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ItSs-aT--" > J V. ~ * f * ' i-rr • PUBLIC TELESCOPE Our Springfield Letter Specikl Correspondent Writes of Things of Interest al the State Capital. ZURICH TO HAVE OBSERVATORY EVERYBODY MAY USE. the Springfield.--Springfield is to have the big corn show. This is the de­ cision of the chamber of commerce. Just to show that they mean business, the members of the organization voted for the creation of a committee to take out articles of incorporation for The Illinois State Corn Show associa­ tion " No time was lost and the mem­ bers of this committee immediately were chosen. The list follows: Presi­ dent Nicholas N. Roberts. Senator Logan Hay, W. F. Workman. James K. Easley, DeWitt W. Smith. This committee held its first meeting at the clumber of commerce rooms. Pre­ liminary details of the proposition to organize 4 stock c'ompany were talked over. Articles of incorporation were t&teen out. The plan is to form a big stock company, dividing the stock in­ to small blocks. It is planned to raise at least $10,000 to start with, and shares of stock as low as $23 probably will be sold. The surplus receipts from the big corn show, after ex­ penses are paid, will be returned to stockholders as dividends. Pension Fund in Effect. The firemen's pension fund, an amended act of the legislature of 1907, is to be put into effect in the city of Springfield and the members of the fire department will receive the ben­ efits specified in the act. This de­ cision was reached at a conference at which were present Fire Chief Ja- cohs. Comptroller Zimmerman, City Attorney Seelfcy, City Clerk J. Emil Smith and Treasurer John B. Graham. The law says that these men, together with two firemen to be elected, shall be trustees of the fund. There are certain phases of the firemen's pen­ sion fund about which there is a ques­ tion. however, and steps will be taken when the legislature reconvenes May 6 to have the law amended. Under the present act it seems that the fund >s not available until it reaches a sum of $200,000 and an effort will be made to have this feature eliminated so that benefits can be received before that amount is reached. Cnder this con­ struction of the act it will take years to accumulate a fund of this propor­ tion. City Attorney Seeley has re­ ceived several communications from city attorneys over the state in re­ sponse to an inquiry made by him. Pulpits Are Supplied. The Illinois Evangelical association adjourned a week's conference at Chatsworth, after announcing the fol­ lowing appointments: Free port district--J. G. SHiwab, presid­ ing Hder; Ashton. W. Stork: Belvidere. I\ Thais; Carroll. J. G. Fauclit; Davis, to be supplied; Forreston. E. E. Kiser: Free- port (Oak street), Wflliam Klingbeil: Gen- eipo, W C, Ha!!waehs. Hampshire. T. I.. Harder; Hooppole. E. Burgi; Malta, M. Kwwelrlng; Pearl City, G. T. F. Degen- kolh; Polo. W. A. Schultz: Red Oak. W. Albrecht; Sterling, J. H. Baser; Winslow, W. Gross. Peoria district--F. F. Jordan, presiding elder; Chatsworth. M. Gronewald and P. Koniehe; Graymont J. B--unte: Hollins Grove, F. W. I>ode: Kankak ee. H. J. Os- terlind; La Salle. J. E. Bisohoff: Mason. C. A. Kolen; Mount Pulaski. A. Good; Ottawa, A. J. Voegelein: Peoria. F. Bnh^-artz; Ransom, K E. Bauerle: Sher- ••rd. J. L. Halyzman; Streator, L. Schmltt; Tonlca, J. E. Ott, Washington, JT. C. Schaefer. Sangamon Democrats Split. Democrats of Sangamon county planned a "rump" convention. They cail themselves Democrats because they admit defeat at the hands of the "volunteers" and hope to even mat­ ters and bring about the downfall of Roger Sullivan, Dick Kinsela and oth­ ers who were interested in the battle waged at the Silus hotel. The onl$- question that is puzzling the so-called "regulars" is. who shall issue the call It was admitted that Chairman Lee Metcaif of Illiopolis is fair and just in his rulings. If Metcaif is called upon to issue the call, fear is entertained that the "volunteers" will not respond, and there will be no quorum. Of course the "regulars" will attend, and a delegation favorable to the Bryan following would be named. Gives Roads Much Credit. Railroads assisted in the develop­ ment of the state of Illinois and were the material cause for tht progress of the city of Springfield, according to R N. Collyer, general freight agent of the Wabash railroad, who gave an ad­ dress before the Springfield Business Men s association at its regular meet­ ing. Mr. Collyer, talking on the sub­ ject. "What Railroads Mean to Spring­ field, stated that the interest of the city and railroads was co-relative. That railroads owed to the city of Springfield, service, employment and a good pay roll, while the business men owed much business to the railroads. Carry Vote Into Court. Officers of the village of East Springfield, which recently was an­ nexed to Springfield by vote of the citizens, refused to turn over the books, records, and money in their possession to the proper authorities of this city. The village officers declare the ballot used at the two elections at which the question of annexation was voted upon was not in legal form and furthermore that to surrender the property in their possession without having an opinion from the courts may •Nike their bondsmen liable. Mourn on Anniversary. April 14 was the forty-second anni­ versary of the assassination of Abra­ ham Lincoln. The dark event is stills fresh in the memories of old residents of this city, who recall the deep mourning into which the entire coun­ try was plunged by the act of John Wilkes Booth. Washington, D. C., the nation's capital, was en fete on the night of Friday, April 14, 1865. Lee had surrendered and Grant had en­ tered Richmond. There was universal rejoicing throughout the north and of all the happy thousands in the nation­ al capital, no man was hanpier than the great liberator. He had been look­ ing forward all day to the pleasure of witnessing "Our American, Cousin" at Ford's theater, where Laura Keene was the star. It was 10:20 o'clock. The audience was intent on the clos­ ing of the second scene of the third act of the play. Harry Hawk, as Asa Trenchard. held the stage at the mo­ ment and spoke the lines, "Society, eh? Well, I guess enough to turn you inside out, old woman, you darn old sockdolaging man-trap!" The audi ence shouted in laughter, and prob­ ably these words of broad comedy were the last that the martyred pres­ ident heard. At that instant John Wilkes Booth entered the box and fired a big Derringer bullet into Lin­ coln's brain. Illinois Banks as Barometer. The banks of Illinois are the most reliable business barometer which we have. They are recognized as the country's standard, indicating trade conditions. These facts have been brought forth frequently in the cam­ paign which closed some time ago. In every city where saloons were voted out or where they were voted in, ref­ erence was made by one or the other faction as to the amount of money on deposit in the banks. Significance is added to the figures when'the fact is remembered that the state banks re­ ceive their charters from the state and are under the supervision of one of the departments of the administra­ tion--the auditor of public accounts. That conditions have improved great= ly within the last four years is shown by a recapitulation of reports for the present administration. A comparison is easily made in the re­ ports made during the year 1903 and 1907. The reports are as follows: 1903. 1907. • Number banks 252 389 Capitalization 56,000,000 51,000,000 Resources 35S.000.000 r>4fi.000,fl0n Total deposits 270,000,000 4L'1,000,000 Savings deposits $129,(HX>,000 $197,000,000 Building Erected and Fine Instrument Installed--Will Be One of the Leading Features of Swiss City. long step towards popularizing as­ tronomy, fo^that city has erected an observatory known as the Urania which will afford a popular as well as scientific establishment in which pri­ vate researches can be carried out. Outside of the latter, the establish­ ment will be open to the public every evening in which observations can be made, for which a small fee will be charged. The appearance of the build­ ing, with the tower and dome, is strik­ ingly shown in our line illustration, made from a photographic reproduc­ tion in the Scientific American The building is a handsome one, and the lower stories are rented for dif­ ferent purposes., reservipg the upper part for the observatory. From the dome there is an exceptionally fine view over the town, the Lake of Zu-! rich and the magnificent panorama of the Alps. I . The telescope was constructed by the well-known optical establishment { of Carl Zeiss of Jena, after the plan?; of Engineer Meyer. It embodies many j new features which are worthy of nc tice. The objective of the instrumens is 300 millimeters (11.8 inches) i diameter and the focal length is 5. meters (17.7 feet). It has a tota weight of 14 tons, and the revolving part weighs 4% tons. The latter is very well balanced so as to move with but little effort. Electricity is used for operating clockworjt of the telescope and the revolving of the main dome. For all the large telescopes it is the general practice to swing the tube about its middle point. This causes the eyepiece to swing through an in­ conveniently long arc when the tube is moved to different angles, which is necessarily a disadvantage. The pres­ ent instrument, on the contrary, is supported so as to turn upon an axis close to the eyepiece, and in-this way the tube can be made to cover a large angular distance without moving the eyepiece to any great extent. The tube is balanced by means of a coun­ terweight. The optical work was carried out under the direction of Dr. Pauly, the chief of the astronomical department of the Zeiss establishment, Fitted to the main tube, near the eyepiece, is an exploring tube, which has an objec- j tive of 60 millimeters (2.4 inches) I diameter and gives a magnif/ing j power of 25. It has an improved de- I vice which enables the objects to be easily brought into the field' of main telescope. The clockwork which drives the tele­ scope has several new features. One of these lies in the use of a compen­ sating device for keeping the weight of the clockwork at a constant level. A small electric motor operates con­ tinually to lift the weight by the amount through which it falls, so that tiiitv. 111 tr% nn increase of length in the chain sup­ porting the weight. The clockwork is located in the story which lies under the dome, and in order to avoid vibra­ tion it is well fixed to the pillars of the building. The seconds pendulum Is made of nickel steel. A compensating pendulum weight is employed, which consists of a glass cylinder holding 13 pounds of mercury. Tne dome of the observatory, which measures 9.5 meters (31.3 feet) In NEWS OF ILLINOIS HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST PROM ALL OVER THE STATE. FILLS RECORD EGG ORDER John Huverstahl of Low Point Gathen. 10,500 Dozens in Short Period- Feat Takes Less Than a Week, Low Point.--Gathering 10,500 dozens of eggs in one week was the record ac­ complished by John Huverstahl of Low Point. Late one week recently he received an order from Boston, Mass., to rush the shipment and was given one week in which to fill the order. Woodford county was scoured and the consignment was filled before the time limit, and 13% cents was the price offered. FOWLER BILL WINS CURRENCY COMMISSION FAVORED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE. VREELAND PLAN TABLED House Upholds Cannon's Summary Action to Check Filibuster--Inves­ tigation of Paper Trust Is Proposed. 'WETS" ACCUSE 135 STUDENTS. Urania Observatory at Zurich for Use of General Public. diameter, is rotated upon 16 differ­ ential rollers and is driven in either direction by an electric motor. The dome is constructed of pitch pine and covered with sheet copper, and it has a total weight of 13 tons. A system of electric contacts which are placed near the eyepiece of the telescope control the motion of the dome in either direc­ tion. Aside from its astronomical service, the telescope is used for ob­ serving the splendid views of the* Alps which can be seen from this point. In order to carry this out to the best ad­ vantage, Dr. Konig of Jena. has de­ signed a new device hy which the images are not only thrown upon a screen, but are reversed and can thus be seen in the upright position. The observation of the mountains under these conditions is thus very agree­ able. Champaign Saloon Men Say Illegal Votes Made Township "Dry." Champaign.--Alleging that 135 Uni­ versity of Illinois students voted ille­ gally at the Champaign township local option election which resulted in a "dfy" victory by a majority of five votes, agents for six brewing compa­ nies began a contest. Included in the petitions are the names of the collegi­ ans, who were all challenged at the polls. For years there has been argu­ ment over student voting, and this contest may settle the controversy. The saloon men also ask a recount, al­ leging that the tally was incorrect. That most of the students voted "dry" is alleged by the saloon men, who ex­ pect to have evidence to that effect at the hearing. Retaliatory tactics by anti-saloon workers include charges that the saloon men voted "repeat­ ers." Contest Jerseyville Decision. Jerseyville.--A petition signed by nine of ten local saloon keepers was filed here to contest the election of April 7, in which Jerseyville went "dry" by 95 votes. The contest is based on technical grounds, among them charges that notices of election were not properly published, the bal­ lots not properly printed and the re­ sults not properly turned over to the election board, as a deputy county clerk acted. New Traction Company Licensed. The secretary of state issued a li­ cense to incorporate to the Woodstock and Sycamore Traction company. The principal offices are in Chicago and the capital stock $1,000,000. The road is to be constructed from Wroodstock, M<5Henry county, through the counties of McHenry, Kane and De Kalb, to Sycamore, De Kalb county. The in­ corporators and first board of direc­ tors are: Clinton G. Lumley, E. C. Spinney, Irving V. Stephens, E. B. Harang. S. H. Rhodes, William L. Ab­ bott, George W. Lyndon, George T. Good row, Henry P. Heiser, N. Schmitz and Charles A. Spenny. THE MERRY PRELATE G. Ask Use of Poor Farm. The Sangamon County Farmers' in­ stitute desires to use the county poor farm at Buffalo for an experiment sta­ tion. A request for permission to es­ tablish a station was made to the board of supervisors the other day by President J. A. Iceland. If the request is granted by the board, the experi­ ments will be confined to corn, and the work is to be conducted under the supervision of the poor farm com­ mittee. Miners Appropriate $2,500. The Illinois Miners' union at a meet­ ing appropriated $2,500 in aid of the Western Federation of Miners and voted to uphold the state officials of the Miners' and Operators' associa­ tion in fining the miners of the Pana­ ma mine, Montgomery county, be­ cause two additional shot-firers had been put on by the operators. The joint scale committee heard the report of the sub-committee on shot-firers. Anderson Is Delegate. William H. Anderson of Baltimore, formerly state superintendent of the Illinois Anti-Saloon league, has been elected delegate to the general confer­ ence of the M. E. church in Baltimore next month. Superintendent James K. Shields, who succeeded Mr. Anderson in the Illinois field, is also a delegate. Both will serve on the temperance committee. Mr. Anderson is engaged in the campaign in Maryland. Deneen Scores His Opponent. "Mr. Yates, why didn't you put the meHt system into effect when you were governor? While there was no law requiring itv there surely was no law against it. Why didn't you put it teto voluntary effect?" With these Md like interrogatories Gov. Deneen «t Monmouth continued his retorts to the criticism of his political antagon tet that he is not sinqere in his protestations of friendship for civil service reform. Gov. Deneen made a •nmber of speeches through the state. Meeting Dates Fixed. Dates for farmers' Institute meet iiJKs in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth congressional districts have been as­ signed as follows: A d a m s -Mendon, Derembor ,3-10. Ha m <>< k--ParthaKi*. Dccpmbi'r 10-11. Mi DonoURh--Adair, Octohor <5. Mc-Donousrh --Muromh. October 15-16. Fulton-- Astoria. October 6, 7, 8. Sfliuyler --Rushvllie, October' 8. 9. Henry-Oalva. January 12, )3, 14. Knox-Ahiiisdon. January 1,1. 14. Varren-Monmoutii. .January 14, IS. Rock Island January 15. 16. Mercer Viola, December 16, 17. Henderson Btggsville, December 17, U Arcanum Elects Chicagoans. Officers were elected by the Royal Arcanum of Illinois the other night, and the delegates unanimously decided to hold, the next convention at Dan­ ville. Following are the officers, all ol Chicago: OJrand regent--Harry A. Sullivan. Grand vice-regent--Charles H. Ripley. Grand orator Joseph Lindquist. Grand secretary--John Klley. s Treasurer--Fred Js. Wolf. Auditor--Graham I,. Smith. Chaplain--George W. M&nlcere. I-aw committee--Richard E. Croft SMS George H. Mason, Chicago, and R, K Phillies. Elgin. Good cheer is in the air out west. Down east where old-timers are buck­ ing up against their limitations, folks tell their complaints and grievances. Not so with the newcomers on the plains and in the mountains; if they have them, they keep them to them selves. We have met with them out here; some of us are familiar with the genial and unconventional ways of the men. who try not to see the seamy and sad side of western life, but that which is bright and generous. What is true of the cow puncher and pros­ pector, is true of the preacher as well. One of the best-known bishops of the northwest, is Bishop Hare. He went to Niobrara a tenderfoot, and had a hard job at first between the aborigines and the land grabbers. If there is a man who in his business has stuck to his job longer and found it pan out better than this hero of the plains, we would like to know him. A young missionary who, upon be ing asked what jostled him out of his home In New England and put him on the Mississippi, gave as a reply: "It was an expression of Bishop Hare to a lot of embryo preachers in a semi­ nary, to the effect that 'The only no­ tion of a preacher's life that most of you have, is to live in an ivy-clad rec­ tory and In it, a dainty young rec- torette pouring out tea.' I could not stand that, and so started for the parts where men are made, and where as a preacher I could not be put down as a dilettante." Bishop Barker wa^ not long in west­ ern Colorado. The pioneer life proved hard for him, and he was soon gath­ ered in to a well-earned rest. At the start of his Episcopal career he preached in a mining town, where for lack of a church, service was to be held in what was a dance hall and theater, crowded to suffocation to greet the bishop. The congregation included teamsters and storekeepers and all sorts of the drift wood which had floated in to the new claim. They were rubbering to see the bishop in his novel outfit bringing up the rear of a gorgeous procession. The in- A MIND READER. Mr. Deskmann (to friend)--Excuse me a moment, will you? (goes to tele­ phone). Hello!--Who is it? . . . Who?--oh-h--How do you do? How are you? --Yes. I'm well--very well--We're all well, thank you--Oh, indeed? . . . W7hy, that's too bad--I'm very sorry --Too bad--Oh, now, don't look on the dark side--cheer up--Things will come out right--sure to--you mustn't get despondent-- That's all true, but cheer up--You're not easily scared-- I don't know a woman to-day that has more courage than you have--I say, "^bvicKiave lots of courage . . Yes, we do need courage, we certainly do --Oh, everything will be all right. I know it will. --Let's hope for the best--Yes, try to, won't you?--Good girl--Call me up to-morrow and let me know how things are--Don't for­ get--that's right--Good-by (hangs up receiver). His Friend (sympathetically)--Some one you know in trouble? Mr. Deckmann--Why, it's \my broth- j er's wife---but, 1 couldn't hear a word she said!--Puck. congruity of the surroundings was evident. The bishop going up the isle, evidently spoke aloud what was in his mind, and inadvertently exclaimed: "Don't I look fine!" A hard-looking old rancher deeming that he was ad­ dressed. still more audibly replied: "Yes, bos, you look bully." Then there is Bishop Graves on the Platte, who while attending seriously to his business, has a speck of fun, and who will turn a discomfort to good account. He took a deacon with him to share his tour and training table, holding services by day in 8od schoolhouses and traveling by night to escape the heat. He was on a trail leading to a cavalry post north of Sid­ ney, anxious to reach there by morn­ ing. The deacon had gone to sleep, the tired ponies were going to sleep and in despair the bishop picketed the ponies and in the dark threw a piece of canvas on the softest place he could find, and on the canvas his little deacon. The bed proved to be one of tumfile wood and cactus, and at dawn the canvas becoming dislodged, bishop and deacon found themselves in a nest of pine and needles, from which they finally extricated them­ selves and emerged bleeding, a sorry looking lot. Upon telling the story in a church in New York, a generous woman whose heart was touched, gave him a check to console him for his scratches. It was $1,000. He telegraphed his good fortune to his companion on the expedition: "Deacon Beecher, hunt up another cactus!" It is asked, why are the bishops be­ tween the river and the mountains al­ most Without exception, hopeful and happy? One reason is certainly this, they are as a general thing, fond of people. If they were not they would not be there. So after all it is in the teppee and briar patch, you will be sure to find the merry prelate. u/yt Department Secretary, Protestant Episcopal Church. CAUTIOUS. Sir! she said excitedly, approach­ ing the teller's window in the bank, "I am informed that a check I sent out the other day has been returned, marked 'No funds.' What does that mean?" It simply means, madam," responds the courteous teller, "that we couldn't pay the check. There are no funds to pay it. You already have an over­ draft of $60." And you can't pay the check?" "No, madam. As I say, you have an overdraft of $60, and we--" "Well, young man, I'll say this for you. At least you are honest, and it is very kind of you to tell me of the condition of the bank. I will take my overdraft and put the $60 on deposit elsewhere."--Judge. Barely So. Prudent Mamma--Dora, has that young man who comes to see you any visible means of support? Miss Dora--They're not much more than visible, mamma, but he can't help being slender, can he?--Chicago Tribun* Delegates Use Boat as Hotel. Peoria.--The Elks of Illinois will hold their annual state convention at Peoria on May 20, 21 and 22. Some have chartered the steamer Cape Gir­ ardeau, and will not only make the trip to Peoria on her, but will use the boat as headquarters during their stay here. Defer Awards of Contracts. Lincoln.--The board of trustees of the I. O. O. F. home which met here to let contracts for the domestic sci­ ence and central heating plant build­ ings deferred the awards for three weeks. Minor changes will be made in the plans, Washington.--The house committee on banking and currency Monday voted to lay on the table the finan­ cial bill offered by Representative Vreeland of New Y^rk as a substitute for the Aldrich bill, and decided to report favorably the bill recently intro­ duced by Chairman Fowler, providing for a currency commission to consist of 43 members, 11 members of the senate, 11 members of the house and 21 others, who must be citizens of the United States. With the exception of Messrs. Coop­ er and Nelson of Wisconsin, Repub­ licans, the house of representatives Monday by a strict party vote, de­ clared that the action of Speaker Can­ non last Saturday in summarily ad­ journing the house was not "a breach of the privilege of the house affecting its safety, dignity and the integrity of its proceedings." The declaration was made when a resolution by Mr. Williams holding such a breach to have been committed, was tabled 146 to 119. The vote was preceded by statements by both Mr. Williams and the speaker. A definite step was taken toward a solution of the wood pulp and newspa­ per cost question in the introduction by Speaker Cannon of a resolution for the appointment of a select commit­ tee of six members to investigate "and obtain all possible information," as to the reasons for the increased prices of white paper "to the end that needful legislation may be enacted." The resolution, which was referred to the committee on rules, of which the speaker is chairman, empowers the committee to sit "in Washington or elsewhere," during sessions of the house and the recess of congress. THE PAINTING SEASON. "<3bod results In painting at the least cost depend largely upon the material chosen. Paint is a simple compound and the Ingredients can be easily test- ed. The solid part or pigment should be White Lead. The liquid part should be Linseed Oil. Those best in­ formed on painting always buy these ingredients separately and have their painter mix them fresh for each job. Before the mixing the test is made. Place a pea-sized bit of White Lead on a piece of charcoal or piece of wood. Blow the flame against it and' I? ^ is par* White Lead, little drops of bright, pure metallic lead will appear, and with pa­ tience the Wl^ite Lead can be com- pletely reduced to one globule of metal, lie lead. This is because pure White Lead is made from metallic lead. You may test dozens of other so- called White Leads and not be able to reduce one of them to lead. If they will not change wholly to lead but leave a residue, it is clear that some adulterant is present. If you should have your painting done with such materials, no matter how cheap they might Beem, it would be costly in the end. National Lead Company, Wood- bridge Building, New York City, are sending on request a blowpipe free to any one about to have painting done so that the White Lead may be test­ ed. With it will be sent a handsomely printed booklet having as its frontis­ piece the "Dutch Boy Painter," re- Produced from the original painting, rhis little painter has become noted M toe guaranty of pure White Lead. TOOK TIME. SULTAN YIELDS TO ITALY. "Soul Mater" Sentenced. Chicago.--Mrs. Marion Grey, the young woman who was recently con­ victed of using the mails to promote a fraud in the conduct of a matrimo­ nial agency, Elgin, 111., was sentenaad by Judge Landis to one year's impris­ onment. Admits His Poison Guilt. Chicago.--Francisco Niccolozo, un­ der arrest in connection with the death by poison of Mary Renda, four years old, confessed that he purchased the poison that killed the girl, and put It in flour that was used for making bread. Spitters Put in Cells. Chicago.--In response to a command from Assistant Chief of Police Schuet- tler-to check spitting on the sidewalks, detectives arrested six offenders and locked them up in the police station. Later they were fined one dollar each. Threat of Sending Squadron Brings Turkey to Time. London.--Orders were issued Mon­ day afternoon countermanding the sending of an Italian squadron to Turkish waters for the purpose of coercing the sultan into granting Italy certain postal privileges in Turkish territory. The Turkish ambassador to Rome, Moustapha Rechid, gave Foreign Min­ ister Tittoni satisfactory assurances that Italy would be accorded the same treatment with regard to post offices as are enjoyed by the other powers. The foreign minister expressed his sat­ isfaction at this equitable settlement and thereupon countermanded the or* ders for the naval demonstration. A Scotsman, having hired himself to a farmer, had a cheese set before him that he might help himself. After some time, the master said to him: "Sandy, you take a long time to breakfast." "In truth, master," said Sandy; "a cheese o' this size is na sae soon eaten as you may think." ADMIT LAND OFFICE FRAUD. Former Clerks Testify to Being Paid Large Bribes. Washington.--Testimony of a sensa­ tional character was given Monday by two former land office clerks in the Hyde-Dimond-Benson Schneider land fraud case before Justice Stafford in criminal court. These witnesses were Woodford D. Harlan and William E. Valk. Both testified to having been paid large sums of money for expediting land deals and for divulging informa­ tion about boundaries of proposed for­ est reserves. It is said that Harlan and Valk were granted immunity to testify as to essential facts in the al­ leged scheme to acquire lands in Cali­ fornia and Oregon. John D.'s Eagle 8tone. John D. Rockefeller pretends that he is not and never was superstitious; still he carries in his pocket an eagle stone. It is a perforated stone of great antiquity, found in an eagle's nest, and is supposed to be a charm against disease, shipwreck and other dis­ asters. It is of a brownish tint and about the size of a pigeon egg. When shaken it rattles as if another stone were inclosed within it. A ribbon passed through the perforation is said to possess more virtues than even John D. himself. When the old gentle­ man wants to confer a particular favor upon some one he gives a few inches of this ribbon.--New York Press. GREEKS ARE DYNAMITED. Complete Big Washer. Litchfield.--The largest coal washer in the United States has just been completed for the Superior Coal com­ pany between this city and Gillespie. Banker Suddenly Expires. Waukegaii.--Charles F. Wiard, cash­ ier of the First National bank of Wau- kegan, dropped dead as he stepped to his place behind the bank's counter. Elections to Be Held. Springfield.--In orders issued by Adjt. Gen. Thomas W. Scott elections are ordered in a number of infantry companies of the national guard. Nurse in War Receives Pay. Sterling.--Mrs. Eliza Wells received a check for $25 due her from the gov­ ernment for servioes as nurse during part of the civil war. Decides Against Insurance Order. Virginia.--A jury gave a verdict for $1,551 in favor of Charles F. Johnson of Bluff Springs against the Royal Neighbors. Revivals; New Church. Mason City.--Plans are now making for the erection of a new Christian church in this city, the present struc­ ture being inadequate to accommodate the congregation, which has grown rapidly $s the result of recent revival meetings. Play In Oat Bin Fatal. Monmouth --Joseph Ralph, the little seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Jones, living west of Roseville, south of this place, wa6 smothered to death in an oats bin. Recovers from Broker. Chicago.--Charles W. Gillett, a Chi­ cago broker, paid $22,500 to the direc­ tors of the First National bank of Sey* mour. Wis., in settlement of a suit started against him to recover nearly- $50,000 lost in speculation by Thomas Cogbill, the bank's defaulting cashier. Churches to Meet at Kilbourne. Kllbourne.--The second quarterly meeting of the Oakford circuit Meth­ odist churches comprising the towns of Oakford, Atterberry and Kllbourne, was held in this dtj. ' Tie-Cutters Blown Up In Tent Near Poplar Bluff, Mo. Poplar Bluff, Mo.--Eleven G#%ek tie- cutters were blown from their bunks in a tent near here early Monday by the explosion of dynamite that had surreptitiously been placed under the flooring of the tent. Frank Geffa's right eye was blown nearly out and he will likely die. James Geffa, his brother, was internally injured. The others received minor hurts. Illicit timber cutters are suspected of hav­ ing placed the dynamite under the tent floor. W. C. Leckie of Dowagiac Dead. Kalamazoo, Mich.--W. C. Leckie oi Dowagiac, prominent in the order of Elks and for many years manager of the Beckwith Memorial theater there, died in a hospital here from complica­ tions which followed an operation per formed a month ago. Verger Knew His Business. After being conducted through ao old church by the verger, a visitor wa so pleased with the officer's courtesy and Information that he Insisted on giving him half a crown. The man shook his head Badly. "Thank you, sir," he said, "but it's quite against the rules." "I am sorry for that," said the visi­ tor, about to return the half crown tr his pocket. "But," added the verger, "if I were able to find a coin on the floor it would not be against the rules for me to pick it up."--Tit-Bits. Sympathy. "It's a serious thing, Verona," sighed Mrs. Upmore, "to be the wife of a man who holds a public office. It demands so much of his time and keeps him away from his home." "I know just how you feel, ma'am," said the elderly domestic. "My first husband was the grand imperial out­ side guard of the Amalgamated and Solidified Order of Fuzzy Guzzlers, and sometimes he was that busy tryln' to remember the signs and grips that I couldn't get a word out of him all day long." COFFEE EYES. Drowns Herself and Baby. Trenton, N. J.--Mrs. Claudia Smith, wife of a farmer residing near Yard- ley, Pa., walked into the Delaware river with her baby in her arms Mon­ day and both were drowned. Forty-One Die In Collision. Melbourne, Australia.--Two excur­ sion trains collided Sunday night at Braybrook Junction, a village about seven miles west of this city. Several carriages were telescoped and it is believed that 41 people were killed and about 60 injured. Yonkers Man Wins Marathon. Boston.--T. P. Morrissey of the Mercury A. C., Yonkers, N. Y., won the Marathon road race Monday, cov­ ering the 25 miles in 2 hours 25 minutes and 43 1-5 seconds. Brave Man Saves $20,000. pil City, Pa.--The bravery and coolness of John Trubv, an employe of the Adams Express qompany here, prevented a burglar from getting a package containing $20,000 early Mon­ day. Several shots were exchanged between Truby and the robber. Authoress Sued for Divorce. - Chattanooga, Tenn.--William Cooke, husband of Grace MacGowan Cooke, the well-known authoress, Monday filed suit for absolute divorce, charge tng desertion. It Acta 8lowly But Frequently Pro­ duces Blindness. The curious effect of slow daily poi­ soning and the gradual building in of disease as a result, is shown in num­ bers of cases where the eyes are af­ fected by coffee. A case in point will Illustrate: A lady In Oswego, Mont., experi­ enced a slow but sure disease settling upon her eyes in the form of increas­ ing weakness and shooting pains with wavy, dancing lines of light, so vivid that nothing else could be sees for minutes at a time. She says: "This gradual failure of sight alarmed me and I naturally began a very earnest quest for the cause. About this lime I was told that cof­ fee poisoning sometimes took that form, and while I didn't believe that coffee was tne cause of my trouble, I concluded to quit it and see. "I took up Postum Food Coffee in spite of thfc jokes of Husband whost experience with one cup at a neigh­ bor's was unsatisfactory. Well, I made Postum strictly according to di­ rections, boiling it a little longer, be- cause of our higfc altitude. The result was charming. I have now used Pos­ tum In pUce of coffee for about S months atud my eyes are well, never paining m* or showing any weakness. I know t» a certainty that the cause of the tumble was coffee and the cure was in quitting it and building up the nervous system on Postum, for that was abdk>lutely the only change I made In diet ani I took no medicine. "Mj nursing baby has been kept la a perfectly healthy state since I hare used Postum. "Mr. -, a friend, discarded oof- fee and took on Postum to see if he could be rid of his dyspepsia and fr^ Quent headaches. The change pro­ duced a most remarkable improve­ ment quickly." "There's a Reason." Name given Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.