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Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

A waiter in a St. Joseph restaurant has
been interpreting for Major Gatlingun. a
Felix street philosopher whom the st.
Joseph News c~onsults, the meaning Of SOM
Of the strange and barbarous terms that one
hears in hash houses. Major Gatlingun
supposes that you have ordered a beef
steak. 1.-THE waiter. who always looks as
II hi was in the last stages of dyspepsia"
says he, looks at you with a hopeless sort
of expression, raises his eye toward heaven
and shouts, with foghorn voice, Slaughter
in a pan
The waiter knows his business and the
chef knows what he is calling for. / went
into one OF these places the other day. and
while / was getting on the outside Of my
meal, I heard such unique expressions as
dog two easy 'shipwreck,' 'sinkers,'
Adam and Eve on a raft etc. A conhden-
tial talk with the waiter brought forth an
explanation.
adam and Eve on a raft meant MOTH
ing more startling than two poached eggs;
hard ups two hard-boiled eggs; ship
wrecked scrambled eggs; two easy soft
boiled eggs; 'sinkers,' doughnuts; line
regular meal. and side Of German fried
potatoes"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12
MANAWA SAILORS ARE BUSY
Yacht club Has Bright Prospect for
summe sport on n Placid
Lake.

The Manawa Yacht club got together last
Monday night for it's first meeting Of the
spring and looked over the yachting situa-
tion on Manawa. Never before has II
seemed so bright as now and they are hope
full that they may not be mistaken in be-
lieving that yachting Is to take an increased
hold on Omaha and Council Bluffs people
during this summer. While ehe boat club
Is practically a Council Bluffs club II is
from Omaha that the spirit Of sailing and
racing Of sailboats has come and the spirit
is growing on the Omaha people.
The club took steps to Join the Inland
Lake association which holds it's annual re-
gatta and races at Oshkosh and all work OF
the spring and early summer is to be put
toward preparing for this meeting Of the
crack boats of the inland lakes Of Mime
sofa, Wisconsin and Iowa.
With eight class az boats on Manawa
now and two more building the feet OF
boats eligible for the regatta is not smaller
thar that Of the other clubs belonging to
the association. AL Stevens and Meal
lister, who have already built several boats
that have sailed well on the lake, are work
ing on a new boat that is longer than any
other now on the lake by more than three
feet. The new boat is a departure in some
directions from any OF its class on the
lake and promises to be a fast s%aller, as
its general lines are somewhat similar tC
those Of the speedy Andover. Up at .osh'
kosh is building the other boat and the
club is looking to Mr.. Dixon and this boa
for the winning of the regatta. 1t Il
being built by the same people who have
for the last Ave years built the boat thai
has carried of the cup at Oshkosh. II
also is a longer boat than any now on the
lake and yet still meets the requirement.
of class "a"
While the racing season does not oper
on the lake until Decoration day the yachts
men are already preparing their boats FOL
breezy sails on the water and In a Sunda!
or two the lake will be dotted with sail
on sunny afternoons.
The old sailboat dock has been repaired
and a new one built so that there will b.
plenty Of room to land at any time. TIL,
water Of the lake is also much clearer anC
the bottom has been dredged so that tn,
places that can be sailed over Ia beef
materially increased.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12
HUNTERS AFTER JACK sNlPE
Ducks and Geese Go North, hut the
seOOters of the sedEe Come
in FIOeks.

Hunters have turned their attention dur
ing the last week away from the ducks and
the greese and have gone %agunning for
Jack snipe. The warm weather and blue
skies have started the ducks on their jour
neys further north and they are plenty
scarce where ten days ago they iocked in
swarms. In their stead have come the
Jack snipe and they are almost as plenti-
full as were the ducks before and far easier
to get. 1t is the common thing for the
local hunters to drive out in the morning
to Calhoun or to Waterloo and come back
by sunset with a kill OF twenty-five birds.
which Is the limit for one day in the state,
The very pl~entifulness Of water, which
hindered the duck shooters, has proven
their help since the coming into favor of
the little water bird. They are gathered
along the wet and Doggy banks and shores
Of the Platte and Elkhorn and the lakes
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Occasionally, says a Kentucky exchange.
we find a Kentuckian with feet so large
that he is. very properly ashamed to take
them out in company, but 1t is a rare
thing to find one whose feet are too small
to perform the work required of them.
The Rev. J. S. Henry, a popular minister
Of this place, has been for several months
suffering great inconvenience on account OF
the smallness Of his feet as compared with
his body. He weighs ESQ pounds and has a
No. 5h or 6 foot. He is increasing in
weight, and It is becoming difficult and
painful for him to walk. He cannot stop
his body from growing and cannot induce
his feet to keep pace, and the question of
locomotion is worrying him
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Boston furnishes two stories OF trolley
cars which are rather amusing. A trolley
car was taking on a load Of women, and the
conductor frantically urged his gentle pas
sengers to move up" but. as usual. his
behests were not obeyed. Now. move up,
ladies; please do move up" he cried. No
one stirred an inch. 81 say. ladies, move
up! The motormAn is a great deal better
looking man than i ami" The ladies swept
forward enmasse. The other tale concerned
a big, stout party who had taken a nip too
often. He hung to the strap in the crowded
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

car and swayed and rolled like a balloon.
When the conductor took his fare he asked
in a tipsy voice II that car passed Sears
building. No, Il did not. Presently he in
CURED again how near It went TO Sears
building. and still again he begged to be let
of as near TO that ediace as possible. The
conductor nodded assent, but the passenger
would not be pacihed. II say. put me on at
Sears ~buildingl" What do you want with
that building?" rejoined the irate conduc-
tor, Jerking the bell. 1T says up there"
pointing to a card above him. For space In
this car apply at Sears building"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

The thirteenth child Of william and Mary
Safreed of Parkersburg, w. Va, born a
few days ago, was christened Gods
Plenty" This fact became known upon
the filing 6f the birth certificate, in which
the number of children born to the couple
and the name Of the latest one were given.
1t is said the parents gave the name to the
child in desperation, having exhausted most
Of the common names OF both boys and
girls, and hat it was the unanimous senti-
ment of the parents that thirteen was
Gods Plenty"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

the base ball squad and sixteen for the
track team. This was very encouraging
news to those interested in athletics. The
twenty-six men Will be selected by the cap
tains and coaches OF the respective teams
and will be excused from military duty.
This IL not as liberal a concession as It has
been customary for the athletes to receive,
but II is liberal enough as not to prevent
a man from entering athletics because Of
drill. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Utah has adopted amazingly drastic leg
islation with regard to tobacco and opium.
A law has been passed providing for a
fine Of IS OF five days Imprisonment for
anyone under Is years of age who even
has in his or her possession a cigarette, n
cigar or any other kline Of tobacco. or any
opium. 1t will be interesting to observe
how vigorously so sweeping a measure will
be enforced.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12
QUAINT FEATURES of LIFE.

W. X. Vanderbilt. jr., wanted the land
at Hampstead, Long Island. on which an
old schoolhouse stands, but the trustees
refused to sell, having too much affection
for a place 80 closely connected with their
school days. Mr.. Vanderbilt offered to fur
nish a more desirable site and would also
pay for moving the old school, but the
trustees still said him nay, refusing to
have the landmark removed.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

While nothing has been done yet with re-
spect to the securing of grounds for the
base ball team and track athletes, 1t is
more than probable that they will be
secured within the next ten days. The gem
eral feeling seems to be that they will be
out near the Presbyterian seminary in
Kountze Place. There is a stretch of about
five acres there which is not occupied and
is of the proper lay for such purposes, and
1t Is not improbable that the field will be
located there,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12
ATHLETICS AT THE UNIVERSITY
Base Ball Men Enthused by the News
that BeItser May Enter
school.

Everyone interested in University OF Ne
braska base ball ought to feel encouraged
by the weeks developments. Better, the
twirler. about whose registration there was
some difficulty, has been allowed to enter
school and be The Cornhuskers' pitcher for
the coming season. Jim Bell will come out
and try for the team. Some business ar
rangements Of Mr.. Bells may prevent his
entering the university; but everybody is
hoping that he will be out next week.
Bell was captain Of last years aggrega-
ton and is an old head at the game. His
position will be left field and not many
balls will reach terra 1rma in Jim's neck
Of woods. He is also a good stickeT, and
IL the Cornbuskers lack anything It is
reliable stickers. Games have been played
with the Farmers and Merchants team
and with Cotner university. These we're
good practice games and aided materially
in getting the material into shape. 1t
doesn't take much guesswork to name. the
lucky eleven men who will take the trip
in May. Better and Morse will take turns
pitching. Bender will catch. This will
make about as strong a battery as ever
wore Nebraska colors. Wilson, the fierce
sticker, will be on hrst, Townsend second
and Bonnet" Hood will be third base
man In the field, Bell will watch the
left patch. Sheimer center and Gore or
Sprague right. The position of short stop
is wanted by two men, Steen and johnson,
and probably they will change OF during
the season and take turns with the ground
ers. Other good men are available, as
L~ongnaecker and Hrubeski for the box, and
Wright, Cook and Burg for the gardens;
but they are mostly younger men and lack
experience with the varsity team. Whit
comb was a real promising candidate for
the mask, but he will be unable to play
this season.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Besides Preston for the outheld, Papa
Bill has two new men trying. Weldy is a
state man from down at Superior, who
came up with a list OF recommendations as
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Most Of the men who fail to get on the
first team will hook up with Eagers ag-
gregation and play with the second team.
Manager Eager has announced that his
crowd will meet the Omaha High school
team the first week in May. They will go
to Omaha then and the next week will en-
terrain the Omaha boys on the home
grounds. The second team Is an important
adjupct to the varsity because 1t develops
beginners for the varsity and gives the
first team some good practice games. With
Hrubeski or Longnaecker in the box the
second team could skin any of the high
school or college teams in the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12


The sharp crack Of the starters pistol
can be heard on the ampus any afternoon
after the base ball squad has relinquished
the field to the track team. Dr., Clapp has
been showing the runners how to get on
In good time and with least loss Of time.
Cheney, Burg. Carr and Manning have lined
up before the starters gun and have devel-
oped some pretty good speed. A new man
come out last week to do the weights.
Hardly a new man either. He is Hunter,
who played left guard on the varsity foot
ball team last year, and he is showing
up as a swift man with the hammer. An
other good one is the big Douglas. He Is
a solid, we'll built athlete and handled the
weights with ease and good form. Tobin
and Martin have the hammer throw for
their large long suit. In long runs States.
Carr, Kamzler and Benedict are practic-
ing. They are developing considerable
speed and endurance and will make the
best Of them go some to keep in the game.
The Nebraska team will be long on speed
this year, and IL seems almost certain that
the track team will CON home with some
Of the trophies. Lehmer, Benedict and
Johnson are doing som very pretty work
with the pole and the competitor who heats
them will have to hit the high places. The
tennis association is getting awake to its
interests and the devotses Of the racquet
will support a team Of speedy tennis play
ers. Secretary Tyner announced Friday that
nothing definite can be said as yet about
the tournament. 1t is plenty early to begin
practice and by time the season opens
it is expected hat there will be a tri-state
tournament arranged for with Missouri and
Kansas. The courts are in shape and the
men who will try for honors are getting
out every afternoon for practice.
The dihiculty which the athletic depart
ment has been having with the military
department has been settled. During the
semester twenty-siK men will be excused
from drtn 70 engage In athlstieS, ten for
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

April 10 and IA the Cornhuskers meet the
Rourkeites OF Omaha. This game promises
to be a warm one. The varsity is getting
into shape to put up a pretty warm article
Of ball and during the season will meet
some OF the strongest teams on the field.
Every man on the squad feels It his duty
to put Nebraska base ball upon a level
with Nebraska foot ball. The members of
last seasons winning foot ball team wear
as watch guards a golden miniature foot
ball, each with the wearer's name, and the
total score for the season and the year, en-
graved thereon. They are justly proud Of
these ornaments. 1t is hoped that the
base ball squad may earn a similar reward.
The Jayhawkers will be on hand on April
II and IS. Kansas puts up a pretty good
game and takes defeat gracefully. and It is
always a pleasure to hear their yell, Rock
chalk, Jayhawk, X. IT," ring out on the
campus. April 20 the Highland Park team
will meet the Cornhuskers and on April %
the big men from Knox college will
show up.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Did you see Carter beat out his bunt
20 Tinker FrIdsy7 It was great and like
old times to see him run. And Tinker
Is one of the fastest men in the country
in getting that kind of balls. And Carter
isn't the only one that is up to his old
tricks, but the fans don't appreciate the
fact that there Is something doing out at
.VVlnton street, and that the boys are busy
making things hum. Even fair skies and
the Chicago Nationals couldn't draw out
more than a handful OF the "dyed-in-the-
wool" The games have been a peculiar
combination of luck and science. The
Originals split their two games with the
boys, and then Omaha took one from
Creighton and we're ready to meet Frank
eelee's Chicago Nationals. The Chicago
boys are comers and came confident from
IenSer, after taking both games after a
.l1tie spasm. but Papa Bill was not afraid
and after they took the irst one with
apparent, ease the boys got together and
did their old trick Of winning a game
without hitting for II. The third game, and
the rubber, should have been Omaha's, too,
81 Il had not been for a comedy OF errors
in the last inning which gave 1t away
freely and easily, Omaha had hit and
played even with Chicago until then, but
they went to pieces and lost out entirely.
II the boys can make such a showing
against the Nationals with only three days
games. as compared with the Nationals
month OF games. 1t looks as II there would
be something doing out In Denver's bear
Dit when the season opens.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

The last week has been a tryout week,
and still Il is pretty dinicult to tell who
are the boys that will make good. They
are still a little slow and stin. despite the
games Of every day and the morning prac.
tioe. Patterson has had the best chance
OF any to show what he is like, and has
played In every game. Hickey's arm has
kept him out Of the game and probably
Patterson viii be kept there for another
week. Patterson is a hrst baseman, al
though he will be used as a utility man II
he is kept. His strong point seems to be
= with the stick. As a baseman he has not
shown any marked ability at going after
the ball. He is reasonably sure when he
gets his hands on them. but he let's a
good many go through that another man
might get.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12
Y. M. C. A. MEN ARE OUTDOORS
warm AfternoO start Tramping and
Cross-COuntry Clubs to
working.

The small boys at the Young Mems
Christian association have been kept busy
on the bright afternoons during vacation
and on Saturdays tramping out into the
country. During the last two weeks there
have been three tramps under the leadership
Of Mr.. Jones. One was to Florence, an
other to Bellevue and the third to the coal
fields. From thirty to fifty boys have taken
part In these tramps and the youngsters
have come back with happy faces, a little
sunburned and wind tanned, but anxious to
go again. p
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Grading on the tennis courts at Nine
teenth and Farnam was begun last week
and they are rapidly working into shape.
The courts will be four in number and will
be given e clay covering that will make
them as good as any in the heart Of the
town. The two courts to the east are in
the shade in the morning and already many
Of the enthusiasts are planning to play be-
tween 6 and 8 o'clock in the morning, while
the air is cool and the courts are still in
the shadow. There is a slight slope to all
OF. the courts, although not SUFFICIENT to mar
the game, and yet enough to drain the
courts, so that they will always be dry
when summer showers are flooding the
other courts.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Local traps shooters are looking for
ward with more than usual interest to the
clay pigeon shoot to be held in Kansas
City April IL to IL, inclusive. The shoot is
a national one and there VIII be several
hundred entries, among which will be in
cluded a number OF the best shots in the
country. H. s. Mcdonald and W.. d. Town
send go down from here on Monday night
and will be accompanied by. Frank Dworak
and d. Morril Of South omaha, Frank Beard
OF Herman, w. II. lillian Of Albion and O..
A. Schroeder and Dan Bray. OF Columbus.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12


lensss. lie has been toutcd as & second
Sam Crawford. but until Fridays game
against Chicago failed to show much Of 4
in the hitting line. He got busy then and
made selee's high-priced brie-a-brac, Cor
ridon, pale before him. He knocked out
two singles and a double and a triple out
Of 1--WE times at bat. He is good in the field
and covers a goodly bit Of his portion Of
the garden. Graves, who is a find Of Do
lan's. played his FIRST game with the team
on Friday and did almost as good as Weldy
with. the stick. He was nervous in the field
and lot two pretty flies get away from him,
but atoned for It by making several difi-
cult catches and g~obbling up three easy
ones besides. II he can get over his ner-
vousness he looks as IL he would make a
good youngster.
When It comes to pitchers. dope is of
little use. as Il is almost impossible to
make any comparison. Bruner and schaf-
stall are, Of course, fixtures and have been
in a couple Of bouts. Neither has done any
remarkable work, although theirs has been
Of the steady, accurate class that empha-
sizes the good men. Johnson, the Sioux
City giant, has been up twice and has
pitched very erratic ball. He will strike
out the best men and then give a few bases
on balls and let them jump onto his curves
and bat them all over the lot. Companion
pitched four innings against Chicago in the
second game and let them down with three
hits and no runs. After hat record he
looks as IL he was a man who would bear
watching. The other curve artist, Galiskl,
who is being tried, has not shown any won
derful work, but looks as IL another season
Of preparation should put him in the league
class. He has a good collection of curves
and a good head, but lacks speed and form
which another year might add.
Here Is the playing schedule for the 100;
season Of the Western league, adopted by
the magnates at their session at Denver
the same being furnished to the press By
President Sexton:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Is In double games Omaha draws quite a
bunch. Two games will be played at Colo
srado Springs on Decoration day; W
against Des Moines at Omaha on July ~
two against Dea Moines at home on Labor
day: three sets at st. Joseph on Saturday,
June 20. Saturday, August 8, and Thursday.
September III; and one at milwaukee, on
Saturday, August /. In order to avoid the
travel incidental to avoid conflicting with
the Hickey league dates these queer
punches were put into the playing sched-
ule. They do no particular harm, and will
save a lot Of railroad fare, and may help
In drawing q few more people to the
grounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

The track meet with Northwestern has
had to be declared of. The preachers
said ANY date, except May 16 or S0''. in
reply to Manager Walton's application for
a meet. 1t did look as though the Corn
huskers would be given an opportunity 20
show what they were worth on the track
by meeting one of the big nine colleges.
The Methodists were offered S275 to bring
their team to Lincoln. They preferred to
come about May %. while the Nebraskans
would rather have the meet about the 18th.
1t was finally decided that the meet with
Northwestern would nave to be declared
OF, as dates conficted. and the status Of
track athletics would not admit Of making
the preachers a larger offer. An effort is
being made to secure a meet with Ames
college. This institution has a good team
and pays particular attention 10 track work.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

snd ponds There are a great many
sloughs that have been formed by this
springs moisture that are hiding places
and feeding grounds OF the bird and the
hunters are haunting them with great per-
s%istency. Charlie Lewis. william Brewer
and II. A. Webb we're up to Tekamah for
two days and killed the limit both days
and say that they had to loaf half Of their
time to keep from breaking the laws. The
snipe are present in large numbers. but a
trihe wild and It requires good shooting to
get a respectable bag. w. d. Townsend
took a little trip out to Calhoun Thursday
morning. driving out and back. and brought
home with him twenty-five snipe.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12
SIS BLOOD Biz OBJ: PURIFIER 1ai ;iEI
A Spring Medicine that adds vigor and strength to the system,
purhies and enriches the Blood, and lays the Foundation for a
strong constitution and good health during the hot su1try sumner

Most everybody feels bad in the spring Some haven particular aImnt but arj just tire
worn out and totally unfit for work or anything else. that requires energy or effort. The
nope around upon the bWderland of nvaidsmL irritable peewBh, hySerca1 and unreasonable
A good appetite in tesp spring is rarity and ives cken at the sight of food, or thought
eating and what little we do eat burden to the stomach land tax upon the digestion
Warmw weather is sure to bring out the hidden pobons,e germs and seeds of dheaset that hay