' V 1ER his rtral had won the swect
jCW heart of his boyhood, John Dodds
returned to the village of McGuf
ixJ 'oy, O., and took away the
Sfc r,mftn tub hail 1 1 1 v H f tw tvolif
years.
When 12 year old Dodds and Miss Ida
Blederman, who were schoolmates, vowed
an early marrlaKe. Dodda left the vil
lage for the weat to Beek his fortune, and
Miss Blcdermnn, In his absence, married
his rival, W. M. l,cwery.
During all these years, however, Dodds
was secretly corresponding with Mr. I.ow
.' cry, and, laying his plans carefully, came
' home and visited tha home of Iowery at
McGuffey. Then the couplo seemed a
horn and buggy, drove to Cleveland and
took an Erie train west.
Mn. lowery had sent her little daugh
ter awiy caily in the evening. On his
return home the husband found this note:
"Gone with the man I have always loved.
Take good care of tho child."
Trading; Stamp for Weddings.
' Justices of the peace in New Jersey cal
culate to make up an appreciable part of
'their income through fees for performing
marriages. Ono of the cadlj complains
'that be has not married a couple for four
weeks, and now he Is offering inducements,
lie will give trading stamps to each couple
for whom he docs business up to January
1. Ills schedule Is as follows:
"No trading stamps will be given unless
the fee Is t& or over, and the bride will
not be kissed unless tho fee Is at least 15.
For a $5 fee stamps valued at $2 will be
given the bride; for a $10 fee fM) worth of
stamps."
: The Justice thinks row ho has a fair
chance to cor ml all the marriage business
In the city, for your Jerseylte dearly loves
a bargain.
Courtshlpby Letter.
A courtship by lotter for three yoars,
during which time the young ouuplo had
not seen each other, was ended last week
when Theodore Yeager of South Chicago
and Miss Bertha Hoff were married in
Bourbon, Ind.
The romance began three years ago at
Purdue university, where Yeager was a
student. Yeager Jollied his roommate,
Frank Holt, about his correspondence with
Miss lloff. Yeager wagered that ho would
write Miss lloff and that he would get an
answer to his letter. Holt accepted It.
In due course of time Miss Hoff responded
to Yoager's letter, and the correspondence
continued until it culminated in an en
gagement Where Widows Sever Heniarry.
"Where are all the men? Don't they
ever come to church with these women?"
asked the stranger as ho and tho native
left the nlH'.e of tho meeting house at
Brighton, Mich., filled with women engaged
In tlielr usual after-a rvlce conversation.
"They u:ed to, some of them, but not
any more," said the man of the town.
"Why, what's up?" asktd the stranger.
"(lone; tho men die first here; this is a
town of widows. Out of something over
700 p-ople I cou-.t;d tixty-svrn women
whose husbands have died and who have
never remarried," said the home man, and
then he related a story of widowhood
which hud its beginning at the battle of
Frrdrrlckkburg.
At the head of the Fifth Mlch'gan In
t that fierce fight rode Colon 1 John Ollluly,
an fTlcer whose bravery in leading the
charge mounted cost him his life. It wan
forty-one years ago last night that Lieu
tenant II. B. Blackman of Howell, who,
under the cover of darkness, went back to
the battlefield, secured the body of his
dead colonel and got It as far as Washing
ton, where with money given him by Zach
Chandler he brought It to Brighten for
burial.
For over forty yeirs the widow of Colonel
John Gilluly mourned the death of her
husband. From her home on the hill her
eyes hnve ever been toward the mound
in the little graveyard, and there at last
she found her resting pines but a few
weeks ago. A most estimable woman, true
In the devotion to the memory of her hus
band, n womm of dee;ls rather than words,
the Influence of her life has teen a patent
factor In the town.
But ono by one the husbands dropped
out of the homes about her until In place
of being the lone widow, up and down
the street on both sides the homes were
occupied fey widows, all of whom, like the
Widow Gilluly, refused to remarry. For
many years the street has been known as
widows' row, but the condition is not
confined to that street by any means. It
spreads from there to the remainder of
"I'ioty Hill," and from there over the
town.
It is widow here and widow there, each
with l or II. tie Income and neat home,
Hvini frugally, never beyond her means,
ani remarrying so seldom that when such
an occurrence does take place It becomes
tho t ilk of the town for many days.
But among them are of course widows
with their pecullnritlei. One is known ns
the "letter writer." She is a sort of self
constituted anonymous chaperon of the
other widows. Back of her pleasant smile
and winning ways Is an eagle eye ever on
tho alert for the other widows. Tset ono
of them cast a glance manward and forth
with an unsigned letter Is posted warning '
her that her action is unbecoming to her
widowhood. They always know its origin.
Then there is tho "sweeping- widow."
The front walk I the continued object
of her labor. Piwt In summer and snow
in winter must give way to the Bwish of
her broom. It has teen noticed that this
Is freqm titty done as men ure passing and
the action has bronght forth many a dis
approving word from the others. But for
years sen has remained In her widowhood
and swept.
In an early Fprlng ono did give way to
Cupid's dart and remarried. Living alone
Bhe had managed to keep tho few hun
dreds In the bank when her husband died
and the life Insurance intact. After a
summer of remarried life she found It re
duced by s-veral hundred dollars.
"You eat too much, and it is time to get
out," she said to spouse No. 2. Again the
bank account remains Intact, and her ex
perience stands as a warning to others.
Advertisement Ili-lutca Wife.
The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Shelton of
Smlthsburg, Md., and Mr. Ernest Hollows
of Polo, 111., which took place in I lagers
town, Md., was the culmination of a court
ship which began through an advertlsment
In a newspaper.
Several months ago the groom Inserted an
advertisement for a wife. Miss Shelton an
swered the advertisement and a correspond
ence began which culminated In Bellows'
arrival In Smlthsburg a week ago. Tho
couple appeared suited with each other
and agreed to get married. They came
to Hagerstown and the wedding cere
mony was performed at the parsonage
of the United Evangelical church by
Rev. W. II. Lilly. Mr. and Mrs. Bellows
will spend a month in the county before
going to their future home In Illinois. The
groom Is S5 years old and the bride Is 21.
Fifty Years of Married Life.
A stereoptlcon and a playlet reproducing
scenes of events In their lives, prepared by
their children and grandchildren, were fea
tures of the gulden wedding celebration of
Rabbi and Mrs. Morris J. Rosenthal at the
residence of their daughter, Mrs. A. I.
Radzlnski, In Chicago. Among the views
shown was one of the synagogue in Ham
burg In which they were married fifty years
ago. The littlo play was written by Eva
Radzlnski and the scene was laid In the
school room In which Dr. Rosenthal taught
In 1S52, when he first became acquainted
with the woman now his wife and then his
pupil.
Dr. Rosenthal, who has won distinction
as a Talmudlc scholar, came to the United
States in 1857. settling In Philadelphia,
where he aided In establishing the first
chebra, or congregation, of the German
Polish sect In this country. Mr. and Mrs.
Rosenthal have resided in Chicago during
the last fifteen years at 5147 Prairie avenue.
All of the living children of the couple
were present with their families. The for
mer are: Dr. Adolph D. Rosenthal, Hemp
stead, L. I.; Dr. Edwin Rosenthal, Philadel
. phla; Dr. W. M. Rosenthal and Mrs. Hen
rietta Radzlnski.
Among the gifts were a gold dinner
service, gold candelabra and a gold Jewel
box.
Will Wed aiT'llononrable."
Tho marriage of Miss Mary Ofgood,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton Ogood
of Beacon street, Boston, and Robert
Ersklne Chllders of London will occur at
noon on January 5 in Trinity church. Tho
romance Is a sequel to the recent visit of
the Honourable Artillery company of Lon
don, of which the prospective bridegroom
is a well-known member.
Tho bride Is the younger sister of Mrs.
Fiske Warren. She is highly accomplished
and Is nn excellent linguist. Mr. Chl!ders,
Who is a close personal friend of Lord Den
bigh, is well known In London, where at
Carlisle mansion. In Cheyne walk, the
couple will reside. It was a case of love at
first eight, it is said by those In the secret
of the romance.
Married by Dotrle.
The first public church wedding ever
held In Zlon City took place Christmas day,
following tho regular service in Shiloh
tabernacle,
Dowie himself united in marriage two of
his officers, Rev. Harry E. Cantel and
Deaconess Ruth Stevens, both of London.
Following the ceremony, Dowle ordained
both to high offices in his church nid as
signed to them tho general overseeing of
the work In Great Britain.
Tho white robed choir sang i proces
sional and the bride and groom walked
slowly down either aisle of the tabernacle,
each preceded by a bridesmaid dressed la
white. Following the groom was the best
man and the bride was accompanied by
her father. They met at the platform,
where Dowle proceeded with the ceremony,
unlng the Episcopal service.
Osculation Is forbidden in Zlon, hence
neither Dowie nor the groom kissed the
bride. However, the ceremony was unu
sual In that, immediately following the final
words, Dowie sold:
"Do you, Mr. and Mrs. Cantel, believe I
am Elijah, sent from God to help restore
tho world? And will you obey me as
such?"
The answer was:
"I believe and shall obey."
Dowie then proceeded with the ordination
of the groom as overser of Great Britain,
and ordained Mrs. Cantel an elder, promot
ing her from the office of deaconess. The
doxology was sung, and Dowle wished his
peoplo a happy Christmas and glad New
Year, after which the meeting closed. The
couple will leave for England next month.
Snes Sweetheart for It In a;.
Because his sweetheart is Bald to have
preferred another man and broken her en
gagement, William Colp of Oak Park, Chi
cago, took out a warrant charging Victoria
Crueger of Austin with the theft of a
diamond engagement ring.
After swearing out the warrant Colp was
frank enough to tell the particulars.
"Victoria has my J300 diamond ring," he
said. "She promised to marry me once and
I gave It to her as an engagement ring.
At the time I told her we would use it as a
wedding ring also.
"Now she has broken the engagement and
will give me no opportunity to see her or
learn from her the real reison. She has the
ring and will not give It back.
"Victoria Is now going with another man
and I learn that they are engaged. Do you
think I rare to have her wear as the wed
ding ring the one I betrothed her with?"
Wins More Thun Ilrlde.
Taking a matrimonial leap In the dark
has resulted in amusing complications for a
Colorado couple. A few months ago a
fascinating young widow and an elderly
widower met at a Denver boarding house
and became so enraptured with each other
that a wedding was duly celebrated. Un
fortunately, in his anxiety to win the fair
widow, the gentleman omitted to state 'that
he had a family of half a dozen children
and from a similar failure of memory the
widow forgot to mention her four olive
branches in fact, these little family secrets
only leaked out on the wedding day, when
It was too late to turn back. The result of
the disclosures may be easily Imagined
with the picture of two disgusted and dis
illusioned parents and ten fractious chil
dren in their happy home.
Wedded in Her First Shoes.
Charles A. Smith, a widower, and Mary
Ann Smith, both of Gloucester, Va., came
to Baltimore on tho steamer Charlotte of
the York river line, to g?t niairlod. As foo.i
as they came ashore they made for the
court house, procured a license and were
married. Then they returned to the steam r
and remained there till it started back.
The bride anc. bridegroom created a good
deal of discussion among the other pas
sengers. The bride said she had r.ever worn
a pair of shoes until she donned them to
go on her bridal tour.