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^"^^oooooooooooooooooooooo 11! THE CRIME OF Ho BY RODRiCUES I ? Author of "An Artist In Crime," q Modern Wizard," "j j T % Copyright, 1896, by G. P. Pulnai jfl OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOO "l didn't tliluk you'd care for tliat, >v but 1 calculate you're lookin into ^ crime as a mud ot study. Am 1 rightV" i "You are," said Mr. Mltcliel, admlr- t Ing the fellow's astuteness. i "Good!" said the cfook. "Then I've c got j'ou. What do you say to at tend in t a lecture on crime to an audience of j crooks?" i "And who is to deliver the lecture?" "Why, Preacher .Tim, we call him. , i, lie's the lougest headed, smartest, : bravest- an s<iuarest crook in Now ( York city." lie spoke with evident ad- j c miration. "1 tell you. it makes me feci l mean offeriu to sneak you iuto this \ lectuye, but if 1 wasn't sure you j wouldn't make use of what vou'Il see . to g|t sonic of the boys In quod I'd cut my liourt out Ilrst or yours." For j a mouiout lie looked vicious enough to [ t carry out his throat upon the spot, hut |> Un a moment he had resumed Ids suave ; tone and continued: "IUU what's a man \ to do when he ain't got a nickel to Ids r name an he meets a gent as easy to get money out of as you are? 1 tell ( you the temptation's too much for Klip- f pery Sam.'' j t Mr. Mltehel laughed heartily at this | esthpnto of himself and then said: <_ "Yes, my man, you have now offered ( 1110 something for which I am willing ; to pay liberally. Where is this lecture ^ to be delivered and when?" v "You won't have long to wait, 'cause f It's tonight. The place is the steam- ] boat I spoke of, the fioatin gamhliu \ palace. The I?. S. C.'s have chartered t the hoat for tonight." t "And who are the II. S. U.'s?" ! i "The Burglars' Kocial union. Kouud.; ! j like a queer society to you. don't It? ' \ Well. It's queerer than you think. Oh. i ( you'U have a good time for your t money!" "I suppose 1 shall need some special J dress in order uot to excite suspicion. ; , Shall 1 not?" j . "Not a bit of it. Say. mister, you j r never made a bigger mistake In your i t Mfn Wl.f If ~ ...V< K ..> , ? Ilin I <J 1U ' querndln In clothes you ain't accustomed to you'd give yourself away In ten minutes. I toll you. the crowd on i that boat touigbt'll have brains, an you I want to keep cool. No. sir: dress nat- ! urnl, an you'll feel natural, an as you'll ! feel you'll act. Say. do you know lt'3 the funniest notiou folks lms?them as , don't know, I mean?that a thief dresses different from other people? Why should he, now? Tell me that, j Why, If he did, wouldn't everybody bo on to hlin.ln a second? Well, 1 guess!"- ! "Very true. IJut would it not bo best not to wear such expensive clothing? , And then my diamonds. They attracted your attention, you know." I "Oh, there'll be just as good clothes j there an Just as good diamonds! Hut, then, as you ain't a regular crook?no offense meant?why, 1 guess you'd better leave your best stones at home. , There's some men so mean they'd rob the dead, much loss a brother crook. , Of course you've got to pass for a thief. ' You don't mind tlmt?" "No; not nt nil," replied Mr. Mltchel, f laughing. "And now where shall we ! s meet?" j t "Seven sharp, foot of Jay street. . Good place for n crowd like ours, eh?" { He laughed ni his own feeble wit, and j Ills hand Closed eagerly over a ten djl- ( lar bill which Mr. Miteliel handed to n him. "A tenner! Pretty good for a | staid. T'anks. I knew you was the j genuine article the minute I spotted j you. Well, so long! Jay street. 7 sharp." And Slippery Sam disappear- } ed Into a byway so quickly that Mr. x Mltchel wondered as he walked on x how the police ever caught him at all. , CHATTEIl V. I Till* rnucs OF IIONUST Tilir.VF.UY. t Promptly nt 7 o'clock Mr. Mltchel 1 was at the appointed place, where he i waited long enough to begin to doubt f that Slippery Sam would keep his t tryst, when suddenly that worthy ap- | 1 pen rod at his side, like a sprite In a i c pantomiiue. Evidently he enjoyed the < trick of stepping forth from places of ' concealment, for ho chuckled at. the tsurprise which he created and remark- t ed: ! "Excuse, nit; mister, but I've got ray reputation to keep up. See?" [ "Ah. vo9 of ??l" ???-' ' , J V vuuiav. II'IIIIL'U ail". 1 Mltohel, remembering the fellow's c name. "Well, you see I have come. Are c you still willing to take no to this li meeting of your friends?" f "Why, cert! What r.in 1 here for? c Yon follow me, an all I've got to say ' Is keep your eyes peeled an your <1 mouth shut, nu you won't git Into no " trouble. By the way, what lino are I you In ?" fl "What line am I In? Oh! You mean a what sort of crime is my specialty?" e "You're fly, mister. You see, you've ? got to be Introduced, an we'd better lix up your trade before we git started, r so's to have no slips." '1 "Well, then," said Mr. Mitehel, t slightly.amused at his anomalous post- t lion, fas an expert, what would you J advise? What sort of crook do I look r inostftlkoT" U "That's the trouble'," said Ram, u scratching bis head by way of assist- ' Ing thought. "You look so much like v the genuine gentleman It's hard to 1' place you. Say, I've got It, by ginger! t; You're-a bank note engraver; that's what you are?regular trade, I mean, v but you do an occasional job with the a queer, an you've uever boon Knotted f \ J: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOO f' the mmm i 4' i ilit UftSuna 11 i OTTOLENGUI, o 1 | "A Conflict cf Evidence," "A ? M Final Proof," Etc. o N j ?' o ; ! O -{ ?i'.i Sons. All riohts reset rat. o X. I o fd I oooooooooooooooooooooo [j ggagaaBMBaaBEg^^s^ _ U "sE3^a\J ct. See? That's why you ain't known nit of your own private circle. What's nore, you've just dropped in to hear he lecture, hut you ain't iookln for no tew pais, nor you ain't cxteudin your >perat!ons Into other lines. That's he ticket. That's as safe as a string. \*o inquisitive questions answered an so new friends desired." "Very good. But how do I happen to mow you 7" "Oh, me! Oh, as to me?(hat's simple! >ne of your pals is up the river for areiesnness i:i changin a bill. I met dm, an he give me a message to you vnen i come om. i m nam up. an ou're stnkln me till 1 Kit on easy street. How docs that strike you?" The insidious listivote of the latter inrt of this answer tickled Mr. Mitch>l's fancy, and lie laughed aloud as-he eplied: "i say, my man, you're an original in our way. Yes, I'll stake you for i while." Slippery Sam led the way along the locks, keeping in the shadows from oieo of hahit rather than from any ioeessity, since no member of the poiee force appeared in sight, until pros?ntly he darted quickly to the right, lisappcaring with iiis customary colort.v. Mr. Mitehol awaited his return villi patience and in a few minutes vas attracted h.v a low whistle which seemed to come from beneath him. Looking down, he descried a small mat i 11 the shadow of the dock, manled by two powi'iful oarsmen, and in he how stood his late companion, . wakening to u.ni. Comprehending that t was meant that he should enter the mat. he climbed down the rotten sides f t'.ie dock and dropped, the men. as -CV.'.I i.i: ...-> M-iUl'd, [Utviug SllCiJliy i:i:I quickly away. No words were rpoken as they pick> 1 their way out into the Hudson, tlit* ncn avoiding the wash of the great 'erryboals with a skill which indicated bat they wore experienced watermen. Cuming down the river, tliey rowed "or more than u mile between the diorc3 of the two cities, tlie many igl.ts of which make a henutiful stage fit-tare and bewilder one unaccustomed to the night view of the shores so hat it would ire impossible to locate he spot whore they finally stopped and >oardrd a small excursion steamboat, which Itself was moving slowly dowu the river. Slippery Sam stood up and threw a ope to a man standing near the rail ){ the steamboat, and they were haul?d up close alongside. Mr. Mitehel and 'Jam were i-.elped aboard, and the boat which had brought them dropped istcrn. A few minutes later the speed ' >f the steamboat was greatly ncoolerI ted, indicating that uo more passenjers were expected, and within an lour she had passed out between the ;reat guns of tlie two forts which tuard the Narrows and was riding lnziy on the ocean highway between ?andy Ilook and Coney Island. 'l'iie Siren was one of the many small steam vessels licensed to take excursionists from tlie metropolis to the nany resorts within two hoars' sail of he Ilattery. The captain and owner, elng himself a member of the snort ?!; fraternity, l.:ul scented a good hit<j? for himself when the sudd.m tc-tlvity of the police, due to legislative n vest ipat ion, had resulted ia the closing of the city gambling rooms. lie mil therefore summoned a few of the trofc.ssionul gamesters and quickly incrested them In his venture. They vere to "run the games," while ho vould "run th.e boat," us one of the noil tersely put it. To this end the forward on Ida had seen elaborately listed up with the ten: sary Implements, nil of which, towever, were of the porta,hie order, a ease of emergency. There were two* aro dealers, two roulette whet is and a lumber of tables for poker. As the seat already enjoyed the a.I van: turns ?f a hat* license, liquor could I e had on ieniand. Titer? wore many electric iglsts, but the windows were closely urtalncd. lest too much of t::i iliumlnnl?n should attract the suspicion of the inrhor police. Interfcrenco, however, was scarcely trobabie. for the captain had cunningy devised tt plan whereby the te fa rims tralllc was concealed. lie had arly in the season abandoned all repair trips and advertised his boat to hire or private excursion parties, a: d i ? areful was he tliat in furtherance of lis scheme he nominally entertained a lifferent "society" or "cltth" each ! light, and admittance was strictly !?v Ickct. I>y this menus it was very d'fInnlt / ' -* * 1 41 -' *" null iwi uu.v mil liie "CJCCT" IO get I board, as tin* disposition of the "tickIs" was solely in the charge of n olioen and trust wort by few. On tiiis occasion there was really a i rlvate excursion party on the .Siren, i "he llurglara' Social union bad char- ' ered tlie boat, paying a rotnul sum for | lie privilege of holding a meeting be- ! ond tin* prying eyes of tlie police, a I art of tlic agreement being that the I amblers might run their games us j isttnl, tlie members of the II. tt. U.. j lowever. be >g the only players. It [ raa because of the auspicious cbarnc- ! era of these gentlemen liiat the cap- ! nin {jad preferred to pick tliem uj> In mall parties as he slowly worked his j ray down the river rather than to llow so ninny crooks to get aboard j rora ono dock, where a stray nollco- > man might recognize too many of them. j When Mr. Mitchel ascended the t stairway which led to the saloou and 1 stood for a moment lookiug about him, iie was a tittle surprised at the pros- | pect. The faro and roulette games t. were well patronized, ami ?? % ?! ? 1 1 > games of poker were in progress. Yet the quiet, gentlemanly behavior of all iu the place made it difllcult to believe that lie was iu the presence of tlie principal criminals out of prison. His entrance attracted scarcely any attention. Two or three turned and locked at him. but, falling to recognize him, reverted to their gaiues. "Quite a family party, niu't it?" said Slippery Sam in lowered tones. "A most extraordinary group, 1 should say." responded Mr. Mitchcl, "provided these meu are really criminals." "Well, we like the word 'crooks' better," said Sam suggestively, "an If you don't uilud I'd rather you'd use it." "Why. certainly, if you desire It," said Sir. Mltclicl. "But what is tlie difference?" Tills seemed to be a poser for Sam. who shifted uneasily a moment, searching for a satisfactory reply, which finally shaped itself thus: "Well, you see, 1 ain't 110 scholar, so ! 1 ain't good at definitions. I've spent so J much time in jail an tlie prison libra* r.v, as a rule, Is so meager that I : might say my education's been neglected. But 'there's a point of difference that has weight here tonight, au that I can tell you. You see, 'criminals* is what the Judges calls us. an 'crooks' is what wo calls ourselves. Are you on?" "Not fully. Make it plainer." "Why, don't you see. If ouc of tills crowd heard you taikin about 'criminals' he'd twig you iu a minute? Ilo'd know you wasn't a 'crook' yourself, an tlial'd be bad." "All, yes. of course! Evidently the , loss I have to say the less likely 1 will be to get Into trouble by making mistakes.*' "Yes. but don't talk too little neither. If you're too still, they'll be on to you just as quiek as if you open your trap i too wide. Hut you was nskln if these ! men are nil crooks. Yes. sir, an a ! more skil'.fuller crowd in their way j don't exist. Now. there's a man over there by the roulette, the chap with , the I ;tig tailed coat an the choker. I Size him ti'^k' an what do you make his j total V" "i'o you mean what position in life \ would 1 record to hint? Well, that is j uot an easy problem at any time, and j ttuder present circumstances it be- ; comes doubly ditlicult. Yet 1 must con- j fuss that he seems strangely out of j place here, tor do you know?It may ] make yon laugh to hear It?. 1 should i take him for a .Salvation Army man." | "Say. mister, you're a bird, you are, I a regular eagle for socio Into thiug3. ; | Looks like Salvation Army, does lie? i Well, that's precisely his lay. \'ou 1 ' ought to hear lihn leadiu a meet In an ( takln lambs Into the fold. Ob. dear, ] \ but lie's saved more souls than we've i got lingers an toes. Hut. then, for all j ] that, he's got another business on the , side. (Jive a guess at that. What would j you say was his regular profession | now? I low does he live7" j i "Judging l:y his earnestness nt pres- ' , eat. he might he a card sharp," von- i tared Mr. Mitchcl. f "Sharp? You're riglit enottgb when i you speak that word. But net cards. No, ' ( sir: lie never tnneliea 'nm IT.."o InO > nmtisin himself at that wheel, hut he'll < leave it pretty soon. No. sir; lie's a ] fence an the host known Ir the city an ( never been even suspected by the police. much less arrested. Oh, yes; he's | sharp! Well, 1 guess!" j i In till? strain Pain rani hied on, point- \ I art out the various prominent crlnii- j nnlr. in the apartment and giving ! graphic details of their careers, so that j Mr. Mitchel was enjoying himself j hugely and at the same time obtaining i quite an Insight into the habits cf u j class which had a! "ays interested lilru ?to wit, the unruptured criminals. Surely among those were those with the greater share of brains. . Hut the more lie saw and heard of . the men around him the more lmpa- | tlent he grew to see Preacher Jim. the i man who had aunounccd that ho would i lecture to criminals upon crime. The Siren hail passed far beyond the : lights of the city, and Coney Inland's j thousands of electric lamps made hut a bright streak on the horizon, when at i last there was a movement which promised the ftillillhicnt of his desire. The card tables were taken away by attendants who seemed to have been j drilled to the task, so rapidly did they accomplish it. Camp stcoia were arranged in rows, and the company luumi places lacing one table which ! had been left nt the farther end of the j saloon. In the inevitable confusion attendant ! upon this scramble for seats, orderly though it was, Mr. Mitcbcl was separated from Sara for a moment. .lust then some one whispered near bin car: "If you should need help, I'll be on hand." Mr. Mltchel turned swiftly, but re.uld not he sure of the identity of the speaker. The person nearest to hlni was one of the waiters, hurrying by with a tinyful of empty glasses, while nt a lit tie distance back was a man who ap- : pen red to be watching him Intently. ! Lithcr of these might have spoken the ' whispered words, hut which? Mr. j Mltchel reasoned that it must be Hils one who was still eying him closely, j yet he coul.l not dismiss the Idea tiiat : the voice, though disguised, was famll- ' lar to his ear.' i "I wonder If Mr. Hat ties la aboard." j be thought, and this suspicion for a ' few moments occupied him so thor- j oughly that he forgot nhout the other ! man until aroused by Sam. who bad re- j gained his side, bringing two choice stools with backs to them. ; "There he Is," said that worthy, with suppressed excitement. "There Is who?" asked Mr. Mltchel. j i "Why. Preacher Jim. of course." a1.'1 jam. sec! He's tnkln Ills place behind ho table. lie's goiu to begin at once, h dsten!" Mr. MItchcl looked town id the op- 't losite end of the room, and in Preach- ' t Jim he recognized the man who lad been watching him bnt a few jno- o licnts before. Ilad lie uttered the mys- ? erlous message? " A Inudi fell over the company as the ? nan stood beliind the table and gazed w ibout him for several minutes in si- a once, affording Mr. Mitchel an excel- " eat opportunity to scrutinize tlie gen- ? >ral appearance. Ilere was ouc who ci night have ball led those students who V lave formulated a physical "type" of u irimiunls. He was a type of nothing mless of perfect manhood. Of me- ti Hum stature. hla symmetrical frame s? teemed fashioned in the mold which b ivould yield the greatest strength and d md it ranee. A finely formed bead, with 0 treat brain room, marvelously well bnl- o meed between his powerful shoulders, tl tssurcd you of his masterful will pow- sj jr. No wonder that before such a d nnn a a this all the other crooks stood a u awed admiration. Their silence and a heir attitudes of eager attention wore ? i tacit admission of the fact that they d ,vere in the presence of recognized su- r< icrlority. They bowed before their li naster. v "Has tlifs man ever Loon in prison?" d nquired Mr. Mitchel in a whisper. li "In prison? They'd have to catch n dm first, wouldn't they?" was Sam's ii icornful reply. s Ilut uow rreacher Jim began to ti speak. "My friends," raid lie in a mellow e roice of singular magnetic quality, e 'I have the pleasure of addressing you d race more after a la pre of many q nonlhs. I ace around me the familiar N faces cf a number t f friends, but 1 u 10te othei's wlio are unknown to me. n - - " -?ftjp J, r.\ ' j&vT" 11 Mkmpw s wks&m&iir.wk ' i :rv->i?v- W.i'X I Lst> \-v- :t'' \v.\ > >. 1 fi 'A \ fc\ur v \4^r s fc"/\ ' %'V ^ I!J Ik \ I 'ff PT/ v cf^M^bW " V>p ^ r Mr. Milchcl turned swiftly. By way of introduction, therefore. 1 l! nay speak of myself, giviug a brief * sketch of ixfy past history. I "I am known to yon all as Jim. and because of ray fondnes3 for speech- r making some call me Preacher Jim. r* t'ct, preacher though I nui, i am not I' jne of the learned doctors of dlviuitj', l' nor have I much in common with a them, save the earnestness with which e I follow the path which I have marked out for myself in tld3 life. "l was l)orn about 30 years ago. In " this matter, from the universal laws of l! nature which control us all, I was not 15 consulted. I was brought into this u world, being myself In uo way respon- 1 slide either for niy coming or for the s Liinnjicr thereof. As trite and uuuecos- p sary a statement a:; this may seem to jo. It has an Important bearing upon v ivhat I may call my theme for tonight. r [ielng born, some one decided that I p should be hnowu by the name of r lames, which has been abbreviated '' into Jim. This name was given to me In much the same manner and for the same purpose as a name Is given to n dog?that I might come when called and be distinguished from others of ir.v kind. And so I came to be Jim. Other name 1 have not, because my revered father overlooked the formality of marriage with my mother. Later he overlooked lioth my mother and myself, and we were left to drift on the tide of humanity, and it Is a truth, which la strange in the presence of the vaunted civilization of this era. Lint such flotsam will ever lie Dually Rlmnrloil rm ?!><> luii'ran "P nation. "At the age of 5 I began to steal, net 1 from necessity, but from Imitation. 1 A lived among thieves and did us they 1 did. At 10 I was one of the most skill- J ful pickpockets along the Ilowory. an.d nt 12 I was at the bead rf a l and of J 20 boys nuy one of wliosn was a past master In the art of breaking the r eighth commandment. One of these, * emboldened by success, attempted an 1 operation beyond Ids power of accomplishment and was detected in the'act. lie lied and was followed. With a lack J of comradeship, for which he baa since T been punished, be ran into my place ' nnd, depositing some of his pluuder under my bed. succeeded in evading the oiilcer who had followed him in. i j ? was awakened from what the police- 1 . niau declared was n sham sleep and j *j taken to the station house, whence in j due time 1 was sent to a reformatory. | E "There 1 remained until I was of 1 1 ng;\ and during those seven years 1 re- j ^ celved a double education. From the ? pood and pious preacher who officiated : in the chapel I first suspected the vnl- I ue of knowledge find then obtained the I books from which to acquire It. Being j my own teacher to a great extent and j j Interested in my pupil. 1 absorbed ; knowledge as a sponge does water. ? But. on the other hand, from the vast ' 1 variety of delinquents who were sent j f to the institution from time to time I ( also learned the true meaning of the ^ words vice and crime. "I entered the reformatory a little thief whose main object in stealing bad been mischief. I left The place a professional crook endowed with such knowledge as made me self reliant. I < f.-lt myself equipped for the battle with 1 , the world to such a degree that I was J ready to aitnek It rather than wait and j defend myself, and I was eager for tbo ' fray. "Nine years have passed, and I have ved. if not above suspicion, at least eyond conviction. I have never been i prison, and I never expect to be, yet am a professional criminal. "Having given you this short sketch f myself. I pass to the consideration f the criminal :ti general. My friends, e call ourselves 'crooks,' and the orld calls us 'criminals.' As crooks o understand and sympathize with ne anotIter. As criminals, does the orid understand or sympathize with s? I toes the Christian, with Ids reed. 'Lo\e thine enemies,' love us? ct- are we not counted as the cueties of society? "Let us consider for a moment the ;ue relation between the criminal and ociety at large. There seems to be ut one doctrlue of salvation for the ellnnuont. and that i? nnnislimnnl limiting that this theory is a correct tie, is it justly practiced? We lind lint for a given offense there is a pecilicd number of years in prison set own as the proper punishment. Are 11 men who commit this crime equally inenable to punishment, that all liouM be treated with equal severity? re all of these guilty persons equally ^sponsible for their acts? Have all ad the same heritage, the same enironment. the same examples of conuet and the same opportunities for ving without resorting to crime? The nswer is so evident that it is nmnzlg that civilization should tolerate uch blindness In the Goddess of Jusice." lie paused a moment, having delivred the tinal sentences with sucli arnest and Intense force that his anicnce was carried away by ids clottence and applauded rapturously. Ir. Mitchel was astounded to lind a inn of this mental caliber openly adlitting that be lived a life of crime, le was more interested than he had ver before been in any uiau and was npatieut to hear more. "My friends, society lias made one grcgious, irreparable blunder, and it as fallen Into lids error from sheer clfieliuess. The mistake lies in this ? lie criminal has been measured by the tandards applicable to normal men, >T.e:vns crime ever has been and evei rill be the result of abnormal develop ;in; or u: pu.vs.cr.i ami psychical tieeneraticn. To use a trite simile, rime is a disease,* ami. as in other ,'senses. the suu'eivr i:; personally reponsii.lo for bis condition in only a mail proportion of cases. ' IIow differently does society treat ibysical ami moral disease! For the filleted of the first class we lutve col ges, physicians, nurseries, sanitarlnis. hospitals ami lazarettos. For the it tor wo have Sawyers, juries, judges, risons. stripes a.ad hanging. "In the worst stages of physical disuse the individual becomes a menace ud a danger to the eomftiunlty. With erfect but fteverthefess selfish Justice be afflicted one is seized and lucnrocrted In a lazaretto. Such a fate is sad uougli and bad enough, yet it is vastly iflVrent front the extreme example of lie morally diseased. lie endangers the fo or takes the life of one of the continuity. and Ins life is taken In paylent. Thus society :;S a whole conitits the very act for which it dooms be poor wretch. If it be argued tbat oelety kills, but does not murder, the onteutiou is easily shown to be sophdry. for if a inr.it should kill a conicted and condemned murderer, thus ommitting the act which society has lccted itself to commit, such a man ,-ould still be adjudged guilty of tnurer. Yet if all the facts were considerd. Including the most Important one bat all morally diseased are ulso physcally imperfect atul that the two aflictions are interdependent, the world vould be aroused to the recognition of ts great error, and society would bu ompelled to admit that it should uc noio slay the moral than the physical cpcr. The day will, the day must, :ome when crime, like disease, will bt rented curalively rather than punitivey, but that day is not yet, and we live M tiie present and must meet condiSous as they are. IIow, then, shall wc riinlnals, we 'crooks,' fashion out ivcs? "I have pointed out to you tiie proa I uror made by society; but, my friends ve ourselves have fallen into the sanu nlstnke, and it is of more importance 0 us than to society. We also overook the fact that our criminal propria ?!tlex are born and bred in us, that wc ire not solely responsible for what wc ire, that we are morally and ofttimes ihysienlly diseased and that we arc rongonltnily ko. Vet such is our detlorahle condition. Moreover, no helpup hand is outstretched toward us, I'he hand that beckons holds a scourge, ind the index finger points the way to >rlson. 'J'lie world will not help us, iVe must help ourselves, IIow? "Why not by co-operation, as in this ociety? Thus we erect a community n sympathy with our position and conlition, and by learning to live in true i: rmony with nil the members of this ,mailer, di.-i.,.-..i eoiumuuity we canlot but progress i;i ourselves and in ?ur progeny toward a right to claim 1 place in that wider world which io!i!n us now as enemies enemies vithout elrilin on Christian love. "In physical disease the most linpornnt step toward cure has been made vlien the presence of the disturbance a recognized and correctly dingnostlfated, f'o if must be with crime. Ouco be intlividual 'crook' realizes Ids true condition and the danger he Is in benuse of the unequal warfare wlileli lie vaflfes with the world, then surely ho s better armed for the frnv [to de continued.] Hie Ileal Tlilnflr. Daisy (taking her tirst meal In the louuiryi? Manuua. what is the matter ivllli lids currant Jelly? Mamum (in a whisper)?Ilush, dear! It's real currant Jelly.?Chicago Trlb southern railway. " Condenvctl t'olicilnlo In r.Toct December lOih. 1 .0 stations. n.^vi. LY. Charleston 7 UO m " Summer villa. 7 41 a in " PranchvlUo b 56 ft m ' Orangeburg 2 28 a m " Khmvilie m 1.) a ig ; Lr. Siivaunitli 12 05 a in " Pnruweli 4 (a) ft. m | " Jl;ii?-kviiie.... 4 !5 am 1 Lv. Columbia 77.. 11 03 a a " ProHiicrlty 12 10 n'n " Newberry 12 25 p m " Ninety-Six l 2u p m " 4+i t un wood 7 40 a in 1 53 p in Ar. K M a m 2 13 p m Lv. Abhovills 7 2) a in 1 33 p m Ar. llouon 8 fro a m ^3 10 _p m Lv. AndcrAon S 2i~a m 2 33 p~ni Ar. Greenville? 10 iu u ni ~i 13 p n? Ar. A tlniitn.tOeii.i'lml'l :t 33 p ni o OOpiu STATIONS Ex. ?nn. " Dairy UiAiiOAS. Xo. irt. Jfo. 12. Greenville i no p in 10 13 a m " Piedmont HO) p m 10 40 a m " wililanieton 0 22 p ni 10 53 n in a.r. aml-ieCm _.~!~7n~p m 11 40 iTln I,r. Helton 0 43 p m 11 13 a m Ar. Donna'da 7 13 p m 11 40 a m . Ar. AT'l.nvillo 8 )0 i> ni 12 23 p in CvTUcIgM? 7 p in 11 35 a m Ar. Greenwood b 00 p it 12 20 p m " N 11101 V-tSijC l'? 3.1 n m Newberry 2 00 p m " Prosperity 2 14 p ni " Columbia 3 :w p m Ar. iifaei:-. U!'- 0 ui a ) > " BarRW?:l H 20 a in " Brtvmm.ih , 5 10 a m Lv. Kingviiie > 4 43 p m " Oia.igelmrg 634 pra " Hrnnfhvilio. 0 17 p in " Smnmervllt? ..... 7 IS p in Ar. Charleston 7 8 15 p m ~VoX\-SoA?.\ STATION^: SOS 11 (Jo p' 7 ?ou: Lv..Chariest on.. Arl t> 14 p |T37? 12 (Mu| 7 41b | ' oumraorvillo " * 8:1 p 4 M 1 55 n' S 56 n " . Branch vil'e. " 0 01 p 4 29 a 2 50 ft; 0 -.'3 a " Orangeburg " 5 34 p 8 40 a 4 Wall:) 15b! " . Kingvihw " 4 43 p 2 33 n 12 05 a| Lv. . i-avaiuiah Ar 6 lo u 4 00 h; " ..Eannvell " 3 20 a 4 loa: " ..Blackvitlo.. " 3 00 a 8 30 ail 1 40 a " ..Columbia.. " 3 29)5 8 80 p 9 07 a !2 20p " ....Alston.... " 2 30 p 8 74 a 10 04 a 1 23p " . ..fcftntuo... " 1 23p, 7 401? v 10 20 a 2 00 p " Union " 1 05 p 7 00 p ii 10 39 a 2 22 p ' ..Jonesvi!!?.. " 12 83 p! 6 64 p ' ? 10 64 a 2 87 p " ....I'ftco'.et .... " 12 14 pj 6 48 p 11 25 a 3 10 p Ar Spartanburg Lv 11 45 Hi 8 16 p 11 40 a 3 40 p LvSpartaaburg Ar 11 17 a 6 00 ft 8 37 p 7 00 p Ar...As'novlll?? ...L v 3 at a I "P" p. in. "A" n. m. "N" night. Pullman palace sleeping cars on Trains 33ami 86, 37 ami 33, on A. tmilC. division. Dining ot-ri on these trains serve all meals enroute. Trains leave Spartanburg, A. & C. division, northliound. 7:0!i p.m.. 3 :lfJ p.m., 0:13 p. m., (Vestibule Limited); southbound 12:2*1 a. in., 8:15 p. m., 11:31 a. n?., i Vestibule Limited.) Trnina lenvo Orcoiiviile, A. and C. division, nortlibo'.m<l,0:03 a. in., 2:34 p. m. and 5:22 p. in., (Vestibulod Limited'): southbound, 1 :U) a. m., 4:00 p. m., 12::#) p. m. (Ve&tlbuled Limited) Trains 9 nnd 10 carry otegant Pullman sleeping cars between Savannah and A.slioviile earoute daily between Jacksonville and Cincinnati. A)a? Pullman Drawing-room sleeping | oarn DetWRon 'vliRrieaitiu Htul UOIUin till. | FRANKS. GANNON, J. K.CULP, Third V-P. & Gon. iij-v. Traffic Mrr., I Washington, D. C. Washington, 1). 0. I W A. TURK. a n. J{ ARDWICK, Gh>n. Pass. Ag't., A?'t Gcu. I'ssh. Ag't., Washington, D. O. Atlanta, <4%. South (/> r*< w * \ . M TO *T$ ZZ ' and W -Ay* rrwtj i i ?=?? Southwest.pi -Cng'fe J5 ? 63'o 1 IN ? I I - CT NOVliriBRR 5th, 1899" S3UTH30UND. No. 103 Not 41 T,v. Now YorU, I'. II. Ii.. I *11 00a in I * 0 00 pin t.v. Washington, P. 15. It ( 5 00 p ni I 4 ;tOn ni l.v. Kl"lni>"ini. A. P. I,. ! 000pm | 9WSa m < l.v. Port-nil null, S. A 1. I < S 45 p m I * 0 20 n lit A r. Welilon I II tO p in 11 43 a m ( Ar. Minnh>r?oii i 1256a ml 135 pin . Ar. ICiiloiifli.... ! 22Juml iPUpm *. .sr. Ml. l ines I 4'.'T 11 111 I Blllii m (~J ' >' Ilinr.irt- j 5 14 a m j 7CDjia 0* , l.v. W'll nlngtiHi, 8. A. I< | * 3 06 p ru i Ar. Monroo, S. A. L * 6 53 a m | * 0131> IP A r. < Iih rli, f tc, s. A. I,... ^8OOatU|*lO0pm , Ai'. i hcirr, s. a. I I 813am I *1085pm r A r. iml isle I i'Uiaml llvtipin Ar. O roe n wood I liH'mni | rig nut , Ar, A thesis | 1 21pin j 3 4H n ni Ar. At ai>tn | 3 50 p m | ti 15 a ill NORTHBOUND. No. 41)3 No. 38 . I.v. Atlanta,A. I j ? I 00 p in I * 8 50|> ra , \ r. A thesis I 3 0* pm II 05 pin A r. (J r?'i nwood | ft 43p m | Mn? in I \ I. < III I i.-le I I 31 p III ( nudum A r. riie-tor I 7 53 p ml ins a m Ar. Monroo.. .. ; u;m ji m | 5 15 a m f.v. < hiiriotto. s. AT i.v.". | * H 20p m I^VflOtTni Ar. Humlot. f*. A. f. | II 111 p in 1 743 a ni Ar. Wilmiiivtou. e..-. 1.1 I *1303pni 1 Ar. So. Pines, H. A. I.... I *12 02a in | * (iOOuin Ar. Jlaleftrh I 2 03a in I II '3a in Ar. ! leiiiiorson I 3 26 a in | 12 43 pin . A r. Moldon | 4 55 a ni I 2 50 p m Ar. J'l I :-jlio'ltii 1 7 "it II III I fl :I0 i> III I A rVliTehinonil, A. ('.I,.. ! * f> 15a in I * 7 20 p ni A r. Wa hlnsrt-ni, 1*. U. 1( | 1231 p mi 1120pm Ar. Now York ! 623 p in ( 683a in ' ~ * A n 11 y. NtiB. 103 an?l "i'lio Atlanta fpotlftl,' Solid \ euiliwlod i r.iin of I uilni.m Sleepers i land Coaches bctwten Washington and Atlanta, aim t'lillnn.n Sleopors between i'ortsinoiith and < harlot le. N. Nos. 41 an.l 38. 'I'hu S. A. it. F.vpross." , Solid'I'mIn. Coaches and I'nllnian Mtepvis lift vm r?i I'url .mil -lit I? m.fl A .Innhi :,rm train* nnik liiKiu'ili to connection at Atlanta ?<.* MontLoaiory. Mobile, Now Orli ail*. 'IV.\ !-.< alitor: Mrx'liat tnnonga, N'a.-.liv ? !> , Moraptii , Mac -'U and Florida. For li.-koH. etc., apply to t.. I*. I;\M*:.1. I'. A.. Trv;>:i 1 : ? ?*. ? Pa: lotto. N. f. 12. Pv. io.r.'. Vice I'roa. and (loirf, M'r'?, II. W. It. 11 '('radio Manager, V. 12. Mcisr.tt, General Suj?t, I. S. At.t.r.N, iSen. Pass'r. Agent. General OlKac*, Portsmouth, Virginia, Hands Wanted. : 50 Loopers S'aHu UsceMor Knitting Mills, Union, S. O. Work nice and easy. Gootl hands earn $1.25 to $1.75 Per Day, Kxci i.Rioit Knittixo Mill, By J, II. <5a' lt, Trcas. and Manager. , S !?nt') i It :i cv j s , v 3"* i "* / cuklti **un ! j * ? ' n C -H V Itennnlien. Il?v?cnMt .I .O 4 i 2 O" J many thousand ca*?? 1'-?ii?*d hopolcM. In te* 4ay? (?t le*.-4t tiro-third*vt ?ll <*n>ptor?s rwnaT?>d r< ?tltrioniM? srul TK8 OATS trestinant fra*. 0* B. B. tU?M SOBS, 0os K. Allan to, CHn