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THE OMAHA DAILY 11EE: SUNDAY, AntTT. 20. 1002. 11 BASEBALL SKIES ARE BRIGHT Opening 8eaon 6how Mny Bigm of Untisnal Properity. WESTERN READY FOR FIRST GAMES tart on Wednesday Will . All the Ten ma In Cinorl Condition nil Able to Play Ball aa Jlfrfr Prlore. "Whet's the score?" On Thursdsy the National league opened We plsylng season before such crouds as hsve not hen present In years. New Tork had 24,000 persons. Cincinnati had a record attendance, over 10.000, St. Louis had 10. 000. and Brooklyn 9,m. Over 63,ono people at four games Is certainly a most encour aging beginning from the magnates' point of view. It Indicates better than any words the hold the game has on the American people, and forecasts a successful season. Another satisfying feature of the situation la the character of the ball played. Nov In many years have the opening games been so snappy and full of life. At New Tork the only Mstthewson let Philadelphia down without a run 7 to 0. The Pittsburg champions and the rejuvenated St. Louis team played 1 to 0, Chicago beat Cincinnati to 1. and Brooklyn beat Boston 2 to 1. Only eighteen runs In four 'game looks ' very much like midsummer ball. If ' the contests are that' hot already, what will they be by the time the players get well warmed up! The American league, the Eastern, the 'Western, the Amerlc. essoclatlon, the "fnre-I leagun and a host of minor leagues, are coming en behind, and all over this broad land the great American game has sway. For five months at least the crack of the bat, the call of the roacher and the cheers of the "fanatics" will bo heard In every com munity, and the man who doesn't talk base ball and be la very few and far between ' will wish himself away on an Arctic ex pedition et safe at the bottom of a oil well. , Nobody cares, for him, anyway. With the very auspicious start of the big league, nnd the splendid prospects for the others', the heart of the fan is light within him, and He longnth for the bleachers "even a the hart panteth for the water brook." On Wednesday the Western season opens, with Milwaukee at Omaha. Peoria at Des Moines, Kansas City at Colorado Springs and St. Joseph at Denver. The teams era 11 In excellent condition and a lively race Is expected from the very first day. It Is only natural that Dps Moines, Peoria and Milwaukee will be handicapped to some ex tent owing to the circumstances under which these teams were gotten together, but the older members Of the league are In excellent condition and the Individual roster of the newer clubs Is such as guaran tees their ability to make It at least In teresting at the start and probably un comfortably lively before the close of the pennant season. On another page will be found President Sexton's Instructions to his umpires, which will be read with Interest by players and public alike. It Is about as well digested nnd srnsible a docu ment as ever emanated from a league presi dent and shows that Sexton knows bis busi ness. If he will only stick to his present attitude and eschew conversation until the time comes, he will have the support of the most loal lot of fam that ever backed a magnate. Arlie Latham, Dan Stearns, a Mr. Cox and a Mr. Morse are the umpires engaged for the season. Latham and Stearns are well known in Omaha, Stearns especially because of his having played here both with the local team and with the Kansas City Blues In the good old daya. Persons who bad the notion they were not seeing the real thing when they pat ronized the Western league games now have an opportunity to revise their esti mates, viewing the number of Western league players who have made good with the big leagues. Columns of newspaper praise are being devoted to Hulswitt, Dooin, Sammy Strang, Johnny Kltng, Tommy Hughes, Miller, Schafer, Congaltoo and others who have gone from (he West ern Into the National or the American. These young men have gone (n with "th? tars of the game, In many Instances suc ceeding or supplanting them, and have proved that the coming generation under stands the game thoroughly as well as the passing. Moreover, they have made It Just a trifle bard for aome of the older boys, for by playing ball they are com pelling the aged ones to extend themselves, which la a trifle difficult for a few of those who have ao long depended on the magic of their names rather than fleetness of , foot, strength of arm and clearness of eye and brain. Many of the youngsters will be missed from the west, but their friends wish them well In their new fields. Kansas City Is just now suffering from a bad pemlc of "rubberlegltls," the Dale Oear team seeming to be moat severely afflicted. The latest victims are Ketchetn the outfielder, Robinson, the Inflelder, and Messtt, the catcher, who went to sleep In the Oear fold and woke up under the blanket of Jimmy Manning. Oear has said he would not make any effort to get them back, nor will he pursue thera as he did Jakle Weimer, Into court with Injunction Causing Carbonic Heat. VMM uxceds the repair and ever Read What ( w ? 3 kave lately been much troubled with wvspepsia." write M. a. Meade, leading haimaciat of Attiebora, Ms- "I I could nut hardly anything without suffertng ever; hoars. My clerk susaeeted Koool DysBepsM Cms, which I tiled with most Prepares by C C OeWit Ce., Chtcste. CL&BDL DYSPEPSIA CURE preceding. The Welmer case has gone ovr for aome weeks, at the lnstsnce of . Nichols, and It la quite likely that when the derision is rendered It will be along the lines laid down by the Philadelphia court In the case of LaJoie, when the con tract of the National league, which is prac tically the same as all base ball contracts, wss declared not of binding force. This does not alter nor abate the binding force of the moral obligation these players as sumed, nor will it Improve their standing with the thinking portion of the base ball public. How much better It would have been for these young men to have acted fairly with their manager, even If they did not get quite as much money. In time they will learn the value of a reputation for honesty In base ball. They will live to ap preciate the advantage of having a charac ter such as that of Frank Genlns, for ex ample, whose word Is looked upon by man agers as being aa good as his bond. He la never reserved at the close of a season, but simply says whether he will play with the team next year. That is all the manager asks. How different It will be with the ( "rubber legs when this cruel case Dan war ! over. Despite the pipe dreams ao widely circu lated during the week, some of which elected one man and some another, habitues of the Omaha laundries being responsible for one about Packard of Denver, the Western league chose M. H. 8exton to be president, Instead of Jimmy Whitfield. Sex ton will make a good president, but he has one thing to learn. The open season on talk close when the playing season begins. He should restrain his vocal organs and get Into shape for the work that will de volve on him next fall, when the hot air order of business Is reached again. His first official act was to unburden himself of a conversation, again pronouncing his anathema maranatha agalnBt the Hlckey Itcs and all that Is connected with them, especially the players. The puerility of this attitude of the Western league was long ago exploded by the players them selves. Let Mr. Sexton stick to his work and see to it that the players In his own league are kept straight, and he will make friends thereby. Our old friend, Thomas Jefferson Hlckey, emerged from hla retirement long enough to deliver himself of a broadside, the bur den of which Is that the race In the West ern league will not be on the square. This is what he says: One feature that should not be over looked In the fact that there are but two experienced bne ball men Identified with the Western league. Manning of Kansas City mid Kourke of Omaha are practical base ball magnates. Aside from these tw there are no men In the an Brunt or ganisation who have ever been connected with a base ball organisation in the capacity of manager. It was suggested to me a few days ago that the Western league would have an advantage over us In one way. Van Brunt, being the owner of six of the teairm, will be able to see that the race is a clone one. For Instance, he can number his six teams and early In the day he can send out hla Instructions as to which Is to win. By taking this cours he can keep them bunched. Of course we do not know whether he will do that, but It could be worked all right. A great deal has been said of late about the number of men who have lumped American associa tion contracts. The truth of the matter Is that but twelve have deserted us and they will be glad to come back before the sea son Is very old. They will not nnd a place for them, however. These men were all offered much higher salaries than our enemies can afford to pay. The sensible plavers realize this fact and they have steered clear of the men who have sought to get them away from the American as sociation. Hickey Is very rarely guilty of such abso lute rot, and the worst of It Is that there are people out west who will be unkind enough to say that Hlckey knows what he is talking- about when be ts debating fixed schedules. Even Van Brunt controlled seven of the teams, tbere Is no reason to think that the race would not be Tair, for the eighth la Omaha, and Omaha la after the pennant this year. Hlckey will have enough to do to keep the American associ ation In good shape this year without wor rying about the Western. As The Bee has pointed out In the past, he bas a lovely bunch of managers to control, with Tebeau, Walter Wllmot and Stroebel. and If he takes care of his own troubles be will be busy enough. NEBRASKA ON THE DIAMOND InlveraMy Base Ball Team More Than Redeems Its Promise of 'Excellence. Omahans who are Interested for. any reason In the athletic side of the University of Nebraska were given an opportunity last week to size up the base ball team that will represent tbe Institution during 1902. The result was highly gratifying and If tbe students were merely playing their good game on Wednesday and Thursday, they certainly have every cause to be proud of themselves as base balltsts. It would seem, too, that the exhibition of base ball shown by the 'varsity men during their two games with the Omaha leaguers will certainly be no more than their fair game, for competition with professionals of such class as Omaha's players Is always more or less conducive to stage fright among ama teurs. Tberefore, It la very probable that the Nebraska boys can play as good ball as they did here two-thirds of the time throughout tbe season, and If they do It Is hard to figure out anything other than mum Thm food wo mat Is trmatmd mm html by tbo atommob, Dkm oomi In m turnmom. Tbo proommm known mm dlgoatlom burn It, This heat enters the vital orjrana, giving generate this beat by digestion, tbe bod organ must suffer, Story of a Taos. I, Boas Is tk pioneer real estate dealer of Tepeka. Kan. Re has been la business twenty-seven years, and ia that time has sold more land than nil the dealers togethc. who nre now in business there. H located in Topcka In U7s and witnessed: its growth front a town of n few thoasnnd inhabitants lo Its present sc. "For several years" he writes, "my wife nnd I suffered with that terrible malady known us dyspepsia or indigestion. We commenced to use Kodol Dys pepsia Cure on the recommendation of our druggist. After one dose, and in a snort time, alt those terrible pslas and dyspepsia torments pumed sway. If y np- rlte. also my wife's, came back, and our food could be enjoyed as when we were I am taming 77. I have not suffered one day with my stomach since I com menced to use Kodol Dyspepsia Care, and I recommend it te all of my fellow cil aens." Sound Stomachs Make Strong Men and Women. If your stomach ia weak and needs a rest, the common sens method is to use a preparation like Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which con tains all tbe acids and peptones that a healthy stomach should con tain and will digest your food without aid from the stomach. In tbe laboratory tests in glass tabes, according to the U. S. Pharmacopoeia, Each Teaspoonful Digests 3,000 Qrains of Food, Such aa pie, cake, eggs, cheese, meat, fata, beans, starch, etc. Sorely the preparation which will do so much without the stomach's aid cannot help but benefit you. It is fair to suppose that even the weakest stomach will give some help. Cathartics and stimulating tonics simply remove the effect of indigestion but they will not cure the cause. Physicians and Pharmacists happy results. I have snore trouble. and when one can eat mince pic, rsecae, candy nod nuts after such a time, their direstion mu be srettv good. 1 heartily endorse Kodol Dyuaepota Care. It cares all stomach troubiee. The 91 00 kettle eeaUIst t Ham as tilt which tells for 60 cents. a clean sweep of the western collegiate schedule as far as they cover It. That some efficient coaching has been going on down In Lincoln Is most evident to those who watched the 'varsity team play last year. This Is still more plainly discernible because of the fact that every man of last year's team Is back In the game save one. The Improvement shown by the boys Is very marked, and all of them show signs of being born to the game. In all three departments this superiority is noticed. The team can In no way be called one-sided. The boys hit. for they batted nine safe ones off Owen; they field, as Is shown by tbe fact that they com mitted few errors and kept man after man of the professionals from seeing first base. Nor Is their battery work delinquent. In Leatherhy the school certainly bas as good a college pitcher aa ever twirled a ball across an amateur plate since the time of Orlle Thorpe and later of Eddie Gordon. Leatherby Is only a freshman, but be Is doubtless the star twlrler of the team. Gaines and Townsend may prove practically as strong against college nines, but when they go up against such propositions as the Omaha leaguers It is doubtful If they could do what Leatherby did here. Behind the bat there are Doane and Bender; the latter, too, plays a corking game at second base. Last year he pitched considerably and still makes a good man for the box In ca"e he Is needed. Raymond, at first. Is a fielder of accuracy and a baseman of absolute good judgment. His sole trouble Is that be cannot hit tbe ball, either when It Is needed or when It Is not. "Dusty" Rhodes, last year's captain, Is again at shortstop and covers a great deal of ground In handsome style. He Is not certain on the grab, however, and balf the time has to pick bis ball up after he bas already bandied It once. To make up for this "Dusty" has a throw to first that leaves him about twice as quick as that of any other player on the team. Hood and Bender throw swifter, perhaps, but they don't get the ball away as soon. It makes no matter what position "Dusty" Is In when he finally gets the ball. It goes over true to first base on the Instant. Hood at third is better than ever, and Is the most Industrious and eager player on tbe team. He reminds one constantly of little Pete Burg, the Omaha midget utility man, for Hood Is but a replica of Burg In size and actions. He also bas Burg's bablt of trying hard all the time. His ball across from third base on the long throw to first Is swifter than any that leaves the pitcher's box. The varsity outfield Is even better than tbe smaller circle, for there is not one weak spot In It. Captain Jimmy Bell In left and "Sticks" DerutroOj In middle have held those jobs each for several year now and they know their territory. Pitcher TownBend, meankhlle, plays right so we that It seems like a shame to bring him In to the box. Beginning Tuesday the boys start on their first trip, playing the Cedar Rapids league team there, then meeting Luther college at Decorah, la., and finally run ning up to Minneapolis, where they play the University of Minnesota two games. Tbe outcome of these last two contests will be especially Interesting, as a game between these teams last year was the fiercest' one of tbe season, the Gophers finally winning. In May comes a longer trip with a schedule of eighteen games, and a large share of the laurel wreaths will certainly fall to the Nebraska boys on both journeys. KIRKENPALL'S TEAM IS STRONG One of City I.eaarne Sines Looks Mighty Good In Its Makeup, The F. P. Klrkendall & Co. base ball team will figure this season as one of the strongest aggregations In this city. Omaha, South Omaha and Council Bluffs have been searched for the best material that can be had. Among tbe players signed will ap pear a few that may be familiar: Art Kennedy, from last year's Young Men's Christian Association team, will play at short stop; he Is a strong player, and an excellent batter. Klofat will hold hla old place at first, and Is a good man In that capacity. Flannlgan resigned from the managership of tbe Union Pacific headquar ter's team to hold second pad, and will never te found wanting. J. Weir, from Chicago university, will aee that nothing strays past third. Weir has just moved to this city and the Klrkendall boys feel flattered In securing him. The outfield Is exceptionally fine. Foley In left last year played an errorless game and Is tbo star fielder of tbe City league. J. Croft Is one of the boys from the house, and it would be hard to find a better man for right field. Croft Is the best thrower In the team, and also one of the strong est batters. Martin will aee that no home runs are made In center field. Martin Is small, but what he lacks In height and weight, be makes up In his errorless field ing and base running. The battery, tbe principal feature of the team, baa at last been signed. Troby, who did some work for the team last year, will do most of the twirling. Troby Is an Omaha product and, although he has pitched for four years, will make his first appear ance In leading amateur circles this season. ' life. When the stomach fails te) lacks nourishment because the Pioneer. Have to Say. "I have taken Kodol Pvsneanln Cur snd aevcr used anything my life that did me so much good." deduce County Physician G. W. acrogts. of Oak wood. Ga- "Being a doctor I have praacrlbed it and found M to give the neet results." muck (by actual Measurement) at the trial DIGESTS WHAT YOU CAT. He throws ao excellent ball, combining ter rific spied and mysterious curves. Wright, the old-time star In professional circles, will second Troby In the box. Wright bss not pitched for over two years, but Is fast getting In shape, and will proDaMy pitch his first game Pecoratioti uay. C. Wllklns will do the catching. Wllklns did elegant work last yoar at the t'nloo Pacific head quarters, and comes well recommended. He la an excellent batter, and a freak at base running. No other catcher has been signed, as Wllklns meets all requirements. With this fine lineup, and McAullffe, C. Shlverlck. E. Bell, C. Lehmer snd T. D. Dlnan as subs, the F. P. Klrkendall boys feel confident of winning the pennant. CREIGHTON BASE BALL SQUAD Omuhn'a Own" Have Made a Splendid howlnar and Promise to Land Well In the Lint. Kvenls that have transpired In base ball circles at Creighton university during the last ten days bave been a source of gratifi cation to the patrons of that Institution and to all local admirers of amateur sports. By the excellent showing the Creighton ag gregation has made In Its exhibition games with the fast and experienced players that comprise the Omaha Western league club It has shown, first of all, that It has a base ball team of no light caliber, a team that, with steady, hard and consistent practice and good coaching, has. excellent chances of obtaining a leading position among western collegiate clubs. In the second place, It has shown the value of persistent effort, loyal student support, thorough equipment and uniform discipline, from the fact that In the brief time of two eoasons it has built up so strong a team. Third. Creighton Insures for Omaha a permanent seat for high-grade collegiate contests. The pres ence here of such strong collegiate teams aa those of the Vniverslty of Nebraska, Drake university, Highland Park college. Washburn college and the universities of South Dakota and Minnesota In athletic contests with Creighton fills a long felt want. The grading on the eastern side of Creighton field is now about balf completed and another week will witness the com pletion of the work. Excepting the portion where the grading Is progressing, the en tire fence Is put up. It is to be painted a blueUh drab, with "Creighton Athletic Field" painted on It In big white letters. All this work Is so conducted that It Inter feres but little with the practice of the teams. Every evening from 3:30 to 6:30 the 'varsity and second squad are at work In a practice game or knocking files snd grounders to infield and outfield, running bases or fingering the willow. Since the arrival of warm weather the second squad has been greatly augmented, and even If some of the new men do, not make the 'varsity they give evidence that the Creigh ton 'Varsities will have excellent material for future years. Among these new men Joseph McCaffrey, a sophomore. Is showing up particularly well and promises to make an excellent utility man. Murphy and Lanigan are also ambitious "Hkelies." Any of these men are ready to step in and fill a vacancy on the 'varsity squad. Even here some of the po sitions sre and will continue to be hotly contested. "Medic" Murphy, Kehoe, Colfer, Prendergast and O'Hanlon are fighting It out for a position In the Infield, while Cal lahan and Bucklin will fight It out for shortstop. Leftflelder Clark has been mak ing so good a showing behind the mask that It is not unlikely that he will share that position with Captain O'Keefe during the season. Besides being scientific with the mitt he Is quick on bis feet, bas a terrific arm and a sure eye at the bat. Third Base man Creighton bas started out with the record of best hitter on the team. Even Lynch and Dtneen have not secured as many hits from "Pa" Rourke's or the All Varsity tOFsers. The departure from school of Wilcox, the student coach, Is a severe loss to the pitch ing department, but with Harry Welch and Bucklin, the new young student who bae been unable to join the squad until re cently, the team will not be so very much weakened. Moreover, Colfer, Kehoe and O'Hanlon will have opportunity to display their efficiency In this line. In addition to the already published schedule games nave been arranged with the Nebraska Indian team snd with Drake university. Y. M. C. A. OUTDOOR ATHLETICS Ames Avenne Park to Be Attain the Scene of Association Activity This Summer. After s winter nassed In deavor to secure a new and suitable athletic park, tbe prospects now are that sll at tempts to get a more deslrahta Inriiinn than that of last year will be fruitless, snd teat toe young Men's Christian association will be found once mors dlsDorttna- iti In the big enclosed park at Twenty-fifth street and Ames avenue. This Is somewhat of a diss tbe local association athletes, as several times during the winter months . It has been (bought that arrangements were practically concluded for th avurin. several different sites, all nearer to the city htan the Ames Avenue nark. Ri.r-h success would hsve bad no small effect, too. upon the attendance at the work during the outdoor season, aa It is a rnniiHanhi. strain upon-a man's devotion to sports snd calisthenics to be compelled to make a mree-miie journey before he can begin hla dally routine and duplicate It after hi. ... erclse is finished. In only that feature, however i. h Ames Avenue park undesirable fr. it t... every other, recommendation. Including many mat a new site would not possess. It has several valuable, flxt uro hat- . would cost something to duplicate, such ss iu graua siana. the rences. tbe locker and bath house, and the water service. Again, tbe Ames avenue field furnishes about four times tbe ground space that could easily be secured elsewhere, without going out as far or farther. There are a good many acres open at that place, and there Is noth ing in me way of track or field facilities that there la not room to supply. In the matter of attendance tbe renewal of the lease for tbe Ames Avenue park grounds will make a very appreciable dif ference. A regularly training squad of fifty men and boys a day on tbe average will be considered a good showing at tbs park during tbe summer months. Some days Saturdays especially. It will run up to 20o! but tbe overlap will not comprise athletes who sre working constsntly, being more tbose who come out now and then when tbey have the time and Inclination simul taneously. It Is rather peculiar, anyway, what a great difference the change of seasons makes la the enrollment of the athletic classes st the gymnasium. Just now there are 750 men and boys working regularly, about a third of tbe number being boys. None of tbem are going in ss yet especially for track athletics, the work being mostly calis thenics snd games, with apparatus tasks, as tbe wishes of tbe Individual may de sire. But when tbe hot weather comes tbers will be a noticeable dropping off, aa tbe squad which will take to the park then will be about all the men who are working to any extent. - This Is not true in college snd univer sity gymnasiums to any extent, for there the eallsibenie gymnasium work Is In many cases required, and la others It Is a mat ter of course credit, aa Uat It pays a person to keep It tip the yem through If he begins it. else all he has done will count for nsught at the registrars office. Colle gian!", too. seem fonder of the outdoor work, and some fellows who refuse to participate at all In the Indoor gymnasium work dur ing the winter get out In their running togs as soon as the weather opens up suffi ciently for the cinder trsck festure. Physical Director Barnes Intends to mske the game of hand ball a special feature of this summer's work at the park. This has been played before here to some extent, but this year it will be the favorite form of contest, and there will be a number of courts sufficient to accemmodate a good many players at one time. Besides that, tennis snd base ball will again be features, the diamond being one of the strongest points of advantage at the park. It ts not planned to have any addi tional tennis courts beyond those of last year, but such extras may be necesssry later. The quarter-mile track will be a popular resort, as usual, and excellent sprinting places of 100 yards or so In extent will be there. Aside from the mere spirit of com petition, most athletes recognize that run ning Is the best part of the entire curri culum when It comes to acquiring vitality, and about everyone who does anything In the athletic line runs besides, as either an appetizer or a chaser. LOCAL HORSE NEWS OF WEEK Uosnlp About Owners and Drivers of Speedy Ones and Their Plans for the Summer. The coming week will witness the or ganization of a trl-clty amateur driving club. A. L. Thomas, secretary of the Omaha Trotting club, in charge of the June race meeting, will send the following no tice to persons Interested In amateur driv ing: Dear Sir A meeting will be held at the Millard hotel on Saturday, April W, at p. m.. for the purpose of orgnntzlng a trl clty amateur driving club, t be composed of the rond drivers of Omaha, South fmnha nnd Council Bluffs. You are cor dially Invited to attend. At this meeting we expect to plan for weekly or semi monthly amateur races, the horse winning the largest number of heats at the end of the sewon to be declared the champion of the tri-oltles. This Invitation extends to all your friends Interested In amateur races and you are urged to bring them along, as we do not desire to miss anybody. A. L. THOMAS. The first turn of the track was leveled off and widened last week and Is now In shape for fast work. The prospects for the amateur club are bright, and If an organi zation Is effected everything will be com plete and there will be no delay In getting the ball rolling. The ground In front and to the east of the grandstand at the race track has been leveled off. The judges' stand will be moved a little to the west. As the Judges stand is now located It Is opposite no por tion of the grandstand, and hence a close finish cannot be observed. The position of the judges' stand Is shout correct In relation to tbe way the track Is laid oft and the en tire grandstand should be moved east, but the expense would not warrant It. The only effect In moving the judges' stand west to bring It opposite the grandstand will be a slight shortening of the home stretch. - , 1 Last Sunday brought quite a number out on the boulevnrd and several brushes were reported. Most of the drivers turned Into the Driving park and stepped their horses sround the track. Mr. McAvoy was compli mented on bis work In putting lDe trsck In condition. B. B. Wood was behind a 6-year-old gelding and brushed It at a 2:30 clip a time or two. Dick Thompson drove' a. black racer called Black Hawk and tried to get John Bishop, Jr., to brush with him, but the latter, who had been driving bis horse for some time previous, did not care to take tho challenge. Mr. Bishop drove bis young colt several times around the track, one quarter being' speeded In 36Vt seconds, a 2:25 gait, pretty good for a green colt without much work this spring. It ts rumored that Mr. Bishop will place his colt In Pat McAvoy's hands for training and. If be proves fast enough, have him raced late In the summer. Hugh McCaffrey was driving a 4-year-old mare called Rob. She is a daughter of Vyzant, 2:17U. a noted Iowa sire. During the week several business men stole out for a quiet brush. Mr. Kyle was noticed driving a fine large sorrel gelding belonging to A. U Patrick. Mr. Patrick has a uate to bim and they will make a fine carriage team. News from Lexington says that the young Conqueror colt now at John D. Crelghton's Ashland Wilkes farm Is showing a lot of speed. A. L. Patrick sold half Interest in this colt to Mr. Creighton last spring. He is by The Conqueror, 2:124: dam, Godella, 2:19H. by Aberdeen. He Is a nice, clean gaited young stallion, very fast, and should step aome. Mr. Kyis broke him last spring, when he was 2 years old, snd soon after ward, with little or no preparation, drove blm a mile in 3.20 to a heavy breaking cart. A pair of cobs driven by Clinton H. Brlggs Is one of the best looking teams in Omaha and has the additional advantage of being well bred. They are within three days of being tbe same age and weigh within a few pounds of each other. They are both by Montgomery, a grandson of Electioneer. The dam of one Is by Nut wood, second dam by Grand Sentinel, third dam by Happy Medium! The dam of the other is by Charles Caffrey, granddam by Slander, tMrd dam by Plying Cloud. Louis Mets will soon be seen behind his 11-year-old gelding, for whom he hss pur chased a new wagon. Mr. Mets takes s great deal of pride in this borse and bas been In many brushes in the six yesrs he has owned him that have resulted sat isfactorily for him. The gelding Is out of Bonnie Sprague, .at one time quite well known In this part of tbs west. Mr. Mets expects to be with the amateurs In tbe near future. Dr. Ewlng Brown Is driving a stylish pslr of trotting bred horses. Another good looking team, and one recently purchased, Is owned by W. J. Burgess. ' Tbere srs not a large number of saddle horses In Omaha, but the majority are good ones. B. Rosenthal rides a bay aaddla mare that Is trotting bred. W. 8. Bummers sleo owns s good ssddler. Mayor Wilson of Fremont hat purchased of John Van Wert of Albion tbe brown race borse H. D. Parsons, 2 :22V., by Robert Ryan 66D0, sire of Bells Colley, :09- first dam, Sally M, by Broad well; granddam, Claypool, dam of Belle Colley, by Critten den 433. This horse took his record st Hastings In August last. W. A. Wells of Dsvld City, Neb., has a number of very promising youngsters by Pactolus. 2:124. that are being trained by Harry Smith, who brought out Col. Wood line. 2:22'. II. H. Smith of David City met with a serious accident while driving a pair of 1-year-old colts. A neck strap broks snd the pole fell snd rsn Into tbs ground, throwing Mr. Smith out snd breskiog both bis srms Just above the wrist. H. 1. Crows, ot Osceola, the ewner of 9 s mm AND THEIR CURE. Millions of Men Have Been Wrecked on tho Rock of Sexual Vice. THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN RESCUED BY THE STATE ELECTRO-MEDICAL INSTITUTE SPECIALISTS IN DISEASES OF MEN. "I made up my mind soon sfter graduating from college tbst no one man was great enough ; to master the entire field of medicine snd surgery. Many physicians have tried to do tbls. but they hsve met with results usually dis appointing to themselves snd often disastrous to their patients. For this reason I determined early In my professional career to con fine my practice strictly to a sin gle line of disesses snd to originat ing and perfecting cures for them." We, therefore, treat only what ws sre absolutely certain we can positively cure to stsy cured Varicocele, Stricture, Nsrvo-Sexual Debility, Contagious Blood Poison, Rupture, Kidney and Urinary Diseases snd sll reflex complications and associate diseases and weaknesses of men. To tbeee maladies alone the best years of our lives have been earnestly devoted snd on them sll our fscultles sre ccneen trsted. Our consultation and operating rooms sre thoroughly equipped with every scientific apparatus. Instrument and device essential to the most modern methods of practice, and our references, both profes sional and financial, are among the bsitt clUiens of this vicinity, who have been cured by our treatment and made happy. We want every afflicted man to fully and freely Investigate our treatment. We trest each cace separately, scientifically, closely watching It and carefully following Its symptoms with varied remedies through every stage. Ileferenren Dent Banks and l.eaillns; Ilunlnenn Men of this City. YOI fi, Minill H-A(iKI) and OLD M K rail at onr oltlce today or writ for oar liouk KItKK, vrtilrh mill explain the rlUennen we rare and how ne enre THEM TO STAY (I IIKU when othern fall. CONSULTATION FREE and CONFIDENTIAL. Office Hours 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. Sundays 10 a. m. to 1 p. in. State Electro-Medical Institute, 1308 Farnam St.. Bet 13th and 14th Sts., Omaha. Neb. Lilly B, 2:27, visited the Keystone farm last week and had a chat with Superin tendent Thomas. That some of the time was spent In praising Conqueror colts may be easily guessed. Lilly D is by The Con queror, 2:12'i, dam Panlbea, the dam of The Corporal, 2:12'4, by Dunton, son of Romulus 271. Lilly D received her record last year ss a 3-year-old, and Is the first Conqueror colt, not owned by the Keystone fsrm, that has been given a record. Her owner bas been asked to'prlce ber a num ber of times, but bas refused to do so. He would not accept a bona fide offer of 12,500, an excellent price for a young horse with a slow record. Mr. Brown and sev eral other competent Judges believe that Lilly B will beat 2:10. She la certainly bred In speed-producing lines, being by a sire of 2:10 speed, snd out of a dam of 2:12 speed. Mr. Brown will give her care ful preparation and start her In July and August in the pink of condition. She has been entered In the $1,000 stake to be trotted at Seward, August 6-8. John Locke of Oseeola has exchanged Annie Woodlock, 2:264, by Woodllne, 2:19. with a Sioux City party for Rlchbald, a green 4-year-old colt by a son of Nutwood. Mr. Locke slso has Norvlna C, a good mare by Norval Chief. Toney W, 2:18. who took his record on a heavy track In Texas lsst year, will be raced tbls season, probably beginning at Omaha. The Omaha Trotting club is receiving much commendation from horsemen In taking the stand they did by declaring two of their early closing stskes filled, when other meetings with more entries declared them off. One nominator, J. T. Blusher of Bern, Kan., expresses the genersl senti ment In the following words: "I wsnt to congratulate your association on tbe stand you have taken Independent of tbe othera. It Is certainly an injustice to borse own ers to prevent them from entering In simi lar svents elsewhere." Arch Johnson of Hastings will probably ship three horses to the Omaha track to train and begin tbe aeason's csmpalgn at this place. Mr. Mllhons of Clsrlnds. Is., bas shipped his mare Lonzia Duck to the Keystone farm. She is by Lonzine, son of Gambetta Wilkes, dam Vllette, by Vyzant. M. B. Showers of Mitchell, S. D., In writ ing sn Omaha acquaintance, says thst he owns s very fast colt by Tbe Conqueror, Superintendent Thomas of the Keystone farm ts breaking a fast -yegr-old mare by Woodllne. 2:19. dam OUIe Scott, the great brood mare, by Stratbmore 408, grand dam Laura Logan, by American Clay, 24, third dam by Crusader, fourth dam by Tom Hal. Tbs Dsvtd City trsck hss been plowed up and worked over and will soon be In per fect condition. Horse affairs at David City sre picking up wonderfully snd when tbe meeting comes off July 15-18 things will be sblp-sbape. Pactolus, 2:1244. Is siring s fine lot of speedy colts In tbe vi cinity. His owner, Mr. Aldrlch, hss sold bis farm' southwest of town snd purchased a larger' place la the valley, where grazing Is better. . Mr. English Is working tbe young things by Pactolus snd everything is doing nicely. The dam of Harry Smith's last 2-year-old pacer, owned by W. A. Wells, Is the dsm of Msbel L-. 2:20, by Almedo Wilkes, granddam by Tremont. Friday and Saturday of last week, April 18 and 19, ssw many horsemen st Des Moines at the Tattersall sals of hlgh-elsss horses. C. H. Home of Maxwell, Neb., has sent his mare Princess to tbs Keystone farm. Princess is by Prince, son of Etbsn Allen, Jr., dam Lady Envoy, by Envoy. Prlacaea MALADIES Lonftft Eitabllihed. Most Successful and Reliable Specialists In' Dis eases of Men, ts Medical ' Diplomas, Licenses and . Newspaper Records Show. CORRESPONDENCE. Many esses can be treated suc cessfully st home. One personal visit Is preferred, but If It ts Im possible or Inconvenient for you to call at our offices write a full and unreserved history of your esse, plainly stating your symp toms. We mske no charge for pri vate counsel and give to each patient a LEGAL CONTRACT te hold to our promises. Why Not Get the Best; IT COSTS NO MORS, The Easy Running Tribune Coaster Brake, Starts out all tbe old-time wheelmen kgaln. It Is a pleasure to rlia tbem not hard work. Call and try them aud you will ride no other. The only bicycle tbst stood tbe test of a mile In 57 seconds. Competi tion record wss won on the Tribune; 1st plsce snd time prize also; In the road race last year. In fact all of the important svents were won on the Tribune. Price S40.00 snd $00.00. Crescents, $25.00 snd $35.00. Rugby, $35.00 snd $45.00 Andrae, $35.00 and $40.00. Tires, $1.60. ' Open evenings. LOUIS FLESCHER, 1622 Capitol Avenue. Clark'sBowling Alleys 1313-15 Harney Bt, Higgest-Brightesl-Best All OPPORTUNITY To obtain. ovr $AS,0no n an. Investment of one dol'ar. National Bank refer Km For full particulars and circulars, adlreaa Ken tucky Mutual Sweetiatakaa Aaaoc-laUon. MII.TO lOlSU, Mstr LslBSTtoa, Ky. mm TCHSY. FILLS f o vnntnaaiy SkSiaaS nimbi Famale KBOiairfeJsNUk. lUlmMviuuu I dui. AlSmnstettk r by mall, rrtcw. , fc. ar UmMnl t-kllara. Fold by Rherman aV fc"Vrmn Trng do., B. W. t'.ir. lbtb and Hodge Bts.. Omtbs. wss broken ss s 2-year-old snd hss been driven only about a dozen times each year since then. Superintendent Thomas bitched ber up and found that shs wss quite speedy. J. 8. Adsms of Genoa, Neb., Is negotiat ing for ths sale of a pair of stsndard-broil chestnut mares by Woodllne. 2:19. Ths dam of ons ts by Dictate. 2:22. tbe other Is out of the dam of Satteen Onward (3), 2:19, by Corobst. Carriage horses, not only la Omaha, but all over tbe country, are commanding high prices. The first Urge Importation of Rus sian OrlofT horses was recently sold In New York. A pslr of dspple geldings, unreg istered, brought $i,400. The average for tus tweaty-slght htsd wss $1,241 per hesd.