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Local business notices ton cents per line; rates for standing ads. furnlsbed on applica­tion, All advertisements unaccompanied by directions restricting them, will be kept In un­til ordered out, and charged accordingly.

—Baldwin.—Seeds at Bands’.

> -*-Today is A rbor Day.—Gold Mine Hour a t Baldw in’s.—E. A. Bangs’ for garden seeds.

‘ —GARDEN SEEDS in bulk a t K erins’.—Dr. H un ter, office in the W alter

block. v.T—Ja m a s A. Sm ith, J r . , sp en t Sanday

with Pondao friends.—Quick M eal gasoline stoves a t B. N.

Slone’s.—Dr. Brewer, of Fairbury, was upon

our streets this m orning.*r —Sm oke “ W ashington Bouquet."— G ardner.

—R. Finley Brown attended a bull given in K ankakee last evening.

Wanted—P oultry and eggs, cash or trad e .—O ur Store.

—E. E. W hite enjoyed a visit from his father, from Cullom, on Sunday.

—SEED POTATOES, E arly Ohios and E arly Rose, a t K errins’,

—A ttorney Powell, of Fairbury , was a ttending to business here today.

—M r. S toddard is here today looking after his father's business interests.

'—The village of C harlo tte now boasts of a blacksm ithshop and a restau ran t, y —Mike M cBride was skak ing hands W iti^friends here the first of the week.

—N ext T uesday is village election, ftem enf^br the polls close a t five o’clock. iV.^y--Qjyf*^Oad of buggies coming. Don’t b u y 't i l t /y o u have seen them .—B. N. SloS§|ijSf&V/ „

M cA rthur spent Sunday s parents and o ther relatives a t

# ''—Uso Gold Mine Hour if you wish to

keep peace iu the fam ily. Sold by T. E. Baldw in..» —M rs. J . W. W hite and daughter, of Cnllom, spent T hursday with E. E. W hite here.

1 .—F rank Mason, sheriff of Ford county,

called upon bis friend, B. N. Slone, here this m orning.. —M r. O S an fo rd ’s residence is receiv­ing trea tm en t a t the hands of the pain ter and decorator.

—An ossified m an, on exhibition on W ednesday a ttrac ted the a tten tion of some of our people.

—J . R. 8 traw n , of Forrest, represen t­ed the S turgis interests before the d ra in ­age jury on T hursday . .

—All paten t flour is good, bu t if you wafrt the best in the world get W orld’s F air Souvenir a t O ur Store.

—D on’t tru s t to luck in buying meat, bu t come where you can alw ays find the best.—M auritzen & Heald.

—Cass H allara, who is em ployed in Peoria, spent the forepart of the week with relatives and friends here.

—The M. H. M cCarty residence, in the no rth p a rt of town, is being beauti fled by the erection of a veranda.

—M r. J . J . Cless accom panied re la ­tives to Chicago on Tuesday, where he expects to spend some tim e visiting.

—Men of taste smoke the “ W ashing­ton B ouquet” cigar, and will have no o ther.—For sale by W illiam G ardner.

—W hen you w ant garden seeds I can show you a la rge r line than ever before brought to C batsw orth .—E. A . Bangs.

—A dance a t the W hittier hom e,south­east of town, on las t Saturday night was a very enjoyable affair for those present.

—M essrs. Jo h n Gingerich and Ja s . A. Sm ith drove to S traw n on W ednesday to see Mr. Philip Goembel, who is quite sick.

—A ttorney H. E. T orrance, of Pontiac, shook hands with friends on ou r streets on Tuesday while attending to business here. /> / i. • «,*V y-3

—M r. and Mrs. C h a rle y Hftberkorn and fam ily, from C rescent Gify, spent the fo repart of the week am ong friendshere ii h

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—Kerrins is selling more dishes this year than ever, because he has the latest patterns, and the prioe is lower than the lowest.V • ' t • j t t

—J. C. “Bruner, of Buckley, spent Wednesday evening and Thursday morn­ing at thq home of Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Slone.

—Bulk garden seeds, garden seeds in paokages, flower seeds of every descrip­tion and endless quantities at E. A. Bangs’.

—Charles Merkle, of the firm of John Merkie & Son, monument dealers of Peoria, was a guest at the S. Herr home part o f thd week.

—Soap, washing powders and house­cleaning supplies of all kinds, just the things to make spring house-cleaning easy, at E. A. Bangs'.

—W. D. Roberds started his milk wagon on Monday last and is in k in g two trips each day to supply our people with milk and cream.

—John Todd, of Chicago, was shaking hands with friends here this week, hav­ing come to look after business connect­ed with the drainage ditch.

—George W. Read, of Strawn, was here on Thursday representing John Oliver before the jury in the Oliver and Corn Grove Drainage assessment.

—O. F. Avery, of Pontiac, candidate for the republican nomination for the legislature, was upon our streets on Monday in the interests of his canvass.

—A number from here went to Fair- bnry on Tuesday evening - to view the ruins caused by the tire, an account of which is given elsewhere in these columns.

—A. C. Norton, of Pontiac, attorney for the Oliver and Corn Grove Drainage district, was in town yesterday when the jury sat to listen to objections to the as­sessments.

—Miss Alice Huntoon, of Fairbury, spent Sunday and Monday at the home of her brother-in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. George Clutt', who reside in the Mc­Arthur house.

—Misses Gertie and Ida Reising went to Chicago on Tuesday, where the latter went to consult a physician, having been troubled for some time with erysip­elas in her face.

—Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Clark and children, of Colfax, arrived at the home of Mr. Clark’s parents, just north of town, on Wednesday for a visit with rel­atives and friends.

—J. W. Ebersol, of Chicago, was in our city on Tuesday and Wednesday greeting his many friends. He formerly resided on the farm which he still owns southwest of here.

—All knowing themselves indebted to us must settle by the 20th of April or their accounts will be put in the hands of some collector, as we are going to leave about Tuesday.—Halier Bros.

—FARM LOANS at six per cent, and a small comm ission, or at seven straight with privilege to pky before due and stopintorest. Money reftdywhon papers are completed.—Commercial Bank.

—Miss Madge Brown entertained a number of her girl friends at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J . E. Brown, on last Saturday afternoon in celebration of her fourteenth birthday.

—Rev. Father William Murtaugh, of Keithsburg, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. Murtaugh, and other relatives and friends here the forepart of the week, departing for Chicago on W ednes­day.

—Mr. Ewing, of Watseka, was attend­ing to business here on Wednesday. He was looking after the interests of the White estate, part of which is included in the Oliver and Corn Grove Drainage District.

—The Illinois Central depot is a couple hundred feet nearer the postoffice than before it was moved and as a result Agent John Brosnahan has to look after the mails. He likes the new location with this one exception.

—White & Lehman’s horse clipping machine is being patronized by people from the surrounding towns and coun­try, and many a shaggy-looking animal presents a good appearance after treat­ment at their hands.

—Dr. G. W. Fordyce, of Ancona, was in our city a short time on Tuesday

while looking after his political fences in this oorner of the county. He wants the republican nomination for the legis­lature in this district.

—If any of ou r citizens should discover Jam es Duffy w andering aimlessly about town, the band boys will consider it a favor if they are im m ediately notified of his w hereabouts, as he is not accustom ed to being in so large a place and is liable to get lost.

—T he m any friends of Rev. D. H. E lfrink, form erly pastor of the Germ an Evangelical church here, will be pleased to learn th a t he has been appointed to the N aperville church , where the N orth ­western college of the Evangelical as­sociation is located!

—F. II. Peck, expert for the Diebold Safe and Lock Go., spent Saturday in cleaning and regulating the time locks and automatic of the Commercial Bank. The bank has this work done annually, thereby assuring perfect and accurate working of all locks.

—Mrs. J . E. Brown and Miss Bessie accompanied Miss Madge as far as Monticello, Ind., pn Monday on her re­turn to college at Oxford, Ohio. The first two have gone to Indiana Mineral Springs, where Mrs. Brown will take treatment for rheumatism.

—FredJ.«. Morey, the well known musician and composer, died at Kanka­kee on Tuesday, April 7. “Heiland Laddie," "Bonnie Lasse," “Around the May Pole,” and “Song of The Kanka­kee,” are among the 250 pieces he com ­posed and published. l ie was 42 years old.

—The many friends here of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Rhoman, who recently moved from this vicinity to Francisville, Ind., will learn, with feelings of sorrow, of the death on last Thursday, April 9, of their little son, Irwin, from pneumo­nia, at the age of one year. Their many friends here extend sympathy.

Bo r n —T o Rev. afld Mrs. E. E. Hast­ings, of Chicago, on Monday, April 13, a nine pound son. Rev. Hastings was the1 pastor in charge of the Presbyterian church of this place last summer and during their residence here he and his most estimable wife made many friends, who unite in extending congratulations.

—Rev. J. Haller returned the forepart of the week from the German Evangel­ical conference at Mendota. Ho has been appointed to the charge at Ransom where the family will remove next week. During their three years residence here they have made many friends, who re­gret to see them leave. Rev. J .A lb e r has been appointed to succeed Rev. Haller here.

—On Monday evening William Royal was very pleasantly reminded that the day was the anniversary of his birth, when the members of Haberkorn’s Cornet Band pnrpetrated a very success- full surprise upon him. The evening was very pleasantly spent and before departing the boys presented him with a handsome platform rocker as a token of remembrance.

—The commissioners of the Oliver and Corn Grove Drainage District were to have met on Tuesday to open the bids submitted for the work of digging the drainago ditch, which will be a little over five miles long. The bids were opened and read, but owing to Commis­sioner Philip Goembel, of Strawn, being sick and unable to be present no action was taken in the matter of acceptingor rejecting the bids. \

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The ^ ^T60 ones ato J V lit J o . They are the very best m uslin, umbi-ella shape, made in the best possible manner. The embroidery on any , one of them is worth a great deal more than the price asked for the finished garment. These prices for the two sale days only.

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Th» Protmodinai of the First Session.In the United States senate on the 7th

the post office appropriation bill was passed. A Joint resolution was introduced provid­ing for an amendment to the constitution to limit the veto power of the president m o as to make it competent for the two houses to pass bills over a veto by a ma­jority vote....In the house the time was passed In discussing a bill to tlx the stand­ard of weights and measures by the adop­tion of the metric system on and after July 1. 1898.

In the United States senate on the 8th flenator Turple spoke in favor of radical fltoUon on Cuba, even to the extent of Bend­ing a fleet to Cuban waters. Most of the Jay was given to the Indian appropria­tion bill, which was not completed. Unani­m ous consent was secured for taking up, next Tuesday, the resolution for a senate inquiry into recent bond Issues. A bill Was passed granting a pension of |50 month­ly to the widow of Maj. Gen. Charles S. H am ilton ....In the house the bill to adopt the metric system of weights and meas­ures was sent back to the committee on coinage, weights and measures for further

.consideration. The conference report on the agricultural appropriation bill was adqpted.

After being in retirement for several Weeks the tariff-silver bill was brought for­ward in the senate on the 9th as a text for n speech by Senator Mantle (Mont.), who

. Urged tha t unsectlonal protection should be linked with bimetallism. The naval ap­propriation bill ($31,279,482) was reported fluid every pension bill on the calendar<75 In number) was passed__In the housethe District of Columbia appropriation bill was passed and a favorable report vaB made on the bill for the admission of Hew Mexico as a slate. Mr. Hopkins (Ml) introduced a recipioclty Dill and a res­olution was adopted calling on the state departm ent for Information regarding Mrs.

• Slaybrlck, imprisoned in England.The main portion of the session of tho

annate on the 10th was taken up by the In­dian appropriation bill, the house proposi­tion abolishing the system of contract schools for children giving rise to a long de­bate. A favorable report was made on the hill providing for a delegate In congre«s 'from Alaska. Adjourned to the 13th....The

, house spent nearly the entire day In general debate on the "fllled-cheese” bill. The for­tifications bill ($11,384,000) was reported, as was also the bill to prohibit the sale of In­toxicating liquors to Indians holding land by allotments.

The senate was not in session on the 11th. .....In the house the filled cheese bill, re­quiring the m anufacturers of filled cheese to pay a tax of $400 annually, the wholesale dealers $230 and the retail dealers $12, was passed.

DOMESTIC.Iv John Smith, the ex-hired man of the Stone fam ily, three members of which were murdered at Tallmadge, O., con­fessed that he comm itted the crime be­cause he wa3 discharged by Stone.

The village of Rockford, Mich., waa flklmost entirely destroyed by lire.

The Building Trades council, repre­sen tin g 25,000 men, ii> session at P itts­burgh, Pa., adopted n resolution favor­in g a conference com m ittee to settle differences and doing away with strikes.

John Boyd and George Oiler were killed and four other persons were seri­ously injured by the explosion of a saw­m ill boiler at North Mountain, Pa.

Jam es K nott,of Hailock township, 111., one of the voters at the recent election, celebrated his 100th birthday anniver­sary.

F ire at Savannah, Ga., destroyed the .building occupied by the Savannah flrooery Company, the loss being $170,000.I Maude and Mary Campbell were 'burned to death in their home at New Cumberland, W. Va., their clothes ta k ­in g fire from a grate.

The heaviest April snow within the m em ory of the earliest inhabitant fell •4 Bloom ington and other Illinois tow ns. '

The British ship Blairmore, while rid ing a t anchor in the bay at Sun Fran­cisco, was struck by a violent squall and capsized and six seamen lost their lives.

Fire destroyed the business center of Lyons, O.

A t the depot in Millican, Tex., John Urooks shot and killed his daughter, Jfollie Brooks, and also shot her lover, A .C . Worrels, as they were about to d o p e , and then sat down on a box of dynam ite, which he exploded and blew bim self to atoms.

The new St. Louis directory gives that c i ty on estimated population of 611,268, • t t Increase of 145,059 since 1890.

The state of Ohio on and after Ju ly 1 B « x t will inflict capital punishm ent by

W R i and southern Kansas there 1« a general movement of tramps toward the m ining districts of Colorado.

Potatoes were selling a t two cents a bush el in western New York, and in pome places farm ers were giving them 9 * ltf toget rid o f them. — —

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The cotton m ills at JPouglassville, Ga., were burned, the loss being $125,000

It was reported that two w hites and 25 blacks were killed in a riot at the polls in Mallet, La.

Harrison, Townsend & Co., carpet m anufacturers at Norristown, Pa., made an assignm ent in consequence of the general trade depression.

A non-political tariff convention will be held in Detroit, Mich., May 26, to discuss w ays and means for taking the tariff question out of partisan politics and making it a business question.

Hall & Garrison, manufacturers of picture frames in Philadelphia, failed for $250,000.

The exchanges at the leading clearing houses in the United States during the week ended on the 10th aggregated $926,220,255, against $951,076,788 the previous week. The decrease, com­pared w ith the corresponding week in 1805, was 6.2.

Capt. James Watts, a prominent c it­izen and veteran of the late war, was organizing a company at Lebanon, lnd., to go to Cuba to assistth e insurgents.

There were 209 business failures in tho United States in the seven days ended on the 10th, against 259 the week previous and 207 in the corresponding period of 1895.

Crazed by financial difficulties, S. B. Minshall, a proihinent insurance man at Pentwater, Mich., assassinated Wil­liam B. O. Sands, a wealthy dumber dealer; then went to his home and killed his wife and three children, and after that blew out his own brains.

The volume of business has not in­creased throughout the country nor have prices appreciably advanced since April 1, when the range for a ll commodi­ties was the lowest ever known in this country.

Counterfeit quarters were in circula­tion in Etwood, lnd., in large quantities.

Arthur Schneider, 20 years of age, was hanged in N,ew Orleans for the mur­der of Herman Schreder, his rival in love.

Capt. John Fnunce and his son, Percy, of Washington, were drowned w ith their crew of seven colored men by the capsiz­ing of a boat near Cape Henry, Va.

The schooner Otello, whicli sailed from Boston February 18 for Savannah, was given up for lost with its crew of seven men.

The Lexington^fe Carter Mining com­pany, owning 10,000 acres of land in Carter county, Ky., failed for $100,000.

A terrific wind and snowstorm in the Cripple Creek district of Colorado de­stroyed property valued at $100,000. In the vicinity of Denver all railway trains were blockaded by snow. A dozen buildings w'ere blown down at G illett and a number at Altman, Goldfield and Victor.

The Iowa legislature adjourned sine die. Gov. Drake has called an extra ses­sion to m eet January 19, 1897, to com­plete the revision of the code.

An explosion of giant powder in a mine at Butte. Mont., killed six men.

At the African Methodist conference in Richmond, Va., Bishop Gaines said thnt he would orduin no innn a m inister who drank whisky, chewed tobacco or smoked cigars.

Reddyeck Adams (colored) was lynched by a mob at Seal, Ala., for shoot­ing R. T. Renfro.

John Hoefs and his wife w ere found dead in their beds at Milwaukee. They had been poisoned, but no cause wa3 known for the deed.

Over 1.300 Italian immigrants, 600 of them being penniless, arrived at Ellis island, N. Y.

In a few days Edison will give to the physicians of the country a combined perpetual vacuum pump, X ray lamp and operating table.

The report that the president had sent a communication to Mudrid on the Cuban question urging Spain to submit to me­diation, and offering the good offices of our government to aid in restoring peace, was said to be false.

The Chadron (Neb.) Banking com­pany closed its doors.

Oaki, a Japanese cook, fatally wound­ed Miss Minnie Miller, by whom he wn* employed in Denver, Col., and killed her 12-year-old nephew, Willie Trues- dell.

A. E. Lane, a Boston leather dealer, failed for $150,000.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.Gen. Benjamin Harrison and his bride,

formerly Mrs. Dimmick, arrived at their home in Indianapolis from New York.

In state convention at Salt Lake City the Utah republicans elected delegates to the St. Louis convention and adopted a platform confined alifiost entirely to protection and bimetallism.

Rudolph Kleberg (dem.), of Cuero, was elected to succeed the late W. H. Crane ns congressman from the Elev­enth Texas district,

Robert Littell, the publisher of Lit- tell’s Living Age, died at his home in Brookline. MasSq aged 64 years.

The republicans of the F ifth Nebras­ka district renominated E. J. Hainer for congress.

The Oregon democrats in convention at Portland adopted a platform favoring 1*he free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of sixteen to one and elected delegates to the national convention in­structed to support a free silver candi­date for president.

The Illinois prohibftibnfsts in conven­tion nt Springfield nominated a state ticket w ith Hale Johnson, of Newton, for governor. The platform favors woman suffrage, free silver, civil service reform, and reaffirms the position of the p a r t/ on the liquor question. -----

Thomas H. Tongue w as nominated for congress by the republicans of the First district of Oregon on the 84th ballot.

At the First district republican con vention in Canto, Mo., Maj. 0 . N. Clark was nominated for congress by accla­mation.

Gustavus Koerner, who was lienten- ant-governor of Illinois in 1852, died at Belleville, aged 87 years.

Phillip G. Killian, the union soldier who cut down the confederate flag at Fort Sumter, died at hia home in Pitta- ton, Pa., aged 56 years.

Ohio democrats will m eet in Coium- buB on June 23 to select delegates to tha national convention.

Miss Millie Owsley (colored), aged 103 years, died at Danville, Ky.

In session at Portland the Oregon re­publicans selected delegates to the St. Louis convention for McKinley. The platform declares for both gold and sil ver and the maintenance of values of the two metals.

The Rhode Island republicans in con­vention at Providence selected Reed delegates t-o the national convention and adopted a platfrom in favor of gold as a monetary standard, in favor of a national board of arbitration, and ngainst the free coinage of silver.

Gov. John E. Jones, of Nevada, who had been ill in San Francisco for several months from cancer of the stomach, died in that city , aged 56 years.

In the Ninth Illinois district the re­publicans renominated R. R. H itt for congress by acclamation.

Republicans of the Fifth Tennessee district nominated Dr. Houston for con­gress. .

William H. Everson, known as the father of the sheet iron industry, died iu Pittsburgh, Pa., aged 80 years.

C. A. Coombs (colored),aged 112 years, died at his home in St. Paul, Minn. Reo- ords show he was born in 1784.

Thomas M. Holt, ex-governor and the w ealthiest and most prominent cotton manufacturer in North Carolina, died at his home in Haw River.

FOREIGN.It was reported that Venezuela was in

favor of recognizing the belligerency of the Cuban insurgents.

Advices from Cuba say that Spanish soldiers, infuriated by the resolutions of the American senate, shot six sons of an American farmer at Casiguas.

Two regim ents of Chinese soldiers were blown to pieces by an explosion iu a fort at Kiang Gin.

Col. John A. Cockerill, the well-known American newspaper correspondent, died of apoplexy in Cuiro, Egypt, aged 51 years.

In the final contests in the Olympian gam es at Athens, Greece, the Americana were tho winners.

Capt. Gen. W eyler asked Spain for the immediate dispatch of 5,000 cavalry to Cuba, and the minister of war was ar­ranging to send them.

It was reported at St. Johns, N. F., that the sealing steamer Ranger waa lost with over 200 men.

LATER.The 153d anniversary of Thomns Jef­

ferson’s birth was observed at Monti- cello, Va., where he lived and died, by a gathering of a large number of demo ci ats from ull sections of the country.

In Texas a cyclone wrecked many houses at Regan, Abilene, Tntan, Col.)- rudo City and Fort Worth.

It was announced that the sultan had repealed the order expelling the Prot­estant und Cntlioli'j missionaries from Asia Minor.

The supreme court of the Un.ted States reconvened at Washington after a ten dnys’ recess.

Mayor Strong, of New York, and Mayor Wurster, of Brooklyn, vetoed the greater New York bill passed by the state legislature.

Twelve inches of snow on the level fell at Palmer Lake, Col., and in places the drifts were 20 feet deep.

Rebel Indians at the town of Juquela, Mexico, made a raid and killed all the town councillors, school teachers, local priest, chief of police and the telegraph operator and burned several buildings.

J. B. Strode was renominated for congress by the republicans of the First Nebraska district.

Four men were instantly killed, two fatally injured and another badly hurt in the wreck of a trestle on the Bedford Belt line road near Bedford Junction, lnd.. The Bank of Sunnydale, Kan., was broken open by burglars, the safe blown and $4,000 in money stolen.

Patrick Finnigt®, a iarm er in Coifax county, Neb., killed his wife because she refused to sign deeds to property he de­sired to sell, nnd then killed himself.

The New York Times was sold to Adolph S. Ochs, of Chattanooga, Tenn., who will make it a democratic paper.

The town of Gaylord, Kan., is now in the absolute control o f ’ women. Mrs. Antoinette Haskell is mayor and the city council are all women.

Many persons were driven from their homes at St. Cloud, Minn., by a rise in the Mississippi river.

Washington, April 14.—In the senate yesterday a resolution to open the pub­lication of the Patent Office Gazette to general competition was adopted and the bill to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy was reported. The ap­pointment of Gen. Fitz-Hngh Lae as consul general at Havana was received from the president. The house spent the day transacting business relating to the Distriot of Columbia and several local bills were passed.

Home Seekers Excursion*.In order to give everyone an opportunity

to see the Western Country and suable the' home seekers to secure a home iu time to commence work for the season of 1896, the Chicago, Milwaukee & Bt. Paul H’y has ar­ranged to run a series of four home seekers exourslons to various points in the West, North-West and 8outh-Weat on the follow­ing dates: March 10, April 7 and 21 and May A, at the low rate of two dollars more than onb fakb for the round trip. Tickets will be good for return on any Tuesday or Fri­day within twenty-one days from date of sale. For rates, time of trains and further details apply to any coupon ticket agent iu the East or South, or address Gao. H. H k a ffo h d , Geheral Passenger and Ticket Agent, Chicago, IU. ______

Singling Bros. Circa*.This Great Bhow will be at Tattersall’s,

Chicago (16th, State and Dearborn streets), from April 11 to May 2. Tho performance this year Is superior to anythlugever offered In the amusement line, and is well worth a special trip to see. Bpedal arrangements have been made for the comfort and pleas­ure of out-of-town visitors. "

Preceding each performance there will be an hour’s concert by the RoyaPHawailan Band. The areulo performance embraces thres hundred performers, mkny especially imported from Europe for the great show. There is a wonderful somersault act from a platform 40 feet high; also Speedy, the original American diver, who plunges 80 feet Into a tank of water only three feet in depth. There are trick elephants, races, sports, and the fine zoological collection for which Ringling Brothers’ menagerie la noted. Don’t miss it.

H a lf F a r e to V irg in ia a n d C a ro lin a .April21 and Mayo Homeseekers’ Excur­

sion tickets will be sold from all points in the west and northwest over the "Big Four Route’ ’ and Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. to Vir­ginia and North Carolina atone fure for the round trip. Settlers looking for a home in the south can do no better than in Virginia. There they have cheap farm lands, no bliz­zards, no cyclones, mild winters, never fail­ing ci($ps, cheap transportation and the best markets. Sena for free descriptivepamph- let, excursion rates and time folders. U. L. TauiTT, N.W.P. A., 284 Clark Bt.,Chicago,I1LC h e ap E x cu rsio n s to th e W e st a n d N o r th ­

w est.On April 21 and May 5, 1896, the North-

Western Line (Chicagp & North-Western R’y) will sell Home Seekers’ excursion tickets at very low rates to a large Humber of points in Northern Wisconsin, Michigan, Northwestern Iowa, Western Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, including the famous Black Hills district.

apply to ticket c Hues or address W. B.

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ForfuU information of connecting Hues o Kehn, G. P. & T. A., Chicago, IU.

D o Y ou W a n t a V irg in ia H o m e ?A fine improved farm of 184 acres, house,

barns, Bheds. Orchard all underfence. Three miles from Railroad station Twenty miles from Washington City. Will be sold with Uve stock, Implements and furniture. Price 93,000. For complete description, rates of faro and time folders, etc., address F red L Feb, Land and Excursion Agent C. & O. Ry., 234 Clark Bt., Chicago, IU.

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The “Corn Belt” Is the name of an illus­trated monthly newspajier published by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy R. R. it aims to give information in an interesting way abouhthe farm lands of the west. Sena 25 cents in postage stamps to the Corn Belt, 809 Adams St., Chicago, and the paper will be sent to your address for one year.

M cV leker’s T h e a te r .Mr. Thos. W. Keene will begin an engage­

ment April 20th in a repertoire of Shakes­pearean characters. Seats secured by mail.

An agricultural exchange asks: ‘‘How can we prevent cider from working?” You ml fht get it a government position.—Texas

S c h ille r T h e a te r .Kellar, the Mysterious Magician, begins

his engagement April 12th. Seats can be secured in advance by maU.

A d o c t o r may be able to speak but one language, but ho is supposed to have some knowledge of aU tongues.—Yonkers States­man. ______ ______

A c l o c k ! with ita ponderous embowel- ments of lead and brass, its pert or solemn dullness of communication.—Lamb.

F its stopped free by Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. No fits after first day’s use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and 92 trial bot­tle free. Dr. Kline, 981 Arch St., Phila., Pa.

Thh creditor whose appearance gladdens the heart of a debtor may hold his head in sunbeams and his foot In storms.—Lava ter.

THE MARKETS.New York, A pril:

LIVE STOCK-feteers.......... $4 10Sheep................................ 3 50H ogs.................................. 4 00

FLOUR—Minnesota Patents 3 75F a n c y ............................... 2 75

W HEAT-JIo. 1 H ard........... 789May .................................. 78

CORN-No. 2.......................... 41VM ay................................... 36V

OATS —W estern................... 25PORK—M c s b , New..................10 00LARD — Rendered................ 6 30RUTTER—Western Cr’m’y .. 12EGOS ................................ . 12

CHICAGO.CATTLE — Beeves..................$3 40

Stockers and Feeders...... 2 75Cows and Bulls................ 1 50Texas Steers.................... 2 90

HOO8 — Light........................ 3 60Rough Packing................ 3 35

S H E E P .................................. 2 50BUTTER—Western Cr’m’y .. 14

D airy ................................. 10EOQS — Fresh ........................ 9UROTATOE8—(per bu.)........... 14PORK — Mess........................ 8 65LARD — Steam..................... 5 00FLOUR — W inter.................. 3 10

Spring............................... 2 40GRAIN—Wheat, May........... 64

Corn, No. 2........................ 29VOats, No. 2......................... 1#Rye, No. 2.......................... 87Barley, Good to Fancy .... 31

MILWAUKEE.GRAIN—Wheat, No. 2 Sp’ng $ 64%«

Corn, No. 3......................... 29 «Oats, No. 2 W hite............. 20?44Rye, No. 1...Barley, No. 2

PORK —Mess...LA RD ............................ 6 05

DETROIT.GRAIN—Wheat, No. 2 Red. f 72V4® 78

Corn, No. 2....................... SO Q 80VOats, No. 2 W hite......... 23 23VRye, No. 2........................... 87%© 38

ST. LOUIS.-CATTLE-Natlve Steers...... $3 50 @ 4 25

T exas................................ 2 60 & 3 1 0HOOS........................................ 8 40 # 3^)S H E E P .................................. 2 25 @890

OMAHA.CATTLE —S te e r* ............. $8 25

Cow s...................... 176Feeders . . . . » « . 2 76

8 60P ............... . ................. 8 00 & a 40

F or Whooping Cough, Piso’s Cure is a successful remedy.—M. P. Dietbii, 67 Thro op Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 14, ’M.

D eafness C annot B e C oredby local applications, as they cannot reaofcj the diseased portion of the ear. There ia only one way to cure deafness, and that ia by coostitutloual remedies. Deafness la caused by an inflamed condition of the mui cous lining of the Eustachian Tube/ Wtaeq this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect heariug, and when it ia entirelydosed deafness is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be takeifoufe and this tuba restored to its normal con­dition, hearing will be destroyed forever} nine oases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which ia nothing but an inflamed condition of tfae mucous surfaces.

We will give One.Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hull’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circular!, free.

F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.Sold bvDrnggistfl, 75c.HaU’s Family Pills are the best.

g - ■ —Consolation indiscreetly pressed upon

us when we are suffering under affliction only serves to inorease our pain, and to render our grief more poignant.—Rousseau.

Fair and FruitfulAs tho West is, It is often malarious. Bub It ia pleasant to know that a competent safe­guard In the shape of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters exists, which absolutely nullifies the poison of miasma. Western bound emi­grants should bear this in mind. Norshould it be forgotten, the Bitters is a sterUng remedy for dyspepsia, biliousness, constipa­tion, kidney and nervous complaints und rheumatism. ______ _______

W hen kings make w ar no law betw ix t tw o sovereigns can decide but that of arm s, where fortune is the judge, soldiers th a

field.— 1lawyers and the bar the: -Dryden.

B a n kPresident Isaac Lewis of Sabina, Ohio, is highly respected all through th at section. He has lived in Clinton Co. 75 years, and has been president of th e Sabina Bank 20 years. He gladly testi­fies to the merit of Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and what he says is worthy attention. All brain workers find Hood’s Sarsapa­rilla peculiarly adapted to their needs. It makes pure, rich, red blood, and from this comes nerve, m ental, bodily and digestive strength.

“ I am glad to say that Hood's Sarsapa­rilla is a very good medicine, especially as a blood purifier.; J t has done me good many times. For severiU years I suffered greatly with pains of

N e u r a l g i aIn one eye and about my temples, espe* daily at night when I had been having a hai-d day of physical and mental labor. I took many remedies, but found help only in Hood’s Sarsaparilla which cured me of rheumatism, neuralgia and headache. Hood’s Sarsaparilla has proved itself a true friend. I also take Hood’s Pills to keep my bowels regular, and like the pills very mneh." Isaac Lewis, Sabina, Ohio.

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we w ill.Send for samples showing label* and material*,

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tlonel Convention - The Final froeoedlaii.

Springfield, 111., April ft.—The prohi­bition state convention opened here yeaterduy morning with over 700 dele­gates present. Oliver W. Stewart, of Mackinaw, was made chairman. After a few remarks the chairman said the convention was ready for business, and the following delegates to the national convention were chosen:

George • W. Gere, Champaign; J. Ross Hanna, Monmouth; H. C. Tunnlson, Jack­sonville; Dr. H. A. Delano, Evanston; H.R. Kepley, Effingham; John G. Woolley, Chicago; Janies Lamont, Rockford; Mrs. L. S. Rounds, Chicago; Judge D. McCul­lough, Peoria; Dan R. Sheen, Peoria; Mrs. Mary Metsger, Moline; Dr. Joseph P. Bar­ry, Chicago; R. H. Patton, Spring- field; Dr. J. G. Evans, Abingdon; CoL Jam es Felter, Springfield; Mrs. Ellen M. Parker* Chicago; Capt. J. H. Hoofstltlec, Sterling; J. W. H art^ Rockford; Dr. Her­rick Johnson, Chicago: T. S. Marshall, Salem; O. W. Stewart, Mackinaw; Dr. Isaac Vllllers, Polo: Hale Johnson, New­ton; W. H. Bowles, Eureka; John T. Nixon, M arlssa; B. Loveless, Wheaton; A. J. Meek, Maifissa; A. E. Wilson, Chicago; Mrs. M argaret Wlntringer, Austin; J. N. Shaw, Bloomington.

T ex t o f th e P la tf o r m .Mr. Hale Johnson, of Newton, then

Tead the report of the comm ittee ou resolutions, in which the platform was presented as follows:

Wa, the prohibitionists of the state of Illinois, in convention assembled, believ­ing the prohibition of the liquor traffic is the most Important issue in American pol­itics, invite all who are opposed to the continued legalization of this traffic to Join us In opposition to its further con­tinuance. We adopt the following p lat­form as a declaration of our principles:

1. The manufacture, sale, importation, exportation and transportation of alcoholic liquors for beverage purposes should be prohibited by state and federal legisla­tion, and the manufacture and sale for o ther purposes be controlled by the Btate.

2. No citizen should be denied the right to vote on account of sex.

3. W{ favor the extension of the civil Service reform system to all grades of ths public service to which it 1b applicable. F itness and not party service should be the essential test, and fidelity and effi­ciency should be the only sure tenure to office.

4. Our school laws should guarantee to every child between the ages of 8 and 14 years the benefit of at least four months’ attendance In each year In some school where the common school branches are taught In the English language.

6. All men should be protected by law In their right to one day of rest in seven.

6. The money of the country should con­sist of gold, silver and paper, and be Is­sued by the general government only, In sufficient quantities to meet the de­mands of business and give full opportunity for the employment of labor, and should be full legal tender for all debts, public and private.

7. We deprecate the calamitous results caused by the frequent partisan agitation of the tariff question, and favor a tariff commission representing all national polit­ical parties as nearly equal as practicable, Whose duty It shall be to annually recom­mend to congress such changes in tariff laws as may be necessary to properly ad­ju st the revenue to tho needs of the govern­m en t and to enable our workingmen to receive fair wages for their labor.

Wc favor the election of United States senators by the vote of the people.

All combinations to enrich the few at the expense of the many should be suppressed.

We favor arbitration as a means of set­tling disagreements between employers and employes.

We are opposed to alien ownership of land.

All means of transportation and commu­nication should be controlled by the gov­ernment for the benefit of the people.

The following minority report waspresented:

We declare that money should consist of gold, sliver and paper, and be Issued by the government directly to the people with­out the intervention of any private Individ­ual or corporation, to be a full legal tender for all debts, both public and pri­vate. The government should not dis­crim inate In favor of gold as against sil­ver, and Its mints should be open upon equal terms to both a t the ratio now estab­lished by law. We oppose the Issuing of government bonds in times of peace.

The majority report was adopted, and the convention then adjourned until to­morrow morning.

T h e S econd D ay.Springfield, 111., April 10.—The prohi­

bition state convention was called to order promptly at nine o’clock yester­day morning by Chairman Oliver W. Stewart and the following ticket was nominated:

Governor—Hale 'Johnson, Newton.Lieutenant Governor — E. A. Windell,

Falrbury.Secretary of State—Alonzo E. Wilson,

Chicago.Auditor—Arthur J. Bassett, Chicago.Treasurer—E. K. Hays, Galva.Attorney-General — Robert H. Patton,

Springfield.Trustees of the State University—Mis*

Lucy Page Gaston, Harvey; Mrs. Carrlh L. Grout, Rockford; Mrs. Ella M. Orr, Pittsfield.

C. M. Whipple and Oliver W. Stewart were chosen as members of the national committee.

C e n tra l C o m m itte e O rg a n iz es .The state central com m ittee an­

nounced the follow ing organization for I89G; chairman, George W. Gere, of Champaign; secretary ,\Fames H. Shaw, o f Bloomington; treasurer, Jam es Jl. Hobbs,of Chicago; executive committee, Alonzo K. Wilson, Chicago, chairmau; Daniel R. Sheen, Peoria; Jam es Feleter, Springfield; and Hale Johnson, Newton.

KluaY Proceedings.Dan R. Sheen, ol Peoria, was unani­

m ously nominated for United States senator.

A resolution, was adopted which re­quests that congress prohibit the manu­facture of liquor in the United States and also prohibit the sale o f liquor in th e District of Columbia, all the te r r i­to rie s and all m ilitary posts.

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS.EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.

Many Prisoner* P a rd o n e d and O th e r s R e ­s to re d to C itizen sh ip .

During the month of March Gpv, Alt geld Issued papers restoring the rights of citizenship to 41 discharged convicts from state prisons and grant­ed nine pardons, as follows:

Joseph Firth, of Peons, who was sent to the workhouse under » fine of fl,249 for selling liquor without a license. Firth lives In a small prohibition town near Peoria, and could not secure a dram-shop license. He conducted a drug Btore and sold liquor and was fined the above amount. The governor believed the sen­tence excessive and ordered him released from prison.

William Lewis, of Chicago, sent up In Febryary, 1892, for 1714 years to r murder, was commuted to six years.

Samuel Freeman, of Greene county. Bent up In February, 1S91, for IS years for man­slaughter.

Ella Hume, of La Harpe, Hancock coun­ty, sent up for one year In 1895 for per­jury.,

Hatcher .Fleming, of Vermilion county, sent up In 1891 for ten years for burglary and larceny, commuted to one year, and released.

William M. Candor, of Cairo, Alexander county, sent up In 1896 for five years for robbery and larceny.

William Broderick, of East St. Louis, St. Clair county, sent up in 1894 for two years for burglary and larceny.

Nellie McCarthy, of Chicago, sent u d In 1895 for two years for larceny.

Edward Davidson, of Lincoln, Logan county, sent up In 1894 for six years for larceny.

K ille d by a H tepson.Conrad Becker, a wealthy farmer of

Arenzville, was shot dead by his step­son, William Becker. The latter then committed suicide by firing a bullet through his brain. The tragedy is the result of a long-time family quarrel relative to a boundary line and the rightful occupancy of the farm, which recently terminated in a lawsuit and the ordering of the stepson off of some lund.

F o u n d s a L ib ra ry .The widow of A. Herr Smith, of P a t­

ton, in honor of his memory and ir. consideration of the large am ount he realized by the sale of land in that v i­cinity, has bequeathed $2,500 to build a public library at Loda, Iroquois coun­ty. A. .Goodell, of that place, endows the institution w ith $1,000, the interest on which wjll employ a custodian and be used to buy books.

A V oung D esp e ra d o .Willie Hill, of Adeline, ten years old,

is in jail at Rockford awaiting the ac­tion of the next grand jury, charged w ith stealing a horse that was found in his possession. He began a tramp life at the age of six years, and often has had to be chained to keep him at home. Occasionally he would disap­pear, be absent for months, and then turn up, well dressed and well fed.

D o th W e re K illed .Fred Payne, who was married only a

few days ago, and James McKinstry. married but a few weeks ago, both of Chicago, were instantly killed at the Henry street crossing of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad in Harlem. They were driving across the tracks and did not see the approaching train.

“ O ld G lo ry ” M ust B e D isp layed .A t a m eeting of the Danville camp

of Patriotic Sons of America it was de­termined to follow in the wake of Cham­paign county- and prosecute all vio­lators of the flag law in the vicinity of Danville.

T o ld in a F ew L ines.W. B. Smith, a Monmouth druggist,

died on the steamer Madinin while re turning home from the West Indies.

The body of William Van Tassell, of Beardstown, who had been m issing since February 9, was found by fisher­men in the Illinois river.

Judge M. G. Dale, widely known in southern Illinois, died at Edwardsville, aged 83 years. For 60 years he had beea a leading member of the liar of Bond and Madison counties.

The Illinois fish commissioners have purchased three acres of land one mile north of Havana, pn Quiver lake, and will establish a fish hatchery there.

Walter Diehlman, the seven-year-old son of Frederick Diehlman, fell from the platform of a trtftn at Anna and was instantly killed.

H. C. Lyman, inventor of the Lyman windmill, died at Champaign, aged 54 years.

James W. McDonough, of Chicago, has perfected a process by which nat­ural colors are photographed.

Free mail delivery was inaugurated at Belvidere.

N. Kightley, one of the oldest mem­bers of the Knox county bar, died at his home in Knoxville.

Mrs. Phoebe Landis, aged 68 years, died at Fairbury just two weeks after her husband’s death, who also was 68 years old. Grief over his sudden de­mise hastened her death.

John G. Bngby, a member of the Forty-fourth congress, died at his home in Rushville, aged 77 years.

Mrs. Florentine Wolf died at Warsaw from m etallic poisoning, said to be due to eating canned sardines.

John H. Robinson, of Clarksville, Ind., was found guilty of m anslaugh­ter. He killed Jacob Geiser in Cham­paign September 7 last.

The Farmers’ hank, a private insti­tution started nt Decatur three years •g o by Lewis B. Cassner, failed with liabilities of $128,000; assess, $185,000.

THE WOOLEN INDUSTRY.

Keorbaehe That Are to Be Kept Dp Until After the Kleotloo.

The junior republican organ in thla eifcy published three or four days ago the first of the series of “roorbaeba” which w ill em bellish its columns from time to time, we suppose, until elec­tion day in November. In the state­m ent to wbioh we refer the Press asked every body to believe that the woolen industry was in a condition of collapse which would soon be followed by complete ruin and extinction. The center of depression, the Press assert­ed, was Rockville, Conn.:

’’The scene of the m ost staggering blow delivered to the woolen industry in the last few m onths is Rockville, where the five m ills of that place are now running at such a rate that each em ploye is given only one day’s work a week. Even this is being done at a loss to the owners, but the misery that w ill follow soon, when the m ills may be shut down entirely, is past all reck­oning.”

And in a startling exhibition of dis­play type it was asserted that these m ills were running on ‘'one-eighth tim e.”

The American Wool and Cotton Re­porter, leading journal o f the woolen trade, owned and edited by Frank P. Bennett, republican and protectionist, who was a member of the committee of Lawrence's National Wool Growers’ association which recently prepared a schedule of wool duties to be included iu the next McKinley tariff bill, is moved to make an emphatic protest against thla “lo t of gross misrepresen­tations and m isstatem ents.” The Re­porter says:

“In the article in question the state­m ent is made that the men’s fine wear worsted m ills at Rockville—the Rock, American, Hockanum, New England and Springville—are running on ‘one- eighth tim e.’ This statem ent is utter­ly false, as any one would find who de­sired to obtain the true facta

“The New York representatives of the last three m ills named characterize the articles as ‘all rot,’ and ‘untruth­fu l,’ and the representative of the Rock M anufacturing Co. has denounced it in similar term a Both parties assert that, instead of their m ills running on one-eighth time, they are running on two-thirds time, 40 hours, which was the unanimous agreem ent entered into recently.

“They further assert that the orders which they have received to date for worsteds are about equal to those of the previous fa ll season, and that un­less present conditions change m ateri­ally there is every reason for believing that they w ill be able to continue run­ning on their present schedule through­out the entire year, w ith strong prob abilities of a return, before many months, to full time. The product of these m ills is the very highest grade of strictly pure worsted fabrics, whose reputation is national and standard.”

It is also shown that a mill reported by the Press to be running now on one-quarter time, and two others re­ported as having recently “shutdow n” for lack of work, “retired from busi­ness at the close of 1895.” So much for this attem pt to mislead the public.

The chief cause of any reduction of output which may have been made re­cently in certain branches of the woolen industry has been reuewed tariff agitation by the republican party. The industry was in fair con­dition a few m onths ago. The first of the several hundred increases of wages reported between March and August last year was made in one of the larg­est of the woolen factories, and in­creases in more than 60 .prominent m ills were announced afterward by the trade journals. The output of the m ills was very large. Great quanti­ties of flue foreign wool, in addition to the domestic supply, were consumed. During the calendar year 1895 there were imported 126,485,569 pounds of cloth ing wool, as against only 10,685,- 469 pounds in the fiscal year 1894 and 35,403,031 pounds in the fiscal year 1893, previous to the panic. Wool is import­ed to be used in the manufacture of woolen goods.

But as the time for the reassem bling of congress drew near, the industry was som ewhat affected by a weaken­ing of confidence, due mainly to un­certainty as to tariff legislation which m ight increase largely the cost o i raw material. It is w ell known that just before the beginning of the session Mr. Reed was opposed to any revival of the tariff question this year, be­cause business interests would be benefited by a “rest.” At that time also Mr. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, re­publican tariff leader in the senate, said:

“Any further agitation of the tariff question by this congress would be sim ply suicide for the republicans. No tariff bill can pass the senate and none can be approved by the president. In addition to that, I am firmly con­vinced that the business interests of the country imperatively demand au absolute rest from all tariff leg isla ­tion .”

Such a rest was especially needed by the woolen industry, but it was not granted. The republicans reported and passed a bill taking wool from the free list and increasing, the cost of the woolen m anufacturers’ raw material by 42)4 per cent. At the same time they openly promised that in 1S98 they would largely increase the tax, making it about 75 per c e n t For a lo n g time it was not known whether the bill would be passed in the senate. In foot,

it is still pending there, although it may be regarded as dead. But the promiae still lives, and the woolen m anufacturer looks forward to tw o or three years o f tariff agitation, contin­ually disturbing the foundations of hla business and threatening to change them radically,—N. Y. Times.

ST E E L RAIL TRUST.

Beilina Kails Abroad at Ureatlr KedaosdF rlo e s—T h e F o re ig n e r Goes U ntaxed .While the republicans' are asking

this country to vote for higher duties on Bteel rails to protect our poor m il­lionaire m anufacturers it is w ell to in­quire what use ia being made of the $7.84 duty per ton now in force. The Iron Age, of March 5, says: “Reports concerning the 12,000-ton order for Chili are again cropping up, and have taken the shape that the business ia credited to a western m ill.”

Another interesting report comes from England. It is the leading article in Invention, a w ell known technical journal published in London. Its issue of February 29 contains the fo llow ing remarks:

“ During the past few weeks another example of the strong foreign com peti­tion with which our nation has to con­tend has come before our eyes. We refer to the much-talked-of rail order of 10,000 tons for Japan, which has been placed with the Illinois Steel Co. So far as we understand, the Illinois Steel Co. (of Chicago) has undertaken to produce rails delivered at New York, close on to 1,000 m iles from the locality where they are manufactured, at £4 7a 6d. ($21.26) per ton. We believe this to be the actual quotation given. In fact, the American firm undertook to supply the contract and deliver (at the port of departure) for 7s. 6d. less than the price quoted at the works by the Eng­lish firms invited to compete. This is perhaps the first time we have had seriously to face this question in a large way on the part of the United States, and this must open our eyes to the fact that American manufacturers are not likely to stop at the Japanese orders secured by the Illinois Steel Co.”

According to this statem ent, the Il­linois Steel Co., which is the western branch of the steel rail combination, has undersold English manufacturers in Japan, and has undertaken to de­liver 10,000 tons of steel rails, free on board for shipment, at $31.26 per ton, the English bid having been $23.08. The Irou Age’s cable report of Febru ary 4, it may be noted, shows that $23.08 is the price of English rails fret, on board at Barrow.

Now let us see what is the price of the Illinois Steel Co.’s rails to buyers in this country, the price at the com­pany's works: The Iron Age’s report of February 4 from Chicago says: “The dem and for steel rails is active for this season of the year. Quite a run of 1,000-ton orders is reported. Quota­tions are as follows: Steel rails, $20 and upward, according to quantity .”

Everybody fam iliar with the recent history of the steel rail industry knows that the price has been fixed for a long tim e past by the combination (in which the Carnegie Steel Co. is the leading m anufacturer), and that this price for several m onths has been $28 at eastern works and $29 at Chicago. Eastern rails are delivered at tide water for $28.75. These are the prices which railroad companies in this country have to pay. It is maintained by com­bination agreem ent and is much high­er, proportionately, than the prices of other sim ilar products which are de­termined by ordinary competition. For example, the price of steel billets at Pittsburgh work* is only $17.25, and the cost of m anufacturing rails only sligh tly exceeds the cost of producing billets.

The difference between $29and$2L26 is $7.74; the duty is $7.84. This shows that 99 per cen t of this duty is a tax and that it is not paid by foreigners, but primarily by our railroad compa­nies, and eventually by the shippers and consumers of this country. Will they continue to believe M cKinley’s parrot talk about the foreigner paying our tariff taxes? Will they think it necessary to still further protect the steel rail trust while it is selling rails in the unprotected markets of this world? These are questions which w ill be answered next November.

Byron W. Holt.

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N o t A gain.President Paul Kruger, of the Trans­

vaal republic, recently told his burgh­ers the follow ing story, which applies to the last action of the American peo­ple in electing a republican congress In 1894:

“ I once had a pet monkey which was very fond of me. On« day while it was ly ing before the fire a spark flew out and burned it. Thinking that I had hurt it the monkey sprang a t me and bit my hand. A few days later it was again burned by a spafk when no one was in the room. Then it saw that it was not I that had hurt it and it came to me looking very sorry and ashamed of itse lf.”

The farmers and workers who were hurt by the panic of 1893 voted for the republicans in 1894 because they thought the democrats were the cause of their troubles. They did not stop to reason, but struck at the party in power. They have since found out their m istake and will this year vote for the policy under which they have been steadily recovering from the effects of bad republican legislation.

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T he lum ber ie on the ground for M r. finooh H unt's new barn .

F. E . C arro ll began teaohing a t the Freehill sohool last M onday.

Mr. All. PhU lIpns'shipptd a carload of fine horses to Chicago last Thursday n igh t. • v

Rev. B rink was appointed to preaoh In the F oster sohool house next Sunday afternoon.

A num ber of oitizens attended the funeral of M r. Bicket at Sibley last Sun­day a t i p . m.

The g radua ting class is now working on the class history, which is to be com ­pleted by the 18tb. The class consists of eleven in num ber, five boys and six girls.

, Miss P eters, who was for seven years a’m issionary in China, gave an eloquent address at the W. F. M. S. thankoffering in the M. E. ohuroh last Friday night. Tw o children from the Mission Band at­tired in Chinese costume were intro­duced for the benefit of the little folks.

J H audience w as large and attentive. T he thankoffering was nearly $25.00.

STRAW N.Ed. McCormick went to Emingtou

Tuesday on business.A. P. LaClair, of Englewood, came

dow n Monday on business matters.M rs. J . T. Toohey and children spent

Sunday with relatives at Bloomington. U. G. Myers and wife, of Forrest,

Jrere the guests of W. H. Oxley and amily Sunday.

Mrs. O’Niel, who has been visiting her daughter. Mrs. G. B. Aaron, returned to Rutland Tuesday.

Thonpas Shaughnessy went to Streator Monday to attend the funeral of his friend, J'ohn Marley.

Messrs. Jam es A. Smith and John Glngerioh, of your city, were upon our Streets on Wednesday.

The Wabash will sell round trip tick­ets to Chicago Saturday for $1.50, limit­ed to last train leaving Chicago Sunday night.

^Fayette K. of P. lodge attended the funeral of W. A. Bickett at Sibley on Sunday. It is said it was the longest cortege ever seen in Ford county.

Harmon Bros, have just received and erected their new ice box for preserving meat, which can be kept for a long period. It is one of the finest in the state.

W . P. Goembel has been quite sick St his home for some time. While his con­dition is quite serious his many friends hope to soon see him upon the streets again.

Jam es Flannery and Miss Carrie Parsley were married at Fairbury Wed­nesday, Rev. Dr. Dillon officiating. The yonng couple are known here to a large

/circle of friends, who join in wishing them happiness.

The Oliver and Corn Grove drainage assessment is stirring up quite an amount of talk among some of the people east of Strawn. The proposed diten will certain­ly be of great benefit to some.

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Sunday.Mr. M. Kelly was a Cabery caller Fri­

day of last week.Miss Maud Clayton, of Cabery, was in

town Wednesday.Mrs. Flood, of Campus, called on Mrs.

McKensy Tuesday.Mrs. Demoss spent Sunday at Al.

Frost's, east of town.Mrs. Nate Wilson, of Milks Grove,

was in town Saturday.Mr. Solomon Devereaux went to Piper

City Monday on business.Mr. and Mrs. Jess Elwell spent Sun­

day with relatives in Cabery.Mr. and Mrs. F. Carey spent two or

three days of last week in Odell.Miss Nora Dally spent Wednesday

with Mae W instanley, oast of town.Mr. Kemp, of Kankakee, is spending

a few days with friends and relatives.Mr. Devereaux and family are spend­

ing a few days of this week in Cullom.> Mr. and Mrs. Dick Cloke, of Chats-

worth, spent Sunday at Mr. W. Good-l .mau’s. ,

Miss Anna Dally, of Cabery, is spend­in g a few days of this week with Sadie McKinney.

Misses Edith and Sylvia Cook, ofCabery, spent Friday and Saturday with Lulu 8haw.

Mr. and Mrs. John Herron and Mrs. McKinney spent a few days of last week in Piper City.

Miss Grace Howland, of Griswold, is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Port Olson.

Messrs. Chance Barker and Ed. Caritbere, of Saunemin, called on Chas. Shanb and family.

Miss Maggie McGrath, of Campus, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mary OTynn, east of town.

'MT- and Mrs. Kelly and daughter, Bridget, and Mr. Gray, of Gilman, called on Mr. and Mrs. F. Carey last week.

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Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, an d all Skin Eruptions, and

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p u b lio s c h o o ls w i th a p p r o p r i a t e e x e r ­c is e s in th e d i f f e r e n t d e p a r tm e n t s a n d a t r e e w a s p l a n t e d o n th e s c h o o l g r o u n d s . T h e f o l lo w in g a r e t h e p r o g r a m s a s r e n ­d e r e d :

H IG H SCHOOL AND GRAMMAR ROOMS. Bong—Jo y to th e S tu rd y T rees....................

......................I....................im e ............................................

„ ........_••• ....... . .Jo h n McCartyVoioea o f th e T re e s . . . . Boys of G ram m ar RoomIn s tru m e n ta l 8o lo ..........................................B ertha W redeReo.—T he T re es .................................................. Cora H eppeBon*—Mill May ..............................................Reo.—Flow er o f L ib e rty . . G irls o f Gram . RoomRaaay—Legends o f Flower*............. Ju lia S nyderG u ita r Soto...........................................................Rdna W alterR ead ing ........................................... K atie F a llb rugReo.—F orest H ym n . . . ................................Song—Sw ing ’N eath the Apple T re e .........Reo.—K eep On G row iug ............ P earl MoMahonSong—A rbor D ay ............ ...........................8chool

INTERM ED IA TE DEPARTM ENT.S o n g ...........................................................S pringtim eR esponsive E xercises.....................................H eading.................S u p erin ten d en t Ing lls’ L e tte rSong.......................................................... A rbo r DayH eading.................................O rigin o f A rbor DayR ecita tion ................. W oodman, 8 p are th a t T reeSong................................................................Mill MayR ecita tion ............................... The For-get-m e-notR ending................................................Uses o f T reesSong...........................................................The T reesD ialogue............................ The Flow er of L ibertyS to ry .......................... The New E ngland GirlhoodR ecita tion ..................................T he L ittle P lan te rSong.........Swinging ’N eath th e Old Apple T reeR ecitation ........................The L ittle T ree 's DreamD ialogue.................................. Voices of the TreesSong.....................................Farew ell to the Woods

SECOND PRIM ARY.Song—S pring tim e Is H asten ing Q uotations.Song—I f I W ere a SunbeamReo.—Good W ishes...................................... B lanche HealdReo —The L ilac........... ..................... Lena BrownReo.—A nem one.................................................. P earl W alker8ong—The Golden R u le..................................Reo.—A rbor D ay ................................... Ella WoodBee.—Tho L ittle L eaflot.................................. Lydia W alterReo —The G ru m b le r ....................................... A nnie Conrad8ong—How Softly Breezes Blow ................Rec.—The S tory of an O ak .......... H enry ConradReo.—A Song fo r A rb o r Day .............Mary EbyRec.—Cousins ....................................... Lizzie LunzSong—Jo y fu l G ree tin g ...................................Rec —Off to the W oods..................... Bessie PriceBee.—The J u n ip e r T re e ................................. Lizzie H ansenReo.— All G reet O ur A rb o r D ay .H a rry C lu tte rSong—Bonny S p rin g .......................................Reo —Love rc r T re e s ....... .. T enle M elsenhelderRec —The T ea rfu l F airies................ Susie H airReo.—A Busy D ay ...........................................G ertie HeppeSong—.lolly C lacker.........................................Reo.—For My C o u n try .............. Raymond MillsRec.—The L ittle P la n te r . . . , . —___Pearl P ra te rRec.—The L ittle T re e ’s D ream ....... Nellie DuffyReo.—The T rees’ Own A rbo r D ay ..P ea rl HealdSymbolio T ree D rill...................................... Twelve G irlsSong—A rb o r Day Song ..................................

FIR ST PRIM ARY.Song o f the G ra ss .........................................SchoolReo.—A rbor Day....................................... Ida GrobReo.—A Late S p rin g ................•....... E thel AskewRec —Robin Red B rea s t................................Em m a Lunz8ong—P ussle W illow s....................................... N ine G irlsRec.—The L ittle ,Leaf....................W innie GerdesReo.—T he T r e e ............................... .Lee MenkeReo.—Robin’s 8 e c re t . ...................Nellie H ansenSong—D ainty M aiden...................................8choolUec.—A F ab le .................................................Andrew EbyKeo.—Daffodilly an d T iger L ily ...C la ra W alterRec.—W hy?.............................. Hazel Van A lsiyneSoug—Blrdlo’s B a ll..................T hree L ittle G irlsK ec .-W h y and B ecause .........{ g e r t to H o s ^Reo —W hat Do We Plant?.-.............. Ida SchavaReo.—Procession of th e F low ers.F rank ie Eddy Song—W here the Lilies Blow .........Nellie Glabe

»« ....JESS. H5K5SReo.—Birds C annot C o u n t.............................Mabel Hose

_O ur Choice i Dal(>y 8hafer,R oaa H oppertu ec —o u r Choice ' Mabel gione, Clara W alterSong—The B obolinks.............By th e L ittle OnesRec.—Call o f S p rin g .........................................Nellie GlabeRec.—Flowers ..................................Libbie H enryRoc.—L arry L a rk sp u r ................G ertie G ardnerS ong—Bob W hite ...............................................N ine G irlsRec.—The G rasshopper B and.......Belle Ferriaslteo .—The Z ones....................................... Five G irlsSong—A rbor Day 8o n g ............................ ....School

P r o g r a m o f Y o u n g P e o p le 's U n io nO f C h a ts w o r th to be r e n d e r e d a t th e P r e s b y te r i a n c h u r c h S u n d a y , A p r i l 19, a t 0:30 p , m . S u b je c t , " T h e G o o d S a ­m a r i t a n . ” L u k e x : 25— 88.

Song Service—Jam es Heald.D evotional E xercises—E. H. Stanfprd-Music. Q u a rte tte—Misses Idella and A lthea

Royal. Messrs R oyal and Rebbolz.P a p e r—"A C ertain Man—Miss C arrie Hall.Song—By the U nion.Music, D uet—M isses F annie S ears and Mat-

tie Taggort.P a p e r—The R obbers o f th e Jericho R o a d -

Miss E tta P ark er.Music from th e B. Y. P . U.P a p e r—The P assers By and the Lookers On—

Miss Ollie Cooper.Song—By the U nion.M usic, D uet—A lta M essier and Lillian V an

A lstyne.G eneral discussion of tho su b jec t.7:30—A ddress by Rev. J . B, Thom as, of Chi­

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Official Proceedings of tbe Board of Trustees of Cbatsworth

At a regular meeting held at the office of VV. G. Messier Tuesday evening, April 14, 1896.

Members present: President Messier and Messrs. Walter, Blakley, Aaron and Sanford.

The minutes of the last regular meet­ing were read and approved.

The following bills were rend and al­lowed and the clerk ordered to make vouchers for their amounts:

ACC’T 8TBEET8 ASD ALLEYS.W hite & Lehm an, w ork w ith te a m — — $ 7 50Jo h n Hoos. w ork w ith t e a m ....................... 6 50H enry H oppert, w ork w ith te a m ................ 6 40P e te r Hoos. la b o r.............................................. 7 51M cents, Sm ith & Cloke, lu m b e r ..................31 fi9

A C C ’T TIRE A N D W A T E R .Fred Snyder, w ork on w lhdm lll................. 1 00Eddy & Shafer, w asher le a th e r .................. 1 1)0

A C C ’T M I S C E L L A N E O U S .Illinois P rin tin g Co., election su p p lies— 1 00

On motien of Sanford the following gentlemen were appointed judges of the village election to be held Tuesday, April 21, 1896: H. M- Bangs, W. W. Sears and J. S. Doolittle.

On motion of Wnlter, L. J. Haberkorn and L. A. Walter were appointed clerks of the village election to be held Tues­day, April 21, 1896.

On motion of Walter, A. J. Waugh and I. S. Maxwell were appointed spec­ial police for April 21, 1896.

No further business appearing, on mo­tion of Walter the board adjourned.

J o h n T a o g e r t , Clerk.

Marvelous Results.From a letter written by Rev. J. Gun-

derman, of Dimondale, Mich., we are permitted to make this extract: “ I have no hesitation, in recommending Dr. King’s New Enscovery, as the results were almost marvelous In the case of my wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist Church at Rives Junction she was brought down with Pneumonia succeeding Lit Grippe. Terrible paroxsyms of coughing would last hours with little interruption and it seemed as if she cop Id not survive them. A friend recommended Dr King’s New Discovery, it was quick in its work and highly satisfactory in results.” Trial bottles free at J. F. Sullivan’s drug store. Regular size 50o. and $1.00,

Elect tic Bitters.Eleotrie Bitters is a medioino suited

for any season, but perhaps more gener­ally needed, when the languid exhausted feeling prevails, when the liver is torpid and sluggish and the need of a tonio and alterative is felt. A prompt use of this medioine has often averted long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers. 1 No medi­oine will act more surely in oounteraot- ing and freeing the system from tbe nituarial poison. Headache, Indigestion, Constipation, Dizziness yield to Eiectrio Bitters. 50q. and $1 00 per bottle at J . F. Sullivan’s drug store.

Excursions.TOLEDO, PEORIA * WESTERN.

For the 1. O. O. F. anniversary con­vention to be held at Paxton, 111., April 27 and 28, the T„ P. & W. will sell ex­cursion tickets at one and one-third fare for the round trip. Tickets limited to April 29.

For the state encampment G. A. R. at Cairo, 111., May 12 to 14 the T., P. & W. will sell excursion tickets at one fare for the round trip. Tickets limited to return until May 18.

For the May Festival at Peoria May 14, the T., P & W. will sell excursion tickets at $2.15 for the round trip. Tiokets limited to return May 15.

For the Illinois republican state con­vention at Springfield April 27-29 the T., P. & W. will sell excursion tickets at one fare for the round trip; tickets limit­ed to return until May 2.

L. E. Waugh , Agent.WABASH.

Excursions March 10 , A pril 7 -21 atul M a y o .—The Wabash R. R. will sell round-trip tickets from Forrest on above dates at rate of one fare for round trip to west and southwest, north and north­west points. Call on or write agent, at Forrest, for rates, limits, &c.

F. R. Stewart, Agent.CHICAGO A ALTON.

For the I. O. O. F. anniversary at Paxton, 111., April 28 and 29 excursion tickets will be sold via C. & A. on April 27 and 28 at one fare for round trip.

For the Illinois republican state con­vention at Springfield April 29 the C. & A. will sell tickets April 27-29, inclusive, at one fare for round trip.

* S. H. Warner , Agent, Chenoa, 111.

Caucus Notice.The republican voters of No. 26 town­

ship are requested to meet at Spiecher’s opera house Saturday, April 18, 1896, at two o’clock p m. for the purposo of se­lecting eight delegates to the republican county convention, to be held in Pontiac April 22, 1896 Said caucus shall re­main open at least one hour.

By order Republican County Central Committee. R. Finley Brow n ,

Town Committefetnan.___ ■ , . ■ <tv ‘

Ballard’s Horehound Syrup.We guarantee this to be the best Cough

S yrup manufactured in the whole wide world. This is saying a great deal, but it is true. For Consumption, Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Sore Chest, Pneu­monia, Bronchitis, Asthma, Croup, Whooping Cough, and all diseases of the Throat and Lungs, we positively guar­antee B allard 's Horehound S yru p to be without an equal on the whole face of the globe. In support of this statement we refer to every individual who has ever used it, and to every druggist who has ever sold it. Such evidence is in­disputable. Sold by H. M. Bangs.

Ballard’s Snow Liniment.Mrs. Hamilton, Cambridge, 111 , says:

I had the rheumatism so bad I could not raise my hand to my head. Ballard's Snow L in im en t has entirely cured me. I take pleasure in informing my neigh­bors and friends what in has done for me. Chas. Handley, clerk for Lay & Lyman, Kewanee, 111 , advises us Snow L in im en t cured him of Rheumatism. Why not try it? It will surely do you good. It cures all Inflammation, Wounds, Sores, Cuts, Sprains, etc. Sold by H. M. Bangs.

Our Clubbing Rates.The Plaindkalek will club with any

periodical at reduced rates. The fol­lowing publications are clubbed with the Plaindkalek at prices named:Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean...................... #1.50Washington Weekly Post .......................... #1.50Bloomington Weekly Pantagraph............. #2.00

Report of John Leggate,SCHOOL TREASURER OF OERMANVILLE TOWN­

SHIP.Annual statement by the treasurer of town­

ship No. 25, N range No. 8, E., in Livingston county. Illinois, for the year beginning April 1, 1895. and ending April 6, 1896.

ACCOUNT WITH SCHOOL TRUSTEES.Receipts.

Township fund on hand at beginning.. .$ 351 48 Distributable funds on hand at same

time..................................................... 90Township fund........................................ 372 97Interest— ------ - — ...................... . 475 16County Supt., Livingston county......... 161 17County Supt., Ford county.................... 78 26

Total................................................... #1440 00Expenditures.

Township fund, loaned......................... # 700 00Distributed to districts.............................. 581 79Treasurer's salary..................................... 125 00Incidental expenses.................................... 2 25Publishing former statements...... . . . . 5 75Township fund on hand at ending........ 24 45Distributable funds on hand at same

date...................................................... 76Total....................................................... #1440 00

ACCOUNT WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS.Receipts.

On hand at beginning................................. #1740 36Distribution of trustees............................ 581 79Taxes........................................................... 3216 77Tuition............................... 118 45District bonds sold..................................... 600 00Use of school bouse for election............... 6 00

Total.......................................................#6262 37Expenditures.

Teachers' salaries....................................... $2726 04Repairs and improvements........................ 286 37Furniture and apparatus........................... 97 35Incidental expenses .............................. 474 87Tuition.................................... |v.«............ 32 20Interest on bonds......................... 68 19District clerks........................... ............. 50 00Building new sohool bouse........................ 660 00On hand at ending..................................... 1867 35

Total.............................. #6262 371 certify the above statement Is corrcot.

John Lbooatk, Treasurer.Subscribed and sworn to bofore me April 15,

1896. M. A, Freehill, J. P.

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Report of George W. McCabe,T H E A S U R K R O F T H E V I I .L A O S O F O H A T B W O R T H .

S t a t e or I l l i w o i h Livingston County. )es. Village o t Chatsw orth. Offloe o r Village Treasurer.

The followlog in a s ta te m en t by Geo. W. Mo- Cabe. tre a su re r or tbe village or C hatsw orth. In the coun ty and s ta te aforesaid .of tbe a in o u n to f public funds reoeived an d expended by bltn du rin g the fiscal f e a r ju s t olosed, ending on the lUtb day of A pril, 1896, show ing the am o u n t Of public fu n d s on band a t the ootn-

sat:N e r v o u s P r o s t r a t io nCured by Dr. Mllea’ Nervine.

Prolonged derangement of the nervous system not only affects the brain and men­tal powers, but develops disease In some of the vital organa. The most dangerous of these Indirect results Is when the heart Is affected. This was the case of the Ear. N. P. Surface, Fawn Elver, Mich., who writes under date of Feb. 14, 1898:

“Fourteen years ago 1 bad a slight stroke of paralysis. Overwork brought on nervous prostration. 1 was exceedingly nervous and the exertion of public speaking caused heart palpitation that threatened my life. I used two bottles of Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure for my heart trouble, and two of Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine for my nervous­ness and feel better than 1 over expected to feel again. I can speak for hours without tiring or having m y heart flutter as it for­merly did, and I have you to thank that I am alive today."

On sale by all druggists. Dr. Miles' Book on Heart and Nervous Disorders FREE by mall. Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.Dr. Miles’ Remedies Restore Health.

Kentucky Old People.Lexington, Ky ., has an old people’s

club, of which the youngest m em ber is 89 years old. There are three m em bers DO years old, one 91, tw o 93 and two 94.

--^-----------------.An Affidavit.

This is to certify th a t on M ay 11th, I walked to Melick’s d rug store on ^ pair of crutches and bought a bottle ofC ham berlain’s Pain Balm for inflam m a­tory rheum atism which had crippled me up. A fter using three bottles I am com­pletely cured. I can cheerfully recom ­mend it.—Chas. H Wetzel, Sunbury, Pa.

Sworn and subscribed to before me on August 10, 1894.—W alter Shipm an, J . P. For sale at 50 cents per bottle by H M. Bangs, druggist.

Cham berlain’s Colic, Cholera andDinrrhoea Remedy.

This is the best medicine in tho world for bowel com plaints. I t acts quickly and can always be depended upon. W hen reduced with w ater it is pleasant to take. T ry it, and like m any others you will recom mend it to your friends. For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by H. M. Bangs, druggist.

Scarcity of Young Women.There is so great a dearth of young

women in the northw estern provinces of C anada tha t m any young men there And it impossible to get m arried.

Mrs. Magglo Myers,W illiam sport, Ind ., writes: “ I suffered for m onths of severe stom ach troubles, caused by indigestion and constipation. My trouble seemed alm ost unendurable. I purchased a bottle of Dr. Caldw ell’s Syrup Pepsin of A rm strong and Sw ank and as soon as I h^td taken its contents I was like a new person, and I now feel better and weigh m ore than I have in years.” I t is sold in 10c, 50c and $100 sizes at H. M. Bangs’ and ut D. A. B oal’s, Piper City.

Wild Dogs in India.In Ind ia wild dogs are more num erous

even than wolves, and hunt in packs, like those anim als.

A Sound Liver Makes a Well Man.Are you Bilious, C onstipated, or

troubled with Jaund ice, Sick Headache, Bad T aste in M onth, Foul Breath, Coated Tongue, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, H ot Dry Skin, Pain in Back and between tho Shoulders, Chills and Fever, &c. If you have any of these sym ptom s, your Liver is out of order, and your blood is slowly being poisoned, because your Liver does not act properly. H erb in e will cure any disorder of tho Liver, Stom ach or Bowels. I t has no equal as a Liver Medicine. Price 75 cents. Free trial bottles a t H. M. Bangs’.

A Diamond in Sugar.A grocer in Chaplin, Ky., last week

found a diam ond worth $70 in a barrel of sugar.

Have Yon a Cold!If so, then, instead of tak ing so much

quinine and other strong medicines, take a pleasant and mild stom ach ana bowel rem edy, which will cleanse tho system, and you will bo surprised how quickly the cold will leave yon. Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin will do this be tter than any other. T rial size lOo (10 doses lOo), larger sizes 50o and $ 1 . 0 0 a tH . M. Bangs and at D. A. Boal, P iper City.

A Rich Club. ,The C arlton club, London, has about

4 ,0 0 0 m em bers and is the riohest in the World. _____________

I t Grows.As a cure for constipation and indi-

gestiSn Dr. Caldw ell’s Syrup Pepsin grow s rapidly in favor where introduced. Children love its taste , for it is so pleas­an t. T ria l size lOo. Regular size 60c. and $1 00 of H. M. Bangs and at D. A. Boal, P iper City.

V erm ont has ten a ll republicans.

Last year 196,000,000 tons of ooal were m ined in tbe U nited States.

No man ever ohosen vice president has been elected president since 1880.

T he new incom e tax in Franoe is ex­pected to bring in 180,000,000 annually .

Ttfe'&ranohes of tbe Mississippi river have an aggregate leugtb of 16,000 miles.

Tbe soil of Cuba is so fertile tha t in some sections four crops a year are ruined.

In Russia the principals in a duel p a r­take of breakfast together before going out to tight.

Lord Blythswood says th a t be has an instrum ent capable of m easuring down to tbe 60 1 ,0 0 0 th part of an inch.

I t ’s all the same, a slight oold, con-

Sated lungs o r severe cough. One inute Cough Cure banishes them .— H. M. Bungs.A church organ made of bamboo has

been built a t Shanghai. The notes are said to be sw eeter than those of m etal­lic pipes.

A toilet olub for dogs has been es­tablished in Bond street, London, where dogs may be shaved, washed and beautified!

A little ill, then a little pill. The ill is gone the pill has won. D eW itt’s L ittle E arly Risers the little pills tha t cure great ills.—H. M. Bangs.

The Eskim os give the doctor his fee as soon as he comes. If the patient re­covers he keeps it; otherw ise he re tu rns it to the fam ily.

Busy people have no tim e, and sen­sible people have no inclination to use a slow rem edy. One M inute Cough C ure acts prom ptly and gives perm anent re ­su lts.—H. M. Bangs.

A few days ago a W illmington (Del ) woman received a little box by mail in which was a w atch and chain that were stolen from her 1 2 years ago.

It is not a m iracle. It won’t cure everything, but it will cure piles. T h a t’s w hat D eW itt’s Witch Hazel Salvo will do, because it has done it.in hundreds of c a se s —H. M. Bungs.

Tw enty four governm ents, including tho United States, Ja p an , China, Persia, and nearly all the European countries, have given official notice th a t they will exhibit in P aris in 1900.

Take a dose of D eW itt’s Little E arly Risers just for the good they will do you. These little Pills are good for indigestion, good for headache, good for liver com ­plaint, good for constipation. They are good.—H. M. Bangs.

Michigan land held for three years by the state for non-paym ent of taxes becomes subject to homestead entry. Any citizen may then take up 240 acres of it, by paying ten cents an acre for five years.

Burns are absolutely painless when DoW'itt’s W itch Hazel Salve is prom ptly applied. This sta tem ent is true. A perfect rem edy for skin diseases, chapped hands and lips, and never fails to cure P iles.—H. M. Bangs.

One type of electric locomotive now m ade weighs, approxim ately, 80 tons, or 10 0 ,0 0 0 pounds, and its cost is stated to be $16,000, which by a strange coin­cidence, m akes electric locomotives w orth exactly ten cents a pound.

I t ’s just as easy to try One Minute Cough Cure as any th ing else. I t ’s easier to cure a severe cough or cold with it. Let your next purchase for a cough be One M inute Cough Cure. Better m edicine; better results; better try it.—H. M. Bangs.

A hunter in Crom well, Conn., thought he had struck a m iser’s hoard. ’ In the woods he discovered, in an excavation, a rusty iron pot. The pot contained a le tte r which bore these words: "W o are satisfied th a t Capt. K idd’s treasure is not buried here.

We m ight tell you m ore about One M inute Cough Cure, but you probably know that it cures a cough. Every one does who has used it. I t is a perfect rem edy for coughs, colds, hoarseness. It is an espeoial favorite for children, being

eleasant to take and quick in curing .— [. M. Bangs.A farm er in Beech Springs, Va., ac ­

cused a neighbor of stealing a calf from him, and a law suit was the result. The calf could not be found, and the suit dragged along until each of the lifci gants had spent $50. Then the oalf was found, starved to death, in a cave where it had strayed.

Those who are troubled with rheum a­tism should try a few applications of C ham berlain’s Pain Balm, rubbing the parts vigorously at each application. If th a t does not bring relief dam pen a piece of flannel with Pain Balm and bind it on over the seat of pain and p rom pt relief will surely follow. For sale by H. M. Bangs, druggist.

Max O sterberg, of Colum bia college, New Yprk, wished to take a photograph of the skeleton of a mouse, by means of Prof. Roentgen’s wonderful discov­ery, the oathode rays. He procured a mouse th a t had been drow ned over two hours. W hile the drow ned mouse was under the g lare of the rays it cam e to life, and in 80 m inutes was as lively as ever.

During the w inter of 1898, F. M. M artin, of Long Beach, W est Va , con­tracted a severe cold Which left him with a cough. In speaking of how he cured it he says: “ 1 usea several kinds of cough syrup but found no relief until I bought a bottle of C ham berlain’s Cough Remedy, which relieved me alm ost in ­stantly , and in a short time brought about a complete oure." When troubled with a cough or oold use this rem edy and yon will no t And it necessary to try several kinds before you get relief. I t has been in tho m arket for over tw enty years and constantly grow n in favor and popularity . For snlo a t 26 and 60 cents per bottle by H. M. Bangs, druggist.

raencem ent of said fiscal year, the am oun t or public funds received an d from w hat sources reoeived, tbe am oun t o f public fu n d s expend ed and fo r w bat pu rposes expended, du ring said fiscal year, end ing as sforeeald.

Id George W. McCabe being duly sworn, doth depose and say, th a t the following s ta tem en t by him subscribed Is a co rrec t s ta te ­m ent of tbe am o u n t o f public funds on hand a t the uotnm enorm ent o f the flBoal y e a r above sta ted , th e am o u n t o f publlo funds reoeived and the sources from which reoeived. and tbe am ount expended and purposes to r whloh ex ­pended, as se t fo rth in said s ta tem en t.

, George W. McOadk. Subscribed and sw orn to before me, th is 10th

day pf A pril, 1898. W. W. Se a r s .Justice of the Peace.

Funds Received and From W hat SourcesReceived. A in't.

A m ount o f public funds on hand a t th e com m ence­m en t o f the fiscal year, com m encing on the 10thday Of A pril. 1895...........T. . .* 191 66

A pr td 1895 Reod from Jo h n T aggert,w ater ta x ...................... 6 00

May 1 ” Reed from saloon licensee.. 1500 0,1” 1 ’* Reed from billiard licenses. 80 U)“ 25 •* Reed from saloon licen se .. . 250 00

J ’ne 10 ’’ Reed from poll tax . . ............ 30 00“ 19 ” Reod from m iscellaneous li­

censes . . 11 003 ” Reod from poll t a x . . . , .. 30 008 •* Reod from m iscellaneous li­

censes 13 00Reod from delinquent taxes 345 60tt 31 ’’ Heed from tile sold tow nship 23 05

Aug 9 " Reod from poll ta x ................Itecd from billiard licenses.

16 60Sept 9 “ 60 00Oct 11 ’■ Reed from m iscellaneous li­

censes..................................... 3 80Nov 1 •’ Reed from saloou licen ses.. 1500 00Feb 8 1800 Reed taxes from J 8 Doolit­

tle ........................................ . 200 00Mar 6 “ Reed taxes from J S D oolit­

tle ............................................ 200 00M 31 “ Reed taxes from J S Doollt* t i e ............................................ 368 45

A pr 10 " Reed from w ater ta x ............ 37 8510 " Reod from m iscellaneous li­

censes . . . . v............ ............ 3 00

14850 51Funds Expended and /o r W hat Purposes

Expended Ain't.A pr 10 1898 8 tree ts and a lle y s .. ............. .* 734 45.. 10 .. Public health .......................... 7 25

" 10 •• Fire and w a te r ......................... 186 09’’ 10 ’’ P ub buildings and g rounds 5 00" 10 •• Law and o rd e r ......................... 835 00“ 10 ,’ E leotric l ig h ts .......................... 659 36•• 10 W aterw orks ............................ 1297 50.. 10 .. Salaries and m isce llaneous.. 548 40

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Rowe ca se .................................. 40155Cash ou h a n d ............................ 85 85

D elinquent tax to be collected. Balance cash on h an d ...................

*4850 51 . 254 03

85 85

T ru e balance.......................................... * 339 88

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SHIP.A nnual s ta tem en t by the tre a su re r of tow n­

ship No. 28. range No 8, E .,in Livingston coun­ty. Illinois, for tho year boginning A pril 1.1895, and ending April 6, 1806

A C C O U N T W I T H S C H O O L TRUSTEES. Receiptx

Township fund on hand a t beginning. .* 593 89Township fu n d ............................................... 032 50In te re s t............................................................. 521 47Fines and s ta te fu n d s ................................... 222 30

T o ta l ........................................................... *2270 16Expenditures.

Tow nship fund, loaned ............................... 11500 00D istribu ted to d i s t r i c t s ................ 506 17T reasu re r 's s a la ry ........................................ 125 00Inciden tal expenses...................................... 22 60Tuwnsbip fund on band ut en d in g ......... 26 39

T o ta l ........................................................... *2270 10A C C O U N T W I T H S C H O O L DISTRICTS.

Receipts.On hand a t beg inn ing ...................................*1883 28D istribu tion of t ru s te e s ............................. 596 17T a x e s ............................................. 24!I5 fillD istrict bonds sold......................................... 600 00D istrict p roperty so ld .................................. 20 75

T o ta l ........................................................... *5595 80Expenditures.

Teachers' salaries ....................................... *2601 91Repairs and im p ro v em en ts ........................ 169 02F u rn itu re and ap p a ra tu s ......................... 20 25Incidental expenses...................................... 260 39D istrict c le rk s ................................................. 58 65D istric t bonds redeem ed............................. 100 00In te res t on d is tric t bonds......................... 10 00New school h o u se .............................. 630 75School house s ite ........................................... 80 00On hand a t en d in g ........................................ 1702 83

T o ta l ........................................................... *5595 80I ce rtify th e above s ta to m en j is correct.

I). J St a n fo r d , T reasurer. Subscribed and sw orn to before ine April 14,

1890. G. W. McCa b e , N otary Public.

E L E C T IO N N O T IC E S .

V illa g e E le c tio n N o tice .N OTICE is hereby given to tbe legal voters

o f the village of C hatsw orth, county of Livingston and s ta te of Illinois, th a t on Tuesday, tho 21st day of A pril. 1896. It being the th ird Tuesday in said m onth, an election will be held a t the engine house in enld village for tho Durpose of electing one presiden t of sold village, th ree tru s te es of said village, and ono clerk of said village. The polls o f said election will be opened nt 7 o ’clock a. in. and close a t 5 o’clock p. m. of tho sam o day.

Dated C hatsw orth, III.. Maroh 27, 1896.J o hn T a g g er t , Village Clerk.

I l l in o i s S ch o o l D is t r i c t E le c tio n N o tice .N OTICE Is hereby given th a t on Saturday,

tbe eigh teen th day of April, 1896, an elec­tion will be held a t th e school house, in d istric t No. one, tow nship No. 28, range No eight, coun ty of L ivingston, and s ta te o f Illinois, for the purpose of electing one presiden t ot the board of education and two m em bers of the board of education.

The polls o f whloh election will he opened a t two o’clook p. m.. and close a t seven o'clock p. in. of the sam e day.

By o rder o f tho board of education of said d istric t.

Dated th is 27th day of M arch, 1896.W. G. Messier. P resident.

A tte s t: J ab . A. Sm it h . Clerk.

C o u n ty S u p e r in te n d e n t ’s N o tice .D uring 1896, exam inations for teachers ' c e r­

tificates will bo held In Pontiao on the th ird Friday of each m onth and the S atu rday follow­ing. Teachers seek ing to have the lrcertiflca tes renewed will p resen t them selves on regu la r ex ­am ination dates. An average s tan d in g of 80 per cent, in O rthography , Reading. P enm an­ship, A rithm etic . G ram m ar, G eography. U. 8. H istory. Physiology and School M ethods, will bo required fo r seoond grade certifica tes and an average of 90 p er cent, in the above studios, and also in Botany. Zoology and N atu ra l Phil­osophy, fo r first grades, b u t it is expected th a t no grade shall fall below 70 p e rc e n t fo r second and 80 p e rc e n t, fo r first grade certificates. The paym ent by each app lican t of an in s titu te feo of *1 is required by law. Males u n d er 18 years and fem ales u nder 17 years of ago canno t iegal- ly be g ran ted certificates. All app lican ts m ust sa tisfy the su p erin ten d en t th a t they a ro o f good m oral character. The annual in s titu te will ho held In Pontiac Ju ly 27 to A ugust I. Central exam ination , S atu rday , May 81. F inal exam i­nation F riday and Saturday . Ju n e 10 and 20.

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Carlos Martyn, D. D.,New York City.

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—Wool w anted.—Our Store.•• * 7 ; / * w -

—Go to Bangs’ for groceries.—Ken-ins’ Ja p an tea is a winner*—Best oanned goods at E. A. Bangs’.—Canned Corn and Tomatoes.—Rer-

rins.—School election tom orrow , from two

to seven o ’clock.—A few lam ps at your own price a t

K errins’.’—B. N. Slone attended to business in

Forrest yesterday.—Some big bargains in dishes (got too

many) at Baldwin’s.—Bert Keyes, of Fairbury, is attend­

ing to business here today.—My seed potatoes are all in, choice

and cheap.—M. Reising.—Albert Harmon, of Strawn, was up­

on our streets ou Thursday.—Screen doors and windows, all kindsa

and sizes, at B. N. Slone’s.—John McCrystal, of Forrest, was

upon our streets on Thursday.—Clark Ballou, of Piper City, was

here a short time on Thursday.—Rev. J . J Quinn made a flying trip

to Chicago the first of the week.—George Ketchum, Jr., has been visit­

ing Chicago relatives for some time.—“Spanish Beauty,” tho best pure

tobacco five cent cigar, at Gardner’s res­taurant.

—L. F. Thomas, of Cullom, spent Wednesday night a guest at the Mrs. Ellen Baldwin home. J j

—If you want good bread use Gold Mine flour; it can’t be beat. Sold only by T. E. Baldwin.

—C. W. Lovingfoss, who had charge of the Hall art gallery about four years ago, is again working there.

—Mesdames William Cowling, A. A. Blair and H. M. Bangs called upon Piper City friends on Thursday afternoon.

—The B. Y. P. U. will give an ice­cream social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Puffer on Friday evening, May 1. +

—I have flour as good as the ’best, and you will know there is none better after you try one of my brands.—E. A; Bangs.

—A new postoffice has been establish­ed in this county, at Rooks Creek, and is called Rookside. J. A. Blue is post­master.

B o r n —To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schoon, who reside on the B. M. Stoddard farm, south of town, on Sunday, April 12, a daughter.

—MisB Maggie Amos returned to her home at El Paso on Monday evening, after a visit at the home of Rev. Haller and family.

—Miss Josie Fitzmaurice returned on Monday from an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. F. P. Manly, and other rela­tives in Peoria.

— Mr. James Blackburn, of Mason City, spent part of the week the guest of his brother in law and' sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lechleitcr.

—The building east of Becker’s furni­ture store, owned by William Megquier, is being torn down, having been con­demned by the authorities.

Those wishing milk or cream who are not regular customers can be supplied either morning or evening by hailing my wagon.—W. D. Roberds.

—Ten days ago the ground was cov­ered with three inches of snow. Today the grass is green, flowers are blooming and the trees'are leafing out.

—We have a customer who1 is very hard to suit, bnt we hold his trade be­cause our meats are the best the country affords.—Maiiritzen &Heald.

—Rev. R B. William, formerly pas­tor of the M E. church here, now pre­siding elder of this district, occupied the pulpit of the church on Sunday last.

—Mrs. Charles Lown departed on Wednesday for Chicago, whore she will make her home, after a visit at the home of her mother, Mrs. Harry, and family.

—The R. F. Brown Lamber Co ’s office was moved on Wednesday and now stands on Locust or Main street a short distance east of the Illinois Central tracks.

—Mrs. Thomas Core, of Ottawa, is visiting at the homo of her brother-in- law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Mc­Carty, and family, and with her many friends here.S P E C IA L Is on ladies’ fine white S A L E skirts, fine im ported -Krrk n i f f T Swiss net lace cu rta ins

v l t l i and best p rin ts, fo r tw o d a y s o n ly , a t prices quoted in o a r ad. o f tbis-issue.—Bushway & Co.

—L ittle Jim m ie Andrews, son of G. A. Andrews, shoemaker, fell this m orn ­ing and broke his arm . Being a robust little fellow it is thought he will soon

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ha¥e the use of the injui he will only keep it qui«quired time. .

—Hon. Calvin H. Frew, Paxton, was in our city Wednesda# arid T h u rs­day. He ow ns a forty a o n y tra c tof land which is in the new drAun^ge district. The lund is now almost worthless, with the exception of about tun ucres, but when drained will be fine farming land.

—Tho Jury which made the assessment in the Oliver and Corn Grove Drainage District sat yesterday to hear objections to said assessments and are today con­sidering corrections of the same. A l­most every land-owner Was represented before the jury, and in nearly every case his respective assessment was consider­ed too high by him or his reprqaqntative.

Miud Affected by Poor H ealth.A short time ago Mrs. John Menke

became ill and her husband and friends s o q u noticed from her actions that her mind was becoming unbalanced. It was thought that a change might prove ben­eficial and she was taken to Pontiac to visit relatives and friends. While there she became worse ttnd the physicians pronounced her case very serious. She was adjudged insane in the county court and taken to the hospital at Kankakee to be treated. Extra 'attendants and nurses have been ' caring for her siuce, but she is still jn a very precarious con­dition. Mr. Menke was at ih§ hospital during the past week and found her in a delirious state. A letter just received from Dr. Clarke Gapen, superintendent of the hospital, states that Mrs. Menke is still delirious and no better. She has taken nourishment fairly well and her general condition is good. She is very restless, suffering from delirium, and talks constantly. Mr. and Mrs. Menke’s many friends hope that she may soon be restored to health and return to her home here. Her case is very sad, as well as a very serious one, and those in a position to judge best state that her chances for recovery are very poor.

F ire a t F airbury Tuesday.On Tuesday afternoon fire completely

consumed the clothing, dry goods, shoes, jewelry, millinery, groceries and hard­ware departments of \ \ aiton Bros.’ general store at Fairbury aqd the offices above. The fire originated in the oil- room in the basement of the building aud tho entire establishment was in flames before anything could be re­moved. The losses are variously es­timated, but will aggregate over $150,-000, largely covered by insurance. Some of the following losses are prob­ably somewhat exagerated:

Walton Bros., building, $30,000; stock, $150,000; insurance, $100,000. J R. Ray­burn, dentist, office fixtures and tools, $1,000; insurance, $500. Robinson & Farr, real estate office, $100; no insur­ance. E. M. Phillips, photographer, $1,000; insurance, $700. Phelps & Mober- ly, real estate office, $150; no insurance. Carrithers & Agard, attorneys, $1,800; insurance, $400. dr. D Brewer, library, etc., $1,500; no insurance. Jay Tyler, barber, $100; insured.

Decision of the Howe Will Case.An interesting and important case was

decided by Judge Blanchard in the cir­cuit court of LaSalle county last week, and two of our citizens are richer in ex­perience and this world’s goods.

Mr. Peter Howe, the Wenona banker, who, with his wife, were murdered some years ago. left a will which has proven to be a difficult and expensive one to construe. Property worth about $300,- 000 was devised by tho testator to his grand-children, but was to be managed by his executors as trustees until the grand children reached thirty years of age. Tho executors tiled a bill in equity to have the will construed.

After the case was begun, Mr. Jerome Howe consulted with the law firm of Mcllduff & Torrance, of this city, and Mr. Torrance was thereafter appointed guardian ad litem by the circuit court of I^aSalle county.

It was agreed that certain clauses of the will were invalid. The case was tried before Judge Stipp, who took it under advisement, and rendered a de­cision in September, 1891, holding the residuary clause void. Under this de­cision all the residuary estate would have gone to the heirs at law of Peter Howe, bis five children each getting about $60,000.

The parties represented by M cllduff & Torrance were not satisfied with this de­cision, and an appeal was taken to the supreme court. The case was heard iu that court at the March term, 1892, but held under advisement until November, 1804, over two years, when a decision was rendered reversing the decision of Judge Stipp and upholding the resi­duary clause of the will. Upder this de­cision the parties represented by Mcll- duff & Torrance got $200,000, the family of Jerome Howe securing eight fifteenths of the residuary estate, or $160,000. "* •

Last week Jndfce Blanchard entered a final decree in accordance with the de­cision of the supreme court, first fixing tho fees of the guardians ad litem. Me- Dougal & Chapman were allowed $2,500 and Mclldufl ® Torrance $8,155.

The ca$e presented some novel ques­tions and was a very close one under the law concerning perpetuities, A man making a will cannot bo too care­ful if he whould huvo his property go to those whom ho desires to enjoy it.

Messrs. Mclldufl' & Torrance are to be congratulated on their successful con­duct of this case and the substantial fee which was awarded them by the circuit court.—Pontiac Free Trader und Ob­server. _________________

Ice! Ice! Ice!We are ready to furnish ice of first-

class quality for domestic purposes, one delivery each day. Leave orders at our livery office. W h it e & L e h m a n .

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Fur Sale.A hduso and two lots, situated in

northeast corner of tho T., P. & W. and1. C. railroads crossing. For particulars, inquire of John Brown.

A Sad and Sudden Death.Word was reoeived by M r. W illiam

H allam on Saturday lost announcingthe death of Mrs. Chas. Law, at Egbert, Wyoming, on Friday, April 10. Mrs. Law was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hallam and is well known to many of our readers. The news of her death was a severe shock to the relatives here. Mrs- Hallam departed on the evening train on Saturday for Egbert.

Ermine May Hallam was born in La Salle county, September 5, 18(10, and came to Charlotte township, with her parents, when a small girl. Here she grew to womanhood and was married on July 8, 1885, to CharlesLaw. Iu the spring of 1887 they removed to Julesburg, Col., and later to Egbert, Wyoming. She leaves hor husband; four small children, one son and two daughters, and an infant babe; her par­ents, sisters and brothers and innumera­ble friends to mourn her untimely death.

CUKUESPOMIENCE.C H A R L O T T E . >

F. R. M anseen went to Chicago op W ednesday to buy goods.

G. W. Maddin and J. Speer shipped a car of hogs Monday night.

Miss Mary Finnigan was in Blooming­ton to buy her millinery goods.

Mrs. Walter Makinson, of Cullom, visited Charlotte on Wednesday.

Mr. P. Gingry, of Cullom, was in Charlotte ou Tuesday and put up two pool tables for Jacobs & Gerdes.

C L O T H I N G !Are you in k in g of gutting a New Suit of Clothes for Spring?

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F O R R E S T .Miss Cora Arthur is quite sick with

pneumonia.P. M. Hoyt is still confined to the

house on account of sickness.S. B. Hackley, of Campbellsville, Ky.,

is visiting his uncle, James Hackley.Miss Mae Fern left for New York

Thursday morniug. She goes via Chi­cago.

Mr. and Mrs. J . L. Lomison attended the wedding of R. C. Fleming at Stillj- van an the 14th iust.

Mrs. A. F. Duckett went to Spring- field Thursday a. m. to be with her hus­band, who was injured Aty Monticello Wednesday, and is at the Wabash hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duckett, of Ponti­ac, drove over Wednesday night and went to Springfield on the midnight train to see their son, Arthur, who was there at the Wabash hospital.

As W. H. Opie was returning to his lumber yard from .dinner Wednesday he saw smoke issuing from his lumber shed Hurrying to it he found the roof on fire. He soon put the fire out, and no great damage was done.

Mr. Chas. 1). Davis and Miss Emma Stratton were married at the residence of H. Button Thursday at 3 p. m. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. E. Leonard. Mr. and Mrs. Davis de­parted for the south at 4:15 p. m.

Wednesday afternoon tire was dis­covered in the power house at the elec­tric light plant. An alarm was turned on and the fire department responded promptly. Two streams of water were thrown on the building and the tiro was soon under control, with but little dam­age to the building.

Wednesday afternoon, while switch­ing at Monticello, Art Duckett got his right arm caught between the iron “deadwoods” on two Union Line cars, severely manglingling it at the elbow. He was taken to Springfield to the hos­pital on a special train. At last ac­counts the doctors did not think they would havo to amputate the arm.

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P IP E R C IT Y .John Rorbach was a Paxton visitor

Monday. bJack Pickworth was a Streator visitor

Saturday.Barney Sears, of Chatsworth, was in

Piper Sunday.James Duffy ^ons looking aftef busi­

ness here Monday.John McAndrews, of Gilman, was a

Piper visitor Monday.W. W. Sears, of Chatsworth, paid a

visit to Piper Tuesday.There is a new baby girl at the home

of Mr. David Thompson.W. S. Clark went to Chicago with two

car loads of stock Monday.Messrs. H. P. Bench afid Jacob Wag­

ner were in Paxton Monday.Lou Hall spent Monday and Tuesday

on the sick list in Piper City.T. F. Donovan, of Kankakee, pleaded

a case in Piper City Saturday.Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McKinney spent

Sunday with friends in Forrest.George Meikel, of Crescent City,

called on home folks this week.B o r n —To Mr. and Mrs August Bork,

on Sunday morning, a girl baby.Misses Emily McKinney and Clara

Grafton spent Sunday with home folks.Quite a crowd of young folks had a

surprise party on Miss Mertio Switzer Monday night.

Charles Oppcrmann has commenced the erection of a new dwelling in the south part of town.

Mrs. Dr. Smith and son, Harry, of Gilman, are visiting at the homo of S. B. Norton this week.

The Rev. S, S. Moore, of Hoopeston, is visiting at the home of Mr. Jam es Moore in Piper City.

Miss Dollie MoNamara, of Cabcry, is visiting with her friend, Miss Louie Fortier, at this place.

Messrs. John A. Montelius and Jeff. Sowers attended the funeral of William Bioket, at Sibley, Sunday.

The Rev. Van Pelt, president of Grand Prairie Seminary, of Onarga, preached at the M. E. church here Sunday last.

John Campbell, of the firm of Arthur Garley & Co., Chicago, spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of his mother in this place.

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