Some
I Shenandoah county took place at
parties were Lemuel Borden of
Calvary and Mrs. Amanda Caro
line Deer of Monteiuma, Ind. Before the
ceremony Mr. Borden and Mra, Deer
signed the following contract:
"Be It remembered. That under the au
thority of a marriage license to us duly ls
surd from the office of the county court of
Shenandoah county, in compliance with the
laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and
in the presence of God, under the open
canopy of a great and solemn nature, but,
If possible, with leas of ceremony than has
been heretofore ever realised on earth on a
similar occasion by Disciples of Christ or
Society, of Friends, I, Lemuel Borden of
Calvary, Va., widower of Emma L. Borden,
do solemnly take Amanda Caroline Deer,
widow of Noah Deer of Monteiuma, Ind., to
be my lawful wedded wife, promising and
obliging myself to be such husband as my
heredity, my environments and my cheerful
obedience to- my own best Inspirations of
duty and my best knowledge and worship of
the best books, minds, hearts, lives of the
ages will permit me to do. And I, A. C.
Deer, widow as aforesaid. In the same spirit
In which Lemuel Borden, widower, has
promised to be my true and lawful husband,
promise to be and become as the hours,
days, months, years or decades allotted to
us go by bis true, lawful, wedded wife.
"I, A, C, D., agree with L. B. never to
have fire In our kitchen stove (different in
case of the gasolene stove she brings with
her), when either two or the three nearest
or southern window sashes are raised, even
an Inch or less; to be very careful with
fire, and if possible never to be auecnt an
hour or other short period (If possible)
from my home when my husband is also
absent, unless there is In it or very near it
some person in whose care, prudence and
good management we may wisely repose
confidence. The balance of the contract of
our marriage is In the preceding para
graph." Married twice In one week to the same
woman, and still he has no wife. This is
Riot of Flowers on Summer Hats
Npn i wirv, April a. (special Jor
I respondence.) The first gl'mpse
ui in lb year s muiinery openings
gives the Impression that the
feminine fancy has gone flower
mad, but before a circuit of the showcases
has been made the sightseer decides that,
after all, it la a most intoxicating madness.
Never before has the art of reproducing
the natural blossoms reached such a stand
ard of perfection. As an evidence of
this it may be cited that a smart shop,
noted for Its exquisite decorations, as well
as Its chic millinery, had on neighboring
tables plateaus of real and artificial hya
cinths, and so wonderful was the repro
duction process that when the secret was
whispered about groups of women fell to
wagering chocolate sodas on the real and
the counterfeit, the decision being reachod
by lingering the blossoms.
A number of new flowers have Invaded
the millinery field this year, including
wistaria, hydrangeas, hops, hawthorne,
lilacs, both white and purple, and dandelion
puff balls. While some of these blossoms
have been offered before, they were not
manufactured In styles which lent them
selves artistically to trimming, but tho
drooping "flats" of this season carry the
long-stemmed flowers admirably.
One of the most striking all-flowor
toquea shown at a recent meeting was
Lessons of the Life of Gustavus F. Swift
,f 1 N THE career of the late Gustavus
F. Swift we have another and a
signal proof that there is no lack
cI 0PPr'un,tle8 Dut on,'r ' men
' ' who have the intelligence, the
courage and tho persevering energy to im
prove them.
During the first thlrtr-el- years of hts
life Mr. Swift acquired but little wealth,
but during those years he had been lay
ing the foundation, consciously or uncon
sciously, for his subsequent phenomenal
success. He had been observing, thinking
and accumulating a stock of useful knowl
edge as well as working.
When he came to Chicago in 1875 tbero
were great packing establishments at the
stock yards, rich and powerful, and the
field seemed to be completely filled. Any
man of ordinary capacity and force with
little money would not have thought of
entering It any more than he would have
thought of manufacturing Iron and steel
to compete with Carnegie in Pittsburg.
But Mr. Swift saw an opportunity and
seized It without hesitation. Beginning
with a small slaughter house at the stock
yards, where only a few animals could bo
hsndled dally, he developed his business
with wonderful rapidity, and almost before
his great competitors knew what he was
doing be was abreast of them.
This was not mere luck. Mr. Swift not
only knew the business as it was then
done, from buying to marketing, but he
bad . Idea of his own. He knew that in
the preparing of animals for the market
there was a great deal of wast. It was
Quaint Gapers Cut by Cupid
the unique experience of Oscar S. Lockary
of Meckling, S. D. On Tuesday Lockary
was married at Vermilion, S. D.. to Sarah
I. TJlch. The next day he was married In
Sioux City, la., to Sarah I. lladen of Sioux
City. These two names were given by the
same woman, and th double wedding was
an expedient to clear up a possible diffi
culty. The husband went home to Meek
ling Thursday, but his wife failed to follow
htm the next day, as agreed, and it la said
. that (400 which the trusting husband left
with her to make some purchases was not
returned.
A Council Bluffs detectivo who arrived
at Vermilion too late to head off the wed
ding there declares the wo nan is the run
away wife of a rich man of Council Bluffs,
and that she not only deserted him, but
left a baby.
The officer says he followed her to Den
ver, then back to Dea Moines, la., then to
Madison, S. D., to Brltton, to Aberdeen,
Grand Forks, N. D., Ortonvllle, Minn., and
Anally located her In St. Paul. He claims
she eluded the officers here and went to
Sioux Falls, where she married a man
named Ulch, and left almost Immediately
without him, but with 1,400 of bis money.
The youngest groom who has applied for
a marrlago license In two years made his
appearance at tha county clerk's office In
Chicago one day last week, and. with the
aid of bis parents and that of his prospec
tive father-in-law and mother-in-law, se
cured a license to marry a girl who Is but
Six months his senior. Herbert Luedke and
Ml fa Jeesle Winebrenner, both 17 years old,
were the young persons who asked Clerk
Salmonson for the license. They had per
suaded their parents to give consent before
Notary Public N. T. Robbins.
The law provides that no man under 17
years old and no woman under 14 years old
can secure a license to wed. Luedke cele
brated his seventeenth birthday anniversary
twenty-two days before applying for the
license, but was compelled to give much of
his personal history before he convinced
the clerk that he was over 17 years old.
Miss Winebrenner declared several times
that the young man wia telling the truth
and the clerk was convinced.
composed of delicate pink hyacinth blos
soms, packed solidly on a Napoleonic
shaped frame. The foundation material,
chiffon, was completely hidden by the flow
ers, and one side was raised jauntily by a
soft, sweeping bow of liberty taffeta, match
ing the tone of the blossoms exactly
An effective rose flat was composed of
leaves, overlapping and curled up just a
trifle. On either side of the hat nestled
bouquets of moss rose buds, and the same
flowers, with knots of black velvet ribbon,
were placed on both sides under the brim,
which was faced with tulle In folds.
In selecting a hat compose of rose
leaves the utmost care must be taken to
have the shape carry a certain air Of dis
tinction. Otherwise the purchase will be
regretted, as manufacturers of cheap mil
linery are duplicating this style of trim
ming In shapes that are atrocious.
A thistle hat, which could be worn ad
mlrably. with a tan-colored suit, was of
ecru Milan straw in a modified sailor
shape. Around the crown and across the
top, from side to side through 'the center,
was fluted velvet ribbon in a beautiful
shade of Bage green, while on one side,
and drooping a trifle toward tbe edge of
the brim, was a mass of thistle bloom, in
that elusive mauve shade which can only
be described as misty.
part of his plan to save what was then
wasted. So successful was he that four
years ago he was able to ssy: ."Not a hair
of a beef Is wasted, and the hogs are all
used except the grunt."
A man who could keep at the front In
the matter of by-products had a great
advantage as a competitor In the main
product. He could sell the latter on a
very narrow margin and still make good
profits.
Mr. Swift had other Ideas. One of them
was that the markets for meats could
be supplied far better and more econom
ically if suitable provision were made for
preserving the product in transit and stor
age. He was pre-eminently the man of the
refrigerator car and warehouse. As a re
sult of his efforts In this field fresh meats
can be carried almost any distance In any
climate and laid down in perfect condition
where they are wanted.
Another fact, and one specially worthy
of remark, is that Mr. Swift was not a
speculator in any objectionable sense of tbe
word. He was Indeed a good Judge of
market conditions. He could forecast as
well as any of them. He acted with an
ye on probable future conditions. So far
he was a speculator, as every prudent
buyer and seller must be, but he was not
a market rigger. He did not run corners
or play any of the speculative games of
the Board of Trade.
He achieved his remarkable success la
the comparatively ahort space of twenty
fight years by strictly business methods.
He did it by effecting important economies
and giving the consuming publio batter
After a romantic attachment begun two
years ago In Munich, Bavaria, in doflanoo
of bitter parental opposition, Mia Edna
Double, the daughter of George T. Double,
a wealthy cotton good manufacturer of
Boston and doscrlbed as the "most beautiful
girl in the Hub," has become the bride of
Adolf Lee Wlrtb, a director of the whisky
trust and vice president of the Consumers
Yeast company. He is one of tho best
known youug business men in the north
west. Hypnotic Influence Is alleged by tho
bride's mother to account for Wlrth's at
traction for her daughter. The young peo
ple declare such talk Is "moonshine," and
that they simply fell in love with each other
two years ago, and as they could not obtain
the consent of the girl's parents, they took
matters in their own hands and were mar
ried by Rev. Dr. Houghton In the Little
Church Around the Corner In New York.
Their elopement was followed by a sen
sational encounter in the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria
between Wlrth and his father-in-law.
Mr. Double, who had Just returned
to his New Tork home from Boston, bad
learned of the marriage, and haateued to
the Waldorf. Ho found Mr. Wlrth and be
gan to condemn him for his conduct. Mr.
Wlrth was calm and asked that a scene be
avoided. His wife came up and remon
strated with her father, but to no purpose
Mr. Wlrth and his wife then got In a cab
and drove uptown. The father chased after
them, but lost them.
Miss Double was studying music In Mu
nich when she met Wlrth two years ago.
An attachment quickly sprang up between
them, but the parents objected. Since then
they have found means to correspond and
meet. Mrs. Double said recently:
"I never liked Wirth, although I under
stand he Is wealthy and a splendid business
man. I am afraid that he and my daughter
have little In common. I have tried to
break off their attachment, but he seemed
to exercise a strange Influence over her. I
can only describe It as hypnotic
Harry K. Balemah, general manager of
the Richbaum company, and Miss Elisabeth
Jones were married In Pittsburg recently.
Miss Jones was engaged to be married to
Walter Bateman, a son of H. E. Bateman, J
For early spring wear with the royal
blue tailored suits and foulards of tb same
shade comes a stunning picture hat of
burnt satin straw, trimmed with bows of
liberty taffeta in royal blue and royal blue
popples. Such flowers never grew cn liv
ing tree, shrub or plant, but as a head
ornament for modern woman they are
picturesquely effective.
An ideal hat for a garden party was
of white satin straw, with Irish point lace
Inset on tbe brim, as well as In tbe cen'er
of the crown. The shape was a perfect
shepherdess and had for Its only orna
ment a shower of baby popplea in exqulslto
shades of pink and red.
Another striking shepherdess hat was
also inset with the lace and encircled by
lilacs, and a drooping flat of tulle was cov
ered with a network of fine silver cord,
caught at each Intersection with forget-me-nots.
Forget-me-nots were never more
In vogue than this season. They form
whole toques, being massed on brim and
crown, with bows In self-tone or black
velvet, fitting tight to tho hair in tha back.
The Alsatian and butterfly bows at thj
back of the hat have practically disap
peared and In their stead Is used an effect
of long, very flat loops, with two or three
ends, which fit over the hair, but do not
nxtend below the nape of the neck.
product and service. And he did it la a
field which to the ordinary observer seemed
fully occupied.
He supplied a valuable Illustration of
th truth that as society Is constituted
men of brains, energy and perseverance
can always find opportunities to Improve
their fortunes and benefit their fellow men
In so doing. Chicago Chronicle.
Tragedies of a Pawnshop
Among the columns of dry figures tn the
report Just Issued of the work of the French
government pawnshop some pathetic facts
stand out. It Is sad to read that the aver
age number of wedding rings pawned an
nually is 60,000, but the saddest story Is
that of the oldest pledge left in the aharge
of the office. It dates from 1869 and con
sists of a suit of clothes of a man who was
killed in the war of 1870. For twenty
three years his widow paid the Interest,
but eould never save tbe f francs, which
was all that had been advanced on the se
curity. At the end of that time the clothes
vera returned to her not from reasons of
pity ar settlement, hut because the moths
had got into them and they were valueless.
Time by the Forelock
Sally Gay Did he kiss you?
Dolly Swift Yes; but, oh! I was so mor
tified. . I kissed blm first
Sally Gay Goodness 1 What made you
do that?
Dolly Swift Why. you see, I thought ha
was going to kiss me a moment or two
before be really did, and I accidentally got
ahead of hi m, I a d Wa polls News.
but while he wss visiting In the Bahama
islands she changed her mind and trans
ferred her affectloua to the father.
Before departing for his southern trie
Walter Bateman. the son, announced hla
engagement to Miss Jones, and very natur
ally the father became Interested In hia
future daughter-in-law. Soon the fatherly
loye became something else, and the affec
tions of the son's betrothed were gradually
turned to the father.
When Waller returned from his southera
trip he discovered that pater famlllaa had
stepped Into his place. The son soon be
came reconciled to tho situation and la
contented to call the young girl "mother
Instead of "wife." He attended the wed
ding. Mr. Bateman is 61 and hts son 14.
Refused a marriage license because of hla
youth, Tony Spela, a Chicago bootblack, la
charged with planning a marriage by proxy.
Samuel Parts!, Bpela's roommate, who was
to Impersonate Spela In a marriage to Anna
Steinberg of 31 Clark street, spoiled the
plan at the last moment by refusing to taka
the place of the bridegroom. Instead h
notified Bernard Steinberg, the girl's father,
and the sequel was the arrest of Spela and
the girl.
Society at the capital has discussed for
some weeks the possibility of the marriage
of Senator Frye of Maine, president pro
tern of the senate, and Mrs. Garrett A.
Hobart, widow of Vice President Hobart.
The announcement that Senator Alger baa
Invited Senator Frye and Mrs. Hobart to
be hla guests on a trip to the Purine coast
In his private car and that both bare ac
cepted gives color to the story.
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