ICTORT CERTAIN
JN TUESDAY NEXT
ennsylvania Republicans Pre
pare For Rousing Majority.
VALTON'S CALL TO ACTION
<tate Chairman llrpM All to Co to
thr Polls to Ineure a Magnificent
Triumph.
In tho i losing tlnvs of thr ■ nmpalgn
hrn> l> the n»vnto*l confidence nm»tig
'hi' Republican l«»ml«*t - ol a sweeping
♦ietory (or tho full Republican stale
ticket.
Chairman H<*nr> I". Walton, Sht»
!t»i) W. Ilnrry Unix, and the other
• t livc spirits nl I Komihllean 'ai«
committee headqiiartoi in Philadel
phia report thai t! ?I< tl> •!! n re
markable than 111 -luiali >1 in a
numl'er of oititi* t' ho advantage
ot tho U< pnblli en < .in 'Ut« ov. m to
the strenuous i imp '.n that has- been
under way during t ie last (wo weeks.
Districts which some lime ago were
classed as <lot> lit 11 I ntv now < <•-. t a 11»
to bo carried lor .i.ihn K Ti ner for
governor and all his colleagues on the
Repuhlii nn ticket.
A final note ol warning has been
sound' i by field mar hal Walton to
Republican committeemen to guard
against tin danger of o» r confidence,
and Republicnns arc generally admon
ished to retrain from Riving "compli
mentary votes to Democratic or Inde
pendent candidates in Ikal contests
and are urged to vote tho full lit pub-,
lican ticket to insure the counting of
their ballot.
National Issues Involved.
The Important e c the election on
account ol tho congressional contest
Is empliasizi 1 by Senator Pentose, i
who Is anxious that Pennsylvania
6hall maintain lior prestige as tho lead
ing Republican state of the union in
the house at Washington. Pennsylva
nia by reason of her large delegation '
in the present house was enabled to
protect her interests in framing the
present tariff act.
Republican stato leaders in com
menting upon the result of a canvas of
Pennsylvania made by the Philadel- j
phia Press and published last Sunday,
insist that its estimated plurality for
John K. Tenor, the Republican candi
date for governor, is too low. The 1
Philadelphia Press says that "Impar
tial estimates furnished the Press :
from all the counties" give the Repub- :
lican state ticket a plurality of 125,750. I
While the leaders say they are not
ready to make public their estimates i
by counties they admit that their re
ports give Mr. Toner over 150,000 plu
rality and some express the opinion '
that the final figures will be even
larger.
Democrats Lining Up.
There are indications that while a
very spectacular campaign is being
made in the interest of Derry, the
Keystone party nominee has been los
ing during the last week much of his
Democratic support, the defection go
ing to tho regular Democratic nomi
nee. Grim.
This situation is explained by the
Democratic leaders who contend that
the rank and file of the Democrats
feel that "this is going to be a Demo
cratic year" and they intend to stand
by their regular party organization so
as to be in line to take part in the '
primaries for the election of delegates !
to the Democratic national conven
tion and to bin touch with the Demo
cratic leadership in the event of a
national Democratic victory.
Postmasto ships and other federal
offices are very attractive to the aver
age Democratic worker an.l they rec
ognize the fact that In the past such
rewards went only to "tho regulars."
Mr. Tenor and his associates were
givc-n tremendous roc ptions in Phila
delphia last Monday night and the
most significant fact was that the
meetings in formerly Independent
strongholds were crowded to the
doors.
Authentic reports from Allegheny
are to the effect that Mr. Tener will
have a majority in that county any
where from 20,000 to 30,000, and that
he will poll a great vote in his home
county of Washington, and in the
neighboring counties as well.
In the anthracite coal regions, where
Mr. Tener is very popular with the
miners, it is predicted that th. re will
be a heavy po'.l in favor of his candi
dacy. Luzerne. I.ael;awanna and
Schuylkill counties are lining up in
fine shape for the entire Republican
ticket.
FOLLOW
Gov. Stuart's
LEAD
and Vote the Full
REPUF3LICAN TICKET.
Election Next Tuesday,
Nov. 8.
Tho Man With tho Iron Mask.
The Man With the Iron Mask was
a mysterious French prisoner of state,
whose identity has never been satis
factorily established. He was closely
confined under the charge of M.de St.
Mars at Plgnerol In 1C79, at Exiles In
IGSI. at Sulnte-Margueritc in IGS7 and
finally was transferred to the P.astlle
In 1098, where ho died on Nov. 19,
171XJ. and was burled the following
(lav lu the cemetery of St. Paul under
the name of Marcblali. Duuias ntado
him n twin brother of Louis XIV.
NATION!UYES_
fi 1 PENNSYLVANIA
Gibraltar ol Hrpiit) icanis;p Will
Be Loya! Hex! luesday.
VITAL ISSUES AT STAKE
Disaster That Followed Former Demo
cratic Victories In Thie State Re
called.
Pennsylvania occupies a unique po
sition in the national political situa
tion.
Next Tuesday's election Is <>f mora
Ihnn passing Interest Should by any
chance either Grim or Horry be elect
ed governor, It would be hailed as s
triumph for the Democracy, as lltey
are both Demi i rats: Grltn of the Guf
ti > -chool <>:' i onservatlvcs. and Berry,
a rampant Bryanlto
Th Democrats are looking ahead.
Th< > are after t' national house of
C'n e , and tii o expect to
ma 1 ' ■ gal in in.he t tilted S.u'es sell
Whll' they would not ordinarily ex
poet to make Inn.Mi into the Republi
can congressional d .allon from this
state, with the pr- H> live tariff a vital
issue In the contest, the Democrats
see an opportunity to detent some Re
publican eongp innal candidates
through the fail tl * the Keystone
leaders, with Berry at the head of their
ticket, have plai ed the names of a
number of Democratic nominees for
congress in their column.
livery misguided Republican who
votes for Horry on the Keystone ticket
may be unwittingly contributing to
ward tho defeat of a Republican candi
date for conarc s.
Senatorship Involved.
It must also be rem inhered that the
Keystone ticket contains the names
ol a number of Democrats for the
legislature and th.it tho general as
sembly which meets in Harrisburg
next .January will be called upon to
elect a successor to United States Sen
ator Oliver.
There are reports of possible disas
ter to the Republican gubernatorial
candidates in several states generally
counted on as reliably Republican, and
should Pennsylvania fail to stand truo
to her Republican colors next week, a
great impetus would he given the na
tional Democracy for the coming pres
idential election.
These facts should not be overlook
ed:
In 18S2 Robert Patttson. Democrat,
was elected governor of Pennsylvania.
In 1 SSI Grover Cleveland was elect-,
ed president of the United States.
In 1890 Pattison was again chosen
governor.
In 18!>2 Cleveland returned to the
White House.
Then followed tho Wilson tariff bill, j
which closed the mills of Pennsylvania
and sent thousands upon thousands of
wage workers to the streets begging
for dally bread.
There is little difference between
Grim and Berry.
Both are hide-bound Democrats;
either would use the power of tho gov
ernor's office to promote the cause of
Democracy, no matter if they do he
long to different factions of the party.
Grim's ridiculous assaults upon Gov
ernor Stuart's administration and
Berry's erratic course in politics and
finance stamp them both as undesir
able for the office of governor.
Democrats on Lookout.
' The Democratic congressional com
mit 'pe is counting upon a Democratic
swi p by the aid of Grim or Berry
sufiii ient to overturn the Republican
party, to gain a dozen members of
congress, to capture the legislature
and send a Democrat to the United
States senate," says the editor of the
Philadelphia Inquirer.
"And let it be confessed right here,
that if they could succeed in so do
ing Pennsylvania might beg in vain
for any quarter. Her immense manu
facturing and industrial industries
would be sacrificed on the altar of
Democratic theories and her mills and
business houses would meet the same
fate that they did when, under the last
Democratic administration, the Wilson
tariff brought destitution and bank
ruptcy.
"This is the condition which al! Re
publicans must face.
"But we do not believe that Penn
svlvania Republicans can be coaxed
under any pretense whatever into the
Grim or Berry Democratic organiza
tion;- in sufficient numbers to affect the
general result. It is true that in these
closing days a vicious onslaught has
been made upon the Republican tick
et. and especially upon Tener. . But
Pennsylvania has become accustomed
to Vicious onslaughts. Four years ago
the most despicable kind of a cam
paign was made against Edwin S.
Stuart, but a very great many of his
opponents have lived to bless the day
when, in spite of their votes against
him, lie was elected. The Republican
administration has been above re
proach.
"We have no doubt whatever of the
perfect safety of Pennsylvania Institu
tions under the admlnistrat'on of Gov
ernor Tener, and we believe that Penn
sylvania Republicans by a large ma
jority think with us."
Republicans of Pennsylvania should
goto the polls and vote the full R*
publican ticket to insure a magnificent
Taft-Tener triumph on Tuesday next.
A Trioute of Affection.
Something of the sympathetic kindli
ness of nature of the late Frederick
Greenwood came out in a little speech
made by J. M. Barrle on the occasion
of Mr. Greenwood's seventy-fifth birth
day. when the men who had worked
under him ou the St. James' and the
Pall Mall Gazette met to do him honor.
In the course of his remarks Mr. Bar
rio confessed that he had bought his
first silk hat "to impress" the veteran
editor. Theu he added impulsively;
"Oh. Greenwood, it is for your kind
ness to us boys in our first silk bats
that we love you!"
STUHHTFORTENER
RILES OPPOSITION
Republicans Follow Lead of
Popular Chief Executive.
GOVERNOR ON THE STUMP
Not Only Call* For Support of State
Ticket, But Telia of Importance of
Congretelonal Campaigns.
Probably tho hardest blow the ena
tnlc* of the Republican party received
In this campaign was that given by
Governor l*M win H Stuart when ho
came out squarel> In tavor of the olee
lion of John K Toner.
Governor Stuart did not equivocate,
nor dlil he qualify his Indorsement
of the Republican stnndard In arer In
the slightest degree anil since ho made
Ills Initial declaration lit a splendid
mooting In llnrrlsburg ho has taken
the stump mid is railing upon his
fellow Republicans of the old Keystone
stale to vote th? full Republican tick
ot "from top (o bottom." He is man
fully giving hi' reasons why this
should be doti" in his enthusiastic sup
port of the party * standard bearers.
That the attitude of Governor Stuart
has dlsroni orteil tho opposition is
shown in the editorial comments of
the few newspapers for Berry.
Prior to his coming out in favor o(
Mr. Tener tho governor was tho sub
ject of fulsome praise; he Is now ro
ferred to I-. these same editors as
"weak an vacillating." Hut these
silly Attacks upon ICdwln S. Stuart
simply react upon those responsible
for them and serve to emphasize the
position taken by the most popular
chief executive of Pennsylvania.
Governor Stuart did not make his
public declaration until he had thor
oughly investigated the character and
intentions of the candidates and con
vinced himself that they would all
carry out the pledges made to the
people in the party platform and in
their public utterances.
Will Keep His Word.
Before the Harrlsbttrg meeting Gov
ernor Stuart had a long talk with
Congressman Tener at the executive
mansion in which the whole situation
was thoroughly discussed and the
governor, who that night was called
upon to present tho party nominee re
ferred to this fact when he said:
"1 had today a very l'rank and man
ly talk with the candidate, and he as
, suros tno that he understands thor
i oughly the responsibilities of the great
o(lice for which ho Is a candidate, and
if elected to that office his only ambl
i tion will be to give an honorable ad
! ministration in the interest and for
. the benefit of all the people.
1 "lie assures me that there are no
, other obligations to ask him or to
: make him do anything else, and the
] one thing he desires and the one thing
he will do is that on every question
coming befo. • him for his approval or
action, he will use his judgment and
be guided by what he thinks is for the
best interest of Pennsylvania and her
people.
"1 am very glad to say that four
years ago in a campaign he was a
very loyal riend and supporter of
myself in that celebrated campaign,
and I take great pleasure in introduc
ing to you the man who is tho candi
date of the Republican party and the
man who, I am satisfied, will do what
he promises you he will do if elected
to that high and honorable office.
"I say that with all sincerity, and 1
now ta!;e great pleasure in introduc
ing the Hon .!< hn K. Tener, t'.io candi
date of t!ie Republican party for gov
ernor of I'cii". ylvania."
Governor Stuart, if ho did not have
full faith in Mr. Tenor would not havo
uttered those words, lie is not that
: tripe of a man.
In the foil years that he has served
the state >..r. Stuart has earned the
confidence and respect of his fellow
citizens by his uprightness and his in
dependt nee of action, guided by eon
rervation and extreme caption. •
Stuart Speaks to Neighbors.
Governor Stuart spoke to the people
at large when he addressed the meet
ing at the state capital, but there was
a stronger appeal a few nights after
ward in a speech which he made to his
neighbors in South Philadelphia at
one of the greatest popular demon
strations ever given in the Quaker
City in honor of any candidate for of
fice. With Congressman Tener seated
upon the same platform, tho governor,
speaking to a vast audience, with ten
thousand men in the streets unable to
gain entrance to the hall, called upon
his friends. iny of them companions
of his boy! o.id days, to not only vot i
for Mr. Ten r anil the entire Republi
can ticket, hut to work loyally for the
success of tho Republican cause.
Governor Stuart, besides paying a
splendid tribute to the nominees on the
state ticket and dwelling upon the
desirability of continuing a Republican
administration in the state govern
ment, dlreotel attention to the na
tional phase of tli!" campaign. He told
of the importance to Pennsylvania's
business and industrial interests of
maintaining a Republican majority in
congress and of the efforts of the
Democrats to capture doubtful dis
tricts in this state In their fight to
win control of tho national house. He
thereto;o urged every Republican to
vote the full Republican ticket, that
Pennsylvania shall agaiu head the Re
publican column.
His bad Dream.
Truly oriental was the defense put
forward by a prisoner at Allpore
Charged with stonling a Hindu Idol
with Its ornaments, he stated that the
goddess told him Inn dream the night
before that, as she was not properly
worshiped by the Hindu priest, she
would be better tnken care of by blm.
a Mohammedan, and that unless be
took charge of her worship she would
in her wrath destroy his whole family
The uweisiraie. however, was not sat
Isfied witll flTe story and sentenced the
accused to two months' rigorous itn
prison men i and «o pay n fine
COhPORATIONS
MUST FOOT BILLS
Congressman Tenet's Manly
Stand Upjn Popular Issues.
AS FRIEND OF THE FARMER
Republican Standard Bearer's Progres
sive Move For Taa Equalnation to J
Insure Better Public Schools, Good
Roads, Cheaper Tranaportation and
Relieve Local Burdens.
No pledge* tlial Congressman Truer
bus made In Ida innvarK for the gov
ernorehlp seem to have appealed more
to the Voters of the state than bis de
equations upon the questions of good I
roads, the public schools, equalization
of taxes and cheaper transportation
The farmers, particularly, have in- 1
dlcatpd their approval of his attitude
on tho*p subjects Mr. Teller Is coin-1
milled to a reorganization of the de
partment of the time governm* nl hav
ing to do with the construction and
maintenance of public roads. Me lias
declared that his ambition is to have |
Pennsylvania at the earliest po slide
(into earn the reputatio i of having Hie
lines! roads of any stsite in the Union.
He is eni illy eager for an Inline-!
diaie Improve ment of highways to fa
cilitate travel within the counties and
to enable the farmers to handily mar
ket their products.
Not only would Congressman Tener
have the sla'e build all of these roads,
but he contends that the slate should
also maintain them without cost to
tho counties or townships, lie also is
pledged to labor to the end that all
local school taxes shall be abolished,
with tho stale! from revenues derived
from the corporations, meeting every
expense of the public schools.
In several of his speeches Mr Tener
has taken up the school question and
advocated a strengthening of the pub
lic school system in every direction,
the construction of more and better
schools In every community, with the
money necessary to carry out this pol
icy coming entirely from the statu
treasury.
Corporations Cannct Escape.
To meet the demand for good roads
and more and liner schools, along with
his other progressive ideas. Congress- (
man Tener demands that there shall
bo established a more equitable system
of taxation and that corporate prop
erty which now escapes taxation shall
be made to pay a proper share of the
public expense.
"In the event of my election." said
Mr. Tener a few days ago, "I will urge
that certain corporation properties be
taxed for benefits which they enjoy,
and that the revenue raised he distrib
uted to the several communities to
further lighten the burden of local
taxpayers.
"A progressive community endeav
oring to make improvements commen
surate with its progress levies Its own
tax, but in order thai that tax may be
still further lightened. I would urge
such legislation as would fix a tax on
certain properties not now taxed, and
that revenue goto the relief and the
benefit o£_local communities."
While certain corporate Interests
have not relished Mr. Tener's declara
tions upon this subjeot, the great body
of tho voters have given him credit
for having the courage of his convic
tions and appreciate his manly stand.
For Cheaper Transportatlcn.
The demand for cheaper transporta
tion is met by Congressman Tener in
his advocacy of inland waterways, and
in this matter, too, he lias demonstrat
ed his independence of the railroad
and other interests that have been
antagonizing tie several projects for
the construction of canals and the de
velopment of rivers and harbors.
"I believe it is possible," says Mr.
Tener. "to make many improvements
in the east, west and central portions
of our state. I believe on our eastern
coast we should encourage and en
deavor to obtain as soon as possible
for the great port of Philadelphia suf
ficient water to float the very deepest
draft ships in the world, so that we
might at the earliest moment ship our
exports from Philadelphia anil receive
our imports there at every tide and at
every season of the year, and thur.
avail ourselves of the very cheapest
method of transportation.
"I would advocate and strongly urge
that encouragement he given to tho
building ol' a canal in the west, con
necting the lakes with the great Ohio
river, and thus maintain for Pittsburg
what it lias always possessed, the rep
utation of being a great industrial
steel and iron manufacturing center
of the world."
It can safely be predicted that
among tho most positive and sweeping
recommendations that will lie made in i
Governor-to-be Tener's inaugural ad-j
dress will be those upon the subjects!
of good roads, the public schools,
equalization of taxes and the develop-j
ment. of the cheapest methods of trans
portation.
FOLLOW STUART'S LEAD.
Follow the lead of Governor Edwin
Sydney Stuart and vote for John Kin
ley Tener for governor and the full
Republican ticket at the election on
Tuesday next, Nov. 8.
No Sense of Proportion.
The young man who bad spent his
efforts for several years without re- j
suit in studying art was talking with
his practical uncle, who had patiently
paid the bills.
"Of course," said the young artist, "1 ,
know I haven't made much of a goof !
it. but 1 don't think you ought to ad- i
vise uie to try something else. Y'ou
know it's best to put all your eggs in ,
one basket and watch (bat basket." ;
"Urn: That may be. Charlie; but |
did you ever thi,.:; ii \v foolish it is to j
put so many baskets around one ban- I
THE BABES IN
THE JUNGLE.
Smooth Grafter From tho We*t
Get* Rapid In New York.
By o. MiNny.
|r"«|>jprlght, IMO. I>r I'mihlwlnf, I'**# A
|
M"litnunc Silver, Hi«* finest street
man and nrt grnfter In the oml, aayn
to n>e once In Utile Mock "If fmt
ever lose your mind, Hilly, mid get
too old to do honest swindling among
grown tnen goto New York, In the
weat a sticker la horn every minute,
but In New York they appear In
Mmnka of roe. You enn't count 'em."
Two years afterward 1 found that I
couldn't remember the names of the
liuaalnn admirals, mid 1 notlreil some
gray linlra over my left ear. So I
knew the time had arrived for ma to
take Silver's advice.
1 alru'-k New Y'ork about noon one
day and look r. walk up Broadway. i
And I run against Sliver himself, all |
encompassed up In a spacious kind of I
haberdashery, leaning against a hotel !
and rubbing the half moon* on hi*
nails with a silk handkerchief.
"Pnresls or superannuated?" I nsks '
him.
"Hello, Hilly," aa.vs Sll\er; "I'm glad
to see you. Yea, It seemed to Die that j
the west was accumulating a little too !
much w iseness I've been saving New j
Y'ork for dessert. I know it's a low ;
down triek to lake things from these
people. They only know Ibis and that j
and pass to and fro and think ever !
I ' I
"HEt.LO. BIIil.Y," SAYS SILVER.
I
and anon I'd hate for my mother to
know I was skinning these weak-'
minded ones. She raised uie better." i
"Is there a crush already in the wait
ing rooms of the old doctor that does
skin grafting?" 1 asks.
"Well, no," says Silver; "you needn't,
back KpWermis to win today. I've
only been here a month, but I'm ready |
to begin."
"I've been studying the town," says j
Sliver, "and reading tile papers every j
day, and I know it as well as the cat (
in the city hall knows au O'Sulliran. j
People here lie down on the floor and
scream and kick when you arc tho I
least bit slow about taking money
from them. Come up in my room and
I'll tell you. We'll work the town to
gether, Billy, for the sake of old
times."
Silver takes me up in a hotel. lie
has a quantity of irrelevant objects
lying about.
"There's more ways of gelling mon
ey from these metropolitan hayseeds,"
says Silver, "than there is of cooking
rice in Charleston, S. C. They'll bite
at anything. The brains of most of
'em commute. The wiser they are in
intelligence the less perception of cog
nizance they have. Why, didn't a man
the other day sell J. I'. Morgan an oil
portrait of IJockfeller junior for An
drea del Sarto's celebrated painting of
the young St. .John:
"Y'ou see that bundle of printed stuff
in the corner. Hilly? That's gold min
ing stock. I started out one day to
sell that, but I <itiit it in two hours.
Why_? Got arrested for blocking the
street. People fought to buy It. I
Sold I lie policeman a block of it oil the
way to the station house, and then I <
took it oiT the market. I don't want
people to give me their money.
"Now, there's another little schema
that worked so easy I had to quit it.
Y'ou see that bottle of blue ink on the
table? I tattooed an anchor on the
back of my hand and went to a bank
and told 'em I was Admiral Dewey's
nephew. They offered to rash my
draft on him for n thousand, but I
didn't know my uncle's first name. It
shows, though, what an easy town it |
is. As for burglars, they won't go in
a house now unless there's a hot sup- j
per ready and a few college students
to wait on 'em."
"Monty." says I when Silver had I
slacked up, "you may have Manhat- j
tan correctly discriminated In your i
perorative, but I doubt It. I've only ,
been In town two hours, but It don't ;
dawn upon me that It's ours with « i
cherry in It. There ain't enough ru* !
in urbe about It to suit me. I'd be r. 1
good deal much better satisfied if the
citizens hnd a straw or more in their I
hair and rua more lo velveteen vests
and buclßye watch charms. They don't i
look easy to me."
"Y'ou've got it, Billy," says Silver.
"All emigrants have It. New York's I
bigger thau Little Hock or Europe, j
and It frightens a foreigner. You'll I
be all right. I tell you 1 feel like
slapping tho-'people here because they
don't send m'o all their money in laun
dry baskets, with germicide sprinkled
over it. I hate togo down on the
street to get It. Who wears the dia
monds iu this towu? Why, Winnie,
the wire tapper's wife, and Bella, the
bunko steerer's bride. New Y'orkers
cnu be worked easier than a blue rose
•m a IWty TTi" oflf ftfltig ftu.f ImIV
Pfa trip I* I know I II liliik Mm- iI|KM
In my teat pi- M utirn I (M
r Indus nil full «112 twr»mi#a,"
"I hfifw j <(ii nfp null!. Millie" M;i
I, ' Imi I *lih, nil tli* •••tup, I hjiii
li«""fi aaltaflpd • lih i MtvfMll lm*liTM<
In I. IIIM jli" h llip t fwji of fnrtwrs
U (WW an nh l n mil lltrrt- biff trhitt
full ian gpl a fe* 'if M • a
|H'||||ll|l fnf n ttpt* 1 1* •%! ,i ,• (hul you
mi <ll<t'''«irit fur 921 Ml HI fin- county
bank Tlip ppopia hm» n|i|»iir in |"-H
In*! IMr I a of «p|f
IMIIM-rnlll) I f«-ar iiip flint «• are ti"t
cullur«il •'lioiikli •«» tackli- this gmup"
"liwi't worry," »aya Wilier "fti
gut this Jayvllle nmi Tarrytown cor
rpetty psllmatpd n« anrp as North rlr
rr I* tlif) Hudson find Rant rltt-r ain't
n river."
"Ilyperliolo aside," any* I, "do yoa
know of ntiy tiiimpillntc ayatpm of
bunkoing the community out of n dol
lar or Iwo e*cppt liy Applying to the
Salvation Army or liming n tit on
Mlsa Helen Gould's doorsteps?"
"l>o».ena of 'cm," any* Silver "linn
mttrli capital have yon got. Illlly?"
"A thousand," I told 111 in.
"l'v» got fl,2ti«)," anya lip. "We'll
|kio| nnd do n Mg piece of busintws.
There's so nmny ways WP con make
n in 1111' >ti Hint I don't know how to
begin."
The next morning Silver meets me
nt the hotel, niiil he Is nil sonorous
nnd atlrred with n kind of allent Joy.
"We're to meet J. I', Morgan this
nfternoon," says lie. "A tnnn I know
In the hotel wnnts to Introduce us
lle'a n friend of hla. He anya he likea
to meet people from the west."
"That sounds nice nnd plausible,"
says I "I'd like to know Mr. Mor
gan."
"It won't hurt us a bit," Bays Sliver,
"to cot acquainted with n few linuuco
kings. I 1.; id of like the ?oclnl way
New York has with strangers "
The man Silver knew was named
Klein. At 3 o'eloek Klein brought his
Wall street frleud to see us in Silver's
room. "Mr. Morgan" looked some like
his pictures, nnd lie had a Turkish
towel wrapped around his head, nml
he walked with a cane.
"Mr. Silver and Mr. I'eseud," says
Klein. "It sounds superfluous." says
lie, "to mention the name of the great
est financial"—
"Cut it out, Klein," says Mr. Mor
gan. "I'm glad to know you gents. 1
take great Interest in the west. Klein
tells me you're from I.lttle Rock. I
think I've a railroad or two out there
somewhere. If either of you guys
would like to deal a hand or two of
stud poker I"
"Now, Plerpont," cuts in Klein, "you
forget."
"Excuse me, gents," says Morgan.
"Since I've hail the gout so bad I some
times play a social game of cards at
my house. Neither of you never knew
One Eyed Peters, did you, while yon
were around Little Rock? lie lived in
Seattle. N. M."
Before we could answer Mr. Morgan
hammers on the floor with his cane
and begins to walk up and down,
swearing in a loud tone of voice.
"They have been pounding your
stocks today on the street, I'lerpont?"
asks Klein, smiling.
"Stocks! No!" roars Mr. Morgan.
"It's that picture I sent an agent to
"I'D PAT $30,00;! TOMOKnOW FOB THAT
FICTCBK."
Europe to buy. I just thought about
It. He cabled mo today that it ain't
to be found in all Italy. I'd pay $50,-
000 tomorrow for that picture yes,
$75,000. I give the agent a la carte in
purchasing it.l cannot understand
why the rfrt galleries will allow a Pe
Yinchy to"—
"Why. Mr. Morgan." says Klein. "I
thought you owned all of the Do
Yinchy paintings!"
"What is tiie picture like, Mr. Mor
gan''" asks Silver. "It must be as big
as the side of the riatiron building."
"I'm afraid your art mlucntion is ou
the bum, Mr. Silver." says Morgan.
"The picture is 27 by 42 In lies, nnd
It is called 'Move's Idle Ilour.' It rep
resents a number of cloak models do
ing the twostep on the bank of a pur
ple river. The cablegram said it might
have been brought to this country. My
collection will never lie complete with
out that picture. Well, so long, gents;
us financiers must keep early hours."
Mr. Morgan and Klein went away to
gether in a cab. Me and Silver talked
about how simple and unsuspecting
great people was, and Silver said what
a shame it would be to try to rob a
mau like Mr. Morgan, and I said I
thought it would be rather Imprudent
myself. Ivleln proposes a stroll after
dinner, nnd mo and him and Silver
walks down toward Seventh avenue to
seo the sights. Klein sees a pair of
eotr links tnat instigate nis admiration
la a pawnshop window, and we all go
In while he buys 'em.
After we got back to the hotel and
Klein had gone Silver jumps nt me
and waves Ills hands.
"Old you seo it?" says he. "Did you
see It. Billy?"
"What?" I asks.
"Why. that picture that Morgan
wants. It's hanging in that pawnshop
behind th • desk. 1 didn't say anything
because Klein was there. It's the ar
ticle sure as you live. The firls are as
natural as ; i t . ■> nia! e them, all
ttippaiffinn no and |j «■ ir»« if
lH*t hid ant t lr»«, ,uil |||py n- «Mn*
n i< will »iti* MI Ihp Mnk «112 a rtf w
With the 1,1 IIP, ft tint d 4 Ml M'.rmn
«'»# Ml I fcl ■— tnf 111 ffh d"11 t maM
m«- Ml jotf I h-y ran'! Ifwn wh*» H
l« In (fiat [ *iwfi»ii "
TJi * 1
"I WtSl'll IfTM •">!!« «if} IT."
When the pawii;-'iop opened the next
morning me ami Silver «.u standing
there as anxious as if we wanted to
souk our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
Wo Mintcrad Inside and began ft
look at watch cli.i lux.
"That's a violent specimen of a
chronio you've got up there," remark
ed Silver casual to the pawnbroker.
"Itut I kind of enthuse over the girl
with tiie shoulder blades and red bunt
ing. Would an offer of $2.25 for It
cause you to knock over any fragile
articles of your stock in hurrying It
off the nail?"
The pawnbroker smiles anil goes on
showing ui plate watch chains.
"That picture," says he."was pledg
ed a year ago by an Italian gentle
man. I loaned him SSOO on it. It is
called 'Love's Idle Hour,' and it is by
Leonardo do Yinchy. Two days ago
the legal time expired, audit became
an unredeemed pledge. Here Is a
stylo of chalu that is worn a gren*
deal now."
At the end of half an hour me and
Silver paid the pawnbroker $2,000 anil
walked out with the picture. Silver
got into a cab with it nnd started fer
Morgan's office. I goes to the hotel
and waits for him. In two hours Sil
ver comes back.
"Did you see Mr. Morgan?" 1 asks.
"How much did he pay you for it?"
Silver sits down and fools with
tassel on the table cover.
"I never exactly saw Mr. Morgan,"
he says, "because Mr. Morgan's been
In Europe for a month Rut what's
worrying mo. Billy, is this: The de
partment stores have all gut thatsama
picture on sale, framed, for $.1.48.
And they chirao $3.50 for the frama
nlone. That's what I can't under
stand."
A DEED OF DARING.
Twenty-seven Lives Saved by On*
Man In a Shipwreck.
A historic case of daring and endur
ance rarely equaled In life saving an
nals was that of the rescue of twenty
seven souls by one man In I.SG7. Tha
fishing schooner Sea Clipper was driv
en by the tempest against a reef near
the Spottisl islands on that coast and
speedily went to pieces Captain Wil
liam Jackmnn. lu i lmrge of a fishing
crew ul liieac isinuus, had wandered
in a direction lie had never been be
fore as If by Inspiralion and suddenly
saw the whole enacted before
his eyes. Hurrying Ids one compan
ion hack to the fishing station to sum
mon help, he plunged into the howling
swirl himself nnd eleven times swam
to the ship Each time he took ba"'u
a human being to safety, battling
splendidly against wind and tide.
Then help arrived, but no was
available of communicating v\ith the
vessel, so .lackman fastened a rope
around his waist and made fifteen
more trips, returning with a castaway
on each occasion, it was then discov
ered that a woman had been overlook
ed and left on board, and the belief
was expressed that she was dead, but
he declared that he would uot leave
her there, living or dead. Accordingly
he plunged Into the surf again and
soon bore the hapless creature to the
shore, where, divesting himself of Ills
flannels, he wrapped hem round her.
as she was almost at death's door. She
expired a few hours later, but lived
long enough to thank her preserver
for Ids noble efforts In her behalf.—
Wide World Magazine.
Work Early In Trinidad.
On Trinidad island the hours of labor
for most classes of clerks have been
limited to the tiruo from 7 a. m.to 4
p. ru.
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