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Ike Mcflenry Plaiodealer. PA PTV^Q AIMQ and intimidation to maintain Its tm.- kjfl V ™ut All-1 I u AllTiO | holy power, while the masses timidly hope that when avarice has at last PrBLlSHED BY r. 6. SCHRmNlUt MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. SPEECH OF TEMPORARY CHAIR­ MAN BELL AT DENVEtt. i When a woman won't she won't-- DUTIES BEFORE CONVENTION and the reason she won't is because. The use of snake venom is increas­ ing In the practice of medicine, and its price is scaring upward rabidly. An Englishman has discovered a new illuminating gas. Perhaps it will throw some light upon those English jokfci Prof. Redlich" of "Vienna university, who ha? accepted an invitation to lec­ ture at Harvard next spring, will not speak in Austrian. At present the anias. if we mistake not, hold the record for fast ocean travel, but the 'ics have aspirations in the same direction. Republicans Blamed for Failure Correct Alleged Abuses--Denial That Democratic Party Is Enemy of Property. to A story is told of a Connecticut rooster that chews tobacco and tries to expectorate like a man. Evidently the nature fakers are dying hard. If Peary is so certain he could find the pole for $25,000, he ought to have i no trouble at all in mortgaging his , subsequent lecture trip for the money. ; • The French academy, when full, con- • tains 40 "immortals." Two of 'them, j Ludovic Halevy and Francois Coppee, j have lately proved their mortality by [ dying. Denver, July 7.--The Democratic national convention was formally called to order at noon by Thomas Taggart, chairman of the national com­ mittee, in the spacious auditorium erected by the citizens of Denver for | the use of the convention. j Rt. Rev. James J. Keane, arch- I bishop of Wyoming, one of the most ; eloquent and able prelates in Amer- , ica, made the opening prayer, i Call for Convention Read, j After the delegates and visitors ; had settled in their seats, Urey Wood- i son of Kentucky, secretary of the na- j tional committee, read the call for the I convention, and a brief period of de- I lay followed. The committee on rules 1 then made its report, and the officers ; of the convention were announced. I They are as follows: j Temporary Chairman--Theodore A. Bell, California - | General Secretary--Urey Woodson, Kentucky. Assistant General Secretary-<-Edwin We congratulate San Francisco on having a new date. Until now it has been "since the earthquake." Here­ after it will be "since the coming of the fleet." Sefton, Washington, D. C. Sergeant-at-Arms--John I. Martin, Missouri. Chief Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms-- J. C. Fenn, Indiana. Chaplain for Opening Day--Rt. Rev. ] James J. Keane, archbishop of Wyo- Thousands of years hence, when j ming. scientists are looking for relics of i Chief Doorkeeper Eugene W. Sul- prehistoric man, probably they will j livan, Illinois. Official Stenographer--M. W. Blum- berg, Washington, D. C. Parliamentarian--H. D. Crutchfleld, Kentucky. On taking the chair Temporary come across several ancient automo­ biles in Siberia. Persons whose incomes do not keep pace with their aspirations will be glad to learn that it is quite correct j Chairman Theodore A. Bell delivered now to wear topazes, if they prefer j the following speech: tfeem to diamonds. j \ye haye assembled at a time when ,TT -- , ,M I the public conscience is demanding Woman suffrage in Finland is said i by a male scientist to have increased i insanity in that country. We expect to see this statement mildly disputed, not to say laid out stiff and cold. A celebrated doctor says that the sun is not bad for blondes, as has been reported. Did the doctor never see a blonde complexion that had carelessly been left out in the sun? The Kalamazoo man who was struck by lightning three times must prove a great source of encouragement to those politicians who have held their | an(j destroying its ability to rule in honesty of purpose in the men who undertake to (direct the affairs of state. The public eye is keenly sensitive to every political movement, and our proceedings here will be approved ac­ cording to the degree of sincerity ap­ pearing in the work of this conven­ tion. There is a widespread belief, founded upon evidence of a convincing character, that the party in power has not been true to its trust, that it has betrayed the common interest into the hands of the enemies of good gov­ ernment, thereby forfeiting its right lightning rods for a long time without getting results. •Germany thinks it is entitled to a two-cent postage with the United States if Great Britain Is. The cost of transmitting letters written in Ger­ man is no greater than that of send­ ing messages expressed in shorter words. At last Homer has met his only real rival The "seven cities" which claimed the blind bard are outnumbered by the municipalities which claim the author of "Casey at the Bat." The lore for really great poetry has not declined... American men, according to a dis­ affected continental husband of an American girl, are slaves to their wives' slightest whims. As yet, how­ ever, we have heard of no movement for the emancipation of down-trodden American men. The trouble with them is that they glory in their slavery. Those new words that have been written to fit the tune of "Dixie" rep­ resent a total waste of time and labor on the part of the author, as might have been expected. Nobody wants them. Does anybody suppose that a new version of "Home, Sweet Home," ever could supplant the commonplace but immortal song known t\y that name? Leon Delagrange, the French aero- pianist, who has just driven his flying machine more than six miles at Rome, while the king and queen of Italy looked on, says that his machine now needs only a few minor improvements to solve the problem of dirigible flight. We have an idea that he will find that making these few minor improvements Is like pHtting on the finishing touches to pake a perfect poem. When the question of relinquishing i to Turkey some forts on the Midian coast was under discussion, the late Lord Salisbury wrote to Lord Cromer privately: "I would not be too much Impressed by what the soldiers tell yon about the strategic importance of these places. It is their way. if they were allowed full scope, they would insist on the importance of gar­ risoning the moon, in order to protfect us from Mars." That was written be­ fore the beginning of the more or less profitable current discussion as to the habitability of the next outside neigh­ bor of the earth. Long ago Defoe reminded his coun» trymen, in "The True-Born English- man," that the Englishman is com­ pounded of many races. The compound is more complex in this country than In any other, and we have high hopes of the mixture. In a Wisconsin town, named Roosevelt, which is Dutch, of­ ficers elected were--if reporters and telegraphers erred not--Strzelewicz, Cichocki, Szalaj, Zakozewlcz, Swetlik! Tevlaw. Kedziorski, Perzanowski, Or- cethowski. Lemanski and Walter Tyler. Possibly, suggests Youth's Com­ panion, Tyler is„a misprint for Tylov. The present liberal parliament has been in existence long enough for the London cabmen to learn that it is dif­ ferent from its predecessors. An of­ ficer of the house of commons said the other day that ten years ago the yard of the parliament building was filled every night with cabs waiting for a fare. Nowadays cabs are scarce, and the motor-cabs do not wait about . the building at all. Many members ride on the public "buses" or the un­ derground railroad, and save their money; they regard a cab fajre a# aq uneceuar* expense. the name of the people. Apparent to everyone is the fact that way down deep in the heart of the Republican convention at Chicago there was a feeling of anger and re­ sentment over the popular clamor for reforms; and it is equally patent that there Is no bona fide intention on the part of the Republican party of grant­ ing any reforms, if ^he machinery of that party can be retained in present hands. Its paper platform, divided like ancient Gaul into three parts-- barren promises, makeshifts and eva­ sions--It is hoped will make a good campaign transparency; but no one seriously believes the Republican par­ ty indorses that neutral manuscript which held the convention together until it could ratify the nomination of a presidential candidate. Duty of Party Put Forward. Approaching our great task in a manly, dignified manner, imbued with the loftiest sentiments of patriotism, ambitious to throw every safeguard around the liberties of the people, de­ termined to stamp out the abuses that are consuming the substance of the nation, let us proceed to our appointed duty with the sustaining conscious­ ness that we are responsible alone to God and to our country for the justice of our cause. There are three things that this con­ vention should do. It ought to present In a plain and intelligible manner the serious industrial and present condi­ tions that are disturbing the peace and happiness of our country. We should then proceed to a courageous exposure of the Republican policies that are co-operating with private greed in the general oppression of the people. Among the great evils that afllict the country at the present time is the abuse of corporate power. At first the advancing aggressions of the cor­ porations are not discernible to the common eye, for every move is care­ fully covered up until sufficient politi­ cal strength is attained to defy the protests of the people. Thus the con­ stant and insidious invasion of the people's rights finally results in a spe­ cies of arrogance and defiance so for­ midable in its appearance that the body of the people, in fear of even worse aggressions, hesitate to exer­ cise their rightful authority over these colossal enemies of the common­ wealth. And so we behold a subver­ sion of our free institutions, a govern­ ment voluntarily subordinating itself to selfish, private ends, special priv­ ilege. resorting to cunning, bribery reached the point of satiety It will then benevolently permit the people to resume then rightful share In the gov­ ernment oif themselves. Whenever the mutterings of the people become too threatening the cry of confiscation goes up and appeals are frantically made to the sacred rights of property. This is intended to affright the ears of honest men in the enjoyment of the fruits of their industry and thrift, and thus by playing upon their preju­ dices and fears to detei- them from casting their influence on the side of wholesome reforms. The cry of con­ fiscation is the historic defense of usurpation. Let the people take warn­ ing. Whenever the wrongs of to-day become the vested rights of to-morrow the nation is in deadly peril. Democratic Party's Position. The Democratic party is not the enemy of property; but to the con­ trary, it has always stood and will continue to stand firmly against every species of aggression that would de stroy or weaken the right of any man to enjoy th^ rewards to which his pa­ tience, his skill, his industry and his economy enroll him. Our party Ap­ proves that feeling of pride wh|ch al­ ways accompanies the possession of property, and it commends an indi­ vidual ownership in the soil that will bring to the homes of America more of the conveniences, comforts and lux­ uries of life. Against the evils of special privileges we urge the benefits of equal opportunity, in order that there may be more land-owners, more homes, and more happiness among the masses. The Democratic party is not an ene­ my of all corporations. It recognizes their great value in the industrial world. Through the agency of incor­ poration scattered wealth is brought together and given a driving force that it would not otherwise possess. Great enterprises are thereby under­ taken and undeveloped resources of the country added to the wealth of the world. No rational man can be opposed to corporations as such, and the asser­ tion that the Democratic party pjsf waging an indiscriminate war against this convenient form of transacting business has no foundation in fact. It is the abuse only of corporate power that we seek: to eliminate. Control of Corporations. Viewed in the light of a great moral institution the control of corporations should remain a question of common concern rather than a political one, but the shameful indecency of the Re­ publican party in permiting its forces to be controlled and operated by the most offending corporations of the country throws the problem into the political arena and compels the pub­ lic to choose between the Democratic party, that will, and the Republican party, that will not, place gome re­ strictions on incorporated greed. Some one suggested that this con­ vention should publish an indictment against the Republican party. We can probably expedite the proceedings by entering the plea of guilty that is con­ tained in the Chicago platform, simply changing the words "we will" to the words "we did not" to conform to the admitted facts. We then have the fol­ lowing Republican confession of guilt: "We did not revise the tariff." 'We did not amend the anti-trust laws to secure greater effectiveness in the prosecution of criminal monopo­ lies." "We did not add a single line to the Interstate commerce law, giving the federal government supervision over the issues of stocks and bonds by in­ terstate carriers." "We did not exact a currency meas­ ure that would mitigate the evils of a financial panic such as has recently prostrated the country under a Repub­ lican administration." "We did not limit the opportunities for abusing the writ of injunction." "We did not establish postal savings banks." "We did not establish a bureau of mines and mining." ' "We did not admit into the union the territories of New Mexico and Arizona as separate states." Criticism of Congress. The last congress was In session during a financial crisis, when in­ numerable banking institutions, prefer­ ring a holiday to a funeral, closed their doors and filled the minds of the millions of depositors with anxiety and fear. The sentiment in favor of postal savings banks, which had been steadily growing in this country, be­ came almost universal during the re­ cent panic. So insistent became the voice of the people that the president •sent a special message ' to congress urging the establishment of postal savings banks where the earnings of our people might be safely deposited under the direct control and responsi­ bility of the federal government, and where no peculating bank cashier or any member of the board of directors could eat up the savings of years. The United States senate showed its hearty sympathy with this popular de­ mand and its profound respect for the president by adjourning the senate while the message was being read; while over in the house of representa­ tives they refused to suspend the roll call of the house to receive the com­ munication which had been sent there from the White House. The Chicago platform points With pride to the passage of the child-labor law for the District of Columbia. Let the Republican party go further than the enactment of penal laws and in the name of humanity use its vast en­ ergies for the removal of the condi­ tions that are forcing our children Into the labor market. It 1s the reign of monopoly that Is emptying our schobl houses and fill­ ing the sweat shops with child labor and this same system of monoply is fast limiting the opportunities for in­ dependent livelihood among those who are ̂ forced into the Industrial field, and thus it is doubly blighting that hope of youth which in former stages of our national growth opened an avenue of honor and independence to every child reared upon our soil. The most palpable instance of the insincerity of the Chicago platform is found in its, declaration respecting the issuance of injunctions. It would have been entitled to more respect if it had omitted all mention of It. At session after session of congress labor has pleaded for relief from the abuses of Injunctions, but appeals have fallen on deaf ars and there has been no, indication that remedial legislation of any character would be enacted. The oligarchy in house and senate has de­ cided that nothing shall be done to weaken any advantage that corpora­ tions have gained in labor disputes. The fact is that all our citizens, without respect to station or occupa­ tion in life, have a genuine respect for the courts and desire to maintain their integrity. The charge that the courts are being assailed is simply made for the pur­ pose of diverting attention from the real issue. Heretofore it has not been considered treason or an unwarrant­ able attack upon the honor of the courts to define their jurisdiction, pre­ scribe their procedure, restrict their processes and generally to fix the bounds within which judicial functions shall be exercised. It makes no difference whether the courts are acting in excess of their jurisdiction or strictly within their delegated powers. In either case the people have a right to throw addition­ al safeguards around human liberty. There can be no reflection upon the honesty of the courts in the passage of a measure that will, confine the equity powers of the federal judiciary within such bounds as the people of the United States, through the legisla- lative branches of their government, may determine. This Democratic con* vention must formally and unequivoc­ ally pledge itself to such legislation as will prevent the writ of injunction from being converted into an instru­ ment of oppression. The Democratic idea is that where the tariff enables the trusts to main­ tain a system of extortion the duty should be removed from all trust-made goods, so that competition from abroad may compel reasonable prices to our own people. There is a vast difference between the protection of American industries and the protection of crim­ inal monopolies. The expenses of our government, even wheh most economically adminis­ tered, will always require substantial tariff rates, for the customs duties will always be our chief source of revenue. The amount and distribution of these rates must always be delivered along equitable lines, keeping in view the greatest happiness to the greatest number and particularly withholding the shelter of the tariff from those who use it/not for legitimate self-pro­ tection, but for the criminal purpose of extorting the last dollar from the American consumer. The corrupt use of large sums of money in political campaigns is large­ ly responsible for the subversion of the people's will at the polls. The masses are awakening to a realization of the great power of gold in contests that ought to be determined according to the character of nominees and the soundness and morality of political is­ sues; and there is a general demand for publicity in the collection and use of campaign funds so that our citizens may know whether a political party has purchased its way into office or has won its victories by honest means. In the Chicago convention a minor­ ity report of the committee on reso­ lutions, containing a declaration in favor of publicity was overwhelming­ ly defeated upon a roll call of the con­ vention and the Republican party placed itself squarely upon record in favor of concealing the names of the contributors and the amounts of their subscriptions. By a vote of 52 to 1 in the committee, and a vote of more than ten to one in the body of the con­ vention they confessed their guilt. They thus admitted the charge so fre­ quency made by our party that Re­ publican success in the past has large­ ly depended upon the vast sums of money collected from the great monop- lies of the country and corruptly used in the conduct of its campaigns. Let the voters of this country seriously consider whether the refusal of the KNOW 8CHNITZ UND KLA8E? One Treat the Gods Missed, Procurable in Mohawk Valley. Something in the line of good things to eat the gods never had; con­ sequently the gods missed a great treat, says the New York Sun. And by the way, friend, have you ever hooked up to a dish of schnitz und klase? No? Thought so. Few have In these times, and those who have been so fortunate have just cause to recall a delicious morsel time can never erase from the tablets of memory. You can order schnitz und klase un­ til, you faint, famished, awaiting it. You will never get it In any public eating place. It isn't on the blil of fare and never will be. The up-to-date chef would give yoy the laugh if you asked him to concoct it for you. Ten chances to one he'd not understand what schnitz und klase could possibly mean. Few know, but those who do know it know It well. A good big ham bone is the central Dortion, light dumplings and drjted apples. Anything else would spoil It. ! The ham bone gives the dish a smoky flavor, the dumplings give it body, and the dried apples give It color and tartness as well as Bauce. Put. the ham bone in cold water and open the flues and let the pot boil. Whilfe the pot is getting into good and ready shape make your dumplings, and make them as light as possible. Put the dried apples in a separate dish and stew tjtem down to a nicety. When the pot with the ham bone bub­ bles and froths drop in the dumplings one by one. No, you do not stir the contents of the pot. That would spoil the consistency of the dumplings and make a mess. Any one who has watched a pot boil knows when dumplings are done to a dot. Take a deep platter, fish out the dumplings carefully with a drain spoon and place them about the ham bone in the center of the platter. Looks dry--but when you pour over all the dried apples and their nice Bauce-- wow! f" That's schnitz und klase as-you may have had It. yeasr ago when living with a German family in the Mohawk val­ ley. You can eat it until your eyes start out and your waistband grips your middle. It will stay by you through a hard day's work, and if there is any left over you hit it again for supper cold. Ever try it? Looking Ahead. "Now that I have provided you with a good dinner," said the kind lady, "will you saw some wood for me?" "Madam," replied the hobo from Bos­ ton, "nothing would afford me more pleasure than abbreviating timber for you, but in behalf of posterity I am compelled to decline." "But what has posterity got to do with it?" queried the k. 1. "It-'s like this, madam," explained the self-conducted tourist. "With the revolutions of the whirligig of time my grandchildren may become multi­ millionaires, and if ^helr daughters have occasion to purchase titles it wiir **be so much more pleasant for them to be able to say that their great-grand­ father was %, gentleman of leisure, in­ stead of a common wood sawyer." Sculptor Found Perfection. In speaking of the death of Anna Haverland^ the German actress, a Dres­ den pap6f says that "she was beau­ tiful, had an imposing presence, a musical voice, possessed all the qual­ ities of a great actress and had a right arm of l>erfect form." The writer adds that when Prof. Schilling was modeling the gigantic statue of Ger- mania which stands at Niederwald on the Rhine he sought for months for a model for the right arm of the figure, ami hundreds of women were anxious to pose, for the right hand was to bear the imperial crown 6f Germany. "One evening," so goes the story, "Schilling went to the royal theater to see Haverland as 'Thusnelda,' and when, in one scene, she raised her bared right arm over her head the sculptor rushed from bis box to the stage and said to the actress: 'You must give me your right arm--it must hold high the German crown.' Consent was easily obtained, and "so long as Germania keeps her watch on the Rhine th& name of Anna Haver­ land will be remembered." 1 Republican party to disclose the sources-and amounts of its election finances is not a confession of the debasing and corrupt use of money! in its campaigns. It is eminently proper that this con­ vention should define the Democratic attitude toward the regulation of transportation companies and call the attention of the country to the indis­ putable fact that it was only after years of Democratic effort that an amendment was made to the interstate commerce law authorizing the commis­ sion to establish reasonable rates whenever it appeared that an exist­ ing schedule was unjust and unreason­ able. The national platforms of the Republican party remained silent upon this great question for years and the fact that the necessary change was advocated by a Republican president, who succeeded only through the aid of the Democrats in both branches of congress in placing the amendment upon our statute books, does not affect the credit to which our party Is en­ titled for having worked persistently for such an enactment. Further amendment to our laws giv­ ing the federal government super­ vision over the Issuance of railroad stocks and bonds is demanded. The fixing of transportation charges and the control of issuances of rail­ road securities are inseparably con­ nected with the actual valuation of railroads. The Democratic party be­ lieves that the first thing to do is to secure a physical valuation of the roads, that is a valuation of the solid rather than the liquid assets of rail­ road companies. While, on the other hand, the Republican party, on a roll call In the convention, by an over- whelming vote, took an unequivocal stand in favor of a system of water rates without giving the people the benefit of a meter. We search In vain for one syllable in the Chicago platform pledging the Republican party to retrenchment and reforms; and it is no mere coincidence that has given us a billion-dollar ses­ sion of congress on the eve of a na­ tional election and the possible re­ vision of the tariff. So long as we maintain the present method of electing United States , sen­ ators we cannot hope that the upper chamber of congress will reflect the popular will. On five different occasions the house of representatives has passed a con­ stitutional amendment providing for the election of United States senators by the direct vote of the people, but these measures have been sandbagged in the senate by those who are deter­ mined that the senate shall not be­ come an integral part of our free, rep­ resentative institutions. The Democratic party will continue to labor for the direct election of United States senators, and it appeals to the voters of all America to elect members of the different state legisla­ tures who will pledge themselves to vote for no candidate for the United States senate that is not in favor of this reform. On the bosom of the Pacific will be enacted the great commercial' strug­ gles of the future, and the interests of American commerce in connection with the exposure of our western shores to any hostile attack will de­ mand that th£ greater portion of the American navy shall be retained in the waters of the Pacific to preserve the peace of the world. This magnificent western country of ours has not only proved attractive to our own people and the other white nations of the earth, but it has like­ wise proved alluring to the brown and yellow races of the east. Some pro­ tection has been afforded by the ex­ clusion of Chinese labor, but the evil is but half met if the immigration of Japanese, Koreans, Hindus and other Asiatic people be not excluded from our shores. Not only the \frhite toilers of America, but all our people, with­ out respect to class or residence, are vitally interested in this menace to our social and industrial life from Asiastic quarters, and if this is to remain a white man's country, immediate steps should be taken to prevent Asiatic im­ migration of whatsoever character. This national convention meets mt a time when the angel of peace is hovering over the entire world and the nations of the world each day are strengthening those ties of friendship and common interest that will render war less frequent and permit mankind to turn their hands to the peaceable pursuits of life rather than to the de­ struction of one another. The Democratic party realizes the part that America must inevitably play in the affairs of the world, and that we cannot escape participation in the settlement of every world problem that arises; but America's weight and Influence must ever be on the side of peace, on the side of justice, on the side of the oppressed; and if the will of the people shall commit to our hands the scepter of power, it will be used for the realization of the high American ideals that raise our own people to loftier and better things, and through our precepts and exam­ ples contribute to the well being and happiness of all mankind.. If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.--From the Jap­ anese. PEARY'S VESSEL OFF STEAMER ROOSEVELT LEAVES FOR THE NORTH POLE. INSPECTED BY PRESIDENT Commander Will Join Her at Cape Breton and Proceed Norths, with High Hopes of Success. New York.--With the Peary Arctic - club's pennant fluttering ffom her main truck and the Stars and Stripes at her mlzzen, the Arctic explora­ tion steamer Roosevelt left her pier at East Twenty-fourth street Monday, carrying Commander Robert E. Peary, who is. to head another expedition in quest of the north pole. The Roosevelt, accompanied by a government tug, proceeded to near City island, where she anchored for the night to permit the adjustment of her compasses. Tuesday she went to Oyster Bay where President Roosevelt boarded her to bid good-by to her commander and crew. The Roosevelt then headed for Sydney, Cape Bre­ ton, where she will stop to coal. Before the ship left Monday Com­ mander Peary said: "I have done too much work In the Arctic regions to believe that I can make the, pole without strenuous work. I am not foolish enough to say that I am going to do or die, but I am certainly going to put into this trip every bit of energy--mental, moral and physical--that I have in order to succeed in my undertaking. I know my path will be hedged in by many trials and undoubtedly many disap­ pointments, but I feel confident as my ship leaves New York that if I do not reach the pole, at least I will car­ ry the American flag further north than it has been carried by any pre­ vious explorer. Unle«« unforeseen cir­ cumstances intervene, within the next year I hope ^to plant the Star and Stripes at the pole," Among those who will go as assist­ ants to Peary are Donald McMillan of Maine, a graduate of Bowdoin college; George Borup of Yale university; Dr. J. W. Kensall of New Kensington, Pa., the surgeon of the party, and Prof. Ross G. Marvin of Cornell university Mr. Marvin was with Peary on his last expedition. ATTEMPT TO BURN VILLAGE. Incendiaries Nearly Destroy the Town of Cardinal, Ont. Ogdensburg, N. Y.--Incendiarism and vandalism threw the village of Card­ inal, Ont., into a state of intense ex­ citement Monday. The village nar­ rowly escaped destruction from the fires which the incendiaries started. B. McKnight, a butcher, was the chief sufferer. When he went to his slaughter house to begin his day's butchering, he found his cattle shot to deatlf and on driving back to his meat market he discovered it In flames. The fire spread rapidly and consumed the market building, three stores, the Dil­ lon hotel and several barns-and out­ buildings. SLAYS DIVORCED HUSBAND. Mrs. Heaton of Kansas Also Tries to Kill Woman. Iola, Kan.--Mrs. Arlie M. Heaton early Monday shot and killed her di­ vorced husband, Clint M. Heaton, in his restaurant In this city. She then attempted to shoot Mrs. Ella Gill, to whom Heaton was said to have been engaged. She snapped the revolver twice and when it failed to explode threw the weapon at Mrs. Gill. Mrs. Gill then fired two ineffective shots at Mrs. Heaton, who fled. Heaton's relatives live in Indiana. PURDY 8UCCEEDS LOCHREN. Assistant Attorney General Made Fed­ eral Judge in Minnesota. Washington.--The president has accepted the resignation of Judge Wil­ liam Lochren, judge for the United States district court for the district of Minnesota at St. Paul, and has ap­ pointed M. D. Purdy, present assist­ ant to the attorney general, to the va­ cancy. Mr. Purdy probably will begin his duties by next Monday. He was for­ merly district attorney of Minnesota. Sentenced for Murdering His Mother. New York.--Bernard Carlin was convicted of murder in the first degree Monday before Judge Dike of the county court in Brooklyn, and was sentenced to die in the week begin­ ning August 3. Carlin killed his mother. Two Fatally Hurt In Fire. Cleveland, O.--Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kay were fatally injured in a fire in their home Monday. Mrs. Kay was burned and her husband received a fractured skull when he leaped from a second-story window. Spanish Student Arrested. New York.--On a charge of grand larceny, Enrique Lianas, a Spaniard, who has been attending the Purdue university at Lafayette, Ind„ was ar­ rested here Monday. Mrs. Clark Smith of Lafayette Bays the student took |12,400 of her money. She ad­ mits that she let him have It to take to the bank, but says Lianas remained away so long she decided he was not coming back, so asked the police to ar­ rest him. Mrs. Smith conducted a rooming house for students in La­ fayette. She came here with Lianas. Veteran Ohio Banker Is Oead. Wellington, O.--Sidney S. Warner, president of the First National bank of Wellington, died here Mondi.y, aged 79. With the late P. M. Spencer, War­ ner organized the Cleveland National bank. He remained at the head of this institution until 1903. Lightning Kills Two Boys. Louisville, Ky.--Charles Smith and Leon Bailey, two boysr who were pick­ ing cherries in the Buburbs late Mon­ day afternoon, were Instantly killed by lightning. JUMPING AT A CONCLUSION. Marring* Did Not Follow the Nineteen Year's Courtship. In the amiable way of villagers, the? were discussing the matrimonial af­ fairs of a couple who, though recently wed, had begun to find tae yoke of Hymen a burden. " 'Tis all along o' these hasty mar­ riages," opined one caustic old gentle­ man, who had been much to the fore in the discussion. "They did not un­ derstand each other; they'd nobbut knowed each other for a matter o' seven year." "Well, that seems long enough," Bald an interested lady listener. Long eno'! Bah, ye're wrong* When a body's coortin' he canna be too careful. Why, my coortship lasted a matter o' 19 year!" "You certainly were careful," agreed the lady listener. 'And did you find your plan successful when you mar­ ried?" "Ye jump to conclusions!" said the old mail, impatiently. ' I understood her then, so I didna' marry her'" Tit-Bits. ASKING FOR ONB. He--If we were not in a canoe 1 would kiss you. She--Take me ashore instantly, sir! DOCTOR SAID "USE CUTICURA* ' J. ft ' i." • K.A#', Ai In Bad Case of Eczema on Child~ Disease Had Reached a Fearful State--His Order Resulted in Complete Cure. "When I was small I was troubled with eczema for about tfcree months. It was all over my face and covered nearly all of my head. It reached such a state that it was just a large scab all over, and the pain and itching were terrible. I doctored with an able physician for some time and was then advised by him to use *he Cuticura Remedies which I did and I was en­ tirely cured. I have not been bothered with it sifice. I used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment but do not know exactly how much was used to complete the cure. I can safely say that Cuticura did a lot for me. Miss Anabel Wilson, North Branch, Mich.r Oct 20. 1907." A Cold Lunch. The pupils of a distinguished pro­ fessor of zoology; a man well known for his eccentricities, noted one day two tidy parcels lying on their in­ structor's desk as they passed out at the noon hour. On their return to the laboratory for the afternoon lec­ ture they saw but one. This the pro­ fessor took carefully up in his hand as he opened his lecture. "In the study of vertebrata we have taken the frog as a type. Let us now examine the gastrocnemius muscle of this dessected specimen." So saying the professor untied the string of his neat parcel and disclosed to view a ham sandwich and. a boiled egg. "Eut I have eaten my lunch," said the learned man bewilderedly.--Lip- pincott's. His Death Due to Freak Hat. A Merry Widow hat has caused th® tragic death of an innocent man in PariB. He was sitting opposite the hat, which was worn by a lady going to the Bois de Boulogne. As he gazed at the amazing construction it annoyed him more and more, and as he gazed he grew red in the face. Finally, he could stand it no longer and ventured to re­ mark to the lady on the size of her head covering. The lady resented the criticism, and at her retort the man fell in a fit and a few minutes later was dead. Apoplexy had carried him where it is to be hoped Merry Widows cease from troubling. WIFE WON Husband Finally Convinced. Some men are wise enough to try new foods and beverages and then gen­ erous enoHgh to give others the bene­ fit of their experience. A very "conservative" Ills, man, however, let his good wife find out for herself what a blessing Postum is to those who are distressed in many ways, by drinking coffee. The wife writes: "No slave in chains, it seemed to me, was mor6 helpless than I, a coffee captive. Yet there were innumerable warnings--waking from a troubled sleep with a feeling of suffocation, at times dizzy and out of breath, at­ tacks of palpitation of the heart that frightened me. "Common sense, reason, and my better judgment told me that coffef drinking was the trouble. At last my nervous system was se disarranged that my physician ordered 'no more coffee.' "He knew he was right and he kne«wt I knew it, too. I capitulated. Prior to this our family had tried Postum, but disliked it, because, as we learned later, it was not made right. "Determined this Time to give Post­ um a fair trial, I prepared it accord­ ing to directions on the pkg.--that is, boiled it 15 minutes after boiling com­ menced, obtaining a dark brown liquid with a rich snappy flavor similar to coffee. When cream and sugar were added, it was not only good but de­ licious. "Noting its beneficial effects in me the rest of the family adopted it--all except my husband, who would not ad­ mit that coffee hurt him. Several weeks elapsed during which I drank Postum two or three times a . day, when, to my surprise, my husband said: 'I have decided to drink Postum. Your improvement Is so apparent--you have such fine color--that I propose to give credit where credit is due.' And now we are coffee-slavcs no longer.** Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Weft ville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above tetter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. • vdSMm .