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" M r Brown Still Favored. ? ^ • ; ^ Brown is, without doubt, to be ^Aagreatly 5n fovoV as the season ad- ^vances. It has held its own _ pretty l*:well all through the winter. It shows |«up several of the novelties, such as v^the heavy macrame lace. ' A brown -^velvet or brown beaver hat, trimmed ^fe^jwith feathers, of the tint of the cs- '.y^i^Hrich, is difficult to beat. For present wear, brown chiffon velvet is much in evidence. It makes v : beautiful blouses, all elaborately k,"/ „J trimmed with lace and applique, some- H%a§!what Celtic in their design. A big,, button, as large as a silver dollar, finds a place on the front of many "bodices, and if there is a touch of ^?^-gold, red and green enamel, brown '* goes with it extremely well. But for indoor wear brown cloth gowns, with elaborate white blouses, are being wora. Brown chiffon frill- ings, which accord so well with fur, , and are generally bordered with tiny ruchings, are introduced to droop from muffs and from the open Bleeves , > of for jackets. One of the New Linen Suitings. Shirt waist gowns appear to gain in tavor with each incoming season and will be much worn in all the new and suitable fabrics. This one is admira­ ble in every way and is made of 4 -flecked linen, green and white, sim- ' ply stitched and held by big pearl but­ tons. At the neck is a stock with white ties and the cuffs are white bits of embroidery in pale green. The -waist, tucked at the front and plain 4S25 Blon»e or Shirt Wal»t, 32 to 4? bn«L ' *4629 NIb® Gored Skirt, 22 to 32 yrai*t. at the back, is both becoming and smart while the plahf flared skirt holds its place and Is in the height of style in spite of the many full mod­ els. The quantity of material re­ quired tor the medium size is, for waist 4 yards 27, 3% yards 3$ or 2% yards 44 inches wide; for skirt 6% yards 27 or 3% yards 44 inches wide. • May' Manton pattern of waist, No. 4325, sizes 32 to 42, or of skirt No. 4529, sizes 22 to 32, will be mailed to any address on receipt of ten cents each, , laid in plaits. The bodice takes the form of a plaited bolero, -the plaits held under the belt in the back but loose in the front. There is a round collar mckjng reVers down the front of late. / . • -^'7:: "Parsifal Blue." Parsifal blue is the newest eeflwr tor spring and summer wear. This is m grayish blue, and is suggested by the robes worn by the Knights of the Holy Grail. It is a delicate tint and will be becoming to most women. In the last act Parsifal wears one of these gray-blue mantles, and all the knights are arrayed in raiment of the same color. In the opera these robes are embroidered with sliver. All the silk mills are turning out bolts of Parsifal blue. By the, way, blue has reached its zenith and is the color of the moment. Only a few Parsifal blue gowns have been seen in public, and there is the chance that this Fhatia may become the rage. BETTER TR10E rn: HULL HUES Good Weather and Movement of freight Are the Main -features. ..ft ...t-- . - <*? H^AVY DEMAND BY CONSUMERS Buying Strong Among Retailers, With Large Transactions in Staples and ^ Luxuries--Equal Inquiry fe*rVFoodr ' stuffs and Fancy Apparst.;'lp Big Polka Dots. Fashion always goes to extremes, so, of course, the new polka dots are as large as "a quarter," and some of them are the size of a half dollar. They are not so ugly as one would imagine when made up. A boudoir jacket was made of a cream satin, which had red panne satin polka dots about the size of a twenty-five cent piece. It was made kimona style, in handkerchief effect, and was striking with its red panne satin bands which matched the polka dot perfectly. The shop windows already show gray satin materials with black polka dots and gray, with navy blue and red dots. Thin Figure the Mode. Word comes from Paris that the smart figure is as near a skeleton as It is possible to make it. Broad shoulders are regarded with favor, but flesh is considered very undesirable. In consequence, French women are banting. Very naturally women with plump figures have looked especially Well in low cut gowns, but in this day when there are so many neck ac­ cessories and attractive guimps it is toot deemed essential to have bones in the neck well covered. The fashion of bones has made gowns that hang on the j^jMUders in bag fashion mo­ dish. the Dainty Woman's Corset. ' 'TOe dainty woman realizes that her oorset is the most important article of her apparel, and when she removes her good one, she airs it, then lays it away in a scented silk or satin corset bag, which is often hand embroidered, with the monogram of the owner. Some of the newest corsets are tn dainty colors made entirely of satin ribbon about one and one-half inches wide, laced together firmly. The hose supporters are made of the same rib- Don, and are hand painted or embroid­ ered. Gold corset hooks and stays are de­ sirable possessions, if one can afford them, as they do not rust and will last a lifetime. They come in four­ teen karat gold, both in hooks tor the front of the corset to keep the skirts in position, and to give the long-walst- ed effect, and also in hooks for the front. Aprons Useful and Arttatie. One of the season's innovations is the apron. It is dainty, beruffled and picturesque, and is to be worn both ornamentally and for use. But even the useful ones are so pretty and be­ coming as to make every girl feel Industrious. They come in coarse Itnens, holiand and crash and are trimmed with bands of a contrasting color or braid. Make them with ruf­ fles running over the sleeve tops and a poke shaped belt of some soft ma­ terial, perhaps percale. One that is strinking and becoming to a brunette is of turkey red. It has the advantage, too, of not soiling so easily as lighter colored materials. The woman who does her own housework will find the artist apron a good one and very comfortable to work In. It is usually made of striped or checked gingham. The dainty little sewing aprons are made of some pretty, colored-or flow­ ered muslin, cut in squares or circles, with very full frills all round and tiny j pockets set on. The prettiest ones can be made trcm large handker­ chief*. Large "Black Hats Popular. A11 Very young women are affecting large black hats, and large hats are always exceedingly becoming to youth­ ful beauties. They are either built on very severe lines or they are a mass of flowing plumes, or their outlines are softened by bunches of tips. An extremely attractive hat has a straight brim in the front and on one side, and at the left side it is turned up abruptly and caught with a rosette of black velvet. Another model of rough black felt is turned up on the left side and held there with a parrot's breast and head. Pretty Luncheon Qown. Very pretty for luncheon wear is a waist of point de genre lace and the pastel pink skirt worn with it. The blouse is inset with teneriffe wheels and is in white. There Is a soft veil­ ing of chiffon beneath the lace and the white silk lining fits snugly. The sleeve is made with a double wrist puff of plUse chiffon, the lace over­ sleeve flarfhg widely above the puff. The skirt is of pastel pink mohair, the very deep flounce being ehirrwL.with tucks to a deep hip yoket. ' A s Good Copies of feature. Pin cushions are to be seen _j some of the stores which rival the flowers in a garden. There are poppies, huge roses, immense daisies, and gerani­ ums which are made of sUk tissue and used to cover the entire top of a work basket cover. Handkerchief cases are made in the same manner. They are well padded and sacheted, with a huge blossom on top of the fold. v Neve (ties In Veils. The new veil is a gauzy chiffon af­ fair, which Bhades from light to dark colors. Pastel shades are very popu­ lar, as are also the reds and violets. This veil may be purcnased by the yard, or be bought already hem­ stitched for nse. It is worn hanging from the back of the > hat In yard lengths, one end caught over the left shoulder. Ths Modern Croze for Jewels. There was never such a erase for jewels for decorative purposes as there is at the present time. Not only are gowns ornamented with corals, turquoises and stones of all softs, but such dress accessories as fans, slip­ pers and collars are beautified by Jewels. Rven fancy work is made at­ tractive by applying Jewels profusely to get good color effects. > Readers of this paper can secure any Hay lH an ton pattern Illustrated above by flilincoqt till blank* In coupon, and mailing, with lOoea^ to *. It. Harrinon & Co., 65 Plymouth PlantGfc|« Pattern will be mailed promptly. IM Waist Measure (Hfortfctrt). Costumes for Young Girls. i Street costumes worn by .girls are j y,,„.; cot on the same linsa as those worn ^ ; ' by their mothers'. The Mousing Eton J jacket, completed by a girdle-like belt. is much in evidence. Black broadcloth ts much affected by very young wom- :/ m this season, but it is usually en­ livened by lines or pipings of color. Red and blue seem to be the favorite ,s, <r.. shades for this purpose. Entire white | ptototy. Htt ontiUMHia ,v cloth costumes are also favorites. > A )0a Mail to e. i' : « • ilifii ill imiliymi i .1 ««)< >i ijll^gi |n Mats & ttf tor wain in, •' ' V**" Age (UchtkrsoraUM* petta™j_JL. Chicago dispatch: Don's Weekly Review of Chicago Trade says: "The return of more seasonable weather conditions and lessened diffi­ culty in the movement of commodities were favorable factors. Reports show gain in the distribution of goods and larger receipts of farm products, while the manufacturing industries advanced in activity. New business improved in the volume of finished iron and prices were strengthened, al­ though commitments were mainly con­ fined to present requirements. "Notwithstanding the high average cost the final consumption of necessi­ ties has continued strong and buying was heavier in leading retail lines. Jobbing sales of spring wares reached a satisfactory aggregate, with fre­ quent requests for early shipment to Western points. Large transactions were closed in the dry goods, milli­ nery, clothing and footwear divisions, and dealings were increased in suits and cloaks, men's furnishings and hats and caps. Easier deliveries placed groceries and canned goods in better position and sales widened. Mercantile collections generally pre­ sented little complaint. Urgent Call for Iron. "The demand for iron and steel has shown more urgency and covered a wider variety of needs, with rails, pig iron, structural and wire materials in best request. Prices assumed a high­ er tendency for all but railroad re­ quirements. New specifications have shown very plentifully, and with the heavy construction and building work now Inaugurated there will be an en­ larged absorption of metals and lum­ ber. "Receipts of lumber ran 20 per cent short of the volume a year ago. Prices are firm and buying good in hard woods and for building uses. New building permits and real estate sales both show Bome increase over the corresponding week of 1903. Receipts of hides were 2,722,491 pounds, as com­ pared with 3,227,297 pounds the pre­ vious week and 1,479,436 pounds a year ago. The market was quiet but steady at quotations recently ruling. Leather and shoe demands Were moderately augmented. Lighter Grain Shipments., "Grain shipments were 2,872,457 bushels, 16 per cent under those of a year ago. With the recent fall in Values improvement was looked for in the spot demand, but actual sales fail­ ed to develop importance, and re­ ceipts of all breadstuffs. except corn, were heavier. Prices declined stead­ ily until Wednesday, when recovery set in, but, compared with the clos­ ings a week ago, quotations have d«£ clined in wheat 1 cent, in corn cent and in oats % cent. Provisions were in better demand and advanced, in pork 5 cents per barrel, in lard 5 cents, and In ribs 17% cents. Receipts of live stock were 253.251 head, as com­ pared with 297,436 head a year ago, showing the first notable decrease this season. Choice beeves and heavy hogs both declined 10 cents per hun­ dredweight, but sheep were in request and gained 15 cents. "Failures in the Chicago district number thirty-five, against twenty- three, the previous week and tventy- foiir 4 year ago." LOSES MONEY ON PATH'S TRIP Robert Grau Company Sinks $25,000 In Exploiting the 8lnger. New York dispatch: The best stateroom of the Lucanla when it cleared its pier fbr Liverpool Saturday morning contained the once illustrious song bird Adelina Patti, and a section of the ship's "strong room" held $200,- 000, which an inquisitive American public contributed for the privilege of lpoking upon her on the la8t of her series of "farewell" tours. Patti is the only one who profited by the tour, slie took the cream of her concerts at the rate of $500 for each performance and the Robert Grau company, which brought her over, paid the freight for a total loss of $25,000. Firs at Manitowoc. Manitowoc, Wis., dispatch: The Wernecke 6 Schmitz business block was destroyed by fire entailing a loss of about $35,000, partly covered by in­ surance. The heaviest losses are: Wernecke & Schmitz, building and hardware stock, $20,000; Vogelsand & Murphy, furniture, $7,000; Seehase & Wfmecke, dentists, $1,800. Building Strike Ends. New York dispatch: The strike of the building laborers which tied up almost all the skyscrapers in course of construction has been settled, by the men going back to work on the old conditions pending arbitration. Veteran Shoots Himself. Nor walk, O., dispatch: Capt O. W. Wiiiiams, a veteran of the civil war, was found dead in bed. He .shot him­ self. He had for many years served as secretary of the Home Savings and Loan association. ; Watchman Perishes In FliiaLvV York, Pa., dispatch: Fire of un­ known origin destroyed the plant of the Hoover Wagon Company. The loss is $65,000. The night watchman is believed to have perished in the • 1 ( 1 i . 11 ' 'A.',;,; Suttih to Order Cruisers. Constantinople cable: It is an­ nounced that the Sultan has decided to order two cruisers of the latest im­ proved type from '.he Cramps of Phil- WW W w tr w n mr *r* i i f dr* Choto* Heme from ewer M JL JL /TV €31 ij wV jE W tj the state , epeotai ly .•*'i; '-selected for our readers BOY ADMITS KILLING FATHER Fratracide la Given an Indeterminate Sentence in Reformatory. In the circuit court at Belleville Frank Gregory, the 18-year-old St. Louis boy who shot and killed his father, Clark Gregory, at the Advance elevator, East St. Louis, July 26, last, on trial for the murder, entered a plea Of guilty to the charge of manslaugh­ ter and Judge Holder sentenced hini to the state reformatory at Pontlac. In passing sentence, Judge Holder took occasion to administer some good advice to Gregory. Mrs. Mary Gregory, the mother of the lad, was in court when sentence was passed, and was visibly affected by the court's admonition of heir son, breaking com­ pletely down and sobbing aloud. At the first trial of Gregory, in January, the Jury failed to agree, "i he state at the second trial had two witnesses whom it was unable to obtain at the previous trial. Gregory said at the time of the shooting that he killed his father because of his cruelty to his mother. Subsequently he stated to the police that he was glad he had killed his father, and that he had made the trip to East St. Louis for that purpose. DEATHS THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS ROUGHS AWACK III VCR BOAT Captain Fluent of Alton Is Compelled to Remove American Flags. To save himself and family from injury by toughs during his down­ river trip, Capt. Fluent of Alton was obliged to remove the golden eagles with which he had decorated his gaso­ line launch, Rosalie, during a trip to the Arkansas river. Capt. Fluent and family arrived home afters being gone over three months. While 4n, the Ar­ kansas river, 650 miles from home, he was attacked by a party of roughs while the boat was tied up, and in­ formed that unless he hauled down the American flags and removed the golden eagles, they would be shot off, and that the members of his party would also be made targets. During a storm at Cairo Capt. Fluent, after rescuing his family from the boat, which was tied near land, took the wheel and drove the boat out into the stream until the storm was over. Schrader Heada New 8ect.'. < - Schrader, the "divine healer," lAi was the subject of pages of newspa­ per notoriety a few years ago on ac­ count of miracles he is alleged to have performed through prayer and laying on of hands, is in Areola endeavoring to organize a society of the divine Catholics, of which he is the pope. He% wears long, flowing robes, a full beard, and his ha'r is long, falling about his shoulders. His face bears a strong resemblance- to - the paintUsupi of Christ. Will Entertain Autoniobilists. Preparations are being made in Al­ ton to entertain the three divisions of automobilists who will leave New York, Boston and Baltimore, July 25, for an overland trip to the World's fair. The division will unite in Buf­ falo and Cleveland and is expected to arrive in Alton Aug. 8, wh^re plans will be perfected for a grand triumph­ ant march to St. Louis the following day. C. F. Spraks of Alton is in charge of the Alton arrangements. Proud of Large Family. Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks of Bast Al­ ton are accredited with having the prize family of Madison county. Re­ cently Mrs. Hendricks gave birth to a son, her eighteenth child. Only fpur of the children of the family have died, and most of those living are boys. The parents are extremely proud of their large family. The father is a prosperous farmer of Wood River township. Gather Remains in Shovels. An unidentified man was killed near East Alton by a Big Four train. The fragments of clothing left indicated that the man was not an ordinary tramp. Section hands gathered up the remains in shovels and took it to East Alton, where an inquest was held. The theory has been advanced that the man was murdered and his body placed on the track. It was dragged a half mile. Branch C. E. Union. ' Loren Brubaker, president of the Marion county Christian Endeavor union, has organized a branch society at Kinmundy with the following offi­ cers: R. S. Do wan, president; Mrs. Fannie Simpson, vice president; Miss Maud Davis, secretary; Miss Pearl Sexton, treasurer. Sand for Glass. H. J. Bowman of Alton is preparing to open what appears to be an inex­ haustible supply of white sand for making glass on his place near Delhi. A switch will be built and work of oUt sand will be started shortly. Prisoner Takes Poison.- Charles McClellan, In Jail at Harris- burg, attempted suicide by taking strychnine, and would have succeeded but for tbe prompt action of the sher­ iff. McClellan took the poison rather than serve a term in the penitentiary. " Find Farmer's Body. The body of Horace Becker, a well knofvn bachelor farmer of Broughton townsfilp, who disappeared last No­ vember, has been found frozen in a cake of ice in a small creek which runs through his form* -> . '•* Postmaster Resigfep^. Daniel McNeill, Jr., has 'resigned the office of postmaster at Chandler- •ille and will be succeeded by Will- lam McDonald. *f"' * Dies of |*eart OlscSis. George Mayeai a prominent farmer, residing north of Jerseyville, died saddrnily of heart disease at Us home. Bar Dram Shops* At the special election at Vandalia the proposition to license dram shops Another Iroquois Theater F.ire Victim Passes Away at Chicago At Mascoutah, Charles Leonhard. ^ At Chicago, Mrs. Elizabeth Carring- ton of injuries received in the Iroquois theater fire. At Jacksonville, Samuel Hlnckee, aged 75. At Dcla*M, Mrs. Gordon Bailey, aged 85. At Quincy, Mrs. Dorothy' Balcke, aged 83; Mrs. Catherine Zimmerman, 82; Mrs. Mattie Irvln, 70. At Taylorville, Lizzie Messersmith, 23 years; Mrs. Alice Green, 50. At Palmer, J. L. Boyd, aged 66. At Grove City, Mrs. Josephine Har- tel, aged 66. At Virginia, Theodore Stout, aged 62. Near Chesterfield, Richard Duekles, aged 90 years. At Staunton. William Archibald Shirley, aged 46. At Mount Olive, Michael Frasser; Francis Gerber. Near Carllnville, .George Drake. At Carllnvilie, Christer Keyes; Jo­ seph C. Smith, aged 56. At Beardstown, Florence M., young­ est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Jones. At Rock Island. John W. White, head attorney of the Modern Wood­ men. At Marshall, Mrs. Martha E. Pearce. At Nauvoo, Conrad Knaust. At Trenton, Lorenz Reittt-r, Sr., aged 72 years. At Mattoon, Loren Starke, son of Mrs. Bessie Starke, aged 4 years; Lewis Knights, aged 19; David Quick, prominent farmer. King's Gift to College. Tlfe friends of Augustana college at Moline have been made happy by the announcement of a personal gift by King Oscar of Sweden of 5,000 crowns, or $14,000, toward the $26,000 fund for the establishment .of a chair of lan­ guages in that institution, which Pres­ ident Andreen is endeavoring to raise in Sweden. Over half of the amount required has already been secured. Babe Is Born on Car. Mrs. James Williams of Edwards- vllle was taken suddenly ill while on a suburban car en route to St. Louis, and before arrangements could be made for her removal she gave birth to a child. The officers of the company sent the car up the track as far as St. Mary's hospital, where Mrs. Williams was taken in charge by th& sistsrs of that institution. ' To Grow Sugar Basts. The agitation among the farmers in Rock county, south of Janesville, regarding the growlngjof sugar beets, has reached to the Illinois farmers and several in the county close to the Wisconsin line have visited the agents of the beet sugar companies at Janesville and have agreed to con­ tract acreage for the planti there. Stone Houae Slides. A stone house, occupied by the fam- i}y of Charles Holder, slid down an embankment fifteen feet high at Ninth and Easton, streets., Alton and was demolished. The house was on the property line aud the owner of the ad­ joining property had cut down his place. The family were, fortunately, in a frame annex at the time. World's Fair Display. The Cairo board of trade is arrang­ ing to make a display of the mineral resources of Alexander county at the World's Fair. A committee composed of Messrs. B. A. Smith, Samuel Hast­ ings, Walter Warder, Sidney B. Mil­ ler and Capt W. M. Williams has been appointed to have this matter in chsrge. * Ask Heavy Damagea. Asa D. Clark and Martha J. Gill have each brought suit at Hillsboro in the circuit court against the German fire insurance company of Indiana for $10,000 damages for false Imprison­ ment. They chcrgfe that the company had them arrested on false charge of arson, cauaing them great loss and dis­ tress. Pension Forgery. . W. F. Rose of Golconda was con­ victed at Cairo in the United States district court at Cairo of forging pa­ pers to secure a pension. The jury found tim guilty in three counts. Honor Alton Teacher. 1 Mrs. Charles Connor has been elect­ ed president of the North Dakota W. C. T. U. She was formerly a teacher in the Alton schools, and is a daughter- in-law of S. F. Connor. Kills Himself Before Son. Charles Gallagher, a prominent citi­ zen of Lincoln, In a fit of despondency, shot himself in the head in plain sight of his little son. Melons and Tomatoes. Nearly 400 acres have been secured by the Salem fruit growers' associa­ tion to be planted in melonB and to­ matoes this season. With a favorable season, this acreage will yield several car loads each day. Nsgro Burglars Confesa. Three negroes under arrest at Pe­ oria have confessed to twenty-five bur­ glaries of residences and saloons with­ in the past two months. They declare th"» Jobs were planned by a saloon­ keeper. _____ To Erect New High School. At a special school election held In Hillsboro it was voted that a new high school building should be erected on the old fair grounds site, and bonds to the amount of $17,000 were au­ thorized to be Issued for the purpose. w. c. T. U. Institute. The Randolph county W. C. T. U. institute will be held in Rev. W. J. Smiley's church at Sparta March 21 and 11 Mrs. Mary E. Hopper of Chi­ cago will have charge of the lnati- ASK FOR REHEARING ON CANAL pretty white cloth suit has Application Is Made to Supreme Court to Review the Case. Charles L. Walker, representing the Illinpis and Michigan canal commis­ sion, Attorney General Hamlin and Judge Joseph N. Carter have filed in Jhe office of the clerk of the supreme court at Springfield a petition for a re­ hearing In the case in which the su­ preme court sustained the contention of Richard E. Burke of Chicago that the constitution of the state forbids the appropriation of money in aid of railroads and canals and that the ap­ propriation in fid of the Illinois and Michigan canal made by the legisla­ ture at its last session was invalid. A hearing is asked for on the ground that until the present amount in the treasury to the credit of the canal fund ($338,695) is exhausted the ap­ propriation must be held valid. Special stress is laid on the statement that the lock tenders will be withdrawn if the appropriation is not declared invalid, and thus navigation for com­ mercial purposes #ill be stopped. The federal government has appropriated $7,000,000 for the construction of the Hennepin cr.nal from Rock Island to Hennepin, on the Illinois river, and the petitioners contend that construc­ tion of the Hennepin canal, now under way, will be .useless without a Chi­ cago connection through the Illinois and Michigan canal. State Farmers' Election. The board of directors of the Illi­ nois state farmers' institute met at Springfield in the office of Secretary Hostetter, and elected the following officers for the ensuing term: Presi­ dent, B. F. Wyman, Sycamore; vice president, E. M. Burroughs, Edwards- ville; secretary, A. B. Hostetter, Mt. Carmel; treasurer. A. P. Grount, Win­ chester. The work for /he ensuing year was formulated. » Kills Man With Brick. Robert Murray was killed by Charles Spradley at Lincoln. Murray ap­ proached Spradley, who was at work, and attempted to pick a quarrel. Spradley then threw two bricks at Murray, both of them hitting him on the head. Murray's death was Instan­ taneous. Both men have families and are well known. Spradley was taken before Police Magistrate R^sent^al and held in bonds of $2,000. ' y Mrs. Guller Is III. Mrs. Ida Guller, who was tried for the murder of little Ewart Checksfleld at Bunker Hill last July and was ac­ quitted, Is lying at the point of death at her home in Smithboro, east of Greenville. Nervous prostration, sup­ erinduced by the trouble through which she passed, and the recent death of her husband, is said to be the cause of her illness. Peculiar Wreck, A Vandalia line freight train run­ ning at a high rate of speed crashed into the rear end of another freight train at the Green'dlle station and hurl­ ed the caboose high in the air. Pieces of the car came down on top of the telegraph wires and broke them in many places. Kindling wood was made of the caboose, but no one was injured. Secure Epwortfc League Members. In a membership contest the Ep- worth League society of the Methodist church at Cairo added forty-seven new members. There were two sides and the one led by W. E. Earron was vic­ torious, bringing in twenty-six against twenty-one by Mrs Kate Lemon's side. 8ues Traction Company. William F. Rankin has instituted suit against the Quincy street car company for $5,000 damages for injur­ ies received while riding on a our be­ longing to the company. Interurban License. ^ Upper Alton business men are con­ sidering the advisability of petitioning the council to impose a license upon Alton merchants for the privilege of delivering goods in Upper Alton. Stranger Commits Suicide. A well-dressed man, believed to be A. S. Moore, he having registered at a Springfield hotel under that name, committed suicide. The man was a stranger. Organize Packing Company. A packing company is being organ­ ized in Mattoon with a capital stoek of $20,000, and it is expected that a large packing plant iftlMte established soon. • Go to Chester Prison. Prof. Omar Dazara and Dr. 8tokey, the clairvoyants, convicted at Decatur on a charge of embezzlement,' have been taken to the penitentiary at Ches­ ter. lnaane Man. Seta House Aflrfe In an insane nt, Albert Poster, aged 17, son of D. I. Foster of Rapatee, set Are to his father's house. The blaze awakened his father, who succeeded In getting the members of the family out of the house. The boy is in Jail awaiting inquisition for insanity. Prohibits Spitting. The Centralia city council passed an ordinance prohibiting spitting upon the sidewalk or in public places, fixing the penalty at not less than $1 and not more than $10 for each offense. - > Sues Railroad Company. Elisabeth K. Beers of Quincy hM In­ stituted a suit against the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad for $5.- 000 damages for injuries caused by a fall on the platx'orm at the station be­ longing to the defendant in Palmyra, Missouri. ' Butchers' Deleft*. Herman Staab has been chosen by the Springfield butchers' aasociation to represent the organisation at the International meeticg at butchers to Cincinnati, May 914. AGRICULTURE IN WESTEfllt '-I'M CANADA. ' tta Orisln Fields. •• ^ Ranching Landau '£ -• Dairying Reaourees. » The Editor of the Wisconsin Agri- ' cnlturlst, who was one of a party of ~ editors of agricultural papers who t o o k a t r i p t h r o u g h C a n a d a d u r i n g t h e ' 4 past spring, writes to his paper in the < following strain. The reason of his visiting Canada was to satisfy himself that the reports / coming to his paper regarding the wonderful resources of that country were accurate. In view of the wonder­ ful settlement that was going on there, many from this country crossing the line in search of permanent homes" and in view of what he had heard in regard to conditions of soil, water, cli- . mate, topography, fuel, grasses, rain­ fall, markets, etc., and also the influ­ ence which these have had on the present and future of agriculture, be deemed it necessary to niaka ac ex­ tended trip through all of the abof# territory.' In speaking of the Province of Maai> • toba, he says: "The province of Manitoba oom- 7 prises within its llmita the far-famed^ grain-growing valleys of the Assini-. , boine and Red rivers. Although calledt; 2||| the Prairie Province of Canada, Manl- "Ip toba has latge areas of forests, aumer- . ou4 rivers and vast water expansions* '$> "The soil is a rich, deep, mould, or loam, resting on a deep clay subsoil. ' ( J| It is well adapted to wheat-growing, s ^ Vl giving a bountiful yield of the finest}'*} quality, known the world over as No. 5/^-. 1 hard wheat. During the past tent"-v^ years the growth of wheat and other:*-f v. grains has steadily increased, until now the production, by 35,000 farmers, ; s. • reaches over 100,000,000 bushels. Of the 23,000,000 arable acres in Mani^ r toba, probably not one-half of it is OCK cupied. Cultivated grasses yield about ' , two tons per acre and native grasses a ton and a half. "There can be no question hnt that dairying will become a great lad us try throughout the Northwest, and espec, cially cheese-making, as the cltoate ia ^ favorable and similar to that of 0»', - ^ tario. "! "Crops grown are wheat, barley, ~ ^ oats, flax, rye, peas, corn for fodder, , brome, potatoes, roots, etc. The soiL s Is very1 fertile and moisture ampli The climate Is good and the growing season, while not quite so long as ia Wisconsin, matures crops as the sua •;. shines much longer, rising abont € p o'clock and shines until abont 9 afc night. One can easily read a new£ paper at 10 p. m. The long days make ^ growth fast and push crops to matur- ' t ity ahead of frost. "The ranching, the wheat-growing % and the mixed farming belts all crosa over Assinibola. The yield and thf quality of wheat raised along the main line of the Canadian Pacific railway. • at Buch places as Indian Head and iti allied districts, have become famous. Its possibilities are shown by thil averages of tests made at the experi­ mental farm in 1902, when eleven va­ rieties of the most suitable wheat, sown on April the 19th, were cut i* 130 days and yielded 4,314 pounds o( straw and 43 bu8hels and 2 pounds of1, grain per acre. Its mixed fWnii$ area is excellent, its range cattlet, horses and sheep are the equals of anf aeen in the Northwest, and its treelesd portion is underlaid with coal. ThS town of Medicine Hat is heated and illuminated with natural gas. There are abundant deposits of brick, pottery 4 ; and fire clays." <, -1- Agents of the Canadian Government will be pleased to mail an Atlas to anf one interested and also all other iA (' formation regarding railway rates, di m fi: ss • * : Indian Chivalry. (4; The person ot a high-class Indian^ woman is sacred. She can never bj ' touched even with the tips Of the frit* gers. She is looked upon almoat as fk goddess. She can frequent the moat crowded publio place without being subject to insult. A man that would gaze at a female passing by, as owjr loungers do, would be thought a moat" un mannered and uneducated persoq^ v All this gives her an atr of dignity, purity, self-possession that is beautifal to see--the "normal poise" wo hev so much about and make such effort# to gain.--Everybody's Magasine ft*'; March. Introduced by the U. 8. Dept. of Agat;^ It is a tremendous cropper, yielding good land 80 bu. per acre, and on drj£ arid lands, such as are found in Moot* Idaho, the Dakotas, Colo., etc.. It wMI yield from 40 to 60 bu. This Wheat aaA 8peltz and Hanna Barley and BiiNuaun Inermis and Billion Dollar Qrawt. , makes It possible to grow and fattefc hogs and cattle wherever soil is fouua.,' JC8T BKNO 10c iKD THIS KOTICB to the John A. Salser Seed Co., IA Crosse. Wis., and they will send yoat free a sample of this Wheat and otlwf farm seeds, together with their C*eahj Catalog, alone worth $100.00 to an§;; wide-awake farmer. (W. N. UO v ' 'w, •y M - Fad Is Picture-Postcards. A Parisian lady has no fewer 12,000 picture-postcards. She contem* plates having every wall and ceiling of her house covered with them, an<t has just announced that It is her in­ tention during the next five years t<| roll°ct 50,000 more different specK. mens. ! '1 --: 0m ST. LOTOS TO CAUroa*!* via THE IttOX MODNTAI* These tickets will be on sale Oaf' during March and April, wh«*PwU>MM| Tourist Sleeping Cars will be operataA, daily between St. Louis, Los Angelaa end San Francisco. l*articolara ires* : any agent of the company. H C aand, G. P. * T. Agent. St. Ml , Topography of Cole* Colon is a mere sandpit a^iile long and a mile wide. At an e>^ense at $5,000,000 eansewaya hafo been MK connecting the town with the aaafaih land. :S More Flexible and Lasting «Mt shake oat or blow oat: by . Defiance Htarvh you obtain belter I nmIS „ :e than possible with any other brand assR, ~^e third more for same mouev- The pouch of the average pelicaa • large enough to contain sevea qaartg of water. • BO-ko if - Cores rekl hi the head, tluraati Stops every ache and pain instaaliy stain. Ask the druggist. 60 coats. • 3 mM Mrs. Kate Upson Clarke gaafr ought not to many. i*a t othorV A