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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1896)
THE OMAHA DAILY 1VKR : SUNDAY , NOV13M 111311 J , 1SOO. IJ ) ? / I - * - * ? , , Vn I _ 5'l l 'X < iS-'V > XX..V , > OC ? i N J WV + fSSSt ? ; KC v > ; oM evdun > r Vx X Xi' % Vi vocv Th < > rlnht of ft bicycle rider to pass rn the rlRiu Und idt > In m ( ft Ing a truck which Is turn ins toward that side to UIP curb of the s'rr. i is heM , In I'eltop against HraOlcy , 1) . & < X ( Conn. ) 32 L. It. A. . CCI , to bo not ni.sr. ; . i.and lie Is heM not to Imve the Ti/i" i > assume tbat the driver must turn out i' ' r him , but Is bound to exercise the HaiixiI -Rrrt of care whlrh Is required of the druir In order to avoid a collision , MI , - nw hiw the brat bicycle track In 13u- ropp It Is ono of the most modern thing * about the old Russian capital and Is situ- nte'i on the plains of Kodlnsky , where the re'Tiit catastrophe occurred. The- track Is COO im TCS. leas than three laps to the mill ? , nil of < rment , with Bleep banking at the turn and has a system of electric timing wtiH H works very successfully. There ore tnnr. than -1,000 cycllBls In the city and ton lurce i lulis. The dcvel'pmcnt of cycling In UiiKsIa Is wonderful , considering that tin1 roads are rutty and stony for the most pail and frequently covered with a miserable I > , iv < inont. Hut then no pen can describe nor Im'H'lnatlon ' conceive Ihe eniuil of Hie middle rla.HfltH In Itussla , no thai anything to nlirvc this hilling boredom of everyday existence I * gladly welcomed. Thrro Is a steady effort among the women cyclists of Kngland to obtain the advantages of rational ilrtsa and yet to appear to wear the old-fashioned skirt. Three handsome prlzr a WITH offered at the Cardiff exhibition for tln In st cycling dress for a woman , and In each case the winner was rewarded for the ingenuity with which she hail addressed IICTKI If to the task of wearing rational cos tume nnd easily hiding that she did so. Thr first in-l7.it was awarded to a coat-bodice In llnriiln green rloth , with white facings anl a narro'V red veal ; tlu > skirt was made silt up t.hc- back nearly to the top and at the i about as far aa the knee. When Ihr r lonk her scat on her machine , the back p'n-t < of the nklrt. of eourae. fell one on either side of the saddle , and the front breadth of It was worn turned up and but toned to the waist so as to revcal'a pair of Krrni knickers , the turned-tip portion serving na a sort of tunic ovnr them. The nroond prlxc went to a lady who had a loose-skirled coat IIKc an ulster , over the full sort of j KiiicldtM that arc Imitated from the costume of tbc Syrian women ; when she mounted the nklrt of the eoat was pulled up by strings under It and formed a drapery round the hl ! > . which could bo let down when she dla- inoii nlnl. IVdaln will bo Improved next year In many respects. Many firms will use pedals \vhosu frame Is ono piece of high-grade steel , made either from seamless tubing of large diameter or with the ends brazed In P , long Joint. On the other liand , the built-up pedal will have many riders , notable amonii this ( Inss the pedal manufactured by a llrwton linuse. which baa enjoyed great pop ularity. Tl-o sides of thli pedal will project along tho. forward part of the soleof the slim- , and will bo brut over to form Jaws , whli'h will grip the shoe firmly and act the part of iln common too clip , at the same limo allowing the foot to be- removed In- H'.in'ly In dismounting. Iiirferrnt methods of attaching the saddle post will bo Introduced In 1S97. Somii posts will havi > the lower portion turned out ta pering and split Into four sections. Into this split portion will be drawn a taper plug by a rod running to the top of the post under Iho saddle , having a nut on the top. As Mm nut IB screwed down thi taper plug will fori'ti the split portion of the post ngnlnst the sides of Ihe tube , llrmly lock ing the post to the tube. MXIIH TIII : OLD MAN CIIOA.V. Antnil I-'nniM-r'H I'lrxl VliMV of tin- Itl.-yrl- . "There goes ono cr thf goldarncd Ihlngs , George ! " The speaker was a white-bearded man fully 70 jcars ; of age. and , from his appearance ' pearance , 'evidently n farmer. The person addressed was a younger man. his high- heeled boots and red necktie also denoting the agriculturist. It was at the Morrison street bridge , says tinI'oi Hand Oregonlan , and Just licforo r. > nVliicU In the morning. The gray night mist had not yet lifted from the river , l-.nl these two men lad risen from their beds. Impelled by a curlo.-tlty to sen a bleyclo. "Act , sir. " answered the older of the two. In response to a question , "wo'ro out yore on this bridge ter BOO a bicycle F rritter neither of us has oven seen before You KCI > . wo llvo In the mountains back A i f Clatskanle , an' bicycles don't como our > w.iy. ' "Wo como up the river on tit' ' 0. W. Sbavi-r. ' an , ' comln' up. Gcorgo says tcr mo : 'Pop , did ycr over see n bicycle ? ' an' I bad to ndmlt that I hadn't , altho' I undor- Btand Mi" pesky things nn ? plenty enough , j.silKln' from 111' llgures published In th1 papua iviariHn' the' output of th1 factorl s liullilln' them , lint thin Is th' first time I've been ter town In nigh on thirteen years , an' f.-r th' life of mi > I hain't recollect seoln' ono of til1 niaeblnes them. "Sn I Ji-iit aslied th' pur or where th' best plarc to catch sight of a ble > cle early In Mi' i" < > rnlir was In Portland , an' ho told me th' li ) Idpo 1'ero ahead of th' steamer. Woll. 1 . that peskered to see ono that I routed Oeorgo out so &o.in as It was daj- licht. an' we've been standin' on Mils bridge pver since , w.iltln' for a blcy.'le man ter ITIIIIiilmnr. . " ' Thun. turning to his compan ion , the old man said : V. ril. If I did rout yer out Under early , ji-'u- ih' moat Interested , Oooigo. " "Vor bet I am ! " George repll'd. and then the younger man went on to t11 t what the Mrvelo lmn done for the horse ralsor and farmer. He has a band ot some GOO horses on tlu range , and ninety a rea tit oats. Five years ago theco horses v/.nild averageS > IH-V licnd nnbrokon , n.l ho rceelvod CO cents j.T bu.shel for the oats no ; usel In getting Ills horhis In condition fur ma'ket. Today the horees can hardly be given away , and I'l * ols brine HI cents. And tills ho ( is- cr'.boa ' to the bicycle. And f > the twn mon sit. perched on the brl.igo railing , watching , ( is the morning isrow on , Ihe Increased number bicyclists crossing the brldgo. and rourlni ; out their niia'bomaH on that "Kolila.'ncd thing. " the silent steed. A srmiAiti.vn tuici : . To Sioroli I'uili'iWiilcr ( lit * l.uli'sl ! lili-ii In tin- Illijflil.lnr. . ( t'Milus has now made It possible for a bi cyclist to rldo under water. We have had plans for wheelmen to ride to mid fro from Mm clouds and to ride under ground In cycle tunnels. There have been bicycle railways and bleyclo boats , but lieu- ben II. PUBS of llrooklyn U constructing a inachiuo which makre nubmarlno wheeling an accomplished fact. The practicability of the Invention lina been dumoiiRtratcd by UK.1 IH ( ( a model , fays the NYw Yarl : Ilrr- al 1. mid the Working < f this model have In > n .iclv as to attract the admiration and 1m ! cut of every practical cyclist who . lu- i It. Not only do the cycll U praUo Tt. I - ilio aubmarlno divert ) bi'llevc It U tlii.ui.t ; d to bo of the grentrat use to them. The machine Itself consists of the regula tion shaped bleyclo frame , two wheels , the. Ubual running licar , with aome adJlilons , nnd two cylinder * . Thiae eyllndvrs are really the urcrnt of the whole in.iclilno and lUi al'lllty to travel below the ocean. They are ut'out eight fi ot long and nine Inchcu In diameter through the center. Their con- tructlon U a bit pucullir In that , while they ar conatruott'd of copper , they are balanced with xevoral hundretia of imuiids of lead fastened to the under Me. This U ilouo. no that , whrn beneath the uurfuco , the cylln- der * will maintain their pr per pMltlon. The eyllndera are tilled with air and iiorvo to keep the ubmarluu blcflc at the dialrcil dcp'ti U U by ineani of thuio raino cylliiikTi that Mie muclili'.o U ralivd or ! > . . .IN | at the nlll of 110 jldor. On the forward pldo of each rylln lor U nn auton-atlc vulvo whl"h Is controlled - trolled by the rldi-r by moans of a wlro run ning from the volvo to the handle bar of the nmctilno. Thla vnlve openn Into two narrow compartments running the length of the cylinder , and la knpt closed by the out 'Ido ' presouro of the walcr. When It la desired to rend the machine to miy depth the rider pulls Mio-wlro connecting with the valve nnd the In-rushing water cnnws the maclilno to gradually sink below the surface. When the doclrod depth baa been reached the wlro Is rolo.viod , the valve cloaon , nnd to ! : maclilno remains stntlonaiy , not between hcavon nnd earih , but between the Kirfaco and the bottom tom of the ocean. ronncctlng the two elylmlers nro two hol low metal rods , which rorve the double pur pose of connecting the nlr tilled cyllndoro nnd acting as axles for the two wheels 01 the bleyclo , the rims of the wheels project ing nbovo nnd below the cylinders. In place of Mio big pncumatlR tire the oulnldo of the rims of Micro wheels Is fit toil with coss1 ThMo cogn fit Into the cogs of two mucl minller wliocUi , whlr-h work on a rod runnlnr along cloio bclde the wheels on the opposite ldo from the running gear. These cos ; wheels nro eonc-slupod nnd llrmly fixed to Iho rod , at the rear end of which Is n pro peller. The pedals of the submarine bleyclo nro fixed In exactly the same manner as on nn ordinary maclilno. A light form of diving suit , helmet am all , has been devised for the use of the sub marine rider. The helmet Is somewhai lighter than that worn by.tho professional diver , but the arrangement U exactly the same. The rest of the suit Is In no way different. Air Is supplied from n chamber beneath the scat , which Is charged with compressed nlr. The method of steering the submarine bl eyclo Is rather odd. There Is no rudder , nor any provision for one , but when boncatl the surface the machine Is so evenly bal anced the loaning of the rider to ono aldt or the other ctmscs It to change Its plane and consequently Its course. When It Is desired to-rise to the surface water Is forced from the chambers within the cylinders , and the submarine btcyclo and Its rider slowly rise to the domain o light and nlr. LOOK A ! < " ! ' ! ? I ! TIIK CHAIN. Attrntlon Unit Slioulil HiCivcii nn liuporliiiil I'nrt of ( InItlr.vclr. . The most Important part of the bicycle requiring attention Is the chain. When ono stopH to consider Iho numerous small pieces that constitute this part of the driving gear and HH exposed position In regard to the elements. It Is not to bo wondered that , al lowed to care for Itself , It should go wrong. Kow riders bother to remove thi > chain from the sprocket wheels In cleaning , but Mils simple operation should bo done at leas once n week and each link and block wlpoi carefully , removing every truce of dirt am grit. In ease of rust It Is a good plan to soak the chain over nlghl In kerosene oil at tcr which treatment It should bo careful ) } wiped off. In KOIIIO chains the blocks nro drilled out and a small felt pad Inserted , the uitlio chain receiving a bath In lubricating oil for twenty-four houra before attaching to the maclilno. This Is of advantage , as tin prr-senco of the oil repels rust , and the pads can be treated to a fresh supply of lubricant after rach cleaning. Many riders prefer ur.iphlto , bul a comblnallon of graphllo am ; jll , and even vaseline. Id not uncommon. No matter what lubricant Is used earc shoub : bo taken to keep the chain clean , and tht resull will be satisfactory to the rider When the chain Is removed the sprockets should be cleaned nnd the bearings exam ined , and any side play taken up by the ad justing cones. A ball bearing should be tlghti-ned Just enough to allow it to revolve without binding. The task of adjustment Is not a dllllcult one. and a little practice wll enable one to become expert. It la as well however , to refrain from tinkering too much , us all first-class bicycles nro carefully adjusted by experts before shipment am rarely require any attention to the boarlngu KrhocM of I In- TimrlstVIiiMlnnll. . The Tourist Wheelmen are now comfort ably located In their now quarters In the Slieeley block ( room 200) ) , where a cordial ivelcomo will bo accorded all who care to cal and I'pond a social evening. The change In 'ocatlon ' glvos moro room and the various member ? nro contemplating ninny cnjoyablo veiling ! * ore the cloio of the wlntor months. A i-erles of balls , theater parties , skating parties , smokers and club nlshts might be held , from which the club might derive much real enjoyment and ndd considerable to the club treasury. During the past these who attended similar gathorlngu never failed to have n very cnjoynblo tlmo nnd a repetition ttt this llrne of social cntcrtnlnmotiU along fits line might help to Increate the moniber- -hlp nnd Interest In the club. At the last meeting of the Associated Cycling clubs four of. the llvo delegates wcro preivnt from the Tourlt'ts ' nnd the regularity of their attendance \ u. very commendable f cat tiro. A number of prominent Lcuguo of Ameri can Wheelmen members are Indebted to J. P. Tuok & Oo. for * a rubber stamp. "Wo Wani ( jood Uoada. " presented to tlipin with their compliments. Kvory letter , bill , envelope and In fact everything which pi4 03 through their hands Is stamped with that titateniont , wlilch Isi very sug o < tlvo to say the least. The question naturally nrlcHow can wo obtain good roaiUi ? This Is ono of the problems which the League of American Wheclmon Is at present attempting to solve nnd that It Is succeeding In a very marked degree (9 ( proven beyond nil question of doubt by a careful perusal of the columns of theI.oatfno of American Wheelmen flul- lotln and Good Heads , published at Ilo.ston , Mruf. Join the league and Induce your frlemlH to do co. The Associated Cycling clubs are working in conjunction v.lth thu league toward this ond. The League of American Wheelmen Is worMnK to linvo n bill paused by cnnsrosa and Hon. 1) . II. Mercer. In a communication to the wcrolary of the Associated Cycling cluba on this subject , tuys : "Tho plan out lined by your association for the Improve ment of Iho roadways of Milt * country U a very good ono and has m > endorsement. Yon are entitled to fclcirlly crltielum for the efforts already made to Impiovo our road ways and I am very glad that you take enough Interest In this subjort to look after all legl latlon covering It. " Many other men who hold positions of Influence have pledged MiomEclvoo as favoring ttio movement and It to bi-lleved that at nn early date sonic deflnllo notion will bo token In the matter ard Iho cast nnd west , north and .south , will bo JolnoU by one vast sygtem of good roads. ulmllnr to the chain of railroads which now Mio continent. II. C. Hnrtry wa relating the other evenIng - Ing In hlti pleasant mood u very graphic account of his llret nnd only century. In stlb tanci > Mr. Ilartry mid : ' 'Slceplug and In dreams I am Hying reiittirUr , 1 am sud denly awakened by the front door creaking and a voice calling Ilartry ! Ilartry ! Are- you ready for a pln ? Fifteen mliuUf.s later , Just having had a ruprnt of rtoak and t-offe'o , I mount my Ilttlu whrol and spin over und regUter. I am feeling line , the wind at my back , and wo fairly fly past the fort , riorenco , ami on until wo come tea a hill I named Krank 1 1 ill for on this tiamo lull my wlfa won for Mr. Frank a vote. Wo wcro out riding on a Sunday and were talking politics when hiuldunly my wife bald' 'Aro you going to vote for Mr frank ? Mi. simwerot ! : 'No , Indeed , but I would give my vet to ceo you climb that hill. ' She said , 'very well ; It I fall you may have my wheel , ' and away be utartid. higher , higher aha went , the wheel e-reuki'd , turned and then for.artl It went and the hill was mede. alsor u vr/io for Mr. Frank Wo are bo'h oier that hii' nou and 1 pull Into C.iiiiour with pm.ciured tlru and t > gone feeling , lunsliit ; ( or In fact , everything to cat. I have a cup. 0 ! boys whflt ulrall I call It : you all have It. They call It coffee and bread , nnd then wo push on for lllalr. a Jolly , happy crowd , at Hlalr another cup of cofleo and a sandwich , and were Just pulling Into llerniftii when we find poor Malone with a rrsl blow out. Poor wheel ; wo repaired It and made M&lone happy again. Then along cornea Mr. llayaetd on HII ICP wagon , but wl'hnul ' th * soalw , and ho said : 'May 1 ride with you , bora ? ' Wo act him a merry pac . and he wya : 'You ride pretty fait ; then looks at my wheel and remarks : 'What Kt-ar do you rldo ? What did It ? ' no sooner fmld than down , ho struck an Inollm- . tuin il In front of my wherl ; my wheel bnlkrtJ iind left me , and by the tlmo I Imo brushed off tint Oust ho had mounted his wheel and departed for home ; wo wcro too swift for him. "Tehatnah In Bight. When wo reached Tckamah , 0 ! how I hoped the boys would stop , but no , they pushed on. Some man standing on Mio street said : 'That I looked alrk. ' O ! If he only knew how I felt , hun gry , faint , sleepy , shall I cdmlt It. oh. Just a little tired. When wo all landed at the bridge , Just over yondsr from Trkamah. and my first fifty mlln were made , when along came Mr. Guldncr. nnd shall I ever forget him , he gave me life. A cooklo and an apple ; surely no Thanksgiving dinner wa ever caton with such relish. After cutting my nt.nio on the bridge , and a little rest , wo rr turned to Tckamah for dinner. Then with our consul-elect ( D. J. O'llrlcn ) . wo starteil on our return home. "Wo roJo on at an easy pace , telling stories , end Its nothing to ride a century , c-tc. At nialr we- met our captain ( Tom Fpenrcr ) holding aloft the- broken forks of a undcm. He illy Tom Iroked sad , and firy tell of how n lrown-eycil laily arrived at Dlalr on ti single wheel hours before the tandrin team , although they all left Omaha at the same time. After dinner we rested for an hour , then started farCalhoun. After reaching Calhoun a scvero wind struck ui lu the back , and away wo flew. Talk about your 1:03 : gait behind a locomotive It nln't In It. A team was simply a black speck , telegraph poles weie as close together as fence posts. Wo kept up this gait until wo reached Coffman when a sprinkle now and then warned us of an approaching rain. The wind Is chaifglng ami wo nnut face It again. I am feeling line , getting near homo when I spy .some pretty Iloweia above me. 1 ran up the bank and gathered a larg. ' boquet for my wife , then mount my wheel and commence to fight the wind -which was. right In my face , and such a strange , numb feeling In my hands. After rldln- ; awhile I seemed to have no hand ? ; still 1 kept pushing. The tandem team kindly paced mo In from Florence , when II started to rain , the rideri on this were Hen Ilosford and Frank Newcomb. Sometime i I thought my wheel was glued to the earth nnd then It slipped and alld , then crash , the tandem Is down. Oh ! What a sl ht ! when lo'I am down too , my ( lowers were In tin gutter , and wo were simply mud frcm head to foot , and without hands. I fell on my faithful wheel and push an.l pull for homo , the bo > all cnw me anl know Jus ! how I looked. Hoally , I felt line , only my hands were perfectly dead for at least n week. Handle bar too low , beys , but I am with you for century No. 2. The next mooting of the ' 97 Meet club will bo held In the Commercial club rooim next Thursday ovonlng , December 3. All members nnd any others who wish lo yee Omaha hnvo the national moot of iho League of American Wheelmen In 1S9S are earnestly roquet-ted to be prewnt. Permanent officer , will bo elected and several matters of Impor tance will bo brought up for discussion. In view of the fact that the wheelmen of this city contemplate holding the national meet of Ihe Ix-aguo of American Wheel men In 1S9S ( the year ot the great Trana- mlsslsslppl Exposition ) , those who are stock holders and are Interested In properly en tertaining the visiting wheelmen should aid In electing one or two of their number as members of the fifty directors to bo elected on December 1. At a meeting some weeks ngo of several wheelmen who hold stock In thn exposition the name of F. W. Fitch was suggested as one who was well qualified to heroine n director. Ho Is a prominent at torney and an enthusiastic worker lu the Interest of wheelmen. An a member of tht Associated Cycling clubs of Omaha ( a dele gate from the Tourists ) he has done moro than any other delegate In suggesting am drawing up resolutions and articles on va rlous subjects and de-voting much of his ttuii lu seeing Mial his fellow wheelmen were aecordod their Just rights. Mr. Fltch waa a member of the 1S36 Mce club that went to Louisville , Ky. , li August , and to him is due mucl credit for the resolution passed by the Ken tlckj division. League of American Wheel men , favoring Omaha as the place for hold Ing the national meet In 1SOS. It Is expected that several Miousand wheel men will attend Mie exposition while hen In attendance nt the meet , and suitable head quaiters should bo provided for thorn , be sides many other things , which really no cesaltates that there bo a representative wheelman clcctcil as one of the directors Mr. Fitch , If elected , would undoubted ! } glvo this matter duo consideration from the Interest already manifested In endeavoring to secure the moot , and properly cntcrtali league members at that time. Ho Is ui active member of several local wheel clubs and an earnest worker In the cause o "good roads , clean streets" nnd favorable legislation for wheelmen. If you own stock In the exposition bear Mils In mind and nl work together for his election. WlilHiicrliiKN of ( In- \ \ 'lu'l. . N'ow that Iho clecllon. Iho fool ball season clc. , are things of the past people can tun their atlcnllon to bicycle shoxvs , prices o wheels for IS97 , improvements In bicycles etc. Last year thu season opened early In March , while manufacturers and dealers look for the coming season to open as early as the first week In February unless we have exceptionally cold weather at that time. Many of the largo eastern manufacturers linvo set their prices on standard whceels for next year nt $100 , while one largo firm which has held a prominent position in tb > bicycle trade for the past ten years an nounces that Its price will be JSf > on high grade wheels. This may bring about a price cutting war among the dilferent eastern fac tories before the season opens , regardless of the fact that GO far all other makes have nnnoiinctd SIC'J as their price , and declare that they will stick to It. In rase of such war the writer would not bo In the leasl surprised to ECO many of the so-callci1 standard makes sold as low as 550 next spring. However , ns long as the National Hoard of Trade of Cycle Manufacturers re mains intact such a thing is hardly liable' to happen. People who Imagine that there Is a fortune1 In the cycle business will doubt less be surprised to learn that but about per cunt of the dealers in bicycles In this city during the past season made any monoy. Let us stop and figure a moment and see what the agent's profit amounts teen on a wheel. In the first place the majority of standard makes cost f.70 F. 0. I ) , at the factories , or In the neighborhood of { 72.C9 laid down In Omaha. Then , of c ui.ne. win n bo sells ho must lluow In a cyclometer , too clips , lamps , etc. , which will run the c it to $ " & : then ho Is aekod to wait from four to eight months for his money , and In Iho meantime Is asked to do about $10 worth of repairing to the wheel , which gets out of fix nine times out of ten through the own er's carekiwncH or negligence ; then ho mu t pay store rent , clerk hire , advertising bills , clc. . and if he ha enough profit left out of one wheel to buy him a good , square meal ho may consider himself In bis luck. The writer knows of but t > vu dealers In this city who have made anything more than a fair tvlng In the bleyclo business during the past season , and runs acroex ono nearly every day that Ix willing toell out for almost a song , and hU opinion Is that another reason will see about one-half the number In the mslncBd that there has been during the pant. The capital Invested In cycle tnanii- fftctorloft In the United Statea U estimated o be over $ UT > .000,000. nnd the number of .eoplo employed In the manufacture and sale of nliools U over 1 HO 000. The output n 1SUQao about 1.000,000 wheola. worth 100,000.000. The exports of 1S9G for the firm i.-ilf o ! the year reached JI.C5),201 , and thu oxneetatloti In that ! > 0QOO American wheels will bo told In England aUno In ISM. Ttirco million are In use In the United Stutci a proportion of tno to every twenly- four of the ; ioi'ilutl-i [ ; In France the pr < por- tii/u ii only ona In ' " " . The otlU' < > - < i and wrmUr.rs of Omaha'H ' 93 Over $411,000,000 Paid to Policy Holders in Fifty-three Years ! nn TTI JLa.fi. IIJJ Iti RICHARD A. McCURDY , President ARE The Best IS THE COMPANY Who will pay that mortgage the Most on your home if you die before How much will your admin it's-lifted ? istratof have to sacrifice your A life insurance policy will estate to force quick assets ? do it , and the cost to you is IN TWO GENERATIONS 1843-1896 An Installment Policy for- only the annual premium paid $100,000 will leave your family to the company. It is like paying $5,000 income for 20 The Mutual Life Insurance Co. , of New York , , yearly ing a little extra interest on in and if years , any event , your your mortgage to insure its re has paid $246,000,000 to its living members. stated beneficiary is then living lease if you die , he she will be or paid $5,000 Has been the benefactor of women and children yearly during life , to the extent of $165,000,000. A 5 per cent Debenture for Security $100,000 will leave your wife The resources of the Mutual $5,000 yearly income cither for Its in aS3 $48S9 paid K over Life of New York exceed the 20 years or until her death if combined capital of all the na prior thereto ; then $100,000 will tional banks of New York City , be paid in one sum. A possible Chicago , Boston , Philadelphia , return of $200,000. St. Louis , Cincinnati and Balti more. FOB jo fl 10 JI ) , A duty delayed is a duty IOWA aincl NRBRASKA , shirked. Let a man convinced of responsibility secure adequate FIRST RATIONAL BASK BUILDING , SIXTH AND LOCUST STKEETS , . ol and protection at once. ; e i INSURE NOW OMAHA. DES MOINES. * IN THE MUTUAL LIFE. in . WantGcl s J3very County. A Policy of Insurance in the Mutual Life is the quickest The true business man acts asset you can leave. H. S. WINSTON , Special Representative. Omaha. oromptly. Get our iMtcs at once , National Moot club are castlm ? about for schemes whereby they may be able to make some money with which lo secure the state meet next year , anil the national meet for 1S S. So far the following siiKKrstlons have been offered , and are belnR considered by the club : A six-day bicycle raceat the Coliseum , a cycle dhow'at the Coliseum and an In-door foot ball game' ' at the same place bct'vccn teams reprraehllnp ; the Omaha. TourUt. Turners , Ullles or Guards wheel cluba. They are all good ( Schemes , and It Is very probable that all , wlll bo tried. Helen Baldwin , who wjll be remembered by old- time cycle enthusiasts ts one ot the troupe of lady cyclists wlio did battle In the old Coliseum building In tills city dur ing 1SS9-1SDO , Is going on Hie stage. Jacob Utt. the theatrical manager , has commis sioned Clay Oreene to write a bicycle play from suggestions offered by George Hoopm. iho well-known Minneapolis race promoter , and Helen , or Deauty , as she was called In thta city , will begin her starring season in January. Xow If the manager can only mix Tom Kck anil Jack I'rlnce up Inthe deal seme way It will be sure to be a howling SUCCCS3. "Tlllle" Urlau of Denver , formerly an Omaha Wheel club member In tab city and ilso a prominent wheelman , has been In the city visiting frlcmla during the past week. Mr. Urlau Is the guest of G. I ) . Smith while In the city. Cyclists who do not care to rldo during the winter and who store their wheels should take particular pains lo get como kind of a preparation that will keep the rust from showing on the t'pokes near the hub , I'er- ' .mpa a thin coat of vasollnu Is the bcot preparation for this purpose. llralnworkers and others who lead a jdcntary life should try to keep up their cycling throughout the year , oven If they nro only ableto go two or tnrco mllou each week. It will do much to keep the balance of mind and body. I.MJIAX IHVOICI2S. Tln > Courts I'lnyliiK Ilnvitc with Trlliul CiislDiiiH. With most of the plains Indians mnr- rlago con.ii.stH simply of picking out the maiden , leading her to a cabin or wigwam a..l Installing her as mistress of the house and cornfield , sometimes with the neecs- uury preliminary of piiyiiig the father a pony or two cr an Inntallmnnt of blankets , and occasionally with homo slight cere mony performed by n chief or medicine man. And when the bravo grows tired of his partner , he can get rid of her as easily PB ' 10 won her. ' The people who nro now flocking to the Uiltntas or Oklahoma to get divorces , rc- liites the Globe-Democrat , would bo su- piomely happyi if they could throw off thu galling bonds of wedlock as easily as does the reservation Indian. The fact having Iven formally announced by the head man of the clan , the divorce takes place when the trtbo Is gathered at a dance. When all are assembled and the circle formed , the discontented wairlor Btrlkcn a drum used by the revellers , gives away 11 few pres ents ( ofttlmes making a present to the squaw he Intends to take next ) , and then In a short , bombastic speech hu-fctlgmatlzcs his \y.Ifo by giving her over tu the tender mercies of other braves , while they look upon him enviously and consider that ho linn performed an act of bra\cry in Ills du- scron. ! Often as many aa half a dozen divorces are thus obtained at n single dance. No tedious waiting , no court.no lawyers and no trouble about alimony or the custody of children. And the tuiuawa thus tast off , as a general thing , seem to take It as u matter of course , and before the close of the dance are using the wiles known mil uncil by the women the world over In an effort to repair as tmcodlly a.s porf- lblo the break In their hearts and matrimonial menial experience. With the taking of land In severally and putting on of citizenship , however , the In dian Hilda that he lias cemented thu tics that were so loose before,1 for the couria everywhere are deciding that the tribal mnrrl>Mj arc legal and binding upon the Indian who becomes a citizen. Anil If the weight of one legal marrlaiio wears HOIIIO- what heavily upon a nhltu man , how must It bo with the red man , who has contracted two. three , four or even moro alliances which thu court now declare * legal and ut the same time taken away hi * former venue of relief ? The women of Japan re lovely with gilt crth ; thosu of thu ludloa Htaln the tenth red ; thwo of Uurum Invariably main them' ilack EVOLUTION OF AN ACTOR Sol Suiitli Eu-soll Talks of His Early ' Oaroor. FIRST POSED AS A COLORED GIRL llolliii-H IV rVfk AV N Ills I'rlnri * ! ) * Snlnry While 1'liiyliiK Tillli a Ciimiuniy of Sol Smith IlUBscll , who has been upon the American stage for moro than thirty years. In nn Interview with n reporter , gives the following Klcetch of his career : "My ilrst part In any play , " said Mr. Husyell. "was tl-at of I'it-a-rat , a negro girl In 'The Hidden Hand.1 Hetwecn the actH I sang patriotic songs and these took with the audience In those days. Next I was east for the villain , with an Ill-fitting beard , In ono act , and for n village maiden , without guile , in another. This went on for a while , when I ran acrosn nn old-time strolling manager known ns 'Old Carey.1 or , rather , ho ran across me. He exhibited with his family under n tent. Hlght dollars a week tempted mo to leave the Cairo theater nnd I cast my fortunes with 'Old Carey. ' Upon going out \\ItU Mm I found that I wno expected to do iho comedy work and also walk a tilack wlro. I tried the wlro and fell. That was the end of my attempts In that capacity , but I re mained with Uic company as a comedian. I next went to Doaple's thratcr In St. I.oul.i. I made my next appearance nt C'lmdivlch't' ' theater in Chicago. My engagement there lanted ono night and with wounded pride and body I took the road next morning , wltliout an overcoat , and wont to Milwaukee , wicro I sang In burlesciue parts for $12 n week. "My peculiar early career then took an other turn and I Joined the Peak family of boll rlngorp ns sinning como'llan , receiving no ralnry. I accepted an offer of $23 u week In St. Louis nnd left the Teak family : tlicnce I went to Memphis nnd to Mttlo Hock. Ark. , where I became flr-t low corfiodlan In a small company that nmued tit ! tvildler'j nt that point. Times were hard , but I did not glvo up. I found myself out of n job. and , with my wardrobe done up In n handkerchief , I undertook a walk of thirty-six miles , enter taining the people along the way , yet I was compelled to llvo for three days on ono chicken. At the ago of IS yearn J found mycalf low conic-Han nt Hen Do Har'n theater In St. Louis. In 1SGC I came cart arid shortly afterward became a member of the atoc' ' company play'ng at tlio Chontnut Street ( heater In Philadelphia. In 1871 I made my appearance In Now York nt Una Rdwln'o theater. In 1S7-1 I appeared at the Olympic theater In Now York for twonty-elx succes sive wocks. "About this time my Idea of just the posi tion I would like to occupy on the stage underwent a material change. Observation rf Joseph Jefferson. William Warren and John 13. Owciu fired me with an ambition to follow In their footstc | > s and to do something that would glvo me what they pcaussod , the respect and cstcom as well as the admira tion of the public. "At the Academy of Mujsle , Buffalo , N. Y. , September , 18SO , I began my Ilrst season as a star , with my own suppcrtlng company , under the management of Krcil G. Uorgor. I began by combining with a play my nongs. My first attempt In the legltlmiti- was 'Udge- wojil Folk * . ' I played the characters and sang the dozen comic songs. 1 actually played that play almost 1.500 times. "I next appeared In 'rVHx McKusIck,1 and In rapid succession played 'Pa , ' 'Ilewltchod , ' 'Poor Hclatlon , ' 'Peaceful Valley , ' 'April Wrathor , ' 'The Helr-at-Uavv. ' , ind the Rivals. ' I mention theto plays as steps I have taken , for If I am anything I am a pro- criHslvo actor , and havo'made my gains ono Htep at a tlmo. " I.AIMHl AMI I.MU'STIIV. England lian 10,000 men mailing cxplo. given. It U oitlmntod that $10,000.000 worth of gold will bu dug In Crlpplo Creek thu coining year. year.During the past four years the American Federation of Labor hug gained 08,292 mem bers. In iho lust Bovt'ii months 197 charters wcro Issued , of which nix were to national unluiu , twcmty-onu to central labor bodleu and two to stute nulonu. The antl-couvlct contract labor law L-OCB Into force in New York at the end of next month. The Michigan Car works nt Detroit put on about 400 men last Monday. About l.SOO are now employed. There are now liOO cotton mills In Hie couth. Over 100 gold mines Iiavp been started In California within n year. Iron and ntcel works are to be started In Japan at a cost of $4,000,000. Native capital ists , arc behind the project. In Melbourne a woman gets two pence half-penny for making n shirt , while a Chinaman gets Jive pence for washing It. The glas industry at F.luootl. Ind. , Is looking much better , and every industry In the city Is feeling the lnipuh > e of belter times. Nnll-maklng machinery , with a capacity for turning out 400 kegs a day. Is soon to be shipped to Japan by a Cleveland house. Cleveland leads the United States In thirty Industries and the world In six carbons , wire nails , telescopes , large gears , cable machinery , chewing gum. Four Idle copper mines near Houghton , Mich. , will bo conuolldatfd and worked by eastern and Knglls-h capital. It In thought that about SOO men will be employed. After paying all convention expenses nnd bills against the organization to October 27 International Typographical union ha.s a balancd In the general fund of over $36.000. The clato factory Insill'Ctor of Illinois Hilda that women are displacing men , cMldrcn dis placing women , and now machines displacing all three. He recommends a compulsory ed ucation law. Deputy Labor Commissioner Green of Cali fornia llnds that the number of Chinese coollca employed In thu factories of that state has greatly decieased of late. At the present tlmo less than 1,030 are employed. U'hlto labor Is gradually forcing the C1U- . neso out. ' The growth fit the text Me Industry In the German empire ls Kh < avn In the result of last year's census of mechanics reported to the tate department by Consul Sawter at Glauelmu. In thiis Industry over 1,01)0,000 ) persons nro employed , and the Interesting fact It noted that there has been n yearly decrease of male nnd corresponding Increase of female employes. Tito finest > ivlro In the United States Is fialil to bo made nt Tauiuon , Mass. This metal IB exactly 3-500 part of an Inch In thlcknerri much finer than human hair. Ordinary wlro , ovr-n although of small diameter. Is drawn through holea In steel plates , but , on account of the wear , such plates cannot be used In making the hair wlro. The Taun'un factory use * drilled diamonds for that purpose. The fanners nf Iho United Statea will have over $100,000,000 moro money to spend1 next year than this. Nearly one-half of this year's crop is still In the bands of the farmers. Last week nineteen big tmlps laden to the water's edge left Daltlmoro with wheat. San Frnnclxco harbor Is full of busy ships. Boston harbor prc&cntB n scone ( if wonderful activity. The tramp ves sels arc all busy and ilo/cus are hastening across the water. When ono reads that a dovlco hax been patented In England for Hilpplylug watches with Incandescent light without Increasing the B\.O \ of th watch CUSP , wonder growH from more to moro-first , wonder how so big a dfvli-'o e.in bo packed In such small quarters , and then wonder how long the watch will remain tinmaKnctlzed and true to the tlmo with a potent little battery tn Itu vitals constantly trylnc to mesmerize ltn movements. The Shofllcld ftirnai.es al Florence , Ala. , nro onjoyliiK a season of great prosperity. Following closely upon the largo order of 4.000 tons of pig Iron received by the Shef field Coal. Iron and Steel company comes Information that the Colbert Iron company shipped twenty carloads of pig Iron to east ern manufacturers. Preparation ; ! are being made to put two moro furnaces In blamt there. Thcno now In operation ant running to their full rapacity and making an excel lent grade of Iron. A MassacliUKctUb man 1ms Invented a device for expediting the dtepatch of "spe cial delivery" Icttcrx mailed In pc tofllcca where but n few clcrKr are employed and wlioro xtieh letters xomotlmes He for a considerable time before their deponltlon In the boxes now luidil Is noticed. Thu now arrangement conntau of a ulaiitliiK box , at the lower end of which there U a Mhcvt of metal uoilfln on swlvol jolntu. Whan n letter Is dropped into thu box It slide * down upon the ii i'tnl shoot and holds the lower odKo down , thtm making tin electrical cir cuit that rliix * a bell continuously until iMinnboily gaps to the box and la lies I lie letter out. The Invention has been irln ! ai Wol'Urn and llrwtuii. anil thu jio/iul in. tho.'lttiti icta'il ; U of ( .oiiHldurublu luluo Wll ITU'S POHTV-I-'Ol It CHVl'S. \ l > iisluii > .Stump lii\cMlini-nt Mini Yirlili-il ! sHill,00(1. ( "I had always been a believer 111 the old Baying that fortune knocks once nt every man's door , " said Mr. Abraham While of Iloston to the Washington Post man , "an.l perhaps that may have Inspired me-to In vest that 41 cents In postage stamps out ot which Mrs. White and 1 cleared up a lltllo better than $100.000 prnnt. " It was i-t Chamberlain's that Mr. Wblto was being Interrogated about what Is to him an old story now. the bidding of himself and wife on $1.500.000 of government bonds at the tlmo Uncle Sam Invited subscrip tions from the nation at large In order to icplcnlsb the gold reserve. It Is n story , though , that will never lose Its Interest. "I had never bought or sold a bond In my life , " said Mr. White , "but It occurred to mo that hero was n chancu lo make a few dollars ! with but llttlirisk. . Mrs. While knew of my plans ami olio bad been ilnlm ? a little figuring on her own account , putting In a bid for a $500,00tr allotment. No other woman bidder was successful to thill ex tent. Well , our bids went through all right , though Mr. J. P. Morgan and his associate : ) thought they had blocked my path by git- tlng a treasury ruling that the allotments were iioiilransfrrniblo and that the pay ments for the bonds must come Horn tnu original bidder. As they had cost me on an average of 111 3-S and were worth im mediately after 119 , I had no dllllcully In financing such remunerative Becurltles. I went Into Uussell Sago'H ollce. ! explained my mission , nnd came out with a check for J500.000 with which I got all the gold needed for securing the bonds. That B about all there Is to It , and 1 nm afraid It has notoriety tllsproportlonato lathe Riven mo a the size of the transaction. " Mr. White Is a man of about 30 years , with on em-rgctlc nnd sparkling manner , and full nf good humor. lie was born and roared In Texas , ami when but 10 years of age astonished veteran cotton buyers by hlf daubing methods of operating In the lleecy sample. Ten \enrA ago ho went to lloslon , end here wooed and won a charmliii : lltils Yunkcp maiden , whoso pluck end wit nro on a par with his own. Slnco her good luck on the bond transaction. Mrs. Wblto has made for herself not less than $10.000 by Judicious Investments. Her husband was not the penniless adventurer that some of tbn sensational statements that got Into print made him. On the contrary , he bad been earning n salary of $5.000 n year ou Iho eastern representative of the Armour Padt- Ini' company , though at the tlmn of Iho bond deal ho had gone Into business for JUKI a few days ago Mr. Whlto executed another exploit In the same line that cau i"l n goodly amount of talk In the New one pnpcro. It was a bid on llrooklyn bonds lethe the extent of $1,789.000. In payment of which ho gavn n check for ? l.895.000. the blgKi'.t cheek that ever passed through the linmln of the city comptroller. On this ho pock eted the neat sum of $ CO.OQO. AX urr-nt-Tivn IUMII : > V. Tin- Doctor Hid Xnl AVnl Slni'li Tlmo on Ilix l''rir I'tilli'iil. A charming young woman of Detroit re cently spralnod her ankle by a hasty Jump from her bicycle. She uas laid up for a couple of weeks. rclatCH the Detroit Frco Pr . during which tlmo who was wholly Incapacitated for walking , or oven rldlnx , brIng - Ing confined to a sofa llko tlio heroine In n , la&t century novel. Finally the family considered the sprain of enough conscipionct- call In the family due. tor , who Is n dUtlnuulshed surgeon. Ho was out of patience with anything o trivial as : i Gpraln when ho wait dally concerned In Mclcntlflc operations of the meat Important chaiacter , and hk performance- to n'vo ' the Mpralno't fo&t a vicious twtat 111 a nur- gleal way to find out If any hone * wuro broken. Thru l o * ad ! : "Got up and walk. " "Hut. doctor , I cannot take a fltcji. " "Get tip and walk. " Thuro was nothing for tlio patient to debut but obey and HIO ! fltuppcd lamuly forth. "You're not walking ; you are llmplus , " said the doctor. "Walk ! " Bho managed bravely tn walk lo the notct room , and the doctor took his hat to luave. "Hut , doctor , you huvu not given mo auy prescription ! " "Walk. " nuld the doctor , "then walk. Don't ( tend for mo again tmliwi your foot ueixlH amputating. Goodby. " Now tlio patient IH walking an well us olio ever dlil. In Africa u beauty must have very aimill oyoH , pouting lips , a Inrgn , perfectly tint nobc und u jetty sklri , which , from toiiMfjnt