Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 19, 1895, Page 11

o = EGHOES FROM THE ANTE-ROOM : Grand’ Master Workinan Tate Given & Olean Bill," ALL CHARGES FOUND TO BE UNTRUE Anclent Order of United Workmen Ifold the Grand Lodge Sesslon and Exoner- ate Thelr Chlef—Omahy Gets the Next Meoting Two Years Hence. The sixth biennial session of the grand fodge of the Ancient Order of United Work- men, which was held In Kearney last Tues- day and Wednesday, was chlefly marked by the complete exoncration of Grand Master Workman Tate from all the accusations that had been made against him during the past few years. After the report of the committee that had the Investigation of these accusations in charge had been presented, the question was put in regular form, whether the charges had been found true or not. A rising vote was called for. Delegates describe the scene that followed as one that had never occurred in deliberations of the kind before. The hall would have been taken for the scene of a political convention. With one accord the entire body of delegates arose to vindicate thelr chief officer, and for several minutes the scene was one of mad confusion. The delegates, some of them, jumped on the chairs, ch d and shouted, while the air was filled with hats and handkerchiefs. After the verdict was announced Grand Master Tate, who is in poor health, and was further weakened by the strain on his nerves, fainted, and for several minutes was unable to con- tinue with his duties. A resolution was passed, denouncing the charges and the par- ties who preferred them, and Grand Master Workman Tate was unanimously re-elected. The accusations that were brought against Tate charged unlawful. conversion of funds, embezzlement and general malfeasance in of- fice. These charges had been whispersd about for some time, but it was not until last win- ter that they were openly made. The oc- casion was presented when it was decided that this year's session of the grand lodge should be postponed until next year. This decision was reached by a vote of over 400 lodges to ten or a dozen. The approximate expense of holding the session was ordered to be used In assisting the members of the order in the western part of the state who were suffering on account of the crop failure. In this manner almost $9,000 was spent . According to the statements of Tate's friends, this was the opportunity that the grand master workman’s enemies took ad- vantage of. They demanded that the session of the grand lodge be held as usual, citing the - constitution, which provided that the sessions of the grand lodge must be held bi- ennlally. After due consideration Tate de- cided that he could not call the grand lodge together after the local lodges had so em- phatically decided to postpone the session until next year and to expend the appropria- tion for it in relief work. Consequently he refused the demand. Then it was that his enemles openly charged that he had misap- propriated funds of the order, and that he had refused to call the grand lodge in order that he might have time to correct his ac- counts before the sessfon would be held next year. The matter was carried into the courts, Where the constitution was presented in evi- denc> and a writ of mandamus was issued compelling the session to be held. = An appeal was taken to the supreme court, where the matter now rests. Although the writ of mandamus was an- nulled by the appeal and consequently the sesslon need not to have been held, 1t was determined that for the good of the order a session should be convened and the accusa- tions against Grand Master Workman Tate be Investigated. A speclal auditing com- mittee was appointed to go over the books of the grand officers. - They did so, com- ring accounts at all periods of the officers’ ncumbency, and their report showed that they found all the accounts correct. Tate's friends are jubilant over the result of the investigation and they consider the $15,000 that it cost to hold the session well spent. The accusations prevented many from foining the order. Moreover many members belleved the charges and they a tended the session with their minds aimost made up to find Tate guilty, Consequently his complete exoneration shows how conclu- sive the investigation must have been. In order to prevent the occurrence of any- thing of the Kind in the future and also in order to put an'end to the litigation that has been started in tie courts over it, the con- stitution was amended in respect to holding selslons, . The sessions will be biennial as heretcfore, unless by a two-thirds vote of all the lodges in the state &' session shall be postponed. Another amendment was passed to the eftect that by a three-fourths vote the grand officers may change the place of hold- Ing the session. On account of the interest in the investiga- tion of Tate's accounts the sesglon was very largely attended. There were over 450 dele- gates present, representing a total member- ship of over 18,000, while in addition a large number of members were present. Durlng the greater part of the session Past Supreme Master Workman D. H. Shields of Hannibal, Mo., acting as the deputy of the supreme master workman, was the presiding officer. Omaha obtained everything in the con- vention that she went after. Two of the delegaticn, Carr and Patten, were chosen as representatives to the supreme lodge and Omaha was chosen as the place for holding the next session In 1897. The state headquarters of the order were changed from Lincoln to Grand Island. This matter brought out a spirited debate, but finally Grand Island won by a vote of 235 to 185. The following is the list of the officers elected: Grand master workman, J. G. Tate; grand foreman, J. H. Erford of Seward; grand overseer, R. B. Miller of Lin- coln; grand recorder, George H. Barber of Edgar; grand receiver, E. A. Polly, Seward; grand guide, H. M. Stockwell, Clearwater grand watchman, W. H. Hunt, Kearney, and trustee, Rev. E. L. Ely, Red Cloud. Repre- sentatives to the supreme lodge are S. R. Patten, J. W. Carr, Omaha, and R. W. Laflin, Beatrice. Those who were re-elected are Grand Mas- ter Workman Tate, Grand Recorder George H. Barber and Grand Receiver Polly. The supreme grand lodge will convene In Ohicago on June 11. Representatives from a total membership of 350,000 in the United States and Canada will be in attendance, It will be the twenty-third annual session. There are two matters that will come up for particular attention. One of these will be the advisability of the creation of a $1,000 veneficiary certificate. Heretofore members could be insured for only $2,000, neither more nor less. If the new certificate is adopted members may be insured for $1,000, $2,000 or $3,000. The other matter is the creation of a relief fund. This fund will be created by levying a small assessment on all the lodges in the United States and Canada. Its object is to relieve all overburdened juris dictions where the assessments become too heavy. A certain fixed number of assess- ments will fall upon the members, but all asscssments needed beyond that number will be taken from this relief fund. It is con- sidered that by this plan the rate of assess- ment over the entire country will be more nearly equalized. Settles a Disputed Polat, A case of importence to all benficiary or- ganizations was decided in the Paris county circuit court at Sedalla, Mo., last week. It was the suit of Mrs. Thomas H. Frame, widow of a well known western Missourl newspaper man, against the grand officers of the Workmen of the World, in which Mr. Frome carried insurance to the amount of $2,000, one-half for the benefit of Mrs. Frame nd the other half for his children. Mr. Frame was a member of Sedalia camp No. 16, but was editor of the Booneville Democrat, and being absent from Sedalla he became a delinquent In dues. He came to Sedalia on & visit and while there was taken ill. Shortly before his death his arrcars in dues were tendered to the local clerk of the order and accepted. Mr. Frame died and the grand officers refused. to pay the clalm. They set forth that the local clerk had no right to recelve the dues and thus reinstate Mr. Frame. It was also claimed that after he be- came a member of the order Mr. Frame drank to such an extent &s to lmpair bis Mealth aud thus cause his death. Able coun- sel was employel on both. sides. The jury held “that “in artepting tNe dues the order had reinstated’ Mr. Frante, while the evi- dence fatled 1o show. that he had drank to any gréater extent after he became a mem- ber of the ordef than he did before he was acéeptéd.” Judgment was rendered for $1,000, the full amount of the. widew's clebm, and by agreement the children's claim will be con- | ¢eded in case the supreme court affirms the decision of the lower court. Natfonal I rve Amociation Entertains. A delightful literary and musical entertain- ment was given last Friday night by Omaha lodge No. 33, National Reserve assoclation, In the lodge rooms in The Bee building. The affair was largely attended and was most en- joyable, the program being excellent. During the course of the evening refreshments were served. The following was the program Plano Solo—8 nd Valse. .. De Risdon T. Starm Baritone Solo—The Magic Song. Meyer-Helmud ... Thomas sprano Solo—When the Heart ls Young Dudley Buck......Miss Georgla M, Decou Violin Solo. Belected R dard well Miss Luella Alien,” nding seivs %ojiiivs Selected Migs ilizabeth Porter, Plano Solo—Vals: Brilllante..Molsz Kowsky Mrs. A. R. Drexel. Voeal—(a)—~May Time.. <.s....Becker (b) Heart Dlossoms.. . .. .iRay Smith Mrs. George W. Johnston. Whistling 80lo—The Flower Girl..Berignani Miss Josephine Allen Vocal—(a) Madrigal........ Chaminade (b)_Twilight Cradie Song....Hervey Mrs. Charles F. Drexel Trio--Cello, Flute and Piano..............Titl Mesars, Pennell, Pinder and Marshall. WITH CONTENDING ELKS. Horns Are Still Locked Over the Hay Cireular. The executive committee appointed at the peace conference of the Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks, held in Chicago on March 18, has issued a circular, dated May 10 in answer to the circular of Edwin B. Hay, which was dated May 1 and was denominated the official circular. The circular is addressed to the officers and members of all subordinate lodges of the order and urges as many of them as are able to attend the meeting to be held in Buffalo on May 20, at which time an attempt will be made to bring together the two opposing factions in the order. Inci- dentally the committee takes opportunity to consider the stand that Hay has taken in the matter. It states that on March 18 Hay suggested that a joint special session of the grand lodge be called at the same place and time, s1ying that “the factions would be brought together and before they separated the matter would be settled beyond a doubt.”” The suggesion was adopted by the other faction and the date for the conference meeting was called for May 20, but it is charged that as soon as the meeting promised to be a suc- cs¢, Hay issued his circular of May 1 and refused to join in the call, making an ap- peal to the lodges “to conform to the law without knowing exactly what the law is that he desires the lodges to conform to.” The circular states that heretofore the committee has not questioned Hay's right to the title of grand exalted ruler, but it desms it necessary now to expose the deceptions in his circular, since Hay bases his claim on the charge of Judge Hammond to the jury on March 28 in the case of Reynolds against Smith, the former representing Atlantic City and the latter Jamestown. By this decision Hay alleges that Judge Hammond decided that the Atlantic City faction was the regu- larly organized and constituted grand lodge. The committee charges that Hay only quotes the portion of the charge of the judge which suits his purpose, the vital point being omitted. This vital point, it is claimed, lies in the question whether Apperly acted in good faith in calling a special session of the grand lodge in Jamestown on the day before the time appointed by the grand lodge itself to meet at Atlantic City. ~According to the views of Judge Hammond, therefore, if Ap- perly acted in good faith, however unwisely, he cannot be charged with sinister motives and the selection of Jamestown was binding. If he did not act with dishonest motives, then Hay has no shadow of a claim to the position that his lodge is the grand lodge. But the committee alleges ‘that Hay assumed that Apperly was acting with dishonest motlves, that consequently, according to Judge Ham- mond’s charge, Atlantic City was the r'ghtful place of holding the session and that his lodge is therefore the grand lodge. The circular continues: “Suppose Brother Hay should see fit to attempt to depose such lodges as participate in the meeting, his effort in that direction would be impotent, for he has no power, not even the power to draw a dollar from the grand treasurer, and the grand treasurer, who Is non-partisan in this matter, acting upon the advice of eminent counsel, ddes not dare fo pay to Brother Hay or his grand lodge $1 of grand lodge funds, or to honor any draft upon him from Brother Hay's grand lodge for any purpose. Nelther can Brother Hay's grand lodge collect the per capita tax due the grand lodge, 5o that his assumed grand lodge, which he alludes to as a ‘masterful superior’ that lives to proclaim, uphold and vindicate its honor and its laws, can only proclalm, It cannot vindicate, it cannot uphold. Let us ask Brother Hay who created this ‘masterful superlor’ spoken of by Judge Hammond, and misinterpreted by Brother Hay? The word ‘masterful superior’ relates to a grand lodge, and not to Brother Hay's lodge, and the expression was not 0 used by Judge Hammond. It may, how- ever, relate to the grand lodge organized at Buffalo on May 20 by the subordinate lodges. “Brother Hay himself admits that he can- not individually call a special meeting of the grand lodge in good faith. Why? Be- cause his title as grand exalted ruler Is questloned, and because Judge Hammond at Cleveland decided that if Brother Apperly called & special meeting at Jamestown in good faith, that the Jamestown was the au- thoritative meeting, and not Atlantic City.” The committee claims that there is no grand lodge whichi all subordinate lodges recognize and that it is the purpose of the meeting at Buffalo to end the difficulties be- tween the factions by compromise and or- ganize a grand lodge. Hay charges that the efforts of this meeting would be a usurpation of the court, as the question in controversy Is not yet decided, but Judge Hammond's preference to have the controversy settled in the order Instead of his court is construed from the following remark he made in his charge: *No quarrel ever had a more trivial begluning or was more useless than this we have before us.” Therefore, all members are urged to attend the Buffalo meeting to sett'e the matter instead of keeping it in the courts pessibly for years. The circular closes as follows: “No person can read Hay's various con- flicting utterances on this subject of grand lodge difficulties, his misleading statements as to Judge Hammond's charge, and be- lieve him sincere. His unsteady, vacillating and “double-minded course In this matter, his evident frresolution and infirmity of pur- pose, coupled with his self-interest and his final refusal to join a movement for peace and harmony, which he has heretofore com- mended and praised, and which he is now endeavoring to defeat, must necessarily create distrust in_him and render him disqualified to glve allvice to others. The movement for peace and harmony emanates from a source that has only the good of the order at heart, and no selfish or personal motive to subserve. “Our meeting with the brother Elks at Buffalo means life and preservation of the order, and the traditions Brother Hay speaks of. Brother Hay's refusal to lend his ald to this meeting for the purpose of reconcilia- tion and adjustment of differences, so far s he s concerned, means death to the order. You are called upon to choose be- tween a course of compromise as sought for at the Buffalo meeting, or a course of combat and death to which Brother Hay invites you, The proceedings of the Buffalo meeting will recelve not only the applause of the Elks of this country but of all good and upright men. It will have the approval of the courts, for the law favors compromise. This {8 a proposition that is well understood by every lawyer. Our motive Is a noble one. It 1s fo bulld up the order and provide against & future bappening of these sense- less quarrels, and with the experience that we are now having, it will not be difcult to make such wise provisions and laws In the future will prevent any Individual from tearing down or dismantling the order In a vain effort to carry out petty personal ambitions." The circular is signed by the full commit- tee, which ta composed as follows: B. M. Bartlett, chalrman; George L. Wellington, B, THE OMAHA D Atkingon and George P. Cronk, secretaries. OVER TWO BUNDRED YEAHS OLD. The Masonic Order Has Had Its Present Form Sinco 1646, Freemasonry 18 a principle which has ex- Isted in all stages of clvilization, says the Churchman's Magazine. The state in which we know It, of a vast brotherhood of ama- teur Masons, who are not really bullders, but who, as everybody is aware, have adopted the signs and symbols of the building craft to express thelr own secret principle, s, as far as we know, about two and a half centuries old. The first instance of a gentle- man_or amateur b:ing accepted into one of the lodges of the old building craft is that of Elias Ashmole, the antiquary (afterward Windsor herald to King Charles 1L), who, along with Colonel Mainwaring, was entered | at Warrington in 1646. It is believed that | there are now more than 1,000,000 members. | The conception of Freemasonry implies, like the Christian church, cosmopolitan or uni- versal brotherhood and was impossible to the | anctent world or until the brotherhood of | man was taught by Jesus of Nazareth. But | the principle of sacred moral and reiiglous socleties on one hand and the principle of brotherhood of the bullding craft on the other are as old as civilizaticn iteelf, and it is of these two that speculative Freemasonry is the modern representative. The principle of moral and religious societies Is represented in ancient times by the Pythagoreans and the Eleusinians among the Greeks, by the Ess-nes avong the Jews and by the Carma- thites and Fedavi, who were the mystic ra- tionalists of the Mohametans. But the true historical precursors of our modern brother- hood of Freemasons were the mediaeval build- ing corporations, who may themselves have a remote connection with the east, while among the Romans there were collegia, or skilled fraternities fcr the same purpose. These Roman collegia had an exchequer, an archive, patrons, religious ceremonics, an oath, a benefit and burial fund and a register. Their officers were masters, wardens, re- corders and censors, and they instructed thelr apprentices to a certain extent in secret. There can be no doubt that such fel- lowship existed for centurics In Gaul and Britain, and it 1s probable that they deposited In these countries the tradition of their ideas and habits. The taste and science of Gothic architecture were to a large extent the possession of the Bauhutten, or wooden booths, where the stonecutters during the progress of their work kept their tools, worked, held their meetings and probably also took thelr meals and slept. Hence our modern institution of the lodge. In the twelfth century there are distinct trac:s of a general assoclation of these lodges through- out Germany, acknowledging one set of craft laws, one st of secret signs and ceremonies and, to a certain extent, one central author- ity In the Grand Lodge of Strasburg. The Jewish and Arablan symbols which were 80 popular in these crafts are supposel to have been Introduced by Albertus Magnus early in the thirteenth century. The atmos- phere in these medineval building societic: ceems favorable to liberty of thought an religlous toleration. Hence they wer prohibited at the Romish council of Avig- non in the year 1326., The authority of the Jirand Lodge was recognized at the great as- semblies of Ratisbon and Strasburg in 1459, the statutes of which received imperial con- firmation. It was legally destroyed by an im- perial edict In 1741. England had importel much of her lodge organization and learning from Germany. The causes which led to the introduction of the new class of members, the amateurs, those who are ordinarily known as Freemasons, anl which gradually converted operative into speculative Magonry, were inevitable. The reconstruction of Lon- don after the fire, the building of St. Paul's cathedral and the patronage of the immortal Sir Christopher Wren kept up the inter the movement, and at last a formal r tion was passed that the Masonic privileges should no longer be confinel to operative Masons. The modern phase of English Ma- sonry may be said to have begun in London on June’ 24, 1717, when the four London lodges, having erected themselves into a grand lodge, named their first grand master. The leading spirits were the Huguenot Desaguliers, the well known popularizer of natural science, and James Anderson, a Scotch Presbyterian minister, who compiled the *“Book of Constitutions.’” From this time new lodges could only be formed by The regular weekly meeting of the local court of the Tribe of Ben Hur was held in the large hall In the Patterson block Friday evening. Hereafter this court will be known at Mecca court No. 13 and it is the firm determination of the officers and members to make this court the mecca of all sons and daughters of the tribe in this section. The initiatory degrees were conferred in full form upon nineteen candidates at this meeting, several ladies being among the candidates, and a number of applications were referred to committees. Mecca court s experiencing a rapld growth and the many attractive features of the order are a source of great enjoyment. The entertaining nature or the degree work Is a matter of great interest to all members and the strong features of the insurance certificates are not the least in- ducements to membership. The next meet- ing will be held at the same hall Friday night of this week. Heurd at the 1odge hoom Door. The supreme court of the Independent Order of Foresters will convene in annual session In London on June 19 and continue In session for a week. Arrangements have been made by many of the delegates to visit the greater portion of England and Scotland, and also a part of Europe, either before or after the convention. Nebraska will have no representatives, as there is no state court in existence, but members of the order promise that there will be 7. before the next session takes place. Miss Anna M. Saunders, grand chief templar of the state grand lodge of the Inde- pendent Order of Good Templars, is again in the fleld after an illness that has extended over three months. She is meeting with 00d success In her work. Arrangements have been made to have her address the Geod Templars of Sioux City in a short time, Some fifty members of Robin Hood camp No. 30, Woodmen of the World, visited Druid camp No. 24 in a body last Monday night After the regular routine business had been transacted cards and clgars were produced and an enjoyable hour was spent by those present. Beachwood camp No. 58, Woodmen of the World of South Omaha gave a delighttul musicale and literary entertainment last Wednesday night. The later portion of the evening was spent in dancing. Last Monday night Omaha lodge No. 1, Independent Workmen of America, took pos- sesslon of Its new lodge room over the Boston store buillding, removing from Metropolitan hall. A grand entertainment will be given in two or three weeks to celebrate the event. Last week & number of the members of Omaha lodge No. 1, Woodmen of America, paid a visit to the Council Bluffs lodge of the order and had a most enjoyable time. This afternoon the members of Court Omaha No. 1091, Independent Order of Foresters, will attend the funeral of George B. Johnston, which will occur from his late residence, 4203 Burdette stre:t, at 2:30 o'clock. All persons knowing themselves to be Sons of Veterans, and members of the Grand Army of the Republic are cordially invited by the new Sons of Veterans camp, to be named Colonel Frank E. Moores camp, to witness the mustering of camp and installation of officers, on Thursday evening, § p. m., May 23, at Grand Army of the Republic hail, 114 North Fifteenth street. Refreshments and bright and bristling speeches will be Inter- spersed, and a gerieral good time expected, L Stub Ends of Thought. Detroit Free Press: A woman s Irresisti- ble only when she doesn't know it. It we gave the devil his due we might give ourselves away. A man won't save his soul by paying his pew rent and neglecting his grocer. A monopoly is & good deal like a baby. A man is opposed to it on general principles until he has one of his own. Most people, like clocks, show In their faces the result of thelr work: There's a great deal of scatter to & woman's Judgment. The world wouldn't be fit to live in if all of us were millionaires. Genlus is great encugh to make all things great that it touches AILY BEE: SUNDAY, ?)’.\nu AUTOCRAT OF THE kASY CHAIR Reminisoences of 'a Pimous Editor, Orator and Reformer. e INCIDENTS OF THZ LIFE OF GEO. W. CURTIS Marvelous Struggle to Pay Business Debt for Which He Was Not Respousible —How He Helped Strugg Ing Contributors to Prosperity. (Copyrighted, 1895.) ‘When I was at the office of Harper & Bros. one day in 1863 1 was introduced by James Harper to George Willlam Curtls. Shortly before this time a friend of Mr. Cur- tis—Prof. Cairnef of Oxford university—had written a book on the “Slave Power,” in which he stated that the great mass of our southern whites were a degraded protetaire, about as “low down” in civilization as the serfs of Russia; and then Mr. Curtis asked me if that statement could be correct. I told him that it was very far from the truth; that the English gentleman's description could apply to only a very insignificant por- GEO) Clinals B WILLIA ticp, mot more, probably, than one-twentieth of the population—the class commonly termed the “mean whites,” and that the great ma- jority of the working whites of the south, except In the mere matter of book education, were fully equal to our northern farmers. He then requested me to write an article for Harper's Monthly, glving a true descrip- tion of the working pepulation of the south, remarking that they were the real strength of the southern armfe, and that the north- ern public should be correctly informed about them, as we had nothing to gain by depreci- ating our enemies. ; PAYING OLD DEBTS. When Mr. Curtis bad left us I remarked to Mr. Harper that I had lectured during the | previous winter before nearly 100 literary assoclations in all; parts of the north and had noticed that ip nearly every one of the courses Mr. Curtls. was announced as a speaker. 1 had found lecturing the hardest work I hatl ever dope. It meant traveling from 50 to 200 milgs avery day and speaking six nights In every week, and how Mr. Cur- tis could do it and write “Easy Chair’ pa- pers for the Monthly, and edit and write so much as he did for the, Weekly, I could not understand. Mr. Harper answered that Mr. Curtis was a very methodical man and devoted himself very closely to whatever he had in hand at the moment, but he doubtless would not work 80 hard were he not deeply in debt and anxious to get out of it. Mr. Harper explained that when, in 1854, the firm of Dix & Edwarde was formed to buy Putnam's Magagine, Mr. Curtis became a speclal partner, investing his entire patri- mony, about $10,000, in the enterprise. When the firm falled in 1857 it was found to be largely in debt—far beyond its means of pay- ment. Mr. Curtis had lost his all, and being & special partner was not legally liable for the debts of the firm beyond the capital he had invested. His assoclates took advantage of the bankrupt act, but this was not his idea of personal honor. He volun- tarily assumed the entire unpaid obligations of the firm, and to pay them he devoted the MAY 19, 1895, TABLES--- For this week we will offer our entire stock of Parlor, Library and Fancy tables at prices that must command attention. Price will be the argument. These goods are arranged on our first floor and the reduced prices are marked in plain figures that all may read, Everything that is neat, new and novel, all shapes and sizes, plain and quartered Oak, Birch, Bird’s Eye, Mahogany anci Marquetry., New styles in five o’clock teas, half tops and double tops, nobby French ideas trimmed with brass, solid mahogony inlaid, empire styles. ete, Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Company whole of his income from his lectures and a large part of his salary from the Harpers. The debt was not fully paid until 1873, and thus for fifteen years Mr. Curtis devoted his fine talents and his great vitality, meanwhile depriving himselt of the enjoyments of a quiet home life to discharge obiigations that he did not personally contract, and for which he was In no manner legally liable. After the debt was paid he never delivered another Iyceum lecture, ENCOUNTER WITH A NOVELIST, ordered on or before May 161 & after that GIESLER'S BIRD LAST GCHANGE —PARROTS WOR:H $25.00 ONLY $6.00, Greatest bargain ever offered—Genuine Mexlcan Donble Yellow- Headed 47 Parrots, formerly sold at $20 nd $25, now at special sale for only $6 each, i th. Positively no parrot sold at a reduced prict STORE, 101 No, 16th St., Omaha. An incident that occurred before I made the personal acquaintance of Mr. Curtis will Hllustrate another pbase of his character. W. Carleton was then my publisher, and occasionally I read the manuscript of a book for him with a view to questioning his deci- sion as to its publication. One day he gave me a story which I found to be fresh and original—altogether out of the beaten track of American moods—but I had scarcely time to form a deliberate judgment upon it be- fore 1 was called upon by a lady, who an- nounced herself as its author. She was a Complete Outfits. A\ -~re ) Babies’ " First Short Clothes. person of about 30 years, of attractive ap- oo Lo 2 pearance, and, as I soon discovered, highly Ladies’ cultivated, and with a strong natural bent dies or story writing, Seeing from her manner rw that she was anxious for the fate of her Underwear manuscript, T promptly told her that 1 should | @ Sendnameandget Made to Order. recommend Its publication, but would suggest | llustrated Descriptive Lists Free. to her that she first remove some few | crudities I had observed in it. She listencd to me attentively, then said: | “I am, sir, as you have detected, an un- | practical writer, I have never till now | written anytilng but short stories, and those Mr. Curtis has criticised, as you have this one. I could not ask his judgment upon this, for he Is very busy, and I knew it was too long for the weekly." “Then you have written for Mr. Curtis? ‘Ob, yes! I have—for something more than a ‘year; and, at his suggestion, for other periodicals also, but the pay with the others is small, and he tells me it would doubtless be increased if I had a book repu- tation. That is the reason I am anxious Mr. Carleton should publish this story.” “Well, I shall speak favorably of it to | him, and if the good opinion of Mr. Curtis were added to mine, I feel sure he would jold Fiilings, Crown and B-idge Work publish it. 1 do not know Mr. Curtis per- | Teeth extracted without pain—withouv gas. sonally, but T am told he is a kind-hearted | 1] man, ‘and It you hesitate to ask the favor | O.5€ D Balley’s Tooth Powder NEW FAGE! SCHULZ & CO., 86 Washington-st., CHICAGO, Formerly ora Schulz Mfg. Co, NWV‘\/W& Fow I:n;l Wm. Bailev, IV).rll.S LEAD ING DENTIST, 84 floor Paxton Block, Fine:t and Best Denta) Work of him, I should not mind doing so myself." ‘Oh, no!" she sald hastily, “I wouldn't have you—I would sooner lose the publication AL ABOUT CHAAN G tlie Fentures and Kemoy of the book. It would be presuming on his | §ona B, Wendnure: 15 W. 4 80 N ] kindness, and he has already been so kind, | Iaventor of Woodburs's Facial Son. It you had the time to listen I would gladly tell you how good he has been to me.” BEFRIENDING STRUGGLING WRITERS. | a little before the appointed time. Mr. Curtis | had not arrived, and she seated herself in a It will not be supposed that at the distance | vacant chair, opposite the door, where from of more than thirty years I have reported " . a glance at his face she could detect his de- the foregoing conversation literally. I have | cision as soon as he entered the room. He merely given Its substance, and that is the | came at 10 precisely, on his facé a smile, most 1 can do with the graphic narrative |and in his hand the manusoript, not now that followed. She tcld me that she was a | bound about with the blue ribbon. He noticed widow, her busband having died rather more | her anxious look, and going directly up to than a year ago, leaving her with several | her, took her hand, and said: ‘Yes, I have young children. She supposed they were in | taken it, and in a moment I will give you comparative affluence, but she soon discov- (an order on downstairs for the pay. But ered that she was absolutely penniless, and | now, take a seat here. I want to talk with with not more than two days' food in the | you for a few minutes.” house. All her relatives were dead, and she | As soon as she could dry the tears that could not think of a solitary friend to whom | she could go in her emergency. She care- fully counted over the treasures of her pan- would well up in spite of her, she took the proffcred seat, and then, in a kindly way, Mr. Curtls pointed out the defects in the arti- try, and sparingly doled them out to her |cle, and told her how to remedy them in an- little ones, one of whom said as he closed | Other. “It has been written in haste,” he his usual evening prayer: “And please, God, | ald. “Take a little more time, and bear in tomorrow send a little more milk to Joey.' [ Mind that if you write as well as you can, When they were all asleep she stole into | ¥0U Will never want for a publisher.” another room, opened her portfolio and took | ~She walked home, $35 clutched tightly from It pen and paper. Se had written noth. | between her fingers, and her feet scarcely touching the pavement, ing since her school days, but now what She was too happy clse could she do to gain a livelibood for | L0 {¢€l' the ground beneath her. Soon Mr. her children? The thoughts came fast, and | CUrtis took from her another article, and then another, and before long her contribu- her flngers flew over the pages with amazing | {ih SHORMEh, AT DPROTCL JOUK BeV Soni TRl rapldity, but it was far into the morning be- fortnight, and with each contribution Mr, fore her work was finished. Curtls gave her detalled instruction in the In the morning she made her way to|“art and mystery” of story writing, often Franklin Square, and, entering the great pub- lishing house of Harper & Bros., she was shown to the room of George Willlam Curtis, then the editor-in-chief of Harper's Weekly. He came to town but once a week, and for- tunately this was one of his office days. He sat there at his desk with a pile of manu- script before him as the lady entered, and approaching him, she said: “Sir, I have here a little story for your paper. 1 have never written for publication, but this I would like to have published. Will you be so kind as to read it today?" “Today!" 'he echoed, pointing to the pile of manuscript before him. I shall be very busy today, but"—turning about, and obsery- ing her sunken eyes, still heavy with her weary night of writing—"I will read it to- night, and it you will come here tomorrow at 10 precisely, I will give you my decision.” ‘Tomorrow” meant to him the loss of & day, for he lived on Staten Island, and did the ‘major part of his work at his home there. devoting to her an hour of his valuable time, and replying to her frequent remonstrances. “I can't put an hour to any better use, for you are trying to do good With your pen.” He also gave her letters of introduction to other editors of periodicals, and I think she said that it was through him she had been introduced to Mr. Carleton. 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