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wi. . _ - - G . r1OI3 f H E OHIO iIAN. t . . . tr tm ILLINOIS INSTRUCTS FOR MA- it JOR M'KINLEY. . : Mr. Cullom Turned DOwn-IIe Had All " ( She I'olltlenl Machinery and < ianlImuln- tors 1Vith Illni , Hot the McKinley t 1loom Carried the hay IVIth JSaRo- Tfutnrrons Outbursts of linthushtstn In the Convention. Illinois for McKinley. , SI'fINGTIELT ) , Ill. , May 2.-1Villiam : McICinley , of Ohio , is the choice of the Republicans of Illinois for president , of the United States. lie was so de 1 ckired at the Republican state eon- ; , vention here yesterday. lie was not .only declared the choice , but the over- whelining choice , of the people of this state who believe in the principles of the Republican early. Every effort and scheme known to ; politicians tvas bronglht to bear upon the delegates to induce them to name .another elan , but all the schemes failed. It was apparent the people 'cvhoin the delegates represented wanted lleiUnicy , and the delegates could not be induced to violate time wishes of their constituents. 4 'T'hat the people of this State were pleased with the choice was made evident - ident by the 1.)00 ( ) spectators and visitors - itors who gathered from all parts of time State to attend the convention. l ' l As soon as the name of Major McKin- Icy was mentioned in the convention there was an outburst of applause t that surprised even the most ardent admirers of Major llchinlcy. Nearly every nman , woman and child in the T vast throng arose at the mention of. time name of the Buckeye statesman and for nearly five minutes shouted and yelled and cheered. hats were thrown in the air by the more enthusiastic - iastic , and for a tinge it seemed as if p the vast crowd had gone raving mad. The contest was between the Republicans - publicans who believed Shelby M. Cullom should be honored aS the standard bearer in the presidential Contest by the people of this State , on the one hand , and the Republicans who favored McKinley on the other. Arrayed on the side of Senator Cullom was that organization known as the Cook comity "machine , " and a large number of leading politicians and statesmen of Illinois. Witm him were veteran politicians , who , in years gone by , have engaged in many a hard fought political contest. They had to t aid them one of time most perfect po litical organizations that has ever been formed in this State ; but all their plans went wrong. 1Vhile Senator Cullom and his backers - ers mimet defeat , they met it gracefully , and at the conclusion of the convention - tion there was not the slightest ill feeling on their part towards the vie- tors. tors.A A motion was made to lay the Mc- L/ Itmlcy resolutions on the table , and wasdefeated by a vote of 503 to 83 _ . lVhcu the uproar following the adoption of time Mdiinley resolutions had ceased the following n celegates-at- 4' large were elected : R. W. Patterson , ' t editor Chicago Tribune ; 1Villiam Penn 'm Nixon , editor Inter Ocean , ex-Governor IL .1. Oglesby of Elkhart , and ex-Gov- ernor .1. W. Fifer. TALK ON BATTLESHIPS. Dir. Allen of Nebraskli , Makes Some Big 13 1'olltlcal Predictions. WAS111NGT.ON , May 2.-The Senate spent another clay on the naval appropriation - priation bill without completing it. Mr. ( , orman further opposed the item of four battleships and expressed time opinion that the appropriations already - ready made would consume the balance - ance in the treasury. A determination - tion of the number of battleships has not vet been reached. Mr. Chandler has proposed substituting thirty large and fast torpedo gunboats for two of the battleships. Mr. White of Call- fornia , spoke of the need of coast tle- fense before further naval vessels were built , andMr. Allen of Nebraska made a speechh of over three hours arraigning - raigning the two old parties. Mr. Allen predicted that the Republican - lican party would be victorious at the next national election , and that the Democratic party would go out of power for a thir(1 of acentury. Three months hence , he said , there would be a great bolt in the Democratic ranks , one wing taking refuge in the Populist - list party , and the rest becoming "gold bugs. " [ 'lien turning to the Republican party. Mr. Allen acensed . , : it of "frying the fat" out of protected t. ] ndustries , and said that party , too , would go out of power in 1900 , giving place to a party of the people. Nr. Allen spoke until 4 o'clock : consuming over three hours. M A Scgcel to An Oklahoma Divorce. PEnur , Okla. , May 2.-Last December - ber the Rev. George C. Capron of Massachusetts secured a ( livorce on ' aggravated grounds.naming his broth- t\ cr corespondent. The divorced wife , _ -i and the brother telegraphed here to have the decree set aside , alleging perjury on the part of the plaintiff. x hen the matter came to a hearing last night the charge was withdrawn. To Shut Out Convict Gooas. WASnn' GTON , May ? - Representative tive Gardner of New Jersey has sub- y anitted to the house the favorable report of the committee on labor in the k Southwick bill to protect worlcing- ti rnen from competition with the con- L vict by confining the sale of convict wade goods to the kitate in which they r are produced. An amendment exempting - empting manufactured agricultural products was adopted. f Three Hanged at Fort Smith. FORT S3lITlr , Ark. , May 2.-Three more convicts from the Indian tory paid time penalty for shedding man's blood upon the old gallows of the federal court yesterday afternoon. 'They were John and George Pearce , white , and Webber Isaacs , an Indian. -y Mr. Gresbam's Last Resting Places WASmNGTO\May 2.-Arrangement have been made for the removal of the body of ex-Secretary Gresham from its present resting place in Oak- woods cemetery , Chicago , -to Arlin ; ton cemetery , this city. ) SHAH OF PERSIA KILLED. LONDON , May 2.-rime shah of Persia was assassinated by a fanatic this afternoon just as he was about to enter - ter the inner court of the shrine of Shah Abdul Azim , six miles north of Teheran. The assassin used a revolver and time first bullet proved the fatal one , passing through the heart. The physician - cian attached to the German legation Was sent for in haste but before he arrived the shah was dead. In order to prevent public excitement - ment from becoming too high , the first report sent out was that the shah was only slightly wounded , but an hour later it was officially announced - nounced that the Wound had proved fatal almost instantly. Immediately after the shah was shot he was carried to hiscarriageand conveyed - veyed to the palace in Teheran. There he was attended by Dr. Thol- gean , his chief physician , and other physicians were hastily sent for. But in spite of thcireiforts hismajesty cx- Aired soon after his arrival at the palace , or at about 4 o'clock this afternoon. 'l'ime assassin , Who Was promptly arrested - rested , is said to be a sayid from Ker- trran or from the province of that name. It is believed the murderer has accomplices. 'I'he heir apparent , Muzaffer-e(1-Din , was imumediately advised of the assassination - sination of his father and will leave 'rtbriz , where he was sojourning , for Teheran as soon as possible. TILL SIIAII'S CA1IiER. Shah Nasred-Din was born in 1S29 and succeeded his father , Muhammed Shah , in 1S48 , being the fourth monarch - arch of the dynasty of the Kajars. He was Proclnimed heir to time throne some years prior to his accession , but was absent at 'Tabrdz When his father died and llad to fight for his rights. The late Shah's first notable act was the suppression of a rebellion in Khorason and his nett time extermination - tion of the sect of the Babis by sword and fire. In IS5G England declared war against Persia on account of time lat t ( is symmmhathy With Russia in the Cr1- mr' < in war and also by reason of the em' p .mire of ilerat a year earlier. After a nut rt campaign under the conduct of it James Outram on the part of the English , the Persians were de- tented and IIerat evacuated. Since that tinge the relations between England - land and Persia have been friendly and the shaft's disposition of time same character , as Ins recent visit to Eng- laud would indicate. Nasred-Din had ven previously visited Queen Victoria i m an amicable spirit and had toured extensively on the continent as well. In 1872 the Indo-European telegraph line from London through Teheran a'td on into India was opened and time Sitmne ycfw a settlement of the frontier difficulties between Persia and Khelat teas effected by Sir P. Goldsmid and the Seistan mission. Nasred-Din was successful in. most of his Wars , but it is upon the record of his civil acts that his reputation must rest. He is universally conceded to have been a humane and intelligent ruler. Time new shah will be time eldest son of time deceased , Muzafer-ed-Din. It is interesting to note that it is within the power of the Persian monarclms to alter or overrule time existing law of succession and to leave in disregard the claims of the natural heir or any other member of time family. ONLY TWO BATTLESHIPS. The Senate Agrees to Mr. Gorman's Amendment in Economy's Interomt. WAShIINGTON , May 2.-Mr. Sherman secured the passage of a bill in the Senate today appropriating $75,000 for time expenses of the Bering sea commission , soon to meet at San Francisco. The naval appropriation bill was then taken up , the question being on Mr. Gorman's amendment , reducing the number of battleships from four , as reported , to two. Without further speeches a yea and nay vote was then taken , resulting in the adoption of the Gorman amendment-31 to 2i-as follows. Yeas-Republicans , Baker , Galling- er , Nelson , Pettigrew. Pritchard , Sherman - man , Warren , IVilson and Wolcott. Democrats , Bates , Berry , Bianchard , Chilton , George , Gorman , hill , Jones of Arkansas , Mills , Mitchell of Wis- ccnsin. l'asco , Pugh , Roach , Turpie , Vest , Vitas , jl'alUta ! ] and White ; Populists - ulists , Allen , Kple , Peffer , Butler. Nays-Republicans , Brown , Cannon , Carter , Clark , Davis , Frye , Hoar , Haw- ley. Lolgc , McBride , McMillin , 111an- tie. Mitchell of Oregon , Perkins , Platt , Quay , Sewell , Shoup , Squire , Teller ; Democrats , Bacon , Blackburn. Daniel , Faulkner , Gibson , Irby ; Populists , Stewart. Mi. . Allen of Nebraska followed with an amendment striking out all battleships which was defeated-I3 to 44. . 'ROF. GEFFCKEN DEAD. The Great German Authority on International - national Law Accidentally Suffocated. MGNICH , May 2.-Professor F. id - wiclh Geffcken is dead from suffocation - tion caused by the explosion of a lamp. Professor Geffcken was one of the best authorities on international law in time world and was the author of a number of hhsto real works including "The Coup d'Etat of 1S5l , " "The Constitution - stitution of the German Confederation - tion , " "The Alabama Question , " "His- torical Development of time Relations Between the State and the Church , " "Time Question of the Danube , " and "The German Empire and the Ques tion of time Banks. " Major flood to Run Again. TOPEKA , Kan. , May 2.-A prominent citizen of Emnporia , who was in the ' city yesterday , 'brought the report that on Monday night a conference was held by the friends of Major Cal- yin Hood in that city , at which it was determined to present him again as a candidate for United States Senator. Arizona Republicans Spilt. PHOENLC , Ariz. , May. 2.-The Republican - publican territorial convention ended in a split , and McKinley and anti- McKinley delegates were elected to St. Louis convention. BLAND BOOiVIERS. IIL' Campaign Committee Anuouncod by Governor Stone. JEFFEIiSON Cirr , Mo. , April 30.-Gov- ernor Stone yesterday formally announced - nounced the following as members of time Bland free silver executive committee - mittee , which was elected at the St. Louis caucus held on last Saturday : Lon V. Stephens. George . Allen , Nicholas ll. hell , Joseph Ii. Rickey and Joseph W. Mercer. Governor Stone was added to the committee , on motion , and made chairman. The Governor has written the members of this committee suggesting that Allen act as secretary and Mr. Stephens as treasurer. The Governor also nominated - nated the following as members of the finance committee : .1. ' 1' . Bradshaw , Lebanon ; M. C. Wetmore , St. Louis ; Louis Iiouck , Cape Girardeau ; Scott J. Miller , Cimillicothe ; James M. Wilcox- son , Carrollton ; James IIuglmes , Rich- mnond ; J. 1) . Showalter , Lexington ; D. D. Burns , St. Joseph ; J. W. Iiallt- burton. Carthage ; E. A. Barbour , Spring Geld ; John A. Knott , Hannibal. Others will be added to this committee - tee hereafter. MARQUETTE STATUE. ft Is Formally Acccptctl by the Senate -I'almer and Shitcholl Speak. WASU1NGTON , April 30.-The naval bill teas temporarily laid aside when the Senate met to-day , to allow of the acceptance of the statue of Marquette , presented by the State of Wisconsin , and now in statuary hall. Mr. Palmer of llliuois presented a resorutinn expressing - pressing the thanks of Congress to Sisconsin "for this statue of time renowned - nowned explorer and discoverer of the Mississippi river , " and formally accenting - centing the gift. Mr. Mitchell of Wisconsin - consin then made a speech recounting the r arviccs of Marquette among time Indians of the Northwest. After several other speeches the Senate passed without opposition time resolution accepting time Marquette statue. WOLCOTT WILL BE TRUE. The Colorado Senator Declares Ills Loyalty - alty to Republicanism. WASnINGToN , April 30.-Senator Wolcott of Colorado has written a letter - ter defining his positionm in regard to the St. Louis convention. Time sen- ator's position is radically different from time position of his colleague , Senator Teller , as Senator Wolcott indicates - dicates his intention of remaining with the Republican party , whatever action it may take on the currency question. IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT. DEB MOINES , April 28.-Patents have been issued to time Parson's Band Cutter - ter and Self-feeder Co. , of Newton , Iowa , for the attachment for threshing machines for which they have prior U. S. patents. They report 700 sold last season. Their factory is one of the most important and successful establishments - tablishments in Newton. Rev. J. D. Stockman , financial agent of Drake University , has been allowed a patent for a humanitarian device adapted for fastening bed clothes so that children cannot get exposed to cold while sleeping. It is made of wire and readily applied as required for practical use. A. JJ and A. It. Wilson , of Houston , Texas , have been allowed a patent for a rotary engine , comprising an approximately - imately spherical chamber , a retable shaft extended eccentrically through said chamber , an approximately spherical - ical piston set on said shaft with its surface in contact with the chamber at a point extendinglongitudinallyof the shaft , induction and exhaust ports on opposite sides of said contact point and a disk shaped piston of a size to normally - mally engage the inner surface of the chamber at all times , slidingly mounted - ed in a central longitudinal slot in the shaft. J. W. Eckerd , of Bloomfield , Iowa , has been allowed a patent for a water elevator and carrier , mechanisms connected with a line of fixed posts to carry and direct a bucket from the house and into a well at a distance to be filled and returned to the house by turning a crank to wind a rope , to which the bucket is attached , upon a drum. Valuable information about obtaining , valuing and selling patents sent free to any address. Printed copies of the drawings and specific5- thons of any United States patent sent upon receipt of 25 cents. Our practice is not confined to Iowa. Inventors in other states can have our services upon - on the same terms as the Hawkeyes. TH03IA5 G. AND J. RALPII ORwIG , Solicitors of Patents. LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS Quotations From New York , Chicago , St. Louts , Omaha and Elsewhere. OMAHA. Butter-Creamery separator. . 16 ( 18 Butter-Fair to good country. 10 C4 12 Eggs-Fresh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 j 8'/ Poultry-LivehensperIb. . . . . . 74th S Lemons-Choice Messinas. . . . . 2 75 Gt 4 00 Urnngcs-Prr box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 j 3 75 Honey-fancy white , per lb. . . 13 ( .a 14 Apples-Per bhl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 50 d 4 50 Potatoes-various grades. . . . . . 20 GT 23 Means-Navy , hand-picl.edbu 140 150 Cranberries-Jerseys , prbbl. . . 4 5) tit 5 00 Hay-Upland , per ton. . . . . . . . . . 4 00 t 4 5 i.e On.ons-i'erbu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 u 50 lios-Mixed packing. . . . . . . . . . 3 23 ( t 3 27 Logs-Heavy 1Veights. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 20 tr3 3 25 Beeves-Stockers and feeders 2 2.1 Q 3 70 Ileef-Steers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0) ti 3 r0 Bulls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 25 d 2 6 ; Milkers and sprlamgers..20 00 @ ,3100 -tarts. 2 50 CG 460 Calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 00 5 00 Oxen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 m.c 3 2.i Cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 32.5 Hetfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4) ) Cll : 2.i Westerns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 25 ( D 3 3 ; : beep-Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 75 CL 4 23 uflICAGO. Wheat-No. 2 , spring. . . . . . . . . . . . G2 Corn-Per bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Cd :921 Oats-Per bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 6r } 191 l'ork . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 17 8 23 Lard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 87 J 4 lO Cattle-eeding Steers. . . . . . . . 3 45 iS 4 50 hogs-Averages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 50 &D 3 6,5 Sheep-Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 50 c 4 is Sheep-Westerns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 00 4 3 50 NEW YORK. Wheat-No. red winter. . . . . . . 72 m orn No. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Oats-No.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Pork- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9U ) l0 O t Lard- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 05 ® 600 ST. LOUIS. Wheat-No. 2 red , cash. . . . . . . . . 64 G4 ! ; Corn-Per bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26G :6 ? ; Oats-Per bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8 17yj Hogs-Mixed packing. . . . . . . . . . 3 2.5 3 50 Cattle-Nativesteers. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.i 4 3i Sheep-Natives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 50 to 3 50 Lambs- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 @ 700 KANSAS CITY. Wlmeat- . 2 hard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 ( t 61 Corn-No. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : I. 23 4 Oats-Na2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ti 165 ; Cattle-Steckersand feeders..0 3 70 Hogs-Mixed l'ackers. . . . . . . . . . . 2 20 ® 3 23 Sheep-MuttoQs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 20 @ i 50 . - . - - CHILDREN'S CORNER. ENTERTAINING READING FOR OUR BOYS AND GiRLS. "Such n horrid Lcsson"-Little Bobby Cormfuses IIIs 1'a-Railroad Repartee- A Hero Convert- Destiny in TrI11ca- Look 1'Icasant. , 7 l g , UCH a horrid joga- fry lesson ! Cities and moun- ; .t tains and lakes , "t j : And the longest , . .y crookedest rivers - ers , . J u s t wriggling about like snakes. I tell you I wish Columbus Hadn't heard the earth was a ball , And started to find new countries That folks didn't need at all. Now wouldn't it be too lovely If all that you had to find out Was just about Spain and England , And a few other lands thereabout ? And the rest of the maps were printed Withh pink and yellow to say , "All this is an unknown region Wliero bogies and fairies stay ! " But what is the use of wishing Since Columbus sailed over here , And men keep hunting and 'sploring And finding more things every year ? Now show me the Yampalh river , And tell me where does it flow ? And how do you bound Montana ? And Utah and Mexico ? Little Bobby Wanted to Know. Little Robby-Is black a color , pop ? Little Bobby's Father-No , Bouby ; black isn't a color. Little Bobby-But red's a color ? Little Bobby's Father-Yes ; red is a color. Little Bobby-Indians are red , ain't they , pop ? Little Bobby's Father-Yes , Indians are red. Little Bobby-But Indians ain't colored - ored folks ? Little Bobby's Father-N-no ; Indians are not colored folks. Little Bobby-Negroes are colored folks , ain't they , pa ? Little Bobby's Father-Yes , Bobby ; negroes are colored folks. Little Bobby-But they're black , ain't they ? Little Bobby's Father-Y-yes ; they're black. Little Bobby-Well , then , pop why- Little Bobby's Father-I don't know , Bobby ! I give it up ! Run and ask your mother ! Railroad Repartee. A very smart young man , wishing to supply amusement for a group of young ladies that accompanied him , accosted the conductor of a railroad train as follows - lows : "My dear conductor , what-er-do you call an up train ? " "Why , a train that blows up , explodes - plodes , goes to smash-anything of that sort. " "Ah , yes , to be sure. And-er-what do you call a down train ? " "Down train-why , that's a train that goes down an embankment , or through a trestle-work ; has some sort of a fall , you know. " The young ladies were laughing heartily at these answers , which embarrassed - barrassed the young man , and desperately - ately pointing to the train they were about to board , he asked , "And where might this train be going ? " "Oh , " replied the conductor , "we never agree to answer those questions beforehand.-Harper's Round Table. Destiny in Trifles. Glad Tidings relates a story that occurred - curred during the revival meetings held by Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman in Buffalo : A lady-a member of one of the churches , but worldly-sought to bring her son to Christ. He was unmoved and showed no anxiety for his salvation. She wrote him a letter and told him of her desire , expressing the fear that she had , perhaps , been in the way. It was true. Two years before , during special services , her son had been interested. He had asked his mother to go with him to a meeting. She said , "Not to- night. This is the regular meeting of our whist club , but I'll go some other nig' . " From that time there seemed to be smitten out of him every thought of the Holy Ghost. He read his mother's letter , her entreaties. She watched him. Tears came to his eyes ; but he put the letter in his pocket , and never looked at it again. Oh ! it is a serious thing to be trifling when the souls of others are depending on us. A hero Convert. A story is told by Rev. Mr. Adams , of the American Baptist Mission in Central China , of a Mr. Tsen , formerly a wealthy merchant , but who , ruined by opium smoking , became a low fortune - tune teller. He came afterward under the influence of the Gospel and burned his magical books , and sought to re- form. The sufferings he endured while seeking to break off the habit were intense - tense , but borne patiently. The temptation - tation to seek relief by returning to the use of the drug was such as few could have resisted , but he would not yield , though he died. And die he did , steadfastly - fastly refusing to yield again to the seductions - ductions of the drug which had blighted - ed his life. Look Pleasant. In a volume entitled "Aspiration and Achievement , " Frederick A. Atkinson speaks as follows of the duty of cheerfulness - fulness : Cheerfulness , pleasantness , a bright and sunny temper-these are some of the richest fruits of true re- ligion. If our Christianity is worth anything at all , if it has any potent influence over our lives , if it is any- I thing else but the feeble sentimentalism - ism of a selfish and artificial nietr. then it will make us "pleasant" It will brighten our spirits , sweeten our manners - ners and tame our tempers. Almost the first Indication of the new life is the desire to smooth over trivial but ugly difficulties , to promote a general feeling of kindness and simplicity , and thus to rob life of its dullness and bitterness - terness and monotony. * * * And there is a certain kind of Christian effort - fort which no committee can do , no organization - ganization can accomplish , no code of rules can help-it requires hunxmn touch. It can only be done by a smile , a welcome , a handshake. An Antl-Sian ; Society. According to the Republican , of Vermillion - million , S. D. , a number of young ladies of that place have organized an anti- slang society. The miss who was elected - ed president , before taking her seat said , in a clear , cairn , modulated voice : "Really , girls , I am too much rattled by the honor conferred upon nme to give much gab. It is the first time I ever tumbled to anything of this sort , and I hardly know lionto catch on. however - ever , I will try to be sutiiciently tip to snuff not to let any flies light on me while doing time presidency- of this society. I am with you in the nmove , and we ought to extend an invitation to time married ladies. Let our motto be , Shoot the Slangist. ' Made Money oa ills Nerve. A numbem of men have made nice , snug sums at Rossiand this year upon little capital , but a large amount of nerve. One man from Butte , with a good reputation as a rustler , but with little money , remarks the Vancouver ( B. C. ) World , bougimt a property and gave his check on a Butte bank far $5,000. He took chances upon making a turn by reaching Butte before the clmeck. He ( lid so , made the deal , and had time money in the bank when the check arrived. This is one instance wimere a slow mail service was a benefit - fit instead of a loss. Yosemlto's Earliest Settler. The discoverer of Yosemite Valley was John M. Hutchings. He settled there and made his discovery known to the world. There his wife and daughter - ter died and were buried. Time Butte ( Mont. ) Inter-iliountain says it would have been a cruel act to have evicted the old man from his cabin , as was contemplated when the government took possession of time ground as a park. The Yosemite commissioners evidently took the same view finally , forr it is now decided that the old man is to remain - main in undisturbed possession of his cabin. A Young Lady Apiarist. From the Merrill notes in time Lithe Falls ( Minn. Tribune , it is learned that Miss Nellie Cheeley has taken a homestead - stead claim and is going into the honey business on a large scale , starting her apiary with fifty colonies of bees. She is experienced , and will doubtless make a big success of time venture. This enterprising - terprising Minnesota girl will teach school in winter seasons and care for her bees during the summer months. It has already been demonstrated that there is good profit in both bees and honey , and time business has many fol- lowers. Competition Was Aroused. Usually when two little girls are thrown in each other's company , it does not take them long to get acquainted. The other day , however , two young maidens of Allegheny who were left in the same room together , experienced much difficulty in getting the conversation - tion started. At last a bright thought struck one of time girls , and shb remarked - marked , cheerfully : "My feet are bigger than yours. " That broke the ice.-Pittsburg Chron- icle-Telegraph. It Scared the Bear. A hunter riding through the woods near Gray's Harbor , Wash. , the other day , came to a big , fallen tree in his path. The ground seemed clear on the other side , and he leaped his horse over the trunk. The horse landed squarely on the back of a bear , which evidently had been asleep there. The bear was as much startled as the horse and quickly made off , while the hunter was thrown to the ground , the horse pitching - ing him out of the saddle sideways in its frightened leap away from the bear. A S'onder Memento. The Mandan ( N. D. ) Pioneer says that one of : he many admirers of General Custer and his wife has forwarded a few leaves gathered from one of the trees planted by Mrs. Custer's own hands at Fort Lincoln , and in the kind acknowledgment - edgment Mrs. Luster expressed her appreciation of the memento , and auded : "Tt makes me grateful to find my husband's frontier friends so true. " Meld the Old Man to ills Promise. lvaen ex-Senator Sawyer's daughters were little girls their lather promised to make them a handsome present when they were able to cook him a satisfactory - tory dinner. Ten years later they reminded - minded him of time promise and served him a dinner with which he had not the least fault to find. That same day the senator gave each one of the young women a check for $25,000. Never Too Old to Wed. bridegroom of 90 was married tea a bride of 68 in Meriden , Conn.A last week. Each had been married twice before. A good deal of interest was evinced in the match , and the contracting - ing parties made public announcement of a time for the ceremony. They were married a few hours earlier and got safely and quietly away. Very decorative screens , threefold , In scarlet silk embroideries with long trailing branches. of blosioms and with tropical birds , all in tine silk , are attracting - tracting enthusiastic admiration. They are especially handsome in large parlors - lors , where they light up somber corners most effectively. - POPULAR SCIENCE. 1 - 3 The air pressure on a Ierson of ordl- nary size is sixteen anti a unit tons. The highest mountain In the world ! s Mount Everest , in time Ilimalay'as- twenty-nine thousand feet , or five and II three-fourths miles. It In the normal state a dog executes twenty or thirty respiratory nmovenients a minute , limit while lie is excited or running In the heat of the sun this increases - creases to 300 or 350. It has lately been established that the temperature of time carbon in the electric - tric arc is about 7,500 degree F. , or about forty times time difference of tenm- perature between the boiling and freezing - ing water. The camel's foot is a soft cushion , peculiarly - culiarly well adapted to the stones and gravel over which It is constantly walk- ing. During a single journey- through the Sahara horses have worn out three sets of shoes , while the camel's feet are not eveti sore. The frog deposits Its eggs in shallow water , where the warmth of time sun promotes speedy halcdming. The common - mon snake often selects a bed of decomposing - posing tegetable matter. 'fie crocodile - dile and time clunmsy sea tortoise go ashore to lay their eggs. M Wlmen time common earth tvc rlli is tut In two to the tail there grows a head and to the head there grows a tail , and two animals are formed. As the wound heals a small white Inrtton is formed , which afterward develops into rings and a perfect extremity. The duration of sunshine in the various - ious countries of Europe was recently discussed at a scientific meeting in Ber- lin. It was slmown that Spain stands r at time head of the list , having on : am average 3,000 hours of sunshine I1cr year , while Italylmas 2,300 hours , Ger- r mammy 1,700 hours and Englammd 1.100 hours. Madrid has aimose three liuhes as much sunshine as Lommdomm. The Dlseaso { VIII Create the Symptoums of heart Dlieuse , hidary Ilsetse , Etc. From the Standard-Union , Brooklyn , N. Y. Few women have had a more miserable - erable existence and Itt ed to tell the tale than Mrs. Anna L. Smith of 311 Pulaski .venue Brooklyn. ZCitim all the comforts that money affords.'with all the happiness that tunny loving friends can give , the joy of Mrs. Sntitim's life was blasted for years by the terrible ravages of sickness. Time story is most interesting as told to a reporter : "I was an Invalid for years ; suffering first with one complaint and then with another. The thing wlmklm caused me the most discomfort amid made me offensive - fensive to my family tvas the worst case of indigestion imaginable. I had time best physician uv could lied , and occasionally his prescriptions relieved rime temporarily. But ( lie pains and misery n ould all soon r"turn again. I became desperate , and started in to t y remedies of which I read. Among them were the fink Pills. I took the pills and foil. % ved out the directions - tions to the letter , and before many days I began to feel like a different - ent woman. For six weeks I tonic the pills regularly , and I can truthfully add after that I was as well any one in the family. This change for time better - ter in my condition has caured my relatives and frlr'nds to take the phis. We buy them from the drug store of John Duryea , at time corner of DeKalb and Sumner Avenues. "I assure you it was impossible for me to oversee my household for three years. Now I visit my kitchen every day , do my own marketing and shopping - ping ; in a word , look after everything connected with my borne and family. "Oh , yes , I still keep taking th ' pills. I take one daily after dinner. I'reverm- tion , you know , is better and cheaper than cure. I verily believe one hall of the women who are suffering from the ills whiclm our sex are heir to would be up and well if they could be induced - duced to give the Pink Pills a fair trial. I certainly recommend them heartily and amid feel grateful to the physician who put them on the market. " Mrs. Smith Is a woman of some means and standing in the community and , therefore , her testimony- will be accepted without question by all thoughtful p' oplr. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They may be had of all druggists or direct by mail front the Dr. Williams Med. Co. , Schenectady - dyN. . Y. , at 50 cents per box , or si boxes for $2.50. , Uood P.uads Scherzi , . The latest scheme for good roads , that of laying tracks of broad steel rails along country roads and city streets , for the wheels of vehicles to run on , thus greatly increasing the traction power of horses and time general - eral comfort and convenience of driving - ing and trucking , was suggested by Gov. Wertz , of New .Jersey , in his last message. lie says a horse will draw on such a steel track twenty times as mnuch as on a dirt road and five times ' as much as on macadam. The unanimity - mity with which drivers of all manner of vehicles in the city streets take 'to the car tracks clearly illustrates the idea. Iowa's Dangerous Somnnambullst. Iowa is the proud possessor of a citizen - zen who has dreamed a dream and sprung upon an admiring commonwealth - wealth a scheme for a ; 4,000,000 international - national palace , to be built above Niagara's bank , with a mean height of 606 feet and a central tower of 1,000 feet , the building to average forty--six stories. Iowa should not permit this genius to escape. Niagara can spare him , but his native state cannot-New York Mail and Express. Would Not Eat the Flat. An Englishman in Washington at dinner declined to eat an ice frozen in the shape and color of the American flag. This he did because he held it to be bad form to absorb the national em- blem. The incident was significant as showing the distinction and the differ. ence between the British idea of patriotism - otism and our own. Englishmen lift their hats when their flag is carried past and rise when the national anthem - them is played in theatres and musical halls. No true Briton , in trade or out of it , would see the flag of his country for advertising purposes.-Boston Gq. zette. w.