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• \ iilii^u^ ~yrr oI' By RANDALL PARRISH t:;# Tf ** r • ? ' : . ' "v . " ..,-,- SV* U\ > *r #n sr-3k"-..<.;; r&i. Foreword. Anson Carlyle, aged three, the ninth In descent from Capt. Geoffry Carlyle of Glas-, gow, Scotland, was among the heroic Canadian dead *t Vim* ridge. Unmarried, and the last of his line, what few treasures he possessed fell into alien hands. Among these was a manuscript, apparently written In the year 1687, and which, through nine generations, had been carefully preserved, yet never made public. The paper was yellowed and discolored by years; occasionally a page was missing, and the writing itself had become almost indecipherable. Much indeed had to be traced by use of a microscope. The writer was evidently a man of some education, antl* clear thought, but exceeding diffuse, in accordance with the style of his time, and possessing small conception of literary form. It editing this manuscript for modern readers I have therefore been compelled to practically rewrite it entirely, retaining merely the essential facts, with an occasional descriptive passage, although I have conscientiously followed the original development of the taHe. In this recon-' struction much quaintness of language, as well as appeal to probability, may have been lost, and for this my only excuse is the necessity of thus making the story readable. I have no doubt as to its essential truth, nor do I question the purpose which dominated this rover of the sea in his effort to record the adventures of his younger life. As a picture of those days of blood and courage, as well as a story of love and devotion, I deem it worthy preservation, regretting only the impossibility of now presenting it in print exactly as written by Geoffry Carlyle. R. P. Copyright, by A, C. McClurg & Co. purple faced. I passed these by with a glance, my attention concentrating upon the other two--a middle-aged man and a young woman standing side by side. The former was a dashing locking blade, of not more than forty, attired In blue slashed coat, ornamented with gilt buttons, and bedecked at collar and cuffs with a profusion of lace. A saffron colored waistcoat failed to conceal his richly beruffled shirt, and the hilt of a rapier was rather prominently displayed. Such dandies were frequently enough seen, but it was this man's face which made marked contract with his gay attire. He was dark and hook-nosed, apparently of foreign birth, with black mustache tightly clipped, so as to reveal the thin flrmness^of his lips, and even at that distance I could perceive the lines of a scar across his chin. Altogether there was an audacity to his face, a daring, convincing me he was no mere lady's knight but one to whom fighting was a trade. He was pointing us out to his companion, apparently joking over our appearance, in an endeavor to amuse. Seemingly she gave small heed to his words, for although her eyes followed where he pointed they never once lighted with a smile, nor did I see her answer his sallies. She was scarcely more than a girl, dressed very simply in some clinging dark stuff, with a loose gray cloak draping her shoulders and* a small, neat bonnet of straw perched upon a mass of coiled hair. 'The face beneath was sweetly piquant, with dark eyes and rounded cheeks flushed with health. She stood, both hands clasping the rail, watching . us intently. I somehow felt as though her eyes were upon me, and within their depths, even at tljat distance, I seemed to read a message of sympathy and kindness. The one lasting impression her face left on my memory was that of Innocent girlhood, dignified "by a womanly tenderness. What were those two to each other? I could not guess, for # they seemed from two utterly different worlds. Not &'% CHAPTER |. ^ Sent Into Servitude. Knowing this to be a narrative of unusual adventure, and one whirh may sever even be read until long after I have departed from this world, when ft will be difficult to convince readers that such times as are herein depicted could ever have been reality, I shall - endeavor to narrate each incident in : the simplest manner possible. My • only purpose is troth, and my*only! witness history. Yet, even now lately 1 M this all happened, it Is more like the recollections of a dream, dimly remembered at awakening, and, perchance, might remain so, but for the •cars upon my body, and the constant memory of a woman's face. These alone combine to bring back In vividness those days that were--days of youth and daring, of desperate, lawtan war, of wide ocean peril, and the outstretched hands of love. So that here, where I am writing it all down, here amid quietness and peace, and forgetful of the past, I wander again along a deserted shore, and sail among those isles of a southern sea, the home for many a century of crime and unspeakable cruelty. I will recall the truth, and can do no more. It was still early morning when we were brought out under heavy guard and marched somberly forth through the opened gates of the jail. Ahead are could perceive a forest of masts, and what seemed like a vast crowd of fcraltlng people. That we had been jKntenced to exile, to prolonged servitude in some foreign land, was all that pny of us knew. The guards prodded the crowd savagely with the butts of their musketoons, thus making scant room for t*s to shuffle through, oflt upon the far and of the wharf, where we were Anally halted abreast of a lumping . %rfg, apparently nearly ready for sea. There were more than forty of us. I gained glimpse of the hooker's name- Stomping Betsy of Plymouth. A moment later a sailor passed along the \ (tdge of the dock and Instantly a whls- . f*r passed swiftly from man to man. •It's Virginia, mate; we're bound for ^Virginia." The eyes of a prisoner met minet ^•Virginia, hey?" he grunted. "Ye're . sallorman, ain't ye, mate? Well, • then, whur Is this yere Virginia?" ... "That's all right, mates," I returned •cheerily. "We'll fall Into the hands ©f Englishmen out there. In America, where all the tobacco comes from. I've been there twice--and to a land ' (beyond they call Maryland. 'Tig a ; 'country not so unlike England." "Yer better stow that, my man," growled someone above me, and I looked up into the stern eyes of the captain of the guard, "or It may be the 'cat' for ye. So ye've been ter •.£!£•• the Virginia plantation, he* ye? . Then ye must be Master Carlyle, I take it I heerd tell about ye pt the trial, bat supposed ye ter be an older man." "I am twenty six." "Ye don't look even thet. Ay, they're ready for ye now. Fall In (there--all of yer. Step along, yer id--d rebel scum." I stared aft at the poop deck. There were a number of persons gathered |along the low rail, probably all passen- Jgers. Then my eyes encountered a 'strange-.group foregathered beside the lee rail. There were four In the little party, one of them a negress. Another was dearly enough a colonial proivietor, a- heavily built a fat dowager, t^e young lady I bad noticed at embarkation, and her colored maid. I gained but one glimpse of the young lady In the first two Weeks at sea, and then only as we were being ordered down to our quarters for the night. Just as I was approaching the hatch to descend our eyes met fairly, anjl I instantly knew she saw and recognized me. For a single second our glances clung, as though some mysterious influence held us to each other--then the angry guard struck me with the stock of hte piece.. "What er ye standin' tfiar fer?" he demanded savagely... "Go on down-- lively now." I saw her clasping fingers convulsively grip the rail, and, even at that distance, marked a sudden flame of color in her cheeks. That was all her message to me, yet quite enough. Although we had never spoken, although Our names were yet unknown, I was no criminal to her mind, nd unrecognized prisoner beneath contempt, but a human being in whom she already felt a personal interest, and to whom she extended thought and sympathy. I continued entirely ignorant of the Identity of the young woman. She remained in my memory, in my thoughts nameless, a dream rather than a reality. I did learn that the gny gallant was a wealthy Spaniard, supposedly of high birth, by name Sanchez, and at one time in the naval service, and likewise ascertained that the rotund planter was a certain Roger Fairfax of Saint Mary's-in Maryland, homeward bound after ft successful sale of his tobacco crop in' London. It was during} his visit to the great city that he had met Sanchez, and his praise of the colonies had induced the latter to essay a voyage in his company to America. But strange enough no one so much as mentioned the girl conaefctten with 'either maik '• 1 CHAPTER III. What Were Those Two to Each Other? r: ©orothy Fairfax. We were not far from two hundred miles east of the Capes. I had been closely confined to my bunk for two dfcys with illness, but now, somewhat stronger, had been ordered to deck by the surgeon. The last batch of prisoners, after their short hour of recreation, had been returned to the quarters below,' but I was permitted to remain alone undisturbed. I was still standing there absorbed when a voice, soft-spoken --*fl fyf' nfpe, broke the silence, "May I speak with yon?" I turned instantly, so thoroughly surprised my voice faltered as I gazed into the upturned face of the questioner. She stood directly beside me, har head uncovered. Instantly my cap wis off, and I was bowing courteously. "Moat certainly," with a .quick aide glance toward the guard, "but I am a prisoner." "Of course I kfiow that," In smiling confidence. "Only you see I am rather a privileged character on board. Perhaps you may be punished if you talk with me--is that what you meant?" "I am more than willing to assume the risk. I have made few friends forward, and am even bold enough to say that I have longed for a word with you ever since I first saw you aboard." n* -f; 'T-'i A. LEADS THEM ALL Washington.--Nine and three-tenths miles of clean-cut cargo ships. That Is the latest official report on the contribution of the Great Lakes district yards to the American Merchant marine. Held by canal restrictions to a lighter type of vessel than that made on the coasts, the district did not produce so many net tons as certain other sections. But it built more ships than any other district In the United States. On September 1, 1917, the Great takes started to build for the government. The first ship turned over to the United States shipping board came from a Great Lakes yard. She was - the Limoges, a 2,930-ton cargo carrier, under 'construction for French operators by the Toledo Shipbuilding company. On August 24, 1917, the Ninth district was created. It turned the Limoges over to the • shipping board on August 30. They had not permitted the grass to grow under their feet for some decades in that region of busy commerce. Now they saw to It that the ice did not grow und^r their ships. To beat not only th,e Hun but also the winter season was the first big task which the Ninth district faced. By almost superhuman effort the yards finished 27 vessels and got them to se.a before the canals froze in 1917. When navigation opened in 1918 another fleet of 20 ships slipped newly built from the yards and went through the canals to the sea. From that date the Great Lakes production rose steadily until month after month the district turned out half the steel ships built in the United States, and somerimes more than half. Efficiency and energy combined in a veritable crusade of endeavor, and in November, 1918, the district touched the high point of its capacity. In that one month it built a fleet of 28 ships-- nearly a ship a day. This astounding output brought tho total for the year up to 163 cargo vessels, one of them wood and the rest steel. , In 12 months the Ninth district had produced just 125 more ships than all the American yards delivered in the year before America went to war. Any narrative, ot the Great Lakes work is a progress from one shining triumph of this sort to another. Another yard built a 3,500-ton ship In 84 days. Another launched a 2.400- ton ship in 28 days. And a fourth yard broke the world's record when it launched a 8,500-ton ship in 17 days after the laying of tte keel and delivered It completed to the shipping board in 14 days after the launching. The ingenuity and co-operation" which made such accomplishment possible were also what made the yards expand rapidly enough to meet wartime emergency and peace time necessity. There are 112 berths in the district now, 71 for cargo ships and 33 for tugs. The American Shipbuilding company has a yard of ten ways at Detroit, Mich.; of five at Superior, Wis.; of three at Buffalo, N. Y.; of six at Chicago, 111,; of three at Cleveland. O.; of eight at Lorain, O.; the Great Lakes Engineering works has a yard of four ways at Ashtabula, Op and another of eight ways at Ecoraa,- Mlch.; the. McDougall-Duluth company has a yard of nine ways at D®- luth, Minn.; the Manitowoc Shipbuilding company has a yard of six waya at Saginaw, Mich.; the Toledo Shipbuilding company has a yard of six ways at Toledo, O., and the Globe Shipbuilding company has- a yard of five, ways at Superior, Wis. At all these yards the records for riveting, fabricating, tonnage per man. stand out like mountain peaks. For example, the average total number of rivet gangs in the district is about 10 per cent of the entfre country, yet District Manager Benton points ont Joyously that the average output of these gangs enabled the likes to deliver 30 per cent, of the country's total ship tonnage. TELLS OF FLIGHT ACROSS ANDES Washington.--Latin America rapidly J gineer, George Nqprberry of Argentina, la producing notable aviators. Every | was the first to be kilted at the foot ILLINOIS I State News i encouragement to flying is given by numerous private clubs that look upon aviation as a sport and as the solution of difficult problems of the transportation of mail, passengers and merchandise. Frequently only a few miles of airline separate two important towns between which communication except by wire Is a matter of days, if not weeks. This is due to mountainous topography, lack of railways and the,^delaria crossed the southern ridge .at rough and winding character of the few roads and trails. These handicaps seem only to stimulate the young South American to greater feats in the air and the governments to overcome them by establishing regular service as a matter of business. Together these forces are working a development of aviation In South America. Flight Across Andes. The particulars of the recent flight across the Andes of Lieut. Dagoberto Godoy of Chile, have come to the Pan- American Union for publication in its next bulletin. As the ocean adventure will be the greatest straightaway flight ever attempted, so Was the' accomplishment of the young Chilean army officer the breaking of the world's record for height in crossing mountain ranges. There are higher mountain cha^s than the Andes, but none, it is held, so difficult to cross by flying. To pass over nie highest peaks has long been the ambition of Chilean and Argentinian aviators. The daring enof one of them in an attempt to accomplish the feat. Another Argentinian engineer, Senor Masclas, also was killed. Lieutenant Zanl next got within a few miles of the divide and was forced to come to earth. Fiueros, the popular Chilean flyer, failed In turn. Bradley and Zuloaga, two areonauts of Argentina, a year ago crossed the Andes in a balloon and Luis C. Can- NEWPORT NEWS SHIPYARDS FROM AIR if brother and sister surely; and not lovers. The last was unthinkable. Instinctively I disliked the man, aware of an Instant antagonism, realizing that he was evil; while his companion came to me as revealment of all that was true and worthy, in a degree I had never known before. From the Instant I looked upon these two I felt convinced rhat, through some strange vagary of faw, we were destined to know more of each'other; that our life lines wwe wrtefned to touch and become enta»«>ri, somewhere in that mystery of th« western world to which 1 had been cwyJ<«0Ded. Then the guards came to me, and, with my limbs freed of fetters, I was passed down the steep ladder into the semidarkness between decks, where we were to be confined. It proved a dismal, crowded hole in which we were quartered like so many cattle, the only ventilation and light furnished by the open hatch above. The ticket given me called by number for a certain berth, and I found this, throwing within the small bundle I bore. Almost Immediately there was a sound of tramping feet on the deck above, and the creaking of blocks. Then a sudden movement of the hull told all we wer| under way. V M CHAPTER II. Captain Carlyle finds a friend but at the same time he finds that he has an enemy on board the Romping Betty. His enemy warns that he will get revenge, but why? Qeoffry racks his brain in vain for the answer. f^usually intereM'iiji photograph of the shipyards »n Newport iV'Wf. Vsi., taken from an airplane. The view shows many of the transports and supply shipa which have carried men and munitions between this country and France. height of 2,000 meters from Zapala to Cunco still later In an airplane. Godoy's flight was made from Santiago to Mendoza, a distance of 210 kilometers in one hour and twentyeight minutes at a height of 17,300 feet He used a monoplane with a 110 horsepower Le Rhone motor. No account of his victorious achievement can excel the description he gives of it himself in a contribution to the Bulletin, in which he says: "At last I was to get a bird's-eye view of the peaks upon which I had so often gazed from the track of my airdome. » « In Unknown World. "I was in an unknown world. The mountain range! stood out wonderfully clear; 'everywhere were canyons, lm* mense black-mouthed valleys, gentle foothills and icy slopes. At the left Tupungato rose near me to' my own height, or perhaps higher, like an enormous skyscraper, a magnificent yet graceful tower rearing itself toward heaven. On one side it had a loftg, gradual, almost horizontal slope, like a palm of the hand, white and frozen, but hospitable, inviting me to alight and linger. But the Impression was fleeting. The Bristol told me I was going ISO or 190 kilometers an hour, hence the scenery altered rapidly. A moment later I crossed the frontier. "At that moment the motor missed and nearly stopped. I guessed what was the matter. The automatic engine was not working and the gasoline couldn't reach the carburetor. I worked an instant and the engine and rotary started up again before the change had affected the apparatus, had to land. So I lessened the supply of gas slightly and began to descend slowly. The needle, which had reached a maximum of 17,300 feet, gradually lowered. Then the battle began, which lasted perhaps three or four minutes. The plane seemed to be crazy, That morning there had been a windstorm on the Argentinian - side. Perhaps that was the result of the cyclone. Then--calm again. And there in the distance among the far-away foothills, insignificant when contrasted with the huge bulks I had just left, rose the outline of the Mendoza, beyond the great plain,- eovored by a heavy veil of clouds.' I SPLIT OVER TOBACCO The Prison 8hip. The greater portion of that voyage of 63 days I would blot entirely from memory If possible* I cannot hope to describe it in any detail--the foul smells, the discomfort, the ceaseless horror of food, the close companionship of men turaed into mere animals by suffering and distress, the wearisome days, the black, sleepless nights, the poisonous air, and the brutality of guards. I can never forget these things, for they have scarred my soul. The hatch above remained open, but carefully guarded night and day, while we were permitted on deck for air and exercise only in squads of ten, two hours out of every twenty-four. This "alone served to break the dread monotony of the voyage. From our exercise on deck we generally returned below drenched to the skin, but glad to even pay that price for two hours of fresh air, and an opportunity to gaze about at sea and sky. We were herded well forward, a rope dividing us from the main deck, which space the passengers aft used as • (TO BE CONTINUED.) KlhG OF POLITICAL "BOSSES" William M. Tweed Has Had Maap Followers, But None May Be Considered His Equal. William M. Tweed, the most notollofos boss in the history of New York, wore, at the height of his power, the $2,000 badge of Tammany, a tiger's head with eyes of ruby, surmounted by three large diamonds. He died iQ Ludlow street jail, unable to raise ball for his release. Tweed was head of the Tammany "Wigwam." He was a state senator and at the same time a street commissioner. He had a personal and political following that remained faithful to him even In his downfall. In July, 1871, figures were dug out of the county books showing that Tweed and his associates had been gouging the city and county for millions . of dollars. One Item alone was of $5,000,000 fo< carpets for the county court house. It was found that enough carpets had been bought--or at least paid for--to cover eight acres of City Hail park three layers deep. A mass meeting of citizens was held. Tweed was arrested, and released on $1,000,000 bail. Even after this, he was re-elected to the state senate by 12,000 plurality. He escaped from his house with 'the counivance of his keepers, but was returned. He Was oroQglit to trial Id 1873, on a charge of grand larceny and forgery, and sentenced to 12 years" Imprisonment and a heavy fine. The sentence was reversed In 1875, "but Tweed was unable to furnish ball an4 was committed to jail. He escaped tc Spain later in the same year, wa* caught and brought back on a warshif and again imprisoned in Ludlow Jail, where he died. • • . Difference of Opinion Among Kentucky Experts. Commissioner Wants Acreage Cut, While University Advtaea Plant More. Louisville, Ky --Differences In opinion between Mat Cohen, state commissioner of agriculture, and the college of agriculture, University of Kentucky, concerning tobacco production, have been published in a university bulletin. Growers face disaster If the 1918 production ot 427,000,000 pounds is exceeded, the commissioner declared at a meeting of loose leaf- warehouse men. Europe's Immediate needs are 500,- 000,000 pounds, with but 400,000,000 available for export, the university bulletin asserts, adding that even with the probability of Increased acreage In favorable, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Kentucky, the total percentage of increase in the world's crop will not be greatly affected. Meanwhile tobacco growers are reported to be planting greatly Increased acreage in Kentucky. Those In the central part of the state, Commissioner Cohen declared, "are tobacco crazy." He said some farmers had rented land at $200 an acre to grow tobacco. "With flie .cost of production now $150 an acre," he continued, "as compared with $80 to $85 a few years ago, this would make the Initial cost $350 an acre before a furrow is turned. Growers cannot hope to profit with tobacco at 29 cents a pound, which we fully expect, and the production 300 pounds an acre." On the other hand the university bulletin expresses the belief that "taking into consideration the abnormal conditions in the tobacco market, the outlook for next year's crop appears vary | 29-Year-0ld Goose Has Record in Egg-Laying |i Hereford, Pa.--Peter A. Met! of near Creamery Is the owner of a goose that is twenty-nine years old, and has _ a record-- •i;i laying eight eggs during the g: year. The last egg she laid measured 8% by 11% Inches in •ijl circumference. Tfce goose is In a mournful tune, for some time ago death robbed her of her life §: partner, "Pete," the gander. A £: dog snuffed out the life of ig "Pete." g ' Gets Many Lettera in One Day, Dayton^ Ohio.--One hundred and two letters in one day is some mall fer a mere lieutenant to receive, but Lieut Sam A. Stephens of this city got that many at the front the other day, according to a cablegram to tils parents here. "Am well and busy answering my mall," he cabled. 8 SERVANT WELL REMEMBERED New Yorker Wills Property Worth •learly $100,000 to Faithful " Employaa. ; fjtyi , •;* the New Tork Post Graduate hospital, one-eighth of the residuary estate to the public schools of Oak Bluffs, and another eighth to St. Stephen's Protectant Episcopal church. , - a promenade, man of middle age, J There were only three women aboard. Qraat Expression. " All great expression, which, OH t superficial survey, seems so easy it well as so simple, furnishes, aftihr i while, to the faithful observer. Its pw standard by which to appreciate lfc Margaret Fullm- New York.--So great w&s &fma Barbey's friendship for Dora M. Kohl, "a faithful friend and employee," that she left to her property worth nearly $100,000. By the will the servant will receive $25,000 in cash, 30 shares of Western Union Telegraph stock, a cottage and other real estate at Oak Bluffs, Mass., and one-eighth of the residaury estate. \ Furthermore, the servant Is to -be buried beside the testatrix in the family plot in Greenwood. Miss Barbey diod July 30 last at her residence, 00 Iliverside drive. Substantial bequests also were made to other friends out of an estate estl-i mated at $1,000,000. Gifts to charity' include $5,000 to the Episcopal church at Oak Bluffs, $5,000 to the selectmen of that town for the use of the deserving poor, $5,000 to the Church Charity Foundation of Long Island, $2,000 to Profit In City Ostrichea. El Paso, Tex.--Fickle fashtofl htm been playing fast and loose with the ostrich Industry. A stock company started an ostrich farm in the valley with more than 50 of the long-legged birds. Then the creator of fashions ruled out ostrich plumes. Many birds were sold and the few remaining ones given to the city for exhibition purposes at Washington park. Now plumes are in style once more. Park Commissioner' Fisher is planning to buy meat for the wild animals In the park zoo with the proceeds from the sale of plumes. One Too Many. Boston.--Mrs. T. M. Lucas has two husbands. She thought tlie first was dead and recently married again. Now, husband No. 1 has returned and Mrs. Lucas would like to drop No. 2. The court la undecided about It. GOT NO MAIL FOR MONTHS Then It All Came One Day in 4 Bunch to Army Officer In France. function City, Kan.--Thte army postal service in France works some queer tricks. One commissioned officer who went across from Camp Funston last summer received no mail at all until afler the armistice was signed. Then the accumulated mail was delivered to him in one bunch--53 letters and more than 100 pounds of newspapers, books and magazines. Even cablegrams had not reached him previously. . During this long mallleaa period he wrote voluminously, but for more than a month no letters have come from him, it apparently being the turn of his correspondents not to receive maiL , from mines in Japan aM South Manchurfa the Japanese are taking Mr 000,000 tons of coal annually. MMmmniiiimnMii Springfield.--"One man" street CfU» have made their appearance here. Economy Is the cause. Moline.--An effort is being made tdi have three submarine chasers, which will make a trip up the river, come to this city and help in a recruiting campaign. Carmi.--Frank Lowhone was,found guilty of murder and sentenced to death for shooting Max Nottingham here April 4. No motive was developed for the killing, Lowhone pleading Insanity. Elgin.--Segregation of girls youths In Sunday school classes, instead of having mixed classes, as is at present the vogue, was urged before the Sunday school workers of Kane county. . Lincoln.--Clover fields In the vicinity of Lincoln are being ruined by myriads of small green worms of a species never before -seen in this vicinity. The pests eat the clover plant down to the root. Hillsboro.--The board of supervisors, at their last meeting, rejected their former road-building program, which called for hard roads, and went back to. the dirt type of roads, to be built under the state aid plan. Knoiville.--fit. J. Butt has filed suit for a recount of the votes at the recent election for mayor. His oppo» nine, Nicholas Peterson, was declared the winner by one vote. The case will be heard at the June term of the county court. Johnston City.--Judge J. H. Clayton was re-elected city court judge on the Labor ticket over Attorney D. R. Kenshala, candidate on the Citizens* ticket, and D. B. Held on the Republican ticket. Judge Clayton received more votes that both the other candidates. Springfield.--Indorsement ofx the tax " Increase for school purposes was given by Robert E. Woodmansee, as labor's representative on the board of education. In a circular letter addressed to ' all local unions in Springfield, Mr. Woodmansee urges support of the 3 per cent rate, as a "vote for yonr children." Eldorado.--On account of numerooa robberies in Eldorado of late, the city council has passed an ordinance which compels all children to be off the streets by 8:30 at night and all men found on the streets after 1 a. m. must give a satisfactory explanation as to why they are away from home at that time of night. Carlinvlile.--Word has been received telling that the Sinclair Oil and Refining company has purchased a large coal acreage In Illinois, adjoining the Standard Oil coal rights. This is thought to refer to the coal lands recently sold south of this city by A. W. Crawford. The price amounts to half a mllllort dollars. Pana.--H. B. Miner, small fruit grower of Pana, rejjjrrts that the strawberry crop is coming nicely and indl- , cations are that there will be an .. abundant yield. The berries are of good size and the quality Is above tho average. Peach growers of this section also report the trees laden and , that a splendid crop is promised. Chicago.--Postal clerks here receiving $91 monthly, will ask a $400 bonus this fiscal year, according to a statement Issued by the newly organized Chicago Terminal Railway Postal Clerks' association. The new organization was effected despite the report from Washington that Postmaster General Burleson frowned on the organization. Chicago.--The United States will be in the grip of a coal famine within 60 or 90 days with prices in excess of the highest war-time figures unless consumers immediately enter the market with huge orders. The prediction was made by J. D. A. Morrow, general director of distribution for the coal administration, attending the National Coal association convention here. Benton.--Benton has been selected for the 1920 meeting of the Illinois Federation of Woman's Clubs for the Twenty-fifth congressional district. The annual state meeting is to be held In Peoria in June, at which time the southern Illinois clubs will present their candidate, Mrs. William H. Hart of Benton, for the state presidency. Mrs. Hart is a past president of tho Twenty-fifth district. Champaign.--Mora than &0Q0 members engaged in various agricultural and home economics projects is the enrollment of the state boys' and girls' clubs, according to Miss Evelyn Buchan, assistant state club leader at the University of Illinois. Garden club work leads with L367 members. The four projects ranking next in size of enrollment are: Garment, 742; poul- - try, 303; potato, 234; and canning, 196. Duquoin.--In ah effort to obtain for Dupuoln and Perry county the recognition due from the state in the distribution of the $60,000,000 highway fund, a number of local automobile ownera "have perfected an organization and have begun preliminaries. Springfield.--Twenty-two cases in which violations of the espionage acfc were charged were eliminated from the records of the United States court of southern Illinois district when District Attorney Knotts filed a dismissal of prosecution. The finding in every case was that the evidence did not warrant conviction. Savanna.--Planting of fruit trees is front of residences is under way in two or three sections of this city. Jacksonville.--The ministerial association of this city has adopted resolutions doing away with Sunday funerals. Funeral directors are co-operating with the pastors to make it effective. A full day of rest for th«, scores of men whose services are demanded when Sunday funerals ar« ^ held is one of the reasons behind th« i movement. Many cities throughout^;, the country are starting similar movw|£ iients. , Canton recently decided to away with burials on the Sabbath. -f'Y;