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, V <•* . 4 *• ^if^j Now for the Glass Tea Pot. The glass tea pot is a novelty that ftads considerable favor among ex­ pert tea makers. Tiese pots come from England. They are are of stout tempered glass and are delicately trimmed with bands of silver. Inside the pot Itself a hollow ball of silver rolls about, and by its prompt acceptance of the heat of the boiling water prevents the glass from crack­ ing. The charm of the crystal pot lies not wholly in its novelty or beauty, but in the fact that through its trans­ parent sides the tea maker can see Just what amount of brew she has on band and the strength thereof. Girl's Dress. Bertha waists always are becoming to little girls. This pretty frock shows one combined with a simple withered skirt and is charmingly graceful at the saipe time that it is eminently child­ ish. The model is made of old pink veiling with trim­ ming of ecru lace bands and is low at the neck with •elbov sleeves, but the sleeves can be made long and the neck high when­ ever they are so <}.esired and all the many materials in vogue for little girls' frocks are ap­ propriate while trimming can be band­ ing of any sort, frills or almost any­ thing that may be liked. The dress consists of waist and skirt. The waist is made over a fitted body lining, that is faced to form the yoke when high, cut to indicated lines when low neck Is desired, front and backs. Both front and backs are full and waist and lining are closed sep­ arately at the back. The bertha is •circular and the high neck is fin­ ished with a standing collar. The eleeves form full puffs, that are ar­ ranged over fitted linings, with full frills below. When desired long the linings are cut full length and faced to form cuffs. The quantity of material required for the medium size is 6% yards 21 inches wide, 6% yards 27 inches wide •or 3% yardB 44 inches wide with 7 iyards of banding and % yard 18 lynches wide for yoke and cuffs when •high neck and long sleeves are used. The pattern 4698 is cut in sires for girls of 6, 8, 10 and 12 years of age. 489a Girl's Dress, 6 to 12 yra. Shoe 8hould Match the Gown. To be well gowned, Fashion decrees that the smart woman's shoes must match her costume for really dressy occasions. All the pastel shales are popular for kid evening slippers, but for reception, calling and house wear, :t>rown, gray, red, violet or cham­ pagne shades are used to match the «own. Large buckles of Colonial days are conspicuously worn on the toes of pretty slippers of Batin, velvet or kid. A pair of violet kid slippers had buck­ les of gun metal set with cut steel around the edges, and with a fleur de Us pattern of cut steel in the center •of each one. • Slippers for brides are the epitome rof daintiness in white kid, with white tulle rosettes, and artificial orange [blossom trimmings. White pearl but­ terflies often close the strap over the lastep. Skirt* Are Full. The new skirts are full, and those -who 'are tall and slim can indulge a fashionable predilection for short bands of shirring on the hips. These are not extended to the front and back "breadths of the skirt. Where embonpoint suggests that shirring on the hips is not desirable, these spaces are trimmed with groups of hand tucks. Horizontal hand tucks are new- •er than the groups of vertical tucks •on the hips, and so are now used on skirts of summer gowns where shir­ ring would be a mistake. Blouse or 8hirt Waist. To the demand for new shirt waists there seems literally no end. This one Includes quite novel sleeves and to peculiarly well adapted to the em­ broidery that is so fashionable, a 1 though it can be trimmed in many ways. The origi­ nal, from which the drawing was made, is of white b u t c h e r ' s l i n e n and is embroider­ ed in French style with a raised de­ sign, but all "the • season's waistings 4700 Blouse «r Shirt are appropriate Waist. *2 to 40 bust. and band£} of ,n. sertion or inset medallions can be njade to take the place of needlework with entirely satisfactory effect. The waist is made with fronts and back; the fronts are tucked at the shoulders and again at each side of the center plait, so giving a double box plait effect, and the back to give tapering lines. The sleeves, which make the essential feature of the waist, are tucked above the elbows and laid in overlapping plaits above the straight cuffs, and also are shaped by means of darts that are concealed by the plaits. The quantity of material required for the medium size is 4 yards 21 inches wide, 3% yards 27 inches wide or 2% yards 41 inches wide. The pattern 4700 Is cut In sizes for 41 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 inch bust measure. Beaucaire 8alad. Beaucaire salad comes from Eng­ land. It is rather an elaborate dish, suitable for Sunday night supper or similar occasions. Cut into small pieces two stalks of celery and half a celery root, one or two boiled beets and a dozen olives. Toss these in a French dressing and set aside. Wash and peel three ounces of mushrooms, and stew them for a very few minutes in butter and a little water. Let them get cold in the liquor and cut them up lengthwise. Cut up two tart apples and some lean boiled ham and mix all the vegetables together with a fork, tossing lightly. Line a salad bowl with endive and heap the Beaucaire on the leaves. Add a little chopped cheviil and pour over all mayonnaise. --New York Evening Post. Carriage Parasols. There is really nothing quite so feminine as a fluffy parasol, and the aspiring girl should Immediately pos­ sess one of the new carriage parasols. These are not the tiny, fan-like affaits so much in vogue "with elderly ladies in years past, but instead, are elab­ orately trimmed floral parasols in miniature. A bewitching carriage parasol was made of lace for two-thirds of the circumference, the rest hung in a charming tangle of chiffon with violets spread on the foundation. Little bob­ bing violets also surrounded the face of the carrier, and the whole was im­ mensely becoming. Colors For Hats. Shades of blue, shades of Bordeaux, shades of green, shades of pink, are all favorite ideas for the entirely straw toque. It seems agreed that costume and hat shall make a com­ pact as to color, and on these lines one ifctlces that the new sleeve ^frills are chiffon, matching the fabric of the frock or the coat and skirt in ques­ tion. And this will be a very pretty fashion, of which a charming variation may be found in having the chiffon flowered, although the groundwork matches the material of the frock. For instance, with a black frock, frills or rose-patterned black chiffon; with a dark blue, frills of white and pinky- flowered tlark blue chiffon, and then lace and chiffon, may be blended. Cheese Strip*. Good cheese strips can be made from the scraps of pie crust by rolling the pastry very thin and dividing intc equal parts. Cream two tablespoon fuls of butter and the beaten yotfcs oi two eggs with the white of one, four tablespoonfuls of grated cheese and a dash of red pepper with salt to taste. Lay one piece of the pastry on a greased baking tin, spread the cheese mixture over it smoothly and covet with the remaining pastry, marking the lines for dividing. Bake in a very- quick oven for about ten minutes. Eton Jacket. Simple, collarless Eton jackets are much worn and suit certain occasions better than any other sort. This one is novel, in that the fronts are fitted b y m e a n s o f seams that extend to the shoulders. As shown it is made of royal blue cheviot and is trimmed with black braid, but all suiting materials are correct and trimming can be varied again and again. The model is made entirely of the cheviot, with the braid simply applied on in­ dicated? lines, but a more elaborate effect can be obtained by using *a contrasting material outside the braid, which gives a vest effect. The jacket is made with fronts and back that is cut in three sections. The sleeves are wide and ample and are gathered into straight bands which are concealed by the roll-over shaped cuffs. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is 3% yards 21 inches wide, 3% yards 27 inches wide or 1% yards 44 inches wide, with 7 yards of braid to trim as illustrated. The pattern 4699 is cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 inch bust measure. 4o99 hton Jacki l 32 to 40 bust. Health and Ease In Clothes. You may take it as a certainty that If any garment is tight it is not healthy. We know that a tight shoe pinches, and that Ib not all, deforms. Tight gloves spoil the appearance of the hands, tight gafments never keep the body warm. Tight shoes make cold feet, it Is even said that a tight neckband gives a cold in the head, and tight stays and their ill-doings have been so often criticised that it is not necessary to dwell on them here. Glove* Iff Spring Flower Shades. Among the new gloves to match toilets spring flower shades are popu­ lar. Among the popular colors are rose leaf green, rose de bola, for-get- me-not, lilac, violet and heliotrope. Headers of this paper ean secure any May Manton pattern illustrated above by filling out aJl blanks la coupon, and mailing, with 10 cents, da E. Harrison & Co.. 03 Plymouth Place. Cbi- .aga Pattern will be mailed promptly. Name Town.. State.. Pattern No... Waist Measure (If for skirt). Bust Measure (If for waist) i|« (if ohUd*a or miss's pattern). Write plainly. Fill oat all blanks. Enelost Mol Mall to K. & Harrison A Cfe, 66Plymouth Flaoa, Obloaco. PLANS GRAND MEMORIAL TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN Illinois Grand Army Start* Movement to Erect Monument on Centennial of Emancipator's Birth. Springfield, 111., dispatch: Robert Mann Woods of Jollet has been unan­ imously elected commander of the Illinois department of the Grand Army of the Republic. Resolutions were adopted asking for a conference between the department commander and the commanders In chief of the Grand Army and ,the Loyal Legion with a view to erecting in Washington si marble or bronze monument to Lin­ coln on the one hundredth anniversary Df Lincoln's birthday. The resolutions also favor repeal of the law which provides that application for dis­ tinguished service medals be made before the mustering out of the appli­ cant. w The ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic elected Mrs. John D. Mc- Clure of Peoria as state president. The G. A. R. elected and installed the following officers: Commander-- Robert Mann Woods, Joilet. Senior vice commander--George W. Young, Marion. Junion vice commander-- John N. Stewart, Chicago. Chaplain- Rev. Joseph Bell, Galesburg. Medical director--Z. T. Baurn, Paris. A resolution was adopted condemn­ ing mob law and violence against the negro and favoring the upholding of the law against lynching. A resolution was also adopted recommending that the order of army nurses be made an auxiliary to the G. A. R. The state convention of the Wom­ an's Relief Corps has adjourned. The following officers were elected: Presi­ dent, Mrs. Nettie McGowan, Chi­ cago; second vice president, Mollie Spier, Shelbyville; Junior vice presi­ dent, Mrs. Ida E. Brewer, Ottawa; treasurer, Sarah M. Bradford, Spring­ field; chaplain, Elmira Carrol, Taylor- ville: secretary, Aurelia Seavy, Chi­ cago; counselor, Minnie M. Kyle, Chi­ cago; installing officers, Josephine Kelly, Earlville; members executive board, Mary I. Lewis, Chicago; Rachael Greullch, Chicago; Mary Cochennour, Olney; Clara Boyd, Pe­ oria, and Amela Arta-Palestine; dele­ gate at large to the national conven­ tion, Miss Lotta B. Larimer, Chicago. FICKLE WAITRESS WEDS BROTHER OF HER FIANCE Younger Man Becomes Infatuated With the Sweetheart of Elder Rel­ ative and Cut* Him Out. New York dispatch: Charles Bahr is a fireman on the Erie railroad. His brother Joseph is a ticket taker. Charles is 25 years old, and Joseph is five years his junior. Recently Charles confided to Joseph that he was infatuated with a waitress in a restaurant, and that his wooing was meeting with marked success. He was anxious that his younger brother should meet the woman he believed soon was to become his bride. Joseph himself became infatuated with the young woman and became a regular patron of the restaurant in which she was employed. When Charles came home recently he was astonished to find his room occupied by his younger brother and the young woman he looked upon as his prospec­ tive bride. The landlady was about to call the police when she was restrained by the pretty young waitress, who ex­ hibited a marriage certificate showing that she and Joseph had been married Big brother Charles slept in a hall bedroom for the night. LARGE BEQUEST 18 REJECTED Methodist Missionary Society Decline* to Accept Gift. Kenosha, Wis., dispatch: The trustees of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church have refused to accept the bequest of the late Willis W. Cooper under the terms of whose will the church would prob­ ably have received in the neighbor­ hood of |50,000. There was a pro­ vision in the will that they make an allowance for the wife and daughter of Cooper, and it is thought that this is the reason of their declination. Lawrence university received a be­ quest similar to that of the Methodist Episcopal church. Doubt is now ex­ pressed among lawyers as to whom the church portion will revert. Cooper lost his lif^ in the Iroquois theater disaster. . MEASLES KILL MANY E8KIMOS Epidemic Wipe* Out Over Thirty Families In MacKenzie Basin. Winnipeg, Man., special: All the Eskimos living in the MacKenzie basin except ten families have been killed by the ravages of measles. Before the epidemic there were forty or fifty families, with a total of 150 to 200 or more persons. The great ravages of the disease and the awful results are told by Bishop Breynat, who has just reached Dawson by long and tedious journeying from the south of Mac­ Kenzie. BANKS TO I88UE MONEY ORDER8 American Association Appoints Com­ mittee to Arrange New System. New York, dispatch: Plans for is­ suing money orders by banks have been adopted by the executive council of the American Bankers' Association in session here. The council author­ ized Chairman Branch to appoint a committee of five to make a contract with some surety company for guar­ anteeing the orders. ^ Bequest* to Charity. Pittsburg, Pa., dispatch: The Com­ monwealth Trust company filed for probate the will of Jane H. Reamer, who left an estate valued at several hundred thousand dollars. Much of the estate is given to various relig­ ious and charitable institutions. Kaiser to be Modern Doge. New York dispatch: Emperor Wil­ liam has commissloped an agent to purchase tor him a large, historic palace in Venice. INDIANA PICKS . HANWTOLEAD Madison County Starts Stam­ peded Gubernatorial Candidate. NOMINEE HAS GOOD RECORD When a Lad He Supported His Invalid Father and Blind Mother by Digging Ditches--Brief Resume of the Plat­ form--Other Nominees. Indianapolis, Ind., dispatch: At Wednesday's session of the Indiana Republican convention the following ticket was nominated: For Governor--J. Frank Hanly, La­ fayette. For Lieutenant Governor--Hugh T. Miller, Columbus. For Secretary of State--Daniel B. Storms, Lafayette. \ For Auditor of State^David E. Sherrick, Noblesville. J For State Treasurer--Nat U. Hill, Bloomlngton. For Attorney General--Charles W. Miller, Goshen. For Superintendent of Public Insti­ tutions--Fassett A. Cotton, Newcas­ tle. For Judges of the Supreme Court-- Oscar H. Montgomery, Seymour, and John W. Hadley, Danville. Stampede to Hanly. The nomination for governor was the result of a stampede precipitated by Madison county, which, before a J. FRANK HANLY. count was made by the tellers, changed its vote, which had been di­ vided among the other candidates, W. L. Penfield of Auburn, W. L. Taylor of Indianapolis and W&rren G. Sayre af Wabash, and voted as a unit for Hanly. Other counties followed quickly with similar action, and when it was evident that Hanly was the choice of the convention Mr. Sayre moved that the nomination of Mr. Hanly be made unanimous. After short speeches by the remaining gubernatorial candi­ dates the motion was carried amid prolonged applause. The convention was harmonious throughout and the Republicans ex­ pect an easy victory at the polls. Outline of Platform. The platform as olfered by Ward Watson and adopted by the conven­ tion heartily and unreservedly in­ dorses the administration of President Roosevelt and instructs delegates-at- large to support him. It pledges anew confidence in the wisdom and efficacy of the protective tariff, with a change of schedules as conditions demand, but made consistently with the policy of protection. It advocates the gold standard, ap­ proves the course of President Roose­ velt with reference to combinations of capital in restraint of trade, approves the reciprocity treaty with Cuba, the Panama transactions, the Philippine policy, International arbitration, and a Just pension policy. Senators Fair­ banks and Beveridge are indorsed en­ thusiastically, and the latter is recom­ mend to the next legislature for re­ election. Electors and Delegates. For presidential electors-at-large the following were selected: George A. Cunningham, Evansvllle. Joseph D. Olliver, South Bend. For delegates-at-large to the national convention: Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, In­ dianapolis. Senator Albert J. Beveridge, Indian­ apolis. Governor W. T. Durbin, Anderson. State Chairman James, Goodrich Winchester. For alternates-at-large: E. P. McClure, Marion. E. W. Marsh, Greenfield. Howard Maxwell, Lockville. J. C. L. McAdam, Portland. Career of Candidate. J. Frank Hanly, the nominee for governor, was born in Champaign county, 111., in 1863. In early life he supported a blind mother and in­ valid father by ditching at 40 cents a rod. He received his first nomina­ tion tor congress at the Kokomo con­ vention ten years ago and served two terms. BIG RUSH TO CANYON FOR GOLD Prospectors Attracted to the 8hoshone by Reports of Rich Find. fi Cody, Wyo., special: Prospectors are rushing to the canyon of the Sho­ shone river, five miles west of this place, where it is reported tellurim ore assaying several hundred dollars in gold and silver has been discovered. All available ground for miles up and down the river from the scene of the reported discovery has been lo­ cated. Finds Herself an Heiress. Warren ville, N. Y., dispatch: Through the accidental finding of some papers Mrs. Nicholas Van Win­ kle has learned that she is entitled to share in an estate valued at $200,000 which has been left by her mother. 8hot Down In Cold Blood. Camelton, Ind., dispatch: The cor- oner's investigation of the killing of T. O. Conkey by C. W. Morrison indi­ cates that the former was shot down without a chance to defend himself. I l l i n o i s N e w s Choice Items from over the state, specially selected for our readers WATER COMPANY TO SUE CITY HIGHWAYMAN PROVES POLITE, LOCKJAW FROM RUSTY NAIL Will Make Effort to Force • Alton Council to Pay $17,000. X, The receiver of the New England waterworks company is planning to inaugurate action against the- city of Alton tof compel the council to pay the $17,000 due the company. The city has owed the water company for fire protection for two years, a dispute having arisen over the price to be paid, and the receiver declining to accept the warrants until after the rate had been reviewed in the United States court at Springfield. When the rate was fixed a judgment was given against the city for a greater amount than the city council had established as the rate, and there was no money to pay the debt. A proposed bond Issue failed to carry at the last elec­ tion and all the money available is appropriated for other purposes. To Reorganize Glass Company. A proposition has been made to the promoters' committee of Centralia by foreign capitalists to reorganize the present glass company, change the plant from the pot system to the tank system and increase the output sufficient to make an aver­ age monthly pay roll of $20,- 000 for ten months in each year for a bonus of $5,000. The proposition has been accepted and the committee is at work raising the bonus. Aged Colored Woman Dies. Mrs. Julia Hunt, colored, died at her home in East St. Louis. The wom­ an contended that she was 116 years of age and that her nearest heir was a great great grandchild, who is now 40 years of age. Mrs. Hunt was born in slavery and at the time of her lib­ eration had great grandchildren living. Some of the older colored people of the East Side are of the opinion that she was over 100 years of age. Prohibition Officers. The Prohibitionists of Madison county elected the following county officers: Rev. W. F. Ashe of Edwards­ vllle, chairman; Dr. W. H. Enos of Alton, vice chairman; H. C. Tilton of Upper Alton, secretary; T. V. White- sides of Edwardsvllle, treasurer. Del­ egates to the state convention and county nominating conventions and the county central committee were also named. Walks Far for Wedding Ring. Suspension of railroad service by floods and washing out of wag6n bridges between his hoAe and Alton did not deter Anthony Nolan of Bell- trees making the trip to Alton to get the ring for his bride-to-be, Miss Bar­ bara Federle, who became Mrs. No­ lan in the Belltrees Catholic church. The groom walked a distance of twenty miles. Church Foster* Club*. The Cherry Street Baptist church will inaugurate a club feature in con­ nection with the church work, and the building and grounds are being accordingly prepared. One feature of the new system will be a nursery in the church building where working mothers may leave their children to be cared for during the day. Sunday School Election. The Sunday school of the Univerbal­ ist church at Litchfield has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Superintendent, W. B. Fennes- sy; assistant superintendent, Mrs. Geprge W. Fisher; secretary-treasurer. Miss Reba Snell; pianist, Miss F. Cor­ nelia Femmessy; librarian, Miss Nel­ lie O'Bannon. Fire at Auburn. Fire at Auburn destroyed the Wine- man building, occupied as a restaur­ ant, and the Johnson & Drennan mil­ linery store. The total loss is about $5,000, partially covered by insurance. Will Camp in St. Louia. The Decatur cadets, a military or­ ganization of boys, is organizing a band in connection with the company. The cadets will camp a week in St Louis this summer. Has Murderous Appetite. Harvey Wells, well known among printers of Alton tried to eat another man's breakfast after eating his own and because the owner objected Wells tried to kill him. Incendiaries Destroy School. The Caldwell schoolhouse at Chat­ ham, built by Congressman Ben F. Caldwell, at a cost of $14,000, was de­ stroyed by fire of incendiary origin. 8witchman Is Injured. Frank Teipel of East Alton was severely hurt while coupling cars In the Big Four yards by being squeezed between the cars. Church Men Organize Club. A men's league has been organized In the congregation of the Salem Ger­ man Evangelical church at Quincy, with William F. Gerdes -as president, Gysbert D. Konlng vicepresident, Wil­ liam Apenbrink secretary and C. F. Neuman treasurer. Interfere* with Matrimony. Alton real estate men say that many young couples have found it necessary to postpone their planned nuptials because of a scarcity of houses. Women Give Public Fountain. The Taylorvllle Women's club has raised a fund of $500 with which to purchase a fountain to be placed in the center of the public square. Hearst Club at Carterville. A Hearst club was organized at Car­ terville with a membership of 100. James Carron, president; Hiram Rice, secretary. Seamstress Compels Him to Pick Up Bundle She Had Dropped. Miss Daisy Gibbons, an Alton seam­ stress, encountered a highwayman whom she compelled to pick up a bun­ dle he had knocked out of her arms and who tipped his hat to the victim as he was departing. Miss Gibbons was on her way home, when, at Eighth and Alby streets, she was ac­ costed by a man who had been follow­ ing her a block. He demanded her pocketbook, and insisted upon search­ ing the pocket in her jacket. He miss­ ed finding a $2 bill she had received for her day's work, but snatched at a large button on her jacket, think­ ing it was a watch, and in so doing knocked a bundle from her hand. demanded that he pick it up, and he did' so, presenting It to her wlth\a bow. \ Horses Die in Fire. Fire destroyed the new four-story addition to the livery barn of G. J. Little & Co., Fourth and Adams street, Springfield. Loss on the building is about $8,000 and on stock about $7,000, though the total may be more. Mr. Little believes at least fifteen fine horses burned to death. The heads of several dead horses are yet protruding from the rear windows. The fine driving horse of Herman C. Pierik had its eyes and tongue burned out and tail burned off, and in this condi­ tion he escaped to the street, where he was shot by police officers. Dentist Sues Pickling Company. Dr. A. C. Barr, an Anton dentist, has filed suit in the circuit court against a pickling company for $1,999 damages. Dr. Barr charges in his petition that after the members of his family had eaten the contents of a jar of pickles put up by the de­ fendant company he discovered what he alleges to be the first joint of the thumb of a man, which was probably lost by an employe of the company while the pickles were being put up. The substance is being kept by him, and will be used as evidence in the trial. Novel Burglar Alarm. While Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Vanpreter were entertaining a euchre club at their home in Alton, the guests were startled by the Bound of crashing glass and a stone falling in the room. Investigation revealed the fact that the stone was thrown by Hugh Black, a prominent business man and neigh­ bor, who had discovered a burglar in his own house, and being unarmed, had taken that method of alarming his neighbors. Y. M. C. A. Building at Cairo. When the Y. M. C. A. at Cairo reaches 300 in membership and a sum of $500 has been accumulated the as­ sociation will take up the building proposition and push it through. The building will be modern in all respects and will cost in the neighborhood of $25,000. Will Judge Track Games. Prof. C. L. Edwards of Nashville, superintendent of the Washington county public schools, has been chosen a member of the committee of track judges for the annual meet of the South-Central Athletic association, to be held in Salem on May 6. Postmaster Retain* Place. ..John W. Campbell has been reap­ pointed postmaster at Morrisonville. Inspect New Courthouse. Ten members of the board of super­ visors of Moultrie county viBlted Tay- lorvilie inspecting the new courthouse building, with a view of getting ideas to be used in the plans for a new courthouse in that county. Fall Festival for Quincy. A number of the leading business men Pf Quincy are considering the matter of having a festival during the coming fall. A reunion of all former residents of Quincy is proposed as one of the features. Grand Matron Visit* Centralia. Mrs. Mary Ingram of Quincy, worthy grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, made an official visit to the Centralia chapter. Boy Robs Relatives. Harry Kitchell, aged 15 years, is In jaii at Decatur for stealing $80 from a relative. He spent the money for new clothing and a revolver. Claims Share of Commissions.* D. N. Tabor is plaintiff in a $1,000 law suit against W. H. Snyder, a De­ catur real estate man, claiming shares of commission. Engine Boiler Explodes. A switch engine on the Wabash railroad exploded at Decatur, and the engineer, Charles Deardorf, was badly burned. Population of Edwardsvllle. J. R. Ripley of East St. Louis has completed his canvass of Edwardsvllle for the East Side directory for 1904. From his figures It Is shown that the city has now nearly 7,000 inhabitants. Not a vacant house was found. Will Not Beautify Depot. General Passenger Agent G. J. Charlton of the Alton has vetoed a plan to beautify the Alton depot plat­ form with flower beds, as the demands of the patrons of the road required all available platform space. Wooden-legged Runner. A lame man named Francois Rosin, who calls himself the champion wooden-legged man, ran a race on the Boulevard de l'Abattoir, Paris, covering nine miles in an hour, and a little over fourteen miles in two hours. Work of Bible Society. In the hundred years of its exist­ ence the English Bible Society has printed 180,000,000 Bibles in 370 languages. The present ovtpat Is 5,000,000 copies a year. East 8t. Loul* Man Neglect* Wound and Dies as Result. Clarence Dickerson, aged 20, of East St. Louis, died from the effects at lockjaw. Mr. Dickerson stepped on a rusty nail, but as the wound was slight, he paid little attention to it. The wound began to give him pain and in less than half an hour he was compelled to go to bed. Soon after­ ward tetanus set in and he died. Mr. Dickerson removed from Litchfield, 111., to East St. Louis about a year ago. was very popular with all classes, and soon built up a good drug busi­ ness. The body was shipped to Litch- field for burial. Knox Schools Contest for Prize*. The annual athletic and declama­ tory contest of the Knox county schools was held at Abingdon. Rep­ resentatives of nine high schools par­ ticipated in the declamation contest. First prize was awarded to McClel­ land Collison of Altona, and second to Mabel M. Bond of Abingdon. In the the athletic contest six schools were entered. Abingdon won most points and was given the banner, while "Knoxville" as second was given the loving cup. The quarter-mile dash was made in 1:00 flat by Clifford Young of Abingdon, which, was the best record of the day. Grand Army Offers Sympathy. An important resolution adopted by the Illinois department G. A. R. in session at Springfield, before adjourn­ ment, was one recognizing "the grow­ ing feeling of peace and reconciliation between the North and South," and paying tribute to the manhood and patriotism of that great confederate soldier. Gen. John B. Gordon, who died recently. The resolution extends the sympathy of the Illinois G. A. XL to the United Confederate Veterans in the loss of their great leader. Sym­ pathy was likewise extended to'Mrs. Gordon. Free Firecracker* in Chicago. In order to protect children from in­ jury and property from damage the Chicago amusement association la planning to furnish free firecrackers and torpedoes in unlimited quantities to every child in Chicago on Indepen­ dence day. The ammunition for pa­ triotic celebration, however, must be exploded in the parks and public playgrounds under the supervision of a fireman, a physician and a member of the newly created association. iQational Guard Changes. Adjt. Gen. Scott has accepted the resignation of Charles B. Lackey as second lieutenant of company D. 4th Infantry, of Robinson, and ordered an election to fill the vacancies in that command for May 10. Charles I. Ec- kerbloom has been elected second lieutenant of company D, 2d infantry, and his election confirmed. The resig­ nation of Charles E. Troike as first lieutenant of company H, 2d infantry, is accepted. 'Twas Done in Fun. Chester Pierce of Alton, son of W. J. Pierce, sustained a fracture of his skull while participating in a chari­ vari given to Thomas W. Spiers and his bride, who was Miss Anna R. Schaum of Bunker -Hill. While the din was at its worst some one in the darkness threw a brick, which is said to have come from the yard where the couple were staying. Escape Drowning. George Brooksbean and Joab Wat- kins, two well-known resident of Al­ ton, narrowily escaped drowning. A skiff they were in was almost run down by the Spread Eagle, and glided against the revolving wheel and oat under the guards. Water Works for Duquoin. Mayor B. W. Pope and the water works committee visited Mount Ver­ non to inspect the system of water works in that city with a view to installing a similar plant at Duquoin. Boy Robs Kind Woman. A small boy whom Mrs. E. Pfaff of Flsterburg permitted to ride with her in a spring wagon, while in Alton, took a pocketbook containing $20 from her market basket. Bridge Worker I* Hurt. Thomas Adams, aged 70, employed by the Alton bridge company, fell from a trestle at the bridge approach and sustained dangerous injuries to his back. Will Talk to Soldier*. CqI . Clark E. Carr of Galesburg will be the orator of the day at the memorial services at the state sol­ dier's home at Quincy on May 30. Too Cold for Garden*. The excessive fUns and eoM weather have played havoc with gar­ dens and are delaying farm wort about Edwardsvllle. Aged Woman Haa Measles. Mrs Andrew Morgan of Chandler- ville, 80 years of age, is recovering from a severe attack of mersles. Ice Price Goes Up. |' '2; Alton ice dealers hare given auQtl of an advance in price of ice 30 to 40 cents a hundred. Cost of War. It is calculated by a thoroughly re* liable Parisian paper that up to date the Russo-Japanese war has cost Rus­ sia $216,231,500 and Japan $138,632.- 602. These figures, are based oa known expenditures and currqet prices in St. Petersburg and Tokio, Standard Oil Profit*. -.ri- •• The Standard Oil Company fa WW' supplied 84 per cent of the domestic demand for kerosene and 90 per ceat of the export demand. Its net preftt* for the year exceeded $€0,000,000..