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THE FATHEP. 01: THE DIME NOVEL.
Erastus F. Beadle Published Books That
Were Cheap and Exc1ting, but Moral.
A man died almost unnoticed the other
day in New York who was, in his prime,
3 revolutionist in the literary field. I re-
fer to the publisher, Erastus F. Beadle.
the father of the cheap howl. These of
us Whose memory reaches back to the
times before the civil war will recall the
fact that the $3 and 1'10 cent novel was the
rule in those days, and the cost of paper
and printer’s ink, which went up with
everything else, soon accustomed the
novel reader to the idea of paying even a '
dollar or more for his treat.
But through all the “Beadle Dime
Novel” held its own. It was a little
salmon covered duodecimo, 1 :11“er illus-
trated inside, but often with a startling
picture undeineath the title. In an in-
fmmul chat with 11. visitor about ten
years ago, Mr. Beadle told most enter-
tainingly the story of his venture in pub~
lishing. The idea of the dime novel oc-
curred to him, he said, in 1850, and he be-
gan to act upon it in 1860.
“The state of the book 111:11ket then,”
he went on, “11raspeculinr. lflwryone was
publishing books with thick paper and
wide margins—trying to see how little
they could give their readers for a dollar
or a dollar and a half. Publishers ex-
changed books and took back such as
were not sold. \Vell, I took the other
tack, and thought I would see how much
I could give for 10 cents—cash sales, no
credit. Everyone said the project would
fail, but it didn’t.
“\Ve first published dime song books,
cook books, etiquette books, etc, which
We bound in a salmon colored cover. No
‘yellow covered dimes’ were ever sent out
by me; the color was salmon. The yellow
covered ones were imitations, and were a
bad lot.
the dime novel.
was the author of the first one-‘Madeska’
-—a prize story, published forty years ago
in the Ladies’ Companion. I paid her
$250 for the right to reprint the story.
\Ve sold 10,000 copies right off, and then
20,000.”
Mr. Boodle had an editor in his employ
named Victor, who used to pass upon
manuscripts, order special work and the
like, just us the editor of :1 lltcrary week-
ly or monthly would do it. He was as
interested as his chief in recalling their
joint undertaking.
“The authors who wrote for us,” said
he, “were notable persons in their way.
We had, for instance, one book by a man
who was once 11. member of the Ohio
legislature, another by 1111 (ox-governor
of the same State. He never wrote us 11
bad line. Edward S. Ellis—you know
him?—wrote us our most popular novel.
He was a Methodist, and he went to his
minister to know whether he could write
a. dime novel. He was :1 school teacher in
Trenton and was not 21 when he wrote
his first ‘dime’ for which he got $85. That
Was ‘Scth Joncs.’ ”
“Yes, I remember,” broke in Mr. Beadle,
unable to restrain his enthusiasm, “we
plastered the country with '\Vh0 is Seth
Jones?’ and when the excitement ran
high we answered the question with that
picture you see on that cover—‘I’m Seth
Jones.’ We sold 00,000 copies of that story
right off.”
“These novels,” Mr. Victor continued,
“introduced either historical or local
characters. They followed right after
‘Cooper‘s Tzoles,’ which suggested them.
Mrs. A. M. Dennison wrote historic fic-
tion; Judge Jared Hall, of Ohio, wrote
‘The Slave Sculptor,’ a story of Mexico
in Montezuma’stime—good names. Then
there was Clara Augusta; she. was a
Maine lady, and a clever writer. Ellis
wrote exclusively for us, and we have
paid him as high as $1250 for 11 novcl'of
40,000 words.
“\Vhy, we paid better, in proportion to
the quantity of matter we accepted, than
the Atlantic Monthly. Our stories ‘VLI‘G
very popular, and our yellow covered
rivals—bad books—began to spring up.
“That did we do then? Oh, we had to
kill a few more Indians than we used to,
but we held our own against them.”-
Kate Field’s \Vushington.
Truth Not Always the Best.
“I always used to be told,” said Foot-
lnit, “that frankness and truthfulness
endeared a man to his friends. but the
whole thing is a delusion. It is lying
that makes 11 fellow popular.
\Vell, after 11. while I started ,
Mrs. Ann S.'Stephens i
“Now, take my experiences of to-day. '
My wife made some wheat cakes for me
with her own little hands. They ware
the worst slabs of putty I ever tried to
eat. When she asked my opinion of
them, being a truthful man, I told her
that I had never put anything so un~
palatable in my mouth, and that a ten
year-old girl could have done better.
Then she began to my
“A‘lt‘e1 that I 11 cut down to“ 11 to my
store. A Woman came in to get some
dress goods. She picked out a material
entirely unsuited to her years. Having
been taught that truthfulness commends
itself to a. customer in the long run, I
said to her: ‘You’re much too old for that
sort of :1 dress. It is not suited to a
woman over fifty.’ I thought she Would
be obliged to me for my tactful interest
in her appearance, but instead of that
she flounced out of the store in a rage,
and I think she’ll never come back.
“I don’ t believe 1‘11111kness is the best
policy at all, and I’m going to make the
acquaintance of some first 1 loss liar and
get him to give me a few 1 'ssons.’
Accounted For,
The child contemplated the storm.
“Why?” he asked, “is the snow
white?”
The mother sighed, and yet it was not
right to keep that budding mind to lg-
norance.
“Because. my son,” she solemnly re-
plied, “we have not as yet been annexed
to Chicago.”——Detroit Tribune.
“Not the Girl to Endurc a. Slight.
“We need no ring to plight our troth,”
he suggested, as he kissed her impetu—
ously.
“Yes, we do,” rctorted the maiden.
"None of yourslight of hand tricks with
me.”-—-Detroit Tribue.
“Squeaky slices,” said Mr. Gratebar,
“I den’t like, but I rather admire a
squeaky rocking chair, if it is old and
comfortable. I shouidn’t like to have a
new chair squeak, but with an old chair
it is different; that has earned a right to
squeak. Of course Ishouldn’t like to
have it squeak too much, for that would
i111p'.y 1hat is was insecure, and without
security there can be no comfort; but I
like to have it squeal gently, with one
arm or one leg just a little loose. It
doesn’t squeak at all unless you rock
back just so far, and then it squeaks
with precisely the same sound always, a
rhythmic squeak that has met and com-
lort in every note."
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"3'
aster from Flood at Shaw-
neetown, 111,5;
ENTIRE TOWN INUNDA TED
33-min} Trains Dispatched with Food and
Clothing for the Survivors—Inhabit-
Miles Around Sought Refuge
in the Hills—The Town \Vas Under
Twenty Feet of Water—Fire. Added Its
1111 to for
Terrors to the Scene of Devastation.
Cypress Junction, 11]., April 5.—Lat-
1251 reports at 9. 30 19 st might say itis
feared the entire levee in front of
':::1 (1.1 n e e. to w n will be destroyed by
wing and every frame house in
zwneetown “ill be dashed to pieces
wind is blouing "rtlllltf’- five miles
:111 hour, accompanied by rain. Fear
is feit for the rescue fou‘ce now in
Shawneetown, as nothing can stand
the waves, which are rolling ten feet
high. These reports come from a tem~
porary telephone station on the hill,
511st this side of She-.v'neetowai. If the
gale continues the entire town is
doomed.
1:111;
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Evansville, Ind, April 5.——Later ad-
from the scene of the disaster at,
add to the horrors
Shawneetown, 11].,
1,1? the Sitiuation.
The levee, a mile above the town,
broke at 6 o’clock Sun ay night, and
from all accounts now at hand, the re-
leased flood inundated the place, de-
stroying many buildings and causing
the death of many of the inhabitants.
It is estimated by the Mayor that 100
people have perished in the flood.
Shawn-eetown is seventy-five miles
Lclow here on the Ohio River. It is
situated in a. valley of very low land
with hills skirting it in the rear and
with a. 25-foot levee in front running
from' hill to‘ 111111.
The position is similar to that of a
fortified city, and when the levee gave
way under 'the pressure of the very
high river the water shot through a
t11en1ty- foot opening and struck the
pl? ce like a hurricane, s11 eeping every-
thing before it.
Death Came Without \Varning.
Houses were turned and tossed about
like boxes. The people were not warn—
c-d of the break and for that reason
many were caught before seeking
flight. Those at home sought refuge
in second stories and on house tops.
- Those in the streets were carried be-
fore the avalanche of water and
d ro 11'11 ed .
Citizens came from the place by
skiffs to a. telephone several miles
away and asked for aid from here.
The water stood from twenty to thir-
ty feet all over the town. Fires and
lights were put out and darkness add—
ed to the horror of the scene.
All telephone and telegraph wires
were down and outside communication
was next to impossible.
Mayor Carney of Shawneetown has
appealed to the Governor for aid
for the destitute people of \his stricken
city. He says the town is absolutely
destroyed, and there is not enough food
in town for one meal. All goods in the
city are lost and the situation is dis—
tressing in the extreme.
THE STRUGGLE TO ESCAPE.
l‘ragcdlcs in the Flood-Swept Town Told
by One \th Went for Help.
Carmi, 111., April 5.-—Th-e disaster at
Sha11'neeto1vn, 11]., came when the
great majority of the people were in
their homes eating supper.
The break in the levee occurred a
mile above the town, and was within
ten minutes more than half a mile
wide. A stream of water twelve to
twenty feet deep, carrying half of the
current of the flood—raised Ohio, de-
scended on the unsuspecting people.
It came down in a great rush, like a
tidal wave. There was no slow rising
of the waters to give warning. The
houses on the outskirts were lifted
up and rolled over and over. Almost
all of them were torn into splinters.
Their inhabitants were drowned in
them.
Nearer the centre of the town some
brick structiires stopped the onrush .
of the water for a few minutes, but
about two-thirds of the dwellings were .
lifted from their foundations and float—
ed careeningly out into the current of
the river.
After a few minutes the horror of
the situation was added to by the
catching fire of a large house that had
started down stream with the others.
Fire Adds Horror.
The people on the roofs were already
in danger of being thrown off by col-
lisions with other floating houses, but
the appearance of this floating fire—
bramd added horrors. As it struck one
house after another in its zigzag-
course some caught fire, and their un-
fortunate people were compelled to
trust themselves to the mercy of the
swerving water on pieces of wood to
avoid more terrible death by fire.
The break in the levee flooded :"our
miles of the valley land and cut off
communication on two railroads, the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern and
‘the Louisville and Nashville.
The first rush of the current did not
do all the damage. When the water
had slackened somewhat many houses
were still standing, but it was quick-
]y seen that the frame ones would not
last in the steady crush of the flood.
By means of rafts and swimming.r in
' the cold water seventy or eighty peo-
ple were transferred from their garret
windows and roofs to the flat tons of.
the Gallatin County Bank, a. brick and
stone building, and the Court House,
which is of brick.
On Unstable Buildings.
It was hop-ed that these would with-
stand the pressure and the undermin-
ing, but when the single courier who
‘ rode for help to Cypress Junction left
Shawneetown only «those two build-
.ings showed above the broad sheet of
the flood in the lower part of the town,
and its full force was being thrown
against them. It was doubtful if they
would not collapse and throw the ref-
ugees into the river.
Beside the, hundred or more who
were, on the roofs of The two sound
bull-dings, it is known" that nearly one
thousand of the inhabitants managed
in one way or another to make their
way to the high hills back of the
town or to houses in the high section
(‘1. A 21: '1" '1‘. E.
-.
$1 the village itself. A few or these
survived the sudden burst of- the wa-
ters, but their first, and sometimes
their second floors, were under water.
Those who made their way to them
went only in the clothes they were
wearing when the water came. None
had time to secure either treasure or
cldtlii‘ng. The property loss is very
heavy. I
The scene in the streets at the up-
per end of the town, Where men and
women were struggling against the
mud and water to higher grounds,
some carrying babies on their heads,
where water was up to their necks;
others half swimming, half floating,
on odds and ends of lumber from
houses that had gone floating down the
river; many struggling in vain and
sinking in the roaring waters, was one
that will live in the memory of every
beholder.
A M'other's Despair.
At one place a mother had reached
a safe spot and .turned to help her
husband, who had followed wth their
child. As she reached down from a
window for his hand he was thrown
from his footing and he and the child
\Vel‘e swept away in the zigzag cur—
rent. The woman saw him sink the
second time, and then threw herself
into the waiter.
Another family paddled half way to
safety on a bro-ad plank that but half
held them out of the water. A side
current caught them and sent them
out toward the‘middle of the stream,
where in the rough-er water they were
seen to capsize and sink.
\n old man named Griffin, living on
the high ground, stopped in the upper
story of his trembling house to secure
3. hoard of money hidden under the
bed. His son, a young man of twen-
tv-one, had .to climb up the porch to
rescue him, 'so quick was the rise of
the water, and when the two attempt-
cd to swim to safety the younger man
supporting the older, a. floating house
that came rolling and tumbling on the
current overwhelmed 'them.
Two Tragedies.
A school teacher, whose name is sup-
posed to be Josephson, was warned of
the danger in time to get to the high
ground, but in turning back to help her
moth-er, was caught with the elder
woman in an eddy, and both were
drowned. One woman made an effort
Lo save her lover by throwing a clothes
line to him from the roof of her house.
111.: house was swept away at the mo-
ment, and he was thrown into the wa—
ter. He swam to aid thegirl, but she
was standing 0-11 the side of the gable
- roof and was pulled from her insecure
footing. Both were drowned.
These incidents of the disaster are
told by John Gram-am, who reached Cy—
press Junction, from which place he
telephoned here for help. He said he
himself pulled twelve persons out of
the water.
The Levee \Vas Known to Be W'cak.
Evansville, Ind, April 5.—The man
who ventured out in a. skiff at great
peril to this life to call on Evansville
for help says that the dam had shown
weakness for several days. However,
the people lulled into security by the
fact that a guard was put on the levee
= to give warning in case of danger.
- at the telephone,
‘ This man, who did not giVe his name
and who was so much excited that he
could not be prevailed on to stay lonfi
sand that when 11.
came he floated through streets ring-
ing with the frightened cries of drown—
ing women and children and with
brave words of exhortation by their
rescuers.
He said the whole neighboring coun-
try was flooded for miles, and that
telegraphic and telephone communica-
tion would not be likely to be restored
befme to- day.
Death List Will Not Exceed 100.:
Ridgeway, 111., April Sr—T‘h'e latest
news from Shawneetown shows that
‘ the first reports of the flood were ex-
3 aggei‘ated. It
is believed that the
death list 11111 not exceed 100, and may
not run over 50.
POLO PREPARING TO LEAVE.
Ambassador Not Instructed to
Act for Spain.
Washington, April 5,—It is authori—
tatively stated that the French A111-
bassador at Washington, M. Cambon,
has ceived no instruction to act for
French
1 Spain in the event of the withdrawal
of the Spanish Minister. The Spanish
Minister, it is learned, is making all
arrangements 'to leave «the United
States should his position become un—
tenable, and |has notified a local music
company to call for this piano and or-
gan. , ,
Action, To-day, ferhaps.
Madrid, April 5.——The Imparcial said
yesterday it was expected in official
circles that Senor Polo y Barnrabxe, the
Spanish Minister to the United States,
would receive his passports from the ;
Washington Government on Tuesday.
The Government is satisfied with the
proposal of the Pope to mediate be—
tween Spain and the United States, and
Premier Sagasta Ihopes that a senti-
ment lll'l favor of peace will induce the
American Administration to accept his
Holiness’s intervention. Otherwise, he
believes, 1there will be war.
Ten Auxiliary Cruisers Purchased.
New York, April 5.—Upon receiving
an order from Washington yesterday
afternoon the Naval Auxiliary Board
purchased the following vessels for
auxiliary cruisers: Caraccas and ”Vern—
ezuela of the Red D Line, Kansas City
of the Savannah Line, Yorktown,
Jar: instnwn and Pri-wncess Ann of the
(1'11 T‘rcainion Line, El S01 and three
unknown, of the Mor—
1.'.': 3 3. 11;.17- PS
_'_ Line. The Board 1121s ordered to
gr: ten 1::~'~'els immediately, and they
1; :9 the above ten.
Mother Kills Her Six Children.
’~ 111111-23, B. C., April 5.——News of a
“in crime in Hobart, Tasmania, is
‘ by the steamer Mioweru. A
1201111111 murdered her six little
.. and then drowned herself.
-. ~:".”1! was Mrs. Glover", wife of
1.11 ol'ilcer. She he cl gi"e11 the
- :~ :‘ . onorific before killing them
.1 i -11 la11C.;.11111111'_-‘1erseif.
Il
,"-.';;:1i11 Elinors’ Strike.
. 1-21., April 5.——-Indications;
;.,..ae1~al strike of all the coal
; 31:. siercer Oouzrty. About 1,500
"l be effected. About one-half
..=;..ers in the county are now-
1111111 1011111 raoors‘
PREPARING FOR ACTION
National Guard of New York and Pennsyl-
vania Would Be the First Called Out in
Event of War—“'ork Cut Out for Them
—lVIany Offers to Furnish Soldiers.
W’ashington, April 5.—Tha.t the mile
itary and naval authoriztes of. the
country consider war at least immi-
nent is shown by the ohamcter of the
preparations they are making. "The"
Thirteenth Infantry, at Fort Porter,
on the Niagara River, and thee T-we'n'
ty-firs't Infantry, at Plattsburg, have:
received telegraphic orders to be ready
to move instantly. The Thirteenth is
destined for the South, and part'ot1
the Twenty-first has already been
transferred to the Seventh Artillery
at Fort Slocum. Two trains have been
sent to Plat-tsburg from Troy for the
let. They consist of fifteen baggage
and ten passenger coaches. They will
be held at Plattsburg until the. com-
mander receives the telegraphic order
to move.
The entire cavalry and infantry of
the United States east of Denver have
been making preparations for mobili-
zation in the Eastern and Southern
States. Arrangements have also been
made for an early call upon the Na-
tional Guard of New York State.
It islearned from a. high military au-
thority that if war breaks out soon
President McKinley will call upon the
Governors of New York and Pennsyl-
vania. for troops before making similar
requisitions upon other States. The
work of handling the guns in the for-
ti 1cations, it is said, will be assigned
to the regulars who have had experi—
ence in such duty, and the militia will
do picket and guard duty at first.
The ships of Commodore Schley’s
flying squadron have been stripped for
action. Every rail] and rope that can
be taken down has been removed, and
every piece of woodwork rthat can be
spared has been sent ashore.
The cruiser Diogenes, which has
been bought for the Government in
England, now flies the Stars and
Stripes, and will be brought across the
Atlantic as soon as possible.
The naval reserves of several States
are making preparations for active
service. One division of the Pennsyl-
vania. Naval Militia at Pittsburg has
received orders to be ready to move
within twenty-four hours, and the
Pennsylvania Railroad has a number
of cars on a side track waiting to take
the division East.
” The prevalence of the war spirit
throughout the country is shown by
various Sta-tee to equip their militia,
and by private offers of financial or
personal service to the Government.
The Ohio Legislature proposes to es-
tablish a war fund of $1,000,000, and to
spend $300,000 besides in putting its
militia. on a war footing. A similar
step is contemplated in Deleware.
At a. public meeting held in Galves-
ton, Texas, a naval reserve was or-
ganized 1to help the State Volunteer
Guard in home defense. The cadets of
the Iowa Wesleyan University have
tendered to Governor Shaw a full com-
pany of infantry, armed and officesred,
and ready for active service. Similar
offers have been made by students of
other universities, among them Syra-
cuse and Pennsylvania.
YOUSOUF AN EASY WINNER.
The Turk Had Fun “'ith
Last Night in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, April 5.—A fair—sized.
crowd witnessed the wrestling bout
last night at the Arena between You-
souf, the “Terrible Turk,” and John
F. McCormick, which was won by the
Oriental in less than seven minutes.
McCormick acted on the defensive
during the entire time. Not once did
he attempt a hold on the Turk.
According to the agreement You-
souf was to throw his man three times
within an hour or lose the match. The
actual 'time occupied b} Y-ousouf in-
thr-o-wing his man three times was 6
minutes 212-5 second-s.
~Y10usouf had the advantage of sev-
enty-two pounds in weight. His brute
strength was marvelous. but he did
not appear ‘to have a remarkable
amounlt of knowledge of the science of
Graeoo—Ro-man wrestling. Two or
three times he secured various holds
on his opponent, but lacked the abil-
ity to take advantage of them, and
McCormick managed to squirm out of
them.
Precautions Were taken to prevent
a repetition of the Madison Square
fiasco. Extra ropes were used around
the ring, but the lesson the .turk
learned in New York evidently had a
beneficial effect on him, for he was re-
markably cool to-night.
London Learns “711}! Spain Delays.
London, April 5,—The Paris corre-
sporndenrt of the Daily Mail says: “I
learn, on excellent authority, that the
Spanish reply to President McKinley
is regarded as a move to gain time
and to avoid replying directly to the
American ultimatum. Spain will now
find the means of yielding, while sav-
ing {her face.”
Jordan Beats Eddie Curry.
London, April 5.——At the National
Sporting Club in this city last night
in a. twenty~round contest for $1,000
and the ba-ntam champion-ship of the
world Ben Jordan, of England, beat
Eddie Curry, of New York City. w-in-
11111;; in the seventeenth round. Curry
proved game, but was much pun—
ish-ed..
A Move to Gain Tilne.
London. April 5,—The Paris corre—
c- - the Daily Mail says: ‘I
learn on excellent authority that the
Spanish reply to President McKinley
is regarded as :1 move to gain time and
to avoid re-Idying directly to "the Amer-
ican ultimatum. Spain will now find
the means of yielding, while saving
lie-1' face."
ppcndon-L Of
5;. Bicycle \‘Vnrks Burned.
’11, April {ix—The \V'ilhe-lm
lo Yv‘orks, at Hauburg, this
:11:d'St.Jolm’s Uni-on Church
_. :1, v are binned to the ground
: ..2, afternoon. Total loss $50, on.
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