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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
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A life insurance policy will estate to force quick assets ?
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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
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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 ,
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and
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* IN THE
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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
