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PI.AINDEAT.ER, M*HEKBlr, XLti lKVESTI6ATWe GREAT SEA DISASTER ews Brev of Illinois lip EXPERIMENT WITH THE KtW IDEA OF HANDLING FI8H. " 'M' NEW LEGISLATION 1$ URGED JMx District Wardens Hold Conferenoe ««• |Hty of Springfield---180,099 ̂ ..Fish on the First ' i&:?" Shipment. - ' ••••• .' '••• V-" fipring^j»14.--An experiment with the Iowa method of transporting live fish tram one locality to another is now be- faf conducted by the Illinois game and <i«h commission. For this purpose the state of Iowa has loaned Illinois its specially constructed fish car, by which that state is enabled annually to con­ serve a vast number of the finny tribe. fTho Initial trip of the fish car was iinade the first of the week when it conveyed from the state hatchery at Havana 150,000 fish to the waters of .the upper Sangamon river in Cham­ paign county. Accompanying the ship­ ment was W. C. Clifford, assistant state treasurer and a resident of Charo ipaign county; W. C. Albert of the Sowa fish and game commission, and {Wardens J. M. Entwtstle, John Eute- mer and J. J. Porter of the Illinois de- ipsrtment With practically no loss the <entire shipment was transported from Havana to White Heath, a distance of lit miles. ! The Iowa fish car Is constructed jalang the lines best adapted to the (transportation of live fish. Tanks are iarranged along each side of the car {into which fresh air is pumped at regu- . lar intervals. , A conference was held in this city participated in by the members of the state Ush and game commission and Che si* district wardens, at which time proposed changes in the state law were dlscitssed. Among those attend­ ing th* conference were: Commls sioners C. J. Dittmar, Freeport; J. B. filackman, Shelby ville; Henry V. Met- tereen, Chicago; and District Wardens Henry Wagner, Chicago; Talbot F. Brunk, East St. Louis; J. M. Entwlstle, Havana; Isaac S. Storm, Shelbyville; M. R. Fakes, Carbondale, and A. M. Claven, Sterling. j It is probable that the next legisla­ ture will be asked to make an appro­ priation for the purchase of a fish car similar to the one in us© in Iowa. The Statement is made that enough fish are saved annually along the Mississippi river by the use of the car to offset the entire catch of anglers 4jH • tkn in that state. . ' :V.L.'M jV - • I •* " Talks Qood Roads. Citizens of Illinois, representing a territory extending 68 miles west from jSpringfield to Griggsville in Pike eoun- jty, evinced their interest In good proads, regardless of whether they were iresidents of rural communities or of icities along the way, when Governor Donne concluded an inspection trip of ithat section of the ocean to ocean high­ way which culminates in the Pike icountv city with the largest good Toads meeting ever held in the state. •t Jacksonville in a brief address jthe first address of the day was made Ibefore an audience of 1,000, the final (address being made at Griggsville in the Illinois Valley fair grounds, where IS,000 persons listened to the story of -what Illinois is doing to drag herself '"oat of the mud." ' "Illinois," said Governor Dunne, "is I--airing to attain the proper place among her sister states in the way of kgood roads, and with the aid of the TTioe road law important strides are Ibeing made in that direction. "By legislation the state has also [provided that men convicted of crimes land confined in the penal institutions •of the state may be placed on honor and brought oat Into the sunshine and Air and given an opportunity to show (by their work that they, too, although branded as law violators, may become <a component part of the machinery of the state government In bringing about conditions that ultimately must msult to the benefit of all." .iAppeal Commission Order. An appeal from the order of tie state public utilities commission in the «SM of the Alton & Southern Rail- orosd company vs. the Vandalia lines ppnii of the Alton ft Southern Railroad toompany against the Baltimore & Ohio ISoothera. Jines, was made to the cir­ cuit o" this county by the lav; ifirai of McAnuKy & Humphrey, repre­ sent! ts the Va&dali&. Itte controversy between the rail- luad lines was carried to the commis­ sion to compel the Vandalia lines to fadM grade iiu--lnis and maintain ln- terlocher Tt^mtr at points where the Alton £ Southern crossed the former la 8t. Clair ooontjf. (For Doty at Camp Llaobln. Adintant General Diokson issued an «*isr datsIHng Capt. John J. Bulllng- itaa of Taylorville, quartermaster of jtha IWth Infantry, as quartermaster, oomaaftBsarjr at Camp Lincoln during the annual encampment of tha Illinois National Guard this summer, and or­ dered him to report for duty June SO. Capt Dan Morgan Smith, Company L, Seventh infantry, Chicago, is detailed as depot quartermaster at Camp Lin­ coln from July S to August 30 and is oiQww to report JaJp^fr Dilemma. e Illinois Farmers' insitltute is g a dilemma. It appears to be •Tig1 against the proposition either of closing its doors and shutting up shop, or of proceeding with its normal tasks --without pay. The situation comes from the recent entanglements of the institute with the state civil service commission. The commission, a short time ago, ruled that the institute's employes are under civil service, and proceeded to make plans for "efficiency tests" for its em­ ployes. Until the institute complies with its orders the commission pro­ poses to hold up all Tands. The situation will be talked over by the directors of the institute when they meet. Officers of the institute take the position that the state civil service commission's actions coniti- tute a serious barrier to the Institute |n its work. Secretary H. A. McKenne explained that one of the channels along which civil service Jurisdiction works to greatest inconvenience is in the em­ ployment of special speakers and help­ ers in the institute work. It was stated that often the commission: fails to ap­ prove vouchers for the pay of special men who had to be engaged hurriedly thus demoralising the work* Hold Up State Road Work. Suit to restrain the state highway commission from furnishing cement on contract for state aid road work was commenced In DeKalb county, the suit being filed by Frederick K. Townsend. The suit is to restrain the commis­ sion from furnishing cement and to prevent the state auditor from paying for same. Members of the commission declare this method of furnishing cement would effect a great saving as it could be bought in much greater quantities and at a lower price. They also state that should the court grant the injunction it would result In only a temporary delay and new bids could be advertised for. Hearing on the bill for injunction will be had at DeKalb. Dunne Names Carlin Board. Governor Dunne named as members of the commission to supervise the erection at Carrollton of a monument to Thomas Carlin, fourth governor of the state, Oran Pierson, B. G. Hodges and Samuel Edwards of Carrollton; H. E. Bell of Whitehall and Faat?if?' Ham­ ilton of Jerseyville. v Convicts as Wage Earners. Warden Edmund M. Allen of the penitentiary at Joliet announces that for the first time In Illinois prisoners employed in a' penitentiary have be- come wage earners. Employes in the reed and rattan de­ partment, where a large amount of furniture 1b made, have been given a share in the earnings and there has been a marked Improvement in the efficiency of the work. Many prison reformers have advo­ cated payment of prisoners for their labor. In the Joliet innovation each employe earned $5.69 the first month. This amount is very small, but marks a beginning. Prisoners In this work learn a trade which can be followed profitably upon their obtaining free­ dom, as the reed and rattan industry is rapidly growing. In March, 1914, with 259 workingmen, 6,595 pieces were made as against 5,168 in March, 1913, with 288 employes. In April $6.32 per man was earned. The first company of road workers is encamped at Camp Dunne, near Deer Park, Ottawa. They will im­ prove the roads there and in Starved Rock park, and build Bome new roads. The company Is composed of 39 honor men under Captain Keegan, who suc­ cessfully managed Camp Honor, near Grand De Tour, last fall and winter. Preliminary arrangements have been made for three more camps of 50 men each. The townships to which these camps are assigned are required to pay th« state 50 cents per day per man, together with transportation from the prison to the camp and return. The prison pays the salary of the superin­ tendent. Thirty-two men and 43 hones worked in April and May on the Joliet farm, consisting of 1,100 acres. Three hundred acres have been sowed to oats, 400 acres to corn, 200 acres to potatoes, 11 acres to onions and sev­ eral fields have been sowed to timothy and clover for pasture and hay. All the prisoners employed on the farm will- be honor men, who will be grant­ ed a large extent of freedom. In addition to the share In the profits granted to employes in the reed and rattan shop, the warden has given the prisoners the privilege of making any articles which they are capable of manufacturing in their cells during leisure hours. Materials are supplied „ tLu supplier of tiio pricoU per-" nut, u±i«2 tLc tu uclba wade are sold by tli© piibou and the money given to the convicts for expenditure any way they desire. Many of the convicts use their funds tor dental work, of which they are in need. The warden has requeet- fld authority to employ a dentist to }>erform necessary work at state ex- peaafv^l •r-s'f:. Z ; ' Jl 'r •m H-:: Aakrn Governor's Aid. It is reported that attempts will be made a little later to have Governor Donne interfere with the hanging of Hecry Spencqr, under sentence to be executed July 31 tor the murder of Mis. Allison Rexroat, the tango teach­ er. Tha state supreme court at Its last term passed on the 8pencer case, cov­ ering the point of sanity whioh it is said will later be raised with the gov- •srnor. Friends of the state believe, therefore, that the governor will not fee tndtned to extend clemency In tha New Incorporations .̂ -- Accident Insurance """p"r 6t lilt nois, Peoria, $500,000; accident insur­ ance business; A. W. Newberry, J. W. Shurts, H. E. Wilson, J. N. Surface, Samuel J. Yontz. Correa* T. W. Quln- lan, attorney, Springfield. The Cabery Fanners' Grain com­ pany, Cabery, $8,000; elevator, lumber and machinery business, etc. Peter Kreach, Charles B. Gifford, Herman Christ Corres., R. C. Brenelsa, cash­ ier Farmers' State bank, Cabery. Lewis Oil ft Gas company, Cham­ paign, $36,000; mining, manufacturing and trading business, transporting gas, oil, goods, merchandise, etc. T. B. IvewiB, E. A. Gardner, J. L. Black. Corres., I* F. Wlngard, Citirens' State bank building. Champaign. Progressive Engineering company, Peoria, $150,000; general mining, manufacturing and engineering busi­ ness. Clayton J. Swing, George H. Baatty, CagUl V. Gerth. Corres., Messrs. Mcfiobarts, Morgan & Zimmer- Slt Main sties*. •V • • Captain Kendall, oommander of the Empress of Ireland. Is here shown testifying before Lord Mersey's'com mission which is investigating the causes of the disaster in the St. Lawrence in which nearly a thousand lives were lost Lord Mersey to the figure at the left. SALEM RAZED BY FIRE HISTORIC MASSACHUSETTS TOWN DESTROYED BY FLAMES. Thousands Made Homeless--Water Fails and Buildings Are Dy­ namited to Stop Fire* * m, Mass., June 26.--Thi« Motoric city of 43,000 population was swept by fire on Thursday. Almost the entire city was destroyed. It is the greatest Amer­ ican conflagration since the Chelsea disaster in 1908. At midnight the great fire fighting force of nearly one thou­ sand men drawn from all the cities and towns within a radius of 26 miles was helpless. The vrater supply gave out , Dynamite took the place of water in the mad fight to check the flames. But this was ineffective. The center of the city was swept away by raging flames. Fifteen thousand persons are home­ less. The property loss will not be less than ten million dollars and may great­ ly exceed that figure. Untold horrors have come in the wake of this terrible calamity. Scores have gone mad, driven Insane by the excessive heat and the excitement The mercury stood at 94 degrees when with a small explosion fire broke out in the leather factory in the manufac­ turing section of the city. Then came the first alarm, a second, a general and then the calls for help to outside cities and towns. Fanned by a fresh gale from the northwest the fire spread. Carried a mile by flying embers, the fire broke out In other section of the city until at least three large sized conflagrations were raging In the city. Panic reigns In the city. The militia, aided by nearly one thousand police­ men from this and other cities, stand guard about the ruins, keeping off looters. The Salem hospital with a list of 200 patients was destroyed. Automobiles were used to remove the patients. Clar­ ence Kirkland was in charge of the machines and has already removed a docen sick men and women. •2,800,000 ADDITIONAL DUE MANU­ FACTURERS FROM BANKRUPT CLAFUK .FIRM. BRANCH STORES WILL CLOSE HAS |00 MAIff WIVES •••• • ^ Michigan Blgaftilst 8ays He Wfcnts Punishment--Had Wife for Week, 8ought New One. ̂ Chicago, June 29.--Suffering mental agonies from an overburden of wives. Earl Humber, cltizen-at-large, asked the police to arrest him as a bigamist. "I've lived in a lot of places," he said, "and in most of them I have had wives. In Pontiac, Mich.. 1 had a wife for a week, then left her and went to De­ troit I got another there, left her after two days and married another; then left her. There was a warrant out for me in Detroit charging bigamy, and my conscience wants me to take m> punic •r.niCEt.'* Humber is bein^ held pending an Investigation of his story. • Boy of Nine Kills Brother. Janesville, Wis.. June 29.--Edward Kraeger, aged nine, shot and killed his eleven-year-old brother with a sup­ posedly unloaded rifle at their home two miles from Milton Junction. ' Netheriand Consul Deart. Holland, Mich., June 30.--George Blrkhoff, consul general for the Neth­ erlands in Chicago, died of heart fail­ ure at his summer home here. He is sixty-two years old. Funeral services will be held in Chicago. MeKlnley Trustee* Elected. Canton, O,, Juno 30.--Dan R. Hanna of Cleveland and W. R. Timken of Canton were elected trustees of the Mo- Klnley Memorial association, to fill va­ cancies of General Duffleld of Detroit as#. *°. Doian of Philadelphia.. Miss Bslva Lockood ̂ Washington, June 27.--Miss BfelVa Lockwood, aged eighty-four, the only woman who was ever a candidate for the office of president of the U. C„ fell in her law office, breaking her arm sad 4)«lftn»Hng oer Bhoulder. . (> - . i Tie Up Delivery of lei St Louis, June 27--Striking Tee wagon drivers managed to tie up four ic« delivery companies serving ap- pranimately 12,000 customers by kid- in a large red touring /mr loe Jlsinoi'a ai^ Halnnra Twenty-Seven Concerns Financed and Controlled by New York Corporation Will Nearly All Qo Into Hands of Receiver---Bsnks Will Escape Loss. New York, June 29.--H. B. Clsflln company, the bankrupt firm, it was learned, owes about $2,800,000 to manufacturers and dealers in dry goods and notions. This sum, added to the $34,000,000 owed to banks on dis­ count paper, makes the total liabilities of the firm $36,000,000. It should be said, however, that the indebtedness of $2,800,000 for merchandise pur­ chased is not charged entirely against the H. B. Claflin company, but also against the 27 stores controlled and financed by the corporation. Six of these stores, two of them in Brooklyn, went into bankruptcy fol­ lowing the failure of the parent house. Others are going into receiverships in various cities throughout the coun­ try. A few of the stores may be able to finance themselves, but the bank­ ers most conversant with affairs of the Claflin concern say that this for­ tunate Ciriuuiiiun applies to not more than two or three of the - establish­ ments affected. Though several of the stores eon- trolled by the famous dry goods house have followed the Claflin company Into the hands of receivers, confidence was expressed among business men here that the great firm's financial sol­ vency would be ultimately established. Predictions were made that its debts would be paid dollar for dollar and that It would resume its place in the business world after a reorganisa­ tion. Fears aroused by the fact that the paper of the firm was scattered among 8,000 banks, representing practically every city having 25,000 or more in- bitants, were partially relieved en it became known that the ay in which the paper was scattered would probably prevent any wide­ spread financial difficulties. For many hours after the failure becamM known it was feared that many of M-.p hftPfr* would have to suspend., ' -- APPROVED NAVAL BILL IS House Agrees to Conference Appropriation Measure. Report on Washington, June 27.--The house agreed to the conference report on the naval appropriation bilL As the bill finally c:u~c frc^a conferei*co asd approved by the house, the ecii&te yielded on its amendment proposing a $3,000,000 drydock for Norfolk, Va. The senate accepted substitute house section for the sale of the battleships Idaho and Mississippi to Greece. The president Is authorized to sell the two ships and to use the funds received la building a new dread naught %m. Fireman Instantly Killed*:.. Akron, O., June 30.--Fireman Henry Luterwell was killed and Fire Chief John Motz had a narrow escape from death when a second floor of the Akron Transfer company's barn col­ lapse during a fire here. ^ -- • " k" " " " " • 1 1 11 ijr Steamer Mstsafa Is ReleaeqU.* r Dnluth, Minn., June 30.--The steel steamer Mataafa went ashore at the Superior entrance of the harbor dur­ ing a storm. After several hours of hard work she was released by tugs and towed to her dock. $100,000 Fire In Hageratown, J0d. " Hageretown, Md., June 27.--Fire which was started when thp build­ ing was struck by lightning on Thurs­ day, destroyed the plant of the Wind­ sor knitting mills early in the day. 1100,000. -'-J: Ty Cobb Fined oao. ',,! Tfetrolt, Mich., June 27.--Ty Cobb, who chased W. L. Carpenter, a butch- tr, with a revolver for an alleged in­ sult to Mrs. Cobb, pleaded guilty to a charge of disturbing the peace aud W^Si fllWfc/l tfift ' .. !-1 >v- *.y jt . _ ' v • ooooo . . Pontiac.--Anton Fischer was In­ dorsed for postmaster of Pontiac by the Livingston county Democratic central committee. A resolution to the postmaster general requesting Fischer's appointment was adopted by a veto of 11 to 9. Vandalia.--Carl Schults of St Louis and Miss Margaret Cunningham of Ramsey were quietly married in this city In the Catholic church. Miss Cun­ ningham was graduated from the Hen­ rietta hospital In East St. Louis as a trained nurse, June 1. They will re­ side in St. Louis. Gibson City.--The authorities began investigation to determine the cause of a number of mysterious fires which have occurred here recently. Blood­ hounds ware brought here from Pax- ton following a sftiall blaze, but after following a sceflt for several miles, lost it. The authorities believe that an incendiary was responsible for all the fires. * Duquoin.--The funeral services of J. M. Parker, late of Campbell Mil, a for­ mer resident of this city, were con­ ducted here. Mr. Parker was a Civil war veteran and is survived by a widow and two sons--J. P. and A. Par­ ker, both of St Louis. L. P. Parker, manager of the Halliday house at Cairo and the Gayoso in Memphis, is a-brother. Jacksonville.--Governor Dunne and a party of Springfield men arrived here from Griggsville to attend the good roads picnic. The governor made a brief talk to a large crowd in Central park, discussing the good roads question. The five automobiles from Springfield were joined here by six cars with about thirty Jackson* ville business men. Chicago.--Fort}--one women will as­ sist the Republican slate-making committee in preparing the organiza­ tion primary ticket. Party leaders ex­ pect the construction of the list of preferred candidates to pass the stage of county commissioners and munici­ pal court judges. Leaders said the women would be consulted particular­ ly as to the county board and to the municipal bench candidates* - Champaign.--A total of 60 have reg­ istered in the school for athletic coaches which has just been inaugu­ rated in the summer session of the University of Illinois. Among them be­ ing a number of former Illini stars. Bur- res, who holds the Illinois record shot put and hammer; Drake, former hurd­ ler; Nevlne, track and baseball man of last year, and Fullerton of last fall's football team are enrolled. Greenup.--The sixteenth annual see* slon of the Altamcet District Chris­ tian Endeavor union closed at Green­ up. The feature address was "The Power of Efficiency" by Prof. William E. Andrews of Pana. Altamont was awarded the next convention. New officers are. President, J. Wilsp Un­ derwood, Findlay; secretary-treasurer, Leota Garvin, Windsor, and delegate to the state convention, Mrs. Burt Brown, Pana. Pana.--John C. Richardson of Edin- burg, state representative from this district for ten years> announced that uo would make the race against Con­ gressman James M. Graham of Spring­ field for the Democratic nomination for congress. Graham is serving his fourth term. Lorn E. Wheeler of Springfield is the Republican candi­ date. Walter Pro vine of Taylorvitle announced for the Republican nom­ ination for re-election as state repre­ sentative. Phil Haner of Taylorville announced for the Republican state committee. \ Galesburg.--Former Gov. J. Frank Hanly of Indiana and Oliver W. Stew­ art of Chicago, members of the "Fly­ ing Squadron of America," were in Galesburg. Before leaving they an­ nounced that the national light against liquor would begin next September In Peoria as they had selected Peoria as the worst city in the United States. "We have already told the distillery people thsre to get ready to die, and they have told us to com'; ahead; that they can give us all the fighting we are looking for. However, we are not going to fight the distilleries in Peo­ ria, for .Peoria's sake, but for the sake of the nation," members of* the Hanley party affrmed. Chicago.--Plans were accepted and s contract awarded for the erection of an Odd Fellows' monument to be placed in the Odd Fellows' section of Oakridge cemetery at a meeting of the Odd Fellows' Oakridge Memorial asso­ ciation which was held in the Hotel Sherman here. Td*s monument will have a shaft 35 feet high reeling on a pedestal four feet square supported by a granite base eight and one-half feet square. It will cost $3,500 and will be erected this summer. The officers of the memorial association having in charge the work are: President, O. W. Haynle; vice-president, C. H. Emery; secretary, George Stuckey; treasurer, Howard Robinson. Joliet.--Farmers in Kendall, Kane, DuPage and Will counties are hunting a large pack of timber wolves, first seen In western Illinois, but now rap­ idly Raveling eastward, swooping down on farms at night and killing hundreds of chickens and turkeys and scores of sheep. The pack has been repeatedly sighted, led by four large males whose age and experience has enabled their followers to evade all traps and escape almost Invariably the attempts of the farmers to shoot them. Only five of the animals have been shot. But three litters of pups* have been discovered and killed. Bloomington.--Elmer Bachman, nine­ teen years old, was killed when his automobile was ditched. Other .mem­ bers of the party eeeaped with bruises. Qulncy.--Jesse Ferguson, thirty-five years old, son of a farmer at Meyer, wss shot and killed. Henry Naples Is accused. The two quarreled in the aft­ ernoon. Naples went to Canton, Mo., where he got a boat and went to a thickly wooded island in the Mississip- pL The sheriff and several deputies are seeking him. A grudge between the Naples and Ferguson families has eojaral u rinks satisfy m think Cola. FRENCH LEGION Highly-Prized Decoration Which Every Sen of France Haa the Ambl tlon to Receive. The first decorations of the Legion of Honor, the famous French order of merit, were conferred In 1802 upon military and civil officers who had dis­ tinguished themselves under the con­ sulate. The order was founded May 19, 1902, by Napoleon, when he was first consul. It consisted of various grades, as grand crosses, grand offi­ cers, commanding officers and legion­ aries, and was a reward for services of merit The order was confirmed by Louis XVIII when the Bourbons were returned to the throne a century ago, and it has been continued, with neces­ sary^ changes in the constitution, through the reigns of Charles X, Louis Philippe, Napoleon III, and the second and third republics. Many Americans and British subjects and other for­ eigners have received the decorations of the Legion of Honor. ECZEMA ITCHED AND BURNED R. F. D. No. 2, Seymour, Mo.--"My scalp broke out with fine pimples at the start They itched and burned so much that I w** comnelled to scratch them and they would fester and come to a head and break out again. The trouble was attended by such burning and Itching I could not sleep, also when I sweat it burned the same. My hair fell out gradually and the scalp kept rough and dry with itching afcd burning. After about two years the pimples broke out between my shoulders. My clothing irritated them. I was troubled with that ecsema five or six years. "I tried everything that was recom­ mended without any benefit until I used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment according to directions, and Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured me sound and well In two weeks." (Signed) S. L. Killian, Nov. 22, 1912. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free,with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post­ card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."--Adv. Bathing Popular In Baltimore.' Nearly one hundred thousand baths were taken during May at the various indoor and outdoor stations controlled by the public bath commission, accord­ ing to a report compiled by Robert F- G. Kelly, acting secretary to the com­ mission. It beat the record for May. 1913, by about twenty-five thousand. Of the baths last month, 10,662 were taken at the three outdoor sta­ tions. At the eight Indoor stations were taken.--Baltimore Sun. m owner ol 320 • ta lMjTW aoop acm. which wot na Tin crop of M U one ewywhsss ia AAfccdsssaelMnasistt reduced mSwaar srtm. le Superiataodntof Iuatasttaa. Ottawa, Casada. or SPIDER MAKING M j Can be made profitable If At right kind of machinery WE HAJUB TMM EISBT KlMfe' Bead for catalogue. EnMhM iiJl Boomer & Bosohmt IHwyOflfe' m w«st water a. In--m. n> *• !' BRITISH COLUMBIA'S GRIAT OIL PurtonM wtu be mail* bfT ~ get (took In UM new a«U» c Sudta only lagittan ed nuur uu ion i froiaiiBiiiiiilii**! The Flea. M Speaking of fleas--and they are ft. common topic of conversation la pOtMjT parts of the United StateB--eg soar mon a subject as mosquitoes in New . Jersey or flies in other places 'Certain V British and other scientists have lat*>s ly discovered that a flea becomes old and infirm within twenty days after , Sarah and the Buffrajjietit Tfie suffragists will really not be pleased with the divine Sarah. She says: "No woman, however, could piay Napoleon, Caesar, Faust or Don Juan, but do you not think that Me- phlstopheles, that fallen angel, could be played by a woman? Are not all women fallen angels?"--London Ex- irui, aiiuuugu muua ^ been known to live to be ninety dajf#^^- old when especially well-fed. Up to the fifteenth day of its career the flea; is able to do a considerable amount v ^ of execution. After that length ot time it becomes rather sluggish an*^J|| indifferent These are important aA» ditions to the literature of the fies^i^ It has long been known that the flea, ;; f is no respecter of persons, is, in factij. very promiscuous m its associations that it is extremely agile; that ̂ if /̂"J settlement of fleas anywhere scon be^v [0. comes overcrowded; that fleas thrive;\ f on most poisons; that they can easily distract one's attention from the most important topics, and tb»! they artfc much meaner than files ia meaner. M their manners--are. In fact, the smMp impolite of insects. ' XI Their Minds Are Tranqtttt ; "Why is It that women look aa. ^ much cooler than men in summer?" ' "Well, for one thing, they are not '--y always wondering who's going to pitcH »ha na-rt ff.mp " f Picnic Specialties The pkrfc is in l ui.i(ilita without Libbgrtfeed things taeab Ready to cesve • as Im» and bother. TWi aie S number of Libby 1 Gel acquainted with them. Veal Loaf Pickles Deviled Ham Ofcraa Libby, M9N«n*Ubto Mif orn LiUv'd \ :v^ •. . ' J * '1" i'v> £ ' * V'• v V r ^ I '4 t