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PAGE 2. ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1911. SUBURBAN NOTES. Will He HfiiHod Tlmi'Mliiy Revival meetings will he fitarled frhuroday night in the Kail Alton MethtidlHt church. Tho Will bo the Kov.

llolliiiKHood, of Bethalto who wan recently chosen a pastor of the Jng Will bo Bight led by Vices will be Prayer nu'cl- held on Wednesday pllMlor. TIlO tor several Mr. and Mrs, Ijn The trip which Mr. nnd Mrs. 'J.

Lancaster wero lo tain- a week OgO through Indiana and Ohio was (postponed until this week becaime Illness of Mr. Lancaster. ter they hud Hliirleil last he was taken very III nnd had to come i home. They left today and expert to be gone month. ftfAll Carrier Acts as l-ostmaster 'J'oilay.

Owing to the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Ferguson In Fosl.orburg, C. J. Ferguson and (laughter, Mfmt Katie, who is assistant postmaster, i 'Wore not at the post office, today and Irnd to turn over their work to Ly- tnan, Price, who served as postmaster. Mr.

Price could well take care of Iho Job as he Is on Ills vacation and IH not carrying any mail now. Vacation ends tomorrow and Frank Manns, lias boon iJoing the work will turn tho route hack lo Mr. C'. A. Vanpvotor, of Alton Charles Cook of Pontiac, wore guests of Mr.

and Mrs. T. L. Van- preter yesterday. Charles Baker, of Louis, is sister, Mrs.

K. .1. Cunningham. Homer Lawrence left this morning for Hlllsboro to sp'ond a few days. Miss M.

13. CopoBl.ako and Miss Mabel Kwoenoy of Ht. Louis, were Visiting relatives In Kast. Alton yes- terdfey, Letters wore advertised loday for and Al Shelley Iu the East Alton post office. Clark, of Upper Allon, was Visiting friends In lOast Allon today.

was a visitor In ICusI today. S. II. Cannon has returned from attending tho electrical convention In Pueblo, and htw to' his homo in Mat loon lo resume his duties ns electrical superintendent of the southern division of the Big.Four Miflfl Etbiel Taylor enterlnlni friends from Alton yesterday. Misses Frapl'os Tel pel and Annie JanHBeu we.ro visiting wllli Mrs.

.1. 4n Alton yesterday. a number, from Hast Allon I to Fosterburg this afternoon lo "'attend the fnne.riul of Mrs. Ferguson. Henry Mooreheud ami family of Altdn, were viHltlng friends In Kusl Alton, yesterday.

Jesse Jones and wife nnd HOD. mor, of Upper Alton, wero visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Jones yesterday. Mrs.

Mary Hermann and son, Carl left for California; to upend noveral months. H. J. McMillan and mother went lo Missouri today to spend several days. 'Mike Your Hair Soft and Fluffy With a ROSE Shampoo Uu JAP tut oil for Utf Sbimpoo, Toilet nnd II lalhfTt fntly, cltani liutantly, ud Uavti no nJimint.

SUrt u.lat JAP ROSE tod.y I It I. to am stMJtL. It la Oild or Hat, Hud floft A Large Cnkff for lOc UTUSE IMITATIONS. LOOK FOR JAP Itepnrleil In XVond Hiver. A case of check forgery was reported ID Marshal Thompnon In Wood Illver u-ci-k anil mi nt- lenipl.

IB Iwlng nuide to ciileli Ilie forger. Tin- amount WIIK very small but: understood th'nl alteinpl.H wer lo riasli larger niiioiint.n. Tho forger escaped hut it IH thought thai he will re.lurn again lm being watched. J. A.

l.jiin, of Alitia, wan in Hen- how City loday on bnslnosn. C. C. Alarsh who been BO c.rl- (Ir'ally I'll Is nn-cli belter loday. Deputy John llprnur In Wood Illver torlay serving loibpoenaes in Ihe cf MisH anile Hoche vs.

J. It. Dailey which will come up in the Circuit Court. TlloniiiK DuviM, who lias been snf- fcrlng with tyiihoid feve.r Is rapidly Improving. Ifieliler has gone to St.

Louis lo vlnlt relatives. Tho new bell which wan hung up in the Union wan rung for tlio Sunday school services at 1 for the first time yesterday. I'eler I'VUete, and we.t'o arre.Hied on counter warrants prfferod by one against the other lOucli were fined iind costs for disturbing the peace Police Ma- llnfe. and all tlful weather, The arrived. ing at the home oMifr.

and Mrs. F. JB, Gore on avenue and them daughter. M. of "Toronto, Canada, this evening, visit Ing his.

daughter, Mrs. M. J. Getty. Airs.

John liomb from a at BanHfllle. Harry Bradley WHjo? sold out his jjje first park Old ItcHldenl, Very Low. "'0 week spend Mrs. Fred Melsenholmor, on of several weeks. 'reside in Upper Alton's octogenarians, Isi'-he- voryl III and her condition has been Th carpenter work of the Vogol- low for several days.

She was OU8 about completed, ported today to be about the samel us in tho lust five or nix days. The Mis" Lulu r.angonaorr will bn at Ihe millinery olore. every Thursday, and will endeavor to please with a nice selection of millinery. fijoo's Variety (lo to Rice's variety store Hchool and nuppltcs ot T. Rice, Prop.

for all FOSS AND Rival Candidates For Governor of Massachusetts. Mimsnehusetts presents this fall the rather unusual spectacle of having her governor and her lieutenant governor as the opposing candidates for the governorship. In the last election Hugene N. FOBS, Democrat, was elected, governor, while Ixwls A. Prpthlngbam, Republican, was elected lieutenant governor.

In the first state wide primaries, which wero held receTitly, the Democrats rcnomluated Fosa and the Republicans nominated Krotblngham. Frothlngham IH forty years old and a lawyer. Ho was graduated at Harvard Iu 1803 and got his flrst political training -while acting as private secretary to the late Congressman C. Covering In 1807. After serving as a row (ADOVK) AND nontenant In the Vnltcil Stales mnrlim corps iliirlng the Spanish war ho resumed the practice of law Iu Hustou.

In I001 he WIIH elected to the chiiKells liiiuse of aiu! served fnur years. In In- wus Ihe Itoimlill-an cnu- dldiilo fur mayor of against John Vltsigornlil and was defeated. Ho In president nC ssa-, Inns lilinU, 1111 ovurneor of llarviml. and his uluiw are the ('uli)ii and the Country. KIIKOIIO KOHH IH a laisl- HOHS man.

Ho was Imru hi Voriuonl I i and linn heen ongaKod In Ihe Ufudurlnjj busiiicss In 1SH2. lltt llrst luviimo in Iho political field In when he appeared an an lulvocnlo of lurilT rcvisluii and r(K'lproi'lty. He han ln'on a cmi- xlHtont clminpliiii of those cnuws ever since, lie was on Mairh Him, to till tho uuc.yplrcd icrm of dm gresHiuan C. I.ovrriny, died, and at tho hint cloclimi lie wan oliided Kovcrnur. He In im ollli-or In nuinher of ilnani'lal and Industrial in- stltillliins and ineinlier several HoHlon lulis.

Tim Mantle of Charity. "Old ho marry her for her moneyV asked Ihe ulrl In while. "Well, let's ho anil hu ilii 1 aiisni'i'cd Ihe In gray. "Tlyiru nu USD otf Il tnnto nnd C'hlciigo residence Is on South Spauldlng street in Priest's addition. To Improve Itiiildlng.

W. P. Powell, tho blacksmith, made a deal -Saturday night with Harry llradly in which bought the' lunch island and restaurant his shop on Washington avenue. Mr. Powell will improve the place and will run a first class place.

The Birch. Brothers commenced work thin morning painting and decorating tho; Interior of the building. I'linoriil of Jlrs, Ferguson Hold This Afternoon. Tho funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Ferguson held this afternoon af 1 o'clock at tho Fosterburg Baptist church.

The date of the funeral was set a day sooner on account of the unexpected arrival of a relative. There was very large attendance of relatives and friends of Mrs. Ferguson who was well known in Fosterburg townnhip, having resided there for many years. Upper Alton Hliuksinllli Kicked by Vicious Horse. II.

Powell, the blacksmith on Washington avenue, was kicked by a vicious horse this morning while he wag walking beside It. He had sent, a boy after a certain horse that was to be shod and on approaching it he saw that it was not. the one he had sent after. Before he could step out. of the way the horse reared up its feet and kicked him.

One of the hoofs struck him on the knee causing a painful bruise while the other hoof just grazed his face (passing over his shoulder. Both Shurtleff Tteuins JJeuKiii in Satin-day damns. The two football teams of Shurl- leff college were defeated In Saturday's games. The first team was by the State norhial team by 6 to 0 and the second team was beaten by the Greentleld high school by 13 to S. The second team kept the iseore 0 to 0 iu their favor until in tho latter part of the game.

They reported that the Greenfield hoys very nice and accommodating and they give them credit for tho good treatment even if they did give the Shurtleff boys a good whipping. Mont Market Sold to Man. I Joseph Scrlbner, who at one time the poor farm in Jersey county this, morning closed the deal for Iho, Penning meat market on College avenue. He will lake pos- v.osKlou nt once. I'Yank Cotti'oll and Kainlly Will Move to California.

Frank and stop son, Charles Harris leave today for California whore make their homo. His wife and son will remain hero while to dUpouc of thn household and look al'ler Iho. properly hore and will join him In few woks. Nolos, Conductor Varhlo nnd family bavo moved from their collage on High street to the Slalder building on Washington iivenue. A uinioh was held you- lorday ai home of Polor In liothiilio all the Upper Alton marksmen went out.

and Several of them captured prly.es. Mrs. Charlotte Schallenborg and granddaughter, Miss Clara Melseii- lioliuor, of Koslerbnr'K, have reiiiin- ed al'ler spending a week at tho luinic ol' Kohl. Dickinson, Sr. Miss Kmlly C.reon, of Helloville roiurned lasl evening after spend a few day-t with I'ppor Alton re- Mrs.

K. C. roiiirneii from Chlnino loday whore shit hoi'ii for i lie past two weeks on business. Win. Dickinson ha none lo I'hli-jiMii where will several wook vlidllng ttltb Mr.

and MIVI Mr. Korlkamp Hinlyinr, for the ministry In Chira- Thr Modern Wood men haso ball loam of Upper Alton went to Dotlm! io Sunday morning whore (hoy I layiil a Kiiiiio yoiiorday with iln Voodmon of Hint place, Miss l.oulo and SehollcM- hern, of (iodfroy, have roiurned after a visit with Mr. and Mil. Newman. Underwood, ol ito City, Sunday at the llo bertti lior iiiint, Mi.

Deem, t.i'opit\ tuiJoyvd rliig park Mr. and Mrs. C. find fam- wont St. LonUjF today on an trip.

C. N. Strcepcr went to Now yesterday. to an Inauest over Mrs. Charles.Everts whb died of.

cerebral, hemorrhage, Mr. and Mrs. Ooro, of Carlln- vllle, are guests home of Mr. and Mrs. F.

B. dore. Hhoumatlc HiiffererB find Hood'fl a pcrihdnan.t cure for their Inflamed Jand swollen joints and stiff muscles. Miuiy nt lto.lt (IB the diy PERSONAL Miss Kllo.n Tlioinpson left; this morning for Barbara, where she will spend several weeks with re-' latlves. Mrs.

U. Lcnien and twoyOhildren loft this morning Francisco, whe.ro they will home. Misis Sarah two weeks in Waukesha, WIs. Chris. Sudbrock has returned to his work at the Malono.

Barber shop on Kasl. stro.e.t after iieing away for eek on account of sickness. Mrs. H. II.

Coyle and daughter, iMiible, of Kuclld place, morning for Hay City, where they will spend weeks. Fred Wills has a very badly swollen eye- this morning, He was chopping wood Saturday evening and one piece Hew up and hit in the left. eye. It. missed going into the eye by a narrow margin.

llepry Spaot, who-wn's taken to the hospital in have an operation Is r.cbprtod us being In a very serlpug. and his brother wns called -to his side lasl. evening. Mrs. tips boon visiting her par.R'nts', Henry Fischer, retmnied at Harvard's -1L Harvard rd w-w-M-H-fr OR first time since Harvard college was founded, In 'llSM, a student, bearing the family name of Harvard has been ad- mitted'to the university of that name.

The young De Jersey Har- ot 'London, is-enrolled us mem- bbr of the class of Iftljl. Young Harvard is not a lineal de- Ascendant of John Harvard, for John Harvard died in 103S, leaving no issue, ibut the branches of the younK man's extend to Ihe time of, old in person of vard, second cousin to Johu. Lionel Harvard St. 'oiaf's and'St. Xavler's, at 8oii.tliw.ard, John Harvard prepared fov Emmanuel college.

The young man intended to enter the same college as Ills famous ancestor. Vmt lack of finances made him abandon the.p'rojeot, nnd for a time. How i Lionel Harvard.is,eighteen years old, five feet, elespn Inches in height and wefghs 143 pounds. America's discovery of him camp In this way: ill 1847, almost half a century be fore Lionel Harvard was born, Kd- 'Ward Everett, then president of wrote letter to George Bancroft, who was at his np minister to a post which M.r. Everett himself.hud previously filled.

In that letter Everett usked Bancroft to deliver some books, including a set of Qulney's "History of Harvard College," to the itev. John' Harvard of Plymouth, England, whom Mr. spoke 'of as. "a Ay.esj.ayan clergyman whose ancestor at lhe.be- ginning of the seventeenth cniitury was a brother founder." commission was faithfully executed. Lionel is a grandson of tlie Kev.

John Harvard of the original Plymouth, to -whom the books wero sent, and his family still has them in Itn possession. Old.Latter Found. Everett's letter was found a few years some old files. An. op- portinlty to make inquiries suggested William 11 Carrolllon, if visiting lie is member of the 44th Illinois that was muKlore.il into array, at Alton.

Thoir coinman'dlhg- olllee'r was Col. Kuehn. He in ajn off one of the Iii-Hl. pastmaHti.Ts of C'arrolllon. Ilruco 'Lemo'ii ha accepted a position with the Adaniy Express Co.

Carl Yeakel Is spending the week at as a.guest of an automobile for which he is salesman. Tho company sent a special train yenlorday to for the transportation lo Detroit of Its salefeinqn. Will Jackson of Godfrey re- lurned today from a week's vigil in St. Louis and at Muduion, Mr. nnd Mrs.

Pascal' Hatch 'of Srrlngfiold, and Mr. and. Mrs. George Kendall and Misa Alice Kendall of Louin woro guests at the home of of 101 llldgft yesterday. Hay Black, John '-Jwcpnon and Elinor Slocuni left this morning for Halt.lmoro tho.y will be em- ptoyed In tho glass factory this sea- i on.

F. W. Cross, of Hunker Hill spent yesterday In Dp'lhallo with her 1 A. Klpp, of Mexico, wno has 'neon in Allon during the pant, week to the placing of son In WcHlc'i'ii-Military Academy and his daughter in Montleollo has return- td to his homo. Hc-nry C.

Hartmann, of St. Louis, 'In nn Allon visitor loday. Fred Johnson and family, of Dor- Key, were In Allon yesterday vlslr- Ing friends. They Hay that most. Ihe farmorn out Iholr wny will be visitors In Alton during the Institute.

Mrs, F. Slruhel went to St. Louis Mils morning to upend several weeks v.ilii Mr. and Mrs. Jacoli Miss Jionisa, lloodokrr, Arthur L.Iux and Antonio Itoedeker spent in Si.

l.ouU Mr. and Mrs. Alheit MroWHler. I.ce Solholdt. Minnie I.onllke I'lieohc Flsi her ended 'tho Hnn- ijny Keliool conventIIHI lii Kdwards- IIUi yesloniny.

Mr. iind Mrs. Frod l.clino, Mrs. L. l.ohno, II.

uiul dauB''- tcrs, l.oonore ami Virginia and John J.clini! motored to IQdwurdHvlHo ycnlerday and spent'the dny with 'Air. and Mm. J. W. Miller.

Clara Grow, Netjlo Lonhardt, Iv.Ihcin Klhiiiu'i', and Mosani Win. Itwnry Li-yHinr spoilt yester- ili.y In SI. Nnnls with KOI! HAI.K ii Wuori.ur. Ado Idu'k 'C. Jirowii LIONEL DB JEIIBKT by It presented Itself In 1008, when Louis Holuian of Boston, went ti) England for several months of work, In- volvj'ng antlauarian and other research.

Mr. Holuian learned of two sous of tlie Hey. John Hurynrd of Plymouth, the Ilov. John C. Harvard of Sheffield J.

Mawson Harvard of At tho home of the latter he found two son's, Lionel nnd Kenneth, fourteen years old. An older son, John, had died. On the occasion of that visit nothing.was said regarding the future attendance of one of Harvard university, but Mr. Holmun mentioned thu subject of their further udu- tloued In the correspondence which ensued after return to Hoatou, MawHon Harvard wrote that financial obstacles In thu way had Compelled Lionel, to his greut disappointment, to give up WH ambition to uttcmd 'Uianuel collogu at old which Jolju Harvard atlcudeU, that the youug uiun hud entered tlie office of a IIrm of luurlnu insurance brokers Iu J.oiidon. His Tuition Free.

A little Inquiry of those In authority at Harvard nnd among a few Harvard aluuuil rcNUltvd In the prompt and cordial assurance that a fow InlercKled tfraduatos would provldo fund umi'lo to care for the tulllon and cxpeiiHeti of tho young mail durlfig hU four years' course. Lionel look the exiimlnatioiit) In June, 1010. Ho had been out of scjiool and at work for a year, however, aiid this' fact, togother with the wide difference in tho Bourse's puryuod In Ihu KutflMh aiid American HtfiMjndury schools, prevented him from doing himself justice," and he fulled accuro the uocuHsury nuiubur of iioliitH, duiiutod, he.wuut back to school fur a yptuvaudi profiting 11)10 uxpurience with tUp examination papiTs. hu again Juno uud wan This year Harvard unlvurHlty Itself gave no examination In JUfuttoji, there wero no other for ud- but tho youug jufln of thu vulleKo" examination buurd, uud. tlila tested by Harvard, THE LADIES' 1 the Home of Cot-rect Clothes fof Women Coats I 1 12.

50 00 50 is; 00 50 Sifts 00 95i I8J 00 50; 15. 00 AVo'extend to ladies oiiul ylclniiy, ii luvita- tlon to visit oiuv Urlftlit new ready-to-wcai- flopartmoitt, whnre we will "be pleased serve you and sliow you all' the Mew fall nnd you.u-aiit WOBK In any kind of" MAiUiJLK at UKAHONABLK PIHCKS, and CALL OX VS. -WR ALL AVOHIfl SQUAIMt! ALTON MONUMENT WORKS H. L. HARPORD, Manager.

,431: E. Second St. "Bell 'PBone. QUALITY not QUANTITY Superior to It. The'tramp leanotl ngalnst the door jamb, while Miss Annabel Sholdon peered out at hJm throijKh die Mc-ruon.

he gazed 'past her at thu kitchen taljle. "You look strong," said Miss Annabel. "Aro you equal to (he task of sawing and splitting 'halt' cord of wood?" to It, madam said the tramp. "The word is inadequate, oiu. superior to II." And a moment later the played on--tliOjduor Janib where tigure had so lately leaned, and down In (he road cloud of dust raised by bis patient, plodding feet.

The Olympian Jupiter. The celebrated statue the, Olympian Jupiter. Iho masterpiece'of Brentest of all sculptors, was removed Constantinople by Thcodoslns I which place wus destroyed llro In the year, 475, this, hla grualest tho artist sought to embody the Idea of uinjosty and 'aiid from all accounts succeeded'perfectly. fa- statue was in a Hitting position, forty high, on 1 ty, and wap made of ivory, and So fninriuti Itlhat H-WIIM cohsld- ered calamity to sooliiK it. Thestatue served lisa model fur all subsequent repruxentalloiis of maj- esty'and power In repose among aiicleutN.

SOCIAL EVENTS. PRO'MPfNESS. Learn-to act promptly. In the affair; life cledtion it p(ten more than right decision. One man makes up his aptf, it may wrongly, bul.

if )ie out liii corrects and it before, aji- olher man hajt acted at It pouible to witte a great amount of" by thinking; and sii I more by tajking oyer actjoni, First ihoughls are wmetimcf wiser than and BeneraJly than third. Julius JfJftAS held, birthday party at yeBtefday. his. birthday surrounded by his There present Haas and, fara- i Oscar fi Weindle and Willichi Noblett and family, Janics Chessen and his family and William Dluner was served. The, jyj).

Van. Winkle society gave Ihqjr. mdni.hly,'.,dango last Saturriaj In Turner Jlall. The very. WPll atten'detl and a splendid supper Tho Young Peoploj Society of th" German 'liiitjieran church of Central avojiuo the hosts of th" YouhK.

Pepj)le'ei spclety the St. Paul Liitneran" ch.ur.ch of Qranlto city tomorrow evening. The young people from Granite City have planned a trolley ride and will conic to Alton where they-; WJII-. spend tlio evening and then return on special car. The Alton young peonln I will all tjittt' Is, in llielr I'o wcr to uphold the, good of Alton in Tho ladles of (lie WflKli- Ineton stroat Methodist church will 1 entorlained Wcd.nesday 'afternoon at homo ol 1 Win.

Eaves, In The Ladles Aid i Society of tlK 1 Uppor chiii-li will moet Wodiiesany aftorno.in.at homo oJfKMrs. D. n. William" IVIen'dharged, With Assault, i was set upon uyJ.ai»f» Kennedy, ttjjid Jphn Uacy Bolurdar night aitjhijirith and. Bollo slreoiB nn'i Hfliij ho.

waa compell' 1 ttitf? ftiSlit. Ho Ihpihd p( Ninth, where of and Ink For Our Money. i The limterlnls tiiiit go to iiiake np our papor are nil parts of world. 1'nrt oi! Hit? paper IIbin- Is Ijuoii rtjt' froui iliu orient. Tlio silk cpjnos'from Chluu or Italy.

The ink Is lumlo from German or Canadian eobult. Tbo black ink is inn do from Xlugara fulU ncelylvue gas uuioke, and ink in KllIC openetl, to ho 5 tlie tlireiiliol'l. Hi' menToi'Q ioTncd by another ami of tliem tlirow rock 1 1 UIP objoti ii iihox and UI'UH It currlcil Mm. and booweranu for It a .01 rli( 1 A-V A.

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