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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1896)
n K TJ1K JtlUD UIjUUU UiUi!il?, .civiuvx, .um a "'" W : 1 I TM1 1 ?' PH"l Yf1li,cJ ! Jil i 1 I J li U Will A iVIjO. SHOUT STORIES WITH THRIL LING CLIMAXES. A ClilcnRii iltiilK'" Tiihrs I lie llernril fir Jnli li -rlitc "r the 'injin;iil Kniit ltiii0 linilliiB of One Woiiiiiii'b l)r;llllll. HLDOM hns u UP- fl VV J J c" r,so U) 80 mU('u tiSr'fi- criticism ntul com- n merit us Judge Payne's record breaker, In Chica go, tht! other day, In which he re leased Nettle Poo Ketchum from the bonds that hound matrimony to John II. her In Ketchum, the millionaire boh of Toledo's late nuiltl-mllllonalre hanker. Unprecedented In the history of Cook county's divorce courts w.m the action of the well known Juiit, and the manner In which the proceedings were hurried through full ly took away the breath of all who witnessed them. The bill was filed at It o'clock, and 20 minutes later Mrs. Kelchani hurried out of the court room a free woman. In the morning the iiucstlon of the ap pointment of a conservator for .lohn H. Ketchum came up on u petition before Judge Kohlsaat. The case was con tinued. At .'! o'clock a bill for divorce was llled with the clerk of the Superior court, and an Immediate heating was had, which itvtiillcd III the decree being granted. The bill was exceeding brief, con taining but one page, and two charges those of drunkenness and infidelity -were made. The pruvcr was devoid of all customary red tape. Neither an swer nor default was entered In the usual manner, the default being cuteied In the decree, which was granted !!) minutes later. Although the iittorneyri for the defense wore present, no oross e.amltmtlon of witnesses was had. I3v er thing was in secret. Moth Mr. and Mrs. Ketchum wanted a divorce, and that was all there was to It. lloth par lies to the suit admitted that there hail been a standing olfer on the part of the millionaire to give his wife a large mum of money if she would only pio cure a divorce. lie had agreed not to contest such a proceeding should it be instituted. Mrs. Ketchum declares the sum offered was $1110.000, while Ketch am says It was $107,000. She compro mised on $150,000 and got It. This is not the first time wealthy people have secured ill voices in Chicago courts without getting vulgar publicity. John Li. Ketchum is the oldmt sou of the late Valentino Ketchum of To ledo, Ohio, who died about eight years ago, possessed of an estate approximat ing $IO,000,000,the largest ever amassed In Toledo. He left three boas and his daughter, besides his widow. Tho ex act amount of tho estate was never made public. It was largely in real estate, and John 1). Keteham still holds many valuable pieces of property lu that city. Only two years ago he dis posed of a valuablo tract of land to park commissioners for $100,000. Ho mar ried a Miss Granger, who died a few years after. About this timo ho or ganized the Keteham nntlonal bank, one of tho soundwt and most conserva tive llnnnclnl Institutions In Toledo. His second wifo was Nettlo Foe, who was a mere school girl at tho time of her marriage. She, llko her husband, came of a good Toledo family, her father I. N. I'oo, being nn early settler In tho city and ti man of considerable wealth. Tho Kctchams occupied a splendid suits of rooms at tho Doody house, Toledo, and in recent yearn wero tho leaderu of a gay net. Mr. Keteham and his wife went to Chicago about two years -.' -v .'?. x-. ka in immz JOHN B. KKTCIIAM. ago and took quarters at tho Lexing ton, paying $1,000 a month for their rooms. rumlly Skeleton In Court. Jacob N. GuiiBt, a wealthy yong man, president of the Ounst disinfect ant company, of New York.haa brought Milt against hla wife, KHzaboth II. Sheridan Gunst, for absolute dlvorco on statutory grounds. Mrs. Gunst Is a nlero of tho Into Gen. Phil. Sheridan and In well connected socially. Her brother Is John Sheridan, manager of tho New York and Ilrooklyn brewing Lompany. Tho nctlon is a sequel to a proceeding brought by Mrs. Gunst against her husband In April, 1S95. Sho charged him with cruelty nnd Inhuman conduct nnd with the unwarrantable abduction of their two daughters, Flor ence, aged 7, and Henrietta, aged 15. At tho timo Mr. Gunst mado the allega tion that his wife was addicted to drink and wnu thoroforo not tho proper custodian of her children. After a Ju dicial Inquiry the children were sent to a Catholic institution for proper In struction nnd trontment. It Is claimed by tho defense that tho case Is ono of conspiracy. Mrs. Gunst's attorneys will attempt to prove that her husband engaged a man to keep watch on her, that this man took a room lu the same house where she wns stopping; that he X N s?. ippcattvlly It vltcd her out to dinner; ,.,. ,, ,;av lu, ,, hrr ,, tm, street. took hei to a cafe and then ent for her husband and his friends la an ef torl to compromise her. tlni' CihIIiik In lit r ItiniiiilirO). The marriage In Moiinuiuth. 111.. to cently of N. J. Klllecii of Polo. Ogle county. 111., to Mrs. Ilertlu Fltzor w.m the happy culmination of a romantic love affair. Two eais ago the bride married Fllzer ngaliiBt her parents' wishes, and In a few monthd he de serted her. After waiting and watch ing In vain for his return Mw. Fitzcr gave him up for dead and married her piesent husband, but ere their honey moon had ended husbi'iid No. 1 ap peared on the scene. Mr. KHIcen then went away and a suit for a divorce was commenced against Fltzer. The pres ent term of court legalized the separa tion. The lady for the second time has become the bride of Mr. Klllcen. thus being three times married and yet only 10 years old. Iter l.ove AtTitli'il Her Vlliiil. A peculiar ease of dementia lias de veloped at Harmony, hid., which is creating much excitement. Mlm Jen nie Fruzer fell dcspi rately lu love with Arthur Walton, a Vundull.i telegraph operator, a few months ago, and has permitted her Infatuation to develop to such an extent that It has affected hei mind, ami she Is suffering with tin hallucination that a number of girls are trlng to kidnap him. and she vows she will kill him and any girl she rinds in his company. Her actions became so suspicious last week that Walton caused her arrest, and an Insanity In quiry was held, but the hoard having the affair In churne disagreed as to tho AHTHUK WALTON, condition of nor mind. She was re leased, but a watch Is being kept over hrr. lie Illi'il fur l.rrn-. Dlllard K.iglantl of Texas, who was to have been mairied In Atlanta, Ga., to Miss Ilessle Kosamond (iiirley, daughter of Mrs. Julia A. Gurloy, a wealthy widow of Dallas, Texas, com mitted sulcldo at his rooms lu Wash ington tlie other day by asphyxiating with gas. Uagland went to tho capital to enter government service, but fall ing to get tho promised place accepted a position as messenger In the treasury department. Ho was 27 years of age and a native of Goliad, Texas. His father Is a wealthy professional man of that place. Finding that he would not have Hiilllclent money from his sal ary as treasury messenger to go to At lanta for the marrliigo, Mr. Hagland wrote to his father asking him to ad vance itlin a sum sulllclent to meet nuptial expenses. The father replied to his son's request, declining to let him have the money, and also seeking to discourage him from entering the marital state. This letter had a de pressing effect upon the young mini. Already his Intended, one of the pret tiest girls in Texas, had made elabor ate preparations for the ceremony, and was In Atlnnt-i awaiting tho coming on Sunday of her alllanced. He, on the other hand, had engaged handsome rooms nnd hoard In this city for him self nnd bride. He tried to raise money among hl acquaintances in the treas ury department, but failed. Mr. Hag land became despond"nt. Ho realized that each hour brought tho time near er when he was supposed to meet his ninanccd at tho altar. Tho thought maddened him, and suicide then sug gested Itself as the only means of es caping impending shame and hunlllla tlon. At night, after Joking with his companions, he letlred to a small hall room, carefully plugged up all the crevices, turned on the gas and went to bed. HIk lifeless body was discov ered In the morning when ho fnlled to answer the breakfast call. A pathetic featuro of tho case Is tho fact that tlie samo day a telegram came to the dead man from his father In Texas stating that tho funds for his trip and for hlu marriage expenses had been placed to his order In n local bank. Another (ilrl'M 1'iire on III Arm. Attorney C. W. Sparks of Cincinnati Is preparing a novel exhibit for tho dl vorco court. He represents Louisa Kelch of Indianapolis, whose husband, Frank Kelch of Addyston, has sued her for a divorce. Mrs. Kelch has Hied an answer and cross-petlilon. Sho says bIio left her husband b;causo of IiIf fondness for ono Clarissa George Sparks will cauno a rule to issuo foi Kelch asking that the latter bo com pelled to appear before Judgo Kumln and bare hlu arm, upon which Mm. Kelch pays Is tattooed a good likeness of tho woman In question In a senti mental attltudo, and with her name Indelibly Inserted under the skin, nmld n cluster of roses, hearts, cuphls and doves, A St. Louis negro swallowed a sllvei quarter last week and his life Is In danger. Ho should send for Marl. Hanna, who can make him cough up the money if nnybody can. Streator (III.) Independent Times. A S0C1KTV WOJIAX. MAY UE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE I-UtTLHATION. lr. Ml lti ltrri-tl of I ,i nn, M.i., I Allium; (In' I'rniiiliti'iit I'liiiillilut h for I In' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- II. i I'mi Uiinr.hti'iH .Un Ciiii-pU'iiiMi In Mtillilom. I v IMlrrcd of Lvnn. J fL f) I X',,S,M- ,H ,no w",llai1 -' - ' ttniMt talked of fuF iv-vy tlw next president -v W .? . of the General Fed eiatioii of Wont en's Clubs. Mr. JrX A 1 W '.fcd V & A or- ,,m'u' ,s H woman &N .'"r 'nfinon. She ' $!. V1 also a great travi ITrU x is el- cr, a systematic wmket hi hrr lntellc tnal and club life, and. alKivo all, Is a devoted mother and hnuieniakcr. Mrs. Hreed hiiS hosts of admlieis in Chicago, gained during I'ei visits to Mrs. II O. Stone, whom she Inn known for many enis. Her house on the rock hound coast of Massa-husetts In rich ill evidences of wealth mid eultuii. There the mcM distinguished men ami women in the woild of art, music and llteiatine m.i be met, drawn .is they are to the beautiful place b.v Hie intilllgent I'.Mnpathy of tlie gra- ions romen. rersouaiiy Airs, nreeit i is nioft atiractivc. rominniii'; in net , manner the graceful charm of the well 'led woman with a implicit;.- and sin cerity and render her wonderfully en gaging. UcHldet dlschaiging the so cial duties that fall to her lot Mrs. Mi cod superintend!; the education of her five children. Two of them, Miss ALICH Alice Hreed and Mlsr, Florence Hreed, aro Just out In society, and passed a couplo of months of last winter In Chi cago, where they wero the guests of Mis. Stono and Mrs. Fernando Jones. Mrs. Hreed has nlejo given much time to philanthropic and reform work, be ing the president of poveral large char itable) societies In Hoston and Lynn. Slnco the organization of the General Federation she has boon prominently connected with its plans, her general experience In club wotk inaklnj; her a valuable counselor In Its dellboiatlons. It Is this wide oxporience, tog thor with her unusual executive ability and delightful personality, that haw inaiked her as tho stronge.it candidate for the highest portion in tho gift of tho great Federation of Women's Clubs. DilllKer III I'l-.trN. It Ispictty geneially ur.dcrctood by tvoinen who have achieved choice pearl tings that while clear, pure water does not Injuie tho gem, soap and water will soon affect their luster and color, and lu time will causo them to peel, or shed an outer coat. This crumb ling, however, takes place rvon whru the gems uie moat carefully treated, and when the tendency Is noted tin ting or biooch or neckl.fj t-'iould be promptly taken to a Jeweler. The -ourse of treatment 'iften proscribed by that authority is that of the rest cure Put It aside lu Its box. earoi'ullv elu.-ii d Mom light nnd air. and a few weeks, or ! possibly a month or two, of this lying fallow will often entirely restore flic irlglnal beauty and health of the f,em Why lie Win Aniiiijiil, "Sometimes," reinaiked Methuselah to his favorite grcat-gieat-grcat-great-sreat-giandchlld; "sometimes 1 wish I had died young; say, in my sixth or joventh century." "Why. grniidpop?" "Well, It is pr-'tilluiiy nnnnylng to no to hear my ninety-fourth wife sa, is she dues every da or two: "You are ortalnly old uiioiikU to know better.' " -Tlt-Ults. xMmmmiWf nil hi I liiraFl mmmm ---:-- -;rj it '':', 7KV -,13... .S vJ CNMCV'IW, JKi ' WV.MttUi Mmim MB MUST TAKE HOUtiCnS ALIVE, Imli- Sinn I'mj No ItiMiinl fur IhMi' 1'lK.tlHlll'C' I'llllllll IITh. Sotlir i iiilliiiiK eases have been decided by the law ilepai tnient of tin postolllre dep.ii'tuieut leliitiug to tc wards for the captuie of ndibers ol p.tollles. Judge Thotuan has Just rendeied a division against a claimant at California. Mo., wheie a postolllet safe was lobbed, lu such eases the de partment paH $LM0 each for the con viction of the peisons ellganed lu lilt robbery. Then' wcie live persons lu the affair, but the authorities had nc clew to the men. It h.ippened that tin guiit peiKins were in a saloon sonu time afleiw.ud, and one of the crowd got Into a dispute with u farmer. A low ensued In which the fanner shot mid killed the man The other men ran and were captured by other per sons, not because they weie postolllcc lobhef, but because they weie en- gagul In the low. It lunid out on rMimlii.it Ion tli.it the man killed wuf the ringleader and had th bulk of tin. hootj on his peisou. Ills death re sulted in proving the complicity In tin lobhcr.v of (lie four other men. Tin men who iiiptiued the four have been allowed $mhi. The farmer made appli cation for $'Juo, but It Is said that, thr rewaid being oflcied for the "aucut and tonvirtlon" of the robbers, he run- i not In p.ilil the amount. The dead nib ! her wis neither uncstnl nor convicted I of the offense. Judge Thomas said that i, ...,lu ....i,.,,. i,,,i i ,i,., n, inu ,, ,..,, li(, ,,,IK ,,ise lie tecalled a case in OM.ihouui. wheie theie bad been a lohhcry and three notorlom drspeiadoeii weie puisucd. and, after n fierce einounter. one was killed, an other nun tally wounded and the otbet capluied. The dead lubber was the leader nnd had neatly all the stolen 1VKS HHKKD. property on his person. The other wero tried and convicted and the wounded man died. Tho reward ol 100 was paid for the capture of tin two, but, althout'li the special agent re ported In favor or paying the rowan) for the dead robber, It was found no! to bo lu aceordanco with tho law anil was refused. Postolllcc robbers must be taken allvo In order to secure ri wards. Aiiurliaii Chiih'Ih. The Phoenix (Arizona) Gazette says "About thirty years ago a number ol camels, nearly ir.o, were brought tr. Arizona, having been purchased by the I'nlted States government for tho pur pose of carrying supplies to the regulai troops stationed In the territory. Aftei a thorough trial they wero found to be useless, as the giavelly winds of the deserts cut their feet, making them unfit for tiavel. Tho entire lot was of fered for sale, and some wero pur chased, but tho larger number were turned loose to graze and roam where they pleased. For awhile they seemed to dwindle In number, but of late years they have multiplied rapidly, and to day probably 1,000 of these animals roam over tho desert. A miner ie- cently counted SIS In ono herd on the Gila liver, near tho White mountains, and It Is known that some graze lu the IlradshawH, while a few loam over tho hills In Mojavo county." Worth of n t'nrlo. A lany who was looking about In a bric-a-brac shop with a view to pur chasing something old noticed a quaint llgure, the head and shoulders of which appeared ahovo the counter. "What Is that Japanoso Idol over there worth1" sin Inquired. Tho sahwiinn icpliod in a subdued tone: "Worth about 10,000, madam; It's the proprietor." Queen Victoria now rules .1(57.000,000 people, a gi eater number than has over beforo acknowledged tho sovereignty of either a king, queen or emrcror. HISTORY OK CHAPS. OHIGINATED MORE THAN A HUNDHEI3 YEARS AGO. I'imi limlliiMs I'ei till irl.v Afrlrnn Mi'lhixl of lliiiiililhiK I'li.il l Not Without IU lull It iii'lci Nim I rohlhlli'il In the Urmri'iil Cll, mill Mil in III hrr I'lui F there Is ono mine to which tho Savannah negro hi devoted above all others. It Is craps, City or country, It Is nil alike, saya the Savannah News. On Suiiila.vH the count r negroei gather In little HdS e,iL Ny-'.v'Vj;' -,? J.ri i .VI.' .i- r i w .iV,'tvr fcti'"" groups in the 'shade of the trees, out of sight of the "big lionse." and play all da long, or until the wag"S which they received on Saturda.v ulght aro gone. In the titles they gather on the wharves, lu the cornels of warehouse.!, or an.v favorable spot out of sight of the "cup" and play for au.v amount i hey may posscx, fiom coppers to dol lars:. The Savannah bontbhiika and nevvs Iiovh, like those of any other city, gamble away their earnlngo, iiuil many a game Iseauieil on In the lanes, tho pla.vors often becoming so luteiostctl Unit they loie all thought of the po llivmiiu until that worthy apiears In their midst and nabs a couple of tho pla.vers. White bo.vs play the game, o, but negroes of all ages and sizes 'shoot" craps. There di only one other game which equals craps lu fascination for them, ami that Is policy, ami iir pol It y Is tunic likely to be Interfered with by the po'ieo, craps has all the ml van tage. There are fascinations about the game peculiarly African. It Is not without lts( Intricacies. The oidlnary eouii' seven, conic- eleven" plan of the L'ame Is idmple enough, but If there l.i a crowd around the plu.vcr.4 theie may lie a balf-doi n lutt rested lu the game .mil a dozen side bets. How thev luan ige to Keep run of the game Is a mys 'er.v to the ordinaiy ob?orvcr, but they o I'u with unerring aceur.iev. Fights 'ivor crap games are rare. The expressions common to the gaino .ire amusing. "New diess for tie lmh," e.ii,ilnn one. "Set) my gal Sunday night," excl.iinis another. "He little number L'," s.ijh cue, as that unlucky number shows up. "1 eight you," sayn another, inclining that he bets that that number will not ttiiu up again before the "luckv seven." And so it goes. Tlie city count II of New Orleans luu Jus. passed a law making the game of tiim illegal. It tines not matter where It is played, whether III the atieets. Ill the club or at home, eiaps iHcspcclally slngletl out as the moat depraved of gambling games, not to be tolerated anj where. The game, m cording to a modern writer, Is of New Orleans ori gin and over 100 years old llcarnaril tie Maiiguy who entertained Louis Phil ippe when ho came to Inilsiana, and who stood seventy yonra ago as the head of the creole colony of tho state, as Its wealthiest and most prominent citizen ho was entitled to call himself Marquis lu French wns the Inventor or father of craps, and brought It Into high favor as the fahloiiable gambling of the day. When he laid off his plan tation, Just below tho then city of New Orleans It Iti now tho Third dis trict, hut was then the Faubourg Mar Igny and divided it Into lots, ho named one of tho principal streets "Ciaps," and explained that he did ho because ho had lost the money ho received from tho lots on that street In this favorlto game of his. It remained Crapn street until n few years ago, when a protest vviw raised against such a disreputable iiainu for a very quiet and respectable street, es pecially given to churches. "Tho Craps Street Methodist Church" sounded par ticularly bail. After Hernard Maiig ny's death craps as a gambling game descended in the social ncalc and was finally mainly monopolized by negroes nnd street gamins. Some five or six years ago, however, some Chl eagoans who happened to be on tho levee In New Orleans wero atruck by tho gaino as offeilng novelties to tho Jaded taste of dlee-players and took It home with them. It crept Into favor at onco In tho west, and craps now ranges from tho Mississippi to the Pad lie, and no well regulated gainbllng-houso Is without a "craps room." Hut, whllo it has flour ished elsewhere, It has been tuboood In Its birthplace. And now, not content with tho ordinary lawii against all gambling games, tho council him do cluiod craps especially prohibited, and not to bo played for money even In one's back bedroom with tho blinds pulled down In front. A lillllll Itl'IIXIHI. "Can any of you tell me wuy Lnz.ti us was a beggar?" linked tho femulo teacher. "Why was Lazarus a beg gar?" sho repeated sternly. "Pleaso, ma'am," replied a cunall boy whoso father was a merchant, "because he didn't advertise." Chicago Cluonlele. I'llllll'l). First Student "What makes you look so melancholy?" Second Student "I have hern fooled. I asked my father to send mo GO marks to pay ruy tailor ami a few days later I received the receipted tailor's hill!"- FJiegende Hlaetter. I'nleni. "Hubly, what In the tlcueo did yon mean by letting that note 1 Indoiscd for you go to protest 7" "Why, man, thero wis no other way unless I paid tho thluQ." Detroit Free Press. m 'tjjx .T,,B fJLUE 1'ETER" IN WHIST. Vll'l i it of Ml I'Ijim'M of I he ii' ii hoiil, Theie Is a IniUi.e in l)iidon which should he the ineica of all a hint play eiH who believe lu the new school and the "Information'' game, a nhilne be foie which tiny should hnvv icstpect fnllv as the foil it t it In head or all that Is model ii In the g.uue, sayn the Month ly Illustrator. This Is S7 St. Janicn street, and it is within sight of Mail borough house. lin fame rests childly on the fact that It was at one lime known us Graham's club, and that within Its walls Lord Henry Ilcntlnck tlfHt Introduced the "blue peter," or signal for trumps, which consists of playing a higher card before a lower when no attempt Is made to win tho ttiek That signal has been to tho whist players of the wot Id like the pil lar of file to the chlldieii of tstael. For mote than forty years It has led them up ami down In the wilderness of arbl tiary convention, but It has never (nought them to the promised land of better whist The blue peter vvim the Introduction to whist of a purely arbitrary signal or convention, and Its seed has Hpread like a thistle's, until It liiiB entirely overrun the old game of "calculation, observation, position and tenner-," leaving In Its place long suits, Ameri can leads, plain-suit echoes, four sig nals and directive discards. These seem to have choked up all the dash, bril liancy, mill Individuality In our whist pla.veiti, retiming them nil to tho sumo level not by Inereanlng tho nhllltles of the tyro, hut by curtailing the skill of the expert. MATCH BOXES FOR GIRLS. Annthi'i- of .IIiiii'm I'ri'roKitllti'H Helfi'il l'l"ll Ii) Ihe Nl'H N'olllllll. rntil this vcar the match box has been the unquestioned, exclusive prop erty of mini, says the New York Journ al. Never once did he think of such a thing iih the fairer sex borrowing It. He may have had a picfcutmcnt of her laying claim to his necktie, but hla matchbox never. Ilul the lilryclu girl, who makes whatever sho wants possible, has now laid slego to man's mint bbox. It rt'ie coiitemplateii riding at ulght she needs m.itchei) to light her lump, and necessarily oho must carry them lu u maWhhox. That Is tho rciipou that there aio any number of new match boxes this year which art) smaller and trout dainty than anything In this Hue seen before. "Do girls buy them?" a prominent Jeweler was asked. To which question he answered: "Yes, Indeed. Tho smaller sizes aio mado particularly for their special use." The prettiest of the new match boxes for girls are of gold with an enameled de coration. The riiinucllug cither takes tho form of u college or yacht club Hag or It resembles a hand-painted mlnlatine showing a girl on a wheel or the hi '.id of n dog. Many of these matchboxes aie mado with u concealed lectfis for a photograph. It Is only when a certain spring is touched that the picture can be men so skillfully In It hidden away. The silver matchboxes, decorated with the outline of u tiny bicycle In enamel, are also new and much less expensive. Niiiiilii-m llo Not Count In u War for liiili'iienileiii'f. All history leaches that In n war for Independence superiority In numbera does not count. For Instance, tho lit tle republic of Switzerland, surround ed by kingdoms and empires In arms, won lis Independence upward of six hundred years ago, and Ih Independent today, yet It has, and has always had, only an army of mllltln. Tho little principality of Montenegro hns been fighting the Turks slnco the fall of Constantinople, even before tho dis cover of Ameilca. The Dutch re public, ami Scotland under Wallaco and Hruce, nnd Piussla under Freder ick II. in the Seven Years' War, nnd America lu tho Revolution, all suc ceeded with m eater odds of numbers against them than were opposed to the seceding states. And today Cuba, with only a million and a half of pop ulation, seems to bo successfully fight ing Spain with nearly twenty millions. No; In a war for Independence num bers do not count, and it has not often happened in the history i4 the world that a people who have fought with such desperate valor as tho Confed erates displayed havo failed to win Independence-"Why tho Confederacy failed," by Duncan Itcso i tho No vember Century. She Wiih .Vol Hilly. The Just-eugaged girl wns telling tho other girls all about "It," or more properly, "him." "Yes," si to said, "I'm very much In love, I know, but not In the blind, silly, Illogical way that most girls are. I'm not so far gono but what I can ee that he has defects oh, lots of them -both In looks and chaiactcr. I'm able to regnrd him, thank goodness' front a perfectly im partial and dispassionate standpoint." After which the Just-engaged girl pro ceeded to go Into detail. According to her "Impartial, dlspaFolonato" state- s, lines, gT boards, Clothes bar, ncrous to mention. 3R0S.-K! Vi f - r