THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 2. 1008.
PANIC FICTION IN OMAHA
No One Enowi What Happened a
. Tear Ago Monday Morning.
WHEELS KEPT ON TUBNING
Kllaalaatlon of Sarnlas storks and
DmftM ( DeM Hare
Feat a res ef Vrar Following;
Correner Starratloa.
What happened In Omaha a year ago
Monday morning?
Tha aame thine which happened In New
Tor City but five daya before.
But the general public did not know what
It wti, nor doea one man In 100 now know
tha algnlflcance of October 28. 1907. There
la nothing by which the average citlsen
can remember the date, no reason why he
hould keep It In mind even for a single
year. It waa not a black Friday, but a
queer and aunny morning In October. For
some reaaon tha publlo did not know what,
tha banks propoaed to make gold and silver
coin and national bank notes only tha media
Of final paymenlt; laaue check by bonds
depoalted with a Clearing house commit
tee and make bracea of crooked figures on
tha bank books do more work than silver
dollars and gold certificate.
Thla the general publlo could not under
atand. To tha man or woman wholly un
familiar with financial and bualneei affair
It waa not an eaay matter to explain why
tha leading bankers of Omaha held a meet
Ing In tha rear room of the First National
bank which waa attended by representat.vos
of tha financial institution of Omaha and
South Omaha. That thejr met early in the
afternoon atajred In the smoke-filled room
until lata at night, used the long-distance
telephones to towna all over the state and
to Chicago and Kansas City, It was a
known fact. But the meaning of It all was
mystery.
Tb morning newspaper told of the meet,
ing and shouldered a tremendous responsi
bility, but the optimism of true conditions
waa employed and when tha banka opened,
though tha public suspected, only a few of
tha customer were unreasonable oppressive
In demanding full payment of deposit In
money, while the reasonable were told
simply that the bank in Omaha, though
they hud no reaaon to do so because of
their condition, had taken the precaution of
refusing to pay currency except In small
amount to prevent the eastern banks from
drawing the cash from tha vault and tho
people from hoarding money which should
have been left In tha banka to facilitate
business.
But tha pride of tha weat was hurt. The
prlda of Omaha waa Injured. Bankers
themselves were humiliated and many op
posed tha adoption of the plan because they
had never before refused to pay any man,
In any kind of money he might name, every
cent which he had entrusted to him.
V'nllke Otner Paste.
Looking backward over the days which
have followed Monday morning, October 28,
It la apparent that history never repeata
Itself In alt particulars, but la constantly
repeating itself in aome particulars; similar
. circumstances appear In some combinations
and similar combinations recur under vary
Ing circumstances, hence the probabilities
of tha future may be Inferred from the
past.
In tha financial cycle of 1907-1908 history
did not repeat Itaelf so far as Omaha and
tha vast area between the Missouri river
and the Rocky mountains are concerned.
No financial panto ever had the aams
duatrlal and commercial Interests so lightly;
aw growth In Improving conditions begin
so early and a golden age of general pros
perity appear ao near at hand. Compared
with other financial cycle In the history
of tha west, tha socalled panic" which
began Just a year ago. sink into nothing
ness. A. cow started the great Chicago fire and
a blunder quit aa bovine and much less
excusable because perpetrated by men of
aupposedly human Intelligence started the
combustion of confidence that swept from
Boston harbor to the bay of San Fran
cisco, when tha spark was struck In Wall
street the Rome of America.
Aa Mr. O'Leary'e cow mad a place in
hlatory because Chicago was a boom city
with a great amount of boom construction;
ao tha Imitator of the lamp-kicking bo
vine In Wall street, made a place and
started a pan la because business was boom
ing and there had been during 1W7 boom
buying by merchanta and dealers; booma In
real estate and also in atocka and bonds.
Onsnhn, "nnma Undeserved Troable.
What was true In Omaha waa true In
very other city and center where lines
of business are about th same. Things
were not exactly flimsy. But the long
gray crib of yellow corn on the farms,
the granarlea and corrals, encouraged the
agricultural class to buy liberally, know
ing the money would bo coming In within
a few weeka. Th country merchant saw
the trade coming and more than prepared
for It. Wholesaler and Jobber knew the
crop was not much mora thfen two-thirds
of what it was th year before, but prices
were better and they bought liberally. The
factories had been running overtime and
tha warehouses of Omaha were full, even
after tha country merchanta had bouxht
wearily.
. ror moving me cropa of the
west, aa tney alwaya are. Omaha banks
had mora cash In their vaults than usual
and as the corn would not all be i.th.r.,1
for four or five weeks the country bank
allowed large amount of money to re-
mam on deposit in the bsnks of Omaha
.-w.r wn.cn matured In August and Sep
tember waa renewed with the usual csre
but tha west waa generous with the east
Just previous to the trouble and some
vnwm money waa placed In the east.
Durlns- the tn mnni.. .
- - - i "f a large
amount of money had been inu... k
Omahana In city real estate and l.COO home,
had been erected. Some Increase In values
was noticeable, but none who had bought
for Investment were threatens .,
tlma with a loaa of interest by the falling
- a wi van.
worn wa about th condition In Omaha
QUESTION' AXD AXSWEU
reparaloas for Semovlng
- ' - ua ankara.
Mabel Graham asks if there 1 any prep,
aratlon on the market to remove freckle
xiiuum uiai la perrectly safe to
use and will not cause injury to a delicate
skin. Ws ; reprint hers the following
recipe, which has been used dally by a
Detroit society woman for more than -0
years without harm: Roe Water "
ouncea; Cologne Spirit., j ounce; Krpo
tone. 4 ounces. Put the Eppotone i .
pint of hot water (not boiling) and after
dissolved strain and let cool, then add the
Rose Water and Cologne ftylrlts. This
roaaea a quantity or excellent face wash
uriiciem to last eight or nine months.
It I Inexpensive and the net e nary uri
tlclea can be bought at any drug store.
The Eppotons U what takes off the
freckle, tan and sunburn and protects the
skla against chaps and roughness. It
takes off every bit of shine." It tone
tip the akin and atftens. whitens and
beauUftea the complexion. y-e do not
like to repeat this oft-called-for recipe, ao
ws would auggest that our readers cut
It out aa4 koao it for future reference.
when the farmers quit selling their grain
because the banks could pay them no cash;
the country merchanta ceased ordering
goods, not because goods were not being
consumed as fast as ever, but because they
already owed the wholesaler and had a
big stork of almost everything on hand;
that the railroad stopped repairing car
and did without a few train crewa la no
matter of mystery, with no merchandise to
haul Into the country and no grain being
aold to be hauled to the primary markets
of tha world.
The currency starvation lasted only a
short time. The Omaha banka were the
most liberal In the west when it cams to
resuming full payment of coin and cur
rency. But during this period thousand of peo
ple got their first Instruction In political
economy and banking and learned to appre
ciate how much the bank actually do for
a city or a country.
For the first time It began to appear
through the mist and mytery surrounding
a very simple banking system that de
positors really only loan their property to
the bank In specified amounta and It Is
trsnaferred from one to another on the
order of tha cuatomer by the bankers
bookkeeper. It did not take very long for
the Impatient and Impulsive westerner to
find that there was no use to hide money
way in a rusty stdveplpe In order to trans
act business, when the bankers furnished
the checks and hired the bookkeepers to
transfer money from one party to another,
and it became more apparent each day that
a check did not even need to move a dol
lar In money to do the business. Grad
ually It became known that money was not
even needed when confronted by a con
tribution box or street car conductor, and
the Omaha A. Council Bluffs street railway
sold tickets and took in exchange a check
with which they had a few more crooked
figures put on their account at the banks.
Incidentally the banks gained by the ex
perience. People who had never stopped
to think of it before realized what a great
thing it is to have a system of exchange,
practiced throughout the civilised world,
whereby Individuals and nations may em
ploy the banks as a medium for the transfer
of commodities.
Lessons In Economics.
The farmers got a lesson as well as the
business men. The theorlzers on monetsry
questions got a Jolt from which they have
not recovered.
When the farmer could get no money for
his surplus pork and potatoes during the
ninety days following October J8 of last
year,, he did not give It away or sell for
lower prices, but held on and bought soap
and sugar on credit or paid the grocer with
a check for which the grocer received a
brace of crooked figures at the bank.
"Take away the allver and gold It will
be Inconvenient but you cannot destroy our
national prosperity nor push down prices,"
was the final verdict of the farmers in the
weat.
' And the business men and farmer,
artisans and professional men; mechanic
and banker saw tho truth and found th
basis for confidence In the future. They
proceeded and the condition Jn Omaha Just
one year from the data when the paying
tellers pulled the curtains down and re
ferred everyone to tfie" "Exchange" window,
proves the business men of the west were
right, and in the words of one business
man: "Nothing ever did Omaha as much
good as the panic."
What Is the difference between business
conditions now and the conditions Just one
yesr ago?
This question was put to Euclid Martin,
chairman of tho Board of Directors of
the Commercial club of Omaha and a large
dealer In farm Implements and vehicles.
"None," said Mr. Martin, "except that
we are better off this year than ws were
a year ago.
I do not believe there has been a gain
in the actual volume of business shown
on the books of mercantile houses, but no
less goods have been used and the year
has seen a great elimination ot surplus
stocks.
All Caabed In.
"Liquidation was a necessity or seemed
to be a year ago. The so-called panic pro
duced the results and we in the mercantile
business will close our year's business with
decreased Indebtedness all along th line.
"The farmers have money mors than
they know what to do with. The country
merchanta have been carrying many pros
perous farmers. When the financial trou
ble came along the wholesalers pushed the
retailers and the retailers In turn pushed
the consumers up a little. Tha retailers
have paid us, w have paid the manufac
turers, and all have reduced surplus stocks.
In my business I might say that we had
so many bugglea in our warehouse last
year we did not know where we were go
ing to store 'them. Ws have a little more
than one-third as many this year. Of
course this made some factories quiet It
other dealers reduced their surplus stocks
in proportion, but It was right to get the
surplus off our hands. With ths retailers
some bought heavily last fall.
"Many dealers had a carload or two of
wagona In their warehouses. The reason
we have sold Just about the same amount
of goods Is that we have been selling these
wagons for the overstocked retailer, some
times distributing wagons or vehicles from
the overstocked warehouse of one retailer
to the warehouses of others.
"But the buying haa gone on Just the
same and we are about to reach' a point
where dealers will have to stock up, and
we will be doing shortly a greater business
than last year. I should say the future
looks vpry bright."
Besides this liquidation which sound bust'
ness men of Omaha commend another tea
ture has marked the era of recovery In
the weat. It was ths continuation of buy
ing real estate, both city and country.
For eight years real estate values In west
ern states have been advancing. Regularly
recurring good crops and unceasing eml
gratlon from states further east have en
hanced the worth of farms and Incidentally
of city property until handsome figures rep
resented the selling prices.
Ileal Estate Held Vp.
When tho ordeal of one year ago had to
be faced. 1. was predicted that these values
would fall along with decreases in the
prices of some other forms of investment
But not In Omaha. There was a further
advance. Not In all Nebraska. Dealers are
still hunting for a single record of where a
Nebraska farm sold for a sacrifice.
On the contrary there has been a further
advance. Added to the elements that had
already listed the market for realty was
the desire of many people In the west and
not a few In the eaat to make fixed In
vestments that neither the stock exchange
or ill-managed trust companies of New
York City could affect.
Mor-y came out ot the east and bought
land In the weat; It found Its way to the
banks of the west snd they loaned It on
paper offered by the banks of the east.
The balance was struck In these trans
actions as well ss where western money
was withdrawn for Investment In farm or
city pr p'rty and found its way back into
the bar.k again. .
l C. George of George Sr Co., who has
handled many large Investments In Omaha
city property during the last year, suys:
"I have yet to learn of a single piece of
Omaha property which aold for a single
cent less than was asked for It October SS
two days before the panic was officially
announced last year."
J. II.' Osburne of the Osborne-Hansen
company, dealers In Nebraska and South
Dakota farm lands, says: "It Is not a
land erase which hss kept men buying
farms every week during the last year.
It is successive yesrs of good crops lsnd
worth ISO ta WO per acre yielding an in
come equal to 30 per cent of the value of
ths land and In some Instances SO per cent.
"The buying of farm lands has been con
tinuous and la the legitimate result of peo
j'e becoming disgusted with the frensied
methods In ths eaat and the sura winning
to be msde In western farms."
W. T. Graham, president of th Omaha
Real Instate exchange, goea Into the situa
tion thoroughly aa concerns the sctual
transfers and building operations. Mr.
Graham ssys:
Records of a Year.
There haa been considerable discussion
recently among real estate men as to the
relative conditions of the realty market for
the years liM and 190. There are various
opinions on the subject which are doubtless
accounted for by the amount of business
done by the different real estate men. The
financial disturbance of last fall undoubt
edly affected the realty market during the
early months of the year is, and. In fact,
perhaps the summer months, but wheru
tne cause Is ao apparent a comparison with
the same months of lent year would ndt be
fair. Comparing August and September and
part of October of last year with tne Sam
months of this year, the difference is In
favor of the year 1908. This, too, In face of
the fact that we are going through a piexl
dential campaign, aa well as a local cam
paign, which always affecta financial con
ditions and very materially the real estate
market. Were It not for the present cam
paign ths present market would far tx
ceed the corresponding season of 1907, and,
in fact, does exceed It.
The number of transfers of real estate for
August. 1907, was MO; for September, bJi,
and for the first nineteen days of October,
JT74. While for August, 1908, the number of
transfers was 636; for September, SIS, and
for tha first nineteen days of October, 421,
which shows an Increase for 1908 in each
Instance; and for the same period of 19'rt
the total number of transfers was M&t,
while for 19og It is 1.46, a difference of
fifty-four transfers In favor of 1S08 for the
same period. As shown by the records, the
values of real estate transferred in August
of 1907 and 19o8 are approximately the same,
while the value for September, 1Mb, are
$44,000 in excess 6f September, 1907. Tne
figure for October are not yet available
and no comparison con be made. A notable
feature, however, I that for the first nine
teen days of October of this year tho num
ber of transfers is forty-nine more than
for the first nineteen days of October. 19 I.
With this showing, there certainly need be
no pessimistic view taken of the real estate
market. In fact, it is exceedingly encourag
ing In view of the recent panic, and espe
cially in view of the present political cam
paign. lue showing of the building record is
also in favor of the vear 19o$. From Janu
ary 1 to October 19, 1907. the total number :
ot Duuuing permits issued was l.zts), snow
ing a valuation of over $19S,000, while for
the same period for 1908 the number of
permits has been 1.298 and show a total
value of over $316.0uo, or more than tlOo.OOO
In favor of this year. The number of per
mits for the first nineteen days of October,
19j7, was reventy-one, and for the same
period this year seventy-nine; and for Sep
tember of last year the number of permits
was 134, while for September this year the
number waa 158. It is reasonable to sup
pose that when so much building is being
dons that the real estate market would be
affected. Persons building homes are not
buying lots, but even with the large num
ber of houses being erected and the large
amount of money being Invested in this
way the real estate market, both In num
ber of transfers sud In valuation, shows
an Increase at this time of year over the
same Deriod of last year. These figures do
Knot include the large number of lots which
nave oeen sola on contract, wnicn is per
haps fully as many as that conveyed by
deeds. Cities throughout the country have
complained of a falling off of business in
real estate lines, attributing It to the cam
paign, but Omaha has no reason for com
plaint, but much reason for congratula
tion. There Is a conviction that the prog
ress of Omaha Is substantial and business
conditions and prospects are reported as
most encouraging. For Omaha to reach a
population of 200.000 by 1910 and Increase
all lines of business proportionately is
merely a matter of co-operation on the
part of her various Interests.
MAKING CITY OF BOULEVARDS
Winnipeg Has One Hnndred Miles of
Parking, Met with Trees, to
Its Credit.
In addition to paving her streets Winni
peg now has more than 100 miles of park
ing between curbs and sidewalks, an aver
age width of fifteen feet, and all the park
ing set with trees. The streets thus parked
are called boulevards.
Winnipeg has found that It costs only
about 20 centa a front toot to plant the
parking strips and about 3 cents a front
foot to maintain them, a ridiculously low
figure compared with the great benefit re
ceived from the Improvement The tree
planting costs about 4 centa a front foot.
J. H. Blackwood, secretary of the Park
board of this city, recently said:
'Our first boulevard was laid In 1896.
Since then our boulevard system has grown
till the property benefited by this Improve
ment has a frontage of nearly 109 miles.
The cost approximates $110,000, which In
cludes ths cost of the boulevards under
construction this season.
"The system employed Is the simplest
snd tha most Impartial to the property
owners that I have found anywhere. When
a street Is paved. If the property owners
do not petition for the boulevard, the coun
cil may take the Initiative and advertise
tor thirty days their Intention to carry
out such Improvement. If In that time no
adverae petition to ths work is received a
by-law Is put through council placing the
boulevsrdlng and tree planting of the street
under the control of the Public Parks
board.
'Our board having received authority to
do ths work, calls for tenders. If the ten
ders are not satisfactory the work Is done
by day labor. All boulevard seeding and
all tree planting, up to the present time,
have been done by - day labor. Seeding
boulevards is confined to the streeta hav
Ing the least traffic and where there Is
the least danger of children getting out to
play upon them.
"Tha cost of boulevarding varies accord'
Ing to tha condition of the street. The
sinount of filling snd grading that has
been done snd the quality of the soil have
to be considered. The average cost of our
boulevards Isst year was 14 centa and the
year previous It was 33 centa.
"The decreased cost was chiefly owing
to the average width of the boulevards
being much less than thoite constructed
the year previous. Our boulevards run
from four feet to twenty-eight feet In
width (these are exceptions;. The av
erage width Is fifteen feet, as most of
our streets sre sixty-six feet wide. Twenty-five
cents per foot is a reasonable
charge for a fifteen-foot boulevard.
"The cost of construction Is assessed
against the property benefited and Is
spread over a term of seven years. The
cost of tree planting la about 4 certs per
front foot, and la charged up In tne aame
way aa boulevards except that the
charges are collectable In one year.
"Separate accounts are kept fur each
street. At the end of the year a schedule
la made out showing the properties bene
fited and the rate struck. The schedule
then becomes the main body of the by
law giving authority for levying the tax
j for improvement The amount are thtn
entered up In the collector's roll under
the appropriate heading and collected the
same aa the general tax.
"Boulevards extend over approximately
110 street.
"The amount charged agalnat the indi
vidual streets is arrived at by taking
the area In square f -el of al- ir.t Mre. ts
The amount charged agaiiift any street
will be in the same ratio that the are
of the street is to ths total area of all
boulevards. In this way t"ie property
owner haa only to pay fur the actual
area of the boulevard.
"Just as the area Is 'regulated by the
width, so Is the cost regulated.
"The cost of maintenance is put
through Jn ths sams way as that cf
HOME
SOLID QUARTER OAK
PEDESTAL TABLE
6 foot, for $12.00
8 foot, for $14.00
BUFFET
Like Cut, for ....$12.50
Omaha Price $19.00
boulevarding. The term of ths bylaw la
only one year.
"I might add that sines keeping one
general account for maintenance the cost
has been steadily reduced from about II
cents a foot to SH cents last year. Last
year, however, was the low water mark
and It Is questionable now whether we
can keep the cost down aa low this year.
"I figure the average cost this year to
be about 4 cents a front foot; that
would be for a boulevard fifteen feet
ide. In fact, at ths present time I am
urging the council to have the charter
amended to permit us to strike a flat
rate of 4 cents a foot for each year ror
the cost of maintaining a flfteon-foot
boulevard, and so on, so long as tha
boulevard Is In existence. This would
do away with the labor Involved In mak
ing out the schedules each year, wlilch
Is considerable. It means work for one
man for about four months In each
year." New York Herald.
PEGLEG WARRIOR OF TEXAS
Admitted to Unci flam's Service
Despite Drawback, of Arti
ficial Member.
Tha only one-footed man who ever
served In the United States army is C. E.
Whltmore, an employe of the Tremont
hotel, Galveston, Tex., and he also enjoys
the distinction of being the champion mili
tary bugler of the United States and of
being the only one-footed man who ever
served In the United States revenue cutter
service.
Whltmore, during the Spanish-American
war, had his foot shot off by the Spanish,
but he was not injured and waa only tem
porarily disabled. It was cork.
His service In the army lasfid two years,
and he waa In both the cavalry and artil
lery branches of the government's fighting
force. He served in the revenue cutter
service eleven years apd two months and
retired only when more stringent regula
tions made It Impossible for the authori
ties to further overlook the absence of his
natural foot.
During the thirty-two years which he
spent with the United States forces. Whlt
more saw service In almost every branch
f th. miniarv and naval forces. His serr-
beran when he was 13 years of ags.
At that age hs snllsted as an apprentice
on the Philadelphia, and was first assigned
to the gunboat Saratoga, under "Fighting
Bob" Evans. He served under Evans four
years, and rose to be .chief bos'n mate.
Whltmore's title as champion bugler of
ci .i.. w won In 1900. when
he was trumpeter at the West Point Mill-
tary academy. He blew 135 calls, ordered ,
at random. In one hour and thirty-five min- i
utes, winning the prise, a silver bugle.)
This he presented to the military academy, (
nri It la there now among the Inatltutlon'a ,
relics. ,.
During the Spanish-American war. Wnlt
more served under Generals Bhafter and
Wood, and It was at Siboney. June 29, that
his cork foot was shot off and he was or
dered by General Wood to report to ths
wheelwright for surgical attention.
Whltmore blew the last bugle call that
President William McKlnley ever heard.
a. th.t time he was a civilian attached
to the military force at the Pan-American
exposition, and as President McKlnley en
tered the Temple of Music he sounded
three flourishes, announcing the approach
of a distinguished personage to the people
gathered within. Hardly had the notes
died away when Csolgoss s shot rang out.
Whltmore was near enough to be an eye
witness to the assassination, and his testi
mony regsrding the occurrence is on file
In Washington.
Whltmore's foot was torn off In Gales
ton harbor when he was serving on the
revenue cutter Galveston, In 1892. While a
wire rope was being unreeled, it caught his
r. u.l tore the member off. After sev
eral months In St. Mary's Infirmary here.
he was able to get sbout snd devised a foot
which enabled him to walk almost aa well
as he formerly walked with his natural
font.
In 1895. despite the absent foot. Whlt
more applied for admission Into the army
and was examined personally by Surgeon
General Sternberg. This examination was
supplemented by another In which experts
of the Johns Hopkins hospital- partici
pated They pronounced him capable of
doing military duty and he was permitted,
on the authority of a special board, to con
tinue his military tarecr.-Houston Post.
REAL VETERANJJF THE NAVY
I Centenarian Served V'ncle Sam Longer
( Than Any Man in tonutry'a
Ills tori.
Oiler In service f.ian -my man In the
United Slaws, older In years than any
veteran In the service of Uncle Sam, bind
ing with his own lire the earlist stage
of national existence with the present, Wil
liam Macabee has recently celebrated his
106th birthday.
The old fellow is now living at the Naval
home, In Philadelphia, and has been there
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for thirty-four years. Ths celebration of
his natal day waa the occasion for a
birthday party at which he was the guest
of Admiral Miller, and many noted offi
cers called to pay their respects.
Bill's career In the navy began In 1814.
so that he has been connected with Uncle
Sam for ninety-four years. The marvelous
record of thla old man perhaps will never
be surpassed In United States naval rec
ords. At the present time lie has gone
ahead of all his predecessors, and as ho
Is still healthy, there is every possibility
that he will be on hand for some time
yet to tell his experiences.
Ths career of the old fighter la a re
markable one. Bill's favorite way of be
ginning .the recital la to tell how, when
he was a boy of . 10 years old, he shied
stones at the soldiers of Oreat Britain In
1813.
He lived In Baltimore then, and his
father owned a mill at Jones Falls. When
the soldiers of George III marched through
the city he stood on the' bridge and threw
rocks and oyster shells at them. This was
the first actual service Bill did for his
country.
When the magnificent armored cruiser
Pennsylvania was launched a few years
ago, the fact waa recalled by officials of
the Naval Home that Mac a bee's career waa
curiously bound up with that of ths new
monster Just being Inducted Into the serv
ice of the nation.
Macabee waa boatswain's mate on the
old Pennsylvania. At Norfolk navy yard
ho gave the word to the crew to leave the
ship, Just before it was burned to prevent
It from falling Into the hands of the con
federacy. Later In the day he led the crew
In yelling In defiance to tho demand from
the Marrlmac to surrender after the con
federate Ironclad had riddled the Congress
to the sinking point In the battle at Hamp
ton Roads. Macabee had been shifted to
the Congress after It became necessary to
leave the Pennsylvania.
Before giving up the Pennsylvania, the
crew made a noble effort to save It. But
finding that of no avail it was fastened to
the Pawnee, towed out Into tha stream and
set on fire.
Among the other ships on which the old
The Quarter Grand
A LITTLE
Unique because it combines in a space hardly larger that that occupied, by the ordi
nary upright, the action, key btJard and graceful proportions of the larger Grand Pianos,
and, too, that transcendent tone quality which has ever distinguished the Chickering Piano
since the first one was made eighty-five years ago. The exquisite beauty of this instrument
must be experienced to be appreciated.
We should like to take your piano or organ, of any make, style or size, in exchange
for one of these most attractive little Grands, and a post card of inquiry will bring a cour
teous response with much interesting information concerning them, and if you desire it,
someone to examine your old instrument to determine its value in exchange. We are always
pleased to arrange satisfactory terms if purchase by payments is desired.
Besides the Chickering, we -are western representatives for IVERS & POND, EVER
ETT, PACKARD, STARR, HENRY and S. G. LINDEMAN, KURTZMANN, P. 0.
WEAVER, KOHLER & CAMPBELL, HARVARD and RICHMOND.
A Groat Array of Distinguished r.lakos
Besides our regular line of pianos, the following new pianos can be seen on our floors:
Mehlin & Sons, Weber, Foster & Co., Mansfield, and a number of good second-hand pianos,
ranging in price from $75.00 up. Sold on easy payments if desired.
Write for descriptive catalogues and prices.
TSSE BENNETT
Largest Dealers of High Grade
NITUE
specials for
fellow has seen service are tha Delaware,
United States, Ohio, Stark, Connecticut,
Vixen. Vandalla, Wabash, Torktown and
Waterwltch.
Macabee's home was not far from that
of Francis Scott Key, who wrote ths "Star
Spangled Banner." Though only a young
ster at tha time ths national anthem waa
penned. Macabee remembers well how
quickly the air seised the affections of ths
people, -and waa heard on all sides. Brook
lyn Eagle.
HERO OF CRIMEAN WAR
Story of the Battle of Inkerman as
Seen from the Ranks ef
Invaders.
In Harper's fojr November there Is
printed a survivor's account ot the great
battle of Inkerman as he saw it in ths
ranks. His story of the rescue of a com
rade modestly told is of peculiar Interest:
"They captured Sergeant Henry of our
bat,tery. Hs had desperately held his gun
and they drew away, but he had a bright
new Jacket on and I think they took him
for an officer. Even If they had told you
so you wouldn't know what they meant,
for though ' we could easily learn to talk
with the French, and even a little with
ths Italians, who came to fight with us
In the Crimea, we could never make head
or tall of the Russian lingo.
"Well, It seemed as If they took Henry
for an officer, for they dragged him off
with them as they retreated and he was
still struggling and they were Jabbing at
him with their bayonets.
"And Captain Turner we 'had a breath
ing spell as the Russians fell away Cap
tain Turner called out: 'There goes poor
Henryl Who'll volunteer to get him back?'
"There were Just three gunners with me
at my gun Cooke and Steve Hunt and
Jim McGraw and they followed me right
out after Henry. It was a dash of fifty
yards to corns up with him and before we
got there Hunt and Cooke were shot dead,
but McOraw kept right close along with
me, and we came up with Henry Just aa
he fell down under a Juniper tree, where
he was still fighting with ths men who
were holding and stabbing him.
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"He saw me as I went to him on the
Jump. 'Hello, Pat!' he called out Always
a cool sort of a chap bs was, even when
excited 'hello, Pat! Are you a prisoner
too?'
"There wasn't any time for answering
questions. A Russian lunged at me I re
member noticing that he was a non-oom
and I hit him savage with my sword. I
wssn't a weakling and I weighed all of
fourteen stone and a half, and I was mad,
and my sword smashed his arm, and It
looked aa If It cut It off.
"That Ruaslan went down and MeClraw
struck In bealde me and for a little while
It was Just hit and smash.
"I wish I could tell you how it went,
but I've tried to think of It and I Just
can't remember, except that McGraw and
I were striking and parrying, mad and
fierce, with Henry lying there, and that
some of the Russians went down, and that
all at once there was smoke and bullets
again and the Russians molted away, and
there we were with Henry.
"I picked him up and McGraw helped mo
to get him on my back and we all started
for the battery.
" 'Leave me where I am, Pat," ald
Henry. "Cave yourselves.'
"But we got him hack t) the battery
and laid him down. Eleven bayonet
wounds he bad about his face and neck.
But he didn't die. And he got the V. C.
"Sergeant Henry not only got the V. C
for the defense of his battery, but became
captain and col net; and as captain, al
though Conway himself does not tell this,
ons of his first acts was to send to his
superiors a high commendation of tho he
roic bravery of Sergeant Conway at Inker
man. The major in command made a simi
lar commendatory report, but Conway did
not get the V. C. For his gallant rescue
of Henry, however, the French did him
honor and the emperor sent him the gold
medal, 'Pour valeur et discipline."
" 'A gold eagle medal." said Conway, 'for
bravery In the field. My son wanted it,
and I let him take It; he's In Australia;
and the order, as they call It, Is as old us
Napoleon the Great yes. It s ss old as
Charlemagne." "
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