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ON THE TRAIL OF THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY By WILLIAM T. ELLIS TMi Oi>Boc^ri»4 AiMrtam JoorwH* U Trmrellnf Around the World for th« Purpo^ of Ifff»rtt|«t1na the Awwrtcift ForetffcJIl*- tionary from a Purely Disinterested. Seculai and Non-Sectarian Standpoint. Illustrated with Drivings and from Photographs. Z, ' PATRIOTISM c: A N D R E L I G I O N A R t l O N t W I T # T H E J A P A N E S E . J|«"amada, Ise, Japan.--How much religion have the Japanese and what Is It? A sweeping answfer to that question would be that Japan's atti­ tude towards its religions is pretty much that of the small boy in the country toward the eel skin which he ties around his ankle to keep away cramps when he go&$ in swimming. He doesn't much believe in it, or think about it, but still tradition awards it virtue, so lie keeps on the sate side. It would be easy to write learnedly Of Buddhism and Shintoism as elabo­ rate and beautiful religious systems. If I did so few readers would finish tills article, and, what is more to the point, I would not have .come within, a mile of stating the actual situation as it exists here to-day. After three months spent amid shrines and tem­ ples and idols, and largely within sound of temple bells and drums (one of thf latter is booming as I write,) ' I am prepared to say that the Japa­ nese as a whole are indifferent to all religions; while of the fe^ who do " care, most regard religion Jas a sort of. charm to keep away evil or to pro- care certainsjangible benefits. There are two religious systems, aside from Christianity, which claim the worship of the Japanese. Bvddhism aad Shintoism. Of these multitude which no man could num­ ber. , ' ' These two shrines ate the most im­ pressive in Japan--far more so than the ornate Buddhist temples at Nikko, Kioto, Tokio and elsewhere. He who expects display will be disappointed; one traveler, exclaimed: "There is nothing to see; and besides they won't let you see it." 1' The simplicity of the shrines Is real­ ly grand; plain, unpainted timbers for, shrines and torii with never1 %n orna­ ment la sight. They suggest the old Hebrew tabernacle idea. At the outer gate, before which hangs a white line4 curtain, the people worship. Twehty-flve feet or more within this largest inclosure, which contains noth­ ing but rough stones, carefully swept, is a second, with a gate parallel with fcfyv 4|rst, and ^similarly curtained. Thus far men of certain rank may penetrate, as did Field Marshal Oyama and Admiral Togo, wheg they accom­ panied his majesty on his pious pil­ grimage. The emperor himself, and he alone, is permitted to , enter. the holy of hoUes. The extreme sanctity which sur­ rounds these shrines (there are two of identical pattern at Yamada,, al­ though called an inner?-and an outer shrine) is shown by the fact that when on one occasion a**^ftieber at the oi shrine the root of which is covered to the breaking point: with;wooden slabs on whlch are written prayers for an easy childbirth. Shrines especiallyc devoted to wives desiring children are, abundant and popular all over the islands. And, judging from the num­ ber of children that swarm in every village and' city, these prayer* are fully answered. One of the most pathetic temples I have visited is the children's temple at Osaka, which is filled with the clothes and toys of. dead children, given as votive offerings by bereaved parents. The humdrum, mechanical manner in whlehthe attendant priest droned put prayers and rang the bell in behalf of two parents who brought ! an offering while I was there made erne want to lay hands on him. Near­ by is a peculiar device , for offering prayers for the dead. The name iss written on a thin shaving of wood, and then placed in a large stone cistern in the form of a turtle, into which sacred irater is constantly running. Devotees take great. pains to have the wood thoroughly drenched, fdr thus the prayer Is born to the god. , *The Largest. Beit in the World. At the Tennoji temple at Osaka are a number of interesting sights. Inthe first place,; the temple courts? are a regular^azaar, filled with a display of second-hand goods. Scores of dealers have their wares spread about and a lively business Is done with pilgrims and others. , ̂ <i , The largest whole bell in the world is Being hung in this temple area. It was cast at the time of the Osaka ex­ position, twd years ago, and 10,000 Buddhist priests were present, which is about ope-tenth of the total nunjber in the empire. Report went forth that, following an ancient custom, a young maiden was wanted to propiti­ ate the gods by throwing hers61f into the molten metal; and a young woman really presented herself is an offering, but of course the %uthorities would not permit the sacrifice. This bell, which is second to the broken bell at Moscow in size, was made of gifts of swords and ornaments and mjftney, and has a tone of J more than ordinary richness. All Buddhist temples con­ tain large bells and thefrsound Is soft, deep and musical. One other phase of worship at this red tur- The Largest B«|l In the World. r'v; ' ' ' the latterscafrcely aspires to be a je- ligion ;\since its most intelligent'ad­ herents] declare that it is only an­ cestor and nature worship. ' As for » Buddhism, ol<S& Buddha himself would never reeogniie this perverted . sys­ tem, with its pantheon of'more than a million gods, and its innumerable v.;/'^Mmcessiohs to Shintosim. In. fact, "fhe common r§ligion is a mixture, which nobody but a few of the learned priests professes to be able to under- S$and, of both Buddhism and Shinto­ ism. Practically one must agree with ' „tbe statement that "Patriotism Is the v, . wtigion off the Japanese." | A Diety Who Noffe The emperor himself is a Shintoist; y:. , yet I have been In no less than three . Buddhist temples which have apart- _ . , ments reserved for him, which he has \ v occupied, when he has gone to the ; ' 4S--pies to worship Rwms to b& "•**beautifully impartial in the matter of tfellgion, favoring Christianity by . large gifts, and I have heard it whis- ^ pered in many parts of the empire » that his favorite diety is one Bacchus. > It would be treason to speak such a ?< "t thing out loud in Japan, although for- V- elgners have a very simple explana- 5., tion for the drowsiness which often %esets his majesty on the occasion of fcis public appearances. Undoubtedly the common people Worship the emperor himself. The Educated classes give another explana­ tion of their reverence toward him, j, while students laughingly repeat the gossip that somehow manages to pass temple is the pond full of sacred ties. It Is 'a pious act to feed these with the pink rice balls which a priest sells. Here I enjoyed the sensation of being an Andrew Carnegie, for the purchase of half a nickel's worth of the food (about a quarter of a peck) caused the wondering natives to ex­ claim, "Oh, see! He is a very rich man!" The hundreds of turtles ra9« and fight for the bouyant balls and then beg for more. This feeding of the living creatures that are called sacred is a pleasant form of religious devotiona l have fed wriggling eels to sacred cranes (the eels were not sacred, and had no Tights), beans to sacred horses, rice to sacred fishes; and have paid a few coppers see a dancing priestess go through her slow, graceful posturing and gesturing, with­ out moving her feet. Certainly worship at a popular shrine or temple can soarcely be called monotonous with all these diversions, and the Various booths for the sale of souvenirs be­ sides. My candid opinion is that, while the sincerity of many Buddhists apd Shin- toists may not be questioned, the one vital and increasing religious force In Japan is Christianity? While visiting Ise I attended a missionary preaching displayed cannon captured at Port service, and among more than J00 per- Arthur and during the Chino-Japanese ! sons present was 'an old woman who war, and other war relics are common j had been 18 years a Christian. She votive offerings at the lesser shrines, told how the missionary had formerly cabinet, educated abroad, attempted to raise one of tW curtains with his cane, he was followed and assassinat­ ed, by a devotee, and the latter's grave became itself a shrine. The wood of which these buildings are constructed is made into relics for pilgrims, the shrines being torn down and renewed every 20 years. The patriotic aspect of Shintoism is shown by the fact that in Ise are - Wab iiwr POUND HAPPINESS, ; Therefore Workman Returned to . Benefactor with Another Request, A man of extreme wealth, tired of taking care of his money, went, to a secluded spot on a river bridge and Jumped off. He 'was not aware that life-savers always frequent secluded spots, and that the best place to com­ mit suicide is on Broadway, at Uuou. Andj sure enough, a poor workman leaped in after him and palled him out, cold and shivering. As he stood there, dripping, It oc­ curred to the wealthy man that what he had needed was not eternity, but just a cold bath. And ho waxed grate­ ful.'; • - . ' ' . "I«am rich beyond tellfiig," he said. "I will grant you any wish--I will make real your wildest hopes." The poor workman replied instant­ ly: "Then give me $1,000,060. "A million dollars!"/ sneered he whose life had been saved. "That is the easiest thing in the world. Buf 'stop a moment--consider. It- was money that made me try to kill my­ self. You had better go slow." "A million dollars," repeated the poor workman stcUdly. "Very well; you shall have It. But since you have saved my life, I will make this f?;rther offer: If at the end of three years yon are not satisfied with your bargain, come to me, and I will do whatever you wish." Three years passed, and the former poor workman' came to "his benefac­ tor^ door. "Aha, I thought so!" «*clatflaed the man of great wealth. "I knew you would come back. You know now ,hdw little mere money means. Now, what can I do for you?" * "Alas! I have found how little, hap­ piness can fee got #ith a million," "was the sad reply. <r "Aha, I knew if!" exclaimed the man of extreme wealth. "And since you h^ve' found how little happiness can tfe got with $1,000,000 what will you have me do for you next?" ' "Give me another million," replied thto former poor workman.---Ju<|ge.' A Question of Privilege. ~ J/ A well-known Harvard professor Was one day traveling by trolley from Cambridge to Boston, where he de­ sired to call upon a friend. He asked tho conductor to transfer him to the j^eity cars at a certain point.. K) soon afterward the car stopped and the Harvard man, on looking out of tHe window, was surprised to see the very friend he was seeking. He start­ ed to leave the car, but the conductor stopped him. "You can't change here," he said brusquely. . The professor passed him, making no response. 1 : • , "You can't change here, I tell-you," persisted the conductor. ' . f By this time the' professor was On the rear step. "Here, you old jay!" exclaimed tho conductor, "haven't I told you that you can't change here?", v • At thisthegood man flushed. "Well, I can change my mind here, cant I?" '--Lippincott'a Magazine/ mm Our Springfield Letter Special Correspondent Writes of Thins* vt Interest a* . yae SfLfitie Capital. •Evils in t ie system by J Smallpox Is General. ' Springfield.' which * laws. are ground out at Springfield are pictured in the bien­ nial report of the Legislative Voters' league, issued recently, which says the only remedy lies in the overthrow of the men now in control of the or­ ganizations of both houses. In a mer- j ciless dissection of the practices in vogue In the Illinois legislature, the league asserts that much good legis­ lation was defeated last winter by the old devices of packing commit­ tees with "unworthy" men, by ap­ pointing "unfit" men as chairmen, by holding star chamber sessions, hy turning the calendar iEto a mere mem­ orandum of bills, and by filing up, the bulk of the work until the closing hours arrived. As to the output of the forty-fifth general assembly, the resume gays some good measures were passed, but that in other re­ spects the legislature was "unprogres- sive." The report urges the voters to look up tho records of their repre­ sentatives, t« return those who ac­ quitted themselves worthily and to defeat the others, and concludes with another broadside at the present "in­ iquitous" system of cumulative voting. The report is signed by George E. Cole, president of the league, and William Otis Wilson, secretary, and was issued by order of the executive committee of the organization, con­ sisting of Mr. Cole, Mr. Wilson, Mor­ ris S. Rosenwald, John B. Lord, John T. Pirle, Jr., Adoph Graus, Clifford W. Barnes, John Stuart Coonley, Henry P. Crowell, A. A. Carpenter, Jr., H. N. Higinbotharo, Towner, Webster, Louis M. Qreeley, A; jfc. £p^ague II. and John H. Coulter. Pure Shintoism is an abstraction; in practice it plays upon popular cred- ulty and need. Here at Yamada iare two sacred horses, which the spirits of the ancestors ride, and a sacred horse is an adjunct to each of the large shrineii throughout the country. To feed this horse is an act of merit. A Sin ir.c for Lcvcrr. Among the numerous charms wh^sh I have gathered up at Japanese tem­ ples, each guaranteeing safety in body and good fortune in estate, are three from the imperial shrine at Ise, which . „ ^ . cost the munificent sum of two and seems to be giving more attention to a half cents for the three. These ad- i Christianity than to any other religion. i1' Ife' < tne two waiis and double inuats of the •imperial palace. I have even, found a been stone^ when, he went there^ and how she herself had befen bitterly per­ secuted. Now all is^changed. „ At the seat of the Imperial shrines Christian­ ity is liSfened to respectfully and ac­ cepted by an Increasing number. That same sort of thing is going on all over Japan. Priests and priests' families are becoming Christians and even preachers. The Christian propaganda is carried on at the big temple festi­ vals. Hundreds of school teachers and other government officials have be­ come Christians. The student class America's Babel. This upper corner of Michigan It a show ground of the people of £6* na­ tions at work,side by side in peace and comfort. The native-born is out­ numbered on a basis of one American to 100 foreigners. , The Cornwall and Finnish miners lead in numbers, followed by the Irish, Scotch, 'Welsh, German, Polish, French, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Polandera, Russians, Hollanders, Greek, Swiss, Austrlans, Belgians, Negroes, Slavs, Bohemians, with a sprinkling above ground of Chinese, Arabians, Persians and one family of Laplanders. There Is in amazing medley of races, in which the American seems fairly lonesome. Among the local newspapers are the Weekly Glasnik, the Dally Paivalehti, the American Sopinetar anj La Stentinelli. Even the leading American news­ paper publishes for the benefit of Its subscribers a daily column in the dla- leot of Cornwall.--Outing. "Queer Book Titles: "These eld books," said the anti­ quary, as hn pointed to a dingy upper shelf, "are curious for their titles. "Here is a volume of sermons print­ ed in SalemMn 1792. 'Sermons to Asses' is its scornful name. "Her^ is a book dated 1743 that is called 'Lpok to It, or I'll Stab Ye.'- It Is a treatise on polygamy. "This i« a pamphlet by a spinster, against the young men of the seven­ teenth tentury. Its title is "A Dis­ sertation on the Pertness of Our Youth in General, Especially Such as Arc Trslsci Up at Tea Tables.' "A return blast to that dissertation is thi$ 'other pamphlet of the same year--'Qutppes for Upstart New-fan­ gled Gentlewomen; or, a Glass to View the £rlde of Vainglorious Woman.'" •e Knocks Out Cigarette Law. '7.1" About the quickest legal finish over accorded L a legislative enactment in Illinois was ' given the anticigarette law. Two days before it becomes ef­ fective Judge Chytraus has de- clare$ unconstitutional that part of it which sought to prohibit the manu­ facture and sa,le of cigarettes. The bIH was passed on May 11, suit at­ tacking it was started on June 25, the hearing was started June 28, and five hours later thfe decision holding the act unconstitutional was given. In his decision Judge Chytraus said: "The law is unconstitutional because the word 'cigarettc,' according to le­ gal decisions and the lexicographers, means when used without qualifica­ tion, a cigarette made of tobacco. The act in its title purports to be an act. to 'regulate' the manufacture, use, sale, and giving away of 'cigarettes,' and the first section provides that no ane shall be permitted to manufacture, sell or give away any cigarettes con­ taining tobacco. Hence there is an inconsistency in the conflict between tho title and the act itself under the constitution no act can be broader than its title. As prohibition is broader than regulation, so the act Is broader than Its title. It was passed under pretense, as Its title in­ dicates, that It was an act to 'regu­ late/ while in fact it Is an act to pro­ hibit. Such deception in the titl« rea­ ders thhe act unconstitutional.? juncts of Japanese worship are of In The native believers whom I have met terest and of importance as wet, for j manifest a happiness and earnestness they Illustrate the statement, often made, that religion here seldom rises beyond an .expectation of material benefits to the living and safety to the dead. At the temple at Shiogama, for in­ stance, there is one idol who Is the particular friend of lovers. The screen about his pedestal Is covered \«ompany of college-Jt>red Japanese will^S*^*1 hundreds of wisps of twisted pa­ cing to discuss the possible future of Iper. The idea is that if one will wr e •ft- • the monarchy, in the light pf the t * democratic tendency of the times. 'Nevertheless, the great bulk of the : , Japanese sincerely worship the em- • • tdPei>or- His picture is In every public ,-^v echool and the pupils bow down to it '('• "" daily. Mission schools also display ^/^the portrait and pay all possible re- Aspect to it; by law they are required ; V." •, to save it first in case of fire, and ¥•• , nothing may be hung above it on'the walls,. |r % > Yamada, in the province of Ise, may ? 1 be called the religious and patriotic center of Japan. Here the emperor gsf " came to wofship at the shrine of his £!< /; . imperial ancestors, to give thanks for '/ * (the victorious conclusion of the recent ft-' t war. Hither also hundreds of thou- «Rnds of pilgrims come annually from aJl parts of the empire. On ordinary days the number if from 700 to 1,000; on special occasion s ' it mounts „ to 16,000 a day. Of course, when the am- »wor was hers there cams per. the name of the person whom he or she wishes to marry on a slip of paper and then tie it with one hand to the screen, the prayer will be granted. If the one-handed feat cannot be per­ formed, then the covetedyobjeet will* not be attained. The sight is more pathetic than curious when one re­ members what little part either tho affections or desires of the individuals most concerned play in a Japanese marriage. 1 ^ 8plt-Ball Prayers. Akin to this is the p justice of writing out prayers and then chewing them into spit balls and throwing them at the idol. If they adhere, the prayer is answered. f One rather hand­ some idol that I recently hotleed had a large spit ball In his eye, seriously marring his good looks. It 4b com­ mon to throw stones into the laps of the Idols, or Into the big stone lanterns which are conspicuously lacking In the case of adherents of the other creeds. In a word, there is a life apparent In the western faith which Buddhism and 8hintoism do not show. , (Copyrignt, 1907, by Joseph B. Bowiee.) Always an Inventor. . Sir William Crdbkes, who invented the iltheoscope and discovered thal­ lium, Is Interested in the entire realm of invention. His interest in photog­ raphy goes back 50 years. Scientific literature has been enriched by some eight hand books and manuals from his pen. He has edited In the last 20. years six different scientific journals. 1' -- ! Marriage the Only Excitement. The average English girl .of the np> per classes starts life "hopelessly slack and Indifferent. In Jier more or less sheltered, easy life she has no partic­ ular interests, no Opinions, no temp- tatloj^ti The only excitement of her Ufe is h% marriage," and even that she takes very timidly.--Ladies' Field.- „ 4 Men Don't 8ay Thlsi A small girl learned, for Sunday school» tho verse, /'Blessed are the peacemakers* for they shall be called the cl&ldren of God." But when she re­ in public she su^riaed her Ah Anatomical Puzzle. Behind the bridge in your nose Is a little covity in the skull, the origin of which appears to be unknown. It probably was a gland, consisting of two tiny lobes, joined together, and 1b named the Sella turcica. Physiolo­ gists believe that this is the remains of a sixth sense, which was of prac­ tical value to our antedeluvlan an­ cestors, but whether it enabled them to see In the dark in the days before they possessed fire or helped them to find their way through, trackless for­ ests as wild beasts can to-day, or what other purpose it may have fjsrved, we do not know, and probably never shall knoif.--Detroit Pre# Press. Sims Not Kept Silenlt. Gov. Deneen said most emphatical: ly that there was absolutely no truth in any report that he had attempted to prevent Warden Sims from di­ vulging Eddie Tate's confession re­ garding the Peoria school safe blow­ ing, thereby blocking the Dougherty investigation. ^'This is the first report I have heard of the matter," said the governor when' questioned. "There must be some misunderstanding about the matter or some one has sent out "a garbled report of the case. . I did not talk to Sims concerning the mat­ ter before he went before the grand jury, and, in fact, did pot know that he had appeared before that body If the grand jury desires to interview me concerning what I know of the case, I am ready and willing to ap pear before it. When Sims appeared before the grand jury, as reported, he was under oath and the jurors could certainly have compelled him to tell all he knew of the matter." The governor concluded the Interview by repeating with added emphasis that he kneV absolutely nothing of any attempt to prevent Sims from telling all he cf the mstlw to the jurors. 1 1 New Bank for Mount Carmel. The state auditor issued a permit tor the organization of the Mount Car­ mel Trust and Savings bank at Mount Carmel, Wabash county. The permit .was Issued to Samuel1 Seitz, Charles Bonham, Dan P. Seibert, C. C. Straq- ser, William Ewald, C. C. Lingen- felter and R. J. Walter. The capital stock is fixed at $50,000. Several casies of eruptive disease, suspected to be smallpox, have been reported to the state board of health as existing at Tolono, Champaign county. A representative of the state board will go there to investigate the cases and make a report on the mat­ ter, Several suspected cases of the same disease also were reported at Winslow, in Stevenson county, and Dr. Charles E. Crawford, of the board has gone there to look into the situ­ ation. Prom Winslow, Dr. Crawford will go to Chicago Heights, where there are 14 cases of typhoid fever. Chicago Heights is a manufacturing town near Chicago and it is thought that the "water supply may have had something to do wlta the spread of the disease; Dr. Crawford will In­ vestigate this matter in conjunction with the local authorities. Tkreo cases of smallpox have been re­ ported at Dundas, in Richland coun­ ty, and Dr. J. C. Westervelt, of the state board of health has gone to that place to pursue an investigation. Smallpox Causes Alarm. Thirty-five cases of smallpox in Aurora, Kane county, are causing con­ siderable concern to the state health authorities in view of the indifference of the citizens of the town to the con­ tagion. Dr.- Charles E. Crawford of the state board of health, who has been making an Investigation of con­ ditions there, reported that 35 cases were divided among 13 families and that all those concerned were under quarantine. His report states that while the local authorities are using every effort to curb the disease, which is in a comparatively mild form, the citizens themselves are taking little precaution. Considerable trouble has been encountered in ef­ fectually enforcing the quarantine orders for this reason, and it is feared that the contagion may spread. Two cases of the disease have been report­ ed at. Powell, a small town in Pike county, and one at Dallas in Hancock county. An inspector of the state board "has gone to each place to con­ duct an investigation. . v ' NEWS OF IHIHOll happenings of interest from ALL OVER THE STATE. PART OF ESTAtiS '#1%: t j v. 8rothf* of Charles ©oman*^.; Share s? Large Fsrtyne Left by Mrs. Cornelia A. Miller * >•*; - - sf ilotlst. - ty . *J of the late Mrs. Cornelia A. Miller, valued at $300,000, began in the pro­ bate court in this city. ' Mrs. Miller was a sister of Mrs. John, A. Logan, and during her lifetime she was one of the most liberal donors to North, western university and to the Meth­ odist church. For the last eight years of her life she lived In her palatial home in this city with her nephew, Charles Fish< She was confined to her bed most of that time, and after her death la«t year it was found that during thft time Charles Fish had secured pop- session of almost her entire estate. His two brothers, Manning and 'George Fish, each claim a third of the estate. ' . ' ' • ' In the suit Charles Fish was on 4Jm stand and swore th&t his aunt had given him the homestead, all her Chi­ cago property, a 200-acre farm is Iowa, her California estate and neatly |100,000 of securities in return for services rendered during her illnesc .J, in caring for her. V | « . . . . ^ MILLIONS TO HBLP flit *66 II State License for Fishermen. After the first of July all fishermen must have a state license to fish. In a notice to this effect, sent to fisher­ men, Nat H. Cohen, president of the state fish commission, says; "Fish may be caught with hoop nets from June 1 to April 15 of the following year. A license fee of 50 cents a year must be paid for each hoop net. For each 100 yards of seine and each 100 yards of trammel net a fee of five dollars is exacted. It is permitted to fish with seine from September 1 to April 15 of the following year. You may fish for carp, buffalo, dogfish and catfish with trammel net in the Illi­ nois, Wabash, Mississippi, Ohio &nd Calumet rivers proper from June 1 to April 15 of the following year. It is forbidden to use a trammel net in any other place except those men­ tioned in the foregoing. Black bass, pickerel, pike and yellow salmon must be caught with hook and line and must not be exposed for sale be­ tween September 1 and ^J^il 5 of the succeeding year." ' State Fair Premiums. ^ A total of $59,060.75 will he paid out in premiums at the coming Illinois state fair, which will be held next fall In this city. The classified list of awards was issued recently by the state board of agriculture and shows a total of nearly $7,000 more than the total awards made last year. The sums to be divided among successful exhib­ itors are greater by far than any of those offered by other state fairs in the United States. The largest single item is in the speed department, for which $17,500 is appropriated. For winning exhibitors in dairy cattle, $5,810 is appropriated. The next largest item is $4,900, which will be divided among successful competitors who exhibit beef cattle. For exhibits in the dairy and apiary department $4,337 is allotted Big Fortune of John C. Proctor ill , «-,;1. Peoria Goes to ChaiMty. %tr:4 F^Oria.--Two million dollars left,% *•»-&.*• the will of the late John C. Procter ^ will be utilized in the establishment of a laundry for boys and girls, who will be paid wages, a day nursery for mothers and children, a manual train­ ing school for boys and an orphanage. ^ Already $350,000 has been spent fot a home for the aged. Mr. Proctoi said in his will that he desired to pro- -vide opportunity for wage earning to the largest number of deserving poor, considering that better than furnish­ ing them a chance to train mind aad hand. His gift to the Cottage hos­ pital aggregates $300,000. Nieces atld nephews and Miss Edna Dean Proc­ tor of New York, a sister, get gregate of $115,000. '%'-X "Homes" to Be Probed. Springfield.--Secretary Graves, flf the state board of charities, sent a telegram to Charles Virden, state agent for the visitation of children, instructing the latter to watch close­ ly the Investigation of the maternity hospitals conducted by Mrs. Bertha Emma Czara-Schulta-Richards-Bren* < decke in Chicago. The investigation ; of the "home" was . brought about j through stories of alleged blackmail :: practiced on women Inmates, who, it j is alleged, were detained against their will. It is thought that-the case may result in an investigation of all v such "hospitals" and "homes" in -Chi­ cago and other places. For this rea­ son, Mr. Graves instructed- agent to watch the case closely in .or­ der to obtain data, if necessary, for prosecution. Clings to Live Elects Wire. cited it _ at temples, and if they land safely, the I mother by saying, "Blessed are thf prayer is heard. '"At Nikko is a small' dressmakers. , - Disaster Dogs Statesmen. ASOther member of the Giollttl cab­ inet In Italy has fallen a victim to the fatality which seems to dog its foot­ steps. Sig. Majorana, the minister of the treasury, the youngest;, and most promising member of the government, who was publicly designated as his successor by Sig. Glolltti last summer, has fallen ill and has gone to Sicily, leaving his resignation in the pre­ mier's hands. Thus, in 11 months, no No Extra Pay Allowed. a County Superintendent Of flchools Easterday, of Fayette county, won't get the one dollar a day for visiting schools for which he sued unless the supreme court reverses the decision given by*4 Judge Crelghton. Judge Creighton, in sustaining tEe demurrer of Auditor of Public Accounts McCul- lough, held that the act of 1905, which fixes a flat salary for county superin­ tendents and does away with the per diem pay for visiting schools, is a re­ vision of the school law and not an amendment to it. Conducts Mine Examination* The state milling board conducted ft series of examinations ,aL the state house for state mining^ inspectors, mine engineers and other mine offi­ cial?. There ?/ere in the reiehhnr- hood of 100 candidates who took the various tests, coming from all parts of the state. The results of the ex­ aminations will not be aflJMMtiace&fot several days, "v";'*, Mayoralty Candidate Quits. A. Zimmerman, candidate for tho Republican nomination for mayor, has withdrawn from the contest. fearing the field to Roy Reeos, Certifies Appropriation BUI. Secretary of State Rose .has Certi­ fied to the state auditor and state treasurer the omnibus appropriation bill passed by the forty-fifth general assembly which contains the items for the payment of salaries to State offi­ cers and employes. The omnibus bill has been held up for a short time in fewer than four out of 11 members of j hands of Secretary of the Senate the Giollttl cabinet have died or re- Paddock owing to some uncertainty signed from ill health--a fact which regarding procedure caused by the re- has much impressed the superstitious. cessing of the legislature until Octo- who believe lmpfocity in the evil eye. jt)er tnatead of taking sine die ad- • . ' iournment. ,v Tent Hospitals for Militia. If Maj. Sullivan, one of the sur­ geons of the Seventh regiment had his way there would be no nerma- nent structure for the hospital at Camp Lincoln. Not only Maj. Sulli­ van favors the idea of tent hospitals such as the regular army has adopted, but the surgeons of the Illinois "na­ tional guard are almost unanimous on this point. The Seventh regiment was inspected by Col. Walter Field- house, inspector gfeneral of the state militia, thif Flirot reginuml Is in camp.. Aurora.--Thomas West," a lin of the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago elec­ tric railway was at work on the top of a repair car here when the guy wire he was handling fell on the line and he received 2,000 volts through his body. He hung for ten minutes before he could release himself. He will re­ cover. TV:.;: Champaign Has Oldest Twins. | | Champaign.--Champaign boasts having as a resident one pf the oldest twins in the United States. Mrs. Mary TreVett, 301 West Columbia ave­ nue, celebrated her eighty-sixth birth­ day. She is in perfect health. Her twin sister, a Mrs. Hayward, who lii§ft in Indiana, also is hale and hearty. - ; : May Build Union Home. At a Joint meeting of the officers o3 the National Electrical Workers and the executive board of that organisa­ tion, to be held in this city in Septem ber, the erection of a new building will be taken under consideration. At that meeting, however, it is also prob­ able that a few amendments will be made to the constitution and by-laws. The new building as proposed would embody a home for the infirm mem-t-c -°-g'""z,"°°' * sis;1 <=>«•. <* «w ««. Quincy Men Plan Interurban. Quincy.--Twenty-five of the leading business men here have organised themselves into a stock company, with a capital of $25,000, to pay the pre­ liminary expenses of interurban lines to Hamilton, 111., and south from here to Pearl, Pike county, which are to he financed by local capital. * Find Skeleton of Masto4fciU? M Sycamore.-«-While excavating 1 drainage canal near Maple Park the workmen unearthed the huge skeleton of a mastodon which existed" 20,000 years or more ago. A tooth that was taken out and examined was six inches in length and three inches in diameter at the base. Women Are Released. s * ' 'k: , Taylorvllle.--Sheriff Johnson ,»#•' leased the five French women who were Incarcerated because of their failure to give bonds to keep the peace, all of them having been impli­ cated in the Bouland mob matter. Bondsmen have been them. «< *{ •:* I " - , Wireless Stops 500 Phones*. "* Lanark.--Five hundred telephone! on the Lanark Mutual's switchboard were put out of service for two hours by an experiment in wireless telegri- phy. Craig Walden connected his "air wires" up within two feet of a tele­ phone main. Induction did the rest. a k-i-M Court Lenient to Sick Man. jv \ Kewanee.--Charles Pritt, convicted of petty larceny, was sentenced to pay a fine of one cent and to remain In jail three days. The court's ifaieiM?': was due to Pritt's poor healtlk. ; | ̂ Mayor Ties Up Traction Lin#. Moline--The Moline, East Moline and Watertown Interurban lin# was stopped by Mayor Johnson, ofj East Moline, from operating cars tgrough his city because the company hfrd not acted as promptly as expected J)tt the %4 terms of a franchise ordinance. was patched up later. » » 1 Girl Graduate 1s Orewnet Rock Island--Margaret B. k«tanedy, aged 20, a graduate of the high:'school gij Peace ^ ' W: '•& ' ... „ try- e \ ; 'i:?' .<•'&• -J" ,v C*'"