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no Tina OMAHA DAILY ni3KMsi'TsnAV : , 20 , isno. SPORTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS The Pastimes of Today and Those of Hnlf r Century Ago , i\N ANALYSIS OF ROBERT AND JIMMY o Allilcli-M lllilltiK nnilVnlU - liiK Tlir IvIiiK nf UKIliumiicr - ! < < < < In I InI'lilil nnil on tin * Will IT. Tim happy yulclMo li .ipo I UD anl limit ! are duelling with the anticipation of tomiitc good cheer or the recollection of gladsome days nnone on every side. And In the realm of spurt there I * every reason for congratu lation and bounding spirits , for In no da ) or ago has there been a greater Indulgence In the dlvertlsementfl of field and clubroorn than that which has marked the waning jcar. Sport of all kinds has flourished like u cedar of Lebanon In all countries on -which the sun shines. Old cobwebby preju dices have lu a largo measure disappeared and modern IhcorUn and modern practices eurccodcd. llut how different the sports ol today from those of our gtandfalhers' time , when the shooting match ami the husking bee , with an occasional foot race or wrestling bout , constituted 'ho v.holo card. Now , * , vhat do wo have , despite the barriers of liypciborean winds and weather ? Is there nny pasllme In the category of sport which even the winter season can deny us. From horse racing , sprinting , foot ball , running , tdiootlng , fishing , down to card playing and dancing , In the open air , In gorgeous club rooms , on land and on water , we derive the pleasures and the benefits denied our ances tors , and live In a realm of movement and color that would have been a veritable fly slum or fairyland a half-century ago. With these brief words of introduction the sporting editor extends cordial greeting to Ills friends , with the hope that wo may all live In swett accord for a hundred years to come. Illcjclo riders will probably bo surprised to learn that the achievement of the little HILt-rnlan , Hale. In covering 1,910 miles on ills wheel In the late New York six-day chase Is over three limes the greatest distance ever covered by a pedestrian In the came time. pedestrian record Is The go-as-you-please C22 miles , made In Madlton Square garden several years ago. A comparison of bicycle and running feats furnishes much food for Interesting thought. It also proves the fact that for all distances the speed of the bicycle rider Is from two and one-half to three times as great as that of the pedestrian. The average walker covers Ibne miles an hour. The average wheel man makes nine miles an hour. Tlie pro- Ic-xMonul rider has made a mile In 1 minute 3:1 : 1-5 seconds. The fastest running time tor a mile Is 4 minutes 1274 seconds. The ile-mlle running record Is 21 minutes -10 seconds. The- same distance has been made on a bicycle In 9 minutes 715 seconds. Row ell's famous 24-hour running record of I DO miles rtauds against the 42G miles made In the same time by Hale last week. Long distance bicycle matches have taken the place formerly held In popular favor by the long-distance walking matches. They present the same features of a severe test of physical endurance. U Is no greater achievement to ride 42fi miles a day on a wheel than It Is to walk 150 miles. Of the two. perhaps , the latter Is the greater. In the erazo for wheeling , the delights and btnellts of pedestriaulsm should not be for gotten. Edward Payton Wcston's Intention to walk 112 miles In twenty-four hours , the latter part of this mouth , may serve the purpose of reviving the old-time Interest In walking and running. The distance Weston proposes to cover In a day Is considerably under the record , but It will be a remarkable achievement for a man 58 years old. It has In. en said by doctors and others that these Hl\-duy contests ruin the constitutions of those who compete In them , and yet hero Is Weston , who , twenty yearn ago , covered fiGO miles In six days , and whose professional valks aggregate a distance of 05,000 miles , still able to make his 100 miles and moie In n day , and Is as strong , active and healthy us ho was a quarter of a century ago. An Intercollegiate chess tournament will 28 and con- open up In NCAV York December tlnuo until January 2. Inclusive. Columbia , Harvard. Yale and Princeton will partici pate. Owing to the unprccedcntedly large number of entries It has been found neces sary to extend the tlmo for the completion of the games until the commencement of the holidays. The schedule calls for 200 Kamcs , but as entries for the Intercollegiate tournament were required to bo made before December 10. the team to represent Co lumbia has already been chosen and their names sent In. H. M. Phillips. ' 99. with a hcoro of twelve games won and only on * lest , ban shown himself by far the stronger playor. but ho Is Ineligible. The three next in order ore Parker , ' 99 , nine and one-half won. three and one-half lent ; Seward , nine won , three lost ; Parker , 1900 , nine won , four loot. Thi'y are all considerably ahead of the otltor competitors. The first two of these players have been selected to represent Co lumbia against Harvard , Yale and Prince ton. Hyder and Southard , Harvard'w cham pion team of last year , will probably again defend the crimson. One of Princeton's players will bo Seymour , who Is considered very formidable. Parker and Seward are players of promise- , but lack experience , and n movement has been Inaugurated to pro vide the means tcil engage a coach for them. This tournament had Its Inception In 1892. and since then Columbia and Harvard have each won twice. Cornell's aquatic season of 189" gives promlss of being the moat successful In the history of the college. The recent fall regatta ? showed a spirit of Interest In navy affairs that speaks well for the pros pect of turning out flnei crews next spring. With three upper class crews on the water In the fall of the year , rowing such an In teresting race ill the fast tlmo of 7:11 : ! over the Henley course ( ono and live-sixths tulles ) , It Is certain that the material from which to make a 'varsity crow whim the urows go Into winter training Is sure to IIP above the average. U Is realized that the Cornell crows which row In 1S97 will huvo to be above the average to win. This IB said with no disrespect to the crews w.hlch have represented Cornell In the past. The coming season meat's a different condition of affairs. Pennsylvania must bo looked upon as dangerous. In the Poughkeepslo races laxt. year a green crow , rowing a now lroke , made a creditable bhowlng , and pushed Harvard for second very closely. This year Pennsylvania will have experienced men , and Ellis Ward has a very fair reputa tion as coach. Columbia , according to the opinions of Cornell and Pennsylvania men , will not be dangerous , judging from the pres ent outlook. It Is with Harvard that Cornell will have to flght for first place In the race next Juno. If Harvard does not turn out a winning crew It will not bo duo to nny lacW of endeavor on the part of the crimson to master every detail of the science of row- ItiK. Ths presence of Mr. Lehmann , the well known Oxford coach , and a sportsman of high repute , In this country , to coach Harvard , brought Ihe rowing question up for discussion before the toot ball season was over. Harvard plainly .intends to do uomo- desperatc. The American Field of Chicago , lu com- mi'iitlng on my remarks of a week or two ago about Frank Pannclee'H tdioollng , says that while It admlrca The lice's spirit In sticking up for Parmelce , It discredits the acsertlou that Dr. Carver would refuse to come here , If the Inducements In the way nt stakes were satisfactory , and ahoot the Omaha man a live bird race. Hut I hap pened to Know what I was talking about. In a conversation with Dr. Carver last sum mer ho told me ho was ready to shoot Parmelre or any man In the world , but that he would not uhoot In Omaha. When pressed for u reason he declined to glvo one , hut said that Wutson'a park lu Chicago was good enough for him and ought to be good enough for any man who saw proper to take up the dell. He claimed that would bo neutral grounds and that neither man would have an advantage. Hut as to Par- melee , I have said U time and again before , and I reiterate It now , I do not believe there U a man living who has a better chance to win a 100-blrd race than Prank Pkrraclce , Of courie , be might get beaten , j hut he will win oflcncr than loco , let hi opponent be * Aiii > mfoc\cr hr may Of court wh.rn you get men f < > nearly matched n Parmdie , Klllotl , Carver , llrcwcr , Grin anil Nllhcrl , nny one of them Is apt to wl n match when pitted against any of tli other * . The slightest mtahap Is liable t turn defeat Into victory or victor Into defeat for any of the grra masters of the Immmerkw. Hut tak Ing i.'tery contlngcnc ) Into consideration , do not think there Is a man In the worli who has moiu than an even break wit Parmelce , and he stamh ready today t nhool Carver , Klllotl , llrcwcr , Kulford , Orln Ollhcrt , or any other man who thinks h shoots , a race or a series of races for sure cicnt coin to J notify any of them In makln the trip , Thei State Flch tommlsflon Is deserving o the Unanimous endorsenunt of N'chrasK spurtsmtn for lha very commendable work I has auromlillslu.nl during the past season A l.itgcr distribution was made than eve bt-foic. and from most all quarters the moo gratifying results are reported. Presldcn Low May Is constantly on the lookout fo iloslrous waters , where propagation ma be prosecuted , and It Is safe to say tha within the next decade our lakes , stream and rivers will be as well stocked wit ! game fishes as those of any other state It the union where artificial means have bee largely necessary. Hut I will have more I say on this subject later on. During 1V.I the commission's report shows that th following "plants" were made : Wnll-ey.-d pike ( try ) IG.ttl.WO Itiilnbow trout 2HfiCO Laki ? Hunt 152t"00 Drook trout 81,600 Hi own tiout . ! Illuek IUHH ( six monlhR old ) 23 , * > Ti C'ropplc ( Mix tnontlm old ) 9,4Ti Striped perch 0 lx montlm old ) 2,0. ! ; Ocrinan t-nrp ( six months old ) 10,72. Channel cattish ( two years old ) 3Si : ( told ll.xh ( six months old ) 4,21' llsh ( various ages ) . . . . 2,000 Total 1G.S78.2S Dyause a California JiJdge threw Fltz Simmons' claim out of court the methods o SharKoy and the rascally gang behind him wo In no wise upheld. The judge merely decided , and very properly , too , that there Is no difference between prize flchto and so called glove contests , and that no cour woull recognize nny such proceedings. 0 course this Is all very tough on Kllzslm mons , likewise very satisfactory to the. Sharkeyltes. All they wanted was the money , and they didn't care a ram's tall b > what hook or crook they got It. It Is a good deal balder to blow a safe than It Ute to give the spoiling public the double. Thai Is probably 'ho ' reason Sharkey , .Lynch am' Haip chose the latter way of enriching themselves. Hut It Is nn 111 wind that blows nobody good , and a worse one that blows every body. The men now running the game al otlior points have received a pointer , and they should play It heavily. Har out all brace faro deulera , welching turf speculators sure thing pcol room sharks and fighters without either conscience or character. Hun the sport as close up to honest business lines as poulblc , conduct everything on the level , from the- signing of contracts to the referee's decision , and there will noi bo tithe or tittle of the uproar over the sport there now Is. Weed out the shystcrs > not only In California , but New York , as well , and tin * game may bo made quite as popular as other forma of athletics. Such grac-Jl us set nips as Sharkcy , Lynch am Knrp whould never ho allowed the oppoi- tunlty to "stand up" the public again. Hx- tlrpate the whole breed , and the mr.nly art of boxing will rapidly grow In favor. That the opinion exists out on the coas that Kltzslmmons wao unjustly dealt with Is demonstrated by the way the people turncc out at his benefit exhibition the other day The San Francisco Call says there were over 12.000 people present and as Boon aa Hob reached the boxing platform and threw off hU gown a hurrah rent the air tha could have been heard for miles around It was a gigantic ovation , such as probably a boxer never received before. Some one crlei three cheers for the man who knocked ou the "pride of the navy" and again thunder ous applause shook the surroundings. Am yet there arc some people who say tha pugilism has no place In the fancy of the people. Volla tout. Well , FIt/fllmmons and Corbctt have been matched again. They have signed to flgh on March 17 next under the banner o Colonel Dan Stuart down somewhere In Por- flrlo Diaz' land. This Is good news , am now , for landsakrs alive , don't "lets" an > of us knock. If Hob and Jim really mean business everybody should put a shoulder to the wheel and help dump the mill. We lave waited long enough to learn which Is the best man. Some think one way. othcrn another , but time will only tell which Is right. Three months from now we wll In all likelihood know where wo are at There can no good come of rehashing the failures of these two men to get together In the paat , ard , instead of going over that road , I will attempt to give an analysis of the men as ] know them. For a time there was a disposi tion on the part of many to regard the Cornlslunan as an easy victim for the Cull- fornlan , and Corbett himself has always tcoffed at the pretensions of the long and lean Australian. Hut this disposition on the part of the Corbctt contingent has In a large measure disappeared and there are few men In this country bigoted enough not to admit that Fltzslmmons has more than a likely chance of defeating his colossal rival. That nothing succeeds like success was never more forcibly exemplified than In the case of Jim Corbett. Ho came Into promi nence as a prize fighter supposedly out of an atmosphere that has furnished but few exponents of the prize ring. Of course we hud Gentleman Jackson In the ancient limes across and Ed Price of this country > cars ago , but you cannot go much further. The fact that Corbett was a young man of alleged education went a long way toward porchlng him upon the pinnacle which he has occupied almost from the first day ho blos somed forth like some of the rare flowers of his native heath. His victory over Joe Choynskl , succeeded by his "no contest" with the Midnight Mars , sent him to the fore of pugilism with a rush that was aerulltlc. Yet he did nothing but what Kltzsliinnons ) could have done much easier. When Corbett defeated Sullivan , that old selling plater Jake Kllraln and Charlie Mitchell he added nothing to his escutcheon as a fighter with those who gave the matter nny serious or deliberate thought. Sullivan and Kllraln were Ions past their good days and thoroughly unfit to cope with any strong young man with even mediocre Ilitlc ability. Mitchell , wl.Ilo some younger than the other two and In better physical condition , was nothing but a middleweight , ind yet Corbett should have lost the flght l > y his miserable and cowardly fouling. Theye Is no desire on my part to belittle tlie . 'X-eliamplon. as some are prone to believe. I nm only drawing a picture as I see It. Corbutt was , and nicy be yet , n great iiiglllst. He Khowcd wonderful cleverness of both hand and foot In most all of hlfr public appearances , although there Is nueh question whether Ms contests thus 'ar ' offer much of a test. Ho Is certainly a Ighter of the newest school , as IB Hob Fltz slmmons. They are probably Its chief cx- > oncnts. Hut Corbctt has never yet had a Ight that amounted to shucks , except that with Choyiukl , and ho won that by the akin of hU teeth. He has never yet met a Muher or a Goddard. and I will have to wait until ho conquers Fltzelmmons before I acknowledge him the bruiser of the age. Uy dint of the hardest kind of work Fltz slmmons has battled upward and onward null ho Is well entitled to the title of champion of the world and the first right to Ight the man who disputes his claim. I < ave seen most of tlie contests In which Corbctt and Fltz have taken part , and I expect to tee that on the 17th of Ma roll next , nit In none of these In the past has Corbett llsplajed any mom skill than the rubesccnt- teuded Individual who will face him when ho spring winds begin to blow their softened irciith northward. No man who witnessed Sullivan's downfall at New Orleans will over forgot how clumsy , futile and even iltlful were the efforts of that former ring del of the world. An Ice \agon could have evaded many of lU to-called puvago rushes and eroclotie , grotesque swings , and It required 10 especial skill to sail In and place him iors dii combat , when he had exhausted ilnuelf by hlu own ridiculous txertloiw to u extent that prohibited even an attitude t fluhtlng. No man wbo caw that fight doubt * for n minute the ability of Stove O'Dunncll , Dan Orcedon or nny other aa good na they to have put old John L. to sleep In much quicker time than did the California phenomenon on that 111 fated night. I tat next to Dr. Ordway of the London Athletic club , and the old vet , Mc.Mahon of Dcnton , that night , and I'll never forget the c-xprcs- slon nn their faces after the second round. Why , there were scores of men there who nctunlly shed tears an they recalled the powerful youth who pulled off his shirt In the roped uqitare at Mississippi City with gooil old Paddy Hjnn , and then gazed upon the bloated wreck before them. It was a woeful counterfeit of the John L. that I knew back In the early ' 80s that , bruUed , dazed and bloody , clutched at the east side ropes , right above my scat , and explained to the crowd In a choking voice ihat he had fought once too often , and there was not a heart In all that vr.st arena , save those In the breasts of Corbott , Hrady , Delancy , ct al , that did not nclie for him. Charlie Mitchell , old , stale , and forty-five pounds lighter than Corbctt , who should never have been permitted to fight out of his claes , would have been a pudding for Fltzslmmons at his own weight , but Corbctt was the champion , and he drew the prize , although compelled to cinch It by as foul tactics as was ever seen out of a dark lantern prize fight. With Fltzslmmons' long line of vic tories over the best men In the world the public U familiar , and I will only touch upon them briefly. I saw him knock out Jim Hall , and you will all remember the talk about how he accomplished this by a chance blow , but that was all guff. Hall Wi\s only In the fight by virtue of existence. Hven In that imieh discussed third round , when It was said ho had all the best of It , ho got such another thumping In the final half minute rally ca few mon could with stand. "Chai.co blow" there Is no such thing and If there was , It Is funny how Fltz manages to get It In on every man ho meets , r.nd that they should all go down and out 1'j the tame fashion when that ponderous mitt finds a lodgment against the Jaw or under the chin Dcmrsey , Hall , Malier , Choynskl , Sharkcy and all the rest of them realize what this "chance blow" of Pltz's ti'mtis ' , and when the lanky one niectn Corbett next March the more will be Corbett's glory If ho devises some way to eludi > It and himself ndmlnstcr the coup do grace to the old hero of the anvil and forgo and who has been so honest and so anxious to meet him during the past three or four years. Aa Is well understood , Fltz Is not quite as tall as Jim , nor can he get In the ring weighing within twenty pounds of him , but his reach Is Just as long If not longer , and no ono will dispute but whatho Is a good deal harder puncher. Corbctt Is what Is styled a Jabber and does a good deal of his work while going away , presumably to get out of the way of a return. Fltzslmmons Is a jabber also , but a different kind , and he has a knack of getting In a pile driver at every whipstitch that Is most disastrous to his opponents. Corbett's followers will say that Fltz will not be able to rush Jim , and that Jim's llectness and agility will spare him all danger except when he chooses to force the flght. Hut I have never looked upon Fltzslmmons as a rusher ; he Is fast , very fast , and may be able to catch up with Jim on some of these famous sprints , if ho don't , whenever Cor bett sees proper to force the fighting , he will find the freckled fellow right In the first row. There Is one thing the public can depend on anyway , and that Is If the men do come together. It will be the fistic event of the century. There will be a bigger crowd there than was ever known to a Eemble on a tlmllar occasion. U doesn't make much ( inference where Dan Stuart locates the try&tlng place. There will be a Jam there. Every sport In the country who can borrow , beg or steal the price of transportation will bo there. It Is the best advertised sporting event the world has ever known. The many disappointments In pulling- off the affair heretofore has but whetted the appetites of the pcrfple for the finale. I predict four times the attendance that was at El Pao , ami expect to PCO fully as big a congregation as was In the Molasses City when Sullivan went down. Another thing. It will be the betting fight of modern times. Immense sums of money have changed hands on many of the events during the past decade , but fortunes will be won and lost on the Fltzslmmons-Corbctt flght. Each man will have a largo following , and both sides will bo confident and anxious to lay their money. Hotting has already begun. I saw Captain Clarke take the Corbett end of a $30 wager Thursday night at the Merchants bar , and lie said ho would like to have some more of It. I think he will have little dllllculty In get ting It. Hut It will be a great flght. Not a case of a young man against a broken ilown and dissipated veteran , or of a middle , weight against a heavyweight. U will bo the meeting of two men In their prime , dlsclplea of the eame school , and with physical at- trlbuten so nearly matched that all dis crepancies can be overlooked. These who sec It , and with life and health I'll be one 3f them , whether It takes place In thin or my other country , will Indeed be In good luck. ( Illlll AllKrHTH. .COUNCIL ULUFFS , Dec. 18. To the Sporting Editor of The Uce : Please answer In The Sunday Hce what would bo a nice Christmas present for a fellow to make his best girl ? John Habb. Ans. Toke her out to tee grandma's grave. COLUMHUS. Neb. . Dec. 10. To the Sport- ! nf Editor of The Dee : To decide a dispute rtcise answer following : Single hand crlb- jage. A wants two points , H wants one point ; A deals , U plays Jack of the turn up and clr.lms out. H claims the "nobs" Is counted when played , Is he out ? J. M. Curtis. Ans. Of Ills head , > es. OMAHA , Dec. 17. To the Sporting Editor of The Dee : In order to settle a bet will , -ou kindly decide In next Sunday's Dec the 'ollowing : I made a wager that McKlnley would get electoral votes enough cast of the Mississippi river to elect him. Did I win or lose ? E. P. Dillcnbeck. Ant. Win. NEBRASKA CITY , Dec. 15. To the Sport- ng Editor of The Hce : Will you kindly inswcr the following questions In next Sun- lay'n edition of The Bee ? A and H are play- ng crlbbage ; A plays the jack , H the king and A the queen ; Is not A entitled to a run > f three ? Also , can the queen , king and ace 10 counted as a run ? A. B. Wilson. Ans. (1) ( ) No. (2) ( ) No. DUNLAP. la. . Dec. 1C. To the Sporting Idltor of The lice : A bets B that Charlie Mitchell licked Jem Mace In one round ; vho wins ? Let us know In Sunday's Issue. E. H. Ans. n , Three rounds. WILHEIl. Neb. , Dec. 15. To the Sporting Mltor of The Hec : Please decide the fol- owing bet : A beta H $25 that Bryan has i.OQO majority In the state of Nebraska , 'lease answer by return mall. J.V. . Shestak. Ans. No answers by mall. A wins. LINCOLN , Nob. , Dec. 10. To the Sport- ng Editor of The Bee : To decide a wager wish you would Inform , mo through the 'olunnis of Sunday's lioo where the longl- udlnal center of the United States Is , bl inding the territory of Alaska. If I am ot mistaken , the theoretical center Is same Istanco west of San Francisco , In the Pa- Iflc ocean. A Subscriber. Ana. It Is about four1 degrees west of San 'ranclsco , PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Dec. 1G. To the porting Editor of The Bee : Kindly state n your next Sunday's Issue which of our cderal departments are now under civil ervlco rule , and how closly It U adhered to n the heads of departments and divisions , cs- icclally In the pension , Indian and land mreails. Header. Ans , Our federal departments at Washlng- on are now all under civil service rule In 11 clerical and subordinate branches. This oes not apply to heads of departments or Ivldlons , It embraces over 84,000 persons ndcr civil fcorvlcc rule , For more dc.lnlto artlculars address the tecretury of civil ervlce at Washington. I I'MI'M ATI O TIUII3S. 'roiioHfil liiiprovriiu-ntM In ( lie Trnii- xlt of .MnllH. In an ago which has seen to many me- lianlcal marvels U Is Bomowliat singular that ho development of the pneumatic tube ban ieon BO elow. To a very limited extcmt In- ecd lias It been used In this country. In' omc of the European cltliu. naja the New 'ork Tribune , the pneumatic system loa : > een employed for many years , ut In general with tubes no Over $411 , ,000 Paid to Policy Holders in Fifty-three Years ! RICHARD A. McCURDY , President , Who will pay that mortgage on your home if you die before It's lifted ? A life insurance policy will do it , and the cost to you is only the annual premium paid to the company. It is like pay ing a little extra interest on your mortgage to insure its re lease if you die , i t ,56 ft Security The resources of the Mutual Life of New York exceed the combined capital of all the na tional banks of New York City , Chicago , Boston , Philadelphia , St. Louis , Cincinnati and Balti more. A duty delayed is a duty shirked. Let a man convinced of responsibility secure adequate protection and at once. INSURE NOW * & IN THE MUTUAL LIFE. i t- A Policy of Insurance in the Mutual Life is the quickest asset vou can leave. larger In diameter than thico Inches. A Important experiment has been In progrcd for some time In Philadelphia , wheiti a six Inch tube connects ono of the branch eta tlouH with the main postofllco. So success ful has this experiment been that Its pro Jectore have recently made arrangements t connect the postoftices In New York am Drooklyn with a similar tube clgh Inches in diameter , which Is to be carrlcc across the Brooklyn bridge. On account o the numerous bends and curve's that will b necessary this la a work of great difficulty The tube lies to be absolutely uniform It tilze , and to secure this It la necessary to bore It In the same manner that a rllle bar rcl Is constructed. Another obstacle to b overcome on the bridge Is the provision fo eilioltcnlng and lengthening the tube 0,3 the bridge ( Structure expands and contracts wltl heat and cold. The right to open the streets for the pur pose of laying tubes of this kind has Jus been granted by the unanimous vote of the Hoard of Aldermen In Dcston , and It Is hallci there as the opening step in the process o revolutionizing the system of carrying mail , and small parcels In the city and its suburbs Tubcn eight Inches In size mis to be pu down and operated by compressed air. The Moslem project Is the first extensive under taking of the kind in this country , but 1 cannot bo doubted that If the success ex pcctcd Is attained other cltlM will noon be impelled to adopt the same system. The ad vantages are too numerous and obvious to require mentioning. With the pioposcd tubi acrces Brooklyn bridge the time of sending malls between the two postofllcrs will be cut from nearly half an hour to n trifle ol two minutes , and the same ratio of gain wll be obtained wherever parcels arc transmlttei by pneumatic tub ? Instead of by horses am : wagons. In this ago of ours , when inert than ever before time is money , and a few minutes saved arc equivalent of an hour gained a quarter or a half-century ago people will not be slow to Insist on an Im provement that makes considerable gains possible , as noon as Its practicability Is demonstrated. There cannot but bo a great future for the pneumatic tube In all our largo cities. IVI'O A ] > < > IS0 ( S PIT. Tlip PIlKhl of n Sillier Who WIIN llnilly StiuiK ! > > Dc\HN Cluli. It Is probable that never In the history of medical science In the United States has there been a patient who traveled so far and with such a strange allllctlon to reach proper surgical treatment aa lira John Trcvllan , a Cornish miner and prospector of Ilcrncs bay , Alaska who arrived In Port land from the sound. Trcvllan Is suffering from erysipelas and blood poisoning , relates the Orcgonlan , caused by having his face and hands filled with the barbed and veno mous thorns of that dread of theAlonka prospector , the preening "devil's club , " or "devil's walking1 stick , " botanlcally known as panax horrldus * . The face of the man presents a fearful ap pearance. The'fleiiji has been swollen and drawn Into deep ( jqrrugatlons , the right eye being closed entirely , while from the left eye a bare glimmer of sight Is left through a silt between tli'o puffed , Inflamed lids. It Is a atory of fearful .suffering. He said : "I have carried ' ( his face and these hands about with me lnce the evening of Sep tember 2 , last.'hat that statement means la only to borealized , , by those who have lived In Alaokafarid , been unlucky enough to encounter devil's club and have even but ono of the poisonous thorns of the creeper enter the flesh. . $ uch people will bo able to sympathize vUb mo In my months of wretched mUeryi when I say that twenty- eight of the bai-b.8 were cut out by my part ners otter I had , made my way Into camp following - lowing my stumble Into the creepers. "Tho docttirn In the north extracted Homo fifteen more , yet I am hero to have my fuce laid open and those of the thorns that are working Inwurd removed , There Is a dull pain In the lower Inner corner of my right eye , which the phjfilelnnn In Alaska fear hi a barb preying against the eyeball , and they advised mo to come south , where I couM have ( ho benefit of full hospital at tendance during the operation , which they have been'unable to secure In Alcwka , an yet. "September 2 I worked later than usual , having Htruck a seam of rich quartz I hoped to follow out before daylight faded. Dusk cumo at about 8 p , in. Tired and hungry I decided to make a short cut around the mountain , taking an old trail I had before noticed , H each I UK the end of the trail I started onward through the timber. I had gone but a few yards when , pushing my way Into a dense growth of ferns , I plunged head foremost Into what later proved to be an old whli'tnw ' pit of Joluwon'H. Ten yearn of abandonment had allowed the pit to fill with a detso growth of 'devil's club. ' Slash , b , came the aUnglnc thorns against my ' IS THE COMPANY That Does the IVSost Good. IN TWO GENERATIONS 1843-1896 The Mutual Life Insurance Co. , of New York , has paid $246,000,000 to its living members. Has been the benefactor of women and children * to the extent of $165,000,000. & iis an aas over FLEI FOR IOWA einidL NEXBRASKA , FIRST NATIONAL BANK BD1LD1HG , SlXril AND LOCUST STREETS , OMAHA. DES MOOTS. Agents Wanted in Every County. H. S. WINSTON , Special Reoresentative. Omaha. fnco , hands and neck as In my efforts to regain an upright position I brought my weight to bear on the entanglement or trrn.'hprous creepers. "Then , when I had found the ladder lead ing out of the pit , the lower rung broke through rottenness , and again r was tossed back Into the stinging mass of poison Ihat can only be likened to a rattlesnake's den. Regaining the edgp of the whlpsaw pit I retraced my way down the Johnson Iran. Already my eyes were clcstng , the agonizing pain I was enduring being Impossible to describe. Hcachlng the well worn trail wo lind used for two seasons , It had become Impossible for me to ace from the right eye. The left eye was still open , however , and with my thorough knowledge of the trail , desplto. Its course through the canyon , I was enabled to reach the cabin. " HOW TO KKKP W.UMI. TII ! > Vlrliu-N nf llol Air. lint \Vni ( r anil Sli-nni for II < > ll < - - IIillii ( ; . Once upon a time , fays the New York Tribune , high temperature was all that pee ple' required from the sterns-UMU in heatIng - Ing their houses , but good , wholesome nlr | j now the main feature. The physicians have educated the people to understand that hot room" are not conducive to good health , and they have caused the mean temperature of the average dwelling house to fall several degrees In fie lust few years. Much was expected In the way of elec tricity for heating purposes , but ao yet Jt bao not justified anticipations. "Electricity may become a r'val ' to rtcam , hot air and hot water fcomo day , " said an expert In the heating business , "but the day LJ not yet In right. Up to the present time ) electricity has been used with -success only In heating trolley cars. A heating arrangement la placed under the car swits from wiileh enough heat radiates to keep the car com- forublo lu cold weather. Tlio heater IB a simple thing , consisting only of bars of metal , which nro heated to a high degree by having an electric current parsed through them. The expense to the trolley companies Is comparatively small , becaui-e they have the electric plant , and to produce the addi tional power they only require a little more fuel , but If a plant had to bo provided to make the heat It would be an expensive luxnrv. " The real competition In house heating lies between hot air , steam and hot water. The hot-air furnace continues In high favor , mid dealers say that the silrs have lor > u larger this year than over before. The rurnaccs of the latest patterns are superior In many respects to any that have ever been placed on the market , and expert mechanics ire continually devising new methods to lessen the objections to the furnace heat. "It Is bound to remain the most popular , " a dealer said , "because It is the least ex pensive , and people will overlook n llttlo dust and a llttlo bad air once In awhile If they know that they arc saving money. " It Is estimated that a steam plant costs about twlco as much aa a hot-air plant , and that to heat n house by hot water a > lant must bo put up which will cost about 0 per cent moro than the ono for steam. The same calculation makes the fuel for the lot-nlr plant the most expensive , that for steam 2. ) per cent less and for the hot water system i'5 per cent less than stenm. Largo buildings will continue to use iteam until some system less expeiiFlve can 10 devised , and when It Is taken Into con sideration that most of the heat In the largo otllco buildings and factories IH furnUhed > y exhaust Hieam , It Is easy to understand hat to furnish a cheaper system Is a dim- cult task. Many new houses are also being fitted with steam heating plants , but where the test Is not taken Into consideration , and vhero the matter of space does not play an inporlant part , hot water Is being used. rho advocates of the system say that It Is ess complicated , and that when pt-oplo ( now that the fear of explosions Is abso- utely groundlcbs , more houses will bo equipped with the hot water heating system. "In speaking of heating , gas should not jo overlooked , " said the expert. 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