13 THE OlNrAHA BATT.Y SUNDAY , APRIL 11 , 1807.Jlxed outfit t Iho fight. While wo wenquitting the flzr , standing In the ve Ibuli-

f the car, Thompson suddenly exclaimed"Say , Sandy , there Is an old friend of jounore on the car hey there , 'Arry , tell tin

Klfl to step this war. " A moment later ani-

a handsome llttlo hey , perhaps 12 or 1

years of nge , came through the nairov-pafltagcuay around the smoker and smiling ! :

stood Tjefore us. "Know Mm ?" art ed HillyI replied that I did not. "Well he kno ;

you well and has been IftlUni ; ahout Band ]

Grlswold ever since he has been with m-

He llve In jour tonn. Know Jack Dowllns-Ves , Well , this Is his boy. Ho wanted t

see the tight and beat his way ball the wajout 'era from Kniisas City , nnd Omaha , toofor hall I know. We picked Mm up at llcmyesterday and as he Isi as bright as a dollaiand as pretty as a school girl , we're goln ?

to take Mm 'omo with us. " I talked willthe little fellow a moment and learned vvha-

lllllly had told me was true. The lad hatworked bin way clear across the conlliicn'liad seen all three fights and -was now aboul-to leave for the cast with his new' foundJrlcnds , As he started hack to the car hjsaid to me , and there was a merry littletwinkle In his eye : "Well , Mr GrliwolJcoodhy Just tell them th.it you saw me , "

mill the little shape vanished In the passage-way.

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Weekly Hninlilo trltli flume WJio ?

tin- Oiililoori.r-LOHRNCi

.: , Neb. , April 6. To the Sport-

liig-

IMItor Pf The lice : A party of hunters ,

consisting of TSml ! and Walter Writer , nnd-

A. . U. lenvlllgcr of Wnjnij , Nch. , and J-

.Wobtr.

of PloTcnco went out on ths I'latlethree miles wrst of Silver Creek , last week ,

on i tcn-diis rlioot and succeeded lirbag*

King thr e fcinilhlll cia.iic , 320 geese anafifty-seven ducks , althougli the weather wasratlicr disagreeable the first three days. IJut-

OH noon us It warmed tip the game came In

abundance and the shooting was grand. Dy

tlisvn > , at tlio place wheru wo boarded thaman of the house told of the titno whenyou wcie out there one Sunday hunting on

the rhcr , and breaking through the Ice gotwet to the Hkln , and had to come to his IIOUE-Oto get a change cf clothing , ami be , being of a-

rcllglouH turn of mind , had upbraided joufor hunting un Sunday , aud said It servedyou light , although ho rigged you out InBorne of lila clothes that wore a trlflo ahort-I'rolably jou rcmombrr the Instance. JWeber

Yes , Iml-ed , I remember the Incident verj-well. . It was In March , three yearn ago ,

when I was goose hunting near Clarks withl>r Galbralth , Myron Learned and "Sclp"i-llumly. . Sclp and I were In n blind on a bartogether. A nice bunch of Canadas camenlong and w e succeeded In bringing one downInto the rhcr He was a splendid old ganderuiul was only wlng-broKen , and proceededto put as much river between hlmeolt andour blind as possible , In the short time al-

lotted him Hut I wao bound he shouldnot escape. So , handing "Sclp" my gun , Itook after him Out Into the treacherousstream I dashed , and got along fatnousljuntil 1 tame to the first channel of any con-

siderable¬

dimensions After a llttlo "feel-ing

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, " however , I succeeded In crossing thisall right , and IHe minutes later was re-

turning¬

with the old gnnil ° i slung over mjshoulder I quickly reached the same chan-nel

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and attempted to rucross as nearly at theoamo epot as possible. Hut I made a mis-

itake-

, got Into a bed of quicksand and went.Into It up to my neck. I not only got soakedfrom top to toe , but that d d old gander gotnway. It was a freezing day In March , andalthougli the birds had Just begun to flv

with some regularity , Ias compelled toabandon the sport and peck the nearest farmliouse. It was a mlle away. 1 reached itfinally , and meekly madu known my wantsThe farmer was ono of those fellows whow-allai thtough life with a poker stuck downhis back , and ho began to roast me for shoot-ing

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on Sunday. 1 bore his tirade with be-

coming¬

submission until I got into an oldstilt of his under and outer clothing , andoho °s nnd stockings , then I took a hand Inthe argument , and from the way his comelywife smiled from behind her prayer book I

have nlwajs thought ito this day that he-

waBii'H In It. He ordered mo to take hisclothes oft , but I told him If he thought hewas able to take thm oft ot mo he mighttry It. llut ho declined , and finally wereached an amicable understanding and I

found him to bo a very decent fellow , In-

deed.¬

. Sporting Ed.

Last week was another seven days of cold ,

damp and unfavorable weather and the gun-ners

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generally preferred to remain at homoinstead of wandering over a forlorn countryIn search of stray ducks and snipe. Theoverflow- water , howevfr , has subsided in ngreat measure , and , as It now looks as IfGentle Annie had really made up her mindto assert herself In earnest , some fine sportmay bo confidently expected within theten days The jaclumlpo will delay theiradvent but llttlo longer. With the firstbalmy southern winds thej may he expectedto ride In hero In great numbers , and astheir haunts herahouts were never In moreinviting condition , It Is quite probable thatthey will remain with us longer than usual.

This will bo a boon to the sportsmen wholiavo been denied their custonnry wild fow"shooting this spring , for there Is no birdthat II Ira that awakens the shooter's heartas this llttlo russet-colored king. It makesno difference whether he IB caught risingfrom the oozy bo ? in the budding spring orheard high In the evening sky when hocornea down from the far north In the goldenautumn time Ho is a defiant little rascalnnd such n high class game bird that thecharm In hunting htm surpasses that Itnonn-in almost any other field pursuit He Is thehighest priced bird In the market in thespringtime and consequently it universal at-traction

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, not only for sportsmen , but for theepicures and gastronomes , and when properlyplaced upon the table has no equal In thewhole category of feathered game.-

Do.

you not romonibeii that day two yearaego last spring when you and I went downto tho"e famous snipe grounds near Perclval ?It way the flrat day that gave ua any oymp-tomn

-of the opening of spring , the flrat du >

that the fiost weemed to relax Ills grip on-marjh ni'il meadow , and In our eiithmila.sm-wo cor.hl not stay away. Loudly walledthe vvlnda of March and florcely frounce ]

the cloud-hung rky. nut what mattered sticn-trlflci ! to > ou and I ? On wo went , ploughingthtoimh the grimy slough , across this miryetrotch and that , through thlckctn of willowami pucker brush and over rlvulctu anddltcluM, nidi an lmp.etuc lty known only tothe Bportcunan afield. Nut yet had the rcd-wliiKed

-blackbird begun to twang nls chirp ¬

ing harp , the frog had failed to pipe a note ,or tl.o red-twigged maple burst a hud. Ahawk winnow i-d llko an insect In the airover a distant grove of cottonwoods , anil ulong line ot dark dote against the northernsky murkrd the oncoming flight of a (lockof gpfso. The Inmltfoapo wa bleak , pcowllngand dreary , the breeze of chilly tempera-ture

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, the wateit like lee and the mud llko-Kluo. . Still on , on wo labored , constant ex-pectancy

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keeping UH Jubilant , patient andhappy.

Suddenly a sharp " keapc" startles usJmlf out of our rubber waders , and froma weedy tuswock , some fifty yards In frontof ua. flashes a hit of white and brown ,

It was the 11 m snipe of spring , and howour hearts beat with tumultuous Joy ua wowatched him , rejoicing In hi* power of wing ,cleavu the bleak apace up toward the leadenclouds above.-

Do.

> ou not remember lion ws chased himabout the bog almost the wholu morningbefore wo succeeded In getting within reach ,

nnd how exultant unil proud we wore when-finally our persistency proved too much for"his speed and vvarlnitts and at the ciack of-Iny Lefovor he went plunging headforemostInto the mud ?

John D. Peabody has my acknowledgmentsfor a copy of the April number of the Sports ¬

man's Magazine , containing tils account of aimrd flght ho and eome companions had witha monster sawfish down lit Florida's teem-ing

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waters ono day last summer , The sawmeasured three feet , nine Inches In length ,eovt'ii Inchra acrosH the base , and had twenty-Ui

-( ) teeth oil one side and twenty-six on theother , all ot them In fair condition. Thebody of the fish , measuring from the stumpof tbo saw to the tip of lit* shark-llko tall ,wan eleven feet , three Indies , making theflth'a total length full fifteen foot

Fred Metz , er. . and Charles Motz , arespending a few da > s at Huimen'H , on LakeQulnnobogg. There was a good flight of red-liuails

-reported there > itsterday. and It U

quite sure the Messrs. Motz are having sameflue eport today ,

The open tejaon for block bass In Minna-iota begin* on May 1 , and ou Friday uveulug ,

April 20 , quite a party of Omaha anglers.ill leave for those favorite old grounds ,

Lake Washington , whence comes the mostcnco'ii' aging reports. I hope to make onoof the expedition , because my experiencehas been that the opening days at LakeWashington , especially If they bo warm andbalmy , arc .the best for the rojal old sal-

molflcs-

mlcroptcrus , and lho o lovely watersnro then to be seen nt their test. LakeWmihlngton Is a picturesque jipot nt any-

time of the jeir. and through May nnd Junethe very host bai grounds within 300 milesof here. The blue InVo. Ilk * a sparklinggem , lien aunken ninldst an exuberant growthof woods and brush There are borderingfarm lands , wild and precipitous shores of-

llincntone rock , field * of flags and tullcr , th ?whole making a picture of. rare loveliness.

The annual meeting of the Omaha Gunrliib will be held at Parmclee'o Tuesdayevening n xt. Tlie clertlon of officers , to-lectlori

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of n team to attend the state shootnl Lincoln April 20 , 21 , 22. anil 23 , and otherImportant business will bo transacted-

.riert

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Montmorency put In a day nt Bart-let t last week , and by persevering with aheroism worthy ot better succc-'s , managedto bag tin re ralpe. The birds had not ar-

rived¬

jot or 1'red would have returned withh much better showing Ho Is nn ardentsportsman , ami one of the beat field shots In-

Omaha. .

Stockton Heth nnd J. A. McDougnl are outon n snlpn Investigating tour near Ashlandtoday.

COUNCIL HLUFPS , April 7. To the Sport-ing

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Editor of The Hoe : 1 am comparativelyn stranger In jour midst , having lately comehero from Denver , and Avould llko to ask n-

question. . In Denver we consider It 11-

1breodlnc-

If a man docs not make n partycall within ten days , no matter how umallthe affair to which he hns been honored withan Invitation , while here It seenn nn excep-tion

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for a jount ? man to think he muat maken call , nnd when he docs ho often walls amonth or more. A verj estimable younglady , to whom I mentioned HID fact , said" 1 have made a great many parties nnd In-

vited¬

the sanio men tlmo after time andsome of them have nov er made a call. Thovdoubtless think I should consider It enoughhonor to entertain them , nnd when they go-

to any entertainment they Invariably takesome girl who never was known to entertainany one ttfat Is their way of showing theirappieolation I , for one , have made my lastparty for the men. Hereafter I shall Invitegirls only. Papa laughtnglj sajs when hetakes mo to the theater 'My dear , jourmen friends are of the keep-all-you-havo andtaltenllyoucangetarlcty. . ' " Now. why Isthis ? Is It a lack of sense or a lack of re-

finement¬

and culture , or Is It nn Ion a char-acteristic

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, or do the men wish to bo boors7Were I from the east I would think It nfeature of Iho wild and woolly west societyI have- attended Chambers' and Handl'spartlci nnd alwnjs ECO dozens of men therewithout ladles Why , 1 nsk , Is this , In a townwith so many pretty joung ladles , who , I amwire , do their part ? W. V. J.-

Ans.

The above does not strike me ns nlegitimate sporting question , but , ns I am-au fait In the customs of the haul ton , heregoes. Just for the cigars anjway. Drst ,

am delighted to hear that jou are In mjmidst , and , so far ns Denver society Is con-cerned

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, 1 will say I attended n party thereono evening myself , vvlitn I was returningfrom the El Pa o prize fight , and was"called" so oft that I had to borrow moneyto get home. As jou say, here In Omaha It-

Is the exception for a young man to call , Infact they play 'cm so close to their vcslfronts that they will not only wait a inontl-jr more , but vvlll never call unless thejlieU nt least a "full. " Then , If they gelcaught nt It , they let out a holler that can)0 heard across the river. The very estimableyoung lady to whom jou mentioned thematter evidently does not belong to mjsot , and at her parties she probably makessuch a big "rake off" that the boys areafraid to call. I am sorry , though , to hear:hai she has made her last party for menI never knew a girl In my llfo who knew a-Jackpot" from nn old pair of overalls. Her

iapa presumably Judged the rest of us by-ilmsolf , and It Is no wonder he laughedwhen ho told her about her friends. Theyllvo In the Bluffs Now , why Is all this ?I glvo It up , but I do not bellqvo It Is a-

'ack of sense or culture or refinement , as youintimate , but a lack of "stuff. " Ncarlj-overybodj - , you know , Is broke these hardlmcs. Like you , I , too. have attendeeChambers' parties , but none of Handl's

Chambers Is Handl enough for me. I wasat ono of his llttlo parties at Like Wash-ngton

-one diy last summer and when I got

lone with the party I happened to examine'.ho deck , and , honest Injun. I could readho cards by the back Just like shooting

SIOUX CITY. In. , April 2 To the Sport-Ing

-Cdltor of The I3ee : Will jou kindly de-

cldo-

a bet by answering In Sumlaj's Bee thefollowing : and D are playing crlbbage ;A holds In his hand a four , two fives and asix ; the turn-up Is a five , n bets there Isbut twenty-three In the hand ; A b ° ts thereIs twenty-four. Who wins" ' T. J. M.

Ana The prints last Sunday made meanswer the above question erroneously. It Is aplain nnd simple "crib" proposition , riftoon-o'ghit' , fives , and a triple run make 23. Ifanybody thinks the sporting dttor of TheBee can make a miusuo nnd get away withIt , lot them read the names below. Thej-nro the parties who have wiltten mo , kindlycalling -attention ''to the °rrorI. . N. Holm-qulst.

-. Oakland. Neb ; W. F. Thomas , Union

1'aclfir headquarters ; C. M. N. , city ; A. LA. , Omaha ; H. P Snlsher , Cedar Rapidsla. ; F L Haycock , Callavvay , Neb. ; EmllH-irgons , Hot Springs , S. D. ; Guy GloverArlington. Neb ; J. M. Kelly , Grand Island ;C. Drelbells. Histlngs. Neb ; A. CrankOinnhu ; Bill Spiv Irs , Choroki-e , In ; FrankL Call , Kansas City. Thanks , gentlemen !

COLUMBUS , N°b , April 7. To the Sport-Ing

-Editor of The BeeA hots B that John

L Sullivan was champion pugilist of theworld. Who wins' Answer in The SundayBee. George J. Hagel.

Ana B Tlu-io never has been a bonnfldo champion of the world.-

OMAHA..

. April 8 To the Sporting Editorof The Beo- Whore Is the best duck huntingwithin twenty or thirty miles of Omaha , andoblige ? A Header.-

Ans.

Down at nny of Uho commissionhouses

OMAHA , April 7. To the Sporting Editorof The Deo(1)( ) Are tlm Marquis of Quoens-berry rules named after n person ot thatname , or formulated by nome other party ?((2)) Wns the Corbett-Fltz battle fought underthe Quconsborry rulea or the London prizering rule *? ((3)) What wore the dimensionsof tlm ring In which Sullivan and Mitchellfought In France ? A Constant Readsr.

AIIB. ((1)) After tbo Marquis of Queens-berry.

-. ((2)) A sort ot a mixture of both. ((3))

Sixteen feet-

.FREMONT.

, Neb. , April 1. To the Editorof The Bee ; Please otato whether TrodDouglas , the negro politician , was ever nmember of the United States Eonnto andobllgo ? A READEH ,

Ans No-

.CENTRAL.

CITY , Neb , , April 8. To theSporting Editor of The Bee : Please answerIn Sunday's Boo ; In four'handed' crlbbage ,A plajs a ten spot , B a four spot , C n sl-nnd D a live ; A then plays u four spot.What count does D aud A make ? Joe A-

.Ans.

.

. D run of 3. nnd A run of 3 nnd 1 forthe last card , If It Is tha la t card-

.SCHUYLER.

, Nob. , April 4. To the Sport-Ing

-Editor ot The Bee Pardon mo for nuking

you what I call a foolish bet. If you willbo kind enough to answer by return malldid Martin Uullan marry Fitzslmmona' firstwife ? I mean his divorced wife. Hoping jouwill obllgo me with answer , I am ono of yourconstant readers Michael Qulnn ,

Ans. That's what he did-.GRETNA.

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. Nob. . April 8. To the SportingEditor uf The Bee : Will you please answerthe following questions In jour Sunday la-i uo ? ( I ) Did jou occupy a seat In the Carbonarena at the tlmo Sulllvan'a Uiallengu toflght the w Inner was made ? ((2)) Hag Snm Aus-tin

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or Rlihaid 1C. Pox over stated In thePolice Gazette that John L. Sulllvunwouldbo n good man to go up against Lanky Hob ,slnco Coibett has been defeated , ((3)) DidSullivan ever accept a challenge from anaspirant for the heavyweight clmmploi'tlilp-ouu month Immediately after fighting for thumine ? ((4)) Have jou , HE sporting editor ,any pi-iuonul giudgo against oxChampion-Coibett , such OB "tt uld lead you to glvo himmi unfavorable report. G. G. Q-

.Ans.

((1)) Yes. ((2)) No , ((3)) No , ((4)) No.FULLERTON , Neb. . April 8. To the

Sporting Editor of The Beu ; Will youkindly answer the following qucutlorie In-iioxt Sunday'H lice , viz. : In ucorlng a gamef duplicate -vvhUt, which , If cither. U the

proper way : ((1)) To record the entire num.her of trlckn taken by each lde In the origi-nal nnd duplicate play and taking the differ-ence Ifctwcen the total number of trickstaken by each side and counting said differ-ence as eo much gained by the winning sidec. K. on the original play and K nnd W take9 tricks , and N and S 4 , and on the dupli-cate B and W take 5 tricks nnd N and S

8. making a total of 14 tricks token by 13

and Wand 12 tricks taken by N and S , show-Ing

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a gain of 2 for E and "W or ((2))Simply score In both original and dupli-cate the number of tricks In CXCCKO of six( book ) and take that difference , If any , asthe gain of the winning side , c. g. , as aboveon the original E and W hivoJ tricks abovesix and on, the duplicate , N and S have but2 tricks above six. giving E and W ft Kaln-

of 1 , Also , can jou state In brief 3iow acompetitive duplicate whist tournament Isconducted so as to obtain the relativestrength of two opposing teams. Alao Inscoring , as Indicated above , will the differ-ence

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In gains nlwaje be as 2 to 1 , It not ,

why not ? J. W. McClelUud.-Ans

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The most popular -nay of scoringduplicate whist Is as jou have It In exhibit"A ," which you enclosed to me. To ascer-

tain¬

result take the total number of pointsfor cast and west , nnd north and south , sub-

tract¬

the loser from the winner and dividethe remainder by 2 , which gives the net

gain.AMES.. Nrb. , April C To the Sporting Rd-

Itoi'

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of The lice : In a game of tUelianaeup-

okor. . aflsr a "Jackpot" has been opened ,

A deals cordrf after the draw -and In sodoing turns one face up accidentally ; haaplayer to whom nuch wrd Is dealt optionot taking eald card ? Anew or In SundayBee and oblige. A. G. Williams

Ana. Ho has not. He ctnnot have It.

FREMONT , Neb. . April G. To the Sport-

ing¬

Editor of The Dee. When you havefinished reading this wrl.ing , please writeto Mi" . Reading and Inform him whether ornot J. S. Johnston rode n Uarnea wheel thefore part of last season , C. S Reading.-

Ai'J.

Johnson made a contract with theWorld people early last feaaon , but rode a-

Ha me i oft and on.COUNCIL BLUFFS , In. , April 7. To the

Sporting Kdltor of The liceA bets B thatBob Flt7s.lmmono knocked Peter Mahcr outIn lesa than ono minute In the mill In Mexicooppcs'te Langtry , Tex. , on February 21 , 1890.Kindly Inform mo to whom I am to givethe ? : ? B. J. McDennott , 539 Washingtonavenue.

Ana To H. One minute nnd thirtyfives-econds. .

NASHVILLE , Tenn. , April n To theSporting Editor of The Bee Just a linefrom the ssuthern circuit. It ia a dandy , a-

tentime winner. Wish jou was with mofor ono trip round , so we could talk aboutold tlmcB together. Expected to meet jou-at the big fight , but was too busy to getawaj- . I will Bse you some diy. Bos *wishes to nil old fi'.endt' In Omaha. DtaOmaha get the 1S9S League of AmericanWheelmen mccf Let me know through Sun ¬

day's Bee Jack Prince.-Ans

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It looks very much llko It.

NORTH PLATTE , , ApAl G. To the SH| > rU-

Ing Editor of The Bee Your account of thegallant nnd cxotlng champloinhlp "mill" Inlast Sundaj'a Bee wns a corker It wa-

vcrj'-

Interesting and catertalnlng , and byfar the beat that has been written , accordingto my opinion If the vlctorlois Bob yhotild-Isjuo another edition of his life and battle'sho ought to add jour account of the contestand have It illustrated , cop ed from theklnetcscope. Althcugh I have olwajs hadgreat faith In Fltz fatlc abilities , I -wai-veally afraid ho was going to meet hljWaterloo this time. Corbctt was In firiatrate condition and had nil overwhelming ad-vantage

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In everything but powerful hittingund pluck. Bob proved himself to be trulyone of the games' of the game. If Jamra-J. . hau been an ovei rated man , Rcbert F.has been a tremendoualj underrated one. Thepapers all agreed that 1L was a game andscientific contest ; then why s'lould they tuythat Corbett lilt him when and where liepleased ? Pettr Jackson said the reason therewaj no much stopping nnd clinching whenUD made Ms all-night light with Corbett wasbccausa ho did not want to take any chances ,

opening hlmrelf to plant a heavy blow , andhe supposed neither did Corbett. Fltz WESwilling to take punishment as well as togive it. Even the sporting editor of thePJtlsburg Pest , an Intensely Corbctt parti-san

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, said "common Justice compelled him , toadmit that Fitz was twice as good a manaa he thought he was. " I recollect youstating In an old Bee nU much as two jcars-ulnco that jou considered Bob one of thewonders of the, pugilistic world. When TomSaycrs won the championship ( the flrat mid-dleweight

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who did ) , lie was Immediatelyflooded with challenges. Big Hen , the ex-champion , was the first , and eald : "As anEnglishman , In short , as Hen Caunt , hecould not endure the Idea of a man of thatweight holding the title of champion ofEngland ! " ( Old Ben waa then 42 and hadbeen a publican and a sinner twelve years )Some of our old fat ones reeni to tbharo-Caunt's feelings The know-alls prophecythat IDob will soon use up all his winningsand that all ho Is good for out of the ringIs to start a blacksmith shop. Well , Is nota blacksmith shcp as honorab'o an occupa-tion

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as a faro bank ? Napier , the celebratedmarine engineer , wag originally a countryblacksmith You can't tell what Fltz maydo yet. The editor of Hell's Llfo repri-manded

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Tom King for spending li's moneyaj fast an ho made It. Yet Tom , uftci' ' hobeat Mace and Hcenan , took unto hlnu-alf a-

wlfo and became a bookmaker on the turf ,

and at his ilfatli h.j will was probated at53,000 ( $275,000)) . Tom got D mo fortune

by his wife ; ho kept his carriage nnd pair ,

coachman , footman and all the trimmings.-He

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was a handsome man , standing G feet 2.Hoping that Mr. and Mrs. Fltzslmmons mayhave as good luck , I remain I. R. C-

.1..MIOll

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AMI IMH1STIIV.

Stenography employs 198,000 Americanwonipn.

The bakers' national convention will be-hold at Cleveland May 3.

The constitutionality of the law to abol'shconvict laboi In Indiana will bo tested.

The vlnejards of Franco overtop In pro-ilucth

-emus nil other countries ,

A nail-making machine produces as manynails in a given time as were formerly madeliy 1,000 men.

The grand total of hydraulic power atNiagara Fallj secured through electrical ap-pliances

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Is over 26,000-horso power.The painters and decorators have 123 unlona-

iml 10,000 members In the United States andCanada.

Every factory in Owosso , Mich , , Is work-Ing

-full tlnu some of them overtime , and

nil have oil the work they can attend to.The -Stark mills of Manchester , N. II. , rc-

sontly-

shipped COO bales of cotton goodn toChina , via Vancouver , B. C. , and have otherlargo foreign orders ,

The prossiron In the California state print-ing

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office at Sacramento struck for the pay-ment

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of back wages. The entire force of theMilco was laid off , On the following day thelegislature passed a bill appropriating fiendstor the payment of labor In the office andwork was rcrewed.

Thirty years ago the few steel rails usedIn the United States wore brought fromEngland and the price , without any dutyJddod , was J94.SO a ton. Withjn the pastfew wcoka rails far superior to those Im-ported

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at that tlmo have been sold In theUnited States at 520 a ton.-

A.

contract made by the Peucoyd Iron.vorks to furnish 2,000 tons of railway bridgenatorlal In Japan during the coming bum-nor ID very Interesting at this time , The:ontiact was secured In open competitionA 1th bidders from England and ContinentalEurope , and wag awarded solely because the'hlladolphla concern was the lowest bidder.-

Dr.

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This Is the beat medicine In the world forill forms of Coughs and Colds anil for Cou-iumptlon.

-. Kvery bottle Is guaranteed. It-

Ull cure and not disappoint. It has no-iquul for Whooping Cough , Asthma , Hay'ever , Pneumonia. Bronchitis , La Grippe ,3old. In the Head and for Consumption.-t

.la safe for all ages , pleasant to take , and ,

ibovo all , a sure cure. , It Is alwaja well to-

ako Dr. King's New Llfo Pills In connec-lon "with Tr. King's New Dlscoverj' , ashey regulate and tone the stomach andmvvels. Wo guarantee perfect satisfactionir return money. Free trial bottles at-Culm &. Co * s drug store.Regular size BOo and J 100.

The beautiful , very natural looking Frenchlolets Eccm to be In greater favor If pos-Iblc

-'than ever , and the great liking for

liuio blossoms will probably continue forwaucatons , an they aroutlll Jn great uoa inaria , and are likewise finding marked fa *

or la thu eye * of English women of rank.

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ariLINGWCRIJ

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oHlcycle bagRaso'bills pushed by wheelmen

In the legislatures' of New Jersey , Illinoisand Wisconsin have been shunted on a side-

track¬

by the railroads nnd are regarded aspast recovery for the season. Report has Itthat the l radical defeat of the bills ls dueto the Influence of members of the Leagueof American Wheelmen The chief consulfor Illinois seems convinced that ilhero aretraltora In his division nnd has appealed toPresident PoUer for advice nnd assistance.-Mr.

.

. Potler as a general thing Is a man whotalks deliberately and seldom loses his tem ¬

per. This Is the -way ho put It to a reporterof the New York Tribune : "Wo are goingto nail some of those people In Now Je.uey ,

Illinois nnd Wisconsin who have composedthe railroad committees. They nro doingall they caiv to kill blcjcle reform , and itheLeague of American Wheelmen might nawell get at them and not mince matters anyfurther. The League of American Wheel-men

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should begin action Immediately to killthem politically. Wo have seventeen sena-tors

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In Wisconsin marked already , and Itstands to reason thait they have had railroadpauses nnd accommodations plastered onthick The railroads collect from wheelmen$12,000,000 a jcar In fares and freight , nndthis sum ought to count In the premises "The only consolation derivable from theagitation for baggage reform so far this yearIs the announcement thact the PennsylvaniaRailroad company has agreed to transportblcjclcs as baggage on all Its lines.

When the Armstrong bicycle baggage billwns being discussed before the committee on-

rallroids of Iho New York legislature , InFebruary , 1S1G , and while a wheelman whoappeared In behalf of the bill was replyingto the long arguments delivered by fourseparate railroad nttornejs , the speaker wasInterrupted by a veteran railroad lawjcr ,

who said to the commtttco. "Mr. Chair-roan , I did not come'bcre' to take part In thisdiscussion and I don't Intend to But thesev heelmen have been contending for jearathat a btcjcle Is a vehicle , tnd cvcrjbodjknow a It Is a vehicle , and I should llko toask this gentleman who represents thwheelmen one question. " Pcimlsaion belngranted , the venerable railroad lawjeturned to the wheelmen's advocate and said'Now , sir , I want to ask j-ou this Who

are vou going to ask us to carry w aeons nbaggage ? " There was a solemn stillnc-ss I

the loom for half a minute and then thanswer came' "When jou carry homes a-

passengers. . " Everybody laughed , includlnthe members of the committee , and nothlnmore was heard of the vehicle argument.-

If

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one-half the things published about thbicycle regarding hue damage done wenonlj * true thcHsllcn steed would bo a mon-ster Instead ot a JhiiiR of pleasure. Nolong ago soma authority was quoted as say-Ing that blcjfilq rilling was bad for jounfwomen Who pttypdion the piano , as the gri.-

on.

the handle ? bni'4 mad ? the hands so calInus as to uiiji tliii touch and shape of tinhand. This Is something terrible. If trueNow the story 1s going the rounds of thepress , emanating (rom some well known"doctor , " who i-ayn that bicycling prac-tlcally kills a girl for dancing.-

He.

says that tire uae of the wheel de-

tracts from the dancer's grace and camof motion by over-developing all ot tinmuscles of the lower limbs , and that oneformerly a graceful dancer becomet , awk-ward and buhgllng after a season's ride.There are any number of j-oung ladies Inthis city who pan refute tht statementHow mimy are there who taite short spinon pleasant evenings of summer to placesnear the cltj where there Is dancing' Theuse of the wheel Instead of destroying the !grace adds to it , as it makes them quickernnd renders the fascinating dance less tiresome.

The coming of spring has been marked bj-a material Increase in the number of Ucjcles-on the streets and In the epeed and reck-lessness

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of many riders There Keen's to bosomething in the nlr that Inspires thescorcher to put his Inst pou-ul of powerInto his pedals and to forge recklessly ahead ,

regardless of the danger to life 01 limb of-

anjono In his track Much of the scorchingIs due to the Increase in hlh gcnro nndconespondlng Increase In speed whichrider * , fall to notice This tendency shouldbo promptly checked , especially on down-town streets. If reckless riders are made tounderstand that scorching will not be tol-erated

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, nnd that pedcbtrlans have equalrights on the stiects , Itwill be the meansof preventing accidents and peihaps savinglife.

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General Roy Stone of the Agricultural de-partment

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Is authority for the statement thatthe beat road In the world Is In the southIf this be true then the south can truly boastof having the extremes the best road In theworld , and likewise the worst loads , the lat-ter

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class , of course , predominating The roadwhich Is extolled for Its cxcellc-ncc Is nearJacksonville , Fla , and Is a section of a high-way

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constructed under the direction of thestate It measures six. miles , with a widthof about thirty feet. The road ought to hegood , as It cost ahout $ G,000 a mile , nnd that ,

too , hi the face of the fact that the laborwas furnished by the convicts of the state

There are many ways of distinguishing thegentleman on the blcjcle Ho acts theMine In all walks of life , and In no place orunder no condition dofs ho locognizo nlicense throwing off Ihe yoke of his obliga-tions.

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. Strange to ay that the use of theblcyclo has proved to be ono of tl.eae con-ditions

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, though how such came to be thecase is hard to state. When cycling was re-

garded¬

cs a luxury , and used for pleasureexclusively before the silent olocil wasadopted as a general means of rapid transit

the condition of affairs was'perhaps differ ¬

ent. The selfish way Jn which manyof thewheelmen act at the present time Is enoughto give one the Impression that they are hogaThey wont the whole street or ths wholeroad , and do not care to turn out for anyother cyclists. They will glide away froma vehicle, however , not so much becausethey want to , but because thqy recognizethat a collision would prove worse for themThey want to monopolize everything , nnd donot care to Ret out of th way of a lady ,

oven though elm be In the right. They neverhave a kind word for anybody , oven for thedriver who will turn out on occasion * , acourtesy that should alwajs bo appreciated ,

so seldom is jt granted. Their language lei

anything butmodAl, , and their actions Inkeeping with tbelr'talk, Some people whodo not ride Judge all cyclists by these few ,

and every rider buffers In consequence.-

An

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authority wla| has an attractive way of-

axpreaslng hl lyiews speaks on the subjectof coaching boglnnejrs In this manner"Keepthe beginner , n( a safe distance , but dealgently In remembrance of the fact that youyournelf werq pncea Irglnner , and some-thing

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of a nuloanco on the road It Is a-

dllllcult matter prpiicrly to coach a newrider , for ho mupt have a reasonably wideberth , talked to from a. distance and la-

n er In a receptive mood Occasionally howill get under the psychological Influence of-

a peat by tho'wnjtildo or u stone In the mid-dle

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of the road and nothing that jou can tiay-or do will prevent him from pursuing a bee-line

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thereto.-"Ha

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will now and then get to wobblingand requlro the whole road , when 4n realityho needs only a utrlj ) a foot wide. Andagain , he will Insist on climbing a hill atthe summit of whichho will be flabbergastedand really unfit for further effort. At theend of the ride , If ho be of the ordinaryturn ot mind , ho will very likely charge youwith negligence In having permitted him to-

amcsh against a pot't or rock and get noutterly done up that he has a mind to e llhis wheel and quit rldlrv *. As a matter otfact , very llttlo that Is of advantage canUo given to thu beginner in the way of oralInstruction. The new rider must find outfor hlmsulf by practical experience almcat-jvcrytlilng bearing upon the proper handlingat the wheel. No othen way 10 powlble. It-La quite as difficult to tell a learner how to

ride no to tell him how to Dwlm. The swim-mer eventually finds himself swimming Ingood Ptjle , without being : conscious of dolnf :

onj thing that he did not do when he aim-lessly pawed the water and ducked nndstrangled Jn hopeless effort to l.rep afloat.-H

.

ID about the pinic with mastering the bi-cycle. ."

A SWIMM.IM ) IIIOl CMST.

tic Milieu n .NIM > Mnoliltic I'ncli Soiixnn-nt n COM ( tit N.or 1510-

."I.

hnvo gone up against a varied assort-nient

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of swindling games since I went Intcthe blcjclo business , " said the manager of-

a downtown blcjcle agcncj to the New YorkSun man , "but before I got Into this linewns In chnrgo of nn Installment house , andbefore that was cashier In a Broadway hotel ,

so I had my cjc teeth teut , jou ! may snj' .

Hut I've unearthed a gentlemanly crook ,

whose gnmc Is not only novel but smooth assilk , and ho Is absolutely the limit In my-wldo acquaintance with blcjcle swindicts ,

"Each season for three jcars to my Knowl-edge

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this fellow has sported a new machine ,

of standard make , with nil the up-to-dutoaccessories At the nd of the season hodiscards that wheel and when spring comesaround with joung , tender, green blades ofgrass In tbo parks , and equally green andtu-der chumps llko mjself doing businessIn the bicycle line , this chap will bo Beenon another wheel , the newest model , themost popular make , and with the latest trim-mings

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His season's riding doesn't cost himover $10 and that's his icconl for threejears , If not Ipnger-

."I'll.

tell jou how ho docs It. In the firstplace ha has an honorable profession and a-

wldo acquaintance In the next place he Isnaturally a swindler. In the Inst place wo-blcjclo dealers and agents will stand a greatdoil before acknowledging that we have lostn deal or n wheel

'The modus operand ! of the gentlemanvhos ? bicycles hove been dirt cheap for lilm-Is as follows Several years ago at the bc-g'nnlng

-' of the road season , ho presented his

card and hLs Impressive personality at thedowntown agency for a well known maka ofbicycle

" 'I don't want to waste time in pokingover cheap ''articles , ' he said. ' 1 want onlythe best , and that quickly '

"Of course , the salesman was delightedThe professional man's eye lighted on awheel that v as 'one In a thousand' Jia themakers of rifle barrels sajHe examinedIt critically , put In a few objections to themaUo of tires and the saddle , Just to showthat ho knew all about wheels and wheeling ,

and he wound up bj Bnjlng carelessly" 'Ship It to my home addrc-ss and send the

bill to my office. I shall expect to trj- themachine and test It to mj satisfaction '

"The salesman , a trlflo fluttered , went backto the credit clsrk , allowed the customer'sprofessional card , and was told to get a cashd2polt of $23 , two references , and an agree-ment

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to pay so much a month on the price.-"Mr.

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. Professional Man beamed upon thesalesman , furnished the references glv Ingthe names of two .gentlemen well known ouNewspaper row , and In commercial circles ,

but he had only $10 to spare , and presumedthat would suffice an a guaranty of goodfaith. Hla reference proved O K. Ho gotthe wheel All the firm received was thutsolitary ? 10 They tallowed the first monthto expire without -sending him a statementThe next month , June , they respectfullj re-quested

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a pajment on account. In July ,

August and September ditto , the requestsIncreasing In businesslike terms , but with noperceptible effect upon the customer , who ,

meanwhile , rode that $10 wheel for all howas worth. In October the credit man com-plained

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to the head of the firm , nnd a per-emptory

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notice wan sent to the delinquent.-"Tho

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gentlemanly crook bad expected Justsuch a denouement. He promptly replied ,

curtly. Informing the firm that the Spokelesswheel did not como up to representation , andthat unless It w.ia removed at once fromhis prcinl cs ho should be obllgeJ to put It-

in ttorage at the expense of the dealers-."Each

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jeir since that fellow has plajod thesame game on rome blcyclo house which doe3-

busincoa on the Installment plan. Not onlyIs ho net ashamed of eueh contemptible trlck-erj

-- , but ho actua'ly' boasts of h's' BUCCCSO in

getting a season's sport on a new standardwheel for llttlo or nothing"

When asked how he detected the swindlerthe blcjcle dealer replied

"Well , you know that 'Prldo gocth before afall ' This nentlenianlj crook confided hisscheme to an acquaintance , and added the in-

formation¬

that he intended to reduce expensesthla yoir He boasted that he had foundw-liero a first cla s wheel could be bought onthe inatal mont plan by paying 5 down , and he- 3goly concluded that ho would be In $5 bypatronizing that house His acquaintancetold the story at a certain club , and It cameto my ears The pro'cs'iional man'fl nameis on a bicycle blacklist now , mil! I tiustthat his course of swindling Is at an end. "

A I ) A KINK DASH.-

A

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"U'luM-limin ItlilfN Don ii ( lie S ( < -iH oftinllllonnl ( npilnl.

William Shields of Wonusncket , R I . rodedown the steps of the west front of the na-

tional¬

capltol Wednesday afternoon on n-

Ijlrydo , nnd lives today to lull the tale. Por-naps it would bo more exact to saj , iclutcsHID Washington Star , that he droppedslantwibe from the top of the tcirace to theground below while astride of a wheelrhore is no question that ho accomplishedthe feat , for ho was photographoj duringIlls rapid descent , and the incontrovertibleproduct of the camera is on exhibition toconvince the skeptics

Until now ire wheelman over attemptedto ride down the atops on the west front ,

hough riders have accomplished the featin thu east steps. The hceno of the per-iorminco

-was the ascent , or ratlicr descent ,

leading to the Maryland avenue entranceo the grounds. Hero there are four flightsif steps mounting tbo terrace. The twoowcr flights of sixteen steps each are brokeniy a landing about ten feet In width , thenhere are another landing about twice as-.vide. and the two upper flights of twentymo steps each , these In turn being separated

> a landing of equal width to that of theewer steps. Thus there are seventyfour-Ueps and three landings to ho passed overn the descent , Every one who has wall.od-ip these steps realizes how steep they are ,

mil will no doubt wonder that any one couldlucccssfully rldo down them aatrlde of a-

ilcyoleShields waited until the steps and ap-

iroaclus-

wcm entirely clear of visitors , andlien placliih his blcjcle at the brink of theitecp Incline , swung easily Into the saddleind began the perilous descent Beforecaching the bottom of the uppermost flight10 lost his pedals , and making no attempto regain them , sat rigidly upright In theiaddlo , .his feet hanging clear of the rapldlj'-evolving cranks , holding to the handle barsvlth a vlsc'-UHo nrlpt and his eyes fastenedIxcdly on the path at the bottom. In onlyasted for about fifteen seconds , but the in-

enslty-

of the strain Increased much moreapldly than iho seconds passed Gather-ng

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momentum with every foot of the down-yard passage , the rider seemed to bt> goingis If shot out of the mouth of a cannonVlici ) ho reached the third and last landingho velocity of hU descent had reached such

polut that ho literally leaped over theInal flight of sixteen eteps to the bottomUs wheel did not touch a single one of thetops , but took an onward and downwardloutid for the bottom , Then It was the fewthe wttnrciBoil the descent shuddered , thenomcntuin attained being so great as to-

iltch the rider over the last flight He leftho saddle , but at the bottom wheel andider fell In a heap Shields escaped , how-ivor

-, without a serious bruise. The wheel

he was riding did not loosen a bolt or-

leiU at any point under the strain to whicht was put , and aside from a twisted handlelar , received it the fall nt the bottom , cament of the ordeal without a scratchShields seems to have a penchant for rid-

ng-

down the steps of buildings Ho hasi0en out In Ohio aud Kentucky astonishingbe people In that section with his daring

Court house1 steps , rltj hnlland sjopa to monuments nro his especialdelight , nnd out In Cincinnati ho even at-

tempted¬

to rldo out of a second story win-dow

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down a painter's ladder to the streetbelow.-

i

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i "STOI" ii > oic , L7lTi : > ."

A I'ointrri Dominion liy Itic SupremeCourt of 1'uitiiN } Mntiln.-

In.

donning what constitutes contributorynegligence on the part of a blcjrlo rider whowas killed while Attempting to cross n rail-road

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, rofl.tes! the Philadelphia Times , thesupreme court applies In a recent COPO thesame ruling which It laid down some year *ago In relation to pedestrians. The wellknown precept , "stop , look and listen ," no*leads for wheelmen like this : A blcjclermust dismount or nt least bi Ing his heel to-

n full stop In such way ns will enable himto look up and down the track nnd listen.

The case In which the decision was renderedwas an nppeal from Bucks county , nnd theruling of thu lower court that the rider wa.sguilty of contributory negligence In not com-Ing

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to n full stop Is affirmed , The conten-tion

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of the appellant was- that the blcjclerhad circlet ! on his wheel n few j-ards fromthe track looking out In this manner for ap-proaching

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trains , nnd that thin manenvre ,

known to the wheelmen ns a "bicycler'ss-top. ." constitute* n legal top and Is all thatthn law rc qulrct . Iho supreme rourt In-

controvcrtlug this position points out tint Inmaking this circle the rider at n certainpoint mwit hare his back to the track nndthat his undivided attention cann >t be givento vvhllo guiding his uhcol Tincircling Is , therefore , only a perfunctory au 1

not a rubstantlal performance of thu duty tclook nnd listen.

The rights nnd duties of blcjco riderselnco their number has Increased so rapidlyshould be defined nsspcellly nnd ] iL'nnanonU-aa pofslble. And nil devotees of the wheelshould seriously studj nnd remember this latedecision of the suprciiiu court. Little dls-tlnotlon has thus far been made In constru-Ing the law between pedestilans and Mcjclcis-nnd In those cases where rules havet not jetboon laid down for the latter , H Is tbo wises''p'an to coufoim to the customs nnd decisionsthat regulate locomotion by foot-

.VhlMi

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< rlnuM of theArticles of Incorporation of the Omaha 'OS

League 'Meet club were filed j cstei daj after-noon

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nnd the contract for building the onethird mlle track will bo let as soon ns a suit-able

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location can bo obtained. In view othe fact that the Transtnlsslf-slppl Exposi-tion

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directors arc talking of building a bl-

cjclo¬

track , etc. . Inside the expositiongrounds , an effort will bo made to secure npiece of ground within the grounds uponwhich the track can rcmnln permanentlyafter the exposition closes. Chief Consu-O'Hrlen suggests that the ground be obtainedas a concession in one corner of the exposi-tion

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grounds , so tint the main fences to thegrounds could bo utilized and also glvo themeet club an fiitrance to their track fromthe outside , as well as one fioin within thegrounds At tbo meeting of the club , heldIn the Commercial club rooms on Thursdnjevening last , the following well known wheel-men

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weio elected to servo as a board of di-

rectors¬

for ono jear from that date W. A-

.Mcsslck..

. D. J. O'Brien , Frank E. Moorcs ,H C Hnrtry , E H Heiider&on and GeorgeMlckel. At the conclusion of the regularmeeting the board of directors met andelected the following officers W. A. Messlck ,

resldc nt ; D. J. O'Hrlen , vice president ; E-B Henderson , sectetary , J. J. Derlght , treas-urer.

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. The organization Is capitalized at23.000 , which Is divided Into 5,000 shares

V largo number of these have already beensold and the indications are that h forethe season closes the entire amount will bedisposed of. It Is tbo club's Intention toconduct the annual state meet of the Ne-braska

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division. League of American 'Wheol-nen

-, on the -ltli and 3tU of Julj- , this j-car ,

and , It possible , secure the national meet ofthe league In 1S9S.

Prank E. Moores , republican candidate formajor , made qulto a hit with the localcyclists by taking twenty shares of s tock In-

ho ' 98 meet club , this showing that hovas with the wheelmen heart and soul Inheir efforts to secure the big meet for 1898.-

Mr..

. iMoores has always been a friend of thev heelmen and Is deserving of their unnnl-nou

-btipport , which ho will get bejond a

doubt , now that he has shown that bo Is-

ntercslcd In their welfare. ComptrollerWestberg , wlip Is a candidate for re-election ,Is also a friend of the wheelmen , being anactive one himself As the new charterprovides that the comptroller shall also actas ono of the street commissioners , thcre-foe

-, If the wheelmen wish flood roaiia and

clean streets , they should vote for Mr. Wcst-borg.

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The Omaha Wheel club held Its regularmonthly meeting at Its club looms on Tues ¬

day last After going through with thelegular routine ot business the annual elec-tion

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of officers was held and the followingwell known club men were selected. J. LLlvesej , president : R. W. Beck , -vice presi ¬

dent ; C. V. Light , secretary ; J. H. Morton ,treasurer , and Lj Croxton. captain. Theclub is at present in a flourlnMng condition ,with Its membership rapidly Increasing , andhopes to soon be able to have larger andfiner club quarters built

The weather during the past week has beenall that could bo desired for wheeling , andlocal w heelmen have been out each eveningon the boulevards and well paved streetn Inalmost countless numbers. A large numberof new machln s are seen which Indicatesthat the fad ns Some people choose to callIt , is not dying out yet Several of the clubshave made arrangements to take short ridesInto the country today providing the roadsare in good condition Captain Croxton ofthe Omaha Wheel club announces the first I

rluti run of the * ea on as Fort Crook. Thastart vvlll lie inmlo from the clnb rooms at9 n. m-

.Local

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wheelmen are exceedingly jubilantover the fact th t Florence has R new mayorIn the person of Mr. Ed Walker , who Is A

friend of the wheelmen. Mr. Walker hadns nn opponent In the recent , election ex-Mayor Tucker, who last year , after tne citycouncil had condemned Iho action of MarshalGr cn In nrrentlnR a party of cyclists whowere escorting n numbcri ot the lawjers , atthat time In attendance at a convention ofthe Law league In Omaha , on a wheel runto the Florence pumping station , withoutcause , refused < o hnvs Mi Gieen removedfrom office The Associated Cjcling clubi ofOmaha ''Interested themselves in the recentelection , and did cverjlhlng In their powerto defeat Mr. Tucker , even going BO far as tosubscribe money for that purpose. Now thatTucker Is out , Jlr. Green will be promptlyremoved and a marshal Installed who know *how to treat visiting wheelmen.

Unless the county commissioners see tohaving the Dodge street macadam road re-paired

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before the coming Decoration day , thaAssociated Cjillni ; clubs will bo compelledto look for another courpo upon which to lioldtheir annual ro3d race this jeni. At theprreent time the Dodge street course Is In-

verj bad condition , there being plftcw uponIt wheip the macadam his been entirelywnnlicd uvvay , nnd deep rults left , vvlilih wouldendanger lli i life of any vvhc-elmnti who at-tempted

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to rldo fast over the course. Asthis co'trso 1ms btcntue nn established onofor the big road rare , It might be well forthe rend rnco commute ? to make nn effortto hnvo HIP commissioners see to repairingthe road at once , ro ns to be t-uro and haveIt In record-breaking shape by iMay 30.

Now that the riding seapon has openedfiomo notion should bo taken by Iho As-

sociated¬

Cycle clubs to compel the wheelmenwho persist In riding up and down the bestpaved streets and avenues nt hruik-nockspeed to stop this practice by having mountedpolicemen nrolgncd to each one of thepopular riding sire-els with lnstructlon toinn down and arrest every wheelman foundviolating the city ordinance by fast riding.This class of wheelmen not only endangertheir own lives , but those of other cjcllstsand pedesttlans who happen lo bo upon thestieet are placed In Jeopardy One prominentlocal whecliran has suggested that specialpolicemen bo appointed from among theprominent riders In the rltj' , whose dutj Itwill he to nrrest any nnd nil scorchers whonrc violating the ordinance This plan hasbeen tiled In tevcral latge eastern citieswith much success Ihore am aitj numberof prominent local wheelmen who ate opposedto scorching that would act im specialblcyclo police without compensation Suchmen as King Denmnn , Hc-rt Potter , JoePolcar , Garrett Colcman , Ed Cox nnd SamSpratlcn would mnko good onc.s and wouldhave llttlo or no trouble In catching theirman and making the airest.-

In

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1893 there were onlj nlnetj professionalblcj-cle racing men In this country Nowtheio arc 1,973 In the list kept by the chair-man

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of the Racing Hoard-

.Hlllle

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Martin , the American racing manwho has made such n fine showing on thetrack In Australia during the past jear , wnsrecently suspended from the track for fixinga rac ; , by the Austiallan racing board. ThisIs the second time that the "Plugger" ' hasbeen under the ban In Australia , and tboprobabilities are now that ho vvlll return toAmerica and follow the National circuitduring the coming season. Martin Is an oldOmaha boy , and , while his many friends Inthis city are sorry to learn of his suspension ,they nro pleated to know that he In to returnto this country to show the American fljera-a trick or two. Martin has been abroad for-ever three jears , and has raced In Italy ,France , Belgium , Qormany , Austria nndseveral other foreign countries with muchsucces-

s.CoiiHuiuiitloii

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JH Hi-Ill Curuil JuliriiNlcii.-

SOHUYLEJR.

, April C , 1887. In the coursejf my travels I have met with Jio more vnlu-xblo

-or Interesting Item of news than this

'act. which , although well known In Schujler-ind vicinity , Is quite unknown elsewhere ,excepting among the savants of medicaliclenco who correspond with Dr. 7. S. Stevensind note with eager Interest the develop-ments

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made In the various cases In which.I.o doctor's new process of treatment has> een tried.

Consumption nnd kindred diseases yieldiromptly nnd within the writer's knowledgei patient by the name of T. W. Sclblrd , aphotographic artist , has been changed fromilnety pounds of palld consumptive anatomy ,irinclpally bones , to a very live und falily-icalthy man weighing nearly thirty poundsnero than ho did when the doctor begani eating him , only five months ago

Dr. Stevens has promised his numerousratlcnts the benefits of a sanitarium , nnd-3maha , Denver , Salt Lake Citj- . and Butte2lty each have chances to secure the newHecca for consumptives.

The method used Is known to the profos-lon ns the anti-sceptic process of treatment ,ind , while this means simply "words , words ,vords , " to the lay reader , the man of-sculaplan: lore will understand and ap-

It.-

. RANGER.-

Of

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COIITNC.Chicago PostThe mllltlannn was un-

lorgolug-

nn examination for a nonconimla-loncd

-office

"What do the army regulations make tlisIrat requisite In order that n Iran may bo-nirled with military ihonord ? " was the quca-ion fired at blni-

."Death.

, " ho piomptly respondedAnd after mature leflectlon the examln-

ng-

tomnil'toa he-Id that ho was right.

Eldredge and BelvidereARE SOLD BY THE

COll. 15th AND IIARNEY ST-

S.eildrOtlS.

! 11! ' 9 ? equipments findfinish $60 on time 10 per

Or VlklllgScent off for cash.will buy you a business wheel fully guar-anteed

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and up-to-date construction.-

A

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Complete Line of Children's Wheels from $15 to 30.OUR RIDING SCHOOL will be open Tuesday. Our

customers taught free. WE RENT BICYCLES.-

O@Q. E. Nickel , Manager.

You may not care to be a racer , but ) ' 9ii do want an easyrunning' wheel then devote a few minutes to inspecting

1mvo theThe Spalding oHt und bent Killing$$90 Cash$100-

ON$ School in the city

ptirulmsors taupht to-

rldoTIME. froo. We currythu host line ofSpacing Special

67.50 Cash $76-

On

Bicycle SundriesTime. It's Bound to Please , We Rent Wheels

Eagle $50 Cash&-

CO

- Towneond Wheel and Gun Co-

.Tel87O

. eot theon Tlmo. , IIGS. IStliSt hodt lino.