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The Cosmos club has a membership -which in- I PWAftD R« r CLAPK COPYfi/CrtT. BY. Mr A PATr&iJQJi 77A3 OJS/A/y /fi£T/rUT£- * & i * •*> * u mm IPP Vrv "1 * S< im' - -•«*"*<» A*' '< > " < * „ 4 <> ~ ̂ - v:>>- > *z - -<./• [ y . x' v" A ' . wk. ̂ ,-* <• , -5* - WimM ,r - i /r t>/ r\EJL / -JL ULlH/./Yl, 3^'CM£'7Mf^Y \ > H.",. /tfur/x ur titH mm «<i ,JV>| eludes some of the greatest scientists of the United States, and, in its non-resident member­ ship, some of the greatest scientists of the world. There are botanists, astronomers, ornitholo­ gists, and, in fact, scientists of all kinds and de­ scriptions, to be found nightly in the great, sweeping parlors of the club's quarters. There is just as much hospitality and Jollity in the club as are to be found in the rooms of any social organization In the world--and learning besides there, also. In order to be a member of the Cos­ mos club you must have something besides money and social standing. It is probable that there are many members "Of other organizations |in Washingtpn, who would be. willing to thro^ f their memberships Into the deep sea, if the act would buy for them admittance into the club of these scientists. The headquarters of the Cosmos club are In the old "Dolly Madison": residence. It was there that the widow of , President Madison lived and neid social sway for years after the death of her husband. During the Civil war, for a time, Admi­ ral Wilkes lived in the Madison house. It was Wilkes who took Mason and Slldell from the Brit­ ish steamer "Trent" ̂ nd thereby nearly brought on war between the United States and Great * Britain at a time when such a war might have insured ultimate victory to the Confederate arms. The biological survey of the United States government has lost the services of Dr. C. Hart Merriam, who for years was the survey's chief, and who in the early days worked so hard to make theservire what he succeeded in making it, one of the most useful departments of govern­ ment. Dr. Merriam has accepted the direction of the Herrlman Foundation for Zoological Re­ search. Mrs. Harrlman, the widow of E. H. Har- riman, the great financier and railroad man, has carried out the wishes of her husband, and has e*t aside a large sum of money to be used for purposes of zoological study. Acting unquestion­ ably in line with her husband's wishes, Mrs. Har­ rlman requested Dr. Merriam to take charge of the work. It Is probable that the former chief of the bio­ logical survey is the foremost authority in the United States In matters pertaining to certain lines of natural history work. It was Dr. Mer­ riam, more than any other man, to whom Theo­ dore Roosevelt went for advice about the scope of his expected work in Africa. The doctor and the colonel have been friends since boyhood; -when in New York state both were pursuing bird studies and exchanging letters on general sub­ jects of natural history. These words about Dr. Merriam and the Har­ rlman Zoological Foundation lead one to tell a stcry about the late financier, which perhaps will throw some light on a side of his life con­ cerning which most people probably know little. One year ago last winter I went south from Washington, bound for Augusta, Ga.p with a friend. E. H Harriman's private car was at­ tached to the train at one of the stations on the way. It happened that my friend was a close per­ sonal acquaintance of Mr. Harriman, and he was "Invited to dine with the financier on his private •car, and was told to bring his friend with him, provided the friend would like to come. There were several men of large affairs at that little dinner party, one at the guests being the president of one of the greatest railroad systems in the world. The conversation, natu­ rally, was about big affairs of the financial world, concerning which I knew very little, and I am free to confess, cared much less. After hearing a good deal about certain things concerning "which the discussion was more or less unintelli­ gible to me, I ventured to break into the conver­ sation and to tell Mr. Harriman that I had Buch of the Journals of the "Harriman Alaska Expedi­ tion" as already had been published, and more­ over, that I had read them. FOr the next two hours I had ample evidence that E. H. Harriman cared for something besides railroads. Ten or twelve years before he had VAMA AwrjYur -LOOKING £A3T fftow mA&am DEPARTMSfrr taken a company of nkturallsts to Alaska with him as his guests. He had had a delightful time with the scientists and they had profited much in a knowledge way by the trip to comparatively new fields. I found that Mr. Kaniuiau was keen­ ly Interested in birds, trees, shells, flowers, stones and mammals, and that he knew and ap­ preciated nature In all Its forms. That was the only time I ever saw El. H. Harriman, but from what he said during the two hours and a half spent in his car that winter night I was not at all surprised when I found out that he had pro­ vided a fund for zoological research. Across Lafayette square, due west from the Cosmos club, Is the vacant Decatur mansion. This house was built by Commodore Stephen De­ catur in the year 1819, and it was from its por­ tals that he went forth one year later to meet his death at the hand of James Barron, also a naval officer, who had challenged Decatur to a duel. It is American history and the circumstances are known to all, but It might be said that it was Barron who was in command of the United States ship Chesapeake at the time it was over­ hauled by the British ship Leopard and searched for alleged deserters from the British navy. Books have been written about Lafayette square, but the stories that are told about the men whose statueB are in the square, and about the men who lived in the houses surrounding it, are endless, and not all of them, perhaps, have found tbeii; way into print. The statue of Lafay­ ette was erected at one corner of the square not long after the statue of Andrew Jackson had been put In place in the center of the square, provided a square can be said to have a center. Lafayette visited America in 1825, and even to­ day one hears occasionally of some living person who remembers his visit. Not long ago there died in Chicago, at her home on Elm street, the aged Mrs. Davidson. She was born In Charleston, 8. C. Her maiden name was Ancrum; she was a granddaughter of Col. William Washington, a first cousin of George Washington. It was William Washington who at the battle of the Cowpens fought a hand-to- hand fight with Colonel Tarleton of the British forces. Colonel Washington succeeded in cutting off the thumb of Tarleton's sword 4iand, and then there was interference which separated the combatants. Lafayette was a strong personal friend of Wll- fisnfir ten nirift in IllUllt Alii liAtft IN 11 TO BF RULE CSalfmarr Berry Has CaHe<t Meet- Meeting for October 4. TO DISCUSS PROPOSED ORDER ilam Washington, and when he visited Charleston in the year 1825 he was a guest at the Ancrum residence, Mrs. Ancrum, the mother of Mrs. Da­ vidson, being a daughter of Colonel Washington. Mrs. Davidson, then a child six or eight years old, remembered the visit perfectly and kept until she died a present which Lafayette had given to Iyer, the grandchild of his old friend and comrade In arms. There is no statue of Washington in Lafaystta square, though one day there may be, tor it i> said to be possible that Andrew Jackson may be put elsewhere and George Washington may take his place. The nearest physical approach, so to speak, that one gets to the first president, in La­ fayette square, is In the White House, which fronts it. It may not be generally known that the White House was completed before Washington died. It was only a few days before his death, as Washington tradition has it, that George and Martha Washington walked through the recently completed White House, to give their approval or disapproval, as It may be, of the arrangement of the rooms. It Is possible that that visit to the capital was the last one which the Father of his Country made, for it was only a short time afterward that he? died at his country seat, Mount Vernon. Reference to Mount Vernon brings to mind the fact that there is living in Washington today an aged man named John Lane, who Is the only living person who ever sa*v George Washington. Now, inasmuch as the Father of his country died 111 years ago, this may seem to be something pretty close to a false statement on Its face, but it is the truth nevertheless. When John Lane wafi a small boy the driver of a stage that ran between Washington and Mount Vernon asked the lad If he wanted a ride, and the answer was a hasty climbing up* to tb* seat of hoftor by the driver. The boy made the trip all the way to Mount Vernon and arrived there Just as they were removing the body of Washington from the old tomb to the new one. In order to make certain that the remains had not been tampered with by ghoul* who not long before had broken Into the old tomb, the ooffln was opened and John Lace, aged ten, was lifted up to look on the face of the Father of his Coun> try. Mr. Lane today Is the only person who survives of the little company which was present at the transfer of the body. ^ ' ,M:iA, • tip'" .r^ /' ' •&> '• IH- • 1 ' ' !%?*'*: v, W' la K. •M FOLLY OF NURSING GRUDGE A. bad memory is often tb4 adjunct of magnanimity. Personal injuries fade out of the formal mlod even when they are not forgiven, bet. where we get a good memory and a bad heart they rankle forever. Tfce act of remembering is, except in rare in­ stances, and among abnormally sen­ sitive people, who often strive to for- iget. pleasurable. There are few recol- leetions which any of us would con ffr\ ' ' sent to lose if we were consulted; but the pleasure to be gained from the going over of grudges, while it is undeniable, is fearfully unwholesome, is liable, in fact, to undermine the moral health altogether. To this form of intemperance the man with an ev- ceptionally long memory is most prone. "How badly I was treated," he says to himself. TlW truth is, I am too good natured, too scrupulous. too highly strung. In this rough world every man should look out for himself"--and he proceeds • to teach some one else the same unfortunate lesson. The constant renewal of his sense of injury has made him think better of himself and act worse by his neighbor than be would ever have done had he been more forgetful. From any expression of determined revenge all decent people now shrink. It Is a passion with which persons above a certain level of cultivation , hardly count. Hard work, more es­ pecially mental work, destroys th< worst forms of rancor. A contlnua/ rush of fresh thoughts tends to fiusfc the memory anil to wash out persona) spite.--San Francisco Bulletin. Railroads May Be Compelled to In­ crease Percentage of Cars Carrying Air Brakes hi a Trata From Fifty to 8eventy»flve. Railroads operating in Illinois may within a few months be compelled to increase the percentage of cars carry­ ing air brakes In a train from 50 to 75. The railroad and warehouse commis­ sion, through Its chairman, Orville F. Berry, has called a meeting for Octo­ ber 4, in Springfield, to discuss the proposed increase of percentages. Railroad officials were notified yester- dfttr /> 9 £k ' fVk rt Qi t*J v/t tllO tunr; 1.1 lig, The commission, under the / Illinois statute, is empowered to increase from j fc5me to time, "after full hearing," the minimum percentage of cars required in a single train to carry such power j brakes as will enable the engineer to control the train from his cab. This law, which went in force July 1, 1905, !s cited in the notices the commission is sending out. All parties interested have been in­ cited to attend the meeting October i. The proposed ruling Is of great im­ portance to railroads, and if adopted will mean the installation of many thousands of dollars worth of addi­ tional ennipmpnt by railroads in the interest of safety of employees and travelers. The ruling If made will ap- )ly to all common carriers engaged In novtng traffic by railroad between ralnts In Illinois. Similarity. Stubbs--What's Jenks making at that fuss about? Penn--His wife gave him a roll-toi desk for a birthday present and ts says it reminds him of her. Stubb---In what way? Penn--It won't shut uj» Harmony in Illinois. The Republican state convention vhich met at Springfield adopted a )latform approving of the administra­ tions of President. Taft and Gov. De- leen. The tariff plank follows the lnes laid down In the president's cam­ paign letter to Chairman McKinley of he Republican congressional commit­ tee. The proceedings were harmoni­ ous. Speaker Cannon in a vigorous speech declared that the time has •»me to keep the Republican faith vhether or not failure be the result. On "the legislative scandals the plat­ form says: •'We denounce the corruption that has been exposed in the last general assembly and demand the most rigid investigation thereof by grand juries and courts; we favor the exhau^ive Investigation of the charges which have been made and punishment where guilt is proven. "We denounce the bi-partisan com­ bination of 60 Democrats and 24 Re­ publicans which controlled the legis­ lative machinery of the house of rep­ resentatives In the last general as­ sembly and disavow any party re­ sponsibility therefore." Broderick Is Given More Time. Attorney Thomas Dawson, counsel for State Senator John Broderick of Chicago, appeared befpre Judge Owen Thompson of the Sangamon county circuit court and was given time in whiah to file specifications in the mo­ tion to quash the Indictment against Broderick. It was expected such action would be taken, but upon the plea of Attor­ ney Dawson that he had not been able to get into shape the many rea­ sons why the indictment should be quashed, the court granted additional time. The first session of the September Sangamon county grand jury was held In the courthouse. Only anti-saloon cases were brought before the grand Jury, snd probably the first Important case will be that of Harrison Yokum, who is held to the grand Jury by the coroner's Inquest over the remains of Ikti McDonald, whom Yukum con­ fessed to shooting on a North Ninth street car. Will Detail Manual Training In Europe. R. T. Hleronymous, formerly presi­ dent of Eureka college at Eureka, and present secretary of the Illinois Edu­ cational commission, has returned from a tour of Europe in which he has devoted time to the study of methods employed in European schoolB of man­ ual training, domestic science and ag­ riculture. With his return It Is possible for the commission to proceed with its work of studying into these subjects. State Superintendent Blair accordingly has announced the commission will re­ sume its work with the end In view of submitting to the next general assem­ bly some suggestions along lines of- proposed educational laws. Alfred Bayllss of Macomb, another member of the commission, also has returned from a two months' visit In England. New, Corporations. The following Chicago corporations were licensed by the secretary of state: Railway and Traction Supply com­ pany, $2,500; manufacturing railway supplies; W. S. Barbee, D. C. Barbee, Thomas A. Barbee. Artistic Novelty Manufacturing com­ pany, $2,500; novelties; H. Von Med- ing, H. G. MacLellan, Kenneth Mac- Lei lan. Elk Tailoring company, $2,500; tai­ loring; Elias Mayer, Sydney Stein, H. M. Rosenblum. Illinois Coal to Last Ages. Illlnolsans need have no fear of the exhaustion of the coal supply within their state, at least for many genera­ tions. Consolation for those who look ask­ ance at the apparent Inroads the mam­ moth mines are making upon coal veins are found in some calculations of Chief Statistician J. D.; Roper of the state bureau of labor statistics. "I am going on the presumption that the veins gfjhe state held 261,400,000,- 00P of coal before the development of th« field was begun," said Mr, Roper. | Prison Delegates Are Named. Among the 1S5 delegates named by Governor Deneen to attend the Inter­ national Prison congress and the American Prison association con­ gress, which will meet at Washington from September 26 to October 2, and from October 2 to 8, respectively, were the following from Cook county: Miss Jane Addams, Charles B. Ail­ ing, James R. Angell, Albert C. Barnes, Harry A. Bigelow, James J. Barbour, Dr. Sanger Brown, Orrln N. Carter, Dr. Archibald Church, P. B. Crossley, William H. Crudden, Clar­ ence Darrow, Alfred D. Eddy, Dr. W. A. Evans, Michael P. Evans, Bishop Samuel Fallows, Dr. Henry B. Favlll, Gustave F. Fisher, Stephen A. Foster, Prof. Ernest Freund, Herbert J. Fried­ man, W. C. Graves,' Dr. William Healy, Dr. R. W. Holmes, Willard E. Hotchkiss, Robert N. Holt, Thcmas Hoyne, Julius Kahn, George Kersten, Kenesaw Landls, Frank J. Loesch, F. Emory Lvon. Dr. O F\ Lydston, N. W. MacChesney, Julian W. Mack, Robert H. McCormick, Robert McCurdy, John P. McGoorty, W. H. McSurely, H. H. C. Miller, Dr. Harold N. Moyer, James Mullenback, Hairy Olson, George B. Peck, W. M. Plnckiaey, Roscoe Pound, W. C. Rigby, Dr. Thor Rothstein, Frank P. Sadler, Dr. Charles Zeleth, E, W. Sims, Hariy E. Btnoot, Prof. Graham Taylor, L. T. Stewart, Henry W. Thurston, R. S. Tuthlll, Capt. Frank P. Terrell, John E. W. Way- man, George H. White, John L. Whit­ man, James H. Wilkerson, Hobart P. Young, Bishop Charles P. Anderson, Bishop Charles E. Cheney, Rev. Goit- fred Nelson, Rev. H. R, Reed, Rev. D. f\ Thomas, Rev. William F. McDow­ ell, Archbishop James • E. Quigley, Jenkins Lloyd Jones, George Shaw Cook, Rev. Eugene L. Conklin, Gen. E. Fielding, Commander Thomas Estill, Dr. Emil G. Hirsch, Dr. Charles Hen­ derson, William A. Dyche, Dr. Abram W. Harris, Dr. O. C. Wilhite. Year Shows State Banks Prosperous. Springfield.--State banks of Illinois, including those of Chicago, are shown to be in flourishing condition by the statement of their conditions and busi­ ness for the year ending June 30, 1910, which Auditor McCullough issued. The combined capital of the 436 state banks in the state outside of Chicago is $54,123,3t)0, and the undi­ vided profits of the same banks is $11,388,244.69. The gross earnings for the year were $30,722,206.27 and the net earnings $10,013,763.38. The time savings deposits amounted to $224,603,994.64, an increase of $22,- 223,704.62 over the last year. The number of savings depositors was 739,- 447, an increase of 62,118 over last year. The combined capital of the Chicago state banks, 44 in number, is $32,- 325,000, and the undivided profits $7,247,006^77. The gross earnin&B were $22,537,463.58 and the net earnings $7,064,694.52. The time savings deposits were $183,583,433.65, an increase of $19,745,- 236.91 over the year before. The num­ ber of savings depositors was 558,466, an Increase of 50,478 over the year be­ fore. Scrogin Say* Option Gains. Ei'nest A. Scrogin, legislative super­ intendent of the Illinois Antl-Saloon league takes issue with Anton Cermak, secretary of the United Societies, who is quoted as saying the "wets" won in the late primary election. According to Mr. Scrogin, Mr. Cermak is away off in his calculations when he says that the fate of local option was de­ cided by the election and that It is a failure. Mr. Scrogin makes the state­ ment, which he says in borne out by the facts, that the "drys" made dis­ tinct gains throughout the state and that an analysis of the vote will show It. He claims that figures based upon the number of men openly supported by the league and who were nomina­ ted are misleading, because many of the men who were nominated did not desire open indorsement, but were nevertheless pledged to county option. The real test, he declares, will come at the November election, and In any event there is no tjanger of the repeal of the present local option law. New Interlocker Will Be Ordered. Chairman Orville F. Berry of the state railroad and warehouse commis­ sion served the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis railway and the Chicago & Alton railroad With a citation to appear be­ fore the commission. on the morning of October 8. The roads Will be asked to show oause why an Interlocker should not be installed at the Inter­ section. of the roads at Third and Madison streets. The action of the commission fol­ lows closely upon the wreck which oc- cuiyed at the crossing in which a Chi­ cago, Peoria & St. Louis engine was partially demolished in a collision with a north-bound Alton freight train. The C., H. & D. has In addition to their regular trains formulated a schedule of extra and special trains which the management believes Is the best service the company has ever of­ fered Its patrons, and will if necessary add to it should traffic to the state fair crowds demand It. Aak Unfranchised Railroad's 8tatu*. Can a railroad which operates with­ out a franchise properly petition the state railroad and warehouse commis­ sion of Illinois for the right, and can It be granted the right to cross in­ tersecting lines of railroad with the same liberality as a railroad properly franchlsed? This question, presented for the first time to the commission, was brought up in a special meeting In the course of argument on the matter of several proposed crossings in East St. Louis. The case arises from the petitions of the St. Louis & East Side Belt ter­ minal for permission to build a grade crossing over the Southern railway, the East St. Louis & Carondolet, the East St. Louis Connecting railway, the Transfer and the city street railway, all in East St. Louts. The five roads are defendants In the action and when the case came up they filed an answer to the plaintiff road's petition in which thejf alleged the plaintiff road, the Belt Terminal, is not operating under the terms of a franchise. , N E W S o r I L L I N O I S Bloomington.--Miss Charlotte Hess, daughter of a Villa Grove bust* ness man, Sails from San Fran­ cisco for Kobe,' Japan, where in Octo­ ber she will marry Prof. Roy Smith of a college there. The couple became acquainted while students at the Uni­ versity of Illinois three years ago. Mise Hess has fitted herself to aid her husband In teaching in the orient, and CCupiS will CaTTjF Oii rolijivua io* straction together. Mollne.--Fred Stromer, a self-pro­ fessed druggist, has been arrested for making his wife Imbibe his home­ made medicines, which contained everything up to worms. Mrs. Strom­ er Is ill with dropsy from the effects. Rockford.--Assailed by a drunken crowd of men who sought to assault a negro In his custody, Deputy Sheriff John Dreynwolz had to pull out his revolver to defend himself and the man la his charge before the mob dis­ persed. Streator. -- The feature of the session of the Illnois Liquor Deal­ ers' association was an address by Timothy L, McDonough, president of the National Association of Liquor Dealers. He asked the convention to work for cleaner saloons, for the pass­ age of sane laws and urged the dele­ gates to hjlp see that such laww, If oassed, were obeyed. Of the officers now serving all, with possibly a few minor exceptions, are likely to be re­ elected. The nominations were made. Quincy is the most prominent candi­ date as the next convention city. Waukegan.--Luigi. Dentiello was srtuck and knocked down by a freight car, three cars passing over htm, his left hand being cut off and his" left shoulder severely inlured and sustain­ ing other severe contusions and inju­ ries to the right hand. Jollet.--Only a nearby tank, filled with water, saved a Jollet man from being burned to death, as he was drawing oil at the Chicago OH Re­ fining company. Seeing his clothing ignited with fire, he hastily jumped, into the tank. Bk>omington.<^-The Illinois Bar­ tenders' association opened the tenth annual state convention here with a large attendance. Ttie Chicago delegation arrived. Mayor Carlock de­ livered the address of welcome. Rou­ tine business was transacted. Galesburg.--In order to keep from bunnlng over a woman, Robert John­ son wrecked Ills machine and. endan­ gered his life in the process. The car collided with , a telegraph pole, be­ ing wrecked completely. Pontlac.--Palmer R. O'Connell has been granted a patent on an unique Invention for the dispelling of fog. It Is an electrical device that will clear the air by electric waves within a ra­ dius of getween 15 and 20 miles. Springfield.--Grand Jury subpoenas will be issued by State's At­ torney Edmund Burke tor ' Beveral members of the legislature charged with "Jack-potting" and also for one man who it is said was offered money to vote for William Lorimer for the United States senate. Rockford. -- Grazed by a bullet which had exploded on a street car track, was the queer experience of a Rockford man. How the buller clear­ ed the car, which exploded and struck the pedestrian is ratftjpr mys­ terious. ^ "1 Vifenna.--Thomas Sheridan, state's attorney of Johnson county, shot and Instantly killed Harry Thacker, the rtouble arising as the result of .criti­ cism on the part of Sheridan over the official acts of Thacker's father, who is county commissioner. Jollet--A member of the numerous centipede family, the specimen being over an inch long, was found in the water coming f roa hym -d dlufwyp water coming from a hydrant at the factroy of the Keltle-Doughty com­ pany. Aurora.--Little boy, big Jug--full of gasoline; parlor match, house on fire, fire department to the scene. Such was the tragedy enacted In the home of Philip Jungles when his little SOD discovered a Jug of the explosive li­ quid and applied a match to it. Sterling--Miss Evelyn Beehler, a beautiful school teacher, caught and held a bugr rlanorerhlomef ta m mm held a burglar In her room after knock­ ing him down with a wash bowl, and then forcing him to admit that he had robbed other places. Freeport--Enemies of Frank B. Koenig took revenge t>y pouring am­ monia over a valuable horse. Mollne.--The city plans to increase the filter bed capacity at the water works to 7,500,000 gallons a day. Peoria -- Bert Wyles, a fireman, missed his aim in attempting* to board a moving aerial truck, and was killed under its wheels. Cherry.--Two more bodies, be­ lieved to be those of Lewis and Frank Bauman, have been taken from the Cherry mine. Seaton.--Robbers failed to profit by looting the post office, but got $65 by blowing the safe in Greer ft Reilly*8 general store. Kankakee.--While seeking a place to sleep for the night, a tramp en­ tered a box car on the Big Four road, and found an unidentified man with his head nearly cut off. In the man's hat was the name H. C. Canfleld. A i^ior was found on the car floor, and it Is believed to be a caae of suicide. Vermont.--Deciding to slide down an embankment while hunting and not wishing to be bothered with his gun, fourteen-year-old Alvey Price de­ cided to let the weapon precede him. When the gun struck the bottom of the embankment it was discharged, the shot striking and killing the boy. Leroy.--By moving up and down, as he was hitched to a tree, a horse dis­ lodged a shotgun from the buggy, the firearm fall/tig In such a way that it was discharged, shooting the horse In the himl quarters. Champaign.--Converted at an evan­ gelistic meeting, William Snapp, aged 21, residing at Gifford, about 20 miles from here, was struck by lightning the following morning and instantly killed. Joliet.--President Timothy Pell of the Central Trade and Labor council was attacked by two men, being bad­ ly bruised In the scuffle. The incidepf has been laid to strike troubles •I m - V: etlta-Avf V'fUiLSit£J». <