SHORT STORIES.
A FIFTI K32TEI.
many
ruws Aiuur juinersiey ran away
from horn and Joined a troupe of
trolling players, he left only one Mid
iifS" 5?h,!!,d L'm- anJ that belong to
little Nellie Fenton. the 15-year-old
me gin ana boy parted with
Uaees and man)- tears.
"When I come back." said the boy
x ,nlul rlcn an(1 farnoua
- and I will claim you for mw wif.
, Arthur wrote, contlnaoutly to Nellie
and received long letter In reply; and
oaoe, when the troupe wag performing
iiie away, me girl escaped
from her father's house and saw her
uvro act.
nai, in tact, was a great night for
Arthur Annersley. w ith Nellie in the
audience he felt Inspired and played
as he had never played before. Now
mere nappened to be a man present
who occasionally painted the scenery
i a Dig Manfhester theater. When
the performance was over this man
wrote to Manchester. His letter wa?
addressed to the manager of the the
ater he worked for, and It. run thus:
uear uuv nor: I have found the
greatest actor In England, playing In
a penny gaff. You can secure him eas
ily, and if you do your fortune Is
made."
Thus It hapepned that Arthur An-
nersley got his first step up the ladder
or tame.
In a few weeks' time he was re
hearsing D"Artagnan In a new version
of "The Three Musketeers," which was
to be put on at the important Manches
ter theater, the New Koyal.
Nellie had an aunt In Manchester,
who, by much innocent scheming, she
got an invitation to visit.
There was still a week before the
opening night with rehearsals every
day, and Nellie was present at all.
How she watched her hero, how
keenly she appreciated every point he
made I
Only one thing marred the happiness
of that wonderful week.. The actor
who took the part of Klchelleu was a
man of about thirty, a polished, self
posHessed man of the world.
The first time he met Nellie Fenton
Myles BarrlnKon fell desperately In
love with the bright, fresh, handsome
girl.
Myles Barrington refused to be
snubbed, but when he found that Nel
lie had neither eyes nor ears for any
one save the new actor a jealous rage
began to burn in his heart.
"You may regret some day not treat
ing me more kindly," he said once.
Nellie tu-ned on him proudly and
looked at him steadily In the eyes.
"If you mean that for a threat," she
aald, quletli', "you prove yourself a
coward as well as as a nuisance, 1
a mto b married to Mr. Annersley, He
will know how to protect me."
The first night came. The house was
crowded.
Nellie and a counin occupied one of
the boxes, but shortly before the cur
tain was timed to go up she slipped
away and went behind the scenes to see
If all were well.
To her amazement wild disorder pre
vailed and frightened faces were seen
on every side. She could Ret no reply
to her eager quentions, only pitying
glances.
Almost distracted she made ber way
to the matniger'g room. He met her
at the threshold; his face was red and
he seemed to be on the point of weep
ing with raue and disappointment.
"What Is wrong?" gasped the girl,
"Everything! Annersley 1 staken 111
and can't play. He is lying like a log
In his dressing room. Some one has
drugged him!"
".Myles Harrington T' gasped poor
Nellie, and then ruHhed to hei lover's
dressing room and fell on her knees
before his prostrate figure.
Nellie tried to speak to Arthur, then
changed her mind, rose to her feet,
and turning to Mr. Todhunter, aald,
quietly:
"Leave me alone here for a moment.
I may help you out of the difficulty af
ter all."
The manager looked at her, shrugged
his shoulders and went out. Barring-
ton followed.
A few minutes later the manager,
returning, pauaed In amazement. The
door opened, and there emerged from
the room tfArtagnan In his first cos
tume as a raw but gallant youth from
Oaacony.
"Good heavens! It's Mlsa Fenton!"
The girl was very pale, biit she re
plied with a frank laugh:
"lRng up the curtain; I a mready.
No one In front knows Arthur. I know
the part backward. Fear not, Mr. Tod
hunter; you shall see a D'Artagnan to
Bight that even Arthur Annersley will
not be ashamed of. You know the
three musketeers are really four well.
I will make the fifth."
When the' play was produced In Lon
don some weeks later It was declared
that the young actor had become some
what more robust, and had even lro-
Kjved In his rendering of the part,
t he hlrruielf will never admit it, de.
daring that all that Is best of him was
given that night on the stage of the
theater at Manchester. The Klval.
withdrew her arm Immediately
"i nwr twem aroopea witn disappoint
ment and her lips trembled. Her lovei
moved uneaaily, but she recovered her-
seu at once.
tou will write me every day? It
will be such a comfort to me when
vou are not here to know just where
you are and what you are doing.
on, no, my dear. I would not hav
opportunity while traveling about from
vne place to another, and it would
not pay to display so much sentiment
for Just two weeks."
"For JUBt two weeks," she repeated
mecnanically, and with an effort. "At
all events, give me an address where
mall would reach you. Something
migni nappen; 1 might want yoit
He avoided her eyes. The hurt look
in tnem waa more than he could bear
nut ne took the little trembling hands
in bis and stooped to kiss her. "God
'oy, dear, take good care of yourself.
Give me one more kiss and I am gone,
Remember, It's only two weeks."
Two weeks later the train is steam
ing Into the city as fast as the big iron
horse can carry It, but it cannot go
too fast for the impatient Mr. Powers.
The two weeks are over, the businese
trip is at an end and is successful, and
now ne wants to see Margaret, his love,
nlB darling.
He had thought of her day and night,
he had bought her extravagant pres
ents, he had done everything to please
ner except write to her, and he can
nardly wait for his meetlne- with her.
He gets his overcoat on. his erln in
hand, he scorns the assistance of the
porter, and before the train has fairly
ceased its motion he steps down to
the platform of the station. He sends
a telegram to Margaret. announcltiK
his arrival, and then takes a cab to his
hotel, giving the cabman an extra to
hurry, so anxious is he to make the
necessary change in his toilet and get
to his fiancee. He fairly runs up the
stairs to his room and finds a note un
der the door. From her? No. from
her brother.
"My Dear Fellow: We are so sorry
we naven t your address and cannot
send for you. Margaret, of course
must know where you are, but for
some reason ahe declines to tell us.
Probably it is to spare the pain of part
ingfor Margaret is dying. She took
cold the day you left and the illness
rapidly developed Into pneumonia. The
doctor gave us almost no hope from
the beginning, and tonight says we
must expect the worst We think she
will hold out a couple of days longer.
and we are hoping that some chance
will bring you home before she goes.
I send this to your hotel that It may
reach you the Instant you arrive. Come
to us at once If you would see Mar
garet. Very truly yours,
"JACK LELAND."
This letter was dated a week before.
BRICKLAYER'S BALL.
JUST TOO LATE.
Herman powers hurried along the
street, his thoughts traveling even fast
er than be was going.
He wa engaged to Margaret Iceland
and had been for over a year. He was
vary much In love with her, and he
considered himself a very lucky man to
have won her consent to marry him.
She loved him, ton, and, aa Is often
the case with a good, pure woman,- this
love amounted to almost worship.
Just now he was about to lake
hort trip out of the state, and he was
on his way to bid Margaret good-bye.
"It would be Margaret's way to make
a great fusa over our separation," he
aid to himself, as he ran up the steps
of the Leland' home and rang the
ball, but I shall be taking trips often
and there Is no need of being foolish.
We must begin aa we can hold out."
He Is relieved as he enters the draw
Ing room that there are guests present
and he Is not likely to see his sweet
heart alone, and with It all Is vague
sense of disappointment, too.
He talks with her, with her mother
and brother, and with the friends they
are entertaining. When at the end of
an hour he rises to go and carelessly
announces his departure from tha city
on the morrow, he Is convinced that
he has avoided the very thing he had
dreaded, and in a diplomatic kind of
way, too. Margaret had, perhaps, grown
a little white when he spoke of his
trip, but she said nothing. It was only
when ha left the room that she fol
lowed him and put her arms around his
nock. - ' '
"I don't Ilka to have you leave me,
darling." ahe whispered coaxlngly. "I
It necessary T'
The reply cam rather shortly. I
"Why, of course. Do you suppose
I would go If It wasn't? Coma, Mar-1
garM, don't t silly."
Agnes made her debut on Thursday
evening. Nobody In her part of Cly
bourn avenue ever heard of a debut.but
the other girls come out Just the same,
although there Is no formal reception
and presentation, for they generally
come out at some time of the public
balls that are given by the different
labor unions at Snydacker's Hall.
Agnes had been showing symptoms
of young ladyhood for some months.
Uf a sudden last summer she left off
wearing her long braids and bundled
her brown hair into an ugly wad on
top of her head. She noticed that her
knuckles were disgustingly red and
took to wearing gloves at her work, to
the great horror of her mother, whose
own tollworn hands are bent and twist
ed until they look more like quaint veg
etable growths than hands. Agnes
bogged that her blue serge dress might
be made "real long," and finally she
obtained the boon, less because she
inougni 11 wouia save letting aown
later. The next step was to steal out to
'.he drug store and buy a box sf pink
face powder. This purchased, there
seemed to be but one thing more neces
sary for young ladyhood, and that was
a beau steady company who would
hang around the house of evenings and
meet her on the way from the baker's
and walk home with her, carrying the
loaf under his arm.
Of course, Agnes knew all of the boys
of the neighborhood, but she wanted
a beau from another part of the city
Katie Andarno had a young man who
came to see her every Sunday in the
most splendid clothes, and Agnes flgur.
ed that she wanted Just such another,
-o she repulsed the advances of "the
boys'' and wsited.
Hhe was justified, for' along In Sep
tember a new bricklayer came to work
I r wait up and see if you bad t
time," ahe said, awkwardly.
Agnes threw her arms around her
mother's neck. "Yes, I had the grand
est time," she panted. "I danced every
single dance and all the girls said they
liked my dress. And, ma," she whis
pered, "you can never guess what hap
pened.' '
Her mother shook her head. Agnes
burrowed deeper in her mother's neck.
'Wasn't it funny at my first dance, but
me'n Ed's got engaged. And I Just
had the grandest time."
"Well, It's time for you to be In bed.
1 guess Ed's a real steady fellow.
You can lav in bed tomorrow morning
if you're tired. Becky can help me with
the work."
"Ma, you're awful good to me," Ag
nes whispered. She knew that this
was her reticent mother's way of con
ferring congratulations. "I had Just the
grandest time you ever saw." Ray
mond Maxwell In Chcago Chronicle.
LOYAL MARGARET.
It Is night at Mrs. Denly's home. The
door opens and Margaret Desmond
enters. Bright as the home is her
presence seems to infuse new light
Into It. Robert Denly greets her pleaB
antly. Then she goes to his mother.
Robert Denly gazes after her with lonir-
in geyes. His soul In his face, he fol
Iowb every movement. The same day
he had said to her: "Margaret, I love, 1
worship you; will you be my wife?"
"Robert," Margaret had answered. "I
like you. You are dear to me as you
are. I would have loved vou as a sister:
in any other way I could not."
That evening his mother spoke of the
strange, quiet girl. Said she: "My boy,
I wish you could win her." "I wish so.
too," thinks Robert to himself, while
aloud he only says: "Why, mother, I
have a letter to give her, and I came
near forgetting it"
Robert finds Margaret and srives her
the letter. He watches the lovely face
light up, the little hands tremble, and
turning away, exclaims: "Bv Jove, she
doesn't look Indifferent now. I wonder
who sent that letter."
A few weeks after this letter came
Robert and Margaret were conversing
pleasantly before her intended return
home, as Mrs. Denly had recovered
from her Illness, when the dor ooer
and a bearded man, with brown eyes,
sieppea in.
Margaret stood for one moment as if
paralyzed. Then at one bound she was
n the arms of the stranger, clasped
close, and sobbing for Joy on his shoul
der, a moment after, before anybody
had spoken, she cried, "Oh Jack, dear
Jack!" when warning sound and mo
tion were both given. But Mrs. Denly
had heard.
Jack!" she said, coming forward.
with a strange, uncertain step. The
stranger put Margaret gently aside.
'Mother, he said, with arms outheld,
and In a moment that good, motherly
face lay upon his bosom.
They thought she had fainted with
the Joy, but she had only lost her
trength. She soon recovered it again,
and was resting against the warm, beat
ing heart of the son she had thought
forever lost to her. "Yes, mother, I
have come to you after years of separa
tion, the same Jack Denly. I never took
that money, mother, but everything
seemed to point to my guilt, and 1
could not bear it. I was desperate when
I went away, but this dear face," and
he turned to Margaret, "stood between
me and my despair. Her loyalty Baved
me."
Robert Denly came to clasp his broth
er's hand and say: "Jack, you have
come to claim Margaret I suppose. I
love her, too, but she has refused my
love. She has been loyal to you all
Taaj will be pleased, I know, to bear
that I am engaged,' 'aha aaid, half
shyly. "And I am aura you will be able
to congratulate me, line you Inland
to commit matrimony yourself."
Herbert rode off home for all he was
worth. But when he reached. Glen
vllle road he was so absent-minded
that he wheeled his bicycle straight
up to the cottage, and before he knew
what he was doing found himself In
the back garden of the widow's snug
little home.
Strange enough, there was Mrs. Law
rence sitting upon the garden seat and
looking so youthful and charming that
he felt quite confused at his audacity
and nervously accepted her invitation
to sit down.
"I came," he began, "to make a clean
breast of eyerytlhng to you. I haven't
treated you fairly. I "
"Dear, dear!" said the little widow,
brightly. "What's all this about? You
haven't anything to reproach yourself
about. -Son t you suppose I know per
fectly well why you have made your
self so amiable all along?"
How you must despise me! groan-
ea Herbert.
"Not at all." smiled Mrs. Lawrence.
"I admire you for it. You did it for
that other woman's sake, and a dis
interested motive is always a com
mendable one."
"Do yo uknow what people are say
ing or us?" said Herbert, regretfully.
"No what?" asked the widow. In In
nocent wonder.
1 nai we are engaged to be mar
ried."
"How absurd," said the widow, faint
ly.
"Is it so very absurd?" demanded the
young man. "Is it, Blanche?"
"Ridiculous!" said the little widow,
as her head fell gently upon his shoul
der. Cincinnati Herald.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE,
THE BEAUTY OF LOVE.
in Leftman's store that was being bull
across the street from her home. H
was tall and straight and had bl
black eyes. Agnes liked him, even I
his working clethes, but when she saw
him In his Sunday cutaway and brow
derby she was entirely convinced that
she desired him for her "steady. H
was of the same opinion, and they
never really knew how they came to
know each other, but one Sunday even
ing he appeared at the front door o
the Dougan house and Inquired for
Miss Agnes. They went walking In
Lincoln Park that evening.
In this way Agnes came to keep
teady company with "Kd," but still
er mother frowned on dances and Jun
1 etlngs and reminded her that she was
ot yet grown up. Three times F.d
Implored Mrs. Dougan to let Agnes go
.0 a dance, and three times she re
fused, but as It came near time for the
"bricklayers' annual ball' he laid sys
tematic siege to her.
Thia matter settled, Agnes had to
think of her gown. Not a new gown
but the furbishing up of her blue
serge. She finally had Miss Fitch, the
little dressmaker over Lehman's store.
construct a pink chiffon front for the
occasion and she made bows of pink
watered ribbon, which she disposed
wherever she saw a bare spot of other
trimmings. She had a new pair of
white kid slippers and pink cotton
hose. ' ,
Even Mrs. Daugan relaxed her usual
calm 0.1 the night of the ball and hur
tle dsupper so that she could help Ag
nes to dress. The younger children
were wildly excited and "Jimmy"
fought three rounds with Rudolph
Tinsch, who said that his sister whs
going to wear a finer dress than Agnes.
Agnes' head had blossomed In white
curling rags early In the morning; now
they were removed and she had a fine
crop of frizzled tresses. Whn she was
Inally dressed and had slipped Into the
transformed blue serge she looked Into
her narrow glaa swlth an awed expres
sion. It hardly seemed possible that thin
beautiful young woman that stared
hack at her really could be her, Agnes
Dougan! She went upstairs shyly
when Becky called up that "Kd" was
below. Ills Jaw fell and his eyes
brightened as she entered the parlor,
but he only aald, "Howdy do, Agnes 7"
Agnes revolved before him. "Do I
look all right?" ahe asked.
You look grand," he rejoined fer
vently. "I bet there won't be a fellow
there with a prettier girl."
It was well past S o'clock when Mrs.
Dougan heard the front door open and
some smothering whispers. Then Ag
nes came Into the kitchen.
The mother looked up. "I thought
these years. She Is worthy of you
love. I cannot be Jealous of you, broth
er, and I give you a glad welcome
home."
Robert's words were a great surpi"isp
to Jack Denly. Returning his brother
warm clasp ne said: "Robert, some
times a man cannot express in word
his most powerful feeling. You love
Margaret, yet you do not envy me my
good fortune in having won her love
You are dearer to me than ever, Robert
and I ought to he grateful. Home agal
to a loving mother, a true and faithfu
brother and to Margaret, my darling
My story draws to a close. Margaret
Desmond and Jack Denly were married
and their perfect happiness is the resul
of Margaret Desmond's loyalty.
THE LITTLE WIDOW.
At No. i, Glenville road, a large
squarely -built house of somewhat an
clent appearance, lived an elderly wld
ow, her two sons and her niece, the
latter of whom had been engaged to
the elder son, Edwin, for the last ten
years, and who seemed aa near tier
wedding day at the time of her be
troths! as at the time the story opens.
But Miss Lancaster wan seemingly
content with life until the little cot
tage on the opposite side of the road
at last secured a tenant, a clrcum
stance which Mr. Edwin seemed to
take an extraordinary Interest In, since
the leant was a remarkably prepos
sessing little woman a widow rich in
the possession of a small annual In
come and a very pretty face.
Miss Lancaster gave way to grief,
ana was round one day by ner young
er cousin, Herbert sobbing as If her
heart would break, on the sofa.
"What's up, Grace?" he said anxious
ly. "You haven't been yourself for
some time. What's troubling you?"
And Miss Lancaster's pride, which
had been dissolved in her tears, gave
way altogether, and she confided her
woes to her sympathetic listener, and
asked his advice as to whether she
should give his brother his freedom.
"Nonsense," said Herbert, warmly.
Ted's all right. It's the womun'r
fault. You know men are very suscep
tible to pretty women who run aftei
them. He's lots fonder of you."
That evening Herbert made up hi
mind to Interfere for the first time In
other people's business. Edwin was
going a bit too far and the affair must
be stopped. He mused for a long time
on the best manner of doing It, and
at last decided that the wisest thine
to do was to make love to the widow
mself, even at the risk of offending
the young lady he had set his affections
on.
And he did, too, and found making
love to the widow a "'ery easy and
pleasant undertaking. Nearly every
venlng he spent at the cottage, and
the little widow, delighted at her new
onquest, became so cold about hei
former one that success for his scheme
was promised from the first. She war
so pretty and had such winning mnn-
ners that before long the younger
brother begun to excuse the elder foi
his Infatuation and feel sorry for him
and hi unfontunate engagement.
One afternoon, after escorting the
widow home from a walk, Herbert
thought of Grace with a pang of duti
ful reproach, and, getting on his bicy
cle, rode off whistling to rail upon her.
When he arlrved at the house he
found Grace very chatty and cordial,
but wit han entirely different manner
ibout her, which profoundly pussled
him until he caught the sparkle of a
ring upon her finger.
The brigade had advanced by forced
marches, and now lay within two
miles of the Dervish camp. Two of
ficers stood together, talking In low
whispers, for it was of the utmost
Importance that the enemy should be
taken by surprise, and the orders as to
silence were strict.
iJuck up, old chap; you U come
through all right. And If not, what
aoes it amount to? You ve got no
women folk to bother about."
"No, thank heaven! It Is in times
like this that one is glad never to
have married like poor old Harcourt,
"Why poor?"
"I was thinking of his wife. I
shouldn't oare to be tied to an ugly
woman myself."
"That's all rot, Hamilton," retorted
the other. "I don't believe It mat
ters a row of pins, eo long, of course,
as she Isn't repulsive or underbred."
"Think bo?"
"Yes. The most unlikely women at
times attract most."
"Now, Hamilton, let's see," said Surgeon-Major
Murphy, approaching an
officer who lay motionless on a stretch
erwho had so lain half an hour at
least. The doctor looked his patient
over, gave a low whistle and beckoned
to one of the orderlies, who at that
moment turned his head.
"Look, see; Dawklns, here's a bad
case! He must go back to the hos
pital." Lieutenant Hamilton had been totally
blinded by the explosion of a shell in
an earthwork, as, well in front he was
leading his company. He was sent to
the rear to hospital and Sister May
was given charge of him.
He had not much pain, only he was
blind. Treatment appeared to have no
effect on this; it seemed likely to be
a long business. The days began to
hang heavily. Then, came the old
story. "Love in Idleness.' '
II.
So It was that by easy stages they
drifted Into that strange attraction
which the world calls love.
And her one fear was that some day
ne might see again.
She prayed against that possibility
ror in ner own eyes she was plain
nay, ugly past redemption.
A week later Hamilton left the hos
pital for Graefrath, full of hope. The
night previous to his departure they
came to an indefinite understanding,
and though she would not give an un
qualified answer to his pleadings she
hud not the courage to stop him alto
gether: In recklessness she allowed
herself to drink In the sweets of hie
passionate words; they would at any
rate be a lifelong remembrance, even
though on his return he should cast hei
off.
The operation was successful beyond
his hopes, and in a few weeks he war
rushing back to his lave eyes shaded
It Is true, but with the certainty that
In a short time his sight would be full
restored.
'I want to see Miss Johnstone." h(
said to the orderly at the hospital en
trance.
"Miss Johnstone, sir? Which?"
"Why, the nurse."
"Yes, sir; but there's two of them.
"Well er she s very good looking.
l did not know tnere were two.
Oh, yes, sir, there's two. But 1
know the one you mean, now."
And he was shown Into the waiting
room.
"Gentleman wants me? Who can"
Then the door opened. He started
forward.
'My love!" he whispered, "I knew
you were beautiful. I have come back
to claim you."
Stop, sir," said Kate, regaining hei
senses. You must be Hamilton?
Yes," he answered, amazed, releas
Ing her.
This frivolous little voice was not
hat of his love. This overfrlzzled ha'r
hese shallow eyes were not beautiful
t the second glance, what had h
done?
"Are you not Miss Johnstone?"
"Yes. Kate Johnstone."
"Kate? And Is your sister"
"Cousin. "
"Is she not here?"
"Yes," said Kate with a smile. "Staj
here. I will fetch her."
"Why, May, you there?" she whls
pered, finding her at the threshold, an
wondering If she had seen or heard
"Here Is Mr. Hamilton. Come!"
"No, never! I will never aee him!'
she panted between her heart beats.
"Nonsense! He has come back on
purpose for you, and his eyes are al!
right."
"Yes, and he expects to see a prettj
girl use you," retorted May. bitterly.
"Ix)ok here, May, Don't be a fool! G
In he Is WHltlng."
But Hamilton had already grown Im
patfent. The door opened, and he say
them both.
"Here she Is," said Kate.
"Ah!" he said.
Sister May looked down, trembling..
"Are you May Johnstone, my del,
nurse," ha asked, his voice full of ten
d ernes and love.
"Yes," she whispered.
"My darling I have come for you,
he said.
"But you can see now?"
She looked up recklessly, and theti
evea met.
"Te. thank God; I can e my lorer"
Than she aurrenderad herself. Wa
verly Magazine.
The patriotism of Wall street was
intensified by the hope that visitor
would drop about 110,000,000 in that vi
cinity. The reported discovery and destruc
tion of a cargo of low-grade oil in
Kansas Is mighty Interesting news. It
Indicates that oil Inspection Is not al
together a lost art.
A caucus of ministers down east
frowned upon life Insurance, Insisting
that "the Lord will provide." But the
Lord expects everybody to bustle, J
righteously. Just the same.
A record of the destruction caused
by lightning in New York state last
month was kept at Cornell university.
It killed six men, eighteen horses, twen
ty cows and one sheep, and struck fif
ty-nine barns, twelve residences, two
churches and one mill.
After much inward cogitation and
outward tribulation, Edward Bok con
eludes that the twentieth century be
gins on January 1, 1901. Mr. Bok Is an
authority on feminine etiquette and
things, and his decision on this dis
puted question will be received with de
light by an anxious world.
Chicago is puzzled and somewhat sor
rowful because President Diaz of Mex
ico backed out of his intended visit.
The president had an appropriation of
$100,000 with which to do the town.
That accounts for the sorrow. But that
large wad would not last long in some
sections of tho wlndv city.
It is now proposed to dam Niagara
river for the purpose of Increasing the
depth of water In the lakes. If the
projectors are In the dark as to plans,
they might consult St. Louis. That
town is vigorously damming Chicago's
drainage canal, and doesn't hesitate to
put a warm "n" in its dams.
The magisterial dignity was well
maintained by Justice Greenfelder of
Clayton, St. Louis's Gretna Green. He
efused to marry a runaway couple be-,
cause the would-be bride, alluding to
the venerable beard of the Justice,
spoke of "his nib's whiskers." The
wouldbe groom having attempted to
toy with the Justice's beard the latter
told the couple that they did not seem
to realize the solemnity of the occasion
and had better find a close-shaven Justice.
We're going to
Hot Springs, S. D
Via the
RELIGIOUS NOTES,
In sixty-two towns and villages of
Formosa there are one or more Chris
tian churches.
The Young People's Society of Chris
tian Endeavor now has 56,062 branches,
with 3,363,720 members.
The biennial session of the Universal
is! general convention will be held in
Boston from October 20 to 25, inclusive
The Lutheran church in the United
States is said to be growing and in
creasing its membership. It now has
1,500,000 connected as members with its
churches.
The Catholic priests in Belgium have
secured the passage of a law compel
ling parents to give to their children
no names except those in the calendar
of saints.
D. H. Baldwin, the piano manufactur
er of Cincinnati, who died recently, be
queathed $450,000, to be equally divided
between the home and foreign boards of
the Presbyterian church.
Five Catholic priests, all brothers,
the Fathers Hickey of the Cincinnati
archdiocese, recently attended the an
nual reunion at Detroit of the alumni
of St. Mary's seminary of Baltimore.
The cardinal archbiRhop of Armagh
has been created papal legate of Ireland
in view of the national episcopal synod
in the Jubilee year, 1900. The first of
those synods, by the way, was held In
1118.
The pope has donated 20,000 francs to
the fund for establishing Roman. Cath
olic schools in the Soudan. It is stated
that the pope is hopeful that the Sou
dan under British rule will prove a
fruitful missionary field.
It is proposed to place memorial win
dows In the new Roman Catholic chapel
at West Point In memory of Generals
Sheridan, Rosecrans, Newton, Sumner,
Cahill, Ryan, O'Brien and other soldiers
who held the Catholic faith.
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A memorial window, a tribute to the
late Prof. A. G. Hopkins of Hamilton
college, is to be placed in the Reformed
church in Alexandria Bay, N. T. Prof,
Hopkins passed his summer vacations
In that neighborhood and often occu
pied the pulpit.
Monslgnor Valbonesl, just made tltu
lar bishop of Argos at the age of 31
years, is the youngest bishop In the Ro
man Catholic church. Next to him is
Monslgnor Macarlo, copttc patriarch of
Alexandria, 32 years of age, who has
been a bishop four years, and Mon
Rignor Passerinl, vicar apostolic to Chi
na, 33 years of age, and also four years
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WEDDING SUPPER IN CAIRO.
After a Mohammedan wedding the
bridegroom see the face of his un
known bride for the first time In her
apartment. As he enters the bride sa
lute him by kissing his hand. Her
head la covered by a veil, which he
removes, at the same time presenting
jewels to her, which are termed, "the
price , or the uncovering of the face.
He then spread the veil on the floor
and kneels on It while he says a prayer.
tne bride in the meantime standing on
Its edge behind him. At the close of
tne prayer they seat themselves side bv
siae on a aivan, ana an old attendant
hows them In a mirror the reflection
01 tneir united faces. Supper Is eaten
by the happy pair alone, but not until
the bride, after every device known to
the bridegroom Is used, can be Induced
to speak. Once she utters a word he
claps his hand and supper is brought to
them. Meat is not used at this meal be
cause of a belief that it would lead to
future bickerings between them. Eggs,
aweets and fruits are served.
SANDALS FOR INFANTS.
Creeping sandals to be worn Avar
baby shoes to protect the toes whole
in the house are welcomed bv mother.
They not only save the little shoes from
so frequent repairing, but keep them
in condition for stret wear lonirer anA
nave changing every time the child If
lanen out. children a shoes to cure the
turning In of toes or ankles, and others
to straighten bow legs, are to be found
ready made. Neither has braces, but
they are so constructed that nature Is
greatly assisted.
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