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careful. CLAIMS are his favorite dish, and
when they can be had fresh, they form
his meat order three times a day When
ELL is in st. Paul, a certain caterer
pays particular attention to securing
CLANS for him, and his bill for this crus-
tacean each month is very large
I'm drink he is most moderate and his
maximum allowance is not more than two
glasses of intoxicants in any one Gay. So
it is with smoking. After each meal
he proceeds to enjoy a cigar. not as the
average man would do, for Mr. Hill wants
the nicotine and smoke all att the same
time. He smokes the strongest brand,
and, after biting the end off, puts the
cigar half way to the end in his mouth
The inserted half ne chews vigorously,
while the clouds of smoke roll around
his nostrils. eyes and through his shaggy
hair in such volumes as to choke the
ordinary smoker.
He is most punctual in his habits.
Every morning at $50 o'clock he is out
of bed and preparing his toilet. At
o'clock he breakfasts. and an hour later,
when in St Paul. he is at his desk in
the Great Northern building A crank in
this respect himself. he brooks no tardl-
ness on the part of those In his employ
Whatever may be his own faults, he
never forgets a falsehood told him by
those in the service of the road, and even
when the truth makes the case appear
black, to those on the carpet, a better
chance for lenient treatment will be had
by speaking it out boldly.
"1n the works of charity he is most
energetic, but little of this good is ever
known. Many a liberal donation has
been made by jim Hill opposite the mean
ing signature Of a friend
Now these are but a few of the pc
culiarities of the man who is the dread of
reporters, employees and those engaged in
business competition with him. But he
Is not so bad as painted, and the old
man would rather do good turn than
bad one at any time"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-15

Miss Catherine in the fashion of the rest.
He grew gray in the intervals of these
wooings. and his step grew less elastic.
his beard grizzed. That was the OILY
perceptible difference.
Mr.. Mercer raised corn on his farm.
The Moff1tts raise wheat on theirs. Mr..
MERGERS house is painted yellow-Mr.
Moffitt's white. The Raccoon creek.
named for the animal that peoples its
trees on crisp moonlight nights. flows
between the farms. The well-trodden
path between them crossed a rustic
bridge. With this background for their
love scenes. Mr.. Mercer wooed Miss jew
ME Moffitt thirty-one years ago. With
the self-same background and In the
self-same fashion he "courted" Miss
Anna Moffftt last summer Could the
quick and the dead have met and dis
cussed the manner of William Mercci's
wooing. there would have been no DIFF
ference worthy of note
On spring evenings William Mercer
called on the "old man" and talked
about putting in the crops early like. p"
He was rewarded by an occasional word
and a frequent smile from bashful. dark
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Seattle Observation-Disclosures.


Have you ever walked the streets and
studied the expressions on the faces Of
different people you meet? If you have
not, you have missed one Of the joys Of
life and know nothing Of the old adage,
cit takes all kinds Of people to make a
world"
A few days ago I was thus occupied
when light tap on the shoulder brought
me back to the world. do you see that
little broad-chested man with a shaggy
gray beard, standing in front Of the But
ler?" said my awakener, and L turned my
I eyes in that direction. well, that 10
James j. Hill, president Of the Great
Northern railway. one of the shrewdest
financiers the world has ever known
man whose characteristics are more pro-
nounced than the average being Of the
world, and a man to whom more people
bow than any man Of similar position and
wealth.
ooh yes, 1 know him well; have known
him for forty years. and expect to know
and enjoy his friendship as long as
either Of us are alive.
81 first met Jim Hill, for I never knew
him by any other name, back in 1858 and
1860 when he was running a small dock
or river wharf in st. Paul. He was an
ordinary man In those days. and his
two noticeable peculiarities were his close
attention to the details Of his small bust
ness and his great ability to save a
dime.
.I used to work for him at that wharf,
and my earliest recollection is Of gee
ing him chase up Third street after
a runaway horse.
HE had young fellow named Guerin
driving his horse for him and, by the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-15
WED A WHOLE FAMILY.

Marries the First of Five Sisters mt
Nineteen, the Last at Fifty.
nI fell in love with the family That's
ALL"
This is William MERGERS simple explain
alton of why he married five sisters and
may marry the sixth and last OF the TAM
ily. He has been successfully the nus
band of Jennie Moff1tt. Ada Moffitt, Cath-
crime Mofitt. M ssouri Moffitt, and Anna
Moff1tt.
He was nineteen years old when he took
to wife Jennie Moff1tt, the first Of the sis
ters He was fifty years old when. on
Sept 8, he married the last. Miss Anna
Moffltt The latest Miss Moff1tt Tilted u
young, handsome and prosperous business
man for her quadruple brother-in-laW
Mr.. Moffitt declared on the eve OF his fifth
wedding in the Moffitt family that he was
the happ.est man alive. Which proves
that love is perennial In the breast of
William Mercer.
William Mercer owns farm that adj
Joins that of his five times father-in law,
James Moftitt, on Raccoon Creek, near
Charleston. West Virginia. Both famil es
are wealthy farming lOIh Lie AhotiNOo
for the many marriages do not appear to
be mercenary. Perhaps the sage who
wrote '|Propinquity does it, is right.
Mr.. Mercer has eight children by MS
various marriages with the Moffitt fam
| lily Two are near his brides age. twenty
| six years Each of his wives has died OF
| the Mofftt faint, consumption The new
Mrs. Moffitt is exceptionally healthy, and
! there Is double security in the fact that
| the sixth and last Miss Mof1itt is equally
| healthy
| The latest Mrs. Mercer is handsome. SO
| We're all the preceding Mlstresses Mof1tt.
| They were dark glowing, muscular girls,
| OF the mountaineer type. William Mer-
| GER has never made the slightest claim to
| beng handsome, but he is genial, and his
| successive wives have all said as the time
| of departure drew near that he was as
| good man and as loving husband as
4 woman could want"
| From Raccoon Creek by way of Hunt
| ington and Charleston. w. Va. come the
\ stories of William MERGERS oourtships II
| would be more exact. perhaps, to say the
| story Of his courtship Of the Moffitt
| family. for there Is q curlus monotonY
| about his courtship or courtshtps. lie
| woed Miss Anna In the self-samc way
j that he woed Miss Jennie Miss Missouri
l In the same fashion as Miss Ada. and
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8.E{aroId,s Quesfs.U

SHarolds Quests" by JOHN w. Troeger
A NJ, B. S. D. Appleton Sc Co., New
York publishers For sale by the St.
Paul Book and Stationery company.
This little volume is the third in the
series of Study Readers, by the
same author. The object of the work is
explained by him in The preface in which
he says: TT has been my aim in this
book to present reading matter that shall
be worth the childs time to read, and to
put it in such d form that it may engage
his mind and induce him to forage beyond
the book " The subject matter is taken
from the common things in nature which
children are most likely to meet and find
Interesting. such as bees, squirrels,
snakes, optics, trees, deer, together with
short, familiar and easily comprehended
dissertations upon natural philosophy
a useful book for the young.
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eyed Jennie Moffitt. On summer evenings
they drove the cows home together On
autumn evenings there were husking and
pairing bees and the kissing games so
dear to the young and rural heart On
winter evenings there were country
dances at distances of ten or twelve or
even twenty miles from the twin farms
on Raccoon creek. With this twelve
month series of opportunities for court
ship it became a neighborhood scandal
if couple did not marry. The man was
voted ''trifiin' and the girl -of no
account"
why don't you marry somebody be
sides a Moffitt. Just for a change. We
know, Billy?" once ventured a neighher
from five miles back in the mountains
William Mercer was then "co'tin " the
fourth Miss Moffitt.
William Mercer looked thoughtfuly at
the white house across "the creek and
munched at q straw.
L amt never thought much about it."
he admitted. Pears like though, If We
want q reason, it's kind o. handy to run
over there an git a wife. 1 amt got
much time to go chasing round in the
mountings fur one"
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was out attending early morning service
at ST. Peters church. having had a sud-
den access of piety. Other people said
that the reason of his absence from his
own house was a very different one and
entirely unconnected with religion.
1t was not until more than year after
this, however, that Mrs.~Elliot finally left
her husband and went to stay with her
sister. It was then said that if Mrs.
Elliot should bring a suit for divorce she
could name young married woman
prominent in the society of another city
as correspondent.
After the separation Mr.. Elliot became
more reckless and dissipated than ever.
Then he had an era of repentance
When the war broke out he made a
strong effort to get into the army. He
announced that he was going ito fight
to prove his manhood to his wife and
friends"
Failing to get commission in the
American army, he went to Cuba and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-15

Joined the staff Of Gen. Lacret Elliot
in company with Capt Thompson. a
former OFFICER Of the regular army; Karl
Decker, who rescued Evangelina Cisneros.
and band Of American negroes, per-
formed prodigies of desperate valor
against the Spaniards that astounded the
Cubans.
His deeds, however, failed to produce
any desire in his wife for a reconciliation
Elliot then returned to the army again
With the assistance Of Gov. Roosevelt
and Representative William Astor Chan
Ter he obtained commission as first
lieutenant in the new Twenty-sixth regi-
ment Of infantry, which has just been re-
cruited. He has already sailed with it
for Manila
His wife, who spent part of the sum-
mer with her brother, who occupies Des-
demona's palace in Venice, returned to
New York the other day. She thinks
Manila an excellent place for Mr.. Elliot
to go to.
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Character Sketch of James ]. Hill.

way Guerin is still in his employ, and
is the only man on the entire Great
Northern system who would dare talk
back to Jim Hill. Well, Guerin was only
a boy and the horse was wild. One
day the animal took fright, dumped
Guerin into the muddy street. and started
off at a wild pace. The wagon, q light.
old-fashioned affair, was scattered FIR
five blocks the shafts 1 remember, being
at the corner where Wabasha street now
crosses Third. Hill saw the runaway and
started out on foot, bareheaded and with
his shirtsleeves rolled up 1t was a long
chase, but at the end Of an hour he came
back. leading the lathered horse by the
name and carrying a section Of the
wagon under his arm. Well. sir, any
other man would have allowed the
ntighborhood to gather the fragments of
that wagon up for firewood. But not
so with Jim Hill. Each part was col
lected and carried to the dock, and two
weeks later the same old vehicle, slightly
disfgured from its rough usage. ap-
peared upon the street and aided in the
proper conduct of Mr.. HIS business.
With this same old wagon he made some
of the first money with which he en-
parked in the railroad business and made
for himself a name known throughout
the financial world.
81 don't suppose you know" continued
the man who stopped me on the street,
"that If you would search the world over
you would not find James ]. Hills name
on any hotel register, and yet few men
have stopped at more hotels than he. 1t
is an infallible rule with him not to scat
ter his signature about the country in a
promscous manner, and very few are
there. except in high official or railroad
life, who have the genuine autograph of
]. J. Hill. A great majority of his let
tiers, after being read over by him, are
signed by his private secretary.
0f iat Mr.
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giene of Transm:ssible Diseases" by A.
c. Abbott, M. D.. S.
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"The Kings Mirror.v

The Kings Mirror" by Anthony Hope.
York. For sale by the St. PAM RooI.
and Stationery company.
Anthony Hope, who has superbly enter
tanned the public through written and
dramatized novels such as 1.-THE Prisoner
OF Zenda," ''Phroso" and Rupert of
Hentzau," has completed 1.-THE Kings
Mirror, which, though perhaps not as
strong as some of his previous books.
nevertheless marks him as still the mas.
ter Of suspended interest The book Dor
trays the life of a prince and king under
modern conditions. The cares of state
and the craving Of love are so intermin-
gled as to absorb the readers interest
throughout the 36S pages Of the book.
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"a Primer of Forestry"

"a Primer of Forestry" by Clifford
Pinchott; Published by the govern
ment printing office, Washington, and
for sale by the st. Paul Book and Sta
tiOnery company.
ALTHOUGH denominated a primer" this
Is a work embracing a large quantity Of
new and practical information concern
ing the subject upon which it treats. The
present volume is but the first half Of the
entire work. and in it the author has
dealt with the units which compose the
forest, with its character as all organic
whole and with its enemies. 1t may be
said to sketch the foundation Of the prac-
tice of forestry and of forest policy. The
book contains over 100 plates and text fig
.Ures illustrative Of the subject, and may
be said to be a valuable contribution to
the study of forestry.
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an Excellent Place for Lieut.. Ell
hot TO Go To-ParticuIarly AT.
tentive to a Woman Who WASH
His Wife. u w
| NEW YORK. Oct 12.-Ths fair Mrs
Duncan Elliot has returned to this coun
try, and 1t is announced that she will be-
gin suit for divorce against her hus
band Il
At the same time the stalwart Lieut.
Duncan Elliott is on his way to the Phil
ippines. He has just obtained lieu
tenants commission In the regular army
1t is generally believed that he Is goine
into battle to avoid his wife.
Thus has another romance Of the "Foul
Hundred" ended in domestic tragedy.
New York society once more shows how
lightly it regards the marriage bond.
Sallie Hargous now Mrs. Duncan Elliot
was but a few years ago one OF the
handsomest. richest, brightest. gayest
most admired young women in the upper
most circles of society.
Duncan Elliot was one Of the handsom-
est, biggest, most athletic and most popu-
lar man in the same society. An impor-
tant distinction between his situation and
that Of Miss Hargous was that he had no
money, while she had plenty.
When the two were welded. In 1891, II
was considered an ideal match. 1t was
the affair of the season. Youth, beauty,
strength. health. wealth, position. popu-
1arity belonged to the couple. In view OF
subsequent events there must have peen
something lacking in the union, but no
one could discover 1t at that time
The social drama which has led UP to
the distressing denouement we are now
witnessing has been varied, picturesque,
brilliant and romantic. 1t includes many
intrigues, the rescue Of two children from
a burning house by heroic mother, and
a series of thrilling adventures in war.
1t Is now more than year since IL was
first announced that Mrs. Duncan Elliot
had separated from her husband. Ihen
came the war, and Duncan went to Cuba
to win back the love of his wife by deeds
of valor on the field. He went there and
fought we'll enough, but he did not win
back his wife. They have never lived to-
gether since
Miss Sallie Jeanette Hargous was the
oN~Sb
who made large fortune in Mexican
silver mines. He left three daughters. OF
whom two are now Mrs. George B. de
Forest, of New York. and Mrs. William
Appleton, of Boston. These two made
brilliant and happy marriages.
There was also a son. Robert Hargous,
better known as "Bobbie," who enjoyed a
great vogue in New York for time.
But his very realistic and artistic dan
cling in ballet costume did not meet the
entire approval Of society, and SO he
Withdrew to the more congenfal atmos-
phere Of Venice.
All the Hargous girls were handsome
and clever, but "Sallie" was the most
distinguished Of all-of them. Her beauty
was really Of the Spanish type so over
worked by romancers She had an olive
complexion, great deep, dark eyes,
splendid figure and an exquistely grace
full carriage. She sat horse splendidly.
'Sallie" Hargous was the life Of her
social set. She was witty and daring.
She, entered, societySa Sat a period when it
was a good deal more lively than 1t Is
just now and when entertainments Of a
surprising character were numerous
In addition to all her Intellectual and
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Gle, She and Thew

"He, She and They" by Albert Lee.
Harper & Bros, publishers For sale
by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company.
Albert Lee seems to have had 10 other
motive in penning HE. She and They"
than to work off on the public lot of
savings which he doubtless regards as
bright The book is mediocre, its chief
merit being its brevi+y. The main idea
brought out in the little volume, which is
sWeetly bound in lavender, is that the
exchange of Christmas presents is spe-
cies of blackma1l. HE, She ard They"
revclves around a series Of conversations
between a man, his wife and a charming
couple who have just become engaged to
be married.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-15
"PIantatiOn Pagean.s."

plantation Pageants," by Joel Chandler
Harris. Published by Houghton, Miffiin
q Co, Boston. For sale by the st.
Paul Book and Stationery company.
Joel Chandler Harris plantation Pc
geants'' which has just been published
by Houghton, 9Iiflin & Co. in larea
type, and on excellent paper, Is In Mr..
Harris inimitable style, which has 50
charmed the children of America for
many years past. The volume contains
fourteen stories, beginning with After
the War;" and ending with ''The Dia-
mond Nine" and has twenty excellent
illustrations.
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America" by Caspar Whitney-profusely
illustrated books, that will do Tor Cupa
and Hawaii what Mr. DnWldote,s ~
erto Rico: It's Conditions and POSSIBLE
ties Gid for Porto Rico
The Tent on the Beach" one of the
frest of Whittier's longer. poems, Is to
grace the holiday season In appropriate
have secured the Illustrations from Mr.
and Mrs Woodbury., who were so sue,
cessful with Miss Jewett's "Deephayen."
The present generation is only now
word work. It applies to all classes.
Perkins Stetson has undertaken to make
fas gseb ner in the october cos
mopolitan.
What will be regarded by many many as sId the
| novel. of the year. I. g., Janice Mere
dth by Paul Leicester Mssa FSrd 10 will abo pe
the last of the month.
MY Lady and Allan Darke" is the t.
tie of another romance Of the end of me
last century to be published in IN October u
is Mr. Charles Donnel Gibson. and in this.
his first venture. he is said to have writ
ten an unusually stirring story.
An interesting work on constitutional
d luz the 9z ssaTs prn
title is IAN Outline Of Political Growth IN IN
the Nineteenth Century. The author
every country in the world which has
had a constitutional DEVELOPMENT or eX-
perienced political changes during tho
present century.
new novel, will be published towards me
end of this month by the Macmillan COM
pany. Mr.. Crawford has brought the
history history to bear On this story. His main
object has been to bring primitive
Christian character into sudden CONTACT
die ages with the splendor of the great
French and German barons. the ab1eot
misery Of the poor Of that age, and to
oppose his simple CONVICTIONS to the com
plicated temptations Of a world of which
he had not dreamt. and to bring out
triumphant the moral simplicity which
underlies the highest humanity of all
ages.
moAths ago that Mark Twain was writ
ing an autobiography, and that it would
not be published for hundred years;
This idea, if it ever existed in the mind
of the author, has been given up, but he
did some work on an autobiography, and
one chapter from it, entitled my Debut
as g, Literary Person" has been secured ll,i1
appear in the November number.
A new book by Miss Marguerite Bou-
vet is always sure of a hearty welcome
from the little ones who have SO often
approved her charming stories. In the
"Taes Of an Old Chateau" soon to be
published by A. c. McClurg G. Co.. Chi
cago, Miss Bouvet returns to the scenes
and style of narration Of her Sweet
William" and my Lady," which attained
wonderful success.
The three hundred and tenth thousand
of David Harum' is now On press. and
the vitality of this phenomenal book Is
shown by the fact that one day in the
fi1st week Of October the orders amount
ed to over 1000 copies: 1t Is also of inter
est to note one significant fact regarding
the sales which Is that the actual rec
ords show an increase.
ON OUR BOOK TABLE.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-15
"The HOLY Family"

s'The Holy Family, a Christmas Medita-
ton" by Amory H Bradford Fords,
Howard & Hubert. New York, pub
fishers. For sale by the st. Paul Book
I and Stationery company.
This unpretcntious little contribution to
the literature of the Holy Family is pre-
faced by an extract from The Virgin
Mary to the Child Jesus" by Elizabeth
Barrett Browning, and a Hymn for the
Mother" by George Macdonald. The
christmas Meditation" is a series Of
Short essays on various pictures of the
Madonna and other members of the Holy
Family painted by Murillo. 1t is a hand
scmely bound work and evidently one
of the advance guard of holiday books