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FAMOUS BOOR OF THE DECADE
Story of a Kansas Preacher's Leap to Literary
Fame and Fortunei
INTERESTING CAREER OF THE AUTHOR
Ilnllrnml I.nliorrr , Jfetmpniier Mnn ,
I'liynlrlnri , Limj-rr , 1'rrnclirr ,
Anlluir Mont ( Irljtlnnl Mim
In III * 1'riiff-nnlint.
"In the plnco of delivering a sermon on
Sunday evenings during the winter I Intend
to rcarl a story , " was the announcement
madn by ft pastor of a suburban church In n
Email western city ono Sunday early In the
v inter of ISOG-'DT. LIUlo did he think as ho
m.ido the announcement that within a com
paratively abort tlmo the newsboys on the
streets of London would bo crying the same
Btory along with tholr dally papers , and that
the people ot 'two continents would bo dis
cussing 1U Yet that Is the history of "In
Ills Steps , " a book which has had a sale un
paralleled In the history of literature
thrto million copies In the Qrst four months
of 1SD9.
"In His .Steps" deals with serious prob
lems. The city of Raymond Is typical , the
leading church , with Its cnso-loving and
fashionable members , Is common to every
community , and the pastor , Henry Maxwell ,
IB a good representative of his profession.
Any congregation would have been disturbed
( by the circumstance which Is the basis of
the problems In the narrative. Henry Max-
veil has Just completed a vigorous sermon
on Christian duty when a poorly clad and
young man walks out before
tangle " President Marsh's problem comes
through his dislike of municipal affairs , but j
ho fallows out the line of duty which his
pledge Imposes and heads a strong move
ment for local political reforms. Editor
Norton loses thousands ot dollars through
his policy , but Is thoroughly convinced that
ho can succeed with financial backlog , nnd
Virginia Page comes to Ms relief with
{ 500.000 with which she endows the paper.
The Pages buy considerable "Ilectanglo"
property and build proper tenement houses
on It.
ncmnrkablo changes take place Jn Raymond
mend , and the movement spreads to many
cities of the country. At the end of the
year , the largely Increased ba'nd ' meets
again In the old Raymond church. And yet
the work Is only begun. The Influence of
the movement has spread beyond all reckon
ing , and the pastor of the church can sec
vlilnns of a regeneration of a Christendom
when there would bo o'no ' church without
spot or blemish , following Christ , walking
obediently In His steps.
Slcrtrli "f < l > < * Author.
Charles M. Sheldon , the author ot this
work , Is the pastor of the Central Congrcga-j
tlonol church cf Topeka , Kan , a little , un
pretentious chapef In the outskirts of the
city. Ho was dissatisfied with the apparent ,
good his sermons were doing his congrega
tion ; ho wanted to preach on cvcry-day
Christianity In an attractive form ; ho be
came convinced that a novel would moro
nearly accomplish his object than a series
of abstract sermons , and "In His Steps" |
was the result. It was written a chapter
each < ttcck In the llttlo study In ono corner
of the church , and as each chapter was com-j
pleted It was read the succeeding Sunday |
The story was completed In the spring of
1S97 , and during the following summer was
published ns a serial In a Chicago publlca-j
tlon. In No\ember of the same year It first
appeared In ibook form.
the audience and begs for a chance to speak .
llo Ifl worn out In his search for work nndI
uncomplainingly , wonders what Christ would
do In slmlFar circumstances. The strange
Incident changes the pastor's conception of
duty , and the next Sunday ho asks all who
are willing to join him In making it a rule
to ask iboforo every action the question , |
"What would Jesus do ? " To the pastor's
surprise fifty of his congregation take the
pledge for one year. Among the band are
many of the most prominent people of Ray-
moncl. Edward Norman , editor of the News,1
Alexander Powers , superintendent of the
railroad shops ; Donald Marsh , president of
the local college ; Milton Wright , a rich nier-j
chant ; Dr. West , n well-known medical au
thority ; Jasper Chase , the author ; iMIss Vir
ginia Page , the heiress , and Uachael , Win-
Blow , the loading soprano of the choir. The
reform toeglns Immediately Norman changes ] !
the policy of his newspaper , refuses to print
an account of a prize fight , decides against
advertising tobacco nnd liquor and Insti
tutes such general revolutions that his ruin
Is generally predicted. Hach.iel Win-
alow refuses a largo offer to Join a con
cert company and decides to devote
her talent to the saving of outcasts In the
"Hectnnglo , " the slum district of Raymond.
Alexander Powers begins a beneficial plan
of co-operation with his workmen , but , dis
covering that the railroad Is openly violating
lating the Interstate commerce laws , re
signs his position. Virginia Page has much
dllllculty In answering the question , "What
would Jesus do with $1,000,000 ? " Jasper
Chase , disappointed In his failure to so-
ctiro the love of Hachael Wlnslow , gives
up his pledge. TinIn ] Page , a young club
roan of Independent wealth , becomes con
verted In the humble meetings at the "Roc-
Scrofula , a Vile
Inheritance.
Scrofula Is the most obstinate of blood
troubles , and in often the result of an
inhoritud taint in the blood. 8. 8 8.
lis the only remedy which goes deep
enough to ranch Scrofula ; it forces out
every trace of the disease , nnd cures
aho worst cases.
My son , Charlie , vmsaflllctod from Infancy
.with . Scrofula , an il he suffered so that It waa
impossible to drew him
( or tlirfe years. 11 1 a
, be d and body were a
of sores , ami his
also becnma
No treatment
I\T a s spared that we
thought would relieve
Mm , lint he grew worsel
until his comttlion vvasC
indeed pttlftblr I had (
despaired of hia
x-vor belug cured , when
iliy the advlrnuf a friend
wn K ve him S , 8. S ,
' { bwlft's Srn-cUlo ) Ade-
.eldrd Improvement waa the result , nnd after
| lie had taken a dozen bottles , no one who know
K > f his former dreadful condition would hnve
recognized him. All the sorts on Ills body
> havu healnl , liU skin la perfectly clear and
mouth , and he bag been restored to perfect
health. Mv.3 , b S MADitr.
800 Klin St. , Mucon , tia.
' For 'real blood troubles it is a waste
of time to expect a euro from the doc-
itora. Blood aiBctisos are borond their
lukill. Bvvift'J Specific ,
all deep-coated cases which
other remedied have no effect upon. It
| is ( he only blood remedy guaranteed
'purely ' vegetable , and contains no pot-
Uish , mercury , or other mineral.
Hooks mailed free to any nddreas by
jEwift Specific Co , , Atlanta , Go ,
. "I want you to Issue a paper edition ol
I this story so that the price will not stand
In the way of people buying It , " was the
Instruction which Mr. Sheldon gave to the
publisher. Tha publisher demurred. II
would malte the book appear "cheap , " ho
said , and his house could not afford to get
a , reputation for publishing "cheap" books
Mr. Sheldon Insisted and the paper bound
edition was published. In just ono year ll
was selling at the rate of 1,100 copies a
I day.
day.It
It found Its way to England and met with
Immediate favor ; twenty different publishers
"pirated" It , as It was not copyrighted In
England. Its sale far exceeded even that In
America , and a recent letter from an Eng
lish publishing house says that C,000,001
copies of Mr. Sheldon's ibooks have been sole
In Great Britain during the last few months
the greater part of them being "In H
Steps , " which has been Issued In twenty
editions , ranging In price from a penny up
In a twelve-month Charles M. Sheldon has
leaped from obscurity to a position as one
of the foremost religious authors of the day.
But notwithstanding the honors willed his
admirers have attempted to heap upon him ,
ho Is unchanged In nil respects. Ho lias
received repented calls to rich eastern
churches , but In all ot his work he puts to
himself ( do question made prominent In his
book , "What would Jesus do ? " and ho has
preferred to remain with his own little con
gregation.
Mr. Sheldon Is still a comparatively joung
man. Ho Is n native of Wellsvllle , N. Y. ,
where ho was born In 1857. A large part of
his early life was spent on a Dakota farm
and , ho has much of the spirit and dash of
the west. His futlicr , who Is also a minister ,
farmed during the week days and did mis
sionary work on Sundays. IIo attended
school at Ynnkton and when about 15 vvroto
several stories which were published In the
Yankton papers.
"And those joutliful stories , " said his
father recently , "aro just as Interesting , In
my opinion , as the ones he writes now , "
liMV lie AViiw Uilui-ntcil.
Mr. Sheldon was educated at Phillips
academy , Andovcr , ( Mass. ; Drown university
and nt Andovcr Theological seminary , gradu
ating fiom the latter Institution In 1886.
After a summer In Europe ho entered the
ministry and began preaching at Wuterbury ,
Vt. nut the spirit of the west was In him.
So when ho received n call to become the
pastor of the newly established Central Con
gregational church In Topeka In 1SSS he
gladly accepted It as Hio opening ho had
been waiting for. Ills chuich began with
blxty membeis ; now It numbers moro than
300. His first work v\as to build a modest
llttlo church , In which began his strikingly
original career. He was dlsnatlsflcd with
the quality of Christianity ho saw In many
professed Christians. Ho wanted to know
what Ideas Itiu masses of thg people had on
the subject of Christianity and he wanted to
find nut about their dally lives and occupa
tions
With this desire In his heart ho asked
his congregation to excuse him from pas
toral wnik for three months , and bis con
gregation saw llttlo of him except during
church services. He was at homo scarcely
any of the time , hut very few people Know
what ho was doing. It was cbaracteilstlc
of the man. Ho was "getting acqualntoJ. "
Topeka Is the hcadquartcis of the Atchl-
eon , TopeKa & Santa To railroad. Hundreds
of men are cmplojed In the railroad shops
and hundieds of trainmen make tholr head
quarters there. It was among these that
Mr. Sheldon spent much of his tlmo. He
obtained an employe's pass from the rail
road company and dressed as an emplo > e.
IIo made trips up and down the road In
company with the trainmen , learning their
wajs and drawing out their Ideas on every
conceivable subject , ( specially on religion.
After that ho spent a week or two with
the physicians of Topeka , studying them.
Ho read their books and visited their
patients with them. Another week was
spent with the lavvjers in their office * and
In court. Again ho * pcnt hours riding on
street cars , talking with motormcn and
conductors.
Among those TV ho Attended his church
were many students of Woshburn college ,
n Congregational school In the neighbor
hood of hlo church , Ho thought ho was
not doing them the good that he vvlthol.
Ho thought over his own college days nnd
romcmberwl how distant some of the minis
ters were. Ho determined that none of
these who attended his church should have
that feeling and ho became ono of the
students. IIo registered ns a student nt
the beginning of the college year nnd en
tered the classes with the rest. Ho studied
Greek and Latin with them and took part
In all their sports. The result was that ho
won tholr complete confidence.
In the hard times of 1S93 Mr. Sheldon
received many applications for aid from
persons who wcro out of emplo > mcnt. Ho
determined to nnd out for himself whether
or not employment could bo secured by a
common laborer , and putting on a suit of
old clothes ho started out In eenrch of It.
Everyone who over emplojod labor received
n call from him , but he was Invariably
turned away with the Information that no
laborers wcro needed. On the following
Sunday ho related his experiences , nnd the
people of Topeka awoke to tno fact that an
unusual sort of preacher was among them.
rirnt ISeuro Klmlcrnnrtcn.
A short distance from Mr. Sheldon's
church Is a settlement of negroes , known
In Topeka as "Tennosscctown , " In which
misery nnd want were on every hand. To
thin settlement Mr. Sheldon turned his at
tention as a Held for doing good. Ho quietly
Interested some of his congregation In the
work which ho had In mind and from a
small beginning ot a few- years ago several
creditable Institutions have grown up In
Tcnnosscetown. Among these are a kinder
garten and a free reading room. It Is said
that this was the first kindergarten for
colored children ever established. To teach
the negroes how to Improve their homes
prizes wore given to tne lamujr uu i4 . = t
the best garden In Tennesseotown , and an
other Borlcs ot prizes to the families th.it
made the greatest Improvement In the appearance -
pearanco of tholr premises. The result has
fcecn marvelous. Yards are kept clear , and
every available foot of ground Is planted to
garden-oven some ot the parkings arc
planted to onions and radishes. Fences have
been built , whitewash has .been . freely used
and many of the huvs have been trans
formed Into cozy cottages.
Sheldon's method ot
To Illustrate Mr
.
work : A "Jolntlst" located In Tennessee.
the , ire-
town several months ago and began
gal sale ot liquor. The usual method of
stopping a jointist from his .business Is to
have h'm ' arrestcd and bl8 IltlU ° r con"SCatcd'
. As soon
But this Is not always satisfactory.
The regains his freedom he usually starts
and operates n-
preacher-author.
flrm friend of the
Areds of
receives
Mr. Sheldon
regarding "In His SUps
asking questions
that the cnurcn ae
Mnnv neonle suppose
ln L story Is an Ideated picture
Sheldon's church. No one Is more
ueh 1. no * 1
"
very nearly like these In the book.
WorUcr.
A I'roaiBtoim
amount of work
Few know the enormous
work or his sermons for the remainder
iterary
mainder of the forenoon. Ho ta . * rapid
writer , nnd as soon as the Ink Is off his pen
he , manuscript Is ready to leave his handa.
makes a correction
Ho rarely changes a word or
rection after It Is once written.
A project which Mr. Sheldon keeps con
stantly In mind , and one which he hoped to
accomplish some time , Is the establishment
after the style of the
of a dally newspaper
ono described in "In His Steps. " Ho be
lieves that the dally newspaper Is a great
power for good or evil In the world , and his
Idea Is to conduct a paper as Jesus would If
Ho were Its editor. Ho spent seme tlmo oa
Topeka morning paper atone
a reporter on a
ono time In order to familiarize himself
with some of the details of the business ,
nnd ho telloves that a dally such as ho con
templates could be successfully started at
once If he had the capital necessary for the
enterprise.
Notwithstanding his remarkable success
as a novelist his literary work Is a sec
ondary matter with Mr. Sheldon. His
church Is first , above everything else. Each
winter ho writes a novel , which ho reads to
his congregation before allowing It to bo
published.
Since his books have attained ouch 1m-
menso popularity In England Mr. Sheldon
has been flooded with letters from nil classes
of English people. Among these are many
communications from publishers asking for
etorlcs , nnd to one of them 'Mr. ' Sheldon has
acceded. His publishing agent Is now In
England arranging for the book to appear
simultaneously In Europe and America , and
Mr. Sheldon himself contemplates visiting
Europe next autumn.
IllllllOllNO Slllc Of " 111 IIlH Sl 'l > . "
The Imme'nso ealo of "In His Steps" In
England Is doubtless duo largely to the fact
that twenty E'ngllsh firms were pushing
the book at one time. An English pub
lication says that In four months Its cir
culation has far surpassed the total circu
lation of all of Mrs. Henry Woods' novels
In forty years. "East Lynne , " which has
had a larger circulation than any other
E'ngllsh ' copyright novel , has only reached
480,000 copies , and It Is said that the total
number sold of William Black's novel * Is
not moro t'lan 300,000 ; "Three Men In a
Boat , " a rtmarkably popular book , reached
160,000 ; "Ucsldo the Bonnie Brier Bush , "
90,000 ; "A Prlfioncr of Zonda , " 70,000 , and
"The Chrlstlaa , " .the most popular book
of 1897 , sold to the extent ot 123,000 In
that year. But "In His Steps" has reached
a sale of 3,000,000 copies. Three of Mr.
Sheldon's books , published In England at a
Tir'nny ' , ran through an aggregate edition of
900,000 books In three weeks.
Mr. Sheldon Is rather above medium
height and Is of stout build When he first
came to Topeka lie Indulged In all sorts
of athletic sports , which ho has given up
to a great extent now , as he has grown
more portly and there are larger calls upon
him time ,
Mr. Sheldon's family consists of a wlfo
and one child a boy of 2 years. His wife
was Miss Mary A. Merrlom of Topeka , and
they were married In 1891. The family lives
In an unpretentious cottage home , not far
from Washburn college. Near by lives
Uev. Stewart Sheldon , father of the author ,
who acts as his son's secretary.
There Is a time for all things The time to
take DeWltt's Uttlo Early Risers is when
you are suffering from constipation , bilious
ness , sick-headache , Indigestion or other
etomaob or liver troubles. They cover erlpe.
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Ttio Omaha Wheel club card run. for June
Is an follows
Juno 4 9 a. m. , scorci , fifteen mllci ,
2 13 p m. , club run , Fort Crook nnd Belle-
vue. twelve miles.
Juno 11 9 n. m. , Sarpy mills , eight
mires ; picnic , refreshments , band concert ,
athletic sports nnd pastimes.
Juno 18 9 a , m. , scorch , flftnen miles ;
2 15 p. m. , club run , Calhoun , eighteen
miles.
Juno 25 9 a. m. , Olenwood ; dinner nt
Olenwood ; return afternoon ; twenty-five
miles.
No member should miss the club meeting ,
Juno C , as many Important questions arc
going to bo settled. A now club house U
now an assured fact nnd the specifications
for the building wilt bo drawn up that
night.
All rycllota arc cordially Invited to at
tend the Omaha Wheel club's picnic at
Sarpy Mills , Juno 11. The club has made
all necessary preparations for entertaining
a largo crowd and can guarantee a good
tlmo to all coming. Music , refreshments ,
boating , races nnd all kinds of athletic
sports and pastimes will help to pare awny
the tlmo. Admission to the grounds is
lice.
The new Ulcyclo trust Is not thoroughly
organized yet. A few manufacturers are
not wholly satisfied with the terms , but
their opposition Is not forcible enough to
prevent the deal being consummated. Lat
est ndvlccs from Now York are to the ef
fect that the promoters hold 110 options ,
good until August 1. Promoter Spaldlng
sajs the extension of tlmo means simply
that there nro titles and mortgages which
require Investigation , and that nil of Uic
stock of the rcspcctlvo holders was not
turned over for ono reason or another. All
stock was deposited with the -United States
Trust company , which receipted for it. When
the transfer vvns made a provisional con
tract was made with the active manager of
each establishment , retaining his services
for a period of three years. The contract ,
however , Is not binding on the American
Bicycle company , and merely bridges over
the Interim between the present nnd Hie
tlmo when the American Bicycle company
will assume active direction of the business.
The racing board of the League of Ameri
can Wheelmen has decided to offer a special
prlzo to bo competed for at the national
meeting In Boston. This will bo In addi
tion to the regulation prizes. An effort will
bo made to decide upon the best nil around
rider , and with this object In view there
will bo three races , ono nt a mile , ono a
five-mile pursuit race and another a fifteon-
mlle paced race , the winner of two of three
races to be known as the all-round cham
pion. In competing for the championship
the points will be scored ns they are at all
national circuit meets. The board will encourage - ,
courage Inter-dlvlslon championships that
will land the winning teams at the national
meet. The divisions may pay the expenses
of these teams. The national circuit will
start in the west in Juno and meets will be
held prior to the International meet nt
Montreal ana the national meet at Boston ,
as follows : Terre Haute , St. Louis ( two
meets ) , Chicago , Ottumwa , la. ; Janesvlllc ,
Wis. , and two meets In Michigan on dates
yet to bo selected. After the national meet
at Boston the circuit will Include Philadel
phia , Now York , Wllkesbarro and 1'iovl-
dence.
Like other conflicts , that now being waged
between the League of American Wheelmen
and the National Cycling association for the
control of cycle racing Is not without Its
humorous passages. A couple of days ago a
blond-haired Innocent from a Now York
suburb was out In quest of a sanction for
some races in conjunction with field and
track games. Ho had already received an
Amateur Athletic union sanction , but being
a bit raw ho wandered Into the enemy's
camp and asked an officer of the National
Cjcling association for a sanction. The sit
uation was explained to him , and ho decided
that his fellows did not want to Incur dis
cipline at the hands of the Amateur Ath
letic union. As ho did not know the way the
National Cycling association officer escorted
him to the offices of the League of American
Wheelmen Racing Board official and intro
duced him as a sanction seeker. It was so
much like an opposing general bringing a
recruit to the other's camp that all enjoyed
a laugh. The incident illustrated a fact that
Is not appreciated by all who listen to the
sounds of conflict , which Is that , notwith
standing the sharpness of the fight , friendly
personal relations continue to exist between
most of the men on the two slues.
What some cyclists may consider an Im
portant problem has been effectually solved
by their fellow wheelmen In Paris , says the
Now York Times. During the past w Inter the
number of blcjclcs pledged nt that benefi
cent Institution of Pails , the state pawn
shop , better known ns the Mont-de-Plote.
has far exceeded the number pledged In former -
mor years. Sociologists were nt a los1 ? to
account for the reason. Then the A arm
days of spring came and with them the un
raveling of the mystery. The bicycles were
nearly all taken out. They had simply bsen
stored ; that is all.
Keeping the blcjcle In ono of the regular
storage 'warehouses ' In Paris Is quite an cx-
penslvo matter. It Is also manifestly Incon
venient to pack it awny In the small suite of
rooms that many French families occupy.
On receiving the wheels the officers of too
Mont-de-Pieto have , of course , been unable
to discriminate They could not tell whether
the bicycle they took In was In search of a
loan or In search of a warehouse. They
could not bo guro that the machine thej
might negFect and allow to rust might not
some day have to be put up at auction. Then
they would bo held accountable to their su
periors. In cnnsequendc , nil the blc > clcs
confided to their care have been kept In the
best possible condition. Several plans of
discrimination have been suggested for the
expected rush of business no.tt December ,
but they have all been declared Impracti
cable.
The New York Sun reports that an at
tempt wllltbe made late this month to ildo
a bicycle ono mile. In ono minute , with a
locomotho making the pace. The rider
who will make the effort Is Charles M.
Murphy of the Kings county wheelmen , the
former champion of the racing truck The
Idea was original with Murphy and ho has
been seeking the opportunity to test It ever
since 1890 , when he first broached the
subject. From tlmo to tlmo the scheme
has come to the surface again , pending
negotiations with sonio rallrcod , but It has
never materialized , owing usually to the
expense of 'building the necessary board
track between the rails and placing a loco
motive at Murphj's disposal for practice
trials. Meanwhile , In 189B , E. E. Anderson - |
son , a western rider , adopted the Idea and
made a trip behind a locomotive In 1 mln-
ute 1 3-5 seconds. This disposed of the
argument that It would bo Impossible for a
rider to breathe when going at such a
pace. Murphy has always been a remark
able rider. On a liome trainer of that
stylei In which the wheel turns over rollers
and has to bo ridden and balanced the same
as on the road. Murphy has covered a mlle
In less than a minute nnd those who know
him are sanguine of hlrt success In the efforl
to accomplish the much-discussed feat behind -
hind an engine.
The scene of the performance will bo a
two-mllo stretch of road near Babylon ,
Long Island , that Is straight nnd level A
smooth flooring of boards will bo laid bt-
twocn the rails for two miles Half a mlle
will bo allowed In which to get hoidway and
httlf a mlle In which to slow nnd etop
An cnglno nnd ono car will bo used.
Timea ! nnd older officials will bo on the
roar platform of the cnr , while other Judgen
will bo nt the starting and finishing marks
At the rear of the car will bo built a wind
shield of largo dimensions , something like
n hopper In shape , so that the whirling air
cannot boat upon the rider from above , be
low or nt the sides , but will have to rush
In behind and blow upon his back. The
rldo will bo made during the state meet al
Patchogue , on Juno 29 or 30 or July 1.
People troubled with the wheel habit have
been assured nt various times that a con
tinuance of the practice would bring about
ono or moro of the afflictions charged up
to the blcjclc. We have been promised epi
demics of the bicycle head , the blcjclo face ,
the blcyclo rubberneck , the bicycle calf ,
and other distortions of the human form.
But the promised epidemics did not spread
bevond the crnnlums of the authors , whose
plfyTng friends restrained them In time to
escape asylums for the feeble-minded. The
disease appears to have spread beyond the
Atlantic , and has broken out In a new form
In the London Globe , which says.
"Tho 'cyclist's cough' Is the latest ailment
to which wheelmen are said to bo specially
liable For some years , wo are told , doctors
have noticed that coughs are moro prevalent
In summer than In winter. No doubt the
exceptionally mild winters which wo have
enjojed since 1891-95 reduced the recent
avciago of lung complaints ; but that dry
summer weather should multiply them
seemed Inexplicable until It occurred to a
doctor that the majority of his patients
were enthusiastic cyclists. Since , more
over , the characteristic of road traffic In dry
weather Is dustlness , It was easy to arrive
at the conclusion that the coughs were
mainly duo to Irritation of the lungs , caused
by the Inhalation of dust.
"Nor docs the conclusion appear unrea
sonable to the lay mind ; for analysis of the
dust of our loads has repeatedly shown
that It consists In largo numbers of splculcs
of triturated vegetable matter , such as would
Inevitably cause. Irritation when Imbedded
In the tissues of the lungs. When , too , wo
bear in mind how thickly coated with dust
a cyclist becomes after ton miles or so of
the high road in dry weather , and how
common It Is to see him scorching by with
mouth wide open , like a flsh out of water ,
wo can realize the terrible amount of dirt
which ho must swallow In the course of a
week's hard riding. And that the Inhala
tion of largo quantities of dust may cause
fatal Illness Is proved by the Inquests which
nro occasionally held upon dustmen who
have been suffocated from this cause. "
Many wheel riders complain of sweating
feet and to such some Information from the
British Medical Journal will be Invaluable.
A pbslcian. In that publication , advocates
the use of formalin for the trouble. The
soles of the feet should be painted with
formalin three times a day ; between the
toes only once and not at nil on the dorsum
of tha foot. It Is also useful to pour four
or flvo drops of formalin on the shoe and
warm It , as this serves to disguise the odor
of sweat , and It Is also a good preserver of
leather. The results from a single applica
tion of formalin last three or four weeks ,
when a repetition of the treatment becomes
necessary. It has been used for soldiers
and hns stopped foot sweating and no harm
has been observed. The formalin acts ns a
deodorant and is non-toxic. The skin , after
being painted , becomes dry as leather. If
preferred a 2 or 3 per cent solution can be
used Instead of the pure formalin and applied
more frequently.
Trimble Wheel Clnli.
The schedule of runs for the month of
Juno for the Triangle Wheel club of the
Young Mcn'a Christian association Is as
follows.
Juno 5 Monday ( special ) lawn social ,
ghon by the January club
Juno 9 Friday , 7 15 p. m. , Mjnsler
Springs , Council Bluffs , fifteen miles.
Juno 9 Commencing with this date mile
age win be credited to each rider In compe
tition for the club medals to bo given at
the end of the season to the three members
having the largest mileage.
Juno 13 Tuesday , 7 15 p. m. , Florence ,
fourteen miles. ( Regular monthly business
meeting )
Juno 1C Friday , 7 15 p. m. . Dodge street
course , eighteen mllcss.
Juno 20 Tuesday. 7 15 p. m. , River
View park , twelve miles.
Juno 23 Friday. 7 15 p. m , Papllllon ,
twenty miles. ( Lunch nt Papllllon. )
Juno 27 7:15 p. m. , Forest Lawn , fourteen
miles.
Juno 30 Honey Creek , thirty miles.
( Scorch for benefit of fast riders. Lieuten
ant Webster , pacemaker. )
MlllluiiH rJHcn
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fering The proprietors of Dr. King's Now
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I'olntfil
Chicago News- Lots of family trees bear
mighty jioor fiult.
Only Insanity can deprive the memory of
past pleasures.
IIo Isn't always happiest who wears the
happiest looK.
The cook as well as the dressmaker shows
her taste In dressing.
The only man who is fully satisfied with
nrbltiatlon ia the arbitrator.
Dont' measure > our Industry by the things
jou are going to do tomorrow.
Many a self-made man would have fared
better hi-d ho let the contract to somebody
else.
else.A
A Etlll tongue makes a wise head , but It's
dlffertl.it with the product of a whisky still
The man who thinks funny things without
expressing them Is the worst kind of a pes
simist.
Nothing pleases some men more than to
hear disagreeable things about Rome ono
they have wronged
The child of today Is the critic of tomor
row , but unfortunately parents never realize
the fact until tomorrow.
W. M. Gallagher of Urysn. J-a , ajs : "For
forty > ears I have tried various cou n medi
cines , Ono Minute Cough Cure Is bast of < J1. "
It relieves Instantly and cures all throat
and lung troubles
Immense coal fields have been discovered
In Zululand.
are anxious to convince you that it is to
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are anxious to have
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the woolens we offer for
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you to note the quality of
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then ask to see the garments
made up ,
take chances on
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ter you have done all this. If
we fail in any of the details
we will cheerfully make you
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Trousers , $4 to $12
Suits , S5to$50 !
salesmen will be
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They will show you the difference be
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