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H I D O f e N PUZZLE PICTURE. FHE MCHENRY PLAIIDEALER McHENRY PLAINDEALER MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. i - •V. Wiwsn ' --TOLD IN-- 7 inA William Brown, a log buyer of Lin­ coln, 111., was probably fatally in­ jured at a hotel at EureKa. Roy Mor­ gan was showing him a revolver, v when it was discharged, the bullet- en- tering the abdomen and coming out of the back. Twenty-one suits, aggregating $147,000, have been filed by nonunion miners of Brookwood, Ala., against the national and local unions, claim? fng their employers were forced by the organization to dismiss them. Ralph Rose, Michigan university's" athlete, will study law at Cornell. Representative Marsh Bf Illinois, who has been suffering with pneumo­ nia at Washington, is considerably improved. State Senator Frank Farris of Steel- ville, Mo., is seriously ill in St. Louis, suffering from an abscess .in the ear and a severe throat affection. Admiral La Peyere and a number of the officers of the Frenfch armored cruiser Duplex were received by Pres­ ident and Mme, Diaz in the City of Mexico. Mystery surreunds the deaths of R. W. Bearden and Charles Slimp, car­ penters, whose bodies were found on Red Mountain near Birmingham, Ala. Philadelphia city ice boat No. 3 was sunk while breaking a channel near Lewes, Del., and the captain and crew of twenty-nine men were res­ cued with difficulty. %. The bodies of three children of George W. Hoeffner of Beardstown, pa., were found under the ice in Con- estoga creek, through which it is sup- I posed they broke while coasting.. A coroner's jury at Louisiana, Mo., found that Mrs. Lou Norvell, who died n.ysteriously near that city, had been poisoned. A Methodist church was dedicated at Monroe, 111., and Rev. Frank Read of Bluff Springs installed as pastor. Emperor William, AQ empress, Crown Prince Frederick William and Prince Eitel Friedrich may all go to southern Europe for the spring. Adrien Mazerat, director general of the Credit Lyonnais, Paris, has been appointed president of the board of di­ rectors in succession of Henri Ger- §main, deceased. J. H. Carr has resigned as postmas­ter at Sylvan, 111., and recommends r discontinuance of the office. Mrs. Jochin Ingwersen of Clinton, Iowa, and her 6-year-old child died of black diphtheria. Six other children are seriously ill. A terrific dynamite explosion at the Joyce camp on the Southern Indiana r railroad, near Clinton, Ind., killed one man and injured three others. Rock Island and Moline saloons would all be closed under the terms of the Tiffany bill, introduced in the legislature, meant for Fort Sheridan, pfi By a decision rendered by Registrar i?r", F. W. Collins of the United States office at, Jackson, Miss., more than $1,000,000 worth of property in Greenville may revert from the state to capitalists in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. The arbitrators In the claim made by the Reid-Newfoundland company against the Newfoundland govern­ ment for $3,488,898 for expropriating the colonial telegraph system, which the Reld company had leased for fif­ ty years, awarded the Reids $1,503,- .100, with 3 per cent interest since Oc­ tober, 1903. The Western Tube company has purchased the stock and machinery of the Soott Drive Wei} Point company of Chicago and will move the plant to Kewanee. 111. The will of Edward A. Goodnow, filed for probate in Worcester, Mass., gives $5,000 each to the Tuskegee institute, Oberlin college and Hugue­ not seminary at Wellington, South Af­ rica. Hampton, Vf.., institute gets $10,000, and the residue of the estate, about $150,000, goes to the American Missionary society. Prince Eitel Friedrich, son of the German emperor, has progressed far toward recovery. The Missouri supreme court, en banc, affirmed the judgment of the lower court, which convicted William Rudolph of the murder of Detective Schumacher and sentenced him to be hanged on March 17. .. J. G. Kimball, general secretary and father of the First Council of Seventy of the Mormon church, has issued a signed statement in Salt Lake City, Utah, denying that he has defended the practice of polygamy, if' * Garret Holloway "and Harry Bush- man were entombed by a cavein at the shale pit at the Sheridan brick "i:' plant fit Brazil, Ind. After an hour workmen rescued them, but Holloway ff was dead and Bushman badly hurt. J United States benator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island and Mrs. , Aldrlch sailed for Europe On the P steamer Baltic. • The Rock Island D. A. R. is boom­ ing Mrs. C. H. Deere of Moline, 111., state regent, for national regent, ! to succeed Mrs. Fairbanks. i David B Henderson, formerly ol ,' Chicago has again become a theatri- " !cal manager, and will start at Wilkes 'hjure, Pa., with a company playing "The Country Girl," "The Geisha," "San Toy" and other musical produo tfons leased from the Daly estate. f The general condition of Prince Ei- tel Friedrich, «on of Emperor William, was good. The suspension bridge spanning the Fontanka river at St. Petersburg col­ lapsed while a detachment, of dra­ goons were crossing, but no livee y were lost.- ' Joseph S,Jqrdan, accused of having given money to State Senators French, Bunkers, Wright and Em mons of the California legislature fov the purpose of Influencing legislation ~" has been released on $9,000 bail In Find the Father. NATIONAL an order requiring the house to file its formal reply by next Monday, and directed that all pleadings shall be in by Feb. 9, so that the trial may pro­ ceed Feb. 10. • I l l i n o i s N e w s Choice items from over the nt&te, specially selected ft " , Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1905. In the senate Messrs. Clafk (Mont.), Dillingham and Teller continued the dis­ cussion of the statehood bill, Mr. Dilling­ ham supporting the measure as it stands and the others contending for amend- ments and the right of the four terri- t'orles to be admitted as so many states. A number of semi-public bills were passed. The senate resolved to insist on its amendments to the army appropria­ tion bill, and a conference committee was appointed. Mr. Proctor reported the agri­ cultural appropriation bill. ,The.J5l1i_cAft" ries appropriations aggregating 16,187.170, an increase of $206,740 over the bill as passed by the house. In the house the postofflce appropria­ tion bill occupied attention during the greater part of the day. The annual fjght over special mail facilities on southern trunk lines came up when Mr. Moon ar­ raigned the Democrats supporting the proposition, charging them with favor­ ing a subsidy which would benefit their sections, while at the same time inveigh­ ing against the Republican party for its attitude regarding subsidies in general. Messrs. Shirley and Sibley discussed rail­ way rate legislation. The conference re­ port on the fortifications bill was adopted. Thursday, Feb. 2, 1905. A bill authorizing the Keokuk and Hamilton Water Power Company to con- Btruct a dam across tne Mississippi river from Keokuk, Iowa, to Hamilton. 111., was passed in the senate. The agricul­ tural appropriation bill was taken up and the provision for the distribution of seeds was discussed at length. In the house a motion to strike out the provision for subsidies for special south­ ern mail facilities in the postofflce appro­ priation bill was lost, 77 to 115. The measure was considered- until adjourn- ment. Friday, Feb. 3, 1905. The senate, sitting as an Impeachment body, received the answer of Juago Swayne to tne articles of impeachment made by the house, and entered an or­ der fixing Feb. 9 as the time when all preliminary pleadings shall be presented, : and Feb. 10 as the date for beginning the regular trial. The regular session was then taken up and Senators Stone, Berry and Mbrgan spoke against the joint state­ hood bill. Senator McCumber presented a memorial from the North Dakota legis­ lature praying for the removal of the tax on alcohol in order that it may be more freely used for fuel, and Senator day a petition from the National Cotton Grow­ ers' association for the appropriation of a "few millions dollars" to extend the mar­ ket for cotton goods. The house passed the postofflce appro­ priation bill, carrying an appropriation of 1180.787,413, after motions to exclude rural carriers from civil service rules and fori the dismissal of postal employes belong­ ing to organizations seeking increased salaries had been ruled out. Bills were passed allowing homeseekers until May 1, 1905. to establish residence on lands for­ merly within the Rosebud and Devil s Lake reservations; authorizing the ex­ tension of the western boundary line qf Arkansas; allowing the Minneapolis, Red Lake and Manitoba Railway company to acquire certain lands in Red Lake Indian reservation, Minnesota, and authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri river between Lyman and Brule counties, South Dakota. Saturday, February 4, 1903. Mr. Long occupied most of the t,m® given by the Senate to the statehood bill with a speech in Support of the bill as it stands. In connection^ with the agricultural appropriation bill there was considerable debate upon the question of forest reserves. The bill was not dis­ posed of. Senator Newlands apoke on the question of railway consolidation, basing his remarks on his resolution for a commission to formulate a national railroad incorporation act. The House joint resolution authorizing the director of the census to publish additional sta­ tistics relating to cotton, and'to gather statistics relating to marriage and di­ vorce was passed. • The House passed the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, carryin* $2,- 107.847, which is an increase for this service of $78,710 over the current ap­ propriation. A number of minor bills were disposed of by unanimous consent. The debate while the diplomatic bill was under consideration was very brief and was devoted to railroad rate legislation and reciprocity treaties. A bill was passed providing for the disposition of pension money due insane pensioners in hospitals for the insane. Oppose LaKfe Bluff Site.' Washington dispatch: Renewal of the fight to take the naval training station away from Lake Bluff is prom­ ised when the naval appropriation bill reaches th§ senate. The navy depart­ ment, which has $250,000 for the erec­ tion of buildings at Lake Bluff, can use more money during the next fiscal year, but to avert a fight In the house no request for this money will bo made until the bill reaches the senate. It is understood to be the plan of sena­ tors from several states bordering on the lakes to attempt to undo the work of the commission whichA located the station at Ghicago. Shortens Naval Academy Term. Washington dispatch: To Increase the effectiveness of the navy's officers, Representative Foss (111.) introduced a bill shortening the term at the naval academy until 1913 to three years, with one year's sea duty, Instead of two, after graduation, and raising the age limit of midshipmen entering the academy from 15 to 17 years. Two grades of vice admirals are created, and a "reserve list" on which cap­ tains are placed for shore duty on reaching the age of 60 and command­ ers at 55. Pleads for Whipping Post. Washington dispatch: "Every ried man who does not support this bill in congress lays himself open td suspicion." This was the statement of Representative Adams of Pennsyl­ vania before the house committee on the District of Columbia, in advocacy of his bill establishing a whipping post in the district Jail for wife-beat­ ers. Wright Ends Long Service. Washington dispatch: After twenty years' service as United States com missioner of labor Carroll D. Wright retired from that office Tuesday. He has left for Worcester, Mass., to as sume the presidency of Clark college, rfls successor, Dr. Charles P. Neill of this city, has taken charge of the bureau of labor. Bank Does Not Exist. Washington dispatch: The comptrol­ ler of the currency issued a statement to the effect that a firm advertising as "Manufacturers' and Merchants' Na­ tional Bank of Bridgeport, Conn.," and offering notes for discount, was using the title in violation of the law, as there is no such bank. Carriers Sell Mining 8tock. Washington dispatch: Postmaster General Wynne has under consider* tion the allegations that a number of carriers of the force of the postofflce at Toledo, O., had been charged with selling mining stocks along their routes during working hour6. 8TATE BOARD OF HEALTH MEETS A ' ' Transacts Business Relating to Vari­ ous Phases of Its Work. { After transacting business of r Im­ portance the state board of health at Its meeting In Springfleldi elected offi­ cers as follows: President, Dr. George W. Webster, Chicago; secretary, Dr.' J. A. Egan, Springfield; treasurer, Dr. P. H. Wessell, Moline. In addition to the above named, Doctors R. E. Nied- ririghaus of Granite City, W. Harrison Hipp of Chicago, Henry Richings of Rockford and J. C. Sullivan of Cairo were present. Vast improvement In the general health and sanitation of the state, as shown in the report of Secretary Egan, was attributed to the rigid sys­ tem of Inspection instituted by the board. Future plans for the board's crusade against tuberculosis were mapped out. Communications from the health officers of several states jand pities commending the board upon its fight were read. In matters relating to the regulation of the practice of medicine in Illinois, several important measures were adopted, including the new schedule for examination of physicians and the resolution giving credit on examina­ tion to old practitioners^, the credit be­ ing in proportion to the number of years in which the applicant has been engaged: in the active practice of medi­ cine. ApjSlications for reciprocity in state medical licenses from other states were considered and reciprocal relations were established with sev­ eral, giving the privilege of practicing in these other states without examina­ tion. Action was taken in regard to the investigation of several medical col­ leges applying for recognition "from the Illinois board. Court iv Seii.'e insurance Problem* In the settlement of the death claim of Martin Kaemtnerer of Belleville, who died last October, the Modern Woodmen of America have a perplex­ ing problem to solve. In 1894 Kaem- merer took out a $2,000 policy through the Belleville camp, hlsrt wife, Catha­ rine, being named as beneficiary. One year later his wife died and he mar­ ried another, from whom he obtained a divorce and married a third wife, but failed to change the name of the beneficiary from that of his first wife. Since his death his widow of the third marriage Is demanding the amount of his insurance. The five sons of the first wife have also filed a claim for the money. The head of­ fice of the order has placed in the hands of a Belleville bank the amount of the policy, pending a settlement of the case in the courts. r ; ; L T Miners Out of Work. ? . The Manufacturers of Duquoln, one of the largest coal companies ih south- er& Illinois, hasi issued a formal an­ nouncement advising employes of the three Jupiter mines of the suspension of operations for an indefinite period. Over 500 men, with a monthly pay roll of $20,000, are affected. The com­ pany has taken this step because of the low market price of coei. Thou­ sands of southern Illinois miners will be idle within a fortnight, according to statements of those who are con­ versant with the situation. MERCHANTS TAKE BAD CHECK8 Alton Business Men Are Victims of Man Who Passes Forged Paper. Several Alton business men com­ plained to the police that they had been swindled by a man giving the name of H. F. Hannar for whom they cashed checks purporting to have been issued by Beall Bros, of Alton. H. A. Hoffman cashed a check for $12.50, giving goods amounting to $5 and $7.50 in change. Hannar ordered goods sent to 616 Washington street, but the family living there reported that goods had been arriving for sev­ eral days which had not been ordered, and they knew nothing of Hannar. The alleged fraud was not discovered until the checks, which bore good Im­ itations of the signature of J. W. Beall# secretary of the company,, rwere presented at several banks. Breese Mine Shuts Down. At the mine of the Consolidated Coal company at Breese the mine owners objected to the check weigh- man for the union, claiming that his work was not satisfactory, and de­ manding that the miners furnish an­ other man in his place. This Jthey re­ fused to do, whereupon the operators closed down the mine for an indefi­ nite time. Two hundred Ininers are thrown out of employment. . -j . Mayor Ellis Is Acquitted. IHayor I. W. Ellis, who has been on trial at Murphysboro, charged with misconduct in office, was acquitted by the jury. The recent grand jury in­ dicted Ellis on two counts--malfeas­ ance and misconduct. The first case was thrown out of the court. The charges against Mayor Ellis are the result of the Murphysboro law , en­ forcement league's activity in munici­ pal affairs. Claim Veteran's Cash. Two years ago Peter Hunnaker, an inmate of the state soldiers' home, died, leaving $584 In cash. There be­ ing apparently no heirs, the' money was given to the Adams county treas­ urer. Recently O. E. Loer of Spring­ field went to Quincy and showed that he could establish a relationship be­ tween thirteen people. He filed claims in their behalf for the money. Gets $1,000 for Injuries. In the circuit court at Salem the suit of William C. McClelland against the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railroad was compromised by the company paying McClelland $1,000 Mr. McClelland was a passenger on the west-bound train which collided with the World's Fair special at Casey- ville last June. He brought suit for $2,000 for personal injuries. Judge 8wayne Replies. Washington dispatch: Through his counsel, Judge Swayne Friday made formal response in the senate to the articles of impeachment made by the house of representatives. In every case the fact charged was admitted, but explained from Judge Sway^e's point of view, and in addition it was oontended that even if the conditions were true as charged they were not of a character to justify proceedings for impeachment for "high crimes and misdemeanors." The answer was read by ex-Senator Thurston, and when he concluded the senate issued Limits Immigration. Washington dispatch: The house committee on Immigration and natur­ alization has authorized a favorable re­ port on the Adams bill to prohibit the entry Into this country of more than 80,000 persons from any one country in any one fiscal year. \ Eligibles Too Courteous. The Alton fire and police commis­ sion cannot get a man'to serve as as­ sistants fire chief. Louis Miller and John Holl, both of whom are eligible, decline the place, neither desiring to take it from the other. Members of the commission say they will soon ex­ ercise their authority to compel one or the other of the two men to take the place. Miller is new acting as assistant chief. • • .« Cotton Statistics. Washington dispatch: The senate committee on census amended and re­ ported the house joint resolution di­ recting the director of the census to cellect and publish additional statis­ tics relating to cotton. Postpone Injunction Bill. Washington dispatch: The house committee on the judiciary voted to postpone indefinitely further consid­ eration of the bill prohibiting the use of injunctions and restraining orders in labor disputes. 8LAYER Jury Accepts 8tory That Tickling Was Cause of Fatal Accident, Terre Haute, Ind., dispatch: A jury which considered Edward Cooper's story thay when Ethel Kelley tickled him as he; was putting his revolver in his pocket he spasmodically threw his arm around and accidentally dis­ charged the weapon, killing her in­ stantly,af^r nineteen hours' deliber­ ation acquitted him because the state had not proved its case beyond a rea­ sonable doubt. COUPLE Masked Men Take Fifty Dollars From Farmer and Wife. Madison. Wis., dispatch: Peter Kin ley, a well-to-do farmer in the town of Vienna;: was called to his door and jumped on by two masked men. who bound the old man and his aged wife, and robbed them of $50. Both are still suffering from the effects of their treatment. Christ Sab1?§was ftrr^ted and held in $1,000 bail. His supposed confed­ erate Is not-yet. found. ( London Anti-Semitic League. London cable: The anti-Semitic league is receiving much support. The league repudiates hostility to the Jew| on racial or religious grounds, but al­ leges-their Influence In finance is in­ jurious to the public Interest. Italian Count Commits Suicide. Milan cable: Count Hippolito Ma laguzzl Valerl committed suicide ih cab. He was a keeper of state archives and author of historical works. His suicide is attributed to nervous prostration from overwork. Death of Illinois Pioneer. Bloomington, 111., dispatch: Charles Sterling, aged 83, father of Congress- Iran John A, Sterling, died at his home in Leroy. He was a pioneer res­ ident eT McLean conqsff^ Circuit Judge Is Restrained. Lexington, Ky., dispatch: Circuit Judge Parker has been restrained by the court of appeals from taking fur­ ther steps in the arrest of the Hargis and Callahan feudists. ; ^ Prepares for Convention. The local committee has commenced active preparations for entertaining the state convention of the Commerce Protective association, which meets in Quincy on April 15. Mine Driver Is Injured. James Bradley, a driver In the Yoch mine at Alma, was caught in a wreck of his car in the mine and suf­ fered a fracture of his right leg and Internal Injuries. Gets Legacy of $5,000. Edith Matthews, daughter of Harry B. Matthews of Alton, has received notice that by the will of a deceased aunt in St. Louis she has been left $5,000. Consul Is Promoted. George E. Anderson, formerly ed­ itor of the Springfield Evening News who was recently appointed consul at Hangeuow, China, has been promot ed to the consulship at Amoy, China an ofRce of much higher rank and with greater possibilities. Fire Renders Family Destitute. A dwelling at Hop Hollow, two miles west of Alton, was destroyed by fire, including all of the household goods and the clothing of the family. Mr. and Mrs. Plum were away at the time, and a neighbor was staying with their three youngest children. The fire started in the kitchen flue. They had no insurance. They appealed to t5e police matron at Alton for help. - National Guard Order*. Adit.-Gen. Scott has issued the fol. lowing Illinois national guard orders: Benjamin Zweig, captain, and W. J, Berry, flrst lieutenant, company C, o| the 1st infantry, are ordered to re. port for examination, February 28, iq . Chicago. Dishonorable discharges--Private Kenneth Nor^i*, company C, 6th in­ fantry; Priva".* Coyne, troop A, 1st! cavalry; Privates John Kappes, John Foerster and Walter Houser , of troop C, 1st cavalry. Honorable discharges --. Privates Ross Porter, Bert Nennis, Albert Gra­ ham and William Mackey, troop H, 1st cavalry, at Macomb, 111.; Corp. E*. R. Ellig and Privates Dale ESarel, Ed­ ward Parr, A. D. Snare, Caspar Kyscki and Vergil Hammon of troop G, 1st cavalry, at Peoria. Asks $15,000 for Injuries. William Yonkers of Taylorville has commenced suit in the circuit court for damages in the sum of $15,000 against the Christian County Ccal company. The complainant had a leg mashed off by falling slate while at work In the company's mine several months ago, and he attributes the ac­ cident to negligence on the part of the company. Quinfne Causes Insanity. Henry Brcrxmeier, a Quincy grocer, got out of boi at 4 o'clock in the morn­ ing, and. going into the kitchen, picked lip a butclicr knife, with which he slashed his throat in two places, par­ tially severing the windpipe. He also attempted to kill his "two children. He Has been suffering from grip, and Is supposed to have become temporarily insane fronv the disease and exces­ sive use of quinine. His injuries are not considered fatal. Kills Smalt Postoffices. The advent of rural free delivery In central Illinois is almost weekly sound­ ing the death knell of small postof­ fices. They are no longer needed since the rural carrier has commenced to make his daily tours. Four old-time offices in Kane county have suspended. East Plato, Youngsdale, McQueen station and Plato Center falling under the ban. Fleet Is Icebound. An immense field of ice extends from Crain's island, three miles be­ low Chester, to the steamboat land­ ing in Chester, completely blocking the river. The steam ferry boat and tue government fleet are solidly ice­ bound and all travel from one side of the river to the other is on the ice. Women's Label League. The following are the newly elect­ ed officers of the Mattoon Woman's Label League: President, Mrs. Henry Littleton; vice president, Mrs. H. Hedges; recording secretary, Mrs. Benjamin Drlscoll; financial secre­ tary, Mrs. Martha Toole; treasurer, Mrs. A. R. Caton. Infant Dies ip Mother's Arms. When Mrs. Katie Pool, wif6 of CharleB Pool, East St. Louis, awoke she found her little 6-weeks-old daugh­ ter dead in her arms. The doctor stated that the baby had been dead for several hours. Mrs. Pool stated that the baby seemed to be in good health w.hen she retired. Plasterers' Union Officers. The Plasterers' union of Taylor-, vllle has elected the following offi­ cers: President, O. D. Kelley; vice president, James Tolle; secretary and treasurer, S. J. Osborne; financial secretary, John Fisher. Church Reduces Debt. *The congregation of St. Rose of Lima Catholic church at Quincy has reduced .its indebtedness $700 and started a building fund for the erec tion of a new church. Old 8ettler Is Dead. Fred Johanning, Sr., aged 60,. tpr dead from typhoid fever. He had lived in the vicinity of Waterloo for more than forty years. He was prooa- inent and wealthy. • 1 .> Leiter Imports Many Laborer*. Another contingent of laborers, probably the largest of the recent im- port&tioas, bave been taken to Zelg- ler. . V f ,JS. / • .... T,.' ,,.ir Fails Down Coal Chute. Frank Bieser of Mascoutah was badly injured by falling down the coal chute at the Koll coal mines.' ^ Quincy Race MHtlngi. The Quincy Driving club has made arrangements to hive two race meet- ingp in Quincy this year Brakeman Is Hurt. C. R. Booge, a brakeman on the Burlington route, was struck by the timbers in an overhead bridge north ot Quincy. His injuries are serious. Cheap Acres. H. N. Schuyler has sold 160 acres of land in Roundtree township to Ben B. Johnson foqr $4,060. ' • T' Belleville Educator Wes. Prof. Franz X. Hock, assistant su­ perintendent of the Belleville schools for ten years, and for the past three years teacher in the high school, died at St. Elizabeth'8 hospital, after brief illness, aged 60 years. Fire at Harrisburg. Fire destroyed the colored Method­ ist church, the residence of William Montgomery and William Jackson and partially burned two other resi dences at Harrisburg. Total loss, $15,000. . Young Girl li Insane. Minnie Stamm, aged 16, daughter of William Stamm of Modoc, has been adjudged insane and ordered to the insane asylum at Anna, where her mother has been an inmate for several years. Montgomery Tax Rate. The rate of taxation for municipal purposes in the various, cities and vil­ lages in Montgomery county is as fol­ lows: Butler, $2 on the $100 as­ sessed valuation; Coffeen, $2; Don- nellson, $2; Farmersvllle, none; Fill­ more, $2; Harvel, $2; Hillsboro, $2.53; Irviilg, $1.60; Litchfield, $2.20; Nokomis, $1.85; Raymond, $2; Wag­ goner, $2; Walshvllle, $1.20; Witt, $1.75. < Christian County Y. M. C. A. The following have been elected di­ rectors of the Christian county Y. M. C. A.: Samuel Anderson, O. B. Brit- ton, W. M. Dalbey, W. E. Andrews, I. N. Richardson, L. Chestnut and C. M. Parker of Taylorville; B. F. Win­ ters, Stonlngton; Samuel Cushlng, E. C. Watson, I. L. Long and S. A. Shafer of Assumption; E. T. Rankin and Robert Armstrong of Morrison- ville. H!qh School Orchestra. The Nnfrhville high school orchestra will be o-ganized during the week with the following members: Violins, Noah Henley, Philip Reither and Hugh Green; cornet, Albert Watts; slide trombone, Leon Courtney; gui­ tars, William Borders; mandolin, Clarence Meyer; piano, MiM ' Kate Watts; drums, Harry Grewe. Octogenarian Dies. J, W. Bratton, one of Madison coun­ ty's oldest residents, died at Liberty Prairie. He was 80 years of age and had resided in the locality In which he died for more, than half a century. He leaves many descendants. The farm on which he resided was origin­ ally purchased for $7 an acrQ*. Employment for ConvhSthf. * ^ Machinery has been installed at the Chester penitentiary for the manu­ facture of brooms, feather dusters, rfops and willow baskets. These new industries will give employment to quite a number of convicts and will materially reduce the prison ex­ pense account. .Breaks Every Rib. Ed Manning, an employe of the Southern Railway company, residing at East St. Louis, was injured by fall­ ing ice while unloading a car. Every rib in his body was brpken, and his lungs were pierced in many places. Fireman Falls From Engine. Bert Carter, a fireman employed on the Illinois Central railroad, fell from his engine at the roundhouse in East St. Louis and broke his left arm. Inlerurban Chain Is Completed. Announcement has been mode that the * Alton, Jacksonville & Peoria Railway company has secured the last franchise needed between Alton and Jacksonville, Murrayville having granted a franchise. • * MIRRORS SAY Withdraw Troops from Ztegfer. The state troops having been or­ dered withdrawn from Ziegler. The es^mate of the total cost to the state f»f the maintenance of the troops there totals $15,000, about $300 per day. * New Collector Takes Office. )• The office of the collector at in ternal revenue for the 8th Illinois district of Springfield has been for­ mally turned over to Col. Frank L. Smith of Dwight, who succeeds I. R. Mills of Decatur, who was kttM in the Litchfield wreck. . Unitarians to frulld. The Unitarian congregation of AL ton has engaged its pastor, Rev. ebaner, for another year, he new church building at Alhy streets will be started Miner Is Injured, Joseph Ladendecker was caught un der a fall of coal at the Suburban mine, near Belleville, and severely In­ jured. He was taken to St. Ellu betb's WOODBURY'S 55S by its rare liffity to noumh ana cleanse iite minutely coaxtructed cuticle permits us tt make' a good looking-glass impression, • f]Jr - J *'i- j'.'.i "in. ^ • 25 cents ACAKE. [ ; ^ INITIAL OFFER. In ease your dealer eanoel mpt^ T^ send us his name and we'will send prepaid, to any address for $1.00 the following toilet requisites. .1 Cake Woodbury's Facial Soajx, • , V.'; ."iTube " " Facial Creai*^>i.,u, • ; «i|;.- «» " . Dental Creasa^' Xftdx v f , . . . ' Face Powder., ^Together with our readable booklet Beauty's Masque, a careful treatiae oB tlitf care of the "outer self." Bobklet free on application. THE ANDREW JERGENS CO* > CINCINNATI, O. tOOK LOAN OF GLASSES. 8treet Car Passengeip Tells of Limit in Borrowing. If you want an instance of borrow- Ihg carried to the limit," said the man , to whom glasses are a necessity, "just let me tell you what happened to me the other day. I came home in a sur­ face car. Beside me sat a man evi­ dently about my own age. I didn't pay much attention to him during the first part of the trip, for I had * paper and was interested In that. But by and by I got tired of reading and tucked the paper away In my pocket. Then the man spoke. " 'Are you through with your pa­ per?' he asked. "For the present,' I said; 'but I will read it again when I get hom*. However, if you would like tou. bor­ row it a while I don't mind lending it.' "Oh, no,' said the man, 'I dont want your paper, I have three of nay own. The trouble is I can't read them.. can't see. I left my glasses at th» office. I thought maybe yours might suit. If you're not going to use then» would you mind letting me try?' 'The very audacity of the request deprived me of the power of refusal* and what did I do but take off those precious glasses that not a soul but myself had been allowed to handle since the day I bought them, and sit there staring blankly and sightlessly through the window, while my neigh­ bor cocked the glasses astride his nose and calmly read the evening news."--New York Press. Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley. This great rich region by the end of this twentieth' century will' in all probability have 400,000,000 people in­ stead of the 40,000,000 it has to-day, and it will be the seat of the vastest Industries ever known and will con­ stitute the grandest domain ever gained to civilization. It can feed, clothe and employ a population equal to that of China and the day of reali­ zation is not so very far in the future. With New Orleans as its chief ocean outlet there will be here one of the greatest commercial cities of the world.--New Orleans Picayune. A FELLOW FEELING. • V Why She Felt Lenient Towards the Drunkard. A great deal depends on the point ot •lew. A good temperance woman was led, in a very peculiar way, to revise her somewhat harsh judgment of the poor devil who cannot resist his cups and she is now the more charitable. She writes: "For many years I was a great suf­ ferer from asthma. Finally my health got so poor that I found I could not lie down, but walked the floor whilst oth-" ers slept. I got so nervous I oould not rest anywhere. "Specialists told me I must give up the use of coffee--the main thing that I always thought gave me some relief. I consulted our family physician, and he, being a coffee fiend himself, told me to pay no attention to their ad­ vice. Coffee had such a charm for me that in passing a restaurant and get­ ting a whiff of the fragrance I could not resist a cup. i lelt very lenient towards the drunkard who could not pass the saloon. Friends often urged toe to try Postum, but I turned a deaf ear, saying, 'That may do for people tp> whom coffee is harmful, but not for me--coffee and I will never part' t "At last, however, I bought a pack­ age of Postum, although I was sure 1 could not drink It. I prepared It as directed, and served It for breakftpt. Well, bitter as I was against it. 1 must say that never before had I tasted a more delicious cup of coffee! From that day to this (more than two .years) I have never had a desire for the old Coffee. My health soon re- . turned; the asthma disappeared, I be­ gan to sleep well and in a short time I gained 20 pounds in weight. "One day I handed my physician the tablets he had prescribed for me, telling him I had no use for them. He stayed for dinner. When I passed him his coffee cup he remarked: 'I am glad to see you were sensible enough not ' to let yourself be persuaded that coffee was harmful. This is the best cup of coffee I ever drank,' he continued; 'the trouble is so few people know how to make good coffee.' When he got his second cup I told him he was drinking Postum. He was Incredu­ lous, but I convinced him, an£ now he uses nothing but Postum in Ms hom^ and has greatly improved in health.** Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Look In each package for the fa­ mous little book, "The Road to Well- vUle."