12 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1000.' WAR NEWS GATHERED BY CONSUL HANNA WONDERFUL SECRET SERVICE IN PUERTO RICO. During the Spanish War Ho Was Able to Rcnch Every Part of tho Island and Keep Washington Well Informed Innocent Appearing Cable Despatches Mall That Es caped the Spanish Censor. From the New York Sun When Philip C. Hanna, United State! Consul at La (lunytn, Venezuela, was transferred to San Juan, Puerto Hlco, before the Spanish war began, ho set about orgnnlzlng a secret so vlio which was of great advantage to this govern ment during the ensuing events. lty tho system he established ho was abb to communicate secretly with any pint of tho Island either from Sun Juan or from any point outside the Island which could be reached by d'il No one of the persons upon whom ho ro lled for information knew nb tut the ystem. livery man was led to believe that ho was the only one on confident ial terms with the American lonsul. Mr. I fauna piopmed to inn no ilsk of being napped by Spanish detectives, nnd so a different clphci was .11 ranged for nearly eveiy man. If one was be trayed It would not help the Spanish to lead any other despatches. IK let it appear to each one of his assistant! that he was simply guitlfylng a ft lend by allowing him to pi ep.it c a code tvhoteby tho consul might bo advised of anything of Interest to him In the future. THE SYSTEM TESTED. No sooner -was ho settled at St. Thomas than the perfect working of his machine was proved. Fiom every city, town, village and pieclnct -within the Puerto Rlcan group came letters Riving the latest detailed infoimntlon. There were charts of fortifications, du ncriptlons of new carthwoiks tin own up and of churches being made Into forts, by piling bags of dirt and sand around thorn. They told of tho ai rival of new arms, whether they were of old or now pattern; of tho ammunition, it! styie, ana whether It was old or new, of tho mounting of now cannon, of the repairing of old forts; of tho pluming of large guns, giving their calibre, ut places along tho seashore. They de scribed the movements of troops and the arrival of new tioops. They told of the arrival of coal for the Spanish ships, and gave In detail the amount of supplies of all kinds that had arrived for the Spanish army. They told of the shortness of certain kinds of food in the island; they told whether the people were contented or not. Every ship arriving from the island brought information by the passengers. Nothing could pass through the malls addressed to Mr. Hanna, but matter did leach him addressed to W. L. Brown & Co . L D. De Lima & Co., H. C. Baker & Co., and a dozen more names agreed upon. Such letteis weie looked upon as purely commercial. By sailing vessels of all soits and by fish ing smacks dally communication was held between the eastern parts of tho island and St. Thomas. Every boat man expected to leeeive a toward for delivering any sort of mall or package to Consul Hanna. One day an old Hsh ennan who had made a landing on the east coast of Puerto Rico somrht. CYm. sul Hanna. on tho anlval of his boat nt St. Thomas and Informed him that ho had caught tho fish. Ho diew in his line nnd a long llsh, weighing several pounds, which had evidently been dead for many hours and had been allowed to Jloat In tho water so as to keep out of sight, was drawn into the boat and given to the consul. Mr. Hanna took the fish without hesitation, asking the price. ''This kind Is worth $20," said tho old fisherman and the consul slipped a twenty-dollar gold piece into his hand. In the throat of the llsh was tucked away a package carefully i oiled up in a piece of oilcloth and It contained a set of valuable charts and other Infor mation. Tho boatman had been afraid ho might 'bo ovei hauled by a Spanish gunboat and tho papeis found upon his person, so he deposited them in tho "a"- 1'isienen a great hook Into its jaw nnd threw It into the sea and btought it to St. Thomas, concerning the falsing and shipment of corfce. Tobacco nnd fiult dealeia had codes relating to the products they handled. EUilWAItDED BY SPANIARDS. In order to avoid sending too many telegiams to one firm Mr. Manila's cor lespondcnts would make thvlt offers to different linns. Then pel chance If one of these friendly Pueito 'Means felt that the government was becoming sdsplUous of him, lie would sa to i member of an out-and-out Spanish tli m, "Won't -you do tno tho kindness to tell your tepieseiitatlvo In St. Thomas that 1 have so many hogs heuds of sugar that I will ship to his order?" giving a descilptlon of the sugar or coffee or tobacco The Span ish met chant, uliuivs leudy to do his neighbor a fuvor, often foiw aided such telegiams, 111 inly believing they ,woie exactly what they appeared to be. Sometimes they were sent to the leal lepresentutlve of the Spanish house in St. Thomas Consul Hanna or one of his friends would diop Into the olllce onchor. He knew of the anlvnl and do partuto of every Spanish warship. Ho knew Immediately of the movement of Spanish troops, simply upon the receipt of one of these commeiclal telcgrums, addressed to a real or fictitious firm in' St. Thomas by some real flun In Puerto Rico. Ho was In position to contradict all the wild reports which were sent out. Ships of Admlial Sampson's fleet called often nt St. Thomas for Infor mation. Mr. Hanna was always In a position to ulvc them the latest Infor mation, Ho knpw which Spanish gun boats were In pott, which hud gone to sea, and which were getting icady to go, and everything else that 1 elated to the Spanlnids In that part of the world. By his Information he enabled the Amcilcan watshlps to capture sev eral vessels loaded with supplies for the Spanish government. Consul Hanna was able to know cv ny day such of the plans of the gover nor seneinl of Puerto Hlco as weie made public. Mi Hanna was the first olllclal to lepoit to AVashlngton the Puerto Rico, bo that tha Spaniards would be able to resist It nnd force ninny natives Into fighting the Ameri cans. These recommendations had their Influence, and the size of General Mlles's army made It certain that there would be no fighting. Judge Day,' secretary of state, said nt tho close of the war that the best Information the State department had received from any quarter came from Consul Hanna. The department had learned to rely on his reports, because they were free from sensation and In vurlably proved to be correct. Mr. Hanna is now consul-general for north ern Mexico, with headquarters at Mon tciey. CHARLES BROADWAY ROUSS GEN. LUKE E. WRIGHT. "aTfc..3(ty,f&fe.Y.- i?iirit?TTuf f V-r Km isuw r vSSTZZZZzlZf'19' I vi-I, XI iixli. " t iyyw5tWT' . rrwnrwiaxL&vy9W'm& iSJW?WamW!Wa'! 1 ,3&ft4KEUJ5JM. Tli -nrTr-iir-inn-inimir JAdlk,M JT JS. JtBBMvi .t r. -TT, JZJjSr r3tvw &ktt rtHflpm a mom - p 'savsnwttm'sBww JrCdttJ-. -40NIA ,&- K " "i"w Yf- mc. VTJKTflfW-UTKf H2rjf? ia asawrmss &g,&. Wj SSH, v.1 fc iIWEKHNfciWa'SMk Zzr fl'w4fe?W.wRB.?IHK ". s&em& " mIEM?i. k xnrw' ? fsi rwwsATSSWTOWWK!frfy iV .. XAJ!WMMM!!SKf'faf:f4.8 "l '" lit' jEBk. """ vV u,2AA&UUJUH.&f,l "VT Txmsmi3KS7'J?-sJ -v ? -VsraswrfS-pW! --j-wrtus; v4jrwfcvH .- wi,raf- '', VMilswW VJ 'swvnev isi --.t t viM-ff, A.! A recent pliotosraph of General Luke K. Wright one of the newlv appointed Philip p ne Commission, now en route for Aanih They will practlcallv be superior to the mili itaryKovernment, and for the present, at least, the destinies of the MtnJs can be said to rest in their keeping. of thut firm In a careless way and would ask about the prlcLS and pio ducts In Pueito Hlco, and it they weie doing any business over theie or not, and they would show him the latest telegram. To tho lecciver It was ex actly what It appealed to be, a quota tion of pilccs Hut Mr Hfinn.i Imnud latuly recognized theiein tho codes that were used descilbing the situation and tho inner condition of the Island Tho words used in descilbing the vailous products that weie common to Pueito Rico all hud a meunlng, which i elated entliely to the war between tho I'lilted States and Sjiain. Sometimes they weie sent In EuglMi and sometimes- In Spanish. CJeneiulIy "coffee" in Hnglish hud adiffcient meaning fiom what IL had in Spanish Thete was never an attempt to send a telegiam that ap peared niysteilous. Tho simpler and mora business like the telegiam tho better, und the despatches alwas te lated to tlie leal condition of harvests! and tho products of the countiy. Only dealers In sugar weie allowed to talk of sugar in their telegi.nns Only deal eis In coffee quoted coffee or descilbnel the condition of coffee In tho field Only men Known to Handle tobacco sent the highly Important Information concern ing the tobacco ciops. With such c.ne ful measuies even tile coble opeatois, although some of them weie English nnd Scotch, failed to suspect that in formation was being sent over their lines to Mr. Hanna concerning the war. In fact, the table compmv, while au.ue that he sent many cables to Washing ton, did not know that he was iccelv lng so many despatches fiom Puerto itlco. PUO.WTIA' INFORMED. So prompt were the woi kings of the system that Mr Hanna knew of the bombardment of San Juan while It wis taking place, and tepoiteel the facts at Washington. He knew of the unlvnl of coal vessels almost befoie the dinppcl AAAAAAAAAAAAA-----.. -.-,.. eoaM& WRAPPED IN CIGARS. rrcquent shipments of vlgais weie sent from Puerto Rico to Consul Han na. The fillers often piovcd to be tissue paper containing Information, it may be readily understood thut it was high ly important that ho should have ac cess to the cable line which connected luerto Rico and St Thomas, for de pending upon information by boats In some cases would piove too slow for TV ar times. The liupoi tancc of the code system was now realized. Tho cable was under thostikt.st censorship. Spanish ofTlceis lead everything sub. muted to the npeiator to be sent out to the islands. It as evident that nothing could pass on which the name of Hanna or of tho Ameihan consul appeared. All elespatehes Intend, d for him boie, theicfoie, the addiess of oiu of the commeiclal linns which he had temporally established or wcte sent to some business house In St. Thoipu to be tut nod over to him Nbn of these teleginms could safely be.,,- ti,, least mark of mjstery Thej all tln'ie fore appeared to be stlktly eommul U and to relate to unthlmr lm ,.,,.,. clfll subjects. They nppeaied to lu t sent by one wholesale house. In pueito Rico to another wholesale home in St r Thomas, quoting the pi Ice or the pio ducts of the lslHii.i. For Instant ... t Mlgrace, u firm quoted to Hi own & c of St Thomas, the ufce at which thev would sell :ifi(J hogsheads of u leituin grade of ugai, telling the eoh.r of the "Bar. in what p.nt of the island It Vns tiiodiicecj, and It It was wet or dry and giving a full description of tho sugar, A merchant nl Ponco 'might Jep.rai' ,q oho r W ""Hua's flims In St. "1 nomas und quote tho pricp at which he would lay dowq In New- Yoik Liverpool, or Humbing 25P 1 agsj of a" cettafn Html of c,offee. ,Hq vvould d scribe the coffee, telling where f was produced, the color and size- of the ber rles, what part of it was ul ready in his warejiouse, what pait was Htill in the field and when the whole iimpunl would be ready for shipment, some times mentioning the vessel upon , which It would be convenient to ship. Another merchant known to dea In tobacco might end a telegiam about tobacco, offering set many bales, of to- uHcco. eiesciiuing what pint wvre illleiw Ing wan ie.st.ued to tlit- boot by the vnai pan wrnpperH. what pen tlon duil; dust banlshliif mass agency. Tho whereabouts of Uencuil Miles and his nrnij, and he tiansmitted the Hist In stiuction from the seeietarv of war that Oeneial Miles iccelveil fiom Washington after his anival In a Pueito llkan pott Geneial Miles sent for Consul Hanna and asked him to communicate with ficneiol Mucins, the mllitiuj gov ei uoi of the Island of Pueito Hlco, und asteit.iln posltivel.v if the Spanish goveiuoi intended to light or not. Mi Hanna did not direct his message of inqui to the S)anlsh olllclal, but he ieclved none the less .1 dliect and positive nnxwei to the effect that Oeneial .Marios was a good Span laid and would light. STKONO AJIi:UH'..V SENTIMENT. Theie was n veiy stion-r Amciicin scntlinent (n the Island, and Mi. Il.mni mode It his business to cultivate and Incie.ise this sentiment, believing that the people would enthusiastic allv re. i idi e the Aniei leans and de sm t the Spanish at the fiist nppoiounlty. So he made t Ids business to iniorm the Pueito Kicans of the advantayes or Aineilinu nile, and showed them how Aniei lean cntcipiWe nnd capllol would develop the Island, make gunt public Unpiovenients and piojeit public entei- ! ii Ices and employ thouands o natives at better wages than the.v had ever ie celved befoie. He e.illed attention to the resouiees of the Island, which was capable of piodiulng muni 'iums ns mucli as It did under tin- btiidcnomj s.vstein of SpanNIi laxntlnn The ad vantages of the moiltots of the I'nited Stotcs weie piisenteil to the people. Thev weie told hum the Ameiieun lows would b established. All these thlims he put Into calculation thioiigh the seciet seivlee wlilcli be oigonlred, and which penetiated to eveiy pait of the island. So he coiitiibuted no .small pint to the establishment of the I'nited States It the Islund of Pueio Itlco, piaetlcalty without a stiujgle He hail aihls. el that no small in my should be ent to Interesting Career of One of New York's Most Successful Merchants. How He Worked H1b Way Up in Life. V. K. t'urtln, In tlilragn Hfcord. People who happen tn be on Fifth avenue, New York, between 7 and R o'clock every evening can se an old fashioned carriage with two seats driv en rapidly uptown. On the back seat sits an old gentleman comfortably placed, well wiapped up with furs and it slouch hat drawn down over his eyes. Beside him Is n younger man with an open newspaper npiend upon his knees and an clectiic lamp In his hand. Els mouth Is close to his com panion's cur so that the latter can hear dlstlnctl.i as he lends the evening poper.s above the rattle of tho whecla of thousands of cairl.igcn and deliver wagons over the tough stone pave ment. Betu ecu C and 7 o'clock every moTnIng the .same sight may be wit nessed by people who get out so einly The old gentleman In the cntilage Is Chailes Uio-uitvjy Uouss. a blind man who has the laigesl wholesale notion stoic In New - ork city, and that Is the way he gets the nous of the busy woild. He sa.is he has no time to have the nensp.ipeiH toad to him except while he Is lidlng between his home and his store. A STHANl'.E CAHEHl!. In 1S61 Mr. Houss came to New Voik from Winchester. Vo., with $1.S0 osMils capital. He is now one of the i idlest merchants In tli.U city, and his wealth ! estimated all the way fiom l&.OOO.OOO to J2n.ono.000. Hanging in the most conspicuous place in his stoic just wheie eveiy one who enters can i"ad it Is a largo fiinntd caul bearing this lnscilption: tho country to receive their purchases, and he expects the goods to be paid for as soon ns they reach their desti nation. City customers aio required to pay cash. Ho told me that ho burned his ledger eighteen enrs ago and now carries on his enormous busi ness, amounting to tunny millions a jear, with only two bookkeepeis, who simply rccoid tho purchases of oiil-of-town customers and credit them with the pay when it is received "A fellow was fool enough to tiust me when I flist came to New Yoik and I ti usted others," paid Mr. Houss one day when I called upon him . "I smashed all to pieces; owed $31,000, paid It up dollar for dollar, never trusted anvbody ngaln and never pel nilt anybody to tiust me." A ElBEItAL OIVEIt. Mr. Houss' peculiar name is his trademark. He wae bom in Fiedci Ick, Md., clerked In a countiy stoic at Winchester, Vn came to New Yoik with an ambition to emulate A. T. WHITNEY'S WEEKLY BUDGET OF NEWS BILL pLOCUM'S CAPTURE OF A RED FOX." A Few Spring Meditations CMps of News from All Over Susquehanna County Tho Dangers Attending the Celluloid Shirt Habit George Webb's Card Matrimonial Affairs. Ono on tho Judge. Sjwlit to the Scranton Tribune. Susquehanna, April 13. Knrnicr Dili Slocum, of Stniucca, recently trapped a laige red fox, and, carrying It home, placed It In his corucilb until ho could notify iMr nolghbois and have a chuty. The next morning the fox was gone. SENATOR J. B. FORAKER. m; who mi. i. enivs ioi I lMIs lliis it m I I en liRiit. iitt vM i.tmir. is v.i.i,, K.e w u hi i in: siih rs or hll V.OIIK I'l Ml IN VM)11 i) is dpi, om no i novi in vi mi. i M'irM.Ms i r to div hi III. ICIOU ui J M Ills mo. vm ill u vt v r. l.o i u imj row ii i io n iv u u 111. V I ll'll II M i (j ii.H Oh V (KM I l! I'l M I , IK 111. Will I'l l U UiolJM II WITH i UlllllTION. I11M1 ll OMIlt l mtiTi: mi i ii w lis eoiivM) i s ( I.S I II WIIIIOI 1 lib. XI. mn I'oi.xii i Mr. Roiiss alv.-ajs spell phonetically to save time and labor. Another .sign, which cIKc'd'cr t lie fundamental iiil-s of Ins business, seen in ever dbec tlon. and leads '1. - ..', i'M 1, V ' ' "".'" tw ' t " wm fY' . - . - iiimNv, xxk , i ft 2!MT q j . - 4' "'" i.. . - , , ilSisSs. v ''i-f'' Semtoi foraLer, Chairm in of thi? KepuMican Harmo'i Committee; that aid d In se curini; an agreo.nent in the varlo is nntior-. relatho to the Puerto Uican Tariff question Semror Foraker is one of the leadlm, Kcpublicans of the Stale of Ohio. His term expires in 1903 Mi 1 ls nxv xm:it 1 mmi xnn o ni-iirT which means that he always paj.s cah 'or everythlni he bins the day that the goods aie dellveicd and neltliT gives nor asUs disi mints Another pe cullailo of Mr. Houss in to pay his emplove.s eveiy nlglit. At the clos of biiplnc-s. nt 6 u' loi ', 11 Intel and suni- Stewait. got a stock of goods and 1 1 cued o .small shop in Uroadivav, but cusiomeis veie slow In nulling and Iv painted a big sign. "Chin lis iltoad ai Itoiivs" to ltliact cuilivll. which lie lelievcs v as the foiiiidiitiou of his FUiecs In life, oveiwoik cost uliu bis eie-it,lil, but he eciitinui'i to nu.nage an buslnos and l.nuws ,'V-r.v thing Hint Is going on In hii gieut t- 1 1 iileii Mr. itouss w hot he cemsld. C 'Ce' the Blclltc-l of v il tucs "Honesty," lie leplled; " that coveis cvciythiuit " "And vi hut Is the gieat'vt of vkos?" I aked. , ' Idlcr.iFS" that is the miuuo of all lce, a busy man lias no time to be bad " Mr. Houss Is a piaettial phlliintlimp Ist. nnd has given uu ay laige suni.s of monei. He tilwa.iK glis n ilullnr to mot'- and cteribodi is e!iccted to vviiil. eleven homs :i day the clerk.s, leverv'ndy who asirs fei aid or seiul-i porteis nnd otheis 011 the pa.v toll 1, .him a begging inter to the cashier and iccelve theli full1 fl" xvouui mil vinit mo to punt day's wages In an invelope, so that when Mr. Houss closes his stoie at night he owes no man n dollni Ho Is always the (list to niriie in I lie morn ing nnd Is found dallv at his dc.ik be fore 7 He Is nlvvit the la-!. -i ept the watchman, to leave the building at night, and though b- Is blind and has many millions of dollai u jmt in twelve bonis of holid work sl clajs In the week NO CHKDIT. Another sign that Is se-n In eieiy dlrecllon for the lufni motion of his customers is: so in mis om; iihi, vt nvu. M DlV- Ol I 111 si i ii. M.u.ii niiinv. Mi. Houss consld'Ms one week a suf ficient tlni" foi all his emtnnitis In that fact," 1 suugesttil, Vhv not?" ' lleeaiiHo it would bi Ing u on ton multitudes of applications foi niniicj " "Let them conic. H 11 ilislionest m 111 lobs me he u 111 Milter fin It. not I; if I lefuse o noith man the aid he needs 1 villi suffer foi It as well as he. 'I Kou'd lather give $10,000 to people who do not need it than lefuye M to a man who docs " And She Rid. Ilrii'uin I Hit,! .vim to iimliKlin I I li.i I 1 mn till ll'M'l of til' (lllllll His ikiiluin -Tlie iliilm MiI I tmiM lim liuiMi it Hit in IicjiI llitpei'x IIjmii Just the Name. , ' MIlJl klllil III Jlllllllliillllp Will Mill Ml I.Pst, ml; '" ' Om run In il uliol mill " l Im ,i.u N( Investigation piovcd that Its mate had assisted the prlsonet In making Its es cape The lo"i had notked away In tlie .ido until it had bitten a board loose fiiiiu its fastenings. Tills, however, wis not sulllclent to pi unit it to get out unless the ho.nd was lilted up. The booid w.i.s lilted up fiom th" outside as tlie teeth minks mi It slum, until tin piibonei c mulct! to llbeily Tincks of I liilother lo weie seen, and there is no doubt that till mate came uft"r the fox lii'-lelo then rib and loosened the bo-id and held It up. .It'hT HETW'EEN VS The sad, penitential season Is clos ing and bitlclieis and liddleis aie not soirv. The e.nly now cuss Is ahead of tho belate I crocus this je.ir. itabies aie th rait of the eai th Ladles Home .louinol. Heietofore lhy bad li "ll tegn tiled as u little flesh. A Sir.inton i hliupodlst is sold to be ninth tw.Oiin It is une tliat a nun amosses such a ten tune from ucheis not heieditaiv The seiinon is alwas shoit to tlio woman nlm wcois ,i new bonnet to chinch for tlie Hist time. It l not sal" to be the foui th f I lend of him who has lunl tlucc- befoie anil lo.-.t them IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY. The suiiejlu for the Hullstead chair faetoi.v Is completed On an mint of the continued Illness Hnllstead and Clrcnt nend will takft up the anti-saloon vvqrk in the near futuic. Hon. James T. Du Rots, of llall stend, has secured his leave of ab sence from his ofllce duties at St. CJall, Switzerland. Herrlck Center Is happy because sha Is to have a graded school. Koiest City Is not happy, becnus she wants so many things and gets so? fuiv. "Its a long road," ctL.. '' SOME SATURDAY SIFTINOS. The policy pursued by the Wyoming conference with referenco to the send ing m" ministerial delegates tp the gen eral conference who hnve over ;and again been chosen is selfish, tin-Christian anJ essentially worldly nnd de basing. -Honeidalc Indepen dent. A philosopher claims that In every family you'll find an old man triliig to quit smoking and a young man trying to learn. According to an exchange, n Sus quehanna man with a celluloid shlrb ' front, exploded nt a social function the other evening. He Was dancing with a red-haired gill when the ac cident occurred. Isn't It strange the warmth of affec tion you have for a man who rides tho same make of wheel as yours? Even the deaf mute Is able to hear money w hen It tulks. The woman with the hoe Is gettlnej ready to make her little flower garden. Montrose's unper crust are boldlntr pio society. Thu E-ecoiallou day orator Is getting In trim. A Susquehanna man wondered what It was that made him ilso so early tho other morning until an Investigation disclosed the fact that a cup of but termilk he bad elrtink the night before was In rcalltv tho veast his wife had set to make bieael with In the morning He can "lmo licr put a cjinly utorc, nrl keep lirr (Hit of flits; " But alio balks K'forc Hip window nhcre Ibcj'rp fiunYihii; llattr liats SOME NEWS MATTERS. George Webb, of the Oakland side, In a newspaper curd, announces that his wife, Minnie, has "left his bed and board " A telephone line between Susquehan na nnd Deposit. N Y.. Is also said to be one of the probable things of the Immediate future. In this county, two men, nearly. 00 J ears of age each, aie awaiting trial for assault and battery. It Is evident ly ' never too late to mend" and light. At the home of the brlde'B father, Kennedy Johnson, on the Oakland side, on Wednesday evening, by Rev. D. I. Sutheil.nul, pastor of the Presbyterian chuich, Albert Christian, of New York, and Miss Jennie E. Johnson were unit ed In marriage Mr and Mrs. Chris tian have taken up their residence in New York The late Mrs. Sally Tyler Washburn, of Jackson stteet, Is said to have lift her property to two churcli-so'cletlos In Gibson township ONE ON THE JUDGE ' Tlie other day. Judge Downs, of Hlnghamton, and Attorney E. H. V. Senile, of Susquehanna, took a rldo out Into the siibuibs of Hlnghamton, to nee the Judge's father, who Is 111. In I heir ttavcls they met an ancient, scedv peildlei. who said to the Judge: "Wa-al, Judge, you fellws with the silk huts are making all the money nowadivs Theie is no money In eggs, nnd I've ggne to buj Ing and selling elogs. I Just sold eight to Weed, tha tanner." "Dogs'" leplled the judge "What does Weed vinnt of dogs?" 'Tor theli baik." said the huckster, as he winked the other eje Just then the judge lemembcred that he had to be In Dmiusvllle in just sir minutes to show a man a lot Whitney. PHOEBE A. HEARST. A Missouii Girl Who Became Fa mous Her Devotion to Children. Krom Alnslee's Miigazlne. About rlfty yeais ago Mrs Hearst vias limn In MNs i'iri. Her name was Phoebe Appeisnn, and she came of good Southern stock, hei father a Vir ginian, hei mother a South Ctrol'r.hn. Hei parents nnd the imrenti of Mr. Hearst weie nelghbois, nnd th.j little gill, boin to the Appersons, was named c.f hi-, wife. Hei. I"). Harnes, pistol-1 for Mis. Heaist. mother of tltrv boy enri e.iu In hit l,iisrnnil , n of the I.ancsboio Methodist e hutch, expects to letlie from the active' inln istri al the coming session of the Wyoming coiifcience. He villi locate in Mon'iose. Gain Neuman, of Gieat nend, is se- lIllllSl.l 111. u PRE SPASSING.. SSS T WAS u delightful, hot afternoon, and undei the tiees Elsliuti ,t silf. The path lau tin cmy ': a tunnel of foliage between which glimpses of the ilicr jiaiulM weie now and then betiaycd by natiiial vlslns. The load was Indies deeii ill dust and that of tlie whitest, and Hi" boots arid slcu kings of the kiiickeied, Noifolk J.u keted tiaveller could s aico lie dlstiiigulsiiiil fiom the dusty waj It self Half wa dottn the load, the tiavel ler, who was lining and lalilv good looking, happened upon a stile span ning the gin) stone and mossy wall that n'liuiiited tlie wood bcund fimn the mad The timelier asivndcd. and pen hid iiiion the happily pliucd pl.it foim stiuck n mutch to light a cleat -ettc I know it ought to hove been 't pipe, but It was a rlgutctlc and diall ing it along .in adjacent post, saw, for the Hist time, a notice theieon. it said: "Any pei son found tiespasslng on the Hurrj estate will be piosctuted. J. Smith." A vciy oidlnuiy notice, but one which had been the subject of much meiilment n while back, when '"Any-you-Jugglns" had eliminated tho lunmless O und Intel poluted the dlie ful E for tho amusement of IiIh ton soeurs and confides. Our tiaveller loked at his watch, at the up and down of the loud, and not a soul was in sight to detei him. He slipped to the mound, and In a hi let Hiiau. was in tho thicket. On and uu piessed hn till the black- and what portion lighn v)itre It was lalsed and how long it hud been Iiiiin vested; whcltfer (t f. I ben caufully cured or was pdr.fl nldeiv'cd. Thu dealers In tygar JiuqodcB lo'lietlng lo vigar. oeuleis In' L-offeu hud codes dguiette. smoked out, was i enlaced bv u second, Hiul then he came to a halt at U-e bilnk of a cunning little tieo mlifoied, tiee suiiounded, lake, whoso dear watei s Iniltixl nay, ulmoot com inunded linnieiuion, with tho thcr- the iliini Ing loom "Pleas rlt down" nioinetei taxed to its utmost heat le cnidliig limits Illids weie singing, the lakelet ilppled, and with delb imis splashing a wuteifullet tlliew Ksdf In wanton ohuiidiuimeiit into the emluace of tho all absoiblii tain. Delicious spot fur bathing, but a spot wated, Impoislble On the failher side was one who gaeil at our tiaveller, the intiud-i-, with eves beautiful and piu v oked one altlied In keu-hlef of lawn, boilbe and skill of piiut und In otliei dulult things. 'A pietly gill'" said lie, mentally "A iv i etched totnlst'" she icllected. The n ttli was winding like a mn.e. but surel) m.uellke It lid to an event ful goal" It would do no haim to ask. The tiaveller meandeted on and found himself in a srmce but llnee oi tour leet fiom my ludy of the lake. Ills cap was off Said he. "Will you kindly tell me If this path conies out anywhere near Marlojdalo?" "Eventually at the vlllatc Itself," she leplled. Ho thanked hei, and with steps ie liictatit would have advanced, but she, i widening anil paling alternately, de nied him piogiess except over her llth sonio self. "Please stop'" she commanded. "Aw you nvvuie that this is pilvate proper ty?" "I could hardly Imagine It was pub lie." said he. She Hushed angrily. "Von aie tiespasslng," she continued, "and aro liable to be piotecuted." "And persecuted, It tho notice boaid lies not," he added, "The notice bourd does He. Sumo tourist" nho begun Impetuously. "Then I suppose I am not tiespass lng," he quelled, "You will sue!" said she, lleuely,' "Hut surely u trespass without dam age Is uu harmless as a threat that ciiimut be cutikd out?" he asked. "The game" she started to sav. "Is lemuikable for its absent c," ho concluded. "The the " She was at a loss. "I picked this clump of mountain ash," he suggested kindlv. "Ah. Injuring tho tiees! You can bo Imprisoned for that," she replied with satlsfai Hon. "Suiely a tine" he began. "Our Hench is landed pioperty," said she, "and we loathe or tomlsts." "Oil!" he murmuied discontented. "Only the other day m father, w ho Is chairman, was most severe on one who coiied his name upon a tree, and 5 on have broken a bianch" "A twig," he vcntuied to conect "The same thing," said she, dctlant- iy Theie was a moment's silence. "You must give me your name and address," she commanded. "For you to Issue a wan ant for my apprehension? No, 'the prisoner ic fused to give his name and addicss,'" he leplled. It vins an awkward position for n girl who only did her father's duty. "It's most ungeneiouB of vou," she exclaimed. "Just because you're a man and happen to be stronger than I am. you will evade Justice." "Never," he answered llrmly, "Why don't you make good your es cape?" she Interpolated with haste. "Am I not your prisoner?" he asked. I "Do you mean to say you will coma quietly to the lodge and face my father?" she Inquired. "Ah quiet as any lamb," ho asserted. "Well, It's this way," said she. "It Is customary to grip the piluouer by the arm," he suggested. She paid him no attention, and In silence they stl oiled toward tho lodge. "If you will excuse! me for a mlnuto I will see if my father can attend to you now,", she said when, arriving at their destination, she had led him to ' Stlidj pi l-soiiei hud nevti been tieat eel with so mm h i onsldi union. In a minute or two she tetuiiied somewhat confused. "Ml father will loturii soon, ' sho said. 'Then I must wait," ho leplled. "Oh, don't you mliidV" Sho seemed iclloved. "Not In thu least," said he. She King a boll. "Do vou caio for tea or would ou piefer" she asked. "Tea. please," salel the pilfonci. And tea was brought "I think I saw a pictute of this house In this e,n h nuideim," said the piisouei, tea and toast In bo id, "Did vou really notleo It?" she i.ilel vi Hii pleased suipilse. "I painted il, and Mi. Hiu bought it. Mi. Hany owns nil this propeity." "Indeed! He must account himself most foitunate to have so zealous a guardian as youiself. Thank you half a cup." Then they talked of muny things of books, of paintings, of poets' songs, till the sun lost some of Its youthful vlg oi, and they viandeied Into the garden, nnd theie tho eonveisatlon was of oth er things perhaps more human than that of books or paintings, but none the less .pleasant, and at last they happen ed on n mutual enthusiasm, and they enthused until the sun Just dropped behind lofty Crnlgavui, and a sudden chill fell upon tho jailer and sho ci led "My futher will bo buck In, a few minutes. Hudn't you better escape'"' "And wo weie getting on so well, too," said tho prisoner, with half a sigh, "Yes I mean 1 think you have been lmpilsoned long enough," she mm inur ed. "Oh, no! replied tho pilsoncr, gal lantly. "You have Indeed you have. Please, pleaso go. My father might adjourn, or Bomcthliuj terrible, and you, with nobody to ball .vein out. would liavo to go to pi I' Oil, I am suro Mis, Jones the const iblt's wife would never inuko joil eollil ol table. Do go! Do go'" sho pleaded, with hands that weie clasped In Pity. "Hut lioiv aboil, join duty to Mr. Horn "" he nsked. ' Mother Mi. Many!" she e.sdiilmed. Then, tilth giavel living and tho sound of much ciunchiiig of small stones, lame Majoi Smith, the agent of tile Hanv estate, and he. set Ing them, pulled up his ponies with great sud denness ami leaping to the grounel. ad valued, cijlng,- I Young Hearst went to California, fitunii. suc cess, ond returned to make hbt 'S,V sourl sweetheart his wife, taking )ier to California while she w.n Still In glilliood. Hefore she was twepw, Jier son wos hoi n the onlv child she Jm! had Mis. HiMist sajs she regrets that she hos had only one child. She would like to hove raised a family of sons and d.iughteis, but as she han brought up several nieces, and has edu cated ond leaied the e-hlldren of her kith ond kin, to sav nothing of the countless children for whoso education she h ' pi oi bled in the kindergartens she lias endowed, and the oung geniuses sin hos schooled In Huron", she seems to Iwe done her full p.T sonol duty to hunianltv In appeal ance Mis. Hearst Is slight and not tall She gives on ImpressUm of fragility which Is scncely carried out b her ceaseless actlvlti Smnu tlmes the neivous exeitlon tells on her. and she is forced to delegate soc'il duties to hei assistants. Although sh emplovs a corps of secretaries, Mis. Heaist alwais opens her letteis V U characteilstlc of the thoioughncss of the woman. And this, although her mall runs into hundreds of letteis a elav. Most of them aie begging let- "Ah. mi deal fellow, heio .vou are! I'm delighted to welcome you tu jour ) t0,s f"mi P'Ple who do not know that own house after so long an absence. I went to the station to meet vou and found your luggage only If we don't count u message to theeflect that jou had gut nut at Abeiovor and weie walking. Should have been back long ago if that confounded laseol Haven hadn't stopped me to ask for a to ductlou of lent said his loof was fall ing In. So I went to see It and found, ns usual, It was all nonsense. Edith been amusing ou, I hope?" "I met Miss Smith In tlie wood, and " explained the tiaveller. "She know you from your photo giaph," Major Smith suggested. Miss Smith blushed. "Tho phutoginph Is not in the least bit like tho original," she protested. "Nobody ever recognizes It ns me," said tho young man unblushlngiy. "it Is said to be a speaking likeness all the same." Sho rewaided him with a giateful glance "Peoplo hnvo said to me," he con tinned, " 'Who is that ugly devil on your wife's escritoire?' and I" "Your wife?" "Haven't you heind? I'll tell you all unout It. un, H was quite n romance! this sympathetic and charitable wo man Is too wise to give cccpt tluough organl.ed channels. Mis. Heaist's hair is pale brown, slightly silvered with grav It Is part ed at tho middle and ilpples awa nt tho side In a Madonna-like coliTuro veiy becoming to Mrs. Hearst's bnlgn expiesslon and tegular feotutes. Tho eyes laige, full and giay, am the fore, head well shaped and pionounced In Intellectuality The lips are nthT thin, delicately curved and alnirst colorless. Theie Is veiy little coior In tho cheeks. In spite of her llfo In the oubllo eye, and the Importance which her posltls.i has thiust upon her. In splto of tho i expansibilities of her wealth, Mrs. Heaist has a honor of publl.-i'y Sho has been Interviewed many times nnd has been mlseiuoted many times, Mia cannot see why sho cannot b lft tc. leud her life In her own vvav, and she does not undei stand why th- public! should bo Interested In all alio io! and says. She Is quite slnceio in say ing that she does not see that sjnvls at nil extraordinary. She has not yet realized that an unseltlsh person, Un voted to the publlo good, with no tllOUCht of Rplf lltlil nn 1auI,.. fi. feAl It's o. beast of a photograph, don't you aggrandizement, is tho most remaik thlnk so, Miss Smith'" able being on earth. V e I -.4 -tf M --. , ..
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