Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILV BRR : SrXDAY , APRIL 8. 1801 TNVEXTY PAORS. 11
WAS MADE FOR THE MASSES
Bomo Pacts About the Life and Work of
Judge Caldwell ,
PLACED ON THE BENCH BY ABE LINCOLN
llnril Illowii Ho Has ( Jltcn lo Him rim In ntul
Out of Court KitrnUn from 1'ubllc.
fjircchr | * tlln IVrnonnt
ClinrnctcrMIc * ,
Since tlio days when Lord Mansflcltl de
cided that James Somorsott , a negro , could
not bo liclil In slavery In England , tlioro
lias been no decision so vital In Its fnr-
icacliliiK cli.iractcr ns tliat promulgated by
Budge Henry C. Cnhhsell of the Hlglitli
United States circuit court , slttlnK nt Omaha ,
in the now famouituc \ case wherein tlio
rccelverH of tlio Union 1'aclfic and tlio em-
ployes of the system were the opposing par-
tics , The decision must ho regarded OH layIng -
Ing down new principles regarding the
rights of labor and capital.
And the man who has leaped over the bar
riers of traditional law both In England and
'America ' Is no less Interesting n personality
than the strong enunciations found In his
opinion , which will be DIP subject of count-
leas dissertations during the next few years ,
or until the court of last resort dually lays
down the law whether labor may organize
for the express purpose of m.tlntnlnlng or
increasing wages.
Ilcny Clay Caldwell sprang from sturdy
yeomanry , his father having been a tiller
of the soil , as his father was before him.
Horn In the state which prides Itself on
being the "mother of "
presidents , Septem
ber C , 1832 , In Marshall county , the Culd-
well family removed from Virginia to Von
Burcn county , Iowa , when Henry was but
4 years of age , and that accounts for the
pride lownns have for this able Jurist who Is
yet , as then , part of the common people.
There are no frills on Caldwell , his sturdy
purpose and blameless record bnlng largely
traceable to the farm life v. Mich ho led until
ho commenced the study of the law with
.Wright & Knapp In Kcosauqun , the loading
lawyers of that part of the state in the CD's ,
.Wright having held a position on the supreme
premo bench and later a United States sena-
torshlp for many years. IJut the young
limb of the law was not destined to prac
tice his chosen profession for any great
length of time , President Lincoln's call for
volunteers bringing out the latent en
thusiasm of Caldwell , who at once began
the orgunl/atlon of a cavalry company , en
listing In the service of the country and
joining the Third Iowa cavalry with the
title of major. Later ho was promoted lo
a lieutenant colonelcy nnd finally Just before
the storming of Little Hock , Aik , was made
a. colonel , his regiment having the honor
to lead the advance , and It was the Third
Iowa's colors that first lloated over the .state
house In that beleaguered city.
APPOINTED JUDGE BY LINCOLN.
Incidents followed rapidly for the man
of 30 In those da > s , for scarcely had ho
cashed 4ho Arkansas mud from his cav-
liy boots and removed the dust of haul
-campaigning from his faded coat of blue
when President Lincoln appointed him
United States district Judge for the district
of ArKuiibas , his appointment dating from
'Juno 4 , 1SCI , but a matter of days after
the capture of Little Hock. H was a rapid
transition from cavalry saddle to the er-
tnlno , but the man was ready , and President
Lincoln moved rapidly In those days of
"storm and stress , " as Carlyle cuts It.
'Judge ' Cnldncll Immediately resigned his
commission In the army and at once took
up the Judicial cares , which he continued for
upwards of twenty-six years , when President
Harrison appointed him to the judgcshlp
of the Eighth United States ell cult , the
position he now holds , nnd which ho has
dignified by many Impoi tant decisions.
Tliero Is a little bit of history connected
vltli Judge Caldwell's appointment by Presi
dent ) Lincoln that shows how near ho came
to being plain Henry Clay Caldwell , without
the honorable to his name.
Several over zealous friends nt Judge
Caldwell , in recommending him for the
place on the district bench , vviote his name
"C. Henry Caldwell , " which came mighty
near losing the place to the captor of
Little Hock. Lincoln's known aversion to
anything that savored of foppishness or
dandyism , like parting the hair in tha mid
dle , was an strongly shown in his disposi
tion to statesmen who parted their names
In the middle , and the president began castIng -
Ing about for some other available man
when It was brought to his attention that
Caldwell was as pronounced a hater of anything -
"V thing foreign as the chlofexecutlvo _ , and
N his appointment followed.
i - When ho was appointed to the circuit
bench by President Harrison it was only
after the most pcrsuasUo eloquence on the
part of ov-Sonator Wilson of Iowa that
Judge Caldwell was Induced to accept the
place , the appointment being made without
even consulting the Judge. Twice before
liad his name been suggsted for the circuit
bench , but on both occasions Judge Cald
well peremptorily refused to accept the
cares Incidental to so largo n circuit as the
Eighth , which Includes ten states and four
territories , and which does four times the
business of the Sixth , Seventh or Ninth.
When President Harrison decided to pro
mote one of the district judges to the cir
cuit bench ho sent for the late Justice Miller
and asked him who , among the judges of
. . . „ < . . . - , . nuuiu
Knitu mo iiisncr court ,
Kin ! the Uirllllant jurist at once replied :
"My old friend , Caldwell. "
"Hut I understand ho will not under any
consideration accept the place , " replied the
president.
While this conversation was going on
Senator Wilson came In , and , learning the
rlrlft of the talk , volunteered to secure Judge
Cdalwell's consent to accept the olllco If
the president would appoint him , and the
appointment and acceptance followed.
Judge Caldwell was Intent upon signing the
outers made In the Union Pacific wage case
when n representative of The lieu called
upon him In chambers. While ho la the
Ideal judge on the bench , ho is easily ap
proachable , a man of simple tastes and
kindly disposition , although the stranger ,
teeing Judge Caldwell for the first time ,
might , with entire propriety , regard him as
raid and austere In character , his face be
ing Indlcatlt o of strong determination and
bulldog tenacity when once his mind Is made
up on any legal proposition. Ho has strong
features nnd U picturesque In dress , his
eccentricity show Ing Itself In the stjlo of
lint which ho wears , being of the vintage of
3S40 , a style which Is universally followed
liy the Mcnonltes and Shakers. "Dut ho Is
us broad In his Ideas ns his hat brim , " one
of his friends remarked recently ,
. Ills eyes are round and daik brown , his
hair Is brownish and Is growing gray rap
idly , combed to the right with the large
teeth of the comb. Ills forehead Is ox-
panslvo and square , while his head takes a
7 % hat Heavy eyebrows nnd u reddish
cast of beard cover almost the whole of his
faei > , giving him the appearance of a dl-
lect descendant of the blue law makers of
Connecticut.
TALKS AHOUT HIS DECISION.
Speaking of the decision which linn brought
him to the forefront , ho said1 "It probably
lays down boino now principles relative to
labor and capital which the courts luuv not
> et touched upon , except very guardedly , "
lapping with his pen on the table.
"I ha\o nothing to nay as to Its merits.
That Is left with the people to decide.
Judge Itlner , however , had quite as much to
da with , the stand taken ns myself. Wo
tndeavored tu free It from all legal verbiage
und make It so plain that the section hand
\ > ould understand Its Import qultu as well
as the most learned lawyer. "
"Ha > e you nny one ambition In life ? "
"Nono whatever , " turning round and fac
ing the questioner. "My only ambition In
life la to do my dilty well. "
"How about political piefcrment ? " asked
the reporter.
"Politics , " lifting his hand at present
fcabre , "la the curse of the nation. It has
lieooma too much of a business In the ruce
for advancement. In politics I am u re
publican , but Jitter will- the leaders of uijr
party on the RT | | question I am a be
liever In silver , for two metali arc IIICP < -
nary for the ante financial conduct of the
government "
"Will you not Indicate for the readers of
The Ilco some one thought from your recent
dcclxlon which you regard ax establishing
a new principle ? " asked the newspaper
man ,
Seizing the pen which had been dropped
during tlio talk he wrote ns follows :
"You are regarded as an anti-monopolist , "
guardedly , on the part of the reporter ,
AS AN EPIGKAMATIST.
Laughing in a quiet way , the judge said
ho had made several speeches which might
put him in that category , recalling one
speech In particular made before the Arkan
sas State Bar association In 1S8G , upon "The
Relation of the Debtor and Creditor , " which
had the effect of revising the laws of Ar
kansas relative to these two classes. Among
other things then he said :
"The law of Imprisonment for debt pro
ceeded on the idea that all creditors were
honest and all debtors dishonest , an assump
tion the converse of which would probably
bo nearer the truth.
"Diligence in good works Is a virtue to bo
encouraged , but diligence In bad works is a
device to be suppressed.
"Legal coercion of an honest debtor docs
not Increase his stock of honesty or add to
his moral sense of obligation to pay , but
diminishes both.
"No man was ever made honest by statute ,
but many honest men have had a great
strain put upon their honesty by bad laws.
"H Is the honest man who expects to pay his
debts and conceals nothing , who Is success
fully attacked and ruined by mortgages , at
tachments and executions.
"Let us stop punishing honest men and
their families in the vain hope that wo may
some time catch a rogue. The true policy
Is to let the family of every man possess ,
In peace and security , ample exemptions ,
and punish criminally the man who , by
fraudulent means , or fraudulent purposes ,
obtains the money or property of another.
"Desolation and sorrow follow In the wake
of foreign capital , that takes the shape of
mortgages on homesteads , drawing a rate of
Interest in excess of any posbiblo profit that
can bo made out of Its use.
"Tho capital that makes a prosperous com-
.IK AXJ ) VK.131ATIC.
The latest musical prodigy In Germany Is
a girl violinist , 13 years old , named Josephine
Gcrwlng.
Another phenomenal pianist , a Warsaw
artist , is "preparing" to come to America
from which It Is to bo Inferred that ho is
letting his hair grow.
Henry C. Miner will build , a theater In
Third avenue , near Eighty-sixth street ,
New York , to bo run on the combination
plan , and ho expects to have It ready to
open next fall. The now house will have a
roof garden.
Henry Irving closed In Boston on Satur
day night the fourth American tour of the
London Lyceum players. In twenty-eight
weeks American play-goers have paid
$595,693.50 to sea him , an average of
$21,271 a week , or about $3,000 for every
performance.
"The Green Goods Man , " the latest farce j
comedy , which will bo sent out on tour next
season , and which satirizes the green good ? | I
game and the bunko steerer , Is the mobt
talked about new pioductlon of the profes
sion , It promises to be the biggest kind
of a hit.
To say that James J , Corbett , the prize
fighter , will act next season In , tragedies as
sociated with the names of Forrest and Me-
Cullough , such as "Samson , " "Virginlus"
and "The Gladiator , " sounds llko a joke ,
but It Is n fact , according tu his manager's
positive assertion. In the meantime he
will go to London to nil an engagement at
the Drury Lane.
Augustus Pltou has purchased of Kathryn
Kldder a half Interest In Sardou's "Mine.
Sana Gene , " the American rights to which
arc owned by Miss Kldder. They will be
come equal partners In the production of
the play , which will have a very rich stag-
Ing. Sllis Kldder will play the title role ,
but will not bo starred or featured in any
way.
"Macon" McCormlck tells this one : During
Wilson Barrett's recent tour through Texas
ho played "The Stranger" In San Antonio.
Oddly enough among the auditors were a
New York gentleman and lady They were
man and wife , though they were estranged
and had not met for a year. Neither waa
aware of tha other's presence In the city.
The lady waa traveling with a party of
friends who were on their way to the City
of Mexico , and the gentleman , who Is prom
inent In railway circles , was1 on his way
from Gulvcslon to New York und merely
stopped over a day In Alamo City on busl-
ill's * . Both were very much affected by
the great itorr of domestic woe told by. thj
monwcalth , In the capital wh ( her It be
money or muscle tint comet lo ntny and Is
permanently Invested In mine Industrial or
productive pursuit , such as opening and cul
tivating farms , building houses , mills , fac
tories , or railroads. "
SOME LEGAL PUOVEKDS.
Some of his public utterances that are
worthy of more than a single thought are :
"A lawsuit may be likened lo a labyrinth
Into which the parties enter full of hope
and confidence , but from which they are
likely to emerge weary and broken in spirit
and estate. The Spartans' prayer to their
gods concluded with this supplication :
'Grant us the fortitude to support in
justice. ' If you will go to law , then I ad-
vlso you to conclude your prayers as the
Spartans did theirs , for your Christian for
titude is likely to be sorely tried before the
struggle Is over.
"A perfect Judge would exhibit none of the
passions which are- the necessary adjuncts
of human nature , but until man's nature Is
changed and ho Is endowed with something
of the wisdom and \Irtuo of his Dlvlno
Maker , the perfect judge will bo unknown.
"Where the law Is supreme and justice
independent the good are protected and the
bad punished , and as the court house is the
symbol of the law and the abode of Its ofll-
cers. It ought to impart a feeling of se
curity and protection to the Innocent , nnd
terrify and appall the guilty. In some states
and localities It docs not have this effect to
the extent that It ought to.
"When a court once engages In this hair
splitting and refining method of reasoning ,
there Is no limit to the process of at
tenuation , and It ends In vitiating all that it
touches ; the English language Is not equal
to the task of constructing an Indictment
or record that can survive such an ordeal.
"Tho notion that juries nro answerable
for the miscarriage of jufetlca In criminal
cases Is not well founded. They are an In
dispensable , and the best part of the judicial
machinery in criminal cases. They pobsexs
common sense , which Is the most valuable
talent the Judge and Jury can possess. "
It Is particularly Interesting at this time
to note that Justlcci Field and Judge Cald
well are the only two judges on the bench
appointed to ofllco by Abraham Lincoln.
grand play , and when It was over they left
the theater chastened In spirit and charitable
In mind. There were tears In the lady's
eyes and a suspicious moisture In the gen
tleman's. They met In the lobby of the
theater. Each unconsciously uttered an ex
clamation of surprise. Then the gentleman ,
yielding to an uncontrollable Impulse , caught
his wife in his arms and pillowed her head
on his breast. She nearly fainted with joy.
In a moment they reached the street , and
the gentleman , , hailing a carriage , soon drove
away , accompanied by his wife , who was
smiling througn her tears , the happiest
woman In Texas ,
The Goulds ore beginning to play havoc ,
with Mr. Charles Frohman'a ' actors , says
the Now York Sun. It was a part of the
manager's plan to make young Harry
Woodruff and Miss Odette Tyler play the
juvenile roles In the stock company at the
Empire theater next year. Mr. Woodruff Is
a handsome , boyish looking and clover
young man , who fell In love with Mlt > s
I Gould , and Miss Tyler Is a skillful actress
| with whom Howard Gould has fallen in
love. Mr , Woodruff is studying law
vigorously and preparing for a course at
Yale , after which ho Is to marry Miss
Gould. Despite the denials on all hands
It Is understood that Mr Howard Gould and
Miss Tyler will be married ( n the early sum-
mar. She Is a widow and has been on the
ntaga six years , and plays comedy or emo
tional roles with equal facility. Several
times she has walked Into her manager's
ofllco and announced abruptly that she was
going away and might not come back. Her
manager usually nodded his head , put an
understudy In Miss Tyler's role and waited
with more or less Interest until another
whim brought her back to work again.
When she made up her mind to return
there was ne\or any preliminary corre
spondence , but she usually strolled In the
sumo way and announced her intention of
resuming her stage work. She has made a
hit In every role she has played during
the past four or ( Ho yearn , and people with
abilities of that kind arc not held to u very
utrlct line of discipline.
The engagement Is announced of Howard
Gould , third son of Jay Gould , and Miss
Bessie Klrtlaml , known on the btago as Miss
Odette Tyler. Miss Tyler belongs to a good
Tennessee family and was born in that ttute.
She la about Howard Gould's age , LM. Her
father IB General W.V. . Klrtland , a member
of the Southern society In New York , and
she Is the granddaughter of General Hardee ,
the- author of Hardco's "Military Tactics"
and formerly a member of the confederate
army.
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Witch Hazel calve cats piles.
( TTAVP TUT1 1VPP11 I VIM' ! IP\T
AMONG lilt INSytAMt MEN
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Fraternal AmMmeiits Compared to Old Line
Life Policies.
CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACTS AND COST
Stringent Tlmca Unto Mmlu It n Subject of
Intrrnt Credit liiiunnico Origin of
Undent riling Ktriit * of the
In Iliirnnl Circles ,
The absorbing topic of Interest In Insur
ance circles nt present Is the competition
between old line llfo companies and fra
ternal benefit associations. it is claimed
that the fraternal societies nro cheaper , but
that a man has to die to win. The finan
cial and Industrial stagnation throughout the
country has , It is claimed , caused line com
panies to suffer by withdrawal of policyholders -
holders , who had been paIng premiums for
a period lose than two jcars , while on the
other side It Is asserted that many of the
members of mutual associations nro wage-
earners whoso labor Is their capital , and
idleness has caused many of them to allow
their assessments to go by default.
In this Issue of The Bee the sentiment of
F. E , Hartlgan Is presented upon a subject
of Interest not only to underwriters but to
policy-holders.
"In this Intensely practical ago all busi
ness transactions and contracts are con
sidered from the standpoint of outlay to
return from expenditure to benefits re
ceived. Llfo Insurance ranks among the
greatest economic and financial Institutions
of our time" said Frank E. Hartlgan > eh-
terday. "Wheio protection Is absolutely
necessary and the cost Is seemingly great a
man will naturally seek some substitute
which costs less money. This ho Imagines
ho finds In assessment associations.
"For the sake of argument 1 will recog
nize assessment associations as being perma
nent , but I will pro\o later that they aio
short ll\ed , and the protection offered by
them Is but temporary. Take the case of
two men at the age of 30 who take f.'i.OOO
each. One takes assessment certificates ,
the other takes u twenty payment llfo policy
In nn old line company. Dm Ing the pcilod
of twenty jcars the holder of assessment
certificates pays on an average of $13 per
1,000 , or $ C3 per > ear , or $1,300. At the end
of this timp ho has nothing to show for the
money he has paid out. If he Is lo ha\e
protection during the remaining twenty
years of his llfo he must pay n
constantly increasing assessment to a con
cern whoso expectation In years Is much
less than the holder of the ceitlllcatc. Thu
holder of the twenty-pamcnt policy In an
old line company pays on un murage of
$22 SO per thousand , after an annual divi
dend Is deducted , $114 per jear , or $ J,2SO
duilng the twentj ye.irs. At the end of this
time his policy Is woith In cash as much ah
Its net cost ho has pa\cd to much money.
If he deslies protection dining the next
twenty jcais It will not cost him a cent
It Is paid for. Should he , in his declining
years , need the money entrusted to the
company more than protection , the savings
of the productive period of his llfo Is re
turned to him , when In ninety-seven cases
In a hundred he will need It.
"Protection in the' ' old line company has
cost the Intel est on the premiums paid , or
the Interest on money which , In the ma
jority of cases , wouldjnut luue been saved
were It not paid to flic Insurance cumpan ) .
In the assessment association It has cost
$1,300 , together with the Interest on his an
nual assessments. Now as to the pcima-
nency of assessmentls'm. It Is not poinia-
nent because it lacks that element which
alone makes life Insurance permanent
namely , a cost based on the law of morality ,
which is the foundationt of Insmancc sys-
fptnr n 1.1U'lllpll ! \\nt InMnnnnnd ! *
'new blcod , ' by 'fraternhl feeling , ' or by
'no expense , ' etc. One thousand men at the
ago of 30 jeans will live , on an average of
34.43 years. All KtamJajd companies collect
an annual premium l fscd on this ex
pectancy , which premium'is sufficient to pay
expenses , to contribute to current death
claims , and to create a reserve , which , with
Interest accumulations , will amount to the
face of the policies of those who Ilvo to the
end of their expectancy. A half century's
experience In America has proven that the
premiums of old line companies are
not too great. The advocates of as-
sessmcntlsm say they can furnish
permanent Insurance for half the
cost required by old line companies. Their
attempts to prove this assertion have thus
far proved dismal failures , because they are
trying to perform a mathematical impost-
bility. During the past fifteen years over
1,500 assessment associations have met their
death in attempting to perform this diffi
cult undertaking , leaving 4,000,000 ceitlficato
holders without protection and to mourn the
loss of their contilbutlons. The experience
of the past is a reliable guide for the future.
"Assessment associations leason in this
way , that the Increase in membership will
keep the death rate level , that the finternal
feeling of the members make failure Impos
sible , but such has not been the experience
of the past , " concluded Mr. Hartlgan. "Tho
mathematical impcdslhllltles are these : Foi
Illustration I will consider the average ago
of the members of assessment associations
to bo 35 years , the average expectancy will
be thirty years. During that time the advo
cate of assessment says the cust will average -
ago $13 per $1,000. On that basis each mem
ber during the remainder of his life will pay
Into the association $390 , while each one Ute
to die and receive $1,000. There Is no gain
by interest accumulating or lapse. The
"now blood Idea" " Is another delusion. At
the age of 35 years 9.29 die out of 1,000 , from
2.000 twice that number , from 3.000 three
times , 4,000 four times , nnd so on Indefi
nitely. The law of mortality knows no
change. Only 20 per cent of the members
of assessment associations die the first
twenty jears , and the association is an ex
ception which lasts twenty years. The mem
bers who ileil got 'cheap Insurance , ' the
surviving 80 per cent have expensive ex
perience. They have nothing to show for
money paid , they are older , the cost of
good Insurance has materially Increased , and
In many cases cannot bo obtained at all.
The only thing to bo said In favor of assess
ment Insurance Is that it protects families
where expensive Insurance would be Impossi
ble. But this Is always done aU the expense
of some one else. "
Crcillt InHiiriiiirn ,
"Tho latest addition to the Insurance
family Is that of ciedlt protection , " said S.
W. Schatz of St. Louis at the Murray the
other day. "Although It is yet but an In
fant , still It Is certainly a vigorous one.
The plan In general embraces u contract
between the liulemniflud and the insur
ance company under which the Indemnified
agrees to bear a certain , percentage of lessen
on his or their sales , nnd the company
agiees to reimburse him for any losses sus
tained In excess of this agreed amount.
This form of Insurance has at least been
productive of great peace of mind to credit
men , ns by purchasing It at a nominal cost
they nro guaranteed against the possibility
of a grievous loss nny''year. The business
men of Omaha are largely Interested In
this new Insurance , "
Origin r Insurance.
' 'Probably the first application of the
principle of Insurance was during the Punic
wars , when the government of Homo guar
anteed Its contractors against loss of boats
by storm or by thn enemy , " said II. A.
Wagner i'esterday. "This Is now termed
marine Insurance. The motive In this case
was not one of profit , to thu promoters ,
however. It was a resource to meet an
extraordinary occasion and lacked the es-
sontlal feature of organization. Spain and
Portugal each lay claim to the credit of
having originated the scheme of Insurance
aa n business.
"Sometime during the thirteenth century
the question of providing Indemnity for loss
sustained at sea and for death began to bo
agitated , lloforo the year 1100 the Idea of
marine and llfo Insurance was well estab
lished. Fire Insurance was next upon the
scene , but was not thought of until about
the year ICO'J. Llttlyo or nothing was ac
complished In this line up to IGCfi , when
the city corporation of London undertook
to inuure thu houses of the city. Tlio plan
was soon abandoned. In the United' Stated
there had been organized prior to 1SOO
thirty-two marine companies Nineteen firu
wcio lu ciiiruUou at thin tltae.
No regular llfo business was trannrtcil until
1S12 and In I860 twtnty-two companies were
doing business. "
Inviriuiro ltrin .
Sam Goctz has accepted a ponltlon with
the Northwestern company.
B. F , Stouffcr , an Insurance man from
Fremont , was In the city during the week.
W. H. Carr , an adjuster from Alchlson , Is
In the city ,
Tin : Tiii.trins.
The wwkly Sunday afternoon rehearsals
of the Elk minstrels will be called more fre
quently hereafter , and the burnt cork artists
will be drilled two or three times each week.
During the final week rehearsals will tnke
place every evening In the lodge roonl , nnd
on Sunday , April 2U , forenoon and afternoon ,
stage and orchestra full dress rehearsals
will be called at lloyd's theater. It Is the
Intention of the management to give as near
ft flawless entertainment ns possible. Only
n few outsiders have so far witnessed the
rehcarnls , nnd the unanimous verdict has
been that It will entirely eclipse all previous
local entertainments that have ever taken
place In Omaha. No minstrel company
that ever came to Omaha has ever offered
such a complete value for the money In the
box dllcc ns will be furnished by these
lively Elk minstrels. U will bo nn enter
tainment never to bo forgotten. The ad
vance sale of tickets by the members will
commence during the coming week ,
Farmer T. C , Lewis , the Yankee comedy
king , and his talented company of twenty
first-class star artists , will appear at the
Fifteenth Street theater on their return
engagement for three nights and Saturday
matinee'commencing Thursday , April 12 , In
that laughable Yankee comedy drama , "SI
Plunkard , " the only Yankee comedy founded
on rural life away down east. Since the
great "SI Plunkard" ( which Is the original
Yankgo farmer coined ) ) there has been n
number of so-called Yankee fanner pieces
put out , of similar character , to try and
mislead the public by trying to copy the
street parade , hut there Is duly one Yankee
whistler , one Yankee comedy , one Yankee
farmer's parade , nnd that IH runner J. 0
Lewis' "SI Plunkard" company ,
A. Y. Pearson's big scenic surprise , "The
Police Patrol , " comes to the Fifteenth Street
theater for four nights nnd Wednesday mat
inee , commencing with matinee today. It
Is without n doubt the perfection of reall m
Many plays Introducing wonderful scenic
ellects meet with mote or less success , but
this production has been produced In all the
larger cities ami the press Is unnnlmmis In
Its pral < e. It Is filled with genuine Intelcst
power , naturalness and pathos. The stoi )
on which the play Is founded Is , H lolly
this' A benevolent old gentleman , In lulp-
Ing u nephew out of financial dllliculty. ghcs
a check for $10. which the ungrateful young
man raises to $350. I'pon the dlscoveiy of
this crime an Interview of a stormy charac
ter passes between the two. The old gen
tleman , In order , If possible , to bring his
relative to n realisation of his position , holds
the forged check over his head as an In
strument to force him to lend a more honest
life. The millionaire's munsIoTi Is that night
entered by burglars and a fruitless attempt
made to blow open the safe. The noise
arouses the occupants of the house , and
with revolver in hand the uncle surptlses
the nnd discovers In hlt
burglars one > un
grateful relative. Three shots are i'\-
changcd and the mllllonalio dies In defense
of his piopcity. The plaj hinges on this
murder , and In Its various acts illustrates
the methods used by the Chicago department
of police In tniLlng out a crime of this char
acter. Heallsm Is prominent thioughout
the entire production , adding greatly to the
powerful situations of the play.
In one net the Intel lor of n police patiol
barn is shown , with the horses standing In
their stalls , the wagon In place and every
thing In readiness for the alarm. When
the bells sound the horses dash under the
swinging harness , are hitched and off the
sstago in less than five seconds. In the fol
lowing act , llaymarkel Square , Chicago ,
Is a scene showing the policeman's monument
ment marking the spot where , on that
fatal May day , the anarchist. , cast thn bomb
which cost the lives of so many bra\o offi-
ceis. In this scene the officer has arrested
his prisoner , who , with the ussistnnce of a
pal , escapes , the confederate , however ,
being secured by the quick arrival of the
patrol wagon In answer to tlio call from
the street box. The play is made up of
such exciting und realistic scenes as those
mentioned , nnd In reality unfolds a tale of
murder which some yeais ago completely
baffled the police depaitments of the entire
count ! y. .
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SUPPOSING ISN'T RAILROADING
A Short but I'orclblo I.eel me by a ICulIio.ul
Manager.
The recent accident on the road recalls nn
incident \ the llfo of William F. Ilallstead ,
the present general manager of the Dela
ware , Lacknvvunna & Western sjstem of
rallioads. A brnkeman on the load Is cred
ited with having caused that disaster by
"supposing" that another train from the one
which really passed would come along next.
Mr. Hallstead , at the time refered to ,
says the New York Tribune , was the super
intendent of the Buffalo division of the Lack-
awanna system. One day some trifling acci
dent had occuired , and Superintendent IIull-
Btead had summoned the train men to his
olllce to explain how it happened , One of
the trainmen began to explain by saying that
ho had "supposed such and such was the
case. " Mr. Hnllstead Intermitted him. how
ever , ns soon as the word "supposed" came
out , and with a string of woids with largo
D's , for which he was famous , he said :
"You blank , blanked Idiot I want you to
understand supposing Is not railroading. "
This short and forcible lecture was more
far-reaching , probably , than Mr. Ilallstead
over expected It would bo when he gave It
birth. The writer was connected with the
Lackawanna railroad at that period , and ho
has heard the employes repeat It many times
In connection with their work. In fact , it
became an extiemely familiar sentence about
one of the largest stations on the IliifTalo di
vision , and unlucky the man who gave as an
excuse for doing something Incorrectly that
ho "supposed" something or other. Every
man within the sound of his voice , If con
nected with the railroad In any way , would
quote Mr. Hallstead's lecture to him. Such
a condition of affairs Involuntarily made the
men caieful and caused them to think before
doing anything on the "supposition" that It
was all right.
Another Incident In connection with Mr.
Ilallstead , while ho was superintendent of the
Buffalo division , Is worth relating. Tliero
was an old track foreman , a Mr. C. , whoso
abilities were highly appreciated by Mr.
Ilallstead and who was just about as abrupt
In his speech as the superintendent himself
One day Mr. Ilallstead was watching a gang
of men at work under the fiiiperlntenilcnco of
Mr. C. Observing n number of now lallroad
tics lying In n ditch alongside the Hack , Mr.
Halstead called the track foreman's atten
tion to then ) In this way
'C. , what In the blank are those tics doing
down there In that water ? "
Mr. C. turned around deliberately , looked
"Well , Hill , I've been looking nt these ties
off and on fur a week past , and I'll bent
nt the ties , nnd then turning to Mr. Hall-
utead said slowly :
blanked If I'vo seen them do anything yet. "
a CLOSED ON THE DUCK'S BILL ,
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antagonist , as an unwary duck found to
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shore , nays the Ilaltlme.ru American. This
curtdt'SH duck , belonging to the- tribe known
as "flshermim , " was swimming about In
search of food off the tshorii near Clal-
berne , when ho espied an oyster a nice ,
fat. Juicy * > ) stor he wan with shell widely
parted , feeding , doubtless , on the blrnplo
and rather Intangible diet upon which an
oyster Is supposed to feed. The duck , trua
to his greedy Instincts , dived for that sup
posed juicy morsel , and was ubout to aw al
low him whole , without salt or pepper even ,
when the angry paaulons of the oyster arose ,
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