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CHAPTER TX.
TOM PETERS HEIR.

TOM PETERS HEIR
Somers slept soundly for hours. He
dreamed
He thought he was travelling in q
strange country. Of all the people he en-
countered in his journeys not one knew
him. He journeyed by water. The
scenery was lovely, the air balmy; every
where there was life and joy. 1t seemed
q perpetual holiday. All the world was
journeying. It seemed the most natural
thing in the world of his dreams.
He found himself Unexpectedly in a
vast building. It was like one Of those
huge hotels seen on the seashore. There
was music everywhere. Young and old
we're laughing, talking, enjoying the
music, and looking on various games.
There was O vast ballroom and in this
the dancers we're without number.
Somers danced too. He could see
from where he was dancing vast sheet
of water which until now escaped his at
tention. This water was placid as the
bosom OF lake.
Suddenly scene Of peril caused Som.
ers to 20 to the balcony near at hand.
He leaned out over it, and as he looked an
awful sound filled the air. The people
around him were wholly unaware of their
peril, but it was plain to Somers that the
great building would topple and plunge
over O water fall greater than Niagara.
He did not cry out; lie gave no warning
sound. He simply availed himself Of
the chance to leap out on the bosom Of
the lake, trusting to chance to enable
him to escape the fate of those he left
behind him. He lesped out of the house
and awoke. The roar of the WATERFALL
was in his ears.
He sat up. Tom Jerrold was walking
back and forth on the mountain side
claspirg and unclasping his hands.
Somers was on his feet presently.
Seeing him up, Jerrold spoke to him:
What is it, man? Best lie down
again. You con do no good. No one can
help now."
They were in q dent in the mountain
side. Standing or lying there, it was i'm
possible for any one to witness the hor-
rors transpiring at the railway bridge.
Jerrold was resolved that Somers should
pot see them. lest he should conclude %
30 many others did, that iII tney loved
we're imprisoned in the debris and slowly
burning.
where is Mr.. Broadhura and
I'm hyur, Mars somers-right long
side YOU"
Lie down again." said Jerrold.
"Why don't you lie DOWN."
Il did, but I could not Sleep"
You have exhausted yourself. You
are hurt. You need rest. Lie down
again. If you are needed will wake
you"
Thus counseled, Somers lay down
again.
"Where did this heavy coat come from?
And this-what is it,"
1T is piece of tarpaulin. twill keep
you warm"
Ira BE CONTINUED
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and plaster cast is made from them in
the same way as described above. In a
great many cases where certain poses are
needed casts are also made from the
lower limbs. Even the trunk is some.
times reproduced in this way.
As snone but the exposed portions of a
fnnre are made of wax, on account OF
the great cost partly, the bodies are
made of papier-msche. The molds for
these portions of the figure are made in
two pieces for each lower limb, upper
limb, forearm, upper arm or trunk.
These molds, when perfectly hard, are
ready for the mannikin maker. Awoman
does this work.
The first operation is the fitting OF
pieces of cardboard in each half mold.
To this is glued layer of coarse bagging
and after that alternate layers of car
board and bagging until the structure is
nearly a quarter of an inch thich. 1t is
then coated on the inside with thin
layer of plaster.
When all these parts are taken from
the molds and put together the result is
very graceful reproduction of a nude
human figure, minus the arms, head and
neck in most cases, though the arm is
very often made in this way.
Numbers of these figures stand about
in the mannikin room awaiting the time
when the wax portions are to be attached
and the whole figure made ready for ex-
hibition. TO insure that the final cloth
ing of the mannikins shall hang properly
the manrikins are invested with complete
suits of knit underclothing.
We will now follow the head and the
other portions of the figure which are to
be finished in wax. These particular
molds are now taken in charge by Mr..
Thys and are carried down to the wax
room. This room is sort of hot box,
the temperature being at 120 degrees at
all times.
The most delicate operation of all is
now made. In long, wooden tank at
one end of the room the mold is placed
in water. Connected with this bath is a
steampipe. When the mold is ready
the steam is turned on, and, the water
becoming heated, the mould i! soor
ready for the box.
The wax used for the figures is tht
best obtainable quality of American
bleached beeswax, which comes in thin
disks. It is perfectly white when
bought, and in this state it is melted
down until it has reached the consistency
of oil.
As it is not desirable to make the heads
and hands of such pale material, the ar.
tist colors it to suit his needs. For a
head and nee he mixes in the wax when
melted certain quantities of dry colors.
These colors are Prussian blue, crimson
lake and silver white. When the wax is
meant for heads requiring more sombre
tint or for the hands of males, some burnt
umber is added.
1t is necessary to insure good wax
mold to have IN almost exact tempera-
ture in the wax and the heated plaster
mold. Experience has taught the artist
the proper time to take out his plaster.
and when it is just hot enough it is oiled
to prevent the wax from sticking and
stood on its head on the stone floor.
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WAX FIGURES.
THE LIFE-LIKE REPRODUCTION
OF PROMINENT PEOPLE.
Processes and Details of an Art That
Has Reached a High Stage of
Niccty-Obstacles Overcome
by the "Cirier."

Few people who lock at waxwork
group of artistic make have any idea of
the manifold operations which have led
up to its completion. Until few years
the wax figures and groups exhibited in
this country were most crude and unin-
ished. The light demand for them, ex-
cept in cheap amusement halls, was reason
able for the poor quality of work, and
there was no incentive given to clever
wax artists abroad to show US just what
could be done in the way of mechanical
reproduction of life.
In Barnum's old-time museum, which
stood on the present site of the Herald
building, few stiff and staring ex-
amples of the wax makers art were
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burstin'-no time to cry, even. I 30 glad
I saw you, Mars Somers. Is-is-why
don't you git in dar?"
And then 81, whose wifi reminded him
it was best not to speak of the bride at
that time, suddenly put hand cp.
There we're tears there now. He, too,
stepped out of the fat. He had helped
scores of people. but he had performed
the last act Of kindness that was IN his
power. No man could guide craft
moment longer in those waters. =,
When Somers sprang from the roof OF
the shed on the sloping mountain side to
the ground he saw numbers OF people
hurrying hither and thither. All were SO
busy helping each other, carrying children
and helping tie wounded aid aged up
the mountain side that no one noticed
him
Meanwhile ST Harkess pulled his coat
off and handed it to him, saying, AIo
put dat on, Mars Somers; t will do some
good till yo' fin clothes somewhar. An
It NAV keep yo from catchin' death. Dat s
it. Button it. DarI Now you're fixed
till you get among men folks, an"
Where ibid you see MIR. or Mrs.
Broadhurst, So"
Mr.. Broad Eurt, he's oil right, l
reckon. Mrs. Broadhurst an de preacher,
dey's both up on de hill somewheres.
Bes' move along"
Are all the others gomez"
4Doan', for Gawd's sake, speak no mo ,
Mars. SomerszIca can't star, it."
Then 81 Harkess broke down COM
pletely and sobbed like child, while
Somers stood looking at him with dry
eyes.
-Doan' look at me, Mars Somers;
can't bear it. Your eyes scolch me. Go
long quick; get among men folks. Dar,
now! We can't do no good huyer. Move
along, hunny; come!"
Then Somers felt himself urged along
by ST, who held his arm tightly. AS he
hurried on, ST muttered:
"Wus'n drownin' wus'n burnin'! Looks
like s he gwine clean crazy!"
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r did not observe that, said Broad
hurst; II am almost sure It is Rutledge.
That vas why called you. We must
have the body removed speedily.
He was bending over the body again.
what is this?" he exclaimed. There
has been murder here" He barred the
dead mans breast, and they beheld q
bullet hole. u cannot understand this
Il fear there has been foul play. This
must be looked into"
DO YOU think he would shoot him
self?" Somers asked. He was alert
again; tie fever had LETT his eyes. His
actions, words and locks were those OF
rational man.
Why do you ask that" =.
Because I saw man shoot himself
little while ago. He was resolved ne
should not be burned TO DEATH. -
THAT is utterly unlike Rutledge. he
would have died at the stake if it was
necessary. How do you feel now?" He
looked narrowly at Somers.,
~Very tired-but can help some yet.
We'll, in that case, there is plenty fol-
| us all to do who are alive. There are
people down there who do not know what
they are doing. Unless they are ia ked
to. compelled to leave the waters eage,
they will be drowned, and God knows
enough have been lost"
1t was nightfall before Somers and his
companion ceased their work. Then the
reaction was so great that he was over,
come with sleep five minutes after he sat
| down OH the mountain side.
Jerrold sat near him, but there was no
sleep for Tom Jerrold that night.
Friere we're thousands OF others on the
mountain side that night who did moi
sleep-thousands who, like Tom Jerrold,
mourned their dead-many who were, like
Tom Jerrold, the sole survivors of fami.
lies that were destroyed by the South
Fork Dam.
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No Place for His Spectacles.

An Irish beggar woman was following
gentleman who had the mlslortune W
lose his nose, and kept exclaimlng'
"Heaven preserve Your Honot's eye
sight, The gentleman was at last an
moved at her importantly, and said
sWhy do you wish my eyesight to De
nreserved9 Nothing ails my eyesight,
nor is likely to do" "No, Your hon,
or" said the Irish woman, ''but 1t viii
be sad thing if it does, for you WIN
have nothing to rest your spectac'es
."-Neu York Star a:
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H:ER ANSWER
By ssARaoN.s


> .fwsin2' Tis as you will, teaz,
And as We must;
Eaying, Gods will be DONE
Gods ways are just.
But tits you say "Twain," dear,
See, it's not I;
Ever I'll think Of you
Fer tits -Good-by."
Some souls are ever one,
They seem to part;
Unfold the roses Mime
You have heart.
'Tis no ideal one,
But It Is true,
And all its warm throbbinSs,
Dear, are for you.
But it dare not yet claim
Love it returns
Then, dear, try understand
This heart that yearns.
MARION, n. c.
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1pe,s were ounxs ana 1okes at the ex-

Tnere were quirHs and Jokes at the e1-
pense of the man and woman who de-
clarod they beheld baby's hands IN the
skiff.
One solitary individual, standing apart,
pulled spy glass out of his pocket and
looked steadily at the skif which was
forced down far below the crowd now by
the current, In spit Of all that Jack AL
ward could do to effect landing higher
up.
This man calmly passed his glass. to
another, and the second man who looked
through the glass shouted that he beheld
babes hands held up plainly.
Then the crowd ron pell-mell down the
river bank. Every man there wanted to
be first at the edgeof the river when Jack
Award pulled his skiff to the shore.
Jack rowed deliberately to the shore;
long befors his skiff touched the shore
his friends shouted to him:
What have you got there2"
rs it really child?"
Jack vouchsafed no reply. There was
no need. Hundreds beheld q chlld's
hands moving in the boat.
Then shout went up. Some one pro-
posed cheer for Jack Alward. 1t was
gwen with Will, and Just then he
stepped ashore, carrying q babe in his
arms.
The crowd impeded his steps. Every
body wanted to see the babe that sur
vived the awful food. Women cried
tears of joy. and laughed as they wiped
their cheeks.
Let's carry Il in its cradle, Jack, " said
q friend.
"It's mine, boys; I found it. It's mine
to keep!" >.
"To be sure it is. But let us carry it
up to your house in the cradle, Jack.
This is the second Moses"
ayes, let US put Moses No. 2 back in
the cradle, Jack"
Agreed" said Jack.
Then the cradle was placed on the
ground, Moses No. 2" was placed in it
again, and a n erry procession escorted
the babe to Jack Awards door.
In less than an hourevery man, woman,
and child in the town had the satisfae-
ton of looking upon the babe that Jack
Award rescued from tbe river.
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FINISHING A HEAD.

FINISHING A HEAD
able when one knows how graceful
model is hidden beneath it. If some ap-
nliance could be invented that would en-:
able the wax man to vibrate enough TO
oiye the muscles of his limbs the appear
ance q of working it is possible that thls
stiff look would disappear.-Ne" forS
Herald.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15
The Worlds Fair.

Legal opinion in Chicago will gladden.
the heart of "plumb line" individualisus
The right Of eminent domain is seldom
abused and often yields much good. But
in Chicago it is secondary to private
rights; the rights of a few snobs to
view. Says the Neecs:
"The management will erect per-
manent buildings for an art gallery,
museum and other purposes if the prop
erty owners will give their consent"
That is, the owners across Michigan
avenue from the Lake Front. The city
is the only owner in Chicago that can
not build what it pleases on its own land.
"Without this consent work cannot be
done unless system of arches is intro
duced into the general architectural
plans, 30 that view of the | axe will
not be shut off.
The owners can get damages for the
loss of their view. Should one of them
desire to study the Pleiades for fifteen
or twenty hours no doubt damages could
be collected from the world, for turning.
Not long ago an engineer lost his sight
by the bursting of lubricator glass. 1t
is a wonder he cannot get damages. His
view was shut off f.; but all he can get
will be only a small dime compared to
what these nabobs can get for a damaged
landscape.
Population creates land value and
presents it to owners of views. 1t would
seem that society might claim what it
created without payment but let So
ciety construct any public improvement
which disarranges land value and those
who lose must be reimbursed, and those
who gain pocket their profits Now this
Worlds Fair will bring half million
unemployed laborers to Chicago and
land values will rise. The Fair will pass
away and values will fall. In the Lake
Front "View" principle, all owners
should be paid damages for such depre-
citation.
The Fair and the Drainage will employ
large number of men who will live in
Chicago. What will Chicago do with
these men after the work is done, and
after landlords have taken most of their
wages in high rent? They will represent
social problem. ZENo.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15
The Intellectual Movement in Boston.
Boston, March 6.

The Athens of the Pilgrims may fairly
claim the honor of being the leading
city of socialistic agt alton in the United
States. Teachers, preachers, editors and
authors are engaged in the discussion of
the most momentous question which
has ever occupied the minds of men.
1t ranges from the highest forms of col
lective control of the national resources
and industries to absolute anarchy. The
coming trade union struggle for the
eight-hour day furnishes considerable
argumentative MATERIAL but free trade,
protection, single tax, partial or local CO.
operation, capitalization of labor, profit
sharing and all other palliative schemes
having undergone intellectual dissection
are, for the present at least, set aside
and the great conflict between collecti-
vism and individualism has fairly begun
never to cease until labor has its own.
Individualism is championed by such
men as editor Holmes of the Herald,
Minister Savage, General Walker Mr..
Atkinson and political economists OF
that school, while in the collectivist
ranks may be found such as Edward
Everett Hale, Solomon SCHNEIDER, Bel
lamy, Baxter, Ward and scores of the
literary lights of Boston and vicinity
Nearly the entire ministry of the Epis
copal Church are openly advocating ma
tionalism. Phillips Brooks and few
others who preside over wealthy con
gregations are noncommittal, though i
is said they secretly favor the movement
The press in general need not be men
toned. That side which fills its adver
Using columns compels its support anc
the little driblets which now and ther
appear, either for or against, are of n
consequence.
Men of intellectual calibre like Holmes
command attention by their aggressive
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HUXLEY AND SPENCER.
By ARTHUR j. DADsoN.

1t is instructive to note how very soon
those twin champions of capitalism,
Huxley and Spencer, part company
when they descend from general denun-
Citations of Socialism to an explanation
of their particular views of the social
evils. If the Reasoned Savagery" con
troversy goes on the capitalists of all
denominations will have good cause for
crying out, Save us from our friends !"
Spencer, in his letter to the Telegraph
of the Sth inst, evidently writhes under
the professors imputation that he and
his school would rather leave men to
starve than advocate State help or pri-
vate charity" Speaking of the poor
man the professor says, at is not |, but
the extreme individualists, who will say
that he may starve. If the State relieves
his necessities, it is not |, but they who
say it is exceeding its powers; if private
charity succours the poor fellow, it is
not |, but they, who reprove the giver
for interfering with the survival of the
fittest." Spencer; in the letter above re.
] ferred to, quotes these sentences, and
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Progress Of Intelligence.
Boston, March 6, 1890.

The wage workers have finally begun
to think for themselves, and the result
of the consequent mental awakening is
finding expression in every direction.
For the first time, so far as history goes,
the real significance of the word liberty
has permeated even to the bottom layers
OF society, and keeping pace with this
broadening intelligence has come re-
volt against all forms of restraint upon
the liberty of the individual. In religion,
in science and in society the Difference
paid to old forms and authorities has
given way to boldness and aggressive
ness of speech and action that is one of
the marked characteristics of the closing
years Of the century. The Iaborer may
be better fed, clothed and housed than
in the past. But he is no Longer four
fifths an animal. He is not contented
to lie down and sleep, as the animals do,
if his hunger is satisfied. He has taken
a step upward and his higher nature be-
gins to make itself felt. He is formulat-
ing an imperative demand for the OPP
portunity to become man among men.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15

eight hour movement, political action,
strikes, boycotts, etc, will not solve the
labor question:; but claim that they gain
for us decided advantages on our present
condition. | experienced this as a cigar
maker, and if Mr.. Hannes will kindly
step out of his editorial sanctum into the
composition room and put the question
to one of the eight hour working mem.
bers of Topographic No. :, he can hear
cold facts.
The eight hour movement, strikes,
boycotts, etc, keep the ball rolling; they
are school, where raw recruits are
drilled for the final battle, the great
battle for the emancipation of labor. Even
Mr., Hannes will admit that he thus gain
ed reintorcements. BY working shorter
hours, workmen gain time to read lite
nature; by earning tolerably good wages
they feel more independent; the necessi-
ty of acting in solidarity is better seen
and fertile field of agitation is opened,
which promises fair crops in the future.
Finally the workmen will realize their
power, they will have confidence in
themselves and in each other, they will
w w tuhS INV NhNii
own hands the means Of production,
abolish the wage system and establish
the cooperative commonwealth with or
without the means that Mr.. Hannes ad-
vocates. In the meantime they do their
best to lift their underpaid fellow work
men, who through the heartless schemes
of the exploiters suffer in bondage, out
of their deplorable condition.
AS far as the tactics pursued by the
exploiting class are concerned, the COM
petition system, by its nature, compels
that class to act as it does Furthermore,
the best safeguards of the capitalists are
long hours, poor pay and overproduc-
ton. Workmen are purposely kept in
idleness for some time, in order to make
them eager to grasp at the minimum of
possible wages. AS long as the exploit
ing classes can keep the exploited masses
in ignorance, their supremacy is well
protected; as soon as that fertilization
is shattered, their fate is sealed All
present skirmishes and single combats
between capitalists and workmen bring
the latter to a clearer understanding of
their position and condition, prepare,
drill and fit them for the social revo-
luton.
GUSTAV SCHAEFER.
Brooklyn, March, 1890.
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And the demand also means that all the
brains of the people are no longer in the
heads of the favored few, while the great
mass Of producers represent simply the
trunk and limbs of the body polite. 1t
signifies too that we are rapidly ap.
preaching a social state with so high a
degree Of general intelligence that it will
be possible to establish form of govern
ment based upon the practical rather
than tn eoretical equality of all classes.
J. RANSOM BRIDGE.
Boston, March, 8.