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• . FOREST FIRE LOSSES NIGHT RIDERS BOLD *:3 i > V fc> C ,'•*??? V 4 < f LOUISIANA TEACHER MURDERED !' BY REJECTED iUITO&fvll* Be McHenry Plaindealer Published by F. G. SCHREINER. McHENRY. ILLINOIS. Pretty near time to send for a rain­ maker. Tall .**X>. Ui R. is done with politics." the marines. The departing guest at a Japanese hotel always receives a gift, usually * tHwel. New York's subway is being ex­ posed again, but it has never yet been fully aired. Most of us who are the architects of our own fortune only get a chance to build air castles. It is difficult to preserve one's gravi­ ty in the presence of a man who says he has suspended his. SEVERS DRAIN ON THE TIMBER SUPPLY, SAYS PINCHOT. WATER SHEDS DAMAGED Destruction Results from Delay in Be­ ginning to Fight the Flames --More Ranger* Are Needed. A Jersey minister has married 1,000 couples. The strange feature is that he's bragging about it The m$n who threatens suicide te usually the first to yell for a mustard plaster if he has a pain. With the vmdictiveness of a woman bound to get* even with the literary critics, Marie Corelli has shot out aa* other book. The end of the honeymoon is well la sight when a man complains of the number of buttons on the back of his wife's blouse. If life were a melodrama, we'd get our reward in the fifth act. As it is we have to wait until the final curtain has dropped. The man who is compelled to look life in the face would often, after close inspection, prefer to turn his back upon it Some of the suffragette banners are described as highly artistic and deco­ rative. The ornamental instinct will not be suppressed. There is only one person more in­ sistent than an Insurance agent, and that is a woman discussing the per­ fections of her baby. Now that the country has been so generally denuded gf forests all the year round is the reason for disas­ trous American floods. St. Louis is talking of having an "ugly dog show." Dachshunds and prise bulldogs are to be excluded in order to give the other dogs a chance. What with bank robberies, hold-ups ahd desperate encounters, the small person in search of the sensational need only read the newspapers nowa­ days. Hie war department is going to Issue a new cook book for the army. In this book the menu will lead the simple life, and incidentally, so will the consumers, In reflecting upon the possible fu­ ture of the airship as a freight carrier allow your mind to dwell for a moment upon the impracticability of establish­ ing custom houses in the air. The report that a Russian prince is about to marry an American singer is disquieting. It is enough for foreign nobility to be marrying our money without also cornering our talent. How many Chicago people know, for instance, that Chicago has considera­ bly more than 3,000 acres of public Parks, and that these parks are re­ garded as models for all the world? A Chicago woman, guided by a spir­ it, found a large sum of money. A man, guided by spirit, finds it hard enough to find his way home without adding treasure-seeking to his trou­ bles. Automatic announcers, it is reported, are to tell the streets as the cars ap­ proach them. "Automatic" sounds rather wooden for the job, but any kind will beat what street car patrons get now as a rule. Wilbur Wright has beaten the world's record in the matter of sail­ ing in an airship and is now king of the air. But at present his kingdom is but a sparsely^jpopulated one, though it is hard to say when it will nut be of many subjects. Idle and inconsiderate persons take pleasure in putting freak addresses on letters, to test the ingenuity of the clerks in deciphering puzules. The British postmaster geneinl has very properly given orders that government employes must not hereafter waste their time, which is pubBc money, in trying to decipher Intention*! crypto grams- In Germany the princes of the im­ perial family do not have to run for office. They are born elected, so the limb of the family who is cutting down trees so that his form may re­ turn to its sylphlike shape of former years will not have to Join the wood- choppers' union or get It in the neck at the polls. All German soldiers must learn to swim. Some of them are so expert that, with their clothing on their heads and carrying guns and ammuni­ tion, they can swim streams several hundred yards wide. Washington. -- "In many ways the forest fires this year have been the worst I have ever known," said Gifford Pinchot, chief of the for­ estry bureau, Saturday. "The whole northern half of the country has been attacked, and the losses represent a severe drain on our timber supply. Besides destroying valuable timber and other property, the flames which have been raging during the last few weeks in the east have caused almost incalculable damage to water sheds of important streams supplying power for countless industries. In the Adirondaeks the destruction has re­ sulted in marring one of the nation's most useful playgrounds. Ffi*es Ar*e Net Checked in Time. "There is little or no difference be­ tween the fires of 1908 and those of other days, so far as causes are con­ cerned. Unfortunately there is little difference in the way people have met them. In most states the fires have be«n allowed to burn until they threat­ ened valuable property, and only then efforts were made to check them. "The forest fire question resolves it­ self into one of the most important problems before the 'nation in the care of its resources. The destruc­ tion following a fire is not realized by some, and I sometimes believe that the greatest thing that could be done in furthering the movement for the conservation of forest resources would be to give as many people as possible a chance to visit a section that has been impoverished by a fire. Ranger Patrol Is Favored. "The warden plan has been fairly successful in places, but its funda­ mental weakness is that it is not a preventive system. To begin work after a fire has gained headway means that from the start the chances are against checking it before it has done great damage. No fire fighting meth­ od that did not provide for ranger patrol has shown itself to be wholly valuable. ' In the national forests we are meeting the situation with a satis­ factory system, although the number of men in the field is insufficient and the rangers' districts are so large that the fire risk is raised above the point of safety. The one secret of fighting fires is to discover your fire as soon as possible, fight it as hard as you can, and refuse to leave until the last ember is dead." Rain Extinguishes Forest Fires. Lexington, Ky. -- Reports from the eastern part of the state say rain which fell here did much toward extinguishing forest fires, which have destroyed many thousand dollars' worth of timber, fencing, etc. In some sections the people had left their homes because of the proximity of the fire, and%ere living in tents ready to fly at a moment's notice. These are returning to their homes. Pennsylvania Drought Broken. Philadelphia. -- The drought which has continued in this state for nearly two months has been completely broken in some sections, while in other localities fitful showers have been falling. A report from Williams- port states that the drought in that part of the state has been brokeh and that the forest fires have been extin­ guished. It has been raining inces­ santly for many hours. ORVILLE WRIGHT NEARLY WELL. Splint Removed from the Aeroplan- ist's Broken Thigh. Washington, Oct. 26. -- Orville Wright, the aeroplanist who narrowly escaped death in the accident to his aeroplane during a flight at Fort Myer, Va., five weeks ago, will soon be able to leave for his home at Day­ ton, O. His most serious injury was a broken thigh and the splint was re­ moved from jthis Sunday. It was found upon measuring the left leg, the one injured, that it is but a quarter of an inch shorter than the other. An X-ray examination of the fracture showed that the knitting of the broken bones has been perfect. The fact that the street railways of Chicago are trying to prevent women getting oft the cars barkwarda should rouse a protest from every thinking member of the sex. It is an Infringe­ ment of a pettlcoated right that has been acknowledged ever since Btreet cars were. /*he American Audubon society has #tfg»ared a perpetual lease of an is­ land on the Maine coast where will be maintained a refuge and breeding place for elder ducks. The birds are In a fair way to be exterminated in that latitude without something being done in the way of protection, and the Audubon society has taken a step which promises excellent results, re­ marks the^Troy (N. Y.) Times. Ths eider duck, * because of the high es teem in which the down Is held, is c* pable of attaining commercial impor­ tance. Mexican Plotters Guilty. El Paso, Tex.--Charged with foment­ ing a revolution on United States soil against a friendly nation, Precillano G. Silva and Lecantio Trevino were found guilty by a jury in the United States court for the western section of Texas Friday. Benjamin Silva and Jose Maria Ramiriez were acquitted on the same charge. Trevino and Silvo will be sentenced by Judge Maxey. The penalty pre­ scribed is not less than one, nor more than five years' imprisonment. Fores^ Fires in Indiana. Jasper, Ind.--Forest fires have been raging in Dubois county, a few miles south of Jasper, for the past 24 hours, and considerable damage has been done. The McCord sawmill in the Patoka bottoms was destroyed. Murdered by Highway Robbers. Pittsburg, Pa.--Hugh McGuire, a well-known resident of Camp Hill, a suburb, was killed by highway rob­ bers. He was rendered unconscious by a blow and then thrown into the creek, where he drowned. Des Moines Women Not Indicted. Ashland, O.--The grand jury Friday ijailed to return indictments against Mrs. Stein and Mrs. Bayard of Des Moines, la., in connection with the litein-Porter murder case, declaring »he evidence insufficient. K> Nebraska Bank Looted. Omaha, Neb.--Cracksmen raided the state bank at Heartwell, Kearney county, Nebraska, Friday, and secure^ 53,400. Explosions aroused the inhab­ itants of the town, but too late to in tercept the robbers. i&riiiiTragedy on Train--Persons C®tl« cerned All Members Of Prom I - . nent Families, , . ; New Orleans.--On her bridal tour which had begun scarcely one "hoar before, and seated in a railroad coach almost between her husband and a suitor for her hand, Mrs. Fred Van Ingen Thursday night saw the flash of the suitor's revolver, felt the sud­ den grip of her husband's hand a8 the bullet killed, and then turned and fought for her life. When the girl ap­ peared about to become the victim of the second bullet from the revolver, her uncle, a man with gray hair, but strong and cool under the excitement, rushed up and thrust his thumb be­ neath the hammer of the revolver, jamming the mechanism and render­ ing the weapon harmless. This was the story which the other passengers on the Texas A Pacific "cannonball" told when they reached this city Friday, but the principal ac­ tors in the tragedy, most of whom are connected with Louisiana's lead­ ing families, have so far refused to discuss the matter. The former suitor is F. S. Beauve of Plaqueniine, La., at which place he was taken from the train and placed under arrest. The unfortunate hus­ band was Prof. Fred Van Ingen, a prominent teacher of Alexandria, La., and a relative of former Gov. Blanch- ard. The bride is the daughter of James M. Rhorer, one of the leading officials of Iberville parish, residing at Baton Rouge. Beauve is 24 years old, and Van Ingen was 23. The wedding took place Thursday at 'Alexandria. Beauve was in town, hav­ ing arrived there, it is reported, on the same day as Miss Rhorer. When the bridal couple left for New Orleans, he boarded the train also and after a time sat in a seat where he was fac­ ing Mr. and Mrs. Van Ingen, with the bride between him and her husband. Other passengers say Beauve talked with the bridal couple just before the shooting, and that his manner ap­ peared cordial. ftUOU* TO MAS ' 4r ' MMCm* sr. TWO APPEAR IN DAYLM fOWN OF OBION, TfSNI CLOSE TO SOLDIERS' CAMP Farmer's Wife Forced to Cook for One R utaan---Threats Against Tfenton -- More Arrests Are Made;' SHIPS SAIL FROM JAPAN DEPARTURE OF THE FLEET 'lS A BEAUTIFUL SPECTACLE TOKYO FETE8 COME TO CLOSE. Behavior of American Sailors Elicits Praise from Japanese--Not a Case of Desertion. Scene of Entertainment Is Changed to Yokohama. Yokohama. -- The series of incom­ parably brilliant functions which have characterized Japan*s reception of the American battleship fleet came to a close here Friday night with a dinner on board the battleship Fuji, the guests of which were confined \to the American ambassador, rear ad­ mirals and other officers. There was also a brilliant reception on the battleship Mikasa to which all the prominent Americans here were invited, with the accompaniments of an illumination of the fleet, fireworks and torchlight processions on shore. Rear Admiral Sperry endeared him­ self to the Japanese people by per­ sonally attending the funeral of Gen. Count Nodzu and placing a wreath on the casket. Later a luncheon was given at the Shiba palace and the ad­ miral, accompanied by his aides, walked from the palace to the Shim- bash railway station, passing along the Ginza, the principal street of Tokyo, which was massed with people. The admiral was recognized and al­ most mobbed by tens of thousands of enthusiastic people, but everywhere was treated with respect. Thousands sought to shake him by the hand and the ovation lasted the whole length of the street. The stern old admiral evi­ dently was deeply impressed. Rear Admiral Sperry was accompa­ nied by Rear Admirals Schroeder and Wainwright, who with their aides were kept equally busy exchanging greetings. STORM WAS FATAL TO 300. Tokyo.--The departure of the American battleship fleet Sunday was one of the prettiest; features of the week, as well as the final event in the visit of the Americans. The flagship Connecticut slipped her cable at exactly eight o'clock. She steamed past the Louisiana and sa­ luted and was followed by the re­ mainder of the first squadron. When the eight Ships had passed, the Louis­ iana led the second line, and the en­ tire fleet then formed in single col­ umn. As each of the American battleships passed the head of the Japanese column, the crews of the ships of both nations cheered enthusiastically and the band on each of the American ships played the Japanese national hymn. When the last of the 16 ships was saluting, the Connecticut was in­ visible on the horizon." Within exactly 50 minutes the entire maneuver had been completed. The Japanese naval men are loud in their praises of the behavior of the American sailors, and are especially appreciative of Rear Admiral Sperry's bearing throughout. Among the en­ listed men there was not a single case of actual desertion. Amoy.--Order is being rapidly es­ tablished at the reception grounds where the recent typhoon wrought de­ struction. Bamboo structures have replaced the ruined buildings, and the original plans for the entertainment of the officers and men of the Ameri­ can fleet are likely to be carried out fully. All classes consider the visit of the Americans a highly important event. The schools wiii close for a week, and the custom house, the consulates, banks and large business houses will close at 11 a. m. each day. The revolutionist plot which was un­ earthed Saturday causes great anxiety, the government officials fearing that its ramifications may be far reaching JOE JAMES IS EXECUTED. Negro Whose Crime Started Spring field Riots Is Handed. Springfield, 111. -- Having confessed his guilt and with a prayer upon his lips, Joe James, 18-year-old negro murderer, was hanged in the Sangamon county Jail Friday. Chief Deputy Fred Long sprung the trap at 10:32 and in 11 minutes and 39 sec­ onds James was pronounced dead by Dr. J. O. Salyers, and the body cut down and prepared for burial. James murdered C. A. Ballard, a well-known C. P. & St. .L. engineer, on the night of July 3, last. This crime was largely responsible for precipita­ tion of the recent fatal race riot in this city. In a drunken stupor he wandered into the home of Mr. Ballard, on North Ninth street, entered the bedroom of Miss Blanche Ballard and seized her hand. The girl screamed. Her fa­ ther came to her assistance, drove the negro from the house, followed him to the sidewalk, where a fight ensued in which James stabbed Ballard to death. James fled. Next morning he was discovered by Ballard's two sons asleep in the grass north of the city. The Ballard boys almost beat James to death. Deputies rescued the negro from the crowd which gathered. While James was in jail the alleged assault by another negro upon Mrs. Earl Hal- lam took place, and the mob moved on the jail. DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN SOUTH. Cowtfo? and Policeman Kill Other at Guifport, Miss. Each WARSHIPS FOR ABRUZZI. Disaster faS" Cagayan Valley, Philip* pines, Worst Within Memory. Manila.--Belated reports indicate that the storm of October 12 in the Cagayan valley was the worst and, most destructive within the memory of living inhabitants of the valley. The official figures are not yet available, as many places have not been heard from, but it seems certain that the number of dead will reach 300. At Aparri, which was almost com­ pletely under water, the American residents, headed by Lieuts. Treadway" and Clark, Postmaster Foss and En­ gineer Clark, formed a rescue brigade which saved scores of natives, taking many off their houses which were floating down the river. It is reported that cholera has broken out among the refugees. Two Die in Wreck of 8peeder. Gowrie, la.--Two men were killed and five injured, one fatally, in a wreck of a gasoline speeder on the Newton & Northwestern, four miles northwest of here. The speeder, load­ ed with nine men of Rinard, dashed into a box car which had been moved from a siding onto the main line. John W. Kern's Son Much Better. Indianapolis, Ind.--The marked im- rovement in the condition of John W. Kern, Jr., which was noted Sunday, will enable his father, Democratio nominee for vice-president, to con­ tinue his speech making. Accused of Buying Votes. Kansas City, Mo.--Albert V. Wes- ner, foreman in charge of pipe fillers at the Standard Oil plant in Sugar Creek near this city, was arrested on a capias for buying votes at the Au­ gust primaries. American Train Thieves Sentenced. Rheims, France. -- Three train thieves, believed to be Americans, who were known under the names of Bard, Bertha and Cauda, have been sent to prison for 13 months for robbing passengers on east-bound express trains. Wilbur Wright to Be Honored. Paris.--The Aero club will give a banquet in honor of Wilbur, Wright, the American aeroplanist, on Novem­ ber 6, at which the club's 1908 medal will be presented to Mr. Wright Two Will Escort Him and His Bride to Italy. Rome.--The Italian cruiser Fiera- irosca has been ordered to await the duke of the Abruzzi at New York, whither the cruiser Etruria also will be dispatched. It is understood that the two warships will escort the duke and his bride to Italy. The statement is made also that no member of the Elklns family will at­ tend the official ceremony of the tran­ scription of the marriage deed In Rome, and that when Senator Elkins visits Italy later he will be given the title of chevalier of Annupclade. German Prince Is Married. Berlin, Germany. -- Princess Alex­ andra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, daughter of Prince Frederick, duke of Schleswig-Holstein, was mar­ ried in the chapel of the imperial pal­ ace at five o'clock Thursday after­ noon to Prince August William of Prussia, fourth son of Emperor Wil­ liam. The ceremony was witnessed by the members of the imperial family and about 50 princes and princesses of the minor German royal houses. The chancellor of the empire, Prince von Bulow, as well as the other high state functionaries, the members of the diplomatic corps, including Dr. Hill, the American ambassador, and the members of the embassy staffs with their wives, with about 800 other guests, were present. Missouri 8aloon Keeper Murdered. Gower, Mo.--E. J. Martin, pro­ prietor of a saloon here, was shot and killed by Wood Arnold, a road over­ seer. Arnold had been drinking heavily in Martin's saloon and wore Martin's hat away. When the saloon man asked for the hat Arnold shot him., "Unwritten Law" Plea Wins. Lexington, Ky.--Setting up the plea of the "unwritten law," Mrs. Nancy Murrill was acquitted of a charge of murdering Miss Mary Terry, in the circuit court at Jackson Friday. Broughton Branderburg Arrssted. Dayton, O.--As he was boarding a train for New York city here Thurs­ day afternoon, Broughton Branden­ burg val arrested by local detectives on the charge of Wgery and grand larceny. A telegram from New York city police department advised the local department to hold Brandenburg. He is alleged to have sold the New York Times a letter which he repre­ sented to have been written by Grover Cleveland, in which the dead states­ man predicted the election of W. H. wt New Orleans.--News was received here Sunday of a double tragedy dur­ ing the night at Guifport, Miss., In which a cowboy belonging to a wild west show and a Guifport policeman lost their lives. While the show was packing up, preparing to leave for New Orleans, Lon Seeley, the cow­ boy, is alleged to have ridden into a crowd of negroes, beating them over the heads with the butt of his re- revolver. Policeman Lee Varnado started in pursuit of Seeley and the two men were lost in view in a cloud of duBt. Later their bodies were found near the railroad, each body bearing a single bullet wound, and each man's revolver containing one empty shell. Seeley was the son of a ranch owner living near El Paso, Tex. % Obion, Tenn.---Masked riders made their appearance at two points within three miles of Obion in broad daylight Monday. Obion Is 15 minis from the soldiers' camp. , Early in the day a roughly-dressed white man, wearing a mask, appeared at the home of George Beard, on the L. A. Ward farm, and demanded breakfast of Mrs. Beard. Being in­ formed that no food was prepared, he ordered Mrs. Beard to cook breakfast and call him from the woods nearby when it was ready. Mrs. Beard com­ plied. The intruder ordered Mrs. Beard to enter another room Whtie he ate, in order that he might remove his mask. Two hours later, while Will Brown of Obion was driving, at a point about three miles from the Beard home ho was confronted suddenly by a masked man who stepped from the bushes and ordered him to halt ' "What is your name, where have you been, where are you going, what is your business?" demanded the night rider. Receiving apparently satisfactory replies, the man ordered Brown to proceed. Union City, Tenn.--Dr. T. J. Happel of Trenton, who is here, says an un signed letter was found on the stairs to his office Sunday which contained many threats against Trenton. The letter was full of profanity and de­ clared it was proposed to give Trenton hell, and to make way with the men and women, white and negroes. The letter said the town would be visited the last of this month, and that the people would soon be "drinking water In hell." On the back was the picture of a horse and rider. Camp Nemo, Reelfoot Lake, Tenn. --Fourteen more prisoners were brought into camp Monday in con­ nection with the recent night rider outrages in this section. N One of 1he EnS'Sentiate of the happy homes of to-day is a vast v:; fund of information as to the best methods * of promoting health and happiness and "f. right living and knowledge of the world's 'VJ best products. Products of actual excellence reasonable claims truthfully presented £ tnd which have attained to world-wide f acceptance through the approval of the 4 Well-informed of the World; not of indi­ viduals only, but of the many who have the happy faculty of selecting and obtain- ing the best the world affords. One of the products of that , of known component parts, an Ethical remedy, approved by physicians and com- mended by the Well-informed of the World as a valuable and wholesome family laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. To get its beneficial effects always buy the genuine, manu­ factured by the California Fig Syrup Co* Only, and for sale by all leading druggists. BY WAY OF COMPARISON. ARRE8TS FOR JURY BRIBING. CANNON HIT BY LABOR. Illinois Federation Adopts Resolution Condemning the Speaker. .Peoria, 111.--Speaker Cannon was specifically condemned in a clause in the resolutions which were passed at the final day's session of the Illinois State Federation of Labor. The clause met with opposition, but. was finally passed- , The politician in labor affairs was killed when the convention amended its constitution to shut out the polit­ ical delegate who has forced his way into past conventions to the detriment of union labor while attempting to make good with their political bosses. 8t. Louis Greeks in Bloody Riot. St. Louis.--Twenty-five men and women and two policemen were in­ jured, some seriously, Sunday after­ noon in a riot that followed the arrest of William Sarkls for fighting. The struggle took place in the Greek col­ ony at Second and Plum street. The mob demanded that the two police­ men release their prisoner. The offi­ cers fired into the crowd but this did not stop the onslaught. Finally a rict call was turned in, reinforcements arrived, and the rioters were dis­ persed. A dozen Greeks were ar­ rested. Sequel to an Alienation Suit at L* porte, Ind. Laporte, Ind.--As a sequel to the disagreement of a jury in a suit for $5,000 damages for a curious case of alienation of affections, brought by Stephen Jaunovitsch against the pa­ rents and the brothers and a sister of his wife, and tried last week in the Laporte circuit court, Gustave and George Stevens, brothers of Mrs. Jaunovitsch, were arrested Monday for alleged jury bribing, and William Bell, bartender, and William Blakeman, for­ mer city policeman, were arrested on a charge of accepting bribes. All were placed under $5,000 bonds. Bell and Blakeman were released at night on bonds. SAY HATFIELD ISNT DUNHAM. Ex-8hsrifT ami Others Fail to Identify »V.. k ; 'the Suspect. San Jdfce, Cal.--"That is not Dun­ ham," exclaimed ex-Sheriff George Y. Bollinger Monday as he entered the cell occupied by William Hatfield, the Dunham suspect who arrived here Sunday night from Sherman, Tex., in custody of Sheriff Langford. Hatfield had a stream of visitors during the forenoon, several of whom had'known Dunham more or less, and all of them were of one opinion, that the prisoner was not Dunham Youngster's First Efforts in the Realm -of Natural History# Ibur-year-old Clyde was * preoo* clou's youngster--very talkative and a close observer. He and his father were strolling through the meadows one morning when Clyde observed, for the first time, some tadpoles in a pond. He waded in and cried out in delight: "Oh, father, what are they?" 'Tadpoles, son," the father replied. "Please, father, let's take them all home with Us, then come back and find the mamma and papa, and we'll have the whole family in our pond at home." The father explained how impossi­ ble this would be, and as he walked- on a few steps a large ugly frog hopped across their path. Clyde's father said: "Look, son, perhaps there is the papa." Clyde was very thoughtful. He looked at the frog, then at his father, then at himself and exclaimed: "Well, father, was there ever so much difference between me and you?" EXPERT. 0 Doc Ahem--You seem to cough with considerable difficulty this morn­ ing. Patient--That's very strange. I've been practicing all night! ADMITS PART IN MURDER. Kansas City Prisoner Confesses Helping to Kill a Shoemaker. Kansas City, Mo.--Thaddeus Diner, arrested with Edward Cassldy on suspicion of being one of the assas- sins of Nathan Bassin, a shoemaker, who was killed in his shop Saturday night, Monday confessed his impli­ cation in the crime. Diner said he and Cassidy had planned to scare Bassin out of his shop and then steal some shoes, and that they had no intention of killing him when they entered the shop. Lad Kills Brother by Accident. Harrisburg, Pa.--Albert Bell, a 12- year-old schoolboy, was shot and in­ stantly killed by his 16-year-old broth­ er Raymond, while hunting in Wild- wood park last Saturday afternoon. With the brothers on a hunting expe­ dition were three other boys, one of whom, without saying anything to any one, slipped a cartridge into the rifle which was the only weapon they had. Later on Raymond playfully pointed the rifle at his brother and pulled the trigger, the youth sank to* the ground with a bullet in his bfain. Killed After 1,500-Mile Walk^y Lawrence, Mass.--Peter Marsoin' 1$ years old, of Crawford, N. Y., who re­ ceived $250 for walking half way across the continent recently, was struck by lightning and killed on a farm eight miles north of this city. Confiscated for Being Mis-Labeled. Kansas City, Mo.--A large quantity of canned apples and blackberries was ordered sold by the United States court Friday. The fruit was grown in Arkansas, canned in Michigan an<| Big Fire at St. Johns, N. F. St. Johns, N. F.--Blair, Gordon A Co.'s block, a wharf and two vessels were destroyed by fire Monday. The block was occupied by the owners and by a number of other mercantile houses. The total loss is estimated at $500,000. H. A. Butters, Capitalist, Dies. Berkely, Cal.--Henry A. Butters, president of the Northern Electric Railway Company, died here Monday. Mr. Butters was widely known as a mining man and capitalist. Registration in Omaha. Omaha, Neb.--Registration returns this year in Omaha became public Monday. It is shown that 13,282 Vot­ ers declared themselves Republicans; 8,969 Democrats, while 1,214 were di­ vided among other parties and those who declined to state their political preferences, the total registration be­ ing 23,465. This is a gain of 2,034 over 1904. As compared with four years ago the Republican registration shows a falling off of 263, while there is a gain of 3,897 for the Democrats. The registration in South Omaha is 5,185. I The Stiii Aiarm. A tourist in an out-of-the-way region of England put up one night at an amiable old lady's cottage, the village inn being full. | Now, the tourist was very deaf, which fact he took pains to impress upon the old lady, together with in­ structions to wake him at a particular hour in the morning. i On waking a great deal later than the time appointed, he found that the amiable old lady, with a commendable regard for propriety, had slipped un­ der bis door a slip of paper on which was written: "Sir, it is half-past eight!"-^Harp- ert Weekly. What the Rod Was For. Mose Fowler was observed by his pastor with a long fishing rod in his hand. "My goodness, Mose Fowler!" ex­ claimed the minister, "is yo' goin' fish- in' at yo' age?" "No, I ain't goin' fishln', suh," pr^ tested Fowler. "I know it ain't seem­ ly, suh, but yo' sermon las' Sunday on sparln' de rod made sich an impres­ sion on me, suh, dat I done borrer dia rod off Dick Perkins, an* I'se goin' t' stan' mah whole thuteen chillen in a row, suh, an' jes' make one good job outer it, so's they won't spile; an' den I kin return de rod wif a cl'ar con­ science, suh." A8TONI8HED THE DOCTOR Old Lady Got Weil with Change of Food. Receiver for Egg-O-See Company. Battle Creek, Mich.--Circuit Judge North Monday appointed John E. Lini- han receiver for the Egg-O-See Com­ pany, which was organized here as the Battle Creek Food Company. Linihaa furnished $200,000 bonds. „ Civil 8ervlce Official Dies. Washington.--Frank M. Kiggins of Tennessee, chief examiner of the civil service commission, died suddenly Monday of uraemic convulsions. His brother, William Kiggins, is seriously 111 with typhoid fvw A great scientist has said we can pnt off "old age" if we can only nourish the ibody properly. To do this the right kind of food, of course, is necessary. The body manu­ factures poisons in the stomach and intestines from certain kinds of food stuffs and unless sufficient pf the right kind is used, the injurious elementa overcome the good. "My grandmother, 71 years old," writes a N. Y. lady, "had been an in­ valid for 18 years from what was called consumption of the stomach and bowels. The doctor had given her up to die. "I saw so much about Grape-Nuts that I persuaded Grandmother to try It. She could not keep anything on her stomach for more than a few minutes. "She began Grape-Nuts with only a teaspoonful. As that did not distress her and as she could retain it, she took a little more until she could take all Qf 4 teaspoonfuls at a meal. "Then she began to gain and grcriir strong and her trouble In the stomadh was gone entirely. She got to enjoy good health for one so old and wa know Grape-Nuts saved her life. "The doctor was astonished that in­ stead of dying she got well, and witiif» out a drop of medicine after she began the Grape-Nuts." "There's a Reason.** Name given by Postum Co., Batt|» Cr*ek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well* "•Ufa,"* in pkgs. i ; Ever read the above tetter? A nsi#*" Ono appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human ' Inters <•