BEHIND A COUNTER,
MILLIONAIRE'S SON FINDS HIS
HEART'S CHOICE.
tlicjr Aro Slurried, anil Now Society Ii
Whliporlns That tlto ciroom'i 1'utlier
1 Indignant nnd Wilt Disinherit
HU Hon.
When Cupid starts out to unlto two
hearts ho generally accomplishes his
purpose, though ho may tako strange
nnd unthought of ways to bring this
about. Tho story of one of his latest
tricks lurks behind this notice, which
occurred late In the past summer, In
a lloston paper: On Aug. 3, at tho
church of tho Ascouslon, Roxbury, by
the Reverend Edward L. Atkinson, pas.
tor, Horatio Bigelow, 22, of Boston, aud
Mary Alice Reece, 21, also of Boston.
Horatio Dlgelow Is tho oldest son of
Albert S. Bigelow, tho copper king of
Boston and Cohasset, whoso wealth
runs away up Into tho millions be
tween twcnty-flvo and thirty millions
so report goes. Tho son of a many-times
millionaire la not supposed to go In
quest of a wiro among Uio Bilks nnd sat.
Ins nnd ribbons of a dry goods store.
Perhaps young Mr. Dlgelow had no
thought of finding a wife among such
environments, but ho dld.-novortholcss.
It was a caso of lovo at first sight on
tho part of both. Miss Reeco was pret
ty, young nnd refined In bearing and
manner, though her homo was not
among thoso of tho aristocratic one3
of tho Hub. Her father is a worthy
mechanic and votoran pensioner of tho
civil war. In tho summer of 189S Ko
ratio Dlgelow, then n Junior at Har
vard, went to tho store of Jordan,
Marsh & Co. to make some purchases.
In tho back end of tho storo nt ono
of tho counters thoro stood n sweet
faced little woman with tho softest of
brown hair, drawn smoothly away
frojn a low, broad forehead, and with
THE COPPER KINO'S MANSION.
brown eyes veiled by long black lashes.
Tho protty saleswoman could not holp
noticing tho look of more than ordi
nary Interest that tho handsomo young
man bestowed upon hor, and an ans
wering light came Into her own bright
oyes. Dut tho well-bred young man
would not think of thrusting himself
upon the notice of tho young woman
without tho formality of an Introduc
tion. But tho introduction was more
easily managed than ho feared it could
be. Doing well known to an olderly
woman manager of ono of tho depart
ments, the young man askod hor to pro
sent him to tho sweet-faced girl clork,
and later in tho afternoon this was
done. At first tho elder woman hesi
tated to do so, ns she told him the
;?VJigor woman had been most care
fully roared and was no ordinary "shop
girl." Tho evident earnestness of tho
young man soon assured her that ho
was serious nnd that there was some
thing moro than tho doslro to engago
in a flirtation that led him to mako the
request.
Every cvonlng for some tlmo nftor
this tho pretty girl found hor dovoted
admirer waiting for her at tho shop
door when her work for the day was
over, and In tho morning among tho
yards and yards of trimming on hor
countor there wore placed tho freshost
of flowers. For a long tlmo tho girl
did not know that tho young man was
tho son of ono of tho richest
men In tho United States. This
knowledge came to her through
tho twlttlngs of her companions about
the devotion of young Dlgelow. When
sho learned this sho begged Mr. Dlge
low to discontinue his attentions, aa
sho know his parents would be much
displeased If ho persisted In his court
ship, but, with the eloquence that only
lovo Is capable of, ho begged her to
throw such fears nsldo and consent to
become his wife. Thon her sweetheart
bogan to visit her in her homo, and,
when tho mothor nnd sisters met him
they pointed out to tho girl tho num
bers of unhappy wedded lives
that were tho rosult of such marriages.
Dut tho pretty sweetheart had made up
Lor mind by this tlmo that whether
rich or poor thero was only ono lovo In
tho world for her.
Tho fall and tho wlntor and the
spring passed away, tho courtBhlp run
ning moro smoothly than many othors
havo dono when all Interested In tho
two most Important figures wero quito
agreed. Young Dlgelow's parents know
nothing of his sweetheart, and whllo ho
studied away at college they woro plan
ning a trip around tho world for hlrri
after his graduation. The young son
and heir was quite agreed to this, but
had In mind un additional plan of
which the parents wero not advised.
Ho told Mary Reeco about this visit
to Japan, tho Orient, and Europe, and
It would Tiavc taken more than n hu
man woman to bid him go nlono when
ko had her heart fast In his keeping,
nnd so when tho vacation Jlmo came at
tho storo Mary timidly placed her hand
In hor lover's, and the wedding notice
In Uio Doston paper tells tho rest. Tho
girl, being n Catholic, preferred to bo
married by a clergyman of her faith,
but to this tho young mun would not
agree, because, ho reasoned, his parents
being Protestants, their forgiveness
would bo more easily won If tho cere
mony was performed by an Episcopal
minister. And so nt a llttlo mission
church, on August 3, tho son of n mil
lionaire and the daughter of an Ameri
can mechanic wcro made ono. After
a two weeks' honeymoon tho bride re
turned to her pnrcnts home, still, to
them, plain Mary Reeco.
Tho first of September found tho long
cherished plans of tho Digelow family
matured. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dlgolow
told tholr son good-by nt tho tralndoor,
not knowing that In nnothcr parlor car
sat their daughter-ln-lnw. Tho next
morning found tho young couplo oft
from Now York for their long voyngo.
Tho news of tho wedding camo to
tho father of the groom as a terrlblo
shock, whllo tho family of tho brido,
being n strict Catholic one, regret that
Mary was married by a Protestant min
ister, though tho mother says oho can
not but bo glad that her child's ro
mance has ended so happily for her.
In club circles It Is rumored that Hora
tio Dlgelow will bo cut off without a
cent. In tho mcantlmo the young
couplo aro spending a second honey
moon In tho flowery kingdom of Japan,
with n limitless letter of credit.
BRIDEGROOM 123 YEARS OLD.
Accd Dr. Charles HmUti Weds a Woman
Muny Timet Ills .Junior.
Dr. Charles Smith, physician, who
was born In Illinois, and who onco
practiced In Now York, and who claims
H
iiuuiiiiiiiiiuiiuuiuiiiiiiiiiuimiiiiiiuiuiimw
MARY A REECE.
the patriarchal ago of 123 years, was
marriod In Atlantic City, N. J., tho
other day to Miss Salllo A. May, a
daughter of Leon May. Tho ceremony
occurred nt tho bride's homo on South
Delawaro avenuo. It becamo public on
the records of tho board of health of
fice "Whon Dr. Smith camo in," said Pas
tor Cross, "I was surprised whon ho
told mo ho was of that ago. I placed
him on his honor and ho told mo that
his ago was 123."
Dr. Smith declared that his ngo had
been correctly recorded, nnd that ho
celebrated his ono hundred nnd twoniy
thlrd birthday in tho latter part of Sep
tember. "My father, Henry Smith,
lived to 120, nnd so did my grand
father," said Dr. Smith. "I was born
near Cairo, 111., but went to Germany
when three years old. I took my de
grco from tho Jena university and have
traveled all ovor Europe. I romomber
clearly tho tlmo whon Donaparto was
living, and havo had n vory eventful
llfo." His nppearanco Is that of a well
preserved man of 70. Ills wlfo Is 41
years old.
Ilrltlsh Joke.
A Drltlsh humorist Is n rather rare
bird, dcsorvlng of mention. Ono Alex
ander Stewa't has just puli'lshed a
book called "Mr. MlggB Opinions."
Mr. Mlggs Is a shoemaker. Hero aro
two of his Jokes: "A man what re
spects himself gets no hurt, and a man
that does not respoct himself, -why you
might cover tho road from here to holl
with broken glass and he'd got thero
by a subway without knowing any
thlnk about It." "An Englishman hasn't
a chanco with a Scotchman for tho rea
son I give, that he's mean, but, unfor
tunately honest. A free living man
has no chanco against him." Now
York World.
" P" "a ' Ibv
THE EIItST WILD BILL
WAS NOT SO WILD AS NAME
INDICATED.
Ifo Ilnil n Few Notches In III iun,
However. When He Died with HU
Hoot On nt Hcudwood Tlio Work
of nn Avenge.
The current plcturo that represents
"Wild Dill" as n wavy-haired, dare
devil looking desperado may ns well bo
shelved. It was taken from n portrait
mado in crayon for "Buffalo Bill" Cody
and from memory. But tho real Wild
Dill was a very different sort of man.
In looking over somo effects that had'
long lain undisturbed, J. D. Edwards,
ono of tho first settlers of Abilene,
Knn nnd who went through tho wild
nnd woolly days when Hlckok was
marshal, recently enmo upon an old
fashioned daguerrcotypo of tho frontier
hero. It represents him as he was
when ho camo to Abilene, then a cow
boy headquarters, to kcop peace among
tho unruly cattlemen who mado their
way over the trail from Texas.
Hlckok was then In tho height of his
glory, nnd, though ho hnd killed n fow
men, his enreer was not stained with
tho deeds that mado his name discredi
table In later years. Ho had been In
Ellis and Hays City, where ho had
troublo with cattlemen, and had been
acting tho scout nlong tho Platte, as
well as dealt a lino hand In faro nt
divers and sundry "resorts of tho west.
Ho went to Abllcno to succeed Tom
Smith, who Is sold by all tho old set
tlers to havo been far tho hotter man
before or behind a gun.
J. D. Hlckok when ho becamo mar
shal was n handsomo man. Ho was
about six feet high, with n somewhat
womanish faca and long, flno hair, of
which ho was very proud. Ho had an
lmpresslvo manner, a well-propor-
HORATIO DIOELOW.
tloned, sinewy form, not nn ounce of
superfluous flesh, and In tho exhibition
of his strength acted tho bully nt
times. Onco, when tho city council
was In session, J. O. McCoy, now of
Kansas City, being mayor, and A. A.
Hurd, attorney for tho Santa Fo, city
clerk, one of the members was needed
to mako a quorum. Ho purposely nb
sented himself and remained in anoth
er part of tho building. Hlckok went
after him nnd brought him Into tho
council chamber on hla shoulder,
whero under tho rules that antedated
thoso of Reed he was counted as pres
ent. Wild Dill was not noted for his
bravery In facing nn adversary. Ho
killed two men on the south side of the
Union Pacific track ono day. They
wero Phil Colo and Mlko Williams. Tho
marshal was standing In a door of a
saloon nnd they camo up tho street.
Without warning ho dropped Cole, nnd
then nB Williams came running killed
him also. Tho Indignant cattlemen
offered a reward of $10,000 for Hlckok's
dead body. Ho went about as usual
nfter that, but always walked In tho
mlddlo of tho street and cnrrlcd for a
weapon Instead of tho usual ready re
volver, a double-barreled shotgun,
sawed off to a length of eighteen
Inches. With such n protector he
J. B. HICKOK.
could not be approached with much
safety. Ho was afraid of his llfo and
showed It, Soon ho left town and
drifted Into tho mining camps of tho
mountains. He killed somo moro mon
and was the prldo of tho ealoonfl In the
now camps. Ho was a bluffor of huge
ability and often mado the crowd think
ho was doing a bravo thing when he
was simply counting on the timidity of
his victim and seldom In vain.
He fought a duel onco In Springfield,
Mo., after tho closo of his career as a
scout nnd beforo going farther west.
Ho had become a gambling-room hero,
tall, symmetrical, weighing 200 pounds,
nnd with as much enro given to his
hair as tho most enroful lady bestows
on her tresses. Ho strutted around
town, and, with ono Dnvo Tutt, n part
ner and friend, did up tho tenderfcet
nt poker In n manner that was mar
vclously skilful. Then ono day tho
two fell out over a garno of poker in
which they wero opponents. Tutt
staked his watch against Dill's money
and tho latter won, Tutt was furloin
nnd accused Hlckok of cheating. Thoro
wero hot words nnd both went out
threatening to shoot on Bight. Tho
next morning both wcro on the street,
armed nnd looking for each other. Bill
woro Tutt'8 watch. Ab Wild Bill
DAVE TUTT.
walked along tho south Bldo of tho
squnro Tutt camo In sight nbout eighty
yards awny. They halted and both
drew their guns nnd fired. Tutt fell
dend; Hlckok was unhurt, though tho
ball passed two Inches from his head
and burled Itself In the wall of tho old
Shepherd building. It was his only
duel, for ho wns not qunrrolsomo nnd
tho gamblers avoided him, knowing
well his ability ns n shot.
As has often bcon told, ho mot his
end In Dcndwood, being shot from be
hind by n mnn who hnd followed him
for years because of tho death of n
brother, whoso taking off was tho
gambler's act. Hlckok's guns were
besldo him and ho reached for them
but his strength was gono. His slayer
was taken out and ran tho gauntlot of
a party of good ninrksmon, but escaped
them all and lied Into the mountains,
uevor to be heard of again. It wns
considered a pootlc Justice that tho
killer should moot his death nt tho
hnnds of nn avenger. Other avengers
hnd tried It, but nono was qulik enough
beforo. Tho miners burled him on tho
wooded hillside nenr Dcndwood, nnd
for a long tlmo hla gravo was un
marked. Then one day an admirer of
tho old scout "struck It rich" and put
up n monument that Is , ono of tho
unlquo cemotery ndornmcnts of the
nntlon. It bears n bust of Hlckok, be
neath aro two crossed revolvers chis
eled In tho granite and a scroll recites
his virtues. Some years ago an effort
was mado by a number of rich Cali
fornia minors to get permission to
movo tho body to that Btato for burial,
but nothing camo of It. Tho peoplo of
Dcadwood havo In tho grave ono of
tho chief nttractlons of tho placo, and
would be loth to allow its romoval.
It is somowhat curious that though
ho went through llfo ns "Wild Dill,"
ho hud nothing In his nnmo that war
ranted tho title. It was In fact stoten
from his elder brother, who was killed
In some dangerous mission during tho
war. When William died, tho younger
Hlckok, John D., becamo "DIU" and
later "Wild Dill." It was perhaps his
superb marksmanship rnther than any
other quality, unless It might havo
been his expertness nt cards, that mado
Hlckok great. Do that as It may, ho
has a secure placo In tho history of
tho frontier, nnd nny relation of cattlo
trall days that omits his deeds and
misdeeds Is Incomplete.
Hut lie ot un ICiiflo unit n Lobster.
Lleut.-Col. Andrew C. P. Hnggard, an
cldor brother of Rider Haggard, tho
novelist, recently returned from a trip
to Newfoundland, nnd tolls of a ro
markablo Right ho saw whllo sitting
on tho senshoro with a guldo with
whom ho had been fishing for salmon
In tho Terra Nova river. Thoy had
been watching for aomo tlmo tho evo
lutions of a whlto-hendcd eagle, called
by tho Newfoundlanders a "grip."
After soaring round In several circles
abovo and In front of them, tho cnglo
suddenly dnshed down Into a pool of
water nenr them on tho beach nnd
reappeared holding an enormous lob
ster In his talons. It was an old lob
ster, with a hugo claw, white with
barnaclo3. Tho cnglo had him clutched
firmly around tho back, and at first
tho hugo claw hung helplessly down,
the barnacles shining white In tho sun
light. This was only for a second,
though. Tho ripples on tho recently
disturbed pool had not yet died away
when tho captlvo lobstor suddenly
awoko to tho seriousness of the altua
tlon, nnd to think with him was to net.
Up moved tho great whlto barnacled
claw until it seized tho caglo round
tho neck. Thoro wns n furious flut
tering and heating of tho oaglo's wings,
n melancholy squawk from his choking
throat, and thon, tumbling and rolling
head over heels In tho nlr In n con
fused mass, down camo caglo and lob
ster again, splash back Into tho pool,
Tho two spectators of tho scene rushed
forward, thinking that they could per
haps In somo wuy securo both com
batants, for tho splashing of tho con
flict continued In tho shallow wator,
Dut they had hardly tlmo to pick up a
stono nplcco to throw at tho eaglo be
fore tho lobster, feeling himself at
homo ngaln, let go his hold. With his
neck all torn and devoid ot feathers,
away flow the bedraggled caglo In
most molnncholy gulso to a neighbor
ing cliff, whllo tho lobstor, to glvo Col.
Hnggard'B own words, "still brandish
ing his enormous claw In defiance, re
mained smiling at tho bottom of tho
pool."
DEATH IS ITS SEAL.
THE DOINQS OF THE K. K. K'S.
IN PHILIPPINES.
Tho Society In Steeped In Illoori An
Initiatory Ceremony Terrllilo In Its
Klcnldenncr, vrllh Vows of Unrkcit
Meaning.
Tho K. K. K., tho nbhorent sccrot
society of tho Philippines, has thriven
Hko a poisonous weed, surrounding It
self with a miasma of foulest crime.
Sunny Itnly has her dreaded Malla.
whoso stlllotto-clasptng fingers reach
out even Into other lands nnd claim
secretly doomed but unsuspecting vic
tims. Russia's Nihilists aro a haunting
terror to her rulers nnd tho haughtiest
nnd wealthiest of her nobles. Tho
very nnmo ot tho organization strlkoj
with tho chill of death on hearts that
know no other fear. Tho Thugs of In
dia do their deadly work moved by
a common Impulse, emanating from a
central source tho serpent-wlso, sor-pent-wlcked
heads of their murderous
order thnt live and dlo unknown, but
aro obeyed as swiftly, unquestlonlngly
and as surely as Azracl himself. Tho
horrible scenes of tho Indian mutiny
and Toussnlnt's Insurrection woro
made posslblo by provlous secret meet
ings, secret oaths and sccrot signals;
and In our own country tho Ku Klux
Klan ot tho south, tho Motllo Magulres
of tho coal region of Pennsylvania and
Ohio, and tho Whlto Caps of tho mlddlo
west, havo all, with Intent to right
some real or fancied Injury, banded
themselves together by hidden myster
ies and worked In concert for somo do
slrcd ond. To this class of Bccret so
cieties docs the K. K. K. of tho Philip
pines belong.
In tho open story of tho Philippines
nml In tho vnrlous books nnd artlcloa
which havo been written nbout thoso
Islands slnco they sprung Into unex
pected promlnonco In tho horizon ot
nntlonnl nffnlrs, tho Katlpunan (er
roneously spoiled Cntapunnn) society Is
spoken of as being merely n "strong
political organization" tho "strongest
in tho Philippines," In fact. Dut whllo
It most assuredly Is this, its sccrot
alms, achievements nnd potentialities
are such as to Bccuro for it a position
In its own peculiar way second to thnt
of no organized aggregation ot op
pressed, mutinous nnd rovengeful hu
manity In tho wholo wide world.
Death was Its foundation thought;
death Its countersign, Its omblom, Its
seal, Its ponnlty and Ub weapon. In
tho dnys whon It was flrBt grudgingly
acknowledged by tho Spnnlsh rulers of
thoso long-suffering MalayBlan Isl
ands thnt this rapidly growing nnd
widely extended organization wns bo
coming n menacing power of which It
was necessary to take serious account
In nil their calculations nnd plans for
tho tuturo, ovcry member of tho ordor
wns a legal outcast. Ho was, In tho
estimation of tho Spanish, a modern
Cain, except thnt ho did not boar tho
protecting mark of God's brand upon
his brow.
Proscribed, hunted nnd porsecutod,
tho Kntlpuunns held to their bcllof
and purposes with a tenacity that bod
ed 111 for their oppressors. Thoy held
their meetings, performed tholr rights
nnd ceremonies, Initiated now mom
bers, lnvontcd now mothodB of action,
Inaugurated now movements, Issued
new orders nnd enforced them, despite
all tho efforts ot thoso In authority to
suppress, dlspcrso and destroy them.
Tho Katlpunnns, though visible, aro
aB elusive and mocking as n wlll-o'-tho-wlsp.
Thoy appear hero and thoro
as tho fancy moves thorn like tho
Ignus fntuus, proving by tholr very
cxlstcnco tho presence, of something
nolsomo and death-dealing, and leading
their Ill-fated purauora Into trackless
morasses and deep-sunken pits whero
no hope of cscapo or rescue can over
come.
Under tho Spanish rulo tho spirit of
revolt grew Btrong In every Filipino
BANNER OF THE K. K. K'S.
breast, tho owner of which wns not
either a dotard or a craven. Whoro a
crust forms over hidden and ovor-ln-creasing
fires that crust must sooner
or later inevitably brenk and expose to
tho world tho raging hell boncath.
Tho mutiny which took placo on
tho evening of January 20, 1872,
In Cavlto, was Biich n rondlng
and tho breach thon mado novor
healed. On that evening tho na
tive soldlors Btntlonod ovor this placo
rovolted, without having previously
given nny understood sign of discon
tent or rebellion, and massacred their
officers the men whom they had fol-
lowed, looked up to nnd obeyed until
thnt moment ns dellborntcly, uncon
cernedly nnd mercilessly ns If they had
been vagrant curs. No European who
was In or near Cavlto during that night
of horror when murder, cold-blooded
nnd long-meditated, hold dominion
over tho crstwhllo penccful town,
cati ever forgot whllo memory en
dures, a single dragging moment
ot those nwful hours. It had
been nrranged among tho natives
that n simultaneous outbreak should
tako plnco at Manila, but through
somo misunderstanding or somo
net that precipitated tho climax
tho men nt Cavlto took tho Inltlatlvo
with results most disastrous to tho
cause they had so closo at heart.
For ono night thoy seemed to bo
masters of tho situation, but tho noxt
morning tho Spaniards, nrouscd for
onco out of tholr usual stnto of arro
gant indlffcrcnco nnd haughty uncon
cern by tho potentialities of this most
unexpocted nnd surprising obstnelo In
the smooth nnd somewhat sluggish cur
rent of their official existence, mustered
forco sufficient to quell tho lnsurrcc-
USED AT INITIATION,
tlon nnd restore nt least a comblanco
of security to their own positions. Tho
fnlluro ot tho movement so long
planned nnd hoped for plunged tho
Phlllpplnos Into worso dlfllcultloB than
they had beforo oven dreamed of. In
Spnnlsh eyes nftor that disastrous fias
co ovcry nntlvo was a mutineer nt
heart, and no man ot Philippine birth
wns so humblo or so Insignificant na
to cscapo tho blighting breath of sus
picion. Arrests wcro mado by tho
wholesale Honest farmers who had no
thoughts abovo or beyond their dnlly
toll nnd tho success or fnlluro of tholr
crops wcro classed In tho samo cate
gory and doomed to suffer tho
samo cruel experiences as tho pro
fessed agitators, tho political trick
sters or tho high-bred Tngolas,
who had good reason to rebel,
even though thoy might havo too
much policy and too kcon nn appre
ciation of tho InBurmountnblo difficul
ties of tho Bltuntlon to ylold to tholr
natural Impulses. Many of tho men di
rectly concerned In tho mutiny wero
taken to Manila, and thero suffered
tho death ponnlty at tho hands of tholr
own whilom comrades In arms. Others
wero less mercifully dealt with, as
torttiro In Its most ngonlzlng nnd ox
ci Delating form was decreed for thorn
boforo death was allowed to end their
misery.
Flvo of tho vowb nro 8Ubstnntlnlly na
follows:
I. "I will dlo slowly by tho most
hideous torture, beforo I will divulge
nnythlng thnt I know, lenrn or conjec
turo about tills very cxaltod and honor
ablo union."
II. "I will executo nt any cost to
mysolf and othors, Immediately, un
questlonlngly and exactly, all orders
received by mo which nro accompan
ied by tho 'sacred and socrot word.' "
HI. "I will cherish nctlvo nnd un
dying hatred against all Spaniards and
other foreigners."
IV. "When tho ordor comes I will
personally assist to slaughter, nt onco
and without mercy or distinction, all
foreigners within reach of my re
venge" V. "I will kcop theso oaths whllo
my llfo lasts, and should I forget or
disobey them In tho least part I will
expect and most rightfully suiter tho
most horrlblo doath."
I'leturu ICxplilnml.
A well-known photographer of Now
York recently hod his country houso
overhauled, says tho San Francisco Ar
gonnut. A new skylight was nddod and
cxtenBlva alterations woro mndo In tho
roof. Tho men engaged on tho Job
took their tlmo aud did not overwork
thomsolvos, which did not prevent tho
roofor from presenting a bill almoBt
as steep as his calling. When tho
owner of tho houso expostulated It was
evident to him that tho men had to bo
paid for their tlmo, and they had spent
several days on tho Job. "No wondor,"
said tho photographer; and then hn
produced n number of snap-shot photo
graphs, representing tho mon on tho
roof of his houso ns taken from tho
nttlc window of nn adjoining building.
Somo wero sitting smoking, oorao woro
reading newspapers, and others woro
lying on their backs. "Why," said tho
astonished roofer, "thoso nre my mon.
"Exactly," responded tho owner, "nnd
theso pictures explain why thoy took
such a long tlmo over tho Job."
Now Women or Jiipiin.
Tokyo Cor. Chicago Record: Fuji
yama has been tho aceno of a vory un
usual porformnnce. An old woman ot
93 la said to havo aacended tho moun
tain at tho head ot six woinon, nil
moro than (lfty years of ago. That is
progress with a vongennco, considering
thnt In formor days no fomnlo, young
or old, wan permitted to dosocrato the.
sacred mountain by treading on it.
Hot u Ynuhllni; Kzjiurt.
His angel They say tho Lucanln
can steam 25 knots nn hour, Her
sweet That Is quite right. His angel
I supposo they steam them ao that
tho poor sailors can unlto them morn
easily. Stray Stories.