' - iy < 'WifjrJiy JIJJ THE DAILY BEE : DECEMBER 5 , 18D7. 23 . . v > J V5S5w > 0 5 > lyyl General Apathy appears In complete control of the bicycle trade. Not in nvc years baa th ro been Buch widespread Indifference In traJo clrclcB regarding next reason's models. 7ho reason to obvious. Too many entered the Imfilnen-i last year , and paid considerable for thrtr oxpoiloncc. A majority of them look In blcyclca as a business flyer. They were novices In the business , and Wcro not particularly choice In their selections. To them p.pearanccfl was everything ; quality secondary consideration. Their prices wcro oliHtte ; It stretched and contracted accordliiK to the sire of the purchasers puree. Such methods ot business Inevitably lb.1 to flnanrlfcl loss , and countless members ot these who have been pinched retired from a business venture they -wore- unfitted to will be all handle. Tills cleaning out process trnde. It Is not the better for legitimate probable the Imdo Mill experience anyth rig UKe , the Imam of year. paat. But with the business restricted mid In competent hands there ta every reason to expect satlafactory returns for 1S98. of the Lcnguo of The , national assembly American Wheelmen meets In St. Louts , I-eb- ruary 9. It la estimated that the number of ? who will attend the assembly will dcCKaH 1 abouTm ami the meetings looked lo - of the ward to with Interest by every r der . lhe ° ' the ctter. ment bo carried out to Mils of the leaRUO request tll.c j'm ' " " "r ° l to have nelr reports - different committees _ thedifferent - prln.cd and In the hands of 11 o dele- ports to the assembly. This rat ss ten Amplify matters con.l.le bly and U Man i ilble the delegates to finish their ° rk delay. llllt * mcn ' ' wininut unnecifisary action cannot be , for mciita will cone up told at tlilti time , as none of them have as yet been proposed. Mnrr'KVclah of Newark , N. J1CI1 nla buying ; a while blryce in front of a store when he returned to the pair of Bhoos. and . Ho reported his Hire-1 the wheel was gone. ? . An ahrm as sent out. oss to the police. ac" Welsh went home In n " - " ' " * : Oa opening the street door he found i joung wheel to his motho . man trying to sell a showed him that the wheel was his A glance who , begged o n and ho grabbed the thief , hani to bo released. He had offered1 It to . Ho said that he was Mrs Welsh for $12. B SvlnVhavlw eaten nothing for twodays that he was lucky In Mrs Welsh told her son him to let and pcrtuaded Kelt nK his wheel , the thief go. Consul General llaywooJ reports the roads around Honolulu excellent " : . ' ? " " also climatic conditions. There are 1,500 n o now in the Inland andI the number of feasible rhlcrs Is placed nt 6.000. The Amer- i-an bleyclo alone la sold , and the duty on It is 10 p = r cent , which makes the retail price since the reduction , from of a bloclo there , ; 3 to $100. A brake device , for which there may be considerable demand and which will be offered as an option on one of the 1SSS standard models , Is an automatic brake. Similar dovlcca will appear on many of next year's models. The torako consists of a spring expansion ring on the rear sprocket u-nrlilnir within a. frictlonal drum. The HUMUS of the wheel is brought about Dy back-pedaling , which opens out the spring and brings It into contact with the brake. The Instant back-pedaling ceases the spring contracts and the wheel Is released. No power Is lost In releasing the brake and the action Is Immediate. V.'hen wishing to check the speed of the machine the firm Impulse ot the rld&r Is to back-pedal , the cftecilvcnesa of which la greatly multiplied by the action of the brake , the action being so natural that after a few days' use the rider becomes unaware of It * existence and tt the same time enjoy * Its advantages. The brake Is especially valuable to women In < lt cendlnr steep grades or in nn emergency where a sudden dismount Is required. The progressive disposition of the Jap anese U shown ( by the statement that the ornprcM and the women of the court have taken to cycling and enjoy the recreation ovry pleasant day. The emperor has built cr > 'llent bicycle paths around the Im perial gardens for the use of the women. TMs Is an advantage posscsied by Japanese v. onion over their Chinese slstera ot the upper class. The horrible- deformity of the feet of the latter would not permit them to enjoy the glorious exhilaration of cycling , liowover , oven If they hail cjcles and cycle patiu galore. Jimmy Michael's challenge , lnucd not long aro. offering to ride any man In the world a lia > cd race for any amount of money has been jc"ept' I by cablegram by Arthur A. Ohas * . the fa joua middle distance rider of England. The cablegram also stated that Chase was willing to rldo Michaels for any sum of money the midget cared to name The result Is a syndicate has been formed In Chicago for the purpose of backing the WcUh wonder for nothlns less thin $25,000 a side. The amount of (50.000 ( Is a remark able sum for two rlJers to compete for and It Is hardly probable thit a hall will bo found largo enough to accommodate those who would want to see the contest. The PICO will be paced nnd the pacemakers used will be unlimited. V.'omcn who use chamois leather for clean ing tnJ pollening their innch'ciffi may bo plail to kcow how toasli the leather when dirty. If It Is uc hed with soap and water and rinsed and dried It will become1 stiff and hard and almost useless. Rut If It Is washed with soap and water , and the ecop Is not rinsed out It will dry a soft and serviceable ga when new. W IU3UL.S AVII I'llICKS TOR 'OS. Top mill llottiini FlniirrM Sclifiluli-d for the SfiiKoit , The manufacturers who have , thus far an nounced their prices for ' 98 , says the U A. \V. Dullotln. have either madea reduction , or liavo added now models at lower figures , or have dour both ot these things. The new cl'.alnlesa Is out at $125. which is the top figure , and the gradation 's ' gradual down to $50 , which Is A low figure for a roilly gtxnJ machine. Then ) will bo others sold for less mono ) ' , but It Is Important to remember that mich wheels are cheaply built to wll cheap , nnd arc presumably worth i * > more than Is oskoJ for thorn. For two years past the failure of good concerns bis thrown Into I ho market many excellent wheels that sold below their real \aluc , but busluees Is now on a more atablo basis , and tuo only wheels likely to sell at very lor prlcei will bo cheaply constructed wheels. Americana generally have n knack of put ting the be t foot forward , end lAraerican blcyclu makers ore abundantly able to make their chotpeit productions rival In outward appearance ( he most carefully and cxpcn filvelj- constructed wheels. It Is sometimes difficult for an expert to decide Accurately front A superficial examination Just the chanusicr and valua of a wheel , and It la r > rftctlrally Impotclble for an Inexperience ! jjitri-haner to do to. A cheaply constructs vhtc ) in a poor , cxpcrulvo and dangerous investment. There la Ultle In the appear ante of a miichlne that Is a sulJe to Its true clt4t\ictcr. und tuo guaraotee now being merely nominal , the standing : and experience cf tiio miker , ant ) < bo cbincter ot the tell iui ; agent will need greater consideration ItedueeJ H t prices mem reduced discount * to agrnt , jarllcularly on the loiter wheels and clos oUicrvanco cf Hit. For jom time ixiit ! the maker * , who turn out vbecU for thq jobbing trudo , with differ ( ftt uxmeplatui for each dealer , and who tup ply greater or less quantities to smaller deSalers who- put their own nainos on them , bavo sold these "trade wheels" at net prices anl hnvo not uttemptod to place any "list" or "retail" price on them. Each deiler handling them has been tree to make a retell - tell price baaed on cost , selling expenses and such profit an ho , thought hn ought to have , or could obtain. Theeo wheels ore generally of medium or lower grades , and this method cf ftelHng Is In favor with jobbers with allied trades who handle bicycles. The Implement Trade Journal urges It for bicycles , and says tbat the buggy trade has been much more satisfactory sln"o the makers of these ve hicles dropped list prices from their printed matter. There n-is been talk of extcnllng the plan to high-grade blcyclca next sot- son , ami It seems more ttnn probable that some m mifrtcturer will try It , CVCMII TO nun n' Ami Then tlic Ilrlilo I > roiul cil Her lltiiliiinilfvcr to lllilc A rn I n. Through a maze of trucks and vchlclea of all kinds which choked Chambers street Friday morning , relates the New York World , n wheelwoman carefully threaded her way. In front of the Stewart building two men stood. "Keep cool. Jack , " eald coo to Iho other ; "flhc'll be hero all right. " In another minute the girl a-wheol hove la eight and brought up to the curbstone with a smilingface. . "Arc you ready , Anna ? " queried Jack. "Yes , or I wouldn't bo here , would I ? " Then Jack took hold of Iho wheel und trundled It over toward the city bill , while the girl In the short skirts followed with his companion. At the city hall the latter assumed command. He called Joe , the boot black , to guard the wheel , and then led the others Into- the marriage "bureau. Alder , man \Vund soon appeared , and the usual entrlen were. rc.idc in the records of the bureau. The- girl described herself as Anna Lundawall , 24 years old ; the man as John Cunningham , 28 years o'.d. ' It took Alder man \Vund exactly sixty-seven seconds to make Mlw Lundawall .Mrs. Cunningham and then the party left. Behind this city Mil wedding- lurks a pretty little romince The brldo loft Now Canaan , Conn , on her wheel Wednesday , and ro3e every Inch of the way to N'cw York. It took her nevcn hours to pedal the forty-five mlle-s. She went to a friend's , where she spent the nlght. ; The next morning she donned her bicycle costume and rode down to the city hall. hall.John John Cunningham Is the family cc-ichrnac of John H. Downey , the millionaire builder of the- Astor estates , who has a country place at Is'ew Canaan. When the family left town last May Cunningham uas taken along. Mrs. Downey needed a maid , and the little Connecticut town was hunted over , with the result that Anna Lundawall was secured for the place- . Anca and Jack fell In love and a month ago , when the Downey * decided to return to town , they had ogreed upon a plan of future domestic bliss. There were only two dldlcultles In the way. Jack hates bicycles , like all true horsemen , while Anna loves them. Jack Is a Catholic and Anna a Protestant. Anna agreed to glvo up her nhcel on the day of her wedding , and Jack promised not to ask her to change her reli gious faith. Thus the two obstacles were smoothed away. But Anna decided to bid adieu to her wheel by riding every Inch of the way from Xew Cacaan. IIA.VI3VlficE IMiHEFOIMIEI ) ? V MnrUftl CIiniiKt * OlisrrviMl InVIivcl - What has become of the perscos who two years ago i > ers'sted ' in criticising wheelmen because ot their seeming lack of civility to ward pedestrians ? Wo refer particularly , says the New York Sun , to the Individuals who maintained that the old-fashioned , free handed salutations from , cyclists were pain fully and unnecessarily few , and that some thing would have to bo done to correct the bicycler's Indifference lo his fellow men. When It < w found that the act of lifting the hit or saluting with the hand might endanger the wheelman's life. If ho were an unskillful rldtr , some of the sticklers for conventional ity declared that every rider ought to possess a hat-ralslng contrivance that should be self- c0eratlnR , or set In motion by pulling a string > r pressing a button. Accordingly , on the llth of March , 1800 , letters patent were granted to a citizen of the west for what was called "a saluting levlce. " When attached to the head It re leved the wearer of all manual exertion In cident to lifting his bat upon meeting an ac quaintance when his hands were otherwise engaged. A mere ncd would start the ma chinery Inside the hat , which would be sud denly hoisted about a foot above the head by an apparatus suggestive of a self-dumping coal cart. It remained at rest for a marmot , then described h. semi-circle and settled back upon the c ran him. This j-ick-ln-tne-box Invention doesn't ap pear to have had a very cordial reception In New York. Even In Brston. where the stin and comfortless "bicycle nod" was first heard cf , the apparatus has not been received with much enthusiasm. What 1 * the cause of all tills ? Have whcolmca reformed and become more thoughtful and courteous than formerly or arc their critics of two years ago content with a biro nod and the good luck not to be run down by scorchers ? It Is not Improbable that the true explanation Is that a majority at the fault finders now hive wheels of their own. NO nicrciiK FOIL TIIR IIL'KRN. Hie lluteli Irlvy Council Di-cllnc * o l , - \VU1iuiiitnn Klilc. A dispatch from Amsterdam says that while the young queen. Wllbelmlna was with aer mother recently In Vienna ahe became [ ttsslroately fond of bicycling , and 'brought ' ionic a splendid machine. She enjoyed the sport for a time In the royal garden , and then her mother was seized with harrowing scruples on to whether It was In accordance with propriety for the queen to rldo a wheel. She submitted her doubts to the queen , who laughed at the Idea and declined to relinquish her wheel. The matter was therefore referred to the Privy Council , which was specially sum moned to consider it. The council delib erated the question very carefully nnd ex haustively , and finally concluded that such recreation wan Incompatible with the dignity or the throoe. It a ! o based Us objection to the queen's riding on the risk ebe ran of being Injured. The council concluded to Implore her gra cious majesty not to expose her precious life to this danger. The que n pouted , but obeyed , and accepted a. gift of a Shetland pony , on which ehe- sought solace. u'inuiicji.vrr. . Puck : "How did you manige to reel off so innny rnllea on your cyclometer ? " "I attached It to my gas meter. " Courier-Journal ; Friend When did you begin taking leuons on the wheel ? Novice Two days ago , FVIend How are you getting on ? Novice llojt of the time. Detroit Journal : Jt was morning. Drawing aslda the curtains , be gazed out upon the world. "Ah ! " ho exclaimed , estatlcally. "More mow ! I shall finish shoveling off ray flrat century today ! " Chicago I'wt ; "I suppose you're looking for a chalnlesswheel ? " "No , I'm not , I'm looking for & harmless one. " Waihlugton Post : The posseneor oj it chalnless bicycle wilt at once become M ex- cliulve as < he person with the appendicitis. Chlcajo Record ; "Hobbs lu < jult the bar- nois Jnisinew ! elnce bicycles are 89 Ur. " "What Is he doing' " "He Is rrnkln ? mllklng-stools ; ho r y he doesn't think anything- can 1 > c Invented ! tbit will run the cow out of her Job. " Detroit Joumil ! "Ah , there ho BOM In her barouche. " "Yes , sho'ii not In the least ostentatious. She can well afford to ride a clinlnless bi cycle , but the prefers not to parade lier wealth. " To bo sure , there was the hul o In oats ; but , upon the other hand , theo were re- pi Irs. " * \VlilirrlimK | tif Itiv Whorl. Omaha's professional racing men have un doubtedly won more money on the pith dur ing < hu pasl racing season than those of any other mld-wettcrn city , and yet not otio of them made enough out ot racing to ( Ids him over the winter and until the racing aelson I I of 1SKS opens. If uny of them did win cnougl : I i they failed to save it as they are just now all laboring daily no as to have some-thing more than snow balls to eat during the win ter. Seger end McCall have charge of the Ice at the exposition grounds , and arc keepIng - Ing It In shape for skatlr . Oi-lkc Is work ing a-t his trade , lapor hanging nnd painting. Predetlckson U selling overcoats in one of the largo clcthlng houses. Proulx has chugo of the repair department of one of the lead ing bicycle stores. Chirlcs Hall Is enamcJ- Ing bicycles for the same co.icern. VliKlI Hall has dotMrtetl for his homo In Missouri. anJ Oeorselllorsteln Is in > the. cost acting as pacemaker In the mlddlo distance match races that are being held there. This ill g-ors to prove that ( there Is little or no money to bo made at bicycle lacing In the mid-west. In the first place , the prizes offered are BO small that If cno man was to win them a.11 hn would by no means be rich ; -then again 'ttero arc "rarely ever more than two profes sional events on n day's program and there are two racing- men after every dollar that Is put up. so it can readily be seen that un less & change M brought about In Home -way the time Is not far off when mid-wrstem rac ing men -who can got a. steady pcsltlon. at anjthlng else will abandon , racingentirely. . Of the riders who followed the ruld-weotcrn state circuits , T. II. CummlnRs of Mireng-o , Iu. , probibly won rno'c money than any ohcr rider , with Kir yd McCall of this city a. close second. Willie DoCardy of Chicago won the most on the Kansas circuit , but ai he did not follow Nebraska's circuit he was deprived of first place among the western money win ners. Unless prizes are larger next season nnd thor are more professional events upon the programs of the different meets we icay expect ito se many of the old time racing men abardon the game and turn their atten tions to something more remunerative. The Tourist Wheelmen are making prepara tions for their annual banquet , which Is to be held at the Mlllard hotel shortly after the mlddlo of the present month. At these gath erings each year the runs cf the previous seasons are ridden over in the nilnJs of the members -who assemble around the banquet board. The toeing . eason Is reviewed and a , general good time is alwajs atsurcl. Thlai year's banquet Is In charge of II. C. Hartry and members.of the club who intend to par ticipate should let him know as noon as con venient. Prominent local < fter-dlnner speak ers will bo on hand and after the banquet a musical and literary orogram will be had. Llnroln members of the Nebraska division. League of American Wheelmen , seem to have a grievance against Omaha and are airing It in a cycle paper published In that city. They allege that In the recent League of American Wheelmen , state election their candidates for office were knifed , as they are pleased to term it , and that Oinaha was responsible for it. But to one on the inside of the matter It Is apparent that no one but thenwelvcs arc ! responsible for the defeat of their candidates. I ; In the first place they nominated for the office of secretary-treasurer a. yorcig rr.an who ! ! i is practically unknown in Nebraska wheeling ! I circles and who h < ts never done anything fori I the division that would merit his being I elected to the position over such a well' ' known and popular wheelman as Dr. F. C. , Allen of Beatrice , who has been working : for ! the Interests of the division for the last five years. Then again Lincoln can hardly c oect Omaha members to support Its candi dates after the way it treated Omaha In the fight for the state meet of 1S9S. If that city expects to have the state officers chosen from among Its members , let th"m Increase the membership enough to cleft them , as Ocsaha' ' has done. As to Mr. Mllnilne , Lincoln's can- dldito for representative o the recent elec tion , he was defeated by only three votes , and that was not the fault of Omaha cieaibew. but due to the fact that his opponents , Messrs. Klneh of Grand Island anJ Hanscn of Kearney are two of the nicst popular wheelmen In the etate. Colonel Harry Hartry of the Tourist AVheelmcn has organized -tug-of-war team and announces that he stands nady to ac cept the challenge Issuci 'bythe Turner Wheel club to pull any team In Omaha. He hopes to have the match arranged to tike place before Christmas at Turner hall , and It is his Idea to charge a small admission anil' to use the proceeds for a grand saiokrr In which all wheelmen in the eity will be Invited to participate. The Tourist team consists of such heavyweight strong men as Frcdcrlckson , Mather. Ilarnum , Adaica , Peterson , Proulx. Charles Hall. Dllly Mar- dls and Tom Spencer. Th Omahi Wheel club will doubtless organize a team to pull the winner of the Tourist-Turner match. Notice Members of the Nebraska Di vision League of American \Vheelrneir : You are cordially Invited to be present at the Installation of otlleers next Wednesday evening , December 8 , at S p. m. at the I > el- lone hotel. Fraternally. D. J. O'nilin.N. Chief Consul. While 1ho above notice la directed to leagTiemembers. . Consul O'Dricn announces that any and all wheelmen who are Inter ested Inthe good work of 'the ' organization or who are thinking of joining will be wel come. After the Installation of offlcer. the meeting will be addressed by prominent lo cal wheelmen and others and plans for In creasing the division membership will be discussed. Mr. O'Brien has received some valuable suggestions from Presldint Potter oftho national body which he wtehej to place before the members for their con sideration , and all members and wheelmen who h\vo the best Interests of the organiza tion at heart should not fall to be present to lend their encouragement In the fight for good roads , clean atreo'.s and 'cycle paths. Ned Holding , the soldier llcycllst , who is stationed at Pont Crook , left for New York City the first of the week , where he goes to participate Inthe grand International go-as- you-ploaso MX days' race , which started at Madison Square garden at 12:01 : this morn ing. In lie : year's big race , held at the same place , Reading succeeded In winning third place , and while there IB a much larger field of entries for thla year's event , ReadIng - Ing is In much better condition and should bo able to land close to the top at the end oflh rreok The * l'Wco closns at 10 p. ra. the eotnlns Saturda night. William Martlti , wh , foil old-time local wheelmen will rcmerrrecr as a racing man who first aprang talo. jromlnenco In this city by winning a lOO'mlle amateur race In the old Coliseum buck'Tn lSOl , and who his won lame asd fortune Iri America , France , Italy -sod Australia f\W \ wa arreste.1 In the totter country lairt rribnth for slugging a. brother cyclist. He Vaa convicted and ecntencod to a lerm In the pealtcntUry , the Judge refusing- let Inm'bn with a fine snJ Imposing the most e.tlr me penalty. Mar tin has betn wlsnlcg prnty much ot every thing In AuatMlla , ton the last two years. \Vltlnt nnil IM 'rnllnu cri , A general Interest In the game of whist Is taken by the women of Omaha. The rolU of the organized wh'et clut ot the city will show probably a larger cumber of women members than men. Neither Is there any lack of elclll among them and several have expressed the opinion that In a general tour nament the names of women would come out near tie top One organization of women which devotes Itself -'clentlflc work In the silent fjimo Is the South Side Whlat club of sixteen members. Asother to the Forest Hill Whist club , with a membership of twenty , which meet * every other Wednalay at the homes of Its members. The l t sea men w s spent with Mrs. George W. Llnin- ger and a profitable aftercoon wi spent. Three prizes for excellent play were won by Mesdnmcs CornUh , Barnard and Doherty. Th women who have an associate member ship In the Oral ho Whtat club are also tak ing steps to reach a high standard of play Desldcs njstemallc training on their own account they propc.se to bring to this city a woman whlot player of national repute as Instructrt&j. This Is Miss Resale Allen , a sketch of whom appeared ad the leading ar- tlclo In the current number of "Whist. " Miss Allen la the daughter cf the famous player. Flu ( us ( "Uncle Dick" ) Alien nnd was born and bred In a whist atmosphere. When Cavendish visited Milwaukee In 1S83 he se lected her to 4e bis partner through en ea- tlro evening , the only similar compliment he over paid to a woman. In 1S93 Miss Alien entered the Minneapolis tournament and carried oft nigh honors. It was there she- received the tlt'tc of "The Whist Empress. " JI cs Allen Ihes In Chicago and Is In all a western woman. The elpht-match for thn American Whist league trophy waa plajed at Phlladclph'.i Ust week. The Philadelphia team wca by the score of 3J to 1 from Cincinnati. The Philadelphia showed strength end science and were fortunate la their plays , while their opponents appeared to rather poor ad vantage. Clint with Clu-sfi I'lnyt-ri. J. W. Showalter , the chess cliamplco , left Georgetown. Ky. , last week to orach the Yale men for the coming Intercollegiate chore tournament en New Year'a day. The match will como off In New York between Yalo. Harvard , Princeton and Columbia colleges Mr. Showalter will retrain in New Haven until iho holidays , and s-tiartly afterward will t.iay ! a match with Piilsbury. , > Plans are being m-ide for the grind Junllee chess tourney to bo held In Vienna as one of the many celebrations of Francis Joseph's fiftieth annlveroary on the throne. The con test will be exclusive ln ; , point of skill , and only winners of prlzcfi In previous great tour naments will bo admitted. Under this ruling the following American players are eligible. Stolaltz , Piilsbury < an L'rischuetz. The following game waS played by Joshua L. M-eCutchec n , a well krfown chess expert o ! western Knglaud. It .wa. ' played with a Lon don chess club member krjown as the "Grub- . " and. as the Tlmt-s reirarka. Li really s brilliant plcco cf work. : , , White Mi'Cutchcon. ' taack Grubber. 1 I' to K 4. ' J-P to K ) . 2 1' to K B 4. t 3 IJ takes P. 3-K ICt to It 3. . -fP to Kt 4. 4 Q Kt to US. : Kt to 1C 5. 0 1' In 7 Q takes P. ( chk ) . s g lakes Q. 8-J-T takes H ( queens ) 9 Kt to Q 5. 3Kt to Q U 3. 10-F to Q 1. D B to K 2. 11 CJ takts I ) ( chk ) . _ 11 Kt taken Q. 12 Kt to n C ( ehk ) . White's following moves are cither Kt takes P , mate , or 13 to R C , mate. The following situation recently presented bya. Nov.- York Sun problemlit Is an Inter- es'tlnff and not easily apparent two-mover : Problem No. Z. Whiti to play cad mate In two moves. WHITE. Problem No. 2 Is done by Q to Q 7. Solved by Kobert Llndicrg , Omaha ; Dr. C. D. Know-lea and E. L. Lufhin. Glenwocd , la. Problcrt-s and suggestions are invited from amateurs. CtnrMlIcus ami AllH\v < TK. N'OKTII PLATTL" , Nov. 29. To the Sport ing Elltor of The Dee Fcur gestlemcn were plajing seven up , the usual game of part ners ; e.ich side Is nine , the ilcaUr turns a Jack , the opposite side from the dealer holds the ace , who goes out ? This Is to decide a bet. Please answer In next Sun day's Bee. To the Span'Inc Editor of The Bee : Please answer the fo'lowlug ' : Tour men arc playing seven up , tsn points. Kacji are nine apiece. Dealer turn ? Jack , cppcsite holds ace. Who wins ? Answer Jack goes out. OMAHA. Nov. 25. To. the Sporting- Editor of The flee : To decide an argument will you sMto In the sportlns department of Sun- dav's Bee what the weights ( maximum and minimum ) are for tno different cMsses of tistlc artists heavyweight , middleweight , etc. ? J. A. P. Answer Heavyweight , 15S and over ; mid dleweight , 15S and under ; welterweight. 115 and under ; lltf-twelsht , 133 and under ; feath erweight. 118 and unier ; bantamweight. 110 and under. OMAHA. Dec. 1. To the Sporting Editor of The Gee : Will you give the scores of thk foot ball gsmce between Iowa and Ne braska In 1S5C ? A bota- that the scores of the games were 0 tc-Jfand 6 to 0 la favor of Iowa. B beta thal'iWa woa both games sod loide a very largerecore In both. Ans. The acores nYcntloned In the above Pleasure $ llv'"S ' is in living -well not living ; ' / / . Throntj .rpouth and A eyes are ruinedby | tobacco \ \ the system is generally I Jv - / poisoned by it. - & & Don't Stop Tobacco SUDDENLY and rack the nerves. Use the tobacco you require and take BACO-CURO , ( It gently weans ) . If you do this , strong , healthy nerves and a clear brain will result. It will notify you It is the original when to stop by Guarantee Keni- removing the de edy , ( Money re- sire. Write for ftindeuif it failsto PROOFS of Cures. cure. ) 50c or $ l boxes , 3 boxes ( guaranteed cure ) $2.50. If your druggist cannot get it , we will send it. Eureka Chemical and Manufacturing Co , , La Crosse , WIs. are correct One game resulted 0 to 0 and the other 0 to 0 In favor ot Iowa. OMAHA. Nor. 5 < . To the SportlnR Editor of The Dte : I wa pl-iyint ; gnmo of crlb- baia with A friend who heU < in tight and thrco nines with a tovrn tpa turnc.l up. Ho asfortexl that the hand countinl eighteen , whllo 1 can only ceo seventeen In It. Which of us Is right ? S. ADAMSKY. Answer Seventeen thc'tand counts and no more. OMAHA , Dec. 1. To the SportlnR Kdltor of The He : Krndly anower In Sitfi- day UPC to dectlr an argument. Did the Wesleyan university fool bill loam of Lin coln , Neb. , defeat the University of Nebraska on November 13 ? If not on tlili date , has the University of Nebraska beoa defrtitcJ by the Wcslcyans this foot ball neanon ? Thanking you very kindly , M. W. n. nnd T. N. Ans. Wesleyan did nol pkijr the Unlver- p'.ly of Nebnska on November 13. The only lime that the two teams came together \ mon on October 23 , when Ncbrzekaon by a score of 11 to 0. I'rrr of Clllirut * lo ? ll lI Cut this out and take It to your druggist and Rot a sample battle free of Dr. King's New Discovery , for Consumption , Coughs and Colds. They do not ask you lo buy before trying. This will show jou the Ritat merits of this truly wonderful remedy , and uhoiv you what can bo accomplished l > y the regu- ; ar slzo bottle. This Is no experiment , nnd would bo disastrous to the proprietors did they not Know II would Invariably cure Many of the bi-st physicians are now uslnj ? It In their practice with greit rcsultn , and arc relying on It In most severe cases. II Is Rimrauteed. Trial bottles frco at Kuhn ft Co.'s drug stoic. II eg u la r size 0 cents and { 1.00. wM.lSHKU CO.Mi.S TO CUHM- ' . Otic In 1'iiltllcly TlirnjTrrril In Mllivnii- loc liju Viiiinu' Woman. On one of the principal downtown streets In Milwaukee a woman woa seen one even ing last week roundly chastising a man with an umbrella. After severely belaboring him about the head with It for several seconds she went on her way , not stopping to enjoy the cheers of the spectators. The subject of her wrath was one of the e creatures ho are known as "mashers. " The story a'S told by a friend of the woman Is that while s.i was walking along Hroailway. on her way to the newsboys' art exhibit , a man wearing a polished leaver and otherwise neatly att.rc.l. . mprsichcd her and said : "Good evening. " The man appeared to be about " 5 or 10 yeurs of ago and was apparently respecub'e an 1 the wonnn thought he had made a mistake She walked to Wisconsin etrcct and then west. She dlswered tint the man was fol- lo > vinii her. He inproarhod her for the second end time and repeated hl3 remark. Here it was light and she thought he must have seen his ralstako this time. The man dro , red behind and the now A Business Man Ruins His Eyes When hr > usrs 'hem after the sight becomes defective , without the aid of proper glasses Do.i't do It' If your eyes trouble you have them attend'-d to at once by a Scientific Oculist.Vp will test and lit them at a reasonable co t If you don't need glasses , look at our handsome and superior frtoek of Open Glasses , Lorgnette * . Chains , etc. , for holiday gifts. TheAloe&PenfoldCo LEADING SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS. ( > 1 > I > . rax ( on Hold. 1 ! < > > Karnain St. TAW FRECKLESAHDSUSBURN , detract from fine features. The ilally use ut XVouJbury1 ! Facial soap , racial Cream and Fncial Powder will rtnler the complexion < -Uar toft , and beautiful A samp e ofacti > .l Wood. tury'B Facial SOhp. Facial Cream Facial IV d r und Dental Cre m suKl"lcnt f r tnrce BKS use I mailed on receipt of V T' ' ' * regular -ze ! foul I eerniere , : : . JOHN II WioUliUUV. Ler- i matoloslst. I'l West < 2J Si N. Y | Troulilr * nulrlcly re lieve 1 nntf curcti by FLORAI'I/nXIOX. l-otlle Ircc l . Sami-lo - > y mall or LTunflsta. Every drop I < worth lu weight la golilwhen iou nrpU It A Idrota , rruitltlln 2Eort. Dept. ] V Iievv iorlt. aomewMt frightened woman went on quickly. She hurried over the brittle , hoping ; she would now be unmolested The man was following , however , nd finally ho placed hlinaoU dl- rertly In front of her Jiwt oftioslte Olmbp > s. " People walkltiR by noticed the occurrence For < in Innlant the two stxil ; Jaclns each other. Then the wamnn's little ( IgJro stiffened The haiul In whl.h iho was h > 1 < 1 UK an umbrella was guJJenly raised anJ AS suddenly do- the umbrella itrlklnR iqtMroly Urn pollnhod beivcr , which w * Knocked from the nun's head nnd went spinning down th otAlrn iMdlnK to the barber * hon undetnMlh the Kmplre hftll. An improving yrll went tip from Hcvcral b lys on the street nn < J overyon * plic shouted with laughter do m ihor. " who. wholly surprise 1 so ! > l .1.1 ueJ , with eyes and Mijulti ilo cptti I n umciit , revolving the iitinlshment ho j 'r deserved. requirements are perfectly met in Wool Soap. There may be more expensive soaps but none better. / / is ab solutely pure. For the bath it is pleas ant , soothing and delightful. There's only one soap that won't shrink woolens. You MY MAMA WISM MINE must choose be USED HAD. tween no soapand YourFlrst atitt LAST OPPORTUNITY OR , HQPJiE'Sif if sent with an order $2O Elootr/o Bolt for for a fro oo Belt , not only later than tlnrtydays from date of this paper. DR. KGRHE'S J * w Iroproretl \Vo inalco thin .Snr < lnl Uiiprc < - ' Iintud Offer to Quickly ! Introduce iiiiil OItiln ARi'iiti * In > cw Localities. \ ELECTRIC BELTS To i Ifky ] Intro-law m * ! elum leenU ID at manjr new I M ! It Jet u [ < iiil forPr Iwii * ' ! X w Im | r OTrt El < ctucFlt * nJ JjflUntM , we Lxte dcctdM t Warranted to ' * < lt for3 dfionly , our No i I > r Ilcnit't Aew la-cmTtJ UjU r 1 20 IO Qcctri * rn 'O without medicines Belt for fnljr 14. * * , aprtrethat will n > k * it i < 4ttlfor nerjjr on r -l n/thti , jTertiMSKT.t to ffrt on * of c * jrltt ! > lt * * l nemlu l | .riw Xtitrla tk III * * the following tftjcaj es * tory of oar Lailntt * hue we offrrrd lo * * tl Ikli Hrlt at turh i prlre , Lul we want J > ! trtttn ( scent in ) DurlKAiiir. ana wvUlltre tb t if you toy a lultyoa wUl txio w U c4 iih itthit yea wiU tiller actai cor * gnt or > Ipu tagetcne SHattca HemriaW r. tU II < lt w ? ro rfferinf yon for iily C M tt cor ! . ' 4 I > r I ! KB * ' ImprovM KuUr iW w CoinMiiiticn ficlt f r men ei wcua It it idjoit' ttle An < f un L n tr tf anr laeoit-cref th firuily Ns tn * r/ frt * wllh irrr Crttarr/t uilellrlU Itii tl. U.tlVit wt tauiaf cture , in f t. lLcb il en K rtbt ted n kc no ei-cption to tnu tt * > ment Weht toll hnti4tt4t , yn , iht > mtn < ! c cf . op to Jt "X ) There 11 not * fimily Imt wt.ttihouH hitecce of tLieXklU , i * the bc * an-1 che p tiloctor n < 5 jtr % do net hT to g ont cf thebraieto get it It willlaftt youfory n wnh ift-itrt re. * nd will M * ttielf ladixtorUIlt UntiroMorer Th t 13 < trie Ileltt I i rtjrt l tkoaian ianl will ear * j-oa If rm wiU oaljr rlra it i tnl , u th m oj tesutuofulj which v pitUib m erui citUdfce Trill . f foil proTC. YOU RUN. HO RISK IH DEALING WITH US. JJVrirt IT * do ict ktk ; & loirbd / wbtt y la aJitorf. If ycj nt cr cf ILeit w * aie i < erfe tynillinK ] to MH-1 tjom nere txlcM cfQe * . C O , D . o that yna ean M 3d rxaci'ce ' tt frM cf aor ' < * t Jot thcun * a if jo-j eirn InL > oar nnc orroinlo nriicre , anJif you r * ( ofrctlrsatiiCtd with U pirthcex press tfntthe j-rtcocf lU Rclt n < i expreM charrctand ule it uh ntt It will J tt jetorued to ui. C > n anr furtr efler W ta der * * * tk nth.it eartthvcnlr I nnn55 etarenof Electric D lu who * MIMUC O D , with&itt tik-nz one cent la I adrocee If JIKJ tri h to * nd a h viibord r we will j > rrt > ay & 11 jr chtrrn i ' taruiltttbe litlt to He e&ATtly urcfrr nW4r forfeit I'X } ' > 0) F Tliroat WE HAVE HOW OFFERED YOU AH OPPORTUNITY OF YOUR LIFE an * if Toq do net a * t : u500 miy torrjfcrH a * tvtibil ) n * r cino7 ! r I this I > lt * t inch a jre. . It i uii u cileM ! to tj lb t we tie iDsuim.cz lotf en | Tcrylfelt v t ll t tit ale e trie * , tut It u ch * r-r la mtrwliw * there Inbewlo- f "u i in ttn WAJT thin tit Q't trmlinj mtn tt > U-'it for tu If you want &TJI c ! Vcifon * CXT'-L ) * < > * ryj | * * 1T W:3 > * P ? " jM t 1'tfJ _ „ * n-3 - loui wttlt jroar w ut m & ar in iucLtt. Iwn't deliOr < 2cr t > &y U I poisltle , othtnrU * you teajforfel It. Calil Mljct fctiuile Cvntjtlittntfi BORHE ELECTRIC BELT & TRUSS Co , J'atti * in the Jlttcl ; ami ftnib * -in TlY fciiefics til Jlen ud Something1 to be Proud of. This is a great baby. Every baby is. Especially every first baby. Proud indeed should all parents be to whom laughing , healthy babies come. And parents have much to do with their babies' health even before the little ones are born. A puny , sickly mother can't have a strong , healthy child. Her weak ness will show in her baby. But a mother need not be sickly. It is her duty to be well and strong. And to prepare for baby's coming. U'ine of Cardui gives mothers perfect health. It puts the delicate genital or gans in condition the ordeal with to do their work comparative ease. properly. It Following child drives away all birth every moth leucorrhcea and er ought to have .similar troubles. Wine of Cardui. When there is Nothing is so morning sickness good to insure or any other dis speedy recovery. order of preg The whole system nancy , Wine of needs its invigorating - Cardui is the saf ating influence est and best rem then. Thousands edy to use. It o f women also reduces the pain take it while nurs and danger of ing their children. child-birth. Then It supplies need the little one ed nourishment comes into the for the baby. And world well equip it fortifies the ped for life and mother against the mother passes the disorders and weaknesses and nervous troubles from which so UOIES' ADVISORY DEPARTMEHT. , many women suffer. It keeps her in condition to For advice In ea ; i requiring iff give her baby all the attention it requires. ' ' Adrltan Jltfartmrnt , , T nn. Sold by all Druggists. $ J.OO per bottle.