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SPS1 msm •?: ',nrf^ri w .«/*•*;; itt 'iir --rw it tm* a a^ssfe $'1', *••** MBk By ETHEL HUESTON Copyrisht Bobba-Marrfll Co. ur.i i<> ^PRUDENCE OFTOE1PARSONAGE" ' ***' "*'m* 4 ' "Carol tnat." 'J.-' V " CHAPTEft X--Continued. --11-- t ^v She looked atblm Queeriy. "Maybe : i f l l b st.* "ConnM might, I suppose:*"* J.v "Connie," she contradicted prompt- t,f "^7 1I3I "will probably marry a genius, or lp:'x Jj^rascal, or a millionaire." fr>f '{He looked dazed at that.. , ijV" • ,-iShe leaned forward a little. light." V;v ; ••'••"•'v^-rr; A t*' "Carol--** •••- • " "She might.' iMnvly, a smile In her eyeft: 0 .^Carol's too world" « .^You don't believe .. "No, not really. Carol--she--why, |wu know what I think of it, Carol •wouldn't be half bad for a minister's wife. She has a sense of tmmor, that far very important. She's generous, she's patient, she's unselfish, a good mixer--some of the ladies might think complexion wasn't real, but -- OTfiee Carol woutdnt be half bad !'" 1 "Oh, William," she sighed, "can't you remember that you 'are a' HJethodist minister, and a grandfather, and-- grow up a little?" 5 After that Mr. Starr returned to itonna! again, only many times he and {Sonnle had little outings together, and talked a great deal. And Aunt Grace, seeing, it, smiled with satisfaction. But tile twins and Falrv settled it In their own minds by saying. "Father was just • little jealous of all the beaux. He was looking for ft pal, and he's found Connie." But in spite of his new devotion to Connie, Mr. Starr also spent a great deal of time with Fairy. "We must get fast chums. Fairy," he often said to her. "This is our last chance. We fcave to get cemented for a lifetime, yon know.** And Fairy, when he said, so, caught Us hand and laughed a little tremn- krasly. Indeed he was right when he said it was his last chance with Fairy in the parsonage. Two weeks before her commencement she had slipped Into the library and closed the door cau­ tiously behind her. "Father," she said, "would yon be very sorry if I didn't teach school after - "Not a bit," came the ready answer. - "I mean If I--you see, father, since ifftti sent me to college I fwi as If I oaght to work and--help out." "That's nonsense," he said, drawing the tall girl down to his knees. "I can take care of my own family, thanks. Are you trying to run me out of my Job? If you want to work, all right, do it, but for yourself, and not for us. Or if you want to do anything else." he did not meet her eyes, "If you want to &lay at home a year or so before yon get married, it would please us better than anything else. And when yo.u want to marry Gene, we're expect­ ing it, you know." '•Yes, I know"--she fingered the lapel of his coat uneasily. "Do you C|re % i:- ,y. A <: \; * ^ V •' ^7- > Ms - ^ t ££- ' •H" But the months passed, and Fairy seemed content to stay quietly at home, embroidering as prudence had: done, laughing at the twins as they tripped gayly, riotously through college. And then in the early spring she sent an urgent note to Prudence. "You must come home for a few days, Prue, you and Jerry. It's Just because I want you and I need you, and I know you won't go back on me. Just wire you are coming--the three of you. I know you'll be here, since It Is I who ask it." > It followed naturally that Prudence's answer was satisfactory. "Of Course we'll come." Fatty's plans were very simple. "We'll have a nice family dinner Tues­ day evening. We'll all be together, nice and quiet, just our ovrn little bunch, Don't have dates, twins--of course Gene will be here, but he's part of the family, and we don't want out­ siders this time. His parents will be in town, and I've asked them to come up. I want a real family reunion Just for once, and it's my party, for I start­ ed it So you piust let me have it my own way." After the first confusion of welcom­ ing Prudence home, and making fun of "daddy Jerry,** and testing the weight and length of little Fairy, they all settled down to a parsonage home- gathering. Just a few minutes before the dinner hour. Fairy took her fa­ ther's hand. "Come into the limelight," she said softly; "I want you." He passed little Fairy over to the outstretched arms of the nearest auntie, and allowed him­ self to be led Into the center of the room. "Gene,** Said Fa^lry, arid he candle to her quickly, holding out a slender roll of paper. "It's our license," said Fairy. "We think we'd like to be married now, father, if you will." He looked at her questlonlngly, but understanding^. The. girls clustered about them with eager outcries, half protest, half encouragement,. "It's my day, you know*" ciie3 Fairy, "and this is my way." She held out her hand, and Gene took it very tenderly in his. Mr. Starr looked at them gravely for a moment, and then in the gentle voice .that the parsonage girls. insisted was his most valuable ministerial assetv he gave his second girl in marriage. It surely was Fairy's way, plain and sweet, without formality. And the dinner that followed waSrjust a'happy family dinner. Fairy's face was ao glowing with content; and'Gene's attt- i ^ • Ww soon I get married?!' jtf*Are you still sure it hi .< ,, ,. *Tes, I'm sure." - JSu- ••f, VThen I think you should choose own time. I am In no hurry. But ' any time--it's for you and Gene to de­ cide." "Then you haven't set your heart on <|ty teaching?" •3 "I set my heart on giving you the feast chance possible. And T have done it For the rest, it depends on you. 1£ou may work, or you may stay at Ikome a while, I only want you to be Pappy, Fairy." "But doesn't it'seem foolish to go i cienr through college, and spend the money, and then--marry without using tJ^e education?" .•*1 do not think so. They've been tee years, and you are finer because • of them. There's just as much oppor-; tunity to use your, fineness In a home of your own as In a public school. )!•' fiat's the way I look at It." "You don't think I'm too young?* • "You're pretty young," he said slow- "I can hardly say. Fairy. You've always been capable and self-pos­ sessed. When you and Gene get so crazy about each other you can't bear to be apart any longer. it's »ii rifnr | ; t-fctre." *• • ' ' She put her arm around his neck and nibbed her fingers over his cheek Joy­ s' ' tigiy. C' "You understand, don't you, father, that Fm just going to be plain married when the time comes? Not a wedding like Prudence's. Gene, and the girls, ftfid Prue and Jerry, and you, father, <i»at is all." - "Yes, all right It's your day, you Know.** !-/• , "And we won't talk much about It s Beforehand. We oAl know how we feel *3>out things. It would be silly for me la try to tell you what a grand, sweet father you've been to us. I can't tell , you--If I tried I'd only cry. You know .• , What I think." vv* . His face %vas against hers, and hi» ' ijye8 were away from her, so Fairy did „ jtot see the moisture in his eyes when - %e sold In a low voice :* - * \ "Yes, I Icnow, Fairy. And I don't ^ Heed to say what fine girts you are. ftnd how proud I am of you. You know •It already. But sometimes," he added Slowly, UI wonder that I haven't been iff n bigger man, and haven't done finer jfe^^-work, with a houseful of girls like ff'/ fnine." ^ Her arm pressed more closely about 'VrnOk. "Father^ she whispered. "•M" "don't say tliat. We think you are 0"" wonderfully splendid. Just as you are. M; It Isp't what you've said; not what K,. you've done for us, It's Just because you have always made us so sure of I" you. We never had to wonder about father, or ask ourselves-^ve were sure, fr-* 4,; We've always had you.*' She leaned v , over and kissed him again. "Now we . iunderstaud each other, don't we?" -I guess so. Anyhow, I understand ithat there'll only be three daughters In - the parsonage pretty soon. All right, . I know you will be ha_ - a moment "80 will L' -You Dont Think I'm Too YounQ?" tude was so tender, and so ludicrously proud, that the -twins at. last were con­ vinced that this was right, and all was well. But that evening, when Gene's par­ ents* had £one flwny nnd nftpr Fnlrv and Gene themselves had taken the carriage to the station for their little vacation together, and Jerry and Pru­ dence were putting little Fairy to bed, the three girls left in the home sat drearily in their bedroom and talked it over. "We're thinning out" aaid Connie. "Who next?" "We'll stick around as long as we like, Miss Connie, you needn't try to shuffle us off," snld Lark Indignantly. "Prudence, and Fairy--it was pretty cute of Fairy, wasn't it?" "Let's go to bed." said Carol, rising. "I jjuppoae we'll feel better ,ln the morning; A good sleep Is almost as fill­ ing as a big meal after a blow like this. Well, that's the end of Fairy. We have to make the best of us. Come on, Larkle. You've still got us to boss you, Con, so you needn't feel too for­ lorn. My, but the house Is still! In some ways I think this family is posi­ tively sickening. 'Good night, Connie. And, after this, when you want to eat candy In bed, please use your own. I got chocolate all over my foot last night. Good night, Connie. Well, It's the end of Fairy, The family isrgolng to piece*, aure enough." CHAPTER XI. n ;®owli*fl geeda. .. yott soen MM. Hai Carol?" \ . 1 "Yes, she's better, father. 1 was there a few minutes yesterday."' "Yesterday? You were there Tues- day, weren't you?" Carol looked uncomfortable. "Well, yes, I was. Just for a second." ' "She tells me you've l>een running In nearly every day sinre she took sick." Carol benf sharply inquiring eyes , "She said you were an angel." "Y--yes--she seems somehow to think I do it for kindness." > "And don't you?" "Why, no, father, of courae l don't. It's only two blocks out of my way and It's such fun to pop in on sick folks and show them how disgustingly strong and well I am;" "Where did you get the money for that basket cf ffruit?" ' ' "I borrowed It from Aunt Grace. Carol's face was crimsdn with mortifi­ cation. "But it'll be a sweet time be­ fore Mrs. Harbert gets anything else from me. She promised she wouldn't tell." "Did any of the others know about the fruit?" : 0 -not--exactly.** she think* it ^fels iiPtM the wnme family. She thanked me for it." "I--I made her think that," Carol explained. "I want her to think we're the nicest parsonage bunch they've ever had In Mount Mark. Besides, It really was from the family. Aunt Grace loaned me the money and I'll have to borrow it from you to pay her. And Lark did my dusting so I could go on the errand, though she did not know what It was. And I--er--acci­ dentally took one of Connie's ribbons to tie it with. Isn't that a family gift?" "Mr. Scott tells me you are the prime- mover In the Junior League now," he continued. "Well, goodness knows our Junior League needs a mover of some sort." "And Mrs. Davles says you are a whole mercy and help department all by yourself." "What I can't understand," said Carol mournfully, "Is why folks don't keep their mouths shut. I know that sounds very inelegant, but it expresses my idea perfectly. Can't I have a good time in my own way without the whole church peddling me from door, to door?" The twinkle In her father's eyes^ deepened. "What do you call It, Carol, 'sowing seeds of kindness'?" "I should say not," came the em­ phatic retort. "I call it sowing seeds of fun. It's a circus to go around and gloat over folks when they are sick or sorry, or--" "But they tell me you don't gloat. Mrs. Marling says you cried with Jennie half a day when her dog died." "Oh, that's my way of gloating." said Carol, nothing daunted, but plainly to get away, without further interroga­ tion. ' It was a strange thing 'that of all the parsonage girls, Carol, light-hearted, whimsical, mischievous Carol, was the one most dear to the hearts of her fa­ ther's people. Not the gentle Pru­ dence, nor charming Fairy, not clever' Lark nor conscientious Connie, could rival the "naughty twin" in Mount Mark's affections. And in spite of her odd curt speeches, and her openly vaunted vanity, Mount Mark insisted she was "good." Certainly she was willing! "Get Carol Starr--she'll do It," was the commonest phrase In Mount Mark's vocabulary. Whatever was wanted, whatever the sacrifice In­ volved, Carol stood ready to fill the bill. Not for kindness--oh, dear no-- Carol stanchly disclaimed any such niceness as that. She did it for fun, pure and simple. She said she liked to show off, She insisted that she liked to feel that she was the pivot on which little old Mount Mark turned. But this was only when she was found out. As far as she could she kept her little "seeds of fun" carefully up her sleeve, and It was only when the indiscreet adoration of her friends brought the budding plants to light, that she laugh­ ingly declared "It was-a circua to go and gloat over folks." Once in the early dusk of a' summer evening, she discovered old Ben Pe­ ters, half Intoxicated, slumbering noisily on a pile of sacks in a corner of the parsonage barn. Carol was sorry, but not at all frightened. The poor, kindly, weak, old man was as familiar t;o her as an|r figure in Mount Mark. He was always In a more or less helpless state of intoxication, but HINO h« was nlwnys harmless, kind- hearted ami generous. She prodded him vigorously with the handle of the pitchfork until he was aroused to con­ sciousness, and then guided him Into the woodshed with the buggy whip. When he was seated on a cliiuik of wood she faced him sternly. "Well, you are a dandy," she'said. "Going Into a parsonage barn, of all places In the world, to sleep off an odor like yours! Why didn't you go down to Fred Greer's harness shop, that's where you got It. We're such an awful­ ly temperance town, you know! But the parsonage! Why, If the trustees had happened Into the barn and caught whiff of that smell, father'd have lost his Job. Now you just take warn­ ing from me, and keep away from this parsonage until you can develop a good Methodist odor. Oh, don't cry about It! Your very tears smell rummy. Just you hang on to that chunk of wood, and I'll bring you some coffee." Like a thief in the nlgh%she sneaked Into the house, and presently returned with a huge tin of coffee, steaming hot. He drank it eagerly, but kept a wary eye on the linughty twin, who stood above liim with the whip In her hand. "That's better. Now, sit down and listen to me. If you would come to the parsonage, you have to take your medicine. Silver and gold have we none, but such as ,we have we give to you. And religion's all .we've got. You're here, and I'm here. We haven't nny choir or any Bible, but parsonage folks have to be adaptable. Now then. Ben Peters, you've got to get con­ verted." The poor doddering old fellow, so­ bered by' this awful announcement, looked helplessly at the window. It was tou small. And slender uctive Carol, with the buggy whip, stood be- for this tiine-i-it'S' the straight and nar­ row from this on. Now listen--it's really very simple. And you need It pretty badly, Ben. Of course you don't realize it when you're drunk, you can't see how terribly disgusting you are, but honestly, Ben, a pig is a ray of sunshine compared to a drunk man. You're a blot on the landscape. You're a--you're a--" She fished vainly for words, longing for Lark's literary flow of language. "I'm not drank,he stammered. "No, you're not, thanks to the buggy whip and that strong coffee, but you're no beauty even yet. Well now, to come down to religion again. You can't atop drinking--" "I could," he blustered feeti|jr<, "1 could If I wanted to." "Oh, no9 you couldn't. You haven't backbone enough. You couldn't stop to save your life. But," Carols voice lowered a little, and she grew shy, but very earnest, "but God can stop you, because he has enough backbone for a hundred thousand--er, Jeilyflshes. And --you see, it's like this. God made the world, and put the people In It. Now listen carefully, Ben, and I'll make It Jupt as simple as possible so it can sink through the smell and get at you. God made the world, and put the peo­ ple In it. And the people sinned, wor­ shiped Idols and went back on God, and--did a lot of other mean things. So God was in honor bound to punish them, for that's the law, and God's the Judge that can't be bought. He had to Inflict punishment. But God and Jesus talked it over, and they felt awfully bad about it, for they kind of liked the people anyhow." She stared at the disreputable figure slouching on the chunk of wood. "It's very hard to un­ derstand, very. I should think they would despise us--some of us," she added significantly. *Tm sure I should. But anyhow they didn't Are you get­ ting me?" The bleary eyes were really fastened Intently on the girl's bright face, and he hung upon her words. "Well, they decided that Jesus should come down here and live, and be perfectly good, so he would not de­ serve any punishment, and then God would allow him to receive the punish­ ment anyhow, and the rest of us could go free. That would cover the law. See? Punishing him when he deserved no punishment. Then they could for­ give us heathens that didn't deserve it. Do you get that?" She looked at him anxiously. "It all hinges on that, you know. I'm not a preacher myself, but that's the Idea. So Jesus was crucified, and then GocKsaid, 'There he Is! Look on him, believe/ in him/ worship him, and in his name you stand O. K.' See? That means, if we give him the chance, God'H let Jesus take our share of the punishment. So we've just got to let go, and say, 'All right, here I #m. I believe it, I give up, S know I don't amount to a hill of beans--and you can say It very honestly--but If you want me, and will call It square, God knows Fm willing.' And there you are." "Won't I drink any more?" (TO BE CONTINUED.) POPE PLAYS JOKE ON ARTIST Quotes Bible Verae to Verify Genuine- ness of Potrait of Himself Execut­ ed by an American Painter. Pope Benedict Is known to have a keen sense of humor. It has lately been expended upon an American resi­ dent in Rome who thinks himself a portrait painter, says a Rome corre­ spondent. This gentleman, with the best inten­ tions, asked the pope for permission to paint his portrait, which would later grace the walls of the Vatican, alongside of the masterpieces of the universe. The pppe granted the request, but stipulated that he should give only one sitting, and that the portrait should be finished by help of photo­ graphs. The portrait was finished recently. The artist found It so eood that he longed to have it shown first In Amer­ ica, lest his fellow citizens should re­ proach him for hiding Buch a work of art In Italy, without giving them a chance of admiring his genius. To this the pope graciously agreed. But the artist went further. As there are so many spurious por­ traits of the pope, would his holiness write a few lines to prove to skeptical Americans that the artist had really painted the masterpiece? The pope promised a few words in a few days. They arrived. To the painter's aston­ ishment--and chagrin--they proved to be from the Gospel of St. Matthew, chapter 14 ;27. They rau: "it is i; be not afraid." Sufficient Unto the Day, Etc. When a father decided that his son needed application of the gad, he in­ formed the boy that punishment was not far off and went into the yard to cut a switch, says Indianapolis News. When he returned the boy was gone. He searched and did not find. Then he called his wife and both of them searched. They searched low but not high, for If they had cast their eyes aloft they would have seen that the boy had climbed a tfelephone pole and was safely out of harm's way for the time being. A neighbor spied him and gave away his whereabouts. The boy songht a compromise, saying he would come down at a declaration of peace and no sooner. The compromise was finally effected on the promise that the next time he needs a whipping he will get one twice as hard as is needed, to make up for the one he mlaaei,. The Usual Way. * Mr. Ilixon--He said he would go through anything for her. ' Springfield.--There are ii total of 2,123 German alien enemies In the southern federal district of Illinois, according to a-report compiled by Unitfed States Marshal Vincent Y. Daliman. It Was submitted to the at­ torney general at Washington. The number In cities of 5,000 population or over follows: Alton, 38; Beardstown, 7; Bloomington, 50; Canton, 2; Clin­ ton, 1; Colli nsvllle, 27; Decatur, 181; Edwardsvllle, 9; Galesburg, 2 ; Granite City, 3d; Jacksonville, 4; kewanee, 26; Lincoln, 30; Litchfield, 6; Macomb, none; Moline 48; Madison, 0; Mon­ mouth, 7; Pana, 16; Pekin, 7; Peoria, 220; Pontlac, 11; Quincy, 48; Rock Island, 77; Springfield, 147; Spiking Valley, 6; Staunton, ,82 ; Taylorvllle, 3; total, 1,103; total in non-urban a^eas, 1,020. ' Springfield.--Four new counties were added to the dry string In Illi­ nois as a result of the township local option election. This makes 58 of the 102 counties saloonless. A net gain of 15 dry townships also Is indi­ cated. The additions bring the total number of dry townships up to 1,481, leaving only 184 townships with dram­ shops. The additional counties made dry by the election Include Logan, Christian, McLean and Whiteside, Pana, the last stronghold of the wets In Christian county, put the quietus on the 20 saloons of the township by a majority of only 11 votes. The drys won 34 out of the 50 elections. Washington, D. C.--A plan for deep­ ening the old 61-mile canal extending from Hennepin to Joliet, 111., and re­ opening a large wheat and coal section to waterway transportation, as a means of relieving the railroads, was laid before President.Wilson by Rep­ resentative Ralney of Illinois. Mr. Ralney told the president that busi­ ness men had pledged themselves to ship 1,000,000 tons of freight and 1,500,000 bushels of wheat to Chicago by water If a six-foot channel is maintained. He said the dredging necessary for a six-foot channel could be done in 60 days at a cost of $140,- 000. Chicago.--Training schools In and around Chicago are doing their "bit" in Uncle Sam's agricultural campaign. Nearly every Institution has its quota of workers who will be tilling some piece of soil In or adjacent to the city. The St. Mary's training school at Des- plalnes has 600 acres that will be cul­ tivated by graduate students--all over sixteen years of age--according to a plan devised by Archbishop Mundeleln. Another 100. acres operated by the same school at Area will also be farmed. Chicago.--Elimination of all wheat flour and wheat--products from April 14 until September 1, by all licensed hotels, restaurants and public eating places, was pledged unanimously in resolutions adopted at a joint meeting of the'Hotel Men's association and the Restaurant Keepers' association of Chicago. The action of the two or­ ganizations is in line with pledges made In Washington and New York by a national committee of hotel and restaurant men to Food Administrator Hoover. Springfield.--"Chicken Joe" Camp­ bell, sentenced to hang for the mur­ der of Mrs. Edmund Allen, wife of the former warden of Joliet peniten­ tiary, was denied a rehearing, On the people's docket are 18 cases, Involving disbarment proceedings by the Chicago Bar association against Chicago at­ torneys, among them John J. Metzen, tarred and feather at Staunton for al­ leged unpatriotic utterances. Peoria.--The March grand jury, re­ convened by order of Judge Robert J. Grier of Monmouth, returned an lh- dictment containing 28 counts against Edgar A. Strause, former president of the State Trust and Savings bank, for the murder of his cashier, Berne M. Mead, December 23 last. Judge Grier ordered Strause into court at once. Springfield.--The sta^e civil service commission will hold examinations for supervisor of fire prevention, paying $166 a month, aiyl supervisor of fire invest!gatiop, paying $150 a month, Saturday, April 20. The state Is ex­ periencing extreme difficulty In get­ ting competent persons to fill these positions. Peoria.--Judge Clyde B. Stone of Peoria was nominated by the Repub­ lican judicial convention for justice of the supreme court from the Eighth district, defeating Judge Eldredge. The nomination was attended by a big demonstration and was made on the 762d ballot. Freeport.--In an effort to prevent the despoiling of "war gardens" the city council has adopted an ordinance providing "severe penalties for tres­ passing. thievery or vandalism In planted tracts. East Dubuque.--A community sing­ ing club has been organized here for the purpose of stimulating interest in the Liberty loan drive and to develop patriotic feeling In the town. Camp Grant, Rockford.--Medical of­ ficers here are complimenting Red Cross workers of Illinois and Wiscon­ sin on the donation of 2,000 sanitary masks. They were made by the wom­ en and are declared to be of Inestim­ able value In preventing a spread of contagious diseases. Before their re­ ceipt, the medical officers wasted more than 2,000 yards of gauz dally In mak­ ing Improvised masks, which had to he destroyed after a few hours* use. The Red Cross masks consist of eight thicknesses of gauze folded to stand­ ard form and prepared In mich a way as to be self-dlslnfectlng. Quincy.--While George W. Miller, real estate dealer was intently dis­ cussing the war with a party of friends they failed to notice a fire that originated behind a desk In the offices of the city hall, and it took all the city employees to extinguish it when a stenographer sounded the ftlarm. Liberty.--This city la living true (o Its name. The entire populace Is patriotic arid uphold every wa* sp'rU" advanced by the government. The latest is the new Liberty loan drive. ized for the campaign. ft* Announced by th Hon, were received h£rfc fiiy operators. Prices have been arranged by districts. The classification of District 3 gives a ruling of $2 for »ln* runs, $2.20 for prepared sizes and $1.70 for stack or screenings. The counties In District No. 3 are as follows: Menard, Logan, Dewitt, Champaign, Vermilion* Sangamon, Macon, Chris­ tian, Moultrie, Shelby, Greene, Ma­ coupin, Montgomery and Madison county north of the latitude of Alton. For District No. 1, which takes in mostly northern counties, the prives have been fixed at $2.65 for run of mine; $2.90 for prepared sizes and $2.90 for slack. For District No. 2, which takes in counties in the north­ western part of the state, the run of mine coal Is fixed at $2.40; prepared sizes, $2.60; slack, $2.10. For District No. 4, taking in the south central counties, the prices are fixed at $2 for run of mine, $2.20 for prepared sizes and $1.70 for slack. For District No. 5, including Jackson county not In­ cluding mine on the line of the Illi­ nois Central railroad between Carbon- dale and Duquoln, the prices are fixed at run of mine, $2.40; prepared sizes $2.60 and slack $2.10. For District No. 6, including all southern counties, the price, Is fixed at $2 for run of mine; prepared sizes, $2.20; slack or screenings, $1.70. Springfield.----Entrance of the tTnlted States into the war had a stimulating effect on the automobile Industry in Illinois, according to figures made pub­ lic by Louis L. Emmerson, secretary of state, in which It is 'Shown that a total of 59,759 more automobile li­ censes were issued in the first quarter of 1918 than in the corresponding period of 1917. The total number 'of licenses issued for the three months past was 234,314. Fees collected for the first quarter of 1918 amounted to $1,751,515, an Increase of $864,643 over the same period last" year. All of this money goes Into the road improve ment fund. Springfield.--The lynching of Robert P. Prager, alleged to have been a pro- German, and admittedly a German by birth, by a Collinsvllle mob has: re­ sulted in an order from Attorney Gen­ eral Brundage to the officials of Madi­ son county to make a complete inves­ tigation into the hanging. The action on the part of Mr. Brundage came on orders direct from Governor Lowden. In addition, dispatches from Washing­ ton are to the effect that the lynching was discussed at a cabinet meeting at the White Rouse, being brought to the attention of President Wilson by At­ torney -General Gregory. Springfield.--Illinois miners are to be given a chance to use their expert skill in tunneling and underground construction with American forces In France. Recruiting started in this state for coal miners between the ages of thirty-one and forty-one, to form a part of the Twenty-seventh regiment of mining engineers to be trained at Camp Meade, Md, Men of draft age will be accepted by arrange­ ment with the war department, if not needed to fill up quotas. The regi­ ment is to consist pf sij^.pompanles of 290 men each. Springfield.--Orders received by the Sangamon county food administrator1 Indicate a determination on the part of the government to stop wheat hoarding and to prohibit the sale of sugar where violations to govtrnment rulings have been made. Oae of the orders temporarily bars the sale of sugar by 13 local retail grocers. The other Instructed the administrator Jo order all Sangamon county fartners to sell their wheat at once at present prices or It would be seized after ft period of ten days." ' Chicago.--The presence of an or­ ganism which may prove to be anth­ rax, one -of the most Infectious and deadly diseases to which animal life' Is subject, has been detected In the blood of one of the 140 sheep which died at Belvidere. Coincident with this announcement, one< of the most able pathologists In Chicago stated that during the last three weeks cases of «nthrax have appeared in unusual numbers in varlou* parts of the coun­ try. Hlllsboro.--The April term of th® circuit court convened with Judge Thomas H. Jett of Hlllsboro on the bench. The grand jury was organ­ ized and It was the first time In a number of years that all the jurors called for seijvlce reported and none asked to be relieved from the jury service. . Sj^flf ta --Prohibition will be the out­ standing Issue of the election to be held at Chester, April 16. Chester, the county seat, Is the only town" In Randolph county voting on the ques­ tion. Six townships in Randolph coun­ ty are dry. Springfield.--The farm labor proposi­ tion In this locality Is fairly well taken care of, according to announcement by S. E. Prather. farm labor admin­ istrator for Sangamon county. Pearl City.--Clover passed through the winter unharmed and a heavy crop Is assured, farmers say. Last year there was little clover or alfalfa in this portion of Illinois. Chicago.--Reasons for abolishing of meatless days were revealed In a re­ port on pork In storage In mid west packing centers issued by the Illinois food administration. At the combined houses In Chicago, Kansas City, Om­ aha, St. Joseph. Milwaukee and East St. Louis according to the report the pork stock on April 1 was 449,210,466 pounds, an Increase of 139,099,844 pounds over April 1, 1917, and of 163,- 956,918 pounds over the same time two "years ago. In Chicago alone the in­ crease for one year Is 53,738.498 pounds, and 7,776,37« for the month of March. Springfield.--Pioneer preachers of Illinois helped "lay the corner stone" for the first century of Illinois' great­ ness. and unless what they did Is pre­ served by the present generation their work will have been in vain. Governor Lowden declares In a sketch niade public. It was prepared for publica­ tion In the Veterans' day program of the Methodist Episcopal churches of the Decatur dHtrict. Governor Low­ den says: "Let us heed the voice of these pioneer preachers. As they foueht to w^est civilization from the wilderness, let ffl,j|gW to hoW what they won.'" To Qnii Care Up Hope of Recoxery, Bit Doan'i Re$tei-e4 His Health. Well Since. _ J- B. Btgtui, carpenter, 210 W. 60th St? Chicago, JQ1., aays: "My back gave and I had to quit endure the pain in my _ its 1 tossed and turned, sleep. Often in the raoro- g my back was out oorapl I could hard! back and unable to Rr. liffcw "7. stiff as a board, so that I couldn't stoop to dress myself. When I did to bend over, iing before me turned black. My head teemed to be whirling and sometimes I was eo dizzy I had to grasp something to keep from falling. • kidney secre­ tions were irregular in passage, getting me up at night and the passages burned cruelly. I lost- my appetite, was weak and listless and went down twenty-five pounds in weight. When I had almost given up hope, Doan's Kidney Pills cured me. Soon after, I passed an examination for life insurance and I'm Sbi to say my cure has lasted." Sworn to before me, GEO. W. DEMPSTER, Notary Public. CttlWisl Any St«*e, tSCc u Sts D O A N * 5 • V J i l V FQSTEH.MBJBU1N CO, BUFFALO. N, Y. Wkit Do Yoa KKOW Aleut CATTLE? Dft YoftWaat to Kaow Aft CATTLE BUSINESS? ifi&.SSTBJf'uSa the New Book, '•CATTLE, BREEDS AND OKION" abont aU breeds of cattle on e&fttb at MUD MAN' VETEMMT CU.. * 100. MMCSU. V* Different. "Is young Huggins still paying ̂ •In ­ tention to your daughter?" "No; they're married now." 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