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e. and 3 mxt‘ {L94 9. mu- [DN- ,1” \\ 0.0L“ FIELDS. 'i'LzN; :RE ‘13 OCK ISLAND ROUTI {NICACO Thursday. .3 f)» TA OKA 33431555113 M's x "' a Fax-in All 1.19 in the \ukou Re to Klondike Ahulll U‘I‘Z-TICII‘O ‘ 1h:- l'KltlI ol nvu’. dison Company. 5314\3; « mic. P. A..OH|CACO. \\" ENC'NE or DYNAMOO ' 1 |(ln’l n“ :"AA". advic. w. 3 W033" “3-: chug; hem-fr pain in ,vi‘h m? {not -- ‘1» take my 12w, lllinou ‘ c 'm‘\eg. Ex; Jfll ar to wo- just wha‘ '1‘. Fume: of (w [\r) Aux-alt h ll M mg. (Lug an) ban “'8 l to I‘ll‘ ‘n d3 xfe "P all $3 power. Who flatters evil in Its triumph hour. And trying to be all things to all mem- Smirking and smiling (an: m'evu'a den- 0n earth the merest pimple. wart, or well. He is not nom‘e who would seWhlmselt. ‘ His actions or his principles for no”. “'ho bends the knee to wrong lntrenched 2n He may be handsome and to lumen seem The form material of an artist's dream, But in his polished words and varnished smile Keen souls discern the world-walk) and the guns: Q‘Io omward smoomness made of win veneer Decelves the instincts keen 1nd vision clear Of those who dwell in honor-'3 atmou- phere. Characters: Mrs. “'alter Lee and Mrs. Georg: Rivers. Time: Midmorning. MRS. LEE (loudly, above the clan} of the hansoiu which is taking them westwards)~â€"It’s really fright it: ‘11) nix:- nt' you ‘ d car. to give up Voui‘ morning :0 m\ uanrns in this “'1 I"). _\lr\.1{ \u- I‘m-“hat nonsense. “hm: )mx km‘m that thexe 5 nothing I luv: better than (i.oo‘~ing other people cs ciuthes z‘c “ Iailms of other people's .\ ~ W a\', G0 in my compass though men blame or praise: Thou canst afford the enmmes or earth, The sneers of crave‘hs and unseemly mirth; 1: true unto thy uusz and Heavenly birth. I. EDGAR JONES. Turn thou away from tortuous deceit. Let zangled thoughts trip nox thy steadfast ¢ Mrs. Leerâ€"O, but it mustn't be re~ gurxliess of expense in my Luiseâ€"~23» heuwn‘s sake: How should 1 face \\ alter if lshoppmlou those principles? Mrs. llixerszly dear, the Walters reâ€" cmer frum these'little shocks, I finLll And a cheap hat is a. so 'ile disgrace which no man could wish to bring upon his wife. But if you‘re rally wanting to be goodâ€" )Irs. Leeâ€"l am, really. The hut I've got on was four guineas. and it‘s been \wighing on my conscience like lead ever since I go: itâ€"in a moment of S‘bamloument. Mrs. Riversâ€"1:4 ceriainly doesn’t weigh on your head. Perfec-i dream of a hat, my dear, and worth anything. Mrs. Leeâ€"U. piease don't condone it. Scum me for it. I‘m not going beyond two guincus on any account this time, and should prefer something at one guinea, 'zf possiule. I'm not a million- airess like you, remember. And it reaily is naughty to spend great sums on permnu‘; decoration when the East endi- Mrs. Rivers (iaughing)â€"All right. dmr. 1‘11 suppress you to the best of my abilities. Only don‘t Mame me if you’i‘e :1 failure for the rest of the sea- son. Here we are (ushansom pulls up at a hut palace in Regent stree‘). Now, This is half my cub duel: determinedly for purse). I Mrs‘ Leefxonsense! It‘s entirely my cab. and no one else's. Youâ€"-shall -â€"â€"not~â€"\feels convulsively for her purse). Mrs. Riversâ€"4 g0 shares or go home -â€"â€"_V0u may choose. dear. Mrs. Lee (the first symptoms of the but fewer dawning in her e\‘e)~â€"-.\'ow; then we may as \s 011 I'ook In at the “in- do“ first. 110“ do 501: like that toque “ith the hyacinths and red violets? Mrs. Rivers (solemnly)â€"â€"Mary, it‘s divine! You were made for it! Don't hrsitate. (The-x wrnfigle axuiubly on the pave- Item and and in mutual voxss of postal orders. b Mrs. Leeâ€"U! but the one with the sn‘nwberries. Ed‘nh. That‘s my hat! Mrs. Riversâ€"Too old for you by ten years, ma mie. That Gainsborough \\ ith the early Victorian crown is more duns votre type. {Ibex go in. A Supérior Your‘xg Per- son of superb‘ figure and querying e) e- brow s»\eeps up w kno“ their pleas- Mrs. Lee (the symptoms Visibly ag- grmatemâ€"Could I hesitate? It’s 111) hat~ux11£>ss~unless of course, i!’ 5 too exneushe. Come along! ; Mrs. Lee (airily, determined to show no awe ii: the presence of a friend)-O! I just wanted to see that hat with the strawberries. in the window, please. firs. tee V(in a wfiisper)~â€"You will help me out of this if it‘s more than two, won'! you? Mrs. Riversâ€"'Course. We'll look round_ before deciding, in any case. Superior ioung Personâ€"Certainly. madam (pronounce “Man-1m“) This “21}. if you please. (Sufperim' Young Person waYes them on ’0 red veiwt seats and disappears. They look round with excessive out- ward calm.) Mrs. Lee ~There are charming things, but nothing ‘0 touch mine. ‘ Mrs. {hersâ€"Oh. yours ulrvady‘? fiét‘s quickly settled. Thcu we needn't“ fee Emu-d sumertuge and weakling IS NOT NOBLE Superior Young Persdh~AHow nine, madam. 3 Superior Young Persdn (placing but at. correct angle of fashibnable discom- fort and handing mirror “ith dignity) â€"-I think you will likei that madam. Suits you pexfectly. Oqe of om latcat model huts. _ 2 Mrs.-Leeâ€"-0h. don‘t ' u tease} I know it‘ll be too dear. ere it comes. (Fumbles with lint pins dud veil.) .» Mrs. Lee (feeling bittér reproach in her manners and genejiral station in 1i!e)â€"â€"Thanks. f Mis. Lee (diplomati¢ally"casual)â€"â€"~ Yes, t’s not bad. A little large, perâ€" haps. How much did 3 qu say? Mrs. Lee (with aflrailwn mlilc)~â€"Oh, dear! How very ruilxofis! Rather too large for me, isn’t it, Edith? Superior Young Fax-3:011 (languidly) â€"Four and a half guini-as, madam. Mrs. Rivers (manmlly)â€"A trifle large. and very ruinotifi. \‘uperior Young l’erion (wearv and unmmed)â€"Of course, we oniv use the best. materials. But. if 501: “ish to see something inexpensivef? ~ L Mrs. Rivers (cou'raé‘eoust)-â€"You'll “amt to see some others before dpcid- ing. in any case, w on ‘t 3'ou dear? Try this one. J 3, (She tries qtmntities; all found whnt- iug.Supe1ior Y ouug Eerson s interest flags more‘ and more! During one of her absencesz) ‘ ‘ Mrs, Lee (pale and eakening)-â€"lt‘s no good, Edith. Thexg's only one “rat 1 don‘t look a frightiin~nnd it’s ton dear. Do help me. JCouldn‘c I bar-3. gain? , 1 ers. RiVErs (crueIIy)â€"~*I‘m afraid. they won't reduce itto two guinensv de; Superior Young Pérson (returning with fresh mmmmit{fink-116w do you like this". madam? Tévo guincns. Just for morning- \\‘our. m§ countryâ€"~ Mf‘s. Lee (wincingjâ€"No, of course notwbut threeâ€"or tlgxee and a half“ or-â€"(sées something badh suppressed in othel s we and leajes it). Mrs. Lee (inwardly, conning excusm for the full whiah s 8 now fouls to he inm‘it:1Me)â€"â€"Thanks.i no. I ”link I‘ll try the one‘with the Strawberries oncv more. x Superior Younrr I‘f-xson (more cheer- ful 15'. Seeing land a lashâ€"(\wluiuh‘ madam. 1 know X is one “cum give “HOW IT sun‘s YOU." 3011 satisfaction. 380 very stylish, is it Mrs. Rivers (plunging x1ony)-â€"â€"It certainly does su you, dear, but four and a ha‘d seem an absurd price for wha“ it is. Wh t is you; last price. now? Superior You Person (coldly)â€" â€"I 0an inquiré mad dlfn. (Goesin seal-L11 of Mr. Somebody )§ 1 Mrs. Lee (Heszemtely)â€"What am I to do, dear, if t y won’t reduce it? Superidr Youh‘g Person (returning with deepened contempt id her nostrils) "We could leit {you have this one for 85 shillings, madhp. , \[rs. Ri\ersâ€"~ ave it to me now 1’ 1‘1 be dmrg'edly determined. Mrs. Leeâ€"Andi if that sno good." .‘Irs Rivers~â€"-’Fhen i1 rests with 3011â€"â€" Mrs. Lee (chewing on to the seuee) â€"â€"~To Luke 1!. :- \(rs. Riv ers (11thout a sm1le)~0r leave 1! Mrs. Lee (100 mg glazed)â€"â€"You know that‘s impossib, . ) 1 Mrs. R iversâ€"iâ€"Mill you say. please that “e do n L; wish to go beyond four pounds? (Superior Y5) oung Person again disap- pears.) 1‘ E \Irs. Lee (wer pa1e)â€"â€"You re a trump If I can get i for four. In wear it straight away.i Lunching at the Sap- wings, you [(114 )I‘ris.v"ije}sâ€"§rlsn’t it a littleâ€"4912»- outre for theiSapwing ,set‘.’ Might shook the old lady. Mrs. Lee-«W 1!, I wanted a hat for that sort of casion. Perhaps it is a Male too much for Mrs: Sapwing; and it's very deficite. isn't it? I mustn’t abuse it. 3 ‘ ‘ Mrs. Riversâ€"4N0. Thag‘s the sort of thing for a sfimll luncheon (pointing to hat on stanp).1’retty, but unchal‘ longing. ; “6‘“0' Mrs. Lee (1 ying it on with an off- hnud air)â€"0£ :course, this is real!) the sort of hat ouejspcnds one 5 life' 1n miSs- i11g.§ Mrs. Riveri-Holw it suits you! Change your find, and-have it instead of the others- . Mrs. Leeâ€"I‘stend? O, my dear, it “9111an repldce me other in any way. Mrs. River-5‘ f oohrs’e not. Mrs. Leeâ€"B, t I quite ’see that. I do re- ‘al‘. quire this sort of thing, i! only to save the other from 100 much wearâ€"ontyâ€"~ Mrs. Lee (suppressingall emotion)â€" Tlmnks. ‘I‘hen 1'11 taketbat. And what is the price of this one? l‘vojust been trying it on. 4 Superiur Young Person (reappear- ing)-“‘e can let you have it for four poumls, madam. Mrs. Lee (back in Regent street}â€" Well‘.’ (A deep sigh.) Say something, Edith. Coxrgmtulate me, or comfort me, or something. MEL 'Leeâ€"â€"Yes; I’ll take that as well, please. I want to wear it this morning. 'Sufierior Young Personâ€"Allow me; forty‘ve and six, madam. 3 Mrs. linersâ€"You look charming in both the hats, my dear, and that‘s the priuéipal thing, after a“, I suppose. - Mrs.- Lee (nérrvouslyyâ€"You think I‘ve done Wellâ€"in all respects? Mrs. Riversâ€"‘Admirnbly. I couldn’t have done bettex; myseitâ€"40r two guineas.â€"â€"Black and White. The Earth'- Poarlnl and Lumen-inn Race Toward the Star». . I have seldom felt a mine delicious sense of repose than when, crossing the ocean during the summér months,1 sought a place where I could lie alone on the deck, look up at the constella-l tions, with Lyra near the zenith. and,‘ while listening to the Clank 01' the cur give, try to calculate the hundreds of millions of years which would be re- quired by our ship to reach the; star Alpha Lyme if she should continue on her course in that direction without ever stopping. It is a striking example of‘how easily we may fail to realize our 1mowledgewv-hen I say that I have thought many a Limezhow deliciously one might puss those hundreds of years in a journey to the star Alpha Lyrue without its occurring to me that we n ere actually making Uhnt very journey at a speed compared with which the motion at :\ steamship is slow indeed. Th rough every year. every hour, every minute of human history, from the first appearance of man on the myth. from ,the era of the builders of :l:e pyramids, through the times of ’Czuwur und Hannibal, through the periâ€" ml of every event thut history records. not merely our earth. but the sun and the whole solar system with it, have been speeding their way toward the slur of which I speak, on u journey of which we know neither the begin- ning nor the end. During every clock heat through which humanity has exv isted it has moved on this journey by an amount which we cannot specify more exactly than to shy that it is prob- ably between five and nine miles per ‘semnd. ' We are this moment xhousands of miles nearer to Alpha Lyme tlhzin 'we were a few minu‘es ago, when I began this discourse, and through every fu- ture moment, for untold thousands at :wurm‘ to the place where that star is 110“ by hundreds of miles for every minute of time come and gone When shall we get there. Probablv in less than 1,000,000 years, perhaps in 500.- 000. We cannot tell. exactly, but get there we must if the Kim's of nature and the 12m smf motion continue asthex are, 1‘0 attain to the stars “as the seem- ingl) unjn \sish of the pliilosophm but the “haw human race is in a terrain senéo, Nglizing “his wish as rapidly as \curs to omné the earth and all there is (m it “ill be nearer \lpha L) we or - P . " .* . a speed of 51x or clg‘ht mules a second can bring it about.‘â€"From an Address 1)) Prof. Simon Newcomb. The Child At the Play. The six-year-old son of a newspaper man occasionally goes to the matinee with his mother, but the trouble with him is that he becomes greatly excited, and is apt to express his feelings in words. to the amusement of the audi- ence. but somewhat to the annoyance ‘of the actors. At a recent play one of the actors was in the act of choking another whom he suspected of being guilty of a crime. As the actor went to- ward the supposed victim with his hands outstretched. the boy became greatly excited, and as the men clinched the boy stood up and called out: “Say. let him alone; he didn't do it.” There was it laugh from theaudience and a surprised look from the stage. At an- other time. in u play where a husband suspected his wife, and she woe plead- ing to be taken home and given an op- pnrtunity to prove her innocence‘ the boy could not stand the woman's pleas and the husband’s cold receptiOn of her entreaties, and he called out: “Please. mister, take her back." The boy has not been taken to the theater recentlyâ€"Pittsburgh Chronicle Te1e~ Mu}! Inufre Jewelry. \‘0 parcel containing coin, jewelrfior an) thingm made of gold or silver will be forwarded b\ the British post office hereafter to foreign countries or Blit- ish coionies unless it is insured. Anyâ€" one detgcted violating the rule will be fined. ‘ * "en-y Uselnl. ~Preacher~Yes, Bobbie, _everything has its uses; for instance (ake a fly, itâ€"éâ€" ' graph Bobbieâ€"Oh yes; pa sa‘ sthey arethe only things that keep him a“ ake when you preach. â€"â€"L p To Date; I'r'enchmen during the last 25 years, and there am now 127 commixtees col- lecting money for more. Aâ€"k‘rance has set up about 390 men, un’aents to more, or less distinguished BUSHING THROUGH~ SPACE. Murdered Hel- Itrpdnuxhter. Louis Wollert, 12 years old, was mur- dered in her own home at Algonquin. Her step-mother, Mrs. Christian Wol- lert,‘ at first said 11 tramp had shot the girl, buf while the corcmer’s inquest was in progress she confessed to the murder. She would not‘at first give any motive. but finally said she \vamed the girl out. of the way because sha feared her testimony iii a suit Ior di- vorce now pending. A State ‘Bnnk Clo-cl. The State bank of Eimwood, with a capital stock of $50,000. assets estimated at $100 DOD-and liabilities of $60, 000 wa‘s closed b), the audiiox of sla‘e. This acâ€" tion was precipitated by the suicide of the cashier \[iles Caerv \\ ho shot himself during‘ the progress of an in- vestigation by the state bank examiner. His accounts are all right. and no cause is known for the suicide. Given Biz Damuxrl. In the Christian county circuit court at Taylorvilla Dor'a Alexander was awarded damages for $3,500 against C. L. Wanacl) and Peter Michels.»saloonâ€" ists. The suit was brought as a r'esult of the dram of the plaintiff's husband. it being alleged ‘fihat he froze to death while in a drunken stupor produced by liquor purchased from the defendants. A Fatal Quart-cl. George Calender and Elwood Moore, farmers living three miles northeast of Lewiston, became engaged in a’quarrel and Calendar struck Moore over the head with a large club, cutting his head to the bone. Calender then se‘nt his wife into the house after his rifle and be shot and killed Moore. Calender gave himself up to the sheriff. . Lawyer and Mir-tater. Judge C. J. Scofield. oxâ€"judge of ‘he circuit. court in the old Ninth judicial district of lHinOié and appellate judge in the Mount Vernon (“suit-IL has ac- (‘ep‘le‘d the pastorate of “he Christian church in Carthage for the ensuing year. He will also cominue m prac- tice law in ”hut Cit). After Valuable Land. S iii has been omnmu. mti in Quincy bx E dwin M Ihi‘i 1mm and other east- ern claimants to recmex possession of th’uusands of cues of farm hands “orth $1000.000‘ in Adams, Hancock. Warren. Knox, Henderson. Mercer. Peoria and ofher counties. “’nmnn Found Dead. Mrs. M. Curry, a widow, was found dead in her home at Coal Valley. The house had been ransacked and $200 in money and Wm gold watches taken. Coroner Eckhart had James Cavanaugh, of that township. arrested, but the pris- oner says he can prove his innocence. The largest fee ever received for in- coxporation by the secretary of state is that pdid b the American Steel 8; W" xre comp‘y of Chicago. “hich incor- porated w H11 :1 capital stock of $87 000, â€" 000. The {90- “as $87 000. Mrs. L \1 Paget, of “estem Springs, “as burned to death b) a ga '15 e\p1_oz-;inn in her home and the bofise “as dev strayed with all its contents. causing a loss of $13 000. The P1 ocqurd foundry, one of the largest and bfst concerns of its kind in the city. has discontinued business. The total amount of taxes assessed in St. Clair, the ‘hird county in popula- tion in the State. for the yearjs $735.- 516. A new post office has been established at Fprt Gage. Randolph county, with James Lynn as postmaster. The main business part of Potka was wiped out, by fire which originated in Altom’s store. Eleven buildings were consumed.‘ Loss about $25000. Edward M. Hunt. ex-depmy sheriff. was shot and killed in Chicago by W. Ray Smith, a bailiff. State Mine Iuspm-tor Robert Pickett was sandbagged and robbed of his watch and money near a saloon in Spring Valley. ' John D. Rockefeller 1185 given $200.- 000 more to 1-11? I'niversity of Cfn'icago. The young men of the Jericho church ne‘nr Aurora raised $64 in buunties for the killing of 3.200 sparrows. George Moore. aged 20, “fine at work in the Carlinville, coal shaft was struck by falling coal and instantly kiHod.’ Military drill has been inaugurated at the University of Chicago bx Lieut. John \I. Palmer. é The Illinois I’irmnen'sr association held iis annual meeting in Champaign and C. D. Wilcox“, of Moumouth’, was elected president. Decatur was select- ed for the tournament. Thomas Willis, a retired farmer of Libertyville, 70 years old, is about to marry Mrs. Emily Priest, of the same place,.\\'hose 21g? is 44 years. i The post offiw at Sullivan was robbed of $1,000 in currency, stamps. etc. Robert F. Gudgeon. a wealthy Chi- cago saloon keeper. was killed by I holdmp gang in his saloon. The twelfth annual charitx ball of the masonic sooieties of Chicago for the benefit of the Illinois masonic orphans“ home netted $7.500. ILLINOIS STATE NEWS. Thomas (ielden, for man\' veers a leaflmg repub‘ioan of Clay county died at his home in Hartm- aged 81 Mars. '1)”: VHHII)‘ “cod “mks at Rock IslamV’m Emu-(‘1 with Nubilixies of $914)” ; of $5,601). ‘ . , Told In a Few Linen. ”O‘O‘vOWW. §UNITED STATES, Rock Island Tourist Gar beam CHICAGO. via Scenic Route. Tantalum Via Soulbtâ€"m Home. TK‘BDAIs DIHSOHALLV CONDUCYID. For1n10rmatiou and raiders. write . dno. Sebastian. 0. P. A” 0!!ch mfiw ever scan. km the ,_ _‘ .3??.£‘:“3‘:§.3E‘;“_“J§‘__m andksfingmannex. Notmorcthanonewnttooncadv- dyes. Writeto F. H. LORD. BEST INSTRUCTOR can"! Passenger and Ticket Amt. Chic-go Great Western Runway. QUINCY BUILDING. CHICAGO. IL]. u~o~ouw new 0:11“. Caught. Bore Tho“. III.- mt. Whooping Co 1:. 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