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Illinois I. o. o. f. Orphans Home.

Ground was broken at Lincoln the
other day for the orphans home to be
built by the odd-fellows of Illinois.
TAt the meeting of the grand lodge, held in
Springfield last November, the enterprise
was sanctioned and authority granted the
Daughters of Rebekah to complete the same
from voluntary contributions by individuals
and lodges, Lincoln subscribing $4,000 and
beautiful site, consisting of forty acres with
in the city limits. The building to belerected
is to be known as the Administrative
building, Ill feet long, GA feet high.
so feet wide and containing thirty
rooms The. first story will be of cut
stone, balance Lincoln brick with Ashland
stone trimmings and slate roof, and will cost
s25, 900 exclusive of furniture. The plans en-
brace an expenditure of 100000 when the
remainder of the buildings are completed.
On Thursday, May 21, the corner stone will
10 laid with imposing ceremonies, under ai-
rection of the grand lodge, attended by the
subordinate lodges, encampment and Re
bekah degree lodges of the order. Prepara
tOns have been made on an extensive scale
for the event, and 10 900 members of the order
will be present to dedicate the institution :,
which is to become one for the education of
all odd fellows orphans.
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ILLINOIS STATE NEWS.
Dry and Wet.

The following are additional returns
from municipal elections recently held
in this state:
Colfax-Temperance. Farmer-Wet. Ma
rion-Wet. Louisvlle-Temperance, ma
jority. Chenoa-High license, 1000 year.
Stanford-Temperance. Eureka-Temper-
ance. aybrook-Temperance. BellefiOwer
Temperance. wsmith-Temperance.
Leroy-Temperance; stock law defeate ed.
Pana-Wet. Herrick-Wet. Bingham-We ct.
Coffeen-Wet. JoDaviess county-Ev cry town.
ship except Apple River voted temperance.
Danv ille-High license. Ferris--Temper-
ance, II majority. Knoxville-Temper-
ance. La Harpe - Temperance. Piatt
couaty-Eyery town in the coun-
ty that voted on the question voted no
license. Barry-License was voted. This is
the only town in Pike county that will have
saloons this year. acknowledgements
Plano-Wet. Tolono-Wet. Bushnell-Tem-
perance. Athens-Wet Greenview-Wet.
Tallula-Wet. RochelI-Mayor no license,
board for license. Taylorville-Wet. Pom
tiac-Board stands for license, but temper
ance people claim fraud and say they will
contest. If they win, town will be temper
ance. acknowledgements Odell-Tem
perance. Lena-Temperance. Hoopeston-
Temperance. Buda-Temperance Pittsf1elt
Temperance. Sullivan-Wet.
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A LIVELY tithe riot is reported from
Cardigan, Wales. An auctioneer, under
the protection of the chief constable,
was engaged in selling farm produce
for unpaid tithes, when a crowd. of peo-
pie assembled, determined to put an
end to the sale. They were armed with
eggs of veteran vintage, and with
these they began bombarding the auc-
tioneer and chief constable. These
parties were soon plastered with the
odorous stuff, but tried to drive away
the crowd by threats of prosecution.
This enraged the people more, and they
set fire to the furze and seized the auc.
tioneer and tried to duck him in an ad
joining pond. He pleaded and promised
to give up the sale if they would lei
him 60, which they did.
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ODDITIES IN PRINT.

A SAVANNAH undertaken advertises a
'@grand spring opening of things in my
line"
ACCURACY of statement is the aim of
acertain Maine newspaper. 1t trecently
gravely stated that a large number OF,
fresh mackerel had just been caught
off Portland harbor.
A sPEcULAToR in Oronogo, Jasper
county, Mo-, advertised himself as a
''jack" buyer, meaning zinc ore. Imag-'
Inc his astonishment when he had tour
carloads Of asses shipped to him.
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ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

THE New York court of appeals, or
the 29th, decided in favor of the law
firm of Shipman,. Larocque & Choate in
their. suit against the Bank of the State
of New York to recover about 5000, 900
drawn from their deposits in the bank
by their confidential clerk, j. E. Bedell,
through forged Endorsements, for which
he is now serving a twenty-years' term
in Sing Sing.
j. CoNovER, James Huntley and
James Hall were arrested in New York,
on the 29th, charged with swindling
the Chase national bank of New York
city and banks at Detroit, St. Paul and
other western cities by bogus drafts,
and by representing themselves as
agents of prominent horse dealers.
JAMES TAGGART, who took the place
of one of the puddlers at the Pencoyd
iron works in Philadelphia, was as
saulted, on the 2Sth, on his way home
from work by some of the strikers. He
drew a revolver and shot one of his as
sailants in the breast, inficting dan
gerous wound.
IRWIN G. STUMP, of San Francisco,
manager of the estate of the late Sena-
tor Hearst, who owned large interest
in the Anaconda mines reported sold to
the Rothschilds, says that he knows
nothing of any such sale having been
effected.
THE Russian government has issued
a decree ordering the enforcement in
St Petersburg cf the same measures
against the Jews as formerly decreed
against them in Moscow. Certain
places in the city are specified where
they may live.
TwENTY-FOUR frame dwelling houses
in the village of Leeds, n. Y, were
burned on the 2Sth. The heaviest loser
is ex-J udge Hilton, Of New York, owner
of the greater part of the village.
THE new cruiser Newark has been
ordered to undergo repairs owing to ex-
cessive leakage of the spar deck. This
will delay the vessels going into active
commission for some time.
THE Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad statement for March shows a
decrease of S3s7,364 in net earnings
compared with March last year
On the 29th Chattanooga, Tenn, suf-
fered from a $3.50, 600 fire covering a
space of twenty acres; insurance, $780,
600.
THE Massachusetts, house, on the
Goth. rejected the bill making sleeping
car companies common carriers
QUEEN NATALIE has announced that
owing to circumstances beyond her con.
| troll she will leave Servia.
OF the 1877 deaths in New York city,
on the Goth, only two were from grip,
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A Novel Attraction.

A recent dispatch from Menard to
the Globe Democrat says Warden E.
J. Murphy and contingent of Chi
cago capitalists have originated an en-
terprise that will result in a novel and
unique attraction for the Worlds Co
lum bian exposition in 1898. These gen
tlemen have purchased the old guber-
material mansion at Kaskaskia, which
was occupied by Shadrach Bond, Illi-
nois first governor, and will remove
the building to Chicago, where it will
be re-erected. Within the building
geological specimens, relics and his
torical curiosities of the primitive days
of the state will be on exhibition.
This house is of brick and was built in
1870, the brick being made at Pitts
burgh, Pa, and flat-boated to the
mouth of the Ohio river. and then
towed by hand up to Kaskaskia. 1t
was originally situated about eight
miles from the Mississippi river, but the
stream has constantly encroached upon
the site until now the house is within
100 yards of the rivers brink. The
interior of the building is of walnut,
the whole forming an interesting piece
of ancient architecture.
The state capital., 1891-05-02
Passed Civil Service Examinations,

The United States civil-service COM
mission has completed the marking OF
the papers of Illinois applicants who
We're examined for clerical and copyist
positions last March. The names and
averages of those who passed the ex-
animation are as follows: Clerks
William E.. Lehr, Marine, "a; Lewis
Sullivan, Parrish, So; Christian G..
Lederer, Duquoin, SO; Thomas j. Sulli-
van, Akin, 10; Ulysses G. Wilson, East
st. Louis IA. Copyists-Jacob L. Aull,
Belleville, 81; Albert A. Rutherford,
O'FallOn, 70.
The state capital., 1891-05-02

A BERLIN dispatch says that the alb,
sence of Prince Bismarck from the
Moltke funeral caused great popular
disappointment Had he been present
he would have received as marked an
ovation as the occasion permitted. The
statement that the prince was i'll is
believed to be true, as he had lately
been complaining of slight bronchial
disturbance that prevented him from
taking his usual exercise. On the other
hand, it is not doubted that he would
have been present but for the strained
relations with the kaiser.
The state capital., 1891-05-02

AMONG the Jews who recently emf.
grated by way Of Posen from Russia is
one Isaac Roseblat, whose case has
aroused considerable attention. He
bears on his leg an iron over which the
skin has partly grown and which was
fastened on him five years ago in a
Russian prison at Kieff, from which
Rosebalt attempted to escape after be-
ing arrested on charge of proselyting
for Judaism. 1t is feared that the re-
moval of the iron now might have a
serious result.
The state capital., 1891-05-02

INFLUENZA continues to spread in
England. A large number of members
of the house Of commons are i'll. The
committee on the Manchester railway
bill has been obliged to suspend its
sittings for week owing to the malady
attacking committee members, counsel
and witnesses. The epidemic is worst
in Yorkshire, Lancashire and the mid
land counties. Children who were but
slightly affected in the epidemic of 1890
furnish host of eases. Deaths though
are fewer
The state capital., 1891-05-02

THERE is considerable excitement in
the Chickasaw nation, occasioned by
the news that the indian commits
sioner has ordered the removal of
intruders from the nation. There
are six thousand of these people,
most of whom have crops planted and
should they be put out now the season is
too far advanced to enable them to raise
crops elsewhere this year, and as they
are all poor people great deprivation
and suffering must follow their eject
ment from that country. But the In
dian government is determined that
they shall 60, and now that the United
States government has decided like
wise, there seems to be no hope that
they will be allowed to remain there to
enjoy the fruits Of this seasons labor.
The state capital., 1891-05-02
Formulation of Illinois Cities.

A recent bulletin from the census bu-
reau gives the following official and re-
vised final figures of the population of
some Illinois cities: Bloomington, 90
04S: Decatur, 1854; Jacksonville, 10,-
74O; Springfield, 24,963. Bloomington S
figures, as heretofore given, were 22,-
242 The figures of all the other cities
above given show considera BILE de-
crease. also.
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Death of Elias s, Terry.

Elias S. Terry, well known in the
west in the early days, died in Wash
ington, D. c., aged 81 years. During
his long residence in Illinois he prac-
ticed before the Illinois courts, and was
retained in great many important
suits. Among those with whom he
was associated at that time were Abra-
ham Lincoln and Judge David Davis
The state capital., 1891-05-02
FRIDAY, APRIL "a.

SENATE-The senate killed Senator Newell g
bill providing that miners shall be paid for
all coal mined, including screenings Very
little business was transacted during the
day.
HoUsE-The house spent several hours in
the consideration of the compulsory edu-
cation bill, and the measure was advanced
to third reading after several amendments
OF more or less Importance were adopted.
The bill was advanced by an almost strictly
party vote. The committee on judiciary
killed Mr.. Pollock's bill prohibiting any
member of the legislature from receiving a
fee from corporation.
The state capital., 1891-05-02

ACCORDING to Mrs. Helen M. Cougar
whisky does not seem to be an agent of
amity in the family. She says she has
kept record Of the accounts of wife
murder by drunken husbands pub
lished in the daily papers since Janu-
ary /, 1889. The aggregate number, she
saws is 3004
The state capital., 1891-05-02

THE municipal council of Paris has
adopted an urgency resolution protest
ing against the extreme protection
of the customs committee and calling
upon the government to resist such anti
democratic tendencies as opposed to
the general interests of the city of
Paris
The state capital., 1891-05-02
Illinois Valley Odd Fellows.

The Illinois Valley Anniversary asso
citation, l. O. o. F., celebrated the sew
entv-second anniversary of odd fellow
ship in America at Pekin.
The state capital., 1891-05-02
Death Due to Fright.

Miss Nellie Butler fell into a cistern
at Atlanta, Logan county, and the Incl
dent caused great excitement in the
ighborhood. Mrs. Mary Lee, aged
81, was so frightened that she died of
heart failure. Miss Butler was rescued
The state capital., 1891-05-02
Believe 1t is Natural Gas.

In boring 4-inch we'll near Bloom
ington, gas was struck at a depth of 130
feet, in bed of gravel. The drilling
machinery was blown out, and rock and
gravel thrown 100 feet. The people be-
lieve it is natural gas.
The state capital., 1891-05-02

ONE hundred thousand Germans have
united in requesting the Bavarian au-
thorities to preserve the castle walls of
Nuremburg, where work of demoli-
ton and renovation has been in prog
ress. The regent prince, Luitpold, has
decided, after consulting with the min
istry, to grant the request and the walls
will be spared as monument of me-
dieval Germany.
The state capital., 1891-05-02

SENIOR MANUEL DE CALVIN, formerly
minister from San Domingo, has re-
turned to Washington in the capacity Of
special commissioner to endeavor to
negotiate reciprocity agreement be-
tween San Domingo and the United
The state capital., 1891-05-02

IT is announced that the German gov
ernment will apply to the federal coun-
ell for an appropriation to enable Ger
many to properly participate in the
worlds fair at Chicago in 1898.
The state capital., 1891-05-02

THE recent terrible accident on the
Lake Shore road, in which several
postal clerks lost their lives has spread
CONSERVATION among the clerks of that
division. Eleven of them have sent in
their designations, some of them by
wire. The retirement of these, to-
gether with those killed and wounded
in the collision at Kipton, O., has badly
crippled the system.
The state capital., 1891-05-02

AT San Antonio, Tex, for the first
time in the history of Texas, China
man has married white woman. The
groom is Sue Lee. He was married un-
der the name of Lee Thompson. The
bride is Mrs. Annie Livingston, of east
ern Texas. She is said to be divorced
woman, and was welded as Mamie
Wilson. A negro preacher, named 7.
G. Durham, performed the ceremony.
The state capital., 1891-05-02
Died of Starvation.

Mrs. Sarah Crist died of starvation at
Decatur. She was afflicted with a
structure of the stomach, and she had
taken no nourishment for twenty-five
DAYS.
The state capital., 1891-05-02
Ennnd Dead.

Michael Skelley, assistant superin-
tendent of streets at Decatur, was found
dead in his office the other night. Death
was caused by heart failure.
The state capital., 1891-05-02
Death of a Rank President,

Henry Ashemayer, president of the
First national bank of Mount Carroll,
died of paralysis. He was worth nearly
half million
The state capital., 1891-05-02

PROF. RODGERS says that when la
borers' wages follow the price of food
it is sure proof that wages are down
to the level of subsistence
The state capital., 1891-05-02
CURRENT COMMENT.

OWING toa strike of printers at Rome,
Italy, on the 2Sth, no papers appeared
next morning.
The state capital., 1891-05-02
That
Tired Feeling

Prevails with its most enervating and discouragng
effect in spring and early summer. when the tonng
effect of the cold air is gone and the days grow
warmer. Hoods Sarsaparilla speedily ogercomes
that tired feeling whether caused by change or
climate, season life, by overwork or Illness. and
imparts that feeling of strength and selfcondence
which is comforting and satisfying. 1t also cures
sick headache bilioEsness. indigestion dyspepsia
The state capital., 1891-05-02
MONDAY, APRIL n.

Nothing was done in either branch. Both
houses met at O'Clock and promptly ad-
journed, as only few members were pres
ent.
The state capital., 1891-05-02
THURSDAY, APRIL %.

SENATE-The senate passed an hour in
discussion of the report of the committee
recommending the passage of Senator Ber-
ry's compulsory education bill. The roll
call on the adoption of the report resulted
in tie-22 to 22-which was broken by Pres
ident Rays vote sustaining the committee.
The senate passed the following bills: Sem
ator Bass bill providing for an appeal from
the decision of an assessor to the county
board. Senator kerrick's bill providing that
the third time an application for continu-
ance is made in criminal case on the
ground that a witness is absent the Judge
may inquire into the truthfulness of the affi-
davit. Senator Humphreys bill requiring
grain inspectors to pay back any damages
which may be allowed by the board of rail-
road and warehouse commissioner on ac-
count of negligence or fault on their part.
Senator Lehman's bill making fee bills a lien
for seven instead of eleven years.
HoUsE-The Australian ballot bill came
up on second reading as a special order.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Green was
adopted, providing that, in the counting OF
the ballots. challengers may object to irreg-
ular or defective ballots, and such ballots
shall be preserved, and in case of a contest
the county court shall decide whether or not
they have been properly counted. All other
ballots shall be destroyed by the election
Judges The republicans renewed their ef-
fort to have all the ballots preserved for a
specified time after the election, but they
were outnumbered by the democrats. The
bill was further amended so as to apply also
to the election of township officers. AS
amended the bill was advanced to a third
reading. The compulsory education bill
was made special order the morning of the
The state capital., 1891-05-02
THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis of the Proceedings of the Gener.
al Assembly.
wrpNrcpAy AppIY %

WEDNESDAY, APRIL %.
SENATE-The general appropriation bill
was taken up, and, after having been READ
third time, was passed without opposltion.
The various appropriation bills making
provision for the expenses and improve
ments of the state institutions, for the eX-
penses of the state government and the saia :
ries of the members of the next general as
sembly, were read second time ana
ordered to third reading. Sena-
tor Cappinger's bill TO repeal the Mer-
rtt conspiracy act, on third readlng was
taken up on suspension OF the rules ana
passed by vote of 81 to T. Senator Berry
asked leave to amend the bill after the Sec
retary had commenced to call the roll, but
objections were made to this and the roll
was proceeded with. The senator explained,
however, that he could not vote for the bill
because it would repeal the common law.
He stated that the amendment which he de-
sired to offer guarded against the repeal OF
the common law, and left it the same as it
was before the Merritt law was enacted.
Senator Higbee's bill changing the time OF
holding court in Pike and Brown counties
was passed number of bills were intro
duced.
HOUSE-Mr Lyman, of Cook, asked to have
the bill protecting trades unions in their Ia
bells taken up and passed. There were
shouts of ''Regular orderi" and Mr.. Lyman
moved to suspend the rules The motion
was lost-yeas, ST. nays, A-failing to re-
ceive a two-thirds vote. The compulsory
education bill prepared by the majority of
the committee on education came up as a
special order. Mr.. Partridge moved to post
pone consideration of the bill until the
2Sth. The motion was lost-yeas, 54; nays,
78-and the bill was read a second time.
Over three hours were spent in the discus
sion of the bill, and numerous amendments
were offered. Action was postponed until
the 23d.
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11
APRIL WIDE AWAKE

Is noted for It's great variety Of
contributions, from the frontispiece
IF white lilies to its amusing
end-page drawing by Bridgman.
THE Mysterious Choir Boy" is a
beautiful story full of the Easter spirit,
by Henry Kirke White, Jr. The jolly
April First story, "Chollemyisses' AZ
Hicted Holiday" is by the author of
Cape Cod Folks; "Hong Wings Sea Voy-
age" the fanciful tale by E. Cummings,
offers the too-curious boy a lesson in a
pleasant shape: "A Lost Story" by
Anna Leach; The Story of My Bank
Book" by Louisa Trumbull Cogswell,
and THE Cock of Sebastopol." are adj
mirable short stories. The young peo-
pie in Margaret Sidney's serial, Five
Little Peppers Grown Up" constantly
get into all sorts of interesting trouble.
The hero of cab and Caboose," Kirk
Munroe's serial, shows his clear grit"
"Marietta's Good Times" are unique.
In the line of articles, there is Egg
rolling at the White House" on Easter
Monday, by Prof. Mason, with picture
of Baby Mckee; Easter Day Beyond
the Sea-" by Amanda B. Harris; "A
Black Prince" by Walter Hough, of the
Smithsonian Institution; Concerning
Bats" by Grant Allen; Mrs Clafin's
outspoken "Margaret-Patty Letters"
Miss Runners Figure Drawing for
Children and "Men and Things"
There is also a beautiful Mother-song,
by Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Blake, and a
Tuscan StorneM by Mrs. Cavazza, with
an exquisite picture by Irving R. Wiles-
WIDE AWAKE is s.. 40 a year; 20 cents
single number. D. Lothrop Company.
Publishers, Boston.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

One of the absurdities of the day is
The manner in which young schoolgirls
from fifteen to seventeen are allowed
to emulate their elder sisters in indulg-
ing in social dissipation, says the Bos-
ton Gazette. During the recent season
there have net only beer dancing
classes but also private cotillCns and
dinner parties given for children who
should either be asleep or in the nurse
nv. If dinners are to be given for the
doves" as the ''sub-dovcs' are often
called, what is left for them when they
really are introduced into society? 1t
is no wonder that some of the debu-
tantcs of the last few seasons nave been
found to be well verscd i'll the ways of
the world. and ready to go quite as far
as their elders, when it is considered
that the bloom of maidcnly freshness
has been taken off at innumerable
c%otillons, dances. slciThing parties and
dinners. Mothers would do well to re-
fuse to allow their daughters 50 much
social liberty while they are at school,
for they will find if this continues tina:
their buds" when presented to full
grown society, lack the charm that in
genuousncss alone gives to young girls.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11
Imnnirnl ENnSinhf

The number of persons in town who
wear eyeglasses is astonishing: the
number of children wearing them is APP
palling. a large proportion of the pu-
pills in the higher classes of the public
schools, says the New York sun, are
obliged to wear glasses. particularly in
the girls schools. Pickering gaslight,
long hours OF reading and study, and
badly-lightcd classrooms are among the
causes of eye weakness with the young
people, but the amazing spread of the
reading habit is at the bottom of the
general trouble. AS an oculist ex-
presses it: We are all taking up the
habit of reading, but the habit is SC new
with the masses that they have not
learned how to do it without damaging
thoir >;.rl,t