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He declared '-;&*' iv that the omnibus appropriation bill, providing $15,000,000 for the operation of the state offices, all deficiency ap­ propriations, all personal relief claims and the $26,000 to pay mileage of mem­ bers of the assembly are unconstitu­ tional and void. The omnibus bill is declared -Void because of several items contained in It It is asserted that the pay of heads of departments cannot be ap­ propriated in this way because they are state officers and their salaries must be appropriated in accordance with constitutional provisions. Money appropriated in this bill for expenses of the various state officers is declared Invalid because it is an additional perquisite and therefore violates the 'provisions of the constitution. Some of the items of the omnibus |>i!l are not included in the title, some of them afp deficiencies and one, 93,000, for the commission to revise the building laws, is declared Invalid' because that commission Is not con­ stitutionally named. The appropriation of $26,000 as in­ cidental expenses to pay the mileage of members of the generalassembly Is declared invalid on the ground that it Is an additional perquisite. The appropriation of $96,661 to pay Various claims for personal injury, etc., is declared Invalid because the court of claims did not recommend any of the items In the various bills. The appropriation of $468,802 to pay deficiencies In the various state departments and of the various state commissions Is declared invalid on the ground that the constitutional pro­ vision prohibits any state official from expending more money or assuming more obligations than are covered in appropriations. The suits were filed by Stevens and Horndon of Springfield who will work In conjunction with Vroman, Monro and Vroman. It is alleged in the bill that the pay­ ment of any of the sums mentioned would be a misappropriation of pub­ lic funds and an injustice to the'tax payers. The suit directly attacks the policy of different state boards In handling thefr own prosecution and alleges this duty to be with the attorney gen­ eral. It also slaps at the $152,000 ap­ propriated for the attorney general fpr office work and brief work un­ specified and unitemized. The following bills passed by the recent general assembly were filed with the secretary of state without the approval of Governor Dunne. Ail of them will become ISWB: H. B. 314--Tice: Regarding the or­ ganization of co-operative associations for the sale of merchandise at the smallest cost. H. B. 357--Thomason: Providing fqr the admission of graduates of the eighth grade of the public schools to recognized high schools. The tuition fee Is to be paid from the state dis­ tributive fund. - H. B. G63--Perkins: Attending the pore food act H. I). 841--Committee: Appropriat­ ing $50,000 for an armory ct Mon­ mouth. R. B. 921--Committee: Amending the law In relation to roads and bridges. Illinois tnebrptfration*. The following corporations were li­ censed by Secretary of State Lewis O. Stevenson: The Galena Tile Roof and Construc­ tion company, Galena; capital, $5,000. To manufacture tile roefing. Incorpo­ rators--William Gtacy, James E. Pur- long and Jacob *• Meffley. Southern Illinois Light and Power company, Hillsboro; $1,000,000 to $2.- 000,000. Glenn Pure Ice company, Beards- town; capital, $15,000; to manufacture and deal in artificial ice. Miller-Dickinson Lumber company. Chicago, $60,000; to manufacture and sell timber and lumber of all kinds. Louis K. Miller, H. C. L,evinson and Max Daniels. Correspondent, Harrv C. Levison, 29 South LaSalle street, Chicago. Radium Iron and Lumber company, Chicago; capital $50,000. To do a general brokerage and commission business. Incorporators--M. M. Hunt. John A. Massen and H. Forner. Railway Educational Pressr Chi­ cago; capital, $2,500. To pubtfbh and sell books and pamphlets. Incorpora­ tors Freemont Arnfleld, Maurice Kosyns and Warden Pease. Real Estate Mortgage company, Chi­ cago; capital, $1,000. To engage !n the real estate business. Incorpora­ tors--Max Robinson, Harry p. Munns and Fred Lowenthal. Merchants' Warehouse company. Pe­ oria; capital, $10,000. To do a general storage and warehouse business. In­ corporators--George J. Jochem, Jake Terveen and M. D. Doubet. Oliver A Co. (Inc.), Chicago; cap­ ital, $2,000. To do a real estate agency business. Incorporators -- John L. Pearson. Walter D. Herrick and L. M. Brenner., Pilgrim Temperance Beverage works Chicago; capital, $8,000. To manufacture and sell beverages of all kinds. Incorporators--Archibald W. Loss, Mary A. Loss and Claries HL Warae. 'k I1lt»»la Mas Four "Daughters." Illinois is able to boast of four real daughters of the American revolution, the father of each having been a soldier of the Revolutionary war. Mem­ bers of the Illinois department of the organization delight in honoring them. The four women are Mrs. Josephine Wodesky of Lincoln, Miss Clarissa Mc- Manners of Henry, Mrs. Mary Smith Kimery of Neoga and Mrs. Jane Mc­ Coy of Oakley. All are in good health and bid fair to permit Illinois to boast of containing four real daught­ ers for many years to come. Mrs. Wodesky of Lincoln had • brother who was . a member of the law firm of which Abraham Lincoln was senior partner. She knew Lin­ coln well. She was born in Balti­ more, Md., in 18-30, and Is the only survivor of a family of seven chil­ dren. Her father, Samuel Davis, en­ listed in the War of the Revolution as a bugler. During the entire war he kept a diary, which is now cher> ished by Mrs. Wodesky. Mrs. Wodesky was married in Bal­ timore and came to Lincoln with her husband in 1847. Although past 85, she has borne her years lightly and is as active as a woman of 60. She keeps well posted upon current events and is an interesting conversational^ 1st. Mrs. Wodesky is honorary mem­ ber of the New York city and Dan­ ville, 111., chapters, and a member of the Lincoln chapter. She receives a monthly pension, voted by the Illi­ nois department.' Mrs. Jane McCoy resided at Har­ per's Perry, Va., at the time of the John Brown raid and was acquainted with Brown and many of the princi­ pals in that dramatic episode'. Troops were encamped upon the home farm and all of the buildings, except the house, were destroyed. Mrs. McCoy has lived "in Oakley* since the begin­ ning of the Civil war. She was born in Virginia and was married to Ham­ ilton McCoy In 1857. Her father, James Russell, fought throughout the revolution, including the battle of Yorktown. Mrs. McCoy was his nine­ teenth child. She is the only sur­ vivor of twenty-one children. The school house is Loudoun county, Va._ which she attended, was constructed of logs and the desks of clapboard, resting upon pegs attached to the walls. In her day, the tailors and shoemakers went from house to house taking orders. Miss Clarissa McManners erf Henry, whose father was a soldier of the revolution, celebrated her eighty-first birthday anniversary on March 29. He was born near Andboy, N. J. His father was a soldier of the French and Indian wars, and was killed In battle. Driving to the army with a load of supplies, pulled by a yoke of oxen, McManners enlisted after his arrival and was assigned to Putnam's division. He was in the battles of Brandywine, White Plains and Tren­ ton. Miss McManners, the pnly survivor of twenty children, was bonr Miarch 29, 1834. When she was two years of age, her parents went to Sheffield, Ohio. The father died there in 1845 and four years later the mother and children moved to Henry. Miss Mc­ Manners was a school teacher for twenty-five years. She then became housekeeper for her brother David and since his death, twenty-five years ago, she has lived alone. Her mother died in 1861. Miss McManners is a woman of high intellectual attainments and has been active in the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is proud of the distinction of being a real daugh­ ter. , Mrs. Mary Jaaue Smith Kimery of Neoga was SO years of age on Peb. 15 last. Her father was Elijah Smith, who enlisted in the Revolutionary war in 1776. He fought until 1781. Mrs. Kimery was a small child when her father died. After his death, she came wes* and married. She is now making her home with her daughter, Mr& John Kimery of Neognt^, - ' THE FORTUNES OF WAR MS) 5 fHiCAGO I«|IUN4 Kilt FIRES BIG LINER L : EXPLOSION ON STEAMSHIP MIN­ NEHAHA PERIL8 AMMUNITION. V»iel li» War Trade Forced jfco ^urn Back--Arrives at Halifax Still Aflre. Halifax, N. 8., July 13.--The steam­ er Minnehaha of the Atlantic Trans­ port line, bound for London, arrived In the harbor with a fire still burning In her cargo, the flames having spread from No. 3 hold into No. 4. The ship Is hot from stem to stern and the dam­ age is believed to be extensive. : " New York. July 10.--While the [At­ lantic transport liner Minnehaha, the largest British ship engaged in the transport of munitions of war to the allies, is making her way to port at Halifax, after having been turned back from her course by an explosion and fire in her cargo, officials of the line are making, every effort to learn the details of the accident It 1B widely reported to have been caused by a bomb set by Prank Holt supposedly demented peace advocate, who before taking his life in the Mlneola jail, wrote to his wife that he had placed a bomb on a liner leaving New York. The Minnehaha sailed Saturday for Liverpool. When she was 570 ibile* southeast of Halifax an explosion in hold No 3 set fire to her cargo, and for a time it was feared that her great supplies of ammunition might "be blown up and the vessel sunk. The explosive part of her cargo, however, was stored in a separate hold'; and after a hard fight the crew extin­ guished the blaze and the ship and cargo are now believed safe, though the seriousness of the fire Is indi­ cated by the fact that the vessel was forced to turn back. NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR imimMiiiminnimi 50 KNOWN TO BE DEAD FULL EXTENT OF STORM DAMAGE NOT KNOWN. Indiana's Death List ami Property ' Loss Increased on Restoration of Telephony Service. Chicago, July 9.--Although the fall extent of the damage wrought by the storm of Wednesday night is not known, conservative estimates re­ ceived from the seven states visited by the tornado placed tfcc total prop­ erty and crop loss at more than $2? 000,000. The total losa of life Is not known, but according to the latest figures on the victims of the general storm, was i0, with approximately 75 persons still unaccounted for. Indianapolis, July 9. -- Indiana's death list, as well as the extent of crop and property loss as the result of Wednesday's terrific storms, was materially increased following the restoration of telephone service to the -various rural districts. Latest reports added five victims and indicated that the total damage would fall not far short of $1,000,014). Near Washington, Ind., in Daviejs county, four persons lost their liv<,s, and three others suffered injuries that may prove fatal. The three-year-old twin daughters ef Mr. and Mrs. James Moore were crushed to death when their home collapsed. Joel Lyon, a farmer, was killed In the ruins of his house and •Howard Ward, farmer, was drowned in a swollen stream. Crop Report Is Issued. "" With oats 38 per cent better the last rrtonth than in June of 1914, and with winter wheat averaging 90 per cenW of normal throughout the state. Illinois crops at present assume a con­ dition which forebodes prosperous harvests. Conditions on June 20, as compiled. In the office of the state board of agri­ culture, were announced by Secretary B. M. ^Davison of the hoard-as fol­ lows: Com!--A slight increase 1n the area planted to corn for the 1915 crop |g re­ ported. In the northern and southern divisions of the state the area is 101 per cent as compared with last year, and 100 per cent In central Illinois. The June 20th condition of corn is 81 per cent of normal, in northern and southern Illinois, and 89 per cent In central Illinois, a state average of 84 per cent. Corn has made slow growth, owing to cool weather and excessive rainfall. Several counties in the north­ ern division report damage to corn from cut, wire and grub worms,*'and a dozen counties in the state report a Tew chinch bugs still - Resigns State Job. . ^ • Jeremiah W. O'Rourke, for several sessions a picturesque member of the Illinois legislature, representing the country towns district of Cook coun­ ty in the lower house, has resigned the legislative job to become postmas­ ter of HarVey. his home town. Gov­ ernor Dunne has accepted the resig­ nation. Mr. O'Rourke, whose original­ ity and fearlessness of expression won him a prominent place in the legisla­ ture, as well as many friends, was chairman of the civil service commit­ tee in the last session. : v Vetoes Movie Censorship' ' The motion picture censorship has been vetoed by Governor Dunne. The veto was decided upon by the gdv ernor before he left Springfield for Chicago and was announced by hi's secretary, William L. Sullivan. The bill provided for the appointment of a board of censors to censor ail pic­ tures shown in the state. Strong op­ position was made to the bill by Chi­ cago city authorities, on the ground that it wjpiitld result in the abtlitlon of the Chicago censorship board, with- oat giviMg qdewurts ceesorshij*. Hume, Mo., July 12.--A call for the observance of national pay-up week; January 1 to 8, 1916, was issued here. That week every person in the Unit­ ed States will hare a chance to. pay what he OWCB and start the new year square with the world. The call is the effect of pay-up week in Hume last Uune. r Terre Haute, Ind., July IS.--A half- formed whirling tornado struck »a farming district over the state line in Edgar county, 111., and carried away several buildings. Forty acres of wheat In shock on W. Sidenbender's farm was carried away so cleanly that there is no trace of it McClain Bar- caw's house was carried a hundred feet and dropped, demolished. The roof and windows of the poor farm build'.ng were destroyed. At Grand- view and Kansas-much damage-was done. , New York, July 11.--J. p. Morgan, who was shot twice last week in at? tempt on his life by Erich Muenter, alias Frank Holt, wa* "feeling fine and dandy," It was said at his office here. Madison, Wis., July 12.--Under the Eugenic marriage law the number of weddings In Wisconsin declined from 21,052 in 1913 to 17,245 in 1914. a drop of 3,807--nearly 20 per cent New York. July 9.--Both the Phila­ delphia and the Saxonia, which were warned to look out for a bomb sup« posed to have been placed aboard one of them by Frank Holt, have |>een heard from by wireless^ 1 ^ Envlr Pasha Leade Turlfe. .vw'\ London, July 12.--A dispatch states that there is some foundation for the report that Gen. Liman von Sanders was wounded by Turks in the fact that JSnvir Pasha has assumed com­ mand of troops at Gallipoll Austria Begs Pardon. Vienna. July 12.--The Austrian gov­ ernment on Friday apologized to Fred­ erick G Penfield, the American am­ bassador, because the Neues Wiener Tageblatt printed an attack upon Preaident Wilson. <c DESCRIBES MURDER OF WHITE Harry Thaw Insists He Fired at Architect When Latter Made Threatening Move. New York, July 12.--Harry K, Thaw on the witness stsnd at the trial to de­ termine whether he has recovered bis sanity retold* on Friday the story of how be killed Stanford White. He said he shot White after he saw him move his hand toward his pocket. Thaw remained composed during his long grilling by Deputy Attorney Qeneral Cook. "Why did you kill Stanford White?" Thaw replied calmly: "I do not really know--except that he wronged Evelyn. "I saw Mr. White at a table. I walked up and shot him," said Thaw. "I was allowed to go back and see Mrs. Evelyn Thaw. I told her that I had shot White. "With White dead, she' had nothing to fear from further mistreatment and disgrace." A doctor declared that Evelyn Nes- bit Thaw was too sick to go to New York to testify. NEW ORLEANS BATTLES RATS &b9,1S1 Rodents Killed Since 1). •. Gov­ ernment Took Charge of i_ Plague Situation, New Orleans. La.. July 10.--Since federal authorities took charge of the bubonic plague situation here and be­ gan a year ago a canpaign against rats. 369,151 rodents have been trapped and killed, according to a report mads public by Dr. R. H. Creel of the United States public health service. Destroy British Supplied ; Berlin, July 10.--The bombardment of Arras. France, resulted in the de­ struction of British stores there and also prevented the regrouping of French forces, it was announced. The cathedral was burned. ^ ̂ • i t -Young Girl Murdered. Rockford. 111., July 10.--Bonita Gates, aged fifteen, was murdered by John Spangler. twenty-five, a farm hand employed by the girl's father Spangler then drew a razor across his «n throat and-dtedt;--, Type Made Into Shot ~ Geneva, July 10.--Austrian military authorities are seizing printing presses and type and converting them into war munitions, according to Vienna advices. vi? Justice Hughes Dfenlaa * {Mew York, July 13.--A report re­ ceived here fron, Rangeley, Me . states that Justice Hughes of the Supreme court has denied the writ to Charles Becker, under the death penalty foi* the murder of Herman Rosenthal, -- ' , Want llg Share of Loan. •. London, July 13.--The London City and Midland bank and Lloyd's bank:^ each applied for $105,000,000 worth of the new BritlsL war loan of $1,250,- 000,000. These are by far the largest att|>scriptioD8 yet announced. ' ̂ SUPPLIES ALWAYS ON HAND Britlah Claim to Hav»> Made Transport System to the Front as Perfect aa Is Possible. When it Is mentioned that 2,000 tons of goods--food and other necessities-- are sent every day from the base de­ pots to the firing line of the British army, some idea of the gigantic task of the army service will be gathered This enormous weight of goods, says Harold Begbie, comes almost entirely from England, for we are not buying in France even so perishable a neces­ sity as milk. Vast stores are brought from England and loaded into sheds at the base depots. All day by motor dory and railway truck supplies for the troops are sent as near as possible to the firing lines And Just as reserves are accumulated in the docks, so reserves are accumu­ lated near the front, since an accident to the railways might cut off the fight­ ing soldiers' supplies. On one occasion there was a delay on the railways of 36 hours, but not only did the soldier at the front get all his food and ammunition, but he did not even have to draw oh the re­ serves I have mentioned; regimental stories were sufficient for his need. Everything goes by clockwork. There is no room for an accident--London Tit-Bits. Gloomy Observation. "Do you think the world is getting better?" "I don't know anything about it" replied the melancholy observer. "It seemed to be doing very well for a time, but, judging from the European news, I should say it is suffering a terrible relapse." LOOK YOUR BEST Aa to Your Hair and 8kln, Cutlcurn Will Help You. Trial Free. His Views. Breaking away from the house, the man hurried to his club, dropped into a chair and breathed a long sigh of relief. He had at last got away from one aunt, three cousins and two sec­ ond cousins, up-country guests'of his *lfe. : A member sitting near laid aside his paper and asked: "How do you stand on the subject of foreign rela­ tions?" "That is a fair question," returned the other, "and deserves a fair an­ swer. In principle and practice you can put me down as favoring their internment in Schoharie county seven days a week for 52 weeks each year until 1963." Reason for Hit Belief. 1 never saw such a; sunerftltlotts fellow as Bixby." / > "What's his latest?"' ! "Why, he's been trying all the morning to prove that 1915 Is an un- tacky year. He'B manipulated the figures 1-9-1-5 with addition, subtrac­ tion, multiplication, division and the rple of three." I "What has he found that aeema an lucky?" "Nothing, except that when he add ed 1-9-1-5 together and subtracted the total, 1«. from 1915 it left 1899." "Yes?" - "And that was the year he mar­ ried." No War This Tlmo. Critical Husband--This beef Isn't fit to eat Wife--Well, I told the butcher that If it wasn't good I would send you around to his shop to give him a thrashing; and I hope you'll take someone with you, for he looked pret­ ty fierce, and I didn't like the way he handled his big knife. Husband--Humph! Oh, well, I must say I've seen worse meat than this. Too Capable. "What? you've fired yoor^ chauf­ feur? I thought you considered him a very capable man." "So I did, but it's only lately I've found osu some of the big things he's capable of." Difficult Crossing. Bacon--1 see Japan is considering a plan to bridge the Shimonoseki straitB at a cost exceeding $10,000,000. Egbert--I'm not surprised at the cost. It's an awful name to get over. On a Ladder. Hampton--How aia you got the paint on your coat? Rhodes--From the men higher up. British troops serving in India are paid by the Indian government. The Soap to cleanse an<! purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal. These fragrant super-creamy emollients pre­ serve the natural purity and beauty of the skin under conditions which, if neglected, tend to produce a state of irritation and disfigurement Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept XY, Boston. 8old everywhere.--Adv. ^ Their Effect. "What was Elma giving her father such warm thanks about? "Her new summer furs." The specific gravity of cork is 24 and that of ebony 133. Candy Relieves Fatlguo. v .. The value of candy is recognized t/f.- mllltary authorities. The" British sol*v p diers in France are reported as coai^1; ^§1? suming "prodigious quantities oi * 3: sweets." A captain at the front wltH ^ tfce British army reports that the can* teen has "five times the demand fo£ sweets that was expected, and one** - fifth the demand for beer." The Aua» auajjb exxcauiyeu in £jgypt uave eausifc y ^ all the chocolate to be had In Cairo. Scientists contend the sugar ha* . much food value and is a good sub* stltute for alcohol. Chocolate, for ex- - ,-'\v ample, Is harmlessly stimulating. Sol- ' diers have discovered what scientist* knew before, that sugar, will rellev# fatigue quickly and give a sense of • i strength that is real without the sub- •<: sequent depression experienced those who use spirits. Sugar and can#; V >5 dies are found to he useful not only J'L *'• to the physically tired, but to those who suffer mental ^rha'iAn,--W^*1*' '*> plaster Gazette. 'r;: ••••.. \ <«i: 'i; 3? Drink Denlsen'e Colrea V Always pure and delicious* 'L|j Train up a child in the way hO m he'll take - a rectlon. flyer in tice opposite d!l«. Th© Effects of Opiates. THAT INFANTS are peculiarly STtFceptible to opium and !ta '"'larloua' preparations, all of which are narcotic, is we'll known. Even in tha smallest doses, if continued, these opiates cause changes in the func­ tions and growth of the cells which are likely to become permanent, causing imbecility, mental perversion, a craving for aloohoi or narcotics in later life. Nervous disessss. such as intractable nervous dyspepsia and lack of staying powers are a result of dosing with opiates or narcotics to keep children quiefc • In their infancy. The rule among physicians is that children should never receive opiates in the smallest doses for more a day at a time, only then if unavoidable. The administration of Anodynes, Drops, Cordials, Soothing Syrups and Other narcotics to children by any but a physician cannot be too strongly decried, and the druggist should not be a party to it. Children who are ill need the attention of a physician, and it Is nothing * nWm« (9 dose them willfully with narcotics. Castoria contains no narcotics if it bean the v - signature of Chas. H. Fletcher. r~r _ - j// V/7 J (tannine €astoria always teeara the signature ml C\T LOSSES SURELY PREVENTED . /| I by. Cutt«r'» Blackleg Plllt. I.ow-tip Western stockmen, because they pr»t»ct where other vaccine* fall. Wrlto for booklet 1 and testlBioniaiB. IS-deM pk|(. Blaokleg Plllt $1.00 S0-doM pkie. Blacklej Pilla 4.00 Use any Injector, but Cutter'n best. The TOMriorltr of Cutter products la due to over IS years of apodal 17.1 n< In vaeelaw and urumt only. latUt Cattar'a. If unobtainable, order dlreet. Tfet Cattar Lakeralary. Berkeley, Cat* ar Cklaaaa. UL LEG DAISY FLY KILLER srES $ tlea. Neat, clean, oft j n&mental. eoOTealaa^ cheap. Last* all I•••son. | metal, caatiplllortla oreri will not Boll of [Injure anythicf. Ooarar.tMd «CectttT% ' AlldaalMWortMaS eipreee paid tar VA •AKOLD HOMERS. 1M Be Kalk 4ve.. Breeklya. •. *, It Didn't Work. The crowded car was overflowing. - "Get off the step," the conductor cried. "I've got to shut the door." "Don't mind me," replied the man on the step. "Close It if you like. Tt's true that I have a couple of sample packages of dynamite in my overcoat pockets and the windows might be broken and the roof blown off, but don't hesitate on my account 1 haven't many friends, anyway, and I don't think many would sorrow over my early demise. Go ahead and close your door." , Jv Then the conductor closed it > : 7 Delicate Ground. "What is to be the subject of your graduating essay, Clarice?" " 'Beyond the Alps Lies Italy.' Do you think I could' venture to uae that?" "Why not? It has been used be­ fore with a modicum of success." "I know, but things are so tangled just now. Would It seem to indicate a disregard of the requirements o! strict neutrality, think you?"--Puck. Prize Drawing. "I hear Jack has fooled us all and got married." "Yes, he went way down to New Orleans for his bride. I understand he had known her only a very few days." "Sort of a Louisiana lottery for Jack, eh?" A father likes it, but a mother al­ ways resents it when her son is called "Bill" instead of "William." Love ia a malady of the mind that swells the head but makes $10 look like 30 cents. The Floor Did. Jimmy, .five years old, had discov» ered that he could do a few tarns oft the swinging rings In the gymnasiuna of the Boys' club, following the atfct* letlc example of his older brother. But, as all joy must end, so ended tho happiness of the young swinger. Hi* hold slipped and be landed on tho floor. His brother rendered flrat aid*. "Did the rings hit you?" he asked. "No," Jimmy replied between anlsi ,;f;'| "but the floor did." ^ m An Insect Tragedy. . First Mosquito--What's become et <bur old friend? Second Mosquito--His was a "horrl* ble fate. Those human beings poured kerosene oil over the place. P. M.--But he liked kerosene. S. M.--That was the trouble^ m- gorged himself with It, and then eol- lided with a firefly. Working for Other*. "How's suburban life?" "I'm getting all the worst of It Mjr chickens lay their eggs away from home and now my grapevine haa run over into my neighbor's yard."**"-- Louisville Courier-Journal. Tne Reason. si "Noah's contemporaries were bovnd : by the logic of things to go under." " "Why were they?" "Because they did not know enough to come in out of the rain.** m No Accounts Opened. "Do you charge things here?" "Only storage batteries, madam."*** Boston Evening Transcript When his wife is irying, a generally guilty. W. -• Endeavorers Demand rami, ,r.Tlt Chicago, July 12.--A demand for "world peace" ti> restore war-shat­ tered Europe was voiced at the ses­ sion of the Christian Endeavor world convention, by a rising unanimous ***• ..r ' t, i '.-it*#*; Uncle Sam's Delj^1 Washlhgton. July 12.--The net debt of the United States government at tlfe close of the fiscal year on Jun# 30 was $1,489,848,006, the treasury de­ partment announced on PrI Jay sAer From Corn to Toasties --a capital evolution v2»". - - ¥*< '4 The ripened kernels of pearfy white Indian Com with their succu­ lent goodness, are cooked, then rolled into thin, wafery bits, and toasted to a golden brown. j£) Add a little cream and sugar-- perhaps some fresh hemes--and the combination gynarlta wondrous good. Post Toasties are untouched by human hand from start to finish of the making, and come to you crisp and sweet--ready to eat from the package. Wholesome, nourishing --a Royal dish for hot days--and •0 days. /-• ' Post Toasties .. ; Jul