NEWSPAPERS IS BIG TRUST
London Publisher Forecast Potsiblo, if Not
Probable, Change in Journalism.
NOVEL IDEAS OF MR, HARMSWORTH
Amrrlcnti nml Iluullnli ropers Arc
Compnrril (i thr Ads nnlime i(
Those of I lie I'nltcil
States,
NEW YORK, Dec. 25. Alfred Harms
worth, editor nnd proprietor of the Loo-Jon
Daly Mall, who Is a pnsscngcr on the Teu
tonic, duo In Now York tomorrow, has
contributed to ttao January number of the
North American Uuvlow nn nrtlcla on what
ho calls "The Simultaneous Newspapers
of the Twentieth Century."
Mr. lliirtnsworth expresses the opinion
that In spite of nil thu proKrcHH that has
been mado In tho development of the news
papers hitherto, u arc still merely ut the
frliiRo of JournnllBtlc development. Of
newspaper illustration ho sns:
"An occasional newspaper lllustrntlon, If
It can ho properly produced. Is no doubt a
Kood thing and In appreciated its helpful
by tho reader, but mnny of the present-day
Illustrations nro tiulte unnecessary and nrc
merely Riven ns a mutter ot habit, or be
cause rival Journals tiso them, and even for
reasoiifi that there Is n certain amount of
spaco to bo decorated and artists or photo
graphers to bo kept occupied. No dnlly
journal which relics principally upon Its
Illustrations has been In any renl sense an
overwhelming s'.ccosa."
Mr. Ilarmsworth takes exception to tho
hopelessly clumsy shape of the ordinary
newspaper.
"With the newspaper of tho whole civil
ized world before me." he says, "each week,
I look In vnln for any great nnd Impressive
stroke of orlglnnllty or daring. We still
cling to tho clumsy nnd awkward shape
In which our newspapers nro Issued and
tho man who has attempted to munlpulato
one of them on n windy day will best ap
preciate tho forco of my remarks, ny the
uso of Improved machinery It would bo
posslblo to Issuo the newspaper of tho
fut u ro In what Is obviously Its proper form
a smull portable nnd neatly Indexed publi
cation. I'rcni'li .Intiriiiillini I'roKreNilii.-..
"Among tho newspapers that are, In my
opinion, now mnklng progress, setting nsldo
the cntlro lnck of commercial morality,
nro Homo ot tho French Journals. They
have always been noted for their high lit
erary excellence. Tho anonymous editorial
has nover been 11 particularly strong fea
ture of tho Krcnch newspaper. On the other
hand, pure literature, In tho shape of fiction
or criticism, has been ono of Its chief char
acteristics." Tho power of tho press Is not what It
used to be. Is Mr. Itarmsworth's opinion.
This, ho says, Is especially true of Hng
land, where tho editorial or leader, which
was formerly read and quoted by all men
of Intelligence, Is now scarcely glanced nt.
The great cry Is for nows. Hut, even In
connection with tho dissemination of news
tho press,. In Mr. llnrmsworth's Judgment,
has lost reputation.
Ho says: "Lately thero has begun a kind
of Interneclno warfare between tho various
organs of the preus, by which they very
lnrgcly Injure their own positions nnd that
of their opponents. An Item of news pub
lished In ono paper Is Immediately dis
credited In nnother, nnd the public nntur
ally enough comen to tho opinion that
newspapers nro usually Inaccurate and too
often dismiss a perfectly correct statement
as "moro nowspnper talk."
Mr. Hnrmsvtorth pays a high trlbuto to
the press of the United States ns being In
one respect far In ndvance of tho press of
his own country.
"Tho qiiestlon," ho says, "what to put
before tho public and In what manner to
placo It before them Is ono that calls for
tho keenest acumen and best Judgment' on
tho part of tho newspaper director. Here,
undoubtedly, tho press of tho United States
Is In ndvanco of that of Great Drltaln.
Such newspaper leaders as Pulitzer. Dana,
Dennett, Hearst, Itayinond, Jones, Ohllds,
VIedlll, Lnwson, Russell, Cummlngs, Taylor,
llalstcad, I'at'orson, DoYoung, Slugerly,
ilodkln, Greeley, McKclwuy, Wattcrson nml
Wilbur Storey havo but few counterparts
ivlth us. Tho Instinct thnt tells what Is
aows nnd how tho public will best tako It
Is not given to every writer. Thero Is a
?rcat art In feeling the pulso of tho poo
plo." I'rnxt of (irenl I'll pern Predicted.
Predicting what tho Journals of tho twen
tieth century will bo, ho says: "I feel cer
tain that tho newspapers of tho twentieth
century will bo drawn Into tho vortex of
combination nnd centralization. In fact,
given tho man, tho capital, tho organiza
tion nnd tho occasion, thero seems to bo
no reason why ono or two newspapers may
not presently dominate great sections or
tho United States or almost the wholo ot
(Irent Drltaln. In other words, where there
nro now ti multitude of papers good, bad
and Indifferent thoro will then bo one or
two great Journals. Tho method by which
such Journals would bo established would
bo proclsoly those employed In the forma
tion of any other trust. Possessing Its own
rabies, wires, dispatch boats and special
trains, tho simultaneous nowspapcr concern
would roon hnvo Its own paper mills, print
ing Ink factories, machinery shops and
tho like.
"Tho simultaneous newspaper would rep
resent a stnndard of excellence which has
nover before been attained and with Its
vast resources, It would bo able to carry
out on an unprecedented scale enterprises
outside of the strict newspaper field.
"Mr. Pulitzer's wonderful stroke of Jour
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nalistic genius in connection with tho bond
Issue. Mr. Hearst's successful appeal to
tho peoplo on tho war If sun between the
United Slates nnd Spain and the work of
Ilrltlsh newspapers In .connection with tho
South Afrlcnn campaign go to rhow what
can bo done In the direction of Influencing
public opinion ovcu In tho face of existing
circumstances. flreat would bo tho In
llueuco that would be exerted If the ma
jority of the newspapers of tho United States
spoko with the same olco and enunclatej
tho samo policy.
"Such a statu of things would bo n terror
to evil doers and to thu supporters of
anything Inimical to tho commonwealth."
Mr. Harmswoith Is strongly of tho opinion
that the nownpupor thould not bo partisan
lu a political sense, but should endeavor
to represent the will of the people.
jjj South Omalm News . I
Charter talk h nbout the only thing ot
Interest lu municipal circled theso days.
Ono of tho charters being prepared pro
vides for the creation of six wards, with
one representative In tho council from each.
Tho Idea Is to cut the Klrst and Se.ioiu:
wards Into two parts, thus making the
population of each wr.rd about 4.O0O. In
boards in omo of Iho large precincts will
bo Increased and the strain on the election
boards In rome of tho large precincts will
bo relieved. Then the representation In tho
council will bo decreased by two members.
Couucllmcn are, according to this charter,
to be elected for a term of three yenrs,
but tho mayor Is to servo for two years
only. On Thursday night, after tho coun
cil meeting, the charter matter will be
taken up nnd some steps will be taken
to arrange a meeting of tho various com
mittees. Of courso each committee wants
Its own charter, but It Is thought that con
cessions will have to bo mndu by all In
terested In order that n sultnblo chartci
niay bo prepared. It Is understood that
those preparing tho so-called citizens' char
ter want everything their own wny and
will not consider tho other two charters
to uny extent.
In connection with all this charter talk
thoro Is considerable speculation ns to
whether thero will bo an election In tho
spring. Soute of the citizens appear to want
nn election for various reasons nnd It Is
curtain that the democrats will do all they
can to bring this condition of affairs nbout,
as they hope to regain control of tho muni
cipal affairs Somo heavy taxpayers ap
pear to favor annexation and It Ih under
stood that somo of the citizens here will
endeavor to have tho legislature tako some
stops In thin line. Just whnt can be done
Is not known, but tho condition of affairs
hero during tho Inst few years has caused
taxpayers to seek fome wny out of the
city's present dllllcultlcs.
Hevcrtlng back to the subject of six conn-
cllmon, it Is understood that this Is a measure
purely In tho Interest of the democrats, nR
tho section of tho proposed charter pro.
vlding for dividing tho city Into six wards
provides nlso for the election of six coun
climeti to bo voted for at large. This
would of courso throw tho control of affairs
Into tho hands of the democrats nnd keep
them there.
Republicans seo through this game and
will not consent to nnythlng of tho sort.
HiMiMclirt-itUri-ft llimy.
Houaobrenkcrs were decidedly In evi
dence Christmas ovo and nftor midnight.
Night workers entered tho residence of
Jnines Ilengmann, Twenty-sixth nnd A
streets, whllo the family was absent nnd
carried off a portion of tho silverware
the house contained; also a brown over
coat and other clothing.
At tho Mnbery place, Twontyiflttti and C
streets, n chest of tools was stolen along
with some other articles of less value,
Sabotker's bowling alley on Twenty
fourth street was entered aloqg towards
morning anil somo cigars taken. Two slot
machines In this placo were broken open
and tho money extracted therefrom.
A horso nnd delivery wagon wno stolen
from In frcnt of n grocery storo on North
Twenty-fourth street.
I.nlior Temple Committee.
The last Issuo of tho Omnhu Labor Ilulle
tln has this to say of tho proposed Labor
Temple: "The Labor Tcmplo committee Is
working like beavers these days and aro
getting things In tangible shape for busi
ness, One of tho features in contempla
tion for tho rnlslng ot funds Is the giving
of a ball some time In February. This
would no doubt provo n great success and
net thu temple fund n neat sum."
Labor Temple edition of the Dally Sun
Is another project. This special edition
will moat likely make Its appearanco on
or about January 10.
I'rlnMlrrx Uiijuy TIh-iiimcIm'n.
Thu prisoners rnnflucil in tho city Jail
appeared to enjoy themselves yesterday.
At tho lnstnnce of the mayor they were
sorved with a much better meal than is
usually handed out and the day was
Bpcnt In singing songs nnd telling stories,
All wero nllowed tho freedom of the corri
dor. Crapshooters, petty larceny thieves
nnd holdup men mingled together through
out tho day. Tho extra meal provided by
tho mayor wns thankfully received and the
majority appeared to bo as well contented
iiB If they wero at liberty.
CriiiBlinuir ArrrMeil.
At an early hour yesterday morning
uuiccr iirugmaii cntored tho Four Aen
snloou nt Twenty-sixth nnd P streets and
arrested n number of colored men who
wero engaged in shooting craps. The bank
roll and tho dice wero brought to pollca
hctidqunrtcrs, where they will be used In
evldonco ngalnst the prisoners.
Imiieiicliliifr Hie Mnor.
Members of tho city council who nro
conversant with tho charter under which
South Omaha Is now working, sny that
thoro Is no provision for Impeaching tho
mnyor, thrreforo tho hot-air story printed
in an uptown papor Is considered absolutely
without foundation.
MiikIi City (iitNNli,
John Koelng Is In Ji.ll for stealing nn
overcoat from Frank Mote.
It. A. Carpenter nnd wlfo expect to leuvn
for their homo In Hutto, Mont., tndny.
Colonel J. C. Shnip, noreturv of the
Stuck Yards company, h oxpeuul Initio
from the east 'oday,
Work on the now horpo lmrn .it tip
stock yards will bo resumed todHy nnd
piibhcd ns long ns tho woutlur Is good.
Judge King was In gud humor yestor.
day and released .i mimlw.r nf nr kaiipm
vho had I been gathered In by M.e police for
I'll i j uui'ii!t-H .uiininiy ni,;ui.
Mr. Arnstein, proprietor of tho Nebraska
Shoe mid Clothing house, presented eiwn
member of the police Ki aitinent with a
line necktie yesterday.
Preparations nro being made for tho
New Year's reception of tne Young Men'
Christian association. A meeting will bo
urni iii uiu inline in .irs. I'lirtl nn Tiuiti
day nfteriioiui to nrr.uigo the detail-.
Pi'i'iir.leil Snlillei' Stall (iiuiiil.
WASMINOTO.N. Dee. U.-Frenalcd by
drink James L. McDonoucli. n nriviitii kuL
dior at l'ort iiHliliigtoii, tiU nfteriwou
attacked u sergeant and four privates ut
the post, who hnd nttempi '.m to place him
under arrest, and MabbM three of thu
party with u bayonet, which ho hail cmi-
eeaieu miner him coat The nttacK was on
tlrely unlooked for. and iih m i-i.mitr sr
ireutit J. A Htaim is ihmi.-ei-niiil v u'nnii'lw,!
In tho left lirerst. Two other soldiers were
also victims of the Infuriated man. .ine
Hiistnlnlng n painful wound In the arm and
nnother belne stabbed lu tho shoulder.
McDonoiiKh then csraoed nnd n iilriro.l
Hquiid of fifty men nre on the lookout fur
nun, lie is n loreigner ny mrin.
.Mo omenta if llecuii i-NkclN, Dec,
New York - Arrived -Antlllbi. from Vrw.
sua. Amsterdam, from Rotterdam and
llotiloctic.
Southampton Sallcd-Kenslngton, from
rtllbvicil', lui -ten ivin,
THE Q!M ATTA DAILY
RISKY JOBS OF STEEPLE JACK
Perilou Undertakings of Steeple-Ciimber
for Modcrato Oompcusatioti.
ODD ADVENTURES OF THE PROFESSION
lliilrlirt'itiltli I'.m'iiiicm from l'errlii
Hie Dnrlt Itltrr A ftljili- to
Willi! .Seemed Cerlnln
Dentil.
The calling of the steeple-Jack Is un
questionably tho mutt perilous ot all odd
professions directly connected with the
routine activities of the business world.
Whtlo thu aeronaut's opportunities for
meeting suddcu uud violent death may be
regarded as moro certain than that of the
man who climbs steeples and scales smoke
stacks and flag-poles, tho balloonlst's featn
of daring aro utmost universally for pur
poscc of display, while the steeple-Jack does
his dizzy tasks us a part of tho world's
serious work, and docs not pose, lu any
eense, as a performer. He Is generally
reluctant to confess that ho has had nar
row escapes from death, although the his
tory of his dally work Is an unbroken rec
ord of miraculous deliverance, at least
from tho viewpoint of those whusu
pursuits do not call them to thu heights
where the stecplu-Jack Is accustomed to
tread.
Most of the fntulltlcs which occur In this
calling, relates tho Saturday Evening Post,
befall the men who attempt to get Into Its
ranks without thu long and gradual school
ing necessary to lnuro them to working nt
great heights. Scores of painters, sailors,
telegraph lluomeu, tluuers, roofers and
"steel-structure" men resort to tho voca
tion of the steeple-Jack, nttracted by the
temptation of an opportunity to earn a
comparatively largo sum of money for u
few hours of nctual work. They are de
luded by the Impression that their pre
vious experience In low-distance climbing
Is n sutllclent preparation for moro hazard
ous undertakings. Sometimes they pr.su
the test of a llrst expctler.ee, but moro
frequently mnny pay with their lives for
ticlr foolhardlncss.
Iilii'n Itlskeit liy IIiiihII'.iik i'neUle.
In no other matter Is tho experienced
steuple-Jack bo' particular as concerning
bis tackle. The laws of tho Modes anil
Perslutis wero not moro Ironclad than Is
thu steuplo-Juck'B the rule that no person
other than its owner hIuiII bo permitted to
use, or even touch, his rigging. A touch
of acid Bpllled from thu soldering kit of a
tinner Is BUlIlclent to weaken vitally u rope
without leaving tho slightest apparent evi
dence of the Injury Indicted. The slightest
disarrangement of a tackle Is likely to
cuubu a serious nnd perhaps fatal accident.
In other words, tho stcoplu-Jaek must
know, whenever he returns to IiIh work,
that his apparatus has been absolutely un
touched by uny other hand.
Whatever may bo tho lino In which any
steeple-Jack enjoyn the greatest reputation
It is certain that lie must be, speaking
broadly, n Jack ot' all trades. When putting
a lightning conductor in plnco he may bo
called upon to solder or rivet n misplaced
steeple ornament ot tin or copper, replace
tho broken arm of n cross of wood with ono
of "skeleton" steel construction and gild
Its slieat of copper with a delicate coating
of gold leaf. Consequently ho must havo
good command of tho tools of tho carpen
ter, the tinner, tho pipefitter, the sheet
metal worker, the stonecutter and the
mason.
The Journeyman steeplo-Jnck lu the em
ploy of a contractor in this Held generally
receives a wago of $5 a day, "work or
play," tho your round. Kmployers of steeple
Jacks generally Insist upon training
their own men, preferring to have tholr np
pttntlccs begin when little more thnn boys.
Lads who aro taken Into tho servlco In
this manner arc first put upon buildings of
modcrato height, and great euro Is taken
not to forco their progress too rapidly or
to push Jhcm Into positions where they
nro likely to become shocked or frightened.
When thoroughly habituated to working
with case nnd fenrlcsBUcus at n low eleva
tion tho apprentice Is then promoted to n
higher nltltude.
Ono of tho mnln things perslstcnly Im
pressed upon his mind Is tho necessity of
never making un unconscious movement.
Ho Is taught to be widen wake to tho nuturo
and conncquences of every step ho takes,
of each gesturu of his urni or turning of
hl3 body. Scores of fatal accidents have,
according to tho men In this rnlllng, re
sulted from n failure to observo to tho let
ter this vital rule. In almost every other
lino of work physical action Is, tn u largo
degree, automatic, but In this perilous pur
suit the worker who allows himself to be
ccme so concentrated In his task that somn
phase of his action Is performed uncon
sciously Is almost certain to meet with
sudden nccldent and very likely with In
stant denth. The lifting or laying down of
a tool Is a serious matter, not only to the
steeple-Jack himself, but to hU fellow
workers, or tho unsuspecting passerby on
thu ground far beneuth him.
l'erlloiixly l.iinxiilnur n Mrpili,
Porhaps tho most (Utile ul t accomplishment
which tho young npprontlco Is called upon
to acqulro Is that of "stecplelaBsolng."
This Is a task, howover, which he does uot
undertake until ho lins grown accustomed
to tho dlzzlcct elevations nnd Is tn as com
plete command of his faculties when stand
ing on tho nrm of a cross at n height of
200 foot ns If walking on the solid pave
ment. No man who has not forgotten his
fears In high places is prepared to inuke
his first attempt In tho hazardous feat of
lassoing a uteeplc. Ills poise must bo per
fect and his movements free In order to ac
complish this perilous passage of his art.
Tho lengths of tho lassos to be used ar
determined by tho varying dimensions of
tho steoplo to be climbed. About tho waist
of the steeplejack Is a strong bolt to which
Is attached a utout hook having what Is
termed a lock grip und a spring release.
First tho Jack climbs to tho topmoBt win
dows of tho steeple, or to tho highest point
to which ho tan clamber, and then takes
his longest lasto in hand and braces himself
for tho first throw. His ropo Is tipped wltn
n ball of sufllclent weight to give it tho
proper Impotus and direction. Seizing tho
ropo in hla right hand, nt a point three or
four feet from tho ball, ho twirls It swiftly,
thcu suddeuly udcases It with a Jerk which
causej the- weighted end to swing around
and encircle the steeple. Instantly bo dnrts
out his left hand and catches tho end ot th
lasso ns it lllis tiround and completes Ks
circuit Tho two ends are thon fastened by
means ot n peculiar Knot, utter tho ropo is
llrst drawn tightly around (ho steeple at
point ns high as can be reached by tho boon
In tho climber's belt. With tho eecurit:
afforded by means of tho hook, the Jack
nblo to encircle tho spire wl'h a secoud
lasso at a dlstanco of several feet above tho
tlrBt. rirasplng the upper ropo with on
hand ho unlocks, with tho other, tho grip ot
tho hook, catches tho "clutches" attached
to tho toes of his shoes Into the first ropt.,
nnd raises himself until ho Is able to fasten
Iiib belt hook about tho second rope, tho
first lasso serving as tho llrst rung of the
ladder, upon which ho has a llrm "too grip."
Next ho takes from his shoulder tho third
lasso, tlrows, catches and knots It. and
then, 'cfnre releasing the hold of his belt
hook, rencho down and unlocks tho first
rope, slinging It over his shoulder. Ho Is
then ready to pull himself up to a "toe
hold" on tho second lasso, with his belt
hook firmly fastened about the third rope.
This process Is repeated until th- (op ot
UERi W12DN KtfDAY, V)
the spire Is reached. As t lie size of the
steepl" diminishes with each upward step,
the nscer-t becomes easier Instead of more
dinictilt.
(intuit i I ii r-1 'i m li 1 ii u Out Hum- Hull.
Many spires, however, are capped with
huge balls, a few feet below the point of
tho lightning rod. Although these balls ap
pear small to the spectator on tho ground,
and lu the case of very high spires look
like mere apples, generally they are really
huge globes and impose tho most serious
of all obstacles to the progress of the
stceple-clluibcr bent on putting ono of them
under his feet while he repairs tho
wcathcr-vano which whirls on the rod
abovo It.
After satisfying himself that the ball Is
sufficiently sound and well constructed to
benr his weight for some of them nre mere
shells of sheet metal mounted on nn In
ferior framework of wood he proceeds to
tho dllllcult operation of lassoing the globe.
His ropo Is thrown over the ball snug up
agultiKt the rod which supports the wind
vane, or cross, with Its lightning rod. When
the weighted end of the ropo comes back
to his hnnd tho steeple-Jack Is able to
mnko it noose which In easily slipped up to
the rod at the top by pulling on the end of
the lasso which he tctalns lu his hnnd.
Twisting the rope about his legs he squirms
up "sailor fashion" over the ball and landu
on the top. Of course he also carries with
him a long "hnnd-llno" for "tackling"
purposes, by which Is Is able to lower him
self to his starting point and also to hoist
Into plnco his block nud tackle with chair
attached. This Is used In a double strand
to permit It to bo pulled down after him
when he has lowered himself to a secure
stand-ground.
Perhaps tho most remarkable feat of
steeple-Jack work recently accomplished In
this country was that of placing nud strip
ping of Its wrappings, at n height of 301
feet, u twenty-flvc-foot wind-vuno statue,
weighing 2,200 pounds, on top of the great
tower of the highest structure In Chicago.
To ndd to tho grewsome peril of tho situa
tion a powerful wind was blowing from
Lnko Michigan. Whenever this shifted Its
direction the statue, mounted on double
ballbearings, whirled anfl enrried In Its cir
cuit the supports which held the steeple
jacks. Tho rigging of the latter had. how
ever, been constructed to meet this par
ticular riiicrgf ncy and the movements of
the wind-ratio did not cause the daring
workmen who were stripping It the nllght
est trepidation.
Till" Full of tin- llenvj- Iron Wri-ncli.
Only ono Incident carried momentary
terror to the heart of a "Jack" and Inci
dentally to b pedestrian who Hatters him
self that he Is under the special protection
of a borellclent Providence. A BUdden nnd
furious gust of wind lifted n heavy wrench
from Itn resting-place on a derrick brace
and sent It shooting through the air to the
sldswalk. It Btruck tho pavement half a
dozon pnecs In front of a leisurely pedes
trian, bounded twenty feet In the nlr, nml
finally landed lu the middle of tho street.
Thu pedestrian stopped instantly, wheeled
about and disappeared down Mlclilgnu ave
nue nt a pace seldom equaled In the streets
of a city.
Tho principals In this marvelous feat of
steeplo-Jnck work are thoroughly repre
sentative of It. They are Carl Ilajohr nnd
Joseph Couradl. After descending from
the greatest height to which a statue has
ever been hoisted on the American conti
nent theao men were In excellent reminis
cent mood nnd recalled tho most thrilling
situations In which tho exigencies of their
calling had placed them. Mr. Ilajohr spoke
as follows:
"Tho closest call I over had In placing
lightning conductors wns on tho Polish
Catholic church of Chicago, at North Car
penter street and Chlcngo avenue. The roor
la very steep nnd th eaves nro fully 120
feet from tho pavement. I was on tho roof,
holding to a ropo .which pnssed over tho
gablo to a small corner spire on the other
side, nbout which boiiio of my men wcr
working.
Slide in Whnt Seem oil Snilili-n Dentil.
"Suddenly, without a second's warning, i
felt myself shooting 'uwnward. In
stinctively I tried to dig my nails Into
tho roof, but there was not tho slightest
object on which they could catch. Conse
quently they scratched a burning trail along
tho smooth Mirfaco of the slato shingles. :
must hnvo yelled the moment the rope gavt.
way but of this I can Judge only by the
fact thnt my workmen at once knew what
had happened. Although my descent to the
edgo of tho roof was only a matter of a few
seconds I realized with terrible vlvldncs
Just what was happening nnd whnt tho end
of my awful slldu would undoubtedly be.
"I felt my lower limbs paBS over tho eaves
and then there wns a sudden, Joltliif;
pause, lloth my hands had gripped Into
the gutter or oavest rough Just ns I was
shooting over tho edgo out into space. Had
I been on my sldu or back, as 1 slid down
the roof, this Interruption would havo been
Impossible. Tho desperatenoss with whlcn
I had elutchod tho roof no doubt served t
breuk tho rapidity of my descent nnd cev
tnluly enabled mo to grip tho gutter at tne
Inst moment when deliverance wns possible.
Thero I hung, my whole weight resting on
my lingers. Kvcry second seemed an hour.
The strain was terrible. To hang until I
could biimmon help appeared hopeless an
Impossibility! And I realized that to let
go meant instant death!
"Probably I had not been hanging for moro
than u mlnuto when I heard tho volco of
'Ullly,' my head man, Minuting:
" 'Hang on! Stick to It! I'll get you In a
minute. Keep your grip for Just ono mln
uto longer; only a mlnuto!'
"If It hadn't been fur tho strength his
words put Into my fingers I would have re
laxed my hold, no doubt, and dropped to
tho stones below. Hut bo Just held mo
right to the scratch and I stuck nnd hung
beyond anything that seemed possible at
the stnrt. Of courso I wasn't fool enough
to glanco down, but simply hung thero
stnring nt tho wall of tho church and
gripping the gutter In nn agony of desper
ation that made tho cold sweat stand out
nil over mo. What was Hilly doing? When
would I feel his hnnd grasping mo? These
wero the two thoughts uppormost In my
mind ns 1 centered nil my energies on
keeping my clutch on the erestrough.
The llONene,
"At Inst, when tho feeling began to cieop
orcr me that I could not hold out another
minute I heard tho awlsh of a ropo slip
plnr past me. This wns Instantly followed
by tho body of Hilly sliding down tho line,
Ily taking hold of tho enres ho pushed tho
ropo up closo to me. He had secured a
firm leg grip himself and was a little lower
down than I, so that his shoulders wero
on a level with my thighs. Thon he or
dered: " 'Don't let go till I tell you to. Just
stick and tuko a twist on tho ropo with
your legs."
"Meanwhile ho had carefully taken hold
of mo, bo that If my strougth gave way be-
foro I could do as he had told me ho might
havo a grip on my clothes. Cautiously I
leu lor tne ropo wun my legs, round It.
and took tho twist that Is second nature
to all cllmbirs.
" 'Now settlo bark on my shoulders,' was
his next command, ns he forced his head
carefully between my legs. As I did this I
relaxed tho lingers of my right hand train
their hold on the gutter nud took n feeblo
grip on the rope. Then I did tho same thing
with my left hand. And If It had not been
for tho fact that almost my ontlro weight
was supported by tho broad shoulders of
Hilly I should havo dropped bhoer to the
ground, bo It seems to rue now.
"Slowly and carefully the man slid down
tho long ropo until his feot touched tho
solid earth, nhen he dumped mo on tho
ground without ceremony."
V.CE'SWtETt 'JO, 1000.
DREAMS RUDELY SHATTERED
Number of Omaha Citizens dome Out of
Their Trauco.
THOUGHT THEY OWNED IOWA REAL ESTATE
Unit i'ukeii C!uiiieen on tin IVIroe
.Mniiilnii nt Mmm tit J. Wliloli
WlIN lllsIOl'll of ll)
lliillle.
A liM'i, nnmlinr nf Oltlllhn dreamers WFTG
rinlelv nwnkeiird nnd made to reallZU tllO
stern realities of life by tho announce
ment lu yesterday morning's paper that a
lewelrr of Vinton. In., had won the Polrce
mansion nt Sioux City, which was rallied
off Mond.iy night. The Peirco innnsion, tw
it im.lnrutnnit. rout S.'.T.OOO to blllllt lllld
stands on a lot worth about $5,000. Some
years ago It was decorated with a mort
gage and lu order to remove this mark
nn ili.i hnimn nnd realize some cash on his
equity the owner decided to sell nbout
60.000 tickets at $1 each and rnllie on me
property. Tho tickets wero sold all over
the country and a good-sized allotment
found takers In Omaha, which harbors
many men whoso modesty would not deter
them from taking possession of u JOO.000
property on n Jl ticket.
Frank Handle, who sold tins tlcKois 10
tho Omaha speculators, Is something of n
Iter himself nnd ho yielded to
thu alluring temptations of the Ooddess
of Fortune by taking a nuncn in iweiiiy
tirkniH Kver since these bits of card
board took possession of his upper vest-
pocket Frank has been in a uream. in
his mind there has lurked n vision In
ulileh the Pelrce mansion took on tno
aspect of n dlamond-shnpcd structure, with
the parlor representing the nrst iinse, tne
uiuinr- rnnni tim upeniid base, the llbrnry
thu third base and the dining room the
homeplnte. On the front lnwn pink car
nntlotis formed tho words: "Home for Itc
1 1 iinll Plnvers." When llnndlo read
yesterday that n Vinton man had drawn
tho prize ho rubbed his eyes nnd ungoly
remarked that selling cigars was neaituicr
for ex-ball players than lazy retirement
titter all.
Seerelury I II DreiuiiM Dreninx.
Colonel John Ctt of the Conimcrclnl club
tnnk ii rhnnre to will the Pelrce mansion
because he hns always had Btrong leanings
inunnl 11 iirnhlh lion state, anil alter years
of tho strenuous life, such as he has led,
tho seclusion of u residence In Sioux City
would not be unwelcome to nun.
Itnlilill Font lines Wroiiu.
John Drexel Invested a dollar, looked
it ti llin rnhtiit'M foot that he carried In
fnriiH.r vnnrn nnd becilll to tlguro Oil tllO
cost of transporting tho Douglas County
Democracy up tho river to me ion ihiik
John remembered that Iowa went deino-
i.rnlln mn'O llllOll 11 IllllC. bill llC forgot II
again as soon ns he read tho result of tho
rnllie.
u.,rr,,-ii, ivtf.ru. host nt tho Merchants
hotel, never overlooks nn opportunity to
mnko a fortune In a day aim 01 course no
wa.s not happy until ho possessed several
iiMtnin nn tho Polrco mansion. Herman
entertained nn Idea that he could bring the
house down the river on a llatboat and sot
It out on West Fa ma in Btreet ns a homo
for uged chambermaids.
Allen Marsh has been a rashlcr for the
street ear compauy for so long that every
time he goes tn sleep he eees pyrnmlds
of nlekelh. Ho put a Hollar into mo umw
Ing mntch with thu Intention ot getting
ll, t.rnnnrtv mid 1 1! rllltlU It Into Cash. Ho
figured Hint- ho could realize about 30,000
In nickels on the dcnl and maie .uonio
Crlato lcok like a vagrant In comparison
with the nickel king ho proposed t make
of himself.
Sandy Crlswold bought a ticket and
1 rem m ml that iralnloads of pugilists were
being dumped Into Sioux City to enjoy tho
hospitality of "Sandy Illll." me newiy
namcd placo of which ho was master,
win MeVlttln. whose Ideas of wealth
aro somewhat vague took a chance on tho
mansion and began to tiling or a iiiiuro
affiliation with John D. Rockefeller.
"Spud" Fntish has been Inviting all his
friends to come up to Sioux City and spend
the Bummer with him nt his country placo
there, nnd thero was somo talk of sending
him off to n sanitarium until It beennm
known that ho had ticket 1114 In the Peirco
mllle.
xo srcii tiiim: as lick.
SporlltiK 1li" Sny Cluince linen Not
Ivilst In Iteill Life.
"The old Baying that 'the odds nre against
tho gucBscr' 1b firmly believed in by nearly
all gamblers," said n turfman who prides
himself upon hnvlng reduced betttng to n
mathematical formula, reports tho Chicago
Inter Oceun.
"Tho axiom Is a good deal deeper than
most people suppose. Taken literally, In
games of pure chance, It Is false; applied
to human nature, it Is true. Suppose, for
example, that two men pitch pennies; tho
chances for bends un'd tails aro perfectly
even, nnd It ran mako no difference which
of the players does the guessing. Where
tho gucsser appears to havo greatly tho
worst of It Is In such a game as faro or
roulette. The effort to forecast each turn
Ib likely to unsettle his nerves; tho guessei'
becomes Irritated and demoralized, makes
reckless bets, presses bad luck and wlnd'J
up broke. In fact, tho chief ndvaiitngo of
a 'system' for gnmbllng Is thnt It saves
nervo force. The bets are placed nccordlng
to rule, and tho layer and tho gnmo aro
on tho Bamo cold, mechanical bnalr. In
playing tho rares tho odds aro seemingly
'against the gucBscrs,' for tho reason that
they aro Inlluenced by all snrtB of hlntB
tips and premonitions, mostly wrong. It
Isn't really a casu of guessing, but n case
of misplaced confidence.
"Liu:k Is something that doesn't exist
except In renl life. Tho lato Prof. Proctor
once dellveicd n lecture In Philadelphia e;i
tho 'Mathematics of Chance,' nnd proved
conclusively thero wns no such thing as
luck. Afterward ho took n dlcebox and at
tempted to demonstrate the fact to some
skeptical sports and went broke In eight
minutes by the watch. Thero Is absolutely
no reason why people should havo streaks
of good or bad luck. I can demonstrate .o
you on pnper that tho thing Is Impossible
and you can demoiutiato to me by ocular
evidence that It happens every day. So
thero you are.
"It's a funny fact, by the way, that tho
two prlrclpal 'aystcm.i' at Monte Carlo
are based on diametrically opposite Ihu
orles of luck. Ono Is called tho 'maturity
of chalice.' To Illustrate, supposo red turns
up three times In BuccecBlon; according
to tho system tho chance of it appearing
again Is greatly diminished and grows less
with each repetition. Consequently the
player hots on black. The othor Is the
'system of runs.' Its votaries hold that a
color which has onro 'repented' Is apt to
keep ou at least flvo or six times In suc
cession. Uach brand of cranks proves Its
case by the dally record kept year In and
year out at tho Casino. 'You pays your
money nnd you takes your choice'
Telephone Arrons the (iiiir.
KEY W11ST. Flu . Vic. 25. An Interim,
lug oxporlmiint hns Just been mado here.
In the presence of sovertl prominent per
sons the others of n well known telephone
i-nmpany connected t in wire.) hero nnd ,u
Murium with tho flulf cable between ho
two cities. For u few minutes u roaring
noise prevented any communication, hut
llnally this subsided and th nlllrliils heird
from Havana distinctly tin- words, "f ( ;ri
i.ot understand vou, clearly transmltid
Huviinu. however failed to clearly under
stand Tho experiment was regarded as
highly successful,
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queen meant woman. In monarchic coun
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The crown of womanhood Is maternity,
livery healthy woiunn looks forward to
marriage. Hvery wife looks forward to
motherhood ns tho crown of wifehood. And
jet thero ate many uncrowned queens; wo
men who becnuso tho tlisslro for children
Is unrealized feel that they have missed
the full rcgn! height of womanhood.
It Is one of the sad features of a large
bureau of medical correspondence such
ns Is conducted by Dr. Pierce, of Huffnlo,
N. Y that It has to deal so many times
with tho disappointed hopes of women who
hnvc failed of the happlnesH'nf maternity.
Hut It Is one of tho glad privileges of
this same medical correspondence bureau
that In tho greater number of such enie,
the obstacles to mntoriilty ore overcome
by the establishment of the womanly health.
Not Infrequently women write that they
feel perfectly well and cannot understand
why they aro denied tho miuernul happlneSN
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"1 had been u sufferer from uterine trnu
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Kvans, of Parsons, Luzerne Co., Pa., Hox 41.
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After I had takon four and a half bottles
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Dr. Plerco's Favorlto Picscrlptlon."
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AN INVITATION
TO WOMKN.
Sick women, rspeclnllv
those Buffering from disease
In chronic form, nro Invltftd
to lotisult Doctor Pierce, by
letter, free. All Correspond
nice Is held In Biicrcd se
crecy and womnnly confi
dences nro guarded by tho
same strict professional pri
vacy observed by Dr. Pierce
lu his persnnnl consultations
with tek women nt the In
valids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute, Iluftiilu. N. Y. Ad
dress Dr. H. V. I'lercii. Huf
fnlo, N. V.
In a lllll' over thirty years. Dr. Pierce.
chief consulting physician m the Inva
lids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, lluftalo,
N. V.. nsslsted by his staff nf nearly n
score of nhyslelans has treated and cured
hundreds of thousands of weak and sick
women.
Dr. Pierce's oITer nf free consiiliatlon by
I letter Is not to bo confused with mislead-
tig ndvii tlaenients of " free medical ad
I vice" mnde by those who h ive neither tho
professional qualifications nor tho legal
right tu practice medicine. Anyone ran
give advice on any subject. Hut tho "modi
nil advice" nf a person who has no medical
knowledge must be worthless nud mny bo
dungeruuh.
lu consulting Dr. Picicc, women nrc ad
dressing n physician whoso skill as a
specialist In the treatment and cure of
diseases peculiar to their sex has given
til in a national leputallon. There la no
'hlmllar offer of free medical advice which
offers advantages equal to those ottered by
Dr. Pierce.
Accipt no substitute for "Favorite Pre
scription." The only motive for such sub
stitution is to enable the dealer to make
the little more profit paid by the sale of
less meritorious medicines. '
A MHDICAL WORK FRKIC.
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad
viser, containing over one thousand Inrgu
pages and nitro tluiii seven hundred Il
lustrations, several of them lithographed
In color., Is bciiI free on receipt of stamps
to pay expense of mailing only.
This great medical work deals with sub
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of medicine, hygiene, and physiology; of
the laws nf reproduction nnd biology In
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