Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 5, 1905, Page 5

; a ¢ -SURY ACQUITS KOCH OF MURDER THIRD TRIAL OF FAMOUS CASE ENDS iN VERDICT OF NOT . D GUILTY. | | JURY CASTS BUT ONE BALLOT UNANIMOUSLY DECLARES THAT KOCH DID NOT KILL GEB- HARDT. DENTIST MAY LEAVE NEW ULM DR. KOCH INTIMATES THAT HE MAY SEEK A LOCATION ELSEWHERE. Mankato, Minn., Aug. 2.—Acquitted of the charge of murdering Louis A. Gebhardt at New Ulm, Dr. George R. Koch, at the close of his third trial un- der the indictment of the Brown coun- ty grand jury, walked forth from the court house here yesterday afternoon a free man and proved innocent in the eyes of the law. As became a man re- lieved of the terrible accusation hang- ing over him, and of the care and anx- iety it had caused for eight long, bit- ter months, the young dentist revealed his happiness in every feature. Only one ballot was taken by the jury. It was cast immediately after the jurors returned from dinner to which they were called within a few minutes after. they had heft the court room to deliberate. Promptly Judge Cray was notified and soon the words “not guilty,” the two words pre-emi- nent in the brief answer of the jury to the court’s question, were heard in the court room, and lifted a great weight of care from the defendant and his friends. Cast Only One Ballot. Surrounded by a_ laughing, happy group of relatives and friends after his discharge, Dr. Koch seemed like any other care-free youth, yet there was a simple dignity about his bearing as he acknowledged the greetings and con- gratulations of those who approached to offer them. The jury retired at 11:40 a. m., and soon went to dinner. A large crowd gathered in the courtroom, evidently expecting an early agreement. After returning from dinner a ballot was im- mediately taken. It proved to be unanimous for acquittal. It was a few minutes before 3 o’clock when the court was informed that the jury had agreed, and at 3:07 p. m. the twelve men filed into the courtroom and announced the verdict. Instantiy the spectators burst into applause which lasted for a full min- ute and until the court rapped for or- der. When she heard the verdict, Miss Ida Koch, the defendant’s sister, who had sat by him through the three trials, showing him loving attentions, put her arms about the doctor and kissed him. Dr. Koch Nearly Overcome. Dr. Koch for a moment appeared overcome with the emotions caused by the verdict. When order had been re- stored, Judge Cray discharged the jury, thanking it for its long and con- Nning service. He also made an order discharging the defendant. As the jurors filed from their box Dr. Koch and his relatives and attor- neys shook them by the hand and thanked them. The judge tilted back in his chair, his face beaming a benign expression, and he seemed to be one of the most pleased men in the court room. Dr. Koch, when seen after his dis- charge, was in a happy frame of mind. He said that he felt that he had had a faiy trial and had received the vindi- cation that he so much had desired. His name was cleared, and he wanted to thank all of the court officers who had participated in the trial, from Judge Cray down, and also his at- torneys and friends who had stood by him in his troubles. Koch May Leave New UIim. Dr. Koch stated that he would re- main over night in Mankato and then return to his home in New Ulm. As to the future, he was not decided, but thought that he might take a vacation. He intimated that he might not reopen his dental office in New Ulm, but might seek’a new location, although he was reticent in his statement on this point. ’ Juror Heinzeman, seen after the discharge of the jury, said the jurors had gone into the case with differing opinions, but as the evidence had been given they had talked it over among themselves and had come to be of one mind, so that it was a foregone con- clusion what the result would be when the jury retired. He said the jurors not only felt that the charge had not been proved against Dr. Koch, but they were unanimous in their belief of his innocence. Juror Schaeffer, who was with Mr. Heinzeman, corrobora- ted everything that the latter had said about the sentiment of the jury. SMS IE Ss 2S RIS Bank Cashier Arrested. Clinton, Mo., Aug. 2.—T. M. Casey, cashier of the defunct Salmon & Salm- on bank, recently arrested on a charge of forgery, and who has been out un- der an $8,000 bond, was arrested yes- terday on a charge ‘of receiving de posits when the bank was insolvent. The deposits aggregate $4,200. OPERATORS ON STRIKE. Telegraphers on the Great Northern ~ and Northern Pacific Ordered Out- St. Paul, Aug. 2—After two weeks of conferences with the grievance committees of the operators employed on their lines, the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railway ¢ompanies yesterday took’ the initial step in bringing the points at issue to a close. The conferences with the general managers of both roads were termi nated last Friday night, when both General Manager H. J. Horn of the Northern Pacific and General Manager F, E. Ward of the Great Northern sub- mitted to the representatives of the telegraph operators new schedules in which very liberal concessions were made to the men. Yesterday probably one-half or more of the telegraphers on both roads were approached by railroad officials, and, according to the statement of the latter, approximately 80 per cent 'are entirely satisfied with the new rules and rates. This, it is said, amounts to a virtual repudiation by the men of the grievance commit- tees of egch road. President H. B. Perham o% the Order of Railway Teleg- raphers issued a strike order to the operators of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific at 11 o'clock last night. The strike order does not in- clude the station agents at St. Paul, Minneapolis, Seattle, Tacoma, Port- land and nine other of the larger offi- ces. All operators, however, are in- cluded with the exception of train dis- patchers. MERGE VAST INTERESTS. Two Lumber Companies and a Rail- road Are Combined in One Concern. Duluth, Minn., Aug. 2.—One of the biggest deals that has ever been trans- acted in Duluth was completed yester- day after a four days’ session of the parties in interest when the Virginia & Rainy Lake company, which was or- ganized a couple of months ago and of which William O’Brien of St. Paul is president, purchased for a considera- tion of nearly $5,900,000 the properties of the Rainy Lake company, the Vir- ginia Lumber company and the Du- luth, Virginia & Rainy Lake raflroad. The Rainy Lake company carries with it the Minnesota Land and Construc- tion company. The deal that has just been consummated carries with it one billion feet of timber chat is tributary to the road. It is said that it will be the policy of the new parties in con- trol to extend the road next year to the Rainy river. PAL OF FAY’S BREAKS JAIL. Earl Trainer of Famous Safe-Blowing Gana Is at Large. La Crosse, Wis., Aug. 2. — Earl Trainer, member of the famous Eddie Fay gang of alleged postoffice robbers and safeblowers, who was arrested recently at the head of a gang of thieves on the charge of burglary of a dozen postoffices in Wisconsin, Min- nesota and Iowa, broke jail, leaving his companions in the lurch. Trainer was wanted also at Scottsburg, Ind., and other places, and the postoffice in- spectors who caused his arrest con- sidered it one of the most important in the Northwest since Eddie Fay him- self was arrested. .Fay also broNe jail at Janesville and is still at large. DEATH ON THE RANGE. Two Bodies Found on the Shore of Bear Island River. Two Harbors, Minn., Aug. 2—Parties coming in from the Birch lake country, in northern St. Louis county, report the finding of two bodies in the Bear Island river, near the White Iron road The bodies were later identified to be the remains of John Beargrease, aged seventeen, and Sam Courier, aged fourteen, two Indian. boys, who, from all appearances, had lain in the water for several days, Their canoe, contain ing packsacks and guns, was found right side up and partly pulled up on shore near where the bodies lay. Ne marks were found to indicate foul play. ©. C, BERG PASSES AWAY. Former Secretary of State of South Dakota Succumbs to Long Illness. Redfield, S. D., Aug. 2.—O. C. Berg, former secretary of state of South Da: kota, died at his home here yesterday, afternoon. He had been seriously ill for the last six months. The immedi- ate cause of death was paralysis. He had served three terms as clerk of court of Spink county, and from that office was promoted to the position of secretary of state. Last year he was a candidate for the Republican nom ination of governor. Four Persons Drown. Duluth, Aug. 2. — Four lives were lost by the capsizing of a small skift on Swan river, five miies north of Vera, Itasca county, near Engstrom’s Landing. lowa Educator Dies. Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 2. — Presi dent T. D. Ewing of Corning academy, formerly president of Parsons collegé at Fairchild, died yesterday. Fatally Injured. - . Osceola, Wis., Aug, 2.—Henry Ger- kin, aged about sixty-five, was seri: ously, if not fatally, injured in attempt ing to stop his team from running away while hitched to a binder, the machine running over him. Prisoner Escapes Jail. Winona, Minn., Aug. 2.—Winona of: ficials have been advised that Homer oe i BIGGER FISH GONE FREE. Judge Bennett Asks Why Plundering| Millionaires Are Not Enmeshed. Portland, Or., Aug. 2.—Judge A. S. Bennett, in the United States court yesterday commenced the principal ar- gument for Biggs, Gesner and Con- gressman Williamson, the defendants in the land frauds trial. Judge Ben- nett charged that istrict Attorney Heney was “hooking the big fish,” but not the men big in crime. He asked Why millionaires who have been al- lowed to st2al thousands of acres of the government land were allowed to go free, while the men big only in rep- utation and standing amohg their neighbors were chosen for prosecu- tion. FATAL FIGHT OF OFFICIALS. Politics Cause a Tragedy in an Illinois Village. Peoria, Ill., Aug. 2—While engaged in a political controversy in a Spring Bay saloon, Alfred Hosher, township supervisor, hit Henry Ahrens, alder- man, over the head, felling him to the floor and killing him. A dozen towns- men witnessed the tragedy and Hosh- er gave himself up. The dispute arose over the mowing of weeds on a boun- dary line, and the men soon came to blows. Ahrens, in falling, struck his head against an iron railing, and from this injury died almost instantly. The men had been fast friends all their lives. TESTIFIES AGAINST COBBAN. Strong Evidence Given in Case of Al- leged Timber Grabber. Helena, Mont., Aug. 2.—Albert Jem- ison, testifying. in the United States court yesterday at the trial of R. M. Cobban of Missoula for subornation of perjury in procuring timber land loca- tions, said he received over $1,000 for locating people upon timber land for Cobban. He received $12.50 for each location and $25 for an_ especially good claim, while the locater got $100 and expenses from Cobban for making the location, MANY INJURED IN RIOT. Several Hundred Persons ix Battle With Detectives. Chicago, Aug. 2. — A riot in which several hundred people took part oc curred last night in South Chicago, where three detectives employed by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railway. attempted to arrest Charles B. Frane for riding on a sand train. The detectives in trying to make the ar- rest were compelled to use their re- volvers and the crowd retaliated with bricks and stones. A number of peo- ple were injured in the fight. MAY SUSPEND DIGGING Until Sanitary Reforms Are Completed on Isthmus of Panama. Panama, Aug. 2. — The executive committee of the isthmian canal com- mission have about decided to suspend any attempt at digging the canal until better prepared for the work. The present sanitary arrangements will be reformed. Chief Engineer Stevens will live at Culebra or Ancon. THE MARKETS, Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Aug. 2. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, $1.11@1.12; No. 2 Northern, $1.08@1.09; No. 3, 95c@$1.06. Corn— No. 3 yellow, 53 1-2@54c. Oats—No. 3 white, 30 1-2@81c. Minneapolis, Aug. 2. — Wheat—No. 1 hard, $1.101-2; No. 1 Northern, $1.08 1-2; No. 2 Northern, $1.041-2@ 1.05 1-2. Oats—No. 3 white, 28 7-8c. Duluth, Aug. 2. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, $1.08; No. 2 Northern, $1.01 1-2; flax, $1.48; rye, 58e. - Chicago, Aug. 2. — Wheat — No. 2 red, new, 88 1-2@90c; No. 2 hard, new, 86 1-2@88c; No. 3 hard, new, 85 1-2@ &87c; No. 1 Northern, $1.10@1.15; No. 2 Northern, $1.05@1.10. Corn—No. 2, 55 1-2c. Oats—No. 2, 28 3-4@29c. Milwaukee, Aug. 2. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, $1.111-2; No. 2 Northern, $1.06@1.09 1-4. Rye—No. 1, 68c. Bar- ley—No. 2, 58c. Oats—Standard, 33c. Corn—No. 3, 55 1-2@56 1-2c. Sioux City, lowa, Aug. 2.—Cattle — Beeves, $3.75 @ 5.70; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.25@4.15; stockers and feed- ers, $2.75@3.75; calves and yearlings, $2.50@3.50. Hogs—Bulk, $5.35@5.42. Chicago, Aug. 2. — Cattle—Good to prime steers, $5.25 @ 5.90; stockers and feeders, $2.25@4.25; cows, $2.50@ 4.50; heifers, $2.20@4.80; calves, $3@ 7. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $5.40@ 6; bulk, $5.70@5.90. Sheep—Good to choice wethers, .$4.60@4.85; native lambs, $5@7; Western lambs, $5@ 6.75. South St. Paul, Aug. 2. — Cattle — Good to choice steers, $4.50@5; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50 @ 4; butcher bulls, $2-75@3.50; veals, $2@ 4.50; good to choice stock steers, $2.59 @3.50; good to choice milch cows, $20 @35. Hogs—Range price, $5.40@5.75; bulk, $5.50@5.60. Sheep — Good to choice lambs, $5@5.85; fair to good, $4@5; good to choice yearling weth- ers, $4.50@5.50; good to choice ewes, $3.75@ 4.40. WATER RIGHTS IN THE WAY. 5 ¥ Delay in Reclamation Projects in Mon- tana. Helena, Mont., Aug. 2. — F. Newal, chief engineer of the government re- clamation service, who is in Montana looking over projects in course of con- struction, says that one of the great obstacles to some projects in the state B. Trainor, leader of the trio who bur-; is the question of adjudicating the glarized tke Stoddard postoffice and were arrested here, broke jail at La) Crosse. water rights. These matters must all be settled before the government can proceed. i LABOR DAY IS PROCLAIMED. . Governor Issues Proclamation Desig- nating Sept. 4 as Labor Day. Goy. Johnson has issued the follow- ing proclamation: “The legislature of the state having designated the first Monday in Sep- tember of each year as Labor day, and it being desirable that this day be generally observed; now, therefore, I, John A. Johnson, governor of said state, pursuant to law and custom, do hereby request that on Monday, Sept. 4, 1905, there be a general suspension of trade and toil. “Labor is the basis of all wealth and prosperity. In the community of interest so essential to our well being and our progress the relation of the employer and employe should not be strained.. Between capital and labor there should be no difference. Labor, seldom asking for more, should always be given a fair chance. In all problems involving any difference between cap- ital and labor there should not only be a just toleration but wise and patriotic consideration, On this day let there be not only the healthful recreation of the holiday, but a discussion of prob- lems looking toward a settlement of differences, the realization of the true dignity of labor and _ the establish- ment of all industry on the basis of equal rights to every citizen. Let full co-operation follow, and in the enjoy- ment of this day let the central thought be the upbuilding of the state and nation and the elevation of the citizen to the highest possible stand- ard.” MAKES WAR ON TIMBER BARONS. Attorney General Seeks to Recover $40,000- Attorney General Young has begun a campaign against alleged timber trespassers. C. J. Jelley, special coun- sel of the department, who has been investigating claims against several companies, has reported that about $40,000 is due the state from timber trespass. Should the companies fail to pay this amount, Mr. Young says that he will bring suit. Mr, Jelley has been busy with his investigation for several weeks. He finds that in some instances the com- panies cut timber after their permits had expired and without having them renewed. In other instances he re- ports that the companies went beyond the authority given them in their per- mits. For instance, it has been customary for the state to make contracts with timber companies to cut green timber. Mr. Jelley says that in many instances the companies cut “dead and down timber” under these permits and paid Jess than the contract price. Mr. Jel- ley holds that since there was nothing in the permits about “dead and down timber,” this should be paid for at the regular contract price, whether it is worth that much or not. Mr. Jelley has investigated twenty- five alleged cases of timber trespass, and reports that the state has a claim in most of them. In a few cases the technicalities of the law will bar the state from recovering. INDIANS ARE NOT DYING OUT. Increase Nearly 50 Per Cent in Five Years. Final figures on the Indian popula- tion of the state have been announced by the state census bureau. The fig- ures show that the red men have in- ereased nearly 50 per cent in Minne- sota during the last five years. The total Indian population in 1900 was 6,- 492, as against 10,225 in 1905. A controversy has arisen in Norman county which will lead to the partial recounting of the White Earth reser- vation Indians who hold allotments in that county. The citizens of Nor- man county declare that the Indians should be regarded as citizens, as they hold allotments, and that their num- bers should be credited to Norman county. In order to settle the dispute, D. C: Lightbourne, formerly assistant insur- ance commissioner, has been selected to make the recount. A comparison of the population on the different reservations follows: 1905. 1900. Inc. White Earth ......4,968 3,436 1,482 Leech Lake . -1,920 1,001 919 Fond du Lac. 886 9-367 519 Bois Fort .. 762 530 232 Grand Portage 108 = 254 Red Lake ...... 1,450 *189 Totals .......+ 10,225 6,942 ..... * Decrease. George Mailand, ninety-four years. old, is dead at Spring Valley. About a year ago his wife Sophia passed away, aged ninety-six.. They had been married seventy-four years. Mailand was born and,grew up in Saxe-Wei- mar, Prussia, and came here in 1860. Sheriff Christianson arrested Al Nel- son at Tracy on the charge of keeping a disorderly house. Nelson pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and costs. The arrest of Nelson is only the be- ginning of a general clean-up. Plans for the Albert Lea Chautau- qua next year include an effort to se- cure John D. Rockefeller, Grover Cleveland and other orators. The residence of John Hein, a cigar manufacturer, of Perham,’ was burned STUPCNDOUS “STATE FAIR OF- FERING. L. N. Scott, who directs the man- agement of the Metropolitan’ opera house, St. Paul, likewise the Metropol- itan opera house, Minneapolis, has succeeded in securing from the Klaw & Erlanger company their immense production of Gen, Lew Wallace's Ben Hur, as the feature attraction for the Minnesota State fair. “Ben Hur” will be presented in St. Paul the week of Aug. 28, with a mati- nee on Wednesday and Saturday, and in Minneapolis the week of Sept. 4, with a matinee on Monday (Labor day), Wednesday and Saturday. Never before in the history of the Minnesota State fair has such a colos- sal offering been scheduled for the en- tertainment of the public. “Ben Hur” is unquestionable the grandest play in the history of the American stage, and will surely be an attractive drawing eard for the fair. STATE HAS ABOUT TWO MILLIONS Census Returns Show Big Increase Over 1900. A conservative estimate made by the state census bureau officials shows that Minnesota has a population of nearly two millions. There are a few returns from scattering districts to be received before exact figures can be announced. It is expected that the tabulation will be completed and veri- fied in a few days. Early returns indicated, that the in- crease during the past five years would not be more than 8 to.10 per cent, but the counties in the northern part of the state show heavy gains, so that the total showing is better than was at first expected. With a few incom- | Wilbur plete returns Itasca county shows a population of 11,429, as compared with only 4,573 five years ago. The dis- tricts that are yet to be heard from will swell the figure 200. It is estimated that Itasca county will show an increase of more than 150 per cent in the past five years. The village of International Falls has a population of 587. Five years ago returns were received from only sixty townships and villages in Itasca coun- ty, while this year nearly 150 town- ships and villages have been heard from. The increase in population in North- ern Minnesota is due to the home- steader and settler, large numbers of whom have moved there during the last five years. The state census bu- reau will show returns from more than 150 cities, villages and towns this year, as against 108 five years ago, and 77 ten years ago. . Clearwater and Beltrami counties will show a population of nearly 19,000, an increase of 75 per cent. These counties until recently were one. The increase for twenty-seven coun- ties in the northern part of the state during the past five years follow: Itasca, 7,000, estimate; Beltrami and Clearwater, 8,000, estimate; Carlton, 5,170; Cass, 1,713; Cook, 290; Crow Wing, 2,403; Benson, 1,344; Kanabec, ‘1,580; Kittson, 1,789; Lake, 1,619; Mille Laces, 1,810; Otter Tail, 2,853; Pine, 3,323; Red Lake, 3,760; Roseau, 4,179; St. Louis, 34,587; Stearns, 2,655; Todd, 2,423; Wadena, 1,396; Hubbard, 1,430; Marshall, 1,600, estimate; Polk, 1,500; estimate; Norman, 500, estimate; Wil- kin, 180; Clay, 1,515; Becker, 1,751; Morrison, 1,600, estimate. These counties increased in popula- tion more than 175,000 in the last ten years. Counties in Southern Minnesota showed decreases as follows: Blue Earth, 1,035; Dodge, 595; Faribault, 2,607; Fillmore, 1,012; Houston, 308; Le Sueur, 59; McLeod, 280; Mower, 745; Murray, 196; Olmsted, 710; Scott, 180; Sibley, 508; Wabasha, 214; Wa- seca, 127; Wantonwan, 2. C. H. Ager of St. Louis is out two grips, containing a new suit of clothes, tweny yards of flannel,and other valu- ables. He gave them to. a stranger at Hastings, whom he took to be an expressman, for delivery, and started up town from the train on a wheel. The night police found the empty grips in a box car. Rev. H. J. Pederson, founder of the Danebod college, and formerly pastor of the Danish Lutheran church at Ty- ler, died at his home in Ruthton after a long and painful sickness. Rev. Mr. Pederson was one of the foremost clergymen of the Lutheran church in America. : William Funk, aged twenty, a well- known youth of Wabasha county, liv- ing about nine miles from Lake City, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. It has been decided to hold a carni- val and harvest festival in Moorhead for four days, beginning Aug. 23.. A committee from the Commercial club, including Messrs. Dalby, Kiefer and Wright, have charge of the arrange- ments. ; While crossing the bridge of the Zumbrota branch of the Milwaukee road at Faribault, Charles Tortier and his daughter, Mrs. Bermierfch, were thrown forty feet from a buggy, which was hit by a freight train, causing probably fatal injuries to Mr. Tortier. 4 . 3 spre DEFECTIVE PAG THE PLAYWRIGHT-STAR. Odette Tyler, Famous Actress, Values Doan's Kidney Pills. Miss Odette Tyler is not only one of the best known dramatic stars in America, but has written and pro duced a successful play of her own. Miss Tyler has written the following grateful note, expressing her appre- ciation of Doan’s Kidney Pills: Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. <i Gentlemen:— My experience with your valu- able remedy has been equal- ly gratifying to both myself and friends. (Signed) ODETTE TYLER. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. ¥ For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cents per box. Tyler Those Dear Friends. Stella— Ihave to be very circum- spect since my engagement. Tont’s awfully jealous. Maud—Foolish boy! I'm sure you never have a chance to give him any cause for jealousy—Columbus Dis- patch. PATENTS. List of Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors. Reported by Lothrop & Johnson, patent lawyers, 911 and 912 Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul, Minn.: Ed- ward Firnhaber, Janesville, Minn., animal trap; Arthur Hubbard, Minne- apolis, Minn., wheelbarrow; John Kue- bler, Mankato, Minn., envelop; Alex- ander McDougall, Duluth, Minn., con- veying apparatus; Albin Nelson, Glad- stone, Minn., vessel; Peter Nelson, Oldham, S. D., hame fastener; Hugh Shedd, Red Wing, Minn., calendar. HEAVES CAN BE CURED. We have a guaranteed cure for HEAVES, COUGHS and COLDS. Guaranteed to cure or money refunded ‘One package by mail, 60c; 12 pkgs. by express with written guarantee to cure, $5.00. jtock Food Co., 113 2d Street, Milwaukee, Wis. Thoroughly Sterilized. Aunt Beth—They say his money is tainted. Edith—Nonsense, aunt; I heard him say he had just cleaned up another million. Piso’s Cure for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.—N. W. SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17. 1900. Those Russian Names. “They've changed one of those very prominent Russian army corps cum- manders again.” “What is the new man’s name?” “Go ’long. I haven’t mastered the name of his predecessor yet.”—Cleve- land Plain Dealer. ROYAL SOMERSAULTS. How King Alfonso Amused Queen Alexandra. Several old fashions have been re- vived at court, some of which had fall- en into disuse since 1862, when the late queen retired from social lite, says the Onlooker. One of these is that the mistress of the robes should accompany the queen to her bedroom door at the conclusion of a state ball. This practice was re- vived on the occasion of the state bali which took place during the visit of the king of Spain. It happened that the Spanish monarch’s sleeping apart- ment was,in the same corridor as that of Queen Alexandra. The queen ‘arrived at the door of her room, attended by the Duchess of Portland, and the young king, who had come up stairs at the same time, wiShed her majesty good night. Then he suddenly said, “I am an athlete; would you like to see me perform?” She said “yes,” upon which the youthful sovereign turned a succession of somersaults, all down the corridor —London Mail. EVER TREAT YOU SO? Coffee Acts the Jonah and Will Come Up- A clergyman who pursues his nobie calling in a country parish in Iowa, tells of his coffee expertence: “My wife and I used coffee regular- ly for breakfast, frequently for dinner and occasionally for supper—always the very best quality—package coffee never could find a place on our table. “In the spring of 1896 my wife was taken with violent vomiting which we had great difficulty in stopping. “It seemed to come from coffee drinking but we could not decide. “In the following July, however, she was attacked a second time by the vomiting. I was away from home filling an appointment, at the time, and on my return I found her very low; she had literally vomited herself almost to death, and it took some days to quiet the trquble and restore her stomach. “I had also experienced the same trouble, but not so violently, and had relieved it, each time, by a resort to medicine. “But my wife’s second attack satis- fied me that the use of coffe was at the bottom of our troubles, and go we stopped it forthwith and took ° on Postum Food Coffee. The old symp- toms of disease disappeared and dur- ing the 9 years that we have been using Postum instead of coffee we never have had a recurrence of the vomiting. We never weary of Postum, to which we know we owe our good health. This is a simple statement of facts.” Name given by Postum Company, Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book “The Road to Wellville.” in each pkg. . aA | t +