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-•£). lie McHemy Plalndealer Published by F. Q. SCRREINER. McHFMPV ILLINOIS. ' Pittsburg is beginning to get - the - MBOke out of l^s eyes. Mrs. Russell Sage Is the latest suf- trigetje, but that only raakes one tnore. There ie an old Irish saying that fits the season: "A blithe heart makes a blooming visage." An Atlanta chauffeur is suing the family of his bride for $100,000. Evi­ dently a repair bill. Sir Oliver Lodgte has invented an instrument to dissipate fogs. As If a sober fog wasn't bad enough! 21 IN DEATH LIST HORRIBLE RESULTS OFCOLLI- St$N IN COLORADO. ;&' INJURED NUMBER THIRTY Engineer Olson Claims He Misread His Watch -- Grewsome and Pathetic Incidents of the Disaster. In Pittsburg the private conscience at times appears to be about as smoky as the public atmosphere. A rich New York woman has eloped With a plumber, but will no doubt re­ gret it if she has to pay him for his time. Immigration into Canada from Janu­ ary to August, 1908, declined 46 per cent, compared with the same period last year. As nearly as one can make out from a long-distance wireless diagnosis the kaiser is suffering from a loss of con­ versation. TLe average life of a Pullman car, according to the auditor of the Pull' man Company, is 20 years. Then what becomes oif it? A California man used a hole in his woo&en leg to store his money. That's safer than a trouser pocket, providing he sleeps with the leg on. King Edward re'urned to London to sign the prorogation speech, which Is much more kingly than having to write the blooming thing. Again appears the professor who says to marry happily, marry oppo- sftes. But isn't the opposition rea­ sonably sure to develop afterwards? The end of the deer season in Maine •hows a total of 10,000 deer killed, 20 men killed, 125 men wounded. The deer hope to make a better record next year.' Since its Introduction into the Eng­ lish protectorate of Uganda in 1901 the sleeping sickness has killed no fewer than 200,000 out of a population »f 300,000. By wireless telephony two French naval officers have succeeded in hav­ ing conversation, songs and even whistling heard perfectly at a distance of 90 miles. The young women visiting in Chi­ cago, who had six automobiles p;.aced at her disposal, must have been most unhappy because she could use but (me at a time. By the time a man has become the father of three growing children the last lingering hope he has that there Is really a Santa Claus dies away with hardly a struggle. If Emperor William is unable with an Income of $10,000,000 a year tc make ends meet it will have to be ad­ mitted that he is about the poorest manager extant The pleasantest month of the yeai at Chamounix and other places in Switzerland was October. But the tourists had all departed and the hotels were ..closed. If some of those doubters who are so Uncertain as to whether electrocu­ tion is fatal want to make a thorough test, why not try it in the case of men who are killed while engaged in elec­ trical work? Many have perished in­ stantly while repairing power lines, ;s, and there has not seemed to be any j§£*' doubt that they were dead. Is the rF*> carefully adjusted scientific method P,4» r; employed in the state prisons likely u /- to be less effective? The fresh air fad is becoming a good deal of a bore. People now beg to be let alone, and not preached to every moment about "open windows" and "sleeping balconies," and the eternal microbes. It is a terrible nuisance to be always on the qui vive about any­ thing. The desire for peace naturally follows the effort to keep in step with the procession of faddists, but let It be mentioned, says the Indianapolis Star, that the lesson has been learned, even if one retrogrades and throws up the fresh air sponge. Aa echo of events which already seem remote appears in the visit to this country of Queen Liliuokalani ol Hawaii, to promote, if possible, the passage of a bill now before -con gress, to give her a quarter of a mil lion dollars ag payment for crown lands which she formerly owned. The claim reste upon the old charge that United States troops were used in 1893 to depose the queen and estab­ lish the Republican government. Glen wood Springs, Col.--Twenty- one persons were killed and 30 in­ jured, many of them seriously, in the head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the Den­ ver & Rio Grande near Dotsero. While nothing official has been given out as to the cause of the wreck, it is said to have been due to a mis­ understanding of orders on the part of Engineer Gustaf Olson of the passen­ ger train. Olson, however, claims he understood his instructions perfectly, but that he misread his watch, thus encroaching on the time of the freight train, which was being drawn by two engines, the first of which was in charge of his brother, Sig Olson. The two trains met on a steep grade. The Dead and Injured. Following is a partial list of the vic­ tims: Identified Dead: J] C. Davis of Davis-Brigham Drag Company, Den­ ver; Henry Dunn, St. Louis; Mrs. Mattie Ezell, Williston, N. D.; Clar­ ence A. Gooding, Washington; A. A. Hamilton, Polo, 111.; W. C. Kettle, Ashton, Neb.; J. D. Mahon, Princeton, Ind.; Rev. R. L. Meiley, either Brooklyn, N. Y., or Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Dr. Arvilla A. Oleson, either Hil- dreth, Neb., or Axtell, Neb.; G. W. Oleson, St. Louis; John Williams, Clarks, Neb. Partial List of Injured: W. Adair, Raveuna, O.; Mrs. G. Blake, Wapolin, Mo.; Thomas Elliott, Pendleton, la.; J. H. Hayden and child, Buffalo, O.; Fred Jensen, Iowa Falls, la.; John Ross, laborer, Cleveland, O.; W. O. Vlnock, Omaha; H. B. Schuler, board of police, Covington, Ky.; S. J. Martin., sergeantof police; T. J. Ezell, Williston, N. D.; Margaret Ezell, Wil­ liston, N. D.; Lillian Mahon, Prince­ ton, Ind., wife of J. D. Mahon, killed. Scene at Wreck Grewsome. When the relief train from this city reached the wreck the scene was ter­ rible. As the bodies were taken from the ruins they were laid side by side on a hler of snow, amid the agonizing shrieks of husband, wife, child, and parent as they searched among the dead for their loved ones, many of whom were mangled beyond all recog­ nition. A pathetic feature of the accident was the killing of a father, leaving two small, helpless children, the eldest be­ ing four years old, the youngest two. The elder boy told a nurse at the sanitarium that his father called him Bennie, and this is all he will say. From a fellow passenger it was learned that the family was en route to Grand Junction to visit relatives. It is supposed that Mr. and Mrs. Kettle, whose names appear among the dead, were the parents of these two little ones, who are badly injured. Three-Menths-Old Baby Found. Another sad case was the destruc­ tion of an entire family with the ex­ ception of an infant of three months. This helpless child was taken care of by a kind family at Shoshone, who in­ tend to adopt it. One of the remarkable incidents of the wreck was the miraculous escape from the chair car of a Mr. Stall of Pueblo Col., a salesman for a com­ mission company of that city. Mr. Stall escaped #ithout a scratch. Another heart-breaking scene was enacted in the wreck zone when kind hands gently lifted a four-year-old girl from the death clasp of her mother's arms. Near by lay the body of her father, decapitated. HAMS FOUND ROT 8UILTT A§flk*MTTED AS PRINCIPAL i KILLING OF ANNI8. , Brother Probably Will Never Be Tried as Result of Verdict- Demonstration by Crowd. HORROR IN HUNGARIAN MINE. Scores of Men Killed by an Explosion and Fire. Veszprim, Hungary.--In an explo­ sion of fire-damp in the Auka coal mine here Thursday, which was fol­ lowed by a dust explosion and fire, 240 men were entombed. Sixteen living miners and the bodies of 45 dead persons thus far have been brought out of the pit. The fire has been held to one lo­ cality and it is hoped that the re­ mainder of the entombed miners will be rescued alive. \ -- The town of Veszprim lies 60 miles southeast of Buda Pest and has a population of some 15,000, composed mostly of Magyars. It cost $4,000,000 to bury the late emperor of China, but probably no one in China begrudges the money. As a strictly news item it might be mentioned that Count Boni's man­ hood is outraged. He says so himself • The way King Edward's "Cullinan" diamond reached England makes an f| amusing story. Seven detectives of-ficiously guarded a man who carried a ., small black bag. But the bag was ^ empty, and the diamond was in the pocket of another man, who crossed from Holland in the steerage. .A New York engineering magazine ^ estimates, that the Panama canal will O cost $211,299,000, but that doesn't mean any more to most of us than ! $123,000,000 does. „ Misa Charleoworth Is Found. London. -- Miss Violet Gordon Charles worth, whose mysterious dis­ appearance a short time ago caused a great deal of excitement because of ber remarkable career and her inti­ mate association with extensive stock deals, has been found at Oban Scot­ land. Many Passengers Are Injured. Coffeyville, Kan.--a south-bound passenger train on the Missouri Par ciflc railroad from Kansas City col­ lided head-on with a north bound freight train two miles west of this city Sunday morning. Twenty-four passengers were hurt. Within a year it is expected that, ntfroad trains will be running to Key! had evidently been in the water since Flames Destroy 348 Automobiles. > Boston.--Fire in the most ex­ tensive automobile storage and repair plant in the city, located near Park square, early Sunday destroyed 348 automobiles, valued at $750,000. Found Dead In Bath Tub. Denver, Col.--John C. Beatty, aged 65, of Mount Vernon, N. Y., uald to be a wealthy land owner, was found dead in a bath tub into which hot water was running Friday. The bdGy West and taken on floats 90 miles across to Havana. You can take a sleeper in this country and hold it un til you wake up in tho capital of Cuba, and the porter will have no dust to brush off daring the last stages of tbt juurncy midnight: .. 1., > H,,. Quakes In South Africa. Cape Town. Several earthquakes have occurred recently in various parts of South Africa. One was felt Fri­ day at Johannesburg, but no damage was done. Flushing, N. Y.--After reviewing the evidence for 22 hours and taking 15 ballots before all were agreed, the jury in the trial of Thornton Jenkins Hains Friday afternoon found the prisoner not guilty as a principal with his brother, Capt. Peter C. Hains, Jr., in the killing of William E. Annis. For the second time in his life Thornton Hains has been found not guilty of the charge of murder, he having been acquitted of murder in shooting a companion named Edward W. Hannigan in an open boat in Hampton roads 17 years ago. Thornton Hains had ah affecting greeting with Capt. Hains in the Long Island jail, where he hurried in a mo­ tor car after the verdict to bring his brother the news. Old Gen. Hains and his wife, who had been anxiously - waiting to learn the verdict in the Hotel Astor, in Manhattan, since the jury went out at five o'clock Thursday night, heard the news from their son Thornton J. Hains. Thornton, who telephoned his parents as soon as he left the courtroom. Mrs. Hains nearly fainted from Joy at the new-is. Rarely in any court of law has such a demonstration been witnessed as that which occurred when the jury made known its verdict, which came like a thunderbolt. The packed court­ room of spectators rose as one man and cheered and applauded with such mighty vigor that the gavel falls of Justice Crane on his desk could not be heard. Officials of the district attorney's of­ fice in Queens county are quoted as saying that the verdict in this case PHOTOGRAPH8 RECENT QUAKE FROM ITALY. The Upper Picture Shows Soldiers Carrying Injured Victims from the Ruins and the Lower a Camp of the Injured <|nd Homeless. FIRE RAZES TOPER* HOTEL ONE MAN KILLED IN BURNING OF COPELAND HOUSE. Was One of Oldest Hostelries in Kan­ sas and Rallying Point of Politicians. /.Topeka, Kan.--With walls black­ ened by smoke, bulging to the danger point and threatening to cave in at any time on an interior of utter ruin, all that remains of the Copeland hotel, the rallying point of the Republican party of Kansas for years, is a mere hulk of a building, the result of a fire Thursday. The body of Isaac E. Lambert, ex- . ., x _ - TT , United States district attorney for rani:h*\C,r- WiU I Kansas, was found in the ruins Thurs- never be brought to trial and that he d n, ht wlth the head armg and will be surrendered into the care of , burned off ^ bod wag fQund nis family or the federal government. "Under this verdict it Is perfectly safe for any person who is Ingenious enough to frame up a defense to go out and kill. Private vengeance seems to have taken precedence over the peo­ ple's law;" was the only comment that Prosecutor Darrin had to make. TRIE8 TO RESCUE BROTHER. Arkansas Man Attacks an Officer en Board a Train. In the northeast corner of the build ing. Lambert's room was on the fourth floor directly above. Fourteen of the guests were more or less seri­ ously hurt. The hotel is a complete loss, esti­ mated at $120,000. Insurance was car­ ried to the amount of $41,000. The porticos are intact and the front of the building was not burned out. But Inside is complete ruin, all four of the floors have caved in. An attempt was made last night to wreck the walls with a stream of water, but it proved fruitless. The Copeland hotel was of brick construction, four stories in height. It Fort Smith, Ark.--Entering the car of an Iron Mountain train near here early Sunday, in which his brother, A Grant Quinn, sat handcuffed to Police waa 8,tuated at the corner of Nlnth Officer Burgess of this city, who was 5f°sas _*Ve,nue"l one bIock 5r°m taking Quinn to Little Rock to be ~ turned over to the military authorities as a deserter, Lee Quinn opened fire on the officer. Burgess returned the fire, and several of the passengers came to his assistance. Quinn, after emptying his pistol, leaped from the train and escaped. During the fusil­ lade, one of the passengers, Irvin Brassfield, of Mulberry, Ark., received what. is believed will prove a fatal wound. Burgess was uninjured, and the state capitol, and was one of the oldest hotels in Kansas. It had a roomy lobby and wide hallways, audwas plentifully supplied with fire escapes. The main stairway, however, '-was built around the elevator, and the flames shooting up the shaft soon shut off this means of escape. The fire started shortly after four o'clock in or near the kitchen, apparently from escaping gas. The flames had gained great headway when discov­ ered and when the fire apparatus first contl-ued to Little Rock, .here h. arrlved the rear placed his prisoner in the custody of the military authorities. cut off as a means of escape. 8hively Is Indiana 8enator. Indianapolis, Ind.--B. F. Shively was chosen on the twentieth ballot for United States senator in the caucus of the Democratic members of the leeis- • « ^ lature after many weary hours of bal- ,nforme<LGov- Jofhns°n Thursday that loting would accept appointment as a John Worth Kern, recent candidate ^mber of the state highway commis- for vice-president on the Democratic ' name was 8ent to the Must Pay Fare on His Own Road. Minneapolis, Minn.--Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern rail­ way, will pay on his own road here­ after when traveling in Minnesota. He ticket, made a gallant fight and led in the early balloting. Once he gave the field a scare, when on the third ballot he jumped to 32 votes. Murdered by a Robber. Union la.--While getting money to hand to a robber,' L. Trimball, a res­ taurant keeper, was shot twice through the head Saturday night and instantly killed. Mr. Trimball had been count- senate Friday. The attorney general has ruled that persons holding any kind of state position a^e absolutely barred from accepting free transpor­ tation, even if they are railroad of- ; ficials. Noted Russian Admiral Dead. St. Petersburg.--The death is an­ nounced of Vice-Admiral Rojestven- sky, who was in command of the Rus- ing his cash when a pistol was thrust ? W*8 Into his face by an unknown man who in ?hl hatH*iftL I t f***' demanded money. Trimball gave up til JlJ", °f*®8e.a ?f his silver and was about to hand over ,! Vice-Admiral Rojest- his bills when the robber, thinWng V6Ml|y' Whlch OCCUrred ln St Peter* Trimball was reaching for a revolver, fired the fatal shots. Maj. W. G. McCandless Dies. Pittsburg, Pa.--Maj. William Grar burg Thursday, was due to neuralgia of the heart. Clara Morris Seriously III. New York.--It was learned Sunday ham McCandless, who fought with the ' Cla.r.a MorrlB. the actress, Army of the Potomac in every one of its battles during the civil war, died here Sunday, aged 71 years. He was a director of the American Window Glass Company. 8erious Riot in Dresden. Dresden.--A Socialist demonstration Sunday in behalf of electoral reform led to a serious riot, in which 20 per­ sons were badly and at least 100 Slightly injured. who has been 111 a long time, is in a serious condition and that her family and friends are very anxious about the outcome. A nervous breakdown was the first cause of her illness. Khla His Wife and Himself. Alliance, O.--Albert Lazlnwood, 50 years old, a farmer who lived near Bergholz, Bhot and killed his wife, 55 years old, and then himself on the road near Annapolis. Jealousy is sup­ posed to have been the cause. Bars Out All Lobbyists. Boston.--The Massachusetts senate, without debate, adopted Friday a rec­ ommendation presented by the com- mittee on rules, excluding legislative agents and counsel from the senate chamber and -corridors. 8teamer Wrecked; Eighteen Lost. Cuxhaven.--The British steamer Fldra has been wrecked off Amrum and is a total loss. The Fidra carried a crew of 18 and it is believed that most of them perished. Try to Tamper With Juryf Pittsburg, Pa.--George W: Worley brother-in-law of J. B. F. Rinehart, ac-' cused of wrecking the Farmers* & Drovers' National bank of Waynes- burg, Pa., whose case was being de­ liberated upon by a jury Thursday night, and James L. Smith, a promi­ nent business man of Waynesburg, were arrested by United States secret service operatives on a charge of at­ tempting to tamper with a jury. It is alleged they attempted to reach one of the jurors in the Rinehart case, but it is uftdwstpod were unai)ooosaf<d. AWFUL TRAGEDY IN 8EATTLE. W. L. 8eeley Kills His Wife, Daughter and Himself. Seattle, Wash. -- W. L. Seeley, an attorney and former national bank examiner for Illinois un­ der Comptroller 'of the Currency Eckels, his wife, Mrs. Kate M. Seeley, a member of the national society of the Daughters of the American Revo­ lution, and his daughter, Miss Rene Seeley, a student of the University of Washington, and a member of the Dalta Gama society, were found dead in a bathroom of their home in the fashionable Capital Hll} district yes­ terday. The victims had been dead since the previous Thursday. The women, each of whom was clad ln night robes, had been murdered by being struck on the head, evidently with a hammer. There was no mark of violence >on Seeley. He is believed to have been partially chloroformed and then drowned in the bathtub. All three were kneeling at the side of the bath­ tub with their heads submerged in the water. A steamer trunk was on the bodies of Seeley and his wife. That Seeley killed his wife and daughter while insane over financial worries and then committed suicide is the theory of the coroner and the police. Seeley came here less than two years ago from St. Joseph, Mo. He had lived there two years and had moved there from Ottawa, 111. He was 55 years of age, his wife about three years his junior, and his daughter 22 years of age. The bodies were found by Guy M. Smelzer, affianced husband of Miss Seeley, and E. R. Seibbell, a friend of the family. 8TRIKE OF HAT MAKERS BEGINS. Quit Because Manufacturers Quit liee of.the Union Label. New York.--A general strike of hat makers, that may involve some 25,- 000 workers, was Inaugurated in the hat manufacturing centers of the coun­ try Friday as the result of a deci­ sion of the Associated Hat Manufac­ turers to discontinue the use of the union label in the factories represent­ ed in the association. Reports from various places re­ ceived here Friday night indicate that the hatters in this vicinity, including those in the factories in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, have gen­ erally obeyed the order to strike. There were no signs of disorder any­ where, the hat makers peacefully re­ tiring from the factories when the or­ der to quit work was received. Portuguese Mob Fights Troops. Oporto.--The distress in the "port wine growing regions arising from a crisis in the wine trade culminated Friday in rioting. At Regoa the troops that were preserving ord?r were fired on by an infuriated mob and replied with a bayonet charge. Presidents' Widows Honored. Washington.--By unanimous vote the house of representatives Friday granted the franking privilege to Mrs. Benjamin Harrison and Mrs. Grover Cleveland. Two Engines Fall Into River. Vancouver, B. C.--Brief news of an accident on the Canadian Pacific rail­ road reached Vancouver Friday after­ noon. Two locomotives and four cars are believed to have jumped into the river near Spuzzum. Engineers Fos­ ter and Kinzaden were killed. Former Iowa Solon Dead. Fort Dodge, Ia.f-Former State Sena­ tor Thomas D. Healey died Friday evening of pneumonia. He was born near Lansing, la., and moved to Ftort Dodge in 1883. Surgeon General O'Reilly Retired. Washington.--Brig. Gen. Robert M. O'Reilly, who has been surgeon gen­ eral of the army for the past seven years, was placed on the retired list Thursday, after 45 years service with the advanced rank of major general. Bank-Wrocker Geta Five Years.' Parkersburg, W. Va.--Elbert L. Mor­ gan, charged with wrecking the Friendly (W. Va.) First National bank, was sentenced to a five-year term in the state penitentiary by Jwlge A. G. Dayton Thursday. NABS HEARST AGENT HA8KELL *CCUSE8 HIMCON. SP1RACY TO DEFAME. "J ' ....-- MASS OF DATAr IS .SEIZED ' ... f Governor of Oklahoma Says Thie la but the Beginning and Other "Conspirators" are in< ® Peril, j- , Guthrie, Okla.--On a warrant sworn out by Gov. Haskell, charging con­ spiracy to defame the governor, Scott MacReynolds, attorney and special agent for William R. Hearst, was ar­ rested Monday night. Under a search warrant, also sworn to by Gov. Haskell, MacReyndlds' rooms at the lone hotel were searched by Sheriff John Mahoney and Orville T. Smith, private attorney to the gov­ ernor, and a large amount of data and papers seized pertaining to the $600,- 000 libel suit instituted by Haskell against Mr. Hearst. MacReynolds immediately demanded of the county court through his coun­ sel, Judge John H. Burford, the where­ abouts of his papers. They were found in the private office of the governor and taken by Sheriff Mahoney at the court's orders. MacReynolds had collected a vast amount of data, all secured in confi­ dence. He declares that Gov. Haskell's purpose in obtaining his arrest and the seizure of his papers was to obtain possession of this information to as­ certain its importance and to learn from whom he had obtained it. Gov. Haskell in explanation of Mac- Reynold's arrest, said: "Yes* sir, I have sworn out a war­ rant for the arrest of Mr. S. MacRey­ nolds, said to be from Brooklyn, N. Y, representing Mr. Hearst. Mr. MacReynolds has been ln the state almost constantly for nearly three months, at times assisted by one or two other men from the east, and by a certain person from Ohio and three or four, people of our own state. "I paid no attention to them until recently, " when I learned that they were disappointed at not finding any­ thing truthful to use against me, whereupon they became apparently desperate and began offering large sums of money to persons to-aid in manufacturing false statements. In several instances I am reliably ad­ vised they have used the expression 'we have the money and are willing to give it to you if you will help us.' "It is not Hearst alone, but there are otl^er interested parties in the conspiracy and with the main purpose of injuring me they combined their efforts. "I have nothing further to add ex­ cept that the arrest of Mr. MacRey­ nolds is only the beginning, and other conspirators will have the same op­ portunity to square themselves with a jury of honest people." CATARRH IN HEAD. Pe-ru-tta--Pe-ra-nn. ELIHU ROOT FOR SENATOR. Formally Nominated by Republicans of New York Legislature. Albany, N. Y.--Elihu ftoot, secretary of state in President Roosevelt's cabi­ net, was the unanimous choice of the Republican legislative caucus which met Monday night to name a candi­ date to succeed United States Senator Thomas C. Piatt, whose term of of­ fice expires on March 4. The Democratic caucus nominated former Lieut. Gov. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler of Dutchess, who was the Democratic candidate for governor at the November election. Tuesday at noon the senate and as» sembly met and formally nominated Mr. Root, and Wednesday at noon both houses meet jointly and declare Secretary Root elected for a term of six years. JUDGE W. L. GROS8 DIES. Grand Commander of Illinois Knights Templars Passes Away. Springfield, 111.--Judge William L. Gross, *68 years old, commander of Illinois Knights Templars, died Mon­ day at his home of paralysis, following a fall on January 9. He had been ill for some time. When he was installed grand commander last August, the ceremony was performed at his home, he having been too ill to be present at the meeting of the grand commandery in Rock Island. MR. WM. A. PRE8SER. MR. WILLIAM A. PRESSER, 1788 Third Ave., Moline, 111., writes: "I have been suffering from catarrh in the head for the past two months and tried innumerable so-called reme­ dies without avail. No one knows how I have suffered not only from the dis­ ease itself, but from mortification when in company of friends or strangers. _"I have used two bottles of your med­ icine for a short time only, and it effected a complete medical cure, and what is better yet, the disease has not returned. "I can most emphatically recommend Peruna to all sufferers from this dis­ ease." Read This Experience. Mr. A. Thompson, Box 05, R. R. 1, Martel, Ohio, writes: "When I began your treatment my eyes were inflamed, nose was stopped up half of the time, and was sore and scabby. I could not rest at night on account of continual hawking and spitting. "I had tried several remedies and was about to give up, but thought I would try Peru n a. "After I had taken about one-third oj a bottle I noticed a difference. I ass now completely cured, after sufferiiff with catarrh for eighteen years. "I think if those who are afflicted with catarrh would try Peruna the? would never regret it." Peruna is manufactured by th< Peruna Drug Mftr. Cof, Columbus, Ohio. Ask your Drugg/tt for a Free Peruna Almanac for 1909. THE GIRL AND THE LOBSTER. Possibly Harmless Remark, Though Decidedly Malapropos. Dorando Pietri, at one of the many Italian banquets given in his honor in New York, talked about professional athletics. "Amateurism Is no doubt more ro­ mantic than professionalism," he said, "but we live in an unromantic age." He smiled. "Only the other night, at one of your gayest Italian restaurants," he said, "I overheard a dialogue that Il­ lustrated forcibly the age's lack of ro­ mance. "It was late. At the table next to - mine a rich young Italian contractor was supping with a beautiful young girl. As the young girl played with the stem of her wineglass I heard her murmur: " 'It is true, isnt It, that you love me and me only?' " 'Yes,' said the young man, 'though this lobster is certainly mighty good."* A SPEEDY ONE. n Miss Tapps--Of .course, some type­ writers are extremely expert. Clerk--Oh, yes. I know of one who married a rich employer in less than three months. Waters-PierQe Fine Upheld. Washington.--The supreme court of the United States Monday affirmed the decree of the state courts of Texas im­ posing a fine of Jl,623,000 on the Waters-Pierce Oil Company of St. Louis and ousting it from the state on the charge of violating the Texas anti­ trust law. Capitalist Killed by a Fall. St. Joseph, Mo.--Dr. John S. Logan, capitalist, one of the pioneer resi­ dents of St. Joseph, fell on an icy walk Monday evening and fractured his skull, dying immediately. Huafeand and Wife Die Together. Norfolk, Va.--Having evidently car­ ried out a prearranged plan to die to­ gether, Schuyler C. Carskaddon and wife were found dead Monday in their bedroom in South Norfolk. Both had been shot through the back of the head. Veteran Lake Captain-Dies. Erie, Pa.--Capt. Paul Powell, Sr., one of the best known steamer cap­ tains on the great lakes, died at his home here Monday at the age of 55 years. ' Kearney Wants Nebraska Capitol. Lincoln, Neb.--A resolution was in­ troduced in the state senate Monday providing for the removal of the state capitol from Lincoln to Kearney, Buf­ falo county. Senator Bartor is author ot the resolution. The Common Strain. The stress of life may touch some lightly, may appear to pass others by, but most men whom we meet, with whom we deal, who work for us or for whom we work, know well the common stress of humanity. If In all our human relations this thought could be kept before us it would revolutionize life. We would be humanized--ennobled. We would care for men as men. We could not escape the transforming realiza­ tion of an actual brotherhood It we recalled and thought upon the u» deniable fact of our own part in the universal brotherhood of the. com­ mon strain.--Schuyler C. Woodhull, in The Bellman. Tragic Event in Courtroom. Hamlltpn, O.--As Judge Murphy Monday sentenced Buck Cottongame, Kentucky feudist to the penitentiary for life for the murder of Farrish Ar- net the father of Arnet fell dead in the courtroom. HER MOTHER-IN-LAW Proved a Wise, Good Friend* A young woman out in la. found a Wise, good friend in her mother-in-law, jokes notwithstanding. She writes: "It is two years since we began us­ ing Postum in our house. I was great­ ly troubled with my stomach, complex­ ion was blotchy and yellow. After meals I often Buffered sharp pains and would have to lie down. My mother often told me it was the coffee I drank at meals, But when I'd quit coffee I'd have a severe headache. "While visiting my mother-in-law I remarked that she always made such good coffee, and asked her to tell me how. She laughed and told me it was easy to make good 'coffee' when you use Postum. "I began to use Postum as soon as I got home, and now we have the same good 'coffee* (Postum) every day, and I have no more trouble. Indigestion ia a thing of the past, and my complex­ ion has cleared up beautifully. "My grandmother suffered a great deal with her stomach. Her doctor told her to leave off coffee. She then took tea but that was just as bad. "She finally was induced to try Postum which she has used for over a year. She traveled during the winter over the greater part of Iowa, visiting; something she had not been, able to do? for years. She says she owes best present good health to Postum." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to Well* •ille," in pkgs. "There's a Re&con." Ever read the above letter? A netl •Be appear* from time to time. The) KTim *** **