10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MAY 28 , 1899.
ROOM FOR HOME EXPANSION
Half a Billion Acres of the Public Domain
Open to Settlement !
SOME FACTS FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES
' Kxtent nml Clmrncter of Government
I.nnd ill XebrnnUn , Knnniift , Wyom
ing nml Hie Dnkotnii
Ainiilc Itooin to Spread.
WASHINGTON , 'May ' 27. ( Special. ) The
nssortlon frequently bonrd of Into In Justi
fication of Innil grnbblng In the Orient , that
the United States In short on land , Is re
futed In the strongest manner by statistics
compiled mid Issued In pamphlet form by
the Department of Agriculture. The docu
ment was prepared 'by Prof. Max West of
trio division of statlntlcs. It Is an In
structive review of the public domain of
the United States mid the recently acquired
territory , and ohows thereIs available an
nbundance of Idle laml within the compact
boundaries of the republic.
Leaving Alaska and the now Island possce-
elons out of the count , there are within the
limits of the United States nearly 673,995-
000 acres of vacant government land , be-
nldtfl 145,122,000 acres In Indian rceorvn-
tlonB , forest reserves , national parks , reser
voir sites and military reservations. The
latter Is rcoorvod from settlement , but the
former half a billion acres , most of which
Is productive , furnishes an ample and Invit
ing field lor homo expansion , home thrift
nnd homo enterprise. 1'rof. West says the
public domain of Alaska , a vnot area , and
the lesser areas of Hawaii , Porto Hlco and
other new dependencies , will -bring the total
up to 1,000,000,000 acres. "Future additions
Ho the reservations for permanent forests
nnd reservoir sites will no doubt diminish
the area open to settlers , but these additions
nro likely to 'bo counterbalanced In whole erin
in part by the opening of Indian and military
reservations to settlement. The 1,000,000
acres granted to each of the arid states by
the so-called 'Carey act * will still further
irnduco the amount of land to be obtained
( by settlers directly from the national gov
ernment , but doubtless without reducing the
lotal amount of public land ayallablo for
settlement. At the present rate of dis
posal to Individuals , the vacant lands In
the United States proper would laot for
nearly a century. "
The following extracts show the area and
character of the public land open for set
tlement In the transmlsslsslppl region :
f'linrncter of the Public Lundi.
The table 'below ' gives approximately the
nreas of forest and woodland , grazing I undo ,
and desert , composing the public domain
In fifteen western states and territories. It
is based upon the estimates of Mr. F. 11.
Newell , -which enow that of 000,000,000 acres
of land vacant In these states and territories
In 1894 there were about 166,000,000 acres of
forest and woodland , 374,000.000 acres of
grazing land , and 63,000,000 acres of desert. ,
or land too barren even for grazing. Mak
ing allowance for the forest reserves which
ihavc been net asldo since that time , and
also for some areas which have been opened
for settlement , and estimating the probable
division of lands entered by settlers be
tween timber and grazing land , the land
now unappropriated and unreserved Is found
to consist of about 124,300,000 acres of for
est and woodland and 365,400,004 acres of
crazing land , 'with nearly or quite as much
desert land as before.
In the- present paper the public domain Is
briefly described Iby states and territories
( arranged In the order of the extent of pub
lic lands In each , except that Kansas Is
treated with the other western states ) , with
special reference to the amount of public
land which can probably be made available
for agricultural purposes. In discussing the
possibilities of the nrld region Mr. Nowell's
estimates of the avnllafble water supply are
adopted , but In some cases other estimates
are given also for the snke of comparison.
It will bo observed that estimates made by
local engineers are usually , though not In
every cnso , considerably larger than these
of Mr. Nowell. The other data given are
else taken almost wholly from official
sources. Including state and national pub-
bntAitK ,
GREATEST
A New nemeily Hint Tint
Vale ClircUn with the
Olow of ICcultli.
We Send Free n Trlnl PnoUnRe to All ,
Weaker , paler , thinner , day by day , no
appetite or strength , no desire for work or
recreation , nervous , peevish , sleep.css , sick
of heart nnd sore of limb these nre the
conditions of countless numbers of half
sick men nnd women anxiously awaiting
Homo messnte' of hope nnd cheer.
There Is no excuse for most people bclni ;
nick , There's a medicine that will cure
them. A medicine thnt goes right to the
roots of the causes of nearly all Blckm-bs.
The name of this good medicine IB Dr. Dlx
Tonlo Tablets. They put vitality Into weak
bodies make people stronff. quiet the
nerves , restore ambition , drive headache
away , glvo you an appetite , sweeten the
ptomneh and breath , nnd forever remove
tho-tliou. nnd nnd ono distressing I'-ls.
Does this seem Impossible ? If you stop
and consider that nearly every disease , no
matter what the name by which It Is called.
comes from the' kidneys , Impure blood nnd
fllRorderrd liver , it will be plain to you.
Dr. Dls Tonlo Tablets , first of all , nld
the kidneys. Next they purify the blood.
ttettlne Into every big and llttlo vein In
the body , driving all Impurlttea out of the >
Bystcm. Finally they regulate the liver
perfectly , making It perform nil its func
tions exactly ns nature Intended. In doing
these three things , It removes the cause of
jicnrly nil the Ilia of men and women.
If you nre suffering from excesses of any
Jclnd overwork , intemperance , etc. If you
nre tired nnd don't know whnt In the world
alls you 1C you are dizzy , weak and food
lies budly In Jhe stomach If you belch , feel
nervous , have hot and cold epells alter
nately your life is In danger , but Dr. Dlx
Tonic Tablets will nulckly put you on your
feet apnln. No difference whnt you think
your dlnease may be no difference what
the doctors call It , this medicine is whnt
you need. Ten minutes after you tnko
< he flret tablet you'll feel better. Dr. Dlx
Tonic ; Tnblets are for sale by all druggists
at 50 cents n box. Hut wo want to Intro-
duca them to every reader of this paper ,
ninny of whom need * uch a remedy. For
a limited tine the proprietors , Hayes &
Coon. S15 Hull Dulldlng. Derolt , Mich. , will
pond a trial package free by mall to all
who wli : send their name and address
( enough to convince the most skeptical of
their Kreat merit. )
Bend at one * and bo well and happy
acaln. Tell your friends and neighbor *
about Uila most liberal offer ,
HcAtlons. It should bo borne In mind that
the vacant public lands are not wholly un
used at the present time , for grazing Is per
mitted upon them without restraint , nnd
thus they furnish sustenance to a vast num
ber of sheep , cattle and horses , but the area
of good grazing land 'belonging ' to the public
domain Is In some localities being rapidly
diminished by overstocking and too close
grazing.
I'nlillc Imill In Wyoming.
Wyoming contains about 49,035,000 acres ot
public land open to settlement , 'besides ' 8,216-
613 crcs reserved for various purposes. Of
the latter nmotint , 1,897,000 acres are In the
Yellowstone National park , almost nn equal
amount Is In the Wind Illvcr Indian reser
vation and 3,241,760 acres are devoted to for
estry.
The vacant public land Is valuable chiefly
for grazing and UnYbor , nnd In many places
for coal , oil and other mineral products ; but
there are vast nreas which need only irriga
tion to transform them Into very productive
farms. The water supply Is fairly abundant
and well distributed , and Is estimated to be
sufficient to reclaim 0,000,000 acres. The
principal streams available for this purpose
nro the North Pintle river and Its tributaries
In the southcost , the Orccn In the southwest
the head waters of the Cheyenne In the
northeast and the Dig Horn and Powder riv
ers , which rise In the central part of the
state and flow northward Into Montana.
There are still some places where land con
bo reclaimed 'without ' great expense by small
ditches , but as these places are more than
(5,000 ( feet above the sea lovcl hay Is almost
the only Important crop that can be depended
upon to mature there. The 'better ' lands can
bo reclaimed only by means of reservoirs
nnd largo canals , requiring considerable capi
tal ; but In the Dig Horn basin and elsewhere
there are largo tracts of public land so sit
uated that the expense of reclamation would
bo by no means excessive. The toest agricul
tural land In the state Is said to be * that ly
ing along the Platte river nnd along the
northern 'border ' cast of the Dig Horn moun
tains. In nearly all cases the ditches thus
far constructed water only the bottom lands
near the rivers , leaving the upper bench
lands , where the soil Is oven better , to bo
reclaimed by moro extensive works In the
future.
The tillable lands of Wyoming llo from
3,500 to 7.000 feet or moro above sea level ,
higher on the whole than the agricultural
land of any other state. There are high
mountain ranges In the north and west nnd
a few peaks near the southern mountain
boundary. The climate has been found to
bo well adapted to the cultivation of cereals
and gratsos , whllo the raising of hardy fruits
Is also becoming an Important Industry.
There Is a lack of railroad facilities In the
central and northwestern part of Wyoming ,
but the Union Pacific railroad traverses the
southern part of the state , while the eastern
part Is served by the Northwestern and Bur
lington systems nnd by local lines and the
Oregon Short Line enters the southwestern
corner.
Inortli Dnkotn.
The amount of vacant public land In
North Dakota , 20,574,000 acres , Is nearly
equal to the amount which has been ap
propriated. There are also moro than 3,000-
000 acres In Indian reservations. Most of
the 'Western ' half of the state still belongs
to the public domain , but In the eastern
half the amount of public land diminishes
rapidly , and In the valleys of the James and
Red rivers , where dry farming Is most suc
cessful , there Is hardly any left. In the
western part ot the state , where Irrigation
Is most needed , there nre only limited areas
In which water can bo easily secured. The
Missouri river Is so far below the surface
of the arable land and has so slight a fall
that Its waters can bo diverted only with
difficulty and at great expense. Some of
the Missouri's lesser tributaries , however ,
especially the short streams flowing from
the north , may be made available for Irriga
tion by the construction of storage reser
voirs. East of the 'Missouri river the main
dependence Is upon artesian wells , which
are already In use throughout a large terri
tory for various purposes , and which prom
ise to bo of great Importance In agriculture.
In time much of the public land along thu
Missouri south of Bismarck will probably
bo watered In this manner.
The vacant public land Is at present of
value- chiefly for grazing , but it IB very
fertile for the mcst part and wherever Irri
gation Is practicable can be made to produce
abundant crops of wheat and other cereals ,
hardy fruits , etc. , as well as forage crops.
There is a llttlo timber In the Turtle moun
tain region In the extreme north and de
posits of lignite coal are found throughout
nearly nil the western half of the state.
The public lands In the western part of
the state are crossed by the two northern
transcontinental railways running nearly-
east and west , and diagonally by the Min
neapolis , St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie rail
way.
South IlnKotn.
There are 12,784,000 acres of vacant public
land in South Dakota , .besides the greater
part of the Black Hills forest reserve and
a number of large and small Indian reserva
tions , making the total amount of public
land a llttlo less than half the area of the
state. There Is comparatively llttlo public
land left cast of the Missouri river , though
there are few counties which have none nt
nil. nnd there is little land open to settle
ment immediately west of the Missouri , ex
cept In Stanley county , because the rlvor Is
bordered most oftho - way by Indian reserva
tions. In the southeastern corner of the
state are several small tracts of swampy
grazing land , amounting in the case of
Charles Mix county to some thousands of
acres. Most of the appropriated land In the
western part of the state is along the
Cheyenne river and the streams which flow
Into Us southern fork from the Black Hills ,
and the largest areas of vacant land are In
the northwestern corner , In the Bad Lands
of the southwest and between the Cheyenne
and White rivers. It Is thought that by
water storage and the use of artesian wells
nt least 1,000,000 , acres of South Dakota
lands can 'bo ' Irrigated. There Is an ex
tensive and remarkable artesian well area
east of the Missouri and recent investiga
tions make It seem probable that this area
extends also into the public lands of the
western and northwestern portions of the
state , In which case the estimate of the
Irrigable area will need to bo considerably
increased.
South Dakota Is an Important cattle-
raising nnd wheat nnd corn-growing stnt
nnd does well In the production of flax. A
large part of the state lies In the sugar
beet belt nnd frult-raUIng also promises
to 'bo ' n very profitable Industry. South
Dakota Is well supplied with railroads In
the east and In the Black Hills region , but
the portion of the state containing most
of the vacant land Is not easily accessible.
I'uhllu Iami In Xi'lirriMUu.
Rather more 'than ' one-fifth of Nebraska ,
or 10C4S,000 acres , is still vacant public
land. Nearly all of this Is In the north-
central and northwestern parts of the state ,
and consists mainly of a sandy soil , at
present valuable only for grazing. There Is
a little vacant farming land reported In
Custer county , near the center of the state ,
and there is some timber on public land in
Dawes and Sioux counties , In the extreme
northwest. Mr. Newell estimates that
1,500,000 acres of the semi-arid western
part of the state can bo reclaimed for agri
cultural purposes by irrigation ; the secre
tary of the State Board of Irrigation esti
mates that altogether G.000,000 acres can be
Irrigated , The canals already built and
under construction are estimated to cover
more than 1,000,000 acres.
The principal rivers of Nebraska are the
Platte and Its tributary , the Loup , which
drain the central part of the state ; the
N'lobrara , which flows along the northern
boundary , and the Republican In the south.
The flow of the Loup and Nlobrara Is fairly
constant throughout the year. There nre
also many springs and creeks from which
water is easily obtainable. There are maujr
artesian wells in Nebraska , but they nro
most successful In the northeastern part of
the state , where there It now little public
land. By the use of windmills or other
machinery , however , underground water
may be obtained for Irrigation on a small
scale In central and wcetern Nebraska. The
alkali In the soil la sometimes troublesome ,
especially where too much water Is
used , but In such cases sugar bceta
can often bo grown with much
A Million Acrcii In KniiNnn.
In Kansas there nre only about 1,060,000
acres of vacant public land , this being but 2
per cent of the totnl land area , nnd a much
smaller amount than In any other state so
far west. It Is nearly all In the western end of
the state , the eastern half having only a few
thousand acres of public land nil told , nnd
of poor quality. The vacant land Is for the
most part broken or rough grazilng Innd ,
though some agricultural land Is reported.
The principal streams of western Kansas
nre the Arkansas and Clranrron rivers In the
south , the headwaters and tributaries of the
Republican nnd Solomon In the north , nnd
between these the Smoky Hill river nnd Its
tributary , the Saline. Especially In the ex
treme west , where Irrigation Is mose neces
sary , the strenms are cither very small or
often dry during the summer , and hence are
of llttlo value to agriculture without a , sys
tem of storage. It Is evident that water
must bo obtained very largely from under
ground by means of pumps , which nro nl-
ready In use In many places , being driven
cither by wind or by gasoline or steam en
gines , The underground water Is usually
found near the surface and seems to bo ex-
tremery abundant ; nnd In the southwestern
part of the state , especially In Mcado and
Hamilton counties , there nro many success
ful artesian wells. It Is probable that this
underground supply will ultimately bo used
throughout western Kansas to Irrigate a
small area on each farm. Mr. Robert Hay ,
chief geologist of the United States artesian
nnd Underflow Investigation , estimated that
the underflow In this pnrt of the state was
sufficient to Irrigate from five to twenty
acres In each quarter section , whllo Mr. W.
Q. Russell , nn assistant hydrographer for
the United States geological survey In charge
of the Kansas measuring stations , refles
upon the rivers to water about twenty-eight
acres to a section. The president of .the
State Board of Irrigation Survey and Experi
ment estimates that altogether about one-
sixth of western Kansas Is Irrigable ; Prof.
Haworth of the Kansas State university
calculates that from all sources moro than
half the totnl nrca of the state can bo Irri
gated. Mr. Newell's estimate allows noth
ing for Kansas , so that whatever area Is
found to bo Irrigable must bo added to his
total of 74,000,000 acres.
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"D n the Yankees ! " said the gray ma
jor , shaking his hand that was dripping
with blood. Ho had Just ordered a retreat
and the dust-colored column was retreating
sullenly. The major had fought at the front
coming up , cheering his men on to the
charge , but now , 'going 'back ' , ho blushed not
to bo seen at the rear. He sat his horse
going down the valley with an expression
of bitter disappointment upon his face , and
hatred for his triumphant adversary filling
his breast , tie glanced back up the gentle
slope , down which 'his ' men had charged
awhile ago , and saw them tolling up the
hill again , bearing their dead and wounded
and staining the stones with their young
blood.
The column of 'bluowas ' steadily advanc
ing. At the 'head ' rode the 'blue general who
had turned the flank of the grays as a tla
sword turns when driven against a stone
wall.
"D n the Yankees. " was nil the gray
major could say , and then driving the
spuro Into the flanks of his horse he gal
loped away after his command. At the top
of the hill he halted his shattered band and
offered battle , for the hill was hard to climb
and he hoped to punish the blue general as
ho came on. Seeing the great advantage
they held , the gray column took new cour
age and fought desperately. Steadily for
ward the blue general led his men , drunk
with the thought of a victory that was
three-fourths gained. ( Many there were
who went down that elope , tout the rest
pushed on and up until the gray column be
gan to waver. The desperate but thoroughly
beaten men looked appeallngly to the gray
major and at last , seeing the utter hops ,
lossnees of further resistance , ho ordered
aonther retreat. Now , ns at the foot of the
hill , the dauntless leader sat gazing with
mingled hatred nnd admiration at the etout
figure at the head of the blues. And as ho
looked a bullet came whirring up the hill
and pierced the breast of the gray major.
He sank upon the neck of his faithful horse
and then rolled helplessly to the earth.
The blue general , having paused with his
field glass to his face , saw the 'brave ' major
fall , but when he reached the summit of
the hill ho observed that the officer had
fallen a little to one side of the road , his
good horse remaining where the rldor had
gone down.
Summoning his own surgeon , the general
bade him.see what could he done for his
fallen foe. The doctor dismounted and ex
amined tbo wounded man. He lifted the
major's head. "D n the Yankees , " said
the major.
"Don't swear , " said the doctor , and then
the major opened his eyes and gazed about.
His glance rested upon the kindly face of the
blue general and ho Immediately extended
his hand. The 'bluo ' general dismounted and
gave his hand to the unfortunate major ,
and some words of commendation for his
bravery. Then he gave the major some
very fine hrnndy , and the major being of the
south knew that Itwas fine nnd was very
grateful to the general for It , and for the
j attention of the blue surgeon ,
"Good-bye , " said the general , mounting ,
"I must hurry on. "
"Good-bye , my gallant general. Good luck
to you but d n the Yankees. "
II' .
Just thirty years later the blue general
was made commander of the United St.ites
soldiers stationed at San Antonio , Tex.
He had grown gray In the service of his
country and the gentle woman who hod be
gun In her girlhood to be n soldier's wlfo
had grown gray beside him. Their children
were men nnd women making places for
themselves In the world and presenting
thorn with Interesting grandchildren.
In a llttlo whllo the hero of Grassy Hill
nnd the cbarmlne woman who h.vl walked
through A score nnd A half of years at his
side , won the hearts of the people of Texas ,
which had been of the south , but was now
of the great and glorious west , where there
Is neither north nor south.
Many men who had fought ncalnst the
blue ceneral had como to know him per
sonally and to rcsDect him. If now nnd
then they brooded over the past they blessed
the ibluo general nnd all his house.
Onoday , whllo the general's grandchildren
were driving In a pony cart , a horse drawIng -
Ing a delivery wagon , got xwuy from the
driver nnd went Hying down the street.
The boys In the pony cart were turning
slowly , their cart hanging crosswise of the
street. They were talking and laughing ,
utterly unconscious of the ilancer thoj
were In. A unan who wore ti slouch hat
and had about him the nlr of nn nrmy of
ficer , saw the horse coming down the street ,
nnd saw the danger the children were In.
Without n moment's hesitation ho put
himself In the middle of the road , between
the children and the runaway horse.
The horse scorned to bo blind with fright ,
but as he ncarcd the man he swerved
slightly , so that the wagon missed the cart ,
but It caucht the man nnd rolled him over
nnd over In the dusty road.
The general , who was walking In the
avenue , saw It all and hurried to the man.
"You nro a very bravo man , " said ho ,
"and I nm unable to express to you my ap
preciation of what you hnvo done. "
"Oh , don't mention It , general , " said the
man. "I was deeply In your debt for that
excellent brandy you gave mo on Grassy
Hill. "
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LAIIOIl AND INOUSTIIY.
Cramps' shipyards at Philadelphia now
employ 5,000 men.
American exports of manufactured goods
now average $1,000,000 a day.
The dally shipments of oil from the In
diana field amount to 36,111 barrels , nnd the
runs from the wells , 0,361 barrels.
Preparations for the erection of the $15-
000,000 steel plant which Is to be located at
Stony Point , near Buffalo , N. Y. , are In
active progress.
The recent advance In wages , equivalent
to about 20 per cent , enables the street car
men of Plttsburg , Pa. , to now earn $2.50 a
day of twelve hours.
During the month of April the American
Federation of Labor Issued thirty-three
charters asldo from the charters Issued by
Its alllllated national unions. .
The printers In the government printing
office at Washington will receive an increase
In wages of 10 ceuts per hour , the Increase
to begin with the next fiscal year.
During the first week of May over 2,000
new members wcro added to the Tobacco
Workers' National union. One union
tobacco firm In Brooklyn , N. Y. , used 2,000-
000 blue labels In the month of April.
The largest tin plato factory In the world ,
the Shenango mill at Now Castle , Pa. , is to
bo operated in Us entirety by electricity as
soon as the necessary machinery can bo in
stalled. The motors will be used in all parts
of the plant.
J. R. Sovereign , ex-gran4 master workman
of the Knights of Labor , now publishing
a labor paper in Idaho , was refused a seat
ns delegate from a "workinguien's union"
of Gem , Idaho , at the session of the West
ern Federation of Labor at Salt Lake City.
Contracts have been awarded to a Penn
sylvania firm for the construction of six steel
bridges on the line of the Transslberlan
railway making in all eighteen bridges
which this company has undertaken for the
same project.
At Schwelnfurt , Bavaria , is ono of the
largest of the world's manufactories for
bicycle ball bearings. The two factories
there , belonging to ono firm , turn out an
nually 2,000,000 gross of these little steel
balls , nnd employ 600 men , working for a
day of ten hours' duration.
The magnitude of the Carnegie Steel com
pany's operations may bo understood from
the statement that in 1SOS the company
made 17 per cent of the plglron produced
in the United States , 36 per cent of the
product of Pennsylvania and 66 per cent of
the product of Allegheny county. They
manufactured 22 per cent of the Bessemer
steel production of the United States and 42
per cent of the like product of Pennsyl
vania.
The annual meetings of the various cotton
mills in the vicinity of Greenville , S. C. ,
are about over nnd they show unprecedented
profits. For Instnnce , the American Spin
ning company , capital $125,000 , shows iet ;
profit of $37,000 ; the Piedmont mills , over
$125,000 ; the Huguenot mills , $63,000 , and
others in like proportion. Now while these
profits seem large , the profit for the current
year will bo much larger. Ths Pee mill ,
which made $24,000 for twelve months fast
year , Is now making $6,000 per month net.
An Increase In wages for 7,500 men was
the result of the annual prescription scale
conference between the American Flint
Glass Workers' association and the Associa
tion of Flint nnd Lime Glass Manufacturers
nt Plttsburg. Of this number 1,500 skilled
workmen will receive nn Increase of 10 per
cent nnd 6,000 unskilled hands an advance
In proportion. The advance will restore ta
the men the wages they received In 1892 and
1803.
THEN HE GAVE THE MAJOR SOME VERY FINE BRANDY.
WHELM WCID
OMAHA , May 26. To the Club : It
Klves us great pleasure to extend
n cordial Invltaton to the '
to Join us nt . our picnic to bo
given Juno 11 nt Sarpy Mills. Wo
have made most extensive preparations for
entertaining a large crowd nnd everything
will bo done for the comfort of our guests.
Music , dancing , boating , racing , n ball gaino
nnd all kinds of athletic sports and pastimes
will bo Indulged In. Ladles nnd unattached
wheelmen will bo especially welcome , and
If you decide to accept you will greatly
oblige our entertainment committee by ad
vising us before Juno 4 about what number
of riders you will bring , nnd we also would
suggest you call a club run for that day with
the object In view of reaching picnic grounds
about 11 n. m. Hoping to have you with us ,
wo arc , yours fraternally ,
OMAHA WHEEL CLUB.
H. S. MUNTEFKIUNG. Captain.
'Tho above letter has been mailed to nil
the prominent wheel clubs In this vicinity
and It Is hoped that all of them will accept.
All unattached whee/men and cyclists lookIng -
Ing for n pleasant day should not miss this
opportunity , as they will bo made welcome
In the well known Omaha Wheel club wan
ner. The arrangements are progressing rapIdly -
Idly and everything seems to bo working
beautifully. A good tlmo nnd a rare lot of
fun me assured and all that Is needed Is a
flno day. Several matches nro In the air
ns the following Indicates :
Challenge to Otto Mlclke and Tom E.
Mlckcl : I hereby challenge you to a shoot-
Inc match for the chaniDlonshlp of the
"Llttlo Triangle" club of fast summer's
fame , the match to take place nt the Oiriaha
Wheel club plcjilc. I understand that you
two gentlemen are not satisfied with the
olcgant lessons I gave you last year nnd
would like to go against mo again. I be
lieve that I can come nearer ringing the bell
with my eyes shut than you can with your
Ir.mps iburnlng 100-cnndle power. I leave ,
al'l the terms and stipulations to you and
hereby post 25 cents with the sporting editor
of The Dec ns n forfeit and to bind the
match. Yours truly ,
H. S. MUNTBFEIUNO.
Everything seems to point to a lively
scorch this morning. Captain Munteferlng
has called this for the special benefit of the
fast riders In the club and will be disap
pointed If they do not turn out. It Is
understood of course that there will be no
scorching Inside the city limits , but It will
bo otherwise In the country. In the after
noon a nice , pleasant rldo will bo taken to
Bellevue nnd Fort Crook and an easy pace
maintained.
Otto tried to throw one of his friends a
few nights ngo by the novel method of
running Into his rear wheel with his own
front one. When Otto had picked himself
up ho Immediately "squared" himself with
the crowd and they brushed his clothes off
for him.
The rainy weather has knocked club runs
Into a cocked hat the last month and all the
attention of the boys has been given to ar
ranging to make a huge success of their
picnic , which It undoubtedly will toe.
One of the most prominent racing men of
this country and an esteemed member of
the Omaha , Wheel club "went and done It"
Wednesday. In the evening the club had a
very nlco llttlo smoker on Jlrr. Mlersteln
and drank to him and his wife with much
fervor. Many exprceslons of good will and
hopes for his future" success In life were
spoken. Georse has the best wishes of all
his clubmates and they all Joined In his
favorlto yell. "Will wo work for 50 cents
a day ? " before the evening was over.
When the war fever crabbed the country
by the back hair , a year ago , considerable
loud talk was heard about tbo bicycle as
a vehicle of patriotism and liberty. Figures
and pictures and a deluge ofwords were
turned loose to show its value as an ac
cessory of modern war , particular em
phasis belim elven to the fact of Its em
ployment In the French and German armies.
Didn't Lieutenant Moss and a company of
regulars ride and push from Mlssoula ,
Mont. , to St. Louis ? Why not equip
similarly the advance sunrd of the Cuban
Invading army nnd quickly rescue the op
pressed from hated tyranny ? "Easy as rollIng -
Ing off a log , " declared the hot boys. SuitIng -
Ing action to words , some one started the
story that 10,000 bicyclers offered their serv
ices for the holy cause. Nothing came of
the patriotic tender. The war wont on ,
and , strange to say , was fought to a finish
without the aid and comfort of the silent
wheel.
But the army has not wholly Ignored the
possibilities of the 'wheel ' nor discarded Us
usefulness. Peace brings the triumph which
war refused. The laurel wreaths of vic
tory deck the handlebars , lovingly placed
there by the Salvation army. Members of
the fighting corps in Now York City have
decided to mount the wheel and chase Old
Harry to his lair. The event has Inspired a
poet to Immortalize the evolution In these
picturesque verses :
If n sweet Snlvntlnn sister
Overtakes you on H wheel ,
Tray don't think her smiles of greeting
A desire to flirt reveal :
Don't Imagine , If die cycles
On beside you , O vain man ,
'TIs that pretty lassie's purpose. |
Jr. vour heart a llnme to fan !
If her voice .seems to caress you
And team glisten In her eyes ,
Pray don't jump to rash conclusions !
Don't be silly nnd surmise
She s in love with you ! Don't fancy ,
Tho' In you she reached her goal ,
'Twas your heart thiit she was after
She was scorching for your sou. !
C. W. Mcars , editor of the Cycling Gazette -
zotto of Cleveland and until recently one
of the pillars of the League of American
Wheelmen , has become decidedly cold
toward his former nssoclites. Mr. Moors
thought he was the right man for chairman
of the I'eaguo racing board. Hut the ruling
powers thought otherwise and dumped his
hopes outside the breastworks. To what ex
tent the fall ccoled his ardor Is not for the
laity to Bay. That ho Is very frosty Is evi
dent from this extract from a late number
of the Uazetto :
"Every Indication points to the early loss
by the League of American Wheelmen of
Its control over the sport pf cycle racing
and nothlns short of a miracle can prevent
the overwhelming defeat of the grand old
wheeling organization. A succession of er
rors en the part of the racing board , a
stupendous blunder by the executive com
mittee and the covert hostility toward the
league of the International Cyclists' associa
tion promise shortly to result In the abso
lute divorce of racing from L. A. W. affairs.
"This Is a surprising statement coming
as It does from a staunch supporter of
everything that the league stands for and
represents , but It Is no less sincere iTecauBc
astonishing. The friendship that prompted
us In the past to advocate the league and
Its Interests , now Impels up to make thu
frank acknowledgment that during the
present year the racing board has proved
neither Its power nor Its right to control
the sport , and to point out to those league
workers who have not kert in touch -with
the racing affairs that there Is hardly ono
chance in a thousand , under Gorlach's ad
ministration , of the league's ultimate vic
tory ovz'outlawry. .
"Various events lead us to this con
clusion. "
President Keenan of the League of Ameri
can Wheelmen sailed for Uurono J" ' w v
to attend the meeting of delegates to
be held In London nnd which Is con
sidered one of the most Important gather
ings of cyclists of recent years , The or
ganization was partially perfected last yenr ,
but owing to the non-attcndnnco of some
of the countries Interested , It wns deemed
advisable to postpone the final organization
until this year , when the Cyclists' TourIng -
Ing club of England Invited delegates to
meet In London.
The plan as outlined now Is to so perfect
the organization'that there wlH'bo n per
fect reciprocity of privileges for nil nf-
flllntcd wheelmen In the countries of Eng
land , Franco , Germany , Italy , Switzerland.
Belgium , Denmark , Spain , Norway , Swe
den , the United States , Canada and Mexico.
These privileges will Include the exchange
of discounts nt hotels , the supplying of
Information by locnl officials , the use of
road maps nnd guides , nnd , In fact , any of
the privileges of the organization In which !
ft tourist a member of any of the other
organizations may bo riding.
H Is thought this will bo the most Im
portant alliance of wheelmen over per
fected , as It appeals to the greatest class of
cyclists those who enjoy the pastlmo purely
for th tourtnc nnd general outdoor riding
It affords them. It will bo pnrtlculnrly nd-
vnntaceous to members of the League of
American Wheelmen , M , the Inrgo majority
of tourist * come from this country. '
Accidents due to dsfectlvo material In
forks and fork crowns were numerous last
year , but they are on the decline now , ns
makers generally have strengthened their
machines nt these points. There Is , how
ever , another weak point that Is being
moro nnd more frequently heard about.
This Is the handle bars. According to
newspaper reports In different parts of the
country mishaps caused by the breaking of
handle bars are moro common than these
due to any other single condition. In the
last few years handle bars have been
stronger than they were formerly and the
immunity from accidents resulting from
their breaking has perhaps led makers to
bellovo that bars are unnecessarily stout.
A fall duo to a broken handle bar and one
caused by n defective fork crown are about
'
on a' par as the most dangerous that could
happen through a break and machines on
which the bars arova defective suffer more
damage to reputation than a thousand
handle bars would pay for. There Is less
oxouse tor defective handle ibars than for
defective fork crowns because the brazing
work on the bars Is done so that the work
man can see what he Is doing , which Is not
the case with the point of the fork stem
and fork crown. A trade caper , speaking
about handle bars , declares that some
makers have come to record them as good
subjects In which to utilize Inferior ma
terial , and cites the case of one maker of
adjustable bars who. to cheapen his cost
of production , has substituted a casting for
a forging at a certain vital place. This. If
true , marks a deplorable tendency and one
that will react severely upon the makers , as
did the production of weak fork sides and
fork stems. It will be better to lock the
stable door before the horse coes , how
ever , and for their own prosperity , as well
as the safety of riders , makers should spare
no expense In turning out handle bars
strong enouch to withstand the severest
tost. In hill cllm'blng ' , scorching or tourIng -
Ing over rough roads , handle "bars are called
upon to stand big strains , and there should
be a largo factor of safety In them. It
Is probable that the accidents reported In
volved mostly Icrw-crada machines , but It
Is not always so.
Buffalo Is a noted bicycle town. Every
summer day on which there Is no rain
from 50,000 to 60,000 wheels are ridden , i
Every day on which the rain falls steadily
from morning to evening the re- j
colpts of the street car lines are Increased - J
creased from $800 to $1,200. There Is one
wheel to every eight men , women nnd chil
dren , Including the poorest Poles and
Italians. The wheel Is the common means
of locomotion for 100,000 persons , so dealers i
In bicycles figure. |
There are about 180 dealers In bicycles and
sundries , nearly 100 repair shops and nearly
100 small shops and stores In which bicycles
are sold exclusively. There are more men
dealing In bicycles than In drugs or bread. ,
Moro men are mending wheels than are
ehoelng horses and repairing wagons and |
other vehicles.
Everybody rides a wheel. Laborers go
to work In the morning with picks and
shovels over their shoulders while they push
the pedals. Clerks , lawyers , doctors , busi
ness men , shop men , boys and girls ride
the bicycle to and from work morning and
night and In the ordinary course of busi
ness. Doctors find them faster than
horses and ! ES troublesome.
Ono of Buffalo's familiar signs that strikes
the stranger Is , "Do not lean bicycles
against this building. " Few stores or busi
ness houses nro without a bicycle rack In
front for their customers and a bicycle
storeroom In the building for employes.
Bicycles are checked nt the theaters and at
the ( hurches. These churches which do
not check wheels have a room for them nnd
many have been advertising In their regular
newspaper notices of services , "Wheels
chocked free , " or "Free storeroom for
wheels. " Some have gone so far ns to ad
vertise , "Wheelmen welcome. "
Bicyclers who have caught the high gear
fever may profitably consider the fate of
Edward Sanford , president of the Monitor
Cycle club of Brooklyn , who dropped dead
as the result of attempting to ride a nlnety-
one-gcar machine In the teeth of a strong
wind , There nro a whole lot of wheelmen
and wheel women In every town who nro
courting the sanio fate. The big sprocket
and high gear are the most dangerous of all
the fnda that have been taken up by cyclists ,
Ihough the low frame craze Is nearly as
idiotic. Not ono man In a thousand Is
physically equal to the task of riding u gear
nlbovo eighty , nnd meet of them would be
( bettor off with seventy-two or sixty-eight.
It Is notlccahlo this season , observes the
New York Sun , that In the majority of the
now bicycles the spokes nro not tied. Kldor * \
who have been In the habit of having
wheels In which the spokes are tlcil In pnlrs
by soldering or A piece of wire sometimes
show a disposition to shy away from these
In which the spokes nro not clasped two by
two 'because they do not Undorstand. They
fancy that the wheel may not bo ns strong
when the spokes are loft free. This Is a
mistake , for the question cf tying or not
tying the spokes has 'be-en n mooted ono
with mechanics mid makers for years , the
field being eqimlly divided" for n timennd
the nppenranco of the majority of wheels
with spokes untied menus only that the
greater number have gradually been con
verted to the belief that the wheels nro
better so. The > actual dirtoronco to the rider
would never bo known to him unless ho was
posted nnd something occurred In the way
of accident to point out the difference. The
argument In favor of tying the spokes has
been that it Increased the stiffness of the
wheel and it rendered It loss likely to bo
twisted out of true In turning the wheel
on n sandy road , but n stiff wheel has Its
disadvantages , nnd these who leave the
spokes free rldlculo the idea of making n
stiff wheel in which the spokes will break
Instead of springing.
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An Englishman has designed n. ventilated
shoe for summer wear which has the upper
formed of two pieces , with strips cut to
Interlace each other at right nngles , formIng -
Ing a loose lace work , wntch admits nlr
to the top and sides of the foot.
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