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. --*..,.^.Sn«»Yw,:v r r ; McHenry Plaindealcr McHENRY. by F. G. SCHRCINEft. ILLINOIS. Chicago Record-Herald: Ambassap dor Hill will continue to atnbass. The csar is said to have a dozen crowns. His head lies uneasy enough with one. t BURSTS HIGH IN AM BALLOON COLLAPSES IN ¥«• IN TERNATIONAL RACE. Vi,a.p«ct YANKEES IN DIRE PERIL "All In favor of apple dumplings please rise," says the Baltimore Sun. The ayes have it. The Russian minister of commerce is named Shipoff. It is to be hoped for the trade of the country that he lives up to it. Keir Hardie advises Americans to "go Into politics." They do. But not like a flock of silly sheep with some agitator for bell-wether. "Rats no longer are worn in the hair," says a woman's magazine. No, they seem to have been supplanted by those little rows of mice. It is hard to tell which tastes bet­ ter, the first piece of fianky, Juicy, spicy, raisiny mince pie in the fall, or the first cucumber in the spring. Probably that Milwaukee hermit who refused to wash for eight years Was not a teetotaler and consequently did not want to encourage any undue intimacy. Of course plants are capable of feej- Ings. Hasn't the corn ears to hear and the potatoes eyes to see? Haven't you heard the trees moan and seen the rose blush? An Insurance man says there are 19,500 women in New York who are past 75 years of age. This is not sur­ prising; there art lots of chorus girls fn New York. Flowers may have memories, but as long as the corsage bouquet and the honeysuckle on the porch can tell no tales what does it matter?--Louisville Courier-Journal. A man in Des Moines buys his me- theMn-law five pounds of candy every week. The scheme should work and is safer than the slow poison plan.==~ Detroit Free Press. Now that the North cape's cliffs have been desecrated by the brushes of the advertising painters we almost wish that Peary would never give them a chance at the north pole. A perfectly good imitation of a Car­ negie hero medal is offered to the man who has read all of the political plat­ forms, speeches of acceptance and campaign books.--Louisville Courier- Journal. "Auto-suggestion" is receiving con­ siderable attention from scientists. Did you ever catch the monologue of the man on his back in the dust trying to coax the machinery of one of the snorting go-devils? An up-to-date farmer in Connecticut insists on having a flying machine clause in his insurance policy, arguing that flying machines are quite as un­ certain as tornadoes, for you never know what or when they are going to Strike. A Philadelphia heiress alleges that she went through a mock marriage with an American for the purpose of keeping her parents from purchasing a foreigner with a title for her. We can hardly believe her story is true, be­ cause it is reported that her mother has forgiven her. Envelope Forme Parachute and Forbes I and Post Escape Almost Un­ hurt--Twenty-Three Air­ ships Start. Men will have to buy the dominion of the air with blood. That was how the land was won and the sea. And now comes the pigskin further to divert attention from the game of Baving the country.--Boston Herald. No one objects to the directoire gown provided it do£s not look as if the lower part of it had caught on a nail. "No woman who |Vears a 'rat' shall become my wife," says an Ohio col­ lege professor. Rough on rats, for sure. Esperanto, of course, is not a dead or evgii^a dying language. Its "rat­ tling in the throat" is an auricular il; lusion. A Chicago princess who is stranded th Paris finds it is mighty little in the way of groceties that she can buy on her title. We are worried about where they are going to put the gasoline stations for these new air machines.--Atlantic Constitution. The government is going to lay a molasses road in Massachusetts. That Is, it will prepare a binder for ma­ cadam roads the basis of which will be the residue of sugar-cane manufacture, a by-product for which there 1B at present no known UBe. But isn't there some danger that the small boys and girls will carry off the road for all-day suckers or some other terrible things? Berlin.'--The international balloon race, which started Sunday from the suburb of Schmargendorf, was the oc­ casion of a thrilling accident, two American aeronauts having a miracu­ lous escape from death. The Ameri­ can balloon Conqueror, the only Amer­ ican built craft in the contest, hav­ ing 09 board A. Holland Forbes and Augustus Post, less than two minutes after the start, burst at an altitude of 4,000 feet. For 2,000 feet it shot down like a bullet, and then the torn silk bag as­ sumed the shape of a parachute, and the rapidity of the descent was checked. Coming close to the earth, however, the basket smashed into the roof of a house, but the two men es­ caped with but slight injuries. The race, in which 23 balloons par­ ticipated, representing Great Britain, France, Germany; the United States, Switzerland. Italy, Belgium and Spain, Started at three o'clock in the after­ noon in the presence of at least 80,000 spectators. The second batch of eight balloons was led by Forbes in the Conquerer, which was started with some difficulty owing to a gusty wind and too much ballast. But eventually it shot up and reached a high altitude in an incred­ ibly short period, the basket swaying violently. Then almost instantly 3 cry of horror arose from the crowd, who saw the silk collapse and shout­ ed : "The balloon Is ripping up." Thousands who had gathered there stood for a moment petrified. Some turned away, fainting as they saw the balloon falling with lightning-like rapidity. "They are killed," went in a hushed whisper through the crowd, but short­ ly the remainder of the envelope ap­ peared to take first a triangular shape and then was transformed into a sort of parachute at the top of the net and the progress of the wrecked balloon was considerably arrested. It came down slower and slower, meanwhile being swept by the wind far to the southeast, and finally disap­ peared from view behind a block of houses. The suspense among the crowd was terrible. But a few min­ utes later a telephone message was re­ ceived from Friedenau which an­ nounced that, the men had landed and had not been seriously injured. NEGRO SAVED FROM MOB. Thousand People Fight State Troepe in Spartanburg, 8. C. Spartanburg, S. C.--In the heart of Spartanburg, a city of 20,000 popula­ tion, a mob numbering a thousand or more persons at times fought Satur­ day with the military and civil author­ ities for the possesion of John Irby, a negro, alleged to have attempted to assault Miss Lillie Dempsey earlier in the day while the young woman was on her way here from Saxon Mill vil­ lage, three miles away. Three mill operatives were wounded. Three companies of militia arrived about nightfall and Gov. Ansell him­ self hurried to the scene. The mob then dispersed and no further trouble is expected, though the troops will re­ main for a time. Several alleged mob leaders were arrested Sunday. Found Dead In a Thicket. Warrenton, Va.--Ernest Robinson, 24 years old, a member of the Warren­ ton Rifles, who with his brother Wal­ ter disappeared from their home here six weeks ago, was found dead Friday in a thicket near the railroad tracks at Casanova, a small station between Warrenton and Calverton. There is no clew to the whereabouts of the other brother, who is two years older. Both the young men were well known and owned the general.store here. Killed by Canada Indians. Winnipeg, Man.--It is reported here that James Oliver Curwood, the well- known author of 'Detroit, Mich., who recently went into the Hildson Bay wilds for a Detroit publishing firm, has been killed by Indians in the Lac La Ronge country. Details are want­ ing, but the trader who brought in the report says that the Lac La Ronge Indians assert the white man began the trouble by shooting one of them. The dahlia iB coming to a place of honor in the floral world. Last year a special display of this flo wer was made in Indianapolis and exhibitions are now in course of preparation in eastern cites. The dahlia is a stiff, formal blossom, with no sentiment con­ nected with it, but it has the beauty of rich coloring in a variety of shades. There are said to be 500 or more known varieties of the dahlia, and as It is easy to produce new specimens both professional and amateur florists are fond of experimenting with it. A dahlia fad is Impending. Italy wants American moving pic­ tures. The motto abroad about any- thing seems to be "When in doubt about getting the best, bring it from - the United States." And yet we are 4 not proud, but speak to every nation : In as friendly a way as ever. Wounded In Sham Battle. Astabad, Turkestan.--During man­ euvers of the Turkestan army corps Friday in the vicinity of Askabad, Gen. Mistchenko, who played a con­ spicuous part in the Russo-Japanese war and who is now governor general of Turkestan, was wounded in a sham battle. A revolutionist plot is sus­ pected. Fatal Collapse of Dwellings. Philadelphia.--An explosion that oc­ curred in a near-by factory more than six years ago, it is declared, caused the collapse of two dwellings in the northern section of the city Sunday In which one peraon was killed and sev­ eral Injured. • • i.» AOUfTDAAV NWKKl st r SOMOVBD m 4 ( C M » «>or wiLi iMPoavt IT BIG ELEVATOR EXPLODES SUPREME COURT AT WORK JUSTICES ALL PRESENT WHEN THE TERM IS OPENED. First Day Given to Formal Call on President--Calendar Is Unusu­ ally Large. Washington.--After a recess of more than four months the supreme court of the United States resumed business Monday and will continue in term until next June. All the nine jus­ tices have returned from their respec­ tive summer homes, so there was a full bench on the first day of the sit­ ting. Afe has long been the court's cus­ tom, no business beyond making a formal call on the president was transacted Monday. This call Is one of the four most formal ceremonies occurring in Washington official life. Immediately after convening at noon carriages were ordered and, accom­ panied by the clerk of the court and its marshal, the court as a body pro­ ceeded to the White House, where all the members met the chief executive in a formal and official manner. The ceremony concluded, they returned to the capltol and dispersed for the day. A large attendance of attorneys is expected on Tuesday and many mo­ tions and petitions will be presehted. With these disposed of the court will proceed to the hearing of arguments In the cases on the docket. The court will begin business with a larger calendar than it ha& had at the beginning of a term since the passage of the court of appeals act. At the close of business Saturday there were 572 cases on the docket as against 480 cases at this time last year. A majority of the cases came over from last term, but the number docketed during the recess exceeded those dock­ eted iii the recess of 1907 by 18. This indicates a growth in the business of the court despite most earnest efforts on the part of its members to hold it down. Thirteen Persons Killed in Disaster at Rlchford, Vt. Hichford, Vt.--With a concussion which shook the entire village, a large grain elevator, having a capacity of 500,000 bushels, exploded lati Wednes­ day, causing the death of 12 men and a woman. The explosion blew off the entire roof of the building, scattering tim­ bers in all directions, and almost in­ stantly flames burst out all over the structure. Twenty-one men were em­ ployed in the building, of whom 11 are missing and undoubtedly perished. All lived in Richford. The elevator was owned jointly by the Canadian Pacific and Boston & Maine railroads and was occupied by the Quaker Oats Company of Chica­ go. The amount of grain it contained was very large. The flames, which are supposed to have been started by spontaneous combustion in the dry dust of the grain, spread so quickly that the limited flre apparatus of the village was of no avail. Nothing could prevent the entire destruction of the elevator and its contents. The heat set fire to a flour shed near the elevator and the shed, to­ gether with 75 freight cars standing near it, were burned. The wreckage and flre blocked the tracks of the Canadian Pacific rail­ road completely for many hours, so it was necessary for trains to make a detour by way of Sherbrooke, Que. The total loss is estimated at $400,000. GEN. IRA C. ABBOTT DIE8. H. A. GARFIELD COLLEGE HEAD. Inducted Into the Office of President of Williams. Williamstown, Mass.--Harry Augus­ tus Garfield of the class of '85, son of President James A. Garfield, was in­ ducted Wednesday into the office of president of Williams college. Seven­ ty-five college presidents had accepted invitations to be present and the cere­ mony of induction was witnessed by men prominent in civil and profes­ sional life. The state was represented by Gov. Guild. James Bryce, ambassador of Great Britain, was also present, as well as United States Senator Crane and President Garfield's three bro­ thers, Secretary of the Interior Gar­ field, Irvin McDowell Garfield and Abram Garfield, all Williams men. E. H. Goss, Banker and Author, Dead. Melrose, Mass.--Glbridge Henry Goss, author and banker, died Friday of pneumonia. He was 78 years old. Mr. Goss had been treasurer of the Melrose Savings bank for 24 years and was the author of numerous historical works. Big Lumberman Dead. Calumet, Mich.--John S. Morrison, aged 67 years, the largest timber job­ ber in the Copper country, died Sat­ urday of a complication of diseases. He was a prominent Free Mason and very wealthy. Former Collector of Internal Revenue In Michigan Expires. Washington.--Gen. Ira C. Abbott, formerly collector of internal revenue in Michigan, and for several years clerk in the pension bureau, died at his home here Friday after a protract­ ed illness. He was 84 years old. Gen Abbott was a native of Burns, N. Y.;- was for some years postmaster at Burr Oak, Mich., served throughout the civil war and was brevetted brigadier general for his splendid record on the battlefields. He was president of the Michigan State association in tills city and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Military Loyal Legion and other patriotic brg&bisa- tions. Bad Fire In Florida Town. Pensacola, Fla.--News of a disas­ trous flre which swept over Carrabelle, Fla., a small town east of Pensacola,* was brought to this city Sunday by the steamer Tarpon. Nine business houses, a residence and many thou­ sands of feet of lumber were de­ stroyed, entailing a loss estimated to be more than $100,000. Among the buildings destroyed were the United States customs house, post office, freight and passenger depots. Alleged Mobe Leader Acquitted Again. Springfield, 111.--After 16 hours' de­ liberation, the jury in the ease of Abe Raymer, alleged mob leader, charged with destruction of property during the recent riots, returned a verdict of not guilty Thursday afternoon. Raymer had previously been acquitted of murder in connection with the lynching of W. K. Donnegan, an aged negro. Football Player ts Killed. Cannonsburg, Pa. -- William M. Potts, the football player who was in­ jured in a game here on October 3, died Sunday after having been uncon­ scious Bince last Monday. New Orleans Gets Mothers' Congress. Washington.--At a meeting of the board of governors of the National Congress of Mothers in this city Fri­ day it was decided to hold the next annual meeting of the congress in New Orleans in February next.. A runaway elephant in a New York • too got into the snakehouBe, which ^ suggests that its keepers had more t, than the usual amount of human an- '} noyance in having an elephant on f 1 'their hands and seeing snake? «t the time. Red D Liner in a Hurricane. San Juan* P. R.--The Red D line steamer Philadelphia, from New York, October 1, for this port, ran into a hurricane on Monday and was blown off her course. The steamer had to heive to for 36 hours. Accused of Brutal Crime. Chicago.--Luman Mann, the son of Orville C. Mann, a prominent and wealthy citizen of Oak Park, was brought to Chicago Saturday night and locked up on the charge of being the murderer of Mrs. Fanny Thompson, who was found strangled and bound hand and foot with a clothesline in a rooming house at 1242 Michigan ave­ nue on the afternoon of July 1. The youth's family and their lawyer pro­ fess entire confidence in his inno­ cence. He was arrested at Phillips- Burg, Pa., after a long search. Fatal Motor Car Accident. Auburn, Me.--Dr. Charles E. Wil­ liams of this city and Mrs. Williams were the victims of an automobile ac cldent at Leeds Friday. Their ma­ chine was overturned, pinning them beneath. Mrs. Williams died and the condition of Mr. Williams is serious. Case of Cholera In a Theater. St. Petersburg.--A case of cholera was discovered during a performance at <ne Souvorin theater. There was a panl3 in the audience, but ao one was hurt. Fishermen Fight with Rifles. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.--A battle with rifles between American fisher­ men and Canadian officials is said, to have been fought on Lake Superior op­ posite White Fish point. New Record in Wireless Work. San Francisco.--A new record In wireless telegraphy is claimed by the United Wireless Telegraph Company which from its station on Russian Hill in this city established comn^inication with the Kuhuku station on? the Is­ land of Oahu, 2,200 miles away. More Bank Examinations. Washington.---Comptroller of the Currency Murray has 'decided to in­ crease the number of national bank examinations in many cases from twice to three or four times a year. BULGARIAN CAPITAL WELCOMES PRINCE FERDINAND. DIPLOMATS TAKE NO PART Turkish Warships on Their Way tf Samos--England Consents to ' General Discussion at Com­ ing Conference. y Sofia.--Ferdinand, tlie "Czar of Bul­ garia," made his entry into the cap­ ital Monday afternoon and was given a demonstrative reception by all classes. He entered the city on horse­ back, accompanied by a brilliant staff, amid salutes from the artillery. He was welcomed by the municipal authorities at a triumphal arch erected at .the end of the main boulevard. He later made his way to the cathedral where the metropolitan of Sofia and other high prelates officiated at a mass. The entire city is profusely decorated in honor of the visit, and crowded with people. After the mass the prince reviewed the local garrison. None of the members of the diplomatic corps was present at any of the func­ tions. Turkish Vessels on Way to Samos. Saloniki, European Turkey.--The Turkish cruiser Meijidieh and three torpedo boats arrived here Monday and proceeded on their voyage to the Island of Samos. Samos lies about 40 miles southwest of Smyrna, which is in Asia Minor. It is the nearest Grecian island to the Turkish coast and pays an annual tribute to Turkey. London.--M. Iswolsky, the Russian foreign minister, has succeeded in im­ pressing upon Sir Edward Grey, the British secretary for foreign affairs, the necessity that not only should a conference of the powers be held to settle the crisis in the near east, but that this conference should take under advisement other questions besides those involved in tjie annexation by Austria of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the declaration of Bulgarian in­ dependence. This change of front on the part of Great Britain, which has caused great surprise, was announced by the for­ eign office at the conclusion of a long conference between Sir Edward Grey and M. Iswolsky after a meeting of the cabinet in the morning, at which Sir Edward set forth the position he had taken and explained the views of the Russian foreign minister.. SAYS SHE WAS SOLD FOR $100. Juila Madelin Has No Regrets for Killing Cruel Husband.1 New Brunswick, N. J.--Thatahe was sold for $100 and forced by her fa­ ther to marry a man she did not love was the statement made Monday by 17-year-old Julia Madelin, who last Saturday shot and killed Tony Madelin, to whom, she was married four months ago. The girl said she had no regret for her act. "I was 111 and lying on th£ bed when he came in Saturday night," said she. "He asked me why supper was not ready and I told him I was not well enough to get It. Then he ordered me to get up and close a window. I said I could not, and he struck me. He beat and kicked me and then, tak­ ing out his knife, said he would kill me. I ran around him and got the re­ volver and when he made as if he would stab me I killed him." DEADLY DUEL OVER WOMAN. Two Chicago Men Fight with Knives for Love. Chicago.--A duel to the death over a young woman early Monday resulted in two men being taken, dying, to the county hospital, and the severe bruising of seconds in jumping from a third-story window toj evade arrest. The men, who fought with knives for the affections of the unidentified "Woman, are George Kohlck and George Sanieret. Their seconds, who tried to eseape when the police arrived, are Alexander Pearcheck and Joseph Busherman. The seconds later were arrested. MIDSHIPMEN TO BE DROPPED. Twenty-Four Annapolis Students Fail to Pass Examinations. Washington.--As a result of the September examinations at the United States Naval academy, 24 midship­ men will be dropped from the rolls. At the regular examination in May last 42 midshipmen were found de­ ficient and were Informed that they woul'd be re-examined in September at the conclusion of the regular sum­ mer cruise in order to give them an opportunity to complete their studies. All but the 24 were passed. Iowa Merchant a Suicide. Boone, la.--Charles G. Bard, a mer­ chant of Pilotmound, committed sui­ cide Monday by taking carbolic acid. Financial troubles are said to be the cause for the act. Convicted of Attempted Extortion. Clinton, la.--Alfred Paul, a New Hampshire man, was convicted Mon- day of attempted extortion and sent to the penitentiary for an indetermin­ ate term.. The conviction followed Paul's attempt to extort $500 from A. G. Smith, a Clinton banker. Murderer Gets Life Sentence. Appleton, Wis.--Judge Goodland Monday sentenced Paul Krause, found guilty on Saturday of murdering his divorced wife, Minnie Grunert, to life imprisonment at Waupun. New Surgeon General of I. N. G. Springfield, III.--By virtue of an or­ der issued Friday by Adjt. Gen. Scott Dr. Charles Adams of Chicago is ap­ pointed surgeon general of the Illi­ nois National Guard. He succeeds* Dr. Nicholas Senn, Chicago, deceased Trainmen Perish In a Wreck. Spokane, Wash.--A passenger train was wrecked near Foller, Mont., on the Shelby Junction branch of th« Great Northern railroad Friday. Tbfl engine went into the river and a 11m. man and a Watchman were killed. Funeral of W. A. Rothwell. % Moberly, Mo.--The funeral of Wil­ liam A. Rothwell, Democratic national committeeman, took place Monday. Nearly all of the members of the com­ mittee appointed by Norman E. Mack, chairman of the national committee, were here. BatdofV Drops Libel Suit. SL Louis.--The libel suit of Col. Edwin Batdorf against former Gov. Lon V. Stephens for $40,000 was dis­ missed in the circuit court here Mon* dry tor want at prosecutor. ' IN THe WRONG LOCATION. - Kail road Man Telia of Founding Town in Unfortunate Position. "I am a shining example of the young man who came west to grow up with the country," said an old Cal­ ifornia railroad man. "In 1868, in company with a $um- ber of railroad men and one or two smart speculators, I started the town of Corinne. "We thought we were pretty clever fellows and at a big meeting wo all came forward with the announcement that we would never live to see the day of another transcontinental road. "We also decided that if the Union Pacific ever built a branch line it would follow the Bear river, and so we decided to locate a town, which we called Corinne in honor of the little daughter of one of the builders* "Corinne grew as if by magic. In an incredibly short space of time we had 4,500 people. Had Ogden faded and Salt Lake going: We built a steamer to go around the lake and gather up ore, which was to be smelt­ ed in the big plant we were about to build. "Our wagon trains were the largest in the west, and many a time have I seen them a mile long starting for Montana and the mines in the north We had two splendid newspapers, brick stores, hotels and churches,; and we also planned a vast Irrigation sys­ tem, "Alas for our hopes of fortune. We have to thank the original builders of the Central Pacific for the destruc­ tion of our expectations, and also of Corinne. "The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific were soon at loggerheads and the former compelled the latter to lease the line to it between Promon­ tory and Ogden for about 999 years, or it would parallel the latter. When Sidney Dillon commenced to build branches he did exactly what we an­ ticipated. He paralleled the line of the. Central Pacific to Brigham City and left Corinne out That ended our career. We were dead from that time." STATE-OWNED RAILROAD8. Forty-One Countries in Which the Ex­ periment Is Being Made. State ownership of railroads is the subject of a report recently issued by a British commission. Forty-one coun­ tries are dealt with, the number be­ ing divided into four groups. The first group contains the coun­ tries which own and work a part or the whole of the railroad system: India, Canada, New South Wales, Queens­ land, South Australia, Tasmania, Vic­ toria, Western Australia, New Zea­ land, Cape Colony, Natal and the Transvaal and Orange River colonies Auptria-Hungary, Belgium, Brazil, Bul­ garia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, France, the various states of the German empire, Hondur­ as, Italy, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Servia, Slam, Swe­ den, Switzerland and Turkey. The second group is composed of the countries where the state, while owning railroads, leases them to pri­ vate corporations. These are New­ foundland, Nicaragua and the Neth­ erlands. In Brazil and In Bulgaria the Btate works some of the railroads It owns, but leases others. In the third group are the coun* tries where the state has given assist­ ance to roads which are in private ownership: Denmark, France, Greece, Luxemburg, Russia and Spain. In France, Greece and Spain concessions are given for these roads for a cer­ tain number of years and at the end of that time they pass into the hands of the state. In Norway some roads belong jointly to the state and the lo­ cal authorities. The fourth group is scarcely a group, since it consists of only one country. This is Guatemala, where the railroads which were built by the state were turned over to private own­ ership. Italy was at one time an ex­ ample of this condition, but is not at present. Portable Blacksmith 8hop. A portable blacksmith shop has been found very convenient and eco­ nomical in the maintenance of way de­ partment of the Missouri Pacific rail­ way. It consists of two box cars, one for sleeping accommodations of the blacksmith and his helper, and the other for his shop. All necessary tools and duplicate parts are carried for repairing switches, frogs, hand­ cars, switch stands and similar rail- road appurtenances. Frogs are taken from the track, repaired and replaced where traffic is light, by protecting the point by flags, and where traffic is heavy a duplicate frog is put In. The portable shop saves shipping the tools and equipment needing repairs, thus reducing cost and avoiding delay. It has been found that one day is suf­ ficient for cleaning up the repairs on an ordinary section.--Railroad Gasette. There are nearly 50 clocks on the giant ocean liner Lusltania, controlled by a master clock in the charthouse. Laugh at Premonitions. Readers of stories of premonitions that tell engineers and other trainmen Ihat danger hovers over them may be :onfldent on beginning that the hero, no matter how dark may be the out­ look, will come out alive and covered with more glory than mud or coal dust Old railroaders laugh when they ead the stories, and, like the person who always reads such yarns in the magazines and newspapers, know without going through all the details that the engineer, conductor, fireman, or brakeman, whichever he might be, would save the lives of all the passen­ gers or do something else in the hero line before the end. Railroad men do have premonitions, but the ones that fail to come out as they do in the story boo£g are mostly forgotten, and, lacking in dramatic in­ terest, are seldom told. First Illinois Locomotive. On November 8, 1838, the first steam locomotive, the Rogers, ran in Illinois on the Northern Cross rail­ road, which is now a part of the Wa­ bash system. PUTTING IT UP TO BILLIK. the One to Ask Favor. The wagons of the "greatest show on earth" passed up the avenue at daybreak. Their incessant rumble soon awakened ten-year-old Biilie and his five-year-old brother, Robert. Their mother feigned sleep, as the two whiter- robed figures crept past her bed into- the hall, on the way to investigate.' Robert struggled manfully with the unaccustomed task of putting on his clothes. "Wait for me, Biilie," his mother heard him beg. "You'll get ahead of me." "Get mother to help you," counseled Biilie, ^ho was having troubles of his own. Mother started to the rescue, and then paused as she heard the voice of her younger, guarded but anxious and insistent: "You ask her, Biilie. You've known her longer than I have.**--Everybody's Magazine. ALL HIS OWN. vi?>; "My! What a big figure you are getting!" "Well, what does that matter? I haven't taken yours, have I?" GIRL WA8 DELIRIOU8 With Fearful Eczema--Paiif, Heat, and Tingling Were Excruciating-- Cuticura Acted Like Magic. "An eruption broke out on my daughter's* chest I took her to & doctor, and he pronounced it to be eczema of a very bad form. He treated her, but the disease spread to her back, and then the whole of her head was affected, and all her hair had to be cut off. The pain she suffered was excru­ ciating, and with that and the heat and tingling her life was almost un­ bearable. Occasionally she was deliri­ ous and she did not have a proper hour's sleep for many nights. The second doctor we tried afforded her just as little relief as the first. Then I pur­ chased Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills, and before the Ointment was three-quarters finished every trace of the disease wis gone. It really seemed like magic. Mrs. T. W. Hyde, Brent­ wood, Essex, England, Mar. 8. 1907." Worked Both Ways. John Kendrick Bangs had been con­ gratulated on the success of his last book. "Thank you," said Mr. Bangs, "and I am glad your congratulations don't work both ways." "Work both ways?" "Yes. Like those that were opce offered to a man named Brownlow. "A friend said to Brownlow: " 'Let me congratulate you. I see by the paper that your wife has pre­ sented you with twins.' "Brownlow smiled. 1 " 'No,' he said. 'That is a mistake. The father's name is John C. Brown­ low. I am John K. Brownlow.' " 'Ah,' cried the other man, heartily, 'then I do, Indeed, congratulate you.'" --Exchange. The Allurements of the City. Mrs. Perkins and her daughter Mand T from the country were in the city *.je day, and as they walked along together they came to a win­ dow in which was displayed a variety of women's apparel. Mandy glanced wistfully at the different articles of clothing and started into the store. But a sign in the window which read: "Clothing One-Half Off During This Sale," caught Mrs. Perkins' eye. She seized her daughter by the arm, hur­ ried her along down the street, and exclaimed in a loud voice: "W*y» land's sake, Mandy, that ain't no de­ cent place fer a girl to go!"--Jfcdge'a Library. Expressions of a Cynlo. Walter Pater, an old man at 50. bald as a coot and grotesquely plain, re garded every woman much as did Dean Swift, who wrote: "A very little wit is valued in a woman, as we are pleased with few words spoken intel­ ligibly by a parrot." "You don't ap­ prove of marriage?" a friend once ob­ served to Pater. "No," he replied, "nor would anybody else if he gave the matter proper consideration. Men and women are always pulling dif­ ferent ways. Women won't pull out way. They are so perverse." WANTED TO KNOW The Truth About Grape-Nuts Food. It doosn't matter so much what you hear about a thing, it's what you know that counts. And correct knowledge is most likely to come from personal' experience. "About a year ago," writes a N. Y. man, "I was bothered by indigestion, especially during the forenoon. I tried several remedies without any perman-, ent improvement "My breakfast usually consisted of oatmeal, steak or chops, bread, coffee and some fruit. "Heariug so much about Grape-Nuts, I concluded to give it a trial and find out if all I had heard of it was true. "So I began with Grape-Nuts and cream, 2 soft boiled eggs, toast, a cup of Postum and some fruit. Before the snd of the first week I was rid of the acidity of the stomach and felt mucb- relieved. "By the end of the second week all traces of indigestion had disappeared and I was in first rate health once' more. Before beginning this course" of diet, I never had any appetite for lunch, but now'I can enjoy a hearty meal at noon time." "There's a Rea­ son." /' Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well- ville," in pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. 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