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We will : hope they will not stumble upon it, for while I am an old housekeeper I am not a disgruntled one, however, and I do see and believe that the natural and normal and even happy condition for women is the state of housewifery, that is, if she accepts and wields her scepter gracefully and Intelligently. New Halt Brae*. There is a handy little article, a belt, brace that costs but a trifle and is worth its weight in gold. It is a flat piece of metal a little more than a quarter of an inch wide and cut in var­ ious lengths for wide or narrow belts, has a tiny crosswise slot at each round­ ed end, and a lengthwise tongue turned up into a hook, at the middle. A white ribbon is used for the belt, and under It, at the center, the brace is placed and sewed to its edges through the slots. The hook unites with a ring, eye, or loop sewed to the skirtband-- and there you are!--the belt holds its width at the back and likewise its proper place over the skirtband. The Engagement. One of the most delightful innova­ tions. and a copy of a foreign .affair, is the betrothal party. The little festival is arranged to be held on the earliest date deemed desirable after the formal engagement of a young couple, anci such a party has many advantages. It makes the fact of the betrothal public at once, and thus gets over in a few hours the lengthy list of congratula­ tions that used to follow the slow per­ colation of the news through the vari­ ous strata of society. Gowns Made More Durable. There Is one comfortable reflection to be found in a study of the gowns of the coming year. That, though be­ ginning a stransparencies and without much fit, or, one might say, trimness, they will not easily show wear and tear. They can be mended and darned and patched and pieced, and they will look quite nice through it all. This is •ery comforting when one has a lace gown, pretty well torn, and is out looking for chiffon roses warranted to cover the holes. Monovrtm Tm Tnwl. This ts for the woman who takes de­ light in her dish towels and reminds one of the old woman who had her towels marked with the initials of their special uses--"G. T." for glass towel, "C. T." for china towel, etc. Well, these dish towels are large, ready-hemmed, of a fine, heavy linen, and have a blue border, upon which are the words, woven into the mater­ ial, "Tea Cloth," and representations of a teapot, cup and saucer are also woven in. Black Velvet Louis XV Coats. In carriage wraps and best frocks there Is no doubt that the highest ge­ niuses in the sartorial art are trying to establish a universal desire for black velvet Louis XV. coats, with wonderful old brocade waistcoats, lovely buttons and fantastic jabots of lace. Velvet gowns, too, are getting popular, generally made very simply, with sometimes a deep corselet band of embroidery. Popularity of Velvet Velvets are to the front. Last win­ ter they were well liked, but this year they are universally popular. Perhaps even more fashionable are the suits of velveteen and corduroy. Every well- appointed outfit now includes a gown of this rich yet durable material, which is usually plain and tailor-made. In fact velveteen lias almost superseded cloth for the walking costume. Plain stitched Harris form an effective trim- Handsome Street Costume. mlng lor tnet>e guwua. A uaudsoine street costume of tan broadcloth is shown here. The Prince Albert coat is completely covered with applique embroidery of tan taffeta anu panne velvet, wirked with Corticelli Filo silk. The broad collar and revers are of tan panne edged with three bias folds of the tan. red. and black velvet. These same bias folds of velvet appear on the cufT of the Paquin sleeve and at the hem of the skirt, the black velvet being the lower fold. This accenting of the hem of the skirt with shades of the trimming is one of the new features of the winter gowns. The andersleeve consists of a puff of tan chiffon, cov­ ered with heavy lace, and ending in a straight cufT over the hand of panne velret edge# with the triple fold*. A knot of tan chiffon and lace at the throat completes this thoroughly ar­ tistic and up-to-date costume. Effective Dinner Oowjk An exquisite dinner gown i*rthis im­ ported from a Paris house. The ma­ terial is pa it el blue satin soleil made over a white taffeta lining. The skirt is trimmed with a series of transverse tuckings, termed the sun-burst, inter­ spersed with insertions of rare lace. There is a fan-shaped circular flounce ornamented with insertions and tuck­ ing. The bodice is also tucked and Is partially covered with a jaunty bolero trimmed with the insertions of lace. The sleeves are tucked and tight-flttlng to the elbow, while the undersleeves of white chiffon are pulled out in the bal­ loon shape seen on the new gowns. The collar is of lace with a huge chou of New siyld Dinner (Down. chiffon at the back. In copying this beautiful costume the best results will be obtained by using Corticelli Dainty Ideis In Lingerie. The array of women's muslin under­ wear shown holds the average woman who loves dainty clothes and dainty lingerie awestruck, such wonderful creations of lace and ribbon are they combined with the finest and sheerest of white muslin, and the days when "nighties" were all made after the same pattern are now no more, for one has as much choice in the style of "robe de nuit" as of dresses. There is the new "Cossack" gown, the newer "Grecian," the' "Russian," "Empire," "Marguerite," "Consuelo," the well- known "Mother Hubbard," a modified form of the old-fashioned sack gown, and--well, countless varieties, all lace trimmed, tucked and puffed and held in place with soft colored ribbons instead of buttons. The Sachet Oreatly In Vogue. A charming little bit of coquetry of the moment is the very lavish use of sachets. They are sewed into bodices, skirt hem, pockets, muff, chapeaux; put into all one's toilet table drawers, among the vails, the gloves, and the neck ribbons; the coat stretchers are padded with satin" heavily scented with the delicious--and expensive--powder, and bureau drawers are lined with large satin scented pads. It is impos­ sible to have too many. A Fetching Headdress. Very effective for a headdress for evening are two peacock' feathers made entirely of sequins in colors, re­ producing the effect of the feathers with remarkable accuracy. The two feathers are carried straight up from two small knots of black velvet, which finish a band of the same material, which is to be carried around the coil of hair. Beautiful Begonia Plant. One of the prettiest plants for home decoration shown by the florists is a begonia with delicate pale pink blooms that Intermingle with the dark-green leaves in a way that delights the eye. A good-sized plant costs $1.60. Fashion Hlota. The newest skirt is the form-fltting or serpentine, which, developed la vel­ vet or corduroy, is charming. Bohemian glasses of white, blue, red, green, or other colors, are popular for table decorations and brid-a-brac. Jeweled belt slides are now seen in sizes that can be used with ribbon belts of every width, and with stones to match any ribbon. Vest fronts of puffed chiffon over taffeta silk are finished with combina­ tion collars of the same materials and have a belt at the front. A popular sleeve widens gradually from the elbow to the waist, where the fulness is gathered into the jaunty, flaring cuff. All the new sleeves are, to a degree, elaborate. For the tall woman, coats of the I.ouig XV. period are among the smart­ est styles of the season. To be ef­ fective, they should be worn only with skirts of the same material and color. Cherries In varying shades of reJ are used for trimming felt hats for young girls, likewise wreaths of cur­ rants with deep green velvet leaves, while clusters of purple and white grapes adorn some of the newest mod­ els in white beaver. At many of the smart weddings, a great deal of velvet is worn, trimmed with fur. The fur is frequently head­ ed with embroidery of some kind, and a cravat of old lace is essential. Quite often handsome buttons figure on thgse lovely velvet toilettes. The trim Eton jacket still holds its own. It follows closely the lines of the figure, and is fastened in front, double-breasted style, with bone but­ tons. A pointed yoke facing, applied plaits, and a shaped belt extending as far as the front plaits, are the new and attractive features. To kill a spider on one's person means ill-luck. 'Where the chttrch is not overcoming the world the world is overcoming th# church. Legends of Cast Jersey. (Special Letter.) T is not strange that the leg­ ends of East Jersey have been well preserved. The grandfathers of the region have been famous story-tell­ ers for more than two hun­ dred years; . in tact, ever since there were grandfath­ ers in New Jersey. The old men of to­ day have not forgotten the tales they heard in youth from their fathers' fathers. Some of them indeed have preserved journals in which the old stories have been chronicled in elabor­ ate detail. There are legends of the Dutch who came from Holland in 1616 in the good~ ship Faith, rowed up Newark Bay in small boats, and purchased many broad acres on the east side of the Passaic River from the Acquackanonck In­ dians. The English divided the other side into large estates, and are re­ sponsible for many romantic tales. Be­ sides, there are legends of the Indians who were there before -either Dutch or English. The oldest house In Passlac, after a remarkable career of more than two hundred years, was burned a few years ago. It was built when the Dutch first came to Acquackanonck and orig­ inally Intended for a fort. The stone walls were nearly three feet thick, and there were portholes through which the settlers could fire at the Indians. Owing to their ability to make treaties and willingness to bribe the rather in­ dolent savages around them, the fort was never used. Eventually they erected a church near the site of the fort and turned it into a parsonage. When Washington passed through M "dormant funds in chancery,** it the only amount of chancery for which owners are not absolutely vis­ ible, and for a large part of these dor­ mant funds owners are pretty certain­ ly known. The statement ought to have some effect on the well-estab­ lished business of finding "heirs" for vast estates. Dozens of astute persons, disinclined for ordinary labor, have made comfortable livings out of credu­ lous people who have contributed to funds to secure these estates, to which they believe themselves en­ titled as heirs. The claim agents have not restricted their operations to any one country--Canada, the United States, the continent of Europe, the British colonies, have provided a living for them. Great Britain and Ireland have done so, too, though it U "American estates" that have been used as bait in England to some ex­ tent. THE DEATH OF A POPE. Impressive Solemnity of the Lying to State at Rome. The lying In state of no earthly po­ tentate could be half so impressive as that of a pope. For here it is no ma­ terial. secular loyalty which Is en­ gaged, but we seem to penetrate the barrier which separates the things that are unseen from our mortal vision. All the burning love and devo­ tion of the church universal, that great company which no man could number, and all their deepest thoughts and feelings come winging their way here from the uttermost parts of the earth. The air Is laden with the mysterious Incense of prayer; the desire of the n m Was Once n Dutch Port. New Jersey on his way to Philadelphia he Is said to have spent one night tbeie as the guest of the parson. Soon after the revolution the par­ sonage was turned Into a tavernpX the request of the congregation. The farmers made long journeys in order to attend church, and there was no place for them to get refreshments in the Interval between sermons and prayers. The tavern did a thriving business on Sundays, and when a ball­ room was erected as a wing it became the social center of the district. When the Methodists wanted to organize a church in Passaic the old ballroom was the only meeting place available, and for two years they held services In the room erected for dancing. Fifty years ago it was purchased by Alfred Speer, who owned it at the time of the fire. A tablet was recently erected to mark the site of the house. Few of the many persons who are interested In copper mines and stock know anything about the discovery of the first copper mine in America. It is a legend over in New Jersey, and the story was often told around the Speer fireside. Isaac Kingsland sold the farm on which the mine was discovered to Arent Schuyler, who raised crops of various kinds with supcess for a num­ ber of years. One day in the spring of 1719 a negro slave, Mose by name, came to the house with a heavy rock of a peculiar greenish shade. He gave Memoi'iail tu Washington. It to his master, saying that It must have fallen from the sky, as never be­ fore had a rock like that been found on the farm. Schuyler was going to Perth Amboy, and put the rock in his pocket. He showed it to a friend who knew something about minerals, and it proved to be copper ore. Schuyler hastened back to the farm and had the slave take him to the spot where he had found the ore. A little prospect­ ing exposed the ledge from whicn It had been broken, and the first copper mine was soon in operation. ' The school children of Passaic have taken a lively Interest in the early his­ tory of that part of New Jersey, and recently dedicated a substantial monu­ ment, which bears this inscription. * A Tribute of Honor tS * : George Washington and his Army : ; And a Memorial to the Spirit that . :Founded and Preserved the Republic.: • » They collected a fund of over $80u for the purpose, and held elaborate ex­ ercises when the monument was un­ veiled. More than that, they have be­ gun to collect legends on their own account, and the old men and women for miles around have been visited by enterprising* youngsters in search of old-time stories and folklore. Some of the legends have been written out, at the request of Professor M. H. Small and will be published by the schools. myriad souls of the whole Catholic world is centered here; here the field- hand on a western ranch, the courtly Australian noble, the old Connemara peasant woman, the lonely subaltern on an Indian frontier post, all direct their thought in a common sorrow and a common faith, says Mrs. Belloe- Lowndes, in the January Lippincott The third day wears on, and row in the gathering dusk the long proces­ sion again takes up the precious body and conducts it to St. Peter's," and there protected by iron railings with­ in tk^chapelle ardente, it lies in state, viewfd by streams of people for sev­ eral days. By ancient custom the right foot Is extended that the faith ful may kiss the cross on the embroid­ ered slipper. At last on the tenth day after the death, the final and most solemn re­ quiem Is sung In St. Peter's, and on the evening of that day the pope Is burled in a temporary vault. After the space of a year the body will be takeu to the tomb chosen by the pontiff during his lifetime. Highest Waterfall In the World. The highest waterfall In the world, geography tells us, is the Cerosola Cas­ cade, in the Alps, having a fall of 2,400 feet; that of Arvey, in Savoy, is 1,100 feet, and the falls of Tosemite Valley range from 700 to 1,000 feet But higher yet is the waterfall in the San Cuayatan Canyon, In the State of Durango, Mexico. It was discovered by some prospectors ten years ago in the great barranca district, which is called the Tierras' Desconocldas. While searching for the famous lost mine, Naranjal, a great roar of water was heard. With great difficulty the party pushed up and on and down the mighty eliasnj until they beheld the superb fall, which is at least 3,000 feet high. --Land of Sunshine. Unclaimed Gold. It is shown by official returns to par­ liament that in the English chancery there is about £56,000,000, or say, $280,000,000, of which all but about $6,000,000 is kept suhject to the orders .of the court in cases now before It i This mm of 16,000,000, kilown officially j Boers In West ladles. The West Indies seem to be coming in for a fair share of the Boer prison­ ers of war. Barbados is about to re­ ceive 250; three officers have gone tc Inspect the facilities which Dominica affords, and now Jamaica appears to be awaking to the possibilities of making money by harboring the captives. A public meeting was held here some time ago to discuss the advantages and disadvantages which might accrue from the introduction of Boers. The meeting was almost unanimous in the opinion that it would be a good thing and would bring a large amount of money into the colony, and resolved to petition the Imperial authorities ac­ cordingly. The Plague In Ulasgow. The medical officer of health has de­ clared the city of Glasgow full of plague, and the ten days "after the last case" required by the Venice conven­ tion Is now in force. In all only five people vyere Infected and of them only one died. The Central hotel, where the five were employed, has been reopened, and to convince travelers that there was no danger the lord provost dined and slept in the place on the opening night. Thousands of rats have been destroyed since the first case of plague was announced, and the campaign is beirg prosecuted as vigorously as ever. *** *** * * ILLINOIS ITEMS Japanese Emigration. Hitherto a limit has been imposed by the Japanese authorities on ^migration to Hawaii. A notification of the home department forbade that more than GO persons--irrespective of wives and chil­ dren--should* embark on any one mall steamer. The limit has now been rais­ ed to 100. In the case of emigrants to Vancouver the total veto issued in Au­ gust of last £ear has been changed to read that any one possessing a certifi­ cate from tbo Japanese consul in yan- couver may proceed to Canada, taking with hlm, of course, his wife and chil­ dren* The old ladies' home at Springfield, which was seriously damaged by fire, will be rebuilt and refitted. The auditor of public accounts has canceled $89,000 of Crawford county 6 per cent bonda The canceled paper was refunded by an issue of 4 per cent bonds. The Federal Lead company has com­ pleted one mile of fence on its _ .*op- erty east of Alton. Material for the new smelter is arriving daily. O. S. Scott, cashier of the People's bank at Newton, in drilling for water, struck a 4-foot vein of coal. The Democratic congressional com­ mittee of the twenty-third district has selected May 7 as the date for holding the convention at Newton. Examinations for teachers' certifi­ cates will be held at Red Bud, March 21-22; Chester, May 16-17; Coulter- ville, July 11-12; Steeleville, Septem­ ber 5-6. The Colllnsville Grand Army post has the promise of a'cannon from the United States war department. The stockholders of the State bank of Colllnsville have voted to Increase the capital stock from $25,000 to $50,- 000. Gov. Yates has Issued a proclama­ tion defining the territory in the Southwestern states from which, on account of the prevalence of splenic, or Texas, fever in such territory, cattle •hall not be shipped into Illinois. The Jersey county Democrats will hold a county primary April 12. At a meeting of trades unionists re­ cently held in Chicago resolutions were adopted condemning in the name of organized labor the assassination of President McKiuley, and it was decided to take steps to interest trades union­ ists throughout the state in the move­ ment to raise funds for the proposed monument to the martyr president, to be erected at Canton, Ohio. The late president was an honorary member of Local No. 21, Chicago, of the Brick­ layers and Masons' International Union of America. Where the rules of the union prohibit donations from the treasury, individual subscriptions are solicited. All remittances should be made by bank draft, postofflce or ex­ press money order, payable to F. W. Arnold, treasurer, Peoria, 111. Each contributor will receive from the As­ sociation a souvenir receipt in addition to a souvenir certificate which will be sent by the Trustees of the McKinley National Memorial Association. W. B. Corneau, formerly secretary- treasurer of the Great Western rail­ way, died at bis home in Springfield. He was 79 years old. At Bunker Hill, 111., Skaer Bros.' dry goods store was burned to the ground. The stock was valued at $11,- 000 and the building at $5,000. Reports come from a number of lo­ calities inyiilinois that some months ago a strk^ger canvassed anl ob­ tained the signatures of over ZD®*1 TarmerB to petition^, some for a new bridge, and others to open a-new road­ way. The names were an signed on blank sheets, with liberanspace at the top. These have come taA.he banks in the form of promissory notes for the sums of $4,000 and $5,000. Abe Buckles, a coal miner, was fatally Injured by a blast of coal while working in the Brush mines one mile north of Cartervllle. A United States master in chancery has sold the coal shaft, machinery and lands of the Big Muddy Coal and Washer company, near Carbondale, 111. The new owners are from Chicago, and will at once place the property In first-class condition. William WIddows, aged 60, for many years a resident of Iuka, 111., is dead. The state claims commission has de­ cided against Mrs. Lydla Herring of Springfield, who had a claim against the state for $5,000 for the death of her son, Trumpeter Herring, Company C, Fifth Infantry, Illinois National Guard, who was accidentally killed while on riot duty at Pana. John and Annie Corrigan, engaged in farming near Jacksonville, have filed individual petitions in bankruptcy In the United States District court Corrigan schedules liabilities of $11,- 185; assets, $60. The woman's liabil­ ities are $11,178; assets, $10,137. Capt. W. E. Short of the Western Military Academy has received an ap­ pointment of second lieutenant In the United States army. * A draft for $458 was received In Al­ ton for distribution among the six children of Mrs. Pauline Zirwes. The money was willed to the six children by a relative in Germany who died twenty-one years ago. The A. O. U. W. has employed emi­ nent legal talent to contest the claim of the estate of the late Hon. John W. Coppinger of Alton for $3,000 t>r an Insurance policy on the life of de­ ceased, which the fraternal orde „• has refused to pay. The national meeting of the i irvlce men of the Spanish-American wtr #111 be held at Springfield in April. Five hundred delegates, representing forty States, are expected to be present. Twelve persons were injured at Chi­ cago -when a Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul train crashed into a Kedzie avenue electric car at the Chicago ave­ nue crossing. S. A. Snow, deputy clerk of the su­ preme court, northern division, who has been ill wi*h typhoid fever, is im­ proving and his rapid recovery is ex­ pected. The Chicago Bible Society held its sixty-second annual meeting. Thlrty- • five thousand five hundred and 1 llrty- nine Bibles were distributed curing the year. A mutual telephone company has been organized at Beaton. Despondent because of his inability to secure employment and confronted with the gpharge of bigamy, Dr. Harry J. Ziegler%f Lancaster, Pa., killed him­ self at Chicago and fatally woi'nded a woman to whom he had been married while yet undivorced from his first jrtft. > The circuit court, will convene at Cairo on February 10 with Judge Jo­ seph P. Robarts presiding. Prof. Alfred Bayliss, state superin­ tendent of public instruction, calls at­ tention to the vast number of treeless school premises. Teachers are urged to interest the-.school children In tree planting in anticipation of arbor day. Is is suggested that each tree in the school yard be named In honor of some person worthy of the honor. The Union County Fair association has been incorporated with a capital of of $3,500. Owen Thesler was shot and killed by Norrls Dow at his home near Neoga. Thesler accused Dow of slandering a woman. The lie was passed and Thes­ ler began hammering Dow with a billy. Dow shot Thesler. The grand jury of Marion county has returned eight indictments containing 128 counts against John Zollar for the illegal sale of Intoxicating liquors. In case of conviction on all counts his fine will amount to $7,000. John A. Cousley, editor of the Alton Telegraph, has withdrawn from the contest for the Alton postmastership. The present Incumbent, W. T. Norton, will probably be reappointed. The Republican county central com­ mittee at Effingham issued a call for a convention for Tuesday, February 11, to nominate candidates for county of­ fices and delegates to the senatorial, congressional and state conventions. In the United States circuit court at Springfield William Nash was awarded $15,000 damages against the Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis railway. In De Witt county four men and onte estate own 6,400 acres of land. They are Andrew Allen, 1,100 acres; Hon. Carl Swigart, 1,000 acres; George P. Davis, 1,500 acres; Dr. John Warner, 1,000 acres, and the C. H. Moore es­ tate, 1,800 acres. F. A. Adair and brother of Lincoln are engaged in making a new set of abstract books for Cole county. A special session of the grand lodge. Knights of Pythias, of Illinois, was held in the Masonic hall at Nashville. Charles H. Cushing, grand chancellor commander, had charge of the work. A team from East St. Louis conferred the rank of knight on a number of candidates. A camp of the veterans of the Span­ ish war has been organized In Carbon- dale. Edward E. Miller Is commander. Iuka Tribe, No. 151, Improved Order Red Men, has been organized at Mount Vernon with a charter membership of seventy-five. The Vandalia district Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal church will hold its annual district convention at Vandalia in June. The total amount of taxes to be col­ lected In Clinton county this year is $85,822.89. which is $6,352.26 more than last year. Mrs. S. Demuth, probation officer for Madison county, has twenty-five appli­ cations from families who desire to find babies to adopt, and she is unable to fill all the orders she has received. At Springfield, Judge Crelghton de­ cided that a "blind pig" has no stand­ ing in court by summarily dismissing a $10,000 damage suit which John Mur­ ray brought against Colonel Arthur Fischer of the Sixth Illinois. Murray ran a "blind pig" within a mile of Camp Lincoln last summer. Fischer arrested him and confiscated his goods. The Southern Illinois Lumbermen's Association held its fifth annual con­ vention at Centralia. Walter Grear of Anna is president and W. O. Wihe of Nashville secretary. Near Berwen,, ten miles north of Ardmore, three sons of David Wates were burned to death. The boys were sleeping In a building separate from the other members of the family, who knew nothing of the fire until the charred bodies were found in the morning. Fire in the saloon of O. F. Hills of McLeansboro practically destroyed the building and contents and the adjoin­ ing building, occupied by Col. Sam Frye as a restaurant. Hills' loss Is $2,000. The firm of Liphard & Kile have se­ cured a long lease of a new building in East St. Louis and will soon ar­ range It for opening the nrst depart­ ment store in that city. Mayor Phillips has issued a procla­ mation calling upon the people of Springfield for contributions for ths rebuilding of the Old Ladies' Home, which was partially destroyed by fire. The work of cutting down the grade of the Southern railway at Marlow hill, six miles east of Mount Vernon, has been completed at a cost of $50,000. Judge Jesse Boulton, one of Vir- den's oldest residents, died after a short illness, aged 89 years. In the United States circuit court at Springfield Judge Humphrey entered a decree in the case of Samuel M. For- dyce and Webster Withers, receivers of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Guli Railroad company and others, against the Omaha, Kansas City and Eastern Railroad company et al., foreclosing a mortgage of $816,000 and interest, amounting in all to $918,367. Ralph C. Brown of Dixon, a medical student of the University of Chicago, has been elected business manager of the combined musical clubs of (he mid­ way school. The Marion County Democratic com- j mittee has indorsed C. E. Jennings of Salem, a cousin of W. J. Bryan, for the congressional nomination in the twenty-fourth district. The Alton police authorities have given notice that all men who rrlll not work need not apply for lodging. All tramps will now be put to work or must leave the city at once. George Burns and Jacob Myers are locked up in Cairo jail. The]' are be­ lieved to be the parties who attempted , to blow open the safe at the bank at Cobden, I1L ••• va JfiV 4 -*1 "t 'M V-Sjg '4 i i •M "M .is De Kalb's South Side public school burned down. All the children were taken out in safety. Reports from Pekin indicate that terms have been agreed upon for the sale of the glucose factory of the Illi­ nois Sugar Refining company to the proposed new trust. The report of the state canal com­ mission for the last fiscal year says 'that the tolls have fallen off largely, but have been partly compensated for by increased revenue, from the sale of water power, which will be still fur­ ther increased during the next year. Employes in tne plate mill of the South Chicago plant of the Illinois ^..eel company are organizing a union, which will include every workman In that department. There are about 3Q& Several years ago the plate mill men had a union, but it gradually went oat of existence. First and second-class postoffleie clerks of Illinois effected a state Or­ ganization at a meeting In Joliet, The police at Cairo arrested two identified men who had in their posses­ sion a complete outfit of safe-breaking implements. The men gave their names as George Burns of St. Louia and Jacob Myers of Memphis. They are believed to be the men who robbed the safe at East. St. Louis not loss ago. A serious epidemic Is raging among horses in the Illinois region of the corn belt. Farmers declare that thousands of acres of the richest corn land in the West will not <he in cultivation this year, as the owners and renters wiD be unable to secure teams to do the work. An effort is being made to im­ port mules in time for the spring plow­ ing. The new Christian church was dedt> cated at Eureka. 111. Four thousand five hundred dollars were pledged tot. meet debt on the new building. The structure cost $18,000 and has a se*tV ing capacity of 800. iNinety-eight of the one hundred molders who went on strike Jan. 20 at the Piano Manufacturing company's plant at West Pullman have returned to work. The strike was caused by the company refusing to pay time and a quarter for night work. The strikers agreed to work under the old condi­ tions. The boxing contest of lightweigbti* < which was to have been held at Syta- ' • more was stopped by the city authori­ ties just before the contest was to be­ gin. It is reported that the Burlington route will build a connecting line <bk"h" railroad from KuBbvllle to Camp Point. The celebration of the birthday an­ niversary of Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, who was 96 years old, was held yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Nixon, In Upper Alton. Many of Mrs. Jones' friends called to extend congratulations. Mrs. Jones is vivaci­ ous and strong, notwithstanding her great age, and has the appearance of being twenty-five years younger than she is. All the.members of her family in Upper Alton and East St. Louia , ,..,̂ 1 were present. / Application for a charter for tk( Home Building and Loan association of Alton was made to the secretary of state. The capital stock of the new , association will be $5,000,000. The an> sociatlon is being formed because at the remarkable building activity in Al­ ton, and the demand for new houses. which has not been nearly supplied In the past. J. Nealon of Springfield an employ^ of the Central Union Telephono com­ pany. while engaged in digging a hole accidentally struck a gas pipe, ois picfe penetrating the pipe and causing a large outflow of gas. It was several minutes before he realized that the gas was overcoming him. He succeed- ed in crawling to the top of the excif* vatlon and then fainted. The Marion county Democratic cen­ tral committee fixed Saturday, Mareb 22, as the day for holding the primary election to select Marion county's can­ didate for the legislature and candi­ dates for the county offices. A farm of 104 acres near .xdrlan cently sold for $90 an acre, and M(k eighty-acre piece brought $9?J>0 a ̂ acre. Dr. Langley Whitley, a former mem­ ber of the Illinois house of represen­ tatives. has returned to Springfield after an absence of eighteen month* abroad. As his name has been used quite freely In the Wats kidnaping case, Dr. Whitley says he kaows abso­ lutely nothing of the kidnaping. Thomas Ansbrook. agedJs9, died at Clay City. He had beeif a resident there since 1830. He was ^ veteran of the Black Hawk war. \ A new addition to the German Old People's Home at Quincy has been dedicated. After an existence of fifty year*, the Warren county fair has been aban­ doned, and the grounds will be made into town lots. A piece of Oquawna property thai went begging at $58 ten years ago now commands $2,000. Mrs. William C. Tiffany, aged eighty, who had lived at Waukegan since 1844, is dead. She leaves one son, George. El Paso doctors have agreed on n fee schedule and provided a fine tot those who depart from it. Iroquois county's fair has been tet for Sept. 1 to 5. Rock Island has sold $75,000 school bonds at 31* per cent Police of Waukegan and Kenosh§ ̂ have been asked to investigate the * mysterious .disappearance of Fred Mult» v0i|;-s h a l l a f a r m h a n d w h o w a s e m p l o y ^ near Russell. He has been missing ^ a • -m •:;?S V "<* M 'S : $ J i " V J l:si * X •• '""M % • I * A •i*: ' v v.A •'M : k •M •M three weeks. He had been threatened with violence by an enemy. Work has begun ou the tie preserve ing plant of the Ayer 4 Ix>rd Tie com* pany at Carbondale. The plant, when completed, will exceed in capacity by 75 per cent any other plant of Its kin<| in the world. \ -,V' t