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THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER W. W. SAUDERB & SON, Pobllihera. NEMAHA, NEBRASKA. THE FOOL'S PRAYER, The royal fount wns done; tlio klnjr Bought Homo new Hport to banlBh euro, And to IiIh JCBtor cried: "Sir Fool, Kneel now, und makd for us a praycrl" Tho Jester doffed his cap and bolls, And stood the niocltlns; court boforo; They could not aco tho bitter Bmllo Behind tho painted grin ho wore. Ho bowed his head, and bont his kneo Upon tho monarch's Bllltcn stool; IIIh plcadlnp voice arose: "O Lord, 13u merciful to nic, a fooll "No pity, Lord, could chango tho heart From red with wioiik to whlto as wool; The rod must heal tho sin; but, Lord, Ho merciful to me, a fooll "TIs not by guilt tho onward Bwccp Of truth and right, O Lord, wo stay; TIh by our follies that bo Ions Wo hold tho earth from Heaven away. "Thcflo clumy fect, still In tho mlrc, Go crushing blossoms without end; Theso hard, well-meaning hands wo thrust Among tho heart-strings of a frlond. 'The 111-tlmed truth we might have kept Who knows how Bharp It plorccd and stung! The word wo had not senso to say Who knows how grandly It had rung! Our faults no tenderness should ask, Tho ciiaislenlng ntrlDos must cleanse them nil; But for our blunders O, In Bhamo Bcforo tho eyes of Heaven wo fall. "Earth benrs no balsam for mistakes: Men crown tho knavo and scourgo tho tool That did his will; but thou, O Lord, Bo merciful to mo, a fooll" Tho room was hushed; In sllcnco roso Tho Icing, and sought his gardens cool, nd walked apart, and murmured low: "Bo merciful to me, a fool!" 13, II. Sill, In Farmers Ilovlcw. Tho KIDNAPPED MILLIONAIRES ATalo of Wall Street and the Tropics A A By FREDERICK U. ADAMS CopyrlBht, 1901, by Lotlirop I'lllillMiIni; Company. Ail llL'liU i cut m il. CHAPTER XXIII. Continukd. Mr. Curmody informed Cupt. Bald win that there was u quantity oj. val uable Htorcs on board "Tins .Tump ing Jupiter." The naphtha launch wis lowered arid Bovoral sailors de tailed to transfer nil articles worth sating . from tho raft to tho ynoht. Mi. Vincent returned to "Tho Jump ing Jupiter" nnd reseued "Socks," who was voted a mascot of excep tional ability. When Sidney Hammond cnino on board the yacht ho was given a recep tion which brought a blush of pleas ure to his bronzed and handsome face. "The Jumping Jupiter" was aban doned to "his" fate. CHAPTER XXIV. HOMI3 AGAIN. "Haw far are wc from Vera Cruz, Capt. JJuldwln?" "About 25 miles, Mr. Curmody." "You may proceed to that harbor, at once," directed Mr. Curmody. Mr. Curmody then called a confer ence in tho social hall of the "Helen Carmody." Thero were present Palmer J. Morton, John M. Rock well, It. J. Kent, Simon Pence, Hiram Haven, Sidney Hammond and William Chalmers. "Wo will be in Vera Cruz in an hour," said Mr. JCarmody, when all wero seated around tho center table. "It is now 9:30 o'clock. Wo will be in telegraphic .communication with New York by 11 o'clock, Vera Cruz time which is one o'clock New York time. It is unnecessary to disguise the fact that our return to oivillzn tion is a matter fraught with much importance from a business stand point. I am not speaking for myself, ns I have no interests which have been seriously menaced by my ab Hence, or which will bo affected by my return. This is not true of some present. They have been mado to fiuffcr financial loss by their dctcn tion. It is but fair that they shall have the, right to recoup somo of their Josses. Now, I am not unae quainted with newspaper men, their methods and ambitions. I am going to ask Mr. Chalmers to waive Ills rights ns a journalist for an hour after our arrival in Vera Cruz, in order that we may send the news of our safe return to our families, and that wo may then notify our busi ness associates, and forward such In structions nB shall protect our inter ests in stocks nnd securities. I am nwaro that -we are under many obli gations to Mr. Chalmers and to the New York Record, but I assure him that neither lie nor his paper will Buffer by granting this favor." Mr, Chalmers was on his feet tho moment Mr, Carmody ceased speak ing. "I am only too happy to grant that request," he said. "Through no fault of tho Record, or of Its editor, Rob ert Van Home, wo nrc implicated In this affair through the unuccount nblo acts of a man who has been ono of our correspondents, Al though this is tho most important piece of news in recent years, and one In which tho paper Is entitled to a fair share of credit, I recognize that you gentlemen have interests which arc paramount. I will send no message to tlio Record until the Stock Exchange is closed in Now York. Our paper will take its chance with tho others. After that hour I shall expect tho thorough co-operation of you gentlemen, so that wo may be able to place on tho wires the complete history of this case, with such acknowledgment of tho part played by tho paper as you choose to authorize." "That Is the way T liko to hear a man talk, Mr. Chalmers," said Mr. Morton. "That Is business. I will say to you that I will break my rule and write a statement which you can use If it has any value. Your representatives will find mo ready to talk on any subject connected with this affair." The sumo promise was made by the other magnates. "Mr. Seymour and Mr. Stevens nrc experienced and discreet newspaper men," said Mr. Chalmers. "It takes time to write and put on the wires a story like this. I ask that they be allowed to begin work at once, and I will bo responsible that not a word is telegraphed which can appear on the streets of New York before three o'clock this afternoon." "They shall have every opportu nity," said Mr. Carmody. "Wc will turn this room into a newspaper of fice right now. Send for Air. Sey mour and Mr. Stevens and wc will get to work." "You can draft me as a reporter," said Sidney Hammond. "I can help out on somo of tho Incidents on the sland." "You sec mo about Hammond," said Mr. Kent. "He is too modest to tell you tho truth about himself." Seymour and Jack Stevens were sent for and they proceeded to their task with the tact, rapidity and sys- ein of experienced newspaper men. They speedily obtained the frame work of the story. Upon this they built, incident by incident, the tissue and body of a well-rounded narrative. All. Chalmers became a reporter for the ill's t time in years. He suggest ed the basis of eight signed state ments L. Sylvester Vincent was not excepted, By tho time the "Helen Carmody" was anchored in Vera Cruz harbor Mr. Chalmers had the story well in hand. Ho went ashore with tho rescued magnates and with them to tho telegraph offices. Chal mers found tho manager nnd ar ranged for the uso of all available wires on and after ono o'clock. Mr. Morton and his companions filed tele grams to relations nnd business as sociates and once more was in touch with New York. After a conference with Mr. Chnl mors it vvus agreed not to leave Vera Cruz until lato in tho evening. It was planned to steam direct to New Orleans, go from there by special train to New York. Mr. Chalmers insisted that ho have all tho time necessary to prepare and forward his story. At l!i:40 Chalmers filed his first news bulletin, and fi;om that moment until ten o'clock at night a corps of telegraph operators was busy clicking the greatest "beat" ever recorded in the history of mod' ern journalism. It may bo mentioned in passing that the receipt in New York of pri vate telegrams from tho missing millionaires was followed on the exchange by enormous buying of stocks. There were no rumors to account for tho consequent rise In prices and for some time the market stoutly resisted the advance. Then quotations began to rise; slowly at first, but with increasing momentum Something had happened l What wns it? Tho news of the Wall street boom came over the telephone to the newB paper ofllcc. Mr. Sharp, tho noting editor of tho Evening Record, was on tho alert. In a fever of excite ment ho awaited the expected word from Mr. Chalmers or one of his as slstants. Tho rival paper, tho Even ing Gazette, was out with an extra containing a rumor that tho lost magnates had been located in South Afrlco. Mr. Sharp could stand it no longer. It was two o'clock and tho market was soaring, but Wall street was as mystified as over. , For n week Sharp had held in typo tho most startling headlines ever do signed in tho office. Ho had been advised that tho "Helen Carmody had sailed from Havana and ho knew her destination. It was tho day for news from the abducted men. Sharp decided to "take a chance" Tho fol lowing was his first effort In head lines, which covered tlio front page nnd crowded tho title of the paper Into small typo in- the tipper left- hand corner: THE EVENING RECORD. Now York, May 24. RESCUED BY THE RECORD ! ! ! The Now York Record Accomplishes tho areatcst Achievement In tho History of Journalism I ! ! RESCUES THE MISS I NO MILLION AIRES ! I ! Palmer J. Morton, John M. Rockwell, Andrus Carmody, R. J. Kent, Si mon I'onco und Hiram Haven Rescued from tho Mexican Coast by an Expedition Fitted out by tho Now York Record ! ! ! Wall Street In a Flurry of Excltomont! TJ5 brief article which followed contained no information not stated n the headlines, and thero was no date lino at the head of It. Mr. Sharp was busy preparing a second and moro circumstantial announcement when a telegram was received from Mr. Chalmers. A few minutes later tlio second Record extra wn3 on the street. It rend: Vera Cruz, Mexico, May 1C The expedition in ehargo of William Chal mers, managing editor of the New York Record, has effected the rescue of Palmer J. Morton, John M. Hock- well, Andrus Carmody, It. J. Kent, Simon Pence, Hiram Haven, Sidney Hammond and L. Sylvester Vincent. The kidnapping of these distinguished financiers is the most sensational crime in history. On tho evening of May 1, seven of theBc men were lured on board the steam yacht 'Shark,' owned by Walter H.IIcstor, tho famous amateur newspaper correspondent. Ilestor planned the crime und exe cuted it with the cunning of a maniac. Ho invited Messrs. Morton, Kent, Rockwell, Cnrmody, Haven and Pence to join him at a dinner on board the Slmiic,' at which time on important business matter was to be discussed. Mr. Sidney Hammond was invited as egal counsel for Mr. Ilestor. L. Syl vester Vincent was present to discuss another business matter with Air. Cal'mody. Once out in the Atlantic, Ilestor refused to return his guests o Isew York. He permitted them to send ashore the letters which were received by their relations, and then steamed south. He landed them on the coast of Mexico on the sixth day at a point south of Vera Cruz, on a spot which ho stated was an is- and. Hero Ilestor had fitted up a bungalow on the edge of a lake, con nected by a narrow inlet to the Gulf of Mexico. That night Ilestor sailed away in tho 'Shark.' "By indefatigable effort, the New York Hecord traced this crime to Walter 1 Ilestor. Its detective force, under the charge of John Ste vens, located the bungalow. Special credit is due to Bernard Seymour, the famous detective reporter of Chicago, who, by skill and strategy, which will be explained later, found the con tractor who built the bungalow Col. John Mclntyre, of Havana. On Tues day, May 10, Miss Helen Carmody, the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Andrus Carmody, placed the steam yacht which bears her name at the disposal of the Hecord, and in company with her aunt, Airs. Isabel White, sailed for Havana. Wil liam Chalmers, managing editor of tho Hecord, was in charge of the ex pedition. At Havana, Bernard Sey mour, John Stevens and Col. Alcln tyro were taken on board and tho yacht proceeded to Vera Cruz. In the meantime the marooned men had not been idle. They had constructed a seaworthy boat and were out in the gulf, about .30 miles northeast of Vera Cruz, where they wero picked up by the "Helen Carmody" and taken to Vera Cruz. They are in splendid health, and their sufferings have been mental rather than physlcnl. They will leave to-night on the yacht for New Orleans, and from thence to New York by special train. Tho fol lowing signed statement Is forwarded by request of the rescued men: " 'To All Whom It May Concern: Wo deslro to luinouiico our safo return to civilization, In good health and spirits. AVo aro mindful of tho mercies of an nil wlso Providence, who has watched over nnd brought us through many perils and dtfllcultles. Wo take this opportunity to publicly acknowledge our thanks for tho splendid services rendered In our behalf by tho New York Record, to whoso ex ecutlvc ability and foresight Is duo our rescue from tho dangers of tho sea, and our safe return to shore. Our gratitude Is especially duo to William Chalmers, Bernard Seymour and John Stevens. In our opinion, this forced detention was tho act of an Irresponsible Individual and not a conspiracy for any rational pur pose. Signed) ANDRUS CARMODY, PALMER J. MORTON, JOHN M. ROCKWELL, HIRAM HAVEN, SIMON PRNCE, R. J. KENT. SIDNEY HAMMOND, L. SYLVESTER VINCENT. Vera Cruz. May 21.' " Lnto that memorable Wednesday night, tho staunch steam yacht "Helen Carmody" left the lights of Vera Cruz twinkling in tho distance and started on her 900 mllo journey to New Orleans. All wero fatlgilei from tho excitement and toll of tho day, and it was late on Thursday morning when they met again around tho breakfast tablo in the spacious dining cabin. It was a merry and a contented .party. Thero wero 14 round the board -just enough to os enpo tlio fatal 13 but Bernnrd Sey mour, being superstitious, counted three times before ho was satisfied. Miss Helen Carmody presided as hostess. Never did sho . look moro charming. Simon Pence came in for m.uch raillery about his gold idols and images, Thero were many inquiries about "Socks," the monkey. "There Is no chance for you and Vincent to escape tiiat freight bill now," said Air. Kent. "Hero aro your Idols on Ar. Carmody's yacht. He can impose an extra charge if ho chooses." "No, I will be liberal," said Air. Carmody. "When wo get to Now York we will appraise their value, and Air. Pence cun draw his check for one-third of it. Then he and Vin cent can make an equitable division nnd I will do tho same." Air. Vincent consented with promptness to thl3 arrangement. Air. Pence sighed and said he would stand to his agreement. The gold appraised about $370,000, and Air. Pence gave Afr Cnrmody his check for $123,500. By general ngrcement this was deposited to Air. Vincent's credit, making his total shore in ex cess of $227,000. Ho disposed of many of the idols ns curios, and finally found himself in possession of a fortune of $250,000. The "Helen Carmody" wos favored with good weather, and on Friday evening the low shores of Louisiana crept up out of the gulf. To tho cast was a vessel which looked like a steam yacht, bonded in a diagonal' direction, as if to run across tho course of the "Helen Carmody." Afr. Carmody, Aliss Helen and Air. Chalmers were on the forward dcck Chalmers was the first to observe the yacht. "There is a problem which sailors iave to solve," he said. "That boat s headed across our course. Will she cross our bows, or will sho go to the stern, assuming sho keeps straight ahead? What do you say, Air, Carmody?" 'She is a bit faster than this boat, T think," said Air. Carmody. "In my judgment, she will pass at least half a mile ahead of us." "I do not think so," said Atiss Helen "I am loyal to our yacht. We will beat her. Don't you think so, Air. Chalmers?" "I think one of us Avill have to change our course," replied Chal mers. At this moment Capt. Bald win approached and called Chalmers aside. "That boat to windward is tho 'Shark,' " ho said in a low tone. Chalmers took a quick look at tho steadily approaching craft. "Sho is going to cut us off," continued Capt. Baldwin. "You had better pnss the word among the men folks, and send the ladies below. I don't know what the intentions of that fellow Ilestor are, but he is not going to interfere with tho 'Helen Carmody' without a fight." Chalmers returned to Air. Carmody and Aliss Helen. "That yacht is the 'Shark,'" ho said, quietly. "Capt. Baldwin has recognized her. He does not antici pate any trouble, but he suggests that Aliss Carmody and Airs. White go below for awhile." "I do not wish to go below," said Aliss Carmody, her eyes dancing with excitement. "I am not afraid. They cannot hurt us, can they, papa? Let me stav on deck. I want to see that awful Air. Ilestor and his captain." "That will not do, Helen," said Air. Carmody. "Capt. Baldwin is right. You join Airs. White and remain in the saloon until I call you." Aliss Helen glanced appenlingly at Afr Chalmers, but received no en couragement in her meditated re bellion; so she obeyed and went to tho lower deck. Sidney Hammond came rushing for ward. "That is the 'Shark!'" he ex claimed. "Let us prepare for trouble. That maniac means mischief. Where are the rifles?" To Bo Contlnued.l Two View. A learned Oxford don was commis sioned to write a Latin epitaph to be inscribed on a monument to somo person of note. He composed the lines, nnd was so proud of his per formance thot he not only sent sev eral copies "abroad, but began to put out feelers as to the comments made. But inquirers, like listeners, sel dom hear any good of themselves, and the replies he received wero about what might have been expect ed guarded, lukewarm In praise and imperfect in critical acumen. Tho most unsatisfactory o'f all came through the verger of his own col lege, of whom tho scholar inquired ns to any remarks his pupils had made. Said he: "Do the young gentlemen ever trnnslato that little,, epitaph of mine, oh?" "Why, yes, sir, they does," returned tho verger. "Well, very good, and what do they say?" urged tho don. "Why, sir, they say It is bad Latin." "Bad Latin!" echoed tho horrified don. "Tell the young blockheads it is sepulchral Latin!" Youth's Companion. REPUBLICAN "LOVE FEASTS." Onicorn of tho Nntlonnl I.oneuo Will Totuf tho Country In tlio Interest of Roosevelt's Ko-Klcctlon. Chicago, Oct 2. Party rallies in every state in the union, undor tho personal direction of the officers nnd members of tho executive committco of tho republican national leaguo, ro inforced by a heavy oratorical bat tery, is a part of tho plans for tho cam paign for tho ro-eloetlon of President Roosevolt, considered at a conferenco of tho representatives of that organi zation in session at tho Auditorium Annex. It is proposed that the offlcora ol tho league shall make a tour of tho country, conducting republican lovo feasts at ovory center,' as tho host means to bring about republican suc cess. NO "SHOTGUN" METHODS. War Department Doos Not Think Yellow leaver Situation nt T.ttredo Requires Drastic Measures. Washington, Oct. 2. Fearing an epidemic of yellow fever, a number oC persons living along tho Rio Grande have appealed to the war department lor the establishment of "shot-gun" quarantine and that tho soldiors bo ordered to this duty. While tho offi cials of tho department are alive to the necessity for action to prevent tho npread of the disease, they have con cluded that tho present outbreak does not justify such radical stops as con templated by tho request for troops. Mnv Cut Out Frco Mculfl. Kansas City, Alo., Oct. 2. Commla mission men at tho stock yards havo started an agitation to do away with free meals to customers that come to market, also tho custom of supplying them with daily papers the year round. It is estimated that 50 to GO cents of every $1 taken In by commis sion men is returned to tho trado through various channels. Trainmen Killed. Cnr Domollsliod. Centervile, la., Oct. 2. Two freight trains on tho Rock Island collided, head-on, six miles east of Centcrvlllo. Ten people were injured. John Good man died from his injuries and James Holeran and James Krambeck of Eltlon wero fatally hurt. Each train wag going 30 miles an hour and the en gines and 14 cars were completely de molished. Onicorn Siivert I'jenchor's T.lfo. Ventura, Cal., Oct. 2. -A. F. Allen, a wealthy Free Methodist minister of Santa Paula, Is under arrest, charged by a Airs. Larson with attacking Drusila Larsen, aged 11. A mob sur rounded the jail bont on lynching Allen, but tlio determined stand by the sher iff and his deputies saved his life. Swift Couldn't Corner Inrd. f Chicago, Oct 2. The effort ot Swift & Co. to corner tlio September lard market an undertaking always hazardous ended in a failure. Traders say this is the situation: Swift & Co. are loaded down with a lino of 200,000 tierces of lard, for which thero 13 com paratively little demand by shorts. 810,000,000 to Flclit Tobucco Trout."' Lexington, Ky., Oct 2. Tho Secur ity Warohouse company, of New York, has arranged to lend $10,000,000 to the Kentucky Burley Tobacco Growers' association with which to buy this first year's crop from the growers. Tho as sociation is fighting tho tobacco trust. Democrats Condemn l.yiichlncn, Boston, Oct 2. Tho platform adopt ed by tho democratic state conven- 1 tion is silent on tho money question, I the first time since 189G; condemns lynchlngs everywhere, and opposes tho repeal of tho Fourteenth and Fif teenth amendments. Tlio ramie Debt Washington, Oct. 2. Tho monthly statement of the public debt shows that at tho close of business Septem ber 30, 1903, tho debt, less cash In tho treasury, amounted to 917,752,545, which is a decrease for the month of ?G,171,812. Wouldn't llnvo Tlielr Arms Scratched. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct 2. Half a hundred of the girls of tho Indianapo lis high schools rebelled against vac cination and routed tho young physi cians who had been sent out by tho health board to scratch their arms. TVairiier Stutuo Unveiled. Berlin, Oct 2. The unveiling of tho colossal memorial to Wagner, who is represented as sitting in an armchair, took place Thursday In an amphithe atre in tho woods of tho Tkiergarten. Will Kreot Odd Fellows' Home. Oklahoma City, Ok., Oct 2 Tho Odd Fellows of the two territories organized a building association here and will erect an Odd Fellows' homo hero at once to cost $100,000 Docs Ho ItuUact Demncratls Sentiment? Guthrie, Ok., Oct 2. While hor.o at tending a masonic , convention Con gressman J D. Richardson, democratic houso leader, declared for singlo stato hood for Oklahopia. - llrn7.ll Wants it llitlloon Content. Rto Janeiro, Oct. 2.TI10 chamber of deputies has passed the hl(l provid ing for an international steerablo bal loon competition at Rio Janeiro in 1904. for n prize of $100,000