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THE OMAHA DAILY llEEt SUNDAY , NOVEMBER 1 , 1805. 19 TIIE FAVORED SON OF YORK Governor Morton's ' Place in the List of He- publican Presidential Possibilities , A SKETCH OF THE MAN AS HE IS Cnnrteny Mint In Alno Gonil 1'oIHIc * tnllticni-i-il ! > I.liHMiln mill Weli- ntcr IVrnonnI CliiiriiPt HIM ! Ai-lltc I.lfu. < Cop > rlRlit , 1 K , liy fl. B. McClurc , Limited. ) ALUANY , N. Y. , Nov. 29. Lev I 1' . Mor ton , governor of the state of New York , and possible republican candidate for the presi dency In 189G , In the happy possissor of the power of putting all who meet him at once and entirely at ease. This must have been of Immense value to him all through llfo. I * era a half hour I sat In the executive chamber today and saw him receive the varlouu sorts and conditions of men that naturally call on governors. There were men of business end men of affair ? , society men and a farmer or two , and , of course , n sprinkling of poli ticians. He met them all In n manner that wns the perfection of courtesy. Besides , It was mighty good polltlct' . It bflng the" afternoon , no executive busi ness required his attontlon. and no Mr. Mor ton recehcil Ills callers leisurely , rising aiul extending his hand an each advanced In turn. Those who had something to say be yond the salutations of the Jay were asked to be seated , and time was given to each for ag long a chat as ho was able to main tain. Whenever that time had obviously ex pired , the governor managed courteously to nnko clear his appreciation of tlio fact , the visitor said goodbye , and the next caller was greeted and chatted with. MORTON AT CLO3I3 UAXOB. At close range Governor Morton Is seen to bo a well built man , not far from six feet In height and weighing perhaps 170 pounds. His figure , though his shoulders are now slightly stooped , Is that of one who bas ahva > s taken excellent care of his physical take 1m recre Uon than hardly ny on does now , "Holidays yrtra practically unknown to ms and almost unthoiight of by myself or any one I knew. Thanksgiving day was about the only general holiday. It was a gala occasion Indeed. There were no Thanksgiving sports that I remember , but It was a great day for family and social gatherings , for the eating of big- fat turkeys with the proper "fixings" and for general good feeling. Christmas and New Years were far less Important In the minds of Now Knghnders then than now , and of these two days New Years was rather the moro Important , AND LINCOLN. "I wanted to go to college , but my father was too poor to send mo. So I flnlshc-d my education , so far as attending school Is con cerned , before I went Into the store. Yes , I taught school afterward In a little building , the floor of which , as I remember It , was not much larger than a halt section of one of the side walU of this chamb-r. Daniel Webster's brother , Il/eklel , lived near the chool bouse. He was considered on exceedingly able man by all who knew him , and I remember that he was also an unusually handsome man. Ho appealed to my admiration In many ways. "Some years after this , when I had suc ceeded In establishing myself In Hoston , I saw Daniel \Vtbsier once In a while say three or four times altogether. I never had the privilege cf hearing hint on the platform , and I nm sorry for that , but of all the. men I ever saw when a young man , Daniel Webster made the dc post - est Impression upon me. His tall , straight figure , his clean cut face and his wonderful eyes could not fall to Impress any one who saw him. Years after , when the civil WJT was In progress , I saw Abraham Lincoln a few times not as a young man , afar off , but face to face and his personality also produced a powerful and lasting Impression upon me. Once In particular , near llie close of the war , and just after ono of the most Im portant battles hod been fought , I was one of a. delegation of four or five to visit him at the whto house , and Mr. Lincoln's talk and manner commendeil themselves to all of ua as the talk and manner of a surprisingly good and strong man. No , I cannot recall any of his specific words at this moment , but the memory of that meeting with htm stands out In my mind llko a picture done In vivid colors. " HAPPIEST PAUTS OP HIS LIFB. Then the talk drifted In other directions and I asked Mr. Morton what portion of his lite GOVUHNOIl LEVI P. MORTON. self. He dresses unobtrusively , he shakes hands cordially and ho USES simple and direct language. He Is a remarkably good likeness cf his printed portraits. Ills oyea are blue and clear and look out of a shrewd , fresh- colored , smooth-shaven face that Is crossed and recrosfod by an elaborate network of fine lines. These do not Impress you so much as evidences that he Is a , year past three score and ten , as that they form a sort of map or plan , limned by his early strugKles' , Ills polit ical successes and failures , his Joys and his Borrows , during the Hfty-flvo years that hu\e elapsed since , a boy of 10 , he began active life In a small country store. His voice Is ot the Yankee \arlety , and quite naturally so , since he- was born In Vermont. It Is there fore nasal In lone , albeit the rasping edge has been greatly softened by maturity and experience In the world of society and diplomacy , ot flnanco and politics. It's a man's voice , though , and without uncertain In conversation ha Is Interesting. Ho is preclso without belnra stiff , ho chooses his words without seumlng to dose , and ho never wastes them. Ho pmlles as IIP talks and often Illustrates his meaning with an apt comparison. While ho Is not addicted to the freauent telling of funny stories , ho ofion elves the talk a humorous twist , and some times manages , In that way. to Indicate nn unfavorablu answer to some request , without offending or wounding the petitioner for ox- ecutlvo favor. For Instance , a man of pome local political prominence ciime to Mr. Mor ton the other day nnd salJ : "There's u man In state's prison , Mr. Gov ernor that I know about , nnd they say he's colng to die. Now , If that's so , ho might as well ills outside the wall * as In. Otherwlso I wouldn't bo bore. I wish you could direct your private secretary to ask the prison pbys'clan ' If my statement of the man's con dition la true. " . . . . . Gathering lightly from mis mmownai in definite talk that his visitor was aiklng a pardon for the mnn lu prUnn , the governor looked up bhicvvdly , while the lines about hi * eyes Intensified themselves into wrinkles and said : , "I agree with you Mr. , the man might as well die outside the vvallH as In , but I have noticed that some men who are par doned that they may end their days in free dom , aie a lon I line dying. " A L1TTLI3 PnilSONAL TALK. Mr , Morton' * views on nearly all the pub- Ho questions of the day are well Known , bath to tliow who disagree as well as tbo f ) who agree with him , and ned not be further al luded to hem. Ho understand ! that the American republic , though deep founded nnd strong , lus many Important problems to meet In the near future , and rontldeis It obvious that their successful solution reels wllh the young men. Koine of the thing * ho said about young men and two or three lilts of romlnU- rcncM that came out at the tame- time I ha\e set down blow , though he objectd , at he always doeti when talking wllh news paper correspondent * , to anything IIKc a "set Interview. " I nsKed If , In Ills opinion , the > oung nun of today have as good a chance to make their way U ( he world a their fathers and grandfathers had before them. "I can't tee why not , " was the rcplj. "There U no secret of ruccers. All that U necessary U Intelligent , hard woik , ami plenty of It , I'cnlitencc ulll vrcrlc wonders , as every successful man Knows. It Is due that conditions are different now from those nti'cli confronted young mm who had to ktart at the bottom fifty , forty or cvsu thirty 5 ears * go , ami nuift lu overcome dlffeienlly , 1 di not know that It would be bett for an ambl- tloui boy to begin Ilf exactly as I did I was obliged to do a good deal cf ha' might be. termed manual labor. When I \ \ < rt to Y'ork In a country itcro I hid ta sweep out very early In the morning , run rrnuds Imndlo barrel * and boxri end excit my phjsi * CHI powers almost coiuUctly It na * ll-an customary for well connected liny * to tul > e urb situation ? , and ta uctk muoli hirdrr atH seems now to have been the happiest. Pos sibly the answer will surprise some men who are imbltlous ot success upon public lines. "I was happiest , " said Mr. Morton , "when I was working hardest ; when I was learning how to accomplish things ; when I wag build ing up my business. This was long- before I dreamed of taking any part in public matters It began when I llrst earned something for myself ; when I was only a small boy , In fact , for my first earnings wore for ringing the bull of the little Congregational church at Wlnch- cndon , Mass. , nf which my father was then the minister. It was n trifling sum , I do not remember the amount , but I do remember the clrcumitancea distinctly. Through all the period of my early business progress , much of which was passed In Boston , I worked as Incessantly as I did when I was a boy of all woik In a village store. I did not think of the number of hours I worked , either wnen employed by sonu one else or when at work for myielf. I did not think of holidays. My chief thought then was business success , and I was IP good spirits all the time. " It was not till 187C that Mr , Morton thought of entering public life. Jt was proposed that year tint ho should run for congress in New York against Benjamin Willis , then sitting In the lower house , anil who was re-elected In spite of Mr. Mortcn'o candidacy. Mr. Mor ton's flrst political canvass was a pleasant one to him , however , e\en though not fol lowed by election. In speaking of It as tlin beginning of Ills public career ho said : "I enjoyed that canvass almost ns much as I did my early business carojr. I reasoned that , other things being equal , voters would be predisposed In favor of a man they had seen nnd. know something about , and BO I went about among the merchants and other business men In the dlstiliA It was an ex ceedingly Interesting experience , being some thing entirely new In my life , nnd I made seine acquaintances then that later ripened Into friendships which have lasted to this day. " HIS PRESKNT I1USY LIFI3. When Mr , Morton assumed the executive chair fit Albany he fixed the hours he would spend In the executive chamber at from 10 o'clock In the morning to 1 o'clock In the afternoon , but he has Increased this time , till now ho may be found at the capltol from some time before 9 o'clock until half past -I , and often till C or later. The change was not made because he found the three hpurs originally flxc-J too short to get through with his duties , but becaus ? ho gradually grew to llko the "governor business , " to speak colloquially. He reaches the capltol now nt 8:15 : a. m. almost Invariably , when ho has slept In Albany , and the next hour and a quarter li devoted to tha letters , the newspipera and his private secre tary , Colonel Atiiley W. Cole , an old time Journalist of Now York City , The- governor reads all the Albany papers vvhllo ho smokee his iifler bnaKfust cigar , holding It between lilj thumb and forefinger , and taking In the hMnoko wll'.i a relish , iu If be were sipping It. Perhaps It 13 not prcptr to say ho "reads" all the papUH , but he gathers all there Is of In terest In tlrlr columns , going through them exactly as au experienced exchange editor In a nowspapsr ofllce woul I do. Ho gets through hi * mail In a. similar way. Hy some bert of extia tcnfo that lu very llko Intuition , he Iccld s what letters ho desires himself to re-ad. Often he tclecta a letter because the handwriting r.n the envelops swim Interest- liitf. scrutinizing U tlmugh half-closed eyea , a * If ho wire mentally asking the question : "Now. w'.n arc- you from , and what are you coiter.ts ? " Hating got out the letter * , he U Inttrrstcd In , he ( urns over Ilio ruck of the null to Colonel Cole , reads this favpred onis him tlf , dlclatp * er Indicates the answer * If ther Is tlini- . and than at 10 o'clock betakes Hmsclf to the executive chamber , Upon thn desk lie finds a mas * of documents awaiting examination and signatures , nd , a attvrtil about the room , are aUayn a lot cf pric-ru who \\Uli to * pe k with him. HI * long experience In business and affairs has so ir-hcd him that h * can and does aittnd to vljlt rt and document * ilinultmeously , other- wlso ho could not cosily got through with his duties. "Oo on with what you wish to talk about , " he often says to callers who hesitate when ho takes up a formidable document. "I have learned to work and listen at the ome time. " Then he continues the examination of doc uments , but without lonlng n syllable of the talk , as ho often shows by well timed nnd conclsa questioning. When his work consists Mmply of signing formal papers that have been passed upon by a secretary , hfr makes his signature with the regularity ot a ma chine. At 12 or 12:30 : he leaves the chamber to go to luncheon , having finished the routine work of the- day and read nil the New York morning papers , as well as those printed In Albany. After luncheon he almost Invariably returns to the chamber , where he recMves all who come. If there are not many callers ho devotes the major part ot the afternoon to reading the nowspapsra from \arlous parts of the state and from the great cities of the entire country. Mil. MOHTON IN PRIVATE LtPfi. During the legislative recess Mr. Morton lives much of the time at Ullcrslle , his beau tiful estate * on the Hudson , near Rhlnecllff. It was there that he had his headquarters during the campaign for the governorship , and there ho would be likely to locate him self In the campaign of 1S96 , should ho be nominated for the presidency. It Is there that the family has Its real home ; It Is there that the five dashing daughters ride and drive and play tennis and enjoy the outdoor life which has given to each the perfect health for which they are noted. Mr. Morton enjoys being with his family nnd between him and his beautiful wife and Ihclr handsome daughteis , the youngest of whom Is 15 , there Is n feeling of comrade ship rare to see. There are alm'ost always guests at Ellersllc , nnd they arc alwajs made to enjoy every minute ot their stay there. The dinner hour , which comes at 7 o'clock Is the pleasmtest part of the day at the Mortons' home , whether they are at Ellerslle or Albany. Public questions , foclety , the newest book , play or opera , affairs of the state and a thou sand other matters are discussed , the daugh ters Joining , In especially lively fashion , when public matters are under consideration. It Is from the daughters and from Mrs. Morton that the governor gets most ot his know ledge * of the lighter current literature , for though ho Is familiar with the classics ot Cngllsh and American fiction , his reading tends mostly to history nnd economics now adays , and It Is at the dinner table that the new books arc generally talked over. After dinner there Is sometimes music and some times quiet conversation. Sometimes , how ever , the governor devotes the evening to the writing of personal letters , and as a com poser of short , crisp and Informing epistles ho has no superior anywhere. Ho would make an excellent copy editor and condenser. He writes with a pen nnd Ink that make broad black lines , and every letter Is so care fully formed that his writing Is leglbllty Itself. Mr. Morton's career as a merchant , banker , firm friend of the government In 1SG1-D , rep resentative In congress , minister to France , vlco president of the United States and gov ernor of Now York Is known by all w ho read newspapers. He began at the bottom nnd has accomplished enough fairly to merit the title of a "typical American. " In nil human probability he would llko to bo named for the presidency , and who would not ? But his most Intimate friends say he has never littered or written n word or caused others to say or write anything for the purpose ot compassing his nomination. DEXTKR MARSHALL. T. VI10H AM ) IXnUSTHY. Nearly a hundred buslnsrs firms In San Francisco accept Labor exchange checks. A co-operatlvo glass bottle plant is to be started at Marchand , Pa. A new machine has made Ita appearance In the baker's trade. It IP a patent dough Kneader and Is said to be a success. A bicycle * boat has been Invented by a tele graph operator In Seattle , and has bcn suc cessfully operated on the waters of the harbor there at n speed of nine miles an hour. It Is a combination of whaleback boat and bicycle. According to the Railway Times an In vestigator gives the flgurca showing If the public owned the railways of the country the savings would amount to $661,000,000 annually. Amalgamated street railway employes re port four now unions for the past year. It Is promised that the coming year , in point of organization , will bo the great.st In the his tory of the order. A metal workers' magazine says that plati num wires have been drawn so fine that two of them twisted together could bo Inserted In the hollow or a human hair. Discoveries of valuable onyx , which promise to develop Into very large mines.1 , have , been made near Healdsburg , Cal. The atone Is beautifully marked , and a blast ot the face of the ledge has exposed It In great quantities. The manufacturers of a typewriter have just put the finishing touches upon the handsomest machine ever sent out of their establishment. It la to be presented , through the firm's Ilus- I'lan represent live at Moscow , to the czar of Russia. AH the keys are made ot Ivory , and the Russian characters upon them are InlaM In blue enamel. The coat ot the machine la between $200 and ? 300. Old Orchard , Me. , has a woman painter of a new kind. She > paints houses , and barns , and fences , and docs It for a Hvlrg , and muk s a very good living at It. She gets the same wages ao men In the trade , which lo reason able evidence that she docs the work at leant every bit as well. A cablegram received by President Llnder- man ot the Bethlehem Iron firm Informs him ot the award to the compiny by the Russian government of a contract for the manufactur of nearlv 1.200 tons of armor nlate. The nlate Iu lo bo used on the new battleship I6stli ! > 'av ' and calls for 1,126 tons of Ilarvcyl/od armor. This Is one of the largest contracts for armor plate awarded by any nation In recent years. Sydney , New South Wales , has lilt upon a practical method of dealing with Its unem ployed. It furnishes a railway pass and a miner's right of credit to each suitable appli cant to enable him to proceed to the cold Holds of the colony , where ho may have a cf.ianco of earning a living by "fossicking" for the precious metal. The number of passes Issued In 1S94 was 9,572 , and since the In auguration of the scheme tlio quantity of gold obtained In the colony his risen from 179,288 ounces in 1S93 to 324,787 ounces in 1894. According to Poor's "Dlrwtory of Railway Ofllclals , " etc. , there are 13,1713 m'Ifis ' of sur face stleet railways In the United States , of which 10.23S miles are operated by electricity , 578 miles by cable and 1,950 milts by hone power. The number of horses In use en those railways la now 45,353 , which is about 145,000 below the number thus employed only four years ago. Of the 431 miles of street railway In Canada only forty mlltj are operated by horse power , electricity being employed on all the rest. /liiiiiicriuiiii l AiiMirnllu. Zimmerman , America's crack cyclist , ar rived In Melbourne or. October 15 , and ten days later Btarted in a race at Adelaide , held under the auspices of the South Australia Cycling association. In a half-mile scratch race Zimmerman won comfortably by a couple of wheels. Parsons second , Courtney third. Time , 1:00 : 1-5 , which la the Australian record , In a five-mile scratch race Parsons won with Zlminy second. Six darted. Zimmerman rushed to the front at the start , but Parsons , with a magnificent spurt , overhauled him , and amid the greatest ex citement won by about four yards , The pace was a cracker throughout , and the other ftarters were beaten off. Time. 12:20. : The crowd was so excited that It rushed onto the ground and carried I'arwns off In triumph. Parsons also won the mile open handicap , Zimmerman being scratclud ; also for the two-mile , as he was not In g'ood form , suffer ing from the Intense heat. Zimmerman , on bilng Interviewed , said he had been ( suffering severely vine Thurs day and vva * very weak , He would not have.- taken any part In the carnival , but did not wish to disappoint the public. Parsons he considers a splendid rider , and though he did not want to detract from the former's Victory , he was confident when he got lifto proper form he would be able to turn the tables. This he thought would be when he met Parsons In Sydney. The daughters of Robert CJ. IiiRerjoll are among tne moit attractive > ourg women In Gotham. They wore brought up In the knowledge that under no circumstances would they receive punlrhment for mUdeeda. They might be restored with , but no harsh words to them would pan * their parent * . ' Up * . * Sa great In the love or tha daughters for their parents that they will nevtr Hav their home When Mies Eva Jngmoll mmled It waa the condition that she and her < > Jm band atould live together undtr the parental rodf. WINTER CHECKS TIIE TIRE Wheels and Whcolura Qlvon n Oold Hint of the Season's End , THE ARMY AND THE WHEEL ( lip llofiiiiitiionilnUnii l "Mlti-H Ili j pl " iinil J Mt % Icrnnvpl 1 11411 1 to it * l.ncnl lliiitciiliiK" | | > The flrst sno\\r u''bf ' the season brought homo to wheelers hthfe melancholy truth that the seanm to about over. Very few ventured out on the snow covered streets last week , and those who deflW the elements In the morning humped through slush In the evenIng - Ing or walked. * i > c With winter settled' ' down to business , the question of disposing , of one's ) bicycle dur ing the non-rlclnRfcam ! , has to be gravely considered. In many houses , where two or more bicycles are nwncd and used by mem bers of the family , ' it is' not an easy problem to find storage roomiifor them conveniently under the house robf'durlng tha time when they are taken out dally , and In winter the trouble Is Increase'iJ / an attempt Is made to stow them away. Halls are too narrow to furnish much room for this purpose , nnd usually there Is little- spare room anywhere that can be utilized. It will soon become the duty of architects and builders of city houses to provide special storage rooms for bicycles on the floor nearest the street level , In which they can ba conveniently kept the year round. When a bicycle Is out. of use It Is well to remove the weight from the tires , It possi ble , and experience has shown that It Is wise to keep the tires fairly welf Inflated. Some times bicycles are turned bottom side up for the sake of the tire ? , In which case one must look out that the handle bar Is not scratched and that the saddle Is protected from Injury ; In other cases a tackle Is ar ranged by which the machine Is suspended In the olr ; but there Is nothing so good as one of the blcjcle stands which enables the wheel to be lifted from the floor and removes all pressure from the tires , while at the- same time It Is kept within easy reach and can readily be taken out It a flue day for riding occurs. This Is not the case If an elaborate system ot ropes Is employed to suspend It from the celling , or It the machine Is put away In an attic , or If , again. If It Is stored In a warehouse. "With a little pains a Bi cycle which has been used ono season can be carried through the winter in good condi tion and sold to advantage In the spring If the owner wishes to provide hlmralt with a new mount. A REGIMENT ON WHEELS. One of the most striking recommendations In the report of General Miles , sajs the New- York Sun , Is that "a force equal to one full regiment ot twelve companies bo equipped with bicycles and motor wagons , and thslr utility thoroughly demonstrated by actual service. " He observea that there arfr more than 4,000 officers and men In the army who are able to use a bicycle as a means of trans portation , so that a sufficient number of the most efficient and skilled of them would be selerted for such a regiment , lie doey not suggest whether the entire force should be nt'ssmbled and stationed In one place- , but that he advises a distinct orgHnl/ation Is clear from his asking authoilty to make the necessary transfer ? . The first annual convention of military wheelmen , held last month , unanimously e.x- pres < * d its opinion that the government "should as soon as possible establish a full blc > cle regiment. " The speeches mido at that convention referred to whit the Euro pean armies had been doing with bicycles for carrying dispatches , and suggested also their use In transporting Infantrymen for combat. Lord Wolseley long ago predicted that "the day Is coming whsn large bodies ot cyclists will become Integral parts of every army In the fleldt" . ' Numerous Instancss could be given of the employment of wheel men In the anmialrmaneuvers of Europe during the last sovan'or eight years , but now a new element of Interest Is added by horse less carriages or Yliotor wagons , to which General Mlle-s refers. dnce these might servo Borne purports which { bicycles could not. The army , too , { i > ( iardly more concerned In this matter thjm the state troops. At the convention Juit spckcn of It vvjs ob served that the Lcjjjuo of American Wheel men had 35,000 mgnibarB , so that the trainIng - Ing of even a falfc,1 proportion ot them to ' military duty vvouldifqr'm a valuable auxiliary for the National Guard. It would be ab surd to suppose that the. vshecl cculd wholly take the place of jtli ? horse , and that the cycle corps could displace the cavalry. The limitations on Urn .UB I of the wheel caused by the nature of the campaigning ground are obvious , as Is also the contrast between cavalry charging , nud using either carbine or suber , nnd a body cf wheelmen attempt ing at once to rid a at full speed and to at tack with either weapon. Lint vt'nen all extravagant notions on this subject arc discarded , something- value remains. "Tho bicycle as a means of trans portation , " Is General Miles' expressive phrase , and that really cavers eveiythlng now seen to be. practicable. The wheel costs lcs than the horse to start with , and noth ing at all for maintenance. Sometimes it needs repairs , as the bores must also some times be doctored. The wheel may bo knocked to pieces by a hostile shot , but so may the licntIn Connecticut the signal corps of l"io National Guard has for live years used bicycles , and rifles or carbines were at flrst carried on the backs ot the men , and afterward on clips at the side of the ma chine , but now rifles are discarded for re volver * . The army experiments In distance riding between posts are too well known to need mention here. The convention of military wheelmen seumeU to think that ilflea should be carried by cyclists for HBO when dismounted and acting as Infantry men , and voted that the gun ought to be carried on the machine and not on the man. It also voted that the welg'nt of the military bicycle should be be- 'tweon tvventy-flvo and twenty-nine pounds , Including luggage case , brake and tool bag. However , the details as to the. best methodJ of employing the wheel and the motor wagon for the army v < lll scon bo much better known If General Miles' twelve-company regiment Is formed , AN AMPIIiniOUS MACHINE. IIo who tides a bicycle along quiet country roads or over busy city boulevards little thinks of the possibility of his whe-el from an Inventor's standpoint. Suggest to the ordinary cyclist that his "bike , " with a few exti.A appliances , can be * made of ns ! > In res cuing foolhardy bathers , or a mere severe test etlll carry life lines in the teeth ot t'le ban Hug storms to shipwrecked vessels , and ho will shrug his shoulders and say " 1m- posilblcYet. . this Is Just exactly the now use to whichIt is proposed to put the bl- cyclo. The so-called "land and water bicycle" Is the Idea of Dr , Charles Bdward Ougley of New York , whceo genius In the line of In venting marine appliances Is attested by the formal recognition and adoption of various device * by the United Stales navy. This peculiar bicycle Is Intended for tlio use ot llfo saving stations , and the general patrol ling of the coasts where danger Is greatest from ahlpwrecki , or at the various summer resorts whcro prompt action Is sometimes necessary In saving the lives of reckless bathers. < It I * often necessary In work of this char acter to navigate * both land and water , as sometimes rescuing can be done with greater facility if a portion of the distance can be covered on land , to bring the rescuer as nearly ns possible opposite the pjlnt ot dancer before enterlrtg'the water. Recognizing thin fact , Dr. Ougloy sild tea a reporter of the New York Herald , In re gard to thli device.4 "I have therefore selected a bicycle- for tills purpose , as U 'Is ' adapted ta land use , adding to U a propelling as well as a steerIng - Ing apparatus. Vflltit in ute on land It Is propelled in the usual way , run down td the water' * edge and In/p / Jhe water , and on en tering the water a lever Is moved , connecting the pedal crank with the propeller , and at once the blcjclo bteomea a small launch , capable of propelling' tlio rldfr at a good speed. ( "The steering arrangement li governed by the handles of the blcjclf , which move a rudder , the f et revolving the propjllcr. The wholeIs bucyed by an Inflated rubber tuba surrounding tlio rider , attached to the ma chine , and preventing any pwilblo ctpilzlng of the contrivance , the weight being below , as l the ballast of any launch or vessel , "All the extra parts are- very light , " con tinued the doctor , "not adding more thin twenty-five pounds to the weight of an or dinary bicycle , Tha propeller and steering gear will bo made ot aluminum , and the cir cular rubber tube , which , when filled with , sir by means of n pneumatic pump , forms the buoyant feature of the ? machine , Is more bulky than weighty , The handles or ropes nro provided alongside ot the buoy which supports the machine , fcr a person to take hold of when In the water and being re - cued , nnd he cannot In any way , while hold * Ing on to these sandles , Interfere with the working of the appliance. A JKWKL FOR JI5WELRRS. The latest persons to deplore the Inroad ot the wheel on their rights and Incomes , says the New York Sun , are retail jewelers nnd makers of flue watches. They are1 about to yield gracefully and make the best of matters by handling bicycles along with diamond rings , necklaces , chains , tlarran , nnd other baubles dear to feminine hearts , and to some mnscullno ones , too , for that matter. Several retail Jewelers who had come hero from the south and west to buy their Christ mas goods met a number of wholesale men and manufacturers the other evening. "How's business with you ? the manager of the New York olllce ot one of the leading watch and clock companies asked a west erner. "Dull , dull , dull , " was the reply , with more and more emphasis. "The bicycle has In terfered seriously with the- Jewelry trade In small towns all over Ohio that Is , In towns with from 3,000 to 15,000 Inhabitants and there's nothing left for us to do but to handle bicycles. Of course , It hasn't Inter- fcml with business In Cleveland , Cincinnati , and other cities , because thcro are enough rich people In big places to buy wheels and Jewelry both , but the reverse Is true of small towns , where the majority of the people are only fairly well to do. What Is true of Ohio Is true of nearlyvevcry western state. A big watch and clock concern In Canton has decided to manufacture bicycles , and will have a machine ready to put on the market by spring. " "The- company that I ropresjnt , " slid the manager , "will put n high-grade wheel on the market In January. They expect to exhibit their modela at the bicycle show In Madison Square garden early In the year. " "Why are watch and clock manufacturers colnc Into tlio manufacture of bloclcs ? " asked a visiting retailer. "Uecauso bicycles have Interfered so serl ously with our trade. Complaints come I from all over the country that there Is bu little sale for fine watches for either me or women since bicycling has become such fad. In former years wfien a boy reachei the ago of manhood his parents usually gav him a handsome watch , even It they wcr In moderate circumstances , and they did th same for their daughters when the girl reached the ago of 18. Now , as soon as a joung fellow gets an Inkling that his fathe Intends to glvo him n watch , the- boy says 'Father , I dcn'l want a watch ; buy me a bike , ' and oven the girl are crying , 'Don' get mo a watch. I don't want It. I'd rathe have a $50 wheel than a $100" watch. ' As a result , the watch trade has dropped off will the retail and wholesale trade , and has flnallj come lionH' to the manufacturers. Only a few days ago a jeweler told mo that a wealth > man had given an Border for a watch for his nephew , and had 'gone to considerable ex pense to have the cas- set In some spe cial design In jewels and the boy's monogram engraved In some elaborate way When the boy got wind of this he wrote to his uncle that ho didn't want any watcl in the world , and If Nunky really had a no tion ot giving him anything , would he pl-'ase rend a bicycle Instead. The uncle counter manded the order for the watch , paid for the work on the case , and bought a wheel. Wlial Is true of the watch Is true In all lines ol Jewelry. Women tell their fathers and bus- binds that they will do without everything else If they can have a wheel , and the men are glad to get off so lightly. Stories are constantly heard In Malden Lane of girls pre ferring blkoa to diamond rings or bejeweled pins nnd bracelets. I really believe that ufter a whllo the engagement bicycle will bo the proper thing instead of the engagement ring. " "Wo are Just ns bad off way down east ao you are In the muth and west , " said a man from Mains. "Nowadays when a youngster orlee to see the 'wheels go vvoun' ' It's bicycle wheels he means , and not watch wheels. Grown men put up with a $3 or a $5 watch , but they must have a ? 100 blcjclc. Yes , the bicycle has oulwltteJ us , and tlio only way to cops with the question It ) to keep on hand a supply of high grade machines for old men , old women , young men , young women , and children , and when a customer says , 'No , 1 won't take that. I'd rather have a bicycle , ' answer , 'I've the very article you want. Step right back to the wheel room , where we keep machines for all sorts and conditions of men , women and children. ' For my part , I'm glad tint the manufacturers of watches , clocks and Jewelry are waking up to the fact that wo need other wheela In our retail business besides watch wheels. " Not a dissenting voice was heard , and the party broke up , declaring thote Is millions In it tha bicycle business. SUBSTITUTE FOR PNEUMATIC TIRES. A bicycle which dor > 9 away with pneumatic tires , and , as claimed by the Inventor , affords greater elasticity than the best pneumatic cushion , has Just been Invented by C. A. Hedge of Turner , 111. The mechanical prln- clplo Is that of an eccentric disc at thei hub furnished with two sets of metallic springs , which give the required resllence. The axle , or hub , Is of sufficient thickness to admit of pins being fastened to It by means of a thread which allows the pins to be removed by a screwdriver. These pins paes through a collar which Is at a proper distance from the hub to glvo space for oscil lating. On these pins , between the hub and the collar , are heavy springs , and on the pins outnldo the collar are lighter ones to receive the Impression from light jolts. On each end of the collar Is a flange to which ths spokes are fastened. The rim tire iu solid. The objects which the Inventor had In mind nnd claims to have successfully at tained with his now machine are to do away with the pneumatic tire and seat , to relieve the rider on long distances of the usual Eevere strain , to prevent the shock when coming In contact with obstacles , and to have a wheel which can bo repaired with a Dirowdrlver. COMMENDS THE HUMP. A well known E..gllnh physician , Dr. Al fred C. Gubb , In an aitlcle in ths Lancet , Indorses tin "bicycle hump. " This position In wheeling has been denounced not only as ungraceful , but as unhygenlc and tending to deformity. Dr. Gubb admits Its \in- graccfulncss , but denleu Its unhealthfulnesa. IIo saya the shoulders ar. held back stiffly In order to obtain a firm grip for the ex- tiaardlnary muscles of respiration , and the bend Is a bingo movement at the axis of the hip joint and not a forward curvature of the spinal column. Ho adds : "From a physi ological point of vltw the forward bsnd Is the best , In that It enables the rider of spaed to develop a maximum degrea of effort with a minimum of distress. " With such an Indorsement we may expect to ae our enthusiastic vrhielmcn nnd women "hump themselves" more than ever , DID NOT GO TO CHURCH. The Spinning Spinsters , the young women's blcjcle club of Topeko , Kan , , did not attend church last Sunday in bloomers , as was originally Intended , The reason for t'.ie change of plan Is that several members of the club did not propose to be dragged to church If the weather was line for cycling. The club Is composed of young women who work In stores and cfflcen during the week , and they fesl that they should have Sunday to thcmeelve * for riding and pleasure , Sunday the club took a spin Into the country , returning about 10 o'clock. A tow attended church , but decided that the bloomer coetunie was not the proper thing for ro- llglous services. The preuldent of the club , Miss Uesslo nuhre , Is one of the most charming young women of Topcka , and Is the daughter of a well known dullness man. She cays the girls will wear bloomers In the- spring time If they desire , and that they will appear In church In that costume If they feel like It. There Is another organization of married women who refuse to ride on Sunday. They say it scla a bad example for the young pee ple. MILLIONS IN WHEELS. Henry Clown , the big banker , turns aside from the consideration of bonds and stock ? , gold and ullver , to predict that there will iioori b * a decided slump In the price of bi cycles. He say * that tlio American people have Inverted 1200.000,000 lu them In the last four years , and that competition will make It Impotilble for manufacturers to continue selling at $100 an article that couta only about | 27. It Is estimated that Hi ? output of wheel * will next teaion reach 800,000 , and this cer tainly ought to c ue A reduction ot the pres ent extravagant price. PUMPING AT HOME. With the ld ct a. new Invention you csn run a flve-mllo bicycle ract or n hundred miles , for that matter In n room five test vquarc. The IICTV device Is the stationary bicycle. The bicycle- portion of the machine Is Iden tically the- same as the ordinary wheel , hut It lu mounted on supports which clear the wheels from the ground. To the wheels Is at'ached an Instrument which records on a register Adjoining the machine every revolu tion , All the rider must do Is to mount the wheel and work ths pedalp. So many revolu tions make a mile , and tint Is all thcro Is to tha machine , although It Is quite an ingenious Invention. The rider Is not compelled to pace any one , doesn't have to turn corners , nor need to fear collisions or n fall. All ho must do Is to work his feet , and though lie may run any number of miles , when he Is through ho will not hive moved an Inch. HAPPY THOUGHT. It Is n capital suggestion which has been niniln by a vvhojlman that oaddle peals should have a scale In Incheo , and down to eighths of nn Inch , marked on them , so that wh n for any reason the height ot a nadldp Is change It can readily be put bsck to the right place. This would be especially convenient In cases where ono wheel Is used by two or more- members of a family. Then , too , every now nnd then ono may wish to allow a friend to use his bicycle for ft little time , making- chingc In adjustment nccos- sary. Those who Inve tried to get a saddle back to the exact point where It was before the change was mndo will appreciate the value of the suggestion. Nothing could be slirpler than lo provide' such ft scale. Lai the manufacturers take the hint. Apropos of the price of next year's wheels , which Is likely to bo $100 , the same ns this yrar , a New York dealer points out that If the manufacturers could go on year after yrar using the same , patterns and turning out the same ort ot machines It would not be difficult to reduc ? the price considerably , as has been done In the case of sewing and other machines. Hut In bicycles Improve ments and changes are demanded every year , and this Impedes large reductions In price. "VVlilspcrlnnn < lf " ' ' Wheel. Thete has been but little cycling In Omaha during the past week on account of the heavy fall of snow last Sunday. However , n few of the most enthusiastic wheelmen have been seen on their wheels each day. It would take more than a little snow to dampen their ardor , and the messenger boys , some of them , never miss a day. They may be soon riding In any and all kinds of weather and about the only thing that would keep them from riding would bo a cyclone or hurricane. The 1S98 Meet club will meet agin Wednes day evening In the parlors of the Omaha Wheel club. Wheelmen who are thinking cf attending the. national meet of the League of American Wheelmen will learn something- that will Interest them by being present Wednesday evening. All wheelmen are In vited. " 'Are ye wld us or agin' us ? ' The Omaha Wheel Club Smoker , Tuesday , December 3. 'Come up and gambol on the green. ' Cap pers : 'Red Miner , 'Red Coleman , ' Dloudy Gcogler. ' " The above adorns the postal cards sent out by the entertainment commlt- tea of the Omaha Wheel club for Its smoker TuesJay evening. It Is also the regular monthly meeting night of the club. There Is talk of forming a four-Unm foot ball league to play indoor foot ball during the winter. The teams which will , In all prob ability , comprise tlio league are Omaha Wheel club , Tourist Wheelmen , Omaha GuarJa and Thurston Rifles. Hut eight men are used on a side In the Indoor game1 and the ball cannot to kicked , but must be car ried. The games will be played In the Col iseum nnd OniEha Guards armory , and BOIHO lively ojort can bo looked for. Mr. C. E. Jenkins , better known aa "Jenks" of the Tourist Wheelmen , will leave tor California the coming week. In which state ho will make his home. Hy his de parture Omaha loses ono of her most en thusiastic wheelmen and the Tourist Wheel men a worthy member. The riders who are now following the Cali fornia circuit will doubtless remain on the coast most of the winter. F. Ed Spooncr , ths cycle writer , has a scheme In view to tnko a party Into Mexico as ho did a year ago , but It Is hoped with better icsults. Some of the me-n will try for records on the famous Los Angles track on which Foster roilo the paced mile in forty-eight seconds. "Senator" Morgan advocates open profes sionalism and opin amateurism , and does not bellevo that there Is room for a mlddlaclass. . The woman on a bicycle appears graceful or otherwise , according to her knowledge of dress and the adjustments of her machine , especially the latter. nicycla riding apart from all speed sug- Ecsts the noiseless , unforced movement of a bird through the air , and has tliueffect of a qulot sail on placid water. Those vi ho recall the mile record that ex ited five years ago , when the best men In America were endeavoring to pull It below 2.1G cannot but marvel at the turn of speed exhibited recently by riders at Loulsvlllf. Kivo years ago competition mliou ridden under 2:20 : were chronicled aa being mar velous , and now what does the average rider think ot the competition record inatlt- re cently by Otto Zlcgler at Louisville of 1G2 : 2-5 ? This is going and no mistake. Out the syt'tcm of pacing now in vogue lias gotten lown to such a flno point that It really de- Tacts the Interest In the sport. Those who eve > to cee a wheelman ride for what tlieio i In him can llml little holctca In witnessing a string of them following a four-seated mu- chlno and waiting for the last quarter mlle > efore showing their real worth. PacemaKIng as It Is now conducted cannot last another year. Then ? has been conuldeiablo talk about the losslblllty of the American Athletic union aklng complete control of bicycle racing In his country and doing away with the present aclng board of the League of American Vheelmcn. To those Informed the battle cry f "Do away with racing In the League of American Wheelmen" la amusing. It will riot rpvo popular , ao the present chairman of the aclng'board has quite enough trouble keep- ng the sport Itself clean without allowing the ontrol of tame to bo turned Into a purely business" arrangement. A lawyer residing In the north of England nd noted for his laconic style of expression ent the following terse and witty note to a efractory client , who would not succumb o his reiterated demands for the payment f his hill ; "Sir , If you pay the Inclosed you ill oblige me. If you do not I shall obllgo ou. " The Ingredients of Dr. llobb's ' Sparagu ? Kidney Pills , No Secrecy No Mystery No Humbug. Knowing What They Contain , AH Doc tors Use Them. The Medical Profession Taken by Storm. ( from the Chicago TrllHine of N'ov ! l , 1SK. ) The proposed law- that every patent or proprietary medicine , be mibmlttccl to care ful nnnlysls by n government chemist Is a good one nnd meets with the approval of every thinking lender. The further provision thnt the correct nnd attested copy uf the formula of the remedy be printed legibly In a prominent place on the box or bottle Is also a good one. It piotpctn the publlo nnd In no vvnv In jures the proprietors or the remedy In question , provided they have nn nitlclc ot nctual merit. A good patent medicine Is u blessing to nil mankind. In thin connection we have before us the report of the olHclal nnalyili of one of the best known remedies In tills country , nnd wo nre plensed to note that the report p\- actly and nccinntely rontlnns the formula of the remedy as published In the principal nipillcnl Journn's. Such publication was found necessary , be cause regular phyMclmis will not use any remedy lu their piactlce unless the formula. m known to Ilium , nnil Ur. Ilolio H Sp.ii.igus Kldnpy Pills nro being prescribed by physi cians on every hand and nro now- recog nized as the remedy for kidney mid urlmuy troubles of all kinds. The report In question rends ns follows : "The analysis of Dr. Hobb's Spiu.igim Kidney Pills shows that they contlnn the following Ingredients , all of which nrp vege- : air.o nnd all recognUed cur.itlvo iutmts ; in tldupy nnd uilnury discuses. ( See UNITED STATES OFFICIAL DISPENSATORY , Seventeenth edition , 1811. pigcs HI , Id , 271 , OSO. EG1. 1,010 , M.I9 , 1,411 , 1.4S5 , 1,502) ) . " Extract of Asparagus. " struct er lliicliu. " Extract of Parclrn Urnvn. i I , " : \ti.icl of Juniper Denies. ' " : xtuct of Uva Ursl. " : \tiact of Corn Silk. "These icmdles act to cure nnd heal the kidneys , nro antl-iheumatlc , blood purlfj- liif , ' . icgulato menstruation nnd emu utorlno ( womb ) troubles , nnd are tonic to the btom- iich. brain nnd nerves. "These Ingiedlunts nre not only exceed ingly valuable , separately , but nro trellly ro as combined In this aparagus Kidney Pill of Dr. llobb. They aie , moieover , In no sen e poisonous or Injurious " Dr. Ilobbs publl hcs a valuable book ( a copy of which we have beuti and can com mend ) which Hie Hobba Medicine com pany of Chicago nnd San Francisco are sending free to physicians or their patients. AS CUSTOMAIiy , HOBB SPARAGUS PILLS will be sold In Omnlm by the SHERMAN AND M'CONNELL DItUO CO. , 1513 Dodge street , second door west of P. O. Pure Food : $ $ & % $ ' Buckwheat , WRIGHT'S MILLS , Borlln , Wijs. ( My mama used Wool Soap ) ( I wish mtno had ) WOOLENSviVA not shrink If WOOL SOAP _ . _ * * . Is mcd In the laundry. Wool Bpap Is dolleato and rofroiblnirforliutli pur poses Tlio hi'Kt.cleanser. Jlutiabarutvourdtultrt. 1 o 6l7.us : toilet and laumtrr" Ravvorth , Scholde & Co , , Makers , Chlcaes. IICnailiainHt.ltosUm , m Joimr < l Ht. , New Vork.wrciiui.tuutBt..Ht , Louis. WRSCHTS Buckwheat. WrlBht'a ' Mllle , Borlln. Wla. THE MURRAY. Omnhn'u Leading Hotel , ) o ( New I'.ciHlpmoilf. FIHST-CLASS AM ) MUIRIN. ( Special Hates by tlio Month for tlio Winter. B. SJLLOWAY , Peon. mid. Mf > r. , 14th and Hartley His , Oiimlni. TAKE A BICYCLE WITH A REPUTATION , the result of fifteen years' cxror'euco ' In blcjclu bulidlrc sold with n coed guarantee , backed by financial itier-i'th and Integrity , LIKE THE BICYCLE , fl AND YOU RUN NO RISK. " MAHOCOUC CATALOGUE INVPCCTIOM INVITCP , FOR 3AL : BY F. M. RUSSELL , 313 S , 15th St. Granite Block. Tel503