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INGSTON,?QRN andDESCMPED 9 Tt/Rizz nswfi OUTFITS AT KINGSTON y° KINGSTON, Jamaica, once a veritable heaven of tropical villas and southern industry, now bids fair to pass into archives of history and within a few years this gem of the south will probably be only a memory in American minds. It is nearly 18 months since the earthquake which rivaled that at San Francisco tore down the beau­ tiful bungalows and public buildings and desecrat­ ed the plazas of Kingston, but there has been hardly a move to rebuild the city. As a conse­ quence the place to-day looks much as it did the mtiTXND OF*KIN&dTQIY HARBOR 5>%t nature-blessed, fertile-soiled dot in the great Bea would produce under conditions of intense agricul­ tural cultivation! Apparently under ttfe very best of the present-day cultivation about the only effort that is put forth to produce the most abundant crops is to tear away that which you don't want l'» order to give a little advantage to that which yoi want to grow. The fruit trees and farms produce their crops all the vear 'round. While there is a natural harvest -jmmNS jtzjuz /anCrSTQN • morning after the terrible rumblings of the earth announced to the residents of Kingston that they were experiencing one of the worst earthquakes which ever befell the western hemisphere. The streets of Kingston are still strewn with broken brick, stone and mortar. Only where abso­ lute necessity demanded has the debris of a year and a half ago been cleared away and to-day one may walk the streets of this historic city and be compelled to, take the middle of the road in order to avoid the great piles of shattered buildings which blockade the sidewalks and most of the thoroughfares. This condition to the minds of Americans is per­ haps an enjoyable contrast to that which took place in San Francisco shortly after the Golden Gate1 city was desolated by the quake of a few years ago. The Pacific coast metropolis awoke the morning following the earthquake and literally went to work then and there to place a new city on the site of the one destroyed. Workmen were paid wages Which drew laborers, mechanics, engineers from every section of the world to take advantage of the high price put upon services. To-day the tourist would scarcely know there had been a disturbance of seismic conditions. But in Kingston some of the residents made homeless by the earthquake are still inhabiting tents, others have departed, while still others have moved away from the stricken city. Little has been done. And what is the reason? tourists ask. Is it the traditional "tired feeling," attributed to south­ ern peoples, Is It lack of activity on the part of the government or lack of facilities? Those are the questions which experts in building and organizing are trying to solve to-day, many months after this condition was brought about One reason is that the English insurance companies hare evaded payment of losses In the Are which followed the earth­ quake. The cases are in the courts for adjustment, but the progress is slow. In many cases where the property was destroyed the owners are unable to rebuild without assistance and that Is hard to obtain while the insurance cases are pending. Others are disheartened and would rath­ er sell their land than to rebuild and improve it. The scene is almost as desolate as it was the week following the earthquake. In some sections, not­ ably on Harbor and Orange streets, the rubbish has been cleared away and small one-story frame buildings have been erected in which stores and business places were quickly opened; at another point the government is clearing an entire city square for the erection of new federal buildings. Aside from these minor matters the city has made little progress toward rebuilding, and business is generally carried on in temporary structures or in old buildings which were unaffected by the earth­ quake and which likewise escaped the flames. And yet, Kingston still shows much evidence -of Its former beauty. The stately palm trees are to be seen along many highways and in private grounds; the cocoanut palm flourishes in almost every door y^rd; the rank growth of tropical foli­ age is quickly covering much of the unsightly ruins and giving an air of life in which the hand of mm does not co-operate. Before the earthquake the city had many magnifi­ cent churches, representing most of the prominent denominations. Every one of them was either de­ stroyed or put out pf commission, and services have not been held In a single church of the city since the earthquake. All public worship is either conducted in small buildings near the parent churches or in the streets. The street meetings predominate, and many of these are fervid almost to the point of fanaticism. The horrors of the earthquake, which resulted in several hundred deathB, made such an impression upon the minds of the native Jamaicans as to leave many of them hysterically religious. A sight that impresses one in the Kingston , streets is the prevalence of women laborers. Much of tiie heavy work is done by the native black worn- to be en; they work on the streets, with pick and shovel; they help break the stones for ma cadamizing the streets and they are to found in the working gangs in all private and public building opera­ tions. It is said that the stone for the macadam­ ized highway which runs entirely across the island of Jamaica from Kings- tpn to Port Ontario was all crushed by native women. One thing can be said that cannot be claimed for the states. however, they receive equal wages with the men for similar work. But to drop the distressing features of life in Kingston for the more delightful ones of the rest of the Island of Jamaica, which is truly a tropi­ cal gem of the first water. Vegetation! Its lux­ uriance can hardly be conceived of by a north­ erner without a personal visit. Its productiveness is almost beyond conception; fruits grow in rare abundance with only the slightest effort on the part of the ranchmen or native farmers. A trip across the island either by rail or automobile 1s a revelation of beauty on every hand. At every turn new beauties and new delights are thrust upon you; the fertility of the soil both on the hills and lowlands is almost beyond belief; vegetable growth, rank but perfect, at every point. So far as one can see, the term "bare land" does not apply in Jamaica; vegetation, either wild or un­ der cultivation, a mass of greenery and bloom. Here a hedge, a grove, a hillside, covered with the ever-bearing cocoanut trees in full fruitage; there, long rows of banana trees, with great green bunches hanging from the thrifty stalks. Some­ times they were in scattered patches and at oth­ ers they were cultivated with skill and precision, and covering wide ranges of land as far as the eye could reach, while here and there were or­ ange groves or isolated trees, all laden with the rich, yellow fruit The little English railroad which crosses the island from north to south winds for some distance from Port Arthur along the southern coast. Then it turns abruptly to the interior, plowing its way over the hills, through tunnels, across ravines and down inclines. But at every point, on the hillsides, by the sea­ shore, in the valleys, even in the swamps, the prolific growth of all manner of vegetation is everywhere present. Nature has apparently done so much for the little island that the people have had no pr&per incentive for effort or development. Why live the strenuous life when it is so much easier to exist with little physical or mental labor? Why strive for a competence when the means of subsistence are at hand without such strife? Why lay up something for a "rainy day" when it is the actual rainy days which come so frequently and refreshing-like to this island that absolve one from the absolute necessity for such savins? And such seems to be the thought of the natives of Jamaica. The English language Is almost the only one heard on the island. The natives, even in the in­ terior, who seldom get down to the coast, use the English tongue in a corrupted form, but easily understood. They are all proud of the fact that they are English, whether black, bronze, mahog­ any or white---and you find all shades of color, the black predominating to a very large degree. In excess of 90 per cent, of the population of Jamal oa is black. While there appear to be no minerals of value on the island--except, possibly, a little copper-- Jamaica is certainly one of the richest of Eng­ land's great family of islands. Imagine what this GORDON HZlUs JlI"Z£R THZ J?ARTHQl/AKE. time for the various products, the climate Is such that with little effort it can be changed to suit the convenience of the producer, just as the skilled florist can produce June roses in De­ cember in his northern hothouses. Here about all that is required is to plant your seed in an­ ticipation of the time you wish to gather your harvest; in due time the seed sends forth Its shoots, which blossom, develop fruit that ripens and may be harvested, whether it be October, May or December. What wealth this meant for the island and to the mother country when, in the years to come, the land is put under intense cultivation and ad­ vantage is taken of all that nature has done for Jamaica, time only can tell. The hillsides and the valleys of this little isl­ and are capable of producing crops under the best conditions that would support a large nation. Mineral wealth is unnecessary here; the real wealth, which is perpetual and inexhaustible, is in the fertility of the soil and the climate condi­ tions which have produced such fertility. There is no Ice, no snow, no frost, here. The rainy season is less severe and extends over a greater period of time than in any other portion of the world. There is said to be rainfall in some part of the island every month in the year, and the condition of the crops at any season would prove the truth of this statement. It would be hard to find a place with more beautiful scenery or more appealing prospects. There are many charming driveways, both for the horse and auto­ mobile. The feeling of depression that must come to one in the city of Kingston gives way to one of optimism as he gets out along the seacoast or in­ to the mountainous country, where everything is pleasing. It is quiet and restful in Jamaica; people here do not do things in a hurry; the cli­ mate is not conducive to the hustle of a northern community. Even the turkey buzzards that abound everywhere/ soar slowly away over the city or the hills as if they had no thought of being l&te for dinner or that the supply might give out be­ fore they reached the dining table. And the little brown boys who dive for pieces of money from the decks of steamers or the pier at Kingston go into the water so leisurely and remain under so long that you begin to think they are going to stay down; but they always come up with the coin clasped in their fingers, and stow one piece after another into their spacious mouths for safe­ keeping until the sport is over. Value of a Smile. A pretty smile may make one's fortune. Few women realize the value of a smile. Most smiles are useless. The smile that counts Is one that charms men, and that will secure favors here and service there, and go twice as far as a tip or a command. This smile has radiance, is produced by the eyes aa well as by the lips. and, above all, is never mechanical.--Strand Magazine. JUSE THE RUBBER FINGERS. •• i- They're Common Enough Now, But Many Still Cut Off a Glove Finger. When yoa cut your finger nowadays and wrap it up in gauze you don't have to hunt for an old pair of gloves and lop off a finger to form the outer bandage of your wounded member; yon simply go to the drug store and buy a rubber finger for a nickel. And vet many persons go on cuttla* ftililu. off glove fingers. They have got into the habit of saving up old gloves for just such purposes of home surgery, and the habit sticks pertinaciously. Most of them don't know that you can get rubber fingers of alJ sizes. They are made to fit the baby who In his first adventures is pretty sure to find a knife somewhere and to acquire the knowledge that it cuts, and grown­ ups. too. no matter how big the band. And they are mighty convenient, for you know a glove finger has to be tied on by strings passing over the hand and around the wrist. New devices to save time and bother are put on the market daily, but it takes some folks a long time to find out about them. World Is Improving. The world was never so truth-telling as it is to-day. Nothing like It ever ex­ isted in the past. The commercial life of the world compels truth as nothing has, nothing else can, lot U - is on Its credit and truthfulness that the fabric of our great commerce rests. You may rest assured tuatthere never was so much truth in the world a J there is to-day, and there never was such a real care for truths as there is to-day.----Rev. M. J. Savage. Hnarsoh's Mummy. Pharaoh's mummy has been discov­ ered and unfolded, and the eyes of readers of these pages can rest on the very features on which the eyes of Moses looked 3,000 yean and mora State Capital News ̂ Breciy Gossip, Notes and Doings of Interest at Springfield. | > Springfield.--Nobody in Illinois need complain of not having enough candi­ dates for nomination to the legislature to vote for at the primary on August 8. The complaint of this kind will come in "November, when the primary has sifted the candidates down to one or two from each pgrty to a district for the lower house and the voters mu&t tak6 what is offered them. Secretary of State Rose finished compiling the list of those who had filed petitions for the legislature in the 51 districts of the state. It is a formidable array of names. It had hardly been sup­ posed there were so many people in Illinois anxious to serve their county and their state in the general assem­ bly. Inasmuch as there can be only one candidate for senator for each party in each district, and as a rule not more than two for the lower house, the number of disappointments at the primary can be imagined, The Pro­ hibitionists and Socialists will, how­ ever, be spared these disappointments. For their nominations there are no more candidates than there are places to be filled and every one of their as­ pirants will have his name on the of- lllinolsan in Sea Romance. One of the romances of the sea came to light with the arrival at New York of the President Lincoln, of the Hamburg-American line, when the an­ nouncement was made that there will be a marriage between Miss Elbling Steinbruck and John Holzweg, both passengers on the steamship. Miss Steinbruck is a native of West Prus­ sia, while her fiance owns and culti­ vates a farm near Edwardsville. The young woman went to Passaic, N. J„ to stay with friends until the marriage. There was a carnival on the President Lincoln, one of the features being a mock marriage between Mios Stein­ bruck and Mr. Holzweg. Following the ceremony Mr. Holzweg: became very attentive to his mock wife with the result that their real marriage was arranged. Miss Steinbruck learned to speak English in Germany. From Ed­ wardsville then came the news that when the information of the sea ro­ mance and betrothal reached John's father, Gottlieb Holzweg, the father was considerably Incensed and de­ clared his son would not bring home a « ^ , TT J . bride who was unknown to the family. heI Gottlieb Holzweg ha» considerable property, his son, 21 years old, was sent to Europe three months ago oa a pleasure tripi primary law the party committee in each senatorial district determines how many candidates for the lower house it wants to run under its party name in November. If the Republican committee in a district says two, then the two candidates on the Republican ticket at the primary who get the lar­ gest and next largest vote are the nominees. If it says one, then only the highest man goes on the November ballot. There can be BO cumulative voting at the primary, and each voter can mark from one to three candidates as he wants, but no mark shall count for more than one vote. In 16 of the 19 districts both parties will present only three candidates between them to the voter. There will be three places for these three candidates to fiH. In three districts in Coot cownty the Re­ publicans and Democrats will have two candidates each or four for three vacancies. These are the only pos­ sible party contests for fceats in the lower house in Chicago* As there are only three senators to be ejected this fall from Cook, the senatorial fights being in the even numbered districts this time, whatever excitement fs aroused over the election in: Nevember ft will not be in the- legislative dis­ tricts. But this intensifies the light for nominations ..at the primary on August S. With a nomination prac­ tically an election it is a thing worth havfng and more candidates and more interest is the result. The real legisla­ tive contest in Cook will be lh August and not in November. At that there is one district fn Cook, the- Fifteenth,, where one man is sure of the nomina­ tion. Excursion Carries Delegates. Farmers all over the state, iiieluding those o£ Sangamon county, were in­ terested in the special lectures and study of corn and on land fertility at the University of Illinois. The Sanga­ mon county farmers' . institute con­ ducted & special excursion to the uni­ versity for farmers of this county and a large number of young men made the trip- The affair was a big boost for the coming corn exposition to be Officers Are Named; John W. Perry has returned! from Chicago, where he attended the state convention of Epworth league. Mr, Perry was re-elected corresponding secretary. Other officers named were as follows; President--S. J. Curlee, Upper Alton. First vice-president--Rev. Dan B. Brum- mitt, Chicago. Second vice-president--Elev. J:. Q; *Duck- .-•r, Salem. Third vice-president--Miss Alvlsa Bfeard, Alanteno. Fourth vice-president--Fred Falley, Chicago. Junior superintendent--Mrs, Daniel Dundas. Mattoon. Recording secretary--Dr: X Si Reece, Normal. Treasurer--Prof. B. C. Richardson, Al­ ton. It was decided to hold next year's convention at the state chautauqua grounds at Havana. PROOF FOR TWO CENTS. It Yov Suffer with Your Kldnsys Back, Writs to Thl. MM. <*. W. Winney, Medina, N. Y., __ rite* kidney sufferers to writs to him. To all who enclose " " postafce he will r«- p ly , t e l l i ng how Doan's Kidney Pills cured him after bm had doctored and had been in two dif­ ferent hospitals for e igh te e n months , s u f f e r i n g I n t e n s e pain in the back, lameness, twinges when stooping or lifting, languor, dizzy spells and rheo- matism. "Before I used Doan's Kid­ ney Pills," says Mr. Winney, weighed 143. After taking 10 or if boxes I weighed 162 and was con»> pletely cured." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a bos. IWter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. CARNEGIE'S RIVAL. "He's a regular pbttantbro--what »' you call tt?" "Wot's he dfcir , "Why, In <fe last week be^s give away two dozen 'Deadwood Dick' an' dozen 'Nickel? libraries V Pardon Board Meet. The board of pardons met the-other night. The following cases were* on the docket: John Nadolski, Cook county, murder;. John Hoft'arth, Cook county, murder; Stephen Kelleher, Cook county, robbery; James M. Turner, Edgar county, assault; James Rafferty, Cook county, contribut­ ing to the deliqueney of children; James G. Green, Cook county, burglary; James O'Donnell. Cook county, burglary; Myer Shiner. Cook county, petit larceny; John Formanek, Cook county, assault; Michael Considine, Cook county, abandonment; Thomas Hussey, Cook county, petit lar­ ceny; Aurellus Carew, Vermilion county, murder; John Novak, Cook county, as­ sault; Guy E. Smith, Alexander county, murder. Hiram H. Leonard, Cook county, embezzlement; Charles Wood? Moultrie county, assault: Ray Reeves, Moultrie county, assault; Albert Glennon, Cook county, robbery; Alvin Coch, St. Clair county, assault; Samuel A. Mason, Alex­ ander county, assault; Thomas Cronistw,. Carroll county, forgery. Race Suicide Alarms. The boards of education in several ,cities in northwestern Illinois have completed taking a school census and A Man's Tact. Nobody but Mr. Henley wovld kavs asked such' a <suestioa> la the first place. "Miss Fatrley," he saM, "if yoa could make yourself over what kind of hair and eyes would you> have?" "It I could make myself over," said Miiss FairDey, "I would look just e*- actly as I do now." "Tou would'?" exclaimed* Hentey te honest surprise, and to this day ho can't understand why MIBS Falrley thinks him a> mam of) little taste- and liess tact. Looking for Work. "Why dbn't you go to work; instead at begging and boozing?" "I will, boss, as soon) as there's an Openin' in' my trade: An' £ aloft got long to wait now, nuther." "What is your trade?" "I'm' at trackwalker tor aeroplane lines*" Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTuRIA a safe and sure remedy for infanta and children* and. see that it Bears the Signature In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind Tou Have Always Bought, held in Springfield and the big show j have discovered a decrease in births was widely advertised at the meeting. | notlceable especially in the Union The Sangamon county excursion start- j district of Sterling. The census just ed on the in^erurban at Auburn, com- j completed shows that there has been ing with the regular car leaving there, j a decrease of 50 children under the From this city a special car conveyed ,| age Qf years since the census of the farmers through to Champaign Other delegations in Sangamon county were picked up east of this city as far as Harristown. One of the features of the gathering was a lecture delivered on the subject of "Maintenance of Land Fertility" by Dr. Hall of Rothem- sted. Eng., an authority on the ques­ tion. 1906, while there has been an increase of 42 children over the age of six years in one district. That there has been an actual decrease is due to the fact that the number of inhabitants ia the district has increased 20 per cent, since the census of 190<>.. Murderer Is Returned. * A requisition from the governor of Missouri for the return to that state of Clarence Harris, wanted in Jackson county for murder, was honored at the executive office. Harris is accused of the killing on April, last, of Mary Jack­ son. He was under arrest In Chicago. A requisition also was issued on the governor of Indiana for the return to St.. Clair county of one Lazo Steve Wuklch, wanted for the theft of $180 from a fellow countryman named Cracich. The accused was under ar* rest at Hammond. A requisition was issued on the governor of Oklahoma for the return to Douglas county of Harry Millltgan, wanted for assault, with intent to kill on Horace W. Sor- j fired two shots at him. The bullets Slusser Named Circuit Judge. Gov. Deneen appointed Mazzini Slus ser of Downers Grove judge of the cir­ cuit court of the Sixteenth judicial dis­ trict. to succeed the late L. C. Rut : of Hinsdale. Judge Slusser Is coun­ ty judge of Dupage county. The gov­ ernor has issued a proclamation for a special election Tuesday, November to All the vacancy caused by Jwt^e Slusser's promotion. Prowler at Governor's House. Gov. Deneen's household was thrown into a state of excitement by the dis­ covery of a man lurking in the bushes surrounding the executive mansion. A patrolman assigned to duty there discovered the prowler in hiding, and when the unkoewn started to run, Fooled One. * The Husband (during the quarrel) --You're always making bargains* Was there ever a time' when you didn't? The Wife--Yes> sir;, on my wedding day. Lewis' Single Binder Cigar has a rich taste. Your dealer ov Lewis' Factory, Peoria, 111. The prettiest flowers are- not mecs* sarily the most fragrant. I A MOTHER rells, committed July 25, 1907. He was onder arrest at Commanche. Names Circuit Judge. An order was issued from the execu­ tive office appointing Hon. Mazxini Slusser of Downer's Grove as a circuit judge of the Sixteenth judicial circuit to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. Linus C. Roth of Hinsdale. Judge Slusser has been acting as county judge of DuPage county. To fill the position made vacant by his taking the circuit bench, a special election has been called In that <eounty for November 3 next, the date of the regular election. Illinois Union Hears London Man. Rev. J. Tolfrey Parr of London, pres­ ident of the Christian Endeavor Union of England, Scotland and Ire­ land, addressed the closing session of the biennial convention of the Illinois Christian Endeavor union at Cham­ paign. The Endeavorers put in a busy day, beginning with sunrise prayer meetings on the campus. Three meet­ ings were held in the afternoon. Wal­ ter Ceperly of Chicago, the new presi­ dent, led the piayer meeting in the evening^ , went wide and the man made his es­ cape. 8poor la Denied a Pardon. William Spoor, convicted in the Sangamon county court of bigamy, the supreme court sustaining the decision, has been refused a pardon by the board of pardons. Spoor's attorneys attempted to show; there was no crim­ inal intent, as Mrs. Sarah E. Spoor, his first wife, had led her husband to believe she had secured a divorce. Both wives were active In efforts to prevent him being sent to the peniten­ tiary. Mrs. Sarah E. Spoor made a statement that she was married in 1903 to Spoor by Justice Early. Rural Mail Carrier# Meet. The state convention of rural free delivery carriers was held in this city two days and a large number of car­ riers attended. The officers of the state association: President, L. W. Foster, Lockport; vice-president, S. H Bullman, Bunked Hill; secretary, James Rush, Qulncy; treasurer, Mr. Landware. Blacksmith Fires Anvils. Oakfield.--William Stroh, a young blacksmith, suffered a badly burned and slightly maimed hand while firing f off .powder laid between, two auvils. How many American women in lonely homes to-day long for this blessing to come into their lives, ana to be able to utter these words, but because of some organic derange­ ment this happiness is denied them. Every woman interested in this subject should know that prepara­ tion for healthy maternity ia accomplished by the use ol LYDIAE.PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND Mrs. Maggie Gilmer, of West Union, S. C.,writes to Mrs. Pinklmra: "I was greatly run-down in health from a weakness peculiar'to my sex, •when Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was recommended to me. Ill not only restored me to perfect health* but to my delight I am a mother." Mrs. J osephine Hall, of Bardstown, Ky., writes: " I was a very great sufferer from female troubles, and my physician failed to help me. Lydia E. Prakham's Vege­ table Compound not only restored mo to perfect health, but I am now a proud mother." FACTS FOR SICK WOltfEM, For thirty years Lydia E, Fink , ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands or women -who have been troubled with, displacements, inflammation, ulcera­ tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities* periodic pains, backache, that bear­ ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges­ tion, dizziness or nervous prostration., Why don't you try it f Mrs. Pinkham Invites all sick women to "write her for advice.* She has guided thousands toi health. Address, Lynoi ' - J 'J4'