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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY L'2 , IS ! ) ! ) .
LAW AS IT WAS PRACTICED
Casei that Were in tha Court Thirty or
More Years Ago.
INCIDENTS RECOUNTED BY JUDGE BALDWIN
, Tlnirn Wlirn AUornry * Werr F MT nnd
Fee * Were FPT T nnd Fnr llc-
tv ec'ii WlM'ri'filioiil" ol
Old Tinier * .
The other day when the supreme court
number of Omaha.atl ° r"0 * ' "
Opened a large , , .
those who
and naturally
-Kent to Lincoln
for thirty years and
have been In Omaha
nero feU to talking of old time. . Two
Eminent members of an Intcrcstlns group
at the Ltndell hotel were Judge C. A. Bald
win and General J. C. Cowln.
old 'blubbering
"Do you remember the
Silas O. Strickland was
match' wo had when
and an effort
district attorney
United State *
was made to have him and Andrew J. Pop-
deal In buffalo robes ? '
Indicted over a
rleton
jr Tlaldwln asked , rcmtnlscently. The old
all recalled the episode with ft
practitioners
cat deal of mirth , for they Immediately
injured the picture of the wholesale wecp-
bench , bar ,
ing Uiat was Indulged In by
memorable oc
on that
jurors and spectators _
casion. The story was good enough to bear
c firm of Stevens & Wllcox. way back
5n about 18C9 , had purchased forty bales of
buffalo robes. It was said that these skins
had been confiscated by the government ,
Indian ground. It
having been taken on
a alleged that a partner of Strickland ,
llaxby by name , had obtained something
$800 to compromise the affair
llko $700 or $
nnd had pocketed the money. Anyway , the
federal grand Jury undertook to Indict
Strickland and Poppleton , the latter then
Ibelng the attorney for Stevens & Wllcox.
I'opplcton was the leading representative of
the Union Pacific In this part of the country
nnd was counted a very august personage.
The Idea of Indicting him shocked the com
munity almost as much as an effort to have
William McKlnloy Indicted would the nation
in this day. The title of the case was 'The
United States against Forty Bales of Buffalo
Hobes. ' and the attempted Indictment of
the two attorneys grew out of this suit as
its most exciting Incident.
"Well , the grand Jury held a session and
eomo were In favor of bringing In a bill
against Strickland , Fopplcton and others.
[ About eight were ready to Indict Poppleton
end ten or eleven Strickland. It required
i- twelve , at least. The Jurors came In to ask
for Instructions. They wanted to know If
they had to Indict the two men together ,
ono being considered as guilty as the other.
Judge Dundy was then sitting on the federal
tench nnd the court was being held In the
old county court house , where the Paxton
Mock stands now , corner of Sixteenth and
Farnam streets.
"It was at this point of asking for In-
etructlons that Strickland saw his oppor
tunity. Ho made a most Impassioned and
eloquent appeal In his own behalf. The war
iwas still fresh In the memory of his coun
trymen and ho recounted his war record
from beginning to end. Ho had volunteered
lo offer his life upon his country's altar for
the union and freedom ; had torn himself
away from a weeping wlfo nnd mother to
face the rebellious flro of the south ; all the
bright prospects and opportunities of a
young man bo had laid at the shrine of the
holiest of causes and now his reputation
was .being assailed , his hopes about to bo
blighted , the most sacred ties of his life
scandalized , shame and disgrace to bo
heaped upon these near and dear to htm ,
( Who , like himself , had given him up In bit-
Iter anguish for his country's glory and the
Jibetry-lovlng union Itself was to bo outraged
! i
raged by a spectacle of ono of Its defenders
( being martyred Just for the sake of a few
scabby buffalo hides. Buffalo skins In these
days were almost currency with the people ;
cvroy bit as good as money , and gold money ,
too ; 'but ' In the eloquence of Strickland's oratory
tory and the pathos of his portrayal , the
value of the skins was entirely lost sight of
end as the big , round tears streamed down
the cheeks of Strickland tbo lawyers on the
other sldo were moved to crying also. The
judge shed tears copiously and all the Jurors
and witnesses had handkerchiefs to their
eyes.
TcnrM FInwcil Llko Water.
"Judge George B. Lake was then holding
ifllstrlct court at Bellcvuo. Ho was Popple-
ton's brother-in-law and Strickland wns my
friend. News of the effect of Strickland's
effort In his own behalf reached us and
Judge Lake Immediately adjourned court
for the term and we all went straight to
Omaha. Wo took the utmost advantage of
itbo situation and all that night and next
day wo worked upon that grand jury. It
was ono of the greatest feasts of tears In
all history. Everybody was crying and people
ple on tbo streets became of the same scd
Etato of mind. It was actually pitiful to see
the flood gates of sympathy then thrown
open. The outcome of It all was the grand
jury did not Indict either of tlio two lawyers
and from weeping the whole town turned to
jubilating In true western style. "
Once Baldwin and Strickland were on op
posite sides In a counterfeiting caso. The
accused was a youth almost green enough
to bo eaten by the cows. On this occasion
Baldwin substituted a good $10 bill for the
counterfeited paper. Strickland had four o
his witnesses go on the stand and testify
that the good bill was surely a counterfeit
Baldwin then got the cashier of the Omaha
National bank to testify that the bll was
Pennine. Ho had procured the very same
bill from that Institution only the. day be
fore. Then Baldwin produced tha counter
feit and confronted the legal representative
of the United States with it.
"What In the world have you been doing ? "
asked Strickland.
"Nothing much , " Baldwin replied ; "you
put these four men on the stand to swear
my client this boy here Into the peniten
tiary and everyone of them has testified that
a genuine bill Is a counterfeit. Here Is nn
expert who testifies that the bill is n good
ono and here Is the counte.rfeltl Now. what
Is the evidence of your witnesses worth ? "
The bulge was on Strickland and the jury
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brought In a verdict of acquittal. Their ver
dict , nays llnldwln , was something like thin :
"We. the Jury Impaneled to hear and do-
lermlno the cnuso of tbo United States
rtK.itnut John Doc , do find for the defendant
end wo hereby counsel the said defendant to
bo more.careful In the future. "
LIIIIIC Here < o Htnr-
Baldwin struck Omaha from Akron , 0. ,
July 26 , 18C3. It was hot , dry and dusty.
"I would have gone back nt any time , " nays
he , "If 1 hail not told the Akron folks that
I would stick It out. 1 did not get a case
until November. On the first day of that
mouth I went Into partnership with OeorRo
M. O'Urlcn nnd we opened an olflco In the
old Republican building. This was a sort
of headquarters for attorneys tnil eveiy
ofllco had Its struggling young practitioner
or famous legal firm. The building was on
the south sldo of Douglas , between Thir
teenth and Fourteenth. Brown , Bartholo
mew & Howe bad on office there. The big
legal IIrm of those times was Ilcdlck &
Brlggs. They were the leading lawyers
when I came here. In fully half the cases
they Vicro on ono sldo or the other.
"Tho first case I got was the defending of
Hernandez , nn actor who shot his wife nnd
a man on election day , November 4. Her
nandez had married a sUter of John Ir
vine , the theatrical manager , and was a
loading man In a stock company that was
then having a run at the theater. He did
not kill cither of his two victims.
"This was one of the most dramatic cases
ever tried. All the witnesses against Her
nandez were theatrical people and every one
evidently -was doing his best In the per
formance of a tragic part. A little 8-year-
girl , a daughter of Hernandez , was one
> f the principal ones and when she was
; alled to testify against her father It pro-
uced a commotion. She had been on the
tago slnco babyhood and knew how to
make her inten and manner , and themtxlu -
atlon of Tier voice the most effective. She
old of her mother and herself putting the
trd against the door ono night after Her-
landez had gone out and tbo two sitting on
, hat bed all night long , BO afraid were they
f tbn follow.
" 'Why did you sit on the bed all night ? '
Interrogated the child.
" 'Walling for morning to come , ' was her
nswor , In the most Impressive of tone ana
tyle , the words coming In slowly measured
hythm and with such convincing solemnity.
"I could already sco the rope around my
: llent's neck.
'Had your father over threatened to kill
your mother ? ' the attorney prosecuting
asked.
1 'Yeswas the reply , In the same man *
nor and tone , 'once when wo were In
Georgia and were traveling from Atlanta tea
a email town < my lather got off at a station
and bought a paper. I think It was called
, ho Day's Doings , and , oh ! what horrible
pictures -were In It. There was a picture of
a man shooting his wife ( this with a voice
hat sank Into a most shudder-producing
ivhlspor that went through every nerve In
imy body ) and my father said that some day
something like that would happen In hla
'amlly. '
Client Goes to the Ten.
"I need not say I lost that case. Her
nandez was convicted and received a sen-
enco of twenty years. There was enough
proof to send twenty men to the gallows.
After ho had been locked up for about
year Governor James pardoned him. The
fellow subsequently went to Texas and I
heard that ho was killed there. He was a
bad man. "
"Tho Indictment of Hernandez , " said Mr.
Baldwin , "had been drawn up "by " Experience
Estabrook , who , having been succeeded by
General Cowin as district attorney , was as
sisting In the prosecution. "
Incidentally Mr. Baldwin told a story of
a strong case of circumstantial evidence
over a supposed murder In Ohio.
Two brothers named Bourne were ar
rested , convicted and sentenced to bo hanged
'or the crime. There was the most damag-
ng evidence agalost thin. Their victim was
their brother-in-law. So terribly had the
accusation preyed upon the mind of ono of
the men that he made a confession. He said
hey had killed their brother-in-law and
hid his bones ' In a hollow tree , giving a de
scription'of the tree and Its exact location.
Sure enough a couple of doctors being sent
out , found human bones In the tree and ,
near by , a hat worn by ono of the two
men. The day for the hanging came and
ho unfortunate murderers were being led to
execution when their murdered brother-in-
aw opportunely appeared In the flesh , as
alive and halo as ho ever had been.
It seems he hod got wind of the charge
and turned up at the nick of time to pre
vent the hanging of the two men for a
crime neither had committed , but which ono
of them had seriously confessed to , ant
there were the bones , too ! The explanation
of the feature of the bones Is that the doc
tors had mistaken chipmunk bones for hu
man and the explanation of tlio coincidence
of tbo confession Is that , while partly de
mented , ono of the men recalled In a dream
how ho and his brother had given their
brother-in-law a good sound whipping at
that very spot , , and afterwards killed a chip
munk nnd threw its carcass into the tree
His mind had been somewhat confused with
his peril nnd ho fancied that he had helped
to kill his brother-in-law , and that It was
the bones of the latter which was In the
tree.
tree.After
After this the two men went to Virginia
nnd from that tlmo on the Bourne who hac
made the confession would never wear a ha
or covering of any kind on his head , no
matter how Inclement the weather. Hla
hair grow out straight and bushy like tha
of a FIJI Islander.
Hunter of the Dnr.
There were not a great many lawyers In
Omaha three decades ago. Following was
the roll of the bar : George B. Lake , Judge
J. C. Cowln , district attorney ; Henry
Grebe , sheriff ; George Armstrong , clerk ; J
H. Hyde , county Judge ; J. E. Kelley , Justice
of the peace ; G. W. Ambrose , J. L. Allen
Clinton Brlggs , C. H. Brown , C. P. Blrkett
C. A. Baldwin , J. P. Bartlett , W. 0. Bar
tholomew , K. A. Beats , Champion S. Chase
J. C. Cowln , W. J. Connell , C. K. Coutant
George W. Doane , John Delaney , U. Burn
Duvall , Experience Estabrook , G. I. Gilbert
L. B. Gibson , J. D. Howe , A. M. Henry , P
O. Hawes , L. K. Hale , I. S. Hascall. B. E. B
Kennedy , John W. Lytle , W. B. Lamphere
J. n. Meredith , C. F. Manderson , William H
Morris , L. F. Maglun , Thomas Mulcahey
James F. Morton , James Neville , George
M. O'Brien. Andrew J. Poppleton. William L
I'eabody. G. E. Prltchett. John I. Hedlck. T
\V. T. Richards , James Vf. Savage. Silas A.
Strickland. J. S. Spaun. Albert Swartzlandor ,
Robert Townscnd , John M. Thurston , D. L.
Thomas , James M. Woolworth , E. Wakeley ,
J. L. Webster and F. W. Wefsclls.
Many of these nro now dead. Ambroto
was last heard of In Chicago and Allen ,
after writing a text book on the code , went
west. That was about twenty-eight years
ago. Beals , who was a diminutive man ,
went to Boston. Bartlett moved to Min
neapolis. Gibson was seen at Green Rlv r ,
Wyo , , about fifteen years ago by Mr. Bald
win. A. M. Henry was a large , fine-looking
man. What has become of him the old-
timers do not know. Kelley removed to
the southwestern part of the state. Morris
went to Crete and was elected Judge. Peabody -
body was In this city last summer to take
In the exposition. He was then In the pen
sion department at Washington , he said.
Hlchardson concluded to try for both his
health and fortune on the Pacific coast. He
went first to Puget Sound and drifted to
southern California afterward. Spaun , who
was a partner of Prltchett , came hero from
Rochester , X. Y. , and flew high for awhile ,
living In an elegant house. Ho died la
Cheyenne , Towusend was probate Judge
when he died.
Some of the partnerships not already mea-
loned were : Savage & Manderson , Slrlck-
and & Webster , Kennedy & Townsend ,
N'ovltlo & Hawes , Gilbert & Swnrtzlaniler ,
teals & Allen and Doano & Meredith. Sav-
ge , Doane , Wakeley and Neville became
udges and Mandereon a United States scna-
or. Webster wan the chairman of the con-
tltutlonal ( revision ) convention which met
n Lincoln In 1S75.
The roll of the dead Is an follow ? : Clln-
on Brlggs , sr. , C. H. Brown , C. P. Blrkett ,
' . A. Beals , Champion S. Chase , John Do
wney , H. Burns Duvall , Experience Ksta-
brook , J. R. Hyde , P. O. Hawes , W. 11.
. .anphere , Thomas Mulcahey , George M.
O'llrlcn , Andrew J. Popploton , James W.
Savage , Silas A. Strickland , J. S. Spaun nnd
lobcrt Townsend.
"These have all gone to Join that raultl-
udo on Mount Zlon which no man can
lumber and which the Apostle John saw
n his Apocalypse , " says Mr. Baldwin.
QUAI.Vl' FEATUHES OK LIFE.
The weather conditions in Oregon which
have produced skating are rnther remark-
ble. For the past week , says < bo Oregon-
an , the temperature remained almost stead-
ly a few degrees below the freezing point ,
lays clear nnd sunshiny , and the nights a
rifle colder. The continued low tempera-
ure hns at last frozen still water , without
ho usual cold snap catastrophes to water
ilpes , nnd without seriously damaging the
rose bushes. Beautiful buds and half-de
veloped roses nro to bo found In many gar
dens , so It has been possible for people going
out skating to pluck roses to wear as they
glided over the Ice.
A very singular and probably fatal acci
dent occurred at Dales Hill , Pa. , December
28. Reuben Cromley , an aged lime burner ,
was busily engaged quarrying limestone In
a deep gully , vtlien suddenly nnd unexpect
edly a doer leaped over an overhanging rock
a hundred feet above him , falling upon , the
old man and striking him senseless , and
It Is feared that ho will die from the in
juries inflicted. The deer was chased by
some hunters , and In its excitement It
leaped over the precipice. The animal was
killed outright by Its fall.
William Edgecorab of Mlllvllle , N. J. , bet
ter known , as Sailor Jack , has entirely lost
the eight of ono eye. Edgecomb is a fish
erman. One day last September he was
skinning a large eel when the fish gave a
flop and struck him In ono of his eyes ,
leaving some slime. Besides a smarting
sensation ho thought nothing whatever of
It , but after < a few days the eye began to
hurt him and kept on getting so bad that
he finally went to a physician. It was
then thought a cataract -was growing on the
eye , It having that appearance , but later
on It was learned 'that ' such was not the
case nnd that his sight falling so fast was
caused by the poisonous sllmo from the eel.
Ed Jack of Wyandotte , Kan. , has applied
for a patent for a contrivance to prevent
snoring. It Is based on the theory that
no one can snore with his mouth shut. Mr.
Jack has arranged a bridle of rubber web
bing to accomplish this purpose. A band | s
passed over the forehead and around the
back of the neck above the ears , while
another goes under the chin with a cross
band over the Jaw to keep It In place. TUcro
are buckles to adjust the bridle to all
sizes of heads. Mr. Jack also claims that
his Invention can be utilized to keep babies
from crying and women from talking.
It is figured out that the annual risk of
death from lightning In American cltlea is
one to 400,000. According to the coroner of
Philadelphia , the fatal strokes of lightning
In that city last year were three , while
forty-two persons were victims of homicide
and 183 committed suicide. The two leading
steam railways entering Philadelphia caused
123 deaths. Trolley lines were responsible
for twenty-six deaths , a smaller average
than that of the horse car era. In spite of
Its terrifying effects , lightning Is ono of the
slight dangers of a large town.
Down at Leesburg , Va. , a madstono which
Is famous throughout that section and Is
said to have cured many cases , of hydro
phobia was sold at auction , to wind up an
estate , tor $450. The purchaser was J. A.
Gelman , a prominent resident of Ixmdoun
county , Virginia , \\lio has full faith In its
powers. It originally belonged to hU great-
grandmother nnd has been In the family for
131 years. The stone Is about seven-eighths
of nn Inch long , five-eighths of an Inch wide
and one-quarter of an Inch thick. People
In that neighborhood tell remarkable stories
of Its powers. It has been used hundreds
of times and they claim It has never
failed. During the revolutionary war It was
carried In the knapsack of a private soldier
and In Philadelphia was used to cure seven
persons who were bitten by a mad dog. At
that time it was brought to the attention
at Washloton.
NEGRO FOLK TALES.
HOW ANNANCY WKNT TO FISH COUNTRY ,
lly Pnmclin Colcman Siultli.
( Copyright , 154)9 ) , by II , II. Russell. )
Once dero was a famine In do land , and
Annancy went over Into Fish country. An
when him see do fat young mullets , hln :
mout ( mouth ) water. So him tunderatlon
what foh to do ! An so him dresi himself
up In long coat , nn tall hat , nn mount ono
big white choker , an rack belleb him was a
doctor.
Now dero was a rich fish fambly with a
blind old grandmodcr , so dcy call brudd.i
Annancy In foh to znmluo ( examine ) an euro
do old lady. Breda Annnncy polish up him
big boot , an cock him eyeglasses , nn look
wlso like screech owll An when him sec
do plump old Mrs. Queen-flsh.do way do water
run out of him mout , like rlverl When nil
de fambly come roun' nn ax Annancy ques
tion , as to weddcr him can cure do old lady
Annancy look contenip' like nn tell deiu
him euro bigger blind eye , commonly !
An den Breda Annancy tell dem to put
do old uoman to bed , an to put a fire In de
flro pot , an gib him a fry pan , an a loaf of
bread , some butter , pepper an salt , a plate ,
an kulfo and fork.
Den him lock himself In do room wld do
old grannie fish , an him tell dem all dat
when they hear do fry pan cry twce-twee-
fce-twee , dey mus nil hold hands , an dance ,
an say :
"Blm me grandlo eye da well , fee fee
grandlo eye dey cure ! "
When him rack all him arrangements
done. Dr. Annancy lock do door , an den him
say to de old lady :
"Hold up you face mam while I zamlno
you eye. " An den de old woman 'trech up
her face , an Annaucy put de knife In her
neck , bam ! In less dan no tlmo Annancy
scrape off do scales , an knock de old woman
In de fry pan , an spread do butter , an popper
nn salt pen do fat old Queen-fish , an when
do fry pan cry twec-twee-fee-twee , do whole
family outside' Join hands , and dance , an as
doy dance dey sing :
"Blm mo grandy eye da well ,
Fee-fee grandlo eye da cure ,
Blm mo grandy cyo da well ! "
In a bery short time Breda Annaney , who
was well famish , cat up do old woman , au
only leave a few bones which him wrap lu
do pillow case , an klbcr up under do sheets.
Den him wipe him mouth , an pick him teeth ,
an den him open ho door , softly , softly , an
peep him head out , an tell do fambly dat do
old woman was fast asleep , and dat she
mustn't bo disturbed for six hours time !
When do fish dey hear dat do cultivation on
do old woman's eyes was successful , dem
heart almost burst wld gratefulness , an dey
fill up Annancy's bag wld food 'nough fee
last him one whole year ! Annancy den niek
him way home. An go on , an on , nn when
him get to de rlber side , which
divide him country from Fish country , him
find plenty of Alligator ready fee cat him.
So him call Dog , an say :
"Breda Dog , I beg you take me across de
Tiber , on your back ! "
Do'g say , "What will you gib me If I
do take you over ? "
Annancy say back to Dog ,
"Hi ! mo no will gib you half de food
In mo bag ? "
So Dog run down do riber an' bark , an
mok Alligator tink him going Jump In , so
dey all run down which side Dog was , an'
Dog gallop up , put Annancy on him back
an' before Alligator could turn round , for
dem Is a ting dat take a long tlmo to turn ,
Dog Jump lu do rlber wld Annancy pen him
back , an' swim over to de Oder side.
Now Annancy was dat cabbage dat him
gmdgo to gib Breda Dog any of do food
In him bag , and so when dog ax him foh
It him 'toop down an pick up n big rock-
a-tono ( rock ) an trow It down Into do rlber ,
an cry out :
"Breda Dog , mo bag tumble In do rlber ;
go quick an bring him up foh me ! "
Now dog is a craven , ravenous creature ,
an him fix him mind on do food and forget
all about de Alligator , so him Jump In de
water and begin dive fob do bag , when lilm
rUe up de third tlmo Alligator catch him
an Annancy tck him bag an mek track foh
homo before Fish find out dat dero grand
mother bad been devoured ,
Eber since dat day Annancy Is always a
'ccetful creature , and do more 'ccetful de
longer him legs grows ; dat's why dey some
times call him Daddy Long Legs !
11 % ' 1W1.VK.
An Incident In ( lit * 1,1 fc nf a Great
Actor' * llrotlier.
"Brotherly love Is not too common , " said
thf old gentleman , "but It does exist. O ,
ies. U does exist. I once saw U proved la
nn Interesting way. H was In ' 53 , when 1
was storekeeper for a northern company then
building railroads down In Louisiana. We
were working on the line from Pass Mail-
chac , La. , to Jackson , Miss , Pass Man-
chac Is n narrow nnd sluggish stream con
necting Lake Pontchartraln with the smaller
Lake Mnurepas.
"From the landing mule teams took the
stores out to my camp , ten miles away upon
the uplands. There were a great many mule
teams , and the drivers were not asked to
give references. The thing they needed to
do was to show 'that ' they could make six
mules pull , no matter what the stnto of
roads and weather. I did not like to bo
answornblo alone for HO much valuable
property , BO 1 naked for -assistant and
got him.
"Ho was a bright young fellow , who soon
became very capable. He gave his name
as Clarence Llnwood , but I noticed that at
first he often failed to answer to It , in fact
that he seemed astonished at the sound of
ANNANCY TALKING TO THE FISH FOLK.
it. Still ho did his work well , was civil ,
always In place , and a fairly good comrade ,
so nobody pestered him with questions ,
"His pay was small , and ho saved every
cent possible , although ho was not by nature
the least bit stingy. It takes a man of some
character to save in such a place , and nol
lose the respect of all about. He did not
lose our respect , for we saw ho was savins
for a purpose. After a whllo wo even trlei' '
in little ways to make the saving easier for
him. Still ho kept his mouth shut. Even
I should probably never have heard his
story but for a rain storm that kept us
prisoners through a long , lonesome Sunday
"About 4 o'clock I turned suddenly upon
him , saying , 'Your name Is not Clarence
Llnwood. ' Ho stared at mo a minute , then
dropped his head , nnd answered very low
'No that Is not my name. Please do no
ask my true one. '
" 'Of course I shall not , ' I said , 'though
I would like 'to ' know something of wha
brings you here. " Ho flung up his head
nnd said , looking mo straight in the eye
'I am hero because I have been foo'llsh
bitterly foolish but nothing worse. I give
you my word of honor for that. You see ,
am , or rather was an actor. My homo Is in
Michigan. I have a brother , a younger
brother , the dearest boy. Ho will be grca
If only ho has half a chance. Ho shal
luxvo a chance. I am resolved on that , in
I am resolved never to disgrace him.
came to New Orleans with Ben Debar , bu
needs must go on a spree , and get mysel
locked up , blind roaring drunk. My brothe
Is on the stage , too ho was coming en to
play with our company , and I knew ho
would bo coued , completely crushed , If ho
heard what had befallen mo. Po I re
solved to disappear. I sent for Debar , whi
agreed to cancel my engagement , and holi
his tongue. Ho was as goo.l as his word
I came hero 'to ' reform , ointll I could fee
sure of my own resolution. It has been
hard how hard heaven alone knows ,
should have given up , 'time and again , bu
for thinking of my brother. When ho la
a great man , I do not want to bo a sot , a
loafer , a shame and disgrace to him. '
" 'You'll bo a credit to him. ' I said , get
ting up nnd shaking his hand. In n few
weeks I quit store-keeping , nnd ho took
> ny place. I heard nothing more of him
for perhaps fifteen years. Then I learnec
that his real name was Brannlgan , his stage
name Joseph Barrett , and the brother o
whom he was eo fond and hopeful Law-
rcnco Barrett , one of the greatest orna
ments of the American' ' stage. "
A llltlGHT LITTLE IMIOTEOK.
Sin 1111 Kmiiiliiinn I.lciitriiiint Penry
IlroiiKlit Ilnrk trltli Him.
If there Is ono small boy in New York City
who , more than all others , 1ms reason to bo
thankful for a decided change In his cir
cumstances which occurred about a year
ago , that boy Is Mene , the little 0-year-oK
Esquimau , who was brought from Green
land by Lieutenant Peary and Is now living
In the family of William Wallace , super
intendent of the Museum of Natural His
tory.
tory.Mene
Mene enjoys tbo distinction of belonging
to ono of the most northerly tribes of hu
man beings on tbo face of the globe tbo
Smith sound Esquimaux , relates the Now
York Tribune. The members of this lit
tle community , who numbered 231 when
Lieutenant Peary left them In the early fall
of 1897 on his return trip south , are com
pletely Isolated in their barren Arctic habi
tat. The rerloa that they inhabit la COO
nllcs within the Arctto circle , or nbout
inlf way between the circle nnd the i > ole.
t has a summer day and A winter night ,
ach of which IB as long ns 110 of our days ,
vhllo the remainder of the year that Is , a
ouplo of months In the spring and the
pamo period In the fall 1 broken up Into
nights and day * of swiftly changing
ongths.
Lieutenant Peary took an especial Inter-
csttIn the llltlo tribe which ho found In
Ill's dreary region , nnd when ho returned
la brought six of them with him. A few
lays after Inndlng In this city the whole
six were attacked with Influenza. In spite
of careful treatment the tnnn Kushln , who
\as Mcno's fnther , and Atunga , the woman ,
died. The survivors of the party lived for
several months In A llttlo cottage nt High
Irlilgo. Dr. Franz Boas of the Museum of
Natural History was put In charge of them
nnd ho noon discovered that the brightest
of the number wns the boy , who had be
gun to pick up a few English words ns
soon ns ho rcnchcd this city. Besides his
mental qualities , the child had a disposition
so pleasant and winning that It made ninny
'rlcnds ' for him , nnd when last spring it
wan planned to break up the llttlo band , two
or three of whom were to return north with
Lieutenant Peary , Mr. Wallace of tbo mil-
scum expressed his desire to take Meno Into
its family and bring htm up with his own
son , who Is two yeara older than the llttlo
Esquimau.
Mrs. Wallace has taken the deepest Inter
est In assuming charge of the little protego
roni the north , and to her Is due much of
tbo credit for the remarkable rapidity with
which he has developed In every way slnco
10 entered her household. He has been
taught that "Yes" and "No" are not quite
lollto responses for a small boy to make to
ils elders , nnd his prompt "Yes , sir , " "Yes ,
ma'am , " etc. , are never forgotten. He has long
since learned the various occasions for re
moving his cap , and his "Excuse me" and
other apologetic phrases when ho Is obliged
o disturb any one would do credit to many
an older lad. Unlike a large proportion of
ils American playmates , ho Is very partlcu-
ar about his appearance , and will not sit
lown at the table for a meal until he lias
> rushed his chair and washed his face and
lands. He Is an extremely klndhcarted , af-
ectlonate little fellow , and Is never better
( leased than when he Is able to do a favorer
or some of his friends.
Mene'a days are well occupied , for , bo-
eldcs his regular attendance at a public
school , he has a private tutor. This Is In
order to help him on as rapidly as pos-r
Bible In 'his ' study of English and thus en
able him to keep upwith bis class. Mono
a of average height for his age , and is
Btooktly built. Ho Is exceptionally strong
n his muscular development , and In wrest
ing can easily vanquish much larger boya
ban himself. His face U broad , with high
cheekbones , and hla brown eyes are set a
rifle obliquely , as In the Mongolian type
of countenance. A healthy red glows
through the dark skin on his plump checks
and ho has entirely recovered from the
sickness which he , as well ajs the others ,
suffered last winter. His hair Is straight ,
ilack and rather coarse. His expression has
rained wonderfully in Intelligence within
ho last year. In his play hours he la like
any other healthy , happy boy , and he en-
oys the same amusements as his constant
comrade , Willie Wallace. They have bi
cycles and a pony which they drive to a llt
tlo cart ; and skating on Van Cortlandt lake
and other ponds Is a favorite sport with
: hcm at this season.
PIIATTLE OP THE YOUNGSTERS.
A llttlo 5-year-old miss was visiting In
the country and for the first tlmo witnessed
the operation of milking. After watching
the proceedings for a tlmo she Inspected the
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Complexion mail Hair Spmmlmllmta.
The brilliant complexions of women in the more exclusive circles of Now
York society are not explained by the theory that associates beauty and idle
ness. In fact , many leaders of the world of fashion are hard workers. Yet
they keep their good looks even when they are old. How do they manage
it ? THE MISSES BELL , of 78 Fifth Avenue. New York , themselves connected -
nected with some of the most noted nnd honored families in the metropolis ,
have answered the question. They have prepared for the use of women la
general , five preparations for improving the complexion and the hair ,
Five Toilet Treasures.
; The iiissts BELL'S
COMPLEXION TONIO
is an external application , the presence |
nf which on the ( tee cannot be detected , ,
It Is perfectly harmless evun to the most ,
Uslloato sklti. It Is a cure and quick ,
euro ( or all routhnc ; s and eruptions , ,
It act * on the i kin as a tonlu , producing ,
a naturally pure complexion. Co.metlcs ,
merely hide blemishes. ThcToulcgets )
rid (4 them. >
It removes pimples , freckles , black
heads , moth patches , llrer spots , eczema ,
rcduMS , olllness and all decelerations
and Imperfections of the skin. Price , $1
B bottle.
The Mluea BELL'S
HAIR TONIO
cures dandruR and procuU any return
of It ; stnpi that maddening Itching of
Jthe scalp nut ] wakes tliu Tmlr strong ,
toft and liutrnus It U especially help
ful to pcrton whoso hair Is thin , dry and
liable to fall out. The tonic cleanses
the skin about the roots oftht hair : will
BOOB cover Iwld ipots with a handsome
growth I'ric * . II a bottle. *
cn\v \ minutely , nnd then nuked : "Orandtn * ,
whcro lo they pait the milk In ? "
"Well , Jolniny , what peed resolutions Old
you make this Now Your ? "
"I didn't make nny now ones , raft'um. I
hid a wbolo lot left over Ironi last year. "
\Vlllle Here's Fomcthlng In the paper
about n man .who stultlllc-d himself. I
bet you don't know wh.it 'stultified1 means.
Johnny Del I do ! Stultllled's the way
a fellur feels when he's eat too much tur
key drrealtv' .
"I shall certainly hnvo to uuy a whip to
punish you with If you don't quit behaving
si > badly , " said a miothcr to her naughty
4-year-old sou.
"All right , mamma , " replied the proco-
cloua youngster , "nnd after you've whipped
mo may I have the iwblp to play horse
with ? "
1IHSS AMI ME.
I1. A. Connolly In Cleveland Plain Dealer
Alv papa. IIO'H Jo,1 nwful rich ,
He made It all lilssolf ,
By 'venting' KomrthliiK gwut , nnd which
Just brought him lain of wolf.
He got free billion lo.ist , 1 guesi
It's that , It m.iy bo more ,
But H'H a jillc , and mo and Bess
Jos' own a whole toy store.
IIo's bought UH ov'ry ling I know
At 'muses boy nnd girls.
From steam cuiKlntft 'ut toot nnd blow.
To dolls with truly curls ;
And. ob , so many other lings
I really can't keen truck
Or nil tbo toys my pnpn brings ,
1 hero's such a hcnpln , ' stack.
Ho sold tbo dear old lions * where w
( riiat'H Hess nnJ mo ) wns born ,
'Cnuco PIIJM he's tbp boss , you see -
Looketl down on It with scorn.
And then bo bought a great big place ,
A man.slitin , what be calls , .
And put In ev'ry corner space
A lot of naked dolla.
Wo'\-e. got a play room , Bess and m ,
All to ourfoH-cs and say ,
Would you bellcvo It , papa makes
Us Htny there most nil dny.
Wo daHsent KO down stnlrs nt nil ,
Cept with our governess ,
And she's so cross , and , oh. BO tall ,
Wo bate her , me and Bess.
Sho's not a bit llko mamma wan ,
Hut mamma went away ,
And now It Heoins 'ut all wo does
Is wrong , why , I can't say.
'Cnuso Bem and me , wo'vo always tried
To bo so nwfal send ,
For jiidt before our mamma died.
Wo promised her wo would.
Our pupa , Is BO different now.
We 'ovo ' him name's before ,
Hut r.ess and me feel romohow
Ho don't lov ug no more ;
'Cause ho don't take us on his knees
And kiss and hug un , too ,
Or tell us tales about the seas ,
Sitnui as ho ustcr do.
He never lots mo climb his back ,
Nor rolls upon the floor.
Nor puts bis bead In a big sack ,
Nor bides behind tbo door.
Ho never plays bo was a bear ,
And make an awful noise
Llko what be did when she was hero
Ho only gives us toys.
I hate 'cm all , those nasty toys , i ,
It wns a heap moro fun
Wlwn I ran barefoot with the boya
And had a home-mado gun ,
When mamma , heard us say our praytr *
And papa be would creep
Bo softly up the old back stairs
And kiss us 'fora we'd sleep.
I wlHh our welf would nil take wings ,
This house , these toys , and yes
That funny graft 'at plays and sines
And b'longs to sister BOSH.
I'll trade * 'em all for mamma's smllo
Or for ono llttlo kiss-
To play with papa for a while ,
I'd glvo 'em all for this.
I don't HKO nuflln' any mor ,
'Cept pa nnd llttlo Bess.
I'd llko to cry , I feel so sore.
But for that governess.
Think I'd let her see mo cry7
I'd like , to kick her there !
I wish that Bess and me could dla
And bo in mamma's care.
The aiasea BELL'S
COMPLEXION SOAP
Is tnado from the pure oil of Iambi1
wool. It Is healing and gratifying to the
skin , keeping It at all tlmea In a ulean
and healthy state. This Boap It daintily
srtnted , and Is a most welcome old U >
the toilet of fastidious women , The ut
most care Is taken In selecting materials
and scrupulous cleanliness la the labor
atory Insures th purity of the product.
Trice , 25 cents per cake , largo four-ounce
size.
Tbo Mlisem BELL'S
OAPILLA'REMOVA i
for lestorliiK prematurely fnj lock * to
their original color. ,
H is no t d re nor a sttln. It Is a color- ,
leu liquid that Is applied to tha roots ol
the hair and Icare * no ttliule slns on
the scalp or forehtad.
Ntltbcr dot ! . It ohwife tbe color ot tbt
hair nil at once. Only dyt * do Uiatf
and they wash off. But QipUU-B aoT
will not wash off. Price , tl.lo pa bottle.
BELL'S SKIN FOOD
Is a soft , creamy , exquisitely perfumed ointment , which helps the action of the Tonic ,
and , In mild riti.cs of roughness , redness , pimple * , etc. . Is u cuic In luelf. It clean the
porra ol the skin of all Impurities und feeds U by Imlldlnp up the texture and maklns ;
tbo llc h benratli U solid and firm. Trice , 7ft cents per jsj.
A trial bottle of the /1ISSCS BELL'S COHPLCXION TONIC
nt our parlors In New York City , or mailed to any addres *
lu plnln puckaRC upon receipt ol eight crnti In sumu or silver
tatover th nrda ( enit < tfpotlunt. Correspondence cordially 011e.
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Send for our new book "ixcicli t ] Meauty. " free to any aildrett.
The Misees Bell's Toilet Preparations are for
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