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Author of Oy "Whitt«3cei ,a Place Cftpfn Iri, Jfi-tc. murtraiion* by Ellsworth "Yoirn ̂ C°PV«^l«t.lW>l>V BAf}ilrtiiii t-Cniii|»ni). 8YN0P3I8. Mrs. Keziah Coffin, supposed widow, Is arranging to move from Trumet to Bos­ ton, following the death of her brother, for whom she had kept house. Kyan Pepper, widower, offers marriage, and la Indignantly refused. Capt. Elkanah Dan­ iels, leader of\the Regular church offers Kesiah a placik as housekeeper for the new minister, and she decides to remain In Trumet. Keziah takes charge of Rev. John Ellery, the new minister/7and gives him advice as ta his conduct toward members of the patrlsh. Ellwy causes a sensation by attending a "iCome-outer" meeting. Ellery's presence ts bitterly re­ sented by Eben Hammond/leader of the meeting. Grac» apologises for her guardian and Ellary escorts her home In the rain. Capt. Nat Hammond, Eben's son, becomes a hero by bringing the packet Into port >afe!y through fog* and storm. Ellery final Keslah writing a let­ ter to some one. Inclosing money in re­ sponse to a demand. She curiously startled when informed of the arrival of Nat. Nat calls on Keziah, and it devel­ ops that they h»"e been lovers since youth. Pnniels remonstrates with Ellery for atending "Cotne-outpr" meeting. El­ lery is caupht fey the tide and is rescued by Nat. They become friends. CHAPTER VII.--(Continued.) Sure enough; one of the windows on this aide of the house was raised about six inches at the bottom, the shade was up, and peering beneath the sash the minister discerned the ex­ pressive features of Abishai Pepper-- or as much of those features as the sit® of th# owning permitted to he Been. "Oh!" exclaimed the visitor, "is th you, Mr. Pepper? Well, I 'm glad to see you, at iast. You are rather hard to see, even now." 'Er--er--come to call, did you?" "Why, yen, that was my intention." "Hum! Sir--er--Laviny, she's gone over to Thahkful Payne's. She heard that Thankful's cousin up to Middle- boro hkd died--passed away, I mean-- and she thought she'd run over and And out If Thankful was willed any­ thing. She said she'd be back pretty soon." "Very well. Then, as she won't be goijfe long*. Portiaps I'll come in and wait." "You see, Mr. Ellery," stammered Kyan, "I--I'd >ike to have you come in fust rate, biV.--er--Laviny she's got the key. Sh»~--she-- Oh, consarn it all, Mr. Ellery, she's locked me in this room a-purpose, so's I won't get out and go some^heres without her know- in* It. "She done it a-purpose," continued Kyan, in a borst of confidence. "She had me put rtne of them new-fangled spring locks the door of this, room t'other day, 'cause she said she was afraid of tramps and wanted some plaoe to shut herself up in if one of 'em come. And--and after dinner to­ day she sent me in here for somethin' and then slammed the door on me. Said she cal'lfted I'd stay pu^, till she got back from Thankful's. She knew mighty well I couldn't get out of the window, 'causo It won't open no furfher'n 'tis rrow. I wa'n't never so provoked In m» life. 'Tain't no way to treat your own brother, lockin' him up like a young ofrt; now, Is it?" "I don't know. You're of age, Mr. Pepper, and ycra must decide for your­ self. I think I Should declare my inde­ pendence. Reslly, I must go. I--" "Stop your foolishness! Oh!--I--I ask your parfon, Mr. Ellery. That ain't no way tc talk to a minister. But J'm goln' to g(f out when I want to if % bust a hole fhrough the clapboards. I ain't fascinatfn'. You ask any wom- *n--except hei'--if I be, and see what they say. Whit'll I do?" d "Ha, ha! I dOn't know, I'm sure. You might lock hef up, I suppose, just for a change." "Hey!" There was a sound from be­ hind the pane fls If the Imprisoned one had slapped £Js knee. "i!v pnm! I never thoueht of that. Would you now, Mr. Elleft? Would you? Sshh! Bshh! somebody's comin'. Maybe it 's her. Run aroi nd to the door, Mr. El­ lery, quiclf. And don't tell her I've seen you,' for mercy sakes! Don't inow, will ye? Please! Run!" The minister did not run, but he walked briskly around the corner. Sure enough, Lavlnia was there, Just unlocking the «Soor. She expressed her­ self as very glad to see the caller, ushered him ilto the sitting room and disappeared, f^turning in another mo­ ment with he? brother, whom she un- iblushinglv sal# h&d been taking a nap. Abishai did ncf contradict her; in­ stead, he merely looked apprehensive­ ly at the minister. The call was a short one. Lavlnia iflid seven eighths of the talking and Ellery the rest. Kyan was silent. He told no one of Kyan's confi­ dential disclosure, and, after some speculation as to whether or not there might be a sequel, put the whole lu­ dicrous afTalr out of his mind. A week from the following Sunday he dined in state at the Daniels' table. Captain Elkanah^vas gracious and condescend­ ing. Annabel was more than that. She was dresfced in her newest gown and was so very gushing and affable that the minister felt rather embar­ rassed. When, after the meal was over, Captain Elkanah excused himeelf i«nd went upstairs for his Sabbath nap. the embarrassment redoubled. Miss Annabel spoke very confidentially of her loneliness without "con^enjal so­ ciety." of how very much she did en- Joy Mr. Ellery's intellectual sermons, tand especially what a treat it had been ,to have him as a guest He left the big house as soon as he 'could without giving offense, and irtarted back toward the personage. 'But the afternoon was so fine and the iearly Bummer air so delightful that he changed his mind and, jumping the fence at the foot of Cannon Hill, set .off across the fields toward the bluffs i and the bay shore. The sun was low in the west as he 'entered the grove of pines on the bluff. (The red light between the boughs imade brilliant carpet patterns on the thick\pine needles and the smell was balsartil^ and sweet. Between the tree trunks ^he caught glimpses of the flats, now partially covered, aniTthey reminded him of his narrow escape and cf Nat Hammond, his rescuer. Thinking of the Hammond family reminded hi® of another member of it. Not that he needed to be remind­ ed; he had thought of her often enough since she ran away from him in the rain that night. And then he saw her. She was standing just at the outer edge of the grove, leaning against a tree and looking toward the sunset. She wore a simple white dress and her hat hung upon her shoulders by Its ribbons. The rosy light edged the white gown with pink and the fringes of her dark hair were crinkly lines of fire. Her face was grave, al­ most sad. John Ellery stood still, with one foot uplifted for a step. The girl looked out over the water and he looked at her. Then a crow, one of several whirling above the pines, spied the In­ truder and screanjed a warning. The minister was startled and stepped back. A dead limb beneath hiB foot cracked sharply. Grace turned and saw him. / Oh!" she cried. "Who is it^" Ellery emerged from the shadow. "Don't be frightened. Miss Van Home," he said. "It is--er--I." "You came to see the sunset, I suppose?" she said hurriedly, as if to head off a question. "So did I. It 1b a beautiful evening for a walk, isn't It?" She had said precisely the same thing on that other evening, when they stood in the middle of "Ham­ mond's Turn-off" in the driving rain. He remembered it, and so, evidently, did she, for she colored s l ight ly and smiled. "I mean it this time," she said. "I'm glad you didn't get cold from your wetting the other day." "Oh! I wasn't very wet. You wouldn't let me lend you the umbrella, bo I had that to protect me on the way home." "Not then; I meant the other morn­ ing when Nat--Cap'n Hammond--met you on the flats. He said you were wading the main channel and it was over your boots." "It was worse than that, a good deal worse. It might have been my last cruise. I'm pretty certain that I owe the captain my life. That part of the channel I proposed swimming was ex­ actly where two men have been drowned, so people say. I'm not a very strong swimmer, and they were. So, you see." Grace cried out in astonishment. "Oh!" she exclaimed. Then point­ ing toward the bay, she asked: "Out there, by the end of that leader, was It?" "Yes, that was It." She drew a long breath. Then, after a moment: "And Nat spoke as if it was all a joke," she said. "No doubt he did. Prom what I hear of your brother, he generally refers to his own plucky, capable actions as Jokes. Other people call them some­ thing else." "He isn't my brother," she inter­ rupted absently. "I wish he was." She sighed as she uttered the last sentence. "No, of course he isn't your real brother; I forgot. But he must seem like one " "Yes," rather doubtfully. "You must be proud of him." "I am." there was nothing doubtful this time. "Miss Van Home! What did your uncle say about Cap'n Nat's meeting me the other day?" "Uncle Eben doesn't know. Nat didn't tell anyone but me. He doesn't boast. And uncle would be glnd he helped you. As I told you before, Mr. Ellery. I'm not ashamed of my uncle. He has been so good to me that I nev­ er can repay him, never! When my own father was drowned he took me in, a little orphan that would prob­ ably have been sent to a home. When he needed money most he said nothing to me, but insisted that I should be educated. I didn't know until after­ wards of the self-sacrifice my four years at the Middleboro Academy meant to him." "So you went away to school?" he ' mused, "This is why--" "That is why I^don't say 'never done nothin' ' and 'be you' and 'hain't neither.' Yes, thank you, that's why. I don't wonder you were surprised." She was going, but the minister had something to say. He stepped forward and walked beside her . "Just a minute, please," he urged. "Miss Van Home, I do understand. I do respect your uncle. We have a mu­ tual friend, you and I, and through her I ha ve come to understand many things." Grace turned and looked at him. "A mutual friend?" she re[>eated. "Oh, I know. Mrs. Coffin?' ' "Yes; Mrs. Coffin. She's a good woman and a wise one " "I know. I feel the sain* way about her. She means so much to me. I love her mere than anyone else in the world, except uncle, of course---and Nat. I miss her very much since-- since--" "Since I came, you mean I'm sorry. I wish--I hate to think I am the cause which separates you two. It isn't my fault, as you know." "Oh! I know that." "Yes, and I object to having others choose my friends for me, people who, because of a fanatical prejudice, stand in the way of-- If It wasn't for that, you might call and see Mrs. Coffin, Just as you used to do." "But It 's Impossible. Uncle respects and is fond of Aunt Keziah. but he wouldn't hear of my visiting the par­ sonage." She was close to the overhanging edge of the bluff and the sod upon which she stood was bending beneath her feet. He sprang forward, caught her about the waist, and pulled her back. The sod broke and rattled down the sandy slope. She would have had a slight tumble, nothing worse, had she gone with it. There was no danger; and yet the minister was very white as he released her. She, too, was pale for a moment, and then crimson. "Thank you," she gasped. "I--I must go. It is late. I didn't realize how late It was. I--I jnust go. 1--I think the sunsets from this point are the finest I have ever seen. 1 come here every Sunday afternoon to see them." This remark was given merely to cover embarrassment, but it had an unexpected effect. "You do?" cried the minister. The next moment he Was alone. Grace Van Home had vanished In the gloom of the pine thickets. It was a strange John Ellery who walked slowly back along the path. He saw nothing real, and heard nothing, not even the excited person who, hid­ den behind the bayberry bush, hailed him as he passed. It yas not until this person ruBhed forth and seized him by the arm that he came back to the unimportant affairs of this mate­ rial earth. "Why! Why, Mr. Pepper!" he gasped. "Are you here? What do you want ?" "Am I here?" panted Kyan. "Ain't I been here for the last twenty min­ utes waitin' to get a chance at you? Ain't I been chasin' you from Dan to Beershebv all this dummed--excuse me--afternoon? Oh, my godfreys mighty!" "Why, what's the matter?" "You--you made me do It, guarded Kyan. "Yes, sir, 'twas you put me up to it. When you was at our house t 'other day, after Laviny locked me up, you told me the way to get square was to lock her up, too. And 1 done it! Yes, sir, I done it when she got back from meetin' this noon. I run off and left her locked in. And---and" --he wailed, wringing his hands-- "I --1 ain't dast to go home sence. What'H I do?" CHAPTER VIII. In Which Miss Daniels Determines to f*lnd Out. The hysterical Mr. Pepper doubtless expected his clergyman to be almost as much upset as he was by the news of his action. But John Ellery was provokingly calm. "Hush! Hush!" he commanded. "Wait a minute. Let me understand this thing. Some one is locked up, you say. Who is It? Where--" "Who is it? Ain't I tellin' you. It 's Laviny. She went into that spare room where I was t 'other day and I slammed the spring lock to on her. Then I grabbed the key and run. That was afore three this afternoon; now it's 'most night and I ain't dast to go home. What'll she say when I let her out? I got to let her out, ain't I? She can't starve to death in there, can she? And you told me to do It! You did! Oh--" "Well, then, I don't see why you can't go home and--hum--I don't like to advise your telling a lie, but you might let her Infer that it was an ac­ cident. Or, if you really mean to be your own master, you can tell her you did It purposely and will do it again If she ever tries the trick on you." "I tell her that! I tell her! O Mr. Ellery, don't talk so. You don't know Laviny; she ain't like most women. He Sprang Forward and Caught Her About the Waist. If 1 should tell her that she'd--1 don't know's she wouldn't take and horse­ whip me Or commit suicide. She's said she would afore now if--if--" "Nonsense! She won't do that, you needn't worry." He burst Into anoth­ er laugh, but checked himself, as he saw the look of absolute distress on poor Kyan's face. "Never mind, Mr. Pepper," he said. "We'll think of some plan to smooth matters over. I'll go home with you now and we'll let her out together." The little house was dark and still as they approached It. They entered. The dining room was dark and quiet. So was the sitting room. The clock ticked, solemn and slow. Kyan's trembling knees man­ aged to carry him to the little hall leading from the sitting room toward the ell at the side of the house. This hall was almost pitch black. "Here--here, 'tis," panted Kyan. "Here's the door. I don't hear nothin', do you? Listen!" They listened. »Not a sound, save the dismal tick Jbt the clock in the room they had left. Ellery knocked on the door. "Miss Pepper," he said; "Miss Pep­ per. are you there?" Silence, absolute. Abishai could stand it no longer. He groaned and collapsed on his knees. "She lias!" he moaned. "She done it and there ain't nothin' in there but her remains. Oh, my soul!" Ellery, now rather frightened him­ self, shook him violently. » "Be quiet, you idiot'" he command­ ed. "We must go In. Give nie the key " After repeated orders and accom­ panying shakings, Kyan produced a key. The minister snatched it from his trembling fingers, felt for the key­ hole and threw the door*!***. fY*tit tie room was almost as dark as th% hall and quite as still. There was a distinct smell of old clothes and cam­ phor. The minister was going after a match, and said so. In a moment he returned with several. One of these he lit. The brimstone sputtered, burned blue and fragrant, then burst Into a yellow flame. The little room was empty. John Ellery drew a breath. * relief. Then he laughed. "Humph!" he exclaimed. "She's gone. Come into the sitting room, light a lamp, and let's talk it over." The lamp was found and lighted at last. It 's radiance brightened the dingy sitting room. The sound of wheels was heard in the lane by the froi^t gate. A vehicle stopped. Then some one called a hurried good night. Mr. Pepper's fear returned. "It, 's her!" he cried. "She's been ahuntin' fcr me. Now I'll g^t It! You stand by me, Mr. Ellery. You i !^ot to. You said you would. But how on earth did she get out--" His sister appeared on the threshold. She was dressed in her Sunday best, flowered poke bonnet, mitts, imitation India shawl, rustling black bombazine gown. She looked at. Mr. Pepper, then at the minister. "O Mr Ellery!" she exclaimed, "be you here?" The Reverend John admitted his presence. Miss Pepper's demeanor surprised him. She did not seem angry; indeed, she acted embarrassed and confused, as If she. and not her brother, wore the guilty party. "I'm awfully sorry, Mr. Ellery," gushed I.avinia, removing the bonnet. ou see. I was Invited out to ride this afternoon and--and--I went." She glanced at her brother, red­ dened- yes, almost blushed--and con­ tinued. "You know, 'Bishy," she said. "Thankful Payne's cousin's home avis- it in' her. He com® about that cousin's will--the other-cousin that's Just died. He's a real nice man--her lire cousin is- keeps a shoe stone up to Sandwich, and I used to know him years ago When I was over to Thankful's t 'other day, him and me had quite a talk. We got speakin' of what nice drives there was around Trumet anrl--and--er-- well, he asked me if T wouldn't Hire to go to ride next Sunday afternoon -- that's today. And a ride bein* a good deal of a treat to me, I mid J would Thankful was poin' too. bvt--r>r--er-- «he couldn't very well. So Caleb -- 'hat's his nam<\ you remember, 'Bishy - ne come round with hin ho*se and •earn about ha'f past throe fcnd we started. But I'd no idee 'twas so late. I I- meant to tell you 1 was goin' 'Bish, hut I forgot. "I'm so sorr> I kept you waitin' sup­ per," gushed Lavlnia. "I'll get yon a i:ood one now. Oh, well, drarv me! I must he gettin' absent-minded. I ain't asked you where you've been all the afternoon." Ahishai's eyes turned beseechingly toward his premised backer. Kllery could not resist that mute appeal. 'fcYour brother has been with for some lime, M1»s Pepper." he volun­ teered. "Oh, has he? Ain't that nl^el He couldn't have been in better comp'ny, I'm sure. But, oh, say, 'Bishy! 1 ain't told you how nigh I come to not get­ tin out at all. Just afore Mr. JP#.yne come, I was in that spare room <tr>d-- you remember I put a spring Ick'K on that door' ' Welt, when I was in tBere this afternoon the wind blew the door shut, the lock clicked, and there 1 was. If I hadn't had the othe!* key in my pocket 1 don't know's I wouldn't have been in there yet. That would have been a pretty mess, wouldn't It! He! he! he!" The Reverend John did not answer He could not trust himself to speak just then. When he did it was to an­ nounce that he must be getting toward home. No, he couldn't stay for rup- Pt-r. Miss Pepper went into the kitchen, and Abishai saw the visitor to ths dodr. Ellery extended, his hand And Kyan shook it with enthusiasm. (TO Rl7: rONTTNT'FD.) A Vivid Picture. Of all "aptitudes," the mechanical is least likely to manifest itself fh a feminine brain. The young woftan whose visit to a locomotive worki is described in Young's Magazine, was doubtless interested in what she faw, but her account of the processes ob­ served leaves the reader to doubt her entire understanding of them. "You pour," she told a friend, "r. lot of sand into a lot of boxes, and you throw old stove llda and things Into a furnace, and then you turn the red hot street into a hole in the sand.iand everybody acIIh and shouts. "Then you pour it out, let it sool and pound it, and then you put In It a thing that bores holes in It. Then you screw it together, and paint it, and put steam in it, and it goes splen didly, and they take it to a drafting room and make a blue-print of It "But one thing I forgot--They have to make a boiler. One man getj in side and one gets outside, and they pound frightfully, and then they tl* it to the other thing, and you ought to see it go!"--Youth's Companion. Finding the Drowned. Occasionally one reads that, whe* human bodies are thought to be in riv­ ers and cannot be found, "a loaf of bread has been floated down th« stream." But very few people hive the least idea what connection there Is between bread and the finding of bodies. When the river has been dragged without result, a loaf of bread is cut in two, a place hollowed out in the middle, and, a^ooantlty of quick­ silver inserted. Tine \ two halves of the loaf are then \ fastened together again, and the bread is •arown intc the water in the place whn'e the body is supposed to be. WftEout fail th« loaf floats along until It reaches the vicinity of the body, and then revolve« quickly, hovering over tho spot. I Kill ILLINOIS MANUFACTURERS URGE GOOD ROADS IN THIS STATE. MANY ORGANIZATIONS TO AID United States Government Will Take Part Jn Meeting January 31-- Many Addresses Scheduled-- Plan Legislation. Springfield.--The Illinois Manufac­ turers' association decides that Illinois must have better roads. The Manufac­ turers' News announces a highway im­ provement convention for Springfield January 31. William C. Brown, president of the New York Central lines, will be the principal speaker. The United States j government and a number of leading Illinois organizations will take part in the meeting. An attempt will be made to weld to- | gether the various organizations and ; interests that have been working along | various lines for better highways. | When this is done the combined | forces plan to line up and wage a i strenuous fight to secure legislation i from the general assembly as soon as possible, which will enable the con- i struct ion of good roads throughout the ; state. I Already the following organizations j have promised co-operation with the ) Manufacturers' News: Illinois High j way Improvement association, the I good roads committee of the Illinois ; Bankers' association, various commer | cial and civic organizations, automo i bile clubs, and every other organiza­ tion that is actively Interested in gacd | roads. j William G. Edens. president of the I Illinois Highway Improvement associ- I ation. will be chairman of the conven- j tion. ' An official of the office of pubMc [ roads of the department of agriculture j will represent the 1'nlted States gov- ! ernment. He will have exhibits of I the work being done by the govern- j ment and will deliver a lecture on j what Uncle Sam Is doing for better ' roads. j Representative Homer J. Tlce will outline the bill he proposes to Intro­ duce this legislative session in the in­ terest of good roads. Some of the other speakers will be: Charles Ptez, president of the Illinois j Manufacturers' association, who will j tell of the relation of good roads to ! the industries of the state; S. E. Bradt, first vice-president of the First National ban^ of De Kalb and chair­ man of the good roads committee of the Illinois Bankers' association, who will tell what bis organization is doing to aid the cause of improved high­ ways. Reduced fares to Springfield proba­ bly will be offered by all the railroads for the convention. When Disraeli Faltered. Disraeli *as speaking in support of I>ord Lytton's motion condemning th« evacuation of Kandahar. "My lords,' be said, "the key of India is not Mer? or Herat, or"--here came a long paus« and rather painful anxiety in the au dience, and then the quiet resumptioa of the thread--"It is not the place oi which 1 cannot recall the name--tb« key of India is London "--One Loot Back, by the Rt Hon. G. W. E. Rut sell. Hunters Have a Poor Year. This has been a very poor year for nimrods in Illinois. And the weather I man is at fault. | One indication of the scarcity of i game has been a decrease In the num j ber of hunting licenses issued in the J county and city clerk's office In 1912 as compared with 1911. Floods and unfavorable conditions of the weather are held accountable for the conditions that rendered hunt lng a slow game. Sportsmen are gen­ erally agreed on this point. Some of them knew in advance that there would be nothing doing, bo they re­ mained at home and sought other di­ versions. The whole of the territory within fifty or one hundred miles of Wayne and Clay counties was flooded on July 4, and as a result all of the young birds and rabbits were drowned. Last winter a heavy snow and Bleet fell, causing many of the quail and rabbits to perish for want of food. One well known quail hunter, speaking of conditions In the southern part of the state, said; "The game warden of this state ought to make an inspection down therejand distribute birds from the Illinois game farm. It would also be well to use part of the money collect­ ed as license fees for the distribution of food for these birds in the case of a heavy snow fall. "Prairie chickens are numerous, but the law is such that you can kill them only seven days in November. At that time the birds are wild. "They are hunted extensively dur­ ing these seven days and driven to all parts of the country, with the result that few are killed outright, but many are wounded and fly away to die be­ cause of the lateness of the open sea­ son The seven days allowed by the legislature should be changed to the latter part of September or the early part of October." Illinois Corporations. ' Secretary of State Doyle issued cer­ tificates of Incorporation to the follow­ ing: Vickers Teaming and Transfer com­ pany, Chicago; capital, $6,000. Incor­ porators--B. A. Schuster, G. M. Cave- nee, Willard C. McNitt. Tho Keuter Process company, ChW cago; capital, $1,000. Incorporators-- Nathan S. Smyser, Charles R. Young, Arthur A. Basse. Rubel Loose Leaf Manufacturing company. Chicago; name changed to Tallman, Bobbins & Co. R. A. & M. Pottinger & Co., Chica­ go; capital, $2,500. Incorporators- Robert A. Pottinger, G. Costello, M Goldzier. McCowan Construction company, Joliet; capital, $2,500. Incorporators-- H. E. Wo<3d, John H. Garnsey, Maurice F. Lannon. Kasjens-Entwistle, Incorporated, Pe­ oria; capital. $6,000. Incorporators-- Theodore Kasjens, W. H. H^wlstle, Jacob G. Kasjens. ^ Ira Reed Bowen* Chicago; capital, $10,000. Incorporators--Ira Reed Bow- en, William H. Hoops, Thomas i. Hoops. Coal Production In 8tat« Gains. Notwithstanding the two months' shutdown in the coal mines of Illinois In April and May, 1912, pending the adjustment of the wage agreement, it 1s estimated by E. W. Parker of the United States geological survey that the production of coal in the stale dur­ ing 1912 will show an increase of about ten per cent, over 1911. The fa­ vorable crop conditions caused an in­ creased demand for coal, both for rail­ road and domestic fuel. This resulted in unusual activity at the mines dur­ ing the last four months of the year, in spite of the exceptionally warm weather prevailing for that season and the small quantity of coal required for heating. The car shortage in the last third of the year was not an unm,ixed evil, for while at times annoying. It did not materially curtail the output and reacted beneficially in enabling operators to obtain generally higher prices. If cars sufficient to meet all requirements for the full operation of the mines had been furnished in Sep­ tember and October, orders would have diminished considerably, as many consumers and dealers place duplicate orders with different producers In times of scarcity. As it was. with 60 per cent, or less of maximum mining time the supply was kept, by force of circumstances and not by intent. Just beJow all requirements, a situation which naturally helps to maintain a stiff market. The shortage of anthra­ cite in the east has Indirectly bene­ fited the bituminous trade In Illinois. Labor has been short, particularly In the latter part of the year. GET THIS FOR COLDS Prescription for Positive Results Don't Experiment. TYom your druggist get two ounces V. of Glycerine and half an ounce of Glob» Pine Compound (Concentrated Pine). Take these two ingredients home and put them into a half pint of good whis­ key. Shake well. Take one co two tea- spoonfuls after each meal and at bedL time. Smaller doses to children ac­ cording to age." This Is said to be th* • quickest cough and cold cure known to the medical profession. Be sure to get 1 only the genuine Globe Pine Compound (Concentrated Pine). Each half ounc® bottle comes in a tin screw-top sealed " case. If your druggist is out of atocte he will quickly get I t from his whole­ sale house. Don't fool with uncertain mixtures. It Is risky. Local druggist* say that for the past six years this ha» had a wonderful demand. Published by the Globe Pharmaceutical laboratory* #£ Chicago. "MM State Loses Big Fee by Decision. In the circuit court Judge Creigh- ton overruled a demurrer filed by Sec­ retary of State C. .T. Doyle lu injunc­ tion proceedings Instituted by the Chicago Title & Trust company, and as a consequence the state is pre­ vented from collecting an additional incorporation fee of $5,000, which had been paid under protest. Several months ago the Chicago Title & Trust company absorbed the Chicago Realty company and in­ creased its capital stock from $5,000,- 000 to $5,600,000, tendering the secre­ tary of state $649. It was contended by the secretary of state that the absorption of the realty company and the Increase in capital stock constituted a new cor­ poration. The $5,000 additional fee demanded was paid under protest and the secretary of state was enjoined from covering any part of the money so paid into the state treasury, where it would be allowfed to mingle with other funds of the state. NATURALIZING HIM. I "This man doesn't seem to know about the constitution." "But he didn't miss a ball gam* last season, Judge." "Then I guess he's assimilated." JUDGE CURED, HEART TROUBL1. Tax Legislation Interests Farmers. The contemplated amendment to the revenue article of the Illinois con­ stitution (commonly known as the tax amendment) is of particular interest to farmers, In common with all own­ ers of real estate and visible property. Real estate, for many years, has borne a larger proportion of the total tax burden in Illinois than it did In 1873, in spite of the fact that during that time intangible personal property (stocks, bonds, securities, franchises, etc.) has bo developed that by modest estimate personal property constitutes fully fifty per cent, of the actual wealth of the state. The following ta­ ble tells the story: Class. 1873- 1MI Real estate $67.(59 $70.30 $70.09 Personal property 21.56 ^5!'2? Railroad *9.14 8.42 t.fl Capital stock •1.61 1.82 1.12 •Railroad capital stock not Included. ••Assessed by state board of equall*a- tlon. To remedy a situation so manifestly unjust. It Is proposed to change the constitutional requirement that all property (regardless of ability to hide or pay) shall be taxed by uniform rule and rate, and to empower the state legislature to enact modern laws for surely reaching and Justly taxing the intangible personality that now es­ capes, such laws as have been tried with good results In other states. The taxing of escaping intangibles at a rate which would not drive them to other states would equalize the undue burden that now lies heavy upon vis­ ible property and especially on land, it is pointed out. Governor Lauds State A^itia. To nearl> 200 representatives of Illi­ nois1 military strength, gathered in their annual luncheon at the St. Nich­ olas hotel, Springfield, Governor I)e- neen, their commander-in-chief, told of a valuable aid given him and the state by the militia in his eight years of ad­ ministration. The governor stated in the course of his eight years of state official duty he had had occasion to call out the militia nine times. This is more times than have been occasioned in all Illinois administrations since the Civil war. In every case, the militia, the governor declared, had responded promptly and had done effectual work He Baid he believed in calling out state troops in cases of necessity. Big Balance in State Treasury. The close of the calendar year 191J finds the unusually large balance o< $5,411,046 80 on hand in the office of State Treasurer E. E. Mlchell in Springfield. This was shown by the daily balance sheet at the close of the office. I took about 6 boxes of Dodds Kid­ ney Pills for Heart Trouble from which I had suffered for 6 years. I bad dizzy spells, my eyes puffed, my breath was short and I had chills and back* ache. I took the pills about a year ago and have had no return of the palpitations. Am mow 63 years old, able to do ldls of manual labor, am well and hearty and weigh about 200 pounds. I feel very grateful that I found Dodds Kidney Pills and you may publish this letter If you wish. I am serving my third term as Probate Judge of Gray Co. Yours truly, PHILIP MILLER, Cimarron, Kan. Correspond with Judge Miller about this wonderful rem^y. Dodds Kidney Pills, 50c. per box at your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household" Hints, also music of National Anthem (English and German words) and re­ cipes for dainty dishes. All S sent traa. Adv. Geography of Liquor. Mayor Gaynor, discussing city gov­ ernment In his wonted illuminating: and brilliant way, said in New York: "We must not have one reform law for the rich and another for the poor. It is as bad for the millionaire to gam­ ble In hlB club as for the laborer to gamble in a stuss Joint. It is as bad to become intoxicated on champagne as on mixed ale. "Too many reformers, so-called, think that when a man is drunk on Fifth avenue he is ill, and when a man is ill on Third avenue he la drunk." Fire in Bank of England. The first Are within memory oc­ curred at the Bank of England, Lon­ don, a few days ago. The fire broke out In the southeastern portion of the building. The flooring and Joist- ing were considerably damaged. The outbreak was discovered by the Bank of England authorities and subdued by their own appliances in 30 min­ utes. A lieutenant and a dosen men of the Irish Guards on duty at the bank, with fixed bayonets, assisted the police in keeping the crowd back from the building. The Distinction. "I'd marry a man not of words, bvt of deeds." "So would I, if they were title deeds." Constipation causes many serious diseases. It is thoroughly cured by Doctor Pierce's Pleasaut Pellets. One a laxative, three for cathartic. Adv When a woman gets fat It doesn't broaden her mind. Would House Consumptives. The erection of a state sanitarium for consumptives, for the purpose of caring for tuberculosis patients who are unable to care for themselves is recommended in the annual report of the Btate board of health received by i Icveriior Deneen. The report does not give favorable recommendation to the project for city and county sani tarium authorized by legislative acts of l!tns iiiid 1909. Other recommenda­ tions include the enactment of a law providing for better methods of regis­ tering deaths. TIRED BLOOD AFFECTS THE AGED (Copyright 1913 by the Ta&itives Co.) Aged persons are susceptible to Paralysis, Apoplexy, POOP Circulation, etc., as a reeult of Tired Blood Condi­ tions, which tend to harden the arteries. Now what Is the best safe­ guard of the soundness of the arteries If it is TIRED BLOOD in the steady flow of perfect blood through them? Unimpaired arteries, Perfect Diges­ tion, and a constant sure elimination of waste products, are the best guar­ antee of a healthful and peaceful old age. Tonitives are offered as an aid In securing these fundamental condi­ tions. 75c. per box of dealers or by maiL The Tonitives Co., Buffalo N. Y. W i l l Not Call State Funds. State Treasurer-Elect William Ryan, jr. of Danville visited in Springfield and had nothing to Bay regarding the policy to be followed In the conduct of his office. However, Treasurer Mitchell re­ ceived a letter from George M. Rey­ nolds, president of the Continental and Commercial National bank of Chi­ cago, one of Mr. Ryan's bondsmen, stating that the treasurer-elect had changed his plan In regard to calling In state funds from the various Illinois banks. Don't Persecute Your Bowels Cut out cathartics and pcrg-ativas. Tfeay SSS brutal, harsh, unnecessaiy. T CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS Purely vegetable. gently on the eliminate bile, soothe the dehcate^ membrane 11 bowel. C u i Caastipatiao, Biltouineas, Sick Head- - - kcb* and lattfaatioa, at niUioo* kiMW. SHALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL FBKB» Genuine most bear Signature CARTER'S 1TTLE PILLS. FREE TO W0 MEM-Pi SO'S TABLETS are recommended as tbe beat local remedy for wornen's ailments. Easy to use. prompt ta relieve. Two «***» imtowof, and an article "Cnaea of Disease* la Womb" Jtfa. Til >l«0 COMMIT, MI K. WAMtt, NL