Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAITA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MA11CII , 189I--T\VENTY PAGES.
MACHINES FOR TYPE SETTING
Mechanical Mr.rvels EcccntlyJ fj
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT
An Inventive Triumph tluit In Working n
ItetnliltUin In the Art of .Waking
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typo mid Its Achievements.
Early In the winter of I8S5 some of the
larger newspapers of the country had their
interest attracted to a type-setting machine
that had been perfected , and was n great Im
provement over anything In that line then
in lisa. On February 1 ! ) , 1SS5 , Mr. Itoso-
water , the editor of The Dec , received a let
ter from Mclvlllo 15. Stone , editor of the Chicago
cage News , on the subject of the new In
vention. Mr. Stone had been Investigating
the merits of the Invention , and In his let
ter , In which wan Inclosed a printed descrip
tion of the machine , said :
"The machine described In the slip Is all
that Is claimed for It , and more. It was
inado In Baltimore. I have myself visited ,
the shopHthcre and carefully examined and
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operated It. There can bo no question that
It dooms the trade of the compositor , and Is
actually the thing which all persons having
capital Invested In printing olHccs , and es
pecially In newspapers , have so long sought ,
und so long awaited.
"Tho machine and all the patents cov
ering It and Its parts ( about 300 altogether ) ,
are In the hands of a company having Us
olllco In Washington. The gentlemen In
the company arc not familiar with the trade ,
but have taken the stock as an Investment.
The history of their connection with It I
do not consider It necessary to relate now.
The point Is. and to properly advance the
use of the Invention , they arc willing to
place with n party of gentlemen engaged
in the newspaper business , one-eighth of
the entire stock , and to that eighth dele *
gate by a sulliclontly binding contract or
agreement , a majority Tolco In the board.of
directors. , -
"The capital stock of the company la
$1,000,000. This Is divided Into 40,000 shares
of $25 each. The stock has advanced to
double par , and Is still rising. None of It
can bo had for lens. Of this I have satisfied
myself. I um In possoslon of n written
proposition covering the ono-eighth men
tioned at that figure , conditioned that It
shall bo placed with men In the business
for the purpose I have named. If the pro
posed syndicate be formed I would take
( JOO shares for myself anil Mr. Lawson , my
partner. I wish you would join and take
n similar amount. "
The editor of The Heo was not In position
nt that time to Join In the proposed enter
prise , but took a lively Interest In the inven
tion which has since taken the place of the
liand compositors on The Bee. Soon after the
ilrst loiter fiom Mr. Stone Mr. Uosowater
received the following Invitation :
Mr. osowncrjx cast „ , , , | s name
" "l { n WTiwiV by the original nmchlno ,
iJ-IilF ifuBtlll retains ns n souvenir , and told
IB mechanical superintendent and others
tlio typCROttlng trade was sura to bo revolu
tionized nnd that the typesetter would bo
superseded by the typccastcr. This predic
tion Is now being rapidly fulfilled. Moro
than 1,000 linotype machines arc now In suc
cessful operation. The company now lias
three large factories running full blast , one
at llrooklyn , ono at 13a1tmoro ! and ono'at
Toronto , and are unnblo to fill the orders.
AH usual The Heo Is the pioneer In Intro
ducing all the mechanical devices In connec
tion with the art and business of printing
In this Ecctlon. It Is a matter of history
that The Heo brought Into Omaha the first
single cylinder Hoc press , the first doubles
cylinder lloo press , the first Chambers news
paper folding machine , the first automatic
Dexter folding machine , and the first web
perfecting press. It was In the natural order
of things , therefore , that the first typeset
ting machines should find their tiso In Omaha
In The Bee olllce.
The plant In use In The Uoe olllco consists
of a battery of twelve machines , arranged
In .1 row on the north side of the composing
room. It Is a matter worthy of note , too ,
that no other newspaper building In America
has the fipaco to accommodate so largo a
number of the machines In the manner In
which they are arranged In The Dee office ,
and publishers who have examined the
plants of the largest newspapers In the
country unhesitatingly refer to The Ilco
plant as the model In point of excellence
of arrangement. The machines were
ordered from the faafory In December and
were received at Omaha the latter part of
January and put In operation on February 1.
The twelve machines cost ? 3,000 each at the
factory. The usual custom Is to rent the
machines , but those In The IJeo office were
bought outright , the management being as
sured of the success of the Invention. It la
also usual for newspapers In adopting the
machines to employ expert operators In
order to get the full benefit of the machines
from their Introduction. The Heo did not
follow this custom , but selected Its operators
from the union printers who had held cases
under the old order of things. In this way
many of the regular cage-holders of the paper
wore given employment , the reduction of the
compotilng room force affecting chiefly the
substitute printers who were-not regularly
employed. The scale of wages is larger
than that earned by the hand compositors
under the old system. The operators are
paid $1 per night for work on the morning
paper and $3.00 per day for work on the
evening paper. No operator works more
than eight hours a day and has no distri
bution , which required at least two hours
each day under the old rule and for which
the printer received no compensation. As
sistants to the operators , known as floor-
men , receive the same wages that arc paid
the operators.
SOME TECHNICAL , POINTS.
How the MprprriilliHler Dors Its Work with
it Slnglo < > | H'ritor.
The machine Is named after Its Inventor ,
a watchmaker named Mergenthaler.
It is n mass of Invention , fairly bristling
with Ingenious contrivances to do tasks that
many men have said never could bo done by
machinery. For instance , there Is spacing
out. Upon closely scanning a printed page It
will bo seen that some of the lines are
spaced out wider than others that is , that
the spaces between the words arc wider than
in other lines. A printer setting by hand
CHICAGO DAILY NEWS.
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' At that time Mr. Stone was ono of the
proprietors of the Chicago Ually News nnd
is now general manager of the Associated
press. On the day designated In the Invita
tion about twenty prominent newspaper men
gathered In Baltimore to Inspect the first
linotype machine. Among those present
were ; Whltolaw Held of the Now York
Tribune , Stlllson Ilutchlns of the Washing
ton Test , Uichard Smith of the Cincinnati
Commercial-Gazette , Edward Hosowalor of
The Omaha Dec , Melvlllo 15. Stone of the
Chicago Mows , William N. Ilalderman of
tbo Louisville Courier-Journal , J. M. Abel
of the Baltimore American , Henry Smith ,
then general manager of the Associated
press and W. V. Hand of Hand , McNally
& Co.
The pally was taken to a small shop ,
which served as the first factory of the
comes close to the end of a line and finds
that ho cannot get into that line the next
word or a divisible part of It , and he at once
proceeds to drop extra spaces between the
words until the line Is full. The Mergen-
thiiler machine does this automatically , not
by dropping In extra spaces , but by an
equally simple and much quicker plan. The
machine spaces are about four Inches long.
They are made lllco n wedge. By touching
the space key they are dropped Into the
proper place. If the line Is not full the
wedge-shaped spaces move up until It Is full.
Then the linn moves swiftly to Its mqld.
It must always be remembered that the
line set ts not of type. It Is of little brass
matrices , ono matrix to each letter or figure ,
and the matrices form n mold from which a
solid line of typo Is cast by the machine.
Several cuts are herewith printed , showing
WELTING
POT
Morgentlmler linotype machine. The first
machine was there exhibited by Us Inventor ,
Mr. . MerKenUmlor , who took great pains to
explain the machine and Its various parts
nnd workings. Compared with the latest
Improved linotypes , uuch as In service at
The Dee office , this original machine was a
very clumsy and complicated affair. Its
main features , the typewriter keyboard and
the llno-caDtlng mold wheel , were the same
oa on tbo machines now In use.
On the heels of thin Inspection of the machines -
chinos the company was reorganized with a
large amount of capital to push the maim-
facturo of the machine. In this company
were William Henry Smith. Uichard Smith ,
Wiltelaw HI Id , nnd a number of other pub-
lUht-ra were Induced to take stock In the
enterprise.
, Ou 1J | ? return from tbo visit to Baltimore ,
the machine complete and several of Us most
Interesting parts. By studying the ono which
represents the melting pot und the mold n
person not a mechanic can got a fair Idea of
how tbo line ts cast. The metal pot la
equipped with n pump which moves auto
matically and squirts "u portion of molten
metal up through the curved passage to the
line of matrices , which form the mold. In a
moment the line U catjt , released from thu
mold and thrown out In regular orJcr , follow
ing those which preceded It.
Distribution of the matrices after they aroused
used U another dllHc-ult task moat Ingcnl-
outdy accomplished. The methol Is explained
below.
The action of the machine after touching
the kM'a Is entirely automatic. The opera
tions jf composing ono line of matrices , cast
ing irora another and distributing a Jhl.rd to
the magazines from which they are started
arc concurrent. Thus It Is that the machine
Is adapted to operate beyond the speed of
most operators.
The distribution of the matrices back to
their magazines Is perhaps the most Ingeni
ous , and certainly the most Interesting fea
ture of this triple production of oilo mind.
After the line la cast , a long arm comes
automatically from tbo back of the machine
to the matrices , picks them up with thq
facility of a human hand and lifts them
to an endless screw nt the top of the
machine. Those matrices are all nicked o'n
the prlnclplo of a Yale lock. As they slldo
along the screws they hang on by these
nicks , which are no arranged that when
ono of them reaches Its channel the nick
looses Its hold and the matrix drops
Into Its proper place In the magazine , ready
to slldo down again Into the place of
assembling , ns the operator may deslro to
use It. So perfect Is this system of distri
bution that no letter can get Into the wrong
channel , and the matrices are In continuous
use.
use.Thus It will bo peon that the operator
Is relieved of the task of dltrlbutlon ,
which under the old system of hand setting-
occupied two or three hours every day. |
In fact the operator has his whole tlmo ;
to dovotc to getting up the matter , and ho '
experiences a gain not merely In Uio matter ;
of distribution , but In correcting the proofs , j
mcnt Is to Increase the speed of the matrices
that are not In n direct line vertically with
the place of nsscmbllng , nnd by this means
matrices farthest oft come Into their position
as quickly as those which arc nearest , there
being no transposition-- letters when the
machine Is worked at Its highest speed.
The matrices , In the order In which the
keys hnvo been touched , are delivered to a
slotted assembling block , O , where they are
held loosely suspended by their shoulders ,
nnd gradually pushed along ns the line Is
being formed , the spaces being dropped In
position from tbtTspaco box , II , by touching
the spacq bar , J , In the same way as the
typo keys , As the different characters drop
Into place the operator can readily road nnd
correct the matter as ho proceeds , each
matrix having on Its back an Impression
corresponding with the female dlo It bears
on the opposite OJRO. The spacing , however ,
presents one of the most Interest Ing fea
tures of the machine. Each space bar Is
a composite wedge , and by sliding Its top
nnd bottom parts together Its thickness la
Increased , while It still remains of an even
thickness at the top nnd bottom of those
portions bearing against the matrices.
When , therefore , the operator sees
that thi ; line Is so nearly full
that It will not hold another word or part
of a word , ho simply presses upon n lever
nt his right , nnd the space bars
do all the work o justification , all of them
being simultaneously closed up sufficiently
to lengthen the line to Its full predetermined
measure , with absolute certainty that the
spacing will bo entirely "even. " At the
same tlmo the line of matrices la automat
ically engaged by clamps and transferred , ns
shown by the arrows , to the face of a verti
cal mold wheel , K , through which extends
a Riot , or body mold , opposite the face of
which the row of characters In the matrix
line Is presented. The pot of typo metal
behind the mold wheel Is kept in proper con
dition by a ( lama from a gas burner , and a
channel from the pot leads to the rear face
of the mold , into whleh"'tha molten metal
Is forced by means of an automatically workIng -
Ing plunger , when the line of matrices Is
presented and locked against the face of
the mold. The metal is easily kept nt the
proper temperature by n simple device , but
rarely requiring any looking after when
once adjusted , nnd the cast body , being of a
thin piece of metal , solidifies almost as soon
ns It touches the mold , The mold wheel
then makes n partial revolution , when u
blade or plunger pushe.f , the linotype out ,
and between trimming knives , depositing
It on n gnlley nt the front of the machine.
As this Is done the knives leave shallow
vertical ribs on tbo side of the linotypes ,
or slugs , nnd it has been found that these
ribs serve a valuable purpose , giving air
spaces , facilitating , the drying of the papier
macho stereotype molds now used by most
of the large dally newspapers. . . A vibrating
arm advances the linotypes along ono after
the other upon the galley , so that they thus
come together in column form.
After the casting of the line conies the
distribution of the matrices again to the
magazine , the operation being entirely auto
matic , and being one In which the eminent
superiority of this machine Is most con
spicuous. For this purpose an arm lifts the
line vertically , ( see Illustration showing
such In cross section , over each magazine
channel , that they will not , nt this point ,
hold up the particular matrix designed for
Bticli compartment. The matrices , when
they are placed In suspension nt one end of
the bar , are pushed along It by means of
longitudinal screws , each matrix remaining
In engagement with the bar until It arrives
over Its propqr magazine channel , Into which
It drops , ready for use again In the formation
of another lino. The work of distribution
Is thus carried on continuously , simultane
ously with that of assembling the matrices.
The number of pieces with which each maga
zine Is furnished , to render It certain that
there shall always be enough of each charac
ter for the line being composed , the ono
being cast nnd the ono being distributed. Is
fixed upon the "basis < > f n supply of twenty-
six matrices bearing the letter "o , " nil the
other characters of a fount being provided
In proportionate number , according to tbo
well understood practice of the trade. There
Is , therefore , no such thing as being short
of typo , because of an excessive amount of
"Btandlng matter , " in any olllco where the
machine Is employed. Any good stereotyp
ing metal may be used In the machine , tbo
metal being remollcd nnd doing duty over
again almost Indefinitely , although It Is rec
ommended occasionally to add thereto a
small quantity of Jilsmiith. As the linotypes
types arc used but once , the publisher Is
enabled to have n now dress each day , In-
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PERSPECTIVE OF THE MEHGENTIIALER MACHINES OPERATED IN THE BEE COMPOSING ROOM.
In the first place there are no errors resultIng -
Ing from faulty distribution , because the
machine , being perfect in action , cannot
make mistakes. It cannot set a letter up ,
side down , nor can It get n wrong font.
IX DETAIL.
1'rocess by Wlilrli tlio Work Is Done I'lilly
Kxphitiird.
The accompanying Illustration Is from a
photograph giving a front view of the ma-
chlno as now built.
As will bo apparent nt a glance , " and as
suggested by the name , "linotype , " tbo pro
duct of the machine Is a casting represcht-
Ing n line of type , the assembling of the
matrices for each letter op-character In such
l\\\c \ \ \ , and the proper placing of the spaces ,
bc-lig : effected by tbo touching in proper or
der plainly marked keys , as In operating a
typewriter , the reht of the work being auto
matically performed by tbo machine. There
nro in the keyboard ninety of these kuycs ,
this being the capacity of the regular ma
chine as to tbo number of different types
represented In upper and
lower case letters , figures ,
| i ] punctuation marks , etc.
Each of these characters Is
borne upon a thin brass
matrix , shown In ono of
the figures , the mold or
matrix proper for forming
the face of the letter being
nt "a , " In ono vertical edge
of the piece , while in Its
upper end la a scries of
teeth , "b , " by means of
J J which the matrix Is re
turned , after the casting
is made , to the magazine.
The magazine consists of a casing sup
ported in nearly vertical position at the top
stead of being compelled to use old nnd dull
faces as In the case of ordinary type re
quired to do service for long periods of time.
The usual heavy Investment demanded In
purchasing and renewing typo is also wholly
avoided , as Is the great loss from the break
age and wear of type. The mold wheel , In
the Illustration , is represented as having
but ono mold slot , or mold proper , but these
wheels are now being made with two and
four slots , or molds , each rep-
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of the machine , the top nnd bottom plates of
such casing being properly grooved to form
channels in which tlio matrices He loosely ,
on ono edge , the bottom of the matrix
touching the top of the ono below It. BO that
they slide down freely when released by tbo
koy. There nro two escapements nt the
mouth of each channel , at Its lower end , con
nected by a rod with tbo Uey lover , their
vm being such as to Insure very rapid oper
ation and still prevent the release of moro
than ono matrix on the Itoy being touched.
In leaving the mouth of the magazine the
matrix drops down a vertical ctiuto , whoso
front is covered by u glass door , the chutes
nt ono side being of gradually diminishing
length , BO that the bottom of the chute flec
tion forms n alight Incline , Just below which ,
and at a corresponding inclination , la a fast
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operation of the machine ) and then shifts
It laterally until the teeth at the top of the
matrices engage teeth on a carrier plate ,
II , as shown In dotted lines , this plato , with
the line of matrices , being then raised to
the distributor bar at the top.ot the maga
zine , The spacem remain behind when the
matrices are carrlud up , and are transferred
laterally to thclrlbox1 or holder. The dis
tributor bar occuiea | | a fixed position above
the open upper enia of the magazine chan
nels , and on Its < lower edge are formed
longitudinal teeth or ribs adapted to engage
the teeth on theitops of the matrices , Hut
a matrix bearing any given letter differs , as
to the number or arrangement of Us teeth ,
from a mair x bearing any other letter , and
the rlba of the distributor bar vary corre
spondingly In number and arrangement at
points lu Us length , the ribs being
His hands were large , nnd , to look at , any
thing but facile In movement. Ho spread
thorn out over tbo keys , nnd with only the
slightest motion of any ono finger kept his
ma'uhlno piling up strings of typo In the re
ceiver nt his side. Ono wondered how ho
could do It. Ho didn't seem t know him
self.
self."I
"I suppose It's a gift , " said he. "I don't
know why the other follows don't do It Just
as fast , but they don't BCCIII to. "
Then ho told his story. Ho Is Leo llcllty ,
nnd U not quite U ? years old. Ho was born
In Howling Green , Ky. , and learned the
printer's trade In Louisville , having been
employed nt the cuso In the composing
room of the Courier-Journal. When the old-
fashioned linotype wns Introduced Into that
ofllco Kellly went toork at ono and be
came n skilful operator. In fact , ho made
some pretty good record. * on that old ma
chine' , and doing anything with them wan
something of an achievement In the prlml
tlvo days of linotypes. "Tho o old ma
chines arc what drove mo to drink , " wa
hia laughing wny of expressing his oplnloi
ot them.
All this took place In the composing roon
of the Tribune , where Ui'llly has n now nui
chine , which Is his special pet. fixed wit !
the Bpaclng key at the particular nnil
that he finds most convenient. IIo did no
cnro much to talk about his record. "For,1
said lu > , "tho boys will think I'm stuck 01
myself and feel above them , nnd that Isn'
nice. When n fellow thinks bo's too smart
everybody takes pains to Jump on all his
blunder * nnd make It unpleasant for him
I'd rather work along quietly with the boys
Some people have nskcd me to write n stor )
about typesetting , but I don't Want to. I
don't know as the others work much dif
ferently. Only I suppose they use one or
two fingers and make more motions. Then
too , the most of them strike twlco for
double letters , but you don't have to. '
Wltli that ho turned to the machine am
showed how by leaving n key for an almost
Imperceptible spice 'of tlmo beyond the
more touch n second matrix could bo
thrown down , nnd u string of them , for
that matter , -In the .exact number required
by n slightly longer but carefully regulated
pressure. IIo could throw several down
In this way before ho could have had tlmo
to make a second stroke had his finger
once been fully removed.
Then Hollly went on setting type , hardly
to show bis skill , for he wns laughing nnd
talking all the time nnd hardly keeping his
deep-set oycs on his copy. IIo held his loft
band almost on edge at the keyboard , In
stead of directly over It , nnd there bad un
der the ends of his first , second and third
fingers the lower case letter most used ,
while be struck letters and spaces Indiffer
ently with tbo second linger of either hand.
The right hand ho used mostly for the fig
ures , capitals nnd punctuation marks , as
well as to work the lever to carry the asse.m-
bled line of matrices to the casting appara
tus , lie assembled these lines so rapidly
that unless the machine was geared to run
nt n rapid rate ho would often have'to wait
for a line to be cast to allow a new ono to
take its place and give him a chance to go
on setting. Even when setting nt this rate
ho watched his matrices , and often would
catch a misplaced letter and set It right
without waiting for the proofreader to de
tect the blunder later on. This habit saved
much time for him in the end , for every mis
take corrected after the typo is cast requires
the setting of a whole line nnd the hunting
up and placing of it in the proper place in
the string of typo.
Another element of Rellly's rapidity Is
said to bo his memory. IIo catches a num
ber of words of copy at a time , and sets
them without watching his hands at all ,
keeping his eye on the brass slips as they
como tumbling Into place and seeing that
they nro all right. Uy the tlmo bo Is at the
end of his phrase , however , without the
least pause he has caught another group of
words and so goes merrily on , setting his
50,000 or moro "ems" a day.
The feat which gives him his record was
the betting nnd correcting in the Tribune
composing room of111 , 00 "cms" of nonpa
reil , not moro than one-fourth of which was
"leaded , " In six consecutive nights of eight
hours each. Ills dally record was : Friday ,
seven hours and fifteen minutes' composi-
resciuing a different size or-
type. The number of "faces"
made for the machine in
cludes all the regular typo
sizes , from agate to small plea ,
tbo magazine being complete
in ovcry' ' particular for each
face. To 'change ' ono maga
zine for another on the ma-
chlno Is the work of less
than five minutes , when It 4s
desired to change to larger or
smaller typo , the mold wheel
being at the snma tlmo
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turned to a different position / j
to bring Into proper place the Y
body mold corresponding to (
the face on the matrices In
the magazine. Ono idea , how
ever. In making tlio in
creased number of molds In
the mold wheel , has been to
cimblo the fame machine ,
with ono magazine , to pro
duce both "solid" and "leaded"
linotyplcs , this being ef
fected by using a body proportionately
tionately larger than the
face , ns n brevier face on a
long primer body , etc. , such
change from ono to the otlrur
being then effected by
simply readjusting the mold
wheel. .
A recent feature in the
development of the machine
nnd Its adaptation to news
paper needs consists in tlio
furnishing of n magazine
specially adapted for the
composition of display heads.
This magazine has ono font
of capital letters , ' large
Klzed type , say a pica gothlc
condensed , another of upper
and lower case In compara
tively small size , as non-
parlel full faco. With this
magazine the regular "dis
play" heading , us Keen In
many newspapers , may bo
quickly formed with line
types.
HOW Hi : IIANDI.ICS Till ; KKYS ,
marvelous Speed of tbo Clmmplnn Linotype
Operator of the World.
Now York Tribune : Ho sat before n linotype -
typo machine striking the keys with an al
most Imperceptible motion of every ono of
his fingers , and making the little brass
slips from which the typo Is cast como Jing
ling down from their reservoirs like wheat
from an elevator chuto. Everybody said ho
was the fastest typesetter In the world ,
.und ono who did not know was not Inclined
doubt It after watching his dexterity , which
might have put to shame nimble-lingered
girls who work at the typewriter or these
whose uantU fly lightly over
tlon , Cj,000 ! ; Saturday , nlno hours nnd thirty
minutes , 71'.000 ; Sunday , seven hours anil
thirty minutes , 50,500 ; Monday , BOVPII hours
nnd forty-flvo minutes , (15,500 ( ; Tuesday ,
eight hours , 7-1,500 ; Wednesday , eight hours
nnd flvo minutes , 83,700. Thus It was just
five minutes over the six days of eight hours
each jn which ho did the work. Ilia copy
was taken from the hook as It came , Just
In the same way that it was taken by other
men.
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ASSEMBLING THE MATRICES.
Iceop up to this Kpurt , but his dally nvorago
right along Is from 14,000 to 55,009 cms a
day , whllo that nf the next best workmen
in the olllce and there nro many expert
compositors there rarely averages over
38,000 cms a day.
Hurt HlH Imputation.
Indianapolis Journal : , "Sea hero , " said
the citizen with the largo neck , as ho put u
stubby finger down on n copy of the paper ,
"dls hero item says dat I got a contract
workln' for the state. "
" \Voll , " said the editor , "wo understood
that you had been awarded a carting con
tract. "
"So I has , and I want you to say BO In do
nex' paper. Do way U como out , widotit
xayln' what do contrac' wan , about half mo
frlen's will t'lnk I been cent to do pen. "
A Nmv Style.
The guest at the rr tnurant mniln ( our or llvu
nucnipiH to i ui ilic mint I'l'foiv him , but I.la
Unifv l > uii' < 'il off I" iarli In&inii' ' " ail ) liu
llniilly r.iiloii on Uio wnllpr
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"W. II , you tuUe It cut n tin * Kitchen nnd t"ll
the c > k to e'VK ' ins uti ul < l fK'Ulmi J | iiffin
plare of It 1 n y r JU like tlu ptitutnutlu
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Captain Jack Crawford's ' First Experience i
au Impressario.
BRONCHO AND MULE FLED AFFRIGHTED
Hi'Kliitiliii of u Ilimn Cc
tlou In Art/dim mul | ( N Moluiu'holy
clnso-A Uiirntnjr to Uo lid.IIo
Captain Jack Crawford , the poet coout ,
was Invited by the Scottish clans ot Janes ,
vlllo , WIs. , to bolp celebrate Hums' birtii.lay
anniversary. Itu had to forego that pleasure ,
as ho appeared at the IJurns cpiii.rnium . t
the Auditorium In Chicago. Capt , > m Ji it , " ?
In regivtfully dccllnniK the honor of tuo
Janesvlllo clan , Rant Ilia following m . , 'te >
account of -Duma celebration he m..o , , i-
provised In Arizona , nt which he w.is nnr .r
and bard , to the great discomfiture of an
audience consisting of a horse , n pack imilo
and a slinking coyote :
I was nt tlio tlmo In the employ of the
United States government In tlio eapan'y
of n scout , and was returning from a Ui-i
and nt times dangerous chase on the iruil
of the Apaoho chief , Nairn'who , with a fc\v
followers , had broken niv.iy from the ro-
sorvatlon , and after Indulging In their highly
enjoyable lecrcatlon of murdering a frw
settlers , had fled for safety Into the fast-
nosscs of the Sierra Madre mountains In the
republic ot Mexico. I had trailed the depre
dating band to the boundary line , nnd as
tt would be violation of the - - *
a Inti-rniitlnn it i- ]
laws for mo to'cross over , 1 reluctantly took
the back trail for tbo military post at
which 1 was stationed.
A LONESOME CELEI1KATION.
One morning , wlion but a day's rldo from
the post , I had packed my pack-mule , sad
dled my horse , and Just before mounting J
opened my diary to Jot own the happenings \
of the previous day. I noted the date , i
January 25 , and like a Hash It came to mo ;
that It was the dawn of iho natal day of "
our Hobby Hums. In a mlnuto the pack '
animal was rellovrd of his burden and IhoC
horse unsaddled , for I determined that ,
though alone In a wild country , many miles
from n human being , I would observe llio
day and do honor to the memory of ono
whom my father and mother , now in the
realms of tbo blest , had taught mo to love
and rovpro.
Staking my animals out to feed on the
nutritious grass wbleh grow along tlu > hi aii-
tlftll stream on which I had camped. I per
formed a little duty which I had ovi-rluoKo.l
before breakfast : I washed my hands inn !
face In the wntors of the dancing brink
Whllo enjoying this semi-occasional luxury
I imagined \ could hear the familiar airs ot
Scotland In the music of the waters as they
danced merrily adown the rocky bed :
The broolc with liquid tongue
The airs of Scotland sung ,
Its tones with soft ninl dreamy music laden
Whllo ilaneint ; near my fuel
Its anthems i-nmu as sweft
As the trlllliiRS of a merry Scottish maiden.
Why not celebrate the day ? Why not
slug the songs of Scotland and deliver an
or.Uion to my animals , to the wolves that
prowled about , waiting for my departure to
snap up and quarrel over any scraps ot
meat 1 might leave behind , and to the son
birds that flitted from bough to bough n.
the trees which marked the course ot the
stream ? To add Interest to the program I
might oven d.inco a Highland fling , and , a
it was not at all probable that Indians were
near , fire a salute to the memory of the
plowman poet from that tried and true com
panion nnd friend of all western men , my
Winchester rllle. I began to get terribly
In earnest over the novel Idea , and to
destroy the Impression that may bo as
suming shape In your brain , my dear brother * i
Scot , that I was drinking , I will nsnuro fl
you that I never took a drink of Intoxicating
liquor in my life. It wns an outburstlns
of natlvo-born patriotism.
A STAMl'EDING GONG.
I concluded that the song "Scots wha ha"
would be a proper opening of the program.
Utinning the scale In somewhat startling
tones to ECO if my voice was In tune
I noticed , that my horse nnd hjs assoelato
raised their bonds , and , with cars leveled at
mo , as If they were threatening six-shooters ,
seemed by their earnest looks to warn mo
that I must not carry that sort of work too
far. At tlio same tlmo a wolf disappeared
over the brow of a sand hill near by , his
tail endeavoring to hldo from public vlow
between ills hind legs. The critter had In
stinctively caught liio idea that I wns going
to sing and determined to escape before it
was eternally lee iato. Nothing daunted I
assumed n dramatic poio and began tbo
.song. As my wild , weird notes shot forth
and chopped thu air about mo Into dis
cordant fragments I grow enthusiastic aiu1
sung as initial never sung before. As I In
stirring notes ot "Soots wha ha' wi' Wulh > o
bled" went echoing and cavorting throng
the adjacent hills and shot in vocal streams
up and down the orstwhllo peaceful valley ,
my animals , In affright or rage , I am sure I
don't know which , pulled tlielr piuket pun
and started In seemingly undnu baste for a.
destination which they iiele''tod to leave
vlth mo. Tlio mule , nflrr n frw wtM ii-ans.
fell over and over , his experienced Iliad
legs kicking at r.omo imaginary object in
tlio air above him , but whether ho stumbled
or fell In a paroxysm of fright I have never
yet been able to learn. The last view I
secured of tbo long-eared beast of burden
bo went over tlio lop of it bill with his tall
pointed rigidly at the myiUorlaiia realms ;
above and Ills hoofs beating great clouds of
dust from tbo historic roll of Arizona.
MUSIC WITHOUT ClIAUMS. '
The horse came cautiously back In a couple
of hours to ECU If 1 had got over the fil -
came slowly. mi > p by step. HouiilliiKly ruuii/
ID run again should the i'lniimstanri's : re
quire It. Hy soft words ninl oxii
of deep regret over what hail orcuned I
succeeded In restoring his confidenpo , nnd
mounting him I wont In icirch ; of thu
lonkey'B stepson. I entiled him two mlli-H
[ rom camp. As 1 uppionchnd ho u'nlhi'il
Ills head nnd brayed u bniy no oX'Tu. i.u-
nc.ly unearthly that my liurso atuppi-d lu
iftrlght , and then the tnng-cari'd Mn.hst
yoked at mo In n qiiuHtlonlni ; manner aa if
10 would nay : "Will you make a noiho Iiko
Hint again If I lot you cutch mo ? "
I did not carry out thu n-at of thff "pro
gram. I quiutly t a Burns unnlvt < r > .u y
llnnor , coiiKlhtliig of hrp.ul mudf of Kansas
lour and a baking powder which , In the
nlnd of its inunufnL'turcr , had won 1,000
nedals In ns many contests , bason of great
'orco of character and ilpo old ago , IJC.IUH
vhlch had lost none nf tholr vitality ilnouuh
ung Isolation from Uic huuntu of in ; .1. and
colTeo of Iho usual tSamsuuian muscular. ij .
That was my Ilrst partlulpatl'm In Id" < ! .
Qbrntlon of a Hums anniversary , my fra > i d.
fours will 1m iho second , If you nro ri-iilly
serious In your assurance that I shall havu
i little corner In the program. It will bi >
volt for you to warn year people against
iltchlng horses near the H.VIIK of the trouble ,
nnd caution thi'in not t'j dilvo bybilo I
im in an actlve/Hato of cuptlnn.
AnlUloti' for Morphine.
Dr. William Moor of Now York , a speciali
st on therapeutics , bus discovered that perT'
iinnganuto of potassium l an antidote for
norplilne poisoning and that it will counter-
net within n reasonable lunpth of tlmo 'ho '
effects of any of thu eults of opium. IT.
, Ioor , In the presence of twelve mumbors
of the West Sldo German clinic , who nshom-
iled January 9 , swallowed \\hat Is ordinarily
l fatal dose of morphine. Ills follow phy-
lelana attempted to dluMiado him. Some ot
hem left the room , declaring they wmild
lot countenance such madncBS by their pres
ence. Hut Dr. Moor persisted In conunlt-
, lng "BUlcldo" with the utmost choorful-
ICKS. Then ho liwalloucd his now found an-
Idoto. Deadly languor and death muni lmv
allowed ordinarily , for Ur. Moor i.wallow l
hrco grains of the drug , u ponltlvcly fatale
o u In his case , ux ho In tmperxensltivo to
he offuct of nareotlcs , but the pormangamuo
of potassium did Itw work widl. In the bim-
H'3 of the meeting which followed the ux <
icrlmunl no head was ck'urcr than Ur.
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