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STATUE OF LATE VICE-PRESIDENT HOBART NEARLY READY FOR UNVEILINQ are nearly oompleted tor the unreiling of the fine statue Of the late Garret A. Hobart, which Will stand In front of the city hall, Vfcterson, N. J., the home town of the •ice president. President Roose­ velt has been asked to supervise the unveiling and the committee has every reason to believe that he will be there. This is the first published photograph of the fine statue of late vice-president. £ w jzk Depew As a Curiosity. - During the Omaha exposition Sen­ ator Chauncey M. Depew and 8. R. Callaway, president of the American locomotive Company, were strolling •bout the Midway, taking in the flights, when they were invited into a large hall to see the "greatest per- lormance on earth." The hall filled «p rapidly and after a wait of ten or ftfteen minutes the senator said to Mr. Callaway: "This must be a good show --«o many people are crowding in to SO* it." After BO me further waiting, during which the hall was jammed full, the late Sterling Morton walked town the aisle, and, stopping to shake kands with the senator and Mr. Cal­ laway, said: "What in thunder are you fellows doing here? There la an Old faker outside calling out, 'Come In and see the great and only Chauncey If. Depew I Only 10 cents to see the great and only Chauncey.'" Considered Him Dead. When Mr. Shaw became secretary of the treasury there was a minor employe of the department named Mike whose duties were so multi­ farious and complicated that he had come to be regarded as indispensable. About once in two months Mike went on a spree and was discharged, but was always taken back when thing* In hie particular sphere went wrong. Mr. Shaw learned of this and asked the delinquent's immediate superior: "What would you do if Mike were dead?" "Oh, I suppose we would have to straighten out tnings ourselves." "Well, so far as this department is concerned Mike is dead. So begin and straighten." 8enator Hale's Bathtub. Senator Hale has just placed a mag­ nificent bathtub in the Capitol at Washington for his personal us*. FIRST PUBLISHED PORTRAIT OF NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR AT WASHINGTON 0P; m (New Chinese minister to Washington who will succeed Wu Ting Fang. The picture is from the latest and only photograph in the United States.) Dog Died a Victim to Duty. A few weeks ago an engineer whose train was approaching the city of llontreal, in Canada, saw a large dog •standing on the track ahead. The dog was barking furiously. The engineer blew the whistle, yet the hound did not budge. The train thundered on, and the poor creature crouched low. in another instant the dog was struck -and hurled high in the air. Some bits of white muslin on the cowcatcher caught the engineer's eye, and so, halting the train, he ran back to the •pot where the accident had occurred. By the side of the dead dog was a dead child, which probably had wan- 4 dered on the track and fallen asleep. The poor, watchful guardian had given Its signal for the. train to stop, but, unheeded, had died at its post-- a vic­ tim to duty. Brave 8ailor Honored. Capt. Freeman, who saved the •Steamer Roddam from destruction dur­ ing the recent volcanic eruption at -fit. Pierre, was recently presented with a silver medal by the Liverpool "Shipwreck and Humane society. Prince's Gift Causes Trouble. Prince Henry of Prussia was in­ debted to Adolp Bender, an American citizen, for some courtesy when his royal highness was coming across the ocean. In acknowledgement he sent Mr. Bender a thoroughbred dachshund and the blueblooded quadruped has been playing hob at Soundvlew park, in Westchester county, N. Y., where Mr. Bender lives. Its new owner got into a fight over one of its pranln, a visitor threatens suit or personal chastisement because of another and a young woman wants $5,000 damages on account of having been almost frightened out of her wits by the funny little brute. Railroad Man With Record. Thomas Ford, one of the most fa* miliar figures connected with the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail­ road offices in New York city, un­ doubtedly holds the world's record aa a railroad man who has never ridden a mile on his or any other road and who has never ask^d for nor received a pass from his company or token » vacation in forty-two year*. AN EPIGRAM INSTEAD OF $50. Gallant Washingtonian Regrets Chance Woman Acquaintance. A certain prosperous looking resi­ dent of Washington who is stopping at the Fifth Avenue hotel will think twice before he forms another chance acquaintance. Saturday afternoon he was standing in front of the hotel when a good-looking and elegantly gowned woman passed, and, being jostled by some rude pedestrian, drop­ ped her purse. Quick as a flash the rather elderly gentleman stepped for­ ward, picked the purse from the side­ walk, and handed it to her, lifting his hat politely. She thanked him pro­ fusely, and a conversation was opened. That evening they dined together, and then went to see "The Show Girl." Yesterday afternoon the prosperous looking man went to the West Thir­ tieth street police station and told the story of the meeting and the evening. He said that while in the theater the woman he was with deftly abstracted from his vest pocket two twenty-dollar bills and one ten-dollar bill. In their place she left a slip of paper upon which this was written: Here's to the girl that is strictly in it, Who doesn't lose her head even for a minute, Plays well the game and knows the limit, And still gets all the fun there is in it" The prosperous looking Washingto­ nian refused to give his name.--New York Times. Giving the Game Away. A sad story is told of a sportsman who rented a big shoot near London on which the head of game did not coincide with the advertisement. It was felt that something desperate must be done, for royalty Itself-- though of a minor sort--was going to attend. A wire was dispatched to London, and on the morning of the shoot a large number of baskets, containing aggrieved and somewhat compressed pheasants, arrived at the mansion. These were subtly conveyed to a small cover on a rising ground, it be­ ing intended that just before luncheon the noble sportsmen should be daz­ zled by the cloud of birds let loose upon them. The day wore on, with indifferent sport; but at length, placing his guns round the little cover, the host smil­ ingly promised them something above the common. The beaters entered, led by the head keeper who wore a knowing look. Only four pheasants were flushed. There followed a dreadful pause, dur­ ing which the host wiped the per­ spiration from his brow. Then sud­ denly the head keeper broke from the undergrowth, with an expression of despair stamped on his bibulous fea­ tures. "Oh, sir," he cried to his furious master, "them baskets -is all wired down and we've forgotten the nip­ pers!" 8he Protected Her Chaperon. The chaperon is not so much of an institution in the breezy west as she is in the east, and in some quarters there are rather hazy ideas as to her duties and responsibilities. One west­ ern girl, the freedom of whose life had made her exceptionally independ­ ent and self-reliant, gave an excellent illustration of this at an eastern sum­ mer resort She was under the pro­ tecting wing of an eastern patron with very • strict ideas of propriety. The matron found her charge one day sitting on the hotel veranda with a strange man, and naturally she was perturbed. She took a chair reason­ ably near them, to give the girl a chance to present the young man, but the girl ignored her. Finally, in des­ peration, the matron tried to Instruct the girl by signals what to do, but the latter only smiled and shook her head. When the young man left the ma­ tron asked who he was. "Oh, he's from Denver," answered the girl. "It is a chaperon's duty to decide who are proper acquaintances for a young girl," explained the matron. "You should have presented him to me." "I suppose so," answered the girl, nonchalantly, "but, you see, he hasn't a very good reputation, and so I thought it better you should not meet him." Got Rid of Sharks. "The waters around Martinique are usually swarming with sharks." said old "Skipper" Perry, a retired sea captain. "They have the reputation of being man-eaters, which makes bathing dangerous as well as an ex­ citing sport. I shall never forget how, on one of my visits to the is­ land, the engineer effectually got rid of the monsters. He took a lot of bricks, heated them to a white heat, took them down in the fire room, and then poured oil over them. Then he quickly got them on deck, and, with the aid of a pair of tongs, he threw them overboard one by one. The first one had scarcely struck the top of the water before a hungry shark swallowed it whole. The scorching brick inside naturally made him feel as though there was a volcano in his stomach, and he started to do all sorts of crazy stunts before disap­ pearing in deep water. Each one of the hot bricks was swallowed by a soark, and in a few minutes there wasn't one to be seen."--Philadelphia Record. Francis Murphy Still Working. Francis Murphy, the famous temper­ ance apostle, has become a resident of California. He has a beautiful home and is in a position to enjoy the rest he so richly deserves. But that he has not quit lighting the drink traffic is shown by an account of one of his meetings printed in the Santa Barbara Independent and an appreci­ ation by Rev. B. E. Newton in the same newspaper. Meant to Make It Intelligible. Prof. Blinkers--I hope you did not find my lecture too technical, Miss Baynes. Miss Baynes (with pride)-- Oh, no, professor. I was able to fol­ low it all. Prof. Blinkers--I am glad of that, as I tried to maka it intelligi­ ble to the meanest comprehension.--- Punch. Illinois News Items e •M State Happening» Succinctly To hi by Our Special Correspondent* FIREMAN REGAINS HI3 HEARING BABE FALL8 INTO A DEEP WELL O Had Become Deaf at a Fire Over a Year Mgo. A remarkable case of restoration of £ taring is well authenticated in the Alton fire department. One year ago Assistant Fire Chief Frank Miller was overcome by heat while working at a fire. He was ill long after being over­ come and ins hearing was destroyed. During the entire year following Miller was almost totally deaf. A singular feature of the ear trouble was that he could hear perfectly anything said to him by telephone. On the anniver­ sary of the fire Mr. Miller noticed that his hearing was much better and within two weeks since that date his ears have almost recovered their for­ mer usefulness. Miller is one of the most efficient members of the fire de­ partment, but his condition had be­ come so bad tnat it was feared he would be compelled to resign. Municipal Plants. A statement has been prepared by Alderman Junker showing the operat­ ing expenses and receipts of the wa­ terworks and electric light plants in Carlyle. Both are operated by the municipality. According to the state­ ment presented to the council, it cost for one year to operate the water­ works the sum of $2,264--receipts. $1,318; deficit, $946. The cost of op­ erating the electric light plant was $1,914--receipts, $1,086; deflct, $828. Big Wheat Crop. C. C. Jones, superintendent of the Borden stock farm, west of Salem, re­ ports the banner wheat crop of Marion county, and perhaps the greatest in Illinois. From a field of 128 acres 4,432 bushels were threshed, making an average yield of thirty-five bushels per acre. Another and smaller field yielded an average of forty-five bush­ els per acre. Floral Parade at Carlyle. All of the arrangements for the floral parade to be given at Carlyle Thursday, Sept. 11, the second day of the street fair, will be made by the Fancywork club. Valuable prizes will be offered for the prettiest decorated vehicle. The committee has decided to allow persons in surrounding towns to enter the competition. Auto Burns. An automobile propelled by steam power, which was built by Dr. Isaac Moore of Alton for his own use, was badly damaged by fire while the ma­ chine was temporarily out of repair. The gasoline under the steam gener­ ating apparatus blazed up and it was only by quick work on the part of by­ standers that the whole automobile was saved from destruction. Recruiting Artillerymen. Capt. G. W. S. Stevens of the United States artillery is making prepara­ tions to open a recruiting office in Al­ ton, and will have recruiting officers in the city for several weeks. A re­ cruiting office will be opened in East St. Louis also. Forty-eight Bushels per Acre. Phenomenal yields of wheat are re­ ported daily by wheat growers. The heaviest reported is forty-eight bush­ els per acre near Bartelso. There has been some damage caused by heavy rainfall while the grain was in the shock. 8tays In Twelve Feet of Water Ten Minutes and May Recover. The 18-months-old child of Mrs. Ger­ tie Behan fell into a well on the farm of James Ragan near Mount Vernon while the mother was engaged in work about the place. The child climbed on a box, peered into the well and, losing its balance, fell into twelve feet of water. It Is said the child was under the water for ten minutes and its rescuer, James Marlow, says It was floating on the surface of the water when he reached the well. The physi­ cian in attendance thinks the child will recover. WOMAN KILLED BY MAIL TRAIN. Sad Accident to Talented Young Lady of Napervilie. Miss Beatirce M. Byers, a talented young woman of Napervilie, was struck and instantly killed at that place by an east bound Burlington MISS BEATRICE M. BYERS. mall train. Miss Byers, with some friends, had been at the scene of a fire and was returning home. When warned of the approaching train she was about midway between the two tracks and could not escape. Miss Byers was 22 years old and the young­ est daughter of the late Rev. D. B. Byers. She was an accomplished pianist. BOY FALLS FROM A LADDER. Has Bones Broken and Is Badly Bruised and Torn. James Harris, a boy employed to carry water to workmen who are building a large steel gas holder at the Alton gasworks, stumbled on a ladder and fell to the ground, a dis­ tance of 35 feet. The boy struck on his chin on the hard ground and when picked up he was unconscious. The flesh on his chin had been torn com­ pletely from the bone down to the throat, and in addition to this injury he sustained two fractures of his right arm, dislocation of the right wrist and internal injuries. The same boy was severely injured on the Fourth of July by the premature discharge ef a toy cannon and his face was badly powder-burned. DOINGS OF THE STATE MILITIA 8ues Saloonkeeper. the Sangambn circuit court Blanche King has filed suit against Arthur Kirby and against Erhardt Mueller and the West Side Brewing company of Chicago, Kirby's bonds­ men, for $3,000 damages. The woman alleges that Kirby, who for some time conducted a saloon at Seventh and Madison streets, sold her husband in­ toxicating liquors after she had warned him not to do so. She has been compelled, she says, to go out to work to earn money for the support of their children, while her husband spent his earnings in Kirby's place. Taylorville Carnival. At a meeting of the Taylorville Commercial club Monday evening It was decided to hold a street carnival during the first week in September. Charleston Has Gas. The new plant of the Charleston Gas Compan> has been completed. 8T. CHARLE8 HOSPITAL AT AURORA. I The St. Charles' hospital is to be erected at Aurora, 111., for the order of the Franciscan sisleis at a cusl of /VVVVjVVV"V>r»r»rw Big Wheat Yield. George L. Crow, a Tanner living near Sherman, claims the banner field of wheat for Sangamon county. One field of twenty-five acres yielded an average oi forty-three and one-half bushels to the acre. Alton Street Fair Is Off. The Alton street fair has been called off by the executive committee having it in charge, and it was definitely de­ cided to refuse to sign any contract for any entertainments. Found Unconscious. Private Martin McKinley of the 3d regiment dwas found at the Illinois Central depot at Springfield uncon­ scious and but partly dressed. Upon being revived he claimed to have had $60 on his person the evening before, but only $27 was found. Hustling Pastor Resigns. Elder N. S. Haynes has resigned the pastorate of the Christian church at Eureka? He was there four years, and was instrumental in putting up a new church at a cost of $18,000. 1 $50,000. The structure will be three stories high, with basement and man­ sard roof, covering GvxllO feet. \ Teachers Examination. State superintendent Alfred Baylis has announced the Regular annual ex­ amination for state certificates to be held at the state normal university in Carbondale for August 5 to 8. Prof. Frank H. Colyer will conduct the ex­ amination. \ \J Gets a Sword. The Gatling gun section of the 5th Illinois infantry has given a sword to Capt. Frank S. Wood of Quincy, who is the adjutant of the regiment. Drank Oil of Cedar. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Selinger of Springfield lies in a critical candition from the effects of swallowing two ounces of oil of cedar. The child foupd the poison in a pan­ try and drank the entire contents of the bottle. Resignations, Appointments, Elections and Other Matters of Interest. The adjutant general has accepted the resignation of George G. Tronto of Kankakee as battalion adjutant of the 3d regiment, and James W. Breen of Ottawa has been appointed his suc­ cessor to rank as first lieutenant. The election of Daniel H. Kennedy as sec­ ond lieutenant of company D. 6th in­ fantry, Abingdon, vice Albert McGin- nis, was confirmed. The dishonorable discharges of Frank B. Magruder and William H. Angell of company E, 6th infantry, Sterling, were revoked upon recommendation of the commanding officer of the company. This order takes effect Immediately after the end of the present tour of inspection. Christian County Farms. The 1902 census bulletin gives the number of farms in Christian county as 3,137. Three thousand of the farms have buildings on them. The total number of acres represented is 425,- 942, of which 409,057 acres are im­ proved. The farms and improvements, except buildings, are valued at $21,- 634,330. The buildings are valued at $2,887,190. The implements and ma­ chinery are valued at $488,890; live stock, $2,669,545. Value of products, $3,132,578. Expended ror labor,' $275,- 900. Odd Contest, The voting contest for the most popular lady and the homeliest man In Fayette county, whicfi is to be under the supervision of the Soldiers and Sailors' association, whose annual re­ union will be held at Vandalia August 12, 13 and 14, has been opened, the voting to continue till noon on the sec­ ond day qf the reunion, when the re­ sults will be announced. Each of the successful contestants will be present­ ed with a handsome presenc. Thrashers Are Scarce. The oats harvest is in full blast in the central Illinois belt and a good crop is being harvested despite the hard rains and the high winds which blew down the grain shortly before ripening time. It is estimated that the yield will average nearly forty bush­ els. Some fields have yielded fifty and even sixty bushels to the acre. The farmers are complaining of a scarcity of thrashing outfits. Going Around the World. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Elipt Smith and Misses Eunice and Ellen Smith have left Alton on a trip around the world. They wilf be gone one year and will visit many interesting places. They will travel westward to San Francisco and from there will sail for Hawaii and thence to China. Mr. Smith is president of the Illinois Glass com­ pany and of the Citizens' National bank of Alton. Saloon Valuations. The total value of saloon property assessed in Montgomery county for taxation this year is only $14,485. The values in different townships are as follows: Witt, $1^100; Nokomis, $440; Hillsboro, $1,55&; Raymond, $1,550; East Fork, $o0; Harvel, $500; South Litchfield, $50; North Litch­ field, $8,890; Bois D'Arc. $345. Float Gas Holder. The big gas holder being built by the Alton Railway, Gas and Electric company, to hold 100.000 cubic feet of gas, was floated on water in a tank made to hold 400,000 gallons of water. One day was required to fill the tank with water to float the gas holder. Money in Melons. Melon growers, on the sand ridge east of Alton report that the first of the watermelon crop of this season will be gathered soon. The crop of home-grown melons this year will be v^ry large and profitable to the grow- erri. n« Flour Mills Are Busy. The coming of the new wheat has caused much activity at the Nashville flour mills. Double shifts are em­ ployed and the mills are operated eighteen hours daily at full capacity. The wheat is pronounced to be of ex­ cellent quality, and is turning out a good grade of flour. Farm Brings Good Price. Frank Loose sold his farm of 160 acres near Tuscola at $149.65 per acre. Clinton County Births. According to the report of County Clerk Ackermann there were 228 births In Clinton county during the past six months. Of this number 125 were males and 103 females. . Big Hay Crop. *• Former Senator J. T. Payne of Drivers has completed his hay har­ vest. He had 160 acres in hay and the services of twenty men for two weeks were necessary to care for the crop. He will have about 300 tons. Invites the President. Resolutions were adopted by the Decatur council inviting President Roosevelt to viBit Decatur in Septem­ ber, when he will make a trip through the state. 4» LEDGE HAD NO POWER. Could Not Keep Liquor Drinker frH| His Bad Habit. Very few of the old timers are flow alive to boast of having taken ths pledge from Father Mathew--"tho real pledge," as it used to be called* on account of its long formula and its stringent wording. Nowadays tho form Is simple and brief, and perhaps to some it doed not mean as much. The clergy regard the pledge as but an earnest of serious good inetntlon, with no inherent or sacramental grace attached thereto. Its value cornea from the individual's own self-reliant force of character, or from what Ro­ man Catholic theologians designate ez opere operantls. Whether the rank and file of pledge takers coincide with such a view may indeed be questioned. Instances re­ cur frequently enough to show that many who take the pledge seem to regard It as possessed of special in­ herent efficacy and think that it gets in its good work irrespective of ef­ fort upon the part of the lndlviduaL A priest who was recently convers­ ing upon this subject narrates that not long ago a man living in his parish came to the priest's house to take tha pledge. The next day the clergyman, walking downtown, met his parishioner staggering woefully along the street. "Why, Thomas, what does this mean?" he exclaimed. "Weren't yoa up at my house yesterday to take the pledge?" "I was, your reverence." "And why are you to-day'^in this condition?" "I don't know, unless it be that when you gave me the pledge you for­ got to put the power in it.'* Fine 8outh Dakota Cave. There is a very remarkable cave In Custer county, S. D., which the government is being asked to buy. According to the reports of the scien­ tists who have made a survey of It, there are 3,000 chambers in the CSV* and 100 miles of passages. The cave is said to bA the largest and most remarkable in the world. About twenty years ago a cowboy riding In the vicinity was attracted by a loud noise caused by the rushing of air through a small opening in the rocky surface of the earth. The aperture was opened by drilling and blasting, and formed the entrance to what has proven to be a most won­ derful cave. Explorers who have entered the cave have not begun to discover its full extent, but the cham­ bers already visited are found to con­ tain curious natural formations of rare beauty. One of these is Noah's Beard, which consists of long strings like silver wire. It is said that the cave extends for several miles, and that many of the chambers are large enough to hold the Congressional Library. The proposition for the pur­ chase of the great subterranean wos» der has already received favorable consideration in the Senate. Mr. Meek's Cat Was a Torn. , Everybody could see he was liar the moment he sat down for hia first meal at a boarding-house near Herald square the other day, and no one made any attempt to converse with him. The little man looked un­ comfortable and glanced about fur- >. tlvely, until, getting a little bolder, he suddenly broke out with "My name's Meek." Then -he looked about expectantly, and, seeing that ice was not yet broken, started out bravely to tell about a pet cat he once owned. But the conversation ball would not roll and two young women began to giggle greatly, when the matronly woman who taught a mission school became merciful. She smiled upon L the crestfallen Mr. Meek, and just to "• say something, asked: "Was your cat an Angora, Mr. Meek?" Mr. Meek thought a moment and then replied bravely: "No, It wai a torn." The lover of cats has sought a new boarding house.--New York Telegraaa. Merely a Detail. The new society reporter had just returned from the first wedding cere­ mony she had attended in a profes­ sional capacity. "Did you get all the facts?" asked the editor. "All that are of any importance,'* replied the young woman. "I have a description of the bridal gown, and the trousseau, and the flowers, and the wedding presents, and the objeo- tive point of the wedding tour, and the names of the bridesmaids and the officiating clergyman, and the recep­ tion days " "Who is the bridegroom?" inter­ rupted the editor. "His name has been printed four different ways to the preliminary announcements." } "The groom!" faltered tne young woman. "Why--why. I forgot to ask him, and nobody else appeared to think of him. But they had ail the important details ready for me." Interest Rates Decreasing. Leroy Beaulieu. a well-known ecOMP mist of Paris, has declared that the leisure class of men will have to work for their living in 1952. He made this interesting statement in a lecture oa the conversion of the^ French 3% per cent debt into 3 per cent bonds. He said that the rate of interest is con­ stantly decreasing, and predicted that In the next twenty-five years capital will be glad to get 2 per cent, and that fifty years hence such first-class se­ curities as government bonds and rail­ way securities will bear 1 per cent in­ terest. "which," said the lecturer, "will compel all except the very largest cap­ italists to work for a living, and the leisure of the class of people now called well off will be aboished." 01ds= Mobile $650^ F. 0. B. Faetory So UToUm JY® (MM With four gallons of gasoline th«y tvili run 150 MILES ̂ Ayenca nuinl In mi«« i IrrrtHvy Ralph Temple & Austrian Co, 999 tVakath itwuut CMICAOO' * -•TM