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zV MW TALKS . "-J % Short Circular Capes in Style. ;, Short circular capes are all the -Jfcshion right now. Those most in /Wogue for late August days and early autumn weather are of coarse lace; any lace like Cluny, Bruge or point Venise is in favor. The capes vary in length. Sometimes they fall just to tiie shoulders, other reach to the bust line, and still others touch the waist. c In ecru or dyed to match the color df the gown they will be the most fashionable during the early fall. The •mart girl is sure to contrive many acvel ways of adding to the charm of her cape. She may fasten it down the front with big, artistic-looking but; tons, or it may have the effect of be­ ing tied together with many smart- looking little black satin bows. If ' ate wishes to more decidedly change its effect she will Blip satin messalin^ or velvet ribons through the meshes of the lace at either side of the front. i 'At th^ neck the ribbons are tied in toeettes, and theti again a bit further down.--September Woman's Home Companion. Midget Furniture. . For the nursery there is midget fur- ,Stture, of a kind that delights the jfeiearts of the children, not doll furnl- iture, but 'furniture of just the right 'aort for the use of children; comfort­ able easy chairs about one-third the alze of those in mother's room, cov- eied with pretty cretonne; a small aofa and a little box couch, covered to match, says the Ohio State Journal. The little toilet table is draped with the cretonne, and there are hangings lot it at the door. A small white writ- tog desk and table, with a white chair of corresponding size, have a pRice in one corner of the room and on the desk are slate and pencil and an ai« phabet game. The cretonne box couch makes an excellent receptacle for toys when they are not in use. tag as well as a tasteful luncheon dish, or one to be served at a Sunday evening suppe^. It is easily made. Soak one tablespoonful of gelatine as usual, and mix it with a can of salmon and three-quarters of a cup of salad dressing. Set it away to harden. This is but one of many similar dishes which any skilful oook may devise. Misses' Tourist Coat. The tourist coat has taken a firm hold on popular fancy and will be much worn during the coming season by young girls as well as by grown women. This one is peculiarly desir­ able and suits the general wrap and the costume t equally well, but, in the case of the model, is made of dark blue cheviot trimmed With braid and stitched with corticeUi siifc ami Excellent Pear Dessert. _ Cook one-half cup of rice twenty minutes In plenty of boiling salted water. Drain and put in the double boiler, with a half cup of rich milk. Cook until the rice is soft and the milk absorbed. Sweeten lightly and aeason with a few drops of vanilla, two teaspoonfuls of preserved ginger juice and a few drops of lemon juice. Turn into a mold to cool. Drain at quart of stewed pears free from juice, fill their centers with preserved gin-, ger chopped fine and moistened with a teaspoonful of orange juice. Turn the rice into a low glass dish, arrange the pears about it, and garnish with ginger and whipped cream. , For Afternoon Wear. Pull waists made with deep point- ad yokes are exceedingly becoming to girlish figures and are much liked (or the waists of afternoon wear. This one is made of rose-colored wool ba­ tiste, the yoke being of finely tucked •Ilk, with a design of bias banding forming loops in which medallions of lace are set, and round the lower •dge of the yoke is a frill which matches the waist and which is •titched and trimmed with an em­ broidered hand. To make the waist Is designed for wear over any gown. The ,coat is made with loose fronts and back, the latter being confined at the waist line by means of a belt cut in two portions that are lapped one over the other and held by but­ tons. The sleeves are wide and am­ ple, finished with roll-over flare cuffs. The quantity of material required for the medium size is 4% yards 27 inches wide, 2% yards 44 inches wide or 2% yards 52 inches wide. Designed by May Hanfufi, for a girl of 14 years of age will be required 6 yards of material 21, 4 yards 27 or 2% yards 44 inches wiQe, with 1 yard of yoking material. Grape Catsup. To make grape catsup get seven pounds of grapes. Pick them off the stems, wash them, put them in a atone jar and set the jar over the fire in a deep pot of boiling water. Let the grapes cook in this scanner for an hour in order to loosen the seeds. Remove from the fire and •train through a sieve, being careful that all the pulp goes through. Then add a pint of good cider vinegar, three and a half pounds of sugar and a teaspoonful each of cinnamon and cloves. Return to the fire and cook Vntil thick. Fish Pudding. Ingredients--One-half pound oooked fish, % pound cooked potato, 1 ounce butter, 1 egg, 1 tablespoonful milk, 1 teaspoonful chopped parsley, pepper • and salt. Method--Remove the fat and skin from the fish, and break the fish into small flakes; rub the potato through • wire sieve; mix it with the fish, add pepper and salt; melt the butter in a saucepan, add the fish mixture to it, mix well together; add the egg (well beaten), the milk and parsley; 1>our the mixture into a buttered mould or pie dish, cover with crumbs, bake in a moderate oven for about thirty minutes, turn out on to a dish- paper, garnish with parsley-and lem­ on, and serve. Jellied Salmon. V ^Those who are most interested In more substantial courses at the table'will be glad to try the jellied •almon, which makes a most appetiz- Shirred Flounces. Shirred flounces are a favorite trim ming for the new skirts* and the old- fashioned scallops which displays rows on rows of beautiful machine stitch­ ing are also the mode this season. The perfected oscillating stitch has re­ vived this effective mode of finish. The woman who is planning her au­ tumn frocks will do well to remember that skirts and tucks are conspicuous on the best of the imported models. A clever gown which illustrates this is made of champagne eolienne, with gold embroidery and amethyst velvet as the trimming. The very full skirt is finely shirred at the hips. Two box plaits form the center front, while at the sides and toward the back near the bottom is a graduated flounce. This flounce has a scalloped edge, and is shirred near th» top. Flat amethyst velvet rosettes decorat­ ed with gold embroidery trim the low­ er portion of the box-plaits*. The skirt has a short train and the champagne silk drop-skirt is made with a deep flounce, stiffened with Princess hair­ cloth. Fancy Covert Coats. Lest the covert coat approach mo­ notony a variety of finishings is in­ troduced into its making. Full sleeves have been introduced, and now some of the short jackets have full backs held in at the waist with a short strap. Others have wide stitched bands curved around over ;the shoul­ ders half way to the back, forming a cape effect Slot seams, braiding, appliques and rufSings are all Intro­ duced, lending the erstwhile simple covert jacket a most festive aspect. New Form of Entertainment. At a luncheon a short time ago a new form of entertainment was pro­ vided by the guests themselves. The hostess asked each one to come in some way representing her fad; then the guests were supplied with pencils and cards and the one who guessed the greatest number of hobbies sug­ gested received a prize. One girl, who wished to show that she was fond of music, had fastened to her dress a picture of a crying kitten with a- bandaged head--mieu-sick. Butter Cookies. { Cream together one cup of butter and one cup and a half of light brown sugar; then add one teaspoon of va­ nilla and one well-beaten egg. Slow­ ly stir in two cups of flour. Mold lightly with the hand, Take out a small portion of the dough each time; roll thin as a silver dollar, cut the cookies with a cutter no larger than the dollar. Bake In a moderate oven until a golden brown. This will make one pound and a quarter of rich, crisp cookies. V-\ Mixed Catchup. Take *^qual quantities of green to­ matoes, white onions and cabbage; grind in a sausage mill. Sprinkle with salt, turn into a bag and hang up to drain all night. Put in a Jar with one ounce each of white mus­ tard seed, ^powdered mace, ground cloves and allspice; chop two pods of red pepper and a$jU Cover with strong, cold vinegar. ^ .. . - -./ • - W h o l e C a n n e d T o m a t o e s . Immerse the tomatoes in boiling water and slip off the skins. Into a large ke|tle of boiling water put just enough tomatoes to fill a jar. Cover and steam for eight minutes, then pack into a hot jar, fill to overflowing with the boiling water and seal. CONNECTICUT IS POWERFUL •! ADDITION TO AMERICAN NAVY There west o55rbo?rd from th« «»v- eminent ways in the Brooklyn navy yard Sept 29 a battleship the superior of any of her type save her sister ves­ sel, the Louisiana, which was recently launched from the yards of a private shipbuilder. The Connecticut and the Louisiana are two of the most powerful battle­ ships that have ever been built The designs were found to be so satisfac­ tory that they were adopted for three later battleships subsequently author­ ized by congress, these being the Ver­ mont, the Kansas and the Minnesota, all now in course of construction, but none very tar advanced toward com­ pletion. 1 Designed for giving heavy'1 blows and for receiving them, the main points of interest about a battleship lies in her battery and system of ar­ mor protection. The Connecticut is designed to carry a battery of four 12-inch rifles, eight 8-inch rifles, twelve 7-inch rifle# twenty 3-inch rifles, The First Connecticut. twelve S-pounders (automatic), eight 1-pounder (automatic) eight machine guns, two 3-inch field guns and four torpedo tubes. "It goes without saying," writes the naval expert of the Scientific Amer­ ican, "that this is a tremendous bat­ tery. All the guns are of the latest high velocity, long calibre, rapid-fire type. The 12-inch has a tauzzle veloc­ ity of 2,800 foot seconds, an energy of 46,246 foot tons and a penetration of iron at the muzzle of 47.2 inches. The 8-inch gun has also a velocity of 2,800 foot seconds, and its energy at the muzzle is 13,600 foot tons, while It is capable of penetrating 31.4 Inches of iron at the muzzle. The 7-inch gun is fifty calibres in length, has a veloc­ ity of 2,900 feet per second, a muzzle energy of 9,646 foot tons and can pen­ etrate 28.7 inches of iron at the muz­ zle. The excellent 3-inch gun has the high velocity of 3,000 feet per second and a muzzle energy of 874 foot tons." By reason of her memorable trip around the Horn and her splendid work at Santiago, the Oregon has been popularly regarded as a battleship unequaled. The Oregon certainly was and still is a superb fighting ma-, chine, but her chances of winning in an encounter with the Connecticut would be about the same as those of complete steel deck three inches in thickness, which slopes toward the sides of the vessel to a junction with the side armor below the water line. It is also sloped forward and aft to a junction below the water line with the stem and stern. In addition €o the belt of Krupp steel that protects the waterllne near­ ly 8,000 cubic feet of corn pitch cellu­ lose will be driven In back of the belt armor throughout the length of the ship, the mass being tightly rammed into a steel cofferdam, which is worked in as part of the structure of the ship. Should a penetration of the belt occur the shot would probably pass through the corn pith cofferdam, but as soon as the water followed the saturation of the corn pith would cause it to swell with great rapidity, until it acted with an obturating ef­ fect in closing the hole. Before the shell could read! the en­ gine room or boilers or magazines it would have to pass through several feet of coal stored in the coal bunk­ ers, and then it would have to effect ia very oblique penetration through the sloping sides of the three-inch deck. If it should penetrate the three- inch steel deck several feet more of coal would be encountered, and it is pretty safe to say that such frag­ ments of the shell as might reach the vitals of the ship would have lost so much of their velocity as to be capa­ ble of doing very little harm when they got there. It is* interesting to note that in the building of the Connecticut and the Louisiana there has been a rivalry be­ tween the government builders and the Newport News Shipbuilding com­ pany, which has had no parallel in this country. The vessels were au­ thorized by the same congress and it was stipulated that one be built at a navy yard, the other by a private en­ terprise. * The Newport News company got the contract for building the Louisiana, and the work of constructing the Con­ necticut was intrusted to the New York navy yard. I The Louisiana was so far ahead of the Connecticut that she was launched several weeks ago. This would seem to indicate that pri vate shipbuilding enterprises can turn out battleships faster than can. the government at its navy yards. But it should be recalled that no vessel had been built at the New York yard since the Maine was construct­ ed, whereas numbers have been con­ structed at the hands of the Newport News company. The one bad already been equipped with every necessary appliance, whereas on the other hand these had to be supplied. Moreover, the men in private em­ ploy might work overtime if they liked, whereas the other being in gov­ ernment employ had stipulated hours of labor, and there being no govern­ ment warrant to hurry work these worked the regulation hours and ceased. The Connecticut measures <60 feet Choice tt*an» from «(*• selected f--1 om PROSECUTION DISMISSES CASES | RETURNS WITH HER DEAD BABE See Little Opportunity to Prove Charges qf Conspiracy. The cases of the officers of three builders' associations, who were in­ dicted in the city court at Alton two years ago for conspiracy to defraud, have been removed from the docket, one dismissed and two removed with leave to reinstate. The case in which a nolle prosequi was entered was that of S. H. Reynolds, J. P.. Reynolds, T. F. Leyden, Sylvester McFarland, D. E. Nuckols and T. W. Brunson of Granite City, who were the ,©gly de­ fendants arrested. The cases re­ moved with leave to reinstate were those of Thomas J. Mozier, W. S. Loveland, W. V. Mozier, Victor Har­ low of a St Louis builders' associa­ tion, and that of C. J. Huber, R. S. All- bright and F. W. Case. State's At­ torney Brown said that the case in which the nolle pros, was entered was the weakest of the lot, and as there was small probability of proving con­ spiracy he decided to dismiss because he could not prosecute all of them. The associations went out of business in Alton and some of them failed af­ ter the city court grand jury found the indictments. ANNUAL COON HUNT IS HELD * '{BjJti imwiMM *m.u {m£i '«»•*»»> ' V MWHU ahowinC THF NUftBER. -SIZE. & POSITIONS OF GVM3. Latest Addition to United States Navy. John I* Sullivan if now pitted against Jeffries, the new champion of the ring. The defense arrangements, accord­ ing to the expert authority quoted, are the most complete to be found in any design built or building today. There Is an unbroken belt of Krupp armor from stem to stern, which is eleven inches^ in thickness at the water line amidships, and tapers gradually to a minimum thickness of four inches at the ends. Associated with this is a in length and has an extreme beam of 79 feet 10 inches. She displaces 16,- 000 tons, is fitted with triple expan­ sion engines, and is designed to have a sustained sea speed of eighteen knots an hour. Her engines are of the vertical triple expansion type and are supplied with steam from Babcock & Wilcox boilers. The indicated horsepower is 16,500, the coal capacity 2,200 tons. Her complement is 42 officers and 761 men. , Rounded Out Name. "Judge D. Cady Herrick, Democratic candidate for. governor ot New York, was baptized plain Cady Herrick, the name having been selected by his mother. But this did not please his father. The latter thought that Cady might be softened into Katie--and his child was a big, bouncing boy. Wheta the boy attained a few years his fath­ er told him to write his name D. Cady Herrick. He said: "The D will signify the only letter of the alphabet for which It stands. If people choose to think that it stands for a name in­ stead of a letter, they may; but as for you, write your name D. Cady HerrlCk --D. to please me and Cady to please your mother. Then we'll both be rep­ resented." Lady Grey a Crack Shot, Lady Sibyl Grey, who will accom­ pany the newly appointed governor general of Canada, Earl Grey, to America, inherits her father's sport­ ing proclivities. She is an expert angler and a crack shot. Last year at the Crystal Palace, she scored sev­ en bull's-eyes in succession. * Altogether she is a fine type of the aristocratic English sportswoman, full of life and vigor, and delighting Ip, all forms of outdoor recreation. - Stage Coach for Fair. A six-horse,. thirty-four-passenger coach of the tally-ho style has arrived at the world's fair from Yellowstone National Park. It will be used to con­ vey distinguished parties' over the grounds. The coach will be handled by John Reynolds, a veteran driver. 1 Long Life o* Usefulness. George H. ("Laundafilet") Williams, mayor of Portland, Ore., is 82 years old. He served as attorney general of the United States during G«n. Grant's second term and was United States senator for six years. f. • - Soldier's Enduring Fame. "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori'^-thus It has always been and taus it will be so long as international disagreements continue to be settled by .resort to arms. Not only do patri­ ots deem it sweet and becoming to die for their country, but the mem­ ory of those who fall in defense of flag and country is cherished more sacredly than that of those who achieve the greatest and jsost benef­ icent triumphs in the arts of peace. No other fame is so enduring as that of the military hero. On no other are honors so gratefully bestowed. This is demonstrated in the history of the United States quite as conclu­ sively as In that of any other country. --Washington Post English 8peaker to Retire. Mr. Gully, who has entered his 70th year, will probably retire from the speakership of the house of commons before another birthday comes round. It is predicted that by this time next year the first commoner will have a viscounty and a pension of £2,000 per annum. Mr, Gully, should he re­ tire next year, will have occupied the chair for exactly a decade, or only one year less than Viscount Peel, his immediate predecessor. One Hundred Farmers Take Part in Big Nocturnal Event. The annual coon hunt of the farm­ ers of Jordan and Genesee townships was held Friday night and was partici­ pated in by 100 farmers and fifteen hounds. The course was twenty-five miles in circular form along the banks of several streams, the grand wind-up occurring at 2 o'clock Saturday morn­ ing, when a great feast of roast pork, chicken, hard cider and other good things were in store. The annual coon hunt of the farmers of the two town­ ships has become a great event and is always looked forward to with inters est. Friday night the men and pack of hounds secured seven coons, which is considered to be a very successful affair. Mysterious Disappearance^ Is Solved When Deserted Wife Comes Home. The strange disappearance of Cora E. Stamps from her home near Kem­ per since last winter was accounted for recently, when she returned on a late train with her 9-months-old babe, which had died,' for burial. Before the train neared the station the con­ ductor approached a man n,amed Lee, who resides at Fidelity, and requested him to take the woman and child from Fidelity to Kemper that night, which he agreed to do. Mr. Lee at once recognized the woman, who pro­ ceeded to tell him her story. She stated that when she left her home she married a man named Closter, but he deserted her and she had strug­ gled for a meager existence for her­ self and babe ever since. She said that her babe died soon after she left St. Louis, and she had carried it all the way dead in her arms. FREED FROM INSANE ASYLUM Man Committed From Kane County Is Released on Writ of Habeas Corpus. Committed to the Elgin insane asy­ lum by the court of Kane county and then released as a sane man on a writ of habeas corpus issued by Judge Hanecy of Chicago is the experience of John D. Reed of Aurora. Reed was -recently ill, and, it was asserted, he was given belladonna and morphine by an Aurora physician *nd became tem­ porarily demented. The doctor, it is charged, convinced Mrs. Reed that her husband was insane, and the matter resulted in his commitment on Sept 9. Reed's brother began habeas cor­ pus proceedings, and when the writ was served on the asylum officials it Is said they released the man, saying they would have done so before if they had been requested. New Bank at Carlyle. The Farmers and Merchants' bank of Carlyle has been organized and In­ corporated. The officers are: Thos. E. Ford, president; Philip Schaeffer, vice president; John B. Wuller, cash­ ier; Theodore Zieren, A. F. Gross, F, H. Albert, Geo. H. Berger, T. E. Ford, J. B. Wuller and Philip Schaeffer, di­ rectors. The institution is capitalized for $25,000. Missionary Sootety Election. The woman's home missionary so­ ciety of Mount Vernon has elected these officers: President, Mrs. Mary Moss; vice president, Mrs. Lillian Dry­ er; recording secretary, Mrs. Nellie Williams; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Grace Grant; treasurer, Mrs. Mayme McReynolds; superintendent of literature, Mrs. Sandford Hill. To Succeed Len Small. Representative E. C. Curtis of Grant Fark was nominated for senator to succeed Len Small of Kankakee, and Representative Horace H. Russell of Milford and Israel B. Dudgeon of Mor­ ris received the nomination for repre­ sentatives at the Republican sena­ torial convention at Kankakee. Cannot Pay $5,000 Judgment. William Dunn of Owaneco filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States court at Springfield. Dunn -gives his liabilities at $5,196.75 and his assets at $25. Recently Mrs. Ida Den­ ton of Assumption was given judg­ ment against Dunn for $5,000 in a breach of promise suit To Build High School. The contract for the erection of the new township high school building at Mount Vernon has been awarded to the Southern Illinois construction company of East St Louis, the bid be­ ing $27,255. The building is to be completed before nex. July. Will Get Strube Reward. Marshal Wood of Macon, Mo., has filed his claim at Springfield for the $200 reward offered for the capture of Fred Strube, who is now in the penitentiary serving a life sentence for murder. The reward wiii be paid to Wood. May Amputate Both Legs. James Distler, Sr., aged about 66 years, was caught under a fall of coal in the Darrow mine at O'Fallon and probably fatally injured. Both of his legs were mangled and amputation it is thought will be necessary. Organize Vigilance Committee. Deputy Sheriff F. C. Harris of Lans> downe, a suburb of East St. Louis, ex­ changed shots with a trio of burglars. Mrs. Harris informed her husband by telephone that three men were ap­ proaching the house, and requested him to hasten home. Harris reached his house just as the men entered his front door and opened fire on them. They returned his fire and then es­ caped by a back window. Harris be­ lieves that he struck one of the mei, as he found blood <~vn the floor of the room from which the men emerged The citizens of that section held a mass meeting and appointed a vigi­ lance committee, to rid the community of burglars, who have recently been causing much annoyance, vr"' BUTCHER ENDS BURGLAR'S LIFE Coroner's Jury Exonerates Meat Deal­ er for Slaying Unknown Robber. Nicholas Schwegel, who conduct# a' butcher shop at Yager Park, east of Alton, shot and killed an unknown man who was burglarizing his meat market The man's body has been held at the morgue, awaiting identi­ fication. The jury impaneled by Deputy Coroner Bauer returned a ver­ dict of justifiable homicide. Schwegel shot four times, and one bullet lodged in the burglar's neck, severing the jugular vein. The burglar crawled out of the room and started to run, Schw<*» gel pursuing. The man fell after hav­ ing run about fifty yards. The Alton officers also think he is a man con­ victed at Litchfield several years ago for stealing brasses from car journals. The body is dressed in, a suit similar to those given to discharged convicts. 5K CONCRETE ARCH IB INOANGER. P Jarring of Trains Causes Great Craeka to Appear in Structure. Some apprehension is felt about th® safety of the $25,000 concrete arch recently constructed for the Litchfield & Madison railroad in Mooney bottom, Edwjjrdsville. Huge cracks have ap­ peared in the structure, and the arch may have to be removed and rebuilt The large 100,000 gallon concrete res­ ervoir constructed by the N. O. Nelson company at Leclaire also gave way Saturday, just after , the workmen had completed their labors, requiring bracing to prevent the walls falling. It is supposed the passing of trains jarred the concrete before it was en­ tirely set. Anti-Horse Thief 8ociety Elect*, The Antihorse-thief Association v Arenzville, which is composed of her best citizens and is a terror to crtm* rf inals of all classes, has elected the following corps of officers, to serve during the ensuing year: President, 0 A. B. Cundiff; vice president J. F. 'I Stocker; recording secretary, H. W. Jones; financial secretary, B. F. Gra> ham; treasurer, John Zulauf; direct- ors, Henry A. Bridgeman, EM ward ;!§f Hous$o& and Joseph Stocker,^,,^^.^,;..^'.^! Wild Pigs on Rampag#.' ' ' Two pigs caused much excitemeift In Alton. Out of 158 pigs shipped from Kansas City, eighteen died from the hot weather. Two of the survive ors escaped while being unloaded and started for long runs. One swam across the lagoon at union depot and took refuge on a like. Another ran down Piasa street, dashed Into a. sa­ loon, upsetting the frequenters of the place, then dashed on down the street to the Citizens' National bank, where it tried to force an entrance. The pig then ran into the Grand Central hotel dining room and from there ran through a cigar store, then jumped through a wire screen into a book store. Apply Madstone to Wound. The little daughter of Peter Wan- kle, a farmer of the Philadelphia Neighborhood, was severely bitten by a dog which was supposed to be af­ flicted with rabies. The child was taken to Virginia and the famous madstone belonging to Mrs. Frances Savage was applied and drew the poi­ son from the wound. •• : .-'iBank Is to Build. .\ •; The S&lem State Bank has let' the c contract for the construction of its l| proposed building, corner North v Broadway and West Main street The structure is to be three stories and ' of pressed brick, with a Bedford stone M front. It will cost $15,000. To the ^ west of this building John S. Stone- ^ cipher and Capt. R. Martin will each erect a two-story business building at p a cost of about $6,000 each. ^ .>r:-,.iv.l..;vg *• ^ J \ - To Celebrate Riot Anniversary.. The miners of the Springfield dhh . trict are planning a celebration in ft Springfield Oct. 9, commemorative of Pi the strike riots at Virden in 189&. The fv graves of the miners killed in the riots will be decorated. t. The speak- ers will be National President Mitch- ell, Vice President Lewis, State Prea- | ident Penny and State Secretjury * TNrfW KIMs Unidentified Mefr.' A Mobile A Ohio switqh engine in the Cairo yards ran down and killed 1 % two strangers. One carried a labor union card issued at Evansville, lad., to Clem Slaght, The other carried a similar card in the Buffalo Marine |J Firemen's Benevolent Association, ia- sueu to Charles Adamson,. of \ villa, Mich. ' • , fS- High School Class Officers. The senior class of the Duquoin high school has elected the following offi­ cers: President, Florence Higgins; secretary, Earle B. Harrlss; treasurer, Grover Stockman; class prophets, Winifred Smith and Ethel Swayne; class historians, Thomas H. Kelly and Fountain Leigh; class poet, Berenice Hatfield. Teacher Is Acquitted*' Mrs. Roy Collenbarger, a Taylor- ville school teacher, who was charged with having whipped a child too se­ verely, was acquitted by a Jury in Justice Housley's court Has Ideal Health Resort. Senator William A. Clark of Mon­ tana has built on Bis Vegas ranch in' Lincoln county, Nevada, a fine hot^l and sanitarium. It is a beautiful spot, and the Montana millionaire has de­ termined to spare no expense in mfric- ing it an ideal resort. , * A i £ lVsir--, •V'r v . Ex-Mayors of New York. The death of ex-Mayor Franklin Edson of New York, whose term ol office was 1882-4, leaves Edward Coop­ er, Hugh J. Grant, Thomas Gilroy, Robert A. Van Wyck and Seth Low as the surviving ex-mayors of tne city Silk Thief In Prison. George Helss, alias Dutch Morgan, who gained notoriety at Quincy and Sas sent to Chester penitentiary as a Ik thief, was convicted of the same offense in Iowa and sentenced to serve four years in prison. Church Accepts Gift The Presbyterian church of Taylor- •ille formally accepted the bequest of $5,000 made to the church in the will of the late A. G. Barnes. The money will be used in the construction of a new church. Accept Phone Line Franchisee. .The franchises granted the. Foster- burg Farmers' Telephone company in Alton and Upper Alton have been for- maliy, ftjpcegted. : d pay $10 Per Acre." Lotrts Hedeman has purchased the Ruehl farm of 400 acres, near Okaw- vllle, for $4,000. o • Retired Farmer Dlea. Henry Schnake, aged 85, a retired fanner, died at hia home nottli of Naahville. Carry Off Contagion Hospital. Ed wards ville is minus Its contagion hospital. Thd building, which was a three-room affair of frame, located in a ravine south of the city, was carried away at night by unknown persons who left no trace of its whereabouts. Last spring the building was relieved of all its furnishings by unknown per­ sons. -May Be Related to s Samuel Ryan of Alton is uncertain ® whether the burglar killed by Nicho- ^ las Schwegel at Yager park is his half brother, Frank Jiles, whom he f--'| has not seen for a year. Deputy Coco- ner Bauer buried the dead man, and Ryan started an inquiry as to tho whereabouts of his half brotiMH Fears Foul Play. ^ Mrs. Eva Robinson of Cerro Gordo has reported to the officials of Decatur ^ that she believes her daughter, Mrs. Charles Baxter, and family, who sud- & denly left that city, have met with ;{J foul play. The family went away and . , lett their house and furniture and lunNi ' not been heard from since. Poor Crop of Corn. The farmers in the vicinity of Tay- lorville are greatly discouraged over the outlook for the corn crop. The yield this year witl not be one-half of an average crop. DitfkFrom Stab Wound* J*. S. King, a musician with Colorado Grant's Wild West show, died at Ash­ ley from the effects of stab wounds inflicted by Bill Dugan, a fellow-em­ ploye, on the night of Sept. 17. Dugan made his escape and is still at large. - Hot Wave Insures Corn Orop. The recent hot weather has beearof vast benefit to the growing corn in the southern part of the state. The crop is now out of danger of frost, and la one of the largest in recent years. Pioneer Passes Away. George Zacheis died at his home west of Nashville at the age of 72 years. He had resided on the farm where he died for the past fifty years. ' Girls'Athletic Association. - The Girls' Athletic association of Ht Quincy high school has elected IrflM Wehmeyer president, Abbie Scbanf vice-president Helen Guinan secre­ tary and Lucilla Blakesley treasurer. The girls probably soon will give an entertainment in the fona el t toP* lesque on The Pike. \ Postpone Convention. Owing to the fact that there are numerous cases of smallpox in Belia- ville, the supreme convention of the Catholic Knights of Illinois has been postponed indefinitely. u Rock Island Shops Are Closed. The Chicago, Rock Island £ PaclSfe Railroad Company has practically closed down its car and locomotive shops at Chicago. One hundred and fifty men were thrown out of wort. The enforced idleness caBp^j«ie^gp|- edly. , -• V; Will Move to Arkansaa. D. H. Halford of Bingham has pur­ chased 1,000 acres of land in Ouachita «^ounty, Ark., and will locate there. Silver Wedding Celebration. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lichtenfeld celebrated their silver wedding at their home in New Minden. Aged Man la InjBfetf. '•" James Marietta, employed in tka Chicago, Burlington ft Quincy yaipA at Beardstown, was badly injured hjf a locomotive. He is 61 years of ac* and his recovery is doubtful. Library Dedication Date. . .:At.a meeting of the Carnegie ry board at Taylorville it was decM> ed to dedicate the new Carnegie- hrary building about Nov. 20. S rl ' ~ ^JBridge Carpenter la Kiltad. John Bock, aged 36, a bridge penter of Quincy, was killed im railroad accident. Deaths at Quincy. The board of health report* torn eight deaths al Qaincy dtafng present mocth. i