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*•£*"** ^ »*V *7 *.** » jKPr'} **v [v-«r- '• Y«^'st?"> - ™ ' A WARRIOR BOLD. Hr «r. EXOXEA RATSBORHTM, •*f "Xtttti JOm Million*," «Tk§ Spidtr't VM," "JDT. Jm*'« mdow," "Mitt O^riH," «U &•!$• 't$. fp^rriCkk IMt. Street and Smlt*. New T**> CHAPTER X. The Game of Fox and Geese, ftvents were crowding upon each other's heels. Charlie, while abroad, had seen something that gave him quite a start This was nothing more nor less than n lovely woman with golden hair and blue eyes in a carriage, taking an air­ ing, while at her side, stiff and stern- looking, the baron sat. Charlie bowed politely. The coun­ tess gave him a look of curiosity and one of her ravishing smiles. So she passed out of his life--lucky 'yv The sight of Charlie recalled to the taron's mind the promise he had made With regard to Capt Brand. Accordingly he took advantage of Ills first hour off to set the wires in motion, and learn certain facts regard- the worthy captain. Charlie, relying on the baron to cor­ ral the captain, had made arrange­ ments for sailing upon the next trans- Atlantic steamer. He had engaged passage for Arline, her companion, Artemus and himself. The captain, having paid a man to keep upon Stuart's track, found out what was in the wind. He learned that the crisis had ar­ rived. Whatever he proposed doing most be put through with all possible •peed, since, ere many hours elapsed, those against whom his schemes were directed would be upon the sea, and, mayhap, beyond his reach. Artemus had heard enough to know the three schemers were planning to do his friend an evil turn, but, strain his ears as he would, he had cot been able to catch the particulars of the game, owing to certain sounds in the kotel that muffled even the bold voices of Captain Brand's champagne-bibbing friends. All he could do was to warn Stuart en general principles, and it can be set down as an assured fact that he car­ ried out this dramatic little episode fulte to the Queen's taste. It would not have been Artemus oth­ erwise. Charlie promised to keen his weath­ er eye open for squalls. He hoped his early departure from Antwerp would serve to entirely dis­ concert the beggarly plans of his ene­ mies, and leave the fellow in the larch. About this time there was consider­ able hustling'being done among the various forces circling around Arline Brand, just as the planets whirlabout their central sun. The baron tried to drive from his mind the startling phantoms that had been conjured into being by the mys­ terious power of Isolde, Countess of Brabant, and, as this could only be done by means of work, he gave him­ self up to the mission of the hour with redoubled zeal. It was really a question what the scramble would result in--whether Charlie or the redoubtable captain would come out of it in creditable ahape, and how Artemus might fare in the shuffle. l*dy Arline had an interview with her alleged papa, during which she an- ndunced her determination of crossing the Atlantic on business, and that she had provided liberally for him during her absence, as he would find upon ap­ plying In person to her banker in Lon­ don. The interview was possibly not de- Told of dramatic features. Artemus was on guard near by, and heard the old sea dog blustering more or lesB in his usual way. But he had evidently lost much of the power he formerly possessed over Lady Arline. He came forth from the rooms looking like an enraged hyena, because diplomacy had forced him to bottle up his wrath. To Artemus Charlie delegated the task of seeing Lady Arline and her maid aboard the ocean greyhound, Where he would join them later. It was night again. Time and tide wait for no man, and ocean steamers have to put out very frequently at unreasonable hours, in order to cross' the bar on the flood. The baron and Captain Brand played a game of rross-purposes. as it were, for, while the ex-sailor shadowed Char­ lie with intentions that were both dark and desperate, he was, at the same time, under the surveillance of Peter- hod's emissary--the baron himself be­ ing too busily employed catering to the comfort of his fair prisoner--in reality his captor--to personally inject his Individuality into the game. Captain Brand knew he was fol­ lowed, and perhaps could give a rough guess as to the why and wherefore. But it was not his nature to be de­ spondent. He believed in utlizing whatever came in hiB way as one of the forces that might bring success. When a man can thus twist threat­ ening disasters into favoring factors he is indeed hard to beat in the game Of life. Charlie was feeling unusually bold and light-hearted on this night, which he supposed would be his last on Eu­ ropean soil. Presently he expected to be on board A stanch German liner, viewing the low shores of the old world with com­ placency--for at his side would be Lady Arline; and left behind as a memory of the dead past, such persons as the professor and his wife, Baron jPeterhoff, Isolde, Countess Brabant, ittd Captain Brand of the Hespasia. ' He intended giving Capt. Brand the toll worth of his money, and then, by ft fluke, dropping him in some section •f old Antwerp, while he himself took ft fly and drove to the landing stage in time to catch the steamer. Perhaps this might have been car- fled out had circumstances not united to arrange events in the captain's favor. c Charlie had his fun. (' He dragged his persistent pursuer ever a good part of Antwerp--now they were on foot and anon chasing in vehicles at a pace to set the staid old burghers agog with surprise and con- ptornatlon. Outside a desire to have a little sport with his friend, the captain, his sole purpose In leading Brand this wild-goose chase was to keep his at­ tention upon himself, while Lady Ar­ line and Artemus left the hotel; for somehow Charlie had a vague fear lest the resourceful ex-sailor might use force to prevent his supposed daugh­ ter from departing, advancing some daring plea that her mind was affected and having hired experts, who would perhaps decree that she should be in­ carcerated in an asylum. These things might appear ridicu­ lous, but such happenings have come to pass ere now, and he chanced to have personal knowledge of at least one similar case. % Whether or not Charlie were foolish in thus conjuring up phantoms that could not exist, was a question that should not be decided hastily. He believed Brand to be a desperate man, against whom he could as yet hardly appeal to the law, since Arline would not give her consent. He was convinced that Brand did not desire the heiress to get beyond his reach, and would hardly hesitate at any end in order to hold her until his sinister plans could be worked out. Hence it was, after all, in a spirit of self-sacrifice that Charlie undertook to have a little fun with Capt. Brand, and led him this fine chase up and down the crooked streets of Antwerp. All would have been well but for two cronies of Brand. They chanced to be standing at a dark corner where the other had agreed to meet them, and, hearing his signals, sprang upon Charlie ere he comprehended his dan­ ger. As a result he was struck senseless by a blow from some blunt weapon. When Capt. Brand arrived on the scene his first act was to sprinkle a powdery white pigment in the young man's hair, to give him the appear­ and of age, and to smear his face with a little street dirt in order to disguise his features. Then, for the benefit of the man whom he knew hovered near by, a lit­ tle one-act drama was carried out, the two men chasing Brand hither and yon--then, as the baron's spy came in sight, two men running away, while a form lay on the street. It worked like a charm. The emis­ sary of Baron Peterhoff hastened up as people began to open the windows of houses to learn what the disturbance might mean. There he found one who appeared to be the old fellow he had been set to watch. The man called a vehicle, placed the limp figure in its interior, entered him­ self, and then started to report the astonishing result of his espionage to Baron Peterhoff himself. While Capt Brand, rejoining his confreres down the shady street, set off in hot haste to get aboard the steamer, which, in another hour or so, would be moving down the River Sheldt, bound for the far-off distant shores of America. Artemus stood on the hurricane deck of the great Red D ocean liner and looked back in the morning sunlight to the distant and fast-receding coast of Belgium. Homeward bound! There is always a pleasure in this thought and Artemus experienced it with enthusiasm. So far as he knew, Charlie's plans had progressed all right, the ogre was left behind, lamenting in the land of the Belgians, and clear sailing seemed ahead. Then his thoughts ran back to the events of the previous night He chuckled to remember the adroitness with which he had seen Lady Arline, her companion and their luggage on board the waiting steamer, while Char­ lie was leading the ogre a wild-goose chase around Antwerp, partly to amuse himself and at the same time keep Brand occupied up to near the sailing time. By the way, where was Charlie? It was strange that he failed to show up in time to see the last of Belgium's shores. Lady Arline and her companion were walking the deck with jersey and golf cape to keep off the stinging chill. "I'll go and arouse the sluggard," said Artemus to himself. "His little jaunt about town must have worn him out--not the first case of its kind, I rather guess," with a sinister lear at his wit So he went below. The door of Charlie's stateroom was just opposite his own--a single step across the little passage. As he approached he heard the sounds of loud snoring from within. On the spur of the moment he de­ cided to arouse his friend with a sud­ den shout, or by the advent of a con­ venient shoe tossed across,the little room. Artemus had never wholly out­ grown his college days, when he gained the reputation of being the champion practical joker of his class So he quietly opened the door, which was conveniently unlocked. Through the bull's-eye windows enough of the morning light crept to allow a fair survey of the miniature apartment One of the first things Artemus saw was a shoe that had been tossed aside. As he seized upon it eagerly, he failed to note its generous proportions as contrasted with the neat footgear which Charlie Stuart affected--Buch trifles do not .mpress themselves upon the mind when weightier things are demanding recognition. Now for a certer shot He turned his attention to the lower berth, which was occupied by a human form. Just then the nasal sounds came to a sudden stop with a savage snort, and the sleeper whirled over on his side. The act brought his face directly within range of the morning light that struggled through the small openings beyond. No wonder Artemus crouched there as if frozen. Talk about the magic touch of the geni! When had such a wonderful transformation ever taken place be­ fore? For one to retire as Prince Charlie Stuart, gay, handsome and debonair, to awaken in the guise of grim and grizzled old Captain Brand was a mys­ tery that almost paralyzed the Beeker after sensations. Artemus took one last fearsome look at the smooth and red physiognomy of the sleeper, passed out, and then soft­ ly closed the door. Only when safe within his own room did he give vent to his over-wrought feelings In a whistle. "Great Jupiter! That beats every­ thing I ever saw. Instead of Charlie --the ogre! What does It mean? There is treachery afloat. I seem to detect it in the very air around. But the question arises, where Is Charlie? And shall I have to take his place as her warrior bold, and will it be necee- sary for me to give up my liberty?" Poor fellow! He did not know whether to look on it as a huge joke or a grim reality. He thought of warning Arline; she ought to know her dear papa was on board, and that he had refused to break the paternal bonds that had be come so very strong since his return from exile. Artemus buckled on his armor. If he was to be pitted against the old ogre, it would be a pretty fight. Capt Brand might have succeeded in outwitting Charlie, who was too frank for deep diplomacy, but he would find It quite another thing when he ran up against the new knight who had shied his castor into the ring. Ah! A gentle tap at the door. Artemus almost fell over himself In his eagerness to open a satchel and clutch a little affair of steel and nickel which he carried there, and armed with which he called: "Come!" The door opened and a figure whisk­ ed in, immediately closing the same again. Artemus gave a cry--the half-raised arm fell useless at his side/ There was more witchery. He had expected the old ogre, armed with a shoe, and bent upon turning the tables upon him. Instead he saw--why, Charlie, of course, though at first Artemus reck­ oned it his ghost! Charlie, with a fin­ ger pressed mysteriously on his lips, a la Artemus' - favorite style of com­ municating a secret, and his face wreathed in what appeared to be a broad grin. At any rate, Barnaby was delighted to see him in the flesh, and as soon as he could get his wits into thinking or­ der he dropped the weapon and held out an eager hand. "This is a treat, my dear boy--after seeing that grim old Trojan In your bunk. What have you done? Brought him aboard a prisoner, I reckon? Ah! I didn't give you enough credit, I fear. Tou see, my first impression was he had outwitted you and turned the ta­ bles on you." Artemus was boiling over with curi­ osity regarding what had taken place ashore, especially when his friend de­ clared, with a wry face, that CaptL Brand had Indeed come near proving too much for him. The story was soon told. (To be continued.) KING OF SWEDEN AND~NORWAY. Oscar One of the Best Rulers Who Ever Sat Upon a Throne. If all earthly rulers and potentates were of the character and temper of King Oscar of Sweden, the line about the uneasy heads that wear crowns would lose a good part of Its signifi­ cance. King Oscar is noted as being not only one of the best monarchs who ever sat upon a throne, but as one of the handsomest, most urbane and courtly of men. Nearly, if not quite, Bix feet six inches tall, finely built and stately, like King Saul, he towers "head and shoulders" above most of his subjects. Now nearly seventy years old, for thirty years he has been the beloved ruler of the sturdy northmen. The king is a deeply re­ ligious man, but his consort, the queen, is even more devout She is In­ tensely religious, sympathizing with every good effort, while his second son, Prince Bernadotte, is noted throughout Europe for his philan­ thropy anu religious zeal. He is the president of the Young Men's Christ­ ian Association of Stockholm, tne chairman of a missionary society, and of many like institutions. He has himself organized a mission to the Lapps, to whom he preaches the gos­ pel, as he frequently does to others when he has an opportunity. When it is remembered that King Oscar is the grandson of Bernadotte, a weu- known marsaal of the first Napoleon, and the great grandson of the Em­ press Josephine, whose daughter by her first husband married Bernadotte, the religious character of this royal family may seem the more remark­ able. King Oscar has great literary gifts; he uas published more than one volume of verse, and he is never hap­ pier than when surrounded by literary people. Speaking Italics. A piece of parliamentary repartee quite as good as the famous retorts In the house of commons and our Con­ gress comes- from a New England uni­ versity. Two students, ranged against each other in debate, grew very warm and took to commenting on each oth­ er's oratorical manner. One of them spoke with much emphasis, letting the stress of his voice fall explosively on certain passages. His opponent opened his speech by saying: "My friend on the negative thinks to win this debate by speaking exclamation marks and italics." The other could do nothing at the moment to turn the laugh which this speech raised, but when his turn came he "got back" at his opponent with this retort: "My friend on the affirmative says I speak italics. I should say that he uses Italics in the way they are used in the English Bible, not to emphasize, but to mark what is not original and inspired."--Youth's Companion. How Lightning Affects Watches. An electrical storm seems to have a peculiar effect on some timepieces," remarked the junior partner of a big downtown jewelry firm. "Every time lightning and thunder get active in "this vicinity one of the results is that our watch-repairing department is overworked for several days there­ after. The damage wrought chiefly consists of broken mainsprings. "When business gets dull with us," added the jeweler jokingly, "we re­ quire all our employes to pray for a thunder storm. Failure to comply with this order is considered sufficient cause for the discharge. I am unable to make clear the whys and where­ fores, but it is an established fact that after the lightning has frolicked awhile In come the mainsprings wrecked."--Washington Star. €ARL CADOGAN, WHO HAS RESIGNED f LORD-LIEUTENANCY Of IRELAND i M. ElAEL C^D^GA-M PEtflGrfED POST Kf or lPETJiAnO The retirement of Lord Salisbury from the prime ministership of Great Britain has been followed by Earl Cadogan's resignation of the Lord Piatt's Success in Politics. Senator Piatt of New York has cele­ brated his sixty-ninth birthday, on which occasion he received a host of congratulations from friends and ad­ mirers all over the country. On being asked for some advice by a young man about to enter political life he said: "Never give any one the right to say that you have broken your word to him. Be careful about mak­ ing a promise, but when you have once passed your word stick to it, though It may be to your own detri­ ment" Mr. Piatt has had intimate social and political acquaintance with every president elected by his party from Lincoln to Roosevelt and has been undisputed Republican leader In New York state for eighteen years. Lieutenancy of Ireland. It Is believed his views were not in accord with those of the new prime minister, Ar­ thur J. Balfour. Vacations Not Needed. Although risen to comparative af­ fluence, the head of a big engineering works, who had once been poor, main­ tained his policy of never resting. "I have a feeling," he said, "that if I do not waste a moment Providence will never desert me." Compelled at last to have a fortnight's holiday, he pre­ tended to take long walks, but in reality went daily from his hotel to apartments which he had taken near at hand, and where he thought out and perfected a new invention. Doc­ tors find such cases as these very dif­ ficult to prescribe for. A man, over­ worked at an occupation to which he is devoted, may fall into worse health if forced to desist from it The brain then becomes ill as well as the body. MRS. LATIMER, WIDOW OF MURDERED NEW YORKER, QUESTIONED BY POLICE Mrs. Latimer, the widow of A. C. Latimer, the New York stationer who Was murdered in his home in Brook­ lyn on July 2--by burglars, it was claimed--was closely questioned at the coroner's inquest about men whom Ambassador Choate's Career. Joseph Hodges Choate has never held a public office save that of am­ bassador to the court of St. James, unless exception be made of the time he served as president of the New York constitutional convention in 1894. He is now in the seventy-firs: year of his life and has just com­ pleted the fiftieth year of his career in the legal world. He is a native of Massachusetts, and he has lived in New York city since he began the practice of law just half a century ago. Veteran Tries Goat Lymph. Gen. John Palmer, at one time sec­ retary of state of New York, is 52 years old, and, finding that he is not quite so spry as of yore, has been submitting to a course of injections tions of goat lymph, hoping that in this way he may regain some measure of youthful sprlghtliness. This fact became public in the course of a suit brought against the general by the proprietor of a goat lymph sanitarium. The old gentleman appears to be hale and hearty. it was alleged she had entertained at her home. A sensation was created when a hospital nurse testified that Latimer had said before he died in the hospital that he was not shot by a burglar. Rooster's Spur Causes Death. To the long list of strange deaths must be added that of James W. Car­ roll, a merchant of Lambertville, N. J. Mr. Carroll's death was caused by a rooster. He was taking two hens from the chicken yard when a rooster flew at him and thrust one of his 8ijurs into Mr. Carroll's hand. The wound became very painful, but was not regarded as serious. A few hours later he dropped dead. It is supposed that the rooster's spur pierced an ar­ tery, causing a blood clot which went to the brain. Editor in British Cabinet. John Morley, the English staiesmfan, was the first editor to be made a cabinet minister. He passed from the editorial chair of the Pall Mall Ga­ zette to the chief secretaryship of Ireland. What muBt come as a sur­ prise to readers of Mr. Morley is that the distinguished author and states­ man at one time thought of going into the church. Lace-Making Made Easy. Torchon lace of any pattern can now be made by one machine, owing to a recent invention In Vienna. Athletic Women of Title. Titled Englishwomen are fast devel­ oping a love for the sea and its pur­ suits that must make their brothers, fathers and husbands a little careful of their own prowess in that respect Yachting is beginning to be quite the thing among Englishwomen and the marchioness of Londonderry is said to take the lead among her associates as a sailor. The^, marchioness has, di­ rected the sailing of several races at Cowes and is looked upon as an ex­ perienced yachtswoman. CURES DIPLOMATIC AMBITION. King Writing His Memoirs. The announcement that King Oscar of Sweden is writing his memoirs hardly comes as a surprise for the reason, that he has so frequently and so successfully ventured into lltera-" ture that he might reasonably be ex­ pected to try his hand at state chroiv Icles and personal reminiscences. ^' Collection of Cacti. The largest private collection of cacti in the United States is owned by Mrs. Ida Balmer Camp of Caro, Mich. It contains many varieties not found elsewhere in this country. X 8hort Term In the Zanzibar Coo eulshlp Generally Sufficient. Undesirable consulships have long given rise to humorous incidents. But Zanzibar, to which the President has appointed Mason Mitchell, a jrough- rider, seems to be in the lead in un- attractiveness, If the length of con­ sular terms proves any test, says the Washington correspondent of the New Tork Evening Post Indiana has usu­ ally claimed the honor of furnishing candidates for this place, but after the resignation of a man named Rog­ ers of Shoales, the Indiana senators notified the President that they were through with It They had constitu­ ents who were willing to take chances, but the senators were not prepared to promise that these ven­ turesome individuals would stay more than a month. Before Rogers took the place It was held for nearly a year by "Bob" Mansfield, at one time pri­ vate secretary to Senator Beveridge, and now consul at Valparaiso. Mans­ field came back, according to Indiana descriptions, ' as thin as a toothpick and as yellow as June butter." He said he had stuck It out as long as the insurance company would let him, and that he returned to save his pre­ miums. Before Mansfield, there was an Indlanian named Blllheimer, de­ scribed as a husky Hoosier, with a large nose and frame pickeled lu maleria. He was cured of diplomatic ambition in about two months, and has never asked for a place since. Before Blllheimer, Judge Riley of Vir­ ginia served; he remained as long as his aversion to the negroes would permit Finally, he Is said to have taken a gun and emptied a load of fine birdshot Into the dusky natives who persisted in taking a daily bath In front of the American consulate, which, the Judge "allowed," was an Indignity to be resented by this gov­ ernment's representative. HE LIKE8 FRIED POTATOES. Grand Duke Alexis Has a Favorite Dish, So They Say. Grand Duke Alexis of Russia Is very fond of fried potatoes, and dur­ ing his recent visit to Paris be was wont to buy a few every day from a woman In the street and to eat them beside her stall. The woman did not know him, but as he paid her in princely fashion, •he was very anxious to find out who he was. "I can tell you who he is," said a neighbor one day. "He is Grand Duke Alexis, uncle of the czar and one of the greatest men In Russia." Utterly amazed, the woman asked: "In heaven's name, how should I ad­ dress him?" "Oh, call him Tour Excellency/ or 'Tour Royal Highness," was the an­ swer. The woman resolved to do so, and the next day, as she was sprinkling some salt over the smoking potatoes which the grand duke had bought, she said: "I can recommend them to your royal highness, for I know your excellency has never tasted better potatoes." The grand duke burst out laughing, and paid more for the potatoes than he had ever paid before, but he was annoyed at finding himself recognized and never returned to buy another potato. Glrard Was Considerate. One of the sea captains in the em­ ploy of Stephen Girard had a rural Yankee's fondness for whittling with his Jackknlfe, and on one trip suc­ ceeded in getting awhy with a large part of the rail, although, feeling that he was not without the artistic sense, he really regarded the rail as greatly improved In appearance. When the vessel came to Philadelphia Glrard went aboard, made a general inspec­ tion in the captain's absence, and, as he was about to return to shore, asked one of the seamen who had been cut­ ting the rail. The seaman told him the captain, and then, afraid his tell­ ing might have unpleasant conse­ quences were the captain to learn of it In a roundabout way, informed that official of the Interview with Glrard; The captain was in terror of a repri­ mand, but, hearing nothing from his employer, supposed the incident closed. As he was about weighing anchor ready to leave port, a dray loaded with shingles drove down to the wharf, and the driver hailed the vessel. "There must be some mistake! shouted the captain. "Our bill of lading doesn't mention shingles!" "This is where they belong!" sung back the driver. "Mr. Glrard, him­ self, told me to deliver them! He said they're for the captain to whit­ tle!" A Suggestion. Joseph R. C. McAllister, common councilman from the First ward, i3 credited with having broken the rec­ ord in the matter of public addresses in bis first campaign. He never lost an opportunity to address the voters, anil always dwelt strongly upon what he said was his self-abnegation. He had a crowd before him one evening at Seventh and Dickinson streets, and told eloquently how the office was seeking him--not he the office. "Gentlemen," he said, "no motive of self-aggrandizement prompts me to seek your suffrages. I stand here to­ night solely and purely in the inter­ ests of our grand old party! If a wish of mine could possibly be grati­ fied, it should be a wish that I had a window in my bosom through whicn all of you could see and realize the emotions in my heart!" This was put forward with an air of Ingenuous frankness, and the speak­ er paused to note the effect Then came a voice from the crowd: "Joe, wouldn't a pain in your stom- aoh be Just as good?"--Philadelphia Times. t Gillette a Real Sherlock Holmes. William Gillette, whose impersona­ tion of Sherlock Holmes has become so famous, has acquired much of the cunning of the character he portrays, and on being interviewed by the news­ paper reporters extracts from them all they know without himself Impart­ ing any Information. On his return from Europe the other day all the BOB ton scribes sought to learn of his fu­ ture plans, but were obliged to aban 4«a the effort. Persons, Places and Things HE GAVE IT VERBATIM. Australian -Reporter Turns Tables Oil Parliamentary Critics. An Australian reporter, with A sense of humor, has demonstrated yet again the risk courted by the wight who removes his gloves before hand* ling the humble "representatives of the press/' Fault bad been found by some of the members ol the Sydney legislative council because some of their speeches not published Yer- batim. Whereupon, the reporter In question hit upon means of confound­ ing his critics literally out of their own mouths. He did so by reporting one speech exactly as it was spoken. This Is how it read in print: "The reporters--ought not Cb--the reporters ought not to be the ones to judge of what is important--not to say what should be left out--but-- the members can only judge of what Is important As I--as my speeches --as the reports--as what I say is re­ ported sometimes, no one--nobody understand from the reports--what it is--what I mean. So--It strikes me--• it has struck me certain matters- things that appear of importance are sometimes left out^-omitted, The re­ porters--the papers--points are re­ ported--I mean--to make a brief state­ ment--what the paper thinks of inter­ est--Is reported." ^ MAKES STAGE HIS VOCATION. 8on of Wealthy Illinois Banker Takes Up Theatrical Life. Jerome Harrington, son of George OL Harrington, a wealthy banker of Wat* seka, I1L, has been signed by Harrison Grey Flske to play the role of Lieut. 51 Col Bunner in the coming production of "Captain Molly" at the Manhattan theater, New York. Mr. Harrington was graduated from Chicago university In 1900 and studied banking with his father. His love for the stage, however, proved too strong to allow him to spend much time in a counting-house, and, getting a chance to play the role of the Tammany sher­ iff In "A Man from Mexico," he took it. He was so successful that Mme. Mod- Jeska took him into her company, in which he played eight Shakespearian roles with credit In "Captain Molly" Mr. Harrington will be one of the principal supports of Elizabeth Tyree. TITLE FOR LOUISVILLE BELLE. Miss Ellison's Engagement to 8lr Charles Ross Announced. Miss Patti Burnley Ellison, whose engagement to a rich English land owner, Sir Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart Ross, has been announced, is the third Louisville girl within a year to marry a substantial title. Her wedding is set for the mid­ dle of November. Her predecessors were Miss Grace Carr, who became Lady Newborough, and Miss Lillian Lang ham, who became the Baroness Von Sternberg. Miss Ellison, who Is an accom­ plished musician, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ellison and is descended from a noted revolutionary family. Since her graduation a tow years ago Miss Ellison has spent her time in travel and thus she met Sir Charles last winter In London. Remedy for Sea-Sickness. Sprinkle two or three drops of petroleum on a piece of lump-sugar, and the feeling of sickness will dis­ appear immediately. This is not near­ ly so nasty as it seems, and, it is al­ leged, has never been known to fail. If a second dose is required it may be repeated in about ten minutes. But the first is generally quite effectuaL The Largest Vat. The largest oak wine vat in the world Is being erected in a San Fran­ cisco cellar. When finished it will have the proportions oi a two-story cottage, and could accommodate four quadrille sets on its end. The famous Heidelberg tun has a capacity of 50,- 000 gallons, while the western one will hold 80,000. Popular Taste in St. Louis. On separate days Capt. Hobson of Merrlmac fame and Evangelist "Sam" Small were attractions at the Piasa Chautauqua assembly near St. Louis. Hobson drew the bigger crowd and St Louis people are unable to decide whether to be proud or otherwise of the fact U-iiy . . f'VV;. • v> . ;j