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"pouring or dipping from pall to pall be­ fore cooling, and then .be cooled as quickly iys possible to at least sixty de­ grees. / Milk, should be kept -where the sur­ rounding air is pure and free from sta­ ble odors or taint of any kipd. Morning's milk should be cooled be­ fore mixing with the evening's milk. Cows should not be permitted to drink stagnant' or impure water, but should have abundance of good water. Cows should he driven quietly to and from pasture. Cans and pails should be washed carefully with warm water, but not hot, and care should be taken to clean the seams of the receptacles; then they should be scalded; thoroughly with hot water and be aired.--Coleman's Rural World. Country Meat Supiilie*. There Is a great deal of difficulty In country places sometimes in securiug supplies of fresh meat during sumper as needed. A good refrigerator with a plentiful Ice supply will do much to keep meat fresh for several days. But in most cases the mutual exchange of different portions of small animals will enable them to be consumed without loss. In the olden time, When nearly every farmer kept a flock of sheep, to kill one and divide the four quarters among four neighbors, each of whom Would reciprocate during the season, gave each"enough for the time, and proved a "saving to all. Alt farmers who keep poultry have at nearly all J:hues some specimens tbat are off duty for laying, and which cau be profitably killed in case of emergency. Yet so often when the fowl has bei^kllled a large number of eggs are found in her ovum, make's the farmer think he had better have kept a few small pigs or some sheep for this purpose. In every flock there are, however, many roosters, so that Avhile these last the family need not be without fresh meat in any emer­ gency. A Valuable Timber Tree. The catalpa is very handsome, and is especially valuable for large lawns. It would not answer for small areas, as the tree grows to a large size, and its branches extend out quite a dis­ tance. It is a vigorous, hardy tree, and a rapid grower; the wood is valuable for timber and for fencing, and the tree makes excellent firewood. The tree grows so fast on deep, rich river bot­ toms that it can be cut for timber twelve years from the seed. This tree is largely grown in the West for tele­ graph poles, railroad ties and for barn timber. The catalpa is a native of the South­ ern States. The leaves are large, heart- shaped. and the tree makes a beautiful appearance when in full bloom, during the last week in May. 'The spikes of white and yellow flowers are very beautiful. The tree grows quickly from the seed, and it stands transplant­ ing admirably. It can be had from the nurseries for twenty-five cents each.-- Baltimore American. w THE FARM AND HOME ILLINOIS STATE NEWS THE HUSH FOB GOLD. ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS death by a bull. i W. S. Maxwell, a prominent citizen and 1 pioneer druggist of Champaign, is dead, i At Eureka C. H. Barney's livery and | feed stable was destroyed By fire and eleven horses wer<| lost. George W. Olmsted, a fanner, living five miles east of Charleston, shot a gray eagle measuring seven feet from tip to tip. Owing to a shortage of the potato crop in Germany 2,000 barrels of spirits have just been ordered from Peoria to be shipped to ^Hamburg. Col. Isaac Clements of Carbondale has been elected superintendent of the Sol­ diers' Orphans' Home at Normal to suc­ ceed J.H. Magner, resigned, Illinois postmasters have been appoint­ ed as follows: Dakota, J. R. Young; New Palestine, W. H. Haynes, Opdyke, Daniel C. Meredith; Sollitt, Conrad Beseke. A vferdict of accidental death was found by the coroner's jury which investigated the case of John Burke, brother of Robert E. Burke, who shot himself while clean­ ing his revolver at his home in Chicago. Mrs. Minnie Wallace Walkup Ketcham of Chicago has won in her fight with rela­ tives of her husband, the late John B. Ketcham, ever the Jatter's will; Mrs, Ketcham remains sole executrix and the Toledo heirs retire from the field. > Joseph C. Hollman, a Well-known news­ paper writer, died at Springfield, aged 52 years. Dentil Was due to stomach trou­ ble. He haA been confined to his bed at Iris boarding-house for three or four weeks. ; The remains were taken to Piatt- ville. Wis., Mr. Hollmah's old home, for burial. The Rock River Electric Railroad/ which was originally planned to be built between Rockford and Joliet, will be ex­ tended to Janesville and the Wisconsin lakes on the north and Oregon, Dixon and Sterling on the south. Lakes Delavan and Geneva will be included to secure the summer resort patronage. **" The Clinton County Teachers' Associa­ tion met in Carlyle. Prof. W. J. Frank­ lin, Keyesport; James Yingst and Miss Theressa O'Neill, Irishtown; Miss Mag: gie Schaeffer, Carlyle; William Steumpy, Bartelso; Miss Lena Meunch, Breeze; M. P. Ducomb, Irishtown, and Theodore Trost, Trenton, took part in the exercises. Aaron Ivoeter, a peddler for whom warrant had been issued at Edwardsville, charging him with the murder of Patrick Walsh, whose dead body was found un­ der a trestle on the Clover Leaf Railroad on the morning of Jan. 18, has given him­ self up. On the preliminary hearing the evidence was hot sufficient to hold him and he was discharged. In zero weather a bucket and blanket brigade of Grosse Point citzens fought a fire that threatened to destroy the vil­ lage. They won the battle, but over $35,- 000 worth of property was destroyed be­ fore the fire was brought under control. At least a score of people were injured by the cold, by the flames and by broken glass. Carrie Railton is the latest victim of the hair-clipping brute who has been ter­ rorizing school girls on the West Side of Chicago. The girl is 13 years old. A man struck her in the face, stunning her. He then carried her into an alley, clipped a long braid from her head and fled. A number of persons were near by at the time. During the recent storm four passen­ ger trains were snow-bound between Quincy and Pattonsburg, Mo., on the Omaha, Kansas City and Eastern divis­ ion of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad, and the passengers were fed from the neighboring farmhouses. There was no suffering among the pas­ sengers, and they made the best of the situation. Frank S. Wright shot and killed himself the other day in Chicago when impris­ onment for confessed embezzlement stared him in the face. He had been mar­ ried less than four weeks and had borne a good reputation. Wright was collector for the P. F. Collier Publishing Company. He was under arrest and in the custody of a policeman when he fired the fatal shot. He had confessed to embezzling $1,500 from the firm employing him. Since his conviction and 'sentence to life imprisonment for the murder of Clias. L. Hastings at Jacksonville, Chas. L. Draper has changed his r^gion-andbe- come a Roman Catholic. \Mr. Draper's"* pastor, Rev. A. B. Morey, aqd members of the church have never l'orWken him, but have done all in their power for him. His action is said to be out of compliment to John Devlin, the only Roman Catholic on the jury, and the only man who would not vote for the death penalty. Fleener & Carnahau, who have the con­ tract for the collection of county taxes at Quincy, which have been _ evaded through failure to make a full and com­ plete showing of estates to the Assessor, sprung a sensation by filing five suits in the Circuit Court under section 5G of the revenue.act, which provides a fine of from $10 to $2,0(X) for each year that an estate was misrepresented to the Assessor. The penalties sued for aggregate $60,000. They are against W. W. Benton, Charles and Edward Seymour, Cornelius Austin and the estate of Abraham Benton, among the oldest and wealthiest citizens of the county. Judge Balfour, in the Macoupin County Court, has decided against Miss Lidia Kenyon in her suit against the estate of her uncle, the late John R. Richards, Mayor of Bunker Hill. The suit was to recover the handsome residence and other property of Mr. Richards, which he deeded to her, failing, however, to have the instrument recorded. It was found in the safe after his death. Witnesses were introduced' who testified that Richards had stated that his niece should have the property. Miss Kenyon testified that Richards delivered the deed to her, and that she returned it to him for safekeep­ ing. Richards' estate proved insolvent and the executors placed this property with all the rest for the benefit of his cred­ itors. The^daintiff will appeal. Frank Swanson has returned to Chi­ cago from the Klondike with $37,000 in gold. He has been in the gold fields eight years, but secured his fortune in the last ' twelve months. The Boone County Farmers' Institute ' met at Belvidere. An address of weL- come was delivered, by City Attorney Paul Maynard. The principal address 1 of the day was delivered by A. S. Col- : lins of Spring. The following officers ! were electel for the coming year: Pres- ' , ident, A. S. Collins; Vice President, O. S. » Cohoon; Secretary, G. F. Sager; Treasur­ er, Frank Leaeh. ' The Grand Juryiat Carliuville found an indictment against F. Y. Hedley, editor of the Bunker Hill Gazette, for the kill- 1 ing of John .R. Richards, Mayor of that ( city, June 12. The case will come up at ' this term of the Circuit C«urt. ' .Maud Alexander, 30 years old, conceal- \ ed herself in the dark entrance of a va- ! cant building in Chicago and sought to freeze to death. She had been in the " deserted building three hours, and was • nearly dead with cold, when discovered by" the police. She was taken care of • that night and the next night made a second effort to die of cold in another ' part of the city. She was then detained in the Bridewell. -Senator Crawford in the Senate Ffiday morning moved a reconsideration of the ypte by which the House amendments to the Senate primary election bill were non-concurred in, and the motion was car­ ried; then he had the bill made a special order for next Thursday. Republicans want the Democrats to make haste to test the constitutionality of the new reappor­ tionment law. It is probable that they will co-operate with their political ene­ mies in a test case. The law goes into \ effect July lr If thpre were no indications • that the law would be attacked the con­ ventions for nominating State Senators and Representatives would be i«ld >sa usual. The House revenue bill came up in the Senate on Tuesday. That body was not pleased wi£h the measure, so cut out ev- verything^after the enacting clause and inserted the Senate bill. Thi^ action ren­ ders necessary its being sent tiack to" the House, where, it is probable that another bill will be prepared. A conference com­ mittee will undoubtedly then be appoint­ ed to draft a measure that will be ac­ ceptable to both branches. ,j By a vote of 86 to 10, the House on. Wednesday passed the Harnsberger pri- ° mary bill. It applies only to counties oth­ er than Cook, and applies to no county unless it has been formally adopted by< a vote of the legal voters thereof. It may also be adopted in any city, town or vil­ lage, independent of the rest of ; the coun­ ty. The McGinriis telephone bill was re­ called to second reading and amended so as to apply only to Cook County. It was also amended to make the annual tax on ordinary telephones $10, instead of "$2>: each. The bill was then sent back to third reading and made a separate order for Thursday. Mr. Bovey's bill taxing life insurance companies 2 per cent; on. their net receipts failed to pass--yeas, 46; nays, 44. In the Semite the Housie bill taxing-foreign corporations in the same manner as domestic corporations was ad­ vanced to second reading. The House joint resolution favoring the annexation of Hawaii was concurred in. The primary election bill is now a law. The ' Senate concurred in the House amendments Thursday morning by a vote of 40 to 5. As soon as the vote was an­ nounced the companion bill, which makes the law compulsory in Chicago and Cice­ ro, was passed by a Tote of 38 yeas to S nays. Both were signed by the Governor,• and became effective laws at once. In the Senate a resolution was adopted ask­ ing the Illinois Representatives in Con­ gress to work for Congressman Lorimer's bill appropriating $500,000 for the eree- tion of a monument in Washington to the memory of Abraham Lincoln. The fol­ lowing nominations were made by the Governor and confirmed: F. W. Menke of Quincy, to be member of the Board of Commissioners of the incurable insane asylum at Peoria, and P. H. Donnelly of Springfield, Randolph Smith of Flora, li. W. Frtbourg of Decatur, T. M. Kelliger of Pnna and S. M. Dalzell of Spring Val­ ley, to be members of the Board of Com­ missioners of Labor. Mr. Harshberger'S primary election bill was reported from the House and referred to the Committee on Elections. The House.joint resolution favoring postal savings banks was con-? I curred in. In the House the McGinnis telephone bill was again recalled to see- ond reading on motion of Mr. Hall bf Cook, and then made a special order £w next Tiiesday. -- tt Fishing for Eloquence. It seems that Daniel Webster went fishing when he wanted to compose the finest passages in an oration. One of his biographers was with him on & fishing excursion to Maslipee brook, on .Cape Cod. Webster, at times, was so deeply absorbed with his own thoughts that he held his hook out of water. Suddenly wheeling he extended one hand to the overhanging trees and ut­ tered the memorable sentences in the Bunker Hill oration, addressed to the survivors of the revolution, and be­ ginning: "Venerable men, you have come down to us from a former gener­ ation." On the strength of this prece­ dent, fishing for eloquence Is to be recommended. • Nine Hundred Tons of Wectfding Rice According to Rev. G. H« Cameron, /vicar of St. Stephen's, Birmingham, England, about two pounds of rice are thrown at the brides and bridegro^tos every week at each of the seventy-five churches In Birmingham and its sub­ urbs, and the two tons of rice thus thrown away and absolutely wasted last year might have been of very great use in feeding the recently famine- 1 stricken people of India. There are over 20,000 places of worship. In Eng­ land, and, if Mr. Cameron's, estimate be true for the other churches of the country, then it foliow&'that nearly 900 tons of rice is yearly .thrown away at weddings in that country, apd wast­ ed, at a cost of over $20,000. Two Ideas of Cleanliness. Mrs. B. (over the telephone)--Mrs. J.t ean't your little boy Willie stay here to luncheon? Charlie is very anxious to have him. Mrs. J.--Yes--I--think so. I hope he isn't all dirty--perhaps he'd better come home first, Mrs. B.--Oh, no; he isn't at all; any­ how. lie's as clean as my boy. Mrs. J. (unconsciously in dismay)-- Gracious I--Harper's Bazar. Went Merely to Preach. A minister who used to preach in- Somerville had a little boy. A few days before his father left the city to go to his new parish one of his neighbors said to the little boy: . "So your father is going to work in New Bedford, is he?" The little boy looked up wonderlngly. "Oh, no," he said; "only preach."-- Somerville Journal. Universal Postage Stamp. Here is good news for the stamp col­ lector whose only aim is to increase his store of stamps. Prominent men vrvho think the postal service might be im­ proved recommended a universal post­ age stamp, which could be bought in any civilized country and used In any other country. In this way all sorts of foreign business would be greatly helped. The plan was brought before the recent international postage con­ gress, and It may be adopted before many years have passed. The Yalue of Neighbors. Agent--Can't I put a burglar alarm ia your house? \ Lady--No; we don't need It. Agent--But-- Lady--No; I mean it. The family across the street watches the place so closely that even a burglar couldn't get in without being seen. A chestnut tree at Torworth, the" resi­ dence of the Earl of Ducie, near Bris­ tol, is probabjy the oldest tree In Eng­ land. It is 1,000 years old at least; and « measures 50 feet in circumference. NOES DURING THE PAST WEEK. MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM ER AND HOUSEWIFE. MIDDLE WEST TO SEND 25,000 MEN TO ALASKA. ' HOW AMERICAN GOODS ARE IN VAD'ING FOREIGN MARKETS. • O Indicted for an Old Offense -.Large Fire Losses at Tower Hill and Plain- field--Diamond Maxell Company to Have a Blval-Beaten by Bobbers. Tables tbat Will Be Found Handy at Seed Time--Every Farmer Should Do His Own Bepairing--Lesbtin in Farm Eoonomy, Although Massachusetts Shoemakers Beceive Nearly Four Times the Wages Paid in Germany, the Yankee Shoe Can Be Sold Cheaper. Argonauts in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan 'Soon to Start -- Have Spent the Winter in Preparation and Are Well Equipped. Mauzy Indicted for Murder. The grand jury at Decatur returned an indictment against Joe Mauzy, son of ex- Sheriff Mauzy, for the murder of Mat Mc- Kinley on the night of July 3/18S9. For this crime Ephraim (alias Jack) Faunee, is now serving a sentence in Joliet peni­ tentiary. Recently an effort was made to secure his release. At the time of the murder young Mauzy was acting as turn­ key at the jail. The, grand jury had wit­ nesses who testified t'hey saw Mauzy run­ ning from the scene of the murder imme­ diately after the shot was fired. The murder of McKinley was brought by his protection of two women. At the trial in 1889 one, witness swore Faunee fired the shot, but the women could not identify him. . . .. •' . Plainlield'a Destructive Fire. The business portion, of Plainfield was destroyed-by fire the second time within live years. The loss is estimated at $85,- 000. All the mail in the postolfice was burned. The flames started in the hard­ ware stare of Hayes & McCloskey, and two blocks were in ashes, and destroying the opera house, Plainfield bank, photo­ graphic. gallery of Almond Mottingei^ Kniglits of. Pythias -halVy,j . E. Mottin- ger's hardware store, the postofHce, Hayes & McCloskey's hardware store, Upton & Wylie, grocers. Dion C. Haglc Dead. Dios C. Hagle, assistant Attorney Gen­ eral of Illinois, died at his home at-Klora, aged 59 years. At the last Republican State convention he \yas one of the lead­ ers of the Cullom faction and he nominate ed his brother-in-law, John R. Tanner, for Governor. Attorney General Akin appointed him as his assistant when he was inducted into office. Mr. Hagle is survived by his widow and five children. Fatally Beaten by Bobbers. George Burst, aged 65, living on a farm near the village of Cable, died from in­ juries received at the hands of robbers, who entered his home a few nights before for the purpose of robbing him. Burst. refused to tell where his money was hid­ den,.and the robbers beat him into insensi­ bility. They then searched the house and broke the furniture, but did not locate the money. Burst lived alone. Big Fire at Tower Hill. At Tower Hill, the Arlington block burned and the whole north part of town was in danger of being wiped out. The Fair Clothing, Shoe and Dry Goods Com­ pany's lossTs $25,000. The building cost $10,000. The postofflce, Dr. Young's of­ fice and the' office of Dr. Humphreys, val­ ued at $1,000 each, and a dwelling belong­ ing to George Corley, value $1,000, are in ashes. Kival to the Diamond Match. The Diamond Match Company is soon to have a rival. The new concern is to be known its the Consolidated American Match Company. Decatur men are to be interested in the new company, and it is through them that the matter has come to light there before any of the arrange­ ments in the East, where the money is to be furnished, are given out for publi­ cation. Good. Showing Made. The great value of a consular service performed by intelligent and observant then is illustrated in a recent issue of the advance sheets of consular reports printed and circulated by the Bureau of Foreign Commerce of the Department of State. The report in question is that of Mr. Frank H. Mason, United States Consul General at Frankfort, and bears date of Dec. 31, 1897. In his report, Mr. Ma&on presents a remarkably clear view of the subject of American compe­ tition in Europe. He makes plain the fact that, as the result of her splendid industrial achievement? under the policy of protection the United States has made inroads in Europe, of $uch importance as to suggest organization for common defense against the trade aggressions of the grea t republic. Especially interesting and convinc­ ing, as bearing upon the question Whether profitable trade in the world's markets can be maintained under a policy which secures to labor its high­ est reward, are the examples given by, Consul Mason of the. successful compe­ tition of various lines of American manufactured articles. With the facts in the export of irbn and steel products the country is already familiar, but the instance cited in boot and shoe produc­ tion is new and surprising/ Massachu­ setts operatives in this branch of in­ dustry earn an average of $15 per week, against an average of $3.80 per week in German factories; but the labor cost per pair of shoes in Massachusetts is 40 cents, while in Germany, at the lower rate already s-tated, the labor cost of shoes of similar grade is 58, cents per pair, It is only another demonstration of the fact that under suitable condi­ tions the best paid labor may be the cheapest labor. The concluding recommendation of Mr. Mason is one to which the manu­ facturers of the United Stated should give serious consideration, namely, that of providinga higher grade of efficiency in the work of pushing the sales of their goods in foreign markets. No matter how unquestioned the fact of their superiority may be, the goods will not sell themselves abroad any more than in the home market. There is no lack of skill, tact and energy in push­ ing the domestic trade, and the same expenditure of brains and cleverness will not fail to produce satisfactory re­ sults in foreign fields. Exodus for the Klondike. { • X r L O N D I K E f e v e r l a the raging epidemic * i r j \ W e s t - J . erh States. It,is es- timated on an a.bso- lutely accurate basis that at least 25,000 men in Illinois, Wis­ consin, Iowa, Indiana and Michigan are planning to go to the Yukon this spring. The estimate is built upon reports that 2,114 have actually bonght tickets and secured their implements and outfits. This company of argonauts is ready to start be­ fore the month is uj3. The estimated rush to the Northwest for the whole spring is based upon actual figures of the movement of the next fif­ teen days. It makes allowance for the vast number of prospectors and gold hunt­ ers who have not left their names or pre­ fer to make the trial without notoriety. It shows, that there has never been such a rampant spirit of adventure in the coun­ try since the memorable days, which took the endless caravans across the plains to the gold fields of California; Iowa leads the list. Information comes, from Des Moines that fully 10,000 men in the State have declared their Klondike intentions.' The exodus from Iowa during the coming few days will be 285 at the lowest figure. Illinois cities have report­ ed that 704 will leave before ten days are up, excluding the big delegation from Chicago. Indiana will start 204, Michi­ gan 277, and Wisconsin GOO. There is nothing of uncertainty 1 in these figures. The messages which brought them also give the names and addresses of the explorers. The table of delegations to start north at the first sign of good weather is this: Illinois 1 704 Wisconsin 600 Iowa 285 Indiana 204 Michigan 321 Do Your Own Bepairing. Too many farmers are given to hiring repair work done which, with the aid of a few tools and a little ingenuity, they could do themselves at one-tentn the cost. An old iron and bolt box should be found in every barn. Having these In place, never pass a piece of old iron or a bolt, however useless it may look, but pick it up and put it into its box and seven times out of teu you will find that apparently Avorthless piece will answer a useful purpose. Bolts of ail sizes and descriptions, es­ pecially % and % and % inch are al­ ways coming handy. Every farmer should have a bench thirty inches wide by ten to fifteen feet long, with.a good vise. Hanging conveniently over this bench on the Avail should be a good rip and crosscut saw, "twelve teeth to the ;ach, a twelve-inch flat bastard file, 9 eix- ineh three-cornered saw flip, n ten or twelve-Inch brace with Vi, %> Vn, %> %> %, and 1-incli bits and a 1% and 2-incli auger. A good heavy hammer, a claw hamme^r, should also be found, a box of assorted % to % copper rivets, a cold chisel, punch, a square, a marking gauge, a screw driver, monkey wrench, twelve-inch stetson ptye wrench for twisting bolts, pliers, %, %, 1 and 1% inch chisels, mallet, harness punch, 14- incli iron drill to dse in brace, an assort­ ment of small wire nails, one-half inch to one inch, a smoother and jack plane, a pair of compasses and a key-hole saw. These tools will of course cost con­ siderable, but if you will use them as much as you ought they will pay for themselves in six months, as you can do almost anything in the way of re­ pair work. An old anvil or block of Iron should be added and if you get a cheap drill press and some rainy day build a forge, your blacksmith's bill would indeed be light; with the above tool^an^va little ingenuity almost any­ thing can! be repaired. Any man who - has brains enough to successfully engi­ neer a farm should be able to use tools and do any repair work.--Orange Judd Farmer, Fari* Economy. Profits on the farm are, consequent­ ly, much greater when the average for several years are compared, as each year must bear its proportion of ex­ penses, and a failure to secure a profit this year may not be a loss, because there may be a corresponding reduction of expense next year. Nor must we overlook the advantage of the opportu­ nity offered the farmer of selling his own labor in the form of some product. Where a farmer makes only a small profit, but has derived a fair sum for the labor he personally bestowed, his gain is greater than the actual profit. The farm has increased in value as the labor or manure or other accretion has failed to yield a reasonable cash profit. On the farm the item of labor must be considered according to its actual cost as an expenditure. Though the labor of the farmer himself is sin item of cost, aud must be paid for, yet he pays it to himself, and it is really profit, because of the employment secured by him 011 ths farm. For that reason a small faim, or a small flock or herd, will al­ ways pay more, in proportion to ex­ pense incurred, than large areas or an increase of stock.--New England Farmer. Timothy Meadows, It Is generally a mistake to closely graze timothy in the fall. The after­ math which grows up after the first crop has been cut is worth more as a mulch for the roots than its value as feed. It will not save the soil beneath it from freezing, but it will prevent the alternative of thawing and freezing which is so injurious to timothy roots. There is a bulb on the timothy plant close to the surface of the ground. In these alternations of thawing and freezing the stem which connects this with the root is generally severed jfhd the plant is ruined. For a permanent grass either pasture or meadow tim­ othy is a very unreliable grass. At its best it needs frequent top dressings to keep in good condition many years. Good Dairy Bules. The Iowa Agricultural College cream­ ery has promulgated the following rules, which should be observed by all patrons of creameries: Nothing but tin pails should be ua»JI In the milk yard, as it Is impossible to keep wooden pails sweet. The cows' udders should be carefully washed before any milk is drawn. Milk should be aired immediately by Total 2,114 It appears from data and statistics which have been gathered by the Chicago Times-Herald that the men are going fully equipped and well prepared for the hardships. The brave-hearted adventur­ ers will be provided with ample means, adefluate provisions and suitable imple­ ments. They have spent the winter in perfecting arrangements. They are con­ fident that they will have the advantage over companies, corporations and indi­ viduals who dashed into the region with­ out tools, food or study of the country. They figure that it has paid them to make haste slowly. They will get to the creeks, mountains and hills in better state of body and health than the crowd which has been ice-locked vduring a frightful winter. Illinois has hardly a town in which there is not an association of Klondike in­ terests, or at least a little band of men The House Does Well. The House rejected the Teller reso­ lution by a vote of 132 to 182. Thus it gave a majority of fifty against a meas­ ure calculated to Injure the country's credit. It thus declared itself in sym­ pathy with the statement of the Presi­ dent that "nothing should ever tempt us--nothing ever will tempt us--to scale down the sacred debt of the nation by a. legal technicality. Whatever be the language of the contract, the United States will discharge all of its obliga­ tions in the currency recognized as the best throughout the civilized world at the time of payment." After the action of the Senate in adopting this Teller resolution, "Which says that the bonds of the United States "are payable, principal and in­ terest, at the option of the government of the United States, in silver dollars of the coinage of the United States, containing 412V6 grains each of stand­ ard silver; and that to restore to its coinage such silver coins as a legal tender in payment of said bonds, prin­ cipal and interest, is not in violation of the public faith nor in derogation of the rights of the public creditor," the country will rejoice at the unhesitating position taken by the House.--Spring­ field Union. Let Congress Act. The time has come for the Republi­ can party, now charged with the duty :>f carrying 011 the government, to ful­ fill the pledges it made in 189G to up­ build the American merchant marine in the foreign carrying trade. Let us have some practical legislation. We invite" the attention of Speaker Reed, Chairman Diugley of the Ways and Means Committee, and Chairman Payne of the Merchant Marine Com­ mittee and their Republican colleagues in the House, to the party's promise as. to American shipping. What is the.1 Steamship Men's Committee doing? Is )ur ore to remain in the ground, and are. factories, mills and shipyards to con­ tinue idle, while committees of outsid-, srs formulate shipping bills? It is time the shipping interests stopped merely trying to get together on shipping legis­ lation. Let Congress act. Revive American shipping! -- Commercial America. Prefer Foreign Goods. It is surprising how "foreign" some American institutions are, especially in showing a preference for foreign pro­ ducts. To illustrate, the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Company uses lead pencils "made In 3ermany," thus encouraging this indus­ try abroad and to the extent of their consumption lessening the employment of American labor in American fac­ tories producing a similar product. It Is also true that some American rail­ roads , use cheap, trashy foreign var­ nishes on their coaches, thus not only encouraging foreign production in an­ other industry, but also directly injur­ ing the manufacturer who is the best patron of these same railroads. Trade in Our Favor. Revised Treasury figures show that the balance of trade in favor of the United States for 1897 was $357,111,- 204, the total exports being $1,099,743,- 554, an increase of $93,900,313 over 1896, while imports were $742,031,350, a gain of $01,051,794. Thus the increase in the balance of trade in our favor for 1897, as compared to 1896, is $32,854,- 519. Had it not been for the exception­ ally large importations of merchandise made in the couple of months before the enactment of the present tariff law the balance of trade for 1S97 would be much larger. Don't believe that a poster artist is a villain just because he originates vil­ lainous deigns. Guinea Fowls. For some reason the guinea fowl is not so common as it once was. They are, however, a valuable fowl where there is a wide range, and they will on such a farm pick up their living in in­ sects during the summer season. They are very prolific layers, producing an egg daily for several months at*$ stretch. Tlieir flesh is rather dark, and has a distinctly ganiey flavor. I11 many places, where liawks and other preda­ tory birds abound, the guinea fowl is an important protection to other barn­ yard fowls. They are extremely quick to see any strange object hovering in the air, and their shrill note of alarm often prevents the hawk from making a swoop into the barnyard. To Meet the Ontman Claims. There is a proposition on foot at Elgin, to organize the Oatman interests into a stock company, capitalized for $250,000. The farmers to whom the Oatmans are in­ debted are to accept 25 per ccnt in cash and the balance in stock for their claims. The Oatman Bros, think that in this way they can recover from their failure. FolDETD Seismic Shock in Illinois. Edwardsville people who Were awake early the other morning felt a mild but distinct seismic disturbance a few minutes past 0 o'clock, which caused windows and elnnaware to rattle. It lasted nearly three minutes. Brief State Happeniuga, Mrs. Peter Snyder of Piopolis was thrown from a wagon during a runaway and killed. Five hundred teachers attended the mid­ winter meeting of the La Salle County Teachers' Association at Ottawa. Dora Dejanes, aged 14 years, daughter of William Dejanes of Augusta, was burned to death. Her clothing caught fire from a stove. The hardware firm of Smith and Lour- chcr of Litchfield has made an assignment to William Wiegreffc, Jr. Assets, $75,- 000: liabilities, $60,000. At Areola, Roy Devore, 14 years old, was stricken with paralysis. The young boy was an excessive chewer of plug to­ bacco and a cigarette smoker. H. F. Todd, trainmaster of the Gales- burg division" of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad from 1881 to 1888, is dead at Galesburg of Bright's disease, aged 62 years. . - The Voge mines at Stanton,, embracing over 600 acres of coal lauds, have been sold to J. D. Pratt of St. Louis for $55,- 000. They employ 125 men. Mr, Pratt is said to represent a Chicago syndicate. Chris Grogan, 62 years old, a Lake Shore Railroad flagman, was killed by a switch engine at llie Fortieth street cross­ ing, Chicago, in stopping the horse of Patrick Morris, a grocer, who was driv­ ing in front of the engine, and thus saving Moyris' life. At Mount Carmel, Wabash Lodge, No. 35, I. O. O. F., celebrated its fiftieth an­ niversary. The lodge was organized in 1848 with twelve members. Charles H. Constable was a charter member and was the first grand patriarch of the State. Of the charter members only one is living, Larie Ahorn. Frpit for Evaporation. So much is said about the advantage of fruit evaporation to make a market for otherwise unsalable fruit that many may think it makes little difference what its quality may be. The truth Is that only the really good fruit should be used for the evaporator. It may be and often is unsalable because of blem­ ishes which affect its looks, but do not impair quality. But to take green, worm-eaten fruit and put it through the evaporator is a mistake. Its first effect Is to discourage the consumer, making him think that evaporated fruit is not so good as he expected. Poor fruit is not worth much for the pigs, but that of other sfock is the best market for it. --Exchange. Secure Pure Grass Feed. In selecting either grass or clover seed, a hand microscope, which can be bought anywhere for less than a dollar, is almost indispensable. The seeds are very small, but when once recognized under the magnifying glass they are plainly distinguishable from seeds of plantain, wild mustard and other weed seeds, with which clover and grass seeds are most apt to be mixed. rOKTABI .E KLONDIKE OUTFIT. who think they have the courage and the strength to enter this race for gold. It has caught the men of professions, busi­ ness men, and men who work for wages. The permanency of the undertakings prove that they are not mushroom in char­ acter or the result of any passing mania. In many instances the parties will start with nevr inventions in the line of cloth­ ing, strange tools against cold, mosqui­ toes, and hunger, foods prepared in uewi, ways--all the efforts of the patentee be­ ing directed to get as much as possible in the smallest possible space. Iowa seems to be entirely under the in­ fluence of. the rage. It is reported by cor­ respondents that 285 men have given their names- as bona-fide Ivloudikers--to start during the month. It is Calculated that this is only a fraction of the total number to leave, and figures sent from Des Moines show that fully 10,000 farm­ ers, professional men, mechanics and la­ borers will risk their savings and lives along the Yukon this fall and coming win­ ter. There has already started a pilgrim-, age like that of the '49ers. The stories of fabulous wealth have caught the rich and the poor alike, and even politicians are planning to take the risks. Charles A. Walsh, secretary of the Democratic National Committee, has re­ signed his place and is already on the way north. W. M. McFarland, former Secretary of State and a California cam­ paigner, is about ready to start. J,ames Callahan, a capitalist at Des Moines,"has organized a grub-staking company and is sending a delegation to the Yukop. There is an almost daily exodus from Des Moines, and railroad men there are busy night and day with ticket buyer3--|aud seekers of information. ' Michigan has 321 men \^ho have already bought tickets and Will leave ihorily. There Ls hardly a town1 of any size in Michigan that is not talking Klondike or showing interest in companies about to leave for the Yukon. Wisconsin is still more enthusiastic. Milwaukee reports more than 106 men who are looking about for supplies and equipment and getting tickets, to the Northwest, and from every hamlet over the State comes the <word that one man or two men have started for the Yukon, or are getting ready.to start. Indiana's total from correspondents is 204^ This is far from the entire number of argonauts. Indianapolis has been the center of a great Klondike movement. The companies there expect that 100 men will leave during the next ten days. It is the same all over Indiana--in big towns, the little ones and in the country^ The amazing interest the West is now showing in the Klondike has not been equaled since '49 and is thought to be as wild as it was in that year. Notes of Current Events. Standard Oil certificates are quoted at 403, being the highest mark yet reached. The opening of the new steamship ser­ vice between Tampa, Fla,, and Central America is inaugurated. The grape growers of the South, lake shore have decided to form an orgaaiia- tion for the coming season; Lice in Cold Weather. A lousy hen is always a poor layer. Cold weather does not affect these pests, as they keep nice and warm next to the skin of the fowl. The large gray louse will be found 011 the skin of the head and neck, while other varieties prey on the body of the fowl or on the featehers. If you cannot get rid of these blood-suckers, better get rid of the fowls.--Exchange. Bee-Keeping Hints. The queen is the life of the colony. Always set beehives close to the ground. Keep the hives well painted, espe­ cially the roofs. Hives should be set with entrances facing south or east. Smoke is the only thing that will sub­ due or control bees. Thorough ripening of honey is more important than color. Do not winter bees in a house unless it is frost-proof and dark. Put a good layer of sawdust around the hive, especially in front. The air. should always circulate be: tween the ground and the hive. Never smoke bees at any time more than is necessary to quiet them. Wind breaks on the north and west sides of the apiary are beneficial. Heavy canvas or duck is a good ma­ terial to cover the frames in winter. Roofs of hives of eVery kind should have a good coat of paint every fall; leaky roofs are very damaging. The proper time for transferring bees is early in the spring, when th« bees arc gathering their first honey. x" ; . After searching vainly for forty years for his sou Casimir Audereggen, an aged Swiss of Kankakee, found him through a strange combination of circumstances. Andereggen lived' near Joliet in i860. He was a widower and gave his child to a rel­ ative to be cared for. A few years later the son joined an emigrant train bound for Minnesota and settled near Austin. The boy did not know how to spell his name, but thought it was Ondrick, which name he assumed and un^er whi§h he was married. While searching for a trace of his father he met an Illinois cousin, who brought father and son together. Joseph Berle, an employe of Weinberg Brothers, commission merchants of Gales­ burg, has disappeared. Forty-six pounds of oleomargarine from England, the first ever consigned to the Chicago port from a foreign country, ar­ rived there. It was bought bjr a "local butterine manufacturer to compare with his product, and with delivery and duties cost him $35. The President has appointed the follow­ ing Illinois postmasters: Carlyle, Win. H. •Norris; Amber, Geo. A. Lyman; Gray- ville, W. A. Musset; .Terseyville. Wm, S. Pittman; Nashville, Herman H. Buher- man; Carrollton, J. N. Pierson; Sfiuinton, Wm. F. H?"knian.