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Summer. An excellent way to utilize year's lace collar (the collar which came about to the shoulder seam) is to use it as a trimming for one of your summery hats. With a wreath of of electric sparks fired at rapid inter- and a Tast year's lace collar prettiest sort of ,a hat can be made. Use a frame without much crown, and face it with shirred or plaited chiffon in some becoming shade. Gather the neck of the collar itil it forms a tiny crown. Place ion the frame, allowing about one and one-half inches to hang over. Tack •; securely, but loosely. Join the back as invisibly as possible. Surround .th-? crown with a wreath of roses, •: forget-me-nots or any flower pre­ ferred, which will add width to the crown. Arrange the wreath so as to sallow a spray of leaves to droop a J trifle over the back of the hat, to conceal the joining of the collar. Any of the soft sash-ribbons which ;'^we so charming this season will make ,•11 -»'a very dainty crown for a hat. The pompadour ribbons scattered with flowers are the prettiest for this pur* """pose, The crown may be in the form of a tam-o'-shanter, or the ribbon . may be put over a rather high-frame crown and shirred a trifle at the top. The brim may be of lace, or of tulle " or chiffon matching the color of the flower seen in the ribbon.---July Wom­ an's Home Companion. -t Recommended for Cook. Back of the pantry door hang a long white apron, white oversleeves and a white cap; not the pretty coquettish cap worn at cooking school, but a cap of large proportions, fitted with an elastic tape which holds it # close around the face. Under this cap not a hair can escape, which precludes any possibility of hairs In the food when One is cooking. Th# apron and sleeves cover the gown perfectly, so that It Is unnecessary to change one's dress when It is time to prepare dinner. If one is careful it is possible to cook . without allowing a drop to fall, and having on a good gown teaches one to be careful. The apron and sleeves, as well as the cap, are of white linen --•a cheap quality of table linen. They wear for years and are easily washed, besides looking clean at all times. At f least when they are soiled one can ' see it at a glance, and this does away "with any chance of cooking with a soiled apron. We Insist on our trained nurses wearing white aprons in order to have everything clean about the sickroom. There will come a time when we will realise that it Is as Im­ portant to be surgically clean in the kitchen when people are well, in order to keep them so, as it Is to be thus clean in the sickroom, in order to cure them when they are ill. Not for Rude Boreas. '•Twentieth century fashions," sighed a dame, "forgot there were such things as winds. These plaited skirts we wear are veritable wind traps. These large hats draped in lace, with broad, floppy brims, are like so many balloons for catching the wind and flying up from their moorings unless we grab them and hold them firmly down. Our boas and our stoles, how they rise up and hit us in the face or wind themselves round and round our neck like a hangman's noose! These fashions were devised for wear in a country where it is always afternoon, not in blowy, blustering, wind-swept America." Box Coat. Box coats of linen, taffeta and pon­ gee make the smartest of all the sea­ son's wraps and are as comfortable as they are fashionable. This one is made of natural colored linen with pipings of red and matches the skirt, but white and all colors are used and silk and veiling are greatly in vogue for odd wraps as well as for costumes. When liked tjtie collar can be omitted and the neck finished with a facing only. The coat is made with fronts and backs, and is fitted by means of shoul­ der, under arm and center back seams. The sleeves are in regulation coat style, with roll-over cuffs, and a pocket Is Inserted in each front. As illus­ trated the closing is made invisible by means of buttons and buttonholes worked In a fly. The quantity of material required for the medium size is 3% yards 27 inches wide, 2% yards 44 lntjie? or 2 yards £2inches wide. "Machine for Magnifying Time." "A machine tor magnifying time" is the misleading name given to a new electrical invention which makes it possible to observe rapidly moving wheels and other parts of machines more clearly. By its means one may watch the stitch of a sewing machine and see exactly how it. is made, or ob­ serve the flying spokes of a bicycle ] wheel, which, to the naked eye, would - ^ note exactly the vibrations and' strains. The machine that produces this result is simple once the princi­ ple is clearly understood. By means vals the machine is Illuminated, if the flashes coincide exactly with ths revolutions of the machine they will show it always in one position, and the machine will seem at rest. By slightly retarding the flashes so that they lag behind their time the ma­ chine under observation will seem to move slowly. This is because at each revolution the machine is shown at a slightly later stage. The machine is called the stroboscope, and will prove of great use in studying the effects of r^pid motion. ,/•: • Girl's No style of frock suits little girls better than this simple one, which con* sists ot blouse and box plaited Skirt, The model , is made of white linen trimmed .with banding of blue and white, and is charmingly dainty and attractive; but natural colored linen and all the simpler washable fabrics of the season are equally appropriate for immediate wear aCnd flannel and serge for the cooler days. The costume consists of the skirt, body lining and blouse. The skirt Is box plaited, each plait being stitched at its edges to yoke depth, and is joined to the body lining, the two be­ ing closed at the centre back. The blouse is made with fronts and back, and is finished with a box plait at the centre front beneath which the closing is made. At the neck is a big sailor collar and the sleeves are full, laid in box plaits above the elbows and forming puffs below. The quantity of material required for the medium size (10 years) is 8 yards 27 inches wide, 6% yards 32 inches wide or 4% yards 44 inches wide, with 2% yards of banding to trim as illustrated. --&---- ... , Of Silk Handkerchiefs. A writer in the current number of Good Housekeeping tells how she made a concert waist out of four large silk handkerchiefs. She was soprano in a glee club and had gone out of town for a concert. On opening her suit case at the theater she found that the bodice of her gown was miss­ ing. Consternation reigned, for there could be no concert without a soprano, and in half an hour the curtain was to go up. But the sister of the so­ prano was an Ingenious person, and, dashing to the men's dressing room, she demanded all the white Silk hand­ kerchiefs they possessed. The hand­ kerchiefs were produced--four of them. One made the back of the bod­ ice and one the front, and the other two did' duty as sleeves. Some span­ gled tulle, stripped from the skirt, hid the pinned sleeves, and a bunca of chrysanthemuihs covered up the pecu­ liarities of the waist line. Even at the reception which followed the concert no one detected the impromptu char­ acter of this garment and some one remarked: "What a pretty little waist that soprano has on." DEMANDS ARE MADE Mr. leishman Had Difficulty In Secu^ Ing an Audience With the Suttan Un­ til the Arrival pf the Vessels in Turkish Water*. Tomato Sandwich. m Cut slices from a French roll a quar- * Tcr of an inch thick and spread with fcloater paste and butter rubbed well together. Peel some raw ripe toma­ toes that are smooth (and round), cut Into thick slices, season with salt, pep­ per and a little French dressing. Cut the slices of rolls out with a round cutter, place a slice of tomato on each round and cover the top with hard- boiled egg yolk pressed through a Sieve. Sprinkle a little chopped caper over the top of each and arrange on Jace paper doilies with sprigs of pars- ~Iey between them. "Glazed" Turnips. "Glased" turnips are partlenlarly nice if prepared from the fresh, ten­ der young vegetables. Slice and boil in slightly Baited water. Drain and coyer with flour and powdered sugar. Have ready in a skillet enough melted butter or fine beef drippings to pre­ vent the turnips from scorching. Turn them in and stir gently while they simmer' until thtX \re a delicate gol­ den brown, then arrange on tja'e ^dge of a platter as a or veal cutlets. s, r;' And Now It's Wicker! ' ' The newest thing in parasoL han­ dles is the wicker finish. The knob cr crook end is used, and a bow of ribbon matches the color prevailing in the cover. .These wicker handles ate especially effective with pongee parasols. The Curtain Veil. • T. . htmemm the recent importatjbpw are lace vaib, 52 inches square. Which are Just now the rage on foreign race tracks. They are draped oyer the en­ tire hat and permitted to fall over .the face like a curtain. > Washington dispatch: In view 6f tlje fact that the American'govern­ ment is pressing its demand on Tur­ key that discrimination against Ameri­ can interests in the Turkish empire shall cease the diplomatic correspond­ ence In the current volume of foreign relations is timely. It discloses the persistence with which Mr. Irishman, the American minister to Turkey, has acted and the extreme difficulties he has encountered in his efforts to ne­ gotiate with the sultan. In the original instructions sent him by the state d/epartment, directing him to bring to the attention of the sultan the existing embarrassment to Ameri­ can educational and religious institu­ tions in Turkey, Mr. Leishman was informed that the president was deep­ ly in earnest In the matter, and while instructed to approach the sultan in the spirit of utmost friendship he was advised to impress on the Sultan the fixed desire and expectation of the president that this country and its citizens be treated the same as the most favored nation. Awakes to America's Power. ... In one of his communications to the state department Mr. Leishman ex­ pressed the belief that the Ottoman government gradually was awakening to the fact that thiiji is a great and powerful country--«tow to take of­ fense, but capably of enforcing its jast demands. Mr. Leishman's first* trouble result­ ed from his efforts to secure a per­ sonal audience with the sultan. Sev­ eral weeks having elapsed after Mr. Leishman's demand for an audience had been made, Secretary Hay, in a note to the minister, said he had im­ pressively informed the Turkish min­ ister of the displeasure and amaze­ ment of the president at the manner in which his minister's request for an audience with the sultan had been treated. A week later Mrs. Leishman had an audience with the sultan. Ventures Toward Threat. * In another dispatch Mr. Leishman said existing conditions had ceased to furnish an excuse for prolonged de­ lay in settling pending questions and that he had somewhat strained his In­ structions and had ventured pretty close to a threat that unless the mat­ ters were settled without further de­ lay something unpleasant might hap­ pen. Later he informed the depart­ ment that the sultan had taken a strong stand against complying with the demands of this government rela­ tive to schools, resting under the im­ pression that no forcible measures could be taken without congressional action. Warships Command Respect. It also is disclosed that pending the arrival of the American squadron at Beyroot, when one American consul was mobbed, Mr. Leishman said the sublime porte appeared to treat the expected arrival of the American war­ ships as a friendly visit. Later the state department advised Mr. Leish­ man that the Turkish minister had in­ formed the secretary of state that the Turkish government considered the presence of the American squadron in Turkish waters a cause of excitement and asked its withdrawal, and that the Turkish minister was informed that the state department dfd not share that view; that its representa­ tions had not received the friendly at­ tention it had a right to expect and that compliance with the request for withdrawal would have an unfor­ tunate effect on the relations of the two countries. UP LIGHTNING ROD TO DOME Crapsy Man 150 Feet from Ground Frightens Spectators. Liberty, Mo., dispatch: Alonzo Hag­ gard, an insane man, took possession of the dome of the county courthouse here. The dome Is 150. feet from the ground and the police fear to attempt to capture the man, believing that he may either harm them or jump to the ground and kill himself. Hag­ gard entered the courthouse at day­ break. Going out on the railing sur­ rounding the dome, he pulled himself to the base of the Goddess of Lib­ erty by means of the lightning rod. A crowd watched him from the street, iafraid that he would lose his balance and fall. Haggard is 25 years old and came here from Deltls, O. T. ATTEMPT8 TO END LIFE IN JAU. himself in the stomach with a revol­ ver. ile is in a very critical condition and is not expected to live. The pris­ oner says he has had the revolver in his possession from the time of his arrest, but this is not thought possible. It is thought that the firearm was handed him by one of his relates who visited him in his cell. Indiana Mljlers In a Pool. Anderson, Ind.i special: Millers of central Indiana met here and decide?! to pool their interests in buying wheat from other states. It was estimated that not more than 50 per cent of the supply needed by millers can bo «*- cured in Indiana. Charles H. Carlton, the Cleveland. O., broker who was arrested at Monte Rio, Cal., on the charge of using the mails to defraud, will besent back to Ohio. . ' • 111., -disnatoh: and killed his -wife at their home in Canton, Fulton county, and then helfl the entire Canton police force at bay. The sheriff's force was sum­ moned from Lewistpwn, but in the meantime Undertaker Messier, who had been summoned by Pierce, visited the house and while the two Were dis- xussing arrangements for the burial of Pierce's wife, the officers rushed in and after a desperate struggle over­ powered the slayer. They were forced to chloroform him before he could be removed from the house. After shooting his wife three times Pierce barricaded himself in the up­ per portion of his home and through the closed shutters announced he would kill the first officer to set foot on his premises. His mother passed in and out of the house at will, but he would not permit her near the death chamber. He requested* his brother-in-law, Charles , McCaslin, to come to the house to talk regarding the disposition of his effects, and Fred Messier, an undertaker, to care for his "wife's remains. Both at first declined, but Messier finally assented, which resulted in Pierce's capture. HEIRS MUST NOT MSE TOBACCO Will of Eccentric Millionaire Excludes ' Children With Intem perate Habits. Franklin, Pa., .dispatch: S. P. Mc- Calmont, an eccentric millionaire, who died recently, devised a way to pre­ vent intemperance among his heirs. His will, just filed, excludes as bene­ ficiaries any child who indulges in the use of liquor, tobacco or narcotic drugs. The entire estate goes into the hands of the executor, who shall manage it and divide annually the proceeds among only such children as do not use tobacco, liquor or narcotic drugs in any form or-in any quantity. There are two daughters and four sons. All the latter are said tb be smokers. WISCONSIN EDITORS ORGANIZE Elect Officers and Indorse National and State Republican Platforms. Milwaukee, Wis., dispatch: Eighty editors of Republican newspapers in Wisconsin organized the Wisconsin Republican Editorial association at a meeting held in this city. Col. John Hicks of Oshkosh was elected presi­ dent, W. G. Weeks of Delavan secre­ tary and K. T. Wheelock of Milwaukee treasurer. Vice*presldenta were named for cach of the eleven congressional districts and an executive board com­ prising seven members was elected. Resolutions were adopted indorsing the national and state Republican platforms. BOILED BEEF POISONS^ COUPLE Man and Wife Have Narrow Escape From Death After Meal. Dubuque, la., special: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Strayer of Waterloo were pois­ oned by eating some hoiled meat which came from a beef which Mr. Strayer had recently slaughtered. They had the meat for dinner and about one hour after Mr. and Mrs. Strayer were taken violently ill, neith­ er of them being able to utter a word. When a physician arrived they were in a precarious condition. For a time slight hopes were entertained for their recovery, but they are now gradually improving and may recover. VOTE FOR COTTON MILL STRIKE Thirty Thousand Employes Will Quit If Owners Enforce Lower Wages. Fair River, Mass., dispatch: Unless the cotton mill managers of this city, who operate what are known as union plants, abandon their announced in­ tention of enforcing a new scale of wages which would reduce the earn­ ings of their employes 12% per cent. 31,000 operatives will stop Work. This will be the result of a strike vote cast by the Textile Workers' union. By a vote of 1.510 to 396 the union men de­ cided to strike, disregarding the sug­ gestion of the textile council that a strike was inadvisable at this time. INOIANA WOMAN JAP PRI80NER Mrs. G. A- Johnson of Elkhart in Custody, but Is Later Released. E.Khart, Ind., special: A letter re­ ceived by Mrs. Harry Chester tells of the arrest in Korea , of .Mrs. G.. A. Johnson of Elkhart. She was taken by Japanese, being suspected of be­ ing a spy. She writes that her re­ lease was effected through the per­ suasiveness of a Danish sea captain, who pointed to her prematurely white hair as evidence of her ad­ vanced age, thus playing on the Jap­ anese reverence for old people. Even after this she was kept under armed guard four hours. YOUTH STRIKES CARRIE NATION in Illinois I Quarter. The bulletin of the state board of charities for the Quarter ended June 30 shows that the gross per capita cost of maintaining the inmates of the charitable institutions in the three months was $41.80. The net per capita cost was $38.91. The best record during the quarter was made by the Soldiers and Sailors' Home at Quincy, where the cost to the state was $28.79. Following is the record made by the institutions in the matter of per cap­ ita cost for the quarter: Elgin In­ sane hospital, $39.41; Kankakee Insane hospital, $41.83; Jacksonville hospital, $37.56; Anna Insane $32.40; Watertown Insane hospital, $34.48; Asylum for Incurable Insane, $31.79; Asylum for Insane Criminals, $51.3:5; Deaf and Dumb school, $61.08; Blind, school, $57.79; Industrial Home for the Blind, $84.85; Asylum for Feebleminded, $32.02; Soldiers and Sailors' Home, $28.79; Soldiers' Or­ phan Home. $53.68; Soldiers' Widows' Home, $52.05; Eye and Ear Infirmary. Training School for Girls, e Insane hospital, 69 WEDDING DRESS IS HER 8HROUD Young Woman Is Buried at HOhr Set for Her Marriage. Mtes Angelica Simolski, a native of Poland, who landed in East St. Louis recently to become the bride of John Smiskl, employed as a butcher at the National stock yards, was buried in a gasoline explosion at the home of her sister-in-law and died later in Hen­ rietta hospital. The young woman was attempting to light a gasoline stove and being unaccustomed to such a thing, she spilled, a quantity of the fluid over her clothing, which became ignited as soon as the match was ap­ plied. Her intended Ipisband resided near her in Poland, lie came to America six iftonths ago with the un­ derstanding with Miss Simolski that as soon as he secured employment he would send for her. The girl secured her wedding dress and in accordance with her dying request will be buried in it at the hour set for her wedJTlng ceremony. Illuminating Company™ Articles of incorporation of the Illi­ nois illuminating company, East St. Louis, have been filed in Belleville. The corporation is to furnish light, heat and power for East St. Louis, St. Clair and Madison counties. It is cap­ italized at $50,000, and C. E. Harris, George F. McNulty and E. G. Bruck- mann are the incorporators. . ~ Heavy Rain Floods 8trsata. A heavy rain, amounting almost to a cloudburst, visited Denverside, blow­ ing down a number of trees and flood­ ing the streets of that section. The power house of the Citizens' electric light company was surrounded by water and incandescent lights could not be furnished for an hour. Street car traffic was also delayed. Self-Cohfessed Iowa Murderer Inflicts Probable Fatal Injuries. Sibley, Iowa, dispatch: Fred Hokuf, the self-confessed murderer of Peter Johnson, who has been confined in jail here for the last few weeks, shot. * been wp to her old tricks. In the Boy Fells Her When Shv Knocks Cigarette from His Mouth. Louisville, Ky.. special: . Carrie Na­ tion, who is attending the annual fair now in progress in Guthrie, Ky., has grandstand She walked up to a young man named John Williams, from Tren­ ton, Ky,, and slapped a cigarette from his mouth. He warned her not to re­ peat the act. but she did not heed the warning, again knocking the cigarette from Williams' mouth, whereupon he knocked her down. Mrs. Nation was not hurt. Roosevelt "Calls" Extortion. New York dispatch: Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle of President Roose­ velt, Is authority for the charge that constables In some of the towns on the south side ot Long Island make a custom of holding up .fend, black­ mailing automobilists. .• ~r~' Hospital Is Burned. The . Mount Vernon hospital was burned to the ground by a Are which originated in a barn near by, Thw were several patients in tht* building, but all were reiitnvetl !»• safety. The total loss is $1,000, til OA being 46,000 Insurance. Sell School Bends. The township high MCIIOOI board of Mount Vernon has sold thfi bond issue at a premium of $l»7ho fur the whole issue. A contract ha« Imen made with architects of Lincoln to make the plans for the new township high school building. Grading Electric Line. Grading for the new electric line between Alton and St. Louis Is prac­ tically completed from Granite City to Glassboro, a few miles south of Alton, and big gangs of men are at work building the piers for the bridge ovefr Wood river. Pastor Accepts Call. Elder C. M. Smithson, pastor of the Christian church at Brayvllle, has resigned to accept the pastorate of the Christian church in Mount Ver­ non, made vacant by the removal of Elder H. A. McCarty to Stuttgart, Arkr Must Paint the Poles. The Chester city council has passed an ordinance that all telegraph and electric light poles must be painted red ten feet from the ground and white tkf remaining distance to the top. '• Discharges Revolver. Will Holocher of Alton accidentally discharged a revolver he was putting under his pillow, wounding one Of bis hands. Diamond Anniversary. The seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Bethany Sunday school in Godfrey township will be celebrated August 4. It is said to be the oldest Sunday school in the state. Visitors are expected, from Nebraska, Oklahoma and Kansas. - Weekly Bulletin Says the T®»np®ra,- ture Has Been Highly Favorable. The weekly crop bulletin; for the week ended July 18 says the tempera­ ture was highly favorable for growing crops the past week. Corn maintains a good condition and has made rapid advance. A greater portion of the crop has been laid by. Oats are mostly harvested in the central and southern districts with an averaging good yield. In the north­ ern district the crop is fast ripening and harvest will be general during the ensuing week, with a promising out­ look. . . t. Rye is iq shock. Barley is being harvested with a'promising yield. The harvesting and threshing of wheat have been seriously hindered by wet weather and a considerable quantity has been damaged in shock. H&yitig has progressed as weather would permit; a large quantity has been spoiled or damaged. / 1 Meager reports indicate a promising condition of buckwheat. Berries have been improved } t»y rains. Grapes are promising. The Outlook for apples is poor. Gardens are' yielding well and potatoes will glye an averaging crop. 1 , Enjoins a Railway* On petition of the highway commis­ sioners of * Edwardsville 1 township. Judge Burroughs has directed Clerk Springer to issue a preliminary in­ junction against the Litchfield & Mad­ ison and Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis railway companies to restrain them from proceeding with excavation work near the public highway north of Fd- wardsvllle. The companies have been excavating to lower their grade. No provision has been pade for bridges in several places where the road crosses the tracks, which were for­ merly at grade, and the highway, which is one of the most extensively traveled in that vicinity, has been made almost impassable, it is said. Township School Funds. County Superintendent J. E. Whit­ church has received from the state treasurer $6,182.82 of school funds, which he has apportioned to the sev­ eral townships in Marion county as follows: Alma, $256.82; Csrrigan. $190.75; Centralia, $1,893.07; Foster, $210; Haines, $276.07; Iuka, $254.19; Kinmundy, $389.82; Meacham, $206.07; Odin, $658.88; Omega. $230.13; Patoka, $302.32; Raccoon. $255.94; Romlne, $363.50; Salem. •396.38s Stevenson, $143.94; fonti. $164.94. -- iff-?, .3 Edward Seynrour Decrees That They Shall LeJe Share if They Object. The will of Edward Seymour, for­ merly of Payson, has been filed in the Adams county court. He left an estate which is valued at $500,000. trust fund of $5,000 is placed with seven nieces -and nephews for the maintainance of Eveline A. Seyn an aged sister of the deceased. Lo- ren B* Seymour is to receive the sum of $7,000 in cash. The Congregation­ al church in Payson, Fish university ? and the Center school district are to receive $100 each. Farms in Vernon j county, Mo«» are bequeathed to Ellen 4? F. Nelson, Lucy C. Green. Fannio Green and Fannie McClure, all nieces. Stella M. Starr, another niece, is giv- ' en a section of land and $2,000 in cash. Lucy C. GreeM and Fannie Mc­ Clure each received $4,000 in cash, f The farm property in Illinois, includ- ^I, ing live stock,, farming implements ' ̂ * and furniture, go to two nephews. Henry M. and Lyman K. Seymour. A codicil in the will Increases the.., "-;'! amount given to Lucy C. Green and-, ; Fannie Seymour to $1,500 each. The 'i will provides that in case any of the heirs attempt to contest thd distribu­ tion of any part of the property they • shall lose all rights to a share of the estate. Henry M. Seymour and Lfr- man K. Seymour are appointed «x- eculors. QUEER EVIDENCE IS ACCEPTED Ready to Quit Business. Peter Dumont fell from a threshing machine near Mascoutah, breaking his right leg. He lost his left leg In a threshing machine accident about three years ago, and about ten years ago an engine of one of his threshers exploded, killing several men, wound­ ing a numberTlfieiuding Dumont, who wax thrown a distance of 100 feet. He declared that he would give up the business. - > i Will «ulld Illinois Monument, The Culver Construction company of HpilitgfMd has been awarded the s'OM 1 ui'i for ttiM construction of the I f 11111 it H mntiiimmit on the Gettysburg tiMltW<f)t<iil bid was $192,000. Ila miitiMlttnlil will In* immense. On '•MIMIHI »»f ll»* domi* Hhaped struc- IMf« Ml lie lituiiktt tablets bearing 1 lit* imt 1 ttf every Illinois soldlw Who imiUitp wl In HID battle. ' M/«lary In Bay's Desth. tank H Wilntin, IN years old, step- n«iii of Kraiik HmII of Springfield, was (irottltml Hi Mildred park while bath LNH< There IK a mystery surrounding IIIM death. Me Is thought to have been struck on the head by a pop bottle Bottles were being thrown into the water and the young men in bathing were diving after them. There is a wound on the youth's head. Operator's 'Touch" Figures tH Dfvorco Case at East Alton. John Telpel of East Alton, It Is - V said, will apply in the circuit court - for relief from an order to pay his, - 11?5 divorced wife a fixed amount of all- mony, alleging that she was married in St. Louis recently. It is said that .-v he will also ask for the custody olf \ their child, which was given to the mother. When the divorce suit was tried six months ago testimony was ^ given by a telegraph operator, who heard a message go over the wire, ; sent by Teipel, who was an operator, ,' ^ making an appointment with another |J|»' woman. The "touch" of the sendee.. was established by the operator who heard the messajge, and it was largely • on this evidence that the wife secured,'- a' decree. • . Lebanon Epworth League. Nashville has been chosen as the place for holding the next annual con­ vention of the Lebanon district Ep­ worth league. The session will be held next May. Miss Cassie Poole, a Sunday school worker of Nashville, was chosen second vice president of the association. Want Free Delivery.- ' At an adjourned session of the city council a petition was passed request­ ing the. United States government to issue the' order for a free mall de­ livery in Jerseyville. - Live Stock Damages Lawns. The town of Upper Alton Is torn up over the subject of a pound master. Live stock, it is claimed, 'Is doing,a great deal of damage to lawns. Composer Passes A Way. Boston dispatch: Herbert Johnson, tenor and composer, died suddenly of rheumatism of th« heart. ' lie was 49 years old. i • Seiia Farm for $35,000. Tfce form of the Halliday estate, north of Duquoin. has been sold to Bloomington capitalists for $35,000. Christian Endeavor Secretary, y. E. Pope of Bu^ioin "has been,, elected state treasure' of (fee Chris­ tian Endeavor society. Locusts at Nprth Alton ~ Locusts in large ^ numbers have made their appearance in the vicinity of North Alton and Alton. Farmers and others who keep tab on such things say that the first frost of the season always follows within six weeks after the appearance of the first locust in the summer or fall. 8unday School Convention. --1 The Adams county Sunday school workers will have their fortieth annu­ al convention at Payson on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 2 ft&d.S. Telephone Company Files Papers. Articles of incorporation of the Troy Telephone company have been filed for record; capital stock, $10,- 000; Incorporators and "principal^ stockholders, J. H. Steinhaus, J. W. Gornet and Chris Busse, Jr. Southern Illinois Reunion.. - A. meeting of the executive commit­ tee of the Southern Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Reunion association will be held In Duquoin on July 28, t,o de­ cide on the date for the annual re­ union of the association. Reading Classes in Church. Rev. Naboth Osborne, pastor of the Congregational church at Mattoon, has announced that he will conduct a aerie? of reading classes, beginning early in the fall. Among the poets u> be studied are Tennyson. Rrnwru­ ing, Walt Whitman and John Milton. Bankruptcy Petitions-. Five- petitions in bankruptcy have i been filed in the office of the clerk of ; ̂ 1 the United States district court at ^ Springfield. They are as follows: T. O. Fry, farmer of Christman, Edgar ' county; liabilities, $2,841.35; assets., . J $284. G. W. Wasson, Christman, la-*/ borer; . liabilities, $3,618.35; assets. v|^ $115. Joseph Taylor Hall, surgeon. \: >; Homer, Champaign county; liabilities.7. $1,871.18; assets, $311. Edward c < Brush, East St. Louis, engineer; lia- bilities, $245.50; assets, $55. Walter . Casstevens. Neoga, Cumberland conn- ty; liaMiifcies; <$3£L&if Assets, $4,047.68. " V . ^ ^ Family Mix-Up. 2 Andrew Xellar was bound over to " the grand jury by Justice Wangelln of., v Belleville under $200 hall nn a charge! „ of wife abandonment preferred by Mrs.-i;^ Kellar. Immediately after Keliar swore out a warrant against his wife, charging her with assault and bat-' tery. Mrs. Andrew Kellar, his moth­ er, also, swore out a warrant against her daughter-in-law for disturbing her peace. w ""f Expert-' to ~ Probe ' Accounts* The investigation of the records of the various county officials of Chri»- tian county will be begun by an ex-- pert accolii\tant on July 25, under the direction/ oi the board of Supervisors. Traveler Is Bankrupt. Forest W. Eltzroth, traveling sale*- man of Quincy, has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the feder­ al court at Springfield, scheduling liar bilities as $1,500; assets, $233. « Coal Mine Reopens. The coal mine just west of Lebanon,. operated by the Lebanon Coal and -': Machine association has resumed op-"* erations, after being closed down for over two mem ths for repairs. : McKendree College Increase^ The^ew catalogue of MeReMreV, college at Lebanon shows a total en-" rollm^nt for the year 1903-04 of 215 studenta* This is ah increase ovm the pre^dous year. Bank at Hoyleton. Thefnew bank at Hoyleton has hew openep for business. J. W. Neff of St* Louis'is the president and Louis Wieg- man of Hoyleton is the cashier. Buys Farm at Lebanon. Prof. Edward P. ferry of St. Ixwt* has purchased forty-five acres just west of Lebanon for the sum of $2,700. Headstones for Soldiers. The Beardstown Grand Army post on Wednesday received thirty-one headstones, which are furnished by the United States government, to bo placed in the cemetery at the sol­ diers' graves which are not^ready marker-" - '^L' ~ ^ ttler "Bites Farm Hand. ChaV|eS Tobin. >&ed 18, of Olden­ burg, was bittefr-hy a rattlesnake while at work in th^ harvest field. He wa!s taken to St. Louis lmm«llaM>> ly for medical treatment. Rural Carrier Resigns. Robert Gleason, carrier on ono of the rural mail routes leading Nashville, lias resigned. His plaoa t» being filled by James Troutt. '• J , Company Elects Lieutenant. --At- an election held in company B. Fifth infantry, Illinois national guaxd, at Tavlorrille, Chester Atwood was elected second lieutenant. ceeding George Oddy, resigned? Fiftieth Weddina Anniversary Mx. And Mrs. L. T Hudson of Oil­ man hA*<e Celebrated the fiftieth of their wedding. 5 T. U. Convention. W. C. T, U. convention in* Kemper, ^ . ' ' ' m. : Mi 1. ~ T. ̂fc .'4 -,i % fjT ~ii . "i . . , . . . . . . . V.M niversar} The annu will be 'county and It.