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y'*A. 11 "-K -*c <-v,h>\ / ' ', /'"•*•';*n s Vv. , ; •mm mm m. wm «*WW':f - - * £ * • > ' , " * * > '$ *<•' V- *': PRESIDENT TO WITNESS NAVAL |||AADC OFF OYSTW* ^iAy« , . NEW CRAFT IN THE LINE. Atlantic Fleet, Reinforced by Armored y Cruiser* for Asiatic Waters, and Torpedo Boats to ; » v tt-t'. Participate. :! New York. -- The largest fleet tff battleships, armored cruisers and torpedo craft ever assembled under the American flag will pass in review before President Roosevelt in the wa­ ters off Oyster Bay, September 8. In addition to all the battleships in the Atlantic fleet, under Rear Admiral Evans, four of the new ships, all of them larger and more powerful than any in Admiral Evans' fleet, will be in line. The four armored cruisers now being made ready for the Asiatic serv­ ice will be reenforced by the cruisers Washington and Tennessee. The Ten^ nessee was put in commission last week. The Washington will be com­ missioned this week. The navy department Ms been at work for weeks perfecting the plans for the review. Admiral Evans will be in command, his flag flying from , the Maine. As it passes in review the Maine will be followed by the Mis­ souri, Kentucky, Kearsarge, Indiana and Iowa in the order named. Th,e last four ships comprise the second squadron of the battleship division of the Atlantic fleet. Louisiana May Head Division. The order in which the four new battleships will pass in review has not been announced. It is probable that this division will be headed by the Louisiana, which will be followed by the Rhode Island, Virginia and New Jersey. These four ships are the finest in offensive and defensive strength ever commissioned for the United States navy. Their appearance at Oyster Bay will be the beginning of their services as ships of the fight­ ing line. All of the armored cruisers, with the exception of the Brooklyn and the •New York, now in Asiatic waters, |• probably will participate. The four II sister ships, the West Virginia, Colo- E,' rado, Pennsylvania and Maryland, which are under orders to proceed to p Asiatic waters to relieve the Ohio and || Wisconsin, will make their last ap- fex" pearance In home waters for several years to come. Immediately after the review these ships, with Rear Admiral *, Brownson in command, will start for ^ the far east. To Review Torpedo Vessels. MM,.*> The torpedo vessels that will be re- |-t'u •• "viewed by the President are those in ^ the second and third flotillas of the Sr., 5 Atlantic fleet, the former under com- O ' " mand of Lieutenant Commander Ed- • win A. Anderson and the second com- fe manded by Lieut. Willis McDowell, g - The vessels are the Hopkins, Law- rence, Macdonough, Whipple, Truxtun „ > and Worden, comprising the second if'*** .• flotilla, and the Wilkes, Blakesley, 1 ^ ^ L°ng. Rodgers and Stockton, which \ ^ make up the third flotilla. !><• The president probably will review j| , the ships from the deck of the dis- W patch boat Dolphin. With him will be f -Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte, As- - aistant Secretary Newberry, and prob- : - 8-biy other officers of the navy, inclnd- !«;*" , r>, lag Admiral Dewey. * ' **• CUMMIHS IS BEHOHIHATEB IOWA REPUBLICANS PICK PRCS- GOVERNOR TO. LEAD. May Succeed Senator Allison--Plat* form Favoring Revision of the Tariff Is Adopted. Dei Moines, la.--Albert B. C®m- mins has been renominated for governor by the Republican state con­ vention upon a platform which firmly opposes corporate influence in public affairs, upholding the theory of protec­ tion and favoring revision of tariff schedules to keep in harmony with the commercial conditions of the country and favoring a wide primary law look­ ing to the election of Unetid States senators by direct vote of the people. Warren Garst, for whom Cummins has held out from the first, was nom­ inated for lieutenant-governor, and the remainder of the ticket nominated was as follows: Secretary of state, W. C. Hay ward. < Auditor of state, B. F. Carroll. Treasurer of state, W. W. Morrow. Attorney general, H. W. Byers. Supreme judges, E. McLean, John fC. Sherwin. * . • •> : . , Superintendent of public Instruc­ tion, John F. Riggs. . J- - •* Clerk of supreme court, .John C. Crockett Reporter of court, W. W. Cornwall Railroad commissioners, W. L. Eat­ on, David J. Palmer. Gov. Cummins practically h&d every­ thing his own way, dictating the plat­ form and routing completely the hosts of George D. Perkins, his opponent, and relegating Leslie M. Shaw, secre­ tary of the treasury, to the rear, at least temporarily. In fact,- Shaw's name was hissed by a factional set during the proceedings of the conven­ tion. Cummins' friends now are urg­ ing his name as a presidential possi­ bility. All party machinery is now In control of Cummins, and there is a strong probability that he will succeed Senator Allison in 1908. The vote on the governorship stood 933 for Cummins, 603 for Perkins and 104 for Rathbun. Gov. Cummins ad­ dressed the delegates, and said that it was economic ideas and not his per­ sonality that won him a renomination. Our Springfield Letter AP ur ff t ILUHIII9. HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM AL)L OVER THE STATE. - FORMER MAYOR IS SENTENCED VICTORY FOR SENATOR CULLOM * Indications are He Has Carried Illinois |r * ^ Primaries by 40,000 Plurality. SI#'- m Springfield, 111.--Additional returns on the advisory vote for Unit­ ed States senator confirm the earlier reports and indicate Senator Cullom's plurality in the state may be con- (servatively estimated at 40,000. Sen­ ator Cullom's plurality in Cook coun­ ty is 16,477. The returns show that he -not only will have a plurality of the popular vote in the state, but that he has carried 41 out of 51 senatorial dis­ tricts. Some of the districts which on r the face of the returns have been car- ried by Yates are his by small plurali- ties and may be thrown into the Cul- £' 4 lom column by the official canvass. P : Moreover, Senator Cullom appears to have complete control of the state P-p~iQn for the purpose of sena- % . .torial instructions. Yates has lost =v -the popular vote in the state at large, - he has lost four-fifths of the senatorial districts and he has no chafcce to se­ cure instructions in the state conven- .tkm. | Ice Dealers Defeated. i Toledo, O.---Judge Babcock, in com­ mon pleas court, Friday handed down Ills decision In the ice cases, sustain­ ing Judge Kinkade in every particular and exonerating him of having made any promise or suggestion of leniency as claimed by the attorneys for the ice trust. The judge declared the con­ tentions of the attorneys for the trust Ito be ridiculous and should never ifcaVe been brought into court. ft 1 - Embezzling Executive of Paterson, N. J., Given Prison Sentence. Paterson, N. J.1--William ft. Belcher, who while mayor of this city, abscond­ ed a year ago, and who surrendered himself on Monday last, was sen­ tenced Friday to 12 years' Imprison­ ment in the state prison at Trenton on a charge of embezzlement,v Belcher disappeared from this city about a year ago while he was mayor. He was alleged to have embezzled from $100,- 000 to $150,000 from personal friends and from the Manchester Building and Loan association, which was forced to suspend business. No trace of the missing man was discovered by the authorities until he appeared at the county jail Monday night and volun­ tarily surrendered. He had only $17 in his possession, and declared that he had suffered great hardships during his absence. . MICHIGAN INDORSES W. J. BRYAN Oemocrats Favor Nebraskan for Pres­ ident and Nominate State Ticket. ' • Detroit, Michs -- Indorsement of William J. Bryan for president in 1908, the defeat of a resolution call­ ing upon the national Democratic committee to Investigate the charges made against Chairman Thomas E. Taggart and demand his resignation if they were proven, and the nomina­ tion of Charles H. Kimmerle, of Cas- sopolis, for governor over Stanley E. Parkhill, of Owosso, the only oth­ er candidate, after a spirited ballot were the features of the Democratic state convention held here Thursday. WIFE OF THOMAS LAWSON DEAD Spouse of Boston Financier Succumbs to Attack of Heart Disease. Scituate, Mass.--Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson, wife of the Boston financier, died at Dreamwold, Mr. Lawson's summer home here Sunday. Mrs. Lawson has been suffering from heart disease for several months. With the exception of her son Arnold, All of Mrse. Lawson's children and her husband were at her bedside when the end came. Arnold arrived home shortly afterward. V<- ^ Admit Assassination. 1 Samara.--The fighting organization of the revolutionists has issued a proclamation avowing responsibility for the assassination August 3 of Gov. •Block, of this city. Many arrests have .been made. ' •' Negro Congress Adjourns. ? Washington.--The Negro Young People's Christian and Educational congress brought its sessions to a close with addresses regarding the work necessary to'ralse the standard of the race. Final Blgelow Dividend. Milwaukee.--The final account of the trustee of the bankrupt es­ tate of Frank G. Bigelow, the de­ faulting bank president, who is now serving a sentence in Fort Leaven­ worth, was filed Wednesday. The trus­ tee says that there is sufficient money on hand to pay a final dividend of 11.22 per cent, oh approved claims, aggre­ gating $3,242,255. Fatal Fire in Texas. Houston, Tex.--W. I. Fletcher was instantly killed, Lee Brooks, a negro, received fatal burns and the entire building was gutted as a result of an explosion in the wholesale liquor house xif Joppet & Co. fey 4- • Ur Two Lieutenants Resign. Jffashington.--The resignation of Second Lieut. Clarence A. Eustaphie, Twenty-third infantry, has been ac­ cepted for the good of the service. The resignation of Lieut. Albert S. Odell, Eleventh cavalry, has been accepted. .. Capt. Merriman Dead. Minneapolis, Minn --Capt* O. C. Merriman, former referee in bank­ ruptcy in the United States court, and one <>f the best-known citizens of Min­ neapolis, is dead at his home In city. He wa3 72 years old. Fatal Explosion in Mine. Scranton, Pa.--Jere Wilson was killed and Charles Parrish fatally in­ jured in the North End Coal colliery. They had prepared a blast and started to retreat. They ran into a blast In an adjoining chamber. Manchuria Door Open. London.--In the house, of commons Foreign Secretary Grey announced there were no longer any restrictions on foreign trade in Manchuria. Two British consuls will shortly be ap­ pointed to Manchuria. ' Springfield.---This city has been chosen as one of the 25 cities In Illi­ nois at which stations will be estab­ lished by the state water survey for testing the water supply during the coming year. The tests will be made daily under the direction of the state water survey working in conjunction with the United States geological sur vey. The tests will determine the amounts of sediment carried in the various rivers and streams from which the cities obtain their water supply and the amount and character of min «eral matter in solution in the water. Among the cities selected for the ex­ periments are Springfield and Deca­ tur on the Sangamon river; Peoria, LaSalle and Hardin on the Illinois river; Ottawa and Elgin on the Fox river; Rockford and Sterling on the Rock river; Streator on the Vermilion river; Kankakee on the Kankakee river; Shelbyville and Carlyle on the Kashaskia river; Carmi on the Wa­ bash river; Quincy and Moline on the Mississippi river, and Carbondale, Kin- mundy, Murphysbertr- and Joppa with reservoir systems. According to the arrangements made, a four-ounce bot­ tle filled with water taken directly from the river will be sent each day to the heads of the department at the University of Illinois, where it will be subjected to a rigid test. Every pos­ sible factor that enters into the com­ position of the water will be carefully analyzed and listed for reference. This work will be kept up daily for a year and it is expected that valuable records will thus be obtained. The bottles in which the water will be shipped to the university are of a spe­ cial pattern holding exactly four ounces and enclosed in a special case with label attached. They will be sent to W. H. Collins, representing the United States geological survey at the university. The chief value in the ex­ periments lie in the fact that they will furnish data regarding the average amount of sediment to be removed from any water supply when it is de­ sired to clarify the same. It will also provide means of estimating the quan­ tity and kind of minerals to be re­ moved when It is desired to soften the water. Grain Grading 8candal. Gov. Deneen Is the originator of the investigation of methods of grain inspection that may terminate in ac­ tion by the next Cook county grar.d jury. The governor has been in­ formed that In the past the farmers of this and other states have been victims of conditions which resulted in their being mulcted for the benefit of some Chicago grain dealers by ttf unfair grading of grain. The scandal was brought to the attention of the governor in such definite form that he lost no time in informing State's At­ torney Healy, of Cook county. The matter is to be taken up in connec­ tion with the alleged violation of the injunction issued by the late Judge Tuley forbidding the storage of grain owned by private warehouse com­ panies in public warehouses. John Hill, of the Chicago board of trade appeared before the state's attorney and complained that large warehouse companies have been violating the court order. Several grain men were called before the state's attorney and a preliminary hearing in which the accused dealers denied beliig guilty was had. The other phase of the in­ vestigation may involve a former em­ ploye of the state grain inspector's Dfllce. It is not alleged that the men who Baw Mr. Healey were concerned. The man, whose name is withheld, was discharged previous to the in­ cumbency of A. Scott Cowen, the pres­ ent chief grain inspector, it is said. He then became connected with some members of the board of trade, and used letterheads which set forth that he formerly was in the state grain in­ spector's office, but which might be understood to mean that he still was a grain inspector acting in an official capacity. The man was known in Chicago as a "private"- grain inspec­ tor. Committee to Greet Bryan. State Qhairman Boeschenstetn will appoint a subcommittee of the state committee which will select the com­ mittee of 100 representative, Demo­ crats from Illinois who are planning to greet William Jennings Bryan on his arrival in New York from hi$ world tour. New Bank at Taylorville. State Auditor McCullough has Is­ sued a permit for the organization of the Title Land & Turst company bank, located at Taylorville, Christian coun­ ty, with a capital stock of $100,000. The permit is issued to A. R. Adams, W. R. Richardson and Albert Morgan. Promising Outlook for Fair. Secretary W. C. Garrard, of the state board of agriculture, is receiving a large number of applications for space at the state fair. The exhibits in all departments promise to be lar ger than ever before, and those in charge of the work are experiencing some difficulty in accommodating the concerns that desire to have displays The demand for space in the horse sheds is big, and Secretary Garrard will let .a contract for an additional 100 stalls, that will adjoin the present sheds. Asks $10,000 for Assault. For injuries received white In tlw performance of his duty, in closing a saloon in Riverton one Sunday even­ ing last June James E. Cllne filed suit In the circuit court at Springfield against William Griglski, Martha Grigiski and Simon Grigiski, for $10,- 000 damages, According to the facts as set out in the declaration, the trio of defendants attacked Cllne, who was village marshal, when he de­ manded that they should obey the Sunday closing law, and that stones of the weight of five pounds each were used, and clubs as well, on the person of the plaintiff, whereby he is alleged to have received injuries that nearly resulted In hid death, and which necessitated his staying in the hospital for some time. An ordinance of the village prohibits sa­ loons being run on Sunday. Cline went by the place conducted by the Grogiskis and saw the place filled with men, drinking. He ordered the] proprietors to close, and he allegest Mrs. Grogiskl, who is named as one of the defendants, drew a revolver on him, while the rest assaulted him with stones and clubs. Mineris Work Half Time. Thirty thousand miners of Illinois are idle during the present season. This is the estimate made by officials of the United Mine Workers. Sixty thousand men are employed in the mines of the state, but they are not working more than half time. In oth­ er words, 30,000 men are able easily to handle all the mining necessary throughout the state. The summer months always are dull for the min­ ers and the most the men can expect to do, It is claimed, Is to work a day or so out of the week. As a conse­ quence comparative idleness is the lot of fully half the miners of the state. What may be called the busy season does not open until October and, while there is steady employment for most of the men after that month, there are frequent periods of dull­ ness even in the winter. Added to these conditions is the fact some 12 or 15 mines of the state have not re­ sumed operations, or have resumed only in part, since April. Four of the Springfield mines are included in this number. - Squirrel Shooters" Are O. K. Col. E. J. Lang's command, the Fourth regiment, was inspected at Camp Lincoln by Col. Walter Field- house, of Chicago, inspector general of the Illinois national guard. A creditable showing was made and the companies from Cairo and Mount Ver­ non will be especially mentioned in the report that will be submitted to Adjt. Gen. Scott. The companies were lined up on the parade ground at eight o'clock in the morning, and it was four o'clock before the inspec­ tion was over. The "squirrel shoot­ ers," as the members of the Fourth are known, have borne the reputation of being able to brave any sort of weather and, despite the heat, paid little attention to the work to which they were subjected by Col. Field- house. SUIQIDE AT ROCK ISLAND Man and Woman Found Dead In Boarding House in That City-- Evidently Both Deaths Were Premeditated. Island.--A man believed to be J. Henry Deckard, of Havana, 111., killed his wife and himself in a boarding house in this city at which they had been stopping several days. On the couple's failure to appear, the landlady notified the police, and when the door was broken open the bodies were found in bed, the woman wfth bullet wounds in her heart and head, while the man, whose hand still grasped the revolver, had Bhot himself in the right ear. There was no indication of a struggle, even the bed clothing not being disarranged. In the couple's possession were found a small sum of money and a • few trinkets, but nothing to indicate theft identity; except a circular sent out by the Havana (111.) lodge of Pythlahs, ad.dressed to J. Henry Deckard, city. The man was 45 and the woman about 40 years of age. ODD USES FOR ONIONS. Small Quantity Not Hard to Digest and Will Induce Sleep--line for Poultice. Going to G. A. R. Encampment. Arrangements are under way by Ste­ phenson post No. 30, Grand Army of the Republic, to attend the national encampment of the organization at Minneapolis. The encampment prop­ er will begin Tuesday, August 14, and two days and a half will be required for the business of the organization. A period of four or five days, however, will be covered by the encampment, as there will be preliminary exercises of much interest to the veterans. Allege Discrimination In Rates Following the filing of two suite In the circuit court at Springfield by L. H. Zumbrook & Son, Charles Zum- brook, against the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis railway, for unjust discrim­ ination in railway freight rates, it is said, that a number of similar suits will be instituted by other business men against railroads that are charged with the same offense. One of the suits is for $1,072.61 and the other for $850. Springfield's Gain in Population. Springfield has a population of 46,- .537, according to a census which has just been completed under the super­ vision of the city board of education. This is a gain of 3,571 since the last school census, taken two years ago. The figures of the census takers show that there are 10,463 persons of school age--between 6 and 21. In the can­ vass only 39 illiterateis were found, and these resided in the First ward. Judgment Against Ex-Treasurers. Judgment for $6,552.40 damages was given against Henry Wulff and Floyd K. Whittemore, ex-state treasurers, in the circuit court at Springfield in the suit to recover fees collected for regis­ tration of bonds. The plaintiff in the suit was the people of the state of Il­ linois. An appeal to the supreme court was granted on request of the defendants' attorneys. The case will be taken to the October term of the supreme court, but it is said a contin­ uance will be asked to the December term. Weil-Known Physician Dead. San Salvador.--Emllio Alvarez, dl» coverer of the Rhinoscleromo (a dis­ ease of the nose) bacillus, died here. He was well-known as a physician both in Paris and here. He will be given an official funeral. Fine Marksmanship Record. A new record for marksmanship was established at Camp Lincoln by Serge&nt Case of Company A, Fourth regiment, who made a clean score of 50 bull's eyes at 300 yards. It is said that the score never has b£en equaled on the Lincoln range. Sergeant Case Is a member of the state team and will shoot at the Sea Girt meet this fall. One hundred and thirty men, composing the First battalion, were on the range and several good scores were made. During the day 12,000 rounds of ammunition were fired. President of Christian Endeavor. Batavia.--Nicholas L. Johnson, gently elected president of the Illi­ nois Christian Endeavor union, has been a resident of this city since 1881, when he was brought here from Norway by his widowed^ mother. Since 1889 he has been conspicuous ^ If* Nicholas L. Johnson. In church work and was elected president of the local Christian En­ deavor Union in 1894. He had been secretary and president of the Elgin district union, statistical secretary ot the state body and was its vice pres­ ident during the last two years. In August, 1904, Mr. Johnson married Miss Faith Avery Fischer, daughter of Prof. H. A. Fischer, of Wheaton college. Miraculous- Escape from Death. Elgin.--Nine persons were slightly injured when the rear passenger coach on the Chicago, bound North­ western milk train special left the rails near Algonquin, seven miles north of Elgin. Spreading rails caused the accident. After being dragged 100 yards, the last coach, containing 15 persons, turned turtle. None of the other cars was derailedd. The escape of the passengers Is con­ sidered miraculous. Dry Weather Threatens Hay. Dry weather in Illinois is becoming a serious problem with the hay men. In some parts of the state, according to reports, the pastures are as bare as a floor and oats are being cut and fed to the livestock. Another effect of the dry weather is to Induce farmers to bin their oats Instead of marketing them. The average receipts of hay at Springfield per day for the week were only 16 cafs. The normal city con­ sumption alone at this season ranges from 60 to 70 cars. : Admits Asaulting Girl. Pana.--Edward Brewer, of Court- Camp, a small mining town near Hills- boro, was arrested here, charged with having criminally assaulting a young girl at the Litchfield Chautauqua rounds. When arrested, Brewer con­ fessed his guilt and willing returned with the officers to Litchfield. He says he has a wife and family at Court Camp. Fatal Gasoline Explosion. Taylorville.--Miss Mae Martin, an employe of the Central Union Tele­ phone company, was severely burned about the face and breast by a gas­ oline explosion. At the residence of Oscar Sailor, where she boards, Miss Martin was engaged in ironing when a gasoline stove exploded. Body Found Near Schoolhouse. Kewanee.--The body of an old man tfas found on the grounds of the Pleasant Hill schoolhouse, northwest of here. Death occurred some time before. Identification was impossible. Ban on Political Activity. Kankakee.--An order was posted at the Illinois eastern insane hospital forbidding employes to ask to be re­ lieved to participate in any political convention or meeting. , Drowned While Bathing. Rockford.--Frank Manning, aged 17, son of P. J. Manning, Gladys ave­ nue, Chicago, Was seized with cramps while bathing In Rock river, and drowned. Child's Play May Be Fatal. Carmi.--While playing Indian on a strawstack with a number of com­ panions, Fred Haddon, to show his bravery, leaped to the ground, and sustalng^Hnjuries which probably will cause death. Horse Drags Boy to Death. l > Havana.--Otto Williams, the 1S- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Williams, farmers living six miles northeast of Kilbourne, will die from injuries received by being dragged by a'horse. Carlinville Boy Injured. f Carllnville.--Leo Watson, -jotf if Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watson, of this city, was seriously injured, in the lumber yard of Hamphill^ & Ibbetson by a pile of lumber falling on him. He sustained several severe bruises and internal Injuries. Kills Himself on Wife's toav# > Quincy.---Grief-stricken ever since the death * of his wife, Charles Sei- fert, 65 years old, ended his life on his wife's grave at Clayton, by taking carbolic acid. The onion is not half appreciated," remarks a southern housekeeper, as reported In the New York World. This humble bulb can be used, for so many different dishes and in so many different ways that one often forgets its many excellent remedial qualities. . . Onions are an excellent cure for sleeplessness. They act as a kind of soporific if taken in small quantities before retiring. They will be found to be more appetizing if finely chopped up and laid between two thin wafers or biscuits. Eaten in this way they are also easily digested. The reason so many people complain of onions disagreeing with them is that they eat too much of the homely vegetable. Onions are not intended to be eaten en masse. When they are taken raw they should be thoroughly masticated, or, better still, the juice of the onion should be pressed out and taken on bread or as a sauce. In this form the onion Is splendid for liver complaints and acts in con­ sequence as a purifier for a dark and muddy complexion. An onion poultice Will extract thei pain and heat from a scald or burn. To make this poultice take a certain quantity of onions and crush them and lay between cheesecloth and ap- ly to the burn. Onion syrup made in the following manner will relieve the'congestion in cases of croup. Cut several raw onions into slices, sprinkle the slices with granulated sugar and squeeze out the juice. The dose is a teaspoon- ful every 15 minutes until relief Is obtained. This syrup is also much used in cases of bronchitis. A good cook uses onions almost as. freely as she doeB salt. But the onion is always disguised, or, rather, it is merely the juice, and not the pulp, that is tasted. Sugar peas are very much improved by boiling a young onion with them, and the pasty taste vanishes from macaroni if a couple of onions are placed In the water in which it is cooked. French people take a piece of onion and rub it inside the salad dish before dress­ ing the salad. This gives an imper­ ceptible flavor of onions that gives no offense. THINGS TO SHOW. A thing ceases to be a luxury after* we have money enough to afford IL j^TNAM FADELESS DYES do not stain the hands or spot the kettle, except green and pui*ple. It's hard to understand why actors with such fabulous salaries Al--jr* stop at such modest notels. The last of the Lincoln articles fit The Four-Track News appears in tb* August number, unde? the head ot "Lincoln in Bronze;" an article well worth everybody's reading and of es­ pecial interest and value to youv people. China to Own Postofflce*. After the return of the Chinese sion which Is now making a tour off Europe and America for the purposes of study, the Chinese government in­ tends to assume control of the entire postal system and at the same to abolish all the postoffices in Chins now maintained by foreign powers. t New Depot at Battle Creek. , Grand Trunk Railway Systeit has just completed and opened a new passenger station &t Battle Creekj The station occupies the entire block fronting on east Hall street, between east Main and Beach streets. Special station tracks accommodate waiting trains^independent of the regular main lihetracks, and the approaches to the buhdipfe, together with ample platforms, are so designed as to han­ dle the greatest number of passengers with ease. Neither pains nor expense has beien spared in erecting a station which not only meets every need of the traveling public,' but is also a de­ light to the lover of the beautiful. The general design of the building is a modified mission style. The con­ struction is of Maine granite and pav­ ing blocks laid in Flemish bond. The roofs consist of semi-glazed red Span- ish tile. The first story contains en­ tering lobby, general waiting room, ladies' parlor, smoking room and lav­ atories; In the southeast corner ot the main building a lunch room has been provided, and the northeast ow­ ner Is occupied by the baggage room. A wide veranda connects the mala building with the express building: The second story contains offices, etc. The building is perfectly heated, venti­ lated and lighted. It Is one of the finest depots of its size In the country. MEANING 07 MOLES. I TO DARKEN BROWN BOOTS.-- Rub all over with a piece of clean white flannel wetted with ammonia. Give two applications and then polish with the usual brown polish. FOR THE COOK.--When weighing treacle for cooking purposes, well flour the scale first, and the treacle will run off quite easily, leaving no stickiness behind. WHEN WASHING SILK STOCK­ INGS.--Either colored or black, never use soap; warm bran water should be uBed, and the stockings should be squeezed or run through the wringer and dried in the shade. A GOOD CEMENT FOR GLASS.-- Can be made in the following way: Melt a little isinglass in spirits of wine and add a small quantity of water; warm the mixture over the fire; when thoroughly mixed and melted It will form an almost transparent glue, and will join glass almost invisibly. TO BRIGHTEN COPPERWARE -- Sprinkle a little crushed borax on a flannel cloth that has been wetted in hot water and well soaped. This will brighten the copper like magic. Rinse and" polish.--Chicago Tribune. THE LATEST LAUNDRY BAG It Is Made of White Material in Pref­ erence to Colored--May Be Laundered Often. . The very newest laundry bags are of white linen; or, if one cannot af­ ford this material, cannon cloth makes an excellent substitute, suggests a con­ tributor to the Chicago Inter Ocean, possessing, as it does, the wearing properties and appearance of the linen without its expensive feature. The ornamentation of the bag consists of the word laundry In large and attrac­ tive lettering, placed diagonally across one side of the bag, and embroidered in wash silk or cotton floss. The edges of the bag are neatly machine stitched, then feather-stitched by hand. A ca»> lng two inches from the top through which is run a tape or ribbon adds the finishing touch. The chief virtue of these white bags over the time- honored ones of cretonne and similar material lieB in the fact that they may be laundered as often as desirable, yet retain their pristine freshness. The size of the bag, as a matter of course, depends wholly upon the demands to be made upon it. Potted Flowers on the Table. It Is told that Helen Gould does not favor cut flowers for table deco­ rations, but prefers flowers growing in pots, that stand erect in their own earth, stately, fresh and fragrant, says a writer in the Farmer's Voice. Roses growing in small pots, and the baby primrose are among her favorite decorations. In her dining-room she has a large screen completely covered with the dark, glossy foliage of the English ivy. On the right side of the upper lip a mole promises great good fortune to both sexes. A mole on the neck, in man c? wom­ an, promises a long and happy ltfe^ wealth and fame. A science, or pseudo-science, oil moles has existed among the Pennsyl­ vania Dutch for many years. A man with' a mole in the middle of his forehead has a cruel mind; a wom­ an with such a mole is foolish, idle and envious. A man with a mole on the left side of the upper lip rarely marries, and such a mole in the case of a woman denotes suffering. A mole on the right side a man's forehead denotes wonderful luck; OB the right side of a woman's forehead, gifts from the dead. On the left side of a man's forehead a mole denotes a long term In prison; on the left side of a woman's forehead, two husbands, and a life of exile. According to this science, no one Is without a mole or two, and these are some of the prognostications that mole-wearers may draw from their brown ornaments. ITS MERITJS PROVED RECOID OF A GREAT MEDICIK A Prominent Cincinnati Woman Tells How. Lydia IS. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound Completely Cured Her. The great good Lydia E. Pinkhaarti Vegetable Compound is doing amoa£ the women of America is attracting the attention of many of our leading1 scientists, and thinking people gener- '3* jMrxjura Wflson He dot a Pig. A man's corpse was delivered to Wil­ liam Archer, of Cromwell, Ind., who went to the express office to get a prize pig which he had purchased. Archer refused to accept the coffin, and inquiry developed that the labels on the pig's box and the coffin had become exchanged. Archer got his pig on the next train, and it Is presumed that the corpse was delivered at the proper place. , Chicken Patties. ' ©hop meat of cold chicken coarse* ly and season well. Make large cup of drawn butter, and while on fire sttr In two eggs, boiled hard, minced very fine, also a little chopped pars­ ley, then chicken meat. Let almost boil. Have ready some patty shells of good paste, baked quickly to light brown. Fill with mixture and set in oven to heat. Arrange upon dish and serve hot. Soda Instead of Soap. , If soda is used in dishwater, no soap Is impdwl. -•4 The following letter is only one of many thousands which are on file in the Pinkham office, an<J fro to prove beyond question that Lydia E. Pink- bam's Vegetable Compound must bo » remedy of great merit, otherwise it could not produce such marveloss results among sick and ailing women. | Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-- I ' 'About nine months ago I was a great sut- l ferer with female trouble, which caused me [ severe pain, extreme nervousness and fr#- : quent headaches, from which the doctor I tailed to relieve mp. I tried Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound, and within » short time felt better, and after taking five , bottles of it I was entirely cured. I tberefoBW heartily recommend your Compound as e splendid female tonic. It makes tlie monthly periods regular anil without pain; and wha» a blessing it is to find such a remedy after so many doctors fail to help you. I am pleased to recommend it to all suffering women."-- Mrs. Sara Wilson, 31 East Sd Street, Cincin­ nati, Ohio. If you have suppressed or painfml f»eriods, weakness of the stomach* ndig-estion, bloating, pelvic catarrh* nervous prostration, dizziness, famt- ness, " don't-care " and ** want-to-be- left-alone " feeling, excitability, back­ ache or the blues, these are sure indi­ cations of female weakness, or some derangement of the organs. In such cases there is one tried and true remedy --Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Goat* pound. & ; 60 Bus. Wittier Wheat Per Acff' That's thn yield ot Silzer'e R«i (>o«m llvlirid WiotM \V|« »I. Send 2o in sumps for tree sample of fkiiic.m catalogue of Winttr Wheats, live, iijirloy, * 'Iotovvl limothv, Bultis, Trees, etc:, for tu.ll piaiitiM* KALZEK SKKD CO., Bm W.K.L»Cr •••«. WlSL If afflicted with j •ore cjc». use i Thompson's Eye Watir ioim U> harvest ami thresh < m mm per Hor«, on easy terms. If yon can nut come Ir~ " • * - bl|[orop»j and see . *riM for list with mtirs. and hoirto get free fare, fe'iaa balf Motion at UO per acre to trade for hud*u% £l*o other trades. Tel! me what tou bare. A trnm vomesteads in J.jrinon Co. C. J. 4areata UfnlaJ UKMUiU, Wel>»uir. 60. Dakota. AgllH 1VUB»