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DIVOfiCE CASES DRAW CURIOUS CROWDS FLOCK TO CHICAGO COURTROOMS. All Sort of Typae Kan! In Exhibi tion Bnex-boats Proalnent Among YUltora-SUrn end Oeatle Have Their Owa Feaeleaaad Foible. When Mote wae building up a ya- tein ot law (or th government of hi people b decided tbat It bould be law ful for a man to writ bla wife a bill of dlvorc and eud her out of hit house If she proved to b disappointing, but be mad no provllou for tlio wlf to abut th door against tb husband. Bo', custom at well at law hav uu dergon a radlca) change luo Muioi' tliu. Tha rula In then degenreate day U to reeognli the fact tbat woman bat reached about at groat a distance from the Jungle at man bat, and another fact la made clear tbat four women undertake to tend their husbands' out of the house to one man who trlot the gam. And because the one will not more, out at the bidding of the otlsc the strong arm of the law It apnea 'e t to to expedite the going. Nor are the cthlei of tearing matri monial tlet Into tatter considered a whit more seriously at tht day than they wera thoutandt of year ago. la A CHICAGO DlVOPna MILL IN ACTIO. tact. It wat not very much of au ethical question then, nor la It now. Theu It wat wife ownership by the husband, and to-day, according to the secular laws, the relation between husband and wife Is largely one of dissoluble partnership by petition by either one of the parties In Intercut to Judicial au thority. The Judicial authority orders that the partnership be com luued or dissolved, and when the court has spoken Its decree Is enduring If the dis solution of the partnership Is com manded, but If not the belligerents surely will continue the battle In an other Judicial ring. Hear Cases an Saturdays. The Chicago courts, nays the Chron icle, devoto Saturdays to hearing dl vorce cases, aud the mills of these Judl clal sods go at a very rapid rate, but - not carelessly or with Indifference. Doubtless very many people will be amazed when told that 3.000 divorce are granted every year by the Chicago courts, and as they hear such canes only one day In the week It It found that after deducting holidays the week ly average Is great It Is ascertained, too, tbat four uftbs of the petitions are filed by women, and nine-tenths of the charges are diuukeuuess, cruel tieat uieat and abandonment Nearly all men applicants for divorce make charges against their wives un der the guise of "Incompatibility." Only occasionally, except In cases of abandonment, doea a defendant let the case go against him or her by default There seems to be a streak In tbe na ture of tuch people that forces them to wind up their matrimonial relation by flinging mud, to that the other one shall go out Into the world besmirched with suspicion and branded with let ters that spell "vicious," "devlllnh," "beastly," "fiendish." Wben such cases are on the boards tbe crowd of specta tor It always large, for the play dealt only In perfidy, hypocrisy, falsehood, mud flinging, cussedness and human depravity. It Is said that some men and more women are afflicted with a mania to attend funerals, and that It matters lit tle to tbem whether It be a funeral of a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger. It It enough for them to know that it It a funeral, and that they are "In It" and enjoying the pleasure of the mournful occasion. But however much a funeral may charm some people, one must go to a divorce court when facts which should not be voiced in public are being told. There the article that gladdens tbe heart of tuch people most It given out raw and by wholesale. There these vul tures find tbe supreme belgbtt of tbelr hearts' delight In pathetic, In brutal and In coldly Indifferent recital of the misfortunes of husbands and wives. A study of the faces of the habi tues of divorce courts It likely to make one believe tbat the process of evolu tion bat been reversed In them, and that they are grinding at tbe mills of Involution, the grist of which Is hearts that are happiest when misery, disappointment and cruelty are haul ing others to and fro In the slough Cf social and domestic slime and filth. Such habitue are mostly women women who have no Interest there ex cept to feed their minds upon the etor tee tbat fall from tbe witness stand. Perhaps so, and perhaps not, many of tbem belong to the ranks of the legally separated, but, If their facial expres sion, either in repose or in expectancy. Indicates anything, It says they do be long there, and even the casual student of human nature would be constrained to congratulate their late matrimonial partner on their escape from tucb barbarians. Every Saturday morning tbe crowds at the court house elevators waiting to be carried up to the several court rooms remind one that It is domestic candal day, and if anything else Is wanted to convince one of that fact, a glance at the excited facet will fur nish evidence. It is putting and haul ing to secure the most available seats, and when they are secured these faces tay. "Now, ring up ti,e curtain." Meanwhile and during the lulls a woman may bo seen plying her knit ting needles, and a man here and thcro canning faces, as If trying to make a election for a wife his third of fourth, more or less. So tbe divorce court Is a place not only where matri monial ties are severed, but also where Ihey are originated y ' i Whether men are, on the whole, more manly than womev are womanly bat alwaya been an open question, but It U true, according to the records of the divorce courts, not only In Chica go, but everywhere else, that the aver age man will bear about every Indig nity before be will face tha publicity of a dlvorc trial. It it equally true that nearly all men will avoid making the charge of faithlessness If some thing else can be used to secure the desired end. II Us a thousand times greater horror of the public knowing that b "hat been fooled" than a wo man baa for her husbaud's faithless a. The aclence of social economy hows that to be true. Still, there are exceptions, of course, which are to be expected aa long at a man and a wo man ar to b found her and there who do not hesltat to break up their marrlag relatloua deliberately a.id purposely. YOUNG VANDERBILT TO WED. Ills Itrlde-to-R, Klsla franca, la of aa . Ancient family, Aa Important society event at tome still undcterniluat ditto will b the marriage of Alfred (iwynn Yaudcr hilt, head of the Yauderbllt mtlliou t, and Mist Kltle French, whose engage ment was recently aunouncod. Young Yaoderbllt waa bom la 1ST? and graduated from Yale la 1800. lie wat making a tour of the world and Tisawju 11 ..,u ; ','v. -ujg had reached Japan when hi father died. Iteturnlng borne, he found that bis father had passed by his eldest' son. Cornelius J., nd had left the ntr fortune of 1100.000,000 to himself. Yery generously, however, Alfred Uwynue disregarded this arrangment and turn ed over some f 7,000,000 to hi brother. Ibis action was a noble one. A f.itu Ijr feud over the distribution of the Yau derbllt Interests would Inevitably have affected many Innocent persons w ho were Interested In Yaoderbllt proper ties. It seemed proper and coirect enough to settle all dispute by giving away a king' ransom, but how many young men are there Just out of college who could have done It to quickly and so gracefully. Alfred Uwynue It a mod est young man and is said to have In herited tb Yaoderbllt genlu for finance. Young Vanderbllt Inherited the Van derbllt millions In aeeordan.-e with the tradition of the family. At the deab of old Commodore Yaoderbllt. the founder of the family, tbe bulk of hi fortune passed to his son. Will sin II. Yaoderbllt, who was said to have In herited about 75,000,(XW at the age of 50. When William II. Vanderbllt d ed he left tbe bulk of his fortune to his eldest son, Cornelius, who Inherited aloot t-HO.000,000 at the ago of ii. And now Alfred Gwynne has Inherited lloo.OOO,- 000 from his father, the latter cutting off tbe elder son because of the latter ms rr Inge, which displeased the futh r. Ills bride to-be Is a daughter of the late Ortnond French, w ho was tenth lu MfLLlONAirtB TO descent from Edwaid French, one of the founders of Ipswich, Mas In 103)1. She I an heiress In her own right and Is an athletic young woman, with a foadness fot sailing, riding, swimming and tennis. She was a playmate of her future husband In her childhood and Is 21 year old. GREW HIS UMBRELLA STOCK. Infinite Pains of a St. Lonlsan Be stowed Upon a Maple Baplin. A guest of one of the principal hotels yesterday exhibited a curious and beautiful umbrella handle to a party of admiring friends. It was a crook of silver maple wood, bearing tbe natural bark, and It ornament consisted of three heavy gold bandt, or rings, en circling tho shaft at equal distances. Wbat made It remarkable was the self-evident fact that the band had been put on wben tbe branch from wblch the handle wat made was part of a living tree, and much smaller lu diameter. The wood had grown through and around tbe confining metal and bulged out at either side, producing an odd and striking effect, "It took me four year to get the ma terial ready for this umbrella handle," said the proud owner, "I live In the suburbs of St Louis and have several fine maple trees on the premises. In 1803 the Idea occurred to me, and 1 had a Jeweler make me these three rings, wblch I slipped over a small branch and tied at the proper distance with cords. I had to select a very di minutive branch, because otherwise the twig would have prevented the rings from going on, and I picked out one pretty high up so it would be out of tbe way of pilferers. Then I wait ed patiently for nature to clinch the bands by process of growth. I sold J- " nothing about the experiment, and tht family often wondered why la the world 1 climbed that tree to often, I aiu a traveling msu, and win-never returned froiu the road I would lose no time la taking a took at my prospec tive umbrella handle. It was slow work, however, and tha full of W7 had rolled around before I dually cut the breach. Then I turned It over to au expert, who kept It tea months longer, seasoning nud polishing It, ami bending the upper end Into the crook, which whs done by a process of steam tug. The result It what you sea. am couvlnocd It la the only thing of It kind In the world, aud I take good ear to keep It away from umbrella thieves."-New "Orlosus Tluii'S Demo crat. BIDDY BOYCOTTS HER MISTRESS New York fervent Mevennaa Heraelt Vpun t'nklitd K.mplojrtr. The New York servant ha found way of revenging herself upon au un kind mistress. The plan I not orlglua! but It work satisfactorily. It explains why some women cnu only keep a ser vant for a few days. The scheme simple. The departing domestic w rites her opinion of her employer to some hidden nook or cranny, either In tht kitchen or lu her own room, The new domestic flndt this communication. She profit by It. Inquiry at an employ' mrnt agency on Sixth avenue revealed that this scheme wat generally prac ticed. "It I no more than could be expect ed," said the manager of the agency "that a gtrt who leave a plac In a rag agalnat her mUtresa, a many of them do, should waut lo bat a word to ay to tb next servant that come In, It' an easy matter to tear line where tbe newcomer will dud It. tine woman told me that on the wall at the head of her servant's bed the found a penciled. Una, The mistress here has got such temper she'd make your hair curl My, but she's funny and mean.' "A tot often utilised ta lu tbe neigh' borhood of the clock, but perhsp tb moat unique one of all wat written on a tllp of paper and pnsted In tb hot torn of tbe wash howl. In going domes tic have lonrmd lo look for these communication now, A girt I tent to a place the other day came back to a few hours. YVhen I aked her what waa the matter, she said: 'I didn't like th missus' reference.' They wasn't as good a mine,' I knew what she meant, and I've told the housewife In question that the had better rub out th notice tbat her departing maid left "Th plan wat perhaps suggested by tbe Chinese servants In San Francisco. Their method wat to leave a few hiero glyphics under tbe kitchen sink. The new relestlsl Invariably looked there tbe first thing. If the signs were favor able to the lady of the house he stayed. If not he left without any explanation, It has only recently, however, come In to vogue among New York domestic, but It Is already a popular practice." New York Journal. Roar Idea of the UrUlth Array. The Boer prisoner In hospital still continue to prospet and grow rat, say the London New. I was speaking to one of tbem the other day. He was an exceedingly Interesting man, and the hal' hour's conversation wat most In structive to me. He was educated at Htcllcntmach, the Cap Dutch univer sity centre, aud was one of ihi last meu one would Imagine to have any mistaken notion as to Ilrttaln'a re sources, and yet be Informed me he had bceu under the Impression Unit the English army consisted of 0,000 sol dier. lo yon remember the character In one of lllder Haggard's book "Jess," I think -who had U-eu In Cupe Town aud counted the llrltlsh army? Per sonally, I should never hare believed that such stupendous Ignorance could have positlbly existed. "But. surely," I argued, "you must know that the llrltlsh army consist of more than O.ooo? You read the pa pers, you have a knowledge of the world " My friend, the Boer prtsoner, shook his head with a wise smile. "I have seen only account of a big English aimy In th English paper. What would be easier than for your WED HEIRESS. commander-in-chief to put down an ex tra hundred thousand troop on paper? If you have so many troops, why are you lending to India, and Anstrallo, and China for assistance? I did not attempt to exploln. Dloken at Tynemouth. Th London Academy quote from an unpublished letter of Dlcken his account of his visit to Tynemouth, on one of hi "reading tours:" "I wish you could have been with me (of course, In a snowstorm) one day on the pier at Tynemouth. There was a very heavy sea running, and a per fect fleet of screw-merchantmen were plunging In and out on the turn of the tide at high water. Suddenly there came a golden horizon, and a most glorious rainbow burst out, arching one large ship, as If the were tailing di rect for heaven. I was so enchanted with the scene that I became oblivious of a thousand tons of water coming on In an enormous roller, and was knocked down and beaten over by It spray when It broke, and so com pletely wetted through and through that the very pockets In my pocket book were full of sea." It wag at Tynemouth, by the way, that Dickens was tickled by the ttory of ft poor dressmaker, who, when a lady lodging In the same bouse sent her up a plute of goose on Christmas day, returned It with a request that the lady would "disseminate her goose In her own sphere." , It will usually bo found that the girl who has no originality In any other way spell her name In tbe newest and most ridiculous fashion. Nothing succeed like the success of a inan who ba a political buU. Tmm sWw STRAWBERRIES FROZE HARD. ftpooa Wouldn't Itreak Tham aul Tk Klw In All MrevtHin. tt was while she yet kuew llttui nuuiil tbe uiytierle of the vulluary dtpiit incut Hut sh had all tb amhitiut of a youthful bride and when It tu.U II would be ulce to hav tome of the nisi strawherrlet of the tea sou with M cream she cheerfully acqulesewd tut) prepared th dltu herself, sjt the lw trolt Fr I'ress, Th occasion wt a small family par ty, with th rector aud a vestryman tbrowa In. All went merrily tilt tlx Ice cream and strawberries nets served Of cours it was his llttlt nephew that first tackled th tooititouitt mixture, A strawberry flew straight across th table from him aud took th aslouUhed vestryman la the eye, "Leave the table," shouted th boy's father; "I'll tend to you wheu we gut home," and th boy went tearrully lo th back yard, Th father wat so angry that be had mad rather a vlcloui stab nt his cream. A strawberry like a bullet bit th rector on th end of the nose aud caromed te the ear of tbe hostess. The father wai lu the first sentence of an abject apol ogy when the rector' spoon mad slip and a solidified strawberry whlited ou a be line, tilt grandma on the Jugu lar and then slid down the wrong shut of the neatly folded.'kerculof that uiUu her look Ilk Quakeress, There I ue better behaved family In tbe cllylMUJhjJ)i,ostHwa getting very red aud his voice wss not stenly" at he tutlmated a deslr to call guiu and settle uoivit lo eating. II ui i"H dlv with l.t unooa, th rn iv, - JJ hi example, aci to air ws. t, ot frosen trawbrrle. Kvrybo-iy ooli l anxtou to tight when th brl l divert ed the wrattr-sa-laughlefj ' "My goodness!" ah exclaimed, 'T e tt all now. What nluuyl 1 put thou strawberries In whole Instead of rrusU log them, aud they're a hard as ball. lionet." Thru the rector graciously explained what a large percentage of water there I In the strawberry, aud facetiously asked the vestryman If bit eye wit black. Th vestryman responded that tbe rector' nous was red, grandma said that she was over her chill and th small boy w at railed In to a double por tion of bl dessert HER RUDE AWAKENING. f He Had a Reason far Not Think l ei Iter All th Time. She looked Into hit eye softly, ten derly, tremulously. II was her bus baud and her hero. Surely h could b that, swing tbat they bad been mar ried ouly a year, Next year be might be only her husbaud, but thlt Is not a story of anticipation. She wat a dear, housewifely lltll woman, plump aud pretty and ever studying how home could b made hap pier for her hero. She made a perfect bower of their sitting room; their din- lug room w as a feast lu Itself, and fioiu their kitchen cam such seductlv sauces,, made by her own fair hands, tbat the husband's club dishes seemed to be at ashes la bit mouth by com parison. Never a day that he went to bl work but she had bltn bring something home with him, which uuder her magic no- gers became a coach from a pumpkin, a lo the fairy time Cludcmlut'i god mother made beauty froitt uulovedue.s. It was lu the gloamUtg now, an I iti soft light of the evening lamp fell rm the busy little body mlutateiitu u t!. comfort of ber hero In It dreiu gown and slippers, tmoklng bis tlii tr, aud made ber seem 1tk a buneiflj J-j. the reddening light of the mornlug. She sat down on a low stool at hi feet at last and looked Into bis eye softly, tenderly, tremulously. He had been away from her all day In the busy marts of trade. Darling," she whispered like the coo ing of a bird, "It Is so good to have you here." And tt ts very good to be here," he responded, blowing a wreath of blue smoke out over her bead. "You have been away from me til day- alt day, aud It has seemed very long to me," she murmured. "Do you think only of me when you are away?" she asked In a little, frightened vo'ce. He did not reply at once. "Well, no, Kitty." he said at length, 'I don't." Oh, Harry," was all the could tny is she threw her face luto her hands upon his knees. "I don't," he went on mercilessly, because It keeps me so btty thinking of the things you ask me not to forget to bring home that I really don't have time to think of anything else." Theu she pulled bis ears and kissed him four timet lu rapid tuccesslon. ,., DIPLOMATIC LIBRARIAN. Ho He Cleverly Oot Ont of Doing Fsvor, When Mr. Putnam waa tb bead of the public library In Huston a ward leader of that city called on blm to rec ommend a henchman for a plac in th library, aayt Cotller't Weekly. I There wat no reason wby th libra rian e'tiou'u uotbave "refused at one and peremptorily to appoint blm, hut be dome t0 folloM another course. - After a few mluutta' talk wllii M politician,' Mr. Putnam ' k4"; u whe'her h had ever been turougif fj the departments of the Instltntlou, K "I never have, but I'd like to to It," replied The potltlciao:" "it will give me much pleasure to go with you," said Mr. Putnam. Mr. Putnam took him behind tbe counter and through tbe building from top to bottom, explaining the charac ter and the magnitude of the work In detail. He further pointed out, without seeming to do to, tbe varied duties ot th employes and the attainments they must possess to do the work. When the tour wat ended, Mr. Putnam said: "I'm pleased to have had a chano to show the library to you, and If your menu win nil out an application blank aud send It In, and.be passe the neces sary examination, 1 think there will be no difficulty In placing his name on th waiting list." Die politician, however, bad teen ' enough of library work to convince blm nat ma constituent could find no nlaee on the staff and the blank was never tilled out But, to the day be left Bos Ion, Mr. Putnam had no warmer ad. ulrer lu that city than tblt same ward leader, , After a girl has married and I. nilly cares beglu to keep her fee liureh, the church sisters have a goo. icai to any nooui some uushands' un- ordinate innuence. , The longer a mau Is married, tha more he has to decrease tbe size of the HhIi he hat caught If be want bla wife to believe blm. When a man appear with new lotbet, all bis friends try to b funny NOTED HOMES IN KDIN 1WO HISTORIC PLACES ARE 00 INO TO DECAY. Aaron farr'a Mansion la New Yrk lu Hand of Wreckers-Jamea Ba cnanan's Lig Cabin Hum II aa Also Ooua lo linear. In New York the bom of Aaron lltirr and In Mercvisburg, i'a., th home of J sine Huchaiiau, ar falling Into de cay. Itoth men were one signally bott om by the country, aud both have lu teifstliig record. Th old borne of both ar full of historic Interest not ouly attaching to their owner, but to th great uien who visited them. Ittirr'a house on the southwest corner of Hudson aud Charleston street lu New York City will soon be torn down to make room for a modem structure. At on time It was th finest resldeuc - '. huihabs' inmi'LAcn. on uunattau Uland-tlta Hlcbmond Hill tnaiisWm. celebrated at th plac where distinguished men gathered, aud lo which guestt from all over th world "wer"protT(rfo"bTllVlted. Id-this hous Washington lisd bit headquarter awhile during his stay In New York; her Mr. John Adam lived for num ber of year, making It the social center of the city, and It wis her that Aaron Hour passed th most happy year of bl life. In I7H3 Burr married ir, Prevost. the widow of a llrltlsh officer, and so ram Into possession of the Itlrhmond Hill bouse. On accouut of hi gallant service during th revolutionary war Aaron Hurr was a popular hero of the time, lie at otic entered politics, and wa elected a member of th New York legislature the year after ha settled AARON ni'U ICS lo th i ll.. At that tlmo the mansion i' wd en wbat it now tbe corner of Vr. k ai d Charleston street. It was sumtuutlxd by a park of 100 acret. ex temHvig to the water. l n Ilurr's wife died twelve year hit. L left one daughter, Theodosla, who became mistress of th most beau tiful bous In th city. Between the father and daughter there existed an unusually ttrong affection. Thcodosl wa beautiful girl, and many tradi tions of her wit aud charms are still extant Among visitors to the mauslon In those days were Alexander Hamil ton, Talleyrand. Yolney, Jerome Hona part and Louise Philippe. Nearly all distinguished foreigner coming from Europe were entertained there by Aaron Purr and hit daughter. At this time Hurr't fame wat at It height. Hla home Ufa wat happy, and a great career wat open t htm, Theodosla llurr, while still quite young, married Gov. Allston, of South Carolina and wint lo Charleston to live. In 1800 Burr and Jefferson received an equal number of vote for tb Presl doncy, th Hous of Itepresentatlves finally deciding lo favor of Jefferson, Hurr Iwlng made Vice President. This caused much bitter feellug, the result of which was the duet between Hurr and Hamilton, resulting In th latter't death. Hurr fled from New York, going down th Mississippi to the Southwest. There be bought several hundred thou sand acre of land, Intending to found an empire and conquer Mexico. Jefferson had hliu arrested, brought to ltlchuiond, Vs., and tried. No act of treason could be proved, so he wa set at liberty. He then went to Europe, trying to carry out his schemes for con quering Mexico and founding an em pire, all of w hich came to nothing. Af- ter a few years lu Burope wnere ue was scorned by men who bad known him In former times, 'he returned to Now York, brol in, mini arid spirit. Ha looko-t forward eisaj meeting Hla daughter again,' and she set out by boat from her homo In Charleston. Disappearance of Theodoala Bnrr, !A:h-viHM4-oo--whlctt she sailed was never beard of again. It hat been said that the boat wat wrecked at Nag's Head. Another story Is to the effect that It wat boarded by plratei and that all on board were forced to walk tbe plnuk. Burr afterward married Mine, jumel, but they were soon divorced. Richmond Hill house passed out of his hands, and for a time was used as a theater. Seventy-five years ago the house was torn down when Richmond Hill waa leveled, and part of the ma terials were set up again In the house which stands, now on Hudson itreet, and Is all that Is left of what was once the finest mansion on Staten Island. Pennsylvania hat had one President, James Buchanan, aud the house In which he was born stands neglected on Fayette street, Mercersburg, Pa. At present tbe building Is fairly preserved, but unless steps are taken to maintain It, It must soon make way for modern bouse. A It stands now the house was Bu chnnnn'a birthplace and the house lu which he received bis schooling. Both tho residence and tbe school bouse once stood nt Stony Batter, In Franklin County, and were removed to Mercers burg, the togs from the school house bo lug used to build an annex to tbe resi dence. This school wa kept by the Rev. James R. Sharon, and was located In Mercersburg. Many other noted men beside the future President gained their first Instruction there. Con sidering tbat this school was situated in a thinly settled section of the State and wm attended out slightly, the tcope infl erudite nsture of th alnd'e wr llttl short of marvelous, fur Ureek, Lailn, French, Or man. metaphyslc and philosophy were Included. It wa her that Buchauau gained tb foundation or bis reiuarkabl talenis a a linguist and profound reasoner, and which gained hliu to much praise on bis celebrated tour of tb world, wben he waa entertained at th courts of Europe and held bis own with th most brilliant and ermllie minds. Tho father of President lluchanai, James Buchanan, for whom he wa named, ws a "resident of Mercersburg for thirty years. During his loug resb deuce b wa on of the best-respected clllxen of th town, a prosperous mer chant, and man of affairs, and held many positions of trust Jaiuet Iluchtnan' early school day did not very well presage hi character and hi life, At school he wa exceed ingly nimble-wilted and mischievous, and at on llitis be fulled of winning a prise for scholarship because it wa considered a bad example to reward a Itoy whose deport incut had been so far below the standard. Afterward at col lege Ituchanan became a hard student, and In his tlatesmau' career ha wa reckoned very dlgulllcd, if not pom pous. BARONESS SURDtTT.COUTTS. r.njoylng Perfect Health at IMI-Har You ii Husband, Th famoti lullllounb philanthro pist tb Barouess Angela Corglna llurdett Coutts, of London, celebrated ber eighty-sixth birthday on April 21, says tb Nw York Commercial Adver tiser. Sh la enjoying almost perfect health, and aay sh hope to llv for a century. It wa In IHSt tbat tbe Karon. es married native of Philadelphia who bad become a British suhjrvt William Lehman Ashmead llaitlett who bad been for some time her private secretary, The Karon wa then t)7 year old and her young husbaud 1.11. In this msrrlag custom wa te versed. Instead of the bride's chang ing her name the bridegroom changed his, ty royal lleeiine, bearing date of May 111, 1KN2, the Ituroness' busbanl had bis name changed to Wllllitm Leh man Ashmead Itiiriletl-llurdett Coutts. Th Harouess It the daughter of Sir Francl Kurdelt who married the daughter of Thomas Coutts. When sh Inherited her grandfather' vast prop. erty she assumed tbe add.tlonal stir nam ot i.outu. in mil in wa cie- OLD MANSION. aled a peeress. The Baroness I on of the co-heirs of th baronies of Scale Ijitlmer and Budlesmere. Queen Victoria, It I ald, never for gave the Baroness for marrying the American, aud snubbed ber at a garden party aoou after the wedding. Mr, Asiimetid Ilartlelt llurdett Coutts' brother Is Sir Kill Ashmead Bartlett 1'ieir mother died la Loudon a few year ago. Wonderful Memories of the nilnit. ino acutcness or their memories seem to be a compensation for tbe blind. One or the visitor to tbe read lug room for the blind la the'Nntlonul Library at Washington expressed I desire to learn to use the typewriter, There was none provided, so Mr, Hutcheson very kindly sent down his own. 1 bo girl sat down to the ma chine, aud had explained to her tbo position of the letters and the key uoaru aiowiy read to her twice. She practiced for a few moments, and then wrote letter lu which there were only three mistakes, a feat which It would bo dlfllcult for a awing porsou to surpass. One afternoon Mrs. Ward. the Kansas vie regent of the Mount Vernon Association, rend In the pa vlllon. While doing so alio repeated iron quill' well-known versci on Dewey'i victory, beglunlng, "Oh, Dewey was the morning." Later In the afternoon one of tho blind listener brought to her a complete copy or all or the verses, which ho had remember, ed from hearing ber.-Woman' Home Companion. Common Delusion. Full nine out of ten persons plum themselves on being different from other, when their very belief In the notion I Its own contradiction. W complacently aver, "I have such a keen sense of the ridiculous," when a true sense of humor would have prohibited the boast But what we most plume jburselves upon-lf we are th avorage woman or man Is our power to read character. "I may not be particularly clever," we'll observe, with that guile less braggadocio which masquerade as humility, "but of one thing I'm cer tain, and that Is, I'm a good Judge of human nature. I'm never deceived In a person, when, If such perspicacity were really possessed, we'd say noth ing about U before those capable of scenting our limitations. Money In a Famous Name. ' It I estimated that the fame wblcb attachea to Stratford on-A von because of the fact that Shakspcare was born there la worth 15,000,000 to that town. Tho charges for admission to the poet's house, to Anne Hnthoway' cottage, to the church, to the memorial and to th grammar ichool net $15'0O0 yearly a sum which Is equivalent to an Income of S per cent, on tho $5,000,000 capital. Tbla calculation does not take Into ac couut the Income to the railways from the pilgrims to tho Warwickshire moeea, and there Is no estimate of tho profits of the Stratford tradesmen, who do a good business In photographs, pamphlet and trinkets relating to the town and tho great bard. - It 1 an unfortunate and mistaken notion of women that when they dis cuss tho latest novel, they are "talk ing over the heads" of tbe hard work ing men present who haven't bad time to read It If a young girl kisses a man but onco he evidently believe that first Impres sions are lasting. Flannel cakes are probably to-called becaus they clothe the Inner am, ; t"rr" MARCUi PALY. COPPER KINO, Who Has A Oracle Attention bjr Ilia riNht Anlnit rWnntor Clark. Marcus A. Daly, the Montana copper klug, has attracted attention by his fight against Senator William A. Clark, both la the Montana Legislature, and slue Clark' arrival at Washington. 11 I worth 1'0,000,000-all acquired within twenty yean. Horn la New York, of Irish parentage, be drifted West at au early ag aud worked la the mine. One of bis employer lu tb latter '70 was George It. Hearst, who recognised Daly' shrewdness and hla magnetic Inlltience over other meu and cut blin to Montana In ltttO, a th represeutstlve of a syndicate of wblcb Hearst was a member, to develop soui property there. Duly wa glveo a working Interest Tbl wa th foun dation or bl fortune. II look held of tbe Anaconda copper proertles of bl principals and developed them to such an extent that bl Interest hav mounted In twenty year to f'JO.OOO,. tfY jpGP fliil'1 MARCUS IMt.V. 0(10. The Anncoudn, with Its mine at Butte, It smelter at Anaconda, tt sawmill In the western port of tb Stat and Its, coal In the eastern and northern portion, I the largest em ployer of labor In tbe State, employing 10,000 people out of a total population of 2.V,000. It reduces 4.000 tons of ore every day and during 1808 cut more lumlier than any other establishment la the United States. Daly Is not a remarkable man except a a money-maker, nor has his career been eventful. Ills diversion la th breeding of horses aud raining fruit. II ba the second largest apple or chard In the country aud bit horses hav won famo on the race track. Prob ably the happiest day or his busy life are spent on hi Bitter Root ranch. Kach summer be Is there with bl fam ily. He always has frleudt there. They ar not, at a rule, people who have fine placet or their own. Boyt and glrli of the age of his own children are th principal visitor, and to tee Duly with lh youngster one would not suppose be wa carrying the burdens or one of tbe biggest enterprise In the North weL CAN ONLY WINK. HelBl Paralytic, Whoa Body la aa Molloalcaa as a Wooden Image. With body a helpless as a wooden image, with bands aud reel as motion less as though be were In a plaster cast. John S. Andrew lie at bl horn lirShcfpsbcad Bay, able to convey any Idea ol hi wants only by winking an eye. When be desires to comuiuulcate with bis faithful daughter, who it devo ting ber life to caring for her father, who has been a most kindly parent to her, be blows bis brent h In a peculiar manner approximating a whistle. Sh then get a large lettered card and running ber finger over tbe alphabet watche ber ratber'a eye. When the reaches tbe right letter be winks, and so she goes over the list again and again until a word la formed aud then a sentence. There uever was a finer specimen of perfect manhood than Mr. Andrews. Before his Mucus he stood more than tlx feet two, was broad shouldered and built In perfect proportion. He pos- leased marvelous strength and few men excelled blm In Intellectual acquire ments. For a number or years he was In tbe customs service, being attached to the naval office. Prior to entering tbe customs service be had charge or a Western branch or one or tbe trans continental express offices, and during tbe civil war, when large sums of money were being expressed by th government to various sections of tb country, be frequently took personal charge of the transportation of tb funds and had many exciting experi ences. Two yean ago be noticed hit health wai falling, but did not think It seri ous. Thinking a sea voyage would ben efit him be visited some friends In Scot land. The trip did not help him. lie returned worse than he was when b went away. Shortly arter he became paralysed In one side and lost power Over hie toUKtte.,- A suoul com pletely paralysed htm. He retains a good appetite, a clear mind and power to wink, lie has been In this condition now for two months and treatment has railed to relieve him. Fortunately be Is not In financial need, as Investments made In the West years ago have turu- cd out profitably, The Man Who Told the Truth. There was a man who said, one day, tlnto himself: "Hereafter 1 Shall uot be base enough to say A single word mat is i ne; The truth I'll tell to each aud all, To high and low and great sua small!" And so he bravety started out, Ills heart was strong, bis spirit bold; Ot all tbe things be talked about The truth and nothing else was told;. Ue scorned tbe tricks ot speech through wnicn Men make themselves adored and rich. He told the whole truth, nothing more, And wben tuey oore mm uouie, mat nlirht. Ills face was battered up and sore, And he was what is called a sight He'd lost his job, bis friends were few, But be bad learned a thing or two. -Chicago Times-Herald. Spread of Our language. Wrltlmr on the decline of the French language, M. Jean Finot poluts oat that at the end or the Inst century French was the language apoken by the great pr number of civilized people, whereas now Its stands fourth. English Is spoken bv no.000.000. Russian by ho,ooo,ooo, German by 80,000,000 and French by 68,000,000. Women are seldom Indifferent; they, ithar love or hair --- now BR UABB Hit WANTS KNOWN. "All tbe world's a stsge." "Yes, and there aren't enough professional actor to go around." Mr, Plgg-Touiwy, I bear you bar been telling lie. I uever told lies wben I was your age. Tommy -When did you begin, pw? "Well, Willy." asked grandma, "bav you had all tb dinner you waotr "Nome," answered tbe truthful llttl boy, "but I bar had all I can eat." Hlbbler-Does your wife belp you In your work? Scribbler-Ye, ludeedl She alwaya goes out calling on ber friend while I am wrltlng.-Tlt-Blls. "You tald Mr. Wabasb got ber fur niture ou the Installment plan, didn't you?" Mr. Dearboru Yes; she's bad four husbands, and got a llttl with each one. "I would die for you!" exclaimed her elderly lover, passionately. "Oh, don't," she answered, In alarm; "I like your balr and mustache so much better us they ore."-Ex. Author Now I want your honest opinion. Tell me what fault you see In my book. Friend Well, for one thing, I think the covers sro too far apart. New York Journal. Pat An honest man' Is the noblest worn v uoo, sjibo i urn nrr-jri ixov there' lot ar honest meu that wouldn't be so honest If thy would ouly tell tb troth about thlt'lve: Puck."''.'-''"'- ".-' - "Yon are half an btTur lale at our ap pointment, Mr. Tompkins." "Ye; I Stopped tO get my Inm-hwin." 'nveii be kind enough to sit dowo and wait w hile I go out aud get mine." Chicago Record. First Worker (gloomily! Women are crowding luto every department ot In dustry and lowering our wage. Sec jnd Worker-I ain't afraid of 'em. "You're not? What ore you"" "A ?ook." Teacher Try to remember this: Mib ion, tbe poet, was blind. Do you think you caa remember It? Bobby Smart Ves, ma'am. Teacher Now, what wa Milton' great misfortune? Bobby Siuart He was a poet. Ohio Stat Journal. "1 hope tny explanation Is satisfac tory," said Mr. Youughusbaud, at be concluded a long narrative as to wby be bad been detained down town until 1 a. m. "Well." yawned Mrs. Young husband, "your excuse Is fairly good, but It's not at good at father used to make." Chicago Newt. Not a Violent Case.-Mrs. Peck-Henry, what would you do if 1 were to die juddeuly? Henry-Pray, don't talk of inch a thing; I think It would almost irlve me craxy. Mrs. Peck Do you think you would marry aguln? Henry -Oh, no; I dou't think I would be a :raty at tbat! Chicago News. "How did you lose your Inst place, Bridget?" "Divorce." "Yours?" "No. The boss got one from bis wife, so ber recommend was no good, and bo wouldn't give me one"becnuse she hired me lu the first place. I'm looked now for a widdyman's house, where there won't be any woman for hliu to part with." Mr. Mlld-You seem to differ from the usual idea about coddling a roan to win his conseut. According to your theory scolding Is tbe best medium ror winning satisfactory results. Mrs. Wild That, my dear, Is In accord with one of the laws of nature. Everything bas got to be blown up before It will come down. Rlcumoud Dispatch. Jones-Funny what au Influence mu ilc can have over the body. On the jteamer there were several people sea jlck; but when Mis Banger began to paly the piano they all got over It aa ,f by magic. Smlth-It actually charm ed their Illness away? Jonee-On the .-ontrsry, It was so much worse than their seasickness that they forgot all about It. Great Explorer's Frieud (as the lat . . .. .,, . ter Is ODOUl lO Bianj uen, iiroimsw, rou've arranged for your lectures and ook when you come back, haven't youl Great Explorer Yes. Also my test! monlals are written for the canned roods, the clothing, the boats, end the rooking utensils. AU I have to do now Is to get lost and be rescued, aud my fortune Is made. Clnclunntl Commer cial Tribune. A Slump in Values.-"No!" declared Mr. WlmpHng. "I shall not pay thre flollars for the privilege of taking you to a theater. 1 dou't say that I can't ifford It, but 1 claim that no ordinary ploy Is worth one dollar and fifty cents t seat." "But, John." bis wife replied, "you used to tako me so ofteu! You didn't seem to think one dollar and fifty cents a sent was too much then." "Alicia, don't talk nonseuse. We can tit Just as near together at home now ts It Is possible to in the most cramped theater In town." Chicago Times-Herald. "Now here Is a book" began a seedy looking man quietly to a banker, whose private room he had entered unan nounced. "Don't want any books!" In terrupted tho banker, snappishly. "But this one you can't help being in terested lu!" "Haven't time to read books; and " "But I am sure you will take this book," persisted the iccfly-toowng jnanalUsfj fio you Intend to leave mis room, or must 1 " "Don't need to call the porter; I'll go. This Is your book, though!" "My book?' "Yes-your pocket-book. I found It lu the hall." Brom.hn Hlli'8 Dennmlnst'on. During the five years of his career as an actor Will had lu one of his the atrical companies a Wes.emer named Broncho BUI. There were ludlans in the troupe aud a certalu missionary had Joined the aggregation to look after the morals of the Indians. Thluklng that Broncho Bill would bear a llttlu looking after also, tbe good man se cured a seat by hla side at the dluuer table, nud remarked pleasantly: "This Is Mr. Broncho Bill, Is It not?" "Yans." "Where were you bom?" "Near Kit Bullnrd's mill, ou Big, Plgeou." "Religious parents. I suppose?" "Vans." "What Is your denomination?" "My what?" ' "Your denomination." "Oh-nh-ynas. Smith & Wesson." From "The Last of tbe Scouts." A Western clergyman denounces Sun. day funerals. Most people are lu favor of postponing them Indefinitely. Unless a woman Is deaf and dumb she has no need of a champion. Sh can always speak for herself. Paradoxical though tt may seem, good old age la often a very bad one. Some people are never so happy at when they have bad news to tell, u i