20 TTITC OMAHA DATLT REE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 0 , 1898.
EUROPE'S ' GRAND OLD MAN
Actual Condition of the Fnnwus Resident
of the Vatican ,
WANING DAYS OF POPE LEO XIII
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Ultl-Tlinc VlKor Sumo IJiipuh-
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ROME , Sept. 2D. Despite all assertions to
the contrary , Leo XIII Is showing In aa ex
traordinary degree the wearing offoctH of
tltno and of his sacred ministry. It has been
BBBcrtcd that bo manifests symptoms ot a
malady believed hereditary in his family ,
tottenlng ot the brain. Of this disease two
of his brothers died. The most recent was
Cardinal Joseph Peed , at one time a mem
ber of the Jesuit order and who , during the
last few yearn of his life , had sunk Into a
fitnto of second childhood. It v > otllcl seem ,
however , that this statement about the pope
contains exaggeration , Just as there Is in
the optimistic statements of Dr. Lappanl , the
liontlll'R private physician. Thus while the
well-informed Vatican attendants whisper
that his holiness Is barely a shadow ot his
former self , and that dotage and scnlfo de
cay are visible In all his words and actions ,
Dr. Lapponl proclaims that his august pa
tient was never In better health. The truth
lies midway between these two statements.
Leo XIII Is 88 years of age , n period be
yond which the prolongation of human cxlst-
What he sinned In particular , they ald.
was his pnrslmonlousnces. He was at that
time Cardinal Oamerllngo. The accusation
may have been incidental to the office.
At any rate , It has persisted to this day ,
and In the best Informed clerical circles In
Homo ft general Impression prevails that
Leo XIII. takes great pleasure In con
templating heaps of material riches. It
la considered nn open secret In the Vatican
that there exists a strong room , of which
the pontiff alone has the key , and Into
which ho retires almost dally to bo alone
with the treasures It contains. It Is affirmed
that of late hU visits there have been moro
frequent and moro prolonged than nt any
epoch In the pant. The facts connected with
this strong room , It may bo said In passing ,
have been exploited by M. Zola to a pitch
of exaggeration that borders on the puerile
nnd the Ignoble. The existence of n similar
storehouse , obviously , Is no Indication of
moral evil. It is a well known folblo of the
aged to develop an nttachmcnt to precious
things. Usually this Is a preliminary of
ecnlllty or of a return to second childhood.
Other facts pointing In the same way do
not call for any more explanation than the
above , nor need they any more detract from
esteem of the pontiff.
The pope's range of private apartments
has for some time past been diminished ,
and' beyond the bedroom and the sitting
room , which form practically one apart
ment with it , ho does not move , except to
some mass or to take part in some Important
public function. During the greater part of
the day ho Is seen only by two persons ,
Mgr. Angell , secretary of the Latin letters ,
and I'lo Centra , his faithful body servant.
From Centra the pope has no secrets and
their intimacy has always been of the
closest.
RECENT PORTRAIT OF POPE LEO.
cnco is a precarious matter indeed. It is
accordingly not to bo wondered at that with
tlic passage of each day and with the accom
plishment of each successive task the pen
tiff's vitality is diminishing In what seems
almost a geometrical progression.
Leo XIII never thinks of economizing his
health. Ho does nothing In a half-hearted
nv. Ho rises from bed to write down a
Latin verso that has come to him in the
nlRht. and he will throw as much energy
Into discussing an article of the Gazette do
France preaching resistance to bis policy ,
and ho will thereby exhaust himself more |
thnn in fulfilling the multitudinous and
wearisome duties of his sacred calling.
His great renovator Is sleep. After a
fatiguing reception of enthusiastic pilgrims ,
i\ho sock Individually to get the most they
can out of him , the pope Is in the habit ot
withdrawing for a brief spell and sleeping
oft his weariness. This has1 always been his
custom , but in the earlier years of his reign
there was less occasion for it than there is
today.
Pnhtlc ENtecin.
Before his sacerdotal Jublleo the holy
father was very reserved , and n reception
of pilgrims , when It occurred , was a quiet
enough affair. But that event brought a
change with It. Esteem and popularity
were obviously his , and he rapidly grow to
be as fond of the acclamations'and wild
scenes that pilgrims love to Indulge in as
was his predecessor. Plus IX.
It is pathetically Interesting to witness
the spasmodic movements of satisfaction In
which ho vents himself , waving blessings
on every side , as he is carried forth from
the scene of delirium Into which the people
have worked themselves up after ho has
conversed with them In the Sistlne chapel.
"Aro not you , too , of opinion ? " he asked
the other day ot nn Italian clerical Jour
nalist , after one of these scenes , "that the
populace of Rome would now acclaim me
if I went abroad In "
the streets ? It was an
indication of his belief and satisfaction In
the Improved popular appreciation of the
pope , for Plus IX's very remains were
mobbed In the streets of Rome as they were
being carried to their place of final repose.
But each successive public audience Is a
criterion of the condition of Leo XIH's
health.
When ho now returns to his private'
apartment to wear off the fatigue of the ,
audience It is no longer a. natural lapse {
Into slumber that his attendants observe.
The pope's head falls back on bis arm-
ohalr , his corpselikeface is upturned ,
nnd ho remains unconscious and apparently
lifeless for five or ten minutes. On a
couple of occasions during the past few ;
weeks the periods of unconsciousness lasted
for as ranny as twenty minutes. Dr. Lapponl
was summoned and the
newspapers pub- '
llshcd the fact that the pope had fainting
fits. Fits of this kind ho certainly has , '
and the increasing duration of them I1
causes no small anxiety. Dr. Lapponl maybe
bo correct In stating that bis Illustrious
patient is free from organic disease. But
old age Is In this case proving itself a
formidable malady.
Other symptoms , too , are not wanting ;
nnd although It Is hard to arrive at knowl
edge as complete and as fully substantial I
as one could desire , still there are certain i
facts and Incidents which In themselves i
nre beyond controversy. From these it is
permitted to Judge of tbe true state of
affairs.
I , < ive < if Tliln Material ,
When the first voting of the cardinals
In the conclave of February 19 , 1878 ,
showed that Joachim Peccl was the man J
most likely to bo elected , those hostile to
him endeavored to weigh upon their con _
freres by alleging this cardinal's defects.
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Of late Centra's function Is no sinecure.
At times the pope Is afflicted with moments
of forgetfulncss that are not uncommon to
persons who have labored much mentally.
When he puts away a bunch of keys he
frequently forgets their location. Formerly
he would confess distraction , but at present
he searches nervously and querulously af
firms that it was Centra who last had
them.
A Typical Scene.
A very precious ruby and diamond ring
which the pontiff at ) the time of his sacerdo
tal Jubilee received from the sultan of Tur
key was recently the cause of a typical
scene.
The pope rarely wears this ring , but when
ho does he retains It usually for some time.
One evening lately ho had It before going to
bed , but on awakening next morning was
astonished to find it missing. Ho seemed
j I preoccupied when Centra entered , and , after
hunting nervously for some time , said :
"Centra , I gave you that diamond ring last
night. Where is It ? " Centra protested , but
in vain. The pope was sure of his point.
If Centra had not received the ring and
carried It away , It would still bo in tbe room.
Rarely did Centra pass a moro painful morn-
Ing. Ho is a mddy , well conditioned man ,
more of the typo of an Anglo-Saxon ec
clesiastic than of a domestic of Latin race.
And , fortunately , ho has the quality of be
ing free from nervous irritability. If any
Italian could cope with his holiness in his
present state it is Plo Centra.
His patience on this particular occasion
was rewarded. After Joining the pontiff In
searching high nnd low for the ring , until
the morning audience of the cardinal secre
tary of state arrived , he desisted and pro
ceeded to put order In the sleeping apart
ment. When settling the bed he removed
the pillows , and there before him lay the
ring. His holiness apparently had not re
moved It when retiring , and in sleep during
the night had passed his hand under the
pillow , with the result that the gorgeous
ring was removed from the slender linger
and there remained. 'And yet , when In
formed of the fact , ho would have his way
that it was Centra who misplaced the ring.
The Human Slile of the Pope.
The human side ot the pope is not the
least interesting , although , perhaps , the
/least ' known phase of his character. Pcr-
haps It appears nowhere more clearly than
, In his letters , which , when published , will
, nil several volumes , for during the past
'eighty ' years Leo has been an Indefatigable
letter writer. None of his letters have as
| I yet appeared In English , although they will
probably bo published soon after his death.
] | The pope began his letter writing career at
an early ago , and the accompanying fac
simile letter , which is one of the earliest In
existence , was written to his mother from
'ibis , school at Vlterbo , when he was 10 yeara
old. It Is an Interesting composition , and
his reference to cakes shows that Glacchlno
Peccl was not altogether different from
'
'other boys. The letter translated runs as
follows :
"Dear Mother In your last letter you
promised to visit us soon , and I am anx
iously looking forward to seeing you. I
am trying my very best so that you may be
satisfied with me. I wish Indeed that father
would come with you. Please tell him , so
that he , too , will come , that since Pepplus
( his brother ) and I are In this college we
have not seen him. Let mo beg of you
to send mo a Regla Pornassl , so that I can
learn to write Latin poema , I thank you \
very much that you persuaded Mr. Sangallt
to visit us. Thank you , too , for the plgne
( cakes ) which you sent by him. Wo thought
of you often and gladly as we ate them.
Let me beg you to give our love to all our
dear ones , father especially. Pray give me
your blessing. In all filial love , I remain
your affectionate son. VINCENZO. "
llecnlleetloim of Conclave * .
Four years later his mpther died and
shortly thereafter ho left Vtterbo to attend
the Colleglo Romano at Rome. HU letters
> from this place to his father aud brothers
are full of Interest. Two or three of them
j deal with the death of Leo XII. (1829) ( ) , and
1 the election of hl auccesior. In one of
these , written to his brother on March 13
of that year , ho says :
"As I have already written you , the con
clave M filled with doubt and darkness.
Each one wishes to elect as pope at once
that cardinal whom he prefers , from whom
ho has most to expect. It all nro to be
satisfied wo shall have as many popes as
there are cardinals. "
March 20 he writes : "Tho conclave Is no
longer for Pocca. Do Oregorlo has a good
chance ; a large number ot the cardinals will
votq for him and no other. Cardinals Crls-
tnldo nnd Capcllarl are gaining votes
Some say the pope will be elected In a few
days ; others that It may take months or
even a year before a choice Is made. " But
April 2 he writes : "At last , God bo praised ,
wo have a now pope , a new bishop of Rome.
It Is Cardinal FrancUcUs Xaverlus Castlg-
llone , nbout 68 years old. " This was Pope
Plus VIII. , whoso election may give some
Ideas of the difficulty to bo met in electing
the successor to the present pope. At this
time ho writes to the same brother : "My
theological studies keep mo tot , uusy to
wrlto ycu compliments on your sonnets and
such bagatelle. But let me advlso you ,
whom the muse of Apollo has so enriched
with poetic gifts , to cast aside ns soon as
possible mere flower ballast. " * * *
A letter from the young student to his
father , September 11 , 18C9. affords on ex
cellent gllmpso nt his ambitions : "I nm
most grateful to you for the money so kindly
sent me. I need It very much for little
things. * * * I am using my poor pow
ers as well ns I can lo prove how grateful
I am for all your care. I am glad to tell
you that I have taken two prizes this year
In hard dogmatic theology. I need not say
how much labor this has required. *
Will you please ask Tltta ( short for Bap-
tlsta ) to send mo the lock of the gun I
used last October , so that I may have it
fixed. " Young Glacchlno , prlzo winner In
dogmatic theology , was nevertheless an ar
dent sportsman , and when ho went on a
visit to Carplneto passed most of his time
hunting In the mountains , Then ho writes
of the election of Gregory XVI after the
death of Plus VIII , of his disputation. In tbe
college which passed off so well that In the
College Record It was stated : . "He. Is
Destined for higher things. " In 1832 ho re
ceived the degree of doctor of theology and
entered the Accademla del Noblll Ecclcsias-
tlcl. where further distinction 'awaited him
In a disputation held before the pone. But
ho was far from well ; under datq of May
13 , 1834 , ho writes to his favorite' brother ,
Baptlsta : "Truly this year , 'the hand of
God has touched me , ' ( John xlx , 21. ) I am
sometimes better , sometljnes worse of this
throat trouble , from which I have suffered
Tor the last nine months. You would hardly
believe how dispirited it makes me , both by
reason of the pain that I must bear nnd
the vexation at having gone only half-way
to find my knees giving way. This disease
makes all efforts at study Impossible. Since
last April It has grown constantly worse.
Neither the physician nor medlcino help at
all. "
In the Mlilnt of a I'lanne.
In 1838 the pope's father died. The fol
lowing year was the time of the cholera
epidemic in Rome. His letters homo dwelt
unon the horrors of the plague nnd the
heroism of the priests. On September 14 he
enclosed his will , fearing the worst from bis
throat trouble or the -plague. It read : "In
the name of God , Amen. My soul I entrust
to God and the Holy Virgin. May His Divine
Majesty and the merciful Virgin grant me
forgiveness for my sins. All ot my posses
sions I divide into two parts to bo given to
my brothers , Carlo and John Baptista. But
they must undertake to have read fifty
masses each year for the repose of'my soul ,
during five years. After this they are free
from all obligations ; but I leave to their
brotherly affection any addition to this care
for my soul. My property shall bo subject ,
however , to a gift of twenty scudl to the
worthy poor of Carplneto , my home. To
Uncle Antonio I leave as earnest ot my at-
fpctlon the china service given me by his
eminence , Cardinal Sala. I , Glacchlno Peccl ,
have signed this my last will by my own
hand , September 14 , 1837 , at 10 o'clock.
The pope's ordination took place on De
cember 19 , 1837. He wrote of it to his
brother Carlo : "With the grace of God I
shall bo so happy as to receive the priestly
ordination on the fast day of the year , after
having been made sub-deacon on the 17th ,
oastilng through the Christmas eve vigil on
the 24th nnd receiving the deaconate.
Pray for me , for I am all unworthy of this
croat step. I know you will not fall to
Derform this friendly duty. "
On December 31 , 1837 , he wrote to his un
cle , Antonio : "This morning I received the
holy anointment ; I am a priest. Tomorrow ,
at 8 o'clock , I shall bo .reading my first
mass. " So simple was bis announcement ot
his entry Into the priesthood.
The Pope * mill the People.
The blood of Coladl Rlenzl , tribune of
the people , who devoted his life to vain
efforts to re-establish the Roman republic ,
flows through the veins ot Pope Leo XIII.
Ho refers to this fact with pride , and It
has perhaps had an Influence In making
him the moat democratic of nil popes , both
In his habits and beliefs. Pope Leo has
always been deeply interested In the social
questions affecting the life of the poor , and
lie has always been a consistent friend ot
the worlclngman. The encyclicals which
ha has Issued under the general subject ,
"Thjt > People , " will fill more volumes than
all bis other writings put together. Most
of them abound in good advice , as the fol
lowing extracts show :
In December , 1878 , writing of socialism ,
communism and nlhllUM , as modern er
ror , he scored those who "attack the right
of property and with signal depravity , while
pretending to feel solicitous about the
needs , and anxious to satisfy tbe require-
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meats of all , they strain every effort to
Eelzo upon and hold In common all that has
been Individually acquired by tltlo of lawful
Inheritance , through Intellectual or manual
labor or economy in living. * * The
church recognizes the existence of inequality
amongst men , who are by nature unllko In
mental endowment and strength of body ,
and even in amount of fortune ; and she enJoins -
Joins that the right of property and of Its
disposal , derived from nature , should in the
case of every Individual remain Intact and
Inviolate. * * * She lays the rich under
strict command to glvo of their superfluity
to the poor , impressing them with fear of
divine Judgment , which will exact the penalty -
alty of eternal .punishment . unless they suc
cor the wants of the needy. "
la 1885 tbe pope issued a special letter
devoted to "Worklngmen's Clubs and As
sociations , " in which ho said : "Agitators
are aiming at making use of chc laboring
class as instruments whereby to satisfy their
own ambition. They delude worklngmen by
empty promises , flatter them by proclaiming
loudly their rights , without ever referring
to their duties ; they cnklndlo in their minds
a hatred of landowners and of the wealthy
classes , and at length , so soon as they deem
the moment favorable for their harmful pur
poses , they launch them into perilous en
terprises wherein none but the ringleaders
reap advantage. * \Vo exhort the
Catholic faithful ot all countries to revive
the corporations of worklngmen. *
These institutions assure to the workingman -
man assistance and charlrablp aid In case
of sickness. They Implant love In the hjart
of all , instead of hate , which but too often
separates the employed from their employ
ers. "
Condition of the Working ; dance * .
In the letter of May 15 , 1891 , which prob
ably aroused as much discussion as any he
over issued , Leo dealt at length with "The
Condition of the Working Clashes , " saying :
"Some remedy must be found , and foil ill
quickly , for the misery and wretchedness
pressing so heavily cud unjustly on the
vast majority of the working classes.
* * The worklngmen have been sur
rendered , all isolated and helpless , to the
hard-heartedncss of the employers nnd the
greed of unchecked competition. * *
Socialists , by endeavoring to transfer the
possessions of individuals to the community
nt large , strike at the interests of every
wage-earner , since they would deprive him
> " - *
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FACSIMILE LETTER WRITTEN BY THE POPE FROM COLLEGE AT THE AGE OF 10.
of the liberty of disposing of his wages nnd
thereby of all hope and possibility of In
creasing the stock and of bettering his con
dition in life. * To affirm that
God has given the earth for
the use and enjoyment of the
whole human race is not to deny that
private property Is lawful. For God has
granted the earth to mankind In general ,
not in the sense that all without distinction
can deal with it as they like , but rather
that no part of It has been assigned to any
one in particular , and that the limits of
private possession have been left to be fixed
by man's own Industry , and by the laws of
Individual races. The socialists in
setting nsido the parent and setting up a
state supervision act against natural Justice
and break into pieces the stability of all
family life. The first and most
fundamental principle , If one would under
take to alleviate the condition of tbe masses ,
must be tbe Inviolability of private prop
erty. There naturally exist among
mankind manifold differences of the most
Important kind ; people differ In capacity ,
skill , health , strength , and unequal fortune
Is a necessary result ot unequal condition. "
LIGHT ON A BAYARD MYSTERY
Story of the Theft and Eetum of Family
Heirlooms ,
CONFESSION OF A REFORMED ROGUE
An Interesting Chapter of Family
Illntory , a Mingling ; of Romance
and Crime anil the Snrnrla-
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William A. Pinkerton has few equals and
no superiors. His varied experience with
noted criminals and mysterious crimes as
the head of the great detective agency which
bears his name has placed him in a position
as extraordinary as It is unlqi i. It is very
seldom that Mr. Pinkerton takes the public
into his confidence. When ho does , the
stories ho relates are entertaining. Last
week the great American thief-taker was
in Omaha. While in conversation with a
well known Omaha gentleman Mr. Pinkerton -
ton contributed an interesting bit of per
sonal history In the life of the late Thomas
F. Bayard. In addition to the romantic In
cidents involved in the information Im
parted , the story serves to vividly illustrate
the spirit of confidence which the rugged
honesty of the detective has inspired oven
among that clement of society which he Is
engaged in bringing to the prison and the
gallows.
"So Thomas Bayard Is dead , " mused the
detective. "Well , that brings back to my
mind the events of many years ago In which
the family Interests of that gentleman were
Involved in a peculiar way. "
Though the story related covered a period
of nearly ten years , as the veteran detective -
tivo continued , the details of the strange
affair of a decade ago returned like light
ning and ho was able to complete the chap
ter of the extraordinary events without nn
effort.
The Myntcrlonii Pncl < nge.
Eight or nine years ago a man appeared
at the Chicago headquarters of the Pinkerton -
ton agency and requested to see Mr. Pinker-
ton. 'When informed that the detective was
not in ho handed to the clerk a package ,
carefully wrapped , and cautioned the clerk
to hand It personally to William Pinkerton.
The next morning when the mysterious
package was opened a peculiar assortment
of ancient bejeweled trinkets was exposed.
In addition to a peculiarly designed buckle
studded with stones , the package contained
several foreign coins , little articles of ex
quisite workmanship In the form of Jeweled
pins for feminine adornment. In all to the
value of $300 or $400. It was quite ap
parent that the value of the package was
greater as heirlooms than otherwise. A note
was found in the precious assortment. It
was written on a typewriter for the evident
purpose of preventing the Identity of the
person who sent the package ever being dis
covered. It was brief , merely requesting
Mr. Plnkorton to act as the vehicle through
which the package might be returned to Its
proper owner Hon. Thomas F. Bayard. The
note concluded with the statement that the
sender knew the detective to be nn honest
man and ho knew ho could be relied upon to
attend to the matter.
Mr. Plnkorton at once communicated with
Robert J. Linden of Philadelphia , who was
then the head of the 'Pinkerton ' agency
there. Linden is now superintendent of
pollco of that city. He forwarded the package -
ago to the agency there and Mr. Linden In
person went down to Washington to return
it to Mr. Bayard , who was then in the
cabinet. Mr. Pinkerton Instructed his agent
to make no charge for the article.
Mr. Bayard was not only surprised but
delighted with the return of the articles.
Ho explained that the little bundle of
anctent Jewelry contained heirlooms of
priceless value to his family. The buckle
had " ' one time adorned the sword of a
Bayard ancester In the navy of the re
public. The return of the articles were as
mysterious , Mr. Bayard explained , as their
disappearance. Ts'o member of the family
know how , exactly when nnd where the
package went , though all mourned tbe loss
ot the relics of their ancestors.
Mr. Bayard was prepared to pay any sum
for the recovery of the property and when
all offers were refused , requested permis
sion to reimburse the agency for the ex
pense connected with the case , but was as
sured nothing would bo accepted.
The Myntery nxpliiliieil.
Years passed and William Pinkerton had
almost forgotten the circumstance. The
singular Individual who had so mysteriously
sent the package to tbe detective still re
mained unknown. One day ho was In fit.
Paul and bad some business with a promi
nent gentleman of that city. The conver
sation turned upon the business of thief-
taking and the queer experience of the
veteran detective. Always alive to see moro
In the casual remark of the average In
dividual than persons not trained In the
linking of clews and the solution of
mysteries , Mr. Plnkorton observed some
thing in tbe re-mark of the business man
that convinced him that the St. Paul gentle
man was the person who years before left
the Bayard property with him. Without
appearing to be surprised at the sudden BO.
lutlon of the mystery of years before , Mr. '
Pinkerton casually remarked , "Well , why ,
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1419 FARNAM STREET
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You can have more fun than anybody
If you'll get n camera push the button
and shoot the crowds this week there's
going to bo big1 crowds and there will
bo lots of cameras used wo have n big
stock and sell any camera that wo can
recommend plates or films our line ot
sundries for the amateur IB complete
while we'll develop or print when de
sired our dark room and burnisher Is
at the disposal of all visitors free of
charge use us whenever you -want to.
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In Buying a Carpet-
sec that It Is closely woven that col
ors are firm and true If you are not
versed In carpet lore we shall be more
than pleased to give you any Informa
tion you wish we arc always glad to
have visitors the more you Know about
our stock the better It will bo for us
V
don't think you must buy because you ,
look at the goods but come In as often
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M'KINLEY'S ' ' LINE OF MARCH
If He Wants a Watch , Ring , Stud or
any Jewelry Will Be Directly to
HEHIff COPIBY , JEWELER , 215 S. f6tlt
Hccnnoo Copley In Icnorrn to he rcllix-
lilc nml Ilia nlnck In well delected
nml hlf price * arc n * low u *
tllC lOTOCNt
Ho has lived In Omaha for 30 years , eigh
teen of which have been spent in the Jew
elry business and Is well known to bo thor
oughly honest and any article purchased
from him will always srovo to be Just as
represented. He is the watch examiner for
the Union Pacific Ry. , and makes flno re
pairing a specialty.
REMEMBER THE MAIN-sprlng of your
watch. If there is anything wrong with
It take It to
1I13XIIY COPLEY ,
21B S. 10th St. , Puxtoit 111lc , Omnlm.
did you not leave that package with me
personally some years ago ? "
With a start and exclamation of surprise
the man rejoined :
"Sinco you know that I am the man , I
don't mind telling you. I knew you were
all right and would return the Jewelry and
I did not want to place myself In a position
vhero I might suffer for a crime , though I
desired to return the property to the Bay
ard family. '
Then the detective Inquired as to how ho
happened to bo a prominent business man
and yet at that time been leagued with
thieves. The St. Paul man's story was as
strange as the other features of the extra
ordinary affair.
While the thief-taker listened the re
formed criminal related his strange story.
"Though today I am a respected business
man of the city of St. Paul , years ago I
was n member of a gang of eastern crim
inals. We made a practice of watching the
residences of wealthy people at the time of
the marriage of some member of their
families and following bridal couples for the
purpose of securing their valuables by
stealth. I was a 'porch climber * In the
vernacular of the criminal. I was the man
who would climb up to the windows of the
room In which the bridal couple would rest
and after they had retired , steal in nnd
secure their valuables. Wo heard of the
approaching marriage of Miss Nellie Bay
ard , daughter of Hon. Thomas Bayard , to
Count Lauenhaupt , the Swedish nobleman.
Wo were advised that Count Lauenhaupt
carried a package ot diamonds nnd rubles
of almost priceless value. Wo determined to
secure the prize at any coat. From the
family residence of the Bayards I , with a
number of other members of our gang , fol
lowed the bridal couple Into Wilmington
and to their hotel. While my pals waited
I climbed the porch nnd entered the bridal
chamber. I secured the package as I sup
posed and made my escape. What was our
disappointment later to discover that I had
secured nothing but a small bundle of old
Jewelry , Us chief value being merely as
heirlooms. It was too late to rectify the
mistake , and the count \vlth his bride never
knew that wo had entered their room and
of the narrow cscapo his family Jewels had ,
The package I secured is the package I I
sent you. I knew of no other way of re
turning it.
"But now I am nn honest man. I re
formed , cut my old associates nnd cams
west , where I have prospered. "
Mr. Pinkerton would not mention the
name of the St. Paul man , for ho Is sure
his reformation Is complete , nnd then , too ,
he helped him solve the Bayard mystery and
ho could not betray him.
For broken surfaces , sores , Incect bites ,
burns , skin diseases , and especially piles ,
there Is one reliable remedy , DeWItt's Witch ,
Hazel Salve. When you call for DeWltt'a
don't accept counterfeit or frauds , You will
not bo disappointed with DeWItt's Witch
Hazel Salve.
KOh.HIP AIIOUT MITKU PKOPI.U.
Joseph Chamberlain , the English states
man , was once dining In a Washington eafe
when bo was Joined by a bore , who began
telling him what a poor country England
was. "What really great man what noted
character has England produced In the last | |
fifty years ? " demanded the bore. Chamber-
The Ragged Edge
OC martyrdom is reached when an lr *
ferlor laundry sends your linen home with
frayed edges nnd spread eagle button
holes. If It didn't "drive a man to liaril
drink , " it will surely drlvo him to seeking1
a laundry that will Insure him such per
fect work as is done at the City Steam
Laundry. Wo not only jjivo your linen a
perfect color nnd finish , but wo send It
home in a condition that insures comfort.
Drop n postal and the wagon will call.
CITY STEAA1 LAUNDRY
SHIUT WAISTS A SP1SOIAI/TY.
Laundry , llth mill Farnnm. Uptovrtt
Olllee loir 1'iiriiaiu. 'Phono 254.
lain , who had finished his dinner , took bin
, hat and cano from the rack and replied :
"Great man , me ; noted character , Jock the
Ripper. Good evening. "
James J. Hill , the already risen and now f
waxing star in the railroad world of the
northwest , who is in the reported purchase
of the Baltimore & Ohio , began his life aa
a "mud clerk" on the Mississippi. Ho man
aged to keep his road , the Great Northern ,
out of the hands of the receiver in the crash
which put all other northwestern roads over
their heads In trouble , nnd has performed v
other feats that railroad men recognize aa
notable. 'Ho is always anxious to keep hla
doings out of the newspapers and has a
. record for success in that direction.
I "Denver is so joung , " says a correspond
ent of the Boston Transcript , "that General
Denver , for whom it la named , Is still liv
ing and visited the city a few years ago.
This is a rare honor. Washington r-iver saw
the great city which he knew would bear his
came. Lieutenant Duluth , the Intrepid
French officer of the lake region , had been
in his grave 200 years before the city that
perpetuates his fame was founded. It baa
been General Denver's good fortune to live
to see his namesake possess a population ot
170,000 and rank high among the thriving
towns of the west. "
One day at Versailles , during the Franco-
Gorman war , Lord Ode Russell went to call
on Bismarck , but found him closeted with ,
Count Harry Arnlm , who was known as the
"Ape , " from his fantastical ways. Before
long Arnlm came out , fanning himself with
bis handkerchief nnd looking as It about to
choke. "Well , " ho gasped , "I cannot under
stand how Bismarck can bear that smoking
the strongest Havanos In a stuffy little room.
I had to beg him to open the window , "
When Russell entered the room ho found the
chancellor fanning himself beside an open
casement. "What strange tastes some people
have ! " ho exclaimed ; "Arnlra has Just been
with mo , and ho was so ovcrpowerlngly per
fumed that I had to open the window. "
Major Marchand , the French officer a.1
Fashoda , Is described as a modest and retir
ing little man. At school ho was known aa
"tho mouse , " because of his unobtrustvo
character. Ho Is not particularly clever ,
but very plodding and determined In a quiet
sort of way. The chief secret of his success
In life has been his talent for keeping on
good terras with the most exacting authori
ties , and that without forfeiting bis self-
esteem. At the same time his friends hava
never been able to make out exactly how far
his self-suppression Is natural and how far
it is the result of calculation. He has been
known , though at very long Intervals , to
indulge In the most violent fits of passion.
which took those present completely aback.
Ho Is , besides , an almost romantic believer
In the future of Franco os a colonizing '
power.
Cook's Imperial Champagne reachei th
SDOt.