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pCi *NNiL wNwt.^' THE PENINSULA. HO Bring Boston and N*w York HffiirTogcther by the -Wft^v fleets-Advantages WWdlgf^: Will Be Gained. , When the Cape Cod canal is ftn- flbhed in three years,-the time set by Its promoters, New York city will be 140 miles Bearer the Hub by sea and aailes closer by the sound route. Estimates from Buch data as are available indicate that a tonnage of coastwise trade of 22,000,000 tons > now passes annually around Cape Cod toy an or partly open sea routes. The pnajor portion of this is expected to jbe diverted through the canal by the •very low tariff promised and the (averting of delay and danger associ­ ated through a greater part of the year with navigation in the stormy waters and sweeping tides oft Cape Old and the fogs which menace craft there, as also in treacherous Vine- jjrsrd sound, a part of the "inside" route. Most of the tonnage is coal, And cheaper fuel for the mills of northern New England is one of the •pnost important commercial prospects. 0f the proposed canal building. Strategic values of such a canal to iwar vessels of light draft are of fed­ eral importance. It should be a (great boon to yachtsmen. From the shore of Buzzard's bay, /beginning in the town of that name, the canal is to be cut through the ttarrowest part of Cape Cod, the ter­ minus of Massachusetts bay being at Barnstable. From shore to shore is »ven and one-half miles. Shoals in ird's bay will require dredging additional distance of four and miles, according to Mr. Flan­ 's engineers* report, and will, the total length of canal build- lag 13 miles, with a depth through- jout at low tide of 25 feet It follows the valley of the Monument and Scus- Iset titers, and is so straight thai the nia^ium deviation is only 600 feet, SfeQut a half mile on each side of line. engineering problem faces the Mir., Flanagan said, as it is a question of removing so million cubic feet of earth. | minimum width of the bottom . ' p i S f 1 2 5 f e e t , e x t e n d i n g a t f o u r wtttis for the passage of vessels go­ ing In opposite directions to 200 feet pid V0 feet on the surface. The ̂ * of the soil will render un- anj retaining construction on thl sl|fce*6ept at a few Wnts of --no grefttlsngth, where ordteary rip- rap will ail that is required. • The estimate of • the - actual cost of conatrectkm is $10,000,000, but aid allowance ifc made in these \figures for a contractor's profit It is ballfvsd that the canal can be completed in three years at an outlay of 000,000. For naval purposes the canal will have a value, as it will be navigable for second class cruisers, torpedo and gun boats and submarine craft. Idealists may see in it a link in that ocean to ocean route by inland wa­ ters which has been a dream of im­ aginative naval strategists for gen- .AN KRpWiKi ̂ CUr»BOARO. Bit of Kitchen. 4 p' TH CO I f# I ^outh V*V*«; BAY % • "f¥r Map Showing Location of the Canal. erations. Vessels of light draught would be able to pass by a wholly in­ side route from Cape Ann to New York, thence by the New Jersey Canal to the Delaware river, to the Chesapeake by another canal, through the Dismal swamp to the son ads of the North Carolina coast, and 'Jience to Fernandina, Fla. t There is an old project to utilize the St Mary's river for a portion of a water highway across Florida und build a canal to the gulf from t\e head of the St Mary's. At the otber end of the gulf theorists have devised a scheme for the ascent of the Colo­ rado river by war vessels of ll&ht draught, utilization of the proposed Inland lakes, part of the irrigation system, the building of a canal to the Gila river and thence gain access to the Gulf of Lower California. Not the least of the advantages of the proposed Cape Cod canal would be its value to yachtsmen who are chary to "going on the shoals" in their light craft to make a trip from New York to Massachusetts Bqy |p? yachting contests there. , • ^ f '0m. " ftrpenter shoald not be satisfied with making only pretty and ornamental thl n*i -far her house. There are innumerable articles of use which will come well within the scope of her workmanship, and for provid­ ing the same she will receive grateful thanks from the members of the household. Here, for Instance, Is the sketch of an Ironing cupboard, wherein can b« stowed away all the requisites for getting up fine linen and lace. In a small establishment, where means are limited, it often falls to the lot of one member of the household to under­ take the washing and pressing of many small articles of apparel, which, by reason of the delicacy of their material, would soon go to pieces if subjected to the somewhat rough treatment accorded to the general washing. Many women like to wash their fragile pieces of old lace or em­ broideries themselves, and these often require the application of a flatirbn to give them a smart appearance. The little cupboard here shown- could vory well find a place In either a bedroom or bathroom. It is so nar­ row--not more than nine Inches deep --that It occupies no appreciable space when placed against the wall. The door and molding can be bought ready made, and then there is only the body of the cupboard to be joined together and fitted inside with si divid­ ing plank -$§d several small, shelves. These latter are intended for «holdiqg per] jMiAtfflg «tbve, necessai l^tiHtff^wbrk. ' \ Two-thirds pf this be reserved % for the taWe, whiato la the item in the whole coi Montreal Herald. It one end with a couple of clamps, which can be hooked Into sockets fixed,any where to the wall or to the end of a table, to keep it quite steady, while beneath the other rounded end The Ironing Cupboard Is a trestle screwed on with ft hinge, so as to enable It to be folded up when not in use. The top should be covered with a tightly stretched flan­ nel or cloth, and then, with the addi­ tion of a tub of hot water you are provided with the apparatus for the getting up of collars and cuffs--even a shirt waist, if desirables--the whole thing put together in a moat compact and convenient form. IN PILOT SERVICE. Every one, most, knows that the big steamers enter New York har- under the guiding hand of a pilot is picked up in the outer harbor, System under which ^infea* wori£-ift- of the long years ra^ftgtfcrotiiii which they must _ considered quail- oomj»nd one of the great jlf»|athuuu. IKLwas not so very many r jago W|pjtt every pilot was for and 'ttadsed as far east as in the eagerness to pick up a and beat his rival. It was ease of the pilot with the swift- «it si&kooner and the greatest daring ' the best berths, but now all changed. All the pilots are ^ftk'-'few* organization, they have their ftteamers to carry them out to where they piok up the big and they take their turn in them through the narrows and |r docks. boats of the pilots are named bw York and the New Jersey :||)Rppowerful, large steamers. Jg|pNf|l<i0 feet long, the former built |||j|i||l, the latter of wood. The sys- $sm gilder which they work is as fol- .jlewsf ' The New York is known as the station boat and her duty is to take pilots off the outward bound ehlps, while the duty of the New Jer­ sey is,to put them aboard the inward - jiomC steamships. v, :-|ft"i|e case of a pilot who leaves the and guides a vessel up Into the fcarbof. As soon as she warps into tier pier he reports at the pilot office jftt No.v 17 State street Here Is a jgreat blackboard, with two long rows pne marked "Outward" and "Reserve." The pilot who brought in the ship is then on the "outward" list The of ships is reported hour- the custom house, and if It be the turn of the man just in, Wfll be appointed to take that one •#». If he get to sea with her be- %he men who come immediatetly him with their vessels (some- he might not, though, for various ) his name is placed first on reserve" list Pilots are put aboard at least 16 a day; and the next morning the New Jersey, having put so many men on inward bound ships, has to draw her supply from the reserve list of men. There' are still three of the old sailboats in commission on what we call the southern group watching for vessels from South and Central Amer­ ica anfl the West Indies. In the Sandy Hook service then a are 140 pilots and 13 apprentices. When the New York and New Jersey pilots amalgamated some years ago and built the two steamboats there was such a predominance of the for­ mer tn the business that & ratio of expense and profits was agreed upon, the stipulation being that seven parts out of every ten in the profits, work­ ing expenses, fixed charges and every* thing else should go to the New Yorkers. The pilots paid for and own both their boats, the New York hav­ ing been designed by A. Cary Smith and built at a cost close to 990,000. The New Jersey, being of wood. Oldest of the apprentices, of which there are six on one boat and seven on the other, is always known as the boatkeeper, with one boatkeeper on each boat He acts as a sort of boat­ swain and also handles the donkey when launching the yawl. A young man must serve as an apprentice for five years. But before he is even permitted enrollment as such ho must serve a certain length of time on ap­ probation, according to his lights, to demonstrate whether or not he Is lit for the calling at alL When he has made good and Is ac­ cepted, he serves for the five years, doing the work of an ordinary tore- mast o& deck hand, pplishing brass, puUlng*the yawl, steering, painting, splicing and doing all such work about the<fltecks. And,; most impor­ tant of all, he never eeases to ob­ serve and stow away. • At the end of five years, if he Is apt, he gets his "18-foot branch," which means that he is now fit to take in or out of the harbor vessels drawing not more than 18 feet of water. At serves for one year, when he acquires his "22-foot branch," at which he also re­ mains for one year, at the end of which time he receives his "full branch," authorising him to conduct in and out the deepest vessels afloat. Most Modern Salt Plant lor the Table Without Ever Be- Touched by Harfidt.* * hundred barrels every*.- 24 fu#e salt--mihed, purified and packed ready for the without the touch of a hand-- the last achievement in salt , the final fonnd in Educed production, says the Technical elty of Saginaw there has completed and put in oper- most modem salt plant In The rock salt is mined and t to the surface'in the form of through wells nearly 800 feet This brine is pumped into a land filtered and run Into settling From there it is,$awn off into where the salt crystallization most interesting action. $j§$aming surface of the soon breaks and sinks down, to be fol­ lowed by another, and the crystalliza­ tion then proceeds rapidly. It is a fact that the estimated capacity of each grainer, of 100 barrels every 24 hours, is being greatly exceeded, and more than 130 barrels are being made. No such fast salt making was ever known before," said Sajt Maker Mason. "It beats all how the crystals form on the bottom and sides of the grainer. I never saw anything like it, and I have been making *"U aid good salt, too--for 25 years,." ? Dr. Lapponl's Successor. Dr. Ettore Marchiafaya, who sue ceeded the late Dr. Lapponi as private physician to the pope, was born 52 years ago at Clvlta Veccba and was principally educated In Home, where he is now professor of pathological anatomy at the university. He is the discoverer of the malarial parasite and the originator of the scheme by which the eternal city has bee ~ r - * ' * . " % 1 r V V - • ' "d: ~ < ' ^ . ; • . . . Twin Houses with One Drawing-Room r: OtAfiRKft 5HJVW5 JLptKG PETITION 8ETWWH BOOMS IK tOSIBEKCES <* JO&TEWOOItE ttHMSOK #M> KR..D0UGIA& KWEKSOty, *<* 750 *%£ tfcXK WEKUE Unique Architectural Innovation. To provide communication direct be­ tween the twin houses of Douglas Rob­ inson and Mrs. Theodore Robinson, Nos. 750 and 752 Park avenue, the construction of which has been going on for several months, Mr. Robinson and Mrs. Robinson have developed an idea which is entirely original, re­ marks the NejL York Herald. By the manip^|ion $'a wall in the shape of wai$Koting, -reinforced with steel and ma*!| fireproof, the two houses wUlbemii^.,^ V ' Although^q|te|g)r separate In con­ struction, by a^rever arrangement pro­ vided in the plans of the architects, the massive wall can be moved silent­ ly, and with the application of power (supplied by a single pair of hands. When the wall, which is on the second floor, is sent on its ballbearing attach­ ment two spacious drawing-rooms will be thrown into one. It was after weeks of planning that the movable wall was DRILLING HOLES IN GLAS& How It May Be Done Without Break- t Ing It. The following method of drilling holes in eyeglasses, which can also be used for drilling other glass articles, i£ described by a correspondent of the Optical Journal as follows: . made possible. So carefully Is the construction accomplished that when the wall is closed it is impossible for one to detect the opening between the two structures. So finely drawn are the decorations of the pillars from which the wall moves that the eye is not able to dis­ cern any break in the general aspect of the drawing rooms. It is intended to have the colors and decorations har­ monize, one drawing-room with the other.- v " 'Y When the wall is in place it presents a solid bank of wainscoting, prettily decorated. When the twin houses are entirely completed a reception will be given in the form of a housewarming for the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Robin­ son, and the movable wall will receive a practical test The houses are of Colonial design, with a facade of gran­ ite at the first story and marble trimmed brick above. The entrances will be flanked with tall lamps of ori­ ental design. * Y ̂ Plan of Italian Banker. To help supply the demand in Amer­ ica for good servants and also to help Italian Immigrants to good places, an Italian banker of New York city pro­ poses to train Italian women in mo(|el houses before they leave home. He plans to open in northern Italy practi* cal schools of domestic service equipped with American laundries, kitchens and dining-rooms, where girls may learn free of charge the work that will be required of them. Then they , will come to this country, where they will easily secure places on the strength of their practical education. It is thought that persons of Influence In both countries will be ready to help this work, which is philanthropic in the best sense in that it promotes the efficiency of the worker and Insures good service to the employer. y Drilling an Eyeglass* Take an old three-cornered file and grind it to a point, being careful not to draw the temper, and make the point sharp as can be with a moderate­ ly long taper. Now break off the point by pressing the file with one of the flat sides against a piece of steel or your vise. This will leave the end slightly rough, with three cutting corners. Now slip a strap over the lens where you want to drill the hole and Insert the point of the file through the large hole in the strap and rotate the file, using a moderate pressure. When about half way through the lens reverse and drill from the other side, as the lens Is apt to chip or break if you drill all the way from one side. Moisten the drill with benzine to which a small quantity of oil has been added, or turpentine. If worst comes to worst, and neither benzine nor tur­ pentine is handy, moisten the tip of the drill liberally by wetting it on the tongue. To enlarge the hole use a reamer or .a small, round file moistened as above. If you use the file turn it backward. Drills may be made In other shapes, as grtndinl the JRtd of a broken sound hie to ̂ m eAwf like a chisel or like an ordtoftry drifi. If made-chisel edge be «fn> that the «omers are >ft COM- ' • l&r ljMf*0flTANCE One far the* Abolition of the Grand Jury. System Introduced --For of ConstitU" . " tionai Amendment. ^ In a short sea&Cfc of the legislature January 24 Mr. Mc- Goorty Introduced a bill for the aboli­ tion of the fraad jury system, pro­ poning to substitute for the present procedure of trial on indictment a procedure of trial on Information filed by the state's attorney, such informa­ tion to set forth the nature of the of- fense alleged to have been committed, with the same certainty as heretofore required of the indictment. It Is pro­ vide^ that with the exception of cer­ tain* s'peclfied cases information shitll not be filed until after preliminary examination by a justice of the peace, police magistrate, or some other com­ mitting magistrate. If the defendant be a corporation or person a fugitive from justice dr If it be apparent that the ends of justice are defeated by preliminary examination then the In­ formation may be filed without It The joint' resolution Introduced in the senate by Senator Campbell pro­ viding for the submission of a con­ stitutional amendment to the people at the next general election Is the one drawn by the civic federation in Its effort to Becure revenue reform. Among other bills presented was an anti-cigarette bill by Representative Young, prohibiting retail trade in cigarettes or materials for their manufacture, but not attempting to Interfere with the use of them or with the sale by jobbers in Interstate com­ mence. Representative Allen introduced a b i l l e x t e n d i n g s u f f r a g e w o m e n I n the election of presidential electors, members state board Lof equaliza­ tion, clerk appellate cetfrt, county col­ lector, county, surveyor, members of board of assessors, board of review, sanitary district trustees, and all: of­ ficers of cities, towns and villages except police magistrate. • ' By joint resolution both houses ad­ journed until January 29, the work being held back by the fact that the house committees have not been ftp- pointed. Diphtheria at Urbana. -> v The state board of heW#;'#fli^i&ti- fled that there were 12 cases of diph­ theria at Urbana, the seat of the Uni­ versity of Illinois, and that one death had resulted from the epidemic of the disease which recently appeared in the university town. All of the cases have been traced to the flVst one which de­ cently appeared In the university town. All of the cases have been traced to the first one which de­ veloped and the spread of the malady was among those exposed. A strict quarantine has since been established and It is not believed that the disease can make further head wfty. Epworthians Buy 8ite. The Chautauqua comhtlttee -4f the State Epworth league has purchased a site at Quiver Lake, near Havana, HI., for Its permanent home. The tract consists of 45 acres, and a number of lots at $100 each have already been purchased. At the meeting of the chautauqua committee several weeks ago it was decided that Havana would be the best place for a permanent lo­ cation. The place selected is^said to be an Ideal place for a chautauqua. Dr. Hardt Appointed. The board of trustees of the asylum for feeble-minded children elected Dr. Harry Godfrey Hardt, first assistant physician for the Northern Hospital for the Insane at Elgin, as superin­ tendent of the Lincoln institution. Dr. Hardt is a graduate of Rush Medical college and has served in several Cook county hospitals. He was recommend­ ed for the place by the state board of charities, which held a session in Springfield last week. Y: • Training Future Engineers. ' The technical colleges in which the future engineer is to be trained has several important characteristics to maintain. First, to educate scien­ tifically and technically those who shall lead the march of the coming civilization in Industrial lines; sec­ ond, to educate the public to ft true sense of the value of applying scien­ tific principles to industrial process­ es; third, as the; university has for one of ks functions the extension of human knowledge in any and all lines, so the technical colleges will recognize that, the investigation of questions relating to Applied science is within their own sphere of useful­ ness. While the university asks no questions about the usefulness of the information gathered within Its walls, says Scientific American, the techni­ cal college must make Its investiga­ tions }n fields that are distinctly use* fill. - • . 'Wind Pressure on Buildings. A wind pressure of SO pounds per square foot Is specified in the New York building IMp- buildings mors than 100 feet high, erlth an allowable unit stress of 50 per cent more fhan for dead or live loads. Fowler gives 20 pounds for buildings less than 20 feet high and 30 pounds for buildings 60 feet high; with no extra allowable lnptttstress> >pf. for such but at- ii^uh* a« tof the Ib^ise wish to 0m- It.' Resolutions providing Ihquiry have been drawn, tempts to secure attention have been a fahnre up to date. Speaker Shurt- leff whs askeid She would permit their Introduction, and he said he| would not It is proposed now to prepare the resolutions in the shape of a bill and present them. In, the senate the state deposit bill came to a jpolnt which is regarded as its official finish. Senator Jones ask­ ed immedlAte consent to have it re­ called from third reading for amend­ ment to eradicate its taint of un­ constitutionality. It was decided, though, to bring the bill back from third reading and send it to the judi­ ciary committee, where it rests in peace. Among the bills introduced in the senate was one by Senator Berry, by request, increasing the fees allowed Mate's attorneys. In Chicago, by the voluntary action of State's attorney Healy, all fees in ex­ cess of $10,000 are turned into the county, but the law permits him to re­ tain them, as It does officials of other counties, who are paM a salary of $400 a year. The new Mil -provides that for murder, manslaughter, kidnaping, arson and forgery cases the state's at­ torney shall receive $50; for any other case punishable by Imprisonment in the penitentiary, $30, and for cases in courts of record, including appeals from the justice courts, $15. The pres­ ent law allows $20 for a felony case. Senator Billings of Chicago intro­ duced a bill providing that the .state board of charities and the superin­ tendent of public instruction provide test cards by which the eyesight of public school pupils shall be tried o n c e e v e r y y e a r . . . . • 1 . . . . . Bill Hits Express Companies. fcxpreas companies operating^- fhe state of Illinois are declared common, carriers and placed under the jurisdic­ tion and control of the state railroad and warehouse commission, according to the terms of a bill Introduced in the house Tuesday by Representative/ C. S. Hearn of Quincy. The commission "shall have the power, and it shall be its duty, to fix and establish reasonable, fair and just rates of charges for each kind of class of property money, parcels, merchandise, packages and otheir things to be charged for and received by each express company, or carriers by express separately or conjointly, doing business over the line of any railroad or other carrier between points wholly within the state of Illi­ nois," declares the bill. The measure provides a penalty of $500 for every violation, and ,it states with much de­ tail provisions for the control of the railroad and warehouse commission over all Illinois express rates. All express companies also must file with the commission copies of all contracts or. agreements with all other express or with railroad com­ panies And/ printed schedules of «ll rates. Y Y,. , YY First Bills Passed. Y The first bill of sessionY#as passed by the house January 23. It was the measure introduced by Mr. Kirkpatrick providing for two addi­ tional terms of the circuit court of Franklin county, and was passed, 129 to 0. The senate passed a bill of Sen­ ator Humphrey's providing that com­ plaint and examination in cues of Il­ legitimate births may be made fo the county or municipal courts. . Training School for Doctors.- Declaring that one person In every 90 in Cook county is mentally unsafe and requires watching, the state board of charities presented its biennial re- ffort to Gov. Deneen, Indorsing the es­ tablishment at Kankakee of a training school for doctors employed in the dif­ ferent deteailon hospitals In the state. May Imftet City Officials. Opponents of the presetrt etty ad ministration made an effort before the Sangamon county grand jury to bring about the indictment of Mayor "Harry Devereaux, former City Comptroller James Hall and City Treasurer Wil­ liam Dowllng on charges of the misap­ propriation of city funds. The officials are accused of diverting from certain of the regular funds of the city some $50,000 with which to pay off Indebtedness oX totus stap-dlng against the city. :_ - ' Callom Formally Ejected. T£e last fomalitles jn the reelection of Shelby M. Cullom to the United Stntes senate were completed: whan the senate and house met in joint sea sion to canvass the vote taken by the two branches separately. After the announcement of the vote Speaker Shurtieff formally declared Senator Cullom elected. A committee, consist ing of Representatives Heinl, Lindly and Pattlson and Senators Gardner and fettelsdn, was appointed n YY • Eckhart Put en Commission. Gov. Deneen announced the com­ plete reorganization of the railroad and warehouse commission appoint­ ing President B. A. Eckhart of the west park board to succeed Col. Isaac Ellwood of De Kalb and transferring James A. Willoughby from the state civil service commission to the rail­ road board to succeed A. L. French. Attorney W. H. Boys of La Salle county, formerly an assistant in the attorney general's office, was appoint­ ed some time ago to the presidency of the commission to succeed the late James Neville of Bloomlngton. With the recent appointments made the board is completely reorganised. It is likely that the most important thing to be taken up by the new commis­ sion will be consideration of railroad passenger rates; Gov. Deneen has not committed himself publicly to the two cent, fare proposition, but he has said that the power to investi­ gate the reasonableness of present rates was possessed by the commis­ sion, and that such an inquiry might follow the enactment of the anti-^ass law. " - • • .u" State to Take Over Dunning. Definite action toward the absorp­ tion of the county insane asylum by the state is expected. The state board of charities s wili take aetlon upon a new plan calling for the immediate ab­ sorption of all county insane asylums that have a population of less than 150,000 and. the more gradual taking over of asylums in counties which have a greater population than 150,000. Aft Cook is the only exfrmty in the state which has a population above the fig­ ure named, the giving of Dunning to the state Is deemed only,* ua*tter ©f months. Y- ! Permit for New Bank. State Auditor McCullough Issued u permit to Adolph Hits, Louts M. HiCs and Arnold Hitz to organize the state bank of Alhambra, at Alhambra, Mad­ ison county* The capital stock is $25,- Fever Epidentic Is Spreading. The epidemic of scarlet fever, ;|#t smallpox in Illinois is not on the wane, but state health officials contend the reports made from many districts are not confined to facts. Scarlet fever 1» believed to be spreading In the north­ ern part of the state, and this is not doubted by officials who have made personal investlgfttions. Peoria and Canton have been added to the Ust of towns in whktfx smallpox exists. The reported efts# pox .ftt 'RushvIHe is chicken NEW CHARGES OF GRAFT Y " y * V ' Yv;', Padding of County. Pay RoUa and Jait ̂ Registers Is Alleged at Peorl«-»- Rlgfd Investigation Is Now ?..; #•.. Being Made. . . .. fYY 1 H-*1' ' 'Peoi^^Qrftft^eiiwpges of sensational kind against the ad&iww- ^ tration of former Sheriff D. E. Potter 1 ; and members of the board of supervis-^ \ \ . ors are being Investigated by a grand . '*. ' " Jury. ; Y f Padded pay rolls and nftxne* of titious prisoners, it is charged, haveY .. . ^ been carried on the books of the^ k r t ,'Y- county for years. The bills have beeni*'*^ Y allowed by the supervisors, and tfce^", ?>Vfr] chairmen of committees supposed nso^ < * have audited the same are also underf :v suspicion and have been summoned appear before the grand jury. This is only one item which has^ been investigated. An investigation of!*--- the books shows that the county haa^..- been paying for perfumed soap, ger^Y ---Y Y*-. micide purchased by the gallon, razors!- ^ ' by the dozen and many other articles,^" which are charged up to the use of||/f:_Y the prisoners.. j|plY That Several of the deputies underR^-' Sheriff'Potter w^re in connivance wittif:;;-•. fe.. the prisoners Is also charged. A vrt rant was issued for the arrest of Phil-j Hp Ellis, who was arrested in 1904 or the charge of wife abandonment. H< was sentenced to three months in ja by Judge Slemmons, and then in a fe* days appeftied before another COUT and swore that he had served his full time. He is chargfefl with perjur and will be recommitted. At the time*. T , of his arrest Edward Peters was dep- *-' > K: uty sheriff in charge of the jail. r ^ _ It is said that the loss to the countyg^f will figure fully $50,000, and may gar Y" higher. Desperate efforts have been madegY to suppress the investigation. State'si|P^ Attorney Schole has been approached^ and asked to abandon the prosecution " / on a promise that the money shouldfcV" be made good, but refused. Formei|^5 Sheriff Charles E. Johnson, who made^Y the charges, has been ~ taken beforefY/* the county court and an effort niade to^', have him declared ins»ne,< and otheif§^f plans have been tried to stop the in-^. quiry, but all have failed. 800N TO HAVE PURE WATfcft/ Unlimited Supply of Perfect Liquid v For Jacksonville. . * <?> ---- .. •. ^ •*- Jftcksonvllle.--^After ftvet yewrs unceasing effort the city of Jackson-^ ̂ ^ ville soon will have a perfect system^* " ^ oif water works and one whose 8up%,If. * - ply Is adequate for all times to comej!, YY and of a quantity as pure as watery 4 may be made. The supply cornea'*' from sand and gravel beds along theJ,.-/i Illinois river, at a point near Bluffs,V - The water is as clear as crystal andjp ^ *v'.: h%s been pronounced absolutely purely? >Y'^ It is carried into the resfervoir in thlar , ^ dty through a large pipe line, Just^ " " ^ completed at no little expense. Their / ,, r Y pipe Is eighteen and a half miles lonftp^ 'Y and Is buried on an average of flver^l'- Y"" •^et ... . To Act on Legislation. ; At the meeting of .legislative committee of the State Federation of Labor, which will be held In this city early in February, a number of mat­ ters will come up which the commit­ tee will lay before the members of the general assembly. Aoiong the most important of these matters is the gar nishment law, which members of the committee state the law makers are endetvorlng to have amended. The federation will appeal to the legislar btre to have It remain as " Tp Meet In Decatur. Decatur.--The state council of Grand Army of the Republic met heret^y- i ^ and made arrangements for the neirtp,^.. annual encampment which is to bo^l , ^ Y held in this city. May 21, 22 »nd -j were selected as dates for. the- meet»^y^\'|fY:'^r ing. Decatur being the birthplace o£) 7 ,**^ , the order, efforts will be directed taj*^ making this the most notable gather^j ' YKY ing of Illinois veterans in recent years.?,, j* ^ r - ; The Woman's "Relief Corps and Sonst'K ,v>"l • Y of VeterftBs 3rwUl meet aX, the. same;, , • -w • v •; ^ ; * indictment; ^ 'Y! Clinton/ tlf, Mlnfstsr ffidieted. Bloomlngton.---The federal grand|-p Jury has returned an indictment^ against Dr. A, E. Campbell, of Clinton^ ^\ alleging that he mailed an objection^ : able letter to Mrs. Maud Bonnell, T sY member of the Presbyterian church|^ choir there, which resulted in her r< ignation from that organization, Campbell protests his innocence; , Formulates Illinois Bills. Chicago.--Members of the executive^, committee of the Federation of Wof*. men's Clubs of Illinois met at th#p Stratford hptel and formulated St Id labor and wife deser-y^; tlon tor presentation tp the legislature* ~ as suggested at the last annual meet*j|Y Ing ftt Joliet in September. M Killed toy Gas txplOMen. Springfield.--Thomas Edwnrds, prietor of an elevator at Hftnrel, 111.,'; ̂ was killed by the explosion of a prI* *Y vate acetylene gas plant tn his home. ;* ̂ His head was blown off. ' -Pioneer Farmer Dlee at Pana. 1 Pana. -- Lyman Wilcox, aged ; years, the oldest resident in Christian,^,? ^ county, died. He was a native of New^f ^ *' York an old soldier, and wealtbyr>£ • > -termer;, -;. ... ' •*- ' : Y" " ' Two " Springfield.--Caught in the rapidly ^ * "A flpwing waters of the Sangamon river ; Y Y near the Peabody mine, four milrsY A. east of the city, their boat upset and,. their clothing frozen to their bodies^ Y Steve Bato and Michael Wassell, ruin-, =/ ers, clung to a tree in the middle of^^ the stream and for five hou£srwaitec s ' s hou^s,. . for rescuers to concoct ft wCjrto Sftve^^ their lives. • •' . • •• Q The men were finally rescued byfj Elmer Bowen and Allen Cornell, aftergY many futile efforts by others to reach^^ the ^ace In a boat. i - *""" . , " V" •' Wreck Victim Sues •" \ Springfield.--In the United Statea|f| covrt trial was entered upon In thep" ' damage suit of John L. Bliss of thlafetY city against the Baltimore & Ohio^Y Southwestern Railway company. B1I seeks to recover $10,000 for suffered more than a year ago Chicagoata Lectures to Farmer*. Urbana.--Prof. Charles W. Farr off Chicago lectured before the Cora Growers and Stockmen's convention &^M* Y at the University of Illinois on "Better] ^ and More X - * *.