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%rry\& l$iSi IA^fredemc & ISHAM ̂ . ! "^AUTHOR Of" mE iT(O.L£RO:Tlf(OK nftcornc. ILkDSTR*HONS BY TiAY XiMiTs COFYRJCW I900 BY THl 0OBB& -HERRlUL CO. I ' /®TNOPtlit £k,,\ «. *d . » I '•;,?'• *•••*<«.* Cfcmteese Kline, daughter of the govern- •ar of the Mount, hm> chance encounter with a peasant boy. The "Mount." a small rock-bound Island, stood In vast bay on the northwestern coast of France, and during the time of Louis XVI. was a gov­ ernment stronghold. Develops that the peasant boy was the son of Seigneur De- saur&c. nobleman. Youns Deaaurac deter­ mines to aecure an education and becotne a gentleman; sees the governor's daugh­ ter depart for Paris. Ljady Elise returns after seven years' schooling, and enter­ tains many nobles. Her .Ladyship danctes with strange fisherman, and a call to arms is made in an eJTort to capture a mysterious Le Seipp.eur Noir. H<j escapes. Lady Elise Is caught in the "Grand" tide. The Black Seigneur rescues and takes her to • his . retreat. Ellse discover* that her savior was the boy with the flak. «• CHAPTER X.--(Continued.) *By this time the ship of the Black Seigneur had drawn nearer and our men put about and made for the Mount with a number of prisoners. Several shots were sent after us, but W managed to reach port.'" "The officer in charge of the troops thinks this fellow, their leader, was wounded severely--fatally perhaps?" "He thinks It most probable, your. Excellency." For some time the Governor, with frowning brows, sipped silently from a glass of liquor at his elbow, and, stiff, motionless, the commandant Waited; close at hand, a dove plumed -itself on the roof of the cloister walk; beyond, the girl again began to sing fitfully. Out of the corner of his eye the com­ mandant dared look at her; leaning now against the wall, the otear-cut, white features outlined against an il­ limitable blue background, i" • Les amours--" Involuntarily he started Jf>> rated a hahd to his warlike mustache, when abruptly was his wandering attention recalled. "The man ashore I spoke to you about, has been taken Into cus­ tody?" "Yes, your Exoellency; and la now - at the barracks." '"Send hint here. One moment--M The commandant paused, vaguely coh- scious the girl had moved away from the wall. "You spoke of there being a lack of room--these new prisoners must be confined In the dungeons; if 'necessary, crowd more of the others In the upper cells, and--there la still the Devil's Cage." "The Devil's Cage?" Through the ' rose-tipteti columns, above the Gov­ ernor's head, the commandant could 1 -I--I Feel Very Well. discern the figure of the Lady who had approached and now gating Inquiringly at them. "Your Ex- oellency would use that? One can neither lie down In 14, nor sit In It, up­ right?" "Well," the cold eyes flashed, "It la not. intended for upright people! But the man you were ordered to arrest!" with sudden sharpness; "the man from the ahore! Send him to me!" "At once, your Excellency!" And responding promptly to his superior's mood, the commandant saluted brisk­ ly, and retired. "What man?" The drapery of her gown drawn baek, the Lady Ellse stood poised on the court's low coping between the fairy-like pillars. "No one you know, my dear." , "Which means--it ls ^one Of mjr concern?", "Not at all." Hla voice was now perfunctory; and his expression, as he surveyed her, slightly questioning. "You are looking somewhat pale to­ day?" "Am 1?" carelessly "I--I feel very well." As ..she spoke, she went to him and leaned over the back of his chair. "Men pere,,.ifo:pJt. you do something for me?" . "What?"**. , v"'. • . :: _ "Promise ifo'st* "WWb-YOk hand on his shoulder. He reached up; the long, cold fin­ gers stroked the shapely, warm ones. "One should never leap into the dark with a promise," he answered. "Es­ pecially to a woman." "Not even when that woman la one's own daughter?" she asked, slid­ ing to the arm of the chair. He regarded the bright faOe now thoughful; the lips, usually laughing, set sensitively. "Is it another trip to the court, or do you wish to turn this stern old Mount again Into a palace of pleasure? To Invite once more the Paris lords and ladies--the King, him­ self, perhaps? It would not be the first time a monarch haa been enter­ tained at the Mount--or a Marquis, either, eh? Shall we ask the Marquis?" She made an Impatient movement. "I want you to promise to break up the terrible Iron cage, and--" "Tut!" Jocosely he pinched the fair cheek. "A girl's thoughts ahould be of the court and the cavaliers." She turned away her head. "You treat me like a child," she said with a flash In her eyes. "No, no! Like a woman," he laughed. "But the Marquis--perhaps he could not come here; perhaps he Is too much concerned with the gaie­ ties of Paris!" Her figure straight­ ened; she waa about to walk away, when-- "You ride this afternoon?" he aaked. - "I had not thought of it." "If you do I desire that some one accompany you." Her face changed; she looked at him quickly, and half turned. "Remember Saladin as well, and--keep closer to the Mount In the future." "Poor Saladlnt" she breathed, with averted glance. - "He got his deserts!" answered the Governor harshly. "An ugly trick that of his--to bolt and leave you stranded at the extreme point of the mainland where the bay swings around!" "The 'grand' tide--it came In so fast --and made so much noise--" "It frightened him! Well, fortunate It was, indeed, you were not on his back; that you had already reached the point, and had had time to dis­ mount! An unpleasant experience, nevertheless--with the water sepa­ rating you from the Mount, and a great curve of land to be walked be­ fore you could arrive at a human habitation!" "I--it wasn't a very comfortable feeling," she acknowledged, flushing. "And if the fisherman hadn't subse­ quently seen you and taken you across In hla little boat, you would have been more uncomfortable later. You rewarded him well, I trust?" "He--wouldn't take anything." "And you neglected to inquire his name?" "I--did not think." "You were so glad to fat back?" re­ marked the Governor, regarding her closely. "What sort of man waa he?" abruptly. "Old." "And--" > "That--is all I remember." "Hum! Not very lucid. No doubt you were too overwrought, my dear, to be in an observant mood." His voice sank absently; his fingers sought among the papers, and, as his glance fell, the girl walked away. Again she leaned on the parapet, and once more regarded the barren waste below--the figures of the cockle-seekers, mere specks, the shadow of the Mount, stamped on the sand, with the saint, shapeless form, holding up a taper­ ing black line--a sword--at the apex. "She is keeping back something. What?" Above an official-looking doc­ ument the Governor watched her, his lips compressed, his eyes keen; then shrugged his shoulders and resumed his occupation. The death-like hush of an aorial region surrounded them; the halcyon peace of a seemingly chi­ merical cloister; until suddenly brok­ en by an indubitable clangor--harsh, hard!--of a door, opening; shutting. Seigneur Desaurac? Followed him to I But," with sudden lnctsdveneas, "what America?" - * -• **•••" -* about Che priest, eh? What about the The Governor lifted hla head In an noyanoe; the dove on the roof of the cloister-walk flew away, and a short, fat man, breathing hard, appeared. "Pardon, your Excellency! But the drafts! They seem sometimes to sweep up from the very dungeons themselves, and--" "Well?" Beppo cut short excuse, or explana­ tion. "A prisoner is waiting without. The man, Sanchez, from the shore! Monsieur !e Commandant, who brought him, told me to inform you." The Governor considered a moment with down-bent brows. "You may show him in, but first," he glanced op with a'frown, "I have a question to put to you." "Your Excellency?" "This morning yon thought fit: to ap­ prise me," Beppo looked uncomfort­ able, "in view of the events of last night--that you saw yesterday this fellow, Sanchez, setting out in a sail­ boat, accompanied by a priest--a fact that might have been of great service to me, had I been aware of it In sea­ son!" The Governor paused to allow the full weight of his disapproval to be felt. "At what hour did you see them start out?" _ . . . i "About dusk, the time of the 'grand' tide," was the crestfallen answer. "I was following the shore, feeling anx­ ious on account of. the Lady Elise, who, I knew, had gone In the direc­ tion of the forest, when I saw them, some distance out, but not too far to recognize this fellow's boat and in it two men, one of them In the black robes of a priest I attached no Im­ portance to the Incident until--" The Governor/interrupted. "You may send the prisoner In," he aald shortly. "No--wait!" Toward the spot where the girl had been standing the Governor glanoed quiokly, but that post of observation was now vacant, and his Exoellency more deliberately looked around; caught no sight of her. "You may send him in here," he aald, "alone. .1 will speak with the prla- oner In private." CHAPTER JUm. « The Governor la Surprtaetf. But the Lady Ellse had not gone. Passing from the cloister through the great arched doorway leading to the high-roofed refectory, she had stopped at the sight of a number of people gathered near the entrance. At first she had merely glanced at them; then started, as, in the somewhat dim light prevailing there, her eyes be­ came fixed upon one of their number. Obviously a prisoner, he stood In the center of the group, with head down-bent, a hard, Indifferent expres­ sion on his countenance. Amased, the girl was about to step forward to ad­ dress him--or the commandant--when Beppo appeared from the cloister, walked toward the officer, and, in a low ill-humored tone, said something she could not hear. Whatever It waa, the commandant caused him to repeat it; made a gesture to the soldiers, "who drew back, and spoke himself to the prisoner. The latter did not reply, nor raise his eyes, and the comman­ dant laid a heavy band on his shoul­ der, whereupon the prisoner moved forward mechanically, through the doorway. « "You are sure hla Excellency said 'alone'?" asked the commandant. "As sure as I have eara," anawered Beppo. "But her ladyship--see! She la walking after him." Beppo shrugged hla shoulders. "She always does what she pleaaea; no or­ ders apply to her." In the shadow of the cloister roof, at a corner where the'double row ot pillars met, the girl paused; looked out through the columns, her hand at her breast. The Governor waa un­ concernedly writing; not even when the prisoner stepped forward did he turn from his occupation; at his lei sure dotted an "i" and crossed a "t;" sprinkled sand lightly over the paper; waited a moment; then tapped the fine particles from the letter. For his part, the prisoner displayed equal pa­ tience, standing In an attifude of stolid endurance. "Your name Is Sancbes?" Atiength the Governor seemed to notice the other's presence. "Yes." "And you formerly served the As your Excellency knows." The servant's tone was veiled defiance. , A trace bt- pink sprang to the Gov­ ernor's brow, though the eyes he lift­ ed were impassive. "You will an­ swer 'yes* or 'no'!" He reached for a stick of. wax, held It np to the tiny flame of a lamp; watched the red drops fall. "When you returned. It was to live In the forest with--A nameless brat?" : " ' ~i'-: "My master's son!" . \1|* "By a peasant woman, his--* \ "Wife!" -r-ih. The Governor smiled; applying ft ami, pressed It hard. "The courts found differently," he observed In a mild, even voice, as speaking to him­ self and extolling the cauBe of Justice. "The courts! Because the priest who married them had been driven from Brittany! Because he could not be found then! Because--" The man's Indignation hid got the better of his taciturnity, but he did not fin­ ish the sentence. "Either," said the Governor quietly, "you are one ot his simple-minded people who, misguided .by loyalty, cherish illusions, or you are a schem­ ing rogue. No matter which, unfor­ tunately," In crisp tones, "it is ssoes- sary to take time to deal with you." "At your Excellency's service!" And the man folded his aims but, again turning to his table, the Gover­ nor apparently found some detail c? employment there of paramount im­ portance; onoe more kept the prisoner waiting. The silence lengthened; in the dim light of the walk noiselessly the' giri drew hearer; unseen, reached the old abbot's great granite chair with its sheltering back to the court and close to the Governor's table. Into the ca­ pacious depths of this chilly throne, where once the high and holy digni­ tary of the church had been accus­ tomed to recline while brethren laved his feet from the tiny stone lavato- rlum before It, she half sank, her cheek against one of its cold sides; In ran attitude of expectation breath­ lessly waifed. Why was it so still? Why did not her father speak? She cotikl hear his pen scratch, scratch! They were agftit). ^peaking; more eagerly she bent forward; listefi*d to priest?" The M<m straightened. "Wjyrt priest?" he said in a tone. "You are accused of harboring and abetting an unfrocked fellow who ha« long been wanted by the government, a scamp of revolutionary tendencies; you are accused of having taken him to sea," the prisoner started, "to some rendezvous--a distant Isle--to meet some one; to wait for a ship; to bo smuggled away--?" The man did not reply; with head sunk slightly, seemed lost In thought "Speak--answer!" "Who accuses me?" From the stone chair the- girl sprang; looked out Her face white, exeiidd, peering beneath the delicate spandrils and stone joses, seemed to come as an answer. "Have I not told yon--" began the Governor sternly, when-- "Bah!" burst from the prisoner vio­ lently. "Wliy should I deny what your Exoellency so well knows?, I told my master not to trust her; that 6he would play him faloe; and that onoe out of his hands--" "Her? Whom do you mean?" The Governor's eyes followed the man's; stopped. "Ellse!" "I think," her eyes very bright, the girl walked „ quickly toward him, "I think this man means me." "Elise!" the Governor repeated. "Forgive me, mon pere; I didn't In­ tend to listen, but I couldn't help it-- because--" "How long," said the Governor, "have you been there?" "Ever since--he caine in. I sup­ pose," proudly turning to the man, : "It is useless to say that I did not j play this double role of which you i accuse me, and that I did keep, (n. every particular, the promise ' I' made--" j CHICAGO MAN IS NAMED PRESIDENT DR. OTTO U SCHMIDT SELECTED HEAD OF ILLINOIS HISTORI­ CAL SOCIETY. OTHER OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN State Body Also Elects Board of Di­ rects/* at the Fourteenth Annual Convention Held In the City of 8pringfield.~ Springfield, May 80.---Clark E. Carr of Galesburg was elected honorary president for life in the Illinois State Historical society. Other officers were elected at the final session of the fourteenth annual convention in Springfield. The new officers are: President, Dr. Otto L: Schmidt, Chicago; first vice- president, W. T. Norton, Alton; sec­ ond vice-president, Senator L. Y. Sher­ man, Springfield; third vice-president, former Governor Richard Yates, Springfield; fourth vice-president, George A. Lawrence, Galesburg. Board of directors, Edmond J. James, president of the University ot Illinois; J. W. Burnham, Bloomlng- ton; E. B. Greene, Champaign; Mrs. Jessie Palmer Webber, Springfield; Charles H. Bammelkamp, Illinois col­ lege, Jacksonville; J. O. Cunningham, Urbana; George W. Smith, Carbon- dale; E. H. Bowman, Alton; William A. Meese, Mollne; James A. James, Northwestern uhiversity, Evanston; I Richard V. Carpenter, Belvidere; Ed- "Oh, yes; you could say it, my j wln c paxe> Dekalb; J: W. Clinton, Lady!" with sneering emphasis. j P0j0; former state Treasurer Andrew "But you reserve to yourself the j Russell, Jacksonville; Walter Colyer, right not to believe me? That 1® Albion; secretary-treasurer, Itfrs. Jee- to to believe me? That is what you mean?" The man's stub-i palmer Weber, Springfield, resi- born, vindictive look answered. Then j <jentg 0; jjj local historical societies, I will deny nothing to you, nothing! , were ma<je honorary vice-presidents. You may think what you will." j > His face half-covered by his hand, the Governor gazed at them; the girl, straight, slender, inflexibly poised; Why Left Is" the Ring Hand Because U >• Le,# Actively Employe ̂ Thpn the Right, and Rlnp Is Less Exposed to Injury. '#rof«ssor Polllard, lecturing recent­ ly at University college, London, said he thought a woman's wedding ring "had a common origin with the ring put on the nose of a wild bull; It Im­ plied control, captivity, obedience." To which Filomena, writing in the II- luatrated News, exclaitns: "Such non­ sense! The ring can nerer have Im­ plied anything of the sort; for. as a fact. It often used to be given In this country by the bride to the bride­ groom, as well as Vice versa, as tt 4s still in Germany. 4 The real reason the wedding ring !s worn on the left band Is that this is less actively employed than the right. therefore a ring on that hand is less exposed to injury. In the an­ cient Sarum ritual of England the ring was placed upon the bride's right hand. U U a relic Of the custom. which dates back to the darkness of antiquity, of the bridegroom giving the bride ornaments of gold and sil­ ver. as Isaac did when be wedded Sarah. Bald Head Partings. Before a man begins (to get bald his parts his hair on the side way down Just above his ear, but as the hair starts to come uut then he begins to part tt in the middle and later when about all of It is gone on top be again goes back to parting tt down low to one side and lets the short hairs over the ears grow long and brushes these over his bald spot From the little boy In curls to the old man with little or none left Is a good enough.UkM&e for the immortal Shakespeare. . . . • XT .rtr*.;-*" -I* 'M, An Exception. "Nobody can find fault with any­ thing which is well done." "Why cdt. If one Ukes his rarsf; Bridge Three Mllee Long. A map and plans ^ of the proposed bridge across San Francisco bay to Oakland have been filed with the board of supervisors In San Ftancis- je°. The roadway will #wlng 150 feet above the water, hang from ten steel and concrete piers; constituting eight arches. The total suspension wiil be 17,840 feet, in sections 2,-30 feet long. Four thousand feet will rest on Yerba Buena island, which will divide the structure. The San -Francisco ap­ proach will take off from the summit of Telegraph Hill, which has been re­ served by the government for a light station* Borne Repartee. Scoffing Man--You suffragettes ought to live In those European countriei where women and donkeys hitched to­ gether draw heavy loada. Then you'd be of some use. Suffragette--Are you marfled? Scoffing Man--Of course. 1 Suffragette--Evidently the custom you mention is not oonflned to fune%» countries.--J ndge. I 1 n Spanlah War Veterane to Meet • The United Spanish War Veterane of Illinois will invade Springfield 2,000 strong in June. The delegates at the state conclave which will be in the form of an encampment will spend three days, June 26, 27 and 28, at Camp Lincoln, the first two days of which time will be devoted to business 1 sessions of the organization. On the Ihtwl day the delegates will parade the cftyJwid then tour 4116 clty. ing points of-,interest. The visitors will be escortedsfiP the sight-seeing tour to Lincoln's monument,' home, the fair grounds, the city parks, etc. Capt. Charlea N. Neal attended the meeting and reported the result pf hla visit to Chicago. The veterans of the Spanish war in that city are well pleased with the plans for the state encampment and have agreed to co-operate to make the meeting a success. One of the features of the meeting will be Saturday night June 18, the closing meeting of the society. The parade of the Military Order of the Serpent will be held. The candidates being initiated will be paraded in chains, while the vets who fought in the Philippines will be garbed in brown tights, representing the little brown warriors of the islands. At the meeting plans were also dis­ cussed and arrangements made, tor the observance of Decoration day. The graves of comrades of the so­ ciety members will be decorated by the members of Lincoln Camp Home, No. 64, United Spanish War Veterans of America. The camp will assemble on Memori­ al day at G. A. R. hall at two o'clock p. m, and go from there to Oak Ridge cemetery. . The details In charge of the decora­ tion are: Oak Ridge cemetery--C. A. Byers, H. C. Edwards and J. S. Falrchild. Calvary cemetery--Michael Kelly. Old Salens cemetery--John S. Vor- hls. t . MoGreedy cemetery--James Irwin. Camp Butler--Richard M. Lewis, J. E. Dal by and Robert A. Bullard. At the meeting the camp voted to purchase a standard of colors, Includ­ ing two silk flags. « Good Roads Club Formed. T An illinoft ' Farmers' Good ,club was organized in Springfield at < meeting of a number of the repra*en» tative farmers of the state. The dsfr wiil unite its efforts with those of tbe Illinois H;ighway Improvement associ­ ation in boosting good roads education and legislation. Officers were elected as follows; * President--George Anthony, nee. Vice-preeident--Phil 8. Haner, Tayi> lorville. Secretary--John S. Culp, Bethalt*. Treasurer--A. J. Lovejoy, Roscoe. Executive committee--The officers named'above and Joab Goodall, Mar- ' . Ion; Charles F. Dike, Crystal Lake; - W. F. Aten, Ray; James A. Stone., Bradford, and B. F. Shanley, Ottawa. The various places of road leglela-' j tlon and road construction were dis* . . . ^ cussed, and while there was some dif- ference of opinion in minor matters, was the unanimous opinion that the* farmers of Illinois are more vitallyf '.^Ip interested in good roads than any other class. -* y. A committee on resolutions was '̂ ap­ pointed, consisting of Joab GoodalL John S. Culp, Phil S. Haner and Jaraea , ̂ A. Stone, who reported the following;- resolutions, which were adopted: 'Whereas, the fanners of the stata ̂ .'^ are constantly using the highway# cm < V . Illinois, and, 1 "Whereas more than nine-tenths o£ a, V ^ the use of the highways of Illinois lal>f. for the transportation of farm crops tq markets and the return of variou# ' lines of merchandiae needed by th* ' v <V farmer, and, ' * % ^ "Whoreas. the best authorities ar».^|- agreed that the farmer under pending legislation will be called upon to pa/ about twenty-Beven per cent, of the e*v„ t:^ pendlture for good roads, and, .>• "Whereas, the pending legislation ^ known as the Tice bill provides that JT-•/ - the cost for road . improvement b«iS R borne jointly by the state and county^^^ V each paying one-half, and, - 4^ "Whereas, under the proposed new ' system the cities will pay the major portion of the tax tor the road lm- | |i| provement, and, ' * ?5 "Whereas, the Tice bill does away with two highway commissioners in each township that are not needed anA'^iS; only add greatly to the needless e**- tJ! , pense for poor supervision, and, "Whereas, a competent county en* gineer appointed by the county boant r- '• in each county will insure far bette#*' v unanimously j > ,5! Not TOld You--" the hard,' metallic voice of the Gov­ ernor. "You left the castle at once wnen the decree of the court, ordering It vacated, was posted in the forest?" "My master told me to, pretending he was going, but--" "Remained to resist; to kill." The Governor's tones, without being raised, were sharper. "And when, after the crime against the instru­ ments of Justice, he escaped to the high seas, why did you not go with him?" "He wouldn't have It.'" "Thinking you would be more use­ ful here? A spy?" "He said he would be held an out­ law; a price put on him, and--be dis­ missed me from his service*" "Dismissed you? An excellent jest! the prisoner eyeing her with .d*rk, unvarying glance. ( "Dieu!" he muttered. "What if this?" and concern gave way to a new feeling. Her concern for something --somebody--held him. A promise! "You can step back a Dew moments, my man!" to 8anche*. "A little far­ ther--to the parapet! I'll let you know when you're wanted." And the pris­ oner obeyed, moving slowly away to the wall, where be stood out of ear­ shot, his back to them. "You spoke of a promise?" the Governor turned to his daughter. "To whom?" (TO BE CONTINUED.) * London's Coal Consumption. , About three Hundred and twenty- seven thousand" tons of coal are burn­ ed every week in London. Great Auk's Valuable Egg One Recently Sold at Auction In Lon­ don for $1,500--Bird la Now Extinct. „ * An egg of the great milk. «r gara- fowl, a bird now extinct, waa sold at auction in London for a stun equiva­ lent to $1,500. Not all great auk's eggs are alike In length they vary from four and one- eighth inches to live inches. The greater number found have a white ground, but others are of various shades of buff, in some cases the markings are spots, shown In blotches or lines. It is said that no living auk has been seen since 1844. The birds were ex­ terminated by the ruthless traffic In their eggs and skins, although their numbers, especially on the Newfound­ land and Labrador coasts, where once they were very numerous, were great­ ly reduced by their wholesale slaught­ er for food. The moat remarkabla oharsctartade of the great auk was It inability to fly Its wings were scarcely more than fins, which aided the bird la ewim- mlng. Woman Boss of Lumbermen. Mrs. Mary Gregory of Damariscotta. Me.; Is the first woman to have chafge of a gang of lumbermen. She is the mother of si* children and until • few months ago did all the work of cooking and caring for a gang of 22 woodsmen besides her own family Finding that she had still many Idle hours on her hands, she applied for work as woodchopper. She sooo proved herself such an expert chop­ per and sawyer that a few weeks ago she pitted herself against the best two men of the camp. She not only did more work than either of them but more than both together. It was soon after this that the pwner ot the lumber camps appointed her boea of one of his largeet gang* «f benpen, Resume Supply of Anti-Toxin. Illinois has resumed its normal use of anti-toxin. This announcement wss made from the Btate board of health. In February the supply of the serum was cut off from distribution to the board's agents throughout the state because of the exhaustion of the ap­ propriation covering the expense of the purchase and distribution of the disease preventive. A temporary ar­ rangement was made by the late sec­ retary of the board, Dr. J. A. Egan, for a limited supply of the anti-toxin, pending the securing of a new appro­ priation. The state legislature now has made the needed appropriation, and the dis­ tributing points un$«sr the direction of the state boaird : Itave bet* - to- stocked. Neleon Heade Muelo Teachers. . Constitutional amendments and election of officers took the attention of the concluding session of the Illi­ nois Music Teachers' association con­ vention in Bloomlngton. Preceding the business session pa­ pers were read by Chicago dramatic critics. Officers elected were: Edgar A. Nelson, Chicago, presi­ dent; EL R. Ledermann. Centralia, vice-president; Herbert O- Merry. Lin­ coln, secretary-treasurer. service and at much less expense than* • ^ <:$$$ the present useless and cumbersome^ •'% political machinery consisting three highway commissioners foe eacBF>%£ • t -w township; now, therefore, be it "Resolved, that the farmers in con* ^i|| vent'on assembled rsfuts thg glanvl^j^ that tea farmere of Illinois are not favor of good roads, which are the ^ best evidence of advanoed civilisa*n % ,-v- tlon. . •' "Resolved, that we favor the plaa •%. of a state hlghway commission and a county engineer to supervise road coa*"^.?" f | struction. "Resolved, that the etata will greatly benefited and the public high* ways will be greatly improved by tb»: Tice bill, which takes the townablB.^i highways out of politics, plaoee them in charge of road experts and deatroy ̂ the political jobs of about thirty-two* hundred highway commissioners vn.'l throughout the states n ; ,, | "Resolved, that the farmers of thtt , y|p state realize the many benefits thefc^jg ^ < Tice bill confers and understand that ^ "\V?j the burden of road improvement un»'^". *• •/§&£ der the proposed legislation will largo^^j^..? ly be borne by the cities. \;vvjb~ M "Resolved, that the farmers In con*f,, . H,|j vention assembled protest against ttM*^.., j - action of the combine of highway cton^'^;." * y| missioners that is attempting to de»^ ^ feat much-needed road legislation to" ,.. " save the political jobs of a lot of high-* ; way commissioners. -* - ' f 'Resolved, that a copy of the above;"?r«% ^ resolutions be sent to the speaker oft the house and the president of the^-f-^"-< senate of tha -general aaaembly lneeaalon." ., ?.«- Meet to Booet Good Roads Bill. ̂ >i J Representatives of ninety-one otf|»-; Isatlons of the state, including agrl- J1* cultural, commercial and labor bod-^f"|^ les, met In a convention In Springfield^ J and indorsed the good roads hill ^ ^ : ; ported to the legislature by the 'W' &':W§y cabled Tice commission of the Forty-^ ! ̂ seventh general assembly. The dele-* Master Bakers Elect Officers. The Illinois Master Bakers' conven­ tion came to a close in Rock Island. The feature at the final session waa the election of officers for the year, aa followa: President--W. H. Keig. Rockford. Vke-President --L. F. ReichoS, Champaign. Secretary--E. T. Chiaaold, Chicago. Treasurer--George GeUaler, JolieC Member Executive Copamlttee George Grimm, Peoria. Following the election |ha now ofll- cexS ware Installed. gates suggested two amendments togJJ' the bill in addition to the numerotwt^; amendments which already have been-' » written into the measure by the anb- t'%! committee of the good roada oommtt* **" tee of the house. •' • One amendment provides that the v people of a township-he allowed to de-. ̂ cide by referendum vote whether they?' $ will have one highway commlsi&ouer . or three commissioners. Another pio-* .̂1* '4* vides that county boards appoint coun- ty road superintendents. it? The delegates to the convention fea a body called on Governor Donna, who made a speech to them. * 4 The convention re-affirmed a plafc* -."r form which was adopted at Peoria ott 1 - & September 27. One plank of the plat- f o r m i n d o r s e s c o n v i c t l a b o r o u t u » ^ ' , V roads and In the preparation ot romft"*** , materials. Incorporations. ;'r-& "'1 :']v Secretary of Btate Wooda iaanad car- *^-' : tificates of incorporation to the tot- lowing: ^3*-, Lafe Germain Shoe company, viUe; capital, $5,000. Incorporators-- ̂ Lafe, Cornelius and John Germain. H. O. Stone & Co., Chicago; cayltal.. ^ ^ T' ; ^ $250,000. Incorporators---Dwight 8»if|v ̂ Bobb. Jamea B. Weaoott and A. B. Tazewell County Farm Bureau. Pe- .. -^-- Un. Incorporators--Herman W. Dan- ̂ ̂ fortJi, J. M. Bahn, R. B. Orndcrff and ̂ ^ >!• James. Chicago Green Fruit Auction com-1 pany, Chicago; ca^tal. 150.000. la- . corporators--Peter Costa. FrankBn Nellis, Jr., and Leonard A. Flcb. < P. G. Davis Manufacturing company, - Chicago; capital. |50,000. Incorpora- tors--S. A. Jacobs. J. Glen Jacohe aad Arthur S. Brown. . -.J .̂ Handy cap compauy, Chicago; caph Jv.. •; tal, $100,000. Incorporators--Elliott ft. • Norton, R. N. Norton aad Jamea B. \ MacMurray. - R T. Hadovec 4 Co.. Chicago; capl- j * tal, 86,000. Incorporators--Edward T. 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