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3 lift,*' In every *(• the world hu known •*& Some bard felt moved to ilag sAXafc Earth's pean over winter gone. '* f":;- Her welcome to the spring. """*v - -J The mysteries of the Easter-thougtA To\ all mankind belong-. No time the perfect light hath No race the final sons* f - l W : Yet art thou blessed. Palestine Among the lands of earth! For thee a holy light did sbitfjtiP' A glorious song find birth S He Is \he world's, that martyr-soul. Divine as heroes are! A beacon, when death's waves •hall The Galilean's star! We deem not that the flesh o'ereame The grave's obscurity; We trust the soul's. Immortal flame Hath touched on deity. We will not hail the Christ aloa*. The solitary way; \ God doth a thousand [prophets own This happy Easter day. We feel their all-pervadin* Around ua and above. We learn from springtime bird an The truths of life and love One. with the Christ who conquereth. One In the hope they bring, One in their victory over death. The first wild flowers of spring. One with the sermon on the mount The birds' sweet melody. Clear-flowing from the eternal fount Of God's own charity. Then, sing we, for all nature sings! Sing Christ, and bird, and flower! Sing! for the world with gladness rings. And life and love have power! --Alexander F. Chamberlain. In the Open Court. £ % iMrimw-j' Quay* The Easter Egg How It Came to Be the Symbol of the Resurrection Ever since the time of the ancietft Egyptians eggs have been regarded as the symbols of re-creation. This Idea originated among the subjects of the Pharaohs, from their close ob­ servance of the habits of the scarabs, or sacred beetle, which buried its ball tn the grave It had made for 'itself, In the hope, as they thought, of a speedy resurrection. It never occurred to them that the pellets contained eggs, which In the fullness of time were brought to maturity by the warmth of the sun. When the In­ sect appeared once more among them, they were contented to believe it was the original one they had seen bury Itself in the same spot, now brought to life again by the sun god. So the beetle was reverenced by them as a naored thing, because it gave them hopo of a similar resurrection of their mummified bodies. Among the ancient Egyptians every Koldior was compelled to wear a ring, <ipon which a scarab, or sacred beetle, wan ongraved. The object of this was to make him valorous in battle, the tM'nrnb being the symbol of regen­ eration or resurrection. By tho Jews the egg was looked upon as a symbol of the duration of the human race, and of their succes­ sive generations. It entered into all the mystericus ceremonies called upocalyptic, and occupied a prominent position on the household table dur­ ing the paschal season. The only food laid before mourners on return­ ing to the home after a funeral con* listed of hard-boiled eggs and wilt, the symbols of regeneration and in­ corruptibility. In accordance with the traditions of the Persians, the world was hatched from one egg in the begin* ning, at the season of the year which corresponds with the vernal equinox, for which reason eggs are popularly presented as New Year gifts by the modern Persians. It was from this custom that the northern nationb came to regard the paschal eggs as emblematical of Creation, or the re­ creation of spring at the vernal equinox. When Christianity usurped the pagan rites and observances of the Saxons, the paschal eggs were in­ vested with a new significance, name­ ly, that of the resurrection of Christ. These eggs were at first colored red, in allusion to the blood shed for the salvation of men. Gradually the Easter-egg custom has become universal over the world. Millions of people eat their Easter eggs on this great festival day, cele­ brated In remembrance of resurrec­ tion, but only a very few are acquaint­ ed with the origin of the custom. The eggs are not now painted red only, but they are dyed all possible bright colors. Also, mottoes are written on the shells. In European countries hundreds of artists are occupied pre­ paring Easter-egg shells for sale. These shells show on their outside paintings of landscapes, figures and even portraits. Imitation eggs are now manufactured, which are to be opened, and which lovers present to each other, having made them more precious by putting in Jewelry, etc. And when a couple is married at Eastertide, in Germany, the wedding rings are presented in the shells of Easter eggs. In most of tho, German cities bands of musicians walk through the streets performing the so-called "Easter- music." When they stop in front of residences they are presented with Easter eggs.' In smaller towns ana villages it is the custom for the school children to walk in long pro­ cessions through the streets, singing the Easter choral, and when they re­ turn to the schoolhouse they are pre­ sented with scores of eggs, which the Inhabitants of the place have sent for them in a big basket. Very often when these children pass houses, people come out and Join them in the chorus. It is a fashion that all ministers, especially those in the country places, are presented with many eggs by the members of their Congregations. These eggs are then given away again by the clergymen to the poor people of the parish. But the greatest festival for chil­ dren in Germany is the "Eiereuchen" (seeking for eggs) on Easter mora ing after church service. It can be said as a fact that there is no family in the whole of Germany where this "Eiersuchen" does not take place if there are children in the home. The eggs are all hard boiled, and colored in bright" colors. If the weather is good, the mothers hide dozens and dozens, of these eggs, putting them in different places in the grass, in bushes and flowers in the garden. If the weather is bad, the parlor is used for the "Eiersuchen." It is one of German children's greatest pleasures to find these eggs, and each one found is welcomed with a loud hur­ rah. Very often there are added eggs made of candy and chocolate. Easter 8unday. The popular understanding of the determination of Easter is that it is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. This, although the theory, must be taken with modification in actual practice, because ecclesiastical dictum fixes the vernal equinox invariably on the 21st of March, though this may not be the astronomical fact; because the full moon is fixed at the 14th day and because the beginning of the Paschal moon is determined by the table of epacts, which only approximate the fact. Usually the astronomical and ecclesiastical calculations agree suffi­ ciently that the day is the same, but the contrary has happened. / / Clk fiaoter Imprisoned in the shell Are echoes of the far off ocean's roar, "May not these hopes of imm jftality That deep within us dwell, Instinctive to the soul and ever more * Imprisoned in our hearts--may not they be Echoes of waves from an immortal shore? --James Terry White,. * \ i < SENATOR QUAY SAID TO ' > THINK DEATH IS NEAR i » » y H t i A close personal friend of Senator Quay of Pennsylvania, who has just arrived from Florida, where he has been visiting the senator, says the condition of the senator's health is ex­ tremely critical. He says he is suffer­ ing from Bright's disease. Senator Quay has been in Florida since the early part of the winter and has been taking a regular course of dieting and exercise with the hope of building up his shattered health. Several times he has been reported at the point of death, but this friend says the senator himself realizes his precarious condition and has e pressed the belief that he would n> probably live more than two months at the most Senator Quay's prediction recalls the fact that Senator Hanna declared, when taken ill the last time, that ho would die. WANT8 80NG FOR YALE. Monetary Reward Offered for Poet With True Inspiration. John O. Heald of Orange, N. J., has offered a prize of $100 for the words and music of a song that will best exemplify the true Yale spirit. Mr. Heald is a graduate of Tale university and says he has long been impressed with the fact that Yale has not a song with the true ring of college life. The competition will close in April and judges who have been selected by Mr. Heald will go over the material sub­ mitted. Mr. Heald declares - that he wants to get a song that will stand the test of years. Harvard, Cornell and other universities all have their songs, he says, and Princeton's "Old Nassau" holds the palm among them. He is looking for something that will be to Yale what "Old Nassau" was to Princeton. PLATT'S IDEA OF REFORMER. Unkindly Comment by the Senator From New York. A friend was arguing with Senator Piatt in behalf of a man of many ideas and of unlimited activities, but who never accomplished any apparent re­ sults. He was the ultra type of re­ former and often made himself ridi­ culous through what he proposed and what he brilliantly failed to achieve. His advocate after enumerating all of his excellences to the "Tioga sage" said: "You may not agree with him, senator, but this man is an individual force. In the activities of our social life you cannot deny that he is an engine of much power." ' Yes," as­ sented the senator drily, "a donkey engine." COMFORT HI8* CHIEF THOUGHT. French Statesman Troubles Little About Personal Appearance. Camille Pelletan, the French minis­ ter of marine, has a disregard for nice­ ties of dress which makes him a favor­ ite with cartoonists. His white hair and beard seem to be absolutely unac­ quainted with a comb, his trousers are nearly always too long, and he de­ lights in frock coats several sizes too large for him. Huge boots, faded necktie and cuffs that are generally on the verge of fringe are other parts of his unique make-up. His friends remonstrate with him regarding his carelessness, but M. Pelletan re­ sponds calmly: "What matter so long as I am comfortable?" In League for Fair Taxation. Fourteen New Jersey mayors have formed an organization to wage war in the interest of fair taxation, the chief object of attack being railroads, which are believed to have been escap­ ing payment in scandalous fashion. "The New Jersey Mayors' Equal Tax­ ation league," as it is called, held a meeting a few days ago at Mayor Fa- gan's office in Jersey City and effected permanent organization. The league Is to carry on a campaign of educa­ tion by means of public meetings throughout the state and by circulation of suitable literature.' CANNON AND THE SENATE. Speaker of the House No Lover of Upper Body. Speaker Cannon seldom overlooks an opportunity to show good-natured contempt for the United States sen­ ate. The other day he heard that an* other clock was to be *>ut into the sen* ate chamber. Senator Frye, whom ho met on Pennsylvania, explained: "You see, our present clock is at tho rear of the chamber, facing me, and senators are tired of turning around to consult it. Besides, Cannon, we don't want you to be able to say that the senate is always looking back* ward." "Thank God for that," fer­ vently exclaimed Mr. Cannon. "I was afraid that if you got in two clocks you'd have too much time on your hands, and God knows what that means to the country." MEMORY OF HER FATHER. Daughter's Description of Veteran Not Satisfying to Department, Representative Cowherd of Missouri bas a constituent who has for years been trying to procure a pension as a daughter of a soldier. At first she asserted her father served in the Mex­ ican war, then in the Seminole war, and finally in the war of 1812. She wrote Mr. Cowherd that a man having the same name as her father served in the war of 1812 and he wrote her that it required something more than a mere name to get a pension, and to send some additional facts. In reply he received this: "My father was of medium height, had black hair, couldn't shut one eye without shutting the other, and knew nothing a^bout music."--Chicago Chronicle. WAS IN THEIR CLA8S. New Arctic Expedition. The St. Petersburg Physico-Chemi- cal society contemplates a new Arc­ tic expedition for the following ob­ jects: Observations of solar radia­ tion and atmospheric refraction, of cloud movements and of atmospheric electricity in connection with the ex­ tinction of ultra-violet light; deter­ mination of the phenomenon of terres­ trial magnetism and of electric cur­ rents in the ocean; chemical analyses of the composition of the air and water, and examinations of the polar Ice. .-- --• - ' --- Deafness a Social Fad. Just at present it is quite the thing among faddy New York society wom­ en to affect deafness. Over a dozen prominent matrons are afflicted with the malady, and as the Duchess of Marlborough and several other no­ tables have lost their hearing lately the carrying of an ear trumpet is re­ garded as a desirable mark of distinc­ tion, and it is the fashion to parade the ailment whenever possible. It is extremely bad form to exhibit any ~*ensitiveneB8 on tho subject. Statement in 8upreme Court Inter* ested William H. Crane. William H. Crane, the comedian, visited the United States supreme court last week and came away smil­ ing. While he was there a young lawyer was arguing a case involving some Indian claims. He declared that the redmen interested were "very old and very poor," adding "they will average fully 60 years of age." Mr. Crane says he noticed the Justices nudge each other at this vealy state­ ment "In fact," he said later, "I felt like doing a little nudging my­ self. I'm 59, you know, and mighty near in the same class with the In­ dians." Sir Thomas Lipton to Wed? An amended report comes from Lon­ don that Sir Thomas Lipton is about to abandon his present state of single blessedness. Some time ago it was rumored that ne was engaged to an American widow. Now it Is asserted that the future Lady Lipton is a Scotchwoman whose husband died some years ago. The lady is not a giddy young creature in widow's weeds, but a well-preserved matron, some ten years the junior of Sir Thomas, who is now 54. She is said to be the relict of a departed iron­ monger. Who Would Be an Author? Stanton Winslow wrote a novel, and a firm in San Francisco published it and this is how the literary editor of the Sacramento Bee reviews it: "There are publications so devoid of originality and literary merit as to make them proof against criticism. The reviewer is reminded of the old colored nurse who was ordered to spank the baby. She turned the youngster over and exclaimed: 'Fo' de Lawd, I kain't find no place big 'nuff to spank.'" Now what's the use of tiring to bo an author? Prof. Wiley's Sage Definition. Prof. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry in the agricultural depart* ment and something of a humorist, was before the house agricultural com­ mittee. "What is a scientific agricul­ turist?" Inquired one of the rural mem­ bers, desirous of enlightenment and also of drawing the professor out. "A scientific agriculturist," replied Prof. Wiley sagely, "is a gentleman in the employ of the government who can make $2 grow on an appropriation b'U where only f 1 grew before." I L L I N O I S N B W S «V|/" W VU" mVV GETS BAD CHEcrf FOR MONEY Illinois Man Is Taken In by Chance Acquaintance at St Louis. For half an hour, just before his interview with the central district polico of St. Louis, Louis Henry of Nebo, 111., marveled over the gener- osity of a new acquaintance. Now he wants his supposed friend arrested. Henry arrived in St Louis on the steamer Chester. While killing time about the wharf he engaged in con­ versation with a well-dressed stranger. In the course of their chat Henry learned pf the temporary financial embarrassment of the other and consented to advance $5 on a cneck for $825, apparently drawn on the German savings institution by C. L. Company. The check was dated April 4. 1904. Henry accompanied his new-found friend to the Merchants' Exchange, where the latter disap­ peared. When Henry tried to cash his check he was dumfounded to find that it was no good. Cholc* ttama from over the iut», (veoUIly •elected for our rMdwt BRINGS UNUSUAL DAMAGE 8UIT Wife Charges Saloonkeepers With Responsibility of Husband's Crime. Judge F. M. Youngblood of Carbon- dale has entered suit in Perry county against six saloonkeepers of Pinck- neyville and Du Boise for $10,000 dam­ ages. The "case is brought in behalf of Mrs. John Corgan and heir two chil­ dren, owing to the Imprisonment of her husband, Jorn Corgan, in the Ches­ ter penitentiary for fourteen years for manslaughter. Mrs. Corgan alleges that the selling of liquor to her hus­ band has deprived her and her chil* dren of their visible means of support and therefore asks damages. Corgan killed Charles Smith while in a drunk­ en frenzy in Pinckneyville in Decem­ ber. 1902. Laborer Develops Artistic SkiH. An oil painting, made by a laborer who lives in a hjit on the sandbar near Alton, was put on exhibition in that city. The picture illustrated the legend of "lovers' leap," and the two Indian lovers who leaped from the bluffs near Alton, because their mar­ riage was impossible. The painting was made by William Lapan, a half- Mexican, who works as a day labor­ er and supports a family. He is now engaged on a painting representing a little girl and a robin redbreast. The skill shown by Lapan has excited ad­ miration in Alton. Incorporate Railroad. Articles of Incorporation for the Jollet, Newark & Southwestern Rail­ road company have been filed with the secretary of state. The line is to be constructed from Jollet, Will coun­ ty, in a westerly direction through the counties of Will, Kendall and La Salle, to Dimmick, La Salle county. The incorporators and the first board of directors are: Henry K. Tune- mann, Otto L. Miller, Albert Sweet- land, Nelcon L. Sweetland and Ru­ pert Ribbins, all of Newark. Life Sentence for Assault. Ben Lee, the negro who narrowly escaped a lynching at Greenville last summer, has been sentenced to the penitentiary for life by Judge D. B. Burroughs. Lee pleaded guilty to an assault. His victim was Miss May Larrabee, who was assaulted in the presence of her mother, a paralytic. Recluse Is Found Dead. Richard Sommers, a bachelor, who had been leadings a secluded life on a farm west of Nashville, was found dead at his home. From all appear­ ances, life had been extinct for several days. Deceased was a pioneer of Washington county and harf attained an age of 71 years. Declares Corporation Illegal. Judge ifumphrey dismissed the suit of the Peoria gas and electric com* pany and dissolved the injunction re­ straining the city of Peoria on the ground that the company was an il­ legal combination. The company im­ mediately appealed to the United States Supreme Court Old School Is Sold. An old building used as a school for the children of the German Evan­ gelical church at Alton for more than forty years has been sold to George Kolb and will be converted into a dwelling. Honor for Olney Teacher. Prof. G. D. Wham, principal of the Olney public schools, will preside at the meeting of the Southern Illinois Teachers' association, to be held at Cairo March 31 to April 2. Death of Pioneer Woman. Mrs. Lydia Squire died at her home in Godfrey, aged 88. She had been a resident of Godfrey nearly fifty-five years and was the oldest person in Godfrey township. Labor Temple for Belleville. About 200 members of the organ­ ized labor met and appointed com­ mittees to arrange for the erection of a labor temple in Belleville, as pro­ posed at ^ recent meeting of the Trades and Labor assembly. Buy Old Coal Mine. The Yoch Bros, of Belleville have purchased the old Alma coal mine, situated one mile west of O'Fallon, from Joseph Taylor. It will be op­ erated in connection with a new mine which they are to open. •4 To Build Christian Church. The members of the First Christian chutch are making preparations to build <a second church in the south­ west portion of Mattoon. The build­ ing committee, which will have charge of the work, is composed of J. R. Corder, W. M. Brown, T. J. pep­ pers, J. H. Harvey, S. L. Driscoll. Revival at O'Fallon. Rev. I. Rodman of Upper Alton is oonducting a series of revival meet­ ings at the Oak Hill Baptist church at otfeUon. LABORER IS CRUSHED BY COAL Contents of Car Fall on Him When Spring is Released. James Downey, a laborer, 42 years of age, living at Fireworks Station, near East St. Louis, was almost in­ stantly killed while assisting in un­ loading coal cars in the Suburban electric railway yards. These cars are unloaded by drawing a lever and permitting the contents to pass through a trap in the bottom. Downey had gone under a car to arrange the trap, which had failed to work, when the spring flew back and twenty-five tons of coal fell on him. A force of workmen went to his assistance and he was dug out as quickly as possi­ ble and hurried to a hospital, but died before he reached the institution. He leaves a widow and two children. t\a KE SAVINGS OF AGED WOMAN Burglars Get $200 From Boarding- House Keeper at East St. Louis. Burglars entered the boarding-house of Mrs. Johanna Benson at East St Louis and stole a wallet containing; $200 from under Mrs. Benson's pil-i low without awakening her. Mrs. JBenson is 70 years of age, and the money represented her savings for some time. The thieves climbed through a transom and also ransacked all cf the lower floors of the house. During the night six other houses were entered, but nothing of conse­ quence was stolen. PARENT8 FIGHT FOR CHILDREN Graip Dealers' Election. The annual meeting of the Farm­ ers' Grain Dealers' association of Illi­ nois convened at Bloomington with 200 delegates. The officers elected were: President, Lee..Kincaid, Ath­ ens; first vice president, F. B. Hough- am, Howard; second vice president, W. H. Graham, Fancy Prairie; sec­ retary, J. H. McCreery, Mason City; treasurer, J. B. Abbott, Mason City; directors, A. Tomlin, Mason City; G. F. Freese, Deer Creek; Richard Leav* erton, Chatham; Thos. Lamb, Jr., Bement; G. W. Kings, Kings; J. H. Miller, Galva; M. A. Adams, El Paso. Suspender Button Stops. Bullet. Patrolman Otto Worden of East St. Louis was shot from close range by a man supposed to be a burglar. The bullet went through Worden's coat and flattened againBt a suspender but­ ton without inflicting any damage; Worden was walking his beat when he was attracted by a noise that re­ sembled the breaking of a window. He had no sconer reached the spot when he was fired upon by the man, who afterward beat a hasty retreat. Worden gave chase, but was outdis­ tanced. Robbery and Murder. The body of August Colberry, a prominent merchant of Moline, was found by the police in the Mississippi river. Mr. Colberry left Moline for East Moline in November, with $600 in his pocket, and after visiting a sa­ loon and showing his money disap­ peared. The money that he was known to have had was not found on the body, indicating that he was un­ doubtedly robbed and murdered. Heavy Rains Flood Housea. The heavy rains have cauced a number of small houses near the old Boismenue lake in the southeastern portion of East St Louis to become flooded. John Edwards, an occupant of one of the houses, petitioned the city authorities to compel his land­ lord to raise his house ab&ve the wat­ er of the lake. Thomas Johns was compelled to remove to a place where his family would be secure. To Speak for Good Roads. Gov'. Yates has consented to deliver the address of welcome at the meet­ ing of the state good roads convention at Springfield on May 3 and 4. Other speakers will be Senator A. C. Lati­ mer, South Carolina; Hon. Martin Dodge, Washington; Hon. Adlai Stev­ enson, Bloomington. Interurban Station. The old Leader works west of De­ catur will be converted into a substa­ tion far the- McKinley interurban street railway system. The main pow­ er plant will be at Riverton, and De­ catur will be a distributing point for power. Ampl# room will be afforded for storage of cars. To Entertain Postal Clerks. The postoffice clerks are raising a fund to entertain tho convention of the state association of post office clerks, which will meet at Qulncy on May 30. * Boy Is Mangled. While attempting to board a mov­ ing freight train on the Southern rail­ way Willie Brace, a 12-year-old lad of Centr&Ua, had one of his feet badly mangled. Teacher Is III. Miss Mae Peters, a teacher in the Lockhaven school, is confined to her home in Alton by nervous shock as the result of a narrow escape from heing run down by an engine as she stepped from a train at that place. Courts Are Appealed to in Order to Settle Question of Possession. A legal contest will probably be in­ stituted in Alton between Mr. and Mrs. Austin Eskew for possession of their children. The father petitioned the county court to declare the moth­ er unfit to have possession of one of her children. Mrs. Eskew says that she abducted the boy on the advice of an attorney, and that she ̂ never gave up her right of caring for her' children. The husband charges that his wife deserted her family at Han­ nibal three years ago, and that he put the children in an orphanage. The boy cried when separated from his mother in court. Police Magistrate Rose decided that Mrs. Eskew must leave the child in the custody of the police matron until the connty court passes upon her claim. -- ' v ":;f Burglar Frightena Woman. When Mrs. John Bergan of East Louis was awakened by a strange noise, she found herself confronted by a burglar, who pointed a revolver at her head and commanded her to keep quiet. The woman became frightened and fell in a faint. The buraglar then hurriedly left the room, but in doing » so made so much noise that the entire household was aroused. Mrs. Bergan remained unconscious for several min- ' utea. Township High School Election. In response to a petition, the town­ ship school trustees of Mount Ver­ non have called an election, to be held at the court house Tuesday, April 5, for the purpose of voting on the town­ ship high school proposition. Fails From Ladder. John Hollister, a carpenter residing in East St. Louis, fell from a ladder while at work on a building In Den- verside and dislocated his right shoul­ der. In falling Hollister struck Henry Pasky, who was working at tho foot of the ladder, and injured him in the side. • Mattoon Presbytery; Tho Mattoon presbytery of tho Presbyterian church will meet in Tay- lorville on April 19. This body repre­ sents thirty-lour efcurcbea. Friends Use Loaded Dice. Harry Adams, colored, jumped into the Mississippi river at Alton with suicidal intent because he won and lost $80 in two nights in a gambling, game. Adams was pulled out of the river by Capt. W. F. Fluent and tak­ en to the police station. After losing the $80, he said he discovered that1 friends he had trusted all his life had ' passed off loaded dice on him and ; swindled him out of all he won. Orders Mine Cloud - •»>.' The state mine inspector has' «r- dered the mine of the Williamsville Coal company at Williamsville closed ' because it is considered unsafe; It will take about three months to get : the mine In shape. About 160 men are thrown out of employment Tho loss to the company is about $50 per v day- • Switchman la Injur** ; William M. Corrigan of ijaist St. Louis was probably fatally injured in , the yards of the Wabash ivai iway at Brooklyn. Mr. Corrigan is a switch- , man and while engaged in signaling his train he was struck on the head by the door of a passing freight car which had been left open. Gets Half of Pension. A decision has been given by ttie pension commissioner that Mrs. Mattie Gollehur of Alton is entitled to half her husband's pension. Gollehur has asked for a rehearing of the case. Gollehur received a pension of $12 a month and his wife charges that k* fails to support her. Throws Oil On Fire. Emma Reupert, employed in an Bd- wardsville home, has been wearing a mask, her face having been burned by an explosion of coal oil which she threw on the kitchen Are. Seizes Property for Tama. Ife ^ Township Collector Smith of Alton has been compelled to resort to seiz­ ing personal property ftp faUuc^ie pay personal taxes. ; \ ' _ • •>,/ Barbers Are Gfen&rous. The Alton Barbers' union has voted not to increase charges tor shaves and hair-cutting, but has agreed new scale of hours. . Runaway Team Injure* Boy. A 6-year-old son of Andrew Welae of East Mldson was run over by a runaway team. His back was in­ jured. Big Fire at Toledjp. , •&; Fire at Toledo destroyed tho Ortm" '. building and State bank building. Loss, $20,000; Insurance on both Cager la Crushed. Christ Hurl brink, eager in the Madi­ son mine at Edwardsville, got his hand crushed between coal cars. Burglars Are Foiled. ' Burglars made an ineffectual at­ tempt to break open and rob Raynor & Babb's bank at Homer. Train Kills Young Man. Earl B. Skaggs of Springfield, 2* years old, was killed by a Chicago and Alton freight train. Horseshoers Want More Pay. The union horseshoers of Quinoy are considering a proposition to i4K vance prices. ^,*j Coal Company Incorporates. Articles of incorporation of the Hanover Coal company of East St. Louis have been filed in Belleville, The capital stock. $50,000; incorpor­ ators, John C. Hall, L. B. Rohaprts and Charles R. Kuta. - •, /av --1---r. New State fhmtr. - 5-.^ State Auditor McCullough kh sued a permit to W. H. Haish. W. H. Bryant and E. A. Jacobs to organise >* the Malta state bank at Malta, De ! Kalb county. The capital stock $25,060. Flood at JereeyviU*. During a heavy rainstorm in Jar- seyville Monday several trees were struck by lightning. A horse in the barn of Oscar Dillon was killed by lightning and the barn damaged. The basement of the Jerseyvllle tory was flooded with water. Former Merchant Is Bankrupt. William D. Shaffer, former mar* chant 6f Litchfield, ill., filed a vohm- t a r y p e t i t i o n i n t h e f e d e r a l c o u r t a t , Springfield scheduling lisbUitiea a4 UMiM* asset*, $2,S81.Wk . Vt-ifca•.&:}£&*