Decatur Weekly Republican from Decatur, Illinois • Page 3

NINE AGED PENSIONEES, Thoy All Are Widows of Revolutionary Boldlera. from tlio llncordi ol (he I'unlloD Onion-- Story of the wi.inw or it Uniterm Hero of thn llavolutluii, Wnnhtntflon Tin' Bulilluru of Iho of UK; revolution slow departed life, dud uol one of tliom remains on the pension roll. 1'ho wur for the independence of tlio colonies from CIroat i thu cntabMHhmcrit of tlio L' nltcd Mates, wusulusetl one hundred uml thirteen years ugo. Tlio men wlnj cuinpcil with at Valley I'orjfu, who i with CiutcH at Saratoga, wliii engaifud In tin; combat nt tlio Oowpoim, initialed their blood with llio watorH of lirandywino, who compelled tl'o Hurronder of Lord C'ornwu'lllH, him nil pahnod over the (lurk i and i-nlerud blrounc of honor iintl i which only thu havo scon urul known. But, iilthouifli thu veterans of tho revolutionary wur havo (fono to tho Land o' tlio dciil, them IB still a pen- Dion list i IH inuornonlu of that mrmornlilii wargrapplo which resulted In Iho o.HlabtNlHuenl In thu now world of a (fmvrnniBiit of tho people, by tlio pcoplu for the people.

The i IH paying monthly pensions to lu mi wldmvN of soldlei'H, us nliuivii by a list i by the first deputy eomiulnsonur of pcunlonn, linn. Pniiiliiluk I. it Is Mary Jirrm'n, njrcd SO, residing" la i i i i pi-iiiloued. 'for tho Bi-rvirun n( Jimrph In tho Pona- pylviuiiu pension commenced I'Y'liruury 3, lni3; uaiount, J12 pur IT10II i Jiuni-y i atfed 81, residing In pen.slouud for tlio services of i Cloud iu thu Virginia troops; pciiniini ruiumuiiuoil February 3, 18J3; SI 1 pur month. S.

Damon, 80, residing In I i i I i i V't. pensioned for thu wi'vii'i 1 of Noali Dltmonln the Mas- Barlui.HcttH trtiopn', pension commcncod July I uinount, 912 per mouth. Niinu.v ifniivs, ttjfi-d 80, Holding In pensioned for the Bcrvii'i'M nf Durllnff Jotie.t In tho North Carolina troops; punslou commenced I'Vljruary 3, 1M.VJ; a per month. Ucln'uun Muyo, ujfod SI, residing 1 lu Ni'wlirni. Vii.

1 poiiBloncd for the scrv lees of Stephen Muyo In tho Virginia tronpr, pension commenced I'ubrunry 3, amnunl, per 1'iitty ugoil IM, nl Knst pensioned for tho H'jrvlcrs of i Klehardson In tho New Yorlt troops; pension coinniencod A i 21, IVi4; utnoiint, 81- per month. Sin-lid, iiifcil 78, mulcting In I'arkslcy, pensioned for the nerv- Ices of liinvdoln Miiuuil In tho Virginia troops; pension coinmeneed February 3, It.Vl: iiinount, 81)0 pur month. Ani'iiulli titfrd residing In Jttinolii'sli'i 1 N. pensioned for tho Ri'rvltT" of Dimhiim In the Con lu'ctk'iil tiM.ips; pension commenced H7H: i i i i i S'M per month. Miuir.v lii-nimii, ivgcd I residing lit i)ensloned for the nf Kobui'l OhiMOoolc In thu i i i i i (roopi; pension uonnuenecd April I 1 1 IH.V.II iLinotint, SI'! per month.

It i In- observed seven of llii-w i i riH'i-lvu PI'J I'luili per i i other tivn receive S3(l nirli per month. ThU miLltes totul ol 81.7Jt pi-r i i i I l.t 11 very mnnll puiii, mid yet. It Is nn linnor- i pension roll. Hindi' lioiumiMu by ndi-lc i i i i 111 lumlslilpa rndiii'eil by tliuin of patriot- Ism, it li not i i pension 1KI. The history i riiso on (He In the pension oilier, it Unit Home of nldnw.4 nnirrled old soldiers on (he i of tho (fruvis.

For- liovn-ivr. the list Is I more i i to-dny i i It wim few yeivrw Several i a sol- dlcrH 1 widows who were nnirrled to dy- Injr a wlu'ii worn i pust Inivo illed nnd on the roll more iitfril relicts of tho revn- lutlonnry i i i Mury i i of I'l 80 ycurs of She wiis murriud nuiny age, nnd hence tho must bare oceurred 33 years after the war. The youngest vctcruno were 2u years ol age when tho war closed. Of course, 35 years afterwards they were 55 years of HUNTING CVUBS UNDEB MBB A Bill Which Would Throw All River Bottom Open to Any One. A OP THE REVOLUTION.

age, rearing ihcir end of earth, and, being on the pension roll, were con- blderccl valuable as well as honorable men for husbands. The most patriotic mun must seo more or less cupidity In the pension roll of the wlduws of revolutionary soldiers at this time. They appear to bo rnlher far but it In an honorable roll nevertheless. One of tho widoXvs, whose name Is no longer on the list, for Bho hns died, In hor declaration papers stated that she was 18 years of age. The date of her husband's death wns one day after her marriage to him.

An agent of the pension office who visited the town und InvoBtigiitcd tho cuso, developed pretty romance. lie found tbut the veteran hud died at the age of about 80, Jlefore he died he was a long 1 time ti nuffcrer from Infirmities that confined him to his 'room und rendered him helpless. For several yearn ho was dependent on tho kind a.sBtstaiicc of friends, In talcing care of hlinsolf. One of his neighbors was a young girl who had known the old man from her babyhood, and had been ono of his pots, who sat on his knee and lUtcncd to his stories of tho wur. When ho became Inilrm she used to i every day and talk to i and eometiniM bring flowers to put bosldo his bed and nlco things for him to cat.

Bhc was as a daughter to him. Tho old man wanted to do something to show his appreciation of her kind ness, and offered to make over to her his power of attorney that she might draw his pension, which was all lie had This could not legally be clouo. So he proposed that hho uliould marry him and that would entitle her to draw his pension after ho' was dead BO long as slio remained a widow. The young lady objected very strongly. But Vho veteniu, ooiillnod to hlo bed and know ing that ho could never leave It, was a firm und persistent suitor, and at the holleltatlon of her friends, nnd bo please the old man, tho young- lady at lot eon Rented.

Ono day a minister was senl for and i the necessary witnesses bho Joined hands with tho gray old veteran and was made his wife. Tha i the old man died, The girl eighteen was Iho widow of a rovolu tlonury holdier, and her name was plucril on tho pension rolls. Thoaigh a mure child sho had certainly earned tho honorable widowhood and tho honoi'U bin pension, and she received It as loup; as lived; (or, until hor death, she re niulned i great personal pKdo anc local honor tho virgin widow of a rev a huro. BJIITII 1). I'BY.

NOTES. Feb. Mr. Fulton, introduced in tho bouse bill designed to break up the hunting monopoly which certain sporting clubs re alleged to maintain along the Illi- ois and Mississippi rivera. Large tracts lu.n'1, extcuding for hundreds of miles long these rivers, are leased by these lubs, whose membership is made up tiiofiy of wealthy residents of the large iticu, and the natives complain that they ro excluded altogether from the priyi- cge of hunting.

Mi 1 Johuson'a bill needs tho present law by providing lut it shall be a for any person enter upon any luncla, whether leased not, which are subject to a a over- ow from any navigable river, for 10 purpose of i and he shall not deemed a. trespasser unless ictual amago be dono by him." It is the urpose of the bill to throw open the verbottoms to hunters without author- zing trespass upon lands used for purpoeoa. The measure ieo provides that no more than twelve I'utor fowl shall be killed ID oue day. If Mr. Johnson's measure should be- nrae a law it cannot affect the interests the Spring Lake Club, as the club has urchasod the land o'er which tho waters ow.

They own the ground and can ut up a high board fence. Decatur need not be alarmed. THE man who thlidts ho knows mor than other people carries a fcarfu Imaginary Milwaukee Journal "Dio you say you wantod Shakes pearo's asked tho boolc-ston olerk. "No," replied the haughty girl "I want his Washington Star "1 A to Introduce you to Mrs Belladonna. Hho Is ouo of tho 'ncv women, 1 you know." "Ahl kind-- tho woman with a past or th ono with a Indianapolis Jour mil.

1'nor. "That was a mos charming bouata that Mine. Fortisslm just rendered." Mrs. Crush "0, dea mo, Is a so? Mrs. I'lushor was tell ing mo about the hitcbt trick of her i i dog, L'ido, and I was so Interested I must have missed Vittsburgh Dispatch.

I i Mr. llolnii, "phwatdo Miami to do wld all yei 1 schoolin' a i yen get to bo a mon?" "I'd lilto to be a congressman," replied tlio "Well, bear in moind phwat Ol tell i i 1 to congress nn' successful nn a job av i a in' i a depinds on wan t'lmr: I hat's i i i i 1 tho boss." -V Islington Slar. An Event. Arrangements are now completed for ie appearance of the Chicago Orches- ra in tho Military Hall ot the Univer- ity of Illinois at Champaign on Friday voning, April 5th. This concert prom- ses to be a great musical event and Mr.

'rank Slado Olver, who has the matter charge, has arranged with the rail- oads to make excursion rates for the jonefit of those living at a distance who vish to attend the concert. Seats will jo sold by subscription at one dollar ach, all those becoming subscribers be- ng required to take their tickets March ho 18th. They will then have the choice if seats before tho sale is open to the public. Mr. Olver has engaged Mrs, Qenovra Johnstone Bishop, the iunous Boprano soloist, for this occasion, Vlilitary Hall, which has been generously placed at tho disposal of the orchestra for this concert by tho board ot has a son ting capacity of nearly 'our thousand nnd is perfect in its ac- coustical properties.

Mr, H. Tyler, of ha Opera House pharmacy, has the subscription list and sale of seats for Decatur. Sales of Real Estate. Robert S. Welsh to Henry H.

Colter, south hulf lot 4, block 1, North addition Lovi Cross to Isaac Lebo, tract of land Boody--S100. Samuel Evey to Lewis E. Kostler, lot 7, in i7, 18, 4 B. B. Rogers to Clara Gisinger, lot 5, block 4, Rogers' 4th addition to Argenta $100.

Arrozonia A. Bills to Edmund S. McDonald, lot 2 in assessor's sub-division-- SoO, Hester A. McCollom to II, W. Lcavott, lot 21, block 1, Riverside Caroline Powers to W.

R. Mac- mnsiors, lot 5, block Powers' First add i i also lot 1, block 1, Powers' Third addition--S600. C. E. Si'hroll to Loo S.

Hall, lots 7 and 10, Riehviow tiddition to Decatur-- G. A. Jacobs to Ui'a Wilson, tho north a of the i quarter of 16, 14, 2 W. Muyor to Sum Ehrhait, the northeast a of the northwest quarter of 20, 37,2 John W. Mnthias to Amos Muthias, tract of land in 2, 14, 1 H.

Wilhncring to Emily C. Kich, west half lott 11 and lot 13, Clark's sub division in 9, 1'J, 1 east- S700. UMK but half as much Dr. Price's as of any other baking powder. It's absolutely pure, LEG1SLATVE BILLS.

What the State Are Doing. In the Illinois Legislature Mr. Coch ran presented the retort of the special house committee appointed to cenfer with tlie Lincoln Moaument association with reference to the proposed transfer of the monument to the state. Accompanying the report was a bill accepting tha conveyance the monument and grounds to the state of Illinois in trust, upon the conditions that tho state properly care for the monument and grounds and provide for the interment of tho members of Robert T. Lincoln's family.

The governor, secretary of state and state treasurerare constituted a board of commissioners to assume control of the monument. These commissioners at to appoint a custodian at a cost not to exceed $2,500 and in this cottage there is to be a waiting room for visitors to the monument. The salary of the custodian is fixed at $1,000 a year. For tho payment of the salary of the custodian, for the erection of the custodian's cottage and 'for making such needed improvements tho sum of is appropriated. The bill was read a first time and referred to the committee on appropriations.

A bill presented by Mr. Berry makes it unlawful for any public officer having the custody of public funds to loan such to a private bank or individual, and prohibiting any private bank or in- divroual from borrowing or accepting as a deposit auy such funds, Mrs. Flora Miller of Monticello, Mrs, Mary McCauley of Olney, and Sue Simpson, of the Woman's Kolief Corps, appeared before the house committee on state institutions in favor of Mr. Cochran's bill for the establishment of an institution for the care of widows and daughters of deceased soldiers. The house committee on public charities favorably reported Mr.

Cochran's bill to authorize county judges to release children of a sound mind from the custody of the poor house and contract for their support and education. A Word to Young Men. Our fathers and grandfathers had an old fashion idea that if they could not gat work at SI a day it was bettor to take 75 cents or even 50 cents a day than to do nothing. The great majority of our wealthy mon to-day, says an exchange, began with that idea, and by hard work, diligent application, and economy, have MEKHLflJtt'S BILL. Against Catholic Church Bights.

Special O.SK OK TIIIC ypnri but she was born 24 years ntlvr i cliisc df the strufffjle (or Independence, when her luisbnnd wns past In-" vein 1 a liuid. of C'ltuin, born a tlio war closed, nnd her husband wu.s near'uiK hla TOlti S. Pnmoii, of riymouth Vtili'i'i wns l'(irn years a tlie i a a licr hus- Vaiul luid passed i i year. a i of Jimesboi'ii, To Is Of the sumo ii)fi' IIM Mrsi Pnnuiii; and her i i "'as ul 111 V(vy eld uinu when mari'lod him. Mii.Mi, of Nowbern, i tlio name uiro us Mrs.

I'lm-il mid she miri'lj IICM i 1 stilYcrcd iiuy of tlio a i 1 i i before i i born, i lius-bniid was niiiri lol him. r.iif. i i i i i of I last llothol, i i i i i '1 a Yorktown MI ITCH lu 1 i i nnd I i i liOUi year i i i I I I I I wns DO WOMEN KNOW? noiiil. of I'arlcsloy, wan born vein' 1 a tlio war was doted, niul her husband wns iipproaehlnff his 701 li i i i miirrioil him. MiiiH'liestor, N.

a police wan do- chirod, nnd hor llrsl husband a well whoii imirriod him, Blio i a i a wi'oiul tiino. Nniioy of rlnohnek, "a-, born yoivrs i i of a mid liorluisbaiid WHS uonr ly 7i niarriod li'iu. A nf HIOMO i a wii'nwa i i ymiii'j whoi) Mioy Niul Ilic-iO Uffedinid iiiriiig vowrnns. A i i who was twotr.y ji-nrs (In- rcvoluliiumry a om.lil not luivo bi'oii inarrlod under 19 years of TIIA If I is irnnud at home groat pains should Ijo takon to make the corners of eulVs vory should be innied (Int. THAT ermine fur may be cleansed by a delicate, i i a tlnuiiol cloth iifralnst the friiln.

and an a application of Hour to tlio I it soiled places. THAT mr.ii'siiml wnman's linen should not luivc a polish, but be hinootbly Ironed to a ilend i At the laundries tills is mllod a "doniestiu polish." THAT a most i liolp to keeping Is a "house-cleaning diary," which koopj a ivcoul of tho times when pertain carpets were taken up or well papers cliu'ijreil. A an old and remedy for nervous i i ih felt at Iho Ui.su of tlio bruin, is i-amiilior. It is olToolivo uppliod to the paiii- part und nibbed hard for intervals. Til IT ivlion papoi-inp i.s nbout to bo dune tin 1 slionkl ho i ulr.lo-\ sli brush wul in o.

v. i old papir i i it be oJV. and a i i sodawaior will clean UIL i la CLOAK5 AMD HATS. i A i i velvet j.i-',;oth with skirts of lire pnpular. rr.s are simply the rage.

Stuck cell.irs, uoeithands and rudlos WLM'O more popular. Tin: i i Ktnii j.iel;et in velvet, with nionlerio oilj'o, is very pretty for use over v.al.s'.:, (if i i nr.itovial. I I I I li.is tho brim arched face, the eiown is full and I'lin'y. KIH! a dilator nf ien-iiieh ostrich i ilmv hows. i sot at the i orown.

How to Obtain Raro MotnU. To Claude Vautln, a London inventor, Is credited a simple method of obtaining some of tho rare metals in any desired quantity in an absolutely pure state; that is, he finds that aluminum will take tho oxygen from the oxide of almost any other metal, leaving tho latter pure. Jlotals lilto chromium, cobalt, nickel, tungsten, uranium and manganese aro easily obtained in tlio oxide form, the trouble being- to reduce tho oxide and got the pure metal. Van tin's device, it appears, causes tho materials to produce their own heat for the purpose. Thus the process may be: )xldc of chromium taken in a pondered orm, a certain quantity of lime mixed vlth It, to this mixture being added a ortlon of aluminum reduced to minute eparato granules, the whole compound being then placed in a crucible with a magnesia lining, which Is placed in a nrnace.

At a- certain moderate tem- icraturc the reaction takes place. A CITY'S now water works havo uit boon completed nt a cost of 80,505 attained success in their respective lines of business. But this better-half-a-loaf- than-none idea is rapidly going out of date, and many of the young men of today will not work unless at fancy prices. Pew of them are disposed to share tha hardships their fathers endured, at oven treble tho price. Now evory town has its full quota of young men loufers who are growing up midlenossand not learning to do a day's work, and living beyond thoir means.

The fault is not always with tho young mon. It is often with the father, who permits his son to lounge around homo, doing nothing and learning nothing. If parents were a little more strict iu this matter, there would bo less controversy between labor and capital in coming years, and we would be a happier and more contented people. Prices Now and Then. Springfield Journal: Tho prices of.

hogs at tho Chicago stock yards have averaged close toS4.75ahundred pounds. Two years ago the average was ST.91-- the difference betwoen the two prices being 83.15--nearly 50 per cent loss to the farmer. Who gets the benefit? Certainly not tho consumer of pork, for half a dollar will not buy a larger roast or more chops than it did two years ago. Tho Democratic theory is that reductions in the prices of farmers' 1 products helps tho poor who consume, btt in practical experience in the matter of table supplies this does not hold good It takes the middle man a long time to find out that pork is cheaper--iu fact, the most of thorn aro stone deaf, for all time. The retailer's market ia narrowed so that his profits, oven with tho wider margin, are undoubtedly less than they were two years ago People without money cannot eat meat except at the expense of she butcher.

The Democratic policy helps no one and injures all. WHAT is the foremost baking powder in the world? Dr. Price's, as it's absolutely pure. SPRINGFIELD, Feb. the House Merriam ictroduced a bill repealing the acts granting the Catholic church special right in the way of holding real estate in trust.

It is understood it was prepared by the A. P. A. leaders. The bill is said to be a revolt of the A.

P. A. of Springfield and Peoria against the Catholics of Eockford and Chicago. Recently a bill was introduced making it a misdemeanor to belong to the A. P.

and this is a return blow. Merriam, in au interview, said the biJl emanated from himself. He was not actuated in introducing it by any church organization, and was not interested in any way with the A. P. A.

He had discovered that thjse acts wera not generally known to be in existence; they were unjust to the general public, and' grant extraordinary powers never granted to any church in this country since thepassage of the acts. He wantstoplaca the Catholic church on the same plane in the future with the other churches in respect to the power to acquire and hold lands. Now they hold apart largo quantities of kind exempt from taxatiou. Merriam estimates that, under these special acts, the Catholic ihurch has acquired in the state of Illinois property worth between fifty-five and sixty-five million dollars, without bearing any portion of its just share of taxation. The Longest Metallic Bridge, It may not be generally known that the great bridge built by the Illinois Central railroad across the Ohio, river at Cairo is the longest metallic bridge in the world, being 33 foet longer than the Tay bridge in Scotland.

The Railway Age says the total length of the bridge, including the timber ticstloe, is 20,461 feet, or 3,875 miles. Tho bridge proper, from center to center of end piers, is feet long, and it is 104.42 feet in the clear above low water, while from the bottom of tho deepest foundation to the top of the highest iron work the dis- tanea is 249 foot. Tha great structure which makes the Illinois Central a continuous line from tho northern border of Illinois to the gulf, cost 82,1375,458, a sum which would build 150 or more miles of railway through a prairie country. FASHION'S FANCIES. ROSE pink is the most fashionable color now for young girls' evening LW IT.E JCHJN A 'ON A C.HJNA When you buy goods that are said to be "Haviland China" be sure that they have the Haviland marksi Goods are being offered infj Decatur as Haviland that are not Haviland China.

When disreputable concerns is shut off from their possibilities, they are forced to pass off the cheaper substitutes. White Haviland is always stamped H. Co. L. France.

Decorated Haviland is always stamped Haviland Col Limoges. Do not be deceived by false trade marks. It'iis the same old history of 1847 JRpgers Bros, goods over again. Those deceptions did not pay. Will these? frocks.

MOIKE silk petticoats, lined with horsehair, are employed to keep the dress skirts well spread out at the foot. STYLISH theater capes are of red perforated clotli, over black moire silk, with garnitures of black ostrich feather bands. CLOCKS, photograph frames, trays and writing- desks of the pretty Dresden china aro very popular when decorated with violets. CHIFFON corsages, shirred in narrow leng-thwise puffs, with headings of tho chiiton, are very becoming to slender, girlish figures. BLACK chifEon veils are protections from sharp winds, and are quite popular with cloth gowns, especially for morning shopping.

AVuiT.K dress bonnets are as tiny as it is possible to make them, hats are extremely large, and are laden with tips, the long plumes falling in the back almost to the skouldurs. A STYLISH little frock, for a girl of ten, is made of blue serge, with skirt, coat and vest trimmed with bands of white cloth. The rovers are faced with white, and white pearl buttons trim the fronts. HEAVY cord, fully an inch and a half around, and covered with velvet of a contrasting color, or to match the dress, is set into the bottom of to keep the fullness in the desired folds. OTTO E.

CURTIS Jewelers and Dealers in Fine China and Cut Glass. Tho Color of Ono'a Clothes. Tho color of one's clothing 1 hns con- ilderablo to do with his comfort in summer or winter. When exposed to the it is said, receives 109 degrees Pabrcuhcit; palo straw color, 10'J; dark yellow, 140; light green, 155; dark (jrecu, 103; Turkey red, 105; blue, .98, and Assuming that this table Is correct, the person who dresses 11 light colors during the summer has about double tho protection from the that a man or woman in black Envoy. Kecarillnr; Seed Gcrralimtlon.

i It lias been ascertained by an extended scries of experiments that rye and winter wheat will germinate in soil the temperature of which is as low r.y deHTcos. Bnrlcy, oats, flax, clover aud por.sc will sprout at 35 degrees. The turnip as cold-blooded as the rye and winter wheat, but lAe carrot needs degrees and the bean 40 degrees bc- Core tliey will make tho Initial effort to send the life-shoot in search of air and light. A Sound Liver Makes a Well Man Aro you Bilious, Constipated or troub- lod with Jaundice, Sick Hcadnchn, Bad Taste in Mouth, Foul Breath, Coated Tongue, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Hot lry SUiu. P.iin in Back and between the Shoulders, Chills and Fever, dfcc.

If jou have any of those symptoms, youf Livpr is out nf order, and your blnod is slowly being your Liver doos not net properly. HKKBINE will ouio any disorder of the Liver, Stomach or Bovi'ls. It has no equal as a Liver Medicine. Price, 75 ceuts. Free trial bottles at Dawson's drugstore.

New Rules for Institute Teachers. Superintendent of Public Instruction Inglishas issued circular letter No, 2, regarding licenses for institute workers, which is important to all teachers in the state, as ho establishes new rules regarding this work. Formerly county superintendents have employed assistants in holding institutes, and some times persons not eminently qualified havo so employed. State Superintendent Inglis will permit this no longer. Ho will grant licenses on iccommenda- tion of county superintendents, and bold tho latter responsible for each teacher's qimliacations.

To the Public. J. C. Beatty has opened a harness and carriage business in the Millikin new store front in the Brcnnoman block on North Fianklin street, east side of city park, where he will carry a line ggicp, carriagc-s, surreys, phaitons and road ivagons. Also a large line of tine a a HP will be glad to sea all his old customers and a new onos.

Feb. 21, The Gold Cure. Senator Bogardus has introduced a bill providing for the cure of drunkards by the Keely method at public expense. The bill provides this shall be done under thedirection of tho courts of record. Struck Oil in Missouri.

Oil has been struck at a depth of 710 feet on a farm owned by John Marshall, near Rich Hill, Mo. A company has been organized to a well 2,000 feet. TITE Spencer it Lehman Co. have two styles ot of surface cultivators that they want to show to 6,000 Macon county farmers. Jan 31-w4mo CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS.

ABJIENIAN Protestants in Turkey raised $37,000 last year for the support of their churches and schools. THE total adult membership of the Protestant churches in Japan at the close of 1803 was 37,398, an increase for tho year of 1,804. EEV. Dn. GUNNISON, of Worcester, has declined the presidency of St.

Lawrence university, which was recently offered to him. Ancumsnop KOZLOFFSKI, Metropolitan of the Roman Catholics in Russia, has just received from the czar a cross adorned with diamonds Man. DK EMEY, bishop of Meaus, the sec once held by Uossuct, has gone into bankruptcy. lie had indorsed the paper of too many of his flock. UKV.

DB. McKENZiE, oi Cambridge, has declined tho Bartlett professorship in the Andover seminary, to which lie was recently elected. TIIE smallest diocese iu the world is said to be that of St. Helena. Besides Uie bishop, Dr.

Thomas E. Welby, whose salary is $900, it has only three clergymen. WHY is Price's Baking Powder the most economical? Because it's absolutely pure. CHICAGO'S NEXT MAYOR. His Wame is Swift--He Was Nominated by Acclamation Yesterday.

CHICVOO, Feb. Republicans of Chicago this afternoon nominated George B. Swift for Mayor by acclamation. The other nominations are: City treasurer. Adam Wolf; city clerk, J.

P. R. Van Cleave; city attorney, Roy O. West; circuit judjrc, Charles G. Ncely.

Money to We are making the matter of loans a special feature of our business. If you want to make a loan on city property or farm lands come and see ds. We have plenty of money to place at from 6 to 7 per cent, and there will be no waiting if the security is good, JACK ALLISON. Room 1, Ullrich novlTdlAwtf FRKD CRABB, formerly of Rich Hill. has come to Delavan to reside, and will occupy the Crabb homestead wosl of town.

MOST people can not afford to experi ment They want immediate relief. That's why they use One Minute Cough Cure. C. U. Dawson.

The Apparel Oft Proclaims the Man," said the poet, Shakespeare. How true that is, and what do you suppose people think of you when you go about looking just as shabby as you can 1 Don't you know that" a very few dollars invested at will proclaim you a different a If You Want Good Bread Always ask your dealer for the "wnite Foam" or "White Bread" BRANDS OF FLOUR. They are the beat In the irarket. EVERY SACK GUARANTEED; FOR SALE BV ALL C5KOCERS. THE HATFIELD MILLING JO Oecatur,.