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take seat in front of the desk he opened drawer
There's no further need for Identification, the
lawyer added. 81 have known you in person-by
sight, at 1east-since was boy Moreover, have
taken pains to be certain that you are the man..
Herr Schmidt began to fear that it was something
grave than delinquent note although he could
recall nothing he had ever done of which he
ashamed and again he wiped his brow with his hand
kerchief
Wilhelm Schmidt of Leipsic," the lawyer said and
Herr Schmidt uttered forlorn " Cot i'm Hinn1eH
Mein uncle with whom quarreled fifty years ago is
dead!''
the lawyer continued. He leaves estate valued
at something like a million marks. Let see;
that's about two hundred thousand dollars, our
money.
Herr Schmidt sat and gazed out of the office win
dow bewildered. The thought that uppermost
that it too late for him to return to
Germany and effect a reconciliation The sum itself
too stupendous to be comprehended but the
fact that he could not again his uncle with whom
he had fought boyishly, was quite plain. The law
yer had been talking as BELTS lawyer addressing
client of such wealth, and Herr Schmidt again
caught his words.
Il have put, by order of the German attorney
credit in the City National Bank. l will now take
you down there, identify and introduce you, that
you may have its immediate After that, say
if you wish, will 60 into other details
STILL Herr Schmidt sat quietly as if stupefed, and
- was again staring out of the window when the
Ali the way down the elevator down the steps of the
building through the short streets where men hur-
ried and crowded, and into the great bank, Herr
Schmidt passed. dumb and unseeing. His mind was
confused and vainy striving to grasp all the con-
tngencies of change that had been thrust upon him
through neither act wish of his
Inside the bank he took his hat off more and
blinked up with great difference at the manager of
the institution to whom he was introduced. They
brought a book and cards for his signature and
without knowing why he signed them. When they
gave him checkbook he turned it over in his fingers
and in chdlike simplicity asked how he to
it. They were amazed at his ignorance, not knowing
that in all his life he had never signed check and
that all he knew of the world of banking was the
wicket down at the savings institution to which
each Monday he carried his little book and ten dollars.
The lawyer left him standing, still dazed. the
steps of the huge bank holding the checkbook in his
hand. For long time he stood there trying to dis
tinguish whether he dreaming. AS if awakening
from sleep, he discovered the book and for awhile
looked at its blank pages. All he had to do, they
had told him. to sign his name to of them for
whatever he wished.
He would prove whether this dream! He
passed back in before the formidable brass ratings
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behind which men worked with large trays of coin
and bills-1nore than he had ever seen before. He
went nervously to standing desk and filled out
of the blanks At first he thought he would this
promise of wealth to the very utmost; signed it
for hundred dollars That was for SO much that it
seemed extravaganza; besides, he thought how
ldiotic it would be to carry such an immense
around with him. He tore the check to pieces. re-
GREETING the waste of such nice piece of paper and
wrote another one, studying for long time the
amount he should name, and at last filled it in for
two dollars. That would be a test indeed!
1t was SO easy to get the money that he was
amazed. All he did to stand in line. timidly
pass the slip OF paper over an onyx Slab and back
came two new onedollar bills, which he showed into
his pocket. All his simple life he had dreamed, all
dream, of having lots of money, sometimes in
wild flights of imagination picturing what extrava
gances he would indulge in did he possess
much as twenty thousand dollars. Now he had that
amount and more. He stood on the bank steps, fin
gering the crisp bills in his pocket to convince him
self of realities when he aroused by the distant
Ginning OF clock hung in tower which had risen
rhythm and finish of sound, caught the incomplete
note.
'Ach, GoH!" he muttered. Il shall tardy be-,
and, in frenzy of haste lest he be late at Schers
Haus, he plunged mady toward the nearest subway
station To be late impossible. For forty years
such untoward calamity had never been
TN the afternoon performance he like man
playing mechanically Even the strains of music
could not drown the humming in his ears. You are
now rich! You are now rich!' The pride of his
life, the of his sole ambition his orchestra
playing unheard There not of the
lot that could not be styled artist, each play
ing up to his standard, and yet his director deaf
with that reiteration, You now nch!' Each
marked and wondered at his abstraction.
At the close of the afternoon he restrained
them by swift reckoning clutch, desperate,
though he would hold them together. Gentlemen,
he said in his native tongue, I shall be with you
more. l have come into money. can't tell you
how much. Congratulate mel l return to the
fatherland l am-well am through. am going
and L"
He broke down at that while in brief interim
they peered at him. open eyed, and suddenly Herr
Dippe took off his huge iron framed spectacles and
wiped them. The motion released them from the
spell and they tried to make it joyous of con-
graduation. The manager of Schiller's Haus
prsed by this demonstration joined them and heard
the story. He too congratulated; but he shook his
head sadly.
What shall dor" he said several times. What
shall do? Perhaps l shall try that Herr Professor
who is concert pianist for the Royal German band
what plays at Carnegie, helm? But he will be
Schmidt" And he went sadly away.
But before . der poys" had recovered from this
Continued on pare rs
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there the two three days rendered conspicuous
by absence and then the whispered answer to inquiry
telling that age had paid its peaceful toll. On those
nights Herr Schmidt played the tunes loved by the
departed with something of reverence that silenced
those who preferred ragtime and lent new charm
the music Of that most excellent and famous organ
ization which obeyed the beat of his fine old fingers
appraised from the worn keys.
A exactly seven minutes past the eventful
4 \ day of his life when Herr Schmidt just fin
shng his black breakfast coffee that being the exact
time when he drank it daily, the postman entered
and handed him long envelop bearing an American
stamp. 1t was something unusual that he looked
it through, and then over, his spectacleS. Some
prescience restrained him from opening it for long
time and then, reluctantly but if it was duty to
be performed he cut the side with the handle of
teaspoon. 1t was request from one of the most
famous lawyers of New York that he call at his office
at his earliest convenience important matter.
For long time he stared at it. lying Indignantly
open on his table, and thought. He had never owed
dollar in his life; SO it could not be that he had
been sued. Out of his salary Of thirtyive dollars
week he had failed to deposit, timorousy and
with foresight for the rainy day. at least ten dollars
in the German Savings. It could not be debt,
less He paused again. Once he had signed note
for Ditmeier, his janitor when Ditmeiers eleventh
child was born. Perhaps Ditmeier hadn't paid!
He got up from the table and took his hat down
put it on his head. He forgot. however to remove
his spectacles, and stared absentm1ndedly before
him when he passed from Schiller with an unaccus-
toned rapidity of stride. The orchestra would not
know the worst and be back to his post.
The lawyers offices, overpoweringly suggestive OF
lawsuits and briefs, threatened and subdued him
when he entered. 1t was the first time he had ever
been in such place, and he felt about to
be tried for his first crime He took off his hat bar
ing his fine white brow and pulled out his handker
chief wipe the perspration from his forehead. He
had to clear tremu1ous throat when the naughty
young clerk came forward to ask his name and bust
ness The half-dozen other clients in waiting bored
him through with savage eyes until in the most OBJ
scure corner he found chair whose edge he sat,
still holding his hat and still hopping his bare dome
The clerk hurried back with apparent difference,
if he, Herr Schmidt was criminal of too great
Importance to be kept waiting:
You to come in at once he said and led the
way to the inner Office passing funny little
pens where young men worked over briefs talked
with clients.
THE great lawyer to meet him and came for
ward. You are Mr.. Heinrich Wilhelm Schmidt,
who for many years has directed the orchestra at
Schillers Haus, are you not?" he asked and Herr
Schmidt confirmed the Identification.
He thought there something SNUG, terrible,
and tigerlike in the way the lawyer asked him to
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pocket and began writing memoranda
concerning that picture They wanted
to know where they could buy copies of
the painting. They were directed to
store where photographs could be pro-
cured. They remained before the picture
for we'll nigh half an hour Finally one
of their number said:
This painting has repaid US for our
time and trouble in leaving other en-
gagements to come and see your Capt.
toll 1t is a beautiful building: but that
painting is the greatest thing in it-for
US You should have that painting eN-
hibited in Japan. Hereafter we shall
tell all Japanese who visit America to
come here and see that little boy who
grew up to become our Commodore
Perry"
When they finally turned away from
the picture, they took off their hats to
the youthful figure and clapped their
hands, applauding him.
Those seven Japanese are educated,
prosperous, and of the dominant in
fluential class of peop1e-that form pub
lie sentiment. The writer witnessed
the scene. 1t was spontaneous, ear
nest, and impressive, showing intensely
the feeling of veneration the Japa-
nese have for Perry and the good he
wrought for them. Undoubtedly their
nation entertains similar feelings and
such scene, is it possible
nat they cherish any other than feelings
and kindness toward the nation that
} them thereby bringing them into touch
civilization, and consequently world
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CEVEN young Japanese recently Wis
~ tied Washington, and during their
visit to the Capitol they unconsciously
taught lesson of intense interest and
importance to mature observer.
One of the professional guides was
explaining the great painting. by
Powell, of Perry's victory at Lake
Erie. He stated that the American
Commodore was practically beaten,
because he was unable to maneuver his
flagship, the Lawrence, on account of
the dead calm. He said:
There was no efficient signal system
in those days, no megaphone, no wire
less telegraphy, nor other means by
which the Commodore could give or
ders to the other ships of his feet, and
the commanders of the American YES
sells did not know what to do with
out orders from their commander. In
this exigency, Commodore Perry did
the only correct thing, but the most
hazardous. He entered yawl and
was rowed across the lake, as the
picture shows, while all the guns of the
British ships were aimed at him. For
tunately, not one of their shots took
effect. Commodore Perry reached the
Niagara, found some land breezes in
Putin Bay, Unanswered his ships SO that
they joined the Lawrence, and with
in an hour had won glorious victory
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of the Japanese. He looks frightened"
Maybe he frightened" replied the guide;
but he grew up to manhood and demonstrated that
he stranger to fear. He became another Com
modore Perry. 1t was that little boy, when grown
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-22

Eight or nine hundred years age q
band of adventurous Welshmen landed
on the American coast and planted a
colony. They never went back. but
according to Mr.. james Mclaughlin
in MY Friend the Indian" became In
some sort the ancestors Of tribe of
Indians, for the Mandans are thought
by some writer's to be the descendants
Of the lost Welshmen. Some philolo-
gists have endeavored to prove this to
their own satisfaction. and 1t Is said
that the Mandans to this day retain
In their vocabulary great many dis
tinctly Welsh words. And for hun
dreds Of years they maintained physi-
cal and mental characteristics that
have raised them above their fellows"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-22
DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW.

New York, Oct 21.--Duns weekly
review of trade tomorrow will say:
The actual volume OF trade Is well
maintained and the hopeful business
sentiment which has been in evidence
for the last two weeks continues. The
retail trade Is somewhat affected by
the unreasonable warm weather, but
reports from most of the leading
cities are satisfactory and reflect a
cheerful view as to the outlook.
With prominent railroads signifying
the need of contracts for equipment
the outlook in iron and steel is now
brighter, Conditions are still mixed
at the leading pig iron centers al
though the aggregate volume of CON
tracts coming in is by no means
small.
The advance in brown goods, de-
mines and plaids is the feature of the
dry goods market.
Orders for shoes again show some
increase this week, but the trade con-
tinuec considerably below the nor
NAL. The leather markets are gener-
ally firm.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-22
"SIlenclne" Of CaptaID longan
First Outbreak of future
Army Leaders Since !laz.
Ing Expulsions In
Sutton Case.
~ .,Alans A. HpcnaToN.

~ AAb1HS n. 6DCnMTON. 4
T<Hn West Point cadets are In
trouble again. This time 1t IL
! for "silencing" the officer OF the
day. The last time 1t was for
haxing a "plebe" sentinel and some
others. Seven OF the boys were then
dismissed. and they, or. rather. their
friends, vainly bombarded congress for
reinstatement. This occurred under
President Taft y
During the previous administration
several cadets We're also dismissed for
hazing, but Roosevelt reiented and let
them 90 back That net OF mercy Is
said to have created havoc with dis.
cipline ut the Military academy. 80
there ii not likely 70 be another exhi
bition OF softness. A Tosal old row
broke out over the Roosevelt episode.
including some new admissions to
membership la the Ananias club
Inflicting 'the silence On an officer
is I'm immemorial custom III West
Point, Yet 1t has not been resorted 10
In ten years or 50, II is claimed The
officer singled out for the indignlty n
this instance was Captain Rufus f.
Longan of the Eleventh infantry. a
new man at West Point AS officer
Of the day 1t was Captain Longan's
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-22
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CADETS TROUBLE LIKE Old TINES
Roosevelt's Clemency Said to
Have Created Havoc In DIS.
cipline al West Point.
So Taft Steeis His
Heart to Pleas.

called iis witnesses the confinement 10
roous or barracks vi the entire cadet
body being rontinucd
There have been various stories Ut
the catss,' of The unl l,asitntness Tap
tain I.oHgan aSclihed Il 10 The fact that
during the punishment talrs he had
refused to permit The enlprits to walk
Out their sentences under cover during
drizTle uf rain II III the custom IN
the academy tnr the men 10 do the
punishment tours out vi doors Ia fuir
weather. but 10 march up and down
the galleries In doors II the weather
is inelemant.
In other words. they are supposed
to have enough SENSE 10 go In when
II rains Captain Longun did not con-
slider The drizzle Of sufficient impor-
lance 10 call Off the game because OF
wet grounds. however: hence the
boys concluded to take 1t out on the
umpire.
There are other whispers. however
The cadets naturally are not IN po
sition to do much talking. but stra.
scraps Of conversation have leaked out
to the effect that Longan has proved
himself needlessly strict discipline
rian. that he ordered one boy out Of
hospital because be bad not reported
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-22

easy. No. red g9c elevator and 99A
fob. afioat. No. l northern Duluth
S1.l41a fob. afloat. Futures only
modeuhtely active but prices were
lower under further selling on disap-
pointing cables, favorable Argentine
news and absence of export demand
closing %GM net lower; Dec. 1.o1h
May 1.06&
CORN-Receipts 5000, shipments
28,540; spot easy; No. corn 57A
elevator domestic basis to arrive elf
and 56&A fob. afoat Futures closed
h@A net define; Dec. SAY; May
SIN.
OATS-7Receipts 247.S75; spot
steady; standard white 36a; No.
oats 37A No. mixed 35i2 asked
Futures easy under moderate selling
closed h@Hc net lower; Oct. 81,
Nov. 81; Dec. 373s.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-22
a. AnScd.,e q naeh,

The Duke Of SaxeWsimar once In
vtted John Sebastian Bach, the Nestor
We German music. TO attend i dinner
at the palace Before the guests sat
down to the feast Bach was asked TO
give an Improvisation. The composer
seated himself at the harpsichord and
straightway forgot all about dinner
and everything else. He played SO long
that at last the duke touched his shout
der and said, '.We are very much
Obliged. master. but we must not let
the soup get cold"
Bach sprang to his feet and followed
the duke to the dining room without
uttcring word. But be was scarcely
seated when he sprang up, ruahed back
to the instrument like one denented,
struck few chords and returned to
the dining room. evidently feeling
much better. II beg your pardon, your
highness" he said. but you interrupt
I'd ne In series Of chords and arpeg-
gios ON tho dominant seventh. and
could not feel at ease until they were
resolved into the tonic. 1t Ia as IL you
had snntched glass OF water from
the lips Of man dying Of thirst. Now
1 have drunk the glass out aud am
content"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-22
A Prison Shin.

"The prison ship is not thing of
the past says a letter from Germany,
"but the one which have discovered
has no resemblance to the Jersey OF
Revolutionary times. where American
patriots suffered martyrdom. This one
is maintained by the city of Luneberg.
There are usually from thirty to forty
offenders of the minor class confined
there. At night they are locked In
cells. and In the daytime they work
under oyerseers ON the dikes The ship
looks like one Of our American canal.
boats. and the interior, while 1t con-
tains no fancy furniture or decorative
features, Is light and well ventilated
and probably more comfortable than
the habitations which the inmates call
home."-New York Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-22
naxxIMKsxHRll Enalagaa
FURTHER DECLINE.
Noted In Prices of Stocks Yesterday
Vigorous Boosting Met OBJ
stacles at the Last.

New York, Oct. 21.--The advance In
stocks, which was pushed with vigof
during the earlier portion OF the day,
encountered obstacles later which re-
suited In a hesitating and irregular
tone. The retrograde movement left
the final prices lower than yesterdays
close. -
How far the halt in speculation may
be due to apprehension over the
money position did not appear in any
action of the money market itself,
that medium appearing invulnerable
to Developments indicating the deple-
ton of resources. Call loan rates
were unaffected and the tone in the
time money market itself somewhat
easier Estimates of the weak's cur
rency movement, however, indicated
another substantial impairment OF
withholdings of banks through the re-
newed demand from the interior.
The change IN the speculative sem
timent Is attributed partly to the stts-
picion that new forces had taken uo
market leadership, whose powers and
resources were not so much relied on
as the banking interests credited with
the initiative of the upward move.
ment. The pronounced pressure
which developed against the copper
industrials gave color to the suppo.
sition Of clespsge in the market SEN
timent bet;r the great financial
groups. The decline In coppers was
In sympathy with the sharp advance
In the London price Of the metal
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-22
WHEAT FELL OFF
Bulk of the Days News Was De.
presslng-Corn and Oats Were
Also Weak Yesterday.

Chicago, Oct. 21.-WHEAT.--Wit
the Argentina harvest not three
weeks off and with the exportable
surplus in that country estimated b.,
one authority this afternoon at no.
100000 bushels the market today fell
a prey to shor sellers. Closing prices
were u to 5s@M lower. Shorts acted
with considerable caution and were
covered weakly. Primary reports
were light the bulk of the days news
was depressing. The cash demand
was slim; receipts large from the
southwest. In the winter wheat
states rains were affording relief. As
for the spring wheat Minneapolis re.
ported that stocks there had in
creased this week ten times as fast
as the corresponding time a year ago
Foreign advices gave the bulls M
help. Argentina, Australia and Indlf
together shipped more than three
times their total Of twelve months
previous. The weakness of corn also
affected the market.
December opened 94A @941kc; high
949s; low 931a; closed 93$; May
S1.00M; No. 2 red 95@96A: No.
ced 92094h; No. hard 950971S
No. hard 92@94h.
CORN-Closed q to B01c down
Many offers of low prices of new
con for ten-thirty days shipment
pulled down quotations.
December opened 43Bc; high 47A
low 46h; closed 46h @46M; May
49h @495s; cash market weak; No
p SA@49; No. white 491k 049A
No. 2 yellow 49@49h; No. 3 4SMq
40; No. 8 white 4S%@49; No. 8 vel
low 4Sh@49.
OATS-Closed %@hc lower. Lo
cal spectators hammered oats, back
Ing away only when wheat SHOWED
strength.
Dec. opened 31A@31%; high s1M
low 3Ok; closed 3O%; May A: No
2 hite 32k; No. 8 81; No. 3 whit'
Bin @31A; Standard 31&%@32.
Short clear sides II @l1N.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-22
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Oct. 21.-CATTLE.-,Re
ceipts 2,700; slow and weak, beeves
$.60@7.85; western 41164S5 stock.
ers and feeders 3.40@5.70 cows and
heifers 2.25@6.30; calves 7.25010.O0
HOGS-Receipts 10000; slow, 10c
loer than yesterdays average: lighrs
sS.S5@9.15; mixed 8.05@9.15; heavy
7S5@S.90; rough 7S5MS.05; good to
choice heavy S.05@s90; pigs s.15@
800; bulk of sales S15@9,00.
SHEEP Receipts S,00o strong
sheep s2.cO@450; lambs 4,75@710.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-22
The STORAGE Battery.

The correct technical term for the
fluid In storage battery, which Is
often called acid. is electrolyte. This
fluid is mixture Of four and half
parts by volume Of distilled water to
one part of pure concentrated sulphur.
ic acid. Should 1T become necessary to
replace 1t on account Of loss by spill
ing or leakage the strength above In
dicated should be used, but evapora.
ton loss should be made up with a
more dilute acid, consisting of ten
parts Of water to one of pure concen-
trated sulphuric acid.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-22
ST. LOUIS CATTLE.

st. Louis, Oct 21.-CATTLE.--Re
ceipts $500; steady to strong; native
shipping and export steers $G,50M
1850; dressed beef and butcher steers
5.50@8.00; stockers and feeders $3.50
Q550; cows and heifers 300@4.75;
Texas and Indian steers 450@700
Receipts 5000; 10c lower;
pigs and lights SS.50@910; packers
S.60@S.75; butchers and best heavy
885@9.15.
SHEEP-Receipts 900; steady; ma
tives S3.7504.40i lambs 5.500725.