Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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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
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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.
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) 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. "
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