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\$r.l!-\ <asE£ir:K ̂ H /&̂ Z£?2!Z<ZP/Z32> £* s-aism&znr i CHAPTER XVI.--Continued. When I turned about to go into my «#r, I found Madge standing on the platform of 18 waving a handkerchief. I paid no attention to her and started «P my steps. "Mr. Gordon," die said--and when I looked at her I saw that she was flushing--"what is the matter?" I suppose most fellows would have found some excuse, but for the life of me I couldn't. All I was able to •ay was: . "I would rather not say, liiss Cul- tea." "How unfair yon are!" she cried- "You--without the slightest reason you suddenly go out of your way to Ill-treat--insult me, and yet will not tell me the cause." , That made me angry. "Cause?" t cried. "As If you didn't know of a cause! What you don't know is that f overheard your conversation with Lord Ralles night before lasty." "My conversation with Lord Ralles?" exclaimed Madge, in a be­ wildered way. "Yes," Isaid bitterly,."keep up the acting. The practice is good, even if , If deceives no one." "I don't understand a* word you are saying," ske retorted, getting angry in turn. "You speak as if I had done wrong--as if--I don't know what; and I have a right to know to what you allude." "I don't see how I can be any clear­ er," I muttered. "I was under the sta­ tion platform, hiding from the cow­ boys, while you and Lord Ralles were walking. I didn't want to be a listen­ er, but I heard a good deal of. what you said." "But I didn't walk with. Lord Ralles," she cried. "The only person 1 walked with was Captain Ackland." That took me very much aback, for f had never questioned in my mind that it wasn't Lord Ralles. Yet the moment she spoke, I realized how much • alike the two brothers' voices were, and how easily the blurring of •distance and planking might have mis­ led me. For a moment I was speech­ less. Then I replied coldly: "'It makes no difference with whom, you were. What" you said was the essential part." "But how could you for an instant suppose that I could say what I did to Lord Ralles?" she demanded. "I naturally thought he would be the one to whom you would appeal con­ cerning my 'insulting* conduct." Madge looked at me for a moment as if transfixed. Then she laughed, and cried: v i "Oh. you idiot!" | i While I still looked at herfe) Seqnal amazement, she went on, "I beg your pardon, but you are so ridiculous that I had to say it. Why, I wasn't taking about you, but about Lord Railed^ i "Lord Ralles!" I cried. /*,#Ye6." . | don't understand," I exclaimed. ! f^Why, Lord Ralles has been--has been--oh, • he's threatened that if I •Wouldn't--that-- i "You mean he--?" I began, and then stopped, for I couftln't believe any ears. "Oh," she burst out, "of course you wouldn't understand, and you probably •despise me already, but if you knew liow I scorn myself, Mr. Gordon, and what I have endured from that man, you would only pity me." Light broke on me suddenly. - "Do you mean, Miss Cullen," I cried hotly, "that he's been cad enough to force Ms attentions upon you by threats?" "Yes. First he made me endure him because he was going to help us, and from the moment the robbery was done, he has been threatening to tell. Oh, how I have suffered!" Then I said a very silly thing. "Miss Cullen," I groaned, "I'd give anything "Oh," said Madge, blushing, and stammering breathlessly, "you must not think--there was really--you Hap­ pened to--usually I managed to keep with papa or my brothers, or else run away, as I did when he inter­ rupted my letter-writing--when you thought we had--but it was nothing of the--I kept away just--but the night of the robbery I forgot, and on the trail his mule blocked the path. He never--there really wasn't--you saved me the only times he--he-- that he was really rude; and I am so grateful for it, Mr. Gordon." I wasn't in a mood to enjoy even Miss Cullen's gratitude. Without stop­ ping for words, I dashed into 218, and, going straight to Albert Cullen, I shook him out of a sound sleep, and before he could well understand me I was alternately swearing at .him and raging at Lord Ralles. Finally he got k / •No death-bed farewell was ever more gloomily spoken. If I were only your brother." For the moment I really meant it. "I haven't dared to tell any of them," she explained, "because I knew they wouldr resent It and make Lord Ralles angry, and then he would tell, and so ruin papa. It seemed such a little thing to bear for his sake, but, oh, it's been-- I suppose you despise me!" ' "I never dreamed of despising yon," f said. "I only thought, of course-- -seeing what I did--a id--that you were fond-- No--that is<--I mean --well-- The *eMt!n t couldn't help •exclaiming. 'I don't understand a word you are saying," she retorted.. the truth through his head, and It was nuts to me, even in my rage, to see how his English drawl disappear­ ed, and how quick he could be when he really became excited. I left him hurrying into his clothes, and went to my car, for I didn't dare to see the exodus of Lord Ralles. through fear that I couldn't behave myself. Albert came into 97 in a few moments to say that the Englishmen were going to the hotel as soon as dressed, the captain having elected to stay by his brother. "I wouldn't have believed it of Ralles. I feel Jolly cut up, you know," he drawled. I had been so enraged over Lord Ralles that I hadn't stopped to reck­ on in what position I stood myself toward Miss Cullen, but I didn't have to do much thinking to know that I had behaved about as badly as was possible for me. And the worst of it was that she could not know that right through the whole 1 had never quite been able to think badly of her. I went out on the platform eft the station and was lucky enough to find her there alone. "Miss Cullen," I said, "I've been un- gentlemanly and suspicious, and I'm about as ashamed of myself as a man can be and not jump into the Grand Canon. I've not come to you to ask your forgiveness, for I can't forgive myself, much less expect it of you. But I want you to know how I feel, and If there's any reparation, apology, anything, that you'd like, I'll--" Madge interrupted my speech there by holding out her hand. "You don't suppose," she said, "that after all you have done for ns, I could be angry over What was merely a mistake?" That's what I call a trump of a girl, worth loving for a lifetime. Well, we coupled on to No. 2 that morning and started East, this time Mr. Cullen's car was the "ender." All on 18 were wildly jubilant, as was nat­ ural, but I kept growing bluer and bluer. I took a farewell dinner on their car the night we were due in Albuquerque, and afterward Miss Cul­ len and I went out and sat on the back platform. "I've had enough adventures to talk about for a year," Madge said, as we chatted the whole thing over, "and you can no longer brag that the K. & A. has never had a robbery, even if you didn't lose anything." "I have lost something," I sighed sadly. Madge looked at me quickly, start­ ed to speak, hesitated, and then said, "Oh, Mr. Gordon, if you only could know how badly I have felt* about that, and how I appreciate the sacri­ fice." I had only meant that I had lost my heart, and, for that matter, probably my head, for it would have- been un­ generous even to hint to Miss Cullen that I had made any sacrifice of con­ science for her sake, and I would as soon have asked her to pay for it in money as have told her. "You mustn't think--" I began. "I have felt," she Continued, "that your wish to serve us made you -do something you never would have otherwise done, for-- Well, you--any one can see how truthful and honest --and it has made me feel so badly that we-- Oh. Mr. Gordon, no one has a right to do wrong in this world, for it brings such sadness and ganger to innocent-- And yon have been so generous--* , • Ic&uidn't let this go on, * What 1 did," I told her, "was to fight «re with fire, and no one is responsible for it but myself." "I should like to' think that, but I Can't," she said., "I know we all tried to do something dishonest, and white you didn't do any real wrong, *yet I don't think you would have acted as you did except for our sake. And I'm afraid you may some day regret--" "I shan't," I cried; "and, so far from meaning that I had iost my self- respect, I was alluding to quite anoth­ er thing." "Time?" 8h«-asln& "No." "What?" "Something else you hare stolen." "I • haven't," she denied. "You have," I affirmed. j "You mean the novel?" she asked; "because I sent it in to 97 to-night" "I don't mean the novel." "I can't think of anything more bnt those pieces of petrified wood, and those you gave me," she said demure­ ly. "I am sure that whatever else I have of yours you have given me with­ out even my asking, and if you want It back you've only got to say so." "I suppose that would he my very best course," I groaned., "I hat people who force a present on one," she continued, "and then, just as one begins to like it, want it back." - Before I. could speak, she asked hur­ riedly: "How often do you come to Chicago?" v I took that to be a sort of command that I was to wait, and though longing to have it settled then and there, I braced myself up and answered her question. Now I see what a duffer I was--Madge told me afterward that she asked only because she was so frightened and confused thaj she felt she must stop my Speaking for a mo­ ment I did my best till I heard the whis­ tle the locomotive gives as it runs into yard limits, and then rose. "Good- by, Miss Cullen." I said, properly enough, though no death-bed farewell was ;£ver more gloomily spoken; and she responded, "Good-by, Mr. Gordon," with equal propriety. I held her hand,, hating to let her go, and the "first thing I knew I blurt­ ed out, "I wish I had the brass of Lord Ralles!" "I don't," she laughed, "because, if you had, I shouldn't -be willing to let you--" And what she was going to say, and why she didn't say it, is the con­ cern of no one but Mr. and Mrs. Rich­ ard Gordon. * (The End.) MADE MO&T OF OPPORTUNITIES ELECTROPLATING !>E\'!CE. ' 'is Invention Which Does Away with the Wiring of Each Separate Article. ELECTRIC ALARM. Clock Which Is So Arranged as to Ring Electric Bell and Turn ?*• On Lights. s The Illustrations show ia alarm clock connected up to ring an electric bell, and at the same time turn on an electric light to show the time. The parts Indicated are as follows, ex­ plains the Pennsylvania correspondent of the National Tribune: A, key of alarm (flock; B, contact post, four inches long; C, shelf, 5^4x10 inches; D, bracket; E, electric bulb (three and a half volts); S, brass strip, four and a quarter inches long; three-eighth? inch wide and one-sixteenth inch thick; T, switch; F, wire from bat­ teries to switch; G, wire from bell to switch; H, wire from light to switch; I, dry batteries; J, bell; X, point where a splice is made from the light to wire leading to batteries from brass strip under clock. Push the switch lever to the right before retiring. To operate this, set alarm key As shown in diagram, after two turns Onion Seed Eleing Scarce, Jerry Fel­ lows Saw His Chance. Old residents of Salem remember Jerry Fellows, an odd character, who lived forty years ago in a small one- story building which overhung the mill pond near the present site of the Boston & Main freight yard. He was an inveterate trader, and was never known to get the small end of a bar­ gain. • Once, in early springtime, when onion seed was very scarce and worth $10 a pound, Jerry purchased a large quantity of a certain brand of gun­ powder which looked exactly like oniQn seed. Putting this up in small packages, he took up his stand in the market place On Saturday night, and soon disposed of his entire stock at fancy prices to the farmers, who, ac­ cording to custom, had come to mar ket with their produce. Later in the year, when his custom­ ers came to him with complaints that the seed had failed to come up, Jerry would explain that the ground was too wet or too dry, and to prove that the seed was not at fault would Invite them to inspect his own little onion patch, where he claimed to have used the same seed with excellent results. --Bostpn Herald. Another Version. Mrs. Lee was spending the after­ noon with Mrs. Washington on that bright and balmy day early in the eighteenth century, when little Georgie cut down the cherry tree. Looking from the Window into the or­ chard, Mrs. Lee saw a boy hacking away at the tree, and said: "Mrs. Washington, I do believe that is one of those Carroll boys out there cutting your cherry tree." "The young rascal!" declared Mrs. Washington. "I'll have Mr. Washing­ ton have him thrown into goal as an example to other boys. He Is the worst harum-scarum thing in the col­ ony, and--" "Wait a moment." interposed Mrs. Lee, trying a second pair of spectacles. "I was mistaken. It Isn't the Carroll boy. It's your Georgie." "O, so it is! Now, isn't he Just the cunningest thing! He is always imi­ tating the things he sees the grown up men do. I shall tell his father of this and he will think it is by far the cutest thing Georgie has done since the day he shot the best cow for a deer." Ashes Were What He Wanted. Near Hilliard's soap factory, in Georgetown, Mass., there lived an in­ dividual who had been unfortunate enough to come under the supervision of the overseers of the poor. This board came to the conclusion that the unfortunate was burning too much wood, and remonstrated with him on the subject. He was silent for a few moments, and then said> very slowly and dis­ tinctly, as if amazed at their com­ plaint: "Burnln* too much wood! And that when Joe Hilliard pays 25 cents a bushel for ashes!" Straightened History. "These," said the Roman matron, pointing to her Jewels, "these are my children." Raising their eyebrows, the commit­ tee on statistics stalked from the pal­ ace. "With such an exhibit as this,** mut­ tered the chairman of the committee, "it seems to me that our arguments on race suicide will be well substan­ tiated," ILLUSTRATIVE DIACRAM OF ELEC- ALARM. have been made on the key. When alarm goes oft, it turns till it forms a connection by striking the contact post and starts the electric bell ring­ ing. Throw lever off from the right to center, which stops bell ringing. The bell is then cut out, but the light remains on till lever is again thrown to the center. To operate this, set alarm Key as shown in diagram, after two turns have been made on the key. When alarm goes off, it turns till it forms a connection by striking tne contact poBt and starts the electric bell ringing. Throw stop lever off from the right to center, which stops bell ringing. The bell is then cut out, but the light remains on till lever Is again thrown in the center. In placing clock on shelf, after set­ ting alarm, be sure that the legs of Clock are on the brass strip, and that the alarm key is in position so it will come in contact with the contact poBt in back of clock. The contact poBt may be a quarter-inch brass rod. The advantage of this is that one can control the bell and light, while lying in bed, by having tne switch on the baseboard, near the bed, so it can be reached without getting out of bed. AN ELECTRIC KITCHEN. Takes Up Small Space, Is Clean, Quick a&d Easily Operated, and Makes , • - Work of Cook Easy. Electricity, only a few years ago a mysterious agent of laboratory demon strations and a name to conjure with, has in these latter days become so commonplace as to serve as a broiler Of meat and a baker of biscuits. The family cook is no electrician, and has no need to be; all the electrical know ledge she requires is that necessary to turn one switch to boil coffee, and an 0 © A# NSIedjrojpliting apparatw, t vention of a Chicago man, is shown in the illustration herewith. It was de­ signed for economically plating small articles or pieces, which are loosely placed within a perforated receptacle. FOR ECECTROPLATING SMALL AR­ TICLES. . The latter is made of a nonconducting material, containing a resident cath­ ode. When a suitable number of small articles are within the tank containing the solution, it is rotated or oscillated, so as to produce frequent displacement or tumbling of the contents, so that sufficient electric contact with the cathode is preserved. By this method the surfaces of all of the articles are ultimately subjected to the plating action. This means of contacting the articles with a resident cathode is claimed to be a much more economical arrangement than plating baths, where the articles must be wired and indivdually connected to the nega­ tive cathode. Power to rotate the tub is supplied to the driving pulley at the side, the tumbling effect being ampli­ fied by the inclination of the tub. KITE FOR WIRELESS. The Adoption of the Bell Tetrahedral to the Sending of Air Messages. The announcement has -recently been made by the American De Forest Wireless Telegraph company of the successful transmission of messages from Manhattan Beach, Long Island, to Glengarriff harbor, County of Cork, Ireland. The station 'at Manhattan Beach, which was only quite recently completed, has a 40-kllowatt (54-horse power) equipment. The current is stepped up to a pressure of 30,000 volts. The aerial is supported by masts 210 feet high. At Glengarriff the mes­ sages were received on aerials support­ ed by kites. It Is intersting to note that the first wireless signal across « iTlllf < the An Evil of the Age. "The scenery is too big I stage. What shall we do?" "Don't know. Looks IBce a badcaas of overproduction." • KITCHEN RANGE OF OAK AND SLATE, SHOWING OVEN, WATER HEATER, ETC. other to bake bread. Had anyone at­ tempted such a demonstration little more than a century ago he would have been burned at a stake with a wood fire as an evil genius whose very exist­ ence jeopardized the lives and health of the community. The modern electric range for a small family does not require much - space; it is built substantially and at­ tractively of oak and slate, and instead of plumbago the kitchen maid bright­ ens the "stove' with furniture polish. The electric range emits no smoke or gas, says Popular Mechnics, the fire is built In a second, and the terrors of the woodpile no longer h»unt the small boy of the family. Efficient Tool Room. An efficient tool-room is a requisite of a good shop. The machines in 'this department should be high-class, oth­ erwise their imperfections will be re­ produced in the tools. In the larger shops it is the duty of the tool-room not only to see that certain tools are on hand for doing the work, but to see that jigs or other fixtures could be made to cheapen production, and to consider in general the ]MSt way tc handle any special job; USING THtC KITE WIRE FOR AN AN­ TENNA. the Atlantic, that of Marconi in 1901, was also received by means of a kite- supported aerial at St Johns, New­ foundland. In the De Forest experiments, says the Scientific American, the effort was made to discover a kite which would ride steadily under the most adverse conditions. These desiderata were found in Prof Alexander Graham Bell's tetrahedral kites. They are made up of series of cells consisting of tri­ angular pyramidal skeleton frames, two sides of each pyramid or tetrahe­ dron being covered with silk, while the others are left open. With this construction Prof. Bell found that a perfect equilibrium could be maintain­ ed. The kite rode steadily in the air, and did not swing from side to side or dive suddenly when struck' by a squall. Even when released it main­ tained its equilibrium, and settled slowly and gently to the ground with­ out oscillating. Before carrying on experiments with transatlantic wireless telegraphy, tests of these kites were made at Arling­ ton, Va. The antenna wire was at­ tached to the kite wire, and carried up to heights ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 feet. Both aluminium and light cop­ per wire were tried. At this attitude messages were easily picked up from i vessels many miles out at sea and from stations all ajong^ the jcoast. It was found that the kites flew steadily, and could be kept in the air continu­ ously day and night regardless of changes In^ thg djrection of the wind. An attendant bad to pay out the line or reel it in as required, but no other attention was necessary. Fireproof Woodwork Wash. To rendei rough woodwork almost non-inflammable two heavy coats of ordinary lime whitewash is recom­ mended- by a palntere' journal. RECIPE FOR HAPPY LIFfe. Taken from an Ancient Source, But Good Enough for Pres­ ent Use. Three ounces are necessary first of patience. Then of repose and peace of conscience a pound is needful. Of pastimes of all sorts too should be gathered as much as the hand ca&hold. Of pleasant memory and of hope three good drams. There must be at least, bnt they should moistened be With a liquor made from true pleaa- ures which rejoice the heart. Then of love's magic drops a few-- But use them sparingly, for they may bring a flame Which naught but tears can drown. Grind the whole and mix therewith of merriment an ounce To liven; yet all this may not bring happiness, • Except in your orisons yon lift yon* voice To Him who holds the gift of healUfc Aerial Warships for Portugal. Portugal has decided to pureiiase two steerable aerial warships for the use- ;of her expedition r.gainst the revolted tribes in West Africa. * Springtime--after the weather has become well Settled--is painting time. There is no dust flying, no in­ sects are in the air at that time ready to commit suicide by suffocation in the coat of fresh paint. The atmos­ pheric conditions are also favorable at that season for proper drying and increased life of the paint. It should be a ' habit with every property owner every spring to look over his buildings, etc., and see it they need repainting; not merely to' see if they "will go another year," but whether the time has not come for putting in the proverbial "stitch in time" which shall eventually "save nine." For one coat of paint applied Just a little before it is actually need­ ed will often save most of the paint on the building by preventing it from letting go and causing endless trou­ ble and expense. Paint lets go because linseed oil, which is the "cement" that holds all good paint together, gradually decays or oxidizes, just as iron exposed to air and dampness will slowly decay or oxidize. The water and oxygen in the air are the cause of the trouble in both cases, and the only reason, outside of its beautifying effect, that we apply paint to wood or iron is be­ cause we want to keep water and air away from them. Live paint that is paint in which the linseed oil is still oily, does this very effectual­ ly; but dead paint, that is paint in which the oil is no longer oily, is no more impervious to air and water than a single thickness of cheese­ cloth would be. If then we apply a fresh coat ot oily paint before the old paint is dead, the oil from the new coat will penetrate the old coat and the whole coating will once more become alive; and this method of ren­ ovation may go on indefinitely. This explains why it is- better econ­ omy to repaint a little before It be­ comes absolutely necessary than a little after. When the paint is once dead the fresh coat will pull the whole coating off. In the days when repainting meant a general turning of tnings upside down, a two-weeks' "cluttering vfp" of the place with kegs, cans and pails, a lot of inflammable and ill-, smelling materials standing around, etc., the dread of painting time was natural. So was the dread of soap- making time, of shirt-making time, of candle-moulding tkne and the like. But we live in an age whenkeoap comes from the s*ore better and cheaper than we can make it, when shirts are sold ready made for less than we can buy the materials, when we can burn coal oil or gas cheaper than we can make tallow candles, and when all we have to do when we want to repaint is to pick out our colors from the card at the store and pay the painter for putting on the paint When it comes to picking out the paint it is not necessary that one should be a paint chelhlst, any more than one should be an oil chemist when buying kerosene, or a depart­ ment store buyer when selecting shirts, or a soap chemist when buy­ ing soap. All that is necessary to insure a fair show is some knowl­ edge of the character of our paint dealer and the reputation and stand­ ing of the maker of the paint offered. Nor must one expect to buy a pure linseed oil paint for the price of Un­ seed oil alone. It can be taken for granted when anyone offers to sell dollar bills at a discount, he is bait­ ing a hook for "suckers." So it can be taken for granted when anyone-- whether mail order house, paint manufacturer or dealer--offers paint too cheap, he is bidding for the trade of "suckers," no matter what his promises. But paints sold in responsible stores under the brands of reputable manufacturers are all good products, differing from one another in the less important matter of the solid pig­ ments contained, but practically alike in having their liquid portions com­ posed essentially of pure linseed oil. The competition of the better class of paints has driven inferior goods practically out of the market, and no manufacturer of standing now puts out a poor paint, under his own name at least. As to guarantees on paint, „they can be taken for what they are worth. Any reputable manufacturer will make good any defect actually trace­ able to-the paint itself and not to im­ proper use or treatment of it. The really Important guarantee which the paint buyer should exact from his dealer Is that the paint is made by a manufacturer that knows his busi­ ness and that the paint itself has a record. If he secures this guarantee he can afford to chance the rest ol it--the paint will undoubtedly give good service if properly ajgnlfofl. cording to directions. ' ^ ILLIB SI HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST tS .......̂ VARIOUS Tom ; TOURNAMENT W. R. Crosby of O'Fallon Has HigkT Score Among the Professionals-- ; 3 , Affairs of National Bank of Illinois Wound TTp. Bloomington.--The Illinois Sp^rt.5^ , men's association closed its annual xmrnament here of the professional it W. R. Crosby, O'Fallon, 111., was high gu®£ with a score of 441 out of 450; Wfe D. Stannard, Chicago, second, 432. . In the amateur class Chauncey Poi*fe. : »rs, Decatur, led with 435 out of 450J ft R. Barber, Paulina," Iowa, seconcL 429. , H. D. Cadwallader, Decatur, won the fifteenth annual competition for tb* 4 ' C. Smith cup. ; ' He Pitied Them. A little boy was on his first coun­ try excursion, relates the Brooklyn Citizen. Some birds were flying high overhead, and his hostess, a young woman, said: "Look up. Tommy. See the pretty birds flying through the air." Tommy looked up quickly, and then he said in a compassionate tone: "Poor little fellers! They ain't got no cagfes, have they?"--Detroit Free Press, Disappointed. "So Mrs. Nurich was held up and robbed. How did she feel *bout it?" "Oh, she's fearfully mad. Only had five cents in her pocket book at the time, you know, and she's afraid peo­ ple will think she hasn't any money." --Detroit Free Press. Time to Get Busy. Her Husband--I thought you were going to visit your mother. His Wife--And so I am. "Well, you had better begin to pack your trunk at once. The train leaves in 48 hours."--Chicago Daily News. ... Real Merit Mrs. Skimkins--How do fw| Jika your new boarding house? Mr. Jobkins--Oh! the rooms are fair, the table is only tolerable, but the gossip is excellent.--Hotel Life. Wheh a fellow is refused by a girl, and takes 4o drink, it is sometimes difficult to determine whether he It drowning kis sorrow or celebrating. . National Bank Wound Up. *j, Chicago.--Al! of the remaining a»« sets Of the defunct National Bank Illinois have been ordered sold for 13^- 439,078 in cash by Judge Grosscup i# the United States circuit court. Ti|| sale will be made to Cole & McKin- hon, financiers, who will thus prac­ tically gain control of the CalumSt Electric Railway company. / ; " ,V#1 Insane Girl Wronged. Kankakee.--Miss Ward, a g!0": inmate of the Illinois Eastern Insan# hospital, who has been a patient at till institution for seven years and was ott parole, recently became a mother. Sit* perintendent J. C. Corbus notified thfl board of trustees, which conducted ai| investigation. As a result ,an ord was issued discharging Dr. Martin Hektoen and Miss Grace Martin, nursfe In charge of the ward, for lax disci#*, line in issuing parole to the patient Woolner Indicted by Jury. s Peor ia .--Jacob Woolner , one of a#, best known citizens of Peoria anil member of a wealthy family, has bee® indicted by the grand jury on th» charge of embezzlement in connection with the wrecking of the People's Sav­ ings bank, which closed its doors after the suieide of the late Bet. George Simmons. .P" . %% Prominent Men to Speak. Galena.--Col. Frank O. Lowden h$M accepted an Invitation to deliver tt»jr address at the Jo Daviess county sof<- dlers' and sailors' reunion at Stockton on June 21. Others who will be pre#* ent are Gen. J. H. Stibbs, of Chicago Col. Lawler, of 'Rockford and Gen. Smith D. Atkins, of Freeport. Carterville Saloons Opexteft. Carterville.--A compromise price $750 was made by the city council for saloon licenses. The saloons are now open, having been closed for some time owing to the saloonkeepers' re­ fusal to pay the advanced price of ft,- 000 per year. Riftnerly tji* lidetuii was $500. Litchfield to Have Bacing. f Litchfield.--The board of direeta|p of the Litchfield Racing association de­ cided to hold a series of races early In June. The following officers were elected: President ... J. Sammont; vice president, Lewis Chance; secre­ tary, Hugh Hall: treasurer, Ji. Q. Grassel. . " I' \f U Short In His Pittsfield.--Pittsfield and surrounl* ing territory are shocked at the a%4 nouncement that A. G. Crawford. • prominent citizen, is short in his ae* counts to the amount of $50,000. Be does not deny his shortage, but saj# he cannot account for the disappear­ ance of his money. Insane Over Financial Losses. Peoria.--Raving crazy from montlka of brooding over the fact that he haa about $7,000 in the refunct Peoria Na­ tional bank, Capt. W. H. Allen, o-- if the oldest and best known resi t* of this Jjjfty, is confined in the coun|| Jail,. a-aKental ' wreck. $ c Drowned While Boating. Havana.--Harold Brock, of Canton, was drowned In the Illinois river at Copperas Creek locks. With two com­ panions, In a row boat, he was ridiflig the waves made by the steamer Peoria when their skiff was capsized. ^ Former Freeport Man Dead. Freeport.--A dispatch received hew announced the death of Julius Schoat- zela, a former resident of this city and a banker of E>k Point, g, D. He dttff in the City of Mexico. • , 3 > • Shot Wound Fatal. Spring Valley.--Vanata Severs par. of Alpine, Mich., cpllector for a New York city publication, who was shot by George Bassanio at La Salle, die& Bassanio was held. , v Abandon Search for Oil. Lerna.--The Benskin-Brown people struck a dry hole on the Walker prop­ erty in Lerna and have abandoned the search for oil in this village and vi­ cinity. • , . _ V|J*- * Burglary at Lexington. fcexfeigton.--Burglars wrecited safe of the post office here and se­ cured $300 in stamps and $250 in cask and made good their escape. The safi was dynamited with t wo heavy charge* of nitro-glycerine and totally wrecked. Cherry Valley Saloon Burned. Rockford.--Fire, believed toT have been of incendiary origin, destroyed the saloon of George Norman at Cher­ ry Valley, and it was only by hari work that the business portion of t|ft town was saved. L i Threatens Trouble for Addiekc. Peoria.--Robert S. Waddeil, pres|> dent of the Buckeye Powder companji/ who long has been fighting the poW>* der combine, said that if Edward Addicks Is elected senator in Dela­ ware he will go before a federal grami jury and Addicks to, tiary. * M Fire ' *%ot6gr!i$aji ' Beardstowu. -- Shoemaker's photo* graph gallery was destroyed by firew The loss is aboat 92,000. tH4' origfeft Is unknown. ji.> L. .4 vV--:*' A. . t".