THE OMAHA DAILT BEE : SrSTDAT ! , AUGUST 21 , 1393. It
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The annual meet of the Leasun of Amer
ican Wheelmen at Indianapolis did not oomo
up to the expectations of the managers.
Lilto till other sports this year It felt the
for of public indifference. The attend
ance was notably small , particularly so
when the large membership is considered.
The Indianapolis Journal says the main
reason for th . small number present was
the absorbing public Interest In the war.
Coupled with that Is the apparent falling
off In the membership of the league. "It
Is a matter for regret , " says the Journal ,
"that so few visitors were present. This
Isappointment is great' to the local man
agers , the young men who worked so
earnestly and with suoh enthusiasm for Its
success. They deserve congratulations ,
however , on what they did achieve. Their
part was well done , whatever else may
h.ive been lacking. Nothing was omitted
within the resources of the city that could
have added to the entertainment of the
visitors. Circumstances over which they
had no control combined against tnem , but
so far ns they and their city are concernend
they have reason for satisfaction. In every
thing except attendance the meet of 1S9S
was a success. "
Commenting on the partial failure of the.
meet , the New York Sun says : "This cir
cumstance has provoked the question of
thn advisability of the league holding an
eastern and western national me t In future
years. The question was discussed by
loading members of the organization at the
meeting Just concluded In the west and the
Idea met with general approbation. It is
likely that at the next annual business
meeting of the League of American Wheel
men , which will be held In February , such
a proposition will be submitted to the asso
ciation legislators. Arguments ore ad
vanced that eastern members of. the League
of American Wheelmen -aro unwilling and
oftentimes unable to travel long distances
to the annual mid-summer gathering .and
similar conditions exist among westerners
when this flxturo.is held In the east. The
annual meet of the league Is calculated to
bring together the general membership for
one- big reunion , but at the present time
the object of the meeting falls. It Is the
general belief that In the future two meet
ings should be held. This suggested change
will receive careful consideration between
now and the time of thu annual convention. "
Much has been said and written within
the last few months in relation to the future
price of bicycles. In speaking of this a
Jew days ago a prominent manufacturer
aald to i\ New York Tribune reporter :
"The public can rest assured that bicycles
Trill be cheap in the future , but it must
not confound thu meaning of the word
cheapness with that of some other word.
Because bicycles will be cheap it does not
necessarily follow by any means that they
will be sold below the cost of production
and the expense of placing them on the
market. When I say that bicycles will
be cheap I mean that the keen competition
between the large manufacturers will neces
sarily compel the latter to bo content with
small profits. As a consequence of this
tie great facilities which these manufac
turers have for turning out bicycles In large
numbers -will-cause them to be sold cheaply.
But the public should remember that bicy
cles will not be sold for any grtfat length
ot time below the cost of production , any
more than any other article of trade , and
4100 wheels will cot be sold for $50 or J50
wheels for J25. "
Grapevine reports of thcrpolitlcal features
of the Indianapolis meet Indicate that I. D.
Potter hds chosen his successor for the
presidency of the league. This Is based
an the assumption that Potter Is the league ,
.and there la some good basis for the aa-
lumption. The "elect" is said to be
Thomas J. Keenan of Plttsburg , editor ot
the Press of that city , and at present first
Tico president of the league. Mr. Potter
and his constituents ore a controlling power
In League of American Wheelmen politics ,
and their records are good. They have
aothlng to fear by placing Mr. Keenan'a
candidacy before the league as that of their
own choice , and Mr. Keenan himself is
well pleased to be thus honored by the
men who havq been responsible for the
lHMTUB'9 greatest successes. Two years : ago
Mr. Keenan ran for the first vlco presidency ,
'and was defeated by C. Frank Klreker ol
New Jersey. At that time Mr. Keenan was
opposed to the Potter party. During th
summer of ' 36 ho and Mr. Potter joined
forces , and the result was Mr. Keenan's
unanimous election to > the office1 he now
holds.
Mr. Keenan is a man ot high standing In
bis home city , and la honored and respected
by all _ who know him.J He Is abl ener
getic , "always awoke to the wheelmen's
.rights and Interests , andka gentleman thor
oughly qualified to administer the affair :
of > tha loaguo'a highest office. ' Thu-rest ol
the Potter slate for ' 39 has not been ttllei ]
out. Inasmuch aa Buffalo wants the ' 99 na
tional meet , New York probably will nol
have representation on it , The offices are
.almost certain to go to New Jersey and the
west.
Much talk Is Indulged In concerning the
avil of scorching , and Is directed chlctiy at
the limber youths who are filled with the
| notion that roadways were built for bicycle
speedways. Dut there are other grades of
scorching calculated to make a wheeler
! weary and sore of body and spirit , aa ona
Omaha fan reluctantly admits. Last Sun
day he swung his 185 pounds of solid flesh
onto the saddle and cheerily pedaled over
' hill and valley and .gumbo road Into Sarpy
county , some twenty miles. It was dur
ing tbo bleaching midday hours and 01J Sol
I got In his work in elegant shape , convertIng -
Ing thu rider's toga- into the consistency
of a soaked sponge , while his hands and
face assumed the hue of a raw lobster. A3
a specimen of scorching the job could not
be surpassed.
A recent number of the London Lancet
has a note interesting to the vast army of
cyclists. After a "spin" along a more or
less dusty road the cyclist sometimes ex
periences a dry and subsequently sore and
Inflamed throat. 'Headache and depression
often follow , and the symptoms generally
simulate poisoning of some kind. When
the bacteriology of road dust Is considered ,
these effects are hardly to be wondered at.
Hundreds of millions of bacteria , according
to the nature ot the locality , are found In
a gram weight of dust , and the species
isolated have Included well known path
ogenic organisms. Indeed , there can be
no reason for doubting the infective power
of dust when It la known ihat among the
microbes encountered in it are the microbes
of pus , malignant oedema , tetanus , tuber-
cule and septicaemia. The mischief to
I riders , as well as pedestrians , would probably -
| ably be largely averted- , aa nature In
tended , the respirations were rigidly .con
fined to the nasal passages , and the mouth
kept comfortably though firmly shut. As
Investigators have shown , the microbes In
the air seldom pass beyond the extreme end
of the nasal passage , and consequently never
to the larynx or bronchial surfaces. A use-
i ful precaution , therefore. In addition to exclusively -
'
clusively breathing through the nostrils ,
would .be to douche- the nasal cavity after
a , dustx run or walk with a weak and
slightlywarm. . solution of some harmless
antiseptic.
In France a married woman must not ride
ft blcyclo In the public streets or parks
without a permit , and she cannot get the
permit from the authorities without * the
written consent of her husband. The women
bicycle riders of Russia have even greater
difficulties to contend .vith. In that coun
try women are not even permitted to possess
a bicycle , without first obtaining the consent
of the government. A year ago few women
rode bicycles In Russia , and those who did
were mostly members of the royal family
and , the nobility.
Some points on the part that the resist
ance of the atmosphere makes in cycle rid
ing that are of peculiar Interest In consider
ing the Importance of pacing are given in a
recent publication written by Prof. Boys.
He says that a man able to ride twenty
miles an hour could travel 100 miles In the
same time if there was only the resistance
of the machine and the road to be over
come. It Is Ihe air that causes nearly all
the trouble. The professor has also made
some barometrical , calculations , and , according
ingto bis theory , a difference of one inch in
the height of the barometer might make a
difference ot a second In a minute. If the
corresponding diminution of oxygen In the
rider's lungs did not compensate for the
i educed resistance.
A mean case of bicycle theft Is reported
from Detroit , which teaches the lesson that
a wheelman cannot consider himself safe
from the cycle snatcher at any time , not
even when ho should be an object of pity
and assistance. A Detroit rider lost control
ot hla wheel on a hill , struck a boulder at
thu bottom and lay for a minute partially
stunned. A tramp who witnessed the per
formance grinned unsympathetically and
asked the other if he was much hurt. The
unfortunate man answered : "My ankle , I
guess. Is sprained , but I don't think I need
an ambulance qulto yet" The footpad
picked up the wheel , saying : "Well , I guess
you don't need this thing , either. " and ,
mounting it , he rode away , leaving Its
owner in the road staring and shouting
wildly , but helpless to give chase.
Slgmund Bachmann , a Vienna cyclist , has
returned to Vienna after two years' absence ,
having won a bet of 10,000 florins that he
would wheel around the globe In two years.
On September 17 , 1S96 , he left Vienna on
his wheel and went through Germany and
France on his way to Bordeaux , where he
took passage to England. H < * then cycled
from the coast to London and Liverpool ,
took steamer to New York , cycled to Chi
cago. Salt Lake City a 3d San Francisco ,
crossed the Pacific , rode trom Sydney tc
Melbourne , then passed by way of Ceylon
to India , where he visited Madras , Cal
cutta and Allahabad. A native wounded
him in the arm with a lance , but this was
the only danger he encountered. Ho re
turned home by Africa and Italy and arrived
in Budapest on his wheel. He cycled
24,000 kilometers in all , but declared that
the hardest piece of work was crossing the
American continent
A device adopted by the Great Western
railway of England to facilitate the trans
portation ot bicycles is said to have proved
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it is a Marvtltus Ramtdy.
Not ( freat doctor : not an eminent spe
cialist : not a patent medlctna man but just
a plain. evry-day clttim of Milwaukee
ears that anyone who will sand him their
narao and address can have absolutely free
trial package ot a remedy that cured him
of rheumatism and has cured hundreds of
otnen when * years ot puln and suftrrinR.
kelpIeainMs and despair had well ntffh sent
to an untimely Brave. It is a. subject of
great Intorrst. Hheumatlsm In a most mer
ciless demon. It spares neither the God-
touring nor the inriilet Born of the devil
It seems to tantalize men's souls to see
how much thn' cnn aulTer and yet breathe
the air that Providtnce rilled with life.
N. H. Spartord. of Milton. Maas. , ent for
a frue trial of Gloria Tonic. He- had auf-
fered for many years. At times the pain
would eaie up a little and flit his heart
with thankfulness that perhaps llfp would
not bo such a burden after idl. But no
sooner would he rejoice than a sudden
changa of the weather would strike him
another herlUa twtnga of pain and so It
w nt y ar after y ar. The fr trial
d Ua twiac OM f UWM 0 rlo4lo
spells and gave hint such relief that he
continued the remedy and was completely
cured. Mr Smith , the discoverer of the
r medr , was an Invalid as a result of rheu
matism , the disease affecting hla feet. At
t.mn no coma Barely hobuie about. He
experimental with all sorts of drugs and
by great good luck hit upon a combination
that acted as a specific for the disease. At
nrst he confined hla efforts amonic these
whom he prrconally knew , but in time the
demand for his discovery btcarae so great
that he put the medicine up in regular form
and has since sold it through the drug
stored at JLtW a box. But mast people who
surf.r ara convinced that there is no cure
for rhtumatiam. and to offset this doubt
Mr. Smith sends a trial package free that
all may test It first and thus learn of Its
wonderful merit. Snd vour name and ad
dress to John A. Smith. 437 Summerfleld
Church Building , Milwaukee. tVs. , and by
return mall he will send prepaid a package
of Gloria Tonic , a remedy that will curs
any form of rheumatism , no matter now
many doctor * Uav tried * sd railtd.
very successful and may be tried In this
country. It consists of a pad placed be
tween the machines to prevent one dam
aging another. Sheets of double canvas
about two yards long and one-halt as wide
cover a thickness of wool and are provided
with a rope edge and straps at the top.
The first wheel In the van or baggage car
Is leaned against the side of the van and .1
pad strapped to it. A second machine Is
laid against the first and a pad attached.
When separated by these pads the lurchlngs
ot the train cause no damage to the wheels ,
which are also packed In small compass
and may nonetheless be easily extracted by
the baggage men.
A unique bicycle support Is attached to
the side plate of one ot the pedals , where
It Is Inconspicuous , but may be put In op
eration by a touch of the foot. It weighs
only three and a half pounds and folila tip
under the foot s'o as to be out of the way
and out of sight when the wheel Is in use.
It consists of a lever atached to and folding
along the edge of the pedal. Kicking a
small button with the foot releases the
lever , which falls down and Is straightened
by a Jointed truss. It supports the wheel
at an angle of about 5 degrees. When
kicked with the foot again the lever llles
back.
Many of the cycle makers profess to be-
llevo the gear case will be offered as an
option on many makes of wheels next year.
It Is urged that the chalnless wheel has a
running gear always clean and not Influ
enced by rain or dust , so that to Indulge
any reasonable hope of competing with It
chain-driven wheels must have their gear
enclosed.
To overcome the objection of the high cost
of a good gear case it is claimed that when
all makers use them the cost of their man
ufacture will be reduced to a minimum.
In women's models , by replacing the chain
guard , a largo part of the cost will be
sav < d.
THE BICYCLE GIRL.
Chicago Record.
r ? ni iCh.Iof mour"s her wheel and glides
down the boulevard
pur eyes pursue her as she rides
My eyes and all my thoughts besides-
Half wishing to her speed retard.
Half vexed that she should disregard
The admiration that P feel
For this seductive maiden's wheel.
H r suit of brown and boots of tan
The boots recalls Pris cilia spinning
When Alden's love affair besan-
Are rttted to bewitch a man
And make him s t his heart on winning
A race he yearns to be beginning.
Till ho recalls that Chloe'H steed
Outpaces his slow-footed speed.
Away slip g-oes. her cheeks aglow
Aa If the rosy dawn had kissed her ;
But ph. If she could only know ,
\\ould she fml quite aa free to go
Or would she- ask me to assist her ?
Helithol 'tin easy to resist her.
For down the road in rapid night
She darts and dwindles out of sight.
AHOUXD THE WOULD O.V WHEELS
oiiN and ExiicrtfnuvN of Tlire *
Globe Ginllfrt.
Interest In the experiences of John F.
Fraser and his two companions , who have
Just completed a trip around the world on
bicycles , should not be confined entirely to
wheelmen. Many details of the trip , as de
scribed by Mr. Fraser In the New York
Sun , are Important as revealing the char
acter of the countries traveled through , as
showing the disposition of different races
toward foreigners and also as confirming
previous reports to the effect that almost
everywhere bicycling has become popular.
The trip was made in a little over two
years , starting from London , and Ita object
waa purely for pleasure. Each of the trio
rode a wheel of English make which .velghed
thirty-five pounds. Baggage weighing
thirty pounds. In the form ot clothing and
photographic and emergency supplies , was
carried by each , and provisions were ob
tained wherever possible. The party was
spared much time and embarrassment by the
fact that , in linguistics , they were exceed
ingly capable. Among them English ,
French , German , Italian and Russian could
be spoken and understood without much
trouble. It was only with the countrymen
of Li Hung Chang that the wheelmen found
great difficulty in making their wants
known.
The king of Belgium Impressed the trav
elers as being a right Jolly old fellow. Hs
Invited them to his palace , and , being on
enthusiastic trlcyclist himself , took a lively
Interest in their steel-frame roadsters. All
through Germany the roads were good and
the people agreeable.
The party's reception in Vienna waa ex
ceptionally cordial. On arriving there they
found their rooma tastily decorated with
flags and prominent citizens ot the place
adorned the wheels of their visitors with
ribbons and boucuets.
In the domain of the czar traveling waE
not always pleasant. Food waa usually pool
and often very scarce and the strangers' '
presence was regarded by the common people
ple with a good deal of suspicion. In their
encounters with the Cossacks the rider :
were obliged to display firearms.
The shah of Persia , upon witnessing some
feats of the tourists , ordered several bi
cycles for his ministers. Wheels are by nc
means uncommon in that country. Across
India cycling was excellent.
One hundred and fifty-one days were
spent in crossing the Middle Kingdom and
during that time 3.000 miles were covered ,
Mr. Fraser's account of his exnerlences in
that country , particularly as regards the
condition of the roads , agrees perfectly with
the reports of other travelers in the fai
east. He says : "We never had a ride ol
five clear miles without dismounting while
In China. "
Speaking of the manner of paying theli
bills In westeru China , be reports that the
only money they found was cash coin strung
on a cord , which was run through a hole In
the center. "Our money , " he adds , "was in
silver bullion and we exchanged It by weight
in payment of hotel bills or for a string ol
coins. "
In Japan the riders found beautiful roada
and hospitable people and nobody mistook
them for outlaws.
The Journey from San Francisco tc New
York waa not made without same hardships.
For 1,700 miles before reaching Omaha the
party was obliged to ride on railroad tracks
and in some parts of the west they were
treated by the citizens with apparent In
difference. East of the Missouri everything
went well.
WHISPERINGS OF THE WHEEL
Perhaps the less said about Wheelmen's
day at the exposition , which was last Mon
day , the better. Every one knows what a
farce It was from every point of view , with
the exception ot the attendance , which waa
ev n more than was expected , there being
an exceptionally large number ot the boys
of "short pants" upon the grounds. Looked
at In one light It was too bad that the
Denver boys were not present , but when
one thinks of what a farce tha exposition
officials made of the day , it Is perhaps better
that they were not here , as they would In
all probability not have passed many
complimentary remarks upon the exposition
management when they returned to Denver.
Sioux City and Council Bluffs were well
represented with good-sized delegations ,
while the other towns In this vicinity did
not forget to send a crowd. The local
riders turned out in good shape , and had
It not been for the many-headed manage
ment the day would have been a big suc
cess.
1 Perhaps the maddest people on the
grounds on Wheelmen's day were those who
spent tlma and money decorating their
1 woeeU for th bicycle parade , and alw
those who had prepared floats tor the oa-
caslon , and they were not few by any
means. When It w/is announced that there
would not be a parade some ot these people
ple got their heads together and secured
permission to ride up and dawn the Mid
way , so na to show their floats , which they
did about 10 o'clock. Many who saw theti
thought that they were the parade , and did
not hesltato to remark that It waa rather
short.
The Denver boys have written Chief Con
sul O'Brien that they will in all probability
visit the exposition on Colorado day
if a good railroad rate can be obtained. It
seems that one of the roads leading out ot
Denver had promised them a special rate
for last Monday , but when the Urns for
starting came turned them down so they
stayed at home.
The Nebraska state circuit opened at
York Friday afternoon with some very good
races , in which George Melersteln was the
only Omaha rider who figured prominently ,
despite the fact that "Old Gad" was there
and the races were held upon his kind of a
track , but for some reason he failed to
get Into the money. Atelersteln is a per
sistent little rider , game to the core , and
most always gets a piece ot money wher
ever he goes.
Speaking of the state circuit , It must
be said that Vice Consul Benson deserves
an unlimited amount of credit and praise
| for getting up a circuit at all this year , In
. the face of the opposition and lack of sup
port he has had , and It can truthfully bo
said that he has gotten up the circuit alone
and unaided. It comprises seven good
towns , and in view ot the fact that blcycla
enthusiasm la at ebb tide in the coun
try this season , It Is one of the best atato
circuits of the year.
Ivor Law-son , who is a brother of the
famous "Terrible Swede , " John Lawson ,
seems to be the fast man upon the Nebraska
state circuit so far , as he won both of the
open races at York Friday , and w s in the
money again yesterday at Howard. He will
be remembered as the little fellow who
made such a game ride in this city at the
Nebraska circuit date In 1826. At that tlma
he went by the name of Iver Gustaverson ,
his first and middle name only.
Gadke and Melersteln are the only Omaha
riders following the Nebraska state circuit
this year. This is the smallest number of
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Omaha representatives that has ever fol
lowed any of the state circuits before.
A new class of records has recently been
making its appearance in the bulletins ot
the National Racing Board , and though there
was a multitude of records before it is uni
versally conceded that the new list is a good
one for the sport and Is a desirable addition
to the racing records. These records appear
In the bulletins about as follows : "One
mile , handicap , professional , John Jones ,
New York ; time , 2:01 : 3-5. Handlcapper ,
John Smith. " This means that the rider
has ridden a mile In the time started trom
scratch in a handicap race. The hand- !
capper Is given credit for making his allot
ments so that a fast race from scratch
results. This makes the best passible kind
of a competitive record as it shows that the
rider has made the stated distance without
any other pacing than what he may be able
to pick up as he goes along In endeavoring
to catch the long mark men. It also proves
his track generalship In being able to ride
from scratch around a big field of men hav
ing an advantage , and in doing it In fast
time. If the handlcapper has not done hifi
work well and has not allowed the limit men
enough start the scratch men will catch
them within a comparatively short time anil
a loaf results. But if he places them so
far out that the scratch men have to break
records to catch them it shows good handi
capping and the racing board gives tht
handlcapper credit for it by attaching hia
name to the record.
The national meet resulted in a wholesale
change In the points table for the champion
ship and furnishes many surprises' for the
talent. Eddie Bald , four years the cham
pion of the United States , Is now at the
head of the table , and from appearances
will hold the position until the end of the
season. For the first time in the history
of national meets he rode In hla great term
and his friends were consequently agree
ably surprised at the showing he made. Aa
a matter of fact , however , Floyd McFarland
carried off the honors of the meet in point
of actual results , he gained 100 points to
00 for Bald. This waa accomplished by
McFarland getting a first and a second In
the championship , while Bald sot a first
and a third.
Gardiner not only lost hla lead at the
meet , but was relegated to seventh place.
He was beaten before the meet started , as
he was dissatisfied with the methods ol
scoring and m&do strenuous complaint. As
Gardiner has a very strong "yellow streak"
in his make up it was thought at the tima
he complained he would be out of the run
ning at the meet. The beet he could do
was a fifth place. He did not qualify In
any of the other championship events.
A very Interesting feature of the races and
one which Is of tha greatest Importance ,
though overlooked by all of the critics pres
ent atthe meet , was a part of the first
day's racing. In the semi-finals of thr
two-mile championship the third man In
the fastest heat was to qualify. In the
second heat Mortens- made a "sneak" two
ilaps from the tape , and by riding his best
to keep away from the bunch finished the
' heat In two-fifths of a second faster than
, the previous heat. Bald finished third to
i Mertens in this heat , and It being the fast
est of the two waa qualified for the final.
In the final ho finished third and added
i thirty points to his score. Had Mertena
not made the "sneak" and thereby made
faster time than the previous heat. Bald
would have been shut out of the final and
his score would have been thirty points
less. Therefore , had It not been for the
action of Mertens in this semi-final. Bald
would not only not be In the lead for the
championship today , but would be a tie
'with ' Klmble for fourth position , and Mc
Farland would have been on top of the
heap.
heap.Kim
Kim tile's win of the two-mile was the
surprise of the meet , as he was not even
counted upon to show in the trial heats ,
But he rode like a fiend and captured one
of the sixty point races. He has a history
which shows that he furnishes these sur
prises about once a year , and it came verj
opportunely for him this year , as he It
now among the leaders for the champion'
ship.
ship.There
There ars three more championship dis
tances to be ridden for the big scores , the
rule providing that any of the standard dls.
tances not ridden at the national meet
shall bo assigned to the national circuit and
the scoring shall be the same. These
races will be held In New York , Phila
delphia and Baltimore late in the season ,
so that the name of the champion will be
in doubt until almost the last meet.
Triangle Cycle Club Jfote .
"Jack" Hall Is fifty miles in the lead foi
that gold mudal. Hustle him , fellows.
The Becnlngton run last Saturday was i
"hummer , " excepting the attendance.
Captain Barnes is again In , bis old place ,
Thn boys are glad to see him ; more enthu
siasm and a larger attendance on the run :
la looked for from now on.
Saturday the club will take In the pack-
Ins bouses , leaving the building ; at 3:10 : p. m ,
The run Tuesday evening will be to Riv-
ervicw park , start 7.SO p. m.
It would be hard to r wha ate the moil
watermelon Thursday evening. , but Judgtni
from tb attendance and th number
> melons cut , It shows an average ot n melon
to every man.
The1 spin around the elty Tuesday oven *
Ing was enjoyed by a fair crowd , though
considerable disappointment wan manifested
on account ot the Denver wheelmen being
unable to come.
CHESS.
The state correspondence tournament now
In progress , besides proving a good school
for Improvement In the game of chess seems
to have also a social side and hna promoted
acquaintance among the players to a con
siderable extent. On the postal cards used
In notifying tbo adversaries at the moves
made many little Items of a personal nature
are noted , which adds to the pleasure of the
Intercourse. One player feeling In a par
ticularly exuberant mood Inscribed the fol
lowing on the bottom of Jla card' .
"Check ! " the happy Edwards wrote ,
And Hartaell scratched Ills pate ;
"If you go there , I'll check you hero ;
Say : In six moves I'll mate. "
"Great Scottl That's so , " th old man said.
And from his pipe ho took a tvtltft.
. "You're right. But nay , I could have won
That Is , if you If I well IP. "
Another , feeling that versa was oat of his
line , and that he was stronger on puns ,
took revtnge In the following manner :
Last night I had a number of moves to
answer and sat up quite late. Wife , feel
ing tired , went to bed. About midnight I
came Into her room , and , waking her , said ,
"I'm going to Winchester's game. " Of
course I admit It was avile , way to treat
a sleepy person , and one's own wife at that ;
but she got even by aylng , "Well , It will
be Owen to some error he's made If you
do. " "And , " continued I , "Rasmussen get
gay or I'll get his scalp , too. " "Per
haps , " she replied , "butfor my part I'd
like to Seeley Edwards beaten. " "Obi I'm
a regular GrlrUn to these Nebraska chess
players , little wife , " said I , not feeling
quite at ease , for she was gaining on me
all the time and I was hard pressed for
something to say.
"Hold on there. " was the rejoinder , "you
know that Griffin pun IsN. . G. " "No
doubt , " I retorted , with , some feeling , "but
I was afraid too many good puns might
Paul youl taste for them. " "Don't Bare
up so , " she said quietly , ' "for I might
Crossby myself. " "Iwasn't angry , little
one , " I answered , "there was a Roche run
ning down the back of my neck at thu
time and that made me seem excited : and
what De France would 1L. make it I did
flare up ? "
"Did you notice the score Hald is mak
ing , " asked wife , after a moment's brea'h-
Ing spell , "he Tyson nearly every gamu
be doesn't win outright ? " "Now , come to
bed , my boy , " she continued , "If I ever
find anybody feeling so depraved as to enjoy
a vile pun , I'll have them C. Q. and hear
what you have to offer. Just .stick to
chess , my boy. and let word-Juggling alone.
Pawn my word , however I hope you may
make the highest acora m th tourney. "
"That's a wifely sentiment , " said I , "and
If I 'do , 'Our soula will have but one single
thought , our Hartzall beat as one. ' "
But she was fast aaleep.
Problem No. 37 , White to play and mate
In three moves :
BLACK.
iH Hi
rm . -
&U-
WHITE.
Castling Is barred when the king la in
check or would cross a line of attack in
order to castle , but not w.hen rookis at
tacked , as erroneously stated two weeks ago.
WHIST. %
The scores so far published of the recent
congress of the Amarlcan Whist league show
as good a quality of whist as was ever played
at any previous gathering of the sort : The
New Englanders were easily leaders , and ,
barring the Brooklyn Shield , no prize of any
importance got away from them. There
were numerous ties and close finishes in
their work , especially ol the American Whist
club , showing that their victories were WOT
on their merits. In almost every respect
the congress was conducted under good con
ditions , and even the weather was Ideal ,
owing , it Is said , to a "secret convention"
made by W. H. Barney with the weather
man. The prizes are said to have been un
usually numerous and beautiful , several
large wall casea being filled with them. The
most prominent were the trophies the
Hamilton cup , the team-ot-four champion
ship emblem , the Minneapolis cup , the pair
championship emblem and the American
Whist league challenge cup. Besides these
there was a silver-mounted array of every
sort of stimulus to good work.
In describing the first round of the con
test or Mitchell' pairs the current number
of Whist mentions Ihe results accomplished
by two well known whlat players. "When
P. J. Tormey and the Whist Queen entered
as partners , " It remarks , " "It was the first
'time ' they had ever played together , and
consequently there was a little understand
ing before going In as to the method of play ,
'Now , said Tormey , 'no frills or fancy flour
ishes , but plain , straightforward Cavendish ,
twenty-second edition ; Is that understood ? '
Her whistle majesty smiled assent and thej
went In and made top score sixteen plus.
There are times after all when" the plain
straightforward game , with no frills or
fancy flourishes , seems to pay. "
The same publication also mentions i
curious question which agitated several o :
the visitors who were fond of problems
It cropped up during one of the open event :
where "Uncle Dick" and the "Queen" wen
present. Rufus Allen being "Uncle Dick'
to every American Whist league player , anil
Miss Kate Wheelock being the "Daiightei
of the League , " the question was naked
"What relation is Miss Wheelock to 'Unclf
Dick ? ' "
The following scores we're made at the
Wednesday night session of the Omahc
Whist club :
Burrill and Lawrence . "I
Shea and Allee . " 0-
iRedlck and Morsman . . . S/
Heth and McDowell . ' , .
Total . , . S3
Average . , . . . . . $ >
Baxter and McNutt . i. . . . ' . IS !
Jordan and Strauss . : . . . : . : v . W
Coe and Sea mcll . . . . . . . 1
Comstock and il lklo . . . . . W.
Total . . ' . 7 ?
Average . . . . . IS
The Texii Woniier.
Dr. E. W. Hall of Wac ° . Texas , is f'n the
city advertising his wonderful remedy
"Hall's Great Discovery. " far 'kidney ant
bladder troubles. He was for years a sreai
ufferer from these ills , and 'after' trying
many highly recommended remedies with
out relief he determined to experiment or
himself and through this means made a , dis
covery which entirely cured him and bai
since cured thousands of others. Kuhn &
Co. have secured the agency for Omaha foi
this remedy and will be pleased to fur-silt
Texas and Alabama testimonials tram w ll
known people to all sufferers who will call
on them. Dr. Hall , the discoverer of thli
great medicine , can be found for a few dayt
at ICubn & Co.'s or Brunswick hotel and will
be pleased to meet any one wishing ( o con
sult him no charges for same.
The Tourists' Church Gulae gives torn'
remarkable statements pertaining to the ad
vance ot ritualism In England. It ays
"Ten years ago 200 churches bad a. dallj
ucharist ; now there are 613. Vestment :
have gone up from B59 to 2,026. Xnl,00 <
churches the mixed , chalice la us 4. Tb r <
is enormous growth in the belief in trans-
ubitantlallcm , or the priest turning bre4
IBM the body of Christ.-
$35.00 , $25.OO ,
$45.00 , $17.00
National , Columbus , Victor
Cleveland , Model , "D" and "f. "
Do not fail to call and see the wheels while at the Ex
position , or write for prices , etc.
Midland Cycle Company ,
H. II. HAYFORD , Manager.
410 North 16th Street. - - Omaha , Nebraska.
FEEDING THE MIDWAY PEOPLE
Foreigners on the Street BequSro Their
Native Dishes.
SLOW IN ACCEPTING AMERICAN COOKERY
Special Article * of Kocnl Arc Imported
to Meet the Detnnniln ot the CUI-
ncne unit Other Orli'iitulH at
the Exposition.
To the visitor who strolls through the
exposition grounds in the early morning the
big enclosure seems like a vast white city
just awakening from sleep. The fresh
beauty of ' the dawn still lingers on the
domes of the buildings and emphasizes the
rich green coloring ot the foliage and
stretches of glossy turf. Thu dally crowd
Is forecasted only by a few scattered pedes
trians whose footsteps fall audibly on the
gravel walks like the measured tread of the
picket when the camp is silently slumberIng -
Ing ,
But the employes whoso duty takes them
to the grounds when the sun first begins to
crystallzo the white pillars , and lift the
night mist from the lagoon , could tell a
different story. The exposition la not only the
pleasure ground of the thousands who throng
Its avenues during the day , but it is the
abiding place of hundreds ot people who as
sist In one way or another to entertain Its
visitors. These constitute an army that
must be fed , and since no vehicles are al
lowed on the grounds during business hours ,
all supplies of whatever character must be
delivered before the gates ure opened to the
public. The same- rule applies to all the
restaurants and lunch stands , and from 5
o'clock lu the morning until nearly S the
jjorth tract Is a veritable hive of Industry.
Hugo ice wagons lumber through the streets
distributing tons of ice for tbn day's con
sumption. There are miwagons ! and
bakers' carts and grocers' wagons almost
without number , in addition to the- army ot
vehicles that are employed by Individual
concessionaries to bring in their various
supplies. Evry concessionaire Is given
wagon passes to admit as many vehicles as
are actually necessary to haul his supplies.
Outsiders who have no recognized claim to
transportation are compelled to buy photo
graph passes , and several downtown firms
find the exposition commerce so profitable
that a number of their drivers are provided
with these documents.
Moat Get Oat an Time.
All are admitted at a gate provided espe
cially for the purpose , and every vehicle
must be out of the grounds before S o'clock
under penalty ot having its pass revoked.
At 5 o'clock the wagons begin to pour
through the eate in a line that is seldom
broken. Once inside there is a general
bustle to transact their business within the
prescribed limit , and the Midway becomes a
babel of shouting teamsters and clattering
.vehicles. By 7 o'clock the bulk of the day's
supplies has been distributed , and the exit
begins. An hour later every vehicle ha ? de
parted , and the enclosure is as quiet as a
deserted cemetery.
The vast amount of commissary material
that goes to the restaurants Is of little In
terest except to the hungry people who dis
pose of it later in the day. But that which
is consumed by the variegated army of for
eigners that Inhabits the Midway furnishes
not the least curious feature ot the great
how.
Nearly half a hundred different nationally
ties assist to make up the population of the
amusement section , and each has its peculiar
customs which it Is reluctant to abandon.
Most of the seople who are here congre
gated have been brought to Omaha direct
from their native soil. They come from
Turkey , Assyria , Egypt , China and a score
of other places scattered from the Japanese
archipellgo to the North sea , and they bring
with them the habits and tastes of theit
nativity. To cater to these Involves a large
additional expense on the part ot their em
ployers , and they endeavor as far as pos
sible to accustom them to American dishes
and cooking. But in this they are only
partially successful , and many car loads ol
edibk-s are recehed on the grounds the con
tents of which.have been imported from the
moat remote corners of the earth.
The largest colony of a single race Is at
the Chinese village , which is the home elI
I over 150 people of that nationality. There
'
are 112 men and forty-seven women , and
t with a few exceptions they are almost abso
lute strangers to American ways. The
: Chinaman has some pronounced ideas In re
gard to what he ats , and he clings
desperately to the customs of his race. Even
those who have been in this country for
years use the knife and fork under protest ,
and return with satisfaction to their chor
sticks in th seclusion of their homes.
Observe Funhlunulile lloarn.
The Chinese epicure observes very nearly
the fashionable meal hours of this country ,
He breakfasts about 9 o'clock , eats a llghl
lunch at midday and Indulges In his dlnnei
between i and 5. Here the resemblance
practically ceases. If an American housewife -
wife should find herself In the kitchen at
the Chinese village she would be decidedly
puzzled to figure out how the cooking In ac <
compllshed. The Chines ? cook never bakes ,
nor roosta , nor broils. Everything Is bolleil
or slewed , , and an oven Is something ol
j which he would not undersWs ; ! the us . His
nova is merely a brick contraption with a
I hole In the too to hold a kettle , and an
other bole near the baeo In which the com
bustibles are stuffed. The balance of hit
! culinary utensils could be carried off In a
good-sized coat pocket
In one respect the Chinaman exhibits a
common § en a of which the English race
, has never been accused. He admits the
fact that It is not in human nature to chew
one's food sufficiently , and consequently he
insists that a large proportion of the masti
cation shall be attended to in the kitchen.
Nothing is ever set on a Chinese ubiu thai
requires cutting. The meat Is chopped Intc
fine plecee before it Is served , and -regulable *
are stewed until they can bo readily eaten
with chopstick * . The result is that indi
gestion Is something entirely foreign to hli
experience , and a Chinaman without a per.
fact set of teeth Is a curiosity ,
Mum Import in * SnupIIe * ,
The rice that forma a part of avery meal
that Is served In the-Chineoe Village"Is Im
ported In bamboo sacks holding about flftj
pouadi etch. It not aulr. forma a stapli
MONDAY MORNING
we will sell a limited number
of our well known § 30
Alliance bicycles for
$13.50
Prices on our other lines cor
respondingly low. Secondhand
wheels § 5 np.
Nebraska Cycle Co. , '
Corner 15th and Hartley ,
Geo. E. Mickle , 3Iir. Tel. 1663'
1898 MODEL
World Bicycles
Reduced from
$75.00 to
$49.5O
Bicycles rented
and repaired.
H. E. fREDRICKSON
. . , ,
Tel. 493. > . E. Cor. llth and Dodge *
article of food , but It Is the base of thc i
native wines ot which a half dozen varieties *
arc also In stock. Little or no beef is uaeii'
In this colony. In China the cow Is utllfzcdr
as a boast of burden and not as a means of :
subsistence and it Is only killed when 1U
has become too old und feeble to be of *
further service. Consequently the Chines-
have come to regard beef as poor fodder andH
with a few exceptions they cannot be in
duced to touch it. j
The bulk of the meat that Is served In therf
colony consists of pork and chickens. )
These are chopped into small pieces an *
stewed with vegetables to be eaten with. .
clup sticks. They also eat largo quantities
of a dried fish that is imported from China.
It is similar to the white fish except that'
it has large eyes and is several times moru )
expensive. Duck ggs , also imported , are .
a staple edible with the Chinese. Each
egg Is packed in a sort of black mud , mixed ,
with salt. In which they will keep for years
and acquire a peculiar flavor that Is highly
esteemed. There are several huge cases of
these In the store room and since they cost
exactly 7.- cents a dozen in Omaha , they
have acquired a right to be considered a
delicacy.
A large proportion of the vegetables thai
are ueed ere also Imported and same of
them are entirely unfamiliar in this country.
The Chinese mushroom Is much superior to
that which is found In this country and any
one who has tasred its rich flavor would be
satisfied with no other. Bean bprouts are
a favorite Ingredient In the Chinese dishes.
There are taken from a variety of bean that
has been reported by United States consuls
to contain double the nutriment that is
found in any American bean , and during tha
last year or two steps have been taken by
the government to raise it In this country.
Cabbage , cucumbers , lettuce , garllo and va
rious other varieties are eaten to some ex-
ti-iit , but never until after they have been
thoroughly stewed. Numerous sauces of
unknown composition give variety to the
meals , and all the dishes are eaten with a
great deal of seasoning.
Manager Akoun of the Streets of All Na
tions is also compelled to go to foreign
countries for a considerable amount ot hla
supplies. His establishment includes 150
people , representing sixteen distinct na
tionalities , and each ot these has its separ
ate cook to cater to Us peculiar tastes. Aa
they are all Orientals there is a certain
similarity in the materials , but tha various
peoples have Ideas of their own in regard
to the way in which their food should be
served. Like the Chinese the Orientals am
vegetarians and perfect teeth and good di
gestion are among their characteristics.
Aside from their stickling for the * vegeta
bles and condiments of their own countries
they eat much as we do and they are grad
ually being Induced to abandon their nativei
dishes for a partially American bill of fare.
The Oriental eats little meat except mut
ton , of which he never seems to tiro. H *
likes his eggs and coffee for breakfast , and
also eats a great amount of rise and
crushed wheat , but ha la chary of American
vegetables. In this line hla favorite dishes
consist of a sort of stuffed squash and grape
leaves , rolled Into balls and stuffed wlta
meat and rice. Theae grape leaves are im
ported from the vineyards on the Mount
Lebanon of scriptural interest. Ho will
eat no butter or cheese except that which
Is Imported from his native country , and
olive oil is a conspicuous feature of most
of bin favorite dishes. Ho li especially fond
of nsh fried In oil and eaten with a daab
ot lemon and tentlls and Oriental beans
complete hla itaple articles of diet.
The culinary ideas of the Streets of C&.ro
people are similar to those that prevail in
the Streets of All Nations and hero- also
the larder depends to a considerable extent
on material Imported from the Orient.
The employes of a number of other con
cessions live on thu grounds , but as they
follow American customs
their culinary
re
sources do not Inspire the amo Interest.
1'botogrnphlc plates and films can b
washed under an ordinary spring lever
faucet by a new attachment , consisting of a
bailed tray to be suspended from the lever
with an adjustable spring yoke , to assist
in opening the faucet , the tray