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•'JOE" OipBERLAIN'S RESIGNATION * FROM THE BRITISH CABINET. vi+* • 1-5',v:: »»»,« * SAJfeaif. T: M U mm W^-} i In 1895 Joseph Chamberlain be- ^"ifiMsame secretary of state for the colo- ^ ;:v?>iie8 in the Salisbury cabinet, and he r/^-/ field that portfolio through the vicls- ^ feitudes of politics and war for eight t%years» un^il £Te surrendered last week. Probably no British minister of r;,:- recent decades has had so tempestu- '. f > ous a tenure of office as has Mr. li'/H Chamberlain since 1895. His first 'y, H controversy was with the natives of ^^vJkshanti. He refused to receive the ./!£•" "fenvoys sent to England by King i JPrempeh and decided to send a Strong military force to Kumassi. He '. 4;«lid so, and, although there was no bloodshed, Prince Henry of Batten- berg died oi fever. Chamberlain's negotiations with Paul Kruger, which resulted finally in the Boer war, added to nis un­ popularity in England. The liberal party openly accused the colonial secretary of "nagging" the Boers into ^r-i vthe war which cost Great Britain so CAREER OF LORD HAMILTON. fe. Was Been a Member of British Cabi­ nets for Many Years. Lord George Hamilton, who re­ signed with Joseph Chamberlain and •Charles T. Ritchie, has been a mem­ ber of the British cabinet a greater part of the time since 1874. He is a conservative in politics and entered ^parliament in 1868iS He was re-elect­ ed in 1874 and entered the Disraeli cabinet in that year as under secre­ tary of state for India. He went out of office with his party in 1880. In 1885 he again entered the ministry, being made first lord of the admir­ alty. This position he held until 1892. In 1895 he returned to office witn Lord Salisbury, becoming secretary of state for India. He is fifty-four years old, and has been in parliament thirty-one years. Lord George Hamilton In recent years has been unpopular in England because of his pronounced liking for things American. He bought Ameri­ can locomotives for use on the Indian a-ailw^ys, and gave contracts to Americans for great steel bridges across' rivers in India. He defended his action in parliament, declaring that the American locomotives and Lord George Hamilton. ^bridges are the best. He said in con- V V jcluding his defense: '*• ' "Chemical research,, the concentra­ tion of capital, thorough technical education, and improved industrial organizations have made in recent years a greater advance in America than here." • __________ • •& Enforcing Blue Laws. The Ministerial association of Lan­ caster county, Pennsylvania, has set out to improve the moral tone of the community. One of the steps taken £v binder direction of Rev. A. N. Stubble- p>»}v^^ine, pastor of the Quarryville Re­ s' '^iSformed church, consists in causing the fcrrest of Patrick McManus, ,a contrac- :f'^\;Tor cf the Pennsylvania road, who is V*'Charged with violating a law passed in J794 prohibiting work on Sunday. Peo- dfc .pie in the "neighborhood do not regard \$•> themselves as Sabbath breakers, but ^ Jthey rather gag at this exhibition, of Stubblebine's real. '*" ' His Voice Good at Seventy. •'V; Charles Santley, the eminent Eng- j^;>4?ish singer, who retains much of his p^Sivocal ability in spite of the fact that J,.,' jfie is nearing his seventieth birthday, •fhas sailed for a concert tour in South , v* '(Africa. Former Rich Alan Dies in Poverty. . ;' Moses R. Crow, formerly a million­ aire promoter cf water companies in ifeS^Ihe- Eastern states, died in extreipe poverty at Ward's island. New York, $/'<•; -the other day. much in lives, treasurfe and prestige. Chamberlain always was an enthu­ siastic champion of Greater Britain. He kept Ashanti, he opposed the withdrawal from Egypt he encouraged the advance into the Soudan, he drove Marchand from Fashoda, built the railway to Ugandi, and was a warm supporter of Cecil Rhodes' "Cape to Cairo" line. Chamberlain's preferential tariff policy developed as a part of his Greater Britain program. In 1897. when the colonial premiers visited London, he made tentative proposals looking to imperial federation and a commercial zollvereln between Eng­ land and her colonies. In. that y$ar he made the declaration that "within ine different parts of the empire pro­ tection mnst disappear." Since that year he has never lost sight of his idea and it has developed a crisis which may change the political situa­ tion in England. IN FRENCH NAVY. ILLINOIS STATE NEWS FOOLS OWNERS OF PIASA FARMS DISSENSI0N8 " / . Minister ef Marine Not Popular With the Sailors. It is reported from Paris that the minister of marine, Camille Pelletan, has decided that there are not to be any naval maneuvers this year. Great dissatisfaction is expressed by the officers. The reason assigned is that a considerable amount, will be saved, but it is argued that the expenditure on the fleet does not show any symp­ tom of reduction. With regard to tins question a story is going the rounds of the Paris press. It is to the effect that whep M. Pelletan had finished the perusal of Admiral Ger- vais' report on the maneuvers of last year, which he directed for the third and last time, he handed the elabo­ rate and Voluminous document to one of his secretaries with the remark: "This is mere 'copy' a«. the rate of 10 centimes a line." Wants Damages from Archbishop. The archbishop of Paris is being Sued for damages to the complexion of one of his female parishioners. The archbishop has installed a cheap bath­ ing establishment in Paris at the rate of six cents a bath. The woman pa* tronized the place until on one occa­ sion, somewhat unaccountably, the hot water tap was turned on while she was immersed and nearly boiled her and "considerably" damaged her complex- ton. The case came before the Paris court the other day, but it was ad­ journed until Oct. 24, the archbishop through his lawyer having argued that he could only he summoned before the first chamber of the civil Court on ac­ count of his rank. Speed of Railway Trains. A recent test of speed on the Penn­ sylvania railway proves conclusively that the accounts of trains attaining a speed of 100 miles an hour, even for a Short--distance, are apocryphal. Over a stretch of 25 miles of perfect track on the New Jersey & Sea- Shore division the Pennsylvania offi­ cials ran a train with their fastest engines, and 90 mile* an hour was the highest rate ever reached. One coach after another was dropped, and finally, with the engine alone, on sev­ eral run 95.1 miles was the best that could be done. The distance was ac­ curately measured and the chronog­ raph used in the te~ts was absolutely accuiate. Admiral Casey's Long Service. Rear Admiral Casey, who has Jnst been placed on the retired list of the navy, bas seen forty-seven years of active service. He has ever been noted for his bluff exterior and Imper­ turbable good nature and was a uni­ versal favorite with his subordinates,. Enjoys Last Years of Good Life. ' Mrs. Parker, or "Mother Parker," as she is called, who has labored for thirty-four years under the American board in the Hawaiian islands, is now in her 98th yeah and is able to receive her guests at her home at Gilbertlna, in Manoa valley. Irish Poet to Visit America. For the first time in his life William Butler Yeats, the distinguishd Irish poet, will pay a visit to the United States this fall. He contemplates . a tour of all the principal cities, •/; American Plays in Londoi^^;- Fraiik Curzon, a London theatrical manager, is intending to produce none but American plays at his theater the coming season. He is at present in New York making selections.. One Man Disposes of His Property to a Speculator. A man representing himself ar Mr. "(Wok visited the farms of M. C. St ell e, William Downs, Ferdinand Hueneger, John Harris, Caleb Robinson and Mrs. Lizzie Hunter, all in Piasa township, and conti acted with them for the pur­ chase of 1,000 acres cf land, on which, he stated, he proposed establishing a hog and cattle ranch. In the center of the tract of land was forty acres, owned by George Robinson of Hettic, and this had been offered for sale some time before. The prospective purchaser agreed to meet all the par­ ties in Jer8yville. The farmers all went to the meeting place early, but tip to 6 o'clock that evening Mr. Cook appeared not, and the only transfer recorded was that of the forty acres owned by Mr. Robinson, which tract was sold for $400 to John Jones of Piasa township, who expected to re­ sell to Cook for $800. MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY OPEN8 LOSES FAiTH IN HIS FRIEND Nearly 600 Are Enrolled at the De­ catur Institution. The formal opening of the James Mllllkln university was an epoch in the educational history of Decatur. There were 562 students enrolled. There are four large buildings ready for use. The engineering hall, the do­ mestic economy hall, liberal arts hall, machine shops and power house. The buildings cost $210,000 and the equip­ ment' $25,000. The property has a frontage on West Main street of 1,320 feet, and the campus covers thirty-five acres. The gifts to the institution amount to $620,000. The faculty in­ cludes Dr. A. R. Taylor, president; i Mrs. Isabelle T. Machen, Latin and Greek; Dr. W. T. Galloway, biology and zoology; Charles A. Theserve, physics and chemistry; Robert L. Kel­ logg, modern languages; Charles H. Bailey, manual training; J. H. Gill, mechanical and electrical engineering. The university colors are blue and white. Judge Inflicts Severe Penalty on Ac* ' quaintance Who Beat Hla Wife. W. W. Brown, colored, of East St. Louis says that in the future when he is arrested for beating his wife he will call for a jury. He was arrested and when taken before Judge Beach declared that as he had known the judge for years he would trust him to do justice. His wife said that be­ cause she did not have supper ready he had knocked her down and kicked her. Judge Beach fined Brown $200 and stated that all wife-beaters brought before him would be fined the limit. Brown was taken to jail in Belleville. Farmers May Sue. A number of the farmers living south of East St. Louis and west of the bluffs have engaged counsel to bring suit against drainage commis­ sioners of Centerville Station district. They claim that the commissioners have failed to open the canal to allow the water to flow njpm the lands. They also charge that had the com­ missioners acted according to law a portion of a crop would have been saved. The case will be tried at Belleville. Apple Growers Meet. The Mississippi Valley Apple Grow­ ers' Association held its fall meeting at Quincy, S. N. Black of Clayton, president, presiding. Reports in the Immediate vicinity indicate that there will not be more than 10 per cent of a crop of apples this year. E. T. Rob- bins of Payson had a paper on "Or­ chard Cultivation," Homer D. Brown of Hamilton a paper on "Quantity vs. Quality," and Capt. S. D. Mokes of Mount Sterling a paper on "The Or< cbhard." i Vaymen Call on Bishop. Frank'T. Kuhl, S. A. Bullard, S. E. Prather, Lee Matheney and John T. Capps, a committee from the First M. E. church of Springfield have gone to Quincy to confer with Bishop Fow­ ler as to securing a successor to Rev. D. F. Howe, who resigned as pastor of the First church, and also to en­ deavor to secure the Illinois confer- erence permanently for Springfield. Bootlegger Is Punished. Ebenezer Sanders was arrested at his home in Greenville, having been caught in the act of bootlegging whisky by Sheriff Floyd, who stood at a window at Sanders' back and saw him sell whisky to a boy. Sanders has a government license, but was given a felxty-day jail sentence ' by Judge SrorsKin the county court. Naval Militia Elections. The Alton^division of the naval mi­ litia has elected the following officers to fill vacancies caused by resigna­ tions of Lieut. E. V. Crossman and Lieut. W. P. Crane: Albert H. Hast­ ings, lieutenant, senior grade; Wilbur Streeper, lieutenant, junior grade; Samuel Darnell, first ensign; Ralph Davis, second ensign. Changes Water Course. _ Daniel Hartnett of Bunker Hill was awarded damages to the amount of $340 by a board of arbitrators as dam­ ages by reason of Frederick Wulf, his neighbor, changing the natural water course upon his land, which caused damage to Hartnett's growing crops. The case bad been in the courts over tour years. Foreign Missions Delegate. . Mrs. William Eads and Mrs. John York of Springfield has been chosen delegates and Mrs. Alice Morrow and Mrs. George Hoole alternates to the Illinois conference of the Woman's home and foreign missionary socie­ ties. which will bo held in Decatur October 14-16. Police Chief Gets Busy. *' Chief l^irdy bas decided to sup­ press disturbances In sections of Al­ ton where ladies are accustomed to g«>. He further slates- that he has Is­ sued special orders to raid places in which boys are likely to be found shooting craps. Fatstt Brawl. Fred Walters, twenty-four, a euerk in the Vandalia freighthouse, East St. Louis, died from the effect of in­ juries which he received at the hands of Rufus Bell, colored, also employed at the freight house. The men quar­ reled and came to blows. Friends of Bell admit that he struck Walters on the head with an iron rod. Workmen about the place separated them. Walters, a moment later began to grow sick and was sent to the hos­ pital abmout an hour after. Increases Assessment. The Christian county board of re­ view has finished its work. The board increased the personal .proper­ ty assessment $165,000. The live stock of the county and its assess­ ment value is as follows; 18,719 horses, value, $200,963; 36,898 cattle, value, $175,587; 46,336 hogs, value, $61,896. The average value of the lands in Christian county was found to be $58 an acre. Leg Is Amputated. Deputy County Clerk John L. Bnnch underwent a surgical operation at Greenville whereby his left foot was amputated. A fall under a freight train at Clifton, Kas., fifteen years ago resulted in his foot being badly crush­ ed, and it eventually became so pain­ ful that he decided on an amputation. Clay County Sunday School. The Clay County Sunday School as­ sociation has elected ^hese officers: J. I. Woolridge of Iolj^, president; Jos. S. Peak of Flora, secretary; J. B. Bell, treasurer; Mrs. T. J. Friend, super­ intendent of primary department. Fall Into Vat of Hbt Water. Louis Brooks, Charles Roonk and Mioses Hart, employed in the render­ ing department of the Swift packing plant, in East St. Louis, fell into a vat of hot water and were badly scalded. City Hall Is Paid For. Tha city hall of Springfield* built several years ago, has been paid for in full at last. A neat souvenir has been issued by the present adminis­ tration in celebration of the fact. ' Decatur Woman Is Injured. Miss Helen Richards of Decatur was seriously injured in Chicago while riding on a grip car. A sudden 8top threw all the passengers for­ ward against the seats. ' Veteran Drops Dead. William T. Bilyou, an old soldier, fell dead at his home in Greenville. The funeral toq£ place under the auspices of Colby Post No. 101, G. A R. Rural Delivery From Quincy. United States Postpffice Inspectors Brigham and Kamp We considering the matter of establishing new free rural mail delivery out of Quincy. Workman Is Burned. E. H. Moran, a doubler at the Na­ tional enameling and stamping works at Granite City, was severely burned while working about hot metal. Engine Crushes Man. Andrew Thomas, aged 54, was in­ stantly killed by a Burlington engine near Beardstown. He left a large family. Packing House Burns. The Joseph Steidt packing house, just north of Paris, was destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $10,- 000. Farmer Is Bankrupt. Thomas J. Workman, a prominent farmer residing near Chandlervtlle, has filed a petition in bankruptcy. j t r rJvef*etf8t-b< Filling, for Breakwaters. 1T1i> ernnmlssionerR of Venice. Name- oki and Chouteau drainage districts have purchased a large tract of land, which will he used in tiHiug litr breakwaters for the new levee. Factory Law Violations. State Factory Inspector Edgar T. Davies has made charges of twenty violations of the child labor law against an Alton shoe manufacturing company. Ten charges are for work­ ing boys under age and ten fpr work-* ing boys over eight hours a day. r., J-S4 Workman Is Burned. , <Shester Stamps, employed at tlMt Ilapgood plow works at Alton, was se­ verely burned about the face, neck and hands by the explosion of naph- rain Kills Cattle. ;-l»ound freight on the Clover Leaf railroad ran into a bunch oi cattle belonging to Fred Bardelmeter. near Fruit Station, killing all the animals. The train was derailed and consider­ able damage done to rolling stock, al­ though no one was injured. , •'•Free Scholarship. " The'^flkters of the Cass county farm­ ers' institute have conferred a free scholarship in the state agricultural college upon Ho warded wards, a son of F. Edwards, residing near Ashland. Shanghai" Strike Breakers. Forty negro vagrants rounded np by the police were marched to the Illinois Central railroad station at Cairo, lock­ ed in a car attached to No. 1 and sent to New Orleans, where they will take the places of the striking freighthand- lers. The shipmeuts of negroes will be voelinued. JMIEACH ANEW RELIGION. Persian Missionaries Seek Convsrts In New England. It will doubtless startle many peo­ ple to learn that Persians, descend­ ants of Mohammedans, are at work in New England trying to make converts. And the religious movement which they represent is not only purely Eastern but Persian, and in a sense Mohammedan, since it originated in a reform movement of Mohammedans. New England has certainly reached an Interesting period in its history when Persian monks of a religion that did not exist when the Mayflower came to anchor there are not only preaching but making converts. The new religion is represented by Mima Abul Fazl, an eminent oriental scholar, formerly a distinguished pro­ fessor in the Jleading college of phi­ losophy and/4heology of Teheran, Persia, and Mlzra Ali Kull Kahn of the Royal College, Teheran, a scholarly young Persian who is also educated in English, and who acts as interpre­ ter to Mirza Fazl. The spirit of tolerance, the cry for economic and facial adjustment, the efforts toward peace and unity which are abroad in the world at the present CHARLES T. RITCHIE. WHO HAS GIVEN. UP HIS OFFICE IN BRITISH CABINET. ABDCL̂ BZm ABBOJl "/ZiSTEP" time are said to be due directly to the presence of the great prophets' of this faith, who have been "manifest­ ed" in Persia during the past sixty years. Since the advent of Jesus the western world has been prone to brush aside all such claims as un­ worthy of notice. MOUSE TOPER MEET8 QAD FATE. ills Lingering for "One Mfrr* Prink" Was Fatal. "I saw a little tragedy the other night which would furnish a strong argument for a Mouse Temperance Union," said a suburbanite. "We had been troubled by mice In our house, and my wife $ot a cat. A few even­ ings later I heard a scratching noise in the cellar, and taking puss with me, 1 started to Investigate. "The sight presented would bave shocked a temperance mouse. A bot­ tle of claret had fallen over on one side, cracking the bottle and permit­ ting most of the wine to run out on the shelf. A dissipated young mouse had found the bottle and had evident­ ly started in to have a regular toper's celebration. And he succeeded. "When I appeared the mouse was certainly the possessor of a jag of large proportions. He stood up on his hind legs near the broken bottle and blinked at me in an amiable manner, as if asking me to join the festivities. Then he toppled over on one side and wagged his head from side to side, after which he started in to drink more of the spilled claret. In the meantime puss had espied the mouse and v/asn c losing any time in mak­ ing after it. "The mouse saw the cat plainly enough and had plenty of time to get away. But he wanted 'one tmore drink.' In addition I think he had leached that state of vinous amiabil­ ity where it was disposed to look upon even cats with a friendly eye. The instant the cat gained the shelf she went for the mouse with a dash. Even then the mouse didn't seejn to care much. It didn't display any ter­ ror until the cat's jaws closed on it. Then it gave a little squeak. Bat it was too late." " 1 " • I s ) • •$; Tailor •"bird's Nest. These East Indian birds are noted for their skill in sewing leaves to­ gether for their nests. Strange Chrysanthemums.. Chrysanthemums in Japan are trained into numerous quaint shapes. In Tokyo there are gardens filled with life-size figures made entirely of the llowers and leaves, the faces being masks, and these chysanthemum fig­ ures accurately represent court ladies, warriors, children and animals, one of the favorite designs beifcg a young lady with a fox's tail peeping from under her dress, and a mask which by the 'touch of a string turps into Reynard's head. Charles T. Ritchie, who lays down the portfolio of the chancellor of the exchequer in the British cabinet, has been described by T. P. O'Connor as "the genius of commonplaceness." He is a Scotchman and has been in par­ liament since 1874, and, as O'Connor says, he has succeeded by sheer force of being commonplace. In his twenty- two years of parliamentary life he has made hundreds of speeches, but all of the plodding kind. He never has taken part In any of the great party debates, and yet no minister has passed so many measures Into law. Ritchie is a man of wealth who has amassed a fortune in the shipping business. He is pre-eminently a business man, to whose success free trade has contributed practically everything not supplied by his own shrewdness and ability. He first entered the house in 1874, and, after serving his party on the back benches for eleven years, was promoted to office by Lord Salisbury in 1885. His first ministerial post was that of secretary to the admir­ alty, but he Is more likely to be re­ membered by his record as president RULES OF CHILD'S BANK. Modern Institution Conducted on Old-Fashioned Lines. Lord Jersey, who is a man of fifty- eight, popular and respected, is prin­ cipal proprietor of Child's London bank, a rule of which establishment is that one partner should always sleep on the premises. In addition to this a head clerk is constantly on duty "keeping officershlp," as it is termed, and several junior clerks also live and sleep in the house. Another quaint relic of past days is the habit of calling the front of the bank the "shop" and its back premises the "counting house." Much is written of the modern business woman, but^she existed as a social factor nearly a century ago. From 1806 until 1867 Sarah, cduntess of Jersey, ruled Child's band as head partner and signed the firm's books and shared profits until the dftys of her death. Killed Snake, Then Faintftt. Mrs. Lewis Sears of Huntsville, Mo., Is not afraid of a mouse ,or even a snake--until the danger is past. The other day she reached up Into the pantry and touched something cold and clammy. Climbing on a chair, sfie dis­ covered a good-sized black snake asleep on a large platter. Mrs. Fears picked up the dish and threw the rep­ tile out into the yard, where she killed it with a broom handle. Then she screamed and fainted. of the local government 6oaM. tt was when acting in that capacity that " he was called upon to pilot through _ ~ the house of commons the local gov- „ ernment bill of 1888, which establish-;' ed county councils throughout Eng­ land and Wales, and It was then that, he temporarily earned the title of ^Ritchie the Radical." The title was* In one sense not undeserved, for Mr. ' Ritchie has always shown himself ready to take an independent view of questions submitted to him, and that > quality is, in the eyes of conserva- • tives of a certain type, a deadly po­ litical sin. Happily, neither the coun- • try nor Mr. Ritchie himself has suf­ fered from Mr. Ritchie's radicalism. \ He has passed successfully from one important office to another, doing his" work well and leaving in each case a. solid reputation behind him. From- the local government board he passed to the home office. Mr. Ritchie was one of $he first to'._v denounce Chamberlain's preferential/ tariff policy, and his withdrawal from . the cabinet has been assured ever since Premier Balfour openly advo­ cated a departure from England's, traditional policy of tree trade. WOMAN A PROFOUND SCHOLAR. Miss Alice Fletcher Prominent, in Many Ways. , t. Miss Alice Fletcher has for years: been associated with the Indian bu- : reau and the Smithsonian museum at Washington, and in the former capa­ city has done work performed by no 5 other woman. She surveyed govern- ment land among the Omahas and had j charge of the division of these lands. She is known, perhaps, to the popular "|p mind by her work in making known /.^jS the Omaha music, which for the first. time was written under her care, the words of their songs being translated . ^ by her. Miss Fletcher founded the" w?? Woman's Anthropological society oKi' Washington and was for some years' its president. She holds the Thaw', fellowship iu the Peabody museum. ew Carne- • «e of keep- v ̂ Micrieff. It vjy Men Who Declined Honors. The Instances of men declining peer­ ages are lew. John Walter was one and the late Squire Montagu of York­ shire was another. Sir William Har- court was a third and Mr-. Chapin a fourth. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach also declined a peerage by anticipation in saying publicly when the project was mooted that he considered his bar­ onetcy (one of the oldest) was a great­ er hopor than a newly created peer­ age. • The First Repeating Rifle. Dr. W. R. Tinker of South Manches­ ter, Conn., has what he claims is the first repeating rifle ever made. It ••as patented by C. N. Spencer March 6, 1860. The rifle is the model on which the patent was granted and came into the doctor's possession as a gift from his father-in-law, John Sault. It was given to Mr. Sault by the inventor. J<:-. • (Rhird Breaks log. Mary Elizabeth Thielecke, aged 4 years, daughter of EL W. Thielecke of Cairo, fell out of a second-story win- tioW And broke her left leg. siiu-* ^; - His First Trolley Ride. fetnfth A. Brooks of St. Albans Point, Vt, a hale and hearty farmer. 164 years old. drove to 9t. Albans Bay a few days ago, and from that point took a trolley ride to Swanton and j back, the first tinje he had ever rl'd- ia*. m electric car. . \ Practical Lessons in Warfare. Major Baden-Powell, younger broth­ er of the defender of Mafeking, has col­ lected and elaborated notes made in active service cf three years and has published them in a book. Ft is not s mere story of experiences, being chiefly devoted to deducing practical lessons from campaigns in which the author has participated. Burglar Made a Mistake. ttrs. Maud Richardson, wife cf a professor in the University of Cali­ fornia, chased a burglar into a closet in her borne in Berkeley, slammed and locked the door and stood guard until the arrival of the police. Home of Famous Scotch Soldier* The gift of $2,500,000 to Dunferm- y<: line, Scotland, by Andrew Carne-. gle, Is chiefly for the purpose ing up the estate of Pittencrieff was in the great gaunt house of Pit- • tencrieff, in 1710, that Gen. John Forbes was born--the man who in after years drove the Frcnch from. • Fort Duquesne. founded Fort Pitt and ; named Pittsburg. Soon after the death f of Gen. Forbes at Philadelphia in 1759 his elder brother sold the family es­ tate. The name Pittencrieff means "Hole in the Wood." "Pitt" being hole or hollow and "Crieff" wood or forest. Altered Circumstances. Peter Arthur, who was for many years identified with New York publi- ; cations and now holds a staff post- tlon on the London Punch, was talk- > lag with a friend, who made the trite \ observation that circumstances alter cases. "They do. indeed," assented Mr. McArthur. "The mob that wants' to hang a man is never half so par­ ticular In the matter of identification' , . as is the bank cashier whu ia aBked to cash a check for $3." Easy Name to Pick. When Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dumpling of Jasper county. Missouri, asked their friends to suggest a ram? for the new baby boy the vote was unanimous for^ "Apple." 3" * • How About TKlit* A Boston man has a house automo­ bile afloat on the state's roads. How would you feel to find % hops S^4- running over May St?rt Temperance Hotel John D. Rockefeller, whose hostility to the liquor business closed the fa­ mous Weddell hotel in Cleveland as soon as the Standard Oil man got con­ trol of it. may build a temperance ho­ tel on part of the Weddell house site. Such a plan has been discussed by L. W. Bowers and J. G. W. Cowles. mana­ gers of John D. Rockefeller's real es­ tate interests. Jules Verne Not Bliai 1 Jules Verne, it appears, is not so badly off as to his sight as has been supposed. He has written to a friend stating that there are symptoms of cataract in the right eye. but no more. "If I had to read alt the letters addressed to me on the suDject I shouldc^rtainiy end by going blind,** conclutles the . author cheerfully. Morgan's Religious Leaning** 'ii Few merf go to church more reglt- larly than Pierpont Morgan, who is very fond of religious exercise-i. When at home he invariably pmbm his Sunday evenings in siaglMi hymns, but la characteristically tnuT in hit wltcUoia • • • - i 'OA