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r\', J- •'*• * i1 * :?V ?/*; w-1 "••!•-', 1 * »" The McHeniy Plaindcalcr 138-liD IIL IDE8Ers "5J5P "* Fubflshed by F. G. 8CHREINE*. lIcHENRY, ILLINOIS. There is the usual cold comfort for all parties in the returns from Medicine Hat. Customs officers in New York had a big job on hand lately. They seised 10,000 kid gloves. HORRIBLE RESULTS OF EXPLO­ SION AT MARIANNA, PA. SECOND BLAST IS FEARED A scientist tells us that "metals get tired." Now you know why the gold gave out before it got to you. There is one advantage in looking tor the north pole. In the face of the gravest danger one can always keep cool. At a spiritualist seance In New York, we are told, a man's arm was lengthened two feet That's stretch­ ing it some. Anybody who doubts the ability of the American Indian to be as civilised as anybody should observe him in a football game. That man who is going to cross the ocean in a balloon should pause to consider that the water in the Atlantic | the death list will exceed the- Fifty-Six Bodies Are Recovered, But I Work of Finding Victim® t* 8low, Owing to Qum ' and Debris. Marianna, Pa., Nov. 80.--Fifty-six bodies, all but two of them horri- were taken Sunday from the mine of the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company here, in which an explosion occurred Saturday, killing many men and cast­ ing into gloom what was until then considered the model mining town of the world. There is no doubt that the death list will reach 138 men. Officials of the company, who had stated that not over 125 men had been killed, Sunday night admitted that 138 men went down the shaft to work Saturday morning. According to miners and others familiar with the number of men generally employed in the mine, com- HITCHCOCK T.O BE POSTMASTER GENERAL UNDER TAFT. ••cause of His Ability to Ad­ vise President-Elect. Hot Springs, Va.--Frank H. Hitch­ cock has been offered and has accepted the position of postmaster general In toe Taft cabinet that is to be. The official announcement of this conclusion regarding the first cabinet selection of President-elect Taft doubtless will not be made until Mr. Taft has completed his cabinet, at which time it will be announced en bloc. Because of this view of the sit­ uation no expression regarding the se­ lection of £lr. Hitchcock was obtain­ able for publication from either,. Mr. Taft or the Republican national chair­ m a n . T h e r e w e r e m a n y r e a s o n s , f t was pointed out, why it was expedient that Mr. Hitchcock's status should be is still deep and wet. The inventive Yankee is still at it. During the last fiscal year the United States patent office received some 58,527 applications for mechanical pat­ ents. Kissing, declares Dr. Napoleon Bos­ ton, spreads more disease than flies. We scorn his statement because we don't like his name. Reminds us of Waterloo and Bunker Hill. A way has been found to make pa­ per out of cornstalks. This will create a pleasant harmony for the man who likes to combine his reading with the pleasures of a corn-cob pipe. The plan of the proposed Henry Hudson memorial bridge at New York calls for a reinforced concrete span of 710 feet, and represents one of the boldest engineering projects of the time. The Highways Protection league reports 932 automobile accidents oc­ curred in Great Britain in 1907, killing 215 persons and injuring 675. For these accidents and other motor car offenses 2,270 persons were summoned, . of whom 2,046 were convicted. There are at present on duty in the main thoroughfares of Paris 21 police­ men who speak English, nine who speak German, and six who speak Spanish, and their usefulness has been so clearly demonstrated that the prefect of police has decided to add to their number as opportunity may arise. Brazil has spent 115,000,000 In the effort to hold up the world's price of coffee by government purchasing and warehousing of the Brazilian produc­ tion. The theory that a national gov­ ernment can do anything it chooses in commerce occasionally gets a very rude jolt. Hitv: It is not surprising that Kaiser Wll- helm should invent an air-brake. He has done many things wisely, if not too well, and as he begins to slide down the years, turning inventor of a motor brake is a becoming climax to his other accomplishments. Whether it is a truly practical stopper remains to be proved. According to the Scientific Ameri­ can the fact that our macadamized roads don't wear as well as those in •Europe is because we don't apply the theory of the stitch in time. European highway departments watch the roads and mend them wherever and when­ ever they need it without allowing the damage to become important. Now a medical expert comes for­ ward to assert that the French heel, considered one of the greatest out­ rages inflicted by feminine vanity upon suffering nature, is not only proper, but highly desirable. Still, feminine vanity will not make so much of this practical vindication, as, in any event, it would have kept on wearing the French heel. Felicitations to the cranks! Am­ bassador Bryce's tribute to them as not infrequently the first pioneers of great causes, is distinguished appre­ ciation. It is scarcely so enthusiastic, however, as Dr. Holmes' earlier ob^ Bervation that there never was tin idea started that woke up men out of their stupid Indifference but its origi­ nator was spoken of as a crank. Horace E. Bixby, 82 years of age, still at the wheel after 60 years as a Mississippi river pilot, enjoys the dis­ tinction of having "taught Mark Twain the art of navigation on the "Father of Waters." He says Mark Twain be­ came a good pilot, having but one fault the excessive use of tobacco. Capt. BLxby is still hale and hearty and enjoys telling of the various epi­ sodes of his eventful career upon the river. I pany's estimate by at least 50. Exact Number Is Not Known. I As in nearly all mine disasters, there seems no way at present of knowing how many men went to work. I The number check-off system has | again proven defective and from no ! source can an accurate statement as I to the fatalities be secured. ! It is possible that the exact number of men killed will never be known. Up to darkness Sunday night 25 bod­ ies had been brought to the surface in an iron bucket. Arms, legs or heads were missing from some and the truzks of others were burned, bruised and cat Two Were Suffocated. Two of the men taken from the mine had been suffocated and their bodies were not even scratched. One of these was John Ivill, a cousin of John H. Jones, president of the Pitts- burg-Buffalo Coal Company, owners of the mine, who was employed as head time-keeper. Ivill's body was found beneath a coal-digging machine and it was apparent that the young man had crawled there in a vain effort to es­ cape the deadly fumes. The body of the other man was found near Ivill. The unfortunate had placed his face in a pool of water, which all miners are advised to do when an explosion occurs, in a desper­ ate attempt to fight off suffocation un­ til rescued. The opinion was expressed by a number of expert miners that the mine will not be cleared of victims for several days. Danger of 8econd Explosion. Reports have been in circulation that a second and more terrific explo­ sion is likely to occur at any moment. The company officials assert this is not true. There is considerable gas in the mine, however, and there is un­ doubtedly danger of a second explo­ sion. Many relatives of the victims stood all day close to the ropes around the shaft, but there were few of the har­ rowing scenes usually associated with a mine explosion. Most of the relatives are English-speaking people, who bear their grief in silence. It is estimated that one-fourth of the victims are Americans. As rapidly as possible the work of rescue is being carried on. At short Intervals new men are sent into the mine to relieve others searching for the dead. Owing to the danger­ ous gases and the mass of wreckage in the mine, the rescue work is slow and is being carried on with great precau­ tion. Experts from Pennsylvania and West Virginia are in charge of the work of exploration and are being materially assisted by J. W. Paul and Clarence Hall of the United States ex­ perimental and testing station in Pitts­ burg. WOODRUFF QUITS 8ENATE RACE. Withdraws in Favor of Root After See­ ing Judge Taft. Hot Springs, Va.--Timothy L. Wood­ ruff, chairman of the New York Re­ publican state committee, Sunday eliminated himself from the senatorial race in favor of Secretary of State Elihu Root. This action was taken after a pro­ tracted conference with President­ elect Taft and was followed by state­ ments by both Messrs. Taft and Woodruff. Aside from these state­ ments, each of which concedes the election of Mr. Root to succeed Sena­ tor Piatt on January 19 next, no de­ tails of the conference were made known. During the five years preceding 1904-05 the total acreage annually un­ der indigo cultivation in India was 755,900. In 1905-05 this area had de­ creased to 330,400 acres, or a falling off of a little less than 44 per cent. The Mecca railroad is being con­ structed rapidly, solidly and method­ ically. Foreigners are employed in po- sitions of leadership and management By imperial order it is now proposed to complete the line from Medina to Mecca, a distance of 280 miles, before the next pilgrimage. Carnegie 8ends $30,000 Check. Fayette, la.--President William A. Shanklln of Upper Iowa university Sunday received a check from Andrew Carnegie for $30,000, in payment of his pledge to give that amount when $150,000 had been raised. Wild Man of Woods Dead. Virginia, Minn.--The "Wild Man of the Woods" wag found dead in his shack about 20 miles northeast of here and his body brought to this city. In the shack of the strange man was found a notebook with the name "William J. Hill, Massey, Ontario." It is a good sign when in the non- sectarian colleges the president urges upon the students a proper observance of Sunday, as did the president of Cor­ nell university at the opening of the college year, remarks Youth's Com­ panion. In protesting against the discussion on that day of athletic and p . , social matters pertaining to the col- 11?+'i lege, he said: "The observance of Sun- day Is the temporal sign that man be­ longs not only to time, but to eternity. I earnestly hope that 8unday may be observed as a day of physical rest and jplritaal BMdiatioB." Many Coke Ovens Reopen, Huntington, W. Va.--More than 2,000 coke ovens in the Norfolk & Western fields, which have been idle for almost a year, resumed operations Sunday night. Hermit Author Found Dead. Chicago.--Surrounded by his only friends--his books--Dr. John Norris, 70 year» old, an author and recluse, was found dead in his litue cottage in Riverside. For several years Dr. Nor­ ris has been known as the "hermit of Riverside." SpS--5 1, Ohio to Test Option Law. Findlay, O.--Suit was filed here Friday afternoon to test the constitu­ tionality of the Rose local option law, by which 54 of the 88 counties of the state have voted oat the A FRANK H.NITCHCOCK, vVXftrlOAJ JAPANESE 8TEAMERS IN CRASH OFF PORT OF CHEFQCl>t DISASTER IN DENSE TOG Both Ships Sink. Carrying Down with Them Many American and Euro­ pean Passengers--Victims ™§rv May Number700. ' ^ UMPHERE 6UILTY OF ARSON SENTENCED TO PRISON TWO TO 21 YEARS. FOR fixed, at least so tar as the principals are concerned, and a complete under­ standing is known to exist between them. As chairman of the Republican national committee, Mr. Hitchcock be­ came more familiar than any other person with the political phase of questions likely to arise at the begin­ ning of the Taft administration and the knowledge he gained regarding the personnel of the party will be of great service to Mr. Taft throughout his administration. Besides these reasons the national chairman admittedly possesses a com­ prehensive as well as a technical knowledge of postal affairs, gained by a protracted experience as first assist­ ant and acting postmaster general. Mr. Hitchcock, accompanied by Charles H. Boynton of New York, left here Friday night for Washington, where Saturday night he was the guest of honor at a dinner given by the executive and advisory committees of the na­ tional committee. He then will visit headquarters in New York. It is alto­ gether probable that from this time on Mr. Hitchcock will be frequently in conference with Judge Taft. Verdict Is a Compromise--Several Ju­ rors Held Out Long for Life Sentence for Murder. STEAMER RAMMED AND SUNK. Disaster in Fog Off Sandy Hook Costs Four Lives. New York.--In the thick of a fog off Sandy Hook Thursday the stout steel freighter Georgic of the White Star line rammed and sank the light­ ly-laden Panama line steamer Finance, outward found, with 86 passengers. The Finance went down within ten minuteB after the collision, carrying to their death three of her passengers and one of the crew. The rest of the passengers, who in­ cluded 19 women and 14 children, as well as others of the crew, were res­ cued by the boats of the Georgic. The freighter was not damaged. Of the passengers lost, one was a woman, MIBS Irene Campbell of Pan­ ama, who clung frantically to the rail of the sinking vessel and could-not be persuaded to release her hold, nor were the men who manned the small boats able forcibly to remove her. 12 WEDDING8, ONE DIVORCE. Startling Statistics on Legal Separa­ tions in United 8tates. Washington.--Higher divorce rate In the United States than in any of the foreign countries where statistics are available, is announced by the census bureau, which in a bulletin Just issued, says that at least one mar­ riage in twelve in this country ulti­ mately terminates in divorce. The report covers the 20 years from 1887 to 1906, inclusive. From 1887 to 1906 there were 12,832,044 marriages and 945,625 divorces, against 328,716 divorces for the preceding 20 years. Divorce is now 2% times as common, compared with the married population, as it was 40 years ago. Utah and Connecticut are the only two states showing decreased divorce rate. De­ sertion caused 38.9 of the total di­ vorces in the 20 years. Missouri Woman a 8uicide. Nevada, Mo.--Mrs. H. C. Moore, wife of Col. Moore, a leading merchant of Nevada, committed suicide Saturday night by drowning herself. Mrs. Moore threw herself into Lake Park Springs, near here, which !» owned by her hus­ band. Addison Lysle Is Dead. Los Angeles, Cal.--Addison Lysle, once a prominent citizen of Pittsburg and formerly president of the national board of navigation, died here Sunday, aged 72 years. Ptomaines Kill Rich Banker. Tulsa, Okla.--J. George McGannon, millionaire president of the Central National bank here, died Friday of ptomaine poisoning contracted while dining in a hotel. McGannon came here two years ago from Seneca, Mow Escaped Convict Is Caught. Chelsea, Mich.--A man arrested an suspicion here was identified Friday as Harry Robinson, 58 years old, who escaped from prison at Atlanta, Ga., March 21, 1908. He was serving timm for a train robbery In Arkansas. Laporte, Ind. -- Ray Lamphere, charged with the murder of Mrs. Belle Gunness and her three children, by setting fire to the Gunness house April 28, was found guilty of arson Thursday evening by the jury which had the case since 5:30 o'clock Wednesday evening. Within five minutes after the ver­ dict wag reported, Judge Richter had sentenced the defendant to the state penitentiary at Michigan City for an indeterminate term of from two to 21 years. He will be taken to Mich­ igan City at once to begin his sen­ tence. Attorney Worden for the defense said that a motion for a new trial would be made, and should it be re­ fused, an appeal to the Indiana su­ preme court would follow. The In­ diana supreme court is two years he- hind In Its work and so this case could not be reached until after Lamphere had served the minimum time of his sentence. The verdict was something of a compromise. Several members of the Jury, it is understood, held out long for murder in the first degree with a life sentence. So far as could be learned, none was for hanging. Lamphere Thursday night said that he was confident the dead body in the Are was Mrs. Gunness' regardless of what other people may think. He reiterated his Innocence of setting flre to the house, though admitting that he was on the road and saw the flre that night. He also declared that he did not see Mrs. Gunness kill Helge- ldln. "I have no complaint to make about the verdict. Things looked pretty blue, but the verdict might have been worse." CENSUS TO COST $12,930,000. Director North Proud of Small crease Over 1900. in- Washington. -- The cost of tak­ ing the next census, as estimated by Director North in his annual report just issued, will be $12,930,000. The director points with pride to the fact that this sum is but $410,000 more than the cost of the census of 1900, and says that this will be accomplished "in spite of the enormous growth in the population during the last decade, a growth largely contributed by for­ eign-born people who do not speak English, a class which it is very ex­ pensive and very difficult to enumerate. If the work can be done for this sum it will be the first time in the hiptory of the nation that a census has been- taken and compiled at practically the same cost as the prior enumeration." The increase, he says, heretofore from decade to decade has been about 50 per cent. The enormous saving, says the director, will be effected by reason of the existence of the perma­ nent census bureau and the installa­ tion of the bureau's own tabulating machines, which, he states, will do the work faster and more efficiently than the machines which were rented. Chefoo, China.---Two Japanese steamships collidedthis port Mon­ day afternoon. DetMl% the accident were lacking, but it waa reported that a total of 700 persons had been drowned. * According to the best information available, the vessels were passenger boats and heavily loaded with Euro* peans and Americans. The cralBh suddenly came in a dense fog. The lookouts were unable to see more than a few yards ahead, and could not give the alarm in time for the passengers and crew to take to the lifeboats. The ships crashed with a mighty im­ pact within two minutes after warning cries had been sent down to those below. Instantly ther« was a frantic rush for safety. Not stopping to lower the boats, scores leaped into the sea. Most of these were drowned. The vessels sank soon after the col­ lision, taking down with them the pas­ sengers and crew who were asleep at the time of the accident. The catastrophe was appalling, the news agency says, and was so com­ plete that for a time not even the names of the ill-fated ships could be learned. The Japanese government went to work on the case, and expect* ed soon to have the boats identified. MADC ROACHES HIS FRIEND* Act at Artemua WiM That Had fTafe Reaching Effect. " | George V. Kelcey, a veteran journal* 1st of Cleveland, remembers Artemua Ward well. "Ward called on me," he said tha other day, "the night before one at his panorama lectures. There were, some three or four large roaches scur­ rying about my room, and they attraot* ed his attention. "1 am very fond Of roadies,' hit •aid. 'Once, in my own home, I found a roach struggling in a bowl of water. I took a half walnut shell and put him in it; it made a good boat; I gave him a couple of toothpicks for oars. Next morning I saw that he had fastened a hair to one of the toothpicks, and had evidently been fishing. Then, overcome with exhaustion, he had fallen asleep. The sight moved me. I took him out, washed him, gave Mm a spoonful of boiled egg, and let him go. That roach never forgot my kind­ ness, and now my home is full at roaches.'" BREAK8 A COLD PROMPTLY The following formula is a never failing remedy for colds: « One ounce of Compound Syrup of {Sarsaparilla, one ounce Toris Com- pound and one-half pint of good jvhlskey, mix and shake thoroughly each time and use in doses of a table* spoonful every four hours. This if followed up will care ac* acute cold in 24 hours. The ingre­ dients can be gotten at any drug Btoret NINETY-EIGHT FEET SHY. ABRUZZI YIELDS TO FAMtLY. THREE THOUSAND HOMELE88. ACTRE88 ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Mrs. Eleanor Cowper Shoots Herself In New York Hotel. New York.--Mrs. Eleanor Merron Cowper, a widely-known playwright and actress, shot herself in her room at the St. Regis hotel Friday and will probably die. She was a protege and business partner of the late James H. Walnck, manager and actor, who killed himself at his home in Middle- town, N. Y. Before shooting herself, Mrs. Cow­ per wrote letters to her lawyer, Judge Herbert B. Royce of Middletown, and to John Hood, manager of the King Edward hotel in West Forty-seventh street, where she formerly lived, advis­ ing them of her intention to kill herself. A brief history of her life, largely de­ voted to recounting her career on the stage, was found in her effects. Boat Sinks; Hundred Drown. Manila.--The coasting steamer Pout­ ing, carrying a large number of labor­ ers from Narvacan to the rice fields in Pangasinan province, struck a rock and sank Friday night during a storm, off the town of San Fernando in Union Province. It is estimated that a hundred of the passengers and crew of the Ponting were drowned. The steamer Vigcaya rescued 55. Kills Brother and Mother. New York.--With aim so deadly that all five shots he fired took effect, William Kallebrun of Jersey City Fri­ day night shot and killed his brother Leo and then his aged mother, Mrs. Victoria Kallebrun. The tragedy took place in the apartments of Mrs. Kalle­ brun in New York. Kallebrun had come from Jersey City with a friend, Albert Trogunwyos, to secure money from his brother Leo, and the shoot­ ing resulted from fact that Leo would not give his brother money. Kallebrun was arrested soon after the murder. tea?,- Kaiser Worried Into Illness. Berlin.--Emperor William's cold has passed off, it is currently reported. But he is suffering from obstinate in­ somnia brought on by worrying over recent events in Germany. It is ru­ mored, too, that his defective ear, which always becomes painful when he is run down, is causing him great suffering. His doctors have ordered him to take a complete rest. It has been decided that he shall go to Corfu--the Greek island in the Ionian sea as soon as possible after the Christ­ mas festivities of the court at Berlin. : Great Flood Works Havoc In West Guthrie, Okla. Guthrie, Okla.--As the result of a 48-hour downpour in the valley of the Cottonwood river and its tributaries, the Cottonwood overflowed here Sun­ day afternoon. Several hundred homes are partially under water in West Guthrie and 3,000 people are homeless. The river Sunday night was one foot higher than ever before in its history, and rising 12 inches an hour. Hun­ dreds of people who refused to get out of the flooded district, believing that the river would not rise as rapidly as it did, fired shots of distress before sunset and many boats with an army of rescuers brought the tardy ones to places of safety. Street car service is completely at a standstill. The city's water plant is under water. Five thousand dollars' worth of cotton belonging to the Farm­ ers' Oil mill was washed away down stream and 2,000 bales are still In the water. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe roundhouse and shops are inun­ dated. All railroad trains in and out of Guthrie have been annulled. Detained Chinese Escape. San Francisco.--Twenty-one out of 116 Chinese held at the Pacific Mail dock pending the decision of the immi­ gration officers as to whether or not they were entitled to enter the United States, escaped from the detention shed at Second and Brannan streets about 12 o'clock Saturday night. Four of them were recaptured in Chinatown Sunday and retufned to the shed. Im­ migration officials, the local police and the officers of the Pacific Mail Steam­ ship Company are prosecuting a vig­ orous search for the others. Three Hunters Probably Drowned. Thessalon, Ont. -- William Menor, D. Menor, his son, and Fred Eno failed to return from a hunting trip when expected. Friday a search­ ing party found the wreck of their rowboat. It is believed the boat cap­ sized in the rapids and that all three were drowned. 8outh Dakota's Gold Output. Pierre, S. D.--The report of the state mine inspector, filed with the governor, shows South Dakota's gold production for last year to have been the highest in the history of the state --$7,460,000. The mica output for the year is valued at $85,000. Duke Cables Miss Elkins That Their Match Is Off. Rome, Italy.--The Elklns-Abruzsi match is now at an end for all time, according to information received from the most trustworthy source, TJie marriage has been abandoned definitely and there is not likely again to be any question about it. All efforts to ascertain the exact rea­ sons have been unsuccessful, but it is evident that they are based upon fam ily objections on both sides which cannot be overcome. This information is confirmed by the fact that the Perseveranza of Milan, a newspaper which Is regarded as the mouthpiece of the Italian foreign of­ fice, declares the engagement is now off. Simultaneously" with ^his publica tion the duke of the Abruzzi has dls patched a long cable message to Miss Elfiins declaring that he has been un­ able to remove insuperable obstacles to the marriage. PORT AU PRINCE IN A PANIC. Approach of Rebels Frightens Every One But the President. Port au Prince.--Every hour brings the revolutionary army nearer to Port au Prince, and a feeling of impending disaster has taken possession of the people. The advance guard 'of Gen. Antoine Simon's forces is now not more than 25 or 30 miles from this city and up to'the present the insur­ gents have swept all before them. The government losses at Anse Veau on Friday and the rout of the loyal troops have caused consterna­ tion among the officials of the govern­ ment, with possibly the sole exception of President Nord Alexis. Every ef­ fort to have him take himself out of the country has proved a failure and the aged president, who has faced many revolutions before, announces his determination to fight to the last. 8ATTERLEE GETS NAVY OFFICE. New Yorker to Be Assistant Secretary of the Department. Washington.--Herbert L. Satterlee of New York, it is understood, has been tendered the . position of assistant secretary of the navy to take the place of Thomas H. Newberry, who Tuesday became secre­ tary of the navy, succeeding Victor H. Metcalf, whose resignation became ef­ fective then. Mr. Catterlee Is a son- in-law of J. Pierpont Morgan. Two-Cent Rate Is Upheld. Washington.--The supreme court of the United States Monday reversed the decision of the United States cir­ cuit court for the eastern district of Virginia, holding to be unconstitution­ al the order of the state railroad com­ mission fixing a two-cent passenger rate on state business, the effect being to uphold the order. Fleet Sails from Manila. Manila.--The American battleship fleet undei- Rear Admiral Sperry sailed promptly at eight o'clock Tuesday morning. The next port of call is Colombo, Ceylon. Indian Bureau Official Resigns. Washington.--Maj. Charles F. Lar- rabee, assistant commissioner of In­ dian affairs, and for 28 years connect­ ed with the Indian service, has re­ signed, to take effect November 30. No Dinner 8uicide Cause. Chicago.--Despondency over his in­ ability to provide a big Thanksgiving dinner for his family is thought to have caused Stillis Hagen, 40 years i old, 797 North Forty-first avenue, to commit suicide at his home by In­ haling illuminating gas. Racial Riots in Prague. Prague, Bohemia.--The racial riots, which were widespread Sunday In this city, were resumed Monday, the Czechs and Germans coming into con­ flict In various quarters. The police cleared the streets with swords and bayonets, many persons being Injured. East Buffalo Yards Reopen. Buffalo, N. Y.--Under the closest re­ strictions the East Buffalo stock yards, which had been closed because of the foot and mouth disease among cattle, resumed business Monday. Pray for High Tariff, Joplin, Mo.--Protestant pastors throughout the Kansas and Missouri sine mining district offered Thanks­ giving day &j9?«rs tor a highw tariff on sine ore. "Innocent Bystander" Shot. Philadelphia.--Richard Burk, a by­ stander, was shot in the breast and probably fatally wounded and Andrew Lonergan was shot in* the arm, in a pistol fight between Lonergan and George Medway Monday. To Head Inaugural Parade. Washington.--Chairman Stellwagen of the inaugural committee appointed Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell, chief of staff, U. 8. A., to be grand marshal of the inaugural parade. Gen. Bell aa- Bounced his acceptance. • f, «,•.*"M: r i 9 Mr. Gouty--Thank heaven, I'm not a centipede. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured With tOCAlj APPLICATIONS, as they cannot i the Beat of the disease. Catarrh Is a blood or con tutlonal disease, and to order to cure it you must Interna! remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken In­ ternally. and acta directly upon the blood and inucoos •urfaceg. Hail's Catarrh Cure Js not a Quacfe tsadi- Clne. It was prescribed by one of the best physlcluw In this country lor years and Is a regular prescription. It Is composed of the best tonics known, eombin«4 With the best blood purifiers, acting directly on tte mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of ttw two ingredients is what produces such wonderful r^> •ults in curing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. _ F- CHENEY & CO.. Props., Toledo, <X Sold bjr Druggists, price 7W. Talcs Hall's Family pills tor constipation. A New Ailment. A South side four-year-old was not ao full of mischievousness as usual. "What Is the matter, Ethel?" asked her mother. "Aren't you feeling well?" "No'm," replied the little miss. "I fink there mus' be someflng wrong wlf my liver and bacon."--Kansas City Times. ED GEERS, "The grand old man," be is called for he ia so honest handling horses in races. He says: "I have usea SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE for. 12 years, always with best success. It is the only remedy I know to cure all forms of distemper and prevent horses in same sta­ ble having the disease." 50c and $1 a bot­ tle. All druggists, or manufacturers. Spohn Medical Co., Chemists, Goshen, Ind. Is This True? "I wouldn't do for politics, I guess," said the pretty girl. "I'd simply vote the way papa votes." "In that," remarked an observer, "you wouldn't differ so very much from most men." Important to Mothers. 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