Î r-'t - - ivy '"̂ iW'j ^ t "* * * ' ** ^ - ' ^<1 ' r, V V • *^;:-: V*Y >? ;,: >Vf" -t.v'4 V> -•*«',?. * : .'.* >f -vf... • .' - ..*•-' .-' • v-. V O- " ' ,;?: ^.-;:•:&# '.-- r^y \-'"W • ».tp.r ,?#T.. V^r >..". . • /-- ILLINOIS SI - >! #URY'S VERDICT LEAVES DOUBT Hfnabfe to Decide Whether Man Com- " mitted Suicide or Was Murdered. The coroner's jury empaneled to in vestigate the circumstances surround- ||igr the death of C. F. Drew, manager of ^be Coal Belt electric railway, who was ijjras found dead in his room at the Ex celsior Hotel at Harrisburg, returned -p verdict that the deceased came to his death by a pistol shot wound inflicted ,fcy some party to tne jury unknown. While the circumstances surrounding the case were not sufficient to warrant verdict of murder, neither is there Sufficient evidence to show that Mr. Drew had committed suicide. James fearnett of the firm of Harnett, Haynes 6 Barnett of St. Louis and other rela tives took the body to hia home in Clayton, Mo. He leaves a wife and three small children. U_ WRECKS HIDDEN PICTURE PUZZlfo QOOO COKE FROffclLLINOIS COAL Company at East St. Lihyis HJ^PPOC- ess That Is Economi^Sr^ Henry D. Sexton, president of the Southern Illinois National Bank, East St. Louis, has been presented a 200- pound case of coke, the first turned out at the Pittsburg reduction works in that city. More than forty-years ago Adolphus Meyer of St Louis con ceived the idea of making coke from the soft coal of Illinois and ejected a factory on what is now Boismenue •venue, at a cost of nearly $100,000, hut it was found that his process was impracticable. Later another factory was started west of the relay depot, which also failed of success. The Pittsburg company, however, while ex perimenting for aluminum, hit upon a process which is said to furnish coke at a minimum cost , Prisoner's Brother Is 8hot. John Chamness was shot three times and fatally wounded in a melee at Creal Springs, in which City Mar shal John Gulley was being forced bj a mob to release Frank Chamness from the city bastile. The marshal after placing Frank Chamness ift jail, went into Alexander's drug store and the nob demanded the prisoner's re lease. A wordy war ensued, and at last three &hots were fired, all of which entered John Chamness' body. The wounded man was taken to his home, where he died. Sheriff Harris was summoned, and with several dep uties went to the scene. Creal Spring Is a college town and summer resort, and the sale of intoxicants is forbid den. Frank Chamness was arrested for being intoxicated. No«Receiver for Coal Company. In the United States Circuit court at Springfield Judge Humphrey de nied the application for a receiver for the Montgomery Coal company, which has its headquarters at Paisley, and which also operates at Hillsboro. Pro ceedings were Instituted against the defendant company by John M. Schu- .tnacher of Missouri, who charged Hthat the company was beiog conduct ed upoa a ruinous basis. Ex State 8eastor George Paisley has control of the company at ^present. It is al leged that the railroads have been trying to exclude him from the St. Louis coat market A number of prominent'Attorneys were employed in the hearing. Boys Are Saved From Drowning. Jobs Bovle and Will Carson, two Alton boys, broke through the ice on uie Burlington pocket. fronting Union depot, and but for prompt.work of J, W. Appletnn, who lives iu a hoathonse near by, would have drowned. The boys were struggling in the water when Appleton ran to their rescue. He took the boys to his boathouse and put them to bed and afler drying their clothes sent them home The boys en deavored to keep the matter from their parents. Fatal Train Wreck. OataAnrg, 111., special: By the de railing of an engine and fifteen freight cars oa the Chicago. Burlington and Qulncy railway near Denrock Fireman H. C. Badger and JRrakeman W. J. Long of this city were killed and En gineer K. B. Nealey. also of this city, was injured. The wreck was caused bJ a broken rail. Jury Annuls Will. ta the Christian county Circuit court at Taylorvllle the Jury In the Z. R. Piper will case declared the testator was not of sound mind when the instrument was signed. The suit to have the provisions of the will an nulled was brought by four children of the testator, who were disinherit «d. . Remember Old Employe. Arthur Curvin of Jacksonville, who for twenty-one years has been section boss of the Jacksonville and St Louis railroad, was on Christmas presented with a handsome gold watch and chain, a meerschaum pipe and other tokens by the officers and employes of the road. To Sink Coal Shaft. Hie work of sinking a coal shaft at darksdale. four utiles west of Taylor viile. will be commenced about the 1st of February L D. Hewitt, F. W. Anderson and D. D Sliiimway. Tay lorville capitalists, are back of the enterprise. Heads Quincy Unions. At the annual meeting of the Qnin trades and labor assembly. George N. S Schmitt was elected president. Benjamin Knauf vice president, and Frederick Williams secretary.; ^ Charles Talbot Killed by Engine. Charles Taibot. manager of the Ewing salt company, was run over by a switch eugine near the Black bridge at Bast St. Louis, and instantly killed. JMr. Talbot-stepped aside in order to ®|iet one engine pass him and was ^birucA by one on another track.. Incy Building Is Partially De- yed, with $50,000 Loss. r rice cooker of 300 barrels, exploded in the storage de- i partmcnt of the Dick Bros. Brewery company "at Quincy. The building* was 97 feet in height and covered a- ground area of 72x120 feet, and fully, one-third of it was destroyed. The < explosion was terrific and awakened people living more than a half mile away. The tall brick walls, reaching up through several stories, came down with a tremendous crash, and heavy pieces of joist and iron girders were thrown across the street. There were but two men in the building at the time. One escaped without a scratch, and the other, Leo. J. Goer- res, received some severe bruises, from which he will soon recover. The financial loss is estimated to be at least $50,000, which falls on the com pany. as the insurance policies make no provision for such an accident. The plant was designed by a St. Louis architect and was considered to be one of the best constructed and most modern equipped breweries in the. West ••n Find the Fox That the Hunter Seeks. Could Not Identify Ashes. Green Parker, a former Alton patrol man, has received word from the treas ury department that he can not be re imbursed for $50 in currency belonging to him which was burned. The money wa^ given by Willis Radcliff to his wife to be paid to Parker for work, and as a measure of extra precaution she put the purse containing the money in a stove and afterward started the fire. When Parker called for his money Mrs. Radcliff found the purse was a scrap of charred leather, and Its con tents were indistinguishable. The ashes were forwarded to the treasury department. Judges Are Assigned. The judges of the first judicial cir cuit have assigned the courts of this circuit for two years from July 1, 1903, as follows: Judge A. K. Vickers, ap pellate court, Ottawa, Saline county, Pulaski county, January term; John son, November term. Judge W. W. Duncan, Jackson county, Williamson county, Johnson county, March term; Pope county, October term. Judge W. N. Butler, Alexander county, Massac county, Pope county, January and May terms; Union county, Pulaski county, April and October term. Report That an American War Ship Has Sunk the General Pinzon. C0GHLAN HURRIES TO SCENE Departs From Colon on the Mayflower and Other Vessels Go to Join Him as Fast as Circumstances Will Per mit. Switch Engine Kills Inspector. Elmer Simpson, a car inspector em ployed by the Mobile and Ohio, met a horrible death in the yards of the conipany at Cairo. He had been a res ident of Cairo for about a year coming with his wife from Evansville, Ind. He was Inspecting trucks and the switch engine backed up. Endeavoring to get out of the way he was caught and crushed to death. Deceased was about 26 years of age. Diphtheria May Cause 8trike. A'strike Is threatened at the plant of the Racine-Sattley plow works in Springfield. Two of the employes have diphtheria at their homes, and the oth er workmen declare if these men are not laid off they will strike. The other workmen. it is said, fear contrac tion fof the disease. The two men in question may possibly be laid off, to avoid trouble. Murder Is Charged Aj coroner's warrant has been Is- sue<| for the arrest of Dr. B. F. Slush er of Decatur, who is charged with the murder or Mrs. Walter Romick, aged 26. Wife of a Wabash engineer and mother of two children. Mrs. Romick died; suddenly of septic poison and SlusW is accused of having per formal the operation. He is oat of the 6}ty. 9,. To Partition Estate. An order has been entered in the circuit court at Alton for the sale and division of the estate of Peter Maley, deceased. Maley died in Alton five years ago, leaving almost all his prop erty to Roman Catholic religious and charitable institutions. The principal lunt w Alton. to Appeal 8chool Case. The Alton Colored Citizens' club, which has been raising funds to pros ecute their claims for admission of colorefl children to the Alton schools, has raised the money necessary to carry their case to the Supreme court, contributions having beeu received from all parts of the couutry. with pro h i pils. Comply With Law. TTpp|ir Alton dealers have compiled •"equest not to sell tobacco to the cftlets of the Western military acadcr ly. The rules of the academy ' the use of tobacco by the pu- |d ihe Illinois law forbids the sale tfany kind of narcotics to mtn ors. In t| A C $S 23 : way ( tran si case v Judgment for Merchant. rircuit court at Taylorvllle iP'l? was piven a judgment for »nst the Illinois Central Rail- 'Pany for the loss of goods in Thig was the third time the tried Bank Election. Tbo stockholders of the Charleston < ;4rtate bank elected directors, who • f^fhose officers as follows: President. '*JLucien Wheatly; vice president, 4^ Taris; cashier, John M. dlasstte. A r.i home loo, in ten cb and oi^ ent Henrj on a sl| Golden vented sistancc be froz^ 61 A lar J on the with a crushing was Bust) M Jonor Grandma Maurer. reunion w a s held at the Mrs Marv Manrer at Water- ^'or of her'70ih birthday Her nir.e grandchildren great-grandchild were pres- A9ed Man Freezes. Euhoff. aged 83 years, fell , |H|y walk near his home at receiving injuries which pre- , l tn from rising without as- tifrfore be was discovered ,0 death Chouse Coping Falls. Pinion of the stone coping ita,f^»use at Springfield fell shattering windows and 'he walk below. No . one 11 iB said the entire coping 'e<D°ved. Colon cable: Tfte Colombian gun boat General Pinzon, it is reported here, was sunk Friday in the Darien gulf by an American cruiser, probably the Olympia, which was Dewey's flag ship In the battle of Manila bay. Immediately on receipt of the news Admiral Coghlan left here on bis flag ship, the Mayflower. This was the last American warship that left here. The protected cruiser Oimmpia, the auxil iary cruiser Pairie, and the gunboat Castine were hastily prepared for sea, and dispatched for the San Bias coast. The Castino was quite unprepared for the trip. She had just arrived from Philadelphia, and was coaling at the time the news was received of the landing of Colombian troops on terri tory belonging to Panama. Indians Leave Reservation. The band from the Prairie was to have taken part in the New Tear's celebration, having been left behind when the cruiser was hurried away. The band departed Friday with the rest of the company on board the May flower. The General Pinzon was formerly James Gordon Bennett's yacht, Na< mouna. It Is not known whether the Indian chief, inanaquina, left his territory of his own accord or was forced to do so by the Colombians Much importance seems to be attached to that point The cruiser Olympia and the gunboat Castine have not returned from the di rection of Carti. where they went to in vestigate the situation. Colombians l_and Troops. A man has arrived here from Cart! and reports to Governor Melendez that Colombian troops had landed at Carti Dec. 21 and conferred with Inanaquina, who afterward was taken aboard a vessel, and. it was thought, conveyed to Cartagena. CONGRESSMAN STOPS LYNCHING BEE IN IOWA Mob Succeeds in Breaking Down Jail Door at Council Bluffs, but Listens to Good Advice. Council Bluffs, la., dispatch: An at tempt, was made just before midnight Monday night to lynch George Will iams and Neely Zimmerman, two ne groes charged with having committed an assault upon Mesdames Sanders and Stark Friday night After batter- ing in the door the mob was induced to disperse just before the militia which had been called out shrived at the jail. The negroes were in court Monday, where they were identified by the women, after which they were held to the grand Jjrty. A mob /of 500 men and boys £atb ered aboiit the jail where they were confined and demanded that they be turned over by the officers. The de mand was refused. Until midnight the mob increased in numbers until there were at least 1,000 men yelling and battering at the jail door with clubs. Several times the police charged the mob, but they were unable to break it up. Just after midnight, armed with a bar of railroad iron, a dozen men commenced battering at the jail door. A dozen blows shattered it, and a yell went up from the crowd. Congressman Smith,a who arrived just at this time, managed to secure the attention of George Sanders, hus band of one of the women assaulted, and urged him to go home and let the law take its course. Sanders lis* tened and then started for home. Congressman Smith mounted the courthouse steps and urged the mem bers of the mob to disperse, telling them that Sanders bad already gone. This had the desired effect and Inside of half an hour the courthouse grounds were deserted. QUIET AT PANAMA. American Marines Patrol Rivers to Guard Against Attack. Panama cable: The situation on . M . . this side of the Isthmus is quiet and benettmry ls the Catholic orphan as}^tl8factory to the nava, authorlUeg Reports from Darien give no evi dence of Colombian activity or the presence of Colombians in Panamani an territory. The thirty American marines and blue-jackets who remain at Yavlza are patrolling the rivers In two armed launches. Panamanian soldiers con tinue scouting from Yaviza through the Darien district The United States cruiser Boston is in San Miguel bay supporting the Yaviza outpost The Wyoming is having target practice and the Concord and Marblehead are both at Panama. The Yaviza and Real Santa Maria outposts have been materially reduced as they are simply observation out posts, which thirty men can look out for. Dies on Anniversary. Kewanee, 111., special- On the eve of her golden wedding, for the cele bration of which extensive plans ha been made, Mrs Miles Barber, wife of one of Henry county's early settlers, suddenly died Tuesday. IMMENSE SHRINKAGE IN E8TATE Appraisers Find Only Small Portion for Mrs. Bradley Martin. Now York dispatch: Much surprise has resulted from the shrinkage of tht estate left by Mrs. Elizabeth Sherman, mother of Mrs. Bradley Martin. It has been generally supposed that Mrs Sherman possessed a fortune of little less than $20,000,000. But by the r» port of the transfer tax appraisers filed In the surrogate's court it appears that she was worth only $3,000 000 at the time of her death, the greater part of which is in this city. As Mrs. Sher man left no will, Mrs. Martin, her only child and sole next of kin, will in herit the entire estate. BRINGS BODY TO CUBAN CAPITAL American Minister Squiers Will 8end Boy's Remains Home. Havana cable: The body, of Fargo Squiers, son of United States Minister Squiers. who was accidently killed by Gaston Mlcbaud while shooting at a target was brought to Havana from Marianao and taken to the Church of St. Angelo. After the funeral the body will be taken aboard the steamer MOT TO Castle to be conveyed to New York. It is probable that G. L. LoriHard, sec ond secretary of the American lega tion, will accompany the remains. Goes Over Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls, N Y., dispatch: A boat containing a man has been seen passing down the river and over the horseshoe falls. The identity of the ill-fated boatman ls not known. Car Strike Halts Two Cities. Bloomington. 111., dispatch The em ployes of the Bloomington and Normal street railway system voted to strike and not a car moved tn either city The men ask for Sn increase in pay of 1 to 2 cents an hour. Flnlanders Are Deported. Helsingfors. Finland, cable: As sessor Segerstragle and Dr Meinan- ler both distinguished Flnlanders of r&e town of Nyland. have been de ported to Russia Panic in Hotel. Bralnerd, Minn., special: Fire in the Arlington hotel did $50,000 damage. Thirty guests were in the hotel, and there was a mad rush for exits. Theo dore Holtister of Duluth. an attorney, was forced to crawl down stairs on his bands and knees. A. E. Bass and wife, a deaf mute couple, bad to be carried from the burning building. Enthrone New Prelate. London cablegram: The reception to Archbishop Bourne, the new Roman Catholie Archbishop of Westminster, together with his enthronement and the bestowal of the veneration pallium on him, took place Tuesday. Popular Foulards. Large figuring and ombre stripes will characterize the foulards for the coming season, and a model recently shown, which is an imported one, shows a scarlet silk with large white flowers and gold braids, effectively used for trimming. The shaped piece of plain scarlet silk which outlines the white yoke ls heavily embroidered with gold threads, and tressed gold cords are draped beneath this and used to form a lattice over the under- blouse of plls8e chiffon. The skirt has a tunic effect deeply scalloped over the two scant volants, this being outlined with the gold lace braid and a deep pointed belt of gold lace, with Bash loops and ends in the back, make a girlish finish. The hat worn with this gown is in white Irish crotchet, with a binding of white panne velvet embroidered in gold and a shaded plume in white pink and a little red dropping over the side. Cheese Souffle. Cheese souffle ls a dainty dish, and Qne suitable for the autumn supper table. Put two level teaspoonfuls of butter in a frying pan and stir in a heaping tablespoonful of flour. Grad ually add half a cup of milk and boll one minute. Then add a seasoning of half a teaspoonful of salt and one- tenth of a teaspoonful of cayenne. Stir in one cup of soft grated cheese and the yolks of three eggs, well beaten. Pour the mixture Into a bowl and set It away to cool. When thoroughly cold, add the whites of the three eggs, whipped to a very light froth. Turn the mixture into a buttered baking dish, or into individual custard cups. Bake the souffle from ten to twelve minutes, and serve hot, immediately. Fashion's Latest Monstrosities. Some of the new leather, suede, morocco and silk belts are perfect monstrosities, and it is to be hoped that all dainty women will put their stamp of disapproval on them. They, come in all colors and all widths, but the one upon which fashion has set its seal is about four inches wide and undeniably ugly. One of the prettiest leather belts ls the Japanese, which has the drag on embroidered on it in different shades. It has a silver or gold dragon mounting. The buckles were never handsomer. Chinese ones of jadestone and crys tals, set with garnets, are taken from the men's wraps and used for buckles. Girl's Apron. Dainty aprons always are attractive as well as serviceable and are to be commended from the aesthetic as well as the practical point of view. This one is made of lawn with trimming of embroidery and gives an effect of epaulettes at the front, a bertha at the back. As shown it is worn over a Crock but It can be used with the guimpe only when desirable. All lawns, dimities and the like are ap propriate. Both front and backs are tucked for a Bhort distance below their upper edges, the tucks providing ful ness below, and between the groups of tucks at the front pointed bands of trimming are applied. The quantity of material for a girl of 4 years of ageds 1% yeards 36 inches wide with then sponge the leather with warm soapsuds in which a little soda has been dissolved. Wash this off with lukewarm water, containing a slight percentage of soda, and finally dry the facings between two towels. If the chamois leather is not detachable from the rest of the garment, care should be taken that the latter does not become wet also. Hang the arti cle to dry in the shade and stretch the leather straight and smooth while It is still damp, for it must not be ironed. Misses' Waist. Young girls always look well In waists that include broad collars giv ing a sailor effect This one is pe- 4602 Mlssee* Waist, 12 to It 71a. cullarly desirable and Includes, be sides that feature, tucks which give tapering lines at the back and a box plaited effect at the center front. As illustrated it is made of white cordu roy with a collar of silk and trim ming of applique, but can be repro duced in almost any of the season's waist or dress materials with equal success, and the collar can be either of the spme or contrasting material. The waist consists of the fitted lin ing, which closes at the center front, the smooth back and the full fronts which are arranged over it, the clos ing of the waist being made invisibly beneath the edge of the box plait The wide collar is cut with stole ends and arranged over the waist. The neck can be finished either with the stock, as illustrated, or with the col lar alone. The sleeves are the favor ite ones of the season that are snug above the elbows and form full puffs at the wrists. The quantity of material required for the medium size is 3% yards 21, 3% yards 27 or 2% yards 44 inches wide, with % yard for collar, and 2% yards of applique to trim. as illus trated. The pattern 4602 is cut in sizes tor girls of 12, 14 and 16 years of ago. ' Kaiser to Stay Home. Berlin cablegram: Emperor William probably will give up his projected vacation in the south of Europe, as it Is said he no longer feels the need of rest from public business. Porto Rican Cotton Poor. 8an Juan, Porto Rico, cable: Of ficial reports from various parts of the island show that the cotton ls spotting due to the continued rains and indicating a possible setback for the new enterprise. Death Sentence for Filipinos. ^Manila cablegram: The Supreme court has confirmed the sentence of death Imposed on four natives who butchered three marines In Septem ber. ltos. 4828 Apron, 2, 4, 6 yesi* yards of insertion and 4tt yards of embroidery. A May Manton pattern, No. 4528, sizes 2 to 6 years, will be mailed to any address on receipt of ten cents. . , id Pastel Pink Sicilienne. A charming and simple little frock of pastel pink sicilienne is made with emplacements of lace and hand-made tucks. The corsage fastens in the back and the sleeves are really a se ries of ruffles, composed of the sicili enne and chiffon alternating, these falling Into a tight cuff at the wrist The skirt ls tucked in groups to the knee, where it is left to flare. The ostrich boa and muff are in woodland hrown, the boa being in three strands and the muff) large and of t^e ex treme pocket-shape. Brown Is the Color. Paris modists say that brown Is the color of the season--not the dull, sad tones of brown that our mothers and grandmothers wore, but rich, deep, warm brown, with lots of russet and red shades in it For the girl with mahogany-tinted hair and bright com plexion there is no other color so charming, although brown can be worn by anyone if combined with some other color which is becoming to the wearer. For instance, the girl with blond hair and blue eyes can have a touch of the new soft blue in her hat and about her throat, and yet wear a brown suit with splendid ef fect. - s. COMPLETELY RESTORED. ' Mrs. P. Brunzel, wife of P. BruiuMk stock dealer, residence 3111 Grant ave., Everett, Wash., says: "For ffr teen years I suffered with terrible pain In my back. 1 did not know what it was to enjoy a night's rest, and arose in the morn ing feeling tired and unrefreshed. My suffering sometimes was simply inde scribable. When I finished the first box of Doan's Kidney P>lls 1 felt like a different woman. I continued until I had taken five boxes. Doan's Kidney Pills act very effe<v tively, very promptly, relieve the ach ing pains and all other annoying diffi culties." Foster M«burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists, prico f#' cents per box. Would Experiment on Crimlnali. * Dr. David W. Dennis, head of biology and chemistry department at Earlham college, Richmond, Ind., holds that condemned criminals sentenced to the gallows or the electric chair should be made of service to human* ity as material for experiments with disease germs. He proposes that con» demned criminals be Inoculated with germs that would not Infect animals other than human beings, because, ho says, there is no other way by which certain disease germs, such as typhoid fever, can be studied.--Chicago Chron icle. 4 IO.OOO Plants for lta, This is a remarkable offer the Jobs A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, WUk, makes. They will send you their biff plant and seed catalog, together with enough seed to grow 1,000 flne. -eolid Cabbages. 2,000 delicioQs Carrots. 2,000 blanching, nutty Celery. 2,000 rich, buttery Lettuce^ , 1,000 splendid Onions. t' 1,000 rare, luscious Radishes. 1,OOC gloriously brilliant Flowen. This great offer is made in order tS Induce you to try their warranted Hld» --for when you once plant them ym will grow no others, and ALL FOR BUT 16o POST AG*, providing you wilt return this notleab and if you will send them 20c in post* age, they will add to the above a pack* age of the famous Berliner Cauliflower. (W. N. U.) Blast Furnaces for Chile. A Paris concern intends to boBA blast furnaces in Chile in order to de velop the iron ore deposits in tho northern part of that country. • syndicate has been formed to organ ize a stock company, with a capital of 17,500,000 france ($3,387,500), which will be In a position to under* take some of the iron contracts for which the Chilean government asking bids. t * yJ|s Insist on Getting dJ ^ Some grocers ray they don't keep De fiance Starch because they have a Block la hand of Hi < %. brands, which they know cannot be sold to a customer who hae oacw ased the 16 os. pkg. Defiance Btank tat •ame money. The bay of Naples has sat for Its photograph twelve yards long, Vesuvlous was asked to keep qui and look pleasant. TAUGHT MONKEY TO WORK. Pretty Needle Case. A pretty needle case which ls always convenient has two covers, 3x3% inches, says the New Tom Sun. They are stiffened with pasteboard and cov ered outside with fine white linen, decorated on the front with holly. The inside is lined with holly red silk, and the edge is finished with a silk cord in the same shade. Leaves of notched flannel are held by red ribbon which ties on the outside, at ihe back, in a long bow. Ribbons tie the covers to gether. Of Woodland Brown A pretty shade of woodland brown In cloth is effectively reueved with a yoke and vest effect in tangerine vel vet decorated with mixed brown and gold braid. The eton jacket is so cut that the shoulder overhangs the sleeve, this latter consisting of a single puff banded Into a straight cuff which Bhows a little of the braid and gilt buttons. The skirt is cut in eleven gores, which flare at the foot, and la finished with stitching. Dainty Hosiery. Of course, now that fall to well ad vanced, it Is time for openwork stock ings to step into the background. To take their place there is a dark purple changeable silk stocking with figures embroidered in heavy white silk over the instep. The silk of the stocking ls thick ribbed^ Fancy Belts. The demand for belts ls increasing. At the moment the tendency ts toward the wider sort, but almost everything is correct , Crust belts, round belts, pointed belts are all worn, and width is made to depend largely upon indi vidual needs. Elaborate Afternoon Attire. Picture hats are worn--which ttieans that they will be worn with all kinds of afternoon tailor dress; a low-crowned, wide-brimmed hat, heavy with feathers and fur scarfs wid jewel buckles. The handsomest of after noon furs are In pelerines or kerchiefs, with long stole ends, and uspally cobined with chiffon of the iame shade, masses of rope chenille aind a oorder of contrasting fur. Cleaning Chamois Trtmmlnga , Linings or facings of chamois le «r upon garments may be»£leane^ Readers of this paper can secure any May Man ion pattern Illustrated above by filling out all blanks In coupon, ana loading, with 10oeuta, U> £. £. Harrison <5t Co., S3 Plymouth Plaoe,Ohl* caga Pattern Will be mailed promptly. Name Town.. Stats. Pattern Now. Waist Measure (If for skirt). Bust Measure (U tor walst^ Keeper Has Animal 8erub Its Caj Every Day. "Monkeys, like men, should leant to work," says Keeper McCrossin 0$. the Philadelphia zoological gardens!* He has taught one of his charges t6 overcome her distaste for. soap and water and to wield a scrub brush with \ : skill. Every day the monkey goes ^ carefully over the inside of its cage, scrubbing the floor and ceiling, back wall and iron bars, as carefully as it j.: could be done with human hands. ' McCrossin saw the monkey imitat ing him in bis scrubbing operations. * Tightly clutching a paper bag, aha . / rubbed it over one railing after an- other, evincing great enVJrmenL Then \ McCrossin gave her a big wash cloth » and Instructed her how to wot it la 1 a pail of water. It was long before sho understood ' what soap was for, and oven yet sho occasionally takes a bit out of a cako . to make sure it la not something to eaL "I Intend to teach the other aalmala " to scrub their cages. If possible," said •[ McCrossin* ^ v J. "All the monkeys In the cage tako • great interest In the scrubbing open* tions, but the trained animal will not , | allow them to touch the brush, soap or pail of water. At flrst she attempts ..,A ed to scrub one or two of her brotb- ers, but it precipitated such a light ' that she dared not repeat tt.""Clagy ^ land Plain Dealer: KNOWS NOW Doctor Waa Fooled by His Own Can for a Time. It's easy to understand how ordlr nary people get fooled by coffee whea doctors themselves sometimes forget the facts. A physician speaks of his own perience: "I bad used coffee for years aad really did not exactly believe It was injuring me although I bad palptta* tlon of the heart every day. 'Finally one day a severe and al most fatal attack of heart troublo frightened me and I gave up both tea and coffee, using Postum instead, and since that time I have had abao- utely no heart palpitation except on one or two occasions when I tried a small quantity of coffee which cauaed -severe irritation and proved to as I must let it alone. When we began using Poetnm tt seemed weak--that was because we lid not make it according to direc tions--but now we put a little bit ot itutter in the pot when boiling and al low the Postum to boil full 15 minutes «hlch gives it the proper rich flavor and the deep brown color. M1 have advised a great many ot my friends and patlenta^to leave off coffee and drink Postum; in fact. 1 dally give this advice." Name givaa hy Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Many thousands of physicians 'heir own homes and prescribe Ifsr • m - - Acs 0(ehUnermiss's psttan) Writ* plainly. Pill ail blw' 10a MaU to E. E. Hair poa Plaeo. v Enclos# n robbing all over with V-