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Our Springfield Letter Sp«ekl Cqtmpondeat Writes of TMagt H tli* Stat* Capital. fUU :6 Springfleid.--Flat life fills insane ft asylums, according to William C. ^Graves of Springfield, secretary of the ^ Illinois state board of charities. He lattended the state conference of chari­ ties in Chicago and held that flats are too confining and, as a result, people become mentally deranged and are ^eventually sent to state institutions Jjfor treatment. The statement from Graves came after a visit to the 1 Cook county institution at Dunning. / £ i in years past farms have been blamed !• |for unbalancing minds, but now the flat must answer for it "The city wo- ^ _ t Ijnen who &o to insane asylums go v",; from flats," ribid Mr. Graves. "For /'".'{pears It has been said that the farm was the greatest feeder to the wo- ttnen's wards of the asylums. Now the flat buildings are running the farms ' * close second. "At first thought the ?farm and the fiat may seem to be far jremoved from each other, but they aren't, except by mere distance in iniles. The monotony and the lone- iomeness which characterizes the one lire features of the other. Isolation is 4he thing which drives women crazy, i&nd the woman in a flat is isolated . . <pven as the woman on a farm is. ISVhen the monotony and the lonell- 4-' lsst • ness grow unbearable, melancholia " «ets in, and that Is one of the hardest forms of Insanity to overcome; much , tnore stubborn and unreponsive to \ f reatrptent than the more violent forms Of dementia. While one condition of !?inodern life operates to fill the T. •/ asylums, there Is another which makes ;v- us optimistic. This is the personnel - ' <bf the men and women who are giving £ *" jtheir lives and abilities to the treat- £'v Went of Jie poor unfortunates. It ^ <#sn't the short-haired woman nor the I \long-haired man who is interested in . t>ur work. 'Philanthropy'--don't call it charity--has become a profession, 4- • and as such Is engaging the ef- ; , torts of the finest young people In the r ' land. It isn't seiftimentallsm any imore. They don't weep over the ' pileptics; but in a businesslike way ey go about to cure them. These tnodern men realize that the same ele- |b' - **- tfnents of life which are essential for a K. toerson in mental and, nervous health | t : ' j i r e e s s e n t i a l f o r a n i n s a n e p e r s o n . (Bo the prison atmosphere is done Sp1" . . laway with and, recreation scientific K" " - I ' liospital treatment are given the p* . * patients. It is only within the last f~- t few years that the Improved methods |'^H 1 fcave been in force, but already they f jdye vindicating themselves, as the IV* \ statistics of those cured in the asy- hI ' ijjums will show." The next annual gjf t Session of the conference will be held jH 4. At Jacksonville. r .fci. • -- |ip. ^ • OullMSM Col. Lewis' Figures. . |p', ' ̂ j 1 • The accuracy of the figures offered iy Col. James Hamilton Lewis, cor­ don counsel of the city of Chi- jeago, in his fight for increased taxes in railroads was questioned by W. W. Idwin, counsel for the Burlington Iroad. Mr. Baldwin attacked the itatement of Col. Lewis that the Bur- n was assessed on only 943 iles of track, when he showed that e lines owned and leased by the Illinois and taxed by the aggregated 1,531 miles. Mr. a t t a c k e d t h e s t a t e m e n t o f 1 Col. Lewis that the Burlington's Illi­ nois valuation ought to be $52,000,-' pOO,000, and showed that, as a matter fact, the state board had valued fie Burlington's Illinois holdings at 82,374,000, and then reduced that tpum 30 per cent, to equalize the tiroad's valuation with the valuations placed upon farm lands and other , jjproperty by the local assessors of 'Illinois. With this reduction of 30 r cent, the property valuation of e Burlington, he said, appeared to about $58,000,000. Mr. Baldwin ext showed that a large amount of roperty belonging to the railway in llinoia was assessed by local as- essing bodies, and that this should :Jkppear as a part of the company's as­ sessment, but that CoL Lewis did not take it Into account. Rudolph Mulac gave notive that at the next meeting of the board he would ask for an ^amendment to rule 25 which would extend from two to ten days the time <j\ that must elapse between the day the railroad and capital stock com- Simittees make their final report and Diphtheria Epidemic Spreads. With five additional cases of diph­ theria--two of which are in theHome for the Friendless and one in ihe vil­ lage of East Springfield--the health situation assumed an alarming as­ pect. One of the children stricken at the home has been a constant atten­ dant at the Stuart school, making the seventh case to be developed there. As a result, It is probable that the school may be closed. The authorities are taking the most energetic meas­ ures to deal with the disease which has attained to the degree of an epide­ mic. Reports were received from Riverton, where there are four cases of the disease, that foreigners in whose homes diphtheria has developed per­ sist in tearing down the placards af­ fixed to their homes. As soon as this report was received, a representative of the state board of health went im­ mediately to the town to see that the quarantine regulations are enforced. If necessary, legal steps will be taken to compel an observance of the rules. At the home for the Friendless, prac­ tically all the children have been ex­ posed to the disease. Nearly fifty of these children attended the Stuart school. Essie Annings, the five-year- old girl who developed the disease there, has been attending the first grade at this school. Through her and other pupils all the children attending that school have been exposed^ • < ; • ! + , Policy for State Charities. '* , * * The significant feature ttrtis conference of charities In Chicago was the adoption of a resolution in­ dorsing the general policy and pro­ gramme of the state board of public charities as outlined before the con­ ference by Dr. Frank Billings. The resolution provided for the appoint­ ment of what is to be known as the legislative committee to assist the state board of charities in carrying out its programme for Improved serv­ ice In existing state Institutions and for new institutions that are needed. The conference authorized the retir­ ing president, Ernest P. Bicknell, to appoint a legislative committee of five members and prescribed that he him­ self be one of the members. The programme outlined by Dr. Billings called for a greater uniformity in the management of state charitable in­ stitutions and improvements In exist­ ing buildings and equipment, and for the creation of a state psycopathic in* stitute and new institution for epilep­ tics and a state sanatorium for con­ sumptives. For the next conference to be held in Jacksonville a year hence efforts will be made to secure a large attendance of county judges and superintendents of county alms­ houses. HAPPENINGS OP INTEREST FROM , AMS&'TMS dfATI FARMERS TO USE LABEL8 Pledge Themselves to Put Labor In­ signia on All their Products-- V • "^©ftbpe^ate with the Union*: . In the Big Cities. East St. Louis.--A movement was started by the Society of Equity for the cooperation of the farmers and la­ bor unions in the 24 states which have farmers' organizations. It is proposed to brand all farm truck with the Society of Equity label, and the unions agree not to buy any products which do not bear ouch label. Receiv. ing stations are to be built in the var­ ious citieB where union farmers will place their produce on sale. The plan was outlined at a Joint meeting of a committee from the So­ ciety of Equity and a committee from the Building Trades Council of St. Louis, composed of 32 trades unions. The farmers have adopted a label which is similar to the union label, and will hereafter use it.strictly. It is proposed to bring about a thorough cooperation between all the working classes and cut out the mididle men, dividing the profits more nearly among the producers themselves. ; ' TEACHER8 ELECT NEW OFFICERS Northern Illinois Association Names Woodstock Man President. Streator.--The semi-annual conven­ tion of the eastern section of the Northern Illinois Teachers' associa­ tion elected the following officers: President, G. W. Conn, Jr., Wood­ stock; vice president, Jesse Smith. Riverside Park; secretary, S, F. Par­ son, DeKalb; treasurer, L. F. Wents- ell, Batavia; railroad secretary, C. M. Bardwell, Aurora; executive commit­ tee, J, A, Long, Joliet; Wilbur Jack- man, Chicago; Newell Gilbert, De Kalb. The University of Chicago was chosen as the next place of meeting. the final, a^lon ofj^ull board ••fji t IroadPays Big Fee. The Chicago and Northwestern 7;.' Railway company certified to the sec- t^ > retary of state to an increase of capi- ^'ital stock from $100,000,000 to $200,- - ?. f:' <000,000. The fee received by the secretary of state's office for filing certified was ,$100,005, the largest I; v fee ever received by the office fof fll- | ^ tng a single certificate. fiy (Mrs. Gore Dies in Carlinville. ^ Word has been received in tfcls ,"i6 6117 °' the death of Mrs. Cinderella If. i Keller Gore at her home in Carlin- | ^t . ville. Mrs. Gore was the wife of the 'i~ David Gore, former state auditor, viC and waa wel1 k>»own in this city. She was a native of Kentucky, and was 'is'* ". ' years old. She was married to -|\ V David Gore in 1853. Mr. Gore was postmaster at Carlinville during Prcs- Ident Buchanan's administration, and ' 1861 moved to the place north of Carlinville which has been the family SV rvttj home ever since. • Millions of Dollar* Involved. If Rudolph M. Patterson, his asso­ ciates in the Illinois Freight Audit ^ company and their lawyers carry to lj a successful end .the campaign they have begun against the railways of Illinois for damages for alleged over- | charges in violation of the long and short haul clause of the state law % they will never have to work any ^ more. Mr. Patterson announced that i the company expects to bring on be- h half "of Illinois shippers, suits for , overcharges and damages aggregating ##0. .*00,000, Renew Fight on Railways. The Illinois Freight Audit company renewed its fight against railroads that are alleged to have charged over $350,000 excess rate to 15,000 Illinois shippers. Rudolph M. Patterson, presi­ dent of the company, wrote a letter to President Roosevelt protesting against allowing heads of railroads to assist the Interstate commerce com­ mission in Washington, D. C., in the preparation and filing of new freight and passenger tariffs. President Fel- ton of the Chicago and Alton was sub­ poenaed to appear in Justice Martin's court to testify in a suit brought against the Chicago and Alton by the audit company. At a former hearing Auditor Davis of the railroad testified that all records and way bills by which the plaintiff hoped to prove that the railroad had charged illegal rates had been destroyed. The audit company has cases against two other roads pending before Justice Martin. Re­ presentatives of the of the Illinois Central railroad will appear and heads of the Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis and the Wabash railroads. President F. A. Delano of the Wabash will be subpoenaed. New Bank for Springffeftf. The state auditor issued a permit to James R. B. Van Cleave, Alfred Booth, Bluford Wilson, Henry Dirksen, James W. Gullett and A. L. Bowen to organize the Lincoln Bank of Spring­ field, with a capital of $100,000. It is understood that the bank's directors and officers have not been selected. The bank will open for business on the first day of January. The work of preparing; the offices will he pushed with the greatest vigor. Plunges to Death in Prison. Joliet.--John Stronsky, a federal convict at the Joliet penitentiary, was instantly killed in a fall of 25 feet from a cell corridor to the stone flag­ ging of the court below. Stronsky was mounting the stairs to his cell with the other convicts after supper in the dining room, when he tripped on the landing of the fourth tier and fell through the railing. His cellmate, who was walking directly behind him, tried to grasp him, but was unsuccess­ ful. Stronsky's skull was fractured. There was no lattice work or brackets beneath the railing. Arrested on Bigamy Charge. Decatur.--Edward L. Simpson, a street railway conductor, was taken off his car 4ud imprisoned on a charge of bigamy. Wife No. 1, who was a Miss HarriB of 6346 Yale ave- iiue, Chicago, was the complainant. Simpson married her February 14, 1905. He left her in March of this year and on September 22, 1906, he married Annie East in St. Louis. Simpson's defense is that he* paid Abrams & Harris, Chicago lawyers, $10 to get a divorce for him find' sup* posed ^hey had done so. i V Oil Well Is a Failure. Walshville.--Hundreds of visitors, investors and oil men are greatly dis­ appointed over the failure of the big, deep well in this city to show oil after being shot with 100 quarts of nitro­ glycerin. This is the first well to be shot in thiB section since the days of the natural gas and oil field at 14tch- fleld. Cow's Attack Proves Fatal. Chicago.--John Thurin, 57 years old, died at the Augustana hospital from injuries received at his farm near Gibson, 111., when a cow at­ tacked him several days ago, knock­ ing him down and striking his shoul­ der with Its fore feet, breaking his back and dislocating his shoulder. Falls 60 Feet; Lives. ^ Bloomington.--Edwin Mattson, a boy employed by S. K. White & Co., plunged down an elevator shaft from the fifth to the first floor, then fell into the basement and still lives. Deaf Man Fatally Injured. Palmer.--George Anderson, a young man living here, and very deaf, was knocked down, run over and probably fatally injured by a runaway team two miles north of town. To Organize New Bank. State Auditor McCullough issued permit to Eliza Changnon, David Du- charnfe and Arthur J. Changnon to organize the St. Anne bank at St. Anne, Kankakee county. The capital stoctt Is $25,000. New Railroad to Cross State. There is to be another railroad from Chicago to Kansas City. The right of way for the new line, it is said, was secured across Illinois to the Missis­ sippi river and contracts for the con­ struction of the Illinois division have been let. The work of building in Illinois will begin January 1, and will be finished within two years. The new road probably will cross the Illinois liver at Joliet and run parallel to and south of the Rock Island railroad. It will cross the Mississippi on the Iowa Central's bridge at Keithsburg, 111. Cuts His Throat with a Penknife. Quincy.--Joseph Fees, who was dis­ charged from the state Insane asylum at Jacksonville two week* ago, cut his throat with a penknife. His recovery Is doubtful. Fear Contamination of Water. Injunctions proceedings may'ke etltuted in the eircuit court by the city of Springfleid to restrain the Bis- sell Coal company from emptying re­ fuse matter into the Sangamon river. The matter was brought to the atten­ tion of the aldermen by City Engineer Frank H. Hamilton, who has secured information that to drain a coal wash Into the stream will contaminate the water for drinking and boiler purposes. It is probable an attempt made to in­ duce the minus owners to secure lux- other outlet. Suicide Kneels Before Engine. Belleville.--Edward Williams com­ mitted suicide by kneeling in front of an engine going 60 miles an hour. Rives Makes Appointment. Litchfield.--Congressman Zeno J. Rives, of this city, has appointed Al­ bert R. Mock, of Hillsboro, as a mid­ shipman at the naval academy at Annapolis, making his second appoint­ ment to this academy from this dis­ trict. To' Marry Men They Never Saw. Herrin.--Three girls arrived here from Italy to marry young Italian miners whom they had never seen, and knew only through correspond­ ence. Caused Death of Brother. Irvingj--Robert Coffey, aged eight years, ffied at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Coffey,/In this city, as a result of a bullet fwound in his temple* inflicted by his twin bro­ ther, Charles, while plajrtng ) with a target rifle. ' Poaching Cups the Latest Uteneit t» . v ^ Plnd Favor. \ ^ Poaching cups tWt .ho#so they will not have to be dropped into the water to cook are aanong the useful new fall utensils that all housewives who do their own work will appreciate as being economical and "labor savers." These poaching cups. In which the eggs are cooked by steam, are shal­ low and round, and fit into a metal lid perforated so the steam can come through. The pan on which this lid fits is round and about two inches deep, plenty large enough to be used as a cooker for cereals. It Is filled when in use with boiling water, and when the eggs are dropped into the cups that have already been, heated a tight fitting top ia placed over the poachers to prevent the steam and heat from escaping. J> It takes two minutes to poach eggs in this way, and the trotfhfe of drop­ ping them Into the water and fishing them out with a ladle IS done away with. Besides it is less trouble to prepare eggs in this fashion, and when served they look so much more inviting than when the ; edges are ragged, for when cooked in a cup they are always well rounded and the yolk is invariably in the center. They really taste better, too, for there is no possibility of beihg water soaked, a fault that many findNwith poached eggs. Then, too, they mi^y be turned out of cups onto plates or toast, and look so dainty and tempting that even an Invalid person with a jaded appetite would be hungry after seeing them. The price is not more than 50 cents for the pan and half dozen poachers. ^ ---#r PLEASURE FOR THE INVALID. Little Things That Add to the Com­ fort of Shut-Ins. A magnet1 attached to a ribbon is a boon to an Invalid afcle to do needle- worV. Dropped to the floor, It will find and return the lost scissors, needle or thimble. A call-bell or small hand-bell should be a part of every invalid's equipment, Insuring prompt attendance upon her waats, and likewise relieving a busy caretaker of anxiety while engaged in other duties. Brushing the invalid's hair and bath­ ing her hands and face are services that can scarcely be performed too frequently, giving, as they do, such large returns in comfort, and often in­ ducing sleep. A field-glass and a graphophone are happy gifts. One reveals interesting objects that without it are mere dots on the landscape, and the other means for her what going to a concert does to you. A hand-mirror should always be In reach, for if held at different angles It presents familiar scenes in a new light--and change acts as a tonic. ,-/ X POR THE RIFLEMAN. Electric Self-Registering Target Has Been Devised. A target, for rifle practice. In which the position of each shot is at once registered on a dial at any desired dis­ tance, has been invented by Col. George A. Peters, of Toronto, Canada. The advantage of the devlcl is that It avoids the cost of constructing a mantel for the protection of the mark­ ers, and saveB the heavy wages bill involved with ordinary balanced can­ vas targets, which require two' men each for marking. The principle of the apparatus resembles that of the ordinary hotel annunciator, the im­ pact of the bullets being received by hammers behind the target, which1 close; electric circuits and thus regis­ ter the results on the diaL Says a contributor to Engineering: "When the target is brought into use, it is raised by means of suitable levers worked from behind the target (or by a wire attached to these levers, and worked from the firing-point), until the hammers rest against the of the hammers, and the poMS^B Of the shot is thus recorded at tjtykwilng^ point. * *' * The form of the ham- mer Is such that when it is stopped in its backward movement by the bearer-plate its center of gravity is well in front of the bearing-pin, sq that it Immediately falls back again to its original position, resting against the back of the target plate. When Shaping Bread 8tlcks. It takes a bit of practice to shape bread sticks perfectly, but Just try, says Fannie Merrltt Farmer, in Woto- an'a Home Companion. It is very easy to get into well worn ruts if one is not willing to step on untrodden ground. To one cupful of scalded milk add one-fourth of a cupful of butter, ly2 tablespoonfuls of sugar and half a teaspoonful of salt. When lukewarm, add one yeast cake, dis­ solved in one-fourth of a cupful of lukewarm water, the white of one egg, well beaten, and 3% cupful* of flour, once sifted. Toes on a slightly floured board, knead, return to the bowl, cover and let rise until the mixture has doubled its bulk. Shape, cover again, let rise and start bak­ ing in a hot oven, reducing the heat after the first five minutes, that the sticks may be crisp and dry. To shape the sticks, first shape- as small round biscuits; roll on the board (where there is no flour) with the hands until six inches in length, keep­ ing of uniform size and with rounded ends. This may be best accomplished by bringing the fingers close to, but not over, the ends of the sticks. Serve a bread stick in the fold of each napkin. Pile the remainder log cabin fashion on a plate covered with a doily. Looks Up Kane County Divorcee. Aurora.--J. H. Knapp, of the census department at Washington, is looking up divorce records in the Kane coun­ ty court. His report is to eotrar 41* vorces since 1880. > . t)ry Cleaning for Amateurs, it v Dry cleaning at home, thanks lb the ease with which gasoline can be acquired nowadays, is almost re­ garded in the light of a hobby by many women, although there is noth­ ing original in subjecting gloves to amateur treatment of this kind, it has remained for recent years to bring in the fashion for more ambi­ tious work. Blouses of silk, mousse- line de sole, crepe de chine, taffeta and other fabrics, as well as silk jabots, scarfs and ties, can be suc­ cessfully cleaned by means of gaso­ line, while as regards renovating mil­ linery and dress trimmings, a large field is ojjuen to the home-worker. Collar Shelves. \ v-\. • f * :*.! - • •' • *. j;S-4•* J I ,*i . ' »• is it • »\y 'i , A k : I'll Front View of Indicator Dial. back of the target plate, at an angle suitable to the weight and velocity of the bullet. When a bullet strikes the target, ltB force is communicated to one or more hammers within the area affected by the blow, and these are raised until the back strikes the bearer-plate and contact Is made .by the projecting lugs at the lower ends Rear View of Indicator Dial. the position of a shot hes been ascen* talned, the indicator board is 'cleared' by a frame * • * worked elec­ trically by a push-button placed near the marksman on the firing-point. "The arrangement by which the tar­ get is carried on a swinging frame has been designed with a view to its ad­ justment to suit the force of bullets of varying weight and velocity, and with regard to the length of the range. Thus with a service rifle at 200 yards the target plate Is lowered until the hammers rest with their lower sides at an angle of about 50 degrees with the bearer-plate. At longer ranges with lighter charges, the target is raised, and with it the series of ham­ mers, until the angle is such that on a bullet striking directly over a ham­ mer only that hammer is affected. Each hammer will, however, respond to the impact of a bullet striking with­ in three Inches of the point on the target against which it rests. Thus each forms the Center of a circle six inchesv in diameter, and will record the position of a shot striking within that circle. The hammers are so ar­ ranged that these circles overlap in all directions, so that no part of the target can be struck without one or more hammers being affected. Should a* bullet strike where two, three or four circles overlap, all the hammers within those circles will be operated, and a corresponding number of disks on the indicator will fall. It is quite easy to determine from these diskB the exact point of the target struck by the bullet." Tons of Metal Saved by Electrical Device Men at Work Res space is lacking for the safe­ keeping of pickles and preserves in the closets and cupboards it is an In­ expensive matter to have a drop shelf built in the cellar, or, for that matter, the amateur carpenter of the family could make one with very little trouble by suspending four straight and sub­ stantial strips from the rafters for supports and to these nailing a wide board for a shelf, so having It hang from the celling, safely out of the way of mice, and also in a cool, dry place. A Laundry Hint. In these days of embroidered col­ lars ohe often finds them rough-edged on the scallops after laundering. A very simple and efficacious remedy has been discovered. Dip the fore­ finger in cold water and rub along the upper edge of the collar until it feels smooth, and it will no longer scratch the neck. This remedy need not mois­ ten the body of the collar at all, if care is used in smoothing down the rough edge. To Bleach House LJnerf> Handkerchiefs and towels may bo bleached by washing them In the usual manner and then letting them stand over night In a solution of one- cream of tartaV to After several fruitless endeavors, the Selby Smelting company, of San Francisco, have at last succeeded in securing a method by which it is hoped to recover the several hundred tons of metal that melted and sank to the basement of the Selby shot tower during the fire. The Dwyer-Frickey Electrical com­ pany has been engaged during the last month or so in recovering the ores through an electrical process. After removing several tons of bricks, chan­ nels were cut through the bed of metal by forcing electrical heat of great power on its surface. After these channels are all cut through it will be a simple matter for the work­ men to throw up the blocks of metal in blocks of nearly a ton each in weight. There are still about 200 tons of lead, zinc and tin remaining firmly im­ bedded in the ruins of the shot tower. cuing the Metals. To recover this it fs expected that the work will take all the winter. Thla metal bed is from three to four feet thick and covers the entire floor of the ruins. The process used by the Dwyer-Frickey company to remove this is known as the electrical aro process, and one of its peculiar fea- tuces is that while the heat and light obtained in this way is Intense and blinding, only ten volts of electricity are used on each implement Men with their heads and faces covered with queer hats with canvas curtains to protect their eyes are now cutting great channels through the bed. Large piles of metals that have been cut away from the solid mass are lying about the ruins and resemble a sort of mining enterprise. Interested spec-' tators hung about the ruins all day yesterday and watched the work with many enrioua looks at the strange looking electrical Implements the men used. ' "The Common The aln which is terrtutft ta the aame evil as that disease In living bodtw or In ithe seasons, and in governments has another which is iafariEfoe.-*-Plato. •' Single Binder straight Be good quality all the time. Your dealer at Lewis ffactory, Peoria, HI. A lame excuse Is sometimes the £ •alt of having one'a leg pulled. t" Mrs* Winslow'i Soothing 8fnp* Tor cWidren teeiiiiuir, softeiitf the rnrna. mmiciti ttfcmmstion Allays cureswincJcaUc. lies' ' To keep a house warm In wbrti^ have the cellar coaled. ; ^ THEY CURE RHEUMATISM A Particularly Painful Form of Thigh Oiaeaae Yields to Dr. Wlfllama' ^ Pink Pills. v.;- Of the many formsvrliich rheumatism takes, that which is popularly known M sciatic rheumatism probably tortures its victim more than auy other. That Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have cured this stubborn as well as paiuful trouble is B fact proven by the following statement* and no sufferer who reads this can af­ ford to let prejudice stand iu the way trying these blood-making pills. > Rheumatism is now generally cognised as a disease of the blood. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills make--actually make--pure blood. When the blood ,|p pure there can be no rheumatism. Thomas Bresnehau, of 64 Mill street Watertown, N. Y./says: " My trouble began with a severe cold which I took about a week beforo Christmas in 1904. I began to haw rheumatic pains iu my hack and limbo and after a time I couldn't straighten up. I suffered the most awful pain for months and much of the time was ua* able to leave the house and I had to hold of a chair iu order to walk sometimes I could not staud up at alL " The disease was pronounced sciatio rheumatism and, although I had a good physician and took his medicine faith* fully, I did not get any better. After some six weeks of this terrible pain aud suffering I tried Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and that is the medicine that cured me. After a few boxes the pain way* less intense and I could see decided in£> proyement. I continued to take the pillf until I was entirely cured aud I hajpr never had any return of the troubled All druggists sell Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, or the remedy will be mailed post* i A Gold and Steel Engine. ; _____ A. watchmaker of Ontario has made a remarkable working model of an engine. It weighs only four grains, and 1b made of gold and steel, says the London Globe. It would take 120 of these almost microscopic engines to weigh an ounce, while 1,920 would be required to weigh a pound, and 3,840,000 to weigh a ton. The speed and horse power of this little model have been estimated by Prof. Chant, of the University of Toronto. It makes 6.000 revolutions per minute, and its working power is 1-498000 of a horse power. The bore of its cylin­ der is 8-100 of an Inch in diameter, and the length of its stroke 1-3? of an inch. ., .Tjpjy. ̂ ^^oadec^jlUtpB,, en-. gine. vja'j | half teaspoon of ' each quait of water mm mm Vm n jii i . i II : , . '* • V "- * Radium and Gems. Radium emanations seem to have marked and widely varying effects upon precious stones. Some colorless diamonds exposed to the influence of radium turn yellow and stay of thrft color, while others remain white. One pale blue sapphire was colored dark yellow after two weeks' eatposure to radium rays. A New Word. French . aeronautic authorities have given the name "aeronef," or aviation apparatus, to a flying machine that is heavier than, the air. The varieties include: (1) the helicopter, sua* tained and driven by one or several propellers; (2) the aeroplane, chiefly sustained by one or more flat or curved surfaces, and (3) the orthop- ter or mechanical bird, sustained and propelled by beating wings. - Music and Caterpillars.. . Caterpillars have been found ioiho- greatly agitated by musical vibra­ tions, descending from a tree in a shower at the sound of a cornet. This should suggest an effective means of fighting the gypsy moth and Other caterpillar plagues. 8trength of Catgut The tensile strength of catgut imK slcal Instrument strings Is * 60,000 pounds per square inch, the elongf^ tion at rupture 15 to 19 per cent. ^ American Shoes In Germany. American shoes are bo popular ifc Germany that many manufacturers in that country sell MAm«rieu mad&" "• \ * •* paid, on receipt of price, 60 cents per box, six boxes for $2.50, by the Dr. Wil* liams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y, it is just about impossible to be sick when the bowels are right and not posssible to be well when they are wrong. Through its action oa the bowels, Lane's Family Medicine cleans the body inside and leaves no lodging-place for disease. If for once you wish to know how it feels to be thoroughly well, give this famous laxative tea a trial. Sold by all dealers at 25c. and 50c. Old Dr. Yernest, whoso fame !• known the world over, was a remark­ able example of robust manhood. Ho lived 104 years, and had it not««heea for an accident which resulted fatally* there is no telling how many year* he would have survived. <?<• He is known to fame chiefly from the fact that he prescribed a remedy of roots and herbs known as tho Swedish Essence of Life. This remarkable medicine has am action that affects the entire system. It tones up the stomach and create* an appetite; works on the liver and has a mild, continuous effect upon tho bowels, thus cleaning out the entiro system; it makes new rich blood, reg­ ulates the heart and kidneys and rfdn the body of all waste matter. It is not a secret patent medlclMt hut <me composed of Roots and Herbs* the names of which are on every hot- tie. In the south and in malaria districts it has proven a great remedy for the cure and prevention of fevers. If you have rheumatism, catairfc. constipation or backache, you eoa test its curative virtues at absolutely no expense. Send your name and address to M. R. 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