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P McHEHBY PUHHDEAIB McHCNRY PLAINDEALER CO. KcHENRY, ILLINOIS. n: f :> life When a Girt la Not? A woman is a girl until she is 35, according to the board of managers df the Philadelphia Young Woman's Christian association. On her thirty- fifth birthday she cuts off the giddi ness of girlhood and becomes a wom­ an. That is, she doea if she looks it. If she is able with the aid of switch and perodide, rouge and the eyebrow pencil, to look or think she looks less than 35, then she is a girl so long as she is able to look or think she looks so. For her still the choco­ late carmel and the marshmallow, the American beauty and the matinee ticket, also the French heel and the straight front. As not many unmar rled women ever arrive at the age when they do not look or think they look 35, it follows therefore that a Woman is a girl as long as she wants to be, " in spite of all the boards of lady managers in existence. Which Is as it should be. or. age is not, after all, is matter of wrinkles and agility is as it should be. For age is not, after of the spirit within. If we are im­ mortal souls, it were preposterous to say that 35 years taken out of eter- nity can have any effect upon us; nor" 70 years, for that matter, nor a hundred. If a woman's heart be purs "age cannot wither her," says the Chi­ cago Journal. She is good, and good­ ness grows not old. She is tender, and tenderness knows no date. She is loving, and love is immortally young. Her hair may be white and scanty, her limbs feeble, her eyes dimmed, her once rdsy cheek pale an^l sunken, but so long as the flams of life remains within her breast her husband and her children know that time has not altered her pure affec­ tion, which burns as brighl M ever ig young eternally. t The Flood of Immigrants. %^J®he official returns of immigration ahow that out of more than a million aliens who arrived in this country during the last fiscal year 935,915 came by way of New York. Ellis island continues to be the great im­ migrant gateway to the United States. Of the New York arrivals 697,000 were males, who naturally predom­ inate in such a movement. Only 38,- 296 of the immigrants were more th«n 40 years of age. Italy produced the largest quota, having sent 254,236 Immigrants; Russia coming next with 163,316; Hungary contributed 128,247; Austria, 96,625; Great Britain and Ire­ land, 71,000; Germany, 30,808, and Scandinavia 33,000. Most of the new arrivals located in New York and Pennsylvania. Notwithstanding the ' strenuous efforts of the southern states, a number of which have offi­ cial agencies seeking recruits of this kind and have held out special in­ ducements, very few of the newcom­ ers went in that direction. • Arkansas received seven, Georgia 63, Mississippi 24, North Carolina and South Carolina each 23 and Texas 8$6. A consider­ able number have recently gone to West Virginia, where mining fur­ nishes employment. But other sec­ tions of the south, notwithstanding tile genial climate and the inviting opportunities offered, are strangely neglected by the new arrivals. " H i i*- V I f , , ' §r ; •'The Black Man. , m address before the Negro Young People's Christian and Edito­ rial congress in Washington. Secre­ tary of the Navy Bonaparte pursued a suggestive line of thought. He pointed to the fact, established by comprehensive experience, that the black race is the only one which has been able to live with white people. Indians, Australians and Polynesians have died ofT and disappeared before the advance of the white race, but the negroes have not only remained, but have increased and multiplied. From this condition the secretary drew the conclusion that the black men have a destiny to work out, and must com­ pete with the white men in the effort cOt gain a livelihood. "There is no room in America for people who can't take care of themselves," said the secretary; and again: "You can't in this country 'rest and be thankful," for if you try to do this you will soon have nothing to be thankful for. The Idle and sensual and benighted are never really free, and America now Is a country only for freemen." That la sound practical sense and true patriotism, says the Troy Times. And come to think of it, the advice is as applicable to white as to colored men. CUBAN LEADERS AT OUTS OVER POLITICAL Whit© Palma and Capote Factions Dif­ fer Over Way to End the Insurrec­ tion, Ranks of Insurgents Gro\Af3g at Alarming Rat©. v&Wi $ Havana.--There grave differ­ ences between President Palma and Vice President Mendez Capote. The latter is suspected of, having consid­ ered with Senator Alfredo Zayas, president of the Liberal party, the question of whether peace could hot be restored by Palma's Urithdrawal from the presidency, by permitting Mendez Capote to succeed him, and by giving certain posts to the Lib­ erals. None of the parties concerned were willing to discuss this matter but the source of the information is entirely reliable. Maj. Gomez, of the government, re­ ports another engagement with insur­ gents near Cascabal in which several men were killed or wounded. Details of this affair have not yet been re­ ceived here. „ The presence of small parties of insurrectionists are reported daily in the four western provinces, principal­ ly in Havana and Santa Clara. Rebels Rob City Treasury; A band of 100 insurrectionists en­ tered Las Lajas, Santa Clara prov­ ince, and got away with the contents of the local treasury, $8,000, and all the horses in town, A special edition of the Official Gazette authorizes the seizure of all the future elections will be conducted with absolute fa'mesa. American Intervention. * »*" All discussion of this sort leads In­ evitably to the subject of American Intervention. It the conflict should last for a long time, Intervention is considered to loom as a tolerably cer­ tain eventuality. If the government subdues the insurrection and chas­ tises, wounds or kills members of the Liberal party, the feeling of rancor is expected to continue for years. If the insurrectionists prevail it is pre­ dicted that uncertain condition* are bound to continue. * Hot Bed of Dissension. Santa Clara is becoming a thorough insurrectionist and even larger towns. In some cases, have taken up arms against the government. The atti­ tude of the people is entirely a ques­ tion of the attitude of the leaders. A former mayor of Trinidad has sud­ denly placed himself at the head of a band of 100 insurgents. The majtor of Las Cruces is leading a band from his town, consisting of 200 men. The province of Havana is still kept nervous by unimportant encounters. Fighting in Pinar Del Rio. Havana.--Heavy fighting occurred in the province of "Pinar del Rio be- 7>iS PROVINCE OP PINAR DEL RIO. •Mr , . 'A woman believed to be the oldest ^ the United States, if not in the world, has just died at Laporte, Ind. She was Mrs. Ferdinand Reese, wife of an American but a native of Po­ land, where she was born, according to authentic records, 112 years ago. t She was a girl of 18 when Napoleon Invaded Russia, and had a vivid rec­ ollection of incidents of that memor­ able campaign. And the span of her life included a period of development the most wonderful the world lias known. • horses needed by the government forces. Proper payment will be made for all animals thus taken. The short­ age of horses is at present one of the worst drawbacks with which the gov­ ernment has to contend. The government has discovered that the movements of Pino Guerre and other important revolutionary com­ manders are directed by a commit­ tee of revolutionary veterans in Havana. This practice will be broken up and several arrests are expected. Capture Rebel Leader. The government announced the cap­ ture of ex-Congressman Carlos Men- dieta, the leader of the insurgents in Santa Clara province. He had $8,000 on his person when caught.- This capture has been authenticated from other sources. It occurred in the city of Santa Clara. Colonel Aranda who was with Mendieta, also was taken prisoner. The capture of Mendieta is of great importance. Insurrection is Growing. It was learned that < several new bands had taken to the brush. The growth of the insurrection certainly seems to keep pace with the prepara­ tions for suffocating it. Next to the progress of the combatants, the most Interesting question Beems to be how to end the war without fighting. Around the discussion of the ques­ tion centers a great deal of crim­ ination and recrimination from both liberals and moderates, each side bringing accusations against the oth­ er as to the responsibility for precip­ itating the rebellion. On one phase of the controversy the liberals seem so united as to suggest an understanding among them for taking advantage of th,e present situation to press upon the govern­ ment a proposition that It ought in some manner to treat with them or at least admit them to a conference of some sort. t Point a Way to Settlement. While no liberals are in arms against the government, they admit countenancing the insurrection, though they always deny knowledge of any conspiracy. Interviews, statements and hints given out by the liberals all point to the probability that the matter might be settled on the basis of the admission of the leaders of their party to the councils of the gov­ ernment and some guarantee that in Turkish papers in Constantinople |*e announcing that about a million Russian subjects have expressed a de- Sire to become Mohammedans. Christians the world over "will doubt­ less take note that this seems to fit fa with the ignorance so frequently credited to the Russian peasantry. The Farmers' Bulletin says that the «ut;uml>er has been cultivated for woo years. Do you wonder that it takes a power of muscle to digest a vegetable of that age? FJ: ' tween the forces commanded by the rebel general, Pino Guerra, and the government troops commanded' by Colonel Estrampes. The government claims that Guerra was defeated, but the revolutionists declare that Estrampes is In full re­ treat, after having been whipped in a three hours' battle. They add that he fell back at first upon the town \\ TOMA8 E8TRADA PALMA. (President of Cuban Republic 1(1 Throes of a Revolution.) of Guines, which he was forced j to abandon later. His force is estimated at 1,800 men, while it is believed that Guerra had nearly 3,000 men at the time of the fight. The rebels were well armed, and were seemingly well supplied with ammunition. The government force was made up of a mixture of rurales and volunteers, who had been hur­ riedly scraped together and rushed to the front, with little or no discipline, and but poorly equipped. This leads to the belief that the government is withholding the truth, and when the facts are known it will probably ap­ pear that the rebels were victorious. There is grave doubt if the force of government troops ttbw at San Juan de Martinez would be able to withstand an attack by the forces of Guerra. Governor Is Reinstated. Ri# de Janeiro.--The Brazilian con­ gress authorized the federal govern­ ment to reinstate the governor of the province of Sergipe, who was removed in consequence of the recent insur­ rectionary demonstration there. ' Killed In Mine Explosion. Wilkesbarre, Pa.--An explosion of gas occurred in No. 9 colliery of the Lehigh ft Wilkesbarre Coal company at Sugar Notch, in which W. A. Vin­ cent, a miner, was killed. His son William was fatally lnujred. ; Alleges False Import Entries. Nogales, Ariz.--The firm of C. Ram- eriz, the largest ^stoms brokers in Sonora, Mexico, was closed by Mex­ ican officials on a charge of making false entries of wheat shipped from the United Stages. 8ons of Veterons Elect. Peoria, 111.--The national conven­ tion of Sons of Veterans closed their sessions with the selection of Dayton, O., as the next meeting place. Ed­ ward M. Amies, of Altoona, Pa., was elected commander-in-chief. May Have Arms for Culp,^; New York.--It is reported that the steamer Esperanza which sailed for Cuba from this port, carried in Ijer bold a complete field battery of ar­ tillery consigned to the Cuban gov- • jsnuueat, at. Havana* Mother Kills Daughter. Taylorville, 111.--Maud Kyler, 14 years old, died of a revolver wound inflicted by her mother, who mistook her daughter for a man who had been annoying the family, and Shot the girl |lt t*o- o'alesk a. m. 1 " f"" .. Bank Sues Brokers. Bftrmtaabam; Ala.--The First Na-* tlonal bank entered suit against P. G. Smith, and the Odell Stock & Grain company to recover $48,203 of the bank's money, said to have been lost Pj the bank teller. 'f BLOCKHOUSE ON OUTSKIRTS OP CITY OF PINAR DEL HlO, CUBA, p AROUND WHICIJ ONE OF FIRST BATTLES OF CUBA# REVOLUTION RAGED. w •;*t;... V - ."••V . .*<< r; V' T<r{ FAVORS REFORM SPELLING PRESIDENT INDORSES THE CAR- - ^NEGIE MOVEMEN*. kjv' • ' \ - • , , ' Orders Adoption of 8ystem in All Offi­ cial Dociynents of the Gov­ ernment. Oyster Bay. N. Y. -- President Roosevelt has indorsed the Car­ negie spelling reform movement. He Issued orders Friday to Public Printer Stillings that hereafter all messages from the president and all other docu­ ments emanating from the white house shall be printed in accordance with ^^recommendation of the spell­ ing reform committee, headed by Brander Matthews, professor of Eng­ lish at Columbia university. This committee has published a list of 300 words in which the spelling is re­ formed. This list contains such words as "thru" and "tho" as the spelling for "through" and "though." The presi­ dent's official sanction of this reform movement is regarded as the most effective and speediest method of in­ augurating the new system of spelling throughout the country. Not only will the printed documents emanating from the president utilize the reform spelling, but his correspondence also will be spelled in the new style. Secretary Loeb has sent for the list of 300 words which have been re­ formed and upon its arrival will im­ mediately order all correspondence of the president and of the executive force of the white house spelled in ac­ cordance therewith. As the spelling reform committee shall adopt new re­ forms they will be added to the presi­ dent's list and also tto that of the public printer. While the order to the printer does not contemplate an immediate reform ip the spelling of official documents from the executive departments in Washington, It is regarded that more than likely the respective heads of the department will fall In line with the president's ideas and have their offi­ cial documents printed in the sew spelling. TAFT WANT8 TO BE PRE8IDENT M'j? Death in Forest Fires. Toulon. France.--A large forest fire Is spreading rapidly around this city. Troops and blue Jackets are strenu­ ously fighting the fire. Three soldiers were surrounded by flames and burned to deatfc.: rt X- , . - - A v . w Secretary of War to Decline Fifes on Supreme Bench. Washington?--William H. Taft, sec­ retary of watk«will formally communi­ cate to the pffsident in a short time - that he doesnot desire the honor of an appointment' to the supreme court bench. He will send notice in time for the president to make a selection before the fall term of the supreme court opens in October. Mr. Taft's indorsement for the pres­ idency by the Ohio Republican state convention is practically assured. He has been considered one of the most prominent possibilities by Ohio Re­ publicans, and In view of Speaker Cannon's reiterated declarations that he would not be known as a candi­ date, the secretary's plan of action is considered most significant at this time. • The Ohio Republicans have been <|uietly booming Mr. Taft for the pres­ idency for months. By every possible method they have been advancing his cause, even going so far, it is under­ stood, as to solicit a public expres­ sion from him on the subject of his candidacy. Mr. Taft has fought shy of the subject, but the latest develop­ ment places him more conspicuously before the public. Death of Hanna's Brother-in-Lswt. Cleveland, O.--Jay C. Morse, at one time president of the Illinois Steel company and brother-in-law of the late Senator M. A. Hanna, died here Wednesday of a complication of dis­ eases. Mr. Morse was associated with the late Col. C. M. Pickands in an im­ mense iron ore and coal business, and he amassed a large fortune. SAYS REBATE8 WERE PAID* Standard Oil and Railroad Company Indicted in New York. Jamestown, N, Y.--The federal grand jury investigating alleged violations of the Elkins rebate law by the Standard Oil company, the Penn­ sylvania Railroad company, and the New York Central Railroad company in the state tnet here Friday and re­ turned two indictments, one against the Standard Oil company, the other against the New York Central. The charges against the Central are covered in a single count, although, according to the theory of the prose­ cution, the company equally is guilty with the Pennsylvania company In granting rebates. The charge of fail­ ure to file with ihe Interstate com­ merce commission, as required by law, a schedule of rates, which evidence taken by the grand jury indicates, was maintained. The Standard Oil company was again indicted on a charge of accept­ ing unlawful and discriminating freight rates on shipments of oil over the Pennsylvania, the New York Cen­ tral and the Vermont Central railroad companies. The indictments are closely relatjed to those found by the same jury two' weeks ago against the Standard Oil company and the Pennsylvania in the matter of discriminating rates for oil shipped by the Standard from Olean to Burlington, Vt. All of such ship­ ments were over the Pennsylvania from Olean to Rochester; over the New York Central from Rochester to Norwood, N. Y., and over the Vermont Central from Norwood, to its destina­ tion. STORM DAMAGE8 GRAVEYARD Cemetery Grounds Flooded and 200 Bodies Exposed to View. Kansas City, Mo.--A terrific rain­ storm prevailed in Kansas City and vicinity early Thursday. In Kansas City 5.93 inches of water fell, a record for the time, three hours and a naif. Low lying lands were flooded and the police and fire departments were call­ ed upon to rescue persons from base* ments in Little Italy, in the north end of town, and in the east and west bot­ toms, where the water entered many small houses. Several downtown basements were flooded and goods damaged. At Elmwood cemetery, five miles east of the business- district the en­ tire cemetery grounds were flooded, and in the lower ground a strong cur­ rent 'vTSS formed. This resulted in the washing out of dozens of graves. At least 200 bodies were exposed. Monu­ ments were wrecked and other dam­ age done. MISSILE MEANT FOR RUSSIAN IS DEADf^rv: m ~r QmL MURDERS GEN. MIN Young Woman Fires Five Bullets From Automatic Revolver Into Body of ....... ,P.fC^lal Condemned to ' by Revolutionists. y , i St. Petersburg.--The daughter of Premier Stolypin. 'who was injured by the bomb explosion In the premier's summer liome Saturday and who was erroneously reported to have died, was still alive Sunday, having passed a quiet night under the efTects of an opiate. The premier's son, who also was hurt, is better. Two more persons injured by the explosion died Saturday night, bring­ ing the total number of deaths up to 32. Twenty-six persons were killed instantly. The central committee of the so­ cial revolutionists has drawn up a proclamation which declares tha£' un­ less the government forthwith alters its policy such acts as the attempt on the life of Premier Stolypin will be pursued to the utmost and government representatives will be killed by hun­ dreds. Saturday's unsuccessful attempt on the life of Premier Stolypin with its sickening, useless slaughter of $2 persons, was followed Sunday night by another - revolutionary outrage in which Gen. Min, commander of the Seminovsky guard regiment and who since his promotion to be a general has been attached as a personal ad­ jutant to the suite of the emperor, was killed on the station platform at Peter- hof by a young womaxf, who fired five shots into his body from an automatic revolver and then, without resistance, submitted to arrest. The capture of the girl ^re8 effected by^Gen. Min's wife, who held her until the arrival of an officer. This was the third successive at­ tempt on the life of Gen. Min, who was condemned to death by the terrorists immediately after the Moscow revolt last December on account of stern repression practiced by a battalion under his command and especially for the wholesale execution of persons condemned by drum-head jsourt-mar- tial for being caught With arms in their hands. Private advices received here from Tiflis are to the effect that a plot on the life of Count Von Vorontzoff-Dash- koff, viceroy of the Caucasus, has been discovered and that many arrests have been made, including several officers. WILL DEPORT JEWI8H ORPHAN8 LYNCHING JURY FAILS TO AGREE Little Likelihood of 8tate Continuing Case at Springfield, MO. Springfield, Mo.--The jury in the case of Doss Galbraith, the alleged leader of the mob which lynched and burned three negroes here in April last, and -who was on trial charged with second degree murder, was dis­ charged by the court Friday when it reported that its members were un­ able to agre>. After the jury was discharged its members freely admitted that the vote stood ten for acquittal and two for conviction. Twenty ballots were taken and there was no change after the first ballot. It is not believed the state will try the case again. - Death Ends 8ufferinlig^ .. / Tomahawk, Wis.--C. C. Ramsey, district superintendent for the United States Leather company, died. He was stricken blind Tuesday while seat­ ed at his office desk and Thursday he suffered a stroke of apoplexy. ;.»4, , Board Orders Forty Children Returned to 8cene of Massacre. New York.--The case of the 40 Rus­ sian Hebrew children who arrived here Saturday on the steamship Amer- ika was heard by< the board of special inquiry at the Immigration station in Ellis island Sunday and the board af­ ter deliberation decide^ that the chil­ dren should be excluded from this country. Accordingly their deporta­ tion was ordered. This, however, is not final and the case has already gone on appeal to Washington. The children were made orphans by the recent massacres in Russia. KERM1T R008EVELT IN WRECK •eii of President Sllghty shaken, but Wires He Is All right. St. Paul, Minn.--Relayed for several hours, but uninjured by the wreck of the North Coast limited, upon which he was coming east from a visit to his father's old ranch at Medora, N. D., Kermlt "Roosevelt and bis young friend, John Heard, reached St. Paul Sunday afternoon. Young Roosevelt, who occupied a compartment sleeper, was somewhat shaken upk but otherwise experienced no ill-effects. He at once wired the presidefet at Oyster Bay thg^Jt^^iifas right." > ! Foreign Comnterce. 4 ^ Washington.--The imports for the. month of July according to the month­ ly statement of foreign congmerce is­ sued by the department of commerce and labor were $102,586,797, as against $84,512,606 for July, 1905 while the total amount of exports for July, 1906, were $111,551,415, as against $674,- 454,040 for the same period in 1905, while the total exports for the seven months In 1906, ended with July, were $969,394,143, as against $848,899,444 for the same period in 1905. Molders' Strike Is Off. Manchester, England.--The threat­ ened strike of iron molders in the en­ gineering. trade of Manchester and southeast Lancashire has been avert­ ed. The molders have accepted an advance of 25 cents. Visible 8upply of Cotton. New Orleans.--Secretary Hester's statement of the world's supply of cot­ ton shows a total of 1,875,757, against 1,976,713 last week. Of this the total of American cotton is 943,757 against 997,713 last week. . Will Build Railroad In Msxift, Phoenix, Ariz.--News Is recetved here that J. J. Hardwick, of Phoenix and Los AngeleB, has secured a con­ cession from the Mexican government for the construction of a railroad 500 miles long in Sonora. ? Train Runs Intb 8tage Los Angeles, Cal.--One person was killed and four others were more or less severely Injured In the running down of a mountain resort stage at Aausa by a Santa Fe limited passen- train. . .. . Banker in Bankruptcy. Boston.--Sylvester B. Hinckley, of' Newton, president of the First Nation­ al bank of Chelsea, which recently closed Its doors, was petitioned Into Involuntary bankruptcy Friday by the Fall lUver Five Cents Lavings bank. Tramp 8teamer AshoreJ Victoria, B. C.--The tramp steamer Twickenham, from Soerabaya, Java, with 6,500 tons of sugar for the Brit­ ish Columbia Sugar Refinery company, Is ashore on San Juan island, two miiftH from Roche harbor. Russian Land Distribution St. Petersburg.--The Russian ernment has definitely decided to pro­ ceed with its original plan of distribu­ tion of land regardless of parliament, and to go to the country upon the is- sue at the coming elections. Rain Saves Corn Crop. St. Joseph, Mo --Heavy rains Thurs­ day broke a drought that was doing considerable damage to corn and late fruit. Railroads and bridles were washed out and buildings in procesi of erection were datnaged. . Wider Streets for Valparalse. ̂ ' Valparaiso.--The government has drawn up and presented a project for the reconstruction of Valparaiso. In order to prevent the flooding or streets they will have uniform level. The min­ imum width of streets without count­ ing sidewalks, will be 15 metres. National Negro Business League. ' ' Atlanta, Ga.'--The seventh annual session of the National Negro Busi­ ness league will be held In this city next Wednesday and cdntinue for three days. Booker T. Washington le president of the league. . Krleger Bund at Dubuque. " . ; Dubuque, la.--The Deutscher Krleg­ er bund of North America's twenty-first annual convention opened Sunday with a parade of visiting delegates and local organizations, followed by a re­ ception and band concert. £> ; v V"\t . 1 t < *V " 'I' 4 •' V . Root En Route to Valparaiso. " Washington. Secretary Root is now out on the Pacific ocean sailing for Valparaiso, Chili. * A dispatch was received from him by the state depart­ ment Sunday from Puerto Arlnas, Straits of Magellan. . ^ North Pole Trial Tr^N- ' < - Christiania.--A steamer from Spits­ bergen brings a report that the Well- man north pole expedition's shed and balloon were finished last week and that Mr. Wellmen intends shortly to mak A a. trial trin. ^ * * - •- - •" ? THE WHITE JtlVER COUNTRY. In the opinion of one who has trar- much and observed closely, the moet truly and rightfully contented people in the United States to-day are the small landowners in .what is known as tha Upper White River Com*- try, anywhere from Newport, Ark., to Carthage, Mo. They are contented be* cause thair surroundings are ideal and, until recently, the great, uneasy, dis­ quieting world, with it3 artificial needs and inadequate compensations been to them but little more tangible than a dream. Here, still existent, and by reasdn of their very rarity at this day and time more delectable than in the past, are the conditions which have ever appealed with irre­ sistible force to- the independent-spir­ ited Anglo-Saxon. Every man is the supreme ruler of his own little prin­ cipality; acknowledging no master save the law---and possibly his fem­ inine helpmeet; cringing to no em­ ployer; asking no favors from the vtorld, save those, that his neighbors, freely extend and expect as freely In return. He lives in a latitude wherein the extremes of heat or cold are never* known, and at an altitude that insures perfect health. The richest bounty* of Nature has been showered upon him with unsparing hand, but it. Is a question whether he more than dimly realizes tho fact. Ho accepts as a mat-: ter of course the fertile soil which produces in abundance every cultiv­ able growth common to the north temperate zone, the surrounding for- ests of valuable woods and the under* lying stratas of precious minerals, the springs and streams of translucent purity on every hand, the wealth of fish and game at his very door, such a® less favored mortals annually travel hundreds of miles to find. He is con­ tented, but small credit is his for that, for how could he well be otherwise than content? It Is sad that sach idealistic conditions may not con­ tinue, but it is written that the pres­ ent possessors of this favored land must soon give place to others more appreciative of its incomparable fea­ tures. A railroad has recently cut its: way through the best of this region^ and the unaccustomed rustle of bank notes and chink of coin will eventually tempt the hill-dweller to part with hist birthright. So it has always been in the World's history--the good things: that are ours without price invariably pass from our hands before we come to understand their value. The White River country will shortly b^discov- ered anew by* a class of immigrants; better capable of judging its possibil­ ities--the men who seek modest homes where the 'lay of the land" will effectually prevent crowding by too close neighbors, where their cat­ tle can fatten on free range, where the wealth o^forest and mine awaits development by intelligent workers, and where the game and fish offer en­ joyable recreation to all who have leisure and inclination for sport. i J* fey "lis / • , ii't M * ' ' B Beware of Servian Bank Notes.- 1 There is-dismay in the Servian miSfr istry of finance. In the strong room in thiB department, in a specific safe, were stored the engraved plates from which Servian bank notes were struck. These plates were engraved In Paris and cost a sum of £1,600. All these plates have within the past few days been found to be stolen from the safe, without any visible sign of the safe having been tampered with.. • Immense Leaves of Patjiffc , The palm family bears longer leaves than any other known tree. The Inaga palm, growing on the banks of the Amazon, has leaves which reach from 35 to 50 feet in. length, and 10 to 12 feet in breadth. Specimens of the talepot palm, a na­ tive of Ceylon, has been met with 20 feet long and 18 feet broad. These ieav.es are used by the natives to* make tents, and, thus employed, they make very efficient shelters from rain. The leaves of- the double cocoanut. palm are often 30 feet long and sev­ eral wide. The leaves of the canni­ bal tree of Australia resemble broad planks and are frequently 16 feet long, 20 inches broad and 1% feet thick at the base. These boardlike leaves all shoot out at the top and hang down so as to form a sort of umbrella around the stem. The um­ brella tree of Ceylon has leaves or such enormous size that a single one will cover from 15 to 20 men, ai)d dften serves as a canopy to a boat,, or a tent for soldiers. A specimen, leaf taken to England measured feet round. >:;§k 1. GOOD NIGHT'S 8LEEP* Medlolae so Beneficial to Brai% "V.-' v and Nerveii .,§§• - - i:* Lying awake nights makes it hard to keep awake and do things in day time. To tak€~ "tonics and stimu» iants" under such circumstances la like setting the house on fire to we if you can put it out. The right kind of food promotes re­ freshing sleep at night and a wWe awake individual during the day. "y\ '• A lady changed from her old waywifj eating, to Grape-Nuts, and says: "For about three years I had been a great sufferer from indigestion- After trying several kinds of medi­ cine, the doctor would ask me to drop off potatoes, then meat, and so on, but in a few days that craving, gnaw­ ing feeling would start up, and I would vomit everything I ate and, 'drank. ^ "When I started en Grape-Nuts, vomiting stopped, and the bloating' feeling whlfch was so distressing dis­ appeared entirely. "My mother was very much both­ ered with diarrhea before commenc­ ing the Grape-Nuts, because her stom- ach was so weak she c*>uld not digest her food. Since using Grape-Nuts she is well, and says she don't think she •ould live without it. "It Is a great bralh restorer and nerve builder, for 1 can sleep as sound and undisturbed after a supper of Grape-Nuts as in the old days when I could not realize what they meant by a "bad stomach." There Is no medicine so beneficial to nerves and brain as a-good night's sleep, such as you can enjoy after eating Grape* Nuts." ' Name given by Postom Co., 1 Creek, Mich. *TI»ere's a reason."'