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" ̂ ' Atl/trOu OF mecosT. 7MF£££l/€£ DAVID MAifAMT ;WW« •;... CHAPTER IX.--Continued. His head was hangng. "I always go v^lfway," he said. "Nobody that knows Be ever sees me when--at that time." ' I laid my hand on his arm. "Doc, Why do you do--that sort of thing?" The scar came up into his face to put agony into the reckless despair that looked from his eyes. For an In­ stant I stood on the threshold of his. chamber of remorse and vain re­ gret--and well I knew where I was. ••Why not?" he asked, bitterly. • "^There's always a--sort, of horror--in­ side me. And Jt grows until I can't bear it. And then--I drown It--why fbou!dnrt I?" ; x "That's very stupid for a man of jour brains," said I. "There's nothing --nothing in the world, except death --that cannot be wiped out or set right. Play the game, Doc. Play it with me for five years. Play it for all there is in it. Then--go back, if you want to." He thought a long time,' and I did not try to hurry him. At length he said, in his old offhand manner: "Well, I'll go you, senator; I'll not , touch a drop." And he didn't. Whenever I thought I saw signs of the savage internal bat- lie against the weakness, I gave him something important and absorbing to do, and I kept him £usy until I knew the temptation had lost its pow­ er for the time. This is the proper place to put it on the record that he was the most scrupulously honest man I have ever known. i He dealt with the shadiest and least scrupulous of men--those Who train their consciences to be the eager servants of their appetites; he handled hundreds of thousands of dollars, millions first and last, all of it money for which he could never have been forced to account. He had at one time as much as half a million . dollars in checks payable to bearer. I cm not confiding by nature or train­ ing, but I am confident that he kept not a penfty for himself beyond his salary and his fixed commission. I put his salary at the outset, at t£h thousand a year; afterward, at fif­ teen, finally at twenty. His cimmis- sions, perhaps, doubled it. There are many kinds of honesty nowadays. There is "corporate hon­ esty," not unlike that proverbial "honor among thieves," which secures a fair or fairly fair division of the •polls. Then there is "personal hon-, •sty," which subdivides into three kinds--legal, moral and instinctive. Legal honesty needs no definition. Moral honesty defies definition--how untangle its interwinings of motives of fear, pride, insufficient temptation, sacrifice of the smaller, chance in the hope of a larger? Finally, there is in­ stinctive honesty--the rarest, the only bed-rock, unassailaible kind. Give me the man who is honest sim­ ply because it never occurs to him, and never could occur to him, to be anything else. That is Woodruff. There is, to be sure, another kind of instinctively honest man--he who disregards loyalty as well as self in­ terest in his uprightness. But there are so few of these in practical life that they may be disregarded. Perhaps I should say something here as to the finances of my com­ bine, though it was managed in the main precisely like all these polit­ ical-commercial machines that con­ trol both parties in all the states, ex­ cept a few in the south. My assessments upon the various members of my combine were sent, for several years, to me, afterward to Woodruff directly, in $1,000. $5,000 and $10,000 checks, sometimes by mail, and at other times by express or mt'saenger. These checks were always payable to bearer; and I made through Wood­ ruff, for I kept to the far background a all my combine's affaff's, an ar­ rangement with several large banks In different parts of the state, includ­ ing one at the capital, that these checks were to be cashed without question, no matter who presented them, provided there was a certain flourish under the line where the ' Amount was written in figures. Some­ times these checks were signed by „ the corporation, and sometimes they were the personal checks of the-pres­ ident or some other high official. Often the signature was that of a per­ son wholly disconnected, so far as the public knew. Once, I remember. Roebuck sent me a thousand-dollar check signed by a distinguished Chi­ cago lawyer who was just then coun­ sel to his opponent in a case involv­ ing millions, a case which Roebuck afterward won! Who presented these checks? I could more easily say who did not. From the very beginning of my con­ trol 1 kept my promise to reduce the cost of the political business to my clients. When I got the machine thor­ oughly in hand. I saw 1 could make it cost them less than a third of what they had been paying on the av­ erage, for ten years. I cut off, almost at a stroke, a horde of lobbyists, law­ yers, threateners without influence, and hangers-on of various kinds. I reduced the payments for legislation to a system, instead of the shameless, scandal-creating and ^Tasteful auc­ tioneering that had been going on for years. In fact*- so cheaply did I run the .. giachiue that I saw it would be most Imprudent to let my clients have the >^4|uli benefit. Cheapness would have '*ade them uncontrollably greedy and qxacting. and would have given them ft wholly false idea of my value as * Soon as it had slipped their short Memories how dearly they used to --. »*y- , i So i continued to make heavy as- iwwuwtU, m4 put the surplus in a reserve fund for emergencies. I thought, for example, that I might some day hare trouble with one or more members of my combine; my re­ serve would supply me with the muni­ tions for forcing insurgents to return on their agreements. This fund was in no sense part of my private fortune. Nowhere else. I think, do the eccentricities of con­ science show themselves more inter­ estingly than in the various attitudes of the various political leaders to­ ward the large sums which the exig­ encies of commercialized politics place absolutely and securely under their control. I have no criticism for any of these attitudes. I have lived long enough and practi­ cally enough to learn not to criticize the morals of men any more than I criticize their facial contour or their physical build. "As many men, so many minds"--and morals. Wrong, for practical purposes, is that which a man can cajole or compel his con­ science to approve. It so happened that I had a sense that to use my assessments for my private financial profits would be wrong. Therefore, my private for­ tune has been wholly the result of Sard Ms "own knowledge and Intelll- : gent methods, must play the game of life with the crude, clumsy counters of caste and custom and creed and thought which the savages regard as; fit and proper. Intelligent men of ac­ tion do see as clearly as the philoso­ phers; but they have to pretend to adapt their mental vision to that of the mass of their fellow men or, like the philosophers, they would lead lives of profitless inaction, enunciat­ ing truths which are of no value to mankind until it rediscovers them for itself. No man of trained reasoning power could fall to see that the Gold­ en Rule is not a piece of visionary al­ truism, but a sound ^inciple of prac­ tical self-interest. Or, could anything be clearer, to one who takes the trou­ ble really to think about it, than that he who advances himself at the ex­ pense of his fellow men does not ad­ vance but sinks down into the class of murderers for gain, thieves, and all those who seek to advance them­ selves by injustice? Yet, so feeble is man's reason, so near to the brute is he, so under the rule of brute appe­ tites, that he cannot think beyond the immediate apparent good, beyond to­ day's meal. I once said to Scarborough: "Poli­ tics is the science and art of fooling the people." "That is true, as far as it goes," he said. "If that were all, justice, which is only: another name for com­ mon s€?nse, would soon be established. But, unfortunately, politics Is the art of playing upon cupidity, the art of fooling the people into thinking they are helping to despoil the other fel­ low and will get a share of the swag." And he was right. It is by subtle appeals to the secret and shamefaced, but controlling, appetites of men that the clever manipulate them. To get a rcan to vote for the right you must show him that he is voting for the personally profitable. And very slow 7i 'Nobody That Knows Me Ever Sees Ms When--at That Tims." the opportunities which came through my intimacy with Roebuck and such others of the members of my cambine as were personally agreeable--or, perhaps it would be more accurate to say, not disagreeable, for, in the cir­ cumstances, I naturally saw a side of those men which a friend must never see in a friend. 1 could not help having toward most of these distin­ guished clients of mine much the feeling his lawyer has for the guilty criminal he 1b defending. CHAPTER X. The Facs in the Crowd. Except the time given to the chil­ dren--there were presently three-- my life, in all its thoughts and asso­ ciations was now politics: at Wash­ ington from December until congress adjourned, chiefly national politics, the long and elaborate arrangements preliminary to»the campaign for the conquest of the national fields; at home, chiefly state politics--strength­ ening my hold upon the combine, strengthening my hold upon the two political machines. As the days and the weeks, the months and the years, rushed by, as the interval between breakfast and bedtime, between Sun­ day and Sunday, between election day and election day again, grew shorter and shorter, 1 played the game more and more furiously. What I won, once it was mine, seemed worthless in itself, and worth while only if I could gain the next point; and, when that was gained, the same story was repeated. Whenever I paused to re­ flect, It was to throttle reflection half- born and hasten on again. "A silly business, this living, isn't it?" said Woodruff to me. "Yes--but--" replied I. "You re­ member the hare and the hatter In 'Alice in Wonderland.' 'Why?' said the hare. 'Why not?' said the hatter. A sensible man does not interrogate life; he lives it." "H'm," retorted Woodruff. And we went on with the game-- shuffling, dealing, staking. But more and more frequently there came hours, when, against my will, I could drop my cards, watch the others; and I would wonder at them, and at my­ self, the maddest of these madmen-- and the saddest, because I had mo­ ments in which I was conscious of my o*n derangement I have oft&n thought on the cause of this dissatisfaction which has never ceased to gird me, and which I have learned girds all men of intelligence who lead an active life. -1 think it js that such men are like a civilized man who has to live among a savage tribe. To keep alive, to have influence, he must pretend to accept the savagf point of view, must pretend to disre- he is to believe that what1 is right can be practically profitable. Have not the preachers been preaching the reverse all these jtears; have they not been insisting that to do right means treasure in h^pven only? It was in my second term as sena­ tor, toward the middle of it. 1 was speaking one afternoon, in defense of a measure for the big contributors, which the party was forcing through the senate in face of fire from the whole country. Personally, I did not approve the measure. It was a front­ al attack upon public opinion, and frontal attacks are as unwise and as unnecessary in politics as in war. But the party leaders in the nation in­ sisted. and, as the move would weak­ en their hold upon the party and so improve my own chances, I was not deeply aggrieved that my advice had been rejected. TowaVd the end of my speech, aroused by applause from the visitors' gallery, I forgot myself and began to look up there as I talk­ ed, instead of addressing myself to my fellow senators. The eyes of a speaker always wander over his au­ dience in search of eyes that respond. My glance wandered, unconsciously, until it found an answering glance that fixed it. This answering glance was not re­ sponsive, nor even approving. It was the reverse--and, in spite of me, it held me. At first it was just a pair of eyes, in the shadow of the brim of a woman's hat, the rest of the fac% the rest of the woman, hid by those in front and on either side. There was a movement among them, and the whole face appeared--and I stopped short in my speech. I saw only the face, really only the mouth and the, eyes--the lips and the eyes of Eliza­ beth Crosby--an expression of pain and of. pity. I drank from the glass of water on my desk, and went on. When I ven­ tured to look up there again, the face was gone. Had I seen or imagined? Was it she or was It only memory suddenly awakening and silhouetting het upon that background of massed humanity? I tried to convince myself that I hmd only imagined, but I knew that I hfcfl seen. Within tan--and, I suppose, .within every one tJse--there is a dual per­ sonality; not % good and a bad, as Is so often sh&llowly said; but one that does, and another that watches. The doer seems to me to be myself: the watcher, he who stands, like an idler at the rail of a bridge, careless­ ly, even indifferently, observes* the tide of my thought and action that flows beneath--who is he? I do not know. But I do know that I have no control over him--over his cynical smile, or his lip curling in good-na­ tured contempt of me, of his shrug at self-excuse, or his moods when he stares down at the fretting streauf with a look of weariness so profound that it is tragic. It was he who was more interested in the thoughts --the passion, the protest, the defi­ ance, and the dread--which the sight of that face set to boiling within me. Sometimes he smiled cynically at the turmoil, and at other times he watch­ ed it with what seemed to me bit­ ter disgust apd disappointment and regret. While this tempest was struggling to boil over into action, Carlotta ap­ peared. She had never stayed long at Washington after the.first winter; she preferred, for the children and perhaps for herself, the quiet and the greater simplicity of Fredonia. But-- "I got to thinking about it," said she, "and it seemed to me a bad idea^for a man to be separated so long from his wife and children--and home in­ fluences." That last phrase was accompanied by one of her queer shrewd looks. "Your Idea is not without merit," replied I* judicially. "What are you smiling at?" she de­ manded sharply. "If it was a smile," said I, "It was at myself." "No, you were laughing at me. You think 1 am jealous." "Of what? Of whom?" She looked fixedly at me and finally said: "I want to tell you two things about myself and you. The first Is that I am afraid of you." "Why?" said I. "I don't know," she answered. "And the second confession?" "That 1 never trust you." "Why?" "I don't know." "Yet you are always telling me 1 am cold." She laughed shortly. "So is a stick of dynamite," said she. She stayed on at Washington. Our Springfield Letter Special Correspondent Writes of Thing* of Interest at the State Capital. NEWS OF ILLINOIS HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FRO* ALL OVER THE STATE. *i.- •'>\T ' LEGAL. DEATH PETtTK* CHAPTER XI --% • ;L Burbank. It was through Carlotta that I came to know Burbank well. He was in the House, representing the easternmost district of our state. I had disliked him when we were boys in the state assembly together, and, when I met him again in Washington, he seemed to me to have all his faults of 15 years before aggravated by per­ sistence in them. Finally, I needed his place in congress for a useful lieutenant of Woodruff's and ordered him beaten for the renomination. He made a bitter fight against decapita­ tion, and, as he was popular, with the people of his district, we had some dif­ ficulty in defeating him. But when he was beaten, he was, of course, help­ less and hopelessly discredited,--the people soon forget a fallen politician. He "took off his coat" and worked hard and well for the election of the man who had euchred him out of the nomination. When he returned to Washington to finish his term, he be­ gan a double, desperate assault upon my friendship. The direct assault was unsuccessful,--I understood it, and 1 was In no need of lieutenants. More than I could easily take care of were already striving to serve me, scores of the brightest, most ambitious young men of the state eager to do my bid­ ding. whatever it might be. In the house that in return I would "take care of" them, would admit them to the coveted Inclosure round the plum tree. The plum tree! Is there any kind of fruit which gladdens the eyes of ambitious man, that does not glis­ ten upon some one of Its many boughs, heavy-laden with corporate and public honors and wealth? Burbank's Indirect attack, through his wife and Carlotta, fared better. (.TO BE*CONTXNUKD.) MAPS HELP A MAN 8LEEP. Mental Geography the Best Soporific, According to a Drug Clerk. A Into and He ting haggard-looking man strolled a drug store the other day asked the druggist for help, said he had trouble in get- to sleep when he retired. No matter how sleepy be might be during the day or how mucL sleep he might have lost, the moment his head touch­ ed the pillow he was wide awake and lay thus for several hours. Once asleep, he was hard to waken, but he had to be up at a certain hour, and in consequence of his peculiar af­ fliction he was losing more sleep than he could stand. The drug clerk r* garded him quizzically a few moments and then replied: "My dear man, you don't need medicine. What you want is something to change the trend of your thoughts. Do as a friend of mine did. He was troubled the same way and found that the old folks' plan of Imagining sheep passing a bar­ rier and counting them was out of date. So he began trying to name all the states in the union. He soon got them so he could classify them alpha­ betically. Then when they no longer interested him he started on the counties of this state. He now has them at his tongue's end, classified up to the fourth letter. Now he is start- Ing on state capitals and their loca­ tions; then he will take up county seats. A moment's glance at an atlas during the day shows him when he is wrong, and the beauty of the plap Is that he rarely has to think along these lines longer than ten minutes before he Is SQund asleep. To make it short, the stsdy of geography is a good narcotic." Monopoly. It was Eve who had the best hits' band in the world--at the time.--* Terre Haute Tribune Springfield.--Central Illinois dia­ llers gave Uncle Sam more than $35,- 000,000 during the fiscal year ending July 1. These collections paid one- fifteenth of the total expense of the government for the year. The exact amount as compiled by the office in this city was $35,577,448.10, or nearly $3,000,000 a month. The Fifth dis­ trict pays more than double any dis­ trict in the United States. The average daily collections that go through the office in this city are about $100,000. The largest receipts by far are from the manufacture of whisky The Fifth Illinois district gathers in more internal revenue tax than any similar federal division, with the single excep­ tion of the customs office in New York. One-half of the world's supply of whisky is manufactured in the Fifth district. In addition the local rectifying houses manufacture gin, brandies and other forms of liquor. The market for this Whisky is in all parts of the world. The whisky busi­ ness has grown rapidly in Peoria. In 1863. the Fifth Illinois district paid $183,000 in revenues. In 1870 it had jumped to $2,500,000. It was $10,400,- 000 in 1880, and in 1891 It aggregated $21,000,000. Favorite Hymns at Chautauqua. Favorite hymns that are sung in churches throughout the land were discussed by Dr. Paul M. Pearson, at the Mechanicsburg Chautauqua, which is being largely attended by people from all over Illinois. The day was devoted to sacred exercises and the attendance was lai;ge. Delegations from Springfield and other central Illi­ nois points arrived early and spent the day with frleftds who are capping on the grounds. Dr. Pearson called attention to the large number of favorite hymns that are sung throughout the country, and also gave a history of the life of the authors. The lecture on the appropri­ ate subject was a part of the program that had been laid out for the first Sunday of the assembly. In the eve­ ning the Passion play was given, and a sacred concert followed. Edinburg has a large representation on the as­ sembly grounds. "The Susie'S Dining club" has been organized and a num­ ber of families are enjoying the out­ ing. The Edinburg band has been engaged to give four concerts at the chautauqua, and the campers will en­ tertain a number of relatives and friends during the engagement of the musical organization. Cannon Stopped Mad Dog. Speaker Joe Cannon narrowly es caped being a victim of the mad-dog epidemic that has caused two deaths from hydrophobia injiis home city of Danville, and sent ten other victims hurraing to Chicago for treatment. Uncle Joe was standing In front of the Plaza hotel in Danville when he heard shouts of "Mad dog!" and saw a great throng, led by two of the in­ spectors, who have been slaughtering detached canines for the last ten days, in full chase of a yellow dog. The animal was lu the center of the street, and before Uncle Joe realized his danger it had reached a point directly opposite him. Then, to his astonishment, it made a sharp turn to the right and ran directly toward him. When the dog was within two feet of l-ncle Joe his right No. 10 sud­ denly shot out and caught the animal in the ribs, just ba-;k of the right fore­ leg. The yelping dog was lifted fully two feet Into the air and dropped daued Into the gutter. A minute later an inspector arrived and killed the animal with one shot. Poultry Show Planned. State President O. L. McCord. of the Illinois State Poultry association, was in the city for a short time a day or two ago and concluded arrange­ ments with the Springfield association for the holding of the state poultry show in this city for the coming two years. The first show will be held January 6 to 12, inclusive. It is ex­ pected that 2,500 birdB will be en­ tered in the exhibit, which is interest­ ing all state poultry raisers. Asks Bids for Antitoxin. In carrying out the provisions of the legislature for furnishing diphtheria antitoxin free to everybody by the state board of health through 300 agencies to be opened throughout the state, Secretary James A. Egan. of the hoard, has asked for bids from leading manufacturers in the United States on $i;t,000 worth of antitoxin. at! .... ^.y. . ., h •!. 4 * ">.J& Vi, 'Jrl'" i-riiLVL"* 9*me Law Hits Fur Trappers. Trappers along the Illinois river are much perturbed by the fact that the new game law prohibits the trapping of any fur bearing animal from May 1 to November 1 of each year. Only a few persons realize that fur trapping in Illinois Is an industry of large pro­ portions and that the native furs of the state are worth $500,000 annually. The exporters, to whom the trappers sell the furs, claim thaj the time fixed by law ie such as to make It impossible for them to do any business. State Banks Earn $26,690,100. A statement Of the business done by the state banks of Illinois for the year ended on June 19, 1907. has been issued by Auditor of Public Accounts McCullough. It shows tW the capital stock on June 19. 1906, was $71,790,- 000 and the gross earnings were $26,- 690,100 during the year. The net earn­ ings wefre $9,488,116. The gross earn­ ings on the total Investments were 6.7151 per cent. The Bfross earnings per capita were 63.861 per cent., while the net earnings for total Investments were 2.31 ~er c^nt. i f . Illinois Mayors' Convention. The first convention of Illinois mayors is soon to be held In Bloom- ington. The call for the meeting is the result of a proposition made some months ago that mayors and ex-mayors should form a state organization and hold an annual meeting. A committee has been working over the plans for the society and its report indicates municipal improvement as the cause toward which the energies of the asso­ ciation should be directed. In addi­ tion to the social features of a gath­ ering of men, each of whom has been honored by the suffrages of his fel­ lows, the possibilities of rendering practical service to the municipalities represented ought to make the occa­ sion one of much satisfaction to all who attend. While the problems of the large city, with its hundreds of thousands of citizens, are essentially different from those of the smaller community of 25,000' the exchange of views cannot fail to have value. For the smaller cities with common prob­ lems the plan has great possibilities. There is much to be done in the way of municipal improvement. The inter­ est of local organizations working for this cause may be greatly stimulated by wise suggestions from men who have grappled . with difficulties of actual administration. If a uniform local improvement act be a desirable measure for the legislature to pass, its essential elements may wisely be indicated by such a group of trained workers. Municipal improvement is a slogan which always rallies adherents. Most citizens are ready to support movements having this as the aim. In many cases all that is needed is the impulse to activity. The mayors ought to have a good time together, forming friendships and widening acquaint­ anceships. At the same time there is a chance for some really valuable work if the experience of those who attend is utilized in the (paming of helpful suggestions to their fellow cit­ izens. Wife and Bank Ask That MeEvdy, Long Missing, Be Declared , Dead in the Eyes of the Law. LEGAL DEATH PETITION. Ask That McEvoy Be Declared Dead to Eyes of Law. Decatur.--A petition has been filed In the circuit court here asking that Henry E. McEEvoy be declared legal­ ly dead, and to partition his estate. Mrs. Jane McEvoy and the Mllllkta National bank are the petitioners. The story of the departure from De­ catur of Mr. McEvoy is well remem­ bered. He was traced from here to Peoria, thence to Chicago and Saa Francisco, wt^eie all trace of him was lost. Some time afterwards telegrapfes news contained the name of Henry McEvoy as one of a party of four who were drowned in Alaska. It il thought that the man drowned and the Decatur resident are the same person. He left an estate of $5,174.02. /WAITING A NEW HEIR. Equalization Board Has Trouble. The state board of equalization has found that the assessors have failed to include in their report enough data relative to the railroad, to make it possible for the board to make any progress. For a number of years county treasurers have declared that the delay of the state board of equal­ ization in certifying to them the of­ ficial assessments has" caused them considerable trouble. Heretofore the board has adjourned about the twenti­ eth of December. In order to Improve this condition a bill was passed by the last general assembly providing that the board shall adjourn hereafter not later than November 1, and that no per diem shall be paid after that date. The board has original assessing juris­ diction over railroads and the capital stock of corporations other than rail­ roads. Edward H. Marsh, of Rock- ford, Is chairman of the railroad com­ mittee of the board and S. M. Barnes, of Fairbury, is at the head of the cap­ ital stock committee. The lands of Illinois are revalued by the 1907 as­ sessment. Largely increased valuation will be made on railroad property if local assessors have assessed them anything like their fair cash value, as the assessment, which is made once in four years, should show a big gain over the figures 6f four years ago. Peculiar Legal Question Over RlgMs of Unborn Child. Peoria.--Judge L. O. Eaffeton, Ot the probate court, is worried over Jthe question of the rights of an unborn child, a problem on which he is forced to pass. The unusual situation arises in the estate of the late Samuel K. Witherell. When he died he left a wife and seven children, one of them yet unborn. C. E. McNemar, the attorney guar­ dian named by Judge Eagleton for the children, states that the unborn child has the same interest in the es­ tate as the other children. He co»r tends that nft-^ction can be taken in the distribution^. the estate until service is had on the child and this course cannot be taken until the child is born. His answer Is addressed to the court and the judge will Hmrj down his decision in a few days. rm /• > € / ••mt ;s GIRL DBSERTS A BABf. Handsome Young Woman Leaver fant In Watting Room. v Decatur.--A week-old child was de­ serted by its young mother in the We* bash passenger station in this city. The woman disappeared completely and all efforts of the police to locate her were fruitless. She was evidently a stranger in the city. She remained in the station until 5 o'clock,' when she disappeared. In the meantime she pur­ chased several bottles of milk for tha child fcpm the lunch 90unter girls. MAGILL GETS CHANGE OF VENUS* . > * Judge Grants Request on the GrotlMt | of Prejudice. .•"•-llf Clinton.--Judge Cochrane granted the request of the defense in the Ma- gill murder trial for a change of venae, sending the trial to Decatur, Macon county. The defense contended -that Magill, who is accused of the murder of his wife, could not get a fair trial in DeWitt county. The trial will begta in Decatur Oct. 3 or 4. Cow Causes Fstal Wreck- t ̂ To Talk Good Roads. Addresses are to be made by em­ ployes of the Illinois state highway commissioners' offices at every farm­ ers' institute to be held in this state this year. A. N. Johnson, engineer for the state highway commission, has nearly completed all the dateB for the speeches. There will be 113 institute meetings this year and a speaker on the subject of good roads and other work connected with the office will ap­ pear on the program at each meeting. The institutes include every county in this state and while the earlier dates will not be hard to fill, those that will come later in the fall will keep a good part of the office force on the road for some time. Denatured Alcohol. From the manner In which Illinois farmers are taking an Interest In de­ natured alcohol, it is not improbable that within a few years many of them will be operating smallv plants and reaping vast financial rewards a* a result of their industry. New Bank at Orion Licensed. A permit was issued by Sta'e Auditor McCullough for the organiza­ tion of the Farmers State bank of Orion located at Orion. Henry county. The capital stock of the Institution is $30,000. Harrisburg.--Ed Scranton "#ai killed and two men fatally injured in a wreck on a bridge of a Big Fbur freight train being pulled by two en­ gines. Scranton, who was a fireman, was crushed to death beneath his en­ gine. One engineer and the other fire­ men were fatally Injured. Both en­ gines were destroyed, together with 30 cars, and the bridge. The wreck was Caused by a cow, which derailed the train when struck. $30,000 Awaits Vender. Bloomington.--A fortune of $30,000 Is pursuing Charles Glrton, vender of patent medicines, who is traveling through central Illinois driving a horse of7 uncertain age and a wagon of un­ certain stability. G. W. Shelby, a dis­ tant relative of Girton's, is conduct­ ing the search for the young man, who is .the only heir of Henry Glrton, wealthy undertaker of Indianapolis. Waives After Sleep of Week. ! Bloomington.--Miss Ethel Madaris, | 15-year-old girl of Cass county, who puzzled physicians by falling into a cataleptic sleep seven days ago, has awakened and is apparently done the worse for her odd experience. Peoria to Hold Races. Peoria.--A number of good entries will appear on the program of the an­ nual rate meeting at this city which will be held September 24, 25 and 26. Champaign Banking Figures. Statistics of the banking industry in Champaign county just compiled, show that there are 40 banks in opera­ tion and the combined capital to be $0,000,000. Will Talk to Farmers. Edward D. Shurtleff. speaker of the house of representatives and a candi­ date for the Republican nomination for governor, will be the guest of honor at the picnic of the farmers of the upper end of the county to be held at Lyford's grove. Mr. Shurtleff will deliver an address. Soldier Slain By Own Pistol. Bloomington.--Private Henry Clause sen of troop B, First cavalry, Illinoia national guard, was examining his re­ volver when it suddenly went off and killed him instantly. He had just re­ turned with his troop after a week s^t Camp Lincoln, Springfield. Bridge Trust" Jury Called. . The grand jury will convene in Freeport September 2 to investigate the operations of the alleged bridge trust throughout Northern Illinois. The order calling for the Inquisition was issued by Judge Heard at Mount Carroll. Several members of the combine who.were indicted last March and pleaded guilty are expected to testify and will ask for immunity in return for this service. Whether or not the Immunity will be allowed, t# the subject of much comments Fishing Record is Broken. Litchfield.--AH fish catching records have been broken here by Lon Street- er and Lollie Boepple. who caught ICS croppies with hook and line in a total of 12 hours fishing in four days. " i ^ • "'-(M-ii •' •• .- - • 4 Woman Lawyer Is-Injured. Chlcaga--Mrs. Mary A. Ahreas. 1^5 lawyer residing at 36 Aldine squat*, suffered severely from a fall at Iter summer home at Lake Geneva, Wls- The bones of both hands, wrists aadi forearms were fractured and her nc waa broken. Kills Man in Self Cairo.--Bert Blackford, a barber of this city, killed Charles Martin *t Union City, Teun., in self defense, aad is confined In the jail at that city ttWaittftg a hewing. ..JUS A . >*«£;..» uW .