TJIJ3 OMAHA J > ATLY JIBE : St'XDAY , NOVEMBER 21 , 185)5. ) HOUND ABOUT ON WHEELS Prominent Oliioann Booming a Pnncturclcs Tiro. SPECULATING ON CROP AND PRICES IfnU n llmulrnil .Mllllnnn In i\clinimrc : 'forc.xt Ycnr'K OulptM I'n- tliellc liielilfiiJ * A-\VliPP I llnii- I" I.ocnl Clrrli'H. Ex-Governor James E. Campb-11 , the de feated democratic candidate for governor of Ohio , has turned from politics to wheels nnd proposes Improving his financial condition by catering to the wants of the wheeling multi tude. Colonel Campbell nnd another Ohio colonel are about to launch n patent tire which , It Is claimed , possesses the resident qiiallllc ! ) ot the pneumatic without the lattcr's liability to punctures. It Is said lo be a won der wrought out of gum , nud will stand a Jtnlfo or pistol ball being driven Into It with out Interfering wllh Its usefulness In the least. The Idea In to adapt It for bicycles , buggies , and , In fact , all kinds ot light road velilclea It Is understood that a company will ho organized Immediately to push the manufacture ot tlio new tire , In which It I : believed there Is a fortune for lliose who are to take n hand. A puncturelcfs tire , pos sessing the yielding qualities of the present pneumatic would fill a mighty want and yield a fortune for the promoters , PRICES AND OUTPUT. It Is Interesting to note that men well In formed In tu ! affulrs ot the cycling world are placing the output of wheels next year at high figures. II. K. Muslin of Syracuse puts It nt DOO.OOO , and A. O. Spaldlng thinks It will be 1,000,000. Should this estimate csmo true , there must necessarily bo a decided boom In cycling as a pantlrnc. And , IcsUlcs , what a factor the sale of so many wheels will bo In the commercial world ! Sold at un overage price ot $00 per wheel , which Is a low estimate , It means that $51,000,000 will change- hands , nnd that the' makers and mid dle men will pocket a profit of close to $25- 000,000 above the bare- cost ot manufacturing. These figures tell * a tale of a marvelous growth In the cycle business. A largo manufacturer of tubing for bicycles said to a Now York Tribune reporter the other day that the output of wheels next year would bo enormous. Ills factory , ho said , had already made engagements that would keep It busy to Us full capacity until May. 1800 , and It was by no means able to fill alt orders that would be given It If It were able to turn out mare tubing. The tubing of next year's bicycles IH to bf larger , as a rule , than that used heretofore ; an Inch and an eighth will be the diameter generally used. The manufacturer also said that there would be some Increase In the weight ot wheels the coming .year , and ho thought that twenty- four or twenty-five pounds would bo the most called for weights , ns the craze for lightness had been ccrrled lo an extreme" . When asked If hoknew anything about the re ported intention of a large concern to put a blcyclo In large quantities on the market at ? 35 he said : "No , I don't know anything about It , and I don't believe It Is going to be done. It Is true that a bicycle could bo sold for that money , but I wouldn't advise any one to buy It. Certainly I wouldn't trust myself or any member of my family on on ? , 'lui actual cost of a high grade wheel IB about 527 , and there cannot bo much reduction In the cost to the purchaser' below * > 100 whllo the present methods of selling prevail. Ad vertising Is a la'rgo Item. The price to the trade of wheels of this class Is about $70 or $75. Those who are expecting another cu in prices next year because there was a cu .ot $25 two years.ago nnd another reduction of the same amount last year are therefore likely to find that they are mistaken. " THE BICYCLE SKATE. With the advent of winter comes a herald ing of bicycles that can be- used when the ground Is covered with snow and the or dinary wheel has to be laid aside , The winter blcyclo Is Intended for use on the Ice , and some cnthue'.nstB claim that for 7.os and excitement It far eclipses the road bi cycle. It Is said that with It a quarter of it tnllo has been made In twunty seconds , and that It compares In point of speed will other forms of blcyclea as the Ice yacht does to the sea-going craft. It Is a simple mat ter to co'nvert the ordinary bicycle Into an ice bicycle. A patent attachment has been invented , consisting of a runner to replace the front whi and a patent spiked tire which enclrcleb ' * < ! rear wheel. These at tachmenls are ma' to fit any style or make of modern safety bicycle. The rear whec attachment fits tightly around the pneu matlc tire , forming a guard against punc turcs which might occur without the pro tectlon from the Jagged edges of Ice or frozen snow. The machine la propelled by spikes with flanged heads on the Inner side securely fastened to a strip of canvas around which Is placed a metallic bane which holds the spikes in place. Before ad Justing the rear wheel attachment all the air must bo taken from the tube , and th relnflatlon Is accomplished as soon as th attachment Is In position. To adjust th runner or skate the front wheel has to bo removed. The runner Is very sharp am hollow ground , so that accidents are not Ha bio to occur In turning or when riding a full speed. A runner Is also made for ex elusive use on the snow. This Is secured to the Ice runner by a key on the front uppe portion of the blade of the latter. A strap Is fastened between the front of the rnnnc and the fork of the frame , which holds tin runner securely when It accidentally strike a rock or any obstacle likely to Jar 111 bicycle , The whole front attachment weigh only two and one-halt pounds , iud so make the bicycle no heavier than would the fron wheel. It Is said that anybody who can rid a wheel will have no difficulty In using thos attachments. A MISSIONARY BICYCLE. The following Is an extract from a Icttc recently received by Rev. II. A. Schauffe of Cleveland from his daughter , a missionary In Persia : "Mr. Allen , the superintendent of th industrial department , has gone to Amcrlci to learn something moro of the Iron trade , an iron department Is to ba added to th ohop. Ho started on his bicycle and ex pectetl to ride to Datoum , on the Black sea Btop at Samwon , and run up to Marsovan o his wheel to see the training school ther and take the stnmcr to Marseilles and rui across France , making t ehjourney as chca ; OH possible. "In August ho look a tour to the souther , part of our field on his wheel. Ho woul < leave the horocmcn who accompanied him way behind him , and rode most of the wa alone. Everywhere ho was an object of th greatest wonder and excitement. Some sal that It was the cholera come acaln. * "Ho would get to a village and the who ! place would gather to see him. He woul Imvo to glvo an exhibition and finally en up In some open place where thenatlv helper who accompanied him would be road to hold a service. The congregation wa 'there , with no ringing of bells except th blcyclo .bell , "Mr. Allen says that In this way village wore opened up where never before had th gospel mcerage been allowed to enter. Bu sometimes he got Into trouble , and at on place such a mob surrounded htm that h had lo get out of the village at the earlles opportunity , "One- day ho was riding along alone whe ha caw a horseman ahead of him , wh stopped and stared with all his might nt thl strange apparition. Then the man drew ou a cartridge and slipped It Into hla gun , a which Mr. Allen jumped oft his wheel wit the greatest alacrity and calledout : 'Don' elioot. I'm a muni" HER FIRST BLOOMERS. A well known Washington woman who ha become a great bicycle enthusiast Intends t take an extensive wheeling trip with her 1ms band. Because- the Inconvenience- skirl she decided to adopt bloonicrs , and left he order and measure with the women's depar mcnt of a well known tailor , In answer t a can ! to "call at her earliest convenience t try on , " sae dropped In Iho other day , say the Star. The woman filter at the tlmo wa not In , but the new woman slid that dldn make any difference , she would try them o anyhow. She was therefore ushered into the pnia dressing room and tried the patience of th proprietor and cutter , who awaited her ap pearance , for she. was gone a good while. When she cauio out she was In bloomers but not In a very equable frame of mind Turning to ! 'ie propr'ftor , hr > reclaimed : "This Is horrid fit. I don't fee how you couH have made * uch A botch. I don't know Jurt how they ought to b % but I know they are not rlsl-t. I can scarcely breathe. Where they ought to bo tight they arc loose , and where they ought to be loose they arc tight. " _ The proprietor looked at the cutter and the cutter looked at the proprietor. The pro prietor Mushed , but th ? cutter , who was be hind the lady's back , cmllwl , and boldly ' "ked at Ms employer. Then -.lie p.r'r.1l.e.r2l.t:1. ' ? : vP. I"1 ' 1 : mo..JIUM. Gently , but firmly , lie said : "My de.ir tnadim. If yoil will kindly return to the dressing room and put them on right side before , 1 think you will find that they fit all right. " Sadly iiho disappeared behind the cuitam nd raid never a AVIici-lhiBT Ante * . The nuffato ExprDD has contributed J100 o a fund to build a bicycle pith from Buffalo n Niagara Fall ? . * Joe Cannon of Illinois Is Ihe latest convert o the bicycle craze In Washington , and he 9 practicing dally near the \vhlto house. He as not just got the hang of the thing yet , ut expects to very soon. Ills first tumbjo ao n Rrent success. A Mrs. Grace has established a new cycling eciml In England by wheeling from London 0 Coventry , a distance of ninety-three miles , n six. hour ? , fifty-six minutes nnd forty-nine cconds. The record was made on muddy sails , In mist and rain. Bicyclists In Tacoma , Wash. , have pell- loned the city council to Impose a ta * of ? l a year on bicycles , nnd to dcvoto the fund htis raised to laying out and maintaining a crtaln road In the olty as a bicycle pith , 'ho council has agreed to the proposition. It may ba that the blcyclo hcarso will be 1 common enough object In the future , but ut now the use of the bicycle as a collln arrlcr la a novelty. It Is ceasing to become o In the town of Vancouver , Wash. , nnd its vicinity. An enterprising undertaker with a blcyclo has so rigged up the machine that 10 iisen It with ease to carry coffins , big and ittle , Into the country districts , and the odd right of a man scorching along on n blcyclo vlth a coilln strapped In front ot him lias icon seen wvcrnl times lately. "XVIilwpt'rlilKK of tin * " \VJit1 ! . On Tuesday evening last th ? committee ap pointed by the Associated Cycling clubs to Iccldo upon the date and place for holding bo first annual cycle Dhow and banquet met n the Young Men's Christian association parlors and nftcr some Iltllc discussion de cided upon February 11.12 and IS as the dates for the- show and February 14 for the banquet , both to bo held In the Omaha Guards armory. It would have been hard to mvo chosen better dates , as the ones se eded como Just long enough after the big Ihlcago show to glvo local agents a chance to get their ' 90 models here after choosing the wheels they wish to handle during the coming season. The cycling editor called ipon nearly every agent -prominence In the city the past week and found that n com paratively small number of them knew Just what wheels they Intended to handle during 1896 , and ho was also Informed by 'most ot hem that they would cheese their entire line at the big Chicago show In January and therefore February 11 would give them ample tlmo to get wheels here to show. There are today In the city over twenty different concerns corns handling bicycles and It Is very prob able that by the middle ot February there will bo nearly twice that number , which means that Omaha's cycle show will bo well worth attending. Then the wheelmen's ban quet , which will bo held the evening follow ing the last night of the show , will be the ntst of Its kind ever given In Omaha. There will bo none but active wheelmen present and the bai.nuct will bo on the plan of the ono held by the Manufacturers and Consum ers association which was held hero early this spring , and covers will be laid for at least 300 wheelmen. A bolter place for hold ing -the show than the armory could not have been had In the city. II Is well adapted for a thing of this kind , being on the ground floor , centrally located and having abundance of floor space. Taken altogether' Omaha s J8'J6 cycle show will bo looked forward to by these Interested In cycling with great Inter est and expectation , which wo nope will be fully realized. Since the smoke of battle has cleared away wo nnd the following officers of the Nebraska division , League of American Wheelmen elected for the coming season : A. R. Ed mlsion , . . ' -icoln , Neb. , chief consul ; R. M Simmon * , m-atrlce. Neb. , vice consul ; W. M McCall , Grand Island , secretary and treas urer and E. B. Henderson , Omaha , repre sentative. It will be noticed that Omaha has but ono offlce this year , while last year It had two. Heretofore wo have been able to control the election , aa Omaha's member ship was as much it not more than all the rest of the division put together , but wo have not grown faat enough in league mem bership during the past season to keep up with the balanc-3 of the division. The newly elected officers are all more or less promlncn in Nebraska cycling circles , and a better lo could not have been chosen. It Is hoped that Immediately upon taking up their offi clal duties they will begin a membership crusade. Nebraska , Instead of having a mem bershlp of less than 300 , as she has , sliouli top the 1,000 mark , and by a lot of hustling It can bo Jone. . H E Frcderlckson has resigned his posi tion with the Western Electrical Supply com pany and has- accepted ono with the Omaha Blcyclo company and will be mounted 01 the wheel that "the-frame tolls the name1 next season. The cycling editor spent several days In Geneva , Neb. , last week. This town he found to have a cycling club with a mem bership of nearly forty , all of whom are hustlers. Last season they gave a race meet which netted them quite a little Bum and they are talking of using this to build a one-third mile-track the coming sason. I there Is a Btato circuit they say they wan a date on It ; they also have a couple o speedy racing men whom they hope wll make a showing on the path during the comlnc season. W ' R Wright of St. Louis was In the city last'week. He attended the- Tourist theater party Monday evening , with the boys. Next year will oee the number of lady cyclists In our city almost doubled. Many held off this year , waiting for society to pu Its stamp on cycling , and now that this has been done. Just watch the fair ones take to the wheel. Last month the McGrow guards of St Louis gave.a road race , open only to mem bers ot Us own company. There were thlrtj starters and the event was a very Interest Ing ono. Why would It not be a good Idea for the military organizations of this city to get up a road race In the spring ? Thert are at least fl'ly ' wheelmen In the Omaha Guards and Thurston Rifles , whllo there arc also a number In the regular army at For Omaha. A race over the Dodge street coursi open only to members of military organlza tlons , each man to carry gun , knapsack cartridges , etc. , would make a very Interest Ing event and would no doubt call out as many people to witness It as did the bit , Decoration day road race here last aprlng Make It u handicap affair , and therefore give everybody a show. Racing men on the circuit say that Otto Zelgler IB the hardest man to "follow" 01 ths track. The person who tags on to the wheel of the California ! ! has got a crooked roni to travel. The llttla fellow 1s first In anil then out , advancing and retreating , and he Is so small he can easily crawl througt places that would b3 Impossible for others to follow. Those who have tried It say It 1 harder work tagging behind Zelglcr one- mile than It Is to ride an unpaced ten mil race. The following article appeared in th League of American Wheelmen Bulletin o recent date , written by one of the member whose number appears after It. It Is a first-class suggestion and might be well fo the Associated Cycling clubs to look Into When riding alons I find considerable pleasure In exploring by and cross-roads , and where the roads are frequent and rather hilly withal , there Is some spice of ad venture about It. During oni of my solitary exploration quite recently , as I was coming out upon the main road from an ancient and obsolet ( ? ) specimen of road making where I hid b ? n obliged to wslk most ot tha way , th following Idea came to mind. League of American Wheelmen member know the various symbols nnd numbers which are used to Indicate on the division mips certain facts In regard to the road ? . Now , why not Imitate Hie various fra- ternltlos of trimps , Gypsies nnd othtrs ( to whom a certain previous knowledge of places and roads never comes anil ; * ) , and let each Leagueof .American Wheelmen msmbsr cirry a pieceof conspicuous colored crayon , say , either red , white or > eilinv , and when riding unexplored roads let them -stop at crossroads cr forks , and chalk upon any con- vjnltnt , permanent object , the proper symbol and numbers to show th ? condition , etc. , ot the read passed over. These marks might be placed lo read owafd the road described , or If that should ot l > possible , then an arrow placed above r below would make the direction certain. Chalk marks will last f 'nn ' ; Urn * , par- Icularly If the chalk IP quite hard , so that n a vtry short time' every read could bo marKcd and LCARIU of Am.rlcan Wheelmen icmbera would for some time b > especially avored. In the course of time the symbols , tc. , would come to be genrally understood nd It might ba a tpur to road Improvement f the residents along a read should find It Kslstently posted at every four corners as "lundy road In poor condition" as well as Then , too , this would he an evidence of he League ot American Wheelmen , on ad- ertlsement. In fact , nnd while- cheap one , el not a bad one. I Intend to put Into practice what I have ugp-sted , and I Irusl II miy bJ favorably onsldercd lhat every Interested league mstn- ier will have his special pocket for chalk. Ths membsrs of each cycle club might ise one- color of Us own choosing that s ° ther | )0lnU ) No. 61,365. Local wheelmen who attended the state meet at Kearney this year will remember 'rank Rlgby of Toledo , who won nil thi Insa n events hands down. He has made a most brilliant record since his advenU on the national circuit. In his style , he possesses an electrical spring , and also has the ability o pick up Cooper when that Intrepid rider rushes past the field In his great three- elghttis-of-a-mlle sprint. Illghy has always been what Is termed a "pot-hunter. " He has been n star among Ilia class , going out o the smaller meets In Ohio , Indiana , Michi gan nnd Illinois , nnd with his partner , Bern- hardt. taking all Ihe prizes. In 1S94 UIOM two captured a total of 200 prizes , and were seldom seen among ths regular circuit party. The riding of Rlgby on tha Canadian circuit gave him an Inspiration , and ho nt once de cided to go cast to the great Springfield ncet. The firm for which he was working vnuld not defray tha expenses , and he went entirely upon his own' responsibility and nt ils own expense. In the heats at Spring field he made a great reputation for him self. In the percenlngo table , Hlgby ranks cuvcnth , ' and his position has been gained only by good riding. The Columbia racing team , which now consists of E. C. Bald and Manager Asa Wlndle , W. F. Sims having severed his con nection with the team , and Ray Macdonald remaining in Ihe east , Is now at Lost Angeles , Cal. , following the national circuit , which comet to a conclusion early next month In southern California. The heavy work of the team during the entire raason has been nl- most exclusively borne by Bald , and his astonishing successes against tremendous cdds stamp him the equal if not the superior of Zimmerman , for he has had faster men to defeat than the latter had to contend with while In the amateur class. It has been a case of Bald against the field ever since the beginning of the season , and the "Cannon Ball" has been more than successful by a 'larg and steadily increasing majority. " On Monday last In New York 'there ' was a conference between the Transportation com mittees of the League of American Wheel men and the National Cycle Board of Trade , nt which the subject ot the carriage of bicycles , by railroads ns bapgage was discussed and a committee appointed to consult with the Passenger Trunk Line association. The theater party given by the Tourist Wheelmen at Boyd's last Monday night was the largest ever given In the cjty before , there being nearly ' 150. couples present Robert Downing received them at the door as they came In. The house was tastefully decorated with club colors , which1 are red white and blue , as was also theevening's program. Taken all together It was ono of the most enjoyable affairs of the season. According to Interviews with several prom inent members of the National Board o. . " Cycle Manufacturers , the production of bl cycles during the coming year will reach the unprecedented total of 1.203.000 , representing a valuation of $60,000,000. These figures are based upon reports from manufacturers In al parts of the- country , who ara either Increasing ing their facilities for the manufacture o wheels or are preparing lo enter the ranks o wheel manufacturers. The prevailing opinion however , e > eems to be that 1896 will mark the flood-tide of the Industry , as In the nature o things there must be a limit even to the demand for bicycles. In the matter of con struction there promises lo be few radlca changes. The tubing used will probably beef of slightly greater diameter , tires will be heavier , and weight will range , as at present from eighteen to twenty-two pounds. Woodej rims will still bo used , hickory being the favored material. The celebrated Tltus-Cabanne-Murphy case -which has so long bcn In tfio hands of the League of American Wheelmen racing board Is at last drawing to a close. The case was reopened for additional evidence , and the ac cumulated papers , which now weigh over flvi pounds , are again going the rounds of the board by express for the final vote. It will bi remembered that the trio of Big B's wen charged with fixing a race at St. Louis , bu It now appears from the evidence that Murphy himself , who wen the race , was not In the deal. It seems that Titus and Murphy' : trainer , out of pure goodness of heart , con spired with Cabanne to let him win the mill open , simply because the Ineet. was being held In his native town. Titus and Murphy' trainer each left Iho other to post Murphy but both failed to do so. Hence when Tltu rode wldo to let Cabanne through , Murphy being In a favorable position , slipped tSirougi himself and won the race , Under the clr cumstances It Is predicted that all three wll be exonerated. _ UOAST I IO 0.TOAST. . A IlnUlmorenn MaUfN Good n Prom INC ( Jlveii II of ore IClcctloii. Without frills or ruflles , it was roast pig relates the Baltimore American. Ton of the porklets had given up their live to carry out a campaign promise , and they seemed contented enough tucked away In their brown jackets , though they were no heard to remark as to the Indignities heape upon them. When Mr. Christian KosenUroc' made his little campaign pleasantry to Mayoi elect Hooper he probably did not think tha from it would grow ono ot the chief post election Jollifications , but mich It proved las night at Mechanics' Exchangehall. . For avenue and Charles street. It was such a feast as ono reads of in the days of Robin Hood. There was little I sight except pig , beer , and high , good spirits but the supplies of these were bounteous A huge American flog at ono end of th hall was about the only decoration. Th Idea of the feast was unique , and efforts hai been made to carry It out along those lines The table was made up of boards on trestle and there was no tablecloth. But nla theri was In moro than plenty , and then speeches and after all a musical and literary enter talnment. The tine spirits of the fifty men presen tnad the feast more enjoyable than man a more elaborate affair , and the quantities o pig consumed did not bar out telling speeches In about all the speeches some referenc was made to the fire which consumed u much of Mr. Hosenbrock's worldly good Thursday night , but from which the pig escaped , as they were cooped up In his yart H was long after midnight ono night , dur ing the very heat of the campaign , tha Mayor-elect Hooper with other candidate dropped Into the home of Christian Rosen brock , Charles and Randall streets , wher they found a feast ot roast pig awaiting them. Their appetites were keen , and they enjoyed the feast hugely. In a spirit o raillery , Mr. Roscnbrock told Mr. Hoope that If ho were elected he would supply a roast pig for each ot the principal candidates And BO it was that Mechanics' ball was th scene last night ot a Jollification very muc to the taste of those taking part , Deacon Elderby I must say that I can' see anything remarkable about this new minister. Deacon Podberry Dear me , brother ! Dldn' you know bo hau been preaching- for ten yeara and hat ) never tried to answer Bo Iiigersoll ? THE J FIELD OF ELECTRICITY j Developments anil [ Applications of the Modem Wonder , ROWDING STEAM 7 ONTHE OCEAN : xlrnor 1liinry ItFNiiKn Oliliilnoil I" Sptnnl TriMitmrnt MoviMiietUN of Strt-ct The running of a stiert car from Ihe tlmo t leaves the terminalshed to Us return Is ; cnerally supposed lo Irsi dependent enllrely jn Ihe motorman nnd the conductor. Few i > ople know thst what the car Is doing all ho tlmo Is known lo Ihe superintendent In he central offlce. Ho simply has to consult chronograph ands \ Immediately learns ? whether the cars are running regularly or rregulnrly : whether there Is a stoppage at ny point ; how' Ions the stoppage lasts ; how nany cars arc blocked ; and when the rouble Is removed and the road begins oper- lion again. This chronograph conslltutcs a iort of living map of tha road , by means ot vhlch the siiperlntendenl can taks a bird's -yo - view ot Ihe whole operation of the line , f there Is a bad ctreak he can tend Instruc- lens lo nil In wllh extra cars. If them Is Ir- egulartty In the running tlmo without good auso ho can check It. ami , It necessary , race the exact car which Is being responsl- jle for Ihe deviation from the schedule time. The manner In which all this Information is obtained In really extremely simple. The chronograph consist ! ) primarily of a sheet 3t paper moving at a uniform rate under a series of pens or points , opsralc-d by magnets. Each magnel point represents a point on the road , and each lime a car passes Ihls point on the road It makes contact , and the mag- lot point on chronograph makes a prick mark on the paper. On the frame ot Iho In strument Is mounted a back roller to hold & supply of paper , the front roller on which o roll up tha record , the top plate holding he magnet points nnd the top roller , which gives the lime movement to Ihe sheet. This op roller 10 a series of grooved wheels , one or each magnet point. The Importance of his part of the device Is obvious , since the novemcnt ot the sheet must be absolute and . > xact. or there will be Inaccuracy In. the lime record. This roller Is nctualed at Ihe rate of one revolution an hour by a powerful clock uovement. This gives the paper four Inches of movement in the hour , or one Inch for every fifteen minutes. A line running on a one-mlnuto schedule will therefore show flf- ; een cars or prick marks to Ihe Inch ; a five- intnule schedule three to the Inch , nnd BO on. V break of two Inches would denote a stop page ot thirty minutes at that point. When : he superintendent sees a regular , unbroken showing of points on the record he knows lhat the cars are all doing their full work. The record sheets are dated nnd filed for reference , nnd In offices where the chrono graph has been used since Us Introduction , : wo years ago , the company can tell in stantly how the cars worked on any day In the twenty-four months , ELECTRIC TRANSATLANTIC SHIPS. Ten years ago a well known professor of electrical engineering ina , leading American college , who had tested [ almost every form ot the storage battery , thep made , was asked whether he saw any &itufe for the accumu lator. HIa reply was : "T/io / more I see of storage batteries the more , I am convinced : hat they are Imprnct able and that they can never bo made commercially .valuabl ? . " Today the storage battery lsaworklng Its way Into almost every branch Of 'electrical work , and If certain promises vrlifch' recent Improve ment in construction .seem to give are ful filled. It Is on the eve cf-lts crowning tri umph recognition asva practicable motive power for1 the commerciallpjbptvlslon ot street cars. Many electrical e'riglheers have Just as little faith in the possibility of driving ships across the "Atlantic bjf'tcctrlclty ! as the col lege professor had asul [ ( | , tjie fulure ot the storage battery ; but , pn , tlie other hand , In ventions are , now being perfected which will effect ah extraordinary' Jfn'd' almost Incred ible revolution in snip propulsion , and those- who know whatis , being done In Ihls field , which Is ] llqt "yet made pub lic , realize that to name ten years ns the period within whlclj- electric ships will cross the Atlantic is to'lllow a very liberal margin. This will probably bo effected by machines giving an enjtmous economy of power , but there Is already talk of carrying out the Idea with existing appliances. A. S. HIckley , a pioneer lp American electric launch construction , holds that the reason vessels crossing the Atlantic make such comparatively slow time Is that they can not drive their propellers fast enough with the amount of power behind them without shaking the ship to pieces. He proposes to put In an ocean ship a powerful engine , say a compound condensing engine of slow speed type , connected directly to a multipolar gen erator , giving , say , 600 A-olts potential. Di rectly on the shafts of the , propellers he would put the armatures pf the motors which are to drive the propellers. These can easily bo made to run from COO to 900 revolutions per minute , whereas Iho engine Is probably making only slxly or elghly. In this way not only would there be a considerable ac celeration of speed , but the vibration of the ship would be almost entirely prevented , and the dipping in and out bf the water of the propellers In rough weather would not affect the main engine and Jar the vessel from slcm lo slern as it doeo now. j AS A CURATIVE AGENT. Electrotheraplsts are contending success fully with Ih-e difficulty ot passing the electric current through the surface of the skin Into the tissue underneath. An American physi cian has perfected a syslem of spinal treat ment which has given extraordinary results. The difficulty of diagnosing many of the subtle forms of eplnal disease Is well known. By the new system , In which electrical tests are made , the presence' ot the disease is flrst discovered , then tbo exact location of It Is ascertained with certainty , The third step Is to drive sultable'modlcaments through the skin to the seat of the trouble , and so effect a cure. This Is done by placing an electrode , the pad of which Is charged with the medicine , on the skin , and turning on the current. As the current passes Inward , It carries the particles ot the medicine with It , Doctors are now turning their attention to the application of weak galvanic currents In the treatment of nervous disorders of the stomach. This Is done by the entirely unique method of making Ihe patient swallow 'the electrode , by which the current Is applied. This electrode consists of a rubber tube , one mllllmeler thick , which terminates In a perforated vulcanite capsule- , and contains the conducting wire. After the patient has drunk two glasses of lukewarm water , the electrode 1s connected with negative polo of a galvanic battery , and then swallowed. The conducting wire does not quite reach the perforated capsule , 'but goes just far enough to dip Into the water In the stomach A current of fifteen to twenty-six mllllam peres Is used for about fiveminutes. . The treatment Is said to bo highly soothing and beneficial in nervous disorders of the stomach and bowels , giving tome mid curatlvo effects not attainable by any other means. PHOTOGRAPHY DV ELECTRIC LIGHT. One ot the drawbacks which has militated against the success of'thearc light In pho tography Is the difficulty of neutralizing the harshness of contrast III the lights and shad ows. With the useot the Incandescent lamp this difficulty has been overcome , and the ma nipulation of units of light has been so much Improved as to virtually Inaugurate- new system of photography A demonstration of a new apparatus for thla purpose has been given In Edinburgh. The Invention consists of a series of twenty Incandescent lamps of 100 candle power each , strung around the In ner edge o an umbrella-shaped frame , which Is covered with white. Bilk. This frame Is fastened by a universal Joint to a beam like that of a steelyard , which runs on rails sus pended from the roof , and lias also a uni versal Joint , so that with a touch of the hand the light can be run from one end of the studio to the other and adjusted at any angle. The light is under perfect control , and the switching devices are sa arranged that any candle power , up to 2,000 , can In stantly b turned on. In the negatives , which were taken by way of Illustrating the method , the shadows were In some cases further toned down by adjusting silk screens be tween the light and the sitter. The finished picture * were n soft and delicate as any day light photograph ! . AN ELECTRIC INCUBATOR. The idea , of an electric Incubator has long been looked upon l > y poultry farmers ns too theoretical to be of any real s arvcHetr ! tiJ Otto J ScSiuUe , who li .t b n tttAdlly striving to perfect such n tystem In Germany , hat. It Is said , at length succeeded In construct np an apparatus operate 1 electrically , which overcomes the ordinary difficulties of the aril ficlal hatching of chickens. The apparatus Is easily manipulated , And needs a small , but constant , supply of current. Automatic at tachments rcgtiUto both tempcratura and moisture , the adjustment wotklng with such delicacy that a temperature- within one-tenth of a degree of the normal heal of Incubation. From ninety to 100 eggs are hatched at one time. Herr Schulze Is said to have remcJIcd certain points In tlio electric "mother , " which were found to Interfere with Its effectiveness. This contrivance , which Is n box , In which froshly-hatc'hcd chicks cm find heat and pro tection , whlla they are frco to run about on the ground when they choose , has been de vised as an accompaniment to the Incubator. TADPOLES UNDER TREATMENT. Dr. A. D. Waller has thrown an In'erest- Ing light on the effect of the electric cur rent on animal life by his series of curious experiments on tadpoles. A cell , fitted \\ltli suitable electrodes , and filled with water In which one or more tadpoles are placed , was traversed by an electric current. AMion th ? current passed from the tall to the head the tadpole made no sign , remaining per fectly quiet. As soon , however , as the cur rent was turned In the opposite direction , the tadpole would waggle his tall vigorously. A largo trough In which a number ot tad poles were- swimming about In all directions was also connected up to the battery. \ \ hen the switch was turned there wa * great com motion among the occupants for a few mo ments , but finally the whole of them came to rest with heads and tails lying In line with the direction of the current. WOOD AND IRON POLES. The relative economy of iron and wooden poles has been of late years a much dis cussed question , the solution of which is often dependent upon location. Most men would doubt the advisability of carrying poles from Maine to Colorado , nud yet sucto a consignment has been shown to be most wisely dlrtctod. In the recent western trip of the Western Union Telegraph officials , Colonel dowry , Fpcaklng In Denver of his early experiences of the Denver Pacific line , said : " 1 was noticing the old poles as we came In this morning. They arc the first cedat poles every used , and I was laughed at when I brought them clear out from Maine. But they have been there now twenty-three years , nnd nro as good as ever , while the nverago lite of a pine polo Is only four years. " NOVEL EXPERIMENTS. A , Michigan agricultural college Is about to make an experiment which may have an Important bearing. It has been proved that when a sufficient current of electricity IB communicated to grass aniV herbage It in stantly withers and kills the plant. Rail road companies have already utilized the idea by arranging a hanging device , which projects from the car and destroys the grass and weeds on the banks with which It makes . contact. Prof. Wcodworth. who has brought this now labor-saving method to tlie notice of the Natural History society , cays. IB does not see why this mode of exterminat ing weeds cannot be used to advantage on our country roads. He believes that electric ity Is quite as cheap as salt for killing weeds In the long run , as It Is much more effective and destroys the plant to the root. Ho pro- posjs to experiment on the most noxious weeds by taking a wheelbarrow or wagon supplied with a storage battery to the land to bo cleared , and let the hanging wires drag along the ground. He insists on the prac ticability of removing Canada and Russian thistles from farms In this way. 'ELECTRICITY AS A SENTRY. The running of Hie field telegraph line In the Chltral campaign was attended by many trying difficulties. Rain and wind storms In the hill valleys would often mow down the line At first a good deal of trouble was ex perienced from camels and other transport animals rubbing against the poles and breakIng - Ing them. Interruptions from this source were soon diminished by the dealing out of a little summary Justice- among the owners of the offending animals. Wire cutting Is always a favorite amusem&nt with frontier tribes. They find the wire very useful. Some times they convert the hollow Iron posts Into ctms by lapping the wire around them. They also cut up wire for bullets. The tribesmen who are hired to work on the road have little hesitation In giving proof of their hatred of the invader. As soon as their shift Is fin ished they will hunt up t'nelr Jezall or Jong gun from some hiding place nnd fire Into the camp at night. Once in Afghanistan an engi neer officer , who "employed several of the frontiersmen In road making , chaffed one of them on the bad shooting they made. The man replied : "What can you expect , sahib when we have only got old telegraph wire for bullets. " On tfio Chltral line ot com munication an electric wire was run every night so as to completely enclose the camp If any ot'tho enemy crept up to steal rifles or possibly to shoot or stab a sentry at his post as soon as he touched the wire an in dicator in the quarter guard showed what section had been Interfered with , an alarm boll ringing at the same time. During the day the protecting wire was taken up. This precaution saved the llvea ct many soldiers. A perfectly white squirrel , with pink eyes was caught by an hunter near South Wind- ham , Conn. , a few days ago. THE MURRAY. 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Hplco OrlnJerK , Mnmifncturem ciinAn llnlilnir 1'owilcr nml C'crninli Ury Hop YcaM , 1IH nml 1416 llnrnry SI. , Uninlm , Neb. 1-i.orn. S. F. ( II L.MAN. Mnnufnrlurfr of OeM Medal Vlour. C K. lllaclc. Manngcr. Omatm. 7 iJ-At-Toiuns. AIIA UIM'IOLSTHRLNG"co. Mnmifncturei * of 1'arlor I'Mrnltiitr , I.ouns v Ulnliiff Tables unit Koldlng lloils , JSth Ave. , lioy.l to KluiliT Stp. icn AXU uo A i , . SOUTH OMAHA ICE & COAL CO. Domestic nn.l Stcnm Oiv\l. Wo Imva tlio I'ftt. Olllcc 1C01 Km Mam S't. IVloplirno : Office 373) ) ynid , 1G6. J. A. DJO , tlcm-1-.u MiuiuRcr. . lltUV WOIIKS. INDUSTRIAL IRON WORKS MnmifnctmltiK nml IlciialiliiR of nil kind * of machinery , endue * , innniix. elevators. P/lntlnB | irv Fc , linnsois , slinftliiK nml couplings I0 * nna 1403 Uownnl St. , Omnlia. PAXTON& VIKRLINC IRON WKKS Mnnnfneturors of Architectural Iron Work. Ooncrnl I'oumlry , Mnvlilne nn < l HlnckHinlth Work. lIiiKlneers nml Contrnclina for l-'lio Proof JIulMliiKS. Ollleo nnd woilis : U. 1' . 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Wo rcn l th * mnrTftlnu * rfPnoh ItimKCALTHOS ! ftvp , ami n luiiul cuaiinitpothnt UALIIIOJ rll | KTOI * llltrhanrr * A rralMloni , CU1CIMpcrmntorrhcn. . VaricoOcIe and HtSTOKi : I.ol Vlcor. Use it a nil fay if satisfied , Adrfi < , VON MOHL CO. . BoU imrrlcio A ; oU , UorlBKar THE ! Palace Officei OK OMA.HA. KOT A DARK INCANDESCE fiT iLECTRIC LIGHTS OFFICE ROOM PERFECT YENIILATIOX' ' IN ANY PAR ! OF THE NIGHT AND DAI BUILDING. ELEVATOR The Bee Building. SERYICff DIRECTORY OF OCCUPANTS. BASEMENT FLOOR. B13B nUJLDINO BAUDER. SHOP , Fr d H. W. COWDUROY , Buffet. liuclow , proprietor. n. K. CA.Ml'Hl-i > L , Court KotunJa , Clgare FIDELITY TIIUST COMPANY , Mortgage and Tobacco. Louns. TUB OMAHA LOAN AND BUII/DINd WYCKOFP. SBAMANS & BENEDICT , ASSOCIATION , Q. M. Nattlngor , Hocre- RcmlnRton Typewrite and Supplies. tary. FOHliST LAWN CI3METI3HY ASSOCIA MUTUAL LOAN AND BUILDING AS8O TION. CIATION. FIUST FLOOR. BE13 BUSINESS OFFICE. Y. W. CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. AMERICAN WATERWORKS COMPANY. LADIES' ' 'TURKISH ' BATH ROOMS. BUI'iilllNTBNDISNT BliK BUILDING. E. T. 1'AllUBB , Agent Fort WayUO E\00f \ WBSTKKN UNION TKLECWAPH OFtrio Company. FICE. SECOND FLOOR. DR. REBERT. DR. CHARLES ROSI3WATBR. HARTMAN & ROHHINS. O. HARTMAN , Inspector Fire Insurance * . EQUITA1JLE LIFE INSURANCE 8O ROOMS. READ & IJECKET , Attorneys. Attorney-at- 1' . F. 15KENHERO , Fresco Painter. ( OR. A. K. mSTWlLMSH. ' DRYc'lNSLKR. Nose and Throat. DR. KEOOH. Throat.Til HID FLOOU. W. A. WEHSTER , Real Estate. EQUITY COURT , Room No. 6. HUCIII MURPHY , Contmctor. JOHN A. WA ICEFIELD , Lumber. PROVIDENT BAVINQS LIFE AS8UR- ' ANCE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK , M. 1C. DR. O. S. HOFFMAN. Ruhrcr , Agent. ' M. R. TRAUERMAN. Attorney. THE 8LAOOLITIHC GRANT ABI'HALT COMPANY. PAVING ANO EQUITY COURT , Room * Nos. 6 and 7. PROVIDENT LIFE B. Otllcles. W. SIMERAL. WM. 81MERAL , Law PANY , Philadelphia ; AND A. Lansing TRUBT , Oenerat COM Agent. , , VIAVI COMPANY. FOURTH FLOOIt NASON & NASON. Dentists. WASHINGTON LIFE INSURANCE COM * C. E. ALLEN. Alpha Council No. J , Wood- PANY , Now York. F. C. Tym , Gen. Ab't , PAICI&.U/T'UAL ? CHARLES L. THOMAH. Raul Batoto. . LIFE AND ACCIDENT - DOWER-WILSON COAL CO. DENT INSURANCE COMPANY. A. M. HOPKINS. Cour Stenographer. WEOSTER , HOWARD & CO. , FIre Inr DR. BMMA J. DAVIK8. Iloineoimth. BUranco. HARRIH TITLE AND INDEMNITY CO. J. L. BLACK. Civil Engineer. . . PKNN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. O. W. SUES & CO. . Solicitors of Patents. 0 * neal Esute- - OMAHA COAL EXCHANOE. WINDSOR QAS GOVERNOR CO. MISS LILLIAN TERRY , Vocal Studio , FIFTH FLOOR. IJ ARMY HEADQUARTERS , DEPARTMENT OFTHEPLATTE. „ BATES & SMITH , Mortgages and Loans. STATE MUTUAL , LIFB INSURANCE CO. . BEE EDITORIAL ROOMS. Worcester , Maw. ; Frunlc B , Hurtleun , BBB COMPOSING ROOM. General Akont. U. B. BBINDORFF. Architect. MANUFACTURERS CONSUMER U. B. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. ASSOCIATION. B. P. ROGGEN , LI * Insurance. „ , ROYAL ARCANUM LODGE IlOOUa.