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Mr iys he wants $500,000 from his wife’ father, Frank Work; $500,000 from Frank K Sturgis, Mr. Work’s former partner, and $500,000 jointly from these two and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt, the latter being Mrs. Batonyi’s sister Mr. Batonyi is the son of a wealthy landed proprietor in Hungary He quarreled with his father and became a professional whip in New York. As Miss Frances Work his wife was a great belle in New York society. She married James Boothby Burke-Roche brotherof Baron Fermoy, in 1880 but got a divorce in the state of Delaware and was given the eustody of her three children She met Mr. Batony! at the New York horse show four years ago and engaged him to take care of her fine stable. She became attracted by the dashing whip, and, as he is of good Recently they separated and Mr family and well educated, she married him Batonyi accused his father-in-law and his wife's sister of alienating heraffections speaking at at which of the suits, said: “In proving that these persons Mrs affections of my wife, the for Burke-Roche, and mother of Mrs Arthur Burden, I will be able to tell society secrets that will make a good many millionaires and the exclusive families wince. The the public knows very little of the facts underlying my action. When I havetold my story on the witness stand it will create the greatest social sensation this country has ever known, and | predict that there will be a great social . it I propose to lay every fact bare, no matter how muck mi upheaval 1 am not to be bought off. No money can tempt me.” spreads. RELEASED FROM PRISON ceipt As part of his punishment there, he was compelled, standing up, to chant psalms and repeat prayers for seven hours each day with the eyes of spies constantly upon him There has been a determined effort in the Holy Synod to unfrock him, but his wide popularity and his influence in high circles have aaved him thus far from being made a religious outcast. This was the fate that befell the other five Liberal priests who were elected to the same duma. Now that # has beer dissolved and a new dma elected, Fr. various if n the noney f or ex them organization was kept secret e public, but at the 1ughing t f Mr Scott adopted the of so it the that had it basket be might me acknowl he known istra Potroff bas been relecsed, of sor cherished te and the ever weicome candy and nuts, or of he he fe gratitude of the parents t fe that one day of all others, their families had been permitted to partake of the comfort and juxury of a well filled At held SF/elloy, aMWe Copyright by Underwood @& Underwood; WHable Om BaBe THE ASSOCIATED SANTA CLAUS By CHARLES FREDERIC GILLIAM -, 4 ELLO, George, what's the matter with you?” asked Will James, purpose of keeping even, it’s a horse of another color.” Θ᾽ /”» Go thing for us two, why not pushy it along a little? What's the matter with getting four or five or a half dozen of the other boys interested?” fi the night | meeting after of the year, Christmas, at which the acknowledgments were read to the association, more than one were brimming with womans eyes tears, and more than one man had a lump in his throat that was difficult to swallow, as he listened to the burning words of gratitude, for the joy that had been brought to their homes. Some were expressed in uncouth, and some in the most refined language, but all bore the impress of sincerity. There was not a dissenting voice, when Mr. Wilson presented the following resolution: Resolved, That the Christmas just passed has been the happiest one of our lives, and that we continue; as a permanent organization, “The Associated Santa Claus.”—Ohio Magazine. “Just the thing, George. The sooner we take hold and get it under way, the better.” that Accordingly am urgent message was telephoned in a half jovial, half mys terious way, to each one mentioned, to and sank wearily into a chair | financially than ourselves, and who come to James office at once on im i i | have the least need for ther Why All responded I'm clear fagged out,” was the| @v° & Br ane To hem hy, portant business reply “Do you know, this Christmas ist Tat Woes One Of my nieces, who | promptly, undecided as to whether it Ν =? ~~ is in very moderate circumstances meant a practical joke or business of business is something awful?” and of whom I think a good deal, was pressing importance *“James laughed Are you finding married, and we sent her a piece of Will called the meeting to order that out for the first time?’ | plated silverware that cost four dol in a very formal manner and request “No, but it seems worse than usual At the same time we sent Miss ed George to state its purpose this time. It appears that my folks DeForrest for her wedding present a Every one seemed to enter into the glass dish that cost $15, and she'd have nearly every little thing they spirit of the object of the meeting, as need, and, when I find some particular hardly recognize us if we met her on well as into the half jovial, half thing that strikes my fancy, it costs the street.” I'm glad you toid me that, Will so much, by the time I even up all had a sort of a sneaking idea that around, I can't afford it.” [ was about the biggest fool in town “Well, if misery loves company you've got plenty of it. We're all in in that direction, but I guess you the same box. I confess it strains me and your famiiy and I and myfamily and everybody else and his family are ali in the same boat But what's be done? Can't we make a declar ition of independence? My wife and | make resolves every year, but we seep stretching the limit a little, un by the time we get through the ist we find we have sent more than he preceding year.’ Yes, and our most expensive pres) as George Johnson stepped into || his office in one of the sky-scrapers, ents go to those who are better fixed I'm with you on two things reorge; that is, that we economize some on our expenditures, and that hat we do spend shall be in a way » bring most enjoyment to ourselves giving the most enjoyment to oth Let's give, what we give out our own families, to those who 1 it.” | don't think I follow you exactly.” Well, take myself, for instance n very fortunate if I get off with hundred doilars How much does cost you?” can't say definitely, but fully that hl should judge.” Suppose, then, we take our families the scheme with us and agree to nd only $50 for ourselves Then ean spend $25 each for a numJoy Over a Cherished Toy. of worthy poor families who so that it takes all the pleasure away unable to provide for themselves, from the giving, because the ex of the ordinary, yet too proud or pense is really greater than I can af. e too much self-respect to avail ford.” mselves of the public charities on “That's it exactly It wouldn't be that day In that way we would be so bad if the gifts were restricted to $25 ahead, and at the same time be one’s own family, but some relative to furnish 10 or 15 families with or friend makes some of the family turkey and the other necessaries & present and it has to be met in f a good Christmas dinner, and kind, or with something a little bet some candies and toys for the chilter, in order to relieve one’s self of dren. the sense of ebligation. If these Good for you. Will, that suits me presents were ail dictated by affev- down to the ground, and I know my tion, a fellow wouldn't object to mak- wife will be right in for it’. ing considerable sacrifices, but when | “I'm glad it strikes you so favor& iarge proportion are merely for the ably, George. But if its a good table the “Nothing at all. There's Scott and Corwin and Wilson and Thompson and Smith, all of ‘em good, wholesouled fellows, and all here in the building Suppose I ’phoned 'em to come up, and we'll talk the matter ove! They're all pretty well fixed, too, and I believe will be glad to take a hand.” rs Fr. Petroff, the Russian priest who has just been released from a monastic prison, to which he was consigned to prevent him from taking his seat as a memberof the duma, is one of the very few priests of the Orthodox church who dare to preach. to the people the gospel of Christ. The Russian church is the creature of the state and confines it If to preaching to the people the czar's infallibility that the voice of the czar is the voice si God and that to disobey him is a heinous sin Fr. Petroff, in his younger days was a prime $5, favorite in the highest cour t ar d official ct but when he awoke to his duty he went to preach to the people from the sermon on the Mount. The Holy Synod promptly deprived 1 of his pulpit, and suppressed the paper God's Truth, which he had been publishing He became a vagrant preacher His sermons were reproduced in all the liberal papers in Russia and did more to arouse the people to spiritual life than any other Russian clergyman. He ran for the second duma and won by an immense majority, but neither the state nor the Holy Synod wanted to see him take his seat, and he was thrown into the Cheremintski monastery. the It is not the province of this story to tell of the joy of the little children in these 30 or 40 homes, over the re proposii near cobble thar receipt it MAY BARE SOCIETY SECRETS Batonyi, evening Wir ided and ha edged, | | literally without a cent His parenis were un able to keep him at school until he had finished his education, and he went to work at the age of 12 as errand boy for a jewe ler, at the modest | fortunate stipend of $1.25 a week He was enough to accept a counterfeit $10 bill from a | ( ΝᾺ ἊΝ customer Threatened with the confiscation of | --| \ his wages, he set out to trace the man down and Ἢ» \ recover his money, which he did L Ν \ When his employer went out of business hee : ο... Phipps borrowed 26 cents from his brother and advertised for a new situation, He got one with an iron firm but he was not content with the work of the day, for after it was over he would walk three miles to help a blacksmith named Klemen who had a forge in Duquesne Two years later he started in business with Klemen and Thomas Carnegie, a brother of Andrew, and the latter afterwards bought out a 40 per cent interest in the business. Phipps spent his share of the proceeds in a walking tour through Hritain and France. Phipps was later appointed to look after the interests of Thomas W. Miller, when the latter formed his Millvale forge into a limited liability company and he took some stock in it with money borrowed from Miller. He it was who induced Andrew Carnegie to come in. From this small be ginning grew the gigantic steel corporation. Carnegie was so pleased with Phipps for letting him into such a good thing that when Miller tried to freeze him out later, Carnegie stood by him and forced Miller out, Phipps is to-day the possessor of at least $50,000,000. He has as many millions as inches almost. Physically Phipps is smaller than Andrew Oarne gie. In manner he|s soft-voiced, nervous and as alert as a chamois. In mind he is cautious, shrewd, plodding and acquisitive. Of late years, his health being broken down by overwork, he has lived mostly In Britain, having bought an estate and rented a deer forest in the Highlands of Scotland alienated was name rhe Associated Santa Claus.” With each a t, deliveres ate on Christmas ev the doc f various homes, was an envelope addressed to the recipient, contain 4 postal di recte to rhe Assocated Santa Claus,” Box 619, City; requesting that ' magnate who gave $1,000,000 for modern tenement | ! f York Ove suger |} « WOULD AID WORKINGMEN Henry be | The | fror 5 OK Premier enemies his to } pended r { es gz things to be nt ted to each one, severa eetings were required. More enjoyment came fre hese meetings republic told me I her members of the f to the move ment with even more enthusiasm than | the originators. Before the labor was completed of making out the’ list of | the a fan a Ἢν ait t subsequent Mr κ ving nat ] , |δ. ag Little Miss -΄ Christmas Superstitions. There are many Christmas superstitions long held as articles of faith are to be recalled, says Country Life How that oxen kneel in their stalls at midnight on Christmas eve, in adoration of the Nativity, and for one hour have the power of speech for that one hour, too, the lost spirits Judas sleeps, Herod ceaseg chains the daughter of pause in the dance, in is condemned to spin forwhich she ever, and P late’s ghost ceases its wanderings on Mount Pilatus. It was believed, too, that the sound of church a wherever bells could be heard church had stood, though no trace remained, and that, on that pregnant night, one sleeping in a manger would see his future in a vision have rest to clank Herodia |
