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