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The McHcnry Flalndealer by F. Q. SCHREINER, McHENRY, ILLINOIS "The good old summertime" •srtng on Its last lap. Is en- Evan Indian m&harajahs get to be nuisances, according to London re­ ports. Some persons dive into shallow wa­ ter at summer resorts and others set engaged. KILLS IRA! ENGINEER a* COLORADO PA88iN- GER SHOT AS HE ATTACKS BANDITS. CREW ROUTS REST OF BAND Earthquakes that hate to be snubbed are careful to keep away from San Francisco since the fire. The crown prince of Slam refuses to be a polygamist and be does not say it in Japanese, either. If the cows will not give milk When there is no rain we will be driven to milking a can of condensed cow. The cold storage figures indicate that omelets will be more reliable next winter that poached egjfs on toast. An Indiana mule kicked a. motor­ cycle and cyclist across the road the other day. Some mules seem almost human. That little earthquake out in San Francisco the other day did no dam­ age, but the restored city did not like the hint of its calling again. Our friends of the Weather Bureau are respectfully notified that one large verification of those rain predictions is still overdue. The man who ate 61 ears of corn for a prise probably followed nature's example by holding the ears down as be ate them, with his fore-feet The aeroplane as a possible factor 4n warfare is somewhat handicapped by the tempting target it would make for even an ordinary marksman. An "author of many arithmetics" has peacefully died in Pennsylvania, but the arithmetics, dear children, are still alive and waiting for the tall term. • scientist who has been Investiga­ ting decides that grasshoppers are en­ tirely useless. Evidently he never had a flock of young turkeys to be fat­ tened. While lie was saving two lives a •Hminecti'-'it man lost |18. The people whose lives he saved might at least have the good taste to get up a purse for him. The wireless is turning out to be the beet criminal catcher in the busi­ ness. There is no escape for the bold­ est and shrewdest from Its lightning- like, tell-tale agility. Scientists announce that they have Isolated the germ of leprosy and hope soon to have a cure. But there is no hope in sight for those afflicted with an itching for public office. A Princeton professor contends that the common idea of heaven Is wrong. Now If someono will determine just what Is the eozumon idea of heaven, the whole matter will be settled. The hobble skrt shows signs of joining the autftn obile and the airship for place In the accident-record con­ test Its use if a comment for the cynical on the i /omen of this liberty- seeing day. Though tne bulletin of the Chicago •pedal park commission concedes that the larvae of the tussock moth "is one of the most beautiful of our caterpil­ lars," it does not recommend that the larvae be treated as pets. Paroled Convict Wounded, Found Hid­ ing With Brother in Bush by Sher­ iff's Posse--Locomotive Crew Sur­ prised at Siding by Masked Man.. Colorado Springs, Colo.--Engineer Frank Stewart of the west-bound Colorado Midland train No. 3 killed an unidentified bandit with a rock when he attempted to hold up and rob the train early Friday four miles west of Divide. Stewart was shot in the leg by the would-be robber. Sterling and Charles Martin, two young men who were found near the scene of the holdup, are held for In­ vestigation. Sterling Martin was slightly wounded in the head by a bullet. The highwaj aan crawled ever the tender aa the train slowed up at a siding to meet the east-bound train. As he stopped the train Stewart turned to see his fireman, Paul Bach- man. standing with his hands above his head and heard the robber say: "Put up vour hands or I'll blow your head off." The robber ihan forced both men to leave the engine and marched them before him to the express car. According to Stewart, the robber ordered them to tell the express mes­ senger that they were in peril of their lives; that the train had been held up and that the robber was determined to have the money in the express car. Stewart says ihat the robber fired several shots at the passengers who looked out to see what was happen­ ing. "When we got tj the express car." said Stewart, "my fireman dashed un­ der the car and crawled to the other side. The robber leaned under the car to shoot at him and when he took his eyes off me I Btruck him with ail my strength with a rock I had picked up as I Jumped from the tender. "As I did so he whirled and shot at me, the bullet r'riking me in the leg. I guess my blow finished him, fbr he never moved after the rock hit him. I must have fainted then, for the next I knew the conductor and express messenger and a {roup of excited pas­ sengers. were standing about me." When the remainder of the train crew heard shots th°~ seized weapons and rushed to the head of the train, firing as they came. Shortly after the hold-up Sheriff Von Puhl and a posse searched the surrounding country and discovered the Martin brothers. BOOSTING GOOD ROADS fN GEORGIA LETTER FROM HENRY C. OSTER* MANN IS INTRODUCED. Warns His Chief Clerk Against Giving Out Information Regarding Billing Methods. Chicago.--During the preliminary hearing of the three former officials of the Illinois Central railroad charged with car repair frauds, a letter writ­ ten by Henry C. Ostermann to Clar­ ence H. IXj'ley, formerly chief clerk of the Ostermann Manufacturing com­ pany, f.as introduced and caused a de­ cided sensation. Attorney Walter L. Fisher intro­ duced the letter by showing It to Pol- ley and asking him If he recognized the signature. Polley Baid that it was Ostermann's and that he received the letter and saw It first when he was in Sierra Madre, Cal. It warned Polley against giving any information to the Illinois Central in regard to the billing methods of the Ostermann Manufacturing company and the West Pullman company. The letter in part follows: "I have learned that you intend to return to Chicago for the purposa of giving the I. C. information as to our methods of billing at the West Pull­ man plant. I take this opportunity to advise you that you want to hold your tongue, as they are making every ef- lort to get statements, stopping at nothing,' from former and present em­ ployes, giving every inducement to get them to make statements. 1 wish to advise you that up to the present time no one of us have given them %ny information whatever, and should you be approached by any one I wish you would advise me. Kindly let me hear from you by return mail without I fail." | Lvidence that Illinois Central rail­ road officials demanded stock in thj Ostermann Manufacturing company from Henry C Cuermann himself was riven by P > *y The witness .'dinged that nt t.'i* order of Octetnipnn he had g«vio to Memp.'iir, Ten:-.., tc go over the books of the Memphis Car company nitb a bookkeeper of rhe Men phis eo-npany nameJ Prieback. He declare also that the Memphis company was a branch of the Ostermann company and that the same average for com­ puting labor costs was used by both companies. RAILWAY OFFICIAL KILLS Canada is also a big country, al­ though not yet In the same class with the United States as regards popula­ tion and general development. There have been reports of crop failures in the Dominion. Now comes the ex­ planation that in some quarters grain and other products have suffered from drought But In other sections there has been an ample supply of moisture and the yield will be good. The out­ cries of the calamity shouter and the •peculator must be taken with due al­ lowance on both sides of the border. The official figures showing that du­ ring the calendar year 1909 the ex­ penditures in the United States for building operations aggregated about a billion dollars, surpassing the record of 1906 by ten 10 cent-, not only prove how completely the country had re­ covered from the "panic" of 1907 but Indicate that the people have made a fresh start in prosperity. There may be checks and reverses from time to time, but no nation like ours can be kept permanently crippled or indus­ trially Inactive. Is Attacked by a Discharged Employee and Shoots Dead the Would- be Slayer. 8t. *aul, Minn.--Alfred G. Hay. chief special agent of the Great North­ ern railway, Tuesday shot and killed Charles P. Welsh, a former subor­ dinate in the Great Northern offlc- building at St. Paul after Welsh had fired five shots at Ray. Welsh was about 45 years old and had been dismissed by Ray about two months ago for shooting a man at Du- luth. Since that time Welsh bad been expressing vindictive feelings to Ray Welsh met Special Officer John Lane of the Great Northern railway at the headquarters building and be­ gan to re 'lie Ray. saying he would "get" him. Lane told Welsh to keep quiet, as he would not allow Welsh to speak disrespectfully of his superior officer, whereupon Welsh turned his wrathful utterances against Lane. Before Ray appeared at his office Welsh walked in pnd Inquired of Chief Clerk Hess if there was any mall. On being told tbere was noth­ ing for him. Welsh said he would re­ turn in a day or two. Shortly aftc - ward Ray entered hit office and Welsh returned. As soon as be opened the door he drew a revolver from his pocket and began to fire at Ray. At the fifth shot Ray succeeded in get­ ting his weapon into action and with one shot killed Welsh. STIR IS CAUSED BY WHITE WILLS FORTUNE TO EX-WIFE An English physician is of the opin­ ion that chickens spread tuberculosis among cows. Nevertheless a good many people who are unable to cause trouble In any other way will con­ tinue to keep chickens. Divorced Husband of Iowa Laborer's Helpmate Leaves Inheritance of $2,000,000 to Her. Davenport.--Mrs. Frank Prenery, wife of a laborer in a Davenport fac­ tory, has received advices from attor­ neys in New York to the effect her former husband, William Leighton, from whom she was divorced six years ago, died recently In London, Eng­ land. leaving her his entire fortune of abdut $2,000,000, which he inherit­ ed only a short time ago. Tells of New $60,0C0 Bribe Fund in the Famous Illinois Senatorial Bribery Case. Chicago.--A sensation was created in the Lee O'Nel! Browne trial Wednesday wben the name of Edward Hull of Peoria was mentioaed in con­ nection with an alleged request tele­ graphed from Springfield for $00,000 two days before the election of Sena­ tor Lorimer. Charles A. White, recalled by the state in rebuttal, made the statement concerning Hull and the (60,000 fund. White testified that the information was given him by William Rosseli. an important witness for the defense. He told of meeting Rosseli and of a conversation they had in which White asked Rosseli where the money came from that is alleged to have been used to bribe legislators to vote for Lorimer. "Rosseli told me," testified White, "that while in Springfield he had heard of a telegram being sent to Edward Hull of Peoria two days be­ fore the election of Senator Lorimer requesting Hull to start at once for 8prlngfleld with $00,000." Attorneys for the defense started from their chairs at these words and a commotion in court followed Patrick J. Keeley, suspended detec­ tive, former aid who turned against State's Attorney Wayman, was in­ dicted on a charge of perjury by the special grand Jury called by the prosecutor to investigate perjury charges in the Browne case. Rumors were rife that before the case of Browne could go to the Jury half a dozen more indictments, involv­ ing persons closely connected with •the trial would be voted. The Indict­ ment of Keeley came Just as the Browne defense had closed Its case. After Browne closed bis defense State's Attorney Wayman attacked his case. Residents of East St. Louis were placed on the stand before Judge Kersten to Impeach the testimony given by George Gloss, a motorman, who was one of the most important witnesses for the defense. The state's witnesses swore they would not believe Gloss under oath. A fist fight between State's Attor­ ney Wayman and Attorney Erbsteln was narrowly averted in the trial. The state's attorney was called a trickster by the attorney for the de­ fense. He retorted hotly. In a moment Attorneys O'Donnell and Forrest were on their feet to sup­ port their colleague, while the state's attorney's force joined la the hub­ bub* The evening service at a church in New Jersey has been discontinued be­ cause of mosquitoes. And it cannot be charged that the skeeters were imported for the purpose. Whatever the effect of the sermon, the congre­ gation refused to be bored by the mosquitoes. New Air Record by Woman. Ostend, Belgium --Miss Helene Du- trleu, the French aviator, established a new record for woman pilots in dis­ tance and altitude with a passenger Friday. With a companion in her p.eroplan* Miss Dutrieu flew from this city to Bruges and returned, a dis­ tance of about twenty-eight miles. An Austrian physician commends yawning as a cure for all pulmonary troubles. Philanthropic lecturers will please avoid being too Interesting. Wlckersham and Nagel Sail. Cordova, Alaska.--Attorney General George W. Wickersbam and Secretary Nagel sailed Friday for Seattle on the governmont steamer Albatross. The navy department Is Inclined to make a thorough test of the value of oil as fuel for warships. Several mil­ lion gallons of petroleum will be pur­ chased for use on vessels which carry liquid fuel. This Indicates the most extensive experiment yet undertaken, and if ail requirements are met It is quite possible that before long oil will ooal entirely. Spanish War Veterans Adjourn. Denver, Col.--After electing officers and selecting Oklahoma City, Okla., as the next meeting place, the con­ vention of the Spanish War Veterans adjourned Thursday. Joseph R. H. Jacoby of Seattle, Wash., was elected commander-in-chief. Roberts Ready to Depart. Chicago.--George E. Roberts, presi­ dent of the Commercial National bank before ltB consolidation with the Con­ tinental National, Thursday began ar­ ranging for his departure for Wash­ ington. He has accepted Che position of director of the mint. Pastor Hits Hobble 8klrt. Newark, N. J.--A crusade against the hobble skirt was started Thursday by Rev. Peter Henry, pastor of the First Reformed church of GroveviUe, N. J. 1# :sm 7mm ifiV, .j M4 V r/. -- MmJMiL i Hi »y§ w,. m •mmMlkM//// m Mi ? V. A j mf- '*1J w? r'rvf'v*t ACCUSED OF THEFT ALLEGATIONS MADE E. WARD C. RITSHER TOOK MONEY RUN­ NING INTO THOUSANDS. BEL0IT COLLEGE IS VICTIM Said to Have Been Mulcted of $127,000 --Mortey Sunk In Wall Street-- Client and Partners Lose--Suicide Is Hinted At. NEW YORK HAS 4,766,883 POPULATION INCREASES 38.7 PER CENT. IN LA8T DECADE. All Boroughs of Metropolis Show Heavy Gain Between 1900 and 1910» According to Census Figures. Chicago.--Edward C. Ritsher. per­ sonal counsel for John R. Walsh dur­ ing his fight against government prosecution and who died last June, is accused of being a defaulter to the extent of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The accusation made public Thurs­ day comes upon the people of Chicago as suddenly as did the news of the death of John R. Walsh's favorite counselor. The charges which attack the good name of the dead lawyer are many-branched and involve double dealing with his law partners, appro­ priating a fee from one of them, em­ bezzling from rieloit college trust funds, of which he had the custody, and robbing Mr Walsh at the time when he was the most truster! con­ fidant in the defense of the banker Trustees of Belolt college, of which Ritsher was custodian of securities, and the deceased attorney's legal as­ sociates decided to suffer whatever losses they may have sustained in silence and not to air the charges against the noted lawyer. Discovery of RLsher's al'eped duplicity was made shortly before hi" death. While in New York he was summoned to Chicago by his partners and asked to make restitution and ex­ planation. Ritsher left New Yori.-. making an appointment to meet his partners In Chicago. He arrived here two or three days before the date of the appointment. He died sud­ denly, within less than twentv-four hours of the time 6et for his meeting with his partners. Here are Pome of the allegations that are mads -gainst the dead attor ney: That securities belomrtn* to p«'«'t college and valued at Si 27.000, which were In Ritsher's keeping. disap­ peared. John R. Walsh came to th? rescue, giving Ritsher $27,000. which was turned over to the colleee Ritsher then gave a note for $100,000 to the college secured by 18 of his best friends That, after Ritsher's law firm had ("one a va6t amount of work on the Walsh case, his partners asked if some financial return could not be ob­ tained. and Ritsher told them th?»t WalBh was "bard up" s.nd could no- pivo them any money at the time Wa'ph. however, bad raid him a fee of *170,000 and an additional fee of $50,000. which Ritsher concealed from his partners. ^ That Ritsher converted to his own use the securities given by Mr Walsh to secure the two notes of $?5.000 That Ritsher "louble crossed" his client. John R. Wal6b When arrange­ ments were being made for swearine out the writ of certiorari In the Unltei States Sunreme court Wtlsh gave his note for $25,000, and with It S50.000 worth of securities as collateral. At the same time he made out a note for $25,000, payable to John S. Miller, an­ other of his attorneys, and gave Ritsher $50,000 worth of securities for the note which the attorney was to turn over to Miller. j Washington.--New York, metropolis of the western hemisphere, financial I capital and second largest city in the I world, has a population of 4,766,883, as j compared with 3,437,202 in 1900, and ! 2,504,414 In 1890, according to the of- j flcial count of the returns of the thir- 1 teenth census. | The increase from 1900 to 1910 j therefore is 1,329,681, or 38.7 per cent., I as compared with an increase for the preceding decade of 929,788, or 31 per cent The rate of increase is shown in i the following table: I Population. 1910. 1900. I New York city 4.7«6,883 3,437,2C2 | Manhattan borougfh 2.331.541' 1,850.093 j Bronx borough 430,980 200.507 ] Brooklyn borough 1,634,351 1.166,58.! j Richmond borough 8.V9C9 67.021 Queens borough 284,041 152.993 COMPLETES OVER-WATER TRIP Curtlss Beats Fast Mall Train In Sixty-Mile Fight Against Ad­ verse Winds. Cleveland.--Another chapter in the conquest of the air was written by Glenn H. Curtlss and his Hudson flyer, wben he flew from Cedar Point to Euclid Beach, circled about above a huge crowd for perhaps three min- j utes and landed gracefully, all In one j hour and forty-one minuten. The aviator insists be traveled 70 I miles in his flight to Cedai Point and j a like distance on his return, though I the geological Burvey office here fig- j ures the flight at 64 miles 4nd a slight j fraction. j At all events. Curtiss rstablished a record for a dietance flight entirely over water--two recordo in fact, for each of the flights was longer than any other flight entirely over water. The biplane battled with a stiff gale for 30 miles, the speed being re­ tarded till only a.n average of 40 miles an hour was possible. At that the machine outdistanced a Lake Shore train aboard which were Mrs. Curtlss and Aviators Ely and Mars. BILBAO IN STATE OF SIEGE Boat Explodes; Two Drown. New York.--Miss Maids Carroll and E»avid Bolton were drowned and five others nearly lost their lives Friday when a motorboat in which they were cruising on the Hackensack sunk after tb« gasoline tank bad ex­ ploded. 8trlke Situation Becomes Alarming- Martial Law Is Proclaimed-- Strikers in Ugly Mood. Bilbao, Spain.--The strike situation is alarming. The funds of the men have been exhausted and the strikers are In an ugly mood. Collisions with the police, gen­ darmes and nonunlonists are constant­ ly occurring. Many factories are being closed and the work in the harbor has been wholly suspended. Dock employes who are on strike have issued an appeal to their foreign colleagues asking the latter to refuse to handle merchan­ dise Intended for shipment here. The government declared Bilbao In p state of siege. This action was taken after consideration at Madrid of tfie rioting that has taken place tbere as a result of the strike A cordon of soldiers has been thrown about the city to prevent the entry of strikers from other districts. Trade Grows $5,000,000. Washington.--Total imports and ex- jKtrts nf the United States for July were about $5,000,000 In Access of those for July last year, according to tbe bureau of statistics. Michigan Bank Is Closed. Mt. Pleasant. Mich.--The Farmers' and Merchants' bank closed Wednes­ day. Cashier Vermillion Is missing, the vault is locked, with no means of opening unless experts can solve the combination and the officers believe It conceals a shortage. Two Killed in Train Wreck. Scranton, Pa.--An engineer and fire­ man were killed and several persons were injured Friday in a collision be­ tween two passenger trains on the Erie railroad near here. Fifty Thousand Men Locked Out. London.--Lockout notices were posted Friday at all the federated shlpr^rds. Members of the Boilerma­ kers' society were told that their serv­ ices would be dispensed with. Fifty thousand men are directly affected. Admits Robbing Bank. New York.--E. J. Wider, cashier of Russo-Chlnese baiik, Wednesday plead­ ed guilty to $626,000 larceny. He vil) he sentenced September 9. k American Woman Is Killed. Munich, Bavaria.--Miss Rose Buck­ ingham of San Francisco was killed and Miss Agnes Roos of tbe same city was severely injured by a run­ away automobile as they were leaving the Prinz Regenten theater Tuesday. Asks Uniform Stock Law. Chattanooga, Tenn.--At the Ameri­ can Bar association meeting here Wednesday the committee on uniform laws reported, urging an act to make uniform tbe law regarding transfer of corporation stock. No Aid for Fire Fighters. Seattle, Wash.--Secretary Balllnger said Friday that the interior depart­ ment has no authority to compensate volunteers maimed in the fight against forest fires or to care for widows and orphans of those killed. Christine Nielsen Married. New York.--It became known Thurs­ day that Christine Nielsen, the actress, was secretly married on July 15 in Saratoga to Joseph Leffler, a real estate dealer and horseman. Miss Nielsen will not retire from the stage. She is a native of California. Khan of Khiva Dead In Asia. St. Petersburg.--The khan of Khiva, In Turkestan, Seld Mohammed Rak- bim Bahadur, is dead from paralysis, of the death. He was born 18845 ENGINEER TUCK«ft L08E8 HIS LIFE IN ILLINOIS CENTRAL WRECK. MANY PASSENGERS ARE HURT Panic Ensues When Cars, Which Were Well Filled, Turn Over--In­ jured Are Removed to Decatur. Galena, 111.- -Engineer Frank Tucker was killed, three other persons were probably fatally injured and a dozen or more were less seriously nurt Mon­ day when passenger train No. 5 on the Illinois Central railroad jumped the track eight miles east of here and went Into the ditch. The accident occurred on a sharp curve and all cars except one left the track and fell over on their sides. Tacker was caught on the gangway between the tender and the locomo­ tive when tne engine plunged through the open rail and turned over. He was pinioned by a steel plate that held him suspended by the feet "until he was scalded to death by steam es­ caping from a broken >i>ipt\ In the first confusion it was report­ ed that four passengers had been buried under one car and a mail clerk killed when the car was smashed. All were later accounted for. Every car but the last, wliich was a diner, left the .track. The train turned over, throwing many passengers across the cars. A wild panic ensued. Screams and moans were heard above the loud hiss of the steam es­ caping from the engine and passen­ gers in terror fought their way across the berth and seat sides to doofs and windows. Several passengers In the diner nar­ rowly escaped serious injury when china and glassware was scattered over the car. Flying glass in other cars added to the scenes of terror. Train No. 5, the fast mail, the popu­ lar Illinois Central train for western Iowa and South Dakota points, car­ ries three sleeping cars, one chair car, and a through coach to Sioux city. The train was said to be a few min­ utes late and was making up time when the accident occurred. The heavy steel back of the mail coach broke the shock and prevented a much worse disaster. Doctors from here were rushed out and relief and a wrecking train from Dubuque was sent to the place of disaster with doctors and nurses. The injured were taken to Dubuque hospitals. DOUBTS ROOSEVELT'S WORD Man Creates Scene at Fargo as Colonel Completes His Labor- Day Address. Fargo, N. D.--Colonel Roosevelt was called a liar here Monday to his face. The dramatic incident occurred at the close of his Labor-day address, which was heard by 15,000 people de­ spite heavy intermittent lowers. As the colonel ended his speech a man on the platform confronted him and asked: "Who is paying for this trip of j$£jrs?" Mr. Roosevelt's face flushed aftd he replied: "I do not know that it is any of your business, but I don't mind telling you that it is paid for by the Outlook Publishing com­ pany." "You are a liar," retorted the man. "People of the United States are pay­ ing for it." Instantly he was seized, hustled from the platform and turned over to the police, who refused to tell his name. Not many heard the exchange of words, bo there was little excite­ ment. Colonel Roosevelt maintained his composure admirably, and did not discuss the incident. 200-MILE RACE TO AITKEN Wins Big Event at Indianapolis Auto Meet--Hearne First In Free"for-A!l. Indianapolis.--Ait ken, in a National, won the 200-mile race, two laps ahead of the field. His time was 2:47:54.74. Dawson's time in the last 200-mile race for the Cobe trophy at the speed­ way in July v.as 2:43:20.13. Dawson dropped out because of a broken coupling. Livingston In a National was second; Barndoliar. in a McFar- lan, was third, and Greiner, in a Na­ tional. fourth. Twelve cars started. Eddie Hearne. driving a big German Penz car of 120 horse-power, ran away from a field of eight starters in the 50-mile free-for-all open race, finish­ ing in front of his nearest competi­ tor. Harroun. in a Marraon, by more than half a Isp. Al. Livingston, in a National, finished third, and DePalma, in a 200 horse-power Fiat, fourth. The time was 38:02.85, a fraction of a minute short of the national speedway record of 37:55.53, set by DePalma on the Los Angeles track. Woman of Sixty Swims Five Miles. St. Louis.--Mrs. Andrew Branden- ^or£rUrer, sixty rears old. swam more tnan five miles in the Mississippi river in two hours Monday. Her liking for the water sport found its beginning only six years ago, when a physician advised her to learn to swim for her health. Family of Seven Massacred. Rome.--A family of seven was massacred by members of the Black Hand at Hellar, according to a dis­ patch received from that village. Drilling Foreigners Arrested. Pittsburg, Pa.--Armed with rifles and organized as a military company, thirty-two Poles were drilling In a vacant field back of Eldora Park, near Monongahela, Monday, when a deputy gamewarden swooped down and cap­ tured them. Killed in Baseball Game. Saginaw, Micb.--Edward Ballard> twenty years old, was killed in a baseball game at Wlsner Monday. A fuul tip hit him over tbe heart wLlls be was playing as catcher PROBLEMS MANY YEARS OLD Children &f Today Puzzle Over Them Just as They Did a Thousand Years Ago. When King Alfred the Oreat was reigning over England, a thousand years ago, school children pondered over problems in arithmetic much aa our boys and girls do now.' Here are two taken word for word from a lesson book of that day: "The swallow once invited the snail to dinner. He lived Just one league (three English miles) from the spot, and the snail traveled at the rate of' only ou6 Inch a day. How loss would it be before he dined?" "An old man met a child. "Good- day, my son,' he said. 'May you live as long as you have lived, and aa much more, and thrice as much as all this; and if God gives you one year in addition to the others, you will be a century old!' What was that boy's ace?"--1The Comrade. HOW A DOCTOR CURED SCALP DISEASE "When I was ten or twelve years old I had a scalp diseaset something like scald head, though It wasn't that. I suffered for several months, and most of my hair came out. Finally they had a doctor to see me and he recommended the Cut!crura Remedies. They cured me in a few weeks. I have used the Cutlcura Remedies, also, for a breaking out on my hands and was benefited a great deal. I haven't had any more trouble with the scalp disease. Miss Jessie F. Buchanan, R. F. D. 3, Hamilton, Ga., Jan. 7,1909." Kept with Barn urn's Circus. P. T. Barnum, the famous circus man, once wrote: "I have had the Cutlcura Remedies among the con­ tents of my medicine chest with my shows for the last three seasons, and I can cheerfully certify that they were very effective in every case which called for their use." HIS COMEBACK. Mr. Henpeck--I don't want you to put "Requiescat in pace" on my wife's tombstone. Make it "Requlesco la pace." Stonecutter--But that means "I rest In peace." Mr. Henpeck--I know, and I want you to sign it "Husband." Try to Come Back. Not long ago Lord Klnnard, who is always actively Interested In religious work, paid a surprise visit to a mis­ sion school in the east end of London and told a class of boys the story of Samson. Introducing his narrative, his lordship' added: "He was strong, became weak, and then regained his strength, enabling him to destroy his enemies. Now, boys, if I had an enemy, what would you advise me to do?" A little boy, after meditating on the secret of that great giant's strength, shot up his hand and exclaimed: "Get a bottle of hair restorer." When the Fish Exploded. Somebody discovered that fish are fond of gasoline, and this led to the idea of soaking worms in gasoline in order to make them more allurins when used for bait. Mark the result. Two of those gasoline-tempted fish exploded In the frying pan, and broke the kitchen window, and blew the cook's face full of mashed potato, and hurled the teakettle into the flour bar­ rel, and painted the kitchen ceiling with btewed tomatoes. Call it a lying world and let it go at that "NO FRILLS" Just Sensible Food Cured Him. Sometimes a good, healthy commer­ cial traveler suffers from poorly se­ lected food and is lucky If he learns that Grape-Nuts food will put him right A Cincinnati traveler says: "About a year ago my stomach got in a bad way. I had a headache most of the time and suffered misery. For several months I ran down until I lost about 70 pounds In weight and finally had to give up a good position and go home. Any food that I might use seemed to nauseate me. "My wife, hardly knowing what to do, one day brought home a package of Grape-Nuts food and coaxed me to try it I told her it was no use but finally to humor her I tried a little, and they Just struck my taste. It was the first food I had eaten in near­ ly a year that did not cause any suffer­ ing. "Well, to make a long story short, I began to Improve and stuck to Grape- Nuts. I went up from 135 pounds in December to 194 pounds the following October. "My brain is clear, blood all right and appetite too much for any man's pocketbook. In fact, I am thor­ oughly made over, and owe It all to Grape-Nuts. I talk so much about what Grape-Nuts will do that some of the men on the road have nicknamed me 'Qrape-Nuts,' but I stand today a healthy, rosy-cheeked man--a pretty good example of what the right kind of food will do. Tou can publish this If you want to. It is a true statement without anj frills." Read the little book, The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Kver r*«d the akov« letter? A MOT M« from time to time, Tkef