GI33L "WHO ARRANGED TO ELOPE WITH FIVE
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R. AND MHS. IIKNHV GOrtr. are In St. Lnull
T 1 on their honeymoon, mul down hi Jasper, Ark.,
I where they will Dp ill home after an Indefinite
1 V I datp, there prr five young men ready to fight
wi'h other, in to unite and flu 111 the Htlr" c mi
tmitiit y. r lo band together for tln extinction
of Henry ."Sore. And D Is nil because Ma lb lb"
Classon could not decide which of five ardent
wooers she wanted to "1, nml arranged in elope with nil of
them.
The olopi inrtit. which took plat e on May 1-i, Was the srpsa
tlon of t'ie entire district, mil the cause of .ill ."orts of compli
cations, so that now the Ive disappointed wooers are th" cen
ters of induct, and will bf utitll Mr. and Mrs. Core return
rroni their honeyntonti trip.
Ida llelle Classon was 'he belle of .laspei and all the coun
try round about. Blip In I!) years old. fair to look upon, merry,
laughing, quick of wit and action, and most of the young men
i f Jasper find Mount Jud-vi, and Fnllsvllle v i re. or had heen
: t one time or iinol'ier. In love with her. lbr father is com
paratively well to do. proprietor of extensive farming and tim
ber lands to the southwest of tho town along Huffnlo fork, and
her home was the renter of social activity.
Wooed by Scores of Suitors.
There wi t e semes of young tiien w ho aspired to have her
'cur their nanus, hut among these were five who were es
pecially attintlve. They were Ilek tester and Wallace Mr
Nlchol, who hud trope with her to the country school, near
.holier, an I later to the n hool in town, and whose fathers
were, like 1. 1, i s. w-'U to du planters. There was Mid Trimble,
young politician of that dlstrlrl, and I on Marshall, a dealer
In cattle, horses, and mules, both of whom lived In Jasper.
Hrsldcs. there wan (.'late Pumenll of Mount Judca, the hand
somest and richest of the crowd. Lnst, and. in the estimation
o!' the quintet, least, was Henry Gore who didn't count at
all until the finish.
Henry (lore Is a youn store owner who practices law. and
did some sin vcying, and lit sides was In pt lilies. At least he
was Important enough to forre all the persons who aspired to
office to drop Into his stove or hla law office and consult him
even before they saw Mid Trimble, the boss. Gore professes
to dislike politics; he never would go out and work, but he
controls more votes than any one In the dlstrlrt. Also, he
professeil to be a rhronlo bachelor, and be only went to rail
on Bills In the nature of duly. Likewise, ho professes that he
can't play poker, and dislikes the game, but It Is a, matter of
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Comment around Jasper that when he si's In "Just to fill up
the game " he usually Rets nil the money.
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Divided Her Time Impartially.
Gore railed on Miss Clissim possibly onie n month, while
the other live had their rtgulnr nights ear;, week. Moti lays
and Fridays being left open for other aspirants for her hand,
or claimed by onp or the other of the fvc regulars. Gore
mertly dropped In when he happened to frel like It, Intruded
gloriously on the other man's time, and usually remarked
that he would stay and ride home with his rival. No one
considered him a dangerous rival, but each of the five wanted
his heart's blood for stealing part of their evenings. It was
noted that Gore never talked much sentiment, but he wns A
pleasing talker and a good story teller, and Miss Classon
enjoyed his calls.
The situation remained the same for nearly a year, each of
the five avowed suitors for her hand cupUnuing their rails and
growing more and more tender, while each watched the other
four with suspicion nnd dark distrust. Gore dropped In oc
casionally, staid to dinner or supper, and made himself at
home.
Not one of the 1411111 r . t dared ask the girl lo marry him.
each fearing that she liked one of the others better and wouNI
reject him. They played for time, waiting for her to show
some sign of preference before speaking, and they waited In
Vain for many months, been use the girl honestly did not know
which one of them she liked best, or whether she loved any
,one of them or not.
Father Hurries Things Along.
Late In April Mark (Tasson, Ida's father, look her to task
one day. He found her shelling new peas out on the back
porch one morning when he came down from the woods pas
ture and stopped at the will to get n drink.
" Ide," he said, " w hich one o' tuem young fellers was up
to see you last night?"
" Mr. Trimble," responded the girl, blushing slightly.
"Say, Ide," continued the father, bantetlnglv. "ain't It
about time you was plckiu' one out an' tyin' up to him? Si ems
to me they've been hanging around here 11 long time. Ain't
none o' them got spunk er.ough to ask yon to marry him?"
" None of them has yet. father, nnd I don't know that any
of tbem will."
" Won't eh? Will. I ll bet n heifer any one o' them would
If you gave him half a chance."
"Possibly so," said the girl; ' but you wouldn't want mo
trt ask any one to propose to me, would you? "
"No; but say, Ide, which one o' I hem do you like best?'
" I don't know, t don't know that I love any of them, and
I never will marry a man I don't love."
" Nope, don't, but If I were you I'd pick that young Trim
ble. He's a hustler."
" I don't know whether he's going to ask me or whet In r I
love him."
"Well, they're all nice young fellows. You'd belter pick
me of them Inside the next month and get rid of the rest so
as to settle It all."
" I will sec."
Puzzled to Choose Husband.
Just how Ida "s.iw." 'no one t y.ccpt herself knows mine
1 ban one-lift h. lint wit bin ' he 111 x 1 w 1 1 k .- 1 so i ii I ie be 1
nock on the front porch and heard I In'r lui'itviM's .in v . !.
She did not say yes or no. she simply begged for time to think
It over and learn her own mind. Two d iy.- Inter, while she
was tiding with Mid Tt liable he told her the old. old story, and
again she begged for time, saying she did no, know her own
mind. Then at intervals of a da- or two, l.estor. and Mi -Nlchol.
and Marshall told her they loved In r.
The girl was torn wi'h doubts. She kmw she should not
keep them all bowing down to her but she was afraid of
herself.
She promised each one. finally, that she would marry him,
and from each she exacted a pledge of secrecy because of
the others. That week was the h'pplrst In the lives of five
young on n in that section. ICaeh gloatingly v iewed the others
mid waited lor the day of triumph.
Having taken the wild step In engaging herself to five men
Ida Classon grew panl! stricken. She was afraid to marry
any one of them. Instead of running away, or sending for
them, one by one. and dismissing them, telling them she had
changed her mind, she plunged deeper Into difficulties by
promising to elope nt 11 o'clock on the night of May 14, to go
to Marshall, get married, and catch an Iron Mountain train
for St. Louis,
Arranged to Elope with All.
What prompted the n i.d plan no one knows, nor hns any
one any idea what the girl Intended to do win n the tle swains
came nt the same hour to carry her away and marry her.
On the morning of AI iy 14 Henty Gore suddenly In g in to
notice things, (."late Iniinenil drove up In front of the store,
and, entering, purchased some nerktirs and n new pair of
trousers.
" Going to get married, flute?" asked Gore as his clerk
waited oil the customer.
" Yes. when she ll have me." grinned flute.
"Thought maybe you were going to get married right
away from you buying : hat stuff," said Gin.
"No. I'm going iivi r in Marshall tonight, and wanted this
stuff." said flate, trying to look unusually Innocent.
" Something doing, sure," muttered Gore, as lw walked
out into the street.
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it e liank and t. pplnt I11-I1I1 .-.iu listiidi.iw .1 l.i m.- -ino "f
money.
"Want to 'uy some hogs. I.es?" he a.-Ue,l. "Ive got n
fine hunch.''
" No. don't want any hogs "
"Thought ou might. Just saw you dan lug that tnope , '
snug, sti d t lo i .
" No. 'm t.niiiK u er to Marln.ll tonight n .. hi . I.- h.'-re
and I may need Mie mum ." said 1, 1 stir
" Two of 'fin going to Marshall." tnedh.i-. ,1 1! -"i bat's
strange." ,
Half an hour later he Mippul into tin lurbor shop ai d
found MiNlchol thire ge'ting his hair Irlno.,,'
" Must b. going to s... h,.r tonight. Mac ' be suugcMed
" No. going over to Marshall - "
"Guess I d better hitch up and find out what's going on,"
said Gore to himself.
Qore Makes an Investigation.
Half n hour later In was Jogging alont: 1 he ro.id low.ii'il.?
the fins-ion home, having, by way of prec.i ut inn. siamd east
instead of west, ami then rut around the (own
Hi drove ii)i In front iT the Classon home hefiec 110,111.
" How're 5,.. Henry?" greeted Mark fl.iss.m :,u,i
i nine Into dinner."
"Thanks." said Gore. "I Just drove out In sir I ' Is
he around anywhere"'
(iucss sues up In hi r room, said Mrs fins
bi en ninpln' round all niil nln'. I ll c i!l hi t "
Ida descended the stalls, ImiUun quite ri ! around the pyi s.
and nervous
"Hello. Ide. " sill. I Gore. " Going to get married tml.n . are
you?"
The girl turned pale and grew cxclti d "O Mr Gore."
slip said pleadingly. "Who told you. w no coiil.l l,ae io
you?"
"No one told me. but 1 saw them onng I'ell.ms scouting
around town, and I thought It was about time to drop 0111 and
are about this 'What have you been planning?"
" Yon have no rigid to ask "
" O, yes. I have, yes I have." said Gore "Which one of
them sre you going to m-irrv?"
"None of them, or ill if them." nplied the girl, des
perately. "That so?" he naked "Well. I reckon that wont do.
I've I.11 n c. leiilntlng to marry ou myself"
" Mr. Gore." said the excited tbl. " that would be lust the
thing O. I didn't mean Hint -I did not mean it'' and she
broke down and cried
Her Plans Revealed to the Sixth.
An Instant lat.r llcioy Gore was holding In r tightly In'
his arms. and. bei w ei n m.I.s. t he whole stm y nt 1 h.. elopement
came out. ,
" And I knew all along It was you 1 loved," sobbed th'
girl: "only you came so seldom and never seemed to care." i
"That's true." said Henry. "I reckon I did not come as'
often as I ought, but I wanted them five young fools to call
on you often, r-r I knew vou'd get disgusted with them before
long."
" Hut what am I going to do?" pleaded the girl.
" Why. rome and rllinb Into 111" buggy with me and we'll
go and get married."
They did only they didn't iro to Marshall --they drove
south, clear to "'Hilton on the other branch of the Iron Moun
tain, and were married that evening, and w ent on to" Little
Hock, then op to St. Louis
They left a little note Tor Mrs Classon before they drove
away, saying they had gone to gel married, and both Mr. and
Mrs. Classon were happy over the outcome of the ilauglit"! s
tangled love affairs, and 11 tired to sleep well content
At 11 o'clock M irk Classon heard the sound of buggy
wheels, then more, anil more, and more-until five had driven
up In front of the house. He stuck his In nil nut of the w in
dow and saw five buggies and five men, decked nut as bridegrooms--who
were glaring 11 1 each other in the road In front of
the bouse curb ready to fall upon the other . ur
" What the name n' thunder do you want'" yelled CI sson.
There was no reply.
"Get out from in front o" my house, or Ml till the u hole
cnlxiodlr o' you with bird shot!" yelled the old man.
"May we see Miss Classon called one voice.
"They ain't no Miss frisson!" yelled Mark. "Sin's done
eloped wllh Hank Gore, and they're married by tills time."
The window slammed down so Mrs. flisson raught only
the echoes and at short Intervals there runic the sounds of
live buggies being driven lapldly away.
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HOW TO STAND.
MEXICAN I'ASE.
TILTING AT MEN OF STRAW
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much more picturesque in Siamese garb.
This head, carved by nature, was found by
a woodebopper in a forest In Jutland. The
man win cutting down beech treea for fire
wood when he came across the curiously
shaped knot. He sawed the knot away from
the brunch, and cut round the piece of wood
which fibrins the neck of the figure, but other
wise the head has not been touched by any
ir.Ftrument.
.V THE MARKET OF NIJNI NOVGOROD.
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StN AND MOON FIGHT.
A stroll" ante til d: i in from u Mexican Hiu
tuinaitd in itiu. 1 if 11 i'i .Hi nting the aun
und 1 l.e moon qUiiirellng.
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tion shown nt the right it Is mcissaty to
exert almost 1 vi 1 y inipoi tant muscle In the
body, and the result is a constant straining
of the muscles w ith t oasi quetit rigidity and
curly fat ig.ie. standing still is a d ill) cult and
fatiguing act. hut standing in a proper aiti
linb , with the Important Joints at kin 1. hips,
waist, and upper chest In their correct po
sition for leslating the down pulling effect of
gravity, iii neither dlsajret able nur fatiguing.
One of the many Mexican terra colta vase
which wire made to Imitate grotesque hu
man heads.
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This is a portrait of William Hie fon
queror. done by his wife, (Jueen M.tthilde.
In the celebrated " Huyiux tjpeslry."
FIRST SWEDISH BIBLE.
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At h ri ii 1 1 1 gala iM i fiirmani e at a military lo, mi. 11 10 11 1 111 Paris the 111 "si anin -1 u 'I
successful ii terludc was that givi 11 by the horsemen from the Cavalry school o S.m am-
The French cavalrynnn rhasrd riderless si, i ds mounted only by manniklns ov.r 1 us.
bi set Willi hurdles ami other obstacles. The iui.,..s wen- aim.. I with I n l.mro
and swords, and tin fierce appearance of the dummies' masks lent tin pastime additional
comicality. Th. horses carrying the dummies were so adroit that hits wen m Id on
recorded.
LONG ESI BRIDGE.
OSTRICH (HICK.
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This picture n pri sents the rVeatllng iicrnss
the Great Salt Lake. Kornu rlythe railway
crawled rounil the north end of the lake, but
now it ruta right across It from Ogdi 11 to
Luein. thus saving 4t miles at a cost of close
on trt.(i.. In building the line '.".".I mil-
of trestling were used. :i .-' pih s win
driven, each pile reprf st nting a treecjt fn m
the forests of Oregon or Texas. If these pih s
bad been placed end on end 1 h y would c. v. r
distance of U.H-'t."'-'.') lineal feet, nr.'i'il !tvt
mllea. The permanent trestllng reprt.-n.is
II in milt . which is nearly all In water It ntn
:v to iii ftt t ilet p ut the prmt M levi 1 of (lie
lake.
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