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LONDON MORE CHEERFUL _ ~ \ Favorable News from the Bedside of the King Causes Resumption of Qayety--Duchesses Discuss Rehearsal. (Special Correspondence.) The King is getting on so well that Ais courtiers are delighted. He has insisted upon taking food. fit has been noticed by the King's pensanat suite, who have known him tattmaifcelr for decades, that he is as wUttal now as he was in his youth. The King insisted more than ever of the probable date of'the coronation has been thrust aside. In the opinion of the King's inti­ mate friends it would appear as show­ ing a lack of tact it any allusions were made to the pageant in the present circumstances. "We shall have to wage war with moths this summer and defend our PRINCE EDWARD OF YORK. WnAT THE INSECTS COST US. Heir Presumptive to the Throne of Great Britain. on having food, and, observing the si­ lence of the physicians upon the sub­ ject, applied to the Prince of Wales, who acted as his ambassador. The doctors, after a long discussion, and as his majesty showed signs of fever, allowed him a cup of broth, which immediately put him in that good humor which is so characteristic of him even when he is suffering. Then he inquired about Admiral Ger- vais, the French envoy; then his ma­ jesty inquired particularly about the children's entertainment by the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House, asking that all details be told him. After hearing them he said: "How have our grandchildren liked the sight of so many of their little country­ men V New that the first anxiety is over many peeresses are telling amusing stories of the rehearsal held at the Abbey. The duchesses vow they walked too briskly up the aisle, and that at the re­ hearsal of the four lovely duchesses who were to carry the queen's canopy they carried aloft a piece of common cloth poised on the ends of plebeian broomsticks, so as not to tire their fragile hands with the real canopy, whioh is too heavy. The Duchess of Portland, famous alike both for beauty and high station, laughingly vowed she felt embarrassed at being so much taller than her com­ panion, the Duchesses of Marlborough, Sutherland and Montrose. Gayety is reviving among the cour­ tiers and grande dames, although they sometimes remember with a shudder that the danger is not yet past. The Duchess of Westminster, vho had planned a big ball which would have marked the end of the corona­ tion fetes, says: "I'll give all the money intended for the ball to the poor, as the King seems to think of them above all during his illness." His majesty expressed a desire to see his nephew, the Grand Duke of Hesse, son of his deceased sister Alice, and brother-in-law to the Emperor of Russia. He asked him whether the London population enjoyed the sight of the colonial troops and of the Maharajahs driving through the park in their splendid costumes. Sir Frederick Treves declares that the King recovered from the effects of the anaesthetic administered sooner than is ordinarily the case, which is probably due to his majesty's well- known strength and will power. The Prince of Wales was astonished to find how clear was the mind of his father. Immediately after the operation his majesty's voice remained so strong that the queen was often obliged to prevail upon him to lower It to a whisper. In the King's entourage, discussion Johannesburg Fetes Stopped. The all pervading festive spirit at Johannesburg, South Africa, was •hocked by the news of the King's illness. The coronation committee had completed decorations on a scale never before attempted. It is be­ lieved that the scheme was next to London's in its lavish preparations. The city was filled with triumphal arches, and the public buildings were garlanded with electric lights. These illuminations were in progress when the news of his majesty's illness came. The lights were immediately extinguished, and the rest of the program, with the exception of a children's procession, was abandoned. Sir Frederick Treves Honored. Sir Frederick Treves, who perform­ ed the operation on the king, was Included in the coronation honor list in the roll of new baronets as a mark of his distinguished patient's appre­ ciation. Sir Frederick's name was not on the list when it was shown to the king before it was issued. The king insisted that his surgeon's name be included and the forms were altered henneries," says the Countess of War­ wick, one of the most lovely and spir- ituelle peeresses. "The King is bet­ ter now, and none tries to live beyond the present hour." she continued. The Princess Victoria has recovered from her terrible depression. The Princess Louise turns the bul­ letins over and over again between her agitated fingers. "I'm trying to read between the lines," says she and smiles. It is also easy to understand why Queen Alexandra, now feeling most sanguine of her husband's recovery, has suggested a quiet coronation in Westminster Abbey as soon as he is convalescent, which would be in the latter part of August or September. Of course, the magnificent corona­ tion, which was to have been the most splendid spectacle of the mod­ ern world, has vanished forever. No attempt will be made to have a great celebration, for King Edward will not be able for many months to' endure any trying ordeal. Queen Alexandra states that the king will recover, and her feeling gives a. tone of buoyancy and hope to the whole palace. She has told those around her that the king is sure to get well, and her assurances thus conveyed have reached the public and helped to spread the optimism which is well nigh universal throughout England. Special Ambassador Reid was deep­ ly touched at his formal leave-taking of the Prince of Wales and seeme^ about to burst into tears. The prince was most gracious in his language and manner and ex­ pressed strong expectation that his royal father would soon be well. Lord Lansdowne, secretary of state for the foreign department, was also most gracious to Mr. Reid and spoke warmly of England's appreciation of American sympathy. While there has been no thought of a regency, Prince George of Wales is attending to much of the public business which usually falls to his father. Prince George is showing himself thoroughly conversant with state affairs. For years he has been in the confi­ dence of his father and they discuss­ ed public business together, and Prince George is now able to carry out what he knows to be his father's wishes without having to disturb his sick parent by asking him what to do. Prince George for the present is the virtual head of the monarchy, and his mother. Queen Alexandra, treats him with affectionate deference. He is also, however, a dutiful son, and is devoted in his regard for his mother as well as his father. While SIR FREDERICK TREVES. LONDON IS ITSELF AGAIN. General^ Confidence Felt That the King is Recovering. (Special Correspondence.) London is beginning to be itself again. Here and there, and especially in front of the newspaper bulletins, cheers were echoing a few minutes ago in answer to the announcement that the king has passed a comfort­ able day and is having a satisfactory night. Confidence in the king's recovery is now general. His majesty is gaining. At best he seems to be out of dan­ ger. His recent habits are in his favor, for it is a fact, although not known to many outside of the royal house­ hold, that the king is, and has been for a long time, most abstemious as to his diet. Indeed, this is made necessary by the fact that he is troubled with dia­ betes and is under a diabetic regime. As this is a progressive complaint, and regarded by many physicians as virtually incurable, it is easy to un­ derstand that the king had strong personal reasons for wishing to be crowned at this time. Famous Physician Who Performed the Operation on the King. Londoners who remain awake look forward to to-morrow with the hope of more good news, the vast majority of people are in slumber, resting after days of unprecedented excitement and anxiety. In fact, never in the present or the past century has the metropolis seen such a quiet day and night. MAX BEERBOHMS FAMOVS RHAPSODY ON THE CAREER OF THE PRINCE AND KING Around me seethed swirls, eddies, torrents, violent cross-currents of hu­ man activity. What uproar! Surely I could have no part in modern life. Yet, yet for awhile it was fascinating to watch the ways of its children. The prodigious life of the prince of Wales fascinated me above all; in­ deed, it still fascinates me. What ex­ perience has been withheld from his royal highness? Was ever so super­ nal a type, as he, of mere Pleasure? How often has he watched, at New­ market, the scud-a-run of quivering homuncles over the vert on horses, or, from some night-boat, the hola- caust of great wharves by the side of the Thames; raced through the blue Solent; threaded les coulisses! He has danced in every palace of every capital, played in every club. He has hunted the elephants through the jungles of India, boar through the forests of Austria, pigs over the plains of Massachusetts. From the castle of Abergeldie he has led his princcss into tho frosty night, High- by th£ printers in order to find a place for the eminent surgeon's name. Queen Grateful to Canada. The following cablegram was re­ ceived at Ottawa, Canada, from Mr. Chamberlain, addressed to Mr. Strong, the acting lieutenant gover­ nor of Canada: "London, June 27.--Her majesty, the queen, and th%> prince of Wales, on behalf of the royal family, desire to express warm thanks to you and people of Canada for message and loyal sympathy on his majesty the king's illness. "Please also thank mayor and citi­ zens of Ottawa. Chamberlain." Queen Receives Mr. Reid. In spite of the arrangements made for closing the special United States embassy after Mr. Reid's audience with the Prince of Wales, it was de­ cided that the flags should remain flying owing to the receipt of an offi­ cial intimation that Queen Alexandra would personally receive Mr. and Mrs. Reid at Buckingham palace. Mr. Reid's audience with the Prince landers lighting with torches the path to the deerlarder, where lay the wild things that had fallen to him on the crag. He has marched the grenadiers to chapel through the white streets of Windsor. He has ridden through Moscow, in strange apparel, to kiss the catafalque of more than one czar. For him the rajahs of India have spoiled their temples, and Blondin has crossed the Niagara along the tight-rope, and the Giant Guard done drill beneath the chandeliers of the Neue Schloss. Incline he to scandal, lawyers are proud to whisper their secrets in his ear. Be he gallant, the ladies are at his feet. Ennuye, all the wits from Bernal Osborne to Ar­ thur Roberts have jested for him. He has been "present always at the fo­ cus where the greatest number of forces unite in their purest energy," for it is his presence that makes those forces unite. "Ennuye?" I asked. Indeed, he never is. How could he be when Pleasure hangs constantly on his arm! and Princess of Wales was quite ex­ tended and served to convince the ambassador that the members of the royal family are in even more hopeful spirits concerning the outcome of the king's illness than the public, who are dependent chiefly on the statements contained in the bulletins. The presence of the Princess of Wales and the inclusion of Mrs. Reid in the audience was simply a continu­ ation of that specially friendly atti­ tude which the British royal family and government have throughout shown toward the American mission. Woman's Plain Talk. Miss Mary S. Anthony has paid to the city treasurer of Rochester $71.67 as city tax oft her property, "with a protest," as she writes to him, "in the name of 10,000 other taxpaying women of the city of Rochester, who are deemed by the lawmakers fully capa­ ble, intellectually, morally and physi­ cally of earning money and contribut­ ing their full share toward the ex­ penses of the government, btit totally incapable of deciding as to the proper expenditure of said money." Enormous Money Losses Produced in This Country by Their Ravages. "The chinch-bug caused a loss of $30,000,000 in 1871, upward of $100,- 000,000 in 1874, and in 1887, $60,000,- 000, says Dr. H. C. McCook in Har­ per's Magazine. The Rocky Mountain locust, or grasshopper, in 1874 des­ troyed $100,000,000 of the crops of Kan­ sas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa, and the indirect loss was probably as much more. For many years the cot­ ton caterpillar caused an annual av­ erage loss in the southern states of $15,000,000, while in 1868 and 1873 the loss reached $30,000,000. The fly- weevil, our most destructive enemy to stored grains, particularly throughout the south, inflicts an annual loss in the whole country of $40,000,000. The coddling-motb, the chief ravager of the apple and pear crops, destroys" every year fruit valued at $30,000,000 to $40,000,000. This damage to live stock inflicted by the ox-bot, or ox- warble, amounts to $36,000,000. "These are fair samples of the enor­ mous money losses produced in one country by a few of the pigmy cap­ tains of pernicious Industry whose hosts operate in the graneries, fields, stock farms and the stock yards of our country. What is the grand total? Mr. B. D. Walsh, one of the entomolo­ gists of his day, in 1867, estimated the total yearly loss in the United States from insects to be from $300,- 000,000 to $400,000,000. In 1890, C. V. Riley, long chief of the division of entomology estimated . the loss at $300,000,000. Dr. James Fletcher in 1891 footed up the loss to about one- tenth of our agricultural products-- $330,000,000! In 1899 E. Dwight San­ derson, after careful consideration of the whole field, put the annual loss at $309,000,000." Illinois State News '5*' TRANSFER TELEPHONE RIGHTS BUTTER MAKERS OF SANGAMON CAIRO TO HAVE A STREET FAIR "rS LACK OF CONSISTENCY. Pleasure Driving Tabooed, but Whisky Plentiful on Sunday. The jewel of consistency is about aa rare in Scotland as in other lands, it would seem. As a case in point, J. Fred Burns, of St. Louis, at the Grand hotel, yesterday related an experience of his while staying in the country district of Scotland. "I was putting up," he said, "at a small country house, kept by a woman, a typical Scot, religiously pious, so it turned out When the first Sabbath came around I decided I would have a drive, so I asked my landlady if she would accommodate me with a team. She threw up her hands in horror, inform­ ing me in a dialect that I could not re­ produce for you even if I were in a golf suit, that it was impious to go driving on the Sabbath; she would not allow me the use of her team. There seemed no way for it, but i should go to the kirk with my landlady and a crowd of villagers. After the service we returned to the inn, minister and all (by the way, he was not little). When the house was reached the land­ lady led the way in by a door that I had not before entered. I went in with the rest, and when we were in­ side I was treated to the spectacle of my pious landlady dealing out Scotch whisky to all hands, including the minister. I told her there seemed to be more than one way to serve the Lord on the Sabbath day, but the shot passed over her head."--New York Tribune. If Leo Lives One Year. It Is pointed out that if Leo XIII is spared to see the year 1903, that year will be to him one of quite exceptional interest, a veritable "annus mirabills." As everybody knows it will be his sil­ ver jubilee of papacy (elected Pope, February 20, 1878 ;) but more than that it will also be his golden jubilee as cardinal (proclaimed by Pius IX in the Consistory of December 19, 1853,) and his diamond Jubilee of epicopacy (preconized Archbishop of Damietta by Gregory XVI on January 27, 1843, and consecrated February 19). Such a triple jubilee, if His Holiness lives to celebrate it will probably be unique in history.--London Tablet. Practical Philanthropy. I have heard of a woman in a coun­ try town, says a correspondent, who every morning and night fills a bucket with fresh water and stands It at the gate of her little wayside house. Her idea is to give vagrant dogs a drink, and a mighty good idea it is, for along the road travel many teams and they are seldom unaccompanied by a dog of some sort. In hot weather the ca­ nine's distress was often noticed by this Samaritan, and she has adopted this measure for alleviating some poor fellow's thirst, because, as she says, "There are no drinking foun­ tains for dogs in this neighborhood." Three Grades of Mankind. Henry Thomas Buckle's thoughts and conversation were always on a high level. Once he remarked: "Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelli­ gence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." Odd Customs in China. China is certainly a land of topsy­ turvydom, and therefore it is hardly strange to find the men wearing skirts and the women trousers, the men wearing their hair long and the women wearing it short, the men acting as dressmakers and the wom­ en doing heavy manual labor. Chi­ nese bridesmaids are always old women and in China dinner begins with dessert and ends with soup and fish; books are read backward, and the hands of the clock remain sta­ tionary while their dials revolve. Bismarck's Appetite. Prince Bismarck was a large eater and always had a most voracious ap­ petite. One toy the prince was din­ ing with Bancroft and thoroughly en- poyed the excellent menu set before him. Bancroft noticed his friend twice partaking largely of the first course. "Dear Count," he remarked with a world of anxiety in his voice, "I believe there Is more to come." "I should hope so," replied Bismarck, joyfully; and renewed his terryfjrlng practice at the next course. Springfield Franchise Sold to the In­ terstate Independent Company. Edward E. Conkling, Henry H. Evans, M. Slusser, J. C. Klaholt and Frank W. Tracy, who some time ago were granted a' franchise by the Springfield city council to operate a telephone system in that city, have transferred the franchise to the Inter­ state Independent Telephone company for and in consideration of $1. This action comes as a completion of the plans of the Interstate company to get a foothold in Springfield, a franchise having been denied them a few years ago. The change will in no way af­ fect the work of laying conduits and stringing wires now going on. Jasper County Assessments. The following is the personal prop­ erty assessment of Jasper county by townships for 1902: Willow Hill,. $20.- 640; Wade, $94,366; Grove, $32,734; Granville, $27,275; North Muddy, $35,670; Ste. Marie, $24,030; Hunt City, $23,435; Smallwood, $31,667; South Muddy, $20,388; Fox, $19,817; Crooked Creek, $46,758. Total, $376,- 180. The real estate assessment of the county is $1,295,094; town lots, $133,524; personal, $376,180. Grand total assessment for 1902, $1,804,798. Members Prepare for Fine Exhibit to Be Held Next Fall. The Sangamon County Butter Mak­ ers' association has elected the follow­ ing officers for the coming year: President, Mrs. Mildred lies of Spring­ field; vice president, Mrs. J. M. Coun­ cil of Lanesville, and secretary-treas­ urer, Mrs. E. A. Sterling of Spring­ field. Renewed interest is being mani­ fested in the work of the association and the members are making arrange­ ments for showing a particularly fine exhibit of their product next fall. DEERING SUCCEEDS HIMSELF Trustees of Northwestern University Re-elect Him President. William Deering was re-elected president of the board of trustees of Carlyle Labor Federation. The Carlyle branch of the American Federation of Labor has elected offi­ cers for the ensuing years as follows: Samuel Tuttle, president; Albert Hig- gins, vice president; Charles Crause, recording secretary; J. B. Trierwuller, financial secretary; Joseph Gehrs, treasurer; James Shade, Inner guard; James Russel, outer guard; Mack Hig- gins, janitor; Charles Shaw, H. J. C. Beckemeyer, Elmer Helms, William H. Allen and Charles Crause, execu­ tive committee. Hot Box Burns Binder. Charles E. Brown, near Mount Ver­ non, suffered the loss of a new bind­ er. He had been at work in the morn­ ing, having stopped for dinner, and when he returned to work he found the machine totally destroyed, having burned during his short absence. The origin of the fire is unknown, but is thought to have been the result of a hot box. New Depot at Alton. All the material for the new Inter­ locking plant of the Rig Four at East Alton has arrived and the work of constructing the plant will be start­ ed In a few days. It is also said that work on the new Big Four depot at East Alton will be started at once. The contract for the building has been let and the depot will cost $4,000. State Rebekah Report. Mrs. Lola L. Rickard, secretary of the Rebekah state assembly, with headquarters in Mattoon has given out the following report of the Re­ bekah lodges of the state: Number of lodges, 449; membership, 25,212; receipts, $68,353.41; paid for relief of members, orphans and old folks, $15,- 458.55; assets, $50,897.45. Thrown from Her Horse. Miss Myrtle Clanahan, daughter of Harrington Clanahan, chief clerk in the office of the secretary of state is suffering from severe injuries re­ ceived while horseback riding. Her horse fell with her and in her effort to have herself she was struck by one of the hoofs. Jackson Democrats. Judge Andrew S. Caldwell and G. R. Huffman of Carbondale have been elected chairman and secretary, re­ spectively, of the Jackson county Dem­ ocratic committee. Headstones for Veterans. The United States government sent forty-eight headstones to Quincy to be placed at graves of soldiers in Wood­ land and Graceland cemeteries. Fall Fair for Quincy. At a meeting of the retail merchants held in Quincy steps were taken with a view of having a very attractive fall celebration in the city. Miner Injured. Rudolph Vollmer, a miner In the Kolb Coal company's mine at Mas- coutah was seriously cut about the head by a fall of coal. Help Michigan Miners. Local No. 52 of the United Mine Workers of Centralia. raised $608.75 for the assistance of the striking min­ ers in Michigan. Telephone System Sold. The Odell telephone system has been sold to Dr. W. T. Bridges of Stonlngton, for a consideration of 000. Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Fulcher of Mattoon celebrated their golden wed­ ding anniversary and a large number of friends and relatives were in at­ tendance. The old people received many presents. Macoupin County Pioneer. Mrs. Susan Weldin, one of the old- sst residents of Piasa, died at her home, aged 77 years. She was one of the early settlers of Macoupin coun­ ty, having come from Kentucky. Modern Woodmen Picnic. The Modern Woodmen of Carlinville have fixed the date for the Macoupin county annual picnic of the order, which is August 28. The picnic will be held in the Macoupin county fair grounds. Trying to Save Girl's Slayer. Perry county circuit court will con­ vene on July 7 to try Martin Ritter for insanity. Ritter murdered a 14- year-old girl in April, 1901, and his lawyers are trying to prove him in­ sane. . ̂ ̂y.v Modern Woodmen Will Hold Carnival from Sept. 1 .to 6. The Cairo organization of the Mod- era Woodmen of America is already ' outlining the programme for the big free street fair which it is arranging to give Sept. 1 to 6. On Monday, La­ bor day, there will be a labor parade, the crowning of the queen of the car­ nival, review of the parade by the queen, her maid of honor, pages and court from the royal throne. Tues­ day there will be a baby parade. Wednesday will be celebrated with a parade by the fraternal and benevo­ lent societies. Thursday, the Forest­ ers' drill contest for cash prizes. Fri­ day is to be devoted to games, con­ tests, races and sports, as indulged in by our forefathers. Saturday will be flower parade day. The queen of the carnival will be elected by ballot, and Cairo Camp, No. 4940, M. W. A., will present the queen with a handsome diamond ring. WILLIAM DEERING. Northwestern University at the an­ nual meeting in University hall at Evanston. May Remove Boycott. The troubles between the Alton building trades council and the Alton trades and labor assembly, which culminated in a boycott being placed on President Ralph Dixon of the building trades council and in a suit for criminal libel being instituted by Dixon against the officers of the trades and labor assembly, will be set­ tled. Propositions have been made by the trades and labor assembly to ..withdraw the boycott if the proceed­ ings for criminal libel are ended. Mr. Dixon^ill dismiss the suit if the boy­ cott against his stone quarries is called off. Buy Their Own Machines. Some of the farmers in the vicinity of Alton are buying threshing ma­ chines with which to thresh their wheat crops this season. The reason for the farmers buying the machines is that the owners of threshing out­ fits have increased the price for their work and the farmers say that the ola prices charged before the forma­ tion of the threshers' combine were high enough. Diamond Anniversary. The seventy-fifth anniversary of the organization of the Presbyterian church in Morgan county will be ob­ served in Jacksonville June 28, 29 and 30. Rev. D. G. Schaaf of Cincinnati, Rev. John R. Sutherland of Burling­ ton, Iowa, and Rev. S. M. Morton of St. Louis, who were formerly in charge of churches at Jacksonville, will take part in the exercises. Help Starving Family. Mrs. Sylvia Sargent, with three half starved children and a 6-weeks-old baby, was taken charge of by the Springfield police. She says that she lives in Bath, 111., and had been in St. Louis with her husband until he de­ serted her. The family was in a piti­ ful condition and assistance was given them in the shape of food and tickets to their home. Hurt In the Mines. Willis Pucher, son of Alderman Pu- cher, and William Corwin, employes of the Carlinville Coal Company, were hadly injured in the mines by a shot exploding after they had returned to their rooms. Both men sustained in­ juries about the limbs and back, being struck with flying coal, and were also severely burned. Has Woman Secretary. Nellie McMahon, formerly of Beards- town, has been appointed private sec­ retary to Capt. Somerville, superinten­ dent of the state soldiers' home at Quincy. Knights' Tournament. A feature of the Fourth of July celebration at Huey will be a knights' tournament, which will be participat­ ed in by a dozen young men on horse­ back. Selects an Armory. Adjt. Gen. Smith of the Illinois mili­ tia, was in Quincy on an inspecting tour and while there closed the con­ tract of the lease of an armory for the use of the colored company of the militia recently organized. Sewerage System for Carbondale. At a special meeting of the Can bondale city council the plans of a sewerage system presented by En­ gineer Kennedy were approved by the council and bids will be asked for the construction. Thieves Rob Farmers. The farmers living near Quincy are complaining of the depredations of thieves in the different neighborhoods. Milton Cabel lost 200 chickens and twenty turkeys. Other farmers re­ port the loss of plows and other farm­ ing implements. Racing at Camp Point. • The Camp Point Park association has purchased grounds from the Adams County Fair association ana has announced a race meet to be held in Camp Point September 3, 4 and 5. FARMERS' INSTITUTE DATES Delegates at Jacksonville Arrange for County Meetings. At a meeting of delegates at Jack­ sonville the dates were set for hold­ ing the farmers' institutes in the several counties. T'aey will be held as follows: Mason, Oct. 8-9; Morgan, Nov1: 10, 11 and 12; Scott, Nov. 12-13; Greene, Nov. 13-14; Cass, Dec. 8-#; Menter, Dec. 9-10; Jersey. Dec. 10-11; Brown, date unfixed. The congres­ sional institute wili be held at Win­ chester in connection with the Scott county institute. Centralia School Census. John H. Oxley has completed the school census of Centralia He re­ ports 2,256 persons of school age and 1,009 under school age. The total population of the city is 7494, being 7,008 whites, 484 colored and 2 Chi­ nese. This is a gain of 773 in popu­ lation over the federal census of two years ago. Carpenters Return to Work. Most of the carpenters of Quincy who were out on a strike have re­ turned to work. The difference be­ tween the painters and the employers have not yet been adjusted. New Wheat. All threshermen are busy in the neighborhood of Mascoutah and the wheat yields thirty bushels to the acre. A large amount of wheat is coming in to the mills. Invites the President. In behalf of the city af Quincy Mayor Steinbach has presented an invitation to President Roosevelt to include Quincy in his itinerary when he comes West. Mine Will Reopen. The Sandoval Coal and Mining com­ pany is making preparations to re­ sume operations in its mine at San­ doval, which has been shut down for several months. Christian County Pioneers. At a meeting of the vice presidents of the Christian County Old Settlers' association it was decideu to hold the next reunion at Palmer. ..ugust 20 and 21, 1902. Must Muzzle Dogs. Mayor Wakefield has issued a proc­ lamation notifying all owners of dogs to muzzle them or keep them confined until further notice. Perry County Taxes. Callector King gathered in a total of $111,226 from owners of property in Perry county for county taxes for the year 1901. Married at Mattoon. Arthur M. Hart, city treasurer, and Miss India M. Bresee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J M, Bresee, were married at Mattoon. Editorial Meeting. The sixth semi-annual meeting of the Central Illinois Editorial assoclar tion will be held at Decatur on July the 14th. Carlyle's Postmaster. W. H. Norris has received notice that he has been reappointed post­ master of Carlyle for the ensuing four years. High Price for Farm. The Henry Cassell farm of 100 meres near Decatur has been sold to a Shel­ by county farmer at $180 per acre. Carbondale ' s Postmaster. William P. Slack has been re«p> pointed postmaster of Carbondale by President Roosevelt. Visit Oil Fields. A. F. Calvin, George W. Crail and Theodore Aten visited the Indiana gas fields to look up suitable prospecting maciiiiiery tor the Fidelity Oil, Gas and Coal company, recenaly organises at Newton. Clinton County Wheat. A number of farmers in Clinto* county have had their wheat thrashed. It is of excellent quality. The yield is from eighteen to thirty-five bushels to the acre. Gives $20,000 to College. President C. E. Nash, of Lombard college has received word of a be­ quest of about $20,000 to Lombard In the will of the late D. Fisher, M. Dl Dr. Fisher before this had contributed liberally to the college, and that'to* quest is in addition. Marion Old Settlers. At a meeting of the executive com­ mittee of the Marion County Old Sefc» tiers' association it was decided hold the annual reunion in Salem om Thursday, Sept. 11.