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M*HENRYlPIiAfjri>®AIiOTt,'irHENllT,-HjIi.' % • **» /TTlV I V X"V_XyV3' ll/l/l/. fcdujaiti 13.,Clark-- ECENTLY there was given in Paris a great feast to the mayors of France. Some of the French newspaper men declared unthinkingly perhaps that in the point of the numbers fed and in the sumptuousness of the banquet it was the greatest affair of the kind ever given in the * world. If the Parts correspondents are Frenchmen . they are to be forgiven, perhaps, for leaving out of their calcula­ tion another Parisian feast given nearly live hundred years ago. At that banquet 100,000 people were fed. Wine was not served from bottles, but the revelers filled their flagons and cups from fountains which ran the product of champagne and Burgundy throughout the livelong day. It was the English King- Henry V. who gave this feast, and it was in celebration of his conquest of France and of hit being declared king regent of that country. Of a truth the Parisians may be forgiven if their minds revert not to that former festival. As a matter of fact there are in gastronomic history scores of dinners that outdid in the number of diners and in the elegance of appointment the one which the government of France gave to the mayors of the country*# municipalities. The story of the banquet which Tlgelllnus gave to Neiro, as It appears in "Quo Vadls," has foundation in fact. That feast was held on a raft made of gilded timbers, the structure being moored to the Bhore bjr means of golden ropes The whole earth contributed of its birds, mam­ mals, fish antt plants to the spreading forth of the table. The entire revenue of a Roman province for a year went to pay the cost. The canopy which was spread over the heads of the diners was of Syrian purple, while tits glassware was "the plunder of Italy, Greece and Asia Minor." The coat of the French mayors' banquet, putting it at $250,000, sinks Into the pit of insignificance compared with the amount of money which a •Ingle man, Marcus Gabius, spent on his appetite. This Roman epicure of the early empire period paid $4,000,000 for the gratification of his palate. When he had spent all of his money barring a trifle of $400,000, he poisoned himself in order that he might avoid the miaerr of being forced to live on ft plain diet One needs to go no farther than to England to And a feast at which more people were fed than partook of the French government's hospitality'. When Henry Ill's daughter Margaret married Alexander III of Scotland. 60,000 people partook of the royal hospitality at one sitting, A curious feature of this banquet was the serving to the assembled multitude of "whales and porpoises, sea mammals which the English of that day regarded as the chief of delicacies. That their taste may not have been of the most refined may be guessed perhaps from the fact that on the same day they ate gluttonously cranes, herons and hawks, birds that would turn the stomach of the bon vivant of today- The Scotch and English on that occasion, in addition to other edibles, disposed of 100 oxen specially fattened for the feast. The French people may find an Instance in'their own history of a dinner given by the government in the person of the king, which for novelty and cost far surpassed the gathering at the board of the mayors. Near the end .of the fourteenth century Charles V of France wanted to do something^nice for the emperor of Germany, so he invited him to dinner, promising him as an inducement to come something which he had never seen before. The emperor came, and guests to the number of many hundreds were seated about the board in a great open pavilion. When the banquet had reached •the point between fish and fowl a shadow fell athwart the table, and looking up the astounded banqueters beheld a full-rigged ship with sails all set bearing down upon them. It was impelled across the land by unseen and noiseless machinery. At the edge of the pavilion the vessel cast anchor. On its deck was seen a knight representing Godfrey de Bouillon surrounded, by aborfa of men at arms. No sooner had the anchor been dropped than there appeared at about one hundred yards distance the city of Jerusalem, with its walls and turrets manned by Saracens. The knights, led by God^_ frey, left the vessel, pitched a camp and then attacked the city. The Sara* cens defended its walls vigorously, and so realistic was the fight that % large number of the besieged and besiegers were injured. When the .Alftkii^ over Charles V and hiB German guest went back to their hotel. The stories of the Arabian Nights' feasts are glittering. It is an easy* matter to pick out three or four which would surpass the French affair, but the trouble is the stories are fiction pure and simple. There is, how­ ever, one absolutely authentic account of an oriental feast, beside which all >< the other banquets of history are but as candles to the sun. The Caliph El-ma-Moon was to be married to the daughter of a rich dignitary. The prospective son-in-law wished to do things in proper style, so he asked everybody, rich and poor alike, within 100 miles of his residence, to attend .the marriage feast. The historical accounts of the affair say that ten great palaces with all their rooms could not have given standing room to the multitudes that came. When the people had assembled, the poor as if by instinct, herded together while the rich kept by themselves. In order that the common people might not become impatient while waiting for their dinner, the caliph and hiB bride stood upon a great platform and directed the movements of a score of servants whose labor it was to shower the poorer guests with gold coin. The coin storm was succeeded by one of small bags of ambergris as valuable as the glittering gold which it followed. Then, as a further diversion, balls of musk were thrown among yie people, who scrambled and struggled mightily for their possession. Inside each musk ball was a ticket which entitled the lucky holder to* enough land, slaves and horses to make him independently rich. The guests all sat down to dinner together and were served by an army of attendants. If they had been at one long table the man who sat at the head could not have seen the man who faced him at the foot. One of the features of this dinner was ' a candle of ambergris weighing 80 pounds. This candle, worth a fortune in itselfr was kept alight for days by the eastern potentate, who literally had money to burn. The candle was in a gold candlestick weighing many pounds. The bride sat at meat with the guests, and as she took her place at the table her grandmother approached and emptied a bucket of pearls over her head. The caliph's father-in-law "went broke" over this banquet and in order that he might reimburse himself the caliph made him satrap of one of the richest Persian provinces. Inasmuch as the holding of this office carried with it the privilege of raising or lowering taxes at will, it may be Imagined that the feast-giver was not long in getting even. The Earl of Warwick, the king-maker, if he could have been consulted through a proper spiritualistic medium, would have been able to give the Parisians some sound advice on how to feed a multitude. There sat down dally as the guests and retainers of the Earl of Warwick during the height of his power not lesB than 30,000 persons. The Earl was a good entertainer, and some of the banquets which he gave have lived in history, but more because of their sise than because of their sumptuousness- He was a be­ liever in beef and ale rather than in phas&uts and champagne. The king­ maker lived some four centuries or more ago, but may it not be said with some truth today that the different ideas that then existed in England and France as to the proper food exist in a iarge measure today and find some reflex in the characters of two great peoples? ODD CAUSES OF INTOXICATION Fruit and Vegetables Capable of Hav- ,v lng. Disastrous Effect on the Nervous System. ^ '.Those who cannot resist the tempta­ tion of too many strawberries should sot be surprised if they are attacked With "fruit drunkenness," for it is an extraordinary fact that the Excess-- Ire eating of strawberries often re­ sults in many of the sensations con­ nected with alcohol attacking the eat­ er. These symptoms consist of gid­ diness, headache, blurred sight and oc- ' Oaeionally double vision. For strawberries contain far more Hold than most of the other fruits In season at the same time, and this Juice acts very quickly on the nervous system, especially in the case of stout and full-blooded people. Excessive rhubarb eating can also produce symp­ toms of intoxication, owing to the excess of oxalic acid which lurks in this fruit. I But this is only one of the many wiys in which symptoms of drunken­ ness can be developed, apart from ex­ cess of alcohol. It is quite possible to become temporarily intoxicated by excess of emotion, whether it be sor­ row. joy or music. The explanation is that deep emo­ tion deranges the nerve centers, which are thrown out of unison with each other, so that such actions as walking and talking become difficult An in­ valid who lives on diet for come con­ siderable time, and then suddenly has a huge meal, can quite "easily get symptoms of drunkenness on a chop or steak. Strong coffee on an empty stomach also produces results similar to alco­ hol, whilst the fumes of turpentine are vfcry liable to render you light­ headed. Recently six men were re­ duced to a rolling condition while unloading a cargo of this spirit from '£ barge at Bristol, England. GREAT MEN IN COMMON CLAY! Models by 0. A. BEATY Words by 6ENE NORfiU No "Ear for Music." 1 Dr. Birman-Bera, after makiag a study of the ears of famous musicians, has come to the conclusion that the construction of that organ has little to do with one's musical appreciation, and that it is not necessary to have oven normal ear-drums to become a finished musician. Dr. Birman-Bera Bays that his obser> -rations have shown that composers as a clasB have erect, almost vertical eardrums, and that other musicians other than composers have ear-drums the position of which varies from the slanting to the vertical, including all intermediate forms. Whether Dr. Bir- man-Bira's discovery will result in the discarding of that' handy and much- used phrase, "an ear for music,* '.-'flf eourse, remains to be seen. SHEDS LIGHT ON MICROBES 5 •x r> GETTING OUT OF THE WOODS Simple Rules to Be Observed If One Has the Misfortune to Stray From the Camp. If you discover that you are lost In the woods, sit down and think calmly back over the road you hay^ traveled, trying to decide where the camp should lie. Then, if you have your compass, and it seems to agree with your Judgment, stick faithfully to that direction. Even If you are wrong in your decision, it is better to keep on in one direction,* because you may fall in with some stream, and can follow it to a human habitation. If you have no compass, the sun Is an excellent guide during the day. Should the sky be overcast, place the point of your knife-blade on the nail of your thumb; turn slowly until the full shadow of the blade obscures the nail, and you have discovered where the sun Is. Tou can discover the points of the compass in other ways; by noticing that the tops of the tall trees Incline to the north; that the leaves of trees are generally closer on the south side; that their branches are shorter and more irregular on the north side. To prevent getting into the circle habit break off branches of the bushes you pass. Start a fire, if your match safe 1b with you--as it should be. Remember that a fire piles up with damp wood makes a dense smoke, and quickly attracts attention. Two fires going at once, one a little re­ moved from the other, constitute a well-known signal of distress among woodsmen. The firing of three shots in succession--two at first, then a pause, then the third shot--Is another recognized signal, If you happen to have a gun.--Woman's H6me Compan­ ion. THIS STATE NEARLY 60300,000 TONS ARE MINED IN 1912, VALUED AT *70,29443*. ILLINOIS MARKETS ARE GOOD WOODROW WILSON., New Jersey "begs to offer" here a statesman, ripe, though young, who thinks with his own thinker and who talks with his own tongue. He used to run a college which wore ivy on its eaves, and each morn he'd chuck Ms college gown and roll up both his sleeves. His hands were full of blisters, but he'd ring the old cracked bell and all the merry scholars would erupt the football yell. And then across the campus in their sweaters--"tiger" hue--they'd rush to greet "Pj-ex Woodrow," cheering Alma Mater, too. Those humdrum days are ended, days of culture, (Wit and kids; days of research work and lectures, bulldogs, pipes and funny lids. Erasipg those fond mem­ ories came a blare of brazen brass, thumps of gavelB, throaty fireworks, shrieks of commonwealths en masse;- cruel cartoons and wierd clay models, roorbacks, crossfire from the foe, miles and miles of unkissed babies, office- seekers all aglow, private cars with speaking porches, lozenge drops for rusty pipes, would-be friendly New York tigers who wore not the Princeton stripes, gay and sad campaign predictions, tin horns, rattlers, megaphones-- tender fondness for such terrors no true Princeton scholar owns. But New Jersey men are Titans, skeeter-proof and full of vim, and al^ce .cane-rush days of boyhood this one's kept in fighting trim. 4 (Copyright, 1M2. by Universal Press Syndicate.) : Qffnplete Collection Is a Novel Inno­ vation for London Public Health • v Institution. • • • • . • r' ; :5#ho Royal InUiiuUi of PublicHealth. & London, has been placed in possession S'j1 of one of the most remarkable sclen- tiflc mueeums connected with public ji;' health, one which Is intended to con­ tain a complete colleotion of all micro­ organisms connected, with latfXirtapt Infectious diseases. t-'-.-V. f. The growth of the microbes Is ex­ hibited, with their biological character­ istics and their morphology In the form of dlapositives and photo-micro­ graphs. Many specimens have been obtained from abroad and the museum wl.M piny fit p»t i in tin? work of the institute. Moreover there are sections devoted to serological reactions, which render possible precise diagnosis of infectious disease, and non-pathogenic organisms, aa weU aajfr JaMarwIq medicine. v v . . V ' - ' . 1 ; . The science of public health which the Institute specializes tn has grown at such a rate during the past few years that the laboratories of the in­ stitute have had to be extended. Since 1910 the institute has placed at the dioifOiial of" i»u- r r.atc wit;-.* »>• known as the precipitation test for blood--an important test in criminal trials. Wa­ ter, food, milk and drugs are analyzed for public authorities, and tests are carried out for Infectious diseases. There is also.* dftyartmsfrt of agricul­ tural btology^:T| ;y y • Kleptomania. The paragraphist opened his type­ writer, adjusted a sheet of paper, lit his pipe and Bat for a moment Im­ mersed in thought. Then he clicked of a single line of copy. He glanced at what he had written and a look of (surprise came across his classic fea­ tures. Then he gasped, shrieked and went Into a fit of hysteria. His colleagues rushed into the room, but he was beyond human aid. In ten minutes he had laughed himself to death. Then one bethought himself to look at the last lines those fingers, now cold and still, had written. At the top of the all but unsullied sheet appeared these words: "Another shop­ lifter arrested in one of our big stores has been dismissed with a warning, and her name withheld from the pa­ pers. What used to be called a crime is now yclept a mania--" , That was all. But it had caught th« paragrapher unawares. A Stop-Over. «• As an express train was going through a station one of the passen­ gers leaned too far out of the window, overbalanced and fell out. He fortu-; nately landed on a sand heap, so that he did himself no iujwi.j'. Wi, with torn clothes and not a few bruises, said to a porker who was standing by: "What shall I do?" "You're all right, mister," said the porter. "Your ticket allows you to stop off."--^Columbia State. Juit vn»n«i? vf ths One Md Two Counties Produce Fuel p' From Six Different :? •. ' Beds. Springfield.--According to word from Washington, D. C,, Illinois coal mines broke all records of production in 1912, when 59,885,226 short tons, valued at the mines at $70,294,338, were taken out. Of the 102 counties In Illinois, 51, or Just half, produced coal. Coal formations have been found in practically three-fourths of the entire state, and the coal area is estimated at 35,600 square -miles--a larger area than in any other* state east of the Mississippi river and ex­ ceeded only by the coal fields of North Dakota and Montana In the en­ tire country. Coal production In Illinois is from six different beds, but the exact corre­ lation of the beds is in doubt. What the geological survey generally desig­ nates as bed No. 7, in southeasterly Illinois, is identical with No. 6 in the southwestern part of the state. Bed No. 6 is by far the moet Important one in the state. It averages six feet in thickness, extends over a wide strip of territory and !e mined at depths varying from fifty to a hundred feet. Nearly 60 per cent of the total output of the State 1b taken from this bed, and if to the coal reported as from No. 6 is added that reported from No. 7, the percentage from this bed would probably exceed 60. The mines opera­ ted on No. 6 coal, about 275 In num­ ber, average a production of over 100,- 000 tons each. Bed No. 5, which is the one cRlefiy worked In the Danville district and In the north central and southeastern parts of the state, is second In Impor­ tance and produces over 25 per cent, of the total. Bed No. 2, or the "Big Muddy," produces a little over ten per cent. ' The biennial shutdown which has become a regular incident in the spring months of the even years in Illinois coal mining occurred as usual on April 1, 1912, but in this case was In marked contrast to the preceding one of 1910. Trade conditions in 1912, while not all that might be desired, were bettei1 than In 1910 or 1911, and In order to take advantage of them and to prevent the further loss of mar­ kets through the intervention of West Virginia coal the operators did not prolong the struggle. The miners were given an advance of five cents a ton and work was generally resumed after an idleness of thirty to sixty day$. In 1910 operations were suspended for nearly six months and some markets were lost that have' not been recov­ ered. The statistics of production fat 1912 show that the relatively short time lost, as compared with 1910, was made up partly through a greater in­ tensity of labor before and after the suspension, and partly by increased production with machines. The production in 1912 reached the highest record ever attained, exceed­ ing the previous maximum, 53,679,118 tone, made jn 1911, by 6,206,108 tons, or 11.6 per cent. The value Increased $10,774,860, or 18.1 per cent., from $59,- 519,478 in 1M1 to $70,294,838 in 1912. The increased labor efficiency Is ex­ hibited by an average output per man in 1912 of 767 tons against 701 tons in 1911. In spite of the increase of over $,- 000,000 tons in> 1912, Illinois fell below West Virginia In tonnage and contin­ ued third In rank among the coal pro­ ducing states. With regard to the Value of the output, however, Illinois beat West Virginia by more in dollars than it was surpassed by that state In tonnage. WeBt Virginia's output in 1912 exceeded that of Illinois by P01.I61 tons, whereas in value Illinois had the advantage by $7,502,104. The explanation lies in the fact that the operators of Illinois are favored with large consuming markets close at hand, while the producers in West Virginia must ship their output to dis­ tant points, with the disadvantage of transportation expenses. On the other hand, natural conditions as well as lower labor cost are favorable to the West Virginia producers, and a great part of the advantage gained by Illi­ nois in one way IB lost in another. The average price per ton in Illinois In 1912 waB $1.17, against $1.11 In 1911. The average price for West Virginia coal in the two years respectively was 96 cents and 90 cents. In fuel value West Virginia coal will average aboutf 20 per cent, higher than that of Illi­ nois. The average selling value of llli^ nois coal is from 20 to 25 per cent, higher than that of WeBt Virgiina. Dunne Qlvee Man Liberty. A reported unsanitary condition Ol the county jail, ill health on the part of the prisoner and evidence tending to indicate innocence which was not introduced at the trial, all enter into the causeB for the commutation of the sentence of William Mullen, whom Governor Dunne liberated from the Qrundy county jail. Mullen was sentenced to seven months in jail and a fine on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. He has served several months of the sentence. Tji* commutation c&rriss expiration of the sentence and a revo­ cation of the fine. Mullen Is said to be in ill health, and the condition of the county Jail is reported as not con­ ducive te bis state or good neaita. Will Control 312 Plant* The new Illinois public utilities com­ mission will have control of 312 elec­ tric light plants in cities of 1,000 or over population. Of these 123 are op­ erated by cyndicates, 128 independent­ ly and 61 by municipalities. Figures compiled by central station experts in the east show that the ma­ jority of plants tn Illinois operated by syndicates are in cities of 1,000 to 5,- 000 population. There are 73 of these. But in the same size towns there are 109 independent and 54 municipal plants. Other figures show: Cities, 5,000-10,000--Syndicate 21; independent, 16; municipal, 4. . Cities, 10,000-50,000--Syndicate, 23; iadependent, 3; municipal, 3. Cities, 50,000-190,000--Syndicate, S, Cities over 100,000--Syndicate, 1. Springfield Woman Honored. Miss Jennie Call of Springfield was elected to the position of state corre­ sponding secretary of the Illinois or­ ganization, Christian Woman's Board of Missions. The election took place as one of the chief business features of the C. W. B. M.'e section of the state missionary convention. Disciples of Christ, at Jacksonville. It will be effective at once. Miss Call's election culminated a spirited rivalry for the position, which pays a lucrative salary. A number of well known students of missionary subjects within the faith had been urged by their friends for the berth. In her new position, Miss Call will succeed Mrs. J. W. Porter, formerly Miss Lura V. Thompson'of Carthage. ' Fires During August. Seven hundred and three fires . oc­ curred in the state of Illinois In Aug­ ust, according to the monthly report Issued by Acting State Fire Marshal F. R. Morgaridge. The total damage to buildings and contents was $1,124,- 144, with insurance fully covering It. Of the fires, 212 occurred In Chicago. The value of buildings and contents Jeopardized* was $4,402,918. Barns, dwellings and stores constituted the largest class of buildings burned Lightning was responsible for the largest number of fires. Select Decatur for Meeting. The thirty-third annual convention of the Christian church of Illinois closed in tfce city of Jacksonville after choosing Decatur as the place for the it>» 4 iti« «-i«.vUufc l.I»e follow­ ing- officers: President, Stephen 8. Fisher, Champaign; vice-president, J. I. Gunn, Marion; recording secretar­ ies, H. M. Jenner, Long Point, and Ralph Galloway, Clinton; board of di­ rectors, J. P. Darst, Peoria; E. M. Smith, Decatur, «ttd XL if. Zondt, Bloomlngton. "Honor" Men Do Goad Work. Farmers in' vicinity of the road work being done In Grand Detour township by unguarded con­ victs marveled at the great progress made in one day the "honor" men have been at the task. "It's certainly surprising the way those fellows go at the clearing and the speed with which they are pulling out the brush and chopping down the trees," said a farmer. The men have almost cleared away the 60-foot strip on top of the hill that is to be sliced to an eight per cent, grade with the Ridge road. The convicts in their leisure houra are listening to the tales brought back from the outside world by "E. D. S.," who was sent shopping for the camp. "E. D. 8.," who has served twelve years for murder, had a thrilling trip, from his viewpoint, on bis visit to Dixon, eight mlleB /from Camp Hope. He started out with a horse and buggy, but deserted it after he was- a mile out, for an automobile. The automobile was one that he niet at Grand Detour, a mile from caipp. It attracted his fancy and he admired It so that the driver invited him to etep aboard. He explained that he had to look after his horse. "Tie it up; over there," said the au- toist, who is well known in that sec­ tion. It will stay until you return from Dixon." The "honor" man did as he was told smd thus went into Dixon. Other prisoners are anxiously await­ ing a chance to drive the camp horse to town for supplies. So far "E. D. S." is the only one to enjoy the privilege. The men at Camp Hope are anxious for the visit of Governor Dunne that they might thank him for the oppor­ tunity granted them to "make good." State Senator Kent E. Keller of Ava held a conference with Governor Dunne relative to convict road work in southern Illinois. Senator Keller brought a request from W. V. Chois- ser, warden of Chester penitentiary, that he be allowed to place a gang of meii at work on the roads in Ran­ dolph county. Under the law the county benefiting from convict labor must bear the expense of feeding and guarding such convicts. At Joliet the prisoners are fed at an average expense of 19 cents a day. "And they are fed good, too," declared Governor Dunne. "I have eaten of the fare, and it's better than we get at the executive mansion lots of times." The governor gave his tentative con­ sent to the Request of Warden Chols- ser and It is expected that the men will be put to work within a few days. As to Joliet, prisoners working on the roads will secure commutation of their sentences, at the rate of one day for every three days they work. Only prisoners with less than five years of their sentences to serve will be employed on road w*)rk. ILLINOIS NEW TERSELY TOLD -Bf̂ i • *3 v. S|5i •fi § ; •fi •}? "USSi •V- ^ M Articles of Incorporation. Secretary of State Woods issued certificates of in%»rpbration to the fol­ lowing: Champaign Ice Cream company, Champaign; capital. $25,000. Incorpo­ rators--Delos Huxtable, James W. Kls- ner and F. W. Holmes. Montgomery Mineral Grinding com­ pany, Montgomery; capital, $10,000. Incorporators--J. C. Ruth, Hardin G. Hord and Lysander Hord. Reid Manufacturing company, Chi­ cago; capital, $25,000. Incorporators-- C. Bacon, C. Gould and H. M. Smith. Business Opportunity exchange, Chi­ cago; capital, $5,000. Incorporators-- J. E. C. Blake, George C. Inetz and Samtiel Dulsky. Draugas Publishing company, Chica­ go; capital, $25,00<V Incorporators-- Michael L. Krusxas, Francis B. 8era- Guinea Mutual 'telephone company. Birmingham; capital, $1,000. Incorpo­ rators--O. O. Robinson, Howard Hill- yer and Elva Higgins. International Film Trade associa­ tion, Chicago; capital, $10,000. Incor­ porator*--George s. Foster, Albert . B. Dunning and J. A. Garrett. \ Bloomlngton.--McLean county su­ pervisors in quarterly session startle# the constituents by voting, 28 to 1*» against taking advantage of the Tic# good roads law. The action was fol­ lowed by strong protest and efforts ar* being made to havO'the board •lder its action. New Lenox.--Fire which destroyed the C. S. Hilton store In New Lenox • &lso dp!fitrr>voj4 the ^o?tcMcs smd its -S- contents. The loss in stamps and mail was $1,000. Adjoining buildings • ^ were burned and the entire business section threatened. The total damaga :,:$1 was $20,000. "dg Champaign.--John Snyder was at* rested charged with the murder of Harold Wilson, last June. Grand Jury investigation of the murder ^ sho wed that Snyoer gave Charles ;' Roughton the gun with which Roughs*. ;V; ton killed Wilson. Roughton has beesa' under arrest since the killing. C Zion City.--The city council passed a "curfew" ordinance, which will gik into effect September 21. After that all children under fifteen found on the ^ *'|! street alone after 9 p. m. In summer ' y ̂ and 3 in winter will be subjected to arrest. The penalty for violations ofe "V ^ the ordinance is a $10 fine. * || Maccomb.--One hundred and twenp . ^ ty-six quarts of flies, or 1,3388,SSS^r ._J|^ "swatted by Miss Lucille Gallagher* - -I earned for her the championship is > the fly swatting couteat, conducted thik > r .| month by the Woman's Civic league. * . .;V'" '. 3 In the report of the league aif* nouncement was ma<Je of the killing 'S'jp of 583 quarts or approximately 4,41V ^ffy;f 500 fliea. Chicago.--New headquarters for th® >- Illinois Etjeal Suffrage league havo 5 ; ^ been leased in the Tower building- corner Madison street and Michigan v «f. avenue. The suffragists will move tober 1. The new, offices contain threjS large rooms, including a general as­ sembly room, a reading room and a* office for the heads of the organisa­ tion. The lease was signed by Mra. Grace Wilbur Trout, president of tho league. Sterling.--Rt. Rev. J. J. B&anetf^ vicar general of the Rockford diocesei and rector of St Mary's church at rora, has resigned as priest of the Atir . ^ rora church and also as vicar general.' ^ The resignation was accepted by Bishop Peter J. Muldoon. Vicar Gent eral Bennett is seventy years old, and has served as a priqpt for forty years. Old ae;e and a desire to spend de­ clining years of his life in peace wero given as the cause of the resignation. Rochelle.--Mr. and Mrs. Thompson 8headle, both over seventy-five, werO found in their home here unconscious from asphyxiation from gas. Neigh­ bors noticed the curtains down an# broke into tho house. A jet in the haU was found wide open. Sheadle wag found in bed and his wife in the bath­ room. It is supposed she discovered , j the smell of gas and was overcomo Jfi,4 while trying to locate the open Jet. Both will die, according to phyBicianai.*["^0^ Champaign.--Almost three hundred ministers and laymen from various parts of Illiuuis attended the seventy* "I seventh annual meeting of the BloOm^ . ;o||^ field Baptist association. Evangelism •!« ^ was the general topic, and the adifcrosi ' ^ es were made by Rev. C. P. Greenfield* 4^ m Villa Grove; Rev. H. L. Wheeler, Chrisman; Rev. Edgar Woolhouse, UP> bana; Rev. J. D. Rumsley, Mattoon; C. C. Rork, Chrisman; Rev. A. R, • „• ;| Renn, Sidell; Rev. C C. Perrin, Arco- ^ -:|i la; Rev. G. A. Schumacher, Paris; ; ^ Rev. G. A. Poole, Rantoul; Rev. R. & ,4g ?l Mackey, Sadorus, and Rev. R. M. i". *'J Wood, Gifford. • j* m ' Mattoon.--U. T. 8. Rice, a preacher* , ^ broker, indicted for embezzlement* was taken from his home in Mattoony:i where he has been under guard of deputies to the Charleston sanitarium1 >to await trial. The move was made by Sheriff Vincent Aye to allay popu- v laf feeling that Rice would escape from his residence. The prisoner wa» ' «k - | driven 12 miles in an automobile an*' bulance and is guarded in the san^*; ^ f ^ tarium by three deputies Additional claims "have developed before th«| ' \ grand jury. Robert GinnSf a Cotes....,..^ county farmer, is said to have been {-j defrauded of $11,000, and William > Fitzpatrick, a Mattoon business man. *' f- is short $4,000. These cases indicate that the total of Rice's defalcation will; amount to $100,000. Jacksonville.--The thirty-third a» nual convention of the Christian church of Illinois closed after chooser .^7/ .v lng Decatur as the place for the 19l€'3 „ _ $:>. meeting and electing the following ofr ^ | fleers. President, Stephen 8. Fisher^ Champaign; vice-president, J. I. Gunni* VjI'S Marlon; recording secretaries, H. M£V--' Jenner, Long Point and Ralph Gallop V* way, Clinton; board of. directors. J2y#Ng P. Darst, Peoria; E. M. Smith, Decas ;' tur, and H. M. Zendt, Bloomingtoni., ';.f "g Resolutions were adopted condemning, ^ ^ the liquor and white slave traffic, th^y law against the reading of the Bihty in the public schools and the appoiuii;^ .-vyy . ment of J. Vopicka, a brewer, as mint' ister to the Balkan state* 'i Quincy.--Ray Pfanschinidt* who !»•; waiting to pay the penalty of deatl| ; upon the gallows October IS, for-the murder of his parents, Charles aady ;.lf| Matilda Pfanschmidt, sister, Blanch^ » '7^ P f a n s c h m i d t , a n d M i s s E m m a K a e m » y y > pen, a teacher, has collapsed and la- ^ I under the constant care of a physician. This is the first breakdown since the ^ defendant waa arrested a year $ this month. His condition is neverthe- •$ less not regarded as serious and b« . • "V still maintains his innocence. He mur- „ -(•ip d e r e d h i a v i c t i m s w i t h a n a x l a s t S e ^ tember and set fire to the house to 1 conceal.the crime. Champaign.--Women took charge of , the session of ttie seven t>-seventh an- .'.Cpi.v..i nual meeting of the Blo*>uafield Baptist ^; .^fr^ association. The womeu are mission ary workers, under the leadership of jgjit Mrs. IX O. Hopkins of Champaign Ad- ^ ^ dresses were made fcy Mra. R. M Cffforc! . Chrisman; Miss Bissingw, Mre. W H. Ftebv. Urbana: Mrs. tf. S. Bryant, Champaign; Mrs. a a Schumacher, Ps.ris; Mrtv. L. Steve*.* Arthur: ilr» Sunespriug. l'rbana< Mrs. W. R lSjole Fair mount; Lillian. Joa«a Tuacok; Mra. J. *. ffcwH* MO. vM 5® 1 Y V'i .V-j.