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AT THE HOTELS. in Roosevelt is the most consents popular man to run Illinois, and If he only with a roussaid Prof. again he will be re-elected Manfred J. ing majorito secretary-treessurer of the Illinois Holmes, State Normal University, Normal, the Riggs yesterday. Prof. of III. at Holmes is here attending educators. the convention of the congress observations and Continuing his political Roosevelt he said that, with would natuImpressions question, Illinois Joe rally out of be the in favor of her native son, Cannon. "Illinois will give Cannon a the rousing State He is the choice of occupy send-off. is peculiarly qualified reason to of his in the Cannon the Presidential chair national by House of closer long experience and because he is of the Representatives the real sentiment the masses should in touch than with any other public man constitute in United bar States to his aspirations His age and the wisdom wish no the people. He has gathered of this counits of in his years. and the people benefits. The fact try are presides reaping over the deliberations an of that he national legislative body with and the of mind seldom equaled. sufficient alertness if ever. surpassed. is necesrarely fact that age does not proof of the those qualifications of mind sarily which preclude are usually attributed to youth is also a good man, and head I dare the Taft will be nominated to whether say: he I am not prepared to say politician ticket. elected. not being a the and he will not be being thoroughly posted on anagement ins Discussi and outs school of the game. matters, of schools Prof. Holmes should said the care of man who be intrusted to thoroughly the well posted on is not only relating to education. but who matters good business manager. is also best available man should always "The for this respensible post, conbe selected Holmes. "and it does not tinued make any Prof. difference whether he be of a some local native or resident man or a What you want is the best other the place. market. You want your possible, children and in the best educat the to have only be had by selecting the posithat can who is best equipped for political person irrespective of residence, or And tion, persuasion. Get the best. school or speaking religious generally, I believe underpaid. that If we class. are betteachers. results as we must pay. and the we expect ter wages we pay the better teachers get: that's only natural. Walter Phillips. of London, is registered of the New Willard. A London cable yesterday at related the following story regarding "Walter Phillips: "That a woman of fifty-eight cannot of with the affections of a man trifle with impunity has just been decided verdict sixty a jury. which has rendered a of by $250 to the man who sued for damages rich to his heart and prospects, because a come widow found that a change had her affections after asking him to marry over her. The plaintiff in this interest- surcase was Walter L. Phillips, a was a ing gical operator, and the defendant resident of Mrs. Flora Goodma whose husband had left her Bournemouth very well to do. She met she confided Phillips through a friend in whom a husPhillips 'would do' as she thought found for one thing that he band. She like herself. She was "deeply religious, series of cauto write him a proceeded love leters through her granddaugh- love tious latter always joining in with ter. the at the end of each. Mr. Phil lips and was kisses induced to give up position the rich he held on the prospects of marrying settle and she in turn agreed to widow, on him after the honeymoon. $2.500 year he was dohe began to think Naturally, the widow's rather well But presently Phillips ing began to wane. and Mr. polove in rather an awkward found himself When he found that the spel! of sition. romance had been pe ermanently broken the recourse to the law The jury he took that Mrs. Goodman was old enough her own mind. found and that, though to know grandmother. she had shown she was a The jury. also, gave surprising fickleness. woman was to it its opinion that if a of as sue man for breach be allowed to man should, considering all rules promise, of propriety. be allowed to sue the woman for the same thing a Inasmuch as Mr Phillips left the New unvesterday afternoon for parts Willard his side of this most Interesting known bit of London gossip could not be obtained. The balloon is the only feasible discov- means which the north pole can be F by In this laconic dictum Lieut. ered. P. Lahm, U. S. A., disposed of a problem inwhich has occupied the minds of ventors and scientists for many years. Lieut. Lahm is an air navigator himself. is enthusiastic on the subject, con- and won the international balloon which was held a few years ago in test France. He is an opitimist so far as the usefulness of the gas bag is concerned, which the possibilities and uses to and aerial craft may be put in times of this and war. according to the views peace of the military balloonist, are practically inexhaustible and unlimited 'Wellman's idea. to discover the north absoby means of the balloon. is "and pole correct. said Lieut. Lahm, lutely if he'd had favorable winds, he undertak- would have succeeded in his no doubt If you All depends on the wind. you're once ing. strike the right air current, all right. The future of the balloon as a factor importance. war time is of the greatest observation in Its main use will be as an safe balloon is practically station. A or gun fire and even if hit by from rifle ball and pierced it does not necesrifle mean that the balloon is disabled is sarily Unless it will have to descend and rent into shreds, the balloon torn be and mended up in the air and remain. can balloon is. comparatively speaking, alA safe from rifle or gun fire, for the most that it is difficult to figure the range reason You can never tell how many yards or feet a balloon is up in the air and, therefore, you cannot adjust your range Mr. Hughes T Reynolds, cashier of the Citizens Bank of Rome, Ga. and one of of the more prominent young men Georgia, is at the Shoreham "So far as my immediate section is concerned, says Mr. Reynolds, "all evidences of anything like a "panic" have disappeared The Georgia banks met the emergency upon them in great shape,