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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , JJLY fl , 1890.-SIXTEEN PAGES. 11
ONC OF THE DIVIDED SKIRT
7 An English Contemporary Immortalizes the
Jenncss-Mlller Fad in Rhyme ,
T70MIN COMING TO THE PROMT ,
They Owe Their Position to Uriilnsaml
Not to Chivalry 3loii to Slmko
Slilrts American Mini *
tiers
Mill MM
Vet a slop , yet n slop ,
Yet step on ward ,
Into the nioetlnt , ' room
Walked near a hundred.
Toward , divided KOWII 1
Conic from all parts of town ,
Into the meeting room
Walked near uhundicd.
Forward , divided
Was there 11 sliigle irownl
Not. tho' they felt abuslicd ,
Ilousowlfoand spinster ,
Theirs now to mnlco reply ,
Theirs now toruason why ,
Theirs now 10 conic and try ,
How tlioj inl ht aid the cause ,
Down at 'Westminster.
f.nupliors to rlht | of them ,
Chaffers to left of them ,
Jeers fill' ' In front of them ,
VolU-y'd and thuiidci'd.
Seeing them cross the at I cut ,
Hound for the su'e ret rent ,
There ll < o with lilte to meet.
Nearly u liundrul.
Fhiih'd nil their ready wit ,
ritislrd as they bravely hit
At those who think It ill
Women should wear their sltlrt
Still undivided.
1'lunged Into argument ,
Gave their di 'iiHt full vent ,
All those iioorslsU'rs
Who. on ilc.structinn bent ,
Would not ho guided ,
Hut who quito safely might
Here IKJ derided ,
Friends to thu ri iit of them ,
friends to Ihe loltof them ,
Friends , too , before them ,
( Jhi'iTPd mid applauded.
Siiiil they had done full well ,
Said th'jy would yet compel
Others to Join unit swell
Clhiilly tlulr numbers.
Then they grow ay and pert ,
O'er lh divided sldrt ,
Which thus they lauded.
When will it end , this craze ,
Battling ' ( jainsl skills and stays )
Homo of us womlurM.
Women still wear draped ijowus ,
Darinic the an ry frowns
Of near a hundred.
M < : n to hhake Slilrlw.
The Bhlrt has como lo slay , says the
Boston ( tlobe. A month ago It was re
garded as a whim of the season , now it
Is established in favor and counted an
Indispensable feature of a well-dressed
woman's \uird robe. Heretofore JJr.
Mary " \ValItor had solo claims on the
blill shirt bohom.
Later , ciimo Mrs. Jeanette Thurber in
her tweed cut-away coat jauntii } but
toned over a waistcoat and Mtft-llnihbed
fchirt , and from the da to of American
tiprrii to tlio last gasp of the Italian
school hho ronmiiH'd the ono devotee of
the feminine shirt in New York society.
TS'ow all tlio tnllor-mado girls in town
are done up in still bo-ioms , standing
collars and long cull's , and Iho old-
established shlrtnmkors have been
called upon to make to measure the
nether garment bo long tlio undisputed
property of men.
The result is a lady's sliirl ns snug
filling as a glove and as comfortable as a
Helm , which under the lightest tailor-
made bodice does not show a crcnso. I5y
means of darts the usual bagginoas tit
the sidl'S is done away with , and hul for
Iho drawslrlngs at the waist might bo
appropriated by the men.
The most recent developments , ns
adapted for ladles' wear , is Iho washing
Bilk in twills of the neatest design. They
are made to 111 like the linen ones , have
a band down Iho front and a. still collar ,
with another to turn down over it.
Perhaps the comfort as well as the
jaunliness of thobo shirts forms their
chief recommendation ; they allow per
fect freedom of movement , they are cool ,
and always look neat and fresh.
Not only are the y seen on the promo-
ntulo , under yachting , tennis and cycling
jackets , but under well-fitting riding
co.its they nro decidedly smart.
From all appearances bociely has
adopted the shirt asa fasliionalilo and
feminine garment.
ICnoxv .No Sox.
It may or may not bo Into that the nd-
. jnlssion of women to a bharo in tlio in-
tcllcoliuil tralulnj , ' which has been
tnonoiioli'/.eil hy men is already hoin- { ;
iiliiH ; to bear fruit , says the Now York
"World. At all events vo tire having re
markable illustrations of the mental
aetlvity and achievements of the hex ,
The three mobt widely rend novelH of
the last year were written hy women ,
and women are bearing oil'a borlos of remarkable -
markablo 'Peholastlc sueeeshos in the an
nexes of the universities. It has long
been known thai in Iho mixed cehools ,
from the i > riinnrv department to the
high hehool , the girls are brighter and
quicker than the boys. Thu masculine
mind has comforted its-elf , however , by
the rolleetlon that It reaches maturity
by slower btopa than the feminine mind ,
but that the higher work of the
universities nnd colleges is beyond
woman's hori7on. l > ut now this theory
is greatly shattered by the fuel that
within a few days ono young woman is
Senior "Wmnglor at Cambridge , Eng
land ; that another 1ms taken llrst honors
in the cluwical tripes and that imothor
has won the Sargent prize al Harvard
for Iho bosl metrical version of Harare.
Thcro la no longer occasion for the
ehibbololh of chivalry : "I'lneo mix
Damt's. " The diunus are Inking Iho
places to which their abilities entitle
thom.
American
Why IB it that foreigners who visit
this country invariably return homo wo-
--vlUjnidly shocked at the holuivior of trav
eling Americans , whether they journey
across tlio continent or him ply board an
L train to carry them from Central 1'tirh
to the Datteryr writes the Marchioness
do Lan/ti in the New York Morning
Journal. la it that our code
ci etiquette , not to say ordi
nary courtesy and decency , differs es-
eealinlly Irom that which is cultivated
nnd in-noticed among communities that
. rejoice in tin older civilization , or are
\vo \ really an undisciplined hot of boors ?
I think the charaetorlbtio ill-breeding
thai dlbtlnguibhes many of our citizens
is duo to Ignorance rather than a deliberate -
liberate v-lUingnoMi tobo inconsiderate
and rude , That thuv are unpardoimbly
impolite , however , 1 u fuel that nobody
will dispute. Watch the people who
crowd and push and elbow right and
loft la all public conveyances. Hear
them grumble and swear if everything
is nol precisely to their tattle. Observe
them in the hotel dining room struggling
to reach thin thing nnd that , and cram
ming their food down their throats with
a rapidity that causes their eyes to bulge
nnd their faces to assume an apoplectic
line. Everybody wishes to bo nelpud
llrst. Each ono individually desires the
best place. Like herds of wild cattle ,
fnorting , pulling , vociferating , they rush
hither and thither , expending an
Amount of nervous .force that , were it
nroporly directed , would lead to pro-
algfous results of achievement
The cause of all thin lies chiefly in the
fact Ibnl good manners nro not included
in the- education of American children ,
\itnldo of u very limited class. The
. .tnerlcan children , generally speaking ,
tire the worst la the world , HO far an
politeness , deference nnd courtesy are
concerned. A man may bo n gentleman
and his wife a lady , hut It is not unusual
to HCO thi'lr chlldrcndlsplnylng an aston
ishing lack of good breeding. The
average American appears to think thut
a boy must nwiosMirily be n riilllan or
else forfeit his claim to manliness.
American boys and girls are therefore
allowed to run wild in the fctreots , pick
.up what acquaintances they plciv-o , and
Iho elouor their resemblance to n horde
of savages the more docs the parental
breast heave with pride. American Independence -
dependence , American go-ahcudlam ,
American ambition , are often merely
line names usd to dlcguifo American
hoggishiiobs. If , therefore , wo would
improve the manners of men and women
we must begin by cultivating those of
our children , and until the evil iscor-
rcetc-d In the younger generation wo may
expect to witness the same marvellous
exhibitions of vulgarity that have hith
erto appalled all clvlllxed nations of the
world.
Jean Iiigrlow'H honj ; Head.
Jean Tngolow has sulTored such annoy-
smco of late years from the con&tant and
urgent applications of autogrnjih collec
tors that she has tit length decided upon
ti phm by which she hopes to satisfy
thom all and to servo a particular pri
vate purpose of her own , nays the Boston
Journal. It certainly contains fcomo ele
ments of originality and interest. She
has been for n long tlmo interested In securing -
curing the necessary funds for restoring
nnd repairing the old St. Lawrence
church nt Kvoshtim , England , of which
her brother-in-law is rector. Believing
that her many admirers , If lliey vnluo
her autograph highly , plight to bo will
ing to pay MHiiothing for them , especially
when the money Is to bo devoted to a
charitable purpose , Miss Ingclow has
made u largo number of copies of
her favorite pootiH , dating and signing
each with her name , and has placed them
in the hands of her American publish
ers , Mes.-irs. Hoberts Brothers of Bo.iton ,
to bo hold at $ - ouch to whomsoever may
desire thom. I looked over several of
these a few days since , and noticed in
particular numerous copies of "When
Sparrows Build. " They are all copied
neatly and with considerable care. Miss
'
Ingel'oiv wishes all autoirraph collectors
to know that these manuscript poems
may bo obtained from the publishers tit
the price fixed , nnd when this supply is
exhausted she is willing and ready lo
supply more on the Mime basts. She
states , moreover , that she will hereafter
disregard all applications for her auto
graph ,
Mr. Hush AVns Sly.
"The presence of C. S. IJiish , the well-
known turfman of Louisiana , at the
Palmer house , reminds mo of Un exhibi
tion of diplomacy during the crowded
times of the last republican convention , "
remarked one of tlio regular boarders of
Unit hotel ton Chicago Postman. "Bush
was hero long before the convention , lie
hud a comfortable room and as no ono
enjoys comfort more than he , Mr. Palmer
was somewhat loth to inenliou lo him
that ho would have to relinquish his
room , as no ono could bo allowed an entire -
tire room when it would hold a dozen
persons. But Bush had to bo told and
to Palmer's surprise ho offered no objec
tion. 'That's all right'he said , 'only
lut mo retain a cot in tlio room and you
can pul in as many others as you like.
And if you would like to have mo do so
1 will get the Louisiana delegation to
come hero , and you can give them my
room and the room adjoining. ' Palmer
liked. And to the delegation was duly
assigned. But Bush showed no evidence
of discomfort. Why ? Because not u
member o the delegation slept in the
rooms. All of them were prominent per
sonages , and there was not ono that had
not more 01le&s friends in Chicago
whoso ho&pitality ho freely acceptednot
being particularly desirous of sleeping in
a crowded room at the hotel. The result
was that Bihh , who had , foreseen Ibis
slate of things , had Iwo rooms al his solo
disposal and al u less coat than he had
before paid for one.
Economic Krenoh Women.
A multitude of observers have noticed
a vast difference in character between
the French man and the French woman ,
wiys u writer in this Leisure Hour. So
lltllo does this difference appear to bo
related to the common distinctions of
BOX that it has often been said that In
Franco the woman Is the man and the
man the woman. Making allowance for
absurd exaggeration , there i& something
to support the paradox. It is tlio dis
position of the average French woman
to take life much more seriously than
the average French man ; to rcali/.o and
accept its obligations and duties in a
nobler spiritof solf-sacrilice and courage
ous endeavor. Women of perverse na
ture , and whom society has spoiled , still
roprosonl bill a small mlnorltj of their
sex In Franco. Tlio majority , of whom
the world knows very little nnd carcti to
know little , because they belong to the
humdrum level of humanity , are endowed
dewed with admirable qualities for light
ing the battle of life. As married women
they light Uiirf battle bo well that in
numberless instances their cloar-sigi.t-
cdness , economy and energy have saved
their families from ruin. Their capac
ity for business and every kind of Indus
try suited to their uhysical strength has
without doubt caused a grout deal to bo
expected of thom whloh they might have
escaped had they been olhorwiso con
stituted. Tluib the wives of small trades
men very frequently do all the book
keeping in addition lo their household
duties ; the wives of peasants work in the
Holds from sunrise to nightfall , and the
wife of a mechanic or town laborer is ex
pected to bring nearly as much money
ashlmsolf to the house bv dressmaking ,
nrtillclal llowernuiklng , charing or some
other occupation Hut this Is not all. It
is upon his wife that the town workman
relies when ho Is out of employment.
With all women sollcltudo for lliolr chil
dren is the great incentive to oxorlton.
The Parisian workman often prollts by
the law of nature , and ho would proba
bly bo worse elf if ho had no family. It
is no rare thing for u French beggar to
urge as a reason for helping him that ho
has no wife to rely upon when ho is out
of employment.
I'.VTll AM ) innt I'UOTKGK. . .
How tlin Diva KntcrtniiiH an Ameri
can Girl She' Mot In Chicago.
The old proverb that "It is bettor lobe
born lucky than rich" lias had a striking
illustration in the career of Miss Jluttio
Ilarvov , the well known soubrette , vho
llgured botuo three years ago as a pro-
fesolonal rollor-bkator. Her next von-
lure was at MoVIehor's In "Midsummer
Night's Dream , " where she scored quite
tv success as Puck , writes a Uiibuquo , hi. ,
correspondent of the Chicago Times.
.Miss Harvey has pluck and ambition
amounting almost to audacity. She fol
lowed up her advantage and secured a
protltable engagement with Jarbeau.
This ended in something of a row , the
little souhretto declaring that Jarbeau
was jealous of the showers of bouquets ,
the tromondnuMipplausonnd other innnl-
fostutlons of admiration thai were be
stowed upon her.
Then Miss Harvey conceived the Idea
of a starring tour on her own account.
"Tho Little Tramp , " In which she
played the title roll , was not a great
success. The play hud but meager
merit , and , to toll the truth , Miss liar-
voy Is but a mediocre actress She has ,
however , ti subtle charm of manner ,
wondrous grace and vivacity that supply
many dollclonccs. So one olt night
during Mine. Putti's engagement in I'M-
cage she took a book at Ilaverlv's ,
where Mies Ilarvov was playing "The
Little Tramp. " The prlma donna at
once conceived a violent fancy for the
little actress , requesting an introduction
in her box between the acts. She after
ward sent her a flattering letter , pre
senting her with tv jewelled ring and
other tokens of admiration and esteem
which wcroduly chronicled in IhoTlmcH.
Events which followed proved that , all
this was not an advertising schema on the
part of MiH Harvey's manager , as was
strongly suspected at the time.
1'alll s professions of friendly interest
were genuine and she is now enacting
the role of a veritable fatrv godmother
to the poor but aspiilng Little Tramp.
Before Fattl's departure from Chicago
she arranged with Ilss Harvey for an
early visit to her castle In Wales. Some
thing over a month ago Miss Harvey
sailed nwav to enter a world whoso de
lights she nnd never tasted , wivo in the
mimic splendor of a "Midsummer
Night's Dream. " As the letter which
follows clearly shows , she is rovolln In
the richest clover blossoms , hobnobbing
with royalty and living in 'a world as
bright and beautiful as awaits the fout-
lurlly released from its chrysalis shell.
Hero is the loiter written to her uncle ,
Harry Harvey , a prominent young man
in social and business circles residing In
this city :
"CuAta-v-Nos OASTM ? , YSTIIADOYN-
IAIS , SWANHKA VAMKV , South Wales ,
Juno ! ! , 1890. Dear llarry : I suppose
you would like to hear a few words from
your niece , so bore goes. I urn in the
loveliest homo you can Imagine and am
hiivingn perfectly delightful time. There
are not many people hero yet , but will
bo ns soon as the London season is over.
We do nothing but go to garden parties ,
tennis parties , dinner parlies and alt
kinds of parties. Madam gave an aw
fully swell dinner party last Friday
night , al which your niece showed forth
in bright , red silk and tulle and was im
mediately dubbed Mophisto , Wo give a
big garden party on the 1-lth and on the
ill'itli madam sings tit Buckingham pal
ace , London. 1 am to go , bo presented
to the queen , princes and princesses and
all the royal tribe. What do you think
of that ? I tun having n white silk
gown with a train a yard long made.
On the 2ith ) Iho duke of Wesl-
minstcr gives a dinner at illch-
mend and I go , too. Then wo go to
Paris expressly for my benefit and an
other young American girl stopping
hero.Vo stay a week and then come
back to Iho castle. The new theater ( in
the castle ) opens in August. The prince
and princess are to be hero , the duke of
Fife and wife , the duke of Westminster
and \\ifo , and a lot of others. Irving
opens with a speech ; then comes n ono-
act operetta with P.itli as tlio star , of
course ; tlien a one-act piece called
'Husband in Clover , ' with Ilultio as the
slur and a real , live lord playing the op
posite part Lord Spauldfng. Think of
your niece playing before the prince and
princess the third year on the stage.
Mine. Patll is wild for mo to accept n
London engagement and not go back
next year , but I have not decided yot.
Bo good and you will bo happy. That
means write a long letter lo your loving
niece. ITATTii : PATTI. "
IN SKXATOll HIOAUST'S HOME.
Crcnm-AVhlto Satin I'ortlores Adorn
Its Interior.
Several exquisite pieces of arllstic
needle-work have boon recently sent to
Washington from Baltimore that tire
among the finest specimens of embroid
ery ever executed in this city , says the
Baltimore Sun. They consist of a
number of portieres and upholstery
, nnd were ordered for ono of the
rawing-rooins in Senator George
Hearst's new homo in Washington. The
material is all of cream-white satin.
The sjiudcs of the embroidery silks are
in harmony with Iho general coloring of
the room , which is designed in the style
of the Louis XVI. period. The prevail
ing colors of the room are pink and
greenwith white and gold in the setting
of Iho furniture , frescoes , mantels and
cabinots. The colors are all of the most
delicate tint , and with the soft glow of
the walls , which tire covered with pink
brocade silk , the room reminds ono of u
dainty couch-shell or the heart of
a pink-tinted rose. The larg
est door , which forms Iho
main entrance to the room , is
hung with ono of tlio most elaborate of
liiu sot of embroidered satin portieres.
On each the central design Is a largo
basket tilled with ( lowers and festooned
witli ribbons , all embroidered with re
markable art. From the sides of the
basket long vines of leaves and llowois
are truilingnnd the design Is surrounded
by an oval rimr of loaves and hurries.
The portieres are bordered with wide
stripes of fawn colored plush on Iho
sides. On one of the smaller doors the
portieres show the dalntlust bit of colorIng -
Ing imaginable. The eronm. white
ground is covered with garlands and
ribbons in'the iialo pinks and greens ,
and another sot lias varying tints of but
one color , a silvery green and mounted
with soft fringe to match' . On another
door the portieres show a fnncifal do-
blgn , with a pink bholl as a center piece.
Oa each side of the bhell are largo cor-
nitcoplii-bhapod do-signs In pink , with
green serpents twining about thom , and
Humes breaking from the top. The
wide bay window is hung first with
creamy curtains of Irish point lace , and
over these are white satin portieres with
slender vines of green and pink as a bor
der. The rest of tlio embroidery pieces
form coverings for the chairs and
sofas. They are BO fair and
dainty thai it would scorn almost a
1 lo regard them as ordinary chairs
and sofas lo bo sal upon with impunity ,
but rather as works of art , as they really
are. The white satin upholstery is seton
on * to advantage by the carved gold Fel
ting and by the quaint shapes of the
pieces of furniture. Ono of the pretti
est pieces is a long sofa. It has em
broidered upon Iho back a cornucopia
full of flowers , and olhor designs in
vines and wreaths. A protly liltlo sofa
has a wheat design , and flowers and
loaves , In various combinations , form
the principal patterns in the other
pieces , covering largo arm chairs , ro-
eoph . \ chairs , stools and reclining
chairs. The whole mass forms an array
of delicate coloring and finely wrought
designs Unit cover the shimmering folds
of satin with a network of flowers and
fruit , which soothe the eye and al Iho
Biimo time excite admiration. The Hoot-
is covered with a cream-colored velvet
eurpot , with a largo oval ring in the
center , surrounded by pink and green
vines. The colling is a reproduction of
tliis pattern in gold , pink and grocn.
Fancy tables and corner cabinets in
mother-of-pearl and white and gold
carving , and Iho great mantel
cabinet , with glittering sconces on
on ouch side , form the principal orna
mentation of the room , There are no
duplicates In Iho embroidered pieces ,
which nro Iho work of the Decorative
Art Society of Baltimore. Tlio room
adjoining is the blue drawing room , in
Louis XIV. style , with embroideries ex
ecuted by the New York decorative art
society.
A Noliiljlo Kcpnrt.
Tor disordered meiisturatlon , nnarmln
nnd storllitv , It may properly bo termed a
spocllle. "
Kxtract from Dr. W. P. Mason's report on
tbo waters of Excelsior Springs Missouri.
RISGAMY'S ' SECRETARY.
Detroit Free Press : Mr. Johnson
Ktngntiiy , tlio author , sal In his library
gazing Idly out of the \vlndow. \ Tlio
vlovr wii9 very ylctisaiits and the curly
morning sun brought out In strong relief
the fresh greenness ol thg trues that now
had on thoirenrlyspiltifjimltaof foliage.
Mr. Rlngnmy hud been a busy man , but
now If ho had oared to tiiko Hfo onsy , ho
"might have dotio so , for tow books hud
hatl the tremendous siiccos * of his latest
work. } Ir. lUnjjmny wua.Uiinking about
this when the door onenpd.nnd u tull In
telligent looking young innn ontorcd
from the study that comiminicatetl with
the library. Ho placed on the tublo the
hunch of opened loiters ho had In his
hand , ami , drawing1 up a. chair , opened a
blank note hook that had between the
leaves n lead pencil sharpened at both
ciuls.
"Good mornlnjr , Mr. Sorlvor , " said the
author , tilno httchlnc : up his oluilr
towards the table. Ho niched as ho did
RO , for the fair ( wring prospect from the
libr.iry window was inuoh inoro attract
ive than the task of answering at exten
sive corruspondciico.
"In there 11 lurgo mail this morjiing ,
BcrivorV"
"A good sized one , sir. Many of them
however , auo notes asking for your auto
graph. "
"inclose stamp , do they ? "
"Most of them , sir ; those that did not ,
I throw In the waste basket. "
"Quito right. And the autographs ,
you might wrilo them tills afternoon , if
you liavo time. "
"I have already done i , sir. I flatter
mj > elf that oven jour most intlmato
friend could not toll my version of your
autograph from your own. "
As ho Mild th Is the young man ehovcd
towards the author a loiter which bo hud
written , and Mr. Rlngamy looked tit it
critically.
"Very good , Scrlver , very good Indeed.
In fact , if I wore put on the witness-box
1 am not euro that I would bo able to
swear that that was not my signature.
What's this you have said in the body
of the letter about frcntinionlY Not nuik-
ing mo write anything sentimental , I
hope. 13o ciiroful , my boy , I don't ' want
the newspapers to got hold of anything
that they could turn Into rldieulo. Thov
arc too apt to do that sort of thing if
they get half it chnnco. "
"O , 1 thiak you \vlll lind it all right , "
said the joung man ; blill I thought
it bout to submit it to you before soail
ingitoir. You see tlio Indy who writes
has been getting up a , 'Rlngainy
Club' in Kalnmiwoo , and she asks
you to give lior tin autographio senti
ment which they will cherish as the
motto of the club. So I wrote the KOU-
tcnco , 'All classes of labor should hiivo
equal compensation. ' If that won't do , I
can change it. "
"Oh , that will do llrst rate first
rate. "
"Of course it is awful rot , but I
thought it would ploiuo the feminine
mind.1
"Awful what did you say , Mr.
Scrivcr' " ' ' ,
"Well , poppycock if that expresses
it bolter. Of course you don't believe
any such nonsense : is that. "
Mr. Jolinson Hiiigamy frowned as ho
looked at his secretary.
"I don't think I understand you , " ho
said at last.
"Well , look here , Mr. Rigamy , speak
ing now , not as a paid borvnnt to his
master , but "
"Now , Scriver , I won't have any talk
like that. There is no master or ser
vant Idea between ua. Thcro oughtn't
to bo between anybody. All men are
free and equal in this country. "
"Thoy tire in theory , and in my oyo.
if I wanted to make it inoro expressive. "
"Scriver , ! cannot congratulate you on
your expressive expressions , if I may
call thom BO. But wo nro wandering
from the argument. You wore going to
soy thai speaking as "Well , go on. "
"I was going to bay that , speaking as
one reasonably honsible man to another ,
without any gammon about it , don't you
think it is rank nonsense to B.IV that ono
class of labor should bo as well compen-
sited as another. Honestly now ? "
Tlio author .sat back in his chair and
gazed across the table at his secretary.
I'lnally , ho said
"My dear Scrivor , you can't really
mean what you say. You know that I
hold Hint all classes of labor should have
exactly , tlio same compensation I The
minor the blacksmith , the preacher , tlio
president , tlio postal clerk , the author ,
the printer yes , the man who sweeps
out the olllco , or who polishes boots ,
should cacli bhiuo alike , if this world
wore what it should bo ye9what it will
be. Why , Scrivor , you surely couldn't
Lave road my book "
"Read ill why , hang it , I wrote it. "
"You wrote it ! Thodouco you did. I
always thought I was the author of "
"So you are. Hut didn't I take it all
down in shorthand , and didn't I whack
it out on the typewriter , and didn't I go
over the proof sheets with you. And
yet you ask mo if I liavo read it ! "
"O yen , quite right , I see what you
mean. "Well , if you paid as much atten
tion to the arguments as you did to the
autography , I should think you would
not ask if 1 really meant what I said in
the hook. "
"O , I suppose Jyou meant it all right
enough In a way in theory , perhaps ,
but "
"My dear sir , allow mo to say thai a
theory that is not practical is no theory
lit all. The great success of 'Gazing Up
ward , ' has been duo lo tlio fact that it is
an eminently practical work. The mi-
tlonall/.atlon of everything is not a mat
ter of theory. The ideas advocated in
that book , can bo seen at work any time.
Look lit the nrinyloohnt the postofilco. "
"O that's all right , looking at things
in bulk. Lot's como down to practical
details. Detail is the real test of any
scheme. Take this volume , 'Ga/.ing Up
ward. ' Now , might I ask you how much
this book has netted you up to ilutoV"
O , I don't know exactly. Somewhere
in the neighborhood of $100,000. "
"Vory well , then. Now let us look at
the method by whloh that book was pro
duced. You walked up and down this
room with your hands behind your back
and dictated chapter after chapter , and
I sat at this table taking it all down in
bliortlmr.il. Then you wont out and took
the air while I whacked it out on the
typewriter. "
wish wouldn't ' 'whacked '
I vou say ,
Scrivor. That twleo you've used it. "
"All right , typographical error. For
'whacked read 'manipulated. . Then you
looked over the typo-written pages , and
I erased and wrote In and finally got
out a perfect copy. Now I worked just
as hard probably harder than you did ,
yet tlio success of that hook was entirely
duo to you , and not to mo. Therefore ft
is quite right that you should got $100-
000 , and that I should get $15 it week.
Como now , isn't it ? Spunking as a man
of common sense. "
"Speaking exactly In that way I sny
no , it is not right. If the world woio
rightly ruled thocomiionsatlonof author
and secretary would have been exactly
same. "
" 0 well , if you go PO far as that , " re
plied tlio secretary , "I have nothing
more to say. "
The author laughed and tlio two men
bent their energies to the oorretpond
once. When the task was Hnlbhod"
Scriver Bald :
l'I would like to get a couple- ! days
off , Mr. lUngamy. I have some private
business to attend to. "
" \Vhon could you get back ? "
"I'll report to you on Thursday morn
ing.11
"Very well then. Not later than Thurs
day. 1 think I'll take a. couple of dtus
olT myself. "
* * *
On Thursday morning Mr. Jolinson
HliiRiitnysatin his library looking out
of Iho window , but the day win not as
pleasant us when ho lust gazed at the
hills , and the woods , and the green
fields. A wild storm lushed tlio land
scape and rattled the rain drops against
the pane. Mr. Itlgnmy walled for some
time and then opened the study door and
looked in. The little room was empty.
Ho rang tlio boll and tlio trim servant
girl appeared.
"Has Mr. Scrivor come In yet ? "
"No , sir , ho havon't. "
"Perhaps the rain has kept him. "
"Mr. Scrivor said that when you come
back , sir , there was a letter on the table
as was for vou. "
"Ah , so there is. Thank you , thiil
will do. "
The author opened the loiter and read
as follows :
All littit Mn. HIXO.VMV. Your arguments
the other day fully convinced tno that you
wore rijjht mid I am wronj ? ( "AhI I thought
they would , " murmured the author ) . I liavo
therefore taken a stop towiml putting your
tlioorles Into jimi'tlco. The scheme is an old
ono In commercial life , but nc\v in Its present
application , HO much so that I four that It will
11 ml no defenders execpt yourself , and I trust
that now I tun fur away ( "Dear mevlmt ,
iloos Ibis menu ! " cried the author ) .von will
show any doubters that I netcilon the prin
ciples that will Rovorn the world wlieu tlio
theories of "Onzhifr Upward" nro nut into
practice , ITorfcnrthnt till might not ngieo
with you at present , 1 liavo taken the precau
tion of Kohiff to that umlisvoveicd country
from whoso botiruo no extradition troiily
forces the traveler to roluin sunny Spnli ! .
Vou biiitl you couM not tell my rendition of
your sltfimluro from your own. Neither
could thu biuilc cashier. Fifty thousand del
lars. Half the prollts , you know. You om
send future nccuinuliitioiii. for the book \\lll
continue to sell , to tlio address of
AIIASI Scmvr.it ,
Post Kestunt , Madrid , Sniln.
Mr. Uingamy at once put the cnso In
tlio hands of the detectives , where it
still remains.
THK AUlZONiV KICKUK.
Westward the Star ol * lCiui > lri ; UHl So
Koith.
Among tlio many good things in the
lust Issue of the Ari/.ona Kicker wo extract -
tract the following , says the Detroit
Frco Press :
Our Gain. Monday afternoon an Ital
ian with u dancing bear btruvlt the town ,
and half an hour later Colonel Sldorial
Thonip.-on , assistant register of deeds ,
awoke from a snoo/.o ho hud boon enjoy
ing in tin armchair in the Mighty \Vcst
billiard parlors. When the colonel saw
the bear dance ho made up his boozy
mind to have a waltz with him. His
friends called him oil , but he was pig
headed mid obstinate and refused to stay
oil" . lie suddenly jumped in on the bear
with a jell and a whoop , and being new
to our ways the boa&t probably supposed
himself attacked. At any rate ho
sot to t\ork with teeth and claw- * , and ho
used the colonel up in about llireu
minutes that he died that night. The
general verdict of tlio public Is that his
loss is our gain. Uo had no enterprise
as a citl/cn , and as a man t-omo of us
would have had to plant him vithlu a
few weeks any how.
Settled at Last. As will bo noticed
elsewhere in the regular court proceed
ings , the legal trouble between tlio
editor of the Kicker and Prof. McCull
has at last been settled and an nmicublo
understanding arrived at. The professor
came hero about two vonrs ago , and
being In hard luck borrowed our only
Sunday shirt and lifty cents in cash , and
later on refused to either return the
same or recognize our claim. Wo
posted him as a dead beat and bo sued UB
for $50,000. Wo proved him a bigamist
and ho fired Iwo shots tit us in front of
Iho postolllco. Wo advised lynching ,
and ho was laid up for a month in the
attempt to horbowhip us. The profofoi'
instituted no less than five suits against
us , and on several different occasions
planned our assassination.
Day before yesterday , while the
professor was laying for us with a shot
gun at the pobtollice , ho was run over in
a stampede of mules. Wo wore the
first to reach him and render aid. lie
was carried to The Kicker olllco in an
unconscious condition , and it was half
tin hour before ho canio to.
Mutual friends seized upon the
occasion to settle tlio trouble
and their efforts wore successful. Wo
now desire to announce in italics that
the professor is an honest , worthy gen
tleman , pojsesscd of a fine voice and
well qualified to teach the dlviiio art of
music. On the other hand , ho sub
scribes for the Kicker , paying in ad
vance , of course , and advertises to the
extent of $ ll ! per year.
Apply to the Coroner. Just as our
outside pages were going to press Judge
Knight called at The Kicker olllco and
invited us to ride out to Lone Tree with
him in his horse and buggy , and half an
hour later wo wore there. Tlio boys had
preceded us , and wo found them in n
circle around "Dr. 15. 15. Belinger , Into
of the Royal College of Mcdlcino of Lon
don the only discoverer of n wire euro
for consumption. " The doctor lias boon
with us aboul n monlli , claiming to cure
almost every thing on earth , but after his
remedies had knocked over half a dozen
citizens the boys concluded that it was
time for him lo drop out. lie refused Ic
drop. Hence n committee called and
asked him to lake a walk. Ho hud
taken the walk and stood on a barrel
when wo caught sight of him. There wjjs
a connection between the doctor's neek
and a stout limb , and ho was making a
speech.
Tlio doctor recognized us at once and
besought us to explain to Iho crowd that
ho was in a hurry to leave the country.
He couldn't Jlv , but ho would do the
next best thing. Although ho htul
not advertised with us , and ho had
given all his job work to our cotom-
porary , wo could nol refuse his request ,
As a personal favor to us the boys , nftoi
letting him hang long enough to insure
a good case of sere throat , cut him down ,
gave him a nip of whisky arid advised
him to go east. IIo went. The latt wo
saw of him ho was making such time as no
jack-rabbit in this country can over hope
lo equal. Any ono having any legal
claim on lOo bottles of consumption cure ,
together with a machine for makiuc
pills , two packs of ctmli and olllco furni
ture valued at&t.-d , will please apply to
our worthy coroner. While Dr. Uollngci
still lives to the world at large , there Is
no doubt that ho is dead to this com
. "
inunlty. _
Aniiniiiiueincat.
C. U. Moore & Co , , have in1 n appolntci
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Now It Issald thatSadloMarlltiotwllllmvii
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likely.
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- - .
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\\o have ItBMOVED to
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