Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

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their honeymoon tour with two companions
In an auto speeding over a narrow noun
tain road, lost control of the machine,
which plunged ocer a precipice, turned
three somersaults and larded in a tree,
fifty feet below the brink. There II hung
upside down, plnnins the occupants to the
branches. None was seriously injured,
though bruised and frightened. Most ma
chimes are geared to climb trees. This
one preferred the more dignined mode or
landing on top.
A group Of his friends were discussing
William winslow Sherman, the old New
York banker who died not lorg ago. HE
had the coolest nerve OF any man l know
said one. Three or four years ago when
Sherman was an old man and partially
crippled by reason OF a fall from a horse,
he entered his bedroom late at night to find
a masked burglar rarsacking it. The thief
had a big gun trained on Sherman in a
minute. The banker just waved It aside
with a tired hand. Put that away he
said irritably. Let us discuss this matter
like gentlemen, The burglar was so sur
prised he laughed. Now, you could hurt
me II you wanted to. and might get away
with some little ~knlcknacks,' said Sherman.
But you might be caught. and there's "a
slight probability that you could dispose
or my toilet articles profitably. What
would you consider a fair cash proposition
to go awayT They talked It over in all
peace. The burglar thought he ought to
have $40, but Sherman, after inquiring into
the mans habits, said s. was enough. You
see," he said, you're a known thief. II
this we're your first offense I'd pay you
your price, but now the police have your
picture you ought to be glad to accept
any fair compromise and run no risk The
burglar finally agreed to take s.. Sherman
pulled out a $40 bill. Give me 81 change
said he. And he got 1t. before he paid"
The champagne dinner is an old device
of the stock salesman in the west, but It
seems to have been somewhat overlooked
hereabouts, reports a New York. letter. At
any rate, one dinner given in one Of the
exclusive clubs uptown has made so much
stir in brokerage circles that you'd think
the same thing had never been worked
before.
The host of the occasion, a we'll known
promoter, issued invitations to about sixty
Of his friends ito celebrate his recent good
fortune" They we're permitted to under
stand that the promoter had recently made
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loosening a few hoops. The principal din
Ing room of the club was engaged for the
occasions, and the chef was given carte
blanche to get up the best Inner he knew
how to cook. And champagne! Champagne
didn't flow; II came in a cloudburst. The
host made a brief speech, telling how the
mining industry of the west was flourish
Ing, and hinting delicately at his own tire
mendous success. Then other speakers got
up and talked along the same line, closing
by brief congratulations to the host upon
his fortune. When everyone was fairly
we'll picked. the host rose again ard made
a spread eagle speech. Finally, as though
overcome by the good fellowship OF the oc-
casion. he declared that he couldn't see
so many Of the proper sort outside the
breastworks. I'm going to take you boys
in, every one of you, right on the ground
floor he shouted you shall have what
shares you want at the figure they cost
me, and before a single share is offered to
the public" He had previously told OF the
surprising richness OF his mire. The sub
scription list was passed and practically
everyone present subscribed. Thousands OF
shares, in the aggregate. were disposed Of.
The proposition certainly did look good,
and even yet the subscribing guests are
we'll pleased with the situation. but i. is an
old fact that rot one of them can tell any
thinA coherent OF the mine. And ySu an
noy any of them frlghtfully in inciscreet
queries.
Hello" called a voice on the telephone,
when the Lieutenant on desk duty in the
Ralph avenue station. Brooklyn, picked
up the receiver, lis this the One Hundred
and Fifty-fourth precinct? Well, please
send a man to 1890 Broadway as soon as
possible" It went on calmly. Some boys
are stealing a two-story brick house at
that address. I'm the"
The lieutenant gasped for breath. wiped
his brow. and was about to tell the party
calling for police assistance his opinion OF
practical jokers when the party in ques-
tion managed to get in his explanation. 1t
appeared that the house has been un-
tenanted for several months. sJTCe a shoe
maker moved out, and the owner had
paid little attention to It. believing il
would get along as well as any other
vacant house in Brooklyn. He was not
deeply interested In ~reletting 1t at once
and so did not pay 1t a visit or have a
sign put in the window.
When he did visit the property. he
found nothing but a wreck Of what had
Deen MS mouse, with a great part OF the
roof removed. lead pipe stolen, walls
torn down, windows removed from their
castings and stolen, and some of the planks
and logs which made up the floors gone.
The remains of the second and third floors
were supported only by thin planks. which
the thieves had evidently not considered
OF enough value to remove.
Unconscious from a fractural skull
Joseph Murphy, 30 years Did, Of Midland,
Ont. was dangled from the roof Of the
fast mail train of the New York Central
road for almost two miles through the
Park avenue tunnel by three companions,
who risked their lives in an attempt to
save him from instant death. The four
had stolen a ride from Syracuse to New
York City on the roof OF the car. Murphy
was struck on the head by one of the
girders in the tunnel, His companions
were John Coonley, Buffalo; Michael
e Mara, Cincinnati, and George Mccormack
, New York. all ironworkers. Although
= there was scarcely more than a foot OF
space between the arch OF the tunnel and
/. the roof of the speeding train, 10 which
, the men were c~linging, they seized Murphy