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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1895)
" . , . , ' . , . . . . . . - . . , ' ; ; j : = ; : : : ' : - . . . : . : : J-V- ' ' ' " " : ; = ; : ; : : ; ' ' : ' ' ' ' ' ' _ ' , ; : - = , . - : - = - - : " . r T : , . , : : : : : : : _ . ' : ; : : : : = : ' ' " : : : . " _ T' . ' . . , . . , . .t : 1 F I 20 - TITlE OMAhA DAiLY . BEE : SUNDAY , AUOH 10 , lSf . : I : ' Boys and Gil1s. 1 , I' ' ' \ I " LITTLE MR. TIDILEI ; GEn. " J , Joel Chnnler n"rrl. , ; ( CopyrghtNI XV. , 185 , ) , A IOUNTAIN O OOLD. "That 18 I a funny name for 1 witch , " Elhl : Duster JoIJ , 18 Mr. RabbIt paust and be- gan to notL not. "Which ) name was that ? " InquIred : Ir. ' Thlmlennger. "Why , Murnmy-l3umrnY Ig-\oney , " re- plel Duster John , elevatIng his voice n . lt . . "VeII , It'R very simple " remarkel Mr. ; ; - Thhnlennger. " ' 2Iiunniy.flurnmY' was to ; , catch the car or thc ahliflialS , nn,1 , ' 131g- f Money waR to attract the attentIon or the , prplc. " ; "nat's $0. " said Drushiha. "Knzc time ' ' ' work an' foIkhI tIer ' you say 'money' rolks'l stop . liseen at YOU : nn' ef you say 'Big-Money' . Issen eY'1 nx you ir sny It ngln " "It's very curious nhout money , " cantn- . , neti Mr. Thimbieflngcr "I don't ' know . : whether 'ou've ever thought about I much -anll 1 hope you hnvcn't-but II has pes- , tercIl me a good deal , this thing you call money " "It's mIghty bothcome , " assented Mrs. Meaduss "when you are where tople use i it , and when you have none except what you can beg or borrow Thank goodness ! I'm free from al that bother now. " "Yes , " snUr. \ . Thlmblefnger , "I don't ; Leo that people have luch the advantage , or the animals , whcn It comes to using monl ) I 1\0 seen grown people ] work night and day . for a few pieces of metal " "Why or course ! " cried , fluster Jlm , , "They can tale time pieces of metal and buy bread and meat to cat and clothes to wear. " ' . "So much tIme more wonderful , " remarked " , Mr. Thimblefluger " \Vhmat 10 the people , who have more bread , and leat and clothes than they can use . want with the pieces of . meta I ? " "So they may buy something else that they j aveii't got , " said Buster Johmim " . nut Mr. Thlmblennger shook his head. lie 'I r ! was nol satisfied l. I "I puts me In mind or a tale I heard once about a poor man who was the richest person - , son In the world , " "nut that couldn't be , you know , " pro- ; . . tested Buster Jo111. ! , "Anyhow that'l the way Il seemed , to le ; : ' In the story . replied Mr. Thimheflnger ! , "Dut the story Is 20 old-fashioned It would . hardly pass muster now Besides , they tell mo nlot as there's not enoulh metal to go , around , people have begun to malI up theIr . minds that pieces of paper with pictures on them arc just ns geol al the letnl and perhaps - d haps better It's mIghty funny to me. " " " 'hat was the story ? " asked Sweetest . Susan. "Please tel ns about It , " "Why , yes , " remarked Mr. Rabbi , "tell us - - - - . - - - - : , JLi4t . I 1 - . , . . , _ , r ; ' : ' , . - _ : . r , - : . . . ' , - ' : : ' - \ j ( I . . . . , - . - t- - : TIlE OLD MAN'S BOAT , : I about It. I calnmus root passes current with " Rome of my acquaintances and catnllJ with others , 1 see no reason why People shell n't t play make-believe among themselves and my that pieces of metal cull pieces of paper are k worth something. In this business people I have a great advantage over us. They can put figures on their pieces or metal and paper and male them worth anything , but , with us n joint or ealumus root Is worth jUDt . J so much. I lies been worth that since the , year 1. and It will bo worth that rIght on ; ; to the end or things Just IO with n twIst t of catnIp. nut tel us the story-tel us the story I may droll off to . sleep , but I 1 do . ' that wi be no sign that the tale Isn't Inter- ! esthmig. " ' "Well . " saId Mr. Tliimbloulnger "once upon 'I { I time there was a country In which mane ) ' , beCame very scarce , The people hall a great 1k I . deal , but they hid It In their stockings and ' In the chinks of the chimneys and la their : e' ; teapols. The reason of this was that other r : countries close at hand made their money ' out of the same Ilnd of metal , and they'd , bring their goods In and sell them and carry I' the money off home with them . k "Of course thIs helped to make money . scarce , aud ( time scarcer It was time more the , 'people clung to H , and this made It still [ Bcarcer. Naturally everybody kept an eye l out In the hope of finding 1 supply of thll t melnl. " , - "Whnt sort of metnl was H ? " asked Buster - o , , . ter John , J " 00\1. " replied Mr. Thimblefinger . : "Oh ! " exelahned Buster John In n disappointed - pointed tone. - "Yes , " eontnne < : lr. Thllblenngcr , "nolh- , - lug In the world but gold. Times who hul tj money held al to I as Ions iK thDY could j because they dhln't \\01 \ hal much scarcer 1' It would be , and tlmose \ \ ho dl < n't hare any , were willing to sell whnte\er Ihey lied for i- _ bait price In order to get 501)10 "It wns lots worse than playing dolls-lots worse . Whel children PlaY Inlto believe - with Ilols , Ihoy soon forget about I , but - when grwl I'eoille ' begin to play liaY male ' ) ) a believe with mane , they lover get over it . The wisest mel get their heads turned when . b they hegln to thlnll t 1111 tul , Ibolt mOI" ' . . They have forgotten that It was all I malte i believe In time -beglnnlnH. al L . hero Mr. Rabbit a\\'nell and saul : "You'l have lo excuse 10 If I nOlI a lIttle here , " "Yes , " remlrllcd Mrs. Meadows , "I feel a . little Sieeil' mselt , but 1' ) try 10 keep - ' Ilnlle for the ) sake or nipearanccs , " Ippcalucos. I' "Don't ml11 10 , " said Mr. 1 'lhlnblennger , with mock IlOhitefless . " 00 to I10el ) If you ( - - , - 'anl loud , to , you two I won't have to tl\t so - ' ' \ , In the country I was telling you about there 118 a YOlng man who html l 51\11 b hard , hut he IU't 601e motley ) worltug blt I\ save I fast enough to stilt himself . lie - thought so much about Il that bew , tmld Hop In the miidio at Ills work and lll bud btutly , , about It rOI' In hour lt a tulle , "lie thought about It so Ilch Ihnt he - begnn to dreal about I , and one night ho ' - drealCl that he got In a boat and went 10 ' In Island , on whIch there was 1 10untain or gold tbat shone and glIstened In the sun , I ' lie was erunlmaplty when he awolo : In time ) morning and found Il las nothinG but a dreul. - " 10 didn't go 10 work that day , but 'an- , lecll about doing nothing 'l'iiat night he - - hall tIme sale dream . lie lied l thl sale ' ' dreal the imeit nigh I , atmit the mornIng . after the first Ieron he saw was al old 111CR . who hnd foPIJl'd to rest on the door 4 steps , Thil old man would have been like , oilier old len but for one thilg , ills bl'ar.1 : was 10 long that he hall to part It In the - mhllo of his chin , paR It under each arl , .t cross the wisps on his buck aUI bring' thtel1 , around In front again , \\'hero time two el1ls were tied together with a bow of red 1 ribbon. , 'I 'how are you . m ) ' young friend , and I.ow Is ' salti tbe old , stalling goes Ii' sa II lan 511ng . , , Illeasnnth' 'You look al I you had been ha\'lnl wonderful dreamus. ' " 'So 1 hM'C sir , ' replied the ' - man. , gratiti , rellle < young . 'Wel , a dream Isn't worth a snap of I t ' your Singer unless I comes true , and a dloam ] I lver comes true until you have dreamed I three thnev. ' 4 thrt tme "I have drelmed mine three tme" , Grand t , sir , and yt t H i Is ImpossIble that It should ! cOle true. ' I " 'Nonsenol Nothing la Impossible . TtlI mo your dream , ' "So the young man told Ibe old man his . dream . - . "rb. bland or the Mountain of GOldl' - - " " AnI 'l\\-I'Ch ( IOE ' plto o genty' lartlK ibo tlt ' rcl I at - cmtcd bd ' no ; . " " ttl duke "QUil car - exclaimed the old man 'Why that Is rIght In my line or travel . 1 can land you there without any trouble I Is l 1 Ito out of my way , bul not much , ' . , , " 'How shall we set there ? ' the young man asked , askOI , . " 'On the other side ot the town : I have a boat , ' replied , the old man ' ' 01 are welcome to HO with me , I I so seldom that dreams come true that 1 shall bc glnl' ' to help this one along a : well as I can Besides , 1 have long \\antel , an excuse to visit the Island or the MountaIn of Gold I bavc passed wihin" sight or I hundrcdR of tmc , but have alway been to busy to land there. ' , "Tho youn man looktl . at the old ' man younr liami , spollen his with astonhhmcnt I ho hll thoughts he would have declared the old 10n to ba crazy , but he aid nOlhlng. 10 slmpy ! followed after him. Time old l1)flfl led the way folo\ed afer across the town to 1 wharf , where his boat WI tied. I wa 1 light little skiff that CoUld ho salel by one man. In this the two em- barked . "The oh man mnnnHcd thc sail with one hand , and tIme rudder with the othcr , nnd ho had hmarilly made things realI' ala ? taken his seat before 1 light breeze sprang Imp and : fled the sai , The skiff glided along the he water 10 easily that the shore scemell to receding whie ) the hOlt stool still. But the breeze grew stronger nOI stronger nnl , tIme sail hare so heavily on the nose or the boat thlt the foam and spray few high In the I nlr. ' "The sun was bright all time sky ' was blue and the dark green water seemed to boil beneath them so swiftly the light boat sped nlong. 'rhe young mnl clapped his hands as joyously ns a boy . amid the old Inn slle , ) Irlsenty ) he leaned over the side of the boat and poInted to something shin- lug Ind sparkling In time distance. The young man saw I. too . and turned an inquiring - quiring eye IIJon his comp3nlon. " 'Thnt Is your mountain of gold , ' snit the old man. " ' be small , ' remarked 'l scems to very smal th ! other lie ceased to smie and a frown clouded hmk race "The old mal not Icell the frown and shook his head and frowned I little himself , cough- InJ In the muler that wns ted around his ne"k. . But he fl' : " 'The mountaIn of gold Is more titan twenty allies uwa . ' . ' 101 mies hl\'e we come ? ' " 'Somne hundred and odd imilles . ' "The young lan seemed to be very much suririeed but ho sold nothing. He leaned so for over the side of the boat to watch the mountain m5f , gold that he was In danger or . rnlng oat ' \ffhe \ old Inn kept nn eye on blum , but irJlot lift a finger to warn him. "In dUD tulle they came to the island , I It coul1 be called nn Island. I seemed to be a barren rock that had lifted itself out of the sea to show the mountain of gold. The mountain was only 1 hIll , but It was 1 pretty gold. " one , considering that It was of sold ' "Suro enough gold ? " asked Sweetest I' Susan. "Pure gold , " replied Mr Thlmblennger "The out man landed his skiff nt 1 con- \'enlent place amId time two got out and went to the 10untaln , or lull , of gold that rose shining In time middle of the small 'island. The nctons of tile young man .howed that he considered himself the proprietor of both i Island Ind mountain lie broke ! off a chunk or gold as big as your fist , weighed 1 In his haml , and would have given It to the old mile ) ) . but the later shook his hea . . 'You reuse I ? ' cried the other. 'If I Is not enough I'l give you as much mOre , ' . 'No , ' replied the old mnn 'Keep It , for yourself , You owe me nothihg. I could have carried away tons of the stuff long before - fore I saw you but 1 had no use for H. You are welcome to as much as you can take nway with you. ' " 'As much as I cm take away ! ' exclaimed the , other ' 1 shal toke It all . ' " 'nut how ? ' " 'It Is all mine 1 1 am rich I will buy me a mmhmip. ' lIe walked back and forUm rubbing - bing his , ! Iaods together. , " 'Th n y i have 10 further feel or me ? ' said the old man , " 'Not now-not now , ' replied the other with a grand air. 'You won't accept pay for your services , and 1 can do no more than thanlt ! you , ' "Tho you. mean bowed politely , got In his skit ? and sailed away , The other continued to walt about time Island amid rub his hands together anti ma110 his pilns. lie was now the richest Inn In the world. lie could buy icings all princes and empires. lie hall enough sell to buy all the ships on time sea 11) to control all the trade on the land , le WIS great . lie waa IO\\'elful. "Al , these thoughts ! passel through his mlli 111 he vas very halpy. The sun looked at the young Iln 1 long time and thcn wont to hell In the sea. Two little ray lizards looked nt hIm ) untIl time stIll \ wont tlos'im anll ) thcn the ) crwled back In their imoios . A bIg black bird sailed round anti < 1 rounll Ind wntched hll until nearly dark , and then sailed away. "When nlsht came , the young man fOlnll time air dump and chlly , but he Imew he was rich and 50 he Inuglol at the cold , mmcd . after n Ions time , wont to sleep In time morning he awoke \ alI found that nobody had lallrn away his Ilrecions mOlntnln of sell during time night , Time still rose to lCe1'lt 1 him compan , the two gray lizards crellt out of their holes and looked \ It him , and time big black bird called round and round overhead 'rho day passed , and then another and an- oUter 'fhQ young lan was Ilngry nnll thirsty , hut he was rich , Time night winds , chilled him , but he was rich , The mmiidtiay sun scorched him , but he was the richest man In the world lvcry I night , no mlter how hungry or wlaJ he was he crept upon , time Ille of the mQuntlln , amid stretched ! him- self out , and , tried to hug It to his bosom lie knew that If he was hungry It wasn't because he was poor , anti If he dlul , ho knew he would die rheim So there he was. " _ "What then ? " asked limmetor John , as ! r. \ 'hhnhl.fngcr plusell to look at his watch , "Wel , I'l tel you , " continued Mr. Thlm- blonnsel' , . hollns limo watch to lila ear " 010 nno moring this rIch young man was I o weak that he couldn't get up. lie tried to . , but his foot slipped anl . ho roiled to the fout of the mOlntaln of gold and lay timero lIe lay lucre so long and so quIetly that the two gray llzzam'ds crept close to him to see wlat 118 time ipatter. lie mo\cd one of hll fngcrl amid thcy darted back to their Imoles. ' 'lhe rIch ) 'oulg lan lay bO bull thlt the big black bird , sailing overhead came nearer anl hearer , ald Ina1) ' alghted at a respectful - ful dhtance from the rich 'oung man. The two gray lzards came ont again anti crawled cautiously to\\ard the rich young lan , The bIg black bird craned his nelk unll loolted , 111 then went a little clear . A sld.lol gust t of wind caused time rich young email's rot to flap . The gray 1nards scram- bled towards tlllr holes , ali the bIg black blnl jlmled $ up In the air and flow off alt Ilitlo vu ' . lt te 11) "lnt lrClent ) they all came back , bird mitimi lizzards . and this thee they went slUI closer tu the rich young emarm Time big black blrll went so close that there Is no telug what bewould have done next , but just then the old lalt Cl10 running to- ward them . lie hud untid the two ends of 1.11 . bear aud wa waving them In the air 1118 line very - -flae " 0' teat It strctcuor 01\ either aide birolll the line of time 1Iutenant. I And le & 4. tie hnttr ( at Ave 11 time AS Ir they wee lags , The big black birth few away very angry , and the gray Izzards ran over each other trying to get to their Imoles ! "The old man tied up his hearth again , took up the rich young man on his shoulder anti carried l him to the boat. Once there he gave the rich young lan sonic wine. Thi re\lvel him , nml In 1 little whie he was able to eat Ilt ho had no opportuniy to talk , The wind whlrle the boat through the water , antI In 1 few hours It hl1 arrived at the young nine's town " 10 went home anti soon recovered In moro Wa3 than one. lie foull his slrength again , and lost his appetite ' for riches lut ho worlled hnrd , saved all he cou\l , anti was soon prospel'OUS , but he never romcmbered without 1 shiver the tmo tilt ho was time ' ' rIchest man In the world. "What time Is It ? " asked Mrs. Meadows , seeing that Mr. Thlmblenngcr still he11 his wntch In his imanmi . "A . ' ' . 4 quarter to 12. "On , " cried Sweetest Susan , "we promIsed ' - m ' lma to ht back by dinner . time. " I " ' " "Thera's plenty or tme for that , said : Mrs. Meadows . " 1 do hope you'l come ' again. I rests mo to see yoml" 'rho children shook lmminfltjjahl aruI1 when Mm' . saId he'ns' :1. Thhnblennger sll was rently to go , and Mr. Hlbblt remnrlwd to Huster' John : "Don't forget whlt 1 told you about Aam-on. " , . There was no 11lngcr 'o'r l\l ; nuster John said , and then the ehl1ron folowol Mr. Thlmblcnnger , who led thor slfrly through the spring , and tlmey were soon It home . ) . again " ' 1T' , I J' I" " , ( Tho'tMt ) Jnm\H - % mLlN 1'E. ( ) , The Story or the Llulmmipimy.yotltht ur a Grcnt Ioot end itouttimcer. In tIme playground or an olll-fashloned Englsh school the boy Edgar Alen 1oe , then In his Dtim year , first entered that worl at lay Meams whose wonders ho afterward transcribed so benutul ) ' In his prose and pac try. The acimaol was situated In the old town or Stoke > 'evington . The quaint , sleepy village , with Its avenues shaded by ancient gnarled trees and bor- tiered by fragrant shrubberies , anti wIth its conntr stlness broken only by the chime ) ) or the church bali telling the hour , seemed to the boy hardly a part or the real world , alI In describing I In after years he speaks or the droamlle amId soothing Influence I had upon his early life. The school bull- , hug , also the village parsonage , ns the pastor of the school was a clergman , had a similar erect : It was a rambling house , whoso passages - ages and rooms hall a labyrinthine Irregu- lariy which charmed time ) 'oulg stldent and made him regard It nlmost as a place of en- chantment. I had so many nooks a 11 corners In which one might lose one's self anti dream day dreams out of the books , poetry and hlstor , with which I was pretty well stoclle The school room Itself was low walled and celled with oak and filled wih desks and benches that had been hacked and hewed by generations of boys. I was of great size and seamed tePee Poe the largest In thc world. In this room he studied mathematc and classics . whie In the playground otmtslde , which was surrounded - rounded by brick walls topped wIth mortar I and broken glass , he spent many of Ils I leisure hours , taking part In those sports so loved by the English school boy . Beyond tIme grounds the boys were allowed only three tmes In 1 week ; twice on Sunday when they went to church , and once during the week whcn guarded by two ushers they were taken a solemn walk through the neIghboring fields. All the rest of life lay within the walls that separated the scho(1 Cram the village streets. In this quiet spot Poe spent five years of his life , epenldng of them afterward - ward ns most happy years and rich In thoSe poetic Influences which gave bias to his character. In his thirteenth year he left England and retured to AmerIca with his adopted parots : lr. and Mrs. Alien of 1altmore , .nd spent time next four or five years of his Ufo party In their beautiful llme and party at school In Rchmond , The parents or Poe had died In his Infancy - fancy . They had both pos0cssed talent , his mother havIng been an actress of considerable " repute , and from them lIe Inherited gentle and winning manners , and talent for decama- : ton , which combIned with his remarkable personal beauty mode him 1 favorite In time Allen home where he was much petted . returned the Interest and caresed. The chid rlture < of his adoptCI parents and though he was sometimes willful and obstinate , he never failed In atfecton ; To Mrs. Allen especially he always ,1 owed a devotIon and gratitude that well repaid her for the love anti care she had bestowed upon the orphan child . Though fond of books , especially books oC poetry , amId lovIng to be alone In some quiet ' place ) where he could Indulge In' the day dreams that formed so large a part or his life , Poe sti had the fondness of 1 healthy boy for athletc sports , and some of his feats of strength are still found recorded In the ali newspapers of Balimore , Once al a bet he swam n distance of so\el miles on the James river against n swIft tide ; In a con- lest he leaped twenty-one feet on a level , and In other feats of strength he also excelled . I Ito was very fond of animals ) and was nl- ways surroulHled by pets which returned his affection with interest and which , wih the lowcrs ho loved to tend and care for , took up many of his leisure hours. When he was 17 Poe entered the University of Virginia , where he remnlnell not quite I year , distnguishing himself ns 1 student of the classics and molern , languages. Upon his return to BaltImore ho hnd a Ilsnreement with his foster father because of soma college - logo debts , nml though Ppe'IS very much In the ( wrong he refused to admit It and loft the house In a fit of anger and went 10 hive wih his aunt , Mrs. Clonic lie hail already publshed a vollmmmmo or 1)001115 , anti now being forced to delJlll upon himsel he Issled a secolul edition. But this hrought him neiher faulo nor 10ney , anti after 1 two years' struggle wIth poverty ho was glad to accept a callctshlp at West Iolnl securel for him tlrongh tIme Innlence or Mr Alen. Irs. Alien hnll In the leantme dlel , , and In her death Poe lost his best 1rlonll , one who limed heen ever reamly tn forlh'o his fatmlts . to bo- hove In hlH repemliance and to ha\e faith In his promises of nmendmenl 1'00 was chnrmell wih time life atS'ost Point antI In hll .lrt , CI\th.usll \ m < echlCl thnt a sol < ler's career ' , wns the _ most glorious - rious In the world. Tile llnnl stutly . time strict dlselplno , time rigid law anti order or cadet life eelell only admiraimbe and he soon stood It time head af lila classes But It was hnpogslble that tTs enthlslasm should last long , Poe was ' enmioweti by na- ) lure wlh time dreamily / nIl , artistic telper- ament ot time poet /n < dhclllne anti ru- tuo could nol fail to bccmno In a shorl little mmnbemerablo'imemm time perloll arrlvall the IJrOSICcth'o lIfe of the soldier lost time charm , alul he was seized whim a desire to leave tIme lendal ) and , bid a fInal farewell to miiary life. I was InIIOssIQle to do this wlhoul time consent of his gmmarmliamm . and as Mr. Allen refuic 1 this hoe was forced to carry his point In his own way. 'hls he d\l ' by hugging In his studies , writing poetry when ) shou\l have been solving prollelB , amid reCusing point blank to obey orders , Military dlsclplno could not long brook timis Poe was court lartalell atl pleading guIlty was discharged from the acdemy , disgraced but hal'p ) ' . DurIng his stay there ho hued IJublshed a thlr < ! ediion of his poems , con. talnlng a nUlblr of pieces nol Inclulle In the other editloims. I was dedicated to his fellow cadets anti was sublcrlbcd for by nmatmy or time btudents al the price of $2.50 a cup ) Almost immediately after hIs departure from West PoInt 100 went to live wIth his , aunt , Mrs. Citmmitmm . and her daughter , VIr" i glnla , who afterward became his \\'le ; and I from this tme forward he never leeDB to IIye had an ) serious Idea of a career other- wie than IIHar ) ' . In )832 , wlln he was In his 24th year , IlrlzE0 wlre ofered by I lallmore 1'ller for the best Fhort story ! fd best IIO&n ) that could b vreaentetl . Among time material clered In cOlpetton the jUllgc remind a small collection at tales bound up togetimer and wrItten In neat Human - man characters. The e stories were the last ones read by time cOlmltee which had about ! dc-dcd that there had been nothing offered worthy thE prize , and their unmlslakable signs or genius were InHanty recognized I was decldeJ that the prIze of $00 belonb to this author and out of the series the story " ound in ihottie" emmlltled "A Manuscript II a te" was selected B tbe prize tsle though all were ao ecelent that i WAS IIDclt to determIne -Irnt cover or ice new CI\uuguu UIlU , seeds issued by W. W. larnld " Co" , CII t1 . else which was best. This little volume hnll ben submitted by Pac , anti ' when tIme poetry came to b examlntd Il was fountl also Ihat the best poem In the collection was his lie waR not , however awarded the prize for poetry , that being given to another competitor whose work the committee ! _ thought vo'th ! " the . see- cell prize In view of tlO rack teat I'oe nai ohlnlnell tIme first , It was In this mnnner that Poe was introduced - troducCl to the worM or literature , his IJre- vlols produeUonR having excIted mme attention other titan thnt generaly given to the work at 1 clever or erratic bo ) ' . The workmanship of these stories was so fine and time genilts so npparent ns to give thcm 1 distinct Place ! In AmHlcan fiction , n Place to which nt that tide the promlsc of lawthore polntlll. Be- shIes time reputation and money thus elrned tIme story brounht' him a stnnch friend In the person or lttr tlcnnedy , one or the mem- hers or the commitee , who from thal thorn was ever devoted to time Interests of the young nuthor. For the next Oc'r Poe was busy with thc compositon of .thoe heautul tales which appearc l frol titan to time lu the pcrlOlcals oC thc tiay nu\ , \ which speedily won him 1 reputaton both In .merlel nli lmmrope. lie 4 ; , ---I - EDGAR . A. POE. - - - - - was thus employed on edItorIal work for Im- ferent mngazlncs ntHI beonme Imown ns the fIrst American critic who had mlde crii- clam an art I was his delm at this time to estnblsh 1 magazine of his own , and for many years ono project after nn- other wih this object In view was trle and ubandoned , lie was cover able to start the magazine and felt the dlslppolntment keenly alwnys. Through all his disappointments , and he hld mmiamly , lie still lived mich In that dream world whIch had always been so real to him anti much of his best work found there Its iimspiration. His exquisite story of Llgela came to him first In 1 dream. This world so unreal to many , was to Poe ns real ns his actual life. Like ) Colerilgo In Englsh literature - aturo he hall the power of presenting , theols- Ions which cameo to him In sleep or In his walking dreams , surroundell by their own at- mosphere or mystery and unreality , thus producing nn elect which awed as veil as fascinated. No other AmerIcan writer hns over brought from tIle ( bream worhl such beautiftml creatIons which charm antI mys- tfy at tile same time and force the most Imnimaglflatlvo remler to belIeve for the tIme belevo unimaginatve tmo ' In the existence of this elusive realm of' liaery. l'oe's poems have thIs same character , and found their Inspiration from the same source While engaged In editorial work In New York Poe wrote his first great poem , "Time Haven , " which was first published under an assumed namne I was not until he recited time poem by request at 1 gathering of the literary workers of New York , tllt ) hIs authorship - thorship was suspected. Imme < lately afterward - ward the poem was publshed under his name. I was regard by critics In England and America as illustrating the highest poetic genius From this tIme , Poe , who had hitherto bon ranked among the best prose writers of his native land , now tool precedence - once among the poets. I Is Indeed ns a poet that ho Is always thought of frst I was during them next five rears after the publication of ' , 'The Raven" " " that he produced the series of m'.remarkabbe poems . tnt ) his . " Bels " the glv h him immmiort hity. "Thc . original drnfl or which consisted of only elJhteen lines ; ' Is uerhnps next to "The Hnyen , " tIme poem that lies brought him the most fame. nut , the number or exquisite shorter poems rwhlch lie produced would' ' In "themseIves give him time highest rank as a poet. Chief' among these Is time little IdI , "Annabel I.eewhich seems almost a trans- I.ee/ cripton of tiitmi Ideal love- whIch existed be- twen Poe and.Ilsyoung : , wife . J'RA TTLl1UE Tll I'O UXUS'RIC . Sammy Short- hear that your mom mer Is seine 11Id of 0 crank and his wheels under her imatJ Tommmiy Long-Thnt's whlt , She rides 1 bike. " "Mammn , " saill.Vlle , "do you pay Jcnnle $5 n month : or.'Joolng ! after me ? " "No , $15 , " said mlmma , "She Is a good nurse and deserves It. " 'Vei , 1 say , ma . Il look after mysel for . 10. You'l save $6 by H. Sunday School Teacimor-Now , do yon un- derstaml what tIme miennIum Is ? Little rl-Yes'm. It's the nice , quIet , peaceful time that Is to cOle after there hns been big wars e\'erywlere nnd all the fells what likes to nght has been kIlled ol Sunday School Telcher ( seeking to Im- of faith-And what was press the necessity faltl-Aml ) I . the one timing whIch Jonlh needed to mnalmo him safe ? Bright ScholarThe eartim "Suppose , " said little Mlbel , the other " , should to follow bls day . "that our pug try folow nose : would he run down his throat , or would imo just turn n back somerset ? " "Days , " sold 1 teacher In a Sunday school , "can any of you quote a verse from scripture to prove ) that It Is wrong for n man to have two wives ? " lie paused , and after a mo- .ment or two a brIght boy raised his hand. " 'Vei , Thomas , " snhl the teacher , encour- nglng ! . Thomas stoOl up and said : "No mun ended can timere serve two mnastcrs. . " The question A little boy In New York whose mother was endeavoring to trch 11m to be generolB wIth his sister , has prontell b ) the lesson The mother would always say to him whenever ho gal n.thlng "Give hnlf of It to sister. " lie mualy did ns he was told , though nol always with a cry good grnce. Hecentr the Itto fellow got sick , and Il wns then that his mother1s tcchlng bore fruit Sue was endeavoring - deavoring to nllnlnlster a dose of castlr oil , when the youngster generously exelalmel , : "Glvo It alto - sister lamma ! " Teacher-Thomas , how Is Il that James can say his alphalet so much bettor tban you cnn : he never misses a letter ? Thomas-lie oughtn't to 'causehisfathmer's _ a postmmiamm RAKED IN THE POT. . A Straljht 1'llsh Tnnl I'nur ( jmmo'mms Ild 8.111. ) Whie returning from Europe recenty to atend the wedding at his sister , howard OouM Indulged In aquiet game of draw which cost him $ : , ioQ ; . lila opponent was Baron von SChelha , nn atache , It the Gcrmnn lega- tion In I.ondon. ton the earths were dealt 'Goulmi foun,1 , three Ilueens. The barn hell the Ive , six , eight and nine at cubs and the six of Imearts Gould opened the pot with $0. 'rwo other gentemen who were In the game dropped out , but the barol , beIng a nervy man , stayed lie hll seen bobtail lusheR tIlled before ; time pot was a hlllhy one , acm ) , thinkIng the honor or his country at stake , he drawled , with I Teulonlc accent , "Jusl gh't me a earth. " Young Gould was emily too deligimted . In ) order to throw lila opponent off the scent or his "threes" Imp ! said , "I'l just take one. to " Both took UI p their lew card , Young Gouh\'s \ eyes . gashed. lie held four queens , Wih nn aIr , . - llesl'e cJnlenc ) he said , "Ten dollars , " The German dlllomat acqul- esced. his mnaer Indicated that he had not I got Just what he wlnted In time draw his raised younG Gould , and the latter responded tenderly : "Wel Phi just go a tow } eter , " So time gammie' went en until $2,500 was at stake The batona face was like colI steel , The scion of the : Wal street wizard IU5hE1 as he thought of b ! apl'roachlng ' victor ) Ills companions looked In alenc . At last the "whlr feather' Imrch1etl on one of the partici- pants. There Lwas a cal , flint the baron callly timrew down his cards. A .Iralght nush ! lie had drawn the seven of clubs. Young Oould's face twitched. lie put his four queens lulet\"Jback Into the pack , and the kaiser's friend ' ' I $2,500 richer through his "mmiiracbe" imanil . - , I , - - - Summer all. show the creped ' effect whlcb has cme to be a reigning feature of uB dress goods , and are either crinkled 11 stripom of various widths' , or all over , , , , . nu' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . utca "ReligIon time Safeguard of American ( I Ltberty " Which Contains some of the beat CLEANLINESS ! NJ3XTTOGODLINES : . . AND IT COVERS A MULTITUDE I OF SINS. - , . - , ' - -0 ' This is particularly true when pertaining to thO ' MOUTh AND TEE1'H. i' . - . ; lOUTI . 1- o pCI'son Is ltolng his ' het. tIUtySOdCtYW1l0 , tcb ' , I : ' - _ not tcl' t his 0" hCl' mouth tct. : I should be thc f \ t J , ' ' . : ' - . ' - - r' ; ' C\'cI'ylhlng-fh'st In the mOI'nlng and Inst nt night. - ? Good Dentistry Now 'Vihiu the . Rench of i1" A DB. ROWLAND W. BAILEY , Delti $ . . ' , . TWELVE YEARS EXPERIE , CE , . -s Ol"nCg-3d 1100Pnxtol lock , . . lUth nml 'nr BRIDCE TEETH. . TeL 10S : Lady Atoml lt. Germ l 51110 : . fJ Set 'I'eelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5 ot I'tbt'u Gtlltl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ .O ) ( ( ) nnd u" l3esL Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 ( ) Gold Ol'owns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOt ( E\n \ < tlc Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 . ) 1I1eOllin 01'0\18. , . . . . , . . . . . . . . 5.00 Painless \ Extraction . . . . . . . . . . . . 50. Bridge Teeth , $ U. on pet' Tooth and Crown - Silvom' Im1 Alloy Fillings . . . . . . . . . 100 Keep ) 'onr Tceth Clean by tMing Ii. U\ILi\"S TOOTh l'OWbE - EVERY : ' CANE lAS ITS DAY . . ' , , . Fns ion sets time Pace for Sticks of High . . " - . nnd Low Degree , - THE LTES1.NOVELTIES . , . . " IN THAT LINE , itarp , "nhmblo nll CmmrIomm . SimectmmmcnM l'os- 11..I.t "bY" ' otmtimI."m-Titt'ir ltmimmttfmic- lure "Hl ) rCurntou - low Timey ' Arc SWorn . Styles In canes thee days cOlmnnl as Ilch atenton ns styles In hnts or collars , anti time man who would b up to date Is ever on the look out for the spring anti fail no\elle $ . Time ' novelties ths year arc of time snme woods 'as last season , the Congo , the Welschel , time rattan , the black bamboo- all expensive canes , An attempt wi be made to Introduce also time Englsh nsh- plant so popular wih tIme Englsh country gentleman , nnl the Wangce cane. Time later Is known by various names and Is the stllt wih Innumerable knots , the \nluable specimens havIng I large division between the knots at one end ant tapering quickly to \ery small divisions It the other. Thil shows that I Is the tip or toll of thc cane , nnll whie 1 fifty-foot bambo or I slender growth all the way up will be cut Into a dozen or more canes , there can be but ana top , pnd as the tops are so fre- quc-ntly broken In the h.avy storms the passe - session or a perfect specimen ot this cane argues at once that 1 god price has been paid for It. Moreover , It cannot be Imitated , lamity amid to . thesl two facts It will owe its IJOPU- CANE OF ROSCOE CONKLING Fashionable handles will be of natural horn , 1 hippopotamus tooth , the young "point" era a deer or the silver deposit haudle so popular last season , and the cost will be $5 or more. The asbplant , already referred to , Is u nice looking cane of cylindrical simape pale gray In color , something like time plumage or 1 dove , very tough and strong and It the same tme light. I Is more suitable for a huntng crop than for a cane , and to this use It will probably grnde. I has a natural handle , but In the fashionable varieties has 1 heavy band or sliver around time extreme end of the hnndle amid another some little way down the . stick . The late Hoscoe Conldlng nearly always carrIed a cane of this descrIptIon , and was much given to whIttling about the handle .when sitting nt home. He owned probably Ofyor m le of them , some beautifully decor- ated , and he kept them on a rack In his ! gymnasium at 9Vest Twenty-fourth street le contended thnt 1 man should carry nothing , In the way or a cane but one with 1 naturl itandle , and he had a number at Instances to cite or men who carrying round knobs and carved handles , imad by reason of the pressure - sure upon the large reins of the hand , be- come Injured In the shoulder and back. . One such sufferer , ho claimed , was the late James G. Blame. Doctors of standing say there Is truth In Mr. Conldlng's contention , especialy where the bandle Is or a base metnl such as brass or lven tarlsht silver . since the dePOSIt - posH on the metal rubbing off upon the hand may be absorbed Into the system harm ful ) I ' . . A THREE THOUSAND.DOLLAn CANE. . There Is ana cane In New York which Is said to be the most valuable In the world. I Is owned by Dr Halei and Is valued It $3,000. I lias for a handle a nugget ot native CalifornIan gold studded with slxty- : five diamonds. I weighs about three pounds. I In the old days tIme clouded cane was worth I time most money , and several of them have been sold at the famous auction rooms of Chrlstt In London for prIces ranging up to $ ,500 for time cane alone without any orna- mentatlon. Today time clouded cane Is com- paratvely cheap. Fashion has brought down the price , and the exquisite who In years gone must bavo a clouded cane would find his slcces r wih a Congo or "wotmntled" cane' This typo was bronght Into promInence b ) the prInce of Wales and has for two years hell Its popularity wIth varying bandies anl decoraton ! 'fhe sticks are saplngs of thc Austrian and ledlar oak , Seven or eight years ago a Frenchman chance to notice that 1 sapling which had been brulsel on the young bark showed 1 serIes or queer dlnts on the surface of the wed and place It to one side to mal ( 1 cnne for lminiself. A traveler coming along bOlght It amid I attracted - tmctel the notice or a cane mnanmmfmmcturer who gave the Frenchman an order for 1 number of elicIts similarly marlled , He reported - ported that lhey could not be SUIpled In less than two ) 'ear and keeping his secret ' 'wouimdeti" nnmber of to himsel he el" quite a growing snllngs , , Then It was 1 secret no longer and the foresters In all Iarts commenced - menced to 110 the same timing Times the Congo has come Into Plentiful suppl ) TASTE 01 SENATOI hILL. Time Congo Is tle cane which Senator 11 nrects , with ' 1 handle turned Into 1 long cropk , though Mr. 111 10es not hok his cane ' pYer.1' \ ' . arm In the regulation "dude" style tlt caries Il free , applying It to the UIl IntOndetl , The Congo Is also popular with ; members or the Mnnhaltnn and Culumet clul. ' The staid Union IEague men affect a black bamioo with u Imelt horl' hanlle , heaYI ) bndel and 10untcd In silver , a geol cant to ; \ilt wih , showy , yet strong , anl a formldble weapon nt close quarters. 'hll \\'as tle , kipd of cane "UI" Elsn carried In thc' encounter wlh Broiler lenrlqueH which landc" him In the pemmutemmtlary. Perhaps - haps time Lotus cub ) men huve tIme greatest nEortment of canes In thc world as In- thil'ltluai properties . Tht ) are : many of them globe troterl and own many cut ioumi types , One Is a curious rattan , carried by Mr iarls I was given to him b ) a brother member who , In Borneo man ) ' years age , saw one or the Sea Daeks romlng through the Je'mmgle wih a humnn hcad freshly severed slung on a cane , which was curiously decorated hy carving tilled In wih native pigments. lie gave the native a plc-e of American plug tobacco for the cane , and bringing I to this country had Ia\lenherg , the Ivory carver clean out al the pigment dress H for a cane and 11t on It a hamle at finely carved Ivory. Quecn Victoria's walkIng stIck , which she uses lmabltmmalIy . Is , to look ut , a \'er' coin- monplace stick , being only a 511)lng of I nglsh oak , but It hns a very Intereslng hie tory. l was cut from the famous oak tree of BOlcobl , which sheltered her pltle- cessor . Charles , from his nemle by its thick leaves , after the battle or WorceBer. The handle Is a curiously carved ivory Idol , which was obtained al the siege of Serlngapalam. We have mnde canes In this country since 1802 , but \e Import the great hulk of our raw materlsl , much of It from South AmerIca - Ica , The scope at the trade may be judged by the value of the raw Ilterlal Importcd In ) one year. 1"01 rattans itnm.i rough sticks Uncle Sal paid out to olher countries In 1893 no leIs titan $ 432,000. That representa I lumber of canes for the use of hil elti- z ns . and does not include those already , lllshel fns. and Imported ready for use. CURIOUS CANES. Ammmong the curious lel8 of Io\eltes are canes equipped with 1 lamp. One type has t Is to caver the different countries of Europe i and Amercs i but while they Lope to make , . . _ . . . , . - - - ' ' - - - - - - - - - - ' - " ' - 'NICOLL S showing over 2,000 new and handsom4 Is woolen fabrics t " . . ' - ' pb. FOR. . . . ' : . Spring aBdSrIiIuIier' ! ( f/1L / , / . . . ' AT. . . .J . II ri& & ? I T New Tari P ; ice tr ) , j \ \ . - Trousers $5-$6-$1 $ $ . j Suits $20-$25-$28 $ $ $ ! Suis - . . . . -I ; : Pleased have examine them this week-Oui' ( to you week-OU' sf I " men won't importune you . to buy-but we think you'l I v your order , as the designs and prices are irresistible. I. BETWEEN FARNAM. . oAd6 ' 207 . - - - _ S 0 LI t I. AND : DOUGLAS. TAilOR 15th Sty . . . , - . . " D ir 0 iELiI0 II oi ii o . D D El . Ripats Tbules. U. - ; D Carr \ a vial in your vest pocket C"r\oy B , I- , . LI o and you ; ' li z insured against B Q the tortures of dyspepsia and all 0 D o kincJ-ed i ail i 1 nH n ts Ole gives 1'e- o w : o oD IUpan. Tnbulta : Rold by cllI.18 , or by mail Q . . Ir the I.rlce 1m ( C Jt8 u tx ) Is sent It 'rho H- D ( , ans Citeniit'imi COmIJn ) Nu. 10 11' ' INt. _ . _ , N. _ Y. _ I _ _ iI _ _ _ i _ ioi IL.lEL 1DJ - , - - . i ( J.AIroI4 : E . J1JT1PF } P J Ia bl'lnl tm'oI I thoni:111 . : of la < lo 1011111 I II tb. G J4 1 ' , , . CAJf o , ' lurrlolt 1'11)1 ' Irluu.t I Irrcnlllr Irom mimmy ( ' .II . I 1 ual. anti rehmibmu. : 10\'ur tells ; . , . glllleo with every bottle ) , .ilmm'u . tUI dlY : 'lhll mmmodiemmtm , 111.11 , , "perloltq 1I18U8 uvury bottle 18no.lled lut IIJ'lU" ' JOIUI its mmtr.mmmgtim $ oltby nllodlui tirugmiiti l'rice , $2,011 ler bottu , U 'our tl'Ulltsl dues nut mmmmvtj It send $ . , Old : : wilt forw.m. YOII crUtllitl UoII' ' ) bl exprosj : OAMOLE JUNIPER 00 \ohtlrU Uthio. On1)m , Nobl',1II. n siring which , when pressed , alows n all. vr arabesque on the handle to ) up , und as I opens I liberates a scratcher , which Ignites n Ilatch of lInllon laste , which In tur faslls across the vapor of a llrosene lamll deftly hhl beio' Another type Is a reeeplacle for tnder , which 18 Ignlel , by the concusion of cOllJresed aim' producell by the su.ldcn . drh'lng down of a PIl ton Into the cylinder containing the timmmher-a device or the last centlrY relvel ) And still anothe Is one In \ Ilch the handle ill he removell anI wherein Is placed an electric lamp which glows when a button In the Bide of the stick Is imresseti l , Still anoiler Is the plpo ate\l. \ wllch , ly ulscrewlug the fer- rule ahow8 a 10uth'lllece or a Pipe , and b ) unscrewing the tip of time hanlo , reveals the bowl of n 1)11)0 ) . J u shorter pipe Is de- sired , the stick unscrews ut the band , 011 timers Is found the mouthillece for Ihe shorter one. The fashion of using canes whit carved bandies , and heavIly chased metal bandies , has evolved a new Industry , A woman who ) . keeps a store near Slxlh avenue makl.a ( iulto a little 10ney knlthlK covers of silk , Iulo etc. . wih the object ot saving the gloves fro I Lelng torn , PI Ih\ ; uneven Iurface I from Irriatng tito p hn , Mauy canes wlb I I a'1 ; States and Intertonal ExposItIon. , I MItS. l'OlTl KiNG , Chalrxmaamm timese covers on may be seemm umm time surface cars by observant imeotmie , A worth as to time mean vlmo carries hie cane under imia arms at rlgitt angles , timreat- eniimg time yes or all belmlmitl imiimm , What elmall ho done wRit imimmi ? 1mm Germany mm , citlzemm Is not only aiiowed , but Is requsitemi to kimocle time cane to a level of safety , an If time catmelmoarer resemmts II , to give him Into time custody of time autimorities , 'i'imis is tb ego of refortim him tlmha coummtry , aimtl Imere Is j Imiucim needed one , v. i' , p , * - It 'Irisk ftC tmtntm. here is a 'ery clever irick Iii wlmist giye lit a letter tIm time Londoim 'i'iimios , Voliow time olti line : "Eight kings timreatemmeml to uve alas fln 8 K 3 10 2 ' 7 U ladles for one sIck lcmmuve , Q 4 1 6 ICe. " It you will go timrougb mm lmat'h , taking the eigimt of hearts , time klmmg of epatl's time threl of diammionds , time ton of clubs , and so cn ' keepIng to timis sequemmce of uits until yoU imave repeated time abeve limm four times an4 used the whole pack , you call timen cut tb cards 40,000 times and thmey will always fal to time players as dcecrlbfd mmcl n cotmalc suits , - ( ac , , or label. wIth tt.L. signature m3j" upmme It. PitWi , t.o1t fOold by ii4 . : : . . . . . - . - . -