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The Virginia enterprise., 1910-03-11
GREAT LOVE STORIES
- OF HISTORY E==
WELLINGTON AND LADY CATHERINE:
BY ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE
(Copyright hV the Author.)

A lean, hook-nosed irish youth,
Arthur Wellesley by name, dared to
fall in love with Lady Catherine
Pakenham, court beauty and daughter
of the earl of Langford. This was in
1896. The young man was as we'll
born as she, for he was fourth son
of the earl of Mornington. Also, he
had already won military and parlia-
mentary honors. But he had almost
no money. Lady Catherine could read
lily hope to marry man of wealth and
title. So her family frowned on the
youthful soldiers suit.
Yet he proposed to Lady Catherine
and received her assurance that her
heart was his. This mutual avowal
was gratifying enough for both the
lovers; but it had no effect whatever
on the earl of Langford's determina-
ton that his daughter should not wed
penniless soldier. In spite of her
,family's opposition. Catherine told
Wellesley that she should always con-
slider herself betrothed to him. With
this solitary crumb of comfort the
man went with his regiment to
India to carve with his sword a fame
.rx that should atone
z for his lack of
ss~>' wealth. He was
successful beyond his widest hopes.
His military genius quickly became ap-
parent to all. He won victory after
victory, rose steadily in rank, and at
the end of nine years returned to
England as popular hero. He was
now Gen. Sir Arthur Wellesley, and as
famous as he had once been oh.
scure.
Nine years Is long time, espe.
cially when lovers are young and are
forced to live apart from one another
Yet Wellesley and Catherine had re.
mained true to that early VOW OF
theirs. Soon after Wellesley had left
for India Catherine had been smitten
with smallpox. Her life was spared
but her beauty was utterly gone In
stead of the exquisite young girl OF
nine years before, Wellesley found
himself confronting plain. mature
woman, whose once fair face was hid
eously pitted and SCARED.
Perhaps something of the mans hor
ror and amazement showed in his
eyes, for Catherine bravely admitted
that she was no longer beautiful, and
offered to release him from the en-
gagement. But Wellesley had the
chivalry of a medieval knight. If the
lovely girl of earlier days was nov
an ugly woman, he was none the less
bound by his promise to marry her
And marry her he did. The ceremony
took place on April TO- 1S0v, few
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months after the bridegroom's return
to England. The tale of his knightly
sacrifice was everywhere told. When
his wife was presented to court the
queen of England warmly praised her
devotion, and added:
'You are bright example of con-
stancy. If anybody deserves to be
happy it is you. But is it true you
obeyed your father and never wrote
one letter to Sir Arthur during his
nine-year absence?"
mot single letter, your majesty"
answered Catherine. "But-but l
thought of him very, very often"
The marriage was not especially
happy. Wellesley was a dutiful, kind
husband, and Catherine a devoted
wife, who eagerly applauded her hus-
bands continued rise in the military
world. Nevertheless the two gradual.
ly drew apart. To Judge by the hus-
bands letters to Miss Jenkins "a
clever Englishwoman of the time), he
did not allow his wife to monopolize
his affection, to the exclusion of every
one else. His home life grew less and
The shatterlna less pleasant. dc He
"o'"aee est command in
the British army, was created duke of
Wellington, led the British forces at
the battle of Waterloo, became later
prime minister of England. Yet his
discomfort increased with his hon.
| ors. A friend quotes him as exclaim.
ing:
There is nothing in this world
worth living for!''
Sir Edward Pakenham, who led the
British forces against Andrew Jackson
at the battle of New Orleans. and who
was defeated and slain in that fight.
was GATHERINGS brother, and had
fought, as Wellington's subordinate.
! against Napoleon
During the last years Of GATHERINGS
life she and the duke were seldom to-
gether. Yet Wellington faithfully
| watched over his wife in her last ill.,
ness, in 1881, and mourned her sim
cerely. To his children he was a lust
if distant" father, and to his wife he
had been considerate, rather than a
loving husband. What secret, If any.
lay behind the couples final estrange-
ment will never be divulged. A hint
Of it is contained in the following an
ecdote:
Il suppose" questioner once said
to Wellington, that you have .roused
much admiration among women"
! Plenty of admiration!" snapped the
! old duke. "Plenty of admiration! But
in all my life no woman has ever
| loved me-"
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The Note That Jarred.

"she would have been such a pretty
girl" mused the artist man, with =
touch of regret. "Yes-much moro
than pretty. When she came in and
took her seat across from US at the
theater my companion and I were fas.
cinated by the classic mold of her
features, combined with the fresh
beauty OF a perfect complexion. Rnt
that protuberance of hair at the back
of her head! 1t was wadded and nad-
ded and stuffed out until it looked aa
if it might conceal life preserver
And at the geometrical center of this
mass wisky little curl lay on its side
and kicked up it's heels"
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A 19-year-old boy-youngest of a
Corsican lawyers 13 children-fell in
love, in 1903, with an 1S-year-old girl
eldest of an Irish-American ship
builders 13 children. The lad was
Jerome Bonaparte, youngest brother
of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was at
that time First Consul of France and
rising fast toward the imperial throne
and the mastery of all Europe. The
girl was Elizabeth Patterson, whose
father-an Irish emigrant- the
foremost shipowner and richest man
in Baltimore. Jerome was homeliest
Of the handsome Bonapartes Eliza
beth was most beautiful of the good
looking Pattersons. Here is the story:
Jerome was the "spoilt child" of his
family. He was a lazy, rather incom-
petent spendthrift with not one atom
of Napoleon's genius. Nevertheless he
was a lovable youngster, and could
usually wheedle even his iron brother
into overlooking his faults and grant
ing him favors. He had been started
on naval career; and, at 18, was
lieutenant, in command of the French
brig of war Epervier. While cruising
in southern American waters his ship
was chased by English war vessels
and he resigned his command, escap-
ing to Norfolk, Va. Thence he went
to Baltimore, where, on the strength
of his brothers great fame, he was
cordially welcomed.
Jerome planned to take the first
available vessel to France. But at a
p,. ball he met Eliza
;.'+.asat beth (known as
e''e""'''' "Betsy") Patter-
son, belle of the Maryland city. The
couple fell in love at first sight, and
the young mans sailing was indeti-
nitely postponed. Miss Patterson was
ambitious. To be courted by the
brother of Europe's foremost celebrity
was f1attering. She and Jerome be-
came engaged. Her father foresaw
trouble and packed Elizabeth off to
visit friends in Virginia. But she and
Jerome would not be parted So at
last Mr. Patterson gave his unwilling
consent, and the marriage was per-
formed by the Catholic bishop of Bal
timore, on Christmas day, 1903.
Instead Of going at once to France,
the lovers settled for the time in Bal
timore, to find out how Napoleon
would take the news. Tidings travelled
slowly in those days, and months
elapsed before word came from
France. The same post that brought
the elder brothers decision brought
also word of that brothers election as
emperor of the French. Napoleon's
orders to Jerome were couched in
sternest language. The bridegroom
was not only severely blamed for mar
rying Miss Patterson, but was ordered
to return at once to France. Napoleon
utterly refused to recognize Elizabeth
as his brothers wife. and forbade him
to take her to Paris. He added:
Il will receive Jerome if he leaves
that young person in America. If he
brings her with him she shall not set
foot in France"
Jerome had at other times been
able to cajole Napoleon into changing
his mind. He thought he could do so
now. He believed the sight of Eliza
beth's beauty must soften the emper-
or's heart. So, disobeying half of Ma.
poleon's order, he set sail for France
on one OF his father-in-law's ships,
carrying Elizabeth with him., and bid
ding America. what he then, thought
vas only a temporary farewell This
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up and told him to try sideways, and
Artabanus tried it. It was successful
So now Artabanus's feet look we'll, and
he can make pretty good speed, side
ways, but he shouldn't try to run. We
all tell him so, but he will try it. The
truth is that man was not made to run
sideways. When Artabanus tries to
run sideways he looks like the dickens.
AS near as I can explain it he looks
like shanghai rooster trying to polka.
Copyright. 1909, by w. G.. Chapman)
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Muiready EnveIones.

The Mulready envelopes were the
first stamped envelopes used on the
introduction of penny postage in Eng
land. They were in the form of a half
sheet of paper to be folded over the
letter as previously part of the letter
sheet had been folded to close the
missive. On the side to be stamped
an elaborate ornamental design, drawn
by Mulready, the artist (whence the
name), had been printed with a small
space in the center for the address.
However, these decorated envelopes
we're so inappropriate for the every
day needs of correspondence and busi-
ness that they only remained in use
for one year, under the first contract
made with the government for their
sale.-From the Housekeerer.
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Forced to Guess Answer

It beats all what odd question reach
some of the departments of govern.
ment in Washington. Not long aeo
the treasury received a letter from .
Pittsburg man who had made a bet
asking: "How many cents are thero
In bushel?" The answer was not
easy to offer. If the man had asked
about pounds he, might have received
definite answer. AS it was, be pot
in reply a guess from clerk. that
roughly: there are, something Iik.
$500. or $4,000 pennies."
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The Appetites of Xmas

TIC VPPetteS OF NIH4S.
The king of Spain makes up for h1e
daily expenditure Of activity by a tre-
mendous appetite. l have observed.
for that matter, that the majority OF
sovereigns are valiant trenchermen
Every morning of his life Alfonso XIII
has good rump steak and potatoes
for his first breakfast, often preceded
by eggs and sometimes followed by
salad and fruit.-From Recollections
of NJ. Paoli in McClure's.
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DojnQ Two Th1nos at

Doing Two Things at Once.
A man hurried into a QUICKLY
restaurant recently and called to the
waiter: "Give me a ham sandwich"
"Yes, sir" said the waiter, reaching
for the sandwich. will you eat it or
take it with your
Both" was the unexpected but oh.
vious reply.-Ladies' Home Journal.
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PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT S guaranteed to cure any case
ef Itching Blind, Bleeding Protruding Piles In
St0 II days or money refunded. 60o
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DAMAGE Done BY Smoke,

Herbert M. Wilson, of the United
States geological survey, places the
annual damage and waste by smoke
in the United States at 100000, 900
in the large cities alone, or about $6
to each man, woman and child of the
population.
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He caught little cold
That was all. (Puck.)

Neglect Of a cough or cold often
eads to serious trouble. To break up
4 cold in twenty-four hours and cure
any cough that is durable mix two
ounces of Glycerine, a half-ounce of
Virgin Oil Of Pine compound pure and
eight ounces of pure Whisky. Take q
teaspoonful every four hours. You can
buy these at any good drug store and
easily mix them in a large bottle.
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Thermometers make more liars
than the big fish that get away.
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Answer me quick, what help, what
hand, do you stretch DER destruction's s
brink ?-BrOwning.
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ALIENS LUNG BALSAM
has been used successfully for years seated
coughs colds and bronchitis. Everybody should
know about it. 1t is simple, safe and sure.
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Many people want assistance-and a
few really need it.
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Mrs. Ponsonby is going abroad"
"What makes you so positive?" =
"Mr Ponsonby doesn't waat he
to CO."
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TaIkative Woman.

Talkative Woman.
Hewitt-Some men talk and don't
say anything.
Jewett-Yes, my wife is just that
kind of a man.
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.ALlTTLEeoLD..

He caught a little cold-
That was an.
So the neighbors sadly said,
AS they gathered. round his bed,
When they heard that he was dead.
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Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable COMPOUND

Chicago, Ill.-"I was troubled with
falling and Inflammation. and the doc-
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WAGE SCHEDULE EXPLAINED.
Railway Brotherhood Hears Address
by Timothy Shea.

st. Paul.-Addresses delivered by
visitors from allied orders and com
pletion of the organization Of the con-
vention occupied most Of the time OF
the delegates attending the meeting
of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen in St. Paul.
l.. S. Coffin, president of the home for
disabled and aged railway employees,
was the principal speaker at the morn.
ing session.
At the afternoon session, Timothy
Shea, first vice-president and member
of the board of arbitration which met
In Chicago from May is to June 8.
explained the proposed award in re-
gard to the change in wage. The new
schedule was explained fully.
The convention has now completed
Its organization and from now on for
three weeks the large legislative body
composed of 500 men will be hard at
work. In order to facilitate matters
all proposed constitutional changes
have been put out in book form sc
that all delegates can familiarize
themselves with them and will have
opinions formed before the questions
are brought up.
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TRUST sEcRETARv FACES POS
AISLE TERM m THE
pENlTENTIAAv.
And Ten THOUSAND FINE
c~sroracht, Former Dock ouperlntsnd.
ent. c~onvIctsd On All counts.-
Jury Olsaorsss In esndsrna-
GELS Case.

New York, N. Y. - Charles r.
Heike. the white-haired secretary Of
the American Sugar Refining CON-
pany. was convicted on one count Of
IN indictment charging conspiracy to
defraud the government Of customs
duties on sugar.
Ernest w. Gerbracht. former super
intendent OF the Williamsburg Brook
lynn refinery. was convicted on all six
counts.
For James #. Bendernagel, former
cashier OF the refinery. the jury stood
Z to s for acquittal. He will be tried
again.
This ends the governments second
attempt to imprison the group Of men
responsible for the vast underweigh.
Ing frauds. to which the so-called trust
has virtually confessed by the restitu.
ton Of more than 1000. 900 in duty
Heike is the highest official Of the
company upon whom blame has been
fixed and he now faces a possible sen
tence Of two years In the federal peni
Tertiary and a fine Of $4,000. He ia
IS years old and broken in health.
Convicted on all six counts. Ger
bracht be sentenced to IL years In
prison with q maximum fine of $500 0
He is SO years old.
All three defendants. who were un
der bond. were paroled in the custody
Of counsel until the court hears the
usual motion in the cases OF Heikt
and Gerbracht, and, barring some stay
win announce the time Of sentence.
The trial which has just ended
was started on May 16 with six de
PENDANTS included In the indictment
Besides Heike. Gerbracht and Bender
nagel there were three minor EN-
ployes-Harry w. Walker. assistan
lock superintendent. and Jean NJ
voelker and James F. Halligan. check
ars.
The trial had not progressed faI
however. when the testimony SO IL
scriminated these men that their cour
sci entered pleas OF guilty. They hav
not yet been sentenced.
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CARROLL winner
wtrn FIVE couNTi9o Misslto
sTALWAar CONCEDED MAJOR
tY OVER Nh. oARsT.
MAJORITY ABOUT $500
p-roavesslvss Make Clean Sweep u
the Congressional Nominstio"s.-
Judge prouty wins Astss Nope
Had Been Given Up.

Dies Moines. Iowa-With only nve
counties missing. Governor B. T. Car.
Carr.ll, Republican, Ii renominatsd BY
. rajoriiy Of 700 votes. The missing
counties are known ~ Carroll strong.
holds and probably will bring his total
up to 1900 r 1000 over Warren Garst,
his progressive Republican opponent
The surprise Of the election II the
majority rolled up by Judge Prouty
progressive, over Congressman Hull
Prouty carried every county In the
district. his UNOFFICIAL majority being
3.ios. Even the most sanguine pro
gressive had hoped for little better
than q small margin. Two years age
Hull was nominated by 100 votes over
Prouty. The remarkable shift II At
tributed solely TO antagonism to th<
course Of the standpat congressman
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HILL CONTROLS p. 4 {. ROAD
John r. Stevens 10 Elected President
Of Newly Acquired Western Line.

Portland. Oregon.-That James j.
Hill Is determined to W or control
all the railroad property In the Pa
ciic Northwest as the Southern Pa
cifc does In the Pacific Southwest,
was evidenced from the news which
leaked out her to the effect that the
Hill interests had acquired complete
control Of the Pacific and Eastern
road. and that John F. Stevens. for.
mer head of the Panama canal and
ex-city engineer of Minneapolis, has
been elected president.
The Hill people are said to have
held SO per cent Of p. & e. stock prior
to this latest purchase and now have
absolute control.
Completing the present work o.
about 90 miles. and extending the
surveys toward the East are the only
points divulged by the new control.
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posoO00s
Mr.. Doxey. on trial In 81. Louis for
murder. va acquitted.
Many p0stmasters In Nebraska will
get SALARY increases July lst.
Formal charges against Lorimer
we're presented In the senate.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota crit
cised the conservation policy.
Senator Cummins announce1' 10
would support the railroad BILL
The name Of President TAFT vas
brought into the Iowa primary light.
Former President Roosevelt de-
livered m address before Oxford uni
versity.
a British aviator 1ew twice across
the English channel without alightin&.
Joseph q. Harris. former president
Of the Philadelphia Z Reading Rail-
road company died In Philadelphia
General Estrada has rsnewed his
peace proposal " President MadriS.
Expelling u Jews from Kilo II b.
ing carried out IN . moderate way.
General Edward 8. Bragg. the
famous conmander Of the Iron bri.
eade. y said By his physicians to b
dying.
Dr.. Doxey has employed IN attor
nay to immediatsly sue Kate Er
Der for big damages. expecting th1
suit 70 cause her % drop the bigamy
charge against Mrs. Doxey.
AM#
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Wesley WINS OUT.
Final Returns Indicate denomination
for Governor.

Sioux Falls, s. ID. - Gov. Robert
S. Wesley has been renom!nated at
the Republican primaries over George
w. Egan by about 1900. This II con-
ceded by the Egan forces. The stall
warts continue to claim they have re-
nominated Congressman Burke and
Martin, and their assertions are appar-
emily well founded. though an ofacial
count will be required to make the
results OF the primary, other than GOV
ernor. definitely known.
The nomination Of Burke Ia . sur
prise. as he has been q strong support.
er OF Cannon. His 10 due to
large personal following.
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COMMANDER CALLS BLUFF
MAoRCz GENERAL ThNEATgNe TO
fire ON AMERICAN SHIP.
~ First Shot, American 0unooas
dubuque" VIII Annihliats Nieara-
puan Force.

Bluenelds Nicaragua.-"At the hrst
shot fred against the American mas
or an American vessel, l will level
the bluf."
This Is the reply made by Command
er Harold X. Hines. commanding the
American gunboat Dubuque. 10
threat made by General Rivas OF the
Madrix force holding Blue0elds Blum
to stop by force any vessel OF what
ever nationality entering the harbor
General Rivas has practically defed
the United States, declaring that be
will disregard the proclamation issued
from Washington on May 81 to the
effect that the United States govern
ment denied the right OF either faction
to seize American owned vessels OF
property without consent OF and re
compense to the ner
He has warned Commander Hines
that he will prevent by force, regard
less OF flag, any further vessels from
entering the harbor. In response tc
this, the American commander imme
diately SEM { o him the above mes
sage, which would mean the annihila
ton OF the handful Of Madriz troops
now remaining in this neighborhood
A critical situation has thus arisen
which may involve the United States
but the American officers here are o.
the opinion that General Rtvas vii
not attempt to make good his threat
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-06-17
TRAIN JuMes TRACK; ; DEAD.
Twelve Hurt When Fast Mall piows
Through Brick Wall.

81. Louis. No. - Three men were
killed and II injured when the Iron
Mountain fast mail train for Texas.
which carried no passengers, left the
tracks ear this city and crashed thru
the brick wall OF manufacturing
plant The bodies OF Engineer Wal
ter b. Douglas Of De Soto. Mo-. and
Fireman r. ID. Shepard. st. Louis.
we're not found until long after are-
men. who had responded to IN alarm.
arrived to aid the survivors Of the
crew. The body OF Nail Clerk Jas.
per L. LAsater. Of st. Louis, wal found
In his car. which had been crushed BY
second cal.
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VANDERBILT 70 WE'D SOON.
Rumor From London Tells Of His A.
tentions to Actress.

New York. N. Y. - From London
come rumors that THE Churchman's
Goddess" and Alfred G. Vanderbilt
are to be welded 500 The Guards
mans Goddess Is Miss Lily Elsie, who
Is a singer and actress In George Ed
wards musical comedy company in
London. She has been IN the stage
over there for several years and ID
now In the full flower OF her ~lovliness.
Night after night. II Is said Mr.. Van
derbilt may be seen In the theatey
where she appears.
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Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis. June 1l.--Wheat, July.
S1.03k: Sept. S0Hc; No. / northern.
1l.06; No. 2 northern. 31.04: No. l
Durum, 7sc; No. 3 corn. sac. No. 3
white oats. 35Mc: barley. 54c. Nc. 2
rye. &c; No. l fax. 32.04.
Duluth. June IL. - Wheat. July.
1l.04: Sept. 92hc: No. / northern.
11.O4.
South st. Paul, June 10.-Cattle-
Steers, 15.25Q6.S0; cows. fair. $4,000
500: calves, 100000. Hogs. 1896
G9.40: sheep, y~earlings. $S.0O08.25:
lambs, 17.O0G6.5O.
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Try This, This Summer

Try This, This Summer.
The very next time you're hot, tired
or thirsty. step up to q soda fountain
ard get . glass OF Coca-Cola. It will
cool you OF. relieve your bodily and
mental fatigue and quench your thirst
delightfully."-. At soda fountains or
carbonated In bottles-5c everywhere.
Delicious. refreshing and wholesome.
Send to the Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta,
Ca, for their free booklet THE Truth
About Coca-Cola." Tells what Coca.
Cola 10 and why 1t is 30 delicious. re-
freshing and thirst-Quenching. And
send &c stamp for the Coca-Cola Base
ball Record Book for 1910-contains
the famous poem Casey At The Bat"
records. schedules for both leagues
and other valuable baseball informa.
ton compiled by authorities.