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o^ENicm^sc\is ^ „ *£ " -^p* .j * j* */ A Story of tf\c ErfV-StU#® By SYLVANVS COBB. JR. Oopyrt|kte4 MM l| Mttt Bonner's Sou CHAPTER XXIL "' V/*" : : "* * The Exccutioncra. * " <• ' . At «a early hour the {6116Wlilg morning he sent for Omar, who soon answered the call. "I have one word to Bay--one re­ quest to make," said Horam, after the - morning's greetings had passed. 'I wish you once more to tell me the •lory of Helena's Innocence, and thenceforth to remain silent upon the subject. I may have dreamed some Of the things that now startle my thoughts; for I am not clew at whit point yon left me last night." Thus called upo#, the king of Aleppo related all that he had told on the previous evening, and then made turtber explanation of incidents which lie had not before revealed. It was a plain, simple statement, bearing the stamp of truth upon every word. "O!" groaned Horam, clasping his tMn hands together, "what would give to call Helena back to life! But It cannot be. She is- gone--and she was Innocent!" He started up from his seat, and walked several times across the floor; gad when he next approached his royal guest, he, had grown calmer, and his lip had ceased its quivering. "Omar, I have no blame for you. Henceforth let the book be sealed." He had taken one or two more tons up and down the apartment, When a messenger entered with intelli­ gence that Benoni had arrived, and desired audience. "Send him in at once. Good brother, you will remain with me." This last •was spoken to Omar, who had turned ? to leave. f In a little while Benoni qnade his -appearance, and Horam wis sure he eould see the-flush of victory upon his hrow. ;' . . "Now, my.' captain, what- word do you bring?" " "Good word, sire. We have cap- tared those whom you desired to see, and have also brought anr old man Mil old woman who resided in the •are." "Have you brought the Lady Uttn-- and the robber chieftain--Iffid Osmii" and Selim?" . "Yes, sire." *And these others are the old her- rv atft, Ben Hadad, and the woman who lives with himt** •Yes, sire." * v ! "By the crown T wear*** aried the Monarch, leaping up and clapping his hands, "this is enough to make me forget the wrongs I have suffered. Let the robber chieftain and the two treacherous guards be brought before me. But--hold. There was one other ' spoken of by the Arab--the lieutenant' Hobaddan his name was." "He was not in the cave, sire; w»r lias he about the place." "Very well. Let the chieftain be ' te>ught in." "%"he captain retired, aad presently returned, followed. J>y Julian and the two guards. They were heavily iron- ad, and six stout soldiers walked be­ hind them. The youthful chieftain had schooled himself for the ordeal, and no sign of fear was manifest. 0&- Blr and Selim stood like two deaf mutes, seeming to care nothing for the flate that surely awaited them. "That is all," said Horam, after he ha<i looked at the prisoners. "Take them out, and guard them well. Place twenty of your most trusty men over them, and remember that those twenty Heads shall answer for the safety of the charge." "ShalL I conduct them to a dun- ggon, sire?". • No--there la no need of It They will not i:?e to behold the setting of this day's sun!" Ben Hadad did not tremble when he , gtood before the king; nor did Esabel , Mem much frightened. - "Old man," said Horam, "I under- titfcnd that you have harbored and pro­ tected the notorious Scourge, Julian." "He hath found shelter with me, as have all who ever sought it," replied the hermit. -~ "And you also harbored the lady Ulin. You knew who she was, and r'̂ ihat she had fled from her homaf* pv , '"Yes." "And perhaps you knew wty$..fl» fid?" . • :,8he told me har atory,. slra." v} "It is "enough," cried the king, fib- patiently. "I wish to hear no more You both stand condemned, and the 1 degree of your punishment shall be v made known to you soon enough. Omar was upon the point of making 'V^^me remark, when Benoni entered. : "Now, Benoni," said Horam, with * niore nervousness in his manner than he had before exhibited, "I have a se­ rious question to ask you; and I de- alre that you should answer me promptly and truly. You have noticed „ the conduct of the princess Ulin?" "Yes, aire, she la in love with Julian Jile robber." Benoni again went out; hut he did apt have to go far, as he met Aboul coming towards the royal apartment. The king greeted him as he entered, and asked him if he seen his daughter. • "Yes, sire," replied the minister. "I 'j|pve Just left her." "Have you talked with her?" ,, ; > "Yes." , , V-'-,fThen yon must have discovered the ^ litcret which hath been imparted to ate. Did you speak with her of this tobber chieftain?" "I did, sire." n . "Well--what did you observef* f "O, mercy, sire--spare my child!" S "That la not the answer to my ques­ tion, Aboul. I asked you what you Recovered." . "I discovered," returned the minis- t»r, in tones of deepest dread, "that ^ |̂ &r love had been turned from y$p," i^v'.§,MAye--and upon whom?*' ; ?<*• ' / .."Upon Julian, sire." , ; Uintt Is it, Aboul," cried the king, again starting up. "That is the thing that eaters most deeply into my soul. . And now I Will tell you what the girl's punishment shall be. She shall wit- ness the death of her robber lover; she shall see his head severed from his body--and then she shall be shut up, to lead a solitary life, through thejrest of -her days! None of her own sex shall attend upon her; but black guards shall be her sole companions. What say you to that?" The executioners were not long In obeying the order. A large mat waa brought in and spread upon the floor, and three stout baskets of palm-leaf were placed upon it The mat and the baskets were darkly stained, and even Omar, used as he was to such scenes, shuddered when he beheld the prepa­ rations. When all was ready, Horam turned to his captain and ordered that all the prisoners should be brought in. At length they came. Julian and Oemir and Selim came first Then fol­ lowed Ben Hadad and Ksabel, with Shubal and Ortok. And lastly came Ulin and Albia. The robber chieftain was led up to the block. His arms were folded upon his broad bosorn^ with the heavy chains hanging almost to" his feet, and his head was borne erect There was a deep pain-mark in his face, but It was not of fear for himself. 'Outlaw!" spoke Horam, through his shut teeth, and with his thin hands clenched, "the hour has come in which you are to close your career of rapine and robber^; and these people who have been friends to you, and who have given you protection in your crime, are to see your head fall. Per­ haps you would ask for mercy." / "No!" said the chieftain, "i/ask no mercy at the hand of Horanv of Da­ mascus. Let the work be finished as qu,lckly as possible, and thus shall one more be added to the list of thy bloody deeds. I could wish to live that I might take more vengeance on thee." "And is there not one thing for which you would live?" asked the king, bending a searching, burning glance upon him. Julian started, and struggled; but made no reply. And in a moment more Horam turned to bis chief executioner. "Bel Dara, go now to your work. Let this man's head fall first Your arm is strong, and your hand is sure. Bend him upon his knees, and watch for my signal." There was a low, wild cry breaking upon the air; and as Julian turned his head, he saw Ulin, white and faint, in the arms of her attendant Before the grim executioners could bend the robber chieftain to his kneeB there was an interruption in the pro­ ceedings. The voice of Ben Hadad, stern and authoritative, sounded above all else: "King of Damascus, ere you stain your hands with that man's blood* 1 must reveal to you a secret which it is, fitting you should know." "Old man," he said, "you speak a secret Do you think to trifle with me?" "I have to cause a simple story to be unfolded to your majesty," replied Ben Hadad; "And if you will grant this woman speech, she will give you light" The king looked hard-into the face of Bsabel, and for the first time he seemed to be struck by something fa­ miliar in her features. A moment he sat as if Irresolute, and then he said, starting up as though hUi mind were fixed: "Let the woman approach." Bsabel came near to the throne, Sen Hadad walking close behind her. "Woman, what is it that you have to tell? Speak, and let.not the words leg upon your lips." "I speak by the request of Ben Ha­ dad," replied Bzabel; "and the story which 1 shall tell you is known only to the old hermit and myBelf. Even Julian himself knows not the secret I have to impart, and were he now upon the verge of death, no persuasion should draw it from me. It may be that the disclosure will consign me to your executioner; but 1 care not I shall waste no words. I was born in this city, and was married at an early age. One son was born to me, and then my husband died. Shortly after this bereavement I was called to nurse a sick child--a girl, some three years old--who was suffering from an acci­ dent The child recovered under my care, and as I had formed a strong attachment for her, and as she had also conceived the same for me, I was retained to attend upon her. Her par­ ents were of the wealthiest of Damas­ cus, and while they made it very pleasant for me to remain with their daughter, they also provided a good place for my son, Hobaddan. My charge grew up to be a beautiful maid­ en, and became my mistress; and I served her with joy, for she was gbod and kind and generous; and I knew that she loved me. In time my mis­ tress became a wife, and I went with her to her new home. For a few months all went pleasantly under this new relation; but finally a dark cloud arose to obscure the heaven of my lady's joy. Her husband became jeal­ ous of her--became so jealous that his soul was fraught with deadly ven­ geance. He fancied that his wife's guilt had been proved, and he resolved to put her away from him forever. Her protestations availed nothing. He would not listen to her--he would not even allow her to approach him; but he gave her into the hands of his ex­ ecutioners, and bade them drown her in tie waters of the Pharphar. I dis­ covered what was to be done, and slipped away from the home of the cruel husband, and sought my son, who had then become a stout youth. Hobaddan and I hid ourselves near the gates of the city, and when the executioners came out we followed j them. They had with them a large sack, and I knew that my mistress was in, it We saw them sink that Back in the river--they sank it where the water was dark and deep--sank it injthe middle of the night--and then went away. As soon as they were gone we hurried to the shore, and my son plunged into the stream, and succeed­ ed in bringing the sack to the land. We opened it, and my sweet mistress was taken forth, cold and s< but she was not dead. Her heart still had motion, and after much labor we Succeeded in bringingher back to con­ sciousness. The next need was to find a safe shelter for her. We dared not take her back to the city. I thought of the hermit, Ben Hadad. I' had heard that he was a benevolent man, and I resolved to seek him. We found Jus cave; and when he had heard my story, he promised to give us shelter, and to protect the unfortunate lady. "My mistress so far recovered as to be able to sit up; but she could not get well. Her system had received too great a shock, and her poor heart was broken. In two weeks from the time when Bhe entered the cave she gave birth to a son, and shortly afterwards she died. She died as pure and true as heaven itself, and her child was the offspring of an honor which no temp­ tation could have tarnished. She died; but the child lived and thrived--lived, and grew strong, and noble, and bold. We told him how his mother had been wronged; but we did not tell him all. We did not tell him who his father was; only we told him that he owed his orphanage to the king of Damas­ cus. When he grtfw up he resolved that the king should suffer for the deed he had done, and subsequent events have proved that his .resolution was not vain. "This, sire, is the son of the woman who was my mistress. Julian, the Scourge of Damascus is the child I have reared. Would you know more?" Horam sat in his great chair, with his hands clutched tightly upon the golden arms, and hit whole frame quiv­ ering. "O," he gasped, "the secret is nigh to the surface! What shall I ask?" The king of Aleppo moved to Ho- ram's side, and whispered in his ear. "Aye," exclaimed the quaking mon­ arch, when he had listened to the words -of his brother, "it shall be so. What ho! Benoni--clear this chamber of all save this old man and woman, and this--this--Julian! Lead them out quickly, and remain with them to watch them." In a few moments the two kings were alone with the three prisoners who had been designated. * - "Now--now--speak!" "King of Damascus," aafd the aged hermit, taking a step forward, "allow me to tell you the rest. The suns of almost a hundred years have rolled over my head, and not yet have I wil­ lingly deceived a^fellow creature to his injury. Whal this woman has told you is true. The lady who was brought to my cave three-and-twenty years ago--who gave birth to a child there--and who died in Ezabel's arms, was Helena, Queen of Damascus! And the Bon which she bore was the son of the king--I swear it; and in sup­ port thereof, I pledge my soul's sal­ vation!" (To 4>e continued.) . r .j • Kit ABRAHAM AND OTHERS. , Belief That Mm Who Commit Maldf « An Not Iimm. Mr. Abraham, a wealthy and worthy member of the Boston school board, recently committed suicide, as did several other men in the same city at about the same time. Mr. Abraham had been in business for many years, had accumulated, presumably, $200,000, and occupied an enviable position in the esteem of business men. Then business went wrong, his own atten­ tion was diverted, and those to whom he left the charge of affairs were un­ successful, until collapss was threat­ ened. He lacked the courage to con­ fide to his friends and ask their as­ sistance. At a time when great wealth was coming to his associates it was humiliating for him to confess failure. He preferred to face God than his fel­ low men, and the first suspicion of the real situation was the tragic ending. A day or two later another man de­ parted in the same manner at a Boston hotel, leaving, among three other let­ ters to be mailed after the event, one to the editor of the Journal of Educa­ tion. After explaining how matters had gone'wrong, he closed his letter thus: "I die by my own hand. Good­ bye, my friend. Kind wishes for you and yours." Those who have never received such a letter from a friend after his departure can have slight appreciation of the sensation. The frequency of suicide Is bringing it into many unexpected circles. It is ap­ parent that men are no longer insane who do the deed. A calmer, more bus­ iness like letter could not be written than that of Mr. P -- In the hour of the fatal shooting. It is equally certain that fear to meet one's God with red hands is less and less a de­ terrent element in the case. What, then, is the remedy? Teaching and inspiring greater heroism, warmer faith in mankind, and a nobler pa­ tience. Every day we may do some­ thing, often much, to save men from their own hand--Journal of Education. ILLINOIS ITEMS Pre h'en oounttn' up my olessin's, Pre be*n summin' up my woes But I ain't got.th* conclusion sum would nat'rally suppose. Why I quit a countin' troubles 'fore I had half a Bcore, . /. While th' more I count my blessin's I keep findin' more an' mor£' There's been things that wa'n't exactly as I thought they'd ought Aha, And I've often growled at Providence for not a pettin* me; But I hadn't stopped t' reckon what th' other side bad be'p, ' ^ So I guess It wa'n't correct, the way I calkerlated then, • ' f £? F r there's be'n a gift o* sunshine after every shower 6' teai»r " ?, ^ And I've found a load o' laughter scattered .all along th' years, If th* thorns have pricked me sometimes, I've good reasons to suppds^**' 7" Love has hid 'em often from me 'neath the rapture of th* rose. 80 Pm goin't' still be thankful fer th* sunshine and th' ratifc. Per th* Joy that's made ma happy; fer th' purgin' done by pain; Per th* love of little children; fer the friends thet hava be'a true; « Fer th* guiding Hand that's led ev'ry threat'nln' danger through. Tm rejoictn' in th' mercy that can take my sins away, • v In th' Love that gives me courage in th' thickest of the ffMliL I am thankful fer th' goodness that from heaveu'foilers ma» V O! how happy and how thankful I forefer ought t' be. ' / ' ' -'.A 80 jest let us count our blessin's as we're journfeyin' along, J. .. Then we'll find less time fer groWHn', and more fer mirth and song When you lift your eyes *'heaven em&ly shadows flee aw^g&r- Let us learn this lovin' lesson as we keep Thanksgivin' Day. --Ram's Hon. growing Is shown by the fact that within the past four years the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Geor­ gia, Oklahoma and Utah have intro­ duced the national Thanksgiving day. Stall AM Like Moths. Two Yale students have discovered that electric light is the best bait for fishing. As a result of this discovery the Ashing industry promises to be revolutionized. It has been found that the rays of an electric light under the water hypnotise the denizens of the deep. When they see the rays they flock to them like a moth to a flame, and nothing can drive them away as long as the light shines. If it is turned off they scamper away in all directions. A, company has been formed which proposes to enter into the capture of fish by electric light upon an extensive acale.-- .City Journal. . ,' i. Twdlni RattlMnake* from • Boat. A strange craft with a strange car­ go arrived in this city recently, says a La Crosse correspondent of the Mil­ waukee Sentinel. It was a small open boat, manned by. two men, who say they follow the river for their living, and the cargo was a large collection of live rattlesnakes. They said they secured the collection up in Minne­ sota and succeeded in selling the snakes in river towns. Though they claimed the fangs were not drawn, one of the men handled the snakes with impunity. Japan exported more than $1,000,009 worth of lacquer wares last year. x/--* . The annual festival'of Thanksgiving Day has such tender and beautiful as­ sociations in the entire history of our republic that it is not likely to lose Its strong hold upon our affections, nor to wear out the welcome which the successive generations of our fore­ fathers have- given it The roots of this thanksgiving custom are sunk so deeply in the home life of every large section of the country that its vitality is almost inexhaustible. In the eastern states we find the earliest record of an American Thanksgiving Day, In the autumn of 1621 the good governor, William Bradford. Pro­ claimed a day of special thanksgiving to God for the crown of goodness He had placed upon that first year of the white man's life In the new world. Though these pioneers had laid many of their comrades to rest on the bar­ ren hill near by, they were not soured, nor refused to recognize .the wisdom and goodneas of God. In the following year, after abundant harvests, another day of rejoicing and gratitude was set apart In fact, this festival con­ tinued three days, and among them Massasolt, chief of the friendly tribe, and his council of braves, were pres­ ent by special invitation, makiag merry and glad. The first public offi­ cial Thanksgiving day did not come, however, until the year 1631. It had been proclaimed as a day of fasting and prayer for relief," bscause the colonists were In sore distress; the perils of famine were imminent; a vessel laden with provisions for them, and long at sea had not reached the port But Just before the appointed day arrived the ship landed safe and sound with plenty; so by official au­ thority the nature of the services on that day were changed from sorrow and fasting to feasting and thanks­ giving. This B°ems to have been the first great Thank giving day with the American people. Occasionally afterward days of special gratitude were observed more or less generally, but in 1644 Governor Kieft, of New Netherland colony, officially proclaim­ ed "a day of general thanksgiving" for their then recent victory over the In­ dians; and again, at the conclusion of peace, the following year another Thanksgiving day was proclaimed. The Continental Congress set apart a num­ ber of Thanksgiving days at various times for special purposes, among them July 20. 1775; May 17 and De­ cember 11. 1776; April 22, 177«; May 6, 1779; April 6, 1780T May 3, 1781, and April 25, 1782. The congress suggest­ ed these days to the governors of the several states, who usually issued a proclamation setting fo:th the special reason for gratitude and calling upon the people to reader thanks to God. Besides these days General Washing­ ton issued orders to the Colonial army directing that Dac?mber 18, 1777, and May 7, 1778, be observed as general Thanksgiving days. The first national Thanksgiving day obseived by the free American people came on Thursday, November 26, 1789, and the honor of the suggestion belongs to Representa­ tive Ellas Boudlnot, who asked the house to request the p esid?nt to res- nmmend "a day of thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by the people of the United States, and so keenly conscious were some of the represen­ tatives of the bitter bondage from which the country had so recently freed herself that the measure was op­ posed on the g ound that such a day might lead to the imitation of frivoli­ ties and pomps of kingdoms, and to other hurtful things. The house passed the measure, however, and the day was appropriately observed. The custom has baen observed an­ nually in the east for more than a century and has extended to other statee one by one until now there are but three sections in which Thanks­ giving day is not officially recognised- These states are Alabama, Louisiana Misslssippt That the custom la Cooking the Terkejr. To prepare the turkey for the oven, split the skin at the back of the neck, take out the neck bone, cut it close to the body. Draw the crop and the intestines; clean and wash thorough­ ly; fill both crop and stomach cavities with stuffing. Turn the neck skin down under the back; tie a string round and hring the two ends of the string over the wings and tie on the breast When ready to bake put the bird in the roast­ ing pan; add a little water, small quantities of chopped celery, carrots and onions, two cloves and a small bunch of parsley. Baste with the gravy every fifteen minutes. Cook in a moderately hot eve-a for about two and a half or three hours. The pres­ sure of the thumb behind the second Joint of the wing will readily break the flesh when it is sufficiently cooked. Take off strings used in dressing be­ fore serving on table. After the turkop has been taken out add a little water anu flour to gravy left in pan; boll for a few minutes; strain and remove all grease that comes to tha top. Berve in sauceboat. THi The snow upon the hillside lay. And thatc.ned the cottage roof. The -c\ vir.er bj the Pllrrim'S on the tr«fT. The houfrhs were leafless Across t)ie barren plain The nortn wind swept despairingly . * And moaned like one in pain. (It whimpered like some hungry ohlld That claspn Ita parent's hand And pleads for bread when there Is BOO* In all the dreary land.) Above the little Plymouth town* Circling with empty maw, • , . Mocking their hunger, flew the HMi Shrieking his "naw, haw, haw. _ \ Patience, a blue-eyed maiden. (Her eyes with tears were dim). From hunger feeble, trembling kaSlt And raised her voice to Him. "Dear Dod," she said in pleading tones. Alderman Frank Budnik, Michael Nowack, Simon Slobasheski, and Stan- lslaw Nowaskoartzki of I^emont were bound over at Jollet 'to await the ac­ tion of the grand jury on a charge of obstructing a railway. They were the four men arresied in -connection with the attempted wrecking of a Chicago and Joliet electric car on the evening of Nov. 10. At the preliminary hear­ ing before Police Magistrate Cameron they confessed to having placed ties on the track. The punishment for the offense may be a jail sentence for 90 days and a $100 fine. George Brady, aged 11, of Waukegan, Was taken home fro»n Chicago *as an incorrigible boy. He threatened to kill his grandmother with an ax. The Tasewell County Teachers' In­ stitute held a two days' session at Delavan. principal address was made by Professor S. H. Clark of the University of Chicago. A colored man known as "Kigger Pomp" Bailey died at Danville from the effects of a cut in the abdomen received In a quarrel over a crap game. Henry Wilson, also colored, who did the cutting, Is in jail and must an­ swer to the charge of murder. Captain Antoine Neustadt of Colltns- vllle, aged 78, one of the oldest attor­ neys of southern Illinois and the law partner of former Congressman F. W. L. Hadley of Collinsville, was run down and almost killed by an electric car on the Collinsville, Caseyville and St. Louis electric railroad at Edge- mont. He was captain of Company K, One Hundred and Forty-fourth Illinois Volunteer (pfantry In the Civil War and was appointed consul at Vancouv­ er in 1876. He was appointed United States- gauger for several terms and was city attorney of Collinsville for twenty ytars. Fxiid ing that his appetite for strong drink was uncontrollable, Alexander Woolfolk, a in an be r of one of the most prominent families of Chicago, killed himself at Bioomlngton by taking chloroform. He entered the service of the Chicago and Alton as fireman a month ago, hoping that the rules of this 'company against drinking would assist, him. His uncle is Granville W. Browning, master in chancery of Cook county. The decedent was 24 years old. Many pathetic letters from his mother were found in his room beg­ ging him to reform. Estrangement from his father is alleged to have brought about his roving life. By court decision at Springfield the traction companies in Chicago are or­ dered to add $1,000,000 to the taxes of Cook county. The case will now be fought out in the federal courts. Miss Catherine Goggin and Miss Margaret Haley of Chicago, advocates of equal taxation, addressed 1,500 per­ sons at the opera house at Rockford. It was a celebration of their victory in the teachers' tax fight with the state equalization board. Miss Goggin declared that with present salaries paid to the state board of equalisation corruption was invited and that if they were paid by the state in proportion to the value of their time they would do their duty to all the people. Miss Haley traced the history of the teach­ ers' fight. "We are going to keep right on," said she. "We are going to edu­ cate the people through the public schools. We are gblne to organise with the public schoolslas our center until the people of Chicago are thor­ oughly familiar with' Jain Qsosttoc ar.4 every corporation pays its part toward the support of public mstitutk>ii&.." The Ellrs installed a lodge witl enty-five charter nit>irihc:£ at El­ gin. There 200 visitors at the banquet giyen after the lodge work was completed. Members were pres­ ent fronyChicago, Peoria, Aurora and Jollet. /Senator Mason, Charles E. Picket},; State Deputy D. J. Toothill of Ottawa were guests of honor, 'f*' ^James A. Harris/aged 67 years, a potter hy trade and father of ten chil­ dren, w'e'ht to sleep at Peoria on the morning of Nov. 7, and all efforts to *nd Tender, plaintive and "sweet, ^f»Hlten him have, so far proved un- "We'a almost 'tarved, an' woaTt(availing Bend down some flnga to eatf Then all day long her watchful . Gazed down the village street. Not doubting but she aoon would SSS Some one with "flngB to eat." . And, lo! before the sun had set,- With wild fowl laden down, : Four hunters from the forest destr Came marching into town. . „ ; And (as In answer to the prayei). To add to all the cheer. And banish famine from the plac* Came Indians with deer. The Jovous villagers rushed oat The ladened ones to meet, _ . But Patience knelt and said: 'Tanks, Dod, For Bendin' lings to Hit In planning for our Thanksgiving dinner, our minds naturally recur to the time-honored vdlshes as roast tur­ key, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, baked Indian pudding, etc., and our feast never seems quite complete with­ out them. It Is not always possible^ however, to have turkey and soma do not care for it Roast goose, chick­ en, duck, pork, or beef may be substi­ tuted for it. Another nice dish is "mock duck," or pork tenderloins baked with a bread dressing flavored with herbs and onions. A menu that is semi-old-fashioned but usually liked is oyster soup, roast turkey with mashed potatoes, turnips, baked Bquasli, pickles--sweet and sour--Jel­ lies; a salad, mince and pumpkin pie; fruit, nuts and coffee. It is well to have some kind of light pudding for those who do not eat pie. If oysters cannot be procured, vegetable oysters may be substituted. Cream tomato Is a favorite kind of soup. » *r He seems a sound sleep and has been kept alive Nby, .milk and wine, which have been forced-, down his throat. He had not complairted Representatives of went to Springfield to d< timatom to Governor Y< tended to insist upon a with the labor laws labor and a removal chlnery from the penal within ninety days. agreed to a proposal for the the penitentiary commission wardens to draft a legislative ldl|§§§Wr'- ering the case, which will be ered at a conference to be ht The chief problem confronting the. state appears to be to find some other method of obtaining the great revenue now accruing from the employment of state prisoners. The Grand Encampment of Illinote Odd Fellows met at Springfield in an­ nual convention, and elected officers as follows: Grand patriarch, W. H. Pemberton, Galatla; grand high priest, Thomas E. Wood, Princeton; grand senior warden, Christopher Gross, Tuscola; grand scribe, H. C. Feltmaa, Salem; grand treasurer, William Schu­ bert, Chester; grand Junior warden. M* H. Kinney, Table Grove. Thomas Greene, a night watchman at Decatur, caused a sensation at about 8:30 o'clock a m. by appearing on the sidewalk in front of the Syndicate block clad only in his undershirt. He is a somnambulist Green has rooms on the fifth floor of the block. He left his rooms, wmc down stairs, out on the walk and sat down on a stand la front of Beare's store. He stopped there but a few minutes, going thence into a saloon. A crowd of men gath­ ered, as did also Mrs. Greene, who brought her husband's trousers with her. Greene was taken to his room be­ fore he was aroused from his sleep and a doctor was called to attend. He is all right Natural gas has been discovered six miles west of Joliet. Experts been there and It is reported that their conclusions have been such as to war­ rant a careful campaign on the partj Chicago investors for the seciMuj options. The first discovery was four weeks ago by Lyman Gaskill, who was boring for a well on his farm. When down 100 feet, a gas deposit was tapped and the pressure was such as to cause alarm. The Cleveland syndicate has bought the Ottawa. La Salle and Streator rail­ ways. These will connect La Salle and Bureau counties with interurban lines. The company will expend $2,000,000. Mrs. Helen M. Bassett died at her home in Collinsville at the age of 72 years. She was the widow of Robert L. Bassett. who died many years ago. Mrs. Bassett was a native of Littifc Falls, N. Y. Conductor Caughlin and Brakemaa Fred Carlisle, who are employed on the St. Louis division of the tlllnola Central, were placed under arrest at Carbondale, charged with robbing a train of merchandise under their charge. The men were seen entering a car containing shoes and carrying away the contents JUi their arms. Ac­ cidentally one shoe was dropped by - them, which led |o their arrest, and later both confes&ed. Three youttys of. eighteen years an^ locked up in the ^ail at Hampshire, ten miles west of Elgin, charged with attacking Emma Bartrum, nineteen nears old, while a determined mob awaits an absolute Identification ' of the boys in expectation of attempting to lynch them. „ A1 sixteen-gjile capat^ffoi*'^ Michigan to the source of the Fox riv­ er may be the result of an action taken by the Elgin aldermen at their meet- g. The Elgin Womin's Club present­ ed a communication to the aldermen which was pasted by a unanimous voto in which they requested the aidermen to ask Congressman A. J. Hopkinson of that district to use his influence in congress to secure an appropriation large enough to build a canal from the source of Fox river, which is in Ke» nosha county, Wisconsin, and but six­ teen miles from .the lake shore. Judge Owen P. Thompson, in tha Sangamon bounty circuit court, Mon­ day night gave an ultimatum to'"|l§H board of equalization. Under the issued by Judge Thompson the bawNll must assess the franchise corpbfatfons as directed, and make report the previous to Nov. 7, and his family and' ^ourt on Friday morning. Nothing the attending physicians are at a loss to understand his case, though the physicians say they think it is one of hemorrhage of the brain. Harris re­ cently removed to Peoria from Orange Prairie, 111. The Grand Lodge of Illinois -Odd Fellows convention at Springfield elected the following officers: Grand master, J. W. Yantls, Shelbyvllle; deputy grand master, Charles S. Har­ ris, Galesburg; grand waiden, J. J. Brown, Vandalia; grand secretary, J. R. Miller, Springfield; grand treas­ urer, T. B. Needles, Nashville. The Daughters of Rebekah also elected of­ ficers, as follows: President, Mrs. Maud Hay ward, Aurora; vice president, Mrs. Mattie Vanduser, Chicago; secretary, Mrs. Lola L. Rickard, Decatur; treas­ urer, Mrs. Carrie Skaggs, Harrlsburg; warden, Mrs. Kittle Thomas, Quincy. A Chicago, Burlington ft Quincy stock train broke in two near Walnut and the rear section and caboose ran down grade and collided with a freight engine, killing one passenger, who was burned in the wreck, and injuring nine others. The dead man is John J. Basse, a farmer of Erie, 111. Five carloads of cattle were In the wreck. George Heck of North Chicago is charged with wife desertion and big­ amy by Lillian, the 20-year-old daugh­ ter of Joseph Braden of North (Chi­ cago, who says she is Heck's first wife. Governor Yates has appointed H. R. Miller of Chicago a member of tha state board of architectural examiners, vice Charles W. Nothnasjel. removed. John Davis, a miner, who recently came to Illinois from Tennessee, shot two of his fellow miners, Martin Me­ ruit and Charles Gaybarr at Westvllle, seven miles south of Danville. Gay­ barr Is fatally wounded. The men had trouble over a woman. The Illinois Live Stock Breeders' As­ sociation met at Champelga, with prominent farmers and stock breeders from all parts of the state la attend- icceed been done by the board along tha line of making the back assesjhmnt fc 1900, and us several of the have become,frightened, Attorney^ S. Miller aslfed for a ten tension of the\time upon inpHl tha writs are returnable. Attogjaip B. S. Smith and I. T. Gretopacm Mpretent- ing the Teachers' federatloa, opposed the motion, and It was finally over­ ruled by Judge Thompson. Governor Yates accepted tha resig­ nation of Senator Pleasant T. Chap­ man of Vienna aa a member of tha Illinois commission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Friends say he will use all his time in the future la advancing his candidacy for the con­ gressional nomination in bis new dtS*^ trict. Former Senator Walter der of Cairo was appointed to sue Senator Chapman. J. H. Burke, prominently identified with D. L. Moody, Major Whittle, Ira D. Sankey, and other evangelists, died at his residence at Wheaton. He was born in Ireland In 1855 and came to Chicago in 1873. For twenty years h* had resided in Oak Park and recently removed to Wheaton. Mr. Burkf left a widow and four children. . Civil service commission decided Chief of Detectives Colleran of Chi­ cago guilty of neglect of duty and con­ duct unbecoming an officer. Chief O'Neill immediately Issued an order discharging him from the police fOrea. The new schedule of the Rock Island between Chicago and Omaha piacea tha Rock Ialand and the Northwestern oa a par In time schedules between tha two cities. The Burlington. MUwan kee and St. Paul and Illinois are still operating under schedules. The pringtia office of Lloyd ft at Blooirington was wraeliajl; plosion of gasoline. Tha and two employes wera jured and plat* glasa UlllB was showered oa persoaa joining buildta^a w«a a|#r