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SW; <• ,./» ^ < -7" \i ^ sVHUS->-xj , -J .-p! , , ... - - _ r-~ < .r f, x - ~» * ̂ , iE, r . . -1 \ * .* - J# * ..i& =»> _ "tr." ' r < '"'••».< •__,.••* 'r„ j'"-' Jbe McHemy Plaindealer Published by F. G. SCHREINER. •" • rf--~ - j McHENRY, ILLINOIS, !T It's better to occupy & thatched cob than a marble mausoleum. 111 ,' i „ ift-V 2The man who Isn't satisfied until he v.-Cll tttwried Isn't always satisfied then. MRS. ASIOR IS DEAD AMERICAN * SOCIETY ?•' LEADER PASSES AWAV^ -,^-:. •' 5.Hope has been described as a "life . JBfeaerver with most ol the cork out .The only thing wrong with money !• that there Isn't enough of It to go round. Pew of us have shoulders that will net droop under the weight of imag­ inary troubles. LONG A SOCIAL A craze for aeroplanes is developing. Bat that is a business which is liable to frequent drops. - s ^ he Iceland is eager for home rule, other words, its people want to their own icemen. Who was it that said the new fem­ inize hat wasn't to be bigger and moie umbrageous than ever? Every time Alfred Austin bursts Into sang a series of critical explosions oc­ curs all over the world. The proper study of mankind Is man, but the most talked of one Just at present is tuberculosis. ••About this time paterfamilias gets stalled with questions from Young Hopeful on school subjects. Maybe the airship will oust tie war­ ship, but it will have to take several feeds of gas or gasoline first. The man who prides himself on al­ ways saying what he thinks seldom succeeds In saying anything any one etee wants to hear. ' Aeroplanes of the Wright pattern are to be on the market soon at about f4,#00 each. Take a few home to amuse the chAren. The Bocootawanankes Canoe club recently organized at Pawtuxet, 1L L Imagine a girl trying to work that name onto a sofa pillow! Now that it has been discovered sweet potatoes make an excellent brain food some philanthropist should to have the price reduced. A whistling buoy adrift is scaring Mariners on the wide Atlantic. But if It only refrains from "The Merry Widow," et a!., all may yet be well. And now some one claims that a girl knows two weeks before a man even admits to himself that she is rather attractive what hour he will propose. Though it is foretold by aeroplane manufacturers that the battleships are doomed, the scuttling of those impres­ sive vessels will be postponed awhile. It is easier now for stranded British­ ers In this country to write home for money. The same happy condition ap­ plies to stranded Americans in Eng­ land. Will the broken-down English no- bleman who marries a poor girl at home instead of an American heiress be given an annuity from the Carnegie hero fund? |jV |5r\ Emperor Franz Joseph still enjoys Ids favorite pastime of hunting at Ischl, and in spite of his 78 years climbed 5,000 feet the other day and shpt four stags. Andrew Carnegie has now estab­ lished a hero fupd of $1,250,000 for Sootland, with listening to bagpipe tttaslc barred as a reason for getting money. JlThe navy wants an airship which will float as well as fly. Naval experts understand that it is entirely possible to be in the air and in deep water at .one and the same time. King Edward, though a gracious sov­ ereign, is a busy man, and probably never will find time to make a lord out of our distinguished ex-countryman, William Waldorf Astor. IT- fe- %'• The Wright brothers between them have established the fact that flight like a bird is possible, but also that it is very difficult. It requires nd merely good flying machine, but a good operator. However, says the Brooklyn Eagle, once a man learns how to fly with freedom, he will have thousands of rivals. The human part of the problem is easy, and on its mechanical side it is approaching so­ lution. Two-thirds of the habitual inebri­ ates undfer some form of public care In Great Britain are mentally defec­ tive, according to the recent report of the royal commission on the care and control of the feeble-btnded. This conclusion conforms to that drawn by many thoughtful persons in America. The man who permits him­ self to become incapacitated through the gratification of any appetite is deficient, either mentally or morally. New York Woman Who Wat Known as First Among Country** Aris­ tocrats Taken by Death-- Heart Trouble Cause. New York.--Mrs. William Astor. who for 30 years had been regarded as the social leader of New York, died Friday night of heart disease at her home on Fifth avenue. For nearly four weeks Mrs. Astor, who was 82 years old, had been in a critical condition owing to the return of a heart affection that had given her trouble for years. There is not a name In the social register that is so well known from one end of the land to the other as that of Mrs. Astor. Despite her ad­ vancing years, Mrs. Astor continued to hold her social domination up to a year ago, when failing health com­ pelled her to retire into comparative seclusion. in !!l Health a Year. It was in the summer of 1907 that Mrs. Astor's friends learned of her ill health. While she was abroad last year, her son, Col. John Jacob Astor, made the announcement that Beech- wood, the summer home of Mrs. Astor at Newport, would not be opened and this led to the discovery that Mrs. Astor was in poor health. Word came later from Mrs. Astor, while she was in Paris, saying that she would open her Newport villa and that she would make the season there one of the gay­ est in years. This promise was not fulfilled, how­ ever, for when Mrs. Astor returned from abroad she broke down in Boston and had to return to New York. She had remained at her home ever since. Society Functions in History. The society functions given and pre­ sided over by Mrs. Astor have gone down into history as the most brilliant on record. It is said that the ballroom in the mansion on Fifth avenue would accommodate 1,000 people. It was Mrs. Astor who established the famous "400," her visiting list being confined to that number of names. In 1905, however, Mrs. Astor was said to have "let down the bars," when she invited 1,200 persons to one of the most mem­ orable social events ever given in New York. Mrs. Astor received her guests at these gatherings seated in a high- backed chair beneath a pdrtrait of herself, painted by Carolus Duran. Spouse Not Tall Socially. The Astor jewels were worn by Mrs. Astor on these occasions. It is said the Astor emeralds are the finest In the world. William Astor, who died In Paris In 1892, took little part In the social ac­ tivities his Wife enjoyed. Mrs. Astor, before marriage, was Miss Caroline Schermerhorn, a daughter of Abraham Schermerhorn, a well-to-do merchant. She was married to William Astor on September 23, 1853. John Jacob Astor was their only son. There were four daughters, .two of them, Mrs. Ogilvie Haig and Mrs. Orme Wilson, are now living. The eldest daughter, Miss Emily Astor, who married J. J. Van Alen, died some years ago. Pioneer Lumber Merchant Dead. „Grand Rapids, Mich.--Delete A. Blodgett, for 60 years closely ident# fled with the lumber industry of the country, died at his home here, in his eighty-fourth year. He was born in Otsego county. New York, in 1825. In 1847 he began work in an Upper Michigan sawmill, finally becoming one of the heaviest timber operators of the state. In 1885 he be­ gan buying southern timber land and was one of the first northern men to make such investments. He and his associates are among the largest hold­ ers of southern pine to-day. DUTCH MAY MOVE ON CASTRO T4M6 SET BY THE ULTIMATUM ALREADY HAS EXPIRED. Montgomery Again Convicted. Pittsburg, Pa. -- William Mont­ gomery, cashier of the Allegheny National bank untif the discovery of a shortage in its funds of over $1,250,- 000 early last summer necessitated closing the institution, was. for the second time this week found guilty Wednesday of embezzlement and ab­ straction of funds, his peculations in the two cases amounting to $613,000. Costly Hallowe'en Prank. Belton, Tex.--Fire started by Hal­ lowe'en roysterers late Saturday night totally destroyed the Belton compress and 10,000 bales of cotton. The loss will exceed $250,000, which is covered by insurance. Twenty residences were damaged by the fire and water and 17 loaded freight cars burned, which will increase the total loss by $10,000. Venezuela Doesn't Yield--Blockade of Its Ports by Warships of The Netherlands Is Expected.v Wlllemstad. -- The Netherlands government, fixed November 1 the limit of time for Venezuela to re­ voke the decree of President Castro, issued on May 14, prohibiting the trans-shipment of goods for Vene­ zuelan ports at Curacao. President Castro has refused to revoke this de­ cree, but as yet, so far as is known here the Netherlands government has not decided upon definite action. There has been much activity here, but in an interview' Sunday the gov­ ernor of Curacao said that Holland ought to have assurances that Vene zuela had not revoked the decree at the last hour of theyday fixed accord­ ing to the ultimatum before taking any active measures. He believed that his government had made ample prep­ arations far any eventuality. The opinion is held among naval officers here that no direct steps wlil be taken within a week. There is no question that Vene­ zuelans believe the Netherlands gov­ ernment is preparing to blockade their ports. Advices received by the steam­ er Zulia from Maracaibo state that it was reported on October 24 that Pres­ ident Castro had ordered the mobiliza­ tion of 50,000 troops to be ready No­ vember 2. Two days later there were rumors in Maracaibo that Gen. Nicho­ las Rolando, who previously had been charged with leading a revolutionary movement in Venezuela, was crossing the frontier with 20,000 men from Cucuta, Colombia. No further account of this movement could be learned be­ cause mail and telegraphic communi­ cations with Cucuta were suspended the following day. Large shipments of powder and shells have been received at Fort San Carlos on Maracaibo lake, and there is much activity around the frontier. At Wlllemstad a wireless system has been established so that uninterrupted service can now be secured. The last target practice of the Dutch warships showed 75 per cent, of hits, while the vessels were making a speed of 12 knots. A NlfiHTMARB. CHAIN THEMSELVES TO GRILLE. Suffragettes Create Remarkable Scene in House of Commons. London.--Suffragette disturbances have driven the government to the un­ usual course of temporarily closing the strangers' and ladies' galleries in the house of commons. Wednesday evening a sensatiofi was caused by the display of a placard and sudden shrill cries from the ladies' gallery, demand­ ing votes for women, while simultane­ ously a bundle of handbills fluttered down from the strangers' gallery at the opposite end of the chamber, and a man . shouted protests against "injus­ tice to women." Attendants hurried to the galleries and the male offender was uncere­ moniously ejected, but from the ladies' gallery sounds were heard of a des­ perate struggle. Two suffragettes had firmly chained themselves to the grille ant) resisted for a time all efforts at removal, crying continuously in shrill tones their demands for, votes. The scene was watched with amaze­ ment from the floor of the house, but finally the suffragettes were dragged from their posts and removed, but only after portions of the grille were removed with them. NEW FARMERS' ORGANIZATION. Society of Equity Is Formed at Indl- ' anapol is Convention. Indianapolis, Ind.--The Farmers' Society of Equity was organized here Thursday afternoon at a convention of representatives from a number of states. The constitution of the so­ ciety embodies practically all of the basic principles of the American So­ ciety of Equity, the principal change being that all delegates to the con­ ventions of the society must be pro­ ducing farmers. The following officers were elected: J. A. Everitt of Indianapolis, presi­ dent; W. E. Creflick of Travis City, Mich., vice-president; J. C. Rous of Indianapolis, treasurer. The directors are: N. N. Ashby of Sebree, Ky.; J. A. Myers of Ramsey, N. J.; R. Sherad of Keosauqua, la.; W. H. Mitchell of Hutchinson, Kan.; L. H. Johnson of At­ tica, Ind.; and F. W. Morris of Roches* ter, Minn. With passage paid for and trunks •board, a family of nine stayed on the wharf in New York and saw their Sjhip sail away for France, because the Wife and mother had a premonition that the Bbip was going down. The ship did not go down; but if it had, bow eagerly that foolish premonition would have been seized upon by the superstitious to find cause and effect in what is merely coincidence' Fortu­ nately, most of the things that our vague apprehension foresees are not there when we come to them f- J' £ >; The navy department has asked per mission to use the .Washington mon 1||nent as a telegraph pole--not a com mon or street-disfiguring variety pole for stringing wires on, but Political Murder in Oklahoma. Foraker, Okla. -- In a political quarrel here Sunday Frank S. Sew­ ard, a prominent merchant and local Democratic committeeman, shot and killed John H. Milam, a well-known farmer of Pawhuska, Okla. The shoot­ ing occurred in Seward's store. Milam was a Republican. Defects in New Battleships. Washington.--In view of the order of the secretary of the navy revoking the prohibition he recently placed against officers who attended the New­ port conference from discussing its action, an officer who was prominently identified with the entire proceedings of the conference stated Sunday that it had substantiated the charges of de­ fects pointed out in Commander Keyes' letter on that subject, with a few minor exceptions. This officer has been foremost in his denunciation of naval defects. Schooner Wrecked; Twjo Drowned. , Baltimore, Md. -- The schooner Qharles S. Hirsch, lumber laden, from •hwjewlrk for Baltimore, was wffecked station tor temporary rlm.m, «re,e9t ce^raphy. 1, from its top. 555 feet in the air, ** !1 1 m tne Dreecnes sages can he sent to warshijjj UBiJea away, If this is foimd'flsssjbje, an iron tower of the saint? will' be-erected in 'Washingy^q^' a H&anent wireless static^Hfffo HWhcb government is using mimrte] tow«> in this way. J5 •><* . . . , by ft lie savers, but the cook drowned. wden Retired. Admiral" Alfred as placed on the navy Friday, his Rear Wasbin Reynolds retired list Victim of Crime Is Found. Detroit, Mich.--The almost nude body of an unknown man, 35 to 40 years old, was found Thursday in a sack bound with ropes and a driving rein in Lapham's Lane, Springwells township. The man's throat was cut from ear to ear, there was a bullet hole in one temple and the back of his head was crushed in. Apparently he had been dead three weeks. Big Lease of Grazing Land. Winnipeg, Man.--A syndicate of Minnesota, Montana and Oregon cat­ tlemen have leased 10,000 acres of grazing land near Chilico lake, some distance from the head of Butte In­ let, British Columbia, and thousands of yearlings will be shipped in. Double Tragedy in Kentucky. Lexington, Ky.--At Heidelberg, county, Sunday, Ephraim Angei Harvey Ross engaged in a as a result Angel was shot and Ross was fatally injure Wilson Offered College Des Moines, la.--Secretary Wilson of the department ture and a member of the cabinet, has been offered th president of the State A college of Colorado. " No Yaquis 8lain. Nogales, Ariz.--After a tjh vestigation of the reported 40 Yaquis, including Chief encounter at Hermostllo, it- said authoritatively that no f ports e*i#t. r \y} T III CRIME JOHN KURKA AND MRS. 8CHU^.TZ fpNFESS TO . MU|IOER^ QUIvrr tovr TNt mytw* KEPT GETTING WORSE. Michigan Prisoners Tell Police How Woman's Husband Was Sla|n + Half^Brothef; j Body Hidden. * % SQUADRON TOUOHES ISLES FIRST SECTION OF ATLANTIC FLEET AT OLONGAPO. Second Division at Amoy, China, Tells Indifference of ttie Natives-- Few "Passes" Cause. Olongapo, P. I.-*-The first squadron of the Atlantic battleship fleet arrived here Saturday. The weather was fine throughout the entire trip from Japan and the ships have been occupied with squad­ ron evolutions and careful prepara­ tions for target practice. Otherwise the journey has been uneventful. WirelesB communication will be main­ tained with Manila while the fleet Is at Olongapo. Amoy. -- Chinese people were in­ different regarding the arrival here Friday of the second squadron of the United States Atlantic fleet. Only a few natives turned out to see the bat­ tleships composing the strongest naval force that ever entered this port Not more than 100 Chinese guests were admitted to the grounds on which the celebration planned for the reception of the American officers and sailors was held, and resentment at the severe measures to exclude the natives was the cause of the apathy. The British consul issued a circular stating that the local officials have de­ clined to Issue more than 60 passes to the inclosure to British subjects and that in consequence he refused to accept one. The fleet appeared off Tai-Tan is­ land at 6:30 a. m. Friday, having been met ten miles out at sea by the torpedo gunboat Fei-Ying, which es­ corted the visitors to their anchor­ age. The ships entered the harbor in slrclo fits tha a Kl_ .« ----O-V "•«, VMW jjwuiolauft, liagouip OL Rear Admiral William H. Emory, lead­ ing, and after forming a double line they dropped their anchors at 9:30 o'clock while the forts on shore and the flagship of the Chinese squadron, the Hai-Chi, fired the usual salutes, to which the Americans responded. JAMES KERR PA88ES AWAY. ROQ8EVELT AIDS HEALTH MOVE. Promises to Make Recommendation In N6xt Message* New York. <-- That President Roose­ velt has agreed to recommend to congress in his next message the passage of a law to conserve the pub­ lic health, similar to the one proposed by the American Medical association, was the statement made in an address before the New York Academy of Medicine by Dr. Charles A. L. Reed of Cincinnati, chairman of the associa­ tion's committee on national* medical legislation. In speaking on the cam- palgh for national health laws. Dr. Reed said: "On the heels of the various steps forward l am gratified to be able to assure you that the president has au­ thorized the statement that he will formulate definite proposals and trans­ mit them with his indorsement to the next congress. It now devolves upon the 13,000 doctors in the United States not only to back the president in his work, but to anticipate those actions by a persistent campaign In behalf of this fundamental feature of the public welfare." BIG PARADE OF CATHOLICS. Democratic National Committeeman Dies at New Rochelle, N. Y. New York. -- James Kerr, Dem­ ocratic national committeeman from Pennsylvania, died Saturday morning at his summer home in New Rochelle, following an operation for an intestinal disorder which had made him practically an invalid for a year. His wife and sons were with him at the end. William J. Bryan visited Mr. Kerr last Monday, and the latter was much elated over the visit of the Democratic candidate, but pJmost immediately afterward suffered a nervous collapse which greatly aggravated his already weakened condition. There have been several consultations of physicians within the last few days, and it was determined Friday that the only chance of saving Mr. Kerr's life lay n performing an operation. Forty Thousand Men of Boston |>to- cese in Procession. Boston.--What was probably the greatest parade of a religious char­ acter in the history of New England brought to a close Sunday the cen­ tenary celebration of the founding of the Roman Catholic diocese of Boston, which was begun on Wednesday last. It is estimated that fully 40,000 men representing the Holy Name societies of the Roman Catholic churches in the five counties which constitute the dio­ cese, with over 150 priests, partici­ pated, marching to the music of 100 bands. Thousands of spectators filled every point of vantage along the line of march. Passing before the archiepiscopal residence on Bay Street road, the pa­ rade was reviewed by Cardinal Gib­ bons and Archbishop William H. O'Connell, together with a number of visiting prelates. AUTO ACCOMPANIES A BALLOON. Helpless Inmates Rescued. Rome, N. Y.---Ward building B of the state custodial asylum here for feeble-minded women was burned Sunday. There were about 150 patients In the building, including the old and decrepit, about 30 of whom were con­ fined to beds. All the sick and help­ less were safely removed. It will cost $100,00Q to replace the burned build­ ing and $25,000 to furnish it. Crew of Burning Vessel 8aved. New York.--The crew of the schooner Lulie L. Pollard of Philadel­ phia were brought to port Sunday by the steamer Admiral Schley, having been rescued at sea from their burn- ng vessel Saturday. sViurdea* Mystery Uncovered. Wijahiiigioii.--Through the finding skeleton of a man on t. Vernon estate, at one i of George Washington, ties of Fairfax county, Va., solve what appears to be a mystery. Gate-keeper Vlck- 'tuploye of the estate, discovered skeleton, together with the dead clothes, a gold watch, a bottle whisky and a calendar. Upon the lendar the name "Antonio" was written, and a bullet was discovered among the bones. Storm Kills Boy In the East. New York.--Many accidents, one of which resulted in the death of a 12- yeaf-old schoolboy in the Bronx, were reported throughout the city Friday, as a result of, the 40-mile on hour northwest gale th* IjaJ York in its grip. Two Killed IDaoinlngton, 111- Wllliam Finney o struck by a Chlct . Louis switch en*.; at Friday and killed. yle and y were rsbur Thus Aeronauts May Return to Start­ ing Point Easily. \ 1 Indianapolis, Ind.--Something new In aeronautics was attempted Tiere Friday afternoon when a monster bal­ loon with a capacity of 110,000 cubic feet of gas shot up Into the air with an automobile In the place where a basket Is usually suspended. The as­ cension was made in the north part of the city, the balloon carrying two occupants--Carl G. Fisher of Indla- apolis and G. L. Baumbaugh of Spring­ field, 111. The idea of the aeronauts In using an automobile instead of the usual basket is to be able to immedi­ ately roll up the balloon, load it in the automobile and return to the place of startiiig or other destination. Towns Left Dark and Cold. Leavenworth, Kan.--The main line of the Kansas National Gas Company, which supplies gas to consumers be­ tween the gas fields at Independence and the cities of Atchison, Kan., and St. Joseph, Mo., and which furnishes all the gas used In the two latter towns, burst three miles north of Leav­ enworth Sunday. The accident left the towns of Lawrence, Atchison and St. Joseph completely without gas light and heat Sunday night. Belgium to Rule Congo. Washington.--Belgium is to assume sovereignty over the Congo, which has been annexed by treaty on the fif­ teenth of November, says a disjHfctcb to the state department. Orville Wright Goes Home. jVashington.--Delighted with the prospect of returning to his home at Dayton, O., Orville Wright, the aero- planist whose flights at Fort Myer dur­ ing September held the attention of the world, Saturday left the hospital. Abruzzl to Wed In Secret. Naples.--The latest sensation to be reported concerning the duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins is that the couple will marry privately and unknown to the public in order to escape the curiosity of the crowtl. . Will Help Catch Night Riders. Muskogee, Okla.--The Texas and Oklahoma Anti-Horse Thief association in convention here Thursday adopted a resolution pledging its 10,000 mem­ bers to assist in the arrest and prose­ cution of night riders. It also decided, to memorialize President Roosevelt to stop the shipping of liquors into this state by Missouri and Arkansas liquor dealers to minor children. The asso­ ciation officers claim to have evidence that liquor is being shipped into the state to boys and girls 12 and 14 years Detroit, Mich.--After confessing their guilt to the police Monday, John Kurka, a teamster, and Mrs. Anthony Schultz were arraigned before Jus­ tice of the Peace Gerhard in Ham' trsnck township and pleaded guilty to the charge of murdering Mrs, Schultz's husband, who was a half' brother of Kurka. The latter said that the ctime was attributable to an illicit affection be­ tween himself and his half-brother's wife. Kurka had been living in the home of the Schultz couple. "Annie, I've told them all about it,* said Kurka, when the woman was brought before the police after ICur- ka's confession, and the woman dropped, sobbing and hysterical, into a chair. The police officials sat silent for ten minutes until she controlled herself, and then listened to her story. According to the two confessions; the police say, Schultz was murdered In his bed about 3:30 a. m., the wife In another room being able to hear the fatal blow of the ax each time it fill. She then was called into the room and lifted the feet of the dead man as Kurka lifted the shoulders while they carried the body to the green dump wagon in which Kurka took It from the extreine northeastern limits of the city, down through De­ troit's business section, seven miles, to the secluded lane In the western suburbs, where It was later found hid­ den under a pile of straw. BIG FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA. Lumber Yards Are destroyed, Loss Being $750,000. th* Philadelphia.--A spectacular fire that was marked <hy many thrilling in- sldents destroyed the lumber yards of R. A. & J. J. Williams, in the north­ western section of the city Monday night, entailing a loss estimated at $750,000. While the fire was in its Incipleney Harry Wilkinson, a fireman, drove chemical engine No. 45 into the yard between the big piles of lumber. The flames ate their way around the en­ gine, and Wilkinson and a companion aarrowly escaped with their lives. They cotild not get the apparatus away from the flames and both horses were burned to death. Wilkin­ son was seriously burned tiding to save the animals. It is believe^ th« fire was of Incendiary origin. J, ' JUMP8 OVER THE FALLjf. C. A. Hengerer of Buffalo Commits -I . ..Sulcids at - Niagara. , - Niagara Falls, N. Y.-^^arl^u^. Hengerer, son of the late Willia« Hengerer and former vice-president of the William Hengerer Company, one of - the largest department stores in Buffalo, committed suicide here Mon­ day by jumping Into the river and going over the falls. Hengerer was connected with tho Willis K. Morgan Company, a Buffalo furniture and draperies store. He was at work in the morning and appeared to be in a normal state of mind. No cause for suicide is known. He re­ tired from the William Hengerer Company soon after the death of his father. Five Years of Awful Kidney DiSeas* Nat Anderson. Greenwood, g. c„ " ars: "Kidney trouble began about' fiTe years ago with^1- dull backache, which, got so severe In tim that I could not get* •round. The kid- : ney secretions be-i; ? came badly disor-l|V dered, and at times there was almost a* complete stop of thef|lfe flow. I was examined again and again A ^ a n d t r e a t e d t o n o a v a i l , a n d k e p t g e t - f ^ ting worse. I have to praise Doan's Kidney Pills for my final relief and'v"- cure. Since using them I have gained ^ % in strength and flesh and have no sign of kidney trouble." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents'a box. " ' Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y. I * LIVED ON TEN CENTS A WEEK. -- ' Bill Ooolittle's System a Good 0«Sj V " . But Not Attractive. "Dy® find smoking hurt* « ias*s Hi Biddle, a Yankee lawyer, In ^ • Willie Brook's story, "The Solar Ma^ chine," in Harper's. **: "It probably doesn't do me any good," I said; "but I'd have trouble- quitting it." /• "No, y'u wouldn't. Smoke this " He took from his vest pocket the fel- low to the stogey In his mouth and "~r-?0 tossed it across the table to me. "Ever hear how. Bill Doolittle lived on ten ® f/' cents a week?" • -S I confessed that Bill's economies Lc*?! had never been brought to my atten- * tion. "Wal," said Biddle, "he' took dinner •• with a friend on Sunday, an* ate enough to last 'im till Wednesday. Then he bought ten cents' wuth o' tripe, an' he hated tripe so like thun­ der that it lasted *lm the rest o' the week. These seegars work a good ,i deal like that tripe. You take to smokln' 'em, an' y'u won't want more'n One or two a day." 18 YEAR8 OF SUFFERING. ONE DEATH; SCHOOLS CLOSED. 8t. Joseph Suffers Because of Broken Natural Gas Mailt1. St. Joseph, Mo.--One death by asphyxiation, the dismissal of all schools heated with natural gas and cold meals as the result of no fuel, was the result Monday of the break­ ing, near Leavenworth, Kan., of a natural gas main,' with which St. Jo­ seph is supplied most of its light and heat. The gas was shut off until five o'clock Monday evening. Joseph Chartrand was found dead In his room, It is thought, as the result of the fire going out and fumes escap­ ing when the gas was turned on again. Burning, Painful Sores on Legs--* Tortured Day and Night--Tried Many Remedies to No Avail r--Cured by Cuticura. "After an attack of rheumatism, running sores broke out on my hus­ band's legs, from below the knees to the ankles. There are no words to tell all the discomforts and great suf­ fering he had to endure night and day. He used every kind of remedy and three physicians treated him, one after the other, without any good results whatever. One day I ordered some Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent. He began to use them and in three weeks an the sores were died up. The burning fire stopped, and the pains became bear­ able. After three months he was quite well. I can prove this testimonial at any time. Mrs. V. V. Albert, Upper Frenchville, Me., July 21,19<t7." BOTH UPLIFTING* Cotton Warehouse Is Burned. Philadelphia.--Fire of unknown origin burned out the cotton ware­ house of Philip Godley, at Front and Queen streets in the lower section of the city, Monday, entailing a loss es­ timated at $50,0(M>. Five firemen were overcome by smoke. Overdue British Ship Arrlva^v. . San Francisco.--The British ship Acamas, Capt. Hughes, upon which re- Insurance of ten per cent, was quoted, has arrived here after ft voyage of 100 days from Rotterdam. Serious Floods in Formosa. Victoria, B. C.--News was- brought by the steamer Antilochus of heavy floods and great loss of life in For­ mosa. All the rivers in the neighbor­ hood of Keelung, Ciram and Tanko overflowed and 40 junks were wrecked. Killed by an Airship Propeller. Gerard, Kan.--H. W. Strubble, an employe of the Call airship, was In­ stantly killed Monday afternoon while the propellers on the ship were being tried out. One of the rear propels struck the victim on the head. V Fire Victim Dies of Injurle#. Cincinnati.--Miss Louise VOet died at her home in Newport, Ky., Mon­ day of the injuries she sustained in the fire in the Neave building at FOurth and Race streets last Friday. She leaped from the tenth floor. Jimmy Britt Wins London fornia fig mers of Monday conditions .IppA&fefc 133 l^outtda/ Sum- ound T see ttmi iliey*re a-goin* to uplift as f&rmers!" * "What do they caic'late ter use- balloons or dynamite?" I Time's Wonderful Changes. | Harry Lauder says that when Sir Alexander Ramsay was constructing upon his magnificent estate in Scot­ land a piece of machinery to drive, by means of a small stream in his barnyard, a threshing machine, a win­ nowing machine, a circular saw for splitting trees, a hay press, an oat roller, etc., he noticed an old fellow, who had long been about the place, looking very attentively at all that was going on. "Robby," said he, "won­ derful things people can do nowadays, can't they?" "Ay,' said Robby; "in­ deed, Sir Alexander, I'm thinking if Solomon was alive now he'd be thought naething o'!" PUZZLE SOLVED* . Coffee at Bottom of Trouble. It takes some people a long time to find out that coffee is hurting them. But when once the fact is clear, most people try to kewp away from the thing which is followed by ever increasing detriment to the heart, stomach and nerves. "Until two years ago I was a heavy coffee drinker," writes an TO. stock­ man, "and had been all my life. I am now_ 56 years old. "About three years ago I began to have nervous spells and could not sleep nights, was bothered by indi­ gestion, bloating, and gas on stomach affected my heart. "I spent lots of money doctoring-- one doctor told me I had chronic ca- „ tarrh of the stomach; another that 1 had heart disease and was liable to die at any time. They all dieted me until I was. nearly starved but I seemed to get worse Instead of better. "Having heard of the good Postum had done for nervous people, I dis­ carded coffee altogether and began to use Postum regularly. I soon got bet­ ter, and now, after nearly two years, i can truthfully say I am sound Ml well. "I sleep well at night, do not have the nervous spells and am not both­ ered with indigestion or palpitation. I weigh 32 pounds more than when I began Postum, and am better every way than I ever was while drinking cof­ fee. I can't say too much in praise Of Postum, as I am sure it saved my life." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well- vllle," in pkgs. Km "'nil the abort Iftter! A new one appcsr» from time to time. Tk»y ni* ----- ,tX;j €S"' • £ is. j • - i . -• • - -iyv . V" *