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. . 1 - , • . . . . • _ t - . . . ' - - ' Y >. - '• „ ' ; 1 - ^ 2 - ~ .. • ••• . . . .L - •<• •-va __ ~|be McHenry Plaindealcr Publithed by F. Q. 8CHREINER. •/ mohenri IT. ILLINOIS. With apologies to th« hen, why is a hat? Mrs. Langtry is 50 years old--* town only by the records. With -a three-year-old emperor Chin® should have no fear of the sovereign t»Ilti"ff too much. Rockville, Conn., has the distinction ot being the first town to arrest an air­ ship for disorderly conduct. Some one has reported seeing a sea •erpent off Newport, but maybe, after all, It was just the back bone of winter wiggling into place. * 10 PROBE 'CHANGES GOV. HUGHES NAMES COMMIS­ SION OF jNEW YORKERS. ! Lll NINE EMINENT CITIZENS Th«y Will Suggest Changes In Laws Relating to Speculation and for Protection of In- In prehistoric times, says a Chicago lady lecturer, woman was mentally the superior of man. Is she arguing that something has happened since? The simplified spelling board wants ns to spell it "det." Of course that makes it easier to spell, but not any easier to get out of a spell of it. A man in Chicago bas baen ordered by the court not to speak to his wife for two weeks or allow her to speak to him. Which one was the plaintiffT The daughter ot Lombroso is com­ ing to this country to study our pris­ ons. We may be thankful, after all the other ful mi nations against It, that ahe isn't coming to study our society. •11 the world is ready to admire the taste of the man who fell in love with a young woman and married her because she thanked him when he gave her his seat and when she turned and sat down "her waist and skirt did not separate." Albany, N. Y.--GOT. Hughes Monday night announced the appointment of a committee of nine, consisting of bankers, business men and economists, to inquire into the facts surround­ ing the business of exchanges in New York and to suggest "what changes, if any, are advisable in the laws of the state bearing upon speculation in securities and commodities; or re­ lating to the protection of investors; or with regard to the instrumentali­ ties and Organisations used in dealing in securities and commodities which" are the subject of speculation." The committee named includes Hor­ ace White, author and editor; Charles A. Schieren, merchant, formerly mayor of Brooklyn; David Leaventritt, for­ mer justice of the supreme court; Clark Williams, state superintendent of banks; John B. Clark, professor of political economy in Columbia uni­ versity; Willard V: King, banker, president Columbia Trust Company, a member of the firm of Faulkner, Page & Company; Samuel H. Ordway, law­ yer; Edward D. Page and Charles Sprague Siplth, director of People's in­ stitute, all of New York city. CASTRO CHEERED IN BERLIN. A Philadelphia man left his son-in- law 50 cents with which to buy a rope to hang himself. The beneficiary will probably forego the bequest rather than comply with its conditions, but It is certainly a terrible tale to com* from the City of Brotherly Love. Prof. D. C. Jackson of the Massa­ chusetts Institute of Technology has been retained by the Massachusetts highway commission to make a report regarding the telephone situation with special reference to the practicability of a reduction in rates and a higher efficiency of service. The official denial of the Abruzri-El- kfns engagement will shatter a ro­ mance in which two continents were deeply interested, and many will re­ fuse to give up the hope that the path of true love may yet be smoothed for the royal lover and the beautiful American girl of his heart. The recent refrigeration congress in Europe has reminded a student of his­ tory that Francis Bacon made the first experiments in the use of snow for the preservation of meat. The people of New Zealand, who have been largely dependent on refrigerated meat, have shown' their appreciation of Bacon's discovery by erecting a statue of him suitably inscribed. A minister recently read a paper be­ fore a Congregational church confer­ ence in Boston in which he called at­ tention to the fact that in the mem­ bership of 56 churches in that vicinity only one child to each church was born during the year. His conclusion was that Congregational families are ceasing to perpetuate themselves and that Puritan stock is dying out. Presi­ dent Roosevelt ought to look into this. Venezuelan President Is Warmly Re­ ceived by the Germans. Berlin.--President Castro of Venez­ uela and the members of his party ar­ rived here Monday evening. The train reached the Zoological Garden station, on the edge of the city, somewhat later than expected, but it was awaited by a dense crowd of people who had gathered out of curiosity. As the train steamed into the depot the presi­ dent was greeted with shouts of "Long live Castro." There was a general lifting of hats and much cheering. Members of Castro's suite stated that the president had sent a dispatch to Emperor William from Herbesthal, in the German frontier, stating that he had come to Germany for medical treatment and expressing profound homage to his majesty. According to the same authority, when he learned the news of the capture of a Venezue­ lan vessel by the Dutch cruiser Qelder- land he was not greatly affected, merely remarking that there was no such vessel in the Venezuelan service. STREET CAR STRIKE IMPENDS. At the recent dedication in Bath of a tablet to Edmund Burke, Whitelaw Reld spoke in behalf of Americans in honor of their best friend in Great Britain. Burke has become almost a national hero in America, and it was he who phrased most eloquently many principles that are part of our tradi­ tion. His "Speech on Conciliation" is a difficult piece for schoolboys, but it ought always to be a part of the pre­ scribed reading of young America. Philadelphia Traction Company Re­ fuses to Recognize Union. Philadelphia.--Replying to demands for increased wages and other conces­ sions made by the local branch of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes, the officers of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company Monday night issued a statement in which it was declared that the company would hereafter re­ fuse to treat with or recognize the rep­ resentatives of the Amalgamated asso­ ciation. As a result of this action the members of the association threaten to strike. BURNS UP HIS VAST FORTUNE. The Ohio-Mississippi coal trade, which persists to-day, is one of the greatest single movements of cargo in the world. From Pittsburg to New Orleans is 2,000 miles, all downhill. Coal in 1,000-ton barges is rafted into fleets and towed down this distance by powerful steamboats at a cost of less than 75 cents a ton, against a railroad rate of about four dollars and fifty cents--from Pittsburg to Mem­ phis for 43 cents, against a rail rate of 92.70. The president of the University of Illinois has announced that dismissal will In future be the punishment of hazing, which he denounces as a vio­ lation of the right of individuality, provocative of public disorder, in its milder forms nonsensical, and In its coarser forms vulgar, brutal, always demoralizing and sometimes danger­ ous. Hence, he says, the university cannot countenance or tolerate it. Such a stand in the opinion of the In­ dianapolis Star generally imitated, will soon end the practice. Dying Russian Saves Relatives from Evils of Wealth. London.--A special dispatch from St. Petersburg relates that a dying Moscow millionaire named Petroff had his whole fortune withdrawn from the banks and the bank-notes brought to the sickroom. They were then piled before him and set on fire. Petroff summoned his relatives and showed them the ashes, .congratulating them on having escaped from the evil of wealth. Our Battleships Best, Says Evans. New York.--That the latest battle­ ships built in this country are vastly superior to England's Dreadnought, is emphatically stated by Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans in an article in the latest number of Hampton's Broadway Magazine, wherein he strongly defends the American navy. Col. Darling of Toledo Dies. Toledo, O.--Col. Henry A. Darling, aged 80, who had a distinguished war record, died Monday afternoon at the home of his son-in-law, Judge L. W. Morris. Cerebral hemorrhage was the cause. A Chicago burglar broke into a hos- pitalpital and took everything but the patients' temperatures, we presume. Our referendum among the leading personalities of this country on the question, "What is your opinion of the great men of Europe and America?" has resulted as follows: Washington and Napoleon are the greatest favor­ ites, after whom come Hannibal, Cae­ sar and Charles XII. of Sweden. Among the most disliked are Brutus, Cromwell and Darwin.--Nihanoyabi Nihonjiu (Tokyo). Gov. Harris' County Goes Dry. Columbus, O.--Preble county Mon­ day voted dry by 1,043. Ten saloons were knocked out. Gov. Harris lives in this county. Light has dawned in the minds of •ome managers of the Pennsylvania anthracite companies, and they are •aid to be planning to open schools in which operatives can be taught by experts how to meet the technical and foreseeable exigencies of their dan- Serous calling. Better late than never. An ounce of prevention in mining, as In everything else, is worth a pound Of remedy, says the Boston Herald. State supervision of obedience to law Is necessary, but can be diminished fa cost and severity by such action as Is now contemplated. Indicted for Criminal Libel. Greensboro, N. C.--The grand jury Monday returned true bills against ex- United States Senator Marion Butler and his brother, Lester Butler, charg­ ing crimipal libel against Spencer B. Adams, chairman of the Republican party of North Carolina. Fifteen Hurt by Explosion. Minneapolis, Minn.--Fifteen persons were injured, one fatally, in an explo­ sion of a boiler at the cement factory of A. E. Nelson late Monday after­ noon. Murder In an Idaho Town. Idaho Fella, Idaho.--The body of a man supposed to be Waldo A. Schlack of Dillon, Mont., was found in a rbom ing house here. Schlack had evidently been murdered. His head had be*n horribly mutilated with an ax. Lung Testing Is Fatal. Lexington, Ky.--John Bruce Wood­ ward, a student at the state university, died at his home at Maysville Monday as the result of the bursting of a blood vessel in his lung while blowing into a lung-testing machine. A THfeN STRIKE. ---u-- NC WMH NoWbRK Cause spaso&k » BOILED E<3<ss-»scf«rs MtLwtUKtre ' ->;h NAB CASTRO'S BOAT GUARDSHIP ALIX IS CAPTUREO IIYDUTCH.CRUl^R., : % ' ; . ' .4V "h IS TOWTFT TO WILLEMSTAD And Effect. ABE RUEF IS FOUND GUILTY FORMER 'FRISCO B08S CONVICTED OF BRIBERY. Francis J. Heney Hears the Verdict Read--Defendant May Get Four- teen Years in Penitentiary. 8an Francisco.--Abraham Ruef, for­ mer political boss of San Francisco, waB convicted Thursday of bribery. The verdict was returned exactly upon the stroke of four o'clock when the deliberations of the jury had been prolonged throughout a period of 24 hours. As the jury filed into the courtroom and took their seats in the jury box, Judge Lawlor asked Foreman Mc- Namara: "Have you gentlemen reached a verdict?" "We have," replied the foreman as he handed a folded slip of paper to Clerk Welch. An impressive silence followed. Attorneys, defendant, spec­ tators, detectives and police held their breath as the clerk slowly and delib­ erately, yet with apparent agitation, unfolded the paper and then, as every eye in the courtroom was riveted upon him, read the words: "We, the jury, find the defendant, Abraham Ruef, guilty as charged." Immediately all arose t6 their feet. There was a murmur of approval, but no demonstration. At the other end of the counsel table, near the place where his blood had (lyed the floor a deep crimson red which had been effaced with sand­ paper, sat Francis J. Heney, who ap­ peared in the courtroom for the first time since the day he was shot. Ruef sat between his father and Thomas B. Dozler of the defense when the verdict was returned. He had spent the greater part of the day in conversation with his aged parent and though his. face paled and his eyes re­ mained fixed for a long time upon the men who had pronounced his fate, al­ most his first thought was for the elder Mr. Ruef. He whispered a few words of encouragement to the old man and sent him out of the room to break the news to the defendant's mother and sisters. Ruefs conviction renders him liable <o a maximum penalty of 14 years In the penitentiary. FOURTEEN DIE IN CANAL BLAST. FLEET ARRIVES AT COLOMBO. American Battleships in Harbor of the Ceylon City. Colombo, Ceylon.--The United States battleship fleet arrived here Sunday and was greeted by vast throngs of Europeans and natives. The health of the men on the ships is ex­ cellent, with the exception of one case of smallpox on the Georgia, which de­ tached herself from the fleet on De­ cember 9 and arrived here Saturday. This is one of the most difficult har­ bors the fleet has yet entered, but all the battleships were berthed without incident, the perfect maneuvering of the vessels occasioning great admira­ tion. During the. period the fleet will remain here the officers and men will be entertained extensively. The official reception took place Monday. Exiles Return to Hayti. Port au Prince.--The steamship Virginia, with 116 exiles aboard, among whom was Gen. Antenor Fir- min, arrived here Sunday. Immediate­ ly upon arrival Gen. Firmin landed and was welcomed in the name of Gen. Simon by Gen. Hlppolyte and Minister of Finance Chapotiau. He was driven to the palace along streets lined with a cheering multitude held back by the police with difficulty. Good Thing for National Guard. Washington.--National Guard inter­ ests are substantially promoted by a recent order of the war department contemplating that all requisitions re­ ceived from militia authorities for clothing and equipment be filled by the issue from the army source of sup­ plies of the latest style of articles called for. This will have the effect of equipping the militia with nothing obsolete or old-patterned In the way of material. Officials say It is a case of the regular army being sidetracked for the benefit of the militia. Convicted Banker Pardoned. Columbus, O.--James R. Lingafelter, Newark banker and savings associa­ tion official, serving a five-year term in the penitentiary for forgery, was par­ doned Friday by Gov. Harris. He is thought to be suffering from cancer of the stomach. Mother and Babe JDIe in Flames. Salina, Kan.--In a fire which de­ stroyed their home at Havana, near here, Friday, Mrs. Hlmmelwrlght, wife of a section foreman, and her baby vns jpnud to death- Three Americans Among Those Killed at Bas Obispo. Colon.--The explosion Saturday at Bas Obispo of a 21-ton dynamite blast was the most serious accident in co& nection with the building of the Pana­ ma canal since the United States took control. The known dead now total 14. That many bodies have been re­ covered, but it is possible that a score or more are still under the masses of rocks and earth that were thrown :vp. Fifty were injured. The charge consisted of 51 holes, 60 feet deep, and spread out over a large section of territory. The last hole was being charged by John J. Reidy, an experienced powder man, when it exploded. The others were exploded by the concussion. Reidy was blown to pieces. The other American dead include John J. Korp, steam-shovel engineer, and J. T. Hum­ mer, steam-shovel crane man. Two Spaniards were also killed and eight West Indian negroes. FATALITIES IN GARAGE FIRE. Chicago Mother Leaps with Child and Both Die. Chicago. -- With men and women of Chicago's most exclusive and fash­ ionable residence section as horrified spectators, two persons, a mother and a child, received fatal injuries in a garage fire Friday night. Two others were burned so badly they are not expected to live. While Mrs. George M. Pullman, Mrs. Secor Cunningham, Mrs. Stanley Field and other leaders of Chicago's social world stood by watching the flames, Mrs. Florence Carr, wife of a chauf­ feur employed by James K. Deering, threw herself from a window of the burning building to the ground below, carrying in her arms her young son. Arthur Meeker placed the boy in his auto and raced across the city toward the nearest hospital. The boy died soon after the hospital was reached. J. W. Thome of Montgomery Ward & Co. used his automobile to convey the mother to a hospital. She died as the machine was rushing across the streets. «aelderlsnd's Prlts Greeted Joyfully by People of Cursca»--Venezue- Ian President Talks on Wsy to Cologne. Willemstad, Island of Curacao.--The Dutch cruiser Gelderland came into this port Sunday morning towing the Venezuelan coast guardship Alix with the Dutch flag flying and a Dutch crew on board. The Gelderland captured the Alix off Puerto Cabello oh Satur­ day. The seizure of the Alix was in ac­ cordance with the plans of the Hol­ land government when instructions were issued to the three Dutch war­ ships now in these waters to make a demonstration off the coast of Vene­ zuela and to capture any Venezuelan ships of war or guard vessels that they might find. The arrival of the Gelderland at Willemstad was greeted with unbounded enthusiasm by those who noticed the cruiser's approach, and soon tke entire population were down to the water's edge to welcome the return of the Gelderland, towing the first of the enemy's ships, as though from a great conquest, Naturally the people of Curacao, who have long been clamoring for ac­ tivity on the part of the Dutch govern­ ment, are greatly rejoiced over this evidence that Holland has at last be­ gun active measures against Vene­ zuela. Paris.--President Castro of Vene­ zuela and his party left here Sunday for Cologne, where a consultation of physicians will be held to determine upon the advisability of an operation on the president. If an operation is found necessary Dr. Israel probably will perform It at Berlin. On the train Sunday Castro accord­ ed an interview to a representative of the Temps, saying that as he was leav­ ing France he felt at liberty to receive a journalist. The interview, while guarded, fully confirms the representations made by Castro at Santander to the effect that ! he was desirous of settling Venezue­ la's outstanding diplomatic differences ' and, so far as France is concerned, had already made the first steps in that direction. France Lets Castro Land. Bordeaux.--Cipriano Castro, the president of Venezuela, was allowed to land on French soil Thursday when he arrived at Paulllac, 30 miles from Bordeaux, on the steamship Guade- lope. After a conference with a repre­ sentative of the French government, President jCastro came ashore and proceeded to Bordeaux in a special car. The announcement was made that the president would go to Paris. Thursday evening an agent of M. Pichon, the foreign minister, Informed President Castro that he would be welcomed as a private citizen, and that as a chief of state he would be given every protection during his so­ journ In France. NEWS BREVITIES OF ILLINOIS ATTEMPTS TO BRIBE UMPIRES'. Officials of Deciding National League Game Make Charges. New York.--Even more sensational than the tumultuous close of the re­ cent National league playing season were the closing hours of the league's annual meeting here Friday when charges of attempted bribery of the umpires who officiated at the game that decided the championship rif 1908, between New York and Chicago at the Polo grounds, October 8, were sprung and the magnates appointed a commit­ tee to probe them, even intimating that criminal prosecutions might fol­ low the investigation committee's re­ port. An official statement by the league says none of the persons named are in any way connected with organ­ ized baseball. MANIAC HOLDS UP VILLAGE. Forming Big Lumber Truet.* Duluth, Minn.--The lumber interest! represented by the Weyerhaeusers. O'Brien & Cook of St. Paul and Du­ luth and Edward Hlnes of Chicago art here working on the formation of s lumber trust which will control prac­ tically all the pine in North America The greatest secrecy .is being observed, but it is known that the deal is almost finished and the details may be given out in a day or two. The transfer of the Duluth, Virginia & Rainy Lake railroad is said to be the only sticking point. Edgewater, N. J., Terrorized by "John the Baptist/' Edgewater, N. J.--Proclaiming him­ self to be "John the Baptist, come to save the world," an armed fanatic, wrought up to a high pitch of maniacal fury, terrorized this village for a full hour late Friday. He appeared sudden­ ly on the main street, waving a big revolver, held up the proprietors of several stores, exchanged many shots with a hastily formed posse and at last was wounded when the police and a mob of citizens ran him down. In all the fusillade no one was hit but the maniac himself, And his wounds are not regarded as dangerous. He says he is Oscar Pomeroy of Nebraska. PLAN8 ACTION FOR LIBEL. President Threatens Authors of Csnal "Graft" Charges. Washington.--"If they can be reached for criminal libel, I shall try to have them reached," said President Roosevelt in speaking Thursday after­ noon about "those Americans who have been guilty of infamous false­ hood concerning the acquisition of the property and the construction of the (Panama) canal Itself." It was to the committee of one hun­ dred of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway association, headed by Gov. Deneen of Illinois, who were re­ ceived by the president in the east room of the White House, that he made this declaration. Well Known Chlcagoan Killed. Chicago.--Phelps B. Hoyt, secretary- treasurer of the W. H. Hoyt Company, wholesale grocers, and one of the most widely known men in western golf cir­ cles, died late Saturday night from in­ juries he received in an automobile ac­ cident. Found Guilty of Murder. Duluth, Minn.--William Schreiber was found guilty of murder in the first degree here Friday. He killed Frank Massapust, a settler, near Ashawa, last February. His acquittal had been generally expected. Work for Many Idls Men. Pittsburg, Pa.--The American Steel ft Wire Company sent out orders Sun­ day that will give employment to 500 idle men at once and to 1,000 others within a week or two. Chief Hump, Noted Sioux, Dies. Pierre, S. D.--Chief Hump, the Sioux leader who was at the head of the band which caused thn trouble ending in the battle of Wounded Knee, the last important Indian fight in the northwest, died at Cherry Creek Fri­ day. Doctors Musn't Pull Teeth. St. Paul, Minn.--The Minnesota state supreme court Friday affirmed a decision of the district court holding it unlawful for a practicing physician tc i practice dentistry. Taft Talks About McKlnley. New York.--President-elect William H. Taft, speaking Sunday night at the dedication of a McKinley memorial organ in the Metropolitan Temple, told, to an audience which repeatedly Inter­ rupted him with applause, the story of his official association with the late president and declared with reference to the Philippine islands that the policy laid down by Mr. McKinley in 1900 had been the policy of the pres­ ent as it will be the policy of his own administration. Hanabrougj^ Still Very Sfefc Minneapolis, Minn.--Senator H. C. Hapsbrough of Devils Lake, N. D., who was operated upon at Asbury hos­ pital Friday, is not gaining strength as rapidly as might be expected and is still seriously ill. Editor Sentenced to Jail. Columbus, O.^-JL A. Tarrler, pub­ lisher of Town Topics, a weekly paper, was sentenced Friday by Federal Judge Sater to eight months in jail and a fine of $1,000 for misusing the mails. Harrisburg.--The grand jury in ses­ sion here returned an indictment against Walter Tiffany, aged 18 who gave himself up to the police at Princeton, Ind., a few days ago and confessed to having robbed freight cars in the Big Four yards here two weeks ago. After committing the crime, upon arriving at Prineeton, he learned that several parties had been arrested on suspicion and rather allow innocent men to suffer he gave himself up. Tiffany says his home is in New York and his people are well to do and that he ran away from home three years ago. Chicago.--The right to build the Field museum in Grant park in spite of A. Montgomery Ward was upheld in a sweeping decision by Judge George Dupuy, In the superior court. The injunction sought by Mr. Ward to prevent the erection of the $8,000,000 structure for which the will of the late Marshall Field provided was denied. The court ruled that Mr. Ward's prop­ erty in Michigan avenue would not be Injured by the proposed improvement. Peoria.--Frank J. Potter, who has been on trial for two weeks on the charge of manslaughter, being held responsible for his wife's death, was acquitted by a jury Saturday. On the night of April 2, while Potter was asleep, his wife attacked him, severely Injuring him. Potter claimed that it was in his effort to protect himself that he had to beat his wife, who re­ ceived injuries which caused her death about a week later. Kewanee.--While making a bonfire of debris from his cellar William Ten- nant was dazed by a terrific explosion and narrowly escaped death In a hall of missiles. It was found two old shells used in the confederate army caused the trouble. A carload of am­ munition captured from the rebels in war time and sent north to the Rock Island arsenal was wrecked near here and these shells had lain unmolested until this time. Springfield.--Attorney Joseph B. David in hiB argument before the Illi­ nois supreme court Friday in the cases against Rhodus Bros., former officers of the Mercantile Securities Company, Chicago, asked that the law regarding self-incrimination be con­ strued so as to apply to officers of cor­ porations. The case was taken un­ der advisement and probably will not be decided until February. Duquoin.--Sheriff Dempsey Win- throp captured a wild man who had been living in a swamp for several weeks. The sheriff found the man nearly naked, roaming around in the woods. After a desperate battle he succeeded in putting handcuffs on him and brought him to this city. It was learned that his name was Henry Berger, an escaped lunatic from the state asylum at Anna. Marion.--Esco Wright, at his home in this city, seized a revolver and, after fighting his wife away, fired a bullet at his heart and cannot live. H4 is a former saloon man of Marion, and has . been despondent since the saloons were voted out and he was thrown out of a position. The act was witnessed by his wife and small chil­ dren. He is well connected. Elgin.--Charles Grosse of Elgin Saturday was made the husband of a "good cook." He fell In love with some flapjacks made by Mrs. Dora Rickert of Chicago and later with her. After his first wife died Grosse an­ nounced he intended to wed and the second Mrs^Grosse had to be a good cook. • BloomingtOn^--Crazed with Jealousy, William Barnhart, a foreman of switch engines in the employ of the Chicago & Alton at Roodhouse, shot and killed his wife of three months and later killed Carl Clapp, proprietor of a grain elevator at that place. The double murder took place at midnight. Chicago.--Breaking the straps with which he was bound in bed, John Hanson, 35 years old, owner of a sa­ loon at 264 Augusta street, in the presence of a nurse who sought in vain to seize him, leaped to his death through the glass of a third story win­ dow in the Jefferson Park hospital. Chicago.--John Davent, 21 years old, was found not guilty of murder before Judge Gibbons Friday. The jury deliberated nearly 12 hours on the case. Davent was charged with killing Mrs. Myrtle Przbylowskl, 50 years old, while celebrating July 4. Girard.--The pastors of Girard, Virden and Auburn, who recently formed a union, held a meeting in this city Monday afternoon. Following a discussion of religious topics a ban­ quet took place at the Nicolet hotel. Lebanon.--Elmer Dtean, aged 19, poured powder Into a gun to blow a piece of rag out and when It failed to explode he looked into ft and received the powder in his face. He may lose the sight of both eyes. Peoria.--Bishop John Lancaster Spalding has issued a farewell letter to the priests and faithful of the Ro­ man Catholic diocese of Peoria. Peoria.--The Illinois Retail Imple­ ment and Vehicle Dealers' association closed a three days' convention here with the election of officers. In every case the Incumbent was re-elected, as follows: W. E. Hall, Jacksonville, president; William Derry, Vermont, vice-president, and John Leuth, Kan­ kakee, and James Earhart, Chrisman, directors. Springfield--Ex-Gov. Richard Yates emphatically denied that he is a can­ didate for the Republican nomination for mayor of Springfield against Lieut. Gov. Sherman, or that he will be a candidate. _Peoria.--Archbishop James A. Quig- ley of Chicago arrived in the city and presided over the session of irremova- bles for choosing three names, one of whom will be the successor of Bishop John Lancaster Spalding, at the bish­ opric. The irremovable rectors, 11 in number, arrived in the city and dined with Bishop Spalding. Washington, D. C.--Gen. Henry Q. Worthington, a former member of congress, the only living pallbearer at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, was stricken with apoplexy on the floor of the house. He was conveyed to a cloakroom in a critical condition. CALLER LEFT IN A HUFF. Innocent Thoucht of Business That Gave Serious Offense, good naturedly the other day. conversation had reviewed a number < things, and a remark made by the prietor as his caller wai brought up the subject of . in a rather awkward way. .1 "Business with me has been a IfttlefK dull of late. I've had only a few calW'i-; ers," he remarked. i The friend smilingly rejoined: ¥• "You'll have enough of them In short time--prosperity's coming right, along. Why," he added, emphatically* "the next time I drop around, instead of being able to chat wj&h you for half an hour, there'll be so many people ahead of me that take me two % hours to get to you--maybe I can't aee you at all." 'I hope so," rejoined the proprietor, cheering up over the prospects of re­ newed business activity. His caller literally "stormed" out of the office, leaving his erstwhile host in a state of bewilderment as to wha4 had happened. A POSER. Mrs. Whim--You needn't say woman has no mechanical genius. I can do anything on earth with only a hair­ pin. Mr. Whim--Well, sharpen this lead- pencil with It. • The Symmetrical Figure. 8peaking' of that rare gift, sym­ metry of person, it is more desirable than beauty of feature, because it out­ lasts youth. The symmetrical figure is perfectly proportioned and articu­ lated anatomy, and nothing Is more rare. Be thankful, fair, ones, when you have "points" which cause us to to overlook any little discrepancy in. form.--Exchange. If you have not much time at your disposal, do not fail to profit by the smallest portion of time which re­ mains to you.--Fenelon. SICK HEADACHE Positively cared by these Little Pills* (CAKTEF . m M mhh They also relieve Dl»- ^•1 ITTir tress from Dyspepsia, In- I % # !"••% digestion and Too Hearty ^9 I 1# t R Eating. A perfect rem* •• S|| a | i edy for Dizziness, Nau- •9 r ILLw* iea, Drowsiness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coat* ed Tongue, Pain in tha la^r TORPID LIVER, tttaey regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE. CARTERS ITTLE IVER PILL II® m Genuine Must Bear Fac-Simile Signature REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. 45 to 50 Bu. of Wheat Per Acre hare been grown on farm lands in WESTERN CANADA Much ten would be satisfactory. The gen­ eral avenge is above twenty bushel*. "All are loud In their praises of the great crops and that won­ derful country."--Ex­ tract from correspondence Nations I Editorial Association of August, 1908. It is now possible to secure a homestead of 160 teres free and another 160 acres at $3.00 per ut. Hundreds have paid the cost of their farm* 0* purchased) and then had a balance of from $ 10.00 to $12.00 per acre from one crop. Wheat, barley, oats, flax--all do well. Mixed farming is a great success and dairying is highly profitable. Excel­ lent climate, splendid schools and churches, rail­ ways bring most every district within easy reach of market. Railway and land companies have for sale at low prices and on easy terms. "Last Best West" pamphlets and maps sent free. For these and information as to how to secure lowest railway rates, apply to Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or the authorized Canadian Govern­ ment Agent: C. J.BKOUOHTOIf. 412 Merefcaals'Lsaa {Tiwst life. Chicago, 111.; W. ti. ROGERS, Ikirt floor. Traction Tm minal Bldg.. Indianapolis, Ind.; or T. 0. CUK1IE, IN 3rd Street, Milwaukee, Wis. : BACKACHE, Sideache, leadachc; - aiut a Worn-out Feeling Mai all come from Constipation. Lane's Family;: Medicine (called also Lane's Tea) is a herb Tonic-Laxative and J * > will cure constipation and the J J < > ills that come from it. < * J [ It is a great blood medicine <' and one of the best for all stomach, kidney And bowel j • complaints. All druggists, 25 and 50 cts. Stop Coughing! Nothiag breaks (town the health M Quickly ftttd paalively u & pciiwtaat cough, if you hare a cough vtra fa attention cow. You can relieve It quickly viltt PISO'S CURfL Famous for hail a ceuiuiy a* dia wii«lil« rtwedy (or cougkt, cold*, tfeoaneooa, ImMKhitiE* and kindred aiknei.;<i FuxsioechiMna. At all drujtKiato*. 25 eta. wm