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<v ' -'i j&FXREDEMC S IS I ̂AUHIOR o™ snmDW WMi?oora !Lbi»TR*noNs BmAyn)44Tsf*& corrx**r noiinr w soega-***ctu.oa SYNOPSIS. 0;:.f Comtssss SUM. daughter of th» |»wra- n" the Mount, has chance encounter with a peasant boy. the "Mount." a •malt rpck-bound Island, stood in vast t>ajr on tbe northwestern coast of France, anaf during the time of Louis XVI. was a gov­ ernment stronghold. Develops that the peasant was the son of Selfneur De- satirac, nobleman. Young Desaurac deter­ mines to secure an education and become * gentleman; sees tike governor's daugh­ ter depart for Paris. Lady Ellse returns after seven yearf* schooling, and enter­ tains many nobles. Her Ladyship dances With strange fisherman, ana a call to arms is made In an effort to capture a mysterious Le Seigneur Nolr. He escaoes. 1mA? Ellse Is caught in ths "<-*r»nd"_ Ths Black Seigneur rescues and takes her to his retreat. • j ' CHAPTER VIII.--(Continued.) ,V vjf® regard*:? her silently; the bea'i- ttml, impatient «yes; tbe slim, whit® fingers that tapped restlessly, one •gainst another. "I will do "what I am!" he said at last slowly. "But what?" the demanded. "What can you do?" He did not answer; my lady made a gesture, "How ridiculous! • prison- ,:-,-- ';«|..on an island!" pf. . "'There may be a way," he began. - ^My horse?" she paid quickly. "What fcscame of him?" "He was swept away by the tide!" Into the proud eyes came a softer light--of regret, pain. "Your Ladyship should remember It might have been worse," be added, la tomes intended to reassure her. "After all it was only a horse--" "Only a horse!" she exclaimed In­ dignantly. "But, I suppose you oan't understand--caring for a horse!" "I can understand caring for a - Ship!" he answered quickly, a flash of amusement, hardly concealed, in bis bold, dark eyes. "A ship!" scornfully; "dead wood dad Iron." "Live wood and Irani Beautiful as--" The simile failed him; be looked at my lady. "Something to bf depended on, with a hand to the wheel, and an eye keen for mad danc­ ings and curvetings." "1 might appreciate* them better," sbe Interrupted dryly, with delicate brows uplifted, "If they brought me nearer to toe Mount. That, and not idle opinions," In accents that con­ veyed surprise at the temerity of one In his position to express them, "is Of most moment!" He accepted the reproof with a readiness that further surprised her. Tour Ladyship is right," he said. "1 will see what may be done. The storm lias passed. There Is yet daylight, and--" an expression, almost preoccu­ pied, came to his features--"a boat nay be sighted." "To be sure!" At the prospect, all other considerations passed from my lady's mind. "A boat may be sighted! Why did yea not think ofit-before? Come! Too much time has already been lost" And she rose. "One moment!" His voice was quiet; respectful; although, sbe fancied, constrained. "I had better go alone., The %ay tp thd cliff Is rough, and--" ^ "I shall not mind that!" ^Besides, your clothes--* I';.'","f'Are dry!" "" "*No!" She flushed at the abrupt com tradiction. "I mean, I don't see how they could be!"*he went on hurriedly, "and," his tone assumed a certain ob­ duracy, "I assure your Ladyship, It will be best." "Best?" She looked at him more sharply. "Is that your only reason?" "Why?" A trace of embarrassment, for an Instant, crossed his dark fea­ tures. "What other reason, my Lady?" "That I know not!" quickly, assured her words had struck homo. "Only I am certain there Is one!" (- "Then, if your Ladyship must kHow," he spoke slowly. "I did not wlfh to alarm you. But this Is a rough coast, with--many rough people about .--smugglers, prlvateersmen--" "Whom you, perhaps, are expect­ ing?" she cried suddenly. "II" with a careless laugh. "A •rman! Tour Ladyship Is imaglnft- tlte--" he began, when a sudden, hasty footstep clinked on the stones without; a hand caught at the fasten­ ings of the door; flung it open. "I thought I should find you here, Seigneur!" exclaimed a roioe. "Since--" The young man made a movement pad the speaker stopped; caught sight of my lady, Just beyond. In the fading light. And at the picture--her figure behind that other one--the fine, patri­ cian features, framed by the disor­ dered golden hair, the widely opened •yes, bright, expectant, the intruder Started back. , . •Tho Governor's daughter! Ton, Seigneur !"1^ stammisred, aM, rais­ ing his hand, involuntarily crossed himself. CHAPTKR1X. A Discovery. "Why did you do that?" It was Lady Elsie who now spoke, lifting her head haughtily to regard tbe . new­ comer, as she stepped toward him. "Cross yourself. I mean?" "This good fellow, my Lady, is sur­ prised to see you here, and small won­ der he forgets his manners!" said the young man coolly, speaking for the other. "But he 1b honest enough-- and--Intends no disrespect!" "None whatever!"' muttered the in­ truder, a thin, wizened, y**i atill active- looking person. My lady did not reply; her gase, In which suspicion had become' convic­ tion, again met the young nwa't, whose black eyes now gleamed with a sudden, challenging light. "With your permission, my Lady, I will speak with this fellow," be said, and abruptly strode from the tower; walked a short distance away, fol­ lowed by the man, when he stopped. "Certes, ycrur tongue betrayed yon that time, Saachex!" he said con­ fronting the other. The man made a rough gesture. "C'est vrai!" regretfully. "But when I saw you,two together I thought I had seen a--" He stopped. "She is so like--". "Nay; I dont blame you; tbe sight was certainly unexpected! I had thought to come down rfnd prepare you, but--'tis done!" 1 "And I knew what It meant." The old servant looked over his shoulder toward the tower. "Call It magic!" with a short laugh. "Diablerie!" muttered the other. "Well, have your way! Why," ab­ ruptly, "did you not meet me here last night at high tide, aa we had planned?" "The priest came not in time; fear­ ing he was watched, waited until night to leave his hiding-place at Ver- ranch." "And after missing me last night, you thought to find me here today?" "I ktw»w you most aszious to see him; that upon him depended yonr chance to undo some of his Excel­ lency, the Governor's, knavery! And, then, to Una you here with the daugh­ ter of the man who has wrought you so inuch wrong; robbed you of your lands--your right to your name!" A cloud shadowed tho listener's bold brow. "I know not how it came about, Selgtteur, but be assured, no good fcah come of It!" From where she 'Stood, at the dis­ tance to the tower, the Governor's daughter saw now the two men de­ scend; she perceived, also, at a turn in the path, coming up slowly, as one whose years had begun to tell upon him, another figure, clad in black; a priest. This last person and the Black Seigneur accosted each other; stopped, while the other man, who had crossed himself at sight of her, drew aside. At length, somewhat abruptly, they separated, the priest and Sanchez go­ ing down the hill and the young man starting to walk up. Then quickly leaving the ancient, Circular structure for observation, she stepped toward the cliff, not far to the right; and in an attitude of as great unconoern as sbe could summon, waited. Below the ocean beat around the rock, and her eyes seemed to have rested an interminable period on the dark surface of the water, when at length she heard him; near at hand; directly behind. Still she did not stir; he, too, by the silence, stood motion­ less. How long? The little foot moved restlessly; why did he not speak? She knew he was lookihg at her--the Governor's daughter who had inad­ vertently looked into a forbidden chamber; was possessed of dangerous knowledge. Again sho made a movement. When was he going to speak? It was Intol­ erable that he should stand there, studying, deducing! That she, accus­ tomed to command; to be served; to have her way at court and Mount, should now be judged, passed upon, disposed of, by--whom? Quickly she looked around; the flashing brown eyes met the steady black ones. "Well?" "The man will take yon back." His manner was quiet; composed; Implied a full cognizance of what she knew, and an absence of any further desire to attempt to disguise the truth. "Back! Where?" Sbe could not conceal her surprise. "To the Mount." For the moment she did not she had not lraownv*hat to eapoift-* certainly not that. - y , npt?" A smile, ,|atafctly crossed his face. "Does your Ladyship think I make war on wom­ en? Only, before your Ladyship de­ parts, it will be neoessary for you to agree to a little condition." » * . "Condition?" She drew -bar breath quickly. r * • "'That you will say nothing .^ in* criminate him. H# Is an old seratnt of mine; has broken, none of the* laws of the land.** with a somewhat con­ temptuous accent, "works his bit of ground; p&js metayage, and a tax uu all the flsh he brings in. Only in a certain matter h*" he SSiTflSd me." ;• " Yon mean I must say nothing about ,meeting him? Ton?* / "Foe. his sake!" Xfl "And your own!" * **~ s "Mine?" He made a careless gesture. "I should not presume! For myself I should exact or expect; from your Ladyship no promise. Tonight I shall be far away. But this good fellow remains behind; should be allowed to continue his peaceful, lowly occupa­ tion. I would not have anything hap­ pen to him on my account." "And If I refuse to promise?" she asked haughtily. 'To enter into any covenant with--you!" "But you will not!" he said stead­ ily. "Your Ladysijfctip. ter h#r owa sake, should not force tb* alterna­ tive." "• "Alternative?" % / *.^4 "Why speak of it?" ^ ? * ."What is the alternative?" sbe de­ manded. "If your Ladyship refuses to prom­ ise, It will be necessary for the man to return alone." "You mean," In spite of herself, she gave a start, "you would make me--a prisoner?" "It should not be neoessary." "But you would not dare!" Indig­ nantly. "Not dare! Tour Ladyship forget*--" "True!" with a scornful glanoe. Aft- ter a pause: "But suppose I did prom­ ise? Are you not xc&tos^og deal of eonfldence in meT* J . "Not too much!" "I presume," disdainfully, **I tilftttld feel flattered in being trusted by--" She did not finish the sentence. But the young man apparently bad The young man's face chang*& "An outlaw!" be said coolly. "Yes; an outlaw," she repeated.firm­ ly. Angered by hii unflinching gase, she went on: "Who dares not fly tbe flag of his king! Who dares not come opgtyly lntoafty honest port!" she $&4gd, tor brown eyes flashing. His olita darkened; but he only re marked coldly: "My Lady, at any rstej dares much!" "Oh, I've no doabt <gmu dont care to hear--" Z: "From you!" He looked at her odd­ ly. from the golden hair to the small, dainty foot: "From your Ladyship!" he repeated, as If amused. An instant he regarded her silently., intently; bul his voice when at length he again spoke was cool and slightly mocking: "My Lady speaks, of course, from the standpoint of her own world--a very pretty world! A park of plaisanoe, wherein, I can vouch for It, my Lady dances very prettily." She started; a flush of resentment glowed and faded on her cheek; a question his words suggested trembled or. her lips. "Why did you come to the beach that night of the dance? How dared you, knowing that if--" "Why?" His eyes lost their ironical light. "Why?" he repeated; then laughed with sudden recklessness, ."I wished to see your Ladyship." "Me?" She shrank back. "You! he repeated, his gase fas­ tened on the startled, proud faoe. "Though I looked not forward to a dance--with" your Ladyship!" The black eyes glowed. "Pardl! It waa worth the risk." A moment he wait­ ed; then his manner changed. "I will leave your Ladyship now," he said quietly. "You will have opportunity to consider"--she did not answer-- "whether you will give me your prom­ ise, or not," he added, and, wheeling abruptly, walked away. . Some time later, in the fast-gather­ ing darkness, from the cove a small boat put out, with Sanches, gloomy and sullen, in the stern; at the bow, the Governor's daughter. As the isle receded and the point of land loomed bigger before them, tbe girt gased straight ahead; but the man looked back; to the sands of the little cove, a pale simitar in the dragon-like mouth of the rock; toward the tower, near which he fancied he could see a fig- v J *<8111 Sappeee I OU Promise f not heard. "IH take the chance on your own words," he added unexpect­ edly. "My words?" "That you are no telltale." The girl started. "Telltale?" the re­ peated. "You once told me you were not!" ,*'1--told you!" She stared at him. "Told me you were no telltale," he repeated. "And--when Beppo lied, you told the truth--about a ragged vagabond of a boy." "Beppo!" The look In her eyes deepened; cleared. "I remember now," she said slowly. "You were the boy with the flsh, who said he lived in the woods. I met you while riding, and again that night, as a child, leaving for Paris; but I did not know, then, you would become--" Man Cannot Lie About Fish _______ < I jtibthinfl One Can Say on the Subject - Is Too Weird to Be Duplicated In Actual Experience. {Everything Is possible where fishing > « concerned. This talk about flshing- jnen outraging the truth or departing from veracity is bosh, tommyrot and nonsense. A man may think he can manufacture a lie about fish, but it is a Nothing you can say on the subject is too weird to be duplicated by actual experience. There are flsh which weigh 3,000 pounds, and there are other flsh who speak French and jsat with an oyster fork. Philip C. Kennedy, th» engineer, ^rho knows all there is to know about flsh, heard a man ridiculing a story that bass could be caught !n the mud- Ay water Of the Potoiuac river by a invn striking an oar on tbe surface of the stream: and' watching the flsh leap pierrily into the boat Then the engi­ neer told this: : f In the hot and simmering summer of 1897 I was with a corps of engi­ neers making surveys of the Shenan­ doah river which unites with the Po­ tomac at Harper's Ferry. One party lived in a cabin on a large flat-bot­ tomed boat, and the shadow cast by this boat attracted flsh In large quan­ tities. The bass, particularly, were so filled with curiosity that in Jump­ ing up into the air for the purpose of investigation they fell over the sides of-the boat, and wo picked them up at will." All of which Indicates the time wast­ ed by gentlemen who have carefully figured out that they have to use, a hook and line. As a means of sport shadow fishing has shadow boxing backed off the boards.--Popular Maga- ~ • .1:'^%.: - ; •/̂ lowering Wants. Keep the flowering plant* from ma­ turing seeds, both the perennials and the annuals, .J#, bloom latds&i Ministers snd Baseball. Much attention has been directed to the fact that a number of clergymen In Baltimore will shortly engage In a baseball game. There is nothing re­ markable about this, as the old con* ceptlon of the minister as a man giv­ en only to spiritual contemplation and utterly despising mundane things has long ago lost vogue. The clergyman certainly will not lose any respect attaching to his calling either by play­ ing, for recreation, the great Ameri­ can game or showing m&rked interest in it. Baseball managers all over the country can tell us that among the greatest enthusiasts of the national game are men of the cloth. The real­ ly remarkable thing about the an­ nouncement of clergymen ball players is their number and proficiency. There are at least three ministers for each position on tbe diamond, from ^pitcher to loft flalder. Even if they 4&re engaged in a most sober vocation, the early training on the back lots, when the world and the fulness there­ of counted for nothing as compared with baseball, will serve them now in tpood stead.--Bal timore American. ure, turned from them--seaward-- where, far out, a ship might Just be discerned, a dim outline on the hori- CHAPTER X. The Cloister in the Air. Irrespective of environment, the cloister of the Mount would have been a delight to the eye, but, upheld in mid air, with the sky so near and the sands so far below, it seemed more an inspiration of fancy than a work of band. Dainty, delicate, its rose-col­ ored columns of granite appeared too thin for tangible weight; the tympan's sculptured designs, fanciful as the carvings In some palaoe of a poet's dream. Despite, however, this first impression of evanescence, H carried a, charjn qpfef1. the ramgwi of Hmm, and ethereal though it was, bad rsstid like s crogra the grin bead of tbe rock throigh the ages. x Onoe a place for quiet meditation, the cloister had, through a whirligig of change, become tbe favorite resort of the Governor, for dejeuner, or sfts* dinner dram, and, on occasions, for tfce transaction of gpt^cb profane though &£cefc3ary labor ($Ha(ning to Ills office and private concerns. He busied himself there now; or had been busying himself, but paused to look up from the large book before him, ^rhose pages were inscribed with items and figures. His finger, following ths pen tal computation, remained stationary. Fouage--tav upon jlrjj; bsssyis--du-< ties on wine; vingtaln-^-the lord's, right to his share of the produce; ml- nage--his due from , each mine or half setter of coin--consideration of thes* usually all-important matters seemed for tbe moment to have been forgot­ ten. He leaned back, and as be sat thus, the light and shadow playing on him, the dark, steely eyes looked the more sunken, the hard, cynical lips beneath the white mustache the more cruel, the spare figure the more alert and ready, as if to grapple with some bid­ den danger. k "JTanive en ce pars . De Basse Noraandto--1'• At one of the apertures looking out to the barren waste of sand stood the Lady Ellse; the words of th® old Nor­ man chant she was singing in desul­ tory fashion rang softly, oddly, in that spot, where black-clad brethren for centuries had been wont to tr%tid. Me­ chanically the Governor listened, but the voice soon ceased abruptly and again, after the manner of one of or­ derly habits, he bent over the big book; onoe more the curving finger slid up and down, and parsimony, the vice of the aged, had begun to shine from his pinched features, when a footstep rang on the marble pavement. "Your Excellency sent for me?" The commandant stood respectfully near. The Goyernor closed the book with deliberation; lifted his eyes. "The prisoners that were taken last night are safely housed?" "Housed? Yes, your Exoellency! But we have little room. The upper cells are all occupied; the dungeons, fairly full! Even the In-pace and Les Deux Jumeaux have been pressed into service." "Hum!" The long hand tapped rest­ lessly a moment; the cold eyes gleamed, then shot an inquiring look. "There are no new particulars about last night's enoounter with thia-- Black Seigneur?" "None, your Excellency, except," the commandant drew a paper from his breast pocket, "I have her© in writing the detailed account of the officer la charge of your jftxceilency's boat, who was wounded himself in the encoun­ ter." "Read it." , „ The commandant obeyed. " *Onr schooner, belonging to his Exoellency, the Governor, was returning last night to the Mount with troops -reinforce­ ments for the garrison from St. Da- lard--when it happened quite by acci­ dent near a ship, maneuvering at a respectful dlstanoe from the island of Casque. The night was . dark and cloudy, but our men got a look at her and suspecting who she was and knowing her armament, against our will, we felt obliged to bear away. She, having no reason to think us oth­ er than a fishing schooner, or that we were freighted with troops instead -of cod, did not follow and we had passed out of sight, snd were round­ ing the Island when we ran into two small sail-boats that had Just set out from there.'" "To Join the ship of this outlaw!" Interposed the Governor. "Oo on!" shortly. '"We hailed; their anfewer was urn satisfactory; we ordered them to halt, whsreupon they tried to sail away. We followed and overtaking them, com­ manded them to surrender. Their leader, who was tbe Black Seigneur himself, refused, and we attacked--'" "Blen! 'We attacked!' But what then? Eh, what then?" " 'With fury they responded; In spite of their Inferiority of numbers tried to board us. Bravely our men repulsed them; yet still they persist­ ed; led by their captain, the Black Seigneur, had gained the deck when a chance shot struck him. As he fell back, the others tried to escape; one boat was sunk--'" "And the other, bearing their lead­ er, got away!" interrupted the Gov­ ernor harshly. "In the confusion--yes, yonr Excel­ lency." The Governor waved his band Im­ patiently. (TO BBS CONTINUED.) ' The Key. "And where." my fellow cltlsens," appealed the political speaker, "can we an instrument so flt, so deli­ cate, so adjustable, and at the same time so unassuming and popular that it will unlock every department of state for the benefit of the people?" "Tbe hairpin!" shrieked an enthusigs- tlv suffragette in the ^audience.-- Judge. ISSUE M Distant Call for Hog Serum. 'V'.% The state board of livestock con* ^ missioners had a call for aid in th^' ^ 'prevention of hog cholera from Hono* lulu, Hawaii. Due to the limiting, iJ ;t scope of the laws of Illinois, however, serum could not be sent to the ai^> p pllcant. The man who requested thf '4|.1 help was Oswald St John Gilbert Fifteenth Annual Mttttng ter was written April 18. Mr. Gilbert - stated lie hai heard of the work: r •rVIaK tees'v K l̂d ̂ dnka m* 4t> a V ' - State Historical Society. OPENING SESSION THURSDAY Books and the Bonehead Matt Cemes Forward With Convincing Argument That One Clerk Wae a Maniac. There are some who argue that many people who write books are crazy. W. W. Richardson of Wash­ ington now comes forward with the argument that at least one man wbd sellB books is a maniac. Richardson went to a Look stcre ls«t Christmas and said to the young clerk: "I want a copy of Poor Richard's Almanac done in brown leather." "Almanacs?" echoed the clerk "Yes, sir. Down in the paper-goods department with Christmas cards and calendars." "Perhaps you cab give me a copy of The Master of the Inn,' by Robert Herrick," Richardson made another suggestion. "Never heard of that," confessed the clerk, "but I can give you some thing just as good. We've got 'The »»V • Master of Bsllaatia4j£ Richardson sighed hopelessly snd voiced his desire to get a child's book. "We can fix you out there without any trouble," said the smiling clerk. "Here's 'The Dolly Dialogues,' by An thony Hope."--Popular Magaxine. Sculptor's Rise to Fame. p' August Rodin, president of the Soci­ ety of Sculptors and Painters of Paris, which recently sent a traveling collec­ tion to this cpuntry, is of peasant stock and has been compelled to flgut tha academic art schools every incb of the way to his present place as the most famous contemporary sculptor. HO studied drawing In a private school, but was unable to gain admission to tbe Ecole des Beaux Arts booauae of his unacademic methods. He worked away In a dingy apology for a studio in a stable. After years of trial and struggle his "Age of Bronze" was finally accepted by the salon, leading eventually is , „,.V7 *ij.. '.i •iafc£*V .: < ^ Prominent Speakers Have Been Se­ cured for the Convention--History of Various Churches Will Be 6ne «f the Feituree. Springfield, May 13.---The Illinois State Historical soclcty will hold its fourteenth annual meeting in the state house Thursday and Friday of this week. It Is expected that a large num­ ber of visitors will be in attendance at thefee meetings. A good program has been arranged for the convention. The program follows: Thursday evening--Annual address, "Benjamin Lundy on Freedom," Hon. George A. Lawrence of G%lesburg. Thursday afternoon--"The Roman Catholic Church in' Illinois," Rev. James J. Howard of St. Agnes' Cath­ olic church, this city. "History of the Chriatian Church, or Disciples of Christ," Rev. N. 8. Hayhes of Decatur. "History of the Presbyterian Church In Illinois," Rev;, H. D. Jenkins, River­ side. Friday morning--Annual business meeting, reports of officers and com­ mittees and election of officers for the coming year. * • "The Late Paul Selby," H. W. Cln- ders. "Public Archives of tbe State," Prof. E. B. QTeene of the University of Illi­ nois. Friday afternoon--"Oen. Smith E. Atkins of Freeport," Richard V. Car­ penter of Belvidere, a director of the society. "History of the Baptist Church in Illinois," Prof. WiHard McNull of Ober- lln college. "History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in nilhota," Rev. J. M. Ryan of Pontiac. , ' Friday evening--"Lincoln a Poor White Legend," Prof. O. B. Clark of Drake university, Des Moines, Iowa, Paper--"Stephen A. Douglas, the Expansionist," Frank B. Stevens, ed­ itor of the Dixon Citisen. Expect 100100 Auto Licenses. '1 believe that I will have issued 100,000 automobile lloenses this year," declared Secretary of State Harry Woods. "The force in the automobile department of my office are working day and night in order to catch up with the work of issuing licenses. We have issued as many now as had been sent out on August 1, last year. My force will have caught up with their work within a week. Woman Suffrage Advances. Woman suffrage is advancing by long strides In Illinois. Following the passage of the Magill bill by the sen­ ate laat week, the house committee on elections met and at once reported the bill out with a recommendation that it do pass. Champions of the women expected a hard fight in the house, and, of course, they may get it, but the prompt and favorable action of the house committee gives them more courage and makes probable a vote on the bill. The administration bill for the re- pear of the law establishing the state board of equalisation and creating a state tax commission was sent back to committee by the house mem­ bers. This makes the second time within a week that administration measures have been given setbacks by the house members because of alleged Ir­ regularities in bringing them out of committees. Last week the initiative and refer­ endum resolution was sent to the house without a hearing, after one had been promised. The house im­ mediately postponed action for a week to give it % hearing, and then delayed the final vote another week. The amendment to the Juul law rras advanced to third reading In the house and made special order on its passage for next Wednesday morning immediately after the reading of the Journal. After a series of amend­ ments, which were agreed to in a con­ ference by the varied house Interests, the amendment originally put in the bill by the senate, exempting town­ ship taxes levied for township pur­ poses was stricken out by the house. Amendments to the bill as It passed the senate were offered In the house by Representatives Kane and Browne In accordance with the con­ ference agreement and w#re adopted without opposition. New Corporations. Secretary of State Woods. Issued certificates of incorporation to the following: Asher, Lieberaon ft -Co., Chicago; capital, $5,000. Incorporators--Louis Asher, Sam Ueberson, Michael B. Morris. Samuel Olson ft Co., Chicago; cap­ ital, $35,000. Incorporators--Samuel Olson, Peter P.4 Kieffer, Robert H. Stoll. > Chicago Refrigerator Car Line Dis­ patch, Chicago; capital stock In­ creased from $5,000 to $125,000. Roberta Farmers' Co-operative Creamery company, Roberta; capital. $10,000. Incorporators--F. S. Linn, C. W. Cook, Charles McKinney. Multiflllable fuse company, Chica­ go; capital, $10,000. Incorporators- George W. Brown, E. H. Bjornberg, E. D. St. Giles. Franck-Phillipson ft Co.. Chicago; capital, $50,000. Incorporators--Jo­ seph W. Schulman, Ella V. feheehan, Harry J. Meyerovits. E. Popper Scrap Iron and Metal company, Chicago; capital, $50,000. Incorporators--William M. Alexander, Israel Shrimskl _ , . which „was belfig dohe under the sd» pervision of the commission and asked for advice in his case. He was given, nilaoia circulars but was in. formed the state law prohibits ths-' commission, from sending serum out of the state. > ' 'pi 'cjM . Makes Two Appointments. Th# state board of administration announced two appointments of super; intendents of state charitable institu­ tions. They are: John E. Andrews of Monticello, itj- perintendenf of the Soldiers' and Sail­ ors' home of Quincy, to Succeed Col. J. O. Anderson, resigned. ; C. E. Bsssett of La Grange, superb* , . .'-YjS' 4jj ; tendent of the Soldiers' Orphan homS^ ? - of Normal, to suoceed Maj. R. N. MsM h "*!f Cauley, resigned. ; - M : Tho appointment bf Superintendent , Andrews is ©IfectHe May 20. The p<K: sStion carries with it maintenance of 1 salf aud family and s salary of $>,4d#t, - to $2,700 a year. - • The appointment of Superintendent; * Bassett will be effective May 14.--Thist - position carries with it maintenance . and an annual salary of $1,700 to $** 000- Bassett formerly was super!®* ? tendent of the Normal Institution i der the Altgeld administration. The state board has received a re­ port of the loss by fire Thursday of a large barn and contents on farm A at, the St. Charles school for boys. Th# loss was $2,500. In pursuance of *S legislative resolution in 1872, the stats carries no Insurance on any of ther state building It Is the state theory s- that Illinois la as large as any insu&v-, ance company and can afford to asr.- sume its own risk. In view of the ins» mense premiums which would be ttejt»:"$! es s a r y w i t h a u n i v e r s a l i n s u r a n c e p l a n . ' y " - . The loss of the St. Charles barn, ther*»r ^ ..J V fore, is not in any way covered. Na?^ one was hurt In the lire. • • 1 •. J| -- . . . . . ^ ^ v . Fire Loss Ni&y a Million. .»-$ ̂ Fires in Illinois during the month iv' t ^ " t April damaged buildings and thelj^ , ' contents, altogether valued at $9,081j*< . 609, to the extent of $958,258, acortR | lng to the monthly report of the stats lire marshal. ,V ;! There were 729 fires daring thg?£V-'S' month, 452 In Chicago and 277 outslda of Chicago. Although the building** > in Chicago that sustained Are lost • were valued four times as great a* were those outside of Chicago, thii < damage done buildings in the rest of . the state was almost tour times aa > : great as was the damage to building? r . in Chicago. - Origin of 200 of th& fires was undls*': closed. Sixteen were of Incendiary o r i g i n . S p a r k s w e r e r e s p o n s i b l e f O f A the greatest number with knowa :• causes, being credited with 12$. CigfltS smokers are blamed top"ifr . - ' rtf i v*S;. '• ifm JX V '•SsV.l . w . • ' - - I J:;'. m Appointments by Governor. . .... Governor Dunne appointed the fot* ^ lowing as members of the state boar# - '-IfiL o f e d u c a t i o n , w h i c h h a s j u r l s d l c t i q g ; v • ' over the State Normal university; ' - William E. Wall of Staunton, vlc#v^'v; ^ y Forest F. Cook, term expired. . . . "V & >| Jesse Black, Pekln, vice B. O. Wife.; t lard, term expired. x J . John J. Amfier of East Peoria, vicg, Joseph L. Robertson, term expired, : Adrian M. Doolin, Chicago, vice Mrn^% " Ella Flagg Young, resigned. -*y A. R. Smith of Quincy, vice Solomon^ ; V H. Tredo, term expired. . W ^ C. W. Mundell of Denton, rlSSi^.; ^ George B. Harrington, deceased. ... Governor Dunne also appointed Bernard Shine of Chicago, an office)? to cause the enforcement of the law% for prevention of cruelty to animal^ v vice Henry T. Dering, term expired. ;-A '.iyi- \' New Bill to Handle Appropriations. . C Governor Dunne is keeping close tal^-. on the appropriations now before thC;,: house and penate committees. Whea ^., various items of the University of I1H»^ , •; nois appropriations, totaling approx|j^" mately $40,000,000, were under dlscu*,'-^."-'-! slon, It was learned that the governo^ ^ ' has an entirely new plan to handls ^ these appropriations, for which a bl€\ will be introduced in the assembly. . Heretofore the university appropriajr tkms have been drawn in lump sumg ^ quarterly without the necessity ojtrv ' itemized warrants drawn upon thli ̂ .: treasurer through the office of thi^t* auditor. This was because the un»4' 7 versity has enjoyed the free UBe of thjj big sum raised under the one mill tag C by which the school's appropriation*vt are raised. • / .^ Under the governor's plan these ap» • propriations cannot be drawn in huge lump sums, but must be drawn by .-' j|< warrants upon the treasurer through ||f the auditor's office as the money is needed. The university had a number of repj resentattves in Springfield to show th$ . < 4 need of the increased appropriation^ In several departments. % $4* xi-. J "S, Oood Roads Day May IS. Commercial associations of ths atstn^'i:;, have set aside May 13 as "Good Roads.-; Day," when a meeting of good roed^/ - W; enthusiasts will be held in Springfield?^ ^ for the purpose of booming the roads movement and urging legiislatiori^ * ' ̂ f to aid In improving the state highways^ . . J . i Secretary Harry M. Snape of th<#T 1 \ Springfield Commercial association t > and Howard Etllng, president of th^s " Chicago Association of, Commerce, ai^ r ' |' now making arrangements for holding;' ' a big meeting. .. ^ f The commercial bodies are espeds)^:^l'-V^| ly desirous of an act by the legislature;^ J ^ turning over to the good roads fun<f " ^ all money collected by tbe state fronr > ^ a u t o m o b i l e t a x e s . M o r e , t h a n t h i s . : 1 they want a special appropriation withs^ which aid may be givda~trfwnahips ta ' the building of roads. The muctiag in the city of Sprlnff"? || ' field will be open at 2 p, m. in the Le- ^|| land hotel, with a discussion of thai-/ different phases of good roads work.,*-- At night an open meeting will be kaldl Ip t|l house of representative