Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SAVTtTIUAY. ) AUGUST S3 * Iflnfl.
THE JOHN NAVY MANUSCRIPTS.
HY CIIAS. W. JiAUWOOD.
Kepler Palnc had swung lilr cliclr Around
facing Ills guests , but hla hand still tested
ffcctlonatoly on a cop ? n { tlio Mtmlm/i / ,
which lay open upon hla desk. Tho.ro was
an air of entire catlsfnutlun on Palnc's tice.
The. Maxima was Just out Hint day. ami It
contained a story which lie had written a .
year before--thu llrst of hla Morle.i which
that magazine had deigned to accept.
Jack Hall was lying upon the lounge with
a pipe la hU mouth , niul Kiarlo had Just et-
tcrcd the room , A tliln-fnccd , dark-coin
plexloneil man \ > as Krarle ; ulwaye coot , self-
possctecd and critical. With n quiet hut
( rlcndly crcctlnn ho sat down and helped
himself to n cigarette from Palno's box.
Prnrlo wrote the book reviews for thu Poly
gon.
" 1 looked nvcr your story In the advance
sheets , " ho remarked , blowing out a cloud
of smoko. " 1 gavu you thrco linns. TJiere
oru good points about that story ) Paine.
Your buiglar le undeniably strong. "
' ' 'I HlioYII'd s.iy sol" exclaimed Jack Hall.
"I cull 'John Navy's Confession' the best
thing out this year ! "
Jlall was an artist not a literary man.
"Yen , thcro arc Homo things In It which
nro rrnlly bright , " Krarle admitted. "They
bave chnrnctcr. Ten to ono you picked them
Up Eomii\\hcro , I'aluc. "
, "Tbmc..Js a story about thai , l-'rarlc.
John Wavy was an actual burglar whom
I used to know when I lived In llolton. "
. 'II thought us much , " said Frarle , with
MiUsTaettmir
Hall HnranR up and went to the table
to sliaku oilt Ills pipe mid refill It.
"Kcp , I've heard just enough about that
old burglar to make me curious , " ho said ,
abruptly"How did you gut acquainted
with your liitvrwittitg friend ? "
"Tell' ifs 'about It If you don't mind , "
said Krnrle.
"You may have heard of thu PennlwcH
bank robbery which occurred about seven
years ago , " 1'alno began. "The navy gang
. t the delightful animation with which h
began a story of one of his earlier csea
1 padr.s. I wrote It out carefully , and aftc
! that I often visited him , quite as much fo
my own advantage as for Ills.
"Meanwhile my notes kept pace with his
. stories and Navy showed the utmost In
i trrcst In them. That a man of his stami
should be so concerned I laid to the killing
I monotony of prison life ; but at last I dls
i covered Unit he was brooding over some
schcnii which ho was half-ashamed to pro
' post1. Ono day 1 frankly Inquired what was
on his mind.
| " Tvc got a notion that I'd Ilko to write
out one of my stories myself , ' he confessed
with some dimdence. 'It's all folly , maybe
but It would do me good to try. '
I "It did seem droll , but ho was such a
I genial , open-hearted old fellow that It wonlc'
have been cruel not to humor him. On my
next visit we carried out his project , aiu
never had I seen him to cheerful nnd happy
as when he handed me his completed manu
script.
" "It would do mo good to have that ptlb :
llsbed , ' he sa'tl , smiling upon me with open"
kindliness. 'You may find mistakes In It ,
but don't make any changes. Let It go. tltlo
and all , Just as It Is. You see , It Is my own
work ! '
"That was my last meeting with John
Navy. 1 carried bis story homo and rend It ,
but I saw that It would bo qult ! useless
for' publication unless some Journal would
take It as news. Yet , with all Its faults ,
there were certain novel expressions scat
tered through It which could hardly be Im
proved.
"In order to preserve these bits I copied
the whole manuscript for my own benefit.
It was short and I was on the point of
sending It to one of the New York dallies
when I remembered my promise to the
warden.
"The story seemed perfectly harmless.
Still , there was my promise ; and , after some
indecision about suppressing the manu
script entirely. I felt that I must give It
MY NOTES KEPT PACE WITH HIS STOHIES.
made that * break. Its leader , old John
Navy , was the nrnst audacious burglar
of his day. Ills skill and boldness had
drawn around him a picked lot of clever
criminals , stanch" men , ' all of them , and
adepts at their calling.
"We , In Maine , had heard Jlttle about
their operations until they visited the town
of I'ennlwell , a dozen miles from Boltoiii
and broke Into the vault of Its bank. They
had secured most of the money when an
alarm was raised and they wcro com
pelled to lly. All of them escaped , except
Navy. Laden , as ho was , with the bulk
of the -spoils , ho nearly eluded his pur
suers by running to cover In the ravines
of Colqiiatt mountain. There , before he
was brought to bay , he safely concealed
his plunder ; and , to this day , It has never
been found. "
"Of course a reward was offered , " said
Frarle.
"Certainly. The Pennlwell money Is as
seductive to the people of that vicinity as
Captain Kldd's gold , and even now they
will not allow a stranger to go upon thu
mountain stdo alone. It was useless to ques
tion Navy. Ho was true to his associates
as long as he lived ; and unusual precautions
were taken to prevent his sending them any
message. "
"How did yon come to know him ? "
"I used to do some charitable work at
that time especially in thu Dolton prison ,
where ho was confined. "
"Did you reform any criminals ? " Jack Hall
sceptically Inquired.
"Come , Hall , let him alone ! " Frarle In
terposed. "We want to hear about the burg
lar. "
"I had been In and out for months before
I saw Navy ; but at last the warden gained
confidence In my discretion and , after an
explicit warning , volunteered to take me to
the convict's coll.
" ' "Navy Is a crafty old fellow , ' he admonished
ished me. 'Don't repeat a word that ho
lays ! Ho will try to use you when you
least suspect It. '
"Wo found the prisoner sitting by the
door , with his grizzled head resting upon
Ills 'hands. Weary , dogged endurance was
graven In every line of his face. He
brightened , upon our entrance , and , with a
slight twinkleof the eyes , looked mo over
humorously. Dy that ono glance ho had
probed my Inexperience , and , after the war
den's departure , ho warily tested his con
clusions.
" 'This Is very kind , ' ho began , smoothly ,
'It Is pcaeant | to meet a gentleman of your
cloth. 1 suppose you would Ilko mo to repent -
pent of my ovll ways ? '
" 'I had not thought of It , ' I ansivored ,
curtly. 'Would you prefer so seea clergy
man ? '
' "Navy turned quickly upon me. 'I thought
you were ono of them ! ' h'j oxclulmel ,
" 'Not at all. I ciunu hero with merely
a human Interest In you. '
"Surprised as ho was , Navy quickly re
covered his poise.
" 'Now , I call that kind ! ' ho said , with a
touch of feeling. 'Just because I'm a human
being that's lonely and needs company. That
does mo good , If I wasn't wearing these
stripes , .I'd offer you my hand on that ! '
"Of course , ho made no motion to do so ;
but I promptly put out my hand ,
" 'Thank you , ' ho said , giving It a firm
"clasp , 'It seems good to meet a gentleman
again. '
" 'You have a few visitors , ' I suggested.
" 'You ore the first outsider , excepting the
Tcnnlwell people. There's the chaplain ; ho
wants mo to bo sorry for my-sins Lord , I'm
no hypocrite ! ' ho broke out , scornfully ,
'Cracking safes U my profession , and If I
was free I'd ba at It again. I'vo talked sonic
with the warden , but ho hasn't a particle
of sympathy with my feelings. He only
shakes Ills head and says : 'Ah , John , wo
ought to have caught you long ago ! ' Now ,
I call that a kind of wet blanket on a man's
professional enthusiasm , don't you ? "
"I smiled and assented readily ho was
Buch a fascinating old sinner.
" 'So'you are driven back upon your mem
ories , ' I remarked.
" 'That's Just It ! And comforting they
are , too. You would be surprised to know
of thu fortunes I'vo made. Well , every
thing Is gone now , and I'm laid on the shelf ;
but It's a great consolation to look back
on a successful career. When I get blue ,
sitting hero alone , I hark back to some time
when I outwitted the olflcers , and It heartens
me wonderfully , '
"Then he paused a moment. 'I wonder If
you would be Interested to hear of such mat.
ters ? ' he askt'd. doubtfully ,
" 'Indeed I would ! ' was my Instant re
sponse. 'Do you mind If I use this ? Some
times I write stories for the magazines. '
"Navy was Interested at once.
" 'How da you make out ? ' he asked , crit
ically.
" ' 1'oorly enough , EO far. '
" 'Lord , what you nerd U life ) ' he de
clared. 'Why , I could give you stories to
write until your hair Is gray ! '
" 'Nothing could please mo better , ' said I ,
" 'Will you put In my own name1 he
isked , eagerly.
" 'Certainly , If you wish mo to. '
. "Navy it'cmcd gratified , I well remember
up. The warden listened rather triumphantly
to my explanation.
" 'I told you Navy would try to use you , '
he said , grullly. 'We will keep a strict
.watch after this. '
"He ran over the story hastily and with
evident disappointment.
" 'I'shaw ! there's nothing about the Pennl
well case here , ' he exclaimed. "This affair
happened a dozen years ago ! Navy is con
ceited. Ho wants to keep his name before
the profession. '
"I remarked that the story was fairly well
told.
" 'Oh , yes , he Is smart enough and would
bo a dangerous fellow at large. It's lucky
for the whole country that we have him '
behind the bars. As for this stuff , It doesn't
really amount to anything , but we can't let
it go out while the man lives. Thanks to
you. Just the same. ' "
"That was rather hard on the ambitious
old codger , " observed Hall.
"All you could do , nevertheless. " said
Frarle.
"It seemed so to me , " Paine continued.
"Yet I felt mean about It nnd did not visit )
the prison again. This fell out the more c
naturally because matters of business were
occupying , my time and within a fortnight >
I had removed from Uolton to this city. " )
"Where Is your copy of Navy's story ,
Kep ? " asked Jack Hall.
"It Is still at my old home. I culled out
what I wanted , to go with my other notes.
There weio some parts which did not seem /
so bright , on a second reading. '
Frarlo arose and , nicking away a particle
of cigarette ash , took up his hat.
"Thero may bo a call for more of Navy's
adventures , " he said. "I advise you not
to kill off the old man until you have ex
hausted your material. Uy-the-way , I In
ferred that ho was dead. Is that so ? " '
"Ho died In prison more than a year ago.
Not until then did I feel at liberty to write
him up. "
"Well , good night. Come on , Hall , "
On the afternoon of the next day , while
Paine was busy at * his desk , a sranger was
shown to his room by the landlady. Palno
whirled his chair around anil rose to greet
him.
him.Tho
The stranger shot a quick , penetrating
glance at hla host and bowed with mingled
deference nnd assurance. Ho was dressed n
expensively , and a slight swagger In his
"Oh , It Is no secret. Ho was a con
vict In the Dolton prison. I used to visit
him there In the course of some charitable
work which I did. "
With some reluctance Palno added this
last explanation , which he considered a
detail of no possible Interest to a stranger.
Yet his words made a marked Impression
upon Perkins.
"You were good to him , then ? " he asked ,
respectfully.
"I liked the man ; I couldn't help liking
him. "
"No wonder ! John Navy according to
your story was a square , open-hearted man ,
It didn't harm you any to befriend him ,
You had a rare chance , young man ! I sup
pose he talked pretty freely ? "
"Ho told me a great deal about his life , "
Palno admitted , a trifle mystified by the o
questions. "I wrote It all down , " he added ,
at length.
Again an eager light flashed In the vis
itor's eyes.
"Desk's full of It , I supose , " he observed ,
casually.
"My head Is full of It , " Paine rujulntd.
"Yes , of course I have my notes. "
Silence ensued for a few moment * .
"I was amused nt some parts of that
story , " Perkins went on , still dnllylnz with
his errand. "The old man' said some queer
jthinRS. " .
"He used other expressions quite as , pc- .
cullnr as those In my story. " " I
"And you remember them all ? " caked
Pei kins , coming sharply to business.
"What's your price for the rest of It ? "
Palno was taken unaware. "So you aie
a publlsherl" ho exclaimed.
"A publisher ? Yes , of course ; you've hit
It. " Perkins laughed lightly.
"If you want my work make : no an offer , "
said Paine , with Instant shrew Inn-ss. "Of
course I shall expect an advance on what
the Maxima paid me. "
"That's business ! " Perkins replied. "I
lon't know what those fellows paid you , but
t's worth more to me than It Is to them.
How would $500 strike you ? "
"Done ! " cried Paine. "You shall have the
Jest story I can write. Five thousand
words ? " ho asked , In the next breath.
"I don't care about the number of words , "
said the man , with a touch ot Impatlcjicc.
'It's Navy's talk that brings the dollars.
Can 1 have It now ? "
"Oh , no ! " said Paine , In surprise. "It
sn't written yet ! When must you have the
story ? "
"Thought you had It all In your head ! "
exclaimed Perkins , darting a glint of sns-
ilclon at the author. "Well , you know your
business. Make It short , though. How long
a week ? "
"You can have It In a week. "
"All right. In a week you shall have your
GOO. " And Perkins bowed himself out , well
ontcntcd.
Meeting Frarle upon the street at a later
lour , Paine gayly accosted him , with out-
tretchcd hand.
"Shake , old man ! " ho cried. "I have
bounded Into the ranks ot the high-priced
tory-tellers ! "
Frarlo shook hands with his customary
crlousness.
"How Is that , Paine ? " ho queried. "Have
ou hypnotized an editor ? "
"Syndicate man , I think. I was too much
urprlsed to ask for particulars. It doesn't
latter. Perkins of Chicago wants to pay
me $500 for a story. "
"Long life to Perkins of Chicago. I don't
ecall his name ; but I am heartily pleased
t your success. Paine. "
"When Perkins reappeared , at the ap-
olnted time , ho glanced over the first few
lages of the manuscript with great satis-
action , and counted out $500 In payment.
"I hope this will be a success , " the author
tvllly remarked. "I have made It as dra-
latlc as possible , remembering your Inter-
st In Navy's conversation. "
"It's a sure success ! " Perkins answered In
Igh elation. "Good evening. "
He shook hands effusively with Paine
nd Immediately took his departure.
Palnc's sleeping room adjoined his study ,
nd the door between these apartments was
cpt closed at night. When-ho opened It
10 next morning on his way. down to break-
ast he uttered a sharp cry of dismay and
prang forward Into the room excitedly.
During the night his desk had been ran-
acked and its contents strewn over the
oor. Paine made a hurried search through
oth rooms , hut nothing else not even his
atch and money hod been disturbed. More-
ver , when he had carefully rearranged his
Isordercd papers , they were all accounted
'or , with this exception every scrap of wrlt-
ng which related to John Navy had been
itolcn !
Karly that afternoon Perkins returned ,
lo appeared depressed and disconcerted , and
ils changed mien excited Palne's wonder.
"Did you like my story ? " he asked.
"Yes , It 1 ? a good story , " Perkins slowly :
esponded. "It Is something of an advance
ti the other. Still , I don't find that It
ontains all I expected. "
"Why , what did you want ? " Paine was
n his mettle now. "You would hardly cx-
ect a three-volume novel for the price
roil offered ! "
"I didn't bid high enough , that's a fact , "
ho publisher confessed. "nut I want the
cst of It badly. I am thinking of making
/ou a. big offer for all you know about
s'avy. "
"In a series of short stories like the ,
ithers ? "
"Oh , anyway you like yes ! " Perkins got
ip and walked the floor impatiently. I
an't explain It's this way : You have
vhat I want , and If I can make a deal with
'ou we won't dicker about the price. Now
vhat can you do for me ? "
"I can supply the demand , " said Paine ,
lonfldently. "But you must give mo time
or this. Unfortunately , all my notes were
itolcn last night. "
"That was all you knew about Navy ? " '
.
iskcd Perkins , hopelessly. '
"Everything I had. Stay thcro Is Navy's
iwn story ; but I have already dipped Into
hat for a few of his peculiar Ideas. "
"Navy's own story ! " the publisher echoed ,
strong excitement. "What's that ? "
Paine made a brief explanation , and
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bearing Indicated that ho was conscious of
bringing his welcome In his pocket.
"Sporting man , " thought Palno. "What
docs ho want of mo ? "
"Aro you Mr. Kepler Palno ? " asked the
new-comer , with much suavity ,
"I am. '
"Then you wrote 'John Navy's Confes
sion , ' which has just appeared In the Max
ima ? "
"I did , " Paine answered , with a smile.
"Toko a chair , Mr. . Have you read
It ? "
"I'vo read It , " said the man , emphati
cally. "Host thing I ever read , I got onto
It from that name. Kxcuse me I forgot
to Inentlon my own. It's Perkins , of Chi
cago. I should have been sorry to miss
that story of yours. Now when are you
going to give us the rest of It ? "
"The rest of It ? " Paine repeated , In be
wilderment , "Tho story Is complete In this
number of the Maxima. " Then he realized
that the public was thirsting for his work.
"I can write more tales of the Batno sort ,
If that Is what you mean , ' "
"About this same John Navy ? "
"Certainly , "
"That'll just what I mean ! That story
reads like the truth , " said Perkins , weigh
ing his words carefully , "You must have
known somebody just like him. " He looked
Inquiringly at Paine ,
"I did. I knew old John Nevy him
self. "
"Where ? " Perkins asked eagerly "beg-
your pardon ! I didn't meaa "
upon learning the fate of this story Per fa
kins drew a long breath , as If tantalized of '
almost beyond endurance. tw
"Out you say that you copied It. " he ea
exclaimed , with a gleam ot hope. "Where's la !
the copy ? "
"It la still at my old home packed away 24m
with a trunkful of old letters up In the 24po
attic. po >
"Then you could get It ? " ba
"Certainly , If It Is of any value to Tf
you , " so
Strangely enough , the publisher's eager Isha
ness was quickly ha
allayed by this reply.
"Wo will lot the matter rest awhile , " he be
decided , after a moment of abstraction , In i
and then quietly withdrew. clKtl
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A few days afterward Palno received ev
a letter and a paper addressed in his hi !
mother's handwriting. With a pleasant 3G
anticipation of home news ho opened the 3GCl I
letter , but Its first paragraph drew from Cl
him a cry of surprise. Ills old home had an
also been entered by a burglar. U was ot
a matter of slight Importance , but , In the sti
light of his own recent experience , It wan da
EUtjlclcntly disturbing. en
Further details made It very clear that enW
both of these trivial robberies had been com- tic
uiltted by the same mysterious person , As It
In the former case , nothing of value bad Itcff
been stolen ; but the contents of an old trunk I
had been found scattered over the attic SOI
Hoor. on
"I send you the Gazette , which has Just pa
arrived , " Mrs. Palno wrote , In conclusion. en
"I see that the Peuulwell money has been 811
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Large line Men's Shoes Junior and Reefer Suits , ages 3 to 8 ,
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ccovered , and that tone of the burglars Is
n custody. Possibly this Is the man who
; ntcred our house. "
A sudden light 'broko In upon Palno's
nind. There was but one man who knew
if the papers in his trunk one , , man who
tad shown an insatiate curiosity about John
Javy. Snatching up the Gazette , he quickly
an over Its prolix account of the arrest.
The last paragraph was especially Inter
esting to Kepler Paine.
"The prisoner registered at the Union
louse as Perkins of Chicago. His connee-
lon with the Navy gang nas been clearly
istabllshed , and It appears that he dlscov-
red the long-hidden booty by means of n
ilpher message from his old chief. Part
it this cipher was contained In certain ob-
cure phrases of a story entitled , 'John
Javy's Confession , ' which was recently pub-
Ished In the Maximo. "
CHAULES W. HAHWOOD.
1'OSTISHS IV 1'OMTICS.
iit-reiiHliiK Vmof TIioin In I'rrMltle
tllll ClIIIIlHllKIIN.
Although the use of political posters In
national campaign Is not new , they will
c employed to a far greater extent than
vcr In the present struggle. Posters will
arm a part of the literature Issued by
he bureau at republican headquarters , says
lie Chicago Times-Herald , while numerous
rlnters and publishers have placed a num-
cr of designs In the market.
Posters as a feature of campaign lltera-
ure date back to the election ot William
lenry Harrison In 1840. Thomas H. McKce ,
'ho is In charge of the distribution of
.terature from republican headquarters In
'hlcago , has a collection ot posters , of
hlch several are from the campaign of 1840.
hey are crude In execution and design , and
) r the most part would not be sanctioned
i tone by the national committees of today ,
elng bitter partisan attacks upon the plat-
inn and principles ot the opposing party
nd upon the character of Its candidate ,
rlntcd In rude characters upon cheap paper ,
icy wcro posted upon walls , fences and
oors , and formed an effective weapon of
impalgn warfare In that day. Mr. McKee
as specimens of these posters from the
unpalgns of 1840 , 1844 , 1ED2 and 1850.
no of these , printed upon blue-tinted paper ,
a bitter attack upon the character of
cneral Scott. Another represents an old-
mo whig standing bare-armed with a knife
i his hand. As ho looks at his arm In a
ircatenlng way the old partisan says ; "If
have a drop of democratic blood In my
elns I want to let It out. "
Poster printing has received so large a
mro of the attention ot designers and
rlnters within a few'years ' and posters have
ecomo BO favored as a means of publicity
lat a high degree ot perfection Is expected
those intended for political purposes. That
xjiectatlon has been In a degree fulfilled.
number ot poslers ileslgned for this cam-
algn are In the market , of which a few
re artistic In design and execution. One
the first In the' ' Held , and easily the
remler In beauty and effectiveness. Is en-
tlcd "McKlnley , the. advance agent of
rospcrlty , " On eJth6r side of an excellent
irtralt of the republican nominee ara
CIICH Illustrative of the prosperity In innnu-
cturtng and farming 'for ' which the name
the McKlnley bill "was synonymous. Ho-
fcen them are a shield and an American
tglo , below whidi a business man and a
boring man clasp hands.
The design Is printed upon a single sheet ,
1x36 Inches in size , , for general use. It
ay bo had also in the form of a six-sheet
ster , large enough to nil an ordinary bill
iard , or as small asan ordinary dodger.
Ills design Is said to , hove received the per-
inal Indorsement of Chairman Hanna , It
published In ClcTuland , At any rate , It
ia achieved a speedy success , and It Is to
found , as early as this In the campaign ,
nearly every headguarters and McKlnley
ub. Quantities have been ordered by the
ate and national committees to be sent to
rery town and village , The size used for
llboards will be used extensively. The 24x
size sells at retail for 25 cents.
Thu "ship of state" poster , published In
tilcago. Is a novel combination of a poster
id a substantial chart. Over the pictures
the candidates Is an outline ot the "ship of
ate , " which Is planked with figures and
it us , representing the growth of the gov-
nmcnt from Its constitutional beginnings ,
bile by the wildest flight of the Imaglna-
in no beauty could be found In the design ,
has a statistical value and Is In a degree
fcctlve.
The McKlnley banner , by Albert Header-
n , which Is published and circulated by
10 ot the fireworks manufacturing coui-
nlcs , Is open to the objection of being too
owded with detail to be effective at even a
jail distance. Printed In colors on cloth i
and designed for decorations and to be usce
in clubs and headquarters , It Is so burdenei
with figures that much of Its effect I
IdSt.
IdSt.The
The poster bearing the portraits ot Me
Klnley and Hobart , with a background com
posed ot the American eagle , and shield , I
Issued by A. N. Hart of Chicago.
The "Ifi to 1" poster , which has rece/nlly
been Issued , 'Is printed In blue and red let
tcrs , with Illustrations. The text Is as fol
lows :
1C TO 1.
WHAT IS IT ?
A sliver dollar weighs about
sixteen times ns much as u
GO D DOT.LAU.
When fhu ratio wns estab
lished for the coltmgo of gold
nnd silver dollars It approxi
mately represented the market
value of the two met.-ilH. An
ounce of gold wns worth about
sixteen times as much as an
ounce of silver.
NOW AN OUNCK OF GOLD
IS WO11TH MOHE THAN
THIRTY TIMES as much as an
ounce of silver. Under our law ,
whoever owns gold bullion can
take it to THE MINT nnd have
It made Into coins without any
cost to him. That Is free coin
age of gold.
The polcl thus coined is worth
a dollar. IHRESPECTIVE OP
THE STAMP. AlAj OVKU THE
WORLD. The silver men de
mand that we shall do the sumo
thlnp for silver without any
change of ratio tlmt is to say.
that every SILVEH MINE
OWNEH shall be PERMITTED
TO TAKE THE PRODUCT OP
HIS MINE to the GOVEUN-
'MENT MINT and have every HO
cents' worth of HIS SILVER
stamped ns a dollar , profiting-
him TO cents and costing thft
GOVERNMENT AND THE
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES CO cents on every dollar
thus coined.
THAT IS WHAT FREE
COINAGE AT 10 TO 1 MEANS.
I
In addition to the posters and banners
described , there Is.a host ot printed devices ,
such as cards , leaflets , folders , paper badges
and miscellaneous matter , which Is distrib
uted by the national committees and differ
ent clubs.
So far no democratic posters arc to be seen ,
This Is attributed to the fact that the demo
cratic national headquarters have not yet
been opened.
Ail AdlliKj" Ili-Hii-uU-il. |
Ho Is a very quiet , unexcltablo man , and
when his friend took him home to sec the
baby he did his bestthough not very suc >
cessfully , to bo enthusiastic.He undertook
to amuse the youngster , relates thu Detroit
Fhco Press , and allowed him to play with
the small watch which the Jeweler had lent
lilm while his own was being repaired , The
baby was no docile In his company that
they wcro left together for some time. Ho '
concealed the apprehension that he felt and
resolved to allow his charge to have his own
way without restraint. When the father
returned he said :
"What do you think of the baby , now that
you are better acquainted with him ? " \
"You have ono of the most Intelligent
children I ever heard of , " was the earnest
reply.
"You are beginning to appreciate his fine
points , are you ? Has ho been Maying \ .
mamma * and 'papa' and 'day-day' for you ? "
' 'No. It wasn't In any such trivial man-
: ier that he demonstrated his mental powers ,
He has shown a comprehension of relation
ships and the fitness of things which ,
hough crudely expressed , Is something lit- .
: le less than marvelous , I gave him my
watch to play with and ho swallowed It , " '
"Great heavens , man ! You don't mean to
say that the baby has swallowed a watch ! "
"Yes , Hut that Isn't what shows his In-
elllgence. Most any baby , If I am not nils-
nformcd , Is liable to do that If he gets a
chance. When that was gone the only play [
thing I had to offer him was the key that
winds U , And I'm blessed if he didn't swal
low that , too ! "
Tlu > Dm-1 orVn * Tlu-rc.
Puck : The mermali' ' was taken sud
denly 111 a rase of seasickness.
"Uncle Neptune , " she moaned , "I wish
you would dive up amongst that group of
Liatliera over there In the surf and auk
them If there Is a doctor present. " '
Uncle Neptune did so , and presently re
turned with a professional looking man , Hi
who presented hla card. F
The mermaid glanced at the card , ut , '
tered a wild shriek of hysterical laughter
and turned tall and fled.
He WUB it chlroyoJLiU
l.V/.ii ) IIV A KOUTl'XH.
A JerHcymnn'M TraiiNlllou from Pov
erty t AlHui'iicc- .
Old Jack 13enn , section hand on the Long
Island railway , threw down his tools lit the
close of a summer's day recently , and with
a fervent "Thank God , I'm through with
I hem , " started for his home In HtclcsvlllP ,
L. I.
Old Jack was seemlnRly dazed , relates
thu New York Herald , and no wonder , for
shortly after noon of that ( lay , lawyers
In flue clothes had visited him on the road
and had culled him Mr. Benn , and while
ho was wonderlnir what all this friendliness
meant from such line folks , they hud told
him that the will of his uncle , IJernnrd
Earle , had been opened that day , nnd that
he had been left a fortune of ? J2T > ,000. He
could not realize nil that that sum of
money meant. He , the hard-tolling rail
road laborer , wart stunned by this an
nouncement , and he puzzled over the sum ,
$125,000 , much III the name way that he
hail tried to figure out the appearance or
heaven when he was a lad.
Four years he had worked on the road
fit a dollar a day. and he could not tell
Just what the change In his prosuects
meant. He began to realize It , though ,
n ho plodded home. 'Men and women
whom he had known for years approached
him with a dtflldence he had never noticed
lieforo. and saluted him us "Mr. Uenn.
It had always been "Jack" or "Old Man , "
imd , ( ruth to tell , ho did not like the
change. , , , ,
Then there were men , his social superiors ,
whom ho had always rccopnlzcd as such ,
who stopped him. greeting him effusively ,
shaking his hand , asking his opinion on
politics and In various ways betraying an
Interest In his welfare , and deep down In
his heart he blamed himself for ever having
thought them cold or haughty or super
cilious. How could ho ever have BO called
thcso friendly people , whom he now under
stood for the Jlrst time had been his warm
friends even at the time ho had been work-
Inp for a dollar a day on the road.
All these meetings and greetings had de
tained him later thun usual , so that when
ho reached homo , the most unpretentious
frnmo house just ft box of n house li
that village of frame houses , ho fount !
his uood wife anxiously waiting "t thL
ilcor , with their cluster of four children
ubout her.
The $125,000 , had brought the. assurnnco to
Mrs. Henn that "her man" would not liavo
to toll In heat or cold , wet or dry any
more , nnd she was satisfied. When the
Imppy little family sat down to their meal
Ihat evening they nil expressed the deHlro
of their henrtt ) .
Michael , the eldest , 23 years old , who Is
working ns a hostler In the round house of
the Long Island railroad at Oyster Hny ,
mid tlmt now ho would Ilko to study the
mslness of a civil engineer. His father
laid ho could. Mary , aged 19 , had only
> no desire , fiho wanted to learn stenoK-
nphy and typewriting so that she could
arn her own HvliiK , while Urn two youiif-
st children , Nicholas , niscil 13 , and John ,
iged S , were pleased with the knowledge
hat hereafter they could hnvo all they
vnnted to eat , oven pie with every meal ;
md their henven was complete when their
nther wild they could ouch have n bicycle.
Pho knowledtfii that the money was theirs
i-nchcd them on Junii 14. They are llvlnu
'et as they were then. The bicycles havu
tot materialized , but the boys are satis-
led in the knowledge that they are going
o put them.
When 1 visited the family I found them
ill sitting around a Into breakfast table .
) ld "Jiick" told what ho Intended to do
\ltli his money.
"When a man , " ho said , "has been work-
UK for a dollar a day for the best part of
lls llfu ho cannot conceive the iioxsllillllleH
if an Incomu of IM > u month , micli as I
lave now. If the money was thrown In
heap there on the Door It would frighten
no moro than It , would please in . Now ,
only pay J. a month for this benne , but
liavo spent many plfasant hours here ,
md I Imt i ! to leave It- "
"Hut you will ? "
"Yes ; the old woman and the kids wnnt
butter houbo. I don't blaine 'em. This I
IDX ain't much of n place. It's bitter cold
n winter and too hot In summer. Yes ,
'm thlnklni : of building n line house hero
n HIcksvlllc , and will spund the rest of
ny days here , "
"How do you propose to upend your
noney ? " he was attkcd ,
"I am not going to use It all. My undo
> ft It safely Invested In hounes and real
state , und while I could draw It and In-
est It In something else. I don't propose tea
a HO , I'll ' lenvti It us It Is. I hnvo no header
or business , so I'll never disturb a cent
f It , hut leave It until the boys uro grown
ip , and then they'll know how to UKU It , "
"You mean to glvo them a college edu-
ntlon. then ? "
"That I do. The best In the land. It's
t'hat I liavo often missed. "
"Hut you will not work again. "
"Now thero. That's the very thlnjr that's
uzzlliiK me. Mubbd you would mlvlxu me.
'ho old woman and thu children don't want
10 to , hut 'tlH true us you're Kitting then' ,
Ir. I would feel mart ) to home with myself
I was out on the road there uK"ln. "
"How do you upend your time now ? " ho
'IIH nuked.
"Moping- around , I pet up as early as
ver. I don't cat as much an I UHrd to ,
nd I don't aletp uu well. Bomutlmtu , upon
me soul , If It wasn't for them" Indicating
the loving group around him " 1 could wish
I had never been left a cent , " ho con- ,
eluded.
Bonn la 53 years old. lie was born In ,
Wodentown , county Louth , Ireland , whcro ,
Ills rich uncle was also horn.
Earle proceeded to America and nettled ;
In Hlcksvllle , where , by shrewd Invest
ments , he amassed a fortune of nearly a.
million dollars. Hu WJIH a bachelor.
TL'IIM.VG THE TAI1I.KH.
Slic Wniilcil HIMIliiHliniiil'H Oiilnlon ,
Aliout .Mini- Trivial 1'olnlH of l > ri-h * .
A certain uptown Clevclandcr Is the happy
possessor ot a marital interest In a very
pretty and accomplished woman. She Is ,
fond of nice clothes and always looks well
dressed , and her husband Is Just as proud ,
of her as ho should be , says the Cleveland.
Plain Dealer. But from a technical point ,
of view ho knows nothing whatever about ,
her girments , and It bothers him greatly-
when she assumes that he does. Slio flrcs.
broadsides of questions at him whenever she
Is dressing to accompany him. "George *
how docs my skirt hang ? " "Is It too long ,
in front ? " "Docs my belt cover the pins ? "
"Do you really think this gown Is becomIng - .
Ing ? " "Is my collar down at the back ? "
"Are there any wrinkles in this waist-
"Is my hut on straight ? " Thcso and a him--
drcd other Interrogations are fired at lilnv
at short Intervals , It he doesn't pay close-
attention she gc's cross. So he pretcmle ,
to listen carefully and answers glibly , al
though always at random.
The other way a neat way of getting-
even dawned upon him.Vheu he was dressIng - *
Ing that night for n neighborhood porch ,
party he suddenly called his wlfu from the.
adjoining room.
"Alma , " ho Bald , "do you think thcso ,
new trousers hang Just as gracefully as.
they should ? "
"Why , George , " she said , "I don't know
anything about It Why do you bother mo1
"Hold on , " said George , "I was wend < jr
Ing If this shirt bosom sits quite right ? "
"Of course It does , " snapped Alma.
"And these shoes do you really thlnlc
they are becoming to my complexion ? "
"What i- silly question. "
"And hold on , Alma Isn't the coat a.
little long In the tails on one , side , I mean
and can't you pin It up ? "
"Why , George , I never heard you lallc
such nonsense. You haven't be < > n drinking
have you ? "
"And Just wait a minute , Alma. " Ho-
quickly ralscil his silk hat from the dresser
and clapped It on the back -of his , , hend.
'
"Now , dear , please pay attention , "Is" my
hat on straight ? "
Then she understood his wicked llttlo
game.
They walked together In silence until they
came within sight of the neighbor's porch ,
and the deeply wounded Alniu managed t/ >
stammer ; '
"Well. George , you mean old thing , | s my
hat really and truly on straight ? "
Whereat they both laughed.
Many a days' work Is lost by sick headache ,
caused by Indigestlcn and stomach troubles.
DoWltt'H Llttlo Kaily HUcrs uro the most
effectual pill for overcoming such dilllcultles.
Anollirr PrlllNlon 1CVilodi-i | | .
Chicago Tribune : "Purdon me , " xuld tli
reporter , approaching the subject us deli
cately an tie could , " but Is It Is It trim
that that a regular feature of your daily-
repast was "
"No ! " Interrupted the converted cannibal.
i look of Intense weariness spreading itself
uvcr tilu age-wrinkled face , "It Is not true.
never ate any roast missionary In my life ,
and I never knew anybody else who did.
Vou people make me tlnd ! "
And thus another time-honored Ho rolla
Into the limbo of exploded tcnsatlons ,
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