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neest* TALKS •; New Ideas in Fur*. Hi for coats for winter wear there Are a number of shapes In bole- tos, and while the blouse coat in fur jrill be less worn than last season, ittll styles in blouses are also shown. The long-skirted Louis XV. and . louIs XVI coats in fur have vests of embroidered cloth, velvet, or a con­ trasting fur, and the new fur, yetta, - which can be embroidered. Is also /•i-f^lsed. ; J0 y-j, . Moired caracul and baby lamb, -^jr tog short-haired, will be much seen in €hese doats. Pony skin in black will : fie another favorite in long coat furs. Sable paws are being worked up Into coats as well as muffs, and while ' fnuch less expensive than the sable ... «kia garments, the cost of combining r>' the small pieces into coats renders y them anything but cheap. In squirrel skin garments, the heads of the animals will be utilized, and v the matching of the stripes will re- l «txlt in effects quite unlike th* furs made of whole skins. The making of these small pieces of fur into garments is done In Ger­ many, where manual labor IS mychj eheaper than in this country. Bear, raccoon and fox funs "will he much seen in neck pieces, the long nap making them a softening setting for the face. Flat stoles and pelerines are to be much worn, and In muffs the fiat ehape will be the most fashionable, though dealers are trying to get up •ome new-shaped affair for the wear of erclusives. of the yoke-collars for a girl of H years of age there will be required % yard of all-over material 18 inches wide with yard of any width for the bertha of No. 1; 3 yards of band­ ing for No. 2; 3% yards of Insertion and 2% yards of embroidery for No. 3; 2% yards of edging for No. 4; 2% yards of beading and 2% yards of edging for No. 5. -Fashions in Velvet. In the broadcloth costumes that are to share the vogue of velvet, no mod* el seems complete until it shows some touch of this rich and elegant pile, and, since one good turn deserves an­ other, the velvet costumes are show­ ing the touch of the fine broadcloths In pretty nearly all of their trimming •chemes. This is chiefly In the gowns for outdoor and Informal wear. Vests and revers are usually fashioned In this wise, and there is simply no end to the exquisite embroideries, passe­ menteries, appliques, needlework and such that are used in their embellish­ ment. Here the girl who is clever with her needle can add that touch of originality and individuality to her •elvet gown that will go far toward making it a conspicuous success, and when the buttons are made to match then the design is complete. The family button bag will be ransacked this autumn for treasures of long ago, and the more quaint and old- fashioned the buttons the better will they fit In with current and coming etyles. Styles In New Skirts. The new skirts--many of them are veritable'old-fashioned models. They positively invite crinoline into their folds. Over the hips, however, they are fitted snugly and with great skill. As yet there is no suggestion of pam- ers, though perhaps the new short basque Jacket may be a forerunner In disguise of this fashion of other days. It is below the hip-curve that the modish skirts this autumn began to show their fullness, and as they near the bottom they become grace­ fully full and flaring. Of course, there is a reason why they hang in this correct and fascinating fashion. The new light-weight princess hair­ cloth has much to do with it. Some­ times It Is used in the skirt proper, and then again it Is sewed in the flounce or flounces of the drop-skirt. . Heavy cords are another device for giving a full skirt the proper flare at the bottom. Frequently two or three featherbone' cords are used in the silk <lr op-skirt. Veilings. • Veilings of all kinds make very nse- ful gowns. An effective dark blue nun's veiling has a skirt made with a plain yoke coming over the hips and then down into the front breadth to form a panel. It is built over green silk. The jacket blouses and is plait­ ed and is caught into the waist line by girdle of green taffeta. Around the neck and down the -front, which hooked invisibly, was the same de­ sign. At the top near the neck there are two long ends of dark blue, chif­ fon finished with fagoting and lace. The sleeves are plaited and flared over the elbows and" caught into deep cuffs of green silk covered with a braid design in blue. A Group of Pretty Collars. ' Yoke-collars make important fea­ tures of present styles and serve an eminently practical end, inasmuch as they completely transform any waist over which they are worn. The group Illustrated supplies admirable designs and Is replete with suggestion. No. 1 Is made of batiste embroidered and trimmed wilh dotted banding; No. 2 is made of inserted tucking with puffed muslin between; No. 3 of sheer lawn with motifs and frills of em­ broidery; No. 4 of all-over embroidery with a narrow frill and No. 5 of tuck­ ing with motifs of lace and harmon­ izing frills. The entire number, how­ ever, are amenable to many varia­ tions. No. 1 includes a circular ber­ tha, but the others are yokes only, either left plain or trimmed with frills, and to each one is attached the regu­ lation stock collar To awke any one Novel Neckwear. Pretty neckwear of the dog-collar description consists of a broad white or colored satin band brought down Into a deep point in front, and adorned with alternate rows of gold beads about the size of hemp seeds and black ribbon, satin or velvet of baby ribbon width, with a Sarge pendant bead hanging from the center point It is especially with dgesses cut more or less 16w around the throat that this sort of neck band is worn, and if the sleeve is long and drawn tight at the wrist similar bands often adorn it. The same notion is carried rout with narrow colored ribbon and black or silver beads, but with less good result, the foundation, however, always remaining white. . . 1, For Morning Wear. House jackets made with yokes that extend well over the shoulders are among the latest shown and are tasteful and becoming as well as fash­ ionable. The very pretty model illus­ trated combines pink and white dim­ ity with white lawn, the bl^1 dots be­ ing embroidered and all edges finished with fancy braid; but the design Is an admirable one for all seasons and for all materials in vogue for garments of the sort. To make the jacket for a woman of medium size will be re­ quired 4% yards' of material 27, 4 yards 32 or 2% yards 44 inches wide, with% yards 32 inches wide for yoke and cuffs. Apple Tapioca. Soak % breakfast cup of tapioca In 1 quart of cold water for a few hours or pour 1 quart of boiling water over It. Boil in an agate pan until the tap­ ioca is transparent. Stir often and add Vt teaspoon of salt. Core and pare 7 or 8 large apples and either quarter them or leave them whole .If quartered they must be stirred into the tapioca with 1 breakfast cup of powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of es­ sence of lemon and the whole turned out into a buttered dish and baked for half an hour. If whole the core holes should be filled with sugar and lemon juice. Pour the tapioca over them and bake till 'the apples are very soft. Serve either hot or cold with sugar and cream. A delicious varia­ tion may be made by using equal parts of apples and fresh or canned quince. New Corset Shapes. The new corset is, of course, ol great interest to women, for she who has her corsets made to order must, in a measure, conform to Dame Fash­ ion's mandates along certain lines. The new corset differs from the old in that it supports the bust, but does so without raising it, and sharply de­ fines the waist, but without prevent­ ing the straight line at the clasp in the front., Thus it will he seen that the box-front corset is not the mode and that the smaller, rounder waist is obtained by the use of the new cor­ set. This does not mean the high- busted effect of the old curved corset any more than it does the exaggerat­ ed straight and box-fronted affair, but a shape approaching more closely the perfect and what should be the normal figure. Recipe for Mixed Pickles. The ingredients needful for excel lent mixed pickles are four large heads of cabbage, one peck of green tomatoes, two dozen cucumbers, one dozen onions, one dozen green pep­ pers. Chop them separately and very fine. Mix all together, and put in a layer of mixture and sprinkle with salt. NLet stand all night. Then squeeze perfcc and cover with cold vinegar. Let it stand twenty-four hours, and squeeze as before and put in jars. Take enough vinegar to cover it and add two pounds sugar, one-half ounce each of cloves, cinnamon, allspice and mace. Let it boil, cabbage and all, till tender. Put in Jars and cover closely. A Singular Fancy. A somewhat odd freak of fashion Is the adoption of black taffeta waist­ bands with colored costumes, even when these are trimmed in color or white. There is then an accompany­ ing black rosette on the side of the corsage, and occasionally also on the sleeves. Such waistbands are. iavari- ably without ends. Roses for Directoire Hats. For wear on-the new directoire pic­ ture hat come roses six inches or more in diameter. Full bloom Ameri­ can beauties are used on white hats, and queer, impossible orange roses, with bird of paradise aigrette* are used on brown velvet hats. FOUR AUTOMOBIUSTS \ARE KILLED OUTRIGHT Machine Containing Nine Over Thirty-Foot Embankment " at New York City, ¥ TOrH wivijf* v dal: While spring NeW Yoi-k special along In the Bronx early Friday morn­ ing an automobile containing nine per­ sons went off a thirty-foot embank­ ment at ;161st street and Jerome , ave­ nue and four of the occupants were killed, one of them a woman. The machine fell on to the New York Cen­ tral railroad tracks and the wreckage was struck by a southbound train. In the automobile when the accident occurred wefe five women and four men. The automobile was in charge of Albert Noyes. 4 Where Jerome avenue ends at 151st "street the roadway takes a -sharp turn and the automobile did not slacken for this curve and struck the fence which guards the embankment with a terrific crash. Engineer Livingston of the train threw on brakes as soon as possible, but not before the wreckage of the car had been carried some dis­ tance. - Albert Noyes, the chauffeur, is missing. When the train reached the Grand Central station shortly befcra 2 o'clock a. m. the engineer was ar­ rested. One of the passengers on the train said the train was running at the rate bf about thirty-five miles an hour when it struck the machine. Besides the four killed the others in the automobile were injure?. They were taken to Fordham hospital, where it was reported that at least one of .them was in a serious condi­ tion. SISTERS OF CHARITY ARE ATTACKED BY MOB Americans in Texas Towns Rescue Nejw York Orphan Babies Placed With Mexican Families. San Antonio, Tex., special: A mob at Clinton, Tex., threatened to tar and feather several Sisters of Charity and to lynch G. W. S wayne, agent of a New York foundling asylum--this while th€*y were attempting to rescue nineteen New York orphan babies from the homes of Mexican families where they had been placed a few days ago. Twenty-one orphans arrived here from Morenci in care of the Sisters of Charity. There are nineteen at Clinton yet to be rescued. The orphans were placed in poor and unworthy Mexican families. The Americans grew indignant and Swayne took the twenty-one from Morenci. At Clinton the Mexicans refused to give up the children, while the Ameri­ can population, 1,000 strong, surround­ ed the car with rifles and six shooters and • threatened to lynch Swayne and tar and feather the nurses. The peo­ ple t had risen in their anger, and, after taking the babies from the ig­ norant homes, made a new disposition for them and refused to let, Swayne and his party have them. MARSHALL ISLANDS CHIEF DIE8 His Subjects Indicate Their Qrief in * a Weird Manner. San Francisco, Cal., dispatch: The schooner Neptune has arrived from the Marshall islands, in mid-Pacific, and brings news of the death of Mur- rljel, grand chief of a district compris­ ing most of the islands of the group. The old ruler was 80 years of age when he died, some weeks ago, after a lingering illness and his death and the subsequent obsequies were the oc­ casion of a great display on the part of the natives. For weeks prior to the death of Murrijel the natives had assembled at his island home. When he died all the Marshall islanders went into mourning and for several days gave vent to their grief in a wierd manner. JAPANESE RELIEF FUNDS SAFE Counts Matsukata and Inouye Ab> solved In Public Statement. Tokio cablegram: The former presi­ dent of the Yamaoto bank has issued a statement concerning the funds of the Imperial Relief society in refuta­ tion of fraud charges. The aspersoins were directed against Counts Matau- kata and Inouye, the promoters of the society. The statement shows that $400,000 was collected .and safely de­ posited in banks and that the banks were required to furnish security cov­ ering the funds. The^delay in distrib­ uting the funds is due'to the fact that the government and local societies are successfully caring for the destitute. The relief funds are earning interest and pay the management's expenses. PAY DAY LEADS TO HIS bEATH Chicago Man Is Run Down by a Train While Intoxicated. Janesville, Wis., special: O. M. Mead, an expert mason employed on the con­ struction of a new beet sugar factory end residing in Chicago, drew his pay and after mailing $40 to his wife in­ vested the balance in whisky. Then he started to Walk on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad tracks and was struck and killed by a passing train. His neck, arms and legs were frac­ tured and his death was instantaneous. Is Nervous Wreck. New York special: A victim of nervous prostration, Nan Patterson, charged with the murder of Caesar Young, collapsed in her cell In the Tombs prison. Her father was sum­ moned at once, and he found the for­ mer "Florodora" girl in a pitiable con- dition. Negro Is Made Postmaster. Charlotte, N. C., dispatch: George Washington Murray, colored, former representative of a South Carolina dis­ trict in -congress, has been appointed fourth class postmaster at Huger, a village in Berkeley county, South Car­ olina. Griffith Drafts £tars. , Ban Francisco dispatch: Manager Griffith of the New York Americans nas drafted Newton and Chase, the best men in the Los Angeles team* ILLINOIS NEWS CROSSING Walks Through Plate Glass Window and Pays Damages to Poiioe. Thomas Lynch, a student at the Northwestern < University, Walked through a plate glass window in the Evanston postofflce while ^absorbed in the reading of a letter. The crashing of the glass and the sharp sting of numerous cuts on his face brought him to a realization of the occurrence, and lie went immediately to the police station. He advised tie officers of the incident and left $15 as a self-im­ posed penalty. "There," he said, "that ought to pay for the window. I was entirely innocent of intentional of­ fense. I had just received a long-ex­ pected letter from home and was so engrossed in its perusal that I walked mechanically toward the light, with­ out thinking of the possibility of glass being .there. The resulting shock was cheap at $16." '* .•>; . . GIVES ESTATE tO UNIVERSITY Heirs Seek to Break Aged Man's Will and Divide Property. When the will of Washington Cor- rlngton, aged 92 years at the time of his death, was probated at Peoria it was found that he had left his entire estate of $32|,000 to trustees for the purpose of establishing the Corring- ton university. Heirs immediately en­ tered a protest, and the contest over the will is now being heard in the courts. During his life he consulted Dr. W. H. Harper and Prof. Albion Small of the University -of Chicago. The heirs claim their father's inind was deranged when he made the will bequeathing everything to the uni­ versity. The property includes valu­ able city and township acreage. Many Farmers and Legislator^ Show Interest in the Question. A convention wasx^eld at Browns, Edward county, Oct. ^uflder the aus­ pices of Browns and the National Good Roads association. It was the largest and most representative good roads convention-fever called in Egypt, hundreds of farmers coming with their families to take part. The town was decorated with flags and banners, and schools and business places were closed. The Illinois Central and Southern railways ran excursion trains at low rates, president Moore of the National Good Roads associa­ tion; Hon. A. S. Mann, national organ­ izer; Hon. Robert Mitchell of Indi­ ana: C. Clair, and M. A. Haye, indus­ trial agent of the Illinois Central and Southern railways, 6 and Superinten­ dent of Schools Frank Coles, Jr., de­ livered vigorous addresses. Hon. N. O. Nelson of St. Louis, spoke in the evening on drainage. Hon. M. O. El- dridge of the assistant director's of­ fice of public road inquiries, United- States government, delivered a stere- optlcon lecture on the roads of the world. The Edwards-Wabash-White Counties Good Roads association was organized. The opera house was too small to hold the multitude, so the Christian church, the largest struc­ ture in town, was used, yet hundreds could not get in. Many representa­ tives of the state legislature were in attendance. W. C. T. U. Fixes Salaries. The fi^tort of the executive commit­ tee of the state W. C. T. U. conven­ tion at Murphysboro was adopted, fix­ ing salaries and appropriations as fol­ lows: President, $1,2,00 per year; re­ cording secretary, $600; corresponding secretary, $560; treasurer, $300; editor Watch Tower, $360. Total appropria­ tions amount to $3,970., The report of the treasurer, Miss Amelia Crane, shows all bills paid and a balance of $1,663. The membership is 12,693, a gain of 1,202 over last year, with gains in fifty-eight counties. 8tate Militia Orders. Adjt. Gen. Scott has issued an or­ der ordering Benjamin T. Hoffman to report to th^r^xamining board of the Fifth infantry,-/Illinois national guard, at Quincy at 10 a. m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, to be examined as to his qualifica­ tions for a commission as second lieu­ tenant of company H, Fifth infantry, Decatur. An order was also issued honorably discharging from the mili­ tary service of the state Sefgt. Frank Paullin and Private William Gillman of troop D, First cavalry, Springfield. Cases Stricken From Docket. All of the civil suits filed against Geo. K. Thomas, county clerk of Mad­ ison county, and his bondsmen for amounts alleged to have been due the county according to a report of a com­ mittee of the board of supervisors have been stricken from the docket. A nonsuit was taken in each of the cases by State's Attorney Farmer, in pursuance to a resolution of the board adopted when Mr. Thomas paid over to the board $7,163.38 in full for his alleged shortage. Routs Charivari Party. Dr. Howe of Russell and Miss Rut- ledge, a jmpular young school teacher of Waukegan. were married. A crowd of friends started a charivari, when suddenly the bride apeared and waded into the serenaders. She de­ livered an uppercut to one, a punch in the solar plexus to another, and did not cea^e until the^rty was put to 'rout Jury Ignores Confession. James Hill, the negro alleged to have confessed to the police that he robbed a dozen houses in Alton, 0md who gave up much of the plunder, was acquitted by a jury in the city court. Hill was immediately put on trial a second time for a similar offense, and the same evidence against him was introduced. River Improvement Association. The second annual meeting of the upper Mississippi River Improvement and Levee Drainage association was held at the courthouse at Quincy. H. B. Atkinson and J. H. Best of Quincy were re-elected president and secre­ tary, respectively. Leaves $40,000 to Widow. The will of the late Charles Cheney has been filed for probate in the coun­ ty court at Tayorville. The entire es­ tate, valued at $40,000, Is bequeathed to the widow of the testator. Boy Dies of Injuries. Harry" Rupprecht, the 12-year-old son of Fred Rupprecht of Alton, who was struck by a Chicago & Alton train, died a few hours later at St. Joseph's hospital. Man Is Fatally Burned. At Nashville Simon Stawicki kicked over a lantern while asleep, ignited his clothing and was fatally burned. Jersey County ProhilJItlonistis. The Jersey county Prohibitionists have nominated the following county ticket: Circuit clerk, T. B. Aydelott of Fidelity; coroner, James M. Harris of Fidelity township; state's attorney, B, C. Gibberson of East Newborn. Gives Estate to Widow. The will of the late William Rath- geber of Morrisonville has been filed for probate in the Christian county eourt. He gives his entire estate, val­ ued at $50,000, to his widow, Mary Rathgeber. To Ask Federal Aid. The second annual meeting of the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Levee Drainage association was held at Quincy. The old officers were re-elected and the association decided to continue to make further appeals for federal aid in improving the river. Bequests to Charity. Mrs. Ellen C. Philbrook, formerly of Decatur, wh<? died at Tilton, N. H., left $1,000 to St. John's Episcopal church of Decatur and $50 to the tff>ard of education of l)ecatur. Sunday-School Association Officers. The thirty-first annual convention of the Edgar county Sunday school association closed in Paris after elect­ ing officials as follows: President, Geo. W. Miller of Paris; vice presi­ dent, H. Ft Pinnell of Kansas; statis­ tical secretary, C. E. Schenk of Paris; recording secretary, George F. Howard of Paris; treasurer, George W. Brown of Paris; superintendent1 normal de­ partment, Prof. A. L. Shellenberger of Paris; superintendent primary de­ partment, Miss igertrude McCarty of Paris; superintendent home depart­ ment, Rev. J. T.' Morton of Vermillion. Mrs. Zilla Foster Stevens of St. Louis was one of the foremost instructors of the convention. Ohio Valley Improvement. Col. F. L. Vance, president of the Ohio Valley Improvement associa­ tion, addressed a meeting of the board of trade and Merchants' league at Cairo. He told of the work that has been done in the upper Ohio val­ ley and what the association purposes to 'lo at Cairo. The motto of the asso­ ciation Is "On to Cairo." Five dele­ gates from the board of trade, Mer­ chants' league and city council will represent Cairo at the next meeting of the association, which will, be held at Huntington, W. Va., Nov. 16,17 and 18. Aeeepts Pastoral Call;' The Rev. J. M. Aretson, rector of the Episcopal church at Chippewa Falls, Wis., has accepted a call to be rector of St. Matthews' church, Bloom- ington, one of the largest and wealth­ iest Episcopal churches in the dio­ cese of Springfield!" He was one of the leaders in the, Young Men's Chris­ tian association at Chippewa Falls. Corner Stone Box Is Lost. The members of the First Methodist church of Decatur have been search­ ing In the ruins of the old church, which Is being wrecked, for a box, which was supposed to be in the corner stone, but it can not be found. The box is said to contain valuable relics. Borrow Money for isolation Hospital. The Belleville city council passed an ordinance appropriating $6,000 to pay the expenses of conducting the isola­ tion hospital. The money will-be bor­ rowed. Sixteen patients were admitted to the hospital the .first day. Interurban Capital. The capital stock of the Interurb­ an electric line, which is to be built between Decatur and Bloomington, will be $50,000. The main offices of the company will be in Decatur. Soda Water Men Unite. The soda water bottlers' and help­ ers' u&ion, No. 11,765, has been or­ ganized at Quincy, with William Mc­ Dowell as president, F- Howard sec­ retary and F. Luebke treasurer. Home from Philippines. Prof. Brown Morton, a teacher in the United States schools at Manila, P. I., arrived at Salem a few days ago to visit his parents. Prof. Morton has been in the Philippines for five years. He will return January 1. Band Is Reorganized. The Litchfield band has reorgan­ ized, electing the following officers: T. L.' Beveridge, president; Arthur Neuber, vice president; Dr. Algy Strange, secreft^rf; Max Kruger, treas­ urer; T. A. Gasaway, director.. Defrauds His Comrade. John Hafner, an inmate of the state soldiers' home at Quincy recently re­ ceived $1,030 in back pension, and he placed the money in the hands of (an­ other inmate flamed Jackson. Upon receiving the money Jackson left the ^ Build New Steel Bridge. The Cass county commissioners are putting in a new forty-foot span steel bridge over the big ditch on the Chi­ cago, Peoria and St. Louis railway right-of-way, near Chandlervllle. Number of Death Traps in State Is 1,196, of Which Chicago Has 300. Within the city limits of Chicago there are fully 300 grade crossings be­ tween steam and electric railroads which Engineer F. G. Ewald of the state railroad and warehouse commis­ sion declares should be protected, in order to ,prevent further fatalities. This statement was'in a report which Mr. Ewald made to the commission, and which the commission presented to a gathering of railway officials and railway attorneys. Opposing this need­ ed protection of the public, however, stand a majority of the managements of electric lines, which would be com­ pelled, under existing laws, to stand the bulk of the expense in installing interlocking plants or other safety de­ vices. In the entire state of Illinois, according to the engineer's report, there are^ 1,196 grade crossings made by steam roads with steam roads, or by steam roads with electric roads, 916 of which are wholly unprotected. The .commission told the railroad men that they had hoped that the railroads would take the initiative in the mat­ ter of crossing protection, but as they had failed to do so the commission would go| as far as it can within the law. & Postal Receipts at Cairo. The receipts of the Cairo postofflce for the quarter ending Sept. 30 amounted to $9,655.40, as against $8,- 467.51 for the same quarter last year. This is a gain of nearly 15 per cent Assistant Postmaster Reno says that if the present rate of increase is kept up Cairo will be a first-class postofflce by the end of the year, which closes March 31. The receipts must reach $40,000 for the year before the office will advance in rank. Last year they amounted to $36,587.96. Boys to Exhibit Corn. Interest m the farmers' institute of Madison county, to_ be held at Troy, Nov. 16 and 17, will be increased by the fact that the display of corn grown by the farmer boys of the county from seed furnished them in the spring by the executive committee will be made. About 100 boys have entered their products for the prizes offered. Gives Sister $1. The will of Eugene G. Hagee of Hillsboro has been presented for pro­ bate. After making provision for the payment of debts and funeral expenses the testator gives his sister, Alice W. Hagee, $1, and devised the rest of his property to his wife, M«fy C. Hagee, naming her executrix wlcltout bond. Southern Illinois Dentists. The Southern Illinois Dental soci­ ety will hold its annual convention In Belleville, Oct. 25 and 26. Dr. J. K. Conroy of Belleville Is president of the society. The address of welcome will be delivered by Mayor Kern and the response by Dr. Edward A. Woelk. Family Reunion at Nashville. A family reunion of the Schleifer family was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Schleifer, north of Nashville. Many relatives from Illi­ nois and Missouri were in attend­ ance. Miner Is Hurt. ... James Rhoades of Edwardsvllie was badly injured in the Donk mine at Marysville, by falling In front of a string of empty coal cars and being dragged a considerable distance. Women's Clubs Delegates. Mrs. Finley Russell and Mrs. Anna Glasgow of Pana were elected dele­ gates by the Woman's club to the state meeting, which will be held in Danville Oct. 18-22. Epworth League Paper. At a meeting of the cabinet of the Epworth league of the Decatur district it was decided to publish a quarter­ ly paper in the interests of the or­ ganization. Intercollegiate Prize Winners. C. E. Lyon of Eureka college won the first prize In the intercollegiate contest at Galesburg.' E. S. Edgerton of Knox won second.. Survey New Electric Line, The engineers have begun work for the survey for the proposed elec­ tric railway from Fieldon, Jersey county, to Alton. Baseball Trophy. The Three-Eye league has sent the trophy for the Springfield team, the pennant winners of 1904. It is a beau­ tiful cup. Shoots1 Himself In Temple. Herbert E. Giers of Jerseyville, aged 35 years, committed suicide by shoot­ ing himself in the right temple. - - Brothers Pay $20,000 for Farm. The Culp brothers have purchased the H. D. Zepp stock farm of 400 acres near Tower Hill; consideration, $20,000. They also purchased the Craddlck residence and sixteen acres adjoining for $6,000. ' Woman Is Found Dead. , Mrs."Henry Ware of Butler Grove township was found dead at her home. It is thought that she died of heart disease. Herjiusband had gone to the state fair at Springfield in the morning. ' . Reports Smallpox Cases. The president of the village board of Piper City telegraphed Secretary fflgan of the state board of health that there Were five cases of smallpox at Chatsworth, a neighboring town, and that*he desired the state board to see that the cases were properly quaran­ tined. ; Man and Money Disappear. William Carson, a resident of War- rensburg, has disappeared. When last seen he had $30(r in cash. It i« feared that he has/tnet with foul plajv GOOD STATE POLICY. 8hould Adopt Constitutional Amend* 4 ment--Would Benefit 8tate--Give Chicago New Charter and 8top Left* % isiative Clashes. Every voter in Illinois should know that an amendment to the state coo- 3f stitiition is pending. It is the duty W, of every voter to vote on every const!- tutlonal question submitted to the electors by the general assembly. # This proposed amendment is unusual in that it applies only to one city in || the state--Chicago. It is in reality an enabling act. If ratified it will lift certain constitutional restrictions \lk from the legislature and enable that % body to provide a special charter tot***** the great city oh the lake. Chicago needs a new charter whicU will give the city broader powers In conducting itp local government. Ever since thie cities and villages act, provided by the constitution of 1870, went into effect Chicago has felt that the provisipns of that act were too restrictive. The rapid grpwth.of tho city, its cosmopolitan character, ita widely varied interests, and the prob­ lems in municipal government which these create have for years been a serions embarrassment. These re­ strictions have not been felt la other cities in the state, or, at least, they have not had any serious effect, but with Chicago the harm has been con­ stantly increasing until the situation is almost critical. The amendment itself changes BO existing law* It does not empower the legislature to change any law for any part of the state outside of the city limits of Chicago. It can not change any law applying to that city to the detriment of the rest of the state. Under the provisions of the amendment the legislature can change the revenue system of Chicago as it applies to raising funds for corpora]^ purposes, but it can not affect the state taxes. Chicago can not evade paying the same proportion of the state taxes as she pays now, nor is the movement intended to increase taxation in that city. It is expected to get better results lrom the rev­ enues raised, and to make Chicago a cleaner, better governed, and a more up-to-date metropolis. The amend­ ment requires a majority of all the votls cast at the November election. Every voter in the state should mark his special ballot in favor of this prop­ osition. W Thought He Saw Double. - | Herbert Standing, the actor, whd lS sometimes introduced as "the father of Guy Standing," says that he was once blessed with twins in his fam- 1 '4 Hy. 1 "One day a friend* whose habita would have discouraged a temperance advocate, called to see me," said Mr. Standing. "While he was in the room the nurse brought in the twins and sat them in a chair. "'What do you think of that?' I asked the bibulous one, pointing at the chair and its fat and smiling occu­ pants. 0^* ^ "He gazed at the babies a minute, ^ q rubbed his eyes and shook his bead, looked again and then said: 'He Is a mighty fine baby.' "He saw them both all right, would not believe his own eyes." Give Chicago a chance to conduct its public affairs In a direct, intelli­ gent, properly-timed manner. It can be done by a wise concentration au­ thority, and that can be secured only by a new charter. The amendment will be in line with economy, both city and state. Chicago's present troubles consume a great deal of a legislative session. There will be a distinct gain for the counties in letting Chicago look after itself within the wise limits of an up-to-date charter such as other large cities have and with evident gen­ eral advantage. 'When the ' amend­ ment Is passed the general assembly will be empowered to pass a law granting Chicago a special charter providing for its municipal govern­ ment.--St. Louis Globe Democrat. Rights of Married Persons. Without inviting discussion of thia thomjT question. I may say, writes Labourchere, that my own opinion is-- supposing anybody wants It--that a husband's rights are what he can get- My view of a wife's rights is the same. Whether it is wise for either party to get all that he (or she) can is a ques­ tion of expediency to be decided ac­ cording to circumstances and individ­ ual inclination. The governing prin­ ciple of the situation is that when two people ride the same horse one must ride behind. The question, therefore.^ whenever a conflict bf rights arises, is whether the front seat is worth fighting about, and, if so, how long an& how hard. • ^ Lovers' Quarrel. "Mary's young man has left already and Mary's just gone up to her room in tears," said Mary's mother. wonder what the trouble Is." "I know," chimed in Mary's little brother. "They had a scrap. I heard 'em. Sis said she was givin' him more kisses than he was a-given' her, an* he said it wasn't so. Then they both got mad." No Deadbeits Wanted. *T want some live beets,'* said the young housewife. "Live beets!" echoed the grocery- man. "Yes," she replied. "My husband says he -has no use for dead ones.**. ^ ) A Situation Defined, "Did you have a man dat wa» pfM- ? tic in' how to defend you in de case."* asked the visitor. » "Yass indeed." answered the prison- er. "He wa\practicin' law an' I was de feller he practicin' on." Asked and Answered. *Say," queried the beardless yowtb, "does a woman always mean what she says?" "Well," replied the man with tha absent hair, "if sh«'a married she at* ways does." / "*r.. Close to the Limit- ^ W --Tom--Don't yoxi think ydtigHi# lelgh is rather effeminate? Jack--That'fe what. I met him % the street the other day and he aske4 me if his hat was on straight. Til -V§|