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Show Mr. -- - MAJOR GENERAL YOUNG TO SUCCEED GEN. MILES f c i lii.l.ufr nt. it. ar OLD t IIE3!) GATHERER dm ply i!:t Yis. s V V .OS . All, 1ill i III lo'.ll hum liu mourn ' 1at- - 1 l.aic 1 v .t 1 fer.l me. tin put upon Mr. lbmisluu wry tsu cars. Ami that lie think Bill Mr. liaiusum lull. wouldn't l.uiiise. marry liim if wen you. was silence on For a moment tin-rtlie frm. t icrainla. Then Louise hurst out "l believe you are in league with that cat Fanny. I know ou ate. just because she gave ou that dniicy for if had your pur'.er table. I Miijim-.tlorg.s to give to jou, j oil'd tay it was all light fir no M many Mr. won't l. you to tell iio r.urnrirn. v. l.at on ban a.viiisi-- l Mm, it you just yi ii il mai.e i::i ihiisi.v l t ii uive a liard ran- to vin. to do my am in i. ow on in most to nil lie!- nut." 1 di-ii- I : lm All. me. .' .: Viet! nf is- - is- - lie!, I will. ItlMMs! - ( ir thi- - paM of Ml. 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There have r tolled affair, piaecil well back from been many cliaiu cs lo study liiiu, and You the street, and presided over by a I have taken advantage of . lather spaciouB example of the gentler haven't known him so long as I have, sex, who lived simply and happily un- and of course are not so able to judge. der the pungent name of Mrs. Wini- 1 appreciate very iiun-l- your coming fred Hyssop. This estimable lady had to me. And taking everything into been a widow now for two years, dur- consideration, and to make a long ing which time ihe Algonquin had story short. 1 would advise you not to been planted, had taken root, and j branched into a cosy, comfortable boarding house. From its very inception the rooms were always taken, and the table always held its limit of satisfied eaters. Mrs. Hyssop was a model landlady In more senses than one. She was now sitting enthroned on the front veranda enthroned, because no other word flts so aptly when she chooses to adorn the front veranda. I do believe he's taking up with both the girls, was her soliloquy, the "he being the boarder who was the first one domiciled under her humble And I wonder which will get roof. him? My, but it is exciting! Oh, here comes Fanny now." Fanny looked worried as she came up the steps. Sin- drew a chair up to down. Mrs. Hyssop aiul Are you tired. Fanny?'' the latter aBked. And did you meet with much Miihl-imt's- s eou-sta- .1. - J ! tin-in- i Major General Samuel Baldwin brigadier general of volunteers. From Marks Young, U. S. A., who, accord- .July. 1899, to 19ol, he served in the ing to Adjutant Genernl Corbin, is to Philippines, his Huai active service succeed Gen. Nelson A. Miles In com- being as military governor of northmand of the army of the United western Luzon, lie was born Jau. 9, States, entered the service as a pri- IS40. Gen. Young has just returned from vate In 1861, was mustered nut at the close of the civil war as a brigadier Europe, where wit it Geus. Corbin commander by brevet, and and Wood be attended the German the regular army as first lieutenant. military maneuvers and was received Gen. Young weut to the front in by King Edward. Like Gen. Miles, he Cuba with Shatter's army in 189S as lias risen from the ranks. The Schoolgirls' Favorites. Dramatist Bronson Howard declares that the theater was not intended for true. wchoolgirls. which is perhaps If it were not for schoolgirls, however, quite a bunch of matinee idols would shortly be directing the movements of a pair of mules or presiding over bargain counters instead of drawing large salaries for exemplifying the high ideals of the modern drama. - French Wine Coneumption. The average French person consumes in a year Hit times as much wine as the English subject. French people drink 21 gallons a head yearly. BucceBs dis- posing of gaudy fancy work made - by her own nimble fingers, which,- to Deaths Due to Weather. There are about 2tio deaths yearly in England due to weather; 14U of these are due to cold, and the rest to sunstroke and lightning. MAD MULLAH ' HAS HAD ADVENTUROUS CAREER. to-da- Fannys success depended upon j judge from her work, numbered more than the allotted supply of thumbs. Fanny sighed. Mrs. Hyssop knew well what this meant. It Is hard. I know," she sympathized. "to get along in this world. Especially when one is alone," she ended, casting a side glance at the perturbed Fanny. Mrs. Hyssop hoped Ihis would tow Fanny into the matrimonial channel And a prologue ill this direction did sprout, for the girl sighed again, and said: would lose hope altogether " wasn't for for 1 j if It Fanny's fare went red. Then she said In a stage whisper: For Mr. Barnston. Ah! breathed Mrs. Hyssop, very much as if she had had a drink of some refreshing beverage. You must have noticed," resumed Fanny, that he has been attentive to As 1 have no me quite attentive. I all along that I thought mother, would some day come to you, who have been so very kind to me, and confide in you and a.k your advice. You know more about Mr. Barnston than I do. He told me he had been boarding here for two years. Yes. for two whole years," put In Ever since I opened Mrs. Hyssop. up. M You must have had a rare chance to study him, Fanny said. You must The loader of the religious fanatics In Somaliland, against whom Great Britain is about to begin a genuine war, is the son of a Somali shepherd .and is alwiit thirty-fivyears old. Ills operations began early in 1S99, when he led a raid against a neighboring tribe on the pretext that its members had stolen camels from his people. He was then an ordinary mullah, or priest, but after a number of successful raids lie proclaimed himself the successor of the nialidi, assumed An antagonistic attitude toward the British protectorate government, and Announced that he intended to rule Ah interior, leaving the roast to the Europeans. Great Britain, with the e Boer war on its hands, was unable t furnish sufficient protection to 11: friendly or neutral natives, with tl result that thousands of them joine the mad mullah, lining given tl. holcc of doing so or being raided. March, 1900, he attacked an Aby sinian expedition of 1,500 men ssi against him, and although he men and retreated, the feroci: hts attack inspired of Menelik troops with such a dread of him thi no attempt was made to pursue hit Three years ago he had 3.000 folloi crs. with only sixty rifles; now he hi lii.uuo men, a good percentage them armed with rifles secured i raids on caravans. 1 TT "anny looked worried as she came up the steps. if he has any any qualities that (now re not not good." Mrs. Hyssop sat more erect. She nrnod her head to one side pensively. Fanny now came to the point with Imost superhuman abruptness, Mr. Horton, allow me to introduce you to my wife. marry him under any circumstances. A cyclone seemed to strike Fanny and her fanr.vwork. for both went to pieces Fanny on her chair, and the on the floor at her feet. "Oh, Mrs, Hyssop!" she gasped. 1 know what I am talking about, In Fanny, the landlady went on. this case no one limn myself could advice." give such Mrs. Hyssop talked cu. It was a way she had. She went Into details, explained at almost marvelous length. And poor Fanny listened. Finally the landlady baited. Fanny rose from her chair and gathered up her faneywork. Well, what are you going to do about it?" Mrs. Hyssop asked. I'm going to do my best to win Mr. Barnston." I hope you arc not angry with me? Mrs. Hyssop asked. Oh, no. not in the least." was the I thank you very murh for reply. your advice." Two days later Mrs. Hyssop was again silting upon the front veranda. A frail creature in white, with a last in her year's sailor on and a music-rol-l lap, sat beside her. Roth were gazing absently across the street. "I don't see how I shall get through the summer, the Gail creature said. "Almost all of my pupils have now gone to the country to stay for the summer. I must make a living somehow. You poor dear, solaced the feeling No one knows that better widow. than I do. When my dear husband died he left me almost destitute. But I thought at once of starting a boarding house, and the first thing I knew Mr. Barnston The frail creature suddenly raised her eyes. She was the other girl with whom Mr. Barnston was taking up," as his landlady put it. Mr. Barnston came, and before long I got more boarders than 1 could accommodate, ended Mrs. Hyssop. Again she had set the ball rolling Barnstonward, anrl again her hopes rose, for the frail creature with the music mil ut once plunged headlong Into the subject of Mrs. Hyssop's first boarder. "Of course, she said, "you must have noticed that Mr. Barnston has been paying attention to me of late. He seems to be very nice. He is always so gentlemanly." "He Is Indeed," put In the landlady. There have been times. went on the girl, when I felt as If I just must come to you for advice about Mr. Barnston. If any one could give It, I knew you could. Do you thick he would make a good husband?" Having had experience, this time fancy-wor- k intf-liige- i nj.nif ipT" day in tli Algonquin's dawned bright and dear. "Just a perfect wedding day," came from all sides. From early morning there was hustling. Everybody was willing and did lend a helping hand. The boarders could hardly await the coming event. Tin- - wedding supper was to lie a most sumptuous culmination. By noon the house began to take on its decorations. The boarders who came for their midday ineal were loud in their praises of the excellent taste manifested. And when evening at last cante and they began to assemble in the parlor, there was a veritable buzz of talk about things in general. Finally the guests had been ushered In, all but one, and that one would not witness the ccremouey. In an upper room she sat alone at an open window, with a handkerchief to her eyes, weeping. She could hear the ministers voice as he made them man and wife. later, when she heard the hilarity below, she knew that it was all over. But she still sat at the window. She saw the carriage drive up She and halt at the stepping-stone- . heard loud talking out on the sidewalk. She saw figures scurrying back and forth. Then she heard a chorus of shouts. A moment later the sound of rice thrown against the carriage, more shouting, and then the sharp bang to of the carriage door. After ward the patter of horses' feet, and the sound o' wheels on the cobblestones. Theu more shouting. Within the vehicle sat two very happy beings. The ride to the station was short, and when they entered tlieir train Mr. Barnston was surprised to see, seated at vhe other end of the car. a former chi.m of his. Barnston and his bride had hardly got comfortably seated when his friend left his sent to go to the smoker. As he name abreast of the newly wedded couple lie recognized Barnston and halted: "Jove, tint I am glad to see you. Barnsto.i : aiil. mining and taking his friend by the band, "Mr. Horton, allow me to introduce you to my wife, formerly Mrs. Winifred Hyssop, of the Algonquin. c.ivai-'- lii.-dor- A Mormon nt Family Reunion. Suit Lake City correspondent sends us a dipping from a Mormon A newspaper describing the family reunion of Grandfather Merrill. This prolific gentleman, an apostle of the Mormon church, is the father of forty living children, and his living grandchildren number 2G. Nearly all of these honored t lie occasion with tlieir presence. The newspaper correspondent delicately suggests the harmonious relations which subsist among the various wives of the patrtiarch. From thu many expressions of love and esteem It was evident the kindliest and best of feeling exist in the hearts of ail members of the family. Many lark of joy were slied when the different mothers narrated the experiences of the early days." Incidentally one is reminded by this story of the strange fact, substantiated by all observers, that the Mormon women, who hav suffered the most from polygamy, and gained the least advantage, are the most fanatical and incurable adherents of this abominable doctrine. Chicago Standard. 1 Was It Indeed but a Dream? that you kissed me, dear Was it Indued hut a ilremii? I dreamed To my heart you lay very And can so much happim-si- r seim? t In the rush of the night you came; My iiair was stirred by your breath. And my Miaul would have leaped Into liable Had in.v sleep been the slumber of death. And when you had kissed me. love, A rose you laid on m nionili. Hid you think I could traitorous prove? I) one sweet flower of Ihe South! thought that your lips still elung As 1 drank ill the rose's And a golden censer lias swung. And a glory enfolded I lie room. L'lmrles Henry Webb. 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