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MARK HANNA’S COURTSHIP
Bow, When a Young Grocer, Be
Wooed and Won the Daughter
of Daniel Rhodes.
Nearly 33 years ago Mark Hanna
was just starting on his business ca
reer as a grocer in Cleveland. He
was poor, plodding, and to the casual
observer a very every-day sort of young
man, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Daniel Rhodes was one of the rich
coal owners of the state. He had one
daughter, Gussie, the very idol of his
soul. Around this lovely girl the
brusque old father had wreathed all
the sentiment, all the hopes of his fu
ture existence. Everything was to be
done for Gussie. Mrs. Rhodes, her
fond mother, was a joint idolator at1
the daughter’s shrine, and the doting
parents had dreams of a rich, influen
tial suitor, a splendid marriage and a
brilliant social career for Gussle,
when, as usual, the unexpected hap
pened. Gussle Rhodes met and loved
the obscure, poor young man, Mark
Hanna. Mr. Rhodes was astounded
when the daring young grocer called
upon him and asked for the hand of his
daughter. He refused absolutely to
grant the young suitor even time
enough to beg. He said “no” curtly
and sharply, and when he saw his
daughter he tried to scold her, but In
stead he took her in his honest arms
and begged her not to think of ‘Uhls
unknown man, Hanna.” He said he
never, never could consent to such a
choice for his child.
Gussle Rhodes told her father, with
many a reassuring embrace, that she
would never marry without his con-1
sent, and she added: “But, papa dear,
I shall never marry any man but Mark
Hanna.”
Then she promised her father not to
see her lover or write to him for a
year at least. She kept her promise,
and in the course of a few weeks, ah
tuuugu OUO UV>TO» UUUl utu*u*ut WU|
and was sweetly gentle and loving to
all about her, she grew pale and wan.
She neither ate no slept. The old fa
ther was at his wit’s end. Some one
proposed a foreign tour for that change
of scene which is supposed to work
wonders In heart affections, and, ;
presto at a few hours’ notice, father,
mother and daughter were on board
an Atlantic liner.
For nearly a year the "change of
acene” prescription was faithfully pur
sued and the patient, always cheerfully
submissive, gentle and charming, ob
viously grew frailer day by day. Al
most in despair the old man brought
his child home again and one morn
ing he gathered the courage to ask |
her if she till cared for Mark Hanna.
"Why, father,” she replied, "I shall I
'lways love Mark; I told you that, j
you know, a year ago.”
Poor old “Uncle Dan” Rhodes! That
was a bitter day for him, but he was
equal to the occasion. Sending for tha
obscure young man, he said to him:
“Mr. Hanna, Gussie loves you, that Is
my only reason for accepting you as
her future husband. You are poor. I’ll
fix it so Gussie can live as she has
been accustomed to and I suppose I
must see you marry her."
Now the coming young man cast ever
bo slight a shadow of his future great
ness on the opportunity of the present.
“Mr. Rhodes ” said he, "I most grate
fuAfy accept the gift of your daughter’s
love. To marry her is for this world to
become a paradise for me, but I cannot
make her my wife unless she will be
content to live as my means will enable
u§. I can neither accept aid nor per
mit my wife to accept it from any
one.”
So Mark Hanna and Gussie Rhodes (
were married, and the bride went from '
her father’s big house to live in a tiny
little cottage, where with one maid of
all work, she was as happy as»a queen
for some years.
LINE OF CASTE IN ENGLAND
The American in That Country Soon
Becomes Conscious of Its
Restrictions.
What is it, at bottom, that makes |
the English atmosphere so difficult i
for an American to breathe in freely? :
It is, I believe, that he feels himself i
in a country where the dignity of life 1
is lower than in his own; a country j
where a man born in ordinary cir- !
cumstances expects, and is expected, to i
die in ordinary circumstances; where
the scope of his efforts is traced be
forehand by the accident of position;
where he is handicapped in all cases
and crushed in most by the superin
cumbent weight ot caste, convention,
“good form” and the deadening artifi
cialities of an old society, commevts a
writer in the North American Review.
That unconquerable buoyancy which
Infects the American air like a sting
and challenge, and braces every Ameri
can with the inspiration that he has a
chance in life; that there are open op
portunities, unreser red possibilities,
no battering at locked doors, no floun
dering in blank alleys; that here, in
short, it is the man himself who
makes his career—is sometning which
the English have so utterly lost as to
be incapable of realizing It.
For Purifying Air.
Pure breathing air can now be main
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of a distributor, which, by the action of
clockwork, drops sodium peroxide Into
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steel box and a ventilating fan. The
•odium peroxide is decomposed by the
water with liberation of oxygen, ab
sorption of carbon dioxide and destruc
tion of the ot’ toxic products of res
piration. A refrigerator is also sup
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ot the chemical reactions. The com
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COZY HOME FOR TRAMPS.
Wealthiest Hobo in America Plans •
Comfortable Refuge for
the Aged.
Hans Ablehanson, the wealthiest
tramp in America, who several years
ago lived at the Waldorf-Astoria in New
York, at the expense of a westers rail
road magnate, as a result of a wager
that Hans could not walk from Tacoma
to Panama in eight months, is to build
a home for aged tramps. Hans recent
ly received $25,000 by the will of a rel
ative who died in Sweden, and the money
is now said to be drawing interest in a
New York bank.
Hans recently disclosed his intention
to his friend, Peter Johnson, of Wor
cester, Mass. The other day Johnson
was in New York, and, while talking
about Hans’ project, Baid:
‘‘It sounds like the dream of a crazy
man, but Hans declares that he will
build the tramps’ home with his money.
He says that he will build his home
somewhere in New England. I asked
him why he didn’t take his money and
settle down and he said it is much more
fun to be a tramp.
"He said that the only thing he wanted
to get out of his money is a home to live
in when he gets too old to catch freights,
so long as he had to build himself ahome,
he declared that he might as well build
one large enough for 25 or 30 of his
friends. He told me that he knew 6,000
tramps on the road in the United States.
Some of these friends of his, he ex*
plained, are getting old and stiff and
cannot tramp much longer.
"He plans to put all of his money In
this home for his friends. After it iB
built, he argues that by a little work,
such as broom making or mending chairs
or something of that kind, the 25 tramps
who reside within can pay running ex
penses. When I asked him how soon he
Is going to build this home he said that
he is looking for a suitable place, and
that as soon as he finds one he will take
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MAKE ALBUM FOR THE POPE
Magnificent Volume to Be Sent by
Children of New Orleans
Parish to Pius X.
The exquisite album which is to be
presented to bis holiness, the pope, by
the Children of Mary, of the Jesuit
church, of New Orleans, has been
finally completed and will be borne to
his holiness along with the magnifi
cent pontifical sandals, by Mr. Kelly,
on the occasion of the golden Jubilee
of the immaculate conception.
The album is a work of art and a
thing of beauty. It is bound la
snow white antique silk, and the cor
ners and clasps are of pure gold
Near the left-hand lower corner et
the cover is the pope’s crest, whil<
across the upper part of the cover is
the word “Autographs" in gold letters.
The album contains 50 pages. On
tne right-hand side of each is some
original poem, composed by members
of the sodality, and written in either
English, Latin or Italian. These
pages are exquisitely illuminated, aft
er the manner of the middle ages, and
the decorations on no two are alike.
On the opposite side of the pages there
is nothing except some modest deco
ration. All the work was done by
hand by members of the sodality, ex
cept the chasing, which was done by
Walter, the college jeweler.
On the presentation page of the
album are the words: “To Our MoBt
Holy Father Pius X., Children of
Mary, Jesuits’ Church, New Orleans,
La., 1904." On the title page of the
album are the words: “Golden Ju
bilee of the Immaculate Conception,
1854-1904.”
The album represented three months'
work.
NEW HOTEL IS A PALACE.
—
Hostelry in New Tork City Built and
Furnished Without B,e
gard to Cost.
The Hotel St. Regis, another new
world palace planned to shelter vagrant
multimillionaires, has opened its door*
m New York city. John Jacob Astor ia
the owner of the new hotel and R. M.
ltaan is proprietor. The 18 stories are
furnished with a splendor unprece
dented. The corridors are of marble and
the walls are hung with silks that vary
in price from $7 to >15 a yard, and the
metal fittings in the bathrooms are of
solid silver.
The table linen came from Belfast,
the heavy embroidered bed linen from
Dresden, the china from the Royal
Worcester and Minton factories, and the
earpets were woven in France from spe
cial designs to suit every apartment.
There is a library of 2,150 volumes for
the patrons. There are devices for reg
ulating the heat by which any temper
ature desired may be attained. Cool
air also may be introduced. Clocks are
on every mantel, run from a magnetic
clock In the office, and pantries are on
every floor in which breakfasts are pre
pared.
The state suite excels in magnificence
any of the other apartments. It con
sists of a dining-room in Circassian
walnut, wainscoted to the ceiling, dec
orated with silver, bronze ornaments,
formerly the property of the king of
Sicily. Prices range from seven dollars
a day for room and bath to >125 a day
for the state suite.
The hotel, exclusive of furniture, cost
>4,000,000. The furniture cost another
>1,500,000.
Wouldn’t That Petrify You!
At Knaresborough castle, in York
shire. England, is a dropping well, in
which, if pieces of wocgi, sprigs of trees
or flowers are dropped, they are petri
fied, or turned to stone. It would doubt
less serve a human being in the same
way, only nobody appears willing to try
the experiment
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ABOUT THE SOUTHWEST.
The Western Trail magazine
offers six prizes aggregating in
value $300 in railroad transporta
tion for letters from residents of
Arkansas, East Colorado, Mis
souri, Kansas, Indian Territory,
Oklahoma, Texas and New Mex
ico.
It wants letters that will in
duce energetic and ambitious
men and women to settle in the
great and growing Southwest
and there engage in farming,
cattle raising, dairying, fruit
growing and similar pursuits.
To accomplish the purpose
which it has in view, the West
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prizes in railroad transportation
for the six letters which, in the
opinion of a competent judge,
shall be deemed best suited to
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transportation.
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transportation.
Third prize, $50 in railroad
transportation.
Fourth prize, $25 in railroad
transportation.
Fifth prize, $25 in railroad
transportation.
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transportation.
THE CONDITIONS ARB EASY.
Letters should deal with th
writer’s experiences since he set
tled in the Southwest. They
should tell how much money he
had when he rrived, what he
did when he first came, what
measure of success has since
crowned his efforts and what he
thinks of that portion of country
in which he is located.
Letters should not be less than
300 nor more than 1,500 words in
length, and will be used for the
purpose of advertising the South
west. Letters are desired not
only from farmers and farmers’
wives, but also from merchants,
school teachers, clergymen; from
everyone who has a story to tell
and who knows how to tell it.
Poetical contributions are not
wanted.
All cannot win prizes, but by
their contributions they can as
sist the Western Trail in its ef
forts to colonize and upbuild the
Southwest.
Contest closes June 30, 1905.
Prizes will be awarded as soon
thereafter as results can be de
termined. Address the Western
Trail, 736-744 Van Buren street,
Chicago, 111.
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May 15 the Union Pacific will
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