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-« *• W.*&•*.; * * u iff %-p' * «* **t£» * w *> ^ rjj * ? - • . • -, >> iW* - *¥ \^t WB0HKSS im f i t ~ r ' " % Q m'e Mi Bvur •$&. % SYNOP3I8. Chip McGuIre, a 16-year-old girl living at Tim's place tn the Maine woods, is •old by her father to Pete Bolduc, a half-breed. She runs away and reaches the camp of Martin Frisfoie. occupied by Martin, his wife, nephew, Raymond Stet­ son, and guides. She tells her story and to seared for by Mrs. Friable. :lx ©stant city, invited a former school mate, now the village doctor ia Greea- vale, to join him on an outing trip late the wilderness. ' Here something ct the history of a notorious outlaw named McGuire be­ came known to Martin, and more im­ portant than that, a queer old hermit was discovered, dwelling in solitude __ , « i 051 *"e shore of a cinAii lata, Who he - -- -- " was,. ana why iui» strange manner ol life, Martin could not learn, and not £>Y CHABLE& CLARK NUm | Tale to woo his former sweetheart WDQPYWGHT: /906, &YLDTH&OP, LEE U CHEPARl? CO. ?nce mor«- dt« *>« even guess. Here, ss#?*--" / ' however, from a description furnished by a village nonedscript,--a sort of Natty Bumpo and philosopher com­ bined, known as Old Cy Walker, who had been Martin's youthful companion, --he was led to believe that the queer hermit and the long-missing Amzi were one and the same. Another trip into this wilderness with Old Cy, takea to identify the her­ mit, resulted in proving the correct­ ness of the surmise. Then Martin set about making this misanthropic re­ cluse more comfortable in all ways possible; and then, leaving Old Cy to keep him company, he returned to Grfeenvale and Angle. A. marriage was the outcome of his return to "rsls catire village, and then, with hi a nephew, Ray, and long-triad guide, Levi, as helpers on this unique wedding trip, the hermit was visited. It was hoped that meeting his clilld once more would result in inducing him to abandon his wild wood exist­ ence and to return to civilization; and it did--partially. He seemed happy to meet his daughter again, consented tp return with them when ready, anil after a couple of weeks' sojourn here, the canoes were packed aad all set out for civilization and Green vale once more. But "home, sweet homV albeit it was, as in this case, a lonely log cabin in a vast wilderness, proved stronger than parental love or aught else; and sometime during first night's camp on the way out, this strange recluse stole away in his canoe and returned. "It's natur," Old Cy observed when morning came, "an* home is the hard­ est spot in the world to fergit. Amzi's lived in that old shack all 'lone for 20 years. He's got wonted to it like a dog to his kennel, an' all the powers CHAPTER II.--Continued. Lnsie smiled, while Martin stared at the girl with increased astonishment. He knew who this McGuire was, and something of his history, and that Tim's Place was a hillside clearing far up the river, inhabited by an Irish family devoted to the raising of pota­ toes Ke had halted there once, Jong enough to observe its somewhat sloth­ ful condition, and to buy pork and po­ tatoes; but this tale was a revelation, and the girl herself a greater one. This oasia in the wilderness was fully 40 miles above here, its only con­ nection with civilization was a seldom- used log road which only an experi­ enced woodsman £ould follow, and how this mere child had dared it, was a marvel. But there she was, squat on the ground and watching them with big black, pleading eyes. There was but one thing to do, to care for her now, as humanity Insisted, and Angle made the first move. It waa in the direction of cleanliness; for entering the tent, she soon appeared with some of her own extra clothing, soap, and towels, and bade the girl follow her up the river a few rods The moon was shining clearly above the treetops, the camp-fire burned brightly, and Martin, Ray and Levi were lounging near it when the two returned, and in one an astonishing transformation had taken place. Angle had gone away with a girl of 1h +A Alnfliln er Iiav etrf*>+ iCU lU tv VtVlrUIUO) "V* w evidently made of gunny cloth and reaching but little below her knees, aad for a waist, what was once a man's red flannel shirt, and both in rags. Soiled with black mud, and bleeding, she was an object pitiable beyond words; she returned a young lady, almost, in stature, her face shin­ ing and rosy, and her eyes so tender with gratitude that they were pathetic. Another change had also come with cleanliness and clothing--a sudden bashfulness. It was some time ere she could be .made to talk again, but finally that wore away and then her story came. "What a tale it was-- scarce credible. It was a fantastic, weird, almost spooklBh tale,--the spectres she had seen were so real to her that the tell Ing made them seem almost so to the rest, and hevond that, the girl herself, so like a young witch, with her shad­ owy eyes and furtive glances, added to the illusion. but now came a diversion, for Levi freshened the fire, and at a nod from Angle, Ray brought forth his banjo. It Was his one pet foible, and It went with him everywhere, and now, with time and place so in accord, he was glad to exhibit his talent. He was not an expert,--a few jigs and plantation melodies composed his repertory,--but with the moonlight^ glinting through the spruce boughs, the river murmur­ ing near, somehow one could not fail to catch the quaint humor of "Old Uncle Ned," "Jim Crack Corn," and the like, and see the two dusky lover* as they "floated down the "Tombigbee River" and feel the pathos of "Nellie Grey" and "Old Kentucky Home." Ray sang fairly well and in sympa­ thy with each theme. To Angie and the i cot it was but ordinary, but to this waif, who never before had heard « b$njo or a darky song, it was mar­ velous. Her face lit up with keen in­ terest, her eyes grew misty at times, and once two tears stole down her cheeks. For an hour Ray waa the center of interest, and then Angie arose. •'Come, Chip,"' she said pleasantly, "it'g time to go* to bed, and you are to share my tent." "I'd rather not," the girl replied bluntly. "I ain't fit. I kin jist ez well curl 'longside o' the fire."1 But Angle insisted and the girt fol­ lowed her into the tent,. Here occurred another incident that mift be related. Angie, always de­ vout, and somewhat puritanical,, was one who never forgot her nightly prayer, and now, when ready for slum­ ber. she knelt on the bed of fir twigs, and by the light of one small candle offered her usual petition, while Chip watched her with wide and wondering eyes. As might be expected, that waif waa mentioned, and with deep feeling. "Do ye s'poBe God heard ye?" she Queried with evident candor, when Angie ceased. "Why, certainly," came the earnest answer; "God hears all prayers." "And do the spites hear 'em?" •"There are no such creatures as •spites,'" answered Angie, severely; "you only imagine them, and what this Indian has told you is supersti­ tion" "But I've seen 'em, hundreds on 'em, big and little," returned the girl, stoutly. Angie looked at her with pity. "Put that notion out of your head, once for all," she said, almost sternly. *HIt Is only a delusion, and no doubt told to scare you." And poor Chip, conscious that per­ haps she had sinned in speech, said no more. , # • For a long time Angle lar sleepless upon her fragrant bed, recalling the waifs strange story and trying to grasp the depth and breadth of her life at Tim's Place; also to surmise, if possible, how serious a taint of evil •he had inherited. That her father was vile beyond compare seemed posi­ tive ,* that her mother might have been scarce better wis probable. No men­ tion, thus far, had been made of her; and so Angie reflected upon this pitiful; Child'? ancestry and what manner of heritage aha had cursed with. Some of her attributes awoke Angle's admiration. She had shown utter abhorrence of this brutal sale of herself, a marvelous courage in endeavoring to escape it. She seemed grateful tor what had been done for her, and a partial realization of her own unfitness for association with refined people. Her speech was no worse than might be expected from her life at Tim's Place. Doubtless, she was unable to read or write. And so Angle lay, considering all the pros and cons of the situation and of this girl's life. There was also another side to it all, the hiimaue one They were on their way out of the wilderness, for a busi­ ness visit to the nearest settlement, intending to return to the Woods in a few oays--and what was to be done with this child of misfortune? Most assuredly they must protect her for the presents But was there anyone to whom she could be turned over and cared for? It seemed possi­ ble this brutal buyer of her would fol­ low her out of the woods, to abduct her if found, and then the moral side of this episode with all its abominable possibilities occurred to Angie, who was, above all, unselfish and noble- hearted. Vice, crime, and immorality were horrible to her. Here was a self-evident duty thrust­ ing itself upon her, and how to meet it with Justice to herself, her husband, and her own conscience, was a prob­ lem. Thus dwelling upon this com­ plex situation, she fell asleep. The first faint light of morning was stealing into the tent when Angle felt her companion stir. She had, exhaust­ ed as she doubtless was, fallen asleep almost tie moment she lay down; but now she was evidently awake. Curious to note what she would do, Angie remained with closed eyes and motionless. From the corner of the tent where she had curled up the night before, the girl now cautiously crept toward the elder woman. Inch by inch, upon the bed of boughs,, she moved nearer, until Angie, watching with half-opened eyes, saw her head lowered, and felt two soft, warm lips touch her hand. It was a trifle. It was no more than the act of a cat who rubs herself against her mistress or a dog who licks his master's hand, and yet it settled once for all that waifs fate and Angle's indecision. CHAPTER III. Lev! was starting a fire, Ray wash­ ing potatoes, and Martin, in his shirt­ sleeves, using a towel vigorously near the canoes, when Angie and Chip emerged that morning; and now while breakfast is under way, a moment may be seized to explain who the peo­ ple were and their mission in this wilderness. Many years before, In a distant vil­ lage called Green vale, two brothers, David and Amzi Curtis, had quarreled over an unfortunate division of in­ herited land. The outcome was that Amzi, somewhat misanthropic over the death of his wife, and of peculiar makeup, deserted his home and little daughter Angeline, and vanished. For many years no one knew of his where­ abouts, and he was given up as dead. In the meantime his child, cared for by a kindly woman known as Aunt Comfort, had grown to womanhood. About this time a boyhood sweetheart _ of Angeline's, named Martin Frisble, I been blessed or { /who ha^ been gathering wealth la » CussinV o' the unlvarse can't break 119 Ike feelin'." It seemed an indisputable, it disap­ pointing, fact, and Martin led his party back to the hermit's home once more. Another plan was now considered by Martin--to buy the township, or at least a large tract enclosing this lake, build a more commodious log cabin for the use of himself and his wife, and spend a portion of each summer there. There were several reasons other than those of affection for this decision. This lake, perhaps half a mile In diameter, teemed with trout. The low mountains enclosing it weret thickly covered with fine spruce and fir, groves of pine with some beech and birch grew in the valleys; deer, moose and feathered game abounded here, and best of all, no vandal lumbermen ever encroached upon this region. It was, all considered, a veritable • 111! M. sportsman's paradise. Meat likely a few thousand dollars would purchase it, and so, for these collective reasons; Martin decided to hny It ; Old Cy was left to keep the hermit company; Martin, his wife, and Ray, with Levi, started for civilization to obtain needed supplies, and had been four days upon the way when this Hsuch-abueed waif appssrss ss'tls aueue. me party were Journeying tn two canoes, one manned by Ray, who had already learned to wield a paddle, which carried the tents and luggage; while the other was occupied by Mar« tin, his wife, and Levi. The only avail- able seat for the new arrival was in Ray's canoe, and when breakfast was disposed of and the voyagers ready to start, she was given a place therein. The river at this point was broad Mid of slow current, only two days' journey was needful to reach the set­ tlement .and no cause for worry ap­ peared--but Lav! felt otherwise. "You'd best hug the futher shore," he observed to Ray quietly when- the boy pushed off, "an' don't git out o' sight o' us." "I ain't sartin 'boat the outcome o' -this matter," he aaid to Martin later. "I know that half-breed, Boiduc, aad he's a bad 'un. From the gal's story he paid big money fer her. He don't know the meanin' o' law, and It be follers down the tote road, as 1 callate he will, V ketches sight o* her, the first we'll know on't 'II be the crack o* a rifle. The wonder to me is he didn't ketch her 'fore she got to us. He could track her fastern she could run. I don't want to 'larm you folks, but I shan't feel easy till we're out o' the woods." It wasn't reassuring. But no thought of this came to Ray, at least, and these two young people, yielding to the magic of the morning, the rippled river that bore them on­ ward, the birds singing along the ftp clad banks, and all the exhilaration ol the wilderness, soon reached the oare- free converse of youthful friends. "I never had nothin' but work V cussin'," Chip responded, when Ray asked if she never had any time she could call her own. "Tim thinked 1 couldn't get tired, I guess. He'd roust me up fust of all 'n' larrup me If h« caught me shirkln'. Once I had a lit­ tle posey bed back o' the pigpen. 1 fixed it after dark an' mornln's when 1 ketched the chance. He ketched mi thar one mornin' a-weedin' it "n knocked me sprawlin" an' then stomped all over the posies. That night I, went out into the woods 'n' begged the spitec to git him killed somehow. 'Nother time I forgot to put up the bars, an' the cows got into the taters. That night he tied me to a stump clus to the bars, an' left me thar all night. I used to be more skeered o' my dad 'n I waa o' Tim, tho'. He'd look at me like he hated me, an' say, 'Shut up,' if I said a word, an' I 'most believed he'd kill me, just fer nothin'. Once he said he'd take me out into the woods al night 'n' bait a bear trap with me it he heerd I didn't mind Tim. I told Old Tomah that, an' he sld if he did, he'd shoot him; but Old Tomah wasn't round only winters. I hated dad so I'd 'a' shot him myself, I |juess, if I cud 'a' got hold o' a gun when lie wa'n't watchin'." "It S avfiui tO littTc tO iccl taat wmj toward your own father," interrupted Ray, "for he was your father." "I s'pose 'twas," admitted Chip, can­ didly, "but I never felt much different I've seen him slap mother when ah« waa on her knees a-bawlin', and' tilt way he would cuss her was awful." "But you had some friendship from this old Indian," queried Ray, who be­ gan to realize what a pitiful life the girl had* led; "he wa| good to ytfo, wasn't h6?" "He was,4 sartin," returned CMp, eagerly; "he used to tell me the spites 'ltd fix dad 'fore long, so he'd never show up agin, 'n' when I got big 'nuf! he'd sneak me off some night 'n' take me to the settlement, whar I could am a livin'. .Old Tomah was the only one who cared a cuss fer me. I used to bawl when he went away every spring, an' beg him to take me 'long 'n' help hlrn camp *n* cook. I'd 'a' dose 'most anything fer Old Tomah. I didn't mind wearln' clothes made oat o' old duds 'n' bein' cussed fer not worktn' hard 'nuff. What I did mind was not liavin" nobody who cared whether 1 lived or died, or said a good word to me. Sometimes I got so lonesome, 1 used to go out in the woods nights when 'twas moonlight 'n* beg the spites to help me. I used, to think mother might be one on 'em 'n' she'd keer fer me. I think she was, an' 'twas her as kept me goin' till I found you folks* camp. I got awful skeered them nights I was runnin' away, an' when 'twas so dark I couldn't see no more, an' heerd wildcats yowlin', I'd git on my knees 'n' beg mother to keep 'em away. I think she did, an' alius shall*" (TO BE CONTINUED.) iii Springfield.--Edmund J. James, president of the University of Illinois, was elected president of the Illinois State Teachers' association. Other Of­ ficers follow; , First vice president, Georsrf W. Conn, Woodstock; second vice president, E. E. Cancleve, Murphysboro: third vice presi* dent. Miss Gertrude M. Gregg, Fontiac; secretary, Caroline Grote, Macomb; treas­ urer, Charles Hertel, Belleville; railroad secretary, E. E. Rossiter, Chicago; exec­ utive committee, S. B. Hi rah, Macomb, one year; J. E. Woo tea, Carlinviile, three years; board of directors, F. B. Ormaby, Chicago; S. H. Boltn, Centralia; C. L.. Gregory, Aledo: R. B. Templeton, Pinck- neyville; Miss Esther White. Highland Park; member laminating committee Na­ tional Educational association, 3D. B. Parkinson, Carbonoale. The various sections of the associa­ tion elected the following offlcera: High School--President, C. P. Brig*, West Aurora; vice president, S." M. Smith. Danville; secretary, Mins Edith Matheny, Spirtngfield. County superintendents -- President, Francis G. Blair, state superintendent (re­ elected); Miss Anna B. Champion, Ogle county. Principals' section--Presiden .' J. A. Long, Jollet: vice president, F. B. Brooks, Paris; secretary. Prof. Butler, Naperville. College Section--President, Thomas Mc- Michael, Monmouth college; secretary, T. H. Lingle, Blackburn university. Music Section--President, Miss Mary S. Vernon, Wheaton; vice president. Miss Elsie Goodrich. Jacksonville; secretary, Miss Salliee ,T. McCait, Urbana. Primary Section--President. Miss Effle Pike. Oak Park, 111.; vice president, Mrs. Price, Bloomington, 111.; secretary. Miss Esther White, Highland Park. Child Study Secttota--President, C. A. McMurray, De kalb; secretary, Cora Hamilton, Decatur. Fraternities in high schools were vigorously denounced by C. E. De Butts, principal of the pontiac town­ ship high school, before the high school section. The association adopt­ ed a committee report in favor of the repeal of the present law which re­ quires a ton weeks instruction in the effectc of alcohol and narcotics on the humas system in all state schools for nine years and in favor of a bill for the teaching of the same in the sev­ enth grade only all the time and in the high schools for half a year. Su­ perintendent Collins, Springfield, made a plea for a uniform text-book statute for economy's sake. File an Ouster Suit. • l-i:* The preparation of the state's suit against the Economy Light & Power company to oust that corporation from Dresden Heights took the form of an application for an injunction to re­ strain (he corporation from further work on the dam now in course of construction at Dresden Heights, which was filed at Morris, Grundy county. The injunction was asked on thren jrrniinda--the navigability of the Desplaines river, the contention that the lease of state property at Dresden Heights now held by the Economy company is void, and the ground that the .proposed dam is an obstruction to navigation. Salaried Coach Under Ban. A meeting was held by the members of the IlllnoiB High School Athletic association and others interested in athletics. A salaried coach for high school athletic teams was the bone of contention for some time, but it re­ quired only a few minutes' debate to convince the teachers who were pres­ ent that the paid coach was to be ig­ nored in athletics. Basket ball by the iiovs of the high schools was con­ demned by the association. The fol­ lowing officers were elected: Presi­ dent, C. L. Phelps, Aurora; vice presi­ dent, Prof. Wallis, Bloomington: sec­ retary, H. E. Brown, Rock iaiaa^. Hla High Estimation of 8team. Carlyle once startled the English- speaking people into recognition of the value of their great dramatist by suddenly asking the British public which it would rather lose, Shake speare or India? ^ thought of that the other day, muses the editor of the Ruder, when I was reading an arti­ cle on steam navigation. What would the world rather lose than steam? What? Why, almost everything; our literature, our art, our religions. Noth­ ing we have is so valuable as steam. It la the greatest civiliser the world has ever possessed. Rises With a Complaint. Alkali Eye Displeased with Vaudeville Performance. 9 We went up to Houston ter meet with th' lumbermen, not thet we nir a lumberman at all, but we air more er less interested in th' plan 0' makin' booze fm sawdust, an' it was up to us to be astin' these ducks whut they air a-doin' at present with their output; ef they ain't drinkin' it up we'd like ter make them a proposition lookin' ter th' startin' of a distillery. Ef sech a distillery is started we kin guaran­ tee ter dispose of th' output. Whilst we was in Houston we wus th* guessed, th' honored guessed, of th' Majestic th'ater, an' we have ben suf- farln' fm narrow prostration since; a duck who done a efeair bal- ancin' act used bottles o' beer ter bal­ ance on and his feet waa th' most thrillln' one we ever seen; he waa li'ble ter fall at any minute an' we'd like to ast what'd become o' thet beer ef he had fell? He'd a-busted them bottles as sure as shoo tin'; we was so nervous at ih' bare thought o' sech a accident thet we ain't got over shud- derin' yet. Later.--Since writiag" th' above we hev learned thet them beer bottles wuz empty, an' that fact makes it even more agervatin'.--Alkali Eye, la the Houston Post ; Kate Jonas la Caught. Kate Jones, alias Clara Wilson,' charged with stealing $670 from her employer, Albert Russell of Chicago has been compelled to return from Omaha, Neb., to answer the charge. A requisition for the woman's return was issued by Gov. Deneen on the gov­ ernor of Nebraska, with a requisition for one Alto Artiste, her alleged ac­ complice. The woman was employed as a domestic at Russell's home when she is alleged to have stolen the jewerly. Scientiats in Meeting. Officers of the State Academy of Science, organized recently In this city, met at the Hyde Park hotel in Chicago. The purposes of the meeting were to decide upon a place for future meetings, the selection of special work for the academy and the formation of plans for affiliation with other scien­ tific bodies throughout the "country. Prof. A. R. Crook, curator of the state museum in this city, is secretary of the academy and attended the meet­ ing. World's Floating Populatltft. The floating population of the world ia 1,200,000. This means the peopM who follow the j- Weston Case Up Again. Walter Weston of the shipping de­ partment of the secretary of state, went to Chicago to consider a propo­ sition looking toward a settlement of the will case which has been in the courts for a number of years. The case in question is where Weston is suing for $150,000 left by his aunt, claiming she was unduly influenced in making her will in favor of others. Weston is the heir of the aunt, but when the case was tried in the lower court in Chicago he was defeated. Weston previously won. Offer Cash for New Members. The Illinois Commercial Men's asso­ ciation will be made the larget organi­ zation of. its kind if the plans of a part of the membership providing for a special cash premium for each new member secured are adopted at the annual convention. The convention will be held January 11 in Chicago, and at that time a change in the con­ stitution Of the organization the offer of the premiums will be submitted by the board of directors. The associ­ ation at present has a membership of 44,126 members. It is expected that this number will be doubled by the scheme of making every member an agent for the obtaining of new mem­ ber*?. Carl R. Klok, a traveling agent 0? tl'is tourist department of the Chi­ cago <&: Northwestern railroad, is the author of the proposed amendment, which provides for the payment of 25. cents to every member who secures a new member. Under the present syp- tem the organization has no agents, and new members are obtained only through the gratuitous work of pres­ ent. members. Richard A. Cavanaugh, the secretary of the society, who has his office in the Masonic temple, re­ ceives a salary, however, made up of 50 cents from every new member brought into the organization. Mr. Cavanaugh said he was doubtful as to whether the association would ac­ cept Mr. Klok's plan. He said the as­ sociation is at pre8.-nt governed en­ tirely by the Illinois insurance laws on a "nonagency" basis. Organization Nears Completion. Reports received from the superin­ tendents of the Peoria, Chicago and Champaign districts at the headquar­ ters of the Illinois Anti-Saloon league in this city indicate that the work of organization in at least a part of each of the counties has been accomplished. The Chicago district comprises Cook and neighboring counties, the Peoria district takes in the northwest part of the state, while the Champaign dis­ trict is composed of counties lying in the east and central parts of Illinois. The districts in southern Illinois are not so far advanced with the prelim­ inary work of organization as the rest. Rev. George W. Danbury, superintend­ ent of the Duquoin district, still has about 14 counties where he expects to instruct voters in the work of circu­ lating petitions and organizing com­ mittees. Rev. F. W. Loy, in charge of the Effingham district, also has a number of counties he expects to or­ ganize in the near future. Springfield district, in charge of Attorney Scrogin and his assistant, John W. Perry, is perhaps the most completely organized in the state, xne last two counties in the district were organized last week, when Attorney Scrogin started the work la McLean and Ford'coun­ ties. Smallpox at Hammond. Smallpox continues to be reported to the state board of health*from va­ rious points in Illinois. Kilbourne. in Mason county, reports a total of 17 cases under quarantine. Dr. J. C. Westervelt, an inspector for the board, was dispatched to Hammond in Piatt county, where several suspected cases of the disease are under surveillance. Dr. Westervelt has returned from a trip to Palestine, in Cumberland county, where he found three cases of the disease. Other places were al- w* visited by inspectora. r „ / Deneen on River Plana. >1 In response to inquiries as to what progress is makiag in the matter of removing obstructions from the Des Plaines and Illinois rivers. Gov. De­ neen gave out the following statement: "Suits are now being prepared by the attorney general to remove the dam of the Economy Light & Power company from the Des Plaines river at Dres­ den Heights, and to rescind the leasee and deeds made by the canal commis­ sioners. The matter is entirely in the hands of Attorney General Stead and is receiving the prompt and vigorous attention which he Invariably gives to matters before him. He has employed as special assistants ex-Congressman Walter Reeves, of Streator, and Hon. iMerritt Starr,' of Chicago. In my judg­ ment, better selections could not have been made. With Attorney Generai Stead personally in charge of this waterway litigation, assisted by Messrs. Reeves and Starr, no one will for a moment doubt the rights and in­ terests of the state will be folly pro­ tected and eaforced." Carnes Takes Bishop's Place. The state board of canvassers has canvassed the vote cast December 21 at the special election for judge in the Sixteenth judicial circuit to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Charles A. Bishop of Sycamore. Duane J. Carnes was declared elected by the board'and Gov. Deneen issued a proclamation to that effect. Governor Visits Seven Counties. Gov. Deneen's itinerary* for northern Illinois included the counties of Ogle, Whiteside, Lee, Putnam, De Kalb, Marshall and Woodford. The execu­ tive spent Sunday in Chicago and Sunday and Monday nights in Peoria. No meetings were held in those cities. NEWS OF ILLINOIS HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM - ^VER THE STATE. ' COMPANY ONCE A WEEK CUrls.of Illinois Wesleyan University - Will Be Allowed to Entertain ^ Friends Seldom, According ; > ' Edict . faculty of tira Illinois Wesleyan university has made f a new ruling regarding the ladies ||J keeping company while attending**^' school, and the dean. Dr. R. O. Gra-v ham, has sent out the following notice %'f to the parents of the young ladies liv-^jS ing here and the landladies where the- yonng ladies room: "Dear Madam: The faculty of the Illinois Wesleyan ; university wishes to caU your at tea- • '• tion to the following regulations with ? • reference to the Wesleyan students in your home: Ladies are allowed to/| receive gentlemen on only (me eve- | . nlng of the school week, 00 which evening they may remain until .tea "v;! o'clock; on other than school evenings?,. I they may remain until 10:30 \l fully signed by the dean." ; Ani Mjj§ m • " ; • S? -: BANDITS IN DARING ROCKERY. Pillage Smlthboro Depot, Wound Ma*- ^ ^ Shal, but . Are Caught,- • Smlthboro.--In a pistol battle fot- V lowing the robbery of the Vandalia passenger depot In Smlthboro one of,. , t w o r o b b e r s w a s s h o t A v e t i m e s a n d ^ ^ Emory Brown, city marshal of So-. ' ] | rento, was wounded twice. Both men $t, were reported as being in a serious r condition. The pal of the wounded , robber was arrested aad locked up in Greenville, four miles away, where his -" * comrade was also locked up after be- ^ ' j " ing given medical treatment. Elmer <" | Weaver, manager of a roller skating ,' rink at Sorento, was arrested as stepped from a train in Bast St. Louis, 4 \- on a tip by the police that he had-. ; j knowledge of the robbery at Smith-?', ?, boro. Weaver thereupon confessed , ijt'; that, acting on instructions of Marshal jjL1 Brown, of Sorento, he accepted the proposition of Harry King, a skating rink anrtiiflintonro tn ftgglot {« wK-,, bing the Vandalia railroad statioa at-- "'f jri Smlthboro. ^ Reception for Hla Aeeasers. " \ Chadwick.--Andrew Strauch waa host at a unique entertainment New- * \ Year's day. Members of two grand ^ juries which indicted him, one for re-"S , ceiving bribes as a supervisor and the ̂ ' . i 3 other for criminal libel, were enter- z talned. The two bodies include 4© ^ /I men. Chadwick town hail was usedf; • for the affair, and during the day there was music, a vaudeville enteiv tainment and a big dinner. Appointed Deputy Sheriff, ' Virginia.--Sheriff J. R. Sligh " H appointed A. E. Hinners as deputy toC'-3'^, succeed A. M. Pendleton, Jr., who re- signed a few weeks ago to take a po- aition in Beardstown. Mr. Hinners * has beet active in county noli ties sad has served eight years as county su- perintendent, of schools. The ap-. pointment is a popular one. Fuel Famine is Threatened; Cent ralia.--One thousand ififirc employed by the four mines operate by the Centralia Coal company are e«" strike because the company failed tof||||j||! pay entry yardage, which the joint • state committee should pay. Many families have a meager supply of coal: and the city is threatened with a fuel * famine. . , C! * % < ?- - Labor Editors to Meet. The Illinois Labor Press associa­ tion will meet at Peoria January 6 and 7 in semi-annual convention. R. E. Woodmansee of Springfield, secretary- treasurer of the association, has sent out calls to members for the meeting. Sues for Injuries. Suit against the town of Mechanics- burg, to recover $2,000 for injuries sus­ tained by falling on a defective walk, was instituted in the circuit court by Mrs. Cornellia I. Ketcham. Central Illinois Suffers. '* Interurban traffic' throughout Cen­ tral Illinois was demoralized by the recent heavy snow and sleet storm which swept the country. Not until late were cars either on the north, east or south divisions of the McKinlejr system through Springfield operated on anything like schedule hours. When the snow began falling the ef­ fects were felt at once. The wet flakes clung to the wires and In a short time the strands of copper and iron began to snap. Linemen'battled ty 'ppvtak the neertsary , „ A. * Ptai* Pure Food Shom^ Decatur.--The Grocers' asSwtattiJit is planning for a pure food show in Decatur early in the spring, begin­ ning perhaps in the last week in March. A bid has been made for the v% use of the tabernacle of the Evange- * s , ; listie association when the "Billy" Sunday meetings; shall hatSs ccmc is 2. • cloa*" . , ' i Union Traction's End.. - ' T* Chicago.--Judge Grospctrp of 4 -\i\ United States circuit court entered a ^ r , decree of foreclosure on the properties ̂ of the street car systems of the north and west sides of the city, and ordered ' ^ * them sold. The property will be • ^ bought la by the Chicago Railway* i company. | ""^'1-' +* 8unday Opens Revival. „ ^ Bloomington.--Rev. William A. Sun- 1 day, the baseball evangelist, held series of meetings ih this city. The" tabernacle, erected especially for the , ^, "5 Suudaj revival, waa fiiied to over­ flowing. it comfortably seated 5,0Qfr persons. ; Asks $2,500; Gets $50. Pekin.--Mrs. Emma Bottin, of city, who was suing Henry C. Hartsell,, 'v ; for breach %tt promise, was awarded, $50 damages. She sued for $2,500. jT • Lincoln Man Is Bank Receiver. Lincoln.--Attorney Edwin C. ' Per­ kins, of this cit^ has been appointed receiver for the First National bank of Globe, Arts. Rook Island Editor Vindicate*. Rock Island.--John Lfponey. poli­ ticise, lawyer and newspaper owner of Rock Island, has been vindicated oa| each of 34 counts of criminal libel.?* bribery, extortion and conspiracy, contained in lndictmenta against him which were found by the grand jttfy. fi ; 1 Speaker Sherman Will Speak. Itfaeomb.--The board of trustees of Ote Western Normal school haa in­ vited Lieut. Gov. L. Sherman to ueliver the next Normal commence tmt address. • « 4 : , Train Kills lay and CtfH. . :'J . Neoga.--Stepping from the south to the north-bound track of the I1U- note Central lines to evade a coining , freight train. Miss Gladys Richardson } and her foster-brother, Lawrence Rich- w'ii ardson, were struck by a north-bound passenger train and instantly killed. c - J Wants to Be Legislator. Hlllslpro.-rCapt David Davis has ^ announced his candidacy for minority representative in the legislature from <j'. Montgomery county. Carl F. narthng has also announced hia enadMmaf- f t-4: fefcl! m