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CHAPTER IX.
The governing commltteo was hold
ing a meeting In its room. Bob rushed
in unceremoniously.
"One word, gentlemen," ho called.
"I have more trades outstanding, both
buys and sells, than any other mem
ber or house. Before deciding whether
to adjourn in an attempt to save 'the
Street,' I ask your consideration of
this proposition: If the exchange will
suspend operations for 30 minutes,
and allow mo to address the mem
bers on the lloor, I will ngreo to buy
stocks all around the room, until they
have regained at least half their drop
all of It, If possible. I will buy un
til I have exhausted to tho last hun
dred my fortune of a billion dollars.
This should make an adjournment un
necessary. I know that this is a most
extraordinary request, but you are
confronted with a most extraordinary
situation, tho most remarkable in tho
history of the stock exchange. Al-
ready, If what they say on tho floor
is correct, over 200 banks and trust
companies throughout the country
have gone under, and now failures
are being announced every minute.
Half the members of this and tho
Boston' and Philadelphia exchanges
are Insolvent and have closed their
doors, or will close them before threo
o'clock, and the shrinkage in values
so far reported runs over fifteen bil
lions. Unless something is done be
foro the close, there will be a similar
panic in every exchange and bourso
in Europe to-morrow."
The commltteo instantly yoted to
lay the proposition before the full
board. In another minute the presi
dent's gavel sounded, and the lloor
was still as a tomb. All eyes were
fixed on tho president. Every' man
In that great throng know that upon
the announcement they were about to
hear, might depend, at least tem
porarily, the welfare, not only of
Wall street, but of the nation, per
haps even of the .civilized world. Tho
president spoke:
"Members of the New York Slock
Exchange: o
"The governing committee instructs
me to say that Mr. Robert Brownley
has asked that operations be suspend
ed for 30 minutes, in order that ho bo
allowed to address you.' Mr. Brown
ley has agreed, If this request be
granted, ho will upon resumption of
operations purchase a sufficient
amount of stock to raise .the average
price of all active Bhares at least one
half their total drop all of It, if pos
sible. Ho agrees to buy to tho limit
of his fortune of a billion dollars. I
now put Mr. Brownley's request to a
vote. All those In favor of granting
it will signify the same by saying
Yes.' "
A mighty roof-lifting "Yes" sound
ed through the room.
"All those opposed, 'No.' "
There was a deathly hush.
"Mr. Brownley will please spoak
from this platform, and remember, In
30 minutes to the second, I will sound
the gavel for the resumption of busi
ness." Bob Brownley strode to the place
just vacated by tho president. The
crowd was growing larger every mln
uto. The ticker was already hissing
a tape blograph of this extraordinary
situation In brokerage shops, hotels,
and banks throughout the country,
and in a few minutes the news of It
would be in tho capitals of Europe.
Never before In history did man have
such an audience tho wholo civilized
world. Already arose from Wall,
Broad and New streets, which sur
round tho exchange, tho hoarse bel
low of tho gathering hordes. Before
tho ticker should announce tho re
sumption of business these would
number hundreds of thousands, for
tho financial district for moro than an
hour had been a surging mob.
For once at least tho much-abused
phrase, "He looked tho part," could
bo used In all truthfulness. As Rob
ort Brownley threw back his head
and shoulders and faced that crowd
of men, some of whom ho had hurt,
many of whom ho had beggared, and
all of whom ho had tortured, ho pre
sented a plcturo such as a royal Hon
recently from tho jungles and just
freed from his cage might havo made.
Dofiance, deference, contempt, and
pity all blended In his mien, but over
all was an I-am-the-ono-yoii-aro-tho-many
atmosphere of confidence that
turned my spinal column Into a mer
cury tube. Ho began to speak:
"Men of Wall street:
"You have just witnessed a record
breaking slaughter. t I havo asked
permission to talk to you for tho pur
pose of showing you how any mem
ber of a great stock exchange may at
any time do what I Have done to
day. Weigh well what I am about to
say to you. During the last quarter
of a century thcro has grown up in
this free arid fair land of ours a sys
tem by which tho few take from tho
many tho results of their labors. Tho
men who take have no moro license,
from God or man, to take, than have
those from whom they filch. Thoy
are not endowed by God with su
perior wisdom, nor havo thoy per
formed for their fellow-men any labor
or given to them anything of valuo
that entitles them to what they tako.
Their only license to plunder is their
knowledge of the system of trickery
and fraud that thoy themselves hnVb
created. No man can gainsay this,
for on every sido is the evidence.
Men come into Wall street at sunrlso
without dollars; before that same sun
sets they depart with millions. So
all-powerful has grown the systom of
"I Will Buy Until I Have Exhausted
oppression that single men take in a
single lifetime all the savings of a
million of their fellows. To-day tho
people, 80,000,000 strong, aro slaving
for the few, and their pay is their
board and keep. I saw this robbery.
I felt tho robbers' scourge. I sought
the secret. I found it here, here In
this gambling-hell. I found that the
stocks wo bought and sold wore mere
gambling chips; that tho man who
had the biggest stack could beat his
opponent off the board; that his op
ponent was tho world, because all
men directly or Indirectly played tho
stock-gambling game. To win, It was
but necessary to havo unlimited
chips. If chips were bought and sold,
on equal termB, by all, no oiio could
buy more than he could pay for, and
the game, although still a gambling
one, would be fair. A few master
tricksters, dollar magicians, long ago
seeing this condition, Invented tho
system by ywhlch tho people are ruth
lessly plundered. The system thoy
lnventea was simple, so simplo that
for ji quarter of a century it has re
mained undiscovered by tho world at
large and even by you, who profess
to bo experts. No man thought that
a freo Tcoplo who had Intended to al
low all tho equal uso of every avenue
for tho attainment of wealth, nnd
who Intended to provide for the safe
guarding of wealth after It was so
cured, could bo such doltB as to al
low thomsolves to bo robbed of all
their accumulated wealth by a device
as simple as that by which children
play at bllndman's-buff. Tho process
was no moro complex than that em
ployed by tho robber of old, who took
tho pebbles from the beach, marked
them monoy, and with tho money
bought the labor of his fellows, and
by tho manipulation of that labor and
by turning pebbles Into money ho
took away from the laborer tho
money which ho had paid them for
the labor until all In tho land wore
slaves of the moneymaker. These few
tricksters Bald: Wo will arbitrarily
manufacture these .chips stocks. Af
ter wo havo manufactured them, wo
will sell the world, what the world
can pay for, and -then by tho uso of
the unlimited supply wo still havo wo
will win away from tho world what It
has bought, anth repeat tho operation,
until we have all tho wealth, and tho
people are enslaved. To do this thcro
was one thing besides tho manufac
turing of tho chips stocks that was
absolutely necessary a gambling
hell, tho working of whose machinery
would place a selling valuo upon such
chips; a hell where, after selling tho
chips, they could bo won back. I saw
that If these tricksters t were to bo
routed and their 'System' was to bo
destroyed, it must be through the ma
chinery of this stock exchange. I
studied the machinery, and presently
I mnrvelled that men could for so
long have been asses.
"From tho very nature of stock
gambling It Is necessary, absolutely
necessary, that It bo conducted under
certain rules, unchangeable, unbreak
able rules, to attempt to change or
break which would destroy stock
gambling. Tho foundation rule, tho
rulo absolutely necossary for the ex
istence of stock-gambling is: Any
member of tho stock oxchunge can
buy, or sell, between tho opening and
closing of the exchange as many
shares of stock as ho cares to. With
My Fortune of a Billion Dollars."
this rulo In force his buying and sell
ing cannot be restricted to tho amount
he can take and pay for, or deliver
and receive pay for, because there Is
not money enough In the world to pay
for what under this same rule can be
bought and sold In a single session.
This Is because there have been ar
bitrarily created by theso few trick
sters many times more Btocks than
there Is money in existence. Tho
amount of stock that any man can
soli In one session of the exchange is
limited only by the amount that ho
can offor for sale, and he can offer
any amount his tongue can utter;
and ho Is not compelled and cannot
be compelled to show his ability to
deliver what he has offered for sale
until after he has finished selling,
which Is tho following day. You will
ask as I did: Can this bo possible?
you will find the answer I found. It
Is so, and must continue to bo so, or
there will bo no stock-gambling. Mark
mo, for this statomcnt Is wolghted
with tho greatest Import to you all. A
member of this exchange can sell as
many shares of stock at one session
as ho cares to offer. If any attempt
Is made at tho session ho sells at to
compel him either beforo or after ho
offers to sell to show his ability to
deliver, away goes the stock-gambling
structure, becauso from tho very na
ture of tho wholo structure of stock
gambling tho Bamo shares aro sold
and resold many-times In each session
and tho seller cannot know, much less
show, that he can deliver until ho first
adjusts with tho buyer and tho buyer
cannot adjust until after he has be
come such by buying. If a rulo wore
made compelling a seller to show his
responsibility before selling, ovory
member would have every other mem
ber at his mercy and thcro could bo
no stock-gambling. When I had worked
this out, I saw that whllo tho few trlelf
stors of tho 'System' had a perfect dc
vlco for taking from tho people their
wealth. I had discovered as perfect a
moans of taking away from tho few
tho wealth thoy had secured trom tho
many. With this knowledgo camo a
conviction that my way was as honest
ns tho 'Systom's,' In fact, moro honest
than theirs. They took from tho Inno
cent. I took from tho guilty whnt had
already been dishonestly secured. I
determined to put my discovery Into
practice.
"I might never hnvo dono so but for
that Sugar panic In which I was
robbed of millions by tho 'System
through Barry Conant. In that panic
tho 'System,' with Its unlimited re
sources, filched from I ho peoplo by
tho arbltrnry mnnuracturo of stocks,
and by their manipulation did to mo
what I afterward discovered I could
do to thorn, without any resources
other than my right to do business on
tho lloor of this exchange. You saw
tho outcome, lit tho second Sugar
panic, of my first experiment. In a
few minutes I cleared a profit of $10,
000,000. 1 could havo made It fifty mil
lions, or one hundred and fifty, but I
was not then on familiar terms
with my now robber-robbing dovlco,
and I had yet a heart. To make
this ten millions of money, all
that wub necessary for mo to do was
to sell moro Sugar than Barry Conant
could buy.
(TO D13 CONTINUED.)
STYLES OF 4,000 YEARS AGO.
Tend to Prove There Is Nothing New
Under the Sun.
For women archeology assumes a
deeply Interesting phase in tho ques
tion which has been raised by Slgnor
Mosso as to styles In dress as they
existed 4,000 years ago. Slgnor Moa
so, tho eminent authority on ancient
Etruria, tho Roman Forum, and eurly
Crete, has concentrated his great ex
perience and knowledgo ou elucidat
ing thlB bypath of science from his
Cretan studies. Tho general result
has been to confirm tho old dictum
that thcro Is nothing new under tho
sun. Even the "latest fashions" aro
antlquntcd. Signer Mosso finds that
4,000 years ago tho ladles of primeval
Mycenae wore hats pretty much as
they aro seen In tho showrooms of
Paris to day. Thoy knew whnt crapo
trimming was, had tartans boforo the
Scotch, understood tho mysteries of
corsets lacing In front, short wido
sleeves, metal belts, and a style of
dress which an Imitative nineteenth
century, that conBldored itself orig
inal, dubbed "Emplro." Their prin
cipal colors In robes were orango,
yellow, bluo and purple, which rather
upsets tho claim of tho Phoenicians to
have "discovered" purplo.
HAD BORROWED A PA8T.
Pittsburg Man's Unique1' 8cheme for
Pleasing His Bride.
There Is a man in Pittsburg who
will be mairied in a short whllo, and
will occupy the h'ouso a few rooms of
which he has used during his bachelor
'days. He takes tho greatest pleasure
In showing his intimate friends about
tho place, and is especially delighted
at tho astonishment they express when
his own "den" Is reached. Ho has
always been a quiet, studious fellow,
but as refitted the rddtti -gives tho ap
pearance of the lounging place of a
regular rounder. There aro racks of
long pipes; photographs of actresses
are stucj: about tho chimney glass; a
shelf of beer steins runs all the way
around the room, and a few feminize
gloves, handkerchiefs,, and fans aro
scattered about. "Great Scott, Jack!"
tho last visitor gasped, "where did you
get this outfit, and why?" "Bought
out u college fellow," was the com
placent reply. "Just think how pleased
that dear little girl will bo when she
sees all this truck and thinks how
much wickedrfcBs she has won me
away from!" Harper's Weekly. f
A Plant Prophet. "
There has been found recently In
Cuba a strango plant which haB ex
traordinary powes In forecasting not
only atmosphorlc, but seismic disturb
ances. When theso aro to occur twigs
and leaves .perform peculiar move
ments, each having its definite signifi
cance. By observing them weather
forecasts can bo mado from two to
seven days ahead, and earthquake
forecasts as much as 2G days in ad
vanco over an area of 300 square
miles. Volcanic eruption and accu
mulations of firo damp in mines can
also bo predicted. '
Scientific Farming.
A Scottish laird took his now plow
man to task for tho wavering furrows
which woro tho result of his work.
"Your drills aro not nearly as straight
as those Angus made," ho said, severe
ly. "Ho would not havo loft such a
glebe as this." "Angus dldna ken his
work," said Tammas, calmly, contem
plating his employer with an Indulgent
gaze. "Ye ado, when tho drills Is
crooklt the sun gots In on a' sides, an
'tis then ye get eurly 'tatles."
Syrup figs
acts jentlyet prompt
ly on the bowels, cleanses
the system eectualy,
assists one in overcoming
habitual constipation,
permanently. To get its,
oenejicial ejects buy
tke genuine.
rianujttcturcdi by tho
California
Jfio fcr rup Cch,
SOLO BY LEADING ORUCCISTS-HM BOTTIL
Not Jto Be Thought Of.
There was once n multl-mllllonnlro
(he was very "multl," Indcod) who
spent immense sums of money on. his
children. They had everything, In
cluding four automobiles and a steam
yacht each.
Still they were not satisfied.
"Can you not," they Implored,
"spind a Httlo tlmo with us, now and
their?"
"Time!" cried tho multl-mllllonnlre,
greatly Bhockcd. "No, no! You aro
dreaming. It Is Impossible."
This fublo teaches that tlmo Is not
money, in uny practical scnao. Exi
change.
DOCTORS IN GRAND JURY NET.
Two Indicted In Iowa for Conspiracy
to Force an Independent Physi
cian from a Surglcnli Case.
Wavcrly, la. Tho Bromner county
grand Jury, which a fow weeks ago
Indicted fourteen momboraof tho coun
ty medical association, nlleging viola
tion of tho anti-trust law, rocontly re
ported additional Indictments against
Dr. W. A. Rohlf and Dr. O. L. Chaffco
on the general ground of conspiracy.
Their alleged offense was of forcing
an Independent doctor from a surgi
cal case, in which he as well as ono of
tho accused doctors had been em
ployed, after ho had refused to sign
tho union scale.
Distinction and Difference.
In Dean Ramsay's book of anecdotes
thoro is one which refers to a conver
sation between a Scotch minister and
a soxton. Tho minister was a stranger
to the gravomaker, and dlBcussod with
him tho doctrines of tho neighboring
clergy. As ono after another was men
tioned tho sexton wagged his head,
gloomily, and said: "Ho's no sound."
At last tho minister who was a long
winded and rather ompty preacher
mentioned his own namo, and In
quired: "Mr. now, Isn't he
Bound?" "Oo, ayo," said tho soxton,
with a twlnklo In his eye. "Ho's a'
sound."
tatr or Ohio. Citt op Tolkoo, I
I.UOAB coutt. f
Frank J. Ciibnbt inaket oath tbt ho It lantor
partner of the nnn of V. J. Ciibnbt & Co., doing
uutlneta n the City of Toledo. County aad But
aforeiald. and that laid Arm will par tbo lum of
ONE JIUNDHKD DOI.LAllH for oach and everr
case of Catarrh that cannot ba cured by the uaa of
Uall'i Catabhh Curb.
FRANK J. CHENKV.
Sworn to before me and nubicrllicd lu my prcaenco,
tbli 8th day of December, A. !.. IBM.
, A. W. OLEA80N,
iiif Notary Public
Hall'i Catarrh Cure la taken Internally and acta
directly on the blood and tnucoue eurfacei of the
eyiteui. Send for tettlmunUU. free.
F. J. CHENEV CO., Toledo, O,
Bold by all DriiKftl!". Via.
Take Uall'i Family I'llls for comtlpatton. '
Spilt the Difference.
In a dog caso at Felixstowe, Eng
land, ono witness testified that the dog
whose loss was being sued for was
worth $125, whllo anothor swore it
was worthless. So the judgo awarded
$62.50 damages as a fair average. - -j
Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully overy bottlo of
CASTORIA a safe und sure romody for
infants and children, and seo that It
Ttanrtt Mia
Signature olUUM
In Uso For Over iiO Years.
Tho Kind You Havo Always Bought.
Ho Is a successful manufacturer who
never maken mistakes.