Tins ( KM All A DAILY lijj.fr , srNDATMAY 2 , 1807.
The Boston Globe prints signed letters from
Iho directors of three different gymnasiums ,
ono phyclclan and two ministers , In reply to
the question , "Does blcj cling produce any
physical Ills ? " Ono of the gymnarium di
rectors and one of tlie ministers are women ,
The general drift of all the replies Is that
the rffecta of cycling on both eexea are good ,
provided It Is Indulged In moderation and
tinder certain restrictions as to phjslcal con
dition. All the letters condemn scorching
and the strain of longdistanceruns. . Us
ually the scorcher rldrs with the back con-
vexed , the muscles tense and HIP respiratory
and other vital organs cramped. In time
such a rider will become flat chested and
round Ehouldcrcd , and fill muscles will bu
unequally developed. Persons with organic
dlaiMso or recovering from an acute malady ,
especially typhoid fever , are warned not to
take up cycling without llrst coiiPulUng n
physician. Hut the temperate use of the
wheel by thoia whose health is good is ap
proved without dissent.
The lady who represents one of the gym
nasiums speaks for her Hex In relation to
cjcllng. They should enjoy It without bring
ing on excessive fatigue , avoiding lung runs
ami hill climbing A well-fitting saddle and
freedom of dress are essential. Under proper
restraints a wheel Is A boon to women , In
creasing their strength utul endurance and
widening their opportunities for the enjoj-
mont of life. Similar \lcwa are expressed
by the latlj who fills a pulpit. She assures
young people that the greatest good and the
greatest pleasure spring from a reasonable ,
moderate Indulgence of Innocent amusements
and iccieatlon. To her eye a rider for a
prlzo Is a painful spectacle , unlovely and un
graceful and an example of the abuse of
human ller.li. On the other hand , the sensible
rider for healthful exercise with erect posture -
turo and eajy movements la a pleasing ( sight.
As far a1 ; the medical opinion In these
letters extends , It is not greatly concerned
about the blcjcle stoop or the bicycle face
Neither Is found among riders who use the
wheel with unvarying moderation. Onophj-
elclan says that as long ns a cyclist can
breathe with his mouth shut ho is safe as
far as heart strain Is. concerned. Hut racing
and loiig-sujtuined effort Involve risk. Thu
London "Lincet" recently recorded the sud
den death of a man of 40 after riding flfty-
thrco miles , and It adds that people past 40
Bhould not attempt feats of endurance or
speed without careful preparation. It Is not
easy to understand why they should ven
ture upon them at all. Even a young ath
lete must train up to his work. If the ar
dent American temperament can be held
down to these suggestions the benefits de
rived from cycling will be as freely admitted
as Its-pleasures.
The blcjclo girl of ' 97 comes In postman's
blue , on her 'U7 wheel. She I a natty fig
ure , and as she dismounts and Jauntlngly
Haunts her sltlrts she Is quite conscious
that she is dressed to the top notch of [ Ban-
don , that her gown , hat , hose and shoes are
Imported straight from Paris.
Her skirt fits snugly over the hips and
Is gored in a pretty Hare at the bottom. It
reaches a trllle below the knees and dis
closes the gay plaid stockings , with which
she wears low shoes spring heel cut. Her
box coat , phort and loose fitting , opens over
a shirt waist. The finishing touch is a bell-
crowned hat In straw or felt. Heneith her
skirt she Is snugly clad in bloomers , full to
themselves apparent in Increased patronage
of the rail ecrvice.
The blcycio baggage bill of Colorado Is
now n. law , having received the governor's
signature , The railroads have accepted the
matter with a graceful resignation and In
structions for the free transport of wheels
have been bulletined in all the departments.
Already have the effects of the bill made
themselves appaint in Increased patronage of
the rail service.
Master H. W. Sllning of Denver , aged 1C
months , is claimed to bo the youngest bl-
cycle rider in the world , and rides the small
est practical wheel ever built. Ills wheel
weighs five and five-eights pounds. The
height of its frame Is seven and a half
inches and diameter of wheels is ten inches.
It la fitted with a lamp and Is up to date in
ovcry'partlcular. The infant is reported to
bo "a very skillful rider for his age. " ,
An expel t wheelman in Hartford nays of
the scorcher4 "Tho scorcher , llko the flea ,
Isn't there when you put jour finger on him.
The police ought to bo provided with ( some
hampering apparatus that they can throw
Into a speeding wheel and bring down It
and Its rider. No harm would be done if
both were hurt. Heforo we begin the sea-
Bon's accident record wo ought to take hold
In earnest of tills common nuisance and put
him down , If he has to bo thrown down "
Heio Is a description of the Hrooklyn vu-
rlety : "The animal is easily distinguished.
It has n prominent chin , teeth set firmly
together , hollow cheeks , nml a glaring , fit
ful eye. It lies away over the handle bara ,
and Is bent on getting there. It is daily
being Insulted , If that were possible. It
is kicked at and thiabhed and arrested It
Is being fined heavily , the amount imposed
creeping up from $3 to $10 , where it Is only
momentarily stationary This has been found
nocosHury , the lovely roads hereabouts of
fering surh facilities for the hated thing that
its numbers have Increased alarmingly. The
scorcher dlffcis from the speeder , In that
the latter only lets out a link when the
track Is clear and all conditions favorable
'Hut ' the bicycle and mounted police aio
rapidly weeding out the freaks , ancstlng
them on the slightest provocation.
The Washington chief x > f pollen lias sug
gested -wheelmen the advisability of
mat king Uielr blcjelcB In some way In order
that they may bo leadlly Identified. Tills
ndvlcn is given because ho has found that
there art ) f w owners of stolen wheels able
to olearly Identify them. After a wheel has
boon used there are certain marks of wear
by which It can be Identified , hut oven these
are unreliable , for coincidences are by no
moans rare , and two riders may have the
amo thing happen to their wheels , "which "
makes idontficatlcn anything but certain.
Of course the number of a wheel Is a good
thing to know , but few take the trouble
to ascertain It , and oven when the rider
tries to find the number ho falls , as uouie
manufacturers hide it completely , and In
other makes It Is covered -with onamel. Uo-
Idcs this , numbers are. removed by blcyclo
thieves , even when stamped In the tubing
ami enameled , now enamel being put en.
The boot way is to have some private mark
on the wheel which Is not llholy to at
tract attention , but can bo easily scon when
pointed out. Ono way of.maiklng thewOiecl
la to scratch off part of the enamel and
HBO acids to etch the steel , the muthod be
ing as follows : Scrape oft a small portion
of the ciumrl and thoroughly clean the tube.
Cover the spot with pa rain ue and let it
harden. Take a sharp pointed Iron Instru
ment and scratch the name , initials , or
mark on the spot. Then pour carbolic acid
on the mark , and It will etch It on the frame ,
* ho pwatlino preventing the acid from cat-
ing anything but the mar lea to bo otchcd.
Stronger acids will do the work more.
quickly , but the carbolic Is better ,
iiiuvou : coiti'H ,
of Such Axiiucliitioui ot
One of the most popular forms of bicycling
today Is that of division or corps runs , and
es a result of this there are a great many
bicycle clubs and divisions being formed this
prlng all over the country , The advantages
of such associations of wheelmen are that
a corps of fifteen or twenty bicyclists can
anako a Saturday and Sunday trip at very
much IMS expenditure to the man than If
each wheelman traveled alone ,
To form such a blsyclo corps , bays Harper's
Hound Table , Is not n difficult matter , pro
vided certain simple rules nro followed. In
the first place , the orranfzatlon of the club
Itself must bo aeeoritiiig to ssml-mllltary
rules that i ? , thorn must bo a caplcln , a
eecrctary , and u t-ea.iuror , possibly n punt-
dent also , a p.ice-scttcr something like
rear guard , to ktcp truck of those who dc
not for any reason krpp 'vlth the squad , and
some ono who Is competent not onlj to take
care of the wheels ; U night , but to make
certain simple repairs , such a ? punctured
tires , bioktn spokip , and so on. It 1 * a wlae
provision also that at least one member of
the corps shall he a doctor. The president
or captain of the corps miiflt be an executive
and an enthusiastic man. He must study up
runs In thu vicinity of the city wherein the
club is formed ! ho must keep himself In
formed ns to the condition of roads , 1m must ,
through the secretarj- , have plans \\cll made
before the party starts , rooms secured , meals
ordered , and a schedule of the ground to be
covered caicfutly made out. Unless this
captain is capable of carrying out these ar
rangements In detail , there will bo no suc-
for the corps
Furthermore , the pace-setter must be a
very judicious wheelman. On such tuns ns
wo nro speaking of distance counts for
nothing. The club takes up these weck's-
cnd trips for pleasure , not for the purpose
of making a record Consequently the rate
of speed must be icgulntoel by the capacity
of the slowest rider in the squad , and It
must bo the business of the pace-setter to
? ee that his men arc not stringing out along
thu road , but that they arc kept In a compact
body , which makes part of enjoyment of
the run At the same time , however , a club
of twenty cannot bo expected to wait while
one of Its members Is having some extensive
icpalrs made on his wheel.
run i , . A. w.
rinnililcN of tinSeeonMlnn Movement
la .Sfvi-rr. 1 Stnlcfi.
Western cycling papers and several of the
dallies devote considerable attention to the
levolt lit the tanks of the League of Amer
ican Wheelmen. The Cjcllng West of Den
ver ridicules the areumptlon of the league
to control road racing 01 to draw the divid
ing line between amateur and piofesslonal
wheelmen. The prohibition of .Sunday racing
started the revolt , which has assumed seri
ous pioportlons In Minnesota. Colorado and
on. the Pacific coast. To tills his been added
other grievances , all tending to widen the
gulf between the cast and the west.
The League of American Wheelmen con
sul for Hah , writing to the Cycling West ,
declares that the league goes otitsldo of Ita
constitutional bounds In assuming to control
racing. The true puipoao of the league , he
sajs , was to secure legislation favorable to
"good roads" and "to asceitaln , determine
and defend the rlghtw of its membeis on the
public highways. "
Rumbles of the revolt In Illinois are quite
audible. Judging from these strictures in
the Chicago Chionlcle : ,
"That huge decaying octopus , the League
of American Wheelmen , has lot another .sec
tion of the United States slip from the grasp
of Its tentacles. Minnesota has walked away
from the selr-appolnted autocrat of the wheel
as If it were a thing without life.
"California , Missouri and Minnesota Lave
severed their allegiance to the old organiza
tion and each will be able to show that race
meets can be carried on without sanction , of
the League of American Wheelmen.
"Tho preliminary success of the three new
bicycle organizations furnish an evidence of
the ease with which the old organization can
bo defied. It was pointed out several months
ago In the Chronlcl < > that the League of
American Wheelmen had outlived Its useful
ness , and was without the power to pre
vent successful opposition organization. It
has been made plain that all that is nec
essary to defeat the League of American
Whoalmen Is organisation.
"The fact is , the League of American
Wheelmen Is a great bugbear. It has niled
with an iron hand Individuals , clubs and as
soclatlons without anj right to rule. It has
alwajs been a self-appointed power and its
sl/o has frightened people for jears. Only
after Its arrogance became unbearable did
It occur to any body of wheelmen to revolt
Once the i evolution started Is was oacn how-
easy a matter Is was to cut loose fiom the
really powerless autocrat.
"Chicago wheelmen have been slo'v to act
In their1 own behalf , but there Is a rumbling
In the ranks which Is full of suggctsthcncjj
When Chicago gets ready to say to the
League of American Wheelmen : "Wo will
manage our o\n affairs , " the way in which
to do it will not be hard to find. In fact ,
there Is nothing further necewary than to
organize outside of the League of Amcilcan
Wheelmen. Wheelmen in Chicago have hliei'
someone to attend to their business foi
years. They are waking up to the fact that
they can attend to It thomsclvca , and when
they firmly determine to do so the rest will
be easy.
"Illinois wheelmen have the Inherent right
to run their own affairs and the Inherent
power to maintain that right. A centril
state bodj- , made up of delegates from every
club In the ttate. would bo a Juat master.
Kvery wheelman in the
slate belonging to a
club would have a voice In the. management
of state cycle affairs , and no ono could com
plain of not having a fair representation In
the making of rules for himself and neigh
bors ,
"Tho League of American Wheelmen Is an
organization of Individuals scnttcicd all over
the land , and equity Is not to be had A nun
In Texas , another In New York and anotho-
In Montana may undeitahe to settle a matter
In Chicago , and It matters not whether It
Is a puioly ethical or purely Iccal issue A
big machine Is built up from these scatteilng
votej. and a bureau of autocracy Is estab
lished. Wheelmen all over the country bccm
determined to tear It down and build a new
stuicturo upon the basis of the right of self
goeminent. .
"If the wheelmen of Illinois will organize
a state association upon any fair basis of
ropiesentition , and tbcn send from that
body delegates to a national oigunlzatlon
they will have a government for their nffuirs
modeled after the goveinment of the United
States. Tills Is'believed to bo good enough
for anybody , "
JJIPVOMXG IV T1IK TVKOI , .
rjien ilie MniiiititlnrfrH Have
tlio I'eier.
Colonel George R. Waring , Jr. , commls.
sloncr of street cleaning In New Yin It City ,
made a blcjclo tour thiough the Tyrol last
summer. Colonel Waring has written for the
Century tv.n papers descriptive of his ex
periences. The second one "Illcycllng
Through the Dolomites , " appears In the
May number. Colonel Waring says.
" \S'e found that the blcjclo fever had
reached even to our landlord , who was ex
perimenting with an Iron-rimmed wheel ,
over which the saddle was supported by a
pair of elliptic springs. L tried It and
eald It went very well , though not HO soft In
as the 'pneu , ' I lifted it , and did not care
to go farther. I told him it was too hcavj * .
Ho said : 'Mawknlx ; muss starker seln'
That's nothing ; you must be stronger ) ,
Probably the extra weight of this wheel
would not bo considered In fixing the load
that a Tyrolese peasant would carry over In
the hills from tbo fields , and need not be
regarded as an obstruction to sport. The
wheels here are nil much heavier than oura at
and much stronger. They can bo sent up hill
by the tougher thews that grow In this
land , and for safety In going downhill they In
have very effective brakes. The best brake
hai two pieces of rubber about two and a
half Inches , long and three quarters of an
Inch square , which aio held flat against
the two quartern of the tiro. It holds
very firmly , and Ha friction does not come
on the part that is subject to the greatest
wear , It Is used , not with a steady pres
sure , but with successive light siueozcs.
When one becomes accustomed to It It gives
excellent control to any decree desired
even to holding the machine etocx ! still
under any load and on any grade. Even
the usual flat brake ha * a rubber face which
h6lis ! better and lasts longer than mctnl ,
My Anerlchti brake * were "not In It" on
tlieno hills , is compared with those of the
local wheels I rode. "
The uao of the break Is exacted by law
In all towns and It Is almost universal on
country roads ; so Is the furnishing of th6
wheel with a bell , but the better riders In
Innsbruck do not lisa thU In the city streets.
They siy they cart make their way nafely at
a moderate speed , Mf the people keep on
their way , while If 'hey are disturbed and
made nervous by a bicycle bell , they arc
liable to make some unexpected movement
that may lead to a collision I rememb r
a case of mutual dodging at a street cross
ing In iNcw York , between mjaelf and a
woman wtnii my bell had startled , which
came near being annojlng. Perhaps the
custom In Paris of hanging a little elclgh-
bell loosely from the handle bar Is safer. It
Jingles all the time , somewhat to the an
noyance of the rider ; but it has a faint
horsecar suggestion which keeps the public
on the lookout. Nowhere In Europe did I
sco the brutal quadrupedal "scorching" that
Is such a nuisance and such a danger with
us.
Another device 1 found to be In very gen
eral use In Tjrol Thks is a snap-clip for
holding the front wheel In line with the ma
chine , so that It may bo stood against a tree
or any other support without falling. It is
useful In pushing uphill with the hand on
the saddle The direction Is changed by
lifting the Irlnd wheel to right or left. The
clip is set or released In n moment.
As wo ieft 0111 lunching place we found
thu joung towbeada of the farm standing
In mute and respectful wonderment about
our wheels We gave them a bit of a ride ,
two nt a time , and left them enriched with
the memory of a sensation they had never
before known , and will never repeat and
will never foiget.
110OIJ UOAIIS.
The- Million * Ion it Sink * In Mini
The address delivered by Jtulgo Thaycr on
good roadfl before the Iowa Hankeis' associa
tion has been pi luted In full by the Depart
ment of Agriculture and cent all over the
country as oiuof the best arguments In sup
port of Improved highways ever delivered
"U If an Inside tlguie to put the amount
this country annually contributes to the mud
ilend at $250000,000 , " said he. "of which
amount Iowa pajs at least $8,000,000 a total
loss. Mud docs not give back anj thing to
anybody. Theie Is nothing reciprocal about
It. It is n lens complete , absolute and ir
recoverable , even in part. A man losca $1,000
by his lioii'd being destrojed by lire , hut
somebody is benefited by that loss. In le-
tiulldlng , the sawmill , the sash and door
manufacturer , the carpenter , the painter and
the plunibc-i find u market for material and
labor. If a bank discounts a note which
proves vvoithlcss the money , while a lora to
the b-inK. goes about on 1U mission anil Is
not a loss without somebody's gain. Mud
kno\vs > neither friend or foe. In the natural
organbatloii of matter mud may have u
place , but that place Is not 'In the road.
"The whole cotintiy is aroused as never
before over the subject of better lo-uls. The
necessity for such Improvements Is every
where admitted. No one says nay. Public
sentiment having become settled on this
point , the agitation of the question may now
bo directed to some featlble plan fur obtiln-
Ing money to make good roads. Thu road tax
has been doing Its work ever slnco iclvlllza-
tlon ( aught mankind how to use the shovel
and the hoe Hut the road tax lias not made
much he.idwaj In making permanent roads
It has made more mud , but few better roids
It Is Idle now to even seek to place the
hlanio an > where. It matteis not who Is at
fault. The road lax is all right , and H Is
the equitable method of lalalng money for
road purposes. A different plan of nuance .
Is what Is wanted. Not more taxes. Not
moro money.
"My plan would be to borrow money on a
long-time bond at a low rate , -Interest and
use the taxes to pay the interest and prin
cipal. To do this a great many people -will
have to conquer their prejudice and listen
to a Kind cf reason and aigument that they
turn from now with a solemn shake of the
head and the exclamation : 'No bonds. If jou
please , and no debt for road building. ' But
this plan of anticipating the payment of road
taxes to obtain the meat-a of building roads
does not depend entirely on borrowing money
of the government. It can be borrowed of
capltal'ats and associations engage 1 In loan
ing money , though the inability to borrow a
on long tlmo at a low rate of interest might a
i educe the number of miles of road a town-
a
ship may at ono time undeitake to build.
The plan , however , iem.ilns"
AVlilHiu-1-liinn < ) ' Hie AVIiccI.
The decision of the Associated Cjcllng
club in the matter of abandoning the annual
Decoration day road race was received with
a good deal of disappointment among the a
tticlng enthusiasts In this city. , The affair
has been so successful clnce it was first in
augurated that local wheelmen and racing
men have cotno to look upon It each jear as
ono of the Important events of the lacing
season , In fact the opening event of the
racing reason each year. Many amateur
wheelmen who do not care to compete in
regular track races would have competed In
fie race this year and It is the writer's
4nlon that had the uce been held there
ould have been nearly twice the iium-
bor of entries that there were last jear
However , It would have been almost Im
possible for the Associated Cjcllnj club
to Uavo held a road race over the Dodge
street course this jear. The late heavy rains
have washed the macadam cntlrclj1 out in
lilaces upon the road , leaving deep cuts , which
would endanger a man's life to ride
over with any Epeed It Is quite true tint
other comics might have been secured , but
lather than change the course It was de
cided to abandon the road race altogether
tMs year. There were several uthe1m
portant uaaons why the race Is to bo ab n
doncd foi the tlmo being , chief among them :
being that niiny of the popular rldeis of
Iho city and In fact the state that have
competed heretofore ! mvo Joined the profes
sional ranks , and are Ineligible to rlJu In
this jc-ir's race Theieforo It was thojght ?
best to ijlvo a tegular meet congi'tlnc ; of
short pnfftislonal and amateur races , clos
ing with a ten-mile amateur handicap. Suit .10
able prizes will be offered on all of the
events and a good Jield ot riders may us
looked for The admission to the races will
bo free whilea charge of 10 cents will bo
ma.le for beats in thi > grandstand. The ex J
position managers have decided to allow the :
uld fair grounds half-mllo track to remain
Intact until after this event at least and
possibly all season and the associated clubs
linvo secured It for Saturday , May 29 , upon :
which day the meet will he held.
Hack meet will undoubtedly draw Immense
crowds ai.d therefoio cteato additional In
terest In the sport , n. M. Cox of the As-
toclated Cyc-lIng club will have charge of tha
meet end 1ms announced tint entry blanl-a
will be out during the coming week. g <
In/ view of the fact that there Is to bo
piofcsalonal races at the coming Decoration lo
day nuet all of the local professional racing
nii-ii began training last week Many ot
them have been doing light road work for
the past month , but the majority have been
contenting themselves with a short spin now
and then , thinking that the racing season for n
them would not open until the middle of
June , and as thirty days Is ample time for
the averagu man to condition himself , many ;
of them did not Intend to begin training
before May 15. Charles Street park seems to lo
ho the populai training quarters , and will
bo used for that purpose until the half-mile
track at the old fair grounds can be put n
stripe- , which will probably be in about
ten days. Among the prominent local pro
fessionals who ara training- are McCall , Hoi-
ton , 1'roulx , CadKe and Mlerstcln. i
Frank T. Mlttauer , an old-time Omaha m
wheelman and racing man , who has been
the east for the past four years , has re
turned to this city , wheio he will nuke his
headquarters hereafter. Mr. Mlttauer wau
ono time the fastest rider In Omaha. This
was In the days of the good old ordinary , and
many is the time that ho has thrown dust
the boys' faces on road runs. He has long
slnco abandoned racing , and Is now content
with pleasure rides upon the modern safety. di
Ja
Captain Croxton of the Omaha Wheel club
hat ) called a ruu to 1'apllllan today , The
start will bo made from the club rooms ,
Eighteenth and nouglaa streets , promptly at fe
3:30 : a. m. The roads are in excellent con b
dition , and Captain Croxton promises the th
boja who turn out a fine ride and pleasant thU
time. Hr
H. E. Mockett of Lincoln , one of Ne w ill <
braska's prominent professional racing men , Wl
TV ho had In t j lo make Omahi his homo
during the co-ilng . , M < wn. has changed his
mind and non Intends to abandon racing
altogether. t0 his accepted a po mon as
manager of om > of UieUtP"110"8 ' ° r R 1irK ( ?
Chicago blcjcle manufacturing concern and
will make the Windy city his homo hero-
alter '
Onnha has gained another prominent pro
fessional rating man In the person of George
Mlcrsteln , n very'swift ' lad , who formerly
hailed from 9loux City , la. Mlcrsteln has
embarked In the itonfcctlonery business In
this city atidjwlll make It his home here
after. Ho will be a valuable acquisition
to our racing ! cod tin gent and Is bound to
become popular with the enthusiasts ,
It seems as thoirghicvery man , woman and
child ought to know the rules of the reid , but
there are many In Omaha who ride bicycles
and drive carriages , wagons , etc. , who are
either Ignonnt of road rules or are too sel
fish to obtcive them. For the edification
of those who do nod know the rules we give
a few of them below , which , If observed ,
will be the means of preventing accidents
that would otherwise occur1 Always keep to
the right side of the road or street In
meeting a team or bicycle pass to the right
In parsing team or blcjcle from rear pan !
on the right side. Always ride or drive
straight ntead and do not zig-zag across
the street or road In such a manner as to
prevent anj ono passing from the rear. He-
glnners should choose streets or roada that
are frequented but little , by cither other
wheelmen or teams , until they aio capable
of controlling their wheel well. Thla will
save many accidents to both wheel and
i Idcr.
Omaha lias Bcctircd the state meet of the
League I of American Wheelmen for 1897 , and
whllo the exact dale has not been definitely
settled as yet , It will probably bo July 3 and
f The meet will be held under tha auspices
of Omaha's 'OS Meet club A prlzo commit
tee consists of Messrs. Henderson , Hartry
nml Mlckcl to select prlres for the maet
1c 1 may be that the exposition management
can be Induced to allow the old fair grounds
one-half mile track to remain Intact for this
meet. If they can , the meet will In all
probability bo hold upon It and the one-
third mlle track constructed later. The
Irack committee have been unable to secure
i lease upon the grounds which they have
liad In view for a long enough tlmo to pay
them to construct a fine track and they think
a suitable location may bo found later , but
not In tlmo to have a now track ready for
the state meet.
VrroHtcil.
Once more , jour attention , that you maj
procure the world vvldo known llambler
blcjcle , 'Of models , ? CO , while they last , a
few only left In stock. Ilambler Store 40J
So. 15th St.
TOLD OUT a I ? COUKT.
A sea captain and a lawjer lived next door
to each other. One very windy night the
lawyer was reading a book in his study when
a terrific crash upstairs stattled him. Upou
Investigating he found that a chimney had
huilcd itself through his roof , doing con
siderable damage. Ho discovered It waa the
sea captain's chimney. Hastening down to
h's library , he pulled out hlg law books and
hunted up similar cases , devising and
scheming how he could secure satisfaction
fiom the detestable captain. While thus en
gaged a note arrived from his enemy that
cad as follows : ' " 'Sir. If you don't return
these bricks at oilco I will put the matter ID
the hands of the law. "
The anarchjst tfial Is a long way off and
Judge Gary stoiles are plenty as blackber
ries , relates the Chicago Pest. Dut hero is
.t late one that drifted in , and that piovea
pretty well the Iron nerve of the man who
sentenced theored-dag crowd to the gallows.
It was after , the trial and sentence , and
at the time when ( he appeal had been decided
in the supretne cbtirt. The last le al straw
of hope for the condemned men had bean
taken away. ' Every material point In the
ruling or the trial judge had been sustained ,
and the hanging must go on.
Jtldgee Gary was a lover of billiards He
liked a game , In the morning. It put him in
good condition , ho thought , for the work of
the day. The morning the papers came out
with the news of the finding of the supienie
court Judge- Gary was coming down North
Claik street at his usual hour , when he meta
promlnciu attorney with whom he had
often playee1 billiards , anj the two stopped
moment to canvaen the news. It had been
trying time for Judge Gary. Trom this
late day It is dilRctilt to realize how the
whole countrj had watched that anarchist
trial , and how Judge Gary had seemed a
sort of tower of
safety to society cveij--
where. The nerves of a lighter man would
hive given w y.
This monlng ho confessed ho was fesling
little shalcj. Ho had been on quite a ten
sion foi months. The ne-\s of the morning
was a further exciting catse.
"Thou come in and play a game of bll-
"No. I couldn't do myself Justice , " s-iid
the Judge.
"Then I might do myself the honor to beat
5011 , said the lawyer. "U will bo a novel
experience for me "
So they went In , and selected their cues.
They banked ami the Judge won. HO shot
mil mlssrd. The lawjer made three difficult
pnes. and failed with an easy draw. The
Itidgo took his place at the table , and ran
out the game of
fifty without a break He
lilajcd fast , and made billiards that
would
uum
liavo done credit to Ives.
"Well , " sjld the astonlahed
lawyer as he
nut up his cue. "how nenous
you aie th s 1
morning. If had
you hung sixteen -
wc-n ln-
- a
rcaf nervous " UI > P ° M y ° U WOUlU havc ak ao
They were going to *
try a colored man for
itcallng a quantity of raw cotton , and when
a
Lhe hour arrived I went up to the
courtr
wuo to hear the
case , 6ajs a writer In the H
Law Magazine. The prisoner
was a man
i Ui i . > eals of UBe aml had elected to
iilcail his own case. The piosecution proved
that the bag of cotton was found in his
ab n mid the property was fully Identified
s belonging to the
owner of a compiess.
Iho pilsoner asked no questions , but said [
wanted to make a statement and rent *
its case "wld do Lawd. " After a while he si
" "given an opportunity to speak
, and ho
iald
: :
"I war gwlne by that compress at 'loben
clock at night , when a voice called out
o mo : 'Hold on dar , Abraham Jones ! Vo'
ivas a pore man , an' jo' jest take 'long dls
jag o cotton to buy jo' some shoes fur ei
or weather , ' Den do bag foil at my feet ;
in' I dun took It homo. "
"Did you recognize the voice ? " asked the
ludge.
"No , sah , but I reckon it was an angel [
ivho spoke , "
"Then why did you hldo the bag when you
ot homo"ij :
"Well. sah , Jest as I got frew do gate
innoder voice told mo dat I'd better hldo
cotton fun a fc-w days. "
"Did you recognize that volco ? "
"No. sah ; but 1 dun reckon It waa o :
rolce from licabcn. "
"And that's your defense , la It ? " :
"Yes , sah. I'so willing to rest dls case :
do Lawd's hands. Do Lawd knows I
icber stele 'dat .cotton. "
"Hadn't jou be'tter have a lawyer ? " aug-
ested the judge.
"No , eah , I'so been gwlno ter church fur
last fo'ty years , an' I'm resting dls case
Ight in do hands of do Lawd , " :
"I shall have to give you four months ,
jail , Abraham "
"Huh" " What fur ? " 1 ' i | '
"Stealing that cotton. "
The prisoner received his sentence without ;
word seeming to have expected It , and was
aken away. Two weeks later I mot him
the streets of Selma , Jlfty miles away ,
md said to him : .
"Why , I thought you were la Jail for
our months over at Florence ? "
"Yaas , I was , " ho replied ,
"I remember that > ou put your case in
hu hands of the Lord , "
"Yaas , sahj an' I como out all right. " :
"But you got four months. "
"So I did , sali ; but arter servln' fur nlno
lays'de Lawd snowed me how to dig outer
ail. an1 yer I la. "
A Flood Sufferer. .
Indianapolis Journal : "You a flood suf-
erer ? Nit ! " bald the hired lady. "You
lave been hanging around town hero all :
his winter and spring , "
"Out I am , lady , Indeed , I am , " protected
, D'smal Dawson. "I got to tblnkln' of
that water , an' It made met that sick 'n' :
veak that I aia't teen even able to ask fer
vork. " |
BATTLE OF WILSON'S ' CREEK
Thrilling Episode of the War to Bo
Reproduced This Summer *
PRINCIPAL SURVIVORS TO TAKE PART
Clnjloii nml Colonel
M. W , UtiMer In Toll tlu- Story
lit Hie llnraiiiiimrnt nt
SprhiKllclil , .tin.
Mnjor J W. Eldrldge. chairman of the Wil
son's Creek battlefield reunion committee , Is
arranging for a spectacular demonstration
at the coming encampment at SprlngfMd ,
Mo , on the 10th of August , which ho sajs
will re-enact one of the most singular anil
romantic episodes of the war. After much
effort to locate and Identify the surviving
nctora In this dramatic adventure of the llrst
great trial of arms between the union and
the confederate forces on the Ozark plateau ,
the reunion manager has at lost found the
two principal characters deeded for his en
campment piny , and llioao gs.itlomen , now
gray with jears and each vve.ulng huh civic
honors , In addition to the distinctions of a
soldier , hiuo promised to vlsll Wilson's
Creek next August and tell their remarkable
Htorlcj. These two Interesting survivor * of
the Wilson's Creek battle are Uenernl Powell
Clayton of Arkansas , Juat appointed minister
to Mexico , and Colonel M. W. Huslor , now
major of Weatherford , Tex
The following story , wiltcs II. Clay Ke-
vlllo In the St. Louis aiobo-Ucmocrat , will bo
retold and some of the Incidents reproduced
with theatrical effect by the union and the
confederate veterans when they nppaar before -
fore the reunion visitors nt Wilson's Creek
on the 10th of August :
On the morning of the battle , soon after
Lyou's forces had become engaged with the
tea In front of 1'rlco and McCulloch'a camp
west of Wilson's Creek , a detachment of a
Kansas Infantry regiment was ordered to
support a federal battery which held a flno
position near the summit of the now historic
"Hloo'lj nidge , " wheio the union leader fell
a few hours later. Then ? were thres or four
companies detached for this Important duty
and the ennui captain took command of
the battery's support.
The battle now became general and ter
rific. Krom the summit of the wooded hills
bordering the winding course of the llttlo
river down to the mouth of Camp Ground
crcelc , near where Slgel's batteries Unit flrel
upon McCulloch's rear , the lighting was LOU
tlnuous. finally , Slgel'a German regiments
gave way before the charge of the Louisiana
and Texas volunteers , and the \lclorloub
"rebel jell" was heaid for the first tlmo In
the Wilson's creek \alley. The captured
union guns were turned upon Ljon's forces ,
and the exulting confederates , with theli
icar now relieved of the Hanking attack
which had proved so disastrous to General
Slgel's finely equipped command , began to
advance upon the federal front for the Ilual
v Ictory.UP
UP TUG HILL WITH A YKLL.
Up the long slope toward "Bloody Itldgc ,
through cornlleldn and blackjack forests , the
shouting recruits from Missouri , Arkansas ,
Louisiana and Texas moved In the fierce tu
mult of battle. This was ono of the wildest.
spectacles of the war , perhaps , for on the
rebel eldo the men who fought at Wilson's
Cieek had much of the aspect of a strange ,
heterogeneous mob. All kinds of half-or
ganized troops and all manner of weiporn
took pait In that battle. McCulloch's Louis
iana regiments were dressed in handsome
now gray uniforms and armed as well as
the military resources of the south at that
early stage of the war would admit. These
showy recruits from the sugar plantations of
the Creole state were the pride of the rebel
aimy that had come to claim Missouri for the
southern cause. And many of the gray-haired
mothers of the Ozarks today , who , In their
girlhood , looked with ardent favor on the
confedeiato flag , remember the gallant Louis
iana volunteers as a part of the romance of
thu war. The "Pelican Hangers , " the "Iber-
vlllo Grays" and the "Montello Rlllcs" were
distinct commands of the more chivalrlc
portions of the southern forces at Wilson'u
Creek.
In the rebel army that surged up the hill
which Lyon's forces held on that hot August
morning in 1SC1 , was the bronzed Texab
ranger , undei his broad sombrero , arrayed
in the picturesque trappings of an Indian
lighter. Ho had done wonderful deeds on
the Lone Star frontier , In over-matching the
cunning and feiocity of the Comauche wai-
rlor , and his fame as an invincible centaur
gave inucft promise to the southern cause
about the itlmo of the battle of Wilson's
creek.
ARKANSAS MOUNTAINEERS.
Hut in marked contrast with the Louisiana
chivalry and the Knights of the lasso from
the Illo Grande appeared tlie-- Arkansas
mountaineer In that rebel army , as it strug
gled with Lvon's men on the brow of
"Illoody Ridge. " From their log cabin
homes in the wilds of tiho 07-irks , drebsed
In mown and blue jeans , woven by their
mothers' and sisters' hands In the rude
looms of the period ; armed -with Hint-lock
rllles , queer old shotguns and savage-look
ing butcher knives , called "Aikansas tooth
picks , " these tall , uncouth recruits had come
to Price's army 'to ' fight for "southern rights"
and help drive back the "mercenary invader , " :
as the picturesque rhetoric of Dixie then
characterized the northern foe. In that Ar
kansas ; contingent of the rebel army many
mountaineer aimed with fatal effect an
old full-stock deer gun , which had never
known a more Jiostllo contest 'than ' the riv
alry of ai shooting match. ,
While the storm of battle raged furiously c
along the ridge west of the crecU and the
confederate forces were pressing the union
line at Its strongest point , Totten's battery ,
supported by the detachment of the Kanbat
regiment , cor tinned to sweep the southern
blopo of the hill with those deadly , shrieking
sheila which had early In the moinlng htai-
tled the rebel camp. In the meantime a rebel
Liatteiy had been advanced up north of the
ord of the creek , and was now firing at elcsc
range ' into the union line. One of Lyon'a
staff rode up to Totten's battery and , pointIng -
Ing out the enemy's guns , naked the Kanms
aptaln If ho could not capture them. The
letachment which had been supporting Tot
ten's guns at once rushed down toward the '
rebel line to execute the command. The
LWO armies by this tlmo had got somewhat '
Jivtangled , as the Louisiana troojKi and Sl-
el'a men had done early In the morning
the rear of the confederate camp , and the
Kansas companies charging tljo battery ap- '
liroached a regiment which they mistook
or union soldiers. The federal captain
3alled to the colonel of the approaching regIment -
Imont and asked the officer what troops he
'
ommanded The officer replied , giving the
lumber of Ma icgiment and using the then '
ather unfnnlllar letters , "C , 8. A " to desig
nate the confederate army. Hut few of the
111 Ion soldiers understood what the colonel
neant , and thu commander of the Kansas
roons , seeing hl men were thought to bo
ebcls , determined to resort to a statagein
o escape thi > peril of the situation. Asking
ho confederate colonel for permission to
tttach his men to the regiment , ho was as
signed a position In the column , and the
Kansas companies Immediately about-faced
uid moved forward toward the union line
M the first opportunity the federal captain
ulvanccd Ills men In front of the confederate
olumn and was rapidly pushing them for-
vnrd toward the shelter of LJOII'H guns ,
rVhen a rebel major galloped up and de-
nanded an explanation of this conduct. Con
cealment "as no longer possible , ilia Kan-
as officer knew that In a moment his men ,
vonld bo targets for ( southern shotguns and :
Seizing the confederate officer by
belt , the federal captain unhorsed
.he major in an Instant , and , calling for the
isslstanco of a comrade , the prisoner was
Iragged on toward the federal line , the rebel
inldlors being warned not to fire. A fixed
jajonet was pointed at the side of the cap-
Ivo to urge him onward , and also to oxo-
ute the threat of the federal commander If
ho rebels should fire.
OEffS THU MAJOR'S SWORD.
For a few eeconds the astonished confed-
iratea did not ehoot , and the Kansas men ,
rvlth their stupefied prisoner ran on tonurd
.he union forces. Then some of the rebel
loldlerti fired , and several of Iho Kansas
urn fell. The threatening bayonet pierced r
ho side of the rebel major and the wounded 1
irleoner sank to the ground , The union cap-
aln ran forward with hta men , taking with lo
ilm the sword of the rebel officer , and ea- Hibr
aped unhurt. lie carried the sword on to br
Springfield In the afternoon of that day , then brm
oolc It to Holla when the fragment of Loon's m
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retreated to that point , nml Kept the
\\eapon thiotigh the v\ar ns a souvenir of
Wilson's Creek. This Kansas soldier reached
the rank of major general before ho li ft the
service. He supposed that the icbel major
\\as \ buried nt Wilson's Cicek , and never
knew otherwise till long after the war.
Ono day this veteran of the union army
ivas showing an ex-rebel the captured svvorJ
ind telling its ( strange history , v\hcn the
southern man Informed him that the con-
'ederato major did not die. The bayonet
hnist had made a ghastly wound , but the
"obel officer was picked up In a moment by
ils own men and sent at once to a battle-
leld hcopital. After iccovering from this
. \ound the major resumed seivlco In the
eglmcnt , and was finally promoted to the
anlc of colonel.
When Major Kldrldgo heard this loninnllc .
tory ho began to correspond with the pari i
ko In order to secure their presence at the |
: omlng Wilson's Creek reunion. Ho now
las a promise from both of the men that
hey will be hero on the nnnlversaiy of the
jattlo and play their allotted parts In the
encampment drama , in which the union vet-
Tan will leturn the sword to his former
oeinan.
AX IM OiUJAI , 1MIA.YI3II.
Run Waller FOSH.
'Tho proper way for a man to pray , "
Paid Deacon Lemuel Keyei ,
'And the only proper utiuudo ,
IH down upon his Uncos. "
'No : I .should siy the way to pray , "
Said Ituvcroml Dr. Wlho.
'Is Htaiidinu atiaight with outstretched
arms
And rapt and upturned eyes. "
'O. no , no , no ! " sild nuter Slow ;
"Such pobturc is too uroud.
V man Kdould pray with ryeH fast cloded
And head contritely bowed "
'It Hccnis to mo his linntlH should bo
Austerely chipped in ftunc ,
iVlth both thumbs pointing toward the
ground , "
Said HeverenU Dr. Hunt ,
'Ms' yenr I fell In Hodglilna'well
Ho-iil llrst , " said Cyrui Urown ,
'With both uny heoN a-iticftln * up ,
My he-ad ti-plntln' down ;
Vn' r mndo iv prayer light then an'thcic
Host piayor I ever Kiid
i'ho pruyln'est prnyer 1 ever prayed ,
A-Htaiidln' on my head "
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0 may claim something elsu lo ho Juat aa
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The longest lallroad bridge of Europe , and ,
> fact , of the world , was recently opened
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The now railroad bridge over the Danube
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ate. For moro than nine mil en this bridge
rosses the Danube proper , and the so-called
jrrltory of Inundation , which Is annually
ndor water for a certain period of time. .
The largest span * are OUT the main
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the brldgo proper , without approaches ,
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nulppl bridge. 10,600 feet ; and the Forth
ridge , Scotland , 7,800. ,
The clear height of the brldgo over the '
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