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• ' • • • • • . v h/ HOPKINS, By SEWARD W Kshq »;•«* ' at "Jack R»bbh»* «f ABMrtau" *%,! UM SM." "TWO Oeatkmal 0 "0» a Mm Gkarsa." Etc. ,»HwliW*ll X CHAPTER X. "Mat$erelli, I want to ask jam a taxation." It was the second day of my re­ ferred life aad I felt much stronger, and had been watching Matterelli With a feeling of amusement as he guttered around, doing this and that *>r his own comfort and mine. / "Ask it, signor," he replied. "There Jfe no law in the grotto to compel me ?%> answer it if I don't want to." "No," I said. "But there is no rea- •OQ why you should not tell me this, If yon know. Have you any idea who jeally killed Pacho Malign! ?" Everything dropped from Mutter- pi'. hands, and he stared at me, gesnslngly overcome with surprise. "Who killed--who--who killed Ma­ lignl? What is that, signor? Oh, yes, t forgot. No, signor, I do not know vrbo killed Malignl Ton did not kill iim?" "No," X replied. "I swear it. I did Hot even see him struck. I was out- tide of the villa making my way to She gate with Nita Barlottl, when I heard him cry out and heard the Slarm given. I saw him when I was An the balcony, but he got up from his •hair and left the room. The next time I saw him, he was lying dead. I Am as much in the dark about it as gJoy one." Mutterelli whistled. "This is news to me, signor. I thought, of course, you killed Malignl. Kut if you did not, then who the deuce did?" . "I don't know. That is what I want to know." "Ton shall know, signor," said Mut­ terelli, and his jaw snapped. "Nearly a month has been wasted. In which, terhaps, I could have run the mur-erer down and set you free. But I •frill do it yet, signor. Do not fear. jt will know who the murderer of Ma­ lignl is in less than sixteen days •tore." "Find him," I said, "and the twenty- ftre thousand lire that I promised you shall be doubled." "Ah! Thank you, signor. Mutter^ Telli is faithful, but he is poor. There­ fore he is grateful. I must see Brother Michael to-day. If I can find him." The last sentence seemed to be an Afterthought My own opinion was that If the wily Mutterelli wanted to see Brother Michael he would not seed to go far--a mirror would show him the Jesuit's face. That afternoon Mutterelli went away and did not return until long Into the night When he did come in, fee breathed heavily, and seemed like a man who had been drinking much wine. I lay there in silence watching him, as in the dim light of the candle he moved about preparing to go to bed. In a far corner of the grotto, upon •ome boards laid lengthwise, some iurs like those on which I lay had •eon placed. Upon this rude couch liutterelll stretched himself, and was Soon snoring away as if he was repos­ ing on the softest bed in his probably comfortable home in Genoa. And as I thought of it I laughed softly to my- •elf. It was probably a strange place for Mutterelli to be sleeping. Tet more than that, the thought came to me that it was a strange couch for a monk. And laughing again at Mut­ terelli's clumsy attempts to deceive me, I fell asleep. The 'days passed slowly after this, yet I mended rapidly, and my return­ ing strength brought renewed ambi­ tion and stronger determination to aarry to a successful issue the pur- foses that had brought me to Sar­ dinia. But I could get nothing out >f Mutterelli. I plied him with Ques­ tions about the monk and about the \ prefetto and about Nita Barlottl, but ' all I got day after day, were reiter­ ated cautions about leaving the grot­ to and vague and misty sentences about great plans being laid for my benefit by Mutterelli and "Brother Ulchael." Nita Barlottl was still at the coun- * try residence of the prefetto, and Mut­ terelli informed me that it was ru­ mored that she would soon become the bride of Count di Pordlno. I could not see how or wherein the count was any improvement over Pacho Malignl, but Mutterelli par­ tially reassured me by saying that the count would not be allowed to wed her, for when he and Brother Michael fiail got my affairs straightened out they would attend to the case of the Count di Pordlno and his proposed marriage. , All this was pacifying and almost ^ satisfying in the early days of my Convalescence, but there came a day when I was no longer weak, and when ^_,fhe blood, full of life, rushing through Jny body, gave me vigor and a desire |o go outside again into the world , and see for myself what was going on, §nd do for myself what I had become - Convinced no one else would be able to do for me. It was on one of these days, when Mutterelli was away, that the spirit , §f unrest seized me, and I grew im- ' patient and nervous at my enforced Idleness. Mutterelli, witli his usual regard for my comfort, had procured in some u^v^ay a supply of good cigars, and I - |at on my bed, with my back against • '"""{She perpendicular wall of marble, jpmoking one of these. gjjppjng from my couch, j mean- p - dered uneasily around the grotto, grumbling inwardly at the unpieas- - Jflt d®lay in my nl«n« «rn< thinking hard, trying to help myself out of I'my present difficulty. j||I was surprised, when approaching ' the entrance In my aimless ramble, ^r_^/|o see letters carted In the rock away the right of the arch. Stepping |o this spot I read the words easily. , V j|o deeply and evenly were they cut •'.* itfa tit" marble: "HHNRY THORLANHt ' " I Will Avenge." ; afcme wards and la tike sssas /^TOf / tl( FVTTS* SS I U«U FWUUU TUOM ta She sell - in the Torre dell Elefante. Henry Thorlane then, was no doubt the former occupant' of the cave. But now a puzzling question arose: When could he have carved these letters in the grotto T Previous to his arrest he would, for all I knew, taking Mutterelli's story into the mat­ ter, have no cause for vengeance. And Mutterelli had said that he was in the monastery, from which there could be no escape. Tet there was his name and his motto--his war-cry-- carved in letters that would last for centuries, in the marble rock before me. One of two things was certain. Mutterelli did not know all the story before Thorlane's arrest, or he did not know what had happened after­ ward. It was possible that Thorlane had escaped, made his home in the grotto, and had been captured again. Or--and as I thought this, my heart stood still a Becond--what if Mutterel­ li was right and Thorlane had been put in the monastery and had gained the confidence of the superior and had joined the order unknown to the prefetto or anybody outside the Jesuit circle inside the monastery walls! And If so, then, perhaps, Mutterelli was Mutterelli and nQ one else, and the monk who had rescued me was Henry Thorlane. Still pondering upon this, I began to look still farther for evidence of Henry Thorlane's occupancy. I found no more letters, but I did find a trap­ door. My fingers came in contact with an iron ring. I knew It must have been placed there for a purpose. I pulled it It did not move, and I lighted a candle, for the ring was In a dark portion of the grotto, and closely examined the place. I found that the ring was fastened to a wood­ en cover, which was held in place by two large pieces of rock which were laid upon it These I rolled away, and the trap-door came up easily. The opeing thus made led into a small, cellar-like hole, and lying on the floor was a wooden box or cheap kind of trunk. I managed to get this out, and opened it It contained clothing of various kinds, masks, beards, wigs, in fact, everything that was needed for a complete disguise. And as I exam­ ined this most fortunate find I chuck­ led aloud. I would be free! And Nita Barlottl should at last know who she was, and be placed in possession of her own. Circumstances seemed to favor me. Mutterelli came to the grotto late In the afternoon of the day on which I found the trunk of clothing, and re­ mained to supper. After supper we smoked In silence. Muttrelli finished his cigarette and seemed to be preparing to leave. "You are going away, MutterelliT" I said. "Yes, signor. I shall not be back to-night" I did not want him back, and when at last he had taken his departure I again opened the trap door and took out the trunk. I pulled out the entire contents and spread them over the floor of the grotto, that I might more successfully choose the most complete disguise. Having made my selection, I pro­ ceeded to put on first a pair of heavy shoes. I doffed my prison suit and enfolded myself in the most skillfully devised waist or vest that could have been made. It was a stuffed affair, and, fitting close to my figure, made me look at least forty pounds heavier than I really was. I pulled a pair of long, much-worn black trousers onto my legs, and over the stuffed vest I put a long black coat. I found a black beard, with a long, black, curling mus­ tache, that easily fitted my face, and could be securely fastened on by mois­ tening with my breath some gummed strips on the under side. My eyebrows were brown, but I found plenty of cosmetics and dyeing materials, and soon made my eye­ brows match the beard in color. Having thoroughly convinced myself that I was under a complete disguise, I set out from the grotto, first making up some unimportant things Into a pack, and slinging it over my shoulder on a stick. I passed a few people, none of whom paid any attention to the weary old Jew plodding along on his way to Cag- liarL It was about eleven o'clock when I arrived at a point near the villa of the prefetto, and I stood a moment as if resting. Several persons passed me, none of whom looked at me the sec­ ond time. But a man passed me at whom I looked again and again. He was a small man, an Italian, and wore mustaches, waxed and curled to points. I recognized him at once. It was Dambo, the man whom I had seen in Madison Square Garden set fire to the rope of Barlotti's trapeze. What devilment might he be up to now, and what, perhaps, did he know about Ma- lignl's death? I resolved to follow him, and, pick­ ing up my pack, I plodded along be­ hind him. He led me along the road, and then he climbed a wall. By this means he could skirt the villa grounds on the side, passing through the adjoining property. I cuuld nut follow him, ami stood in the road looking after him, studying in my mind what to do next. As I stood there I saw a monk ap­ proaching. I recognised him as Bro. Michael at once. When he drew near to me he seemed to start and show evidences of surprise. I stepped quickly to hini. "Brother Michael." I said, "do you know me?" \ "I know you, son," was the reply, and then I noticed that the soft voice had none of Mutterelli's Italian ac- sent "Why are you here In spite of Mutterelli's warning? Do you not know that your life is in danger?" "I know it Brother Michael," I said, "but look at the retreating figure skulking along the fence of the pre- fetto's grounds. Can yon see him well?" "I see him, son." "His name is Dambo. I saw that man make a deliberate attempt to kill Nita Barlottl in New York. He prob­ ably knows more about the murder of Malign! than he would care to tell. No doubt he will kill the girl now if he has an opportunity." Brother Michael seemed lost In thought for a moment "He is a dangerous man, souths said finally. "Come, let as meet this Duuuu and ltts.ru from him of his purpose here." » I followed the monk, and together we went around the prefetto's grounds to meet Dambo in the rear. When he saw us coming he stood a moment as If irresolute, and the monk motioned for him to approach. "My son," said the monk, who was now firmly fixed In my mind as Henry Thorlane, "your movements around the villa of the prefetto have been watched with suspicion. Danger lurks in the air when skulking men are seen in shaded place. Is it not so?" Dambo bowed his head as if almihtfl by the implied accusation of the monk. "It is so, father," he replied. "Bat no danger lurks where Dambo goes. I come to warn the prefetto, father." "To warn the prefetto, son?" said the monk. "This is a strange place, Indeed, to find one who seeks to warn the prefetto. Ton must explain bet­ ter than this your strange actions, son." "I know whom I would meet fath­ er," replied the wily scoundrel. "1 have seen you of late walking around the prefetto's grounds outside the walL I knew you were friendly to the pre* fetto, and that I might trust you. I came to meat you, father, and through you convey my warning to the pre­ fetto." "Ah, son, your zeal is to be com- mended," said the monk. "But tell me, son, what is your message to the prefetto?" "It is this, father. The villa of the prefetto is to be attacked at midnight --this very night father--by the Count di Pordlno and his hired assassins and bandits, for the purpose of securing the Signorina Barlotti and to carry her away for his own evil purposes. It is this that I came to tell the prefetto, father." The monk seemed to be communing with himself for a moment Then he said: "But how is it son, that the Count di Pordlno seeks thus to desecrate the house of the prefetto and to win his bride by force, when It has been long understood that the hand of the sig­ norina would be given him in mar­ riage by his friend the prefetto?" • "Ah, father, it 1B a case of money. It seems that the prefettcT has be­ friended the count greatly In the past and now he demands from the count the payment of a large sum of money for the signorina before he will allow her to become the bride of Pordlno. And the count, while he consents to this while talking to the prefetto, plots to take the signorina by force and not pay the prefetto any money." (To be continued.) GIRL WITH COMMON 8EN8E. to Had Lover Arrested For Threat Commit Suicide. A certain young man in Syracuse, N. Y., is under bonds awaiting trial under the antisulcide act reflecting meanwhile on the sound common sense displayed by a young woman to whom he was but recently engaged. The girl dismissed him for good and sufficient reasons, returned his letters and presents and received her own, the latter being accompanied by a note announcing that the sender was about to end his days and mentioning the method by which he proposed to accomplish his taking off. When she received this intelligence the strength of the common sense girl appeared. She did not scream or have hysterics or faint nor yet did she fly to him, begging him to relinquish his dread Intention on any terms. Not at alL She quietly handed tne note to the messenger who brought it with a request that he give it to the first policemen he met The result was that the young man was arrested and lodged in jail. He is now out on bail but his former fiancee has shown that it will no longer be necessary for reluctant young women to melt Into the arms of Ineligible young men la order to save them from self-destruc- cton or, In default of this, to suffer the blight of a damp, unpleasant memr ory during future years. r:'- state Happening^ News Items ' ? ™LToldbr Correspondents STORY OF A BALLOONItrf. COUNTY INUTITUTE OFFICERS POULTRY BREEDERS' EXHIBIT 8OLDIER8 MEET AT CAPITAL Early Birds. An English nobleman in 111 health was out one morning early, wearily taking a constitutional. Walking along his game preserves, he turned a sharp corner and came face to face with an Irishman who had thereputa- tion of being an inveterate poacher. Putting his hands and what they held behind him, he preserved a per­ fectly virtuous aspect while the gen­ tleman hailed him cordially with, "Good morning, Pat" "Good marnin, yer haner. An* phwat brings yer haner out so airly this martini" "I'm just walking around, Pat to see If I can get an appetite for my breakfast And what brings you out so early, Pat?" "Och be jabbers, Oi'm Jest a-walkr in' around to see if Ol cant git a breakfasht fer me oppetltel" Long-Lived and Prolific Family. It is not easy to find a family which has five generations, but there is such a family at Ensival, near Liege. The two oldest members are aged respec­ tively eighty-seven and elghty-slx years. They had fourteen children. Nicholas, the eldest of these, married at Liege and still lives there. HJa oldest daughter, Jeanne, married in her turn and had a daughter, who is also married and the mother of three children. The family's name is Viel- voye-Lognard, and its home is in the Rue de Verviers. Sixty-five mem* bers are living to-day and a paternal uncle of Mme. Vielvoye-Lognard died recently at the age of 107 yeara. Lost Letters in London. One hundred thousand letters are posted in the wrong boxes in London every day. Randolph Farmers Select Men to Lead In Work the Coming Year. The Randclph county farmers' In­ stitute, in session at Sparta, ad­ journed after electing the following officers: George W. Orison, Sparta, president; J. B. Bratney, Preston, vice president; N. R. Lessly, Houston, secretary; Wm. M. Beattie, Sparta, treasurer; John Breckinridge, of Blair, Ed. L Thompson of EvansvlHe, W. C. Patton of Sparta, executive com­ mittee. The Domestic Science asso­ ciation, the women's auxiliary to the institute, elected Mrs. Wm. A. Mc- Intyre president, Mrs. N. R. Lessly. vice president, Mrs. Nellie Moreland secretary, -Mrs. W. C. Patton assistant secretary and Mrs. R. J. Craig treas­ urer. CHRISTENS TALL 8MOKESTACK Marseilles Telephone Qlrl Displays Remarkable Daring. Miss Ada Tryon, the handsome young woman who ascended to the top of the new smokestack of Boyce's paper factory at Marseilles and chris­ tened this lofty column of Industry, is TO 4*7 MISS ADA TRYON. a telephone girl quite well known and popular in that section. On her re­ turn to earth Miss Tryon was pre­ sented with a gold watch and & bunch of roses by Mr. Boyce and was made an honorary member of the American Federation of Labor. The new smoke­ stack is 162 feet high. Reopen Home for Women. The Carrie Post and King's Daugh ters' home for aged women was for­ mally opened to the public at Spring­ field. The services were extremely simple, consisting only in turning over the keys of the home and a reception to the public In the afternoon and evening. The home, which was de- destroyed by fire In January last, has been entirely rebuilt through the ef­ forts of the Springfield and Sangamon county circles of the King's Daugh­ ters, with the assistance of a com' fortable donation from Charles W. Post of Battle Creek, Mich. Roof Garden for Decatur. The Orlando Powers office building at Decatur is to be enlarged to six stories and will have a modern roof garden. The owners have decided to have the improvement made early in the spring. The roof garden will have a cafe and theatrical and other enter­ tainments will be given in the garden, which will be fitted up in elegant style. The owners of the office build­ ing also own and conduct the Grand opera house. Adds to Coal Land a. • deed transferring a tract of S15 acres of land from Rev. Marlon Teague of Duquoin to the Weaver coal and coke company has been recorded at Plnckneyville. The consideration named is $15,750. The land lies north of Duquoin and west of the Perry county mines. The Weaver company now owns more than 1,700 acres of land in one body west of Duquoin. Odd Fellows' Dedication. Colfax was the Mecca of Odd Pel- lows of central Illinois, the handsome new building of the order being dedi­ cated. There was a parade in the morning by the visiting orders, and in the afternoon and evening addresses by Rev. H. H. Peters of Washington, I1L; Grand Secretary George Sikes of Springfield and State's Attorney R. Lb Fleming of Bloomington. To Merge Presbyterian. An adjourned session of the Mo Lin presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian church will be held//in Salem on Tuesday, Nov. 26. On this date all business pertaining to the presbytery will be closed and the McLin and Albion presbyteries will be merged into one to be known as the Mount Vernon presbytery. Annual Display of Fine Birds to Be Held In Springfield. At the recent meeting of the eat ecutlve committee of the Illinois poul­ try association it was decided to hold the next annual exhibition in Spring­ field, January 6 to 19. Arion hall has been secured as the place for holding the show, and at that time a new plan will be Inaugurated. Consignors will be allowed to catalogue ten birds of each breed and at the close of the show these will be sold to the high­ est bidder, if desired by the exhibitor. The arrangements are in the hands of M. W. Summers, president of the as­ sociation and Jerome A. Leland and Col. Charles F. Mills of Springfield. Thursday, January 8, has been set aside for the exhibit and sale of chickens of the Plymouth Rock va­ riety. Railroad Assessment. The aggregate assessment of the rolling stock of the railroads In the state for this year, as practically agreed upon by the railroad committee of the state board of equalization, will be about $11,000,000, as against $15,- 000,000 last year. It Is evident to the committee that it has been placing too high a valuation upon this class of property, which deteriorates rapidly from year to year. The committee prb poses, however, to add this reduction of $4,000,000 to the assessment of main track. As the distribution of assessments of rolling stock and main track is the same, the plan proposed will make no reduction or change of taxes. Masonic Trustee. Mr. P. W. Barclay of Cairo has been appointed a member of the board of trustees of the Illinois Masonic home to be built near Sullivan. Some time ago a fine farm of 264 acres in Moul­ trie county was bequeathed to the grand lodge of Illinois, with the pro­ viso that it be used as a site for a home for Masons' widows and or­ phans. The gift was accepted, and the grand lodge has appropriated $25,- 000 for the building. Ample provision has also been made for the future maintenance of the home. To Make World's Matches. It takes the constant labor of 60/ 000 people to make matches for tha world. Capital In Texas Rlee Fields. Capital to the amount of $20,000,090 is in Texas invested in the rice fields. Doctors in United States. The United States has a physidaa to each «*S7 pentons. Wt-,: Fires Bullet Into His Head. Calvin Myers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnathan Myers, residing east of Pana, committed suicide by firing a bullet through his head with a 82- caliber revolver. Despondency is sup­ posed to have been the cause of the act Methodist Reviyal. • revival meeting is now In prog- ln the Mound church in Wheat- field township. It Is being conducted by Rev. Hammons, pastor of the Methodist church in Wisetown. Sues Railway Company. City Attorney fieoree W. Smith Of Salem has Instituted seven suits against the Baltimore and Ohio South­ western railroad company for viola­ tion of the speed ordinance. In case of conviction the fine may be oa each count from $26 to $150. Has Wreck Relics. M. W. Farnbrough of Olmstead has reported to the Cairo authorities that he has in his possession a watch which he recently found in the wreck of the steamer City of Pittsburg. The watch Is of 14-karat gold, Elgin make The case is numbered 43163 and bears the inscription, "From father and mother, June 13, 1883; 21st birthday. Mr. Farnbrough also found a ring in the wreck bearing the name "Tom.' To Construct Reservoir. T. N. Orr of the construction de­ partment of the Illinois Central rail road has been in the vicinity of Ed- wardeville taking the preliminary steps to construct a big reservoir at Marine, on the line of the road to supply water for the engines and oth er purposes. The reservoir will have a capacity of 40,000,000 gallons. Progressive Women. The woman's dairy association of Sangamon county has been formed among the women of the farmers' in­ stitute, with the object in view of im­ proving the quality of the butter product in the county and of making it a paying department of the farm work. Methodist Pastor Dies. Rev. William Stevenson, for many years a member of the Illinois Metho­ dist church and former pastor of Stapps chapel, now Grace church, De­ catur, died at Los Angeles, Cal., aged eighty years. He was the father of F. L. Stevenson and Mrs. Charles L. Sei- well of Danville. New Building Association. The auditor of public accounts has issued a permit for the organization of the Washington Park building and savings association, which will soon be ready for business in the city of Springfield. The capital stock of the new company is to be $1,000,000. Looks After Old Folks. Mrs. Lola Rickard of Decatur will not be a candidate for re-election as state secretary of the Odd Fellows' Rebekah state assembly. Mrs. Rick­ ard has been state secretary for the past nine years and is now matron of the old folks' home at Mattoon, 111. Waking Up. • certificate of Incorporation has been Issued by the secretary of state to the Business Men's association of Springfield, formed to advance the hiisinass interests of tha city and of the individual members of the organi­ sation. Better 8chool Facilities. The Decatur board of education haa decided to build an addition of four rooms to the Oakland school building at a cost of $8,000. The Church street school Is to be torn down aad rebuilt at a cost of $36,000. '•ii/k Church Nears Completion. The work of completing the Metho­ dist church in New Baden will soon be commenced. The contract has been awarded to Edwin Fink of Carlyls. The edifice will cost about $2,000. Hog Cholera. Reports received from the farmers living in the southwest part of Clinton county are to the effect that a disease prevails among the hogs which Is similar to cholera. Over forty deaths have already occurred. Complete Sewer System. Jenkins & Schneider have Just com­ pleted a sewer system for the city of Carbondale and the same has been ac­ cepted by the city council. The sew­ age will run to Pyle's Fork, a creek near the east city limits. Union Veterans' Union and Relief Corps Assemble at Springfield. The annual encampment of the Union Veterans' union and the Wom­ an's veteran' relief union, was held in Springfield with delegates present from all parts of the state. Gen. J. W. Morgan of Moline superintended the grand parade and presided at the secret executive session. At a rous­ ing c&mpflre, Representatives hall at the state house was filled with mem­ bers of the organization and visitors. Ringing addresses were delivered by Adjt Gen. Orendorff and Congressman Ben Caldwell. Gov. Yates was to have been the orator of the occasion, but his illness prevented his appearance. CITY PAYS SMALL SALARIE8 Hoopeston's Mayor Draws 60 and Alderman 25 Cents Annually. Jacob S. McFerren, mayor of Hoopeston, is perhaps the only mayor in the world who enjoys the distinc­ tion of presiding over the destinies of a city of 6,000 people which paya its mayor a salary of 50 cents a year. Mayor McFerren was the originator MATOR M*FBRRBN. of this princely salary system, estab­ lishing this precedent when he was first elected to the office in 1877. There are four aldermen who draw on the city treasury for 25 cents each per annum. The city has never had a sa­ loon, has many miles of paved streets, eight churches, five schools, elActrio lights and a $100,000 waterworks plant Mayor McFerren Is an Ohloan by birth, who moved to Hoopeston in 1872. He is the head of the First Na­ tional Bank, and one of the wealthiest men In that part of the state. He has bought and presented to the city a $6,000 piece of property for a park. Dispense With Uniforms. The Alton day police will hereafter go without regulation uniforms while on duty. It has been found by the chief of police that an officer without a uniform is much more efficient in catching violators of the law in the daytime and all the officers now ap­ pear in citizens' clothes with their em­ blems of official authority concealed. Makea Money on Farma. The Abel Brooks farm of 472 aerea in McLean county, near Stanford, haa been purchased by Jasper Stubble- field. The price paid was $59,000, or $125 per acre. Mr. Brooks bought the farm last June at $106 per acre. He took In the deal a farm of 300 acrea near Covel at $125 an acre and cleared up $3,468 in the transaction. Attack on Intemperanoe. The members of the Alton minis­ terial alliance, pastors of the Alton Evangelical churches, have decided to set apart Sunday, Nov. 28, as a day for general attack on the intem­ perance evil. All the pastors will preach sermons along that line and a general total abstinence program will be given. Wanta Apple Qrowera. An effort is being made by the busi­ ness men's association to secure for Springfield the 1903 convention of the National apple growers' associa­ tion. By the time of the convention for next year the armory and arsenal building will be completed and wHl be well adapted to the needs of the asso­ ciation. Coal Option. R. B. Tate has given an option on his large farm near Centralia to a syndicate of Chicago coal men, and the work of boring for coal will begin at once. la Kicked by Horse. John Klick, residing northwest of Pana, was kicked by a horse and seri­ ously bruised about the head and face. He will probably lose the sight of one eyei Missionary Rally. Dr. J. W. Flint, presiding elder of Vandalia district Methodist Episcopal church, has announced that the dis­ trict missionary rally will be held in the M. E. church at Centralia oa De­ cember t and 8. Demand 8horter Work Day. •bout fifty employes of the Plant* ers' compress company at Pana have gone out on a strike. The employes demand an eight-hour day instead of ten hours. Railroad Boarding House. The Illinois Southern railway com­ pany *>a« completed a temporary hotel near the new shops at Sparta for the accommodation of the force of men employed on the works. The hotel will accommodate about 100 saan.' , Refrain From Spitting. An ordinance has been introduced in the Alton city council imposing a penalty of $10 on any person expector­ ating on the sidewalks and in public places. Dr. W. R. Smith, health offi­ cer, la the father of the ordinanea. Racing Aaaoclatlon. The business men of Taylorville have applied to the secretary of state for articles of Incorporation for a rac­ ing association. The capital stock of the aaaoclatloa will be 916.000. Miraculoua Escape Made by an lish Aeronaut. "M. A. P." tells a story of one of tha adventures of Stanley Spencer, tha English aeronaut It was at Hoaf Kong and the balloon was rent in makh lng the ascent However, rather thaa disappoint the crowd, Mr. 3p«ucer de­ termined to trust to his luck and gave the order to let go. The balloon shot up, the hot air pouring from the fl» sure. The aneroid soon marked 60S feet end the parachutist was begin­ ning to get ready, when the balloon suddenly collapsed, and after a vaia endeavor to loosen the parachute, he fell like a stone. During the whole of that fall he was conscious and felt no fear. Twice he turned completely arm and then crashed on to rocky cliffs 160 feet above the sea level. Some jack tars among the horrified specta­ tors rushed to pick up his remaina, and found him not only alive, but con­ scious. "Are you hurt?" they asked, with the fatuity of men deeply moved. . "Only carried away a mainstay, boys," was the cheery response, and then the plucky man fainted. He had broken his tibia, but that and some bruises were his only injuries. A f&S of 450 feet onto rocks, and life! Tha explanation lies In the fact that tha parachutist Btruck the sloping side of the cliff and slithered down to tha bottom. ^ THREAD U8ED IN 8URQERV. Donna of Different Kinda Employed by Doctors. The modern surgeon employs la his work dozens of different kinds at thread for sewing up cuts and wounds. Among them are kangaroo tendons, horsehair, silk and very fine silver wire. Many of these threads are In­ tended to hold for a certain number of days, and then naturally break away. The short tough tendons taken from the kangaroo, which are used for sewing severe wounds, will hold for about four weeks before they break away. Silk thread will hold for much longer, sometimes six months^ while the fine silver wire is practically Indestructible. With the entire outfit a surgeon Is able to select a thead that will last as long as the wound takes to heal, and will then disappear completely. Te accommodate this assortment of threads special varieties of needles are required. Besides the needle craned in different segments of a cir­ cle, surgeons use needles shaped Ilka spears, javelins and bayonet points. Some are as long as bodkins, with a point like a miniature knife blade. Others have the sharpened end tit* angular. * * IN A DENTIST'S CHAIR. Patient Describee Sensations Under Influence of Gas. • Burlington young man, well known In legal circles there, gives aa amusing account of his sensations while in a dentist's chair under tha Influence of gas. "Through a window in front of tha chair," he says, "I could see a tall chimney. As the dentist began ta administer the gas, this chimney ba- gan to spin around, alowly at first, but gradually increasing the speed and size of its revolutions until all I could see was a dizzy blue. All of a sudden it stood still, then exploded with a crash, scattering bricks la every direction. One of them hit me In the head and I went to aleep. When I awoke the dentist was stand­ ing over me with a glaaa of water ta his hand. " 'Swallow it* he said. ""What' I gasped, the hlekP'V- Newark (N. J.) News. ^ ^ Trim Waist Llnea. • trick which will keep the waist shapely and muscular and drive away unwelcome flesh Is to kneel upon the floor and, holding the hands above the head, slowly rock backward and for­ ward, just as far as possible. When you get as far forward as possible, the toes will want to come up off the floor, and the effort to keep them there de­ velops the muscles about the waist splendidly, says the Philadelphia In­ quirer. All these movements should be taken slowly, and it is recommend­ ed that they be preceded by the new muscle beating fad. If a woman la not shapely and youthful even to a green old age it certainly la going to be her own fault Don't let yonr figure be the terror of your dress­ maker, the despair of the photogra­ pher and the curse of your own lita Tiniest of Alarm Clocks. t Miniature watches for the corsage and wrist are common enough, but it has been left for a Western genius to produce a finger ring timepiece, and that of the alarm order. A piece of mechanism so tiny, of course, could not contain an alarm bell, but a needle that would give a very perceptible puncture was possible. Now, all that the man or woman who wishes to rise at a certain time has to do is to set the alarm, adjust the ring, and, lapse into forgetfulness. At the appointed hour faithful little warder the finger with just enough emphasis to rouse the sleeper. Had Unique Funeral. • few months ago the National tung of Berlin reported an eccentric funeral of which Eastern Germany was the scene. The deceased man, Herr Schmidt, had been known through life as an inveterate woman- hater and the most crusty and con­ firmed of old bachelors. It was, there­ fore, with somethiug like consterna­ tion that the contents of his will were made public, for in it he left ln<- slructions that he should be followed to the grave by fifty of the prettiest girls in the district, each of whom was to be attired in white from head to foot and to receive a sum of a hun­ dred marks ($25), in addition to a further allowance of fifty marks tor "mourning.** Thus the curious spectacle was sfr forded of a cynical old bachelor fol­ lowed to his final hermitage by half a hundred maidens in all the freshness and beauty of youth, and clothed la what seemed bridal attire rather thaa the garb of woe. with high voices always think hatso »|"y4T>y ia apfctal •• vl