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BY MARGARET BLOUNT.
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CHAPTER I.
It was a wild, raw November after
noon.Tho sky was dark and lowering;
tho wind swept down from tlio hills
with n mournful, walling Bound, and bo
neath the tall trec3, that bent before
tho gale, lny heaps of fudod yellow
leaves, trodden out of all shapo and
beauty by tho feet that wore contin
ually traversing tho narrow vlllago
paths.
Upon tho hills, and out on tho broad
highway, tho sccno was dreary enough.
Hut tho llttlo village of Banloy, with
Its red-tiled roofs and latticed win
dows, all aglow with tho blnzo of fire
light, woro a look of cheerful comTort,
which tho wintry nspoct of tho day
rather heightened than diminished.
Banlcy, lying far Inland, way one of
those prlmltlvo llttlo places whero tho
sound of tho railway whlstlo had novor
conic. There was n branch lino, It Is
true, somo twelvo miles away, but Tow
of Its passengers ever found their way
ncros3 tho hills, nnd few of tho Inhab
itants of Hanlcy had seen tho station,
or tested tho capabilities of tho won
drous Iron horee Thono who had
done co, having returned In safoty, be
caino ornclcs uinong their neighbors,
its people of deep experience and one
word of tholrs outweighed ti ncoro
from others, who had not soon tho
world."
Tho vlllago, Hko moat of tho kind,
consisted of a straggling street of cot
tngca, with gay flower-gardens In front
nnd nn cnclosuro or Kitchen, vegeta
bles nnd n few fruit trees, at the back.
There was n church and a parsonage
II Is truo, but tho vicar was non-resident,
being moro deoply lntorcstoj In
tho conversion of Irish Cnthollca than
in tho religious state of English Pro
tcstants, nlbelt they woro of bio own
Hock. Consequently tho vlcarago was
chut up, and n consumptive curato
with a clckly wife and n family of oovon
children, living In n cotlago nt tho up
per end of tho village, kcoplng up ap
pearancesby moans known only to
curates and their wives on tho pitiful
talary of 0110 hundred pounds a year.
Anxious and careworn enough the
pair often looked, but they loved each
other dearly, nnd vcro beloved by ov
cry one around, eo It may bo that tholr
fato was not a hard one, after all.
Tho curato and his wife, poor
though they might bo, woro tho only
peoplo in tho vlllago who could prop
crcly bo designated "gontlefolk3." Tho
Lord of tho Manor was non-rcsldont,
tho Manor Houso Itself being anything
but n deslrablo homo. If all was truo
that was told of tno sights and sounds
tuat nad been seen and heard thoro at
different tlmos by different peoplo tho
poor man was very wise In not coming
to look after his property In person.
Hollow Ash Hall was a luiuntod
house.
It stood nt somo dlstanco from tho
vlllago, upon n green nnd fertile oml
nonco, shut out from tho common ap
proach, though not from common vlow,
by n high stono wnll and a lofty pair
of iron gates. Thoro woro n portor'B
lodgo, untenanted, of courso, and n
small cottago within tho grounds,
which had onco boon occupied by somo
humblo dopondent of tho fnmlly, In
tho day when that family wnu numer
ous and hnppy, and strongly united ny
tho thousand sweet ties that bind a
loving heart to homo.
Seon from tho public road, tho Hall
was Blmply a square, brick-fronted
English mnnalon, of tho ordinary type,
comfortnbly and conveniently built,
with stables, groon houses, gardens
(ir-J -consorvntorlea, enough tn atl3fy
all tho requirements of modern pollto
cocloty. Tho yew trees ut tho back,
and tho long, bnro lawn In front, gave
It a molancholy appearance; but no
one would hnvo dreamed of calling It
a haunted houso had they not iron told
that It hnd an undoubted right to tho
name Thoro was not oven a hollow
ash tree In vlow, to nccount for Its 145
usablo title Hut tho vlllagoro, when
questioned upon tho subject, would
look wise, and lead you to tho top of
a narrow, damp lano, whoro grow n
solitary tree, that had boon touched
by tho scathing linger of tho lightning
on Its mission of dmtructlon and
death. That was ' Hollow Ash." and
that wbb tho "Hurnt Ash Lnno;" down
which lane, a3 a sort of "shovt cut" to
tho Bccno of their uncanny rovols, it
may bo, ctrango llguro.i woro said to
.flit rb soon as the clock from tho nolgu
liorlug church had tolled tho hour of
twelve
Not only ono ghost haunted tho place
thoro woro at lennt throo or four:
and tholr nnnios wcro moro familiar
to tho persons who ownod tho manor
than to any curious stranger who
sought to pry Into Its secrets. But It
must hnvo boon a bold man or- woman
(Who would hnvo darod to ask a Ver
non n quostlon. Thoy worn n allont
haughty, rcsorvod race, by no moans
addicted to tho foolish practlco of
"wonrlng tholr hearts upon tholr
kIcovob," And If thero wnB ono sub
Jcct upon which thoy woro moro silent
and ro3orved than another, It was that
of tho haunted miuior. Thoy loft It
thoy could not bear to talk of II; nnd
bo tho mystery grow by foodlng upon
iUelf, till Btorlos were told nt tho
place that would hnvo mauo tho lial
of tho bravest and wisest llstenora
stand upon end with horror.
It may cosily be imagined what a
commotion Banloy was In, ono day,
then the tidings spread abroad that
a gentleman direct from London wai
about to rent the Hall. People itared
"Kt5 'l N 'U 'I
Jli i ilt Ji'. v &
at their neighbors and shook their
heads. It could not bo; unless tho
nowcomorn balled from Colney Hatch
or Hanwcll, ho could not, for a mo
ment, bo thinking of such n thing.
Uut tho news was confirmed in tho
afternoon by no le3S n person thnn tho
landlord of the "Vernon Arms," who
recited to a group of eager and thirsty
llstenors his wondrous tnle Tho fam
ily from London wore, nt that moment,
beneath his roof, So far from being
denizens of a lunatic nsylum. they
woro most respectable peoplo a city
banker, his wlfo and two dnughters,
who catno down for n change of air,
and seeing a flno houso standing
empty, naturally enough coucludod
thnt It was to let. So, at tho "Vernon
Arms," In an nftor-dlnner chat with
tholr host, they managed to nsk mi
nioroua questions about tho mansion
on tho hill. Ho answered thorn truth
fully; but ho ndded, with a shako of
tho head, an cxpresslvo as Lord Bur
lolgh's, "Ho wished no harm might
como of It," for they laughed at tho
Idea of ghosts, and ono of tho young
IadIo3 begged so hard to llvo In a real
hauutod houso that her papa had act
ually sont for tho ngent.
Tho landlord laughed, drow n long
breath, and Bolaced himself with a
great drnught of his own nlo.
At that moment the ngent himself
was Boon descending tho stairs; tho
landlord, hurrying from behind tho
bar, throw tho door wldo open, with n
low bow. Hut Mr. Grant declined tho
pollto Invitation, beckoned him out
into tho pasago, and closed tho door
upon tho gaping and disappointed
rustlc3.
"I want to speak to you a moment,
Grimes," ho said, impatiently. "Is
thoro no prlvato placo in this house?"
"To bo Buro -to be suro, air," replied
tho ho3t. "Step this way, If you
pleaso. Becky, my lovo, pray go and
mind tho bar n llttlo while Wo want
tho parlor to ourselves Just now."
Hocky, who wn3 tho meck-faccd mis
tross of tho establishment, being thus
addressed, took up tho stocking she
was mending and went out without a
murmur. Tho landlord closed tho
door behind her, and tho agont nodded
approvingly.
"Capital training you hnvo her in,
Mr. Grlmos."
"Well, Blr, ono'a obliged to keop tho
whlphnnd or thero's no end of kicking
over tracos, you know. Now Becky,
tbcro, Is tho best woman In England,
though I say It as shouldn't. Hut I
should novor dream of tolling lior bo.
Tho houso would not hold tho two of
us together ton mlnute3 afterwards."
"Quito right, Grimes. Tho less you
pralso a woman tho bettor sho behaves,
as a goucrnl rule l think. But now
lot us go to business. I'm very much
bothorcd in my own mind, Gi lines, and
I want somo advice"
Grimes, who hnd been busy over tho
Are with somo mystorIou3 preparation,
which tho agent affected not to boo,
now returned to tho tnblc, bearing two
Btenmlng tumblers of rum-punch,
which ho put down with nn air of tri
umphant solf-satlsfactlon.
'.'I do bellcvo, tin vory best I over
mado yot, Mr. Grant," ho obsorved, ns
ho plncod ono co3y arm chair beforo
tho flro for his visitor, and enscoucod
his own plump person comfortnbly
within tho dopths of another.
"Good it must bo, then, to a dend
certainty," replied tho agent, taking
n long, dollclotiB draught. "Enough to
ntnko a man forgot onohalf li is trou
bles and snnp his linger nt tho rest."
"I hopo It will mako you forgot
yours, then, Blr," replied tho landlord,
who was dying with curlo3lty to know
why ho hnd been summoned to this
particular conference.
"Ah, no such luck ns that! Tho
trouble tonight Is not oxactly a trou
ble after all. I am bowlldorcd nnd
bothered. 1 want to do a thing, nnd
ot I cannot tell If I ought. Grimes,
you nnow tho old Hall?"
Tho host nodded his head.
"I should think I did. sir!'"
"And you know what Btorles peoplo
toll about tho pluco?"
"That 1 do. Old John Jones, tho
gardener, nns nmdo my llcsli croep
many n tlniu with hlu talos of tho tur
ret-chamber, nnd tho butlor'a pantry,
and tho secret room whero tho priests
used to hldo away many, many years
ago."
"John Jones Is an idiot!" said tho
agont, Impatiently. "Upon my word,
I bollovo tho house lu as quiet and
peaceable us thin old Inn of youis."
Mr. Grimes took n sip of rum-punch,
and said nothing.
"I hnvo beon through tho placo n
hundrod timet I dnro say moro nnd
I never saw anything thoro, nor heard
anything either, for tho matter of
that."
"Did you over go thero at night,
slr7" asked Mr. Grlmos, with a slgnlU
cant smile
"No, I can't say thnt I ovor did.'
And tho agont smiled, too. "Hut you
don't moan to say that you a Bonsl
hlo, cloar-hciuled man really bellovo
tho rubbish they tell nbo".t tho placo
now, do you?
"Ho you, sir?"
"Of courso not."
"Well, I should be sorry to luwo to
sloop there myself, that Is all I know
about it."
"Now, Giiinoa, tell mo plainly what
you think you should sea? '
"Well, thoro's n lot of ghosts to
choose from up thoro," said the land
lord, meditatively, "You pays your
money and you takes your choice
you can havo a Jesuit priest, reading
ins mass-book; or old Vernon, count
ing his money-bags; or n young man
seated by a tnblo In a room fixed up
in gmnd Btylc, with a woman old
enough to bo his moiher, sitting on n I
sofa wlh an ugly loo): upon her faco,
nnd another woman peering through a '
window back of her, looking uglier,
if possible, than alio; or you can havo
good Queen Bets looking after tho far-1
thing sho dropped "
"Pshaw! When was Queen Bess at '
Banloy, I should llko to know? Why,
It was not built till nlio had been dead .
IIIUI1 1111 ju.iin. tvuui UU Wll
want with her ghosts there?"
"Can't say, sir. But most old houses
havo n story about her and that blessed
farthing. I wonder that alio didn't
tnko bettor caro of it when sho was
alive It has given her troublo enough
since"
"Wnll. Int. imr lin whom nlin ma v. I
don't bollovo Bho is at Hollow Ash '
Hall."
"No moro do I sir.'" J
"I know itl You are a scnslblo man,
Mr. Grimes."
"I don't bellovo in Queen Bess, nor
In old Vernon, nor yot In the priest.
Thero Is ono thing thoro I do bellovo
In, though."
"And what is that?"
"Tho last ghost. It's not yet moro
than twcnty-llvo years old, you know, j
Tlio ghost of tho butler's pantry. You
know what I moan, sir?
"Pshaw!" said tho guest, turning
red.
"From things which camo to my
knowlcdgo when I wbb n younger man
than I nm now, I shouldn't wonder
If thoro was something In thnt. No
wonder thnt Vernon could not llvo
thoro."
"Hush, Grlme3l" said the agent,
looking nervously towards tho door.
"Thoro nro somo things In this world
thnt aro not to bo spoken of."
"Exactly. And I novor havo opoken
of that to any ono beforo for many
years. But it's my opinion tho gen
tleman from London will pretty soon
got nick of his bargain."
"That Is what I wanted to see you
about, Grimes."
"The bargain?"
"YC3."
"What alls It, Blr?"
"Nothing nt all."
'Is tho gentleman willing to mnko
It?"
Perfectly."
"Liberal In his notions?"
"Very. Ho told mo that -ho would
pay Just as much for tho uso of the
placo aa If thoro had never boon any
story ubout it."
"Very handsomo of him. Peoplo
generally expect to got a haunted
houso for nothing per year."
"Ah, but ho laughs at tho idoa, and
pays tho actual rent of tho plnco just
to prove that ho has no faith in
gll03tS."
"Woll, I wish him Joy of his now
homo, thnt is nil."
'And so do I. Howcvor, if ho has
n fancy It is no business of ml no. But
hero comes tho rub."
"I don't seo it."
"Havo I a right to lot tho houso?"
Mr. Grlmos started.
"Why, you nro agent!"
"VQ3."
"Then who ha3 a bettor right?"
"No one. But, you see, I don't know
what Mr. Vornon would Bay."
"Of courso ho would bo ploasod."
"Do you think so?"
"I am suro of It."
"I wish I was. Mr. Vernon
Is a
very strange man.'
(To bo continued.)
Itobliorloi at KnglUU Kfllm.
Of all curious, robberies tho stealing
of wax figures of kings and horoes
from Wcstmlnstor Abbey would Bcom
as rcmarkablo as any. Theao auguit
efllgles nro kept In a certain part ct
tho abboy and woro onco much moro
numerous than they nro now. At least
n dozen havo disappeared mysteriously
and who stolo them nnd how they got
away with thom aro still mysteries.
Among tho ofllglcs purloined was that
of Nelson, which disappeared about
half a century ago. Thero was such a
popular outcry over this that a now
ono was mado and sot up, and it la"
this now ono which la now shown to
visitors. Another tantalizing robbory
has mado poorer tho Sloano Musoum
In 'Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. At
tho death of Sir John Sloane ho left
his money to tho museum, which ho
had founded. Two cupboards woro
found carefully locked nnd In Sir
John's will It was dlrcctod that ono
Bhould bo opened In 1887 uild tho other
In 1912. Thoro money was to bo found
for the onlnrgomcnt of tho museum.
When tho first cupboard was openod it
was found empty nnd boro every ovl
donro of having beon robboJ. Will ths
second cupboard bo found also to havo
been tampered with?
Tiiilirovcimuit In Ilulclintln?.
Butchering has been Improved nlong
with other things. Today not a Blnglo
part of tho animal Is wn3tcd. Horns
nnd hoofs aro mado Into tortolsa sholl
cotnbri, buttons and various ornaments.
From tho bones of tho feot noatsfoot
oil Is extracted. Hair and tho finer
bristles nro workod Into upholstoring
material!!, and tho different kinds of
foiling. Cartilaginous substances aro
made Into gelatine, nnd tho bones aro
Btcumcd to extract tho gluo.
VI o Sunt In llrlttnh Navr.
Recently Sir Fleetwood Edwards,
kcopor of his mnjesty's privy purso,
sent to tho mayor of Lymo Regis a
postofllco order for JJ3 to bo handed to
Mr. J, Warren, a naval ponsloncr of
that town, who has at present five
sons In tho royal navy, "aB a mark of
tho king's appreciation of this inter
eating record." Mr. Warron la him
self thq son of a naval pensioner.
I Current Topics
"Daniel Coit CUman.
Daniel Colt Oilman, who has Just
publicly resigned tho presidency of
Johns Hopkins Unlverolty.has been tho
head of that great school sinco its
foundation in 1875. Ho has soen tho
univorslty grow from its first begin
nings into tho great institution it now
is, and his work as its director has
won for him a reputation In Europo
as woll ns In his own country. Dr.
Gllmnn hns never been Idle a dny in
tho forty-sovon years ho has devoted
himself to tho profession of education.
Ho has written Important papers on
tho subject of education and has given
much of I1I3 tlmo to work connected
with o 111 ccs ho has had at tho head of
literary and scientific ascoclatlons of
many kinds. Among othor activities
DANIEL C. OILMAN,
of his has been bis devotion to tho
reform of tho civil service Dr. Oil
man is now 70 years old.
G"o Do and to Oi)crdo,
Ono thing at least Is mado clear by
recent discussions about sleep produc
ers. It Is that Insomnia and nervous
ness, words bo unfamiliar to tho lip3
of our nncestors, nro physical facts
that In this ago must be reckoned with.
Though gymnasiums aro happily be
coming moro numerous, it cannot bo
said that sanitariums arc less so, and
though tho building up of tho body Is
a factor In modern education, the
breaking down of tho nerves Is quite
ns much of n commonplace. "Don't
overdo" la tho bit of advlco that every
body gives and nobody takes, and the
Individual who knows and respects his
strength limits is a rarity.
"You can't think," writes Huxley In
ono of his recently published letters,
"how well I nm so long as I walk
eight or ten miles a day nnd don't
work too much." But his -biographer
relates how tho great scientist would
lecturo to tho point, of nervous exhaus
tion nnd how he would bo compelled
afterwards to Ho wearily on a sofa
whllo his wlfo "matched him oa
anothor." If sofas wero gifted with
speech thoy could relate many tragic
talcs and reveal many seemingly
healthy Individuals occupied In burn
ing tho candlo at both ends. Only
those who nro used to this double Il
lumination know how difficult It is to
extinguish cither light, and perhnps
only theso know how near tho two
flames aro to meeting. As long ns
spirit is Btrongor than flesh and mind
moro potent than matter man will
contlnuo to pay tho ponnltles that na
turo exacts from tho lawbreaker, but It
Is woll to remind him frequently that
his overdoing Is his undoing.
Hicciotti Garibaldi to Come.
Hlcclottl Garibaldi, who will attend
tlio unveiling of tho Garibaldi monu
ment In Chicago on Sept. 20, Is a lleu
tonant in tho Italian navy and a mod
em boro who shows by hl3 conduct
thnt ho has tho blood of his father In
his veins. When ho wont to help tho
Greeks In tholr strugglo ngalnst Islam,
ho announced hlmsolf In theso words:
"Wherever tho cauao of human liberty
needs a leader, thero Is tho placo for
LIEUT. GARIBALDI.
Garibaldi." In 1SGC, when his fathor
was conducting the Roman campaign.
Hlcclottl had a minor commission. Ho
marched against Romo with tho sold
iers who won tho battle of Montero
tondo, took part In tho battle of Mon-
tonn, nnd wa3 captured. Ho fought
with Franco against Gormany In 1870
and after that war mado his homo In
Romo, whero ho has been n member of
tho Itnllan parliament. Tho hero Is
comparatively poor. Chicago Record.
Wc Matinee Habit.
Dr. Dewey of Milwaukee asserts Miat
tho mntlnco habit is exceedingly In
jurious to most young women. In his
opinion tho nervous strain which n
young wc-man endures whllo witness
ing tho ordiniu7 dramatic performance
Is so sevoro that If often repeated it
Is llkuly to do groat and lasting injury.
Somo othor physicians agree with him.
Sir "Robert Hart's KOammtf.
When Sir Itobort Hart speaks on
tho Chlncso question tho world docs
well to listen. In tho Fortnightly Re
view for last November ho directed at
tention to the fnct that China In Arms
would bo a groat power somo day. In
n second nrtlclo, which appeared in tho
January number, ho urged caro in set
tling tho present question so that tho
China of tho future might have some
thing to thank us for and not to
avenge In his article In tho February
number, on "Cbina and Non-China,"
ho gives n most serious warning to
tho powers.
Many white men say that it Is Im
possible to understand tho Chinese or
the motives most likely to control
them. Sir Robert believes that a llttlo
earnest effort to put ourselves In their
placo would show us tho error of this
view. Thoy nro not so Inhuman, nftor
all. Tho Boxers nnd tho special advis
ers of tho empress woro plainly enough
unreasonable In presuming to settle
their troubles wjth tho foreigners with
gun and sword. But how much moro
reasonable Is It for the powers to go
on overriding, robbing, Insulting,
trifling with tho four hundred million
Chinese, discriminating against them
In nil international ways, regarding
with contempt tho historic Chlncss
aversion to war, presuming upon tholr
everlasting meekness, sowing tho seeds
of vengeanco and treasuring up wrath
against eomo day of wrath when tho
Celestials may bo forced to loarn ns
much about fighting as tho white men
knows. Ex.
jKbdaction of Child Actress.
Because of tho abduction of a pretty
Italian actress, Miss Colomba Quln
tana, 1G years old, ono of tho stars of
tho Compnnlo Infantll, a riot was
started In Chlchihunhu, Mexico, tho
other night. When tho time camo for
her to go on the stago her absenco was
announced to tho audience Polios
searched tho city for tho missing ac
tress. Sho was found In a houso whero
sho had been kept prisoner by the
proprietress, Junna Tapia.
Tho woman refused to rclcaso the
girl, and a mob smashed tho houso,
rescued tho young actress and beat
Scnora Tapla severely. The actress
says Bho was invited Into a restaurant
COLOMBA QUINTANA.
and mado drunk on wlno by a man
who was Introduced to her as a gov
ernment official. When sho camo to
her senses sho was a prisoner.
Tublic-S'chool Extension.
Tho general idea of tho university-
extension scliemo has met with general
approbation. In moro ways than Is
commonly supposed our colleges nnd
universities reach out In special lines
of popular education beyond their own
clolstorod wnlls. Tho popularizing of
tho best educational advantages is a
urowlnK featuro of tho times. Thero Is
nothing within reach that Is too good
for all tho peoplo.
XV as at Chcpultcpcc.
Dr. Thomas W. Forsheo of Madison,
Ind ono of Goneral Wlnfleld Scott's
bodyguards In his triumphant entrance
Into tho City of Mexico, attonded tho
Mexican veterans' rounlon at Indlan
apolls recently. Dr. Forsheo also
served as a surgeon In tho war of tho
rebellion, being nttached to tho Eighty
clghtu Illinois Infantry.
A niquc Character "Dies.
Anthony Bcrdanlen of Frackvlllo,
Pa., who served as wreckmastcr of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad for
thlrty-nlno years, died on last Tues
day, aged 73 years. It Is stated thnt
ns a wreckmastcr Mr. Bcrdanlen hnd
replaced on tho track after accidents
nbout 2,000 locomotives nnd 15,000 cars.
The A$c of Irrigation.
Professor Elwood Mead, tho irriga
tion expert who is
now in charge of
irrigation Investi
gations bolng mado
by tho United
States Department
of Agriculture, has
been called to tho
faculty of tho uni
versity of Califor
nia to tako cuargo
of tho nowly estab
lished department
of Irrigation. Professor Mead will tako
up his now work about Ml rch 1
Prof. Mead.
AS THE WORLD
REVOLVES
Chauncey Filley Hobs Vp.
Chauucey I. FlUey, who hns boon
nomlnnted by tho Independent re
publicans for world's fair mayor of
St. Louis, has beon for many years ono
of tho conspicuous national characters
In republican politics. Twenty years
ago ho was known ns "Boss Fllloy,"
and ho earned tho nltter enmity of
republicans of wealth In this city,
whom his followers dubbed "silk stock
ings." in return tho silk stockings
called Mr. Fllley's friends tho "hood
lums." But tho natlvo wit of tho
leader turned this title of opprobrium
Into profit by making it appear that
his opponents regarded all who woro
not In tho smart set as "hoodlums."
The result was a largo lncrenso of his
power. Ho Is a political leader of raro
ability and sovornl tlmc3 outgeneraled
that very copablo politician, Richard
CHAUNCEY I. FILLEY.
C. Kerens. Tho independent candidate
was mayor of St. Louis in 1861 and
was afterward postmaster.
Mr. "Ross' Indiscretion.
In tho interest of Anglo-Saxon soli
darity it Is greatly to bo regretted that
Mr. Ross, tho English cashier of tho
Hongkong branch bank nt Manila,
should havo written to a friend In Aus
tralia giving his opinion of the Amer
ican officials in tho Philippines. Still
moro is it to bo regretted thnt Mr.
Ross' friend should havo given tho let
ter to tho South Australian Register
for publication. In what he Imagined
to bo tho confidence of n prlvato letter
Mr. Ross gave his opinion of General
MacArthur, Judgo Taft, Admiral Re
moy and othor Americans of high offi
cial position in Manila. Mr. Ross In
timates that all the Englishmen in
Manila arc in a constant stato of an
guish at being forced to associate with
the American functionaries, civil and
military, of the Islands. Ho declare
that tho Americans are "Impossible"
socially. Ho feels vory keenly tho dls
agreeablo necessity which compels re
fined nnd Intellectual subjects of tho
British crown to associate with vulgar
"Yankees." Chicago Chronlclo.
Old Fashioned Scholar.
The Rov. William Sampson, who re
tired as superintendent of tho Cleve
land Industrial Homo and School last
fall after serving for twonty-flvo years,
celebrated his eighty-seventh birthday
on the 20th. A reception was held at
the school In honor of tho venerable
guest, and about 125 friends called to
congratulate him. Regrets wero re
ceived from Secretary of Stato John
Hay, Myron T. Hcrrlck, nnd other
prominent friends of Mr. Sampson.
Gen. Atherton's Wife.
Mrs. Mabel Loulso Athorton, tho
English beauty who hns been sued by
her husband, is the sister of Sir Au
brey Paul of Gloucester, and wn3 mar
ried to tho petitioner, Major T. J.
Athorton, In 1892. Sho Is a vory pretty
nnd fashionables woman of 35, and lias
been long a favorlto in the smart set
of London. Her namo has boen asso
ciated with that of tho Duko of West
minster for a long tlmo. Tho duke Is
MRS. ATHERTON.
now but 22, and succeeded his father
In 1899. Mrs. Athorton was a recent
guest at tho houso of tho Countess
Grosvenor, tho duko's mother.
Opportunity in the Army.
Civilians usually assume that In the
regular army West Point graduates
virtually monopolize tho commissions.
The common bollef Is that tho prlvato
or non-commissioned officer has no op
portunity to rise to tho rank of Heuten
aut, captain, or colonel. The truth Is
that tho majority of our army officers
of the higher ranks aro not West Point
ers and that many of them have been
promoted from Vg; jjinks of the regu
lar army. i
ill?