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M>r-i Wy?V- •fm^z ^ .+ #?;, \tn "" V rit M'HENRY FLAINDEALEBt BTHENBY, TLtL f 1 » - • f " " " ? , • , " . , { ' j y # V i w : , ' t « v 'S ** * "*fX •, ' - Vkehim jbvTuummc s. isi "^author or"mc sntDLLER^rmpff? TTttRoarnc. ILLUSTRATIONS AY nA/ WAtfsKS COPYRIGHT l*0« BY TMT PCSBJ -MPKRILi CO. H ^fSWJuwr 8YNOP3I«ir -^7^2 ;4^' Comtesse Ellse. daughter of tnei govern­ or of the Mount, has chance encounter with a peasant boy. The "Mount," a small rock-bound island, stood in vast bay on the northwestern coast of France, and •during the time of Louis XVI. was a gov­ ernment stronghold. Develops that the peasant boy was the son of Seigneur De­ saurac, nobleman. Young Desaurac deter­ mines to secure an education and become a gentleman; sees the governor's daugh­ ter depart for Paris. Lady Ellse returns after • seven years' schooling, and enter­ tains many nobles. Her Ladyship dances /-with strange fisherman, and a call to Arms 13 made in an effort to capture a •snysterlcua Lc Seigneur Noir. He escapes. X.ady Ellse is caught in the "Grand" tide. The Black Seigneur rescues and takes !her to his retreat, Kllsa discovers that "her savior was •l:e boy with the flsh. (Sanchez, the Seigneur's servant, is ai» yesiod and brought before the governor. X,ady Ellse has Sanches set free. Seig­ neur and a priest at the "Cockles." San­ chez tells Desaurac that Lady EUse be­ trayed him, but is not believed. The Seigneur plans to release prisoners at the Mount. Lady Ellse pleads with her fath­ er to spare the lives of condemned pris­ oners. Disguised as a peasant Lady Ellse mingles with the people and hears come startling facts. A mysterious Mountebank starts a riot. He Is arrested and locked up after making close obser­ vations of the citadel, and is afterwards summoned before the governor's daugh­ ter. The governor enters the room during the interview With the Mountebank. As a miserable buffoon, the Mountebank Is re­ leased by or<J«r of the governor. De- eaurac overpowers guard and dons sol­ dier's uniform. The Seigneur successfully passes guards ind finds the "Great wht*el." JacquM, the Jailer, forced to tread the wheel and bring up enemies of the eovernor. The Black Seigneur liber­ ate* the prisoners. CHAPTER XXIII--(Continued.) The warning cry--a girl's voice-- rang through the wheel-room; but the commandant did not at onoe heed it; at that abrupt touch he had involun­ tarily wrested his arm away; he etared, not in the direction she who had called out pointed, but at her! The white, drawn face, the eyes di­ lated-- "You, my Lady! Here?" he Ham­ mered. But she only made a wild move­ ment; again grasped, drew him tor- •ward. "Quick, or--" And suddenly was he brought to a realization of what the *-wished him to see; a figure drawing Itself along, slowly, painfully, toward the verge "Don't you see? Rather than be taken, he's going to throw himself over!" The excited, admonishing sound of her voice aroused the commandant. He gave a sharp order and the eoldiers sprang forward; laid roughly hold of the prostrate form; drew it back. The Black Seigneur yet struggled, but not lor long! A moment, and his eyes turned to the Governor's daughter. "Ma fol! I must needs- yield--to your Ladyship! Yet, what • matter, einoe I have done what I came to do!" His gaze, darkly glowing, seemed to envelope the shrinking figure whose •cloak only partly concealed the gay, rich gown beneath; lifted to the bril­ liant affrighted brown eyes. "Your Ladyship has bright eyes, forsooth!" An ironical laugh burst from his lips. ""But sharper than their swords!" He ^strove to speak further, when a hand folding a weapon fell heavily. At that a cry escaped the girl's lips. "No, no; you shall not!" The Black Seigneur lay still. "Ciel! It's fortunate we got him," ruefully the commandant gazed around. "It would have made a pretty tale, if--" he turned to the Governor's •daughter, "I have your Ladyship to thank--" he began, and stopped. My lady's figure had at that moment relaxed and fallen to the ground! CHAPTER XXIV. The Hall of the Chevaliers. The report of the capture of the Black Seigneur spread from Mount to town; from rock to shore. Pilgrims repeated, peasants circulated it; many •credited; a few disbelieved. Like shadows had his comrades and the es­ caped prisoners vanished, leaving no trace, save one--an over-turned car and severed rope at the foot of the poulain, without the fortifications. And flocking to that point, of greater inter­ est now than shrine or sanctuary, the pilgrims gased around; down the rocks; up the almost perpendicular planking to what looked like a mere pigeon-hole in the side of the cliff. Then ominous grumblings escaped them; some shook their fists at the black wall; others scoffed at distant sounds of priestly hallelujahs. Had the soldiers that day appeared In the town or on the beach, Berious trouble •would have ensued. For the time, however, they remained discreetly housed, while supplies for pilgrims' needs were, by the commandant's or­ ders, so curtailed, many of the indl- , <ent multitude, urged by pinched stom­ achs, began, ere night, to wend their way from strand to shore. But as they left the vicinity of the Mount, they turned last looks of hatred toward the rock. . His, Excellency, the Governor, wasted no time considering the humor of the masses; their resentment, or displeasure, signified nothing; his own complaoency left little room for spec­ ulation on that score. He was unde­ niably satisfied; even the .escape of the prisoners and the losa of the sol­ diers at the guard-house, or in the wheel-room, was over-shadowed by the single capture." This contentment, however, he kept to himself; instigat­ ed a rigorous inquiry, and prepared to punish certain offenders. But the principal of these he could not reach; when released from the Iron cage, the hunchback, knowing he would be called upon to answer .for his part In the night's work, had made the best use of his short legs to plaoe a long distance between himself and the Mount. The sentinel that allowed the Black Seigneur to pass through the entrance near the barracks; the watchman en­ countered on the stairway, and the sol­ dier .that had been overpowered in the stable, his Excellency could, how­ ever, lay hands on, and promptly or­ dered into custody to await his offi­ cial attention. For this last culprit, the commandant--mindful, perhaps, of bolstering his own position--interced­ ed; pointing out that the man had to get the gag from hlB mouth and give the alarm; also, that the mountebank's appearance and acting had been cal­ culated to deceive even one of the governor's discernment. Which re­ mark his Excellency had received with sphinx-like, and not altogether reas­ suring, gravity; had reserved his ver­ dict, and continued, after his own fashion, to collect the details of the affair. The searching process should have led him almost at once to his daugh­ ter--a puzzling figure in the maze of events; but the Governor had exhib­ ited no haste in approaching that im­ portant witness. Only when he had marshaled his other testimony and put it in order did the scope of his sifting extend to the girl. And then had his manner been strictly judicial; main­ taining an imperturbable mask, he professed not to notice the, pallor of her face, the unnatural brightness of her glance. "When you sent for the mountebank to come to jurar apartments, did you know who he was?" the Governor asked. "No." "When did yon And out?" "When you entered the room." "Why did you not give the alarm then?" "Because," she hesitated; her faoe changed, "lie would have killed you, I think--if I had!" "Was that solicitude for me the only reason ?" "Why, whdt other could there be?" "What other, truly? And after he left with the commandant--why did you not, then. Inform me?" "You remember you had something important, from the King, to consider." hastily. "More important than this?" "He was going to be locked up," was the best reply she cotild make. "And In the morning set free!" She did not answer. "And yet, you gave the word that enabled us to capture him at the wheel-house! How, by the way, came you there--In the wheel-house?" "I saw him from the abbot's bridge; heard him tell the watchman he had a message to deliver at your palace, and followed." "Again feeling solicitude for me?" "1 did tfot know--he would dare much; and what does it matter now?" almost wildly. "You have captured him, shut him up somewhere in some terrible, deep dungeon, where--" "He is safe? True; that Is the main consideration." Thereafter had the subject of the Black Seigneur been dropped between them; the pilgrimage over, the Mount resumed Its normal aspect, but only for a little while! One day about a week later, a bright cortege whose ap­ pearance was in marked contrast to that of the beggarly multitude, late visitors to the rock, came riding down through the forest to the sea; at the verge of the sands, stopped for a first distant impression of the rock. "Noble monument, I salute you!" Smiling, debonair, the Marquis de Beauvilliers removed his hat 1 "And the noble mistress thereof?" suggested one of his train, "She, of course!" he said, still sur­ veying a scene different from that final memory he had carried away with him. Then had the rock reared itself In all the glamour of a sunny day; mm was the sky overcast, while through a sul­ len mist the Mount loomed like a shadow itself. ' "A cold plaoe for our gay EUse!" One or two who viewed the sight for the first time looked disappointed; even the Marquis appeared for the in­ stant more sober; but immediately re­ gained his lively demeanor. "Walt until you have seen it at its best." he retorted carelessly, and set the pace across the sands. Midway, where once on the sands the men of Brittany had engaged in fierce conflict the ancient abbot's forces, were the new-comers met by an imposing guard; escorted with due honor through the gates, and up the narrow street of the town. As he climbed the winding high­ way, my lord, the Marquis, bestowed approving nod and smile this way and that; It may be that he already felt a nearer.affiliation with these people; for his glance, gracious, condescend­ ing in passing, was that of a man armed with the knowledge that he, kinsman of the King, might eome day be called upon to govern here. But to these advances, the townspeople re­ sponded ill, and the young noble's Brow went delicately up, as If a little amused! Mon dieu! did not unfriend­ ly eyes peer from every lurking place around the royal palaces and pleasure grounds near Paris; and had they not encountered them all the way to the sea? People were the same every­ where; must be treated like bad chil­ dren, and. with relays of troops from the capital to the sea, from the strand to the Mount's high top, one could afford to smile at their petty humors. Above all, when one had more mo­ mentous matter for consideration! And my lord lifted his head higher, toward a rampart, where some one had once bid him &u revoir, and Where he might yet in fancy see a fluttering ribbon wave a bright adieu! But today my lady, the Princess of the Rock, was not there; waited above, with her father, to receiyje him--then--in the great Hall of the Chevaliers. Until that morning she had not/known of the coming of the Marquis, an Impatient suitor, follow­ ing the! courier and the perfumed mis­ sive acquainting her with the noble's near approach. Certainly had she shown surprise; but whether she was pleased or not, his Excellency could jiot tell. for the s&Ke of diplomacy and the end in view, to turn their conversa­ tion into a channel that should have interested her; spoke of plans to be made; preparations for festivities and merrymaking commensurate with the circumstances. But to these sugges­ tions of gaieties, the prelude to a stately ceremony, had she hardly listened; paused absently before the blazing logs; onoe or twice seemed about to say something and stopped. She was silent now, a slender figure beneath that great canopy of stone designed for the shelter of a score of knights; nervously twining and in­ tertwining her fingers, she looked out at the shadows moving between the columns, playing around the bases, or melting in the vaulting. "They should be almost here now," observed his Excellency, again seek­ ing to break that spell of constraint, when suddenly she stepped to him. "Mon pere," her voice sounded strained, unnatural, "it wa* you wanted this marriage?" "Yes," he had answered In surprise; "yes." "And I have not opposed you--t King--" v "Opposed? No! Of course not!" "Then," more hurriedly, "must yon do something in return for me! I do not want my--the wedding festivities --marred by anything unpleasant! Promise that nothing will happen to him, the Black Seigneur, until after--' "Impossible!" The sudden virulence her unexpected request awoke eould not be concealed. "Very well!" Before the anger in his gaze, her own eyes flashed like Seel. "In that case, you can send e Marquis back! For I will not see him--today, tomorrow or any other time again!" Long he looked at her; the white face; the tightly compressed lips; the eyes that'would not flinch! They re­ minded him of another's--were of the same hue--so like, and yet so differ­ ent! Unlike, in bespeaking a will he could not break! What he said, mat­ ters not; his face wore an ashy shade. She did not answer in words; but be felt, with strange bitterness, a revul­ sion; she Beemed almost suddenly to have become hostile to him. Gay voices sounded without; hear­ er; she walked to a door opposite the entrance their visitors were approach­ ing. An instant, and she would have passed out, when the Governor spoke. But the Marquis, stepping quickly in a few moments later, noted nothing amiss between them. "Your Excel- TP Vi m \ % Might Some Day Be Called Upen to Govern Hers. He was still uncertain; standing, near tb? raised gallery, in the ancient •alio des chevaliers, from time to time regarded her furtively! Often had she looked from one of the round windows, commanding a view of the shore and the sands; many times turned away. At first sight of the company on the beach, the Governor had seen the girl's face alter and not­ ed the Involuntary start she bad given. Whereupon, moving toward one of the giant fire-places, had he sought Tunis Quicker than Reno Divorce Is Granted In Less Than an Hour and Costs 11-20 In A'* rlcan City. The a*"* time you happen to be in Tunis, don't fail to pay a visit to the 4ivorce court. It is the most" Haroun- jll-Raschidic institution this side of Samarkand. A great hall of Justice, faulted and floored with marble and igtrewn with eastern carpets, forms the (letting, while husbands in turbans and jpiwyers and green robed, gray bearded judges complete a scene which might fcave been taken straight from the Ara­ bian Nights. The women, closely veiled and hood­ ed, are herded like so many cattle within an iron grill, take no part in -the proceedings which so intimately af­ fect their futures, their interests being left In the hands of a voluble and get- tlculative avocat. In each of the four tides of the great hall is an alcove, and In each alcove, seated cross legged on 1 many cushioned divan, is a green robed, gold turbaned cadi. To him the husband stated his ease, the wife, through her avocat, putting In her de­ fense--If she hMs any. The Judge con­ siders the facts in silence, gravely stroking hlB long gray beard the while, and then delivers his decision--in nine cases out of ten. so I was told, in favor of the husband. Should either person be dissatisfied with the finding he Or she can take an appeal by the simple process of walk­ ing cross the hall laying their case be­ fore one of the other judges, whose decision Is final. A case, even if ap­ pealed. is generally - disposed of well under an hour and at a total cost of $1.20, which proves conclusively that the record for quick and easy divorces is not hold by Reno.--Metropolitan Magazine. Appropriate Advice. *Td like to get into some occupa­ tion with snap about it." 'Then why not peddle rat traps?" [ Shoulders and Posits. Symmetry in the arrangement of seats and desks in school rooms works iiB&jnRt thfl a# child tcccrd- ing to a recent statement by Superin­ tendent of Schools Mrs. Ella Flagg Young of Chicago. Mrs. Young says that many children become round- shouldered in a short time because seats are not of proper height to al­ low pupils to work comfortably at their desksl "Hardly a child is round- shouldered when he enters the pri­ mary grade," she says, "yet many are decidedly so before they reach the fourth grade." She thinks that the idea of symmetry of desks should be abandoned for the Idea of the sym­ metry and health of the child. lency!" With filial respect he greet­ ed the Governor. "My Lady!" Gaily, approvingly, his eye passed over her; then in that hall dedicated to chiv­ alry, a graoeful figure, he sank to his knee; raised a small cold hand, and pressed It to his lips. CHAPTER XXV. The Under World. • coterie of brilliant folk soon fol­ lowed in the wake of my lord, the Marquis' retinue; holy-day banners were succeeded by holiday ribbons; the miserere of the multitude by paeans of merriment. Hymen, lo Hymen! In assuming the leading role to which circumstances now assigned her, the Governor's daughter brought to the task less energy than she had displayed on that other occasion when visitors had sojourned at the rock, Her manner was changed--first, luke­ warm; then, almost indifferent; until, at length, one day she fairly waived the responsibility of planning amuse­ ments; laid before them the question : What, now, would they like to do? "Devise a play," Bald one. "With- shepherds and shepherd­ esses !" .The Marquis, however, qualified the suggestion. "A masque! that is very good; but, for this morning--I have been talking with the commandant-- ana have another proposal--" ' "Which isr "To visit the dungeons." he dungeons?" My lady's faoc Aged. And incidentally inspect their lat- guest! , Some of you heard of him when we were here before--I<e Seign­ eur Noir--the Black Seigneur!" "Lo Seigneur Noir!" They clapped their handB. "Yes, let us see him! Nothing could be better. What do you say, Ellse?" She started to speak, but for the Instant her lips could frame no an­ swer; with a faint, strained smile, con­ fronted him, when some one antici­ pated her repdy. "Did she not leave it to us? It Is we who decide." And a merry party they swept along, bearing her with them; up the broad stairway, cold, gray in the morn; beneath the abbot's bridge-- black, spying span!--to the church, and thence to the isolated spaoe be­ fore the guard-house to the dungeons. Here, at tine sound of their voices, a man, carrying a bunch of keys--but outwardly the antithesis to the hunch­ back--peered from the entranoe. "Unless I am mistaken, the new jailer!" With a wave of his hand, the Marquis indicated this person. "The commandant was telling me his Excellency had engaged one--from BI- oetre, or Fort l'Eveque, I believe?" "Bicetre, my lord!" said the man gravely. "And before that, the Bas­ tille." "Ah!" laughed the nobleman. "That pretty place some of the foolish people are grumbling about! As if we could do without prisons any more than without palaces! But we have come, my good fellow, to inspect thlB lower world of yours!" The man's glanoe passed over the paper the Marquis handed him; then silently he moved aside, and unlocked the iron doors. "Are you not coming?" At the threshold the Marquis looked back. When first they had approached the guard-house, involuntarily had the Governor's daughter drawn aside to the ramparts; now, with faoe half- averted, stood gaslng off. Coming?" Surprised, the Marquis noted her expression; the fixed brightness of her eyes and her parted Hps. "Oh, yes!" And turning abrupt­ ly, she hastened past him. Would they have to be locked in?-- the half-apprehensive query of one of the ladies caused the jailer at first to hesitate and then to answer in the negative. He would leave the doors from the outer room open, and him­ self await there the visitors' return. With which reassuring promise, he distributed lights; called a guards­ man, familiar with the intricate un­ derground passages, and consigned them to his care. One of the gay prooession, the Lady Klise stepped slowly forward; the guide proved a talkative fellow, and seemed anxious to answer their many inquiries concerning the plaoe. The salle de la question? Yes, it existed; but the ancient torture devices for the interrogatory ordinary" and the "in­ terrogatory extraordinary" were no longer pressed into servioe; the King had ordered them relegated to the shelves of the museum. The caba- nons, or black holes? Louis XI. built them; the carceres duri and vade in pace, however, dated from Saint Mau­ ritius, fourth abbot of the Mount. "And the Black Seigneur? How have you accomodated him?" "In the petit exll; just to the left! We are going there now." "I--am going back!" • hand touched the arm of the Marquis, last Of the file of visitors, and, lifting his candle, he held it so that the yellow glimmer played on the face of the Governor's daughter. Her eyes looked deeper; full of dread, as If the very spirit of the subterranean abode had seized her. He started. "Surely you, Elise, are not afraid?*' "I prefer the sunlight," she said hurriedly In a low tone. "It--it Is not cheerful down here! No; do not call the guide--or let-the others know. 111 return alone, and--wait for you at the guard-house." (TO BE CONTINUBD.) More Valuable Than Money. Walter--Didn't you forget some­ thing, sir? Guest--No. I left you a bite of that steak instead of a tip. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF STATE SAILS EPWARD F. DUNNE EXPECTS TO FILL MANY POSITIONS BE­ FORE TRIP £NDS. MANY HAND IN RESIGNATIONS Members of Deneen Dentil and Nurses' Examining Board Quit--Lieuten­ ant Governor Barratt O'Hara Is Acting Governor. Springfield. -- The United States steamship Dubuque, manned by 80 members of the Illinois Naval Reserve, sailed away from Illinois *wlth Gov. Edward F. Dunne aboard. In his pockets were the resigna­ tions of every man in the Deneen reg­ ime whose places Governor^ Dunne contemplates filling before the' cruise ends, next Tuesday. Just about the last act of the exec­ utive before taking ship was to have his secretary, William L. Sullivan, tel­ ephone for the resignations of the members of the dental examining board and of the nurses' examining board. They had failed to arrive in pursuance of the governor's ultimat­ um of last week and they were need­ ed in the business at hand. They were received without delay and prob­ ably will be accepted. * The thibuque, under command ot Capt. Edward A. Evers, sailed for the Straits of Mackinac. With favoring weather, Captain Evers figures the straits would be reached In a thirty- hour cruise. During this time Gov­ ernor Dunne will dish out the jobs. His sole adviserB are County Treas­ urer William L. O'Connell and Secre­ tary Sullivan. Three trunks carried aboard the mass of recommendations for the 4,000 office seekers. There will be not to exceed 225 jobs to ap­ portion among the hungry Democrats. Traveling with Governor Dunne are Mrs. Dunne, Geraldine, Jeanette, Jerome and Eugene Dunne, Mr. and Mrs. William L. O'Connell and Secre­ tary William L. Sullivan. Adjt. Gen. Frank S. Dickson, on his way to Washington, superintended the sail­ ing. While Governor Dunne is away from the state Lieut. Gov. Barratt O'Hara will be acting governor. Awards State Contracts. The awarding of contracts for the quarterly supplies of state charitable institutions was begun by the state board of administration. Chicago firms profited largely. Con­ tracts awarded included the follow* ing: Sugar--227,500 pounds, $4.59 to |4.70 per 100 pounds to Campbell ft Holton, Bloomington. Flour--5,328 barrels, to C. P. Mun- dy. Fresh meat--For Watertown, Pe­ oria, Chicago state hospitals, > the blind and deaf institutions at Jack­ sonville, Soldiers' and Sailors' home at Qulnoy--to the Cudahy company, Chicago. For Lincoln State School and Col­ ony, blind infirmary, Chicago--Armour ft Co., Chicago. For Jacksonville State hospital, Chester State hospital and Soldiers' and Orphans' home at Normal--to Morris & Co., Chicago. For Kaankakee State hospital, Anna State hospital--to Swift & Co., Chi­ cago. For Elgin State hospital, Girls' School at Geneva and Boys' School at St. Charles--to the Kerber Packing company, Elgin. He Signed the Register A Little Bit of Love. Is it not the deepest, bitterest cry of many a heart--"nobody cares for me?" There are hosts of men and women ready to give in, who could go bravely on in life's wind and rain, if somewhere a little bit of love awaited for them to keep the heart warm- Let us not begrudge to give this precious bit.--Mark Guy Pearse. • 7 But the Buxom Widow's New Husband Wrote Just What She Had ^ Taught Him. A buxom and winsome widow decid­ ed to continue her late husband'B busi­ ness (wholesale meat purveyor), and appointed his confidential and reliable man, one John Jinx, as her manager. John, though an astute and clever bus­ iness man, could neither read nor write. The widow partly cured him of the latter defect by teaching him to write: "Settled, John Jinx," when giv­ ing a receipt for accounts paid to him. The business improved and pros­ pered, as likewise did the amatory feelings between the widow and John, the latter fructifying in a proposal and acceptance of marriage. After the usual preliminaries the ceremony took place, followed by an adjournment to the vestry to complete the legal for­ malities. The necessary particulars were duly entered in the marriage register, and happy John was the first asked to sign John, somewhat blushing, took pen In hsnd. and clearly and unmistakably wrote as his signature In the register: "Settled, John Jinx." Simple Diet the Best. The fewer foods we eat together at a single meal the better, from the health standpoint; of that there can be no reasonable doubt. The poor man who can afford but a few simple dishes is far better off, in reality, than the rich man with his extensive "course dinners"--as many million­ aires have found out when they are re­ ducing to living on milk for a while. Answering sn Old Excuse. "Just as soon as I pay a doctor's bill some one is sure to be taken sick." & "Yes," replied the doctor, "and Just as soon as I pay a grocer's bill I have to eat again, but my grocer insists om getflng his money just the same." i . , 8angamon First to Improve Roade. Sangamon county will be among the first in the state to take advantage of the new state aid road law. A special meeting of the county board will be called for next week for the purpose of considering highway improvement under the provisions of the Tlce act. Practically all the supervisors who have expressed themselves on the subject are enthusiastically in favor of outlining a system of county road improvement and starting work at once. Under the provisions of the law it will be a case of "first come first served" until the $1,100,000 appropri­ ated by the recent general assembly is exhausted. After that money is spent no more assistance can be had from the state until the next legisla- two years hence, makes further ap­ propriations. In a general way it is proposed that a system of road improvement for the entire county be agreed on. It can be decided then which highways it is desired to Improve first, so that the work may be donje systematical­ ly. the road most In service probably being improved first and attention given to others in the succeeding or­ der of their importance. State Fair Guide. Thirty thousand official new forms af the map and guide of the Illinois state fair £ rounds have been sent out to fair patrons by Secretary J. K. Dickerson of the state fair board of agriculture. The maps contain a revised diagram of the exposition grounds, with desig­ nations as to the new street names. Several months ago the board agreed upon - a street naming plan and with the listing of the names in the map, the plan becomes officially of reoord. incorporations. Certificates of Incorporation were issued by Secretary of State Woods as follows: Guarantee Contracting company. Chicago; capital. $2,500. Incorpora­ tors--William J. Dillon, Joseph W. Schulman and E. V. Sheehan. American Judicature society^ to pro­ mote the Efficient Administration of Justice, Chicago; not for profit. In­ corporators--Harry Olsen, James Hall. Nathan William McCheaney and Her­ bert Harley. Good Crops Can Be Produced In State* Fairly good crops may be produced^ in any section of Illinois when the season is particularly favorable to that section even though the best methods of crop production are not followed, but it is when unseasonable conditions prevail that results of good farming are most apparent. The beneficial results of good farm, management are very apparent on the farm of Ralph Allen, near Delavan In Tazewell county. Mr. Allen has adopted the Illinois system of perma­ nent agricuiture and each year he ! tieats 40 acres of land with 1,500 pounds per acre of raw rock phos­ phate. He practices a systematic ro­ tation of corn, oats, wheat and clover. One 40 acres in wheat this year gives promise of 33 to 40 bushels per acre* as compared with untreated fields in th« locality which will yield 22 to 30 bushels. The variety 1b "Turkey Red" and is entirely free from mixture with • other varieties, cheat or weeds. Be- '» sides the increased yield, the wheat j on the '.reated land will be ready for harvest much earlier than on other fields, an advantage that is appreci­ ated by \hose desiring to get thresh" ing over as early as possible. The management of several httn- ' dred acres planted to cultivated crops necessitates the use of a large amount of machinery and toole, and to keep these in repair at a minimum of expense requires an intelligent and systematic oversight and in this de­ partment Mr. Allen is ably assisted by his son Ralph, who baa had ft course in farm mechanics in the Uni­ versity of Illinois. "System" seems to be the watchword on the Allen farm. There is a spacious workshop well supplied with tools and materials X for quickly repairing machinery- and implements, while in a shed nearby la stored a good supply of hardwood lumber cut into proper dimensions for . ! wagon tongues, cuppllng poles, doublo •>' and single trees, wagon beds, hay 5, racks, etc. With this equipment when g the weather will not permit outdoor | work, time is profitably spent In get- * ting everything in good repair- Each | tool belonging in the- workshop has , its .place on the wall; pasted on the ) wall directly beneath it, is its facsimile ) cut from heavy cardboard; a glance 1 at the wall gives one an inventory of all missing tools. By making each person responsible for the return of * tools removed by him, a system is es­ tablished whereby the tools are usual- J ly to be found in their proper places. *./ Hsnd Vacsncy to Be Filled 8oon. ^ Govercor Dunne will call a speclil election in the Fifth supreme court district to elect a successor to John P. Hand, resigned, at the earliest pos­ sible date which will accord with tho requirements of the primary and gen- • eral election laws. , | The governor authorised'this in- . nouncement just before sailing on the Dubuque. He had been in telephon­ ic communication with Chief Justice George A. Cooke and Justice Orrin A- Carter. They had advised him the pressure of business in the court and v the situation which has arisen ' through the extended illness of for­ mer Justice Hand fully warranted ft special election to fill the vacancy so the new justice may take the oath Of office and participate in the session of court at the October term. 7 ' Judges and lawyers generally ex- ,-v pressed regret that continued illness • had compelled Justice Hand to give up his work, the quality of which they praised. v Governor Dunne was advised theft. 1 , will be no election of any kind In any of the counties of the district under ordinary circumstances during the war tumn or winter. He therefore advised with the attorney general's office and asked that the calendar be checked with the primary and general election laws and the earliest possible date* suggested to him complying with *. those laws. He will issue the call as . soon as he gets back to Springfield. ; Candidates began to appear during the day, as soon as it became general- | ly known Justice Hand's resignation ,, f- had been tendered and accepted. 7; > 7 ^ Announcement came from PeortH. 7|: through Senator John Dailey, that Cir- j cuit Judge Leslie D. Puterbaugb of Pe­ oria 1b certain to be a candidate tor ' the Republican nomination. Friends of Circuit .Judge George W. Thomp­ son of Galesburg, Knox county, prei....,^ dieted that he, too, would be a Repufc- V7 Mean candidate. < -®7 It Is understood Charles C. Craig of Galesburg, unsuccessful candidate ' candidate against Justice Hand In 1909, will again be s Democratic can­ didate, probably without an opponent in the primaries. No Progressivie Sftr pirant in this territory has been sqf? gested. •M& M *i4- '\ki 7 v^. •ys-: • .7' 7$- Quits as State Printer Expert. Hiram L. Williamson has resigned bis position as state printer expert, to take effect August 1, and has accepts*. the position of superintendent of ft printing establishment. Mr. William­ son was appointed printer expert by Governor Deneen. Mr. Williamson, who is secretary o( the Illinois Newspaper Publishers' as­ sociation, will maintain his office tft Springfield. State Position* Open. Why Not Work for the Stater* This is the alluring and striking title of a little pamphlet which the state civi! service rommiulon hu nut r>ij£ In an effort to Induce young men anA women to enter the service of the state charitable and penal lnstitutiona. The title would indicate that them are jobs waiting for applicants. ThtS Js true In many departments. The pamphlet tells what these positions are, where they are, what their ad­ vantages are, what they pay and how ' they may be secured. The pages are Illumined by half < tone views of state institutions, ami. especially of the homes which harfc been erected or arc being by the staQe for the accommodation of Its employ* es. In these homes each employ haft bis or her room. There are p&>Umni for each sex, club rooms, the most modern plumbing, heating and light­ ing and, in fact, every comfort ot ft good home. The few pages seek tS impress upon their readers that serv­ ice in these institutions is very desira­ ble. Special attention is paid to tfcft educational advantages vhtah tfce atafeft affords, free ot coat. ^