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The herald., 1898-02-13
SOME QUEER
MARRIAGES

II was called upon in 1878 to defend
a man who was charged with the most
unusual misdemeanor 1 ever heard Of any
clerk entering on court calendar"
said lawyer from the mountains. "a
young farm hand came to me at the
hotel where 1 was stopping, my home
being in another town, but my practice
extending to the county seat was then
in. The swain told me that he had been
charged by girl, to whom he had been
paying attention, with giving her the
measles, she claiming that the disease,
which had been epidemic in the neigh
borhood. had been communicated to her
by kissing her repeatedly while the de-
fendant was recovering from the
measles. The girls father had sued the
badly alarmed defendant for $50 dam
ages, claiming that he had expended
that sum in doctor bills for the afflicted
daughter My client plead guilty to kiss
ing the plaintiff, but said he couldn't
"a hope 1t eff he'd been a-mind ter and
insisted that he had never had the
measles. / tried the case before kind
hearted old squire, and after the court
had heard the testimony he delivered q
long opinion, in which he held that q
girl as pretty as the plaintiff would make
boy risk measles and even dumb
chills.' The judges Jolly put both sides
in good humor, and the defendant, two
weeks later, married the plaintiff and
settled the costs of the suit to appease
the wrath of her father.
News.
The herald., 1898-02-13

servants, n there are any such. If not,
I will wait until a supply is educated.
I am not sure that the man servant
would relieve my troubles. I like the
men servants in the hotels. They seem
to be satisfactory. The man servant
in the house is an experiment, of course,
but would like to try that experiment.
If any one has tried the man servant,
or thinks she would like to try him,
would be pleased to have her say what
she thinks of the matter.-Housekeepe
in Kansas City Star.
The herald., 1898-02-13
HER PLEA FOR MEN SERVANTS
This Housekeeper Relates Experiences
With Different Maids

This is from q housekeeper who is
tired of maids and wants men. If there
is such a thing as a servant (either
sex) who has been educated to do house
work properly and to hold his or her
temper and be reasonable, please let me
know about that person. I should like
to engage that person.
will tell you my experiences with my
three latest servants. Perhaps they
may be found typical of other house
wives troubles. The first 81 the three
was Swedish girl think she must
The herald., 1898-02-13
Inter-County Nuptials

An odd marriage ceremony was per-
formed near this city today. K. P.
Stewart of this county was sick, but
what made matters worse, he was en-
gagged to be married, and the wedding
day was drawing near.
His bride elect, who lived in Harnett
county, a beautiful young woman with
soul as full of romance as veritable
Juliet, learning of her lovers dangerous
illness, determined to hasten to his bed
side and marry him at all hazards.
When she arrived on the scene she
made haste to declare her intentions,
and would listen to no proposals or sug-
gestions as to procrastinating the con-
summation so devoutly wished. The Ii
cense was procured and the preacher
was brought right speedily, but another
serious difficulty arose when it was as
certained that the license was for Har-
nett county and the residence OF the
bed-ridden bridegroom was across the
line in this county. The preacher said
he could not perform the ceremony out
side Of Harnett county, and was about to
leave the disappointed couple when sud-
denly the bride, aftee inquiry, declared
| that she had mastered the obstacle.
| The county line was just in front Of
the house, so the couple stood on the
porch and the minister was placed
across the county line, where he loudly
shouted the marriage vows and listened
while the asserting echoes came back to
him.-Atlanta Constitution.
The herald., 1898-02-13
All the Minister Had to Do

Parkersburg, West Va, Jan. s.
The immediate friends of Miss Nettie
Morris of Montclare, Harrison county,
and Mr.. Edwin Williams of Louisville.
KY, were invited to attend the wedding
of the couple on Tuesday last. ot the
home of the brides parents, and spe-
cial train was chartered to convey about
twenty-five or thirty prominent Clarks-
burgers to the nuptials. When the we'd
ding party gathered in front Of the min
lister, he surprised all except the prin-
cipals by reading a marriage certificate
showing that they had been married at
Nashville, Tenn, on August 31st, few
days after meeting for the first time in
the exposition building. - Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The herald., 1898-02-13
Professors Charts; Not Cupid's Darts

fTOIeSSOT 3 OHdICS, NoC SuPfu 1eI 70
Scranton, s. D., Jan. 4.AOn the
assurance of an expert that they We're
physically and mentally adapted to each
other, John Ward Ellis and Miss Matte
Weaver were married recently after an
acquaintance of less than am hour. Both
were present not long ago at a lecture
by Prof. William McShane on Love,
Courtship and Marriage" The profess
sor's contention was than men and wo-
men pay too little attention in choosing
life partners to similarity of tempera-
ment, taste and education. He urged
that these considerations be made para
mount in the selection of husbands and
wives rather than mere blind passion.
To illustrate his theory he picked ten
young ladies at random from the audi
ence, defined their characteristics, and
explained why they should wed hus-
bands of such and such dispositions and
habits. Then he made selections for
them from among his male hearers.
Ellis and Miss Weaver were among
the ideal couples pointed out thus. Nell
| ther had ever seen the other before, but
so deep an impression did the professors
| words make on them that a brief con-
sultation between them followed imme-
diately after the lecture, at which they
determined to act on the speakers sug-
gestion. 1t was already so late that 1t
was necessary to drag the clerk of the
court and a justice Of the peace from
their beds to issue the hymeneal knot.
Prof. McShane appeared as witness at
| the ceremony, and emphatically ex-
pressed the opinion that union so
wisely formed could not end otherwise
than happily.
Ellis is young farmer near Scranton.
His bride is the 22-year- -old daughter Of
a merchant of the town.-Minneapolis
| Tribune. -
The herald., 1898-02-13

Rev. Father Doyle Of the Paulist
fathers, New York, in a recent sermon
delivered in that city said that converts
were coming into the Catholic church
at the rate of 80, 900 year.
The herald., 1898-02-13

An Afternoon with Hawthorne" will
be given tomorrow afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Felix c.. Howes on
Figueroa and Thirtieth streets, for the
benefit of the Flower Festival, home.
Mrs. a. p. West will read review OF
1.-THE Marble Faun," and there will be 4
musical program.
The herald., 1898-02-13
Walter Scott Burton's Second Venture

Mr.. Walter Scott Burton, the young
man who manipulates the rollers for the
Reporter, and Miss Elizabeth Hudson,
beautiful and charming young lady Of
the Fishing Creek neighborhood. were
married at the residence of George Pol
son on Christmas day. This is Mr.. Bur-
toms second venture on the troublous
sea of matrimony, and, being only 16
years of age, it is safe to say that If he
perseveres at this pace he will be world
beater before he reaches the age of ma
turity. At the time Scott made applica-
ton to the clerk for marriage license
the usual question of "Is this your first
marriage?" was asked. He replied:
ooh, hi, no! I just gave up blamed
good mule to get divorce from the other
woman in order to marry this one."--
Somerset Reporter.
The herald., 1898-02-13

A naturalist of eminence finds that
land birds make their journeys IN the
DAYTIME and water birds at night.
The herald., 1898-02-13

very expensive gowns for these matinee
musicales, for there are materials that
are precisely as becoming as these very
expensive fabrics, only they do not
wear as well. Take a cheap quality of
bengaline, for example, and note how
very prettily it can be made up. When
completed, if the latest styles are OBJ
served, it will have all the stunning
effect of the $4 quality. The difference
comes in the wear and tear. 1t will go
to pieces sooner than the expensive
brand. But as most women like to get
fresh gowns every two seasons it an
swers every purpose.
In using cheap materials be sure that
you select fancy designs. A modiste on
the Rue de la PaiX showed me some
dresses that did not cost anything like
the expensive sums asked in the high
priced shops. Yet they were every whit
as pretty. They were extensively made,
silk lined and elegantly finished In
making up cheap material do not econ
omize on lining. That is my best advice
to the woman who wants to look nice
on very little. NINA GOODWIN.
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The herald., 1898-02-13

woman never sees a baby without
wanting TO run to it. and man never
sees one without wanting to run from it,
Chicago News.
The herald., 1898-02-13

full church choir increases the chants
for saliva tion.-Chicago News.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25

Il. q. Cooley, principal of the high
school Mt In Grange, Is a candidate for
the nomination for County Superin-
tendent of Schools before the Demo-
cratic convention next month. Mr.
Cooley Is an educator of wide expe-
rionce. He was for number Of years
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25
OvDDiESrON'S fl0HT NOT OVER.

Alderman Duddleston has declared
that he has not done with the question
of making married women ineligible
as public school teachers. He proposes
to bring the proposition up again. and.
IL possible. secure the passage of such
a rule. Mr.. Duddleston's idea has met
with much opposition among the mem.
bers of Mayor Harrison's special cdu-
cational commission, but the Opposi.
ton has only made the author more de.
termined.
The alderman from the Eleventh
Ward has been collecting opinions
from representative citizens. and Is
convinced that he can meet any nrgu.
ment he has heard raised against his
rule. He says he finds general senti-
ment against making the public school
system a means by which oilers Gun
secure a living through the exertiOns
of their wives. He argues that 1t IL un.
fair 10 the unmarried girl. and that
married women should not be allowed
to compete with girls who are entirely
dependent upon themselves for n liv.
ing.
Another proposition along the same
line that Is being considered Is to abol.
ish male teachers rs far as possible,
the argument being that men cannot b.
retained for salaries as low rs can
women. and that the women are emil.
tied to the preference in the profession
Just how many individuals the two
rules would affect no member of the
commission appears to know.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25

the longtime tendencies toward en-
travagance. both In methods and in
cost. that have been noticeable in the
board.
In considering appointees for the
place the Mayor. being himself a Dem
ocrat. will doubtless take into consider.
alton the needs and purposes Of what
Is called the common people. in contra
distinction to the uncommon people,
aristocratic and expansive. Labor
would like representation upon that
board and labor Is fairly entitled to
consideration. for 1t has most at stake.
The burdens of taxes fall upon II and
its children are more nearly and vi.
tally Interested in the common.sense
administration of the public school sys
TEN. II the rich desire to give their
children special instruction they have
the means to do SO, for there are i'm
mense number of private establish
ments for that purpose.
| Common sense should govern tht
management of the common schools.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25
WEST SIDE POLiHIC8.

Bitter complaint Is being made be-
cause the Democratic executive com.
mittee has upheld the primary gerry
manders made by the ward politicians
who We're defeated ut the spring pri.
maries. Maurice O'COnnOr In the Sew
enteenth, "Chick" Curran In the Tenth
and Representative Joseph Schwab In
the Fourteenth We're beaten by the
Democratic voters of the wards last
April, yet the committee has refused to
alter the appOrtiOnment they have
made for the coming primaries, and in
consequence the machine managers are
being savagely denounced by the men
who won the township fight. Opposed
to the trio are Frank Mas, John j.
Sloan and West Town Supervisor Lei
ninger, and they threaten to carry their
| complaints before the election commits
sioners for official settlement. They
claim the merits of the cases We're not
considered at all, and that O'COnnOr,
| Curran and Schwab We're recognized
simply because they are friends Of the
City Hall faction and opposed to Ryan,
the West Side candidate for County
Treasurer. All of which indicates tina,
the local machine Is controlled by the
city crowd and that hot fight Is tear
ing the party asunder.
O'COnnOr, Curran and Schwab fought
Ryan last April, when he ran for AS
SCISSOR, but We're overwhelmingly beat
en- In their own wards. 1t Is asserted
that they planned TO make victory al
the county primaries dOubly sure by
gerrymandering the districts and plac
ing the polling places inconveniently
for their opponents. The latter filed
protests with the committee to no pur
pose. 1T Is poor politics TO turn down
men who carry their wards when they
have right on their side simply because
they favor a certain candidate for Of
fce," said a prominent Democrat and
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.
GENERAL NILES.

Instead Of making General Miles n
Lieutenant General. the government
should retire him until the war Is over
Outside Of his usefulness rs an orna
ment. he Is without excuse for existing
officially.
Miles never fought battle In his life.
Tie owes his rapid advance In the
army to the influence of the Sherman
family. and his chief military record
consisted In arriving on the scene Of
battle shortly after n lot Of poor, half
starved Indians had gone somewhere
else. In this way he drove sitting Bull
into Canada when that bad Indian was
ut his worst.
Miles capacity was never so vel
shown rs when he was sent to Europe
u few years ago to make observations
In regard to military matters ovel
there.
lie returned to the United States Will
one new discovery. ana that was tina
the senior Major General Of the Cnite'
States army ought to have NOR
snowy uniform!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25

Mr.. James r. Medallion Is strongly
backed by good people for appointment,
TO the School Board. His former EN-.
ployer, General Joseph Stockton. thinks
his appointment would be most ad
mlrnble one.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25

member Of the County Committee.
"O'Connor. Curran and Schwab are do
ing their best to retain their places on
the committee and the committee
is apparently willing to go to any
length TO help them so long as they
fight Ryan. They were showed under
at the town primaries because the
Democrats of the Seventeenth. Tenth
and Fourteenth Wards were tired of
their dictates. Common sense would
have prompted the committee to listen
to the complaints of the Democrats
who beat them, but. OH the contrary.
the machine protects their gerrymand.
ers and turns down the rightful leaders
of the wards. The result will he that
the fight will he waged harder than
ever and all three of them will he de-
feated for delegates to the convention
and for committeeman. 1t Is a raw
deal and will help the Ryan candidacy
all over Chicago. There will also he a
reorganization of the committee to pre-.
vent repetition Of such methods"
John FitzsimmOns claims that Ryan
will come into the County Convention
with the West side delegations prncti-
cally solid. A campaign committee has
been organized. with ex-Judge Prender-
CAST In command. for the purpose of
| uniting the West Side wards. and the
members are confident the convention
will be able to demand the leading
place on the ticket. The Ryan leaders
say they do not intend to attempt TO
name the whole ticket. All they desire
| Is Ryan's nomination for Treasurer.
For years. they claim. the West Side,
which furnishes nearly half the Demo.
cratic vote Of Cook County. has been
treated shabbily In conventions. while
the politicians In the North and South
divisions Of the city absorbed all the
large Jobs. This time they insist the
West side shall be treated fairly. The
battle cry of the Ryan men Is that the
City Hall should be moved west of the
river. and they intend. II possible. "a
have the convention declare itself In
favor Of such proposition. 1t Is q
good vote.catcliing dodge among the
people Of the West Side. and shows
that II Ryan Is not n great orator lie
has knack for hitting on a scheme &c
increase his popularity. His lieutenants
deny the reports that he Is losing
ground and predict he will carry tn,
primaries as easily as he did last
spring. when he lost only forty dele
gates Of over three hundred In the west
Town Convention.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25
WOULD HELP the WEST SIDE.

Seventeen Of the thirty West Side Al.
dermen gathered In the Council cham.
Der on Wednesday afternoon to discuss
the removal of the City Hall to the
West Side. Besides the Aldermen We're
a few West side residents, who Joined
In the argument that the only way to
keep the value Of West Side property
from sinking entirely out Of sight was
to form a new business district there
by planting the City Hall in the center
Of II.
AID. Novak. who sent out the call for
the meeting, presided. AL were In III.
vOr Of the proposition to move the City
Hall with the exception Of Aid. Kim
bell Of the Twenty.sevcnth Ward nm
Aid. Raymer OF the Fifteenth Ward.
Aid. kimbell said he would wait to set
II the county government could not ht
done away with and the City Hall M
given both Of the present buildings
AID. Raymer said he thought II III,
space In the present City Hall Wal
properly utilized there would be plenty
Of room for all the needs Of the city FOL
years to come.
4. ]. Graham. president OF the West
Side City Hall Association. made q
short address. He said the property OF
the West side was depreciatIng In valu,
and that the people over there were al
most unanimous In the opinion that til,
City Hall would bring untold benefit,
to the West Side. He said that he had
secured an agreement with all tn,
street car companies by which any on,
would b. carried to the City Hall, II 4
We're located on the West Side, for 5
cent fare, no matter In what part Of tn,
city the passenger took the car. Thi'
agreement was not exhibited. Mr.. Ora
ham explaining that 1t was locked uI
In the vaults Of the bank Of which he Il
president.
Aid. NOvak explained that the repOr
Of the City Hall Committee was a spe
cial order for next Monday night ut tn,
Council meeting, and that the mattel
would then be more thoroughly dis
cussed.
The meeting adjourned until mex
Wednesday at 3 o'clock. The public 4
invited.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25
THE PAIL MALL MAGAZINE FOR
JULX.

Mr.. W. II. Wilson. the eminent au.
thor Of "Ironclads In Action" and a
naval expert second only 80 Captain
Mahan, contributes striking article 60
the current number Of the Pail Mall
Magazine on the NAVAL Problems TO
Be Solved In the War;" Mr.. Wilson
thinks our war with Spain II a copy,
on very reduced scale and with some
slight notifications, Of war between
England and France. In his opinion
the great British superiority In battle
ships and unarmored cruisers rs against
France Is faithfully reproduced In the
American navy as against Spain, and
the great French advantage In armored
cruisers finds It's parallel In the Spanish
navy. Even In torpedo craft the numer.
ical equality which exists between
England and France Is repeated with
some correctness In the two cOmbatant
navics. Mr.. Wilson considers that the
most momentOus issues hang upon the
result Of the war; indeed he asserts
that upon the conduct Of Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Schley's OFF,
GERS ana blue Jackets depends not mere
~ the honor Of the United States. but
the very existence Of the British EN-
pire. II the men who are hourly ex
pecting battle In the Caribbean falter
II they show any want Of courage OF
saIlOrmanship - which God forbid
then let us be certain that IN attempt
will Ike delivered upon England by hel
enemies, who will conclude. ana MOI
unjustly, that the military qualities OF
the AnglO-SaXOn have declined under
the oppressive burden Of civilization
This question, as to whether or not the
Anglo.SaxOn has degenerated. Is, In Mr.
Wilson's opinion, the greatest problem
to he solved In the war.
Mr.. Wilson then goes on 10 discuss
other interesting problems, which nava
men everywhere are expecting and hop
Ing the present war to solve, or at leas
throw some light upon.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SCHOOL
BOARD.

OF the members Of the Board Of Edu.
cation Thos. Cusack. Alfred q. Trude.
william X. Harper. Otto c. Schneider.
o. +. Pettibone, Mrs. Ella g. Hull and
Mrs. Evalyn a. Frake 60 out this year.
The appointments are made annually
In July. II Will he the Mayors duty to
consider the question OF appointment
or reappointment to these vacancies
not In the light Of gratifying indiv!du-
ais. hut with n view solely 20 the con.
servation Of the school fund-ao Its
management solely for the purpose OF
Its creation. The public schools for the
great body OF the people are designed
only for common education. There IL
no other purpose. The records show
that the great mass of children arr
compelled by their necessities to leave
the grammar schools and enter upon
the activities Of life. 1t Is not within
the purview Of rational elementary
education 20 waste the time Of these
pupils In languages other than the Yer.
nacular or in sciences or In fads Of any
kind. The public school establishment
is for the purpose OF enabling the youth
OF the city 10 acquire knowledge OF
reading, writing, arithmetic, und, II
happily they can be had, something
NJ geography and history. The expense
OF maintaining schools Is great. The
money TO be raised by taxes alone dur
ing the current year IL over S1.?5O,OOO'
Notwithstanding the collection Of sc
large fund. augmented by rentals and
ether sources of revenue, We hear con
s'auily of the inability Of the Board
Of Education 10 give to all the youth
OF the city In the primary grades full
days schooling. II 1t We're not thar Ger
tain religious denominations have paro
chial schools the board would b.
swamped.
Notwithstanding educational needs
for the simplest purpose Of the estab
llshmept, the Board of Education Il
given to undue application Of thu
system and 10 eytravagances OF vari
Gus kinds. Notwithstanding its knOwl
edge that the mass of enrolled childreI
never complete even n grammar schoO
education, the aim seems to be TO pre-
pare all at public expense for highe
education, in the pursuit Of whicl
much that Is practical and useful i
lost 10 the child who can never hop
10 pass beyond the grammar grades.
Having the power OF appointment o
the school board, II rests with the May
or largely to determine the characte
AMI scope Of school management. ]
he select for members Of the Board o
Education men of expensive ideas VIII
fancy that the public will stand an,
tax II they say IT Is for the purpose
education, we will have movements Il
the direction Of ample disbursement
and OF eXemplificatlOn OF amplifca
ton at the cost Of the establishment o
all the ideas Of fanciful and ambition
educators who never stop to count IN
cost nor truly to consider the real pun
pose Of public education. II, on tn
other hand, the Mayor appoint men O
conservative ideas, who are known I
be economic administrators, We ma.
have very decided Improvement upo
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25
THE COSMOPOLITAN FOR JULx

The handsome Cosmopolitan Maya
zine for July IL filed with magnificent
half.tone engravings ana interesting
reading matter. The leading articles
include one on the German Emperor.
which IL prOfusely illustrated, and an
other on the american Government In
War Time," which Is very entertaining.
There are scores Of other Interesting
articles,