THE OMAHA DAILV 1U3E : S iTUHDAY , AUGUST 5 , 18i ) . o m A 1 Beginning with the issue of August 6th will be published a series of the best pictures of the gallant First Nebraska Regiment. It will be a worthy souvenir of the celebration of the of their return. In order to obtain this pictorial history complete subscribe at once for Gallant The IT WILL INCLUDE First The Farewells at Leaving Home- On the Field and in Camp Camp Life at Lincoln Fighting the Insurgents Life in Camp at San Francisco The return fo San Francisco The Trip Across the Pacific Nebraska's Reception to Her Sons itnent Nebraska Boys in the Philippines- Portraits of Nebraska s Heroes T Pictures of the Companies rom Five Cents Per Copy. . JL / Photographs With the Sunday Bee , by mail , $2.00 per year Subscribe at once. THE BEE A SUCCESSFUL BOOK AGENT. I * \ How a Youthful Book Agent's Love for Pears Prcvcnte 1 a Robbery. By HELEN F. GARDNER , "No , I don't want your book , an' I'm tired an * sick o' havln' you come here tryln' to soli mo books. I told you the last tlmo , Phlneas Rankln , that I liadn't no money to spend in any Been way. " There "svas asperity expressed In every line of Miss Spencer's crabbed old face , In the tones of her harsh voice and even In her attitude , as she stood with one hand hold ing the screen door open a very llttlo way. The boyish-looking young man on the doorstep only smiled amiably , Instead of retreating , 03 eho bad hoped and expected. Ho loaned against the door casing , looking up at 'her confidentially , as ho turned the leaves at the book In Ills hand. "If you would only look at It , Miss Spen cer , I'm euro you would bo Interested. Just think what an addition to your library 'Tho Lives of the lAjiostles' -would bo ! It la ibeautlfully cotton up , with this green cloth binding , and all the lettering In gilt. There nro quotations from a. great many authors , ( beside the 'Lives , ' as written by Gteason himself. There nro flfty Illustra tions , and twelve of them are photo gravures. Just look at this picture of " "I toll you , Phlnoas , I don't want your ibook , an' I wish you'd stop comln' hereto to sell. I was 'way up In the attlo nhen you come , on * had to tramp down t\\oj nights of etalrs to get to the door. I've got \ books enough. iMy brother David left a big I Jlbrary , on' there's eomo o' them that I' hain't read yet , an1 I've been meanln' to for years. There's 'Fox's Hook of Martyrs' an' the 'Memoirs o' Hannah Crane , ' an' Leaves rfrom the Diary' o' some one I'vo forgot who ; they all look Interesting but I don't git the time. " "I can't eeem to make a hit with you , MUs Spencer , for eorao reason ; that Is , I can't seem to lilt your literary taste. I remember the first "book " I brought hero was iMrs. Crlstlno'a Cook Book. ' " "Yes ; the Idea o' a woman o' mr years buyln * a oook book I For thirty-five years I'vo used the roolpos my mother glvo mo , on' what I can get from the Christian Stand- ord. I guess.I uln't buyin' cook books , at > ny time c1 life. " "Then the next book I tried to cell you was 'Beauty's Secrets Revealed. ' I thought you'd Jlko that , sure. Moat every lady In the village bought a copy of that , Miss Spencer , It tcllo you how to droas , how to djo an' curl your hair and a lot more. You couldn't IIVP without It If you once hod the book. " "I'hlneaa nankin , I don't want your books on' you may's well go along. I'm sick o' liftYln' you bother mo an1 keep mo talkln * about a lot o' nonsensical trash that I don't want. My Christian Standard gives mo read ing enough for the present , an' If you can't earn the money to take > ou to college ex cept 'by ' niakln' yourself a nuisance to folks jou'd better stay at homo an' work on the farm. I guess your father could afford to pay your expenses , anyway. " "All right , MUs Spencer , " replied the young ealoainan , cheerfully , "but it I hap pen to bo eelllng a 'book ' that seems peculi arly adapted to your literary taste you mustn't mind my coming again , Qco.1 morn ing , Mies Spencer. " He boned respectfully , shoved his "Lives of the Apostles" under his arm and saun / tered down the path between the rows of fruit trees and beds of marigolds and phlox , vthUtllng a merry tune. MUs Spencer matched him depart with considerable satisfaction. She stepped back Into the kitchen and elated the screen door , then glanced out again at the boyish figure 'la the pepper and salt suit , sauntering along In the September sunshine. Near tbo gate It paused and she saw him gazing with great Interest at the heavily laden bough of a Bartlett pear tree that reached far out over the path. Then ho reached up , gave a slight eprlng , secured a snuiplo of the delicious fruit and .walked on Indifferently , leaving the ibough shaking vigorously , as though palpitating with the Indignation , of lt owner. "Well , I never ! " ejaculated Miss Spencer aloud. "I never sco sech check In all my 'born ' days. I never could bear any o' tbo family benco his 'father cheated mo on that wood lot ; or leastways , It seemed to mo he cheated mo. Phlnoas may too a good enough boy , but he's mighty cheeky , an' the Idea o' takln' that pear ! " Siho opened the screen door , and walked out and down the two broad Etono steps. "Mis' PerklnsI" she called. "Yes what Is It ? " replied a volco from ooniowhoro the other eldo of the apple trees. There was a house a Short distance away and a stone waH separated the two farms. In winter the houses eeciued near together , but during the summer months the thick foliage formed a barrier. iMIss Spencer know very well that Mrs. Perkins was standing In her kitchen doorway , but the two women could not sco each other. "Has Phlpeas Rankln bo'n to your house ? " asked Miss Spencor. "Yes a few minutes ago. Why ? " "Oauso ho's Jubt bo'n here an' I think he's tin' awful nuisance. Ho helped himself to my pears , too , as ho went out o' the yard. " "Ho Is sorter cheeky , " replied the volco from behind the trees. "Yea , I should say BO. I was goln' to ask of you over see tilm comlu' here , will you send Gyp over ? " "For the land's sake ! I hope you ain't u-goln' to set the dog on him ? " "No , I ain't , o' course but I'd Jeat's soon ecaro him with It ; that's nil ! " "There , " said Miss Spencer , half aloud , as she came back into the kitchen she had lived entirely alone BO many years that she had acquired the habit of talking to herself "Thoro , now , I'll go back to the attic , an' get out the silver to clean. I should a-bo'n well started by this time , cf I hadn't bo'n Interrupted , She closed and bolted the heavy Insldo door , as was her custom when Bho brought out her valuables ; then started for the attic. Twice a year , on a certain day In the months of September and March , MUs Spencer cleaned her silver. During the re maining 303 dajs of the year It was packed away In the attic , but MUs Spencer allowed nothing to Interfere with the duties of those two da > s. The dates were never changed , unless they came on Sunday ; neither extreme heater or extreme cold , equinoctial storms or rheumatism , Interfered with ( ho anticipated task. Since sbo had lived alone , Christmas and blrthdajs bad como to be less and less regarded by the solitary spinster , but the silver cleaning days were never forgotten. There was her grandmother's silver serv ice of six pieces ; spoons that had descended to her from both sides of the family , nnd a pair of silver sconses that had been brought from England by < MUs Spencer's onccitors. She gazed fondly at them as she arranged thorn on the kitchen table. The September sun poured Into the llttlo kitchen , and the beads of perspiration stood out on 'Miss ' Spencer's forehead and upper lip as she worked. "How dreadful warm It 1 . " he mur mured to herself. "Such hot ware as this Is kinder bard to bear , this time o' jear. I've a great mind " She glanced toward the door , but did not finish her sentence. She 'worked on about half an hour longer , then leaned back In her chair with a gasp. A drop of perspiration trickled slowly down the bridge of her nose. "I can't stand this , " said she aloud. "I'm goln' to open the door on' let In some air.1 She opened the Insldo door , and reaching far "behind " It fastened It to the wall with a strong hook , placed there for that pur pose. "I wish this screen door had a hasp , " she said to herself ; "but I guess no one'll come. " She looked out down the path , where all seemed peace nnd flowers and summer sunlight. Then she returned to her polishing. She had worked on a few minuted longer , when there < was a step on the path. Bho glanced up , and there on the top step stood a man. his face pressed close to the wlro screen of the door , and his greedy eyes gazing straight at the silver treasures at her sldo. "Glmmo riomethln * to cat ! " ho commanded rather than asked , without moving his fas cinated eyes from the silver. Bliss Spencer half rose , her eyes fixed upon him , nnd terror written on ovcry fea ture of her sallow old faco. Her lips felt parched with fear , and It was with diffi culty that she articulated her words. "I hain't got nothln' fer you , " she said. "Yer hain't ! " replied the man with an ugly chuckle. "Yes , yer look poor. " "I'll give yer eomo doughnuts or a piece o' pie , of you're really hungry , " said Miss Spencer , hastily coming to the conclusion that a charitable course might be the safer one to pursue. Without removing her eyes from his face she backed slowly Into the pantry and reached Into a Jar , filling her bands with doughnuts. She walked bock across the kitchen and pushed open the screen door a very llttlo way. But the man did not take the dough nuts. With a sudden movement of his left hand ho threw open the screen door , and , with a rough motion of his powerful right arm , thrust MU Spencer out of his way and sent her reeling against the wall at the back of the llttlo kitchen. The next Instant he was Inside the door and in another moment had gagged the trembling woman and had secured her bands behind her. Ho dragged a folded burlap bag from his pocket , Into which ho began to thrust the articles. iMUs Spencer watched him helplessly , her face pallid and her eyes protruding with ter ror and dismay. Suddenly she saw something that the tramp , with his back to the door and the rattle of the silver In his cars , did not per ceive. A slight , boyish figure In a pepper and salt cult was sauntering leisurely up the path. Just outeldo the door It paused , and in an instant seemed to grasp the whole situation. With a catlike movement the screen door was thrown open , and Pblneas nankin , with the "Lives of the Apostles" held high above his head In both strong young hands , dashed Into the kitchen with one spring. Before the tramp could turn , the heavy book descended with stunning force on the back of his bead , and Tie reeled back a step and fell heavily against the kitchen table. In another instant he was on bis feet again , and turned upon the boy , Phlneas had raised the book for another blow , for It was hli only weapon , but It would have availed little that time. At that moment he heard a yelp and growl and saw Gyp bound up the steps. Mrs. Perkins had not forgotten Miss Spencer's request. Miss Spencer closed her eyes to shut out the scene of the next few momenta , but to her dying day she remembered the savage yelps and crowla of the don and th mad dened curses and yells of pain from the tramp that filled her ears. Almost with out her knowledge Phlneas removed the handkerchief from her mouth and unbound her hands. "Go over to Miss Perkins , " he com manded. ' "I'll lock up this brute an' the dog'llwatch him till I can get the sheriff here. " Hours after , when the commotion was all over , Miss Spencer had related tbo episode to each neighbor separately and she was trying to rest nnd compose herself In her cool , quiet sitting room , a question entered her mind and she wondered that It had cot occurred to her before. "Phlneas , " she asked ho had come after his book , which he had feft In the morning and which ho found bad not been Improved by its encounter with the tramp's head "Phlneas , how'd you happen to come back this mornln' , Jest when that man was here ? " "Well , Miss Spencer , as I was leavln' your house this mornln , ' the first tlmo I called , I took one o' your Bartlett pears. It tasted mighty good an' after awhllo It occurred to mo that perhaps wo could strike a bargain. I'd glvo you the 'Lives of the Apostles' for a bushel o' these pears. " "You can have a bushel o' them pears , Phlneas , " said Miss Spencer slowly. "An1 I'vo been thlnkln' , " Bho went on medita tively , "I guess I'll buy a copy o' your book for each o" my Sunday school class. That'll make fourteen copies. An' , Phlneas , when I dlo them silver sconces will go to my nloco , Matilda Spencer ; she's my only llvln' relative ; but the ullvor service an' the spoons ' 11 all bo willed to you. " FAKE TOIUVADO FICTOIIBS. Deception In PhotOKrnplilnK the Pun- Iicl-Sliaiicil ClnuilK. The efforts of photographers to make the public believe that they have succeeded In getting photographs of tornadoes have gone so far that the United States weather bu reau has taken cognizance of them , says the Kansas City Star. An article In the month ly Weaher Ilovlow , published by the govern ment , from the pen of Alfred J. Henry of the weather bureau , makes light of these triumphs of photography. Mr. Henry be lieves , llko many other citizens , that when a tornado Is tearing up railroad tracks and moving buildings within the range of an or dinary camera , men are not disposed to spend their tlmo trying to get pictures. They are more likely to bo thinking of cellars than of dry plates'films or other photog raphers' supplies. But each tornado has had Us photographer , who caught it Just at the right time. A year ago there was a tornado at Waynoka , Okl. , and tbo I'h lade'ph a Pro is printed what purported to be a enap shot photograph of It a few Sundays since. That picture has a history. A photographer furnished a copy of It to Observer Connor of Kansas City , who thought It so good a counterfeit that be sent it to Washington. The photographer told him ho had snapped the camera 1.000 yards from the cloud nnd then dodged Into a cellar llko a pralrlo dog , but somehow Connor wondcre-1 how be happened to have the camera so handy and how , when the dark , low-banging clouds that accompany a genuine tornado have covered the earth and clouds of dirt adll to tbo darkness and con fusion , a photographer could get the right kind of light to make a good "snap nhot. " Meditating over these things he cent the plc- turo to Mr. Henry , who refers to the pic ture in hU story. Mr. Henry says : "We have watched with interest and curi osity the efforts of eomo manipulators of the camera to reproduce the phenomena of na ture In all her varying moods. There can be no particular fault found with the enterprise of the photographer , bo ho amateur or profes sional , who ealtles forth at high noon , or soon thereafter , and under the friendly shadow of an unaccommodating cloud makes moonlight views by the oore. We confesi , too , that "KB can pass Into the waste basket without hesitation the many poor attempts to fabricate the lunncf cloud of a tornado. Wo received one euch not very long ago from Mr. Connor. It was better than the average , and Instead of going Into the trash basket It went Into a convenient drawer. Now wo are glad that we kept It , for along comes a photograph kindly eent up by Mr. Gosowlsch of the tornado cloud that brought death and destruction to so many homes In Klrksvllle , Mo. , on April 27 , 1S9D. "We thought wo had seen that tornado cloud before , and the more wo looked at It the more certain -no were that wo had met an ofd friend. When we first saw It our funnel cloud was stirring up the dust and In cidentally frightening the Inhabitants of Waynoka , In far off Oklahoma , and this was more than a year ago. The scene has now changed to a quiet road In Missouri across which our Oklahoma tornado cloud appears to bo crossing , while a couple of artistic Rubens watch Its progress In wonder and amazement. The Job Is well done. There Is no particular fault to be found cither with the conception or the execution , but it pains us to think that people will take such liber ties with the business end of a tornado. Only think , 'It was taken at 100 yards ! ' Wo sin cerely hope that the pioneer who 'took It at 100 yards' will some day meet a real , robust tornado. "It Is possible that the Waynoka picture was made by superposing a tornado funnel upon a beautiful photograph of sunset clouds nnd landscape. The Klrkvllle picture retains the funnel and clouds of the Waynoka pie ture , but substitutes a view of a road and Its osage bodges , such as might ocur In Mis souri. But where did the original funnel como from ? It Is evidently not a photo graph from nature of a genuine tornado fun nel. It has ovcry appearance of having been drawn in India Ink on glaes and then photo graphed by printing upon tbo landscape neg ative. The retouching of original negatives so ns to convert a portrait from nature into a beautiful work of art Is carried on In great perfection by modern artists , but any appli cation of this art to photographs that are to bo used for sclentlflce purposes docs inoro harm than good , "The latest turn In the history of this pic ture has been given by Its publication In the Philadelphia Press of Sunday , June 23 , 1899 , whore our Klrksvllle picture with Us Missouri landscape appears an 'the Waynoka tornado of May 18 , 1898 , at about 1,000 feet distance. ' This change of distance would seem to have been neccsHtlated by tbo perspective dis tance Inherent in the beautiful Missouri landscape ; the change of date is possibly a misprint "Wo shall doubtless see the Waynoka clouds and funnel reproduced again , at no distant date , in connection with some other dreadful disaster. The argument seems to be : 'If there was a disaster it must have been a tornado ; if a tornado , it must have had a funnel ; If a funnel , there must bo a picture ; this Is a photograph , therefore It will do , ' " Incidentally , it may be remarked that Mr. Henry Is the first of mortal men to put hu mor in a government publication. OII1 I'lCTimiJ 1SXPKIIT. It Took Him Forty Yeiir * < o Get Into III * I'rofemlou , "Speaking of old pictures , " said a New Orleans dealer to the Times-Democrat , "it U very interesting to see a really high-class European export making an examination , The extent and diversity of tbo Information of such men are somotblng astonishing. Some years ago I spent a couple of dajs with , a gentleman who la recognized as one of the foremost connoisseurs of Paris. Wo visited several country places which con tained pictures eald to be of great value and In all he Inspected upward of two dozen canvases. "In every Instance be settled the questions of date , period and painter beyond nil rea sonable doubt. The -warp and woof 08 the canvas , the wood composing the backing , the nature of the boring made by the worms , the workmanship of the tacks , the character of the pigment and certain mlnuto peculi arities in the mounting wcro all llko BO many pages of print to him. Ho was inti mately acquainted with the style of hun dreds of different artists , the models they used , the colors they most affected , their tricks of composition and their peculiar methods of expressing the effects of light and shade. "To an outsider It seoratxl like magic. 'A copy , ' he would say , for Instance , after a swift glance at a painting. 'It was made by So-and-So , a pupil , who had very much tha style of his master. The date Is about ( hero ho would naino It with Infallible accuracy ) , and If you clean that loft band corner I dare say you will find the signature In vormil- llon. ' In several cases ho was fully berne out by documents In possession of the owner and In all ho was sustained by circumstan tial evidence. Ho told mo very modestly that ho had devoted forty years to the cloao study of his profession and was Just be ginning to apprehend how llttlo ho know. " Peculiar Li-Rill Complication. NDW YORK. Aufc. 4. Lucius L. Sloan , who arrived here from Havana a few daya ago and was arrested yesterday at quarantine on a charge of having boon con cerned in the theft of $1,000 In Havana , was discharged from custody today. The dcteo- tlvo who arrested htm said In court that tha Havana police had boon notified of Sloan's arrest , but had failed to reply to the message - sago sent to them , Sloan's counsel said that even If hlu client were guilty , ha could not be sent hack to Havana for trial. Inasmuch as no extradi tion or rendition treaty exists between this country and Cuba. , 'AN ' EXPENS1VE DISEASE. Dr. Phil Graves My patient is suffering from acute appendicitis. Oh , by the way , is he Billions , the millionaire ? Dr. Wpodbury Mann Why no ; he hasn't got any money at all. Dr. Phil Graves Pshaw ! I made a mistake in my diagnosis. He's only got a pain in his stomach. HULLED. "What's the matter ? You look all broken.up ? " "Got caught in de pea-huller. "