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m m&mwiwwi! ~ SYNOPSIS. Major Lawrence, son of Judge Law­ rence of Virginia, whose wife was a Lee, Is sent on a perilous mission by Gen. Washington, just after the winter at Val­ ley Disguised In a British uni­ form Lawrence arrives within the enemy's lines. The Major attends a great fate and eaves the "Lady of the Blended Rnee" from mob. He later m&ets the girl at a brilliant ball. Trouble la started over a waltz, and Lawrence Is urged by his partner, Mistress Mortimer (Hie Lady of trie Blended Rose), to make his escape. Lavr-renoe is detected as a spy by Captain Grant of the British Army, who agrees la a duel. The duel is stopped by Grant's friends and the spy makes a dash for liberty, swimming ajfiver following a nar­ row escape. The Major arrives at the >ihop o£ a blacksmith, who is friendly, and knows the Lady of the Blended Rose. CapUfln Grant and rangers search black­ smith shop In vain for the spy. Law- renctt joins the minute men. Grant and his tralft are captured by thd minute men. Lawrence is made prisoner by an Indian and two white men. who lock . him in a strong call. Peter advises Lawrence not to attempt to escape as "some one would send for h!m. Grant's appearance adds mystery to the combination of cir­ cumstances. I^awrence again meets the Lady of the Blended Rose, who Informs him that he is in her house; and that she was in command of the party that cap­ tured him. The captive Is thrust into a dark underground chamber when Captain Grant begins a search of the premises. After digging his way out, Lawrence finds the place deserted. Evidence of a battle and a dead man across the thres­ hold. Col. Mortimer, father of the Lady of the Blended Rose, finds his home In ruins. Capt. Grant Insists that Lawrence be strung up at once. MIBS Mortimer ap­ pears, explains the mystery and Law­ rence is held a prisoner of war. Law­ rence escapes through plans arranged by the Lady and sees Grant attack Miss Mortimer. Grant Is knocked out by Law­ rence. who comes to Mis# Mortimer s re­ lief and then makes his escape. CHAPTER XXII. I Uncover Captain Grant. The thicket was sufficiently dense to conceal us from the 'man, who re­ mained standing at the foot of the steps. He was but a mere dark shad­ ow, and I could not even distinguish that he "was a soldier, yet the danger of his presence was sufficiently great, for should he advance to the right he would come upon Grant's unconscious form, and in that silence the slightest noise might arouse suspicion. Mistress Claire still clung to my hand, but only to whisper a sentence of instruction. "Go straight north, major, until you reach the hedge; follow the shadow of that beyond the orchard, and then take the road running westward. Don't amount until you reach there-- goodby." "Goodby, you will not forget me?" "I--I am afraid not, but--but you must go!" I left her standing tht re, a faint gleam of white against the dark shrub­ bery, motionless. There is no incident of that night's ridft which I recall distinctly. I mere­ ly pushed on Bteadlly through the darkness, leaving my mount to choose his own course, confident we were heAded toward the river. I was suf­ ficiently acquainted with the valley of the Delaware, when daylight came, to decide upon the nearest ford. As to the British patrols, I must run the risk of dodging these, but felt safe from such an encounter for several hours. In truth I met no one, having, no occa­ sion to even draw rein, although we passed through two small villages, and fcy a number of farmB. I could not >even determine that these houses were occupied; they were dark and silent, even the galloping hoofs of mfy horse failing to awaken response. It was already daylight when I drew up on the bluff summit to gaze down Into the river valley. In the middle distance small villages faced each other across the stream, and toward these most of the roads converged-- proof of the existence of a ford. I could not be mistaken as to the town --Burlington on the Jersey shore, and opposite Bristol. I should be safe enough in the latter, even if we had no outpost stationed there. I knew homes along those shaded streets, where food would be forthcoming, and c ( I Read the Line* Almost at a Qlance and Suddenly Realized th« Base Villainy Revealed. where I could probably procure a fresh bora*. It was the nearer town, nestled on the Jersey bank, that I studied with the greatest care, but, so far as I could see, the single street was de­ serted. To tbe south, certainly two miles away, a squadron of horse were riding slowly, surrounded by a cloud of dust. Without doubt this was the British patrol that bad left the Tillage at daybreak. It was a hot, close morning, and tbe padded Ranger's coat beavy and tight- fitting. I took it off, flinging it across the saddle pommel. As I did so a folded paper came into view, and I draw it forth, curiously. My eye caught the signature at the bottom of a brief note, and I stared at It in surprise. Pagin! How came Fagin to be writing to Captain Grant? He pretencled to t»e a Tory to be sure, yet both armies knew him as a murderous outlaw, plundering loyalists and patriots alike. There came to me a memory of Far- rell's chance remark that Grant had come connection with this fellow's ma- II B of "Lofe tin Lady of oormarraofclues&ca ®n Mvthdfionsfy flENRYMa rauding. I bad not seriously consid­ ered it then, but now--why, possibly it was true. I read the lines almost at a glance, scarcely comprehending at first, and then suddenly realised the base villainy revealed: "Have the money and papers, but the girl got away. Will wait for you at Lone Tree tonight. Don't fail, for the whole country will be after me as Boon as the news gets out about Elmhurst. FAGIN." So that was tbe reason for this raid --Grant's personal affair. He had re­ turned to Elmhurst, leaving his men to trudge on into Philadelphia under their HesBian officers so that he might communicate with Fagin. What a pity it was I had failed to kill the fellow, Instead of leaving him unconscious The papers! Perhaps they were in the coat also. Surely Grant had no time to change or destroy them, as he must have ridden directly to Elmhurst. I searched the pockets of the garment hastily, finding a note or two, his orders to escort Delavan, and a small packet tied securely by a cord. I felt no hesitancy in opening this, and as­ certaining its contents. The lines I read hastily seemed to blur before my eyes; I could barely comprehend their purport. Little by little I grasped the meaning of it all, and then my mind leaped to recognition of Grant's pur­ pose. They were notes of instruction, brief orders, suggestions, memoranda, such as might be Issued to a secret agent greatly trusted. These were ad­ dressed simply "Mortimer," many un­ signed, others marked by initials, but I instantly recognised the handwriting of Washington, Hamilton and Lee. Without question this packet was the property of Eric Mortimer, but why had the boy preserved these private instructions, covering months of op­ erations, I should judge, although scarcely one was dated? And what caused them to be of value to Cap­ tain Grant? The answer came in a flash of suspi­ cion--the colonel. He could be threat­ ened with them, blackmailed, dis­ graced before Sir Henry Clinton, driv­ en from his command. They were ad­ dressed merely to "Mortimer," discov­ ered at Elmhurst, and were sufficient to convict of treason. It was a fiend­ ish plot, well conceived, and Grant was fully capable of carrying it out to the end. 1 could realize what the possession of these papers meant to him--military advancement, a distri­ bution of the Mortimer estate in which he would doubtless share, and a fresh hold on Claire whereby he could ter­ rify the girl into accepting them. I stood there in uncertainty, turning these papers over and over in my hands, striving to determine my duty. Should I return to Elmhurst? To do so would only bring me into renewed peril, and would apparently benefit no one. Without this packet Grant was helpless to Injure Colonel Mortimer. As to Claire, Seldon would protect her for the present, and as soon as the father returned, he would doubtless compel her to accompany him back to Philadelphia. The best service I could render was to destroy these notes, and then seek out Eric Mortimer, In Lee's camp, and tell him the whole story. All that anyone could do now was to warn the Mortimers against Grant, to let them know his treachery, and this could be best accomplished through Eric. Although in different armies, striving against each other in the field, there must still exlsj some means of communication between father and son, or, if not, then between brother and Bister. With flint and steel I built a small lire of leaves in a cleft beside the road, and fed to the flames one by one the papers from the packet, glancing over each one again to make sure of its contents; all were addressed alike, simply "Mortimer," but upon two I found the word "Elmhurst." It was eaBy to see how the discovery of such communications would tempt an un­ scrupulous scoundrel like Grant to use them to Injure another, and win his own end, but why had that young Eric failed to destroy them as soon as re­ ceived ? When the last paper had been re­ duced to ashes, I stamped out the em­ bers of flre under my boot heel, and, with lighter heart, rode down the bill toward the ford. CHAPTER XXIII. Between Love and Duty. It was already growing dusk when I rode into our lines at Valley Forge. A brief Interview with Colonel Hamil­ ton revealed hiB appreciation of my work, and that my hastily made notes of the Philadelphia defenses had been received twenty-four hours earlier. They had been delivered at headquar­ ters by an officer of Lee's staff; no. not a boyish-looking fellow, but a black-bearded captain whose name had been forgotten. All Hamilton could remember was that the notes had been originally brought in by an Indian scout. Eager to discover Eric Morti­ mer, I asked a week's release from duty, but there was so much sickness in the camp, that this request was re­ fused, and I was ordered to my regi­ ment. Busy days and nights of fatigue fol­ lowed. Washington, watching like a hawk every movement of Sir Henry Clinton in Philadelphia, convinced by every report received that he was about to evacuate the city, bent all his energies toward placing his little army in fit condition for battle. Some recruits were reoeived, the neighbor^ ing militia were drawn upon, and men were taken from the hospitals, and put back into the ranks as soon as strong enough to bear arms. Inspired by the indomitable spirit cf our com­ mander, the line officers worked inces­ santly in the welding together of their commands. I scarcely knew what sleep was, yet the importance of the coming movement of troops held me steadfast to duty. Word came to us early In June that Count d'Estalng, with a powerful French fleet, was ap­ proaching the coast. This surely meant that Clinton would be com­ pelled to retreat across the Jerseys, and a portion of our troops were ad­ vanced bo as to be within easy strik­ ing distance of the city the moment the evacuation took place. The re­ maining commands pressed farther north, near conveaient crossings of the Delaware, prepared for a foroed march across the British line of re­ treat. Maxwell's brigade, with which I was connected, even crossed the river in advance, co-operating with General Dickinson and his New Jersey militia. All was excitement, commo­ tion, apparently disorder, yet even amid that turmoil of approaching bat­ tle, Hamilton recalled my request, and granted me two days' leave. His brief npte reached me at Coryell's Ferry, and, an hour later, I was riding swiftly across the country to where Lee had headquarters. Not once during all those days and nights had the memory of Claire left me. Over and over in my mind I had reviewed all that had ever occurred between us, striving in vain to guess the riddle. Now I would see and talk with her brother, and perhaps obtain the explanation needed. Yet 1 have gone into battle with less trepidation than when I rode Into Lee's headquar­ ters, and asked his chief-of-staff for Eric Mortimer. He looked at me strangely, as I put the que6tiou. "I should be very glad to oblige you. Major Lawrence," he replied gravely, "but unfortunately I have no present knowledge of the young man." "But he was attached to General Lee's staff?" "Only In a way--he was useful to us as a scout because of his intimate knowledge of the Jerseys. His home, I understand, was near Mount Holly." "What has become of him?" "All I know Is, he was sent out on a special mission, by Washington's own orders, nearly a month ago. We have not directly heard from him since. An Indian brought a partial re­ port of his operations up to that time; since then wc have received nothing." "An Indian" I exclaimed. "The same who brought in my notes?" "I believe so; yes, now that I recall the matter. I had no opportunity to question the fellow; he simply left the papers with the orderly, and disap­ peared." "And you have heard nothing from young Mortimer since ?" "Not a word." "He must be dead, or a prisoner." The chief smiled rather grimly. "Qr deserted," he added sharply. "I am more Inclined toward that theory. He was a reckless young devil, attract- M to our service more, it seemed to me, by a spirit of dare-deviltry than patriotism. Lee thought well of him, but I was always suspicious. He be­ longed to a family of loyalists, bis fa­ ther a colonel of Queen's Rangers. Did you know him, Lawrence?" "The father, not the son. But I am not willing to believe evil of the boy. I cannot conceive that treachery is in the Mortimer blood, sir, and shall have to be convinced before I condemn the lad. When did he leave here laBt?" "About the middle of May." "Would you mind telling me his mis­ sion? Where he was sent?" The offloer glanced keenly into my face; then ran hastily over a package of papers taken from an open trunk. "I can see no harm In doing so now, major. He was sent to communicate with a British officer--a prominent Tory--who has associations with 'Red' Fagin, and others in Monmouth coun­ ty. This officer has In the past, for a consideration, furnish^! us with valu­ able information, generally through young Mortimer, who knew him. He had written us that he had more to sell." "Where were they to meet?" "At a rendezvous known as the Lone Tree, not far from Medford." "Was the Tory officer named Grant?" He stared at me in surprise. "I am not at liberty to answer." "Oh, very well; however, I under­ stand the situation even better than you do probably. Only I advise yoil one thing--don't condemn that boy un­ til you learn the truth. Grant is an unmitigated, cold-blooded scoundrel, and the treachery is his. You'll learn that, if you wait long enough. Morti­ mer is either dead, or in Fagin's hands. Good night." I passed out, and was beyond the guard, before he could call me, even had he desired to do so. I had no wish to talk with him longer. I felt disappointed, sick at heart, and real­ ized this staff offloer was strongly prejudiced against young Mortimer. It seemed to me I saw a little light, al­ though not much. Eric had been at Elmhurst, and Claire was not innocent of his presence in that neighborhood. She was shielding him, and it was through her help that his first report to Lee had been sent back by the In­ dian. Then Eric must have been In the house while I was there. Indeed it must have been Eric who made me prisoner. And to protect him she had told me a deliberate falsehood. As I rode back through the night, finding a path almost by Instinct through the maze of military encamp­ ments, I thought of all these things, exonerating her from wrong, and yet wondering more and more at her real connection with the various events. The chief had not stated what infor­ mation of value Grant had promised to reveal; nor what Eric's first report had contained. In my sudden disap­ pointment I had forgotten to inquire And where could the boy be? What could have happened to him? Some­ thing serious surely to keep him thus hidden for nearly a month. Claire would know, but she was probably long ago back in Philadelphia in the heart of the British garrison. And IT Well, I was tied hand and foot by dis­ cipline; helpless to turn aside from duty now In the face of this new cam­ paign. Every man was needed, and no personal consideration would ex­ cuse my leaving the ranks even for a day. It was with heavy heart I rode into the camp of my regiment, and lay down on the bare ground, with head pillowed upon the saddle, knowing the drums would sound in a few short hours. It was hard to work through the routine of the next few days, although some excitement was given us of Maxwell's brigade by scouting details sent across the valley to observe the movements of the British patrols. On such duty I passed the greater portion of two days in the saddle, and, by chance, met both Farrell and Duval, who were with the Jersey militiamen, now rapidly coming in to aid us. as the rumors of an impending battle spread across country. Farrell came at the head of fifty men, rough look­ ing, raggedly dressed fellows, but well armed, and I had a word with him while pointing out where Dickinson's troops were camped. Unfortunately he knew little- of value to me. Mor­ timer's cplumn of Queen's Rangers had passed his place on their returt to Philadelphia two days after my es­ cape. Grant was not with them, but Claire was, while Peter hajl been left behind at Elmhurst. Fagin had not been overtaken, although the Rangers had engaged in a skirmish with some of his followers, losing two men. Colonel Mortimer had been wounded slightly. As to Eric he knew nothing --no one had even mentioned the lad's name. It was thus clearly evident I could do nothing, although I now possessed a well defined theory of just what had occurred. To my mind Eric was in the hands' of Fagin, either hidden se­ curely away among the sand caves for some purpose connected with Grant's treachery, or else with the intention of claiming the reward for his capture offered by Howe. The former prob- she would fail for long in leatning the boy's fate. CHAPTER XXIV. Forcing Clinton to Battle. I was left behind at Coryell's Ferry, for the purpose of hastening forward any supplementary orders from Wash­ ington, when Maxwell, and the Jersey militiamen, pressed forward in an ef­ fort to retard the march of the enemy. From the reports of scouts we began to understand what was occurring. Before dawn on the eighteenth of June the British army began leaving the City, crossing the Delaware at Glouces­ ter point, and by evening the motley host, comprising Regulars, Hessians, Loyalists, and a swarm of camp fol­ lowers, were halted near Haddenfleld, five miles southeast of Camdfen. The moment this knowledge reached Washington, he acted. In spite of op­ position from some of his leading offi­ cers, his own purpose remained stead- fact, and every preparation had al­ ready been carefully made for ener­ getic pursuit. Our troops fit for serv­ ice numbered less than five thousand men, many ot these hastily gathered militia, some of whom had never been under fire, but the warmth and com­ fort of the sammer time, together with,the good news from France, had inspired all with fresh courage. What­ ever of dissension existed was only among the coterie of general officer^ the men in the ranks being eager for battle, even though the odds were strong against us. There was no de­ lay, no hitch in the promptness of ad­ vance. The department of the Quar­ termaster-General had every plan worked out ,in detail, and, within two days, tbe entire army had crossed the river, and pushed forward to within a few miles of Trenton. Morgan, with six hundred men, was hurried forward to the reinforcement of Maxwell, and, relieved from my duties at the ferry, I was permitted to join his column. (TO BE CONTINUED.) ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS ORGANIZA­ TION WILL GATHER OC­ TOBER 19-22. PROGRAM IS COMPLETED By Camel Across the Sahara. N. le More, a Frenchman, 24 years old. has just completed a Journey by camel across the Sahara from Al- State Conference of Charities and Corrections Will Also Hold Ses­ sion in Capital City at the Same Time. Springfield.--Among the organiza­ tions which will meet in Springfield during the session of the state confer­ ence of charities and corrections, Oc­ tober 19-22, is the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. The program for this meeting has beer, completed. It will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, October 19, which is the first day of the state conference. The society will not be in session during the rest of the conference, but its members will attend the meetings of that organization and possibly will hold a luncheon discussion on Monday or Tuesday, to which the members of the conference will be invited. The headquarters of the society will be the St. Nicholas hotel. A very large attendance has been assured by the interest which ail individuals engaged in anti-tuberculosis work throughout the state and particularl) in Chicago have shown. The program for the day is as fol­ lows: 10 a. m.--A visit to the Springfield tuberculosis dispensary, for the study of dispensary and nursing methods. Automobiles will be provided for those who desire to visit the site of a proposed tuberculosis sanatorium, instead of inspecting the dispensary and nursing service. 12:.'0 p. m.--Luncheon at the St. Nicholas hotel. The delegates from the Chicago tu­ berculosis associations will be the guests of the Springfield Tuberculosis association. All other persons inter­ ested in tuberculosis work are invited to attend. Seats for the luncheon should be engaged at the association reglstrating room in the St. Nicholas hotel by 10:30 Saturday morning. 1:30 p. m.--Program in the ordinary of the St. Nicholas hotel. General Bubject, "Anti-Tuberculosis Work in the Smaller City." Address--"Anti-Tuberculosis Work In the Smaller City," Dr.'George T. Palmer, Springfield, 111. Round table discussion of anti­ tuberculosis work. Addresses to be limited to 20 min­ utes and discussion to 6 minutes. Farrell Came at the Head of Fifty Men, Well Armed, and I Had a Word With Him. ably Beemed most likely in view of Grant's failure to return to Philadel­ phia with Colonel Mortimer, yet there was no reason why tbe conspirators should not wreak vengeance, and win the reward also. But did Claire know, or suspect the predicament of her brother? If she did, then she was seeking to conoeal the truth from her father, but would never remain long inactive in the city. I knew the girl's real spirit too" well to believe giers to Tlmbuctoo, In the French 8oudan. His object was to mark out the route for a proposed aeroplane flight avross the desert. He was away from civilization for 13 months, and covered more than 6,000 miles. At Ain Saiah, which was reached after 13 days, the* traveler met another Frenchman and his wife, living in tbe lonely district After that the caravan went for 29 days without meeting another human being. Man and the Mammoth The skeleton of a mammoth discov­ ered in the department of fas de Ca­ lais, France, measures 49 ft feet In length. The head is well preserved, with finely enameled molars of the true Siberian type, thus furnishing one more proof that the whole country was once a land of ice and snow. At a din­ ner given recently on a sand-bar in the Danube an attempt was made to con­ vey an idea of the food consumed by man in the time of tbe mammoth. Cab­ bage soup cooked over hot stones, horse ham, roast pork with boiled millet, and turnips cooked ip hot ashes composed the bill of fare. The dessert was dried pears and honey.--Harper's Weekly. Sounds Like Good Logic. Recently, several educators came to the conclusion, after a lot of argument and discussion, that it is useless to teach girls higher mathematics and logic and that the time should be de­ voted to giving the girlB a more prac­ tical training that will fit them to be housewives and mothers. It is much better, say the educators, to teach* cooking, housekeeping and nursing. So far as logic is concerned, tbe edu­ cators point out that the minds of young women can be disciplined Just as much, if not more so, by putting them through rigorous courses In what will be of practical benefit to them In Ufa It further is argued that mathematics and such Btudies do not help a woman to be a better com­ panion to ber husband, for he uses those thlngB only in his business, and a woman rather should study things that can be of help to him in his hours of relaxation. Amotions and the Senses. Pleasurable sensations arouse pleas­ ant emotions. The sunshine is always enlivening to some people, and the gloom always depressing--men have despaired In darkness and taken their lives because of an oppression due to the dark. We can to a degree choose what our sensations shall be, and so to some extent determine our emo­ tions. but the mere gratification of sense is nearly always tallowed by de presalng emotions Illinois Ranks High. Governor Deneen in his address, speaking of the agricultural interests of the state, among other things made the following comment upon the work of the Btate livestock commission: "At the present time In the service rendered by the state veterinarian and his corps of assistants, Illinois stands second to noifle. We are not only the great market of the world for livestock, but our state is one of the chief producers of livestock. Be­ cause of this, particular attention has been given to this departmtftit of the state government during my admin­ istration. "Some time ago the state livestock commission secured the services of Dr. A. T Teters, late of the Univer­ sity of Nebraska, and an expert of national reputation in diseases of do­ mestic animals, to direct the work of the state biological laboratory. At this laboratory there is manufactured hog cholera serum for the prevention of hog cholera, which is now being diBtrlbvted free to the farmers of the state. "The establishment of the biological laboratory and the inauguration of the wcrk of serum production has more than doubled the work of the commission and it is the intention to Increase still further the output of the serum and also manufacture other antitoxins for use on farm animals. "Within the last year over 150,000 hogs have, been treated with the serum ir~>m this laboratory and over 90 per cent, saved to the farmers. The commission has acquired forty acres of land, one and one-half miles north of the state fair grounds at Springfield, In which has been erected a veterinary barn and a biological laboratory representing fta expendi­ ture of $'0,0p0. Asks Citizens to Aid State Fair. An appeal tor a liberal patronage of tho coming Illinois State fair was contained in a proclamation which, was made public from the office of Governor Dencen. The governor calls attention to the fair opening October and recommends it to all agrieul- t ,ral interests of the state. The text of the proclamation fol^ lqws: 'To the Citizens of Illinois: "The Illinois State fair has been for years one of the most meritorious and< attractive state fairs in the country and the present year promises to excel' its predecessors in the extent and variety of its agricultural exhibits and in the excellence of its special track, and other features and eventa which, add so greatly to the entertainment of state fair visitors. "The state fair is the greatest an­ nual exposition of our agricultural progress and in conjunction with th® county fairs and other agencies, sucb as the farmers' institutes and the agricultural experiment stations, is d©« ing a work of great benefit to our farming and allied industries. "The state fair is well deserving ot the support of all Illinois citizens, no matter what may be their immediate business interests or occupations, for it is prcH'erbial that our industrial prosperity must begin with the farm. Moreover, there is no yearly gather­ ing in which there is such an oppor­ tunity fq,f exchange of views and opinions between our citizens on mat­ ters of industrial and social interests, both local and general, as at tbe state fair. "The state fair begins this year October 4 and continues for eight days. This is usually one of the leasantest seasons of the year for out-of-door enjoyment and entertain­ ment. for which the state fair always makes abundant provision. The efforta put forth by the Btate board of agri­ culture to make this year's fair in many respects the best in Its history are deserving of success and I trust that they will meet with an apprecia­ tive and liberal response and patron­ age on the part of our citizens. "Respectfully, "CHARLES S. DENEEN, "Governor."* Doyle Talks to Firemen. Half of the nres in the state of Illinois could be avoided, according to a statement of Secretary of Stata C. J. Doyle, former state flre marshal, made in a speech before the national- convention of the Firemen's associa­ tion in Springfield. The reasons for fires lb tbe state were divided into three classes by Mr. Doyle. First, he says that criminal: carelessness is responsible for the greatest number of fires; second, criminal ignorance is responsible, and1 third, deliberate arson is responstbte. Secretary Doyle declared that there should be an awakening of the pubital to the sense of duty in using care to prevent fires. Probably the most important toplo; to be taken up by the association In its meeting is the one referring to the general pension and relief law; which the association is trying to geti into shape for a national issue. The topic was presented by C. E. Gucltig. It was originally assigned) to Chief Hugo Delfs of Lansing, Mich . , j but on account of prevtous assign-i ments, could not be handled by him. Bankers Elect New Officers. With defeat of the resolution^ favoring legislation to place all banks in Illinois, except those under * national charter, under Btate super­ vision. the final sessions of the Illi­ nois Bankers' association twenty- second convention met In Peoria, withi only the election of officers at issue. These officers were elected: President, John D. Philips, Greent Valley; vice-president. Judge F. B., Montgomery, Quincy; secretary, R. !«.. Crampton, Chicago; assistant secre­ tary, Mrs. Jennings, Chicago; treas­ urer, J. Heiser, Lexington. Chicago gets the next convention. The meeting was devoted to agricul-' ture and good roads. Addresses in­ cluded: "Agrlcylture and the Problem of Rural Life," by Dr. W. O. Thomp-' son, president Ohio State university;! "Farm Financing," by George WoodH ruff, Joliet; "Good Roads and How^ to* Get Them," Jesse Taylor, James­ town, O.; "Illinois Roads Problems," Chairman S. E. Bradt, good roads' committee, and "Talk--That's A11," by Collector P. G. Rennick of the Peoria revenue district. Are Fighting Cholera. The epidemic of hog cholera which caused thousands of dol lars of loe« to the farmers and stock rals . 'r* of Illinois laBt year has returned with a vengeance , say the off ic ia ls of the state board of bio logical survey Four t imes the demand for hog serum, the prevent ive of the disease , than can be suppl ied has caused a great deal of worrv to the chemists of the lab­ oratory. Illinois Man Is Named President. The Trl State Medical soc iety c losed Its sessions in Jacksonville after nam­ ing Hannibal, Mo . as the meeting place for 191' ' . . The f o l l o w i n g o f f i c e r s were elected: Pres ident H H. Fletcher . Winches­ ter, 111. V i c e -pres idents -- Fur I l l inois , W. F. Waugh, Chicago; for Iowa, F . W. Bailey. Cedar Rapids; for Missouri, Edward H. Hounds. Hannibal . Secretary -- E H Hounds, Hannibal. Treasurer -- Emory Lanphear, St. I>ouis , Mi; . Start Trip of Inspection. The advisory committee of soil in­ vestigation of the college of agricul­ ture of Mie I'niversity of Illinois start­ ed on their trip of Inspection through Illinois They inspected the agricul­ tural college, the experimental fields Hud the laboratories in Urbana. They also visited at Oblong. The commit- tot' will visit Odin. Lebanon and Mas- couth The plant for grinding lime­ stone ut the Chester penitentiary Will be inspected. The committee will also inspect the fields at Carlir.rU'o and Bloomlngton Meeting Opens in Cairo. The s ixty-first session of the South­ ern Illinois conference of the Metho­ dist Kplscopal church was formally opened In Cairo with sacrament of the lord's supper by Bishop Charlea. \V Smith. The number of ministera and undergraduates present at the conference reaches nearly 200. This is the second session ever held in Cairo. The first session was held there forty one years ago. There ar* only four pastors living, all of whom are in Cairo to attend the sixty-first conference, who attended the one held theie forty one years ago. They ar« Rev C. W. Sabine of Murphysboro, Rev. J. A. Scarrett of Alton, Rev. 8. P Groves of Nashville and Rev. J. B. Ravenscroft of Brighton. Articles of Incorporation. Secretary of State Doyle issued cer­ tificates of incorporation to tbe fol­ lowing: hanger Auto Castings and Foundry company, Chicago; name changed to Dlversey Foundry company. The Book Shop bindery. Chicago; capital, $2,500. Incorporators. Alex­ ander E Arkin, Nathan K. Aranoff and Herman Aranoff. R. & M. Coffee Brokerage company, Chicago: capital. $1,'M)0 Incorpor­ ators, Edward Nleburger, Isaac Rlchhelmer and Charles A. Butler. La Veta Land and Zinc company. Galena; capital. $50,000. Incorpor­ ators--J. O. Sinclair. E. A. Sinclair. G. E. Brown and M E. Browa. The Samovar company, Springfield; capital. $2,500: merchandise. Incor­ porators -Eleanor Stapleton. Vand^ laine Henkei and Edward D. Henry. The Dan Martin Memorial missions. Chicago. Incorporators, Nathan Whit­ man. Dan G. Batev Cyrus J. Woo4 an J William G. Wood. Odd Fellows' Oak Ridge Cemetery association. Chicago; name change* to Odd Feliowi Oak Ridg« Memorial assooiatloa