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'WMM >•; % •• MM IOT&RESTING FACTS DISCOVERED IN ? RAID ON CHICAGO MATRIMONIAL BUR.E AU <CPE04Z MBGAUR FOB OTT ZOM-MSAERIEBCR i® a % JUECEJ$FULL NR<JNALL TQIVRXS t . Five matrimonial agencies were vis­ ited recently by a detail of Chicago de­ tectives. The methods of conducting the mat­ rimonial agencies would be a shock to the patrons of these concerns. "Stock" letters and "stock" photographs were the rule. The letters found in the various offices were so similar as to suggest a common author, and the same photographs of handsome women land prosperous appearing men were •found in use in the several agencies. If the correspondent is pleased with the photograph sent he is asked to iregister as a member of the "club" and to forward the fee--$5 for men desir­ ing wives, and $2 for women desiring husbands. Letters were found in abundance in which the writers had inclosed their own photographs for exchange. That some of the. correspondents were not pleased with the attention paid them after their money had been paid was shown by the large number of protests found among the letters. Among the various "good things" of­ fered by the agencies to their corres­ pondents in their stock letters are: "Young widow without kith or kin, > but a lover of home and children, and is worth in cash and city property at least $89,000, left her by a deceased husband." JAY COOKE SERIOUSLY ILL. -FIAC7TGLQ£>-- W77F <$7S,M AKXTCM TGJ9 WCD 'POOI? M/TL0W:NR6ZEL ' <SM4IIR OFTT<SAN& YMZM: ZIAT? HARKI?. TO Z4JUZ A CTFATFCF: JVRM CUP1DMM Friends of One Time Famous Finan­ cier Fear End Is Near. Many readers will be surprised to learn that Jay Cooke is probably now In his last illness. He retired from ac­ tive business life so long ago and has r\ MW Jb'/l iCN Jay Cooke. been so almost absolutely secluded from the public view, or at least from public knowledge, that most people probably thought he had died, some time ago. In his day he was the most prominent figure in American financial circles. He was born at Sandusky, O., in 1821, and began his active business life with E. W. Clark & Co., bankers, at Philadelphia. In 1858. in connec­ tion with his sons, he established the great house of Jay Cooke & Co. This was before the days of great captains of industry, trust promoters and multi­ millionaires, and yet his financial op­ erations were on a great scale. It was no small operation to handle the larger part of the $2,000,000,000 bonds issued by the government during the war of the rebellion, but he did it eas­ ily and most successfully. His next Important venture was not so success­ ful, for, after promoting several minor enterprises, he undertook the financial management of the Northern Pacific railroad construction. A financial de­ pression ensued in 1873. The house failed and a disastrous panic ensued. Jay Cooke, however, saved something out of the wreck and retired to Ogontz, Pa., where he spent the remainder of his days so quietly that he had almost been forgotten. Central station detectives recently visit­ ed a number of Chicago matrimonial bu­ reaus and made two raids and some ar­ rests. Among the articles confiscated were several' "stock" photographs of young women and men of «ngaglng ap­ pearance. These pictures, the detectives believe, are used by the bureaus to PROJECT FOR NATIONAL PARK. Camden County, Missouri, Offers Many Advantages. A project is on foot in Missouri for the establishment of a national reser­ vation in Camden county, in that state. There is a rare combination in that county of mountains, rivers, valleys, caves and springs, and wild animals are still abundant. The county is traversed by the Osage and Niangua rivers, the scenery along which is extremely beautiful. One of the caves is 1,600 feet long, and at one place 120 feet wide and sixty feet high. Another extensive cave has a width of 200 feet. A noted spring rising at the foot of a mountain is 120 feet wide and eighteen feet deep, and forms a lake covering several acres. In the same region are many waterfalls. LOUBET POPULAR AS A MAN. President of France Can Dispense With Ceremonious Etiquette. President Loubet of France, "Papa Emile" as he is familiarly called, has been hunting in the famous forests of Rambouillet and Mardy, once the hunting grounds of kings. One who saw him there recently describes him in this way: "Rifle in hand, pipe in mouth, wearing an old blue velvet coat, with bis stout yellow gaiters drawn tight over the solid, square- toed, heavily-nailed shoes, a dilapl- "draw on" farmers and others whose de­ sire for a spouse has induced them to apply to the "matrimonial" shops. There were also collected In the raid some photographs of patrons sent in apparent­ ly in good faith to be submitted to the "handsome widow" or the "wealthy and attractive damsel." COLONEL FOSTER IS CHIEF. "Pretty southern maiden, aged 23, height 5 feet 5 inches, weight 140, worth $25,000, well educated and re­ fined, wants immediately-a good, re­ liable husband." "Gentleman, age 28, height 5 feet 10 inches, weight 165, worth $20,000 in cash and will inherit $100,000 more, wants to marry in the early spring a wife who would not be opposed to a wedding trip to China and Japan. No objection to working girl or widow." As an inducement to patrons to try their luck in the matrimonial market most of the agencies have "stock" let­ ters setting forth the marriages al­ ready brought about by them. Here is the claim of one, and by some strange chance the same names ap­ pear in the literature of the other con­ cerns: "Mrs. Jackson, a Boston widow worth $65,000, married James R. Kelly, a poor man. "Thomas Schaefer, a poor sailor, married a widow in San Diego, Cal., worth $25,000." "Mrs. Mary Bentley, a New York widow worth $100,000, married John Wells, a poor mechanic." That many persons invest their $2 or $5 on a chance of getting a fortune and a spouse was shown by thousands of letters of application found in the different offices. SOIL WAS NOT CONGENIAL. 8panish-Americap War Veterans Elect IHinoisan as Commander. The Spanish-American War Veter­ ans' association at the reunion elected Col. D. Jack Foster of Illinois com- Her Quandary. This is a conversation that. took place in the newspaper office of a vil­ lage. between the editor and a college girl, who on her completion of the academic year, found the leisure of home life debilitating, and decided that she would be a business woman. "In a town of this size, and as you are a beginner," said the editor wear­ ily, but with a sense of rural respon­ sibility, "of course you can't expect anything very munificent. But you can get good board and lodging for $10 a week, and I can offer you $12." "But," she asked, wide eyed, "what shall I do with the other* two." Dowle Draws Salvationists. It is said that Gen. William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, was induced to decide on a speedy tour of this country by fear that too many of his former followers were taking up with the Dowie idea. Wine One Cent a Quart. ' Wine is so plentiful in Algeria that It is now being sold, according to the British vice consul, /U one .cent a quart Colonel Foster, mander-in-chief. Milwaukee was chosen as the next meeting place. Col. Foster appointed Capt. J. J. Cairns of Chicago as adjutant general. He also appointed Capt. James O. Fried of Youngstown. O., as quartermaster general. Headquarters will be estab­ lished in Chicago. A resolution was unanimously passed favoring a consolidation of the Spanish-American war veterans and the Spanish war veterans. A commit­ tee was appointed to confer with a committee from the Spanish war vet­ erans with full authority to complete the union. One Reason Why Peach Orchard Did Not Materialize. It was Aunt Rebecca's first visit to her niece, a city girl, who had married a few years before and begun house­ keeping in a pretty town in southern Michigan. "Myrtle," she said, looking out of the kitchen window one morning, "you have a fine patch of ground here that seems to be going to waste. Why don't you plant peach trees? They grow beautifully in this climate." "No, aunty," replied the young wife, "the soil is too poor. I have tried it. You remember those canned peaches you sent me year before last? They were the finest I ever saw--finer than any that grow here. Well, I saved the Btones, and without saying anything to Robert about it I planted them out there in the yard; but not one of them ever came up--not a single one!" FAMOUS BEAUTY OF SARATOGA Mrs. John A. Drake, Wife of Fortunate Turf Speculator. Mrs. Drake was the reigning beauty at Saratoga, where her husband, Mr. J. A. Drake of Chicago, was a partner with his friend, Mr. John W. Gates, in some bold speculations on the race track. Mr. Drake's horse Savable af­ terward won the great Futurity stakes Pr'sidrnfioulut dated, easy fitting soft hat thrown in picturesque disorder on his head, he looks more like a benevolent poacher than a president bound normally oy a rigid protocol." Medicina an<J Dittail. Medicine is engaged upon an end­ less combat with endless foes. One disease is 'banished from our midst, hydra-like another dread disorder rises in its place. To-day it seems as though, while sanitation and bacteri­ ology were defeating the enemies which preyed upon lung and alimen­ tary canal, the ranks of disease are to be recruited from foes whose stress falls chiefly upon the braip and upon the spinal cord.--London Lancet. German Prince a Bank Clerk. It has been discovered that Hugo Hohenlohe, a quiet, dignified German who is employed as a bank clerk, is really a prince, being a brother of a grand duke who is now chamberlain of the Prussian court. They are cous­ ins of King Edward of England. Prince Hugo is reticent about his pri­ vate affairs and refuses to say why he sought employment in such a humble capacity. Cranberry Crop Is Small. The 1902 cranberry crop of the Unit­ ed States is estimated at 725,000 bush­ els, against 1,040,000 bushels in 1901. Fourteen Years in a Pigsty. A wealthy farmer, named Leopold Stix kept his brother a prisoner in a pitch-dark pigsty for fourteen years in order to appropriate the latter's share of his inheritance. The victim of this barbarous treat- treatment lost his reason and became thoroughly animallzed by long confine­ ment under bestial conditions. His body was covered with a thick crust of filth, and he lost the power of speech, crawled on his hands and knees, and ate from the ground like a pig. Chance led to the discovery, and the inhuman brother has been arrested.-- Vienna correspondent London Ex­ press. American Uniform Praised. Gen. Andre, French minister of war, is quoted as saying to Capt. Bentley Mott of the embassy at Paris: "The United States army now has the most serviceable and warlike uniform I have ever seen. The head dress Is perfect; the color is scientifically cor­ rect. To my mind the new American uniform is the best yet invented." Health and Pedestrian Exercise. Surgeon General Walter Wyman of the public health and marine hospital service enjoys splendid health, which he attributes in great measure to the pedestrian exercise of his college days. At that time he was also a base ball player, and he points with pride to a crooked finger on his left band-- a relic of his career as shortstop. Letter's Long Journey. A letter mailed in Yankton, S. D., in August, 1885, has just been returned to its writer. It followed the man to whom it was addressed for several years; passed several more in the care of hotel clerks, and was finally started on another jc^irney after the man who wrote it. Mrs. John A. Drake. and it has been estimated that his win­ nings on that one race aggregate $300,* 000. Did Not Want Obedience. Judge M. M. Sheldon of Maeon, Mo., married a young couple recent­ ly, and left out the word "obey" in the ceremony. In order to make sure that both parties should be aware of the omission he called attention to it. The happy groom said he had been so occupied in thinking of what he had agreed to himself that he had given no thought to what his wife promised, and he didn't care a cent anyway, so long as she agreed to marry him. The judge says that husband and wife form a partnership. Therefore their interests are mutual and neither should be called upon to "obey" the other. Wellington as An Art Lover. In his "Reminiscenses" * Frederick Good all tells a story of Wellington as an art connoisseur. He paid Wilkie 600 guineas for bis "Chelsea Pension­ ers" and laborously counted out the amount in cash. When the artist sug­ gested that it would be less trouble to write a check the great duke retorted that he would not let his bankers know "what a d--n fool I have been to spend 600 guineas tor a picturt," Illinois News'Items State Happenings Succinctly Told by Our Special Correspondents ILLINOIS CONFERENCE D. A. R. QUINCY FAIR WILL HELP 8ICK Springfield Committees Busy Prepare ing for Entertainment. Arrangements for the coming meet­ ing of the Illinois conference of the Daughters of the American Revolu­ tion, to be held in Springfield October 13-14, are being made by the commit­ tees of the Springfield chapter. It has been decided to give a luncheon to the guests at the Leland hotel on Tues­ day noon. A drive to various points of interest about the city is on the program for one afternoon, at which time afternoon tea will be served at the lodge at Lincoln monument by Mrs. E. S. Johnson, wife of the cus­ todian. Mrs. E. Huntington Henkle will have charge of the musical part of the program, and ha6 promised a fea­ ture for the evening reception at the executive mansion. Honor Judge Horner. The funeral of Judge H. H. Horner was held from his late residence in Lebanon. Addresses were made by Dr. L. W. Thrall and Dr. M. H. Cham­ berlain and an oration was delivered at the grave by Hon. L. D. Turner of Belleville. A number of representa­ tives of the St. Clair County Bar asso­ ciation were in attendance at the funeral. Judge Horner was the oldest member of the St. Clair county bar, having been admitted to the practice al law in 1847. He was a member of the first class of graduates of McKen- dree college, graduating in 1841. He was the first mayor of Lebanon. Bond County Reunion. The Executive Committee of the Bond county soldiers' and sailors' as­ sociation has fixed October 17 as the date of the next reunion of the asso­ ciation, which will be held in Green­ ville. Invitations to be present and ad­ dress the reunion have been extended to Gov. Yates, Department Command­ er Trimble, Judge Wilkin of Danville and Hon. Benson Wood of Eflingham. The governor has promised to be pres­ ent if the date is agreeable to the Re­ publican Btate committee, which has charge of making his engagements du­ ring the next two months. Decides Bridge Case. In the case of the highway commis­ sioners of Field township against the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad company, Police Magistrate Ore of Mount Vernon rendered a decision for the defendant. The suit was to recov­ er $100 penalty from the railroad com­ pany for the failure to construct the bridge approach in Field township at a place where the stream runs parallel with the tracks and only a short dis­ tance from it. His ground was that the bridge was a necessity, for which the company wa$ not responsible. The case will be appealed. . Trample on Girl., Lucy Rippe was thrown down and trampled upon in the Immense crowd at the Alton street fair. Before her predicament was noticed by those who were around her the girl had been walked upon by dozens of people, and she was in an almost unconscious state. Her left arm was broken and her elbow dislocated. Agricultural and Horticultural Ex­ hibits to Go to Hospitals. The committee on farm products, which will be a feature in the fall celebration at Quincy, organized with Hon. G. W. Dean as president, S. N. Black of Clayton vice president, and James Handly of Quincy secretary. Henry C. Cupp of Fall Creek was ap­ pointed superintendent of the horti­ cultural department, with David Spen­ cer of Payson assistant. Richard Baker of Seahorn was appointed sup­ erintendent of the agricultural depart­ ment, with Seldon G. Earel of Quincy assistant. . Everything placed on ex­ hibition in either of these departments will be sold for the benefit of the two hospitals in the city. More than $500 will be awarded in premiums. QUEEN OF THE CORN CARNIVAL! « Dixon Elks 8elect Miss C. D. Squlresi ,; i; for Royal Role. Miss Christine D. Squires, who wasf elected Queen of the Elks' Corn Car-j ;r,v nival held at Dixon September 22-27, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George* H. Squires and a granddaughter of! Col. John Dement, one of Dixon's early settlers. Miss Squires is one of the> t 1 'iv most beautiful young women of Dbc-f ; on and a society favorite. She waat-' Sought Governor's Life. James B. Robinson, who says his home is in Middletown, has been taken to the Sangamon county jail, and is held as a demented person. He told Deputy Sheriff Smith that he came to Springfield with the express purpose of having a conference with Gov. Yates, and that he intended to kill the executive. When arrested Robin­ son was roaming about the streets, but the officer states that he made no threats against the governor until taken into custody. . Dies of Ruptured Stomach. George Allgood, a driver employed by a Springfield coal mine has died from the effects of a fall from a buggy. He had been downtown on a carouse and had eaten a great quantity of free lunch in addition to putting away all the liquor he could carry. In this con­ dition he fell from his buggy and in his fall the distended stomach was ruptured, an injury from which he died. He was married and has two children, both of whom are less than 3 years of age. Jesse James Named for Him. Jesse James Junett, a well-known resident of Godfrey township, and who says that Jesse James was named for him, is dying at his home. Mr. Junette is 92 years of age and is dyin| from the feebleness of old age. Mr. Junette says that he was a half-brother of the father of the noted James boys, and that the two half-brothers wei% much attached to each other. Junette and his Wife are living with their son at Godfrey. He came to Al­ ton in 1832. Tax Dodgers. One hundred thousand dollars' worth of personal property will be added to the assessment list in Alton township this year by the board cf review. Chairman John Elbe nayn that many persons have been tfiscoVe­ ered in Alton township who have not been on the assessment rolls for years, and these so-called tax doQgers wili be thoroughly investigated. •-IsRr':' ffl MISS CHRISTINE D. SQUIRES. • • ..re­ elected Queen by a majority of 2,000^*' votes. The Dixon lodge of Elks.^ headed by a band went to the homei- of the Queen and escorted her to ther courthouse square, where she was crowned and presented with the keys* of the city by Mayor Truman. Them the carnival was declared formally^ opened by the Queen. Miss Squires^ was assisted by the following named) maids of honor: Mrs. Franklin J»^' Rosbrook, a bride; Miss Mary Sheean*" 'j1?;!-*' who was second in the contest for ' 1 \ Queen; Miss Annabel Baldwin and! . Miss Susan Steel. Miss Squires was V.'/? presented with $100 diamond ring by*- the Elks. . 'yM Heating Plant. The firm of Pratt, Buckley ft Butes, Chicago, will establish a modern Seat­ ing plant in Decatur in connection with the light and power plant at an outlay oi about $200,000. Preston Farmers. The annual Preston farmeii^Yfetf-* tute will be held on Saturday,-Oct. 254 Prof. S. B. Rood of Sparta and Judgei Warren N. Wilson of Baldwin will de-* liver addresses before the institute,, and a portion of the time will be de~' voted to discussions on farm subjects*^ led by Al Lauber, A. J. Thompson, B. Bratney, C. P. Mann and Ed 1$ Thompson. There will be an exhibi­ tion of home-grown farm products, for* which prizes have been offered^': >;•** „ ' For Municipal Plant. The Taylorville city council has let ] the contract for the construction o{ ! a municipal electric light plant to Arthur Stookey of Belleville. His bid1 was the lowest, $18,210. The contract '8 conditional upon the dissolution of /he injunction now fastened upon the council, which restrains it from issu* tag bonds in the sum of $20,000. ;**tition to have the injunction re*- ftoved will be filed in the circaifc.1 eourt ST. PAUL M. E. CHURCH, CHICAGO. The SL Paul Methodist Episcopal church, at Ashland boulevard and Har­ rison street, Chicago has been dedi­ cated. The sermon for the occasion was preached by Bishop Stephen M. Merrill, and Joseph W. Powell of Buf­ falo, N. Y., national organizer of the Brotherhood of St. Paul and one of the most popular laymen in Methodism Booming New Road. A committtee of Hilloboro clticens, with a number of prominent people from other points, is seeking to arouse interest in Bond, Clinton, Washing­ ton, Perry and Jackson counties in the proposed railroad to be built from Springfield or Peoria through the above-named counties. The proposed road would touch the county seats in each county, passing through Hi 11s- boro, Greenville, Carlyle, Nashville, Pinckneyville and Murphysboro and would tap some cf the best coal fields in Illinois. Finds Lithla Water. Dr. W. Duff Green has been boring for hot water at Greenlawn springs in Mount Vernon and has struck a good quality of lithia water at a depth of 103 feet. The water is of different quality from the spring water there. to-day, spoke at all the services. P. B. Bilhorn, the famous evangelist, Sang several hymns, and leading Meth­ odist pastors made addresses. The edifice is 80 by 130 feet, and the seat­ ing capacity of the auditorium is 725. Rev. Milton B. Williams, pastor of the church, is chairman of the building committee. Home for Fair. The annual meeting of the Jackson county fair association was held at the First National bank, Murphysboro, and the following directors elected: William Turk, W. B. Inmann and J. J. Pierson. Necessary steps were taken for the permanent home of the fair association. Old Settlers Invite Rivals. The program committee for the old flefflers' reunion, which is to be heldi ,,v at Sparta October 15 and 16, has se-T-"" cured Charles J. Lingley of Jonesbon* and Hon. George W. Smifl of Mur- . physboro, the Democratic an,d Repub­ lican nominees, respectively, in the . Twenty-first Congressional district, to deliver addresses before the old set­ tlers' meeting. , x *' f '•* i '-M, Wants His Money Back. ; Frank M. Webb of Decatur over two-,-' years ago bought shares in a Califor­ nia gold mine through representations' c made by John W. Eckman, Sr. Webb • paid $500 for his shares. Now Webb has sued Eckman to recover $500 be­ cause, It is alleged, the mine has not ',."' panned out as representedjjyJ^knu^;!^ '• Tale of a Tarantula. . v-' • A very large specimen of the taran- , tula was found in a bunch of bananas A being unpacked by Michael Crivello at Alton. The spider was one of the biggest ever found, and almost bit its w captor before he could safely put it in a box. The tarantula is nearly three inches in length. • Would 8erve Uncle Sam. An examination will be held in Tay­ lorville, Oct. 25, to select three car­ riers and one substitute for the city mail service. There are over 100 applicants for the four positiona. Fails From Ladder. W. C. Neeley. a Pana carpenter, Mi to the ground from a ladder on which he was standing at the edge of the roof of a large barn. It is injuries will prove fatal. Buys Indian Land Bonds. Leonard Grieser of Quincy, in bo- half of the land owners in the Indian Grave drainage district, has pur­ chased the outstanding bonds of the association. They amounted to $884,- 000. Boy Hunter Fatally Shot. Darius Irish, a boy living near Col- choster, accidentally shot himself while hunticg with a repeating rifle. He died from the effects of the wound. Elects Presiding Eider. At the annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal church South held at Waverly, Rev. W. H. Nelson, pas­ tor of the church at Salem was se­ lected as presiding eld^r of the Casey district and will at once remove to Casey. Rev. Garrett was assigned to the church at Salem. New Church at Sparta. The congregation of the First United Presbyterian church of Sparta decided on the erection of a new and modern church building to cost about |20,006. Schools Are Crowded. The hoard of education has leased the second story of the old knitting factory building at Centralis and will fit it up for school purposes. The enrollment in the public schools is now nearly 100 more than at this time last year, which necessitates an additional department and another teacher. Postpone Conference., The Illinois annual conference of the African Methodist church at De­ catur has been postponed from Oc­ tober 1 tq^October S. Miner Seeks Damage®. Robert Shepherd of Breese has filed suit against the Consolidated Coal company of St. Louis for $5,000 dam­ ages. The plaintiff alleges that he was injured in the mine of the com­ pany in Breese through the negligence on the part of the employes of UM company. Demand for Boys. The Illinois Glass company has hWR compelled to suspend work in aotM of its departments because of a scar­ city of boys ta assist the hll>wWl< -~ •'IR K:M SjSi'iAS-.' - aft