Ol.U TIMIIUS.
Mary Marks , rolored who resides In Prrn
ham Tex. wa * born in the West ladles la
I77C and Is therefore 190 3 ears old
John Sartata. the artist , who lias just n
ebrated his V > th blrtbdny at his home ID
Philadelphia is la talrlv good health.
Charlrs brigham elerk ia tbe newspsp"
mailing dlvlBlon of the Breton poMoflltf
has the distinction of being the oldest pos1 * !
clerk ia point of twvlcc emplojcd In tbe
V/iltrd States today , having an tinbroUo
record of flfty-eight years
A Portland undertaken Itnows that Maine-
people live to u peed old age. Three fo-
nertU at which he ofOriatod the other J T
were tliouc of .lames W Webber , need 'ii >
years , Kliener.fr Llbby of Sctrltoro. need PI
yoarn. and Maria SI.tilings of CumberlanJ
aged $ S jearx.
Mra Su sn SlocniB of Newport. R I wli
has Jut celebrated the1 I'Otli annlvcrsorv
of her birth , li one of the few -pensionc-p
of the war of 1S1 ! her husband Ge > orgr S o-
cum. havlnc nerved as a drummer bt" ' < nr
the hoar guards vho marched acroHc Msr
beaches and frightened off a British trans
port.
John CaKd of Lahetle county. ICtasaF . .
the father of nineteen * OUE and Klx d i. .r
ters all of whom are alive Th local pat.rr
declare * that at ° ye-art , of ego Mr. CasuJ
is rigoroue and happy
John Locl.bart. aced S > 9. walked 't'
ParkersburE. Pa. , on Monday mornlag ft
his home on Lee creek , fifteen milre In
interior , und otarted back that cvenur
He hae dc-ne this for years , never rid it c u
borw or using a conveyance of aay 1 n '
While in town he danced a'JIg for a laTf
party of friends to ehew his agility Ne'a--
all of hi * ancestors have llve d bej-ond ; U'
100-jenr pwiod.
Mrs Anna Ham-on Borwy the Cn'ht- <
writer , who is ill at lM rliome ia Washinr
ton. has ia her rxw-winlon perooiial letters
from Pojie * Plu IX and Leo XIII , comaien 1
ing her work A few jears ago Card is a. .
Gil > lK > irt paid public tribute to her work end
Its influence in a testimonial ent her or
txiiiUf of hiruptlf aad the hierarchy o'
America Through iiie Influence the Vuitr--
Ity of Notre Dame Ind bestowe'd on her
the "Laetare me-dal " acx-ompanylng it wrb
a soanet by Mcuriee Egsn traced in letter *
of gold on a page of white moire. She is
in hevr clghtj-third jear.
Bernhardt McQulalaa died at his home In
the town of Caledonia. WIs. October 2
Rrlatites who e-jime to tbe olty to mnl.r
atTangements for bis Intewine-iit stated that
ho wns the old-c : vuto in tlie state of A\is
coasln. giving his age as 100 j ars aad "
months. Tlit-y f-aid thut be was l > orn In
Ireland , but could not give the dnte , end
that he had settled In Wiitoansln in 1S4K
He was a man of remarkable memory , and
could rcdate with great accuracy Inclelenti
that bappene d M'ventj-flve and eighty yeari
ago A wife over 10 years e.ld and twc
daughters survive him
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IA Lively Tale of Adventure. 1
# By CLINTON ROSS. f
t ? ' Author of "The Countess Bettina , " "The Colors of the Ln-srrcnce , " V
Jf "The Confession of Colonel Sylvester , " Etc. Tjf
| i IT BEGAN OCTOBER 25 AND CONTINUES FOUR WEEKS. 5i
PUPPET" is a tale of the Zenda order. It g
is a fairy story for grown folks of Dumas's and J.
Mr. Hope's kind ; but it is not in any sense an imitation. %
Robert Gerald , the son and heir of an Irish adven- %
turcr and a successful New York financier , meets * *
on his door step a stranger , young and charming , ; ;
who asks his protection. In granting this lady his roof , g ,
Gerald finds himself entangled in the most surprising 2
chain of circumstances He is abducted on Wall street , i i
drugged , and carried near Biarritz. Going to Paris , he
* chances to see his abductor , and he finds that the refugee
# * * l he has entertained is a great lady of Dalmatia. There %
follows a plot which Gerald embraces for the establishment - %
* ; ment of Beatrice Ramaga as Princess of Dalmatia. In
* success and failure is the theme of the story. ; {
I THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. I
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