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|. V&M tlYKC Md Fslllslar. ILLINOIS. v^^Tbb natural antipathy a wty has Sfo getting rid of superfluous dirt would not be overcome if hp were al­ lowed to bathe in rose water that rjsl&t several dollars a gallon. UoTmNo is more odious than that Insensibility which wraps a man up in himself and his own concerns, and prevents his being moved with either the Joys or sorrows of another- ^Afteu having partaken of it in a fMtaurant a man la apt co think that the 4'short" in strawberry shortcake ' is put in the wrong place. It ought 4** qualify the. strawberries, not the -y&ke.' - . i • < -W Staying up late nights is not the 'ftin it Is crackcd up to be. You are faaving more fun than anybody in the World if you can go to bed every night 6t 9 o'clock, and fall asleep the rao- • -ilimt your head strikes the pillow. -^According to the list of million­ aires which the New York Tribune is ©ublishing most of the New York gentlemen in easy circumstances ttiarln their money by marrying a rich or by choosing a wealthy fatheV. )- & " Every girl is more or less snippy between the ages of fourteen and seventeen. - It is only considered anf offense for a girl to be snippy after She is seventeen. Girls who are at $11 sensible recover from it by that . JFmwihs are the prettiest things in the world, but somehow they don't seem so pretty when you see a girl absent-mindedly putting one in her xnouth. Under every petal in a flower there are conoehled dozens of little green hugs. A well-known mustard manu­ facturer to ho is immensely rich was once--so the story goes--asked how it was possible for him to have amassed a fortune out of such a trifl­ ing article as mustard. "Ah," be said, with a knowing wink, "it's not the quantity of mustard people eat; it's what they leave on their plates!" If some fortune teller will try the fffiftn of telling a man Where he can And a five dollar bill to-morrow, in­ stead of prophesying that he will be worth five thousand dollars in forty years from now, she will have a row of men a mile long waiting to have their palms examined. The people do not believe in the good fortune 'Unit is a thousand years off. •--'-•-If there be a - pleasure, on earth Which angels cannot enjoy, and which they might almost envy man the possession of, it is the power of re­ lieving distress. If there be a 'pain which devils might pity man for en­ during, it is the death-bed reflection that we have possessed the power of doing good, but that we have abused and perverted it to purposes of ill. !The modem church is a school > of ! tnte most comprehensive kind. In a Hartford church a reformed gambler gave object lessons in swindling by marked cards, fraudulent dealing in faro, manipulation of the roulette wheel, etc. Of course, the exhibi­ tion was intended "as a warn­ ing," but it is bv no means certain, that it will be taken as such by all the boys who were present. srt- The heavens themselves run' con­ tinually round: the world is never still; the sun travels to the east and to the west; the moon is ever chang­ ing in its course; the stars and planets have their constant motions; the air We breathe is continually agitated by the wind, and the waters never cease to ebb and flow; doubtlesj for the pur­ pose of their conversation, and to teach us that we should ever be in action. - Marriage may be a failure in San Francisco, and it may not, but it is interesting to note that comparatively few people are making the experi­ ment. During last year there were only 3,>286 marriages in the city, less than eleven to the thousand of the city's population. The rate in Lon­ don is more than eighteen per thous­ and* What it is in the various cities and States of the Union is not re­ corded accurately. Ill * .? v" it transpires that the managers of M least one great Chicago office build­ ing have adonted the cheerful rule that their tenants shall have no short­ hand work done save by a firm which the managers select; that they shall get their pffice towels of a certain other firm selected by the managers and shall have their signs painted by a third firm of the managers' choos­ ing. It is, of course, entirely a ques­ tion to be settled by the esteemed managers and their equally esteemed tenants among themselves but its settlement will be observed with some interest, as it seems to be a rather further application of the Russian principle than has hithereto been at- ^tejupted in this country. ^People who attach a mystic value to the number seven predict that the United States will gain their case in the Behring Sea controversy. They point out that seven arbitrators are to be appointed, that the arbitration treaty was ratified May 7, 1892, that the first meeting of the board of ar­ bitration will occur on Sept. 7, 1892, (hat all documents, etc., must be presented 3Tov. 7, 1S93, that the printed arguments uwitii be delivered Dec. 7, 1892. * A corre­ spondent has thought it important to telegraph from Washington to Chi­ cago that the superstitious think this concourse of sevens augurs well for the United States. But why it should augur any better for one party to the controversy than for the other the superstitious do not explain. It will take another dispatch from the national capital, to clear up that point. A woman has come to the aid of the derided servant girls. She writes to the North American Review in de­ fense of a much-abused class and gives evidence that she knows some­ thing of her subject But it is un­ fortunate that a woman's weakness in the logical statement mars the de­ fense offered for an undoubted evil. There is truth in the statement that servants are growing more independ­ ent, showy, and idle every year. They wear better clothes, diamonds, and larger watches than their mis­ tresses. They affect bunches of gay flowers in corsages hot remarkable for their neatness. They have be­ come omnivorous readers of trashy novels and frequenters of singing- schools and prayer-meetings. Men may crawl into unmade beds while the hired girl flirts with the police­ man or notes the flight of time by the aid of a costly ticker. Yet it seems illogical to assert that Bridget does all these things t>ecause she sees her hiistress do them. Not everv mis­ tress is addicted to the habits com­ plained of in the servant The par­ lor and the kitchen are not so near as to make all bad examples danger­ ous to her who must work that she may pay her jeweler's bills and have credit at the mi miner's,, Nor are all mistresses so careless of their duties as to place stumbling blocks in the way of their domestics. Certain habits come as natural to th(%scullion as to the petted favorite of fortune. Why should not the Martha, cum­ bered with much serving, think of love and beaux? What is there in her nature that makes it wrong to anticipate her own parlor and tire- side? She Is as much a daughter of Eve as her employer. She knows something of the doctrine that prom­ ises much in another world to those possessing .little in this. But her human nature makes it difficult for her to deal entirely in futures. If the defender of domestics would look at her subject in a broader view she wouid not seek to excuse failings under a plea that they arise from had examples. She would rather incul- ate those principles of eponomy which have been recognized ,l»y the sterner sex as basis for success in life. She might learn from an eminent Chicago preacher that the possession of ^'temperance, frugality, and sim­ plicity of tastestf would open the road to fortune for all who are now wear­ ing their life away in a fruitless ef­ fort to be at the. top. Then gold watches would not be worn in the kitchen, and bodices would be adorned with stitches rather than jewelry, and the lives of American house­ keepers made more endurable. And Bridget would some day be rich when she had giwn full play to her new virtues. How Tippoo Nalilb Died Fighting. ' Mr. H. G. lveene has found in the dipry of his late father an interest­ ing description of the storming of Seringapatam, at which he was pres­ ent, on May 4, 1799. Capt. Keene, who was a nephew of Gen. Harris, then Commander in Chief, seems to have gather from prisoners full de­ tails of the last moments of our once redoubtable enemy Tippoo Sahib. In his entries, which have been for­ warded for publication in the Cal­ cutta Review, he says: "Tippoo sat at his dinner till one of his servants told him that the English were com­ ing, and they presently appeared. This was the head of the left hand column. He sent off a servant to the palace to bring up the troops, seized his rifle, and shut one of the first three who came on in front. Another was killed by a shot from the hastion behind. The third still advancing, Tippoo cried out, "These are devils; two are killed and the third comes on.'" He fled only to find himself hemmed in between the two col­ umns. "He fought bravely. When he fell wounded an officer was about to say who he was. Tippoo frowned and put his fingers to his lips. He then made a blow at a Sergeant and cut into the barrel of his firelock; the Sergeant killed him with his bay­ onet, and the body was soon covered by the slain." It has been said that the success of the assault was neces­ sary to the existence of the besieging army under Gen. Baud, and Capt* Keene's diary confirms this---London News. The Latest Triumph of Aluminum, People who are condemned by an unkindly fate to wear false noses or ears have their burden somewhat lightened by the lightness of alumi­ num. That highly serviceable metal is now used, it is said, in the manu­ facture of artificial substitutes for lost or deficient members,chiefly of the facial equipment of the human form divine. It is even asserted that so completely is a loss of that kind made good by the attachment of the alumi. num nose, ear, or portion thereof that the owner becomes in time al­ most unconscious of the artificial eBe- ment in his make-up. As for detec­ tion by casual observers, it is prac­ tically out of the question unless they have been previously admitted to the secret. This will be comforting news tor prize-fighters who have been ir­ regularly dealt with in the ring, npt to speak of the great number of peo­ ple who encounter such mishaps in a lawful and reputable manner. DEEP. - - -- * thousand Jseels Mt Bight or 4»y. -MpMt rockt «M the route! mk V* thunder peal*. And tat winds have room to pity-- FKm» th# icy north to the summer zone Thecomtless dead j» the sead that's wornnI Ther fiow--the mm from ttan eaat and WMt, . But so tenow leave* a track. For a yiMd'Bg to'l hits the ocean's breMt, 'wut heart that, f-nn never rent, " With MTvr « hnrvat beck; And none bnt the pitying i»ud atone ©an count tho coat of the iwd tout's I •weep The grass grows green where oar fored one* sleep. And the mourner'* feet may tread. But no wateher waits on the'lonelv deep Where the restless wings of the sea guU O'er the mate and coffined dend No plaint from Hp* thet are cold and white. But the moan of the sea t hrough the lone, lone night. ; . We wait for the harvest--bv and bv* . *" The archangel's trumpet shall calW The »|ght is long, l*ut th^dawn in n» 1 - Of a bapyfer dav and a fairer sky • May we hope, <>, friend foe us alL W» take our place v.hers the renpera stand By the gartered sheave* froia the b»a and lead. Plow on. O keel, t hrough the foaming brine And bury your treasures deep. There's a loving heart and a hand divine. To wrest that wealth from those depths of thine. And the ripened grain to reap, " And Win i'i"i s ued dead from the cftves come At the trumpet peal, to the Harvost Home. --Milwaukee Wisconsin. THE JUDGE'S T WO CASES Judge Sharpe had just tied together a bundle of legal papers and thrust them thto a pigeon-hole when a young man came in. ••How are you, my boy? Sit down. What can I do for you today? I've just got to the end of a case which ought to be a lesson to all young fel­ lows," said the Judge, all in one breath, as was his manner. "What case was that, Judge?" asked Lossing as he dropped^ into a chair. ••Lewis vs. Lewis, action for a limited divorce, on the ground of in­ compatibility, cruel treatment, and so forth. You sftw the young woman who just went out?" Lossing nodded. '•That was the plaintiff Nice sort of a girl, well i:ducated, refined, hand­ some and all that, but not the right sort of a wife for the man she married. You see, she is the only daughter of wealthy people who had naturally gratified every whim that came into her head. She fell in love with a hard attfMHftt fer peffcapf at the wall. Osttfd he have seen his own face just then he would have been surprised at the change that had come over it There was a hopeless, despairing expression there which would have seemed quite inexplicable to any of those who knew him best ••There's no other way; I'll have to do it," he suddenly exclaimed, at the tihine time rising abruptly. Then he put on his hat and coat, Went out ami walked rapidly away. The evening of that day found him ft the house of Judge Sharpe, sitting in the library, apparentlv engrossed in a legal volume. But as he had been staring at the same page for the last ten minutes, and that page hap­ pened to contain merely a portion of the index, it is doubtful that he was as deeply engrossed as he seemed to be. A light step fell upon the carpeted floor behind him. A young girl had entered the room. A very pretty young girl she was and the glad smile that lighted up her face when she saw the young man made her all the prettier. Walter Lossing had evident? ly notconfinfd his attention to Judge Sharpe's library on his previous visits. If he had the Judge's daughter would not have been so pleased to sec hi:n. '•Poring over dry legal volumes, as usual, I see. What perplexing case rest heavily on your mind now. Wai­ ter? Why, what alls you? You look as glum as if you had lost every friend in the world," Lossing had turned and risen as the young sir! spoke, and the light streaming upon his face showed it to be indeed a mirror of everything gloomy and disheartening. '•It isn't a law case that is troub­ ling me; I would it were only that," he replied, with a sigh chat Was al­ most a groan. "What is it, then? Has1 any mis­ fortune befallen vou?" "Yes, a misfortune indeed, or at least it seems to be now. Doubtless it is all for the best." ^ "What are you talking about? Why don't you tell me what is troubling you?" "I came for that very purpose, that I might tell you. After this evening we mhst not meet again." "Not -- meet -- again?" Nellie Sharpe repeated the words slowly, as If she could not grasp their full mean- h^nhiof11."^110 0 1je®PeC!t®wllt>' was j ing. The color surged to her cheeks his chief recommendation." ' * -• ^ "Well, wasn't that the principal thing to be considered?" cried Loss­ ing. "Other things being equal, yes; but in this case it was only one of the principal considerations as you see. The young man was as poor as he could be; he had only a modest salary to depend, on and nothing in and then recede 1, leaving her very pale. "What do you mean, Walter? What has happened? You cannot be in earnest " Walter rather Incoherently re­ counted what Judge Sharpe had told houses are not to be found, "^he him of the case, Lewis vs. Lewis, and cooking of the Hallelujah Cavalry is Fong See, a Wtet« is the catwa of action? Why dost you tell me at" once?" "The cause of action is breach of promise," safe! the Judge, impress* ively. "Breach of promise! Why, I never--" ' 'Perhaps you can guess the plain­ tiff's name now," suggested the Judge. "You see," continued he, as Walter still sat lUc one stricken dumb, "the young lady thinks that you have been influenced by something: that was said to yo^ in a general way, by one who intended no specific application of his remarks; that she believes that, if the matter is presented to you in the proper light, no extreme measure will be necessary to make you see that you were altogether wrong in arriving at a certain de­ cision based on the case of Lewis vs. Lewis. I need a partner; I have more work than I can manage alone. I think you are just the kind of a man I want." *• •*: "• =• The llslMi^sh CsTsh/. '• *' >; The Salvation Army in California has augumented its forces with a body of musical troopers known as the Hallelujah Cavalry, and during the months of June and July this caval­ cade will sweep along the highways, arousing the unconverted. Flaming posters headed "Bombardment by the Hallelujah Cavairy" have been displayed all over the State. The idfca is a new one in the methods of the army and originated with "Major" VVIA tha AAtitm•in^A* *IIA AAl«>n -- W l a i * j a « e « « f l V t U t i l i U d i l t a " tionists on the Pacific Coast No women are to be allowed to accom­ pany the mounted warriors, for the simple reason that the horses pressed into service are Nevada broncos un­ accustomed to the blare of trumpets and the boom of the big drum. A cowboy convert has promised, how- ever, to make the animals tractable after a fashion. The music of the cavalry will be furnished by ten brass instruments, banjos, drums, horns, and tambourines. Regular cavlary saddles have been purchased for the men and will be set off with red braided saddle cloths. The uniform will be wh?te cavalry fatigue hats, loose red blouses, and cavalry, boots tipped with long spurs, more for the clanking they will make than to rowel the broncos. The leading riders will carry lances and flutter­ ing pennons. The troops will camp along their route in regular army style. They expect to penetrate the mountain and desert parts of the State, where churches and meeting- the coniments he had case. And is that all?" the way of prospects. The giri's par- { When he had finished. ents objected at first but finally con- sen tedsto the match. They probably knew she would haVe her own way in spite of all objections they might in- pLsed fierlTps" *,er?°scL ^ ou hear amj read a great | '-All? Is it not too much? Know- that your father holds this view, made on that to be done by Lieut. Chinese convert. askod Nellie, She smiled a little as she asked the question, and a close observer would have noticed that a sigh of relief deal about the tyranny of parents who refuse to sanction marriages which they believe will end in un- happiness, but I tell you, mv boy, that what is called tyranny is in many cases honest commoa*sensc and good'judgment based on experience and observation. "Well, they were married and for a short time they were happy. Then the young wife began to be discon­ tented. She missed the luxuries she ing can I do otherwise than give you up9" "I thought you had more pluck," said the young girl* with-just a sug­ gestion of scorn in her voice. "It is not a matter of courage, but of conscience--of honor. Can I go to the man who gives me such advice as I have received--who tells me never to marry a woman who is beyond my station financially--and ask him to had been accustomed to enjoy. The j giVe me his daughter, who is dearer mrvrlocf UA<I ..1.1 ! . . _ . _ * _ modest home her husband could pro vide for her was so diiTerent from the elegance with Which she had aen formerly surrounded. She began to fret Her discontent soWn found ex­ pression in words. Naturally, her husband became angered at what he considered her lack of devotion. "When she suggested that her par­ ents would lend financial aid he be­ came indignant and insisted that she should be content with her lot, until by his own efforts he. could better ^their condition. You can imagine "that this state of affairs soon led to something worse. Quarrels became frequent; love was a thing of the past No doubt thinking herself much abused, she left him and re­ turned to her parents. Then appli­ cation for a, separation was made. All efforts to effect a reconciliation were fruitless. Well, this is the end. The law has sanctioned the separation that already existed in fact; the young woman remains with her par­ ents; the young man will probably go to ruin, for his unfortunate marriage has taken all ambition out of him." . "And the lesson?" suggested Loss­ ing. "Don't marry a woman who is be­ yond your take a wife from a mansion unless you have a mansion in readiness for her?" . "But surely all marriages of this kind don't result as this one has done?" "No, probablv not; there are ex­ ceptions to every rule. 1 am speak­ ing of the rule You will find as you grow older that it holds good in nine cases out of ten. Marriage is too serious a matter to enter into it lightly and happiness too valuable to stake it on a chance. Heiresses are content with love in a cottage only in novels; in real life you seldom find love that is strong enough to conquef all the weaknesses of human nature, especially female human nature." Lossing sat in silence for a minute to him than all else? I am poor; I have none but the most problematical prospects, while you--well, I need not say more; you can readily see my position." "But I can't see It in the light in which you place it I thought you had sutticicnt faith in me not to be­ lieve that x would do as that dread­ ful woman did of whom my father told you. Your prospects are cer­ tainly better thah you represent them. Furthermore, my father would yield to my wishes." "I do not lack faith in you; Heaven knows how strong that faith is; it is bccause I would feel that I had acted treacherously toward one who has been my friend, if 1 held you to your promise, that I have decided to do that which will take all the happiness out of my life." "Probably it never occurred to you that the happiness of any one else might suffer; it seems that I am not considered at all." "You will soon forget; you will be happier than I could ever make you." •Oh, certainly; we women forget so easily; it is only the men that re­ member--only the hearts of men that Kffipflt of Light on the Skin. When the skin is exposed to an un­ accustomed amount of light, it be­ comes decidedly inflamed, and is said to be "sunburned." Hammer has ascertained by experiments with electric light that this cutaneous af­ fection is caused almost entirely by the ultra-violet rays, known also as the actinic or photographic rays of the spectrum. -"Sunburned," there­ fore, is hardly a correct expression, since it implies that tho phenomenon in question is the effect of heat The action ot the heat rays of the spec trum, however, differs cssoutially from that of the actinic. The former gives rise to a sudden and quickly- subsiding inflammation, while the ef­ fect of the latter is delayed for some time and then lasts several days, fol­ lowed by a detachment of the cuticle and a discoloration oontinuing for weeks or months. In some individ­ uals the sensibility of the skin is so great that even the ordinary light of day produces these symptoms. Electric light, byreasonof its abound­ ing in ultra-violet rays, exerts a very powerful influence in this direction, 6ven at a distance where heat radia­ tion is absolutely imperceptible. Sub­ stances that permit the ultra-violet rays to pass freely--such as water, glycerine, paraffin, olive oil, cold cream, etc.--when applied on the skin in thin layers, are of no service whatever in preventing sunburn* are broken. However, since you station financially; don't j wi§h it so, it is not for me to object." "It is not what 1 wish; it is what I must do." • But suppose I should refuse to ac­ cept your decision, suppose I should assert my rights? Suppose I should insist, at least, on your trying for a term of years to bring your financial condition up to What you consider the proper standard?" , • *It would be wrong to keep bound by a promise to one w{io would have to struggle perhaps for years, and might fail at last "I see it is vain to reason with one who is unreasonable; it shall be as you wish." • Just then Judge Sharpe entered the room and the painful meeting was abruptly ended. A few months later Judge Sharpe's ,ut8' . W. W. Newell, the Secretary of the American Folk Lore Society, has been collecting for some years information as to the custom which prevails in some parts of this country of ridding a house of rats by writing them a letter in which they are recommended to depart and make their abode in another part of the country. This method of ridding a house from its comestic pests, he says, appears to be well known, but is commonly regarded as a jest. It is a survival, however, as he shows, of a perfectly serious and ancient usage. lie gives a specimen of such a letter, written up in Maine no later than 1888, in which the rats are duly requested to leave. The letter was greased, rolled up and thrust into tho entrance of the rat holes in order that it might be duly read, theeresult being, as the owner of the house was assured, that the number of the pests was considerably diminished. He adduces references to a similar custom in England, Ire­ land, and France, and in a Greek treatise ot the tenth century, com­ posed for Constant I us Porphyrogenus. Emperor of Constantinople. or more. The old man's words 'fclerk came into Walter Lossing's office seemed to have impressed him' one day and told him the judge deeply. * j wanted to see him. At length he asked a question he j It seemed to Walter that the judge had come-to propound, received a re-1 looked unusually stern when he re­ ply that made the matter clear to j sponded to the latter's summons a him, thanked his adviser and was : few minutes later. about to leave when the judge re- "Come in here, 1 want to talk to marked: J you," said the judge, as he motioned "By the way, my boy, if you want \ to Walter. "Sit down. I will come any further points on that case come to the point at once. I am instructed '1*?% v"'* ' 4 igte% No wonder the devil is cross; he has such a hell of a nlace to live in. to my house this evening and I will show you what authorities to con­ sult" "Thank you, I shall do so." Los­ sing replied. He took the kind offer rather^as a matter of course, for Judge Snarpe had long ago told him to make use of his library whenever he wished and he had frequently availed himself of the permission. Lossing, after leaving the judge's office, went directly to his 6wn, which was in another part of the same building. Instead of busying with the papers that lay strewn about upon the desk he paced to and fro for sev­ eral mlnntes. Then he sat down and for at least half an hour stared verv by a client of mine to bring suit against you. We have the clearest kind of a case, and should certainly win in the courts, but we desire to give you an opportuity to compromise the matter." "A suit? Why, who could want to sue me? I owe nothing; there is no cause." "Never was more serious. There is a cause and a good one. As you will learn presently, my client's case is flawless. She " "She? Ah, I see. Some black­ mailing scheme; some adven "There, there, don't get excited; it's nothingofthe kind. The plain­ tiff in the case is eminently respecta­ ble, as you will admit" . Interesting Exhibits tor the Fair. Philadelphia will draw on Inde­ pendence Hall for some of the exhib­ its which are to represent the State at the World's Fair. It has been de­ cided by the committee in charge that the articles that were used by the Continental Congress, and which are now in the east room of the hall, including the desk, chairs, and pic­ tures of the signers of the Declara­ tion of Independence, shall be sent to Chicago. The committe also wants to borrow the statue Of William Penn, in order to set it up in front of the S{.ate building. Citizens of Philadelphia are offering some of their pictures for the art gallery. Among these is Giacomclli's fine painting "The Festival of the Brides of Venice," and the mosaic picture known as "The Discovery of the Re­ mains of St Marcus." It contains over 1,000,000 pieces, and seven years were spent in the composition. If yon are in an uncomfortable place, get out. This sounds like sim­ ple advice, but the wisest man in the world could not give any better. It is the only thing to do? your friends cannot helo you. / • RE MADE A* /Ml •a* 1* Wm Hot the Kind Be Mm* Aattef- "Ha, ha!" chuckled Codlfng bin* Self. "There are those two dentstousf lorbam girls about to get aboard that ear. I'll just hurry to the next corner and board it as it passes. Then they won't suspect thit I've followed them. It's a lovely chance to make a good impression,. Codling swung bravely on the rear platform as the car passed his street, and was entering with a sweet smile on his countenance, prepared to bow to the girls, when he trod on the toe of an old gentleman who sat near thr door reading a newspaper. This passenger looked up, and Cod­ ling murmured, apologetic&lty; „ «<Beg your pardon, sir." "Hey?" , . , "I neg your pardon," repeated Cod­ ling, raising his voice to a pitch which attracted the attention of everybody in the car. "Speak louder; I'm a trifle deaf," said the old gentleman. "I saia I beg your pardon," shouted Codling, while the unfeeling Gorham girls tittered. "You said Peggy was starving, did you?" replied the deaf old gentleman. Well, I'm sorry, for that; but I don't know Peggy. Is she vour wife*" Codling had got very red in the face; but he made another attempt, with his voice at an Eiffel tower ele­ vation: "Xou misunderstood me, sir." uf-X)- •Hay?" "You misunderstoodl" yelled Cod­ ling, while the car laughed and the Gorham girls tittered. "She's Miss Underwood, is she? Oh yes; I see. Peggy, who is starv­ ing, is Miss Underwood. Yes, I un­ derstand now: but still I don't see why you arc telling me about Miss Underwood." "I don't say anything about Miss Underwood!" screamed Codling, while beads of perspiration rolled down his face. "1 begged your pardon, and yOU niiSUiiucislwod. " 'Oh, yes, now I understand," the deaf man replied. "It*s\Aiint Peggy who is starving Miss Undenfrood. But .why don't you report the case to the Humane Society instead of both­ ering strangers with your trouble?'"' By this time the car was in a per­ fect roar and the Gorham girls were in a convulsion of mirth; but Codling made another effort to straighten matters out "I--said," he began speaking very distinctly, and placing his words wide apart-- • 'I--said --1--beg--your--par­ don--because--when--I--got --on--- the--car--I--accidental Iv-^-stepped--- on--your--toe. That's all. Do--you --understand?" "11m!" grunted the dear ittan, with a thoroughly disgusted air, and he once more burletf biuiself in his news­ paper. The passengers all looked at Cod­ ling with joyous smiles, but he told the conductor he rather get off; and as he reached the sidewalk he heard the hilarity in the car break out afresh, and above it all the tittering of the Gorham girls reached his ears with remarkable distinctness. OB 3TARTL1MG, .. ; ̂ ̂ FULLY RECORDED. An Illinois GST« Alll-Bnim»( wOH&i, Aaaoelatton TiTBhlii'"' Mwwpy Jfeeded toe rhmM SveMh Me Mmt BeliortB*. ' * " • w - --fswrnaa4 Near, -4 ' • Chabi,ey ilKSMKBsov, an orph*a»«. *ai» drowned at V*Qd*iia, while afe tempting to wade BeatvCXeek. • • Geobox had wia a resident of Saagain^C&mty for fifty-, four years, died at Germar. Pralri»;ag«bd , 74 years. - r. f .• ; At Jacksonville, the police arrested Carrie Crrrea few disorderly cozkdadt,^ She was locked up, bat kad a morphine, which she swallowed. She died ehortly afterward. The Fnnch Fete Association of St, Clair County has decided io celebrate July 14 in grand style at the county fabt grounds, near Belleville. The ^ of this year's fete will go to the I , sufferers in the Mississippi liiver bot­ toms. ^ ;• " - - ." Mow 'Thejr Conn ted. %: * '•I 'hftard a funny thing dfrwft fn Ohio last week," said the drummer in the dining-car to the two opposite him. "Let her go," they said. "I've got a customer down- there who has his wife in partnership with him," he went on, "and when I called on them they informed me that they wanted to incorporate the business and conduct it as a limited partnership. "'But you will have to take in others,' I suggested. ( - v " 'How's that?' asked the husband. " 'You have to have &t least Ave incorporators,' ! "'Well, ain't we got 'em?' put in his wife. " •Where?' I asked. " • Ain't any husban^f good enough for one?' "•Certainly.* •"And ain't I better than four of him?' she inquired with all serious­ ness. «p "'Yes,' corroborated the old man perfectly satisfied with the apportion ment. "I had to admit that she was, but not in a legal sense, and at last ac­ counts they were still running their business as before." Fbajoe Smith, a farmer living of Lhiwihit Wfta k!!!?d bylijihtnin". yr leaves a widow and four children.0 Two * years ago, while driving, his horses wera killed by iightmntf, md last summer a • team which he was working was Wllaft -p; in tho same way. State Tbeasfbeb "Wilson- has re­ ceived in aid of the flood sufferer* $11,090, and he has distributed $7,B20, aa follows: To - Chester, $3,000; to D«* gognia, $1,100; to Wheatland, $1,500; to * ̂ Jtenauis, $460; to '£ast Cape Ulrardeatt* $230; to Mitchie, $1,000; to Kilbourne, $10; to Naples, $10; to Wagner's Land* ing, $'250, ahd to Belleville, $250. Monflgp is still coming in and it is badly needed. The question having been raised ot the liability of notes, stoeks and niort* gages of building and loan association* to taxation, the auditor of public ac­ counts hoids that tu„*h notes and stocks are not taxable under tho provisions of section 11 of an act to amend sections 8 and 11 of an act entitled an act to sal­ able associations of persons to be coma a body corporate to raise funds to be nnly n TYn*r» cr Vnni* J associations. THE great State of Illinois has oughly opened its heart to the eali for aid for those rendered destitute by thai flood. From every town and eity within its confines, outside of the stricken belt, clothing, food and seed are arriving at, Alton on every train, the average being" a car load aday. Twenty men are busy at the general headquarters assorting and repacking goods for distribution where most needed. Ihe demand for assistance is now stronger than ever, aa the farmers returning to their hemes ana in immediate need of ail that is nece£« - * Uverjr In the White Honw. In all the finest private houses in ihe capital the servants and the foot­ men are in livery, but in the White House the idea prevails that this is a ree and independent country and that no man shall be compelled to wear a badge of servitude. No at­ tendant or servant is ever seen in livery except the coachmen and foot­ men, who are not.on duty inside the house. There is one prominent candi­ date for the Republican nomination who, if ho is elected, has already an­ nounced his determination to change all that, and declares that he will convert even the doorkeepers into Jeames Yellowplushes." He has been heard on several occasions to ex­ press contempt for a custom which allows any attendant in the Presi­ dent's house to appear in business clothes. Kate Field's Washington thinks it would be very impressive to have the doors swung open by liveried flunkies, but if this favorite son is elected he may run against an obstacle when he attempts to comnel members of the metropolitan police force to wearplush small clothes, with gorgeous coats and waistcoats to Cor­ respond. . ' Presenting Anne to » Vat. Some fifty years ago a very high En glish official died in a fortress at a place that is one of the centers-of Brahmanic orthodoxy, and at the mo­ ment when the news of his death reached the sepoy guard at tho main gate, a black cat rushed out of it The guard presented arms to the cat as a salute to the flying spirit of the powerful Englishman; and the coin­ cidence took such a Arm hold of tho locality that up to within a few years ago neither exhortation nor orders could prevent a Hindu sentry at that gate from presenting arms to any cat that passed out at night. The man carried awav witn en- thuslasm is fre^ircntly brought oa*> with disgust saryi to a new start in life. Three toys, Oust and Erie Engh an&' Axel Peterson, aged from 8 to 14 yearij® ha l been -missing from Moline sine* June 7, and were supposed to have run;; oif with the " Sells-Bentfrow circua. Their bodies were recovered Monday morning from a pool of water sixteen to twenty feet deep, which had been formed in a gully near their homea, across which a roadway of earth had recently been constructed without proper piling. It appears 'that* they had been playing on a rudely ccfrfstructcd raft aH this pool-on the evening of the 7th. Doubt exists as to whether Charles Henderson, the boy whose body wta found in bear creek near Yandalia, w«a drowned. ot^ Wa* foully dealt with and his body thrown into the water to cover up the crime. He was an orphan living with J. J. Owens. He was sent to look after some stock and never returned. His clothes were found lying on the bank of the creek and beside them 'ay. an old umbrella that could not be ident­ ified. The boy's face was badly bruise# and on the side of his head was a gas* two inches long. H s lips were badly- swollen and cut, indicating that he had been struck a heavy blow. He left the house alone. Other tracks than thoe# of the boy wero pla:nly seen in th* mud near the creek. The case .is being investigated. A storm which'raged three houm at Lincoln exceeded anything of the kind for the amount of rain which feMf and the terrific lightning which pm«;' vailed evor experienced in this part of Illinois. A dark cloud formed in thi Bouthwest and crossed over Lincoln six times, keeping up a constant downpour of rain, at times sweeping in blinding Bheets. It approached the violence of * gale and the population were appre>* heusiveof a cyclone, but the cloud lifted. Three men were killed by lightnings The dead are: Cornelius HoaglandL Albert Russell, Robert Russell. On paved streets the water was two feet deepi. Surface water washed away sidewalks . . and street crossings. The sewers be» eame overburdened, and Salt Creek' " ' i more than a mile away arose so ; high that the water '• was forced , W1'*: back and rushed out of catchbasins ' - 'v a n d m a n h o l e s . A l l f a m i l i e s r e s i d e - \ ^ ing in the section of the city which J, have been sewered had to flee froo*, J their homes. At least 150 people were homeless/ Sewers caved in and caught Dr. H. B. Brown and team. Mr. and f. r;j Mrs. James E. Hill on horseback, and- W. L. Pegram, who were rescued withr Cy 1 much difficulty. The gas works shuj^V'-iv^l down early, electric street cars sus« As $ fended at dark and have been idle since, " 5.^ and manufacturing establishments were , * closed down. Business men were pre* •' vented from transacting business. Th* loss to the city will b » $l< 0/ 00, to busi­ ness men and householders as much more. Cornelius Hoagland was killed,,.,' while leaning on a post in a shed an#%^^|l surrounded by a 8"ore of people. Albert ~ ^ and Robert Russell wero caught on tha , * • i creek banks two miles from town, ana - 's were found dead close to a tree wher* < they were standing. Other disaster* «» are reported, but beyond half a dozen * * j *• bouses receiving slight damages they are not believed to be serious. The Odd t > Fellows' Orphans' Home waa struck < $ and slightly damaged. Mish Jennie Capps and George Sny- ! |.;j der, of Mount Pulaski,, were married at" 1 Yandalia. b ^ AT Olney, a 3-year-old son of Fred ,5 J Bauman was run over by a binder and horribly cut and mangled before the machine could be stopped. V)( ^ The prohibitionists of the Forty-third ' Senatorial District, comprising the" counties of Jefferson, Marion and Fay- ette, held their convention at Sandoval, and nominated Captain Andrew Bay, ofof® Fayette County, for State Senator andM F. "j. Barbee, of Marion County, for * Representative. Benjamin McCusi, a youn^ rol mill employe at Springfield, eoauaittc suicide by hanging himself in his barn because of the disgrace of his sister, whose betrayer was arrested. Maktix Schoenhkb, of Saint Life-'.' erly, aged 20 years, was overcome by heat while in a boat on the Kankakee , liiver. He fell into the river and w**' drowned. The body was swept awayty the swift current and has not yet bee* recovered. George Lent, a farmer near Macoutah, was sunstruck in the Ml, and his recovery is doubtful. Marwast-f ers have been struck down by the great heat, and horses have fallen dead whil* at work in the fields. oiling aitted rrv-yev*,,-. ! • "v -.'t-.y'-l IMiiMM Wm aV'iiilvf k», AVJ#" 2k *" 1,