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The American r* / a indeed a pretty sight, If ODt could only overlook the disfiguration ~0§ the principals necessitated by their armament, and both men bandied their rapiers in tierce and guard with • cleverness that would have brought oat cheers from an American audience to make the very rafters ring, while three score of Germans sat or stood around, watching every move, with a grim silence that was only broken by ' the clash of steel upon steel, or the 4$arp cries of the umpire directing the affair. - Those lights had never shone upon ? *- mo;e gallant tight, and each student ,?i?"l|PSg*d himself with delight because ij&rtune had been kind enough Make him a witness to It. •> Those most experienced ,tn such flatters saw, however, that when ten minutes of this terrific work had pass­ im \ ad by with but a few slight cuts on either side, Hoffman was gathering his v forces and preparing to end the duel , With one of his hitherto Invincible tactics, and they trembled fot the 1 .... brave American. », JTo Karl's eager inquiries during an Vjiteiral between the bouts, Paul only " gave a short laugh and assured his eecond he was bat playing with his op ponent. ; j-•:%$) Again the rivals faced, but this time £jjiuil was in deadly earnest, and amid - ((-clash of steel it was seen that Hoff- v ^jUan's face was covered with blood. Then the sonorous voice of the um- iire was heard calling a halt while the surgeons ascertained just how serious the Prussian's wound might be, .Hoffman seemed to be wildly pleading with him to tell the battle to go on-- > It was his first defeat and unusually hitter--but the doctor, realizing the - / 3 gravity of the wound, was inexorable "Abfuhr!" he called out, signifying .. that the Prussian should be allowed to jQjght no more. ./The umpire repeated the word, and . ,1$ a loud voice declared the result in stereotype* Phrase: ^ . .#-"Saxo-Prusslan is led away." .̂ Then something occurred that had perchance, never been heard upon a similar occasion--the glorious result (he signal downfall of the proud duel- - Mat who had lorded it over them so long, Was too much for the students - • to Witness without giving relief to "weir pent-up feelings. ; '"Hoch, hoch, hooh the American!** they shouted. And "hoch, hoch, hoch It was while they bore Rhinelander, , Woody as he was, into the ante-room \ Ity resume his street dress. > -iPaul had received a few slight . Oftratches, but fortune had been very kind to him in this respect, for none Of them were more than bagatelles. 4 *AB he, dressed again for the street, was about to break away from the ad- mlring groups that surrounded him, he saw a. tall figure pressing through the throng, and recgonised the Englishman who had been assisting the surgeon who attended his liout.. His eyes, blue W the summer skies, beamed with good nature, and Paul was drawn to him un­ consciously. Then, too, the impulsive clasp of his hand, how hearty it was after almost formal congratulations of the Ger­ mans! Well, blood seems thicker than water, after all, and the day Is surely coming when these cousins may stand shoulder to shoulder for peace throughout the whole world. "A thousand congratulations, my dear boy. It was beautifully done, and I am proud to have been a wit ness to your victory. I hope we may meet again. 8ir Noel Travers is my name, and I am probing into the col­ leges and hospitals qf oar German cousins." * Paul was dragged away by his com­ rades at this juncture, but he had a singular premonition that he would x nan across this big, frank Briton again at some uncertain future date. To Paul's lodgings they rode. The day passed as had others, but Paul dis­ covered what he had not known before, that he had many warm friends in the university. And, of course, be was by courtesy oompelled to accept their invitation to be a guest of honor at the grand meeting In the Kneipe or korps drink­ ing all that night, where the famous Salamander with its chorus and pound­ ing of empty beakers on the table opened and closed the festivities. Still he was glad when the end came and he could leave the hall without giving offense, for other matters of a more personal nature demanded his at­ tention. One of the objects that had brought him to Europe--to Germanr--gave promise of being attained. He had seen the one he sought, the sister who had for so many years been lost to him. How the memory of her thrilled him, and what agony swept through his mind as he remembered In whose oompany he had seen her. The name of Hoffman, what a curse It had been to his father. Was the •on fated to perpetuate his sire's in­ famy? CHAPtKB •. AUerpent in the Dovecote. |t was night again in Heidelberg when Paul wandered about the streets of the classical city. Rhinelander was not aimlessly wandering. The little god Cupid had to do with his wander­ ings. Paul was thinking of Hilda- garde. That haunting face, with its melting, brown eyes, was the lode star that drew the recluBe from his den. And pray, who was Hildegarde? Truth to tell, Paul would not have been wholly able to have given a def­ inite answer to that Question had he been asked. Some f̂ljteks ago he haa met her In rather a strange way that bordered a little on the romantic. Chance had al­ lowed him to do her a favor, slight enough in -its way, but when She thanked him so sweetly, the mischief was done, for with the modest grace pf those velvety brown orbs the littje god of love had shot an arrow true to the mark,,and ever since Paul had felt its point in his heart. Several times he had seen her since, and on each occasion had received a bow and a blush of recognition.. But no more. « However, on the occasion of their meeting, she bad dropped a small 'ker­ chief, which Paul had discovered, and now be was on his way to her house to, he hoped, become definitely ac­ quainted. Ho found the house readily enough, and was shown into a small, dimly lighted parlor where he was to await the coming of the lady of the house. It was just at this moment that his ear caught the soilnd of laughter. It came from the next room, and was as merry and free from care as any sound he had ever beard--fresh, girlish laughter that qulckeued his pulse, since he could give a very gooid guess as to the source from whence it came. Pew temptations arise that there does ' not also appear the means of gratifying the desire, and in this case he noted the fact that the connecting door between the room in which he awaited the pleasure of the tardy aunt and the adjoining apartment was ajar. Utterly unconscious of what awaited him. he advanced gently toward the opening, and with eager eyes sought the object of his solicitude. Success immediately attended his ef­ forts. for he discovered the nymph of the hazel brown eyes in direct range. She had evident cause for merriment, and as Paul turned his eyes toward her companion he saw that it was a man. The party's back was turned to htm so that he could not discover whether he were young or old, comely or ugly, though he hoped the latter. While Paul stood there wondering what all the fun was about'and cha­ grined to think he was not in It, the man faced about, and the American felt a cold chill chase up and down bis spinal column when, amid the multi bandages he discovered the handsome,$ sinister countenance of his bitter emy, Conrad Hoffman. OBAPTBB Ti Paradise Lost Probably In all his adventurous life up to date young Rhinelander had never before experienced such a chill as beset him when he made this as­ tounding discovery, and saw his hated enemy apparently quite at home In the apartments occupied by Hildegarde and her aunt. The familiarity with which she received Conrad, the lack of conventionality, declared that, they must be related in some way. And If so, what must follow? His very blood ran cold at the thought--this fair, angelic creature connected with ties of kinship to the family, father and'son, whom he M*! such reason to curse! The idea was appalling. In that minute of time Paul had as severe a mental struggle as comes to most men. He conquered his weakness, too, and resolved to meet the emergency Juft where he stood. There had been time to leave the house and avoid the encounter, but Rhinelander was not the man to shirk a duty, no matter at what expense to his feelings. And when the lady entered, present­ ly, with apologies for keeping him wait­ ing, Paul was himself again, resolved to play his part to the bitter end, no matter what the cost. After a few minutes' conversation the good lady begged him to excuse her for a brief interval while she brought her niece Into the room, say­ ing she knew the young people Would be friends since they seemed to have m&ny views in common. The time, then, had come, the fate­ ful moment which but a short while back he had been anticipating so eagerly, while now, alas, he dreaded it still more. He felt his courage oozing from his finger tips when Hildegarde entered with her aunt, and he saw the sudden wav^ot crimson that suffused her face andvneck as she caught a first sight of Alq! t^t t^TT^e^Vo'or would hare brought amazing satisfaction to Paul but for the wretched discovery he had made. Then he saw Hoffman, bandages and all, looming up In the doorway. Paul was quite composed and ready to give and take fully as cheerfully as he had done when, sword In hand, the Saxo- Prussian leader slashed and hewed in the endeavor to down him In the schlager combat of the arena, but Hoff­ man promised to enliven matters speedily enough. He was rapidly working himself up to a white heat, when an explosion wonld follow. Meanwhile the good lady of the house had Introduced the yonng people and at least Paul might henceforth have the privilege of addressing Hil­ degarde upon their meeting, unless she took up Hoffman's quarrel and cut him direct Knowing what was coming Paul ac­ tually felt relieved when the man of bandages advanced to have his 4ittle say. Hoffman was a man whose talents lay somewhat in the line of oratory. Consequently, when he let loose his vials of wrath upon the American he said some very bitter things in his tongue lashing. ^ ^ The ladies were aghast. Paul smiled through it all/ ' " * r Wearying at length of the tirade, which he could not answer, he put up his hand as if to signal that enough had been said. ;4nd Hrtfman^ actually though in all probability It was more on account of his lack of breath than any desire to humor his enemy that influenced him. Having gained the floor, Paul stated his case in a frank and manly way, calculated to gain the respect of the gentler sex. - "Ladies, I am sure you will believe me if I say I had not the remotest suspicion when I came here to-night that I should find this gentleman pres­ ent, or that he was connected with, you in any manner whatsoever. "Unfortunately he chose to take of­ fense in the concert garden recently, accusing my friend and myself of an action of which we were entirely Inno­ cent, and as you doubtless know there followed the passage-at-arma in which I had to take part "I do not regret my action in the premises, but deem it my misfortune that I should have been compelled to disfigure any relative of yours. Since my presence here is evidently unwel­ come to Mynheer Hoffman, I shall in­ sist upon withdrawing myself without further ceremony." The effect of this manly speech was evident from the fact that tooth ladles sulled upon him. Seeing which, the miserable Hoff­ man, smarting In the bitterness of his first defeat, snarled: "One of you did insult the lady, and a German knows t»ow to recent such things." * Then it was the American turned upon him with flashing eyes, fully aroused. "I say you know that is a base lie, since you should be aware of the sacred bond between that young woman and myself--that I would sooner cut my right hand off than offer her the slightest harm. I will even go further and solemnly declare, as you well know In your cowardly soul, that your presence in her society was the basest insult she could receive. I shall stand by these words always. "And now, ladies, since this scene is painful to you and to one, permit me to retire with the hope that possibly we may meet again under other and more agreeable conditions." Hoffman looked almost as white in the face as the bandage that padded his split cheek. Evidently he knew to what Paul re­ ferred, and the consciousness cut him to the quick. --1 He glided over to the door, and as the other, having "bowed politely to tho ladies, was passing through, the Teu­ ton said in a low but passionate tone: "This is only the beginning between us." . « (To be continued.) GOUNTAY OF OONTRA8T8. Vn«v Pwtanil Uf • Uni toy th» Bulgaria* PctMit It is a strange country of contrasts this Bulgaria that people have so long watched as a danger spot. The peas ant is a heavily built fellow, with Kalmuk nose, if he happens to be pure bred from the original Samoyede stock, which is not likely. His lan guage has become Slavic, which means a language in which "beefsteak" "mpiphtekl" and "omelet souffle" "omlet cuphle." The Bulgarian is peasant or a soldier; he knows no other trade. As a farmer the sheep Is all in all to him, food and clothing and companionship, says a writer in the Era. He lives in a hovel, does not understand why he should be taxed, and makes his women slave in the field. He is called close-fisted churlish and suspicious, and has some of the virtues that often go with those qualities. When Bulgaria became practically free of the sultan there were many Turks left in the country These are gradually being crowded out hut there is still a moBque in Christian Sofia, and in the palace of the Sobranje, or Parliament where the members have better accommoda­ tions than the lords of Britain on the Thames embankment, some twenty Turkish deputies always sit together and exert an Influence that they never could do in their own land by voting always with the party In power. Ev­ ery Saturday the members of the Sobranje are paid at the rate of fif­ teen francs a day, all in silver five- franc pieces. These peasant lawmak ers knot it up in handkerchiefs, grin slowly and shake the jingling pieces playfully In one another's faces. They are playing at statesmanship yet, but fairly well, upon the whole.: WATER CURE FOR LUNATIOS. Foenllar Belief Which Wmm WldcipnM In the Dark A(M> The monks were the physicians dur­ ing the dark ages, and the monasteries offered quiet retreat and seclusion for many insane, together with sympathy and protection which could not be found elsewhere. Spiritual agencies were everywhere popularly believed to be most efficacious in the cure of mad­ ness, and many and long were the pilgrimages made to the shrines of those saints who were believed to have special influence over the mentally af­ flicted, and many miraculous cures were said to have been brought about through exorcism and prayer. There were many wells through Europe and the British Isles, each with its particu­ lar saint, to which the insane were brought to bathe and to pray. At St Nim's Pool in England it was the cus­ tom to plunge the patients backward into the water and drag them to and fro until their excitement was sub­ dued. If they showed signs of recov­ ering thanks were offered in a neigh­ boring church, but if not the treatment was continued until no hope remained. From the seventh century even to the present day lunatics have made pil­ grimages to the shrine of St. Dymph- na, at Gheel, and here the first colony for the insane originated through a slow process of evolution, and stands to-day as the best representative o'f the community or family system of caring for the insane.--Popular Sci­ ence Monthly. " * William Waldorf Astor Is to bo In­ vited to accept the mayoralty of Maidenhead for the coronation year. The holding of this office will not, however, entitle him to an Invitation to attend the oeremonies at Westmin­ ster. Money makes the marc go and wo­ men make the money ge. John Myers died at iuk* *rom a com­ plication of diseases at the age of 65 years. He was an orderly to Generals Bragg and Buell in the Confederate army in the Civil war. At a special meeting of the Mt Ver­ non city council Mayor A. C. Johnson tendered his resignation, as did also City Marshal Dillingham. The resig­ nations are the result of censures of these officials because the administra­ tion has failed to suppress the illegal sale of liquor and because the ordi­ nances have not been enforced as rig­ idly as many demand. John Baker, a resident of Sycamore for sixty years, died from heart trouble aged 80 years. Mrs. B. Ess, Sr., died at Breese at the age of 54 years, per husband is an alderman. The Reverend Arthur C. Darrow of Upper Alton has accepted the pastor­ ate of the Alhambra Baptist Church. Louis Kergan, a miner, of Odin, was killed in a coal mine by falling slate. Adjutant General Reece has accepted the resignation of Joseph B. Caughey, Major of the Third Infantry. Major Caughey resigned in order to accept a commission in the United States army. Honorable discharges from the mili­ tary service of the state were granted the following: Corporal William Stryker and Privates Burt Andrus, Clarence Butler, R<fy Campbell, Thomas Hughes, Jay Stead, Charles Hunt, Frank Cleary and tTed Stone of Company E, Third Infantry; Corporal Sylvester Shackley and Private Vernon M. Peaas of Company I, Third In­ fantry. The rains in the vicinity of Alham­ bra have proved highly beneficial to prospective crops, as well as supplied water -for domestic and other UBes. The leading business men of Carlln- ville have perfected an organization for the promotion of the business in­ terests of the town. The organisation will be known as the Carllnville Com­ mercial Club. A welcome and much-needed rain fell nt New Douglas. The unusually dry season following last summer's drought had made a great scarcity of water for both household purposes and stock, which is now relieved. Rye, wheat, timothy and all grasses are benefited. James Mook, formerly an Alton liv­ eryman, was awarded $20 damages against Fred Heffner, Michael Phelan and John Glynn, on the charge of over­ driving a horse. Negro and white citizens of Chicago will seek redress oh behalf of the fam­ ily of Lewis F. Wright, the negro min­ strel who was lynched on the night of February 15, at New Madrid, Mo. The Manufacturers' Hotel Associa­ tion has been organised at Mollne and will Incorporate with $30,000 paid-up capital, every Mollne manufacturer be­ ing represented. They have purchased the Sommer Hotel and will remodel and enlarge it at an expense of $50,- 000. The Mobile and Ohio freight train No. 74 was wrecked at Berksville. The train was going at a high rate of speed, when the rails spread, causing the engine to turn over, followed by seven loaded cars. The closing business session of the convention of Illinois police chief* at Galesburg adopted a resolution that the laws should be so amended that a person committing a crime and hav­ ing a criminal record, or any person committing a burglary who shall have burglars' tools in his possession, shall be adjudged guilty of a felony, and be Imprisoned in the State Penitentiary for not lees than ten nor more thtp twenty-five years. Mrs. Faulina Flachs, wife of Edward G. Flachs, died at Quincy recently. The deceased joined her husband in cele­ brating the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage. She was 77 years old. Capt Jacob May died at his country home, tour miles southeast of Nash­ ville. He had been in very feeble health since the death of his wife, about two years ago. Capt May was bom in Germany in 1834, and came to America when 14 years old. At the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted as a private in the 9th regiment West Virginia volunteers, and when mus­ tered out, in July, 1866, was captain of Co. F, 1st West Virginia volunteer in­ fantry. Robert Borden, for many years city clerk of Metropolis, died after a linger­ ing Illness. Thomas Bowes, aged 55, a retired farmer, was found dead in bed at his home near Milan with his throat cut Gov. Yates has honored the requisi­ tion of the governor of Kentucky for hte extradition of Andy Mango, alias Andy Newman, under arrest at Joliet and wanted in McCraeken county, Ken­ tucky, for horse stealing. John B. Herns, aged 70, one of Mo- line's pioneers, Is dead. Dr. J. L. McQuown of Flora, who was regimental dentist of the 9th Il­ linois Infantry and served with the regiment in Cuba during the late war, has been declared insane. The Chicago, Peoria & St Louis yill start work on a new passenger de&< t at Alton as soon as the weather will permit The new structure will be on the plan of the Jersey vile depot which is conceded to be one of the most ar­ tistic and complete depots on the road. Members of the Alton Agricultural society have decided to experiment with printer's ink as a means of pre­ venting the ravages of Insects among fruit trees, many orchards having been almost ruined in the past The fruit trees will be wrapped with cotton bands, saturated with printer's ink, and the female insects, being unable to fly, will be killed in the ink on the cotton as they attempt to climb frozs. the ground. Basjett Smith, postmaster at Bayle City, and Miss Fay Stoddard were 1 . r - \ ' - • • V : . r > V * - • \ ~ ^ • ' • - ' ^ / / - ' • - Hiram Quante, of the firm of H. Quante & Bro., for over forty years a prominent business man of Metropolis, is dead. Jacob C. Fullenwider died at Bloom- ington. He was 68 years of age, and spent most of his life in that vicinity. At Moweaqua Isaac Pinkston was in­ stantly killed by a falling tree while chopping mill timbers. At the Springfield meeting of the di­ rectors of the State Farmers' Institute the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, ,J. H. Coolidg^, Galesburg; vice president, H. G. Easterly, Carbondale; secretary and superintendent A. J- Bill, Blooming- ton; treasurer, A, P. Grout, Winches­ ter. Fred Mueller, an Illinois pioneer, Is dead at his home at Muscotah, aged 74 years. Bert Taborn, the negro charged with the killing of Bob Reynolds at Carrier Mills, has been taken from Marion to Harrisburg. Henry Asher, aged 70 years, an old resident of Adams county, was found dead in a wagon on his farm near Coalsburg. William Weber, a farmer of Bd- wardsvllle, has filed a petition in bank­ ruptcy. He schedules his liabilities at $19,000, with assets at $11,000. Weber's failure is due to his being security for his son, who met with financial re­ verses, which finally ended in suicide. Mrs. Mary Bggerllng, aged 85, died at her home, four miles east of Red Bud. She was the oldest woman in Randolph county. Mrs. M. J. Lancaster of Peoria was acting queerly at a Springfield dry goods store, and the proprietor called the police. The woman had in her pos­ session $1,845, end said she had thrown away a large sum in gold. It was too heavy to carry, she said, anu she tossed it from a window of a Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis train. Henry Rats, Sr., aged 59, a promi­ nent business man, died at his hoihe in Red Bud. At Springfield A? J. bodlne is ac­ cused of being implicated with J. T. Westbrook, O. P. Bodlne and James S. Daire, in a scheme to defraud nursery men. The quartet is accused of send­ ing bogus orders to nurseries in va­ rious parts of the country and collect­ ing commissions on them. The orders were sent through the mails, and the men are charged with using the mails to defraud. , The Republican county central com­ mittee has Issued a call for a delegate convention to be held at the court house in Newton, March 18, to select delegates to the state, judicial, con­ gressional, and senatorial conventions. Miss Anna Moehle was severely1 in­ jured at Fosterburg by being impaled on a pitchfork. She was collecting eggs from nests in the hayloft at her home, and jumped from the loft to a pile of hay, striking the pitchfork, which was concealed under the hay. One tine penetrated her hip and the other her side to a depth of several Inches. A large bald eagle was captured near Mariow. It was shot and slightly wounded by Gus Patterson, who sold the captive bird to Dr. Ross of Belle River. Edward Houston, .a plasterer and lather, fell a distance of more than 30 feet at Springfield. Two ribs were fractured and his shoulders and legs were bruised. In the case of former State Treas­ urer Edward S. Wilson against the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Rail­ road a jury In the United States Cir­ cuit Court at Springfield returned a verdict finding issues for the plaintiff and assessing the damages at $1,050. In the case of Maragret Clark against the Baltimore ft Ohio Southwestern Railroad for the death of her husband, the jury awarded her $1,500. Warren Sams, a prominent young man of Brighton, aged 23 years, was ground to pieces beneath the wheels of a Burlington freight early this morning. Sams was riding on top of a car and fell between. B. R. Crenshaw of Marlon and Miss Stella Harrell, of Omaha, were married at Omaha, after an acquaintance of eicht days. Engineer Lyman Benjamin died at Bloomington, aged 66. He was the oldest engineer in the service of the Chicago and Alton road in point of continuous service. He handled trains between Bloomington and Chicago for tnlrty-flve years, giving up the road when stricken with pneumonia. George Schubert, a wealthy resident of Moro, died from blood poisoning, resulting from a carbuncle on his neck. Mr. Schubert had lived in Moro twen­ ty-five years and had been one of the most prosperous business men and farmers of that part of Madison coun­ ty. The chatelaine bag containing the gold watch, diamonds, railroad ticket and money of Mrs. N. W. Clayton, of Salt Lake City, which were stolen from her on the Chicago and Alton Prairie State express, were recovered at Godfrey and have been restored to the owner. The bag containing the valuables was found in the middle of the railroad track near Godfrey by Owen Hermann, a boy. The value of the property was said to be about $800. Jesse Hoover, son of John Hoover, died at Alton after a long illness, aged 25. Israel Root, a veteran contracting painter of Bloomington, died suddenly following an operation for cancer. He was widely Known through his connec­ tion with the state poultry association. Christian Hotz, aged 84 years, died at Highland. Deceased was one of Highland's oldest citizens and the father of Sheriff Joseph Hotz of Ed- wardsville and ex-Sheriff George Hotz. Prof, Edwin A. Greenlaw of Flora, former president of the Orchard City college, has been called to the chair of English literature in Northwestern ,• »v.' • Rev. A. B. Cunningham of Wash­ ington, Ind., has accepted a call to the pastorate of the First Christian church of Flora. The congregation will build a new church during the coming sum­ mer. * In the annual competitive exhibits of work by the Clay county schools the Flora city school took first rank and the Rusk school of Harter township secured second place. Mrs. Fannie Boyles, wife of Dr. J. M. Boyles, one of the best known resi­ dents of Clay county, is dead. Capt J. C. Scott of East St Louis, a former resident and ex-postmaster at Salem, died at Vandalia. James Morrison, one of the pioneers of Marion county, died at his home southwest of Salem. He was 81 years old. An inspection of peach orchards in every township in Marion county, made under the auspices of the farmers' in­ stitute, shows that the peach buds have been entirely destroyed by the continued cold weather. Thus far the apple and pear buds have escaped in­ jury, and an abundant yield is expect­ ed this coming season. Mrs. Martha Heller of Louisville ,has brought suit against a saloonkeeper of Mitchell, Ind., for $5,000 damages, al­ leging the death of her husband from the effects of a blow on the head with a billiard cue. Rolla C. Pierson, Louiavitto's ab­ sconding postmaster, who was appre­ hended in California, has been re­ turned to Springfield for trial. The light rainfall during the winter months has caused a water famine in different localities in Clay county. The surveying which the Illi­ nois Central has been doing between Mounds and Olive Branch has. mate­ rialized into a railroad line, which will be the connecting link between the two hridges. Farmers living In the vicinity of Al­ ton are holding meetings for the pur­ pose of working up sentiment in favor of having rural telephones placed at their farm residences. The revival services being conducted in the Cumberland Presbyterian church at Alton have proved very successful and many professions of conversion have been made. James Morrissey, a resident of Al­ ton since 1842, died after a short ill­ ness from heart disease. When the ice-cutting season closed at Alton it was estimated by the ice company's representatives tbftt ftt least 50,000 tons of ice had been stored &Way in the icehouses across the river from Alton. Mrs. Hannah Haller, one of the most prominent residents of the American bottoms, east of Alton, died in her 87th year. She has been a resident of the vicinity where she died nearly seventy- four years, and belonged to one of the pioneer families that came to Illinois from Kentucky in the early days. James Scott, charged with breaking into the postoffice at Glendale, 111., en­ tered a plea of not guilty in the United States district court at Springfield. He will be taken to Cairo for trial. Ned Allen, who was arrested with Scott for the offense, was tried sevend weeks ago, and sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary. Several years ago Mrs. Rosa Bow­ ers' husband deserted her and left her in straightened circumstances with a 14-months-old babe. The child was given to Mrs. Mollle Phillips of Springfield to care for at the rate of $2 per week. At the expiration of for- ty-one weeks Mrs. Bowers again took possession of her child and gave Mrs. Phillips a note for $82. The note has now been paid and the interest and all amount to $1,141.27. H. R. Woodcock, former chairman of the Macon county board of super­ visors, has accepted the position of cashier in the First National bank at Collinsville. S. A. Snow, assistant clerk of the Illinois supreme court for the northern division, has recovered from the at­ tack of typhoid fever, with which he suffered for three weeks, and Is again at his post of duty. Bricklayers are erecting the new furnace to be known as No. 6 at the glass works. The furnace will be one of the largest of the tank furnaces of the Illinois Glass Company. It will be completed early in July and will be put to work in September. Alan G. Cooke, a young man who said his home was in Rochester, N. Y., was arrested at Quincy and charged with attempting to pass bogus checks. He was sentenced to the house of cor­ rection for fifty-four days as a vagrant. Fred Ffeffer, of Chicago, has signed a contract as manager of the Decatur baseball club in the I.-I.-I. league. The Cass county Democratic central committee has fixed the date for holding the county convention for March 17. Defiance Starch. 16 ounces, 10 cents. The Republican convention for the 9th congressional district will be held in Decatur on Thursday, April 10. A thriving infant weighing 1 pound and measuring 12 Inches in length was born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dele- hanty, of Fosterburg, and the physi­ cians say that it will probably live. A new settlement will be established near Collinsville soon by the TTumaghi Mining Company. A tract of 120 acres has been laid out into lots and will be sold to the miners to be employed in the big coal mine that will soon be put Into operation. Julius Heinemann, hostler tor the Alton Bridge company, was severely burned while working with a lighted torch. Heinemann's coat became ig­ nited on the back and before he could tear it off he was burned about the head and body. Two of Effingham's pioneer citizens are dead. Bernhard H. Willenborg, aged 69 years, had lived there for forty years, and Jacob E. James, aged 55 years, had resided at Effingham for thirty-five years. Ellas Bovey is* dead at Dixon, aged HUNGRY AT A BANQUET. W:< I**® of s Man Who Sat Oat KaJojr a Pltmat Kvvnlnc- v ' A weird tale is related of Hugo Gruner, eminent In business circles* which that gentleman, it is said, iiiiillsc upou. One evening during the past week a banquet was tendered ex-President McHugh of the Chamber of Commerce at the St.. Nicholas. The story, as told by a friend of Mr. Gruner, is to the cffect that that" gentleman Informed a number of friends that he did not ar­ rive at his home until 3 o'clock on tho morning following the banquet "Where did you stay until that early hour?" asked a friend. "Why, I went to a Vine street cafe to procure something to eat after the banquet," was the answer. "Great Scott!" ejaculated the friend, "didn't you get enough to eat at the banquet?" "No." Mr. Gruner is said ,to have answered. "I will explain. Ton sec there were two fellows at the banquet board, old friends, who had not seen each other for a long time. One sat on either side of me. They leased toward each other to taJtt <Jonfiden- tially, and finally got their heads to­ gether. I, of course, leaned back to let them have full sway, and the no* ment8 passed. Every few minutee ait new course would be placed in front of me, but I couldn't reach the food. At last coffee and cigars were served, the fe&st was at ftn end, and as I wore no belt to tighten up I was forced to go to a cafe and appease the inner ayi." tnek Batter Than Bral aM. Ex-Gov. Upham of Wisconsin, whOt as the Post stated the other day, was once mourned for dead, told a good story on himself at the Capitol yester­ day. "I was once interested In two lum­ ber deals." be said. "I had offered a valuable piece of property at $60,060 and at the same time I was trying to buy a tract of pine trees. While the deals were pending I ran across a gyp­ sy fortune teller in the woods, and I asked her to tell my fortune. - < " 'You will be very lucky hi JTopr deals,' she said. •' 'That's good/ I remarked. ""Yes,* continued the fortune teller, 'your luck will beat your brains.* Gov. Upham says that the woman spoke the truth. A few days later the syndicate which had the option, of $60,000 upon the property he had Of­ fered at that price decided not to ao- cept it, and It was not long before he was able to sell the land for almost double the amount--Washington Foot. » Ware Trailers to the Theie. Prof. Lewis Edward Gates of Har­ vard has a reputation among the un­ dergraduates for merciless and acrimo­ nious irony. Recently in in advanced English composition couTSe ^rof. Gates, who has original methods of training, called for an imitation of Ar­ nold's pure style. With many misgivings and no amount of labor the class patwfniiy «m_ deavored to follow the intricacies of that author. The themes were handed In. At the next meeting of the tho professor met his students with an on* usually sardonic smile on hlB face, "Gentlemen," said he grimly, "there has been an error here. Most of you have imitated Benedict and not- Mat­ thew Arnold." ;• , Have Laugh aa Ohaaa p Clartc. They are having a laugh on Cham# Clark in Washington. A New Yorker told the Missouri congressman that the only real people lived on MBnii»H^ Island. Champ snortingly replied: "Why, you are the most provincial people in the country. You don't know anything about the United States. Hardly a man among you knows any­ thing about Missouri, but let me tell you there are mighty few Missourians who don't know New York." For a minute or so Champ did hot nsSae why everybody laughed. Koaey Invested la Vtsherlea. *.• * There are 10,000 men engaged fishing on the Great Lakes, and the total capital invested is $6,000,000. The number of vessels engag^i is 298 and of small boats 3,300. 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