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TUESDAY, AUG. 31, 1909.. THE WICHITA DAILY BEACON PAGE FIVE ESPERANTO, THE NEW LANGUAGE THE LAW OF THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST APPLIES. of a Series of Articles On the New World Language Written Exclusively for The Beacon By D. T.

Armstrong, of this City. Why should Latin and German be taught in our public schools? Why people in this country study Spanish," French and other languages? All educated school managers know that a knowledge of some of the older languages is almost essential to an English education. But the law of the "Survival of the fittest" applies in this matter, and only those who reach the high school are taught foreign languages. It is not considered a difficult task to learn 8 strange tongue when placed with people who use it every day, and nothing else is heard; but when one is required to master the grammar and orthography of a foreign language it takes years of hard work to accomplish the task, and very few succeed outside of the high school or college. Only a few people study a language.

They le learn their home vernacular by absorption, and with that they are enabled to mingle with their fellow creatures, and in a manner, make themselves understood. more than twothirds English students the printed of a technical text book paper is most as blank as though written in Greek. When a child gets outside his very limited home vocabulary he is lost, and the printed words convey no thought to his mind. With a fair knowledge of Esperanto a child could easily comprehend the literal meaning of nearly every word on the page of a common book or newspaper. Why They Drop Out.

The main reason why children drop fut of school as the higher grades! are reached is their inability to understand the work and become interested therein. Children from the fifth or sixth grade up can and ought to be 'taught Esperanto as a basis for Ianguage study in the higher grades. Their work up to these grades has been a memory exercise, and when thought must be stimulated and the mind is required to grasp and appreciate what the sentence conveys the child becomes lost, as it were, in a wilderness of words that have very little, if any, meaning to him. Our public schools start language study in the high school. This should begin in the lower grades and be kept up until the school course is complet- ed.

A taste for language study should be cultivated in the child. The writer has no sympathy with the theory that a child should thoroughly learn his "mother tongue" before he is permitted to take up the study of any other language. The child who follows this course will never study any language. He learns to use his own in much the same way a pig or chicken learns to come at the call of its master. The Study of English.

Very few English speaking people ever take any interest in study of English until they begin the study of foreign tongue. And as a rule, the teacher who has not studied a foreign language is incapable. of properly and satisfactorily teaching English grammar. It does not necessarily follow that the acquirement of some foreign tongue will insure perfection in grammar teaching. That may depend upon tact of the teacher.

The study of grammar is a drag and a burden in many schools because of the fact that teacher is not capable of properly presenting the subject. This is one of most pleasing and interesting exercises in the school room when handied by one who understands the matin hand. The reason for not givsmaller children a course in language study is the difficulty in comprehending the grammar, inWith the introduction Esperanto comprehensible to maturer, minds. this difficulty vanishes, and there is reason left why the boy or girl should not begin the study of a language that contains the cream of all popular languages. Children will learn talk it on the playground and at home.

and the school work will be a pleasure more than a burden. A course Esperanto taught in the lower grades will shorten the Latin course in high schools more than two years. will leave the Latin student much more useful knowledge of his work. Not a Plaything, Esperanto is not a mere plaything, but it is the only really scientific language in use, and it is so really practical that it forms a correct basis for study and use of other languages. has been suggested in these writings, it consists of the common and essential elements of the older and popular tongues, arranged in a symme.

trical and beautiful whole. This language should be taught in all our son that Latin is used, for the schools and colleges for same reathen further reason that it will increase the interest in language study among all our people. D. T. ARMSTRONG.

SIGNS ON THE BURRO TRAIN New Advertising Scheme Will Be Given a Trial. The Burro Advertising company, 303 North avenue, has devised a new advertising scheme. It has purchased eleven New Mexico burros and will make a burro pack train of them. Nine more of the animals will be purchased, making twenty in all. With Wichita as headquarters, the company will travel across the advertising merchants of this country, bur- What Will You Do About Ir? You undoubtedly realize the importance of systematic saving.

You have read and heard a great deal about the folly of extravagance and the wisdom of economy. "You have seen actual instances of the disastrous results of the former and the happy consequences of the latter. 4 Now, the question is, What are you going to do about it as regards your own habits? Will you start today to save a portion of your income regularly or will you continue to procrastinate and postpone the start until more convenient season?" Doing something definite will help you. Come into this bank as soon as you possibly can and open savings account even with no more than a lar. INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS VICHITA STATE BANK SAVINGS OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS H.

V. WABELER, Pres. J. HAGNT, V. Pres.

J. C. KELLY, Cashier H. H. Sec'y FRED DOLD W.

P. INNES C. W. SOUTHWARD 215 Best Douglas Avenue ros will be laden with pack saddles, containing advertising matter of the Wichita houses which will be scattered broadcast through towns of Kansas. The animals will be decorated with banners containing the names of the houses.

The members of the burro advertising company are A. L. Thorne and J. W. Curtis.

Mr. Curtis has been in the transfer business in this city several years. The scheme was originated by Mr. Thorne. Mr.

Curtis will attend to the packing of the animals. an adept at this business having been in the employ the government Colorado forty years ago. For several years he superintended the packing of government pack mules in the mountains of Colorado. TEACHERS FOR HIGH SCHOOL Nine Special Instructors Have Been Engaged. Nine special instructors have been engaged by the board of education for the high school during the coming term.

They are: Physics department: Prof. J. W. Simmons of Cedar Rapids, la. History department: Prof.

James of Ann Arbor, Mich. Miss Cynthia Cleaveland of this department has been given a year's leave of absence. English department: Miss Knickerbocker of Garden City, Miss Furley formerly of Wichita. Prof. Harding will take the place of Miss Duergon who has resigned.

Prof. Maxwell will take the place of Miss Horner as assistant in this department. Assistant in mathematics: Prof. Petrea Atehison, Kan. Commercial department: Prof.

Clarence Howell of Iowa. ter. Chemistry department: Prof. Ab TURNED THE NIGHT LOCK Prowler Was Looking Over the House When He Awoke One of the Sleepers Who Talked to Him. Some person, thought to be a wouldbe robber, entered the house of F.

H. Peterson, at 417 North Topeka avenue, about 3 o'clock this morning, but was frightened away before he was able to get hold of anything of value. Some member of the family heard the prowler walking in the house and commenced to call to find out who it was, whereat the man left the house by the front door, and there was no trace of him to be found by the police who visited the house as soon after a report was made at the station as was possible. It is thought that the burglar was probably an expert, as he entered the house by means of a key with which he was able to turn the night lock. Only Six Day; Left in which to buy a Gas Range from the United Gas Co.

at their very low prices. Remember, after September 1st prices will be put back where they have always been. Why not buy now and get your range connected free. Only 25 ranges left. Make your application early sO as to get range connected free.

UNITED GAS CO. "He walked all the way from Podunk to I know what he meant when he spoke of the ties that hold him to the stage." TRAVELED IN A NEW SUIT When Windsor Went to Get His It Was Gone. C. L. Windsor, who has been stopping at Webster hotel at 119 North Emporia avenue, reported to the police last night that some person during his absence from his room had made away with a good suit of clothes and several articles of wearing apparel and some jewelry.

An investigation showed that another young fellow who has been staying at the Webster hotel. left town yesterday. there is more than a suspicion that he took Windsor's clothes with him. ATTENTION, NO. 148, I.

T. U. Mrs. F. W.

Long, secretary treasurer of the International Woman's Auxiliary to the International Typographical Union of America, will at the home of her sister. Mrs. Lester Stephens. 418 East Lewis street, at 7:30 Thursday evening, when she offers to assist the members of the I. T.

U. and their wives to organize a local. Come, all who can. A. M.

CARR. President No. 148. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors who SO willingly lent their aid and for the comfort and sympathizing words; also for tiful floral offering in our sad bereavement of the death of our husband, son and brother. May God bless and make you steadfast.

Mrs. Viola Boulton, Mr. and Mrs. Boulton, Mir. and Mrs.

Chas. Boulton, Mrs. Libbie Kistler, Mr. and Jas. H.

Gire, Mr. and Mrs. Gire, Mr. and C. M.

Andrews, Mr. and J. E. Mrs. D.

H. Figley. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith.

THE MRS. KRACK FUNERAL The funeral of Mrs. Evelyn A. Krack wife of C. L.

Krack. who died last evening, will take place from the family residence at 325 Sommer street tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Burial in Maple Grove cemterz. IT HAS A BAD SMELL There is a certain store on East Douglas avenue which gives off very offensive odors. It can easily be noticed that every person who passes by makes a "face." For original stench it has a tannery beat a country block.

AN ATTACK OF TYPHOID Mrs. W. F. McCullough, of 1517 Park Place, was suddenly taken sick yesterday. For a time it was thought she would be subject to a long siege of typhoid, but the attending physician has succeeded in breaking the fever.

He said the illness was a sudden attack of typhoid. St. Peter's, in Rome, will accommodate persons. CHIEF ORDERS A HOUSE CLEANING TELLS KEEPERS OF QUESTIONABLE HOUSES TO "GIT" Some of the "Landladies" Are ing Longingly Toward Old mont Street Again-Order Is Effective September 1. Orders were given this morning for a certain class of persons on West Douglas avenue to vacate their present quarters by the first of September, with the understanding that they will not be permitted to remain there after that time.

These are the so-called rooming houses of a questionable character, that have helped to make West Douglas avenue a disreputable locality till the business men in that part of the city, have order become was tired issued of by it. Chief of Police Burt, who says he expects to enforce his order by arresting the inmates and proprietors of the houses if they fail to obey by the first of September. It is pretty well known that the chief is in a position to enforce his order, and as a result there was no little consternation when an officer acting under his order served notice on the proprietors the places today that they would have to vacate. Back to Old Tremont? There was a hurried consultation with "King" Clark and others who own property on Tremont street and South Emporia avenue, in an effort to procure locations in that part of the city, some of the people having once been located there. There are at least six of these places on West Douglas avenue between Main street and the Missouri Pacific depot, with from three to five inmates each place.

Some of these places have been the harbor for thieves and others of shady reputation for a long time, whenever they visited the city, while in some of the back rooms have been conducted a good many card games in which hundreds of dollars have changed hands. It is believed that as a result of the clearing out of this class of tenants on West. Douglas avenue, the price of property in that part of the city will be increased and doubtless some real estate changes will be reported there soon. PRESCRIBED BY DOCTORS Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound, an honest, tried and true remedy for feminine ills, holds the record for the largest number of actual cures of any similar remedy.

and is prescribed and recommended by hundreds of fairminded doctors who do not fear to recommend a worthy medicine even though it is advertised. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Furnished by the H. M. Dubois stract Company.

Isaac M. Taggart to Allen Smith. Jan. 23; lots 26, 28, Carmichael ave. Field Carmichael's 200 Board of Education to Nannie E.

Hume, July lots A. 2. Buffum ave, Riverside add 1 Fred M. Farmer to B. F.

Ross. May 18; lots 1, 2, bik. 7 son's 7th add 900 D. P. Gerety to Claud E.

Smith Aug. 3, 50 ft of 125 ft of lot 1. bik. 1. Brooklyn Heights add 600 Frank W.

Miller to S. N. Shoemaker, Aug. 21; lots 42., 44, Ida ave, McCormick's add 825 Mrs. Adele C.

Marriott, to S. N. Cornish. Aug. 21.

92. bik. 7. Washington ave, Washington ave, add 110 Sedgwick Hardware to Minnie M. Lavender, Aug.

6: lot 28. Third St. Valley Center 300 Same to Charles B. Lavender. Aug.

6: lots 26, 30, Third Valley Center 500 John S. Suthin to James F. Bolan. Aug. 24: lots 313.

314. 315. 316. supl. plat of Rosenthal's 5th add 250 Edward Trenton to Kate Garr, Aug.

23; lots 15, 17, Poplar st, sub 800 Oliver's The City of Andale to Peter H. Bach. June lot 4. except 6 ft. bik 9, Andale 400 Eugene A.

Kelly to Harry Rounds July 21: lots 43, 45, 47, Fairview ave. Hersey'8 add 1450 W. F. Cline to Tedd W. Oliver.

Aug. 24: lots 1114. 1116, Larimer st. Greiffenstein's 11th add 3550 G. W.

M. V. Gleming to Simeon Thomas Priest, Aug. 24; lots 26, 28.. Carmichael ave Field and Carmichael's sub 400 Fred W.

Israel Nettie 1.. Israel to A. C. Barrett. Aug.

24: lot 50 Texas ave. W. Wichita 1500 S. A. Martin Lucy J.

Cox. Aug. 24; lots 45. 47. Estelle ave Firebaugh's sub 1050 Mabel Woodard to S.

Treise Mar. 29: lots 46. Millwood ave, University Place add 622.50 JURORS FOR THE OCTOBER TERM The Nargox Were Drawn From Jury Late Yesterday. The following names of jurors to serve at the October term of the district court have been drawn. Nick Ramsch.

Garden Plain: G. 0. Goss, Wichita: A. W. Hoehle, Wichita; SURE TO ASK The Kind of Coffee When Postum Is Well- -made.

"Three great coffee drinkers were my old school friend and her two I daughters. "They were always complaining and taking medicine. I determined to give them Postum instead of coffee when they visited ine, without saying anything to them about it. I made a big pot of Postum the first morning, using four heaping teaspoonfuls to the pint of water and let it boil twenty minutes, stirring down occasionally. "Before the meal was half over, each one passed up her cup to be refilled.

remarking how fine the coffee was. The mother asked for a third cup and inquired as to the brand of coffee used. I didn't answer her question just then, for had heard her say a while before that she didn't like Postum unless It was more than half oldfashioned coffee. "After breakfast I told her that the coffee she liked so well at breakfast was pure Postum and the reason she liked it was because it was properly made, that is. it was boiled long enough to bring out the flavour.

"I have been brought up from a nervous. wretched invalld. to a fine condition of physical health by leaving off coffee and using Postum. "I am doing all I can to help the world out of coffee slavery tp Postum freedom, and -have earned the gratitude of many. many friends." Read "The Road to Wellville." in pkgs.

"There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human I interest, Harry J. Hagny, Wichita: Milton Greenfield, Wichita; Elsworth Brown, Waco: A. S. Nelson.

Wichita: Isaac Israel, Wichita; C. H. Robertsan, Kechi: Thos. Shaw, Wichita; D. A.

Tammany, Illinois; Clark Means, Minneha: Richard Kennedy, Union; Ellsberry Martin, Wichita: G. W. Hunnington, Wichita; C. T. Rateliffe, Wichita; 8.

H. Kilgore, Wichita: G. W. McIntire, Wichita. T.

H. Huffman, Wichita; W. O. Watson, Morton: Sidney Baird, Wichita, A. W.

Harden, Wichita: Cash Pechin, Wichita: J. W. Anderson, Wichita: Martin Schussler, Lincoln: E. Dyal, Wichita: Grant Kissich, Sherman; George F. Gehring, Wichita: R.

Moore, Wichita; W. K. Kramer, Grand River: J. D. Cannon, Lincoln: Sylves.

ter Hopper, Wichita: 0. E. Elliott. Eagle: A. W.

Sickner, Wichita; C. C. Harrington, Nennescah; C. M. Beachey, Wichita.

GRIT PRINTERY IS AT HOME Now Located in New Quarters on Lawrence Avenue The Grit printery is in its new home at 122 and 124 South Lawrence nue. The entire three floors of this building are taken up with their machinery. They now have 16.000 feet of floor space. This plant began its career under the Crawford Grand some few years ago. Its beginning was very small, but the work turned out was 90 satisfactory and increased so much that their quarters could not accommodate the orders which were piled in on them.

Their new building offers them every facility for keeping the good work alive. Since the removal to the new home the departments have been reorganized. The stationery department will be in charge of S. A. Aultman.

F. R. Marshall will direct the catalog and publishing section while the poster printing department will be in charge of Walter Weiss. Ben Stabler will attend to the blank book and loose leaf department. The general printing department will be under Lon P.

Denton. Mr. G. M. Booth will be the general supervisor over all of these departments.

The latest addition to the machinery end of the shop is a Twentieth sury paper cutter. This is a little piece, of mechanism weighing four tons. It is of the latest improved type and has an abnormal appetite for paper. New motors are being put in and the electrical equipment when completed will be one of the most date in the city. be Another large the printing press will placed in shop within a few days.

At present there are eleven printing machines at work and by fall there will be some more. VAGRANCY AT S100 JUDGE WALL PICKED OUT A NEW AND BIGGER FINE A Youth Less Than Twenty Years Old is Given a Sentence of 30 Days for Being cated. Fines of $10 and $25 respectively were assessed against Minnie Kaylor and J. H. Lewis, in police court last night on a charge of being drunk, disturbing the peace and resisting an officer.

It is said that the couple hired a livery team and started out to have A large and vociferous time and to paint the city an extravagant shade of red. They came in contact with the officer. Claude Briggs, who has been arrested several times lately on various charges, was fined $100 by Judge Wall this morning on a charge of vagrancy. It is said that Briggs seems to take delight in inducing young boys to drink and to use cocaine, and the officers believe that he has done this kind of work several times lately. He will be given a chance to work out his fine on the dump.

Charles Elliott, who was arrested with Briggs, was given thirty days in jail on a charge of being drunk. He is less than 20 years old. W. H. Stansbury, who said he WAS sick and had ordered some whisky and quinine from Kansas City when he was Wichita last Friday, was charged with being drunk.

He said the "medicine" seemed to have made him crazy or something. but he hardly thought he was drunk. Judge Wall. speaking doubtless from information received at second hand. informed Stansbury that that was the way Wichita whisky served a inan who drank it.

and in his opinion he was just plain drunk. On this ground he fined 1 him 310. Dr. Mutz will give free treatments to women every Thursday. Gonorrhea cases excluded-135 N.

Main St. 16-tf. THE E. B. SMITH RECEPTION The junior members of the Y.

M. C. A. will give reception tonight in or of Rev. E.

B. Smith of Kinsley, formerly had charge of their department. A good program has been arranged. The Y. M.

C. A. orchestra under the leadership of Secretary Heaton will give several selections, There will be also informal talks by the members regarding the plans for next year. BUFFALO BILL CAR IS HERE Advertising car No. 1 of the Buffalo Bill Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Far East United Shows arrived in the city this morning.

The car carries a crew of twenty-six men and is in charge of L. W. Murray. The billposters are billing the surrounding country within a radius of forty miles of Wichita for the appearance of the show here tember 22. ROOF GARDEN OPEN AGAIN The Y.

M. A. roof garden will be open tonight. There will be no program. Ice cream and cold drinks will be served.

The large lawn swings and easy chairs will be accessible. Next Wednesday night a program will be given, which promises to be one of much importance and interest. MARRIAGE LICENSES TODAY Marriage licenses were issued today to the following persons: W. 1 B. Woodridge, 22 and Snow son, 19.

both of Neodesha: Samuel Marion Enfleld, 28 and Cliffle Pearl Steele, 21, of this city, RAIN AT CLINTON, OK. The Orient railway reports a light rain last night from Schulte to Viola. About half an inch of rain fell at Clinton, last night. POSTMASTER TRIPPED BY FOES Went to a Taxidermist to Have His Corns Doctored. Beverly, Aug.

it comes to digging up reasons to displace a man from a job on the government payroll, Georgia democrats win the blue ribbon. A few days ago a supplemental complaint was filed with President Taft against a republican who holds the postoffice in a well known Georgia city. The complaint said that the man THE HEART Last Week of Opening Fall The jec. Innes D.S, C. August Clean- Merchandise VICHIT Up-Sale Every Day Notes of the Annual Remnant Sale Tomorrow This sale commences at 8 o'clock.

One Woolens in light and heavy weights, eshour earlier than other sales held at this pecially desirable for skirts, coat suits and store. full dresses. Each of these several thousand Remnants Lengths of woolens average from 1 to 8 will be so arranged on tables that every one yards each. may see them all at a glance, As school dress opportunity mothers Prices afford reductions of less than a tomorrow's offerings surpassing regular value. will find any other of the vear's sales.

All remnants on main floor except carSee the two big windows. pets and draperies. Perfumes We just received a full line of Palmer's Perfumes, PALMER is a guarantee of quality. The New Alberta Rose is something unusually fine. MEANS BROS.

DAY AND NIGHT DRUG STORE. Southwest Cor Lawrence and Douglas Ind Phones 11 and 85; Bell Phone, 2600 Fancy TalkThere is much fancy talk used by some advertisers. All we talk about to you is, that we are in the Clothes Cleaning and Pressing business and that the work we put out is first class. WICHITA DYERS CLEANERS 120 North Emporia. Bell Phone 1076; Ind.

Phone 550. Work Called for and Delivered. PEERLESS PRINCESS FLOUR A HOWARD'S BEST FLOUR THAT IS ALWAYS THE BEST. SECOND 10 NONE WICHITA'S FAVORITE OVER 20 YEARS. THE OTTO WEISS ALFALFA STOCK FooD Co.

WHOLESALE AGENTS. WIERITA. KANSAS. EARLY FALL HATWEAR Is Now Shown at Our Shop. Wholesale and Haute Retail MILLINERY 403 East Douglas.

From New York October 16, 1909; from San Francisco Feb. 5, 1910, nearly four months. costing only $650 AND UP. including all expenses afloat and ashore. Special Features--Madeira, Egypt.

India. Ceylon, Burma, Java, Borneo, Philippines, Japan. An unusual chance to visit unusually attractive Feb. places. 12th Annual Orient Cruise, 5.

'10: by North German Lloyd S. 8. "Grosser Kurfuerst." 73 days including 24 Cays Egypt and Palestine, $400 up. FRANK C. CLARK, Times Bldg, N.

Y. CLARK'S CRUISES OF THE "CLEVELAND" (Hamburg-American Line) 18,000 tons, brand new, superbly fitted. SOUND THE WORLD was utterly unfit for the job. To prove it the complainants declared that recently a taxidermist moved into his town and put up sign. The next day the republican postmaster sauntered in, took off one shoe and asked the taxidermist to fix his corns.

"So Pugsley is going to take up art." "Yes; he decided to fast for forty days and he wanted to be in a business that wouldn't let him do otherwise." ROBBED OF HER GEMS NEAR A CEMETERY Footpad Tears Rings Off Woman's Finger After Knocking Her Down, New York, Aug. Catherine M. Hamilton, No. 239 South Eightenth street, Newark, reported to Chief of Police Bell, of East Orange, yesterday, that she had been held up in a lonely section of Eighteenth street, Diamonds There's no difficulty in finding here just the size and quality of Diamond you desire. Our stock of these gems is large and varied enough to meet every demand.

Our ability to mount them just to suit you is unquestioned. We have them mounted in myriad of ways, but if you can think of a prettier or better way we will carry out your own designs and desires in simplicity or elaboration. There's no Diamond want that we cannot supply. The Varney Jewelry Co. Sign of the 109 North Main St.

Your Health Is Your Capital Money and business opportunities are only irritating factors if health is lost. My treatments remove body tensions, restore the normal physical balance and fit the man to put life and energy into his capital. Dr. G. O.

Shoemaker, Osteopath Fourth Floor Caldwell-Murdock Bldg. a the the the ter no to of our and a EQUIP YOUR CAR WITH Willard Electric Lights Cheaper. Less Trouble and More Satisfactory than Gas Auto Repair Co. A. B.

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Keeps hot EXAMINE liquids hot, and cold liquids cold, 72 THEM hours. HIGGINSON DRUG CO. Pharmacists LAN LANSDOWNE NE BROS. Gas Fitting, Heating and Lighting S.e 115 when in need of anything in Natural Gas Appliances. It will cost you nothing to figure with us.

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Wichita, Kan. "A FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BARGAIN." MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES SAPOLIO near the cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre, by a man who knocked her down. placed his knee on her chest, and then stole from her a gold watch and chain attached to a chatelaine pin, 8 gold locket, a diamond ring, a gold crescent pin, and an amethyst ring. Miss Hamilton said she had been walking along Central avenue, East Orange, and started over Eighteenth street. While in the avenue she noticed man sitting on the curb, but she had no suspicions and passed on.

Where the street passes close to the cemetery is a lonely road. Hearing footsteps behind her, Miss Hamilton said, she turned and following her the same man she had previously noticed. In an effort to get away from him Miss Hamilton quickened her pace, but he soon caught up to her and threw her to the ground and prevented her from making an outery, TO CHANGE COMMERCE ACT Washington, Aug. 25-Messrs. Knapp and Prouty of the interstate commerce commission have received an invitation from President Taft to attend a conference in New York City next Monday to consider proposed changes in the interstate commerce act.

Attorney General Wickersham, secretary Nagel, Solicitor General Bowers of the department of justice and Representative Townsend of Michigan also will attend. MERCANTILE THE BEST IN THE LAND (1) We have searched the world fr the best tobacco, so that those who have searched the world for the best cigar will find it in the Mercantile F. R. RICE MERCANTILE CIGAR COMPANY, ST. LOUIS.