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Gwcago Shedqr in kit refusal. il Hecord try Woiaca. bee ia Meantottth fifteen Ladies'AId Society of Christian Ctrorch broke the "" fc*:s«*lh#%ree hot, weary speaking a wort. This dertakiagwcs the result to p)«*ribnfe4l *pd» to the , hy a charitable Chfeago traveling «Upp twoneighborhood hachelorB. *'p endnred the strain with fortitude, making their wants and nods. When the nally ended the sympathetic trio their original offer. ^glSeeta:* I'ollceWn. one of the. best Itic politicians of La Salle Owuity and an officer of La Salle for yeara, waa shot and fatally wounded by * Ipftiiplar. News of burglars raiding the CWMeace of I. Guthmann, - a wealthy •Stcfrant was broqgbt tathe poliee sta- tlM l>y two small children. MfcGuire wwit a* once on the case and as he ap- IWMChed the house several shots were fired from a window, one bullet taking ilcect In his abdomen, and internal bleed' teg' caused death, lite burglar eecaped. W: Brothers and Tramps Fight. .A. desperate fight occurred in Areola reen two brothers named Dugan and two tramps who are known among the Kobo fraternity as "Terre Haute Blackey" and "Prenchy." Knives and ear pins were freely used and as a re- wilt toe tramp "Frenchy" died from OTtnoroos cuts and knife wounds about •Ike breast and abdomen. One of the Da- Can brothers is in a serious condition from a blow on the head with a car pin.' ^Jhe men went to the city to *«ark $ the Almoin corn harvest. Bis Busiueas Consolidation.. '.'"-'A controlling interest in the Mansur ft iffebbetts Implement Company at St. Louis has been purchased by C. H. Dere •Of the Moline Plow Company at Moline. • new corporation \HH be made of the fis*' concerns. The capital stock will be *8,000,000. C. H. Dere will be presi­ dent, *L. B. Tebbetts vice-president and <1. S. Tebbetts secretary. The deal has been contemplated for several months. -A number of salesmen will be dispensed Vitii, as the two companies have been Sfvals in the same field. Livea More than a Centnrjr. Cornelius Sullivan, the olC?st man in Hbrt&ern Illinois, died at his home in Bel* "Videre, aged 101. He was a native of coming to Illinois in 1845. He «pmI wffi wife, who died a year ago, were * remarkable couple. They lived togeth- ••fe aixty-four years, Mrs. Sullivan dying 4t&* tf^tagjeofOtt. Ei put emidren were hon to tii«a. Mr. Sullivan was a man but always used to- feacoo and liquor moderately. f Keport Scarcity of Ltboren. ; V = * The contractors on the Streator and <Binton branch of the Indiana, Illinois •and Iowa Bailway, now under construc­ tion, have been obliged to raise wages to $2 a day to secure workmen. The coal companies have been obliged to seek min­ ers as far away as the West Virginia fields. There is also a shortage In car­ penters, masons and bricklayers for the ^K-rfiwt time in ten years. . Two Man Killed by a Train. JosephSoeichky and Bockas Largevft*, Polish young men from Waukegan, were distantly killed by a Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul train at Warrenton. The Itorse they were driving was killed and like buggy demolished. They were un- agarried men, aged respectively £& Pld "St years. *>« Brief 8tate Bappeaffiaga, Dr. John Binney died suddenly at his »me in Mount Olive. Bev. Father Antonio De Andries, pas­ tor of the Independent Catholic Church Ip Chicago, repudiated his vows to elope #ith Lena Wagner, one of his parishipn- #s. vThe contract has been let for building an eleetric street railway from Aurora aouth to Montgomery, the intention being to continue the line to Yorkville and per- f$ps to Morris next year. jBftv. John Hobbs, a traveling preacher, ;Was driven off the court house steps at Belleville by a crowd of 400 men and toys. They had a supply of eggs and a iW of them were thrown. Great damage is being wrought to the «Srp industry of the Illinois river this year by the continued shipments of that •pecies of fish into the New York mar- feet from Lake JJrie. One of the largest Peoria shippers is authority for the state- Sent that the receipts from this source previous years have been cut down over one-half, and in some instances to anethlrd of the former amount. Under these conditions many have practically fftapended operations and are waiting for ; li niortt favorable market. An agreement has been reached by •which the Sylvan steel works of Moline ^.Jfceoomes a union shop. > The summer residents of Lake Bluff •re mystified because of some unseen vandal whohas been invading^ the pre- ticts of tbeir abode® and carrying off eir bething coftumes. V /Frank Eminger, a prominent farmer of 4llbson City, committed suicide by hang- lag. It is supposed he was temporarily Insane. His brother found him in his father's barn, hanging by a hitching •trap. Eminger was 42 years old and single. He was formerly a printer. William T. Beekman died at his home in Petersburg aged 84 years. Mr. Beek­ man came to Illinois in 1887 and had re­ dded in Menard County since that Htno William Crooms and his three children . "Who reside seven miles naMh of Morri- eton, were poisoned by eating the seed «f the Jimson weed. Two children. a 5boy and a girl, died. ;• The Old Settlers' Association held its t\ annual picnic at Ottawa, and it was at- ' fended by more than 10,000 people. Con- * .gressman Beeves of Streator, ex-Con- grewmaii Ralph Plumb of Streator, Con­ gressmen Hopkins of Aurora and Repre­ sentatives Poole and Trowbrldga of La Salle County were .in attendance. * behetd y & Htot at atki rea*; and lot at W. T. Ouutea Dottoi, eago, shot hl mpel hi* tsmet married. ' fierona aatnee. Bk)nud Puke, 12 yeara old, fro* a a»«bM[ bo«ni at: the fort panien, who The Sf̂ lMRe of B|p EvaastiA, ttetwo barttl another on the adjoiSmt. JOwight, were destroyed .by fire. The total loss will aggregate 96 )̂00 or fT.QOO. Little Gladys Holder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Holder erBsefetef*, died from burns received accidentally while at her play. She was left alone for a short time and got hold of some matches. One of them ignited and set fire to her dress. It is reported thft a syndicate in­ cluding Joseph Leiter, Jr., and Eastern capitalists, will boild a ten-foot dam across the Kankakee river at Altorf to furnish power forChicago street car pur­ poses. It has an option on the property, having put up $8,800 as a forfeit. S. Douglas Nortkntt, conductor on a street railway, met a tragic death at Quincy. The car had stopped at the Sol­ diers* Home and he had swung around the trolley arm, preparatory to the re­ turn trip. Accidentally Ids hand struck the controller handle and started the car toward him. Before he could get away he stumbled and the car knocked him down and ran over the prostrate body. He lived five minutes. The Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Bail- road, now building west from Streator* has decided to make the terminus of its new extension at Besean, at present a flag station on the Chicago, Bimington and Quincy Railroad. Frona Bescan t% Fulton the company wi|itfor the .present use the tracks of th& Burlhigton* ,itx»bes ing the intention of the company to «*%nd tually reach Clinton, Iowa. The com­ pany is securing the right of .way throttCh Bureau County. aj The prospect of a settlement of'the dif* Acuities which have caused the taspehft sion of operations at the mines Chicago and Alton sub-district isr ingly as remote as ever. The joint mVMtf ing of miners and operators at Spttagt field adjourned, with the miners sittt standing firmly for the* State scale of 4(1 cents per ton, run of mjpe, and the opera­ tors offering 35% centfe as their ultima­ tum, this being the rate fixed by thfl State Board of Arbitration. * The farmers residing along the Illinois river valley whose land has been dam­ aged as the result of the overflow caused by the dams have held a meeting aii Beardstown. Henry C. Withers of Car- rollton addressed the meeting. He wa«| the lawyer who filed the claims for the; lower Illinois valley people and he dis­ cussed the means of procedure. A plan to levy 10 cents per acre to defray the expenses of filing suits for damages, which amount to about $1,000,000, was adopted. The construction of the Chicago, Mil­ waukee and St. Paul's Fox Lake exten­ sion is being delayed by lack of help. The contractors are paying $2 per day fur laborers and $4 for men with teams, but are unable to secure enough. That the new branch will run much further than Fox Lake is evidenced by the work of the surveyors. They are running a line through Solon as straight as possible toward Janesville, Wis. A line will also probably be run through Lake Geneva to Milton Junction before the route is defi­ nitely settled. Arrangements have been made to locate the first factory at the projected new town of Winthrop Harbor, north of Wau­ kegan. It will make plumbers' supplies and will occupy a building 1Q0 by 200 feet, which will be erected at once. It will employ 100 hands the first year. Later smelting works will be built and 300 hands employed. A switch track will be run from the Northwestern Rail­ road at once and dwelling houses will be built on the bluff. The harbor will be excavated in a year or two by the Chi­ cago men behind the enterprise. Five hundred feet of trolley wire of tlw Egypt Electric Street Bailway Company of Cairo, was cut down and carried away. Gus Leimer, who loads shells for the Peoria Arms Company, was telegraphed recently to go to Little Bock, Ark., where a large sum of money awaited him in one of the banks of that city. In 1878 Leimer's father, who came from Germany, kept a boarding house in Little Rock. Andrew Ivoeh was given accom­ modations one night and in the morning was found dead. The Leimers took good care of the body and sent it to Koch's home. A wealthy relative of Koch who died recently left a large estate and de­ vised a goodly sum to the son of the kind- hearted old German landlord. The abatement of the bumboatji on the Illinois river is the subject of a move­ ment to be started at La Salle. The boats line the Illinois river banks from the Mississippi to the head of naviga­ tion. Several shooting affrays and fights have called attention to these craft re­ cently, and die capture of two alleged hnrgliira nml ninr^oroyc /jn tliC fcc»tS oiic west of La Salle and the other at Spring Valley, has brought feeling out strongly. The police of the various river to was are powerless to prevent these conditions, as the vessels aachor outside the town lim­ its. The citizens are desperate and de­ clare the boats must be removed. C. F. Brown of Flora, the "cattle king" of southern Illinois, sold to the Eastmans of New York 215 cattle of his own feed­ ing that brought over £100 per Vad, They were shipped by special train and go direct to Liverpool. Mrs. L. V. Zander, one of the oldest and- best-known residents, died at SBgin, aged 83 years. She was the granddaugh­ ter of two revolutionary heroes, David R. Williams, one of the captors of Maj. Andre, and Capt Walter Whitney. She . was the daughter of a soldier of the war of 1812 and wife of one and mother of four soldiers of the civil war. Charles D. McCasland of East St Lou's, formerly of Waverly, and wife, Elisabeth McCasland, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the United States District Court at Springfield, with joint liabilities of $65,659, assets $24,400. McCasland was a prominent real estate dealer. Under the new assessment law the property at Epworth Grove, Rockford, owned by the Methodist Camp Meeting Association, has been made subject to a tax on 9&000 valuation. The trustees of the association hold that the grounds, cottages and other property are used for. enurch work, and do not coma under the provisions of the law. fieafisra as ftsaatar Gonaaa. witTSTpreaident In icgat* to tka Phlllpphie matter woold take tba prn* to poMeas themMtan of a •fPStat ttejr ^pttid crlticiae more a*d ja«ily. tip that th« appannt . . men ^ l*Gen. fete or^JKwtffet, ipu Ottt baa ̂ Miai *ex»rtlar ti«t M . <KS» men are anffldent when tltejr a*n not, one of those critics say*, he la ' fit for the position. If, on the other Hand, this paper continue*, lut has re­ ported that 80,000 men. are suflleieat because the President detirea snch a report, the President ia more than re? sponsible. The critic, It should be added, expresses the opinion that the latter assumption is very improbable. So It is, and being one of the assump­ tions of reckless and malignant papers it should not be repeated aa a possi­ bility. The grasp of a few facts would shift the responsibility of having a larger army la the Philippines. Agutealdo opened hostilities Feb. 4. At that date the treaty with Spain had not been ratified, and by the conditions of the protocol, which seeurod a cessation of hostilities, the United States could not send a soldier to Manila. The treaty •was not ratified by the Senate until Feb. 6. As soon as the treaty was signed by the Queen of Spain, March 17, the war was at an end.. Not only did ..gtyMi. fiouffc .ln* t-tio th*Bepttbii«iu*S. The f*'-- in the traaa- .Statef huif lfovember w«ra Mghaastftw^ AllofNe- axeaapro*- match its la- ig to the t»4ta. Bryaa'a tfea ${itM west of tha ve generally faded. Fir ureTof attends prtre it Nor can ke count on gains east of the Mississippi, unless ia Kentucky, tfc which the Dem­ ocratic party at jH ŝftt is more seri- onaly divided Hum In 1896. The facta la the iMiaa: auigwst a change In the Democca t̂c candidate, but even that ml|ht|p more-̂ otes than it would •fain, ^rosperftji eacpsnaion andaooad saoncy l̂BK-* vinniag t̂̂ binatlon.--St Louis Globe-Dea^oofat, What Btt«a«yer Wnata. Mr. Haireiyyer has ag fia for a tar­ iff in; the interct^a^sti^r growers of Louislaiia^ or tisarhset su^ar raiaera of the West. Wturt fce is a tariff in the Interest and tor the benefit of Mr. Havemeyer and his trust. He haa had more protection and benefilrfor his sugar trust from the enactments of the free-trade Democratic party, under tha Mills and Wilson bills, than under the protective policy of the Republicans, UNRESTRICTED DOMESTIC COMPETITION. - H. O. Havemeyer (testimony before the U. S. Industrial C^mmlasleB, Jane 14, 1899)--The customs tariff is the mother of trusts. Madam Protection--If you insist upon being recognised aa a member of this family, you must be prepared to submit to its discipline and reateaints. "Un­ restricted Domestic Competition" is the rule of this establishment every volunteer regiment have the right to muster out, but the regulars enlisted under the law calling out the volunteers had the right also to be mustered out. This meant that on March 17 the only disciplined soldiers of whom the President could avail him­ self was the regular army of 27,000 men in service when the war began. Nearly a month passed after the attack of Aguinaldo before the Senate permit­ ted the bill increasing the army to be­ come a law. The bill was fought by Democrats under the lead of Gorman on the ground that the army was large enough. Finally, after wasting more than a month, during which period it was doubtful if the hostile Senate would give the President a man whom he could seiid to Manila, that body, March 2, passed the compromise arn^y bill which authorized the President to increase the regular army to 65,000 men for two years and to enlist 35,000 volunteers for a like period.. Until the passage of this bill, nearly a month after Aguinaldo began the war, the President did not have a soldier he could send to Manila--not one. After the adjournment of Congress orders were Issued and recruiting for the reg­ ular army began. If the 33,000 or so of regulars had been recruited In a week and hastened to Manila they could not have reached that point before the middle of May. But the 35,000 or any considerable portion of the number could not be recruited in a week, and they could not have been shipped to Manila in such numbers because it would have been impossible to obtain ships to carry them. If these green troops had arrived at Manila the mid­ dle of May or June and had been put into the field unacclimated, half of them would have died of disease inci­ dent to exposure In the beginning of the rainy season. Therefore, if Gen. Otis had called for 20,000 isore men isvheii Aguinaldo be­ gan war, they could not have been sup­ plied until Congress had authorized the President to recruit them. When Con­ gress did finally give the President the authority it was too late to put that number of seasoned and disciplined men in Manila. The later responsibil­ ity about calling for more men may rest with Gen. Otis as a matter of judgment, but the fact that the Presi­ dent bad no men to send la due largely to the Gormans and the Vests and those who prevented the passage of the bill authorizing the Increase of the army.--Indianapolis Journal. Votitical Tide ia the West. No calamity party is in sight for next year. Its foundation has gone to pieces. Nebraska banks report de­ posits amounting to $21,000,000. In the dark days of the Cleveland failure and the Bryan scare, the Nebraska bank deposits amounted to only $11,000,000. They have doubled under a Republl- •«n administration. Bryan, if renom­ inated, will be pushed hard in Ne­ braska. Though State pride is enlist­ ed in behalf of a second trial, the Re­ publican vote has grown since 1896. The fusion plurality last year was only 2,781 for Governor, the Republicans carrying the Legislature and gaining a Senator. Bryan has no certainty in Nebraska in 1900. In fact, the chances arc the other way. Some of the West- whlch aimed to protect the people In­ stead of the sugar trust, and naturally prefers the former and denounces the latter. Just how the present protective tar­ iff can be called mother, or even the nurse, of the Sugar Trust, In the light of the above related history, Is not at all clear, but it is clear as Mr. Have- meyer's other statements, that the tar­ iff is too high, and in the next breath asserting that the duty on sugar should be raised. Upon Investigation of Mr. Have- meyer's statements there is found noth­ ing remarkable about them except as an illustration of monumental selfish­ ness. If any Democratic free trader and trust buster can secure any com­ fort from the facts in attempting to show that the tariff "is the mother of trusts," he is entirely welcome to it-- Taeoma CWash.) LedgeiF Political What shall it profit the Democracy to get on the wrong side of a new is­ sue?--Milwaukee Sentinel. Mr. Gorman is silent now. And that is always the time when Mr. Gorman is most busy.--St. Paul Dispatch. Some of the free silver editors are able to see an Immense procession of gold Democrats marching into the Bryan ranks. These are the same gen­ tlemen who had charge of the Bryan predicting in 1806.--Washington Post Neatly printed copies of the Hon. Gnstus Van Wyck's anti-trust speech are still being extensively distributed in the South. Evidently the Van Wyck boom is making prodigious efforts to work up a circulation.--New York Mall and Express. r Another little Moses was found in the rush grass at West Hempstead, N. Y., the other day. It was about 4 weeks old and expensively clad, but was deserted and awaiting its destiny. PerhapB it is needed by the Democratic party aa much «S by an|r one.--Boston Transcript Iowa Democratic Platform. Iowa Democrats are dominated by Populists. Their State ticket la really defeated before tt is printed.--Elgin News. Iowa Democrats indorse the Chicago platform "in the whole." The spelling is faulty, but the whereabout o£ the platform is. correct? noted.--Kansas City Journal. The Iowa platform does not mention silver, and the Iowa voter who con­ siders that question vital must delve in ancient history to ascertain what the party pretends to believe on that subject to-day.--Rockford Republic. There are several things which the Iowa Democrats "view with alarm." There are several things which the Re­ publicans of the land do not view with alarm, and one of them Is the cam­ paign of 1900.--Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin. Details aside, the Democratic party in Iowa has, officially, got together, though unofficially it may lose not a few quiet believers In manhood, in the flag, and in growth. That will be found out when the votes are counted in November.--Brooklyn Eagla. Ifcers. tftm wan no part of tfcr tail- ||̂ se with Which he was not fasatllar, tpo® the control of Its great moneyed interests to the fitting of a screw into an engine. A wealthy maa once brought his son to him, saying, "My son has gone through college. Can you make a place for him where he will succeed?" Mr. Thomson was silent for a mo- *inent, and then Staid, "That depends on whether be wants to take a kid- -jtlove course or a coal-oil course." "What do you mean?" "If he takes a kid-glove course, he goes in as a clerk to perform a certain amount daily of writing, for which he will be paid a salary. In the other course he goes Into the shops and learns the whole business, from the lowest drudgery up. When he has fin­ ished he will know his trade, a valu­ able one, but hla hands will be stained with coal oil." Mr. Thomson himself, when a boy, chose the "coal-oil course." He worked four years in the car-shops at Altoona, barely earning his living, but learning the mechanical details of the business. Thomas Scott, the famous railway manager, was a friend of the young tnan, but gave him no help, leaving him to work his own way. At the end of the four years he sent for him, and gsve him a responsible position on the Pennsylvania Railway. The civil war broke out that year. Colonel Scott was appointed assistant Secretary of War, the Government be­ lieving that his experience In the rail­ way work would have taught him how- to handle in transportation great bod­ ies of troops. A problem of peculiar difficulty of this kind arose. "I know of but one man who can manage this business," said Colonel tecott to the Cabinet. "He is not here." "Send for him then," said Mr. Stan­ ton. The next evening Frank Thomson, then only 20 years of age, appeared. "Do you mean to tell me," cried Mr. Stanton, somewhat sneeringly/'that we have waited twenty-four hours for this red-headed stripling?" "He will do the work," replied Scott, quietly. And he did It. Mr. Thomson was probably peculiar­ ly qualified by nature for his especial business; but there Is a strong preju­ dice among American boys against work which involves manual labor, and a preference for clerical duties as being more refined. It is a fatal mistake. Great prises l»ow await the thoroughly equipped, practical man In work which lies out- Side of mere book learning, and the boy Is w|se who grapples with this work with bis bare hands and tries ll> win them.--Youth's Companion. Nothing Really Forgotten. A year ago a Chicago woman was visiting in a New York village. She went with her hostess to make a call on the next-door neighbor. The wo­ man on whom she was calling inci­ dentally mentioned that she expected a niece who was Just graduating at some college. Her name was notymen- tioned. A few days later the Chicago woman left On her way to the station she stopped next door to get a parcel It was handed to her by a young wo­ man. That ia all there waa to that end of the story. Last week the Chicago woman went on a lake trip. On the boat she met a young woman from a neighboring State. Each thought the other's face was familiar, but neither said any­ thing about it Finally a common friend happened to mention a Michi­ gan slimmer resort to the Chicago wo­ man. The Chicago woman had never been thero, but had relatives who went there every year. This led to a men­ tion of the New York village. In a flash the Chicago woman knew that the girl with the familiar face was the one who gave her the parcel the day she left The minute the name of the vil­ lage was mentioned to the girl she rec­ ognized the Chicago woman as the one to whom she had handed the parcel. This is a good example of what the hypnotists and "suggestlonists" call the subjective mind. It illustrates very aptly the old saying that nothing is really forgotten, and that all impres­ sions are indelibly engraved upon the mental retina. In this fact lies the ex­ planation of many vagaries of the mind that on the face of things puzzle the scientists, as B. .1 Mtmit the road rang, so *ny new condemnation. Hfr J*rofeate Court nor the peMfolnJ representative of a deceased person to held, in O'Donnett vs. Slack (CaJL), 13 L. R. A. 388, to have any right to the body, in the absence of any testamentary provision on the subject, or to control the manner of its disposal or the place of its Interment. Contingent debts or contingent lia­ bilities under tl» "bankruptcy act of 1867 are held, tn yHfrt vs. Gootschalk (Tenn.), 43 L. 1L'A.1SB, not to include a liability on a esrtreiusAt of warranty so long as tbem wni to hfflittte aMcrw thm of paramount title, and therefore this was not cut off by a discharge in bankruptcy rendered before the breach of the covenant had ripened into an ac­ tual demand. The loss of a reward offered for tha capture of a criminal is heKI, in Mc- Peek vs. Western Union Telegraph Company (Iowa), 43 L. R. A. 214, to be recoverable as a part of the damages for failure to deliver a telegram giving advice as to the whereabouts of the fugitive, although it did not show on Its face the purpose for which it waa sent, where the company knew that a message relating to the capture wag expected. A Chinese workman expects twelve cents for a day of twelve hoars' work. In Vienna organ grinders are allowed to play only between midday and sun- aet. More than two million trees have been planted along the line of the rail­ road in North Dakota to serve as pro­ tection from snowdrifts. It haa been ascertained that one of the mountains in the moon is thirty- six thousand feet high, while several are upwards of thirty thousand feet. A custom peculiar to Buddhists Is that of wandering about the country with hammer and chisel and carving holy symbols upon rocks by the way­ side. It Is alleged that a London money lender has a $2,500 note which he lends to aristocratic bfidfes to be exhibited aa a wedding gift along with other pres­ ents. In Japan most of the horses are shod with straw. Even the clumsiest of cart horses wear Btraw shoes, which, in their cases, are tied round, the ankle with straw rope, and are made of the ordinary rice straw, braided so as to form a sole for the foot about half an inch thick. These soles cost about a cent a pair. A Glasgow newspaper man finding that his eyes became so tired that he could write only with great difficulty hit upon the plan of having some strips of colored paper pasted on his desk close to the inkstand, so that ev­ ery time he wanted a dip of ink his eyes fell upon the colored strips. The result was surprising, and the inventor says that by this simple device he not only avoided the use of glasses, tei^t also improved his sight. ^ Caravan Partlea. Caravan holidays are In England re­ placing the houseboat fad. A caravan, be it understood, is a gypsy cart got op in the style of comfort one can af­ ford. and driven from place to place with its occupants and accessories All that you want is a nice roomy caravan, with good, strong horses and a dining tent carried on the roof, to put up when a halt is made. Two vane are needed--one for the kitchen and ser­ vants and the other for the rest of the party. Bedroom space is, of course, limited, and, therefore, the number of guests must be small. But If there is an inn in the near neighborhood, your surplus friends can sleep there and spend the rest of the day with the caravan. This kind of gypsy life In a pretty part of the country presents endle^ opjjo^^BJl- ties for amusement. ? Qaeer Wa«erg. - Men have made queer wagers in tlie past and present One man afflicted with the gambling spirit was Sir Mark Sykee. He offered to pay any one a guinea a day for each day Napoleon lived, provided the taker would pay 100 guineas down. A clergyman accept­ ed the.offer and made a fine pmjti, m Napoleon lived three years. ̂ ' Largest Dairy. The largest dairy in the world ia lo­ cated fourteen miles from Newark, N. J^ the minimum number of cows kept being 1,000. The proprietor runs a ranch in Iowa for the special purpose of supplying his dairy with cows. Saved toy "Nerve.** The late Isaac Bromley, of the New) York Tribune, waa "cool, calm and col- lected." Seldom was he put Into a place so tight that his "nerve" did not disclose an open door. The New Haven Reg­ ister tells this story of the way he once saved himself: Bromley was lecturing before a local institute in Litchfield County, Connec­ ticut, upon a trip he had recently made to California and the Yosemite Valley, and concluded with a beautiful descrip­ tion of the Bridal Veil Falls, which so charm all who visit them. As he took his seat he was surprised to see the gentleman who had presided over the meeting step forward and say, "In accordance with our usual custom, we shall now be glad to hear any questions that the lecturer may be desired to answer in relation to the subject upon which he has been talking." At this a tall, red-headed man rose In the audience, and with a rasping Voice said, "I would like to ask of the lecturer the exact height of the Bridal Veil." Bromley, who had expected nothing of this kind, and was never strong in figures, was entirely taken by surprise, but gave no sign thereof as he rose and advanced to the front of the platform and coolly answered, "I did not meas­ ure them, but as nearly as I can remem­ ber, the exact height Is three hundred and sixty-one feet nine and a half inches." No further questions were asiiriL Mrs. Frances J. Wallace, the last sur­ viving full sister ef Mrs. Abraham Lin­ coln, died at her home here a few days ago. aged 82 years. Mrs. Wallace waa a woman of remarkable force diara«- ter and wa* one of the social .leaders of early days, but for many years had lived a retired life. Besides her two SOBS, William and Edwaid JX WateOfc- a|ut her daughter. Mrs. Mary Walla* ~ ker, wife of Major John P PlItT of the pay department. U. S. A., two half sisters, Mrs. Ben Hat of Elizabeth town. Ivy., -and garet Kellogg, of Cincinnati* O* came to Springfield when a of 20 about the time the nioved here in 1837. Her expcsiSMSe of pioneer life as related by her warn in­ tensely interesting, including anecdote* of the many brilliant men and women whose names hare come down in history and who. were the leaders of the abdal life to the West ^ The Republic Iron and Steel Company which was recently incorporated in tha State of New Jersey for $55,000,000, haa been licensed to do business in die State of Illinois, the capitalization in this State being $1,750,0C0. The incorpora­ tion in this State represents the com­ pany's holdings In Illinois, which coa- sist of several iron and steel mills, in­ cluding the plant at Springfield. The corporation of the company in this State makes it liable under the Illinois laws for the amount of its capitalization here and subjects it to such restrictions is are placed on ail Illinois corporations. That the organization has incorporated for so large an amount in this State indicates that It expects to do a heavy hnstams to Illinois. An opinion has been giWn oat fltHtt the Attorney General's office whidh will be a source of interest to a cectaln elBaB of tax dodgers, because It shows that under the present construction of the law there Is one legal way in wtridl taxes may be legally evaded. _ holds that where government purchased just before April directly thereafter, even done with the object of ev . tlon, neither such bonds nor paid therefore is taxable In this State except as to the interest that may have accrued on the bonds. The colors carried by the Third net- meat in the Spanish-American war have been deposited in the State memorial hall. The regiment marched from Camp Lincoln to the statehouse, escort­ ing the colore, which were tnraed over to die State with due ceremonies. The regiment was drawn up in line befog* the west entrance to the capitol, whBO Col Fisher presented the colors to Gov*' Tanner, who accepted then with a hrieC speech. ' J:A,: • Contractors Warren, RobertS & Co., of Chicago, are raising the 8an«amon Coun­ ty courthouse eleven feet Two thousand jackscrews are being nsed and 400 men employed. The building is the old state- house, and (75,000 will be spent on the structure in raising and improvement*, making It a fireproof building. The Adjutant General has issued or­ ders appointing George R. Hadea cap­ tain and quartermaster of the First Cav­ alry and accepting the resignation of Balph L. Sherman as second lieutenant of company H. Sixth Infantry. . •.'J 'jp.ni:- 'V 4, 1 < ; Always Changing t, AmS&g the popular delusldntf Ing exploded Is the Idea that the body changes every seven years. It is only necessary to read any text book of physiology to find that life is really a constant series of changes, which pro­ ceed every minute one lives. Changes of chemical and physical kind are al­ ways going on within the body, and the very fact that one requires food daily is a proof of this. Anthony Bay, of Pike County, v: JiJ been removed from office as fish warden for the Mackinaw river, and Oov, Tan- vv V. i ner has appointed John F. Hsksr, of V: V fill the vacancy. .• For Their Siaa. * P \ In the whole wide world there Is not \ ? a class of people to be found who ia- VI ' V*" filet severer punishment upon them- | T r / selves than the Caribs, of Central America. Their religion, which ia of the most peculiar Wad, daman# self-punishment for sins IntenttonaQy V'3 or unintentionally committed. Tlio punishment takes the form of starva­ tion and close confinement If the sin be ia the form of a lie, no matter whether It Is calculated to injurs an­ other or not, the sinner goes without either food or drink for three days, at the end of which it is believed that the offender has paid the penalty for hla or her sin. Blaspheming and using bad language Is punishable by absolute starvation for two days. Assault drunkenness and other serious sins call for four days' starvation for one week, three days' starvation for the second week, two days' starvation for the third week, and one day's starvation in the fourth week. All sins are pun­ ished with starvation. For that rea­ son crime is very low among the Car­ ibs, who are among the best behaved and most truthful people in the world. ;H!§® ' ' 1 •- Economical Thoagh a Prinoeaa. The Princess of Wales, though al­ ways well dressed, has been known to have a favorite costume altered several times for further wear. * Where Eggs Go. Calico print works use 40,000,000 dost en eggs per year, wine clarifiers use 10,- 000,000 dozen, the photographers and other industries use many millions, and these demands Increase more rapidly than table demands. Hospital Supported by Sorapa. At Munich there Is a hospital which is entirely supported by the sale of old steel pens and nibs collected from all parts of Germany. They are made Into watch springs, knives and raxorsw » - - i'% Over-Sea Telegrams. ^ Only 1 per cent, of the telegrams over seas are concerned with family or private matters. The rest are ^^Nft- merclal, journalistic or official. Climate Bothered the Freachmaa. A recently arrived Frenchman, who visited a well-known establishment one day to fit himself out tor a long Journey to the West, was cuinpiauiing bitterly of the cold. "Don't yon have cold weather In France?" asked the salesman who waited on him, "Why, certainly we have ze cold woatfesr In France," was the reply, "but we do not have ce all four oensona ln b&e day in France.'* *' P.,; V.ilne or Vegetables. Vegetables are like fresh air--indis­ pensable for our health; they cool and purify the blood and add a necessary acid to it Some mighty nice boys go barefoot­ ed, and look dirty. Another Trlniaplk of Surgery. Surgery has successfully achieved the feat of itsrtwilut, lost memory and speech. A blow *hft .skull from a falling pieco of ttanber Jh- gene Brazee, of Geneva, N. I., partly paralysed on the right side, as well aa causing the trouble menftonett. NAa operation revealed rflptttre of onOi of the blood vessels of the brain. The re­ moval of over half a plpt af blood dote effected an entire'rpcovery of the patient . Monks aa .Trade*®*"* - k *Moet of the monks at King WMiiastfn Town, Cape Colony, are tradesmen, and do their own carpentering, brick­ laying. blacksmlthing. etc., besides teaching school. AH the buildtaft thay occupy were erected bjf &e&s&NiiK' The Serenade. Mtfi Maltese--Do you believe hl|ii| cats are lucky? Miss Angora--Well, some are. Thereto Tom Pitch been serenading for tholaflft hour and no ooe haa been tttft ** Hit him :: . . . . T . , . V ^ V V * fill. y SwtJt # > w" V;' - ,:v\