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OCTOBKli 16, 1904.
Gems in Tour ' 'ce Presidential Candidate Fairbanks Through Nebraska StOFieS Of
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Hoar's
Library
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F A HAN Is to be Judged by the
books he reads, there can be no
secret attaching to tho scholar
ship and broadmlndedncss of the
late George Krlslile Hoar, United
States senator from Massachusetts.
A newspaper correspondent, a personal
friend of the senator, paid a vlplt to hi
home Iti Worcesttr, Mass., some months
before Illness laid low the distinguished
fttntrsman, and described the rare volumes,
priceless manuscripts and other literary
treasures which filled the shelves and
cases. Few men. wrote correspondent,
could live In the ntnin.p!iere of that library
without absorbing; the eFsence of learning
with which It Is permeated. The walls of
tha big room are lined with books. Only
wher? the fireplace and the windows, as
serting their authority, refuse to be cov
ered. Is the wall of books I roken.
If-th senator's taste only followed that
of the woman who bought her books to
match her carpet, his library might have
tJecome a blaxe of brightness; but it didn't.
Ills taste was distinctive. Bindings did
not appeal to him at n!I. He kept buying
soberly garbed volumes, destitute of em
bellishment. Senator Hoar had been at
this sort of thing for years, until he se
cured one of the finest private collections
of books In the land. That collection was
not picked up at random, neither was It
bought at auction sales. The more than
6,000 volumes In that army of Intelligence
arranged In hollow square formation about
tho walla of Senator Hoar's library were
the result of careful selection, of patient
waiting, of much correspondence, and fin
ally purchasing. Not a few of the book
and manuscripts In that collection money
could not buy. These are the gifts of
friends and admirers. Aside from the
valuable books Included In It, the collec
tion, comprise priceless ancient manu
scripts and historical documents.
Here It Is that the senior senator ,from
Massachusetts, settled down In bis ' easy
chair before his spacious desk, surrounded
on all aides by the books he loved, found
much solid comfort. In this room, with Its
quiet colors and Its atmosphere of ease
and comfort, many of the thoughts that,
later framed In speech, have thrilled a na
tion have had their birth. Fom It mes
sages have gone forth that have had their
effect upon the shaping of a nation's policy.
It Is a delightful room, with Its array of
books. Its carpet of soft colors, Its pic
tures of ancestors, statesmen, great men
of old. Inviting easy chairs, and oak tables
covered with books and papers.
Array of Classics.
Senator Hoar said recently: "I have In
general a pretty good collection of the
Latin and Greek classics, ' of English Tils
torles say, from the time of Henry VIII.
until within a few years and of English
literature and biography. Then I have a
fairly good- collection of American liter
ature, history and biography. I have sent
many private documents to Clark univers
ity. I suppose there Is no better collection
of American historical pamphlets than
mine, except In some great libraries.
"Frequently I see books sold for. large
sums, copies of which I have in my pos
session. Here, for Instance," and, going to
a case, the senator took down with, loving
care several dingy, battered little volumes,
among which was th i "History of Little
Goody Two Shoes," printed by Isaiah
Thomas at Worcester in 17S7, and bearing
upon Its title page a grim joke In th
shape of an announcement that the copy
was from the original manuscript In th
Vatican at Rome and that the drawings
were by Michael Angelo. Among the others
were a Virgil brought to this country by
Governor John Wlnthrop of Massachusetts,
and bearing a date line showing that It
was' printed in Leyden in 16S9, and an EU
sevlr Ovid printed at Amsterdam In 1676.
"I have a number of books that have
come down to me from Leonard Hoar, who
was president of Harvard college about
1670," said the senator. "This Altken Bible
I believe th first Bible published In Amer
ica. It was the; gift of my grandfather to
my mother, and you will notice it has the
autograph of Roger Sherman, under dat
of 1783. It la a rare book, and a oopy la,
X dare say, worth 11,600.
"This 'Defense of the People of England'
Is the work that cost Milton his eyesight.
Wterary Cariosities.
"Now, these are curiosities: two copies of
sermons which belonged to John Hancock
and Samuel Adams, the two signers of the
Declaration of Independence who were, you
remember, excluded from the royal pardon.
The books were given me by Samuel Adams
granddaughter," and tha senator returned
the valued books carefully to their shelves.
"Now, your eyealght I better than mine.
What la that dale? Tea, I thought It was
1636. Well, that Is a Latin poem which
onae belonged to a. famous English
preacher, Robert South by name.
"Thli," said the senator, picking up a
oopy. of "Granger Live of Famou Eng
lishman." "gives one, I think, a phase of
the character of Daniel Webster not al
ways manifest to the public," and turning
back the cover the senator showed on the
flyleaf this stansa In Webster own hand
writing: More happy and what saint e'er knew
To whom like mercy shown
His Savior death In rapturous view
And unpercelved his own. D. W.
"This note below, also In Webster own
hand. Inform us," said th senator, "that
Dr. Granger died from heart failure while
administering the sacrament.
"This diary of 'Bub' Dodlngton I think
much Of," said the senator, "for It has the
autograph of Horace Walpole, who was, as
you know, a great collector of book In hi
day.
"And this." said the senator, picking up
another volume, "la a copy of Chapman'
'Homer.' I suppose It would sell for SI, 200
or 11.61 at auction. Take this Chaucer ob
serve that It 1 In black letter type, and
that It was printed In 1687. I am told that
It Is Impossible to obtain this work now.
"That book." Indicating "A Crown of AH
Homer's Works," "is valued at H.700. That
pen drawing of Chapman, th compiler, Is
aid to be a good likeness. I am not so
sure of that part. Here Is a book contain
ing th first twelve books of Chapman'
.'Iliad.' Tou know he I said to have writ
ten hi translation In twelve weeks. No, I
know of no other copy in existence; or, at
least. In this country."
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Rare Ulbles.
"These Bibles I know will Interest you,"
and th senator handed down two veil
worn volume. "This one Is a family Bible
that belong-! to Roger Sherman 8ee this
record of blrtha The name of Sarah Sher
man, my mother name, 1 written here.
She was Roger Sherman' youngest daugh
ter. This other la Wordsworth' Bible, pre-
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Remarkable and Rapid Progress Made
Operating; Trains by Telephone.
PARrnrTP ofTnrt Ttiava hpen made
SI by various companies to substi
I tute the telephone for the tele
graph In transmitting train or
ders. The success of these efforts
have not been flattering, chiefly because
the older system is so well entrenched in
official favor. Still a number of officials,
persist in experimenting., with a determina
tion to utilize the telephone to some ex
tent In directing the movements of trains.
The Burlington management, according to
a recent announcement, proposes to give
the telephone a thorough practical test by
using It In dispatching trains over its en
tire system of 8,000 miles. This change
will be made gradually. Already the com
pany Is using the telephone on "short
stretches of road on various portions of
the system.
"..wi ,TPr.L'o?nthrrM"town whlch outgrowing the mining
rin with thA innovation." notes the Chi- . .
tlon with the innovation," notes the Chi
cago Record-Herald, "Is the fact that dur
ing a trial of some three years In places
and two years In others there has not been
recorded a single mistake In the transmis
sion and receipt of orders and communica
tions. This record la one which has rarely
been equaled by the telegraph, and In the
Judgment of the managers removes the
main objection hitherto made to the use
of the telephone.
"Although managements of other big rail
way systems are not quite so outspoken in
their approval of the telephone, there 1 a
pretty general movement toward Its ulti
mate use In train operation, either as an
auxiliary to the telegraph or exclusively.
The Illinois Central, for example, has used
the 'phone for several years In transacting
It commercial business, and the system
ha been Installed with a view of making
It available In the operation of train. Th
New Tork Central and Lake Shore roads
hav Just completed the Installation of a
telephone system extending from New Tork
to Chicago, ana other large eastern sys
tems have for some time been using the
telephone as an adjunct to the telegraph."
Wire and Wireless on the Paclfle.
The completion a few days ago of the
government cable 'between Seattle and
Sitka, Alaska, and the equipment of the
custom houses and revenue cutters on
Puget sound with wireless telegraphy out
fits for the detection of smugglers are
pointed Indications that the faraway Pa
cific coast Is rapidly getting Into stride
with th Atlantic in the -matter of modern
Improvement. Indeed, so far a mean
of communication are conoerned, the newer
west coast may be said to be already on an
equal footing.
The laying of the Alaskan cable ha been
sented to him by Faber, the celebrated
hymn writer. On one occasion when I was
abroad John Morley told me If It had been
known that I had obtained a Bible be
longing to Wordsworth they would not
have allowed it to have left the country.
"But I could go on like this all day,"
aid the senator, producing In rapid succes
sion a copy of "Theacrltus," well thumbed
and worn, once the property of Blackstone,
th famous English Jurist, and bearing his
skitncnarkh tn (ha vltlo, nana sin Arlelnol
manuscript of Speaker Onslow, afterward
Lord i onsiow. giving the form of procedure
In the House of Lords, cople of Jeremy
Taylor" "Life of Christ" and "Holy Liv
ing," both printed about 1657, and a Bible
printed by Isaiah Thomas at Worcester in
1791 and said to be he first Bible printed in
America.
"I have what Is considered a fine collec
tion of political pamphlets and documents,'
aid the senator, turning to a cabinet over-
running with neatly filled documents, each
In a separate cardboard case marked with
the name of the original owner or author,
together with Important datea associated
with each.
"This little book once belonged to Wash
ington Irving. Sre, It Is In his own hand
writing. He used It, I think. In the prep-
aration of his famous 'Knickerbocker His--
to-And this." .aid th nator. "i prise
highly, a it i th original p-ii drawing
toy Washington UU
The book collection also include a beauti-
ful pulpit Bible from the press of Isaiah
Thoma m 1791. aid to b th nrt puipit
Biul printed In America,
ITHB DISTINOUISHED
a difficult -and expensive operation, but
fully justified by the Importance from both
a military and commercial point of view.
In view of the tremendous natural diffi
culties to be overcome Its laying has been
accomplished In a remarkably short space
of time.
The-Importance of the Alaskan cable Is
evident to every one who Is familiar with
the great territory which we secured from
Russia. 'The cable Is in direct connection
with 1,700 miles of land wires which have
been strung between the various military
posts, no matter how wild the country.
Only an expert can speak with authority
as to Its military value, but with the pros
pect of a far eastern, problem even a lay
man can see that It must be great Any
'Alaskan merchant In five minutes can con
vince the most skeptical of the new cable's
commercial Importance to the half dozen
i-uiiii sme Dy great leaps and bounds.
One of the novelties of the Puget sound
service Is a record-breaking mast of a
height of 220 feet, which brings the wire
less flashes Into the station at Friday har
bor. Such a mast would only be possible
in a land of tail timbers. Tet experiments
on the sound show that the elevation of
the receiving mast or the' position of th
station have no effect oi) wireless commu
nications. It was believed that the higher
me eievauon the Detter the results.. At
Fort Casey Instead of erecting the mast
on th top of the high bluff. It has been
A Nominee for President
E
UGENE Victor Debs Las occupied a large
amount of space in the public eye
for a little more than ten years
now, ins activity as a labor leader hav
ing been such as to keep him in the
front all the time. During his service as grand
secretary and treasurer of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, which extended over thir
teen years, Mr. Debs conceived the notion of
forming all the various brotherhoods and
unions of the railroad service into one grand or
ganization, to be known as the American Rail
way union. He was partially successful in this
undertaking and succeeded in getting nearly all
of the unions to act together. He was made
president of the American Railway union and
during the brief life of the body was engaged in
two of the most extensive railway labor- dis
turbances on record. One of these was the
strike on the Great Northern, which was won;
the other was the Pullman strike of 1894, which
was lost, President Cleveland having called out
the army of the United States for the purpose of
putting down the strike in Chicago, where the
disturbance centered. As a result of this strike
Debs was tried for conspiracy
nnd then was tried on charge
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injunction issued by Judge Wood and sentenced
to six months' imprisonment for contempt of
court. With the pasage of the American Rail
way union Mr. Debs identified himself with the
socialistic movement in America. In 1900 he-
was the socialistic candidate for
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nttiu iu liru uc la uiajviug lue . KUnie CUHVUB8.
During the last ten years Mr. Debs has visited
Omaha several times in the interest of his prop
aganda. Ilis latest visit was last week, when
he delivered an address on socialistic ideas. Per-
sonally Mr. Debs is a very approachable man,
affable and democratic to an extreme, rie is
tall and slightly stooped, bald and smooth
-aven, with an engaging manner and pleasant
address. lie was born forty-nine years ago at
Terre DTaute Ind whprp Iip Rffill mnlM 1,1a nP
uie, inu., w neve he sua makes Ms per-
Uiaiient honie.
VISITOR SPEAKING AT KEARNET Photo by Alfred T. Anderson.
dropped down until the end almost touches
the beach. There is no observable differ
ence in the messages.
, Signaling- I nder Water.
By means of a series of experiments
which have been conducted in Narragansett
bay during the last few days it has been
demonstrated that a perfect system of com
munication under water between submarine
boats and the shore, or between a subma
rine boat and a man-of-war, Is possible.
The system used was a new submarine sig
nal which ha been developed recently.
Sound s communicated through the water
by means of sound waves, which cause the
walls of vessels to vibrate. This vibration
Is communicated to the' receiving apparatus
against the interior walls' and it is heard
through telephones. So delicate is the trans
mission that by varying the tone or the
quality of the sound a very satisfactory
scheme of conversation can be arranged.
The . submarine boat Shark has been
equipped wlwl an apparatus for receiving
sounds. The positions and sailing direction
of the torpedo boat Stiletto was determined
on board the submerged Shark by use of
the apparatus, the Stllletto being over a
mile away. It was the rapid beat of its
screw that gave the alarm and aided In
the finding.
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Trolley for Show People.
One of the latest developments of the
rural trolley system is the making of bids
for the transportation of theatrical corn
and acquitted,
of violating an
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president and
El'OKNK V. DKUS
.Visit to Oinana.
in the Field
panles. Through New Tork state and in
New England the trolley companies have
been extremely active in this new field of
late, particularly between cities and towns
where the distances are not so great that
the members of the company would not be
unduly fatigued by the length of the ride.
The agent of a company supporting a
"star" that was playing In Albany recently
was approached by the manager of a trol
ley company with a proposal that his line
would carry the entire company to Schenec
tady, their next "stand," at the rate of two
persons for 5 cent. In addition to this low
rate the trolley line offered the "star" the
use of the directors' parlor car and also
two "flat" cars to carrry the scenery.
As the run took only three hour the
deal was arranged on the spot. The regu
lar railway fare for each person for the
same distance was 28 cents, with no parlor
car thrown In.
Tuned Wireless Transmitter.
A very long "first paper" on the meth
ods of tuning wireless telegrahy transmit
ters to a certain wave length without vary.
lng the length of the vertical wire is printed
in a German technical Journal. The au-
thor first makes some remarks on the ca
paclty and self-induction of a straight wire
for quick oscillation. The energy capacity
of a transmitter wire is not unlimited, but
there are two methods of increasing it.
First, it Is possible to cover the wire with
an insulating material of great delectrlo
strength. A wire of 1 mm. copper core
in Omaha
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rev.-
of Electricity
with 0.5 mm. rubber Insulation loses U per
cent of Its capacity If the Insulation is re-
moved. Farther, it is well known that In
a moist atmosphere the action Into the dls- I followed this advice and gradually ao
tance from a bare Marconi wire is greater quired the habit of rising at 4 o'clock,
than In dry air with sunshine. While the """TT"
Ionization of dry air has surely a detri
mental effect on the transmission, It Is
quite possible that the high dclectrlo con
stant of moist air which increases the en
ergy capacity of the wire may play a part
In Improving transmission. A second mean
of increasing the energy capacity of a
transmitting station consists In using vari
ous transmitter wires In parallel either la
harp or in cone form or by using surface
capacities at the terminal of the wire. The
author discusses the original Marconi trans
mitting arrangement He deals with the
question whether the connection to earth
of the transmitting system may be placed
by the connection to the other end of the
air-gap (Instead of with earth), with a
wire of a length which Is In an odd mul
tiple of the length of the vertical wire. He
shows that earthing Is preferable under all
circumstances He then describes how to
calibrate the "multiplication rod," which la
used by him for measuring wave lengths.
He then deals with the theory of the ac
tion of the Marconi transmitter Into the
distance. He asks whether the electric or
the magnetic' lines of force are more Im
portant for the transmission. Experiments
made by him confirm Maxwell's theory
that the electric action into the distance
decrease with the cube of the distance,
while the magnetic decrease (Imply pro
portionally with the distance. The trans
mitter should be . placed In such a way
that the lines of force starting from the
point of maximum current are propagated
with as few obstacles as possible. Any
vertical conductors in the neighborhood
act as obstacles. On land the transmitter
should be placed on a hill If possible. Of
great Importance Is a good earth connec
tion, on warships the transmitter should be
connected to the iron hull. He then shows
that transmitters using various vertical
wires in hard or cone form permit an In
crease of capacity and of the distance of
transmission within very wide limits. There
I practically no limit if It is possible to
lnorease the wire at will and if the plant
for generating the energy for charging 1
sufficiently large. The Marcenl transmit
ter can be tuned to a certain wave length
without changing the length of the ver
tical wire by Inserting colls of wire between
the air-gap on the vertical wire. This
method Is diecussed at some length. .The
author finally deal with a method of us
ing a surface capacity near the terminal of
the vertical wire by mean of whloh the
action Into the distance may be Increased
to a limited extent.
Change of Bridegrooms
Some weeks ago Annie Currlck, a comely
maiden, came to this country from Austria.
She had been sent for by her lover, Oeorge
Heing. The couple were engaged to be
married In the old country, but owing to
parental objection the union was put off.
When the girl arrived at the home of a
relative In Freeland, a town near Wilkes
barre, Fa., she was told that Helng was
dead, and was grief-stricken. But soon
another old lover, Andrew Mjyock, ap
peared on the scene and bhe and Mayock
were engaged to wed.
In the meantime the first lover, Heing,
who had been away filling a position tem
porarily, arrived In Freeland. He was told
of his sweetheart and her contemplated
marriage to Mayock. He ran In great
haste to the church to prevent the marri
age. If possible, and got there Just as the
priest was coming out on the altar to tie
the knot. He cried out:
"Halt! I forbid this marrUgethe woman
Is engaged to me."
There was a large crowd present in the
church and excitement ran high. When the
true condition of affairs was explained to
the clergyman be refused to go on with
the ceremony.
Mayock said:
"All right, I would like to marry the girl,
but If Heing has a greater claim on her I
willingly give her up."
Heing then hastened to Wllkesbarre and
procured a second marriage license and he
and Mis Currlck wr married.
Noted
People
's INCH Herbert Bismarck, whose
death deprives the family dynasty
of Its only grown-up representa
tive, took after his famous father
In hlunlness of speech. When the
great chancellor was dismissed Count Her
bert followed his father into retirement
and was at once struck from the list of
the emperor's friends. At the death o
thv elder Bismarck the son Journeyed to
Berlin to return to his majesty the order
of the first chancellor, and the emperor Is
said to have observed in the most friendly
way: "Ah. Herbert, how long it Is since
I have had the pleasure of seeing you."
"Whose fault Is thatt" was Prince, Her
bert's grim reply to this groetlng.
Stlllraan Wouldn't Play. .
At the bunkers' convention In New Tork
they told this story about James Stlllman,
president of the National City bank. He
was on his way home from Europe not
long ago and In common with some other
magnates was pestered by gamblers who
wanted him to play cards. One morning;
as Mr. Stlllman was In close conversation
with H. McK. Twombley, tho most daring
member of the gang of csrd sharps pushed
his way to them and renewed his im
portunities. Turning upon him that steel
like glance they know so well at the Na
tional City bank, Mr. Stlllman said quletlyt
"Look here, now. I have repeatedly toll
you that I do not wish to play and do
not intend to play. Do you see that
traffrall? Tou get away from ma, sir. or
I'll throw you overboard." As tho gamble
drew off sullenly he was heard to remarkt
"This is the cheapest 'bunch' of million
aires I ever struck on the Atlantic."
Advice from Jndae Brewer.
David J. Brewer, Justice of the United
States supreme court, went to Kansas and
entered upon the practlc of law at 23.
He la now fJ7 and hale and hearty. "For
many years." he recently said. "I have
been getting up at 4 o'clock in the morn
ing. Lately, however, the hour has been
I o'clock, for I find I enjoy taking more
sleep. My retiring hour at night is usu
ally about 10 o'clock. I began early rising
when I lived in Kansa. A a young Judge
I was ambitious and at night I found my
self dreaming over the cases I had tried
during the preceding day. I did not rest
well, and this troubled me so much that X
.nr.-iiiti doctor. He advised me to
drop all work In the evening. I wae to go
out with my wife, attend the theater, play
cards or go to parties, but forget the law.
Some published obltuarle of the late Be.
Dr. Lorlmer err In 'stating that he wa a
half brother of John H. Selwyn of theatri
cal fame. The two men were full brothers.
The apparent Inconsistency involved la
their different name" 1 explained by the
fact that both changed their name when,
they entered upon the careers In which
they subsequently distinguished them
selves. The family name was MacNamara,
and the late Dr. Lorlmer adopted hi
Scotch name when be entered the minis- .
try, while his brother chose the theatrical
name of Selwyn when he became a theater
manager. Their half brother wa Harry
Josephs, their mother having married a
Joseph for her second husband.
General AsmeV Decoration.
General Felix Agnus, who recently re
ceived th decoration of the Legion of
Honor, Is one of the few survivor of that
picturesque troop, Duryee's zouaves, one
of the first New York companies to go to
the front In the early '60s during the civil
war. General Angus had served In the
French army in Algeria previously. He 1
a little over 60 years of age and the pro
prietor of a newspaper In Baltimore. For
a greater part of the year he lives oa hi
Maryland farm, whleh ha the odd name,
Naclrema, which 1 the name of his publica
tion spelled backward. The ribbon whlca
he received from France Is the Algerian
decoration and he I one of the few men
In this country to whom It ha been given
Poor Oimi Plenipotentiary.
Pity the sorrow of a poor plenipotentiary.
His name la Tchln Pom T, and he Is In a
peck of trouble. He Is, or was, "a the
case may be, minister of Corea at ft.
Petersburg, but since the Japs and Rus
sians began fighting his pay failed to reach
him, and now the "remnant" pardon the
war word of the Corean government re
calls him. Tchln Pom Y would be de.
lighted to get a few thousand mile away
from St. Petersburg, but he can't raise tha
price of transportation. For soma time
past his financial embarrassments hava
been acute, but with truly arlstocratlo for.
tltude he consoles himself with the thought
that It Is the duty of a gentleman to have
debts and duns noblesse oblige. He need
just 48,000 rubles to put him square with)
his creditors. But who will pay the money
the Japs or the Corean? That Is a serf
ous question for the distinguished minister.
Always Appreciated a Joke.
Puck relates a story concerning the Tate)
Senator Alexander T. Goodwin of Utlca,
N. Y., who left behind him the reputation
of never having been too tired nor too 111
to give or take a joke. . During his last
Illness a relative, knowing the senator
extreme fondness for brandled peoches,
sent to Ms sick room a small jar of that
most delicious preserve. A few days later
the relative called and was admitted to
the sick room. Quickly turning on hi
pillow, and without giving his caller time
to extend the usual formalities, the sick
man exclaimed: "My dear Louise, o
can I ever thank you for those delicious
brandled peaches?" "I thought you would
appreciate them, Alexander," returned th
caller, modestly. "Ah, yes! ah, yesi" he
assented with a smile, which broadened
and finally broke Into a chuckle that
seemed almost noisy In the hush of th
sick room, as he added, "and how much
more I appreciated the spirit in which they
were sent!"
Qnlck Advancement.
Five years ago William V. Myers of Jop
lln. Mo., known among his friends a
"Billy," got a Job as stennerapher In the
offices of the Mexican Central railway at
Mexico City. IIo was then 17 years old.
By close application he li arned Bpanlxh a
well a a great deal about the railway
business and was rapidly promoted. Whon
the floulds got control of the Mexican Cen
tral he was retained In their employ, and
now, at tho agu of 22 years, he has been
made kupwintendent of freight and trans
portation of a large dltLslon, with
quarters at Moutexe, - 1