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    THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
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XV. XV. HANIIUItH, I'ublUlicr.
NEMAHA, - ' - NEBRASKA.
THE JESTERS.
The Jester mounted to Urn throno,
Tim while did nleep tho king.
"A mount eh now am I," ho mild,
Ami lltflitly Old ho hIiir:
"Now brliiK lo mo my ermine robes
And brliiK my crown to me,
And (nko thin cap and talus tlicao bolln
To IiIh great majoaty."
Tho conrtlerH did as they wore bid,
Ami called tho Joko supreme,
They walled 'round until the king
Awoke from out his dream.
Soon In ho en mo arrayed In cap,
And Hhaklng loud IiIh IicIIh;
And atl the courtiers Htood uncar
Aa this Btrangc dream he tells:
"I dreamed," Httld ho, "Unit I wn Icing,
(Tho Jester's frown was plain)
"And that I sat upon tho throno
And ruled thin broad domain:
That while I slept tho good king came
And bore IiIh crown to me,
And Haiti : "flila day I theo Invest
"With all my majesty.'
"Rut when I awoke, arrayed wan I
In my old Jester's milt.
Thin cap, the.Mo bells; and on my tonguo
The name light bubble fruit
Of Jent nnd song." Tho courtlern laughed,
And, breaking all tho rules,
Of procedure, tho Jcntcr reigned,
A very prlnco of fooln.
And nono can say unto thin day,
Who played tho greater Joko:
Tho Jester with bin golden orown
HeoniH burdened with a yoke;
Thb king laughn now that wept before,
And seems a slave set free,
And nil tho courtiers, pulled, ask:
"Say, what Is majesty?"
Chlcugo Dally News.
The KIDNAPPED
MILLIONAIRES
ATalo of Wall Street
and tho Tropics
By FREDERICK U. ADAMS
Copjrlcht, 1901, !y I.ntliropr-iililMiln? Coinpanjr,
All lit; ins renerrt'd.
CHAPTER XX.-CoN'Ti.Nuni).
"They must sen the white fluff on
this clilT!" he snld to himself. They
were not three miles away. Mr.
Carmoily stood on the highest point
nml waved his handkerchief. Near
er and nearer eame the ship. lie fired
the rlllo again and again. Could they
hcc himV Would they understand?
He plainly saw tho lifeboats and the
chart house of the oncoming vessel.
Her masts rocked graeefuly In the
hwcII of the, ocean. Ho saw the jibs
flutter in tho fresh breeze. Tho
bow swung to starboard; the, long
hull of the ship stood for a moment
broadside to the shore; tho huge
sails Hopped In the wind ras she
"came about;" they flattened as the
ship obeyed Iho rudder; the masts
careened and steadied; tho foam
showed white at her' bows, and the
ship stood away to the northeast
on a starboard tnclc. Mr. Carmody
saw iho wheelman without Iho aid
of a glass, and could see the faces
of the sailors as this ship stood
broadside the moment before slio
again went out to sen.
"They are scoundrels fo pay no
heed fo a Hag of distress!" he said
aloud as the ship swiftly receded,
and at last became a mere speck in
the' northeastern horizon. Jt was a
sad awn'kcuing from a happy dream.
Alas! how nffuii wo sail proudly by
tho fluttering rags of distress! Life's
marooned are on islands in every me
tropolis. The battered hulks o'f hu
manity go down in sight and hearing
of prosperous voyagers. Storm
tossed sailors, unable to breast life's
tempestuous seas, perish on society's
coasts, and no lifeboat puts out from
shore. Tho wrecker burns his false
lights along tho rocks.
The indignation of Mr. Carmody
was shared by his companions, but
they regarded it as a hopeful sign
that two ships already had been seen
from the rocks. This proved be
yond doubt that these waters wero
frequented by traflle, and there was
a chance that some generous skipper
might, recognize their flag of dis
tress. Sunday was observed as a day of
rest. No work, other than the rou
tine of housekeeping wns performed.
In the afternoon Sjdney and Mr. Kent
visited the park and brought back a
fresh stock of bananas. On the pre
ceding day Mr. Kent had shot a fine
dc-r-V, and the Sunday dinner was
excellent. Mr. Rockwell read aland
a ehnpter from the liible, and nmda
a short address, in which ho said
they had reason to thank Providence
tor having protected them in many
perils on land and sen. Ho followed
with an earnest prayer, in which
ho returned thanks to (iod for His
manifold blessings and Invoked His
assistance in their future undertak
ings, CHAPTER XXI.
THE BUILDING OP TIII3 JUMPING
JUPITER.
Work on tho bor.t proceeded with
great nihility. Under tho supervi
sion of Mr Carmody the foundation
timbers of the vat wero felled aud
rolled to the flat rork which served
as a pier. His theory was to con
struct a raft with a sustaining pow
er of fi.ono pounds. The buoyancy
of tho timber was carefully tested,
and an allowance made for the loss
by absorption of water. These ex
periments showed flint the timber
did not possess tiie proper specific
graity to sustain the weight ofu
cabin, musts and the eight voyagers.
Tills necessitated a change of plan,
nnd the construction of air-tlglit
compartments. They therefore built
a framework of logs 40 feet in
length and H feet in width, and so
mortised and pinned it together that
it could withstand any ordinary
"Hi rain. Every five feet it wns braced
with cross timbers. This framework
was constructed on logs which
served as rollers. They floored it
over with the seasoned timber which
had been found back of the store
house. The cracks were caulked with
liber from tho cocoa palm and
smeared with pitch, which wan found
in abundance in resinous trees. Upon
tills foundation they erected the
framework for a hull live feet in
depth, and then rolled the struc
ture Into the lake.
L. Sylvester Vincent solicited the
honor of naming the boat. He ar
gued that he was the youngest mem
ber of the purty (and the most in
nocent. His request wan granted,
and ho took his position at tho for
ward end of the traft. In one hand
ho held a quart bottle of mineral
water, while with the other lie clung
t'o one of the Uprights. At a signal
from Mr. Carmody the blocks be
neath the rollers were knocked out
and tho scow started down the incline.
There was a four foot d:-op from
tho rock to the water. With in
creasing momentum tho structure
rolled down tho slanting surface.
When tho center passed the edge of
the rock, the forward end dived. At
that instant tho alert Vincent
smashed the bottle against tho up
right. "I name theo Jumping Jupi
terI" The bow went 1." feet under water
and L. Sylvester Vincent went with
it. In the yeast of wave and fonm
Mr. Vincent rose to the surface near
tho center of the raft. He was
badly disorganized, and for a mo
ment Rputtered and gasped for
breath. Hut he was soon on his
feet and wns game to tho core. Tho
raft was a hundred yards from
shore.
"Talk about your toboggan
slides!" shouted Vincent, as, he
MR. VINCENT AROSE TO TIIE SUR
FACE. raised tho broken bottle in tho air.
"That beats Coney Island. 1 nanio
thee 'Helen Carmody!'"
"Mold on there!" y'lled Mr. Kent.
"You named that boat 'The Jump
ing Jupiter' before you went below.
Stick to your llrst name, or you will
queer the ship. 'The Jumping Jupi
ter' is a good name."
Mr. Carmody laughed uproariously.
"You gentlemen planned to pay
my daughter a compliment, and I
thank you for it," he said., "It is
just as well. There is a yacht named
after Helen. So we will stick to the
name which Mr. Vincent first select
ed. It is an euphonious title, and I
hope it will bring us good luck. Let's
go out and help Vincent tow The
Jumping Jupiter' back to the dock."
Day by day "The Jumping Jupiter"
grew in size, if not in beauty. Her
hull was divided Into "eight compart
ments, and these were hheathed and
made as air-tight as possible. On
top of them they built a Si-foot cabin
with a storeroom and some rude
bunks. From opposite ends of tho
cabin arose two short masts. At
night they worked on the sails, and
finally produced two triangular ones,
sewed together from tho window
awnings which had been found in tho
bungalow. These Were rigged lateen
wise, with a long yard fashioned
from a bamboo pole. It was decided
to abandon the lookout on tho rock,
and to concentrate the entire work--ing.
force on tho boat. A long oar
was pivoted at the rear to serve as
a rudder, and nn extra one was made
for uso in ease of accident. On tho
bow they constructed a clumsy but
strong windlass, as a capstan fo lift
the anchor. A .100-pound rock of ir
regular, Jagged formation, was pro
vided as an anchor. Mr. Kent sug
gested tho c of the gold Images
for this 'purpose, but was greeted
with so firm n refusal from Simon
Pence that lie was overruled.
On Tuesday General Superintend
ent Vincent announced that they
had overlooked the fact that Mon
day was recognized Jn all civilized
countries as "wash day." Ho found
upon investigation that tin table and
chamber linen needed cleaning. He
wns reluctant to assign anyone to
this duty, but offered his services, if
he could have an assistant. Mr.
Rockwell promptly volunteered.
They found n "big wash" ahead of
them, but tackled it with cheer and
energy. There were no tubs in the
bungalow, but there were plenty of
lurgs casks, which when cleaned,
served as well. Sidney Hammond
succeeded In making two fairly ef
fective washbords with a rabbet
plane and a piece of hardwood plank.
With plenty of soap and hot water
tho multi-millionaire and tho Chi
cago promoter wero soon hard at
work.
There was an abundance of rope,
and they stretched their clothes
lines hack of the bungalow. When
ready with tho first basket of washed
linen, they found the lines occupied
by parrots and other gaudily
plumugcd birds", who were disput
ing possession with a troop of jab
bering monkeys. These were driven
away, but they returned as soon ub
tho Inundrymcn were out of sight.
A gray-boarded monkey grabbed
a napkin and made for the tallest
tree. Vincent arrived just in lime
to save a tablecloth from being torn
to pieces bj these bander-logs. It
was then decided to hang out no
clothes until all of the washing wns
done, and then to stand guard until
it was dried. The' accomplished
their task before eight o'clock in
tho morning. Perhaps a scrupulous
housewife might have found Haws
in their work, but it was "good
enough for a man," as Vincent ex
pressed it.
Those who have followed these
chronicles of tho abducted million
aires, may have noted an absence of
complnint or remonstrance at their
fate. It is a matter of record that
from the time Mr. Morton failed to
swerve Walter B. Ilestor and Capt.
Waters from their purpose, tho sub
ject of tho kidnapping or tho Inci
dents connected with it, never wero
made tho subject of discussion. Ta
a man, they accepted tho situation
which had been thrust upon them,
with that imperturbable, composure
which delies the caprices of fate or
circumstance. livery one of the six
multi-millionaires had interests at
stake hardly to be measured in
money, but they preserved nn unruf
fled mien, and deported themselves as
if abduction were one of tho common
events of life, provided for in tho
table of chances and averages. They
talked about New York as if it were
a city within easy reach of "Mor
ton Hay" and the Ilestor Bungalow,
and acted as If on a pleasure trip
rather than tho marooned victims of
a plot.
This air of indifference was not as
sumed. It was second nature to
these men. For more than a genera
tion they had been on the firing line
of humanity's most merciless battle
field. They had lived in an atmos
phere of tumult. They had waged
warfare on the edge of a volcano ever
threatening an eruption. They had
trained themselves to meet .crises
with placidity, and to float on tho
resistless tide of fortune with an oven
keel; over alert to- take advantage
otj tho first change of wind or weath
er. Adversity was but an incident
to bo calmly studied and solved. Of
such are the post-graduates of Wall
Street.
An incident occurred on Thursday,
tho ISth of May, which disturbed tho
oen course of events on Social Isl
and. In the bluish-gray of dawn, six of
tho colony renewed work on "The
Jumping Jupiter," Light, misty
clouds obscured the eastern sky unci a
vapor hung over the lake. As the sun
mounted tho heavens this fog slow
ly lifted.
Mr. Itockwell was working on the
bow of tho boat, laying tho flooring
which served as a deck. He paused a
moment to rest, and looked out to
ward the black gateway to the bay.
Something invited his gaze. He
shaded his eyes with his hand.
"What is that?" ho exclaimed,
pointing in the direction of the rock,
where Mr. Pence hnd so narrow an
escape. All eyes were turned to tho
point indicated by Mr. Itockwell. In tho
freshening morning breeze, a trian
gular white flag fluttered from tho
ledge of rocks.
"What does that mean?" snld Sid
ney. "No one here hns placed a flag
on that rock."
Mr. Pence nnd Mr. Haven were at
work in the bungalow. They wero
sent for, but had no knowledge of
tho flag. No member of the party
had been across the bay slnco Mon
day. Certain it was that tho flag
had not been there the preceding day.
It was a large white flog and could
not have escaped notice.
"Let's Investigate this," said Sid
ney. "It is well to be cautious."
He went to the bungalow nnd
brought back four rifles. Mr. Kent,
Mr. Morton and Mr. Vincent wero
selected to accompany him and they
were soon on the raft and down tho
bay. They circled around the rock
from a distance, but saw no sign of
human beings. Tharc seemed to bo
n pile of boxes nnd packages on tho
apex of the rocks.
"Wo will go in," said Sidney. "Mr.
Kent and I will keep a lookout."
Mr. Morton and Vincent pushed tho
raft forward and ttfey swung in back
of tho rock. It was low tide. Tho
first thing that attracted their atten
tion was a lG-foot yawl or dingy, well
up on the shore, with its painter
wrapped around a tree. Tills boat
was brand new; not a scratch show
ing on its varnished sides. Tho
handles of its four ours showed no
traces of havlngv been used. It wnrf
such a boat as four men could safe
ly use in ordinary weather, and
specially fitted for service on such
a reach of water as "Morton's Hay."
A hurried examination revealed no
name and gave no clue to tho manu
facturer. It was a model from which
thousands have been made.
On tho brow of a rock was a pile
of boxes and cases. The flag floated
from a staff, which was propped up
by a large stone. Just below tho
flag was a tab or card such as express
companies use, tied firmly to the
flagstaff. Mr. Morton read tho in
scription. It was as follows1:
On board tho Shark, May 18th.
To Messrs. Palmer J. Morton, An
drua Carmody, John M.. Rockwell,
Simon Pence, R. J. Kent, Hiram
Haven, Sldnoy Hammond and L. Syl
vester Vincent, guests of llcstorla Is
land and llungalow, with the compli
ments of
WALTER B. IIESTOR.
Two of the boxes were heavy, and
water was dripping from them. An
examination showed that they wero
packed with ice. There were 15 boxes.
The yawl was pushed into the water
and loaded with as much of the
freight as could safely be carried.
Tho remaining boxes were placed on
the raft. Tho beach being clear tho
tido was at its ebb Mr. Haven and
Mr. Morton walked along tho cliffs
and back to camp. Sidney rowed tho
yawl and Vincent took chnrgo of tho
raft. Aided by a favoring breeze, ho
made good time. The boxes were de
posited on the deck of "The Jump
ing Jupiter" and opened. There was
lively curiosity concerning their con
tents. The first box yielded sovernl
hundred pounds of choice cuts of
steak, and roasts of beef. The second
one contained an assortment, of legs
of lamb and other fresh meats. Theso
were at once taken to the storehouse.
The meat was in excellent condition
nnd would keep fresh for many days.
There wero crates filled with vege
tables, lettuce, strawberries, radishes,
and nil tho garden luxuries of that
season of the year. It was a tempt
ing array, and L. Sylvester Vincent
was in his glory. Then there wero
cases of champagne, a box filled with
pickles, table sauces, oils, etc. Thcro
was a supply of fresh meat and vege
tables sufficient to last a week or ten
days, even if tho castaways "used
nothing from the boundless resources
of the Island.
"A sirloin steak will taste good
again," said Mr. Kent as ho ham
mered the top from tho last box. IIo
displayed to view a top layer of tho
latest magazines. Then he found a
number of new books and a vaired as
sortment of Mny publications. In tho
bottom of the box were copies of
newspapers. There was a rush for
these papers.
There were copies of the New
York papers dated from Mny 2d to
May 12th, also copies of New Or
leans papers as late as Mny 14th. In
addition to these wero copies of Chi
cago nnd Philadelphia papers from
the time of their departure from New
York up to dates comparatively re
cent. N
"Gentlemen," said Mr. Itockwell,
after ten minutes hud elapsed, "wo
have read enough to Indicate that
none of our families has suffered
from death or serious illness up to
tho time these papers wero printed.
We enn postpone a study of less im
portant matters until our morning's
work is done. Let us proceed to our
task and do our reading later."
This suggestion wns agreed to, and
Vincent carried the precious box to
the bungalow. The news from tho
great outside world from which
they wero separated acted as a stim
ulus to their energies. It was near
ly 11 o'clock before- Mr. Carmody
gave the signal to cease, and they re
turned to the big dining room, where
a tempting dinner awaited them.
To Bo Contlnued.I
Doth II ml Dllllcultlen.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox is in constant
receipt of letters begging for finan
cial assistance, literary advice and
gratis poems.
"Our people," rend ono of the let-
xers, "want; to enrpot tneir new
church. They are going to glvo nn
entertainment next month. Will you
plenso send a poem suitable for tho
occasion? Wo cannot pay you, but
wo will remember you. Our people
are poor, and it is hard for them to
make both ends meet."
Tho nnswer from the poetess con
tained the following:
"In poetry ns in other walks of life,
it. is difficult to make ends meet. I
cannot assist you, but in our mutual
difficulties I hopo for our mutual auo
cosb." .. ----- -
BIRTHS EXCEED DEATHS.
Btatlstlcn Prove Thnt "Race Suicide" la m
Myth bo Fur nn It AiipllcA to
United Htiite.i.
Washington, Sept. 4. Ilaco sulcldo
In tho United States is n myth, ac
cording to W. A. King, chief statis
tician for vital statistics of the census
office. Instead of there being danger
that the country will be depopulated,
tho question will soon ba one of hand
ling the number of people. . In 1900
the enumerators found 2,019,132 chil
dren born that year; and a record ofUt.
1,039,091 deaths, or an excess of births
of 1,010,038.
This large excess of births wns re
vealed despite the fact that the deaths
are recorded with much more accuracy
than the births, and it,is admitted that
the percentage of births not recorded
is surprisingly large. Because of tho
difficulty of disposing of dead booties
in any except the manner prescribed
hy law, there are few cases in 'which
a death Is not reported to the authori
ties, but carelessness and other rea
sons cause thousands of parents and
physicians to neglect putting births in
the records.
A persistent campaign to obtain a
more perfect registry of births is oc
cupying the census officials at the pres
ent time, and, when the next general
census is taken, it is thought that tho
excess in births will bo much larger
than that found In the census of 1900.
International statistics available in
Washington show that only two Eu
ropean countries Austro-Hungary nnd
Italy had a greater birth rate, whllo
all hut two of those for which there
nre figures at hand had n greater
death rato than tho United States dur
ing the decade which ended with 1900.
Tho countries which had a smaller
death rate were Norway and Sweden.
A SIN OF THE FATHERS.
John Teinplu-Uravc.s Says tho Curso Now
on tho Negro Will Ho Lifted "When
God In Obeyed.
Chicago, Sept. 4. Mr. John Temple
Graves, of Georgia, delivered an ad
dress on "The Problem of tho Races"
Thursday morning beforo tho forty
eighth convocation of the University
of Chicago. He said in part: "Tho
prejudice of race is a pointing of provi
dence and the antagonism of peoples is,
tho fixed policy by which God peopled
tho different portions of the universe
Diul establishes tho individuality of tho
nations. The net that brought theso
people together on this continent was
a sin of the fathers, a sin of greed, an
iniquity of trade, and the sorrow and
suffering of tho present is for the sin
of the past a sin against nature and a
sin against God. Tho curso can bo
lifted only when Mature Is vindicated
nnd God is obeyed. The problem will
bo solved only when tho negro Is re
stored to tho 'bounds of his habita
tion.' "
CATTLEMEN WIN THEIR CASE.
Ilullroud AhIuc1 for Cuso to lie DlsmUscd
and Will Not l'ut Inere:incd Rato
Into Kffvct Yot.
Topoka, Kan., Sept. 4. Tho cattle
rate hearing which has been In prog
ress before tho stale board of railway
commissioners here this week came to
a sudden termination yesterday when
tho railroad attorneys asked that tho
case be dismissed without a decision.
Tho railroads had announced their in
tention of putting into effect a rate on
llvo stock which would amount to a
15 per cent. Increase over the present
rates. It was announced that this rato
would become effective September 5.
Tho cattlemen complained to the board
of railway commissioners and the ias
was set for hearing "Wednesday.
KILLED TWENTY OF THEM.
Jolo CoiiHtiilinhiry Kngugc- In Deadly Con
Mot With Insiirreetux In tho I'rov
Incu of Cuvltu.
Manila, Sept. 4. Tho Jolo constabu
lary have come in conflict with a body
of insurrectos in tho province of Ca
vlto, near the Leguna do Ban! and
killed 20 of them during a sharp en
gagement. Tho constabulary had one
man killed during tho fight. Rein
forcements have already left Manila
for tho scene of the disturbance to sub
due tho Insurgents who have taken up
a strong position in tho mountains
which Hank tho Laguna.
lluiuia Will Ktuipp Ohio.
Cleveland, O., Sept. 4. Senator Han
na was at his office for a brief period
Thursday for the first tlmo since his
illness. Mr. Ilanna Is still determined
to go on tho stump In the republican
state campaign which opens Septombot
19, notwithstanding that it will prob
ably bo against tho advice of his phy
sician. Struck by Lightning While Milking.
Guthrie, Ok., Sept. 4. Mrs. Rhodes,
who lived eight miles north of Wood
in Washita county, was struck by
lightning whllo milking and instantly
killed. Tho bolt also killed two cows
nnd a calf.
French and American Soldier Fight.
Pekin, Sept. 4. In a fight between
15 French soldiers and four Americans
tho French used bayonets and two of;
tho Americans wero sorlousljr
wounded.
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