Evening Star Newspaper, October 9, 1897, Page 12

9 a 1 MICHAEL, KING A-WHEE Great Benefit He Has Received From Paine’s Celery Compound, 4 Invincible, pecriess, wond-rfal is Michael. When he races his chiet competitor is time, and when he | crosses the tape in his finishing sprint he leaves records as well as opponents bebind him James Michael, the most wonderful bicyclist of the wor'd, recommends all wheelmen to take Paine’s celery compound. 3iany a young persen and hundreds of older peo- ple who have determined to take up bicycling as | a health:ziving exercise find themselves really ing the proper ‘snap’? or stamina to hegin on. r bodily condition prevents so spirited exercise. who are really sick, who have suffered from pility or wasting diseases for a long time until they had begun to think their troubles had become chronic. as nothing gave them relief, w relief, but they find like any other, requires strength to undertake. blood is out of order, the nerves are deranged, and nature's food for both is needed. All such pe-sons will find to their immense joy | that Paine’< e-lery compound will make them well. Michael has made cycle riding a careful study, | and is in a position to give excellent advice, not | only to racing men, but to wheelmen and people in general. In reference to his own methods the fol- lowing letter will int E After the exertion of the Morgan & Wright team in t win t inz which I Jost somev welght, on account of the unaccustom T was’ ad- vised to use Paine's cclery am pleased to say that it gave such satisfaction that I was impelled to use it azain to brace up from the ef- fects of the two Hy rough ocean trips that I have taken durin * past month, I believe that vheelmen wi e to undergo the h circuit chasing" will find Paine’s cel Thousands need to take a remedy to purify their blood, arouse the elrculation and counteract the de- bilitating effect of confining work, worry and ex- citement. The more intelligent portion of every community are the ones who best recommend Paine's celery compound. They have looked into this great rem- edy, followed its remarkable achievements in the case of friends, neighbors and relatives, and know Just what to expect from its use as a nerve and brain strengthener and restorer and an ideal invigo- rator for a run-down system. KING OF SIAM AND BISMARCK. Graphic Picture of Chalalon; Visit to Friedrichsr From the Hamburger Nachrichten. When the train bearing the Siamese mon- arch from Hamburg approached, it was awaited by Count von Rantzau, who re- ceived the king and his suite. and con- ducted them to the prince. The old states- man wore a long frock coat, a black stock, and a “chimney-pot” hat of pretty large dimensions and most venerable shape. Round his neck, over the stock, he wore a narrow ribbon on which hung an order— | that of the White Elephant, which the prince received from the father of the present king. He looked well, and did not seem to need the thick stick which he held in his left hand. He went to meet the gen- tlemen, who were approaching tic house through the park, with an elastic step, in which the feebleness of old age was not perceptible. The first greeting and presen- tation took place before the eniran Be- sides the King of Siam, his brothers and the suite were present. The prince led the king and the two princes into the crawing reom, the windows of which look on to the park. Here were assembled. besides the above mentioned persons, Countess von Rantzau and Frau von Kotze, nee von Ar- nim, niece of Prince Bismarck. The three gentlemen of the king's suite withdrew medestly into the next apartment, the fold- ing doors remaining open, and could not be persuaded to enter the drawing room. A very lively conversation then took place between the king and Prince Bismarck in English, Countess Rantzau taking part in it now and then. Cigars and cigarettes, tea and brandy were handed round. The prince smoked his long pipe. He had placed bis hat on the table near his chair, on the back of which he hung his stick. During “Kor the conversation the king begged the prince for his portrait with his autograph, where- upon the ex-chanceilor sent for pen and ink and wrote his name on a photograph. ‘This, however, showed the prince in civi fan's dress, and the king wished to nave one of him in uniform. Other portraits were brought. The prince handed the king one which represented him in cuirassier uniform, with the steel helmet, but the monarch picked out another, which showed his host in a general's undress uniform, with uncovered head. It was clearer, the king said. One of the king's suite’ was zealously making notes the whole time, in a miniature pocketbook suspended from his watch chain, of what he could catch in the next room, of Prince Bismarck’s conversa- tion. When the party was informed that it was time to leave for the station they at once rose and went out into the park. The king was highly amused at seeing four photographers ready for action in front of him. He persuaded the prince, who was laughingly inspecting the prepa rations, to stand still a moment in front of the entrance, so that “the gentlemen” could take some good views. Prince Bis- marck then walked arm in arm with the king, who ite a head shorter than he, to the railw: station, where a crowd of ladies, gentlemen and children received them with cheers. The train for Berlin was behind time? and the king begged the prince not to fatigue himself with the long standing, but to return to the park. When the prince politely refused King Chula- longkorn quickly took his arm again and drew him to the porters’ lodge. Four chairs were brought out, and the king, ihe prirce, Countess von Rantzau and Frau von Kotze all sat down close behind the rail- ings near the gate. When the train ar- rived the king heartily shook hands with the prince and got jnto his carriage, where he stood at the window nodding and bow- 3 to the old man till the train moved o! + —____ Rare Inducement. From the Indianapolis Jourral. “My! but Sales & Specials do do a big business.” “Why shouldn’t they? Look at the in- dvcements they offer; free novels to read while you are waiting for your change.” PAP RICHA ARTISTIC AND INEXPENSIVE WALL FRESCOING AND RELIEF MATERIALS. HENDERSON, Mural Decorator; Ws F St., fe IRS. RD W. ite Columbia CRITICAL MOMENTS Times When the Souls of 2usiness Men Are Tried. WHEN DELAY MEANS CERTAIN FAILURE Occasions Where Only Quick Wit Saved the Day. FINANCIERS’ EXPERIENCES ee een Written for The Evening Star. “Bad half hours” belong to that type of genius known as the “financier.” A man can be truly called a financier only after he has faced and downed at least ene situation which meant his utter failure and undoing. If he wins once, the next heur in which he looks at the end is made more hopeful from the consciousness of one victory. But if he is to be great he must have the “bad half hours,” and, indeed, tkey are the one test of his greatness. Some years ago a man attempted to cor- rer September wheat on the Chicago board of trade. He worked a full year with the utmost care. There must be no mistake. At last came the hour of his Greams. The “shorts” (those who sell what they have rot got, depending upcn buying in time for delivery) began to iook for September wheat. Slowly but surely it dawned upon them that some one had or was attempt- ing a corner. The name of the genius who hell it was unknown ard the belief that the whole supply was in one man’s hands wes but vague. As the hours pass- ed, however, the awful certainty that there was a corner began to have its effect. Men fought and shrieked like panic-stricken women, knowing ruin was certain could they not buy. A Corner in Wheat. 3 The genius of that hour sat unmoved while the price went up in quivering jumps. But the price seemed to have no effect. There appeared to be no wheat in the mar- Ket. Suddenly some one rushed to the genius and rudely shouted: “‘You are hold- ing September.” “Yes, but I don’t like the price.” Instantly the floor was frantic. Men prayed to him, and then, as he sat silent, cursed him. The price of wheat went up in bounds. Suddenly it stopped. Some one was selling. Then came the bad half hour. The genius thought he held it all. Could it be that he had overlooked a few hundred thousand bushels—enough to cause him to unload? If so, it meant fallure, ruination, oblivion. Wheat must be forced to a certain price to let him out even, to say ncthing of win- ring. He had bought regardicss of price, and every day he had held it the carrying charges, storage, insurance, ete., had in- creased its price to him. But some one was selling, and buy he must. In a mo- ment the most obscure broker he knew was in the pit for him—buying as if his life cepended upon it. But in spite of his ef- forts the price dropped a point. Then an- other. The genius looked about him at the wild, fighting crowd. His mind went over the possibility of his failure, and then his su cess. He painted either in proper color: His commissioners hovered about nervous- ly, at a distance, waiting for the word to sell. But the continual selling by others brought the price down another point. He began to feel that he had made some mis- take. He began to calculate hurriedly whether or not he could save himself if he unloaded at once. Could it be that they were selling short to frighten him? He did not know. He saw that he had a possible chance to save himself if he sold at once. But if he walted and the price dropped another point {t was over—he was ruined. He sat silent and still. He believed he had cornered September wheat. He had taken his time, worked faithfully. He had Iceked squarely at the chances agains him. He believed he had anticipated them all. He was certain of it on the morning of that day. He knew they would sell short to force the market. It was not a new trick to him. Why should he have less faith because the very thing he had antici- pated was happening. He would not seil until he could name the price. Tea minutes later the price steadied, and then advanced a point, then two, then three. The pit was a surging. howling, shrieking but the genius sat like stcne. He sold at his price and made mil- licns. A few months later his mind gave way. A Deal in Matches. A certain company which manufactured matches by machinery, the patents of which were claimed by them to be their Prcperty, opened negotiations with the gcvernment of France ‘to sell to them the exclusive right to use their machinery for the manufacture of matches in France. The deal progressed favorably until it lecked a certainty. Those who held the match stock saw millions before them coula the news of the deal be kepi a secret from the street until ite consummation. The mov- ing spirit of the deal—the genius—had bee! buying steadily, until every dollar he pos- sessed was in the stock. Suddenly the news of the prospective deal “leaked,” and the price of stock went up like a rocket. But the genius was safe, and, although he could sell and make money, he could make millions more when the deal was consum- mated. The French government investigated the petents. They had been given a word of advice from somewhere. The investigation was not a sham, as most of them are, but a thorough search into the “inward mean- ing of the outward seeming.” The genius received a cablegram in cipher one after. noon. “It’s off. Unload.” The market Vas still strong, and the price of stock rising. He could win anyway by unloading carefully. Suddenly he remembered the leak” ‘that had given the news of the Prospective deal to the street. Suppose through the same mysterious channel steck be worth? He had nothin; but st Then came his bad half hour, eT eaae Unload before the news leaked to the street as the others had. When would that be? The clock showed him that he had one hour. If he attempted to dump the steck suddenly he knew the market would weaken. He must use diplomacy, stratezv and cleverness. He had them all and use’ them. The price was the same when his load was in other hands. The next morn- ing the news had leaked and the evening pepers heralded the collapse of the com- pany. A company which by the genius cf one man had been raised from nothing to one of the greatest in this country—in fact, In the world—was caught with notes instead of money in one of the late “bad half hours” this country has seen. More than that, they kad bought on time and were expecting to buy on time. A financier was at the helm, and financiers are not cash customers. Any one can do business with ready cash. Financiers do business with- out it. Hard times came. Notes were but bits of paper and New York drafts were questioned. Money had run to cover. The “genius” saw the situation and knew its meaning. He must have ready money. Every stockholder in the company had money except himself—he was a financier. They must protect the company. He sat down and figured them out—one by one. This one must be told this and not that except as a last resort. This man must be bluffed. This one must be coaxed. |The other one, who was something of a financier, must be let ‘‘on the inside.” The first call for their individual indorsements on the comrany’s paper—for it could not be discounted otherwise—was answered without comment. The next called forth some discussion, but finally they yielded gracefully. The third called forth the firat degree of manipulation and the fourth his most diplomatic, violent .and persuasive efforts, but when they indorsed he knew it was the last time. He was obliged to make the fifth call on them, knowing it was hopeless. They wanted the situation put before them clearly. Everything was explained, finishing with the promise that this would be the last call—positively, as it would tide them over. Rises to the Occasion. ‘The wealthiest and strongest stockholder declared there was nothing to do but as- sign. The others followed his lead. They arose and were about to go. The genius in- i knew it. He also knew that he must have $15,000 within three days, and with it the company would. survive. Notes which had come due he mewed and debts he had kept from ‘press bY his personal ef- forts—as matters of {rjendship and the ab- solute faith which BO showed in evgatual liquidation ‘was“he bat ‘given a chance. But the stockholders moved toward the door. The genius rose, “I will not assign.,The only thing that can stop this ‘company from doing bus- iuess is an attachment. I may weather it without you—g@ood-day.” They left him aud he sat down to.Jook at the picture of his failure. But suddenly a hopeful thought came to him. ‘The ‘bank with which his company had done husiness for ten years would not loan him 4 dollar now. That he knew. But across the street from his bank was another bank which had been making an effort for the business of the company for five years. Perhaps that bank, if promised that bus- iness—no, that would not do. A promise would look like a bribe and expose his po- sition. He would try that bank. He had | three days—no, only two days and a half, for the day was half gone. He would think and plan and wait until tomorrow. When the morrow came it rained. The day was not conducive to credit business. He would not go that day, for, being a financier who weighs every chance, he knew that the state of the atmosphere sometimes made failures. The day passed slowly, every hour showing him more clearly that he could win with that $15,000. It also brought @ persistent glimmer of failure, which he fought constantly. But the third day dawned at last, and the sun shcne. He had rehearsed his part erfectly; every intonation of voice, every icok of the eye. It was after luncheon that he walked into his own bank and asked that they dis- count his paper for the sum he needed. “Have you the signatures of your stock- holders?” the cashier asked. “I have not.” < “So I imagined,” said the cashier. “One of them told me yesterday that he had ad- vised an assignment, and our directors do not feel that the bank can afford to run the risk.” The genius siammed the door and strode out. The cashier of the bank opposite had a habit of sitting where he could see out of a window which faced the street. The genius knew this. In fact, he had timed his outburst to a minute which he knew from observation always found the opposite cashier finishing his cigar. As he crossed the street he looked as if in a rage, and he saw from under his hat rim that the cash- ier observed it. He strode into the bank and straight to the cashier's office. The dcor opened for him. The cashier shook hands with him heartily. The genius wasted no time. The Bad Half Hour. “I have done business with that bank across the street for ten years. For the last five of those years they have handled a million dollars of my money each year. T have just told them to go to hades. Does this bank want to discount my paper for $15,000—thirty days, with a possible re newal of thirty? Remember, I am not promising you my business. I am simply giving you aa opportunity of doing what you have often asked—to accommodate ha The cashier assured the genius with haste that his bank would be g!ad to do him any favor possible. The president and one of the directors, with whom he had just lunched, were in the private office. Would he excuse him for a few minutes? Then came the “bad half hour.” If the cashier came back with a diplomatic an- swer the genius knew the end. As he sat there staring blankly at the street he saw himself struggling through the past years. He looked at the street and the passing throng and knew that not only he, but his wife and daughter, the girl concerning whose future he had dreamed dreams, would be there—in ithe street. Once one creditor made 4 mo¥e and others like a cloud would be upon im. They would take his business—yes, and his home. And he was growing old. He had never realized it before, but it camer to him now, and he wondered what he would do—then—after the cashier came back. But he had done his best; of that he was sure. He had be- gun with nothing, and it seemed hard, after all the struggles, when just $15,000 would save him.’ Hig eyes dampened some- how and he felt tired. A dour opened be- hind him suddenly, and in a voice which struck his ears oddly, the cashier said: “This bank will be glad to accommodate you, sir—twice the amount, if you wish.” The “bad half hour” was oyer. > IN DEADLY PERIL. A Thrilling Experience of the New York Fire Patrol at a Cellar Fire. St. Nicholas. An incident that occurred at a severe fire in a big business house some two years ago will give an idea of what the members of these protective departments have to face at times in order to save property. The fire broke out about midnight in the basement of an immense fire-proof building on Greene street, extending a whcle block from West 4th street to Washington Place. The basement was occupied by a straw hat manufacturer, and the captain of No. lire patrol (one of the first companies to arrive) felt sure there must be a subcellar stored with a most perisnable stock. Afier considerable effort, ne succeeded in mdking an enirance, an oping his way through the smoke and darkness, iantern in hand, he found himseif in the basement. ‘rhe heat was intense and the air stiliing. Ahead of him in the corner of the basement. ‘he could see the flames roiling about, crack- ling and roaring, as they devoured case after case of goods. Peering through the thick atmosphere, it was some time before he could discover anything that looked ike the entrance to the cellar; but finally he spied a door about midway in the base- ment that he felt sure musi lead to the subcellar. It was dangerously near the roaring furnace ahead of him, and he thought to himself: “Can { reach that and get into the cellar and back again before the fire cuts me off?’ He made up his mind at least to make the effort. So he walked cautiously across the basement floor toward the door, keeping his eye on the fire all the time. It grew hotter and hotter as he advanced, and the perspiration was pouring from his face in great beads, and he was almost suffocated when sis hand finally rested on the knob of the door. He opened it and stepped inside. What a relief! Thé transformation was almost marvelous, for the change from the heaied atmosphere of the basement to the cool air of the cellar was like stepping out of a red- hot oven into an ice box. He descended the cellar stairs rapidly, and, holding his laniern aloft, looked about him. It was as he had suspected. The cel- jar was filled with iznmense cases of straw hats, and although, owing to the fire-proof floor, the fire probably could not descend, when the many streams got to work the damage by water would be enormous. He hastily ascerded; peering cautiously out of the door, he found the fire had not advanced any further. He then made his way quickly through the dense smoke to the street. _ He reported to the superintendent of the patrul, who had arrived by this time, the fact that he had been in the basement and his discovery in the gellar, and told him he could do a great deat of good if he could only take the ny ees and cover up che stock, The superjntehdent was at first loth to let him do so, ‘anally station looked too dangerous, ypt fipally he gave permis- sion, and‘the tain’ gathered his patrol- men about him;sand; armed with cove-s, they followed Him to the subcellar to “cover up.”” By this time the panies that had re- sponded to the secdnd and third alarms sent out were at-work, as well as the com- panies that had ered into the base- ment; and the air ie e cellar was not as pleasant as whem the captain had first de- scended, The fize -had begun to “‘settle,” and the subcell4t wag filled with a thick, murky smoke, While’a constant, scalding falling fron}, the ceiling. In this dim, stiff ea cerere the pa- trolmen went to w witha will, spread- ing their water-; ‘“éovers over case after case of valuablé stick, while overhead they could hear the roaring and cracking of the flames, the splashing of the many streams as they were dashed nuw and then a dull crash as some heavy conditions under which few men would care to labor, xnd pm the yet the members of she’ patra were pani scarcely giving a thoug! to the danger fat hung above thea about, and | THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1897-26 PAGES. Your BOPPPSO SITS SHES SHES STE SETES COSSS 903500000. Mertz and Mertz, “Dew Era” Tailors, Hs Winter Overcoat Wants. We have made a whole army of friends among the fashionable dressers of Washington by the superiority and fineness of our $14.97 Made-to-measure Suits. Winter Overcoats, ‘Made-to-Measure, 14? 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At present the conditions are reversed, as regards rivers, at any rate. A vast majority of all passengers and freight moves on wheels, and bridges render more service in a day than such craft as frequent inland waters perform in a year. The old laws remain, however, only slightly modified in some lo- calities, and wholly unchanged in others. The results ere sometimes absurd, some- times outrageous. For instance, a train of seven crowded passenger cars, on its way over the Pennsylvania line from Long Branch to New York, was delayed for tweive minutes yesterday morning, while a thirty-foot sloop, carrying two men and a load of clams, was poled through the draw- bridge near Oceanport. The stopping of this train delayed for the same length of time another, equally well laden, on the New Jersey Central road, and at least a thousand persons, many of whom, doubt- less, had important reasons for reaching the city on time, were put to much exas- perating annoyance and some possible loss in order that two fishermen might not be very slightly inconvenienced. This episode illustrated both the absurd and the out- rageous phases of the law relating to “‘nav- igable waters.” The branch of the Shrews- bury river where it occurred is not more than four or five feet deep, and is useful to nothing much bigger than a catboat, but it is “navigable water,” and the bus- iness of a great railroad and all its patrons is at the mercy of every boy who wants to go fishing or sailing. Legislators find time tu pass useless or iniquitous laws by the hundred. 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