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THE OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE. Western Cattle Interests in Evidence at International Live Stock Show December 11, 1904. TT 1 ' i o 5 ; r. i . Ar:, "VV"' if; .:';VV .-' I'M' c .. . f . lOMPARISON of methods and re- auittf iJ tlin true way to ni'itj in uny undertaking, itr.d has 'cn so reoognixod ftr noe. Wlth.n rectnt years this notion has tx.cn developed by the farmers and stock raisers of tho United Status until the radlc.il change that has been brought about in fairs und stock shows has placed them on a plane far beyond tho county or state fair of a little while back. While the bn-Ic Idea is still the same, the dntalla and scope of the exhibitions have grown aa the de mands or endeavors of the interested par ties have Increased, until now a fat stm k how is a thing that attracts the atten.lon of ull the world in some degree and of all tho breeders and growers in a mom inten.se ratio. The International Live Stock show. Juft over at Chicago, la In many wayg the most Important show held in the world. It was uncommonly good this season fur several reasons. During recent years the American breed ers have been overhauling their European brethren at a wonderful rate. Breeds Im ported from the old country have been im proved upon and even where the strain has been kept purs the different conditions havs brought about an Improvement In the in dividual, so that American stock now fairly lead . Tills has not served to decrease in rivalry, nor to lessen the endeavor, and so the Interest that attaches to the compari son In the show ring holds as keen as ever. This year tho presence of a number of animals from Europe brought additional seat to the show, King Leopold of Belgium being among the exhibitors, having a One lot of horses from the royal stables on show. Canadians took a more active part In ths show than formerly and experts r" Wisdom Uttered by (Copyright, 1904, by Frank G. Carpenter.) .EW YORK, Deo. 8. (Special Corre I spondencs of The Bee.) "Walk 'I I aentlv. for you are on holy ground." These were the words of Henry Clews, the vetoran Wall street broker, as we chatted together In his office In the business lisart of New York. "I say Jills ground Is holy," he continued. "It Is ths Shrine of the Golden Calf, and Its worshipers come from svsry Bart of ths United States. We are In the financial center of the world. Across the street is the Stock exchange, and these glgantio buildings about you contain the ofHoes of ths richest institutions of this, the greatest country on God's green earth. Uncle Sam's lbO.UX) miles of railroads are managed here. Every great trust has here Its headquar ters, and golden double-eagles by the mil lions are rolling out from here to support and develop every part of our land. Take the two or three acres about you. There Is no financial soil so rich. Its farmers are the brainiest men of the country, and their en ps ar billions." Great ls "wall 'street. I had called upon Mr. Clews for a talk about Wall street. He has been In tho thick of it tor more than forty years and knows every In and out. of Its wonderful growth. He began his work In this golden field at the age of IS, and now, when verging on three score, he Is more enthusi astic and more industrious than aver. He is one of Wall street's most successful farmers. He has made fortunes out of the soil, and he Is proud of his profession and its products. "Wall street," he continued, "Is ths father of our prosperity. It has made this coun try the richest and greatest of all coun tries, and It Is largely due to It that we have hero U.000,000 of prosperous people to day. Wall atreet has furnished the sinews of war for almost every Industrial battle. It has built the railroads which have opened up the west to Immigrants and settlers; It has cu;tlvated the farms and mined ths coal; It has tunneled tho Rockies for their gold and silver, and has made possible our great combinations of steel, Iron and other Industries, which are giving us tie greatest export trade of ths world. "Wall street has the beat business men of the United States and the all-around brain iest men. You may go out and listen to the speeches of Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay and William Taft. and, as you listen, you admire the men for their ability along Only One I AUK ING about voting under dif- tteultlte," remarked Representa tive J. Adam Bede of Minnesota a few days ago. "I remember In my state In former times there wu a popular law that Indians who wore cloi her, tould vote. The Woods were full ol IniilaiiM, but suits' of clothes were miyhiyi urie around there, especially with tli" Indians. Win never there was n.i Hpt.iul interest In the election or It was nil one way the Ingenuity of man si not stirred up sufficiently to put two and two together in such a way as to get those Indians to vote, but one day votes were mighty valuable and an energotio worker vet ont to get Indiana "The red men were as thick aa flies, hut every last one of them had a blanket wrapped about him and very few of them had ever had on the clothing of oivlllsatliMi. The proposition to lut them vote if they wore clothes was made la order to as- fas v i . a i 1 STUDENTS JUDGING IJEREFORDS AT THE3 INTERNATIONAL. from England and S-otland were present to Judi!H of the nnlmuls Mnd to pass Judg ment on the methods and remits obtained! by th American breec'ers. Theee gentle men were (specially loud In praise of tha , show, admitting that In "many respects It surpaKsd the best efforts of . ths British, breeders. The fat stock show was pro nounced by one expert to be equivalent to the two great s'.itlsh fat stock exhibits, Four days were fpeiit In showing the ani mals In the ring and In making examina tions of them in the pens and stade. This cannot fall to have its t ffect on the In dustry, for the Individual breeders wh were present gullied much In knowledge and through thu Interchange of Ideas were benefited greatly. It was tho uiilver.wl comment of thots who, because of their wide experience In such matters are entitled to confidence in their opinions, that in all Its departments the show Just closed was one of unequalled magnitude, unprecedented excellence of ex hibits and unparalleled in the general suo com and pleasures which it afforded both exhibitors and visitors. The managements. learning lessons from prevlouo experiments, Bjlow w.nt to an animal that didn't bear point a wish to learn mors of methods, had taken palna to have every department any pain, fr its long lineage, but had been both of breeding, of selection and feeding. so adjusted as to run smoothly and their aeveloped along lines suggested by sclen- $ success waa almost universal. tlno re8earch and careful experiment. The The show of fat hogs was one which did The exhibition of breeding classes of champion fat steer this year came from thenot compare at all with the other depart cattle, horses and sheep was one which bo- Minnesota College of Agriculture, Just as ment's of this great exposition. The num cause of Its numbers has never been ox- Nebraska furnished the champion last year, bers were limited and In some breeds there celled. It brought out the best of every This steer may truly be snld to represent were but one or two exhibitors. Had It not breed that has made the rounds of an ths a triumph of mind over matter, for he U been for the efforts In this direction of the great state fairs where fine stock Is made the result of a careful course of feeding, agricultural colleges and experiment sta a principal feature and as a result there hl preparation extending over a year and tions the show would have been a flat fail became tho final round-up where tho battle a half, under the direction of Prof. Andrew ure. It Is, however, a credit to those Instl for supremacy was to be fought to a flnlah. Boss, head of the department of animal Hons that they presented a handsome col- Followln precedent, ths big prlxs of tho husbundry In the Minnesota school, Herds- lection, even though numbers were lim- the lines of statesmanship and oratory. Right here, Inside these two acres, we have scores of men who, had they turned their efforts In those directions, could have equaled them. It takes brains to run a railroad or a trust, or to make a great for tune. Just as It does to make a statesman. The average man who succeeds in Wall street could succeed anywhere." : Saeeess fa Wall Street. "But do many men succeed In Wall street, Mr. Clews?" I asked. "Yes, score of them I Hundreds of them I We have as many successful men hers aa In almost any other business. We have many failures, but that Is so In any busi ness. In mercantile pursuits It Is estimated that more than 95 per cent fall at time time In Uhelr lives. The same qualities that make for success In other businesses go toward making success In Wall street It requires Individuality of thought, cool con servative Judgment, honesty and courage. The man who has good business brains, who relies upon his own Judgment and who disregards the rumors which are sprung to affect the stock market has a good field here for his brains and money. Such men go slow until they understand some thing of the market, but they are almost always successful." "But do they last, Mr. ClewsT Do they last?" "Yes. Men of that class usually amass fortunes and retire. The life of the street la a strenuous life, and one which demands all the energy of young blood. Most brok ers retire before they reach three score very few last until three score and ten. They take their fortunes and put (hem into good Interest-bearing investments and after that speculate only on the sure things In ths market. "I did not know that any stock was ab solutely sure, Mr. Clews," said I. "Perhaps not absolutely sure," replied the Wall street broker. "There Is nothing absolutely sure but death and taxes; but there are some stocks almost as safe as government bonds and these riss or fall at any great fluctuation of the market. These rich old stagers know what these se curities are and watch them. They let their dividends accumulate at the bank and when the market Is away down and every one Is as blue as Indigo they creep out like the traditional ground hog on a dark day and come down Into the street. They call upon their brokers and say: 'Buy me a thousand shares of this stock for cash, and Suit in Fifty courage them In the waya of civilisation and also with the Idea that a man who bad on clothe would be a pretty lntolu gtmt Indian. "Well, the demand for votes stirred up one of ths ward workers, and be got an old suit of clothes and took U to a hut near the voting precinct. One by one In diana were brought In dressed up In the clothing of civilization and voted. As soon as an Indian had been voted he was hurried back to the hut and his clothing was transferred to another Indian. The lda spread and other enterprisli)g politt cal workers set up the same kind of busi ness. The number of Indians that could be voted with one suit of clothes was merely limited to the number of changes that could be made. Kara suit of clothes was easily good to vote fifty Indian . The lightning change acts that were performed by the Indians would be an object lesson to liuhtnlng change artist a the stage." Washington Star. V "f '-v fit ' ' -I- mm m m iY, v.ivb ;'r ' j ' V: Henry Clews af the Shrine a thousand shares of that stock for cash and then slip back, home. They put the stock away In their sate deposit boxes and keep It there. By and by the market goes up. Everybody Is wild, and the stocks they bought so cheaply are soaring. Then they Sell and hold their money for another fall. I have seen these old fellows doing that for years. They work upon the prin ciple of buying things when they are cheap and selling when they are dear. That Is tha basis of success here as In all other businesses." Farmers as Speculators. "Where do the men who deal In Wall atreet come from?" "If you mean those who buy and sell stocks, they are of every rank, class and fortune. They come from all over the country. I get orders from every state of the union. There are many small Investors' and many large ones. Almost every one who Is making money deals more or less In stocks. Just now It Is the farmers who are the most numerous of our Investors. They have had a series of good crops and have money to buy securities." "But Is not the market largely controlled by the trusts, the multl-mllltonulres and the enormous combinations of capital?" "To some extent, yes; but that Is all the better for the conservative small Investor. Combinations of capital will not permit the panics and sacrifices that were once com mon. If the multl-mllllonalres see any danger of the country being financially hurt they support the market and avert a panic." "Are such combinations a good thing fof the Wall street brokers?" "I don't know about that." said Mr. Clews. . "Take any number of properties, say ten, and suppose they consolidate Into a trust. In the first case we might have orders to sell 6.000 sharea of each security. We could handle that number without dis turbing the market, and thus make our profit off this sale of 50,000 shares. When fbe properties are combined such a sate would have to be for 60,000 shares cf one stock, which would disturb the market In all probability. In that rexpect the com binations are not good ' '. the brokers, "As to other matters, however, trusts snd combinations of capital have great advan tages. They enable the carrying out of great enterprises. Were It not for them this country would not now be grldlroni'4 w'h railroads. Its mineral wealth would be lying undeveloped, and we should be paying much more forthe staple articles of life, with less money to buy them. In deed. I doubt If we would, have 81,000,009 inhabitants had It not been for such com binations." "Then you think trusts and rich men are good for the country?" said I. "It dependa on what ths trust Is and as to how the rich man uses his money. If hs Is a miser and hoards It In his' safe he Is a curse. If he keeps It moving he la a blessing. I do not look upon a man who keeps his money In circulation as a miser. It la only the one who piles It up In his strong box. snd hugs it to him who Is that Take Russell Sage. He has been called a miser, hot he 1. on the contrary, one of the most valuahle men of thia city. He has amassed trillions, but his millions sre; all working. They forn an Important part ef the life blood of (he market and they flow out from here through the velna of our great Industrial bodies. Bvrry day or so one ef Sage's men comes here snd ssks me If I can use 2uo.a or $300,000 for a time on call. Perhupe I can. If so I take It and pay htm hie interest, but tha money' goes Into the channels (of speculation and trade, If I oaanot take It, It 1 loaned t man George Craig having charge of the work. Exhibits were made from aJl the prtn"lil western states, from two or thiee ca-trrn ftat ami a considerable number from Canada. The presence of the Canadian ex hibitors. Ha well r. tho.-- f the more d:a tant stiitcs. :i Iri tl.Tionial to tVi tmp:r tance of this meat shnw w!iir:i the m r ntarhr Jiatnms arc apt to ovrrirmk. a aa ducaUotial institution It i of the highlit Importance. It places before the visitor th blKheM locals or Individual "xcellenc of each of the hrccdn of doins:li- ;inimal and putf within his rear'i th.it r.t rinatlon which will .liable him to ko forward i n4 prodjee the name on uny ordinnrs farm. The carload lots of fat cattle and feec'int cattle were somewhat less In number than those of last year, yet It Ifl doubtful If b-tter lot of cattle have ever been brought together at any one show of this character, where perhaps t a greater extent llian In any othr de; artment Is rrescnted V.f ira l.cal ee;y.l.iy rirults of Judicious s lictli.ns Bnd careful feeding;, and where vr find to n leaser extent than In any -othsr department the work of the everydiy farmer and not that of any expert feeder or ahow man. It should not take muoh, argument to convince he who !s interest.! that there Is a much desired and very wl Is difference between the receipt of an ordi nary carlot of cattle a sent to markst and that of the champion carlot which brought' the very handsome sum of $2.50. 45. It was interesting to note that the Interest manifest In the fat classes of cattle shown, both Individual and carload lots, waJ markedly greater than that of previous xposltlona and that thara was at svsry fir- if SIX BELGIAN HORSES FROM KING LEOPOLD'S some one else, who does the same. No, there are many worse men than Russell ' S-ige. The money of the great trusts Is also kept In circulation, and It la so with most of our large fortunes. Such accumu lations are a benefit. The only million that .is a curse Is the dead million the million that la stored away In a vault." "How much do you estimate Russell Sage at, Mr. Clews?" "I do not know what hs Is worth, but I should say at a guess that he has $75,000, 000. . "Who Is the richest man In the United States?" "John D. Rockefeller." "What Is he worth?" " "Probably $500,000,000 or $600,000,000. He must have an Income of $20,000,000 or $40,000, 000 a year." "He Is probably the richest man In the world, is he not?" "Yes, I suppose so. It Is hard to realise what $500,000,000 means. The sum Is so enor mous that the human mind cannot grasp It." Shirt Sleeves to Sblrt Sleeves. "But Mr. Clews," said L "If such for tunes are possible Is there not danger that all the wealth of the country may some day be in the hands of one or two men, or, at the most, of a half dosen or so?" "I think not. We have an old saying here In Wall atreet that It Is only three genera tions from shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves. - ' : '--'if:.'.' 1 "5, A r. f, V, . . t : it - j - . v t: , -' ' s ' - , ,i 1 . (a"" 9 :; . .--. -v -, .. r -iT-aia-'-ru BUM RT 7) ROYAL STABLES. it A x. 1 1 n , anlm-na ora fn the Tins'. The show In this line made by the Iowa Agricultural college was the attractive one oi u.e entire lot. It Included principally Perkshlres Chester Whites and York- shires and carried off most of the principal rihhnn, a feature which was notably nlaln was that the feedina- of the animals presented by this Institution was not of that sort which hns been pushed to tho limit, but of the practical kind which keeps In view all the advantageous points up to and after time of slaughter. The grand champion barrow of the show was a The first shirt-sleeve man accumulates a fortune. His sons, reared to luxury and Idleness, jt their dinners in swallow-tailed coats, but do not add to the pile, and the grandsons spend the money so fast that they are soon back In shirt sleeves again. It Is not possible now to entail a fortune, and one's descendants soon dissipate It, You must remember It takes much more ability to save and Invest money than to make It" "But we have many rloh fnmllles who ars now In or beyond the third genera tion?" "Yes, I know we have the Astors and the Vanderbllts. The Astors have Invested largely In real estate, which cannot run away; and they have also an unwritten law by which the bulk of the fortune so far has gone to the eldest son. The Van derbllts have also Increased their fortunes, but these accumulations cover but a brief period. Where those fortunes or any other of our present fortunes will be an hundred years from now Is hard to say. The natural law of life Is change and In nothing Is this more evident than In the rise and fail of fortunes. "Besides there are other means of dis sipation outside those extravagances or losa. The great fortunes of today are largely used for charity. Andrew Carne gie has given away something like $12,(00, 000 or $15,000,000. John Rockefeller has scattered nearly the same amount through the University of Chicago and In other '4 T -V- - , A , 9, . ',' " i :-riv"rt.'. - f - - CLBWB, ! J r i r yipjasssal JUDOINO SHEEP AT THE INTERNATIONAL LIVE Berkshire Just 1 year old and weighed tuO pounds. It was simply grown out and in a smooth, nice condition, yet capable of car- rylng a great deal more flesh. It stood on Its feet as straight and strong aa a pig, although of the rather fine-boned order. The fitting of this htg was, In the opinion of the writer, one of the most artistic to be noted In the whole show and one of the most successful from the standpoint of practical feeding. The shoe show was a duplicate of that of previous years. While this department of the exposition Is one of the most complete as a representative collection of the best animals of the different breeds. It Is not a true representative of the sheep breeding Interests of the country, for the reason that In a measure greatly In excera of any other breed of live stock the exhibitions are made by professional sheep show men, who maln- tain show flocka and are every year to be' found in tho circuit of show tings. Scarcely any of the exhibitors come from the ordi nary ranks of breeders, as Is the case with hogs and cattle. The exhibition, however, Is a testimonial to the excellence of animals which the country Is able to produce. Tho University of Illinois,' under the di rection of Prof. M. mford, made a display of fifty head or cattle selected-to represent the different classifications as made by tho packers. It was a really Interesting ex- hibit, yet for varloua reasons It failed to attract it share of attention. & A proposition was made by the Interna- tlonal Exposition company to advance $50,000 to the Union Stock Yards company to assist In tha construction of a new collaeum, 160 by 100 feet In size, with a seating capacity of 6,000 people and ample show room. At the end of ten years the of Ihe Golden Calf ways. Jay Gould gave to nothing outside his family, but his daughter Helen, is making up for that omission by devot'ng her life and much of her money to helping her fellow men. A part of the Vanderbilt money has gone Into schools, and I could give a score of instances where great for tunes are secretly used for the good of the world at large." Railroad and Industrial Stocks. "Returning to our great corporations, Mr. Clews, what do you think of Indus trials as Investments?" "I am afraid of them," was the reply. "The-most of them need to be tried In the fire before they will be safe." "How about our great railroad combi nations?" "That Is a different matter," said the Wall street financier. "Our railroads have gone through their period of experimenta tion, and one can Judge their possibilities and probable dividends. I believe that good railroad stocks will be safer than -ever from now on. The various roads have had their rate wars and have learned that' a compromise Is bstter than a fight. Rail roading has been reduced to a science and nearly all the companies are so Improving their properties that they can do business more cheaply than ever before. The very best brains of the United States are at the head of our railroads. This is espe cially so as regards the Pennsylvania railroad, whose president Is Andiew Cas satt. That road Is spending a vast deal of money, but It will all come back In its better facilities and Increased business." "Do you think, Mr. Clews," said I. "that a man with a small amount of money, say $10,000 or perhajs $100,0u0, can do anything In Wall street?" "I see no reason why not, If he Is the right man. There Is one thing, however, he must do at the start. He must go into a dry goods stors and buy a pound of cotton batting and bring It with hiin to the stock exchange. Before entering he must pick out enough to make twp thick wads and stuff them Into his ears to keep out the rumors and wild stories which are gotten up to scare fouls. He must study tMfe se curities In which he Invests and learn to use his own Judgment Then, if he has any business aptitude whatever, he has a fair chance of success. If he Is swayed this way and that by every financial wiseacre he meets he will surely fail. At the same time it will pay him to advise with others, but his final tur should be his own Judg ment. He should not risk dealing on small margins. A respectable house will hardly aoovpt a margin of less tlutn 5 per cent. Task o! Smoking a Cigar HI HAVB a customer who thinks be smokes twenty cigars a day," said a dealer to a reporter, "Aa a matter of fact, be gives away many of them and throws away some that are only partly consumed. How ever, he Is Arm In the belief that he smoke more actual tobacco than any man in town, and a boast on the subject in my store recently led to a curious bet. He de clared, to begin with, that he could smoke three ordinary cigars In half an hour. A bystander remarked that no man alive could smoke even one cigar continuously until It was consumed without taking It from' his lips, 'lioi'h!' said the man, '1 do that right along, and think nothing of It.' 'I'll bet you a box of perfeotos you oan't do it right now,' said the other, and In half a minute the wager was made. Hy Its terms the clgsr was to be consumed In steady, consecutive puffs, and not removed from the Up until burned te a mark on and a fc j ' s f 4 STOCK BHOW. amount Is to be refunded. Ths arrangement was practically decided upon and thoss who attend the show next year may expect to find one of 'the finest show pavilions in the world. This Is In line with tho progres sive character of the organisation and is but one of tho features that havs been mapped out for Improvement. A corn-Judg.'ng contest by students of ag ricultural colleges was a feature In which, the Iowa Agricultural college and the Kan sas Agricultural college participated. H. Newe, E. B. Watson, John Jenkins, Charles Relnbolt and C. A. Western represented, the Iowa college and C. D. Collins, J. H. Cheney, F. Arthur Klene, D. II. Zuck and Carl Wheeler formed the Kansas college team. The Judges were Prof. W. M. Hays, E. D. Funk and D. N. Funk. The Kansas boys made a score of 1,692 points against l.M by the Iowa students, and this In spits of tho fact that corn Judging ha been a feature at the Iowa school for two years, while no Instruction has been given at tiio Kansas Institution. Tha trophy is a beauti ful conception In bronxe. There are three plats' glass cylinders holding repreentatlv ears of corn. To the rear, supported by a pedestal. Is a bronie globs turned so ths """w world, is to tho front, with tho corn area of the United States prominently marked. To the left, and in front of the .globe, is a thirty-Inch statue of an American Indian, In regalla-the originator of corn. To the right Is a bronxe statue of Mr. Charles Cook, founder of the largest corn farm in Iowa Brookmont farm. This Is Intended to represent what science, through selection of breeding, can and will do for the world' greatest cereal corn. The trophy I tha gift of A. E. Cook, Odobolt, la, and even then the risk la great The man who speculates on 2 or S per cent almost always loses, and If he succeeds be ds- generates Into a gambler. A 10 per cent " margin is better, and one should have enough to back up suoh margin If tha market goes against him. The man with the 10 per cent margin has, It Is estimated, odds of about 2Vt per cent against him. On a 2 per cent margin the odds are consid ered 12 per cent, and on a 1 per cent margin 25 per cent The man who puts up a 10 per cent margin and who has another 10 per cent margin In reserve, If he deals at all carefully, is almost sure to come out with a profit Wall Street as a Prolessloa. "Would you advise a young uiau to take up Wail street broking as a profession?" "lhat uepends upon the man. U be has ' the right kind of ability, yes.' "If so, at what age should he begin?" "I believe that the best business men are caught young and that a boy ought to go into business as suon as Us is out of the high school, lie is then Id or 17 years . old and young enough to learn Industry and, thrift II ha waits until he la through col lege he Is Zi and has very likely acquired habits of laziness and foolish ideas of life and work. What a boy most need are Industry, honesty, truthfulness and ambi tion. If he ha these and at the same time ability he Is almost sure to succeed, The most of the rich men I have had to do with started life poor. Levi P. Morton was a dry goods clerk; Russell Sage worked in a country store; Peter Cooper served his tints as a shoemaker s apprentice, and Jay Gould sold rat traps. D. O. Mills began life with nothing; so uid John KouKele.mr and Andrew Carnegie. When a P. Huntington first came here he was penniless, and the Astors and Vendsrbilta sprang from the soil. Nearly every man who Is now suc cessful was once a poor boy. He had in dustry, frugality and thrift, and it was those qualities that enabled him to lay the foundation of his fortune." "But such days belong to the past Mjv ' Clews?" n "Not at all," wag the reply. "The chances, of today are greater than ever. We never needed good men as we do now, and we will need them more as time goes on. This country has grown prodigiously in the past eight years, but It is Just In the beginning of Us development The boy who starts now has possibilities far beyond the wild est dreams of the past" f FRANK O. CARPENTER, ,nJf Inches from the tip. A dear Havana Colorado maduro was selected for the tost, and the smoker took a seat and began. He puffed like an engine for about two minutes and accumulated something undsr. half art Inch of ash, and then he began to wabble. He shifted the cigar from side to side, pulled slow and fast, and seemed to have difficulty getting his "breath between ths draws. At any rate he kept turning his head to avoid the smoke, and Anally got to laughing. I ouuld see be was In torture, but he stuck to It until he got within half an Inch of the mark. Then he Jumped up suddenly, threw the cigar away aud walked out of the shop. I paid ths bet and charged It to his account, and he told me last even ing that the very Idea of tobacco made hiin sick. I doubt whether It would be possible for anybody to smoke even a mod erately strong cigar through In the marines I have ds sort bed. "Kansas Clly JourusJ,