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FOR THE AMATEUR GARDENER FROM STEAM TO ELECTRICITY He Has Wealth of Easily Grown Flow­ ers to Choose From. The beginner should try to grow a few varieties of flowers and learn their habits thoroughly, for in thor­ oughness lies success. He should not construct a garden in fancy out of the highly colored plates In a seed cata­ logue, and expect to produce it in real­ ity. But he should choose his plants with regard to the place he will grow them, and study their needs carefully. There is a wealth to choose from. For early spring flowers, for instance, there are the bulbs of tulips, jonquils, narcissi, hyacinths, crocuses, snow­ drops and squills. It is best to plant them in the fall, then as soon as spring begins they begin to bloom, and produce a surprising amount of color. The crocuses, snowdrops and squills may be planted in the lawn, and mowed down, for they flower very early, and will continue to bloom for several years. Jonquils and narcissi may also be left in shrubbery or in C^ass, where they are not cut, and they will bloom many years. The bulbs may also be planted in the early spring; any dealer will tell how. Sweet peas are deservedly popular, because of their ease of culture, pro­ fusion of bloom, dainty colors and de­ lightful fragrance. Plant them in any good garden soil, fertilized well with rich cow manure, in rows preferably running east and west. Keep the flowers well picked each day to pre­ vent seed pods forming, for l\ke pan- sies the vitality of the plant is im­ paired by the production of seeds. The seed should be planted very ear­ ly In the spring, in trenches three or four inches deep, being covered only a little at first and the trenches grad­ ually filled as the plants grow. Few persons are acquainted with the merits of the gaillardia, or blan­ ket flower, which is a hardy perennial and blooms in the summer in great profusion. It is about a foot high and has good stems for cutting. For an old-fashioned garden the new , hybrids of French marigolds and zinnias, lark­ spur and fringed petunias are exceed­ ingly beautiful and furnish a wealth of bloom for cutting. Menu of Aged Salvationist. It is interesting to know what * man of Gen. Booth's age and vitality lives on. Here is his day's menu: For breakfast he takes a moderate quantity of buttered toast, with strong tea and an equal portion of milk. Be­ tween breakfast and lunch he eats a few raisins. For lunch he has a bowl of vegetable soup with dry toast soak­ ed in it, vegetables, especially pota­ toes cooked in their jackets, and what­ ever green stuff is in season. Then he sleeps from a quarter to half an hour. Tea is similar to breakfast, with the occasional addition of a few mushrooms. For supper he takes In­ variably a plate of rice and milk. Champ Clark's New Word. Champ Clark has been receiving felicitations on the popular apprecia­ tion which has greeted his use of the word "jowering" in debate. Papers all over the country are discussing it and his colleagues are congratulating him on adding a new word to tae lan­ guage. "Hang 'em!" said Champ. "I'm going to look it up now and see if there isn't authority for it. i ll bet Shakespeare or somebody used it, and if they didn't it's the first new word ever added to the language of which that isr't true." America Likely to Lead the Way In Movemenf, as Ueual. It locks as though the day of steam were passing. In this prodigious change--if it come--America is likely to lead the way. Already there is a feeling in Europe that if electric loco­ motives are to replace steam the ques­ tion will be solved in this country. And the steam locopiotive was never more powerful. Think of the speed it attains, of the loads it ha^ls! What did the world know a few years ago of what the steam locomotive could do? Compare the machine of a few years ago with the one of to-day--Its size and speed. A ship does not con vey an impression of man's power to accomplish great things more forcibly than does a mpdern American rail way train with its monster engine its long train of huge cars, with all the appliances of water and light and heat. And yet this monster locomo­ tive may soon have to make ita bow so to speak, to run its last race. Its very perfection indicates that it has reached the limit.--Indianapolis News Volcanic Activity in Alaska. " Volcanic activity Is so commonly associated with the palms of the trpp Ics that it is somewhat difficult to think of subterranean fires burning fiercely through the hard crust of the cold northland. Yet one of the most extensive volcanic belts of the globe lies on the southern coast of our Alas kan province. This necklace of mam moth peaks comprises fifty-seven ac tlve or recently extinct volcanoes with altitudes ranging from the 14, 000 feet of Wrangel, above the head of Cook's inlet, down to the few hun dred feet of the Bogoslofs beyond the western extremity of the Alaskan pen insula. This belt of volcanic activity Is 1,600 miles long and not more than forty miles wide. More than twenty five of the Alaskan peaks are live vol canoes to-day, forming a varied and imposing array of cones that rise in many cases from the sea.--Tacoma Ledger. Night Work in Parliament. It is not so long since the house of .commons used to meet at 4:15 p. m. for the convenience of lawyers and city men who could leave their courts and offices by 4 o'clock. Now It meets a little earlier, but still most of its work is done after dark. In the old days this system appeared to work weil enough, but now, with the pro­ gressive sentiment of England insist­ ing that the service of a member of parliament shall be of a businesslike character and that he shall be paid for it in a businesslike way, it is prob able that a radical change will take place in the general scheme oT par­ liamentary attendance. We may ex­ pect to see parliament meeting in the morning and finishing its labors be­ fore nightfall.--Boston Globe. Woman Navy Yard Commandant. Mrs. Albert H. Metcalf is the first woman to hold the position of com­ mandant at a United States navy yard. She has been appointed to fill that post at the old and almost de­ serted yard at Sackett's Harbor. Her husband was the commandant at the time of his death. There are but a few hundred dollars' worth of government property remaining at the yard. Mrs. Metcalf will receive $1 a day for keep­ ing a friendly eye cm it She is the third of her name to hold the position. The Wortd Full of Heroes. Tott find them here, there and every where. They are not produced by governments nor laws, but by nature. Let the emergency arise and lo! here stand your heroes, all panopled with courage and ready for sacrifice. Whether or not any of them are, as Bernard Shaw would have it, daring because they are afraid not to be-- whether they are outwardly brave be cause they are inwardly coward, does not alter the fact that they risk their lives to do glorious deeds.--Louisville Courier-Journal. His Wisdom. ' After King Solomon had offered to cut the famous infant in half the mothers were so tickled over his tact that they wanted to elect him judge of the next baby show. "Not for mine," exclaimed Solomon, vigorously. "I wouldn't be judge at a baby show for all the gold in my mines." "But we thought you were so wise," Insisted the mothers. "I am, ladies, and that Is the very reason why I decline to be judge." COUNTRY PROUD OF BALTIMORE Public Spirited and Progressive Citi­ zens Rebuild City. In a smaller way the Baltimore fire of Feb. 7 and 8, 1904, is doing for that city the great work of renovation and improvement which the conflagration o£, 1871 did for Chicago. Baltimore's fire of two years ago destroyed prop­ erty estimated at $100,000,000 in the heart of the city. It was a stunning blow for the moment, but the city js gradually rallying from it. As in the case of the Chicago fire in 1871 and of Boston's in 1872 the valuation of the burned district is increased largely in Baltimore, the gain being put at fully $100,000,000. The country will rejoice to hear of this good fortune for Bal­ timore. The city is increasing In population and trade. The fire gave an- opportunity for -improvements which are being intelligently utilized. The monument city's people are pub­ lic-spirited and progressive. That ul­ tra-conservative element of its old business population was shaken out of its torpor by the fire and the city has been benefited more than can be seen dn the face of the figures, for the spur to the city's activity will last^Ujs* •lie's Weekly. PROVIDES SHADE FOR GARDEN GENERAL JOHN M. THAYER DEAD Ex-Veteran Soldier and Statesman pires After Short Illness. Geft. J6hn M. Thayer, civil war vet­ eran and former United States senator and governor of Nebraska, died March 19. . For a man of his age---86 years-- Gen. Thayer was unusually robust and 6£v-jcm-ir-7mi}2& active until a month ago. He was United States senator from Nebraska for the incomplete four year term from 1867 to 1871, territorial governor of Wyoming in 1875, and governor of Nebraska for four years beginning in 1887. He gained renown as an In­ dian fighter in the territorial days of this state. Gen. Thayer is survived by two sons. * ; PRESS AGENT "DREViT BARON Russian Ambassador Unwittingly Helps to Advertise Show. The press agent of a theatrical com­ pany which was about to open In Washington conceived the brilliant idea of writing to Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador, asking him If It was true that he contemplated re­ questing the state department to have an act eliminated from the play. There is a scene in which a Russian spy tries to bribe an American army officer to sell him some military in­ formation. The press agent wrote to the ambassador in a panic-stricken way, desiring to be posted at once on whether this fell rumor was true. The good baron took bait, line and anchor, He wrote a dignified and kindly letter to the press agent assuring him that he was safe from any action by Rus­ sia. The press agent was delighted with the success of his scheme so far, but on handing his story in at vari­ ous newspaper offices found himself unable to get it into print. Danger in the X-Ray. France has taken the lead in an ef­ fort to restrict the use of radium and the X-rays to properly accredited physicians. A strong movement Is on foot among scientific men In that country to secure the enactment of laws making it a criminal offense for all other persons to employ either ra­ dium or the Roentgen rays for medi­ cal or exhibition purposes. Those who watched the early experiments with the X-rays in America know that they resulted disastrously for some who participated in the tests. Much exposure to the rays caused painful and dangerous injury to skin and flesh. It has been ascertained that radium has a similar destructive ef­ fect upon animal tissues If exposure to its influence is not properly regu­ lated. Physicians are so well aware of the danger that they are extremely cautious in using these little under­ stood forces.--Cleveland Leader. Returns hftckel Borrowed Long Ago. A piece of conscience money was returned to Joshua Devers, residing In this city. The sender was Enoch Johnson, of Circlevllle, and the nickel was borrowed nearly fifty years ago when they were boys together. Mr. Johnson in the letter stated that he had been searching for Mr. Devers for thirty years, and a great load was taken off his mind; that he did not want to leave this mortal sphere ow­ ing any man a cent if he knew It.-- Wells ton1 correspondence OoJumbus Dispatch. " Well-Made Rookery Also Adds te Its Appearance. - In the garden where flowers and foliage plants gathered from the woods and fields are grown, natural conditions should be Imitated as near­ ly as possible. Most of the earliest, wild flowers prefer some shade. There, is no better way of providing this than by planting them in a rockery. It can be built of a few loads of weather- stained stones, arranged in a mound, leaving recesses of varying sizes for pockets in which to put soil and plants. As in a bed, the soil for the plants should be thoroughly enriched with well rotted manure or some commer­ cial fertilizer. The flowers should be carefully watered until they are well established. The rockery may be made beautiful with a score of plant and ferns that grow In the woods through­ out the country, even near the largest cities, only awaiting someone who cares enough to dig them up. The columbines, liverworts, saxi­ frages, ladyslippers, anemones or Windflowers, gentians, mayapples, vio­ lets and many hardy ferns, including the beautiful maidenhair, are widely distributed. Spring flowers which do well in the sun are the bluebells, but­ tercups and spring beauties. Before the spring flowers have ceased to bloom the summer wild flowers are beginning. The wild rose blooms in May and June and is followed by the ox-eye daisy and butterfly milkweed. Then comes a host of showy field flow­ ers which continue to bloom until se­ vere frost of late October and Novem­ ber. They include the goldenrod, of which there are several species, all yellow, ranging from 2 to 5 feet high; asters, ranging from little flowers half an inch across to the New England aster, 4 to 6 feet tall with flowers an inch across, evening primrose, dragon head lily, cardinal flowers, and dozens of others. t a Wft Ml Wjfw HAS SWORN TO EXECUTE CZAR. This photograph of Father Arsenli is on Russia's blacklist and has been prohibited by the police of that coun­ try. Father Arsenii is worshiped by thousands of peasants and has sworn to execute the czar inside of six months. He is a most remarkable man and this Is a striking picture of him Italian King Too Democratic. Residents of Rome have one critl eism to make of their king, Victor Emanuel III. It is that he does not live in royal style. His wife's demo­ cratic manners form a strange con­ trast to the etiquette which still sur­ rounds her mother-in-law, Queen Mar- gherita, while the king himself when he appears in public usually does so with a lack of ostentation which causes the admirers of his father, the late King Humbert, to shake their heads In mournful prophecy. Queen Helena learned the severe lesson of economy at the frugal court of her father, Nicholas of Montenegro, while the king had too many shocking exam- pies of prodigality left him by his father and grandfather ever to feel in­ clined to follow in their footsteps. Thought He Would 8tay In. Senator Tillman piloted a constitu­ ent around the capilol building for a while and then, having work to do on the floor, conducted him to the senate gallery. After an hour or so the visi­ tor approached a gallery doorkeeper and said: "My name is Swate. I am a friend of Senator Tillman's. He brought me here and I want to go out and look around a bit. I thought I would tell you so I can get back in." "That's all right," said the doorkeep­ er, "but I may not be here when you return. In order to prevent any mis­ take I will give you the password so you can get your seat again." Swate's eyes rather popped at this. "What's the word?" he asked. "Idiosyncrasy." "What?" "Idiosyncrasy." "I guess I'll stay in," said Swate. Chotc* Item* from em | U tb« state, specially wiectad for our read**' Jl BANKERS' RULE TO BE TESTED Court to Pass on Charge Made for Collecting Out of Town Checks. The Illinois Manufacturers' associa: tino, through its secretary, J. M. Glenn, has notified the Chicago clear­ ing house committee that legal pro­ ceedings will be begun without delay td. test the bankers' rule of charging for collections of out of town checks. The association rejected the clearing hotise offer of a one-third reduction in the check collection rates, and drew up resolutions specifying that the as­ sociation's counsel would be instruct­ ed immediately to proceed with the in­ stitution of a test case. The case will be a friendly suit, it is said, and will be brought to as speedy a termination as possible. A copy of the resolutions was sent to t James B. Forgan, presi­ dent of the First National bank, chair­ man of the clearing house committeee, which has the collection matter in hand; .•••'••"'.• ORGANIZE ROCKFORD CITY CLUB SEEKS WRIT TO RESTRAIN CITY Telephone Company Would Stop D*-: struction of Property. W. B. Mann of Indianapolis, counsel for the Central Union Telephone com­ pany. applied for a temporary injunc­ tion to prevent the city of Rock Isl­ and from cutting down poles and oth­ erwise injuring the property of the company. The proceedings is the re­ sult of a notice served by the city council on the company that unless an acceptable ordinance for a renewal of franchise were offered within forty- eight hours the streets would be cleared of all the company's lines. Judge Gest refused to grant §n injunc­ tion without fuller investigation, but warned the city that any hostile move in the meantime would be followed by the immediate issuance of°a writ. ENGLISH NOBLEMAN ENDS LIFE George Barton, Semi-Recluse, Found Dead, Rifle in Hand. George Sykes Barton, an English nobleman who came to Winchester county in the '90s, and who has since led the life 01 a semi-recluse, was found dead in a feed lot with a bullet hole in his head and a rifle clasped in his fingers. The coroner's jury re­ turned a verdict of suicide. Letters bear out the theory of, suicide. One of them gives instructions to his attor­ ney at Winchester for the disposition of his property, valued at $50,000 uj $100,000. Stories often repeated that Barton was an English lord, and had come here because of an unfortunate love affair, were reiterated after his death, and it is believed that sorrow, long borne in silence, finally induced the man to take his own life. Several years ago it was established that he was heir to a large estate in England and a peer of that realm. .Chicago Sons of Enterprising Town Launch Social Society. Sons of Rockford have effected the_ permanent organization of the Rock- ford Club of Chicago. Although the club has been in existence for almost ten years, its organization was of an informal nature. Charles E. Herrick, for five years president of the infor­ mal organization,. was made the first president of the permanent organiza­ tion. Edward B. Witmer was elected vice president and C. C. Case, Jr., was elected secretary and treasurer. H. ,C. Kellogg, the former secretary iipd treasurer, was nominated and elected to succeed himself, but declined to serve and his. resignation was ac­ cepted. The following are the -mem­ bers of the* executive committee: J, R. Fergus9n, Andrew Rutledge. H." E. St John, William McKee, R: P. Ma- nard. • FAVORS REFCRM IN SPELLINGS ROAD LOSES HAT CHECK CAS* Right to Compel Passengers to Hold Slips Denied by Court. The right of a railroad company to compel passengers to retain hat checks given in exchange for tickets and to produce them upon demand Is denied in a decision made by the Anpellate court. T. T. and'.S. H. Gwinn of Bal­ timore, who were traveling from Chi­ cago to St. Louis on the Chicago & Alton, were ejected from the train at Bloomington Aug. 24, 1904, because they refused to produce, upon demand by the conductor, the checks given them in exchange for their tickets. They sued and were awarded $500 damages, the action of the jury in the lower courts being sustained on appeal to the Appellate court. The railroad company will carry the case, which will affect virtually all lines, to the State Supreme court. • GRAFT IN CREAM FOtt HOT#AL No Tidings of Missing Lad. No tidings have been received of James Webb, the 14-year-old son of Dr. C. C. Webb of Charleston. The mother is nearly distracted with grief, fearing that he has fallen into the power of tramps. He left home with­ out money and without his overcoat. The lad had been in trouble at school, and he thought he was going to be punished, either by hLs teacher or his father. This is the probable cause of his disappearance. He was a bright, industrious little fellow, who had been carrier boy for a local news­ paper for several years. Employe of Illinois Insane Asylum and Dealer Accused of Theft. T. R. Eaton, superintendent of the milk plant at the Illinois'Eastern-In­ sane hospital at Kankakee, and Bay­ ard Taylor, a local milk dealer, are sought by officers ,of the law on the charge of systematically stealing crean at the state institution. Supt. J. C. Corbus discovered recently that the hospital was losing considerable cream. A system of espionage was established, with the result that Ea­ ton and Taylor, who is an ex-hospital employe, were accused. A man in hiding saw Taylor drive up to the hos­ pital milkhouse and unload two cans of milk. Afterward Eaton and Taylor loaded two other cans, presumably empties, into Taylor's wagon. Inves­ tigation, however, showed the cans contained cream. dentral Illinois Teachers' Association Goes on Record. I ; Central Illinois teachers at Galg#f burg went on record in favor of ns* form spelling by passing the fpllowidg, resolution: . . . "Resolved, That we here formal!# - record our interest in all dignified afev' temps to simplify our English spelling and to eliminate wasie of time noip suffered by our children in acquiring knowledge of the mother tongue b^> cause of the present inconsistencies in its spelling." /*•; j The association also indorsed the administration of State Superintend-, ent Bayliss. and promised to suppotj;. him in ail his attempts to improve the public schools of the' state, and as­ sured the commission appointed by the state association of its 'Co-operife» tion in the efforts to secure legisl&r; tion on,the certification of,, teacher^.' Ttie following officers were elected^ President. W. j; Sutherland, Macomb, secretary. Miss. Eva Sherman, Daljj? ville; treasurer, J. A. Mercer, PeorijL . SAVES BIRDS FROM STARVING Relief From Winter Extendsd by tlipr State Game Warden. < The heavy snow of last weelc httt' almost doomed Illinois game birds to death from starvation, when the state game warden. James A, Wheeler, or­ dered his deputies to feed, the blr&i as fast as possible. A number of men were sent to the open fields from Mast- toon by deputy Warden J. R. McFall and as they came to the favorite haunts of the birds supplies were left. Large quantities of oats and cracked corn were distributed. The operation was repeated on two succeeding day®. Lured north by the balmy weather, the ducks found snow and ics after reaching Illinois. The rivers and lakes swarm with birds and veteran hunters think they will remain until the sua strikes their backs, permitting them to course northward in safety. Such conditions make the chances for nlat- rods the finest in years. s SCHOENHOFEN IS PARK'S NAME Protest of W. C. T. U. is Disregarded in Giving Appellation. The protest of the Woman's Chris­ tian Temperance union against nam­ ing the city's park at Eighteenth street and Canalport avenue after Be- ter Schoenhofen, founder of the SchO-. enhofen Brewing company, was placed on file by the Chicago council commit­ tee on stret nomenclature. The aldet*- men decided to call the recreation ground Schoenhofen park, notwith­ standing the protest. The Schoenhof­ en estate has agree to. give- |lt500i?for, its maintenance. .-.t Trainmen Are Indicted. George Wetherwax, conductor on Santa Fe train No. 6, which was wrecked at Chillicothe last January, and "Jap" Smith, the block signal sta­ tion operator in the yards at Chilli­ cothe on the night of the wreck, have been Indicted by the grand jury at Peoria for manslaughter. Wetherwax is still in the employ of the Santa Fe, but is under heavy bond and will ap­ pear for trial. Smith is in jail. Citizens Raid Coal Pile. r Made desperate by being unable to obtain coal to heat their homes be­ cause the Chicago, Burlington & Quin- cy railroad had confiscated all the fuel sent to retail dealers, residents of Bushnell, headed by Mayor Harris, de­ scended upon the railroad yards and carried off a carload of coal. The fuel was divided among the members of the party and taken to their homes. The railroad company confiscated the coal in store in anticipation of a strike, and in many homes of Bush­ nell there was not a bit of fuel. Mayor Harris informed the railroad officials the city would guarantee payment. Must Name Delegates April 28. Attorney General Stead has ren­ dered an opinion that delegates to county conventions and primary com­ mitteemen can only be chosen at the primary election April 28. This was in answer to a letter of inquiry from Kinderhook, where republican voters of Kinderhook township, at a caucus held March 17, 1906, elected delegates to the county convention and primary committeemen. Her Explanation. Modern society is full of pitfalls-and- --Because of the condition of -the IHsh Immigration. Since the census of 1900 was tslren nearly 200,000 Irish emigrants have settled in the United States, the year ended with July, 1905, showing a larger number than any year since 1896. A new impetus has been given to Irish immigration within the last two years, a turn which is quite per­ plexing to those native Irish societies which have been unsuccessfully at­ tempting to stop the great national leak for m many years.--World To4ay. perils, as a certain smart young man realized to his. sorrow the other day. "Oh, I am sure I've met you before." he declared to a pretty woman whose name of course he had not caught. Ig­ noring the warning frown from a friend, he rushed on. "Why, of course; I used to see you around a lot with Blank-Dash; now didn't I?" And he smiled triumphantly. "I can't deny it," she 'returned sweetly, "but I couldift help ft. I used to be married to him." Telephone Companies Merge. The announcement is made of the consolidation of the Mattoon Tele­ phone company, the Coles County Tel­ ephone company and the Charleston Telephone company. All these com­ panies are taken over by the Coles County Telephone and Telegraph com­ pany, which was recently incorporated for $100,000. The merger consolidates all of the telephone lines and plants in Coles county. Secures Supreme Court Site. The condemnation proceedings brought by Gov. Deneen to secure a site for the new Supreme Court build­ ing at Springfield have all been dis­ posed of, with the exception of the one against the eBttie Stuart institute. The case against Myers & Van Duyn has been dismissed and the case of Mrs Marie Unverzagt has been com­ promised. The estimates on the insti­ tute property vary from $22,000 to $30,000. Tack Causes A carpet tack, caught, between edg wheels, caused a spark that resulted in the blowing up of the works of the Phoenix Powder company, eight miles east of East St. Louis. Saturday af­ ternoon. John Na.sh, 58 years old, 'and Edward Higginbotham, 24 years old, were killed, and Thomas J. Tolfar fatally hurt. The building was rased, parts being scattered all over the s||rv rounding country. Nash was running the machine which caused the ignit­ ing spark. After the accident a tack was found in the cogs of the demol* lshed machine and experts at the fac­ tory said tjjjere was no deqgiL it caused the explosion. " # 4. Charleston Coal Famine. The people of Charleston and many smaller towns in that locality are fac­ ing a coal famine that promises to be serious. Coal receipts from the mines have practically stopped, the railroad companies copfiscating any cars that are ordered and started. Dealers are refusing to sell any customer more than a half ton, and nearly every bin in town is empty or soon will be. Raise Price for Hauling Coal. Springfield streets that are not paved, teamsters have raised the price of hauling coal from 2 cents a bushel to 4 cents, and in some places they re­ fuse to haul at any price. That Old-Time Remedy. Charon was ferrying his first spring excursion. "Gosh and hemlock!" exclaimed an old gentlemah with the genuine New England drawl. "If I don't smell somethln' down here that makes me homesick." "What's that?" queried the Chicago man "Why, sulphur. If I had known there was so much down here I would have brought along some molasses sad taken a dose as a spring tonic." Shot Down in Saloon. In a quarrel arising over a trivial matter Solomon Hanley fatally shot Isaac Franks. The two were in a sa­ loon at Carmi, when Franks rushed at Hanley with, a razor. Hanley shot Franks as he advanced. Pull Trigger With Toe. George Doerflfeen, a well-known farmer, residing five miles southwest of Duquoln, committed suicide by sit­ ting on the edge of the bed, leaning against the barrel of a shotgun and discharging the gu£i with his toe. Holds Peoria Pastor-Banker. Rev. Louis Kelly, the Baptist min­ ister who was a partner with the late Rev. George Simmons in the defunct People's Savings bank, has been in­ dicted for embezzlement by the grand jury. The indictment charges that Kelly received deposits on Monday, Feb. 5, the day before Dr. Simmons committed suicide, when he knew the bank was insolvent. Baled Snow to RepTace Tee. W. W. Pepper of Areola recently rigged up a traction engine and air old hay baler, and selecting a big field of drifted snow, baled it up Into ice blocks and stored his icehouse full. Owing to the mild winter not a single- cake of natural ice was stored in Douglas county, and Pepper figures^ that his baled snow will net a good- profit next summer. Dedicate Elgin Church. Elaborate ceremonies attended dedication of the new ediSce of St.- Paul's German Lutheran church* March 25. The building cost $35,000;, A large number of clergymen were present from neighboring cities, and three of the original members of the congregation, the only survivors, took part in the exercises. Faces Prison for Dime. , 4 i - Laurence Burke was held % grand jury at Chicago on a charge o€ holding up Herman Weinberger and compelling him at the'point of a re­ volver to surrender his purse contain* ing 10 cents. The maximum penally, for the crime is life imprisoasigttJU •. ̂ ; • 1 and Mattoon teams of the Kitty league, over the possession of third- baseman Charles Fleming has been decided by Secretary Farrell in favor of Danville Fleming played last year on Curtis. Redden's Fowler/-team. Girl Gets $500 Verdict. , In the Circuit Court at Galeshurg Effie Taylor, a little girl, was a.\varde4 $500 damages against P. J. Muudr fbrx 41-?| injuries inflicted on her by one aT w ' Mundy's lions last fall. Settles Contention Over Infielder. Mayor Seizes Coal. The controversy between Danville The mavor of Abingdon Ssftlrilay ... seized a carload of coal which we3 ^ standing ou the Chfcago, Burlington 4e* Quincy railroad tracks. 1 tC* 1 Accidentally Shot Himself. Conductor Thomas Burns of the C. ft E. I., residing at Danville, while cleaning a shotgun in a caboose, acci­ dentally shot himself in both hands, one hand being so badly injured that amputation will be necessary.v • \ Street Railway Extension. The Springfield consolidated street railway company has decided to ex­ pend $15,000 in constructing an exten­ sion to the grounds of the Country club, southeast of the city. Engineer Is Fatally Hurt. Engineer Potts, running Burlington express train No. 6 struck his head on a semaphore while passing Piano. The fireman discovered him uncon­ scious soon afterward a&d brought the train safely to Aurora. • ^ » i :_ Trustee of Southern Normal. Gov. Deneen has appointed J. M. Burkhart of Marion, Williamson coun­ ty, trustee of the Southern Illinois Normal school a£ Carbondale. vice Samuel P. Wheeler of S£tx4u$fleld, re­ signed. * . >' Kills to Protect Mother. To protect his mother from insult. Harold Haaren shot and killed a Sa­ loonkeeper at Peoria. Chokes to Death at Breakfast. > ^ Sylvester S. Bates of Chillicothe . ; • ^ j choked to death while eatiug break- * fast. ; No Evidence. He--"You know there are microbes She--"not In mine." * " :• "Oh, yes, there are." ^ "How dare you say thatt tW B%»lg kissed me in your life." /. * *8 W His Mistake. "It's no use talking." said his wlft\ firmly, "my mind is made up and * • "Oh, it is, eh?" Interrupted her hast* band. "I knew your face was, but f /"yK?: thought ^ the real ; thing." "• • -o: £ - • ;