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NEWS FROM THE -til'K -Wf k AUTHOR'S NOTE. The material facts ; In this story of circumstantial evidence are drawn from an actual re­ corded case, only such change of names and local color being made as to remove them from the classification of legal re­ ports to that of fiction. All the essential points of evidence, However, are retained. 5 h\ R. X. M. * - HE Calf Skin club had as­ sembled early for its week­ ly session and evei*y Mem­ ber was in his accustomed place with Judge Grower in the ci|air. When the routine business was fin­ ished the chairman rose and said: "We now will hear from Judge Stoakes who we trust has a story rela­ tive to circumstantial evidence. Judge Stoakes." Judge Stoakes, & large man of dig­ nified presence, whose silver bair alone bespoke his 76 ye began: "My story Is of the troubled days In Missouri following upon the civil war, when factional rancor still ran high and the conqueror and the con­ quered lived together In outward Jmity but with secret suspicion. I bad just hung up my shingle in a little town in the southern part of Che state which had been the hot-bed of factional warfare, now captured by Lyon, now held by Price, and re­ peatedly preyed upon by the roving tends of Irregulars of either side. Among the most noted leaders of these latter was Col. Jim Farrar. Among the northern sympathizers he was classed with Quartrell and the Youn- gers, but when the struggle was over be settled down Quietly,in the little town of Chester, and his tall form, his flowing moustaches, his campaign bat and long coat became him as the costume did many another warrior of the lost cause. "Col. Farrar's household consisted of hut one daughter, 17 years of age, And of that rare type of beauty which so often crops out in an adventurous and warlike stock. Her name was Lucile and she soon set the heart of every young man in a flame. I my­ self fell at the first glance, and as I look back down the long stretch of years I can see the black hair, the rosy lips and the flashing eyes of Lu­ cile Farrar as I watched her in silent adoration in the meeting house, upon the street or flying along on her pony which seemed as full of life and spirits as its fair rider. "It was silent adoration upon tho part of us all, for never a glance did the fair Lucile have for any of us. But when SI el Tin Lessure came to Chester it was different Something in her woman's heart must have drawn her toward him, for all the In­ difference and all the scorn were gone and they gave themselves up willingly to A love that quickly ran the gamut from passing Interest to pas­ sionate devotion. "Melvin Lessur$ stood with wfcjite face,?9eneh&i bands and gritted teeth while. Lucile thre^r herself at »er father's feet and "weepingly begged and implored him to mitigate the harsh sentence. But he cast her rudely from him with a curse, and, turning to Lessure with murder in his eyes, said: " 'You dog! You -rant my daugh­ ter--you! Why, I shot your father down in cold blood because he differed with me politically. Do you think I'll do less for you for trying to rob me of my daughter?* " 'So it was you who killed toy father,' returned Lessure in a voice beneath the quiet of which lay the tense fixedness of a stern, unbending resolve. 'Then, Col. Farrar, I tell you that I will have your daughter and I will avenge my father. Are you mine till death, Lucile?' " 'I am yours till death,' said the girl as she went over and placed her arm proudly about his neck. "Very little was seen of Lessure in town after that and it was whis­ pered that he was Btaying out on his farm and keeping out of the irate colonel's way. "About two weeks after his unsuc­ cessful interview with Farrar, which was noised abroad as such things are in a v.mall town, Lucile Farrar disappeared, and the tongues began to wag in earnest When for a week she had not turned up the towns peo­ ple, who had little love for Farrar at best, were ready to believe anything. "The vfcry mention of a--suitor for^f^i8 threat «gainst his daughter was known and the bolder ones did not hesitate' to whisper thai he 'httd put it into execution. These hints took form by degrees and at last a witness came forwaid who told of passing the colonel's house, situated on the edge of town.'lat# at night, and of hearing low moans and pleadings. "At last suspicion took such fierce root that the sheriff headed an in­ vestigating party, CoL Jim was away and they had free run of the prem­ ises. . "The search led to a cave in the side of the hill, once jised as a cellar but long since abandoned. There they found torn pieces of a dress, a bloody hatchet and some tangled locks of black hair drenched with blood. The dress and the hair were easily identified as belonging to Lucile Far- ;v bis daughter's hand was sufficient to •end Col. Farrar into a rage terrible to* -witness. ,H$ noted the growing intimacy of Lucile and Lessure with Jealous anger. But he could not watch her always, and many a time when he was away looking after the interests of his extensive plantation near the town we less fortunate youths saw Lessure starting on long walks with the fair Lucile. ' "Melvin Lessure inherited all the lirey impulsiveness of a long line of- French ancestry and was not the youth to brook long this uncertain entente of his lovemaking. He had a big plantation several miles from Chester and had moved into town for the social advantages that looked large to us then. He was amply able to support matrimony in a style equal to the best in the community. He was handsome, studious and courtly in his manners and seemed to be eligible from any point of view. The local Madame Grundy could find no reason why Melvin Lessure and Lucile Farrar were not a perfectly matched couple. ' | "But the rock on w*fcich their Happi­ ness seemed destined to break was that of factional rancor. Col. Farrar was, of the south unreconstructed and nnreconstructable. Gaspard Lessure, Melvin's father, had cast bis lot with the north *nd had died at his own doorway defending his property against the enemies of his adopted flag. "Melvin Lessure was no match for Ct>l. Jim in brawn, or bluster, but he hesitated not to go to him with his #uit, and the storm he provoked I give y6u as it was later reconstructed through the searchings of the law. • •.•//"'Never, by the Almighty, never!' ired the colonel. 'Before I would Tiby daughter married t^ one of the Accursed assassins of my country I Wo-qld slay her with my own hands. :i§et out of my sight and never dare to raise your eyes to a daughter of Hflie Farrars.' her a plsir which had formed in his brain to revei^ge himself upon her father both for his insulting words and for the death of his own parent He bad cut off a portion of her hair while she slept and dipped it in the blood of a lamb. He had also sprink­ led blood over pieces of her dress. The hatchet was easily procured. These he had placed in the cave dur­ ing one of Col. Farrar's numerous ab­ sences from the house and there also he had himself emitted the moans which had been heard. He would have carried bis hellish plot through to the end but that the colonel's plea for forgiveness at the gallows Un­ nerved him. "This confession was made partly at the place of execution and partly afterward in the jail. As soon as it became clear that Lessure had an im­ portant statement to make the sheriff turned to the colonel to take the In­ signia of death from his head. Far rar, unobserved by all who were in tent upon the words of Lessure, had sunk into a sitting posture. The sheriff stepped up to him and raised the black cap. He was dead. "Lessure was immediately placed NOTE8 AND GOSSIP GATHERED AT , SPRINGFIELD. ASHLEY DENEEN LIFE SAVE& Sixteen-Year-Old Son of the Gover­ nor Rescues Miss May Childers • at Clear Lake--Youthful Hero Modest Over Affair. Springfield.--While bathing at Clear lake Ashley Deneen, the 16-year-old son of Governor and Mrs. Charles S. Deneen, saved Misjj May CJhilders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Childers of 431 South Seventh street from drowning. Miss Childers, accompanied by sev­ eral other young ladies, was in bath­ ing near the shore, and Ashley De­ neen was swimming from one shore to the other. Miss Childers made a misstep, fell and went under and was completely paralyzed by the accident, and the other girls who were with her shouted to the boys in bathing to come to her assistance. Miss Childers made no move to bring herself to the top of the water, and it appeared that her life would be taken as toll by the lake before any one could reach her. At the time of the accident Master Deneen was ftbout fifty feet from where she was, and by hard work and heroic effort he managed to reach her, amid the cheers from the onlookers on the bridge. Exhausted by his exertion, he was unable to bring the body of the unfortunate girl to the top of the water, and conseequently was neces­ sitated to swim to the shore with one hand, holding the girl by the hair with the other one. Once on shore, willing hands helped to revive the young lady, and she later was able to walk around. Master Deneen took the part of the hero very modestly, and said that it was no more than any other boy would have done in the'same conditions. ¥1 J extending his haid to Lessure ex­ claimed: 'Young man, I have wronged you and I have no wish to leave this earth with the ill. will of any man. I ask your forgiveness for standing between you and my poor child and for the death of your father which I believed to be in the line of duty to­ ward my country.' "Lessure trembled violently but did not reply or raise his eyes. The march to the scaffold continued. A deputy was forced to support the tot­ tering form of Farrar while the sheriff adjusted the black cap. l*ben the sheriff stepped back and all was in readiness for the fatal word when Lessure sprang forward and cried in an agonized voice: " 'Stop! I alone am guilty--I alone!' "The officers of the law called him forward and demanded an explanation. He declared that Lucile was not dead but that they had run off and been married aud his wife was then living in concealment in St. Louis, for fear of the wrath of her father and until be could settle up his affairs and Join her. But he had not divulged to rar, the hatchet as the property of the colonel. "When charged with the crime his knees tottered and he nearly fainted. He made no direct denial but moaned and cried like a child. During the trial that followed he seemed stunned and oblivious to what was going on. "I Will admit that the courts of to-day would be loath to accept so Inadequate a corpus delicti, but our blood was hot in those times and it seems to me we hanged more than we do now. Service was had on Les­ sure and.he testified to the facts of the quarrel and ihe threat. Upon this evidence and the prisoner's failure to deny they ^ound their verdict of guilty and fixed upon the death penalty. "As the day of execution approach­ ed Col. Farrar continued in a state of almost total insensibility. But when the sheriff came to read the death warrant be roused and raising his hand to heaven, said: " 'Before my maker I swear that 1 am guiltless of my child's death.' "They led htm to the scaffold and on the way he passed Melvin Lessure who was. watfbing the ecehe like a bird fascinated by a snake. Col. Far­ rar requested ihe sheriff to stop, and un<J6r arrest He blew bis brains out in his cell that night with a pistol procured, bo one knew bow. Lucile went mad on hearing of the tragedy, and was confined some time in an asylum. She recovered and ended her days in a convent "That, gentlemen, is my story." There was a stirring of chairs and a general lighting of pipes which had been allowed to go out in the rapt attention that prevailed while Judge Stoakes was speaking, when Judge Grower arose and said: "I believe I voice &e sentiments of the club in extending thanks to Judge Stoakes." (Copyright, 1909, by Joseph B. Bowles.* BOTH STRENGTH AND BEAUTY Propsr Respiration Adds to Each, But Is Too Little Under­ stood. There will be fewer fiat-chested wo­ men and much less nervous prostra­ tion when proper attention is giving to breathing, says an exchange. As Delsarte has said, there should be "strength at the center, freedom at the surface," and this freedom is but acquired by learning to use one's lungs at will. By developing and en­ larging them the thoracic cavity is in­ creased, and upon the degree of this power depends expansion. In order to control one's nerves one must learn to command one's involun­ tary muscles, which are diaphragm, the heart and the intestines. By breathing deeply and controlling one s breath and so increasing one's lung capacity, the heart action is stimulat­ ed, and this supplies the nerve centers with fresh blood, and the nerves act upon the muscles and the brain upon the nerves and muscles. In order not to have any waste of nerve force, the chest should be kept active by deep inhalations, thus loos­ ening the tension of unemployed mem­ bers. The persistent, and regular prac­ tice of a breathing exercise will not only do this, but will give poise and self-confidence. The movements of respiration stand in a double relation to the nervous system, being required to introduce oxygen into the blood, which takes up the oxygen, and freeing itself of the carbonic acid it contains, the latter thus acts as a powerful stimulus to the lung netves. One should vemember to avoid col­ lar-bone breathing, to cultivate the raised and active chest, and to gain control of the diaphragm in order to have complete mastery of breathing. It Is not necessary to take a long tiresome trip to some far away place in order to be taught to care for oneself, for nature will come to one's aid with joyful alacrity in one spot as well as another. _ But knowledge is not the only thing required. It is its application that counts, and this means steadfast de­ termination. i '•0 One Idea of Model City The Bi6afel city is pictured by a i court, and they should ba only one ffiih "i"\ ^/enchman, one Henriet as having all room thick with a window in front -•-j $£-.« avenues parallel and running from | an<l back, and a door on a corridor northeast to southwest in order that | Par*ll6l to tho street, and having as f ... I mnnv uMnrin,*. .. number of ¥ 'ffae prevailing southwest winds may + - .circulate through them freely and many windows as the rooms. •» -v .V . ^ . .. . Every 300 yards there should be thus prevent any stagnation in the streets runiling at right angles to the Hir. The houses should face one » flrBt TJie avenues ought to be as, _ '** #venue and have their backs to the , wide as the houses are high in order ! there should be added an sunlight as possible. About every half mile there should he an open square. The avenues should be planted with groups of shrubs, six to ten feet high, alternating with pedes­ tals ornamented with sculptures and supporting baskets of flowers. All the roofs should be flat, with plants, flowers, chairs, and tables, and, of course, with an awning that could be rolled up wh^n not needed. To this plan another expert says interior life is passed in som«t European coun­ tries. >l .paralle1 cue, without any interiof j that the latter should have as much j court, where a good part of the fatifily Busy Man. "Mamma," asked little three-year old Freddie, "are we going to heaven some day?" "Yes, dear, I hope so,' was the reply. "I wish papa could go, too," continued the little tsllow, "Well, and don't you think he will?' asked his mother. "Ob, no," replied Freddie, "be could not leave bis busi­ ness."--Tit-Bits. ^ Charitable Institutions Affected. Radical changes in the control and handling of funds of the seventeen charitable institutions of Illinois will be made at the first of the coming year. Banks in a number of cities which have oftentimes In the past made every effort to Becure as de­ posits the appropriations made to the different Institutions will be deprived of the opportunity to handle such funds after Jan. 1, 1910. The act by the last general assembly providing for the board of administration for state charitable institutions also pro­ vides that all appropriations shall be disbursed from the state treasury at Springfield excepting two per cent of monthly estimate of institutional needs, which is made a contingent fund and permitted to be handled di­ rect by each superintendent. Over $6,000,000 was appropriated for the seventeen charitable institutions of the state by the last general assem­ bly to be used in' maintenance during the coming two years. This sum will be handled direct by the state treas­ urer and in addition money collected from various sources at each institu­ tion, such as from the sale of manu­ factured articles, farm products, etc., shall also be sent to the state treasury instead of being handled by the differ­ ent institution heads. The new law creating the board of administration also provides for a centralized sys­ tem for purchasing supplies for state charitable institutions and control of all expenditures under the direction of the b.oard to be appointed by the governor-some time this month. Pardon Bo#rd to Be Shaken. Gov. Deneen will shortly announce a distribution of stafte patronage plums to Democrats, it was learned, and one of them will cause a shake- up in the state board of'pardons which may hasten decisions in pending par­ ole cases, including those of John A. Cooke and Paul O. Stensland. E. A. Snively, who for many years has been the office member of the body, devoting all bis time to gather­ ing data, will be replaced by J. W. Shepard, a lawyer of Paris, . 111. Mr. Shepard's name was not in the list of those recommended by the Democratic State committee. A new Republican member will probably be appointed at the same time, so it is probable the present parole board, consisting of two mem­ bers, C. W. Eckhart and E. A. Snively, will announce decisions soon in all cases which they have, beard. Mr. Eckhart probably will continue on the parole board. For Democratic members of the state asylum board of control Gov. Deneen is reported to have chosen Thomas O'Connor, former' mayor of Peoria, and Fred J. Kern, present mayor of Belleville, both recommend­ ed by tbe Democratic state commit­ tee. Olrville F. Berry, former state sena­ tor, is to be inade member of the state railroad and warehouse commission, according to the latest tip, the gover­ nor having given up the idea of plac­ ing him on the pardon board. N E W S or I L L I N O I S Jencks Denies Woman's Plea. Fred W. Jencks, wealthy Elgin poli­ tician and real estate man, theater owner and insurance broker, told Judge Honore in circuit court that his former wife, Clara Elizabeth Jencks, whom he divorced in 1899, has suffi­ cient money to care for herself. Mrs. Jencks still claims Jencks as her husband, charging that the decree he obtained in Washington was se­ cured" through fraud. She charges her husband and his second wife, who was Mary R. Jones, with conspiring to get rid of her while she was held in the insane hospital at Kankakee in 1899, and that her husband through his political influence held her there. Judge Honore questioned Jencks re­ garding the legality of the divorce, and then directed him to produce the contract, which he said be worked un­ der when in Washington, and other evidence of the divorce. 'Six months ago," Jencks told the court, "she drew $2,100 out of the bank. I think she has enough money to support herself." Judge Honore. asked if it did not ap­ pear that Mrs. Jencks colluded with her husband to deceive the world into the belief that they were diyorced when she accepted $1,200 alimony. Maximum Limit of Wages Raised. The Springfield board of education increased the maximum salaries of the grade school teachers from $70 +Q $75 a month. The original motion, to increase the salaries, as provided by a resolution of the teachers, was amended. The motion *s introduced by Mr. Woodmansee provided that tie minimupi salary should be $35 a month and that yearly increases of $10 should be granted until the teach­ er was receiving $75. The plan was changed when it was learned the present budget for the ensuing school year must undergo amendment to provide funds for the increase in percentages of salaries each year. Tbe motion as passed re­ quired an additional expenditure of $4,000 annually. There are now 80 teachers receiv­ ing the maximum salary. In the dis­ cussion that preceded the passage of the motion the salaries of school teachers were variously compaired to those of milliners, stenographers and other women in business- or education­ al work. To Aid the National Guard. Maj. Benjamin C. Morse and Capt. Benjamin J. Tillman, both of the Twenty-seventh United States .infan­ try, .are assigned as regular army of­ ficers at the encampment of the Fifth, Fourth and Eighth Illinois National Guard regimentB at Camp Lincoln. At the Elgin encampment of the First Seventh and Third state in­ fantry regiments and the cavalry Maj. Augustus C. Macomb, Ninth cavalry; Capt. V. H. Mosely, Fifth cavalry; Capt. William C. Rogers, and First Lieutenants Ernest Van D. Mur­ phy and Thaddeus B. Seigle of the Twenty-seventh infantry, and John C. Maul of the Fifth field artillery, will be the regular army officers in charge. Planning New Capital Hotel. Springfield architects and those in other cities are working on plans for the new hotel to be erected on the site of the old Leland. The plans will be submitted about July 15 and the contract for the specifications will then be-awarded to the firm present­ ing the most modern and acceptable design. Stats Printer Expert. Gov. Deneen announced the ap­ pointment of Hiram Williamson of Murpbysboro as state printer expert. National Guard Orders. Acting Adjt.-Gen. Dixon entered an order appointing Maj. James H. Stans field of Rockford, retired, as adju­ tant general of the First brigade, to serve for a term of thirty days, from July 1, 1909. Upon his own request Lieut-Col Julius R. Cline, adjutant general of the First brigade, is placed on the re­ tired list. An election is ordered in Company L, Third infantry, on Thursday, July 15, for captain and other vacancies that may exist at that time. Peoria Will Protest. For. the purpose of filing a protest against the withdrawal of $1,000,000 by the government from the Peoria national banks, William Hazzard, as­ sistant cashier of the Commercial- German National bank, visited Wash­ ington, where he discussed the situa­ tion with Congressman Graff. The government issued a call for $25,000 which is deposited in national banks over the country to be "turned in" by July 15. There is now on deposit in the Pe­ oria national banks $2,750,000 which is placed to the credit of the govern­ ment. Mr. Hazzard was accompanied by William C.. White, eashier of the Illinois National bank. They place stress on the fact that the government handles $30,000,000 annually in reve­ nue collections through the Peoria banks. Cook County Taxes Increase. An increase of 128,126,372 in "the grand total of tax assessments on real estate and personal property in Cook county is shown in the report of the board of review. The total real estate value assessed in the towns in. Cook county outside of Chicago Is $30,801,- 437. The total real estate value in Chicago is $349,071,816. Chicago In Line for City Planning. Chicago has" fallen into line with the long list of American cities which are converts to the idea of city planning, and after 30 months of work, two ex­ perts selected for this task, Daniel H. Burnham and Edward H. Bennett, with corps of expert assistants, have completed the plans for a greait civic center, parkwayB and other features. The salient features of the report of the experts are the improvement of ihe park front, creation of a system of highways outside the city, improve­ ment of railway terminals. Bank Deposits Called In. The United States treasury depart­ ment is calling in thirty-three and one-third per cent of its deposits in the national banks. The deposit of the State National bank has been re­ duced from $60,000 to $40,0000, and a like 'reduction has been made at the the First National and Illinois Na­ tional, both government depositaries. The reduction is generally made about about July 1 of each year and the de­ posits are restored gradually until the maximum allotted to each institution is again reached. Plan for Convention. I;- Local officials of the Anti- Saloon league are arranging the pro­ gram for the national convention of temperance workers, which will be held in Chicago Dec. 6-9, Inclusive. A banquet and other entertainment will be provided for the 6,000 persons who are expected to attend. A workers' conference will precede the conven­ tion proper. Endeavors are being made to secure the services of Arch­ bishop Ireland as a speaker. George R. Stuart, a famous southern orator, has already been secured. Rock Island.--Notice has been i£- -sued from the head offices of the Mod- fern Woodmen of America, located here, that for the first time in history the membership of the society passed the million mark. The repeat, shows,1,015,569 beneficial members 4a good standing on June 30, carrying $1,625,000,000 insurance. In addition the society reports 39,499 social or uninsured members, making the grand total membership 1,055,068. This re­ port places the Modern Woodmen of America at the head of all life inst­ ance organizations doing business in the United States in the number of policy holders, and but one American company shows a larger amount of in­ surance in force. Chicago.--As the result of a furious cyclone which swept over part of mi- nois several towns were partially wrecked, many persons injured and huge damage caused among the crops of the central part of the state. The worst disaster of the tempest occurred at Xenia. Although the windstorm lasted by 30 seconds, it practically leveled the entire residence section of the city. Several houses were blown from their sites onto tbe prairie. A cloudburst followed the cyclone; At Pana the cyclone hit the place without warning, and left _a pathway of wreck behind it. Houses were destroyed and trees uprooted. The wire service is demolished. Tbe property losses ara heavy. Murphysboro. -- M. Mohlenbrock, mayor of Campbell HilL, 111., mill own­ er, banker, real estate man and Re- publican politician, came to Murphys­ boro a few nights ago and dropped bis , wallet containing $25,000 in money and negotiable papers. Frank Will, a youth employed by the Mobile ft Ohio railroad as coach cleaner, found the Wallet and restored it to Mohlen­ brock. Mohlenbrock had walked from the train to a hotel, nearly a mile dis­ tant, and had not missed the wallet when Will called him up by 'phone and notified him of fibdingit in a car. Madison.--Frightened by the ex­ plosion of a giant cracker, placed near him as he was sleeping'on the bank of Horseshoe lake, near Madi­ son, Frank Dixon, 14 years old, of St Louis, fell , into tbe lake and wm drowned.. The boy and his two broth­ ers had been given permission to go to the picnic grounds in order to fa- cape possible injuries in St Louis by reckless celebrations. Clinton.--The opening statements-* were made in the Sn£ir will case and the examination , of witnesses be­ gun. The attorney;; for Richard Snell, who' seeks to break the will, made the alleged insanity of the tes­ tator, Col. Thomas Snell, the princi­ pal feature of his argument and cited the accumulation of $200,000 in worth­ less securities fn the last years of his life. Maywood.--Seventeen tramps who were arrested on the Northwestern tracks were put to work mowing the lawn of the Congregational church. There have been so many tramps in the village recently that Marshal Kemphouse and Rev. Mr. Barker, pas­ tor of the church, hit upon this p&n to make the community unpopular with the restless fraternity- Sandwich.--The body of Mrs. Agnes Beveridge Patten, ttiother of James A. Patten, was brought to Sandwich for interment- A prayer, service Was held early at the home of the wheat khig by Rev. George Whiteside of the First United Presbyterian church, Evanston, who went to Sandwich and officiated at the funeral. < Chicago.--Announcement was made that beginning July 1 1,225 postDfflce clerks and 103 carriers in Chicago will receive an. increase of $100 a year in salary, having been in the service one or more years. The majority of the clerks who will get this increase in wages are employed in the main office. Springfield.--^ames W. Gullett has been elected president of the First State bank of Elizabethtown, Hardin county. Mr. Gullett has been a direc­ tor of the institution since its organi­ zation, July 20, 1903. He also is a director of the Lincoln bank of this city, and will continue to make bis home in Springfield. Edinburg.--Under tbe instructions of. a palmist, who told him (hat his property was the hiding place of $75,- 000 in gold, J. F. Mlllslagle dug up his lot in the hope of finding the burled treasure. So much confidence has been placed in the fortune teller that Millslagle has ordered a tracing needle to locate the money. Wheaton.--Robert W. Gates dropped dead at his home from heart disease at the age of 73 years. He was a member of the Eighth Illinois cavalry in the civil war and was a justice o€ the peace. He left a widow, three sons and a daughter. Pana.--The Fourth of July claimed a victim when Sidney Simmons, 12 years old, died as a result of tetanus caused by a toy pistol going off in his hands. Belleville.---The druggists have en­ tered into an agreement to close their places of business earlier every day and half a day on Sundays. Joliet.--Thirty of a class of 43 teachers who took the teachers' ex­ amination failed to make passing grades. Streator.--While shaking bands with a friend, Mrs. James McCauley broke a rib while leaning out of the door of a carriage. Joliet.--While cleaning overalls with gasoline, John Hoepke was seri­ ously burned by fire which was caused by a match faling into the gasoline. Streator.--Attacked by a colored woman who attempted {o steal ber purse. Mrs. Arthur Sked routed tbe negress with a can of tomatoes she carried. Petersburg.--Ephraim C. Reed, an extensive land owner and well-known resident of Menard county, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. L. A. Ridge, hear Sweetwater. Olney.--While watching a duel be­ tween two men with pistols, Frank P. Byrne was shot by four stray - bullet* Alton.--George M. Lewis • wan thrown from an automobile which was naking a curve and seriously injured. aw. V •,..•