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THE OMATEA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. MAY 10 , 1895. 11 ECHOES FROM THE ANTE-ROOM Grand Maitor "Worktnau Tate Given a ' " ' Clean Biil , ALL CHARGES fOUND TO .DE UNTRUE Ancient OnUr of United Workman Hold the Grand Lodge Scillon nnil Exoner ate Their Chief Om hi Oet the Kelt Meeting Two Venn Hence. The sixth biennial session ot the grand L-1 lodge of the Ancient Order of United Work men , which was held In Kearney last Tues day nnd Wednesday , was chiefly marked by the complete exoneration ot Grand Master Workman Talc from all the accusations that had been made against him during the past few years. After the report of the committee that had the Investigation of these accusations In charge had been presented , the question was put In regular form , whether the charges had been found true or not. A rising vote was called for. Delegates describe the scene that followed as one that had never occurred In deliberations of the kind before. The hall would have been taken for the scene ot a political convention. With one accord the entire body of delegates arose to vindicate their chief officer , and for several minutes the nccno was one of mad contusion. The delegates , some of them , Jumped on the chairs , cheered and shouted , while the air wan filled with hats and handkerchiefs. After the verdict was announced Grand Master Tote , who Is In poor health , and was further weakened by the strain on his nerves , fainted , and for several minutes was unable to con tinue with his duties. A resolution was pa'scd , denouncing the charges and the par ties who preferred them , and Grand Master Workman Tate waa unanimously re-elected. The accusations that were brought against Tate charged unlawful conversion of funds , embezzlement and general malfeasance In of fice. These charges had been whispered about for some time , but It was not until last win ter that they were openly made. The oc casion was presented when It was decided that this year's session of the grand lodge should be postponed until next year. This decision was reached by a vote of over 400 lodges to ten or a dozen. The approximate cxpenie of holding the session was ordered to be used In assisting the members of the order In the western part of the state who were suffering on account of the crop failure. In this manner almost $9.000 was spent. . According to the statements of Tale's friends , this was the opportunity that the grand master workman's enemies took ad vantage of. They demanded that the -session of the grand lodge bo held as usual , citing the constitution , which provided that the sessions of the grand lodge must be held bi ennially. Aftsr due consideration Tate de cided that he could not call the grand lodge together after the local lodges had so em phatically decided to postpone the session until next year and to expend the appropria tion for It In relief work. Consequently ho refused the demand. Then It was that his enemies openly charged that he had misap propriated funds of the .order , .and that he had refused to call the grand lodge In order that he might have time to correct his ac counts before the session would bo held next year. The matter was carried Into the courts , where the constitution was presented In evl- donca and a writ of mandamus was Issued compelling the session to be held. An appeal was tnken to the supreme court , where tin , matter now rests. Although the writ of mandamus was an nulled by the appeal and consequently the session need not to have been held. It was determined that for the good of the order n session should be convened and the accusa tions against Grand Master Workman Tate be Investigated. A special auditing com mittee was appointed to go over the books of the grand officers. They did so , com paring accounts at all periods of the officers' Incumbency , and their report showed that they found all the accounts correct. , Tale's friends are Jubilant over the result of the Investigation and they consider the $16,000 that It cost to hold the session well spent. The accusations prevented many from Joining the order. Moreover many members believed the charges and they at tended the session with their minds utmost made up lo find Tate guilty. Consequently his complete exoneration shows how conclu sive the Investigation must have been. In order tor preventuho occurrence of any thing of tie ) kind In the future and also In order to put an' ' und to the litigation that has been started in tlte courts over It , the con stitution was amended in respect to holding seisldns. The sessions will be biennial as heretofore , unless by a two-thirds vote of all the lodges In the state a' session shall be postponed. Another amendment was passed lo the effect that by a three-fourths vote the grand .officers may change the place of boldIng - Ing the session. On account of the Interest In the Investiga tion of Tale's accounts the session was very Itrgely attended. There were over 450 dele gates present , representing a total member ship of over 18,000 , whllo In addition n large number of members were present. During the greater part of the session Past Supreme Master Workman D. H. Shields of Hannibal , Mo. , acting as the deputy of the supreme master workman , was the presiding officer. Omaha obtained everything In the con vention that she went after. Two of the delegation , Carr and Patten , were chosen as representatives to the supreme lodge and Omaha was chosen a ? Ue place for holding the next session In 1897. The state headquarters of the order were changed from Lincoln to Grand Island. This matter brought out a spirited debate , but finally Grand Island won by a vote of 235 to 185. The following Is the list of the officers elected : Grand master workman , J.of G. Tate ! grand foreman , J. II. Erford of Bcward ; grand overseer , R. li. Miller ot Lin coln ; grand recorder. George II. Barber of P Edgar ; grand receiver , E. A. Polly. Sewnrd grand guide. II. M. Stockwell. Clearwater r. grand watchman , W. H. Hunt. Kearney , and trustee , Rev. E. L. Ely , Red Cloud. Repre sentatives to the supreme lodge are S. R.n Patten , J. W. Carr , Omaha , and R. W. Laflln Those'who were re-elected are Grand Mas ' ter Workman Tate , Grand Recorder George II , Barber and Grand Receiver Polly. The supreme grand lodge will convene In Chicago on Juno 11. Representatives from IHla lolal membership of 360,000 In the United States and Canada will be In attendance. II will be the twenty-third annual session. There are two matters that will come up for particular attention. One of these will ba the advisability of the creation .of a fl.OOfl beneficiary certificate. Heretofore members could be Insured for only $2,000 , neither > re nor less. If the new certificate Is ed members may be Insured for $1.000 , $2OOC \ or $3 000. The other matter' Is' the creation ot a relief fund. This fund will be created by levying a small assessment on all the lodges In tfce United States and Canada. Itf object Is to relieve all overburdened Juris dictions where the assessments become to heavy. A certain fixed number of asseM' ments will fall upon the members , but aj h f assessments needed beyond that number wll ' be taken from this relief fund. It Is con ' sldcred that by this plan the rale , of assess ment over tha entire country will bo mon nearly equalized. hcttlcn a imputeil I'olur. A case of Importance to all boundary or ganliatlons was decided In the Paris count circuit court at Sedalla , Mo. , last week. I was the suit ot Mrs. Thomas H. Frame widow of a well known western Mlssour urlot newspaper man , against the grand officers o the Workmen of the World , In which Mj Frnma carried Insurance to the amount o $2,000 , one-half for the benefit o Mrs. Fram and the other half for his children. Mi Frame was a member of Sedalla camp No. 1C but waa editor of the BOonevllle Democrat and being absent from Sedalla he became ) delinquent In dues. He came to Sedalla on visit and whllo there was taken 111. Short tly before his death his arrears In dues ere tendered to the local clerk of the order md accepted. Mr. Frame died and the gran officers refused. , to pay the claim. They cet forth that the local clerk had no right t receive the dues and thus reinstate Mr. Frame. U was alto clalmel that after he bc- came a member ot the order Mr. Fram drank to such an extent ai to Impair bis and thin causa his death. Able couc net tvns employe ] en both jildc * . The Jury hifld tnat In IrtKepHnK' tile dues thd order had rclnMatuT Mr. Krarrfc , while the evi dence failed to how that he had dranK to any greater oXtdnt after ho uecime n tnerrf- bet Of ihe order than he did Mforo he- was acicp'ledY Judgment wa rnidered f r $1 > 000. the full amount of the. widow's : claim , nnd by agreement the children1 * claim will bo con- 'ceJed In'ca e' the supreme court''affirms the decision of the lowtr court. Kntlonnl It * irrvn A modal Ion KnUrtitlnt. A delightful literary and musical entertain ment wag given last Friday night by Omaha lodge No. 33 , National Hoserve association , In the lodge rooms In The nee building. The affair was largely attended and was most en joyable , the program being excellent. During the course of the evening refreshments were served. The following was the program : 1'lnno Solo Hecotul Viile Godard Do Ulwlon T. Stnmliaugh. Hnrltone Solo The Mngln Song Moycr-Uvlinud Thomas J. Vennell Soprnno i Solo When the Heart la Young1 Dudley Buck Miss Georgia M. Decou Violin Solo Selected MlH.s Luella Allen. llencllng . - Selected Miss Elizabeth Porter. Piano 8olo-Vnlsj Hrllllnnte..Molsz1 < owsky Mrs. A. H. Uiexel. Vocul-n-Mny ( ) Time Decker ( li ) Heart llloMioms liny Smith Mrs. George W. Johnston. Whistling Solo The Flower Olrl..Herlgnnhl Ml s Josephine Allen. Vocal-a ( ) MmlrlKnl Chamlnade ( b ) Twilight Cradle 8ontf..Hcrvey Mrs. Charles F. Drexel. Trio-Cello , Flute nnd Piano Till Messrs. Pennell , Plnder and Marshall. \V1T11 CONTKNU1NU Kl.KS. Horn * Arc Htlll Locked Over the Hny Circular. The executive committee appointed at the peace conference of the Benevolent and Pro tective Order of Elks , held In Chicago on March 18 , has Issued a circular , dated May 10 In answer to the circular of Edwin U. Hay , which was dated May 1 and was denominated the official circular. The circular is > addressed to the officers and members of all subordinate lodges ot the order and urges as ir.any of them as are able to attend the meeting to beheld held In Buffalo on May 20 , at which time an attempt will be made to bring together the two opposing factions In the order. Inci dentally the committee takes opportunity to consider the stand that Hay has taken In the matter. It states that on March 18 Hay suggested that a Joint special session nf the grand lodge be called at the same place and time , saying that "the factions would be brought together and before they separated the matter would be settled beyond a doubt. " The suggS'lon was adopted by the other faction and the date for the conference meeting was called for May 20 , but It Is charged that as soon as the meeting promised to be a sue- c9i , Hay Issued hU circular of May 1 and refused to Join In the call , making an ap peal to the lodges "to conform to the law without knowing exactly what the law Is that ho desires the lodges to conform to. " The circular states that heretofore the committee has not questioned Hay's right t the title of grand exalted ruler , but It deems It necessary now to expose the deceptions In his circular , since Hay bases his claim on th charge of Judge Hammond to the Jury on March 28 In the case of Reynolds against Smith , the former representing Atlantic City and the latter Jamestown. By this decision Hay alleges that Judge Hammond decide' ' that the Atlantic City faction was the regu larly organized and constituted grand lodge The committee charges that Hay only quote the portion of the charge of thp Judge whlc' suits his purpose , the vital point beln omitted. This vital point , It Is claimed , lie In the question whether Apperly acted li good faith In calling a special session of th grand lodge In Jamestown dn the day befon the time appointed by the grand lodge Itsel to meet at Atlantic City. According to th views of Judge Hammond , therefore' , If Ap perly acted in good faith , however unwisely he cannot be charged with sinister motive and the selection of Jamestown was binding , It ho did not act with dishonest motives , the Hay has no shadow of a claim to the posttloi that his lodge Is the grand lodge. But th committee alleges that Hay as sinned tha Apperly was acting with dishonest motives that consequently , according to Judge Ham niond's charge , Atlantic City was the r'ghtfu place of holding the session and that his lodg Is therefore the grand lodge. The clrcula continues : "Suppose Brother Hay should see fit t attempt to depose such lodges as partlclpat In the meeting , his effort In that dlrectloi would be Impotent , for he has no power , no even the power to draw a dollar from th grand treasurer , and the grand treasurer , who Is non-partisan In this matter , actlni upon the advlco of eminent counsel , llojes no dare to pay to Brother Hay or his 'gran lodge Jl of grand lodge funds , or to hone any draft upon him from Brother Hay' grand lodge tor any purpose. Neither ca Brother Hay's grand lodge collect the pe capita tax due the grand lodge , so that h assumed grand lodge , which he alludes to n a. 'masterful superior * that lives to proclaim uphold nnd vindicate Its honor and Its laws can only proclaim , It cannot vindicate , cannot uphold. Let us ask Brother Hay who created this 'masterful superior' spoken ot by Judge Hammond , and misinterpreted by Brother Hay ? The word 'masterful superior' relates to a grand lodge , and not to Brother Hay's lodge , and the expression was not > so used by Judge Hammond. H may , how ever , relate to the grand lodge organized at Buffalo on May 20 by the subordinate lodges. "Brother Hay himself admits that ho can not Individually call a special meeting of the grand lodge In good faith. Why ? Be- cause his title as grand exalted ruler Is questioned , and because Judge Hammond at Cleveland decided that If Brother Apperly called a special meeting at Jamestown In good faith , that the Jamestown was the au . thoritative meeting , and not Atlantic City. " The committee claims that there Is no grand lodge wlilcii all subordinate lodges recognize and that It Is the purpose of the meeting at Buffalo to end the difficulties between ; ; tween the factions by compromise and or ganize a grand lodge. Hny charges that the efforts of this meeting would be a usurpation . of the court , as the question In controversy Is not yet decided , but Judge Hammond's , preference to have the controversy settled in the order Instead of his court Is construed from the following remark ho made In his charge"No / : quarrel ever had a more trivial beginning or was more useless than this we have before us. " Therefore , all members are urged to attend tbo Buffalo meeting to sett e the matter Instead of keeping It In the courts pcsslbly for years. The circular closes as follows : "No person can read Hay's various con- fllcthiK utterances on this subject of grand lodge difficulties , his misleading statements as to Judge Hammond's charge , and be lieve him sincere. Ills unsteady , vacillating and'doublo-mlnded course In this matter , his evident resolution and Infirmity of pur pose , coupled with his self-interest and his final refusal to Join a movement for peace " and harmony , whloSi he has heretofore com , mended and praised , and which he Is now endeavoring to defeat , must necessarily create < ' distrust In him and lender him disqualified to give ntlvlce to others. The movement for peace nnd harmony emanates from a source that has only the gcod cf the order " " at heart , and no selfish or personal motive to subserve. , "Our meeting with the brother Elks at Buffalo means life and preservation of the order , and the traditions Brother Hay speaks of. . Brother Hoy's refusal to lend his aid to this meeting for the purpose of reconcllla ; tlon and adjustment of differences , so far It as he Is concerned , means death to the . order. You , are called upon to choose be tween a course of compromise as sought for ot at the Buffalo meeting , or a course of combat and death to which Brother Hay Invites you > The proceedings of the Buffalo- meeting of will receive not on/ ) the applause of the Elks of this country but of all good and upright men. U will have the approval ndof the courts , for .the law favors compromise This Is a proposition that U well understood a , by every lawyer. Our motive. Is a noble one a It Is to build up the order an4 provldf against a future happening ot those sense less quarrels , and with the experience thai we are now having. It will not be dlfficuli to make such -wise provision * and- laws li ' the future as will prevent any Indlvldua to from tearing down or dismantling the ordei . In a viln effort to carry out petty periona - ambitions. " The circular Is signed by the full commit , tee , which Is composed as follows : B. ltM. unBartlett , chairman ; George L. Wellington , M.E. L. Lewl , Emmet Fleming , Thomas F. Turner , H. F. Craycroft , and William P. Atkinson and George P. Cronk , secretaries. OVEK TWiTllUMHlKU YI.'AltS OM > . 'llio Almonlo Order llns ll d Iti Present Form Since 1040. Freemasonry li a principle which has ex isted In all stages of civilization , says the Churchman's Magazine. The state In which we know It , of a vast brotherhood ot ama teur Mason ? , who are not really builders , but who , as everybody Is aware , have adopted the signs and symbols of the building craft to express their own secret principle , Is , ns far as we know , about two and a half centuries old. The first Instance ot a gentle man or amateur b.Mng accepted Into one of the lodges of the old building craft Is that of nilas Ashmole , the antiquary ( afterward Windsor herald to King Charles II , ) , who , along with Colonel Malnwarlng , was entered at Warrlngton In 1646. U Is believed that there are now more than 1,000,000 members. The conception cf Freemasonry Implies , like the Christian church , cosmopolitan or uni versal brotherhood and was Impossible to the ancient world or until the brotherhood of man was taught by Jesus of Nazareth. But the principle of sacred moral and religious societies on one hand nnd the principle ot brotherhood of the building craft on the other are as old as civilization Itrclf , and It Is of these two that speculative Freemasonry Is the modtrn representative. The principle of moral and religious societies Is represented In ancient times by the I > ythagoreans and the Eleuslnlans among the Greeks , by the Essncs an-ong the Jews nnd by the Carma- thltea and Fedavl , who were the mystic ra tionalists of the Mohamotans. Hut the true historical precursors of our modern brother hood of Freemasons were the mediaeval buildIng - Ing corporations , who may themselves have a remote connection with the east , while among the Romans thert1 were collegia , or skilled fraternities fcr the same purpose. These Roman collegia had an exchequer , an archive , patrons , religious ceremonies , an oath , a benefit and burial fund and a register. Their officers were mssters , wardens , re corders and censors , and they Instructed their apprentices to a certain extent In secret. There can be no doubt that such fel lowship existed for centuries In Gaul and Britain , and It Is probable that they deposited In these countries the tradition of their Ideas and habits. The taste and science of Gothic architecture were to n large extent the possession of the Bauhutten , or wooden booths , whore the stonecutters during the progress of their work kept their tools , worked , held thtlr meetings and probably also took their meals and slept. Hence our modern Institution of the lodge. In the twelfth century there ore distinct tracs of a general association of these lodges through out Germany , acknowledging one set of craft laws , one set of secret signs and cremonles and. to a certain extent , one central author Ity In the Grand Lodge of Strasburg. The Jewish and Arabian symbols which were so popular In these crafts arc suppose 1 to have been Introduced by Albertus Magnus early In the thirteenth century. The atmos phere In these mediaeval building soclettc-3 seems favorable to liberty of thought an religious toleration. Hence they were prohibited at the Romleh council of Avig non In the year 132G. The authority of the Urand Lodge was recognized at the gireat as semblies of Hatlsbon and Strasburg In 1159 , the statutes of which received Imperial con firmation. It was legally deitroycd by an Im perial edict In 1741. England had Importel much of ber lodgs organization and learning from Germany. The causes which led to the Introduction of the new class of members , the amateurs , those who are ordinarily known 01 Freemasons , ani which gradually converted operative Into speculative Masonry , were Inevitable. The reconstruction of Lon don after the fire , the building of St. Paul's cathedral nnd the patronage of the Immortal Sir Christopher Wren kept up the Interest In the movement , and at last a formal resolu tion was passed that the Masonic privileges should no longer be confined to operative Masons. The modern phase of English Ma sonry may be said to have begun In London on Juno"1 24 , 1717 , when the four London lodges , having erected themselves Into a grand lodge , named their first grand master. The leading spirits were the Huguenot Dcsagullers , the well known popularlzer of natural science , and James Anderson , a Scotch Presbyterian minister , who compiled the "Book of Constitutions. " From this time new lodges could only be formed by warrant from the grand lodge. 'Irlbo of IIen Hur. The regular weekly meeting of the local court of the Tribe of Ben Hur was held In the large hall In the Patterson block Friday evening. Hereafter this court will be known at Mecca court No. 13 and It Is the firm determination of the officers and members to make this court the mecca of all sons and daughters of the tribe In this section. The Initiatory degrees were conferred In full form upon nineteen candidates at this meeting , several Indies being nmong the candidates , and a number of applications were referred to committees. Mecca court Is experiencing a rapid growth and the many attractive features of the order are a source of great enjoyment. The entertaining nature ot the degree work Is a matter of great Interest to all members nnd the strong features of the Insurance certificates are not the least In ducements to membership. The next meet Ing will be held at the same hall Friday night of this week. llettrd at tlio i oU tf uouni Door. The supreme court of the Independent Order of Foresters will convene In annual session In London on June 19 and continue In session for a week. Arrangements have been made by many ot the delegates to visit tlifi greater portion of England and Scotland , and also a part of Europe , either before or after the convention. Nebraska will have no representatives , as there Is no state court In existence , but members of the order promise that there will be c.u before the next session takes place. Miss Anna M. Sounders , grand chief templar of the state grand lodge of the Inde pendent Order of Good Templars , Is again Ir the field after an Illness that has extended over three months. Slio Is meeting with good success In her work. Arrangements have been made to have her address the Gcod Templars of Sioux City In a short time. Some fifty members of Kobln Hood camp No. 30 , Woodmen of the World , visited Druid camp No. 24 In a body last Monday night. After the regular routine business had been transacted cards and cigars were produced and an enjoyable hour was spent by those present. Beachwood camp No. C8 , Woodmen of the World of South Omaha gave a delightful muslcale and literary entertainment last Wednesday night. The later portion of tha evening was spent In dancing. Last Monday night Omaha lodge No. 1 , Independent Workmen of America , took pos session of Its new lodge room over the Boston store building , removing from Metropolitan hall. A grand entertainment will be given In two or three weeks to celebrate the event. Last week a number ot the members of Omaha lodge No. 1 , Woodmen of America , paid a visit to the Council Bluffs lodge of the order and had a most enjoyable time. This afternoon the members of Court Omaha No. 1091 , Independent Order ot Foresters , will attend the funeral of George B. Johnston , which will occur from his late residence , 4203 Burdette strejt , at 2:30 : o'clock. All persons knowing themselves to be Sons ot Veterans , and members of the Grand Army of the Republic are cordially Invited by the new Sons of Veterans camp , to be named Colonel Frank E. Moores camp , to witness the mustering of camp and Installation ot officers , on Thursday evening , 8 p. in. , May 23 , at Grand Army of the Republic hall , 114 North Fifteenth street. Refreshments and bright and bristling speeches will be Inter spersed , and a general good time expcted. . , Stub l.nu * uf Thought. Detroit Free Press : A woman Is Irresisti ble only when she doesn't know It. ! If wo gave the devil bis due we might give , ourselves away , A man won't save his soul by paying his . pew rent and neglecting his grocer. a A monopoly Is a good deal like a baby. A - man Is opposed to It on general principles until he has one of his own. Most people , like clocks , show In their faces " the result of their works. There's a great deal of scatter to a woman's Judgment. The world wouldn't be fit to live In If all - of us were millionaires. . Genius Is great enough to make all things . great that it touclet. TABLES FOP this week wewill offer our entire stock of Parlor , Library and Fancy tables at prices that must command attention. Price will be the argument. These goods are arranged on our first floor and the reduced prices are marked in.plain figures that all may read , Everything that is neat , new and novel , all shapes and sizes , plain and quartered Oak , Birch , Bird's Eye , Mahogany and Marquetry. New styles in five o'clock teas , half tops and double tops , nobby French ideas trimmed with brass , solid mahogony inlaid , empire styles , etc , Orchard & Wlheln Carpet Company , AUTOCRAT OFIHEliASY CHAIR r. .Hi Henrimscences of'a'cFdniou3 ' Editor , Orator anij Reformer. INCIDENTSOFTHi'lt 'OFGEO. W. CURTIS Hnrveloun Struggle to 1'iiy HuslncuB Debt lor Which Ilo Wan Not Keiponslblo How lie llclpod Struct ; Ing Contributor * to 1'rospcnty. ( Copyrighted , 1893. ) When I was at the office of Harper & Bros , one day In 18G3 I was Introduced by James Harper to George William Curtis. Shortly before this time o friend of Mr. Cur tis I'rof. Cnlrnef of Oxford university had written a book on the "Slave Power , " In which ho stated that the great mass of our southern whites were a degraded protetalre , about as "low down" In civilization as the serfs of Russia ; and then Mr. Curtis asked me If that statement could be correct. I told him that It was very far from the truth ; that the English gentleman's description could apply to only a very Insignificant por- Gr.Oi.GH WILLIAM tlcn , not more , probably , than one-twentletli of the population the class commonly termed the "mean whites , " and that the great ma jority of the working whites of the south , except In the mere matter of book education , were fully equal to our northern farmers. He then requested me to write an article for Harper's Monthly giving a true descrip tion of the working P9pulatlon of the south remarking that theywere the real strengtl of the southern armies } and that the north ern public should bb correctly Informed about them , as we had nothing to gain by depreci ating our enemies , i > PAYING OLD DEBTS. When Mr. Curtis hnd left us I remarked to Mr. Harper thatgl.fcad . lectured during the previous winter bytgr , ? . nearly 100 literary associations In all ) parts of the north am had noticed that In ngarly every one of the courses Mr. Curtis..was announced as a speaker. I had found lecturing the hardes work I hat ! ever doy. H meant traveling from CO to 200 mllqa ftfery day and speaklni six nights In every W4 > ck , and how Mr. Cur tls could do It and yrlje "Easy Chair" pa pera for the Montbjy , and edit and write so much as he , did for th , Weekly , I could no understand. , , n Mr. Harper answered that Mr. Curtis wa a very methodical man and devoted lilmsel very closely to whatever ho had In hand a the moment , but he doubtless would not worl so hard were he not deeply In debt and anxious to get out of It , Mr. Harper explained that when. In 1854 the firm of Dlx & EdwarJs was formed t buy Putnam's Magazine , Mr. Curtis becam a special partner. Investing tils entire patrl many , about 110,000 , In the enterprise. When tha firm failed In 1S57 It was found to b largely In debt far beyond Its means ot pay ment. Mr. Curtis had lost Ills all , and beln a special partner waa not legal ) liable for the debts ot the firm beyond th capital he had Invested. His associates took advantage of the bankrupt act , but this waa not his Idea ot personal honor. He volun tartly anaumed the entire unpaid obligation of the Orm , and to pay them he devoted tb vhole of his Income from his lectures and a argo part of his salary from the Harpers. The debt waj not fully paid until 1873 , and ius for fifteen years Mr. Curtis devoted his ne talents and his great vitality , meanwhile eprlvlng himself of the enjoyments of a ulet home life to discharge obligations that 10 did not personally contract , and for which o waa In no manner legally liable. After IB debt , was paid ho never delivered another rceum lecture. ENCOUNTER WITH'A NOVELIST. An Incident that occurred before I made ho personal acquaintance of Mr. Curtis will llustrate another phase of his character. W. Carleton was then my publisher , and ccaslonally I read the manuscript of a booker or him with a view to questioning his decl- lon as to Its publication. One day he gave ne a story which I found to be fresh and rlglnal altogether out of the beaten track f American moods but I had scarcely time o form a deliberate Judgment upon It be- ore I was called upon by a lady , who an- lounced herself as Its author. She was a lerson of about 30 years , of attractive ap- learance , and , as I soon discovered , highly ultlvated , and with a strong natural benter or story writing. Seeing from her manner hat she was anxious for the fate of her manuscript. I promptly told her that I should ecommend Its publication , but would suggest o her tbat she flrsti remove ( -01110 few ruditles I had observed In It. She listened to mo attentively , then said : 'I am , sir , as you have detected , an. un practical writer. I have never till now vrlttcn anytlhng but short stories , and those Mr. Curtis has criticised , as you have this me. I could not ask his Judgment upon his , for he Is , very busy , and I knew It was oo long for the weekly. " "Then you have written for Mr. Curtis ? " "Oh , yes ! I have for something more han a year ; and , at his suggestion , for tlier periodicals also , but the pay with the thors Is small , and he tells me It would loubtless be Increased If I had a book repu- atlon. That Is the reason I am anxious Ir. Carleton should publish this story. " "Well , I shall speak favorably of It to ilm. and If the good opinion of Mr. Curtis vere added to mine , I feel sure he would publish it. I do not know Mr. Curtis per sonally , but I am told he Is a kind-hearted nan , and If you hesitate to ask the favcr of him , I should not mind doing so myself. " "Oh , no ! " she said hastily , "I wouldn't lave you I would sooner lose the publication of the book. It would be presuming on his dndness , and he has already been so kind. If you had the time to listen I would gladly tell you how good he has been to mo. " BEFRIENDING STRUGGLING WRITERS. It will not be supposed tbat at the distance of more than thirty years I have reported the foregoing conversation literally. I have merely given Its substance , and that Is the most I can do with the graphic narrative that followed. She told me that she was a widow , her husband having died rather more than a year ago , leaving her with several young children. She supposed they were In comparative affluence , but she soon discov ered that she was absolutely penniless , and with not more than two days' food In the house. All her relatives were dead , and she could not think of a solitary friend to whom she could go In her emergency. She care fully counted over the treasures of her pan try , and sparingly doled them out to her little ones , one of whom said as he closed his usual evening prayer : "And please , God , tomorrow send a little more milk to Joey. " When they ware all asleep she stole Into another room , opened her portfolio and took from It pen and paper. Se had written noth ing since her school days , but now what else could she do to gain a livelihood for her children ? The thoughts came fast , and her flngrra new over the pages with amazing rapidity , but It was far Into the morning be fore her work was finished. In the morning she made her way to Franklin Square , and , entering the great pub lishing house of Harper & Bros. , she was shown to the room of George William Curtis , then the editor-in-chief of Harper's Weekly. He came to town but once a week , and for tunately this was one of his office days. He sat there at his desk with a pile of manu script before him as the lady entered , and approaching him , she said : "Sir. I have here a little story for your paper. I have never written for publication , but this I would like to have published. Will you be so kind as to read It today ? " "Today ! " he echoed , pointing to the pile ot manuscript before him. "I shall be very buiy today , but" turning about , and observ ing her sunken eyes , still heavy with her weary night of writing "I will read It to night , and If you will come here tomorrow at 10 precisely , I will give you my decision. " "Tomorrow" meant to him the loss of a day , for he lived on Staten Island , and did the major part of his work at his home there. CASH AND KINDLY ENCOURAGEMENT. In the morning the lady entered his office LAST CHANCE-PARROTS WORiH $25.00 ONLY $6.00 , Greatest b.ircnln over offered Genuine Mexican Double Yellow-Headed Parrots , formerly sold nl 4"0 nnd 9ZK , now at ni > cclU ; Halo for only $0 each , if ordered on or buforo May ICth. Positively no parrot sold lit a reduced prlc alter that datu. GIESLER'S ' BIRD STORE , 101 No , 16th St. , Oraa . ' Infants' Complete Outfits. First Short Clothes. Ladies' Underwear1 Send name and get Made to Order. , Illustrated Dcjcrlptlve Lists Free. SCHULZ & CO. , 30 WashingtonCHICAGO. . ' Formerly Dora Bcbulz Mfir. 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" As soon as she could dry the tears that would well up In spite of her , she took the proffered seat , and then , In a kindly way , Mr. Curtis pointed out the defects In the arti cle , and told her how to remedy them In an other. "It has been written In haste , " he said. "Take a little more time , and bear In mind that It you write as well as you can , you will never want for a publisher. " She walked home , $35 clutched tightly between her fingers , and her feet scarcely touching the pavement. She was too happy to feel the ground beneath her. Soon Mr. Curtis took from her another article , and then another , and before long her contribu tions appeared In the Weekly about every fortnight , and with each contribution Mr. Curtis gave her detailed Instruction In the "art and mystery" of story writing , often devoting to her an hour of his valuable time , and replying to her frequent remonstrances. "I can't put an hour to any better use , for you are trying to do good with your pen. 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