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fcnE omaiia: Sunday beei bettember 23, 1906. IJia.1 im. 1 SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEK End f Weitern Lsaenia Championship Eaaaon is at Hand. DISASTER DUE TO CNEIL'S MISMANAGEMENT Ucomprlrnt President lt l,HfM oa , nrttktri aa Raise Wksi gboald Have Beta Pros peres aaoa. Almost over. Another week will see the end of the Western league championship schedule and bring to a somewhat disastrous close a season that had the fairest of prospects at Its start. With each of the six cities In the circuit enjoying the height of prosper ity, with workmen all busy and money plentiful, the base ball men should have had the most successful season In the league's history. As It Is, the business of the league has been almost the worst In the seven seasons It has been In exletonce, while as a sport It has been absolutely the worst. A reason for this Is not hard to And. The responsibility rests solely with the head of the league and his lack Of managerial ability. O'Nell had established his Incompetency during the first season he was employed as president, and It was taking a desperate chance to put him at the head of the Western's affairs for the second seaaen. But Cantlllon and Tebeau Insisted on having him and he went In. JTrom the very first ho has neglected the business of the league, and such action as he has taken hos been rather to de troy than to maintain discipline. Through his stupidity or malice the championship contest was turned Into a farce and all Interest in It destroyed within a month from the opening. With disaster In sight and no prospect for a change, except to reverse his policy, O'Nell went ahead as he started and drove the Western league Into Its present wrecked condition. Cantlllon and Teheeu are primarily re sponsible for the wreck of the league, for they are the sponsors for O'Nell, and under their shadow has he sought shelter when ever the storm beoame too warm for him. The course of these men has been In explicable. Cantlllon, of course, was eager to win the pennant and not at all scrupu lous aa to what means secured It for him. But ha had an even greater Interest In the financial success of the league. He pur sued a course that destroyed the public Ire terest In the content and to a great extent confidence in the honesty of the games. This had Its direct effect on attendance, and the business of the game suffered. At Denver the . patronage dropped away to nothing at all, one game recently pulled off In that city returning sixty-five paid admissions for a double-header. Omaha has dropped off and Sioux City has barely pulled through. In fact. It has required the hardest of work and the closest of financiering to keep the circuit Intact till the close of the season. This Is directly due to the Tebeau-Canttllon policy. Can tlllon .Is defended In Dea Moines because his team won the pennant by 'such a ma jority as to make It look as if the Cham pions had all the other teams strung out.' This la true on paper, but It Is not true on the diamond. To bowl at the umpire in an old, old story and ought not to be ; resorted to. But It la no stretch of mem ory to recall the fact that Keefe waa going around the circuit with Dea Moines, uraplrino; every game, until the Cantlllon outfit had a lead that could not possibly be overcome. The fact that all the man agers tell the same tale of unfair treat ment 1 on the Des Moines field and that each alty outside of the home of the Cham- , pfons had the same trouble with the rowdy crew Is strong support for the sug gestion that If the games had. been played on their merits the -leaders would be ia little nearer the bunch than they are. But this doesn't enter In the present considera tion. It la next season that must be looked forward to. . Just now the expectation Is . reasonable that the circuit will be made up 1 for 1907 aa It was far 1906. Experience ' ahould teach the owners that to regain public confidence they must put forth something the people will trust This menna the retirement of O'Nell and the employment of a man who not only knows the game, but who has the moral courage to stand up for what la right. Umpires must be made to know that they are ex pected to be honest and that thay will be protected in their work, no , matter what owner they offend. Players must know that they will suffer when they give offense, and owners must have soma assurance ,' that each will get a square deal. Given this, the public will rally to the support of the league again, and tha seats will be filled at each game with people who have 'paid money to see ball games. This fact ought to be so plain aa to peed no argu ment with the team owners. But it must be understood at the very outset that tho retirement of O'Nell la a condition precedent to prosperity. The people will not stand for another seaaon of his methods. George Tebeau Is quoted aa aaylng he would not take $150,000- for Kansas City, aa the team Is paying him an Income.on more than that. That la more than he can say ( for Denver, but the fact that he haa se cured a aew man to run his Denver team next season, and haa algned some players, seems to Indicate that he will try to re vive the game in the Colorado capital. It Is to be hoped that he does. Denver ought to be righMn line with the best of money makers, but the people out there will not stand for the sort of base ball that haa been served to them this seaaon. - Belee Is planning to put a better team In the field next aeason, and Ducky Holmea already has a lively bunch together, even better thnn he started with last spring. Papa Bill Rourke la getting names to 190T con. tracts, and haa at least three corking good new ones signed. All of which means that the magnates expect to give the publlo . a new deal next summer. Bloux City and Des Moines haven't shown any signs yet. but may be expected to do something. Dea Moines will continue under the present regime for at least one mora season, and that means that the CantlUnna will have a scrappy band of ball players In tha Cham pion uniforms next season. AU In all. It Is ui: to tha magnates to make good by putting- In a real president, thus restoring public confidence, and bringing nut a few real ball players, and tha nightmare of 11)0J will be forgotten In the Jubilee of 1MT. . s t The wind up between Omaha and Lincoln for second place is even hotter today than It was a week aga. The Duckies bad a streak of luck at Omaha, with the assist ance . of Slats Davis, who seemed tern porarlly Insane In some of his decisions. It took seven In one gams, but ha gave 'em all to Lincoln. IJncola finishes with the crippled Des Moines team, and ought to make a straight race of It, while Omaha will have Blovfx City and a fight.. The double-header to be played this afternoon on tha Vinton street grounds, and tha game Monday between Omaha and Lincoln, will be renlly tha most Important of the season. for they virtually carry second place with them. A great crowd ought to be out. for It will be the laat chance to see a real bail game la Omaha this season. With all tha shangea tn tha rules of foot ban, tt la moat essential that all players should famniarlaa themselves with all tha aew laws. Under tha old Mies which had been changed little each year, a player oould absorb tha rale from play In without reading tha changes, but this year the changes are so many and radical, a player will have to read up. This Is all the moss ementlai because an opposing team will spring ao many new Ideas la a game that unlesa all the team know the rules and can act Instantly In accordance with them they will not be able to do Justice to the college they represent. Flay i will have to cut out late hours and dgarsttea and other Inconsistent thinga of tbelr own volition, as they will ba more on their honor than when under the eye of tha coach at tha training table and tinder tha old system. Nebraska will play Minnesota on North rop field at Minneapolis November i. Under the rules as laid down by the Big Nine conference, Minnesota will have limited schedule this year and the Nebraska rooters consider themselves lucky to have a game scheduled with the Gophers. Min nesota'a schedule Includes a gams with Ames, October 17; Nebraska, November t; Chicago, at Chicago, November 10; Carlyle on Northrop field. November 17, and the University of Indiana at Northrop flold November 24. Among the veterans who will be back will be. first of all, Oeorge Case The burley tackle, who waa declared in- eleglble In 1904, Is up In his studies and can play this fn.11. "Bill" Ittner, the big tackle of 1904-08, will be back.aa will Theodore Vita and Dan Smith, two guards of experi ence. Marshall, last year's all-western end. will be back In the moleskins again this season. With the absence of the training table. which tha rules of the Big Nine force upon' the colleges of the west, the men will have to eat at boarding houses all over the city and each man will be on his honor to put himself In the beet condition possible. This waa the case fifteen years ago, before training tables were Introduced, Then less time waa given to foot ball and the players were relied upon to get theni' selves In shape, and It waa often found Just before some big game that some player was not In condition to play. Some of the schools will get away from ' the training table rule by trying to have all the foot ball players board at the same house, where the boarding house keeper will be Instructed by the players to put. nothing on the table which Is not In accord with the training table ideas. Many can not understand the sense of this rule, for as long as foot ball la to be played It Is essential the players should be In condlUon to play. The players who are hurt at foot ball are almost In variably those who have not put themselves In condition, while on the other hand It Is seldom a player who is In shape to play Is hurt. .President Jesse of the University of Missouri has stated that tha gist of the whole thing ia a matter of wind. A man who Is trained down until he has plenty of room for his lungs to work well Is not apt to get hurt. It remains to be Been how well the western universities are going to carry out the rules of the conference, Besides tha worries of the management of the football teams because of the stringent rules which will be enforced In the west. the coaches are all up against a hard proposition and are showing signs of worry The old style of play, evolved through years at the game, has been entirely changed by the rulea committee, forced to act by 'aa faculties of the various colleges. A new style of play will have to be evolved, and the coaches ara ail on the anxious seat lest the opposing coaches will spring something new which they have not schooled their men to meet. All the new moves of tha larger colleges will be worked out lr secret practice and rpany surprises will ba looked tnr In all the his- aramea. ' Suspicion and secrecy ara apparent on ail aides this early In the game. Under the-old rulea tha ooacn could prepare hla men for almost any sort of attack, but under tha new rules the coach will not know In advance what to look for and more will depend upon tha players and tha captain, and for thla re aon older players, achooled In watching for trick and new playa will be valuable. Tha game la sure to be more open. There la sure to be mora kicking, passing, flukes, ODen field running, and uncertainty ailL succeed the certainty of the old game. Each coach will work out some new scheme of defense and Instead of the team on the offense knowing Just where each man on tha defense la located, new problems will confront him at all stages. Thla la brought about by the rule whloh compella a team to gain ten yards In three downs. Any one can get a kicked ball after it touches the ground and forward passes ere per mitted under certln conditions. More men will be needed in a squad thla year because of tha new rulea in regard to time for an injured player. d ... Football rivalry In tha state will ha Just aa keen thla year as in any recent years, Bellevue, Instead of stepping backward be cause of tha agitation of laat fall, baa an gaged an assistant to Head Coach Whltta more and a mora vigorous campaign will be waged this year than ever. Bellevue is a growing school and nothing haa given tha Institution better advertisement of lata than the splendid football teams which have been turned out. The players ara all Impressed by the ooachea and faculty with the Idea of fairness In athletics and Bellevue wins her gamea by straight hard work. ' With the building of the atreet ear line to Bellevue this school Is destined to become mora and more aa an adjunct to Omaha, and tha team will soon be consld ered more as an Omaha team, and more Omaha rooters will be developed In time, Thla team has always made a good lm presslon In Omaha, and many here would like to see Bellevue win the state champion ship. Doane haa also become well known In Omaha, because of tha numerous gamea played here and the game with Bellevue Is always looked forward to as an onpor tuntty to see two well drilled, well matched teams play the game In strict accordance with the rules. When the Una to Bellevue la completed. It will be easy for tha rooters la run down -to Bellevue to sea tha annual gamea between these two teams. Doane la already in tha Held with a good coach and tha 'fine ahowlng thla team made against tha state university team last yea makes them tha favorites in tha race. They have loat Parry and several, of tha old men, but aa they were well supplied with heavy substitutes last year, tbey aia sura to have a good team. While' Michigan alumni In Oniaba have bean wishing for tha Wolverines to play foot ball with the eastern teams for tha last several years, still, they ara not ao well pleased that tha gams ahould be sebeduled this fall with Pennsylvania when it la known that Michigan will be weaker than In several years by tha loss by gradu ation and rigid faculty requirements of at least aeven old men. With a lark of substitutes, scrub and fresfamea material. It seemed foolish to schedule the game with Pennsylvania when It was certain Penn sylvania would present a front of almost entirely old men. Thla would not seem ao bad were It not for tha further handi caps which the so-called western conference rulea forced upon It. No preliminary prac tice can be Indulged In by the Michigan aquad, and practice cannot begin until sohool convenes, September 26. No such restrictions exist for Pennsylvania and Ita man will ha thoroughly schooled la the rudlmenta of tha game before Tost can caU hla men together. Tha conference rulea prohibit tha training table, and this will ahut out for Toat ana of tha moat prominent features of hla style of training. for at meal time Tost waa accustomed to go aver tha plays of the day with tha man. This, In addition to tha men having to condition themselves on boarding house fare, which any one who haa attended col legia knowa In a little light for hard foot ball work. Pennsylvania will have a train ing tabls In operation from the start. Tha conference rulea confine Michigan to five hard games, but three of these are to ba played ahead of ths Pennsylvania game. Pennsylvania wilt play nine games before November 17, .the date of the Michigan Pennsylvania game. With but three vet erans In the llnaup, a field leader to supply. with scant opportunity to recruit from any thing but a mediocre scrub team, and with no real games In which to whip tha men Into shape, a hard problem la before Tort, and the rooters think It la one which he cannot fulfill. It la thought that after tha game haa been fought and lost the Michi gan supporters will rise en masse against the arbitrary rulings of the conference and a crusada will be started which will take the west's greatest university out from tha athletlo control of tha smaller schools which now compose the Big Nina The management la being criticised for scheduling the game with Pennsylvania, which Is sura to result In disaster to the Wolverines. , Tha regular aeason Is about over for the outdoor clubs and the. club houses will soon ba closed for the winter. A rumor waa out that the Field club Intended to continue the semi-weekly dances Wednes day and Saturday nights, all winter. Thla proved to be without foundation, for the dancing pavilion la practically an outdoor floor with nothing but canvas enclosure and to board thla up and heat It for dances would entail an expense tha directors are not willing to assume at thla time, A meeting of the club Is called for Tuesday night, at which time some different plan for financing tha club will be considered. The club assumed considerable of a debt two years ago, when a large sum of money was spent In rebuilding the club house and another considerable sum was re quired by the golf committee tr fix the new forty-acre tract for a golf course. The club members assumed this debt by subscribing for stock, and some new scheme will be worked out at -tha meet ing Tuesday night. The club ia in fine condition, with a large waiting list, the membership being limited to 600 and hun dreds are now anxloua to Join. With tha completion of the new course the club-l will have aa fine a golf course as any In the country. The greens have been a trifle rough thla fall because of their new ness, but they will be In fine shape next summer. The holes on tha new forty ara generally surrounded by trees, which make the course very pretty. Several cupa have been played for during ' the aeason and the finals are now being played off be tween the monthly winners. Special prizes have fcisa been donated by merchants which will be played for at times between now and snowfall. The aeason at the Field olub haa been splendid. Many suc cessful tournaments have been held and the club haa made added advancement to ita reputation aa an entertainer. The club house of tha Omaha Rod and Gun club still contlnuea to be a populur place and by another aummar membership In this club will be at a premium. Since the organisation of the club the poachers and seiners have had a hard row to hoe, and have practically been put - out of business. The' club la partly responsible for tha presence of Deputy .' Game and Fish Warden Plerson at the lake, and ha has proven himself a terror to all engaged In Illicit work. So many semes have been confiscated and so many sent over tha road that they have come to consider It a dangerous business. . Since these have been stopped from seining out the larger fish they have been permitted to grow until at present Cut Oft can boast as fine fish ing as almost any lake In the couutry, And the- fishing will continue to grow better and the thousands of fish which ware planted one and two years ago ara permitted to grow. Glories of a Trip Through Italy (Continued from Page One.) ney around tha great structure It la of colossal proportions. It is stated and doubtless believed by many that halt of tha bodies of St. FoterJ and St. Paul ara preserved In St. Paul's church, outside of the city walla, . and tha other half of their bodlea are in St. Pe ter's church, while their heads ara In St. John'a Latern. I am at a decided loss to know what real practical value or help these immense church buildings, with all that pertain to them, ara to the actual ex tension of the real kingdom of Christ. Tha Vatican, with Ita picture gallery, museum, library, residential quarters of tha pops and other large appartmenta, la a mam-, moth building, with endleea attractions with sublime interest. Tha outside appear ance of tha Vatican, however, la not only not attractive of itself, but decidedly de tracts from tha front, view of St. Peter'a. ' The ancient ruins of Rome are many, wonderful, of great proportions, well pre served, well kept and very accessible. It would require a book to Hat them all. Men tion of the most noteworthy must suffice for the present. Tha Roman forum. In cluding a multitude of notable ruins, a veritable city of ruins In Itself, Is In one locality and mostly in one enclosure. The Palastlne Hill, or the palaces of the Caesars, Is a high and Imposing hill, largely made up of buildings upon build ings, palaces upon palaces of great magni tude and strength; nothing like it any where. Excavations ara developing vast palaces, theaters, stadiums, eta The Coli seum is without question the most Impos ing structure In existence. It was capable of containing above 100,000 spectators. The enormoua pile was raised by the work of the Jewr taken captive by Tltua after the alege of Jerusalem and brought to Rome. To the Christian visitor the Coliseum haa a particularly sad Interest, for these walls which ha sees around witnessed the same arena aoaked with the blood of the martyrs of tha croaa The Trojan forum and column." Thla column la the most imposing, graceful and artful one In Rome.' The arches of Septlnus, Beverus,, Titus and Constantlna stand up as undisputed wit nesses of selfish ambitions and victorious achievements at unwarranted ccat of na tional and Individual Uvea. And the Pan theon i This magnificent temple Is con sidered tha moat splendid monument of antiquity In Rome, both In regard to Ita style- and preservation. Rome la . full of gardens, plascaa, fountains. columns, obelisks, statwes, eto. Rome has also a Ana Toung- Men's Christian association building In a desirable part of the 'city, made possible by the generous gift of Mr. James Stokes of New Tork City. The as sociation employs a general secretary, with assistants. I called at the association rooms repeatedly. I had also an interview with Dr, Prochet, chairman of the na tloral council of tha Toung Men's Chris tian association of Italy. I attended a called meeting of snembera of tha na tional council of Italy and of tha Ipcal board of directors, together with the' fea eral secretary, Mr. Carlo Ferrer!, at ta association rooms Friday evening, Juiya ti, 1908. It was a very good and profitable meeting-. General Secretary Ferrerl acted as Interpreter for ma I had a long con ference with General Secretary Ferrer! upon almost all vital points of association aetlvltles and particularly as they would ha applicable to tha work for tha young men of Roma. Two sign! Scant observa tions might here ba aptly made with ref erence to Roma First, notwithstanding ail that can be said of Roma, together with tha fact that U la the capital of tha Italian government and tha headquarters at tha Roman Cathollo church throughout tha world, I am told that It to behind Geno and Milan aa a progressive olty; second, notwithstanding tha many churches and multitudes of employed priests and other religions workers. Christian life ia at a low ebb and lacks what Jesus de clared tha Father wanted worship In tha spirit and In truth. There to unlimited form of worship, but It lacks the kind em phasised by the Lord Himself. I left Rome for Florence July 11 at .S0 a. tn. Tha train waa a fast express. It ran up tha valley of the Tiber, crossed over Into trie valley of the River Arno and followed down that river a 'ong dis tance before we reached Florence. The trip waa through a good country, where much wheat, fhay and considerable ot ra were raised and many vineyards. The farm- era were busy with their harvest and hay ing. Florence haa a population of 110,000 Inhabitants. It la atyled the Athena of Italy. It Vhaa no marked ancient ruins, but la noted for Ita fine streets, publlo squares, publlo and private buildings, Ita magnificent churches, second perhaps only to Rome. Its picture galleries rank with the first, and Ita museums are of a high order. Of tha churches tha cathedral Is first with Its magnificent front, artistically ornamented doors and an equally adorned interior. Ita baptistry, the first of Ita kind In the world, Is noted for many things, but particularly for the bronae door of Ghlbertl'a facing the cathedral, which Michael Angelo declared 1 worthy of being the gate of paradise. The Campanile of the cathedral la a splendid structure and very high. It can be ascended by over 400 steps. From Ita top the beat panoramic view of the city can be secured. The Santa Croce church la a grand structure and may be styled the Florence Pantheon or Westminster abbey, on account of tha grand store of monuments to the most celebrated artists, scientists and men of letters. The Ufflal picture gallery Is the largest and without doubt the best. It Is con nected with the great Palace Patti on the other side of the Arno' river by. a long corridor over the bridge, Ponte , Veochlo. Thla bridge,' by the -way, Is quite novel. It consists ot three arohea, and bealdea the corridor Just mentioned has two rows of goldsmith and Jewelry shops, one row on each aide of the bridge, all the way across the river. The ancient and modern gallery, besides many other fine specimens of art, contains tha deservedly popular colossal statue of David, sculptured " by Michael Angelo when quite a youth. It stood at the 'entrance of the Palace Vec chlo aa far back aa 1504, but waa removed to this gallery In 1878 to Insure Its preserva tion. With all Its exposure it requires the guide book to tell you what part ot tha statue haa been affected by tha weather. In the cells of the cloister of San Marco church, which were formerly occupied by Savonarola, ara to be seen aeveral of the great friar's manuscripts and other ob jects belonging to him, his portrait painted by Fra. Bortolommeo and the crucifix painted by Beato Angellco, that Savonarola carried through the city, when calling the people to hla preaching. In the large square or plazaa In front of the palace Vecchlo la a bronse alab bearing the ef figy of Savonarola and marking the spot and time, May 23. 1498, when Savonarola and hla two companions were hung and their bodlea burned. - The house where Dante waa born Is now kept in good condition, with a number of thinga that belonged to him. In It ts the bedroom in which tha great poet waa born and can ba entered by visitors. I had tha pleasure ot meeting many Americana in Naples, Rome and Florence. Among these were Dr, Rio hard of the Lutheran Theologi cal seminary at Gettysburg, Pa., whom I met in the Blxtlne chapel of the Vatican picture 'gallery In Rome, and Miss Eliza beth Nllson ot tha American committee of Toung Women'a Christian aasoctatlona In St. Marco church, Florence, Italy. Reluctantly I left Florence Monday even Ins?, July 1C, 1B08, changed oars at Milan, Italy, In the morning, passed by the beau tiful Lake Majora, through tha Blmplon tunnel nineteen miles long, the largest tun. nel In the world, and through many other long tunnels, then passed down the pic turesque Alpine valley of the Rhone and by the unsurpassed Lake Geneva to the city of Geneva, Switzerland, my destlna. tion. ROBERT WEIDBNSALL. Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. 1, 1904. New House is a Novelty , On July 17 Henry Klmtnet began the con struction of a -two-story eight-room house at Twenty-ninth and Mesaanle streets, St. Joseph, Mo. Three weeks from the day on which he broke ground for the building, his family occupied the new residence. Derrad a nonoonriurtor of nnii .nrt h.. perrecx a .nonconductor or cold and heat' as a brick house and halt as expensive aa frame. The medium which is making possible tha erection of ao unique a dwelling la known aa "plaste board," a material of Klmmet'a invention, with which he haa supplanted laths, plaster, building paper, weather boarding and shingles. Viewed from a snort distance, Klmmet'a house ap pears not unlike a costly gray stone build ing. Tha plaster board is extremely easy Of manufacture, its component parts being hay, straw or any other similar fibrous material and gypsum. The gypsum is mixed with a aecrot preparation which hastens its solidification, and by the time the trough. In which the boards are molded haa been carried 126 feet to the cutting machine the boards are hard. In making the boards, straw la laid in tha trough and a solution of water and gypsum, of cream ilka consistency, is flowed over the straw. At present the boards are made in flexible sheeta measuring two fet In width, four feet in i.nsth and n. .ii,,h. . reet in length and five-eighths of sn inuh in thickness. The ease of manufacture, cheapness of the component materials snd facility of application ara given aa the plaster board a advantages. Following the erection of a light frame- work ot scantling, beams and partitions, Klmmet proceeded to nail plaat.r hoard, over the entlPe exterior of his home, curving them around angles and into de- presslon. and chopping away with a light hatchet projecting parts whenever neces- aary. The roof of the house was covered In a similar manner, no ridge-boards or gutters being used, and the Interior of the house received like treatment. The ex- terlor haa been covered with a light coat- ing of cement, the roof was treated with a mixture of two-thirds gypsum and one- third Iola cement and the Interior walls were finished with white plaster. That the plaater board ia waterproof al ready has been proved in the case of a trough made of it. which held water eighteen months without any appreciable leakage. It ts durable, for it has been bent Into circles twelve feet In diameter without cracking, and arches ara manu factured with ease. It is a nonconductor of beat and cold, for behind a piece of material recently placed in Klmmet'a yard, be says, a thermometer registered 13 I degrees lower temperature thaa It did be- I hind lath, plaster and surface board of the same thickness as the plaster board. I He says Ice -stored in a box made of the material lasted twelve and one-half hours longer than It did In a similar box made of lath, plaater and board. It la said to ba fireproof, aa a section suspended ovtir a roaring bonfire waa unharmed. Klmmet haa mada hla house aeverely plain, but aaya that tha plaster hoard can ha painted, or used la evolving any de sired decorative scheme. at, Joseph Nawa, There ia a familiar saying, and a true one, that "Time proves all things." 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ITS FORTY YEARS OF EXISTENCE HA VE BEEN FORTY YEARS OF CURES, For Rheumatism, Catarrh, Scrofula, Chronic Sores and Ulcers, Skin Diseases, Contagious Blood Poison, and all other diseases due to an impure or poisoned condition of the blood, there is nothing that equals S. S. S. It counteracts and drives out the germs and poisons, cleanses the system of all unhealthy matter, cures the disease permanently and restores strbng, robust' health. Where the blood is Gentlemen: For aeveral years I Juat what waa tha matter I do not know, was Indeed a sick man anil oould get nothing that would bring ma out. I triad local doctors, specialist, highly advertised tonioa, pllla, compound, and everything that was reoommended to ma. Laat winter my trouble was at Its worst. I was unable to work for several months, lost la flesh, had no ambition or anargy whatever, and was as tremely nervous. I beoams alarmed as to my condition. I asked a friend of mine what I ahould do, telling him If I didn't gat eomethlng ahortly to build ma up that I would not last much longer. Ha told ma 8. S. 8. had dona him a world of good in soma chronio trouble and atrongly ad vised ma to begin It. I did so, bat must admit with little faith, aa I had tried so many things without benefit. Im agine my glad surprise to And I was actually improving after nslng a faw bottles of tha medicine. Of course I eon tinned on with tha madiolns with tha result that It put ma on my fast again and mada ma a well man. I believe , my blood had gotten vary weak and Impure, and aa m reanlt my general ayatem became so run down and debil itated that I would have given way nnder It had I not fortunately gotten hold of your 8. 8. 8 tha graataat of all mad loin al preparatlona, In my humble opinion. Woostar, Ohio. L. Y. MoOLURsT. v antly on the delicate members and tissues of the body. S. S. S. enjoys the distinction of being the only blood medicine on the market that does not contain a mineral ingredient of some kind. If you are in need of a blood remedy da not experiment with unproved medicines, but get S. S. S., the remedy that has the endorsement of millions of people, and one that has proved its worth by itsv forty years of cures. All sufferers from bloody or skin diseases are invited to write our Medical Department, stating their case, and our physicians will take pleasure in giving any medical advice needed, and will send our books on the different diseases. We make no charge for the advice or the books. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. ATLANTA. OA. 3 GOLD MEDALS FOR naKer 8 . "THE WHISKEY WITH A KEPUTATIOW saaesSaBsSBiSBsSsSaSeBSSSBSseB HIOHE8T International Pure Food Exhibition, Paris. Fraaoei Bt. Lonls World's Fair: Lewis and Clark Exposition, Portland, Oregon. Could there possibly be mora ooavlnolng evldenoe ot it's superiority t QUAKER MAID RYE Is absolntely pure, perfectly aged, mellow and of eiqulilte flavor, t or sale at leading bars, oates and drug stores. S. HIRSCH & CO. D. A. Sampson, General IISEASES WHICH DETHRONE Wseasea and weakness that ara distinctly p.cuu.r to the male have done more to dethrone manhood than all other physical ins oomDineo. If you have an ailment of thla character you ar certainly Interested In knowing how to get rid of It. Our whole professional life, not very short and certainly never inactive, haa bean earneatry and conscientiously devoted to ariglnating and perfecting various forms of treatment for afflicted men, and men only, which mak, thelr our aQ unqualified aad absolute certainty, ' - VssfiCOCQlO Vnt our tr,atm(mt. which includes no eattliie, thla insidious disease repldly dta- mp,Pr . . : fe" anSMk ara driven from the dilated veins and all soreness and swelling quickly subside, ufcVUS'F&VtLSS?;!?. SSJaK power and the pleasure of perfect health and restored health. l( . . . . iTHlT& UDStrUCtlOll Our cvra for thla la safe, painless and bloodless, and, therefore, free from surgery Vis th?W aura that should aver ba used, and the only one reoommended by tb legions of men who have bean restored Northwestern Medical & Surgical Institute N. W. Cor. 13th and Farxxam Sta., Omaha, Neb. THAT HAPPY LOOK Will appear If yon ass tha proper rents adlea la eiear your eyetem of tin purities. Ue)l BR. V IST MAI'S GENNA LIVER PILLO Trial PILL WITHOUT A PAIN BIIERMAlt McCONNELL pKUO CO. lit rest raid. ietu a Dixie bu. J IP. Thost. sa Bering f re m weaa aeaaes arhick aap tae pleasure of U; Oae I Uts Should sate 4 uvea Mils Ju 11 a bx will lei eurr o marvelous results. This medicine has more rejuveoatlag, vitalising lores thaa has ever baler bees offered. senl post-paid la plala passage etuy as receipt ei t Ue4vaBdfc. aiaa ay its origiusiurs i. uveas bt' Hi o 40 YEMS OF CURES waa a alok man. weak or anaemic but I do know 1 body as it should, S. S. S. supplies it with the healthful properties needed, and being a bracing, invigorating tonic it builds up the entire " system. It goes down to the . very bottom of all blood disorders and in this way reaches deep-seated and inherited cases on which the ordinary sarsaparillas and tonics have no effect. S. S. S. is also an ideal old people's remedy, relieving the diseases and discomforts of old age and giving strength and vigor to their declining constitutions. Not only is S. S. S. certain in its results, but it is safe. Being made entirely from roots, herbs and barks of the forests and fields chosen for their cleansing, healing and building-up properties, it acts gently and pleas- 2 AWARD AT Kansas City, Mo. Sales Agent, Omaha. It dissolves completely and removes every obstruction from tha urinary passage allays all inflammation, stops every un natural dlacharga, reduoaa tba prostata gland when enlarged! cleanses and heals the bladder and kidneys when irritated or congested. Invigorates the organs and re stores health and soundness, to every part of tha body affected by the disease. Blood Poison Our special form of treatment for speolfla or contagious poison In the blood Is practi cally the result of our llfewurk, and is Indorsed by the best physicians ot this and fotelgn countries. It contains no dangerous drugs or in jurious medicines of any kind. It goes to the very bottom of the disease and forces out every particle of impurity. Boon every sign and symptom disappear completely and forever. The blood, tha tlatiue, the flesh, the bones and the whole system are clrahaed, purl Bed and restored to perfect health, and the patient prepared anew for the duties and pleaauroa of ilfe. Nervo-Vltal Debility Our cure for weak men does not'stlmulate temporarily, hut restores permanently. It soon drives away all these distressing symptoms whloh so constantly remind one ot his former folly. It stepe every drain of vigor and builds up the muscular and nervous system, puri fies and enriches the blood, cleanses and heal tha bladder and kldneva. invlsorates the liver, revives the spirits, brightens tha i Intellect and, above ana beyond ail, re stores the wasted power. Reflex Diseases Wany ailments are reflex, originating from other diseases. For instance, vital weakness sometimes comes from Varicocele or Hydrocele. In numerable blood and bone diseases often result from blood taint In the system or physical and mental decline frequently fol low debility. - In treating diseases af any kind wa always sura the effect aa well as the cause. Every Vomas v MwwuQ msM mould esw MAIVIL whirling horsy wsvaxnt 14fe-"I1"sl. Ufl JIlJ MOM t:OjlTallriaL AafsT TWf aVwrfal ftW fa If h raunrHftuiHtlT th HAIillLa C.pt BO M.tr , IrUl MM ftlaftinp log flluaUJaill ai-rnfc saral.sl ft full rrtloasirana -Hrrtior i. a sd i (., law vaJ fl aala aw KHKRMiN ji laoCOMNaU. aHOO CO. MtA ana badge Sta, aflBKs-DILUN PKUO CXX, Cvr. UUs aa4 faraeua ftaa MANHOOD and unable to HOUnSu the ROSS & Walker'S Sara Dyspepsia Curt Cunt all stomsch and bowl troublM, 4rppa1s. lodlftttten, afttulenoy, aarroMnaM, conattpatlos. eaurrh of tka stomach an bowala, alarrboaa, baad acbaa, ala. It atlmulataa tba appatlta. purlflaa tha blaod, ranlataa and tonaa p tha eotlra ayatam. Tba formula ia tba produotlon ot tha moat amlaenl stomack and bowfl apactallat ot Kuropa, and PHYSICIANS PRESCRIBE IT. An amlnant Chloaao pbyalclan aaja "IT CANNOT POUBIBLY INJl'RB ANYONB AND WILL DO EVEM A WELL PERSON OOOD. It la a aplandlS tonic." It contains so polaon. opiate or otbar In jurious aubatanca, but eootalna auob wall knows nmtdtea aa Sulphur, Iran, Rhubarb, Capsicum, Charcoal, ate. itlLTHUR laeraasaa parlaulsla. Influences autrl tloo and else nana the blood. x IRON More properly described as a food thaa a medicine; has bees ealltd the Brest respirator? food. In the lungs It takes up oirn from the Inspired air and carries it to all the tissues. THIS FKELINO OF TONE AND ENERGY. BOTH BOD ILY AVT) MENTAL, WHICH BELON TO PER FECT i HEALTH, coma from an ample aupply el aaygen, and is thla primary way. Iron acta aa a Unlc, stimulating sad atrensthenlnf the heart. nervea and muacles, naing the temperature of us war end Increeeing the appetite. KHtE BARB Acta entirely on the alimentary eanaL atrensthena tba appetite and digestion, atlmslatlng the liter and InteetlneJ glanda CAPSICUM Sharpana the appatlta and stimulates dlgeatlon. la saeful aa s corrective In diarrhoea. CHARCOAL Absolves wd ooadeneee saaee, cre ated by tha fermentation ot food in tha atomach and bowala The other propertlee ot thla valuable remedy are equally beneficial to tha ayatem. Me at the Boatea Stord, drag department. EVERY drop ofwater used In - brewing Stora Beer la drawn from our Artesian well (1,400 feet deep). Thla water ia Ideal for brew ing purposes, being pure and sparkling, and pos aesslng tn Itself health giving properties. Tha absolute, purity of our water aupply ia ona es sential feature in. add ing to aStoraBeer a sparklrng clearness and healthful quality,; that la found only in our heer.t Ank for Rton El Beer down town. Order a case, for.; your home today.l ' KtoriBrmvlngflOo Omaha Bl "fell the rial . ROUND TRIP RATES OKxixznm lKHunrn ona far plus ...98.00 First and Third Tuesdays. OAZTADtAsT FOUTI one fare plus 98.00 Hold Dally during September. All Bummer masortev great reduotioa told dally during beptember. ATaVAKTA, OA. v. . .939,19 Sold October Sth and th. STXW O RLE AJIS, JsA. f38.00 gold October llih to 14th, Inclusive. nw oiiiEUs, Z.A. taa.so Hold October Kth. MVTTAI.O, V. T 9S6.75 Bold October 10th to 12th, Inclusive. All Information cheerfully even at VUUH OITT TIOI1T OfTICS, , 101 rare ana at. 'hoaa Doug. ss. Or address XAKKY fj. MOOSE, O. A. T. !., WABASH S. Jk, OM ASIA, M&M. k NOTRE DAME LAOY'S APPEAL To all knowing sufferers of rheumatism, whether muscular or of the Joints, sclatlus, luinbagos. backuohe, pains in the kidneys or neuralgia pains, to write to ber for a home treatment which has repeatedly cured all of these tortures. Ehe feels it her duty to send It to all sufferers FREE. You cure yourself at home, as thousands will testify no change of climate beuig neces sary. This simple discovery banUhes urlo acid from the blood, loesons the stiffened Joints, purines the blood and brightens tha eyes, giving elasticity and tons to the whole system. If the above interests you, for Rronf address Mrs. H. fiuiuiners, iiox 41a. otre laius. Ind. ajpiL Op. LEV13' TADLtrrq usl OtUQfHAL A Hit HAfirtfA I 1 t-1"t- fcD ssrUwlua Oirir .JM I reeiaveslT( ia tboaaaaa at i i n -