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The state herald., 1901-10-04
SOLD THEIR WIVES.
Certain Glasses In England believe They

ScrtMn Cihsses In Ensinnd beheve They
May Sell Their spouses.
In March. 1896, the London Times
announced the sale of wife in Shelf
field for slxpence, and a little while
afterward the same paper solemnly in
formed the public that the price Of
wives had risen in Smithfeld market
from half a guinea to three guineas
and half. In 1903 1t is recorded n
man led his wife by halter into the
cattle market at Sheffield and sold her
for guinea. The market value of a
wife seems to have dropped as the
century grew older, for in 1920
worthy husband in Canterbury placed
his wife In cattle pen and disposed
OF her for five shillings In 1855 the
people of Derby had the opportunity
of buying wife OF one OF their fellow
townsmen. The woman was led to the
market place with halter round her
waist and was knocked down for
eighteen pence and a quart OF beer.
In the sos collier sold his wife at
Alfreton, in Derbyshire, for four pence
and in the same decade two Sheffield
men agreed to the buying and selling
OF wife in a public house. AT the
Royal Oak. Sheffield" the agreement
ran: Il, Abraham Boothroyd, agreed
to sell my wife. Glare. to William
Hall, both Of Sheffield, for the sum OF
five shillings." There is not even
the relief In these cases OF consoling
ones self with the reflection that the
sale OF the wife is thing of impulse.
Often enough 1t is deliberate com
mercial transaction In cold blood,
as In the case that came to light a
few years ago in which the wife. with
her parents and two friends, met to
arrange the terms OF the sale. The
price was fixed at thirty shillings and
the bill Of sale ran: "Mr. - to
have my wife. Elizabeth -, free
from me forever. to do as she has a
mind. this day. Dec. IL. 1893" The
notion that man may sell his wife
and marry again is common among
certain classes OF the English popula-
tion. A prisoner at Leeds on his trial
for bigamy pleaded that the charge
could not stand. as he had sold his
wife for three shillings six pence. and
was therefore entitled to marry again.
Tho case is barely six years old.
About the same time another Instance
was reported from village near Dom
caster, the circumstances coming to
light In the police court. 1T. Enoch
childs." the agreement ran. rs quite
willing to take your wife and children
as mine. that is. your wife Ellen Tart.
and Sarah, John. Henry and Eliza"
The paper was signed by the wife OF
the purchaser and dated New Conis-
borough. March rs. is9d."-chicaEo
News
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Her Johnnie Morgan.
ny WILLIAM wENpHAM.

BY WILLIAM WENDHAM.
Copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
His name was not Johnnie Morgan;
It was Antonio Pansado. But from
that day almost a year ago when she
first heard and saw him, a very dirty
and very picturesque Italian violinist.
nddling his way through the frightened
purse strings and into the hearts OF all
who heard him, she had christened
him and to herself had called him
Johnnie Morgan" Almost a year II
was and TO her the shortest year she
had ever lived, for II seemed as II this
Antonio had brought with him into
her life the blue sky and the sunshine
OF his own Italy.
Miss Anna Gilbert was the teacher
Of drawing and painting in the Girls
College at Madisonville. and was more
beloved than any teacher OF the col
lege had ever been before. The title
which tho girls had given her. SAINT
Anna" was truly deserved. for 30
thiokly did she SOW the seeds of good
ness about her that had her harvest OF
thanks from poor struggling students
been wheat ut the right time OF the
market It would have given her
princess income.
During her youth. for II must be
confessed her youth was mostly be-
hind her. she had worked and sacri-
hced for her parents until their death.
and then she struggled for the educa.
tion OF her younger brother and sis
ter.
One gray October morning on her
way To work she had been struck by
tho evident genius Of the young Italian.
who was playing his violin on the
street. Always attracted by music she
stopped to listen and was struck by
the combination OF poverty and genius
In the handsome young fellow.
lie certainly was unusually hand
he was for his face possessed great
sincerity and insenuousness OF express
sion. The soft dark eyes and olive
skin were enhanced by the exceeding
thinness OF the face and by the hun
cry look in the eyes-a hunger for spir-
ituai and mental ms well as physi-
cal food. which. shining from those
dark eyes appealed directly and power
fully to this warm-hear,cd woman.
knowing of an opening In the college
she quietly put the man and the OPP
portunity together. with the result that
the italian. within month. was CIV
Ing lessons to class. And the class
erov Immediately from thr.. In thir.
teen.
To his patroncss he owed all. and
never did he cease to pour out to her
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came to her and she saw, not -
through a glass da.kly. but as in tn >
glare OF the morning light. how 1t all
was and would be. She had built up
these two. had given them sustenance
from her own nature, had fed their
souls and warmed their hearts, for
this very thing. And what could be
better, she thought. than that these
Two young things. full of life and love
and the sunshine Of the present and
promise OF the future should love each
other. Nothing. she told herself, moth
Ing could be better. 1t was natural
1t was right.
AS she stood in front of her glass
She looked closely at herself, scanning
her features critically.
You thought you could be young
again?" she said, but you had more
than ten years against you."
She looked closely at her heavy
brown hair and noting the few gray
aasrs about the temples she smiled o
little sadly to herself. She looked low
ingly at Saddle. asleep on the bed, and
said softly:
He is her Johnnie Morgan" and
then with weary sigh. "oh, how glad
l am that Wellesley needs another
drawing teacher next year"
II Saddle had been awake instead OF
asleep she might have seen above the
head of st. Anna, the ring Of white
light which crowned the head OF this
saint in this her supreme hour of sac
rifice
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handsome and manly. is going to grow
into love as surely as the acorn which
Dame Nature also planted is going to
grow into an oak.
One June day after he had walked
home with her she sat In her room
and with many bushes faced it-faced
this fact that she loved the violinist.
The song was all true; She loved her
johnnie Morgan" And why mott she
asked herself. Had she not worked
hard for others all her life and been
faithful In all thlngsy Was II not
right that the sunshine OF love and
happiness should come into her life.
She dreamed that night OF n cottage
filled with the music OF violin: and
never had she looked so radiant and
40 young AZ she did the next day.
Il had letter this morning from
my little sister" she said to Antonio
the next evening ns he walked home
with her. she is coming next week
TO spend her vacation with me"
"Ah. the little sister, I shall love
the little child for the sake OF Saint
Anna. exclaimed Antonio.
Saint Anna laughed.
oh. shes not 80 small as all that"
she replied. Saddle is eighteen and n
great tail Girl. but I call her my little
sister because kho always has been my
baby. She has been at Normal school
and next season she will begin to
teach"
saidie came. and a rosebud OF rare
perfection hho was-a perfect type OF
blonde beauty. with n warm heart and
,i,aelty which charmed all who met
her. To her physical charms she add.
ed character. built on strongest foun.
dations. for TO this baby sister had
Miss Anna given all the loving care
and earnestDsaa OF thought. all tn.
building up Of ideals that she had
missed In her own girlhood and ac.
aulrcd In her hard battles with tho
world.
The next time Antonio walked homo
with his "St Anna" she insisted that
he come In and ucr the little sister"
iio came and they had n cup OF tea.
and Antonio. who was prepared TO
make himself agreeable for the sake
OF his patroneas and friend. soon for
got all about her In the presence Of
the sparkling youth and beauty OF Sal.
die. lie came more often than ever
after that and sat In undissuisco rap.
ture and alteration at the feet OF tho
younger s;fl. Nor was she less at.
traeted by the dark faced foreigner
with the soft black eyes.
A Miss Anna watched them II all
The state herald., 1901-10-04
Cupid IN the Curriculum

Reopening of the colleges and uni
versities confronts parents with the
problem of deciding where the higher
education of their daughters shall be
sought.
Many institutions OF substantially
equal'excellence are open to their sons.
The question is. as to the daughters,
shall they attend the colleges and uni
versities where men are also students
or shall their development be intrust-
ed to those establishments which more
effectually preserve the seclusion OF
woman without limiting the scope OF
her intellectual aspirations? The
question is coordinate education or
co-education.
The Northwestern University has
suddenly cast vivid light on this
problem. Its authorities have notified
sixteen families that their respective
representatives last year are not de-
sired in the institution this year No
allegation OF deficient mental ability
is intimated. Nor are the sixteen
barred on moral grounds The sole
basis OF exclusion is social. The six
teen rejected were found unadapted to
coeducation. Their atttntion was di-
verted from scholastic pursuits to the
pleasures of mutual conpanionship to
degree deemed injurious to the in
dividuals II not to the university.
The individuals. men and women.
must 30 through life with this regret
table scar on their memories II they
are so fortunate as to escape 4 blot
on reputation.-C Chicago Chronicle.
The state herald., 1901-10-04

ago. and. although this did not bear
the vigorous stamp of his early work,
1t was by no means weak. NJ. Verne
recently distinguished himself by de-
clining a seat in the French Academy
Tor the second time. He began his lit
erary career as dramatist and for
thirteen years labored successfully in
that field as a writer of comedies. 1t
was not until 1863 that he published
the first of the stories upon which his
fame was to rest. This was Five
Weeks in a Balloon" Its immediate
and rebounding success induced NJ,
Verne to continue to exploit himself
In this direction and the result was
that widely read series of romances
which have delighted the world, young
and old, for thirty years or more. NJ.
Vernes chief amusement since his
youth has been yachting, He owns n
fine steam yacht and his happiest days
have been those spent on its decks.
The state herald., 1901-10-04

One OF the new coners writes to his
home paper from Romeo, Concios coun-
ty, In the sunny San Luis valley. ms
follows: Some very large crops are
being harvested In this section and ev-
erything Indicates success. Land
around Romeo has advanced from fifty
to 200 per cent. in value In the past
eighteen months. still think splendid
opportunities are open for those who
wish to better themselves In the way
of farms and homes. There are good
ranges for stock raising and the noun
tains are full of timber Sawed lumber
is laid down ut this point for S12 per
thousand" For further particulars ad-
dress Zeph. Chas. Felt, COZ Boston
Building, Denver, Colo.
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discovered that he was saving almost
all his earnings toward a sum which
would enable him to bring over his
old father and mother.
He poured out his music to Miss
Gilbert, rs he did his troubles. with
those foolish girls who will not work
at 20 lesson" And to all his plans
and troubles she listened with sym
pathy. as she always had done to any
of the students in whom she was TAX
ing n special interest But sympathy
and friendliness In woman's heart
toward man, when the man is young.
The state herald., 1901-10-04
KING AND A PEASANTS COW.
italian Ruler ouards Animal for an
Aged Woman.

italian Ruler 0uards Animal for an
Aged Woman.
Some days ago the King and Queen
OF Italy took long promenade In the
neighborhood OF their chateau OF Rae
conisi. their summer residence. The
Queen suddenly became Intensely
thirsty. Pereeivlng an old woman near
who was watching n COW the King re-
quested her TO give him n little milk.
The peasant. ignorant OF the quality
OF her guests. pretended that her COW
gave no milk. But you have sovns
water Mt your house." continued the
King. That yes" replied the old wo-
man. Gould you get some for me7"
III you would keep my COW while !
went for H." Agreed" replied Victor
Emmanuel In the most serious fashion
in the world. Al the end OF ten min
utes the old woman returned with a
bowl OF fresh water. But how does Il
happen" demanded the King. that
there are so few people In the coun-
tryT" 'They have all gone down to
the chateau TO see the Kinr.the Queen
and the little Princess II II only we
old ones that one leaves at the house
and who Will never see them" But
you see them. my worthy woman" re-
piled the King. giylng her u new gold
piece. we ar. the King and Queen" Z"
The peasant woman began to rcmblc
and In despairinE voice cried: par
don me. Sire. did not know" The
Queen had nii tho trouble In the world
to calm the poor woman. who kept
repeating; ITO think that have given
my COW TO guard TO the Kinsl"
The state herald., 1901-10-04
l.ondon on the Manr.

London Ia rapidly losing Its position
as port. for the absurd people con.
trolling Its docks are pltlhhlly behind
the times. Grimuby and Hull are reix.
Ing all our trade. Liverpool and South.
amp,on are fast beating London; and
ROTTERDAM. Havre. bordeaux. bremen
and Hamburg are also benentinr.
London II no more the warehouse OF
the world,-i,o,terdam Nieuwo cour.
The state herald., 1901-10-04

nober, W wilcox, who represents
the Hawaiian islands In congress. says
that the general sentiment Of Hawaii.
ans Ia favorable TO tho settlement
among them Of m many people from
this country "as the islands can ao.
rpsrmodnis"
The state herald., 1901-10-04

General Gillespie. chie' OF engineers,
has received from Representative Can
non. chairman Of the house appropria-
'iona committee. n personal letter
speaking In the highest terms OF tho
improvements now In progress under
the general In Yellowstone National
park.
The state herald., 1901-10-04

Each annual eneampmont OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic brings
To the fron, some one who claims to
he the youngest member. The recent
gathering In Cleveland was no excep-
tion. !. =, Lyon OF 81 Paul demand
Ing recognition m u drummer boy In
q. Eigh,y-nrst Ohio infan.
Try. October ", 1861. i've days before
his eleventh birthday anniversary.
The state herald., 1901-10-04
Metz comor,oiier of curr.,ex

President Roosevelt. In conformity
with his policy TO carry out as far as
possible the plans OF President MeKin-
ley. has appointed w. u. Ridgeiy. OF IL
linois. as Comptroller of the Currency.
Mr.. Ridgoly. who is the son-in-law
The state herald., 1901-10-04

ly probable that he
VIII whit the Unit
81 States. Prince
George Il the see.
uud son Of King
Edward VII. and.
next 20 hia father.
tho most popular
member Of the
EnEllfh royal fam
ily liz N 81 years
old. h,a served n
The state herald., 1901-10-04

NJ WALTON. senator. the father Of tho
French republican constitution and the
venerable perpetual secretary Of the
academy. assisted by his son. recently
saved the lives Of three persons who
were drowning In the sea near Potlia
Dailoe. For his courageous conduct
the Intrepid rcrcuer. who ID 80 years
old. has been awarded iirut-eiasa
medal
The state herald., 1901-10-04

cient eyes for a
long time. The
great romancer OF
science is now In
h is seventy-third
year. but he has
never ceased his
literary work, even
after his sight be-
gan to fail. He
published a novel
only three years
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lonr term In The navy and won tho
title Of commander. when his cid.
cot brother, Duke of Clarence. died In
1899. Prince deofRe tool bla place In
the order Of succession.
The state herald., 1901-10-04
ss.,o, wofs In r.,,,rr,,..

Education In tho Philippines prom.
iaeA to be the mos, inspiring feature
os school work under the American
fas, Il IA worth while 10 go there and
do noble school work. Journal of Ed.
uratiop
The state herald., 1901-10-04
WILLIAM HARRIET RIDGELY

WILLIAM BARREr RIDGELY.
OF Senator Cullom. was the choice OF
She late President for iho post made
vacant on October by the retirement
OF Charles q. Dawes. In fact. the s,m-
mission was signed by Mr.. Mckinley
Just before the journey to Buffalo. but
formal announcement OF the appoint
mcnt was delayed.
The state herald., 1901-10-04

hrst day use OF DIR. Kline y lrcat Nerve R.storer
eend Tor FREE zoo trial bottle and treatise.
DR. IL H. kLisk. l.td..G 81 Arch ST.. Philadelphia Pa
The state herald., 1901-10-04
The Duke Of yorA.

The Duke of York and Cornwall. the
heir apparent to the british throne.
and his wife, are now In Canada on
HIS way around the world i, II hard
The state herald., 1901-10-04

Marie-Why IL Mr.. Puffer In such n
hurry to marry Maud? Arthur-He
promised her he wouldn't smoke while
they were engaged.
The state herald., 1901-10-04

Take Natures remedy. Garfield Teal In
expensive and effective, Is p.nts or 20
doses for 25c. II is composed OF medicinal
HERBS. not mineral poisons; II cures con,
stipation and sick headache, kidney and
liver diseases. Good for all.
The state herald., 1901-10-04
As the World
ReUolUeS
Vcrnc Reporfcd BIind.

Jules Verne. who is reported to have
become totally blind at his home in
Amiens, has been sufferer with def
The state herald., 1901-10-04

Have I got the pleasing expression
you want?'' asked MIR. Gubbins. Yes,
that viii do very well'' "'rhen hurry up,
please. 1t hurts my face"
The state herald., 1901-10-04

Pitos Cure for Consumption is an infaiiiblc
medicine for coughs and colds-N. w. SAMUEL.
Ocean Grove, N. j.. Feb. II. 1900
The state herald., 1901-10-04

Do Funt fond Of conundrums,-W What
Is the difference between a dlgniiied man
and II stupid one? De Blunt-Nonc at all
The state herald., 1901-10-04

Spinsters probably love cats because
cats are not afraid OF mice
The state herald., 1901-10-04

Mrs. winslow's Soothing syrur.
For children teething sofcns tho gums, rcducea In
nammation ailays palm. cures wind cole. 25c bottle
The state herald., 1901-10-04

Johnny" said the teacher, "can Feb
ruary March?'' No" said Johnny, but
April MAY"
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his gratitude. lie treated her with ths
greatest reverence and when walking
home with her or meeting her condhs
TO her duties he would hold open she
gats or raise his hat AZ II she wen .
princess. Then she got Into the hoeh
Of asking him to come In ~hr4 he
walked home with her and OF mApnr
q cup Of tes In her little bachelor pm.
which always seemed cosy and ns'
ant 10 them both. and had ma bis
thanks overflow TO "Msss AnnA She
The state herald., 1901-10-04
DENVER SAVINGS BANK

Corner 10th and Arapahoe. Capital
i2s0,vJp. Trnnraets general banking
business. Interest on deposits. Geo. X,
Swallow, president f. o. Naille. vice
president G. Wood. cashier.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-23

solidations can or will do this. On that matter, it seems to pae, the true business attitude is to regard this great change as an experiment in which nothing is to be taken for grant ed, but everything left to be deter mined by the ascertained results of ex- perience. The question, therefore, arises whether, this very large propor- ton of our industrial wealth having been capitalized on such an extraordi- nary basis of imitation, it is prudent or safe to encourage further consolida- tions, on like conditions, until the eX- isting amalgamations have demonstrat- ed their merits or demerits by the re- suits of their operations. It is unde- niable that these radical changes in the basis of our industries, together with q similar movement in our rail- road systems, are so affecting the foun- dations of our principal sources of in- vestment as to produce a very uncer- tain feeling about the returns deriva- Dle IrOm cap1tal. mat uncertainty cannot but have an unwholesome ef- feet upon investment interests at large; and, in the long run, it will give no help to the maintenance of the extra ordinary range of prices now prevail ing on the stock market. The current boom reflects the optimistic 1nterpreta- tion of this financial revolution; when the bulls" have exhausted the excite ment, we may expect an interesting ex- hibition of the bear side of the ques- ton.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-23
HEARD IN PASSING

Whatever one may think of Mrs Ma tion's crusade her familiar talk about holding conversations with God is thoroughly disgusting.
 The epidemic of resignation among the preachers of Cleveland, O., is hard ly the result of Hanna's town being so good that the ministers are giving up the hope of making it better.
 Trust methods are exemplifed by the ice trust, which has cut no ice in Maine this winter. in order to make the ''short supply of natural ice an excuse for running up the price to the consumers next summer.
 The city fathers of Waterbury evi- dently have press agent. That story of the fight of the city engineer and his assistants with an army of rats indicates the enterprising individual is working oyertime.-Meriden Record.
 If there isn't big war in China il will not be the fault of the fool mili tary representatives of the powers over there, who are now preparing q big military expedition against the city in which the Chinese government is located.
 Men who think that conditions whic1
 
 few weeks without the investment of any money of his own. as Pierpont Morgan is credited with having done by the formation of the mammoth steel trust, are not endangering the fu ture welfare of this country have other thinks coming to them and should lose no time ill taking them.
 'The philosopher of Latin hill, : writes the New Preston cOrresDOnden1 of the Litchfield Enquirer, twas in the village Friday and wanted to know if the terrible blow had done mucl damage. l said, no, it didn't so m.cl as start a shingle or topple over q chimney, much less move a building from it's foundations. 'Waal.' said he I shouldn't ha' supposed it could Everything's so heavily mortgaged.' just simply gave him a whitening look and refrained from comment while counted score.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-23

s'Those of us who can remember says q staff writer on New 1ork paper, ..what were the quality and prices of goods in this country before the enactment of the Merrill tariff in 1861. when we had as near an approach to free trade as ever in our history, will be able to judge whether that tariff and it's successors raised the cost of living by making goods dearer. Ed ward Atkinson, who manages to tell more truth than any other free trader, says that the great staples fell at rates varying from 2G to 46 per cent between the two tariffs of 1860 and 1880; and there was no Interruption of the pro- tective policy before the enactment Of the wretched tariff of 1883. To-day the average of consumption of all the great staples is higher than it ever was in this country. and higher than in any other country ill the world, while the accumulation of wealth ill the hands of both rich and poor has never been equaled.'
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-23

The country has now had three sue cessive years of extraordinary finan- cial activity and change, says Henry Glews in his weekly letter. Within
 that time, fully five milliards of con- solidated industrial securities have been issued, in place of less than half that sum of issues made by the origi- nal independent corporations and with out any corresponding addition to the working plant of the country. In other words, the leading national in- dustries have been over-capitalized to the extent of more than double their original true valuation. In order, therefore. for this class of investments to maintain their former rate of mar ket vaiue. 1t will be necessary for the pa1nts to make net earniugs equal to 1ahse their Eos1 spfoatp = separafe orations ppinioai Illl sl l1 Y l cos's