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THE BEE r-OMAHA.-fvTIT.TY. TWEMNKR '24. 1.MV 3 MYSTERY OF THE LAST SPIKE rton of Trie pain PH 'I'I s ' art.: ni! a -r f i: t in the r t A' a T?r!-i by i Etory of Finoui Painting Depicting r.r ,.ra; ,;,. t ,-t!,r ut.r s-.e up' Historic Saiiroad E?ent. -': ar into -.-i-ii.i . Waona, YoseTtilfe va.ie'.-. where he had prHlii'4 his fa-noo f.miiiinEs. "YoeemiTe, a.le." "The WaveTlv s'.d trie' ".-a.nwn FfUi ! " An. in bis other rr- teafrV nnvnerl m.irbi jr. Ti Smit'i Iiorn. PreJllee Dielike see t osem.te." 'Mount TjrtiiiU." ' "re Grand WHEN IS THEFT THIEVING?. Mirtlarrr f Jestiee la Triif Ioee Mar Jab f llalr-llt-tlac n IV I w noved ' ACTUAL SCEXE PURPOSELY RECAST Uma.l.. K., f 1,1., "The M n , on of the Arlta. Tn California there has just heeeime j known the rHl storv ef "The t.asf iptK " Tt solve a myeterv that has kept the Golden state guessing fur thirty rears A strange story It la of the way In whirh a domineering millionaire arbitrarily dis torted a work of art. ami remade history to suit. Ins personal spleen. "The tut Hp'lca" la the fiinou painting pv Thomas Mil. the late California pio neer painter, and dprt the vn at the drtng of the goid (Dike connecting the T'nion and Central Pacific railroad In tha west and establishing tha flrat transconti nental Hne. Tha atory of how Stanford be headed characters In the painting-, put new head, on them, moved them Into the ba-k- found, put ou of tha picture men who t-o. part In the historic event and Inserted I people who never it It I at last public. It Ha long been a mystery that tha painting remained In the possession of the artist, and many stories were told of why tha lata Senator Laland Btan&erd did not jHkJie tt from the hands of Hill. But not Mntfl hij (h tin alnrv . m m j M k f And thi 1 stran ee, for la ISM Thomas Km, tha artist, arrota tha story of tha making f tha painting and Ma son printed It In pamphle form for private distribu tion. Thirty copies of thia Interesting lit tle revelation were struck off. but all but three war destroyed before any one had I t'snyon of tne Yellowstone . I JlS'-er" and The Crand Can Colorado '' From siacrarpen'n "The I.t Sp.e" a removed to an Frani tsro and plaed In the memorial museum In Uol.ien Hate park, where for the last twenty years It lias charmed thousands upun thousands of tour ists by its impressive beauty and Its real istic depletion of t'ie conquer. rig of the st by the railroad. Tho aed artist. In the mniu part of his pimpiiiet. teila with pa.hos of his situation when "tanford refuse.1 to buy tiie famou.s painting "Wltn all this." he writes, "my fai'.h was not entirely shak-n until I heard of his Soii.e poj ie are Nrn lurkv Will of T.ts an emmple Mr "nrK wts walklns: aionit a street in Sua Antonio one n ht. when his attention was attracted by the verv careles manner j carried Mr nark off to jail He was in which Blum Co. displayed some of j bronaht t. trial on a eharae of burflary. . .i the was laily's f were fastened t floor and the aown eo-ill not be wno in tht manner. At first siiht he would sem here to hsva made a mistake; but wait till you reach the end at the stor Before he could s-t a dlajtram of tha sit i at on Into hl mind and f1"ir out fiat tnis particular k.nd of a !a.1v could be ef fectively disrobed only br lif'ltig the (own j (valued I aver the head, a policeman Interfered, and their wares. Outs de of their front door tn I a vestibu ialmot on the sidewalk. In deed was a class showcase, and In the showcase was a wax figure of a woman dreeaed tn a handsome (own and cloak. fiasiest th ng In the world to get them out ; of that showcase: It was putting an un- i necesearv temptation before people to ex pose them in that way. Whether Mr. Clark needed a Woa and ffnwn as a domestic peace offering, or whether he merely thought that it would be a valuable eeon in locks for Blum Co . d.jes not appear: but It does appear that he undertook to remove the cloak and HITS "SCIENTIFIC ECONOMY" Lata Leader Mitchell Attacks Braa- 4 rim' Sehesae ef Rallrwad ' avia. manajcetl to brak the lock without at tractlng undesirable attention. He got into i evidence su.i.ien departure for Kurope. There aieiMr. ("ark was a man of ingenuity, and he not many men. situated as I was. that could have escaped the asylum at Jit.uck-ton. Though I was Ill.OiM) in debt on a. count of the picture, having mertnaged my home. this I could get over: but to be left like a ur deg by mv friend.' as I supposed, wa-s rtompreheneibie and humiliating." New Turk Times. as convicted, and sentenced to thre years' conf.nement in the pen tent arv. Just here Is where Mr Clark's luck would ap pear at first aight to have deserted him. hut wait until you reach the end of the story. Mr. Clark appealed his esse to the court of ertmlnal appeals of Texas and that court, after due consideration decided that a showcase could not be regarded as a h.wiee. even If It was big enough to afford room for a tete-a-tete, and breakln; Into It could not. therefore, be burglary. Mr. Clark's guardian angel had guided him to the showcase, rather than to the show window proper. The Judgment of the lower court wsa reversed, and the cause- re manded' "for the utter lack of sufficient the showcase, which was roomy enough to accommodate both him and the wax lady, and he took off her beautiful cloak and rolled tt Into a bundle easv to carry. Next he proceeded to unfasten the gown and slip It down to the floor o.u!te the cus tomary way when ladies are not made of wax. However. In this case this method was not Immediately successful, because Then, feeling that Mr. Clark had done something that ought to be recognised In some way. they tr'ed to get h m on a charge of theft. Again Judgment s ren dered against him In the lower eourt. al though Mr. Clark Ingeniously tried to wriggle out of It on the plea of former conviction. Convicted of theft, he remem bered the success of his former appeal and no rason why he should not try it n. He dd and his ftith was just I f!-.1 The court of criminal at pea's found upon considering th" facts of the ess, that Mr C'ark had Indisputably taken un awful pos- j session of the wax l.id v s cloak, which was I valued at hut thev could not see that I he was tsi actual posne-won of the gown j at iioi at t le time when th po- j ticman Interrupted him It w st'tl'heM by her frm-set Net They admitted thnt , the psychology of the situation Indicated that he prohably Intended to take noe- I session of the gown when he had solved the engineering problems connected with ; Its removal: but the law cou d not pun sh a man for his guilty Intentions and the ' sav ng fact of the situation ifor Mr. Clark t i Was that the ladv had effec'ivelv disputed poi session of the gown up to the time of the police raid. Tli aline would be a misdemeanor: but. with out the gown to Increase the value In volved, the misdemeanor would not be a felony. Judgment of the lower court was therefore again reversed. Now that you have reached the end of the story, don't you admit that Will Ourk was an unusaiay ruckv man to be able to secure so much unusual eaperence of showcases, buttonholes and courts at so small a cost? Case and Comment. FREDDIE WAS ON THE JOB nd I've never paid fori ,, "I should tight Operwtloa for tldrlrh. NEW YORK. I'ec. 3. Senator Vlsnn W". Aldrteh. of Rhode Island, who under went a slight operation tn the Roosevelt hospital on Wednesday for a growth on the right hand, w-tu De able to leave that I Hid Il4a't Tar for Hie RHe, hat rilled a Seat Jaat th aase. "no's oiil is thst col d, madam?" asked the woman at the ticket window ' He Is not quite ." st't Pear me" He's awful b'g for hi sue. He looks as if he might be U." "Well, he Isn't htm anywhere" "Verv well. I suppose If he Isn't mora than I shail have to let him through." "Certainl ; You don't suppose I'd lie to you to save 5 cents do you?" Havlnjr succeeded in getting the young man throuah the gate without paying the good woman prepared to make a rush for taking of the cloak i It when tha train stopped. While they were waiting the bov whis pered : "Gee' That was a puny close call, wasn't it. ma?" "Be quiet. Thev got enough money out of us as It Is." "Oh. I'm on. all right, all right." Then the train arrived and the woman el bowed past several men, while her son. being strong and agile, fought his way Inaidt. Immediately after her. Two people who were getting out left a cross set vacant and the ladv and her ion hastened to get into it. ! "You get Inside next the window, dar ling." she directed. "Then nobody will ex pect you to get up." And th train went on. picking up people j becoming greater and greater T,rl old 'men who had heen working a. I re competed to cling to strap Wearj -Uhj-ing women stood In the aJsie and we e ccropelled to clutch at anything which hap pened to be bandy when the train went around curves. Many longing looks a.ue directed at tha seat occupied by the bo. ! At last yoor.g man who had finK' ei i glancing t toa headlines In hts even ng ! paper said tr- another who was sharing h's think that bov might eland and give some lady a chance to sit down. "Tea." Ma friend replied, ' but he won t "I'll bet she dldn t pay any fare for him, either " Tbea the bow's mother, who could not help overhearing the remarks, turned atil glared at the shameful crenuires. Several pasenrs snickered, and a oldish man who had offered his seat to a poorly dressed woman with a pale face, said. "I auppoee the poor boy Is tired out from looking through the toy departments a I day." It was outrageous. "It's a pity." the fond mother exriauiie.1 "that one can't ride In on of thes cars without being Insulted. I should think p.-o pie might at this time of the year, at leas-, try to get a little of the Christmas spirit. Freddie, you keep your seat'" -Cnicag 1 Record-Herald. institution probably today or tomorrow. ! at the various stations, th crowd Inside The t.larf Haai removes liver Inaction and bowel stoprage with lr. Kings New Ufo Tllis the pain less regulators. Jfcc. For sale by Iieaton Drug Co. k Nemor and I ijunjty he I tna bag! nr. f Two copies were sent to tha Stanford home and thw third remained la tha poe eaarion of Robert R. Hill, tha artist's son. And for twenty-two years neither of the en plea bag been out of theee boitnda. The artist Ded two years ago In tha Toeemlfe vaUey. bla twxnsk Th painting la now resting In Memorial moawam of Golden Cats) park, 8 an Frandaco, where It baa hung a a loans for twwnty yeaxa. Tha last ef tha psunphlcrta la now brought t light br tha artlef a aosv Kewnsgtead Dsetattlam. Tha artist's story of hist precious work la stranga tai of tha dominant dictation of aa agotlstleaJ and proud patron. It throws strong tight upon tha character of tha lata Senator Stanford. It lays bare the spirit of this strong-willed, proud leader of men. at tha senith of his career a man Imbued with a floroa spirit of fighters who mad Saa lra nelson tn tha days of gold. Stanford ordered tha picture painted In Iin tha spike having been driven May M, W9, at Promontory. Utah. After H1U had outlined th picture, placing too men, sev enty being portraits, h called Ptanford to th studio. Ha tells of this Interesting tervlew as fololws: "He would dictata with: enthusiasm, oven to severity. For Instance, I was asking irini questions In regard to Mr. IXirant of th Union Fadflo. who occupied second position and was so placed beside Mr. Stanford, both having a hammer. I waa Informed that Mr. Durant drove tha silver spike and so placed him la hia true posi tion. Mr. Stanford objected to th rangemeat and remarked In azpreastva manner: 'Nobody haa a hammer but ma Tou have given Mm too prominent a place. "I soots of Mr. MoCrelUsb, aultor of The alia fall f oral an, having ft place. His yes Sashed at ths sound of th editor's name, and h said excitedly: "Have you got that maa InT I told aim that ha present, and It would not be wall for me to leave him out. being tha editor of a paper he would annlhilat ma His an swer was, la Just them words: 'I will annihilate you If ha la la.' "After enlightening m on th subject f McCrelUsh bis enmity toward th gov- the railroad, and tha terrible entertained for th road from beginning na said: 1 will think of soma suitable person for tha position.' His brother, A B. Stanford, was decided upon, and I arranged to place him." To pamphlet goes on to tail bow Stan ford, the governor, upon examining tha painting, ordered his enemle relegated to the background and friends who were not even there substituted. Tha artist described Stanford s visit to his studio SJ follows: "A look of surptis and satisfaction seemed to oom to his fac at tha first glance tn tha direction ef th great can vas spread out besTar him. with Its hun dreds of face. Ha complimented ma upon Its execution and realiado affect, and re marked that ha could almoat lmagln him self upon th spot. Oss Bsusuaenr Bastgpa "He next eommencad to analyse its de tails, and Immediately discovered that I bad two men with hammers. Not knowing whom to place la so important a position. I had not acted upon a former direction, 'that nobody but himself must have a hammer.' "Th governor, pointing; out Durant, said. Test must maa that Mr. Stro brldga " "W br shall I place Mr. Durant T I asked. ' it Is not important, replied th Cen tra Pacifi president, he la one of the tnioa Pacific people." - i can place him where Mra Strobrtdge stands,' I ventured. - 'Tea.1 ha said, 'and put her by my aids, she deserve a first place, for she haa been la tha lead all tha way from Sacramento.' "Dra Harknees and Stillman were changed. Mr. Town he ordered taken out. 'i pleaded for Mr. Town, as he had taken such aa interest la my work. Being such a prominent railroad man, I thought that he would give more tone than a stranger. He finally consented to his being placed In the background. "His eye caught th picture of Mr. Colton. U said: 'I don't want that man in. he had no business there, as h n But connected w.th the road at the time.' Whom shall I place there V I asked. 'You eaa put Senator Sargent there, he said. "I swallowed my bile, for what n I but a slase. needing friends, not enemies." The artist then goes on to tell of Gov ernor Stanford sending friends and rail road men to sit for the picture, many of whom hal not been at the a Charles 'rocker was rs'ss-eUtu to the background. Shortly after he came to view the painting. ""What d d nonsense Is that" he de manded when his eye fairly rested upon tiie picture." writes the artlat. "I explained t) him the whole matter, but be was tou n.ad a man to even give me a civil ainwer. He waa evidently greatly offended, for he left me with malice In his eye. "It was a great shock to me. He went ettaigtu to Mr. Stanford, and when I called next morning to aee th governoe I was told that he was out. Waltlag la Vala. "How many cuoss-cutlve days I lodged la his ante-room, and the njmber of card 1 1 furnished his desk wllb I cou.d not sav, u liaht cane out of the cloud at last. at) noble and kind-hearted pairin et-nt me ord by some of hut pampwied invniaU t: at he did not wish to ouy any more picturea' " Vrd it was that the prt.le of one rali- John Mitchell, ex-president of th United Mine Workers of America, now member of the executive committee of the National Civic federation, and one of the most prom inent labor leaders in America, attacks what he believes to be some of the means advocated by lt!l D. Brandeis to save H.ifl.oiO a day for the railroads of the country. Mr. Mitchell said he held Mr. Brandeis In th highest esteem, that he was a valued friend of labor, that he waa a deep thinker, and a man possessed of profound economic knowledge. He did not want to misinterpret anything Mr. Brandeia had said, and If he said anything not Justified by what Mr. Brandeia had advocated It was becaus he had misunderstood It. "Mr. Brandeia has been saying that some COO.OOO.OOO a year could be saved by the railroads tn the cost of transportation, ac cording to th newspapers." went on Mr. Mitchell. "There Is a general belief that he advocates as a means to that saving th premium or bonus system of paying th workmen, and further specialization in work. I do not believe that th workmen employed by the railroads should do any more work than they are now doing. I do cot believe that anything can safely be saved oa them, and that If there la a waste of t30a.wse.lks) a year it lie outside the sphere of cost occupied by th workmen. And I am against th premium or bonus system and against too much specializa tion. "First, as to specialisation. Th thought should not be so much about the machine as about tha man In front of the machine. There Is a point in th specialisation of work beyond which tt la not aaf to go, be cause of tha deterioration of the workman and ultimately of th kind of work ha does. I think that point haa about been reached In ths railroads and la most of the other large Indus tries. "I don't know whether or not Mr. Bran dels Is aa advocate of the piece system. Organised labor is against that, because t speesk thw men ap tee- fast, -and causes deterioration to ths man, who should at ways be tha flrat concern. "It la sometimes charged that the labor unions tend to level down workmen. This la not true- Labor union do not say that an employer shall not pay an especially competent and effective workman some thing In addition to what he pays the ethers; they are but fighting for at least a fair pay for aa honest day's work by ths average workman. "Organised labor is againat the premium or bonus system of payment to the work man, because that la designed to speed up th workman beyond the safety line. That la bad economy. The employer who uses th system may notice an advantage at first, but tt la not long before the work man begins to deteriorate under the strain; then his work deteriorates also, and pres ently ths loss In his productivity amounts to much more than the temporary gain." New Terk Tims. FOXY GIRL WAS THIS TILLY A Belated WestaUasT Cerera Tmatefmliy Attached t laetker wtt. Each week Tilly had me put away half her wagea Finally I asked her what had caused this saving fever. "Lord, now. Miss Oracle, doan you know now?" I nodded negatively. Tilly's money usu ally found Its way to Llxe's keeping. Lis was bar latest. "Brass yo' heart, honey. I's savin' to buy a reg'lar satin weddin' suit, veil an' all, mind you." Tilly folded her hands aver her expanslvs stomaoh and smiled complacently. "Wedding gown?" I demanded aghast. "Pes' so. Miss Gracle." Why, TUile, you and Llxe were married six month ago." "Pat's so." Tilly acknowledged, "but fuu reconiember I didn't have de means Jen to buy a suitable outfit." "I guess not." I retorted, "when you were giving every cent you made to that orthles Use. I am glad you have learned sense enough to save some uf your earn ings even If It Is to buy a wedding gown." and I could not conceal a smile, which Tilly, happily, did not understand. A few weeks later I heard fuse had for saken his bride and taken up with another belle of C'ai key town, which tn the vicinity waa not ga unusual occurrence. I expected to find n:y Tilly heartbroken: instead a broadly beaming face greeted me th next morning. "Honey, Miss Gracle. I's gwin ax you for my aavla a" Tilly tmoothed th spot less fold of her gingham apron. "Th lodge la lay in' off to turn out nex' week an' have a fine set out in de ebenm' so I done piade up my mind lt d be de time to wear my weddin' outfit, veil an' all." I almost dropped my coffee cup. "Tilly." I said, "what do you want with a wed ding outfit now?" "Iard bres me. honey, won t dat good for nothin' girl of Iite's be at d eel out"' As I made no reply. Tilly suspected ber purpose was not exactly clear to me. so jhe said, with a twinkle In her black eyes: "Mis Gracle. dat suit done swine answer two purpees." "Hus" 1 aakd "Pia time, honey, tt s a divorce suit." Merman E. Mack s Monthly. Better The I Bible Ttoaes. A prod l son. amed Is. wrote home trom CaltCorn a for funds t '-t home to Indiana end he got the ruonev. Modern Improvements In communication and transportation fa:tliti' l.ae tended to re duce the a a and Wo tke walning exer- ad magnate arouaed the ind.gne:ion of a I cise of latter day prosal sons ft. Jo- Saturday, December 24th, window space will which we prefer not to carry- next year.- to avoid our :oods be given to into Our way next year is prices so carrying them to make the attractive that you will into them this year. 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