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• , f > - i , « . ' f ' • . ' ' i v ' ' \ K ' ? V : - '. "v"j •.'>•• '• fewii-.l ...... '•'; '• .. ' :••• - '."i -i •v • * • " - •' '* * , " J ^ y ' . V A . • ,J?V..'."--v-i» £>:.\.- r- PI^PW^ ?5he Sco\irg© ofDama.scvis A Story of the 'E&st... By SYLVANUS COBB. JR. Copyrighted ISM bjr Robert Bonner's Sons. CHAPTER XXII--<Continued)/ Julian stood like one thunderstruck. He raised his manacled hands to his "brow, and tried to realize the force of the wonderful thing he had heard. ? Horam started to his feet, and then tank back, and buried his face in his hands. His thoughts had suddenly flown from the story of the present hour to that other story which he had# had heard on the night before; and the crash almost took away his senses. Omar, when, he saw how matters stood, felt called upon to speak; for he believed that he had discovered two things: First, that his old friend and brother was struggling to open his breast to his child, and, second, that Jplian might be brought to forgive­ ness when he knew the whole truth. "My friends," he said, rising to his feet as ho spoke, "the story is not yet complete. It remains for me to fin­ ish it." Ben Hadad and Ezabel gazed eagerly up into his face; and Julian leaned toward him, with a beam of hope struggling upon his brow. "I am to blame in this matter; or, at least, I Wis the innocent cause," continued the King of Aleppo, address­ ing Ben Hadad and Ezabel. "It was I who gave to Horam the evidence upon which he condemned his wife. I supposed the guilt of the lady Helena was positive, as I had the information from officers who would not lie; and I felt it my duty to acquaint the hus­ band with the circumstances. On my way back to my capital, while stopping in Balbec, I gained information which assured me that the Queen of Damas­ cus was innocent; and immediately I sent back two of my officers to con­ vey intelligence thereof to Horam. But those messengers never reached their destination. They must have been robbed and murdered on the way. I pursued my course homeward, and amid' the duties of my realm, the thing ^-nassed from my mind. Yesterday I wtw Horam for the first time in three- and-twenty years; and last evening I revealed to him the fact that his first and best beloved wife, Helena, was wrongfully accused--that she was pure and true. When this truth burst upon him, his grief overcame him, and I feared that the shock would kill him." "Aye," cried Horam, • starting up again, "it did almost kill me; for Hel­ ena was my first love, and her place was never refilled. O, my brother what can I do?" "Do what is right," replied Omar, taking Horam's outstretched hand. "Be a man, and let the heart assert its sway. Remember that you did the first great deed of wrong; and that all the other evil has flowed out from that one unfortunate act." The king of Damascus stood for a moment with his head bowed upon Omar's shoulder, and his hand still in Omar's grasp. Then he started up, and his countenance Mad changed. "By the blood of my heart," he ex­ claimed, "the wrong shall not grow deeper against me! What, ho! With­ out, there! Slaves!--attend me!" The executioners chanced to be nearest, and they answered the call. "Bel-Dara, strike those irons from that man's limbs! Strike off every hond, and set him free! If you harm him as much as the prick of a rose- thorn. your life shall answer for it!" The executioner stopped to ask no Questions--he did not even stop to wonder at the order; but he proceed­ ed to the work, and in a very few minutes the prisoner was free. Then the king started down from the throne, ajid advanced to where the freed man stood. "My son," he said, extending both his hands, "the truth has come so naked and so plain, that there is no room for doubt; and I now see that you bear upon your face the features of your noble mother--God pardon me for thq wrong I was led to do her! And, my son,--here, in the presence of these witnesses, I ask you to forget the past--I ask you to be my son-- I ask you to let me be your father; -- and then, O, then, Horam will be no more childless!" Julian had no power to resist the appeal; and as the old king tottered forward the son supported him upon • his bosom, and sustained him in the ' embrace of his 'Stout arms. And yet Julian was not content. His face wore still a cloud; and there was trouble in his heart. What could it mean? Horam feared that his son could not quite love him. Omar, saw the trouble, and divined its cause; and stepping quickly for­ ward he whispered into the ear of his brother. Horam caught at the words, and the star of hope beamed again. He clapped his hands and cried out: "Whjt, ho! Without! Where 1b Benoni?" The captain came. "Benoni, bring the lady Ulin!" Pale and trembling the princess en­ tered the chamber; but when she saw Julian alive and free, with the shack­ les broken at his feet, the blood leaped again through her veins. But she had not much opportunity for thought, for the king quickly advanced and took her hand, and led her to Julian. "My son, this do I give thee in token of my sincerity! Now wilt thou own me for thy father, and forget all of * the past save that which tells that we are of one flesh? Take this fair hand, and with it my forgiveness to you both--my forgiveness to all who have befriended you. Take it, my son, and ere Omar leaves us for his northern realm he shall see Horam's own son sitting upon the throne of Damascus, While Horam himself withdraws from the world, that his last days may be spent In quiet repose." No longer rested the cloud upon Ju­ lian's brow. He caught the small white hand which had been placed within,his grasp, and sank down upon his knees--sank down, he and Ulin, one in love forevermore--and bowed before the king. "My father--I accept the blessing! I am thy son!" THT END. The Blind Bride. By Amy Randolph. Bentley Grange was a pretty place at all times of the year, but loveliest of all when the reapers were at work in the harvest fields and the yellow light of the October sun turned the wood­ land paths to enchanted aisles. A long, iow structure of warmly tinted red brick, with ruullioned windows velvet-smooth sweeps of lawn and box borders, which stood up like walls of solid emerald on each side of the path, it had a Favor of the antique about it, which one seldom sees in an American houte. And old Brarde Bentley, walking up -and down in the mellow simshine, be­ tween the walls of black-green box, with his eyes bent on the ground, and his hands clasped behind his back, corresponded well with the Grange. Suddenly a cheerful footstep rang on the stone terrace steps--the sound of a clear, flute-like whistle rose above the click of the distant mowing machine, and Harry Wade, the oil man's neph­ ew, stood like att\,incarnaticn of youth and sunshine before him. "Uncle," he cried merrily, "you've got the prettiest place in the world here." • Mr. Bentley took out his big, old- fashioned silver watch. "Two o'clock," said he, "and the bank don't close until four. Humph! It appears to me, young man, that you don't stick very close to business hours!" "Like a limpet, uncle," said Harry, "and just for today. Will Caryl has come to act as a substitute, for I real­ ly wanted to see you, uncle." "Humph!" again commented Mr. Bentley. "You're very fond of me-- just of late!" "I'm always fond of you, Uncle Brande," said Harry, gravely, "but I've something to tell you." "Some scrape you've got into," said Mr. Bentley. j "Nothing of the sort, sir!" "Want to borrow money, perhaps!" "Upon my word, no!" "You've fallen in love with some girl, then!" "You are right this time, uncle." said Harry, laughing and coloring; "and, of course, I havd come directly to you to tell you of my good fortune. It is little Bessie Bird!" "A milliner's apprentice!" snarled the old bachelor. "If she chooses to help her mother along d/trimming hats in her aunt's millinery rooms, I see nothing derog­ atory in that," said Harry, valiantly. "A mere child of seventeen!" "But I don't want an old lady of forty-seven!" "Humph!" growled Mr. Bentley. "What do either of you know of life?" "Not much, to be sure, uncle, as yet," admitted the young lover, "but we think we can easily learn--together." "And where do you think the nap­ kins and tablecloths and bread and butter and rent and water taxes are to come from?" sardonically inquired Brande Bentley. "I have my salary, Uncle Brande," said Harry, "and Bessie has been edu­ cated to be very economical." "I'll have nothing to say to such nonsense," said Mr. Bentley.^ "But, Uncle Brande, all we want is " "Nothing, I say--absolutely noth­ ing!" thundered the old man. "It's folly--trash--sentimental tomfoolery! If you want my opinion, there it is! Time enough for you to think of mat­ rimony when you are thirty. There ought to be a law to prevent young people making fools of themselves." And Brande Bentley turned on his heel and strode back into the house. So that Harry had no very inspir­ iting news for Bessie Bird when he met her, as usual, on the corner of Broad­ way, to walk home with her through the pleasant autumn twilight. "Was he very cross?" said Bessie, who was a white-kitteny sort of a girl, with fluffy yellow hair, dimples in her cheeks, and eyes the exact color of the "flowing-blue" china on our grand­ mother's shelves. "As savage as Bluebeard!" "Did he scold dreadfully?" asked Bessie. "Told me I was a fool!" "But if he won't consent " "Then we must manage to get along Without his consent," said Harry. "Be­ cause, you know, Bessie, I do love you so very dearly, and you like me a lit­ tle, don't you?" "But your mother has always count­ ed upon your being his heir," said Bes­ sie. "And to lose all that money, just " "Just for love and you," archly In­ terrupted Harry. "Darling, there 1s nothing in all the world half so sweet to me, or that I court half so ardently as my little Bessie--so let there be no further argument about it. These jolly old coves down at the bank are going to raise my salary fifty dollars at Christmas, and so if you can get your frock made we'll be married then. And set Uncle Brande and the world at de­ fiance, eh?" The first November snowstorm was drifting its white flashes through the air when a visitor was shown into Brande Bentley's snug, parlor. "Eh," said he, "a stranger, Jones? I never see. strangers." "But you will see me!" said a soft voice--and a slender, golden-haired girl stood before him, neatly yet plain­ ly dressed, her black cloak powdered with snow, and a spectacled old by her side. "I am Bessie Bird-- and this is my aunt, Miss Belton, the milliner." Miss Belton courtesied. Mr. Bentley stared. "I suppose you hare come here to speak to me about my nephew.'1 "Yes, sir," said Bessie. "It will be of no use," said he, curtly. "My opinions on the subject of his marriage remain unchanged," ly d»e overA lady b "But mine d6 not," said Beesie "Please to hear me through, Mr. Bent­ ley. I have written him a letter to givt him up this morning. And I came tc tell of it now, so that you will feel kindly towards him once more. I havt told him we riever could be married. "You're a sensible girl," said Mr. Bentley, smiting his hand on the table. "And I have sent him back the little garnet engagement ring that he gave me," added Bessie, with a sob in her throat. "Better and better!" said Uncle Brande, exultantly. "Not," bravely added, Jessie, "be­ cause I don't love him as dearly and truly as I ever did. But because I see now how wrong it would be for me to fetter his whole life. For " She stopped an instant and a slight shud­ der ran through her frame. "I may as well tell you all, Mr. Bentley; I am going blind!" "Blind!" echoed the old man. "Blind," repeated Bessie, gently, but firmly. "I have had such strange blurs and darknesses come across my vision of late, and went to a doctor. And the doctor told me, as kindly as he could, that these are but the precursors of total blindness. So, of course, all is at an end between Harry and me. Will you please tell hifti this? I have re­ ferred him to you for all particulars." " I will," said the old man, huskily. Harry Wade came to his uncle that very morning in great perturbation. "What does this mean, sir?" said he, "Have you been endeavoring to per­ suade her to throw me over?" "No, boy--no," said the old man, and he told him all. "I am bound to say that the girl has behaved very well," said he. "Shall you give her up?" "No! Never!" shouted Harry, with pale face and tightly clenched hand. "Never! If she was dear to me before, she shall be doubly treasured and sa­ cred now--my little smitten lamb--my drooping, white lily-bud! I will never give her up while we both live!" The old man's eyes glittered, a faint color had risen into his withered cheeks, as he rose and grasped both his nephew's hands as in a vise. "You're a trump, Harry Wade!" said he. "I respect you more at this min­ ute than ever before. Give her up, in­ deed! If you gave up that little jewel of a girl you would give up the beacon star of your existence. She is a pearl of price, Harry--a true and noble wom­ an, who wouldn't have hesitated to sacrifice herself for your benefit. Marry her tomorrow If you will and bring her right here to Bentley Grange. It shall be her home and yours henceforward." And in this strange and sudden way, old Brande Bentley relented and took his niece-ln-law-elect into his heart. Bessie in all the flush of her rose-bud beauty could never have melted his heart, but Bessie stricken down by God became sacred and precious in his sight. ILLINOIS ITEMS NEW ENGLAND CONSCIENCE. The Scrapie That Prevented • Young Widow's Remarriage. Said a drummer visitor (Miss M. E. Boyd) to a young widow--a seam stress--in a New Hampshire hill town, one day last summer: "You must be lonely here now since your husband died. Perhaps you will feel like mar­ rying again; you are not so very old.' "Oh, Miss Mary," she answered in a voice full of feeling, "If I only could-- if I only dared!" And then came the simple story and a touching example of "the New England conscience." She had loved in early youth a young man whom her mother disapproved as a suitor. He was a joiner by trade and worthy, but the mother, having higher ambitions, separated the cou­ ple. The girl married a quiet man, her senior, who died a few years later. Then, after a decent interval, the old lover, who had thriven in business, asked her again to become his wife. That seemed a beautiful and natural ending of the story. But no. >Ah!\ cried the poor thing. "If I han loved my husband I could go to James with a happy heart--oh, how happy! But although things were pleasant enough between my husband and me, I always felt the difference and at heart I was unfaithful to him. I think this is meant for my punishment for think­ ing of James while I had a husband living. We can never marry."--Buf­ falo Commercial. "Hennery EgffS." -On the front of a retail establish­ ment not far from the Boston public library, is a sign that reads, "Hennery Eggs." This is not the name of the proprietor. No. They don't epell "Henry" with two "n's" and an extra "e" in Boston, you know. It is merely an intimation that eggs of the genuine sort are for sale within. They are not incubator eggs, nor storage eggs, nor eggs for campaign purposes. They are just good old hennery eggs. They're the kind of eg$t iliat you have pawed around in the haymow to find and felt like cackling when you found them. They are hennery eggs with an eloquent accent on the hen. And yet, who knows? All eggs are more or less a mystery. You can't depend on signs. Even a Boston "hen­ nery egg" may not be all it's cracked up to be.--Cleveland Plain Dealer. Her Nerves and Her Hats. A writer in a medical journal has lately advanced the theory that wom­ en's heavy hats are responsible for women's jangling nerves and prover­ bial quick temper. The popular im­ pression has been that the man who paid for the hats was the one whose temper suffered; but it seems that large hats weigh too heavily upon the fragile feminine cranium and affect the blood vessels and nerves, and through them the brain. Moreover, according to the writer, the effort to keep large and heavy hats at ttfe right angle impose a parlous strain upon the nerves of the wearers. The theory is advanced in all seriousness, but the chances are that it will not induce any normal woman to cut off her hat supply --New York Sun. In the huge mass of evil, as It rolls along and swells, there is ever some good working imprisoned; working to­ wards deliverance and triumph.--Car- lyle. He who refuses to trust reject? truth. C. A. Evilsizer, town marshal of Du­ bois, is dead, and Henry Cameron fatally wounded, as the result of a pis­ tol fight which occurred at a dance in the town hall at Dubois, ten miles south of Nashville. Cameron resisted Marshal Evilsizer's attempts to arrest him. Evilsizer knocked him down with a cane, and, while prostrate on the floor, Cameron drew a revolver and shot Evilsizer three times. Evilsizer drew his revolver and shot Cameron four times. All of the bullets took ef­ fect. Cameron cannot live. George Fox, a Denver bricklayer, found his mother at the Kankakee in­ sane hospital on Thanksgiving day. She was sent to the institution from Chicago six years ago. Mother and son had not seen each other for twen­ ty-six years. Mrs. Fox separated from her husband at that time. She took with her her infant daughter. The husband took the 2-year-old boy. Mrs. Fox subsequently married a man named Schilling in Michigan. She be­ came insane and was placed in an asy­ lum in that state. She was discharged as partly recovered, but her malady returned, and in 1895 she was sent to Kaukakoe from Chicago. Though hope­ lessly insane, Mrs. Schilling has had lucid moments, and in these she dis­ patched letters to the principal cities of the United States inquiring for her son. One of these came into the hands of the Denver chief of police and from it George Fox was traced. A few days ago George Fox's father died in Cali­ fornia, leaving his son ?5,000. The money and news of his mother's whereabouts came to the young man about the same time. He lost no time in going to Kankakee. He was not aware that his mother was at the hos­ pital, however, until he was assisted in hlB search by the local chief of po­ lice. Mrs. Schilling has a daughter, Miss Ida Fox, in Grand Rapids, Mich. At Jacksonville testimony is being taken in the Barnes poisoning case. H. S. Grindley, state chemist; Dr. F. P. Norbury, medical expert, and J. G. Reynolds, coroner, were on the stand. Frank Ebaugh, an Illinois river pilot, committed suicide by jumping from his father's boat at Pekin. He had been suffering from nervous mania. Falliacoa Tacco, aged 25, has been ar­ rested at Detroit, charged with the murder at Springfield of Guisette Mato. Tacco claims that he acted in self-de­ fense. The railroad and warehouse commis­ sion has appointed E. J. Moneham of Benton, Franklin county, as assistant registrar of their East St. Louis office for state grain inspection. The new appointee succeeds A. L. Lindley of Lebanon. Ex-Representative Samuel C. Smiley of O'Fallon suffered a severe stroke of paralysis Friday morning and is in a critical condition. Mr. Smiley is one of the most widely known public men In southern Illinois. He was trustee of the institute for the feeble-minded at Lincoln under the Tanner adminis­ tration. Senator William E. Mason has re­ moved the literary bureau which is booming his re-election from Chicago to the home of his son, Lewis F. Ma­ son, at Waukegan. For the balance of the campaign it is expected all the Mason literature will be sent out from here. The first issue of a bi-monthly bulletin was issued Monday. The change was made partly for the sake of convenience and partly because help is cheaper here than in Chicago. Sev­ eral rooms are occupied by girls mail­ ing circulars. Senator Mason and his daughter spent Thanksgiving day at Waukegan. Miss Zola Ransom, daughter of a wealthy fruit grower near Pana, and Walter Derringer, a young farmer re­ siding near Kokomo, Ind., will wed as the result of a card attached to an ap­ ple shipped from that city to Kokomo last season^ On an apple packed in the barrel was appended the following card: "This apple was picked by Zola Ransom, Pana, 111, Finder may write to me." Correspondence opened, re­ sulting in marriage. Derringer brought the apple to this city preserved In al­ cohol. Employes of the Sattley Plow Com­ pany at Springfield have struck for rec­ ognition of their union and readjust­ ment of wage scale. The strikers will appeal to the state board of arbitra­ tion. The death of Walter von Welse at his home in Greenville, removes one of the most prominent of Illinois Odd Fellows. For six consecutive years Mr. Weise was chairman of the finance committee of the Illinois grand lodge and had just returned from the an­ nual session of the order at Springfield, having been reappointed for another term. Mr. Welse was at the head of five stores located respectively at Greenville. Vandalla, Pocahontas. Wa- verly and Vlrden. He is survived by two daughters, Misses Elva and Helen von Weise, and , three sons, Charles, George T./and Louis, the iatter a cadet at the Western Military academy of Upper Alton. The seniors of Northwestern Uni­ versity, Evanston, appeared at chapel Wednesday in their new silk hats. It was expected that the juniors would attempt to make trouble for the upper class men, but they contented them­ selves with a counter attraction. Some of the juniors wore straw hats, and others headgear much out of season and out of shape. Mrs. August Coy, aged 55, and her son, John Coy, aged 30, living on a farm near Centralia, were killed by a south-bound Illinois Central train at Richvlew. Mrs. James Edwards died In Wllber- ton township, near Vandalla, aged 65 years. Thomas Dooley, an old resident of Fayette county, is dead, aged 70 years. Professor Christian Luecke died at Springfield, aged 74. Professor Luecke taught in Lutheran schools in New York, BufTalo, Troy,'Cleveland, Mil­ waukee and Chicago, teaching in Chi­ cago at St. John's school for thirty years. He leaves two sons, Rev. Paul Luecke, pastor of Mayfair Lutheran church, Chicago, and "Rev. • Martin Luecke of Springfield. BEFORE ™S PVBLIC EYE Mrs. W. H. Nansly of Carbondale has mysteriously disappeared, having with her several thousands of dollars. Several months ago she fell heir to $35,000, part of which she received and purchased land near this city. Re­ cently a Chicago tie manufactory de­ sired to open in this city a plant for the treating of railroad ties in order to increase their longevity and sought her farm, which she readily consented to sell. The deal was made, but the transfer was not made and as Mrs. Nansly has disappeared the sale may not be consummated. The second annual exhibition of poultry held under the direction of the Galesburg Poultry association opened at Galesburg Wednesday and will con­ tinue through the remainder of this week. Last year's show scored an im­ portant success, attracting the atten­ tion of fanciers and breeders all over Illinois. Tenants of the Allen apartment building, Sixtieth street and Normal avenue, Chicago, were driven from their beds early Thanksgiving morn­ ing by a fire that started in the rooms of William Caldwell. The loss to Mr. Caldwell was $500. Delegates from thirty cities in Illi­ nois met at Rockfbrd for the fourth annual convention of the State Asso­ ciation of Letter Carriers. Among the places represented were Chicago, Oak Park, Elgin,' Emporia, Rock Island, Freeport, Joliet, Pontiac, Galesburg, Bloomington, Decatur, Dixon and Bel- videre. Chicago was represented for the first time in the meetings of the association. W. G. Edens of Chicago, W. E. Hull, postmaster at Peoria, and Colonel Thomas G. Lawler of Rock- ford were among the speakers. A res­ olution was passed indorsing the bill for the relief of substitute carriers known as the Grout bill. The asso­ ciation also Indorsed the resolution passed at the last national convention of letter carriers recommending that tlfe salary of carriers in cities of the first class be placed at $1,200 and in cities of the second class at $1,000. Of­ ficers were elected as follows: Presi­ dent, C. E. Camp, Elgin; vice-presi­ dent, R. T. Mercer, Peoria; secretary, M. T. Finnan, Bloomington;- treasurer, H. J. Wasson, Galesburg; sergeant at arms, Thomas H. McCann, Rockford; delegate to national convention, Chas. D. Duffy, Chicago; alternate, D. G. Mc­ Carthy, Galesburg; executive commit­ tee, J. W. Crowder, Springfield; Oamer Doty, Decatur; Chris Koch, Rock is­ land; H. A. Arnold, Oak Park; Mark D. Hall, Belvidere; E. J. Scantlan, Freeport; J. C. Slyder, Pontiac. It was voted to hold the next convention in Peoria the second Thursday in May, 1903. A bold attempt was made to rob the bank of Kearby, Harrison & Co., grain dealers at Elwood. A gang of men en­ tered the offices, which are located near the Alton depot. They drilled a hole through the vault door, knocked off the lock and thus got into the vault. They then placed a heavy charge of dynamite In the combination in the safe door and fired that off. It wrecked the safe, but the money box was not blown open. The robbers started to work on that, but were frightened away before getting into It. They left behind them several bars and wrenches stolen from the Alton sec­ tion-house. George D. Locke, although the youngest mayor In the United States and only about six months in office, has established a record that Is being emulated in many cities of southern Illinois. He has fought a battle with the gamblers and saloonkeepers and won at every stage. As a result there is no gambling in Jerseyvllle and the saloons are closed on Sunday, achieve­ ments never before effected in the his­ tory of that city, Mayor Locke 1b only 26 years old. He is a gold democrat and was elected to his present office as chief executive of Jerseyvllle at last April's election. In the Campaign he openly announced that he would break the power of the saloon-keepers and gamblers. As a result his caudidacy was hotly opposed, but he was elected by the biggest majority ever given the mayoral candidate. The hearing in the case of the City of Peoria against the Peoria Gas Light & Electric Company, In which the City of Chicago is associated with Peoria, was resumed at Peoria, Tuesday. E. G. Pratt of Des Moines was the prin­ cipal witness. He estimated the value of the property of the local company at $361,044.75. This varied slightly from the estimates of the company's engineer. The purpose of the figures was to show whether gas could not be produced at 75 cents a thousand feet. William H. Carman, an old resident of Chicago, was buried Wednesday from the family residence, 191 Lincoln avenue, at Graceland. He died Sun­ day. Mr. Carman and his wife, who celebrated their golden wedding April 19, 1898, came to Chicago in 1860 and have resided there continuously since then. He was connected with the po­ lice department for more than twenty years and was retired In 1897. Prof. Alfred Bayliss. state superin­ tendent of public instruction, has been notified that he has been appointed a colonel in connection with the military instruction and patriotic education in schools, and is made special aid for the department of Illinois. The object of the organization, which is national, is to 6tir up patriotism among school children. Colonel Bayliss is directed to appoint an assistant aid in every county in the state to help in the work. Mrs. Otillie Damoach, wife of Henry Dambach, and a bride of nine weeks, aged 22 years, died at Mascoutah. Announcement has been made of the approaching wedding of Frank Leach of Chesterfield and Miss Clara Corbin of Macoupin, two young people of Ma­ coupin county. The wedding will take place toward the middle of December at the bride's home. By court decision at Springfield the traction companies in Chicago are or­ dered to add $1,000,000, to the taxea of. Cook county. Th^ case will now be fought out In the federal courts. Mrs. Lillian Mitchell, wife of J. C Mitchell, cashier of the First National bank of Marion, is dead. AS THE WORLD REVOLVES FALSE REPORTS ABOUT QUEEN. Queen Draga of Servia, who was falsely reported to have- been shot at or slain by an assassin, has been the center of much strife and the cause of much popular dissatisfaction since her marriage on August 5, 1000, with young King Alexander. Sne« is ten years older than her royal husband and was formerly a lady In waiting to Queen Natalie, Alexander's mother, who has been plotting the downfall of this woman that eplaced her on QUEEN DRAGA OF SERVIA. the Servian throne. Draga is a Rus­ sian colonel's daughter and is 35 years old. SELF-DISCIPLINE. The method of maintaining dis­ cipline in the state prison at Folsom, Cal., is declared to be very successful. There are no dungeons or dark cells, and none of the old modes of punish­ ment are recognized in this institu­ tion. When a new prisoner is re­ ceived he is informed that they have three different bills of fare in the prison, and that it is optional with each man as to how well he lives. If he is industrious, orderly, well-be- haved and in all things conforms strictly to the rules of the prison, he is served with excellent food, nicely cooked. He can have cnops, Bteaks, eggs, tea and coffee, milk and white bread. If he is only fairly well-be- haved and does not do his allotted task properly, is inclined to growl and grumble at the regulations of the in­ stitution, he is given ordinary prison fare, mush and molasses, soup and corn bread; and if he Is ugly and in­ subordinate he is permitted to feast on unlimited quantities of cold water and a rather small allowance of bread. There is said to be an intense rivalry among the convicts to enter th^ first class, and once there it is very seldom that one of them has to be sent back to a lower clads.--Detroit Free Press. MAYOR OF OTTAWA OUSTED. No incident for many years has cre-< ated such excitement throughout the* Dominion of Canada as the disqualifii cation from office for two years of W. D. Morris, mayor of Ottawa, for the comparatively trivial offense of pur­ chasing a glass of liquor after the legal hour of closing. The law was con­ sidered a dead letter and is openly violated by all ranks and conditions, of society. There have been many feuds between the may^>r and Chief of Police W. F. Powell over police ap* pointments, which resulted ih an in-, vestirat^nn by the police commission­ ers. While the investigation was In progress it seems that the mayor asked the chief why he did not carry ont the law, whereupon Mr. Powell retort­ ed: "How can I carry out the law when you are breaking it every day?" In reply the mayor called the chief 'a liar. As revenge the chief caused the mayor's arrest for transgressing the dead letter law. Section 71 ot. the Ontario license act says: "If a member of any municipal council is convicted of having know­ ingly committed any offense under this act, he shall, in addition to any other penalty to which he may be liable under this act, thereby forfeit and va­ cate his seat and shall be Ineligible to or to sit or vote in any municipal council fot^ two years thereafter; and if snch persoif) after the forfeiture aforesaid, sits or votes at any munici­ pal council he shall incur a penalty of $40 for every day he so sits or votes." Public -sympathy goes so far that it is likely a numerously signed petition will be sent to the lieutenant governor of Ontario, in council, asking for a free pardon for the mayor. Should this come before the last Mom- day in November Mr. Morris would be- eligible to run for the mayoralty in '-4 BOER FRIEND'S ELECTION. The victory of Col. A^Jthur Lynch in the parliamentary contest in Galway, Ireland, where he was opposed by Horace Plunkett, unionist, alarms con­ servative circles of England. The prospect of a colonel in the Boer army asserting his rights to a seat in par­ liament, his probable arrest when he sets foot on the soil of Great Britain is far from pleasing. He Is colonel of the second Irish brigade In the Boer army. He is an Australian by birth, an author and journalist, and once be­ fore ran for parliament In iMUnd, I •' > -r >3 W. D. MORRIS. January, but it is extremely doubtftil whether the disqualification will be lifted in time. * COLONEL ARTHUR LYNCH, where he has had his residence some years. for An Institutional Church. The new St. Paul's Methodist Epis­ copal church of Lincoln, Neb., is like­ ly to be turned into an institutional church, and as such will be open every day of the week. Dr. F. L. Wharton, the pastor, has long advofeated such a movement, and the completion of the new building will"^fv?ririm the oppor­ tunity to put his ideas into effect, and he has the sympathy and hearty co­ operation oi his membership in the plan. Bnjrt a New York Paper. A report was circulated in New York the other day, that Frank A. Munsey has bought a controlling interest in the New York Daily News. It is said that the contract for the sale was signed and that the stock will be transferred to Mr. Munsey as soon as it is verified by experts. The price paid is said to be $270,000. Mr. Munsey bought the Washington Times about a week ago. Leg Amputated at A(« 98. Ira Campbell, neaAy 95 years old, a resident of Glen Ridge, N. J., has just had his leg amputated, going through the operation with composure and re­ fusing to take anesthetics. His foot was injured some time ago and danger of blood-poisoning made amputation necessary. Olrl Student aa Debator. Miss Frances Keay, a girl student of the University of Pennsylvania, has been chosen to compete in* the flnni trials for the varsity team which will meet Columbia university In the annu­ al debate. LAUGHTER A DUTY. Laughter is a duty, and not a very difficult duty, either, to young people. It is not hard for young people to laugh. They should? be encouraged to cultivat^-'^Ianghter as a Christian graceynever losing the art or allowing it, to fall into disuse. Let the children lakigh at table, even giggle if they wish to, rather than be solemn and serious. People should seek always to be cheerful. To do what is rights obeying one's conscience, fills a heart with gladness and song, and laughter naturally follows. There is a mission for humor. The woman who can make others laugh may be a great blessing to her fellow women. There are times In one's experience when a bit of fan is better, more a means of grace, than a serious sermon would be. There are times when the best help we can give to a friend is to make her laugh. f The wise man says: "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine." A hearty laugh would cure many a sickly feel-* ing, drive away the blues and change the whole aspect of life.--Pensyl- vania Grit PROHIBITION WINS IN CANADA. ' The legal fight which liquor men * < have fought for the past three yeaia * against Manitoba's prohibition laws has ended in a victory for prohibition. "Three years ago the Manitoba legisla­ ture passed a prohibitory law whloh forbade the sale or gift of liquor from one party to another. The liquor men. held that this was ultra vires, as such. laws should only be passed by the do­ minion parliament. Pending the legal fight all temperance legislation has * been at a standstill. The dominant party in every province and territory except Quebec and British Columbia is pledged to prohibition If the Manitoba. acts were sustained. The other day the unanimous decision of the priiy council as cabled from London is that " a province has absolute control in pro- m hiblting the use of intoxicating liquors. APPOINTS AN ABLE OFFICER. President Roosevelt has appointed Capt. William Crosier chief of the bo- reau of orauanoo with the rank of brig­ adier gener­ al to succeed A. R. Buf- fington, wlM> has been re­ tired for age. General Cro­ sier will be the youngest man in com- mand of an '1 m p o r taifit ' ~ ? bureau la, | the govern^ _'J> ment's mill- ; naval service. His selec- due exclusively to merit,. Secretary Root's desire >$• himself with active, cap- able young men who are not we<K *; ded to traditions of the past and who ~ ^ are susceptible of accepting progress 4 ^ Blve ideas. _ yft? Coal is cheaper in China than rhere else In the world. „ 'T3*' surround