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* wpVW"f " " " i * r - ft W * " T > ATTV RRFF7Y SPPTPMRVR SPORTS l\\\jljhl \ Om IJJlUlJUli 01 uIV10 Chat Concerning the Closing Events of the Summons Campaign. ARRIVAL OF THE TWO-MINUTE HORSE ili't i-mrnlx of Mil * rVnlnrj'n Aititil- Iliin In tinl.lKlit llnnirHN Ulnnn mill U lint It Men tin 'for ti ! < * llrcriltTM. The long-lookcd-tor hag at laU arrived. The two-nilnnlc horoo li here and his name in btar Pointer. He crossed the tvvo-mlnuto line before the end of the mlle had been reached and Iloaton furnished the theater ot the dramatic scene the most Interesting ; 1n Iho history of the sulky. Not until safety wheels were fitted to the spidery vehicle now used In harness racing vvo this achieve , jnenl considered possible. Since the advent ot the bike , however , the high water mark for both galto lieu been rapidly elevated , the racers reeling off the mile at a breath-taking clip. In 1SD2 , the year the bike was adopted , Mascot signalized the era with a mark of 2 04. Two years later Robert J reduced llili to 2 OU4 ; two years after this John II. Oentry cut this time a full second and a week ago Saturday Star Pointer reached the climax of l:5Vi ! ) , and the horse of the cen tury arrived. As remarkable n It may ocem , It la novertheleH true that It liaa taken a half hundred years to overcome a half minute with the light harness horoo. Way back In 1839 , over the old llfacon couiuo In HID atato famrd for Its mammoth mosiiultos and Hwcct potatoes , a hay gelding , called Drover , of unknown brooding and uncer tain age , paced the flrst mlle ever recorded below two minutes and thirty seconds , or , an the helrogllphlcs ot the horsey world of today put It , 2:28. : Hut PocohontOH was the flrst of the real champions and around her ntuno will always cluster nlomorlw of great ileedti , tor nho was Immeasurably ahead ot her generation. She was a golden chestnut , rwlth four white feet and a white nose like Jexter ) In the matter of markings , though neither of them ever became food for tn < ? crows , according to the old adage. In 18.T7 I'oraltontas made the mlle In competition In 2 17 Vi Twelve yearn elapsed after Pocahontas - tas appeared like a sun In the harne < w firma ment a compared with former satellites be fore any pacer appeared capable of reducing thn record that cho made with such alight endeavor And then It was a chip at a time. Yankee Sam went In 2.1GV4 in 1869. In the later ' 70s Sweetzer , Sleepy George nnd Sleepy Tom all took whirls at the record until the last named had finally beaten It down to 2.1'JU In 1S71 Little Drown Jug , an own brother to the sire of Star Pointer , the present champion , and the first of all the harnclw homes to croes the two-minute divide , was the next champion to appear. Ills career on the turf was a long and honor able one , and after him came the perennial Johnston , who carried the- figure * down to 2 OGU In 1884. Ho was followed In turn by Idttlo Direct. 2 00 ; Mascot and Plying Jib , who tied at 2 01 ; Ilobcrt J , 2 01V6 , and John It. Oentry , 2.00'i , and now , after half a century , tha halt minute has been finally wined out and the first and long looked for two minute howe has appeared In the great and wonderful Star Pointer. But the following table will give the dates und details aa to how the flldevvheeling rec ord has born loweied during the last halt century : , , Driii'r 1) K. , 1(3 ( Hcacon course. New Jer sax Oct J UJS . " 1 iitmj KINler , Br. m US-Albany , .N . \HS 1 1SI4 . - ' I nUnown ill K . 1ST lie icon rouiae. New lui-ev VUfc - , im . . . . . . . . . . .I. . . . . . . . - IM ID R. 184 Union course. Ung Inland. . . . . . . --l'i i"l'i N . AUR 2 , 1S31 i" - - 1'el m K. 1M Union course , Long Inland. N Y . beit. 9 , 153.1. . . . . .1 . .MOM , 3'tft ro K . 1M Union , course , I..OIIB Isliind. " " ' ' 1'ouilinntam. ch. mi."lsi7"by'iron'i'cuilmuiS ) , iluni \ > y Illff Sh ikpsin-are Union course. I , I N. "i . June 21 , IWi ' i.liV , iHnkrp Snm. dn if , IBS UrlcksIlle , . , bw.'ctzcr. Br. B""isrs'by ; Tom Cnnvifer-Uiilj l-Hi-low. b > lino's Tom Ilul ; Cleveland _ " ' ' ' ' ' bleew oiorgo. b "B'i'i'sC-b'y'Ylelmont IJIli. Uoiliestcr. N IT. . AUK 7. JS79 . . . . _ . . . . . _ - ' > ll\i\fr i'ar\on. \ by Gray's lorn Hal , Oak- laml Ca | , Doc. .3 , 1878. . . . . . . . - I- hlioiii 'loin , ch K , 1&68' I'V lom Hoiro , diim b > Hum Huzanl , Columliim , O. July "II IHT'I . . . , ! . < * . " V . . . * . . ' . . . -.H 2 hl'rrii ) loiii , ch K , li6S by 'loin Holfe ; iluiii by Nun Ila/ttiil. ClilcaiTo. Ill , Ju'y ' ° "i l "i J ' * ' ' l.Ut'lP . br. K. IW. l Olbnon'H Tom Hul-MMle , by John NetliLiUnd , Iluitfonl , ronn , Au > - 21 U81 H'4 JiilitiHlon , b K. . IS77. 1 loc n IFF * It C arc > .Muviby bwecilnB-s Ned l-\irrcst , ClilcaRo , 111 Oct , 1S8I i " W JohiiKlim. b K . 1877. b > Joe U-nwelt-r.il e > Mine by Swcetlns's M ; I 1 irrett , ChlcaKO III Del ' ) , IkJ ) ; - MI Dlnut , bl h IS- , h > Dlrcctbr-ncliora. bv llihd , liiilPienilcnca | , In , Sepl. I. 1S31 . . 200 II isiol b B. , ns5. by Deceive Miss Dtl- nioje , Terr.- Haute Iml . Sent 19 U 2 M riylnic Olb , b B. . ISM b > Algona Mlclillc- tiran Manby Sllilillctown , Clilcnuo III , Sepl 1' , 1W3 , . . . . - ' " * Jtob.it J. b K , 18SS. by Ilnrtrord Ocr- iilillni1 bs JiS Ooulil : Tort \Va > nc , Iml AUB 31 HJI - ' IH Hobfil J I' K. 11SS , bj llarlford-aer- Hlilliu' . l Jay ( lould , IncllanuiiollH , Ind nnbi'rt .1 b. K. 1" > S . ' by Hnrtfor'il-C.er- nlillni' bj Jay Clouhl , T rro llnule , InJ , 1 lit II ' 1S9I . . . . . . . . . . . . - 'Jl Jiiliii , b li , 1S"J. bjAHliliiml \Vllki-s Damp AV ooil by WcdK'wood , Cllvnn rallt , N. Y , , fcx > pl. 10 IS1 * ? t OP John II llcntry , b h. 1SSS , by Aslilnnil \VlllvPH Dame Wood , by AVedgewooil I'oillnnd Me , Sept 21 IVJb , . .Z OJ'j ' Btar I'olnlfr. It li . Wi. by. llrown Hill S HintaKeH | b > Knlglil'H bnnw llecln : IlriOltlllp , Mnts , Auu. 2S , 1SJ7 1 : 9' As the summer verdure assumes autumn's IirlHht but melancholy tints a icvlval of life .ind animation Is noticeable In tbo big ath letlo circles of the east , and before one fairly realUi'3 It we will bo In the midst of a very maelstiom ot foot bill battles Already candidates for the teams of the big colleges have been notified to report within the com Ing fortnight with all the necessary para phernalla for early practice. There will bi but few- changes in the ranks of Princeton's Tigers. The same mon whoso skill am ffortu brought victory to the orange and black last year with an exception or two will lespond to Captain Coclnan's slogai thla fall The Ural weeks of practice wll Include Kicking , catching , punting , tackling nnd falling on tbo lull , but.many si rub game will be played befoic the opening day o college Thu prospects for succe&s on th diamond and cinder path arc far less prom lalng than on the gridiron. ( Inly llvo of las year's championship ball nine will return to college , and o there are no new player of note In the entering class to fill vacancle thi > Tigers must depend upon their ablllt ' to develop players from the mc'ti now li college 'Iho pitchers' bo\ will bo Prince ton'a weakest spot , _ --t Is from the out 1 look at this advanced tlatn. For Harvar tbo foot ball prospects are not overwhelm Ins. Her bt-st men are out of college an an entirely mm set of backs will have to b developed. Of com so there is considcrabl good umtoiltil at hand , and as tbeie will evl di-ntly bo an absence of last year's ala | , bans coaching methodM In coaching practice things may brlghteli up consldeubly He most Important games this year will bo wit Yalu on November 10 , at C'ambrldse , an Mrs. A. II. Crausby , Meinphifl , Tonn. , puitl no attention to n enroll lump in Her breast , but it soon developed into a cnnrur of the most malig nant typo. The best physician.1) in New York treateil her , and lin- nlly ileolareil hur case hopeless. As a Inat resort , S. S. 8.aa given , and an Immediate improvement re sulted ; n few bottles tles cured lier ooumletcly , and no sign of the dis ease has returned - ed for ten years. Books on Cancer free ; oddrcsa Bivlft o. , AUauta. ( U. with Pennsylvania on November 20 , at Philadelphia Both of these will call for the full strength ot the Crimson , nil as there Is only two months In which to develop - velop the new material the coaches have no easy task before them A game with Prince- ton I ; ) at the present outlook extremely problematical. The relations between the two teams after last fall's game at Cambridge - bridge were decidedly strained and the gent cral feeling Is toward not playing again , at least not this year. A game with Princeton - ton would necessarily be a hard one , and thrro hard games are thought to bo too many In one season. If the game Is played It will be somewhere near tbo end of No vember at Princeton. In base ball Harvard will bo seriously crippled by the loa of sev eral men , Including her star battery , and In rowing the aspect Is even more gloomy , but Is expected to brighten up before long , as every confidence Is felt In Lehman , the English coach , despite the memory of PoiiRhkeepSle. There Is one thing Harvard will have , though , beyond all possible doubt , ind that Is the finest athletic field In all America The foot ball outlook for Yale Is also somewhat shady , tliat Is to thooc vvho would like to see Old nil this year again head the list of college teams on the grid iron H bad been hoped last year , when Yale waste to wisucc"j tul with Princeton , that this cornIng - Ing season a toot ball team might bo turned out whlr'i would regain the laurels lost list fall , but It does not look that this hope Is to be realized. Captain Jim Uogers , on whom depends. In great part , the proper pre liminary training of the squad at the open ing of the college year , la now Just recov ering from a severe attack of typhoid fever , and It la feared ho will not be In condition to begin work with the team when college opens , but It IB now probable that ho will bo able to do the work when practice begins. Not much attention will be paid this fall to any other branch ot athletics than foot ball. Keene rltzpatrlck , the trainer whom Yale secured last year to take Mike Murphy's place , will return October 1 , and will do ome work with the track team simply In order to set a line on his men. Some llttlo practice will also bo taken In rowing , but the only aquatic event this fall will bo the Interclass legatta at Lake Whitney. No work In base ball outside of Individual practice will bo done until after the Christmas vacation. Kttenslve Improvements In the layout of the foot ball gridiron at Yal fleld ate nearly completed , and by the tlmo college opem on September 30 , It will be the- beat foot ball Ik hi in the country , coating from $10,000 to $1J,000. The University of Pennsylvania has , without doubt , this year , ono of the baldest tanks that was ever presented to her In her foot ball history to build up a team which can maintain the high standard of ex cellence set by Its predecessors. There la a woeful lack of material never before expe rienced and she will do well to develop a team which can make a strong chow ing in ill of It ? names Cornell Is gradually quieting down after Its magnificent and decisive \lctoriqs on Iho water over Yale , Harvard , Columbia and Pennsylvania this spring , and Is turning Its attention to the development of athletic tcaiub that will win glory for the carnelllan and white on the land. Of course , the crows will , ns for many years In the past they have , contlnuo to command the lion's share ot attention at the young American university thai nestles among the hills In central New Yotk state nnd looks proudly down on the beautiful blue waters of Lake Cayuga. In spliod , however , by the continued succes3 on the water and bccau e there Is very little additional glory left to bo gathered home to Ithaca from that branch of Inter collegiate sport , the Cornellians are going to make a tremendoiiH effort to bring up theh land porte to the same high piano on which their aquatic sports rest. The prcspcct for the foot ball fceasoa Is not a brilliant one. lly graduation the elevin last year Icet it * star men , the great- e"t loss being of Joseph \V. Oeacham. Cap tain Mc-Keevcr Is a good , hard worker and a fair halfback Ho will go to work on a nu- mcrous lot of undeveloped material with the aibistance ot "Pop" Warner , captain of th. . ' 94 team , who has been appointed head coach nnd a number of other alumni. Hairy Krank of t.hlb city , who played substitutb quaitcr-bach last season until taken 111 , ro- tuinn to Ithaca on Thursday , ami will glvo tomebody a hustle foi the Job of passing the ball back. Cornell will have Its usual games with Harvard , Princeton , Pennsylvania , WII- 'liams and minor college teams The Penn game will be played In the- Quaker City on ThanUeglvlng day. tX-Captalns WycKoff and lleacham of Cornell will act as umpire and rcfcieo respectively for the Penn-IIar- vard game. While the blood-curdling game of golf has not yet succe-ded In setting the transmls- sourl ilver country on fire. It may not , In my endeavor to keep a running tab on out and indoor sports of all kinds , be malaprppoa to mention that Miss Ileatrlx Hoyt of New York again won the woman's championship of America a. few days ago , succeeding hers - s ° lf both as champion and as the possessor of the cup emblematic ot this honor. Miss Hoyt beat MlM Nellie Sargent , a dangerous rival , by a small margin. In the presence ot a large and ultia fashionable attendance. "You know I think more of the runnTs than I do of all ethel classes of sport com bined. " remarked "Minnie" Cahn , the local thoroughbred encyclopedia , to a group of plub members down at the Turnover last night "and 1 have be ° n looking into the claim that the Futurity race last SatunUy was won by reason of the wretched condition ot the Coney Island track , and I have arlryed at the conclusion that there Is no good founda tion for the claim. It may have had some llttl Influi'iitv on the result , but when you iccollc-ct that the race was won In precisely the same time that Kutterflles ran it In 1894 " 1 11 , you will tea how Insignificant was" thin Influence. One-eleven has never been beaten but once , by Ogden. who won It In'l 10 last -.car , carrying 115 pounds Ileuultal won It In 189.1 In 1 U 2-5. with 115 pounds up , In Hequltal's year there weie twenty starters , In Ogden's , nine , while nine teen faced the starter three weeks ago I/A lunette carried lir. pounds She Is a bay filly bv Klngllke ( son ot Imp King Rrnest by King Tom ) dam Juliette , by Imp Stone- heiiK" < k Blair Uhol ) : cond dam Jullctta by Ceiiboi ; third dam Julia , by Imp Glencoe This Is the second tlmo In the history o the futurity that the race , has been won by a nily. nutlet files In 1S94 , being the first of her sex to land the prbe. L'Alouotto iniido her maiden start at Morris paik las May In the Gaiety stakes. In which sh- l an seiond to Kltefoot. and I think she. Is plenty good citmigh to rank with horses that have won the- great event In the past The Ilee raid it wim an Inferior field the Sunday after ibe race , but I think any field with nineteen ttarters , In such an event should b < < de-'lKiiated anything but Intel lor Kaiimr Burns of Ills nock , la. and th champion'cat.-li-ai-iatch-cau wrestler'of th world who Is horn with Jim Gallatln. Hi well known Winner hoiaeman and athlete pi-ill an lioiip In my olllce yesterday after jinon talking over old tlfnca. The farmer an I are iwl of a ld laug Bine. Wo wont a over the Incidents of Tommy Hyan-Jac ( Willies fight at South Omaha flvo years ago the time Hyan was BO foully robbed out o ibid dues by alleged Omaha and South Omaha 'f ' ports ; talked about the exciting night when , , the .runner won tame and fortune by de feating the unconqucred Kvan Lewis in Chi- rmo and his recent victory over the Ham bouvdiit Dan Mel-cod , and a bundled and onu other Interesting events of the past. After ihe wtettllni ; tourney at the Charles Street ivark tonionow evening , when thn Tanner l" 0ml Gallatln will endeavor to down , catch- aa-catch-ean , ten men In ono hour for a $100 $ take and pi-rcuitage of the gate , the two athletes will crofa the continent In the In terests of a big International wrestling tmunument to bo pulled off In either New YjirU or San Francisco during thn fall of ' 9S The Idea Is oilglnal with the Farmer , but ho has Already Interested some of the best Known hporting men In tha country and there Is little or no doubt of the- ultimate siiccpfcs of the prospect. Thu Tanner's plan b to bring the heat ot the Kngllsh wrestlers to thlr. lountiy and put them agalust tb.9 brst Anieiiwn talent , and he believes they can be evenly matched from the feather iiu to the he-ivy weight class , but It this li not femlbln Ills Idea U to match the famous heavies In a big mUs-and-out match at catch- af-catch-ean Kiiglaud la full of great wreHlerri today , but the pick .accotdlug to llurju' notion , would bu Tom Connors , Tom Clayton. Joe Carroll and Ike Smith. This Is a , formidable quartet and the four Americana v bo can beat them are gieat men Indeed. The Faimri saja the trick can bo done all right and the sooner the opportunity la offered the better he will be pleased. Tor the American Icxim he nuineo blnitelf , of course , us he la the premier of them all ; Kvan Low Is , Dan Method and Tom Jcnklni Thero'g a team , ho thinks , can Unillc any tour men the world can or ever has produced. The American four would hive n. little advantage In weight , hut not enough to make any serious handicap , and IHirns considers the match an equal one. As thu same prospect Is being worked upon In England 1 farmer says he thinks an offlclil announcement ol the consummation oT the scheme will be made before the snow files. As to the tourney at the Charles Street park | tomorrow evening , well , It will bo no slouch In Itself To throw ten trained ath letes In an hour's time should be n task on the herculean order , and while the chances arc that the two professionals will succeed In the undcrtaktnfg , It Is a potent fact , Judging from the character of the men who will make the struggle with them , that they will know they have been In a fight when they get through. W 12 Uachr the Thuistoti Illlle crackerjack , will open the evening's excitement , pitted against Hums ; Uudolph Havlka , the local llohemlan gymnasium Instructor will follow with Gallatln ; then cornea George Kcndal , the South Omaha AJax , and Uurns ; Oscar Nast , the German turner celebrity , and Gallatln , Dan Ilaldwln , the Hercules of the metro politan police force , nnd Hums ; Ed U. Mor gan , lightweight champion of Nebraska , and Gallattn ; Alexander Armstrong , the Chicago strong man , and Durns ; Dave O McMillan , the DCS Molnes champion , and Gallatln , Roy Maul of Kansas City and Hums , and Tom. Kcndrlck , the catch-as-catch-can giant of St. Louis , and Gallatltl. Alter this strug gle has been decided , Farmer Uurns and Gallatln will glvo an exhibition bout. In troducing all the holds and breaks , locks and other features of the different styles of wrestling , forming a most atractlve even. Ing's card. VOIIUST , rini.n AMI STIUSAM. Weekly Itnmlile irHli tlio I.otrrn nt Out-nf-l > i > orx. Did you ever go fishing In August ? If you did , your miccess , I'll warrant , was anything but good , and you were almost reduced to the condition of collapse when you got through. There are two reasons why fishing In the latter part of July and during August Is poor. Tlrst , the fish are gorged with tbo natural food found In every river , stream and lake , as during July and August Insect llfo Is at Its zenith and fish will not take artificial bait at this period of the year , especially If natural feed Is plentiful. Fish are something1 llko the human family , they like to Ho still during the hot days and It Is not until the coolness of evening settles over the waters that they again take an Interest In llfo and move about In exer cise. In waters where the May and June fishing Is good , the August sport Is always poor and the few fish caught during the hot months do not pay for the trouble and an noyance It entails upon one to catch them. It will be many a day before I forget an Octobei flt'hlng experience I had several years ago up at Kaccoon lake , South , Da kota Our party of thre > was camped on the banks of that beautiful sheet of water dur ing the flrst three weeks of October , 189J Grouse , ducks , geese and snips had become less and less palatable and we all hankered for a change. One day the lawyer rolled over on the grass , lit his pipe and suggested that wo try the lake for fish. Wo laughed at him. In the first place It was too late In the fall for fishing up theie , and In the second place , we thought there were no fish In the blue Kaccoon. However , the projector of the Idea got illed and refused to touch a gun until ho had demonstrated that there were. So out of the depths of the camp chest ho pulled a bamboo rod real , fly , epoon and plain hooks , gathered unto himself a tin pall and left with the flattering remark that we were chumps and did not know what we were talking about and that when ho returned ho would have flsh. After the Iapo - of about an hour Stoiky and I took our guns and went after snipe , simply to kill time until It was time to cross the lake for the blind. When we arrived at the landing there was no boat In bight , and wo did not relish a tramp of five or six miles , so we skirted the edge , hoping to kick up a few enlpe. Wo had not pro ceeded very far , however , when we espied the barrister in the boat located In a. charming little lagoon casting and working as only an Industrious fisherman will 1 offered to clean all the fish he caught anil hla answer was , "All right , old man , " and then came a muttering , which I did not catch distinctly , but It was something like , "thero will bo trouble in this neck ot the Umbel pretty soon " Aftei a few more easts ho threw down the rod and pulled In and then I realised the contract I had on my hands , . black bres , pickerel , croppies and sun floh until you couldn't rcot and I cleaued flab for that outfit until my patience would stand It no longer , foi there were something like fifty or < = > ixty pounds yet uncleancd , befaldea the small ones I made him thiovv Into the lake again. The next day we heaid that a party from Sioux City Ind s > pent the month of August at that place on a fishing trip , and that their entire catch did not equal that ot our friend on this single afternoon. Thla is Htrong evidence that fishing la ex ceedingly poor in the dcg days , but good In the early spring and late fall TOKBES PAKK. STUKGIS. S D , Sept. 1. To the Sporting editor of The Dee. At. you are Interested In all matteis pertaining to field sports , allow me to write you a few lines from this country. I have been up heie a few days on my summer vacation and J wish to tell you what a countiy this Is for game. The other day my chum , Dick Forbes , and myself , went up what la known as Dead Man's canyon and the dogs ecarci ! up an old beai and four cubj We killed the old dam and captured the cubs The old ono had thebiand of "D D" on her flank and I presume she was ono of the late Judge Dandy's bears , which bad strayed down hero from the Dig Horn country. There are a gieat many deer here , bul theio Is a law against shooting them am wo do not molest them. The country is alive with wild fowl , prairie chicken , qua ! " and grouse , and If It Is fishing the tporta- man wlbhej , this Is the place. We weio u | Dead Man's creek fishing a few days ago anil caught foity-nlne line trout , the smallest weighing 1 pound and thiee ounces. If yoi would lll > e to hear fiom me again let me know. I am only a boy , but very fond ol 'fleld spoils. Tom Chambers WHITMAN. Neb , Sept. 3 To the Sport Ing lUIItoi ot The Bee Grouse shooting wll bu excellent this season. Have had fine sport with cuilew and plovei. fishing li lakes north of this place has been the finest for years. A catch of 300 In two hours by two men Iw the lecord Fred Howard. The fall IIthing down at Langdon has opened up with remarkable vigor , and , Judg Ing fiom the recent torrid w either wo have been having , rathei prematurely , Never tholejo black bas > s and cropple have been taking the lure with great avidity down thcio during Ihe past week , and some really line baskets have been caught. Ernes Hopps of Nebraska City spent Wednesday and Thursday at John Brown's Hunter's Hosoit on the lake and made a catch o eighty-five pounds of bans , four of whicl tipped the males at nineteen and onc-hal pounds llrown , the proprietor of the hoslrlrle , Is said to be the best fisherman to bo found along the old Nlshnabotna val ley , and he bays all the signs point to ex ceptional flue sport at Langdon this fall. 'Iho bass and cropple fishing end wood duck shooting lu good theio now , and later the quail will f mulsh great bport , to say noth ing of the vvlbl fowl faintly In general A II Weckbach of Plattsmouth Is th . owner of the most magnificent specimen o the St Uernard dog to bo found lu till whole western country He Is not only th grandest in size , but the handsomest In foun ard coloi and all the points which ar necesnary In the make up of a perfect spool men of 'this loyal mcmbei of the canine family "Hardy" towers above the ordinal y dog llko a Numldlan lion over a coyote. H U of pure white , with yellow markings and weigh * nearly 170 pounds. Mr Week bach , who has Just returned from a two months' visit in the old country , brough him from the celebrated Itadmann kennel In Z'erlch , Switzerland , and bad to pay $24 duty on him In Now Yoik Ho Is o the world-famous Herculcs-Dlana strain , am is unquebtlonubly one of the mo.it unjior St Ueruuids in America I CJoodley Hrueker and Billy Naaon put In couple of days out near Nellgh last wee with the chicken and when It U stated tha they bagged seventy full grown young bird In one day's shooting It will bo understooi that there grand birds are not altogether ex terminated In thU state yet. A little senstbl legislation might taw the chicken for Ne Uiueka for uuuy year * to coma. Spcaklui of these grand binta , the Forest and Stretm says : "The eastern part of the great pralrlo region which extends Irregularly through a broad belt from the duit of Mexico north ward Into llrltlsh AmVilca , Is more thor oughly cultivated ai.3 'domiciled ' , and more exposed to the ravaged 'of the army of shoot- era who reside there.anu thence eastwat.l to the Atlantic coast. { AftHculture each year oncroachra more and Inbre on the wild pralrlo laud , thu < destroy Ing'ttif best equilibrium of food supply and hablKf When such con ditions pass a certatn Point , and excessive destruction of the blrtN and unfavorable habitat prevail , thelr'milnbcrs ' will be greatly- reduced or wholly exterminated. In the less hlckly settled plaitesi as near Drltlsh merlca. where the'blM ' now finds abunl- nce ot food and wild prairie , the land will e thoroughly settled In time and devoted o extensive agriculture , when the same con- Itlons which worked the chlckcn' dp,3true- on In the older sections will be repelled gain In the new There yet remains a vast Met of country In Minnesota , Dakota and lanlloba. where the favoring conditions of itxcd grain-bearing land and wild prairie xlst. thus affording the needed food supply ngo and cover , No doubt as the yeirs xics , and with them come a denser popula- on , this will necessitate the taking up of 10 wild land for agriculture , and the con- Itlnnn which have been so destructive to the hlckcn In Kansas , Arkansas and Mlnnc- ota , and , parts of Illinois and Indiana and omo other states , will again be In force. We lay expect then the same destructive ic- ults. " I received the following letter from an old rlend of mine at Waterloo ycaterday. It xplalns Itself- WATEKLOO , Sept. 2. Dear Sandy. There are more teal In the lakes this fall ban I have seen for five years. Hanger's ake , Horse Shoe and all the ponds are full f them. Yesterday Doe and myself went to langcr'a and Dcciohuc lakes and klljed \\cnty-tbrto blue wings In about two hours Como out and I will promise you some fine hooting. Bass and pickerel are biting veil. I have heard that the lakes and loughs north of Valley are full of teal. In the new book of game laws just Issued by the U. M. C. Co. , llrldgeport , Conn. , I lotlco that camels are protected In Arizona ho same as deer , antelope and elk. It may ccm strange that camel can be hunted In \rlzona , but such U the case Many years ago that part ot the country was known as he Grtat American Desert , and several : amel were brought from Africa to carry he mall across the sandy waste. Tney vere found to be useless , however , owing o the stcny condition of the country , and vere turned loose In Arizona They have Ived there for years , but Increased slowly. Vow and then a circus man will capture one , ibut for food they are almost worthless ; ct they arc protected the same as deer and elk. Sportsmen desiring a camel hunt can go to Arizona after the Hist ot Augu-st and : hat animal will "get a hump on lilnuelt" 'or the benefit of all gueiners. W. E Kessler , managci of the amateur : ournament which takes place at DCS Molnes on September 14 , lli and Ifl , sends mo a program of the events for that shoot , They have been arranged at fifteen targets ach , entrance $1.25 , with if our moneys and . merchandise prlo to fifth place ; only amateurs will be alldtved to compete for the cash prizes ' -Gti3 Zimmerman 6f New York , the cham- ilon illle shot , liAre Jthan distinguished liinibelf on the other < 3ldb He took part In i shoot at EndlngencGcfiiany ! , where he was born , and shot against the best marksmen In that section of the country. He not only kept up his record , butdefeated ( all of his opponents and alsp _ wan the tltlo ot schuetzen king. HerftooR the fifht prize at every target and madq , the highest scores of the shoot Zlijynej-nian arrived homo ! ayt week and brought , . with him a large tiox of prlzcb , and trojmlcs which he won across the wa'ter. j , / The official bulletin. # t the Sportsmsn's association foi thefomonth of August has been received It is. ijuthe same neat forji as previous Issues and vcontalns a number of Interesting stoiles of gunning and fU-h- Vng , with illustrations Sportsmen who do not belong to this association should be come members , as the object Is a good one and the cost very little frel Gilbert of Spirit Lake la , won fiist average for two days at Warsaw , Inl , recently. Ho broke 330 out of 151 shot at , an average of 94 G per cent. Kolli Hclkes , with his repeating gun , was only one bird behind Gilbert for the two days ? ( tiicNlloitH and YIIMVUTN. OMAHA. .Sept. 3 To the Sporting EdlU- of The Bee Please state In Sunday's r > ap ° i low a quarterback k ck h played and ob'lge G. G L Ans All the kicks I know- anything abo.it li the drop , place punt , otf , out and free [ tick. The quarterback kick Is a new one on me OMAHA , Sept 3 To the Sporting Edito. ot The Bee Please answer in Sunday's Bee who the two Hayden Bros base ball nliyeis were that were paced by a freight train from Walioo to Colon on Decoration diy last and Lade the phenomenal time of five minutes A Header. AM Don't know. OMAHA. Sept. 3. To the Sporting Editor of The BeeTo decide a bet , please state in next Sunday's Bee when Shannon managed the Omaha ball team and on what grounds did they play ? Two Cranks. Ans Shannon was here In " )0 ) and ' 91 On the University park giounda , North Twen tieth Htieet OMAHA , Sept 3 To the Sporting EdIUr of The Uee- Please give me In Sunday b Bee the name of some dog lander as near Omaha as possible that has a good breed of bulldogs Would like to get a pup f E B I Ana Johnny Carlow , Omaha. BLAIK. Neb , Sept. 2 To the Sporting Editor of The Bee I see In The Omaha Bee of August 22 that Star Pointer paced a mile In two minutes flat at Washington paik , Chicago Wus this correct ? A vvagc-1s n that be did Please answer In next Sun day's Dee who wins A Constant neadei. Ais It was a tclegiaphlc mistake. He- did not make the time mentioned. WHITMAN , Neb , Sept. 3 , To the Sport ing Editor of The Bee Please publish In Sunday's Bee Instructions for laying out a half-mile oval track , also kite-shaped , and oblige Fred Howard. An3 Lay off two straight sides. COO feet each ( parallel ) anil 452 feet 4 % Inches apait , connected at each rod with a perfect scml- c icle ( ladlus 22G feet 2 3-1G inches ) , place the fence exactly upon a line so formed ( which Is the Inside uf the track ) , and the track will measure exactly a half mile three feet from the fence ; the outside fence to be plated according to the width of the track desired If not cobvenlent to obtain an engineer to inn the curves , It can be done as follows Place a center stake midway be tween the parallel Bttalght lima at each end , take a wire with ai loop at the end , loose enough to turn upon , the stake , and measure upon this wire 22GqfeeL 2 3-1G Inches ( the raalua of ( be curves ) , which , from the center stak" , will exactly rCfich the ends of the straight lines ; then , dljcrlbe a seml-clrclo , beginning at the end of ono straight side , putting down a stake every twelve feet , If that U the length of the fence panels desired Never built a kltc-sliapyd IlED OAK la . Sypt ,3. To the Sporting Editor of Tbo Bee Will you please publish In your Sunday paper the following 1'iforma- tion 1 In 1886 did John K Gentry make es good aa 2 OOV4 * 2\\'hat | was the hist tlmo made lust year AWO ) . clTTier trotting or pacing' 3 What are the first five cities In order regarding bank tll-arances' 4 What position does Kanbas City stand regarding bank clearancM * Charles K Tilly And (1) ( Yfs (2) ( ) John II Gentiy's ( J ) New , York Boston. Chicago and Philadel phia (4) ( ) Tenth The clearance table ap pears In Saturday ' < * Dec regularly HASTINGS. Neli .Sept 2 To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Bee- Would you please glvn me the addie + a In your papei of some parties that keep Scotch and Skyo terr'crs ' ? Chicago address preferred , expect to be tbeic teen A Pkkena Am Call on secretary of Meticouta Ken- nil club Chicago SIOUX CITY. Sept 2 To the Sporting Editor of The lice To decide a wager i > lej estate state In next Sunday's Bee which hand wins In a gamp of double high live , G.being ! game A It ! 51 and B 41. A bids 12 end B lalaes the bid to 13 and makro high , jack game and both fWea , total , U , what ho bd A holds the low. both going out which one wins the game ? A Sioux City Header , Ana. A. ' < V5'J < > C.J1'VW > . > . > , X > "VXJ $ $ $ vff frsrrss-rsrsfs * The record-breaking attendance at the great Mlchacl-Starbuck thlrty-three-mllo match race at Manhattan Beach on eUisuat 21 was > arlottsly estimated Twenty thous and , 15,000 and 10.000 , nil were given as the attendance. The paid admissions were 19.- 522 and a number of complimentarles were out , as Is alwayp the case , which would bring the legitimate attendance nt 20.000. In addition to this. It Is claimed that nearly ( i.OOO people secured admission Illegally Some paid the regular gatekeepers a bonus to pass the gate without a ticket , saving the st-uullng In line Others came In through an unknown gate , which was opened by a rascal , who calmly pocketed the dollars lars by the hundred , and afterward bragged ot It. New York never saw such a crowd at a race meet , and no other city but Phil adelphia during the national meet ever had fitch an attendance. Chauncey M. Dopew has passed nut ot the elementary school of bicycle Instruction at Newport and Is now an enthusiastic mem ber ot the "go-lt-tlone" class. " He rode three miles without assistance a few days ago. "I am getting along very nicely with my wheel , " he remarked the other day. "The chief drawback In my case Is that my prac tice Is broken In upon so frequently. I no sooner got uued to my wheel than I am obliged to leave It and come to New York to attend to business By the time I got back to my wheeling , I have lost the knack of manipulating the machine and must learn nil over again. Perhaps I may bring my blko to town and keep up the exJrclso here In the early morning. "I am convinced that bicycling Is an ex cellent thing , and I mean to stick to it. It Is not dimcult to learn bow to manage a wheel , and with proper cor danger from falling Is reduced to a mlnlnum Practice , ot course , to neces ary to become nn adept. I have had no hard falls thus far " Mr. Depcw rides In the regulation bicycle g-xib. with long stocks , kn ° c trousers , negli gee shirt and sap , all of dark color. The question of the idvlsablllty of divorcing cycle racing form the Leigue of American Wheelmen was raited at the national mootIng - Ing of the league In Philadelphia this month , and f w ill. It Is said be one of thp leading ques tions i discussed at the next meeting. It Is though i by the advocates of the movement that the work of the league should be directed In o.her channels. Euch as road Improvement , erection , of sign boards and matters of inoic general j Importance than racing The mem bership ot the League of American Wheelmen Is very Miiall In proportion to the number of people \\ho ride wheels and the chances are that ninety out of a hundred of this great majority i have the Impression that the or ganlzatlon | Is Intended chiefly for the encour agement of racing This same majority has the smallest possible Interest In bicycle races , and therefore sees no advantage In belonRliig to the league. If It were onca clearly under stood that Its chief purpose was to secure road ; Improvements another benefits for the general : body of wheelmen the membeishlp would no doubt rcpldly Increafae nnd the de sired object be made much ea'Ier of attain ment. Miss Maria Ayers of Port En en , N. Y. , had an exciting adventure with a large black- Eiiake neir Hlfton Glen the other day. She is ail enthusiastic wheclwoman , ind had gone to the glen for an outing After dismount ing and resting for a time she arose and ' /artcd tow aid her wheel , preparatory to mounting It for her homeward ride. As she laid her hands on the handle bar she diew back lu affright , for directly under the wheel was a large blacksnake with a white ring about Its neck , a species of snake commonly" known as a "chaser. " After her start of sur prise Mi's Ayers , who Is a young woman of eourage , caught up a stone and hurled It at the snake Thp stone struck thp smke , but only angered H , and as the Intrepid whecl- vvonian advanced the snake raised Its head and quickly wound Itself about the girl's ankle Hurriedly she opened the tool bag on her wheel , and , taking a wrench , pounded the snako'b head to a jelly. Then she freed her ankle from the folds of the snake and , mounting her wheel , rode on home , where she told of ; ier adventure. The tightened cells of the snake about hci ankle bad left their marks and it was some tlmo before the ridges disappeared. Walter C. Saciger , one of the country s famous bicycle riders , has added to his laurels of the track one In fil'al ' duty that has won for him a warm place In the hearts of his friends and made him a hero In the mlnils of all admirers of true manhood. The recent demise In Milwaukee of Casper M. Sanger , father of the blcycl'et , and up to a few years ago a millionaire , was responsible for the announcement of the fact that his 1 large fortune has been spent In paying the claims of hl creditors but that bis family would be comfoitably cared for through In surance policies on hl.s life aggregating $185- OOi ) , which had been paved from the forfeiture mainly through the efforts of Walter , who had devoted lib earnings as a wheelman to the payment of the premiums on thla laige amount of Insurance , Now that Walter Sanger Is no longei tied to a career a a professional wheelman through till * duty which he felt he owed his family , it is likely he will retire from the Hack after the ex piration of his present contracts NowUiat the people arc demand'iig that the dangeis attending bicycling on the streets ? be minimized , a St , Louis man has Invented 1 an alaim signal to bo attached to the wheel. It U a whittle that In a modified way will I give Its alarm signals just us effectively a 1 the whistle of the steamboat or the loco motive. Instead of etcnm , the power which makes the alarm talk out Its warnings Is juat plaki wind geneiated by the bicycle as It moves The alarm lis of nickel , weights le-ss than a pound and Is simple In construc tion. It Is attached to the fiont of the handle post by two screws. At the base of the illttle nickel Instrument are two tiny rubber wheels , which Just touch the top ot the tire of the front wheel of the bicycle These wheels are attached to a p'oton which oper ates the air pump In a double cylinder when the blcvc-Io Is in motion Attached to the cyllndcrn Is the long , slender throat of the whistle. To sound hla alaim the rider of the machtac presses a button with his thumb or squeezes a lever under the handle bar That lets the air lush Into the throat of the whistle. The volume of Kound Is regulated by the pressure on the button. Says the Lady Cyclist"Is the athletic girl a mairylng girl' This has long been the question and needs little answering. She who Is happy , merry and energetic In the lieldn and lanes will bs just the sort of a compynlon that a man needs to brighten up the place at home A roan who Is a man does not marry solely for his domestic comfort ho could get u housekeeper If that was all that Is necessary The manly man nowadays wants a helpmeet and companion same one who Is his Intellectual equal and sharer In hU outdoor sportu lAnd the ath letic girl generally answers to all tills , a thing that her ancestors failed to do " A complaint often madu by wheelmen Is that tbo enamel of their wheels Is dull or worn If worn there U lltlo hope for It except In a now 'coat , but Its luster can be much Impioved by a little attention Take a large , unit linen rag and lukcwaim watci With tlimo wash your vvnecl caicfully and dry It with a soft rag , Then polish It with a solution of beeswax melted In fplilta of turpentine. Wipe It with a chamois cloth Avoid oap , hot water and a brush One way to clean a chain well , says the American Wheelman , Is to take a can nix Inches In diameter and three Inches deep and cell Iho chain and place It In the can Pour In naphtha enough to cover the chain , put on a tight-fitting cover , and shake It for a few minuted. Pour off the naphtha aud repeat once. In five ml.iutcs thin will clean any chain perfectly Oil It well and work the oil In Now wipe the chain dry nnd put on It a moderate amount of graphite and the chain will run smoothly A test case has Just been filed ngalnsl th' city nf Cincinnati by a woman cyclk't to ascertain - certain whether the rlly has the right to permit the streets to be so heavily sprinkled as to bcconii1 dangerous to bicyclists Miss Oliver , while riding on her wheel Inet June , vvfs thrown and severely Injured Her j dress nnd wheel were completely ruined be- I nldcs U Is conceded that her fill was due to the wet and slippery condition of the ptrcoL The only qutHtlon , therefore , is whether or not the city U icsponslble for Iho slushing of the streets by sprinklers to whom they have Issued licenses The outcome ot the case will be watched with great Interest. _ In the recent cycle campaign of bicycle company E , Klghth regiment. New York Na tional Guard , on Long I'land , the advuifigco of Inclosing the running gcai were demon strated. Captain Lyou and Sergeant Mayci Mb. rode wheels furnished with gear CISCM , nnd from the tlmo these wheels otarted until the tlmo they returned , despite rain and mud , they ran easily and bmoothly , requiring no attention. When the case was removed on teaching home , the chains were found tu be . -lean , fully lubricated , and smoothly bil- j anccd. Captain Lyons sild that If all h n men had fitted their wheel i with gear CIS.M , they wodld have made 800 mllps with greater " a'e than the 400 miles actually completed on \ IM.P.SSvnrii.s. . loti . * SiiitriNiMlltiM ; tlu > Clinln ( it'iir , Wheelmen and vvhcolmakerb arc show Ing a revived Interest In efforts to pioduce a clnln- Irss blcvcle that shall take the place of the lire-sent inrins of propulsion The chilli and the tire have alternately held scientific und mechanicil attention cvei sliiio the bicycle began to comniiml popular favor. A short time ago , siys thp Washington Star , the tire WM thoroughly Investigated with HIP purpose of rendeiini ; It less subject to accident , while lipjcrvlne its resilient or i owci-trinsnilttlu dualities A hapoy combination was fin illy lcached and the pnuemattc the today while fir from perfect In point of being inmcturc- proof. is more satisfactory than ever before , mil the wheelman h provided with amjlu means for quick rcpiirlng when be meets with misfortune Now the chain Is utide-- irolng exoeilment In older to discover u wiy to Improve It or to do without it. The memo or Improvement arp necessarily limited Tim , chain nnnt be comp3ccd of many short links , ! oith rigidly fastened to the ne\t as leqirda' longitudinal stialn and yet perfectly flexible In the woy of revolving around .1 common axis This flexibility Is secired b > pivoting' ' each link upon a smooth bearing bat , and IIio o\no = ure to dust and grime Is such as to render these fifty or mere fiictlon pjlnU > n the chain sublcct to great la s of siuootli ne a bv reason of clogged and nolled surf i e The pffoits at Impro.iment have miiiily bcei. rjinflned to the I eduction of the fiictlon as the chain pauses on and off the sprocket fpctli In the front and rear powei wheels , while tbo liability of the chalu to become dirt choked has icmaincd as great as ev ' . . Plumbgo or graphite h used , but only to all the cbali ) In Its pasvjagp arouo 1 the .sprocket. Tliis material doeg not lubricate the many joints of the chain it.'plf. Oil only can pie- Ecne the general flexibility that must be maintained if the chain Is to do the ma\l mini of work at a minimum expenditure of power. Yet oil interfe es with the free action of the links on the sprocket teeth and cau.se , tint too familiar ciackllng noise that frequently accompanies the uno of tbp vvhre ! . IhU 'a not only annoying , but harmful , as It we it a the chain and the .sprocket uiiJulv. It is oniy by exeicioe ot dllleeiit care that the chain Is kept , lubricated , fise fiom grit , and yet casv on the sprockets. 'llilb pcr l tent cleaning lus cieited a de sire for a form of gearing that will truuinif I power economlr'ally and ypt preserve ite i- vlceablllty Indefinitely. The bevel gpaiing Is thought by toino to accomplish this end , yet It Is open to serious objections lals gearing Involves the direct transfer of pow ir from the feet through the pedals and cranks to a beveled toothed wheel , engaging the teeth on a similar wheel set perpendicularly The power then passes back to the rear wheel by the turning of a stout rod longitudinally upon Us nwn axis , and by an anangemcnt slmilir to that In fiont reaches the driving wheel of the machine. This gear can be completely enclosed In a dust-proof case , has fewer parts to create friction than the chain and theoretically affoids a perfect mode of transferring the power. But the strains caused by hill i limbing and sudden spurtn are liable to disarrange the adjustment of the two palra of geai wheels , which must be ex- j aUly In conjunction , and tb greit torsional j stialn on the connecting rod temlii to dettroy Its alignment. The advocates of the chain gear contend that It can be made equally dust proof bj In- closiire In a case such as that now In general use In England which sunoiindR every portion tion of the mechanism with a protecting de vice that can be fitted or reinovul in bbort order. Thus It may bo expected that n merry war will henceforth bo waged between chains I and bowls , and meanwhile the price's of blcy- cles , which have long been higher than the public foals to bo warranted by the cost of labor and materials , will probibly drop lover and neaier the level to which they aieal - ipfldv tending. Then Indeed will the era of [ i wheeling brrome of fuller attainment and s on there v\lll come an apprehension lebt the eight of a pedestrian on the public stieata will cause a panic nf pxcltcd attojtlon. THUMMMJ sroiiruniis , IVll'lll < * IltN III llnplil TrniiNll. A bo-inl fence ) erected across the Lake Shore drive nt Chicago and several park policemen spoiled two attempts to bieak a century OOIIIMO record thn othci day The ildtr for whom the barricade was built es , caped by taking another route , and two other nould-bu holdeis of the 100-mllo record tin- oought by the officers , and a thin ! rider vvhu was following them foil Into the trap They were arrested shortly after 1 o'clock In the morning and taken to a police sta- lion , where they were required to glvo ball foi their appearance jn lotirt For many weeks the police had laid traps for an early . oeorrher who had been wittering through I the park before mmrlso In attempts to pedal over tbo century course fawtt-i than any ono has done before him , There luvn been many rxcltlns rhafao > , but the rldi-ia wm too swift for the horses and usually got away after giving the policemen a laugh of de- ilslon It vvao learned one afternoon that a icr- tali * wheelman early the follow Ing innrnliiR wat > going after the ricord , and would pats through the park about I o'clock The j > n- llco wcro given orders to ratch him at all hazardn or answer to the captain for Inability to do fo It vvaa decided to fence off the drive nl the center of the barm-ado theio i\as left siilllclpiit space for u whenl tii paa-i through , piovldcd it was ; going ut u rut-on- able rate of speed 'Jhcre was a A lid shout at 4 30 oMocK at Iho baoo of a hill In thu paik leading to thu Htret-t , and tbo Mlccrit haolily lined up nt the gap In the ( once Ono was stationed north of the fence to glvo chano jirov'ded ' the cyrllst got through Tv.n oHKers stood ut thn cndd of the EJW horiieti ncar'Mt the gap , ready to clcso the opc-nlng If the lom- inand to halt wan nut obeyed AH tlii-y got to thn top of the hill the tandem team caw the banlcade. but did not notlc ? that thn men Htaiidlng aiouml It were park police men "Irack , track , there , ' shouted ono of Hies riders , wildly , aa hu violently back pedaled "Stop , 01 wu will clc. ' up en you , " an- nwered the captain ot police. The. men on ' thu tandem navv Instant death or mutilation ' In the baulcado and turned tow aid tbo street A crow thu btreet stood three Hill- tern with drawn clubs , ready to tlck them Into tbo wheels of tue machlnie. The trap was perfect and Ihe men were compiled to come to a hasty stop They ivcre tier- spiring and highly Indignant , and wanted to know what harm a little fast riding < 1M In the park before Ihe birds were up The only reply wns a ca'l ' for the patrol wagon The -orche. for whom Ihe fence was creeled pjrtlPtilarlv had learned of It and Instead of taking Iho dilve , he sped north along another street nud the ofilrers werp none the wl er Ills detour , however , lo t him eight een minutes , and caused him to miss I.M pacemakers Ho wan thus compelled to ftbtndnt Hie attempt on the record thouih he had a laugh at the expense ot the pu- IKe TvTu NOrJFTuo. . ' < nrK 'llri" . mill n UliMcIfllliiinl n sn.lillr. Troni Tiffin , O , comes the liifounatlon that | a local Inventor has discovered a . process for tieatlng cork with a solution tint ' mikes thla material exceedingly well adapted for bicycle tires , as well as sad dles lu conjunction with a lueil bicycle dcilu and repairman , he has commenced the I manufacture ot tins and saddles In sod on i this discovery The tire I * not a ho'o pipe ] packed with K round cork , hut the tread of ( the tire Itself Is formed of cork nud en- tlrelv I exposed. The process by which the cork Is truitcd makes It tough nnd Increases Its strength and elasticity , making It , ac cording to the statement of the Inventor , far superior to any solid rubber or pneu matic l tire that lm > s.o far been placed on the I market The cork turns away sharp ob jects j that would puncture pneumatic tires through 1 that same quality that makes It so hard to whittle cork even with the sharpest knife. Great security against clipping or greasy pavements , car tracks or other objects of danger to the pupumatlo tire Is also claimed. The cork saddle weigh * lens than three ounces and Is stated to bo fully as strong as any ordinary saddle , nnd can bu made cither hnrd or soft , absorbs perspiration and remains cool and comfortable able- . ableA A saddlelpss bicycle has been Invented by a Chlcopre Kails man , which Is propelled by the operator In a itamllng Instead of a sitting posture. It Is claimed as n great ad vantage that nil , Instead of only u part of n rider's weight can by thla device be utilized In propelling the win el. TliP frame of tl o wheel la twenty-seven Inches long and about twelve Inches high. The front wheel la fourteen and the uar wheel clxtcpu Inches Iji diameter. The pedals take In the heel as well as the ball of the foot and arc equipped with short cranks A chalnless gear will bo adopted , although the model has a chain. The machine will weigh about twelve pound ! ! , and the most Interesting fnct about It , perhaps , Is the fact that the Inventor , who Is an cxpcilcnced bicycle mechanic , Is confident that It can be built of hlgh-grado materlils and placed In the purchaser's hands for $ T > l IllllllllCI-llllll'M ( it Hi * , Clinlrrtt ninl IMiirrlioi-ii llomi'ilr II lllIIN < * lll > lll Nl'lM'N l ( > . Or J I Terry of Trimble , Tenn. , In speak ing of Chambciilaln's Colic , Cholera and niarrhoei Kernedy tays : "It ban altnojt be come a necessity In this vicinity" This la the best remedy In the world for colic , cholera mnrbiis dysenteiy anil dlanhoea , and U lecognlzed n a neceualty wherever its gieat worth and merit become known No . other remedy la o prompt and cftectuil , erse ' so iileaaanl to take Youth's I onipinton "I've done a M > emlld mot nliiR1" vvoiK ! " Slid inotbei , proudlv InMng A glnnciat tliikv pic * , and cake ' - Hi own-golden from the biking. i _ " * * Cried little Molly , d Hieing In From meadows suc-et with clover , i I "I'vehue' ' n spli'iitllil morning's play , < A 1 wish It w isn't over' I < IJ The gentle innthci stooped to Uls-s i Tlie sunny litt'e maiden , Whose dimpled hinds liotu store ot bliss , With drooping flower * laden. "iMv dear , " Mio vvhUperrd , "it Iu line , 11 When vvoik or pi iv Is ended , n To look icio'-s the living hours 1 Anil feel thnt tliej were milwdld. " Atlanti , Gn . will Ime the most elaliointei iclebiatlon ot Uihoi Day evei held In the south. IMMVNV M\N 1)IHCUHits A It C- M vine vm.i ; iiimiv : run i.osr \ itioit. AVlll IIIH.iil ni' to All \VIio \Villi- fur II. Jus P. Johiibtou of Ft. Wayne , Ind , nftcr battling 'or Jara against the mental and physical Buffering of last manhood , luu found the exact len.edy that cures the trouble. Ho is guarding the secict caicfully , but U willing to Betid a sample of the medlcino to all meU who Buffer with any form of bexual weakness resulting from youthful Ignirance , premature loss of memory ami etre.igth , weak back , varlrocele und emaci ation. The remedy has a peculiarly grate ful effect of warmth and Bcems to act di rectly , giving needed btreiigth and develop ment wheicver needed. The remedy cuieil Mr. Johnston completely of all the Ills and troubles that came from yoais of mlstiso of thu nptnrally ordained functions , nnd Is sild to be abbalutc'ly tellable In uvciy case. A requcbt to Mi. Jns. P. Johnston , IJox 1010. Ft. Wayne , Ind. stating that you would like n sample of his lemedy foi men will be compiled with promptly and no charge vvhntevoi will be asked by him. Ho Is vciy much Intel ct > tcd in spreading the lows of this girot teniedy and he Is careful to Bend the Maniple securely sealed In P. perfectly plain package , so that Ita icclplenc need have no teat of einbai lassnient or publicity. He adorn are icqucsted to vvrlto without delay , are down. Ne\cr before cotilcl such wheels bu bought for .so little money. Wheels from We rent wheels by the hour , day , week or month. Nabraska Cycle Co | Cor. I nth and Ilurnuy. rio. : i : . MM KII : j Ne\v Wheels $19,75 $6ovWheelrfor. . . 24,75 Grade S,0 ? 50.00 High , ( , , , . ' > TIRES , M. & 'W 3.75 M , & \V. inner tubes j.25 Wo 'cad ' in low prices. ' ' i 10th anil Cliluutfo. ' Ed.T. Heyden , Mer.