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mmt McHENRY, f* *' •» ̂ *Vvn *1 '̂W o'̂ k ^jvw',^% V*'V S?*5* ^Sk?-* - ^ . r'\ "• * *V? «** ' ' '%&* Tie fllcHenry Plaindealer Published by ft tt. 6CHRE1NER. ILLINOIS A queue or not a Queue; that Is th« j question in China. '• The family cat Is by no means sate •h this season of rabbit stews. Girl arrested in Chicago claims she jls an aviator. The police say she Is flighty. The air on the top floor of New Eork's Hew 80-*tory hotel ought to be •lerably good. Any ill wintf carries t orders to the ^manufacturer of storm doors at this Mason of the year. I "Seedless lemons are developed by (rafting." So are the kind sometimes banded to officeholders. Chicago Philanthropists are about to start a magazine for poets. It will be read chiefly by poets. Fifty-seven varieties of weather in 84 hours keep the average man guess­ ing and the doctors on the run. Ilk should never be forgotten that American names look as funny to the Chinese as their names look to us. People love the spectacular. With­ out a long tall a comet would attract no more attention than the moon. Gum-chewijig has been abolished in the navy. Now can the ghosts of Paul Jones, Decatur and F&rragut rest In peace. A doctor operating for appendicitis cut a man open ob the wrong side. Be no doubt thought be was left- harfded. t • " It may have been noticed that no ^Viators have been seen skylarking around since the hunting. season V is' 'i •' ' V- * w' As It costs 6 oents to send a letter China the revolution will not re­ ceive as much advice as it might otherwise. The Harvard professor who claims he is able to catch fish with Boise probably did his experimenting with suckers. They talk of the eye kiss, the soul kiss and other modern inventions, but what's the matter with the old-fash- loaed smack? fly: mm A New York cook has been arrested for stealing a steak. Still his sentence oughtn't to be as severe as though he had stolen an egg. The New York man who is looking for a wife that doesn't wear rats, puffs or hobble skirts might not want her If he found her. YIELDS JO RUSSIJl PERSIA CONCEDES ALL POINT* IN ULTIMATUM OF CZAR'S GOVERNMENT. AUTU SOPHIE' HHEAlfS OUSTING OF SHUSTER le'vere Fighting Occurs In 8tr«ets of Tabrli and Resht, With Heavy Losses of Life and Property--His­ toric Citadel Is Bopibarded. Teheran.--The Persian cabinet noti­ fied the Russian ambassador, M. Pok- levskl-Kezlell of the government's in­ tention to accede to all the demands of the Russian ultimatum. Official notices were posted through­ out the city admonishing the people to abstain from holding political meet­ ings without police. London.--The British foreign office receive'd official confirmation from the British minister at Teheran that Per­ sia had yielded before the Russian threats and had granted all the de­ mands contained in the Russian ulti­ matum of November 28. It Is believed in official circles that Russia's demand that the appointment of foreign advisers to the Persian gov­ ernment should hereafter be subject to Russian and British approval has been found, with slight modifications, agree­ able to both parties. St. Petersburg.--Persia yielded to every point contained in the Russian ultimatum, including the dismissal of W. Morgan Shuster, the American treasurer general. The foreign office was officially noti­ fied of this decision by the charge d' affaires, who had an audience with M. Sazonoff, the foreign secretary. The fighting at Tabriz was more severe than at first reported. The bat­ tle was waged in the streets all day, resulting in heavy losses on both Bides and much damage to property. The historic old citadel was bombarded. In the battle fought at Kesht, 16 miles northwest of Enzeli, on the Cas­ pian sea, the Cossacks drove the Per­ sians out of their position, Inflicting heavy losses. The Persians are re­ ported to have begun both battles. The Russian ultimatum, to the terms of which Persia has now acceded,, de­ manded, besides the dismissal of Mr. Shuster, an apology from the Persian government on account of its "Inter­ ference with the property of Persians under Russian protection" and also the payment Of an Indemnity to Russia for the expenditure she had incurred in sending troops into Persian terri­ tory. % WOMEN MEET SU0DEN DEATH Mee are being used by a Chicago woman scientist in the study of can­ cer. Does she stand on the table to do her studying? St Louis doctor's wife wants a di­ vorce because her husband never kiss­ es liar except by maiL Evidently ha is afnid of microbes. So long as they are comfortable, women probably do not care how they look in the sublimated bathrobes they now wear on the street • It 4- jr .-i-'fir- p- •.?. * ' ' W *;V The prevailing manner of dressing women's hair no longer has an ex­ cuse. The hairdressers and wigmak- •rs declare It antiquated. Some of the beaver furs make a hature lover feel sad when he thinks of the poor, muskrats that had to be slaughtered to make them. Martha Baker, Painter, Dies Under Knife--Overdose of Morphine Kills Margaret Potter, Authoress. Chicago.--Martha Baker, declared by Sorella, the famous Spanish artist, to be the greatest miniature painter of modern times, died here at Hahne­ mann hdftpital of peritonitis superin­ duced by an operation for appendi­ citis. Scarcely was the news of her death known when the* newspapers an­ nounced the sudden death at the Chi­ cago Beach hotel of Margaret Horton Potter, the brilliant and gifted novel­ ist. recently divorced from John Don­ ald Black. Thought at first to have been a vic­ tim of heart trouble, an inquest devel­ oped the fact that Mrs. Potter died from morphine poisoning. Both women were known all over the world--Miss Baker for the work of her brush, Mrs. Potter for the work of her pen. Both were members of prominent families and both placed their art above everything else. A bachelor who lived sixty-eight years in one New Jersey hotel leaves thWynessage to young men: "Marry!" . Some boys leave the farm with the expectation of studying law and going to congress, and others hope to bo- come phenomenal ball players. A London paper says the war in China may last for years. It will cer­ tainly take a long time to exhaust the available supply of victim a The higher education 1b not a fall- tire after all, for the manager of a Kansas employment bureau says col­ lege student's make the best farm haada. ' ! Aerial propellers are said to be used to move canal boats in France. WO presume the propellers are traln- «d to duck when any one yells "Low bridge!" Some people are natural born pes­ simists. A Kansan is said to be deep­ ly grieved over the news that one of his relatives has left him a fortune. DECREE FOR MME. LANGEVIN Wife of French Professor Granted Di­ vorce Because Husband Was Qullty of "Grave Injuries." Paris.--Mme. Langevln was granted a separation from her husband, M. Paul Langevln, whose name was as­ sociated with that of Mme. Curie in a series of recently published love let­ ters. . The text of the judges' de­ cision does not mention the name of Mms. Curie, but states that the peti­ tion of Mme. Langevln for a separa­ tum Is granted because Professor Langevln had abandoned the conjugal domicile "under conditions injurious for his wife," and also because it ap­ peared from the documents submitted to the court that Professor Langevln had been guilty of "grave injuries" toward his wife. r: :s'7 <•, 5; The United States is about to de- prfte England of the glory of having the heaviest battleship; but we may expect England immediately to lay down the keel of a battleship that will be heavier than the heaviest one In the United States. A London doctor makes the an- H soencement that patients who eat with their fingers get well quicker than oth- ors. We are waiting for some country doctor to fiud Ihui patients who dr{nk their coffee from saucers get along bet­ ter than others. A man named Potato was arrested Jt. Louis for flirting. Been making, has he? Slraic V' The number of tons of artificial ice 'pMduced in 12 months In this country has Increased from 7,199,448 in 1904 to 11,647,949 in 1909, later figures not be­ ing yet available. This, of course, is * small showing compared with the number of tons of ice produced in 12 months in the old-fashioned way, ibut it shows that the business of (making ice by now methods is rapid- Jly developing. Wabash In Receivers' Hands. St. Louis.--F. A. Delano, Edward B. Pryor and William K. Blxby were ap­ pointed receivers for the Wabash railroad by Judge Adams of the Uni­ ted States circuit court, in answer to a petition filed by the Westlnghouse Air Brake company. Each of tbe re­ ceivers is required to give bonds in the sum of $309,000. Miss Pulitzer Is Bride. New York.--Miss Edith Louise Pu­ litzer, daughter of Joseph Pulitzer, who died aboard his yacht at Charles­ ton, S. C., two months ago, became the bride of William Scoville Moore, son of Maj. Clement C. Moore. Italians Killed in Battle. Tripoli.--Three battalions of Ital­ ian troops advancing to the Interior from Ainzara were attacked on Tues­ day by a band of Arab horsemen and In the battle that followed six Italians were killed and 78 wounded. Vandals Tear Fine Painting. Washington.--Vandals got into the capltol and mutilated "The Battle or Lake Erie," the largest canvas or tbe collection of paintings which adorn the walls of the corridors and stair­ ways. Rose Eytinge |» Dead. New York.--Miss Rose Eytlnge, a well known emotional actress, died' at the Brunswick home. Amltyvllle, L. 1., where she has been for several years in care of the Actors' Fund or Ameri­ ca, THRONE LEGATE Bf WILL v y \ : t , * 0MED REPUBLIC PEOPLE. Fv»relfln Powers Pro* Peace Conference Consuls of 8 sent Nejte. Shanghai? * Shanghai. -- "I am convinced that the abdication of the emperor and the establishment of a republic is this'only thing that will satisfy tbe people of China and prevent further wholesale shedding of blood." This statement was made by Tank Shao-Yi, representative of Yuan Shi Kai, the premier, after the session of the peace conference. "Peking is not aware of the depth or extent of popular feeling in the south," said he. "Even I, although somewhat prepared, am Astonished to find such a change frggm an attitude of patient forbearance to dogged patri­ otic determination. It now appears certainly too late to save the dynasty. The note from the foreign powers, comprising the United States, Great Britain, Japan. Germany, France and Russia, was presented to the repre­ sentatives of the imperial Chinese government and the revolutionists by the cohsular corps. The consuls drove flrat in an imposing carriag# to the house of Tang Shao Yi and then to the residence of Wu Ting Fang. The scene was very impressive as tho note was read separately to the two lead­ ing figures in the negotiations and the reply of each, indicating that peace was uppermost, was heard. GARY OFFICIAL IS GUILTY Alderman Gibson la Convicted of Ta­ king Money . From Contractor Who Wanted Franchise. • -- • 1 Hammond, Ind.--Alderman Walter Gibson of Gary, charged with solicit­ ing and accepting a bribe in the pas­ sage of the Dean beating franchise in Gary, was found guilty by a jury in the Lake circuit court at Crown Point after the panel had been out but fif­ teen minutes. Only one ballot was taken. Gibson's counsel made a mo­ tion for a new trial. The trial has lasted two weeks and Gibson was enmeshed in a powerful net of Evidence. * Five other city offi­ cials of Gary, including Mayor Knotts, are yet to be tried on the bribery charges. C. B. Wllllston, city engi­ neer, accused of bribery, was tried at Valparaiso recently and the Jury disagreed, the vote being 7 to 6 in favor of his conviction. Alderman Anthony Baukus, one of the accused, has fled from Gary. Alderman D. Syzmanskl will be the next of the al­ dermen to be put on trial. Mayor Thomas E. Knotts will be tried last. STORAGE MEN PLAN "KILLING* Three Hundred Million Dosen of Eggs Are Held In New York for Higher Prices. New York.--The extreme high price of eggs--a figure beyond anything ever known in New York at this sea­ son of the year--was partly explained by tbe statement that there are 300,- 000,000 do£en eggs In cold storage here upon which the owners hope to make a "killing." It is belijeved the cold storage trust will still further ad­ vance the price of eggs in the next two months, as the speculators are hurrying to make their "pile" before April IB, when the Brennen cold stor­ age bill requires that all foodstuffs that have been in storage ten months shall be condemned. MAKES PAINT FROM CACTUS Luther Burbank 8tartles Fruit Grow­ ers' Convention by Announcement of Wonderful Discovery. Santa Rosa, Cal.--Luther Burbank, the world famous horticulturist, star­ tled the California fruit growers' con­ vention by announcing a wonderful discovery in the further use of his spineless cactus, which bids fair to revolutionize the painty whitewash and automobile tire Industries. Mr. Burbank said he is now negotiating with one of the largest paint houses In the world to supply it with cactus leaves for paint purposes. "One leaf," said he, "will make ten gallons of paint" FOUR SLAYERS GIVEN STAY Governor Deneen Reprieves Men Who Murdered Fred Guelzow at Chicago. Young W. Chicago.--The four slayers of Fred W. Guelzow, Jr., a truck farmer, who was murdered at Lincoln and Peter* son avenues October 20, who were sentenced to be hanged December 22, were granted a reprieve until Febru­ ary 16 by Governor Deneen and the board of pardons. The men who were to have been hanged are Ewald and Frank Shlblaw- ski, brothers, and Phillip Somsaer- llng and Thomas Schults. Will Tax Risk Dividends. Washington.--Commissioner of In­ ternal Revenue Cabell decided that the dividends paid by mutual and "participating" insurance companies to their policy holders are subject to assessment as Income under the cor­ poration tax law. King Bags Three Tigers. Allahabad.--King George bagged three tigers and three rhinoceroses at the first shoot in the big game hunt in Nepul, which is considered a record for royal huntsmen. Notes New SnowfaH on Mars. Cambridge, Maas.--A telegram re­ ceived from Prof. Perclval Lowell says that the old snow cap on Mars has disappeared and a new layer bas fallen. Tbe new cap Is in longitude 70 degrees. Boston is In >a similar longitude of the earth. Ratifies Accord on Morocco. Paris.--The chamber of deputies ratified the Franco-German accord on the question of Morocco. Tbe ratifica­ tion was adopted by 893 against St votes. F0Rv | V 3 :% r WAftHlNOTOtt tTAA. PACKERS' DEFENSE 18 OUTLINED WHEN COURT OVERRULES OB­ JECTIONS TO INDICTMENTS. NO UNDUE INJURY TO PUBLIC Attorney for Defendant Tells Jury They Will Prove That There Has Been No Violation of Sherman Anti-Trust Law. Chicago.--Overruled by Judge Car­ penter on every' objection they had raised, counsel for the packers In the government's prosecution were forced to proceed with their defense without further delay. Replying to the govern­ ment's arraignment, George T. Buck­ ingham, in an address to the jury, dis­ closed, for the first time, the full out­ line of tbe defense. Speclflq denial of every material al­ legation of the government, together with a promise that most of the state­ ments of fact in tbe packers' indict­ ments will be disproved, were made by Mr. Buckingham. He indicated that the statute of limitations would be invoked to counteract much of the government's direct evidence. He ex­ pressed the belief that the govern­ ment was relying to a greater degree than was warranted In a criminal case upon circumstantial evidence for proof of violations of the Sherman law in the last three years. It was also Indicated that full ad­ vantage would be taken of the recent Supreme court ruling that only unrea­ sonable restraint of trade Bball be considered a violation of the Sherman law. The Jurors will be asked by the defense to find that the procedure of the packers has not resulted In an un­ due injury to the public. The main fire of the packers' attor­ neys, however, according to their sy­ nopsis, is to be directed to proof that whatever appearance of price agree­ ments or combination there may have been no undue amount of profit bas accrued to them. JOHN BIGEL0W, AUTHOR, DIES "Grartd Old Man" of America Passes Away In New York at Age of 94 Years. New York.--John Bigelow, well call­ ed the "grand old man" of Atperica, died at his home at No. 21 Graminercy Park, at tiie rounded age of ninety- four years and twenty-five days. The Intense pain which he had suf­ fered In a week of Illness, a recur­ rence of an attack of last summer that for the first time in his long life brought blm to the threshold of death, was mercifully spared him in his last moments, as his body first yielded to the numbness of approaching death while .his wonderful and ever active mind retained its faculties as a final mark of its mastery. Mr. Bigelow, born In the youth of the republic, lived to see It grow to early maturity. He lived in the life­ time of every president of the United States except George Washington. Famous Lake to Become Farm. Quincy, 111. -- Lima lake, which covers 6,000 acres in the north­ ern part of Adams county and is fa­ mous for duck hunting, is to be re­ claimed for agricultural purposes. Unique Discovery Made. Washington--The United States government has discovered that it owns the only spot in the world from which a resident, on Friday, can see his neighbors doing their Thursday's work. The spot is the Little Diomede island, in Behrlng straits. Turks Pretest to Powers. Constantinople.--The Turkish gov­ ernment has protested to the powers against the bombardment of the Isle of Safer in the Red sea by the Italian fleet Pardons Seven for Christmas. Nashville. Tenn---Gov. Ben ' W. Hooper, who slept one night in the prison in an effort to get information to guide him In Issuing Christmas pardons, has ordered seven pardons, commutations and paroles. Mrs. McNamara Is Dying. \ Cincinnati.--Mrs. Mary B. McNa­ mara, mother of James and John Mc­ Namara, confessed dynamiters who are now in the penitentiary at San Quentin. Cal., is slowly dying at ber homo I' CumminavUle, i RUSSIA HITS BACK DUMA TO PUT PROHIBITIVE TAR­ IFF ON PRODUCT8 OF U. 8. Action Is Regarded as Retaliation for the Recent Abrogation of the Treaty of 1832. St. Petersburg, Russia.--The duma has now before it a legislative pro­ posal to provide for tariff war schedules applicable to the United States at the close of the Russo- Amerlcan treaty of commerce and navigation of 1832. The measure was introduced by ex-President Guchkoff and other signers representing the Qctoberists and Nationalists, parties which control the majority of the duma. The bill proposes to raise ex­ isting Russian duties by 100 per cent and. to impose a duty of 100 per cent on articles admitted free under the present Russian tariff. Besides these Impositions the bill proposes to levy double the gross weight of tax established by the law of June 21, 1901, on merchandise arriv­ ing by sea and to levy a double ton- tage tax. It 1b said that the schedules are to be applicable to all countries which do not grant to Russia the most fa­ vored nation treatment in commerce and navigation. The proposal will be submitted to a financial commission. Washington.--Tbe final act in the abrogation of the Russian treaty of navigation and commerce, the so- called passport treaty, was performed when President Taft signed the Lodge resolution. The treaty will continue in effect automatically until January 1, 1913. Meanwhile efforts will be made to ne­ gotiate a new treaty eliminating the cause of friction which led to the ter­ mination of the old one. ATW00D MAKES NEW RECORD Aviator Exceeds by Fifteen Miles Longest Previous Flight Made In Hydroaeroplane. Providence, R. I.--Harry N. Atwood, the Boston aviator, established a new aerial records when he flew 130 miles from Point of Pines, Mass., to the wa­ ters of Narragansett bay in a hydro­ aeroplane. He flew over^ Boston har- bol and Bingham to the Massachu­ setts south shore and skirting along the side of Cape Cod bay, passed over the new Cape Cod canal and crossed Buzzard's bay into Rhode Island. Atwood says his flight exceeds by. 16 miles the longest previous hydro­ aeroplane trip. ACCUSED PASTOR CUTS SELF Drastic Operation 8aves Life of Rev. Rlcheson, Held for Murder of Girl. Boston.--Rev. Clarence V. T. Rlche­ son, awaiting trial on January 15 on an indictment charging him with mur­ der in the first degree by administer­ ing cyanide of potassium to Avis Lin- nell of Hyannls in Boston on October IB, seriously Injured himself In his cell at the Charles street jail with a piece of tin from a marmalade can. It is believed that Richeson will re­ cover unless blood poisoning should set in and that be will be able to be In court on January 15 when he is to be called for triaL To Lock Out 160,000 Men. Manchester, England.--The commit­ tee of the Lancashire Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers' association at a meeting here decided to lock out all the workers in the mills belonging to members of the federation. No fewer than 160,000 operatives are in­ volved. President of Ecuador Dead. Guayaquil, Ecuador.--President Emi- Iio Estrada of Ecuador died suddenly here. He had been in office less than 4 year. College Oaremen Live Long. Cambridge, Mass.--Statistics pre­ pared by Dr. Dudley A. Sargent, Har­ vard's physical director, show that of all college athletes those who take up rowing live longer, marry younger and have more children. City Board Rule Wins. Springfield, 111.--The supreme court handed down a decision sustaining the constitutionality of the commission form of government law which was passed at the last sessioa of the leg­ islature. HI PERIL ACTION OF PERSIAN REGENT ANP CABINET CAUSES GRtAT - INDIGNATION. ~h T SHUSTER STILL HOLDS FORT American Mot Yet Notified of Dismis­ sal Is , Supported by Populace ---Russians Commit Terrible Atrocities at Tabriz. Teheran.--Following the unexpected dissolution of the Mejliss by the re­ gent's firman, the cabinet has signified acceptance of all the Russian de­ mands and has notified St. Petersburg that W. Morgan Shuster, the Ameri­ can treasurer general, has been dis­ missed. Members of the dissolved Mejliss are indignant at the action of the re­ gent and the cabinet and excitement runs high throughout the city. Fear­ ing an outbreak soldiers have been posted around the parliament build­ ings, guarding all approaches. Mr. Shuster has not yet been official­ ly notified of the adverse action of tho cabinet and continues to bold the fort The member of the Mejliss are plan­ ning to send a deputation to beg that Shuster retain his office in defiance of the cabinet. Popular feeiing is strong in support of Mr. Shuster. Telegraph communication with ^Tab­ riz is still interrupted, but late infor­ mation from there indicated that the fighting continued spasmodically. The Russian reinforcements have not yet arrived and the Russians at Tabriz are hard pressed. . Many are dead. The Russians, according to the reports received here, are guilty, of atrocities unparalled in , recent years. This news has aroused the population of Teheran to a frenzy of rage and ex­ citement. The Russians have killed more than 500 Yeomen and children alone. Houses in Tabriz were entered indiscriminate­ ly and women attacked before the eyes of other members of the family, while children were not spared. The Rus­ sian artillery mowed down every liv­ ing thing in the streets, once the bar­ ricades, thrown up by the Persians, had been destroyed. The city of Resht is reported quiet. The Russian consul has been declared governor there, indicating Russia's in­ tention to take possession forthwith of Persian territory. LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA,, SECURES DRY FARM* , IP CONGRESS 'fvlFOR 1912. NEGRO IS HACKED TO DEATH Maryland Mob Lynchee King Davie* Who Killed White Man--Body Badly Mutilated. Baltimore, Md.--King Davis, a n^' gro, who shot and killed Frederick Schwab, a white man, at Fairfield, Md., Saturday night, was lynched at Brooklyn, Md. , The negro's body was literally hacked to pieces by tbe mob, who used hatchets at their work. Nothing was known of the lynching by the authorities of Brooklyn until the chief of police was notified by a newspaper carrier of what had hap- pened. The mutiliated body of the ne­ gro was found in the rear of the town Jail. No guard Is kept at the jail, and there is as yet no clue to the perpe­ trators of the deed. The front door of the jail had been burst open, and the lock had been cut off the door of the cell in which Davis was confined. The trouble which caused the shoot­ ing of Schwab was brought about by a quarrel over a game of pool between Frank Schwab, a brother of the dead man, and Davis. The negro declared he shot in self-defense. GEN. REYES IS A CAPTIVE The term, "dry farming** does not Indicate all tint might be implied. It does not mean a system of irrigation, but one where all the rain fall ailA precipitation la stored up and con? served In the soil, to be drawn upon by scientific and sane processes wlmf It may be required to forward and in­ crease the growth of grain. In certain sections, of the Canadian West as well as In the American West, there is a portion of the coun­ try in which the soil Is the very best for the growing of cereals, but tho geographical locations and relative position to the rain avenues, do not give the advantage that other parte possess in the matter of precipitation. Agricultural Bcience, however, has been making rapid progress during the past few years, and it is now as­ certained that it is not altogether the number of inches of rain that is es­ sential to the growing of crops, but Its conservation, and that Is tho meaning of "Dry farming." "Dry Farming" may well be applied to dis­ tricts where there 1* a heavy rain fall and better results will follow, Tho education of the public into these new method*, not new exactly, but such as have had satisfactory demonstra­ tion, is not alone the purpose of these dry-farming Congresses. One idea la to bring into life and Into operation the great areas of splendid land lying within what might be termed semi- arid, without placing them under the restrictive and expansive process of irrigation. Tbe Congresses are attended by thousands and they bring representa­ tives from all parts of the world. Tho Province of Alberta, and also of Sas­ katchewan, has taken a vital Interest in the Congresses which have been held in the past two or three years. The Province of Alberta has made provincial exhibits, districts have shown their products, and last year, several hundred dollars were taken in prizes; this year the Province of Al­ berta took prizes ten to one in excess of any state in the Union. Alberta has won eight out of twenty special cups, that province taking one, Leth- bridge one, Arthur Perry Blx, and John Baxter, Edmonton, carrying off one sweepstakes. When it came to a matter of location for the Congress for 1912, the City, of Lethbridge, which had put np a splendid fight for it, secured tbe Congress by a unani­ mous vote. It is expected that the Lethbridge Congress will be the larg­ est yet held and will be the biggest convention in the history of Western Canada. In emphasizing his invita­ tion to Lethbridge, one of the speak­ ers said he had Just received a tele­ gram from Magrath (near Lethbridge) stating that of one thousand acres of wheat just Oumshed Hetbershaw and Bradshaw had thrashed 47,000 bush­ els. Literature sent o«t recently by tho Canadian Government Agents, which will be sent postage free on applica­ tion, tells of hundreds of splendid yields in all parts of Western Canada. Danger. Edmund Lamy the skating cham­ pion, said the other day at Saranao Lake: "Skating on thin ice is very, very dangerous. I heard two sisters/ --daughters of an aged millionaire Vrldower--talking the other day about it. ~ * " 'Did you hear about poor pa's hero­ ism?' the first sister said. That beau­ tiful young chorus girl, Tottle Tights, broke through the ice this morning, and pa plunged in and rescued her.' "The second sister bit her Up. 'Well!' she said. 'How dreadfull Now we'll have to rescue pa.' " Rebel Chieftain Surrenders After Ad­ mitting Attempt to Overthrow Rule of Madero Is Failure. Mexico City.--Gen. Rafael Reyes, the leader of the latest revolution against President Madero, surrendered to the federal soldiers at Trevino, The surrender was made to Col. Garcia l/uku. The revolutionist admit­ ted the defeat of his attempt to over­ throw the rule of Madero and when taken before Colonel Lugo, said: "I called upon the people of Mexico to revolt against the misgovernment and tyranny of Madero. I called fof an uprising in tf>e federal army. Neither seemed to hear'me. There­ fore, I surrender." General Reyes will be kept at Tre­ vino until the federal government Is Informed of his capture officially. j The Chicago Fire could have been pre­ sented with one pail of water, but the (•water was not handy. Keep a bottle of : Hamlins Wizard Oil handy and prevent the hery pains of inflammation. India's Garrison. India is garrisoned by 319,000 men, whose duty is to protect a territory of 1,773,000 square miles. Prepare to Resume Hostilities. Peking.--It is reported that both rebels and imperialists are preparing to resume hostilities, a failure of the Shanghai negotiations being freely predicted. Intervention by the foreign powers is not favorably received here. It Is reported also that Yuan Shih- Kal has threatened to resign the premiership unless he is given better financial support by the government Dr. Pieree's Pellets, small, Bixgar-eoate^ easy to take as candy, regulate ana invijjor- ate atomach, liver and bowels. Do not gripe. Cold cash makes an excellent weather comfort. hot Mi*. Whitlow's Soothing Syrup for ChJMiea teething, (often* the gum*, reduces loHamaft- tton, *U*ys pain, cores win4 colic, SSa s bottts. Most women like the villain better than the hero. New Home Economics BuRdlng. Madison, Wis.--To provide adequate quarters for the rapidly increasing number of young women in the home economics course at the university ground has been purchased and build­ ings planned that are to coat 9115,000. Doctor Mayo Slowly Gains. New York.--Dr. Charles H. Mayo, tbe celebrated surgeon of Rochester, Minn., is slowly improving from the second operation performed on hftn at the Presbyterian , hospital. McVey Gets Decision Over Langferd. 8ydney, N. 8. ^--Sam McVey, the negro heavyweight^ was given the de­ cision over Sam Lafigford, the "Boston tar baby," here on points. The fight, which bristled wltn hard hitting and clever sparring, wefrt the limit--2<f rounds. New Attache Berlin.--The kaiser Buelow,V a nephew Don't Persecute Your Bowels Cut out cathartics, and purgatives. Tbar an brutal, harsh, utiuecess»ary. 1 ly* CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS Purely vegetable Act gently on the lives eliminate bile, tuid soothe the delicate U'j lembrane of liiCj bowel C wi i* e CMStipatiim.. KiEiMssseais, Sick Head- , - «tche an«l InligMtioB, •> sotUtMH know. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE* SMALL FRKS. £tiiuht& must bear Signature Carters ITTLE IVER nited States, has appointed Bernard Von Buelow,v a nephew of Prince Buelow, ex-chancellor of the German empire, to th« junior attache- ship of the embassy atiWaahingtoa. PISO'S immediately irelleve •gOUGHS & COLDS.