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One1 more the country mad nhoui
Omaha nro In rldcablo condition, tin- rains
of the pnsi week having entirely elimi
nated the dint and the heavy travel of the
market wnKons bringing garden truck Into
tho city dally has left them hard nnd
ntnnoth. Tliln will nuturalb mean nn
rxodus of city wheolmon into tho country
today and the enrly morning hours will
fkmbtlcits find any number of Ihcni pedal
lni? thdr way toward llellevuo, Crescent
fliy, Glenwood, S.irpy MIIIm. Bapllllon,
Krugs Park and other nearby country
points where thry can get away from the
lieat of the city pavements and thus bo
r.nre of spfidlng at least one cool day out
of the wck.
Juki now tho country In particularly nt
trnMo to ihe city wheelman who through
force of rlri-umntaiKcn finds himself com
pelled to lt at an nllleo desk during the
bit working days of tho week ami who Is
not fortunate enotlKh to be able to put
Ms feet under mother's table nnd partnkc
of one of those sntlsfylng home-rooked
meals, but must put up with whatever Is
ret before him at the city boardlnt; houses
or restaurants which seldom, It over, afford
the Rood thliiKs to be found upon the tablo
nf the nvnr.itfp farmer's household, which
Js usually groaning under tho weight of
fried spring chicken, fresh vogotnblos,
pure milk and homemade bread nnd but
ler And then, too, apples and grapes
lire ripe now as well as melons and other
umall fruits, all of which never fall to
tickle tlm palate of the hungry wheelman
ho has ridden miles from tho city.
Many who are unncqimntod with tho
rountry nround about Omaha will nsk
where these places tiro to be found. They
nro numerous on both thu Iowa nnd No
liraska side of the river, but perhaps more
plentiful on the former. A more hespltnblo
net of people arn not to bo found any
viiere than the Iowa farmers. Almost any
of them are nhid to hnve n wheelman nble
1o tell them nil the city news, drop In for
Kundnv dinner nnd an offer to compensato
them for n meal Is considered nlmost an
Insult.
For the wheelman who wishes to spend a
pleasant day at one of these country places
and does not know where or how to Unit
It. let him travel any direction from
Council Bluffs Into lown. stop nt the first
farm houso that looks as though It was
rot mortgnged nnd In nine cases out of ten
lio will And a pleasnnt welcome and will
enjoy the day beyond expression.
Sunday raring ffems to bo growing In
popularity each week and larger crowds
nttend the races nt the Midway cycle track
every Sunday afternoon than vnee meet
malingers have ever borate been able to at
tract to outdoor afternoon meets In Omaha
licfore. The management of the now track
Is showing Its appreciation of this fact by
tho excellence of the programs offered.
There are no long tiresome, grinds, nt has
,,in.., i.n tiic rime at the different meets
held In this city heretofore, but short sprint
raccB predominate. And what ndds to tho
flavor of the sport the more Is that every
thing Is conducted perfectly straightforward, i
nothing that savors of "fake" being tolera
ted tiy the management. The speedy elee- .
trie motorcycle continues to lie an uurncuu
fcaturo of en"h meet nnd It Is always Inter
esting to see It being driven around the
Baurer track nt express train speul.
The electric lights have been put In place
nnd the llrst meet by electric light "ill be
hold Thursday ovenlng next, weather per
mitting. The Inaugural meet of this kind
was scheduled for Inst Thursday night, but
tho heavy rain prevented It. This after
noon's program Includes the following
events and entries:
One Mile Messenger Hoys-Joseph Me
IV oil (luy llrown. M irtln U ""', Ito"
ti Vinrptisnii O II. 1 iimnier. l White,
'vill fi" Wc.lt. Dirk Salttn. Hurry New-
'"one 'Mile Amateur. Open-I) W. ShuUf.
Mil as Stcmnnn. J. Ti'vlor. John Hyc. U
h. llennett, V. K. Swelling. V II- oteveti-
"ne Mile Professional. Mp-IM
K r IlaUHitmii. I,. Sawjci. l' 'y1
Jltleritoln. Osc-ir IMummer, Hnrney O dtle W.
VmV Mllo Handicap. Am..teur- . II
Stevenson, scratch: - h- h i" B
iu-intv-tlvo yard-; John Dye. tint t n
vardV It C, Bennett, forty-live vard-: P
v qiiilt'z slxtv ' vnnls. Sll is telzman.
.ventv va'r.W- I S Taylor, nlnetv yards:
iSV &n. 1 yards. William V
"cJITo AllU.Vlandlca... rrofes-lonal-narney
niiflcll scintch; K. C lausmiin. ten
wds Oscar l'U.tn.ner. thlrtv-flve yar; s;
1. Bawver! ! nlncty-llve yards; V. W. rurkcr.
1U1 yards.
The following Is the stnndlng of riders
who have participated In the races nt tho
Midway Cycle trncK to u.mr.
''? but arc now paying Interest upon capital
The coliseum tracks paid from the outset
and nil o; the old and some of the new
tracks of this description are now playing
upon easy street. Of the old-time third
mile cement tracks there are perhaps fifty In
this country. Of iuartcr-milo nnd thlrd-mllo
board tracks there are fifty or more. Of
cnllccums there aro now about thirty. Of
dirt tracks constructed for cycle racing and
horso tracks utilized for tho sport there are
countless numbers. Nearly every town and
city In tho country has some iort of a
track.
Tho announcement Is made that Jimmy
Mlrluiel lias opened negotiations with U. M.
Itlr-h. the manager of tho Bridgeport trnok.
'onking toward his withdrawing the rharges
against .Michael to the Natlonnl Cycling as
sociation. Notice was given to Michael by
the racing Association that ho has been sus
pended pending Investigation for his failure
to nppear at tho Bridgeport l'ark and ride
In the second of his races with Johnny Nel
coii. who defeated him In his llrst effort at
lio.iton. It was said that Rich would de
mand the payment of seernl hundred dol
lars before ho would withdraw his complaint.
C. A. Stephens, thu noted long-distance
cycle rider, announces that he will nttempt
this j ear to ride across the Sahara desert
on a bicycle. This cannot be done on nny
ordinary wheel and for that renson Stephens
Is having built n new wheel especially for
this Journey. Tho new wheel differs from
an ordlnnry wheel In that It has nil un
usually broad frame, which will permit of
tho use of tires four Inches wide. Stephens
bolleves that this breadth of tiro will pre
vent the wheels sinking In the sand and
will render the feat posilble. The wheel
will he of the chalnless pattern and except
for tho additional breadth of tire will bo
like that on which Stephens will inako his
trip across the Sahara paced by a camel
train, so that If his wheel breaks down ho
can tnke to n camel nnd get out. Stephens
Is now nt Dawson City, where he Is In the
employ of tho Alaska Trading company. He
will go to San Francisco from Dawson
through Chllkoot Bass on his wheel, as soon
as the wenther settles nnd tho trail gets
passable. Ho will go to Hartford. Conn.,
where, his wheel Is building, nnd will Ball
for London nt once.
J. K. Bedcrsen, whoso peculiar blcyclo
created a wave of Interest on both con
tinents several yearn ago, Is still working
on his machine, which, lie Insists. Is the
scientific form of cyclo construction. Ho
recently exhibited his military blcyclo in
London. He strapped It over his shoulder
In less than n minute, and then put It to
gether ready for riding qulto ns quickly.
The cranks nro hollow, the pedals light,
the wheels aro twenty-four-lnch with
heavy pneumatic tires, the frame weighs
four pounds, and the whole bicycle, flttd
with spring clips to carry n rifle, weighs
Ilfteen pounds. Bedcrsen also related tho
story of his first blcyclo as Indicating the
Blrength-with-llghtnoss of tho cantilever
construction. This machine, ho said, was
mnde of sticks and strlncii tleil
no inoiiglit It might run on n smooth, level
road for u few yards. liiBt to test the nrin.
ciplo of construction. Ho ot on It verv
carefully, rode It slowly a few yards, then
llttio raster, and u t matdv rode Hint
machine over C.OOn miles. Tho machine he
made for sale hnd tho frame built im nf
tubes of thirty-two gauge. The chain struts
were the only exception; their gauge was
twenty-four. He had made jver 200 ma-
hlnes for his friends. Cnf rtunately ho
;ot Into the hands of "Bromi tor" ttnnlnv
who formed n comnanv to btw his nnientn
nnd mnke the machines. Borsonally, ho
proiiied nothing and was left stranded n
lie had to begin over ngaln.
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With one or two exceptions professional
hl.y.ie r.M-lng tills year has been cm-op-t
tonally clean nnd free from thu scandals of
preceding years. Credit for tills state o'.
nffalrn Is largely duo to tho National Cycling
Herniation, wli'dl hn shown iidmllHblii
vigor and deteimln..tlon In donllng with
rai log cranks. The power of the nHtm'tullon
... .,,,1, n,l,ilKll, Illl IllKll in r m Is now put
to the test. It lins Impeded suspension and
tine on I'lnyd McKarlalid. Orlando Stovemi
nnd Tom Cooper lor conspiring to loot tlio
tieasury of tho American t'ycllsts' Itaelng
union in connection with tlio wiiMiinginii
a inut mmitli mill Koine doubt Is ex
pressed us to the association's ability to
make the penally offeeilve. Mrl'.iiiand nnd
Stevens nro now lu Paris nud efforts have
been made to exclude them from the races.
The stoiy told by one of the minor plotters
..,.li .Imiiti nf ilem-nvltv all tlio more
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uurprlslng considering the standing of tho
men. There was i.u in tun treasury oi uio
union and tho plotters wanted it. They
managed to have It used as a guarantee for
r-Jco meets to be managed by tho union, and
i. f.iilim' iii nntirv iillinr racers secured a
cinch on It. The plot was uncovered beforo
tho money was iiivmcii nun tno looiorj inueu
in their purpose.
Conditions In cycling races hno under
cone n very material change this tseabon.
Capital Is being Invested liberally In building
cycle tracks, but these tracks uro of a dif
ferent sort than those built years ago when
men of mentis belloved that a fortune.
awaited them In cyclo racing. Tho old style
cement track with elegant surroundings has
given away to tho coliseum track. Tho
former coat $30,000, while the Utter costs nt
the outsldo $5,000, The expensive tracks all
Ust money, oven during the boom lira en of
CHANCE FOR ALL PLAYERS
Nntlounl Torre iimlriicc ( Iickh Ao-
ctiiitloii IIckIiin Tournament
In October.
The Twentieth Centnrv tournament ran
lurted by the Plllsburv National f!nrrn.
apondence Chess association, will open on
ucioner .T, entries to closo five days
earlier. In tho third anniinl rnntcat
thero were 121 contestants nml tli p mnn.
ngoment expects this year to have 1C0
iiKngeu, us tno prize list has been made
mucii longer nnd thero Is a noticenblo re
vival of interest In tho game.
Another fcaturo which the assnel.-vtlnn
has arranged for this season Is a great
east nnd west match, open to all mem
bers. Owing to tho comparatively Inrcre
number of chess players in tho east tho
line netween tlio sections will be drawn
Romuwhere near Ohio. Tho match will
be on the plan of the Canndlan enninat
now approaching conclusion. The latter
match has passed the half-way point and
the association has scored a notable vic
tory. Participation In the association's
forthcoming tourneys may bo nrrnnged by
cerrcbpondence with the nsHoclutlnn hnnri.
iuurtert .it 37t Fortieth street. Chicago.
The following Is one of twentv slninl.
taneniis blindfold gamcH plnyed nt the
I ranlvlln Chess club. Phlladelnlii.-i r.
cently by the American champion. Harry
l'liisiiury. A majority of his opponents
would test the powers of nnv muster
slnglo hand, is-ii-vls, yet tho blindfold
player compiled the brilliant result of
fourteen wins, five draws, ono loss.
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The Westminster Oazetto gives tho fol
i lowing gumo from the Paris tournament to
j show that even the most experienced play
ers aro Uablo to Incredible oversights
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Hut timo wont on. It was at tlio famotm rcvpl ptvrn y the Karl of Loicestor to Queon
Elizabeth. As the days whirled past tho revellers v tshed to forpct the Hiylit of lime, so they
stopnod tho cloeks. Hut timo mowed down the hours with a steady, even awecji of bin sharp
Boythe. Ono chronicler saye that some timo after, one of the gallants who participated in that
revel was suddenly seized with mortal illness. All ho craved for was timo to arrange his
affairs. Then ho Wthoticrhl him of the time spent in that mad revel, and know that tho time
ho craved wan loHt beyond recall.
Tho practical person will smile at tho folly of those old-world revellers. Ho knows that
time pays no more need to the clock than tho w'eather nays to the almanac.
Hut is the practical person so much more wise in his day and generation? Ho has trouble
after eating. There is an unpleasant fulness, sour or bitter risings. Perhaps there aro palpi
tation of tlio heart, shortness of breath, spots before tin- eyes and dizinoss. What doea he do?
Get some radical euro for the disease? Not at all.' He takes tablets and powders, preparations
of mint, soda and similar palliatives and stops the symptoms. Jlul tho disease goes on. Home
day the man wakes up to the fact that suppressing the symptoms does not hinder the progress
of thu disease, and ho looks on every side for a medicine which will effect a real and radical
ottro.
If men and women realized tho relation of the stomach to tho other organs of tho body
they would be moro careful of its health. The slightest symptom of disorder in the stomach
would be at once noted and attended to. In tho stomach is generated the motor power of the
body, from food properly digested and assimilated. The fust consequence of disease of the
stomach and its associate organs of digestion and nutrition, is to hinder the proper digestion
of food, and as only perfectly digested food can be assimilated, the nourishment of the body
is reduced, and a process of starvation begins. Each day the body receives a little less than
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of loss reaches a serious total. The heart begins lo fed the lack of nutrition and there is
a case of " weak " heart. The lungs begin to feel tho loss of nutrition and there arc " weak "
lungs. And so with tho liver, kidneys and other organs. Naturally, with this weakness thoro
is low of llesh leading to emaciation.
There's only one way of cure for this condition, and that is to euro tho diseases of tho
stomach and nutritive system which prevent the nourishment of the body and its
organs. This euro of diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion
nutrition is perfectly accom
plished by Dr. I'iorce's Gold
en Medical Discovery. This
medicine may be called a
stomach and blood' medicine,
purely and simply. HVood in
made from food after it has
undergone chemical changes
in the system, and "Golden
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diseases of tho stomach, re
moves the effect of those dis
eases which contaminate food,
and, therefore, contaminate
nnd poison the Wood mado
from food.
It is a matter of snrprioo
with many people who have
taken " Golden TVledionl Dis
covery " for the stomach olouo,
to find that diseases of heart,
lungs, liver, kidneys, etc, aro
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aro the most natural of con
sexjuenccs. Think it out. All
tho strength of tho body and
all its vitality comes from
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by digestion and assimilation.
But as food not properly di
gested cannot be assimilated,
then, indigestion must mean
loss of nutrition for thu body.
And if tho body" loses nutri
tion it must also lose strength,
because its strength is sup
ported by nutrition. As tho
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manifests itself in diflcaso in
ono organ or another.
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Palmer, of Peede, Kaufman Co., Texas. "Two years ago I was
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me In distress. I lived two weeks on milk, and even that gave me
pain. I felt ns though I would starve to death. Three doctors
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"I had been troubled with catarrh of the stomach and heart
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Penua. "Had doctored for some time without relief, then I began
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had a terrible cough," wrtes Mr. Will II. Whitmire, of Arkton,
Rockingham Co., Vn. "We called a doctor, nnd he pronounced it
irritation of the bronchial tubes, with asthmatic trouble, and he in
formed me that my sou was liable to die at anytime. He told me
that if we could keep the bronchial tubes open, he might cure him ;
but after treating him several weeks, and my son growing worse all
the time, I concluded to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and ' Pleasant Pellets. ' I had seen several miraculous cures brought
about by the use of these medicines, and, of course, I had wonderful
faith in them. I am so happy to tell you that I have not lx:en disap
pointed, aud that my boy is well. He used three bottles of ' Golden
Medical Discovery' at home and one vial of the ' Pellets,' and was
then well enough to go to West Virginia, taking a supply with him.
I am just in receipt of a letter from him, from which I quote : ' I am
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Surprise has hecn expressed nt Dldier
having left his queen en priso in a win
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Showalter leaves 11 rook en priso and n
mate on tho movo:
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F00TDALL RULES FOR 1900
I'mir llnillenl flittnuen re .Minle, lint
They Will nt A Heel (lie
M.vle of (inine.
Tho revised foot hall rulen for ltifO aro
now In tho hands of tho prlnterj unit will
ho published within the next fortnight.
Tho llnal drafting of the new rules passed
through tho lunula of Walter Camp a few
days ago after having boon revised by
the ruUs ennimitteo nt Us Inst session
Camp, us one of tho c.veeuilvo oillcors
of this committee, propnred the final draft
of tho now rules. There nro four radical
changes in tho old rules. Knch eno of
these changes, while Important, Is not n
change such ns lo affect the ntylo of the
game. The changes aro nil of a natiiro
that will tend to Improve tho sportsiiiiin
llko spirit of tho game and to make it
moro scientific. Some nf tho changes nro
also aimed nt weak points In tho old rules
which furnished opportunities for Inferior
teams to gain time ngnlnst their superiors.
Tho general character of tho changes are
therefore such as will not ho observed
except by tho close students of tho game
and by the players themselves. Tho
ehnnges will not nffnet tho general stylo
of the gamo nnd henco will not bo no
ticed by the nverago spectator.
Tho llrst ehango In tho old rules relntcs
to tho exchange of tho possession of tho
ball lu case of n foul. Formerly tho Bide
which had tho ball lost possession of the
pigskin In enso of ntflde play. The rules
eommlttco decided that this Imposed too
severe a penalty upon u team for an of
fense thnt was often slight and sometimes
unavoidable, and which always depended
upon the umpire seeing tho man who was
offside. For these reasons the rules com
mittee have changed this rulo to read as
follows:
Kltlier side limiting nn offside play Mlffer
ns u penally a loss 'it' (en ut'ilx, the li.ill
remaining in the possession of th- side
having It before thu foul wu. made.
Thus under tho new rulo tho ball will
not ehango hands In caso of offsldo play.
In ease tho team having tho hall is within
ten yards of their opponent's goal lino and
at that point tho team which Is on the de
fensive commits, an offsldo play, tho pen
alty Is halved, nnd tho team making the
foil' Is only penalized live yards. Font
ball experts consider this change n good
one. A ball Is rarely put In play when
some player Is not offsldo. It therefore
devolves upon tho umplro to dceldo whether
the Infraction of tho rulo Is doliboruto and
Intended to spoil tho play of tho opposing
team. Tho rulo is of necessity largely dis
cretionary with tlio nllhials, nud at tho
same time, according to the old code, was
ono of tho most severe penalties that could
bo Imposed. It was made lo cheek rough
play nnd It has apparently served Its pur
pose nnd enn theroforo bo done nwny with
and a moro lenient rulo substituted. Tho
now rule will not, according to experts,
detract from tho game, but will tend to
inako tlio gnnio when It Is played fuirly
and squarely less llnblo to hinge on a
slight utid sometimes unavoidable foul.
Tho next Important change In the old
rules is tho result of the Ynlo-llarvnrd
gnmo nf last fall. It will he remembered
that Yalo In this gumo resurrected th"
old twenty-yard rulo In order lo hold pos
session of tho hall when within striking
distanco of Ilnrvard's goal. Hnther than
give up possession of tho ball Vale droppod
back twenty yards nnd rotalncd posses
sion of tho ball. This Incident revealed
to nil foot ball players tho possibility .f
making uso of this rulo to delay a gnmo
nnd prevent n stronger team from scoring.
Yalo had no such Intention nt Cambridge
last fall. Hor object, on the contrary, was
to Ufo the rule In order to keep possetslon
of tho ball when tho Yalo team was in
striking dlstnnce of tho Harvard goal. There
wits ko much talk nfcout tho rulo tli.it the
rules committee decided that it needed
sonii) amendment. Tho commltteo thero
foro linn ft vised tho rulo so that It Is in
ulfoct as follows:
A team cannot take udwmtiigo of this
rulo ii Kecnnd time unless the ball has
I changed poM'sslon after the team using the
I .ii-ynril rule n.is urst inKcu iiiivnuiuKu ui
tlio rule.
lu other words, necording to tho new
rule, n team can tako advantage nf this
rule onco In order to retain possession of
the ball, hut on falling to got tho neces
sary live yards In four downs after using
the rule the team cannot uso It n second
tlmo nnd a third time, and so on, In order
to retain possession nf the ball.
The third change In tho rules deals with
the question of slde-llno coaching, which
was brought up by the Yale-Brim eton game
nf last season. After Princeton's flagrant
breach of the rules of slde-llno coaching
In this contest a great many foot ball
players advocated a rule that would keep
overyono off tho Held except the two
elevens. The rules coininlttce have modl
tled this suggestion considerably. They
havo formulated a rulo which snys that
only live representatives. Including tho at
tendants of each team, shall be allowed on
tho side lines and shall bo allowed to get
up nnd down nud move along tho field In
order lo watch the play. All others Inside
the ropes must bo seated nnd remain seated
throughout tho game. The penalty for
coaching from the sldo lines shall bo a loss
of ten yards to the team whoso representa
tives havo been guilty of tho coaching. In
limiting the number of men who shall bo
allowed to stand up nnd to movo along tho
side lines to (ho tho rules committee made
this allowance: Thai tho head coach, tho
medical iidvlsor nnd tho trnlper ought to
enjoy tho privilege. To this number they
then add two moro privileged persons,
whomsoever tho ninnagcrs of the teams de
sire. It Is belloved that this rulo and tho
new penalty for coaching from tho sld
lines will settle this question, which has
long been n subject of considerable com
ment. Tho fourth and last change In the rules Is
a r.V.hor novel ono and has never been
brought up In the big chnmplonBhlp games.
It relates to "unbportsmanllke conduct." The
rule is In substance that In cane of ui.y un
spnrtmanhllKe h t by a member of a team
or bv n substitute or sympathizer of a team,
wni'h interfiles with the play of tho oppos
ing team, the umpire may Impose a penally
of ten yards upon the team whose player or
sympathizer has been guilty of the mi. A
case where this rule would upply would be
where n member of a team or n substitute
thriw his headgear at one of his opponents
who was In the act of making a play. Any
act of this kind, or even 11 much Icfs offen
sive ad, would come under this rule. The
suggestion for tho rule was brought up by
certain nets ot hot-headed players who have
been known to loso control of their temper
nnd commit such unsportsmanlike nets.
ASSOCIATION FOOT BALL
Biipiltnr KiiuIInIi (iiiinr- I.IKely to II.
Illl roiliieeil Into WVilcrn lillex
llefori- Knil of lenr.
Association fool ball, Ihe popular Ungllsh
sport. Is rapidly tanking Its way Into public
favor In many eastern cities, nnd the chances
are that associations will bo formed In n
number of western cities before the year
cuds. It is at the height of Its popularity
lu Hnglnnd now, being tile national game.
Association foot ball is played hlmilar to
ordinary foot ball, except that the ball Is
round and the men are nut allowed to place
their hands upon their opponents. Ilghilng
to tho goal Willi their heads and feel. I n
llke ordinary foot ball, considerable lime Is
necessaiy to mauler tho Intricate points, nn
entire season being required lo tench tho
player sulllrleiitly to admit him In a contest
with the larger cities where the gamo Is
played.
In cllies whero it Is desired lo organize a
foot ball association a membership feo Is
charged and all desiring to associate them
selves limy do so by the payment of n fee.
If they desire to play suits are furnished
them by Ihe management and practice work
begins. If they do not cure to play nnd
wish to bo Identified with tho association
they can do so upon the pnymfiit of tho
fee, which will admit them to nil the
preliminary practicing.
There nie eleven members In tho team,
known as the goal keepers, right, center and
left half, the two right forwards, tho center,
forwanl and the two left forwards. The goal
keeper occupies much tho fame position ns
that occupied by the center rush In n foot
ball team. The halves take the place of
the hdlfbatku and the forwards iibhiime the
position of the nds. taikle and quarii r
bac kt. The suits worn by tho players arc
the same as thn:e worn In the ordinary
game, wllh padded fronts aud knees.
GROUSE "ARE "PLENTIFUL
I'ol lliiulei'M llni Mmle Inroiiiln oil
iiiein, hut Miiiiilliiur ProiiilNi-x
lo III (.noil,
.Sportsmen returning from nortliwcsiei n
Nebraska report prospects bright for
grouse hunting this fall, although the pot
hunters have made great Inroads upon thr
blnls since they became lledgellngs.
Tho greatest slaughter of ihe young
birds has been In Ilia Inn, Hock, Greeley
nnd Hull counties, it lid pinsecutlons of tho
offenders havo taken place from time In
time, but iho practice eannol bo broken
up until strong associations are formed In
tlin counties where the Kauie exists. Much
ininpliiint is mado over the action of a
Holt cntiniy court which relinsed u
prisoner when his guilt. In the minds of
tho prosecution, was well established, in
Blntto county the birds nro snld lo be In
greater quantity than In previous years
iimi ns littlo hunting has lieeti dono In this
county they nro becoming' tunic.
Thero Is considerable comment over tho
disappearance of the plover or sandpiper,
which has failed lo put In an iippearancn
this fall. In the minds nf some this bird
has mnde lis last visit to Its former Ne
braska habitat, ns l hey believe It has been
exterminated by the southnrn pot hunter.
The building of railroads In the southwest
has had much lo do with thu disappearance
of familiar birds in thnt part of, the coun
try. Before the roads were built the
haunts of the plover and other migratory
birds were attainable only by wagon.
Gumo could not be preserved fur shipment
and there was an Incentive for their
sl.iughter. Now that Hie ewnmps. bayous
nnd forests of l.nulslnnu and Arkansas
Im o been priiietrntcd by lines of railroad
nnd f ri Ight dipnls established In the heart
of the wintering grounds of the birds, they
are killed In quantities which hp-hii their
complete extermination In a few years.
Ono pot hunter Is credited with killing a
ton of blue winged teal In a single Reason
nnd other.i have been but Utile behind
him.
The groiihe being u resident of the state
i a n be no! . t(., in a measure, but II will
r. quite mil rsinu- a.ii'-iu to pru-rrvo iho
uiiiaioi) birJi,
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