Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 11, 1905, Page 3

* fall. DESCRIBES GHASTLY. WELTER INTO WHICH RUSSIAN s0. CIETY HAS DRIFTED, SAYS 100,000 LIVES MAY FALL THE COOLEST MAN IN RUS SIA TO-DAY 18 EMPER. OR NICHOLAS. COUNT WITTE MAKES PLEDGE iF ONE DELEGATE DEMANDS CON- STITUENT ASSEMBLY HE WILL BACK HIM. Berlin, Nov. 8 — William Stead, fresh from Russia, by way of Finland and Copenhagen, stopped over in Ber- lin yesterday on his way to Paris. For an hour and a half he poured forth his vivid impressions of “hell pretty well let loose,” as he called it, of the things that he had seen and heard and of the ghastly welter into which Rus- sian society has drifted. “The coolest man in Russia is the emperor,” said Mr. Stead. “God grant that he may keep his seat; that the Liberals may gather about him and that they may resist the forces of dis- solution. His authority is shaken, passions are loose and things are like- ly to be worse. There may be fearful slaughterings. As an optimist, I think a hundred thousand lives may If 1 were pessimistic, I would say two millions. The situation is something like this: Police Are Indifferent. “The police, gendarmes and Cos- sacks have been suppressing a revolu- tion in the name of the emperor. Sud- denly, they say, the emperor goes over to the Liberal side, and that he thinks more of those who want to vote and who are doing everything in the way of meeting and agitation which the police were taught to believe was un- lawful, than he does of them. Simply human nature; the police and gendarmes say: ““Oh, very well, if the emperor’s new friends act like this, it is no con- cern of ours.’ “And when the police are indifferent the ‘hooligans’ break loose and tory- ism in society also breaks loose. That mass of ignorant conservatives which only thinks of killing—the black hun- dred in Moscow—are Conservatives who are offended by the Liberals Getting the Upper Hand. All through the Russian empire au- thority, as represented by the police, Cossacks and gendarmes, is shaken. as I have said, and the forces that tend to tear society apart are at work.” Mr. Stead added that the army could no longer be depended upon. Several officers at Helsingfors had sent word to the Liberals while hold- ing a meeting, that they need not be afraid as the troops would not fire. * “The Liberals,” he continued, “are unfortunately holding back from sup- port of the crown at a time when every man who has a good cgat on his back or a rouble in his pocket should stand by the emperor, who has placed himself on the Liberal side. The Lib- erals are unable at once to overcome their distrust. The fuller liberties have been granted too late.” Witte Gives Pledge. St. Petersburg, Nov. 8. — Count Witte has definitely pledged himself to support the plan for the convoca- tion of a constituent assembly when the douma meets if a single delegate raises the question. He is extremely desirous of winning the support of the zemstvyoist party, which he does not hesitate to declare stands nearest to his political ideal, and which he evi- dently regards as the strongest, safest and most influential factor in the fu- ture political life of the country, Count Witte continues to complain bitterly of the lack of confidence man- ifested toward him by all the ele- ments of the opposition at a time when he stands so much in need of the support of the Liberals. Would Not Believe Christ, The count added that he believed “if Christ himself were at the head of the government, the opposition would not believe in him,” and said that at the present juncture the only person who was seconding his endeavor to intro- duce the new regime in a completely loyal spirit was Gen. Trepoff. Now that the crisis in Finland is virtually over it develops that the revolutionary socialist had complete control of the situation. The militia in possession of Helsingfors and other towns kept a firm grip on all means of communication and prevented the news of what was happening reaching the Russian authorities. % Horrors at Odessa Leak Out. Odessa, Nov. 8.—Four hundred and twelve Jews, victims of the massacres of last week, were buried yesterday. A majority of the shops were closed, including many of those belonging to Christians. 5 The mobs completely devastated, plundered and burned all the Jewish houses in the suburb of Dalnik. In the large villages of Severinovka and Anatolievka and the towns of Ovido- "pol, Maiaka, Akkerman, Attki, Olvi- pol and Winitza many hundred per- at Odessa are gradually and only serve to add to the horrors. It appears that the soldiers slaugh- tered the defenders of Jewish houses. In one case fifty-six railway workmen who were defending Jews on Frick- horsvkaia street were shot. The losses total many millions and no less than 800 families are ruined. Some wealthy merchants have been reduced to poverty. Fighting in Caucasus. St. Petersburg, Nov. 8—The news from the Caucasus is particularly bad. Fighting between Armenians, Tartars and Russians in the Daghestan, Ku- tari, Kutek and Barban districts as- sumed a ferocious character and ev- ery attempt of the troops to restore order resulted in the population turn- ing upon the soldiers and fighting them with arms and bombs. Two companies of Cossacks are reported to have been entirely wiped out. MURDER IN SECOND DEGREE. Reeves !s Convicted at Hallock and Sentenced to Life imprisonment. Hallock, Minn., Nov. 8.—The jury in the Reeves murder trial returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the sec- ond degree. The defendant was sen- tenced to life imprisonment. The jury returned its verdict one hour after be- ing charged by the court. The de- fense asked for a stay of thirty days, but the application was denied. When asked if he had anything te say be- fore sentence was pronounced, Reeves said he wished to retain two of the ex- hibits in the case, the photographs showing his homestead. The state promised to have duplicates made for him. The prisoner appeared satisfied with the verdict. Reeves was conyict- ed of killing Swanson, a neighbor, who called at the former’s place to protest against the. invasion of his land by cattle. ‘NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT EKLUND Probably Will Be Released From Lon- don Prison, St. Paul, Nov. 8.~Unless the postal authorities bring against Peter August Eklund, who is held in London on his own confession, a charge of tamper- ing with the mails he will be set free. The authorities of Clay county yester- day telegraphed to Gov. Johnson that they will not make any effort to ex- tradite Eklund nor to bring any charge against him. The governor sent word to Secrétary of State Root that no one could be found to make any complaint and that so far as Min- nesota is concerned Eklund could be Teleased. FINED FOR HIS FOLLY. Man Is Convicted by His Own Writing of “The Lovely Tiger Lily.” Red’ Wing, Minn., Nov. 8.—Mrs. Har- riet E. Nelson, who sued John O. Davis for $8,000 as damages, because he wrote an alleged poem called “The Lovely Tiger Lily,” got a verdict of $1. While the jury did not believe that Mrs. Nelson had suffered anything by the so-called verses, they were of the opinion that any man so foolish as to write such poetry, particularly a man of standing in the community, should certainly pay the cost of the trial’ A stay of proceedings of sixty days was granted, and the end of the legal pro- ceéedings may not be yet. STATE SENATOR IS HELD. Coroner’s Jury Charges Wright With Complicity in Murder. Wausau, Wis., Nov. 8.—State Sena- tor‘James A. Wright and M. W. Lloyd, a timber estimator, were yesterday held jointly by the coroner’s jury for the death of Col. J. A. McKay at Mi- nocqua on Friday last. McKay was killed in a political quarrel between |Lioyd and Wright. The testimony showed that the revolver was in Lloyd’s hands when the shot was fired. It is alleged that the shot was intended for Wright. SAVES MOTHER FROM FIRE. La Crosse Man Bears Aged Parent Through Flames, La Crosse, Wis., Nov. 8.—Dashing through flames which were destroying his home, William Rehfuss, a meat dealer, yesterday saved his aged mother, Barbara Rehfuss, from being burned to death. The woman, too feeble to escape, was already over- come by smoke when her son reached the second story. Rehfuss fell faint- ing in the firemen’s arms before a thousand spectators when he reached the street. . LONG LOST SON RETURNS. Legacy Awaits Man Who Disappeared Twenty Years Ago, Belle Fourche, S. D., Nov. 8.—Geo. Wool8ton, a young man who was born near this place. twenty-three years ago, suddenly made his appearance at his father’s home after being lost to the knowledge of his father for twen- ty years. His father has been holding for him a legacy of $10,500 which was left him and a sister by a grandmother in New York State. ‘ CONDITION IS UNCHANGED. Ex-Speaker Henderson’s Death Is Said Not to Be Imminent. Dubuque, Iowa, Nov. 8. — John C. Hancock issued yesterday the follow- ing’ statement regarding the illness of ex-Speaker Henderson: a “There is no particular change in the condition of the patient. He has been slightly delirious at times, but no different than heretofore. Death is not imminent unless a hemorrhage develops.” le : Lucien Eckhardt, twenty-one years of age, was found in an alley early yes- terday near the home of his. fiance, Miss Kate Burns. He had been shot. Near him lay his own revolver and the cylinder contained four empty shells. Eckhardt and Miss Burns were to have been married Nov. 23, and he left her home Monday night in the best of. spirits. Soon after four pistol shots were heard. Later his dead body was found. The police are endeavoring to discover whether Eck- hardt committed suicide or was assas- sinated. BRITISH LAUNCH DAMAGED. American Sailor Rescues Tar Who . Jumps Overboard, Annapolis, Md., Nov. 8—An Ameri- ean and British launch were in col- lision late last night in the Annapolis roads. The British launch, which be- longed to H. M. S. Como, was so seri- ously injured that it was hauled on board the Como in a sinking condition. The American launch sustained no damage. There were no casualties. One British sailor jumped overboard during the collision to escape injury, and as he was sinking the friendly hand of an American tar rescued him. LIKE ANYBODY’S GIFTS. Alice Roosevelt’s Presents to Be Ex- amined by Customs Men. Washington, Nov, 8.—Notice was re- ceived at the Georgetown customs house vesterday that the foreign gifts consigued to Miss Alice Roosevelt were to be examined at the custom house and not taken to the executive mansion. They will go through the regular routine and will be examined by the authorities without any repre- sentative from the White House being present. G BALTOMORE GREETS LOUIS. Prince Given Greatest Ovation He Has. Yet Received. Baltimore, Md., Nov, 8.—Rear Ad- miral Prince Louis of Battenberg was welcomed to Baltimore with an ova- tion last evening, the like of which he has not met since his squadron dropped anchor outside Annapolis last Wednesday morning.’ At the close of an election Baltimore paused last evening and Republicans and Demo- erats stood shoulder to shoulder and cheered Baltimore’s distinguished visitor. WALKED INTO RIVER. Vassar Girl, Dazed by Headache Pow. ders, Drowns Herself. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Nov. 8—The body of Miss Emily Ensign of Youngs- town, Ohio, a member of the fresh- man class of Vassar college, was found in the college lake at one o’clock yes- terday morning. Subsequent investi- gation showed that Miss Ensign, not feeling well, took some headache pow- ders. It is believed that she uninten- tionally took an overdose and that while dazed by the effects of the med- icine wandered away in the darkness of the night and accidentally walked into the water. THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Nov. 8. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 88@89c; No. 2 Northern, 85 1-4@86c; No. 8, 88@85c. Corn — No. 3 yellow, 54@55c. Oats—No. 3 white, 29@29 1-2c. Duluth, Nov. 8. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 863-4c; No, 2 Northern, 84 3-4c; flax, 95 5-8c; rye, 66c. Minneapolis, Nov. 8. — Wheat—No. 1 harl, 87c; No. 1 Northern, 86 1-2c;. No. 2 Northern, 84c. Oats— No. 3 white, 28 3-8c. Milwaukee, Nov. 8. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 881-2@891-2c; No. 2 Northern, 85 1-2@871-2c. Rye—No. 3, 73@73 1-2c. Barley—No. 2, 55c. Oats —Standard, 31@31 1-2c. Chicago, Nov. 8. — Wheat — No. 2 red, 90@901-2c; No. 2 hard, 871-2 @ 90c; No. 1 Northern, 90@91c; No. 2 Northern, 87@89c. Corn—No. 2, 5c. Oats—No. 2, 30c. Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 8—Cattle— Beeves, $4 @ 5.65; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.20 @ 3; stockers and feed- ers, $2,75@3.85; calves and yearlings, $2.50 @ 3.40. Hogs—Bulk, $4.80 @ 4.82 1-2. Chicago, Nov. 8. — Cattle—Good to prime beeves, $3.60 @ 6.30; stockers and feeders, $2.10@4.30; cows, $2.50@ 4.50; heifers, $2.20@4.80; calves, $3@ 7. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $4.70@ 5.20; bulk, $4.80 @ 5.10. Sheep — Good to choice wethers, $4@5.30; na-, tive lambs, $4.75@7.65. South St. Paul, Nov. 8. — Cattle — Good to choice steers, $4.50 @ 5.50; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50 $2.50@3.50; good to choice milch cows, $20@35. Hogs — Range price, $4.60 @4.90; bulk, $4.70@4.80. Sheep—Good @4; butcher bulls, $2.75@3.50; veals, $2@4.50; good to choice stock steers, 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. POSSES SEARCH COUNTRY... No Trace of Man Who Shot Telegraph : Operators. Helena, Mont., Noy. 8.—Despite vig- orous efforts on the part of two posses, one mounted and the other afoot, no trace has been found of the man who} fired on Telegraph Operators Arpine and Dolive. Both men have been ope- rated on and it is believed will recov- er, though both are, dangerously wounded in the groin. The man who did the shooting is believed to be im sane, Ste | MUST DRAW FOR EXPENSES. State Revenue Fund !s Overdrawn $558,727.16. The state revenue fund has been overdrawn $558,727.16 up to date, ac- cording to the balances made at the state treasurer’s office at the close of business on the last day of October. The total overdraft permitted is $600,- 000, so only about $40,000 more can be _| drawn. There will be some money coming in from the November tax settlements from the counties and the railroad taxes will begin to come in during De- cember, but this will hardly make up the amount needed for current ex- penses till the close of the year. A section in the general appropriation’ bill provides that the governor, audi- tor and treasurer may make arrange- ments with the banks and other par- ties to pay the warrants issued against the revenue fund prior to the time when money to meet such appropria- tions comes into the state treasury. The total balance in the other state funds ‘is $1,004,545.98. From this the overdraft for the revenue fund has been drawn, leaving a cash balance in the state treasury of $445,818.82. . The balances in the different funds are shown by the following table: Debit. Credit. Revenue over- draft ..... + $558,727.16 Soldiers’ relief. $82,20001 Agricultural — col- lege . : Funding tax Permanent si General school Permanent — ui 114,351.81 29,073.05 ment land. . 36,703.04 State institutions. 6,927.28 State institutions fund interest. Swamp land. 5.39 Swamp land interest . 6,095.21 Grain inspe 94,64 Hay inspection. 604. Cash balance. . 445,518.82 Totals ... $1,004,545.98 WAS ELECTION LEGAL? Moorhead’s City Council Considers an Important Problem, The Moorhead city council is in doubt as to the legality.of the recent special election. The law provides the hours during which the polls must remain open in cities of different sizes, and under the old census, Moor- head being under the 4,000 mark, the hours, prescribed were from 9 a. m. to 5 p.m. Since,the state census this year Moorhead has passed beyond that mark, and under the law for the cities the prescribed- size of Moorhead the polls .must be kept open from 7 a. m. to 6 p.m. The city voted on Tuesday from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., contrary to the statutes, and it looks as if the city attorney had slipped a cog in the preparation of the notice of election. It is claimed, however, that the old census figures hold good until the new figures have been officially given, and this, it is said, has not yet been done. A serious difficulty arises in this connection that might affect the sale of the certificates of indebtedness. In- vestors in securities of that charac- ter are usually Careful to look up all legal phases. of the matter and a shad- ow of suspicion that the election was not strictly and technically legal, might make it impossible to secure the money. for the improvements con- templated in the amendments voted for. TOWNSHIP IS THREATENED. Water Mysteriously Overflows Most of Land at Ramsey. In the township of Ramsey, three miles west of Anoka, is a phenomenon which is puzzling the farmers. Many years ago, according to Indian legends, a big lake covered part of the township. When civilization came the land was found tillable, no water be- ing there. For fifty years crops have been raised with unbroken regularity. i This year the crops were planted as usual, but to-day much of this land is under water. There is water in the cellars of the farmers to a depth of several feet. From the Stein farm to A. E. Mer- rill’s is one broad expanse of rippling water. Along the railroad tracks the water is six and eight feet deep. Roads that have been ‘passable since the time the old territorial road was laid out and when it was but a trail, are now under water. Where it qmes from is a matter of conjecture. Some are wont to ascribe it to springs. Otters believe it due to the wet season. Yet other seasons have been as wet and cellars did not fill or fields disappear beneath a sheet of water. Extends Mail Delivery. Notification has been received in Winona that complete rural mail de- livery in Winona county will be es- tablished on Jan. 2. An inspection for the establishment of the system was made last summer, but a reinspection was ordered by the postoffice depart- ment and only recently completed. This delayed the beginning of the ser- AS mapped out the rural delivery in- eludes twenty-two routes in Winona county and one in Wabasha county, extending over into Winona county. Two will start from Stockton, and one each from Altura, Homer, Lemoille, Minnesota City and Utica. The com- bined Wabasha and Winona county route will start from Minneiska. ’ : New State Land Law Shuts Out the Speculator. The state auditor gives a very satis- factory report of the recent state land sales, not only.as to the amounts dis- posed of and the prices obtained, but as to the class of buyers. More than 42,000 acres have been disposed of in small tracts to a sub- stantial class of purchasers, many of them farmers from the Middle West- ern states seeking new and cheaper lands. These farms are purchased in every instance with the intention on ‘the part of the purchaser of making them their future homes. There ap- parently have been no_ speculators among the buyers. 4 A law passed by the last legislature imposed conditions which practically put an end to speculating in state lands. This law requires that within five years the purchaser must do one of three things: Fence at least 25 per cent of the land and use this for pas- ture, cultivate at. least 5 per cent of the land or build a house and actually reside upon the land at least twelve months. Many small tracts have been sold, which in itself shows that specu- lation is not the object of the purchas- er. A forty acre tract was sold at El bow Lake. All public lands in Wilkin county were disposed of at the recent sale, a total of 5,052 acres at an average price of $13.65 an acre. All the public land was cleaned up in Norman county. In other counties sales in the last two weeks ahve been as follows: Kittson, 8,300 acres; Marshall, 4,300; Polk, 1,- 600; Red Lake, 5,500; Roseau, 9,500; Norman, 550; Clearwater, 4,200; Otter Tail, 3,400; Grant, 120. The average price was $8 an acre, or a total of $350,000. é During the sale in Roseau county, tracts were sold to buyers from sev- eral different states. At the Wilkin county sale there were purchasers from six states. TIMBER FRAUDS ALLEGED. Nineteen .Suits .Involving .Northern Minnesota Lands Filed in St. Paul Federal Court. : Nineteen suits, involving large tracts of timber land in Northern Min- nesota and growing out of alleged land frauds of Frederick A. Hyde, John A. Benson and C. W. Clarke of California have been filed in the fed- eral court at St. Paul. The suits are brought against the three defendants and a large number of lumbermen whe are alleged to have purchased lands se- cured illegally. In these cases the government claims that the three defendants filed applications for purchase of large tracts in California. These lands were bought at low prices in the names of fictitious persons. Having acquired these cheap lands through these methods, the govern- ment alleges, the three defendants em- ployed officers in the government land service to assist them in procuring the selection of such lands to be set apart as forest reserves. They would then, so it is alleged, relinquish these lands and take valuable timber lands in Min- nesota and other states in lieu of those relinquished. The government now asks that the patents to these lands be declared void on the alleged ground that they were obtained through fraud, and the title be decreed to be in the government. The complaints, which go into the details of the alleged transactions very minutely, were drawn in the office of United States District Attorney C. C. Houpt and have been filed. The lands included in the suits are located in Cook, Itasca, Lake and St. Louis coun ties. STATE GETS LANDS. 603 Acres of Swamp Land, Long in Controversy, Relinquished, Word has been received from the federal land commissioner at Washing: ton that the national government has approved for immediate turning over in title to the State of Minnesota 603.43 acres of Minnesota swamp lands which have been in controversy for some years. Of this amount 123.43 are located in the Duluth district, 360 acres near Cass Lake, and 120 acres in the neighborhood of Crookston. The state auditor fixed the dates for the public sales of stumpage on state lands in the northern part of the state. The dates set are fixed as follows: At Duluth, Nov. 24; Aitkin, Nov. 25; Grand Rapids, Nov. 27; Bemidji, Nov. 28; Walker, Nov. 29. These sales come under the rule of auctioning off tim: ber in tracts containing less than 100, 000 feet. The auctions will include the sale of cedar posts and spruce stumpage, pulp wood and tamarack ties. SAYS SWEETHEART MURDERED. —— Minneola, L. 1, Nov. 8. — Gertrude O'Hara, eighteen years old, whose father, Patrick O’Hara, was murdered near here last August, told the police yesterday. that her sweetheart, Cleve. land Poole, killed her father. Accord- ing to the girl's confession her lover came to her within an hour after her father’s death, telling her the details of thé crime, and both she and her mother knew where O’Hara’s body lay for over a month before it was found by strangers and brought home. LANDS SOLD TO REAL SETTLERS. Do Not Last More Than Six Years, : Senator A. W. Sanborn of Ashland declined to talk politics, but was will- ing to talk about powder mills. “I do not hear anything regarding politics about the state,” he said. “I guess it is too early to discuss politics. It is all railway extension and business.” Speaking of powder mills, he said: “The average life of a mill is figured at six years.. There is a tremendous profit in the business. It is a good thing that.there is, because no com- pany will insure them. Recently a manufacturer told me that his factory had been immune from accidents for several years. This year, he said, he had made a profit of 60 per cent, and he was about ready for an explosion.” —Milwaukee Free Press. Safety in Proprietary Medicines. Replying to the charge that certain popular proprietary medicines contain narcotic drugs, an authority says: “Some years ago one of the leading pharmacists of America, in connection with some official work, undertook to ascertain, by an elaborate inquiry in representative cities of the country, what percentage of physician’s pre- scriptions contained a narcotic drug of some kind. Out of 100,000 repre- sentative prescriptions, dispensed in drug stores in all parts of the United States, it was found that 70 per cent contained opium or some one of its preparations. “Proprietary medicines are almost invariably accompanied by the most detailed and specific directions for use, while the directions accompanying physicians’ prescriptions are generally very brief and sometimes illegible. It is also true that but a moderate pro- portion of proprietary medicines con- tain any poison or narcotic, and, when they do, it is generally in such small quantities or so protected by accom- panying ‘antidotes, as to carry with it no danger whatever.” An Unfriendly Feeling, A philanthropist of Louisville was talking about the late Dr. Barnardo, whose whole life was devoted to the helping of slum children. “Dr. Barnardo,” he said, “was as in- teresting as he was good. To converse with him was a rare privilege. “Certain of his ideas were once at- tacked by a philanthropic young ‘no- bleman; a youth with many millions and much enthusiasm, but very little modesty or tact. “Dr. Bernardo naturally felt rather bitter toward this rich and inexperi- enced and presumptious intruder. “I feel toward him,’ he said to me, ‘ts the barber feels toward the man who shaves himself. You know what that feeling is, don’t you?” ““The man who shaves himself,’ says the barber, ‘ought to be compelled to cut his own hair.’” Accidents and Calamities, “In Monte Carlo,” said a New York musician, “I had the honor last winter to meet Calve. “Calve was playing ‘Carmen.’ She talked to me of Prosper Merimee, the creator of ‘Carmen.’ She knew many anecdotes of Merimee. Once, she said, he was conversing with the young prince imperial. “What is the difference betweef? an accident and a calamity?’ the prince imperial asked. r “Just then the lad’s cousin and rival Prince Napoleon appeared, and Meri- mee, smiling, said: “If your cousin fell into the Seine, it would be an accident; if somebody peasy him out, it would be a calam- Ask Your Neighbors, Gelatt, Pa., Nov. 6th—(Special)— Mrs. H. W. Sterns, a well respected resident of Gelatt, tells in convincing words what Dodd’s Kidney Pills have done for her. She says: “I was a great sufferer from Rheu- matism, caused through my Kidneys being out of order. I was subject to it for years. It would take me with- out warning, and while the attack lasted I was so lame I could not get around. So I had to send for Dodd’s Kidney Pills. I took them for three days, but didn’t fee] much benefit, but on the fourth day I noticed a great change, the lameness in my back was gone, and the pains I used tq suffer were less. I kept on with Dodd’s Kid- ney Pills and now I am glad to say I have no lameness nor pain of any Kind. I feel as if I didn’t know what Rheumatism was. I shall never be without Dodd’s Kidney Pills in the house and I bless the day I first heard of them.” They Practiced What He Preached. “When Ellison Capers, bishop of South Carolina, was rector of Christ church in Greenville, he would often go to other cities to preach, for his powerful eloquence made him much sought after.” ‘The speaker, a resident of Columbia, smiled and resumed: “Bishop Capers in those days had an incisive way with him. One Sunday he preached in a parish where he chose for his subject ‘Economy.’ “At the end of the service a couple of prominent vestrymen congratulated the bishop. “Your sermon on eConomy, sir,’ they said, ‘was a very sensible discourse.’ ““Thanks,’ said the bishop. ‘It seems to have been appreciated, judg- ing from the appearance of the collec- tion plates.” Having one’s way does not always bring as much satisfaction as was an- ticipated. No man wanders more easily than he who watches only another’s ways, OTTERS