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A SENTENCE DAY.
JBy Jo.-tah Flyi i ir< I Fn. \Y
Copyrlirht. lkx, I'v M " i?e r
Bom* had wait**! iwnirly . y r a
for vrml month-, oth* r.- f* r I t f* w
weekr The jbii m. *. 1 nr - - *l* t i
cunedf looked ** m i . l* i-j i
Wtirn It wai bu!|* i It
• 'court of tf r r wh< ’ th* '
were p—nru’• and to i <<r ,'r i :.ytmi*.
u:A b#ou i* .* pr f I th* ir
oir food T * n* n *
mw' wer.' p* ' I ’ * • ' • * * through
• little w i ■ *w : • • i >n r itnd th<
irifn Cook turf :n * ku k The r* lit*
were pla< * 2 V* th* rorrt lor and at
rnjht t •* jdurtfr am* and locked ua In
till m *r t W* numbered all told 19
men 1 >. of w -m were • irt
j • i ’■ it i ■ ‘ hn.l m ■->! t'l.Jr * tl 1 - •
v r w ifltn#r for ttH-tr rentm' •* Th**
reft** i.toy *f. * • . Including It i*t a M
K.'owd ml mye* If. tiad rtcd [• nn rt n?
trial 1 •■'M t' them I*. *•* wl*-. rn **f
Jo at moglktrato and war* **rvlr *. it out
tr**a iuid ther#*.
Kudrik and I had h*-**n unfort in *•
• :,' <*!■ to fall aaleep i) t I. u • •
l>>wl railway yard*, and th* m-u *ra'
*r•* wh *n we w*re > ■ <fi* • 1
Ir eplrel to make an ix.imi
you men to learn t * i wn
rlvtSl*d people aleep.” h • in i m *d t
I* that you n*rd n It *i/ ir tl
to *et Vito the h*hit Hunlt tnl I ■ : .'!
eend you ov* r to tb* -t- riff • ' ♦*
If you belavt ■ wi.l 1
him an arr-' Mc I***! W h*hw 1
©ureelvoa and fourl th* ’-.••lff n t r. •
*Me hoet hie* he t* k M* mo t ir i•♦ *
In what he <r .***l th- if at .• r tie*
rren xhom Ju m • a' u*iK'h tn h* r
• ; Y r y •
“ BLOuEJ.WHAT
balane* uud found wanting—to a degree
which she had not taken off her bandage
aocurafciy to oh certain They pr* •-ut*l
m aubj*t **f i*jMTulat.on and mys'ery
Which w** did rot. and in return for th
Interest they g \* him b* off* red them
gruff little courtesies uni h we hop- 1
woflitd h lp ‘-up* what b> k*-ep their minds
off their coming ordeal. H<m* of them
wre culprit* of long Mndlni men who
had tak*n D r ' Mr* * b* r i th* y
railed their t* rm- n prison. r-gularly * I
without fllni hi k :*ut none of them kn-w
what their n* %’ r • her wni to I * Home
of them were l i-* -are to go to the re
form school, n4 all of them, men and
land? wan to ri tlra from tin • o
#l rertain perl* * I but how long The limit
that each of them could get was well
known. b*Jt no one believed that he de
served or wou U get the limit
Prlw>ners the world over feel that the
fart that they have been caught at all
|j a punishment and Jastlflf* tb-m tr n
per me i compromk with th- Jud
wtu> is to aantenre them If and ' ***'tl** it*
relf is a run **hment. any further disci
pline ought to t** measure i • **r ding '*
the disappoint mam and chagrin whb h the
detection ban a used This 1* Irrational,
but all men ore irrational a < *rditig *°
thair opportunities. It was t>e ugliert*i ity
a* to bow far Juetice In the person of the
owl man wont I I*e willing to compromise
on this basis that kepi the men on a
mrain Morning, noon and night the con
atant word was, what will * th* old m.tn
do**'* The flrat thing we t* ir.l even be
fore the aharlff bad let us out for tin
day. was the tall from cell 10 cell of
the men to be aenteneed tha* they were
twelve hours nearer the appointed tutu*
Even during the night muttering* re* n
e.l Rud** |ck hm! me fr*m the m* W>*
had been waiting longeat "i- night wo
heard an old man of 7“ who might hav*
be n the grandfather of nearly all of .
cry out In his sleep. M K- It a \* ar.
Judge. Just an a van year imd he threw
into the word* all pie ling and pfh
shat he could have commanded had h
been awake.
At last tha morning cwme when Justice
ass to take off the bandage and the shei •
Iff told his wards that th* y m iM hold
themselves ready to go to th** • -urt room
at any moment He was not sure him
self of *he <IH t time when h > honir
would call f r them, but he cauth nad th-m
to be quick In responding to the call
when It came Kvery one rushed to hi
cell to gel hi* clothes In order "What
the okl man to see me m my le**on*
said and the other* followed him up to
the rcU gallery and began to overhaul
their want supply >f ’ tog* Tt • v dis
cussed the m* rii* of a patched waistcoat
or a frayed n* ktie mh w men b* toe mo**
dal I cat* finery. 'How- and * v* * think th**
old min 111 hke this •• man called
• Bony aald. holding up a oat
Get It atarllnted lion>. It - full o gr.iv
backs; th' ok) man 'll give > do limit
II they gat to parad r.g around th* court
room." another remarked untruthfully
••flow do yott’ae think this white tag
*ll take?" queried still another, dubtnd
• Jet Eyes." exhibiting a •'boll***!*' Hurt
which he had kept under his pill w for
four week# for fear It would I** wip'd
"Keep It to swing In. Hammy." advised
his cellmate. "It's too good jus' to get
two years In But ll in a safety vault
til) csoaktn* time com***
In an hbur they had all ptit on their
beet, and a dr**sg rehear*al In the corril**r
was In order Ona of the oldest r: • • net
was appointed Judge, and the men lined
up in front of him This was pl*t> and
lo a m anure comedy, but not wholly -♦.
the culprits exjiected to catch from th*
judge and the m* k aent<n‘* *om**
umwt of what their fate would b*.* 1 tis
judge carried his part with Impressive
dignity and sever# y#brow; he had bor
row'd a > .fan collar and a sky-blue neck
tie fcr/ the occasion. He hd absolutely
refused to offlctgu *-xc pt in rortume. The
men prajtl ed attitudes and gesture*
which they expected to use with effect
later In the day.
"Hungry." !>♦- *aid in a voice which was
proper to the majesty f the law. to the
man at the bead *f the line, "you wm
• ought In de act, w,srt*( you * Now. that
fDsani bunglin'. Blokes that know* their
business doi* t g*t pinched it. the n t Hut
you se gettln’ Hungry We all knows
that You must In mat .*. !>• law
eaya that for what v>o and • I .nigh’ to
give you fifteen isnn. but I don't b'lleve
vou'.l last that long You'n got so many
-tsss. You at- gvdu to cnk kalors a
trre*’ a ie* Non it ain't ritfht to *tve j
a man lif- f*r hunrlln’. an th,H‘ • what
it im! f*e If I k i\e you what *i law -
2 m KOlti* to b*- aquare with you. I m r*>ir
V if* K*l f.JT **Jt WO J • •t. f
you tuk> are* o' your ** If. to I *• n'
■ • > H - io *i. r •i t • t •‘'
I- itenttary *
Thank > . \*r h n'<r *,:i Hut a*ry
awkwardly.
A faitit murmur of aK arid at*-
fdauae arom* in the a Mllehc*
‘ Hiien* * In le >rf r * I Hh*idamin
• • • with *• . I*rt n i
th’- nest jrri - . i
H vu* u 1- f called fv*id ' who
had b*"* k n f *t.vi *•*!, n of n old
er companion, of hor- -oi
Ki: ta# in > k • *• \\* tor "you're
51 Ir* I J •
do dim id If I t<rr >*i to t* feu t*n
tJ* r y V , and l * • iv' • and f . i
Iff• t • •:• r ) * *r* fa w * v i '•
oi >•*./.! I. k: u, 1 r your year*
at t
aaair, If * irir. f , te u A No. 1
Ifur K i. . w f - c * i > ir ppr -
l e f. ; VMU wan * be;fi t the
i . an * i a • <do t at i- In fie
It * f ,! fly crook* ha*- te-en in 'e
I: * !
you re 21 Ha? 11l b ** >r wlh yo
too I won t ■ i* r i* * leflekshtn
i.n my ♦*i with *l* • i- <l** old
man .1 ray. if you run w y 'for- your
turn up
I **<r e* r*l me tot;*- It* f yrh ?f o f
? nto the Kef \r" 1* t bin Mi* hk,
Joint. I an t if rr. not hit tr* r*
• ••••••••
Hi wen? thr i,:h th* l.nes **f m* n I? 1
t*-*k ome*mi* 4 ?h e en* t>* <om -
• I • • ri* t;• i. pith* The r* hen •<1
i;f j*h i the rmtii broke up Into li tl
ir i|- Hfimc *f t * m kt r I iroitd
■ • table i ih* r t-*ok th** r ?udr* tr th®
Iron door impatient for the eh* riff t** call
them Itudtrirk and I took e,t>i on a
boi j In on* of th*- orners and the boy
"Rddle" ami hlf f*i! strolled up and iowu
th* corridor lit pal nn f ' \ i ior to t%k
. K* of h - ;■/;. I*- tp--earar.ee ar.d
■ •
hm i tu nni it*l, m' tiif#
you'sc free— *e?"
"Ihimt th* lief " th* kd replied *T*m
goln t th** p**n."
"Know that klnd -f kid?" Hud* 1 1 k a*k.
ed. nobllng In i .lir* t n f the is
when they bad p < ■**’*• I out of earshot. '!
r
tell you Ta ut the Mi hlgun Kil I f h*-
gin way l**i k in '?? wh*n I wn- doin' a
bit for the .t* havin' done an* b mu’.* I
a bit for mvN If TANARUS; Jail wa over In
I'fiu -ylvitiia, an* <n*- d.y me sheriff
brought in a young f* ll*w wh l l*-en
bound over for bttin' off more than le
coilUl chew which I grin and lr* .ny They
caught film r* '.-hand-d ll* wi>* h nice,
plu* k>okln* little chap, an l w right
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•iSi • l sav; Tt> HM .
TWicr tv-sdct*
away 'i he was new to the business. He
dldn t have mu* ‘ of i atory i* n*ll t th*-
linn . p'raps that was win h wouUln't
leli tt l four at out •* * a,\.i that
hl> fat tor wh* n -w.JI |aw>et over In
Mi hlgun. mi In'* p* p! .i l • t him to
a tMcirdiiig school, in' he'd n*k> he!. Ills
money gave out. an* be don* the touch
>i trletl t d* it ! gd *• m* !<•;.:! ll*
w.i - n*t quite 17 then i tn*brt <• f*t
a* you cou and-• him ll* I t* n w in
fi* hobo*# . little before • go* pin I.
an' knew some of iheir lingo, but Jur'
the way h* *h ijy.l up nn n-k* I u- *!l
when he firnt *■* no In what be wn- -nut
up for. was enough to put ic n-\.
"VS* I!. I |lk*l him Jim * i.o* • wa**
r t* nderfoot. Wlm* kids ;s inter* ftn* an'
all Dial hui you ilon't alauvs Ilk* wl--
bUke- It tik alt kb and <>’ | c ph to
noik* lb* rooks' work). Him* i* to make
the gOCMI p,;u W • and SO tin t* i* < n
tr ndvrfe* t 'r I've ltk**l b**tt-r‘n son . *4ly
else. J forg.it w -int the kid fold u*- bis
name w> pri l\ didn't r*m**nibr *o
el% no* th** tigtir one. m\how but I jo
alled irn the k l I all him that still,
but I go* I in tb* til> * he *hat d* • s It.
Hr'- a pretM t • iff i* i
body can't -up dm i>n ;ie k. | sort
o' brought dm up, you know in' h** uu
one *>' them that fr.; ts ihm* • x tpt li
name
"I‘ourse Irn proud t h* * turnol cut i
fly bloke, but thing- wa* different whr*
I first got to chew hr th ray with him n
that Jail. I ltd* I to pe*?*ua*V* him to go
home I told b rn t< write his gov n r
an' get the thin* ftsed up. I an t t*’l
you exactly why I l* tie tt. 1 t it t'
truth that nn, vow I ui t o 1
it. forty-eight t n. 1 1 * <
month- yes. *1 .*v n now I *‘e t* *. a
kid who* tH-rn brought up and *nt hit th*-
ivad. With me ’I was diffctviu. iioih my
THE MORNING NEWS. ST'XDAY. NOVEMBER 4.1900.
ran b mad* t-m ordlnarj ‘*tock~ 4
b) is- a:.it.on ol a littw
L LIEBIG J
W COttPANYS EXTRACT of
ii f., k. wa* • rrokx. an' I naver had a
h.in ..W .S'r <lln' . mi- > a*url l*
rn. i’ t iin w irrr Ii !>>rn. n\.i 1*
nr . know I aa *•# a
N. York ii r t : I mi rl. nrlth. r 'm
r .. i * • .’.' li * < • *n * ri-it o I M
loai; lull if , ki i 1“ lookin' for i p.a< *>
. r . n| u ,l lilm rallroo 1 for il--ir
. | • I l it. 'I- j.; i f. i".l know., hui
II i -I-.k* I ri.'k*.l or a flan lirrok
'A • I. ttii kid i ti ll.n v.m about, hr
-i r -i I tight bui hr wmitfn't
w-lir - I hi- .rov nor Hr a* alurk Oh
hit: ■ an' right, 100 I aoul-lni
. i. in. \ n r tiral m- hrr*,’ hr ray
f I a.| in Mkr 10 >• r In ihe |rn ' Wrll,
i ltdn't knma anythl bettaCn i Ii
I mi -<i o k ihr ju-lgr to a*-n-t him In thr
r. f 1 kt. alia' Ihr rrf la a* *rll n< ih.
r xt l-ii.ki I know that It' whrrr .< lot
k I git win- Old Kr.ny, hn hr wo
rn.ikii i < t-'M rr 'i m in' IMilr f.'
mlnoira aso. hr told thr truth Thr rrfr
. i I • Wh. rr a thtrf <-- thro-igh hl
lirrnti hip Jiif' ih- rami. I'd ta'h-g
,i ki t o' mini- takr hia chanrra in th.
r-f than in the pen. an* 1 gave it to th.xt
kid Mr,tight I ml I him what bed find
nt the ref. an* then i explained to him
‘tow he could get i m<>och on an' give
th* hop the * ij* lf w i a very nervy
k! an' there's mighty i* w refs 't a nervy
kl*i t.eed stop in If h* got a hankerin'
f th- open. \V y. th* y bad me in a ref
when 1 was Jj years old. an' I didn't stay
th. re a week. They got me ba*-k after a
untie, but I mooched again, an' they're
lookin’ for me yet.
"Well, the judge he gave the kb! what
I t lhm to a.-k for I'd explained to th
kid how he wanted to put his plea when
tb*- July* asked him If he had anything
u> *.i> why the court shouldn't pronounce
s**riter ** on him, an' f*- got **ff his a*sig
<ii;<| dan e ail right. 1 n hear th** kid
now when he * am** km* k to Jail He cam*
t. to me an aald, 'Ruderb k. If I can
lm*i* that r* drool I m g ing homo to the
gov'nor. Y*>u've done me .i goof turn, do
>ou know It " Course I Jollied him along
a little an* tol l him not to get too Hun
• i,iv atdionly all of a sudden when he got
horn*, an* th** next day the sheriff took
him away An t-r the next three years.
Rurterlck M* Klowd tn***l to iat himself
on th*- ha< k v'ry now an' then when he
thought o' the kid 1 pictured him at
tome, you know, livin' with his gov*nor.
, .In' to e* bool, foilin' In love with nice
-ir,- Hit' gettln to be one o' th* town
promisin' young men 1 had to do a bn
In th* pen about eighteen months after
the ki*l was sent to the ref. an when
\. rld git real down in the mouth l|k*.
about the latter end o' things, an' what *
what, 1 used to say to myself. 'Well, Ro
derick. you did that kid a good turn. sny.
n v . an' Id brace up I remember once
wakin' up in the mi-ldie o' th- night out
of dream Id been up in heaven, an
ivter he wouldn't let me pass the *rat*.
You're a bad lot. Huderlck.' he nays. 1
couldn’t !•♦ von iasa 'f you ws me own
I remember t' I eaul to him as well
if Id said the words out loud. 'Peter.
I ,%**. nin t you forgettln* that good
fuatk t l g t for bein' square with that
K i an' then I woke up I'm Just teliln'
v.u this, you know, so s you can undcr
si.u and h'*w things w is."
There w s n pause in Ruderick> rr
rat ivy aiM the of the iron door of
, p, . * quite other than heaven were shot
I . k to remind us how far from heaven
v%, wire Kvery or* thought thut th*
, i.lgf bad s**ft for t oe men to be senten
• I but it wo* n foHe alarm The iurn
k* > had letter to deliver to one of the
, ,urt prisoners, an.l we separated into
group* again, and Huderlck knotted the
broken thr* id of h'*-* remind . nces.
• Are you listening'* he said
*4,ire." 1 replied, o man cooped up 1*
interested In everything. If he wasn't
he and go off his head.
lie continued
\pout thr*-** years after meetm' th**
kid 1 got settled in the pen across the
river fi*m thi> t**wu where w* are now
The same Judge ha*l hold o' me once be
'Of* jtii he was horstl'.e rn give me
live vrars; I gu* l*l earned It. The
$> ae )h gnn to g. t .row*led after I’d been
tb* t altout a year, an* w.- had to double
u| in who do you think they gave me
lor a cell companion” That kid' There
was with his hair crop pa* I an* he
, ilpss on *lm; I knew him the minute
they shoved him into the cell
*” Kid I *ys. ’this Min t r*g lar bow'd
tliis bapp'n? Dkl the (iovnor cut up
tough'"
* ‘Huderlck ’ he sav, T never went back
io the 4<v'ror. 1 done •- you told rn< an
m *vK hed from the r**f moo he*l lh* ssc*
• •ut iv* * k Ic*>a they g*>t in* again. A
farmer 't I went to for breakfast in the
morn in' after, he sent for the t-opfn*r at
th** r**f. hd* they txk m* ba- k The sup
per gave m** *i lickin' for fair, an' told
m f I give him th* slip again he'd
- k me in the dungeon Well, I seen
k. is tugg-r'n me <* m *ti o' h< lun
c* n. 1 ain't a bn’ ' but I ctuildfi't stand
for it. 1 ain't got to lie about it I stayed
tl . rr a year, an' got to be one o’ the boss
kt*ls o' the shop An' you know wnat
.at means Hu.bri k.' h- *s\. 'the ki*ts
fliat ain't Ixosaes look up to you m think
\t> i're a dead fly ldoke They keep crack
n/ you up as a perfeaslonal. an' after a
while you begin to think yourself that
y* i'rr tof stuff That s th* wav it went
m- anyhow nd at tn end of tim
*.. l didn't shlnk any mu* Twnit got a*
ba. to tne sov'nor I I tnad*- up mv
niii t I would be tiot stuff an a perfe*-
siouul, an' one bight another bogs kid
•n' me we jumped * it ore o’ th*- w n-
V>wh ar' ict ww> H* kr* w* >f p • •
wf*ff tier** w. 4 •■'•'i* l ;• •
ti we w-nt nn u .• m *n’ I :-*e h -
t.i it up t • way
here, too We x-r ii • l f r K ‘in' *m
the *lp. ®n* the jul*:- gave ue bx>tit thr•
yearv I thought t *• 1 put ua together,
li- the didn't He.- It. h'- *'£ it Ii -
tory. an' I m over It. * •• foundry <Toe:i.
it h hard work in thnt f mdry. Kudertrk
The x mrd • got j( in f-r me. He doe*
me every tim** he g# i • i it I v. n.i
in tne dungeon tw: V *iy‘
Well. I fkm't r* • 1 t" t* 1 > oil how I
felt—that kid tldle * n t.ir kin' >n' 1 *up
po‘ I ought to .i I * •'! n?m ui .-*i n
an' laik't) to the t* • i* n at> ut m. •'
got hi." go\ nor on - tra< k Mtt . f* 1
low Ike me ain't v *1 I- ’wo *tib ®t
reformin', an ! dor • jiirt th** ofpolt ;
m*n * ek111 ht ir rut; h* git' I? > .
Ju* like ihe right vs f for a ?dng. <n
I train* 1 him to • a |> o * tn! I
didn't do ft right ,i*vi i r far eix
month.*- I kept *q* • / mv h* ■*!;- t*> Tig
ure out what 1 * *m to * but i a
temptation to a fellow lilt* tn* to have i
emi■ e to mak- i g ihi*f out f •
mart kid Id m ■ll • • •
been m the earn** fix voire* f but o rn*
e*meime* the tempt* 1 *n j- gr*at ?0 . fid
rn what you know> wor>* whtek> Yoi
-e*. | V aiw .ivv u. n • * <*k l • ' t
help figurin' out wf t I • mik* of m
nrvy kid If I m - ? rn ?link*t* on
’ *
yt ir* befor* in the j.nl * -*ut goin' la k
to bf gov'nor an t-m n up. i tem*d
f ifin' my w.*rd- to mv* b.m i *• •> *r I
did k •• I wsa with hi
night i told him w) • i would or wou s t
b jux? a- ho war.t*d 'K i 1 hi> i
him 'I *an put v* j i-* xt. i! u ilk*. ar
make you *
want to make up r tr t*.-* f r k* ep
.s i • • * !
n’t play with the bi • You got to
ter. you got to su k t• it if you r c u
to gucefod.'
- lluderfck. my *o\ nor i: n i c •
me a*;ain. I'm a thief in*4 h* II fw et
ler thinkin* I’ve rro.kd.'
lie meant I* h> t t* * ’ ext twev**
month®—h. celled w t rn >* r-I don**
my be-t to make him . wi- * • 1 d**u
know if you ever tralr.**l k.*l or : ot.
but let me tell you t *i *. ' • a >*
thin' nicer in tM.s w iti * t *•• -hi a
youngfter with brauw I J• da*
traintn* a kid o' your own \ u w ichb g
him gettin’ next, day fer •i i> on >“ *
keep fayin' to >o :r ~'i ‘I and *in Pit. .
They got to gl%* m* * i t r r hm. It <
dla* ouraging t* the Wii wh*n ■* kM ain t
Hmart hut that kid *t I bj*l w.t mi *r*
a- tht make ’em He'd it : m *
I wa® describin’ t. him d*u# 1 I *vet. i
- what I wa- a -in' ! I e*
he'd fay, an' 1 could go or* to e mtthing
eke
"What aurp r^e d 'im most w,w the
privileges a blocke cao gca In the jen if
he knows how. I hid 'mi out o the
fouivdry an' in the feather pt kit d*-
partment—the softest sr.up in the place—
a week after I took hod of him. Th**re
was a detective ’t hid the run o' the
ptare. an' he an' the wc ten graft** 1 to
gether The fly cop *ud Tin*! out which
prison* rw could rtlee the fluff t* m ike it
interestin' for him to go to the ward* *
an' ask favor* for *m. an’ then h* •
the w'arden 'tel divvy I knew the fly
cop from way hvk. an' I worked him
without nK*n**y He knew t I was pretty
wl.-e. an' he came to me one dav an give
OM gtmlgt l ftcr Bi • - ■ . MK i K.
If you'll put me next to anythin' that you
kdow* 's goin’ on ou* ide. 1 11 rtan-1 for
omethln’ soft here in the per*. ' He knew
*t ! knew the blokes outside an’ was like
ly to be able to tell him what they was
doin', and he wanted to get w .**• off me.
I pretend* and to ’fik** the ftp. an’ he b< v in
ehowln* me favor®. 1 ain’t done such ? ill
Ivin in a tonner as I did to that copper,
but he never got on to me I'd V lO
him: ‘There** goin’ to b** a safe blown
open out In Chicago n- xt month, an' you
want to get next.* He'd thank me an' tell
the warden to do aome'hln' for m 't I
wanted, and then go gallivant!'*' *1! over
the * hop. course the safe was never
bl®wn but nil 1 had to say w is thnt the
crook- had proh'ly got scared off. and he
took It all In.
I even think thnt T eon Id 'a jmt the
kid out o the pen through that *t r
I might • had to put Up a little cash to
K rr.i‘*- things, but the fellow ha*l an * -
fired big pull. He knew 'Mil the wr
-d**n bein' crook ! an' the warden knew
'levy! him. un hoth *ad to square * a h
other stee? Hut I dldn r trv *o spring
the kul. Jus kept **n trainin' him V**u
know what h* is to-day We old uns ' ills
him th** Michigan Kid. but the copp.rs
ah know him ns 'the fly HstroH ' rook *
He ain't been In pri n for the last ten
y.ara. n' >et he’s loin’ stunts right
along. Mrs got a block o' houses out in
‘Frisco, an* owns a big gamblin' Joint in
Chb an I gu.sf he grafts lO.um ev'ry year
besides lie sso sll k they rir t touch
him He shows up in petroit every now
and then, in thev .** k him up a ‘ •
plrlous chart ter if it's circus dav >r
there's some big convention <n. but th* y
hove io let him g in .* f* w 'lays. There v
blokes that t all-him a freak, they say t
he had luck Tha rot If all the .•>. k<
in. this country had that kid s brains
I bf Just f tell you
brain* count far as much in this buslm -
as they do In bankin' If you ain't g*d
'em you can't he Al.
"I ntr the kid 'bout a year ago over
In York an* he told me *t his gov'nor *HI
h*l n reward out f*>r any one • 'ud give
him news of his son. He read about It.
he said, in a Western pip r lie n.-kd
rne if I thought he ought to write to the
old man. I told m no. 'Kid.* ! says,
•you decided bout that way back w uen
you an* me was in the pen together. You
, ouldn't stay horn* if you went th* r*\ so
why make a bull nn' showr up at all"*
" I hat* to make the gov'nor feel had.*
he says.
•' That may he. kid ' I says, 'but you
ought to 'a‘ thought that out years back
H a too late, now He agre.'d with tn*' "
Once again the bolt* of the door not
of heaven were shot hack, and this time
there was no letter to h* delivered
All ready, bov " the sheriff called;
"his honor's waiting on you."
The men and the boy* were handcuffed
together In couple®.
'•(Jood luck, fellow*," we cried after
them.
At.i In solemn procession, with the
sheriff it the head, they went to their
fat*- i*eme of them are still "king t:m
others are again waiting for sentence day.
n*l * few have |sis-ed Into the fin.*! court
from w hich ther** Is no appeal, and which
they dreaded least of all
"Will you marry me. Mi-a Toenmey?'*
asked Mr. t'oiling w* *1
"No, ln*lee*l ' repll*d she "I wouldn't
marry th** b. -t man on earth."
••of course, you won't. You'll never
hav* an opportunity. But that Is no rea
son why you shouldn't tnarrw me."—be*
ttoit Free I'r. v--.
"I'll have to quit sending Dolphti*
I>nubo my i wmx"
U>. > h*- crlti ix< them'*"
•'VVeI. he hasn't said Anything but
every time I sen*! him a piem I*- * nds
rn*- 'n** >f h - atr-xious painting- - I>-
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MERRIAM ON CENSUS WORK.
IMKItIX IM* I ntIMIAT* MX THE
111 It I! I It or THE HAMA.
liMirmiiu* I lib or if t |leetln nml
t mnpllatlon—l'ki® wrtire if th** Pre
seal ln*i*4ry Population. Xgrl
eulfare. UnnuiMciitrinu. and \ Hal
Mafiatlra lh* I'ri net |it I Point*—lte
anlta Will wkn% That This Notion
tnn t ompete ally With
the Entire World in Mnnufaclurra
nnl J rn*le— I lie Negro and the
I'arnt*.
By a f Wi lam Tt M rrltm. Dire tor of
the Onu* of V**\
• • ny* ..* t ■ W Ft Hear*!.
W !*f • r N . The ! *1 work f
th* Tw n * •* i- drawirg t*v . r lof
ind wi f
are to Ta 1* ui ed re all the data reces
s iry for cor:* t ‘ i!a?i>n the returns
will f*e out ut and The w rk of gathering
e l t
-sary to . irrv |n:o * ff* t th* C*nsus Law
Cl.. -
Plrprlor of thf nt Hit) P—>k
of hts been of orM 1* rab • m isriiu !e #
if
money. The preliminary woik involved an
enormous amount of printing, th- Mic -
tion of fifty* Id thousand enumerators
and thre*? hui.*lrc>l sup*rvl*ors and th**
organixafion of a regular examination
board to provide a clerical force of up
ward* of ihiny-flve hundred people, all
preparatory to th- btginning <*f the * reus
wmrk proper on the first of Jure of this
year Th** details requisite t * th* proper
preparation of th* n* • a y bla ks nl
the self t. n of ii- profer pc -:*l* to *1 •
the work ir.< id-ntai t* tee *'arrylng our
of the f’ensus Act, were not lnc* >iltr
ahle. and required in**s-ant lfor upjn
the part of those In charge of the
Bureau t> see to it that \er>thit g w a
ready when the time cam- for moving
the eflormous army which had bten gath
erefi from th- van >ie ► *t-.- n*i t r
ritori* s. to c *U* t tne Information re
quire*! All of the plans had to e pre
-I*4red in a*lvan • ar,l it In gritif'ing t *
be able to state that thus far the
scheme ontemplated l Ik* iy t result
satisfactorily.
There are v-ry few* people who have
any orsidcral l- id* a -*f t < vi-t am uni
of information that j gxtiherfsi through
Hi* > *'[iuh plan of and
enumeration. By enumeration I mean <>f
< our— tii- dive , ri *>t th*' . int v Irl>
small districts :*l the selection of p r*
-or *• t* g* from bouse to hn'jfi* or ir. rn
farm to farm, and either tne 1* -i it
upon which the entire e . -. e-s of the c n-
Fus •I ♦*•* -1 - We i>t only barn l. u* nt
the Individual, fit *••. hi.- rationality.
hl >* < npation an*l hi-- . olor, but also nu
merous other data -on ernlt c the various
imlustries of th* c* intry . and .*l-o fa a
that enable the statist!, ian t leirn how
much of the w*m th the country a
invested in agri ultural line', how many
are able to own their own farms, how
many rent, and the other inter* di g fa <s
which in du time are* tibuJated a.al
p. *. * and Ik*fore t:© public.
Ihe t ountn the %lot Advanced in
t i-iimii* U ork.
There Is no country In the world that
spends us much money cm its omsus as
does the t’fitted States, other nations ob
tain but a very r-rnall number fa- rs in
comparison with those of the I'nlted
Htotes*. soin* -imply t ike the population
ami often at n> sta’ed time; others gather
certain data concerning the agricultural
r< s*>urces of tne land. v*ry f**w. If any,
go mo tha manufacturing inquiry. Th**
constitutional requirement, whi. h necessi
tates a real i*erti nnient of Congress every
decade, h s obliged us to take a thorough
enumeration of the p* pie From time to
tim* there has been aided to this work
if t *rmatton concerning other interests of
importance to De country. Gradually,
decade by decade, the numb r of inquire -
ha - I•• n tner. .'#•! until in I*6“ rh* r* w re
some twenty-three or twenty-four sun
ject.s w :;ch were made the subject of
e atlstlca) Inquiry In the present le-.•*•
the purpose of the net t> to confine the
census proper to four Important lmpulrics.
that Is—Population. Agriculture. Minu
fa* turlng, and \ ;tal Htatisiics Only two
years ar* given, from July Ist. lf*o>, to
finish these four branch*:, of the work
Bat* r on it Is p sgtbie that special work
of various kind- wid be taken up un i re
ports mad- That It*, the Bureau will un
dertake to ‘nquire Into various subjects,
mora frti< ularly t;.• s-ctal statistics of
cities w• ilth. *l*dt *ml taxatior. religious
led !*, electric light ami power, telephone
and telegraph business, transportation by
water. min* sand mining Tn* < sp* lal
subjects will !<• considered as of tb* *lite
when the work Is commenced, anil will Is*
finished as rapidly as possible flow long
it will tak* to finish th*- sp* • al subject*
I- riot a matter that has thus far been
considered It look* n*w as though the
work on the four subject* r.ot-d would
be finished wit hire th* time required by
the act.
y|Hnnfn* a ttirr<i anil rtetiltnre.
Naturally enough, the inquiry in con
n* !on with the manufacturing branch of
th** census tvqrk t** full *f interest to all
Arn-r tns. s well is to th* whole civjllx
• •*1 world. There Is no na: * n that takes mi
thorough a manufacturing ensu* a* ours;
and, in this age of irxlt ty u* ,i quit. , om
rncrcial power, th* nsmutitirlng in
dustries of our country r Jo k* *i upon
with ttie keenest intere-t. Tb* who * tre* l
atnoiig the trading nations of tbe earth
is to u< *|Ulre a liirg* r tr.ii* at and. if ne-* -
vary, t * gain It *v. u by for • *f arms.
The whole contest of mod* rt. times is one
of ni th Pnlt—l (*t*t
l -o f.r In <!vanr of all tho othfr ctvll-
U.t r—tona of tho wort<l. In point of manu
f.i turtna Ir luatnoa, that h*r Inquiry m
.H t.Kanl wrlil t>o rtf tha utmost lni
t> im.. r.ot ontv to her o—n prO[la. hut
to othtr c untrta* Tha pra—nt indication*
an tiadula* that hava airaadr
. otnc t*> haml, tha .unount of capital
IntaraMa.i and .normotu product* attain
ed will avoke tha ar.thu,aam of all patrl
o. ■ cltuar.r In tha la*t faw yaar* tha
crowth of our Induairlaa h.-i* tan lmpiy
l The manufacturltw Inquiry will
demonstrate, beyond any doub*. th.it there
i- prti in ally no limit to tha Industrial
rawiur ca of tha I'nitad Btataa and tha
r- alt In t.*urw will be evidence of our
ability not only to ompete with the an
tire :.t for It* trade, but. tn adtition
thereto, t. eleva-e our lndu|rlal army to
plant m tt* mode of iiv>n*
ard It* m* til'd of thought,
A lancet com than ever before —III ha
.pent In the a' -jutrement of thorough
Inform men aa to the condition and num*
t.rra of the *r. It landed ln:erer* of tha
country, ant theie .Mil b >omw new
Inquire. In conn.' (ton with th acrtrul
tura! w-rk. that will be of reat value,
ehowin* not only thore who rent, the wi*a
of the firm*, their product*. It I* tntetaal-
irig t*i know. In conn®‘'tkm with thin In
quiry, that w* flhall. for th* fir®: tim®.
hv** n .bar M<\ of how many of th*
•l<>rcai |>* *>p!o of th® I’nlted Stale# for
[ meriv in la vary, have b®'om* (Urn of
ih** #oll Ov* r forty p#r r®nt. of th® nat
ional wealth if Invek®! in agrlrultur®.
rtO*l it is only proper that thta ®norm >us
source of national wraith #noul*l h#v**
th® full®At opportunity to q. monsirat® xht
tm|*or!am
In th® growth of th® Republic,
slight laias In the Hntio cf (romh
of City Population.
Thu# far th® C®n#u# Office ha# glv®n
out tn** population of th® cltl* of twenty*
flv® thou#ani and over. Involving prr
hap® nln®t*®n million® of people. It H
very Interesting to l®arn that the
numerl* al gain in ihe two last d® *V#
ha> b**-n practical y th® -am® That H
to f*av between IX.W) and the gun
ovrr the previou# d®cade wi#. tn round
number?* 4*o xM) teopl® and In the
between INStO and 1?00 ih** numerl al
growth ha# been about 4.E75.0C0; thus
Itowing practically little dlfferen ® b—
j tween the two te< ad®w in utbaii popula
j non. t
It t s further noticeable that the percent
in the different clile# ha# \aried
th** amount of their Increase. #ome In*
•reading a larger percentage, like We#t
Sii|Hiior, \'i-<oii!*ln, other# losing. Ilk®
rn® of the Nebraska cltlee; but th**
•vt rag.- growth ha been pratlcally th®
inn gtatlrtician* vary a* to th® cauee
f thin remarkable coincidence in th®
growth I**-tween the two decade#, but tp®
test r* ai*oi,able explanation 1# th® fact
’hat th* t®opb. * sp* ■■dally in th® building
, trade#, mu#*, pa-e from one city to an
ther as bus In®## in res*®# or fall# off
There will l® many interesting sociolo
gical <ivi®st lon# to I*® gathered from th®
vri m> la i. which will result from the
I ( • n.Mis of ls#. and much Chat will t>® tn
t<r* .-ting to student# cf statistic# It 1#
' t tidentl> believed that th® nation whl
i . only show a very handsome increase
j in its population, but thnt it will show a
splendid growth in an industrial way. that
• unnot h®lp but be sat.sfactory to the cltt*
z*n# "f the l‘nl?(d States
k 1.11 if iit hd mirr
•INDAV MHRDILC.
For Isle of Hope. Thunderbolt. Mont*om
ery. Cattle 1-ark and West End.
Subject to chan*, without notice.
IBLE <*F HOPE AND TENTH TT
I- City for lof H Lv Isle of Hope?
944 am from TaiitS •> lira for TcnTh
-10 15 am from Tenth 1015 am for Tenth
11 n, am from Tenth llU'tm for Tenth
1 <*' pm from Tenth 100 rm for Tenth
200 pm from Tenth 2 <•> pm for Tenth
200 pm from Tenth 2So imi for Tenth
Bft rn Tnt h :t .pm for Tenth
3JO pm from Tenth 3 3<> pm for Tenth
!<w pm from Teneh tOu pm for Tenth
*3o pm from Tenth , i rm for Tenth
shi pm from Tenth 500 pm for Tenth
530 pm from Tenth , 530 pm for Tenth
'*> pm from Tenth jkfPpm for Tenth
63“ pm from Tenth i SSo pm far Tenth
7 o-pm from Tenth 7 <<o pm for Tenth
7 pm fr-.m Tenth 5 flu p m for Tenth
530 pm fr,.rn Tenth opm for Teneh
(E pm from Tenth l h-pm for Tenth
10 30 pm from Tenth Hitt pm for Tenth
IBUE OF HOPE AND BOLTON 8T
VIA THUNDERBOLT.
I.v rlty for 1 of II I.v | of II for B al
via Thun A C Park via Thun * C. Park
*"• ***** fr, ' ni Ho ’ • •■ -m for Bolton"
230 pm from Holton 3 3ft ,mt for Bolton
3 3-pm from Holton 4so p m for Bolton
4 Sft pm from Holeon r. -pm for Bolton
5 Sft pm from Holton I k Sft pm for Holton
*> pm from Bolton 7W pm for Bolton
710 pm from Holton *Vi pm for Holton
MONTGOMERY^
I.v clly for Monlr ryT.v.’ Montgomery.
10 If. am from Tenth | 935 am for Tenth"
1 fto pm from Tenth 12 15 pm for Tenth
300 pm from Tenth 230 pm for Teneh
6- pm from Tenth 545 pm for Tenth
Tin'NlM'HHt>l.T and ISLE OF HOPE
(’ommcncinir at 3on p m car leave*
Thun Icrholt fvery hour for Isle of Hope
until on p m
C omm. r imr nt ISO p m car leaves
Jsli. of Hope every hour for Thunder
bolt until 1" p m
THt'NDERBOI.T SCHEDULE,
romm. ti liir af 7no „ n , r , r leaves
Holton ec.i t Jun elon every SO minutes
until 2no m after which time car
leaves every 10 minutes
Fomn ins at 7:i a. m car Uavea
Thunderbolt for Bolton street Junction
every >' minutes tin'll !:B p m. after
which time car leaves every 10 minuses
The I'.-mlnute e hnlule is maintained as
lone as travel warrants It.
WEST END
The first -nr leaves for West End a
7 7" a ni and every 40 minutes thereafter
until 11 un a m . after which a car runs
In each direction every jo minutes until
mldnlyhe,
H M LOFTON. Gen Mcr
J. D. WEED ft CO
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Lcalbfr Belting. Steam Packing 4 Hoss
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fckxd purr,,, by, 4
Paia, Weak r 4
bbltated peo; * wh
nor blood
dlceetlon. cure. <j y 2
atrenath and tree
tha narvoua .y.t,^
It la a medicine for weak woman. It t. ,
purely vagatabla medicine ar.d can tw
taken by tha most delicate. Kllnty Di
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QUAKER PAIN BALM la tha medlrtr,
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Toothache. Backache. Rheunatisn
sj reins. Pain In Bowels, tn fact, all pa n
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QUAKER WHITE WONDER BOAT a
medl.ated soap for tha skla. scalp sad
compiasien. Price 10c a cake.
QUAKER HEALING HALVE *
table ointments for the cure of tatter, *-
terns and eruptions of the skin Pri*
U> a box
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tea
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Ofßca R. A Osllow-ay. Oen'l Merchandts*k
Maitland, Fla . Oct K IW.
To Whom It May Concern:
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Fever Tonic for the past year, and hsvs
also used It In my own family, and hi\e
found It to do all that I* claimed (■- t
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